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DECEMBER 24, 2009
UNITED
STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
FOR
THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY
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Caption
in compliance with D.N.J. LBR 9004-2(c)
LOWENSTEIN
SANDLER PC
Kenneth
A. Rosen
Jeffrey
D. Prol
65
Livingston Avenue
Roseland,
New Jersey 07068
Telephone: 973-597-2500
Facsimile: 973-597-2400
Email: krosen@lowenstein.com
jprol@lowenstein.com
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and -
STROOCK
& STROOCK & LAVAN LLP
Kristopher
M. Hansen
Curtis
C. Mechling
Erez
E. Gilad
Matthew
Garofalo
180
Maiden Lane
New
York, New York 10038
Telephone: 212-806-5400
Facsimile: 212-806-6006
Email: khansen@stroock.com
cmechling@stroock.com
egilad@stroock.com
mgarofalo@stroock.com
Co-Counsel
to Ad Hoc Committee of Holders of 8.5% Senior Secured Notes Due
2015
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McCARTER
& ENGLISH, LLP
Charles
A. Stanziale, Jr.
Joseph
Lubertazzi, Jr.
Lisa
S. Bonsall
Jeffrey
T. Testa
Four
Gateway Center
100
Mulberry Street
Newark,
NJ 07102
Telephone:
(973) 622-4444
Facsimile: (973)
624-7070
Email:
cstanziale@mccarter.com
jlubertazzi@mccarter.com
lbonsall@mccarter.com
jtesta@mccarter.com
Counsel
for Debtors and Debtors in Possession
WEIL,
GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP
Michael
F. Walsh
Philip
Rosen
Ted
S. Waksman
767
Fifth Avenue
New
York, NY 10153
Telephone:
(212) 310-8000
Facsimile: (212)
310-8007
Email: michael.walsh@weil.com
philip.rosen@weil.com
ted.waksman@weil.com
Co-Counsel
for Debtors and Debtors in Possession
Chapter
11
Case
No.: 09-13654 (JHW)
(Jointly
Administered)
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In
re:
TCI
2 HOLDINGS, LLC, et al.,
Debtors.
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SIXTH
AMENDED DISCLOSURE STATEMENT FOR JOINT PLAN OF REORGANIZATION UNDER CHAPTER 11
OF THE BANKRUPTCY CODE PROPOSED BY THE AD HOC COMMITTEE OF HOLDERS
OF
8.5% SENIOR SECURED NOTES
DUE 2015 AND THE DEBTORS
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Page
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I.
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Introduction
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1
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II.
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Treatment
of Holders of Claims and Equity Interests Under the Plan
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4
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A.
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Overview
and Summary of the Plan
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4
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B.
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Summary
of Classification and Treatment
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5
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C.
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Description
and Treatment of Unclassified Claims
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6
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1.
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Administrative
Expense Claims.
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7
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2.
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Compensation
and Reimbursement Claims.
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7
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3.
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Priority
Tax Claims.
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8
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D.
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Description
of Classified Claims
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8
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1.
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Other
Priority Claims (Class 1).
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8
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2.
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Other
Secured Claims (Class 2).
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8
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3.
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First
Lien Lender Secured Claims (Class 3).
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8
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4.
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Second
Lien Note Claims (Class 4).
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9
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5.
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General
Unsecured Claims (Class 5).
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9
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6.
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DJT
Claims (Class 6).
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10
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7.
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Convenience
Claims (Class 7).
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10
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8.
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Intercompany
Claims (Class 8).
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10
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9.
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Section
510(b) Claims (Class 9).
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11
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10.
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Equity
Interests in TER (Class 10).
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11
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11.
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Equity
Interests in TER Holdings (Class 11).
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11
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12.
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Subsidiary
Equity Interests (Class 12).
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11
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III.
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Transactions
to be Consummated Under the Plan and Certain Corporate and Securities Laws
Matters
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11
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A.
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Means
of Implementation
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11
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1.
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Non-Substantive
Consolidation.
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11
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2.
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Settlement
of Certain Claims.
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11
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3.
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Authorization
and Issuance of Plan Securities.
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12
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4.
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The
Rights Offering.
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13
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5.
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The
Marina Sale Agreement.
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21
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6.
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The
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
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22
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7.
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Issuance
of New Common Stock.
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24
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8.
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Amended
and Restated Trademark License Agreement; Amended and Restated Services
Agreement.
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24
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9.
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Waiver
of Claims by the DJT Parties.
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25
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ii
10.
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Subsidiary
Equity Interests.
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25
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11.
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Cancellation
of Existing Securities and Agreements.
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25
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12.
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Certain
Restructuring Transactions.
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25
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13.
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Other
Transactions.
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26
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14.
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Release
of Liens, Claims and Equity Interests.
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26
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15.
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Dismissal
of Dismissed Debtors’ Cases.
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26
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B.
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Corporate
Action
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26
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C.
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Securities
Law Matters
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27
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1.
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Section
1145 of the Bankruptcy Code.
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27
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2.
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Section
4(2) of the Securities Act/Regulation D.
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28
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3.
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Resales
of New Common Stock/Rule 144 and Rule 144A.
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28
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IV.
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Voting
Procedures and Requirements
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30
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A.
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Vote
Required for Acceptance by a Class
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31
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B.
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Classes
Not Entitled to Vote
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31
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C.
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Voting
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31
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V.
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Valuation
of Reorganized Debtors as of December 23, 2009
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31
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A.
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Valuation
Methodology
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33
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B.
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Comparable
Public Company Analysis
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34
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C.
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Precedent
Transactions Analysis
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34
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D.
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Discounted
Cash Flow Approach
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35
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E.
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Value
Implications of the Trump Marina
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35
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F.
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Subscription
Rights Valuation
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36
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G.
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Estimated
Recovery to Second Lien Note Claims and General Unsecured Claims Under the
Plan
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37
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VI.
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Financial
Information and Projections
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37
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A.
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Introduction
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37
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B.
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Operating
Performance
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38
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C.
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Projections
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38
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1.
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Unaudited
Projected Statement of Operations.
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41
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2.
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Unaudited
Projected Balance Sheets.
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42
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3.
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Unaudited
Projected Cash Flow Statements.
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43
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4.
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Notes
to Statement of Operations.
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44
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5.
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Notes
to Balance Sheets and Cash Flow Statements.
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45
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VII.
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General
Information
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46
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A.
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Description
of Debtors
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46
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iii
1.
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Corporate
Structure and Business.
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46
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2.
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History
and Prior Bankruptcy Proceedings.
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47
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B.
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Prepetition
Capital Structure of the Debtors
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48
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C.
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Donald
J. Trump’s Abandonment of Limited Partnership Interests in TER
Holdings
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49
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D.
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Events
Leading to the Commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases
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49
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1.
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Termination
of Exclusivity.
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50
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2.
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Examiner.
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51
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3.
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Marina
Sale/Florida Litigation.
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51
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4.
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DJT
Settlement Agreement.
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52
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E.
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Debtors
as Co-Proponents of the Plan
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57
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F.
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Information
Regarding the Ad Hoc Committee
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57
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1.
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Avenue
Capital Management.
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58
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2.
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Brigade
Capital Management.
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58
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3.
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Continental
Casualty Company.
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58
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4.
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Contrarian
Capital Management, LLC.
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58
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5.
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GoldenTree
Asset Management, LP.
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58
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6.
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MFC
Global Investment Management (U.S.).
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59
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7.
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Northeast
Investors Trust.
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59
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8.
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Oaktree
Capital Management.
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59
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9.
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Polygon
Investment Partners.
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59
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G.
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Information
Regarding Potential Equity Ownership
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59
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H.
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AHC Proponents |
62
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VIII.
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Governance
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64
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A.
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Current
Board of Directors, Management and Executive Compensation
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64
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B.
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Board
of Directors of Reorganized TER
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64
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C.
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Officers
of Reorganized TER
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64
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D.
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Continued
Corporate Existence
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64
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IX.
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Other
Aspects of the Plan
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65
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A.
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Distributions
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65
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1.
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Timing
and Conditions of Distributions.
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65
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2.
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Procedures
for Treating Disputed Claims Under the Plan.
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67
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B.
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Treatment
of Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases
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69
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1.
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General
Treatment.
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69
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2.
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Cure
of Defaults.
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70
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iv
3.
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Rejection
Claims.
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70
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4.
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Assignment
and Effect of Assumption and/or Assignment.
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70
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5.
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Survival
of the Debtors’ Indemnification Claims.
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71
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6.
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Insurance
Policies.
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71
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7.
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Casino
Property Leases.
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71
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C.
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Exemption
from Certain Transfer Taxes and Recording Fees
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71
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D.
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Claims
Payable by Insurance Carriers
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72
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E.
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Conditions
to Effectiveness
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72
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F.
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Waiver
of Conditions Precedent to Effective Date
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73
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G.
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Effect
of Failure of Conditions to Effective Date
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73
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H.
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Effect
of Confirmation
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73
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1.
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Vesting
of Assets.
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73
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2.
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Discharge.
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73
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3.
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Term
of Injunctions or Stays.
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74
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4.
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Injunction
Against Interference with Plan.
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74
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5.
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Exculpation.
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74
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6.
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Releases.
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75
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7.
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Injunction
Related to Releases.
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75
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8.
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Retention
of Causes of Action/Reservation of Rights.
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75
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I.
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Solicitation
of the Plan
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76
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J.
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Plan
Supplement
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76
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K.
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Miscellaneous
Provisions
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76
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1.
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Payment
of Statutory Fees.
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76
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2.
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Payment
of Fees and Expenses of Indenture Trustee.
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76
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3.
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Substantial
Consummation.
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77
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4.
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Request
for Expedited Determination of Taxes.
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77
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5.
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Retiree
Benefits.
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77
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6.
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Amendments.
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77
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7.
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Effectuating
Documents and Further Transactions.
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77
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8.
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Revocation
or Withdrawal of the Plan.
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78
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9.
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Severability.
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78
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10.
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Governing
Law.
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78
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11.
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Time.
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78
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12.
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Binding
Effect.
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78
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13.
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Notices.
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78
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v
X.
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CERTAIN
RISK FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED
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79
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A.
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Certain
Bankruptcy Considerations
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80
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B.
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Risks
to Recovery By Holders of First Lien Lender Secured Claims, Second Lien
Notes Claims, General Unsecured Claims and DJT Claims
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80
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1.
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Unforeseen
Events.
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80
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2.
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State
Gaming Laws and Regulations May Require Holders of the Reorganized
Debtors’ Debt or Equity Securities to Undergo a Suitability
Investigation.
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81
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3.
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Smoking
Ban.
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81
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4.
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Small
Numbers of Holders or Voting Blocks May Control the Reorganized
Debtors.
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81
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5.
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Marina
Sale Agreement.
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81
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6.
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Cram-Up
/ Feasibility.
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82
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7.
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Rights
Offering.
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82
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8.
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Other
Risks.
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83
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XI.
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Confirmation
of the Plan
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83
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A.
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Confirmation
Hearing
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83
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B.
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General
Requirements of Section 1129
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84
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C.
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Best
Interests Test
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84
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D.
|
Liquidation
Analysis
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84
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E.
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Feasibility
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85
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F.
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Section
1129(b)
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85
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1.
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No
Unfair Discrimination.
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85
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2.
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Fair
and Equitable Test.
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86
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XII.
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Description
of Certain Governmental and Gaming Regulations
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87
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A.
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General
Governmental and Gaming Regulations
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87
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B.
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Relationship
of Gaming Laws to the Reorganization Cases and the Plan
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88
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C.
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Licensing
of the Debtors and Individuals Involved Therewith
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88
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D.
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Compliance
With Gaming Laws and Regulations
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88
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E.
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Compliance
With Other Laws and Regulations
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89
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XIII.
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Alternatives
to Confirmation and Consummation of the Plan
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89
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A.
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Icahn/Beal
Plan
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89
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B.
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The
Ad Hoc Committee’s View of the Icahn/Beal Plan
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90
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C.
|
Liquidation
Under Chapter 7
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92
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XIV.
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Certain
United States Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Plan
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93
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A.
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U.S.
Federal Income Tax Consequences to the Debtors
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94
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vi
1.
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Cancellation
of Indebtedness and Reduction of Tax Attributes.
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94
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2.
|
Section
382 Limitations on NOLs.
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95
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3.
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Alternative
Minimum Tax.
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96
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B.
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U.S.
Federal Income Tax Consequences to U.S. Holders
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96
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1.
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Modification
of First Lien Lender Secured Claims.
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96
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2.
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Ownership
and Disposition of the Modified First Lien Loans.
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99
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3.
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Satisfaction
of General Unsecured Claims.
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100
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4.
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Satisfaction
of Convenience Claims.
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101
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5.
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Receipt
of Backstop Stock.
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101
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6.
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Exercise
or Lapse of Subscription Rights.
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101
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7.
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Ownership
and Disposition of New Common Stock.
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102
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8.
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Section
754 Election.
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102
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9.
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Backup
Withholding and Information Reporting.
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103
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10.
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Reportable
Transactions.
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103
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Exhibit
A: Sixth Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization Under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy
Code Proposed by the Ad Hoc Committee of Holders of 8.5% Senior Secured Notes
Due 2015 and the Debtors
Exhibit
B: [RESERVED]
Exhibit
C: Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2008
Exhibit
D: Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30,
2009
Exhibit
E: Backstop Agreement
Exhibit
F: Exhibit 99.1 to the Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008:
Description of Certain Governmental and Gaming Regulations
Exhibit
G: Debtors’ Liquidation Analysis
Exhibit
H: Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
Exhibit
I: DJT Settlement Agreement
vii
GLOSSARY
The terms
in the following table are used in this Disclosure Statement and are the same as
those used in the Plan. To the extent necessary, plain English
summaries are also included. Please refer to the Plan for the
complete definition of these terms. Capitalized terms used in this
Disclosure Statement, and not otherwise defined herein, have the meaning
ascribed to them in the Plan.
Accredited
Investor
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Means
an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under
the Securities Act.
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Accredited
Investor Questionnaire
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Means
the Accredited Investor Questionnaire filed with the Bankruptcy Court as
an exhibit to the Disclosure Statement Order and approved by the
Bankruptcy Court in connection with the Plan.
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Ad
Hoc Committee
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Means
the ad hoc committee of certain holders of the Second Lien Notes
represented by Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, Lowenstein Sandler
PC, and Fox Rothschild LLP.
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Ad
Hoc Committee Advisors
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Stroock
& Stroock & Lavan LLP, Lowenstein Sandler PC, Fox Rothschild LLP
and Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin.
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Administrative
Agent
|
Beal
Bank, as administrative agent under the First Lien Credit
Agreement.
|
Administrative
Expense
Claim
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Means
any right to payment (other than a DJT Claim) constituting a cost or
expense of administration of any of the Reorganization Cases allowed under
sections 503(b), 507(a)(2) and 1114(e) of the Bankruptcy Code, including,
without limitation, any actual and necessary costs and expenses of
preserving the Debtors’ estates, any actual and necessary costs and
expenses of operating the Debtors’ business, any indebtedness or
obligations incurred or assumed by the Debtors, as debtors in possession,
during the Reorganization Cases, including, without limitation, for the
acquisition or lease of property or an interest in property or the
rendition of services, any allowances of compensation and reimbursement of
expenses to the extent Allowed by Final Order under sections 330 or 503 of
the Bankruptcy Code.
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Administrative
Expense Claims Bar Date
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Means
the Business Day that is thirty (30) days after the Effective Date or such
other date as approved by order of the Bankruptcy
Court.
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Allowed
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Means,
with reference to any Claim, (i) any Claim against any Debtor which has
been listed by such Debtor in the Schedules, as such Schedules may be
amended by the Debtors from time to time in accordance with Bankruptcy
Rule 1009, as liquidated in amount and not disputed or contingent and for
which no contrary proof of claim has been filed and for which no objection
has been interposed by the Ad Hoc Committee or the Debtors, (ii) any
timely filed Claim as to which no objection to allowance has been
interposed in accordance with Section 7.1 of the Plan or such other
applicable period of limitation fixed by the Bankruptcy Code, the
Bankruptcy Rules or the Bankruptcy Court, or as to which any objection has
been determined by a Final Order to the extent such objection is
determined in favor of the respective holder, or (iii) any Claim expressly
allowed by a Final Order or under the Plan. Except as otherwise
specified in the Plan or any Final Order, the amount of an Allowed Claim
shall not include interest on such Claim from and after the Commencement
Date.
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viii
Amended
and Restated Credit Agreement
|
Means
that certain Amended and Restated First Lien Credit Agreement to be dated
as of the Effective Date, among Reorganized TER, Reorganized TER Holdings,
certain subsidiaries of Reorganized TER Holdings, as guarantors, the
Administrative Agent and the First Lien Lenders, with respect to the New
Term Loan, which shall be in form and substance acceptable to the Ad Hoc
Committee.
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Amended
and Restated Services Agreement
|
Means
that certain Amended and Restated Services Agreement to be dated as of the
Effective Date, among certain of the Reorganized Debtors and Donald J.
Trump, which shall be included in draft form in the Plan Supplement and
provide for: (a) the provision of certain services by Donald J. Trump to
the Reorganized Debtors, on such terms and conditions as the Ad Hoc
Committee and Donald J. Trump may agree, (b) a restrictive covenant
prohibiting Donald J. Trump from providing any such services (other than
for the Reorganized Debtors) in connection with any casino or gaming
activities within the states of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut,
Pennsylvania, Maryland and Delaware, and (c) such other terms and
conditions that are satisfactory to the Ad Hoc Committee and Donald J.
Trump.
|
Amended
and Restated Trademark License Agreement
|
Means
that certain Amended and Restated Trademark License Agreement to be dated
as of Effective Date, among certain of the Reorganized Debtors, Donald J.
Trump and Ivanka Trump, which shall be included in draft form in the Plan
Supplement and shall provide for: (a) the grant to the Reorganized Debtors
of a perpetual royalty-free license to use the “Trump” name and image and
any related intellectual property and the personal likeness and images of
Donald J. Trump and Ivanka Trump in connection with all operations of the
Debtors’ three hotel and casino properties (the “Properties”)
located in Atlantic City, New Jersey, (b) a restrictive covenant
prohibiting the use or license in any manner by any of the DJT Parties or
the Reorganized Debtors of the Trump IP (other than by the Reorganized
Debtors in connection with the Properties) in connection with casino or
gaming activities anywhere in the states of New York, New Jersey,
Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Delaware, (c) the right of the
Reorganized Debtors to terminate the Amended and Restated Trademark
License Agreement at any time (subject to a customary wind down period)
without any penalty, fee or charge, and
(d)
such other terms and conditions that are satisfactory to the Ad Hoc
Committee, Donald J. Trump and Ivanka
Trump.
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Amended
Organizational
Documents
|
Means
the amended and/or restated certificate of incorporation or formation, the
amended and/or restated bylaws, and/or such other applicable amended
and/or restated organizational documents (including any limited liability
company operating agreement or partnership agreement) of Reorganized TER
and Reorganized TER Holdings and of the other Reorganized Debtors, each of
which shall be included in draft form in the Plan Supplement and which
shall be in form and substance acceptable to the Ad Hoc
Committee. For the avoidance of doubt, none of the Amended
Organizational Documents shall be subject to the approval or consent of
the DJT Parties and the terms of such documentation shall be determined by
the Ad Hoc Committee, in its sole discretion.
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Backstop
Agreement
|
Means
that certain Amended and Restated Noteholder Backstop Agreement, dated as
of December 11, 2009, by and among the Backstop Parties, TER and TER
Holdings, as it may be further amended from time to time in accordance
with the terms thereof.
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Backstop
Commitment
|
Means
the agreement by each of the Backstop Parties pursuant to the Backstop
Agreement to purchase its proportion of all of the Unsubscribed Shares
that are not purchased by the Rights Offering Participants as part of the
Rights Offering.
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Backstop
Fees and Expenses
|
Means
all out-of-pocket expenses reasonably incurred by the Backstop Parties
with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Backstop Agreement
and the Rights Offering, including, without limitation, filing fees (if
any) required by the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976
or the requirements of the NJCCC, and any expenses relating thereto, and
all Bankruptcy Court and other judicial and regulatory proceedings related
to such transactions, including all reasonable fees and expenses of
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, Fox Rothschild LLP and Lowenstein
Sandler PC, as counsel to the Backstop Parties, Houlihan Lokey Howard
& Zukin, and any other professionals retained by the Backstop Parties
in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Backstop Agreement
or by the Plan.
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Backstop
Parties
|
Means
the parties (other than TER and TER Holdings) signatory to the Backstop
Agreement.
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Backstop
Stock
|
Means
the 2,142,857 shares of New Common Stock to be issued to and allocated
among the Backstop Parties as compensation for their undertakings in the
Backstop Agreement pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of Section
3(b) of the Backstop Agreement.
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Bankruptcy
Code
|
Means
title 11 of the United States Code, as amended from time to time, as
applicable to the Reorganization Cases.
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Bankruptcy
Court
|
Means
the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey having
jurisdiction over the Reorganization Cases and, to the extent of any
reference made under section 157 of title 28 of the United States Code,
the unit of such District Court having jurisdiction over the
Reorganization Cases.
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Bankruptcy
Rules
|
Means
the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure as promulgated by the United
States Supreme Court under section 2075 of title 28 of the United States
Code, as amended from time to time, applicable to the Reorganization
Cases, and any Local Rules of the Bankruptcy Court.
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Beal
Bank
|
Means
Beal Bank (f/k/a Beal Bank S.S.B.) and Beal Bank Nevada, and any
successors or assigns thereto.
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Beal
Bank Interest Rate
|
Means
interest at the annual rate specified in the Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement or such other lower or higher rate as may be determined by the
Bankruptcy Court as necessary to satisfy section 1129(b) of the Bankruptcy
Code.
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Business
Day
|
Means
any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, or any other day on which banking
institutions in New York, New York are required or authorized to close by
law or executive order.
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Cash
|
Means
legal tender of the United States of America.
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Cash
Distribution
|
Means
a distribution of Cash to holders of Allowed General Unsecured Claims in
an amount equal to the lesser of (a) $[0.0078] per $1.00 of the principal
or face amount of Allowed General Unsecured Claims or (b) such holder’s
Pro Rata Share of $[1,206,000.00].
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Causes
of Action
|
Means,
without limitation, any and all actions, causes of action, controversies,
liabilities, obligations, rights, suits, damages, judgments, claims, and
demands whatsoever, whether known or unknown, reduced to judgment,
liquidated or unliquidated, fixed or contingent, matured or unmatured,
disputed or undisputed, secured or unsecured, assertable directly or
derivatively, existing or hereafter arising, in law, equity, or
otherwise.
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Claim
|
Means
“Claim” as set forth in section 101(5) of the Bankruptcy
Code.
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Claims
and Solicitation Agent
|
Means
The Garden City Group, Inc.
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Claims
Register
|
Means
the official register of Claims and interests maintained by The Garden
City Group, Inc. as retained as the Debtors’ claims and solicitation
agent.
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Class
|
Means
any group of Claims or Equity Interests classified by the Plan pursuant to
section 1122(a)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code.
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Coastal
Adversary Proceeding
|
Means
that certain adversary proceeding entitled Coastal Marina, LLC and
Coastal Development, LLC v. Trump Marina Associates, LLC, Trump
Entertainment Resorts, Inc., Mark Juliano, Robert M. Pickus, Trump Plaza
Associates, LLC, Trump Taj Mahal Associates, LLC, ABC Corporations 1-100
and John Does 1-100 and Fidelity National Title Insurance Company,
Adversary Case No. 09-02120, United States Bankruptcy Court for the
District of New Jersey.
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Coastal
Cooperation Agreement
|
Means
that certain Coastal Cooperation Agreement by and between the Coastal
Parties and Reorganized TER, to be entered into in connection with any
Marina Sale Agreement with the Coastal Parties and dated as of the
Effective Date, subject to the consummation of the Marina Sale to the
Coastal Parties, which, if the Marina Sale is to be consummated on the
Effective Date in connection with the Plan, shall be included in the Plan
Supplement and which shall be on terms and conditions acceptable to the Ad
Hoc Committee and the Coastal Parties.
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Coastal
Letter of Intent
|
Means
that certain letter of intent dated as of August 10, 2009, from Coastal
Development, LLC regarding the sale of the Trump Marina to the
Coastal Parties, a copy of which is attached to the Plan as Exhibit
A.
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Coastal
Parties
|
Coastal
Marina, LLC and Coastal Development, LLC.
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Commencement
Date
|
February
17, 2009.
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Confirmation
Date
|
Means
the date on which the Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court enters the
Confirmation Order.
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Confirmation
Hearing
|
Means
the hearing to be held by the Bankruptcy Court regarding confirmation of
the Plan, as such hearing may be adjourned or continued from time to
time.
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Confirmation
Order
|
Means
the order of the Bankruptcy Court confirming the Plan pursuant to section
1129 of the Bankruptcy Code.
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Convenience
Claims
|
Means
any General Unsecured Claim (other than a Second Lien Note Claim or a DJT
Claim) against the Debtors that otherwise would be classified in Class 5,
that (a) is $10,000 or less or (b) in excess of $10,000 which the holder
thereof, pursuant, to such holder’s ballot or such other election accepted
by the Ad Hoc Committee, elects to have reduced to the amount of $10,000
and to be treated as an Convenience Claim.
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Creditor
Distribution
|
Means
(i) in the case of holders of Allowed Second Lien Note Claims and Allowed
General Unsecured Claims who are Eligible Holders, their Pro Rata Share of
the Subscription Rights or (ii) in the case of holders of Allowed Second
Lien Note Claims and Allowed General Unsecured Claims who are not Eligible
Holders or who are Eligible Holders (other than the Backstop Parties and
the affiliates thereof, in each case, that hold Second Lien Note Claims)
but do not timely exercise their Subscription Rights, Cash in an amount
equal to such holder’s Subscription Rights Equivalent
Amount. Each of the Backstop Parties and their affiliates shall
not be entitled to receive and/or hereby waive the right to receive any
cash distribution pursuant to clause (ii) of the definition of “Creditor
Distribution” hereunder on account of the Second Lien Note Claims held by
the Backstop Parties an/or their
affiliates.
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Debt
Service Account
|
Means
an interest-bearing debt service account, that may be established in
accordance with Section 4.3 of the Plan, on or prior to the Effective
Date. The Debt Service Account, if established, shall be funded
as of the Effective Date. Funds contained in the Debt Service
Account shall be used solely for the purposes of servicing payments of
principal and interest under the New Term Loan in accordance with the
terms of Amended and Restated Credit Agreement. The First Lien
Lenders shall receive a first priority lien and security interest in the
Debt Service Account, and the Debt Service Account will not be subject to
any other liens or security interests without the prior written consent of
the First Lien Lenders.
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Debtor
Subsidiaries
|
The
Debtors, other than TER, TCI 2 and TER Holdings.
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Debtors
|
TER;
TCI 2 Holdings, LLC; TER Holdings; TER Funding; Trump Entertainment
Resorts Development Company, LLC; Trump Taj Mahal Associates, LLC, d/b/a
Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort; Trump Plaza Associates, LLC, d/b/a Trump
Plaza Hotel and Casino; and Trump Marina Associates, LLC, d/b/a Trump
Marina Hotel Casino; TER Management Co., LLC; and TER Development Co.,
LLC.
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Debtors
in Possession
|
Means
the Debtors in their capacity as debtors in possession in the
Reorganization Cases pursuant to sections 1101, 1107(a) and 1108 of the
Bankruptcy Code.
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Disallowed
|
Means
a finding of the Bankruptcy Court in a Final Order or provision in the
Plan providing that a Disputed Claim shall not be
Allowed.
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Disbursing
Agent
|
Means
any entity (including any applicable Debtor if it acts in such capacity)
designated as such by the Ad Hoc Committee in its capacity as a disbursing
agent as set forth in the Plan.
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Disclosure
Statement
|
Means
this disclosure statement including, without limitation, all exhibits and
schedules.
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Disclosure
Statement Order
|
Means
the order of the Bankruptcy Court approving the Disclosure Statement as
containing adequate information pursuant to section 1125 of the Bankruptcy
Code and approving the procedures for solicitation of the Plan and the
Rights Offering.
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Dismissed
Debtors
|
TCI
2, TER Management and TER Development.
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Disputed
Claim
|
Means
any Claim which has not been Allowed, and
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(a) if
no proof of claim has been filed by the applicable deadline: (i) a Claim
that has been or hereafter is listed on the Schedules as disputed,
contingent or unliquidated; or (ii) a Claim that has been or hereafter is
listed on the Schedules as other than disputed, contingent or
unliquidated, but as to which the Debtors, the Reorganized Debtors, the Ad
Hoc Committee, or any other party in interest has interposed an objection
or request for estimation which has not been withdrawn or determined by a
Final Order; or
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(b) if
a proof of claim or request for payment of an Administrative Expense Claim
has been filed by the applicable deadline: (i) a Claim for which no
corresponding Claim has been or hereafter is listed on the Schedules; (ii)
a Claim for which a corresponding Claim has been or hereafter is listed on
the Schedules as other than disputed, contingent or unliquidated, but the
nature or amount of the Claim as asserted in the proof of claim varies
from the nature and amount of such Claim as listed on the Schedules; (iii)
a Claim for which a corresponding Claim has been or hereafter is listed on
the Schedules as disputed, contingent or unliquidated; or (iv) a Claim for
which a timely objection or request for estimation is interposed by the
Debtors, the Reorganized Debtors, the Ad Hoc Committee, or any other party
in interest which has not been withdrawn or determined by a Final
Order.
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Disputed
Rights Offering List
|
Means
a schedule identifying the General Unsecured Claims as to which the Ad Hoc
Committee disputes the Rights Participation Claim Amount, as determined by
the Ad Hoc Committee, for the holder of each such Claim for purposes of
Section 5.4 of the Plan, which schedule shall be filed on or prior to the
Subscription Commencement Date.
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Distribution
Record Date
|
Means
the Confirmation Date or such other date designated in the Plan or an
Order of the Bankruptcy Court.
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DJT
Advisors
|
Means
Kasowitz Benson Torres & Friedman LLP, Willkie Farr & Gallagher
LLP, Brown & Connery LLP and Jefferies & Co., each in their
capacity as counsel or financial advisor to the DJT Parties in connection
with the Reorganization Cases.
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DJT
Claims
|
Means
any and all Claims or Causes of Action against any or all of the Debtors
held by the DJT Parties.
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xiv
DJT
Parties
|
Means
(i) Donald J. Trump, (ii) Ivanka Trump, (iii) Trump Organization LLC, (iv)
Ace Entertainment Holdings, Inc., (v) entities under the control, directly
or indirectly, of Donald J. Trump and/or Ivanka Trump, and (vi) the
respective affiliates (other than the Debtors) of each of the foregoing
together with the successors and assigns of each the
foregoing.
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DJT
Settlement Agreement
|
Means
that certain Plan Support Agreement, dated as of November 16, 2009, among
the members of the Ad Hoc Committee and the DJT
Parties.
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DJT
Stock
|
Means
535,714 shares of New Common Stock, representing five percent (5%) of the
New Common Stock outstanding as of the Effective Date, to be issued to the
DJT Parties under the Plan in accordance with and subject to the terms and
conditions contained in the DJT Settlement Agreement.
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DJT
Warrant Agreement
|
Means
that certain agreement governing the DJT Warrants, which shall be included
in draft form in the Plan Supplement.
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DJT
Warrants
|
Means
warrants to purchase for Cash up to 535,714 shares of New Common Stock,
representing five percent (5%) of the New Common Stock outstanding as of
the Effective Date exercisable for a five (5) year period commencing on
the Effective Date, at a price per share equivalent to (x) the face amount
of the Second Lien Notes plus all interest accrued thereon as of the
Commencement Date, divided by (y) 10,714,286 (representing the total
number of shares of New Common Stock outstanding as of the Effective
Date), subject to dilution by any management or director equity incentive
program and any other issuances of shares of New Common Stock, in each
case, after the Effective Date.
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DTC
|
The
Depository Trust Company.
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Effective
Date
|
Means
the date selected by the Ad Hoc Committee that is a Business Day after the
Confirmation Date on which the conditions to the effectiveness of the Plan
specified in Section 9 of the Plan have been satisfied or waived in
accordance with the terms of the Plan.
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Eligible
Holder
|
Means
a holder of an Allowed General Unsecured Claim or an Allowed Second Lien
Note Claim as of the Rights Offering Record Date who has timely completed
and returned an Accredited Investor Questionnaire representing that such
holder is an Accredited Investor in accordance with the Disclosure
Statement Order or has made such representation in the Backstop
Agreement. Each of the Backstop Parties shall be deemed
Eligible Holders for purposes of this Plan and the Rights Offering,
without any further action by such Backstop Parties. For the
avoidance of doubt, none of the DJT Parties shall be deemed an Eligible
Holder.
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Equity
Distribution
|
Means
an aggregate of 535,714 shares of New Common Stock to be issued by
Reorganized TER on the Effective Date to holders of Allowed Second Lien
Note Claims pursuant to Section 4.4 of the Plan.
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Equity
Interest
|
Means
any equity security (as defined in section 101(16) of the Bankruptcy Code)
or general or limited partnership interest in any of the
Debtors.
|
Final
Cash Collateral Order
|
Means
that Final Order (I) Authorizing Use of Cash Collateral Pursuant to
Section 363 of Bankruptcy Code and (II) Providing Adequate Protection to
Prepetition Secured Parties Pursuant to Sections 361, 362, 363, and 364 of
Bankruptcy Code, entered by the Bankruptcy Court on March 23, 2009 (as
amended, modified or supplemented from time to time).
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Final
Distribution Date
|
Means,
in the event there exist on the Effective Date any Disputed Claims, a date
selected by the Reorganized Debtors, in their sole discretion, after which
all such Disputed Claims have been resolved by Final
Order.
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Final
Order
|
Means
an order or judgment of the Bankruptcy Court entered by the Clerk of the
Bankruptcy Court on the docket in the Reorganization Cases, which has not
been reversed, vacated or stayed and as to which (i) the time to appeal,
petition for certiorari, or move for
a new trial, reargument or rehearing has expired and as to which no
appeal, petition for certiorari, or other
proceedings for a new trial, reargument or rehearing shall then be
pending, or (ii) if an appeal, writ of certiorari, new trial,
reargument or rehearing thereof has been sought, such order or judgment of
the Bankruptcy Court shall have been affirmed by the highest court to
which such order was appealed, or certiorari shall have
been denied, or a new trial, reargument or rehearing shall have been
denied or resulted in no modification of such order, and the time to take
any further appeal, petition for certiorari or move for
a new trial, reargument or rehearing shall have expired; provided, however, that
the possibility that a motion under Rule 60 of the Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure, or any analogous rule under the Bankruptcy Rules, may be filed
relating to such order shall not cause such order to not be a Final
Order.
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First
Lien Collateral Agent
|
Beal
Bank, as collateral agent under the First Lien Credit
Agreement.
|
First
Lien Credit Agreement
|
Means
that certain Credit Agreement dated as of December 21, 2007, among TER
Holdings, as borrower, TER, as a guarantor, the subsidiary guarantors
named therein, Beal Bank and Beal Bank Nevada, as Lenders, and Beal Bank,
as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, as amended by that certain
First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of December 21, 2007, Second
Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of May 29, 2008, and Third
Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of October 28,
2008.
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xvi
First
Lien Lenders
|
Means
the lenders under the First Lien Credit Agreement and any successors or
assigns thereto.
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First
Lien Lender Claims
|
Means
any and all claims arising under or in connection with the First Lien
Credit Agreement and all documents relating thereto less the amount of any
credit bid made by Beal Bank pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 363(k) in connection
with a Marina Sale.
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First
Lien Lender Collateral Value
|
Means
the fair market value of the assets securing the First Lien Lender Claims,
which shall be such value as determined by the Bankruptcy Court in
accordance with Section 506 of the Bankruptcy Code.
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First
Lien Lender Deficiency Claim
|
Means
the First Lien Lender Claims less the First Lien Lender Secured Claims
less the Recharacterization Amount.
|
First
Lien Lender Secured Claims
|
Means
the Secured portion of the First Lien Lender Claims, representing (a) the
amount of the First Lien Lender Collateral Value up to the total Allowed
Amount of the First Lien Lender Claims, or (b) in the event the First Lien
Lenders make a valid and timely election pursuant to section 1111(b) of
the Bankruptcy Code, the amount as determined in accordance with section
1111(b) of the Bankruptcy Code, in each case less the Recharacterization
Amount.
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Florida
Litigation
|
Means
the lawsuit entitled Trump Hotels & Casino
Resorts Development Company, LLC v. Richard T. Fields, Coastal
Development, LLC, Power Plant Entertainment, LLC, Native American
Development, LLC, Joseph S. Weinberg, and The Cordish Company, Case
No. 04-20291 in the Circuit Court of the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, in
and for Broward County, Florida.
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General
Unsecured Claim
|
Means
any Claim against any of the Debtors, other than (a)
Intercompany Claims; (b) First Lien Lender Secured Claims; (c) Second Lien
Note Claims; (d) Other Secured Claims; (e) Administrative Expense Claims;
(f) Priority Tax Claims; (g) Other Priority Claims; (h) DJT Claims; and
(i) Claims paid before the Effective Date in connection with that certain
order entered by the Bankruptcy Court on or about February 20, 2009,
authorizing the Debtors to pay certain prepetition claims of critical
vendors and approving procedures related thereto. For the
avoidance of doubt, General Unsecured Claims shall include the First Lien
Lenders’ Deficiency Claim (if any).
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Intercompany
Claim
|
Means
any Claim of a Debtor against another
Debtor.
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xvii
Marina
Sale
|
Means
the sale of the Trump Marina under the Plan, pursuant to the Marina Sale
Agreement, subject to higher and better offers (including a credit bid by
the First Lien Lenders pursuant to 11 U.S.C § 363(k)), subject to approval
of the Bankruptcy Court.
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Marina
Sale Agreement
|
Means,
in the event the Marina Sale is to occur in connection with the Plan, an
Amended and Restated Asset Purchase Agreement, to be entered into and
dated as of the Confirmation Date, by and between Trump Marina Associates,
LLC as seller, and TER and either (a) the Coastal Parties, which shall be
filed as either an exhibit to the Plan or as part of the Plan Supplement
in no event later than ten (10) calendar days before the Voting Deadline,
and which shall be consistent in all materials respects with the terms and
conditions stated in the Coastal Letter of Intent or as otherwise agreed
to by the Ad Hoc Committee and the Coastal Parties, or (b) such other
person or entity (including the First Lien Lenders, whether pursuant to a
credit bid under 11 U.S.C. § 363(k) or otherwise) that submits a higher
and better offer (as determined in the sole discretion of the Ad Hoc
Committee) at the Confirmation Hearing, in each case in accordance with
Section 5.5 of the Plan.
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Marina
Sale Proceeds
|
Means
any net Cash proceeds received by the Debtors or the Reorganized Debtors,
as applicable, from a Marina Sale.
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New
Common Stock
|
Means
the shares of common stock, par value $.001 per share, of Reorganized TER,
of which 20,000,000 shares shall be authorized pursuant to the Certificate
of Incorporation of Reorganized TER and 10,714,286 shares shall be
initially issued and outstanding pursuant to the Plan as of the Effective
Date.
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New
Limited Partner
|
Means
the new limited partner of Reorganized TER Holdings to be formed on or
prior to the Effective Date pursuant to the Restructuring Transactions,
which shall be a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reorganized
TER.
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New
Partnership Interests
|
Means
the new general and/or limited partnership interests in Reorganized TER
Holdings authorized under the Plan and to be issued on the Effective Date
to Reorganized TER and any new limited or general partner formed pursuant
to the Plan and the Restructuring Transactions, as
applicable.
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New
Term Loan
|
Means
the senior secured term loan facility in the aggregate principal amount
equal to the amount of the First Lien Lender Collateral Value up to the
total Allowed Amount of the First Lien Lender Claims, minus (x) $125
million and/or an amount equal to the Marina Sale Proceeds to the extent
that either or both of such payments are made to the First Lien Lenders in
accordance with Section 4.3 of the Plan rather than funded into the Debt
Service Account, and minus (y) the Recharacterization
Amount. The New Term Loan shall bear interest at the Beal Bank
Interest Rate and shall be governed by the Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement.
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xviii
NJCCC
|
The
New Jersey Casino Control Commission.
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Other
Priority Claim
|
Means
any Claim against any of the Debtors other than an Administrative Expense
Claim or a Priority Tax Claim, entitled to priority in payment as
specified in section 507(a)(3), (4), (5), (6), (7) or (9) of the
Bankruptcy Code.
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Other
Secured Claim
|
Means
any Secured Claim against the Debtors not constituting a First Lien Lender
Claim or a Second Lien Note Claim or a Claim arising under or relating to
any guaranty obligation under (i) the First Lien Credit Agreement; (ii)
the Second Lien Notes or (iii) the Second Lien Notes
Indenture.
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Per
Share Rights Offering Amount
|
Means
$30.00 per share of New Common Stock.
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Personal
Trump Guaranty
|
Means
that certain Guaranty dated as of December 22, 2005, by Donald J. Trump,
as guarantor, in favor of U.S. Bank National Association, as indenture
trustee, on behalf and for the benefit of the holders of the Second Lien
Notes, pursuant to which Donald J. Trump personally provided a guarantee
of up to $250,000,000 of the Second Lien Notes under certain terms and
subject to certain conditions as specified therein.
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Plan
or Plan of Reorganization
|
Means
the Sixth Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization Under Chapter 11 of the
Bankruptcy Code Proposed By the Ad Hoc Committee of Holders of 8.5% Senior
Secured Notes Due 2015 and the Debtors, attached hereto as Exhibit A,
including the exhibits and schedules thereto, as the same may be amended
or modified from time to time in accordance with the provisions of the
Bankruptcy Code and the terms thereof.
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Plan
Supplement
|
Means
a supplemental appendix to the Plan containing forms of those documents
necessary to be executed or filed in connection with the implementation of
the Plan and the Restructuring Transactions, including, among other
things, forms of the (i) Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (as may be
modified from the version filed as an exhibit to the Disclosure
Statement), (ii) Amended Organizational Documents, (iii) Marina Sale
Agreement (as may be modified to the extent earlier filed as a Plan
exhibit), (iv) Registration Rights Agreement, (v) Amended and Restated
Agreement of Limited Partnership of TER Holdings, (vi) Amended and
Restated Trademark License Agreement; (vii) Amended and Restated Services
Agreement, (viii) DJT Warrant Agreement, (ix) Schedule of Rejected
Contracts, and (x) Confirmation Order, which Plan Supplement will be filed
with the Bankruptcy Court no later than 10 calendar days prior the Voting
Deadline. The Plan Supplement, and each of the documents and
exhibits contained therein or supplements, amendments or modifications
thereto, shall be in form and substance acceptable to the Ad Hoc Committee
in its sole discretion; provided, however, that
(A) so long as the DJT Settlement Agreement remains in effect, (1) the
Amended and Restated Trademark License Agreement shall be in form and
substance acceptable to the Ad Hoc Committee, Donald J. Trump and Ivanka
Trump, and (2) the Amended and Restated Services Agreement shall be in
form and substance acceptable to the Ad Hoc Committee and Donald J. Trump;
and (B) the Marina Sale Agreement shall be in form and substance
acceptable to the Ad Hoc Committee and the Coastal
Parties.
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xix
Priority
Tax Claim
|
Means
any Claim of a governmental unit of the kind entitled to priority in
payment as specified in sections 502(i) and 507(a)(8) of the Bankruptcy
Code.
|
Pro
Rata Share
|
Means
the proportion that (a) the Allowed amount of a Claim or Equity Interest
in a particular Class (or several Classes taken as a whole) bears to (b)
the aggregate Allowed amount of all Claims or Equity Interests in such
Class (or several Classes taken as a whole), unless the Plan provides
otherwise.
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Recharacterization
Amount
|
Means
an amount equal to any or all payments made to or on account of the First
Lien Lenders under or pursuant to the Final Cash Collateral Order since
the Commencement Date (plus an imputed interest rate on those payment
amounts from the date they were received until the date they are applied
to the First Lien Lender Secured Claims) which payments shall be
recharacterized as payments on the principal balance of the First Lien
Lender Secured Claim, in accordance with and subject to an order of the
Bankruptcy Court, which order shall be the Confirmation
Order; provided, however, that
any payments made to the First Lien Lenders that were provided for in the
First Lien Credit Agreement, were reasonable and did not exceed the
amount, if any, of the First Lien Lender Collateral Value in excess of the
Allowed First Lien Lender Claims as of the Commencement Date shall not be
recharacterized.
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Registration
Rights Agreement
|
Means
that certain Registration Rights Agreement to be included in draft form in
the Plan Supplement, which shall be consistent with the requirements
contained in the Plan and the Backstop Agreement and which shall otherwise
be in form and substance acceptable to the Ad Hoc
Committee.
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Reinstated
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Means
the unimpairment of a Claim in accordance with 11 U.S.C. §
1124.
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Released
Parties
|
Means
(a) the Debtors, (b) the Reorganized Debtors, (c) the members of the Ad
Hoc Committee, (d) the Backstop Parties, (e) subject to the satisfaction
of all terms and conditions contained in the DJT Settlement Agreement as
of the Effective Date, the DJT Parties, (f) in the event that a sale of
the Trump Marina to Coastal is consummated on or prior to the Effective
Date, the Coastal Parties, (g) the Second Lien Indenture Trustee and (h)
in the case of (a) through (g), each of their respective direct or
indirect subsidiaries, current and former officers and directors, members,
employees, agents, representatives, financial advisors, professionals,
accountants and attorneys and all of their predecessors, successors and
assigns.
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Reorganization
Cases
|
Means
the jointly administered cases under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code
commenced by the Debtors on February 17, 2009, in the Bankruptcy Court and
styled In re TCI 2
Holdings, LLC, et al., 09-13654 (JHW) (Jointly
Administered).
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Reorganized
Debtors
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The
Debtors, as reorganized (other than the Dismissed Debtors), on or after
the Effective Date, in accordance with the terms of the
Plan.
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Reorganized
Debtor Subsidiaries
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Means
all of the Debtor Subsidiaries (other than the Dismissed Debtors), as
reorganized on or after the Effective Date in accordance with the terms of
the Plan.
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Reorganized
TER
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Means
TER, as reorganized as of the Effective Date in accordance with the
Plan.
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Reorganized
TER Holdings
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Means
TER Holdings, as reorganized as of the Effective Date in accordance with
the Plan.
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Restructuring
Transactions
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Means
one or more restructuring transactions pursuant to section 1123(a)(5) of
the Bankruptcy Code, which shall be described in more detail in the Plan
Supplement.
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Rights
Offering
|
Means
the offering of Subscription Rights to purchase 7,500,000 shares of New
Common Stock to be issued by Reorganized TER pursuant to the Plan to the
Rights Offering Participants, for an aggregate purchase price equal to the
Rights Offering Amount.
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Rights
Offering Amount
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Means
$225,000,000.
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Rights
Participation Claim Amount
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Means:
(a) in
the case of a Second Lien Note Claim, the amount of such Second Lien Note
Claim;
(b) in
the case of the First Lien Lenders’ Deficiency Claim (if any), the amount
of the First Lien Lenders’ Deficiency Claim; and
(c) in
the case of any General Unsecured Claim or the First Lien Lenders’
Deficiency Claim (if any),
(i)
if no proof of claim has been timely filed with respect to such Claim and
such Claim has been listed in the Schedules as liquidated in amount and
not disputed or contingent, the lesser of the amount set forth in the
Schedules or the Disputed Rights Offering List and as to which no
objection has been interposed by the Ad Hoc Committee or the
Debtors;
(ii)
if a timely proof of claim has been filed with respect to such Claim in a
fixed and liquidated amount and the Claim is not listed on the Disputed
Rights Offering List, the amount set forth in the proof of
claim;
(iii)
if such Claim is on the Disputed Rights Offering List, the amount, if any,
of such Claim set forth thereon in the column entitled “Amount”, unless
the holder of such Claim has obtained an order of the Bankruptcy Court at
least ten (10) calendar days prior to the Subscription Expiration Date,
otherwise determining the amount of the Claim for purposes of the Rights
Offering; and
(iv)
other than in the circumstances described in (i), (ii) and (iii) above,
the Rights Participation Claim Amount shall be zero unless the holder of
such Claim has obtained an order of the Bankruptcy Court at least ten (10)
calendar days prior to the Subscription Expiration Date, otherwise
determining the amount of the Claim for purposes of the Rights
Offering.
Notwithstanding
anything contained in the Plan to the contrary, under no circumstances
shall any holder of a General Unsecured Claim that was not timely filed or
deemed timely filed have any Rights Participation Claim
Amount.
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Rights
Offering Participant
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Means
an Eligible Holder exercising Subscription Rights in connection with the
Rights Offering.
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Rights
Offering Pro Rata Share
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Means
with respect to the Subscription Rights of each Rights Offering
Participant, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of such participant’s
Rights Participation Claim Amount to all of the aggregate Rights
Participation Claim Amounts of all Eligible Holders, determined as of the
Subscription Expiration Date.
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Rights
Offering Proceeds
|
Means
the amount of Rights Offering proceeds that are actually received by the
Subscription Agent upon the consummation of the Rights
Offering.
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Rights
Offering Record Date
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Means
the Voting Record Date.
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Rights
Offering Stock
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Means
the 7,500,000 shares of New Common Stock to be offered to Rights Offering
Participants pursuant to the Rights Offering.
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Schedules
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Means
the schedules of assets and liabilities and the statement of financial
affairs filed by the Debtors under section 521 of the Bankruptcy Code,
Bankruptcy Rule 1007, and the Official Bankruptcy Forms of the Bankruptcy
Rules as such schedules and statements have been or may be supplemented or
amended from time to time.
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Schedule
of Rejected Contracts
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Means
that certain schedule of executory contracts to be rejected as of the
Effective Date pursuant to the Plan, which schedule shall be included in
the Plan Supplement and shall be in form and substance acceptable to the
Ad Hoc Committee.
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Second
Lien Indenture Trustee
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U.S.
Bank, National Association, as indenture trustee under the Second Lien
Notes Indenture.
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Second
Lien Notes
|
Means
the 8.5% Senior Secured Notes due 2015 issued by TER Holdings and TER
Funding and guaranteed by certain subsidiaries of TER Holdings pursuant to
the Second Lien Notes Indenture.
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Second
Lien Note Claims
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Means
all Claims arising under or in connection with (i) the Second Lien Notes
and (ii) the Second Lien Notes Indenture. The Second Lien Note
Claims shall be Allowed in the aggregate amount of $1,248,968,669, plus
accrued and unpaid interest accruing prior to the Commencement
Date.
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Second
Lien Notes Indenture
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Means
that certain indenture governing the Second Lien Notes, dated as of May
20, 2005, by and among TER Holdings and TER Funding, as issuers, the
guarantors named therein, and the Second Lien Indenture Trustee, as
amended, supplemented, or modified.
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Section
510(b) Claim
|
Means
any Claim against a Debtor that is subordinated, or subject to
subordination, pursuant to section 510(b) of the Bankruptcy Code,
including Claims arising from the rescission of a purchase or sale of a
security of a Debtor for damages arising from the purchase or sale of such
a security, or for reimbursement or contribution allowed under section 502
of the Bankruptcy Code on account of such a Claim.
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Secured
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Means
a Claim to the extent (i) secured by property of the estate, the amount of
which shall be determined in accordance with sections 506(a) and 1111(b)
of the Bankruptcy Code, or (ii) secured by the amount of any rights
of setoff of the holder thereof under section 553 of the Bankruptcy
Code.
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Subsidiary
Equity Interests
|
Means
the equity interests in the Debtor Subsidiaries.
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Subscription
Agent
|
Means
any entity designated as such by the Ad Hoc Committee in its capacity as a
subscription agent in connection with the Rights
Offering.
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Subscription
Commencement Date
|
Means
the date on which Subscription Forms are first mailed to Eligible
Holders.
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Subscription
Expiration Date
|
Means
the deadline for voting on the Plan as specified in the Subscription Form,
subject to the Ad Hoc Committee’s right to extend such date, and which
shall be the final date by which an Eligible Holder may elect to subscribe
to the Rights Offering.
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Subscription
Form
|
Means
the form to be used by an Eligible Holder pursuant to which such Eligible
Holder may exercise Subscription Rights, which form shall be in form and
substance acceptable to the Ad Hoc Committee.
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Subscription
Payment Date
|
Means
the date set forth in the Disclosure Statement Order by which the
Subscription Purchase Price will be due.
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Subscription
Purchase Price
|
Means,
for each Rights Offering Participant exercising Subscription Rights, the
number of shares of New Common Stock to be purchased by such Rights
Offering Participant pursuant to such Rights Offering Participant’s
exercise of Subscription Rights and pursuant to Section 5 of the Plan
multiplied by the Per Share Rights Offering Amount.
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Subscription
Rights
|
Means
the non-transferable, non-certificated subscription rights of Eligible
Holders to purchase shares of Rights Offering Stock in connection with the
Rights Offering on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in
Section 5.4 of the Plan.
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Subscription
Rights Equivalent Amount
|
Means
Cash in an amount equal to $[0.0012] per $1.00 of the principal or face
amount of Allowed Second Lien Note Claims (other than the Second Lien Note
Claims held by the Backstop Parties an/or affiliates thereof) or General
Unsecured Claims, as applicable.
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TCI
2
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TCI
2 Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
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TER
|
Means
Trump Entertainment Resorts, Inc., a Delaware
corporation.
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TER
Development
|
Means
TER Development Co., LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company.
|
TER
Funding
|
Means
Trump Entertainment Resorts Funding, Inc., a Delaware
corporation.
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TER
Holdings
|
Means
Trump Entertainment Resorts Holdings, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership.
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TER
Management
|
Means
TER Management Co., LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company.
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Trump
IP
|
Means
the “Trump” name and image and any related intellectual property and the
personal likeness and images of Donald J. Trump and Ivanka
Trump.
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Trump
Marina
|
Means
the Trump Marina Hotel and Casino.
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Unsubscribed
Shares
|
Means
those shares of New Common Stock offered in connection with the Rights
Offering that are not validly subscribed for pursuant to the Rights
Offering prior to the Subscription Expiration Date or for which payment
has not been received by the Subscription Agent by the Subscription
Payment Date.
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Voting
Deadline
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Means
[ ] at 5:00 p.m. (New York City time).
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Voting
Record Date
|
Means
the date for determining which holders of Claims are entitled to receive
the Disclosure Statement and vote to accept or reject the Plan, as
applicable, which date is set forth in the Disclosure Statement
Order.
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I.
Introduction
The Ad
Hoc Committee and the Debtors are soliciting votes to accept or reject the Plan,
a copy of which is annexed as Exhibit A to this Disclosure
Statement. Please
refer to the preceding Glossary for definitions of most of the capitalized terms
used in this Disclosure Statement. Some terms that are used only in a
specific section may be defined in that section. Some technical terms may be defined
in the Plan.
The
purpose of the Disclosure Statement is to provide information of a kind and in
sufficient detail to enable the creditors of the Debtors who are entitled to
vote on the Plan to make an informed decision on whether to accept or reject the
Plan. In summary, this Disclosure Statement includes or
describes:
Section
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Summary
of Contents
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II
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•
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the
treatment of creditors and stockholders of the Debtors under the
Plan
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III
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•
•
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the
transactions to be consummated under the Plan
certain
corporate and securities laws matters
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IV
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•
•
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which
parties in interest are entitled to vote
how
to vote to accept or reject the Plan
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V
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•
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valuation
information
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VI
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•
•
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selected
historical financial information
projected
pro forma balance sheets and financial performance
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VII
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•
•
•
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the
business of the Debtors
the
capital structure of the Debtors
why
the Debtors commenced the Reorganization Cases
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VIII
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•
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directors
and officers of the Reorganized Debtors
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IX
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•
•
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how
distributions under the Plan will be made
how
Disputed Claims will be resolved
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X
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•
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certain
factors creditors should consider before voting
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XI
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•
•
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the
procedure for confirming the Plan
liquidation
analysis
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XII
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•
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alternatives
to the Plan
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XIII
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•
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certain
tax consequences
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1
Please
note that if there is any inconsistency between the Plan (including the attached
exhibits and any supplements to the Plan) and the descriptions in this
Disclosure Statement, the terms of the Plan (and the attached exhibits and any
supplements to the Plan) will govern.
This
Disclosure Statement and the Plan are the only materials that should be used to
determine whether to vote to accept or reject the Plan.
The deadline
to vote to accept
or reject the Plan is [ ] at 5:00 p.m. (New York City
time). To be counted, your ballot must be actually received by the Claims and Solicitation
Agent by this deadline. If your vote is received by the Claims
and Solicitation Agent after the Voting Deadline, the Ad Hoc Committee, in
its sole discretion, will decide whether your vote is
counted.
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On August
3, 2009, the Debtors filed a plan of reorganization for the Debtors (as amended,
the “Debtors’ Prior
Plan”) and a disclosure statement in connection therewith (as amended,
the “Debtors’ Prior
Disclosure Statement”). The Debtors’ Prior Plan provided for a
recovery to Beal Bank in the form of new debt that, in the opinion of the Ad Hoc
Committee, provided Beal Bank with more than payment in full. In
addition, the Debtors’ Prior Plan afforded the exclusive right to Donald Trump
and Beal Bank to acquire 100% of the equity of the Reorganized Debtors pursuant
to the terms of a Purchase Agreement entered into by Donald Trump, affiliates of
Beal Bank and certain of the Debtors (the “Purchase
Agreement”). In addition, the Debtors’ Prior Plan provided for
a cash payment in the total amount of $13.9 million to holders of Second Lien
Note Claims for a recovery estimated by the Debtors to be approximately 1.11% in
the aggregate, and provided no recovery to holders of general unsecured
claims. Central to the Debtors’ Prior Plan was Mr. Trump’s financial
contribution as well as the asserted value of the Trump brand and the continued
participation and business opportunities to be presented to the Debtors by Mr.
Trump as contemplated by the Debtors’ Prior Plan.
On
November 16, 2009, Donald Trump terminated the Purchase Agreement and entered
into DJT Settlement Agreement (described below), pursuant to which, among other
things, Mr. Trump withdrew his support for the Debtors’ Prior Plan and agreed to
support, vote for and promote the Ad Hoc Committee’s Plan subject to the terms
and conditions of the DJT Settlement Agreement. Pursuant to the terms
of the DJT Settlement Agreement, in exchange for entering into the Amended and
Restated Trademark License Agreement and the Amended and Restated Services
Agreement, and the waiver by the DJT Parties of their claims under the Plan, the
DJT Parties shall be entitled to receive 5% of the New Common Stock, warrants to
acquire an additional 5% of the New Common Stock, and releases in connection
with the Plan and the Personal Trump Guaranty, subject to the terms and
conditions of the DJT Settlement Agreement (as described in section VII.D.4
below). Due to Mr. Trump’s withdrawal from the Debtors’ Prior Plan,
the Debtors’ Prior Plan was no longer viable. Thereafter, after
lengthy negotiations with representatives for the Ad Hoc Committee and Beal
Bank, the Debtors, after carefully considering all other viable restructuring
proposals, have determined that the Plan proposed by the Ad Hoc Committee is
confirmable, feasible, has substantial creditor support, and presents the
strongest opportunity for the Debtors to successfully emerge from chapter 11 as
a thriving enterprise and is in the best interest of the Debtors’ estates and
creditor constituencies. Accordingly, at the hearing held before the
Bankruptcy Court on December 3, 2009, the Debtors announced that they were no
longer pursuing the Debtors’ Prior Plan and would become a proponent of the Plan
proposed by the Ad Hoc Committee.
On
December 4, 2009, Beal Bank filed a plan of reorganization (as may be amended,
the “Icahn/Beal
Plan”) and a disclosure statement in connection therewith (as may be
amended, the “Icahn/Beal
Disclosure Statement”). Pursuant to the Icahn/Beal Plan,
certain holders of Second Lien Note Claims and General Unsecured Claims will be
entitled to receive subscription rights to purchase up to approximately 32% of
the new common stock of the reorganized Debtors as part of a $225 million rights
offering fully backstopped by the First Lien Lenders. In addition,
holders of Second Lien Note Claims and General Unsecured Claims will be entitled
to receive 2.011% of the equity of the reorganized Debtors, provided that, if
the rights offering contemplated by the Icahn/Beal Plan is less than 50%
subscribed, $13.9 million in cash may, at the election of Icahn, be distributed
in lieu of such equity interest. The Ad Hoc Committee holds 61% of
the outstanding principal amount of the Second Lien Notes and will not be
participating in the rights offering proposed under the Icahn Plan, and,
accordingly, the Ad Hoc Committee believes that it is not likely that holders of
Second Lien Notes and General Unsecured Claims will receive such equity
distribution, and expect that Icahn (as defined below) will elect the cash
option instead. Under that plan, $100 million in rights offering
proceeds will be used to pay down the First Lien Lenders and the remainder of
the first lien debt will be converted to equity. [Beal Bank and Icahn
use the Ad Hoc Committee’s midpoint of the total enterprise value range for the
reorganized Debtors of $[499] million for the purpose of allocating value under
the Icahn/Beal Plan, but have stated that they disagree with such valuation and
have expressly reserved any and all rights to assert a different valuation at or
prior to confirmation including, without limitation, in response to objections
raised to the Icahn/Beal Plan.] The Ad Hoc Committee and the Debtors
dispute the ability of Beal Bank and Icahn to assert a total enterprise value
for purposes of their own plan and simultaneously assert an alternative total
enterprise value for purposes of the Plan proposed by the Debtors and the Ad Hoc
Committee. Pursuant to the Icahn/Beal Plan, the reorganized Debtors
will be a non-reporting company and the new common stock to be issued under the
Icahn/Beal Plan will be subject to substantial transfer
restrictions.
2
On
December 10, 2009, affiliates of investor Carl Icahn, including Icahn Partners
LP, Icahn Partners Master Fund LP, Icahn Partners Master Fund II LP, and Icahn
Partners Master Fund III LP (collectively, “Icahn”)
and Beal Bank purportedly entered into certain purchase agreements pursuant to
which Icahn purchased 51% of the First Lien Lender Claims from Beal Bank for
92.5% of par. In addition, Beal Bank and Icahn purportedly entered
into an agreement pursuant to which the promissory notes evidencing the
remainder of the First Lien Lender Claims, together with cash, equal to the
purchase price for the remaining First Lien Lender Claims, were placed in
escrow, pending activation of a put/call right negotiated among Beal Bank and
Icahn. In addition, Icahn agreed to assume the obligations of Beal
Bank under the backstop agreement filed in connection with the Icahn/Beal Plan
(subject to the terms and conditions of the Put/Call Agreement (as defined in
the Icahn/Beal Plan)).
The Plan
co-proposed by the Ad Hoc Committee and the Debtors provides holders of General
Unsecured Claims and Second Lien Note Claims with Subscription Rights to acquire
70% of the New Common Stock (or, in the alternative, Cash in an amount
equivalent to the value of such Subscription Rights), together with a pro rata
portion of 5% of the New Common Stock (or the cash equivalent) for a recovery of
approximately 1.0% (without accounting for any potential future upside
associated with ownership of the New Common Stock). The value
represented by the 5% of New Common Stock (or the cash equivalent) to be
distributed to such holders will be generated from the proceeds of the Rights
Offering. In addition, the Ad Hoc Committee, which represents 61% of
the principal amount outstanding under the Second Lien Notes, believes that the
DJT Settlement Agreement is in the best interest of holders of Second Lien Notes
because the settlement agreement resolves disputes relating to claims asserted
by Donald and Ivanka Trump, the consensual use of the Trump brand, and the
enforceability of the Personal Trump Guaranty, avoids significant litigation
costs, and confers other benefits upon the Debtors’ estates. The
Icahn/Beal Plan, however, offers creditors the right to acquire a minority stake
of illiquid stock in a non-reporting privately held company. In addition, the
Icahn/Beal Plan faces substantial regulatory risks due to, among other things,
Icahn’s pending acquisition of the Tropicana Atlantic City Hotel &
Casino. Therefore, the Ad Hoc Committee believes that the Plan
proposed by the Ad Hoc Committee provides more value to creditors and is
superior to the Icahn/Beal Plan, and approval of the Plan presents the best
chance for the Debtors’ successful emergence from chapter 11.
3
Recommendation: The
Ad Hoc Committee and the Debtors urge creditors to vote to accept the Plan
co-proposed by the Ad Hoc Committee and the
Debtors.
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Additional
copies of this Disclosure Statement are available upon request made to the
Claims and Solicitation Agent, at the following address:
The
Garden City Group, Inc.
Trump
Entertainment Resorts, Inc.
P.O.
Box 9000 #6517
Merrick,
New York 11566-9000
Phone:
(866) 396-9680
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The
Bankruptcy Code provides that only creditors who vote on the Plan will be
counted for purposes of determining whether the requisite acceptances have been
attained. Failure to timely deliver a properly completed ballot by the Voting
Deadline will constitute an abstention (i.e., will not be counted as
either an acceptance or a rejection). Any improperly completed or
late ballot will not be counted.
II.
Treatment
of Holders of Claims and Equity Interests
Under
the Plan
A.
