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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
X QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
--- EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 1996
OR
--- TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ______________ to _____________
Commission file number 1-6868
LOMAS FINANCIAL CORPORATION
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 75-1043392
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(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
1600 Viceroy Drive
Dallas, Texas 75235
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(214) 879-5540
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.
YES X NO
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APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS
DURING THE PRECEDING FIVE YEARS:
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and
reports required to be filed by Sections 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan
confirmed by a court.
YES X NO
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On October 10, 1995, the registrant and certain of its subsidiaries (the
"Debtor Corporations") filed bankruptcy proceedings under Chapter 11 of the
Federal Bankruptcy Code in the District of Delaware. On April 8, 1996, the
Debtor Corporations filed two separate proposed plans of reorganization with
the Federal Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the "Bankruptcy
Court"). On May 13, 1996, the Debtor Corporations filed with the Bankruptcy
Court two separate proposed first amended plans of reorganization and related
proposed forms of disclosure statements pursuant to Section 1125 of the
Bankruptcy Code.
APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:
The number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common
stock as of May 10, 1996: Common Stock, $1 par value -- 20,149,231 shares.
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LOMAS FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 1996
INDEX
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PART I -- FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
Consolidated Balance Sheet -- March 31, 1996, and June 30, 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Statement of Consolidated Operations -- Quarter and Nine Months Ended March 31, 1996 and 1995 . . 3
Statement of Consolidated Cash Flows -- Nine Months Ended March 31, 1996 and 1995 . . . . . . . . 4
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 8
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Results of Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Liquidity and Capital Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
PART II -- OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
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PART I -- FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
LOMAS FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
(IN THOUSANDS)
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<CAPTION>
March 31, 1996 June 30, 1995
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(Unaudited) (Note)
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ASSETS
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Cash and cash equivalents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 131,915 $ 19,966
First mortgage loans held for sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270 345,039
Investments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,143 282,318
Receivables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147,469 77,248
Fixed assets--net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,758 52,579
Foreclosed real estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -- 6,348
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204,640 763,532
Less allowance for losses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (24,411) (32,481)
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180,229 731,051
Purchased future mortgage servicing income rights--net . . . . . . . . . -- 346,958
Prepaid expenses and other assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,101 23,545
Net assets of discontinued operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,762 33,550
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$ 347,007 $ 1,155,070
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Escrow, agency and fiduciary funds--see contra . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ -- $ 641,519
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
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Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 35,589 $ 57,171
Notes payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -- 591,089
Term notes payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -- 378,770
Senior convertible notes payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -- 139,918
Liabilities subject to Chapter 11 proceedings . . . . . . . . . . . 551,662 --
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587,251 1,166,948
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Stockholders' equity (deficit):
Common stock--20,149 and 20,146 shares issued and
outstanding, respectively . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,149 20,146
Other paid-in capital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309,763 309,761
Retained earnings (deficit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (570,156) (341,785)
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(240,244) (11,878)
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$ 347,007 $ 1,155,070
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Liability for escrow, agency and fiduciary funds--see contra . . . . . . $ -- $ 641,519
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</TABLE>
Note: The balance sheet at June 30, 1995, as presented is derived from the
audited financial statements at that date.
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF CONSOLIDATED OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
LOMAS FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Quarter Ended Nine Months Ended
March 31 March 31
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1996 1995 1996 1995
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Revenues:
Mortgage servicing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 8,292 $ 33,357 $ 59,966 $ 100,642
Commissions and fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,613 7,485 13,644 23,896
Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294 7,225 7,725 17,950
Investment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,273 5,404 12,487 14,347
Gain on sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 (2,080) (52) 1,510
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,284 925 4,505 5,443
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13,892 52,316 98,275 163,788
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Expenses:
Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (169) 21,561 24,563 58,815
Personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,431 14,076 33,325 44,681
Depreciation and amortization . . . . . . . . . . 648 14,575 16,588 46,439
Other operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,493 10,517 27,102 32,254
Provision for losses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334 2,136 24,188 33,207
Provision for restructuring . . . . . . . . . . . -- 9,000 -- 9,000
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13,737 71,865 125,766 224,396
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Income (loss) from continuing operations before
loss on assets held for sale . . . . . . . . . . 155 (19,549) (27,491) (60,608)
Loss on assets held for sale net of liabilities to
be assumed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2,308) -- (182,832) --
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Loss from continuing operations before
reorganization items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2,153) (19,549) (210,323) (60,608)
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Reorganization items:
Interest earned on cash accumulated . . . . . . . 3,004 -- 4,988 --
Writeoff of unamortized debt expense . . . . . . . -- -- (6,571) --
Writeoff of deferred interest swap debits . . . . -- -- (9,115) --
Professional fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (4,572) -- (7,091) --
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (107) -- (259) --
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(1,675) -- (18,048) --
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Loss from continuing operations . . . . . . . . . . . . (3,828) (19,549) (228,371) (60,608)
Loss from discontinued operations . . . . . . . . . . . -- (5,600) -- (18,600)
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Net loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ (3,828) $ (25,149) $ (228,371) $ (79,208)
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Loss per share:
Loss from continuing operations . . . . . . . . . $ (.19) $ (.97) $ (11.33) $ (3.01)
Net loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ (.19) $ (1.25) $ (11.33) $ (3.93)
Average number of shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,164 20,164 20,164 20,151
</TABLE>
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
LOMAS FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
(IN THOUSANDS)
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<CAPTION>
Nine Months Ended
March 31
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1996 1995
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<S> <C> <C>
Operating activities:
Net loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ (228,371) $ (79,208)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by
operating activities:
Loss from discontinued operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -- 18,600
Loss on assets held for sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182,832 --
Depreciation and amortization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,588 46,439
Provision for losses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,188 33,207
Provision for restructuring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -- 9,000
Writeoff of net deferred debits on reverse interest rate swaps . 9,115 --
Writeoff of unamortized debt issuance cost . . . . . . . . . . . 6,571 --
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Cash provided by operations before working capital changes . 10,923 28,038
Net change in first mortgage loans held for sale . . . . . . . . . . 345,278 (62,804)
Net change in sundry receivables, payables and other assets . . . . (24,703) (21,847)
Net cash used by discontinued operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3,221) (9,433)
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Net cash provided (used) by operating activities . . . . . . 328,277 (66,046)
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Investing activities:
Purchases of investments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (31,417) (188,268)
Maturities/sales of investments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278,453 19,507
Purchases of loans from pools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (4,283) (4,957)
Sales of foreclosed real estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,854 6,139
Net (purchases)/sales of fixed assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,708 (272)
Purchases of future mortgage servicing income rights . . . . . . . . (14,434) (47,632)
Sales of future mortgage servicing income rights . . . . . . . . . . 12,170 39,156
Sale of subsidiaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,903 --
Net proceeds from assets sold to First Nationwide
Mortgage Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123,506 --
Net cash provided by discontinued operations . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,150 101,153
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Net cash provided (used) by investing activities . . . . . . 385,610 (75,174)
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Financing activities:
Net borrowings (repayments) of notes payable . . . . . . . . . . . . (591,089) 241,943
Term debt repayments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (334) (4,215)
Net cash used by discontinued operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -- (61,987)
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Net cash provided (used) by financing activities . . . . . . (591,423) 175,741
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Net increase in cash and cash equivalents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122,464 34,521
Net change in cash of discontinued operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (10,515) (5,391)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,966 7,206
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 131,915 $ 36,336
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Cash payments for:
Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 12,879 $ 48,969
Federal income tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -- --
</TABLE>
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
LOMAS FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
MARCH 31, 1996
NOTE A -- BASIS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT PRESENTATION
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of Lomas
Financial Corporation ("LFC") and its subsidiaries (collectively, the
"Company") have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form
10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. They do not include all of the
information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles
for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all
adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for
a fair presentation at March 31, 1996 have been included. Operating results
for the quarter and nine months ended March 31, 1996 are not necessarily
indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending June
30, 1996. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial
statements and footnotes thereto included in the annual report on Form 10-K of
the Company for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1995.
The unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applicable to a "going
concern" which contemplates the realization of assets and the liquidation of
liabilities in the ordinary course of business. Because of the Chapter 11
filings described below, such realization of assets and the liquidation of
liabilities is subject to significant uncertainties. Under Chapter 11
proceedings, the right of and the ultimate payments by the Company to
prepetition creditors and to the Company's stockholders may be substantially
altered. This is likely to result in claims being liquidated in the Chapter 11
proceedings at less than 100% of their face value. Certain claims in Chapter
11 may be asserted as having a priority in the plans of reorganization. The
Company has proposed plans of reorganization at this time and it is not
possible to predict the length of time the Company will operate under the
protection of Chapter 11. At March 31, 1996, the Company continues to record
these liabilities at their outstanding principal amounts.
NOTE B -- CHAPTER 11 PROCEEDINGS
On October 10, 1995, LFC, Lomas Mortgage USA, Inc. ("Lomas Mortgage") and
two other insignificant subsidiaries of LFC (collectively the "Debtor
Corporations") filed separate voluntary petitions for reorganization under
Chapter 11 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code in the District of Delaware. The
petitioning subsidiaries are Lomas Information Systems, Inc. ("LIS") and Lomas
Administrative Services, Inc. ("LAS"), both of which are inactive and have
relatively minor amounts of assets and liabilities. The Chapter 11 cases are
being jointly administered with the Debtor Corporations managing their
businesses in the ordinary course as debtors-in-possession subject to the
control and supervision of the Federal Bankruptcy Court for the District of
Delaware (the "Bankruptcy Court").
On October 23, 1995, a single creditors' committee (the "Joint Creditors'
Committee") was appointed by the United States Trustee for the District of
Delaware (the "U.S. Trustee") to represent creditors of all the Debtor
Corporations. On March 15, 1996, the U.S. Trustee revoked the appointment of
the Joint Creditors' Committee and appointed statutory committees of unsecured
creditors of LFC (the "LFC Creditors' Committee") and of Lomas Mortgage (the
"Lomas Mortgage Creditors' Committee").
The Debtor Corporations filed two separate proposed plans of reorganization
with the Bankruptcy Court. LFC, LIS and LAS (the "Joint Debtors") filed their
proposed joint plan of reorganization on April 8, 1996 and subsequently filed
their proposed first amended joint plan of reorganization on May 13, 1996 (the
"Joint Plan"). Lomas Mortgage filed its own proposed plan of reorganization on
April 8, 1996 and subsequently filed its own proposed first amended plan of
reorganization on May 13, 1996 (the "Lomas Mortgage Plan" and together with the
Joint Plan, the "Plans"). The Lomas Mortgage Creditors' Committee is a
co-proponent of the Lomas Mortgage Plan.
In addition, on May 13, 1996, the Joint Debtors filed with the Bankruptcy
Court a proposed form of disclosure statement relating to the Joint Plan (the
"Joint Disclosure Statement"), and Lomas Mortgage filed with the Bankruptcy
Court a substantially similar proposed form of disclosure statement (with the
same Exhibits as the Joint Disclosure Statement) relating
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to the Lomas Mortgage Plan (the "Lomas Mortgage Disclosure Statement" and
together with the Joint Disclosure Statement, the "Disclosure Statements").
The solicitation of acceptances of each Plan from creditors cannot begin
until the Bankruptcy Court approves the related Disclosure Statement as
containing "adequate information." A hearing for this purpose has been
scheduled for June 26, 1996.
It is not possible to predict whether the required acceptances of the Plans
will be obtained. In addition, each Plan contains additional conditions
precedent to confirmation. There can be no assurance that these conditions to
confirmation will be met. Certain conditions precedent to confirmation may be
waived by the LFC Creditors' Committee or the Lomas Mortgage Creditors'
Committee, as the case may be. Accordingly, it is not possible to predict
whether and in what form the Plans will be confirmed or the timing of such
confirmation. It is also important to note that the Joint Plan and the Lomas
Mortgage Plan are independent, and each Plan can be confirmed even if the other
Plan is not confirmed. See "Part II -- Item 1. Legal Proceedings."
Distributions to general unsecured creditors are subject to the additional
conditions precedent set forth in each Plan (See "Section 6.3, Conditions to
First Distribution" in each of the Plans, which are attached as Exhibits I and
II to the Joint Disclosure Statement), which relate to certain intercompany
claims. There can be no assurance as to when such conditions will be
satisfied.
For 120 days after the date of the filing of a voluntary Chapter 11
petition, a debtor-in-possession has the exclusive right to propose and file a
plan of reorganization with the Bankruptcy Court. This exclusive right also
allows 180 days from the date of filing of the Chapter 11 petition for
solicitation of acceptances of any plan of reorganization. The Debtor
Corporations sought a 60 day extension of such periods. Such extension was
granted by the Bankruptcy Court on February 13, 1996. Consequently, the Debtor
Corporations maintained the exclusive right to file a plan or plans of
reorganization through the date on which the Plans were filed, and the Debtor
Corporations now have the exclusive right to solicit acceptances for their
respective Plans until June 7, 1996 (unless the Bankruptcy Court shortens or
extends this time period by subsequent order).
Reference is made to "III. Background and General Information -- E. The
Chapter 11 Filings" in the Joint Disclosure Statement, a copy of which is filed
as an exhibit to this report, and "Part I -- Item 3. Legal Proceedings" in the
Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 1995 for more
information.
The principal provisions of the Plans are summarized in the Joint
Disclosure Statement. That summary is qualified in its entirety by reference
to the Plans, which are attached as Exhibits I and II to the Joint Disclosure
Statement.
NOTE C -- ASSETS SOLD AND LIABILITIES ASSUMED
On October 2, 1995, the Company closed the sale to First Nationwide
Mortgage Corporation ("First Nationwide") of Lomas Mortgage's GNMA servicing
portfolio (approximately $7.9 billion), its investment in Lomas Mortgage
Partnership and its loan production business including its mortgage loans held
for sale and the payment of the related warehouse lines of credit (the "GNMA
Sale"). The adjusted purchase price for the GNMA Sale was approximately
$102 million (less $10 million which is being used to pay the Company's expense
for transferring the servicing), subject to certain adjustments, the payment of
certain warehouse indebtedness and the assumption of certain other liabilities.
Cash of $35 million was paid at closing of which $18.8 million was applied to
terminate the balance of Lomas Mortgage's swaps and $12 million was escrowed
with FNMA in connection with certain recourse servicing to be sold as described
in the following paragraph. This escrowed fund plus interest was released and
returned to the Company on February 1, 1996. The second installment
(approximately $41.5 million) of the purchase price was paid on January 30,
1996, with the final payment of the balance due on October 2, 1996.
On January 31, 1996, Lomas Mortgage closed the sale to First Nationwide of
its remaining mortgage servicing portfolio (approximately $12 billion in unpaid
principal balance of mortgage loans) and certain other assets pursuant to
Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code (the "Section 363 Sale"). The adjusted gross
purchase price based on the closing balance at January 31, 1996 was
approximately $159.8 million (of which up to $10 million is being used to pay
the Company's expense for transferring the servicing). The adjusted gross
purchase price will be reduced by the amount of any reserve which will be
determined at the final payment date. The Company received $49.75 million in
cash at closing of which $6.0 million
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was escrowed with a financial institution for certain mortgage servicing
related commitments. This $6.0 million is expected to be returned to the
Company in May 1996. Approximately $63 million is expected to be paid on June
1, 1996 with the final payment of the balance due on February 1, 1997.
Net book value of assets sold to and liabilities assumed by First
Nationwide at cost were as follows (in thousands):
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<CAPTION>
GNMA Section 363
Sale Sale Total
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Assets sold:
First mortgage loans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 286,750 $ 2,608 $ 289,358
Accounts receivables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,742 46,766 54,508
Foreclosed real estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -- 5,888 5,888
Investments and other assets . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,380 6,208 10,588
Fixed assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 120 371
Purchased mortgage servicing income rights . . . . . 157,158 167,701 324,859
Less: Allowance for losses . . . . . . . . . . . . (6,107) -- (6,107)
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450,174 229,291 679,465
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Liabilities assumed:
Notes payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274,075 -- 274,075
Accounts payable and accrued expenses . . . . . . . 1,613 1,466 3,079
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275,688 1,466 277,154
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Net Assets sold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 174,486 $ 227,825 $ 402,311
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</TABLE>
Loss recorded on the GNMA Sale and the Section 363 Sale was calculated as
follows (in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
GNMA Section 363
Sale Sale Total
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Adjusted purchase price as of March 31, 1996 . . . . . . $ 101,577 $ 159,836 $ 261,413
Transfer costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (10,000) (10,000) (20,000)
Net book value of assets sold . . . . . . . . . . . . . (450,174) (229,291) (679,465)
Book value of liabilities assumed . . . . . . . . . . . 275,688 1,466 277,154
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Loss on Sale of assets and liabilities . . . . . . (82,909) (77,989) (160,898)
Other costs:
Selling cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2,244) (2,120) (4,364)
Employee retention, severance and related costs . . (6,108) (11,462) (17,570)
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Total loss recognized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ (91,261) $ (91,571) $ (182,832)
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</TABLE>
In addition to the assets and liabilities sold as described above, land and
buildings that are included in fixed assets in the consolidated balance sheet
in the amount of $24.4 million are also held for sale.
NOTE D -- DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
Discontinued operations include the Company's short term lending operations
and information systems operations ("LIS").
The Company's discontinued short term lending operations include ST
Lending, Inc. ("STL"), Lomas Management, Inc. ("LMI"), which manages the
assets of STL, and certain other real estate operations. At March 31, 1996,
the Company had reserves of $1.1 million to cover future operating losses
through the disposition of all properties. For the quarters and nine months
ended March 31, 1996 and 1995, losses of $.1 million, $2.2 million, $1.8
million and $11.5 million, respectively, were charged to the reserves.
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Net assets of discontinued short term lending operations at March 31, 1996,
were as follows (in thousands):
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Assets:
Mortgage notes receivable and foreclosed real estate, net of allowance for
losses of $8,873 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 15,934
Cash and cash equivalents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,000
Other assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
---------
28,215
Less:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (424)
Future operating loss reserves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1,126)
---------
$ 26,665
=========
</TABLE>
Net assets of the Company's discontinued LIS operations at March 31, 1996
were $7.1 million including an $8.0 million note that the Company received at
the sale of LIS' mortgage loan servicing system to Residential Information
Services Limited Partnership ("RIS"), net of accrued legal expense and other
taxes of $0.9 million. During the quarter ended March 31, 1996, Lomas Mortgage
established a $11.2 million escrow account pursuant to a Bankruptcy Court order
for the dispute between Lomas Mortgage and RIS regarding a penalty for the
deconversion of Lomas Mortgage's servicing portfolio. Lomas Mortgage's position
is that RIS was paid in full on an administrative claim basis for all of its
deconversion services when and as performed according to the schedule of fees
and charges appended to the RIS agreement and the deconversion penalties are
unenforceable penalties or, at most, give rise to a pre-petition claim for
liquidated damages that are not entitled to administrative priority. The $11.2
million escrowed fund is included in Investments in the Company's consolidated
balance sheet.
NOTE E -- EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE
Primary earnings (loss) per share data for the quarters and nine months
ended March 31, 1996 and 1995 are computed using the weighted average number of
shares of common stock and, when dilutive, common stock equivalents outstanding
during the period. Common stock equivalents include units and shares granted
under the Lomas Financial Corporation 1991 Long Term Incentive Plan for
Non-Employee Directors, the 1991 Stock Incentive Program and the 1993
Intermediate and Long Term Incentive Plan. Common stock equivalents also
include the assumed exercise of dilutive stock options. Fully diluted per share
data is computed on the same basis as primary, but it also assumes (if
dilutive) the conversion of senior convertible notes with the related
adjustments for interest and federal income tax expenses. For the quarters and
nine months ended March 31, 1996 and 1995, the fully diluted per share data is
antidilutive.
NOTE F -- PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION
On April 8, 1996, the Debtor Corporations filed with the Bankruptcy Court
two separate proposed plans of reorganization. On May 13, 1996, the Debtor
Corporations subsequently filed with the Bankruptcy Court two separate proposed
amended plans of reorganization. LFC, LIS and LAS filed the Joint Plan, and
Lomas Mortgage filed the Lomas Mortgage Plan. The Lomas Mortgage Creditors'
Committee is a co-proponent of the Lomas Mortgage Plan. The Plans assume the
consummation date is June 30, 1996. See "Projected Financial Statements for
Reorganized LFC and Reorganized Lomas Mortgage for the fiscal years 1997, 1998
and 1999", which are attached as Exhibit IV to the Joint Disclosure Statement.
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The operating results of the Company during the quarters and nine months
ended March 31, 1996 and 1995, were as follows (in thousands):
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<CAPTION>
Quarter Ended Nine Months Ended
March 31 March 31
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1996 1995 1996 1995
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Continuing operations:
Mortgage banking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 346 $ (12,386) $ (25,379) $ (41,959)
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 100 2,860 2,016
--------- ---------- ---------- ---------
Operating income . . . . . . . . . . . . 555 (12,286) (22,519) (39,943)
Operating expenses:
General and administrative . . . . . . . . . (400) (1,138) (1,509) (7,326)
Corporate interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . -- (3,325) (3,463) (10,539)
Provision for restructuring . . . . . . . . -- (2,800) -- (2,800)
--------- ----------- ---------- ----------
Income (loss) before sale of assets . . 155 (19,549) (27,491) (60,608)
Loss on assets held for sale . . . . . . . . . . (2,308) -- (182,832) --
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------
Loss from continuing operations
before reorganization items . . . . . (2,153) (19,549) (210,323) (60,608)
Reorganization items--net . . . . . . . . . . . (1,675) -- (18,048) --
--------- ---------- ---------- ---------
Loss from continuing operations . . . . (3,828) (19,549) (228,371) (60,608)
Loss from discontinued operations . . . . . . . -- (5,600) -- (18,600)
--------- ----------- ---------- ---------
Net loss . . . . . . . . . . . . $ (3,828) $ (25,149) $ (228,371) $ (79,208)
========= ========== ========== =========
</TABLE>
Mortgage Banking
The operating results presented above for the quarters and nine months
ended March 31, 1996 are not comparable to those for the same periods in fiscal
1995 due to the fact that during the quarter and nine months ended March 31,
1996 the Company completed the sale of substantially all of the assets of Lomas
Mortgage. The Company recorded an additional loss on the sale of assets of
$2.3 million during the March 1996 quarter and the loss was a result of the
prepayment of the mortgage servicing portfolio during the 60-day period after
the closing of the Section 363 Sale. See "Note C -- Assets Sold and Liabilities
Assumed."
Other
The Company's other operations generated income of $209,000 and $2.9
million during the quarter and nine months ended March 31, 1996, respectively,
compared to income of $100,000 and $2.0 million for the same periods in 1995.
For the nine months period of fiscal 1996, other income included $1.2 million
of cash received in connection with the bankruptcy settlement from the
Company's affiliate, Vista Properties, Inc., which represented the redemption
of the Company's 19% common stock ownership that the Company carried at no
book basis. The quarter and nine months of fiscal 1995 results included a $2.8
million gain from settlement of certain contractual provisions related to the
Company's sale of ELLCO Leasing Corporation in fiscal 1991. Also included in
the quarter and nine months of fiscal 1995 results were losses of $591,000 and
$2.6 million from the Company's image processing subsidiary. The image
processing unit was sold in the first quarter of fiscal 1996 and the Company
recorded a gain of $1.1 million.
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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
October 10, 1995, LFC, Lomas Mortgage and two other insignificant
subsidiaries of LFC filed voluntary petitions for Chapter 11 proceedings.
Liabilities subject to Chapter 11 proceedings at March 31, 1996 were as follows
(in millions):
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Term debt of Lomas Mortgage:
o notes due in 1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 150.0
o notes due in 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190.0
o mortgage note due in 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38.0
---------
378.0
Convertible notes of LFC due in 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139.9
Accrued interest on term notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23.8
Other payables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.0
---------
$ 551.7
=========
</TABLE>
For information relating to the Company's proposed plans of
reorganization and related proposed forms of disclosure statements, see "Note B
- -- Chapter 11 Proceedings", "Note F -- Pro Forma Financial Information" and
"Part II -- Item 1. Legal Proceedings."
PART II -- OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
On April 8, 1996, the Debtor Corporations filed with the Bankruptcy Court
two separate proposed plans of reorganization. On May 13, 1996, the Debtor
Corporations subsequently filed with the Bankruptcy Court two separate
proposed amended plans of reorganization. The Joint Debtors filed the Joint
Plan, and Lomas Mortgage filed the Lomas Mortgage Plan. The Lomas Mortgage
Creditors' Committee is a co-proponent of the Lomas Mortgage Plan.
In addition, on May 13, 1996, the Joint Debtors filed with the Bankruptcy
Court the Joint Disclosure Statement in connection with the solicitation of
votes on the Joint Plan from holders of claims against the Joint Debtors, and
Lomas Mortgage filed with the Bankruptcy Court the Lomas Mortgage Disclosure
Statement in connection with the solicitation of votes on the Lomas Mortgage
Plan from holders of claims against Lomas Mortgage.
The solicitation of acceptances of each Plan from creditors cannot begin
until the Bankruptcy Court approves the related Disclosure Statement as
containing "adequate information." A hearing for this purpose has been
scheduled for June 26, 1996.
It is not possible to predict whether the required acceptances of the Plans
will be obtained. In addition, each Plan contains the following additional
conditions precedent to confirmation: (a) Bankruptcy Court approval of all
relevant agreements, trustees, agents and mediators and authorization of the
Debtor Corporations, the intercompany claims agent, if any, and the LFC or Lomas
Mortgage litigation trustee, as the case may be, to make any contemplated
transfers of property; (b) the LFC Creditors' Committee or the Lomas Mortgage
Creditors' Committee, as the case may be, shall have provided the new names of
the relevant reorganized Debtor Corporation and the names of the members of the
Board of Directors and officers of each; and (c) receipt of any necessary
no-action letters from the Securities and Exchange Commission, rulings from the
Internal Revenue Service or other government approvals. In addition, under the
Joint Plan, the trustee of the "rabbi trust" in which the assets of the Lomas
Management Security Plan are held will have turned over or been ordered to turn
over to LFC the assets held in the "rabbi trust". There can be no assurance
that these conditions to confirmation will be met. Any and all conditions
precedent to confirmation may be waived by the LFC Creditors' Committee or the
Lomas Mortgage Creditors' Committee, as the case may be, other than the
conditions set forth in clauses (a) and (b) above. Accordingly, it is not
possible to predict whether and in what form the Plans will be confirmed or the
timing of such confirmation. It is also important to note that the Joint Plan
and the Lomas Mortgage Plan are independent, and each Plan can be confirmed even
if the other Plan is not confirmed.
Distributions to general unsecured creditors are subject to the additional
conditions precedent set forth in each Plan (See "Section 6.3, Conditions to
First Distribution" in each of the Plans, which are attached as Exhibits I and
II
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to the Joint Disclosure Statement), which relate to certain intercompany
claims. There can be no assurance as to when such conditions will be
satisfied.
For a more detailed description of the Debtor Corporations' Chapter 11
proceedings and material developments in connection with such proceedings,
reference is made to "III. Background and General Information -- E. The
Chapter 11 Filings" in the Joint Disclosure Statement, a copy of which is filed
as an exhibit to this report, "Part I -- Item 3. Legal Proceedings" in the
Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 1995 and "Part
II -- Item 1. Legal Proceedings" in the Company's quarterly reports on Form 10-Q
for the quarterly periods ended September 30, 1995 and December 31, 1995.
The principal provisions of the Plans are summarized in the Joint
Disclosure Statement. That summary is qualified in its entirely by reference to
the Plans, which are attached as Exhibits I and II to the Joint Disclosure
Statement.
The Company is also involved in a number of other lawsuits considered to be
in the normal course of business. In management's opinion, the resolution of
these other disputes will not have a material adverse effect on the financial
position of the Company.
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K.
(a) Exhibits:
Exhibit
Number
(10.1) Form of Disclosure Statement of LFC, LIS and LAS to be dated
June __, 1996 (the "Joint Disclosure Statement") with Schedule
I (Index of Defined Terms), Exhibit I (First Amended Joint
Chapter 11 Plan of LFC, LIS and LAS dated May 13, 1996),
Exhibit II (First Amended Lomas Mortgage Chapter 11 Plan dated
May 13, 1996), Exhibit III (Liquidation Analysis of Debtors),
Exhibit IV (Projected Financial Statements for Reorganized LFC
and Reorganized Lomas Mortgage for the Fiscal Years 1997, 1998
and 1999), Exhibit V (Names and Addresses of the Creditors'
Committees and their Professionals) and Exhibit VI (Price
Waterhouse LLP's Draft Preliminary Report dated February 27,
1996) attached thereto.
Exhibit VI, Price Waterhouse LLP's Draft Preliminary Report
dated February 27, 1996, to the Joint Disclosure Statement has
been electronically filed herewith. The registrant hereby
agrees to furnish supplementally a copy (in paper format
rather than electronic format) of such Exhibit VI to persons
submitting a written request to Gary White, Senior Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer, Lomas Financial
Corporation, 1600 Viceroy Drive, Dallas, Texas 75235.
(11) Computation of Earnings (Loss) Per Share.
(27) Financial Data Schedule (submitted to the Securities and
Exchange Commission for its information).
(b) Reports on Form 8-K: None.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
LOMAS FINANCIAL CORPORATION
-------------------------------------------------
(Registrant)
Date: May 13, 1996 By: /S/ERIC D. BOOTH
-------------------------------------------------
Eric D. Booth
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Date: May 13, 1996 By: /S/GARY WHITE
-------------------------------------------------
Gary White
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
In re: )
) Chapter 11
)
LOMAS FINANCIAL CORPORATION, ) Case Nos. 95-1235,
LOMAS INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC. ) 1237 and 1238 (PJW)
AND LOMAS ADMINISTRATIVE )
SERVICES, INC. ) Jointly Administered
)
Debtors )
DISCLOSURE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 1125 OF
THE BANKRUPTCY CODE
FIRST AMENDED JOINT CHAPTER 11 PLAN OF LOMAS FINANCIAL
CORPORATION, LOMAS INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC. AND LOMAS
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, INC.
THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION OF ACCEPTANCES OF THE PLAN.
ACCEPTANCES MAY NOT BE SOLICITED UNTIL A DISCLOSURE
STATEMENT HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE BANKRUPTCY COURT. THIS
DISCLOSURE STATEMENT IS BEING SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL BUT
HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED BY THE BANKRUPTCY COURT.
YOUNG, CONAWAY, STARGATT & TAYLOR
11th Floor, Rodney Square North
P.O. Box 391
Wilmington, Delaware 19899-0391
(302) 571-6600
and
DAVIS POLK & WARDWELL
450 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10017
(212) 450-4000
Counsel to Debtors and Debtors-in-Possession
[JUNE __], 1996
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THIS DISCLOSURE STATEMENT MAY NOT BE RELIED ON FOR ANY PURPOSE OTHER THAN TO
DETERMINE HOW TO VOTE ON THE JOINT CHAPTER 11 PLAN OF LOMAS FINANCIAL
CORPORATION ("LFC"), LOMAS INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC. ("LIS") AND LOMAS
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, INC. ("LAS") (COLLECTIVELY, THE "JOINT DEBTORS") DATED
MAY 13, 1996 (THE "JOINT PLAN"), AND NOTHING CONTAINED HEREIN SHALL CONSTITUTE
AN ADMISSION OF ANY FACT OR LIABILITY BY ANY PARTY, OR BE ADMISSIBLE IN ANY
PROCEEDING INVOLVING THE DEBTORS OR ANY OTHER PARTY, OR BE DEEMED CONCLUSIVE
ADVICE ON THE TAX OR OTHER LEGAL EFFECTS OF THE REORGANIZATION ON HOLDERS OF
CLAIMS.
THIS DISCLOSURE STATEMENT HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE
ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THE STATEMENTS CONTAINED HEREIN.
THE DESCRIPTION OF THE JOINT PLAN CONTAINED IN THIS DISCLOSURE STATEMENT IS
INTENDED AS A SUMMARY ONLY AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO THE
PLAN ITSELF, WHICH IS INCLUDED AS EXHIBIT I. EACH CREDITOR SHOULD READ, CONSIDER
AND CAREFULLY ANALYZE THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF THE JOINT PLAN.
THE MANAGEMENT OF EACH OF THE JOINT DEBTORS BELIEVES THAT THE JOINT PLAN IS
IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF ITS CREDITORS. ALL CREDITORS OF THE JOINT DEBTORS ARE
URGED TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE JOINT PLAN. VOTING INSTRUCTIONS ARE CONTAINED ON
PAGES 2 AND 3 OF THIS DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. TO BE COUNTED, YOUR BALLOT MUST BE
DULY COMPLETED AND EXECUTED AND RECEIVED BY 5:00 P.M., EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME ON
[JULY __], 1996, UNLESS EXTENDED. ANY BALLOT RECEIVED THAT IS EXECUTED BUT DOES
NOT INDICATE ACCEPTANCE OR REJECTION OF THE PLAN WILL BE DEEMED TO CONSTITUTE AN
ACCEPTANCE OF THE PLAN.
No person is authorized by any of the Joint Debtors in connection with the
Joint Plan or the solicitation of acceptances of the Joint Plan to give any
information or to make any representation other than as contained in this
Disclosure Statement and the exhibits and schedules attached hereto or
incorporated by reference or referred to herein, and if given or made, such
information or representation may not be relied upon as having been authorized
by any of the Debtors. The delivery of this Disclosure Statement will not under
any circumstances imply that the information herein is correct as of any time
subsequent to the date hereof.
