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8-K - FORM 8-K - MiddleBrook Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | c08187e8vk.htm |
EX-99.1 - EXHIBIT 99.1 - MiddleBrook Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | c08187exv99w1.htm |
Exhibit 99.2
UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
In re:
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MIDDLEBROOK PHARMACEUTICALS,
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Debtor. |
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DISCLOSURE STATEMENT FOR THE DEBTORS PLAN OF LIQUIDATION
ALSTON & BIRD LLP
Matthew W. Levin
David A. Wender
Sage M. Sigler
1201 West Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30309-3424
Telephone: (404) 881-7940
Facsimile: (404) 881-7777
Matthew W. Levin
David A. Wender
Sage M. Sigler
1201 West Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30309-3424
Telephone: (404) 881-7940
Facsimile: (404) 881-7777
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YOUNG CONAWAY STARGATT & TAYLOR, LLP
Joel A. Waite (No. 2925)
Kenneth J. Enos (No. 4544)
The Brandywine Building
1000 West Street, 17th Floor
P.O. Box 391
Wilmington, Delaware 19801-0391
Telephone: (302) 571-6600
Facsimile: (302) 571-1253
Joel A. Waite (No. 2925)
Kenneth J. Enos (No. 4544)
The Brandywine Building
1000 West Street, 17th Floor
P.O. Box 391
Wilmington, Delaware 19801-0391
Telephone: (302) 571-6600
Facsimile: (302) 571-1253
Attorneys for the Debtor
Dated: November 4, 2010
1 | The last four digits of the Debtors taxpayer
identification number are 8264. The Debtors mailing address is 7 Village
Circle, Suite 100, Westlake, Texas 76262. |
I. | INTRODUCTION | 1 | ||||||||
A. | Case Background | 1 | ||||||||
B. | Summary Of Classes Under The Plan And Their Treatment | 1 | ||||||||
C. | Impaired Claims Entitled To Vote | 5 | ||||||||
D. | Claims And Interests Not Entitled To Vote | 5 | ||||||||
E. | The Debtors Recommendation | 5 | ||||||||
F. | Plan Procedures And Deadlines | 5 | ||||||||
G. | Reservations And Disclaimers, Available Information And Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements | 5 | ||||||||
II. | GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE DEBTOR AND THIS CASE | 6 | ||||||||
A. | The Debtor And Its Pre-Petition Operations | 6 | ||||||||
B. | First Day Motions And Ordinary Course Payments | 7 | ||||||||
C. | Significant Post-Petition Events | 7 | ||||||||
i. | Retention of Professionals | 7 | ||||||||
ii. | Implementation of Employee Retention Program | 7 | ||||||||
iii. | Setting a Bar Date, Objecting to and Resolving Certain Claims | 8 | ||||||||
iv. | Rejection of Certain Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases | 8 | ||||||||
v. | Sale of Substantially All of the Debtors Assets | 8 | ||||||||
vi. | The Par Claim | 9 | ||||||||
vii. | Remaining Assets | 9 | ||||||||
III. | THE PLAN OF REORGANIZATION | 10 | ||||||||
A. | Explanation Of Chapter 11 | 10 | ||||||||
B. | Approval Of The Plan | 11 | ||||||||
i. | Voting on the Plan | 12 | ||||||||
ii. | Final Approval of the Disclosure Statement and Confirmation of the Plan | 12 | ||||||||
iii. | Effect of Confirmation | 12 | ||||||||
C. | Summary Of The Classes of Claims and Interests | 12 | ||||||||
i. | Classification of Claims and Interests Under the Plan | 12 | ||||||||
ii. | Class 1 Priority Non-Tax Claims | 13 | ||||||||
iii. | Class 2 Secured Claims | 13 | ||||||||
iv. | Class 3 General Unsecured Claims | 13 | ||||||||
v. | Class 4 Interests | 13 | ||||||||
D. | Implementation And Execution Of The Plan | 13 | ||||||||
i. | Effective Date | 13 | ||||||||
ii. | Summary of Means of Implementation and Execution of the Plan | 14 | ||||||||
iii. | Optional Provisions | 14 | ||||||||
iv. | Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases | 14 | ||||||||
v. | Conditions Precedent to Confirmation and Consummation of the Plan | 14 | ||||||||
vi. | Exculpation and Release | 15 | ||||||||
vii. | Miscellaneous Provisions | 16 | ||||||||
viii. | Final Fee Hearing and Final Decree | 16 | ||||||||
ix. | Entry of the Final Decree and Closing of the Case | 16 | ||||||||
IV. | CONFIRMATION OF THE PLAN | 16 | ||||||||
A. | Requirements For Confirmation Of The Plan | 16 | ||||||||
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i. | Feasibility of the Plan | 17 | ||||||||
ii. | Best Interests Test | 17 | ||||||||
B. | Cram Down | 18 | ||||||||
i. | Secured Creditors | 18 | ||||||||
ii. | Unsecured Creditors | 18 | ||||||||
iii. | Equity Interest Holders | 19 | ||||||||
V. | ALTERNATIVES TO THE PLAN | 19 | ||||||||
A. | Continuation Of The Bankruptcy Case | 19 | ||||||||
B. | Alternative Plan(s) | 19 | ||||||||
VI. | CERTAIN RISK FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED | 19 | ||||||||
A. | Certain Bankruptcy Considerations | 19 | ||||||||
B. | Claims Estimation | 19 | ||||||||
C. | Parties-in-Interest May Object to the Debtors Classification of Claims and Interests | 20 | ||||||||
D. | The Debtor May Not Be Able to Secure Confirmation of the Plan | 20 | ||||||||
E. | Risk of Non-Occurrence of the Effective Date | 21 | ||||||||
VII. | CERTAIN FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE PLAN | 21 | ||||||||
A. | Certain United States Federal Income Tax Consequences to the Debtor | 22 | ||||||||
B. | Certain United States Federal Income Tax Consequences to Holders of Claims in Classes 1, 2, 3 and 4 Claims and Interests | 22 | ||||||||
i. | Certain United States Federal Income Tax Consequences to Holders of Claims in Classes 1, 2 and 3 | 23 | ||||||||
ii. | Certain United States Federal Income Tax Consequences to Holders of Interests in Class 4 | 24 | ||||||||
C. | Information Reporting and Backup Withholding | 26 | ||||||||
VIII. | CONCLUSION | 26 | ||||||||
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I. INTRODUCTION
MiddleBrook Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the Debtor, or, alternatively, the Proponent), hereby
submits this disclosure statement (the Disclosure Statement) pursuant to Section 1125, Title 11,
United States Code (the Bankruptcy Code) in connection with the solicitation of acceptances for
its Plan of Liquidation (the Plan), a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A. The
purpose of this Disclosure Statement, in accordance with the requirements of Section 1125 of the
Bankruptcy Code, is to provide adequate information concerning the Plan, of a kind and in
sufficient detail to enable a hypothetical reasonable investor, typical of holders of the
Classes1 of Claims being solicited, to make an informed judgment whether to accept or
reject the Plan. This Disclosure Statement should be read in conjunction with the Plan and the
other exhibits to this Disclosure Statement.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE AT THE OUTSET THAT THE RESULTS OF THE CONFIRMATION AND IMPLEMENTATION
OF THIS PLAN WILL REPRESENT PAYMENT IN FULL TO ALL CREDITORS, PLUS INTEREST, AND A SUBSTANTIAL
DISTRIBUTION TO EQUITY. ACCORDINGLY, THIS PLAN REPRESENTS THE CULMINATION OF AN EXTREMELY
SUCCESSFUL BANKRUPTCY PROCESS.
A. | Case Background. |
On April 30, 2010, the Debtor filed its bankruptcy case under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy
Code (the Bankruptcy Case). As discussed in more detail below, the Bankruptcy Case was commenced
in order to effectuate a restructuring or liquidation of the Debtors business and debts.
Accordingly, since that time, the Debtor has sold substantially all of its assets and has begun
winding down its operations. The Plan attached hereto represents the Debtors best judgment as to
how to allocate the value of the Debtors estate. The Debtor has actively sought input from the
Creditors Committee and the Equity Committee to formulate the Plan, and hopes that the two
Committees will support the Plan.
B. | Summary Of Classes Under The Plan And Their Treatment. |
Set forth below is a summary description of the treatment of all Claims and Interests provided
for in the Plan. The summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the more detailed
information elsewhere in this Disclosure Statement, to the Plan and to the exhibits to this
Disclosure Statement and the Plan. This summary does not purport to be complete and should not be
relied upon for voting purposes. A more complete description of the Plan is provided in Section
III, The Plan of Reorganization, below. Finally, the estimate of the amount of Claims in each
category or Class listed below represents the Debtors best reasonable estimate, based on
information received to date, and based on what the Debtor believes are reasonable and correct
grounds for which to object to certain Claims that have been filed. If the amount of Claims is
greater than the estimates set forth below, then creditors may receive a lower recovery than what
is estimated by the Debtor. By the same token, the Debtor is still in the process of
completing
their Claims reconciliation, and certain of the Claim amounts set forth below may be
further reduced, after the Debtors have completed this task.
