Examples of Equity Backstop Premium in a sentence
Such amount of total shares will be calculated shortly prior to the Effective Date and will depend on the extent, if any, to which Equity Backstop Parties and/or Debt Backstop Parties elect to receive payment of the Equity Backstop Premium or Debt Backstop Premium, as applicable, in shares of New Common Equity.
The Debtors’ commitment to incur the Equity Backstop Premium was essential to inducing the Equity Backstop Parties to agree to fully backstop the Rights Offering in the aggregate amount of $750 million, which amount is required to make cash distributions at emergence from chapter 11 consistent with the PSA.
Pursuant to that agreement, the Equity Backstop Parties agree to purchase all of the New Common Equity not subscribed through the Rights Offering on a several, and not joint and several, basis, on the terms set forth therein, and in exchange for certain consideration including the Equity Backstop Premium.
The offering, issuance, and distribution of any Securities, including the New Common Equity and the Rights, in exchange for Claims pursuant to Article III of the Plan or pursuant to the exercise of the Rights or pursuant to the Equity Backstop Premium and the Debt Backstop Premium, shall be exempt from, among other things, the registration requirements of Section 5 of the Securities Act pursuant to section 1145 of the Bankruptcy Code.
In addition, I have assessed the Equity Backstop Premium and other key economic terms of the Backstop Commitment Agreement in light of (a) the overall terms and conditions of the Backstop Commitment Agreement, (b) the negotiations with the Equity Backstop Parties, and(c) the specific circumstances of these chapter 11 cases.
The Company paid the Equity Backstop Premium on the Effective Date in accordance with the Plan.
In addition to the Participation Equity associated with the Holdback Notes for which the Backstop Parties subscribe, the Lender Backstop Parties shall receive the Lender Equity Backstop Premium and the Senior Notes Backstop Parties shall receive the Senior Notes Equity Backstop Premium in exchange for their commitments as set forth in the Backstop Agreement.
Based on these factors, I believe that the Equity Backstop Premium is reasonable and within the range of similar payments that have been approved in connection with rights offerings in comparable chapter 11 cases.3 Moreover, assuming a successful emergence from chapter 11, the Backstop Commitment Agreement provides that the Equity Backstop Premium is payable in the form of New Common Shares, thereby not negatively impacting the Debtors’ liquidity position at the time of emergence.30.
Moreover, the payment of an 8% Equity Backstop Premium and payment of the Backstop Parties’ professional fees were likewise negotiated at length.
The Equity Backstop Premium shall be fully earned, nonrefundable and non-avoidable upon execution of this Agreement and shall be paid free and clear of any withholding or deduction on account of taxes except to the extent required by applicable law.