EACH CREDITOR IS ENCOURAGED TO READ AND CAREFULLY CONSIDER THIS ENTIRE
DISCLOSURE STATEMENT, INCLUDING THE JOINT PLAN ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT I AND THE
MATTERS DESCRIBED IN THIS DISCLOSURE STATEMENT UNDER "CERTAIN CONSIDERATIONS"
PRIOR TO SUBMITTING A BALLOT PURSUANT TO THIS SOLICITATION.
IN THE EVENT THAT ANY OF THE CLASSES OF HOLDERS OF IMPAIRED CLAIMS VOTES TO
REJECT THE JOINT PLAN, (A) THE JOINT DEBTORS MAY SEEK TO SATISFY THE
REQUIREMENTS FOR CONFIRMATION OF THE JOINT PLAN UNDER THE SO-CALLED "CRAMDOWN"
PROVISIONS OF SECTION 1129(B) OF THE BANKRUPTCY CODE, 11 U.S.C. SECTION 1129,
AND, IF REQUIRED, MAY AMEND THE JOINT PLAN TO CONFORM TO SUCH REQUIREMENTS OR
(B) THE JOINT CHAPTER 11 PLAN MAY BE OTHERWISE MODIFIED OR WITHDRAWN.
The requirements for Confirmation, including the vote of creditors to accept
the Joint Plan and certain of the statutory findings that must be made by the
Bankruptcy Court, are set forth under the caption "Voting On and Confirmation of
the Plans."
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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I. INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
A. Voting Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1. Ballots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2. Returning Ballots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
3. Special Instructions for Holders of Securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
B. Voting on the Joint Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
II. SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 11 PLANS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
A. Reorganized LFC and Reorganized LMUSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
B. Summary Of Distributions Under the Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1. Summary of Distributions Under The Joint Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2. Summary of Distributions Under LMUSA Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
III. BACKGROUND AND GENERAL INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
A. 1989 Chapter 11 Filings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
B. Description of Principal Business of Lomas Historically --
Mortgage Servicing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
C. Events Leading to the 1995 Chapter 11 Filing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
1. The Impact of Declining Interest Rates on Run-Off Rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2. Loss of Various Credit Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3. The Resulting Sell-off of Servicing Rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4. Interest Rate Swaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
5. Lomas Information Systems Used Scarce Financial Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
D. Asset Sales Prior to the Chapter 11 Filing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
1. Efforts in Calendar 1994 to Sell the Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2. Sale of Debtor LIS Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3. The Efforts of Management Retained in December 1994 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
4. Creditor Restructuring Proposal in Spring 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
5. Renewed Selling Efforts in Spring 1995 Resulting in Potential Sale to
First Nationwide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
6. Financial Decline and GNMA Bankruptcy Exception Necessitated Immediate
Sale of GNMA Servicing and Loan Production Business to First Nationwide . . . . . 17
7. The GNMA Servicing Sale Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
8. Adoption of the Retention Incentive and Severance Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
9. The Approval of the Agencies and Subsequent Closing of the GNMA
Servicing Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
10. Proposed Section 363 Sale to First Nationwide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
E. The Chapter 11 Filings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
1. First Day Orders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
2. Creditors' Committees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
3. The Section 363 Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
4. Exclusive Period to File and Solicit Acceptances of Chapter 11 Plans . . . . . . 24
5. Post-Petition Cost Reductions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
6. Bar Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
7. Claims Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
8. Executory Contracts and Leases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
IV. GENERAL INFORMATION RELATING TO REORGANIZED LFC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
A. Business of Reorganized LFC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
1. Assisted Care Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
2. Investment and Other Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
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3. Cash and Cash Equivalents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
4. Other Information Regarding the Business of Reorganized LFC . . . . . . . . . . . 30
B. Business of LIS and LAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
C. Potential for Growth, New Investors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
D. Board of Directors and New Management of Reorganized LFC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
1. Board Of Directors of Reorganized LFC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
2. New Management of Reorganized LFC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
E. Securities of Reorganized LFC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
V. GENERAL INFORMATION RELATING TO REORGANIZED LMUSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
A. Business of Reorganized LMUSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
1. Real Estate Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
2. The Lomas Campus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
3. Other Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
4. Cash and Cash Equivalents of Reorganized LMUSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
5. Insurance Business: Lomas Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
6. Other Information Relating to the Business of Reorganized LMUSA . . . . . . . . . 39
B. Potential for Growth, New Investors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
C. Board of Directors and New Management of Reorganized LMUSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
1. Board Of Directors of Reorganized LMUSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
2. New Management of Reorganized LMUSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
D. Securities of Reorganized LMUSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
VI. INTERCOMPANY CLAIMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
A. Intercompany Issues Generally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
B. Retention of Price Waterhouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
C. Description of Transactions and Assertions of the Committees . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
D. Title to Certain Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
E. Intercompany Expense Allocations, Pricing and Possible Subsidies . . . . . . . . . . 44
F. Assertions of the Committees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
1. Position of LFC Creditors' Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
2. Position of LMUSA Credit Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
G. Description of Provisions of the Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
VII. PRINCIPAL CLAIMS AGAINST THE DEBTORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
A. LFC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
1. Undisputed Claims Against LFC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
2. Disputed and/or Contingent Claims Against LFC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
B. LMUSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
1. Undisputed Claims Against LMUSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
2. Disputed and/or Contingent Claims Against LMUSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
C. LIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
D. LAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
VIII. POTENTIAL CLAIMS OF DEBTORS AGAINST THIRD PARTIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
IX. CHAPTER 11 PLANS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
A. Classification of Claims and Interests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
1. Administrative Claims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
2. Priority Tax Claims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
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3. Priority Non-Tax Claims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
4. Secured Claims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
5. Unsecured Claims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
6. Interests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
B. Treatment of Claims and Interests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
1. Administrative Claims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
2. Priority Tax Claims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
3. Priority Non-Tax Claims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
4. Secured Claims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
5. Unsecured Claims - D & O Claims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
6. Unsecured Claims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
7. Convenience Unsecured Claims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
8. Intercompany Claims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
9. Equity Interests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
C. Conditions Precedent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
1. Conditions to Confirmation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
2. Conditions to Distribution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
D. Distributions Under the Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
1. Allocation of Administrative Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
2. Initial Distributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
3. Subsequent Distributions on LFC Class 3 Claims and LMUSA Class 3
Claims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
4. Subsequent Distributions on LIS Class 3 Claims and LAS Class 3
Claims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
5. Cash Distributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
6. Issuance of New LFC Common Stock and New LMUSA Common Stock . . . . . . . . . . . 64
7. Distribution of Fractional Shares of New Common Stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
8. Surrender and Cancellation of LFC Senior Convertible Notes and
LMUSA Senior Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
E. Other Provisions of the Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
1. Channeling Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
2. Assumption and Rejection of Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases . . . . . . 65
3. Setoff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
4. Cancellation and Release of Existing Securities, Agreements and Liens . . . . . . 65
5. Certain Assets to be Held in Trust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
6. LFC and LMUSA Litigation Trusts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
7. Contributions to Litigation Trusts and Intercompany Claims Reserve . . . . . . . 66
8. Retiree Medical Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
X. SECURITIES TO BE DISTRIBUTED PURSUANT TO THE PLANS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
A. New LFC Capital Stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
B. Restrictions on Transfer of New LFC Common Stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
C. New LMUSA Capital Stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
D. Restrictions on Transfer of New LMUSA Common Stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
XI. CERTAIN CONSIDERATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
A. Projections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
B. Disputed Claims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
C. Intercompany Claims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
D. Trading in New LFC Common Stock and New LMUSA Common Stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
XII. APPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL AND OTHER SECURITIES LAWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
A. Control Persons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
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B. Syndicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
C. Accumulators and Distributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
D. Current Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
E. Certain Transactions By Stockholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
XIII. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE PLANS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
A. Tax Consequences to the Debtors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
1. Separation of LFC and its Subsidiaries into Two Consolidated Groups . . . . . . 74
2. Alternative Minimum Tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
3. Tax Attributes of the Debtors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
4. Potential Limitations on Utilization of NOLs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
5. Reduction of NOLs for Discharge of Indebtedness and Certain
Interest Deductions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
6. Resulting Tax Consequences to LFC Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
7. Resulting Tax Consequences to LMUSA Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
B. Tax Consequences to Creditors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
1. Tax Concerns Common to All Creditors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
2. Creditors Not Receiving New LFC Common Stock or New LMUSA Common Stock . . . . 79
3. Creditors Receiving New LFC Common Stock or New LMUSA Common Stock . . . . . . 79
4. Non-Reorganization Assets of LFC, LIS and LMUSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
5. Intercompany Claims Reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
C. Tax Consequences to LFC Stockholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
D. Backup Withholding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
E. Importance of Obtaining Professional Tax Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
XIV. VOTING ON AND CONFIRMATION OF THE PLANS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
A. Classification of Claims and Interests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
B. Voting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
1. Impaired Classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
2. Classes That Are Not Impaired . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
C. Best Interests of Creditors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
D. Feasibility of the Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
E. Confirmation Without Acceptance by All Impaired Classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
F. Alternatives to the Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
XV. CONCLUSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
SCHEDULE I Index of Defined Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S-1
EXHIBIT I First Amended Joint Chapter 11 Plan Dated May 13, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . I-1
EXHIBIT II First Amended LMUSA Chapter 11 Plan Dated May 13, 1996. . . . . . . . . . . . II-1
EXHIBIT III Liquidation Analysis of Debtors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III-1
EXHIBIT IV Projected Financial Statements for Reorganized LFC and Reorganized
LMUSA for the Fiscal Years 1997, 1998 and 1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IV-1
EXHIBIT V Names and Addresses of the Creditors' Committees and their Counsel . . . . . . V-1
EXHIBIT VI Intercompany Claims Report of Price Waterhouse LLP dated
February 27, 1996
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DISCLOSURE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO
SECTION 1125 OF THE BANKRUPTCY CODE
I. INTRODUCTION
Lomas Financial Corporation ("LFC"), Lomas Information Systems, Inc. ("LIS")
and Lomas Administrative Services, Inc. ("LAS") (collectively, the "Joint
Debtors") have filed with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of
Delaware (the "Bankruptcy Court") their Joint Chapter 11 Plan dated April 8,
1996 and subsequently, have filed their First Amended Joint Chapter 11 Plan
dated May 13, 1996 (the "Joint Plan"). Lomas Mortgage USA, Inc. ("LMUSA") and
its Statutory Committee of Unsecured Creditors (the "LMUSA Creditors'
Committee") have filed with the Bankruptcy Court LMUSA's Chapter 11 Plan dated
April 8, 1996 and subsequently have filed LMUSA's First Amended LMUSA Chapter 11
Plan dated May 13, 1996 (the "LMUSA Plan" and together with the Joint Plan, the
"Plans"). LFC, LMUSA, LIS and LAS collectively are referred to as the "Debtors."
Unless the context otherwise requires, "Lomas " and the "Company," as used
herein, refer to LFC and its subsidiaries.
The Joint Debtors jointly submit this Disclosure Statement dated [JUNE __,]
1996 pursuant to Section 1125 of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. Section 101, et
seq. (the "Code"), in connection with the solicitation of votes on the Joint
Plan from holders of Claims against the Joint Debtors and the hearing on
Confirmation of the Joint Plan scheduled for [JULY __,] 1996 (the "Confirmation
Hearing"). By order of the Bankruptcy Court dated [JUNE __,] 1996, this
Disclosure Statement has been approved as containing "adequate information" for
creditors of the Joint Debtors in accordance with Section 1125(b) of the Code.
Approval of this Disclosure Statement by the Bankruptcy Court does not indicate
that the Bankruptcy Court recommends either acceptance or rejection of the Joint
Plan.
A substantially similar Disclosure Statement is being filed in connection
with the solicitation by LMUSA of votes on the LMUSA Plan.
IN THE OPINION OF THE JOINT DEBTORS, THE TREATMENT OF CLAIMS UNDER THE JOINT
PLAN CONTEMPLATES GREATER RECOVERIES THAN ARE LIKELY TO BE ACHIEVED UNDER OTHER
ALTERNATIVES FOR THE REORGANIZATION OR LIQUIDATION OF THE JOINT DEBTORS.
ACCORDINGLY, THE JOINT DEBTORS BELIEVE THAT CONFIRMATION OF THE JOINT PLAN IS IN
THE BEST INTERESTS OF CREDITORS AND RECOMMEND THAT YOU VOTE TO ACCEPT THE JOINT
PLAN.
The Statutory Committee of Unsecured Creditors of LFC (the "LFC Creditors'
Committee") is not a co-proponent of the Joint Plan.
THE LFC CREDITORS' COMMITTEE HAS INFORMED THE DEBTORS THAT IT BELIEVES THAT
THE FILING OF A PLAN AND DISCLOSURE STATEMENT IS PREMATURE AND THAT THERE IS
PRESENTLY INSUFFICIENT INFORMATION TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THE JOINT PLAN IS
IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE LFC CREDITORS.
Capitalized terms used and not defined in this Disclosure Statement have the
meanings attributed to them in Article 1 of the Joint Plan and the LMUSA Plan,
which are included as Exhibits I and II. An index of defined terms used in this
Disclosure Statement is attached as Schedule I.
Accompanying this Disclosure Statement are copies of:
a. notices fixing (i) the time for filing of acceptances and rejections of
the Joint Plan, (ii) the date and time of the Confirmation Hearing and
(iii) the time for filing objections to the Joint Plan (the
"Confirmation Hearing Notice");
b. in the case of holders of LFC Classes 1, 2, 3 and 4, LIS Classes 1, 2
and 3 and LAS Classes 1, 2 and 3 (the "Voting Classes"), one or more
ballots for acceptance or rejection of the Joint Plan;
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c. LFC's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1995
as amended by Form 10-K/A; and
d. LFC's filing on Form 10-Q for the Quarter Ended March 31, 1996.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Code, only Classes of Claims and Interests
that are "impaired" under the terms and provisions of the Joint Plan are
required to vote to accept or reject the Joint Plan. For purposes of the Joint
Plan, only the Voting Classes are impaired. ACCORDINGLY, BALLOTS FOR ACCEPTANCE
OR REJECTION OF THE JOINT PLAN ARE BEING PROVIDED ONLY TO MEMBERS OF THE VOTING
CLASSES. The holders of the LFC Class 5 Claims, LIS Class 4 Claims and LAS Class
4 Claims, all of which are Debtors or subsidiaries of Debtors (including LMUSA
and its subsidiaries) have agreed to accept the treatment provided in the Joint
Plan and accordingly their votes are not being solicited. Similarly, LFC is the
only holder of LIS Class 5 Interests and because LFC has proposed and approved
this Joint Plan its vote is not being solicited. The holders of LFC Class 6
Interests receive no distribution under the Joint Plan and are deemed to have
rejected the Plan.
Each holder of a Claim in a Voting Class should read this Disclosure
Statement, together with the Joint Plan and other exhibits hereto, in their
entirety. After carefully reviewing the Joint Plan and this Disclosure Statement
and its other exhibits and attachments hereto, please indicate your vote with
respect to the Joint Plan on the enclosed ballot and return it in the envelope
provided. If you have an impaired Claim in more than one Class, you will receive
a separate coded ballot for each such Claim (see "Voting Instructions" below).
PLEASE VOTE EVERY BALLOT YOU RECEIVE.
For a summary description of each Class of Claims or Interests, the
estimated amount of Allowed Claims in each Class, and the treatment of each
Class of Allowed Claims or Allowed Interests under the Joint Plan, see "Summary
- -- Summary of Distributions under the Plans."
The Bankruptcy Court has scheduled the Confirmation Hearing for [JULY __,]
1996 at [____ A.M./P.M.], at 824 Market Street, Marine Midland Building, 6th
Floor, Wilmington, Delaware 19801. The Bankruptcy Court has directed that
objections, if any, to Confirmation of the Joint Plan be served and filed on or
before [JULY __,] 1996 in the manner described in the Confirmation Hearing
Notice accompanying this Disclosure Statement. The date of the Confirmation
Hearing may be adjourned from time to time without further notice.
A. VOTING INSTRUCTIONS
1. Ballots
In voting for or against the Joint Plan, please use only the coded ballot or
ballots sent to you with this Disclosure Statement. If you have Claims in more
than one Class under the Joint Plan, you will receive multiple ballots. IF YOU
RECEIVE MORE THAN ONE BALLOT YOU SHOULD ASSUME THAT EACH BALLOT IS FOR A
SEPARATE CLAIM AND SHOULD COMPLETE AND RETURN ALL OF THEM.
IF YOU ARE A MEMBER OF A VOTING CLASS AND DID NOT RECEIVE A BALLOT, OR IF
YOUR BALLOT IS DAMAGED OR LOST, OR IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING VOTING
PROCEDURES, CALL LOGAN & COMPANY AT 310-412-8652.
2. Returning Ballots
YOU SHOULD COMPLETE AND SIGN EACH ENCLOSED BALLOT AND RETURN IT IN THE
ENCLOSED PRE-PAID ENVELOPE.
IN ORDER TO BE COUNTED, BALLOTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY [DAY], [JULY__,] 1996 AT
5:00 P.M. (EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME).
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3. Special Instructions for Holders of Securities
The record date for determining which holders of LFC's $140 million 9%
Senior Convertible Notes due October 1, 2003 ("LFC Senior Convertible Notes")
are entitled to vote on the Joint Plan is [JUNE __,] 1996. THE PRE-PETITION
INDENTURE TRUSTEE FOR LFC SENIOR CONVERTIBLE NOTES IS NOT PERMITTED TO VOTE ON
BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF THESE SECURITIES AND CONSEQUENTLY SUCH HOLDERS MUST
SUBMIT THEIR OWN BALLOTS. Only those holders of LFC Senior Convertible Notes on
the date on which the Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court enters on the docket the
Confirmation of the Joint Plan will be entitled to distributions under the Joint
Plan.
DO NOT RETURN THE CERTIFICATES REPRESENTING YOUR SECURITIES WITH YOUR
BALLOTS. SEE "CHAPTER 11 PLANS -- OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE PLANS -- SURRENDER AND
CANCELLATION OF PUBLIC DEBT SECURITIES."
B. VOTING ON THE JOINT PLAN
As a creditor of one or more of the Joint Debtors, your vote on the Joint
Plan is most important. In order for the Joint Plan to be accepted and
thereafter confirmed by the Bankruptcy Court without resort to the "cram-down"
provisions of the Code, votes representing at least two-thirds in amount and
more than one-half in number of Claims allowed for voting purposes of each
impaired Class of Claims that are voted must be cast for the acceptance of the
Joint Plan. Any ballot that is signed but not voted for acceptance or rejection
will be treated as if voted for acceptance. The Joint Debtors are soliciting
acceptances from members of the following Classes of Claims: LFC Classes 1, 2, 3
and 4, LIS Classes 1, 2 and 3 and LAS Classes 1, 2 and 3. The holders of LFC
Class 5 Claims, LIS Class 4 Claims, and LAS Class 4 Claims, all of which are
Debtors or subsidiaries of Debtors (including LMUSA and its subsidiaries), have
agreed to accept the treatment provided in the Joint Plan and accordingly their
votes are not being solicited. Similarly, LFC is the only holder of LIS Class 5
Interests and because LFC has proposed and approved this Joint Plan its vote is
not being solicited. The holders of LFC Class 6 Interests receive no
distribution under the Joint Plan and are deemed to have rejected such Plan. For
a more complete description of the implementation of the "cram-down" provisions
of the Code pursuant to the Plans, see "Voting on and Confirmation of the Plans
- -- Confirmation Without Acceptance by All Impaired Classes."
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II. SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 11 PLANS
A. REORGANIZED LFC AND REORGANIZED LMUSA
The Joint Plan contemplates the emergence from Chapter 11 of Reorganized LFC
with its primary focus in the management of an assisted care facility. For more
detailed information on Reorganized LFC, see "General Information Relating to
Reorganized LFC -- Business of Reorganized LFC."
The LMUSA Plan contemplates the emergence from Chapter 11 of Reorganized
LMUSA with its primary focus in real estate development. Its insurance
operations are being held for disposition. For more detailed information on
Reorganized LMUSA, see "General Information Relating to Reorganized LMUSA --
Business of Reorganized LMUSA."
B. SUMMARY OF DISTRIBUTIONS UNDER THE PLANS
A summary description of each Class of Claims or Interests, the estimated
amount of Allowed Claims or Allowed Interests in each Class and a summary of the
treatment of such Claims and Interests under each of the Plans is set forth
below. The estimated distributions (or ranges) set forth in this summary are
approximate and are based on the estimated Allowed amounts of Claims set forth
in the summary and the range of possible Allowed amounts of certain Claims
described in the following paragraphs. The percentages of Common Stock of
Reorganized LFC ("New LFC Common Stock ") and of Reorganized LMUSA ("New LMUSA
Common Stock") to be distributed to each such Class of Claims have been rounded
to one decimal place and may not total 100% due to such rounding. As is
discussed in more detail under "Chapter 11 Plans -- Treatment of Claims and
Interests," if the actual Allowed amounts of Claims in any Class are different
from the estimated amounts, the amounts of actual distributions under the
relevant Plan to holders of Allowed Claims will differ from the estimated
amounts of distributions set forth herein. The Debtors consider it extremely
unlikely that the Allowed amounts of LFC Class 1, 3 and 4 Claims, LIS Class 1
and 3 Claims, LAS Class 1 and 3 Claims and LMUSA Class 1, 3 and 4 Claims will
differ materially from the estimates set forth herein.
As set forth under "Intercompany Claims" below, the amounts of LFC Class 5
Claims, LIS Class 4 Claims, LAS Class 4 Claims and LMUSA Class 5 Claims, all of
which are Intercompany Claims, are subject to dispute. The resolution of such
Claims may have a material effect on the recoveries of the holders of LFC Class
3 Claims and LMUSA Class 3 Claims, although the Debtors believe it is highly
unlikely that the resolution of such Claims will result in the allowance of
Claims against LFC in excess of $32.1 million, against LIS in excess of $10.3
million or against LMUSA in excess of $110 million. It is not clear to what
extent, if any, any such claims would be required to be settled by payment in
cash or property equal to 100% of such Claim. The ranges of potential
distributions were estimated based on the foregoing expectations regarding
maximum amounts (and on the unlikely assumption that all such Claims would be
required to be settled at 100% of their Allowed amounts), but there can be no
assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct.
In addition, until there is at least a partial resolution of the
Intercompany Claims or the creation of an appropriate reserve or distribution
holdback, there can be no distribution to holders of LFC Class 3 Claims, LIS
Class 3 Claims, LAS Class 3 Claims or LMUSA Class 3 Claims. See "Chapter 11
Plans -- Conditions Precedent."
Each Plan contains the following conditions precedent to Confirmation: (a)
Bankruptcy Court approval of all relevant agreements, trustees, agents and
mediators and authorization of the Debtors, the Intercompany Claims Agent, if
any, and the LFC or LMUSA Litigation Trustee, as the case may be, to make any
contemplated transfers of property; (b) the LFC Creditors' Committee or the
LMUSA Creditors' Committee, as the case may be, has provided the new names of
the relevant Reorganized Debtor and the names of the members of the Board of
Directors and officers of each; and (c) receipt of any necessary no-action
letters from the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), rulings from the
Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") or other government approvals. In addition,
under the Joint Plan, the trustee of the "rabbi trust" in which the assets of
the Lomas Management Security Plan (the "MSP") are held will have turned over or
been ordered to turn over to LFC the assets held in the "rabbi trust." There can
be no assurance that these conditions to Confirmation will be met. Any and all
conditions precedent to Confirmation may be waived by the LFC Creditors'
Committee or the LMUSA Creditors' Committee, as the case may be, other than the
conditions set forth in clauses (a) and
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(b) above. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE JOINT PLAN AND THE LMUSA PLAN ARE
INDEPENDENT AND EACH PLAN CAN BE CONFIRMED EVEN IF THE OTHER PLAN IS NOT
CONFIRMED.
DISTRIBUTIONS TO GENERAL UNSECURED CREDITORS ARE SUBJECT TO THE ADDITIONAL
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT SET FORTH IN EACH PLAN (SEE "CHAPTER 11 PLANS -- CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT -- CONDITIONS TO DISTRIBUTION"), WHICH RELATE TO CERTAIN INTERCOMPANY
CLAIMS. THERE CAN BE NO ASSURANCE AS TO WHEN SUCH CONDITIONS WILL BE SATISFIED.
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ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMS:
- LFC (approximately $2.3 million) Payment in full in cash: (a) at the option of the
relevant Joint Debtor (before the Effective Date) or
the relevant Reorganized Debtor (on or after the
Effective Date) (i) in the ordinary course of
- LIS (approximately $0) business as such Claim matures or (ii) on the date
(the "Distribution Date") that is the later of (A)
the Effective Date and (B) the date on which such
Claim becomes an Allowed Claim and all other
- LAS (approximately $0) conditions to initial distribution have been
satisfied, unless the holder of such Claim agrees or
has agreed to less favorable treatment of such
Claim; or (b) on such other date as the Bankruptcy
Court may order.
PRIORITY TAX CLAIMS:
- LFC (approximately $79,000) Payment in full in cash on the Distribution Date for
such Claim, unless the holder agrees to less
favorable treatment of such Claim; provided,
however, that the relevant Joint Debtor, upon the
- LIS (approximately $0) provision of notice, may elect to have any Allowed
Priority Tax Claim paid in deferred cash payments
over a period not to exceed six years after the date
of assessment of such Priority Tax Claim, of a
- LAS (approximately $0) value, as of the Effective Date, equal to the amount
of such Allowed Priority Tax Claim. The relevant
Reorganized Debtor will have the right to prepay any
Allowed Priority Tax Claim, in whole or in part at
any time without penalty. The relevant Joint Debtor
and relevant Reorganized Debtor for the payment of
Allowed Priority Tax Claims against LAS will be LFC
and Reorganized LFC.
PRIORITY NON-TAX CLAIMS:
- LFC CLASS A (approximately $0) Payment in full in cash on the Distribution Date for
such Claim or, at the option of the Reorganized
Debtor, in the ordinary course of business as such
- LIS CLASS A (approximately $0) Claim matures, unless the holder agrees to less
favorable treatment of such Claim. The relevant
Reorganized Debtor for the payment of Allowed
- LAS CLASS A (approximately $0) Priority Non-Tax Claims against LAS will be
Reorganized LFC.
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Class Description and Estimate of Claims and Interests Description of Distributions Under the Joint Plan
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SECURED CLAIMS:
- LFC CLASS 1: Secured Claims Distribution of one of the following: (a) the
(approximately $0) property of LFC in which such holder has a valid,
perfected security interest; (b) a promissory note
executed by Reorganized LFC providing for deferred
cash payments satisfying the requirements of section
1129(b)(2)(A)(i)(II) of the Code secured by a lien
on assets of Reorganized LFC satisfying the
requirements of section 1129(b)(2)(A)(i)(I) of the
Code; or (c) cash in an amount equal to such Allowed
LFC Class 1 Claim.
- LIS CLASS 1: Secured Claims The property of LIS in which such holder has a
(approximately $0) valid, perfected security interest.
- LAS CLASS 1: Secured Claims The property of LAS in which such holder has a
(approximately $0) valid, perfected security interest.
D&O CLAIMS:
- LFC CLASS 2: Unsecured Claims - D & O No distribution from the Joint Debtors in respect of
such Claims; rather holder will have recourse to the
- LIS CLASS 2: Unsecured Claims - D & O insurance policies maintained by the Debtors for
their benefit to the extent such policies cover
- LAS CLASS 2: Unsecured Claims - D & O their Claims.
GENERAL UNSECURED CLAIMS:
- LFC CLASS 3: Unsecured Claims other than Pro Rata share on the Effective Date of (a)
in LFC Classes 2, 4 or 5 1,000,000 shares of New LFC Common Stock and (b) all
(approximately $155.7 million) cash of LFC, after any payment by LFC into (i) the
Intercompany Claims Reserve, if any, (ii)
appropriate reserves for Administrative Claims,
Priority Claims, Secured Claims and Convenience
Unsecured Claims, (iii) the LFC Litigation Trust and
(iv) a reserve for working capital ($3 million or
another specified amount). After the Effective Date,
each holder of an Allowed LFC Class 3 Claim will be
entitled to receive such holder's Pro Rata share of
all subsequently received cash proceeds from the
disposition of, or income on, Non-Reorganization
Assets of LFC or Reorganized LFC, and all cash
subsequently distributed to Reorganized LFC from the
Intercompany Claims Reserve, if any, or the LFC
Litigation Trust.
- LIS CLASS 3: Unsecured Claims other than Pro Rata share of cash in the amount of funds
in LIS Class 2 or 4 available in LIS after the payment by LIS into
(approximately $3.1 million) appropriate reserves for Administrative Claims,
Priority Claims and Secured Claims.
- LAS CLASS 3: Unsecured Claims other than Pro Rata share of cash in the amount of the funds
in LAS Class 2 or 4 available in LAS after the payment by LAS into
(approximately $162,000) appropriate reserves for Administrative Claims,
Priority Claims and Secured Claims.
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Class Description and Estimate of Claims and Interests Description of Distributions Under the Joint Plan
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CONVENIENCE UNSECURED CLAIMS:
- LFC CLASS 4: Unsecured Claims of not greater 25% of the Allowed amount of such Claim in cash on
than $500 or with the consent of the Distribution Date for such Claim. If the holders of
the holder (approximately $1,000) LFC Class 4 Claims are found by the Bankruptcy
Court to have rejected the Joint Plan,
then the LFC Class 4 Claims will be reclassified as
LFC Class 3 Claims.
INTERCOMPANY CLAIMS:
- LFC CLASS 5: Unsecured Claims - Intercompany To the extent that any such Claim may be Allowed as
Claims (See "Intercompany Claims") an unsecured pre-petition Claim, the holder will
receive distributions of comparable value to those
- LIS CLASS 4: Unsecured Claims - Intercompany received in respect of LFC Class 3 Claims, LIS Class 3
Claims (See "Intercompany Claims") Claims or LAS Class 3 Claims, as the case may
be; to the extent such Claim may be Allowed as an
- LAS CLASS 4: Unsecured Claims - Intercompany Administrative Claimor Priority Non-Tax Claim, the
Claims (See "Intercompany Claims") holder will receivedistributions of, or of a value
equal to, the Allowed amount of such Claim.
EQUITY INTERESTS:
- LFC CLASS 6: Common Stock Interests Cancelled; no distributions under the Joint Plan
will be made.
- LIS CLASS 5: Common Stock Interests LFC, as the holder of all LIS Class 5 Interests will
retain its Interest, but its legal rights will be
affected by adoption of LIS' Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation.
- LAS CLASS 5: Equity Interests LAS was in liquidation under state law before the
Petition Date, will be liquidated for the benefit of
its creditors, and after (i) the payment into
appropriate reserves for Administrative Claims and
Priority Claims and (ii) the distribution of any
entitlements for Secured Claims, Unsecured Claims
and Intercompany Claims, any assets remaining will
be transferred to LFC, as holder of all LAS Class 5
Interests, as a liquidating distribution.
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2. SUMMARY OF DISTRIBUTIONS UNDER LMUSA PLAN
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Class Description and Estimate of Claims and Interests Description of Distributions Under the LMUSA Plan
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ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMS:
- LMUSA (approximately $10.6 million) Payment in full in cash: (a) at the option of LMUSA
(before the Effective Date) or Reorganized LMUSA (on
or after the Effective Date) (i) in the ordinary
course of business as such Claim matures or (ii) on
the Distribution Date for such Claim, unless the
holder of such Claim agrees or has agreed to less
favorable treatment of such Claim; or (b) on such
other date as the Bankruptcy Court may order.
PRIORITY TAX CLAIMS:
- LMUSA (approximately $540,000) Payment in full in cash on the Distribution Date for
such Claim, unless the holder agrees to less
favorable treatment of such Claim; provided,
however, that LMUSA upon the provision of notice,
may elect to have any Allowed Priority Tax Claim
paid in deferred cash payments over a period not to
exceed six years after the date of assessment of
such Priority Tax Claim, of a value, as of the
Effective Date, equal to the amount of such Allowed
Priority Tax Claim. Reorganized LMUSA will have the
right to prepay any Allowed Priority Tax Claim, in
whole or in part at any time without penalty.
PRIORITY NON-TAX CLAIMS:
- LMUSA CLASS A (approximately $15,000) Payment in full in cash on the Distribution Date for
such Claim or, at the option of LMUSA, in the ordinary
course of business as such Claim matures, unless such
holder agrees to less favorable treatment of such Claim.
SECURED CLAIMS:
- LMUSA CLASS 1A: Secured Claims of The Distribution of one of the following: (a) the
Travelers Insurance property of LMUSA in which Travelers has a valid,
Company ("Travelers") perfected security interest; (b) a promissory note
(at least $11.45 million) executed by Reorganized LMUSA providing for deferred
cash payments satisfying the requirements of section
1129(b)(2)(A)(i)(II) of the Code secured by a lien
on assets of Reorganized LMUSA satisfying the
requirements of section 1129(b)(2)(A)(i)(I) of the
Code; or (c) cash in an amount equal to the
Travelers Secured Claim; provided that if the Lomas
Campus is sold on or before July 31, 1996 (or a
later date to which Travelers and the LMUSA
Creditors' Committee agree), then the holder of the
Travelers Secured Claim shall receive the sum of (a)
$11.45 million plus (b) 50% of the excess, if any,
of the proceeds of the sale of the Lomas Campus (net
of up to $250,000 payable to the first bidder as an
expense reimbursement if it does not become the
winning bidder) over $23 million. The LMUSA Class 1A
Claim will be Allowed in an amount equal to any cash
payment provided above, or if the holder of the
LMUSA Class 1A Claim is to receive property or a
promissory note in satisfaction of such Claim, the
value of such property or promissory notes, as
determined by the Bankruptcy Court.