1 | Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized
terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth
below in the Plan. |
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Administrative Expenses Estimated Amount of Allowed Expenses: $3,500 (this number does not include expenses incurred and paid in the ordinary course of business, nor does it include accrued but unpaid professional fees) |
Unimpaired. Unless
otherwise agreed by the
Holder of an Administrative
Expense, in full
satisfaction, settlement,
release, and discharge of
and in exchange for each
Administrative Expense, each
Holder of an Allowed
Administrative Expense will
receive payment in full and
in Cash of any unpaid
portion of such Allowed
Administrative Expense as
follows: (i) in the case of professional advisors, subject to the provisions of Sections 328, 330, 331 and 503(b) of the Bankruptcy Code, the Interim Compensation Order and Article XI of the Plan, as soon as practicable after final Bankruptcy Court approval thereof; and |
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(ii) with respect to each other Allowed Administrative Expense, on the later of (x) the date on which such claims become due in the ordinary course of business and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the particular agreements governing such obligations, and (y) on or as shortly after the Effective Date as is practicable; or (z) such other date as may be agreed upon between the Holder of such Administrative Expense and the Debtor or the Plan Administrator, or as provided for in a Final Order. | ||
Estimated Recovery: Payment in full, in cash, of the Allowed amount of each Administrative Claim. | ||
Priority Tax Claims Estimated Amount of Claims: $3,000 |
Unimpaired. Unless otherwise agreed by the Holder of a Priority Tax Claim, in full satisfaction, settlement, release, and discharge of and in exchange for each Priority Tax Claim, each Holder of an Allowed Priority Tax Claim shall receive in full satisfaction, settlement and release of and in exchange for such Priority Tax Claim, at the election of the Plan Administrator: (x) Cash equal to the amount of such Priority Tax Claim on or as shortly after the Effective Date as is practicable; (y) such other treatment as to which the Debtor or the Plan Administrator and the Holder of such Priority Tax Claim shall have agreed upon in writing; or (z) such other treatment as will cause such Claims not to be Impaired, including, but not limited to, payment as set forth in Section 1129(a)(9)(C) of the Bankruptcy Code; provided, however, that any Priority Tax Claim not due and owing on the Effective Date will be paid when such Claim becomes due and owing. | |
Estimated Recovery: Payment in full, in cash or in deferred cash payments, of the Allowed amount of each Priority Tax Claim. |
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Class 1 Priority Non-Tax Claims Estimated Allowed Amount of Claims: $147,000 |
Unimpaired. In full satisfaction, settlement, release, and discharge of and in exchange for each Priority Non-Tax Claim, in the ordinary course of business as such claims become due, or, if due now, on or as shortly after the Effective Date as is practicable, each Holder of an Allowed Priority Non-Tax Claim as of the Distribution Record Date shall receive in full satisfaction, settlement and release of and in exchange for such Priority Non-Tax Claim, at the election of the Debtor or the Plan Administrator: | |
(i) Cash equal to the amount of such Priority Non-Tax Claim; (ii) such other treatment as to which the Debtor or the Plan Administrator and the Holder of such Priority Non-Tax Claim shall have agreed upon in writing; or (iii) such other treatment as will cause such Claims not to be Impaired; provided, however, that any Priority Non-Tax Claim not due and owing on the Effective Date will be paid when such Claim becomes due and owing. | ||
Estimated Recovery: Payment in full, in cash, of the Allowed amount of each Priority Non-Tax Claim. | ||
Class 2 Secured Claims Estimated Allowed Amount of Claims: $134,000 |
Unimpaired. In full satisfaction, settlement, release, and discharge of and in exchange for each Secured Claim, if any, each Holder of an Allowed Secured Claim as of the Distribution Record Date, if any, shall, at the election of the Debtor or the Plan Administrator, have its Claim Reinstated or satisfied in Cash, in full, on the Effective Date. | |
Estimated Recovery: Payment in full, in cash, or Reinstatement, of the Allowed amount of each Secured Claim |
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Class 3 General Unsecured Claims Estimated Allowed Amount of Claims: $4,715,000 |
Unimpaired. In full satisfaction, settlement, release, and discharge of and in exchange for each General Unsecured Claim, each Holder of an Allowed General Unsecured Claim as of the Distribution Record Date shall receive one hundred percent (100%) of such Allowed General Unsecured Claim, plus such interest as may be legally allowable on such Claim at the non-default contractual rate, or, if no contractual rate is stated, then at the federal judgment rate then prevailing, accruing from the Petition Date to the Effective Date, in Cash (to the extent unpaid prior to the Effective Date). Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan to the contrary, to the extent and only to the extent a General Unsecured Claim is subordinated under applicable law, including but not limited to, Sections 510(a), (b) or (c) of the Bankruptcy Code or recharacterized under applicable law, including but not limited to, Section 105 of the Bankruptcy Code, any distributions on account of such General Unsecured Claim shall be made as provided in the Bankruptcy Court order regarding such Claim. | |
Estimated Recovery: Payment in full, in cash, of the Allowed amount of each General Unsecured Claim. | ||
Class 4 Interests Estimated Allowed Amount: 86.5 million shares |
Either Unimpaired, and therefore deemed to accept the Plan, or Impaired and shall be deemed to reject the Plan. Upon any Distribution or Subsequent Distribution Date and subject to and upon the payment in full (or the establishment of appropriate reserves for payment in full) of all Allowed Claims then existing, plus such interest provided for in the Plan, and after making appropriate reserves for Disputed Claims as set forth in Article VI of the Plan, as well as for ongoing expenses of administration of the Estate, in full satisfaction, settlement, release, and discharge of and in exchange for each Interest, each Holder of an Allowed Interest as of the Distribution Record Date shall receive a Pro Rata share of the remaining Cash in the Estate, if any. | |
Estimated Recovery: Payment of $6 to $9 million, in the aggregate. However, please see Section II.C.vi, The Par Claim, below, regarding a discussion of how this Class may be impacted by certain Claims and objections thereto. |
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C. | Impaired Claims Entitled To Vote. |
The Debtor believes and asserts that no Class of Claims or Interests is Impaired, and thus no
Class is entitled to vote on the Plan. However, to the extent that the Bankruptcy Court determines
that Class 4 is Impaired, such Class shall be deemed to reject the Plan.
D. | Claims And Interests Not Entitled To Vote. |
Holders of Allowed Claims in the unclassified Classes (Administrative Claims and Priority Tax
Claims), and Holders of Allowed Claims in Class 1 (Priority Non-Tax Claims), Class 2 (Secured
Claims), and Class 3 (General Unsecured Claims) are Unimpaired and therefore are presumed to have
accepted the Plan, and are not entitled to vote. The Debtor believes and asserts that Holders of
Interests in Class 4 are also Unimpaired and as such, they are presumed to have accepted the Plan
and are not entitled to vote. However, to the extent that the Bankruptcy Court determines that
Class 4 is Impaired, such Class shall be deemed to reject the Plan. Accordingly, Class 4 is not
entitled to vote on the Plan.
E. | The Debtors Recommendation. |
The Debtor believes that confirmation of the Plan is in the best interests of Creditors and
Interest Holders and will maximize the return to all stakeholders and yield a distribution to
Creditors and Interest Holders as soon as possible. Accordingly, you are urged to support the
Plan. However, for a discussion of certain factors that should be considered in connection with a
vote on the Plan, see Section VI, Certain Risk Factors to be Considered, below.
F. | Plan Procedures And Deadlines. |
The objection deadline to object to the Plan is 4:00 p.m., prevailing Eastern Time, on
December 6, 2010, unless extended by the Debtors.
G. | Reservations And Disclaimers, Available Information And Cautionary Statement
Concerning Forward-Looking Statements. |
The Plan has not been approved or disapproved by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
(the Commission), any state securities commission or the Bankruptcy Court, nor has the
Commission, any state securities commission or the Bankruptcy Court passed upon the fairness or
merits of these transactions. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
In addition, the Debtor has filed various pleadings and other papers with the Bankruptcy Court
since the commencement of these cases, which may contain information you would want to know. All
such documents may be viewed at the office of the Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court, 5th Floor, 824
Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19809, or may be viewed by visiting the
Bankruptcy Courts website, located at http://www.deb.uscourts.gov/, or at
http://www.kccllc.net/MiddleBrook.
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No person has been authorized to give any information or make any representation not contained
in this Disclosure Statement and, if given or made, such information or representation should not
be relied upon. This Disclosure Statement does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation
of an offer to buy any securities other than those to which it relates, or an offer to sell or a
solicitation of an offer to buy any securities in any jurisdiction in which, or to any person to
whom, it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation. The delivery of this Disclosure Statement
after the date hereof should not, under any circumstances, create an implication that there has
been a change in the affairs of the Debtor or in the information contained herein since the date
hereof.
Certain statements in this Disclosure Statement are forward-looking statements that involve
known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results of the
Debtor to be materially different from any future results expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, among others, statements regarding
the ability of the Debtor to successfully complete the liquidation outlined in this Disclosure
Statement and achieve the projected or assumed results. Factors that may cause actual results of
the Debtor to differ from future results expressed or implied by forward-looking statements
include, among others, the following: the risks described in Section VI, Certain Risk Factors to
be Considered, below, and the ability of the Debtor to obtain confirmation of the Plan. Some of
these assumptions inevitably will not materialize, and unanticipated events may occur which could
materially affect the Debtors results. Given these uncertainties, holders of Claims entitled to
vote on the Plan are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements in
determining whether to vote to accept or reject the Plan or to take other action under the Plan.
II. GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE DEBTOR AND THIS CASE
A. | The Debtor And Its Pre-Petition Operations. |
The Debtor is a pharmaceutical company, incorporated in Delaware, which formerly focused on
commercializing anti-infective drug products that fulfill unmet medical needs. As of the Petition
Date, the Debtor was engaged in the manufacturing, marketing and sale of MOXATAG® and KEFLEX® in
the United States, had developed a proprietary delivery technology called PULSYS® and had
additional product candidates in clinical development that use the PULSYS® technology. On the
Petition Date, the Debtor filed a petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. On
May 11, 2010, the United States Trustee appointed the Creditors Committee pursuant to Section 1102
of the Bankruptcy Code. Since the initial appointment, the United States Trustee has amended the
appointment of the Creditors Committee. On June 24, 2010, the United States Trustee also
appointed the Equity Committee pursuant to Section 1102 of the Bankruptcy Code. The United States
Trustee has also amended the appointment of the Equity Committee. On June 1, 2010, the Debtor
filed its Schedules (Schedule F was amended on July 9, 2010 (Docket No. 189)). The Debtor entered
bankruptcy
on the Petition Date with no material secured debt. A further description of the Debtors
corporate history, its business and the events leading up to the filing of its Bankruptcy Case be
found in the Declaration of David Becker in Support of Chapter 11 Petition and First Day Motions
(Docket No. 4), which was filed on the Petition Date.
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B. | First Day Motions And Ordinary Course Payments. |
On the Petition Date, the Debtor filed certain motions requesting authority to pay certain
prepetition obligations, including: (i) tax obligations and government assessments (Docket No. 7);
(ii) employee obligations (Docket No. 8); and (iii) critical vendor claims (Docket No. 10), and
also filed motions requesting authority to (i) employ the KCC (Docket No. 5); (ii) prohibit
utilities from discontinuing service (Docket No. 6); (iii) maintain prepetition bank accounts
(Docket No. 9); (iv) establish procedures for trading in the Debtors equity securities (Docket No.
11); and (v) reject certain executory contracts and unexpired leases of the Debtor (Docket No. 12)
(collectively, the First Day Motions). With the exception of the motion to reject certain
executory contracts and unexpired leases of the Debtor (Docket No. 12), which was granted on June
7, 2010, the Bankruptcy Court granted the relief sought in the First Day Motions on May 4, 2010.
Pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code the Debtor has satisfied obligations arising after the Petition
Date in the ordinary course of business.
C. | Significant Post-Petition Events. |
i. | Retention of Professionals |
Early in the Bankruptcy Case, pursuant to Sections 327 and 328 of the Bankruptcy Code and
Bankruptcy Rule 2014 and orders of the Bankruptcy Court, the Debtor retained the following
professionals in the case: (i) Alston & Bird LLP and Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP as
bankruptcy counsel, (ii) Gleacher & Company Securities, Inc. (Gleacher) as investment banker and
financial advisor, and (iii) KCC as noticing and claims agent. With the exception of KCC, since
the Petition Date these professionals have been paid 80% of their fees and 100% of their expenses
on a monthly basis, pursuant to the professional fee procedures approved by the Bankruptcy Court.
Pursuant to Bankruptcy Court order, KCC has been paid for its fees and expenses in full, as billed
to the Debtors in the ordinary course of business.
ii. | Implementation of Employee Retention Program |
The Debtor has enjoyed relatively low turnover of management and employees during the pendency
of this case. Despite numerous layoffs and increased responsibilities falling upon the shoulders
of remaining management and employees, the existing labor force has performed remarkably well in
maintaining the value of the enterprise. To maintain the loyalty and confidence of their
employees, the Debtor obtained Bankruptcy Court approval (i) to pay merit or performance based
bonuses to certain key members of management, and (ii) to enter into a retention plan providing
stay bonuses for certain key, non-management employees. The time period for non-management
employees to remain with the Debtor in order to obtain their stay
bonuses was the sale of substantially all of the Debtors assets, and all obligations under
the retention plans have been satisfied or will be by the Effective Date of the Plan. With regard
to the management incentive plan, various amounts are payable depending on the occurrence and
timing of certain triggering events. Specifically, certain Management Participants shall receive
compensation after the occurrence of triggering events which are tied to the amount of money
available to Interest Holders after all Creditors have been paid in full, with interest. A copy of
the Courts July 12, 2010 Order approving the MiddleBrook Employee Incentive Plan and Authorizing
Payments Thereunder is available at http://www.kccllc.net/Middlebrook. No other retention plans
currently are in place.
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iii. | Setting a Bar Date, Objecting to and Resolving Certain Claims |
On July 7, 2010, this Court established August 27, 2010 (the General Bar Date) as the final
date to file proofs of claim on account of pre-petition Claims against the Debtor for
non-governmental entities, and October 31, 2010, as the final date to file proofs of claim on
account of pre-petition Claims against the Debtor for governmental entities. As of the date of
this Disclosure Statement, approximately 122 proofs of claim have been filed. The total amount of
the claims against the Debtor, including scheduled claims, but excluding various duplicate and
amended claims, is approximately $10.6 million (which number reflects the stipulation reached with
Par as to the maximum amount of Pars Claim, as described in greater detail below in Section
II.C.vi of this Disclosure Statement). The Debtor has begun, and expects to continue, filing
objections to certain of those claims, so the final group of creditors has yet to be determined.
iv. | Rejection of Certain Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases |
Since the Petition Date, the Debtor has engaged in aggressive cost-cutting actions, including
the rejection of its office lease of non-residential real property in Maryland. In addition, the
Debtor has rejected several personal property leases and executory contracts which were not needed
during the pendency of the Bankruptcy Case. The rejection of these contracts and leases has given
rise to pre-petition rejection damage Claims, but has saved the Debtor hundreds of thousands of
dollars per year in operational costs.
v. | Sale of Substantially All of the Debtors Assets |
On May 17, 2010, the Debtor filed a motion seeking approval of (i) certain bid procedures and
(ii) the sale of substantially all of the Debtors Assets (Docket No. 64) (the Sale Motion) to
the Purchaser, or another Winning Competing Bidder (as defined in the Sale Motion) following an
auction. Despite its marketing efforts, the Debtor received no bids prior to the bid deadline
other than the Purchasers initial offer. On July 28, 2010, the Bankruptcy Court entered the Sale
Order approving the sale of substantially all of the Debtors Assets to the Purchaser and the Asset
Purchase Agreement (as amended, the Agreement). The sale closed on July 30, 2010.
The purchase price consisted of: (i) $17,300,000 and (ii) assumption of the Assumed
Liabilities. The Agreement, filed as an exhibit to the Sale Motion, should be reviewed in full for
additional information regarding its terms. After the Closing Date, the Debtor ceased its
pharmaceutical operations and began winding up its affairs.
The Debtors remaining Assets consist of Cash and the Causes of Action, as well as various
miscellaneous assets (the Remaining Assets). Accordingly, after paying the Record Holders of
Allowed Class 3 Claims in full, with interest, the Debtor anticipates that a substantial amount of
the Remaining Assets will be available for distribution to the Record Holders of Allowed Class 4
Interests on a pro rata basis.
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vi. | The Par Claim |
On or about August 18, 2010, Par Pharmaceutical, Inc. (Par) filed a proof of claim (the
POC) asserting an unsecured claim against the Debtor in an amount not less than $11,625,000 (the
Par Claim). In the POC, Par asserts that it has a claim against the Debtor on account of that
certain Development and Commercialization Agreement between Par and Advancis Pharmaceutical
Corporation, the former name of the Debtor, entered into as of May 28, 2004 and amended as of
December 14, 2004 (as amended, the Development Agreement). In the POC, Par states that because
it paid the Debtor $23,250,000 in Development Costs as required by the Development Agreement and
the Debtor commercialized MOXATAG, Par has a claim against the Debtor in the amount of $11,625,000
(one half of $23,250,000) pursuant to Section 4.2.2.3 of the Development Agreement.
On August 30, 2010, the Debtor filed an objection to the POC, requesting that the Bankruptcy
Court disallow the Par Claim and expunge the POC in its entirety. The basis of such objection is
that Par failed to comply with the procedures set forth for termination of the Development
Agreement pursuant to Section 4.2.2.2, which renders Section 4.2.2.3 inoperative. Further, even if
Section 4.2.2.3 were operative, certain unequivocal conditions precedent to a right of payment in
favor of Par with respect to the Section 4.2.2.3 Amount clearly were not been satisfied as: (i)
Par did not pay more than $20,000,000 in cash to the Debtor before termination of the Development
Agreement; (ii) the Debtor never successfully commercialized both an Adult Product and a
Pediatric Product; (iii) there have been no net profits on account of the sale of MOXATAG; and
(iv) the commercialization of the adult version of MOXATAG the single product was not
successful.