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Overview
and Summary of the Plan
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The Ad
Hoc Committee and the Debtors are proposing a Plan, the key terms of which are
summarized below:
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·
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The
Plan contemplates a capital contribution of $225 million in new equity
capital in the form of a Rights Offering (representing 70% of the New
Common Stock of the Reorganized Debtors) backstopped by certain holders of
the Second Lien Notes (who will receive 20% of the New Common Stock of the
Reorganized Debtors as a backstop fee in consideration for their agreement
to provide financing in connection with the Plan), with subscription
rights to participate in such offering being distributed to Accredited
Investors;
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|
·
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The
Plan provides that holders of Allowed Second Lien Note Claims and Allowed
General Unsecured Claims that are not eligible to participate in the
Rights Offering because they are not Accredited Investors or who are
Eligible Holders but do not timely exercise their Subscription Rights are
entitled to receive Cash equal in amount to the value of the Subscription
Rights received by Accredited
Investors;
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|
·
|
The
Plan provides that holders of Allowed Second Lien Note Claims are entitled
to receive an Equity Distribution equal to their Pro Rata Share of 5% of
the New Common Stock of the Reorganized Debtors, and the Plan further
provides that holders of Allowed General Unsecured Claims are entitled to
receive a Cash Distribution equivalent in value to what the holders of
Allowed General Unsecured Claims would receive if they shared pro rata in the
Equity Distribution with the holders of Allowed Second Lien Note Claims
(the value of which will be generated by the Rights
Offering);
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4
|
·
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The
Plan provides that, subject to the satisfaction by the DJT Parties of
their obligations under the DJT Settlement Agreement, in exchange for the
waiver by the DJT Parties of all Claims and Causes of Action against, and
Equity Interests in, the Debtors held by the DJT Parties, the entry into
the Amended and Restated Trademark License Agreement, Amended and Restated
Services Agreement and other consideration described herein, and in
settlement of all disputes between the Ad Hoc Committee, the DJT Parties
and the Debtors’ estates, the DJT Parties will receive the DJT Stock, the
DJT Warrants, releases in connection with the Plan and the Personal Trump
Guaranty (subject to the terms and conditions of the settlement agreement)
and the reimbursement of certain professional fees, all in accordance with
and subject to the terms and conditions stated in the DJT Settlement
Agreement;
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·
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The
Plan contemplates the possible sale of the Trump Marina to the Coastal
Parties for $75 million, less $17 million in deposits, or on such other
terms as the Coastal Parties and the Ad Hoc Committee may agree, and, if
the Trump Marina is sold to the Coastal Parties, the dismissal of the
Florida Litigation and the Coastal Adversary Proceeding between the
Debtors and certain parties including the Coastal Parties (subject to
consummation of the Marina Sale to the Coastal Parties), resulting in the
infusion of immediate value to the estate in exchange for the elimination
of the large cash drain caused by the Trump Marina’s losses and the costs
associated with prosecuting the litigation pending with the Coastal
Parties. The Plan provides for the possibility of higher and
better offers or a credit bid by the First Lien Lenders in the event of a
Marina Sale. Upon consummation of any such sale, the proceeds
will either be paid to the First Lien Lenders or funded into the Debt
Service Account in accordance with Section 4.3 of the Plan;
and
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|
·
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The
Plan provides the First Lien Lenders with Cash proceeds, if any, from any
Marina Sale (which shall be paid to the First Lien Lenders and/or funded
into the Debt Service Account in accordance with Section 4.3 of the Plan),
the ability to credit bid for the Trump Marina in the event of a Marina
Sale, $125 million of proceeds from the Rights Offering (which shall be
paid to the First Lien Lenders and/or funded into the Debt Service Account
in whole or in part in accordance with Section 4.3 of the Plan), and new
debt but with a shorter maturity date and a lower principal balance at the
interest rate and other terms that the First Lien Lenders have determined
to be acceptable under the Debtors’ Prior Plan or such lower or higher
interest rate as the Bankruptcy Court may
determine.
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B.
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Summary
of Classification and Treatment
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The
following table designates the Classes of Claims against and Equity Interests in
the Debtors and specifies which of those Classes are (i) impaired or unimpaired
by the Plan, (ii) entitled to vote to accept or reject the Plan in accordance
with section 1126 of the Bankruptcy Code, and (iii) deemed to accept or deemed
to reject the Plan.
Class
|
Designation
|
Treatment
|
Entitled
to Vote
|
Estimated
Recovery
|
1
|
Other
Priority Claims
|
Unimpaired
|
No
(deemed
to accept)
|
100%
|
2
|
Other
Secured Claims
|
Unimpaired
|
No
(deemed
to accept)
|
100%
|
3
|
First
Lien Lender Secured Claim
|
Impaired
|
Yes
|
100%
|
5
4
|
Second
Lien Note Claims
|
Impaired
|
Yes
|
0.98%
|
5
|
General
Unsecured Claims1
|
Impaired
|
Yes
|
0.98%
|
6
|
DJT
Claims
|
Impaired
|
Yes
|
N/A
|
7
|
Convenience
Claims
|
Impaired
|
Yes
|
N/A
|
8
|
Intercompany
Claims
|
Unimpaired
|
No
(deemed
to accept)
|
No
recovery
|
9
|
Section
510(b) Claims
|
Impaired
|
No
(deemed
to reject)
|
No
recovery
|
10
|
TER
Equity Interests
|
Impaired
|
No
(deemed
to reject)
|
No
recovery
|
11
|
TER
Holdings Equity Interests
|
Impaired
|
No
(deemed
to reject)
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No
recovery
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Subsidiary
Equity Interests
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Unimpaired
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No
(deemed
to accept)
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100%
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C.
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Description
and Treatment of Unclassified
Claims
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Generally,
the Plan provides for the payment in full of allowed (i) Administrative Expense
Claims, (ii) claims for services rendered or reimbursement of expenses incurred
by professionals under section 503(b) of the Bankruptcy Code and (iii) claims by
taxing authorities that are entitled to priority under the Bankruptcy
Code. The aggregate amount of these claims will depend, in part, on
the length of the Reorganization Cases.
Allowed
Administrative Expense Claims will either be paid in Cash on the Effective Date
or promptly after such claims become allowed. Administrative Expense
Claims arising in the ordinary course of the Debtors’ business operations will
be paid in the ordinary course. The amount of such claims through the
end of October 2009 will be approximately $90,986,000, which claims consist
almost entirely of normal operating expenses of the Debtors’ businesses,
including without limitation, accounts payable, accrued payroll and related
expenses, unredeemed chip and token liabilities and other gaming
liabilities. Also, chapter 11 professional fees and expenses are
approximately $13,600,000 for the same period. To date, professional
fees in these chapter 11 cases from the petition date through November 30, 2009
were $17,700,000.
Delays in
the case due to litigation, regulatory approvals, or unforeseen events could
materially increase the amount of such claims.
Allowed
Priority Tax Claims will either be paid in Cash on the Effective Date (or after
such claims become allowed) or in equal annual payments over five (5) years,
together with applicable interest. The Debtors estimate that the
amount of such claims will be approximately $5,862,000. Such estimate
does not include claims asserted by the State of New Jersey in the aggregate
approximate amount of $29 million related to the New Jersey Alternative Minimum
Assessment for Trump Taj Mahal Associates, LLC, Trump Marina Associates, LLC and
Trump Plaza Associates, LLC for tax years 2002 through 2006 (the “NJ Tax
Claims”). The Debtors dispute the
validity, amount, priority and extent of the NJ Tax Claims.
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1 As
described below, to the extent the Bankruptcy Court determines that the proposed
treatment of the Class 5 Claims held by Accredited Investors and the Class 5
Claims held by non-Accredited Investors requires the separate classification of
such Claims, then Class 5 shall be deemed classified into two (2) separate
sub-classes.
Specifically,
the Plan provides for the treatment for Administrative Expense Claims,
Compensation and Reimbursement Claims and Priority Tax Claims as
follows:
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1.
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Administrative
Expense Claims.
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Subject
to Section 2.1 of the Plan, except to the extent that a holder of an Allowed
Administrative Expense Claim agrees in writing with the Debtors or the
Reorganized Debtors (with the consent of the Ad Hoc Committee) to less favorable
treatment, the Debtors or the Reorganized Debtors shall pay to each holder of an
Allowed Administrative Expense Claim Cash in an amount equal to such Claim;
provided, however, that
Allowed Administrative Expense Claims representing liabilities incurred in the
ordinary course of business by the Debtors, as Debtors in Possession, or
liabilities arising under loans or advances to or other obligations incurred by
the Debtors, as Debtors in Possession in accordance with the Bankruptcy Code,
shall be paid by the Debtors in the ordinary course of business, consistent with
past practice and in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions of
any agreements governing, instruments evidencing or other documents relating to
such transactions.
Except as
otherwise provided in Section 2.1 of the Plan, unless previously filed or paid,
requests for payment of Administrative Expense Claims must be filed and served
on the Reorganized Debtor pursuant to the procedures specified in the
Confirmation Order and the notice of entry of the Confirmation Order no later
than the Administrative Expense Claims Bar Date. Holders of
Administrative Expense Claims that are required to file and serve a request for
payment of such Administrative Expense Claims that do not file and serve such a
request by the Administrative Expense Claims Bar Date shall be forever barred,
estopped and enjoined from asserting such Administrative Expense Claims against
the Debtor or the Reorganized Debtor and property and such Administrative
Expense Claims shall be deemed discharged as of the Effective
Date. All such Claims shall, as of the Effective Date, be subject to
the permanent injunction set forth in Section 10 of the
Plan. Objections to such requests must be filed and served on the
Reorganized Debtors and the requesting party by the later of (a) 120 days after
the Effective Date and (b) 60 days after the filing of the applicable request
for payment of Administrative Expense Claims, if applicable, as the same may be
modified or extended from time to time by order of the Bankruptcy
Court.
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2.
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Compensation
and Reimbursement Claims.
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All
entities seeking an award by the Bankruptcy Court of compensation for services
rendered or reimbursement of expenses incurred through and including the
Confirmation Date under section 503(b)(2), 503(b)(3), 503(b)(4) or 503(b)(5) of
the Bankruptcy Code (i) shall file their respective final applications for
allowance of compensation for services rendered and reimbursement of expenses
incurred by the date that is forty-five (45) days after the Effective Date, (ii)
shall be paid in full from the Debtors’ or Reorganized Debtors’ Cash on hand in
such amounts as are allowed by the Bankruptcy Court (A) upon the later of (i)
the Effective Date and (ii) the date upon which the order relating to any such
Allowed Administrative Expense Claim is entered, or (B) upon such other terms as
may be mutually agreed upon between the holder of such an Allowed Administrative
Expense Claim and the Debtors or, on and after the Effective Date, the
Reorganized Debtors (in each case, with the consent of the Ad Hoc
Committee). The Reorganized Debtors are authorized to pay
compensation for services rendered or reimbursement of expenses incurred after
the Confirmation Date and until the Effective Date in the ordinary course and
without the need for Bankruptcy Court approval. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Debtors shall, on the Effective Date, pay the reasonable and
documented fees and expenses of the Ad Hoc Committee Advisors, the Backstop Fees
and Expenses and the reasonable and documented unpaid fees and expenses of the
Second Lien Indenture Trustee and its counsel, in full in Cash in the ordinary
course of the business, without application by or on behalf of any such parties
to the Bankruptcy Court, and without notice and a hearing; provided, however, that, if the Debtors or
Reorganized Debtors and any such entity cannot agree on the amount of fees and
expenses to be paid to such party, the reasonableness of any such fees and
expenses shall be determined by the Bankruptcy Court.
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3.
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Priority
Tax Claims.
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Except to
the extent that a holder of an Allowed Priority Tax Claim agrees to less
favorable treatment, each holder of an Allowed Priority Tax Claim shall receive,
at the sole option of the Debtors (with the consent of the Ad Hoc Committee) or
the Reorganized Debtors, (i) Cash in an amount equal to such Allowed Priority
Tax Claim on, or as soon thereafter as is reasonably practicable, the later of
the Effective Date and the first Business Day after the date that is thirty (30)
calendar days after the date such Priority Tax Claim becomes an Allowed Priority
Tax Claim, or (ii) equal annual Cash payments in an aggregate amount equal to
such Allowed Priority Tax Claim, together with interest at the applicable rate
under section 511 of the Bankruptcy Code, over a period not exceeding five (5)
years after the date of assessment of such Allowed Priority Tax
Claim. The Debtors (with the consent of the Ad Hoc Committee) reserve
the right to prepay at any time under this option. Except as
otherwise permitted in this section, all Allowed Priority Tax Claims that are
not due and payable on or before the Effective Date shall be paid in the
ordinary course of business as such obligations become due.
D.
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Description
of Classified Claims
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1.
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Other
Priority Claims (Class 1).
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The
legal, equitable and contractual rights of the holders of Allowed Other Priority
Claims are unaltered. Except to the extent that a holder of an
Allowed Other Priority Claim has been paid by the Debtors prior to the Effective
Date or otherwise agrees to different treatment, each holder of an Allowed Other
Priority Claim shall receive, in full and final satisfaction of such Allowed
Other Priority Claim, payment of the Allowed Other Priority Claim in full in
Cash on or as soon as reasonably practicable after (a) the Effective Date, (b)
the date such Other Priority Claim becomes Allowed or (c) such other date as may
be ordered by the Bankruptcy Court.
The
Debtors are not aware of any other priority claims.
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2.
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Other
Secured Claims (Class 2).
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Except to
the extent that a holder of an Allowed Other Secured Claim against any of the
Debtors has agreed to less favorable treatment of such Claim, each holder of an
Allowed Other Secured Claim shall receive, in the sole discretion of the
Reorganized Debtors, either
(a) the
property securing such Allowed Other Secured Claim, (b) Cash in an amount equal
to the value of the property securing such Allowed Other Secured Claim, or (c)
the treatment required under section 1124(2) of the Bankruptcy Code for such
Claim to be Reinstated or rendered unimpaired.
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3.
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First Lien
Lender Secured Claims (Class
3).
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Holders
of Allowed First Lien Lender Secured Claims shall receive, in full and final
satisfaction of such Claims, their Pro Rata Share of the following:
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(1)
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payment
of interest and principal pursuant to the New Term Loan in accordance with
the terms and conditions of the Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement;
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(2)
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$125
million in Rights Offering Proceeds; provided, however, that
such $125 million shall be paid to the First Lien Lenders and/or deposited
into the Debt Service Account in the Ad Hoc Committee’s
discretion;
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(3)
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subject
to consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Marina Sale
Agreement, the Marina Sale Proceeds, provided, however, that
such Marina Sale Proceeds shall be paid to the First Lien Lenders and/or
deposited into the Debt Service Account in the Ad Hoc Committee’s
discretion; and
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(4)
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100%
of the equity interests in TCI 2.
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Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, no payments shall be made on account of First
Lien Lender Secured Claims exceeding the Allowed amount of such
Claims.
The Debtors and the Ad Hoc Committee believe that all or a portion
of certain payments made to or for the benefit of the First Lien Lenders under
the Final Cash Collateral Order may be subject to recharacterization as payments
on principal. The First Lien Lenders dispute that such a right of
recharacterization exists. In the event that all or a portion of any
such payments are recharacterized, then the principal balance of the New Term
Loan will be reduced.
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4.
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Second Lien
Note Claims (Class 4).
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Holders
of Allowed Second Lien Note Claims shall receive on the Effective Date, in full
and final satisfaction of such Claims, (i) their Pro Rata Share of the
Equity Distribution; and (ii) their Pro Rata Share (together with the holders of
Allowed General Unsecured Claims) of the Creditor Distribution.
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5.
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General
Unsecured Claims (Class 5).
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Holders
of Allowed General Unsecured Claims shall receive on the Effective Date, in full
and final satisfaction of such Claims (i) the Cash Distribution; and (ii) their
Pro Rata Share (together with the holders of Allowed Second Lien Note Claims) of
the Creditor Distribution.
To the
extent the Bankruptcy Court determines that the proposed treatment of the Class
5 Claims held by Accredited Investors and the Class 5 Claims held by
non-Accredited Investors requires the separate classification of such Claims,
then Class 5 shall be deemed classified into two (2) separate sub-classes and
the distributions otherwise to be made to Class 5 from the Creditor Distribution
shall be made as follows: Class 5(a) shall consist of all holders of
Allowed General Unsecured Claims who are Eligible Holders, and such holders
shall be entitled to receive (a) the Cash Distribution, and (b) such holder’s
Pro Rata Share of the Subscription Rights (and Eligible Holders who do not
timely exercise their Subscription Rights shall be entitled to receive Cash in
an amount equal to such holder’s Subscription Rights Equivalent
Amount). Class 5(b) shall consist of all holders of Allowed General
Unsecured Claims who are not Eligible Holders, and such holders shall be
entitled to receive (a) the Cash Distribution and (b) Cash in an amount equal to
such holder’s Subscription Rights Equivalent Amount. Upon such a
determination from the Bankruptcy Court, the Claims and Solicitation Agent shall
be required to tabulate the votes of Classes 5(a) and 5(b)
accordingly.
For
further information regarding the Rights Offering, see Section III.A.4
hereof.
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6.
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DJT Claims
(Class 6).
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Subject to the satisfaction by the DJT
Parties of their obligations under the DJT Settlement Agreement, in compromise
and settlement pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule 9019 of all disputes pending between
the DJT Parties, the Ad Hoc Committee and the Debtors’ estates, and in exchange
for (i) Donald J. Trump and Ivanka Trump entering into the Amended and Restated
Trademark License Agreement, (ii) Donald J. Trump entering into the Amended and
Restated Services Agreement, (iii) Donald J. Trump and Ivanka Trump agreeing not
to compete with the Reorganized Debtors (as provided in and subject to the terms
of the Amended and Restated Trademark License Agreement and the Amended and
Restated Services Agreement), (iv) the benefit and cost savings to the Debtors’
estates resulting from the suspension of litigation between the DJT Parties and
the Ad Hoc Committee, (v) the waiver by the DJT Parties of any right to receive
any additional consideration or indemnification from the Reorganized Debtors on
account of any of their existing indemnification agreements with the Debtors
(except as provided in Section 8.5 of the Plan), and (vi) the waiver of any and
all Claims (whether Administrative Expense Claims, priority Claims, secured
Claims or unsecured Claims) or Causes of Action against, or Equity Interests in,
any and all of the Debtors held by each of the DJT Parties, and in full and
final satisfaction and discharge of all such Claims, Causes of Action or Equity
Interests, the DJT Parties shall be entitled to receive on the Effective Date
the following: (A) the DJT Stock, (B) the DJT Warrants, and (C) reimbursement of
the reasonable and documented fees incurred by the DJT Advisors on behalf of the
DJT Parties in connection with the Reorganization Cases, which fees shall not
include any bonus, success or incentive fee under any
circumstances.
The DJT Settlement Agreement, which is
described in more detail in section VII.D.4 below, was the result of arm’s
length negotiations between the Ad Hoc Committee and the DJT
Parties. The Ad Hoc Committee believes that entry into the DJT
Settlement Agreement and the release of Claims against the DJT Parties will
benefit the Debtors’ estates both in terms of reducing liabilities of the
estates and eliminating costs associated with litigation. For similar
reasons, the Ad Hoc Committee believes that the release of Claims arising under
the Trump Personal Guaranty (subject to the terms and conditions of the DJT
Settlement Agreement) in exchange for the consideration provided under the DJT
Settlement Agreement will benefit the holders of the Second Lien Notes due to
the litigation risk and cost associated with enforcement of the Trump Personal
Guaranty. Accordingly, the Ad Hoc Committee believes that the DJT
Settlement Agreement is fair and reasonable.
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7.
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Convenience
Claims (Class 7).
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Except to
the extent that a Holder of a Convenience Claim agrees to a less favorable
treatment, in full and final satisfaction of each Convenience Claim, each Holder
of an Allowed Convenience Claim shall be paid on the later of the Effective Date
or on the date on which such Claims becomes an Allowed Claim, an amount of Cash
equal to the lesser of (i) 50% of such Claim and (ii) its Pro Rata Share of
$500,000.
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8.
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Intercompany
Claims (Class 8).
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There
shall be no distributions to holders of Intercompany Claims; provided, however,
on or after the Effective Date, all Intercompany Claims will, (i) at the option
of Reorganized TER, (A) be Reinstated, or (B) after setoff be contributed on a
net basis to the capital of the obligor, or (ii) with the mutual consent of both
the obligor and the obligee, be released, waived and discharged on and as of the
Effective Date.
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9.
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Section
510(b) Claims (Class 9).
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Holders
of Section 510(b) Claims shall not receive or retain any distribution or payment
on account of such Section 510(b) Claim. On the Effective Date, all
such Section 510(b) Claims shall be discharged and extinguished.
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10.
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Equity
Interests in TER (Class 10).
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On the
Effective Date, all Equity Interests in TER shall be
cancelled. Holders of the Equity Interests in TER shall not receive
or retain any distribution or payment on account of such Equity
Interests.
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11.
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Equity
Interests in TER Holdings (Class
11).
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On the
Effective Date, all Equity Interests in TER Holdings shall be
cancelled. Holders of the Equity Interests in TER Holdings shall not
receive or retain any distribution or payment on account of such Equity
Interest.
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12.
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Subsidiary
Equity Interests (Class 12).
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There
shall be no distributions to holders of Subsidiary Equity
Interests. Nonetheless, except as otherwise set forth in the Plan,
Subsidiary Equity Interests shall be Reinstated for the benefit of the holders
thereof in exchange for Reorganized Debtors’ agreement to make certain
distributions to the holders of Allowed Claims and interests under the Plan, and
to use certain funds and assets, to the extent authorized in the Plan, to
satisfy certain obligations between and among such Reorganized
Debtors.
III.
Transactions
to be Consummated Under the Plan and
Certain
Corporate and Securities Laws Matters
A.
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Means
of Implementation
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1.
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Non-Substantive
Consolidation.
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The Plan
is a joint plan for each of the Debtors (other than the Dismissed Debtors) that
does not provide for the substantive consolidation of the Debtors’ estates on
the Effective Date, and on the Effective Date, the Debtors’ estates shall not be
deemed substantively consolidated for purposes hereof. Except as
expressly set forth herein, nothing contained herein shall constitute an
admission that any of the Debtors is subject to or liable for any Claim against
any other Debtor. Additionally, claimants holding Claims against
multiple Debtors, to the extent Allowed in each of the Reorganization Cases of
the Debtors, will be treated as holding a separate Claim against each Debtors’
estate; provided,
however, that no holder of any Allowed Claim shall be entitled to receive
more than payment in full of such Allowed Claim, and such Claims shall be
administered and treated in the manner provided in the Plan. As
described in more detail below, the Confirmation Order shall provide for the
dismissal of the jointly-administered cases of the Dismissed Debtors pursuant to
section 1112(b) of the Bankruptcy Code.
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2.
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Settlement
of Certain Claims.
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Pursuant
to Bankruptcy Rule 9019, and in consideration for the classification,
distribution, releases and other benefits provided under the Plan, upon the
Effective Date, the provisions of the Plan shall constitute a good faith
compromise and settlement of all Claims or controversies resolved pursuant to
the Plan. Without limiting the foregoing, pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule
9019, and in consideration for the classification, distribution, releases and
other benefits provided under the Plan, upon the Effective Date (and subject to
the terms and conditions of the DJT Settlement Agreement), the provisions of the
Plan shall constitute a good faith compromise and settlement of all DJT Claims
or controversies resolved pursuant to the Plan. Notwithstanding
anything contained herein to the contrary, all Plan distributions made to
creditors holding Allowed Claims in any Class take into account the relative
priority and rights of the Claims and the Equity Interests in each Class in
connection with any contractual, legal and equitable subordination rights
relating thereto whether arising under general principles of equitable
subordination, section 510 of the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise, and are intended
to be and shall be final, and no Plan distribution to the holder of a Claim in
one Class shall be subject to being shared with or reallocated to the holders of
any Claim in another Class by virtue of any prepetition collateral trust
agreement, shared collateral agreement, subordination agreement or other similar
inter-creditor arrangement. As of the Effective Date, any and all
contractual, legal and equitable subordination rights, whether arising under
general principles of equitable subordination, section 510 of the Bankruptcy
Code or otherwise, relating to the allowance, classification and treatment of
all Allowed Claims and their respective distributions and treatments hereunder
are settled, compromised, terminated and released pursuant hereto; provided, however, that
nothing contained herein shall preclude any person or entity from exercising
their rights pursuant to and consistent with the terms of the Plan and the
contracts, instruments, releases, indentures, and other agreements or documents
delivered under or in connection with the Plan.
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3.
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Authorization
and Issuance of Plan
Securities.
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On the
Effective Date, each of the applicable Reorganized Debtors will be authorized to
and shall issue, as applicable, the New Common Stock (including the Equity
Distribution, the Rights Offering Stock, the Backstop Stock and the DJT Stock),
the New Partnership Interests, the DJT Warrants, and any and all other
securities, notes, stock, instruments, certificates, and other documents or
agreements required to be issued, executed or delivered pursuant to the Plan
(collectively with the Subscription Rights, the “New Securities
and Documents”), in each case without further notice to or order of the
Bankruptcy Court, act or action under applicable law, regulation, order, or rule
or the vote, consent, authorization or approval of any entity.
As
described in more detail in Section III.C below, the issuance of the New
Securities and Documents and the distribution thereof under the Plan, and
distribution and exercise of the Subscription Rights, shall be exempt from
registration under applicable securities laws pursuant to section 1145(a) of the
Bankruptcy Code or, to the extent the exception in section 1145(a) of the
Bankruptcy Code is not available, section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and/or any other applicable exemptions. Without limiting the
effect of section 1145 of the Bankruptcy Code, all documents, agreements, and
instruments entered into and delivered on or as of the Effective Date
contemplated by or in furtherance of the Plan, including, without limitation,
the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, the Amended and Restated Trademark
License Agreement, the Amended and Restated Services Agreement, the DJT Warrant
Agreement, and any Marina Sale Agreement, any of the Amended Organizational
Documents or any other agreement or document related to or entered into in
connection with any of the foregoing, shall become, and the Backstop Agreement
shall remain, effective and binding in accordance with their respective terms
and conditions upon the parties thereto, in each case without further notice to
or order of the Bankruptcy Court, act or action under applicable law,
regulation, order, or rule or the vote, consent, authorization or approval of
any entity (other than as expressly required by such applicable
agreement).
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Upon the
Effective Date, after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby,
10,714,286 shares of New Common Stock will be authorized and issued by the
Reorganized Debtors, and 9,285,714 additional shares of New Common Stock will be
authorized but not issued as further provided in the Amended Organizational
Documents.
Except as
otherwise provided in the Plan or the Confirmation Order, all Cash necessary for
the Reorganized Debtors to make payments required pursuant to the Plan will be
obtained from the Reorganized Debtors’ Cash balances, including Cash from
operations, the proceeds of the Rights Offering and the Marina Sale Proceeds, if
any. Cash payments to be made pursuant to the Plan will be made by
the Reorganized Debtors.
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4.
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The Rights
Offering.
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The Plan
contemplates the investment of $225 million of new equity capital to the
Reorganized Debtors in the form of a Rights Offering to holders of Second Lien
Note Claims and Allowed General Unsecured Claims who have been determined by the
Ad Hoc Committee, based on information furnished by such holders in the
Accredited Investor Form that they are required to fill out prior to the
solicitation of the Plan or the Rights Offering, to be Accredited
Investors. The Rights Offering will be backstopped by the members of
the Ad Hoc Committee, who have committed to purchase all shares of New Common
Stock offered in the Rights Offering that are not otherwise subscribed for, in
exchange for a fee payable in the form of 20% of the New Common
Stock. In addition, 5% of the New Common Stock (or the cash
equivalent) is to be distributed pro rata to the holders of Second Lien Note
Claims and General Unsecured Claims. The terms of the Rights Offering
are set forth below and in Section 5.4 of the Plan.
Issuance of Subscription
Rights. Each of the Eligible Holders shall be entitled to
receive Subscription Rights entitling such participant to subscribe for up to
its Rights Offering Pro Rata Share of the Rights Offering
Stock. Eligible Holders have the right, but not the obligation, to
participate in the Rights Offering as provided in the Plan. If, after
the Rights Offering Record Date but at least five (5) calendar days prior to the
Subscription Expiration Date, a holder of a Disputed Claim who otherwise would
be an Eligible Holder, is permitted to participate in the Rights Offering as a
result of a Bankruptcy Court order estimating such Claim for the purpose of
determining such holder’s Rights Participation Claim Amount, such holder shall
be permitted to participate in the Rights Offering to the same extent as an
Eligible Holder. For the avoidance of doubt, to the extent that a
Disputed Claim becomes an Allowed Claim after the date that is five (5) calendar
days prior to the Subscription Expiration Date, then the holder of such Claim
shall not be entitled to any Rights Participation Claim Amount.
Subscription
Period. The Rights Offering shall commence on the Subscription
Commencement Date and shall expire on the Subscription Expiration
Date. Each Eligible Holder intending to participate in the Rights
Offering must affirmatively elect to exercise its Subscription Rights, in whole
or in part, on or prior to the Subscription Expiration Date. On the
Effective Date, all Unsubscribed Shares shall be treated as acquired by the
Backstop Parties in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions
contained in the Backstop Agreement and the Plan, and any exercise of such
Subscription Rights after the Subscription Expiration Date (other than the
purchase of shares by the Backstop Parties pursuant to the Backstop Agreement)
shall be null and void and there shall be no obligation to honor any such
purported exercise received by the Subscription Agent after the Subscription
Expiration Date, regardless of when the documents relating to such exercise were
sent.
The Subscription Expiration Date is
prominently displayed on the Subscription Form delivered to Eligible Holders in
connection with the solicitation of this Disclosure Statement and the Rights
Offering.
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Subscription Purchase
Price. Each Rights Offering Participant choosing to exercise
its Subscription Rights, in whole or in part, shall (i) be advised in writing by
the Subscription Agent, as promptly as practicable following the Subscription
Expiration Date, of the number of shares of Rights Offering Stock required to be
purchased by such Rights Offering Participant as a result of such exercise and
(ii) be required to pay such participant’s Subscription Purchase Price for such
shares of Rights Offering Stock not later than the Subscription Payment Date;
provided, however, that
no fractional shares of New Common Stock shall be issued pursuant to any
exercise of Subscription Rights.
Exercise of Subscription
Rights. In order to exercise the Subscription Rights, each
Eligible Holder must: (a) return a duly completed Subscription Form to the
Subscription Agent so that such form is actually received by the Subscription
Agent on or before the Subscription Expiration Date; and (b) pay to the
Subscription Agent (on behalf of TER) on or before the Subscription Payment Date
such holder’s Subscription Purchase Price in accordance with the wire
instructions set forth on the Subscription Form or by bank or cashier’s check
delivered to the Subscription Agent as specified in the Subscription Form; provided, however, that no
fractional shares of New Common Stock shall be issued upon any exercise of
Subscription Rights. If the Subscription Agent for any reason does
not receive from a given holder of Subscription Rights (a) a duly completed
Subscription Form on or prior to the Subscription Expiration Date, and
(b) immediately available funds in an amount equal to such holder’s
Subscription Purchase Price on or prior to the Subscription Payment Date, such
holder shall be deemed to have relinquished and waived its right to participate
in the Rights Offering and any shares that such holder could have purchased upon
its valid exercise of Subscription Rights shall be deemed to be Unsubscribed
Shares. The payments made in accordance with the Rights Offering
shall be deposited and held by the Subscription Agent in an interest-bearing
trust account, or similarly segregated account or accounts which shall be
separate and apart from the Subscription Agent’s general operating funds and any
other funds subject to any lien or similar encumbrance and which segregated
account or accounts will be maintained for the purpose of holding the money for
administration of the Rights Offering until the Effective Date. The
Subscription Agent shall not use such funds for any other purpose prior to such
date and shall not encumber or permit such funds to be encumbered with any lien
or similar encumbrance.
Each Rights Offering Participant may
exercise all or any portion of such holder’s Subscription Rights pursuant to the
Subscription Form, but the exercise of any Subscription Rights shall be
irrevocable and shall obligate the exercising Rights Offering Participant to
purchase the applicable shares of New Common Stock and to pay the Subscription
Purchase Price for such shares on or prior to the Subscription Payment
Date. In order to facilitate the exercise of the Subscription Rights,
on the Subscription Commencement Date, a Subscription Form will be mailed to
each Eligible Holder together with appropriate instructions for the proper
completion, due execution and timely delivery of the Subscription
Form. As promptly as practicable following the Subscription
Expiration Date, the Subscription Agent will deliver to each Rights Offering
Participant that has validly exercised its Subscription Rights in whole or in
part a written statement specifying the number of shares of the Rights Offering
Stock to be purchased by such Rights Offering Participant as a result of such
exercise of Subscription Rights and the applicable Subscription Purchase Price
for such shares as well as instructions for the payment of the applicable
Subscription Purchase Price to the Subscription Agent prior to the Subscription
Payment Date.
Rights Offering
Procedures. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Plan to
the contrary, the Ad Hoc Committee may modify the procedures relating to the
Rights Offering or adopt such additional detailed procedures consistent with the
provisions of Section 5.4 of the Plan to more efficiently administer the
exercise of the Subscription Rights.
Transfer Restriction;
Revocation. The Subscription Rights are not
transferable. Any such transfer or attempted transfer will be null
and void, and no purported transferee will be treated as the holder of, or
permitted to exercise, any Subscription Rights. Once a Rights
Offering Participant has properly exercised its Subscription Rights, such
exercise will not be permitted to be revoked.
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Rights Offering
Backstop. Subject to the terms and conditions in the Backstop
Agreement, each of the Backstop Parties, severally and not jointly, has agreed
to subscribe for and purchase on the Effective Date, at the aggregate
Subscription Purchase Price therefor, its Backstop Commitment (as set forth on
Exhibit A to the Backstop Agreement) of all Unsubscribed Shares as of the
Effective Date. The Backstop Parties shall pay to the Subscription
Agent, by wire transfer in immediately available funds on or prior to the
Effective Date, Cash in an amount equal to the aggregate Subscription Purchase
Price attributable to such amount of New Common Stock as provided in the
Backstop Agreement. The Subscription Agent shall deposit such payment
into the same trust account into which were deposited the Subscription Purchase
Price payments of Rights Offering Participants. TER and the
Subscription Agent shall give the Backstop Parties by e-mail and electronic
facsimile transmission written notification setting forth either (i) a true
and accurate calculation of the number of Unsubscribed Shares, and the aggregate
Subscription Purchase Price therefor (a “Purchase
Notice”) or (ii) in the absence of any Unsubscribed Shares, the fact that
there are no Unsubscribed Shares and that the Backstop Commitments are
terminated (a “Satisfaction
Notice”) as soon as practicable after the Subscription Payment Date (and,
in any event, no later than four (4) Business Days prior to the Effective
Date). In addition, the Subscription Agent shall notify the Backstop
Parties, on each Friday during the Subscription Period and on each Business Day
during the five (5) Business Days prior to the Subscription Expiration Date (and
any extensions thereto), or more frequently if requested by the Backstop
Parties, of the aggregate number of Subscription Rights known by the
Subscription Agent to have been exercised pursuant to the Rights Offering as of
the close of business on the preceding Business Day or the most recent
practicable time before such request, as the case may be. The
Subscription Agent shall determine the number of Unsubscribed Shares, if any, in
good faith, and provide each of the Backstop Parties with a Purchase Notice or a
Satisfaction Notice that accurately reflects the number of Unsubscribed Shares
as so determined. On the Effective Date, the Backstop Parties will
purchase only such number of Unsubscribed Shares as are listed in the Purchase
Notice, without prejudice to the rights of the Backstop Parties to seek later an
upward or downward adjustment if the number of Unsubscribed Shares in such
Purchase Notice is inaccurate. Delivery of the Unsubscribed Shares
will be made to the accounts of the respective Backstop Parties (or to such
other accounts as the Backstop Parties may designate) at 10:00 a.m., New York
City time, on the Effective Date against payment of the aggregate Subscription
Purchase Price for the Unsubscribed Shares by wire transfer of immediately
available funds to the Subscription Agent. All Unsubscribed Shares
will be delivered with any and all issue, stamp, transfer or similar taxes or
duties payable in connection with such delivery duly paid by the Debtors or the
Reorganized Debtors to the extent required under the Confirmation Order or
applicable law. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the
contrary, the Backstop Parties, in their sole discretion, may designate that
some or all of the Unsubscribed Shares be issued in the name of, and delivered
to, one or more of their affiliates.
Backstop Fees and Expenses/Backstop
Stock. In consideration for their agreement to backstop the
Rights Offering, on the Effective Date, the Backstop Parties shall receive the
Backstop Stock to be allocated in the manner set forth in the Backstop
Agreement, and shall be entitled to the reimbursement of all Backstop Fees and
Expenses. The Backstop Stock is equal to 20% of the New Common
Stock. The issuance of the Backstop Stock to the Backstop Parties is
necessary and appropriate in order to ensure that the Backstop Commitments were
given and the Plan has the necessary committed financing.
To date, the Ad Hoc Committee Advisors
have incurred approximately $[ ] of fees and expenses on behalf of
the members of the Ad Hoc Committee in connection with the Reorganization Cases
and the NJCCC (as defined below) regulatory approval process. The Ad
Hoc Committee Advisors estimate that they may incur approximately
$[ ] of additional fees between now and the Effective Date (estimated
to occur in March 2010, if not sooner, subject to litigation over the Plan and
the Icahn/Beal Plan and the NJCCC regulatory approval process). Such
estimate includes fees and expenses estimated due to Houlihan Lokey Howard &
Zukin (“Houlihan
Lokey”), financial advisor to the Ad Hoc Committee, as well as a success
fee payable to Houlihan Lokey upon consummation of the Plan in accordance with
the terms and conditions contained in that certain engagement letter between
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, as counsel to the Ad Hoc Committee, and
Houlihan Lokey dated as of December 2, 2008.
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Distribution of the New Common
Stock. On the Effective Date, the Subscription Agent shall (i)
distribute the Rights Offering Stock purchased by each Rights Offering
Participant that has properly exercised, and paid the Subscription Price for,
its Subscription Rights to such holder and (ii) distribute the Unsubscribed
Shares, and the Backstop Stock, to the Backstop Parties. If the
exercise of a Subscription Right would result in the issuance of a fractional
share of New Common Stock, then the number of shares of New Common Stock to be
issued in respect of such Subscription Right will be calculated to one decimal
place and rounded up or down to the closest whole share (with a half share
rounded up). The total number of the shares of New Common Stock that
may be purchased pursuant to the Rights Offering shall be adjusted as necessary
to account for the rounding provided for in this paragraph.
Disputed
Claims. Each Rights Offering Participant is entitled to
participate in the Rights Offering solely to the extent of its Rights
Participation Claim Amount, if any.
Recalculation as of the Subscription
Expiration Date. The Rights Participation Claims Amount and
Rights Offering Pro Rata Share of each Rights Offering Participant shall be
recalculated on the Subscription Expiration Date to account for any allowances
or disallowances, as applicable, of General Unsecured Claims or Second Lien Note
Claims prior to the day that is five (5) Business Days prior to the Subscription
Expiration Date and each properly exercising holder of a General Unsecured Claim
or Second Lien Note Claim under the Rights Offering shall only be entitled to
purchase the amount of New Common Stock so calculated on such date.
Subsequent
Adjustments. If as a result of allowances prior to the fifth
(5th) Business Day preceding the Subscription Expiration Date of General
Unsecured Claims or Second Lien Note Claims for purposes of participating in the
Rights Offering, more than all of the New Common Stock subject to the Rights
Offering has been subscribed for as a result of the exercise of the Subscription
Rights, the New Common Stock subscribed for by each properly subscribing Rights
Offering Participant shall be reduced on a pro rata basis based upon the number
of shares of New Common Stock properly subscribed for by such
participant.
Validity of Exercise of Subscription
Rights. All questions concerning the timeliness, viability,
form and eligibility of any exercise of Subscription Rights shall be determined
by the Subscription Agent as directed by the Ad Hoc Committee, whose good faith
determinations shall be final and binding. The Subscription Agent as
directed by the Ad Hoc Committee, in its discretion, may waive any defect or
irregularity, or permit a defect or irregularity to be corrected within such
times as they may determine, or reject the purported exercise of any
Subscription Rights. Subscription Forms shall be deemed not to have
been received or accepted until all irregularities have been waived or cured
within such time as the Subscription Agent with the consent of the Ad Hoc
Committee determines. The Subscription Agent will use commercially
reasonable efforts to give notice to any Rights Offering Participants regarding
any defect or irregularity in connection with any purported exercise of
Subscription Rights by such participant and, may permit such defect or
irregularity to be cured within such time as the Subscription Agent with the
consent of the Ad Hoc Committee may determine in good faith to be appropriate;
provided, however, that
neither the Ad Hoc Committee nor the Subscription Agent shall incur any
liability for failure to give such notification. Within five (5) days
after the Voting Deadline, the Subscription Agent shall file with the Bankruptcy
Court a report regarding the results of the Rights Offering including a list
identifying all those Subscription Forms deemed rejected due to defect or
irregularity.
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Indemnification of Backstop
Parties. Upon entry of the Confirmation Order, the Debtors or
the Reorganized Debtors, as the case may be (in such capacity, the “Indemnifying
Parties”) shall indemnify and hold harmless the Backstop Parties and each
of their respective affiliates, members, partners, officers, directors,
employees, agents, advisors, controlling persons and professionals (each an
“Indemnified
Person”) from and against any and all losses, claims, damages,
liabilities and reasonable expenses, joint or several, to which any such
Indemnified Person may become subject arising out of or in connection with any
claim, challenge, litigation, investigation or proceeding with respect to the
Rights Offering, the Backstop Agreement, the Plan or the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby, including without limitation, distribution of
the Backstop Stock and the payment of the Backstop Fees and Expenses, if any,
distribution of the Subscription Rights, the purchase and sale of New Common
Stock in the Rights Offering and purchase and sale of Unsubscribed Shares
pursuant to the Backstop Agreement, regardless of whether any of such
Indemnified Persons is a party thereto, and to reimburse such Indemnified
Persons for any reasonable legal or other reasonable out-of-pocket expenses as
they are incurred in connection with investigating, responding to or defending
any of the foregoing, provided that the foregoing indemnification will not, as
to any Indemnified Person, apply to losses, claims, damages, liabilities or
expenses to the extent that they are finally judicially determined to have
resulted from gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of such
Indemnified Person. If for any reason the foregoing indemnification
is unavailable to any Indemnified Person or insufficient to hold it harmless,
then the Indemnifying Parties shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by
such Indemnified Person as a result of such loss, claim, damage, liability or
expense in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative
benefits received by the Indemnifying Parties on the one hand and such
Indemnified Person on the other hand but also the relative fault of the
Indemnifying Parties, on the one hand, and such Indemnified Person, on the other
hand, as well as any relevant equitable considerations. The relative
benefits to the Indemnifying Parties on the one hand and all Indemnified Persons
on the other hand shall be deemed to be in the same proportion as (i) the total
value received or proposed to be received by the Debtors pursuant to the sale of
New Common Stock contemplated by the Backstop Agreement bears to (ii) the fee
paid or proposed to be paid to the Backstop Parties in connection with such
sale. The Indemnifying Parties also agree that no Indemnified Person
shall have any liability based on their exclusive or contributory negligence or
otherwise to the Indemnifying Parties, any person asserting claims on behalf of
or in right of any of the Indemnifying Parties, or any other person in
connection with or as a result of the Rights Offering or the transactions
contemplated thereby, except as to any Indemnified Person to the extent that any
losses, claims, damages, liability or expenses incurred by the Debtors are
finally judicially determined to have resulted from gross negligence or willful
misconduct of such Indemnified Person in performing the services that are the
subject of the Backstop Agreement. The indemnity and reimbursement
obligations of the Indemnifying Parties described in this paragraph shall be in
addition to any liability that the Indemnifying Parties may otherwise have to an
Indemnified Person and shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of any
successors, assigns, heirs and personal representatives of the Indemnifying
Parties and any Indemnified Person.
Promptly
after receipt by an Indemnified Person of notice of the commencement of any
claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to the backstop
Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated thereby (“Proceedings”),
such Indemnified Person will, if a claim is to be made hereunder against the
Indemnifying Parties in respect thereof, notify the Indemnifying Parties in
writing of the commencement thereof; provided that (i) the omission so to notify
the Indemnifying Parties will not relieve it from any liability that it may have
hereunder except to the extent it has been materially prejudiced by such failure
and (ii) the omission so to notify the Indemnifying Parties will not relieve it
from any liability that it may have to an Indemnified Person otherwise than on
account of the provisions described in the preceding paragraph. In
case any such Proceedings are brought against any Indemnified Person and it
notifies the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement thereof, if the
Indemnifying Parties commit in writing to fully indemnify and hold harmless the
Indemnified Person with respect to such Proceedings without regard to whether
the Effective Date occurs, the Indemnifying Parties will be entitled to
participate in such Proceedings, and, to the extent that it may elect by written
notice delivered to such Indemnified Person, to assume the defense thereof, with
counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person, provided that if the
defendants in any such Proceedings include both such Indemnified Person and the
Indemnifying Parties and such Indemnified Person shall have concluded that there
may be legal defenses available to it that are different from or additional to
those available to the Indemnifying Parties, such Indemnified Person shall have
the right to select separate counsel to assert such legal defenses and to
otherwise participate in the defense of such Proceedings on behalf of such
Indemnified Person. Upon receipt of such indemnification commitment
from the Indemnifying Parties and notice from the Indemnifying Parties to such
Indemnified Person of its election so to assume the defense of such Proceedings
and approval by such Indemnified Person of counsel, the Indemnifying Parties
shall not be liable to such Indemnified Person for expenses incurred by such
Indemnified Person in connection with the defense thereof (other than reasonable
costs of investigation) unless (i) such Indemnified Person shall have employed
separate counsel in connection with the assertion of legal defenses in
accordance with the proviso to the next preceding sentence (it being understood,
however, that the Indemnifying Parties shall not be liable for the expenses of
more than one separate counsel, approved by the Requisite Investors (as defined
in the Backstop Agreement), representing the Indemnified Persons who are parties
to such Proceedings), (ii) the Indemnifying Parties shall not have employed
counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person to represent such
Indemnified Person at the Indemnifying Parties’ expense within a reasonable time
after notice of commencement of the Proceedings, or (iii) the Indemnifying
Parties shall have authorized in writing the employment of counsel for such
Indemnified Person.
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Additional Information Regarding the
Backstop Agreement. Pursuant to the Backstop Agreement, each of the
Backstop Parties has agreed, among other things, subject to the terms and
conditions stated therein, to timely vote or cause to be voted its claims
arising under the Second Lien Notes held by such Backstop Parties to accept the
Plan, and not to consent to, or otherwise directly or indirectly support,
solicit, assist, encourage or participate in the formulation of, any
restructuring or reorganization of the Debtors (or any plan or proposal in
respect of the same) other than the Plan. The Backstop Agreement
further provides for a prohibition against the sale, transfer, loan,
hypothecation, assignment or disposition (including by participation), in whole
or in part, of any of the Second Lien Notes or any option thereon or any right
or interest therein (including the deposit of any Second Lien Notes into a
voting trust or entry into a voting agreement with respect to any such Second
Lien Notes), unless the transferee agrees to comply with certain obligations
specified in the Backstop Agreement. However, the Backstop Agreement
provides that the Backstop Commitment of any Backstop Party cannot be assigned
or transferred (subject to sections 9(b), 10 and 15(b) of the Backstop
Agreement).
In
addition, TER and TER Holdings have each agreed, among other things, subject to
the terms and conditions stated in the Backstop Agreement, that TER and TER
Holdings shall, and shall cause the other Debtors (subject in each case to the
fiduciary duties of the Debtors under applicable law) to, support and become a
co-proponent of the Plan, encourage creditors to vote to accept the Plan, use
good faith efforts to obtain approval and confirmation of the Plan and use
commercially reasonable efforts to consummate the Plan, and not to consent to or
otherwise support any other plan unless (A) authorized in writing to do so by
the Requisite Investors, (B) doing so is consistent with the Debtors’ fiduciary
duties, or (C) such discussions are conducted for the purpose of achieving an
agreement among the principal creditors of the Debtors to a consensual plan of
reorganization.
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In
addition, the obligations of the Backstop Parties are subject to the
satisfaction of certain conditions (unless waived in writing by the Requisite
Investors (as defined below)), including (among others) the
following:
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absence of a Material Adverse Effect (as defined therein) since the date
of the Backstop Agreement, and the delivery by TER to the Backstop Parties
of an executed officers’ certificate, dated the Effective Date, confirming
that no Material Adverse Effect has occurred since the date of the
Backstop Agreement.
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The
Requisite Investors shall have approved in writing (i) prior to filing
with the Bankruptcy Court, the Confirmation Order, which shall be
consistent in all material respects with the provisions of the Plan and
otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Requisite Investors; and (ii)
prior to filing with the Bankruptcy Court, any amendments or supplements
to the Plan or the Confirmation Order, and such amendments or supplements
shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Requisite
Investors.
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The Disclosure Statement shall have been approved by the Bankruptcy Court
pursuant to an order, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the
Requisite Investors, and such order shall have become a Final Order, (ii)
the Plan shall have been confirmed by the Bankruptcy Court pursuant to the
Confirmation Order, (iii) the Confirmation Order, in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Requisite Investors, shall have been
entered by the Bankruptcy Court and shall be a Final Order, and (iv) the
Bankruptcy Court shall have entered Final Order(s), which order may be the
Confirmation Order, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Requisite Investors, approving the Backstop
Agreement.
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All
conditions to confirmation and all conditions to the Effective Date set
forth in the Plan shall have been satisfied in all material respects in
accordance with the Plan (or waived in writing by the Requisite Investors)
and the Effective Date shall have occurred not later than one-hundred
fifty (150) calendar days after the entry of the Confirmation
Order.
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Registration Rights Agreement shall have been executed and delivered by
TER.
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If
the purchase of Unsubscribed Shares by the Backstop Parties pursuant to
the Backstop Agreement is subject to the terms of the HSR Act, the
applicable waiting period shall have expired or been terminated thereunder
with respect to such purchase.
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TER
and the other Debtors shall have complied in all material respects with
all obligations in the Backstop Agreement and the Plan to be performed by
them on or prior to the Effective
Date.
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All
fees and other amounts required to be paid or reimbursed by TER to the
Backstop Parties as of the Effective Date shall have been so paid or
reimbursed.
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Backstop Agreement shall not have been terminated pursuant to the terms
thereof.
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Pursuant
to the Backstop Agreement, either the Requisite Investors (defined in the
Backstop Agreement as Backstop Parties representing at least 66-2/3% of the
Backstop Commitments thereunder) or TER may terminate the Backstop Agreement, by
written notice to the other parties to the Backstop Agreement, upon the
occurrence of any of the following events (among others):
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any time after January 16, 2010 if the Bankruptcy Court has not entered
the Disclosure Statement Order on or prior to such
date;
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any time after February 28, 2010 if the Bankruptcy Court has not entered
the Confirmation Order with respect to the Plan on or prior to such
date;
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any time after the date that is one-hundred fifty (150) calendar days
after entry of the Confirmation Order, if the Effective Date with respect
to the Plan has not occurred on or prior to such
date;
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the Bankruptcy Court shall have entered an order denying confirmation of
the Plan, the Plan is terminated in accordance with its terms or the
Confirmation Order is vacated or reversed and does not become a Final
Order;
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the case of TER and TER Holdings, upon the failure of any of the closing
conditions of the Investors to be satisfied when required to be satisfied,
or, in the case of the Requisite Investors, upon the failure of any of the
closing conditions of TER and TER Holdings to be satisfied when required
to be satisfied;
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the dismissal of any of the Reorganization Cases or the conversion of any
of the Reorganization Cases from one under Chapter 11 to one under Chapter
7 of the Bankruptcy Code, or the filing by the Debtors of a motion or
other pleading with the Bankruptcy Court seeking the dismissal or
conversion of any of the Reorganization
Cases;
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any time, if the Bankruptcy Court (x) grants relief that is materially
inconsistent with the Backstop Agreement or the Plan in any respect or (y)
enters an order confirming any plan of reorganization other than the Plan;
or
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mutual written agreement of the Requisite Investors and
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The
Backstop Agreement provides that the Backstop Agreement, the Plan and the
Disclosure Statement may be amended, and the terms and conditions of the
Backstop Agreement, the Plan or the Disclosure Statement may be waived, only by
a written instrument signed by the Requisite Investors (subject, to the extent
required, to the approval of the Bankruptcy Court); provided, however, that (i)
any modification that would have the effect of increasing the amount of an
Backstop Party’s Backstop Commitment requires the prior written consent of such
Backstop Party, and (ii) any material modification of, or amendment or
supplement to, the Plan requires the prior written consent of all the Backstop
Parties (in each case, subject to section 15(b) of the Backstop Agreement, under
which the Backstop Commitment of a dissenting Backstop Party may be assumed by
one or more consenting Backstop Parties under certain circumstances); and provided further, that the prior
written consent of TER and TER Holdings (not to be unreasonably withheld) shall
be required for material changes or material modifications to the Backstop
Agreement, the Plan or the Disclosure Statement that affect the Debtors or the
treatment provided to the Debtors' creditors under the Plan or that adversely
affect the ability of the Plan to be confirmed.
The
foregoing summary of the terms of the Backstop Agreement is intended as a brief
overview of certain provisions of the Backstop Agreement. Creditors
are urged to review the definitive terms and conditions contained in the
Backstop Agreement, which is attached to the Disclosure Statement as Exhibit
E. In the event of any inconsistency between the foregoing summary or
this Disclosure Statement and the Backstop Agreement, the terms of the Backstop
Agreement shall control.
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The Marina
Sale Agreement.
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The Plan
contemplates the potential sale of the Trump Marina. As described
further in Section VII.D.3 below, the Debtors and the Coastal Parties had been
engaged in many months of unsuccessful negotiations regarding the terms of a
sale of the Trump Marina. Following the termination of the Amended
APA (defined below), the Coastal Parties offered to purchase the Trump Marina
pursuant to the terms of the Coastal Letter of Intent for approximately $75
million net of $17 million of cash previously deposited by the Coastal
Parties. The Coastal Letter of Intent contemplates two potential sale
scenarios: one in which the Trump Marina is sold to the Coastal Parties on a
“going concern” basis, and one in which the casino is sold and delivered to the
Coastal Parties on a “closed” basis. The Marina Sale shall be subject
to negotiation of the Marina Sale Agreement setting forth definitive terms
between the Ad Hoc Committee, the Debtors and the Coastal Parties and shall be
subject to higher and better offers submitted at the Confirmation Hearing (as
determined by the Ad Hoc Committee), and further subject to the right of the
First Lien Lenders to make a valid credit bid pursuant to 11 U.S.C. §
363(k). In the event that the Coastal Parties are determined by the
Ad Hoc Committee and the Debtors to represent the highest and best offer for the
Marina Sale, then the Ad Hoc Committee and the Coastal Parties shall mutually
agree upon which sale option is to be selected. To the extent the
Trump Marina is sold to the Coastal Parties, the parties shall coordinate on
event and room overflow bookings and certain marketing efforts. Any
such Marina Sale Agreement and Coastal Cooperation Agreement will be provided in
the Plan Supplement. On or as soon as practicable after the
Confirmation Date, if the Ad Hoc Committee and the Coastal Parties agree upon
the Marina Sale Agreement setting forth definitive terms for the Marina Sale,
the Debtors will be authorized to enter into and execute the Marina Sale
Agreement and the Coastal Cooperation Agreement and to take any and all actions
contemplated thereby. To the extent the Trump Marina is sold to the
Coastal Parties pursuant to the Marina Sale Agreement, and subject to the terms
and conditions stated in the Marina Sale Agreement, upon the Effective Date, if
the Marina Sale is consummated, each of the Coastal Adversary Proceeding and the
Florida Litigation shall be withdrawn and dismissed with prejudice.
The Ad
Hoc Committee and the Coastal Parties discussed the two alternative sale
scenarios in order to attempt to address certain of the Debtors’ perceived
concerns, provide greater optionality for the benefit of the Debtors’ estates,
and maximize the chances of successfully consummating the Marina
Sale. Under the “closed” sale option, the closing of the sale would
be on an essentially “as is” basis, with no further adjustments to the purchase
price. The closing of the sale would be subject to, among other
things, the delivery of acceptable title and the receipt of necessary approvals
by the NJCCC in order to consummate the closure of the facility. Such
NJCCC approvals include the approval of the procedures for securing and
disposing of all gaming equipment, the redemption of outstanding chips, plaques,
tokens, vouchers, and outstanding progressive jackpot liabilities, the
redemption of markers, and the maintenance of accounting and other records for
gross revenue tax audit and other purposes. Also, subject to receipt
of such approval, the Coastal Parties have advised the Ad Hoc Committee that
they believe that closing of the sale under the “closed” option can be expected
to occur within approximately 30 days of the Effective Date. Although
shutting the facility would require the Debtors to terminate employees and bear
certain labor, pension underfunding and employee related liabilities, such
liabilities would be offset, in whole or in part, by the fact that the Debtors
would retain all working capital held by the Trump Marina (estimated by the
Coastal Parties to be approximately $10 million).
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Under the
“going concern” sale option reflected in the Coastal Letter of Intent, the
facility would be maintained as a going concern pending consummation of the
sale, which would require the Debtors to continue to operate the Trump Marina at
an operating loss. Unlike the “closed sale” option, a working capital
adjustment would be included and requires the transfer of approximately $10
million of working capital to the Coastal Parties and, like the “closed sale”
option, it would also trigger certain pension underfunding related
obligations. In addition, the closing of the sale would be subject to
standard closing conditions, including gaming and other regulatory
conditions. The Coastal Parties’ purchase of the Trump Marina as a
going concern would require that the Coastal Parties obtain a casino license
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 5:12-82. The first step in the process is that
Coastal obtain Interim Casino Authorization (“ICA”)
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 5:12-95.12 et seq. Coastal has informed the Ad
Hoc Committee that the Coastal Parties have filed their initial ICA application
on July 9, 2009, and that the Coastal Parties have also filed applications for
all entities and individuals whose qualifications are presently necessary as a
pre-condition to the issuance of an ICA. Moreover, the Coastal
Parties have filed the required trust agreement along with a proposed
trustee. The Coastal Parties further informed the Ad Hoc Committee
that the Coastal Parties have recently been advised that the required background
investigations of all entities and individuals on file are nearing
completion. In addition to the licensing requirements, the
“going-concern” option would require an operation certificate from the NJCCC
which would require the submission of a detailed plan of
operation. The “going-concern” sale option would also require the
Debtors to provide additional transitional services to enable the casino to be
operated after the closing of the sale for a period of time.
To the
extent that a higher and better offer is received by another bidder or by the
First Lien Lenders in the form of a credit bid, the Coastal Letter of Intent
provides for a break up fee to the Coastal Parties (the “Break-Up
Fee”) in the form of the dismissal of the Florida Litigation and the
repayment of the $2 million deposit currently held in escrow in connection with
the Amended APA (defined below). The procedures for submitting offers
and approval of the Break-Up Fee will be subject to a prior application to the
Bankruptcy Court so that those procedures and the Break-Up Fee are approved by
the Bankruptcy Court prior to the Confirmation Hearing, as a condition to a
Marina Sale.
In the
event that the Marina Sale is not consummated, the Trump Marina shall vest in
the Reorganized Debtors and shall be subject to liens under the New Term
Loan. There is no
arrangement or agreement between the Ad Hoc Committee and the Coastal Parties
with respect to the Marina Sale or the Reorganization Cases other than as
disclosed in this Disclosure Statement.
For more
information regarding the Florida Litigation, see Section VI.C.5.
below.
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The Amended
and Restated Credit
Agreement.
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As
described herein and in the Plan, the distribution to holders of First Lien
Lender Secured Claims will include the New Term Loan pursuant to an Amended and
Restated Credit Agreement between the Reorganized Debtors and the First Lien
Lenders. The New Term Loan will be a senior secured obligation of the
Reorganized Debtors party to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and will
be secured by substantially all of the assets of Reorganized TER, Reorganized
TER Holdings and the Reorganized Debtor Subsidiaries party
thereto. The New Term Loans will bear interest at the annual rate
specified in the current version of that certain Amended and Restated First Lien
Credit Agreement in the form attached as an exhibit hereto or such other rate as
may be determined by the Bankruptcy Court. The Amended and Restated
First Lien Credit Agreement shall contain a maturity date of December 31, 2015
and shall contain other material terms and conditions that are substantially
similar to those contained in the pre-petition First Lien Credit
Agreement.
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Set forth below is a general summary of
the material terms and conditions in the Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement. Each capitalized term that is not defined in this summary
shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement.
Borrower:
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Reorganized
TER Holdings
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Guarantors:
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Reorganized
TER and Reorganized TER Holdings’ direct and indirect subsidiaries that
are currently party to the First Lien Credit Agreement
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Principal
Amount:
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An
amortizing secured term loan facility in aggregate principal amount to be
determined as of the Effective Date.*
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Maturity:
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December
31, 2015
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Interest:
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The
New Term Loan shall bear interest, at the option of the Borrower, at one
of the following rates or such lower or higher rate as may be determined
by the Bankruptcy Court:
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(i)
the Applicable Margin plus the Eurodollar
Rate (with a Eurodollar Rate floor of 3.00%); or
(ii)
the Applicable Margin plus the Base Rate
(with a Base Rate floor of 4.00%).
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“Applicable
Margin” means (i) prior to any sale of the
Trump Marina, 2.2% per annum for Base Rate Loans and 3.2% per annum for
Eurodollar Rate Loans, and (ii) after a sale of the Trump Marina, 3.2% per
annum for Base Rate Loans and 4.2% per annum for Eurodollar Rate Loans
(except that the Applicable Margin will increase by 0.25% per annum for
any period when terrorism insurance is available but not in
effect).
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Default
Interest:
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2.00%
per
annum.
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Principal
and Interest Payments:
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The
loans outstanding under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement will be
repaid in quarterly installments (payable on the last business day of each
March, June, September and December), commencing [________, 2010]. in an
amount equal to 0.25% of the aggregate principal amount outstanding on the
Effective Date (after giving effect to the pay-down to be made on the
Effective Date with proceeds of the rights offering and any proceeds of
the sale of the Trump Marina]. The entire remaining principal
balance will be due on the Maturity Date, December 31,
2015.
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Security:
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First-priority
security interest in, and lien on, substantially all assets of the
Borrower and Guarantors.
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* The aggregate principal balance of the
New Term Loan as of the Effective Date will depend upon a number of
factors. For additional information, please see Section X.B.6
hereof.
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Under the
Plan, $125 million of Rights Offering Proceeds (and, if the Marina Sale is
consummated, all of the Marina Sale Proceeds) shall be paid to the First Lien
Lenders. If the Bankruptcy Court determines that the First Lien
Lenders are entitled to any prepayment fee or premium under applicable law upon
the payment of the Rights Offering Proceeds and/or any Marina Sale Proceeds,
then, at the discretion of the Ad Hoc Committee, the Rights Offering Proceeds
and any Marina Sale Proceeds shall instead be deposited into the Debt Service
Account. The Debtors and the Ad Hoc Committee believe that no such
prepayment premium would be due or payable under the First Lien Credit Agreement
and/or applicable law. It is further contemplated that if the Debt
Service Account is established, any interest that accrues on the funds held in
such account will be deposited into the account and used solely for debt
service.
On the
Effective Date, Reorganized TER, Reorganized TER Holdings and the Reorganized
Debtor Subsidiaries that are parties to the Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement and the other Loan Documents (as such term is defined in the Amended
and Restated Credit Agreement) will be authorized and directed to execute and
deliver such Loan Documents and grant the liens and security interests specified
therein to and in favor of the First Lien Collateral Agent for the benefit of
the First Lien Lenders as well as execute, deliver, file, record and issue any
notes, documents (including UCC financing statements), or agreements in
connection therewith, in each case without further notice to or order of the
Bankruptcy Court, act or action under applicable law, regulation, order, or rule
or the vote, consent, authorization or approval of any person or entity (other
than expressly required by the Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement).
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7.
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Issuance of
New Common Stock.
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On the
Effective Date, Reorganized TER shall issue the New Common Stock to (a) the
Eligible Holders of Allowed General Unsecured Claims and Allowed Second Lien
Note Claims validly exercising their Subscription Rights pursuant to the Rights
Offering, (b) the holders of Allowed Second Lien Note Claim and holders of
Allowed General Unsecured Claims in accordance with the distribution set forth
in Sections 4.4 and 4.5 of the Plan, (c) the Backstop Parties in accordance with
the terms of the Backstop Agreement (including the Unsubscribed Shares and the
Backstop Stock), and (d) the DJT Parties in accordance with Section 4.6 of the
Plan (so long as the DJT Settlement Agreement remains in effect).
Following
the Effective Date, Reorganized TER shall, as soon as reasonably practicable but
in any event no later than thirty (30) calendar days after the Effective Date,
file with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission a registration
statement for the New Common Stock on Form 8-A or Form 10 (as determined in the
Reorganized Debtors’ reasonable discretion) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, unless the Securities and Exchange Commission advises Reorganized TER that
the New Common Stock will be registered under such Act in the absence of such
filing. Following the Effective Date, Reorganized TER shall use
reasonable best efforts to list the New Common Stock on the NASDAQ or The New
York Stock Exchange as soon as reasonably practicable.
Certain
holders of New Common Stock shall be entitled to registration rights pursuant to
the Registration Rights Agreement.
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8.
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Amended and
Restated Trademark License Agreement; Amended and Restated Services
Agreement.
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In
accordance with the terms of the DJT Settlement Agreement, on the Effective Date
(a) certain of the Reorganized Debtors, Donald J. Trump, and Ivanka Trump will
enter into the Amended and Restated Trademark License Agreement, and (b) certain
of the Reorganized Debtors and Donald J. Trump will enter into the Amended and
Restated Services Agreement.
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9.
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Waiver of
Claims by the DJT Parties.
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Except to
the extent specifically provided in the Plan, in exchange for the consideration
to be received by the DJT Parties under the Plan, on the Effective Date, each of
the DJT Parties shall be deemed to have unconditionally and irrevocably waived
and released any Claim or Cause of Action that has been or could be asserted
against any of the Debtors, including, without limitation, any Claim arising out
of or relating to (i) that certain Amended and Restated Trademark License
Agreement, dated as of May 20, 2005, by and among Donald J. Trump, TER Holdings,
TER, Trump Taj Mahal Associates LLC, Trump Plaza Associates, LLC, Trump Marina,
LLC and Trump Indiana, Inc.; or (ii) that certain Services Agreement, dated as
of May 20, 2005, by and among Donald J. Trump, TER and TER
Holdings.
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10.
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Subsidiary
Equity Interests.
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All
Subsidiary Equity Interests shall continue to be held by the Reorganized Debtors
holding such Subsidiary Equity Interest as of the Commencement Date, subject to
the transactions contemplated by Section 5.13 of the Plan.
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11.
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Cancellation
of Existing Securities and
Agreements.
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Except
(i) for purposes of evidencing a right to distributions under the Plan,
(ii) with respect to executory contracts or unexpired leases that have been
assumed by the Debtors, or (iii) as otherwise provided hereunder, on the
Effective Date, all the agreements and other documents evidencing (a) the Claims
or rights of any holder of a Claim against the Debtors, including all indentures
and notes evidencing such Claims, (b) any Equity Interest in TER and TER
Holdings, and (c) any Claims arising under the Personal Trump Guaranty, in each
case, shall be cancelled and be of no force or effect. The Second
Lien Indenture Trustee shall maintain any charging lien such Second Lien
Indenture Trustee may have for any fees, costs and expenses under the Second
Lien Indenture or other agreements executed in connection therewith until all
such fees, costs and expenses are paid pursuant to this Plan or
otherwise.