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Class Description and Estimate of Claims and Interests Description of Distributions Under the LMUSA Plan
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- LMUSA CLASS 1B : Other Secured Claims Distribution of one of the following: (a) the
(approximately $0) property of LMUSA in which the holder has a valid,
perfected security interest; (b) a promissory note
executed by Reorganized LMUSA providing for deferred
cash payments satisfying the requirements of section
1129(b)(2)(A)(i)(II) of the Code secured by a lien on
assets of Reorganized LMUSA satisfying the
requirements of section 1129(b)(2)(A)(i)(I) of the
Code; or (c) cash in an amount equal to such Allowed
LMUSA Class 1 Claim.
D&O CLAIMS:
- LMUSA CLASS 2: Unsecured Claims - D & O No distribution from LMUSA in respect of such
Claims Claims; rather holder will have recourse to the
insurance policies maintained by the Debtors for
their benefit to the extent such policies cover their
Claims.
GENERAL UNSECURED CLAIMS:
- LMUSA CLASS 3: Unsecured Claims other Pro Rata share on the Effective Date of (a)
than in LMUSA Class 4 3,000,000 shares of New LMUSA Common Stock and (b)
or 5 (approximately all cash of LMUSA, after any payment by LMUSA into
$400.4 million) (i) the Intercompany Claims Reserve, if any, (ii)
appropriate reserves for Administrative Claims,
Priority Claims, Secured Claims and Convenience
Unsecured Claims, (iii) the LMUSA Litigation Trust
and (iv) a reserve for working capital ($5 million
or another specified amount). After the Effective
Date, each holder of an Allowed LMUSA Class 3 Claim
will be entitled to receive such holder's Pro Rata
share of all subsequently received cash proceeds
from the disposition of, or income on, Non-
Reorganization Assets of LMUSA or Reorganized LMUSA,
and all cash subsequently distributed to Reorganized
LMUSA from the Intercompany Claims Reserve, if any,
or the LMUSA Litigation Trust.
CONVENIENCE UNSECURED CLAIMS:
- LMUSA CLASS 4: Unsecured Claims of less 55% of the Allowed amount of such Claim in cash on
than $2,000 or with the the Distribution Date for such Claim. If the
consent of the holder holders of LMUSA Class 4 Claims are found by the
(approximately $266,000) Bankruptcy Court to have rejected the LMUSA Plan,
then the LMUSA Class 4 Claims will be reclassified as
LMUSA Class 3 Claims.
INTERCOMPANY CLAIMS:
- LMUSA CLASS 5: Unsecured Claims - To the extent that any such Claim may be Allowed as
Intercompany Claims (see an unsecured pre-petition Claim, the holder will
"Intercompany Claims") receive distributions of comparable value to those
received in respect of LMUSA Class 3 Claims; to the
extent such Claim may be Allowed as an Administrative
Claim or Priority Non-Tax Claim, the holder will
receive distributions of, or of a value equal to, the
Allowed amount of such Claim.
EQUITY INTERESTS:
- LMUSA CLASS 6: Common Stock Interests Cancelled; no distributions under the LMUSA Plan
will be made.
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For purposes of calculating distributions, it has been assumed that 80% of
the Debtors' Administrative Claims will be borne by LMUSA and 20% by LFC. The
final allocation will depend on (i) the amounts of Allowed Administrative Claims
ultimately incurred in connection with the administration of each Estate and
(ii) where an expense was incurred in the administration of more than one of the
Debtors' Estates, the allocation of such expenses as among those Estates. The
Plans provide that such allocation will be (i) based on percentages recommended
by KPMG Peat Marwick LLP ("KPMG"), or (ii) if LFC and LMUSA or their respective
Creditors' committees do not agree with KPMG's recommendation, determined by
agreement, or (iii) lacking such agreement, determined by the Bankruptcy Court.
For purposes of analyzing the value of the securities to be received by each
Allowed LFC Class 3 Claim, LFC has used an aggregate enterprise value, after
payment of Administrative Claims but before any other distributions, of
approximately $19.5 million (excluding any recovery in respect of Intercompany
Claims or on account of claims that may be brought against third parties). The
aggregate enterprise value is not intended to be dispositive of aggregate market
value of the securities to be distributed, particularly the initial market value
of the equity securities. The market value of the securities will also depend on
the financial performance following their distribution pursuant to the Joint
Plan and other factors. See "Certain Considerations." On an enterprise value
basis, the Debtors estimate that general unsecured creditors (LFC Class 3
Claims) would receive a 9.9% to 15.1% recovery if there were no Allowed
Intercompany Claims, or a recovery of zero to 85.7% depending on the resolution
of the Intercompany Claims (assuming the Claims aggregate $155.7 million).
Distributions to holders of LIS Class 3 Claims and, as a result, to LFC as
holder of the LIS Class 5 Interests will depend on two principal variables: the
value of the $8 million note of RIS payable to LIS and the extent to which LIS
has and realizes on a claim against LMUSA for the amounts payable to the holders
of the LIS Class 3 Claims (see "Intercompany Claims -- Intercompany Expense
Allocations, Pricing and Possible Subsidies"). RIS is of questionable solvency
and the guarantor of the note is expected to deny liability. Depending on how
these variables are resolved, the distribution in respect of LIS Plan 3 Claims
could vary between zero and 100% and the distribution to LFC in respect of LIS
Class 5 Interests could vary between zero and $8.0 million.
For purposes of analyzing the value of the securities to be received by each
Allowed LMUSA Class 3 Claim, LMUSA has used an aggregate enterprise value after
payment of Administrative Claims but before any other distributions of
approximately $281.2 million (excluding any recovery in respect of Intercompany
Claims or on account of claims that may be brought against third parties). The
aggregate enterprise value is not intended to be dispositive of aggregate market
value of the securities to be distributed, particularly the initial market value
of the equity securities. The market value of the securities will also depend on
the financial performance following their distribution pursuant to the LMUSA
Plan and other factors. See "Certain Considerations." On an enterprise value
basis, the Debtors estimate that general unsecured creditors (LMUSA Class 3
Claims) would receive a 66.5% recovery if there were no allowed Intercompany
Claims, or a recovery of 39.0% to 72.3% depending on the resolution of the
Intercompany Claims (assuming the Claims aggregate $400.4 million).
The recovery for LFC Class 6 Interests and LMUSA Class 6 Interests will be
zero because such interests will be cancelled under the appropriate Plan.
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III. BACKGROUND AND GENERAL INFORMATION
LFC was incorporated in Delaware in 1960. The address of its principal
executive office is 1600 Viceroy Drive, Dallas, Texas 75235. Through LFC's
wholly-owned subsidiary, LMUSA, a Connecticut corporation, Lomas was one of the
nation's largest participants in the mortgage banking industry. Lomas provided
mortgage servicing and mortgage-related financial and administrative services
from 1894 until the two sales of its mortgage servicing assets to First
Nationwide Mortgage Corporation ("First Nationwide") in October 1995 and January
1996.
A. 1989 CHAPTER 11 FILINGS
On September 24, 1989, LFC and several affiliates filed petitions for
reorganization under Chapter 11 of the Code. LMUSA did not file a bankruptcy
petition in those cases. LFC's plan of reorganization was confirmed on December
30, 1991 and the plan was consummated on January 31, 1992. After its emergence
from Chapter 11, LFC was primarily a holding company and LMUSA was its principal
operating subsidiary.
B. DESCRIPTION OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OF LOMAS HISTORICALLY -- MORTGAGE
SERVICING
Historically, the principal line of business of LMUSA has been the servicing
on behalf of third-party investors of single-family residential mortgages
secured by properties located in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. As
mortgage servicer, LMUSA was paid a servicing fee out of each mortgage payment
made by a homeowner and received certain other ancillary benefits. As of June
30, 1995, LMUSA's total combined mortgage servicing portfolio aggregated $41.2
billion in unpaid principal amount and included 680,552 loans.
LMUSA's combined mortgage servicing portfolio consisted of three categories:
(a) "primary servicing" where LMUSA owned the servicing rights; (b)
"subservicing" where LMUSA provided mortgage servicing on a subcontract basis
for other parties who owned the servicing rights; and (c) "master servicing"
where LMUSA provided administrative services for issuers of mortgage-backed
securities and monitored the work of primary servicers.
Both primary servicing and subservicing involve collecting monthly mortgage
payments, maintaining escrow accounts for the payment of property taxes, hazard
insurance and mortgage insurance premiums on behalf of homeowners, remitting
payments of principal and interest promptly to investors in the underlying
mortgages, reporting to those investors on financial transactions related to
such mortgages and generally administering the mortgage loans. The servicing
staff also must cause properties to be inspected periodically, determine the
adequacy of insurance coverage on each property, monitor delinquent accounts for
payment, and, in cases of extreme delinquency, institute and complete either
appropriate forbearance arrangements or foreclosure proceedings on behalf of
investors.
Because mortgages have a limited term of years and can be prepaid or
refinanced, all mortgage servicing portfolios, including that of LMUSA, would
"run off" over time. Due to such constant run-off, the size of its mortgage
servicing portfolios and the related servicing fee income would have steadily
declined unless servicing rights for new mortgages were acquired or "produced"
(as described below) at the same or a higher rate.
After June 1989, LMUSA did not "originate" mortgages as depositary
institutions and many other mortgage banks do. Rather, to replenish its mortgage
servicing portfolios, LMUSA acquired servicing rights by both buying servicing
rights "in bulk" from other institutions and "producing" servicing rights. The
latter involved buying "whole" mortgages from originators and then, through the
creation and issuance of mortgage-backed securities, selling the beneficial
interest in the mortgages to investors while retaining the right to service the
mortgages on the investors' behalf.
For Lomas, buying servicing rights in bulk was generally not as profitable
as "producing" servicing rights by creating mortgage-backed securities.
Therefore, in recent years, LMUSA replenished its mortgage servicing portfolio,
in large measure, by creating and issuing mortgage-backed securities and
retaining the servicing rights on the underlying mortgages. Of the $33.1 billion
primary servicing and subservicing portfolio as of June 30, 1995, 77% comprised
mortgage-backed securities. LMUSA, as issuer, obtained a commitment from a
financial institution to purchase a mortgage-backed security from LMUSA with
specified terms, including the interest rate paid, the types of mortgages
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included in the "pool" relating to that security and the type of agency guaranty
(or lack thereof, in some instances) obtained with respect to those mortgages.
LMUSA acquired whole loans (by buying them from originators) that satisfied the
characteristics set forth in the commitment. Then, with respect to pools
requiring some type of agency guaranty, LMUSA entered into a "guaranty
agreement" with respect to the "pool" of mortgages it had assembled with one of
the three agencies that operate mortgage-backed securities programs under
federal law -- Government National Mortgage Association ("GNMA"), Federal
National Mortgage Association ("FNMA") and Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corporation ("FHLMC") (collectively, the "Agencies"). GNMA is a federal
governmental agency, while FNMA and FHLMC are formed pursuant to, and enjoy
certain privileges and have certain responsibilities under, federal legislation.
The securities issued for each pool of mortgages were then sold to investors in
the marketplace through the financial institution that made the initial
commitment. Investors received monthly payments of principal and interest as set
forth in the securities.
Under the agreements between the Agencies and LMUSA, LMUSA became the
servicer of the mortgages, collecting the monthly principal, interest and escrow
payments, and remitting them in accordance with the requirements of the program.
If a mortgagor fails to make a scheduled mortgage payment, the servicer
typically is required to advance funds to cover the shortfall so that the
investor is paid on time. The guaranteeing Agency steps in to make those
payments (or, in some cases, a portion thereof) only if LMUSA defaults. Because
the confidence of securities brokers and the guaranteeing Agencies is essential
to the mortgage-backed securities business, a seller/servicer cannot continue to
issue mortgage-backed securities if its financial health is uncertain. The
Agencies will shun an ailing seller/servicer out of concern that the
seller/servicer will be unable to meet its payment obligations to investors,
increasing the risk that the Agencies' guaranties will be called upon. Brokers
will refuse to enter into commitments with an ailing seller/servicer to avoid
the risk that the seller/servicer will be unable to deliver the promised
mortgage-backed security, thereby forcing the broker to seek a new commitment at
a cost that may be less favorable.
There is a well-developed market for servicing, the pricing of which is
dependent on the characteristics of the underlying mortgage and the Agency, if
any, guaranteeing such underlying mortgage (i.e., GNMA, FNMA and FHLMC).
Starting in late 1994, due to its financial decline, LMUSA began to lose the
confidence of the guaranteeing Agencies. As discussed more fully below, LMUSA
believed that it faced the very real prospect of regulatory confiscation of its
servicing assets.
C. EVENTS LEADING TO THE 1995 CHAPTER 11 FILING
1. The Impact of Declining Interest Rates on Run-Off Rates
During the period from October 1991 through August 1994, interest rates
plummeted to levels not seen in nearly 30 years. As homeowners rushed to take
advantage of this economic environment, LMUSA's run-off rate increased from an
historical annual rate of approximately 14% to an annual rate of 29%, with
monthly annualized rates as high as 49% in December 1993. Because LMUSA acquired
new mortgage servicing rights primarily by purchasing rather than originating
new mortgages, it was at a severe financial disadvantage compared to other
mortgage servicing companies which actually originated mortgage loans and then
retained the servicing rights to those mortgages. As a purchaser rather than an
originator of new mortgages, LMUSA was required to pay a front-loaded premium
for each new loan it bought. Thus, as interest rates continued to fall, LMUSA
was forced to expend increasing amounts of capital just to keep its mortgage
portfolios and its related fee income at pre-existing levels. During the period
from October 1991 through August 1994, when interest rates finally stabilized,
LMUSA's primary mortgage servicing portfolio experienced run-off of
approximately $26 billion, which LMUSA managed substantially to replenish over
that time. There were two additional consequences. First, because servicing
rights were booked as assets with average lives of eight to twelve years, the
accelerated run-off rate required substantial write-downs of LMUSA's servicing
rights assets, resulting in serious erosion of its net worth. Second, as higher
yield mortgages were replaced with lower yield mortgages the amount of "float"
managed by LMUSA as escrow balances actually decreased from $1.1 billion at
fiscal year-end 1993 to $641 million at fiscal year-end 1995, further reducing
LMUSA's interest income.
2. Loss of Various Credit Facilities
Due to its worsening financial condition, LMUSA's ability to borrow was
hindered, further hastening its financial decline. Mortgage servicing companies
are particularly dependent upon working capital facilities, most notably because
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mortgage-backed securities require mortgage servicing companies to make
principal and interest ("P&I") payments to security holders even if they have
not yet been collected from homeowners (and to make up other shortfalls).
Historically, LMUSA maintained a $30 million P&I line of credit with a group of
banks (including Bank One, Texas N.A. ("Bank One") and Texas Commerce Bank
National Association, Houston ("TCB")) that LMUSA drew down each month in order
to make scheduled P&I payments to investors and repaid the line shortly
thereafter as homeowners remitted payments to LMUSA. Because LMUSA failed, as of
June 30, 1995, to meet certain ratios contained in its bank credit lines, LMUSA
was forced to repay its P&I line in July 1995. LMUSA also failed to meet certain
ratios contained in its general working capital facility of $25 million with
TCB. Consequently, this working capital facility was terminated by TCB on June
30, 1995.
In addition, LMUSA maintained "warehouse" financing lines at Bank One and
DLJ Mortgage Capital, Inc. ("DLJ"), which had allowed LMUSA to purchase and
warehouse between $300 million and $400 million a month in first mortgage loans.
Beginning in May 1995, these lines started to be adversely affected by LMUSA's
operating results. On May 31, 1995, as a result of LMUSA's deteriorating
financial condition, LMUSA was no longer in compliance with certain of its
financial covenants. In response, the Bank One warehouse facility was amended to
eliminate any new borrowings after July 31, 1995. The facility's termination
date was brought forward from November 30, 1995 to September 30, 1995. In
addition, the Bank One warehouse agreement was further amended to increase
borrowing rates and commitment fees, eliminate certain types of whole loans and
be cross-collateralized with the $30 million P&I line of credit.
By late June 1995, LMUSA had successfully renegotiated its DLJ warehouse
facility. Due to the Bank One warehouse facility default, LMUSA was relying
solely on DLJ for incremental borrowings. At the end of August 1995, LMUSA was
unable to comply with the financial requirements in the DLJ facility and was in
"default" under that facility. By mid-September, DLJ refused to commit any
additional borrowings under its warehouse facility and requested that LMUSA
accelerate the liquidation of collateral to repay the facility. In September
1995, the Company sold to Pacific Southwest Bank certain first mortgage loans
underlying the warehousing line for approximately $43.2 million and paid DLJ
$43.4 million of the $119.2 million owed to retire the warehouse financing
associated with those loans. The $75.8 million balance of the DLJ facility was
repaid from the combination of $16.4 million of loan settlements made in the
ordinary course of business and $59.4 million from proceeds received from the
October 2, 1995 sale to First Nationwide (discussed below).
In mid-September 1995, First Nationwide agreed to provide a warehouse
facility (the "First Nationwide Warehouse Facility") to LMUSA. This facility
enabled LMUSA to continue funding committed loan purchases despite the
unavailability of the DLJ warehouse facility. The First Nationwide Warehouse
Facility was repaid on October 2, 1995 in connection with LMUSA's sale of assets
to First Nationwide on the same date. See "Background and General Information --
Asset Sales Prior to the Chapter 11 Filing -- the GNMA Servicing Sale
Agreement."
3. The Resulting Sell-off of Servicing Rights
Due to a combination of (a) the increased run-off rate, (b) LMUSA being a
servicer and not an originator, (c) the resulting decline in net worth and loss
of credit facilities and (d) the $340 million term debt service burden, LMUSA
encountered substantial liquidity problems and was forced to sell servicing
rights. In fiscal 1994 and 1995, LMUSA sold servicing rights including: the sale
of servicing rights for $2.4 billion unpaid principal amount of mortgages to CDC
Servicing Inc. for $16.2 million; the sale of servicing rights for $1.1 billion
unpaid principal amount of mortgages to Capstead Mortgage Corporation
("Capstead") for $14.3 million; the sale of servicing rights for $694 million
unpaid principal amount of mortgages to Lomas Mortgage Partnership ("LMP") for
$8.4 million; and sales of servicing rights for a total of approximately $591
million unpaid principal amount of mortgages to Associates National Mortgage
Corp., Coastal Banc Savings Association, Douglas County Bank & Trust Company,
Franklin Mortgage Capital Corp., Jupiter Mortgage Corp. and Pulaski Mortgage
Company, among other buyers, in exchange for a total of approximately $7.7
million.
Furthermore, LMUSA's net worth declined due to multiple asset write-downs
and operating losses while during the same period LMUSA's term debt obligations
remained constant. Moreover, as its financial condition continued to worsen, not
only did LMUSA sell assets in its servicing portfolio (as described above) to
meet LMUSA's debt servicing obligations, but it also was forced to curtail its
purchase of mortgage servicing rights to replenish the portfolio.
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4. Interest Rate Swaps
Between July 1992 and November 1993, as a hedge against its long-term debt
interest expense, LMUSA entered into a series of interest rate swaps whereby it
exchanged earnings on thirty-day A1/P1 commercial paper in return for five-year
fixed rates. The swap agreements into which LMUSA entered contained certain
default and termination provisions whereby the counterparty, Lehman Brothers
("Lehman"), could terminate the agreements prior to their maturity, including a
provision which permitted the counterparty to terminate if, in its reasonable
business judgment, there had been a material adverse change in the business,
assets, operations or financial condition of LMUSA. The terms of the swaps also
provided that Lehman could, under certain circumstances, demand collateral from
the Company to protect against mark-to-market exposure attributable to the
agreements. During this initial period, the program was profitable with LMUSA
booking profits, and receiving cash, as a result of the early termination of
various swap transactions.
Beginning in November of 1993, interest rates increased, creating a negative
mark-to-market for LMUSA in the then outstanding $800 million of swaps, which
were entered into in October and early November of 1993. The worsening financial
condition of LMUSA, including the threat of regulatory confiscation, made the
invocation of a material adverse change by Lehman a persistent problem for
LMUSA. However, Lehman chose not to exercise its rights under the termination
clauses of the swap agreement as LMUSA's financial condition deteriorated.
Instead, at Lehman's request, LMUSA pledged servicing rights related to
approximately $6.7 billion of mortgage loans as collateral. Use of its servicing
contracts as collateral for the swaps reduced LMUSA's financial flexibility.
In June 1995, after negotiating with Lehman, LMUSA terminated $160 million
notional amount of the swaps. LMUSA paid Lehman $5.0 million cash and recorded a
loss of approximately $2.2 million. In August 1995, after negotiating with
Lehman, LMUSA terminated $155 million notional amount of its outstanding
interest rate swaps. LMUSA paid Lehman $6.0 million in cash and incurred a loss
of $4.4 million of which $1.6 million was recognized immediately and the
remaining loss of $2.8 million was deferred. LMUSA terminated the remaining $485
million notional amount of swaps on October 2, 1995 at a cost paid to Lehman of
$18.8 million. LMUSA recognized a $5.2 million loss resulting from the
termination at September 30, 1995. As a result of the Chapter 11 filing on
October 10, 1995, the net deferred debits of $9.1 million were written off in
October 1995.
Despite the cost of termination of the swaps, the program, viewed in its
entirety, was profitable.
5. Lomas Information Systems Used Scarce Financial Resources
Another significant cash and credibility problem for Lomas until its sale in
December 1994 was the computer service bureau business managed by the subsidiary
Debtor LIS. LIS developed state-of-the-art computer software and a service
bureau for the mortgage banking industry including software for mortgage loan
servicing, loan production, secondary marketing and master servicing. Because of
LFC's poor financial condition and the concomitant possibility of its failure,
LIS had been unsuccessful in marketing the systems. Before Lomas ultimately
divested LIS' assets, principally for contingent consideration, Lomas had
contributed approximately $63 million in cash to LIS after its emergence from
Chapter 11 in 1992. In addition, the development of the LIS software took far
longer than anticipated due to numerous delays and cost substantially more than
anticipated at a time when Lomas had a shortage of funds to reinvest in its core
businesses.
D. ASSET SALES PRIOR TO THE CHAPTER 11 FILING
Early in 1994, the Company began considering available alternative strategic
options.
1. Efforts in Calendar 1994 to Sell the Company
In January 1994, the LFC Board of Directors met with and decided to retain
Salomon Brothers, Inc. ("Salomon") to sell the entire Company, including LMUSA
and its other subsidiaries. Shortly thereafter, a major depositary institution
approached Lomas directly to purchase the entire Company. This unsolicited buyer
then performed extensive due diligence, but opted not to make an offer for the
Company.
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Beginning in March 1994, Salomon contacted over fifty potential acquirors
concerning their possible interest in a transaction with Lomas. Approximately 25
entities signed confidentiality agreements and received an offering memorandum
that Salomon had prepared. By the end of the Salomon auction process in mid-May
1994, however, no formal bids had been submitted for the purchase of the entire
Company, although three bidders had expressed an interest in buying LIS
separately. Later that month, Lomas announced that it would proceed with the
marketing of LIS and would continue to evaluate the sale of the remainder of the
Company.
While no participant in the auction process made an offer, one bidder
furnished a tentative proposal, which, after negotiations, it withdrew. In the
fall of 1994, a third party initiated discussions with Lomas concerning the
possibility of a joint venture between the two companies of their mortgage
servicing business. In the course of those discussions, that company conducted
extensive due diligence regarding Lomas. No formal proposal was ever submitted
to Lomas concerning such a transaction.
2. Sale of Debtor LIS Assets
In December 1994, LFC completed the sale of substantially all of LIS' assets
to Residential Information Services, Limited Partnership ("RIS"), an affiliate
of The Prudential Insurance Company of America ("Prudential"). As consideration
for the sale, LIS received (a) $2.5 million in cash, (b) an $8.0 million note
due five years after closing and accruing interest at a rate per annum of 8%
payable at maturity (adjustable based on the future financial performance of
RIS) guaranteed by Residential Services Corporation of America ("Residential
Services"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential and the parent of RIS and
(c) a contingent interest equal to 35% of RIS' adjusted gross revenues in excess
of $55 million per year generated during the seven years ending December 31,
2001. In June 1995, Residential Services decided not to convert its mortgage
servicing portfolio to the RIS servicing system. As a result, Lomas recorded a
provision of $24.4 million in June 1995 to write off Lomas' carrying value of
the contingent interest described above. During fiscal 1995 and 1994, the
Company recorded total losses of $26.4 and $33.5 million, respectively, in
connection with the disposal of LIS' assets.
3. The Efforts of Management Retained in December 1994
In December 1994, the Board of LFC brought in new management. At the Board's
request, new management carried out a comprehensive review of Lomas' operations,
including all of Lomas' assets and liabilities. Based on the results of this
review, new management concluded that:
a. Only two business units at LMUSA were viable (mortgage servicing and
its insurance agency subsidiaries). However, in order to pay its
debt service, LMUSA foresaw the need to sell portions of its
servicing business every six months.
b. Millions of dollars of assets needed to be written down or charged
off and a number of operational problems needed to be corrected.
c. Two of Lomas' business units, INTELLIFILE, Inc. ("INTELLIFILE") and
Lomas Field Services, Inc. ("Lomas Field Services"), were losing
money and had no short-term prospect of recovery. Due to its
deteriorating financial condition, Lomas was in no position to
strengthen INTELLIFILE or Lomas Field Services, or for that matter
to bolster its marginally profitable master servicing business. In
September 1995, LFC completed the sale of the stock of INTELLIFILE
to Dataplex Corporation ("Dataplex") for approximately $4.1 million
in cash and a $320,500 promissory note, subject to adjustments which
are expected to reduce the principal amount of the promissory note
to $90,000. The sale resulted in a gain of approximately $1.1
million for LFC and a prepaid expense in LMUSA of $2.3 million,
which was subsequently written off due to the sale of the mortgage
servicing business, reflecting payment for future image processing
services. In August 1995, LMUSA sold certain fixed assets of Lomas
Field Services to First American Real Estate Information Services
Inc. for $600,000 in cash. The Company realized a gain of
approximately $144,000, deferred until that subsidiary's remaining
receivables are collected and payables are paid.
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d. While two major cost reduction programs had been put in place by
prior management, first in January 1994 and then in June 1994, a
further cost reduction program was required. This was implemented in
January 1995 and resulted in a staff reduction of 450 employees and
elimination of unnecessary expenses.
4. Creditor Restructuring Proposal in Spring 1995
In May 1995, a significant creditor of both LFC and LMUSA furnished
management with a restructuring proposal in respect of LMUSA's $150 million
9.75% Senior Notes due October 1, 1997 (the "LMUSA 1997 Senior Notes").
Purporting to speak on behalf of a group of creditors holding $90 million face
amount of LMUSA 1997 Senior Notes, the creditor proposed a five-year extension
of the maturity and a slight reduction in principal of the LMUSA 1997 Senior
Notes in return for an increase in the interest rate of the LMUSA 1997 Senior
Notes. Management reviewed the proposal and concluded that it could provide the
Debtors with sufficient time to sell the business of LMUSA or to find an
investor willing to infuse new capital. However, upon contacting the creditor,
management was informed that the proposal had been materially modified in a
manner which management concluded made it impracticable. Management therefore
rejected the modified proposal.
5. Renewed Selling Efforts in Spring 1995 Resulting in Potential Sale to
First Nationwide
In the May-July 1995 time period, a comprehensive financial analysis was
prepared for the 1996 fiscal year under the direction of new management. The
analysis concluded that Lomas could not make money with its then current debt
structure, cost of doing business and financial condition. Under these
circumstances, and especially because LMUSA was subject to Agency review of its
financial condition and potential Agency termination of its mortgage servicing
rights, new management and the LFC Board of Directors concluded that it was
necessary to reactivate the efforts to sell Lomas' operating businesses in order
to maximize the value of those businesses and at the same time to consider
possible debt restructuring alternatives in connection with the joint venture
and/or creditor restructuring proposal discussed above. With respect to the
restructuring alternative, management met with four investment banking firms and
invited two of them to present their qualifications and recommendations for debt
restructuring approaches. The LFC Board of Directors authorized management to
negotiate retention arrangements with one of the firms. However, two potential
bidders for the Company approached Salomon, and the Board determined to pursue
the sale rather than the debt restructuring alternative. In the spring of 1995,
Salomon again contacted twelve companies, eight of which had indicated
preliminary interest. From May through July 1995, several of these potential
acquirors conducted due diligence with respect to a potential purchase of Lomas.
In early July, Lomas received proposals from two bidders, including First
Nationwide's parent, First Nationwide Holdings, Inc. ("First Nationwide
Holdings"). First Nationwide Holdings proposed a transaction, contemplating a
Lomas "prepackaged" bankruptcy, in which, among other things, First Nationwide
Holdings would combine Lomas' mortgage servicing business with First
Nationwide's existing mortgage servicing business. First Nationwide Holdings
proposed to purchase the LMUSA assets for $310 million. The competing proposal
also contemplated a Lomas prepackaged bankruptcy following which LMUSA would
emerge as a stand-alone mortgage servicing company. Lomas and Salomon concluded
that this proposal was worth approximately $65 million less than the First
Nationwide proposal.
On July 18, 1995, the LFC Board of Directors met with Salomon and after
listening to Salomon's assessment of both offers and, taking into account Lomas'
financial condition and its alternatives, determined that Lomas' management
should pursue negotiations toward a definitive agreement with First Nationwide
on the terms proposed. In addition to the higher price, the First Nationwide bid
had several advantages: (a) First Nationwide, unlike the competing bidder, was a
GNMA-approved mortgage servicer; (b) First Nationwide's proposal had no
financing contingency and included a willingness to consider an interim working
capital commitment and (c) First Nationwide had significant experience in
consummating comparable transactions.
6. Financial Decline and GNMA Bankruptcy Exception Necessitated Immediate
Sale of GNMA Servicing and Loan Production Business to First Nationwide
After negotiations commenced, however, Lomas' management became concerned
that the transaction proposed by First Nationwide, which contemplated a Lomas
bankruptcy filing before the transaction was consummated, posed a
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significant risk that GNMA would terminate a substantial portion of LMUSA's
mortgage servicing rights immediately upon a Lomas bankruptcy filing.
Approximately 34% of LMUSA's mortgage servicing rights, accounting for
approximately $80 million in value, were subject to confiscation by GNMA. Lomas
was advised that GNMA takes the position that, under its enabling legislation,
GNMA is exempt from the strictures of the automatic stay under Section 362 of
the Code. In prior bankruptcy cases, GNMA had terminated the GNMA mortgage
servicing portfolios of the debtor mortgage companies under the applicable
guaranty agreements. Lomas determined that any risk to LMUSA's GNMA servicing
rights should be avoided in order to maximize the value of LMUSA's assets.
Lomas management was also growing concerned that, in light of Lomas'
mounting financial difficulties, all of the Agencies, including GNMA, might be
able to declare LMUSA to be insolvent or on the verge of insolvency and to seek
to terminate LMUSA's mortgage servicing rights even without a LMUSA bankruptcy
filing. Such a termination would have been disastrous to Lomas, potentially
resulting in an immediate loss of value of the mortgage servicing portfolio.
Lomas concluded that it should sell its GNMA mortgage servicing portfolio to a
third party acceptable to GNMA as soon as possible. Therefore, Lomas and First
Nationwide began to negotiate for the sale of the GNMA mortgage servicing
rights.
For a number of reasons, Lomas also determined that an immediate sale of its
"production" business -- the gathering system by which it acquired whole loans
to be processed into mortgage-backed securities -- was also essential to
maximizing value. First, and most important, there was the risk that LMUSA would
lose its approvals as an authorized seller/servicer for the Agencies and thus
its ability to sell new mortgage loans into mortgage-backed securities. A Lomas
bankruptcy filing would have resulted in the immediate loss of all the value of
"production" and could have triggered significant LMUSA liabilities relating to
whole loans and commitments for mortgage-backed securities not yet issued.
Second, the production unit was a net user of LMUSA's declining working capital.
Third, the value of "production" was threatened even without a Lomas bankruptcy
filing because financial institutions and contracting parties were increasingly
reluctant to deal with or rely on LMUSA. LMUSA had experienced increasing
difficulty in obtaining commitments from financial institutions to purchase its
mortgage-backed securities. As early as May 1995, Smith Barney Inc. notified
LMUSA that it would no longer enter into such commitments with LMUSA. Several
other institutions followed suit over the next few months. LMUSA was also
concerned that it might not be able to continue to acquire whole loans in
sufficient volume to meet its mortgage-backed securities commitments. Sellers of
such loans had begun to refuse to sell loans to LMUSA out of concern that LMUSA
would be unable to obtain the financing necessary to consummate purchases in
accordance with their terms. Moreover, LMUSA faced great potential liability if
it could not meet its commitments. If LMUSA failed to deliver whole loans
sufficient to satisfy a particular commitment, it would have been liable for
damages to the financial institution that had entered into such a commitment in
the event that interest rates changed unfavorably in the interim. Finally, LMUSA
avoided potential severance claims which proved to be approximately $2.9
million, when its production personnel left Lomas to accept employment at First
Nationwide.
7. The GNMA Servicing Sale Agreement
On September 5, 1995, LMUSA and First Nationwide entered into an asset
purchase agreement governing the sale of various LMUSA assets (the "GNMA
Servicing Sale").