On September 23, 2010, Par filed a response to the Debtors objection to the POC, and also
filed a motion to refer the dispute to binding arbitration pursuant to the terms of the Development
Agreement. The parties subsequently reached an agreement whereby the dispute would be referred to
arbitration as requested, but that the Par POC would be capped at $3,500,000 for all purposes in
the Bankruptcy Case including distributions under the Plan. The Par Claim remains unresolved as of
the date of this Disclosure Statement. If the Par Claim is allowed in full at $3,500,000, as
requested in the POC as later amended by agreement, then while Holders of Allowed Claims in Class 3
will still be paid in full, the Holders of Allowed Interests in Class 4 will receive a
corresponding smaller distribution. On the other hand, if the Par Claim is completely disallowed,
Holders of Allowed Interests in Class 4 will receive a substantial
distribution (likely in the range of $6 to $9 million, although that number is difficult to
predict with certainty).
vii. | Remaining Assets |
The Debtors remaining assets are in the process of being monetized, but it is not expected
that such liquidation will materially enhance recoveries in this Case.
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III. THE PLAN OF REORGANIZATION
A. | Explanation Of Chapter 11. |
Chapter 11 is the principal business reorganization chapter of the Bankruptcy Code. Under
Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, a debtor is authorized to reorganize or liquidate its business
for the benefit of itself, its creditors and stockholders. In addition to permitting
rehabilitation or liquidation of a debtor, another goal of Chapter 11 is to promote equality of
treatment of creditors and equity security holders of equal rank with respect to the distribution
of a debtors assets.
The consummation of a plan of reorganization or liquidation is the principal objective of a
Chapter 11 case. A plan of reorganization or liquidation sets forth the means for satisfying
claims against, and equity interests in, a debtor. Confirmation of a plan of reorganization or
liquidation by the Bankruptcy Court makes the plan binding upon a debtor, any issuer of securities
under the plan, any person acquiring property under the plan and any creditor or equity security
holder of a debtor. Subject to certain limited exceptions, the confirmation order discharges a
debtor from any debt that arose prior to the date of confirmation of the plan and substitutes
therefor the obligations specified under the confirmed plan.
After a plan of reorganization has been filed, the holders of claims against or interests in a
debtor are permitted to vote to accept or reject the plan, if their claims or interests are
impaired. Before soliciting acceptances of the proposed plan, however, Section 1125 of the
Bankruptcy Code requires a debtor to prepare a disclosure statement containing adequate information
of a kind, and in sufficient detail, to enable a hypothetical reasonable investor to make an
informed judgment about the plan. This Disclosure Statement is presented to holders of Claims
against and Interests in the Debtor to satisfy the requirements of Section 1125 of the Bankruptcy
Code.
Chapter 11 does not require that each holder of a claim against or interest in a debtor vote
in favor of a plan of reorganization in order for the bankruptcy court to confirm the plan. At a
minimum, however, the plan of reorganization must be accepted by a majority in number and
two-thirds in amount of those claims actually voting in at least one class of impaired claims under
the plan of reorganization. Holders of impaired claims or interests who fail to vote will not be
counted as either accepting or rejecting the plan.
In general, a class is impaired if the legal, equitable, or contractual rights attaching to
the claims or equity interests of that class are modified under the plan of reorganization.
Classes of claims that are not impaired under a plan of reorganization are conclusively presumed to
have accepted the plan of reorganization and thus are not entitled to vote. Classes of claims or
equity
interests receiving no distribution under a plan are impaired and are conclusively presumed to
have rejected the plan and thus are not entitled to vote. Acceptances of the Plan in this case are
being solicited only from those persons who hold Claims in an impaired Class that is not a deemed
accepting or rejecting Class.
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Even if all classes of claims and equity interests accept a plan of reorganization, the
bankruptcy court may nonetheless find such a plan unconfirmable. Section 1129 of the Bankruptcy
Code sets forth the requirements for confirmation of a plan of reorganization and, among other
things, requires that a plan of reorganization meet the best interests test and be feasible. The
best interests test generally requires that the value of the consideration to be distributed to
the holders of claims or equity interests under a plan may not be less than those parties would
receive if the debtor were liquidated under a hypothetical liquidation occurring under Chapter 7 of
the Bankruptcy Code. Under the feasibility requirement, the court must find that there is a
reasonable probability that the debtor will be able to meet its obligations under its plan of
reorganization without the need for further financial reorganization. The Debtor believes that
both of these requirements are satisfied by the Plan. See Section IV, Confirmation of the Plan.
The proponent of the plan of reorganization (in this case, the Debtor) also must meet all
other applicable requirements of Section 1129(a) of the Bankruptcy Code (except Section 1129(a)(8)
if the proponent proposes to seek confirmation of the plan under the provisions of Section 1129(b)
of the Bankruptcy Code). These other requirements include, among other things, that the Plan
comply with applicable provisions of Title 11 and other applicable law, that the plan be proposed
in good faith and that at least one impaired class of creditors has voted to accept the plan. The
Debtor believes that the Plan satisfies all of these and all other applicable requirements of
Section 1129(a) of the Bankruptcy Code.
The bankruptcy court may confirm a plan of reorganization even though fewer than all the
classes of impaired claims and interests accept it. For a plan of reorganization to be confirmed
despite the rejection of a class of impaired claims or interests, the proponent of the plan of
reorganization must show, among other things, that the plan of reorganization does not discriminate
unfairly and that the plan of reorganization is fair and equitable with respect to each impaired
class of claims or interests that has not accepted the plan of reorganization.
Under Section 1129(b) of the Bankruptcy Code, a plan is fair and equitable as to a class if,
among other things, the plan provides: (a) with respect to secured claims, that each holder of a
claim included in the rejecting class will receive or retain, on account of its claim, property
that has a value, as of the effective date of the plan of reorganization, equal to the allowed
amount of such claim; and (b) with respect to unsecured claims and equity interests, that the
holder of any claim or equity interest that is junior to the claims or equity interests of such
class will not receive or retain, on account of such junior claim or equity interests, any property
at all unless the senior class is paid in full. The bankruptcy court must further find that the
economic terms of the plan of reorganization do not unfairly discriminate, as provided in Section
1129(b) of the Bankruptcy Code, with respect to the particular objecting class. The Debtor
believes that it will be able to satisfy these requirements of Section 1129(b) of the Bankruptcy
Code, as well.
B. | Approval Of The Plan. |
The Debtor proposed the Plan over the alternative of converting the Debtors Bankruptcy Case
to a case under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code because the Debtor believes that: (i) the Plan
ensures a timely distribution of the Debtors remaining Assets; and (ii) the Plan avoids
unnecessary costs to the Debtors Estate which would accrue should the Debtors Bankruptcy Case be
converted to Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code. For these reasons, the Debtor is in favor of the
Plan and urges its confirmation.
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i. | Voting on the Plan |
Pursuant to Section 1124 of the Bankruptcy Code, a Class of Claims may be Impaired if the
Plan alters the legal, equitable or contractual rights of the Holders of such Claims or Interests
treated in such Class. Only the Holders of such Impaired Claims or Interests are entitled to vote
on the Plan. There is no Class of Claims potentially Impaired by the Plan, and thus the Holders of
Claims in this case are not entitled to vote. Class 4 (Interests) is not entitled to vote on the
Plan because that Class will either: (a) receive the residual value of the Estate, in which case
the Interest Holders legal, equitable or contractual rights are being left unaltered, and thus are
not Impaired, and are therefore deemed to accept the Plan, or (b) if the Bankruptcy Court
determines that such Class is Impaired, then such Class is deemed to reject the Plan. In the
latter event, the Plan can still be confirmed utilizing the cram down provisions of Section
1129(b) of the Bankruptcy Code.
ii. | Final Approval of the Disclosure Statement and Confirmation of the Plan |
The requirements for Confirmation of the Plan are set forth in Section 1129 of the Bankruptcy
Code. The requirements for the Disclosure Statement are set forth in Section 1125 of the
Bankruptcy Code. To confirm the Plan, the Bankruptcy Court must hold the Confirmation Hearing to
determine whether the Plan meets the requirements of Section 1129 of the Bankruptcy Code. The
Bankruptcy Court has set December 13, 2010, at 11:30 a.m. (Eastern Time), for final approval of the
Disclosure Statement and the Confirmation Hearing.
Any party-in-interest may object to the final approval of the Disclosure Statement and the
Confirmation of the Plan and appear at the Confirmation Hearing to pursue such objection. The
Court has set December 6, 2010, at 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time), as the deadline for filing and serving
objections to the final approval of the Disclosure Statement and Confirmation of the Plan.
Objections to final approval of the Disclosure Statement and Confirmation must be electronically
filed with the Bankruptcy Court and served on counsel to the Debtor, the U.S. Trustee, counsel to
the Creditors Committee, and counsel to the Equity Committee.
iii. | Effect of Confirmation |
Except as otherwise provided in the Plan or in the Confirmation Order, confirmation will
effect the distribution of the Debtors remaining assets and the dissolution of the Debtor.
Confirmation serves to make the Plan binding upon the Debtor, all Creditors, Interest Holders and
other parties-in-interest, regardless of whether they cast a Ballot to accept or reject the Plan.
C. | Summary Of The Classes Of Claims And Interests. |
i. | Classification of Claims and Interests under the Plan |
All Allowed Claims and Interests, except the Allowed Unclassified Claims, are placed in the
Classes set forth in Article II of the Plan. In accordance with Section 1123(a)(1) of the
Bankruptcy Code, Administrative Expenses, Professional Fee Claims and Priority Tax Claims have not
been classified. A Claim or Interest is classified in a particular Class only to the extent that
the Claim or Interest qualifies within the description of that Class and is classified in other
Classes to the extent that any remainder of the Claim or Interest qualifies within the description
of such other Classes.