Except as
provided pursuant to this Plan, the Second Lien Indenture Trustee and its
agents, successors and assigns shall be discharged of all of their obligations
associated with the Second Lien Notes.
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12.
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Certain
Restructuring Transactions.
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On the
Effective Date, the proceeds of the Rights Offering shall be contributed by
Reorganized TER to the New Limited Partner and to Reorganized TER Holdings as a
capital contribution as part of the Restructuring Transactions, and the portion
of the proceeds contributed to the New Limited Partner shall in turn be
contributed to Reorganized TER Holdings. In consideration for such
capital contributions, the New Partnership Interests of Reorganized TER Holdings
shall be distributed to Reorganized TER and the New Limited Partner as shall be
set forth in the Restructuring Transactions. On the Effective Date,
Reorganized TER shall be authorized to enter into the Fifth Amended and Restated
Agreement of Limited Partnership of TER Holdings, among Reorganized TER, as
general partner, the New Limited Partner and Reorganized TER Holdings, pursuant
to which TER shall continue as the general partner of TER
Holdings. On the Effective Date or as soon thereafter as is
practicable, the Reorganized Debtors may change their name(s) to such name(s)
that may be determined in accordance with applicable law.
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13.
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Other
Transactions.
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On the
Effective Date, the Debtors shall undertake the Restructuring
Transactions. On the Effective Date or as soon as reasonably
practicable thereafter, the Debtors may, with the prior consent of the Ad Hoc
Committee, (i) cause any or all of the Reorganized Debtor Subsidiaries to be
liquidated or merged into one or more of the other Reorganized Debtor
Subsidiaries or any other subsidiaries of the Debtors or dissolved, (ii) cause
the transfer of assets between or among the Reorganized Debtor Subsidiaries,
(iii) cause any or all of the Amended Organizational Documents of any
Reorganized Debtor Subsidiaries to be implemented, effected or executed and/or
(iv) engage in any other transaction in furtherance of the Plan. Any
such transactions may be effective as of the Effective Date pursuant to the
Confirmation Order without any further action by the stockholders, members,
general or limited partners, or directors of any of the Debtors or Reorganized
TER. A summary of the Restructuring Transactions to be undertaken as
of the Effective Date will be set forth in the Plan Supplement.
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14.
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Release of
Liens, Claims and Equity
Interests.
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Except as
otherwise provided in the Plan or in any contract, instrument, release or other
agreement or document entered into or delivered in connection with the Plan, on
the Effective Date and concurrently with the applicable distributions made
pursuant to Section 6 of the Plan, all Liens, Claims, Equity Interests,
mortgages, deeds of trust, or other security interests against the property of
the Debtors’ estates shall be fully released, terminated, extinguished and
discharged, in each case without further notice to or order of the Bankruptcy
Court, act or action under applicable law, regulation, order, or rule or the
vote, consent, authorization or approval of any entity. Any entity
holding such Liens or interests shall, pursuant to section 1142 of the
Bankruptcy Code, promptly execute and deliver to the Reorganized Debtors such
instruments of termination, release, satisfaction and/or assignment (in
recordable form) as may be reasonably requested by the Reorganized
Debtors.
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15.
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Dismissal
of Dismissed Debtors’ Cases.
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The Plan
contemplates that the jointly-administered cases of TCI 2, TER Development and
TER Management will be dismissed pursuant to section 1112(b) of the Bankruptcy
Code. TCI 2 has no assets other than a fractional partnership
interest in TER Holdings. TCI 2 is a guarantor under the First Lien
Loan Documents and has no other scheduled creditors. Pursuant to the
terms of the Plan, TCI 2 will receive no distribution on account of its limited
partnership interests in TER Holdings. Also pursuant to the terms of
the Plan, the First Lien Lenders will receive 100% of the equity of TCI 2,
currently held by TER. TER Management and TER Development are not
obligors under either the First Lien Credit Agreement or the First Lien Notes
and have no assets or liabilities listed on the Schedules of Assets and
Liabilities prepared by the Debtors.
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B.
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Corporate
Action
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On the
Effective Date, all matters provided for in the Plan that would otherwise
require approval of the stockholders, directors, general or limited partners, or
members of one or more of the Debtors or Reorganized Debtors, including without
limitation, the authorization to (i) issue or cause to be issued the New Common
Stock, New Partnership Interests and DJT Warrants, and (ii) documents and
agreements to be effectuated pursuant to the Plan, including the DJT Settlement
Agreement, the election or appointment as the case may be, of directors and
officers of the Reorganized Debtors pursuant to the Plan and the Amended
Organizational Documents, and the qualification of each of the Reorganized
Debtors as a foreign corporation or entity wherever the conduct of business by
such entity requires such qualification shall be deemed to have occurred and
shall be in effect from and after the pursuant to the applicable general
corporation, limited partnership or limited liability company law of the states
in which the Debtors or the Reorganized Debtors are organized, without any
requirement of further action by the stockholders, directors, general or limited
partners, or members of the Debtors or the Reorganized Debtors.
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C.
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Securities
Law Matters
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Under the
Plan, the New Common Stock issued in connection with the Equity Distribution to
holders of Second Lien Note Claims and the New Common Stock issued on account of
the DJT Claims (the “1145
Securities”) will
be issued without registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities
Act”) or any similar federal, state, or local law in reliance upon the
exemption set forth in section 1145(a)(1) of the Bankruptcy
Code. Under the Plan, the Subscription Rights and the Rights Offering
Stock to be issued to Rights Offering Participants pursuant to the exercise of
Subscription Rights will be issued without registration under the Securities Act
or any similar federal, state, or local law in reliance upon the exemptions set
forth in section 1145(a) of the Bankruptcy Code or to the extent the exemption
in section 1145(a) of the Bankruptcy Code is not available, section 4(2) of the
Securities Act or Regulation D promulgated thereunder. Under the
Plan, the Backstop Stock and the Unsubscribed Shares to be purchased by the
Backstop Parties in accordance with the terms of the Backstop Agreement will be
issued without registration under the Securities Act or any similar federal,
state, or local law in reliance upon the exemption set forth in section 4(2) of
the Securities Act or Regulation D promulgated thereunder. All shares
of New Common Stock issued pursuant to the exemption from registration set forth
in section 4(2) of the Securities Act or Regulation D promulgated thereunder
shall be entitled to the benefits of the Registration Rights
Agreement.
Under the
Plan, the Backstop Stock and the Unsubscribed Shares to be purchased by the
Backstop Parties in accordance with the terms of the Backstop Agreement will be
issued without registration under the Securities Act or any similar federal,
state, or local law in reliance upon the exemption set forth in section 4(2) of
the Securities Act or Regulation D promulgated thereunder subject to
registration pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement.
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1.
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Section
1145 of the Bankruptcy Code.
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Section
1145(c) of the Bankruptcy Code provides that securities issued pursuant to a
registration exemption under section 1145(a)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code are
deemed to have been issued pursuant to a public offering. Therefore,
the securities issued pursuant to a section 1145 exemption may generally be
resold by any holder thereof without registration under the Securities Act
pursuant to the exemption provided by section 4(1) thereof, unless the holder is
an “underwriter” with respect to such securities, as such term is defined in
section 1145(b)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code. In addition, such
securities generally may be resold by the recipients thereof without
registration under state securities or “blue sky” laws pursuant to various
exemptions provided by the respective laws of the individual
states. However, recipients of securities issued under the Plan are
advised to consult with their own counsel as to the availability of any such
exemption from registration under federal securities laws and any relevant state
securities laws in any given instance and as to any applicable requirements or
conditions to the availability thereof.
Section
1145(b)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code defines an “underwriter” for purposes of the
Securities Act as one who, subject to certain exceptions, (a) purchases a claim
with a view to distribution of any security to be received in exchange for such
claim, or (b) offers to sell securities offered or sold under the plan for the
holders of such securities, or (c) offers to buy securities issued under the
plan from the holders of such securities, if the offer to buy is made with a
view to distribution of such securities, and if such offer is under an agreement
made in connection with the plan, with the consummation of the plan or with the
offer or sale of securities under the plan, or (d) is an issuer, as used in
section 2(11) of the Securities Act, with respect to such
securities.
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The term
“issuer,” as used in section 2(11) of the Securities Act, includes any person
directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by, an issuer of securities, or
any person under direct or indirect common control with such
issuer. “Control” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act)
means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the
direction of the policies of a person, whether through the ownership of voting
securities, by contract, or otherwise. Accordingly, an officer or
director of a reorganized debtor or its successor under a plan of reorganization
may be deemed to be “in control” of such debtor or successor, particularly if
the management position or directorship is coupled with ownership of a
significant percentage of the reorganized debtor’s or its successor’s voting
securities. Moreover, the legislative history of section 1145
of the Bankruptcy Code suggests that a creditor who owns at least ten percent
(10%) of the voting securities of a reorganized debtor may be presumed to be a
“control person.”
To the
extent that persons deemed “underwriters” receive securities under the Plan
pursuant to the exemption from registration set forth in section 1145 of the
Bankruptcy Code, resales of such securities would not be exempted by section
1145 of the Bankruptcy Code from registration under the Securities Act or other
applicable law. Holders of such securities may, however, be able, at
a future time and under certain conditions described below, to sell such
securities without registration pursuant to the resale provisions of Rule 144
and Rule 144A under the Securities Act.
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2.
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Section
4(2) of the Securities Act/Regulation
D.
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Section
4(2) of the Securities Act provides that the issuance of securities by an issuer
in transactions not involving any public offering will be exempt from
registration under the Securities Act. Regulation D is a non-exclusive safe
harbor promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission under
the Securities Act related to, among others, section 4(2) of the Securities
Act.
The term
“issuer,” as used in section 4(2) of the Securities Act, means, among other
things, a person who issues or proposes to issue any
security. Securities issued pursuant to the exemption provided by
section 4(2) of the Securities Act or Regulation D promulgated thereunder are
considered “restricted securities.” As a result, resales of such
securities may not be exempt from the registration requirements of the
Securities Act or other applicable law. Holders of such restricted securities
may, however, be able, at a future time and under certain conditions described
below, to sell such restricted securities without registration pursuant to the
resale provisions of Rule 144 and Rule 144A under the Securities
Act.
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3.
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Resales of
New Common Stock/Rule 144 and Rule
144A.
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To the
extent that persons who receive 1145 Securities, and persons who
receive and exercise Subscription Rights and purchase Rights Offering Stock
pursuant to the exemption from registration set forth in section 1145 of the
Bankruptcy Code, are deemed to be “underwriters” (collectively, the “Restricted
Holders”), resales of such shares by Restricted Holders would not be
exempted by section 1145 of the Bankruptcy Code from registration under the
Securities Act or other applicable law. Restricted Holders would,
however, be permitted to sell New Common Stock without registration if they are
able to comply with the applicable provisions of Rule 144 under the Securities
Act, as described further below, or if such securities are registered with the
Commission pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement or
otherwise. Any person who is an “underwriter” but not an “issuer”
with respect to an issue of securities (other than a holder of restricted
securities) is, in addition, entitled to engage in exempt “ordinary trading
transactions” within the meaning of section 1145(b)(1) of the Bankruptcy
Code.
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To the
extent that the exemption from registration set forth in section 1145(a) of the
Bankruptcy Code is not available for purchase of Rights Offering Stock pursuant
to the exercise of Subscription Rights, persons who receive and exercise
Subscription Rights and purchase Rights Offering Stock pursuant to the exemption
from registration set forth in section 4(2) of the Securities Act or Regulation
D promulgated thereunder, and persons who purchase Unsubscribed Shares or
receive Backstop Stock pursuant to the Backstop Agreement, will hold “restricted
securities.” Resales of such restricted securities would not be
exempted by section 1145 of the Bankruptcy Code from registration under the
Securities Act or other applicable law. Holders of restricted
securities would, however, be permitted to resell New Common Stock without
registration if they are able to comply with the applicable provisions of Rule
144 or Rule 144A under the Securities Act, as described further below, or once
such securities are registered with the Commission pursuant to the Registration
Rights Agreement or otherwise.
Under
certain circumstances, Restricted Holders and holders of restricted securities
may be entitled to resell their securities pursuant to the limited safe harbor
resale provisions of Rule 144. Generally, Rule 144 provides that if certain
conditions are met (e.g., that the availability
of current public information with respect to the issuer, volume limitations,
and notice and manner of sale requirements), specified persons who resell
restricted securities or who resell securities which are not restricted but who
are “affiliates” of the issuer of the securities sought to be resold, will not
be deemed to be “underwriters” as defined in section 2(11) of the Securities
Act. Rule 144 provides that: (i) a non-affiliate who has not been an
affiliate during the preceding three months may resell restricted or other
securities after a six-month holding period if at the time of the sale there is
current public information regarding the issuer and after a one year holding
period if there is not current public information regarding the issuer at the
time of the sale; and (ii) an affiliate may sell restricted or other securities
after a six-month holding period if at the time of the sale there is current
public information regarding the issuer, and also may sell restricted or other
securities after a one-year holding period whether or not current public
information regarding the issuer at the time of the sale, provided that in each
case the affiliate otherwise complies with the volume, manner of sale and notice
requirements of Rule 144.
Rule 144A
provides a non-exclusive safe harbor exemption from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act for resales to certain “qualified
institutional buyers” of securities that are “restricted securities” within the
meaning of the Securities Act, irrespective of whether the seller of such
securities purchased its securities with a view towards reselling such
securities, if certain other conditions are met (e.g., the availability of
information required by paragraph 4(d) of Rule 144A and certain notice
provisions). Under Rule 144A, a “qualified institutional buyer” is
defined to include, among other persons, “dealers” registered as such pursuant
to section 15 of the Exchange Act, and entities that purchase securities for
their own account or for the account of another qualified institutional buyer
and that, in the aggregate, own and invest on a discretionary basis at least
$100 million in the securities of unaffiliated issuers. Subject to certain
qualifications, Rule 144A does not exempt the offer or sale of securities that,
at the time of their issuance, were securities of the same class of securities
then listed on a national securities exchange (registered as such pursuant to
section 6 of the Exchange Act) or quoted in a United States automated
inter-dealer quotation system.
Certificates
evidencing 1145 Securities or Rights Offering Stock received by Restricted
Holders or by a holder that the Ad Hoc Committee determines is an underwriter
within the meaning of section 1145 of the Bankruptcy Code, and certificates
evidencing securities issued pursuant to the exemption from registration set
forth in section 4(2) of the Securities Act or Regulation D promulgated
thereunder, will bear a legend substantially in the form below:
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“THE
SECURITIES EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES
LAWS (“STATE ACTS”) AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, ASSIGNED, PLEDGED OR TRANSFERRED OR
OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF UNLESS THERE IS AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE ACT OR STATE ACTS COVERING SUCH SECURITIES OR THE SECURITIES ARE SOLD AND
TRANSFERRED IN A TRANSACTION THAT IS EXEMPT FROM OR NOT SUBJECT TO THE
REGISTRATION AND PROSPECTUS DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH ACT.”
Any
holder of a certificate evidencing shares of New Common Stock bearing such
legend may present such certificate to the transfer agent for the share of New
Common Stock for exchange for one or more new certificates not bearing such
legend or for transfer to a new holder without such legend at such times as (i)
such shares are sold pursuant to an effective registration statement under the
Securities Act or (ii) in the case of shares issued under the Plan pursuant to
the exemption from registration set forth in section 1145 of the Bankruptcy
Code, such holder delivers to the Reorganized Debtors an opinion of counsel
reasonably satisfactory to the Reorganized Debtors to the effect that such
shares are no longer subject to the restrictions applicable to “underwriters”
under section 1145 of the Bankruptcy Code or (iii) such holder delivers to the
Reorganized Debtors an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the
Reorganized Debtors to the effect that such shares are no longer subject to the
restrictions pursuant to an exemption under the Securities Act and such shares
may be sold without registration under the Securities Act, in which event the
certificate issued to the transferee will not bear such legend.
In
addition, all New Common Stock will bear such legends as are required by state
gaming laws and regulations.
WHETHER
OR NOT ANY PARTICULAR PERSON WOULD BE DEEMED TO BE AN “UNDERWRITER” OF
SECURITIES TO BE ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE PLAN OR AN “AFFILIATE” OF THE
REORGANIZED DEBTORS WOULD DEPEND UPON VARIOUS FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES APPLICABLE
TO THAT PERSON. ACCORDINGLY, THE AD HOC COMMITTEE, THE DEBTORS AND
THE REORGANIZED DEBTORS EXPRESS NO VIEW AS TO WHETHER ANY SUCH PERSON WOULD BE
SUCH AN “UNDERWRITER” OR AN “AFFILIATE.” IN VIEW OF THE COMPLEX,
SUBJECTIVE NATURE OF THE QUESTION OF WHETHER A PARTICULAR PERSON MAY BE AN
UNDERWRITER OR AN AFFILIATE OF THE REORGANIZED DEBTORS, THE AD HOC COMMITTEE,
THE DEBTORS AND THE REORGANIZED DEBTORS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS CONCERNING THE
RIGHT OF ANY PERSON TO TRADE IN SECURITIES OF THE REORGANIZED
DEBTORS. ACCORDINGLY, THE AD HOC COMMITTEE AND THE DEBTORS RECOMMEND
THAT POTENTIAL RECIPIENTS OF ANY SECURITIES TO BE ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE PLAN
CONSULT THEIR OWN COUNSEL CONCERNING WHETHER THEY MAY FREELY TRADE SUCH
SECURITIES.
IV.
Voting
Procedures and Requirements
Detailed
voting instructions are provided with the ballot accompanying this Disclosure
Statement. For purposes of the Plan, only Classes 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7,
which are comprised of the First Lien Lender Secured Claims, Second Lien Note
Claims, General Unsecured Claims, DJT Claims and Convenience Claims,
respectively, are entitled to vote. If your claim is not in one of
these Classes, you are not entitled to vote on the Plan and you will not receive
a ballot with this Disclosure Statement. If your claim is in one of
these Classes, you should read your ballot and follow the listed instructions
carefully. Please use only the ballot that accompanies this
Disclosure Statement.
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IF
YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE BALLOT, YOU MAY CONTACT THE CLAIMS
AND SOLICITATION AGENT
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A.
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Vote
Required for Acceptance by a Class
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Under the
Bankruptcy Code, acceptance of a Plan by creditors in a class of claims is
determined by calculating the number and the amount of claims voting to accept,
based on the actual total allowed claims voting. Acceptance by a
class of creditors requires an affirmative vote of more than one-half of the
total allowed claims voting and two-thirds in amount of the total allowed claims
voting.
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B.
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Classes
Not Entitled to Vote
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Under the
Bankruptcy Code, creditors are not entitled to vote on, and are deemed to have
accepted, the Plan if their contractual rights are left unimpaired by the
Plan. In addition, classes of claims or interests that are not
entitled to receive property under the Plan are not entitled to vote on, and
deemed not to have accepted the Plan. Based on this standard, for
example, the holders of Other Priority Claims are not being affected by the Plan
and thus deemed to have accepted the Plan. Conversely, holders of
Equity Interests in TER, for example, are not entitled to vote on, and are
deemed not to have accepted, the Plan because they are not receiving any
property under the Plan.
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C.
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Voting
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In order
for your vote to be counted, your vote must be actually received
by the Claims and Solicitation Agent at the following address before the Voting
Deadline of 5:00 p.m., (New York City time), on
[ ]:
The
Garden City Group, Inc.
Trump
Entertainment Resorts, Inc.
P.O.
Box 9000 #6517
Merrick,
New York 11566-9000
Phone:
(866) 396-9680
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If
your vote is received by the Claims and Solicitation Agent after the Voting
Deadline, the Ad Hoc Committee and the Debtors will decide whether or not your
vote will be counted.
If the
instructions on your ballot require you to return the ballot to your bank,
broker, or other nominee, or to their agent, you must deliver your ballot to
them in sufficient time for them to process it and return it to the Claims and
Solicitation Agent before the Voting Deadline. If a ballot is damaged
or lost, you may contact the Claims and Solicitation Agent at the number set
forth above. Any ballot that is executed and returned but which does
not indicate an acceptance or rejection of the Plan will not be
counted.
V.
Valuation
of Reorganized Debtors as of December 23, 2009
In
conjunction with formulating the Plan, the Ad Hoc Committee determined that it
would be necessary to estimate the post-confirmation going concern enterprise
value for the Reorganized Debtors. The Ad Hoc Committee requested
that their financial advisor, Houlihan Lokey, advise them with respect to the
reorganization value of the Reorganized Debtors on a going concern
basis. The Plan contemplates that the reorganization value of the
Reorganized Debtors will be determined by the Bankruptcy Court at the
Confirmation Hearing. Solely for purposes of the Plan, the range of
reorganization value of the Reorganized Debtors is estimated to be approximately
$424 million to $494 million (with a midpoint value of $459 million) as of
December 23, 2009. Houlihan Lokey’s estimate of a range of enterprise
values does not constitute an opinion as to fairness from a financial point of
view of the consideration to be received under the Plan or of the terms and
provisions of the Plan.
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THE
ESTIMATED RANGE OF THE REORGANIZATION VALUE, AS OF DECEMBER 23, 2009, REFLECTS
WORK PERFORMED BY HOULIHAN LOKEY ON THE BASIS OF INFORMATION IN RESPECT OF THE
BUSINESS AND ASSETS OF THE DEBTORS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO HOULIHAN
LOKEY. IT SHOULD BE UNDERSTOOD THAT, ALTHOUGH SUBSEQUENT DEVELOPMENTS
MAY AFFECT HOULIHAN LOKEY’S CONCLUSIONS, HOULIHAN LOKEY DOES NOT HAVE ANY
OBLIGATION TO UPDATE, REVISE, OR REAFFIRM ITS ESTIMATE.
The
projections (“Projections”) were
prepared by management of the Debtors. Houlihan Lokey’s estimate of a
range of reorganization values assumes that the Projections will be achieved by
the Reorganized Debtors in all material respects, including revenue growth and
improvements in operating margins, earnings and cash flow. If the
business performs at levels above or below those set forth in the Projections,
such performance may have a material impact on the estimated range of values
derived therefrom.
In
estimating the range of the reorganization value of the Reorganized Debtors,
Houlihan Lokey:
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·
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Reviewed
certain historical financial information of the Debtors for recent years
and interim periods;
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·
|
Reviewed
certain internal financial and operating data of the Debtors, including
the Projections, which were prepared and provided to Houlihan Lokey by the
Debtors’ management;
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·
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Met
with certain members of senior management of the Debtors to discuss
operations and future prospects;
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·
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Reviewed
publicly available financial data and considered the market value of
public companies that Houlihan Lokey deemed generally comparable to the
operating business of the Debtors;
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·
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Considered
relevant precedent transactions in the gaming
industry;
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·
|
Considered
certain economic and industry information relevant to the business of the
Debtors; and
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·
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Conducted
such other studies, analysis, inquiries, and investigations as it deemed
appropriate.
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ALTHOUGH
HOULIHAN LOKEY CONDUCTED A REVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF THE DEBTORS’ BUSINESS,
OPERATING ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AND THE REORGANIZED DEBTORS’ BUSINESS PLAN, IT
ASSUMED AND RELIED ON THE ACCURACY AND COMPLETENESS OF ALL FINANCIAL AND OTHER
INFORMATION FURNISHED TO IT BY THE DEBTORS, AS WELL AS PUBLICLY AVAILABLE
INFORMATION. IN ADDITION, HOULIHAN LOKEY DID NOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY
THE PROJECTIONS IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH ESTIMATES OF THE REORGANIZATION VALUE,
AND NO INDEPENDENT VALUATIONS OR APPRAISALS OF THE DEBTORS WERE SOUGHT OR
OBTAINED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH.
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ESTIMATES
OF THE REORGANIZATION VALUE DO NOT PURPORT TO BE APPRAISALS OR NECESSARILY
REFLECT THE VALUES THAT MAY BE REALIZED IF ASSETS ARE SOLD AS A GOING CONCERN,
IN LIQUIDATION, OR OTHERWISE.
IN THE
CASE OF THE REORGANIZED DEBTORS, THE ESTIMATES OF THE REORGANIZATION VALUE
PREPARED BY HOULIHAN LOKEY REPRESENT THE HYPOTHETICAL REORGANIZATION VALUE OF
THE REORGANIZED DEBTORS. SUCH ESTIMATES WERE DEVELOPED SOLELY FOR
PURPOSES OF THE FORMULATION. SUCH ESTIMATES REFLECT COMPUTATIONS OF
THE RANGE OF THE ESTIMATED REORGANIZATION ENTERPRISE VALUE OF THE REORGANIZED
DEBTOR THROUGH THE APPLICATION OF VARIOUS VALUATION TECHNIQUES.
THE VALUE
OF AN OPERATING BUSINESS IS SUBJECT TO NUMEROUS UNCERTAINTIES AND CONTINGENCIES
THAT ARE DIFFICULT TO PREDICT AND WILL FLUCTUATE WITH CHANGES IN FACTORS
AFFECTING THE FINANCIAL CONDITION AND PROSPECTS OF SUCH A
BUSINESS. AS A RESULT, THE ESTIMATE OF THE RANGE OF THE
REORGANIZATION ENTERPRISE VALUE OF THE REORGANIZED DEBTORS SET FORTH HEREIN IS
NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF ACTUAL OUTCOMES, WHICH MAY BE SIGNIFICANTLY MORE
OR LESS FAVORABLE THAN THOSE SET FORTH HEREIN. SUCH ESTIMATES ARE
INHERENTLY SUBJECT TO UNCERTAINTIES AND ACTUAL OUTCOMES AND RESULTS MAY DIFFER
MATERIALLY FROM THOSE SET FORTH HEREIN.
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A.
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Valuation
Methodology
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Houlihan
Lokey performed a variety of analyses and considered a variety of factors in
preparing the valuation of the Reorganized Debtors. Houlihan Lokey
primarily relied on three methodologies for estimating enterprise value in
valuing the Trump Taj Mahal Casino and the Trump Plaza Casino and related
organization: comparable public company analysis, transaction multiple analysis,
and discounted cash flow analysis. Houlihan Lokey made judgments as to the
significance of each analysis in determining the Debtors’ indicated enterprise
value range. Houlihan Lokey’s valuation must be considered as a
whole, and selecting just one methodology or portions of the analyses, without
considering the analyses as a whole, could create a misleading or incomplete
conclusion as to the Debtor’s enterprise value.
With
respect to the Trump Marina, Houlihan Lokey has assumed a value of $24.0
million. This value has been added to the enterprise value estimates
for the Trump Taj Mahal Casino and Trump Plaza Casino.
In
preparing its valuation estimate, Houlihan Lokey performed a variety of analyses
and considered a variety of factors, some of which are described
herein. The following summary does not purport to be a complete
description of the analyses and factors undertaken to support Houlihan Lokey’s
conclusions. The preparation of a valuation is a complex process
involving various determinations as to the most appropriate analyses and factors
to consider, as well as the application of those analyses and factors under the
particular circumstances. As a result, the process involved in
preparing a valuation is not readily summarized.
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B.
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Comparable
Public Company Analysis
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A
comparable public company analysis estimates value based on a comparison of the
target company’s financial statistics with the financial statistics of public
companies that are similar to the target company. It establishes a
benchmark for asset valuation by deriving the value of “comparable” assets,
standardized using a common variable such as revenues, earnings, and cash
flows. The analysis includes a financial comparison of each company’s
income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement. In
addition, each company’s performance, profitability, margins, leverage and
business trends are also examined. Based on these analyses, a number
of financial multiples and ratios are calculated to gauge each company’s
relative performance and valuation.
A key
factor to this approach is the selection of companies with relatively similar
business and operational characteristics to the target
company. Criteria for selecting comparable companies include, among
other relevant characteristics, similar lines of businesses (in this case,
companies involved in the gaming industry), business risks, target market
segments, location of markets, growth prospects, market presence, size, and
scale of operations. The selection of truly comparable companies is
often difficult and subject to interpretation. The underlying concept
is to develop a premise for relative value, which, when coupled with other
approaches, presents a foundation for determining value.
Houlihan
Lokey analyzed the current trading value for the comparable companies as a
multiple of the latest twelve months (“LTM”)
ended September 30, 2009 and projected fiscal years ending 2009 and 2010
earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (“EBITDA”). The
derived multiples were applied to the Debtor’s EBITDA for the LTM period ended
September 30, 2009 and projected fiscal years ending December 31, 2009 and
December 31, 2010 to determine the range of enterprise value.
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C.
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Precedent
Transactions Analysis
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Precedent
transactions analysis estimates value by examining publicly announced merger and
acquisition transactions. An analysis of the disclosed purchase price
as a multiple of various operating statistics reveals industry acquisition
multiples for companies in the same industry as the Debtors. These
transaction multiples are calculated based on the purchase price (including any
debt assumed) paid to acquire companies that are comparable to the
Debtors. Houlihan Lokey specifically focused on prices paid as a
multiple of EBITDA, as this is typically reflective of the cash flow derived by
companies comparable to the Debtors, in determining a range of values for the
Debtors. These multiples are then applied to the Debtors’ EBITDA for
the LTM period ended September 30, 2009 and the projected fiscal year ending
December 31, 2009 to determine the total enterprise value or value to a
potential buyer.
Unlike
the comparable public company analysis, the valuation in this methodology
includes a “control” premium, representing the purchase of a majority or
controlling position in a company’s assets. Thus, this methodology
generally produces higher valuations than the comparable public company
analysis. Other aspects of value that manifest itself in a precedent
transaction analysis include the following:
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·
|
Circumstances
surrounding a sale transaction may introduce “diffusive quantitative
results” into the analysis (e.g., an additional
premium may be extracted from a buyer in the case of a competitive bidding
contest).
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·
|
The
market environment is not identical for transactions occurring at
different periods of time.
|
|
·
|
Circumstances
pertaining to the financial position of a company may have an impact on
the resulting purchase price (e.g., a company in
financial distress may receive a lower price due to perceived weakness in
its bargaining leverage).
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As with
the comparable company analysis, because no acquisition used in any analysis is
identical to a target transaction, valuation conclusions cannot be based solely
on quantitative results. The reasons for and circumstances
surrounding each acquisition transaction are specific to such transaction, and
there are inherent differences between the businesses, operations and prospects
of each. Therefore, qualitative judgments must be made concerning the
differences between the characteristics of these transactions and other factors
and issues that could affect the price an acquirer is willing to pay in an
acquisition. The number of recently completed transactions for which
public data is available also limits this analysis.
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D.
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Discounted
Cash Flow Approach
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The
discounted cash flow (“DCF”)
valuation methodology relates the value of an asset or business to the present
value of expected future cash flows to be generated by that asset or
business. The DCF methodology is a “forward looking” approach that
discounts the expected future cash flows by a theoretical or observed discount
rate determined by calculating the average cost of debt and equity for publicly
traded companies that are similar to the Debtors’. The expected
future cash flows have two components: the present value of the projected
unlevered after-tax free cash flows for a determined period and the present
value of the terminal value of cash flows (representing firm value beyond the
time horizon of the Projections). Houlihan Lokey’s discounted cash
flow valuation is based on the Projections of the Debtors’ operating
results. Houlihan Lokey discounted the projected cash flows using the
Debtors’ estimated weighted average cost of capital and calculated a terminal
value for the Debtors. The terminal multiple methodology, which
utilizes a projected transaction multiple to capitalize the cash flows in the
final period, was considered for determining the terminal value.
This
approach relies on the company’s ability to project future cash flows with some
degree of accuracy. Because the Debtors’ Projections reflect
significant assumptions made by the Debtors’ management concerning anticipated
results, the assumptions and judgments used in the Projections may or may not
prove correct and, therefore, no assurance can be provided that projected
results are attainable or will be realized. Houlihan Lokey cannot and
does not make any representations or warranties as to the accuracy or
completeness of the Projections.
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E.
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Value
Implications of the Trump Marina
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The
Debtors’ financial advisor, Lazard Frères & Co., LLC (“Lazard”), has
considered the theoretical valuation of the Trump Marina, as of July 15,
2009. The Trump Marina is located in the Marina District of Atlantic
City, which is separate from the Boardwalk and is also the location of two of
the leading properties in Atlantic City: Harrah’s Marina and the
Borgata. Since 2006, the business performance of the Trump Marina has
deteriorated dramatically, which can be attributed partially to the overall
deterioration in the financial performance of all the Atlantic City casinos,
partially to increased competition in the Marina District and, most recently, to
uncertainty among Marina customers over the potential sale of the Trump Marina
to Coastal Marina, LLC and Coastal Development, LLC (collectively, “Coastal”), which sale was announced
in May 2008 and was formally terminated on June 1, 2009.
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The Trump
Marina currently is, and is projected to continue to be, a cash drain on the
Debtors. The value of the Trump Marina is excluded from the Debtors’
other properties in connection with the Valuation Analysis. (The cash drain from
the Trump Marina is not part of the Valuation Analysis with respect to the other
two properties.) The Trump Marina has been the subject of an ongoing
marketing effort by the Debtors for several years that resulted in the recently
terminated sale to Coastal. The Debtors’ efforts have been wholly
unsuccessful in obtaining a bid or other indication of interest for the Trump
Marina (other than as described in the following paragraph).
As
discussed in greater detail below in Section VII.D.3, on June 9, 2009 and July
16, 2009, Coastal submitted written non-binding indications of interest
describing certain terms under which it would acquire the Trump
Marina. Lazard calculated a maximum net present value of $47 million
of proceeds at June 30, 2009 (assuming, solely for purposes of valuing the Trump
Marina for the purposes hereunder, a 14.5% discount rate) if the Trump Marina
could be sold as a going concern at December 31, 2009 for the indicative $58
million purchase price described in the Coastal letter (less an estimated $2
million of customary transaction costs (e.g., legal costs, financial advisor
fees, etc.) and approximately $5 million of expected negative operating cash
flow to carry the facility to closing). Negative interim operating
cash flow reflects property EBITDA, CRDA obligations, maintenance capital
expenditures and allocated corporate expenses. Lazard applied a 50%
probability to reflect the likelihood that such transaction with Coastal could
be successfully closed and therefore determined, for purposes of the Valuation
Analysis, that the value of the Trump Marina is approximately $24
million.
Houlihan
Lokey has not, as of the date hereof, been advised by the Debtors or Lazard of
any information that would materially impact this analysis, and, accordingly,
has adopted Lazard’s valuation analysis with respect to the Trump
Marina.
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F.
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Subscription
Rights Valuation
|
In
addition, Houlihan Lokey, financial advisor to the Ad Hoc Committee, determined
the value of the Subscription Rights and, in turn, the Subscription Rights
Equivalent Amount by utilizing a Black-Scholes analysis. After
applying several assumptions in connection with such an analysis, Houlihan Lokey
has determined that the Subscription Rights in the aggregate have a present
market value of approximately $955,000.
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G.
|
Estimated
Recovery to Second Lien Note Claims and General Unsecured Claims Under the
Plan
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($
in '000s)
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||||
Total
Enterprise Value (1)
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$ | 459,000 | ||
Other
Secured Claims
|
(6,019 | ) | ||
Less:
New Term Loan (2)
|
(334,000 | ) | ||
Plus:
Proposed Cash Equity Infusion
|
100,000 | |||
Less:
Maximum Cash Payment to GUCs
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(1,206 | ) | ||
Less:
Maximum Subscription Rights Equivalent Amount
|
(735 | ) | ||
Implied
Equity Value Upon Emergence
|
$ | 217,040 | ||
%
of Equity to Second Lien Notes
|
5.00 | % | ||
Second
Lien Notes Distribution
|
$ | 10,852 | ||
Second
Lien Note Claim Amount
|
$ | 1,248,969 | ||
General
Unsecured Claim Amount(3)
|
154,627 | |||
Total
Second Lien Notes / GUCs Amounts
|
$ | 1,403,596 | ||
Implied
Cash Distribution to General Unsecured Claims ($)
|
$ | 1,206 | ||
Equity
Distribution to Second Lien Note ($)
|
10,852 | |||
Value
of Subscription Rights
|
955 | |||
Maximum
Subscription Rights Equivalent Amount
|
735 | |||
Total
Value to Second Lien Notes / GUCs
|
$ | 13,748 | ||
Estimated
Recovery to Second Lien Notes / GUCs
|
0.98 | % |
(1)
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Equal
to the midpoint of the Houlihan Lokey reorganization value
range.
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(2)
|
Calculated
based on the estimated collateral value of the first lien debt of $459
million less the $125 million pay down under the
Plan.
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(3)
|
Based
upon the total filed and scheduled non-duplicative claims plus the First
Lien Lenders’ Deficiency Claim of approximately $25
million.
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VI.
Financial
Information and Projections
Solely
for purposes of distributions under the Plan and the Ad Hoc Committee’s
valuation, the Ad Hoc Committee incorporates by reference the Debtors’
Projections, which are set forth in this Article VI. below. The
Projections were prepared by management of the Debtors.
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A.
|
Introduction
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This
section provides summary information concerning the recent financial performance
of the Debtors, as well as projections for the remainder of fiscal year 2009,
and fiscal years 2010 through 2013.
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With
respect to 2010 projections, the Debtors have used their recently finalized
budget estimate for 2010, which was prepared by management in late
2009. With respect to projections for 2011 through 2013, the Debtors
modified the projections solely to reflect changes resulting from the adoption
of the Ad Hoc Committee Plan, including changes to assumed interest expense,
depreciation and other items. Projections for 2011 through 2013 are
otherwise consistent with those included in the Disclosure Statement for
Debtors’ Joint Plan Under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code filed with the
Bankruptcy Court on August 3, 2009, which were prepared by management in
mid-2009.
The
Projections (as defined below) assume an Effective Date of March 31, 2010, with
allowed claims treated in accordance the Plan. Expenses incurred as a
result of the chapter 11 cases are assumed to be paid on the Effective
Date. If the Debtors do not emerge from chapter 11 as currently
scheduled, additional Administrative Expenses will be incurred until such time
as a Plan is confirmed and becomes effective. These Administrative
Expenses could significantly impact the Debtors’ cash flows.
Please
refer to Section X of this Disclosure Statement for a discussion of some of the
factors that could have a material effect on the information provided in this
section.
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B.
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Operating
Performance
|
The
Debtors’ consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2008
are included in the 2008 Form 10-K and for the nine months ended September 30,
2009 are included in TER’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter
ended September 30, 2009 (the “Third Quarter
Form 10-Q”), which are attached hereto as Exhibit D and Exhibit E,
respectively.
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C.
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Projections
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The
following projected consolidated statements of operations, balance sheets and
cash flows (the “Projections”)
reflect the projected operations of the Debtors and include those of TER
Holdings and its majority-owned subsidiaries. The following
projections present results of operations at Trump Marina as a discontinued
operation within the projected statements of operations and the long-lived
assets of Trump Marina as assets held for sale on the projected balance
sheets. The projections do not reflect a disposal of Trump Marina in
any of the years presented.
It is
important to note that the Projections may differ from actual
performance. The competitive environment facing the Debtors is highly
dynamic and will likely be affected by a number of factors, including (i)
potential competition from new projects due to open in the near future,
previously postponed projects that could be revived and potential expanded
gaming in neighboring jurisdictions outside New Jersey, (ii) promotional
competition within Atlantic City and between Atlantic City and surrounding
gaming markets, (iii) the potential for further deterioration of the
macroeconomic environment – both in Atlantic City and generally, (iv) the impact
of regulatory developments, including for example, the possible implementation
of a complete smoking ban in Atlantic City casinos, and (v) potential regulatory
changes in neighboring jurisdictions, including for example, the possible
introduction of live table games in Pennsylvania, Delaware and/or New
York. All of these factors make it particularly challenging to
forecast future operating performance.
The
Projections assume that the Plan will be confirmed and consummated in accordance
with its terms. The Projections assume an effective date of the Plan
of March 31, 2010, with allowed claims treated in accordance with the
Plan. Expenses incurred as a result of the chapter 11 cases are
assumed to be paid upon the effective date of the Plan. If the
Debtors do not emerge from chapter 11 by March 31, 2010, as assumed for purposes
of this analysis, additional bankruptcy expenses will be incurred until such
time as a Plan is confirmed. These expenses could significantly
impact the Debtors’ results of operations and cash flows.
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The
Projections make a number of key fundamental assumptions, including, without
limitation, the following: (i) they make assumptions with respect to the
potential competitive impact of slot facilities either newly-opened or expected
to open in Pennsylvania, including Philadelphia; a racetrack with slot machines
in New York; and the opening of a competitive facility in Atlantic City; (ii)
other than the foregoing, they assume no other new competition or property
closures; (iii) they assume implementation of future strategic operating
initiatives to enhance profitability during non-peak periods; (iv) they assume a
payment to the State of New Jersey during 2010 to settle disputed alternative
minimum assessments plus accumulated interest for prior years; and (v) they
assume that a total of $18 million of Atlantic City real estate tax credits will
be utilized to reduce future cash property tax payments from 2010 to
2013.
The
Projections should be read in conjunction with (i) the assumptions,
qualifications and footnotes to the Projections set forth herein, (ii) the
historical consolidated financial information (including the notes and schedules
thereto) and (iii) the unaudited actual results reported in the monthly
operating reports of the Debtors. The Projections were prepared in
good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable and applied in a
manner consistent with past practice.
The
Debtors do not, as a matter of course, publicly disclose projections as to their
future revenues, earnings, or cash flow. Accordingly, neither the Debtors nor
the Reorganized Debtors intend to update or otherwise revise the Projections to
reflect circumstances existing since their preparation, the occurrence of
unanticipated events, or changes in general economic or industry conditions,
even in the event that any or all of the underlying assumptions are shown to be
inaccurate.
The
Projections were not prepared with a view toward complying with the guidelines
for prospective financial statements published by the American Institute of
Certified Public Accountants. The Projections are not presented in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principals (“GAAP”). The
Projections have not been compiled, or prepared for examination or review, by
the Debtors’ independent auditors (who accordingly assume no responsibility for
them).
While
presented with numerical specificity, the Projections are based upon a variety
of assumptions and are subject to significant business, economic, and
competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the
control of the Debtors. These assumptions were based, in part, on
economic, competitive, and general business conditions prevailing at the time
the Projections were developed, as well as management’s forecast for the
Atlantic City gaming industry and anticipated future performance of the
Debtors. Consequently, the inclusion of the Projections herein should
not be regarded as a representation by the Debtors (or any other person) that
the Projections will be realized, and actual results may vary materially from
those presented below. The industry in which the Debtors compete is
highly competitive and the Debtors’ results of operations may be significantly
adversely affected by, among other things, changes in the competitive
environment, increased state and local regulatory and licensing requirements,
and general decline in the economy. Due to the fact that such
Projections are subject to significant uncertainty and are based upon
assumptions which may not prove to be accurate, neither the Debtors nor any
other person assumes any responsibility for their accuracy or
completeness.
The
estimates of value included in the Projections are not intended to reflect the
values that may be attainable in public or private markets. They also are not
intended to be appraisals or reflect the values that may be realized if assets
are sold.
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TER
Holdings is expected to adopt “fresh start” reporting in accordance with
GAAP. Fresh-start reporting requires that the reorganization value of
reorganized TER Holdings be allocated to its assets and liabilities consistent
with Accounting Standards Codification Topic 805 – “Business
Combinations.” The total enterprise value used in preparing the
projected condensed consolidated balance sheets of reorganized TER Holdings was
assumed to be $459 million. Based on this assumed enterprise
value of $459 million and a capital contribution of $225 million, the partners’
capital of reorganized TER Holdings was assumed to be
$225 million.
A fair
market value analysis of the assets and liabilities of reorganized TER Holdings,
as required for purposes of fresh-start accounting, has not been completed. The
allocation of the reorganization value to individual assets and liabilities is
therefore subject to change and could result in material differences to the
allocated values estimated in these Projections.
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1.
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Unaudited
Projected Statement of
Operations.
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Trump
Entertainment Resorts Holdings
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Projected
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
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(In
Thousands)
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||||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited)
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Year
Ending December 31,
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2009P
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2010P
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2011P
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2012P
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2013P
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Revenues:
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Gaming
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$ | 645,577 | $ | 634,152 | $ | 705,816 | $ | 659,106 | $ | 687,406 | ||||||||||
Rooms
|
76,557 | 80,194 | 87,982 | 85,772 | 89,578 | |||||||||||||||
Food
and beverage
|
80,686 | 81,449 | 90,941 | 92,205 | 95,294 | |||||||||||||||
Other
|
33,358 | 33,852 | 34,931 | 36,573 | 37,725 | |||||||||||||||
836,178 | 829,647 | 919,670 | 873,656 | 910,003 | ||||||||||||||||
Less:
promotional allowances
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(196,192 | ) | (188,539 | ) | (212,408 | ) | (195,548 | ) | (203,398 | ) | ||||||||||
Net
revenues
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639,986 | 641,108 | 707,262 | 678,108 | 706,605 | |||||||||||||||
Costs
and expenses:
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Gaming
|
298,257 | 292,978 | 326,087 | 314,723 | 324,799 | |||||||||||||||
Rooms
|
16,077 | 16,841 | 18,476 | 18,012 | 18,811 | |||||||||||||||
Food
and beverage
|
37,519 | 37,874 | 42,288 | 42,875 | 44,312 | |||||||||||||||
General
and administrative
|
212,864 | 214,350 | 210,852 | 211,494 | 210,412 | |||||||||||||||
Corporate
expenses
|
18,742 | 14,947 | 15,171 | 15,399 | 15,630 | |||||||||||||||
Reorganization
expense (1)
|
37,659 | 14,528 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
621,118 | 591,518 | 612,874 | 602,503 | 613,964 | ||||||||||||||||
Adjusted
EBITDA (2)
|
18,868 | 49,590 | 94,388 | 75,605 | 92,641 | |||||||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
50,460 | 28,726 | 26,328 | 29,535 | 31,964 | |||||||||||||||
Intangible
and other asset impairment charges
|
351,557 | 765,923 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
Cancellation
of indebtedness income
|
- | (1,431,939 | ) | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Income
from operations
|
(383,149 | ) | 686,880 | 68,060 | 46,070 | 60,677 | ||||||||||||||
Interest
income
|
1,253 | 3,965 | 2,466 | 2,143 | 2,047 | |||||||||||||||
Interest
expense
|
(130,509 | ) | (22,963 | ) | (20,449 | ) | (20,242 | ) | (20,035 | ) | ||||||||||
Other
|
484 | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
(Loss)
income before income taxes and discontinued operations
|
(511,921 | ) | 667,882 | 50,077 | 27,971 | 42,689 | ||||||||||||||
Income
tax (expense) benefit
|
2,245 | 4,333 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
(Loss)
income from continuing operations
|
(509,676 | ) | 672,215 | 50,077 | 27,971 | 42,689 | ||||||||||||||
Income
(loss) from discontinued operations - Trump Marina:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted
EBITDA (2)
|
(1,504 | ) | 46 | (5,589 | ) | (10,458 | ) | (8,470 | ) | |||||||||||
Marina
deposit
|
15,196 | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
Asset
impairment charges
|
(205,176 | ) | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Interest
(expense) income, net
|
238 | 203 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
Income
(loss) from discontinued operations
|
(191,246 | ) | 249 | (5,589 | ) | (10,458 | ) | (8,470 | ) | |||||||||||
Net
(loss) income
|
$ | (700,922 | ) | $ | 672,464 | $ | 44,488 | $ | 17,513 | $ | 34,219 |
(1)
|
Reorganization
expenses during 2009 include the non-cash write-down of $14,432 of
deferred financing costs associated with the Senior Notes and Credit
Agreement.
|
(2)
|
Adjusted
EBITDA is income from operations excluding depreciation and amortization,
asset impairment charges, cancellation of indebtedness income and income
related to the terminated Trump Marina transaction. Adjusted EBITDA is not
a GAAP measurement, but is commonly used in the gaming industry as a
measure of performance and as a basis for the valuation of gaming
companies. All companies do not calculate Adjusted EBITDA in
the same manner; accordingly, Adjusted EBITDA presented herein may not be
comparable to Adjusted EBITDA reported by other
companies.
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2.
|
Unaudited
Projected Balance Sheets.
|
Trump
Entertainment Resorts Holdings, L.P.
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Projected
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
|
||||||||||||||||||||
(In
Thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited)
|
||||||||||||||||||||
December
31,
|
||||||||||||||||||||
2009P
|
2010P
|
2011P
|
2012P
|
2013P
|
||||||||||||||||
Current
assets:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$ | 57,967 | $ | 145,828 | $ | 141,919 | $ | 136,131 | $ | 156,494 | ||||||||||
Accounts
receivable, net
|
36,104 | 36,104 | 36,104 | 36,104 | 36,104 | |||||||||||||||
Accounts
receivable, other
|
5,336 | 5,336 | 5,336 | 5,336 | 5,336 | |||||||||||||||
Property
taxes receivable
|
3,948 | 3,948 | 3,948 | 4,840 | - | |||||||||||||||
Inventories
|
4,837 | 4,837 | 4,837 | 4,837 | 4,837 | |||||||||||||||
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
|
26,983 | 26,983 | 26,983 | 26,983 | 26,983 | |||||||||||||||
Deferred
income taxes
|
2,867 | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
Assets
held for sale
|
25,826 | 25,826 | 25,826 | 25,826 | 25,826 | |||||||||||||||
Total
current assets
|
163,868 | 248,862 | 244,953 | 240,057 | 255,580 | |||||||||||||||
Net
property and equipment
|
1,107,801 | 358,432 | 385,086 | 398,782 | 396,459 | |||||||||||||||
Other
assets:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Intangible
assets
|
35,280 | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
Property
taxes receivable
|
12,480 | 9,140 | 5,629 | - | - | |||||||||||||||
Other
assets
|
81,598 | 88,153 | 95,580 | 102,460 | 109,483 | |||||||||||||||
Total
other assets
|
129,358 | 97,293 | 101,209 | 102,460 | 109,483 | |||||||||||||||
Total
assets
|
$ | 1,401,027 | $ | 704,587 | $ | 731,248 | $ | 741,299 | $ | 761,522 | ||||||||||
Current
liabilities:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Accounts
payable
|
$ | 31,819 | $ | 31,819 | $ | 31,819 | $ | 31,819 | $ | 31,819 | ||||||||||
Accrued
payroll and related expenses
|
25,018 | 25,018 | 25,018 | 25,018 | 25,018 | |||||||||||||||
Self
insurance reserves
|
17,341 | 17,341 | 17,341 | 17,341 | 17,341 | |||||||||||||||
Other
current liabilities
|
34,740 | 34,740 | 34,740 | 34,740 | 34,740 | |||||||||||||||
Accrued
interest payable
|
159,370 | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
Partnership
distributions
|
770 | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
Current
maturities of long-term debt
|
1,732,802 | 3,340 | 3,340 | 3,340 | 3,340 | |||||||||||||||
Total
current liabilities
|
2,001,860 | 112,258 | 112,258 | 112,258 | 112,258 | |||||||||||||||
Long-term
debt:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Term
Loan
|
- | 328,155 | 324,815 | 321,475 | 318,135 | |||||||||||||||
Other
|
7,275 | 6,915 | 6,555 | 6,195 | 5,835 | |||||||||||||||
Total
long-term debt
|
7,275 | 335,070 | 331,370 | 327,670 | 323,970 | |||||||||||||||
Deferred
income taxes
|
15,068 | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
Other
long-term liabilities
|
32,460 | 2,460 | 2,460 | 2,460 | 2,460 | |||||||||||||||
Partners'
capital
|
(655,636 | ) | 254,799 | 285,160 | 298,911 | 322,834 | ||||||||||||||
Total
liabilities and partners' capital
|
$ | 1,401,027 | $ | 704,587 | $ | 731,248 | $ | 741,299 | $ | 761,522 |
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3.
|
Unaudited
Projected Cash Flow
Statements.
|
Trump
Entertainment Resorts Holdings, L.P.
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Projected
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
|
||||||||||||||||||||
(In
Thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited)
|
Year
Ending December 31,
|
|||||||||||||||||||
2009P
|
2010P
|
2011P
|
2012P
|
2013P
|
||||||||||||||||
CASH
FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net
(loss) income
|
$ | (700,922 | ) | $ | 672,464 | $ | 44,488 | $ | 17,513 | $ | 34,219 | |||||||||
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash flows provided by operating
activities:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
50,460 | 28,726 | 26,328 | 29,535 | 31,964 | |||||||||||||||
Intangible
and other asset impairment charges
|
556,733 | 765,923 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
Deferred
income taxes
|
(2,245 | ) | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Cancellation
of indebtedness income
|
- | (1,431,939 | ) | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Amortization
of deferred financing costs
|
470 | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
Stock-based
compensation expense
|
986 | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
Accretion
of interest income related to property tax settlement
|
(695 | ) | (660 | ) | (489 | ) | (263 | ) | (21 | ) | ||||||||||
Valuation
allowance-CRDA investments
|
683 | 3,311 | 3,713 | 3,440 | 3,581 | |||||||||||||||
Provisions
for losses on receivables
|
14,320 | 10,926 | 9,261 | 8,624 | 8,989 | |||||||||||||||
Income
related to termination of Marina Agreement
|
(15,196 | ) | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Non-cash
reorganization expense
|
14,432 | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
Other
|
- | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Accounts
receivable
|
(12,020 | ) | (10,926 | ) | (9,261 | ) | (8,624 | ) | (8,989 | ) | ||||||||||
Property
tax receivable
|
4,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | |||||||||||||||
Inventories
|
1,101 | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
Other
current assets
|
(6,120 | ) | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Other
assets
|
(239 | ) | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Accounts
payable
|
1,545 | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
Accrued
expenses
|
(4,292 | ) | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Accrued
interest payable
|
87,920 | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
Other
current liabilities
|
15,656 | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
Other
long-term liabilities
|
(3,032 | ) | (30,000 | ) | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
Net
cash flow provided by (used in) operating activities
|
3,545 | 11,825 | 78,040 | 55,225 | 74,743 | |||||||||||||||
CASH
FLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Purchases
of property and equipment, net
|
(26,832 | ) | (10,000 | ) | (52,982 | ) | (43,232 | ) | (29,641 | ) | ||||||||||
Purchase
of CRDA investments
|
(10,595 | ) | (9,866 | ) | (11,140 | ) | (10,320 | ) | (10,743 | ) | ||||||||||
Proceeds
form CRDA investments
|
8,178 | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
Decrease
in restricted cash
|
2,807 | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) investing activities
|
(26,442 | ) | (19,866 | ) | (64,122 | ) | (53,552 | ) | (40,384 | ) | ||||||||||
CASH
FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Repayment
of term loans
|
(4,924 | ) | (128,738 | ) | (3,340 | ) | (3,340 | ) | (3,340 | ) | ||||||||||
Decrease
in other debt
|
(395 | ) | (360 | ) | (360 | ) | (360 | ) | (360 | ) | ||||||||||
Partner
contributions
|
- | 225,000 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
Partner
distributions
|
- | - | (14,127 | ) | (3,761 | ) | (10,296 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) financing activities
|
(5,319 | ) | 95,902 | (17,827 | ) | (7,461 | ) | (13,996 | ) | |||||||||||
Net
(decrease) increase in cash and equivalents
|
(28,216 | ) | 87,861 | (3,909 | ) | (5,788 | ) | 20,363 | ||||||||||||
Cash
and equivalents at beginning of period
|
86,183 | 57,967 | 145,828 | 141,919 | 136,131 | |||||||||||||||
Cash
and equivalents at end of period
|
$ | 57,967 | $ | 145,828 | $ | 141,919 | $ | 136,131 | $ | 156,494 |
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4.
|
Notes to
Statement of Operations.
|
(i)
Approach.
The
Projections consolidate the projected financial performance of TER Holdings
using an approach established by the Debtors’ management to forecast operating
results. The statements of operations are based on assumptions with respect to
overall Atlantic City market conditions as well as property-specific factors;
including size of property, competitiveness of the physical plant, future
projected capital expenditures, market position and each property’s location
within Atlantic City.
The
Projections were prepared by the Debtors’ management and consider the revenues
and operating expenses of each individual property and forecasted capital
expenditures. Each property’s financial projections were then aggregated with
unallocated corporate expenses to develop the consolidated
Projections.
(ii) Revenues.
Gross
revenues are revenues derived from casino, hotel, food and beverage, and other
operations. Net revenues represent total gross revenues less promotional
allowances, which include the retail value of accommodations, food and beverage
and other services provided to casino patrons without charge (“complimentaries”)
and other awards, such as cash coupons, rebates, cash complimentaries and
refunds. The majority of the Debtors’ net revenues result from gaming
revenues. The Debtors’ management projected its gaming revenues by
forecasting overall Atlantic City gaming revenues based upon macroeconomic and
Atlantic City market-specific conditions and the market share of the Debtors’
casino properties. The potential competitive impact of new properties
in surrounding jurisdictions is also considered in the Projections.
(iii) Costs and
Expenses.
Gaming,
rooms and food and beverage expenses represent the direct costs associated with,
among other things, operating casinos, hotel rooms and suites, food and beverage
outlets, and other operations. These direct operating costs primarily relate to
payroll, and in the case of food and beverage operations, the cost of goods
sold.
General
and administrative expenses typically consist of utility costs, marketing and
advertising, repairs and maintenance, insurance, property taxes and other
general and administrative costs.
Corporate
expenses consist of executive compensation, professional fees and other general
and administrative costs. Corporate expenses during 2010 through 2013
assume reorganized TER Holdings remains a publicly-held entity.
Reorganization
expense reflects an estimate of costs and expenses expected to be incurred in
connection with the chapter 11 cases and assume that the Plan will be effective
as of March 31, 2010. Reorganization expenses during 2009 include the
non-cash write-down of $14,432 of deferred financing costs associated with the
Second Lien Notes and First Lien Credit Agreement. If the Debtors do
not emerge from chapter 11 by March 31, 2010, as assumed for purposes of the
Projections, additional bankruptcy expenses will be incurred until such time as
a Plan is confirmed. These expenses could significantly impact the
Debtors’ results of operations and cash flows.
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(iv) Interest
Expense.
Interest
expense reflects the terms of the pre-petition First Lien Credit Agreement,
which the Debtors have assumed would be effective upon emergence from chapter
11. The Projections assume a principal balance of the New Term Loans
of $334 million as of the Effective Date. Interest expense was
calculated using a LIBOR floor of 3.0% and an applicable margin of
3.2%.
The
Debtors and the Ad Hoc Committee believe that all or a portion of certain
payments made to or for the benefit of the First Lien Lenders under the Final
Cash Collateral Order may be subject to recharacterization as payments on
principal. The First Lien Lenders dispute that such a right of
recharacterization exists. In the event that all or a portion of any
such payments are recharacterized, then the principal balance of the New Term
Loan will be reduced, thereby resulting in lower interest expense.
(v) Income
Taxes.
The
accompanying Projections do not include a provision for federal income taxes
since reorganized TER Holdings is taxed as a partnership for federal income tax
purposes. Therefore, reorganized TER Holdings’ income and losses are
allocated and reported for federal income tax purposes by reorganized TER
Holdings’ partners.
|
|
5.
|
Notes to
Balance Sheets and Cash Flow
Statements.
|
The
balance sheets reflect certain adjustments as a result of consummation of the
Plan. Certain liabilities will be extinguished, while others will be
adjusted in accordance with the Plan.
The
Debtors have made adjustments to certain assets and liabilities to reflect the
assumed equity value as of the Effective Date based on the assumed enterprise
value. The effect of fresh start accounting, when implemented, may
result in further adjustments to assets and liabilities to reflect the
appropriate equity value. The preliminary fresh start accounting and
reorganization adjustments have been prepared for illustrative purposes
only. Actual adjustments could be materially different from those
presented herein.
The
Projections reflect the utilization of Atlantic City real estate tax credits to
reduce future cash property tax payments as follows: 2009 - $4,000; 2010 -
$4,000; 2011 - $4,000; 2012 - $5,000; and 2013 - $5,000.
The
Projections include future deposits required to be made to the Casino
Reinvestment Development Authority pursuant to the Casino Control Act and the
related valuation allowance necessary to record the deposits at their estimated
fair value.
The
Projections assume a payment to the State of New Jersey during 2010 to settle
disputed alternative minimum assessments plus accumulated interest for prior
years.
The
Projections reflect quarterly term loan repayments of 0.25% of the principal
amount of all outstanding term loans on the Effective Date.
The
Projections reflect the payment of estimated tax distributions which may be
required to be made to the partners of Reorganized TER Holdings pursuant to its
partnership agreement. The Debtors continue to assess the tax
implications of the Plan.
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With
respect to the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort (the “Trump
Taj
Mahal Resort”),
projected capital expenditures include project-related capital expenditures that
management believes are required to maintain market share in Atlantic City given
the relative amenities and condition of other top-performing properties, as well
as to remain competitive with surrounding regional competitors. These
projects include minor casino floor renovations, technological enhancements on
the casino floor, various restaurant-related renovations and improvements as
well as a renovation of the spa and pool area. In addition, projected
maintenance capital expenditures at the Trump Taj Mahal Resort include
renovation of certain hotel rooms and hallways in the original Taj Tower as well
as replacement of slot equipment and signage.
With
respect to the Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino (“Trump Plaza
Casino”) and Trump Marina properties, projected capital expenditures are
maintenance-related and relate to replacing/converting slot inventory and other
gaming equipment beginning in 2011.
Projected
capital expenditures also include certain shared services expenditures to
enhance and maintain the Debtors’ information technology
infrastructure.
VII.
General
Information
|
A.
|
Description
of Debtors
|
|
|
1.
|
Corporate
Structure and Business.
|
TER is a
publicly-held company and general partner of TER Holdings, which owns the
operating casino entities. The predecessor entity to TER was Trump
Hotels & Casino Resorts, Inc. (“THCR”). THCR
was incorporated in Delaware in March 1995 and became a public company in June
1995. Like TER, THCR and its affiliates and subsidiaries owned and
operated three casino hotel properties in Atlantic City, New Jersey: Trump Taj
Mahal Resort, Trump Plaza Casino, and Trump Marina. In addition, THCR
and its affiliates and subsidiaries owned and operated casino properties in
California and Indiana.
TER’s
common stock began trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the ticker symbol
“TRMP” in September 20, 2005. On February 17, 2009, TER received a
notification from the Nasdaq Stock Market indicating that it had determined, in
accordance with Nasdaq Marketplace Rules, that TER’s common stock would be
delisted from the Nasdaq Stock Market in light of the filing of the
Reorganization Cases, concerns about the residual equity interest of the
existing listed security holders and concerns about TER’s ability to sustain
compliance with all of Nasdaq’s listing requirements. Trading in TER
common stock was suspended on February 26, 2009. On March 12, 2009,
Nasdaq announced that it would file a Form 25 with the SEC to complete the
delisting. The delisting was effective on March 22,
2009.
As of
August 3, 2009, the outstanding equity of TER consisted of (i) 31,715,876 shares
of common stock (with approximately 2,864 holders of record of TER common stock)
and (ii) 900 shares of TER’s class B common stock. The issued and
outstanding shares of class B common stock are held by Mr. Trump and have the
voting equivalency of 1,407 shares of TER common stock. TER’s
principal assets consist of its general and indirect limited partnership
interests in TER Holdings, which holds, through its subsidiaries, substantially
all of the assets of the Debtors’ businesses. TER Holdings is
currently owned by TER as General Partner (with an aggregate percentage interest
of approximately 99.98814%), TER’s wholly owned subsidiary TCI 2, a Limited
Partner (with an aggregate percentage interest of approximately 0.00461%), and
ACE Entertainment Holdings, Inc., also a Limited Partner and an affiliate of Mr.
Trump (with an aggregate percentage interest of approximately
0.00725%). TER Holdings also owns 100% of several other limited
liability company debtors.
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As the
sole general partner of TER Holdings, TER generally has the exclusive rights,
responsibilities and discretion as to the management and control of TER Holdings
and its subsidiaries.
The
Atlantic City market primarily serves the New
York-Philadelphia-Baltimore-Washington D.C. corridor with nearly 30 million
adults living within a three-hour driving radius. The Atlantic City
market is the second largest gaming market in the United States, after Las
Vegas. In 2007, the casinos in the Atlantic City market generated
$4.9 billion in casino revenue. The Debtors’ three casinos combined
comprise approximately 21% of the gaming positions and 21% of the
hotel rooms in the Atlantic City market and generate approximately 21% of the
market gaming revenue.
On April
15, 2007, an ordinance in Atlantic City became effective which extended smoking
restrictions under the New Jersey Smoke-Free Air Act. The Atlantic
City ordinance mandated that casinos restrict smoking to designated areas of up
to 25% of the casino floor. During April 2008, Atlantic City’s City
Council unanimously approved an amendment to the Atlantic City ordinance which
bans smoking entirely on all casino gaming floors and casino simulcasting areas,
but allows smoking in separately exhausted, non-gaming smoking lounges. The
amendment to the ordinance became effective on October 15, 2008, however, on
October 27, 2008, Atlantic City’s City Council voted to postpone the full
smoking ban for at least one year due to, among other things, the weakened
economy and increased competition in adjoining states. The postponement of the
full smoking ban went into effect on November 16, 2008.
For more
information about TER and its business, reference is made to TER’s 2008 Form
10-K and Third Quarter Form 10-Q, attached hereto as Exhibit C and Exhibit D,
respectively. Additional information regarding revenues and
year-over-year financial performance can be found at the NJCCC website:
www.state.nj.us/casinos/.
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|
2.
|
History and
Prior Bankruptcy
Proceedings.
|
On
November 21, 2004, THCR, together with 28 affiliates and subsidiaries
(collectively, the “2004
Debtors”), filed voluntary chapter 11 petitions in the United States
Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey (Case No. 04-46898 (JHW))
(Jointly Administered) (the “2004 Chapter 11
Cases”), as part of a conceptually agreed upon plan.
On April
5, 2005, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey
entered an order confirming the Debtors’ Second Amended Joint Plan of
Reorganization (the “Prior
Plan”), which became effective on May 20, 2005 (the “Prior Effective
Date”). Upon the Prior Effective Date, all material conditions
to the Prior Plan were satisfied and the 2004 Debtors emerged from chapter 11 as
the Debtors. Pursuant to the Prior Plan, the 2004 Debtors were
recapitalized and renamed, certain subsidiaries were merged and/or dissolved,
indebtedness was consolidated and debt service was substantially
reduced.