First Nationwide agreed to acquire the following assets from LMUSA (the
"GNMA Sale Purchased Assets"):
a. the GNMA mortgage servicing rights;
b. LMUSA's "production" business;
c. the "warehouse" loans representing whole loans in the process of
being securitized as mortgage-backed securities, other than
"warehouse" loans owned by LMUSA subject to repurchase agreements
with loan originators;
d. the whole loan commitments already in the LMUSA production pipeline
but not yet funded or processed into mortgage- backed securities;
e. LMUSA's accounts receivable relating to items (a) through (d) above;
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f. 100% of the common stock of Lomas Mortgage Services, Inc. ("Lomas
Mortgage Services"), the general partner and owner of 33% of LMP, a
partnership that in turn owned, among other things, GNMA, FNMA and
FHLMC servicing that was being performed by LMUSA, as subservicer,
and therefore was at risk, because of LMP's relationship with LMUSA;
and
g. certain fixed assets relating to LMUSA's "production" business.
In exchange for those assets, First Nationwide agreed to pay LMUSA $100
million (subject to adjustment as set forth in the asset purchase agreement).
The timing of payments eventually agreed upon was as follows:
a. $10 million in cash, which was retained by First Nationwide and is
being paid to LMUSA as certain milestones are met in the transfer of
the GNMA Sale Purchased Assets;
b. $35 million, which was paid at the closing on October 2, 1995 ($18.8
million of which was paid to Lehman to terminate the remaining
swaps);
c. $41.5 million, which was paid on February 1, 1996; and
d. $13.5 million, less any adjustments to subtract any indemnification
amounts owed to First Nationwide by LMUSA, to be paid on October 2,
1996.
In addition, First Nationwide agreed to assume LMUSA's liabilities relating
to the servicing rights, contracts, "pipeline" loans and "warehouse" loans
purchased by First Nationwide, and paid the amounts owed by LMUSA to its
warehouse lenders -- DLJ and Bank One --on October 2, 1995 to the extent such
obligations were secured by the "warehouse" loans.
LMUSA also agreed to indemnify First Nationwide for a period of one year
following the closing for certain losses incurred by First Nationwide over $6.1
million, up to a maximum of 15% of the excess of the final purchase price over
$101.5 million (i.e. $13.7 million if the final purchase price were to be $101.5
million). See, "General Information Relating to Reorganized LMUSA -- Business of
Reorganized LMUSA -- Cash and Cash Equivalents -- Holdbacks."
The final adjusted purchase price relating to the GNMA Servicing Sale is
anticipated to be approximately $101.5 million. The adjustments to the purchase
price consisted of: (i) a $3.3 million increase resulting from changes in unpaid
principal amounts of mortgages in the GNMA servicing portfolio between July 31,
1995 and November 30, 1995; (ii) a $19.0 million net increase as a result of a
reduction in warehouse debt; (iii) a $21.1 million decrease resulting from
changes in net book balance of receivables, payables and other assets; and (iv)
a $300,000 increase for marketing gains from existing mortgage loan commitments.
In connection with the GNMA Servicing Sale, the parties entered into a
transition services agreement pursuant to which LMUSA contracted to act as
subservicer with respect to the assets to be transferred to First Nationwide and
agreed to perform certain other functions necessary to that transition.
8. Adoption of the Retention Incentive and Severance Plans
As a condition to closing the GNMA Servicing Sale, First Nationwide required
LMUSA to implement an employee retention plan relating to those LMUSA employees
necessary to effectuate the transfer of the mortgage servicing assets over a
six- to nine-month transition period (the "Transition Period"). Because the same
LMUSA employees serviced both the GNMA mortgage portfolio and the remainder of
LMUSA's servicing mortgage portfolios and because First Nationwide had already
determined that it would not hire LMUSA's servicing or administration employees
after the Transition Period (at least not in Dallas), LMUSA had to implement its
own enhanced employee retention and severance program for all of its servicing
employees as a prudent business matter and to satisfy its transaction
obligations. Meanwhile, LMUSA had already sharply reduced its corporate staff.
Thus, LMUSA had already determined that it could not afford to lose any of the
remaining skeletal corporate staff that was responsible for its legal,
accounting, public disclosure, financial, human resources and information
systems functions and was already working with KPMG, to develop an employee
performance
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and retention incentive plan (the "Retention Plan") and a revised severance plan
(the "Severance Plan," together with the Retention Plan, the "Compensation
Plans").
The LMUSA Board of Directors approved the Compensation Plans on September
18, 1995, to be effective immediately prior to the closing of the GNMA Servicing
Sale.
The Compensation Plans include two essential components. First, a
retention/performance bonus is to be paid to all remaining LMUSA employees,
based on a percentage of base salary, by the earlier of (i) June 30 or October
1, 1996 (depending on an employee's designated group) or (ii) the date of the
participant's termination by reason of death, retirement, disability,
involuntary termination without cause or voluntary termination for good reason,
as defined by the Retention Plan. The Retention Plan provides for lump sum
payments ranging from one-half to one full month of annual base salary for most
participants and 50 to 75% of annual base salary for certain employees
identified as "key" to the sales of assets to First Nationwide and the
restructuring process. The total amount to be paid in retention/performance
bonuses would range from $3.5 million to $6.2 million. This amount includes
$307,500 to $461,250 to Eric Booth (President and Chief Executive Officer),
$150,000 to $225,000 to Mark Feldman (Chief Restructuring Officer and Executive
Vice President), $125,000 to $187,500 to Carey Wickland (Senior Vice President)
and $524,125 to $786,188 to six other members of the senior management team,
(collectively, the "Senior Management").
Second, severance payments are to be paid to all remaining LMUSA employees
upon the earlier of (i) October 1, 1997 or (ii) the date of the employee's
involuntary termination without cause or voluntary termination for good reason,
as defined by the Severance Plan. The Severance Plan provides for lump sum cash
payments ranging from two months to eighteen months of annual base salary
depending upon job classification. The total amount to be paid under the
Severance Plan would be $10.2 million, including $922,250 to Mr. Booth, $450,000
to Mr. Feldman, $375,000 to Mr. Wickland and $1,572,375 to other members of
Senior Management.
On October 10, 1995, the Bankruptcy Court authorized the Debtors to pay
their employees under the Compensation Plans. Since that time, LMUSA has been
making payments to its terminated employees under the Compensation Plans and the
GNMA Success Bonuses (described below). In mid-March 1996, however, the LMUSA
Creditors' Committee informed LMUSA that it opposed LMUSA's making payments
under the Compensation Plans to Senior Management. After several meetings and
discussions, LMUSA and the LMUSA Creditors' Committee reached an agreement (the
"Compensation Agreement") as to payments to be made under the Compensation Plans
to Messrs. Booth and Wickland, Robert Denton (Executive Vice President), Joseph
Dryer (Senior Vice President), Louis Gregory (Senior Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary), Kathleen Snoble (Executive Vice President, Director of
Loan Administration), James Alleman (Senior Vice President, Director of Human
Resources) and Paul Fletcher (Senior Vice President and Assistant Treasurer).
Under the Compensation Agreement, which is subject to Bankruptcy Court approval,
in addition to the GNMA Success Bonuses described below, Mr. Booth's payment is
$834,950, Mr. Wickland's payment is $475,000 and payments to the individuals
named above are $1,773,730 in the aggregate. In addition, Ms. Snoble is entitled
to receive a success bonus of up to 50% of her current base salary, which amount
($83,500) is to be paid based upon her meeting certain defined goals to be
mutually agreed with the LMUSA Creditors' Committee. In addition, Mr. Booth is
to receive a success bonus of up to 37% of his current base salary, which amount
($227,550) is to be paid solely at the discretion of the Board of Directors of
Reorganized LMUSA. The success bonus payments to Ms. Snoble and Mr. Booth are to
be paid at the time of the final settlement of the purchase price under the sale
under Section 363 of LMUSA's mortgage servicing assets to First Nationwide.
LMUSA, in the course of reviewing the funding status of, and certain other
issues relating to, The Lomas Financial Group Pension Plan (as restated
effective January 1, 1991) (the "Pension Plan") determined that the Pension Plan
was over funded. Under current law, if the Pension Plan were terminated, the
excess assets would revert to LMUSA, subject to taxes of approximately 50%.
Management determined that it would be possible to utilize the excess assets for
LMUSA's benefit in a more tax efficient manner for both employees and the
Company, thereby providing an additional benefit to employees. Accordingly, on
October 6, 1995, LMUSA amended the Pension Plan to provide additional retirement
benefits for eligible employees whose jobs are eliminated after January 1, 1996
(the "Pension Enhancement"). In addition, the Severance Plan was amended to
offset Severance Plan payments by the amount of additional retirement benefits
payable under the Pension Plan. On January 30, 1996, the IRS issued a favorable
determination letter with respect to such amendment to the Pension Plan.
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In order to terminate the Pension Plan, each of following conditions must be
satisfied. The Pension Plan administrator must (i) distribute a written "Notice
of Intent to Terminate," containing certain prescribed information, to all
affected parties at least 60 (but not more than 90) days in advance of the
proposed termination date; (ii) file with the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation ("PBGC") a "Standard Termination Notice" ("STN") (PBGC Form 500) not
later than 120 days after the proposed termination date and (iii) not later than
the date the STN is filed with the PBGC, issue "Notices of Plan Benefits" to
Pension Plan participants and beneficiaries. In addition, the PBGC must not
issue a "Notice of Noncompliance" within the 60 days following the STN filing
and the Pension Plan must contain assets sufficient for benefit liabilities,
determined as of the termination date. The Pension Plan administrator presently
intends to file the Notice of Intent to Terminate with respect to the Pension
Plan on or about August 1, 1996.
9. The Approval of the Agencies and Subsequent Closing of the GNMA
Servicing Sale
The GNMA Servicing Sale required GNMA not only to approve the transfer of
the servicing portfolio to First Nationwide, but also required GNMA to approve
the subservicing by LMUSA of the GNMA servicing portfolio during the Transition
Period. The sale also required certain critical approvals of the other two
Agencies -- FNMA and FHLMC. Meanwhile, LMUSA's deteriorating financial condition
had arguably put the Agencies in a position to terminate LMUSA's mortgage
servicing rights. Thus, it was essential that LMUSA obtain the cooperation and
support of all three Agencies while it determined how best to preserve the value
of its remaining mortgage servicing portfolios.
After much discussion and negotiations which continued through the eve of
the closing of the GNMA Servicing Sale, the Agencies agreed to allow the
transfer of the GNMA servicing rights owned by LMUSA, the stock of Lomas
Mortgage Services and the rights to subservice LMP loans to First Nationwide,
while at the same time revoking LMUSA's rights to create new securities or
acquire new servicing rights. The Agencies also determined to put LMUSA under
particularly close scrutiny so any deterioration in the quality of LMUSA's
servicing -- especially through the loss of its employees -- could result in the
Agencies enforcing their termination rights to the fullest extent possible.
The GNMA Servicing Sale closed on October 2, 1995 and resulted in a loss of
approximately $84 million which was recorded in the quarter ended September 30,
1995. On the day of closing, success bonuses (the "GNMA Success Bonuses")
previously approved by the LMUSA Board of Directors on September 18, 1995 were
paid to the core management team and certain critical support employees who had
worked to successfully structure, negotiate, present to the Agencies and
effectuate the GNMA Servicing Sale. Such bonuses amounted to 1.2% of the
expected sale proceeds, or approximately $1.2 million in the aggregate and
comprised $475,000 to Mr. Booth, $275,000 to Mr. Feldman and another $488,500 to
other members of Senior Management. For a discussion of the other components of
the compensation program, see "Adoption of the Retention Incentive and Severance
Plans," above.
In connection with the GNMA Servicing Sale, Salomon provided a letter to the
Boards of Directors of LFC and LMUSA to the effect that, based on and subject to
certain assumptions and conditions set forth in the letter, Salomon was of the
opinion that the consideration received by LMUSA in the GNMA Servicing Sale was
fair, from a financial point of view, to LMUSA and LFC. On October 2, 1995,
LMUSA paid Salomon $480,000 as payment for the services provided in the GNMA
Servicing Sale.
10. Proposed Section 363 Sale to First Nationwide
In October 1995, given the deterioration of LMUSA's mortgage servicing
portfolios, consequent decreases in Lomas' cash flows and difficulty in
servicing its debts (a $17.1 million payment of interest to bondholders by LMUSA
which was due on October 2, 1995 was not made and it was anticipated by LFC that
a $6.3 million interest payment due to LFC bondholders on October 31, 1995 would
not be made), the Boards and management of LFC and LMUSA decided that the best
way to maximize value for Lomas' various constituencies was (a) to sell LMUSA's
remaining mortgage servicing assets, together with its insurance agencies, to
First Nationwide; (b) thereafter to file petitions for reorganization for both
LFC and LMUSA; and (c) simultaneously with the filing of petitions to seek
bankruptcy court approval of the sale to First Nationwide (with notice to all
interested parties and an opportunity for higher and better offers to be made).
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On October 9, 1995, LMUSA and First Nationwide entered into an agreement for
the sale of substantially all of the remaining servicing portfolio and certain
other assets of LMUSA (the "Proposed Section 363 Sale"). The purchase price for
the Proposed Section 363 Sale was approximately $150 million (less $10 million
which would be used to pay LMUSA's expenses for transferring the servicing),
subject to certain adjustments, and the assumption of certain liabilities. The
proposed transaction was subject to higher and better offers and to approval by
the Bankruptcy Court. Based on the proposed purchase price, LMUSA recognized a
loss of $78.5 million in the September 1995 quarter for the proposed sale.
E. THE CHAPTER 11 FILINGS
On October 10, 1995 (the "Petition Date"), each of the four Debtors filed
voluntary petitions for reorganization. The filings did not include LFC's or
LMUSA's other subsidiaries. Since the Petition Date, the Debtors have conducted
business as debtors-in-possession under the Code. As debtors-in-possession, the
Debtors are authorized to continue to operate their businesses, although they
may not engage in transactions outside the ordinary course of business without
first complying with the notice and hearing provisions of the Code and obtaining
Bankruptcy Court approval where necessary. The Debtors' Chapter 11 cases have
been jointly administered pursuant to an order of the Bankruptcy Court. Certain
aspects of the Chapter 11 cases are summarized below.
1. First Day Orders
In connection with their bankruptcy filing, the Debtors sought and received
numerous "first day orders" which allowed the Debtors to make expenditures
necessary to the success of their joint reorganization, including payments
essential to their day-to-day operations. The "first day orders" enabled the
Debtors to (a) retain counsel and other professionals pursuant to Section 327 of
the Code, (b) subject to certain limitations, pay pre-petition wages and
salaries owed to employees, (c) pay pre-petition expenses related to employees'
medical, disability, retirement and other benefits, (d) maintain their
pre-petition bank accounts, custodial accounts, cash management systems and
business forms, (e) pay pre-petition state and local sales and use taxes and
recording fees, and (f) pay the pre-petition fees of professionals pursuing
foreclosure actions on behalf of, and providing other similar services to, the
Debtors. The Debtors also obtained authorization to make certain payments on
account of prepetition liabilities to critical vendors, and to make other
expenditures which were similarly essential to the Debtors' continued viability
as operating businesses.
2. Creditors' Committees
A single Creditors' Committee (the "Joint Creditors' Committee") was
appointed by the United States Trustee for the District of Delaware (the "U.S.
Trustee") on October 23, 1995 to represent creditors of all the Debtors. The
Joint Creditors' Committee consisted initially of the following seven members:
Bankers Trust Company ("Bankers Trust"), Bennett Restructuring Fund, L.P.
("Bennett"), Elliott Associates, L.P. ("Elliott"), GEM Capital Management, Inc.
("GEM"),1 Oppenheimer Management Corp. ("Oppenheimer"), Perry Partners and
Travelers.
Shortly after the Petition Date, GEM, Oppenheimer, Orion Capital Corp.
("Orion"), and the Bond Fund for Growth, members of an unofficial steering
committee composed of holders of LFC Senior Convertible Notes, moved the
Bankruptcy Court to appoint a separate official committee of unsecured creditors
for LFC Creditors (the "LFC Committee Motion"). The LFC Committee Motion was
denied without prejudice by the Bankruptcy Court by Order dated November 9,
1995.
On March 15, 1996, the U.S. Trustee revoked the appointment of the Joint
Creditors' Committee and appointed the LFC Creditors' Committee and the LMUSA
Creditors' Committee (collectively, the "Creditors' Committees"). The five
members of the LFC Creditors' Committee are as follows: GEM, John P. Kneafsey,
Oppenheimer, Orion and TCB. The five members of the LMUSA Creditors' Committee
are: Bankers Trust, Bennett, Elliott, Perry Partners and Travelers.
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(1) On or about November 17, 1995, GEM resigned from the Joint Creditors'
Committee.
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Pursuant to orders of the Bankruptcy Court, the Creditors' Committees were
authorized to retain counsel and other professionals, whose fees and expenses
have been paid in part on an interim basis by the Debtors during the proceedings
and, to the extent finally allowed, will be paid by the Debtors at the end of
the proceedings. The Creditors' Committees and their respective counsel and
other advisers have consulted regularly with the Company concerning the
administration of the Chapter 11 cases, and the Company has kept the committees
informed on an ongoing basis about its operations. The names and addresses of
the members of the Creditors' Committees and their respective professionals are
set forth in Exhibit V hereto. No trustee or examiner has been appointed in the
Debtors' Chapter 11 cases.
3. The Section 363 Sale
On the Petition Date, Lomas filed a motion for approval of a sale of all of
the remaining mortgage servicing assets of LMUSA and its related insurance
agency business to First Nationwide under the Proposed Section 363 Sale contract
pursuant to Section 363 of the Code. The motion detailed procedures for the
submission of competing bids for the assets to be sold and for objections, if
any, to the proposed sale.
The following assets were to be sold pursuant to the Proposed Section 363
Sale:
a. all of LMUSA's remaining mortgage servicing, subservicing and master
servicing rights (the "Servicing Rights");
b. the common stock of Lomas Insurance Services, Inc., a subsidiary of
LMUSA;
c. any residential real property owned in fee simple by LMUSA as a
result of foreclosures;
d. LMUSA's accounts receivable;
e. certain furniture, fixtures and equipment of LMUSA;
f. certain of LMUSA's contracts and unexpired leases;
g. LMUSA's records relating to the business sold;
h. LMUSA's custodial accounts and escrow funds relating to the business
sold;
i. LMUSA's trade names; and
j. LMUSA's investments and other assets relating to the business sold.
In exchange for those assets, First Nationwide agreed to pay LMUSA $150
million, subject to adjustment in certain events. The purchase price (less $10
million, which would be paid as milestones in the process of transferring
servicing were achieved) was to be paid as follows:
a. $42 million (30%) to be paid at closing;
b. $77 million (55%) to be paid 120 days after the closing date; and
c. the balance of $21 million (15%), less any indemnification amounts
payable by LMUSA, to be paid one year after the closing date.
First Nationwide also agreed to assume the liabilities of LMUSA that related
to:
a. the Servicing Rights;
b. certain contracts and unexpired leases; and
c. certain scheduled liabilities.
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The Joint Creditors' Committee objected to the Proposed Section 363 Sale,
alleging that the auction procedures provided an insufficient time to solicit
higher and better offers, that the notice of the proposed sale, the price and
other terms were inadequate and that the provision releasing First Nationwide
from any liabilities in connection with the GNMA Servicing Sale was
inappropriate. On November 29, 1995, after a three day hearing, the Bankruptcy
Court denied the Proposed Section 363 Sale sustaining an objection by the Joint
Creditors' Committee to the sale proceeding, conditional upon the Creditors'
Committee reaffirming its opposition to the Proposed Section 363 Sale. The Joint
Creditors' Committee did reaffirm such opposition, but indicated that it had
made an alternative proposal to First Nationwide and that it would review its
position each business day. Subsequent negotiations among the Debtors, the Joint
Creditors' Committee and First Nationwide resulted in an amended and restated
sale agreement dated as of January 4, 1996 (the "Section 363 Sale") which the
Bankruptcy Court authorized the Debtors to enter into on January 11, 1996.
The most significant changes to the agreement from the Proposed Section 363
Sale were the following:
a. The base purchase price was increased by $7.75 million, from $150
million to $157.75 million, with the increase being added to the
first installment, to be paid on the closing date, January 31, 1996
(the "Closing Date").
b. Certain changes were made in the calculation of the way payment for
the accounts receivable would be calculated and in the maximum
indemnification amount.
c. First Nationwide would not acquire LMUSA's insurance agency
subsidiaries and agreed to permit those subsidiaries to continue to
solicit property and casualty insurance for three years from the
homeowners whose loans were included in the servicing portfolio
being acquired.
In addition, the Joint Creditors' Committee's objection to the release of
First Nationwide from any liability relating to the GNMA Servicing Sale was
dropped.
In connection with the Section 363 Sale, Salomon provided a letter to the
Boards of Directors of LFC and LMUSA to the effect that, based on and subject to
certain assumptions and conditions set forth in the letter, Salomon was of the
opinion that the consideration received by LMUSA in the Section 363 Sale was
fair, from a financial point of view, to LMUSA and LFC. Under its engagement
letter with LFC, which had been assumed by LMUSA in addition to LFC and
guaranteed by STL, Salomon was entitled to a fee of $731,000 upon completion of
the Section 363 Sale. However, pursuant to negotiations with the Joint
Creditors' Committee, Salomon agreed to accept $547,500 in cash in full
settlement of its fee. Such amount was paid on [____ __], 1996 pursuant to a
stipulation approved by the Bankruptcy Court.
For a description of the known and expected adjustments to the purchase
price and an explanation of the indemnity provisions and holdback mechanisms,
see "General Information Relating to Reorganized LMUSA -- Business of
Reorganized LMUSA -- Cash and Cash Equivalents -- Holdbacks."
4. Exclusive Period to File and Solicit Acceptances of Chapter 11 Plans
As debtors-in-possession under the Code, the Debtors had the exclusive right
to file Chapter 11 plans during the first 120 days of the Chapter 11 cases.
Pursuant to Section 1121(d) of the Code, the Debtors sought and received an
extension of such period from the Bankruptcy Court and maintained the exclusive
right to file plans through the date on which the Plans were filed. The Joint
Debtors now have the exclusive right to solicit acceptances for the Joint Plan
until [JUNE 7,] 1996 and LMUSA now has the exclusive right to solicit
acceptances for the LMUSA Plan until [JUNE 7,] 1996 (unless, in either case, the
Bankruptcy Court shortens or extends this time period for one or more Debtors by
subsequent order).
5. Post-Petition Cost Reductions
Prior to the filing of the Chapter 11 cases, the Company engaged in an
intensive rationalization of its businesses aimed at reducing its overall costs.
After the Petition Date, this review continued and has led to a reduction in
personnel
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from a staff of approximately 1,000 on the Petition Date to a staff of
approximately 342 as of April 1, 1996, expected to be further reduced to 25 by
June 30, 1996.
6. Bar Date
Pursuant to an order entered by the Bankruptcy Court on February 16, 1996
(the "February 16 Order"), the Bankruptcy Court set April 4, 1996 (the "Bar
Date") as the date by which all pre-petition claims, except as provided for
below, had to be asserted against the Debtors or be forever barred. Although the
allowability and amount of Claims will be determined in the Chapter 11
proceedings, bar dates allow the Debtors to accumulate data on potential Claims
and eventually to provide for allowed Claims in a Chapter 11 plan.
Notice of the Bar Date was given by mail to all known creditors and was
published in several newspapers with national circulation.
Certain categories of claimants, listed below, were not required to assert
Claims on or prior to the Bar Date:
a. claimants who had already filed Claims with the Bankruptcy Court;
b. claimants listed in the schedules filed by the Debtors with the
Bankruptcy Court as neither "disputed," "contingent" or
"unliquidated" and who agree with their Claims as listed;
c. holders of publicly traded debt securities (except to the extent
that they have other Claims unrelated to the holding of such
securities, which they are required to assert on or prior to the Bar
Date);
d. participants in or beneficiaries of pension plans;
e. holders of Intercompany Claims;
f. holders of outstanding equity securities (except to the extent that
they have other Claims unrelated to the holding of such securities,
which they are required to assert on or prior to the Bar Date);
g. holders of Claims previously Allowed by the Bankruptcy Court; and
h. workers' compensation claimants.
Pursuant to an order entered by the Bankruptcy Court on March 29, 1996, the
Bankruptcy Court modified the February 16 Order by (i) permitting all
subsidiaries of the Company in addition to the Debtors to not assert Claims on
or prior to the Bar Date and (ii) permitting then-current employees of LMUSA to
file proofs of claim on or before May 31, 1996 for Claims for salary, wages
and/or benefits not paid solely because of the LMUSA bankruptcy filing. The
Order, however, reaffirmed the applicability of the Bar Date for Claims (i)
relating to the "rabbi trust" created in connection with the Debtors' MSP for
retirement benefits; (ii) for any penalties and interest; or (iii) which are
subject to any pending litigation with any of the Debtors.
7. Claims Summary(2)
a. LFC
Between the Petition Date and the Bar Date, 510 proofs of claim were filed
against LFC. The holders of such Claims have asserted Claims in the aggregate
amount of approximately $942.9 million. Of these to date:
(1) the Bankruptcy Court has expunged [ ] Claims filed for
approximately $[ ] million;
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(2) LFC is currently preparing to object to [413] Claims filed in
amounts aggregating approximately $[791.2] million requesting
that these Claims be reduced by approximately $[791.2] million
to [ZERO];
(3) LFC has negotiated settlement agreements with [0] who filed
Claims amounting to approximately $[0]; the agreements reduced
these Claims by $[0]; and
(4) [97] Claims for approximately $[151.7] million will be Allowed
as filed.
b. LMUSA
Between the Petition Date and the Bar Date, 1,039 proofs of claim were filed
against LMUSA. The holders of such Claims have asserted Claims in the aggregate
amount of approximately $1,161.9 million. Of these to date:
(1) the Bankruptcy Court has expunged [ ] Claims filed for
approximately $[ ] million;
(2) LMUSA is currently preparing to object to [864] Claims filed in
amounts of approximately $[750.8] million requesting that these
Claims be reduced by approximately $[750.8] million to [ZERO];
(3) LMUSA has negotiated settlement agreements with [0] who filed
Claims amounting to approximately $[0]; the agreements reduced
these Claims by $[0]; and
(4) [175] Claims for approximately $[411.1] million will be Allowed
as filed.
c. LIS
Between the Petition Date and the Bar Date, 177 proofs of claim were filed
against LIS. The holders of such Claims have asserted Claims in the aggregate
amount of approximately $87.8 million. Of these to date:
(1) the Bankruptcy Court has expunged [ ] Claims filed for
approximately $[ ] million;
(2) LIS is currently preparing to object to [172] Claims filed in
amounts of approximately $[87.8] million requesting that these
Claims be reduced by approximately $[87.8] million to [ZERO];
(3) LIS has negotiated settlement agreements with [0] who filed
Claims amounting to approximately $[0]; the agreements reduced
these Claims by $[0]; and
(4) [5] Claims for approximately $[18,523] will be Allowed as filed.
d. LAS
Between the Petition Date and the Bar Date, 286 proofs of claim were filed
against LAS. The holders of such Claims have asserted Claims in the aggregate
amount of approximately $86.5 million. Of these to date:
(1) the Bankruptcy Court has expunged [ ] Claims filed for
approximately $[ ] million;
(2) LAS is currently preparing to object to [271] Claims filed in
amounts of approximately $[86.5] million requesting that these
Claims be reduced by approximately $[86.5] million to [ZERO];
(3) LAS has negotiated settlement agreements with [0] who filed
Claims amounting to approximately $[0]; the agreements reduced
these Claims by $[0]; and
(4) [15] Claims for approximately $[8,200] will be Allowed as filed.
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e. Claims Filed in which Debtor Unspecified
Between the Petition Date and the Bar Date, 54 proofs of claim were received
that did not specify a particular Debtor. The holders of such Claims have
asserted Claims in the aggregate amount of approximately $3.4 million. LFC is
currently preparing to object to all of these Claims.
8. Executory Contracts and Leases
A program to identify all contractual obligations was begun by Lomas'
management in the first quarter of 1995. A new policy was established that
required all obligations extending beyond 30 days to obtain an approved purchase
order prior to the execution of documentation. Additionally, long-term
agreements were discouraged and no new self-renewing contracts were signed. The
review of executory contracts began with this list of outstanding purchase
orders. After the GNMA Servicing Sale on October 2, 1995, approximately 200
contracts were reviewed by Lomas' management. The bulk of the contracts reviewed
will be rejected without the Debtors incurring any liability. Only those
contracts deemed to be necessary and required to maintain records, support the
collection efforts related to receivables and protect asset values will be
assumed. All other executory contracts will be rejected. Among the executory
contracts to be rejected are the following:
a. a contract of LFC for telecommunication services with potential
damages Claims of approximately $3.2 million;
b. a lease of LFC for office space with potential damages Claims of
approximately $856,000;
c. a data processing service bureau contract of LMUSA with RIS with
potential damages Claims of $10.3 million, although as set forth
under "Principal Claims Against the Debtors -- LMUSA," RIS is
claiming damages of $12.4 million arising out of such breach, and is
asserting that such damages constitute Administrative Claims against
LMUSA. LMUSA asserts that no damages will be due as a result of the
rejection of this contract;
d. a contract of LMUSA for records storage and management with
potential damages Claims of approximately $500,000;
e. a lease agreement of LMUSA for computer equipment with potential
damages Claims of approximately $354,000;
f. a contract of LMUSA for credit card marketing services with
potential damages Claims of approximately $335,000;
g. a contract of LMUSA for telecommunication services with potential
damages Claims of approximately $21,000;
h. eight contracts of LIS for telecommunication equipment and services
with potential damages Claims of approximately $3.0 million in the
aggregate;
i. a contract of LAS for furniture storage and maintenance with
potential damages Claims of approximately $92,000; and
j. four contracts of LAS for copier equipment and maintenance with
potential damages Claims of approximately $62,000 in the aggregate.
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IV. GENERAL INFORMATION RELATING TO REORGANIZED LFC
The Joint Plan contemplates the emergence of Reorganized LFC from Chapter 11
upon the effective date (the "Effective Date," which refers to the effective
date of either the Joint Plan or the LMUSA Plan, depending on the context),
which is to occur once all the conditions for effectiveness in the Joint Plan
have been met. See "Chapter 11 Plans -- Conditions Precedent."
A. BUSINESS OF REORGANIZED LFC
Reorganized LFC will maintain its principal office at [1600 VICEROY DRIVE,
DALLAS, TEXAS 75235]. Reorganized LFC's primary businesses are (i) the
management of an assisted care facility located in Denver and Houston through
its wholly-owned subsidiary Lomas Housing Management Corp. and (ii) the
management and liquidation of its portfolio of investments described below. In
addition, if LFC or a subsidiary becomes, or is found to be, the owner of real
estate assets (the "Disputed Real Estate Assets") pursuant to the resolution of
the Intercompany Claims, Reorganized LFC may engage, directly or indirectly, in
real estate development. See "Intercompany Claims" below.
Under the Joint Plan, other than (i) assets relating to the assisted care
business (and any income or proceeds relating thereto), (ii) $3 million of
working capital on the Effective Date and (iii) the Disputed Real Estate Assets,
all assets are considered "Non-Reorganization Assets" to be held in trust
pending their liquidation and/or distribution to creditors.
1. Assisted Care Business
Reorganized LFC will conduct its assisted care business in Denver, Colorado
and Houston, Texas pursuant to the management agreements described below.
LFC manages and maintains an assisted care facility in Houston, Texas under
a management agreement into which it entered on June 27, 1977 with Treemont of
Texas, Inc. ("Treemont Texas"). LFC is entitled to receive a fee under the
agreement which, subject to a required annual priority distribution of project
net income to Treemont Texas in the amount of $341,250 and certain adjustments
and expenditures specified by the agreement, is equal to 3% of the facility's
gross receipts and 25% of the facility's net income. LFC received a fee of
$633,000 in fiscal 1995 under the agreement. LFC may terminate the agreement on
six months' written notice; however, the termination date must fall on an
anniversary of the date on which the parties entered into the agreement.
Treemont Texas can only terminate the agreement for cause (bad faith or gross
negligence) or if Treemont Texas fails to receive its required annual priority
distribution for two consecutive years. LFC has the right to extend the term of
the agreement from year to year in one-year increments until June 30, 2028.
Unless the agreement is terminated or its term is extended as described above,
the agreement will terminate on June 30, 2003.
LFC also manages and maintains an assisted care facility in Denver, Colorado
under a management agreement which it entered into on August 26, 1980 with
Treemont of Denver, Ltd. ("Treemont Denver"). LFC is entitled to receive a fee
under the agreement which, subject to a required annual priority distribution of
project net income to Treemont Denver in the amount of $335,600 and certain
adjustments and expenditures specified by the agreement, is equal to 3% of the
facility's gross receipts and 25% of the facility's net income. This facility
consistently fails to produce Treemont Denver's required annual priority
distribution, and LFC did not receive a fee payment under the agreement in
fiscal 1994 and 1995. Treemont Denver, however, does pay for some of the
expenses related to the employee who actually manages both the Treemont Denver
and Texas facilities. These expenses would otherwise be operating expenses of
Treemont Texas. LFC may terminate the agreement with Treemont Denver on six
months' written notice; however, the termination date must fall on an
anniversary of the date on which the parties entered into the agreement.