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ii. | Class 1 Priority Non-Tax Claims |
Claims in this Class consist of employee claims against the Debtor for unpaid severance,
benefits and the like. To the extent such Claims have not been previously satisfied, each Holder
of an Allowed Class 1 Priority Non-Tax Claim shall be paid by the Debtor the full amount of such
Allowed Claim, in Cash on the Effective Date or on the date on which such Allowed Claim becomes due
and payable pursuant to the terms of the agreement upon which such Allowed Claim is based, or any
applicable Order of the Bankruptcy Court.
iii. | Class 2 Secured Claims |
Claims in this Class consist primarily of security deposits being held by the Holders of
Claims against the Debtor. The Debtor believes that minimal amounts are due with respect to Class
2 Secured Claims, as such Claims have been previously satisfied, shall be Reinstated or shall be
satisfied by the Debtor prior to the Effective Date. Each Holder of an Allowed Secured Claim that
has not been satisfied shall either (a) be paid by the Debtor the full amount of such Allowed
Secured Claim, in Cash on the Effective Date or on the date on which such Allowed Secured Claim
becomes due and payable pursuant to the terms of the agreement upon which such Allowed Secured
Claim is based, or any applicable Order of the Bankruptcy Court, or (b) be Reinstated.
iv. | Class 3 General Unsecured Claims |
Claims in this Class consist of all other Claims against the Debtor, and are primarily trade
Claims or lease or executory contract rejection Claims. As set forth in Article II of the Plan,
the Holders of Allowed Class 3 General Unsecured Claims shall be paid in full, plus such interest
as may be legally allowable on such Claim at the non-default contractual rate, or, if no
contractual rate is stated, then at the federal judgment rate then prevailing, accruing from the
Petition Date to the Effective Date, in Cash. Such payments shall begin within thirty (30) days of
the Effective Date.
v. | Class 4 Interests |
As set forth in Article II of the Plan, the Holders of Allowed Class 4 Interests will receive
their pro rata share of the Cash remaining in the Estate after all Allowed Claims have been paid in
full, or reserved for, pursuant to the terms of the Plan, and Disputed Claim have been reserved for
pursuant to the terms of the Plan.
D. | Implementation And Execution Of The Plan. |
i. | Effective Date |
As set forth in the Plan, the Plan shall become effective on the date which is the first
Business Day on which each condition set forth in Article VIII of the Plan has been satisfied or
waived as set forth therein. Upon the occurrence of the Effective Date, the Debtor will file,
serve and post on the Noticing Agent Website a notice of confirmation and occurrence of the
Effective Date.
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ii. | Summary of Means of Implementation and Execution of the Plan |
Articles V and VI of the Plan set forth the means by which the Plan shall be implemented and
executed, which generally include: the setting of an Administrative Expense Bar Date, preserving
Causes of Action belonging to the Estate, the appointment of the Plan Administrator to liquidate
the remaining assets of the Debtor, including bringing the Causes of Action, making distributions
to Holders of Allowed Claims and Interests, providing for the dissolution of the Debtor, and the
means by which objections to and allowance of Claims will occur for purposes of the distributions.
With regard to Claim objections, parties will have until the later of (a) sixty (60) days
after the Effective Date, or (b) sixty (60) days after a Claim is filed, to file objections to
Claims. The Bankruptcy Court may extend such deadline upon motion for good cause shown. Any
objection not filed by such deadline shall be deemed waived, and the Claim shall be an Allowed
Claim in the amount set forth on the proof of claim Filed by the Holder of such Claim.
iii. | Optional Provisions |
The Plan also contains certain provisions which may be triggered at the Debtors option.
Those provisions include the implementation of Liquidating Trust to hold the balance of the Estate
Assets (in which case the Plan Administrator would also become the trustee of the Liquidating
Trust) (Section 5.13 of the Plan), and the appointment of a Plan Committee to oversee the Plan
Administrator and execution of the Plan (Section 5.14 of the Plan). The Debtor, the Creditors
Committee and the Equity Committee are still in the process of negotiating over certain provisions
of the Plan, including these optional provisions, and considering all the implications thereof, and
accordingly, a decision has not yet been made as to the implementation of those optional
provisions. If either or both options are elected, the Debtor will provide further disclosure
thereof in connection with the filing of the Plan Supplement.
iv. | Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases |
As stated in Article VII of the Plan, any executory contracts and unexpired leases of the
Debtor not assumed and assigned, or rejected, during the Bankruptcy Case shall be deemed rejected
on the Effective Date. Article VII of the Plan further sets forth procedures for asserting and
resolving Rejection Claims, if any.
v. | Conditions Precedent to Confirmation and Consummation of the Plan |
Article VIII of the Plan sets forth the conditions that must occur prior to both Confirmation
of the Plan and the occurrence of the Effective Date. This Article also describes the Debtors
ability to waive such conditions, as well as the effect of non-occurrence of the conditions to the
Effective Date, including the vacation of the Confirmation Order. If the Confirmation Order is
vacated pursuant to Section 8.4 of the Plan, (i) the Plan shall be null and void in all respects;
and (ii) nothing contained in the Plan shall (a) constitute a waiver or release of any Claims by or
against, or any Interest in, the Debtor or (b) prejudice in any manner the rights of the Debtor or
any other party in interest.
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vi. | Exculpation and Release |
THE PLAN CONTAINS EXCULPATION AND RELEASE PROVISIONS THAT ARE CONSISTENT WITH THOSE THAT HAVE
BEEN APPROVED BY THE BANKRUPTCY COURT AND OTHER COURTS OF THE THIRD CIRCUIT. THE EXCULPATION AND
RELEASE PROVISIONS PROVIDE AS FOLLOWS:
From and after the Effective Date, the Released Parties shall neither have nor incur
any liability to, or be subject to any right of action by, any Holder of a Claim or
Interest, or any other party in interest, or any of their respective employees,
representatives, financial advisors, attorneys, or agents acting in such capacity,
or affiliates, or any of their successors or assigns, for any act or omission in
connection with, relating to, or arising out of, the Bankruptcy Case, formulating,
negotiating or implementing this Plan, the solicitation of acceptances of this Plan,
the pursuit of approval of the Disclosure Statement and confirmation of this Plan,
the confirmation of this Plan, the Plan Documents, the consummation of this Plan or
the administration of this Plan or the property to be distributed under this Plan;
provided, however, that the foregoing provision shall not apply to an act or
omission that is determined by a Final Order of the Bankruptcy Court to have
constituted willful misconduct or gross negligence. Any of the Released Parties
shall be entitled to rely, in all respects, upon the advice of counsel with respect
to their duties and responsibilities under the Plan.
Plan at § 9.2.
As of the Effective Date, the Debtor shall be deemed to have forever released,
waived and discharged all claims, demands, debts, rights, causes of action or
liabilities, whether liquidated or unliquidated, fixed or contingent, matured or
unmatured, known or unknown, foreseen or unforeseen, then existing or thereafter
arising, in law, equity or otherwise against any of the Released Parties, that are
based in whole or in part on any act or omission, transaction, event or other
occurrence taking place on or prior to the Effective Date in any way relating to any
of the Debtor, the Bankruptcy Case, this Plan or the Disclosure Statement; provided,
that, nothing herein shall release any of such parties from their obligations under
the Plan or the Plan Administrator Agreement or, if implemented, the Liquidating
Trust Agreement, and provided further that nothing herein shall release any claim
related to an act or omission that is determined by a Final Order to have
constituted willful misconduct or gross negligence.
Plan at § 9.5.
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vii. | Miscellaneous Provisions |
Article X of the Plan contains several miscellaneous provisions, including: (i) the retention
of jurisdiction by the Bankruptcy Court following the Confirmation Date; (ii) the Debtors payment
of statutory fees pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1930; (iii) the dissolution of the Creditors Committee
and the Equity Committee; (iv) the termination of KCC, in its capacity as claims, noticing and
balloting agent; and (v) the dissolution of the Debtor and, if implemented, the Liquidating Trust.
viii. | Final Fee Hearing and Final Decree |
Article XI of the Plan describes the Professional Fee Claim Bar Date and the Final Fee
Hearing. The Debtor will file, serve and post on the Noticing Agent Website a notice of the
Professional Fee Claim Bar Date and the Final Fee Hearing. The Professional Fee Claim Bar Date and
the Final Fee Hearing Time can also be obtained by contacting counsel for the Debtor.
ix. | Entry of the Final Decree and Closing of the Case |
As set forth in Section 10.15 of the Plan, subsequent to the Effective Date, the Final Fee
Hearing and the Plan Administrators fulfillment of the standards for the closing of the Case, the
Plan Administrator shall cause to be Filed a proposed form of order under certification of counsel
(the Final Decree Certification) requesting the entry of a Final Decree pursuant to Section
350(a) of the Bankruptcy Code. Such Final Decree shall close the Case. At that time, the Debtor
believes that the Estate will be fully administered as (i) the Confirmation Order will be a Final
Order; (ii) the distributions will be completed and (iii) all motions, contested matters and
adversary proceedings will be resolved.
Section 350(a) of the Bankruptcy Code provides that a case shall be closed after an estate is
fully administered and the court has discharged the trustee. 11 U.S.C. § 350(a). Likewise, Rule
3022 of the Bankruptcy Rules provides that, after an estate is fully administered in a chapter 11
reorganization, the court . . . shall enter a final decree closing the case. Fed. R.