The
Debtors’ current capital structure arises from the Prior Plan. The
Debtors implemented a 1,000 for 1 reverse stock split of THCR’s common stock
such that each 1,000 shares of THCR common stock immediately prior to the
reverse stock split were consolidated into one share of common stock of the
reorganized debtor, TER, resulting in the distribution of approximately 19,944
shares of TER common stock (approximately 0.05% on a fully diluted basis for
holders other than Mr. Trump), in aggregate, to holders of THCR common stock.
Holders of THCR common stock received approximately $0.88 for each share of THCR
common stock owned by each holder, an aggregate of $17.5 million, and also
obtained a pro rata share of the net proceeds from the sale of the former
World’s Fair site in Atlantic City, a total of $25.2 million. All
options to acquire THCR common stock were cancelled, and holders (other than Mr.
Trump) of THCR common stock also received Class A Warrants to purchase up to
approximately 2,207,260 shares of TER common stock (approximately 5.34% on a
fully diluted basis). The Class A Warrants were either exercised by
or converted to shares under the Prior Plan on May 22, 2006.
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On the
Prior Effective Date, TER Holdings and Trump Entertainment Resorts Funding, Inc.
(“TER
Funding”) issued $1.25 billion aggregate principal amount of the Second
Lien Notes in connection with the Prior Plan. In addition, the
Debtors implemented a debt restructuring whereby pro rata distributions of Cash,
Second Lien Notes, or TER common stock were made to: (i) holders of $1.3 billion
aggregate principal amount of 11.25% First Mortgage Notes of Trump Atlantic City
Associates, Trump Atlantic City Funding, Inc., Trump Atlantic City Funding, II,
Inc. and Trump Atlantic City Funding, III, Inc.; (ii) holders of approximately
$435 million aggregate principal amount of 11.625% First Priority Mortgage Notes
due 2010 of Trump Casino Holdings, LLC and Trump Casino Funding, Inc.; and (iii)
holders of $54.6 million aggregate principal amount of 17.625% of Second
Priority Notes due 2010 of Trump Casino Holdings, LLC.
Payment
of up to $250 million in principal amount of the Second Lien Notes was
personally guaranteed by Mr. Trump pursuant to the Personal Trump
Guaranty. The Personal Trump Guaranty contains a number of conditions
to Mr. Trump’s personal liability thereunder. The Debtors do not
appear to be a party to the Personal Trump Guaranty and the Ad Hoc Committee has
been informed that the Debtors take no position with respect to the Personal
Trump Guaranty. Mr. Trump has denied any liability under the Personal
Trump Guaranty under the facts and circumstances of these cases.
The
Debtors also entered into a $500 million secured credit facility on the Prior
Effective Date with a syndicate of bank lenders (the “2005 Credit
Facility”). The proceeds from the 2005 Credit Facility were
used to repay up to $100 million in debtor in possession financing that the 2004
Debtors had obtained on November 22, 2004 during the 2004 Chapter 11 Cases. The
2005 Credit Facility was secured by substantially all of the assets of the
Debtors, and senior in priority to the Second Lien Notes.
On
December 21, 2007, the Debtors entered into a $493.3 million secured credit
facility, which was amended in March 2008, May 2008, and October 2008 (the
“2007
Credit Facility”), the proceeds of which were used to repay all amounts
outstanding under the 2005 Credit Facility and $6.6 million of associated
transaction costs.
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B.
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Prepetition
Capital Structure of the Debtors
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As of the
Commencement Date, the capital structure of the Debtors consisted primarily of
equity and secured notes. As of August 3, 2009, the outstanding
equity of TER consisted of (i) 31,715,876 publicly traded shares of common stock
(with approximately 2,864 holders of record of TER common
stock). Nine hundred (900) shares of TER’s class B common stock are
owned by Mr. Trump and represent the right to vote 1,407 shares of TER common
stock.
In
addition, TER and TER Holdings have consolidated long-term debt under the 2007
Credit Facility of approximately $493,250,000. As of September 30,
2009, the total amount outstanding under the 2007 Credit Facility was
$485,063,000. The 2007 Credit Facility matures on December 21, 2012
and must be repaid during the final year of the loans in equal quarterly
amounts, subject to amortization of approximately 1.0% per year prior to the
final year. Borrowings under the 2007 Credit Facility are secured by a first
priority security interest in and lien on substantially all of the assets of TER
Holdings and its operating subsidiaries, and the guaranty of
TER.
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In
addition, TER Holdings and TER Funding have consolidated long term debt under
the Second Lien Notes of approximately $1,250,000,000 in principal amount due
June 1, 2015. The Second Lien Notes were used to pay distributions
under the Prior Plan. The Second Lien Notes bear interest at 8.5% per
annum. The obligations under the Second Lien Notes are secured by
second mortgages on the Debtors’ real property, certain intellectual property
rights, and certain personal property, subject to the terms of an intercreditor
agreement (the “Intercreditor
Agreement”) with the First Lien Lenders and certain other permitted prior
liens. Icahn has asserted that the members of the Ad Hoc Committee
may be in breach of the Intercreditor Agreement by filing and prosecuting the
Plan, by objecting to the Icahn/Beal Plan, and by taking certain other actions
in connection with the Reorganization Cases. The Ad Hoc Committee and
the Debtors believe that these allegations are without merit and intend to
vigorously dispute any action that may be taken by Icahn in connection with the
Intercreditor Agreement.
As of
June 30, 2009, the Debtors’ books and records reflected accounts payable due and
owing in the approximate amount of $12,104,000, plus an additional $69,000 in
costs for construction in progress, an additional estimated $19,295,000 for
other vendors (such as utilities) who have not provided invoices to the Debtors
for services and products already provided. The total trade debt as
of the Commencement Date was approximately $31,468,000. In addition,
the Debtors are obligated for approximately $6,019,000 for leases and other
ordinary course financing arrangements. Substantially all of the
trade debt has been previously paid as critical vendors pursuant to those orders
of the Bankruptcy Court dated February 20, 2009 (Docket No. 58) and June 16,
2009 (Docket No. 399).
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C.
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Donald
J. Trump’s Abandonment of Limited Partnership Interests in TER
Holdings
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As
disclosed in the Debtors’ Form 10-K, by letter dated February 13, 2009, Donald
J. Trump notified TER that he had abandoned any and all of his 23.5% direct
limited partnership interest in TER Holdings and relinquished any and all rights
under the Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of TER
Holdings (the “Partnership
Agreement”) or otherwise with respect to TER Holdings and Mr. Trump’s
limited partnership interest. Pursuant to a letter dated March 12,
2009, TER indicated that it did not consent to a withdrawal by Mr. Trump from
TER Holdings. In addition, the Debtors have examined the impact of
the abandonment of Mr. Trump’s limited partnership interest in TER Holdings upon
the Debtors’ estates and have determined that such abandonment, if effective,
would have no material adverse effect on the Debtors, financial or
otherwise.
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D.
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Events
Leading to the Commencement of the Chapter 11
Cases
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The
Debtors’ operating results during 2008 and 2009 have been affected by various
factors, including most significantly the competition in nearby or adjoining
states and general and significant weakening of the economy. The
current economic downturn has had a negative impact on the economy as a whole
and the health of the gaming industry in particular. Other factors
affecting performance included smoking restrictions under local
legislation.
In
addition, the gaming industry is highly regulated and the Debtors must maintain
their casino licenses and pay gaming taxes in order to continue their gaming
operations. For more information about the regulation of the gaming industry,
reference is made to the 2008 Form 10-K attached hereto as Exhibit
C.
TER
Holdings and TER Funding did not make the interest payment due December 1, 2008
on the Second Lien Notes. After the Debtors failed to make their
interest payment on the Second Lien Notes and entered into the grace period with
respect thereto, the Ad Hoc Committee formed to negotiate a restructuring of the
Debtors’ liabilities and equity interests. The discussions included
certain members of the Ad Hoc Committee, the advisors to the Ad Hoc Committee,
and Mr. Trump and his representatives.
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On
December 31, 2008, the members of the Ad Hoc Committee and the Debtors entered
into a forbearance agreement with the Debtors to facilitate these
discussions. The Debtors simultaneously entered into a forbearance
agreement with their senior lenders and Mr. Trump pursuant to which the
respective parties agreed to forbear from exercising certain rights during the
term of the forbearance agreement. As the discussions regarding a
restructuring continued, these forbearance agreements were extended a number of
times, with the term of the latest extension expiring at 9:00 a.m. on February
17, 2009.
For
more information regarding negotiations between the Ad Hoc Committee and the
Debtors, see various pleadings filed by the Ad Hoc Committee with the Bankruptcy
Court in connection with these Reorganization Cases. Pleadings can be
accessed on at www.terrecap.com.
Starting
in December 2008 and continuing through the weekend prior to the Debtors’
bankruptcy filing, the Ad Hoc Committee attempted to find a consensus with the
Debtors and Mr. Trump. In early January 2009, the Debtors presented a
restructuring proposal to the Ad Hoc Committee providing for the exchange of the
Second Lien Notes for virtually all of the Debtors’ equity. Such
efforts were unsuccessful.
Pursuant
to written letters of resignation dated February 13, 2009, Donald Trump and
Ivanka M. Trump resigned as members of the board of directors of
TER.
After the
commencement of their Reorganization Cases, the Debtors publicly announced that
they did not intend to formulate their own plan of reorganization and instead
solicited restructuring proposals from the Ad Hoc Committee, on the one hand,
and Mr. Trump and Beal Bank on the other.
The
Debtors’ initial exclusive period to file a plan of reorganization was set to
expire on June 17, 2009, prompting the Debtors to seek a 90-day extension (the
“Exclusivity
Extension Motion”). On June 16, 2009, the Bankruptcy Court
entered an order extending the Debtors’ Exclusive Periods to file and solicit a
plan of reorganization until August 3, 2009, and October 1, 2009,
respectively.
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1.
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Termination
of Exclusivity.
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On August
3, 2009 the Debtors filed the Debtors’ Prior Plan and the Debtors’ Prior
Disclosure Statement (which was subsequently amended on September 29, 2009,
October 5, 2009, and November 4, 2009). On August 11, 2009 the Ad Hoc
Committee filed a motion to terminate the Debtors’ exclusivity. By an
order of the Bankruptcy Court dated August 31, 2009, the Debtors’ exclusive
right to file and solicit a plan of reorganization was terminated, and the Ad
Hoc Committee was authorized to file a plan of reorganization and disclosure
statement. Accordingly, on August 31, 2009, the Ad Hoc Committee
filed their initial plan of reorganization [D.I. 616] and related disclosure
statement [D.I. 617]. The Ad Hoc Committee plan and disclosure
statements were subsequently amended on September 23, 2009 [D.I. 722, 723],
October 6, 2009 [D.I. 774, 775], October 9, 2009 [D.I. 791, 792] and November 5,
2009 [D.I. 871, 872]. On November 24, 2009, the Ad Hoc Committee
filed the Plan and this Disclosure Statement.
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2.
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Examiner.
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On August
11, 2009, the Ad Hoc Committee filed a Motion to Appoint an Examiner Pursuant to
Section 1104(c) of the Bankruptcy Code [D.I. 531] and granted the motion on
August 27, 2009. On September 15, 2009 the Bankruptcy Court entered
an order (the “Examiner
Order”) [D.I. 679] approving the motion and directing the Examiner to
“(a) investigate the negotiating process on the selection of the Beal/Trump
plan, the considerations of the Debtors in terms of the desirability of that
plan over the Ad Hoc Committee’s plan, how that process went forward and the
role of Mr. Trump in that context; and (b) otherwise perform, to the extent
further directed by the Court upon notice and a hearing, such other duties as
set forth in 11 U.S.C. § 1106(a)(3) and 11 U.S.C. § 1106(a)(4) of the Bankruptcy
Code.” On September 21, 2009, Michael St. Patrick Baxter, Esq. was
appointed as the Examiner [D.I. 707]. On October 5, 2009, the
Examiner filed a motion seeking entry of an order approving a work plan [D.I.
767]. On November 5, 2009, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order
approving the Examiner’s work plan [D.I. 873]. Pursuant to the DJT
Settlement Agreement, the Ad Hoc Committee has agreed to petition the Bankruptcy
Court to suspend the Examiner’s investigation.
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3.
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Marina
Sale/Florida Litigation.
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On or
about December 30, 2004, TER Development Company, LLC (“TER
Development”) filed a complaint against Richard T. Fields, Coastal
Development, LLC, Power Plant Entertainment, LLC, Native American Development,
LLC, Joseph S. Weinberg and The Cordish Company in the Circuit Court of the 17th
Judicial District for Broward County, Florida (the “Florida
Litigation”), in which TER Development alleged that Power Plant
Entertainment, LLC improperly obtained certain agreements with the Seminole
Tribe of Florida for the development of gaming facilities in Hollywood and
Tampa, Florida. TER Development has asserted claims for fraud, breach
of fiduciary duty, conspiracy, violation of the Florida Deceptive and Unfair
Trade Practices Act and interference with prospective business relationship as a
result of the defendant’s actions. On April 17, 2008, the trial court
ruled on the defendants’ numerous motions for summary judgment. The
trial court granted the defendants’ motion for summary judgment as to TER
Development’s claims for breach of fiduciary duty, aiding and abetting a breach
of fiduciary duty, interference with prospective business relationship and the
claims under the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices as to the
defendants. The court denied the defendants’ motions only as to TER
Development’s claims against all defendants for fraud and
conspiracy.
The
Florida Litigation was placed on hold on or about May 28,
2008. Specifically, on or about May 28, 2008, Trump Marina
Associates, LLC (“Seller”)
entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Marina
Agreement”) to sell Trump Marina to Coastal Marina, LLC (“Buyer”),
an affiliate of Coastal. Pursuant to the Marina Agreement, (1) Buyer was to
acquire substantially all of the assets of, and assume certain liabilities
related to, the business conducted at the Trump Marina and (2) the Florida
Litigation was to be settled. The Marina Agreement, among other
things, originally provided for a purchase price of $316 million, subject to a
working capital adjustment and EBITDA-based adjustment. Upon entering
into the Marina Agreement, Buyer placed into escrow a $15 million deposit toward
the purchase price (the “Original Marina
Deposit”).
On
October 28, 2008, the parties entered into an amendment to the Marina Agreement
(the “Amended
APA”) to modify certain terms and conditions of the Marina Agreement.
Pursuant to the Amended APA the parties waived the October 28, 2008 deadline for
Buyer to provide commitment letters to Seller for the financing of the
acquisition of the Property. In addition, the parties agreed to amend certain
provisions of the Marina Agreement, including, but not limited to the following:
(1) the aggregate purchase price payable for the Trump Marina was decreased from
$316 million to $270 million; (2) any potential reduction to the purchase price
based on the EBITDA of the business conducted at the Property was eliminated;
and (3) the Original Marina Deposit held in escrow, together with any interest
earned thereon, was released to Seller immediately and an additional $2 million
deposit was placed in escrow (the “Additional Marina
Deposit”), for a total deposit towards the purchase price of $17
million.
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The
closing of the Amended APA was subject to the satisfaction of certain
conditions, including receipt of approvals from New Jersey governmental
authorities and the Bankruptcy Court. In January 2009, the Debtors
forecasted that the Trump Marina would generate only $2.4 million in EBITDA for
2009. Consequently, the $270 million purchase price under the Amended
APA was widely acknowledged as far in excess of the property’s actual worth and
the likelihood that the transaction would close was believed to be
low. On June 1, 2009, the Debtors delivered notice to Coastal that
the Amended APA was purportedly terminated by the Debtors, without accepting an
amended offer from Coastal.
Following
the termination of the Amended APA, Coastal submitted written non-binding
indications of interest on June 9, 2009 and July 16, 2009 describing certain
terms under which it would agree to acquire the Trump Marina. The
Debtors rejected the new Coastal proposals on several grounds, including,
purportedly, that Coastal was not likely to close the transaction. In
response, Coastal indicated to the Debtors that it would be prepared to escrow
the full amount of the purchase price immediately upon execution of definitive
documentation.
On July
28, 2009, Coastal commenced an adversary proceeding against the Debtors and
their CEO and General Counsel, Messrs. Mark Juliano and Robert Pickus,
respectively, alleging that the defendants breached the Marina Agreement and
that the plaintiffs were fraudulently induced into signing the agreement,
seeking the return of the Original Marina Deposit and the Additional Marina
Deposit and other alleged damages and relief.
In
connection with the Plan, the Ad Hoc Committee has obtained a renewed proposal
for the purchase of the Trump Marina from the Coastal Parties, which the Debtors
support. The terms of this proposal are reflected in a letter of
intent, attached as an exhibit to the Plan. This proposal
contemplates that the Debtors and the Coastal Parties will enter into the Marina
Sale Agreement, in connection with the Plan, pursuant to which the Coastal
Parties will purchase the Trump Marina for a purchase price of $75 million, less
the $17 million in deposits previously made to the Debtors in connection with
the Marina Agreement and the Amended APA. The net proceeds from the
sale of the Trump Marina, if any, will be used to pay down the secured portion
of the First Lien Lender Claims. The consummation of the sale would
also result in the withdrawal of the Florida Litigation and the Coastal
Adversary Proceeding subject to higher and better offers (including a credit bid
from the First Lien Lenders).
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4.
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DJT
Settlement
Agreement.
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On
November 16, 2009, Donald J. Trump terminated the Purchase Agreement, and,
together with the other DJT Parties and the members of the Ad Hoc Committee,
entered into the DJT Settlement Agreement, pursuant to which the DJT Parties
withdrew their support for the Debtors’ Prior Plan and committed to support the
Ad Hoc Committee’s Plan. Subject to the satisfaction by the DJT
Parties of their obligations under the DJT Settlement Agreement, in compromise
and settlement of all disputes pending between the DJT Parties, the Ad Hoc
Committee and the Debtors’ estates, and in exchange for (i) Donald J. Trump and
Ivanka Trump entering into the Amended and Restated Trademark License Agreement
that grants to the Reorganized Debtors, subject to the terms and conditions
thereof, a license (and a sublicense to the Reorganized Debtors’ subsidiaries
that operate the three casinos) to use the Trump IP for use in their operations
(which use, the DJT Parties otherwise would have opposed), (ii) Donald J. Trump
entering into the Amended and Restated Services Agreement, in which he agrees,
subject to the terms and conditions thereof, to provide certain services to the
Reorganized Debtors, (iii) Donald J. Trump and Ivanka Trump agreeing not to
compete with the Reorganized Debtors (as provided in and subject to the terms of
the Amended and Restated Trademark License Agreement and the Amended and
Restated Services Agreement), (iv) the benefit and cost savings to
the Debtors’ estates resulting from the suspension of litigation between the DJT
Parties and the Ad Hoc Committee, (v) the waiver by the DJT Parties of any right
to receive any additional consideration or indemnification from the Reorganized
Debtors on account of any of their existing indemnification agreements with the
Debtors (except as provided in Section 8.5 of the Plan), and (vi) the waiver of
any and all Claims (whether administrative expense Claims, priority Claims,
secured Claims or unsecured Claims) or Causes of Action against, or Equity
Interests in, any and all of the Debtors held by each of the DJT Parties, and in
full and final satisfaction and discharge of all such Claims, Causes of Action
or Equity Interests, the DJT Parties shall be entitled to receive on the
Effective Date the treatment set forth in Section 4.6 of the Plan as well as
releases set forth in the Plan in accordance with the DJT Settlement
Agreement.
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Certain
terms of the DJT Settlement Agreement are outlined below2:
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2 Although one of the DJT Parties under
the DJT Settlement Agreement, Ace Entertainment Holdings Inc. (“Ace”) shall receive no distribution under
the Plan. Ace holds no Claims against the Debtors (although if it
held such Claims they would be and hereby are waived) and the Equity Interests
in the Debtors held by Ace shall be discharged and extinguished in accordance
with the Plan.
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Parties:
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The members of the Ad Hoc Committee and the DJT Parties. | |
Treatment
for the DJT Parties:
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Subject to compliance by the DJT Parties with the terms of the DJT Settlement Agreement, and for the consideration described therein, the Ad Hoc Committee agreed to amend its Plan to provide for the following treatment to the DJT Parties, in full satisfaction and final discharge of all DJT Claims against and Equity Interests in any and all of the Debtors held by the DJT Parties: | |
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Issuance
of the DJT Stock;
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Issuance
of the DJT Warrants;
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Releases
of Donald J. Trump from all personal liabilities or obligations (which Mr.
Trump in all respects disputes) to the Indenture Trustee or the members of
the Ad Hoc Committee arising under or in connection with the Personal
Trump Guaranty, together with amendments to the Plan confirming that the
extinguishment of the Second Lien Notes under the Plan shall also operate
as an extinguishment of the Personal Trump Guaranty;
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Mutual
releases by and among the DJT Parties and the Released Parties and
releases of all by the Debtors; and
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The
AHC Proponents (as defined below) are informed that the DJT Advisors have
incurred approximately $[ ] fees to date, and that the DJT
Advisors estimate that $[ ] of fees will be incurred through
the assumed Effective Date. This estimate is based on several
assumptions, including potential litigation over the Plan and the
Icahn/Beal Plan, and is therefore subject to change.
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Obligations
of the DJT Parties Under the DJT Settlement Agreement:
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So long as the DJT Settlement Agreement remains in effect, each of the DJT Parties agreed, for the benefit of the Ad Hoc Committee, to perform and comply with the following obligations: | |
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To
timely vote all of its Claims (if any vote is solicited of them) to accept
the Plan (as amended);
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To
support and use its good faith diligent efforts to promote the approval of
the disclosure statement associated with the Plan;
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To
support and use its good faith diligent efforts to promote the approval,
confirmation and consummation of the Plan;
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To
not consent to, or otherwise directly or indirectly propose, pursue,
support, solicit, assist, recommend, engage in negotiations in connection
with, encourage, vote for or participate in the formulation of (a) any
plan of reorganization for the Debtors other than the Plan or (b) any
restructuring or reorganization of the Debtors (or any plan or proposal in
respect of the same) other than the Plan, unless, in each instance,
authorized in writing to do so by the Requisite Holders (as defined in the
DJT Settlement Agreement);
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To
not take any other action, including but not limited to initiating any
legal proceedings or enforcing rights under any contract, agreement or
undertaking, that is inconsistent with, or that could prevent, interfere
with, delay or impede the approval of the Plan or the Disclosure
Statement, the solicitation of votes in connection with the Plan or the
implementation or consummation of the restructuring transactions
contemplated by the Plan (the “Restructuring
Transactions”);
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To
(x) negotiate in good faith all other documents and transactions described
in or contemplated by the DJT Settlement Agreement, the DJT Term Sheet (as
defined therein) and the applicable provisions of the Plan and use
commercially reasonable efforts to support and complete successfully the
solicitation and implementation of the Plan, (y) do all things reasonably
necessary and appropriate in furtherance of consummating the Restructuring
Transactions in accordance with, and within the time frames contemplated
by, the DJT Settlement Agreement and (z) act in good faith and use
commercially reasonable efforts to consummate the Restructuring
Transactions as contemplated by the Plan and the DJT Settlement Agreement;
and
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Donald
Trump and Ivanka Trump agreed to negotiate in good faith and enter into
the Amended and Restated Trademark License Agreement, and Donald Trump
agreed to negotiate in good faith and enter into the Amended and Restated
Services Agreement.
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Suspension
of Plan Litigation/Examiner Investigation:
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The Ad Hoc Committee and the DJT Parties agreed to undertake their best efforts to suspend all litigation (including all discovery) between them relating to the Debtors’ Prior Plan or the Ad Hoc Committee’s Plan and to petition the Bankruptcy Court to suspend the investigation of the Examiner. | |
Florida
Litigation:
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The DJT Parties and the Ad Hoc Committee agreed that the Florida Litigation may not be settled unless the DJT Parties receive a full release from all parties thereto. | |
Corporate
Governance:
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The DJT Parties and the Ad Hoc Committee expressly agreed that none of the documentation related to the corporate governance of the Reorganized Debtors or the officers or directors of the Reorganized Debtors shall be subject to the approval or consent of the DJT Parties, and the terms of such corporate governance documentation shall be determined by, and the officers and directors of the Reorganized Debtors shall be selected by, the Ad Hoc Committee. |
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Termination:
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The
DJT Settlement Agreement may be terminated (i) by the mutual written
consent of both parties; (ii) by written notice by one party following a
material breach by the other party that is continuing for five business
days following such notice; (iii) by the non-breaching party if a court of
competent jurisdiction declares a party to have breached any other
agreement by entering into the DJT Settlement Agreement (or such party
admits to such breach); (iv) if a court of competent jurisdiction
declares the agreement unenforceable; (v) at any time after April 30, 2010
by either party if the Bankruptcy Court has not entered the Confirmation
Order with respect to the Plan; (vi) any time after the date that is
one-hundred fifty (150) calendar days after the entry of the Confirmation
Order if the Effective Date has not occurred prior to such date; (vii)
upon the dismissal of the Reorganization Cases or the conversion of the
Reorganization Cases from one under Chapter 11 to one under Chapter 7 of
the Bankruptcy Code, other than as contemplated pursuant to the Plan;
(viii) by either party if the Backstop Agreement is terminated in
accordance with its terms due to a failure to satisfy any of the
conditions set forth in the Backstop Agreement that are not within the
control of the Backstop Parties; (ix) by either party if the Backstop
Agreement is terminated by the Backstop Parties in accordance
with its terms (other than due to a failure to satisfy any of the
conditions set forth in the Backstop Agreement that are not within the
control of the Backstop Parties); or (x) by either party if the Bankruptcy
Court (1) grants relief that is materially inconsistent with the DJT
Settlement Agreement or the Plan in any respect or (2) enters an order
confirming any plan of reorganization for the Debtors other than the
Plan.
The
DJT Settlement Agreement provides that, under certain circumstances, the
members of the Ad Hoc Committee will be obligated to take certain actions
to effectuate a release of Claims against the DJT Parties and assign to
Donald J. Trump any and all rights and benefits to which the members of
the Ad Hoc Committee may be entitled on account of any such Claims, as
described in more detail in the DJT Settlement Agreement.
Specifically,
in the event that the DJT Settlement Agreement is terminated pursuant to
its terms, and the Plan is confirmed by the Bankruptcy Court, but the
Bankruptcy Court does not permit the releases provided for in the DJT
Settlement Agreement, or the Bankruptcy Court determines not to confirm
the Plan and the reason cited by the Bankruptcy Court for doing so relates
to a change in the terms of the Plan from the previous version of the Plan
filed on November 5, 2009, the Ad Hoc Committee agrees to (i) assign to
Donald J. Trump any and all rights and benefits to which the holders (the
“Holders”) may be entitled on account
of any claims which the Plan was to have released as described in DJT
Settlement Agreement relating to the Personal Trump Guaranty and mutual
releases by and among the DJT Parties and the Released Parties and
releases by all of the Debtors (the “Assignment”), and (ii) send to the Second
Lien Notes Trustee an irrevocable instruction (the “Instruction”) (which shall include or be
accompanied by evidence of the Holders' holdings of the Second Lien Notes)
to release the Trump Personal Guaranty and not to take any action to
enforce or bring suit upon the same, provided, however, that the Holders
shall not be required to grant any indemnity in connection with the
Instruction. The Holders shall consult with the DJT Parties and
the Second Lien Notes Trustee in the preparation and drafting of the
Instruction. Upon sending the Instruction as set forth above, the Holders
shall have no further responsibility or liability for any action or
inaction by the Indenture Trustee. If the Bankruptcy Court
confirms the Plan but does not grant the releases, concurrently with the
Holders’ delivery of the Assignment to Mr. Trump and the sending of the
Instruction, the DJT Parties shall execute and deliver to the Holders a
release to give effect to the release by the DJT Parties in favor of the
Holders.
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The
description above is meant only as a summary of the material terms of the DJT
Settlement Agreement. For complete information about the contents of
the DJT Settlement Agreement, please review the DJT Settlement Agreement, which
is attached hereto as Exhibit
I. To the extent there is an inconsistency or conflict between
the summary above and the DJT Settlement Agreement, the DJT Settlement Agreement
will control.
During
the course of the Reorganization Cases, Donald Trump and Ivanka Trump filed
numerous proofs of claim, asserting, among other things, at least $100 million
in damages arising from alleged breaches of the pre-petition Amended and
Restated Trademark License Agreement dated May 20, 2005, and damage to
trademarks, brand and reputation, and misappropriation of image for commercial
purposes. On August 26, 2009, the Ad Hoc Committee filed objections
to the proofs of claim filed by each of Ivanka and Donald Trump,
respectively [D.I. 598; 599]. The Ad Hoc Committee and the
Debtors believe the Claims filed by Donald and Ivanka Trump are without merit
and the objections would have been successful if fully
adjudicated. The DJT Parties have argued otherwise. Due to
the litigation risk, mounting litigation fees and expenses and continued
uncertainty arising from the continued prosecution of the Ad Hoc Committee’s
claim objections and extensive discovery efforts, the Ad Hoc Committee believes
that entry into the DJT Settlement Agreement and the release of Claims against
the DJT Parties will benefit the Debtors’ estates both in terms of reducing
liabilities of the estates and eliminating costs associated with
litigation. For similar reasons, the Ad Hoc Committee believes that
the release of any Claims related to, or arising under, the Trump Personal
Guaranty in exchange for the consideration provided under the DJT Settlement
Agreement will benefit the holders of the Second Lien Notes due to the
litigation risk and cost associated with enforcement of the Trump Personal
Guaranty. Accordingly, the Ad Hoc Committee believes that the DJT
Settlement Agreement falls within the range of reasonableness.
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E.
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Debtors
as Co-Proponents of the Plan
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On
December 3, 2009, the Debtors formally announced that they were no longer
pursuing the Debtors’ Prior Plan and would become co-proponents to the Ad Hoc
Committee’s Plan. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Plan or
the Disclosure Statement to the contrary, the Debtors’ consent shall be required
for any revocation or withdrawal of the Plan pursuant to Section 12.8 of the
Backstop Agreement or any material changes or material modifications to the
Backstop Agreement, the Plan, the Disclosure Statement, and the documents in the
Plan Supplement, that affect the Debtors, the treatment provided to the Debtors’
creditors under the Plan or that adversely affects the ability of the Plan to be
confirmed; provided, however, that such
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
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F.
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Information
Regarding the Ad Hoc Committee
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The Ad
Hoc Committee is comprised of certain holders of the Debtors’ Second Lien Notes,
including certain funds managed by the following: Avenue Capital Management,
Brigade Capital Management, Continental Casualty Company, Contrarian Capital
Management, LLC, GoldenTree Asset Management, LP, MFC Global Investment
Management (U.S.), LLC, Northeast Investors Trust, Oaktree Capital Management,
L.P. (or subsidiaries of such funds) and Polygon Investment
Partners. As described above, the Ad Hoc Committee formed in December
2008 to engage in restructuring negotiations with the Debtors. The Ad
Hoc Committee is represented by Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP,
Lowenstein Sandler PC and Fox Rothschild LLP as co-counsel and Houlihan Lokey as
financial advisor. As of November 24, 2009, the Ad Hoc Committee
collectively represents holders of approximately 61% of the principal amount of
the Second Lien Notes outstanding. Additional information regarding
the Ad Hoc Committee is set forth below:
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1.
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Avenue
Capital Management.
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Avenue
Capital Management (“Avenue”),
founded in 1995, primarily invests in distressed and undervalued securities,
bank loans and trade claims. As of July 31, 2009, Avenue managed
assets valued at approximately $17.8 billion. Headquartered in New
York, with offices in London, Luxembourg, Munich, and with nine offices
throughout Asia, Avenue employs approximately 300 people. Additional
Information about Avenue can be found at the following website:
www.avenuecapital.com.
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2.
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Brigade
Capital Management.
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Brigade
Capital (“Brigade”)
is an asset management firm focused on identifying opportunities in the credit
space. Brigade was founded in 2006 by Don Morgan who leads a team of
20 investment professionals. The firm currently manages over $5
billion across three separate strategies – long/short credit, opportunistic, and
traditional long-only high yield. The firm is 100% employee-owned,
with the majority of Brigade’s senior research members having worked together
for an average of ten years. The team employs a fundamentally driven,
"bottoms up" investment process without employing leverage. They
possess deep sector expertise throughout the entire levered finance market as
well as extensive experience in capital restructurings and bankruptcy
reorganization. Preservation of capital is paramount to our
investment process as opportunities are vetted and trading positions are
established.
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3.
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Continental
Casualty Company.
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Continental
Casualty Company is the insurance subsidiary of CNA Financial Corporation
(“CNA”), the
7th largest U.S. commercial insurer and the 13th largest U.S. property and
casualty insurer, which provides insurance protection to more than one million
businesses and professionals in the U.S. and internationally. CNA has
assets of $54 billion and maintains a conservative investment philosophy through
an ongoing, disciplined evaluation of assets and
liabilities. Headquartered in Chicago, CNA has offices throughout the
U.S., Canada and Europe. Additional information about CNA can be
found at the following website: www.cna.com.
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4.
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Contrarian
Capital Management, LLC.
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Contrarian
Capital Management (“Contrarian”),
founded in 1995, specializes in multi-strategy distressed and special situation
investing. Contrarian employs approximately 50 people and is
headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut. Additional information about
Contrarian can be found at the following website:
www.contrariancapital.com.
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5.
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GoldenTree
Asset Management, LP.
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GoldenTree
Asset Management (“GoldenTree”),
founded in 2000, is dedicated to managing leveraged loans, high yield bonds,
distressed assets and equities in hedge funds and structured
funds. As of September 1, 2009, GoldenTree managed over $10.9 billion
in total assets. GoldenTree is headquartered in New York and has offices in
London, Brazil and Luxembourg, and employs over 200 people. Additional
information about GoldenTree can be found at the following website:
www.goldentree.com.
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6.
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MFC Global
Investment Management
(U.S.).
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MFC
Global Investment Management (“MFC”) is
the asset management division of Manulife Financial. MFC manages
institutional assets on behalf of pension plans, endowment funds, and financial
services companies. MFC also managed retail funds through Manulife
Financial and John Hancock distribution networks as well as for other financial
institutions offering mutual funds, separately managed accounts and closed-end
funds. MFC has more than 300 employees across North America, Asia and
Europe and manages approximately $46 billion as of June 30,
2009. Additional information about MFC can be found at the following
website: www.mfcglobal.com.
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7.
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Northeast
Investors Trust.
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Northeast
Investors Trust (“Northeast”),
established in 1950, invests primarily in marketable securities of established
companies, mainly emphasizing debt securities that are rated lower than
investment grade by either of the two principal ratings services or unrated
securities having similar characteristics. Northeast is located in
Boston, Massachusetts, and additional information about Northeast can be found
at the following website: www.northeastinvestors.com.
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8.
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Oaktree
Capital Management.
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Oaktree
Capital Management (“Oaktree”),
founded in 1995, manages investments in distressed debt, high yield and
convertible bonds, specialized private equity (including power infrastructure),
real estate, emerging market and Japanese securities and mezzanine
finance. Headquartered in Los Angeles, the firm today has over 550
staff members in 14 cities worldwide. Additional information
regarding Oaktree can be found at the following website:
www.oaktreecapital.com.
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9.
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Polygon
Investment Partners.
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Polygon
Global Opportunities Master Fund (“Polygon”)
is a Cayman Islands exempted company. Each of Polygon Investment
Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership, and Polygon Investment Partners
LLP, an English limited liability partnership, act as investment manager of
Polygon Global Opportunities Master Fund. Polygon Investment Partners
has offices in New York and London. Additional information regarding
Polygon can be found at the following website: www.polygoninv.com.
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G.
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Information
Regarding Potential Equity
Ownership
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The
potential percentage of equity ownership of the New Common Stock by members of
the Ad Hoc Committee upon emergence, after giving effect to the terms of the
Plan and the Backstop Agreement as currently in effect as of the date hereof and
the terms of the DJT Settlement Agreement, under certain scenarios (based on the
assumptions identified below), is set forth below:
For
purposes of each of the scenarios illustrated below, it is assumed that there
are approximately $1,248,969,000 in Allowed Second Lien Notes Claims and
approximately $3,347,000 in other Allowed General Unsecured Claims, and all the
holders of such Claims are Accredited Investors and otherwise eligible to
participate in the Rights Offering.
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Scenario
1
No
creditors subscribe to the Rights Offering, and the Backstop Parties purchase
each of their committed percentages of the Unsubscribed Shares of Rights
Offering Stock (representing 70% of the New Common Stock) under the Backstop
Agreement, receive their allocable share of the Backstop Stock (representing 20%
of the New Common Stock) under the Backstop Agreement, and receive their Pro
Rata Share of 5% of the New Common Stock under the Plan.
Scenario
2
All
creditors, including the Backstop Parties, fully subscribe to the Rights
Offering, and each of the Backstop Parties receives their Pro Rata Share of the
Rights Offering Stock (representing 70% of the New Common Stock), their
allocable share of the Backstop Stock (representing 20% of the New Common Stock)
under the Backstop Agreement, and their Pro Rata Share of 5% of the New Common
Stock under the Plan.
Scenario 1
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Scenario 2
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Reorganized
Equity %
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Reorganized
Equity %
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Avenue
Capital Management II, L.P., solely in its capacity as its investment
advisor to Avenue Investments, L.P., Avenue International Master, L.P.,
Avenue Special Situations Fund IV, L.P., Avenue Special Situations Fund V,
L.P., and Avenue CDP-Global Opportunities Fund, L.P.
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21.76%
|
14.15%
|
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Contrarian
Funds, LLC
|
13.54%
|
8.81%
|
|
Polygon
Global Opportunities Master Fund
|
14.39%
|
9.53%
|
|
Interstate
15 Holdings, L.P.
|
9.53%
|
6.31%
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Brigade
Leveraged Capital Structures Fund Ltd.
|
7.42%
|
4.91%
|
|
GoldenTree
Asset Management, LP as investment advisor on behalf of certain of its
managed funds
|
7.48%
|
5.37%
|
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MFC
Global Investment Management (U.S.), LLC
|
7.24%
|
4.80%
|
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Northeast
Investors Trust
|
8.51%
|
5.63%
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Continental
Casualty Company
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3.19%
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2.11%
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Remaining
Second Lien Notes
|
1.94%
|
26.34%
|
|
DJT
Parties
|
5.00%
|
5.00%
|
|
General
Unsecured Claims
|
0.00%
|
7.05%
|
|
Total
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100.0%
|
100.0%
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As
described in more detail in Exhibit F to this Disclosure Statement, persons
holding 5% or more of the voting equity securities of a holding company are
presumed to have the ability to control the company or elect one or more
directors and will, unless this presumption is rebutted, be required to
individually obtain qualification from the NJCCC.
An
“institutional investor” may be granted a waiver by the NJCCC from financial
source or other qualification requirements applicable to a holder of
publicly-traded securities, in the absence of a prima facie showing by the New
Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (the “DGE”) that
there is any cause to believe that the holder may be found unqualified, on the
basis of NJCCC findings that: (i) its holdings were purchased for investment
purposes only and, upon request by the NJCCC, it files a certified statement to
the effect that it has no intention of influencing or affecting the affairs of
the issuer, the casino licensee or its holding or intermediary companies;
provided, however, that the institutional investor will be permitted to vote on
matters put to the vote of the outstanding security holders, and (ii) that the
securities are debt securities of a casino licensee’s holding or intermediary
companies or another subsidiary company of the casino licensee’s holding or
intermediary companies which is related in any way to the financing of the
casino licensee and represent either (a) 20% or less of the total outstanding
debt of the company or (b) 50% or less of any issue of outstanding debt of the
company; (iii) that the securities are equity securities and represent less than
10% of the equity securities of a casino licensee’s holding or intermediary
companies; or (iv) that, if the securities exceed such percentages, good cause
has been shown. There can be no assurance, however, that the NJCCC
will make such findings or grant such waiver and, in any event, an institutional
investor may be required to produce for the NJCCC or the Antitrust Division of
the United States Department of Justice, upon request, any document or
information which bears any relation to such debt or equity
securities.
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Generally,
the NJCCC requires each institutional holder seeking waiver of qualification to
execute a certification that (i) the holder has reviewed the definition of
institutional investor under the Casino Control Act and believes that it meets
the definition of institutional investor; (ii) the holder purchased the
securities for investment purposes only and holds them in the ordinary course of
business; (iii) the holder has no involvement in the business activities of and
no intention of influencing or affecting the affairs of the issuer, the casino
licensee or any affiliate; and (iv) if the holder subsequently
determines to influence or affect the affairs of the issuer, the casino licensee
or any affiliate, it shall provide not less than a 30 day prior notice of such
intent and shall file with the NJCCC an application for qualification before
taking any such action. If an institutional investor changes its investment
intent or if the NJCCC finds reasonable cause to believe that it may be found
unqualified, the institutional investor may take no action with respect to the
security holdings, other than to divest itself of such holdings, until it has
applied for interim casino authorization and has executed a trust agreement
pursuant to such an application. See Exhibit F attached
hereto.
An
institutional investor is defined by the New Jersey Casino Control Act as
including any retirement fund administered by a public agency for the exclusive
benefit of federal, state or local public employees; any investment company
registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended; any collective
investment trust organized by banks under Part Nine of the Rules of the
Comptroller of the Currency; any closed end investment trust; any chartered or
licensed life insurance company or property and casualty insurance company; any
banking and other chartered or licensed lending institution, any investment
advisor registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended; and
such other persons as the NJCCC may determine for reason consistent with the
policies of the Casino Control Act.
On
September 18, 2009, Avenue filed an application for qualification with the
NJCCC. Further, on September 25, 2009, Avenue filed a petition before
the NJCCC seeking a declaratory ruling that its application for qualification be
deemed complete, including a waiver of the financial source
qualification. Based on available information, the Ad Hoc Committee
does not believe there are any material risks to the approval of Avenue’s
petition. The remaining members of the Ad Hoc Committee intend to
seek a waiver by the NJCCC from the financial source or other qualification
requirements applicable to a holder of publicly-traded securities pursuant to
the institutional investor exception described above. Based on
available information, the Ad Hoc Committee does not believe there are any
material risks to the approval of such waivers. None of the AHC
Proponents, including Avenue, have previously sought license or waivers from the
NJCCC.
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Neither
the NJCCC nor the DGE has made any determinations with respect to whether any
holders of the New Common Stock will have to be qualified or entitled to a
waiver from the qualification requirement.
H.
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AHC
Proponents
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Pursuant
to the Plan, each member of the Ad Hoc Committee, in its capacity as a Plan
proponent (each an “AHC
Proponent”) certified, severally and not jointly, that (1) it has
provided Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP (“Stroock”)
and Houlihan Lokey with information that, to the best of its knowledge,
following due and reasonable inquiry, is accurate regarding its (and its
affiliated funds’) holdings of equity securities, debt securities and bank debt
obligations (as of October 22, 2009) of casino and hotel operations located in
Atlantic City, New Jersey (other than the Debtors) (the “Atlantic City
Gaming Entities”); (2) based upon calculations made by Stroock and
Houlihan Lokey and communicated to the ACH Proponents regarding the collective
holdings of the AHC Proponents (and their affiliated funds), the AHC Proponents
(and their affiliated funds), in the aggregate, hold de minimus investments in
Tropicana Entertainment, LLC, Resorts International Hotel, Inc., Harrah’s
Entertainment, Inc. and the combined MGM Mirage / Boyd Gaming Corporation
entities as they are joint venture owners of The Borgata, as described in more
detail below, and (3) accordingly, such AHC Proponent does not
believe that any conflict of interest exists with its role as Plan
proponent.
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1.
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Adamar
of New Jersey, Inc., a subsidiary of Tropicana Entertainment, LLC, owns
and operates a casino hotel on the Boardwalk located in Atlantic City, New
Jersey. Adamar of New Jersey Inc. and it subsidiary, Manchester
Mall, Inc., are presently in chapter 11 proceedings pending before the
Bankruptcy Court. Tropicana Entertainment, LLC and certain of
its subsidiaries are presently in chapter 11 proceedings pending before
the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. The plan of
reorganization for Tropicana Entertainment, LLC has been confirmed by the
Delaware Bankruptcy Court. Upon the effective date of such
plan, members of the Ad Hoc Committee, who currently hold bank debt claims
arising under the “OpCo Credit Facility”, would own, in the aggregate,
less than 0.4% of the equity interests in the reorganized Tropicana
Entertainment, LLC. The total amount of OpCo Credit
Facility claims outstanding as of confirmation was approximately $1.4
billion in the aggregate. No member of the Ad Hoc Committee who
would own more than 14% of the equity interests in the Reorganized Debtors
(based upon the calculations contained in Scenario 1 of Article VII of
Section F of the Disclosure Statement) is expected to receive any equity
interest in the reorganized Tropicana Entertainment,
LLC.
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2.
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Resorts
International Hotel, Inc. owns and operates Resorts Atlantic City, a
casino hotel on the Boardwalk in Atlantic City, New
Jersey. Members of the Ad Hoc Committee own, in the aggregate,
less than 1.5% of the indirect, non-voting equity interests in Resorts
International Hotel, Inc. No member of the Ad Hoc Committee who
would own more than 14% of the equity interests in the Reorganized Debtors
(based upon the calculations contained in Scenario 1 of Article VII of
Section F of the Disclosure Statement) owns any debt obligations of
Resorts International Hotel, Inc.
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3.
|
Harrah’s
Entertainment, Inc., through certain of its subsidiaries, owns and
operates a number of casino hotels on the Boardwalk and in the Marina
District in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The total combined
equity interests held by members of the Ad Hoc Committee in Harrah’s
Entertainment, Inc. is less than 4% (all of which are non-voting, indirect
interests). No member of the Ad Hoc Committee owns more than
6.5% of the long term debt obligations of Harrah’s Entertainment,
Inc. The total combined ownership by the members of the Ad Hoc
Committee of the debt obligations of Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. is less
than 8%.1 No member of the Ad Hoc
Committee who would own more than 14% of the equity interests in the
Reorganized Debtors (based upon the calculations contained in Scenario 1
of Article VII of Section F of the Disclosure Statement) owns any equity
interests in Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. or owns more than 0.35% of the
debt obligations of Harrah’s Entertainment,
Inc.
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1 These
figures do not include CMBS debt in the amount of approximately $6.5 billion
issued by a Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. subsidiary. No member of the
Ad Hoc Committee owns any of the CMBS obligations of the Harrah’s Entertainment,
Inc. subsidiary issuing such debt. If the CMBS debt is included in
the calculation of the percentage of the debt obligations of Harrah’s
Entertainment, Inc. held by the Ad Hoc Committee, no member of the Ad Hoc
Committee would own more than 4.5% of such debt obligations.
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4.
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The
Borgata is a 50/50 joint venture between MGM Mirage and Boyd Gaming
Corporation. It represents the only casino hotel in Atlantic
City owned or operated by MGM Mirage or Boyd Gaming
Corporation. No member of the Ad Hoc Committee owns more than
approximately 7% of the combined debt obligations of MGM Mirage, Boyd
Gaming Corporation and The Borgata. The total combined
ownership by the members of the Ad Hoc Committee of the debt obligations
of MGM Mirage, Boyd Gaming Corporation and The Borgata is less than
9%. No member of the Ad Hoc Committee who would own more than
14% of the equity of the Reorganized Debtors (based upon the calculations
contained in Scenario 1 of Article VII, Section F of the Disclosure
Statement) owns more than 1.5% of the combined debt obligations of MGM
Mirage, Boyd Gaming Corporation and The Borgata. No member of
the Ad Hoc Committee owns equity in either MGM Mirage or Boyd Gaming
Corporation.
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The
following table summarizes the Ad Hoc Committee’s ownership of debt obligations
of, and equity interests in, the Atlantic City Gaming Entities:
(in
US$ millions; numbers are approximate)
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Tropicana
Entertainment, LLC
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Resorts
International Hotel, Inc.
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Harrah’s
Entertainment, Inc.
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MGM
Mirage / Boyd Gaming Corporation
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1. Aggregate
Debt Holdings of Plan Proponents as a Percentage of Total Outstanding Long
Term Debt
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N/A
|
N/A
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8.00%
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9.00%
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2. Aggregate
Equity Interests of Plan Proponents as a Percentage of Total Outstanding
Equity
|
0.40%
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1.50%*
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4.00%*
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N/A
|
* Represents
indirect, non-voting equity
interests.
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All
information regarding the Atlantic City Gaming Entities, including the equity
securities and principal amount of debt obligations outstanding for each of the
Atlantic City Gaming Entities, is as of June 30, 2009 and is based upon the SEC
filings of the Atlantic City Gaming Entities, other publicly available
information and reasonable diligence. Except as otherwise indicated,
all holdings refer to the members of the Ad Hoc Committee (and their affiliated
funds) as of October 22, 2009.
__________________
3 These
figures do not include CMBS debt in the amount of approximately $6.5 billion
issued by a Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. subsidiary. No member of the
Ad Hoc Committee owns any of the CMBS obligations of the Harrah’s Entertainment,
Inc. subsidiary issuing such debt. If the CMBS debt is included in
the calculation of the percentage of the debt obligations of Harrah’s
Entertainment, Inc. held by the Ad Hoc Committee, no member of the Ad Hoc
Committee would own more than 4.5% of such debt obligations.
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VIII.
Governance
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A.
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Current
Board of Directors, Management and Executive
Compensation
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For
information about TER’s current board of directors, management and executive
compensation policies reference is made to the 2008 Form 10-K attached hereto as
Exhibit C.
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B.
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Board
of Directors of Reorganized TER
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The board
of directors of Reorganized TER shall be composed of a total of five members,
who shall be licensable individuals selected by the Ad Hoc
Committee. The members of the board will be identified no later than
the confirmation hearing. The board shall also have independent audit
and compensation committees.
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C.
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Officers
of Reorganized TER
|
The
officers of TER immediately prior to the Effective Date will serve as the
officers of Reorganized TER on and after the Effective Date in accordance with
any employment and severance agreements authorized by the board of directors of
Reorganized TER.
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D.
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Continued
Corporate Existence
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Except as
provided in the Plan, each Debtor will, as a Reorganized Debtor (other than the
Dismissed Debtors), continue to exist after the Effective Date as a separate
corporation, partnership or limited liability company, with all of the powers of
such entity under applicable law and without prejudice to any right to alter or
terminate such existence (whether by merger, dissolution or otherwise) under
applicable state law. Except as provided in the Plan, all property of
the estate of a Debtor, and any property acquired by a Debtor or Reorganized
Debtor under the Plan, will vest in such Reorganized Debtor, free and clear of
all claims, liens, charges, other encumbrances and interests. On and
after the Effective Date, each Reorganized Debtor may operate its business and
may use, acquire and dispose of property and compromise or settle any claims
without supervision or approval by the Bankruptcy Court and free of any
restrictions of the Bankruptcy Code or Bankruptcy Rules, other than those
restrictions expressly imposed by the Plan or the Confirmation
Order. On the Effective Date, except as provided in the Plan, all
mortgages, deeds of trust, liens, pledges, or other security interests against
any property of the Debtors or their estates shall be fully released, terminated
and discharged without further notice or action by the Debtors, Reorganized
Debtors, holders of any such mortgages, deeds of trust, liens, pledges, or other
security interests against any property of the Debtors or their estates, the
Bankruptcy Court or any applicable federal, state or local governmental agency
or department. Without limiting the foregoing, each Reorganized Debtor may pay
the charges that it incurs on or after the Effective Date for professional fees
and expenses, disbursements, expenses or related support services (including
fees relating to the preparation of professional fee applications) without
application to, or approval of, the Bankruptcy Court.
The Plan
may result in substantially all of the respective assets, properties, rights,
liabilities, duties, and obligations of certain of the Reorganized Debtors
vesting in one or more surviving, resulting, or acquiring corporations,
partnerships or limited liability companies. In each case in which
the surviving, resulting, or acquiring corporation, partnership or limited
liability company in any such transaction is a successor to a Reorganized
Debtor, such surviving, resulting or acquiring corporation, partnership or
limited liability company will perform the obligations of the applicable
Reorganized Debtor pursuant to the Plan, including among other things, to pay or
otherwise satisfy the allowed claims against such Reorganized Debtor, except as
provided in any contract, instrument, or other agreement or document effecting a
disposition to such surviving, resulting, or acquiring corporation, partnership
or limited liability company, which may provide that another entity will perform
such obligations.
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IX.
Other
Aspects of the Plan
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A.
|
Distributions
|
|
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1.
|
Timing and
Conditions of Distributions.
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(i)
Distribution
Record Date.
As of the
close of business on the Distribution Record Date, the various transfer
registers for each of the Classes of Claims or Equity Interests as maintained by
the Debtors, or their respective agents, shall be deemed closed, and there shall
be no further changes in the record holders of any of the Claims or Equity
Interests. The Debtors or the Reorganized Debtors shall have no
obligation to recognize any transfer of the Claims or Equity Interests occurring
on or after the Distribution Record Date.
(ii)
Postpetition
Interest on Claims.
Except as
required by applicable bankruptcy law, postpetition interest will not accrue on
or after the Commencement Date on account of any Claim.
(iii) Date of
Distributions.
Except as
otherwise provided in the Plan, any distributions and deliveries to be made
thereunder shall be made on the Effective Date or as soon thereafter as is
practicable. In the event that any payment or act under the Plan is
required to be made or performed on a date that is not a Business Day, then the
making of such payment or the performance of such act may be completed on or as
soon as reasonably practicable after the next succeeding Business Day, but shall
be deemed to have been completed as of the required date.
(iv) Disbursing
Agent.
All
distributions under the Plan shall be made by an entity or entities designated
by the Ad Hoc Committee and the Debtors as Disbursing Agent, on or after the
Effective Date or as otherwise provided in the Plan. A Disbursing
Agent shall not be required to give any bond or surety or other security for the
performance of its duties unless otherwise ordered by the Bankruptcy Court, and,
in the event that a Disbursing Agent is so ordered, all costs and expenses of
procuring any such bond or surety shall be borne by Reorganized
TER.
(v) Powers of Disbursing
Agent.
The
Disbursing Agent shall be empowered to (i) effect all actions and execute all
agreements, instruments and other documents necessary to perform its duties
under the Plan, (ii) make all distributions contemplated thereby and (iii)
exercise such other powers as may be vested in the Disbursing Agent by order of
the Bankruptcy Court, pursuant to the Plan.
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(vi) Surrender of
Instruments.
As a
condition to receiving any distribution under the Plan, each holder of a
certificated instrument or note must surrender such instrument or note held by
it to the Disbursing Agent or its designee. Any holder of such
instrument or note that fails to (i) surrender such instrument or note, or
(ii) execute and deliver an affidavit of loss and/or indemnity reasonably
satisfactory to the Disbursing Agent and furnish a bond in form, substance and
amount reasonably satisfactory to the Disbursing Agent before the first
anniversary of the Effective Date shall be deemed to have forfeited all rights
and Claims and may not participate in any distribution under the
Plan. Any distribution so forfeited shall become property of the
Reorganized Debtors.
(vii) Delivery of
Distributions.
Subject
to Bankruptcy Rule 9010, all distributions to any holder of an Allowed Claim
shall be made to a Disbursing Agent, who shall transmit such distribution to the
applicable holders of Allowed Claims. In the event that any
distribution to any holder is returned as undeliverable, the Disbursing Agent
shall use reasonable efforts to determine the current address of such holder,
but no distribution to such holder shall be made unless and until the Disbursing
Agent has determined the then-current address of such holder, at which time such
distribution shall be made to such holder without interest; provided that such
distributions shall be deemed unclaimed property under section 347(b) of the
Bankruptcy Code at the expiration of one (1) year from the Effective
Date. After such date, all unclaimed property or interest in property
shall revert to the Reorganized Debtors, and the Claim of any other holder to
such property or interest in property shall be discharged and forever
barred. If the Ad Hoc Committee, the Debtors and the Second Lien
Indenture Trustee agree that the Second Lien Indenture Trustee shall serve as
the Disbursing Agent, all distributions on account of Second Lien Note Claims
shall be made: (a) to the Second Lien Indenture Trustee; or (b) with the prior
written consent of the Second Lien Indenture Trustee, through the facilities of
DTC (if applicable). If a distribution is made to the Second Lien
Indenture Trustee, the Second Lien Indenture Trustee shall administer the
distribution in accordance with the Plan and the Second Lien Indenture and shall
be compensated for all of its reasonable services and disbursements related to
distributions pursuant to the Plan (and for the related reasonable fees and
expenses of any counsel or professional engaged by the Second Lien Indenture
Trustee with respect to administering or implementing such distributions), by
the Debtors or the Reorganized Debtors, as appropriate, in the ordinary course
upon the presentation of invoices by such Second Lien Indenture Trustee for such
services. The compensation of the Second Lien Indenture Trustee for
services relating to distributions under the Plan shall be made without the need
for filing any application or request with, or approval by, the Bankruptcy
Court. Distributions made by the Second Lien Indenture Trustee to the
record holders of the Second Lien Notes, and in turn by the record holders of
the Second Lien Notes to the beneficial holders of the Second Lien Notes, shall
not be made as of the Distribution Record Date but rather shall be accomplished
in accordance with the Second Lien Notes Indenture and the policies and
procedures of DTC.
The
Second Lien Indenture Trustee shall not be required to give any bond, surety, or
other security for the performance of its duties with respect to the
administration and implementation of distributions. Any and all
distributions on account of Second Lien Note Claims shall be subject to the
right of the Second Lien Indenture Trustee and its counsel to exercise its
charging lien for any unpaid fees and expenses of the Second Lien Indenture
Trustee, and any fees and expenses of the Second Lien Indenture Trustee incurred
in making distributions pursuant to the Plan.
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Notwithstanding
anything contained in the Plan or the DJT Settlement Agreement to the contrary,
the obligation to make the distributions to the DJT Parties pursuant to Section
4.6 of the Plan shall be satisfied, and the discharge and cancellation of all
Claims and Causes of Action against, and Equity Interests in, the Debtors held
by the DJT Parties shall be effective upon the delivery of such distributions to
Donald J. Trump, who will act as agent on behalf of each of the DJT Parties for
the purposes of receiving distributions under the Plan.
(viii) Manner of Payment Under the
Plan.
At the
option of the Debtors, any Cash payment to be made under the Plan may be made by
a check or wire transfer or as otherwise required or provided in applicable
agreements.
(ix) Allocations of Distributions
Between Principal and Interest.
To the
extent that any Allowed Claim entitled to a distribution under the Plan is
comprised of indebtedness and accrued but unpaid interest thereon, such
distribution shall be allocated to the principal amount (as determined for
federal income tax purposes) of the Claim first, and then to accrued but unpaid
interest.
(x)
Setoffs.
The
Debtors and the Reorganized Debtors may (with the consent of the Ad Hoc
Committee), but shall not be required to, set off against any claim (for
purposes of determining the Allowed amount of such Claim on which distribution
shall be made), any claims of any nature whatsoever that the Debtors or the
Reorganized Debtors may have against the holder of such Claim, but neither the
failure to do so nor the allowance of any Claim under the Plan shall constitute
a waiver or release by the Debtors or the Reorganized Debtors of any such claim
the Debtors or the Reorganized Debtors may have against the holder of such
Claim.
(xi) Distributions After the
Effective Date.
Subject
to Section 5.4(a) of the Plan, distributions made after the Effective Date to
holders of Disputed Claims that are not Allowed Claims as of the Effective Date
but which later become Allowed Claims shall be deemed to have been made on the
Effective Date.
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2.
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Procedures
for Treating Disputed Claims Under the
Plan.
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(i)
Allowance of
Claims.
After the
Effective Date, the Reorganized Debtors shall have and shall retain any and all
rights and defenses that the Debtor had with respect to any Claim, except with
respect to any Claim deemed Allowed under the Plan. Except as
expressly provided in the Plan or in any order entered in the Reorganization
Cases prior to the Effective Date (including, without limitation, the
Confirmation Order), no Claim shall become an Allowed Claim unless and until
such Claim is deemed Allowed under the Plan or the Bankruptcy Code or the
Bankruptcy Court has entered a Final Order, including, without limitation, the
Confirmation Order, in the Reorganization Cases allowing such
Claim.
(ii)
Distributions Relating to
Disputed Claims.
Subject
to Section 5.4(a) of the Plan, at such time (if any) as a Disputed Claim becomes
an Allowed Claim, the Disbursing Agent shall distribute to the holder of such
Claim, such holder’s Pro Rata portion of the property distributable with respect
to the Class in which such Claim belongs. To the extent that all or a
portion of a Disputed Claim is Disallowed, the holder of such Claim shall not
receive any distribution on account of the portion of such Claim that is
Disallowed and any property withheld pending the resolution of such Claim shall
be reallocated Pro Rata to the holders of Allowed Claims in the same
class.
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(iii) Distributions after
Allowance.
Subject
to Section 5.4(a) of the Plan, to the extent that a Disputed Claim becomes an
Allowed Claim after the Effective Date, a distribution shall be made to the
holder of such Allowed Claim in accordance with the provisions of the
Plan. Subject to Section 5.4(a) of the Plan, as soon as practicable
after the date that the order or judgment of the Bankruptcy Court allowing any
Disputed Claim becomes a Final Order, the Disbursing Agent shall provide to the
holder of such Claim, the distribution to which such holder is entitled under
the Plan.
(iv) Estimation of
Claims.
Prior to
the Effective Date, the Ad Hoc Committee or the Debtors, and after the Effective
Date, the Reorganized Debtors may at any time request that the Bankruptcy Court
estimate any contingent, unliquidated or Disputed Claim pursuant to section
502(c) of the Bankruptcy Code regardless of whether the Debtor previously
objected to such Claim or whether the Bankruptcy Court has ruled on any such
objection, and the Bankruptcy Court will retain jurisdiction to estimate any
Claim at any time during litigation concerning any objection to any Claim,
including, without limitation, during the pendency of any appeal relating to any
such objection. In the event that the Bankruptcy Court estimates any contingent,
unliquidated or Disputed Claim, the amount so estimated shall constitute either
the allowed amount of such Claim or a maximum limitation on such Claim, as
determined by the Bankruptcy Court. If the estimated amount
constitutes a maximum limitation on the amount of such Claim, the Reorganized
Debtors may pursue supplementary proceedings to object to the allowance of such
Claim. All of the aforementioned objection, estimation and resolution
procedures are intended to be cumulative and not exclusive of one
another. Claims may be estimated and subsequently compromised,
settled, withdrawn or resolved by any mechanism approved by the Bankruptcy
Court.
(v) Objections to
Claims.
Prior to
the Effective Date, the Ad Hoc Committee or the Debtors, and after the Effective
Date, the Reorganized Debtors shall be entitled to object to Claims other than
Claims that are expressly Allowed pursuant to the Plan or Allowed by Final Order
subsequent to the Effective Date. Any objections to Claims shall be
served and filed on or before the later of: (a) one-hundred twenty (120) days
after the Effective Date, and (b) such date as may be fixed by the Bankruptcy
Court, whether fixed before or after the date specified in clause (a)
above.
(vi) Payments and Distributions
with Respect to Disputed Claims.
Notwithstanding
any other provision hereof, if all or any portion of a claim is a disputed
claim, no payment or distribution provided under the Plan shall be made on
account of such claim unless and until such disputed claim becomes an allowed
claim.
(vii) Preservation of Rights to
Settle Claims.
In
accordance with section 1123(b) of the Bankruptcy Code, the Reorganized Debtors
shall retain and may enforce, sue on, settle or compromise (or decline to do any
of the foregoing) all Causes of Action, including the Florida Litigation,
whether in law or in equity, whether known or unknown, that the Debtors or their
estates may hold against any person or entity without the approval of the
Bankruptcy Court, subject to the terms of Section 7.1 of the Plan, the
Confirmation Order, the DJT Settlement Agreement, the Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement and any contract, instrument, release, indenture or other
agreement entered into in connection herewith. The Reorganized
Debtors or their successor(s) may pursue such retained claims, rights or Causes
of Action, suits or proceedings, as appropriate, in accordance with the best
interests of the Reorganized Debtors or their successor(s) who hold such
rights.
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(viii) Disallowed
Claims.
All
claims held by persons or entities against whom or which any Debtor or
Reorganized Debtor has commenced a proceeding asserting a Cause of Action under
sections 542, 543, 544, 545, 547, 548, 549 and/or 550 of the Bankruptcy Code
shall be deemed “disallowed” claims pursuant to section 502(d) of the Bankruptcy
Code and holders of such claims shall not be entitled to vote to accept or
reject the Plan. Claims that are deemed disallowed pursuant to this
section shall continue to be disallowed for all purposes until the avoidance
action against such party has been settled or resolved by Final Order and any
sums due to the Debtors or the Reorganized Debtors from such party have been
paid.
(ix) Reserve for Disputed General
Unsecured Claims.
Prior to
making any distributions of Cash either from the Creditor Distribution or the
Cash Distribution to holders of Allowed General Unsecured Claims, the
Reorganized Debtors or other applicable Distribution Agent (in each case, with
the consent of the Ad Hoc Committee), or the Reorganized Debtors, shall
establish appropriate reserves for Disputed Claims by withholding from any such
distributions an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of distributions to
which holders of such Disputed Claims would be entitled to under the Plan as of
such date as if such Disputed Claims were Allowed in full in the amount asserted
by the holder thereof in its respective timely filed Proof of Claim (as agreed
by the Ad Hoc Committee); provided, however, that the
Ad Hoc Committee, the Debtors (with the consent of the Ad Hoc Committee), and
the Reorganized Debtors shall have the right to file a motion seeking to
estimate such amounts. The Debtors or other applicable Distribution
Agent (in each case, with the consent of the Ad Hoc Committee) or the
Reorganized Debtors, shall also establish appropriate reserves for Disputed
Claims in other Classes as it determines necessary and appropriate.
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B.
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Treatment
of Executory Contracts and Unexpired
Leases
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1.
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General
Treatment.
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As of,
and subject to the occurrence of the Effective Date, and subject to Section 8.2
of the Plan, all executory contracts and unexpired leases (including, in each
case, any related amendments, supplements, consents, estoppels, or ancillary
agreements) to which any of the Debtors are parties will be assumed except for
an executory contract or unexpired lease that (i) previously has been
assumed or rejected pursuant to Final Order of the Bankruptcy Court,
(ii) is specifically designated by the Ad Hoc Committee or the Debtors
(with the consent of the Ad Hoc Committee), as a contract or lease to be
rejected on the Schedule of Rejected Contracts to be included in the Plan
Supplement, or (iii) is the subject of a separate (a) assumption motion filed by
the Debtors with the Ad Hoc Committee’s consent, or (b) rejection motion filed
by the Debtors with the Ad Hoc Committee’s consent under section 365 of the
Bankruptcy Code prior to the Confirmation Date.