Treemont Denver can only terminate the agreement for cause (bad faith or gross
negligence) or in the event that Treemont Denver fails to receive its required
annual priority distribution for two consecutive years. Since Treemont Denver
has not received the full amount of such distribution for two consecutive years,
Treemont Denver can terminate the agreement at any time. Unless the agreement is
terminated as described above or its term is extended, the agreement will
terminate on December 31, 2005.
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2. Investment and Other Assets
In addition to conducting the assisted care business discussed above,
Reorganized LFC will own the following assets:
a. Invesco Institutional Mortgage Funds. Reorganized LFC will hold an
8.1% limited partnership interest in Invesco Institutional Mortgage Fund I
("Invesco I") and a 5.97% limited partnership interest in Invesco Institutional
Mortgage Fund II ("Invesco II"). Both of these private partnerships provide
participating mortgages to finance shopping centers, warehouse facilities and
office buildings. There is no public market for units in Invesco I or Invesco II
and LFC believes these investments are highly illiquid. The general partner of
Invesco I expects to liquidate the partnership in 1996 and LFC's interest in the
liquidation proceeds is expected to be approximately $785,000. The general
partner of Invesco II expects to sell two of the five assets currently owned by
the partnership, but does not have any present plans to liquidate the
partnership. The Company believes that the approximate value of LFC's investment
in Invesco II is $685,000.
b. Certificates of Deposit and Commercial Paper Held by Financial
Insurance Ltd. Reorganized LFC will hold approximately $1.3 million in
short-term, high quality certificates of deposit and commercial paper. These are
held through Financial Insurance Ltd., an inactive insurance subsidiary in
Bermuda. In order to liquidate the subsidiary in accordance with Bermuda law, a
series of steps must be performed first.
c. Capstead Stock Options. Reorganized LFC will hold options,
exercisable at any time prior to August 1, 1998, to purchase 375,000 shares of
common stock of Capstead, a publicly held Real Estate Investment Trust. The
options are not traded on a public exchange. If exercised, they would have been
worth approximately $[694,000 AS OF MAY 1], given that the price of the stock on
[MAY 1,] 1996 was $[23.60]. On the basis of hypothetical Capstead common stock
prices of $20, $25 or $30, the options, if exercised, are estimated to be worth
$0, $1.2 million and $3.1 million, respectively. Alternatively, the Company
estimates that, at Capstead stock prices of $20, $25 and $30, the options could
be sold on June 30, 1996 for $0.1 million, $1.3 million and $3.2 million,
respectively. During calendar 1996, Capstead's Common Stock has fluctuated
between $[21.88] and $[25.50].
d. Dataplex Note. Reorganized LFC will own a note in the amount of
$320,500 provided by Dataplex, which is part of the consideration given by
Dataplex for its acquisition of INTELLIFILE. The note provides for interest
accruing at an annual rate of 5% and has a maturity date of September 1, 1996.
The principal amount of this note is subject to a decrease resulting from a
purchase price adjustment due to the excess current liabilities reflected on
INTELLIFILE's adjusted closing date balance sheet relating to this acquisition.
At present, the expected adjusted principal amount is $90,000.
e. Triad Ventures. Reorganized LFC will own a 3% limited partnership
interest in the Triad Ventures Limited ("Triad Ventures"), which consists of ten
minority investments in various private companies, primarily in the
biotechnology area. The value of LFC's interest in Triad Ventures depends on the
performance of these companies. LFC believes its interest in Triad Ventures is
worth approximately $55,000.
f. Vista Common and Preferred Stock. Reorganized LFC will hold common
and preferred stock of Vista Properties, Inc. ("Vista"), a company which emerged
from a prepackaged Chapter 11 in September 1995. LFC's equity interest in Vista
consists of shares of Vista common stock which are of nominal value and
"stapled" together with 1,175.06 shares of Vista Series A Preferred Stock. The
Preferred Stock has an initial coupon rate of 10%, which will be reset in
October 1997 at a rate that an independent investment banker believes will cause
the preferred stock to sell at par (and the investment banker must offer to
purchase the shares at par). The Company believes the preferred stock and
stapled equity interest will be worth approximately $1.2 million as of June 30,
1996. Although by its terms the stock may not be sold until October 1997, LFC
believes it may have the right to sell the stock by virtue of certain provisions
of the Code, and is negotiating with the principal owner of Vista for the sale
of the stock.
g. RIS Note. LIS owns a promissory note given by RIS as partial
consideration for its purchase of all of the assets of LIS (see "Background and
General Information -- Asset Sales Prior to the Chapter 11 Filing -- Sale of
Debtor LIS Assets"). The note provides that, as of any date, its principal
amount is equal to $8 million, less 60% of the cash flow cumulative loss of the
business acquired from LIS (measured from December 16, 1994 through such date)
in excess of $7
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million plus interest accruing at an annual rate of 8%. The note's maturity date
is December 31, 1999. In March 1995, Prudential announced its intention to sell
its mortgage banking business, which includes RIS and certain other assets of
Residential Services. On March 25, 1996, Residential Services announced that it
had agreed to sell a substantial portion of RIS' assets to First American Real
Estate Information Services, Inc. ("First American"), which agreed to form a new
subsidiary, Excelis, Inc. to acquire such assets. On April 1, 1996, First
American and Residential Services consummated the sale of RIS assets. Under the
terms of the RIS note, a sale of a majority of the assets of RIS (determined by
reference to book value or revenues) is a default which would enable LIS to
accelerate the RIS note in its original face amount ($8 million) plus accrued
interest. Such a default would trigger Residential Services' obligations under
its guaranty. The Joint Debtors believe it is likely that the sale of assets
from Residential Services to First American is a default under the RIS note and
are exploring their options with regard to such event. LFC will recover value
from the RIS Note and other assets of LIS to the extent such assets exceed LIS'
liabilities.
h. Furniture, Fixtures, Art and Antiques. Reorganized LFC will own
furniture, fixtures, equipment, antiques and artwork, which are all valued at a
book value of $335,000. Reorganized LFC intends to engage a professional
liquidator to dispose of these assets.
3. Cash and Cash Equivalents
In addition to these investment assets, as of June 30, 1996, Reorganized LFC
is expected to have $3 million in the form of cash and cash equivalents.
4. Other Information Regarding the Business of Reorganized LFC
A consolidated statement of financial condition for Reorganized LFC as of
June 30, 1996, giving effect to the transactions contemplated by the Joint Plan
on a pro forma basis is set forth in Exhibit IV.
For federal income tax purposes, the Debtors estimate that Reorganized LFC
will, after the Effective Date under the Joint Plan and the transactions
contemplated thereby, have net operating loss carryovers ("NOLs") of about $229
million, assuming the Effective Date is after June 30, 1996. For a further
discussion of the NOLs of Reorganized LFC and possible limitations on the use of
such attributes, see "Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Plans" below.
It should be noted that certain assets that are on the books of LFC and
LMUSA may be placed in an Intercompany Claims Reserve or otherwise transferred
from one Debtor to another in accordance with the Plans; some or all of these
assets may eventually inure to the benefit of Reorganized LFC. See "Intercompany
Claims" below.
B. BUSINESS OF LIS AND LAS
LIS' only assets are (i) the RIS promissory note described in "Business of
Reorganized LFC -- Investment and Other Assets," (ii) an earnout certificate
received from RIS as part of the consideration for LIS' assets in 1994, which
the Joint Debtors believe has no value and (iii) Claims against other Lomas
companies for reimbursement of any Claims against LIS arising in respect of
contracts entered into on behalf of or for the benefit of such other Lomas
companies.
At the time of the bankruptcy filing in October 1995, Lomas was in the
process of liquidating LAS. LAS has no operations and no assets, except claims
against other Lomas companies for reimbursement of any Claims against LAS
arising in respect of contracts entered into on behalf of or for the benefit of
such other Lomas companies.
C. POTENTIAL FOR GROWTH, NEW INVESTORS
LFC believes Reorganized LFC has potential for growth through, among other
things, the expansion of existing businesses or the acquisition of other
businesses. Accordingly, after the Effective Date, Reorganized LFC may seek to
identify one or more individuals or entities (individually or collectively, as
the case may be, the "LFC Investors") willing to invest in Reorganized LFC in
consideration for a significant percentage of New LFC Common Stock. Although the
issuance of New LFC Common Stock to such LFC Investors could result in a
substantial dilution of the equity interest in Reorganized LFC to be distributed
to holders of Claims against LFC pursuant to the Joint Plan, attracting such LFC
Investors on acceptable terms may be in the long-term best interest of such
holders. There can be no assurance at this time
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that LFC Investors will be identified or that Reorganized LFC will be able to
attract sufficient capital to expand existing businesses or embark upon an
acquisition program. In the event that Reorganized LFC were to issue more than
50% of the New LFC Common Stock to LFC Investors, Reorganized LFC's ability to
use the tax attributes described in "Federal Income Tax Consequences of the
Plans -- Tax Consequences to the Debtors -- Resulting Tax Consequences to LFC
Group" would be limited or, in some circumstances, eliminated.
Until such time as 1,200,000 shares of New LFC Common Stock have been
distributed, the Board of Directors shall have responsibility for taking all
actions on behalf of Reorganized LFC, including actions which would otherwise
require approval of the stockholders. Thereafter, until at least 2,400,000
shares of New LFC Common Stock have been distributed in accordance with the
Joint Plan, any proposed action requires the approval of a majority of the
stockholders under applicable law, and all issued but not distributed shares
will be deemed to be voted for or against the proposed action in the same
proportions as the issued and outstanding shares are so voted by the
stockholders.
If no LFC Investors are willing to invest in at least 25% of the New LFC
Common Stock by the third anniversary of the Effective Date, the Reorganized LFC
Board of Directors may consider the adoption of a plan of liquidation for
Reorganized LFC in accordance with applicable law without the necessity of any
vote by the stockholders.
For a description of certain restrictions on the transfer of New LFC Common
Stock, see "Securities to be Distributed Pursuant to the Plans -- Restrictions
on Transfer of New LFC Common Stock" below.
D. BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND NEW MANAGEMENT OF REORGANIZED LFC
1. Board Of Directors of Reorganized LFC
The current members of the LFC Board of Directors are:
WILLIAM J. ANDERSON -- Former Executive Vice President and Director of
Operations of Paloma Partners Management Company, which has since 1993 been a
member of a group of beneficial owners of LFC common stock who together own
approximately 24% of such stock (the "Investor Group"), Chief Executive Officer
of Inverness Petroleum Ltd. since 1984, Chairman of Inverness Petroleum Ltd.
since 1988 and Chairman of Dylex Limited, Canada since 1995; also, President of
Inverness Petroleum Ltd. from 1984 to 1993; former Chairman of the Canadian
Association of Petroleum Producers (formerly Independent Petroleum Association
of Canada) and presently a member of the Canadian, Alberta and Ontario
Institutes of Chartered Accountants. Age 48. Director of LFC since 1994. Member
of the Audit Committee.
ERIC D. BOOTH -- Chief Executive Officer of the Company, President of LFC
and Chairman of the Board of Directors of LMUSA since December 1994; President
of LMUSA since September 1995; prior thereto, Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of Independence One Mortgage Corporation (a mortgage banking company)
from 1991 to 1994; Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of
Michigan National Corporation (a bank holding company) from 1985 to 1993; Senior
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of LMUSA (formerly The Lomas &
Nettleton Company) from 1983 to 1985. Age 52. Director of LFC since December
1994. Chairman of the Executive Committee.
ROBERT LEBUHN -- Chairman of Investor International (U.S.), Inc. from 1984
to 1994, when he retired; also a director of Acceptance Insurance Companies
Inc., Cambrex Corporation, Enzon, Inc. and USAir Group, Inc.; President and
Trustee, Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation. Age 64. Director of LFC since late 1993
and Chairman of the Board of Directors of LFC since January 1995. Member of the
Executive Committee, the Compensation Committee, the Audit Committee and the
Nominating Committee.
LOUIS P. GREGORY -- Senior Vice President and General Counsel since 1994 and
Secretary since 1995 of the Company; Vice President and Associate General
Counsel from 1990 to 1994. Age 40. Director of LFC since May 1996.
REID NAGLE -- President of SNL Securities, L.P. (a database publisher
specializing in financial institutions) since 1987; President of Shadwell
Management, Inc. (an investment company specializing in securities of financial
institutions) since 1993. Age 44. Director of LFC since late 1993. Member of the
Compensation Committee and the Nominating Committee.
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PAUL T. WALKER -- Independent Financial Consultant since 1991; prior
thereto, Executive Vice President and Senior Credit Policy Officer of The Chase
Manhattan Bank, N.A. (a national banking association) from 1985 to 1990, when he
retired; associated with The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. from 1957 to 1990;
trustee of The DBL Liquidating Trust (former assets of Drexel, Burnham &
Lambert) since 1992. Age 61. Director of LFC since 1992. Chairman of the
Compensation Committee and member of the Executive Committee and the Nominating
Committee.
PAUL S. WOLANSKY -- Managing Director of Paloma Partners International
Investors Corp. (manages investments in China) since 1992 and of Cold Spring
Management, Inc. (general partner of investment partnership), a member of the
Investor Group, since 1990; Partner, Battle Fowler (a law firm based in New
York) from 1987 to 1990; trustee of Aerospace Creditors Liquidating Trust (holds
and realizes upon the sale of assets formerly owned by a subsidiary of LTV
Corporation) since 1993; director of The Cathay Investment Fund, Limited
(invests in Chinese companies) since 1994. Age 40. Director of LFC since late
1993. Member of the Compensation Committee.
It is contemplated that those members of the LFC Board of Directors who are
willing to serve as directors of Reorganized LFC will serve in that capacity
until the Effective Date of the Joint Plan. Thereafter, the Reorganized LFC
Board of Directors will be comprised of five directors designated by the LFC
Creditors' Committee on or before the Confirmation Date.
It is contemplated that the first annual meeting of shareholders will be
held by Reorganized LFC within six months after the Effective Date.
For a description of the compensation paid by LFC to its directors,
reference is made to LFC's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
June 30, 1995, a copy of which is enclosed with this Disclosure Statement.
2. New Management of Reorganized LFC
The initial officers of Reorganized LFC will be designated by the LFC
Creditors' Committee on or before the Confirmation Date.
E. SECURITIES OF REORGANIZED LFC
After the Effective Date, Reorganized LFC will have one class of capital
stock, Common Stock (par value ($.10)), which will be issued subject to certain
transfer restrictions pursuant to the Joint Plan. Reorganized LFC's certificate
of incorporation will also authorize the creation of one class of Preferred
Stock that may be issued in the future on terms to be determined by the Board of
Directors of Reorganized LFC. See "Securities to be Distributed Pursuant to the
Plans -- New LFC Capital Stock" below and the pro-forma consolidated balance
sheet of Reorganized LFC attached hereto as Exhibit IV.
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V. GENERAL INFORMATION RELATING TO REORGANIZED LMUSA
The LMUSA Plan contemplates the emergence of Reorganized LMUSA from Chapter
11 upon the Effective Date, which is to occur once all the conditions for
effectiveness in the LMUSA Plan have been met. See "Chapter 11 Plans of
Reorganization -- Conditions Precedent."
A. BUSINESS OF REORGANIZED LMUSA
Reorganized LMUSA will maintain its principal office at [1600 VICEROY DRIVE,
DALLAS, TEXAS 75235]. Reorganized LMUSA is required to adopt fresh-start
reporting as of the Effective Date. Reorganized LMUSA's primary businesses are
(i) its real estate business, (ii) the management and liquidation of its
portfolio of investments described below and (iii) its insurance business. LMUSA
is actively marketing the insurance business. The LMUSA Creditors' Committee
contemplates retaining Chanin Capital Partners, Inc. ("Chanin") prior to
Confirmation to market LMUSA's assets. Chanin will be retained to effectuate a
possible merger, sale of assets (with the exception of the sale of mortgage
servicing rights) or similar transaction involving the business assets or stock
of LMUSA.
CERTAIN OF THE ASSETS DESCRIBED BELOW ARE SUBJECT TO DISPUTE AS SET FORTH IN
"INTERCOMPANY CLAIMS" BELOW AND POTENTIALLY COULD BE TRANSFERRED IN WHOLE OR IN
PART TO LFC OR A SUBSIDIARY OF LFC PURSUANT TO A RESOLUTION OF THE INTERCOMPANY
CLAIMS.
Under the LMUSA Plan, other than (i) assets relating to the real estate
business and, possibly the insurance agency business and (ii) $5 million of
working capital on the Effective Date, all assets are considered
"Non-Reorganization Assets" to be held in trust pending their liquidation and/or
distribution to creditors.
1. Real Estate Business
Reorganized LMUSA's real estate business is expected to have a value on June
30, 1996 of approximately $13.9 million and historically has been conducted
through ST Lending, Inc. ("STL"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of LMUSA. STL's real
property which Reorganized LMUSA will hold is described below. It should be
noted that LMUSA's ownership of STL is presently being contested by the LFC
Creditors' Committee. See "Intercompany Claims -- Description of Certain
Transactions" and "-- Assertions of the Committees."
a. The Beaumeade Property. STL owns an office and warehouse complex in
Virginia, near Washington, D.C. (the "Beaumeade Property"). The Beaumeade
Property consists of three components. The first component includes a 49,200
square-foot office/warehouse building that is fully leased and a 75,800
square-foot office and industrial building.
Network Equipment Technology, Inc. ("NET") has made a proposal to lease
45,600 square feet of the space in the latter building, which, if accepted,
would result in that building being fully leased. The proposal calls for NET to
lease the space for six years, although the lease would allow for termination
after five years with nine months' prior notice and subject to a required
repayment of any outstanding tenant improvement costs (described below) that had
been funded by STL. NET would pay a base rent of $4.50 per square foot,
escalating at 3% per year. However, NET would receive nine months of free base
rent in the first year of the lease with respect to 20,000 square feet. Under
the proposal, STL would provide leasehold improvements worth $18.00 per square
foot, or $821,700. Reimbursement to STL for these improvements would be achieved
by increasing the base rent by a factor that will fully amortize STL's tenant
improvement expenditure over the six-year term of the lease, which factor would
include an interest rate of 8 1/2%. Because this factor would be included in the
base rent, it would be subject to the base rent escalation of 3% per year,
making the average interest rate for the six-year term of the lease
approximately 9%.
The second component of the Beaumeade Property is an adjacent 3.5 acre "pad"
suitable for another 50,000 square-foot building.
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The third component of the Beaumeade property is an undeveloped "expansion"
land tract suitable for another 175,000 square feet of office or industrial
buildings.
b. The Allen Property. STL owns approximately 150 acres of unimproved
land in Allen, Texas (the "Allen Property"). The value of the Allen Property is
dependent on the construction of Exchange Parkway, which constitutes the
southern boundary of the property and provides access to the property from
Central Expressway on the west and from Highway 5 on the east. Funding for
construction of Exchange Parkway is being obtained from the City of Allen, the
state of Texas and the federal government, with commencement of construction
expected in August or September of 1996. The only issues remaining to be
resolved before construction begins are: (i) completion of negotiations for the
construction of a necessary railroad crossing; (ii) completion of requested
changes in the Environmental Assessment necessary for federal and state funding
of Exchange Parkway prior to its acceptance by the state of Texas; and (iii) the
letting of contracts for road construction by the state of Texas, which is
expected to occur in July or August of 1996.
Application was made to the City of Allen for a re-zoning of the Allen
Property that will result in an increase in multi-family and single-family
zoning as well as expanded retail zoning for the proposed commercial tracts. On
March 7, 1996, this application was finally approved by the City Council of the
City of Allen.
It should be noted that the beneficial ownership of the Allen Property is
being contested by the LFC Creditors' Committee. See "Intercompany Claims --
Title to Certain Assets."
c. Other Properties. In addition to the Allen and Beaumeade Properties,
STL owns other unimproved land in Texas and California. The most significant of
these assets in terms of value are (i) unimproved land in California consisting
primarily of 93 single family residential lots (Zellner Heritage Communities),
(ii) approximately 68 acres of commercially zoned, unimproved land in Dallas,
Texas (the Folsom Property) (which is currently in the due diligence stage of a
potential sale for $1.6 million) and (iii) 39 partially completed single family
residential lots in California (Zellner-Lake Hills).
2. The Lomas Campus
In addition to conducting real estate businesses described above,
Reorganized LMUSA will own real property in Dallas, Texas (the "Lomas Campus")
on which are located office buildings currently occupied by Lomas' management
and administrative and loan servicing personnel.
Of the buildings located on the Lomas Campus, the following are subject to a
mortgage held by Travelers (the "Travelers Lien"):
a. A building located at 1600 Viceroy Drive which contains
approximately 242,000 square feet of finished office space. This
building is currently occupied by LMUSA loan servicing personnel,
as well as corporate management and administrative support
services.
b. A building located at 1420 Viceroy Drive which contains
approximately 39,000 square feet of office space and is currently
vacant.
c. A building located at 1750 Viceroy Drive which contains
approximately 60,000 square feet of space, part of which is office
space and a portion of which is finished as a data center. This
building is currently leased to RIS under a lease that terminates
in December 1997.
The remaining buildings located on the Lomas Campus are not subject to the
Travelers Lien and are as follows:
a. A building located at 8600 Harry Hines Boulevard which contains
approximately 285,000 square feet of space, of which 225,000
square feet is office space and the rest is warehouse space.
b. A building located at 1526 Viceroy Drive which contains
approximately 14,000 square feet of office space and is currently
under short-term lease to First American Tax Service.
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c. Buildings located at 1510 Viceroy Drive (also known as 1502 and
1516 Viceroy Drive), which contains approximately 23,000 square
feet of office space and are currently vacant.
d. Buildings located at 1525 Viceroy Drive and 1770 Viceroy Drive
which contain, respectively, approximately 23,000 and 11,000
square feet of office space and are currently partially leased to
RIS under a lease which lease has been assigned to and assumed by
First American.
e. A 3.45-acre tract of vacant land located at 8503 Harry Hines
Boulevard which was previously used as a mobile home park. This
was originally a 3.93 acre tract until the completion of the sale
on February 1, 1996 to Marvin W. Trowell of a .48 acre tract of
the original 3.93 acre tract for a gross purchase price of $85,000
in cash. The remaining 3.45 acre tract is currently under contract
to be sold to Brook Hollow Golf Club for a gross purchase price of
$412,500 in cash.
f. A 3.56-acre tract of land located at 1601 Viceroy Drive which is
used as an overflow parking lot and is opposite 1600 Viceroy Drive
and 1750 Viceroy Drive.
It should be noted that beneficial ownership of 1770 Viceroy Drive, 1526
Viceroy Drive, 1510 Viceroy Drive (also known as 1502 Viceroy Drive and 1516
Viceroy Drive), 1525 Viceroy Drive and 8503 Harry Hines (vacant land) and any
proceeds of the sale thereof, all of which are owned legally by Lomas Investment
Properties, Inc. ("LIP"), an indirect subsidiary of LFC, is being contested by
the LFC Creditors' Committee. See "Intercompany Claims -- Title to Certain
Assets" below.
The Court has authorized the retention and employment of Cushman & Wakefield
as real estate appraiser for the Lomas Campus. The appraiser has reported on a
preliminary basis that (i) the value of the Lomas Campus real estate in
aggregate is between $23.0 million and $29.6 million, (ii) the aggregate value
of the properties subject to the Travelers Lien is between $11.9 and $15.4
million and (iii) the aggregate value of the properties legally owned by LIP is
between $1.5 and $1.8 million.
In May 1996, an agreement in principle was reached with a potential
purchaser (the "Campus Purchaser") providing for the sale of the Lomas Campus to
the Campus Purchaser for $23 million which agreement is subject to higher and
better offers. In the event that the Lomas Campus is sold to a different party
pursuant to a higher and better offer, the Campus Purchaser will be entitled to
recover $250,000 in reimbursement of its expenses. Pursuant to a stipulation and
order among Travelers, the Debtors, the LMUSA Creditors' Committee [AND THE LFC
CREDITORS' COMMITTEE], which was "so ordered" by the Bankruptcy Court on
[______], 1996, these arrangements were confirmed and it was agreed that,
subject to the closing of the sale of the Lomas Campus, Travelers would receive,
in respect of its Secured Claim, $11.45 million plus 50% of the excess, if any,
of the purchase price paid for the Lomas Campus (net of up to $250,000 of
expense reimbursements to the Campus Purchaser if it is not the winning bidder)
over $23 million, and Travelers Secured Claim would be Allowed in the same
amount. The remaining sale proceeds (at least $11.55 million) will be retained
by LMUSA or (to the extent relating to properties legally owned by LIP) by LIP.
3. Other Assets
In addition to conducting the real estate business described above and
owning the Lomas Campus, Reorganized LMUSA will also own the following assets:
a. Receivables
(1) GNMA Servicing Sale Agreement Holdback
The holdback under the GNMA Servicing Sale Agreement (the "GNMA
Agreement") is estimated to be approximately $13.7 million (excluding accrued
interest) as of June 30, 1996 and is to be applied against any indemnification
amounts owed to First Nationwide pursuant to the GNMA Agreement. Under the GNMA
Agreement, Reorganized LMUSA must indemnify First Nationwide for a period of one
year from October 2, 1995 for all losses incurred by First Nationwide over
$6,107,000, up to a maximum of 15% of the excess of the final purchase price
over
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$10 million (i.e. $13.7 million if the final adjusted purchase price were to be
$101.5 million, which is the minimum expected final purchase price), as a result
of (i) inaccuracies and breaches of representations, warranties and covenants,
(ii) the fact that the assets sold to First Nationwide meet or fail to meet
specified requirements and (iii) the occurrence of other contingencies specified
in the GNMA Agreement.
Within ten business days after October 2, 1996, Reorganized LMUSA and First
Nationwide must effect a final settlement of the purchase price under the GNMA
Agreement. On the final settlement date, First Nationwide will pay to LMUSA an
amount equal to the final purchase price less the sum of (i) $76.5 million
previously paid to LMUSA, (ii) $10 million of GNMA servicing transfer fees to be
paid to LMUSA and (iii) the aggregate amount of all losses indemnifiable by
LMUSA pursuant to the terms of the GNMA Agreement for which First Nationwide has
given notice to LMUSA prior to October 2, 1996 (up to a maximum indemnifiable
amount of 15% of the final purchase price over $10 million). The amount payable
at the final settlement shall be accompanied by interest thereon calculated at
the federal funds rate plus one percent. In addition, First Nationwide will
transfer into an escrow account an amount equal to the amount of indemnifiable
losses properly notified to LMUSA with respect to which LMUSA has disputed in
writing its obligation to indemnify First Nationwide.
It is not possible to predict the total amount (if any) of indemnifiable
losses under the GNMA Servicing Sale Agreement that will be incurred by First
Nationwide prior to October 2, 1996. Consequently, there can be no assurance as
to how much Reorganized LMUSA will realize of the $13.7 million holdback under
the GNMA Agreement, although for purposes of preparing the Liquidation Analysis
and the financial statements attached as Exhibits III and IV and of estimating
the recoveries under the LMUSA Plan, it has been assumed that the entire $13.7
million will be realized.
(2) Section 363 Sale Agreement Holdback
Under the Section 363 Sale Asset Agreement (the "Section 363 Agreement") a
holdback of approximately $36.5 million as of June 30, 1996 is to be applied
against the indemnification amounts owed to First Nationwide pursuant to the
Section 363 Agreement. Under the Section 363 Agreement, Reorganized LMUSA must
indemnify First Nationwide for a period of 1 year from January 31, 1996 for all
losses incurred by First Nationwide, up to a maximum of the sum of (x) $20.51
million plus (y) the greater of $16 million or 12% of the difference obtained by
subtracting $30.51 million from the final purchase price, as a result of (i)
inaccuracies and breaches of representations, warranties and covenants, (ii) the
fact that the assets sold to First Nationwide meet or fail to meet specified
requirements and (iii) the occurrence of other contingencies specified in the
Section 363 Agreement.
No later than ten business days following January 31, 1997, LMUSA and First
Nationwide will effect a final settlement of the purchase price under the
Section 363 Agreement. On the final settlement date, under the agreement between
the parties as amended, First Nationwide will pay to LMUSA an amount equal to
the final purchase price (i) less the sum of the first payment of $49.75 million
plus the second payment of approximately $63.6 million (less any closing
adjustments) and (ii) plus the aggregate amount of all losses indemnifiable by
LMUSA pursuant to the terms of the Section 363 Agreement for which First
Nationwide has given notice to LMUSA prior to January 31, 1997 (up to the
holdback amount.) The amount payable at the final settlement will be accompanied
by interest thereon calculated at the federal funds rate plus one percent. In
addition, First Nationwide will transfer into an escrow account an amount equal
to the amount of indemnifiable losses properly notified to LMUSA and with
respect to which LMUSA has disputed in writing its obligation to indemnify First
Nationwide.
It is not possible to predict the total amount (if any) of indemnifiable
losses under the Section 363 Sale Agreement that will be incurred by First
Nationwide prior to January 31, 1997. Consequently, there can be no assurance as
to how much Reorganized LMUSA will realize of the $36.5 million holdback under
the Section 363 Agreement, although for purposes of preparing the Liquidation
Analysis of the Debtors' Assets attached as Exhibit III (the "Liquidation
Analysis") and the financial statements attached as Exhibit IV and of estimating
the recoveries under the LMUSA Plan, it has been assumed that the entire $36.5
million (other than $19.5 million, representing estimated reserves for
receivables to which a portion of the holdbacks relate) will be realized.
b. Conseco Note. Reorganized LMUSA will hold a subordinated promissory
note with a face amount of $15 million given by JNL Acquisition Corporation, an
affiliate of Conseco Capital Partners, L.P. ("Conseco") in conjunction with its
November 1990 purchase of the Lomas Life Group. Since November 1992, the note
has accrued interest at an
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annual rate of 10%. Principal and accrued interest are due on November 27, 2000;
however, the note is subject to offset for certain indemnification claims of
Conseco, which the Company believes will total at least $6 million and possibly
as much as $13 million.
c. Residual Interest in CMO Trust. Reorganized LMUSA will own a
residual equity interest in a trust holding $10 million of original face value
Class A-4 GNMA-Collateralized Mortgage Obligations bearing interest at 12.0% and
maturing on March 17, 2014. The Company estimates that as of June 30, 1996 this
investment will be worth approximately $1.1 million.
d. Receivable from Landel Plaza Sale. Reorganized LMUSA will hold a
receivable relating to the sale of the Landel Plaza retail and office complex,
located in Vancouver, Washington, to Andresen Plaza Partnership, L.P. on October
15, 1993. The receivable is due in October 2003 and accrues interest at an
annual rate of 9%. The receivable is secured by the property and rents. The
Company believes that as of June 30, 1996 the receivable will be worth
approximately $1.5 million to $1.8 million.
e. Furniture, Fixtures, Art and Antiques. Reorganized LMUSA will own
fixtures, equipment, furniture, antiques and artwork, which are all valued at a
book value of approximately $1.9 million. Reorganized LMUSA intends to engage a
professional liquidator to dispose of these assets.
4. Cash and Cash Equivalents of Reorganized LMUSA
In addition to the assets listed above, as of June 30, 1996 Reorganized
LMUSA is expected to have $5 million in the form of cash and cash equivalents.
5. Insurance Business: Lomas Insurance
Lomas Insurance Services, Inc. ("Lomas Insurance"), which conducts Lomas'
insurance business, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of LMUSA. Even though the
Company expects that Lomas Insurance will remain profitable, in the absence of
an affiliation with a mortgage servicing company, its revenue base and profit
margin are expected to decline. The LMUSA Creditors' Committee and management of
LMUSA concur that, in order to preserve Lomas Insurance's value, the subsidiary
should be sold. Accordingly, Cohane Rafferty Securities, Inc. ("Cohane
Rafferty"), mortgage banking expert and financial advisor to the LMUSA
Creditors' Committee, has been retained to conduct the marketing and sale of
these operations. However, the LMUSA Creditors' Committee (before the Effective
Date of the LMUSA Plan) and the Board of Directors of Reorganized LMUSA (on or
after the Effective Date) reserve the right to elect to retain Lomas Insurance
as an ongoing business, in which case it will constitute Reorganization Assets
of Reorganized LMUSA.
Lomas Insurance operates a national network of insurance agencies which
provide insurance coverage for primarily residential properties. Prior to the
sale of LMUSA's servicing portfolio, Lomas Insurance provided "forced-placed"
coverage for mortgaged properties for which evidence of insurance had not been
provided by the homeowner and solicited property insurance business from
homeowners whose mortgages were serviced by LMUSA. Through these programs, and
through acquisition of the books of business from other agencies, Lomas
Insurance accumulated a significant book of insurance business, consisting of
homeowners', fire, flood and other personal lines annual policies. Revenues from
renewals and new sales are projected to exceed $6 million in calendar 1996.
Lomas Insurance initially grew as a result of LMUSA's acquisitions of other
mortgage companies, which frequently included affiliated insurance companies or
agencies. Each company or agency remained independent until 1985, when
management centralized control and converted to an automated agency management
system. Historically, Lomas Insurance has had high profit margins compared to
other insurance agencies; its profit margin has generally been above 50%. Lomas
Insurance's pre-tax profit margin was 59% for fiscal 1995 but in the absence of
an affiliation with a mortgage servicing company, the margin is projected to
drop to 43% in 1996 and to continue to decline thereafter.
Lomas Insurance's agency network consists of three branch agencies
(California, Texas and Virginia) and two satellite offices (Florida and Arizona)
which provide the ability to transact insurance business in all states. Lomas
Insurance acts as agent representing numerous insurance companies on an agency
contract basis. The insurance company pays the agency a commission on insurance
sold, and the underwriting risk is assumed by the insurance company.
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Ownership of "expirations" or right-to-renew policies is held by the agencies so
a change of insurance companies may be made at the option of the agency.