Bankr. P. 3022. Further, Local Rule 5009-1 provides that, upon written motion, a party in
interest may seek the entry of a final decree at any time after the confirmed plan has been
substantially consummated provided that all fees under 28 U.S.C. § 1930 have been paid. Del.
Bankr. L.R. 5009-1(a). Based upon the foregoing, the Debtor believes that the Bankruptcy Courts
entry of the Final Decree shall be appropriate and necessary subsequent to the Effective Date upon
submission of the Final Decree Certification. See In re SLI Inc., 2005 WL 1668396, at *2 (Bankr.
D. Del. June 24, 2005) (citations omitted).
IV. CONFIRMATION OF THE PLAN
A. | Requirements For Confirmation Of The Plan. |
The Debtor will request that the Bankruptcy Court hold a Confirmation Hearing as promptly as
practicable, upon such notice to parties in interest as is required by the Bankruptcy Code and the
Bankruptcy Court. Section 1128(b) of the Bankruptcy Code provides that any party in interest may
object to confirmation of the Plan. Any procedures established by the Bankruptcy Court for the
filing and service of objections to confirmation of the Plan will be provided to parties in
interest.
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In order for the Plan to be confirmed, and regardless of whether all Impaired Classes of
Claims vote to accept the Plan, the Bankruptcy Code requires that the Bankruptcy Court determine
that the Plan complies with the requirements of Section 1129 of the Bankruptcy Code. Section 1129
of the Bankruptcy Code requires for confirmation, among other things, that: (i) the Plan be
accepted by the requisite votes of holders of Impaired Claims and Interests except to the extent
that confirmation, despite dissent, is available under Section 1129(b) of the Bankruptcy Code, (ii)
the Plan is feasible (that is, there is a reasonable probability that the Debtors will be able to
perform their obligations under the Plan without further financial reorganization); and (iii) the
Plan meets the requirements of Section 1129(a)(7) of the Bankruptcy Code, which requires that with
respect to each Impaired Class, each holder of a Claim or Interest either (a) accepts the Plan or
(b) receives at least as much pursuant to the Plan as such holder would receive in a liquidation of
the Debtors under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code.
Although the Debtors believe that the Plan will meet such tests, as well as the other
requirements of Section 1129, there can be no assurance that the Bankruptcy Court will reach the
same conclusion.
i. | Feasibility of the Plan |
The Bankruptcy Code requires that, in order to confirm a plan, the Bankruptcy Court must find
that confirmation of such plan is not likely to be followed by the liquidation or the need for
further financial reorganization of the debtor unless contemplated by the plan. The Plan provides
for the liquidation and distribution of all of the Debtors Assets. At present, the Debtor has
cash on hand of approximately $17.4 million. The Administrative Expenses, the Priority Tax Claims,
the Priority Non-Tax Claims, the Secured Claims and the General Unsecured Claims are,
in the aggregate substantially less than such amount. Accordingly, the Debtor believes that
all Plan obligations will be satisfied without the need for further reorganization of the Debtor.
ii. | Best Interests Test |
Notwithstanding acceptance of a plan by the requisite number of creditors in an impaired class
or the deemed acceptance by unimpaired classes, the Bankruptcy Court must still independently
determine that such plan provides each member of each impaired class of claims and interests a
recovery that has a value at least equal to the value of the recovery that each such Person would
receive if the debtor was liquidated under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code on the effective date
of such plan.
There is no potentially Impaired Class entitled to vote on the Plan. However, even if such a
Class existed, given that the Plan contemplates a liquidation of assets and distribution to Holders
of Claims and Interests in a manner substantially similar to what would occur under Chapter 7, the
Debtor believes that the Plan satisfies the best interests test. Among other things, the
recoveries expected to be available to Holders of Allowed Claims under the Plan will be equal to or
greater than the recoveries expected to be available in a Chapter 7 liquidation.
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In a typical Chapter 7 case, a trustee is elected or appointed to liquidate a debtors assets
for distribution to creditors in accordance with the priorities set forth in the Bankruptcy Code.
Generally, secured creditors are paid first from the proceeds of sales of the properties securing
their liens. If any assets are remaining in the bankruptcy estate after satisfaction of secured
creditors claims from their collateral, administrative expenses are paid next. Unsecured
creditors are paid from any remaining sales proceeds, according to their respective priorities.
Unsecured creditors with the same priority share in proportion to the amount of their allowed
claims in relationship to the total amount of allowed claims held by all unsecured creditors with
the same priority. Finally, equity interest holders receive the balance that remains, if any,
after all creditors are paid.
Substantially all of the Debtors Assets have already been liquidated during the Bankruptcy
Case through the sale consummated by the Debtor pursuant to the Sale Order. Although the Plan
effects a liquidation of the Debtors remaining Assets similar to what would occur under a Chapter
7 liquidation, the Debtor believes that the Plan provides the best source of recovery to holders of
Allowed Claims and Interests by minimizing the administrative costs of the liquidation.
Liquidating the Debtors estate under Chapter 7 is not likely to provide a timely distribution to
Holders of Allowed Claims and Interests and would likely provide a smaller distribution to
Creditors and Interest Holders because of the fees and expenses that would be incurred during a
Chapter 7 liquidation, including potential added time and expense incurred by the Trustee and any
retained professionals in familiarizing themselves with the Bankruptcy Case.
For the foregoing reasons, the Debtor believes that the Plan is in the best interests of
Creditors.
B. | Cram Down. |
To obtain confirmation under the concept known as cram down, the Debtor must demonstrate to
the Bankruptcy Court that the Plan does not discriminate unfairly and is fair
and equitable with respect to any dissenting Class. The unfair discrimination test
requires, among other things, that the Plan recognize the relative priorities among unsecured
Creditors and Interest Holders. The Bankruptcy Code establishes different fair and equitable
tests for secured creditors, unsecured creditors and equity interest holders. The respective tests
are as follows:
i. | Secured Creditors |
Either (i) each impaired creditor of the rejecting class (x) retains its liens in the
collateral securing such Creditors claim or in the proceeds thereof to the extent of the Allowed
amount of its secured claim and (y) receives deferred cash payments in at least the Allowed amount
of such secured claim with a present value at the Effective Date at least equal to such creditors
interest in its collateral or in the proceeds thereof or (ii) the plan provides each impaired
secured creditor with the indubitable equivalent of its claim.
ii. | Unsecured Creditors |
Either (i) each impaired unsecured Creditor of the rejecting class receives or retains under
the plan property of a value equal to the amount of its Allowed Claim or (ii) the holders of claims
and interests that are junior to the claim of the dissenting class do not receive or retain any
property under the plan.
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iii. | Equity Interest Holders |
Either (i) each equity interest holder of the rejecting class receives or retains under the
plan property of a value equal to the greater of (x) the fixed liquidation preference or redemption
price, if any, of the equity interest it holds or (y) the value of such equity interest or (ii) the
holders of interests that are junior to such equity interest do not receive or retain any property
under the plan.
If all other conditions to confirmation are met, the Debtors will seek to apply Section
1129(b) of the Bankruptcy Code to the extent the Plan is not accepted by any Impaired Class of
unsecured Claims or Interests, if one is deemed to exist.
V. ALTERNATIVES TO THE PLAN
A. | Continuation Of The Bankruptcy Case. |
The Debtor is not a going concern and thus there is no benefit to remaining in Chapter 11 for
the purpose of reorganizing the Debtor.
B. | Alternative Plan(s). |
The Debtor does not believe that there are any alternative plans. The Debtor believes that
the Plan, as described herein, enables holders of Claims and Interests to realize the greatest
possible value under the circumstances, and that, compared to any alternative plan, the Plan has
the greatest chance to be confirmed and consummated.
VI. CERTAIN RISK FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED
A. | Certain Bankruptcy Considerations. |
Although it is contemplated that there is no Class voting on the Plan, if an Impaired Class is
deemed to exist, and that Class votes to reject the Plan, then the requirements for cram down may
not be met. Section 1129 of the Bankruptcy Code requires, among other things, that the value of
distributions to dissenting holders of Claims or Interests may not be less than the value such
Holders would receive if the Debtor was liquidated under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code.
Although the Proponent believes that the Plan will meet such requirement, there can be no assurance
that the Bankruptcy Court will reach the same conclusion. Further, the requirement that there be
at least one Impaired accepting Class of Claims may not be met, unless the Bankruptcy Court were to
find that there was another Impaired Class of Claims entitled to vote on the Plan.
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B. | Claims Estimation. |
There can be no assurance that the estimated amount of Claims set forth in the Plan is
correct, and the actual allowed amounts of Claims may differ from the estimates. Any value given
as to the Claims against and the Assets of the Debtor is based upon an estimation of such value.
Moreover, except as otherwise provided in the Plan, the Debtor reserves the right to object to the
amount or classification of any Claim under the Plan. Therefore, the estimates set forth in this
Disclosure Statement cannot be relied on by any Holder of a Claim where such Claim is subject to an
objection. Any Holder of a Claim that is subject to an objection thus may not receive its expected
share of the estimated distributions described in this Disclosure Statement.