While the
form of the Marina Sale, if any, is not yet known, at this time neither the
Debtors nor the Ad Hoc Committee intend to seek to reject any collective
bargaining agreements to which the Debtors are currently a party. The
Debtors and the Ad Hoc Committee reserve all rights in connection
therewith.
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UNITE
HERE National Retirement Fund (the “Fund”),
purportedly an intended third party beneficiary of various collective bargaining
agreements between certain of the Debtors and UNITE HERE, Local 54, has asserted
that, to the extent the Marina Sale or the transactions contemplated thereby
would result in the failure of the Debtors to comply with the requirements of
section 4204 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended,
29 U.S.C. § 1384, or the regulations promulgated thereunder, 29 C.F.R. §
4204.1 et seq., and to the extent such failures (if any) result in the
incurrence of withdrawal liability, then a portion of such liabilities, in the
Fund’s view, could potentially constitute administrative claims against certain
of the Debtors.
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2.
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Cure of
Defaults.
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Except to
the extent that different treatment has been agreed to by the nondebtor party or
parties to any executory contract or unexpired lease to be assumed pursuant to
Section 8.1 of the Plan, the Ad Hoc Committee or the Debtors (with the consent
of the Ad Hoc Committee) shall, pursuant to the provisions of sections
1123(a)(5)(G) and 1123(b)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code and consistent with the
requirements of section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code, no later than the Voting
Deadline, file and serve a schedule with the Bankruptcy Court listing the cure
amounts of all executory contracts or unexpired leases to be
assumed. Any party that fails to object to the applicable cure amount
within ten (10) calendar days of the filing of such schedule, shall be forever
barred, estopped and enjoined from disputing the cure amount and/or from
asserting any Claim against the applicable Debtor or Reorganized Debtor arising
under section 365(b)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code except as set forth in the
schedule of cure amounts. If there are any timely objections filed,
the cure payments, if any, required by section 365(b)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code
shall be made following the entry of a Final Order resolving such
dispute. The Ad Hoc Committee or the Reorganized Debtors shall retain
their right to reject any of their executory contracts or unexpired leases that
are subject to a dispute, including contracts or leases that are subject to a
dispute concerning amounts necessary to cure any defaults, until the entry of a
Final Order resolving such dispute.
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3.
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Rejection
Claims.
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In the
event that the rejection of an executory contract or unexpired lease by any of
the Debtors pursuant to the Plan results in damages to the other party or
parties to such contract or lease, a Claim for such damages, if not heretofore
evidenced by a timely filed proof of claim, shall be forever barred and shall
not be enforceable against the Debtors or the Reorganized Debtors, or their
respective properties or interests in property as agents, successors or assigns,
unless a proof of claim is filed with the Bankruptcy Court and served upon
counsel for the Debtors and the Reorganized Debtors and the Ad Hoc Committee on
or before the date that is thirty (30) days after the Confirmation Date or such
later rejection date that occurs as a result of a dispute concerning amounts
necessary to cure any defaults.
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4.
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Assignment
and Effect of Assumption and/or
Assignment.
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Any
executory contract or unexpired lease assumed or assumed and assigned shall
remain in full force and effect for the benefit of the Reorganized Debtor or
assignee in accordance with its terms, notwithstanding any provision in such
executory contract or unexpired lease (including those of the type described in
sections 365(b)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code) that prohibits, restricts or
conditions such assumption, transfer or assignment. Any provision that
prohibits, restricts or conditions the assignment or transfer of any such
executory contract or unexpired lease or that terminates or modifies such
executory contract or unexpired lease or allows the counterparty to such
executory contract or unexpired lease to terminate, modify, recapture, impose
any penalty, condition renewal or extension, or modify any term or condition
upon any such transfer and assignment constitutes an unenforceable
anti-assignment provision and is void and of no force or
effect.
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5.
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Survival of
the Debtors’ Indemnification
Claims.
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Any
obligations of the Debtors pursuant to their corporate charters and bylaws or
other organizational documents to indemnify current and former officers and
directors of the Debtors with respect to all present and future actions, suits
and proceedings against the Debtors or such directors and/or officers, based
upon any act or omission for or on behalf of the Debtors shall be deemed and
treated as executory contracts to be assumed by the Debtors.
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6.
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Insurance
Policies.
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All
insurance policies pursuant to which the Debtors have any obligations in effect
as of the date of the Confirmation Order shall be deemed and treated as
executory contracts pursuant to the Plan and those to be rejected by the
respective Debtors and the Reorganized Debtors shall be included on the Schedule
of Rejected Contracts to be provided in the Plan Supplement. All
other insurance policies shall revest in the Reorganized Debtors.
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7.
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Casino
Property Leases.
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For
purposes of the Plan, “Casino Property Leases” shall mean each of the following:
(i) the ground lease dated as of July 1, 1980, by and between Magnum Associates
and Magnum Associates II, as lessor, and Atlantic City Seashore 1, Inc., as
lessee, (ii) the ground lease dated as of July 1, 1980, by and between SSG
Enterprises, as lessor, and Atlantic City Seashore 2, Inc., as lessee, (iii) the
agreement of lease dated July 11, 1980, by and between Plaza Hotel Management
Company, as lessor, and Atlantic City Seashore 3, as lessee, (iv) the amended
and restated lease agreement dated September 1991, by and between Trump Taj
Mahal Associates, LLC, as landlord, and Trump Taj Mahal Associates, LLC, as
tenant, and (v) the lease agreement by and between the State of New Jersey
acting through the Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Parks and
Forestry, as landlord, and Trump Marina Associates, L.L.C., as
tenant. The Casino Property Leases shall be deemed and treated as
executory contracts pursuant to the Plan and shall be assumed by the respective
Debtors and Reorganized Debtors and shall continue in full force and
effect.
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C.
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Exemption
from Certain Transfer Taxes and Recording
Fees
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Pursuant
to section 1146(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, any transfer from a Debtor to a
Reorganized Debtor or to any entity pursuant to, in contemplation of, or in
connection with the Plan or pursuant to: (1) the issuance, distribution,
transfer, or exchange of the New Term Loan, any debt, securities, or other
interest in the Debtors or the Reorganized Debtors; (2) the creation,
modification, consolidation, or recording of any mortgage, deed of trust or
other security interest, or the securing of additional indebtedness by such or
other means; (3) the making, assignment, or recording of any lease or sublease;
(4) the Marina Sale Agreement; or (5) the making, delivery, or recording of any
deed or other instrument of transfer under, in furtherance of, or in connection
with, the Plan, including any deeds, bills of sale, assignments, or other
instrument of transfer executed in connection with any transaction arising out
of, contemplated by, or in any way related to the Plan, shall not be subject to
any document recording tax, stamp tax, conveyance fee, intangibles or similar
tax, mortgage tax, real estate transfer tax, mortgage recording tax, Uniform
Commercial Code filing or recording fee, regulatory filing or recording fee, or
other similar tax or governmental assessment, and the appropriate state or local
governmental officials or agents shall forego the collection of any such tax or
governmental assessment and to accept for filing and recordation any of the
foregoing instruments or other documents without the payment of any such tax or
governmental assessment.
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D.
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Claims
Payable by Insurance Carriers
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No
distributions under the Plan shall be made on account of an Allowed Claim that
is payable pursuant to one of the Debtors’ insurance policies until the holder
of such Allowed Claim has exhausted all remedies with respect to such insurance
policy. To the extent that one or more of the Debtors’ insurers
agrees to satisfy in full a Claim (if and to the extent adjudicated by a court
of competent jurisdiction), then immediately upon such insurers’ agreement, such
Claim may be expunged to the extent of any agreed upon satisfaction on the
Claims Register without a Claims objection having to be filed and without any
further notice to or action, order or approval of the Bankruptcy
Court.
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E.
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Conditions
to Effectiveness
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The
occurrence of the Effective Date of the Plan is subject to the satisfaction or
waiver of the following conditions precedent:
a. all
actions, documents and agreements necessary to implement the Plan, including,
without limitation, all actions, documents and agreements necessary to implement
and consummate the Rights Offering, entry into the documents contained in the
Plan Supplement, including the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, the
Amended and Restated Trademark License Agreement, and the Amended and Restated
Services Agreement and entry into the Amended Organizational Documents, each in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Ad Hoc Committee and the
transactions and other matters contemplated thereby, shall have been effected or
executed;
b. the
Confirmation Order, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Ad Hoc
Committee, shall have been entered, and there shall have been no modification or
stay of the Confirmation Order or entry of other court order prohibiting
transactions contemplated by the Plan from being consummated;
c. the
Debtors shall have received the Rights Offering Amount pursuant to the Rights
Offering and/or the Backstop Agreement;
d. the
Debtors shall have received all authorizations, consents, regulatory approvals,
rulings, letters, no-action letters, opinions or documents necessary to
implement the Plan and that are required by law, regulation or order;
and
e. the
Debtors shall have distributed the Backstop Stock to the Backstop Parties in
accordance with the terms and conditions in the Backstop Agreement, and shall
have paid the Backstop Fees and Expenses and the reasonable and documented fees
and expenses of the Ad Hoc Committee Advisors and the Second Lien Indenture
Trustee and its counsel, in full in Cash, without the need for any of the
members of the Ad Hoc Committee, the Backstop Parties, the Second Lien Indenture
Trustee or the Ad Hoc Committee Advisors to file retention applications or fee
applications with the Bankruptcy Court unless otherwise required by order of the
Bankruptcy Court.
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F.
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Waiver
of Conditions Precedent to Effective
Date
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The Ad
Hoc Committee shall have the right to waive one or more of the conditions
precedent set forth in Section 9.1 of the Plan in their sole discretion, in
whole or in part, without the need for notice or hearing.
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G.
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Effect
of Failure of Conditions to Effective
Date
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If the
Effective Date does not occur on or before the date that is one-hundred and
eighty (180) days after the Confirmation Date (or such later date as may be
determined by the Ad Hoc Committee) or if the Confirmation Order is vacated, (i)
no distributions under the Plan shall be made, (ii) the Debtors and all holders
of Claims and Equity Interests shall be restored to the status quo ante as of
the day immediately preceding the Confirmation Date as though the Confirmation
Date never occurred, and (iii) all the Debtors’ obligations with respect to the
Claims and the Equity Interests shall remain unchanged and nothing contained
herein shall be deemed to constitute a waiver or release of any claims by or
against the Debtors or any other entity or to prejudice in any manner the rights
of the Debtors or any other entity in any further proceedings involving the
Debtors or otherwise.
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H.
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Effect
of Confirmation
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1.
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Vesting of
Assets.
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On the
Effective Date, pursuant to sections 1141(b) and (c) of the Bankruptcy Code, all
property of the Debtors’ estates shall vest in the Reorganized Debtors free and
clear of all Claims, liens, encumbrances, charges and other interests, except as
provided in the Plan. The Reorganized Debtors may operate their
businesses and may use, acquire and dispose of property free of any restrictions
of the Bankruptcy Code or the Bankruptcy Rules and in all respects as if there
were no pending cases under any chapter or provision of the Bankruptcy Code,
except as provided in the Plan. On the Effective Date, except as
provided in the Plan, all mortgages, deeds of trust, liens, pledges, or other
security interests against any property of the Debtors or their estates shall be
fully released, terminated and discharged without further notice or action by
the Debtors, Reorganized Debtors, holders of any such mortgages, deeds of trust,
liens, pledges, or other security interests against any property of the Debtors
or their estates, the Bankruptcy Court or any applicable federal, state or local
governmental agency or department.
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2.
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Discharge.
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Except as
otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or the Confirmation Order, the rights
afforded herein and the payments and distributions to be made hereunder shall
(i) be in exchange for and in complete satisfaction, settlement, discharge and
release of all existing debts and Claims against and Equity Interests in the
Debtors (other than the Dismissed Debtors) of any kind or nature whatsoever
against the Debtors or any of its assets or properties, and regardless of
whether any property shall have been distributed or retained pursuant to the
Plan on account of such Claims or Equity Interests, and (ii) terminate all
Equity Interests of any kind, nature or description whatsoever in TER, TER
Holdings and the Debtor Subsidiaries, in each case to the fullest extent
permitted by section 1141 and other applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy
Code. Except as otherwise provided by the Plan or in the Confirmation
Order, upon the Effective Date, the Debtors and their estates shall be deemed
discharged and released under and to the fullest extent provided under section
1141(d)(1)(A) and other applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code from any
and all claims of any kind or nature whatsoever, including, but not limited to,
demands and liabilities that arose before the Confirmation Date, and all debts
of the kind specified in section 502(g), 502(h), or 502(i) of the Bankruptcy
Code.
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Except as
otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or in the Confirmation Order, all
persons or entities who have held, now hold, or may hold Claims against any of
the Debtors (other than the Dismissed Debtors) or Equity Interests in TER or TER
Holdings, and all other parties in interest, along with their respective present
and former employees, agents, officers, directors, principals and affiliates,
are permanently enjoined from and after the Effective Date, from (i) commencing
or continuing in any manner any action or other proceeding of any kind with
respect to such Claim against the Debtors (other than the Dismissed Debtors) or
the Reorganized Debtors or Equity Interest in TER or TER Holdings, (ii) the
enforcement, attachment, collection or recovery by any manner or means of any
judgment, award, decree or order against the Debtors or the Reorganized Debtors,
(iii) creating, perfecting or enforcing any encumbrance of any kind against the
Debtors (other than the Dismissed Debtors) or the Reorganized Debtors or against
the property or interests in property of the Debtors (other than the Dismissed
Debtors) or the Reorganized Debtors, or (iv) asserting any right of setoff,
subrogation or recoupment of any kind against any obligation due from the
Debtors (other than the Dismissed Debtors) or the Reorganized Debtors, with
respect to such Claim against any of the Debtors (other than the Dismissed
Debtors) or Equity Interest in TER or TER Holdings. Such injunction
shall extend to any successors of the Debtors (other than the Dismissed Debtors)
and Reorganized Debtors and their respective properties and interest in
properties.
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3.
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Term of
Injunctions or Stays.
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Upon the
entry of the Confirmation Order, all holders of Claims and Equity Interests and
other parties in interest, along with their respective present or former
employees, agents, officers, directors or principals, shall be enjoined from
taking any actions to interfere with the implementation or consummation of the
Plan.
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4.
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Injunction
Against Interference with
Plan.
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Upon the
entry of the Confirmation Order, all holders of Claims and Equity Interests and
other parties in interest, along with their respective present or former
employees, agents, officers, directors or principals, shall be enjoined from
taking any actions to interfere with the implementation or consummation of the
Plan.
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5.
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Exculpation.
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As of the
Effective Date, the following parties, entities and individuals shall have no
liability to any person or entity for any claims or Causes of Action arising on
or after the Commencement Date for any acts taken or omitted to be taken in
connection with, or related to, the Reorganization Cases or formulating,
negotiating, preparing, disseminating, implementing, administering, confirming
or effecting the Plan, the Disclosure Statement, the Marina Sale Agreement (to
the extent applicable) or any contract, instrument, release or other agreement
or document created or entered into in connection with the Plan or any other act
taken or omitted to be taken in connection with or in contemplation of the
restructuring of the Debtors except for any express contractual or financial
obligations arising under or that is part of the Plan or an agreement entered
into pursuant to, in connection with or contemplated by, the Plan: (i) the
Debtors and the Reorganized Debtors; (ii) the members of the Ad Hoc Committee;
(iii) the Backstop Parties; (iv) subject to the terms and conditions contained
in the DJT Settlement Agreement, the DJT Parties, (v) in the event that a sale
of the Trump Marina to Coastal is consummated prior to the Effective Date, the
Coastal Parties; (vi) the Second Lien Indenture Trustee; (vii) the current and
former directors, officers, employees, affiliates, agents, financial advisors,
investment bankers, professionals, accountants and attorneys of the persons or
entities in clauses (i)-(vi) and their respective partners, owners and
members. Such parties, entities and individuals shall be entitled to
rely upon the advice of counsel with respect to their duties and
responsibilities under the Plan and the ancillary documents
thereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of Section
10.6 of the Plan shall not limit any liability on the part of the aforementioned
parties that is determined by a Final Order of a court of competent jurisdiction
for actions or failure to act amounting to willful misconduct, intentional fraud
or criminal conduct.
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6.
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Releases.
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On the
Effective Date, for good and valuable consideration provided by each of the
Released Parties, the adequacy of which is hereby confirmed, the Released
Parties shall be deemed to and hereby unconditionally and irrevocably release
each other from any and all claims, interests, obligations, rights, suits,
damages, Causes of Action, remedies, and liabilities whatsoever, whether known
or unknown, foreseen or unforeseen, existing on the Effective Date or hereafter
arising, in law, equity or otherwise, that such entity or person would have been
legally entitled to assert (whether individually or collectively), relating to
any act, omission, transaction, event or other occurrence taking place on or
prior to the Effective Date in any way relating to the Debtors, the
Reorganization Cases, or formulating, negotiating, preparing, disseminating,
implementing, administering, confirming or effecting the consummation of the
Plan, the Disclosure Statement, the Marina Sale Agreement (to the extent
applicable) or any contract, instrument, release or other agreement or document
created or entered into in connection with the Plan, except that (i) no Released
Party shall be released from any act or omission that constitutes gross
negligence, willful misconduct or fraud as determined by Final Order of a court
of competent jurisdiction, (ii) the release of the DJT Parties shall be subject
to the terms and conditions contained in the DJT Settlement Agreement, and (iii)
the foregoing release shall not apply to any right or obligation arising under
or that is part of the Plan or an agreement entered into pursuant to, in
connection with or contemplated by, the Plan.
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7.
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Injunction
Related to Releases.
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Upon the
Effective Date, the commencement or prosecution by any person or entity, whether
directly, derivatively or otherwise, of any Claims or Causes of Action (a)
released pursuant to the Plan, including but not limited to the Claims or Causes
of Action released in Sections 10.5 and 10.6 of the Plan and the Personal Trump
Guaranty, or (b) subject to indemnification, if any, by the Debtors or
Reorganized Debtors pursuant to Section 8.5 of the Plan, shall be permanently
enjoined. By accepting distributions pursuant to the Plan, each
holder of an Allowed Claim will be deemed to have specifically consented to this
injunction. All injunction or stays provided for in the
Reorganization Cases under section 105 or 362 of the Bankruptcy Code, or
otherwise, and in existence on the Confirmation Date, shall remain in full force
and effect until the Effective Date.
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8.
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Retention
of Causes of Action/Reservation of
Rights.
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Nothing
contained in the Plan or in the Confirmation Order shall be deemed to be a
waiver or the relinquishment of any rights or Causes of Action that the Debtors
or the Reorganized Debtors may have or which the Reorganized Debtors may choose
to assert on behalf of their respective estates under any provision of the
Bankruptcy Code or any applicable non-bankruptcy law or rule, common law
equitable principle or other source of right or obligation, including, without
limitation, (i) any and all Claims or Causes of Action against any person or
entity, to the extent such person or entity asserts a crossclaim, counterclaim
and/or Claim for setoff which seeks affirmative relief against the Debtors, the
Reorganized Debtors, their officers, directors or representatives; and (ii) the
turnover of any property of the Debtors’ estates; provided, however, that Section 8 shall
not apply to any claims released in Sections 10.5 and 10.6 of the
Plan.
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Nothing
contained in the Plan or in the Confirmation Order shall be deemed to be a
waiver or relinquishment of any claim, Cause of Action, right of setoff or other
legal or equitable defense which the Debtors had immediately prior to the
Commencement Date, against or with respect to any Claim left unimpaired by the
Plan. The Reorganized Debtors shall have, retain, reserve and be
entitled to assert all such Claims, Causes of Action, rights of setoff and other
legal or equitable defenses which they had immediately prior to the Commencement
Date fully as if the Reorganization Cases had not been commenced, and all of the
Reorganized Debtors’ legal and equitable rights respecting any Claim left
unimpaired by the Plan may be asserted after the Confirmation Date to the same
extent as if the Reorganization Cases had not been commenced.
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I.
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Solicitation
of the Plan
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As of and
subject to the occurrence of the Confirmation Date: (i) the Ad Hoc Committee and
the Debtors shall be deemed to have solicited acceptances of the Plan in good
faith and in compliance with the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code,
including without limitation, sections 1125(a) and (e) of the Bankruptcy Code,
and any applicable non-bankruptcy law, rule or regulation governing the adequacy
of disclosure in connection with such solicitation and (ii) the Ad Hoc Committee
and the Debtors and each of their respective directors, officers, employees,
affiliates, agents, financial advisors, investment bankers, professionals,
accountants and attorneys shall be deemed to have participated in good faith and
in compliance with the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code in the offer
and issuance of any securities under the Plan, and therefore are not, and on
account of such offer, issuance and solicitation will not be, liable at any time
for any violation of any applicable law, rule or regulation governing the
solicitation of acceptances or rejections of the Plan or the offer and issuance
of any securities under the Plan.
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J.
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Plan
Supplement
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The Plan
Supplement shall be filed with the Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court by no later
than ten (10) calendar days prior to the Voting Deadline. Upon its
filing with the Bankruptcy Court, the Plan Supplement may be inspected in the
office of the Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court during normal court
hours. Documents to be included in the Plan Supplement will be posted
at www.terrecap.com as they become available.
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K.
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Miscellaneous
Provisions
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1.
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Payment of
Statutory Fees.
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On the
Effective Date, and thereafter as may be required, the Debtors shall pay all
fees payable pursuant to section 1930 of chapter 123 of title 28 of the United
States Code.
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2.
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Payment of
Fees and Expenses of Indenture
Trustee.
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On the
Effective Date or as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter (and, thereafter,
upon request by the Second Lien Indenture Trustee with respect to fees and
expenses of the Second Lien Indenture Trustee relating to post-Effective Date
service under the Plan), the Reorganized Debtors shall pay in full in Cash all
outstanding reasonable and documented fees and expenses of the Second Lien
Indenture Trustee and its counsel.
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3.
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Substantial
Consummation.
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On the
Effective Date, the Plan shall be deemed to be substantially consummated under
sections 1101 and 1127(b) of the Bankruptcy Code.
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4.
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Request for
Expedited Determination of
Taxes.
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The
Reorganized Debtors shall have the right to request an expedited determination
under section 505(b) of the Bankruptcy Code with respect to tax returns filed,
or to be filed, for any and all taxable periods ending after the Commencement
Date through the Effective Date.
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5.
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Retiree
Benefits.
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Except as
may otherwise be provided in the Plan Supplement, on and after the Effective
Date, pursuant to section 1129(a)(13) of the Bankruptcy Code, the Reorganized
Debtors shall continue to pay all retiree benefits (within the meaning of, and
subject to the limitations of, section 1114 of the Bankruptcy Code), if any, at
the level established in accordance with section 1114 of the Bankruptcy Code, at
any time prior to the Confirmation Date, for the duration of the period for
which the Debtor had obligated itself to provide such
benefits. Nothing herein shall: (a) restrict the Debtors’ or the
Reorganized Debtors’ right to modify the terms and conditions of the retiree
benefits, if any, as otherwise permitted pursuant to the terms of the applicable
plans, non-bankruptcy law, or section 1114(m) of the Bankruptcy Code; or (b) be
construed as an admission that any such retiree benefits are owed by the
Debtors.
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6.
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Amendments.
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(i) Plan
Modifications. Subject to Section 15 of the Backstop Agreement
and paragraph 4 of the “Miscellaneous” section of Exhibit A to the DJT
Settlement Agreement, the Plan may be amended, modified or
supplemented by the Ad Hoc Committee in the manner provided for by section 1127
of the Bankruptcy Code or as otherwise permitted by law without additional
disclosure pursuant to section 1125 of the Bankruptcy Code. In
addition, after the Confirmation Date, the Ad Hoc Committee may institute
proceedings in the Bankruptcy Court to remedy any defect or omission or
reconcile any inconsistencies in the Plan or the Confirmation Order, with
respect to such matters as may be necessary to carry out the purposes and
effects of the Plan.
(ii) Other
Amendments. Prior to the Effective Date, the Ad Hoc Committee
may make appropriate technical adjustments and modifications to the Plan without
further order or approval of the Bankruptcy Court.
(iii) Actions of the Ad Hoc
Committee. Whenever the Plan refers to any action to be taken
by, or any consent or approval to be given by, the “Ad Hoc Committee,” unless
otherwise expressly provided in any particular instance, such reference shall be
deemed to require the action, consent or approval of members of the Ad Hoc
Committee representing at least 66-2/3% of the Second Lien Note Claims held by
the Ad Hoc Committee.
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7.
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Effectuating
Documents and Further
Transactions.
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Each of
the officers of the Reorganized Debtors is authorized, in accordance with his or
her authority under the resolutions of the applicable board of directors, and
directed to execute, deliver, file or record such contracts, instruments,
releases, indentures and other agreements or documents and take such actions as
may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate and further evidence the terms and
conditions of the Plan.
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8.
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Revocation
or Withdrawal of the Plan.
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The Ad
Hoc Committee reserves the right to revoke or withdraw the Plan prior to the
Effective Date. If the Ad Hoc Committee takes such action, the Plan
shall be deemed null and void. In such event, nothing contained
herein shall constitute or be deemed to be a waiver or release of any Claims or
remedies by or against the Debtors or any other person or to prejudice in any
manner the rights and remedies of the Debtors or any person in further
proceedings involving the Debtors.
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9.
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Severability.
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If, prior
to the entry of the Confirmation Order, any term or provision of the Plan is
held by the Bankruptcy Court to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the
Bankruptcy Court, shall have the power to alter and interpret such term or
provision to make it valid or enforceable to the maximum extent practicable,
consistent with the original purpose of the term or provision held to be
invalid, void or unenforceable, and such term or provision shall then be
applicable as altered or interpreted. Notwithstanding any such
holding, alteration or interpretation, the remainder of the terms and provisions
of the Plan will remain in full force and effect and will in no way be affected,
impaired or invalidated by such holding, alteration or
interpretation. The Confirmation Order shall constitute a judicial
determination and shall provide that each term and provision of the Plan, as it
may have been altered or interpreted in accordance with the foregoing, is valid
and enforceable pursuant to its terms.
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10.
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Governing
Law.
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Except to
the extent that the Bankruptcy Code or other federal law is applicable, or to
the extent an exhibit hereto or a schedule in the Plan Supplement provides
otherwise, the rights, duties and obligations arising under the Plan shall be
governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the
State of New York, without giving effect to the principles of conflict of laws
thereof.
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11.
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Time.
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In
computing any period of time prescribed or allowed by the Plan, unless otherwise
set forth herein or determined by the Bankruptcy Court, the provisions of
Bankruptcy Rule 9006 shall apply.
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12.
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Binding
Effect.
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On the
Effective Date, and effective as of the Effective Date, the Plan shall be
binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Debtors, the Holders of Claims and
Equity Interests, and each of their respective successors and assigns,
including, without limitation, the Reorganized Debtors, whether or not such
holder: (i) will receive or retain any property or interest in property under
the Plan, (ii) has filed a proof of claim or interest in the Reorganization
Cases, or (iii) failed to vote or accept or reject the Plan or affirmatively
vote to reject the Plan.
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13.
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Notices.
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All
notices, requests and demands to or upon the Ad Hoc Committee to be effective
shall be in writing (including by facsimile transmission) and, unless otherwise
expressly provided herein, shall be deemed to have been duly given or made when
actually delivered or, in the case of notice by facsimile transmission, when
received and telephonically confirmed, addressed as follows:
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Lowenstein
Sandler PC
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Kenneth
A. Rosen
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Jeffrey
D. Prol
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65
Livingston Avenue
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Roseland,
New Jersey 07068
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Telephone: 973-597-2500
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Facsimile: 973-597-2400
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Stroock
& Stroock & Lavan LLP
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Kristopher
M. Hansen
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Curtis
C. Mechling
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Erez
E. Gilad
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Matthew
Garofalo
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180
Maiden Lane
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New
York, New York 10038
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Telephone: 212-806-5400
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Facsimile: 212-806-6006
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McCarter
& English, LLP
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Charles
A. Stanziale, Jr.
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Joseph
Lubertazzi, Jr.
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Lisa
S. Bonsall
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Jeffrey
T. Testa
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Four
Gateway Center
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100
Mulberry Street
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Newark,
NJ 07102
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Telephone:
973-622-4444
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Facsimile: 973-624-7070
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Weil,
Gotshal & Manges LLP
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Michael
F. Walsh
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Philip
Rosen
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Ted
S. Waksman
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767
Fifth Avenue
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New
York, NY 10153
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Telephone:
212-310-8000
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Facsimile: 212-310-8007
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X.
CERTAIN
RISK FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED
HOLDERS
OF ALLOWED FIRST LIEN LENDER CLAIMS, SECOND LIEN NOTE CLAIMS, GENERAL UNSECURED
CLAIMS, DJT CLAIMS AND CONVENIENCE CLAIMS SHOULD READ AND CONSIDER CAREFULLY THE
FACTORS SET FORTH BELOW, AS WELL AS THE OTHER INFORMATION SET FORTH IN THIS
DISCLOSURE STATEMENT (AND THE DOCUMENTS DELIVERED TOGETHER HEREWITH AND/OR
INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE HEREIN), PRIOR TO VOTING TO ACCEPT OR REJECT THE
PLAN. THESE RISK FACTORS SHOULD NOT, HOWEVER, BE REGARDED AS
CONSTITUTING THE ONLY RISKS INVOLVED IN CONNECTION WITH THE PLAN AND ITS
IMPLEMENTATION.
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A.
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Certain
Bankruptcy Considerations
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Although
the Ad Hoc Committee and the Debtors believe that the Plan will satisfy all
requirements necessary for confirmation by the Bankruptcy Court, there can be no
assurance that the Bankruptcy Court will reach the same
conclusion. Moreover, there can be no assurance that modifications of
the Plan will not be required for confirmation or that such modifications would
not necessitate the re-solicitation of votes. The Ad Hoc Committee
and the Debtors believe that it is possible that the Effective Date may not
occur for a number of months after the Confirmation Date due to litigation over
confirmation expected from the First Lien Lenders, and required regulatory
approvals, and there can be no assurance as to the precise timing of the
occurrence of the Effective Date. In the event the conditions
precedent described in Section 9.1 of the Plan have not been satisfied or waived
(to the extent possible) by the Ad Hoc Committee (as provided for in the Plan)
as of the Effective Date, then the Confirmation Order will be vacated, no
distributions under the Plan will be made, and the Debtors and all holders of
claims and equity interests will be restored to the status quo ante as of the
day immediately preceding the Confirmation Date as though such Confirmation Date
had never occurred.
The Plan
provides for no distribution to Classes 9, 10 and 11. The Bankruptcy Code
conclusively deems these Classes to have rejected the
Plan. Notwithstanding the fact that these Classes are deemed to have
rejected the Plan, the Bankruptcy Court may confirm the Plan if at least one
impaired class votes to accept the Plan (with such acceptance being determined
without including the vote of any “insider” in such class). Thus, for
the Plan to be confirmed with respect to each Debtor, Class 3, Class 4, Class 5,
Class 6, or Class 7 must vote to accept the Plan. As to each impaired
class that has not accepted the Plan, the Plan may be confirmed if the
Bankruptcy Court determines that the Plan “does not discriminate unfairly” and
is “fair and equitable” with respect to these classes. The Ad Hoc
Committee and the Debtors believe that the Plan satisfies these
requirements. For more information, see Section XI
below.
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B.
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Risks
to Recovery By Holders of First Lien Lender Secured Claims, Second Lien
Notes Claims, General Unsecured Claims and DJT
Claims
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The
ultimate recoveries under the Plan to holders of allowed First Lien Lender
Secured Claims, Second Lien Note Claims, General Unsecured Claims and DJT Claims
are subject to a number of material risks, including, but not limited to, those
specified below.
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1.
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Unforeseen
Events.
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Future
performance of the Reorganized Debtors is, to a certain extent, subject to
general economic, financial, competitive, legislative, regulatory and other
factors that are beyond their control. While no assurance can be
provided, based upon the current level of operations and anticipated increases
in revenues and cash flows described in the Projections and based on information
available to the Ad Hoc Committee and the Debtors, the Ad Hoc Committee and the
Debtors believe that the Debtors’ cash flow from operations and available cash
combined with the transactions contemplated by the Plan, will be adequate to
fund the Plan and meet their future liquidity needs.
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2.
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State
Gaming Laws and Regulations May Require Holders of the Reorganized
Debtors’ Debt or Equity Securities to Undergo a Suitability
Investigation.
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Many
jurisdictions require any entity that acquires beneficial ownership of debt or
equity securities of a gaming company to apply for qualification or a finding of
suitability. Any Entity that has acquired New Common Stock or (or has
the right to acquire such securities pursuant to Plan) and that is found
unsuitable or unqualified by a state gaming regulator may be required to divest
such securities (or may be barred from receiving such
securities). Failure to comply with these laws and regulations may be
a criminal offense. The Plan provides that New Common Stock will be
issued only in compliance with state gaming laws and regulations. In
addition, the Amended Organizational Documents for Reorganized TER will provide
that Reorganized TER may redeem Reorganized TER securities from holders thereof
to ensure compliance with applicable gaming laws and regulations. The
failure by a holder of a claim to comply with these laws and regulations may
result in such holder not receiving New Common Stock or pursuant to the Plan, or
may result in Reorganized TER redeeming such securities. Please see
Section XII.D to this Disclosure Statement for a further discussion of the
consequences of a holder failing to comply with gaming laws and
regulations. The Ad Hoc Committee and the Debtors believe that
similar risks are presented in connection with the Icahn/Beal Plan.
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3.
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Smoking
Ban.
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While the
Ad Hoc Committee and the Debtors are unable to quantify the impact of the
recently enacted smoking restrictions, the Debtors believe that the smoking
restrictions have negatively impacted their gaming revenues and income from
operations as their competition in adjacent states continues to permit
smoking. Although the Debtors constructed a smoking lounge on the
casino floor at each of their properties as permitted by the ordinance, the
Debtors believe their gaming revenues and income from operations were negatively
affected by the full smoking ban and that a future complete ban on smoking in
casino and casino simulcasting areas could further adversely affect their
results.
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4.
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Small
Numbers of Holders or Voting Blocks May Control the Reorganized
Debtors.
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Consummation
of the Plan may result in a small number of holders owning a significant
percentage of the shares of the outstanding New Common Stock of Reorganized TER.
These holders may, among other things, exercise a controlling influence over the
business and affairs of the Reorganized Debtors and have the power to elect
directors and approve significant mergers, other material corporate
transactions, or the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the
Reorganized Debtors. The Ad Hoc Committee believes that one of the
members of the Ad Hoc Committee, Avenue, is likely to own more than 15% of the
outstanding New Common Stock of Reorganized TER upon consummation of the
Plan. For information relating to gaming regulatory approval
requirements in connection with the potential ownership interests of the members
of the Ad Hoc Committee, see Article VII.G, Article XII and Exhibit F to this
Disclosure Statement. Further, the possibility that one or more
holders of a number of shares of the New Common Stock may determine to sell all
or a large portion of their shares in a short period of time may adversely
affect the market price of the New Common Stock.
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5.
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Marina Sale
Agreement.
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As
discussed below, the Ad Hoc Committee and the Debtors believe that the Plan is
feasible whether or not the Marina Sale is consummated particularly in light of
the increased Backstop Commitment under the Plan. A successful
consummation of the Marina Sale resulting in net proceeds to the estate of
approximately $58 million would provide the Debtors’ estates with significant
incremental value, particularly in light of Lazard’s $24 million valuation of
the Trump Marina. Any Marina Sale will be subject to definitive
documentation and to a number of terms and conditions, and is subject to higher
and better offers (including a credit bid by the First Lien
Lenders). There can be no assurance or guarantee that the Ad Hoc
Committee and the Coastal Parties will agree upon the terms and conditions of
the Marina Sale Agreement or, if the Marina Sale Agreement is executed, that the
Marina Sale will close. The consummation of the Marina Sale is not a condition to the
effectiveness of the Plan. In the event that the Marina Sale
Agreement is not executed or the Marina Sale is not consummated, then the Trump
Marina will remain an asset of the Reorganized Debtors’ estates and the First
Lien Lenders’ liens and security interests on such asset will be reinstated, and
the proceeds that otherwise might have resulted from the sale will not be
available to reduce the principal balance of the New Term Loan (or to be
deposited into the Debt Service Account, as applicable).
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6.
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Cram-Up /
Feasibility.
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The Ad Hoc Committee and the Debtors
believe that the treatment afforded to the First Lien Lenders under the Plan,
including the interest rate and other terms proposed under the Amended and
Restated Credit Agreement, meet the requirements of section 1129(b) of the
Bankruptcy Code and otherwise satisfies all other requirements necessary for
confirmation by the Bankruptcy Court, because the Plan provides that each holder
of a secured claim in Class 3 will retain its liens on the property, to the
extent of the allowed amount of its secured claim, and will receive deferred
cash payments having a value, as of the Effective Date, of at least the allowed
amount of such claim, and will otherwise receive the “indubitable equivalent” of
such claim. There can be no assurances or guarantee with respect to
the Bankruptcy Court’s findings with respect thereto.
To the extent that the Bankruptcy Court finds that the
annual interest rate required under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
must be higher for purposes of section 1129(b) of the Bankruptcy Code, then, for
illustrative purposes only, based on the Projections, annual interest expense
arising under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement would increase by
approximately $3.3 million for each 100 bps increase in the amount of the annual
interest rate required under the Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement.
The Debtors and the Ad Hoc Committee believe that all or
a portion of certain payments made to or for the benefit of the First Lien
Lenders under the Final Cash Collateral Order may be subject to
recharacterization as payments on principal. The First Lien Lenders
dispute that such a right of recharacterization exists. In the event
that all or a portion of any such payments are recharacterized, then the
principal balance of the New Term Loan will be reduced, thereby resulting in
lower interest expense.
The Ad
Hoc Committee and the Debtors believe that the Backstop Parties’ commitment of
$225 million and the clarification that the consummation of the Marina Sale is
not a condition to the effectiveness of the Plan resolves any reasonable
concerns regarding the feasibility of the Plan or certain contingencies
associated with the Plan under plausible scenarios involving the cram-up rate
required to satisfy section 1129(b) of the Bankruptcy Code.
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7.
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Rights
Offering.
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The
Effective Date may not occur for a significant period of time after the
Subscription Agent has received the Subscription Purchase Price from each
subscribing Rights Offering Participant because of: (1) litigation over the
confirmation of the Plan expected from the First Lien Lenders and (2) required
regulatory approvals. In the event that the Plan fails to be
confirmed or become effective, the Subscription Purchase Price shall be
refunded.
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8.
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Other
Risks.
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A
discussion of TER’s business risks are set forth in greater detail in the 2008
Form 10-K and the Third Quarter Form 10-Q, each of which is attached hereto as
Exhibit C and Exhibit D, respectively.
XI.
Confirmation
of the Plan
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A.
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Confirmation
Hearing
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Section
1128(a) of the Bankruptcy Code requires the Bankruptcy Court, after appropriate
notice, to hold a hearing on confirmation of a Plan. On, or as
promptly as practicable after the Commencement Date, the Ad Hoc Committee will
request that the Bankruptcy Court schedule the confirmation
hearing. Notice of the confirmation hearing will be provided to all
known creditors, equity holders or their representatives. The
confirmation hearing may be adjourned from time to time by the Bankruptcy Court
without further notice except for an announcement of the adjourned date made at
the confirmation hearing or any subsequent adjourned confirmation
hearing.
Section
1128(b) of the Bankruptcy Code provides that any party in interest may object to
confirmation of a Plan. Any objection to confirmation of the Plan must be in
writing, must conform to the Bankruptcy Rules, must set forth the name of the
objector, the nature and amount of claims or interests held or asserted by the
objector against the particular Debtor or Debtors, the basis for the objection
and the specific grounds therefor, and must be filed with the Bankruptcy Court,
with a copy to Chambers, together with proof of service thereof, and served upon
(i) Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, 767 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10153
(Attn: Michael F. Walsh, Esq. and Ted S. Waksman, Esq.) and McCarter &
English, LLP, Four Gateway Center, 100 Mulberry Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102
(Attn: Charles A. Stanziale, Jr., Esq. and Joseph Lubertazzi, Jr., Esq.),
attorneys for the Debtors, (ii) the Office of the United States Trustee for the
District of New Jersey, One Newark Center, Suite 2100, Newark, New Jersey 07102
(Attn: Jeffrey M. Sponder, Esq.), (iii) Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP,
1700 Pacific Avenue, Suite 4100, Dallas, Texas 75201 (Attn: Charles R. Gibbs,
Esq. and Scott Alberino, Esq.), attorneys for the Administrative Agent for the
First Lien Lenders, (iv) White & Case LLP, 1155 Avenue of the Americas, New
York, New York 10036 (Attn. Gerard H. Uzzi, Esq. and Thomas E Lauria, Esq.),
attorneys for the Beal Bank and Beal Bank Nevada, (v) Kasowitz, Benson, Torres
& Friedman LLP, 1633 Broadway New York, New York 10019 (Attn: David M.
Friedman, Esq. and Adam L. Shiff, Esq.), attorneys for Mr. Trump, (vi) Stroock
& Stroock & Lavan LLP, 180 Maiden Lane, New York, New York 10038 (Attn:
Kristopher M. Hansen, Esq.), attorneys for the Ad Hoc Committee, and (vii) such
other parties as the Bankruptcy Court may order.
Objections
to confirmation of the Plan are governed by the Disclosure Statement Order and
Bankruptcy Rule 9014.
UNLESS
AN OBJECTION TO CONFIRMATION IS TIMELY SERVED AND FILED, IT MAY NOT BE
CONSIDERED BY THE BANKRUPTCY COURT.
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B.
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General
Requirements of Section 1129
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At the
confirmation hearing, the Bankruptcy Court will determine whether the
confirmation requirements specified in section 1129 of the Bankruptcy Code have
been satisfied.
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C.
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Best
Interests Test
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The
Bankruptcy Code requires that each holder of an impaired claim or equity
interest either (i) accept the Plan or (ii) receive or retain under the Plan
property of a value, as of the Effective Date, that is not less than the value
such holder would receive if the Debtors were liquidated under chapter 7 of the
Bankruptcy Code.
The
Debtors’ costs of liquidation under chapter 7 would include the fees payable to
a trustee in bankruptcy, as well as those fees that might be payable to
attorneys and other professionals that such a trustee might
engage. Other liquidation costs include the expenses incurred during
the Reorganization Cases allowed in the chapter 7 case, such as compensation for
attorneys, financial advisors, appraisers, accountants and other professionals
for the Debtors. In addition, claims would arise by reason of the
breach or rejection of obligations incurred and leases and executory contracts
assumed or entered into by the Debtors during the pendency of the Reorganization
Cases.
The
foregoing types of claims, costs, expenses, fees and such other claims that may
arise in a liquidation case would be paid in full from the liquidation proceeds
before the balance of those proceeds would be made available to pay pre-chapter
11 priority and unsecured claims. The Debtors believe that in a
chapter 7 liquidation, no prepetition claims or equity interests would receive
any distribution of property.
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D.
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Liquidation
Analysis
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The Ad
Hoc Committee and the Debtors believe that under the Plan all holders of
impaired claims and equity interests will receive property with a value not less
than the value such holder would receive in a liquidation of the Debtors under
chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code. The Ad Hoc Committee and the
Debtors’ belief is based primarily on (i) consideration of the effects that a
chapter 7 liquidation would have on the ultimate proceeds available for
distribution to holders of impaired claims and equity interests, including (a)
the increased costs and expenses of a liquidation under chapter 7 arising from
fees payable to a chapter 7 trustee and professional advisors to the trustee,
(b) the erosion in value of assets in a chapter 7 case in the context of the
rapid liquidation required under chapter 7 and the “forced sale” atmosphere that
would prevail, (c) the adverse effects on the Debtors’ business as a result of
the likely departure of key employees, artists, account representatives, and the
probable loss of customers, (d) the substantial increases in claims, such as
estimated contingent claims, which would be satisfied on a priority basis or on
parity with the holders of impaired claims and equity interests of the chapter
11 cases, (e) the reduction of value associated with a chapter 7 trustee’s
operation of the Debtors’ businesses, and (f) the substantial delay in
distributions to the holders of impaired claims and equity interests that would
likely ensue in a chapter 7 liquidation and (ii) the liquidation analysis
prepared by the Debtors, which is attached hereto as Exhibit G.
The Ad
Hoc Committee and the Debtors believe that any liquidation analysis is
speculative, as such an analysis necessarily is premised on assumptions and
estimates which are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and
contingencies, many of which would be beyond the control of the
Debtors. Thus, there can be no assurance as to values that would
actually be realized in a chapter 7 liquidation, nor can there be any assurance
that a Bankruptcy Court would accept the conclusions of the Debtors and the Ad
Hoc Committee or concur with such assumptions in making its determinations under
section 1129(a)(7) of the Bankruptcy Code.
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For
example, the liquidation analysis necessarily contains an estimate of the amount
of claims which will ultimately become allowed claims. This estimate
is based solely upon the Debtors’ review of its books and records and the
Debtors’ estimates as to additional claims that may be filed in the Chapter 11
Cases or that would arise in the event of a conversion of the case from chapter
11 to chapter 7. No order or finding has been entered by the
Bankruptcy Court or any other court estimating or otherwise fixing the amount of
claims at the projected amounts of allowed claims set forth in the liquidation
analysis. In preparing the liquidation analysis, the Debtors have
projected an amount of allowed claims that is at the lower end of a range of
reasonableness such that, for purposes of the liquidation analysis, the largest
possible liquidation dividend to holders of allowed claims can be
assessed. The estimate of the amount of allowed claims set forth in
the liquidation analysis should not be relied on for any other purpose,
including any determination of the value of any distribution to be made on
account of allowed claims under the Plan.
To the
extent that confirmation of the Plan requires the establishment of amounts for
the chapter 7 liquidation value of the Debtors, funds available to pay claims,
and the reorganization value of the Debtors, the Bankruptcy Court will determine
those amounts at the confirmation hearing. Accordingly, the attached
liquidation analysis is provided solely to disclose to holders the effects of a
hypothetical chapter 7 liquidation of the Debtors, subject to the assumptions
set forth therein.
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Feasibility
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The
Bankruptcy Code requires that a proponent demonstrate that confirmation of a
plan is not likely to be followed by liquidation or the need for further
financial reorganization. For purposes of determining whether the Plan meets
this requirement, the Ad Hoc Committee has analyzed the Debtors’ ability to meet
their obligations under the Plan. As part of this analysis, the Ad
Hoc Committee has referred to the projections prepared by the
Debtors. Based upon such projections, the Ad Hoc Committee and the
Debtors believe that the Debtors will be able to make all payments required
pursuant to the Plan and, therefore, that confirmation of the Plan is not likely
to be followed by liquidation or the need for further
reorganization.
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F.
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Section
1129(b)
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The
Bankruptcy Court may confirm a plan of reorganization over the rejection or
deemed rejection of the plan of reorganization by a class of claims or equity
interests if the plan of reorganization “does not discriminate unfairly” and is
“fair and equitable” with respect to such class.
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1.
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No Unfair
Discrimination.
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This test
applies to classes of claims or equity interests that are of equal priority and
are receiving different treatment under the plan of reorganization. The test
does not require that the treatment be the same or equivalent, but that such
treatment is “fair.”
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2.
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Fair and
Equitable Test.
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This test
applies to classes of different priority and status (e.g., secured versus
unsecured) and includes the general requirement that no class of claims receive
more than 100% of the allowed amount of the claims in such class. As
to the dissenting class, the test sets different standards, depending on the
type of claims or equity interests in such class:
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Secured Creditors. Each
holder of an impaired secured claim either (i) retains its liens on the
property, to the extent of the allowed amount of its secured claim and
receives deferred cash payments having a value, as of the Effective Date,
of at least the allowed amount of such claim, or (ii) has the right to
credit bid the amount of its claim if its property is sold and retains its
liens on the proceeds of the sale (or if sold, on the proceeds thereof) or
(iii) receives the “indubitable equivalent” of its allowed secured
claim.
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Unsecured Creditors.
Either (i) each holder of an impaired unsecured claim receives or retains
under the plan of reorganization property of a value equal to the amount
of its allowed claim or (ii) the holders of claims and equity interests
that are junior to the claims of the dissenting class will not receive any
property under the plan of
reorganization.
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Equity Interests.
Either (i) each equity interest holder will receive or retain under the
plan of reorganization property of a value equal to the greater of
(a) the fixed liquidation preference or redemption price, if any, of
such stock and (b) the value of the stock, or (ii) the holders of equity
interests that are junior to the equity interests of the dissenting class
will not receive any property under the plan of
reorganization.
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The Ad
Hoc Committee and the Debtors believe the Plan will satisfy the “fair and
equitable” requirement notwithstanding that Classes 9, 10 and 11 are deemed to
reject the Plan because no Class that is junior to such Class will receive or
retain any property on account of the equity interests in such
Class. The Ad Hoc Committee and the Debtors also believe that the
Plan will satisfy the “fair and equitable” requirements notwithstanding that
Class 3 may vote to reject the Plan. The Bankruptcy Code expressly
states that the “fair and equitable requirement” with respect to a class of
secured claims involves the following requirements:
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(i)
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(I)
that the holders of such claims retain the liens securing such claims,
whether the property subject to such liens is retained by the debtor or
transferred to another entity, to the extent of the allowed amount of such
claims; and
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(II) that
each holder of a claim of such class receive on account of such claim deferred
cash payments totaling at least the allowed amount of such claim, of a value, as
of the effective date of the plan, of at least the value of such holder’s
interest in the estate’s interest in such property;
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for
the sale, subject to section 363(k) of this title, of any property that is
subject to the liens securing such claims, free and clear of such liens,
with such liens to attach to the proceeds of such sale, and the treatment
of such liens on proceeds under clause (i) or (iii) of this subparagraph;
or
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(iii)
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for
the realization by such holders of the indubitable equivalent of such
claims.
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11 U.S.C.
§ 1129(b)(2)(A).
As noted
above, the Ad Hoc Committee and the Debtors believe that the treatment afforded
to the First Lien Lenders under the Plan, including the interest rate and other
terms proposed under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, meet the
requirements of section 1129(b)(2)(A) and satisfies all other requirements
necessary for confirmation by the Bankruptcy Court because the Plan provides
that each holder of a secured claim in Class 3 will retain its liens on the
property, to the extent of the allowed amount of its secured claim and will
receive deferred cash payments having a value, as of the Effective Date, of at
least the allowed amount of such claim, and will otherwise receive the
“indubitable equivalent” of such claim. Accordingly, the Debtors and
the Ad Hoc Committee believe that pursuant to section 1129(b)(2)(A) of the
Bankruptcy Code, the First Lien Lender Claims will be paid in full under the
Plan.
In the
event that the First Lien Lenders elect to make an 1111(b) selection, the Ad Hoc
Committee believes that such an election would not require any alteration to the
treatment of the First Lien Lenders under the Plan because, under the Plan, the
First Lien Lenders would still be receiving the net present value of the
collateral value of its secured claim, together with deferred cash payments at
least equal to the total amount of its secured claim as a result of the
principal and interest payments to be received by the First Lien Lenders under
the New Term Loan as provided in the Plan.
XII.
Description
of Certain Governmental and Gaming Regulations
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A.
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General
Governmental and Gaming Regulations
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The
following description should not be construed as a complete summary of all of
the regulatory requirements that the Debtors face in connection with their
current gaming operations and that the Reorganized Debtors will face with their
contemplated gaming operations.
Each of
the Debtors’ casinos is subject to extensive regulation under the statutes and
regulations of the State of New Jersey. During June 2007, the New
Jersey Casino Control Commission (the “CCC”)
renewed the Debtors’ licenses to operate Trump Taj Mahal, Trump Plaza and Trump
Marina until June 2012. Also, since February 2004, the Debtors have
been a registered publicly traded corporation with the Nevada Gaming Control
Board (the “NGCB”)
under the Nevada Gaming Control Act and are subject to the licensing and
regulatory control of the Nevada Gaming Commission, the NGCB and the Clark
County Liquor and Gaming Licensing Board. These statutes and
regulations generally concern the financial stability of the casino licensee,
the good character of the owners, managers and employees and of other persons
with financial interests in the gaming operations (including those with certain
ownership levels of a casino licensee’s securities) and the procedures and
controls which govern those gaming operations.
A more
detailed description of New Jersey and Nevada laws and regulations to which the
Debtors are subject is contained in Exhibit 99.1 to the Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 and is incorporated by
reference herein and is attached as Exhibit F. That summary, and any
summaries contained herein, do not purport to be a full description and is
qualified in its entirety by reference to the Casino Control Act, the Nevada
Gaming Control Act and such other applicable laws and
regulations. Any change in the laws or regulations of a gaming
jurisdiction could have a material adverse effect on the gaming operations of
the Debtors.
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B.
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Relationship
of Gaming Laws to the Reorganization Cases and the
Plan
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The
gaming laws require that various transactions contemplated by the Plan,
including the Restructuring Transactions, the New Term Loan, the Rights
Offering, and the issuance of the New Common Stock, be reviewed and, as
necessary, approved by the gaming regulators in the states in which the Debtors
operate gaming facilities. In addition, as described herein, certain
holders of Claims who may acquire an equity interest in Reorganized TER by
virtue of the transactions contemplated by the Plan may need to be licensed or
undergo suitability determinations, or obtain a waiver, to hold New Common
Stock. Accordingly, various actions contemplated by the Plan are
subject to approval by the state gaming regulators, and failure to secure such
approvals may materially and adversely affect the ability of the Debtors to
achieve confirmation and consummation of the Plan.
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C.
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Licensing
of the Debtors and Individuals Involved
Therewith
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Gaming
laws require certain of the Debtors and the Reorganized Debtors, as applicable,
as well as their directors (with respect to corporations), managers (with
respect to limited liability companies), members (with respect to limited
liability companies), officers, and certain other key employees and, in some
cases, certain of holders of the New Common Stock, to obtain licenses, findings
of suitability or other approvals from gaming authorities. Licenses
or findings of suitability typically require a determination that the applicant
is suitable or otherwise qualifies to hold the license or the finding of
suitability necessary to hold the equity or debt securities of the gaming
licensee or its affiliated entities. Gaming authorities generally
have broad discretion in determining whether an applicant qualifies for
licensing or should be deemed suitable or otherwise qualified. The
failure to renew any of the Debtors’ licenses could have a material adverse
effect on their gaming operations.
Pursuant
to the Plan, the Reorganized Debtors shall be required to seek to voluntarily
register the New Common Stock under the Securities Exchange Act within 30 days
of the Effective Date; however, there can be no assurances that the Reorganized
Debtors will be able to register the New Common Stock under the Securities
Exchange Act. Moreover, any such registration statement will not
become effective prior to the Effective Date. Therefore, Reorganized
TER will be a private company on the Effective Date. Upon
effectiveness of a registration statement voluntarily filed by Reorganized TER,
the New Common Stock will be registered under Section 12(g) of the Securities
Exchange Act and Reorganized TER would be a “public” (or “registered”)
corporation within the meaning of the gaming statutes in the states in which it
operates.
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D.
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Compliance
With Gaming Laws and Regulations
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The Plan
provides that Reorganized TER shall not distribute New Common Stock to any
person or entity in violation of the gaming laws and regulations in the states
in which the Debtors or the Reorganized Debtors, as applicable,
operate. Consequently, no holder shall be entitled to receive New
Common Stock unless and until such holder’s acquisition of New Common Stock does
not require compliance with such license, qualification or suitability
requirements or such holder has been licensed, qualified, found suitable, or has
obtained a waiver or exemption from such license, qualification, or suitability
requirements.
To the
extent a holder is not entitled to receive New Common Stock on the Effective
Date as a result of applicable gaming laws and regulations, Reorganized TER
shall not distribute New Common Stock to such holder, unless and until such
holder complies with applicable gaming laws and regulations. Until
such holder has complied with applicable gaming laws and regulations, such
holder shall not be a shareholder of Reorganized TER and shall have no voting
rights or other rights of a stockholder of Reorganized TER.
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If a
holder is entitled to receive New Common Stock under the Plan and is required,
under applicable gaming laws to undergo a suitability investigation and
determination and such holder either
(i) refuses to undergo the necessary
application process for such suitability approval or (ii) after submitting to
such process, is determined to be unsuitable to hold the New Common Stock or
withdraws from the suitability determination prior to its completion, then, in
that event, Reorganized TER shall hold the New Common Stock and
(x) such holder shall only receive
such distributions from Reorganized TER as are permitted by the applicable
gaming authorities,
(y) the
balance of the New Common Stock to which such holder would otherwise be entitled
will be marketed for sale by Reorganized TER, as agent for such holder, subject
to compliance with any applicable legal requirements, and
(z) the proceeds of any such sale
shall be distributed to such holder as soon as such sale can be facilitated and
subject to regulatory approval. In addition, in the event that the
applicable gaming authorities object to the possible suitability of any holder,
the New Common Stock shall be distributed only to such holder upon a formal
finding of suitability. If a gaming authority subsequently issues a
formal finding that a holder lacks suitability, or such holder withdraws from or
does not fully cooperate with the suitability investigation, then the process
for the sale of that holder’s New Common Stock shall be as set forth in
(x),
(y), and
(z) above.
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E.
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Compliance
With Other Laws and Regulations
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Based on
information available to the Ad Hoc Committee and the Debtors, the Ad Hoc
Committee and the Debtors believe that other than casino and gaming regulatory
approvals, there are no regulatory issues that could adversely affect the
Plan.
XIII.
Alternatives
to Confirmation and Consummation of the Plan
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A.
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Icahn/Beal
Plan
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On
December 10, 2009, Icahn and Beal Bank entered into certain purchase agreements
pursuant to which Icahn purchased 51% of the First Lien Lender Claims from Beal
Bank for 92.5% of par. In addition, Beal Bank and Icahn entered into
an agreement pursuant to which the promissory notes evidencing the remainder of
the First Lien Lender Claims, together with cash, equal to the purchase price
for the remaining First Lien Lender Claims, were placed in escrow, pending
activation of a put/call right negotiated among Beal Bank and
Icahn. In addition, Icahn agreed to assume the obligations of Beal
Bank under the backstop agreement filed in connection with the Icahn/Beal Plan
(subject to the terms and conditions of the Put/Call Agreement (as defined in
the Icahn/Beal Plan)).
On
December 13, 2009, the First Lien Lenders filed the Icahn/Beal Plan and
Icahn/Beal Disclosure Statement. Pursuant to the Icahn/Beal Plan,
certain holders of Second Lien Note Claims and General Unsecured Claims will be
entitled to receive subscription rights to purchase up to approximately 32% of
the new common stock of the reorganized Debtors as part of a $225 million rights
offering fully backstopped by Beal Bank and/or Icahn. In addition,
holders of Second Lien Note Claims and General Unsecured Claims will be entitled
to receive 2.011% of the equity of the reorganized Debtors, provided that, if
the rights offering contemplated by the Icahn/Beal Plan is less than 50%
subscribed, $13.9 million in cash may, at the election of Icahn, be distributed
in lieu of such equity interest. The Ad Hoc Committee holds 61% of
the outstanding principal amount of the Second Lien Notes and will not be
participating in the rights offering proposed under the Icahn/Beal Plan, and,
accordingly, the Ad Hoc Committee believes that it is not likely that holders of
Second Lien Notes and General Unsecured Claims will receive such equity
distribution, and expect that Icahn will elect the cash option
instead. Pursuant to the Icahn/Beal Plan, Beal Bank and Icahn purport
to have granted themselves a backstop fee in the form of 3.829% of the equity
interest in the reorganized Debtors, representing 10% of the new common stock
offered in connection with the rights offering under the Icahn/Beal
Plan. Further, under the Icahn/Beal Plan, $100 million in rights
offering proceeds will be used to pay down the first lien debt and the remainder
of the pre-petition first lien debt will be equitized. [Beal Bank and
Icahn use the Ad Hoc Committee’s midpoint of the total enterprise value range
for the reorganized Debtors of $[499] million for the purpose of allocating
value under the Icahn/Beal Plan, but have stated that they disagree with such
valuation and have expressly reserved any and all rights to assert a different
valuation at or prior to confirmation including, without limitation, in response
to objections raised to the Icahn/Beal Plan.] The Ad Hoc Committee
and the Debtors dispute the ability of Beal Bank and Icahn to assert a total
enterprise value for purposes of their own plan and simultaneously assert an
alternative total enterprise value for purposes of the Plan proposed by the
Debtors and the Ad Hoc Committee. Pursuant to the Icahn/Beal Plan,
the reorganized Debtors will be a non-reporting company and the new common stock
to be issued under the Icahn/Beal Plan will be subject to substantial transfer
restrictions. The Icahn/Beal Disclosure Statement states that it is
the First Lien Lenders “current intention to prepare and file with the
Securities Exchange Commission within 180 days after the Effective Date a
registration statement to register for resale under the Securities Act shares of
New Common Stock that are not otherwise freely tradable” though neither Beal
Bank or Icahn have committed to do so under the Icahn/Beal Plan, nor is the
filing or approval of such a registration statement a condition to the
effectiveness of that plan.
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The
Ad Hoc Committee’s View of the Icahn/Beal
Plan
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The Ad
Hoc Committee believes that the Icahn/Beal Plan is not only uncomfirmable
because it does not comply with the Bankruptcy Code but also provides a far
lower actual recovery to Second Lien Noteholders and general unsecured
creditors. Neither the Icahn/Beal Plan nor the Icahn/Beal Disclosure
Statement applies any discount to the value of the new stock issued under the
Icahn/Beal Plan to account for the fact that the Icahn/Beal Plan offers
creditors the right to acquire a minority interest in a non-reporting company
controlled by Icahn, and the new stock, under the Icahn/Beal Plan, will be
subject to substantial transfer restrictions. Thus, for example,
Icahn will be in a position to control all key decisions regarding the
reorganized Debtors and could, for example, cause the company to incur
indebtedness, issue dividends with proceeds from the rights offering, make new
issuances of new stock that are dilutive of shareholders, or engage in other
changes to the governance of the reorganized Debtors or other transactions that
could be detrimental to minority shareholders, each without the consent of the
minority shareholders. In addition, the Ad Hoc Committee represents
more than 61% of the outstanding principal amount of the Second Lien Notes and
are committed to the Plan and will not participate in the Icahn/Beal
Plan. As a result, the Icahn/Beal Plan lacks any meaningful creditor
support (other than from Beal Bank and Icahn) and, in substance, inures to the
primary benefit of Beal Bank and thus is tantamount to a
foreclosure. In addition, the Ad Hoc Committee believes that Beal
Bank has failed to demonstrate that the Icahn/Beal Plan is capable of being
confirmed and consummated. Further, the Ad Hoc Committee believes
that the Icahn/Beal Plan provides for a recovery to Beal Bank of greater than
100% of its claims. In addition, the Ad Hoc Committee believes that
Icahn is subject to substantial regulatory risks due to Icahn’s pending
acquisition of the Tropicana Atlantic City Hotel &
Casino. Further, the Ad Hoc Committee believes the Icahn/Beal Plan is
not feasible and is illusory because, among other things, it includes as a
condition to closing that allowed administrative expense claims must be
satisfactory to Icahn in its sole discretion. For these and other
reasons, the Ad Hoc Committee and the Debtors submit that creditors should not
vote for the Icahn/Beal Plan and should instead vote for the Plan proposed by
the Ad Hoc Committee and the Debtors.
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Icahn has
also asserted that the members of the Ad Hoc Committee have violated the terms
of the Intercreditor Agreement. The Debtors and the Ad Hoc Committee
believe that such assertions are frivolous and run contrary to the terms of the
Intercreditor Agreement. The Ad Hoc Committee and the Debtors believe
that the members of the Ad Hoc Committee are not now, nor have they ever been,
in violation of the Intercreditor Agreement, and any allegations to
the contrary are meritless. Indeed, to date, the First Lien Lenders
have not commenced any formal action against the Ad Hoc Committee in connection
with the Intercreditor Agreement, despite the fact that the Ad Hoc Committee has
been negotiating with the Debtors with respect to a plan of reorganization for
over a year, the Ad Hoc Committee’s plan of reorganization (in substantially the
same form) has been on file with the Bankruptcy Court since August 2009, and was
previously authorized for solicitation by the court on November 5,
2009. Accordingly, for these and other reasons, it is the belief of
the Ad Hoc Committee that the intent and purpose of the assertions made by Icahn
in its disclosure statement is to discourage bondholder participation in the
Plan.
As
demonstrated below, Icahn’s assertion that the Ad Hoc Committee has violated the
terms of the Intercreditor Agreement by prosecuting the Plan or objecting to the
Icahn/Beal Plan is wholly without merit:
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As
a threshold matter, section 3.07 of the Intercreditor Agreement expressly
provides that “[n]otwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in
this Agreement, the Second Lien Secured Parties may exercise rights and
remedies as unsecured creditors against the Credit Parties or any other
Person that has guaranteed the Second Lien
Obligations.” Intercreditor Agreement
§ 3.07. Under the express terms of the Intercreditor
Agreement, the Second Lien Noteholders may pursue any rights and remedies
against the Debtors that are available to unsecured
creditors. The Debtors and the Ad Hoc Committee believe that
the filing and prosecuting the Plan is just such a
right.
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Further,
section 5.06 of the Intercreditor Agreement expressly provides that
“[e]xcept as expressly set forth in this Agreement, nothing contained
herein shall prohibit or in any way limit the Second Lien Collateral Agent
or any other Second Lien Secured Party from (i) making in any Insolvency
Proceeding any objection that would be available to an unsecured creditor
in such Insolvency Proceeding or (ii) voting its claims in such Insolvency
Proceeding for or against any plan of reorganization.” The
Debtors and the Ad Hoc Committee believe that the Intercreditor Agreement
plainly provides that the Second Lien Noteholders may object to the
Icahn/Beal Plan just as any unsecured creditor has the right to
do.