LOMAS INSURANCE SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
($ Thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Actual Actual
12 Months Ended 6 Months Ended Projected 12 Months Ended
--------------- -------------- -------------------------
6/30/94 6/30/95 12/31/95 12/31/96 12/31/97 12/31/98
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Total Commissions Income 8,220 9,329 5,176 6,304 4,905 3,907
Other Income 448 452 112 134 113 90
Total Income: 8,668 9,781 5,288 6,438 5,018 3,997
Salaries & Selling Expense 2,209 2,253 1,083 1,972 1,764 1,614
Other Expenses 1,883 1,799 1,050 1,772 1,430 1,129
Total Expense: 4,092 4,052 2,133 3,744 3,194 2,743
Profit Before Taxes: 4,576 5,729 3,155 2,694 1,824 1,254
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Actual as of Actual as of Projected as of
------------ ------------ ---------------
6/30/94 6/30/95 12/31/95 12/31/96 12/31/97 12/31/98
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Cash & Cash Equivalents 1,564 2,567 5,213 7,447 9,114 10,243
Other Current Assets 10,217 9,233 964 656 511 409
Net Fixed Assets 220 191 130 78 15 6
Other Assets 726 567 656 443 326 220
TOTAL ASSETS: 12,727 12,558 6,963 8,624 9,966 10,878
Accts Payable/Accrued Exp 2,255 2,964 3,227 2,194 1,712 1,369
Other Liabilities 956 13 8 8 8 8
Stockholders Equity: 9,516 9,581 3,728 6,422 8,246 9,501
TOTAL LIABILITY & STOCK- 12,727 12,558 6,963 8,624 9,966 10,878
HOLDERS EQUITY:
</TABLE>
Historically, commission income was a direct result of Lomas Insurance's
association with LMUSA. Like all mortgage servicers, and the investors for which
they service mortgages, LMUSA required its mortgagors to insure the properties
that secured their mortgages. If the mortgagor failed to provide LMUSA with
evidence of insurance on or before the insurance renewal date, LMUSA obtained
temporary insurance on the mortgagor's behalf in the form of a 90-day binder.
Generally, after 90 days, a new "forced-placement policy" was put into effect
with the premiums for that policy being paid from the mortgagor's escrow
account. Forced placement policies typically carry high premiums and related
commissions but have low retention rates.
Since the sale by LMUSA of its servicing portfolio, Lomas Insurance is no
longer affiliated with a mortgage servicer. Accordingly, no new forced-placement
insurance policies are being written. Retention of existing policies has been
estimated at 70% each year but, without the ability to write new
forced-placement policies, Lomas Insurance's revenues will diminish over time.
The line designated "Other Income" in the pro forma Projected Income
Statement above relates directly to the float earned on trust funds; as Lomas
Insurance's book of business declines, this income source will also decline.
"Other Income" also includes income earned by the agencies as contingent
payments, bonus commissions and profit sharing payments from the agency's
insurance companies. This source of revenue is also expected to decline because
it primarily reflects contingent commission income from the temporary insurance
program.
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The property and casualty insurance industry is highly competitive, and as a
result, Lomas Insurance faces continuing difficulties, including consolidations,
downsizing among clients, lingering effects of natural disasters, and fierce
competition as insurance companies vie for market share. Since 1987, the
property and casualty insurance industry has been in a "soft market," during
which the underwriting capacity of insurance companies expanded, stimulating an
increase in competition and a decrease in premium rates and related commissions
and fees. Management cannot predict the timing or extent of premium pricing
changes due to market conditions or their effects on the company's operations in
the future, but believes that the "soft market" conditions will continue into
1997.
6. Other Information Relating to the Business of Reorganized LMUSA
A consolidated statement of financial condition for Reorganized LMUSA as of
June 30, 1996, giving effect to the transactions contemplated by the LMUSA Plan
on a pro forma basis is set forth in Exhibit IV.
For federal income tax purposes, the Company estimates that Reorganized
LMUSA will, after the Effective Date under the LMUSA Plan and the transactions
contemplated thereby, have NOLs of about $336 million, assuming the Effective
Date is after June 30, 1996. For a further discussion of the NOLs of Reorganized
LMUSA and possible limitations on the use of such attributes, see "Federal
Income Tax Consequences of the Plans" below.
It should be noted that certain assets that are on the books of LMUSA and
LFC may be placed in an Intercompany Claims Reserve or otherwise transferred
from one Debtor to another in accordance with the Plans. Some of these assets
may eventually inure to the benefit of Reorganized LMUSA. See "Intercompany
Claims" below.
B. POTENTIAL FOR GROWTH, NEW INVESTORS
LMUSA believes Reorganized LMUSA has potential for growth through, among
other things, the expansion of its existing operations and acquisition of other
businesses. Accordingly, after the Effective Date, Reorganized LMUSA may seek to
identify one or more individuals or entities (individually or collectively, as
the case may be, the "LMUSA Investors") willing to invest in Reorganized LMUSA
in consideration for a significant percentage of New LMUSA Common Stock.
Although the issuance of New LMUSA Common Stock to such LMUSA Investors could
result in a substantial dilution of the equity interest in Reorganized LMUSA to
be distributed to holders of Claims of LMUSA pursuant to the LMUSA Plan,
attracting such LMUSA Investors on acceptable terms may be in the long-term best
interest of such holders. There can be no assurance at this time that LMUSA
Investors will be identified or that Reorganized LMUSA will be able to attract
sufficient capital to embark upon an acquisition program. In the event that
Reorganized LMUSA were to issue more than 50% of the New LMUSA Common Stock to
LMUSA Investors, Reorganized LMUSA's ability to use the tax attributes described
in "Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Plans -- Tax Consequences to the
Debtors --Resulting Tax Consequences to LMUSA Group" would be limited or, in
some circumstances, eliminated.
Until such time as 4,000,000 shares of New LMUSA Common Stock have been
distributed, the Board of Directors will have responsibility for taking all
actions on behalf of Reorganized LMUSA, including actions which would otherwise
require approval of the stockholders. Thereafter, until at least 8,000,000
shares of New LMUSA Common Stock have been distributed in accordance with the
LMUSA Plan, any proposed action requires the approval of a majority of the
stockholders under applicable law, and all issued but not distributed shares
will be deemed to be voted for or against the proposed action in the same
proportions as the issued and outstanding shares are so voted by the
stockholders.
If no LMUSA Investors are willing to invest in at least 25% of the New LMUSA
Common Stock by the third anniversary of the Effective Date, the Reorganized
LMUSA Board of Directors may consider the adoption a plan of liquidation for
Reorganized LMUSA in accordance with applicable law without the necessity of any
vote by the stockholders.
For a description of certain restrictions on the transfer of New LMUSA
Common Stock, see "Securities to be Distributed Pursuant to the Plans --
Restrictions on Transfer of New LMUSA Common Stock" below.
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C. BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND NEW MANAGEMENT OF REORGANIZED LMUSA
1. Board Of Directors of Reorganized LMUSA
The current LMUSA Board of Directors consists of Mr. Booth and the following
two individuals who, prior to July 1995, had no involvement with any Lomas
entity and who remain completely independent of LFC:
RONALD B. DARGA -- Director of LMUSA since July 1995; Executive Vice
President of MCA Mortgage Corporation (a mortgage banking company) since 1994;
prior thereto, Executive Vice President and Chief Operation Officer of Lambrecht
Company (a mortgage banking company) from 1990 to 1994; Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer of Independence One Mortgage Corporation (a mortgage
banking company) from 1977 to 1989. Age 60.
JAMES L. DEUTCHMAN -- Director of LMUSA since July 1995; Principal with
Churchill Development (a real estate development company) since 1986; prior
thereto, Chief Financial Officer of Brody Group (a real estate development
company) from 1979 to 1986; with Coopers & Lybrand (an international public
accounting firm) from 1974 to 1979. Age 47.
It is contemplated that those members of the LMUSA Board of Directors who
are willing to serve as directors of Reorganized LMUSA will serve in that
capacity, until the Effective Date of the LMUSA Plan. Thereafter, a Reorganized
LMUSA Board of Directors will be comprised of five directors designated by the
LMUSA Creditors' Committee on or before the Confirmation Date.
It is contemplated that the first annual meeting of shareholders will be
held by Reorganized LMUSA in June 1998.
For a description of the compensation paid by LMUSA to its directors and for
a description of the employment and other compensatory agreements of current
management of LMUSA, reference is made to LFC's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended June 30, 1995, a copy of which is enclosed with this
Disclosure Statement. Mr. Booth, Mr. Feldman, Mr. Wickland and the other members
of Senior Management have each released LMUSA from all prior severance or
retention pay benefits to which they were entitled under their individual
employment and other compensatory agreements. Each such release is conditioned,
however, upon the continued effectiveness of the Retention Plan and the
Severance Plan.
2. New Management of Reorganized LMUSA
The initial officers of Reorganized LMUSA will be designated by the LMUSA
Creditors' Committee on or before the Confirmation Date.
D. SECURITIES OF REORGANIZED LMUSA
After the Effective Date, Reorganized LMUSA will have one class of capital
stock, Common Stock (par value ($.10)), which will be issued subject to certain
transfer restrictions pursuant to the LMUSA Plan. Reorganized LMUSA's
certificate of incorporation will also authorize the creation of one class of
Preferred Stock ($1.00) that may be issued in the future. See "Securities to be
Distributed Pursuant to the Plans -- New LMUSA Capital Stock" below and the pro
forma consolidated balance sheet of Reorganized LMUSA attached hereto as Exhibit
IV.
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VI. INTERCOMPANY CLAIMS
A. INTERCOMPANY ISSUES GENERALLY
The Company is organized in a holding company structure, operating its
business through direct and indirect subsidiaries. LMUSA is a wholly-owned
subsidiary of LFC, as are LIS and LAS. Over the years, funds and assets have
been transferred among the Debtors and between one or more of the Debtors and
other companies in the corporate group. These transfers occurred not only in the
ordinary course of business but also as capital contributions and intercompany
loans. To the extent that certain of these transfers occurred at a time when one
or more of the Debtors was insolvent, such transactions may be avoidable, in
whole or in part, as fraudulent conveyances under Section 548 of the Code or
similar provisions of applicable law, or as preferences under Section 547 of the
Code. Additionally, other actions in law or in equity may be commenced in
respect of such transactions or in respect of those other possible claims
described below.
B. RETENTION OF PRICE WATERHOUSE
The Debtors concluded in August 1995 that if they were to file Chapter 11
petitions, intercompany transactions within the Lomas group would come under
close scrutiny by the creditors of LFC and LMUSA, who would wish to consider
whether any of such transactions were void or should be avoided.
Through their Delaware bankruptcy counsel, Young, Conaway, Stargatt &
Taylor, the Debtors engaged Price Waterhouse LLP ("Price Waterhouse"), which is
independent of, and has not performed auditing services for, the Debtors, to
conduct an analysis of intercompany activity between January 1992, when LFC
emerged from its earlier Chapter 11 proceedings, and the Petition Date. Price
Waterhouse's mandate was to identify transactions which arguably could result in
a cause of action (including an avoidance action), and to describe the
circumstances surrounding such transactions.
Price Waterhouse has informed the Debtors and the Creditors' Committees that
for the period from January 31, 1992 through September 30, 1995, LFC and its
subsidiaries' intercompany and investment account activity aggregated $3.4
billion, processed through more than 235,000 transactions. Of this activity,
approximately $1.7 billion (more than 135,000 transactions) occurred between LFC
and LMUSA. Price Waterhouse reviewed approximately $1.6 billion of intercompany
transactions between LFC and LMUSA, and approximately $1.0 billion of
transactions affecting LFC's investments in subsidiaries. Based on this review,
Price Waterhouse determined that 78 transactions required further analysis. Of
these, approximately $140.7 million related to transactions involving STL,
approximately $18.1 million could possibly give rise to avoidance Claims by LFC
against LMUSA and approximately $9.5 million could possibly give rise to
avoidance Claims by LMUSA against LFC. In addition, changes in the intercompany
account balances within the year prior to the Petition Date may have given rise
to over $3.5 million of transfers to LMUSA that could be avoided by LFC as
preferences.
Price Waterhouse presented its findings to the Debtors and to the Creditors'
Committees in a series of meetings from February through April, 1996. A copy of
Price Waterhouse's draft preliminary report dated February 27, 1996 (the "Price
Waterhouse Report") is attached as Exhibit VI, to which reference is made for
descriptions of the transactions which Price Waterhouse preliminarily concluded
could arguably give rise to avoidance claims. As set forth in Exhibit VI, the
work and analyses performed by Price Waterhouse are preliminary in nature and,
in any event, are not intended to, and do not, address defenses to the potential
claims or estimates as to the probability of prevailing on any potential claims.
Moreover, the Price Waterhouse Report is summary in nature, does not reflect a
complete compilation of Price Waterhouse's work and analyses, and was prepared
for use in, and solely in the context of, the bankruptcy proceedings.
Accordingly, it should not be relied upon for purposes outside those
proceedings. The Debtors are including the Price Waterhouse Report as an exhibit
to provide information about Price Waterhouse's analyses to date of transactions
between LFC and LMUSA. The Price Waterhouse Report was based on information
obtained by Price Waterhouse from the Debtors and does not reflect any opinion
or other form of assurance by Price Waterhouse regarding the information, its
accuracy, or any other matters contained in it.
The transactions that Price Waterhouse identified do not necessarily
represent the exclusive bases for causes of action against the Debtors (see
letters from the Creditors' Committees below). Price Waterhouse's retention also
included
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a review of potential Claims against third parties. With the consent of the
Debtors and the Creditors' Committees, Price Waterhouse has not pursued this
aspect of its engagement.
C. DESCRIPTION OF TRANSACTIONS AND ASSERTIONS OF THE COMMITTEES
There follows a brief summary of certain transactions described in more
detail in the Price Waterhouse Report:
Transactions Involving STL
- November 1993: Transfer by LFC to LMUSA of 49% of its interest in STL.
- May 1994 -- April 1995: Advances from STL to LFC, increasing the
intercompany payable from LFC to STL to a high of approximately $36.7
million.
- May 1995: Elimination of LFC's 51% investment in STL; elimination of
approximately $35.6 million of LFC's intercompany payable to STL;
transfer of approximately $1.1 million of LFC's intercompany payable to
STL to LFC's intercompany account with LMUSA.
- May 1995 -- June 1995: Advances by STL to LMUSA of approximately $8.2
million, offset by transfer of Allen Property and notes receivable (book
value approximately $7.0 million, see below) by LMUSA to STL in June
1995.
- April 1995 -- September 1995: Reimbursements by STL to Lomas Management,
Inc. ("LMI") for approximately $854,000 of losses related to management
of STL by LMI.
Transactions Involving LLG Lands, Inc. ("LLG Lands") /Allen Property
- June 1994: Transfer by LLG Lands (through LFC) to LMUSA of 49% of the
Allen Property (referred to in the Price Waterhouse Report as the
"Tycher Properties").
- January 1995: Transfer by LMUSA to LLG (through LFC) of 49% of the Allen
Property, reversing the June 1994 transaction.
- June 1995: Transfer by LLG Lands (through LFC) of (i) the Allen Property
and (ii) notes receivable, to LMUSA, reducing LFC's intercompany payable
to LMUSA by approximately $7.0 million ($6.5 million represents the
approximate net book value of the Allen Property plus $472,000 net book
value of notes receivable).
- June 1995: Transfer by LMUSA to STL of the Allen Property and notes
receivable.
Transactions Involving the Note of Conseco
- May 1995: Transfer by LFC to LMUSA of tranche B of the subordinated
promissory note of Conseco and simultaneous reduction of LFC's
intercompany payable to LMUSA.
Transactions Relating to the Dissolutions of LAS and Lomas Marketing
Services, Inc. ("Lomas Marketing")
- June 1995: Transfer by LFC to LMUSA of LAS's $310,000 prepaid pension
account.
- June 1995: Transfer by LFC to LMUSA of LAS's (and its subsidiary Lomas
Marketing's) assets ($2.6 million represents the approximate book value)
and certain liabilities (approximately $661,000 book value).
- June 1995: Assumption by LFC of LAS's $500,000 million liability on the
lease for office space at Bryan Tower.
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Transactions Relating to Lomas New York
- June 1995: Transfer by LFC to LMUSA of LFC's net investment in Lomas New
York, Inc. (approximately $732,000) and LFC's intercompany payable to
Lomas New York, Inc. (approximately $472,000).
Transactions Relating to INTELLIFILE
- July 1993: Transfer by LMUSA to LFC of file-imaging assets; simultaneous
increase of intercompany receivable due from LFC by approximately $2.8
million.
- July 1993 -- December 1994: Advances by LFC to INTELLIFILE (which had by
this time been incorporated) of approximately $7.0 million.
- December 1994: Conversion by LFC of a payable of approximately $7.0
million from INTELLIFILE into an equity investment.
- December 1994: Transfer by LFC of INTELLIFILE to LMUSA (book value of
approximately $2.8 million).
- March 1995: Transfer by LMUSA of INTELLIFILE to LFC.
- August -- September 1995: Sale by LFC of INTELLIFILE to Dataplex
Corporation for approximately $4.1 million cash, a $320,000 note
receivable and an earnout of approximately $100,000 (written off by
LFC); payment by LFC of approximately $250,000 commission to an LFC
employee; purchase by LMUSA of approximately $3.9 million of prepaid
imaging and consulting services from Dataplex; advance of approximately
$3.9 million by LFC to LMUSA; repayment by LMUSA of approximately $2.3
million and reduction by LMUSA of prepaid services by approximately $1.6
million and debit of LMUSA's intercompany account with LFC.
As set forth below, some of these transactions are alleged to be voidable
either as fraudulent conveyances or preferences. A voidable preference is a
transfer by a debtor which transfer: (a) is to or for the benefit of a creditor;
(b) is for or on account of an antecedent debt; (c) is made while the debtor was
insolvent; (d) is made within 90 days before the petition date (one year in the
case of transfers among related companies); and (e) enables the creditor to
receive more than it would have received if the transfer had not been made and
the debtor had been liquidated under Chapter 7 of the Code.
A fraudulent conveyance under the Code is a transfer made by a debtor within
a year before its bankruptcy filing either (a) with "actual intent to hinder,
delay or defraud" creditors or (b) for which the debtor did not receive
"reasonably equivalent value" and which (i) was made while the debtor was (or
caused it to become) insolvent, or (ii) was engaged (or about to engage) in
business or a transaction for which its capital was unreasonably small or (iii)
intended to incur or believed it would incur debts beyond its ability to pay at
maturity. Under potentially applicable state laws, the standards are similar but
the relevant period is longer than one year and is likely to cover those
transactions identified by Price Waterhouse as requiring analysis.
If a transfer is found to be avoidable, Section 550 of the Code provides
that the debtor may recover the property transferred or, if the court so orders,
the value of such property, from the transferee or entity for whose benefit the
transfer was made. It is not clear how this applies where the transferee (or
benefitted entity) is itself in bankruptcy proceedings. The issue is whether the
right to recover property from a bankrupt estate is a general unsecured claim
entitled to participate on a basis similar to other unsecured claims, or a right
to a reconveyance of the property on the theory that it "belongs" to the
transferor. In the circumstances described above, this translates into a
question whether any avoided transfer will give rise to a return of the
transferred property (or cash or other property having a value equal to 100% of
the value of the property) or merely a claim that will participate ratably with
general unsecured creditors. There is no controlling legal precedent on this
issue and, as set forth below, the LFC Creditors' Committee and the LMUSA
Creditors' Committee are taking different positions as to how it should be
resolved.
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The extent, if any, to which any of these transactions are avoidable as
preferences or fraudulent conveyances will depend on whether, at the time of the
transaction, the transferor company and, in some cases, the transferee company
was "insolvent." Under the Code, a company is "insolvent" if the sum of its
debts is greater than all of its property "at a fair valuation." Under various
state fraudulent conveyance laws the formulation is slightly different, but in
each case it is the actual value of a company's assets at the relevant time, not
the value under generally accepted accounting principles, that is determinative.
Price Waterhouse has not undertaken to assess whether, and to what extent,
LFC and LMUSA were insolvent at the times when the transactions described above
took place. This analysis is being performed for the LFC Creditors' Committee by
Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin and for the LMUSA Creditors' Committee by Zolfo
Cooper, LLC and Cohane Rafferty.
D. TITLE TO CERTAIN ASSETS
Legal title to certain assets that are carried on the books of LMUSA or its
subsidiary, STL, is held by direct and indirect subsidiaries of LFC that are not
subsidiaries of LMUSA. Legal title to the Allen Property, as well as
approximately $3.3 million received as proceeds of the sale in 1995 of portions
of the Allen Property, is held by LFC's subsidiary LLG Lands. In addition, LFC
is the named payee under the Conseco Note notwithstanding the transfer of that
note to LMUSA on LFC's and LMUSA's books and records in May 1995. Finally, LIP
owns legal title to four buildings and a tract of vacant land which are included
in the Lomas Campus, even though these properties are shown as assets on the
books and records of LMUSA. These four buildings and the tract of land have an
aggregate estimated value of between $1.5 million and $1.8 million. See
generally, "General Information Relating to Reorganized LMUSA -- Business of
Reorganized LMUSA" above for descriptions of those assets. The LFC Creditors'
Committee is continuing to investigate whether there may be other assets of the
Debtors and their subsidiaries to which LFC (or a subsidiary) may hold title.
The LFC Creditors' Committee has asserted that (i) the cash and real estate
assets owned legally in the name of LLG Lands belong beneficially to LLG Lands,
not STL, (ii) the Conseco Note was never validly transferred to LMUSA and
remains part of the LFC estate and (iii) LIP, rather than LMUSA, should be
considered to be the owner of the Lomas Campus buildings referred to above. In
contrast, the LMUSA Creditors' Committee has asserted that the beneficial
interest in such assets is held by STL (in the case of the Allen Property and
cash proceeds thereof) or LMUSA (in the case of the Conseco Note and the Lomas
Campus buildings).
E. INTERCOMPANY EXPENSE ALLOCATIONS, PRICING AND POSSIBLE SUBSIDIES
Other aspects of the pre-petition relations among the Debtors and their
subsidiaries that could have given rise to Intercompany Claims are (i)
allocation among such companies of overhead expenses not clearly attributable to
only one company, (ii) pricing for services rendered by one company to another
and (iii) undertakings by one company in support of, or related to, transactions
of another company.
At the request of the Creditors' Committees, Price Waterhouse provided
information regarding the allocation of various overhead expenses among the
companies in the Lomas group. This information was provided on April 5, 1996 and
is still being reviewed by the Creditors' Committees. Price Waterhouse's
analysis of intercompany expense allocations remains incomplete, and the LFC
Creditors' Committee has requested that Price Waterhouse continue its
investigation in this area. At this time, the Debtors cannot predict the extent
to which any such allocations will be challenged or by which Creditors'
Committee or the likelihood of success of any such challenge.
The principal area where intercompany transfer pricing could be at issue
relates to the purchase by LMUSA of data processing and other services from LIS
before its assets were sold to RIS. If such services were provided at less than
arm's-length prices, LMUSA's income would have been increased and LIS' income
consequently reduced by the amount of the disparity between the price charged
and arm's-length prices for such services. Similarly, if LMUSA paid more than
arm's-length prices for data processing services, LMUSA's income for the
relevant periods would have been depressed, and LIS' increased, by the amount of
difference. The Debtors understand that the Creditors' Committees are
investigating the LMUSA/LIS pricing policies as well as other intercompany
pricing issues, but the Debtors are not aware of any challenge to such pricing
at this time and cannot predict the likelihood of success of any challenge that
may be mounted.
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As set forth above under "Background and General Information -- The Chapter
11 Filings -- Executory Contracts and Leases," LFC is a party to a contract for
telecommunication services, the rejection of which pursuant to the Joint Plan
will give rise to potential damages Claims of approximately $3.2 million; LIS is
a party to eight telecommunications equipment and services contracts with
potential damages Claims of approximately $3.0 million in the aggregate. Until
LMUSA sold its mortgage servicing business, LMUSA reimbursed LFC and LIS,
respectively, for substantially all of their expenses under these contracts.
Therefore, there is an issue whether LFC and LIS will have Claims against LMUSA
for any damages Claims against them caused by its rejection of the contracts.
The LMUSA Creditors' Committee has questioned whether (i) the prices paid by
LMUSA to RIS under the data processing service bureau agreement and (ii) more
importantly, the undertaking by LMUSA to pay deconversion penalties to RIS if
LMUSA's loans on RIS' system dropped below a specified amount (see "Background
and General Information -- Asset Sales Prior to Chapter 11 Filing -- Sale of
Debtor LIS Assets"), may have been non-arm's-length transactions entered into by
LMUSA for the benefit of LIS (or LFC as LIS' sole stockholder) at a time when
LMUSA was insolvent. In that case, and if any benefits to LMUSA from LIS' sale
of its assets to RIS were found not to constitute "reasonably equivalent value"
to LMUSA, a portion of LMUSA's payments to RIS for data processing services, and
all or a portion of its undertaking to pay deconversion penalties, could be
found to have constituted a voidable fraudulent conveyance for the benefit of
LIS and/or LFC.
The LFC Creditors' Committee has asserted that LIS supplied services to
LMUSA at less than arm's-length prices. Further, the LFC Creditors' Committee
has asserted that LIS benefitted only LMUSA and that LIS operating losses in the
amount of $130 million were paid by LFC for LMUSA's benefit.
F. ASSERTIONS OF THE COMMITTEES
At the Debtors' request, the LFC Creditors' Committee and the LMUSA
Creditors' Committee have supplied statements relating to intercompany issues
and other matters. Inclusion of such statements does not imply that the Debtors
agree with such statements.
1. Position of LFC Creditors' Committee
The LFC Creditors' Committee has supplied the following statement:
"Based solely on the preliminary investigation and reporting made by
Price Waterhouse, and assuming further investigation and analysis
confirms our expectation that LFC and/or LMUSA were insolvent as of or
before early November, 1993, there were at the very least in excess of
$113 million of transfers and transactions made by LFC, either directly
or indirectly, to LMUSA which may constitute either preferences or
fraudulent transfers. Even assuming the insolvency of LFC and/or LMUSA
did not definitively occur until one year prior to the filing date, the
preliminary information now available indicates that there were more
than $62 million of preferential and/or fraudulent transfers by LFC to
LMUSA. Based on the preliminary investigation by Price Waterhouse and
the LFC Committee's preliminary analysis, the LFC Committee believes
that its claims against LMUSA may be as much as $216 million or more.
"Importantly, these claims against LMUSA constitute the largest asset in
the LFC Estate and, therefore, resolution of these intercompany claims
will be critical to the confirmability of a plan for LFC. The Disclosure
Statement does not adequately discuss and explain this all important
fact.
Financial and Equitable Insolvency of LMUSA
"When LFC emerged from its first bankruptcy, its reorganization plan
provided for the issuance of two tranches of debt: One at the LMUSA
level in the amount of $330 (later $340) million (the "LMUSA tranche")
and the other at the LFC level in the amount of $140 million (the "LFC
tranche"). Because LFC was highly leveraged coming out of the first
bankruptcy, LFC had insufficient assets to support the LFC tranche. To
resolve this problem, ST Lending, Inc. ("STL") was established as a
subsidiary of LFC to provide credit support for the LFC tranche.
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"In November 1993, LMUSA ran into financial trouble because of a large
runoff of its servicing rights portfolio caused by, inter alia, an
extraordinary erosion in home mortgage interest rates. LMUSA was, in
fact, close to a default under its tangible net worth covenant contained
in its secured bank credit agreement and may, in fact, have been out of
compliance with the FANNIE MAE and GINNIE MAE regulatory capital
requirements. LFC transferred its own 49% interest in STL to LMUSA to
shore up LMUSA's capital and cure this problem.
Claims Involving STL
"Prior to November 1993, STL and LMUSA were each wholly owned
subsidiaries of LFC. On or about November 19, 1993, LFC transferred to
LMUSA 49% of its stock in STL in exchange for which LFC received 200
newly issued shares of common stock in LMUSA. At best, this was an
illusory transaction. Given the fact that LMUSA was wholly owned by LFC
at the time of the transaction, the granting of additional common stock
in LMUSA to LFC gave LFC nothing more than it already had. Thus, LFC did
not receive equivalent value from LMUSA in exchange for the transfer of
49% of the stock in STL.
"It has been asserted that, notwithstanding the illusory nature of the
stock exchange, LFC received equivalent value because the value of LMUSA
was enhanced and increased by the transfer of the STL stock. This,
however, assumes that both LFC and LMUSA were, at the time, solvent. The
case of Murphy v. Avianca, Inc. (In re Duque Rodriguez), 77 B.R. 937
(Bankr. S.D. Fla. 1987), is directly on point. There, the parent
corporation paid the freight charges for delivery of coffee beans to its
subsidiary. When the parent and the subsidiary filed for chapter 11
protection, the trustee of the parent sought to recover the payment made
to the freight carrier as constructively fraudulent because the parent
did not receive fair consideration. The court found that the parent had
received no equivalent value in exchange for the transfer:
"'If [the subsidiary] had not been insolvent at the time its
corporate parent paid the freight for goods delivered to [the
subsidiary] and if [the subsidiary] had not subsequently filed for
bankruptcy, I would find that its corporate parent, ... had received
an indirect benefit from the three-sided transaction in this case, a
benefit at least equal in value to the sum it paid. But I cannot
ignore the reality that, in view of [the subsidiary]'s then terminal
insolvency, the net worth of [the parent] was diminished by the
transfer and the innocent creditors of [the parent] were in fact
harmed by the transfer.'
"77 B.R. at 938. Likewise, here, the transfer of STL stock from LFC to
LMUSA may be avoidable because, inter alia, LFC did not receive
reasonably equivalent value in exchange for the transfer. STL was, at
the time, providing credit support for LFC and LFC was receiving the
benefit of dividend payments from STL. This benefit to LFC was lost, in
whole or at least in part, as a result of the transfer of STL stock to
LMUSA.
"Moreover, the LFC Committee believes that as more information becomes
available to the LFC Committee and its professionals, further analysis
and investigation will disclose that, in fact, LFC and LMUSA were
insolvent, were not able to pay their debts as they came due or had
unreasonably small capital with which to operate at the time of the STL
stock transfer to LMUSA and that the transfer of the STL stock to LMUSA
was done for the specific purpose of shoring up LMUSA so that it could
avoid defaulting on the covenant restrictions in its secured bank debt.
"Because the transfer of STL stock was made without fair consideration,
and LMUSA was insolvent or unable to pay its debts as they became due or
had unreasonably small capital, LFC was left insolvent and/or with
inadequate capital and/or in a position where it was, or soon would be,
unable to pay its obligations as they came due. Such results lead to the
conclusion that all subsequent transfers were also fraudulent under
Bankruptcy Code Section 548.
Lack of Consideration for Intercompany Transfers
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"In July 1993, LMUSA transferred $2.8 million worth of assets to LFC
which were used to create Intellifile, Inc. as a wholly owned subsidiary
of LFC. Over the next sixteen months, LFC funded the operations of
Intellifile, during which time Intellifile continued to provide
database, communications and document management services to LMUSA --
the same services that LMUSA had previously been providing to itself
with the assets that were transferred to LFC to create Intellifile.
Notwithstanding that LMUSA paid for the services received from
Intellifile, LFC incurred $7.0 million of losses from the Intellifile
operations. Thus, as a result of LFC's creation of Intellifile, LMUSA
was able to gain the benefits of Intellifile's operations and transfer
the losses onto LFC in order to avoid what otherwise might have led to a
covenant default by LMUSA under its bank obligations.
"Similarly, prior to LFC's first bankruptcy, LMUSA transferred to LFC
the assets used to create LIS and LFC funded the creation and operation
of LIS for the benefit of LMUSA. The operation of LIS was a benefit to
LMUSA because LMUSA's business activities were dependent on the data and
computer information services provided by LIS at what the LFC Committee
believes were subsidized prices. As with Intellifile, though LMUSA paid
for the services received from LIS, between January 1992 and June 1995,
LIS caused LFC operating losses of $63 million. In or about June 1995,
LFC sold LIS to Prudential Real Estate Services for consideration that
included, inter alia, contingent payments based on the future operating
performance of LIS. However, Prudential closed down the business of LIS
shortly after the acquisition, thereby rendering the contingent payments
worthless. LFC took a write-down of $27 million to reflect the
impairment of this "asset".
"Accordingly, LFC's LIS and Intellifile related claims against LMUSA
total approximately $7.0 million and approximately $130.0 million,
respectively.
"Furthermore, following the STL transfer, LFC began to run up large
intercompany debt obligations to LMUSA and STL, largely because it no
longer had the full credit support coming from STL and partly because
significant funds were transferred to LIS. As a result of the transfer
of the 49% of stock to LMUSA, STL could no longer "dividend" money up to
LFC, but instead had to "loan" the money to LFC. STL proceeded to write
off losses on its portfolio, which may be attributable to the fact that
it was liquidating its portfolio too fast in order to raise cash to loan
to LFC, LIS and Intellifile and to pay dividends to LMUSA. But for the
uncompensated transfer of 49% of the STL stock to LMUSA and the
subsequent cancellation of the remaining 51% of stock, and the drain of
LIS and Intellifile, LFC would have had sufficient funds to meet the
obligations under the LFC tranche and would not have run up the
intercompany account with LMUSA and STL. Accordingly, a recast of the
intercompany balances, assuming the interests in STL had not been
transferred and LFC did not fund Intellifile and LIS operations, will
show that there is no intercompany debt due LMUSA from LFC and,
therefore, LMUSA cannot be deemed to have paid consideration for the STL
transfers or any subsequent transfers to LMUSA.