C. | Parties-in-Interest May Object to the Debtors Classification of Claims and
Interests. |
Section 1122 of the Bankruptcy Code provides that a plan may place a claim or an equity
interest in a particular class only if such claim or equity interest is substantially similar to
the other claims or equity interests in such class. The Debtor believes that the classification of
Claims and Interests under the Plan complies with the requirements set forth in the Bankruptcy Code
because the Debtor created 3 Classes of Claims and 1 Class of Interests, each encompassing Claims
or Interests, as applicable, that are substantially similar to the other Claims and Interests in
each such Class. Further, the Debtor submits that classification is not an issue here because all
Classes are Unimpaired under the Plan. Nevertheless, there can be no assurance the Bankruptcy
Court will reach the same conclusion with respect to classification.
D. | The Debtor May Not Be Able to Secure Confirmation of the Plan. |
As discussed above, Section 1129 of the Bankruptcy Code sets forth the requirements for
confirmation of a Chapter 11 plan, including, among other requirements, a finding by the bankruptcy
court that confirmation of such plan is not likely to be followed by a liquidation or a need for
further financial reorganization unless such liquidation or reorganization is contemplated by the
plan.
There can be no assurance that the Bankruptcy Court will confirm the Plan. Even if the
Bankruptcy Court determines that the Disclosure Statement is appropriate, the Bankruptcy Court
could still decline to confirm the Plan if it found that any of the statutory requirements for
confirmation had not been met, including the requirement that confirmation of such plan is not
likely to be followed by a liquidation or a need for further financial reorganization.
Confirmation of the Plan is also subject to certain conditions as described in the Plan. If
the Plan is not confirmed, it is unclear what distributions, if any, holders of Allowed Claims
would receive with respect to their Allowed Claims.
The Debtor, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, reserves the right to modify the
terms and conditions of the Plan as necessary for Confirmation, subject to the requirements,
including notice requirements, of the Bankruptcy Code. Any such modifications could result in a
less favorable treatment of any Class, as well as of any Classes junior to such Class, than the
treatment currently provided in the Plan. Such a less favorable treatment could include a
distribution of property to the Class affected by the modification of a lesser value than currently
provided in the Plan or no distribution of property whatsoever under the Plan.
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E. | Risk of Non-Occurrence of the Effective Date. |
Although the Debtors believe that the Effective Date may occur quickly after the Confirmation
Date, there can be no assurance as to such timing, or as to whether such Effective Date will, in
fact, occur.
VII. CERTAIN FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE PLAN
THE DEBTOR HAS NOT REQUESTED AND WILL NOT REQUEST A RULING FROM THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL WITH RESPECT TO ANY OF THE TAX ASPECTS OF THE PLAN. THUS, NO ASSURANCE
CAN BE GIVEN AS TO THE TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE PLAN. EACH HOLDER OF A CLAIM OR INTEREST IS URGED
TO CONSULT ITS OWN TAX ADVISOR FOR THE FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND OTHER TAX CONSEQUENCES APPLICABLE
UNDER THE PLAN.
The following is a summary of certain United States federal income tax consequences of the
Plan to the Debtor and certain Holders of Claims and Interests. This summary is based on
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the IRC), Treasury Regulations thereunder and
administrative and judicial interpretations and practice, all as in effect on the date of the
Disclosure Statement and all of which are subject to change, with possible retroactive effect. Due
to the lack of definitive judicial and administrative authority in a number of areas, substantial
uncertainty may exist with respect to some of the tax consequences described below. There can be
no assurance that the Internal Revenue Service (the IRS) will not challenge one or more of the
tax consequences of the Plan described below.
This summary does not apply to Holders of Claims or Interests that are not United States
Persons (as such term is defined in the IRC) or that are otherwise subject to special treatment
under United States federal income tax law (including, without limitation, banks, governmental
authorities or agencies, financial institutions, insurance companies, pass-through entities,
tax-exempt organizations, brokers and dealers in securities, mutual funds, small business
investment companies and regulated investment companies). The following discussion assumes that
Holders of Allowed Claims and Interests hold such Claims and Interests as capital assets within
the meaning of section 1221 of the IRC. Moreover, this summary does not purport to cover all
aspects of United States federal income taxation that may apply to the Debtor and Holders of
Allowed Claims or Interests based upon their particular circumstances. Additionally, this summary
does not discuss any tax consequences that may arise under any laws other than United States
federal income tax law, including under state, local or foreign tax law.
ACCORDINGLY, THE FOLLOWING SUMMARY OF CERTAIN UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES IS
FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR CAREFUL TAX PLANNING AND ADVICE BASED
UPON THE INDIVIDUAL CIRCUMSTANCES PERTAINING TO A HOLDER OF A CLAIM OR INTEREST. ALL HOLDERS OF
CLAIMS AND INTERESTS ARE URGED TO CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX ADVISORS FOR THE FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND
OTHER TAX CONSEQUENCES APPLICABLE UNDER THE PLAN.
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INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE CIRCULAR 230 DISCLOSURE: TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS
IMPOSED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, ANY TAX ADVICE CONTAINED IN THIS DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
(INCLUDING ANY ATTACHMENTS) IS NOT INTENDED OR WRITTEN TO BE USED, AND CANNOT BE USED, BY ANY
TAXPAYER FOR THE PURPOSE OF AVOIDING TAX-RELATED PENALTIES UNDER THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. TAX
ADVICE CONTAINED IN THIS DISCLOSURE STATEMENT (INCLUDING ANY ATTACHMENTS) IS WRITTEN TO SUPPORT THE
PROMOTION, MARKETING OR PROMOTION OF THE TRANSACTIONS OR MATTERS ADDRESSED BY THE DISCLOSURE
STATEMENT. EACH TAXPAYER SHOULD SEEK ADVICE BASED ON THE TAXPAYERS PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES FROM
AN INDEPENDENT TAX ADVISOR.
A. | Certain United States Federal Income Tax Consequences to the Debtor. |
Under the Plan, the Debtor is liquidating its assets, and the proceeds thereof will be
distributed to Holders of Claims and Interests pursuant to the Plan. The Debtors liquidation of
its assets may result in the Debtor recognizing taxable gain or loss, based on the difference
between the fair market value of these assets and the Debtors tax basis in these assets. To
the extent that the Debtor realizes gain from the transfer of these assets the Debtor believes that
it will have sufficient current losses and net operating loss carryovers to shelter these gains,
although there could be some liability to the Debtor in certain states and under the federal
alternative minimum tax. As discussed above, under the Plan, the Debtor, in consultation with the
Creditors Committee and the Equity Committee, may elect to create the Liquidating Trust to hold,
liquidate, and the distribute the Estate Assets. If the Debtor, in consultation with the
Creditors Committee and the Equity Committee, elects to create a Liquidating Trust, the Debtor
will provide a fulsome discussion of the tax consequences of that election in the Plan Supplement.
B. | Certain United States Federal Income Tax Consequences to Holders of Claims in Classes
1, 2, 3 and 4 Claims and Interests. |
The federal income tax consequences of the Plan to Holders of Claims in Classes 1, 2 and 3 and
Interests in Class 4 and the character, amount, and timing of income, gain, or loss recognized as a
consequence of the Plan and the distributions provided for by the Plan generally will depend upon,
among other things: (i) the manner in which a Holder acquired a Claim or Interest; (ii) the length
of time a Claim or Interest has been held; (iii) the Holders method of tax accounting; (iv)
whether the Holder of a Claim or Interest has taken a bad debt or worthless stock deduction with
respect to the Claim or Interest (or any portion of the Claim or Interest) in the current or prior
years; (v) whether the transaction is treated as a closed transaction or an open transaction;
and (vi) in the case of a Claim Holder, (a) whether the Claim was acquired at a discount, (b)
whether the Claim Holder has previously included accrued but unpaid interest with respect to the
Claim, and (c) whether the Claim is an installment obligation for federal income tax purposes.
Therefore, Holders of Claims and Interests are urged to consult their tax advisors for information
that may be relevant to their particular situations and circumstances and the particular tax
consequences to them of the transactions contemplated by the Plan.
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i. | Certain United States Federal Income Tax Consequences to Holders of
Claims in Classes 1, 2 and 3 |
a. | General |
Pursuant to the Plan, Holders of Claims in Classes 1, 2 and 3 will receive, in full
satisfaction and discharge of their Claims, either Cash in the amounts provided in the Plan or the
Collateral securing their Claims (if applicable). A Claim Holder who receives Cash or Collateral
in exchange for its Claim pursuant to the Plan generally will recognize income, gain or loss, for
federal income tax purposes, in an amount equal to the difference between (1) the amount of Cash or
the value of the Collateral received in exchange for its Claim and (2) its adjusted tax basis in
such Claim. Such gain or loss should be capital in nature (subject to the market discount rules
described below) and should be long term capital gain or loss if the Holder held the Claim for more
than one year. To the extent that any portion of the Cash or Collateral
received in the exchange is allocable to accrued interest, the Holder may recognize ordinary
income, which is addressed in the discussion below regarding accrued interest.
b. | Accrued Interest |
To the extent that any amount received by a Holder of a Claim is attributable to accrued but
unpaid interest, such amount should be taxable to the Claim Holder as interest income. Conversely,
a Holder of a Claim may be able to recognize a deductible loss to the extent that any accrued
interest on such Claim was previously included in the Holders gross income but was not paid in
full by the Debtor. Such loss may be ordinary, but the tax law is unclear on this point.