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Icahn
asserts that the prosecution of the Plan constitutes an “Enforcement
Action” or the exercise of remedies as a secured creditor, and that the
First Lien Lenders enjoy an exclusive right to pursue such an “Enforcement
Action” pursuant to section 3.01 of the Intercreditor
Agreement. Notably, Icahn offers no legal authority in support
of their proposition. Furthermore, the Debtors and the Ad Hoc
Committee believe that, contrary to Icahn’s contentions, the filing and
prosecution of the Plan constitutes neither an “Enforcement Action” nor
the exercise of remedies by a secured creditor insofar as the definition
of “Enforcement Action” is tied to the exercise of rights and remedies
against the “Shared Collateral” (as defined in the Intercreditor
Agreement). The Debtors and the Ad Hoc Committee believe that
Shared Collateral is not being sold or liquidated under either Plan but
rather is being reorganized under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code and
continuing liens are being granted in the Shared Collateral solely to the
First Lien Lenders.
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For
similar reasons, the Debtors and the Ad Hoc Committee believe that the
filing and prosecution of the Icahn/Beal Plan by the First Lien Lenders
does not constitute an “Enforcement Action” against the Shared Collateral
and the Ad Hoc Committee’s objections to the Icahn/Beal Disclosure
Statement and Icahn/Beal Plan do not and would not violate section
3.02(ii)(A) of the Intercreditor Agreement. The First Lien
Lenders are seeking to equitize their debt pursuant to a chapter 11
process and have offered equity to Second Lien Noteholders. The
Ad Hoc Committee and the Debtors believe that, in doing so, Icahn has not
sought to exercise a right or remedy as secured creditor, but instead is
looking to capture equity upside through the conversion of all of its debt
to equity.
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Similarly,
the Debtors and the Ad Hoc Committee believe that the First Lien Lenders
cannot avail themselves of the turnover provisions of Section 4.01 of the
Intercreditor Agreement because such provisions specifically and expressly
relate to the application of “proceeds of Shared Collateral . . .
resulting from the sale, collection or other disposition of Shared
Collateral in connection with or resulting from any Enforcement
Action.” Intercreditor Agreement § 4.01. The
Debtors and the Ad Hoc Committee believe that the turnover provisions
specifically refer to lien subordination rather than payment
subordination, and are only relevant upon the sale or liquidation or
collateral and the application of proceeds resulting
therefrom. As described above, the Debtors and the Ad Hoc
Committee believe that both competing plans contemplate the equitization
of debt and the reorganization of the Debtors under chapter 11, not a sale
or a liquidation of the Shared Collateral. Moreover, the First
Lien Lenders have repeatedly asserted in these cases that the Second Lien
Noteholders are out of the money and totally unsecured. Thus,
the Debtors and the Ad Hoc Committee believe that any recovery to the
Second Lien Noteholders cannot, by the First Lien Lenders’ own admission,
constitute proceeds of Shared
Collateral.
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Finally,
the Ad Hoc Committee is not challenging the right of the First Lien
Lenders to receive adequate protection payments that compensate them for
any diminution in the value of their collateral, and instead is pursuing
rights generally available under the Bankruptcy
Code.
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Accordingly,
for these and other reasons, the Ad Hoc Committee and the Debtors believe the
allegations in the Icahn/Beal Disclosure Statement are meritless and have no
impact on the Plan.
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C.
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Liquidation
Under Chapter 7
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If no
chapter 11 plan can be confirmed, the Reorganization Cases may be converted to
cases under chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code in which a trustee would be elected
or appointed to liquidate the assets of the Debtors for distribution in
accordance with the priorities established by the Bankruptcy Code. A
discussion of the effect that a chapter 7 liquidation would have on the
recoveries of holders of claims is set forth in Section X.D of this Disclosure
Statement. The Debtors believe that liquidation under chapter 7 would
result in smaller distributions being made to creditors than those provided for
in the Plan because (a) the likelihood that other assets of the Debtors would
have to be sold or otherwise disposed of in a less orderly fashion, (b)
additional administrative expenses attendant to the appointment of a trustee and
the trustee’s employment of attorneys and other professionals, (c) additional
expenses and claims, some of which would be entitled to priority, which would be
generated during the liquidation and from the rejection of leases and other
executory contracts in connection with a cessation of the Debtors’
operations. In a chapter 7 liquidation, the Debtors believe that
there would be no distribution to holders of allowed claims in Classes 5, 6, 7,
8, and 9 and the distribution to holders of allowed claims in Classes 3 and 4
would be materially less.
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XIV.
Certain
United States Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Plan
The
following discussion summarizes certain material U.S. federal income tax
consequences expected to result to (i) the Debtors and the Reorganized Debtors,
(ii) the holders of First Lien Lender Secured Claims, (iii) the holders of
Second Lien Note Claims, (iv) the holders of General Unsecured Claims, and (v)
the holders of Convenience Claims (collectively, the “Holders”). The
following summary does not address the U.S. federal income tax consequences to
holders whose claims are not impaired (e.g., Other Priority Claims
and Other Secured Claims) or to Mr. Trump or ACE Entertainment Holdings,
Inc. In addition, the following does not address the U.S. federal
income tax consequences to holders of TER Equity Interests and holders of TER
Holdings Equity Interests, as they are deemed to reject the Plan. This
discussion is based on current provisions of the Tax Code, applicable Treasury
regulations, judicial authority and current administrative rulings and
pronouncements of the Internal Revenue Service (the “Service”). There
can be no assurance that the Service will not take a contrary
view. No ruling from the Service has been or will be sought nor will
any counsel provide a legal opinion as to any of the expected tax consequences
set forth below.
Legislative,
judicial or administrative changes or interpretations may be forthcoming that
could alter or modify the statements and conclusions set forth
herein. Any such changes or interpretations may or may not be
retroactive and could affect the tax consequences to the Holders, the Debtors
and the Reorganized Debtors. It cannot be predicted whether any tax
legislation will be enacted or, if enacted, whether any tax law changes
contained therein would affect the tax consequences to the Holders, the Debtors
or the Reorganized Debtors.
The
following discussion is for general information only, and does not address the
tax consequences to holders of Claims who are not Holders (as defined
above). The tax treatment of a Holder may vary depending upon such
Holder’s particular situation. In addition, this summary generally
does not address foreign, state or local tax consequences of the Plan, nor does
it address the federal income tax consequences of the Plan to special classes of
taxpayers (such as foreign taxpayers, broker-dealers, banks, mutual funds,
insurance companies, other financial institutions, small business investment
companies, regulated investment companies, real estate investment trusts, U.S.
persons whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar, traders that
mark-to-market their securities, taxpayers subject to the alternative minimum
tax, tax-exempt organizations (including, without limitation, certain pension
funds), persons holding an equity interest as part of an integrated constructive
sale, hedge, conversion transaction or straddle, pass-through entities and
investors in pass-through entities). Furthermore, this summary does
not address U.S. federal taxes other than income taxes, nor does it apply to any
person that acquires loans governed by the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
(“Modified
First Lien Loans”) in the secondary market. This discussion
assumes that the First Lien Lender Claims, the Second Lien Note Claims, the New
Common Stock and the Modified First Lien Loans are held as “capital assets”
(generally, held for investment) within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Tax
Code and that TER Holdings has been and will be treated and taxed as a
partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes. EACH HOLDER SHOULD
CONSULT ITS TAX ADVISOR AS TO THE PARTICULAR TAX CONSEQUENCES TO IT OF THE PLAN,
INCLUDING THE APPLICABILITY AND EFFECT OF ANY U.S. FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL OR
FOREIGN TAX LAWS.
CIRCULAR 230 NOTICE:
TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH TREASURY DEPARTMENT CIRCULAR 230, HOLDERS OF CLAIMS
AND EQUITY INTERESTS ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT: (A) ANY DISCUSSION OF FEDERAL TAX
ISSUES CONTAINED OR REFERRED TO IN THIS DISCLOSURE STATEMENT IS NOT INTENDED OR
WRITTEN TO BE USED, AND CANNOT BE USED, BY HOLDERS OF CLAIMS OR EQUITY INTERESTS
FOR THE PURPOSE OF AVOIDING PENALTIES THAT MAY BE IMPOSED ON THEM UNDER THE
INTERNAL REVENUE CODE; (B) SUCH DISCUSSION IS WRITTEN IN CONNECTION WITH
THE PROMOTION OR MARKETING BY THE PROPONENTS OF THE TRANSACTIONS OR MATTERS
ADDRESSED HEREIN; AND (C) HOLDERS OF CLAIMS OR EQUITY INTERESTS SHOULD SEEK
ADVICE BASED ON THEIR PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES FROM AN INDEPENDENT TAX
ADVISOR.
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A.
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U.S.
Federal Income Tax Consequences to the
Debtors
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1.
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Cancellation
of Indebtedness and Reduction of Tax
Attributes.
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The
transactions in respect of the General Unsecured Claims and the Convenience
Claims will result in cancellation of indebtedness (“COD”) income and the
modification of the First Lien Lender Secured Claims pursuant to the Amended and
Restated Credit Agreement may result in COD income if the issue price of the
Modified First Lien Loans is less than the adjusted issue price of the First
Lien Lender Secured Claims prior to being modified. See “U.S. Federal Income Tax
Consequences to U.S. Holders—Modification of First Lien Lender Claims,”
below.
Under
Section 108 of the Tax Code, COD income is excluded from income if it occurs in
a case brought under the Bankruptcy Code, provided the taxpayer is under the
jurisdiction of a court in such case and the cancellation of indebtedness is
granted by the court or is pursuant to a plan approved by the court (the “Bankruptcy
Exception”). Generally, under Section 108(b) of the Tax Code,
any COD income excluded from income under the Bankruptcy Exception must be
applied against and reduce certain tax attributes of the
taxpayer. Unless the taxpayer elects to have such reduction apply
first against the basis of its depreciable property, such reduction is first
applied against net operating losses (“NOLs”) of
the taxpayer (including NOLs from the taxable year of discharge and any NOL
carryover to such taxable year), and then to certain tax credits, capital loss
and capital loss carryovers, and tax basis. Any reduction in tax
attributes in respect of excluded COD income does not occur until after the
determination of the taxpayer’s income or loss for the taxable year in which the
COD income is realized. Accordingly, assuming the Marina Sale occurs
in the same taxable year in which the COD income is realized, such tax
attributes should be available to offset or reduce any gain recognized by
Reorganized TER on the Marina Sale.
Under
Section 108(d)(6) of the Tax Code, when an entity (like TER Holdings) that is
taxed as a partnership realizes COD income, its partners are treated as
receiving their allocable share of such COD income and the Bankruptcy Exception
(and related attribute reduction) is applied at the partner level rather than at
the entity level. Accordingly, TER and the other partners of TER
Holdings will be treated as receiving their allocable share of the COD income
realized by TER Holdings. However, TER will not be required to
include in its income any COD income generated by and allocated to it as a
result of the implementation of the Plan because the cancellation of
indebtedness will occur in a case brought under the Bankruptcy Code and TER will
qualify for the Bankruptcy Exception. TER will be required to reduce
its tax attributes in an amount equal to the amount of COD income excluded from
income under the Bankruptcy Exception. TER currently expects, subject
to the discussion in the next paragraph, that COD income resulting from the Plan
and allocated to it will be excluded from its income under the Bankruptcy
Exception, and, as a result, it will reduce its NOLs by the amount of such COD
income. TER does not expect to have sufficient NOLs to fully offset
its COD income, and accordingly expects to be required under Section 108(b) of
the Tax Code to reduce other tax attributes.
Changes
to the Tax Code as a result of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of
2009 would permit TER Holdings to elect to defer its partners’ inclusion of COD
income resulting from the Plan. Subject to certain circumstances
where the recognition of COD income is accelerated, the amount of COD income
would under that election be includible in the partners’ income ratably over a
five-taxable year period beginning with the fifth taxable year after the COD
income arises. The election to defer COD income would be in lieu of
excluding it and reducing NOLs and certain tax attributes as described
above. The collateral tax consequences of making such election are
complex. The Ad Hoc Committee is currently analyzing whether the
deferral election would be advantageous to Reorganized TER.
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2.
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Section 382
Limitations on NOLs.
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The Plan
will trigger an “ownership change” of TER on the Effective Date for purposes of
Section 382 of the Tax Code. Consequently, following the Effective
Date, any remaining NOL carryforwards and certain other tax attributes
(including current year NOLs) of TER allocable under the tax law to periods
prior to the Effective Date (collectively, “pre-change losses”) will be subject
to limitation under Section 382, subject to the following discussion regarding
special rules in the context of certain bankruptcy proceedings. Any
Section 382 limitations apply in addition to, and not in lieu of, the attribute
reduction that results from the COD arising in connection with the
Plan.
Under
Section 382 of the Tax Code, if a corporation undergoes an ownership change and
the corporation does not qualify for (or elects out of) the special bankruptcy
exception discussed below, the amount of its pre-change losses that may be
utilized to offset future taxable income is subject to an annual
limitation. In general, the amount of the annual limitation is equal
to the product of (i) the fair market value of the stock of the corporation
immediately before the
ownership change (with certain adjustments) multiplied by (ii) the “long term
tax exempt rate” in effect for the month in which the ownership change occurs
(e.g., 4.48% for ownership changes occurring in August, 2009). For a
corporation in bankruptcy that undergoes an ownership change pursuant to a
confirmed bankruptcy plan, the fair market value of the stock of the corporation
is generally determined immediately after (rather than before)
the ownership change after giving effect to the surrender of creditors’ claims,
but subject to certain adjustments; in no event, however, can the stock value
for this purpose exceed the pre-change gross value of the corporation’s
assets. An exception to the foregoing annual limitation rules
generally applies where qualified creditors and stockholders of a debtor
corporation receive, in respect of their claims or shares, at least 50% of both
the voting power and the value of the stock of the reorganized debtor pursuant
to a confirmed Chapter 11 plan. It is not expected that this
exception will be applicable to the ownership change resulting from the
Plan.
Any
portion of the annual limitation that is not used in a given year may be carried
forward, thereby adding to the annual limitation for the subsequent taxable
year. However, if the corporation does not continue its historic
business or use a significant portion of its historic assets in a new business
for at least two years after the ownership change, or if certain shareholders
claim worthless stock deductions and continue to hold their stock in the
corporation at the end of the taxable year, the annual limitation resulting from
the ownership change is reduced to zero, thereby precluding any utilization of
the corporation’s pre-change losses, absent any increases due to recognized
built-in gains discussed below. Generally, NOL carryforwards expire
20 years after they first arise.
Section
382 of the Tax Code also limits the deduction of certain built-in losses
recognized subsequent to the date of the ownership change. If a loss
corporation has a net unrealized built-in loss at the time of an ownership
change (taking into account most assets and items of “built- in” income, gain,
loss and deduction), then any built-in losses recognized during the following
five years (up to the amount of the original net unrealized built-in loss)
generally will be treated as pre-change losses and will be subject to the annual
Section 382 limitation. Conversely, if the loss corporation has a net
unrealized built-in gain at the time of an ownership change, any built-in gains
recognized (or, according to a Service notice, treated as recognized) during the
following five years (up to the amount of the original net unrealized built-in
gain) generally will increase the annual Section 382 limitation in the year
recognized, such that the loss corporation would be permitted to use its
pre-change losses against such built-in gain income in addition to its regular
annual allowance.
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Accordingly,
the impact of any ownership change depends upon, among other things, the amount
of pre-change losses remaining after the use or reduction of attributes due to
the COD, the value of both the stock and assets of TER at such time, the
continuation of its business and the amount and timing of future taxable
income.
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3.
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Alternative
Minimum Tax.
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In
general, an alternative minimum tax (“AMT”) is
imposed on a corporation’s alternative minimum taxable income (“AMTI”) at
a 20% rate to the extent that such tax exceeds the corporation’s regular U.S.
federal income tax. For purposes of computing AMTI, certain tax
deductions and other beneficial allowances are modified or eliminated. In
particular, even though a corporation otherwise might be able to offset all of
its taxable income for regular tax purposes by available NOL carryforwards, only
90% of a corporation’s taxable income for AMT purposes may be offset by
available NOL carryforwards (as computed for AMT purposes).
In
addition, if a corporation undergoes an ownership change and is in a net
unrealized built-in loss position (as determined for AMT purposes) on the date
of the ownership change, the corporation’s aggregate tax basis in its assets is
generally reduced for certain AMT purposes to reflect the fair market value of
such assets as of the change date.
Thus, for
tax periods after the Effective Date, Reorganized TER may have to pay AMT
regardless of whether it generates a NOL or has sufficient NOL carryforwards to
offset regular taxable income for such periods. Any AMT that a
corporation pays generally will be allowed as a nonrefundable credit against its
regular U.S. federal income tax liability in future taxable years when the
corporation is no longer subject to the AMT.
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U.S.
Federal Income Tax Consequences to U.S.
Holders
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For
purposes of the following discussion, a “U.S. Holder” is a Holder who or that is
or is treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as (1) an individual that is
a citizen or resident of the United States, (2) a corporation or other entity
taxable as a corporation created or organized in or under the laws of the United
States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, (3) an estate, the income
of which is subject to U.S. federal income tax regardless of its source, or (4)
a trust, if a U.S. court can exercise primary supervision over the
administration of the trust and one or more U.S. persons can control all
substantial trust decisions, or, if the trust was in existence on August 20,
1996, and it has validly elected to continue to be treated as a U.S.
person.
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Modification
of First Lien Lender Secured
Claims.
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The
modification of the terms of a debt instrument will be treated, for U.S. federal
income tax purposes, as a “deemed” exchange of the old debt instrument for a new
debt instrument if such modification is a “significant modification” under
applicable Treasury regulations. In general, a modification is a “significant
modification” if, based on all the facts and circumstances and taking into
account all modifications of the debt instrument collectively, the legal rights
or obligations that are altered and the degree to which they are altered are
economically significant. Under the Treasury Regulations, a modification that
adds, deletes or alters customary accounting or financial covenants is, without
more, not a significant modification.
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Treasury
regulations provide that a change in the yield of a debt instrument is a
significant modification if the yield on the modified instrument varies from the
annual yield on the unmodified instrument (determined as of the date of the
modification) by more than the greater of 25 basis points or five percent of the
annual yield of the unmodified instrument. Also, a modification that
changes the timing of payments due under a debt instrument is a significant
modification if it results in the material deferral of scheduled
payments. The materiality of the deferral depends on all the facts
and circumstances, including the length of the deferral, the original term of
the instrument, the amounts of the payments that are deferred and the time
period between the modification and the actual deferral of
payments.
The Ad
Hoc Committee believes, and the remainder of this discussion assumes, that the
modification of the First Lien Lender Secured Claims pursuant to the Amended and
Restated Credit Agreement constitutes a “significant modification” and thus
results in a deemed exchange of the First Lien Lender Secured
Claims. In addition, the Ad Hoc Committee believes, and the remainder
of this discussion assumes, that any cash received in respect of a First Lien
Lender Secured Claim should be treated as a payment of principal occurring
immediately prior to the deemed exchange and not as a consideration received in
the deemed exchange. If a contrary position with respect to either of
these two items is successfully asserted by the Service, the U.S. federal income
tax consequences of the modification of the First Lien Lender Secured Claims
could materially differ from those described below. Each U.S. Holder
should consult its own tax advisor with respect to the correctness of the Ad Hoc
Committee’s positions and the tax consequences of the modification of the First
Lien Lender Secured Claims if those positions are not correct.
Fully Taxable
Exchange. The deemed exchange of the First Lien Lender Secured
Claims will be treated as a fully taxable transaction. Accordingly,
the exchanging U.S. Holder should recognize gain or loss in an amount equal to
the difference, if any, between (i) the sum of the fair market value of the
equity interests of TCI 2, if any, plus the “issue price” of the Modified First
Lien Loans received (other than in respect of accrued but unpaid interest and
possibly accrued original issue discount (“OID”)
(see “—Ownership and
Disposition of the Modified First Lien Loans—Stated Interest and Original Issue
Discount,” below) and (ii) the U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in the First
Lien Lender Secured Claims exchanged (other than any basis attributable to
accrued but unpaid interest and possibly accrued OID). See “—Character of Gain or
Loss,” below. In addition, a U.S. Holder will have interest income to
the extent of any consideration allocable to accrued but unpaid interest not
previously included in income. See “—Payment of Accrued
Interest,” below. The exchanging U.S. Holder should consult his or
her own tax advisor regarding the possible application of the installment method
of accounting under Section 453 of the Tax Code to any gain that the U.S. Holder
realizes on the deemed exchange.
Generally,
assuming no prior bad debt deduction has been claimed, a U.S. Holder’s adjusted
tax basis in a First Lien Lender Secured Claim will be equal to the cost of the
Claim to such U.S. Holder, increased by any OID previously included in income
(but see “—Payment of
Accrued Interest,” below, regarding the possible treatment of accrued
OID). If applicable, a U.S. Holder’s tax basis in a First Lien Lender
Secured Claim will also be (i) increased by any market discount previously
included in income by such U.S. Holder pursuant to an election to include market
discount in gross income currently as it accrues, and (ii) reduced by any
cash payments received on the First Lien Lender Secured Claim (including any
cash payments received pursuant to the Plan) other than payments of “qualified
stated interest,” and by any amortizable bond premium that the U.S. Holder has
previously deducted.
A U.S.
Holder’s tax basis in the Modified First Lien Loans received will equal the
issue price of such instruments, and its tax basis in the equity interests of
TCI 2 will equal the fair market value of such equity, if any. The
U.S. Holder’s holding period in the Modified First Lien Loans and equity
interests of TCI 2 should begin on the day following the exchange
date.
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Character of Gain
or Loss. Where gain or loss is recognized by a U.S. Holder in
respect of the deemed exchange of the First Lien Lender Secured Claims, unless
the U.S. Holder previously claimed a bad debt deduction with respect to such
Claim and subject to the discussion below in “—Payment of Accrued Interest,”
such gain or loss generally will be capital gain or loss except to the extent
any gain is recharacterized as ordinary income pursuant to the market discount
rules discussed below. A reduced tax rate on long-term capital gain
may apply to non-corporate U.S. Holders. The deductibility of capital
losses is subject to significant limitations.
A U.S.
Holder that purchased its First Lien Lender Secured Claims from a prior holder
at a “market discount” (relative to the principal amount of the Claims at the
time of acquisition) may be subject to the market discount rules of the Tax
Code. In general, a debt instrument is considered to have been
acquired with “market discount” if its holder’s adjusted tax basis in the debt
instrument is less than (i) its stated principal amount or (ii) in the case of a
debt instrument issued with OID, its adjusted issue price, in each case, by at
least a de minimis
amount. The de
minimis amount is equal to 0.25% of the sum of all remaining payments to
be made on the debt instrument, excluding qualified stated interest, multiplied
by the number of remaining whole years to maturity. Generally,
qualified stated interest is a stated amount of interest payable in cash at
least annually.
Under
these market discount rules, any gain recognized on the deemed exchange of First
Lien Lender Secured Claims generally will be treated as ordinary income to the
extent of the market discount accrued (on a straight line basis or, at the
election of the U.S. Holder, on a constant interest basis) during the U.S.
Holder’s period of ownership, unless the U.S. Holder elected to include the
market discount in income as it accrued. If a U.S. Holder did not
elect to include market discount in income as it accrued and thus, under the
market discount rules, was required to defer all or a portion of any deductions
for interest on debt incurred or maintained to purchase or carry its First Lien
Lender Secured Claims, such deferred amounts would become fully deductible at
the time of the exchange.
Payment of
Accrued Interest. In general, to the extent that any
consideration received pursuant to the Plan by a U.S. Holder is received in
satisfaction of accrued interest during its holding period, such amount will be
taxable to the U.S. Holder as interest income (if not previously included in the
U.S. Holder’s gross income). Conversely, a U.S. Holder generally
recognizes a deductible loss to the extent any accrued interest or OID was
previously included in its gross income and is not paid in
full. However, the Service has privately ruled that a holder of a
security of a corporate issuer, in an otherwise tax-free exchange, could not
claim a current deduction with respect to any unpaid OID. Accordingly
it is also unclear whether, by analogy, a U.S. Holder would be required to
recognize a capital loss, rather than an ordinary loss, with respect to
previously included OID that is not paid in full.
The Plan
provides that consideration received in respect of a Claim is allocable first to
the principal amount of the Claim (as determined for U.S. federal income tax
purposes) and then, to the extent of any excess, to the remainder of the Claim,
including any Claim for accrued but unpaid interest (in contrast, for example,
to a pro rata allocation of a portion of the consideration received between
principal and interest, or an allocation first to accrued but unpaid
interest). See Section 6.10 of the
Plan. There is no assurance that the Service will respect such
allocation for U.S. federal income tax purposes. You are urged to
consult your own tax advisor regarding the allocation of consideration and the
deductibility of accrued but unpaid interest and accrued OID for U.S. federal
income tax purposes.
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Ownership
and Disposition of the Modified First Lien
Loans.
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Stated Interest,
OID and Issue Price. A U.S. Holder of Modified First Lien
Loans will be required to include stated interest on the Modified First Lien
Loans in income in accordance with the U.S. Holder’s regular method of
accounting to the extent such stated interest is “qualified stated
interest.” Stated interest generally is “qualified stated interest”
if it is unconditionally payable in cash at least annually. Subject
to the application of the option rule discussed below, the stated interest
payable on the Modified First Lien Loans should be qualified stated
interest.
A debt
instrument generally has OID if its “stated redemption price at maturity”
exceeds its “issue price” by more than a de minimis
amount. A debt instrument’s stated redemption price at maturity
includes all principal and interest payable over the term of the debt
instrument, other than qualified stated interest.
The
“issue price” of the Modified First Lien Loans depends on whether, at any time
during the 60-day period ending 30 days after the exchange date, the Modified
First Lien Loans are traded on an “established market” or the First Lien Lender
Secured Claims exchanged for the Modified First Lien Loans are traded on an
established market. Pursuant to applicable Treasury regulations, an
“established market” need not be a formal market. It is sufficient
that the Modified First Lien Loans or First Lien Lender Secured Claims appear on
a system of general circulation (including a computer listing disseminated to
subscribing brokers, dealers or traders) that provides a reasonable basis to
determine fair market value by disseminating either recent price quotations or
actual prices of recent sales transactions. Also, under certain
circumstances, debt is considered to be traded on an established market when
price quotations for such debt are readily available from dealers, brokers or
traders.
If the
Modified First Lien Loans or the First Lien Lender Secured Claims are treated
for U.S. federal income tax purposes as traded on an established market, the
issue price of the Modified First Lien Loans will equal the fair market value of
such loans on the Effective Date. In such event, a Modified First Lien Loan will
be treated as issued with OID to the extent that its issue price is less than
its stated redemption price at maturity. Depending on the fair market
value of the Modified First Lien Loans, the total amount of OID could be
substantial.
If
neither the Modified First Lien Loans nor the First Lien Lender Secured Claims
are traded on an established market, the issue price for the Modified First Lien
Loans should be the stated redemption price at maturity of the Modified First
Lien Loans.
It is
uncertain whether the First Lien Lender Secured Claims are, or whether the
Modified First Lien Loans will be, traded on an established
market. TER Holdings, however, intends to treat the Modified First
Lien Loans as having an issue price equal to their stated redemption price at
maturity. In general, TER Holding’s determination of issue price will
be binding on all holders of Claims, other than a holder that explicitly
discloses its inconsistent treatment in a statement attached to its timely filed
tax return for the taxable year in which the deemed exchange
occurs. There can be no assurance, however, that the IRS will not
successfully assert a contrary position. If, contrary to TER
Holding’s intended treatment, the Modified First Lien Loans are treated as
issued with OID, a U.S. Holder of a Modified First Lien Loan will be subject to
the rules governing OID. Unless otherwise indicated, the remainder of
this discussion assumes that the Modified First Lien Loans are not issued with
OID.
The terms
of the Modified First Lien Loans provide for certain deferrals of principal and
interest payments based on available cash flow, which deferred amounts would
accrue interest at a higher interest rate than the regular interest rate on the
Modified First Lien Loans. Additionally, Reorganized TER Holdings
generally has the unconditional option to prepay the Modified First Lien Loans
at any time without premium or penalty. For purposes of initially
determining the yield and maturity of the Modified First Lien Loans under
applicable Treasury Regulations, Reorganized TER Holdings will be deemed to
exercise or not exercise this option in a manner that minimizes the yield on the
Modified First Lien Loans. Accordingly, Reorganized TER Holdings
should be deemed for these purposes to exercise its option to prepay the
Modified First Lien Loans in full immediately before any deferral of a principal
or interest payment on the Modified First Lien Loans, and not to exercise its
option to prepay the Modified First Lien Loans in part or in full on earlier
dates. If Reorganized TER Holdings does not in fact exercise its
option to prepay the Modified First Lien Loans in full at that time, a U.S.
Holder’s OID calculation for future periods will be adjusted by treating the
Modified First Lien Loans as if they had been retired and then reissued for an
amount equal to their adjusted issue price at that time and re-calculating the
total amount of OID and yield to maturity of the reissued Modified First Lien
Loans (taking into account the application of the option rule under the
applicable Treasury regulations discussed above).
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The rules
regarding the determination of issue price and OID are complex, and the OID
rules described above may not apply in all cases. Additionally, it is possible that the
option rule discussed above may not be applicable to the Modified First Lien
Loans, in which case the Modified First Lien Loans might be subject to special
rules governing contingent payment debt instruments (“CPDI”). While
TER Holdings intends to take the position that the Modified First Lien Loans are
not subject to the CPDI rules, the IRS may successfully assert a contrary
conclusion. Accordingly, you should consult your own tax advisor
regarding the determination of the issue price of the Modified First Lien Loans
and the possible application of the OID and CPDI rules.
Sale, Redemption
or Repurchase. U.S. Holders
generally will recognize capital gain or loss upon the sale, redemption or other
taxable disposition of Modified First Lien Loans in an amount equal to the
difference between the U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in the Modified First
Lien Loans and the sum of the cash plus the fair market value of any property
received from such disposition (other than amounts attributable to accrued but
unpaid stated interest on the Modified First Lien Loans, which will be taxable
as ordinary income for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent not
previously so taxed). Generally, a U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis
in a Modified First Lien Loan will be equal to its initial tax basis (as
determined above), increased by any OID previously included in income, and
reduced by any cash payments received on the Modified First Lien Loan other than
payments of “qualified stated interest.”
The gain
or loss generally will be treated as capital gain or loss. Any
capital gain or loss generally should be long-term if the U.S. Holder’s holding
period for its Modified First Lien Loans is more than one year at the time of
disposition. A reduced tax rate on long-term capital gain may apply
to non-corporate U.S. Holders. The deductibility of capital loss is
subject to significant limitations. If the Modified First Lien Loans
were treated as CPDI, any gain would be ordinary income and not capital gain,
and in certain circumstances all or a portion of any loss may be treated as
ordinary loss.
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Satisfaction
of General Unsecured Claims.
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Pursuant
to the Plan, holders of Second Lien Note Claims and General Unsecured Claims
will receive in satisfaction of their claims a combination of New Common Stock,
Cash and/or Subscription Rights, as applicable. Accordingly, each
U.S. Holder of Second Lien Note Claims and General Unsecured Claims generally
will recognize gain or loss in an amount equal to the difference, if any,
between (i) the “amount realized” by such U.S. Holder in satisfaction of its
claims (other than any consideration received in respect of accrued but unpaid
interest (see
“—Modification of First Lien Lender Secured Claims—Payment of Accrued Interest,”
above)) and (ii) the U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in the General Unsecured
Claims surrendered. Generally, the “amount realized” by a U.S. Holder
will equal the sum of the fair market value of the New Common Stock plus the
fair market value of any Subscription Rights or the amount of cash, as
applicable, received.
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Character of Gain
or Loss. Where gain or loss is recognized by a U.S. Holder in
respect of its Second Lien Note Claims and General Unsecured Claims, the
character of such gain or loss as long-term or short-term capital gain or loss
or as ordinary income or loss will be determined by a number of factors,
including the tax status of the U.S. Holder, whether the Second Lien Note Claim
and General Unsecured Claim constitutes a capital asset in the hands of the U.S.
Holder and how long it has been held, whether the Second Lien Note Claim and
General Unsecured Claim was acquired at a market discount and whether and to
what extent the U.S. Holder had previously claimed a bad debt deduction (see “—Modification of First
Lien Lender Secured Claims—Character of Gain or Loss,” above).
Basis and Holding
Period. In general, a U.S. Holder’s aggregate tax basis in any
New Common Stock and, if applicable, Subscription Rights received in respect of
a Second Lien Note Claim and General Unsecured Claim will equal the fair market
value of such New Common Stock and Subscription Rights and its holding period in
any such New Common Stock and Subscription Rights will begin on the day
following the issuance of such property.
Alternative
Characterization. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is
possible that the Service may attempt to characterize the receipt of New Common
Stock and Subscription Rights or cash, as applicable, as part of a
non-recognition transaction. If such a characterization were
successfully asserted by the Service, U.S. Holders would not be permitted to
recognize any loss on the satisfaction of their Second Lien Note Claims and
General Unsecured Claims and would only be required to recognize gain to the
extent of the fair market value of any non-stock consideration (e.g., Cash or Subscription
Rights) received. In such event, each U.S. Holder generally would
have an aggregate tax basis in the New Common Stock received equal to its
adjusted tax basis in the Second Lien Note Claims and General Unsecured Claims
surrendered, decreased by the fair market value of any non-stock consideration
received and increased by any gain recognized in the transaction. In
addition, a U.S. Holder’s holding period in New Common Stock generally would
include its holding period in the Second Lien Note Claims and General Unsecured
Claims surrendered. Each U.S. holder is urged to consult its own tax
advisor regarding the proper characterization of the receipt of New Common Stock
and either Cash or Subscription Rights, as applicable, in satisfaction of its
Second Lien Note Claims and General Unsecured Claims.
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4.
|
Satisfaction
of Convenience Claims.
|
The U.S.
federal income tax consequences of the Plan to holders of Convenience Claims
generally will be the same as that described above with respect to holders of
Second Lien Note Claims and General Unsecured Claims.
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|
5.
|
Receipt of
Backstop Stock.
|
The
receipt of the Backstop Stock by the Backstop Parties should be treated as
consideration received for entering into the Backstop
Agreement. Accordingly, each U.S. Holder that receives Backstop Stock
should include in income the fair market value of the Backstop Stock it
receives.
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|
6.
|
Exercise or
Lapse of Subscription
Rights.
|
A U.S.
Holder of Subscription Rights generally will not recognize gain or loss upon the
exercise of such Subscription Rights. A U.S. Holder’s tax basis in
any New Common Stock received upon exercise of a Subscription Right generally
will equal the sum of (i) the holder’s tax basis in the Subscription Right
(which for this purpose should equal the fair market value of the Subscription
Right (see, “—Satisfaction of General Unsecured Claims—Basis and Holding
Period”)) and (ii) the amount paid for the New Common Stock. A U.S.
Holder’s holding period in any New Common Stock received upon exercise of a
Subscription Right generally will begin on the day following its
acquisition.
101
Upon the
lapse of a Subscription Right, a U.S Holder generally would recognize a
short-term capital loss in an amount equal to its tax basis in the Subscription
Right.
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7.
|
Ownership
and Disposition of New Common
Stock.
|
Distributions. Distributions,
if any, paid on the New Common Stock, to the extent made from the current or
accumulated earnings and profits of Reorganized TER, as determined for United
States federal income tax purposes, will be treated as dividends and included in
income by a U.S. Holder when received or accrued in accordance with such U.S.
Holders method of accounting. Distributions in excess of such amount
will first be treated as a non-taxable return of capital that reduces the U.S.
Holder’s tax basis in the New Common Stock, and thereafter as taxable gain from
the sale or exchange of the New Common Stock. Taxable distributions
received by certain non-corporate taxpayers, including individuals, prior to
January 1, 2011 generally will be taxed at a maximum rate of
15%. Taxable distributions received on or after January 1, 2011 will
be subject to tax at ordinary income tax rates. Taxable distributions
made to corporate holders may qualify for the dividends received
deduction.
Sale, Exchange or
Other Disposition. A U.S. holder that
disposes of its New Common Stock by sale, exchange or other disposition
generally will recognize taxable gain or loss in an amount equal to the
difference between (i) the amount of cash and the fair market value of other
property received in exchange for the New Common Stock and (ii) the U.S.
Holder’s tax basis in the New Common Stock. Any such gain generally
will be treated as ordinary income to the extent of (a) any bad debt deductions
(or additions to a bad debt reserve) claimed with respect to the Second Lien
Note Claim for which New Common Stock was received and any ordinary loss
deductions incurred upon satisfaction of the Second Lien Note Claim, less any
income (other than interest income) recognized by the U.S. Holder upon
satisfaction of the Second Lien Note Claim, (b) with respect to a cash-basis
U.S. Holder, any amounts which would have been included in its gross income if
the U.S. Holder’s Second Lien Note Claim had been satisfied in full but which
was not included by reason of the cash method of accounting and (c) any accrued
market discount that was not previously included in income. Any
gain in excess of such amounts and any loss generally will be treated as capital
gain or loss. The maximum United States federal income tax rate on
capital gains realized by certain non-corporate taxpayers, including
individuals, generally is 15% for capital assets held for more than one year and
disposed of prior to January 1, 2011. Capital gains on the sale of
capital assets held for one year or less are subject to United States federal
income tax at ordinary income rates. The deductibility of capital
losses is subject to limitations.
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8.
|
Section 754
Election.
|
The Tax
Code provides for adjustments to the basis of partnership property upon
distributions (including a deemed distribution as a result of a decrease in a
partner’s share of partnership liabilities) of partnership property to a partner
provided that the partnership has made the election set forth in Section 754 of
the Tax Code. Under those rules, a partnership generally will
increase the basis of its property by the amount of any gain recognized by the
distributee partner as a result of the distribution.
Pursuant
to the Plan, the equity interests of certain limited partners of TER Holdings
and partnership liabilities allocable to such partners will be cancelled
resulting in a deemed distribution to those partners, which may require the
affected partners to recognize gain. If the Debtors conclude that the
affected partners will be required to recognize gain, TER Holdings will likely
make the election set forth in Section 754 of the Tax Code and increase its
basis in its property by the amount of such gain.
102
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9.
|
Backup
Withholding and Information
Reporting.
|
A U.S.
Holder may be subject to backup withholding at the applicable tax rate
(currently 28%) with respect to payments of interest (including accruals of
OID), dividends and any other reportable payments, possibly including amounts
received pursuant to the Plan and payments of proceeds from the sale, retirement
or other disposition of the Modified First Lien Loans or the New Common Stock,
unless such U.S. Holder (x) is a corporation or comes within certain other
exempt categories and, when required, demonstrates this fact or (y) provides a
correct taxpayer identification number (“TIN”) on
Service Form W-9 (or a suitable substitute form), certifies as to no loss of
exemption from backup withholding and complies with applicable requirements of
the backup withholding rules. An otherwise exempt U.S. Holder may be
subject to backup withholding if, among other things, the U.S. Holder (i) fails
to properly report payments of interest and dividends or (ii) in certain
circumstances, has failed to certify, under penalty of perjury, that such U.S.
Holder has furnished a correct TIN. U.S. Holders that do not provide
a correct TIN may also be subject to penalties imposed by the
Service.
Backup
withholding is not an additional tax. Rather, the amount of tax
withheld will be credited against the U.S. federal income tax liability of
persons subject to backup withholding. If withholding results in an
overpayment of U.S. federal income taxes, a U.S. Holder may obtain a refund of
any excess amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules by timely filing
the appropriate claim for refund with the Service.
The
Reorganized Debtors (or their paying agent) may be obligated to provide
information statements to the Service and to U.S. Holders who receive payments
(except with respect to U.S. Holders that are exempt from the information
reporting rules, such as corporations). Each U.S. Holder should
consult its own tax advisor regarding its qualification for exemption from
backup withholding and information reporting and the procedures for obtaining
such exemption.
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10.
|
Reportable
Transactions.
|
Treasury
regulations generally require disclosure by a taxpayer on its U.S. federal
income tax return of certain types of transactions in which the taxpayer
participated, including, among other types of transactions, certain transactions
that result in the taxpayer’s claiming a loss in excess of certain
thresholds. Each U.S. Holder is urged to consult its own tax advisor
regarding these regulations and whether the transactions occurring pursuant to
the Plan would be subject to these regulations and require disclosure on its tax
return.
THE
FOREGOING DISCUSSION OF CERTAIN U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS IS FOR
GENERAL INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT TAX ADVICE. ACCORDINGLY, EACH
HOLDER SHOULD CONSULT ITS OWN TAX ADVISOR WITH RESPECT TO THE TAX CONSEQUENCES
OF THE PLAN DESCRIBED HEREIN AND THE APPLICATION OF U.S. FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL
AND FOREIGN TAX LAWS.
103
Conclusion
The Ad
Hoc Committee and the Debtors believe the Plan is in the best interests of all
creditors and urges the holders of impaired claims in Classes 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7
to vote to accept the Plan and to evidence such acceptance by returning their
Ballots.
Dated:
|
December
24, 2009
|
|
New
York, New York
|
Respectfully
submitted,
|
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LOWENSTEIN
SANDLER PC
|
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By:
|
/s/ Jeffrey D.
Prol
|
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Kenneth
A. Rosen
|
|||
Jeffrey
D. Prol
|
|||
65
Livingston Avenue
|
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Roseland,
New Jersey 07068
|
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Telephone: 973-597-2500
|
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Facsimile: 973-597-2400
|
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STROOCK
& STROOCK & LAVAN LLP
|
|||
Kristopher
M. Hansen
|
|||
Curtis
C. Mechling
|
|||
Erez
E. Gilad
|
|||
Matthew
Garofalo
|
|||
180
Maiden Lane
|
|||
New
York, New York 10038
|
|||
Telephone: 212-806-5400
|
|||
Facsimile: 212-806-6006
|
|||
On
behalf of the Ad Hoc Committee of Holders of 8.5% Senior Secured Notes Due
2015
|
|||
-and-
|
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TCI
2 Holdings, LLC
|
|||
Trump
Entertainment Resorts, Inc.
|
|||
Trump
Entertainment Resorts Holdings, L.P.
|
|||
Trump
Entertainment Resorts Funding, Inc.
|
|||
Trump
Entertainment Resorts Development Company, LLC
|
|||
Trump
Taj Mahal Associates, LLC, d/b/a Trump Taj Mahal Casino
Resort
|
|||
Trump
Plaza Associates, LLC, d/b/a Trump Plaza Hotel and
Casino
|
|||
Trump
Marina Associates, LLC, d/b/a Trump Marina Hotel Casino
|
|||
TER
Management Co., LLC
|
|||
TER
Development Co., LLC
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Mark Juliano
|
||
Name:
|
Mark
Juliano
|
||
Title:
|
Chief
Executive Officer
|
104
DECEMBER 24, 2009
UNITED
STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
FOR
THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY
|
|
Caption
in compliance with D.N.J. LBR 9004-2(c)
LOWENSTEIN
SANDLER PC
Kenneth
A. Rosen (KR 4693)
Jeffrey
D. Prol (JP 7454)
65
Livingston Avenue
Roseland,
New Jersey 07068
Telephone: 973-597-2500
Facsimile: 973-597-2400
Email:
krosen@lowenstein.com
jprol@lowenstein.com
-
and -
STROOCK
& STROOCK & LAVAN LLP
Kristopher
M. Hansen (KH 4679)
Curtis
C. Mechling (CM 5957)
Erez
E. Gilad (EG 7601)
Matthew
Garofalo (MG 9831)
180
Maiden Lane
New
York, New York 10038
Telephone: 212-806-5400
Facsimile: 212-806-6006
Email: khansen@stroock.com
cmechling@stroock.com
egilad@stroock.com
mgarofalo@stroock.com
Co-Counsel
to Ad Hoc Committee of Holders of 8.5% Senior Secured Notes Due
2015
|
McCARTER
& ENGLISH, LLP
Charles
A. Stanziale, Jr.
Joseph
Lubertazzi, Jr.
Lisa
S. Bonsall
Jeffrey
T. Testa
Four
Gateway Center
100
Mulberry Street
Newark,
NJ 07102
Telephone:
(973) 622-4444
Facsimile: (973)
624-7070
Email:
cstanziale@mccarter.com
jlubertazzi@mccarter.com
lbonsall@mccarter.com
jtesta@mccarter.com
Counsel
for Debtors and Debtors in Possession
WEIL,
GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP
Michael
F. Walsh
Philip
Rosen
Ted
S. Waksman
767
Fifth Avenue
New
York, NY 10153
Telephone:
(212) 310-8000
Facsimile: (212)
310-8007
Email: michael.walsh@weil.com
philip.rosen@weil.com
ted.waksman@weil.com
Co-Counsel
for Debtors and Debtors in Possession
Chapter
11
Case
No.: 09-13654 (JHW)
(Jointly
Administered)
|
In
re:
TCI
2 HOLDINGS, LLC, et al.,
Debtors.
|
SIXTH
AMENDED JOINT PLAN OF REORGANIZATION
UNDER
CHAPTER 11 OF THE BANKRUPTCY CODE PROPOSED
BY
THE AD HOC COMMITTEE OF HOLDERS OF 8.5%
SENIOR SECURED NOTES DUE
2015 AND THE DEBTORS
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
Page
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Section
1.
|
DEFINITIONS
AND INTERPRETATION
|
1
|
||
A.
|
Definitions.
|
1
|
||
1.1
|
Accredited
Investor
|
1
|
||
1.2
|
Accredited
Investor Questionnaire
|
1
|
||
1.3
|
Ad
Hoc Committee
|
1
|
||
1.4
|
Ad
Hoc Committee Advisors
|
1
|
||
1.5
|
Administrative
Agent
|
1
|
||
1.6
|
Administrative
Expense Claim
|
1
|
||
1.7
|
Administrative
Expense Claims Bar Date
|
1
|
||
1.8
|
Allowed
|
1
|
||
1.9
|
Amended
and Restated Credit Agreement
|
2
|
||
1.10
|
Amended
and Restated Services Agreement
|
2
|
||
1.11
|
Amended
and Restated License Agreement
|
2
|
||
1.12
|
Amended
Organizational Documents
|
2
|
||
1.13
|
Backstop
Agreement
|
3
|
||
1.14
|
Backstop
Commitment
|
3
|
||
1.15
|
Backstop
Fees and Expenses
|
3
|
||
1.16
|
Backstop
Parties
|
3
|
||
1.17
|
Backstop
Stock
|
3
|
||
1.18
|
Bankruptcy
Code
|
3
|
||
1.19
|
Bankruptcy
Court
|
3
|
||
1.20
|
Bankruptcy
Rules
|
3
|
||
1.21
|
Beal
Bank
|
3
|
||
1.22
|
Beal
Bank Interest Rate
|
3
|
||
1.23
|
Business
Day
|
3
|
||
1.24
|
Cash
|
3
|
||
1.25
|
Cash
Distribution
|
4
|
||
1.26
|
Causes
of Action
|
4
|
||
1.27
|
Claim
|
4
|
||
1.28
|
Claims
and Solicitation Agent
|
4
|
||
1.29
|
Claims
Register
|
4
|
||
1.30
|
Class
|
4
|
||
1.31
|
Coastal
Adversary Proceeding
|
4
|
||
1.32
|
Coastal
Cooperation Agreement
|
4
|
||
1.33
|
Coastal
Letter of Intent
|
4
|
||
1.34
|
Coastal
Parties
|
4
|
||
1.35
|
Commencement
Date
|
4
|
||
1.36
|
Confirmation
Date
|
4
|
||
1.37
|
Confirmation
Hearing
|
4
|
||
1.38
|
Confirmation
Order
|
4
|
||
1.39
|
Convenience
Claims
|
5
|
||
1.40
|
Creditor
Distribution
|
5
|
||
1.41
|
Debt
Service Account
|
5
|
||
1.42
|
Debtor
Subsidiaries
|
5
|
1.43
|
Debtors
|
5
|
||
1.44
|
Debtors
in Possession
|
5
|
||
1.45
|
Disallowed
|
5
|
||
1.46
|
Disbursing
Agent
|
5
|
||
1.47
|
Disclosure
Statement
|
5
|
||
1.48
|
Disclosure
Statement Order
|
6
|
||
1.49
|
Dismissed
Debtors
|
6
|
||
1.50
|
Disputed
Claim
|
6
|
||
1.51
|
Disputed
Rights Offering List
|
6
|
||
1.52
|
Distribution
Record Date
|
6
|
||
1.53
|
DJT
Advisors
|
6
|
||
1.54
|
DJT
Claims
|
6
|
||
1.55
|
DJT
Parties
|
6
|
||
1.56
|
DJT
Settlement Agreement
|
6
|
||
1.57
|
DJT
Stock
|
6
|
||
1.58
|
DJT
Warrant Agreement
|
7
|
||
1.59
|
DJT
Warrants
|
7
|
||
1.60
|
DTC
|
7
|
||
1.61
|
Effective
Date
|
7
|
||
1.62
|
Eligible
Holder
|
7
|
||
1.63
|
Equity
Distribution
|
7
|
||
1.64
|
Equity
Interest
|
7
|
||
1.65
|
Final
Cash Collateral Order
|
7
|
||
1.66
|
Final
Distribution Date
|
7
|
||
1.67
|
Final
Order
|
7
|
||
1.68
|
First
Lien Collateral Agent
|
8
|
||
1.69
|
First
Lien Credit Agreement
|
8
|
||
1.70
|
First
Lien Lenders
|
8
|
||
1.71
|
First
Lien Lender Claims
|
8
|
||
1.72
|
First
Lien Lender Collateral Value
|
8
|
||
1.73
|
First
Lien Lender Deficiency Claim
|
8
|
||
1.74
|
First
Lien Lender Secured Claims
|
8
|
||
1.75
|
Florida
Litigation
|
8
|
||
1.76
|
General
Unsecured Claim
|
8
|
||
1.77
|
Intercompany
Claim
|
9
|
||
1.78
|
Marina
Sale
|
9
|
||
1.79
|
Marina
Sale Agreement
|
9
|
||
1.80
|
Marina
Sale Proceeds
|
9
|
||
1.81
|
New
Common Stock
|
9
|
||
1.82
|
New
Limited Partner
|
9
|
||
1.83
|
New
Partnership Interests
|
9
|
||
1.84
|
New
Term Loan
|
9
|
||
1.85
|
NJCCC
|
9
|
||
1.86
|
Other
Priority Claim
|
9
|
||
1.87
|
Other
Secured Claim
|
10
|
||
1.88
|
Per
Share Rights Offering Amount
|
10
|
||
1.89
|
Personal
Trump Guaranty
|
10
|
||
1.90
|
Plan
|
10
|
||
1.91
|
Plan
Supplement
|
10
|
||
1.92
|
Priority
Tax Claim
|
10
|
||
1.93
|
Pro
Rata
|
10
|
ii
1.94
|
Recharacterization
Amount
|
10
|
||
1.95
|
Registration
Rights Agreement
|
11
|
||
1.96
|
Reinstated
|
11
|
||
1.97
|
Released
Parties
|
11
|
||
1.98
|
Reorganization
Cases
|
11
|
||
1.99
|
Reorganized
Debtors
|
11
|
||
1.100
|
Reorganized
Debtor Subsidiaries
|
11
|
||
1.101
|
Reorganized
TER
|
11
|
||
1.102
|
Reorganized
TER Holdings
|
11
|
||
1.103
|
Restructuring
Transactions
|
11
|
||
1.104
|
Rights
Offering
|
11
|
||
1.105
|
Rights
Offering Amount
|
11
|
||
1.106
|
Rights
Offering Participant
|
12
|
||
1.107
|
Rights
Offering Pro Rata Share
|
12
|
||
1.108
|
Rights
Offering Proceeds
|
12
|
||
1.109
|
Rights
Offering Record Date
|
12
|
||
1.110
|
Rights
Offering Stock
|
12
|
||
1.111
|
Rights
Participation Claim Amount
|
12
|
||
1.112
|
Schedules
|
13
|
||
1.113
|
Schedule
of Rejected Contracts
|
13
|
||
1.114
|
Second
Lien Notes
|
13
|
||
1.115
|
Second
Lien Note Claims
|
13
|
||
1.116
|
Second
Lien Notes Indenture
|
13
|
||
1.117
|
Second
Lien Indenture Trustee
|
13
|
||
1.118
|
Section
510(b) Claim
|
13
|
||
1.119
|
Secured
|
13
|
||
1.120
|
Subsidiary
Equity Interests
|
13
|
||
1.121
|
Subscription
Agent
|
13
|
||
1.122
|
Subscription
Commencement Date
|
13
|
||
1.123
|
Subscription
Expiration Date
|
13
|
||
1.124
|
Subscription
Form
|
14
|
||
1.125
|
Subscription
Payment Date
|
14
|
||
1.126
|
Subscription
Purchase Price
|
14
|
||
1.127
|
Subscription
Rights
|
14
|
||
1.128
|
Subscription
Rights Equivalent Amount
|
14
|
||
1.129
|
TCI
2
|
14
|
||
1.130
|
TER
|
14
|
||
1.131
|
TER
Development
|
14
|
||
1.132
|
TER
Funding
|
14
|
||
1.133
|
TER
Holdings
|
14
|
||
1.134
|
TER
Management
|
14
|
||
1.135
|
Trump
Marina
|
14
|
||
1.136
|
Unsubscribed
Shares
|
14
|
||
1.137
|
Voting
Deadline
|
14
|
||
1.138
|
Voting
Record Date
|
14
|
||
B.
|
Interpretation;
Application of Definitions and Rules of Construction.
|
14
|
||
Section
2.
|
ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSE AND PRIORITY CLAIMS
|
15
|
||
2.1
|
Administrative
Expense Claims
|
15
|
iii
2.2
|
Compensation
and Reimbursement Claims
|
15
|
||
2.3
|
Priority
Tax Claims
|
16
|
||
Section
3.
|
CLASSIFICATION
OF CLAIMS AND EQUITY INTERESTS
|
16
|
||
Section
4.
|
TREATMENT
OF CLAIMS AND EQUITY INTERESTS
|
17
|
||
4.1
|
Other
Priority Claims (Class 1)
|
17
|
||
4.2
|
Other
Secured Claims (Class 2)
|
17
|
||
4.3
|
First
Lien Lender Secured Claims (Class 3)
|
17
|
||
4.4
|
Second
Lien Note Claims (Class 4)
|
18
|
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4.5
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General
Unsecured Claims (Class 5)
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18
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4.6
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DJT
Claims (Class 6)
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18
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4.7
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Convenience
Claims (Class 7)
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19
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4.8
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Intercompany
Claims (Class 8)
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19
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4.9
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Section
510(b) Claims (Class 9)
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19
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4.10
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Equity
Interests in TER (Class 10)
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19
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4.11
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Equity
Interests in TER Holdings (Class 11)
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19
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4.12
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Subsidiary
Equity Interests (Class 12)
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19
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Section
5.
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MEANS
FOR IMPLEMENTATION
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19
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5.1
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Non-Substantive
Consolidation
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19
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5.2
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Settlement
of Certain Claims
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20
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5.3
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Authorization
and Issuance of Plan Securities
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20
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5.4
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Rights
Offering
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21
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5.5
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Marina
Sale Agreement; Coastal Cooperation Agreement
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26
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5.6
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The
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
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26
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5.7
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Issuance
of New Common Stock
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26
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5.8
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Amended
and Restated Trademark License Agreement; Amended and Restated Trademark
Security Agreement; Amended and Restated Services
Agreement
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27
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5.9
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Waiver
of Claims by the DJT Parties
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27
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5.10
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Subsidiary
Equity Interests
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27
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5.11
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Cancellation
of Existing Securities and Agreements
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27
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5.12
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Reorganized
TER
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28
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5.13
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Other
Transactions
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28
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5.14
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Release
of Liens, Claims and Equity Interests
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28
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Section
6.
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DISTRIBUTIONS
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29
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6.1
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Distribution
Record Date
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29
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6.2
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Postpetition
Interest on Claims
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29
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6.3
|
Date
of Distributions
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29
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6.4
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Disbursing
Agent
|
29
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6.5
|
Powers
of Disbursing Agent
|
29
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6.6
|
Surrender
of Instruments
|
29
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6.7
|
Delivery
of Distributions
|
30
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6.8
|
Manner
of Payment Under Plan
|
30
|
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6.9
|
Setoffs
|
31
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6.10
|
Distributions
After Effective Date
|
31
|
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6.11
|
Allocation
of Distributions Between Principal and Interest
|
31
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Section
7.
|
PROCEDURES
FOR DISPUTED CLAIMS
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31
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7.1
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Allowance
of Claims
|
31
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7.2
|
Objections
to Claims
|
31
|
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7.3
|
Payments
and Distributions with Respect to Disputed Claims.
|
31
|
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7.4
|
Estimation
of Claims
|
32
|
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7.5
|
Distributions
Relating to Disputed Claims
|
32
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7.6
|
Distributions
after Allowance
|
32
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||
7.7
|
Preservation
of Rights to Settle Claims
|
32
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7.8
|
Disallowed
Claims
|
33
|
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7.9
|
Reserve
for Disputed General Unsecured Claims
|
33
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Section
8.
|
EXECUTORY
CONTRACTS AND UNEXPIRED LEASES
|
33
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8.1
|
General
Treatment
|
33
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8.2
|
Cure
of Defaults
|
33
|
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8.3
|
Rejection
Claims
|
34
|
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8.4
|
Assignment
and Effect of Assumption and/or Assignment
|
34
|
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8.5
|
Survival
of the Debtors’ Indemnification Obligations
|
34
|
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8.6
|
Insurance
Policies
|
34
|
||
8.7
|
Casino
Property Leases
|
34
|
||
8.8
|
Compliance
with Gaming Laws and Regulations
|
35
|
||
Section
9.
|
CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE.
|
36
|
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9.1
|
Conditions
Precedent to the Effective Date
|
36
|
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9.2
|
Waiver
of Conditions Precedent to Effective Date
|
36
|
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9.3
|
Effect
of Failure of Conditions to Effective Date
|
36
|
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Section
10.
|
EFFECT
OF CONFIRMATION
|
37
|
||
10.1
|
Vesting
of Assets
|
37
|
||
10.2
|
Discharge
|
37
|
||
10.3
|
Term
of Injunctions or Stays
|
38
|
||
10.4
|
Injunction
Against Interference with Plan
|
38
|
||
10.5
|
Releases
|
38
|
||
10.6
|
Exculpation
|
38
|
||
10.7
|
Injunction
Related to Releases
|
39
|
||
10.8
|
Retention
of Causes of Action/Reservation of Rights
|
39
|
||
10.9
|
Exemption
from Certain Transfer Taxes and Recording Fees
|
39
|
||
10.10
|
Claims
Payable by Insurance Carriers
|
40
|
||
10.11
|
Solicitation
of the Plan
|
40
|
||
10.12
|
Plan
Supplement
|
40
|
||
10.13
|
Corporate
Action
|
40
|
||
Section
11.
|
RETENTION
OF JURISDICTION
|
41
|
||
Section
12.
|
MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
|
42
|
||
12.1
|
Payment
of Statutory Fees
|
42
|
||
12.2
|
Payment
of Fees and Expenses of Indenture Trustee
|
42
|
v
12.3
|
Substantial
Consummation
|
43
|
||
12.4
|
Request
for Expedited Determination of Taxes
|
43
|
||
12.5
|
Retiree
Benefits
|
43
|
||
12.6
|
Amendments
|
43
|
||
12.7
|
Effectuating
Documents and Further Transactions
|
43
|
||
12.8
|
Revocation
or Withdrawal of the Plan
|
44
|
||
12.9
|
Severability
|
44
|
||
12.10
|
Governing
Law
|
44
|
||
12.11
|
Time
|
44
|
||
12.12
|
Binding
Effect
|
44
|
||
12.13
|
Notices
|
44
|
||
12.14
|
Plan
Proponents
|
46
|
||
12.14
|
Debtors
as Plan Proponents
|
46
|
Exhibit A
– Coastal Letter of Intent
vi
INDEX OF DEFINED
TERMS
Atlantic
City Gaming Entities
|
46
|
HLHZ
|
46
|
Indemnified
Person
|
24
|
Indemnifying
Parties
|
24
|
New
Securities and Documents
|
20
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Proceedings
|
25
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Properties
|
2
|
Purchase
Notice
|
23
|
Satisfaction
Notice
|
23
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Stroock
|
46
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Trump
IP
|
2
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vii
The ad
hoc committee of certain holders of the 8.5% Senior Secured Notes Due 2015
issued by Trump Entertainment Resorts Holdings, L.P. and Trump Entertainment
Resorts Funding, Inc. and the above captioned debtors and debtors-in-possession
propose the following joint chapter 11 Plan, pursuant to section 1121(a) of
title 11 of the United States Code, for the jointly-administered cases of Trump
Entertainment Resorts, Inc., Trump Entertainment Resorts Holdings, L.P., Trump
Entertainment Resorts Funding, Inc., Trump Entertainment Resorts Development
Company, LLC, Trump Taj Mahal Associates, LLC d/b/a Trump Taj Mahal Casino
Resort, Trump Plaza Associates, LLC d/b/a Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino, and
Trump Marina Associates, LLC, d/b/a Trump Marina Hotel Casino. The
Plan contemplates that the jointly-administered cases of TCI 2 Holdings, LLC,
TER Management Co., LLC and TER Development Co., LLC shall be dismissed pursuant
to order of the Bankruptcy Court.
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SECTION
1.
|
DEFINITIONS AND
INTERPRETATION
|
|
A.
|
Definitions.
|
The
following terms used herein shall have the respective meanings defined below
(such meanings to be equally applicable to both the singular and
plural):
1.1. Accredited Investor means an
“accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the
Securities Act.
1.2. Accredited Investor
Questionnaire means the Accredited Investor Questionnaire filed with the
Bankruptcy Court as an exhibit to the Disclosure Statement Order and approved by
the Bankruptcy Court in connection with the Plan.
1.3. Ad Hoc Committee means
the ad hoc committee of certain holders of the Second Lien Notes represented by
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, Lowenstein Sandler PC, and Fox Rothschild
LLP.
1.4. Ad Hoc Committee Advisors
means Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, Lowenstein Sandler PC, Fox
Rothschild LLP and Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin.
1.5. Administrative Agent means
Beal Bank, as administrative agent under the First Lien Credit
Agreement.
1.6. Administrative Expense
Claim means
any right to payment (other than a DJT Claim) constituting a cost or expense of
administration of any of the Reorganization Cases allowed under sections 503(b),
507(a)(2) and 1114(e) of the Bankruptcy Code, including, without limitation, any
actual and necessary costs and expenses of preserving the Debtors’ estates, any
actual and necessary costs and expenses of operating the Debtors’ business, any
indebtedness or obligations incurred or assumed by the Debtors, as debtors in
possession, during the Reorganization Cases, including, without limitation, for
the acquisition or lease of property or an interest in property or the rendition
of services, any allowances of compensation and reimbursement of expenses to the
extent Allowed by Final Order under sections 330 or 503 of the Bankruptcy
Code.
1.7. Administrative Expense Claims Bar
Date means the Business Day which is thirty (30) days after the Effective
Date or such other date as approved by order of the Bankruptcy
Court.
1.8. Allowed means, with reference to
any Claim, (i) any Claim against any Debtor which has been listed by such Debtor
in the Schedules, as such Schedules may be amended by the Debtors from time to
time in accordance with Bankruptcy Rule 1009, as liquidated in amount and not
disputed or contingent and for which no contrary proof of claim has been filed
and for which no objection has been interposed by the Ad Hoc Committee or the
Debtors, (ii) any timely filed Claim as to which no objection to allowance has
been interposed in accordance with section 7.1 hereof or such other applicable
period of limitation fixed by the Bankruptcy Code, the Bankruptcy Rules or the
Bankruptcy Court, or as to which any objection has been determined by a Final
Order to the extent such objection is determined in favor of the respective
holder, or (iii) any Claim expressly allowed by a Final Order or
hereunder. Except as otherwise specified in the Plan or any Final
Order, the amount of an Allowed Claim shall not include interest on such Claim
from and after the Commencement Date.
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1.9. Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement means that certain Amended and Restated First Lien Credit
Agreement to be dated as of the Effective Date, among Reorganized TER,
Reorganized TER Holdings, certain subsidiaries of Reorganized TER Holdings, as
guarantors, the Administrative Agent and the First Lien Lenders, with respect to
the New Term Loan, which shall be in form and substance acceptable to the Ad Hoc
Committee.
1.10. Amended and Restated Services
Agreement means that certain Amended and Restated Services Agreement to
be dated as of the Effective Date, among certain of the Reorganized Debtors and
Donald J. Trump, which shall be included in draft form in the Plan Supplement
and provide for: (a) the provision of certain services by Donald J. Trump to the
Reorganized Debtors, on such terms and conditions as the Ad Hoc Committee and
Donald J. Trump may agree, (b) a restrictive covenant prohibiting Donald J.
Trump from providing any such services (other than for the Reorganized Debtors)
in connection with any casino or gaming activities within the states of New
York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Delaware, and (c) such
other terms and conditions that are satisfactory to the Ad Hoc Committee and
Donald J. Trump.
1.11. Amended and Restated Trademark
License Agreement means that certain Amended and Restated Trademark
License Agreement to be dated as of Effective Date, among certain of the
Reorganized Debtors, Donald J. Trump and Ivanka Trump, which shall be included
in draft form in the Plan Supplement and which shall provide for: (a) the grant
to the Reorganized Debtors of (i) a perpetual royalty-free license to use the
“Trump” name and image and any related intellectual property and the personal
likeness and images of Donald J. Trump and Ivanka Trump (the “Trump IP”) in
connection with all operations of the Debtors’ three hotel casino properties
(the “Properties”) located
in Atlantic City, New Jersey, (b) a restrictive covenant prohibiting the use or
license in any manner by any of the DJT Parties or the Reorganized Debtors of
the Trump IP (other than by the Reorganized Debtors in connection with the
Properties) in connection with casino or gaming activities anywhere in the
states of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Maryland and
Delaware, (c) the right of the Reorganized Debtors to terminate the Amended and
Restated Trademark License Agreement at any time (subject to a customary wind
down period) without any penalty, fee or charge, and (d) such other
terms and conditions that are satisfactory to the Ad Hoc Committee, Donald J.
Trump and Ivanka Trump.
1.12. Amended Organizational
Documents means the amended and/or restated certificate of incorporation
or formation, the amended and/or restated bylaws, and/or such other applicable
amended and/or restated organizational documents (including any limited
liability company operating agreement or partnership agreement) of Reorganized
TER and Reorganized TER Holdings and of the other Reorganized Debtors, each of
which shall be included in draft form in the Plan Supplement and which shall be
in form and substance acceptable to the Ad Hoc Committee. For the
avoidance of doubt, none of the Amended Organizational Documents shall be
subject to the approval or consent of the DJT Parties and the terms of such
documentation shall be determined by the Ad Hoc Committee, in its sole
discretion.