Other Claims
"Based on the preliminary investigation and reports from Price
Waterhouse, as set forth in Section VI of the Presentation to The
Creditors' Committee of LFC and LMUSA, February 27, 1996, LFC also has
avoidance claims against LMUSA including, but not limited to,
approximately $58.3 million, including transfers to LMUSA of the Tycher
properties by LLG Land, Inc.; transfer to LMUSA of the Conseco Tranche B
Note; transfer of LAS and Lomas Marketing to LMUSA; transfer of Lomas NY
to LMUSA; transfers of investments in Trust Accounts, bank accounts, and
prepaid pension plans. In addition, about May 1, 1995, LFC cancelled the
remaining 51% of the stock it owned in STL. The immediate effect of this
transaction was to confer on LMUSA 100% ownership of STL. According to
the Debtors, it also caused a $36.7 million reduction on the books of
the intercompany accounts payable owed by LFC to STL. See Presentation
to The Creditors' Committee of LFC and LMUSA, February 27, 1996 at VI-5.
In addition, the Price Waterhouse preliminary investigation and reports
identify several debit transactions which Price Waterhouse did not view
as potential claims, but which, upon further investigation the LFC
Committee believes may be found to be valid claims in the amount of
approximately $6.4 million. See Presentation to The Creditors' Committee
of LFC and LMUSA, February 27, 1996 at VI-6. The Price Waterhouse as
well as the LFC Committee
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investigations are ongoing and the claims discussed in the Disclosure
Statements do not necessarily constitute the full scope of claims
against LMUSA.
Contract Rejection Claims
"LFC is a party to a contract for telecommunication services, the
rejection of which pursuant to the Joint Plan will give rise to
potential damage claims of approximately $3.2 million. LIS is a party to
eight telecommunication equipment and service contracts, the rejection
of which pursuant to the Joint Plan will give rise to potential damage
claims of approximately $3.4 million in the aggregate. Therefore, the
LFC Committee believes LMUSA is also liable for the rejection claims
that will arise as a result of the rejection by LFC and LIS of these
contracts and LFC will have a claim against LMUSA in the amount of
approximately $6.6 million. In addition, there are at least $1.5 million
of additional rejection damage claims which have not been allocated.
Price Waterhouse is reviewing the Lomas prepetition allocation
methodology in order to determine whether the additional claims may be
asserted by LFC against LMUSA.
Preferences and Fraudulent Transfers
"The preliminary Price Waterhouse reports have indicated that these
bankruptcy proceedings involve more than 235,000 intercompany and
investment transactions involving as much as $3.1 billion. Price
Waterhouse necessarily pared these down for its initial investigation
and has, to date, reviewed approximately $1.6 billion of intercompany
transactions between LFC and LMUSA, from which it selected 78
transactions involving roughly $199 million for further analysis,
including $141 million of transactions involving STL, and $22 million of
other potential avoidance claims that could be brought by LFC against
LMUSA. To date, the Price Waterhouse investigation, however, has
included only what Price Waterhouse describes as preference actions,
primarily occurring within one year prior to the bankruptcy filings.
There are, therefore, at least $27 million of additional transactions
identified but not yet investigated by Price Waterhouse, that occurred
outside of the one year preceding the filing date and which remain open
issues.
"These intercompany transactions constitute significant preference and
fraudulent transfer actions to be brought by LFC against LMUSA under
Bankruptcy Code Section Section 547, 548 and 550 as well as under the
applicable Texas Uniform Fraudulent Transfers Act, Tex. Bus. & Com. Code
Ann. Section 24.001 et seq. (West 1987), and Bankruptcy Code Section
544. At this early stage of these proceedings, largely because of the
lack of time that the LFC Committee and its professionals have had in
which to conduct their own due diligence and investigation, it is not
possible to specifically identify how each of these claims will be
framed and brought. To the extent there is an argument that any one or
more of these transactions involved consideration and occurred within
one year of the filing date, they will be identified as preference
actions under Bankruptcy Code Section 547. Where consideration did not
exist and the entities were insolvent -- factors which the LFC Committee
and its professionals now believe existed with respect to most if not
all of these transactions -- they will be identified as fraudulent
transfer actions under either Bankruptcy Code Section 548 or the Texas
UFTA and Bankruptcy Code Section 544. In total, based upon the
preliminary information available from the Price Waterhouse report alone
LFC has approximately $110 million of fraudulent conveyance claims
against LMUSA and $60 million of potential preference claims. The
funding of Intellifile and LIS for the benefit of LMUSA and the addition
of the rejection damage claims substantially increases LFC's overall
claims.
LFC is Entitled to a Priority Claim
"The LFC Committee believes that the LFC Estate will be entitled to a
priority claim with regard to the recoveries on the above-described
actions. Based on information and documentation currently available to
the LFC Committee and its professionals, it appears that many of the
transfers in question lacked consideration or were not properly
documented such that the transfers themselves were incomplete or, in
fact, nonexistent except for book entries. By way of example, but not in
limitation, this appears to be the case with regard to the transfers of
the Allen Properties, the Conseco Note, the Dallas Campus properties and
certain other LFC assets. As a result, and notwithstanding the book
entries or the purported attempt to transfer legal title to such assets,
interests and properties remains in LFC.
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"The constructive trust doctrine, common to many states (including
Texas), assumes significant import in bankruptcy cases because of
Bankruptcy Code Section 541(d). The Code defines "property of the
estate" very broadly, encompassing most of the property held by a
debtor. See, 11 U.S.C. Section 541. However, Section 541(d) accords the
beneficiary of a constructive trust, established under state law, the
right to recover the trust property itself from the bankruptcy estate.
The LFC Committee believes that LFC will be the trust beneficiary and
will seek to recover property and proceeds into a constructive trust
from the debtor, LMUSA."
2. Position of LMUSA Credit Committee
The LMUSA Creditors' Committee has supplied the following statement:
"LMUSA has additional claims against LFC, LIS and LAS, both related and
unrelated to the transfers identified by Price Waterhouse. The LMUSA
Creditors' Committee is conducting an ongoing investigation of potential
fraudulent transfer and preference claims, well as other causes of
action against the Debtors, and, thus, LMUSA contemplates asserting
additional claims not set forth below.
"The values attributed to the assets identified by Price Waterhouse and
set forth in the previous pages are based on book values and, thus, do
not purport to represent actual values of assets. Accordingly, LMUSA may
have fraudulent transfer claims against LFC for many of the asset
transfers to the extent that it paid cash in excess of the actual value
of the assets it purchased. Moreover, the actual value of the asset
transfers will also necessarily impact the dollar amount of claims LFC
can assert against LMUSA.
"ALL CLAIMS ARE SUBJECT TO LITIGATION, THE SUCCESS OF WHICH CANNOT BE
PREDICTED WITH CERTAINTY. THE LIST OF POTENTIAL CLAIMS AND DEFENSES SET
FORTH BELOW DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OPINION AS TO THE LIKELY OUTCOMES OF
ANY LITIGATION THAT ARISES OUT OF SUCH CLAIMS OR DEFENSES.
"The LMUSA Creditors' Committee asserts the following transactions,
among others, give rise to avoidable transfer claims against LFC or its
direct subsidiaries under the Bankruptcy Code and state law: (i)
dividend payments from LMUSA to LFC; (ii) cash advances from STL to LFC
without fair consideration, including, but not limited to, excessive
management fees, below market interest, and non-interest bearing loans;
(iii) cash advances from LMUSA to LFC to the extent that LMUSA received
less than fair consideration for such advances, including below market
interest rates or non-interest bearing loans; (iv) reductions in LMUSA's
intercompany receivable account from LFC for less than fair
consideration; (v) LMUSA's assumption of various employment contracts
with LFC; (vi) LMUSA's transfer of file-imaging assets to LFC for less
than fair consideration; (vii) LMUSA's transfer of INTELLIFILE to LFC
for less than fair consideration; (viii) the redemption of LFC's 51%
interest in STL, which vested LMUSA with 100% ownership of STL but
cancelled all intercompany payables due from LFC to STL; (ix) the
purchase of the Allen Properties from LFC; (x) LMUSA's transfer of its
49% interest in the Allen Properties to LLG through LFC; and (xi)
LMUSA's payment of above market servicing fees to LIS.
"LMUSA also has a cause of action against LIS for breach of warranty
because the LIS system, which LFC caused LMUSA to convert to
prematurely, was wrought with deficiencies. As a result, LMUSA was
unable to reconcile its escrow accounts and sustained substantial
losses.
"With respect to the Intercompany Claims the LFC Committee has orally
indicated it may assert against LMUSA, the LMUSA Creditors' Committee
believes LMUSA has meritorious defenses to all or part of such claims.
"LFC has asserted various transfers of assets from LFC to LMUSA,
including, but not limited to, the transfer of the Conseco Tranche B
Note, the Allen Properties, STL, Lomas New York and the assets of LAS
and Lomas Marketing, constitute fraudulent transfers. For LFC to prevail
on its fraudulent transfer claims, LFC must prove that both LMUSA and
LFC were insolvent at the date of such transfers. The LMUSA Creditors'
Committee believes LFC should not be able to overcome all indicia of
solvency as of the relevant
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dates, particularly with respect to the transfer of LFC's 49% interest
in STL to LMUSA in November 1993.
"The LMUSA Creditors' Committee also believes LFC caused LMUSA to
purchase illiquid assets in return for cash. LFC purposely manipulated
the intercompany accounts to enable LMUSA to continue to advance funds
to LFC without violating its loan covenants. Through these transfers,
LFC intentionally benefitted itself and harmed LMUSA creditors, thereby
subjecting any claims LFC actually has against LMUSA to equitable
subordination and other remedies.
"In addition to the claims against LFC and its affiliates, the LMUSA
Creditors' Committee believes LMUSA and its creditors have claims
against present and former officers, directors, employees and
professionals. All these claims may be brought in various tribunals as
the LMUSA Creditors' Committee's investigations proceed."
G. DESCRIPTION OF PROVISIONS OF THE PLANS
The Plans provide that the making of distributions to holders of Unsecured
Claims (other than those to the holders of Convenience Unsecured Claims) is
conditioned on at least a partial resolution of the Intercompany Claims
described above. Specifically, no such distribution may be made until either (i)
the two Creditors' Committees have agreed to a settlement of the Intercompany
Claims or the creation of an Intercompany Claims Reserve to be funded by one or
more of the Debtors' transferring assets agreed on by such parties pending the
resolution of the Intercompany Claims through litigation, mediation or
settlement, or (ii) the Bankruptcy Court has entered an order, which has become
final, either determining the allowed amounts of the Intercompany Claims or
establishing the maximum amounts thereof in order to permit establishment of an
Intercompany Claims Reserve as described above or to establish distribution
holdbacks that will assure protection to holders of the Intercompany Claims if
distributions to other creditors are made.
There can be no assurance that the Intercompany Claims can be resolved, or
even partially settled to the extent necessary to permit distributions to
unsecured creditors, without litigation, and it is impossible to predict how
long such litigation could take.
Recoveries under the Plans for holders of LMUSA Class 3 Claims, LFC Class 3
Claims and LIS Class 3 Claims will depend on the outcome of the disputes
regarding the Intercompany Claims. For purposes of estimating the range of
recoveries for these classes, the Debtors have assumed that:
a. the maximum Allowed Claim of LFC and LIS against LMUSA and its
subsidiaries will not exceed $110 million, representing (i) the
maximum amount of the transactions shown under the heading
"Transactions involving STL" on page VI-5 of the Price Waterhouse
Report that could be viewed as voidable transfers by LFC, (ii) the
total amounts shown under the heading "LFC's potential claims
against LMUSA" on the same page, (iii) the estimated value of the
Lomas Campus properties the legal title of which is in the name of
LIP rather than LMUSA and (iv) $6.2 million, representing the
maximum amounts that could be claimed by LFC and LIS in respect of
damage claims against them arising out of rejection of
telecommunication contracts;
b. the maximum Allowed Claim of LMUSA against LFC and its subsidiaries
(other than LIS) will not exceed $32.1 million, representing (i) the
maximum amount of the transactions shown under the heading
"Transactions Involving STL" on page VI-5 of the Price Waterhouse
Report that could be viewed as voidable transfers by LMUSA and (ii)
the total amount shown under the heading "LMUSA's potential
avoidance claims against LFC" on page VI-5 of the Price Waterhouse
Report;
c. the maximum Allowed Claim of LMUSA against LIS will not exceed $10.3
million, resulting from the Claim of RIS against LMUSA in respect of
deconversion penalties that arguably were undertaken by LMUSA for
the benefit of LIS; and
d. the foregoing Claims will be required to be paid in full ahead of
distributions to general unsecured creditors.
However, the Debtors believe it is highly unlikely that LFC and its subsidiaries
will prevail in all Intercompany Claims against LMUSA, or vice versa, or that
all Intercompany Claims that are allowed will receive distributions in priority
to general unsecured creditors.
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VII. PRINCIPAL CLAIMS AGAINST THE DEBTORS
A. LFC
1. Undisputed Claims Against LFC
The principal undisputed and non-contingent Unsecured Claims against LFC are
as follows:
a. $145.5 million, representing approximately $139.9 million aggregate
principal amount of LFC's Senior Convertible Notes and approximately
$5.6 million of interest accrued thereon prior to the Petition Date;
b. $6.0 million, representing the portion acknowledged by LFC of Claims
of $8.1 million asserted by participants in the MSP; and
c. trade payables of approximately $200,000;
2. Disputed and/or Contingent Claims Against LFC
The MSP participants have asserted that the cessation of payment under the
MSP because of the automatic stay is, in effect, a "termination" of the MSP
which is actionable against LFC, among others, as a breach of fiduciary duty.
The MSP participants have also asserted that LFC is obligated to pay the MSP
participants in full rather than as unsecured creditors. LFC disputes both of
these assertions.
On [ ], 1996, LFC initiated an adversary proceeding against the trustee
under the "rabbi trust" established for the benefit of the MSP participants
seeking the return of funds held in such trust. The rabbi trust was established
and funded by LFC to aid in meeting obligations to the MSP participants. LFC
contends that the funds in the rabbi trust constitute property of LFC's estate
pursuant to Section 541 of the Code. The MSP participants have contested this
assertion. The total funds in the trust were $7.5 million as of April 15, 1996.
As set forth below under "Chapter 11 Plans -- Conditions Precedent," it is a
condition to Confirmation of the Joint Plan that the trustee has turned over or
been ordered to turn over the funds in the trust to LFC.
Other than Claims relating to the MSP and the rabbi trust, the principal
disputed Claims against LFC are as follows:
a. LFC's medical and pension-related obligations to certain retirees of
a life insurance company that it disposed of in 1990 of
approximately $580,000;
b. directors' retirement plan obligations of $350,000; and
c. pension supplement of $48,000.
B. LMUSA
1. Undisputed Claims Against LMUSA
The principal undisputed and non-contingent Unsecured Claims against LMUSA
are as follows:
a. $357.9 representing $150 million of LMUSA 1997 Senior Notes, $190
million 10.25% Senior Notes due October 1, 2002 (together with LMUSA
1997 Senior Notes, "LMUSA Senior Notes") and approximately $17.9
million of pre-petition accrued interest on the LMUSA Senior Notes.
b. $[27.45] million, representing the unsecured deficiency of
Travelers, which at the Petition Date had been owed $38.9 million by
LMUSA (approximately $38.4 million of principal and approximately
$500,000 of pre-petition accrued interest). This amount has been
reduced to $38.2 million by the
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application of "adequate protection" payments since the Petition
Date. If the Allowed amount of Travelers Secured Claim proves to be
greater than $11.45 million, its unsecured deficiencies will be
correspondingly reduced.
2. Disputed and/or Contingent Claims Against LMUSA
RIS has asserted a right to an Administrative Claim in the amount of
approximately $11.4 million, representing the total amount of "deconversion"
penalties resulting from the sales of LMUSA's mortgage servicing rights to First
Nationwide and sales taxes on those amounts allegedly due the state of Texas.
The deconversion penalties are triggered under the Excelis Service Bureau
Agreement between RIS and LMUSA (the "RIS Agreement") when LMUSA's servicing
portfolio falls below certain numbers of mortgage loans serviced. RIS has filed
a motion to have its Claim for these amounts paid as an Administrative Claim.
Pursuant to an order of the Bankruptcy Court, LMUSA has withheld the full amount
claimed in an interest-bearing account since the second sale of mortgage
servicing rights to First Nationwide pending final resolution of RIS'
Administrative Claim. RIS argues that the deconversion penalty is a payment for
services rendered in deconverting the LMUSA portfolios from the RIS system and
moving them to First Nationwide and that RIS' efforts in that regard greatly
benefited the LMUSA Estate. LMUSA's position is that RIS was paid in full on an
Administrative Claim basis for all of its deconversion services when and as
performed according to the schedule of fees and charges appended to the RIS
Agreement and that the deconversion penalties are unenforceable penalties or, at
most, give rise to a pre-petition Claim for liquidated damages that are not
entitled to administrative priority. The LMUSA Creditors' Committee has formally
moved to intervene for the purpose of opposing the motion. LMUSA intends to
reject the RIS Agreement and to vigorously oppose RIS' motion, but there can be
no assurance of success. To be conservative, for purposes of the estimation of
recoveries by the creditors of LMUSA under the LMUSA Plan, it has been assumed
that RIS will have a pre-petition Claim for $10.3 million.
In addition, RIS has asserted a Claim for approximately $955,000 as damages
allegedly resulting from deconversion of LMUSA's master servicing portfolio from
RIS' system to First Nationwide's. LMUSA believes there is no basis for this
Claim and intends to contest it vigorously.
In addition, the MSP participants described above under "LFC -- Undisputed
Claims Against LFC" have asserted that they have Claims against LMUSA as well as
LFC on the ground, among others, that LMUSA adopted the MSP and is jointly and
severally liable with LFC for any and all causes of action they may have against
LFC, at least as to those MSP participants who were formerly employees of LMUSA.
The Debtors are reviewing the positions taken by the MSP participants. The LMUSA
Creditors' Committee is opposed to the position taken by the MSP participants.
In connection with its mortgage servicing and related insurance agency
business, LMUSA and its insurance company subsidiaries are frequently the
subject of lawsuits brought by individual homeowners on behalf of themselves or
on behalf of purported classes of homeowners. Although there are currently five
cases relating to the mortgage servicing business in which plaintiffs are
seeking class certification, at present no case against LMUSA, other than Moore
(described below), has been certified as a class action and in each such case
LMUSA believes a basis exists to contest class certification.
- In Francis et al. v. LMUSA, pending in the United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Louisiana, plaintiffs had proceeded the
farthest as of the Petition Date with respect to hearings on class
certification. The plaintiffs had completed a Chapter 13 plan and
complained that the bankruptcy-related charges imposed on payoff of
their loan were excessive. While the purported class plaintiffs seek to
establish a class of similarly situated mortgagors, LMUSA contends that
the facts and circumstances do not permit class certification because
there are few mortgagors who actually fit plaintiffs' particular fact
situation.
- The Plaintiffs in two cases are seeking class certification with respect
to force-placed insurance. The plaintiffs in Yacura v. LMUSA and Lomas
Insurance Services have filed a nationwide class action adversary
proceeding in the bankruptcy court, which is being contested as an
inappropriate proceeding for determination of liability under the
provisions of the Code. LMUSA has filed a motion to dismiss the
adversary proceeding; the LMUSA Creditors' Committee supports LMUSA's
motion. The Yacuras have also filed a statewide class action in
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, which seeks to establish liability
against Lomas Insurance with respect to force-placed policies issued at
the direction of LMUSA. In Nick
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v. Lomas Insurance Services, in the District Court of Hennipen County,
Minnesota, the plaintiffs seek a class certification against Lomas
Insurance, which issued a force-placed policy at the instructions of
LMUSA pursuant to the provisions of the plaintiff's mortgage. The
Debtors believe that there are good defenses to this action and that, in
any event, the real party in interest should be LMUSA rather than Lomas
Insurance.
- Angulo v. LFC and LMUSA, in the Superior Court for the County of San
Francisco, challenges the legality of certain charges imposed in
releasing paid in full loans. The case alleges nationwide violation of
mortgage provisions as well as violation of state law provisions in
California. Service was not effected prior to the Petition Date. While
similar cases are being prosecuted by the same counsel against other
mortgage companies, no case has developed sufficiently to determine the
likelihood or amount of liability.
- A proof of claim was filed by a California mortgagor, Bailey,
purportedly on behalf of a class of mortgagors who were allegedly
improperly charged costs incurred for inspection of properties subject
to delinquent mortgages. The mortgagors subsequently filed a proceeding
in the bankruptcy court seeking to permit the case to be filed and heard
in District Court for the District of Delaware.
- Moore v. LMUSA and Blue v. LMUSA, pending in the United States District
Court for the Northern District of Illinois, are residual cases
remaining after settlement of class action claims against LMUSA and
numerous others mortgage bankers alleging improper escrow practices.
While it is not expected that there will be significant liability, the
cases have accrued significant legal costs and are not susceptible to
easy resolution.
In addition to the above, three individual cases have been identified as
having potential liability and legal costs in the $100,000 to $150,000 range.
Collins v. LMUSA, pending in the District Court of Midland County, Texas,
involves the appeal by LMUSA of a jury finding that the plaintiffs' insurance
premium had been paid, and awarding a judgment of approximately $90,000 against
LMUSA, which had not put in place a life insurance policy based on its
determination that a premium payment had not been received. LMUSA contends there
was not sufficient evidence to support the jury's finding. The plaintiffs in
United REO v. LMUSA, pending in the District Court for Los Angeles County,
contend that they are entitled to commissions on the sale of certain foreclosed
real estate pursuant to an agreement which LMUSA contends had been previously
terminated. Lowery v. LMUSA, et al., pending in the District Court of Cameron
County, Texas, had been scheduled for jury trial before the Petition Date. The
court, in denying LMUSA's motion for summary judgment, stated that LMUSA's
payoff statement, which correctly stated the due date of a mortgage being
assumed, could have been clearer when the assumptors accepted the mortgagor's
word that the mortgage was not in fact a year delinquent and proceeded to
closing. LMUSA thereafter foreclosed on the property and sold it for the
investor which is also a defendant.
Approximately 10 more cases have been identified where the exposure for
liability and/or legal expense in each may total approximately $50,000. In
addition, there are approximately 110 other cases involving one or more members
of the Lomas Group, which are considered incident to conducting the mortgage
servicing business, particularly as it relates to collecting delinquent debts or
foreclosing on properties. The Debtors believe the great majority of these
involve exposures under $10,000 in liability and legal expense.
C. LIS
The largest Claim against LIS is a Claim for damages arising out of LIS'
contemplated rejection pursuant to the Joint Plan of a telecommunication
services and equipment contract, which damages could amount to approximately
$3.0 million. As set forth above under "Intercompany Claims -- Intercompany
Expenses Allocations, Pricing and Possible Subsidies," LIS may have a Claim
against LMUSA for all or a portion of such damages.
In addition, the MSP participants described above under "LFC -- Undisputed
Claims Against LFC" have asserted that they have Claims against LIS as well as
LFC on the ground, among others, that LIS adopted the MSP and is jointly and
severally liable with LFC for any and all causes of action they may have against
LFC, at least as to those MSP participants who are formerly employees of LIS.
The Debtors are reviewing the positions taken by the MSP participants.
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D. LAS
The largest Claim against LAS is a Claim for damages arising out of LAS's
contemplated rejection pursuant to the Joint Plan of various service contracts,
which damages could be as high as $154,000. As set forth above under
"Intercompany Claims --Intercompany Expenses Allocations, Pricing and Possible
Subsidies," LAS may have a Claim against LIS for all or a portion of such
damages.
In addition, the MSP participants described above under "LFC -- Undisputed
Claims Against LFC" have asserted that they have Claims against LAS as well as
LFC on the ground, among others, that LAS adopted the MSP and is jointly and
severally liable with LFC for any and all causes of action they may have against
LFC, at least as to those MSP participants who are formerly employees of LAS.
The Debtors are reviewing the positions taken by the MSP participants.
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VIII. POTENTIAL CLAIMS OF DEBTORS AGAINST THIRD PARTIES
The Creditors' Committees are exploring the extent to which the Debtors have
claims against third parties, whether for avoidance of prepetition transfers as
fraudulent conveyances or preferences, or otherwise.
In particular, the Creditors' Committees are investigating:
- whether the Debtors may have claims against former directors, officers
and other employees for mismanagement, negligent and/or willful or
fraudulent failure to make appropriate public disclosures or breach of
fiduciary duty.
- whether the Debtors may have claims against Ernst & Young LLP, which for
many years acted as the Company's auditors, or KPMG, which has acted as
such since 1995, for negligence, gross negligence, willful misconduct or
fraud in connection with its auditing services and/or public disclosure
filings.
- whether the Debtors may have claims against Computer Power Incorporated
("CPI"), the dominant provider of data processing services to the
mortgage banking industry, arising out of CPI's negative marketing
campaign against Debtor LIS and other possible unfair competition and
abuse by CPI of its dominant market position.
- whether the Debtors may have claims against Prudential or its
subsidiary, Residential Services, arising out of the purchase by RIS of
the assets of LIS primarily for securities the value of which was
dependent on Prudential's and Residential Services' use and support of
the purchased data processing system at a time when Prudential and/or
Residential Services knew or should have known they were not going to
use the system and in fact were planning to exit the mortgage servicing
business entirely. The Debtors also may have claims for the failure of
Residential Services to convert its mortgage servicing portfolio to the
RIS servicing system.
In addition to the foregoing, the Creditors' Committees have asserted that
the Debtors may have claims against present officers and directors based on
various theories. The Debtors believe that any such claims have no merit, but,
in any event, any such claim will not be released under the Plans.
All potential causes of action of LMUSA and the Joint Debtors (other than
Intercompany Claims) will be contributed to the LMUSA Litigation Trust or the
LFC Litigation Trust, as the case may be, under the relevant Plan. The trustees
of the LMUSA Litigation Trust and the LFC Litigation Trust (the "Litigation
Trusts") will have the responsibility to maximize the value of these assets. In
order to provide resources to enable the trustees to fulfill their
responsibilities, the LMUSA Plan provides for the funding of the LMUSA
Litigation Trust with $5 million; the LFC Litigation Trust will be funded with
$2 million. Any recoveries or excess amounts remaining in one of the Litigation
Trusts after the relevant trustee has finished his responsibilities will be
transferred to LMUSA or LFC, as the case may be, for distribution to holders of
LMUSA or LFC Class 3 Claims.
LFC believes that the LFC Litigation Trust will be treated for federal
income tax purposes as a separately taxable entity. If this belief proves
correct, the LFC Litigation Trust will have to pay tax on the income it earns
and the proceeds that will be available for distribution to creditors from such
Trust will be reduced as a result.
LMUSA believes that the LMUSA Litigation Trust will be treated for federal
income tax purposes as a separately taxable entity. If this belief proves
correct, the LMUSA Litigation Trust will have to pay tax on the income it earns
and the proceeds that will be available for distribution to creditors from such
Trust will be reduced as a result.
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IX. CHAPTER 11 PLANS
The principal provisions of the Plans are summarized below. THIS SUMMARY IS
QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO THE PLANS, WHICH ARE ATTACHED AS
EXHIBITS I & II.
A. CLASSIFICATION OF CLAIMS AND INTERESTS
Pursuant to Section 1123(a)(1) of the Code, the Plans designate Classes of
Claims and Classes of Interests. This classification of Claims and Interests is
made for the purposes of voting on the Plans and making distributions
thereunder.
The Joint Plan provides for the division of Claims against and Interests in
LFC, LIS and LAS and the LMUSA Plan provides for the division of Claims against
and Interests in LMUSA, into the following Classes:
1. Administrative Claims
All Claims entitled to priority under Section 503(b) or 507(a)(1) of the
Code ("Administrative Claims").
2. Priority Tax Claims
All Claims entitled to priority under Section 507(a)(8) of the Code
("Priority Tax Claims").
3. Priority Non-Tax Claims
All Claims entitled to priority under Section 507(a)(3), (4), (5) or (6) of
the Code are classified in the following Classes: LFC Class A Claims, LIS Class
A Claims and LAS Class A Claims under the Joint Plan and LMUSA Class A Claims
under the LMUSA Plan. Collectively these are referred to as "Priority Non-Tax
Claims."
4. Secured Claims
a. Joint Plan. All Secured Claims are classified into the Classes
described below to reflect the interests of the holders of such Claims in each
of the Joint Debtor's properties:
- "LFC Class 1" -- Secured Claims against LFC;
- "LIS Class 1" -- Secured Claims against LIS; and
- "LAS Class 1" -- Secured Claims against LAS.
b. LMUSA Plan. All Secured Claims are classified into the Classes described
below to reflect the interests of the holders of such Claims in LMUSA's
properties:
- "LMUSA Class 1A" -- Secured Claims by Travelers against
LMUSA; and
- "LMUSA Class 1B" -- Other Secured Claims.
5. Unsecured Claims
a. Joint Plan. Unsecured Claims are classified into the Classes
described below to reflect the interests of the holders of such Claims in each
of the Joint Debtor's properties:
- "LFC Class 2" -- Pre-petition Claims of present or
former officers, directors and
employees ("D & O Claims") against
LFC;
- "LFC Class 3" -- Unsecured Claims against LFC other
than those in LFC Class 4;
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- "LFC Class 4" -- Unsecured Claims of $500 or less
against LFC;
- "LFC Class 5" -- Intercompany Claims against LFC;
- "LIS Class 2" -- D & O Claims against LIS;
- "LIS Class 3" -- Unsecured Claims against LIS;
- "LIS Class 4" -- Intercompany Claims against LIS;
- "LAS Class 2" -- D & O Claims against LAS;
- "LAS Class 3" -- Unsecured Claims against LAS; and
- "LAS Class 4" -- Intercompany Claims against LAS.
b. LMUSA Plan. Unsecured Claims are classified into the Classes
described below to reflect the interests of the holders of such Claims in
LMUSA's properties:
- "LMUSA Class 2" -- D & O Claims against LMUSA;
- "LMUSA Class 3" -- Unsecured Claims against LMUSA other
than those in LMUSA Class 4;
- "LMUSA Class 4" -- Unsecured Claims of $2,000 or less
against LMUSA; and
- "LMUSA Class 5" -- Intercompany Claims against LMUSA.
6. Interests
Equity Interests are classified into separate classes in the Joint Plan
("LFC Class 6" Interests, "LIS Class 5" Interests and "LAS Class 5" Interests)
and the LMUSA Plan ("LMUSA Class 6" Interests).
B. TREATMENT OF CLAIMS AND INTERESTS
A description of each Class of Claims and Interests and its treatment under
the Plans is set forth below. Such description and the summary description set
forth above under "Summary of Plan Distributions" are based on estimates of the
Allowed amounts of the Claims in each Class. The estimates of amounts (or
ranges) of cash and securities to be distributed to each Class of Allowed Claims
are based on the assumption that the actual Allowed amount of Claims in each
Class is finally determined by the Bankruptcy Court to be as so estimated. In
addition, such estimations (and ranges) are based on certain assumptions
described under "Intercompany Claims -- Descriptions of Provisions of the Plans"
regarding the resolution of Intercompany Claims.
1. Administrative Claims
Administrative Claims against the Debtors consist of all Claims, other than
Claims separately provided for in the Plans, entitled to priority in accordance
with Section 503(b) or 507(a)(i) of the Code. The Joint Debtors estimate that
the total amount of Allowed Administrative Claims against them, which will
consist primarily of professional fees allowed by the Bankruptcy Court under
Sections 330 and 331 of the Code, will be approximately $2.3 million. LMUSA
estimates that the total amount of its Allowed Administrative Claims will be
approximately $10.6 million. $[3.3] million of this amount was paid prior to the
date hereof.
Administrative Claims are not impaired. Each Allowed Administrative Claim
will be paid in full in cash, (a) at the option of the relevant Debtor (before
the Effective Date) or the relevant Reorganized Debtor (on or after the
Effective Date) (i) in the ordinary course of business as such Claim matures or
(ii) on the later of (A) the Effective Date and (B) the date on which such Claim
becomes an Allowed Claim and all other conditions to initial distribution have
been satisfied unless
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the holder of such Claim agrees or has agreed to less favorable treatment of
such Claim (including, without limitation, any treatment that may be provided
for in any documentation, statute or regulation governing such Claim); or (b) on
such other date as the Bankruptcy Court may order. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the relevant Debtor's or relevant Reorganized Debtor's failure to
object to any Administrative Claim in the Reorganization Case or payment of such
Claim will be without prejudice to the relevant Reorganized Debtor's right to
contest, request disgorgement of or otherwise defend against such Claim in any
forum.
2. Priority Tax Claims
a. Joint Plan. Priority Tax Claims against LFC, LIS and LAS consist of
all Claims, other than Claims separately provided for in the Joint Plan,
entitled to priority in accordance with Section 507(a)(8) of the Code. The Joint
Debtors estimate that the amount of Allowed Priority Tax Claims will not exceed
the following:
- Against LFC -- approximately $79,000;
- Against LIS -- $0; and
- Against LAS -- $0.