If the fair value of the consideration is not sufficient to fully satisfy all principal and
interest on Allowed Claims, the extent to which such consideration will be attributable to accrued
but unpaid interest is unclear. Under the Plan, the aggregate consideration to be distributed to
Holders of Allowed Claims in each Class will be allocated first to the principal amount of Allowed
Claims, with any excess allocated to unpaid interest that accrued on such Claims, if any. Certain
legislative history indicates that an allocation of consideration as between principal and interest
provided in a Chapter 11 plan of reorganization is binding for United States federal income tax
purposes, while certain Treasury Regulations treat payments as allocated first to any accrued but
unpaid interest. The IRS could take the position that the consideration received by the Claim
Holder should be allocated in some way other than as provided in the Plan. Holders of Claims
should consult their own tax advisors regarding the proper allocation of the consideration received
by them under the Plan.
c. | Market Discount |
Under the market discount provisions of IRC sections 1276 through 1278, some or all of the
gain realized by a Holder of a Claim that is treated as a debt instrument for federal income tax
purposes who exchanges the Claim for Cash and/or Collateral on the Effective Date may be treated as
ordinary income (instead of capital gain) to the extent of the amount of market discount on the
Claim. In general, a debt instrument is considered to have been acquired with market discount if
its holders adjusted tax basis in the debt instrument is less than (i) the sum of all remaining
payments to be made on the debt instrument, excluding qualified stated interest, or, (ii) in the
case of a debt instrument issued with original issue discount, its adjusted issue price. However,
a debt obligation is not a market discount bond if the excess is less than a statutory de minimis
amount (equal to 0.25% of the debt obligations stated redemption price at maturity or revised
issue price, in the case of a debt obligation issued with original issue discount, multiplied by
the number of complete years remaining until maturity at the time of the acquisition).
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Any gain recognized by a Claim Holder on the taxable disposition of Claims that had been
acquired with market discount should be treated as ordinary income to the extent of the market
discount that accrued thereon while such Claims were considered to be held by the Claim Holder
(unless the Claim Holder elected to include market discount in income as it accrued).
ii. | Certain United States Federal Income Tax Consequences to Holders of
Interests in Class 4 |
The Plan provides that Holders of Interests in Class 4 will receive, in full satisfaction,
settlement, release, and discharge of and in exchange for their Interests, their respective Pro
Rata Shares of any remaining Cash in the Estate, but only after: (i) the payment in full of (or
establishment of appropriate reserves for) all Allowed Claims existing at the time of the relevant
Distribution or Subsequent Distribution Date, plus interest; (ii) appropriate reserves have been
established for Disputed Claims; and (iii) appropriate reserves have been established for ongoing
expenses of administration of the Estate. The federal income tax treatment of an Interest Holders
exchange of its Interest for the right to its Pro Rata Share of any remaining Cash in the Estate
(such right, the Equity Distribution Right) is not entirely clear. Such treatment will depend in
part on whether the Interest Holders exchange of its Interest for the Equity Distribution Right is
a closed transaction or an open transaction for federal income tax purposes, and in part on
whether the Equity Distribution Right is treated as a right to payment under a contract or as a
debt instrument for federal income tax purposes. Although not free from doubt, because the amounts
ultimately distributable to Interest Holders pursuant to the Equity Distribution Right are
contingent upon the resolution of outstanding Disputed Claims (including the Par Claim), the Equity
Distribution Right most likely should not be treated as a debt instrument for federal income tax
purposes. The following discussion assumes that Interest Holders will hold their Equity
Distribution Rights as capital assets within the meaning of IRC section 1221.
Open transaction treatment will apply only if the fair market value of the Equity
Distribution Right cannot be ascertained at the time of the exchange (i.e., the Effective Date).
The IRS has taken the position, as reflected in applicable Treasury Regulations, that only in rare
and extraordinary cases is the value of property so uncertain that open transaction treatment is
available. The Debtor believes that closed transaction treatment probably applies and that the
Interest Holders right to receive distributions of any remaining Cash in the Estate pursuant to
the Plan is a right to one or more payments under a contract, and the remainder of this discussion
assumes that these positions will be respected for federal income tax purposes. The IRS is not
bound by any position taken by the Debtor, and may characterize the Equity Distribution Right as a
debt instrument or otherwise. The IRS could also determine that open transaction treatment, rather
than closed transaction treatment, applies to the exchange. If the IRS disagrees with any position
taken by the Debtor, the tax treatment to Interest Holders who receive their respective Pro Rata
Shares of any remaining Cash in the Estate in exchange for their Interests may be materially
different from the treatment described herein. The Debtor does not and cannot guaranty that the
IRS will adopt the analysis set forth herein, and the Debtor does not intend to seek any ruling
from the IRS regarding the same. Therefore, Interest Holders who exchange their Interests for the
Equity Distribution Right pursuant to the Plan are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding
their tax treatment.
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Under the Debtors analysis that an Interest Holders exchange of its Interest in Class 4 for
the Equity Distribution Right pursuant to the Plan is treated as a closed transaction for federal
income tax purposes, the Interest Holder will generally recognize gain or loss on the exchange
equal to the difference between (x) the sum of (1) any Cash received by the Interest
Holder on the Effective Date and (2) the fair market value (on the Effective Date) of the Equity
Distribution Right, and (y) the Interest Holders tax basis in its Interest. The Interest Holders
initial tax basis in the Equity Distribution Right will equal the fair market value of the Equity
Distribution Right on the Effective Date, and the Interest Holders holding period will begin on
the date following the Effective Date.
Although not free from doubt, any payment made after the Effective Date to a former Interest
Holder with respect to the Equity Distribution Right generally should be treated as a payment under
a contract for the sale or exchange of such Interest Holders Interest in Class 4 to which IRC
section 483 applies. Under IRC section 483 and the applicable Treasury Regulations, a portion of
the payment made with respect to the Equity Distribution Right will be treated as interest, which
will be ordinary income to the former Interest Holder. The amount treated as interest will equal
the excess of such payment over its present value on the Effective Date, calculated using the
relevant applicable federal rate (the AFR). The AFR is a rate reflecting an average of market
yields on Treasury debt obligations for different ranges of maturities that is published monthly by
the IRS. The maturity range of the relevant AFR will correspond to the period from the Effective
Date to the date the payment is made. Each Interest Holder must include IRC section 483 interest
in income using such Interest Holders regular method of accounting. The portion of any payment
that is not treated as interest under IRC section 483 should reduce the former Interest Holders
tax basis in its Equity Distribution Right, and any amount in excess of such tax basis should
constitute gain to the Interest Holder. If only one payment is made after the Effective Date with
respect to the Equity Distribution Right and such payment is made within one year after the
Effective Date, then IRC section 483 would not apply and no portion of such payment would be
treated as interest under IRC section 483. In that event, the Interest Holder would recognize
short-term capital gain or loss equal to the difference between the Interest Holders tax basis in
its Equity Distribution Right and the amount of such payment.
In the event that the Equity Distribution Right is treated as a debt instrument for federal
income tax purposes, the tax treatment would be as described above except that, instead of
including interest income at the time of payment under IRC section 483, an Interest Holder would be
required to include currently an amount in income as interest (based on the yield of comparable
debt instruments) in advance of the receipt of any cash payment, regardless of the Interest
Holders method of accounting.
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C. | Information Reporting and Backup Withholding. |
In general, information reporting requirements may apply to distributions or payments under
the Plan. Additionally, under the backup withholding rules, a Holder of a Claim or Interest may be
subject to backup withholding (at a rate of 28% through December 31, 2010) with respect to
distributions or payments made pursuant to the Plan unless that Holder: (a) comes within certain
exempt categories (which generally include corporations) and, when required, demonstrates that
fact; or (b) provides a correct taxpayer identification number and certifies under penalty of
perjury that the taxpayer identification number is correct and that the Holder is not subject to
backup withholding because of a failure to report all dividend and interest income. Backup
withholding is not an additional tax but is, instead, an advance payment
that may be refunded to the extent it results in an overpayment of tax; provided, however,
that the required information is provided to the IRS.
The Debtor and the Post-Effective Date Debtor will withhold all amounts required by law to be
withheld from distributions or payments and will comply with all applicable information reporting
requirements.
THE FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE PLAN ARE COMPLEX. THE FOREGOING SUMMARY DOES NOT
DISCUSS ALL ASPECTS OF FEDERAL INCOME TAXATION THAT MAY BE RELEVANT TO A PARTICULAR HOLDER IN LIGHT
OF SUCH HOLDERS CIRCUMSTANCES AND INCOME TAX SITUATION. ALL HOLDERS OF CLAIMS OR INTERESTS SHOULD
CONSULT WITH THEIR TAX ADVISORS AS TO THE PARTICULAR TAX CONSEQUENCES TO THEM OF THE TRANSACTIONS
CONTEMPLATED BY THE PLAN, INCLUDING THE APPLICABILITY AND EFFECT OF ANY STATE, LOCAL OR FOREIGN TAX
LAWS AND OF ANY CHANGE IN APPLICABLE TAX LAWS.
VIII. CONCLUSION
It is the Debtors belief and recommendation that the Plan fairly and equitably provides for
the treatment of all Claims against and Interests in the Debtor.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Proponent has executed this Disclosure Statement this 4th day of
November, 2010.
MIDDLEBROOK PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Brad Cole | |||
Brad Cole | ||||
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||
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