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1.13. Backstop Agreement means that
certain Amended and Restated Noteholder Backstop Agreement, dated as of December
11, 2009, by and among the Backstop Parties, TER and TER Holdings, as it may be
further amended from time to time in accordance with the terms
thereof.
1.14. Backstop Commitment means the
agreement by each of the Backstop Parties pursuant to the Backstop Agreement to
purchase its proportion of all of the Unsubscribed Shares that are not purchased
by the Rights Offering Participants as part of the Rights Offering.
1.15. Backstop Fees and Expenses
means all out-of-pocket expenses reasonably incurred by the Backstop
Parties with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Backstop Agreement
and the Rights Offering, including, without limitation, filing fees (if any)
required by the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 or the
requirements of the NJCCC, and any expenses relating thereto, and all Bankruptcy
Court and other judicial and regulatory proceedings related to such
transactions, including all reasonable fees and expenses of Stroock &
Stroock & Lavan LLP, Fox Rothschild LLP and Lowenstein Sandler PC, as
counsel to the Backstop Parties, Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin, and any
other professionals retained by the Backstop Parties in connection with the
transactions contemplated by the Backstop Agreement or by the Plan.
1.16. Backstop Parties means the
parties (other than TER and TER Holdings) signatory to the Backstop
Agreement.
1.17. Backstop Stock means the
2,142,857 shares of New Common Stock to be issued to and allocated among the
Backstop Parties as compensation for their undertakings in the Backstop
Agreement pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of Section 3(b) of the
Backstop Agreement.
1.18. Bankruptcy Code means title
11 of the United States Code, as amended from time to time, as applicable to the
Reorganization Cases.
1.19. Bankruptcy Court means the
United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey having
jurisdiction over the Reorganization Cases and, to the extent of any reference
made under section 157 of title 28 of the United States Code, the unit of such
District Court having jurisdiction over the Reorganization Cases.
1.20. Bankruptcy Rules means the
Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure as promulgated by the United States
Supreme Court under section 2075 of title 28 of the United States Code, as
amended from time to time, applicable to the Reorganization Cases, and any Local
Rules of the Bankruptcy Court.
1.21. Beal Bank means Beal Bank
(f/k/a Beal Bank S.S.B.) and Beal Bank Nevada, and any successors or assigns
thereto.
1.22. Beal Bank Interest Rate means
interest at the annual rate specified in the Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement, or such other lower or higher rate as may be determined by the
Bankruptcy Court as necessary to satisfy section 1129(b) of the Bankruptcy
Code.
1.23. Business Day means any day
other than a Saturday, a Sunday or any other day on which banking institutions
in New York, New York are required or authorized to close by law or executive
order.
1.24. Cash means legal tender of
the United States of America.
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1.25. Cash Distribution means a
distribution of Cash to the holders of General Unsecured Claims in an amount
equal to the lesser of (a) [$0.0078] per $1.00 of the principal or face amount
of Allowed General Unsecured Claims or (b) such holder’s Pro Rata Share of
[$1,206,000.00].
1.26. Causes of Action means
without limitation, any and all actions, causes of action, controversies,
liabilities, obligations, rights, suits, damages, judgments, claims, and demands
whatsoever, whether known or unknown, reduced to judgment, liquidated or
unliquidated, fixed or contingent, matured or unmatured, disputed or undisputed,
secured or unsecured, assertable directly or derivatively, existing or hereafter
arising, in law, equity, or otherwise.
1.27. Claim means “Claim” as set
forth in section 101(5) of the Bankruptcy Code.
1.28. Claims and Solicitation Agent
means The Garden City Group, Inc.
1.29. Claims Register means the
official register of Claims and interests maintained by The Garden City Group,
Inc. as retained as the Debtors’ claims and solicitation agent.
1.30. Class means any group of
Claims or Equity Interests classified by the Plan pursuant to section 1122(a)(1)
of the Bankruptcy Code.
1.31. Coastal Adversary Proceeding
means that certain adversary proceeding entitled Coastal Marina, LLC and Coastal
Development, LLC v. Trump Marina Associates, LLC, Trump Entertainment Resorts,
Inc., Mark Juliano, Robert M. Pickus, Trump Plaza Associates, LLC, Trump Taj
Majal Associates, LLC, ABC Corporations 1-100 and John Does 1-100 and Fidelity
National Title Insurance Company, Adversary Case No. 09-02120, United
States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey.
1.32. Coastal Cooperation Agreement
means that certain
Coastal Cooperation Agreement by and between the Coastal Parties and Reorganized
TER, to be entered into in connection with any Marina Sale Agreement with the
Coastal Parties and dated as of the Effective Date, subject to the consummation
of the Marina Sale to the Coastal Parties, which, if the Marina Sale is to be
consummated on the Effective Date in connection with the Plan, shall be included
in the Plan Supplement and which shall be on terms and conditions acceptable to
the Ad Hoc Committee and the Coastal Parties.
1.33. Coastal Letter of Intent
means that certain letter of intent dated as of August 10, 2009, from Coastal
Development, LLC regarding the sale of the Trump Marina to the Coastal Parties,
a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit
A.
1.34. Coastal Parties means Coastal
Marina, LLC and Coastal Development, LLC.
1.35. Commencement Date means
February 17, 2009.
1.36. Confirmation Date means the
date on which the Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court enters the Confirmation
Order.
1.37. Confirmation Hearing means
the hearing to be held by the Bankruptcy Court regarding confirmation of the
Plan, as such hearing may be adjourned or continued from time to
time.
1.38. Confirmation Order means the
order of the Bankruptcy Court confirming the Plan pursuant to section 1129 of
the Bankruptcy Code.
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1.39. Convenience Claims means any
General Unsecured Claim (other than a Second Lien Note Claim or a DJT Claim)
against the Debtors that otherwise would be classified in Class 5, that (a) is
$10,000 or less or (b) in excess of $10,000 which the holder thereof,
pursuant to such holder’s ballot or such other election accepted by the Ad Hoc
Committee elects to have reduced to the amount of $10,000 and to be treated as
an Convenience Claim.
1.40. Creditor Distribution means
(i) in the case of holders of Allowed Second Lien Note Claims and Allowed
General Unsecured Claims who are Eligible Holders, their Pro Rata Share of the
Subscription Rights or (ii) in the case of holders of Allowed Second Lien Note
Claims and Allowed General Unsecured Claims who are not Eligible Holders or who
are Eligible Holders (other than the Backstop Parties and the affiliates
thereof, in each case, that hold Second Lien Note Claims) but do not timely
exercise their Subscription Rights, Cash in an amount equal to such holder’s
Subscription Rights Equivalent Amount. Each of the Backstop Parties
and their affiliates shall not be entitled to receive and/or hereby waive the
right to receive any cash distribution pursuant to clause (ii) of the definition
of “Creditor Distribution” hereunder on account of the Second Lien Note Claims
held by the Backstop Parties and/or their affiliates.
1.41. Debt Service Account means an
interest-bearing debt service account, that may be established in accordance
with Section 4.3 of the Plan, on or prior to the Effective Date. The
Debt Service Account, if established, shall be funded as of the Effective
Date. Funds contained in the Debt Service Account shall be used
solely for the purposes of servicing payments of principal and interest under
the New Term Loan in accordance with the terms of Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement. The First Lien Lenders shall receive a first priority lien
and security interest in the Debt Service Account and the Debt Service Account
will not be subject to any other liens or security interests without the prior
written consent of the First Lien Lenders.
1.42. Debtor Subsidiaries means
each of the Debtors, other than TER, TCI 2 and TER Holdings.
1.43. Debtors means TER; TCI 2
Holdings, LLC; TER Holdings; TER Funding; Trump Entertainment Resorts
Development Company, LLC; Trump Taj Mahal Associates, LLC, d/b/a Trump Taj Mahal
Casino Resort; Trump Plaza Associates, LLC, d/b/a Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino;
Trump Marina Associates, LLC, d/b/a Trump Marina Hotel Casino; TER Management
Co., LLC; and TER Development Co., LLC.
1.44. Debtors in Possession means
the Debtors in their capacity as debtors in possession in the Reorganization
Cases pursuant to sections 1101, 1107(a) and 1108 of the Bankruptcy
Code.
1.45. Disallowed means a finding of
the Bankruptcy Court in a Final Order or provision in the Plan providing that a
Disputed Claim shall not be Allowed.
1.46. Disbursing Agent means any
entity (including any applicable Debtor if it acts in such capacity) designated
as such by the Ad Hoc Committee in its capacity as a disbursing agent under the
Plan.
1.47. Disclosure Statement means
that certain disclosure statement relating to the Plan, including, without
limitation, all exhibits and schedules thereto, as approved by the Bankruptcy
Court pursuant to section 1125 of the Bankruptcy Code.
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1.48. Disclosure Statement Order
means the order of the Bankruptcy Court approving the Disclosure Statement as
containing adequate information pursuant to section 1125 of the Bankruptcy Code
and approving the procedures for solicitation of this Plan and the Rights
Offering.
1.49. Dismissed Debtors means TCI
2, TER Management and TER Development.
1.50. Disputed Claim means any
Claim which has not been Allowed, and:
(a) if
no proof of claim has been filed by the applicable deadline: (i) a Claim that
has been or hereafter is listed on the Schedules as disputed, contingent or
unliquidated; or (ii) a Claim that has been or hereafter is listed on the
Schedules as other than disputed, contingent or unliquidated, but as to which
the Debtors, the Reorganized Debtors, the Ad Hoc Committee, or any other party
in interest has interposed an objection or request for estimation which has not
been withdrawn or determined by a Final Order; or
(b) if
a proof of claim or request for payment of an Administrative Expense Claim has
been filed by the applicable deadline: (i) a Claim for which no corresponding
Claim has been or hereafter is listed on the Schedules; (ii) a Claim for which a
corresponding Claim has been or hereafter is listed on the Schedules as other
than disputed, contingent or unliquidated, but the nature or amount of the Claim
as asserted in the proof of claim varies from the nature and amount of such
Claim as listed on the Schedules; (iii) a Claim for which a corresponding Claim
has been or hereafter is listed on the Schedules as disputed, contingent or
unliquidated; or (iv) a Claim for which a timely objection or request for
estimation is interposed by the Debtors, the Reorganized Debtors, the Ad Hoc
Committee, or any other party in interest which has not been withdrawn or
determined by a Final Order.
1.51. Disputed Rights Offering List
means a schedule identifying the General Unsecured Claims as to which the Ad Hoc
Committee disputes the Rights Participation Claim Amount, as determined by the
Ad Hoc Committee, for the holder of each such Claim for purposes of Section 5.4
of the Plan, which schedule shall be filed on or prior to the Subscription
Commencement Date.
1.52. Distribution Record Date
means the Confirmation Date or such other date designated in the Plan or an
Order of the Bankruptcy Court.
1.53. DJT Advisors means Kasowitz
Benson Torres & Friedman LLP, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, Brown &
Connery LLP and Jefferies & Co., each in their capacity as counsel or
financial advisor to the DJT Parties in connection with the Reorganization
Cases.
1.54. DJT Claims means any and all
Claims or Causes of Action against any or all of the Debtors held by the DJT
Parties.
1.55. DJT Parties means (i) Donald
J. Trump, (ii) Ivanka Trump, (iii) Trump Organization LLC, (iv) Ace
Entertainment Holdings, Inc., (v) entities under the control, directly or
indirectly, of Donald J. Trump and/or Ivanka Trump, and (vi) the respective
affiliates (other than the Debtors) of each of the foregoing together with the
successors and assigns of each the foregoing.
1.56. DJT Settlement Agreement
means that certain Plan Support Agreement, dated as of November 16, 2009, among
the members of the Ad Hoc Committee and the DJT Parties.
1.57. DJT Stock means 535,714
shares of New Common Stock, representing five percent (5%) of the New Common
Stock outstanding as of the Effective Date, to be issued to the DJT Parties
under the Plan in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions
contained in the DJT Settlement Agreement.
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1.58. DJT Warrant Agreement means
that certain agreement governing the DJT Warrants, which shall be included in
draft form in the Plan Supplement.
1.59. DJT Warrants means warrants
to purchase for cash up to 535,714 shares of New Common Stock, representing five
percent (5%) of the New Common Stock outstanding as of the Effective Date,
exercisable for a five (5) year period commencing on the Effective Date, at a
price per share equivalent to (x) the face amount of the Second Lien Notes plus
all interest accrued thereon as of the Commencement Date, divided by (y)
10,714,286 (representing the total number of shares of New Common Stock
outstanding as of the Effective Date), subject to dilution by any management or
director equity incentive program and any other issuances of shares of New
Common Stock, in each case, after the Effective Date.
1.60. DTC means The Depository
Trust Company.
1.61. Effective Date means the date
selected by the Ad Hoc Committee that is a Business Day after the Confirmation
Date on which the conditions to the effectiveness of the Plan specified in
Section 9 hereof have been satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms
hereof.
1.62. Eligible Holder means a
holder of an Allowed General Unsecured Claim or an Allowed Second Lien Note
Claim as of the Rights Offering Record Date who has timely completed and
returned an Accredited Investor Questionnaire representing that such holder is
an Accredited Investor in accordance with the Disclosure Statement Order or has
made such representation in the Backstop Agreement. Each of the
Backstop Parties shall be deemed Eligible Holders for purposes of this Plan and
the Rights Offering without any further action by such Backstop
Parties. For the avoidance of doubt, none of the DJT Parties shall be
deemed an Eligible Holder.
1.63. Equity Distribution means an
aggregate of 535,714 shares of New Common Stock to be issued by Reorganized TER
on the Effective Date to holders of Allowed Second Lien Note Claims pursuant to
Section 4.4 of the Plan.
1.64. Equity Interest means any
equity security (as defined in section 101(16) of the Bankruptcy Code) or
general or limited partnership interest in any of the Debtors.
1.65. Final Cash Collateral Order
means that Final Order (I) Authorizing Use of Cash Collateral Pursuant to
Section 363 of Bankruptcy Code and (II) Providing Adequate Protection to
Prepetition Secured Parties Pursuant to Sections 361, 362, 363, and 364 of
Bankruptcy Code, entered by the Bankruptcy Court on March 23, 2009 (as amended,
modified or supplemented from time to time).
1.66. Final Distribution Date
means, in the event there exist on the Effective Date any Disputed Claims, a
date selected by the Reorganized Debtors, in their sole discretion, after which
all such Disputed Claims have been resolved by Final Order.
1.67. Final Order means an order or
judgment of the Bankruptcy Court entered by the Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court on
the docket in the Reorganization Cases, which has not been reversed, vacated or
stayed and as to which (i) the time to appeal, petition for certiorari, or move for a new
trial, reargument or rehearing has expired and as to which no appeal, petition
for certiorari, or
other proceedings for a new trial, reargument or rehearing shall then be
pending, or (ii) if an appeal, writ of certiorari, new trial,
reargument or rehearing thereof has been sought, such order or judgment of the
Bankruptcy Court shall have been affirmed by the highest court to which such
order was appealed, or certiorari shall have been
denied, or a new trial, reargument or rehearing shall have been denied or
resulted in no modification of such order, and the time to take any further
appeal, petition for certiorari or move for a new
trial, reargument or rehearing shall have expired; provided, however, that the possibility
that a motion under Rule 60 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, or any
analogous rule under the Bankruptcy Rules, may be filed relating to such order
shall not cause such order to not be a Final Order.
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1.68. First Lien Collateral Agent
means Beal Bank, as collateral agent under the First Lien Credit
Agreement.
1.69. First Lien Credit Agreement
means that certain Credit Agreement dated as of December 21, 2007, among TER
Holdings, as borrower, TER, as a guarantor, the subsidiary guarantors named
therein, Beal Bank and Beal Bank Nevada, as Lenders, and Beal Bank, as
Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, as amended by that certain First
Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of December 21, 2007, Second Amendment to
Credit Agreement dated as of May 29, 2008, and Third Amendment to Credit
Agreement dated as of October 28, 2008.
1.70. First Lien Lenders means the
lenders under the First Lien Credit Agreement and any successors or assigns
thereto.
1.71. First Lien Lender Claims
means any and all Claims arising under or in connection with the First Lien
Credit Agreement and all documents relating thereto less the amount of any
credit bid made by the First Lien Lenders pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 363(k) in
connection with a Marina Sale.
1.72. First Lien Lender Collateral
Value means the fair market value of the assets securing the First Lien
Lender Claims, which shall be such value as determined by the Bankruptcy Court
in accordance with Section 506 of the Bankruptcy Code.
1.73. First Lien Lender Deficiency Claim
means the First Lien Lender Claims less the First Lien Lender Secured
Claims less the Recharacterization Amount.
1.74. First Lien Lender Secured Claims
means the Secured portion of the First Lien Lender Claims, representing
(a) the amount of the First Lien Lender Collateral Value up to the total Allowed
Amount of the First Lien Lender Claims, or (b) in the event the First Lien
Lenders make a valid and timely election pursuant to section 1111(b) of the
Bankruptcy Code, the amount as determined in accordance with section 1111(b) of
the Bankruptcy Code, in each case less the Recharacterization
Amount.
1.75. Florida Litigation means the
lawsuit entitled Trump Hotels
& Casino Resorts Development Company, LLC v. Richard T. Fields, Coastal
Development, LLC, Power Plant Entertainment, LLC, Native American Development,
LLC, Joseph S. Weinberg, and The Cordish Company, Case No. 04-20291 in
the Circuit Court of the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, in and for Broward
County, Florida.
1.76. General Unsecured Claim means
any Claim against any of the Debtors other than (a) Intercompany Claims; (b)
First Lien Lender Secured Claims; (c) Second Lien Note Claims; (d) Other
Secured Claims; (e) Administrative Expense Claims; (f) Priority Tax Claims;
(g) Other Priority Claims; (h) DJT Claims; and (i) Claims paid before the
Effective Date in connection with that certain order entered by the Bankruptcy
Court on or about February 20, 2009, authorizing the Debtors to pay certain
prepetition claims of critical vendors and approving procedures related
thereto. For the avoidance of doubt, General Unsecured Claims
shall include the First Lien Lenders’ Deficiency Claim, if any.
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1.77. Intercompany Claim means any
Claim of a Debtor against another Debtor.
1.78. Marina Sale means the sale of
the Trump Marina under the Plan, pursuant to the Marina Sale Agreement, subject
to higher and better offers (including a credit bid by the First Lien Lenders
pursuant to 11 U.S.C § 363(k)), subject to approval of the Bankruptcy
Court.
1.79. Marina Sale Agreement means,
in the event the Marina Sale is to occur in connection with the Plan, an Amended
and Restated Asset Purchase Agreement, to be entered into and dated as of the
Confirmation Date, by and between Trump Marina Associates, LLC as seller, and
TER and either (a) the Coastal Parties, which shall be filed as either an
exhibit to the Plan or as part of the Plan Supplement in no event later than ten
(10) calendar days before the Voting Deadline, and which shall be consistent in
all materials respects with the terms and conditions stated in the Coastal
Letter of Intent or as otherwise agreed to by the Ad Hoc Committee and the
Coastal Parties, or (b) such other person or entity (including the First Lien
Lenders, whether pursuant to a credit bid under 11 U.S.C. § 363(k) or otherwise)
that submits a higher and better offer (as determined in the sole discretion of
the Ad Hoc Committee) at the Confirmation Hearing, in each case in accordance
with Section 5.5 of the Plan.
1.80. Marina Sale Proceeds means
any net cash proceeds received by the Debtors or the Reorganized Debtors, as
applicable, from a Marina Sale.
1.81. New Common Stock means the
shares of common stock, par value $.001 per share, of Reorganized TER, of which
20,000,000 shares shall be authorized pursuant to the Certificate of
Incorporation of Reorganized TER and 10,714,286 shares shall be initially issued
and outstanding pursuant to the Plan as of the Effective Date.
1.82. New Limited Partner means the
new limited partner of Reorganized TER Holdings to be formed on or prior to the
Effective Date pursuant to the Restructuring Transactions, which shall be a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Reorganized TER.
1.83. New Partnership Interests
means the new general and/or limited partnership interests in Reorganized
TER Holdings authorized hereunder and to be issued on the Effective Date to
Reorganized TER and any new limited or general partner formed pursuant to the
Plan and the Restructuring Transactions, as applicable.
1.84. New Term Loan means the
senior secured term loan facility in the aggregate principal amount equal to the
amount of the First Lien Lender Collateral Value up to the total Allowed Amount
of the First Lien Lender Claims, minus (x) $125 million and/or an amount equal
to the Marina Sale Proceeds to the extent that either or both of such payments
are made to the First Lien Lenders in accordance with Section 4.3 of the Plan
rather than funded into the Debt Service Account, and minus (y) the
Recharacterization Amount. The New Term Loan shall bear interest at
the Beal Bank Interest Rate and shall be governed by the Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement.
1.85. NJCCC means the New Jersey
Casino Control Commission.
1.86. Other Priority Claim means
any Claim against any of the Debtors other than an Administrative Expense Claim
or a Priority Tax Claim, entitled to priority in payment as specified in section
507(a)(3), (4), (5), (6), (7) or (9) of the Bankruptcy Code.
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1.87. Other Secured Claim means any
Secured Claim against the Debtors not constituting a First Lien Lender Claim or
a Second Lien Note Claim or a Claim arising under or relating to any guaranty
obligation under (i) the First Lien Credit Agreement; (ii) the Second Lien
Notes or (iii) the Second Lien Notes Indenture.
1.88. Per Share Rights Offering
Amount means $30.00 per share of New Common Stock.
1.89. Personal Trump Guaranty means
that certain Guaranty dated as of December 22, 2005, by Donald J. Trump, as
guarantor, in favor of U.S. Bank National Association, as indenture trustee, on
behalf and for the benefit of the holders of the Second Lien Notes, pursuant to
which Donald J. Trump personally provided a guarantee of up to $250,000,000 of
the Second Lien Notes under certain terms and subject to certain conditions as
specified therein.
1.90. Plan means this Sixth Amended
Joint Plan of Reorganization Under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code Proposed by
the Ad Hoc Committee of Holders of 8.5% Senior Secured Notes Due 2015 and the
Debtors, including the exhibits and schedules hereto, as the same may be amended
or modified from time to time in accordance with the provisions of the
Bankruptcy Code and the terms hereof.
1.91. Plan Supplement means a
supplemental appendix to the Plan containing forms of those documents necessary
to be executed or filed in connection with the implementation of this Plan, the
DJT Settlement Agreement and the Restructuring Transactions, including, among
other things, forms of the (i) Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (as may be
modified from the version filed as an exhibit to the Disclosure Statement), (ii)
Amended Organizational Documents, (iii) Marina Sale Agreement (as may be
modified to the extent earlier filed as a Plan exhibit), (iv) Registration
Rights Agreement, (v) Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of
TER Holdings, (vi) Amended and Restated Trademark License Agreement, (vii)
Amended and Restated Services Agreement, (viii) DJT Warrant Agreement, (ix)
Schedule of Rejected Contracts, and (x) Confirmation Order, which Plan
Supplement will be filed with the Bankruptcy Court no later than 10 calendar
days prior the Voting Deadline. The Plan Supplement, and each of the
documents and exhibits contained therein or supplements, amendments or
modifications thereto, shall be in form and substance acceptable to the Ad Hoc
Committee in its sole discretion; provided, however, that (A) so long as
the DJT Settlement Agreement remains in effect, (1) the Amended and Restated
Trademark License Agreement shall be in form and substance acceptable to the Ad
Hoc Committee, Donald J. Trump and Ivanka Trump, and (2) the Amended and
Restated Services Agreement shall be in form and substance acceptable to the Ad
Hoc Committee and Donald J. Trump; and (B) the Marina Sale Agreement, shall be
in form and substance acceptable to the Ad Hoc Committee and the Coastal
Parties.
1.92. Priority Tax Claim means any
Claim of a governmental unit of the kind entitled to priority in payment as
specified in sections 502(i) and 507(a)(8) of the Bankruptcy Code.
1.93. Pro Rata Share means the proportion
that (a) the Allowed amount of a Claim or Equity Interest in a particular
Class (or several Classes taken as a whole) bears to (b) the aggregate Allowed
amount of all Claims or Equity Interests in such Class (or several Classes taken
as a whole), unless the Plan provides otherwise.
1.94. Recharacterization Amount
means an amount equal to any or all payments made to or on account of the First
Lien Lenders under or pursuant to the Final Cash Collateral Order since the
Commencement Date (plus an imputed interest rate on those payment amounts from
the date they were received until the date they are applied to the First Lien
Lender Secured Claims) which payments shall be recharacterized as payments on
the principal balance of the First Lien Lender Secured Claim, in accordance with
and subject to an order of the Bankruptcy Court, which order shall be the
Confirmation Order; provided,
however, that any payments made to the First Lien Lenders that were
provided for in the First Lien Credit Agreement, were reasonable and did not
exceed the amount, if any, of the First Lien Lender Collateral Value in excess
of the Allowed First Lien Lender Claims as of the Commencement Date shall not be
recharacterized.
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1.95. Registration Rights Agreement
means that certain Registration Rights Agreement to be included in draft form in
the Plan Supplement, which shall be consistent with the requirements contained
in the Plan and the Backstop Agreement and which shall otherwise be in form and
substance acceptable to the Ad Hoc Committee.
1.96. Reinstated means the
unimpairment of a Claim in accordance with 11 U.S.C. § 1124.
1.97. Released Parties means
(a) the Debtors, (b) the Reorganized Debtors, (c) the members of the Ad Hoc
Committee, (d) the Backstop Parties, (e) subject to the satisfaction of all
terms and conditions contained in the DJT Settlement Agreement as of the
Effective Date, the DJT Parties, (f) in the event that a sale of the Trump
Marina to Coastal is consummated on or prior to the Effective Date, the Coastal
Parties, (g) the Second Lien Indenture Trustee and (h) in the case of (a)
through (g), each of their respective direct or indirect subsidiaries, current
and former officers and directors, members, employees, agents, representatives,
financial advisors, professionals, accountants and attorneys and all of their
predecessors, successors and assigns.
1.98. Reorganization Cases means
the jointly administered cases under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code commenced
by the Debtors on February 17, 2009, in the Bankruptcy Court and styled In re TCI 2 Holdings, LLC, et
al., 09-13654 (JHW) (Jointly Administered).
1.99. Reorganized Debtors means the
Debtors, as reorganized (other than the Dismissed Debtors), on or after the
Effective Date, in accordance with the terms of the Plan.
1.100. Reorganized Debtor
Subsidiaries means all of the Debtor Subsidiaries (other than the
Dismissed Debtors), as reorganized on or after the Effective Date in accordance
with the terms of the Plan.
1.101. Reorganized TER means TER, as
reorganized as of the Effective Date in accordance with the Plan.
1.102. Reorganized TER Holdings
means TER Holdings, as reorganized as of the Effective Date in accordance with
the Plan.
1.103. Restructuring Transactions
means one or more restructuring transactions pursuant to section 1123(a)(5) of
the Bankruptcy Code, which shall be described in more detail in the Plan
Supplement.
1.104. Rights Offering means the
offering of Subscription Rights to purchase 7,500,000 shares of New Common Stock
to be issued by Reorganized TER pursuant to the Plan to the Rights Offering
Participants, for an aggregate purchase price equal to the Rights Offering
Amount.
1.105. Rights Offering Amount means
$225,000,000.
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1.106. Rights Offering Participant
means an Eligible Holder exercising Subscription Rights in connection with the
Rights Offering.
1.107. Rights Offering Pro Rata Share
means with respect to the Subscription Rights of each Rights Offering
Participant, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of such participant’s Rights
Participation Claim Amount to the aggregate Rights Participation Claim Amounts
of all Eligible Holders, determined as of the Subscription Expiration
Date.
1.108. Rights Offering Proceeds
means the amount of Rights Offering proceeds that are actually received
by the Subscription Agent upon the consummation of the Rights
Offering.
1.109. Rights Offering Record Date
means the Voting Record Date.
1.110. Rights Offering Stock means
the 7,500,000 shares of New Common Stock to be offered to Rights Offering
Participants pursuant to the Rights Offering.
1.111. Rights Participation Claim
Amount means;
(a) in
the case of a Second Lien Note Claim, the amount of such Second Lien Note
Claim;
(b) in
the case of the First Lien Lenders’ Deficiency Claim (if any), the amount of the
First Lien Lenders’ Deficiency Claim; and
(c) in
the case of any General Unsecured Claim or the First Lien Lenders’ Deficiency
Claim (if any),
(i) if no
proof of claim has been timely filed with respect to such Claim and such Claim
has been listed in the Schedules as liquidated in amount and not disputed or
contingent, the lesser of the amount set forth in the Schedules or the Disputed
Rights Offering List and as to which no objection has been interposed by the Ad
Hoc Committee or the Debtors;
(ii) if a
timely proof of claim has been filed with respect to such Claim in a fixed and
liquidated amount and the Claim is not listed on the Disputed Rights Offering
List, the amount set forth in the proof of claim;
(iii) if
such Claim is on the Disputed Rights Offering List, the amount, if any, of such
Claim set forth thereon in the column entitled “Amount”, unless the holder of
such Claim has obtained an order of the Bankruptcy Court at least ten (10)
calendar days prior to the Subscription Expiration Date, otherwise determining
the amount of the Claim for purposes of the Rights Offering; and
(iv)
other than in the circumstances described in (i), (ii) and (iii) above, the
Rights Participation Claim Amount shall be zero unless the holder of such Claim
has obtained an order of the Bankruptcy Court at least ten (10) calendar days
prior to the Subscription Expiration Date, otherwise determining the amount of
the Claim for purposes of the Rights Offering.
Notwithstanding
anything contained herein to the contrary, under no circumstances shall any
holder of a General Unsecured Claim that was not timely filed or deemed timely
filed have any Rights Participation Claim Amount.
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1.112. Schedules means the schedules
of assets and liabilities and the statement of financial affairs filed by the
Debtors under section 521 of the Bankruptcy Code, Bankruptcy Rule 1007, and the
Official Bankruptcy Forms of the Bankruptcy Rules as such schedules and
statements have been or may be supplemented or amended from time to
time.
1.113. Schedule of Rejected
Contracts means that certain schedule of executory contracts to be
rejected as of the Effective Date pursuant to the Plan, which schedule shall be
included in the Plan Supplement and shall be in form and substance acceptable to
the Ad Hoc Committee.
1.114. Second Lien Notes means the
8.5% Senior Secured Notes due 2015 issued by TER Holdings and TER Funding and
guaranteed by certain subsidiaries of TER Holdings pursuant to the Second Lien
Notes Indenture.
1.115. Second Lien Note Claims means
all Claims arising under or in connection with (i) the Second Lien Notes and
(ii) the Second Lien Notes Indenture. The Second Lien Note Claims
shall be Allowed in the aggregate amount of $1,248,968,669, plus accrued and
unpaid interest accruing prior to the Commencement Date.
1.116. Second Lien Notes Indenture
means that certain indenture governing the Second Lien Notes, dated as of May
20, 2005, by and among TER Holdings and TER Funding, as issuers, the guarantors
named therein, and the Second Lien Indenture Trustee, as amended, supplemented,
or modified.
1.117. Second Lien Indenture Trustee
means U.S. Bank, National Association, as indenture trustee under the
Second Lien Notes Indenture.
1.118. Section 510(b) Claim means
any Claim against a Debtor that is subordinated, or subject to subordination,
pursuant to section 510(b) of the Bankruptcy Code, including Claims arising from
the rescission of a purchase or sale of a security of a Debtor for damages
arising from the purchase or sale of such a security, or for reimbursement or
contribution allowed under section 502 of the Bankruptcy Code on account of such
a Claim.
1.119. Secured means a Claim to the
extent (i) secured by property of the estate, the amount of which shall be
determined in accordance with sections 506(a) and 1111(b) of the Bankruptcy Code
or (ii) secured by the amount of any rights of setoff of the holder thereof
under section 553 of the Bankruptcy Code.
1.120. Subsidiary Equity Interests
means the Equity Interests in the Debtor Subsidiaries.
1.121. Subscription Agent means any
entity designated as such by the Ad Hoc Committee in its capacity as a
subscription agent in connection with the Rights Offering.
1.122. Subscription Commencement
Date means the date on which Subscription Forms are first mailed to
Eligible Holders.
1.123. Subscription Expiration Date
means the deadline for voting on the Plan as specified in the Subscription Form,
subject to the Ad Hoc Committee’s right to extend such date, and which shall be
the final date by which an Eligible Holder may elect to subscribe to the Rights
Offering.
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1.124. Subscription Form means the
form to be used by an Eligible Holder pursuant to which such Eligible Holder may
exercise Subscription Rights, which form shall be in form and substance
acceptable to the Ad Hoc Committee.
1.125. Subscription Payment Date
means the date set forth in the Disclosure Statement Order by which the
Subscription Purchase Price will be due.
1.126. Subscription Purchase Price
means, for each Rights Offering Participant exercising Subscription Rights, the
number of shares of New Common Stock to be purchased by such Rights Offering
Participant pursuant to such Rights Offering Participant’s exercise of
Subscription Rights and pursuant to Section 5 of this Plan multiplied by the Per
Share Rights Offering Amount.
1.127. Subscription Rights means the
non-transferable, non-certificated subscription rights of Eligible Holders to
purchase shares of Rights Offering Stock in connection with the Rights Offering
on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in Section 5.4 of the
Plan.
1.128. Subscription Rights Equivalent
Amount means Cash in an amount equal to [$0.0012] per $1.00 of the
principal or face amount of Allowed Second Lien Note Claims (other than the
Second Lien Note Claims held by the Backstop Parties an/or affiliates thereof)
or General Unsecured Claims, as applicable.
1.129. TCI 2 means TCI 2 Holdings,
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
1.130. TER means Trump Entertainment
Resorts, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
1.131. TER Development means TER
Development Co., LLC a Delaware limited liability company.
1.132. TER Funding means Trump
Entertainment Resorts Funding, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
1.133. TER Holdings means Trump
Entertainment Resorts Holdings, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership.
1.134. TER Management means TER
Management Co., LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
1.135. Trump Marina means the Trump
Marina Hotel and Casino.
1.136. Unsubscribed Shares means
those shares of New Common Stock offered in connection with the Rights Offering
that are not validly subscribed for pursuant to the Rights Offering prior to the
Subscription Expiration Date or for which payment has not been received by the
Subscription Agent by the Subscription Payment Date.
1.137. Voting Deadline means
[ ] at 5:00 p.m. (New York City time).
1.138. Voting Record Date means the
date for determining which holders of Claims are entitled to receive the
Disclosure Statement and vote to accept or reject this Plan, as applicable,
which date is set forth in the Disclosure Statement Order.
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B.
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Interpretation; Application of
Definitions and Rules of
Construction.
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Unless
otherwise specified, all section or exhibit references in the Plan are to the
respective section in, or exhibit to, the Plan, as the same may be amended,
waived or modified from time to time. The words “herein,” “hereof,”
“hereto,” “hereunder,” and other words of similar import refer to the Plan as a
whole and not to any particular section, subsection or clause contained
therein. A term used herein that is not defined herein shall have the
meaning assigned to that term in the Bankruptcy Code. The rules of
construction contained in section 102 of the Bankruptcy Code shall apply to the
Plan. The headings in the Plan are for convenience of reference only
and shall not limit or otherwise affect the provisions hereof.
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SECTION
2.
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ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE AND
PRIORITY CLAIMS
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2.1.
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Administrative Expense
Claims.
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Subject
to this Section 2.1, except to the extent that a holder of an Allowed
Administrative Expense Claim agrees in writing with the Debtors or the
Reorganized Debtors (with the consent of the Ad Hoc Committee) to less favorable
treatment, the Debtors or the Reorganized Debtors shall pay to each holder of an
Allowed Administrative Expense Claim Cash in an amount equal to such Claim;
provided, however, that Allowed
Administrative Expense Claims representing liabilities incurred in the ordinary
course of business by the Debtors, as Debtors in Possession, or liabilities
arising under loans or advances to or other obligations incurred by the Debtors,
as Debtors in Possession in accordance with the Bankruptcy Code, shall be paid
by the Debtors in the ordinary course of business, consistent with past practice
and in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions of any agreements
governing, instruments evidencing or other documents relating to such
transactions.
Except as
otherwise provided in this Section 2.1, unless previously filed or paid,
requests for payment of Administrative Expense Claims must be filed and served
on the Reorganized Debtor pursuant to the procedures specified in the
Confirmation Order and the notice of entry of the Confirmation Order no later
than the Administrative Expense Claims Bar Date. Holders of
Administrative Expense Claims that are required to file and serve a request for
payment of such Administrative Expense Claims that do not file and serve such a
request by the Administrative Expense Claims Bar Date shall be forever barred,
estopped and enjoined from asserting such Administrative Expense Claims against
the Debtor or the Reorganized Debtor and property and such Administrative
Expense Claims shall be deemed discharged as of the Effective
Date. All such Claims shall, as of the Effective Date, be subject to
the permanent injunction set forth in Section 10 hereof. Objections
to such requests must be filed and served on the Reorganized Debtors and the
requesting party by the later of (a) 120 days after the Effective Date and (b)
60 days after the filing of the applicable request for payment of Administrative
Expense Claims, if applicable, as the same may be modified or extended from time
to time by order of the Bankruptcy Court.
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2.2.
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Compensation and Reimbursement
Claims.
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All
entities seeking an award by the Bankruptcy Court of compensation for services
rendered or reimbursement of expenses incurred through and including the
Confirmation Date under section 503(b)(2), 503(b)(3), 503(b)(4) or 503(b)(5) of
the Bankruptcy Code (i) shall file their respective final applications for
allowance of compensation for services rendered and reimbursement of expenses
incurred by the date that is forty-five (45) days after the Effective Date, (ii)
shall be paid in full from the Debtors’ or Reorganized Debtors’ Cash on hand in
such amounts as are allowed by the Bankruptcy Court (A) upon the later of (i)
the Effective Date and (ii) the date upon which the order relating to any such
Allowed Administrative Expense Claim is entered, or (B) upon such other terms as
may be mutually agreed upon between the holder of such an Allowed Administrative
Expense Claim and the Debtors or, on and after the Effective Date, the
Reorganized Debtors (in each case, with the consent of the Ad Hoc
Committee). The Reorganized Debtors are authorized to pay
compensation for services rendered or reimbursement of expenses incurred after
the Confirmation Date and until the Effective Date in the ordinary course and
without the need for Bankruptcy Court approval. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Debtors shall, on the Effective Date, pay the reasonable and
documented fees and expenses of the Ad Hoc Committee Advisors, the Backstop Fees
and Expenses, and the reasonable and documented unpaid fees and expenses of the
Second Lien Indenture Trustee and its counsel in full in Cash in the ordinary
course of the business, without application by or on behalf of any such parties
to the Bankruptcy Court, and without notice and a hearing; provided, however, that, if the Debtors or
Reorganized Debtors and any such entity cannot agree on the amount of fees and
expenses to be paid to such party, the reasonableness of any such fees and
expenses shall be determined by the Bankruptcy Court.
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2.3.
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Priority Tax
Claims.
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Except to
the extent that a holder of an Allowed Priority Tax Claim agrees to less
favorable treatment, each holder of an Allowed Priority Tax Claim shall receive,
at the sole option of the Debtors (with the consent of the Ad Hoc Committee) or
the Reorganized Debtors, (i) Cash in an amount equal to such Allowed Priority
Tax Claim on, or as soon thereafter as is reasonably practicable, the later of
the Effective Date and the first Business Day after the date that is thirty (30)
calendar days after the date such Priority Tax Claim becomes an Allowed Priority
Tax Claim, or (ii) equal annual Cash payments in an aggregate amount equal to
such Allowed Priority Tax Claim, together with interest at the applicable rate
under section 511 of the Bankruptcy Code, over a period not exceeding five (5)
years after the date of assessment of such Allowed Priority Tax
Claim. The Debtors (with the consent of the Ad Hoc Committee) reserve
the right to prepay at any time under this option. Except as
otherwise permitted in this section, all Allowed Priority Tax Claims that are
not due and payable on or before the Effective Date shall be paid in the
ordinary course of business as such obligations become due.
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SECTION
3.
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CLASSIFICATION OF CLAIMS AND
EQUITY INTERESTS
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The
following table designates the Classes of Claims against and Equity Interests in
the Debtors and specifies which of those Classes are (i) impaired or unimpaired
by the Plan, (ii) entitled to vote to accept or reject the Plan in accordance
with section 1126 of the Bankruptcy Code and (iii) deemed to reject the
Plan. The classification is for administrative convenience
only. This Plan does not substantively
consolidate the estates of each of the Debtors. Rather, the Plan
constitutes separate plans of reorganization for each of the Debtors (other than
the Dismissed Debtors).
Class
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Designation
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Treatment
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Entitled
to Vote
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1
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Other
Priority Claims
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Unimpaired
|
No
(deemed
to accept)
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2
|
Other
Secured Claims
|
Unimpaired
|
No
(deemed
to accept)
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3
|
First
Lien Lender Secured Claims
|
Impaired
|
Yes
(entitled
to vote on the Plan)
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4
|
Second
Lien Note Claims
|
Impaired
|
Yes
(entitled
to vote on the Plan)
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5
|
General
Unsecured Claims
|
Impaired
|
Yes
(entitled
to vote on the Plan)
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6
|
DJT
Claims
|
Impaired
|
Yes
(entitled
to vote on the Plan)
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7
|
Convenience
Claims
|
Impaired
|
Yes
(entitled
to vote on the Plan)
|
8
|
Intercompany
Claims
|
Unimpaired
|
No
(deemed
to accept)
|
9
|
Section
510(b) Claims
|
Impaired
|
No
(deemed
to reject)
|
10
|
TER
Equity Interests
|
Impaired
|
No
(deemed
to reject)
|
11
|
TER
Holdings Equity Interests
|
Impaired
|
No
(deemed
to reject)
|
12
|
Subsidiary
Equity Interests
|
Unimpaired
|
No
(deemed
to accept)
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SECTION
4.
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TREATMENT OF CLAIMS AND EQUITY
INTERESTS
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4.1.
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Other Priority Claims (Class
1).
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The
legal, equitable and contractual rights of the holders of Allowed Other Priority
Claims are unaltered. Except to the extent that a holder of an
Allowed Other Priority Claim has been paid by the Debtors prior to the Effective
Date or otherwise agrees to different treatment, each holder of an Allowed Other
Priority Claim shall receive, in full and final satisfaction of such Allowed
Other Priority Claim, payment of the Allowed Other Priority Claim in full in
Cash on or as soon as reasonably practicable after (a) the Effective Date, (b)
the date such Other Priority Claim becomes Allowed or (c) such other date as may
be ordered by the Bankruptcy Court.
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4.2.
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Other Secured Claims (Class
2).
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Except to
the extent that a holder of an Allowed Other Secured Claim against any of the
Debtors has agreed to less favorable treatment of such Claim, each holder of an
Allowed Other Secured Claim shall receive, in the sole discretion of the
Reorganized Debtors, either (a) the property securing such Allowed Other
Secured Claim, (b) Cash in an amount equal to the value of the property securing
such Allowed Other Secured Claim, or (c) the treatment required under section
1124(2) of the Bankruptcy Code for such Claim to be Reinstated or rendered
unimpaired.
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4.3.
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First Lien Lender Secured
Claims (Class 3).
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Holders
of Allowed First Lien Lender Secured Claims shall receive, in full and final
satisfaction of such Claims, their Pro Rata Share of the following:
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(1)
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payment
of interest and principal pursuant to the New Term Loan in accordance with
the terms and conditions of the Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement;
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(2)
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$125
million in Rights Offering Proceeds; provided, however, that
such $125 million shall be paid to the First Lien Lenders and/or deposited
into the Debt Service Account in the Ad Hoc Committee’s
discretion;
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(3)
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subject
to consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Marina Sale
Agreement, the Marina Sale Proceeds, provided, however, that
such Marina Sale Proceeds shall be paid to the First Lien Lenders and/or
deposited into the Debt Service Account in the Ad Hoc Committee’s
discretion; and
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(4)
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100%
of the equity interests in TCI 2.
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Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, no payment shall be made on account of First
Lien Lender Secured Claims exceeding the Allowed amount of such
Claims.
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4.4.
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Second Lien Note Claims (Class
4).
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Holders
of Allowed Second Lien Note Claims shall receive on the Effective Date, in full
and final satisfaction of such Claims, (i) their Pro Rata Share of the Equity
Distribution; and (ii) their Pro Rata Share (together with the holders of
Allowed General Unsecured Claims) of the Creditor Distribution.
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4.5.
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General Unsecured Claims
(Class 5).
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Holders
of Allowed General Unsecured Claims shall receive on the Effective Date, in full
and final satisfaction of such Claims (i) the Cash Distribution; and
(ii) their Pro Rata Share (together with the holders of Allowed Second Lien
Note Claims) of the Creditor Distribution.
To the
extent the Bankruptcy Court determines that the proposed treatment of the Class
5 Claims held by Accredited Investors and the Class 5 Claims held by
non-Accredited Investors requires the separate classification of such Claims,
then Class 5 shall be deemed classified into two (2) separate sub-classes and
the distributions otherwise to be made to Class 5 from the Creditor Distribution
shall be made as follows: Class 5(a) shall consist of all holders of
Allowed General Unsecured Claims who are Eligible Holders, and such holders
shall be entitled to receive (a) the Cash Distribution, and (b) their Pro Rata
Share of the Subscription Rights (and Eligible Holders who do not timely
exercise their Subscription Rights shall be entitled to receive Cash in an
amount equal to such holder's Subscription Rights Equivalent
Amount). Class 5(b) shall consist of all holders of Allowed General
Unsecured Claims who are not Eligible Holders, and such holders shall be
entitled to receive (a) the Cash Distribution; and (b) Cash in an amount equal
to such holder’s Subscription Rights Equivalent Amount. Upon such a
determination from the Bankruptcy Court, the Claims and Solicitation Agent shall
be required to tabulate the votes of Classes 5(a) and 5(b)
accordingly.
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4.6.
|
DJT Claims (Class
6).
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Subject
to the satisfaction by the DJT Parties of their obligations under the DJT
Settlement Agreement, in compromise and settlement pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule
9019 of all disputes pending between the DJT Parties, the Ad Hoc Committee and
the Debtors’ estates, and in exchange for (i) Donald J. Trump and Ivanka Trump
entering into the Amended and Restated Trademark License Agreement, (ii) Donald
J. Trump entering into the Amended and Restated Services Agreement, (iii) Donald
J. Trump and Ivanka Trump agreeing not to compete with the Reorganized Debtors
(as provided in and subject to the terms of the Amended and Restated Trademark
License Agreement and the Amended and Restated Services Agreement),
(iv) the benefit and cost savings to the Debtors’ estates resulting
from the suspension of litigation between the DJT Parties and the Ad Hoc
Committee, (v) the waiver by the DJT Parties of any right to receive any
additional consideration or indemnification from the Reorganized Debtors on
account of any of their existing indemnification agreements with the Debtors
(except as provided in Section 8.5 of this Plan), and (vi) the waiver of any and
all Claims (whether Administrative Expense Claims, priority Claims, secured
Claims or unsecured Claims) or Causes of Action against, or Equity Interests in,
any and all of the Debtors held by each of the DJT Parties, and in full and
final satisfaction and discharge of all such Claims, Causes of Action or Equity
Interests, the DJT Parties shall be entitled to receive on the Effective Date
the following: (A) the DJT Stock, (B) the DJT Warrants, and (C) reimbursement of
the reasonable and documented fees incurred by the DJT Advisors on behalf of the
DJT Parties in connection with the Reorganization Cases, which fees shall not
include any bonus, success or incentive fee under any
circumstances.
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4.7.
|
Convenience Claims (Class
7).
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Except to
the extent that a Holder of a Convenience Claim agrees to a less favorable
treatment, in full and final satisfaction of each Convenience Claim, each Holder
of an Allowed Convenience Claim shall be paid on the later of the Effective Date
or on the date on which such Claims becomes an Allowed Claim, an amount of Cash
equal to the lesser of (i) 50% of such Claim and (ii) its Pro Rata Share of
$500,000.
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4.8.
|
Intercompany Claims (Class
8).
|
There
shall be no distributions to holders of Intercompany Claims; provided, however, on or
after the Effective Date, all Intercompany Claims will, (i) at the option of
Reorganized TER (A) be Reinstated, or (B) after setoff be contributed on a
net basis to the capital of the obligor, or (ii) with the mutual consent of both
the obligor and the obligee, be released, waived and discharged on and as of the
Effective Date.
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4.9.
|
Section 510(b) Claims (Class
9).
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Holders
of Section 510(b) Claims shall not receive or retain any distribution or payment
on account of such Section 510(b) Claim. On the Effective Date, all
such Section 510(b) Claims shall be discharged and extinguished.
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4.10.
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Equity Interests in TER (Class
10).
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On the
Effective Date, all Equity Interests in TER shall be
cancelled. Holders of the Equity Interests in TER shall not receive
or retain any distribution or payment on account of such Equity
Interests.
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4.11.
|
Equity Interests in TER
Holdings (Class 11).
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On the
Effective Date, all Equity Interests in TER Holdings shall be
cancelled. Holders of the Equity Interests in TER Holdings shall not
receive or retain any distribution or payment on account of such Equity
Interest.
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4.12.
|
Subsidiary Equity Interests
(Class 12).
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There
shall be no distributions to holders of Subsidiary Equity
Interests. Nonetheless, except as otherwise set forth in the Plan,
Subsidiary Equity Interests shall be Reinstated for the benefit of the holders
thereof in exchange for Reorganized Debtors’ agreement to make certain
distributions to the holders of Allowed Claims and Interests under the Plan, and
to use certain funds and assets, to the extent authorized in the Plan, to
satisfy certain obligations between and among such Reorganized
Debtors.
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SECTION
5.
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MEANS FOR
IMPLEMENTATION
|
|
5.1.
|
Non-Substantive
Consolidation.
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This Plan
is a joint plan for each of the Debtors (other than the Dismissed Debtors) that
does not provide for the substantive consolidation of the Debtors’ estates on
the Effective Date, and on the Effective Date, the Debtors’ estates shall not be
deemed substantively consolidated for purposes hereof. Except as
expressly set forth herein, nothing contained herein shall constitute an
admission that any of the Debtors is subject to or liable for any Claim against
any other Debtor. Additionally, claimants holding Claims against
multiple Debtors, to the extent Allowed in each of the Reorganization Cases of
the Debtors, will be treated as holding a separate Claim against each Debtors’
estate; provided,
however, that no holder of any Allowed Claim shall be entitled to receive
more than payment in full of such Allowed Claim, and such Claims shall be
administered and treated in the manner provided in this Plan. The
Confirmation Order shall provide for the dismissal of the jointly-administered
cases of the Dismissed Debtors pursuant to section 1112(b) of the Bankruptcy
Code.
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5.2.
|
Settlement of Certain
Claims.
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Pursuant
to Bankruptcy Rule 9019, and in consideration for the classification,
distribution, releases and other benefits provided under the Plan, upon the
Effective Date, the provisions of the Plan shall constitute a good faith
compromise and settlement of all Claims or controversies resolved pursuant to
the Plan. Without limiting the foregoing, pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule
9019, and in consideration for the classification, distribution, releases and
other benefits provided under the Plan, upon the Effective Date (and subject to
the terms and conditions of the DJT Settlement Agreement), the provisions of the
Plan shall constitute a good faith compromise and settlement of all DJT Claims
or controversies resolved pursuant to the Plan. Notwithstanding
anything contained herein to the contrary, all Plan distributions made to
creditors holding Allowed Claims in any Class take into account the relative
priority and rights of the Claims and the Equity Interests in each Class in
connection with any contractual, legal and equitable subordination rights
relating thereto whether arising under general principles of equitable
subordination, section 510 of the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise, and are intended
to be and shall be final, and no Plan distribution to the holder of a Claim in
one Class shall be subject to being shared with or reallocated to the holders of
any Claim in another Class by virtue of any prepetition collateral trust
agreement, shared collateral agreement, subordination agreement or other similar
inter-creditor arrangement. As of the Effective Date, any and all
contractual, legal and equitable subordination rights, whether arising under
general principles of equitable subordination, section 510 of the Bankruptcy
Code or otherwise, relating to the allowance, classification and treatment of
all Allowed Claims and their respective distributions and treatments hereunder
are settled, compromised, terminated and released pursuant hereto; provided, however, that
nothing contained herein shall preclude any person or entity from exercising
their rights pursuant to and consistent with the terms of this Plan and the
contracts, instruments, releases, indentures, and other agreements or documents
delivered under or in connection with this Plan.
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5.3.
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Authorization and Issuance of
Plan Securities.
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On the
Effective Date, each of the applicable Reorganized Debtors will be authorized to
and shall issue, as applicable, the New Common Stock (including the Equity
Distribution, the Rights Offering Stock, the Backstop Stock and the DJT Stock),
the New Partnership Interests, the DJT Warrants, and any and all other
securities, notes, stock, instruments, certificates, and other documents or
agreements required to be issued, executed or delivered pursuant to this Plan
(collectively with the Subscription Rights, the “New Securities and
Documents”), in each case without further notice to or order of the
Bankruptcy Court, act or action under applicable law, regulation, order, or rule
or the vote, consent, authorization or approval of any entity.
The
issuance of the New Securities and Documents and the distribution thereof under
this Plan, and distribution and exercise of the Subscription Rights, shall be
exempt from registration under applicable securities laws pursuant to section
1145(a) of the Bankruptcy Code or, to the extent the exception in section
1145(a) of the Bankruptcy Code is not available, section 4(2) of the Securities
Act of 1933 as amended, and/or any other applicable
exemptions. Without limiting the effect of section 1145 of the
Bankruptcy Code, all documents, agreements, and instruments entered into and
delivered on or as of the Effective Date contemplated by or in furtherance of
this Plan, including, without limitation, the Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement, the Amended and Restated Trademark License Agreement, the Amended and
Restated Services Agreement, the DJT Warrant Agreement, any Marina Sale
Agreement, any of the Amended Organizational Documents or any other agreement or
document related to or entered into in connection with any of the foregoing,
shall become, and the Backstop Agreement shall remain, effective and binding in
accordance with their respective terms and conditions upon the parties thereto,
in each case without further notice to or order of the Bankruptcy Court, act or
action under applicable law, regulation, order, or rule or the vote, consent,
authorization or approval of any entity (other than as expressly required by
such applicable agreement).
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Upon the
Effective Date, after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby,
10,714,286 shares of New Common Stock will be authorized and issued by the
Reorganized Debtors, and 9,285,714 additional shares of New Common Stock will be
authorized but not issued as provided in the Amended Organizational
Documents.
Except as
otherwise provided in this Plan or the Confirmation Order, all Cash necessary
for the Reorganized Debtors to make payments required pursuant to this Plan will
be obtained from the Reorganized Debtors’ Cash balances, including Cash from
operations, the proceeds of the Rights Offering and the Marina Sale Proceeds, if
any. Cash payments to be made pursuant to this Plan will be made by
the Reorganized Debtors.
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5.4.
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Rights
Offering.
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(a) Issuance of Subscription
Rights. Each of the Eligible Holders shall be entitled to
receive Subscription Rights entitling such participant to subscribe for up to
its Rights Offering Pro Rata Share of the Rights Offering
Stock. Eligible Holders have the right, but not the obligation, to
participate in the Rights Offering as provided herein. If, after the
Rights Offering Record Date but at least five (5) calendar days prior to the
Subscription Expiration Date, a holder of a Disputed Claim who otherwise would
be an Eligible Holder, is permitted to participate in the Rights Offering as a
result of a Bankruptcy Court order estimating such Claim for the purpose of
determining such holder’s Rights Participation Claim Amount, such holder shall
be permitted to participate in the Rights Offering to the same extent as an
Eligible Holder. For the avoidance of doubt, to the extent that a
Disputed Claim becomes an Allowed Claim after the date that is five (5) calendar
days prior to the Subscription Expiration Date, then the holder of such Claim
shall not be entitled to any Rights Participation Claim Amount.
(b) Subscription
Period. The Rights Offering shall commence on the Subscription
Commencement Date and shall expire on the Subscription Expiration
Date. Each Eligible Holder intending to participate in the Rights
Offering must affirmatively elect to exercise its Subscription Rights, in whole
or in part, on or prior to the Subscription Expiration Date. On the
Effective Date, all Unsubscribed Shares shall be treated as acquired by the
Backstop Parties in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions
contained in the Backstop Agreement and this Plan, and any exercise of such
Subscription Rights after the Subscription Expiration Date (other than the
purchase of shares by the Backstop Parties pursuant to the Backstop Agreement)
shall be null and void and there shall be no obligation to honor any such
purported exercise received by the Subscription Agent after the Subscription
Expiration Date, regardless of when the documents relating to such exercise were
sent.
(c) Subscription Purchase
Price. Each Rights Offering Participant choosing to exercise
its Subscription Rights, in whole or in part, shall (i) be advised in writing by
the Subscription Agent, as promptly as practicable following the Subscription
Expiration Date, of the number of shares of Rights Offering Stock required to be
purchased by such Rights Offering Participant as a result of such exercise and
(ii) be required to pay such participant’s Subscription Purchase Price for such
shares of Rights Offering Stock not later than the Subscription Payment Date;
provided, however, that
no fractional shares of New Common Stock shall be issued pursuant to any
exercise of Subscription Rights.
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(d) Exercise of Subscription
Rights. In order to exercise the Subscription Rights, each
Eligible Holder must: (a) return a duly completed Subscription Form to the
Subscription Agent so that such form is actually received by the Subscription
Agent on or before the Subscription Expiration Date; and (b) pay to the
Subscription Agent (on behalf of TER) on or before the Subscription Payment Date
such holder’s Subscription Purchase Price in accordance with the wire
instructions set forth on the Subscription Form or by bank or cashier’s check
delivered to the Subscription Agent as specified in the Subscription Form; provided, however, that no
fractional shares of New Common Stock shall be issued upon any exercise of
Subscription Rights. If the Subscription Agent for any reason does
not receive from a given holder of Subscription Rights (a) a duly completed
Subscription Form on or prior to the Subscription Expiration Date, and
(b) immediately available funds in an amount equal to such holder’s
Subscription Purchase Price on or prior to the Subscription Payment Date, such
holder shall be deemed to have relinquished and waived its right to participate
in the Rights Offering and any shares that such holder could have purchased upon
its valid exercise of Subscription Rights shall be deemed to be Unsubscribed
Shares. The payments made in accordance with the Rights Offering
shall be deposited and held by the Subscription Agent in an interest-bearing
trust account, or similarly segregated account or accounts which shall be
separate and apart from the Subscription Agent’s general operating funds and any
other funds subject to any lien or similar encumbrance and which segregated
account or accounts will be maintained for the purpose of holding the money for
administration of the Rights Offering until the Effective Date. The
Subscription Agent shall not use such funds for any other purpose prior to such
date and shall not encumber or permit such funds to be encumbered with any lien
or similar encumbrance.
Each
Rights Offering Participant may exercise all or any portion of such holder’s
Subscription Rights pursuant to the Subscription Form, but the exercise of any
Subscription Rights shall be irrevocable and shall obligate the exercising
Rights Offering Participant to purchase the applicable shares of New Common
Stock and to pay the Subscription Purchase Price for such shares on or prior to
the Subscription Payment Date. In order to facilitate the exercise of
the Subscription Rights, on the Subscription Commencement Date, a Subscription
Form will be mailed to each Eligible Holder together with appropriate
instructions for the proper completion, due execution and timely delivery of the
Subscription Form. As promptly as practicable following the
Subscription Expiration Date, the Subscription Agent will deliver to each Rights
Offering Participant that has validly exercised its Subscription Rights in whole
or in part a written statement specifying the number of shares of the Rights
Offering Stock to be purchased by such Rights Offering Participant as a result
of such exercise of Subscription Rights and the applicable Subscription Purchase
Price for such shares as well as instructions for the payment of the applicable
Subscription Purchase Price to the Subscription Agent prior to the Subscription
Payment Date.
(e) Rights Offering Procedures.
Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Ad Hoc
Committee may modify the procedures relating to the Rights Offering or adopt
such additional detailed procedures consistent with the provisions of this
Section 5.4 to more efficiently administer the exercise of the Subscription
Rights.
(f) Transfer Restriction;
Revocation. The Subscription Rights are not
transferable. Any such transfer or attempted transfer will be null
and void, and no purported transferee will be treated as the holder of, or
permitted to exercise, any Subscription Rights. Once a Rights
Offering Participant has properly exercised its Subscription Rights, such
exercise will not be permitted to be revoked.
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(g) Rights Offering
Backstop. Subject to the terms and conditions in the Backstop
Agreement, each of the Backstop Parties, severally and not jointly, has agreed
to subscribe for and purchase on the Effective Date, at the aggregate
Subscription Purchase Price therefor, its Backstop Commitment (as set forth on
Exhibit A to the Backstop Agreement) of all Unsubscribed Shares as of the
Effective Date. The Backstop Parties shall pay to the Subscription
Agent, by wire transfer in immediately available funds on or prior to the
Effective Date, Cash in an amount equal to the aggregate Subscription Purchase
Price attributable to such amount of New Common Stock as provided in the
Backstop Agreement. The Subscription Agent shall deposit such payment
into the same trust account into which were deposited the Subscription Purchase
Price payments of Rights Offering Participants. TER and the
Subscription Agent shall give the Backstop Parties by e-mail and electronic
facsimile transmission written notification setting forth either (i) a true
and accurate calculation of the number of Unsubscribed Shares, and the aggregate
Subscription Purchase Price therefor (a “Purchase Notice”) or
(ii) in the absence of any Unsubscribed Shares, the fact that there are no
Unsubscribed Shares and that the Backstop Commitments are terminated (a “Satisfaction Notice”)
as soon as practicable after the Subscription Payment Date (and, in any event,
no later than four (4) Business Days prior to the Effective Date). In
addition, the Subscription Agent shall notify the Backstop Parties, on each
Friday during the Subscription Period and on each Business Day during the five
(5) Business Days prior to the Subscription Expiration Date (and any extensions
thereto), or more frequently if requested by the Backstop Parties, of the
aggregate number of Subscription Rights known by the Subscription Agent to have
been exercised pursuant to the Rights Offering as of the close of business on
the preceding Business Day or the most recent practicable time before such
request, as the case may be. The Subscription Agent shall determine
the number of Unsubscribed Shares, if any, in good faith, and provide each of
the Backstop Parties with a Purchase Notice or a Satisfaction Notice that
accurately reflects the number of Unsubscribed Shares as so
determined. On the Effective Date, the Backstop Parties will purchase
only such number of Unsubscribed Shares as are listed in the Purchase Notice,
without prejudice to the rights of the Backstop Parties to seek later an upward
or downward adjustment if the number of Unsubscribed Shares in such Purchase
Notice is inaccurate. Delivery of the Unsubscribed Shares will be
made to the accounts of the respective Backstop Parties (or to such other
accounts as the Backstop Parties may designate) at 10:00 a.m., New York City
time, on the Effective Date against payment of the aggregate Subscription
Purchase Price for the Unsubscribed Shares by wire transfer of immediately
available funds to the Subscription Agent. All Unsubscribed Shares
will be delivered with any and all issue, stamp, transfer or similar taxes or
duties payable in connection with such delivery duly paid by the Debtors or the
Reorganized Debtors to the extent required under the Confirmation Order or
applicable law. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the
contrary, the Backstop Parties, in their sole discretion, may designate that
some or all of the Unsubscribed Shares be issued in the name of, and delivered
to, one or more of their affiliates.
(h) Backstop Fees and Expenses/Backstop
Stock. In consideration for their agreement to backstop the
Rights Offering, on the Effective Date the Backstop Parties shall receive the
Backstop Stock to be allocated in the manner set forth in the Backstop
Agreement, and shall be entitled to the reimbursement of all Backstop Fees and
Expenses.
(i) Distribution of the New Common
Stock. On the Effective Date, the Subscription Agent shall (i)
distribute the Rights Offering Stock purchased by each Rights Offering
Participant that has properly exercised, and paid the Subscription Price for,
its Subscription Rights to such holder and (ii) distribute the Unsubscribed
Shares, and the Backstop Stock, to the Backstop Parties. If the
exercise of a Subscription Right would result in the issuance of a fractional
share of New Common Stock, then the number of shares of New Common Stock to be
issued in respect of such Subscription Right will be calculated to one decimal
place and rounded up or down to the closest whole share (with a half share
rounded up). The total number of the shares of New Common Stock that
may be purchased pursuant to the Rights Offering shall be adjusted as necessary
to account for the rounding provided for in this paragraph.
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(j) Disputed Claims. For all
purposes of this Section 5.4, each Rights Offering Participant is entitled to
participate in the Rights Offering solely to the extent of its Rights
Participation Claim Amount, if any.
(k) Recalculation as of the Subscription
Expiration Date. The Rights Participation Claims Amount and
Rights Offering Pro Rata Share of each Rights Offering Participant shall be
recalculated on the Subscription Expiration Date to account for any allowances
or disallowances, as applicable, of General Unsecured Claims or Second Lien Note
Claims prior to the day that is five (5) Business Days prior to the Subscription
Expiration Date and each properly exercising holder of a General Unsecured Claim
or Second Lien Note Claim under the Rights Offering shall only be
entitled to purchase the amount of New Common Stock so calculated on such
date.
(l) Subsequent
Adjustments. If as a result of allowances prior to
the fifth (5th) Business Day preceding the Subscription Expiration
Date of General Unsecured Claims or Second Lien Note Claim for purposes of
participating in the Rights Offering, more than all of the New Common Stock
subject to the Rights Offering has been subscribed for as a result of the
exercise of the Subscription Rights, the New Common Stock subscribed for by each
properly subscribing Rights Offering Participant shall be reduced on a pro rata
basis based upon the number of shares of New Common Stock properly subscribed
for by such participant.
(m) Validity of Exercise of Subscription
Rights. All questions concerning the timeliness, viability,
form and eligibility of any exercise of Subscription Rights shall be determined
by the Subscription Agent as directed by the Ad Hoc Committee, whose good faith
determinations shall be final and binding. The Subscription Agent as
directed by the Ad Hoc Committee, in its discretion, may waive any defect or
irregularity, or permit a defect or irregularity to be corrected within such
times as they may determine, or reject the purported exercise of any
Subscription Rights. Subscription Forms shall be deemed not to have
been received or accepted until all irregularities have been waived or cured
within such time as the Subscription Agent with the consent of the Ad Hoc
Committee determines. The Subscription Agent will use commercially
reasonable efforts to give notice to any Rights Offering Participants regarding
any defect or irregularity in connection with any purported exercise of
Subscription Rights by such participant and, may permit such defect or
irregularity to be cured within such time as the Subscription Agent with the
consent of the Ad Hoc Committee may determine in good faith to be appropriate;
provided, however, that
neither the Ad Hoc Committee nor the Subscription Agent shall incur any
liability for failure to give such notification. Within five (5) days
after the Voting Deadline, the Subscription Agent shall file with the Bankruptcy
Court a report regarding the results of the Rights Offering including a list
identifying all those Subscription Forms deemed rejected due to defect or
irregularity.
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(n) Indemnification of Backstop
Parties. Upon entry of the Confirmation Order, the Debtors or
the Reorganized Debtors, as the case may be (in such capacity, the “Indemnifying
Parties”) shall indemnify and hold harmless the Backstop Parties and each
of their respective affiliates, members, partners, officers, directors,
employees, agents, advisors, controlling persons and professionals (each an
“Indemnified
Person”) from and against any and all losses, claims, damages,
liabilities and reasonable expenses, joint or several, to which any such
Indemnified Person may become subject arising out of or in connection with any
claim, challenge, litigation, investigation or proceeding with respect to the
Rights Offering, the Backstop Agreement, the Plan or the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby, including without limitation, distribution of
the Backstop Stock and the payment of the Backstop Fees and Expenses, if any,
distribution of the Subscription Rights, the purchase and sale of New Common
Stock in the Rights Offering and purchase and sale of Unsubscribed Shares
pursuant to the Backstop Agreement, regardless of whether any of such
Indemnified Persons is a party thereto, and to reimburse such Indemnified
Persons for any reasonable legal or other reasonable out-of-pocket expenses as
they are incurred in connection with investigating, responding to or defending
any of the foregoing, provided that the foregoing indemnification will not, as
to any Indemnified Person, apply to losses, claims, damages, liabilities or
expenses to the extent that they are finally judicially determined to have
resulted from gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of such
Indemnified Person. If for any reason the foregoing indemnification
is unavailable to any Indemnified Person or insufficient to hold it harmless,
then the Indemnifying Parties shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by
such Indemnified Person as a result of such loss, claim, damage, liability or
expense in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative
benefits received by the Indemnifying Parties on the one hand and such
Indemnified Person on the other hand but also the relative fault of the
Indemnifying Parties, on the one hand, and such Indemnified Person, on the other
hand, as well as any relevant equitable considerations. The relative
benefits to the Indemnifying Parties on the one hand and all Indemnified Persons
on the other hand shall be deemed to be in the same proportion as (i) the total
value received or proposed to be received by the Debtors pursuant to the sale of
New Common Stock contemplated by the Backstop Agreement bears to (ii) the fee
paid or proposed to be paid to the Backstop Parties in connection with such
sale. The Indemnifying Parties also agree that no Indemnified Person
shall have any liability based on their exclusive or contributory negligence or
otherwise to the Indemnifying Parties, any person asserting claims on behalf of
or in right of any of the Indemnifying Parties, or any other person in
connection with or as a result of the Rights Offering or the transactions
contemplated thereby, except as to any Indemnified Person to the extent that any
losses, claims, damages, liability or expenses incurred by the Debtors are
finally judicially determined to have resulted from gross negligence or willful
misconduct of such Indemnified Person in performing the services that are the
subject of the Backstop Agreement. The indemnity and reimbursement
obligations of the Indemnifying Parties described in this Section 5.4(n) shall
be in addition to any liability that the Indemnifying Parties may otherwise have
to an Indemnified Person and shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of
any successors, assigns, heirs and personal representatives of the Indemnifying
Parties and any Indemnified Person.
Promptly
after receipt by an Indemnified Person of notice of the commencement of any
claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to the Backstop
Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated thereby (“Proceedings”), such
Indemnified Person will, if a claim is to be made hereunder against the
Indemnifying Parties in respect thereof, notify the Indemnifying Parties in
writing of the commencement thereof; provided that (i) the omission so to notify
the Indemnifying Parties will not relieve it from any liability that it may have
hereunder except to the extent it has been materially prejudiced by such failure
and (ii) the omission so to notify the Indemnifying Parties will not
relieve it from any liability that it may have to an Indemnified Person
otherwise than on account of the provisions described in this Section
5.4(n). In case any such Proceedings are brought against any
Indemnified Person and it notifies the Indemnifying Parties of the commencement
thereof, if the Indemnifying Parties commit in writing to fully indemnify and
hold harmless the Indemnified Person with respect to such Proceedings without
regard to whether the Effective Date occurs, the Indemnifying Parties will be
entitled to participate in such Proceedings, and, to the extent that it may
elect by written notice delivered to such Indemnified Person, to assume the
defense thereof, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified
Person, provided that if the defendants in any such Proceedings include both
such Indemnified Person and the Indemnifying Parties and such Indemnified Person
shall have concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it that are
different from or additional to those available to the Indemnifying Parties,
such Indemnified Person shall have the right to select separate counsel to
assert such legal defenses and to otherwise participate in the defense of such
Proceedings on behalf of such Indemnified Person. Upon receipt of
such indemnification commitment from the Indemnifying Parties and notice from
the Indemnifying Parties to such Indemnified Person of its election so to assume
the defense of such Proceedings and approval by such Indemnified Person of
counsel, the Indemnifying Parties shall not be liable to such Indemnified Person
for expenses incurred by such Indemnified Person in connection with the defense
thereof (other than reasonable costs of investigation) unless (i) such
Indemnified Person shall have employed separate counsel in connection with the
assertion of legal defenses in accordance with the proviso to the next preceding
sentence (it being understood, however, that the Indemnifying Parties shall not
be liable for the expenses of more than one separate counsel, approved by the
Requisite Investors (as defined in the Backstop Agreement), representing the
Indemnified Persons who are parties to such Proceedings), (ii) the Indemnifying
Parties shall not have employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to such
Indemnified Person to represent such Indemnified Person at the Indemnifying
Parties’ expense within a reasonable time after notice of commencement of the
Proceedings, or (iii) the Indemnifying Parties shall have authorized in writing
the employment of counsel for such Indemnified Person.
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5.5.
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Marina Sale Agreement; Coastal
Cooperation Agreement.
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As soon
as practicable after the Confirmation Date, subject to the receipt of higher and
better offers submitted at the Confirmation Hearing (as determined by the Ad Hoc
Committee and approved by the Bankruptcy Court) as provided in the Marina Sale
Agreement, and subject to the right of the First Lien Lenders to make a valid
credit bid pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 363(k), the Debtors shall be authorized and
directed to enter into and execute the Marina Sale Agreement and the Coastal
Cooperation Agreement and to take any and all actions contemplated
thereby. Subject to the terms and conditions stated in the Marina
Sale Agreement, upon the Effective Date, each of the Coastal Adversary
Proceeding and the Florida Litigation shall be withdrawn and dismissed with
prejudice, and the parties to the Coastal Adversary Proceeding and the Florida
Litigation shall execute mutual releases in form and substance acceptable to
each of the parties thereto.
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5.6.
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The Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement.
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On the
Effective Date, Reorganized TER, Reorganized TER Holdings and the Reorganized
Debtor Subsidiaries that are parties to the Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement and the other loan documents (as such term is defined in the Amended
and Restated Credit Agreement) are authorized to execute and deliver such loan
documents and grant the liens and security interests specified therein to and in
favor of the First Lien Collateral Agent for the benefit of the First Lien
Lenders as well as execute, deliver, file, record and issue any notes, documents
(including UCC financing statements), or agreements in connection therewith, in
each case without further notice to or order of the Bankruptcy Court, act or
action under applicable law, regulation, order, or rule or the vote, consent,
authorization or approval of any person or entity (other than expressly required
by the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement).
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5.7.
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Issuance of New Common
Stock.
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On the
Effective Date, Reorganized TER shall issue the New Common Stock to (a) the
Eligible Holders of Allowed General Unsecured Claims and Allowed Second Lien
Note Claims validly exercising their Subscription Rights pursuant to the Rights
Offering, (b) the holders of Allowed Second Lien Note Claims and holders of
Allowed General Unsecured Claims in accordance with the distribution set forth
in Sections 4.4 and 4.5 of this Plan, (c) the Backstop Parties in accordance
with the terms of the Backstop Agreement (including the Unsubscribed Shares and
the Backstop Stock), and (d) the DJT Parties in accordance with Section 4.6 of
this Plan (so long as the DJT Settlement Agreement remains in
effect).
Following
the Effective Date, Reorganized TER shall, as soon as reasonably practicable but
in any event no later than thirty (30) calendar days after the Effective Date,
file with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission a registration
statement for the New Common Stock on Form 8-A or Form 10 (as determined in the
Reorganized Debtors’ reasonable discretion) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, unless the Securities and Exchange Commission advises Reorganized TER that
the New Common Stock will be registered under such Act in the absence of such
filing. Following the Effective Date, Reorganized TER shall use
reasonable best efforts to list the New Common Stock on the NASDAQ or The New
York Stock Exchange as soon as reasonably practicable.
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Certain
holders of New Common Stock shall be entitled to registration rights pursuant to
the Registration Rights Agreement.
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5.8.
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Amended and Restated Trademark
License Agreement; Amended and Restated Services
Agreement.
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In
accordance with the terms of the DJT Settlement Agreement, on the Effective Date
(a) certain of the Reorganized Debtors, Donald J. Trump, and Ivanka Trump will
enter into the Amended and Restated Trademark License Agreement, and (b) certain
of the Reorganized Debtors and Donald J. Trump will enter into the Amended and
Restated Services Agreement.
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5.9.
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Waiver of Claims by the DJT
Parties.
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Except to
the extent specifically provided in the Plan, in exchange for the consideration
to be received by the DJT Parties under the Plan, on the Effective Date, each of
the DJT Parties shall be deemed to have unconditionally and irrevocably waived
and released any Claim or Cause of Action that has been or could be asserted
against any of the Debtors, including, without limitation, any Claim arising out
of or relating to (i) that certain Amended and Restated Trademark License
Agreement, dated as of May 20, 2005, by and among Donald J. Trump, TER Holdings,
TER, Trump Taj Mahal Associates LLC, Trump Plaza Associates, LLC, Trump Marina,
LLC and Trump Indiana, Inc.; or (ii) that certain Services Agreement, dated as
of May 20, 2005, by and a among Donald J. Trump, TER and TER
Holdings.
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5.10.
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Subsidiary Equity
Interests.
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All
Subsidiary Equity Interests shall continue to be held by the Reorganized Debtors
holding such Subsidiary Equity Interest as of the Commencement Date, subject to
the transactions contemplated by Section 5.13 hereof.
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5.11.
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Cancellation of Existing
Securities and Agreements.
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Except
(i) for purposes of evidencing a right to distributions under the Plan,
(ii) with respect to executory contracts or unexpired leases that have been
assumed by the Debtors, or (iii) as otherwise provided hereunder, on the
Effective Date, all the agreements and other documents evidencing (a) the Claims
or rights of any holder of a Claim against the Debtors, including all indentures
and notes evidencing such Claims, (b) any Equity Interest in TER and TER
Holdings, and (c) any Claims arising under the Personal Trump Guaranty, in each
case, shall be cancelled and of no force or effect. The Second Lien
Indenture Trustee shall maintain any charging lien such Second Lien Indenture
Trustee may have for any fees, costs and expenses under the Second Lien
Indenture or other agreements executed in connection therewith until all such
fees, costs and expenses are paid pursuant to this Plan or
otherwise.
Except as
provided pursuant to this Plan, the Second Lien Indenture Trustee and its
agents, successors and assigns shall be discharged of all of their obligations
associated with the Second Lien Notes.
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5.12.
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Reorganized
TER.
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(a) Formation and
Name. On the Effective Date or as soon thereafter as is
practicable, the Reorganized Debtors may change their name(s) to such name(s)
that may be determined in accordance with applicable law.
(b) General
Partner. On the Effective Date, the proceeds of the Rights
Offering shall be contributed by Reorganized TER to the New Limited Partner and
to Reorganized TER Holdings as a capital contribution as part of the
Restructuring Transactions, and the portion of the proceeds contributed to the
New Limited Partner shall in turn be contributed to Reorganized TER
Holdings. In consideration for such capital contributions, the New
Partnership Interests of Reorganized TER Holdings shall be distributed to
Reorganized TER and the New Limited Partner as shall be set forth in the
Restructuring Transactions. On the Effective Date, Reorganized TER
shall be authorized to enter into the Fifth Amended and Restated Agreement of
Limited Partnership of TER Holdings, among Reorganized TER, as general partner,
the New Limited Partner and Reorganized TER Holdings, pursuant to which TER
shall continue as the general partner of TER Holdings.
(c) Board of
Directors. The board of directors of Reorganized TER shall be
composed of a total of five members, who shall be licensable individuals
selected by the Ad Hoc Committee.
(d) Officers of Reorganized
TER. The officers of TER immediately prior to the Effective
Date will serve as the officers of Reorganized TER on and after the Effective
Date in accordance with any employment and severance agreements authorized by
the board of directors of Reorganized TER.
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5.13.
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Other
Transactions.
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On the
Effective Date, the Debtors shall undertake the Restructuring
Transactions. On the Effective Date or as soon as reasonably
practicable thereafter, the Debtors may, with the prior consent of the Ad Hoc
Committee, (i) cause any or all of the Reorganized Debtor Subsidiaries to be
liquidated or merged into one or more of the other Reorganized Debtor
Subsidiaries or any other subsidiaries of the Debtors or dissolved, (ii) cause
the transfer of assets between or among the Reorganized Debtor Subsidiaries,
(iii) cause any or all of the Amended Organizational Documents of any
Reorganized Debtor Subsidiaries to be implemented, effected or executed and/or
(iv) engage in any other transaction in furtherance of the Plan. Any
such transactions may be effective as of the Effective Date pursuant to the
Confirmation Order without any further action by the stockholders, members,
general or limited partners, or directors of any of the Debtors or Reorganized
TER. A summary of the Restructuring Transactions to be undertaken as
of the Effective Date will be set forth in the Plan Supplement.
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5.14.
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Release of Liens, Claims and
Equity Interests.
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Except as
otherwise provided herein or in any contract, instrument, release or other
agreement or document entered into or delivered in connection with the Plan, on
the Effective Date and concurrently with the applicable distributions made
pursuant to Section 6 of the Plan, all Liens, Claims, Equity Interests,
mortgages, deeds of trust, or other security interests against the property of
the Debtors’ estates shall be fully released, terminated, extinguished and
discharged, in each case without further notice to or order of the Bankruptcy
Court, act or action under applicable law, regulation, order, or rule or the
vote, consent, authorization or approval of any entity. Any entity
holding such Liens or interests shall, pursuant to section 1142 of the
Bankruptcy Code, promptly execute and deliver to the Reorganized Debtors such
instruments of termination, release, satisfaction and/or assignment (in
recordable form) as may be reasonably requested by the Reorganized
Debtors.
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SECTION
6.
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DISTRIBUTIONS
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6.1.
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Distribution Record
Date.
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As of the
close of business on the Distribution Record Date, the various transfer
registers for each of the Classes of Claims or Equity Interests as maintained by
the Debtors, or their respective agents, shall be deemed closed, and there shall
be no further changes in the record holders of any of the Claims or Equity
Interests. The Debtors or the Reorganized Debtors shall have no
obligation to recognize any transfer of the Claims or Equity Interests occurring
on or after the Distribution Record Date.
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6.2.
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Postpetition Interest on
Claims.
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Except as
required by applicable bankruptcy law, postpetition interest will not accrue on
or after the Commencement Date on account of any Claim.
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6.3.
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Date of
Distributions.
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Except as
otherwise provided herein, any distributions and deliveries to be made hereunder
shall be made on the Effective Date or as soon thereafter as is
practicable. In the event that any payment or act under the Plan is
required to be made or performed on a date that is not a Business Day, then the
making of such payment or the performance of such act may be completed on or as
soon as reasonably practicable after the next succeeding Business Day, but shall
be deemed to have been completed as of the required date.
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6.4.
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Disbursing
Agent.
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All
distributions hereunder shall be made by an entity or entities designated by the
Ad Hoc Committee and the Debtors as Disbursing Agent, on or after the Effective
Date or as otherwise provided herein. A Disbursing Agent shall not be
required to give any bond or surety or other security for the performance of its
duties unless otherwise ordered by the Bankruptcy Court, and, in the event that
a Disbursing Agent is so ordered, all costs and expenses of procuring any such
bond or surety shall be borne by Reorganized TER.
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6.5.
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Powers of Disbursing
Agent.
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The
Disbursing Agent shall be empowered to (i) effect all actions and execute all
agreements, instruments and other documents necessary to perform its duties
hereunder, (ii) make all distributions contemplated hereby and (iii)
exercise such other powers as may be vested in the Disbursing Agent by order of
the Bankruptcy Court, pursuant to the Plan.
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6.6.
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Surrender of
Instruments.
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As a
condition to receiving any distribution under the Plan, each holder of a
certificated instrument or note must surrender such instrument or note held by
it to the Disbursing Agent or its designee. Any holder of such
instrument or note that fails to (i) surrender such instrument or note, or
(ii) execute and deliver an affidavit of loss and/or indemnity reasonably
satisfactory to the Disbursing Agent and furnish a bond in form, substance and
amount reasonably satisfactory to the Disbursing Agent before the first
anniversary of the Effective Date shall be deemed to have forfeited all rights
and Claims and may not participate in any distribution hereunder. Any
distribution so forfeited shall become property of the Reorganized
Debtors.
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6.7.
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Delivery of
Distributions.
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Subject
to Bankruptcy Rule 9010, all distributions to any holder of an Allowed Claim
shall be made to a Disbursing Agent, who shall transmit such distribution to the
applicable holders of Allowed Claims. In the event that any
distribution to any holder is returned as undeliverable, the Disbursing Agent
shall use reasonable efforts to determine the current address of such holder,
but no distribution to such holder shall be made unless and until the Disbursing
Agent has determined the then-current address of such holder, at which time such
distribution shall be made to such holder without interest; provided that such
distributions shall be deemed unclaimed property under section 347(b) of the
Bankruptcy Code at the expiration of one (1) year from the Effective
Date. After such date, all unclaimed property or interest in property
shall revert to the Reorganized Debtors, and the Claim of any other holder to
such property or interest in property shall be discharged and forever
barred. If the Ad Hoc Committee, the Debtors and the Second Lien
Indenture Trustee agree that the Second Lien Indenture Trustee shall serve as
the Disbursing Agent, all distributions on account of Second Lien Note Claims
shall be made: (a) to the Second Lien Indenture Trustee; or (b) with the prior
written consent of the Second Lien Indenture Trustee, through the facilities of
DTC (if applicable). If a distribution is made to the Second Lien
Indenture Trustee, the Second Lien Indenture Trustee shall administer the
distribution in accordance with the Plan and the Second Lien Indenture and shall
be compensated for all of its reasonable services and disbursements related to
distributions pursuant to the Plan (and for the related reasonable fees and
expenses of any counsel or professional engaged by the Second Lien Indenture
Trustee with respect to administering or implementing such distributions), by
the Debtors or the Reorganized Debtors, as appropriate, in the ordinary course
upon the presentation of invoices by such Second Lien Indenture Trustee for such
services. The compensation of the Second Lien Indenture Trustee for
services relating to distributions under the Plan shall be made without the need
for filing any application or request with, or approval by, the Bankruptcy
Court. Distributions made by the Second Lien Indenture Trustee to the
record holders of the Second Lien Notes, and in turn by the record holders of
the Second Lien Notes to the beneficial holders of the Second Lien Notes, shall
not be made as of the Distribution Record Date but rather shall be accomplished
in accordance with the Second Lien Notes Indenture and the policies and
procedures of DTC.
The
Second Lien Indenture Trustee shall not be required to give any bond, surety, or
other security for the performance of its duties with respect to the
administration and implementation of distributions. Any and all
distributions on account of Second Lien Note Claims shall be subject to the
right of the Second Lien Indenture Trustee to exercise its charging lien for any
unpaid fees and expenses of the Second Lien Indenture Trustee and its counsel,
and any fees and expenses of the Second Lien Indenture Trustee incurred in
making distributions pursuant to the Plan.
Notwithstanding
anything contained in this Plan or the DJT Settlement Agreement to the contrary,
the obligation to make the distributions to the DJT Parties pursuant to Section
4.6 hereof shall be satisfied, and the discharge and cancellation of all Claims
and Causes of Action against, and Equity Interests in, the Debtors held by the
DJT Parties shall be effective upon the delivery of such distribution to Donald
J. Trump, who has agreed to act as agent on behalf of each of the DJT Parties
for the purposes of receiving distributions under this Plan.
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6.8.
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Manner of Payment Under
Plan.
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At the
option of the Debtors, any Cash payment to be made under the Plan may be made by
a check or wire transfer or as otherwise required or provided in applicable
agreements.
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6.9.
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Setoffs.
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The
Debtors and the Reorganized Debtors may (with the consent of the Ad Hoc
Committee), but shall not be required to, set off against any claim (for
purposes of determining the Allowed amount of such Claim on which distribution
shall be made), any claims of any nature whatsoever that the Debtors or the
Reorganized Debtors may have against the holder of such Claim, but neither the
failure to do so nor the allowance of any Claim under the Plan shall constitute
a waiver or release by the Debtors or the Reorganized Debtors of any such claim
the Debtors or the Reorganized Debtors may have against the holder of such
Claim.
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6.10.
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Distributions After Effective
Date.
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Subject
to Section 5.4(a) of this Plan, distributions made after the Effective Date to
holders of Disputed Claims that are not Allowed Claims as of the Effective Date
but which later become Allowed Claims shall be deemed to have been made on the
Effective Date.
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6.11.
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Allocation of Distributions
Between Principal and
Interest.
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To the
extent that any Allowed Claim entitled to a distribution under the Plan is
comprised of indebtedness and accrued but unpaid interest thereon, such
distribution shall be allocated to the principal amount (as determined for
federal income tax purposes) of the Claim first, and then to accrued but unpaid
interest.
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SECTION
7.
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PROCEDURES FOR DISPUTED
CLAIMS
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7.1.
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Allowance of
Claims.
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After the
Effective Date, the Reorganized Debtors shall have and shall retain any and all
rights and defenses that the Debtor had with respect to any Claim, except with
respect to any Claim deemed Allowed under this Plan. Except as
expressly provided in this Plan or in any order entered in the Reorganization
Cases prior to the Effective Date (including, without limitation, the
Confirmation Order), no Claim shall become an Allowed Claim unless and until
such Claim is deemed Allowed under this Plan or the Bankruptcy Code or the
Bankruptcy Court has entered a Final Order, including, without limitation, the
Confirmation Order, in the Reorganization Cases allowing such
Claim.
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7.2.
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Objections to
Claims.
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Prior to
the Effective Date, the Ad Hoc Committee or the Debtors, and after the Effective
Date, the Reorganized Debtors, shall be entitled to object to Claims other than
Claims which are expressly Allowed pursuant to the Plan or Allowed by Final
Order subsequent to the Effective Date. Any objections to Claims
shall be served and filed on or before the later of: (a) one hundred twenty
(120) days after the Effective Date, and (b) such date as may be fixed by the
Bankruptcy Court, whether fixed before or after the date specified in clause (a)
above.
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7.3.
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Payments and Distributions
with Respect to Disputed
Claims.
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Notwithstanding
any other provision hereof, if all or any portion of a Claim is a Disputed
Claim, no payment or distribution provided hereunder shall be made on account of
such Claim unless and until such Disputed Claim becomes an Allowed
Claim.
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7.4.
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Estimation of
Claims.
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Prior to
the Effective Date, the Ad Hoc Committee or the Debtors, and after the Effective
Date, the Reorganized Debtors may at any time request that the Bankruptcy Court
estimate any contingent, unliquidated or Disputed Claim pursuant to section
502(c) of the Bankruptcy Code regardless of whether the Debtor previously
objected to such Claim or whether the Bankruptcy Court has ruled on any such
objection, and the Bankruptcy Court will retain jurisdiction to estimate any
Claim at any time during litigation concerning any objection to any Claim,
including, without limitation, during the pendency of any appeal relating to any
such objection. In the event that the Bankruptcy Court estimates any contingent,
unliquidated or Disputed Claim, the amount so estimated shall constitute either
the allowed amount of such Claim or a maximum limitation on such Claim, as
determined by the Bankruptcy Court. If the estimated amount
constitutes a maximum limitation on the amount of such Claim, the Reorganized
Debtors may pursue supplementary proceedings to object to the allowance of such
Claim. All of the aforementioned objection, estimation and resolution
procedures are intended to be cumulative and not exclusive of one
another. Claims may be estimated and subsequently compromised,
settled, withdrawn or resolved by any mechanism approved by the Bankruptcy
Court.
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7.5.
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Distributions Relating to
Disputed Claims.
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Subject
to Section 5.4(a) of this Plan, at such time (if any) as a Disputed Claim
becomes an Allowed Claim, the Disbursing Agent shall distribute to the holder of
such Claim, such holder’s Pro Rata portion of the property distributable with
respect to the Class in which such Claim belongs. To the extent that
all or a portion of a Disputed Claim is Disallowed, the holder of such Claim
shall not receive any distribution on account of the portion of such Claim that
is Disallowed and any property withheld pending the resolution of such Claim
shall be reallocated Pro Rata to the holders of Allowed Claims in the same
class.
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7.6.
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Distributions after
Allowance.
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Subject
to Section 5.4(a) of this Plan, to the extent that a Disputed Claim becomes an
Allowed Claim after the Effective Date, a distribution shall be made to the
holder of such Allowed Claim in accordance with the provisions of the
Plan. Subject to Section 5.4(a) of this Plan, as soon as practicable
after the date that the order or judgment of the Bankruptcy Court allowing any
Disputed Claim becomes a Final Order, the Disbursing Agent shall provide to the
holder of such Claim, the distribution to which such holder is entitled
hereunder.
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7.7.
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Preservation of Rights to
Settle Claims.
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In
accordance with section 1123(b) of the Bankruptcy Code, the Reorganized Debtors
shall retain and may enforce, sue on, settle or compromise (or decline to do any
of the foregoing) all Causes of Action, including the Florida Litigation,
whether in law or in equity, whether known or unknown, that the Debtors or their
estates may hold against any person or entity without the approval of the
Bankruptcy Court, subject to the terms of Section 7.1 hereof, the Confirmation
Order, the DJT Settlement Agreement, the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
and any contract, instrument, release, indenture or other agreement entered into
in connection herewith. The Reorganized Debtors or their successor(s)
may pursue such retained claims, rights or Causes of Action, suits or
proceedings, as appropriate, in accordance with the best interests of the
Reorganized Debtors or their successor(s) who hold such rights.
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7.8.
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Disallowed
Claims.
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All
claims held by persons or entities against whom or which any Debtor or
Reorganized Debtor has commenced a proceeding asserting a Cause of Action under
sections 542, 543, 544, 545, 547, 548, 549 and/or 550 of the Bankruptcy Code
shall be deemed “disallowed” claims pursuant to section 502(d) of the Bankruptcy
Code and holders of such claims shall not be entitled to vote to accept or
reject the Plan. Claims that are deemed disallowed pursuant to this section
shall continue to be disallowed for all purposes until the avoidance action
against such party has been settled or resolved by Final Order and any sums due
to the Debtors or the Reorganized Debtors from such party have been
paid.
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7.9.
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Reserve for Disputed General
Unsecured Claims.
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Prior to
making any distributions of Cash from either the Creditor Distribution or the
Cash Distribution to holders of Allowed General Unsecured Claims, the
Reorganized Debtors or other applicable Distribution Agent (in each case, with
the consent of the Ad Hoc Committee), or the Reorganized Debtors, shall
establish appropriate reserves for Disputed Claims by withholding from any such
distributions an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of distributions to
which holders of such Disputed Claims would be entitled to under this Plan as of
such date as if such Disputed Claims were Allowed in full in the amount asserted
by the holder thereof in its respective timely filed Proof of Claim (as agreed
by the Ad Hoc Committee); provided, however, that the
Ad Hoc Committee, the Debtors (with the consent of the Ad Hoc Committee) and the
Reorganized Debtors shall have the right to file a motion seeking to estimate
such amounts. The Debtors or other applicable Distribution Agent (in
each case, with the consent of the Ad Hoc Committee) or the Reorganized Debtors,
shall also establish appropriate reserves for Disputed Claims in other Classes
as it determines necessary and appropriate.
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SECTION
8.
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EXECUTORY CONTRACTS AND
UNEXPIRED LEASES
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8.1.
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General
Treatment.
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As of,
and subject to the occurrence of the Effective Date, and subject to Section 8.2
herein, all executory contracts and unexpired leases (including, in each case,
any related amendments, supplements, consents, estoppels, or ancillary
agreements) to which any of the Debtors are parties are hereby assumed except
for an executory contract or unexpired lease that (i) previously has been
assumed or rejected pursuant to Final Order of the Bankruptcy Court,
(ii) is specifically designated by the Ad Hoc Committee or the Debtors
(with the consent of the Ad Hoc Committee), as a contract or lease to be
rejected on the Schedule of Rejected Contracts to be included in the Plan
Supplement, or (iii) is the subject of a separate (a) assumption motion filed by
the Debtors with the Ad Hoc Committee’s consent, or (b) rejection motion filed
by the Debtors with the Ad Hoc Committee’s consent under section 365 of the
Bankruptcy Code prior to the Confirmation Date.
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8.2.
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Cure of
Defaults.
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Except to
the extent that different treatment has been agreed to by the nondebtor party or
parties to any executory contract or unexpired lease to be assumed pursuant to
Section 8.1 hereof, the Ad Hoc Committee or the Debtors (with the consent of the
Ad Hoc Committee) shall, pursuant to the provisions of sections 1123(a)(5)(G)
and 1123(b)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code and consistent with the requirements of
section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code, no later than the Voting Deadline, file and
serve a schedule with the Bankruptcy Court listing the cure amounts of all
executory contracts or unexpired leases to be assumed. Any party that
fails to object to the applicable cure amount within ten (10) calendar days of
the filing of such schedule, shall be forever barred, estopped and enjoined from
disputing the cure amount and/or from asserting any Claim against the applicable
Debtor or Reorganized Debtor arising under section 365(b)(1) of the Bankruptcy
Code except as set forth in the schedule of cure amounts. If there
are any timely objections filed, the cure payments, if any, required by section
365(b)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code shall be made following the entry of a Final
Order resolving such dispute. The Ad Hoc Committee or the Reorganized
Debtors shall retain their right to reject any of their executory contracts or
unexpired leases that are subject to a dispute, including contracts or leases
that are subject to a dispute concerning amounts necessary to cure any defaults,
until the entry of a Final Order resolving such dispute.
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8.3.
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Rejection
Claims.
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In the
event that the rejection of an executory contract or unexpired lease by any of
the Debtors pursuant to the Plan results in damages to the other party or
parties to such contract or lease, a Claim for such damages, if not heretofore
evidenced by a timely filed proof of claim, shall be forever barred and shall
not be enforceable against the Debtors or the Reorganized Debtors, or their
respective properties or interests in property as agents, successors or assigns,
unless a proof of claim is filed with the Bankruptcy Court and served upon
counsel for the Debtors and the Reorganized Debtors and the Ad Hoc Committee on
or before the date that is thirty (30) days after the Confirmation Date or such
later rejection date that occurs as a result of a dispute concerning amounts
necessary to cure any defaults.
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8.4.
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Assignment and Effect of
Assumption and/or
Assignment.
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Any
executory contract or unexpired lease assumed or assumed and assigned shall
remain in full force and effect for the benefit of the Reorganized Debtor or
assignee in accordance with its terms, notwithstanding any provision in such
executory contract or unexpired lease (including those of the type described in
sections 365(b)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code) that prohibits, restricts or
conditions such assumption, transfer or assignment. Any provision that
prohibits, restricts or conditions the assignment or transfer of any such
executory contract or unexpired lease or that terminates or modifies such
executory contract or unexpired lease or allows the counterparty to such
executory contract or unexpired lease to terminate, modify, recapture, impose
any penalty, condition renewal or extension, or modify any term or condition
upon any such transfer and assignment constitutes an unenforceable
anti-assignment provision and is void and of no force or effect.
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8.5.
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Survival of the Debtors’
Indemnification Obligations.
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Any
obligations of the Debtors pursuant to their corporate charters and bylaws or
other organizational documents to indemnify current and former officers and
directors of the Debtors with respect to all present and future actions, suits
and proceedings against the Debtors or such directors and/or officers, based
upon any act or omission for or on behalf of the Debtors shall be deemed and
treated as executory contracts to be assumed by the Debtors
hereunder.
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8.6.
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Insurance
Policies.
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All
insurance policies pursuant to which the Debtors have any obligations in effect
as of the date of the Confirmation Order shall be deemed and treated as
executory contracts pursuant to the Plan and those to be rejected by the
respective Debtors and the Reorganized Debtors shall be included on the Schedule
of Rejected Contracts to be provided in the Plan Supplement. All
other insurance policies shall revest in the Reorganized Debtors.
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8.7.
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Casino Property
Leases.
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For
purposes of the Plan, “Casino Property Leases” shall mean each of the following:
(i) the ground lease dated as of July 1, 1980, by and between Magnum Associates
and Magnum Associates II, as lessor, and Atlantic City Seashore 1, Inc., as
lessee, (ii) the ground lease dated as of July 1, 1980, by and between SSG
Enterprises, as lessor, and Atlantic City Seashore 2, Inc., as lessee, (iii) the
agreement of lease dated July 11, 1980, by and between Plaza Hotel Management
Company, as lessor, and Atlantic City Seashore 3, as lessee, (iv) the amended
and restated lease agreement dated September 1991, by and between Trump Taj
Mahal Associates, LLC, as landlord, and Trump Taj Mahal Associates, LLC, as
tenant, and (v) the lease agreement by and between the State of New Jersey
acting through the Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Parks and
Forestry, as landlord, and Trump Marina Associates, L.L.C., as tenant. The
Casino Property Leases shall be deemed and treated as executory contracts
pursuant to the Plan and shall be assumed by the respective Debtors and
Reorganized Debtors and shall continue in full force and effect.
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8.8.
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Compliance with Gaming Laws
and Regulations
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Reorganized
TER shall not distribute New Common Stock to any person or entity in violation
of the gaming laws and regulations in the states in which the Debtors or the
Reorganized Debtors, as applicable, operate. Consequently, no holder
shall be entitled to receive New Common Stock unless and until such holder’s
acquisition of New Common Stock does not require compliance with such license,
qualification or suitability requirements or such holder has been licensed,
qualified, found suitable, or has obtained a waiver or exemption from such
license, qualification, or suitability requirements.
To the
extent a holder is not entitled to receive New Common Stock on the Effective
Date as a result of applicable gaming laws and regulations, Reorganized TER
shall not distribute New Common Stock to such holder, unless and until such
holder complies with applicable gaming laws and regulations. Until
such holder has complied with applicable gaming laws and regulations, such
holder shall not be a shareholder of Reorganized TER and shall have no voting
rights or other rights of a stockholder of Reorganized TER.
If a
holder is entitled to receive New Common Stock under the Plan and is required,
under applicable gaming laws to undergo a suitability investigation and
determination and such holder either
(i) refuses to undergo
the necessary application process for such suitability approval or (ii) after
submitting to such process, is determined to be unsuitable to hold the New
Common Stock or withdraws from the suitability determination prior to its
completion, then, in that event, Reorganized TER shall hold the New Common Stock
and
(x) such holder shall only receive such distributions
from Reorganized TER as are permitted by the applicable gaming authorities,
(y) the balance of the New Common Stock to which such holder
would otherwise be entitled will be marketed for sale by Reorganized TER, as
agent for such holder, subject to compliance with any applicable legal
requirements, and
(z) the proceeds of any such sale shall be
distributed to such holder as soon as such sale can be facilitated and subject
to regulatory approval. In addition, in the event that the applicable
gaming authorities object to the possible suitability of any holder, the New
Common Stock shall be distributed only to such holder upon a formal finding of
suitability. If a gaming authority subsequently issues a formal
finding that a holder lacks suitability, or such holder withdraws from or does
not fully cooperate with the suitability investigation, then the process for the
sale of that holder’s New Common Stock shall be as set forth in
(x),
(y), and
(z)
above.
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SECTION
9.
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CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE
EFFECTIVE DATE.
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9.1.
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Conditions Precedent to the
Effective Date.
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The
occurrence of the Effective Date of the Plan is subject to the satisfaction or
waiver of the following conditions precedent:
(a) all
actions, documents and agreements necessary to implement and consummate the
Plan, including, without limitation, all actions, documents and agreements
necessary to implement the Rights Offering, entry into the documents contained
in the Plan Supplement, including the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, the
Amended and Restated Trademark License Agreement, the Amended and Restated
Services Agreement and entry into the Amended Organizational Documents, each in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Ad Hoc Committee, and the
transactions and other matters contemplated thereby, shall have been effected or
executed;
(b) the
Confirmation Order, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Ad Hoc
Committee, shall have been entered, and there shall have been no modification or
stay of the Confirmation Order or entry of other court order prohibiting
transactions contemplated by the Plan from being consummated;
(c) the
Debtors shall have received the Rights Offering Amount pursuant to the Rights
Offering and/or the Backstop Agreement;
(d) the
Debtors shall have received all authorizations, consents, regulatory approvals,
rulings, letters, no-action letters, opinions or documents necessary to
implement the Plan and that are required by law, regulation or order;
and
(e) the
Debtors shall have distributed the Backstop Stock to the Backstop Parties in
accordance with the terms and conditions in the Backstop Agreement, and shall
have paid the Backstop Fees and Expenses and the reasonable and documented fees
and expenses of the Ad Hoc Committee Advisors and the Second Lien Indenture
Trustee and its counsel, in full in Cash, without the need for any of the
members of the Ad Hoc Committee, the Backstop Parties, the Second Lien Indenture
Trustee or the Ad Hoc Committee Advisors to file retention applications or fee
applications with the Bankruptcy Court unless otherwise required by order of the
Bankruptcy Court.
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9.2.
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Waiver of Conditions Precedent
to Effective Date.
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The Ad
Hoc Committee shall have the right to waive one or more of the conditions
precedent set forth in section 9.1 of this Plan in their sole discretion, in
whole or in part, without the need for notice or hearing.
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9.3.
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Effect of Failure of
Conditions to Effective
Date.
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If the
Effective Date does not occur on or before the date that is 180 days after the
Confirmation Date (or such later date as may be determined by the Ad Hoc
Committee) or if the Confirmation Order is vacated, (i) no distributions under
the Plan shall be made, (ii) the Debtors and all holders of Claims and Equity
Interests shall be restored to the status quo ante as of the day
immediately preceding the Confirmation Date as though the Confirmation Date
never occurred, and (iii) all the Debtors’ obligations with respect to the
Claims and the Equity Interests shall remain unchanged and nothing contained
herein shall be deemed to constitute a waiver or release of any claims by or
against the Debtors or any other entity or to prejudice in any manner the rights
of the Debtors or any other entity in any further proceedings involving the
Debtors or otherwise.
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SECTION
10.
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EFFECT OF
CONFIRMATION
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10.1.
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Vesting of
Assets.
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On the
Effective Date, pursuant to sections 1141(b) and (c) of the Bankruptcy Code, all
property of the Debtors’ estates shall vest in the Reorganized Debtors free and
clear of all Claims, liens, encumbrances, charges and other interests, except as
provided herein. The Reorganized Debtors may operate their businesses
and may use, acquire and dispose of property free of any restrictions of the
Bankruptcy Code or the Bankruptcy Rules and in all respects as if there were no
pending cases under any chapter or provision of the Bankruptcy Code, except as
provided herein. On the Effective Date, except as provided herein,
all mortgages, deeds of trust, liens, pledges, or other security interests
against any property of the Debtors or their estates shall be fully released,
terminated and discharged without further notice or action by the Debtors,
Reorganized Debtors, holders of any such mortgages, deeds of trust, liens,
pledges, or other security interests against any property of the Debtors or
their estates, the Bankruptcy Court or any applicable federal, state or local
governmental agency or department.
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10.2.
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Discharge.
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Except as
otherwise expressly provided herein or the Confirmation Order, the rights
afforded herein and the payments and distributions to be made hereunder shall
(i) be in exchange for and in complete satisfaction, settlement, discharge and
release of all existing debts and Claims against and Equity Interests in the
Debtors (other than the Dismissed Debtors) of any kind or nature whatsoever
against the Debtors or any of its assets or properties, and regardless of
whether any property shall have been distributed or retained pursuant to this
Plan on account of such Claims or Equity Interests, and (ii) terminate all
Equity Interests of any kind, nature or description whatsoever in TER, TER
Holdings and the Debtor Subsidiaries, in each case to the fullest extent
permitted by section 1141 and other applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy
Code. Except as otherwise provided by this Plan or in the
Confirmation Order, upon the Effective Date, the Debtors and their estates shall
be deemed discharged and released under and to the fullest extent provided under
section 1141(d)(1)(A) and other applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code
from any and all claims of any kind or nature whatsoever, including, but not
limited to, demands and liabilities that arose before the Confirmation Date, and
all debts of the kind specified in section 502(g), 502(h), or 502(i) of the
Bankruptcy Code.
Except as
otherwise expressly provided herein or in the Confirmation Order, all persons or
entities who have held, now hold, or may hold Claims against any of the Debtors
(other than the Dismissed Debtors) or Equity Interests in TER or TER Holdings,
and all other parties in interest, along with their respective present and
former employees, agents, officers, directors, principals and affiliates, are
permanently enjoined from and after the Effective Date, from (i) commencing or
continuing in any manner any action or other proceeding of any kind with respect
to such Claim against the Debtors (other than the Dismissed Debtors) or the
Reorganized Debtors or Equity Interest in TER or TER Holdings, (ii) the
enforcement, attachment, collection or recovery by any manner or means of any
judgment, award, decree or order against the Debtors or the Reorganized Debtors,
(iii) creating, perfecting or enforcing any encumbrance of any kind against the
Debtors (other than the Dismissed Debtors) or the Reorganized Debtors or against
the property or interests in property of the Debtors (other than the Dismissed
Debtors) or the Reorganized Debtors, or (iv) asserting any right of setoff,
subrogation or recoupment of any kind against any obligation due from the
Debtors (other than the Dismissed Debtors) or the Reorganized Debtors, with
respect to such Claim against any of the Debtors (other than the Dismissed
Debtors) or Equity Interest in TER or TER Holdings. Such injunction
shall extend to any successors of the Debtors (other than the Dismissed Debtors)
and Reorganized Debtors and their respective properties and interest in
properties.
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10.3.
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Term of Injunctions or
Stays.
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Unless
otherwise provided, all injunctions or stays arising under or entered during the
Reorganization Cases under section 105 or 362 of the Bankruptcy Code, or
otherwise, and in existence on the Confirmation Date, shall remain in full force
and effect until the later of the Effective Date and the date indicated in the
order providing for such injunction or stay.
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10.4.
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Injunction Against
Interference with Plan.
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Upon the
entry of the Confirmation Order, all holders of Claims and Equity Interests and
other parties in interest, along with their respective present or former
employees, agents, officers, directors or principals, shall be enjoined from
taking any actions to interfere with the implementation or consummation of the
Plan.
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10.5.
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Releases.
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On the
Effective Date, for good and valuable consideration provided by each of the
Released Parties, the adequacy of which is hereby confirmed, the Released
Parties shall be deemed to and hereby unconditionally and irrevocably release
each other from any and all claims, interests, obligations, rights, suits,
damages, Causes of Action, remedies, and liabilities whatsoever, whether known
or unknown, foreseen or unforeseen, existing on the Effective Date or hereafter
arising, in law, equity or otherwise, that such entity or person would have been
legally entitled to assert (whether individually or collectively), relating to
any act, omission, transaction, event or other occurrence taking place on or
prior to the Effective Date in any way relating to the Debtors, the
Reorganization Cases, or formulating, negotiating, preparing, disseminating,
implementing, administering, confirming or effecting the consummation of the
Plan, the Disclosure Statement, the Marina Sale Agreement (to the extent
applicable) or any contract, instrument, release or other agreement or document
created or entered into in connection with the Plan, except that (i) no Released
Party shall be released from any act or omission that constitutes gross
negligence, willful misconduct or fraud as determined by Final Order of a court
of competent jurisdiction, (ii) the release of the DJT Parties shall be subject
to the terms and conditions contained in the DJT Settlement Agreement, and (iii)
the foregoing release shall not apply to any right or obligation arising under
or that is part of the Plan or an agreement entered into pursuant to, in
connection with or contemplated by, the Plan.
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10.6.
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Exculpation.
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As of the
Effective Date, the following parties, entities and individuals shall have no
liability to any person or entity for any claims or Causes of Action arising on
or after the Commencement Date for any acts taken or omitted to be taken in
connection with, or related to, the Reorganization Cases or formulating,
negotiating, preparing, disseminating, implementing, administering, confirming
or effecting the Plan, the Disclosure Statement, the Marina Sale Agreement (to
the extent applicable) or any contract, instrument, release or other agreement
or document created or entered into in connection with the Plan or any other act
taken or omitted to be taken in connection with or in contemplation of the
restructuring of the Debtors except for any express contractual or financial
obligations arising under or that is part of the Plan or an agreement entered
into pursuant to, in connection with or contemplated by, the Plan: (i) the
Debtors and the Reorganized Debtors; (ii) the members of the Ad Hoc Committee;
(iii) the Backstop Parties; (iv) subject to the terms and conditions contained
in the DJT Settlement Agreement, the DJT Parties, (v) in the event that a sale
of the Trump Marina to Coastal is consummated prior to the Effective Date, the
Coastal Parties; (vi) the Second Lien Indenture Trustee; (vii) the current and
former directors, officers, employees, affiliates, agents, financial advisors,
investment bankers, professionals, accountants and attorneys of the persons or
entities in clauses (i)-(vi) and their respective partners, owners and
members. Such parties, entities and individuals shall be entitled to
rely upon the advice of counsel with respect to their duties and
responsibilities under this Plan and the ancillary documents
hereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this Section
10.6 shall not limit any liability on the part of the aforementioned parties
that is determined by a Final Order of a court of competent jurisdiction for
actions or failure to act amounting to willful misconduct, intentional fraud or
criminal conduct.
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10.7.
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Injunction Related to
Releases.
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Upon the
Effective Date, the commencement or prosecution by any person or entity, whether
directly, derivatively or otherwise, of any Claims or Causes of Action (a)
released pursuant to this Plan, including but not limited to the Claims or
Causes of Action released in Sections 10.5 and 10.6 of the Plan and the Personal
Trump Guaranty, or (b) subject to indemnification, if any, by the Debtors or
Reorganized Debtors pursuant to Section 8.5 hereof, shall be permanently
enjoined. By accepting distributions pursuant to this Plan, each
holder of an Allowed Claim will be deemed to have specifically consented to this
injunction. All injunction or stays provided for in the
Reorganization Cases under section 105 or 362 of the Bankruptcy Code, or
otherwise, and in existence on the Confirmation Date, shall remain in full force
and effect until the Effective Date.
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10.8.
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Retention of Causes of
Action/Reservation of
Rights.
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(a) Nothing
contained herein or in the Confirmation Order shall be deemed to be a waiver or
the relinquishment of any rights or Causes of Action that the Debtors or the
Reorganized Debtors may have or which the Reorganized Debtors may choose to
assert on behalf of their respective estates under any provision of the
Bankruptcy Code or any applicable non-bankruptcy law or rule, common law
equitable principle or other source of right or obligation, including, without
limitation, (i) any and all Claims or Causes of Action against any person or
entity, to the extent such person or entity asserts a crossclaim, counterclaim
and/or Claim for setoff which seeks affirmative relief against the Debtors, the
Reorganized Debtors, their officers, directors or representatives; and (ii) the
turnover of any property of the Debtors’ estates; provided, however, that this Section
10.8(a) shall not apply to any claims released in Sections 10.5 and 10.6
herein.
(b) Nothing
contained herein or in the Confirmation Order shall be deemed to be a waiver or
relinquishment of any claim, Cause of Action, right of setoff or other legal or
equitable defense which the Debtors had immediately prior to the Commencement
Date, against or with respect to any Claim left unimpaired by the
Plan. The Reorganized Debtors shall have, retain, reserve and be
entitled to assert all such Claims, Causes of Action, rights of setoff and other
legal or equitable defenses which they had immediately prior to the Commencement
Date fully as if the Reorganization Cases had not been commenced, and all of the
Reorganized Debtors’ legal and equitable rights respecting any Claim left
unimpaired by the Plan may be asserted after the Confirmation Date to the same
extent as if the Reorganization Cases had not been commenced.
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10.9.
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Exemption from Certain
Transfer Taxes and Recording
Fees.
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Pursuant
to section 1146(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, any transfer from a Debtor to a
Reorganized Debtor or to any entity pursuant to, in contemplation of, or in
connection with the Plan or pursuant to: (1) the issuance,
distribution, transfer, or exchange of the New Term Loan, any debt, securities,
or other interest in the Debtors or the Reorganized Debtors; (2) the creation,
modification, consolidation, or recording of any mortgage, deed of trust or
other security interest, or the securing of additional indebtedness by such or
other means; (3) the making, assignment, or recording of any lease or sublease;
(4) the Marina Sale Agreement; or (5) the making, delivery, or recording of any
deed or other instrument of transfer under, in furtherance of, or in connection
with, the Plan, including any deeds, bills of sale, assignments, or other
instrument of transfer executed in connection with any transaction arising out
of, contemplated by, or in any way related to the Plan, shall not be subject to
any document recording tax, stamp tax, conveyance fee, intangibles or similar
tax, mortgage tax, real estate transfer tax, mortgage recording tax, Uniform
Commercial Code filing or recording fee, regulatory filing or recording fee, or
other similar tax or governmental assessment, and the appropriate state or local
governmental officials or agents shall forego the collection of any such tax or
governmental assessment and to accept for filing and recordation any of the
foregoing instruments or other documents without the payment of any such tax or
governmental assessment.
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10.10.
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Claims Payable by Insurance
Carriers.
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No
distributions under the Plan shall be made on account of an Allowed Claim that
is payable pursuant to one of the Debtors’ insurance policies until the holder
of such Allowed Claim has exhausted all remedies with respect to such insurance
policy. To the extent that one or more of the Debtors’ insurers
agrees to satisfy in full a Claim (if and to the extent adjudicated by a court
of competent jurisdiction), then immediately upon such insurers’ agreement, such
Claim may be expunged to the extent of any agreed upon satisfaction on the
Claims Register without a Claims objection having to be filed and without any
further notice to or action, order or approval of the Bankruptcy
Court.
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10.11.
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Solicitation of the
Plan.
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As of and
subject to the occurrence of the Confirmation Date: (i) the Ad Hoc Committee and
the Debtors shall be deemed to have solicited acceptances of the Plan in good
faith and in compliance with the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code,
including without limitation, sections 1125(a) and (e) of the Bankruptcy Code,
and any applicable non-bankruptcy law, rule or regulation governing the adequacy
of disclosure in connection with such solicitation and (ii) the Ad Hoc Committee
and the Debtors and each of their respective directors, officers, employees,
affiliates, agents, financial advisors, investment bankers, professionals,
accountants and attorneys shall be deemed to have participated in good faith and
in compliance with the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code in the offer
and issuance of any securities under the Plan, and therefore are not, and on
account of such offer, issuance and solicitation will not be, liable at any time
for any violation of any applicable law, rule or regulation governing the
solicitation of acceptances or rejections of the Plan or the offer and issuance
of any securities under the Plan.
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10.12.
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Plan
Supplement.
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The Plan
Supplement shall be filed with the Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court by no later
than ten (10) calendar days prior to the Voting Deadline. Upon its
filing with the Bankruptcy Court, the Plan Supplement may be inspected in the
office of the Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court during normal court
hours. Documents to be included in the Plan Supplement will be posted
at www.terrecap.com as they become available.
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10.13.
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Corporate
Action.
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On the
Effective Date, all matters provided for herein that would otherwise require
approval of the stockholders, directors, general or limited partners, or members
of one or more of the Debtors or Reorganized Debtors, including without
limitation, the authorization (i) to issue or cause to be issued the New
Common Stock, New Partnership Interests and DJT Warrants, and (ii) for documents
and agreements to be effectuated pursuant to the Plan, including the DJT
Settlement Agreement, the election or appointment as the case may be, of
directors and officers of the Reorganized Debtors (and the designation of the
general partner of Reorganized TER Holdings) pursuant to the Plan and the
Amended Organization Documents, and the qualification of each of the Reorganized
Debtors as a foreign corporation or entity wherever the conduct of business by
such entity requires such qualification, shall be deemed to have occurred and
shall be in effect from and after the Effective Date pursuant to the applicable
general corporation, limited partnership or limited liability company law of the
states in which the Debtors or the Reorganized Debtors are organized, without
any requirement of further action by the stockholders, directors, general or
limited partners, or members of the Debtors or the Reorganized
Debtors.
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11.
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RETENTION OF
JURISDICTION
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On and
after the Effective Date, the Bankruptcy Court shall retain jurisdiction over
all matters arising in, arising under, and related to the Reorganization Cases
for, among other things, the following purposes:
(a) to
hear and determine motions and/or applications for the assumption or rejection
of executory contracts or unexpired leases and the allowance, classification,
priority, compromise, estimation or payment of Claims resulting
therefrom;
(b) to
determine any motion, adversary proceeding, application, contested matter and
other litigated matter pending on or commenced after the Confirmation
Date;
(c) to
ensure that distributions to holders of Allowed Claims are accomplished as
provided herein;
(d) to
consider Claims or the allowance, classification, priority, compromise,
estimation or payment of any Claim;
(e) to
enter, implement, or enforce such orders as may be appropriate in the event the
Confirmation Order is for any reason stayed, reversed, revoked, modified or
vacated;
(f) to
issue injunctions, enter and implement other orders, and take such other actions
as may be necessary or appropriate to facilitate compliance with, and to
restrain interference by any person with the consummation, implementation or
enforcement of the Plan, the Confirmation Order or any other order of the
Bankruptcy Court and the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby;
(g) to
hear and determine any application to modify the Plan in accordance with section
1127 of the Bankruptcy Code, to remedy any defect or omission or reconcile any
inconsistency in the Plan, the Disclosure Statement, or any order of the
Bankruptcy Court, including the Confirmation Order, in such a manner as may be
necessary to carry out the purposes and effects thereof;
(h) to
hear and determine all applications under sections 330, 331 and 503(b) of the
Bankruptcy Code for awards of compensation for services rendered and
reimbursement of expenses incurred prior to the Confirmation Date; provided, however, that from
and after the Effective Date, the Reorganized Debtors shall pay
professionals in the ordinary course of business for any work performed after
the Effective Date and such payments shall be subject to approval by the Ad Hoc
Committee, but shall not be subject to the approval of the Bankruptcy
Court;
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(i) to
hear and determine disputes arising in connection with the interpretation,
implementation or enforcement of the Plan, the Confirmation Order, any
transactions or payments contemplated hereby or under the DJT Settlement
Agreement, the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, the Amended and Restated
Services Agreement, the Amended and Restated Trademark License Agreement or any
agreement, instrument or other document governing or relating to any of the
foregoing;
(j) to
take any action and issue such orders as may be necessary to construe, enforce,
implement, execute and consummate the Plan or to maintain the integrity of the
Plan following consummation;
(k) to
hear any disputes arising out of, and to enforce, the order approving
alternative dispute resolution procedures to resolve personal injury, employment
litigation and similar claims pursuant to section 105(a) of the Bankruptcy
Code;
(l) to
determine such other matters and for such other purposes as may be provided in
the Confirmation Order;
(m) to
hear and determine matters concerning state, local and federal taxes in
accordance with sections 346, 505 and 1146 of the Bankruptcy Code (including any
requests for expedited determinations under section 505(b) of the Bankruptcy
Code);
(n) to
hear and determine any other matters related hereto and not inconsistent with
the Bankruptcy Code and title 28 of the United States Code;
(o) to
enter a final decree closing the Reorganization Cases;
(p) to
recover all assets of the Debtors and property of the Debtors’ estates, wherever
located; and
(q) to
hear and determine any rights, Claims or Causes of Action held by or accruing to
the Debtors pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code or pursuant to any federal statute
or legal theory.
SECTION
12.
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MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
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12.1.
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Payment of Statutory
Fees.
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On the
Effective Date, and thereafter as may be required, the Debtors shall pay all
fees payable pursuant to section 1930 of chapter 123 of title 28 of the United
States Code.
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12.2.
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Payment of Fees and Expenses
of Indenture Trustee.
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On the
Effective Date or as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter (and, thereafter,
upon request by the Second Lien Indenture Trustee with respect to fees and
expenses of the Second Lien Indenture Trustee relating to post-Effective Date
service under this Plan), the Reorganized Debtors shall pay in full in Cash all
outstanding reasonable and documented fees and expenses of the Second Lien
Indenture Trustee and its counsel.
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12.3.
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Substantial
Consummation.
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On the
Effective Date, the Plan shall be deemed to be substantially consummated under
sections 1101 and 1127(b) of the Bankruptcy Code.
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12.4.
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Request for Expedited
Determination of Taxes.
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The
Reorganized Debtors shall have the right to request an expedited determination
under section 505(b) of the Bankruptcy Code with respect to tax returns filed,
or to be filed, for any and all taxable periods ending after the Commencement
Date through the Effective Date.
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12.5.
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Retiree
Benefits.
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Except as
may otherwise be provided in the Plan Supplement, on and after the Effective
Date, pursuant to section 1129(a)(13) of the Bankruptcy Code, the Reorganized
Debtors shall continue to pay all retiree benefits (within the meaning of, and
subject to the limitations of, section 1114 of the Bankruptcy Code), if any, at
the level established in accordance with section 1114 of the Bankruptcy Code, at
any time prior to the Confirmation Date, for the duration of the period for
which the Debtor had obligated itself to provide such
benefits. Nothing herein shall: (a) restrict the Debtors’ or the
Reorganized Debtors’ right to modify the terms and conditions of the retiree
benefits, if any, as otherwise permitted pursuant to the terms of the applicable
plans, non-bankruptcy law, or section 1114(m) of the Bankruptcy Code; or (b) be
construed as an admission that any such retiree benefits are owed by the
Debtors.
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12.6.
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Amendments.
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(a) Plan
Modifications. Subject to section 15 of the Backstop Agreement
and paragraph 4 of the “Miscellaneous” section of Exhibit A to the DJT
Settlement Agreement, the Plan may be amended, modified or supplemented by the
Ad Hoc Committee in the manner provided for by section 1127 of the Bankruptcy
Code or as otherwise permitted by law without additional disclosure pursuant to
section 1125 of the Bankruptcy Code. In addition, after the
Confirmation Date, the Ad Hoc Committee may institute proceedings in the
Bankruptcy Court to remedy any defect or omission or reconcile any
inconsistencies in the Plan or the Confirmation Order, with respect to such
matters as may be necessary to carry out the purposes and effects of the
Plan.
(b) Other
Amendments. Prior to the Effective Date, the Ad Hoc Committee
may make appropriate technical adjustments and modifications to the Plan without
further order or approval of the Bankruptcy Court.
(c) Actions of the Ad Hoc
Committee. Whenever this Plan refers to any action to be taken
by, or any consent or approval to be given by, the “Ad Hoc Committee,” unless
otherwise expressly provided in any particular instance, such reference shall be
deemed to require the action, consent or approval of members of the Ad Hoc
Committee representing at least 66-2/3% of the Second Lien Note Claims held by
the Ad Hoc Committee.
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12.7.
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Effectuating Documents and
Further Transactions.
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Each of
the officers of the Reorganized Debtors is authorized, in accordance with his or
her authority under the resolutions of the applicable board of directors, and
directed to execute, deliver, file or record such contracts, instruments,
releases, indentures and other agreements or documents and take such actions as
may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate and further evidence the terms and
conditions of the Plan.
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12.8.
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Revocation or Withdrawal of
the Plan.
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The Ad
Hoc Committee reserves the right to revoke or withdraw the Plan prior to the
Effective Date. If the Ad Hoc Committee takes such action, the Plan
shall be deemed null and void. In such event, nothing contained
herein shall constitute or be deemed to be a waiver or release of any Claims or
remedies by or against the Debtors or any other person or to prejudice in any
manner the rights and remedies of the Debtors or any person in further
proceedings involving the Debtors.
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12.9.
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Severability.
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If, prior
to the entry of the Confirmation Order, any term or provision of the Plan is
held by the Bankruptcy Court to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the
Bankruptcy Court, shall have the power to alter and interpret such term or
provision to make it valid or enforceable to the maximum extent practicable,
consistent with the original purpose of the term or provision held to be
invalid, void or unenforceable, and such term or provision shall then be
applicable as altered or interpreted. Notwithstanding any such
holding, alteration or interpretation, the remainder of the terms and provisions
of the Plan will remain in full force and effect and will in no way be affected,
impaired or invalidated by such holding, alteration or
interpretation. The Confirmation Order shall constitute a judicial
determination and shall provide that each term and provision of the Plan, as it
may have been altered or interpreted in accordance with the foregoing, is valid
and enforceable pursuant to its terms.
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12.10.
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Governing
Law.
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Except to
the extent that the Bankruptcy Code or other federal law is applicable, or to
the extent an exhibit hereto or a schedule in the Plan Supplement provides
otherwise, the rights, duties and obligations arising under the Plan shall be
governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the
State of New York, without giving effect to the principles of conflict of laws
thereof.
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12.11.
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Time.
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In
computing any period of time prescribed or allowed by the Plan, unless otherwise
set forth herein or determined by the Bankruptcy Court, the provisions of
Bankruptcy Rule 9006 shall apply.
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12.12.
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Binding
Effect.
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On the
Effective Date, and effective as of the Effective Date, this Plan shall be
binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Debtors, the Holders of Claims and
Equity Interests, and each of their respective successors and assigns,
including, without limitation, the Reorganized Debtors, whether or not such
holder: (i) will receive or retain any property or interest in property under
this Plan, (ii) has filed a proof of claim or interest in the Reorganization
Cases, or (iii) failed to vote or accept or reject this Plan or affirmatively
vote to reject this Plan.
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12.13.
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Notices.
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All
notices, requests and demands to or upon the Ad Hoc Committee and the Debtors to
be effective shall be in writing (including by facsimile transmission) and,
unless otherwise expressly provided herein, shall be deemed to have been duly
given or made when actually delivered or, in the case of notice by facsimile
transmission, when received and telephonically confirmed, addressed as
follows:
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Lowenstein
Sandler PC
Kenneth
A. Rosen
Jeffrey
D. Prol
65
Livingston Avenue
Roseland,
New Jersey 07068
Telephone: 973-597-2500
Facsimile: 973-597-2400
Stroock
& Stroock & Lavan LLP
Kristopher
M. Hansen
Curtis C.
Mechling
Erez E.
Gilad
Matthew
Garofalo
180
Maiden Lane
New York,
New York 10038
Telephone: 212-806-5400
Facsimile: 212-806-6006
McCarter
& English, LLP
Charles
A. Stanziale, Jr.
Joseph
Lubertazzi, Jr.
Lisa S.
Bonsall
Jeffrey
T. Testa
Four
Gateway Center
100
Mulberry Street
Newark,
NJ 07102
Telephone:
973-622-4444
Facsimile: 973-624-7070
-and-
Weil,
Gotshal & Manges LLP
Michael
F. Walsh
Philip
Rosen
Ted S.
Waksman
767 Fifth
Avenue
New York,
NY 10153
Telephone:
212-310-8000
Facsimile: 212-310-8007
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12.14.
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AHC
Proponents.
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Each
member of the Ad Hoc Committee, in its capacity as Plan proponent (each an
“AHC
Proponent”), hereby certifies, severally and not jointly, that (1) it has
provided Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP (“Stroock”) and
Houlihan Lokey (“HLHZ”) with
information that, to the best of its knowledge, following due and reasonable
inquiry, is accurate regarding its (and its affiliated funds’) holdings of
equity securities, debt securities and bank debt obligations (as of October 22,
2009) of casino and hotel operations located in Atlantic City, New Jersey (other
than the Debtors) (the “Atlantic City Gaming
Entities”); (2) based upon calculations made by Stroock and HLHZ and
communicated to the AHC Proponents regarding the collective holdings of the AHC
Proponents (and their affiliated funds), the AHC Proponents (and their
affiliated funds), in the aggregate, hold de minimus investments in Tropicana
Entertainment, LLC, Resorts International Hotel, Inc., Harrah’s Entertainment,
Inc. and the combined MGM Mirage / Boyd Gaming Corporation entities as they are
joint venture owners of The Borgata, as described in more detail in Section
VII.G. of the Disclosure Statement, and (3) accordingly, such AHC Proponent does
not believe that any conflict of interest exists with its role as Plan
proponent.
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12.15.
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Debtors as Plan
Proponents.
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Notwithstanding
anything contained herein or in the Disclosure Statement to the contrary, the
Debtors’ consent shall be required for any revocation or withdrawal of the Plan
pursuant to section 12.8 or any material changes or material modifications to
the Backstop Agreement, this Plan, the Disclosure Statement and the documents in
the Plan Supplement, that affect the Debtors, the treatment provided to the
Debtors’ creditors under the Plan or that adversely affect the ability of the
Plan to be confirmed; provided, however, that such
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
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Dated: December
24, 2009
Respectfully
submitted,
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AD HOC COMMITTEE
OF HOLDERS OF 8.5% SENIOR SECURED NOTES DUE 2015
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TCI
2 Holdings, LLC
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Trump
Entertainment Resorts, Inc.
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Trump
Entertainment Resorts Holdings, L.P.
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Trump
Entertainment Resorts Funding, Inc.
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Trump
Entertainment Resorts Development Company, LLC
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Trump
Taj Mahal Associates, LLC, d/b/a Trump Taj Mahal Casino
Resort
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Trump
Plaza Associates, LLC, d/b/a Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino
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Trump
Marina Associates, LLC, d/b/a Trump Marina Hotel and
Casino
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TER
Management Co., LLC
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TER
Development Co., LLC
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By:
/s/ Mark Juliano
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Name:
Mark Juliano
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Title:
Chief Executive Officer
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[Ad
Hoc Committee Member Signature Pages Appear On The Following Pages]
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