Priority Tax Claims are not impaired. Each Allowed Priority Tax Claim will
be paid in full in cash on the Distribution Date for such Claim, unless the
holder thereof agrees to less favorable treatment of such Claim (including,
without limitation, any treatment that may be provided for in any documentation,
statute or regulation governing such Claim); provided, however, that the
relevant Debtor may elect to have any Allowed Priority Tax Claim paid in
deferred cash payments over a period not to exceed six years after the date of
assessment of such Priority Tax Claim, of a value, as of the Effective Date,
equal to the amount of such Allowed Priority Tax Claim, which option will be
exercised by written notice given to the holder of a Priority Tax Claim
delivered on or before the Distribution Date for such Claim specifying a payment
schedule, a rate of interest, and the date by which an objection to such
treatment must be filed and served. The relevant Reorganized Debtor will have
the right to prepay any Allowed Priority Tax Claim, in whole or in part at any
time without penalty. For the purposes of the preceding sentence, the relevant
Debtor and relevant Reorganized Debtor for the payment of Allowed Priority Tax
Claims against LAS will be LFC and Reorganized LFC.
b. LMUSA Plan. Priority Tax Claims against LMUSA consist of all Claims,
other than Claims separately provided for in the LMUSA Plan, entitled to
priority in accordance with Section 507(a)(8) of the Code. LMUSA estimates that
the amount of Allowed Priority Tax Claims will not exceed $540,000.
Priority Tax Claims are not impaired. Each Allowed Priority Tax Claim will
be paid in full in cash on the Distribution Date for such Claim, unless the
holder thereof agrees to less favorable treatment of such Claim (including,
without limitation, any treatment that may be provided for in any documentation,
statute or regulation governing such Claim); provided, however, that LMUSA may
elect to have any Allowed Priority Tax Claim paid in deferred cash payments over
a period not to exceed six years after the date of assessment of such Priority
Tax Claim, of a value, as of the Effective Date, equal to the amount of such
Allowed Priority Tax Claim, which option will be exercised by written notice
given to the holder of a Priority Tax Claim delivered on or before the
Distribution Date for such Claim specifying a payment schedule, a rate of
interest, and the date by which an objection to such treatment must be filed and
served. Reorganized LMUSA will have the right to prepay any Allowed Priority Tax
Claim, in whole or in part at any time without penalty.
3. Priority Non-Tax Claims
a. Joint Plan. Priority Non-Tax Claims against the Debtors consist of
all Claims, other than Claims separately provided for in the Joint Plan,
entitled to priority in accordance with Section 507(a)(3),(4),(5) or (6) of the
Code. The Debtors estimate that the amount of Allowed Priority Non-Tax Claims
will not exceed the following:
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- LFC Class A -- $0;
- LIS Class A -- $0; and
- LAS Class A -- $0.
LFC Class A Claims, LIS Class A Claims, LAS Class A Claims are not impaired.
Each Allowed Priority Non-Tax Claim will be paid in full in cash on the
Distribution Date for such Claim or, at the option of the relevant Reorganized
Debtor, in the ordinary course of business as such Claim matures, unless such
holder agrees to less favorable treatment of such Claim (including, without
limitation, any treatment that may be provided for in any documentation, statute
or regulation governing such Claim). For the purposes of the previous sentence,
the relevant Debtor and relevant Reorganized Debtor for the payment of Allowed
Priority Non-Tax Claims against LAS will be LFC and Reorganized LFC.
b. LMUSA Plan. Priority Non-Tax Claims against the Debtors consist of
all Claims, other than Claims separately provided for in the LMUSA Plan,
entitled to priority in accordance with Section 507(a)(3),(4),(5) or (6) of the
Code. The Debtors estimate that the total amount of Allowed Priority Non-Tax
Claims will not exceed $15,000.
LMUSA Class A Claims are not impaired. Each Allowed Priority Non-Tax
Claim will be paid in full in cash on the Distribution Date for such Claim or,
at the option of the Reorganized LMUSA, in the ordinary course of business as
such Claim matures, unless such holder agrees to less favorable treatment of
such Claim (including, without limitation, any treatment that may be provided
for in any documentation, statute or regulation governing such Claim).
4. Secured Claims
a. Joint Plan. LFC, LIS and LAS Class 1 Claims consist of all Secured
Claims against the relevant Debtor unless, for technical compliance with the
Code, any member of LFC, LIS or LAS Class 1 is entitled to be included in a
separate Class, in which case such member would be deemed to be a member of a
separate Class identified by the number 1 and the next unused alphabetical
letter. The Joint Debtors estimate that the total Allowed amount of Class 1
Claims will be as follows:
- LFC Class 1 Claims -- $0;
- LIS Class 1 Claims -- $0; and
- LAS Class 1 Claims -- $0.
LFC, LIS, LAS Class 1 Claims are impaired. Each holder of an Allowed LFC
Class 1 Claim will receive one of the following: (a) the property of LFC in
which such holder has a valid, perfected security interest; (b) a promissory
note executed by Reorganized LFC providing for deferred cash payments satisfying
the requirements of section 1129(b)(2)(A)(i)(II) of the Code secured by a lien
on assets of Reorganized LFC satisfying the requirements of section
1129(b)(2)(A)(i)(I) of the Code; or (c) cash in an amount equal to such Allowed
LFC Class 1 Claim. Each holder of an Allowed LIS Class 1 Claim or an Allowed LAS
Class 1 Claim will receive the property of LIS or LAS, as the case may be, in
which such holder has a valid, perfected security interest.
b. LMUSA Plan. LMUSA Class 1A Claims consist of the Travelers Secured
Claim; and LMUSA Class 1B Claims consist of all other Secured Claims against
LMUSA, unless, for technical compliance with the Code, any member of this Class
is entitled to be included in a separate class, in which case such member would
be deemed to be a member of a separate Class identified by the number 1 and the
next unused alphabetical letter. LMUSA estimates that the total Allowed amount
of LMUSA Class 1 Claims will be as follows:
- LMUSA Class 1A Claims -- at least $11.45 million; and
- LMUSA Class 1B Claims -- $0.
LMUSA Class 1 Claims are impaired. Travelers will receive (i) the property
of LMUSA in which Travelers has a valid, perfected security interest, (ii) a
promissory note executed by Reorganized LMUSA providing for deferred cash
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payments satisfying the requirements of Section 1129(b)(2)(A)(i)(II) of the Code
secured by a lien on assets of Reorganized LMUSA satisfying the requirements of
Section 1129(b)(2)(A)(i)(I) of the Code or (iii) cash in an amount equal to the
Travelers Secured Claim; provided that if the Lomas Campus is sold on or before
July 31, 1996 (or a later date to which Travelers and the LMUSA Creditors'
Committee agree), then the holder of the Travelers Secured Claim will receive
the sum of (i) $11.45million plus (ii) 50% of the excess, if any, of the
proceeds of the sale of the Lomas Campus (net of up to $250,000 payable to the
first bidder as an expense reimbursement if it does not become the winning
bidder) over $23 million. The LMUSA Class 1A Claim will be Allowed in an amount
equal to any cash payment provided above, or if the holder of the LMUSA Class 1A
Claim is to receive property or a promissory note in satisfaction of such Claim,
the value of such property or promissory notes, as determined by the Bankruptcy
Court. Each other holder of an Allowed LMUSA Class 1 Claim shall receive one of
the following: (i) the property of the Debtor in which such holder has a valid,
perfected security interest; (ii) a promissory note executed by Reorganized
LMUSA providing for deferred cash payments satisfying the requirements of
section 1129(b)(2)(A)(i)(II) of the Code secured by a lien on assets of
Reorganized LMUSA satisfying the requirements of section 1129(b)(2)(A)(i)(I) of
the Code; or (iii) cash in an amount equal to such Allowed LMUSA Class 1 Claim.
5. Unsecured Claims - D & O Claims
a. Joint Plan. LFC, LIS and LAS Class 2 Claims each consist of all D &
O Claims against the relevant Debtor. LFC, LIS and LAS Class 2 Claims are
unsecured and are impaired. Holders of such Claims will receive no distribution
from the respective Debtor in respect of such Claims but rather will have
recourse to the insurance policies maintained by the Debtors for their benefit
to the extent such policies cover their Claims.
b. LMUSA Plan. LMUSA Class 2 Claims consist of all D & O Claims against
the relevant Debtor. LMUSA Class 2 Claims are unsecured and are impaired.
Holders of LMUSA Class 2 Claims will receive no distribution from LMUSA in
respect of such Claims but rather will have recourse to the insurance policies
maintained by the Debtors for their benefit to the extent such policies cover
their Claims.
6. Unsecured Claims
a. Joint Plan. LFC, LIS and LAS Class 3 Claims each consist of all
Unsecured Claims against the appropriate Joint Debtor other than Unsecured
Claims separately provided for in the Joint Plan.
The Joint Debtors estimate that Unsecured Claims will not exceed the
following:
- LFC Class 3 Claims -- approximately $155.7 million;
- LIS Class 3 Claims -- approximately $3.1 million; and
- LAS Class 3 Claims -- approximately $162,000.
LFC, LIS and LAS Class 3 Claims are impaired. On the Effective Date, each
holder of an Allowed LFC Class 3 Claim will be entitled to receive such holder's
Pro Rata share of (a) 1,000,000 shares of New LFC Common Stock and (b) all cash
of LFC, after (i) any payment by LFC into the Intercompany Claims Reserve, if
any, (ii) appropriate reserves for Administrative Claims, Priority Claims,
Secured Claims and Convenience Unsecured Claims, (iii) payment of $2 million (or
such other amount on the LFC Creditors' Committee will specify) into the LFC
Litigation Trust (iv) a reserve for working capital of an amount equal to $3
million or such other amount as is specified by the LFC Creditors' Committee in
writing to the Debtors and the Bankruptcy Court at least three days prior to the
commencement of the hearing on Confirmation of the Joint Plan. After the
Effective Date, each holder of an Allowed LFC Class 3 Claim will be entitled to
receive such holder's Pro Rata share of all subsequently received net cash
proceeds from the disposition of, or net income on, Non-Reorganization Assets of
LFC or Reorganized LFC, and all cash subsequently distributed to Reorganized LFC
from the Intercompany Claims Reserve or the LFC Litigation Trust. Such
entitlements on and after the Effective Date are referred to herein as "LFC
Distributable Cash."
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Each holder of an Allowed LIS Class 3 Claim will be entitled to receive such
holder's Pro Rata share of cash in the amount of funds available in LIS after
the payment by LIS (i) into appropriate reserves for Administrative Claims and
Priority Claims and (ii) of any amounts owing to the holders of LIS Class 1
Claims.
Each holder of an Allowed LAS Class 3 Claim will be entitled to receive such
holder's Pro Rata share of cash in the amount of the excess of funds available
in LAS after the payment by LAS (i) into appropriate reserves for Administrative
Claims and Priority Claims and (ii) of any amounts owing to the holders of LAS
Class 1 Claims.
b. LMUSA Plan. LMUSA Class 3 Claims consist of all Unsecured Claims
against LMUSA other than Unsecured Claims separately provided for in the LMUSA
Plan. LMUSA estimates that the LMUSA Class 3 Claims will not exceed $400.4
million.
LMUSA Class 3 Claims are impaired. On the Effective Date, each holder of an
Allowed LMUSA Class 3 Claim will be entitled to receive such holder's Pro Rata
share of (a) 3,000,000 shares of New LMUSA Common Stock and (b) all cash of
LMUSA, after (i) any payment by LMUSA into the Intercompany Claims Reserve, if
any, (ii) appropriate reserves for Administrative Claims, Priority Claims,
Secured Claims and Convenience Unsecured Claims, (iii) payment of $5 million for
such other amount as the LMUSA Creditors' Committee shall specify into the LMUSA
Litigation Trust (iv) a reserve for working capital of an amount equal to $5
million or such other amount as is specified by the LMUSA Creditors' Committee
in writing to the Debtors and the Bankruptcy Court at least three days prior to
the commencement of the hearing on Confirmation of the LMUSA Plan. After the
Effective Date, each holder of an Allowed LMUSA Class 3 Claim will be entitled
to receive such holder's Pro Rata share of all subsequently received net cash
proceeds from the disposition of, or net income on, Non-Reorganization Assets of
LMUSA or Reorganized LMUSA, and all cash subsequently distributed to Reorganized
LMUSA from the Intercompany Claims Reserve or the LMUSA Litigation Trust. Such
entitlements on and after the Effective Date are referred to herein as "LMUSA
Distributable Cash."
7. Convenience Unsecured Claims
a. Joint Plan. LFC Class 4 Claims consist of (a) Unsecured Claims
against LFC in an amount equal to or less than $500 and (b) Unsecured Claims
that would be otherwise classified as LFC Class 4 Claims but as to which the
holder has agreed in writing to reduce such Claim to $500 and to release and to
waive any further or additional Claim. The Joint Debtors estimate that the total
Allowed amount of LFC Class 4 Claims will be approximately $1,000.
LFC Class 4 Claims are impaired. Each holder of an Allowed LFC Class 4 Claim
will receive 25% of the Allowed amount of such Claim in cash on the Distribution
Date for such Claim. If the holders of LFC Class 4 Claims are found by the
Bankruptcy Court, in accordance with Section 1126(c) of the Code, to have
rejected the Joint Plan, then the LFC Class 4 Claims will become, and will be
treated for all purposes under the Joint Plan as, LFC Class 3 Claims.
b. LMUSA Plan. LMUSA Class 4 Claims consist of (a) Unsecured Claims
against LMUSA in an amount equal to or less than $2,000 and (b) Unsecured Claims
that would be otherwise classified as LMUSA Class 4 Claims but as to which the
holder has agreed in writing to reduce such Claim to $2,000 and to release and
to waive any further or additional Claim. LMUSA estimates that the total Allowed
amount of LMUSA Class 4 Claims will be approximately $66,000.
LMUSA Class 4 Claims are impaired. Each holder of an Allowed LMUSA Class 4
Claim will receive 55% of the Allowed amount of such Claim in cash on the
Distribution Date for such Claim. If the holders of LMUSA Class 4 Claims are
found by the Bankruptcy Court, in accordance with Section 1126(c) of the Code,
to have rejected the LMUSA Plan, then the LMUSA Class 4 Claims will become, and
will be treated for all purposes under the LMUSA Plan as, LMUSA Class 3 Claims.
8. Intercompany Claims
a. Joint Plan. LFC Class 5 Claims, LIS Class 4 Claims and LAS Class 4
Intercompany Claims against LFC, LIS and LAS, as the case may be. See
"Intercompany Claims--Description of the Provisions of the Plan" for a
discussion of the nature and estimated maximum amount of such Claims.
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LFC Class 5 Claims, LIS Class 4 Claims and LAS Class 4 Claims are impaired.
To the extent that any LFC Class 5, LIS Class 4 or LAS Class 4 Claim may be
Allowed as an unsecured pre-petition Claim, the holder thereof will receive
distributions of comparable value to those received in respect of LFC Class 3
Claims, LIS Class 3 Claims or LAS Class 3 Claims, as the case may be; to the
extent such Claim may be Allowed as an Administrative Claim or Priority Non-Tax
Claim, the holder thereof will receive distributions of, or of a value equal to,
the Allowed amount thereof of such Claim, subject to the availability of funds.
b. LMUSA Plan. LMUSA Class 5 Claims, consist of the Intercompany Claims
against LMUSA. See "Intercompany Claims--Description of the Provisions of the
Plan" for a discussion of the nature and estimated maximum amount of such
Claims.
LMUSA Class 5 Claims are impaired. To the extent that any LMUSA Class 5
Claim may be Allowed as an unsecured pre-petition Claim, the holder thereof will
receive distributions of comparable value to those received in respect of LMUSA
Class 3 Claims; to the extent such Claim may be Allowed as an Administrative
Claim or Priority Non-Tax Claim, the holder thereof will receive distributions
of, or of a value equal to, the Allowed amount thereof of such Claim subject to
the availability of funds.
9. Equity Interests
a. Joint Plan. LFC Class 6 Interests, LIS Class 5 Interests and LAS
Class 5 Interests consist of the Interests of the holders of record of LFC's or
LIS' Common Stock and of LFC, as the sole stockholder of LAS, which is in the
process of liquidation. As of the Petition Date, 20,100,000 shares of LFC Common
Stock were outstanding, and 1,000 shares of LIS Common Stock all of which were
owned by LFC, were outstanding.
LFC Class 6 Interests and LIS Class 5 Interests are impaired. LAS Class
Interests are not impaired. On the Effective Date, all LFC Class 6 Interests
will be cancelled and no distributions under the Joint Plan will be made in
respect thereof. LFC, as the holder of all LIS Class 5 Interests will retain its
Interest, but its legal rights will be affected by adoption of LIS' Amended and
Restated Certificate of Incorporation. LAS was in liquidation under state law
before the Petition Date and will be liquidated for the benefit of its creditors
and after the (i) payment into appropriate reserves for Administrative Claims
and Priority Claims and (ii) distribution of any entitlements to the holders of
LAS Class 2, 3 and 4 Claims, any assets remaining will be transferred to LFC,
above being transferred to LFC, as holder of all LAS Class 5 Interests, as a
liquidating distribution.
b. LMUSA Plan. LMUSA Class 6 Interests consist of the Interests of the
holders of record of LMUSA's Common Stock. As of the Petition Date, 1,000 shares
of LMUSA Common Stock were outstanding, all of which were owed by LFC.
LMUSA Class 6 Interests are impaired. On the Effective Date, all LMUSA Class
6 Interests will be cancelled and no distributions under the LMUSA Plan will be
made in respect thereof.
C. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
1. Conditions to Confirmation
Each Plan contains the following conditions precedent to Confirmation: (a)
Bankruptcy Court approval of all relevant agreements, trustees, agents and
mediators and authorization of the Debtors, the Intercompany Claims Agent, if
any, and the LFC or LMUSA Litigation Trustees, to make any contemplated
transfers of property; (b) the relevant Creditors' Committee shall have provided
the new names of the relevant Reorganized Debtor or Debtors and the names of the
members of the Board of Directors and officers of each; (c) receipt of any
necessary no-action letters from the SEC, rulings from the IRS or other
government approvals. In addition, under the Joint Plan, the trustee of the
"rabbi trust" in which assets of the MSP are held will have turned over or been
ordered to turn over to LFC the assets held in the "rabbi trust." There can be
no assurance that these conditions to Confirmation will be met. Any and all
conditions precedent to Confirmation may be waived by the LFC Creditors'
Committee or the LMUSA Creditors' Committee, as the case may be, other than the
conditions set forth in clauses (a) and (b) above. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT
THE JOINT
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PLAN AND THE LMUSA PLAN ARE INDEPENDENT, AND EACH PLAN CAN BE CONFIRMED EVEN IF
THE OTHER PLAN IS NOT CONFIRMED.
2. Conditions to Distribution.
It is a condition precedent to the first distribution to holders of
Unsecured Claims (i.e. LFC Class 3 Claims, LIS Class 3 Claims, LAS Class 3
Claims and LMUSA Class 3 Claims) that (a) the Creditors' Committees have (i)
settled the Intercompany Claims as described below, (ii) created an Intercompany
Claims Reserve to be funded by one or more Debtors transferring assets agreed on
by such parties pending the resolution of the Intercompany Claims through
litigation, mediation or settlement, or (b) the Bankruptcy Court has entered an
order, either (i) determining the Allowed amounts and types of the Intercompany
Claims against the Debtors or (ii) estimating the Allowed amounts and types of
such Intercompany Claims or the maximum Allowed amounts thereof for the purpose
of (A) creating an Intercompany Claims Reserve described above or (B)
establishing distribution holdbacks, as the Bankruptcy Court directs. As
described above, for purposes of distribution holdbacks, to the extent that any
Intercompany Claim may be Allowed as an unsecured pre-petition Claim, the holder
will receive distributions of comparable value to those received in respect of
LFC Class 3 Claims, LIS Class 3 Claims, LAS Class 3 Claims or LMUSA Class 3
Claims, as the case may be; to the extent it may be Allowed as an Administrative
Claim or Priority Non-Tax Claim, the holder will receive distributions of, or of
a value equal to, the Allowed amount thereof.
D. DISTRIBUTIONS UNDER THE PLANS
1. Allocation of Administrative Expenses
For purposes of calculating distributions, it has been assumed that 80% of
the Debtors' Administrative Claims will be borne by LMUSA and 20% by LFC. The
final allocation will depend on (i) the amounts of Allowed Administrative Claims
ultimately incurred in connection with the administration of each Estate and
(ii) where an expense was incurred in the administration of more than one of the
Debtors' Estates, the allocation of such expenses as among those Estates. The
Plans provide that such allocation will be (i) based on percentages recommended
by KPMG, or (ii) if LFC and LMUSA or their respective Creditors' Committees do
not agree with KPMG's recommendation, determined by agreement, or (iii) lacking
such agreement, determined by the Bankruptcy Court.
2. Initial Distributions
On or as soon as practicable after the Effective Date of the relevant Plan,
the appropriate Reorganized Debtors will make the distributions described above;
provided that only for purposes of distributions in respect of LFC Class 3
Claims, LIS Class 3 Claims and LAS Class 3 Claims and LMUSA Class 3, it will be
presumed that all Disputed Claims will be Allowed at their face amount, with the
result that a portion of the assets and, in the case of LFC Class 3 Claims and
LMUSA Class 3 Claims, New LFC Common Stock and New LMUSA Common Stock
(collectively, "New Common Stock"), available for distribution will be held
until the Allowed amounts of all Disputed Claims are determined.
3. Subsequent Distributions on LFC Class 3 Claims and LMUSA Class 3 Claims
All LFC Distributable Cash, LMUSA Distributable Cash (collectively, the
"Distributable Cash") and New Common Stock that is not distributed by a
Reorganized Debtor on or promptly after the Effective Date will be held by such
Reorganized Debtor. Promptly after any Disputed LFC Class 3 Claim or Disputed
LMUSA Class 3 Claim becomes an Allowed Claim, the appropriate Reorganized Debtor
will cause to be distributed to the holder of such Allowed Claim (i) the LFC
Distributable Cash and New LFC Common Stock or (ii) the LMUSA Distributable Cash
and New LMUSA Common Stock, as the case may be, that such holder would have been
entitled to receive if such Claim had been Allowed on the appropriate Effective
Date in the amount in which it has become Allowed. On the 15th of the month,
starting with the first such date that is at least 30 days after the appropriate
Effective Date (the "Monthly Distribution Date") and on which there is at least
$500,000 (in the case of Reorganized LFC) or $1million (in the case of
Reorganized LMUSA) of Distributable Cash available to distribute, the
Reorganized Debtors will make additional distributions of LFC Distributable Cash
and New LFC Common Stock and LMUSA Distributable Cash and New LMUSA Common
Stock, as the case may
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be, to holders of Claims that were Allowed on the Effective Date or subsequently
have become Allowed on or before the last day of the calendar month immediately
preceding such Monthly Distribution Date, in amounts necessary to cause such
holders to have received aggregate distributions of LFC Distributable Cash and
New LFC Common Stock and LMUSA Distributable Cash and New LMUSA Common Stock, as
the case may be, in respect of such Allowed Claims equal to the distributions
thereof that such holders would have received in respect of such Allowed Claims
on or promptly after the appropriate Effective Date of the appropriate Plan if
(i) such Allowed Claims had been Allowed on such Effective Date in the amounts
in which they are Allowed on the last day of such calendar month and (ii) Claims
or portions thereof that have become disallowed (A) after such Effective Date
and (B) before the last day of such calendar month, had been disallowed on such
Effective Date.
4. Subsequent Distributions on LIS Class 3 Claims and LAS Class 3 Claims
The provisions above with respect to the distribution of LFC Distributable
Cash to holders of LFC Class 3 Claims also applies, mutatis mutandis, with
respect to the distribution to holders of LIS Class 3 Claims and LAS Class 3
Claims of cash of LIS and LAS available for distribution to holders of such
Claims.
5. Cash Distributions
All payments of cash to be made under the Plans will be made by the relevant
Reorganized Debtor or its designee, the LFC Litigation Trustee, the LMUSA
Litigation Trustee or the Intercompany Claims Agent. Any payment of cash may be
made either by check or by wire transfer, at the option of the Reorganized
Debtor, the LFC Litigation Trustee, the LMUSA Litigation Trustee or the
Intercompany Claims Agent, as the case may be, and all payments in excess of
$250,000 to holders of Allowed Claims who timely provide wire instructions will
be by wire transfer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) distributions on account
of Claims of holders of $140 million 9% Senior Convertible Notes due October 1,
2003 ("LFC Senior Convertible Notes") will be paid to the LFC Indenture Trustee,
which will be responsible for making distributions to such holders and (b)
distributions on account of Claims of holders of LMUSA Senior Notes will be paid
to the LMUSA Indenture Trustee, which will be responsible for making
distributions to such holders. Each of the LFC Indenture Trustee and the LMUSA
Indenture Trustee will retain its lien and priorities for its fees and expenses
as set forth in the LFC Indenture and the LMUSA Indenture.
6. Issuance of New LFC Common Stock and New LMUSA Common Stock
On or as soon as practicable after the Effective Date, each of Reorganized
LFC and Reorganized LMUSA will issue shares of its New Common Stock and will
distribute them to the holders of LFC Class 3 Claims and LMUSA Class 3 Claims
entitled thereto.
7. Distribution of Fractional Shares of New Common Stock
The distribution of shares of New Common Stock may mathematically entitle
the holder of an Allowed LFC Class 3 Claim or LMUSA Class 3 Claim to a
fractional share of the relevant New Common Stock. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, each Reorganized Debtor will not distribute any fractional shares of
its New Common Stock; rather all such fractional shares will be aggregated into
a whole number of shares of the appropriate New Common Stock, which whole shares
of will be allocated and distributed by Reorganized LFC and Reorganized LMUSA as
follows:
a. each Reorganized Debtor will rank from largest to smallest the
fractional interests in shares of its New Common Stock held by
holders of Allowed LFC Class 3 Claims and Allowed LMUSA Class 3
Claims, as the case may be. In the case of ties (fractions having
the same size), each Reorganized Debtor will decide such tie by the
size of Allowed Claims (the higher ranking going to the holder of
the larger Allowed Claim). In the event the tie cannot be broken in
such manner, each Reorganized Debtor will decide such tie by lot;
b. each Reorganized Debtor will allocate one whole share of its New
Common Stock to the holder of the Allowed LFC Class 3 Claim or
Allowed LMUSA Class 3 Claim having the largest fractional interest
in a share of the relevant New Common Stock and any additional whole
shares to the holders of Allowed LFC Class 3 Claims or Allowed LMUSA
Class 3 Claims (one
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per holder), as the case may be having the next largest fractional
interest in a share of the appropriate New Common Stock, until all
such whole shares have been allocated.
c. Those shares of New Common Stock allocated in the above manner will
be distributed by the appropriate Reorganized Debtor to the parties
to whom they have been allocated.
8. Surrender and Cancellation of LFC Senior Convertible Notes and LMUSA
Senior Notes
a. No distribution will be made to or on behalf of a holder of LFC
Senior Convertible Notes and LMUSA Senior Notes ("Public Debt Securities")
unless and until such holder surrenders such Public Debt Securities to the LFC
Indenture Trustee or the LMUSA Indenture Trustee (each an "Indenture Trustee"),
as the case may be, for cancellation pursuant to written instructions to such
holders from the appropriate Reorganized Debtor. Any holder of a Public Debt
Security that has been lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed will, in lieu of
surrendering such Public Debt Security, deliver to the LFC Indenture Trustee or
the LMUSA Indenture Trustee, as the case may be, (i) evidence satisfactory to
such Indenture Trustee of the loss, theft, mutilation or destruction of such
Public Debt Security and (ii) such security or indemnity as may reasonably be
required by the appropriate Indenture Trustee and Reorganized Debtor to hold
both the appropriate Indenture Trustee and Reorganized Debtor harmless with
respect thereto.
b. Any holder of a Public Debt Security that has not satisfied these
requirements within two years after the Effective Date will receive no
distribution on account of its LFC Class 3 Claim or LMUSA Class 3 Claim and will
be forever barred from asserting any Claim thereon. As soon as practicable after
the second anniversary of the Effective Date, the relevant Indenture Trustee
shall pay any distribution to which such holder would have been entitled to the
holders of the relevant Public Debt Security who did satisfy these requirements
within two years after the appropriate Effective Date, in proportion to the
amount of the Public Debt Securities surrendered by such holders.
E. OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE PLANS
1. Channeling Order
Any and all postpetition Claims relating to the administration of the
Chapter 11 case against any and all of the Debtors and their directors,
officers, employees, and Professionals, or the Creditors' Committees and their
members and Professionals, may be brought only in the Bankruptcy Court. The bar
date for applications for payment of Administrative Claims (including
compensation of Professionals) incurred prior to the Effective Date will be a
date established the Bankruptcy Court not later than 45 days after the Effective
Date.
2. Assumption and Rejection of Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases
Except for those contracts or leases which have been expressly assumed by a
Debtor in a Reorganization Case, each Debtor rejects all executory contracts and
unexpired leases without conceding that they constitute executory contracts or
unexpired leases. Any claims for damages arising from the rejection of executory
contracts and unexpired leases not previously rejected must be filed within
thirty (30) days after the mailing of notice of entry of the Confirmation Order
and shall be treated as an Unsecured Claim in LFC Class 3, LIS Class 3, LAS
Class 3 or LMUSA Class 3, as appropriate.
3. Setoff
Except as otherwise provided in the Plans, each Reorganized Debtor may, but
will not be required to, set off against any Claim and the distributions to be
made by it in respect of such Claim, any claims of any nature whatsoever that
such Debtor may have against the holder of such Claim, but neither the failure
to do so nor the allowance of any Claim will constitute a waiver or release of
any claim such Debtor may have against such holder.
4. Cancellation and Release of Existing Securities, Agreements and Liens
On the Effective Date, all evidences of Claims or Interests against a Debtor
that are impaired under the Plans, including, without limitation, Common Stock
or Public Debt Securities of such Debtor (and any liens, securities,
instruments, documents or agreements created or entered into in connection
therewith), and any other liens, securities,
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instruments, documents and agreements, in each case, will be deemed released,
cancelled and terminated, and the obligations of such Debtor relating to or
arising under, in respect of or in connection with such liens, securities,
instruments, documents or agreements will be cancelled, extinguished and
discharged; provided, however, that notes and other evidence of such Claims
will, effective on the Effective Date, represent the right, enforceable against
the Reorganized Debtor, to participate in distributions provided for by the
Plans. In the event that the order approving Confirmation is reversed or
vacated, the status quo will be maintained and the holders of Claims and
Interests will retain their Claims and Interests.
5. Certain Assets to be Held in Trust
Each Reorganized Debtor will be required to hold its Non-Reorganization
Assets in trust pending their dispositions and/or distribution to creditors in
accordance with the terms hereof and will not be permitted to commingle such
assets with its Reorganization Assets. For federal tax purposes, the
Non-Reorganization assets will be deemed to have been transferred to the
creditors entitled to cash distributions and immediately retransferred to the
appropriate Reorganized Debtor as trustee. Such creditors will be treated as
grantors of the trust and deemed owners of the trust assets. Each Reorganized
Debtor, as trustee, will liquidate the Non-Reorganization Assets as promptly as
possible consistent with the maximization of the value of such assets.
6. LFC and LMUSA Litigation Trusts
On the Effective Date, the Joint Debtors will be deemed to have transferred
and assigned to the LFC Litigation Trust, and LMUSA will be deemed to have
transferred and assigned to the LMUSA Litigation Trust, any and all claims,
rights, or causes of action that constitute property of the relevant Estates or
of the Joint Debtors or LMUSA, as the case may be, whether arising under the
Bankruptcy Code or under nonbankruptcy law, (including all books, records,
privileges and defenses relating thereto) including, without limitation, all
rights of setoff and rights under section 502(d) of the Code and all avoiding
power actions under sections 544, 545, 547, 548, 549, 550 and 553 of the Code or
under applicable nonbankruptcy law as applied through section 544(b) of the
Bankruptcy Code, other than Intercompany Claims. On or as soon as practicable
after the Effective Date, Reorganized LFC and Reorganized LMUSA shall transfer
to the relevant Litigation Trust, $2 million (in the case of Reorganized LFC)
and $5 million (in the case of Reorganized LMUSA), or such other amount as the
relevant Creditors' Committee will specify in writing at least three (3)
Business Days prior to the commencement of the Confirmation Hearing, to fund the
administration of the relevant Litigation Trust.
The LFC Litigation Trustee and the LMUSA Litigation Trustee (each, a
"Litigation Trustee") will be responsible for pursuing the third party claims
and causes of action assigned the respective Litigation Trust through litigation
or, if appropriate, settlement and distributing any net proceeds of such
litigation of settlement, in the case of the LFC Litigation Trust to Reorganized
LFC for distribution to holders of LFC Class 3 Claims and in the case of the
LMUSA Litigation Trust to Reorganized LMUSA for distribution to holders of LMUSA
Class 3 Claims.
7. Contributions to Litigation Trusts and Intercompany Claims Reserve
On and after the Effective Date, all property transferred to either
Litigation Trust or the Intercompany Claims Reserve, if any, under the Plans
will be free and clear of all Claims, liens, encumbrances, charges, Interests
and other interests of any kind or nature of claimants and equity security
holders, the Debtors, the Reorganized Debtors, their Estates and any other
entities, except the rights with respect thereto created pursuant to, provided
for or recognized in the Plans, the LFC or LMUSA Litigation Trust Agreement, the
Intercompany Claims Agreement or the Confirmation Order.
8. Retiree Medical Benefits
On and after the Effective Date, LFC and LMUSA, under the Joint Plan and the
LMUSA Plan, respectively, will be required to continue to provide all retiree
benefits (as defined in Section 1114 of the Code) at the level established
pursuant to Section 1114(c)(1)(B) or Section 1114(g) of the Code.
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X. SECURITIES TO BE DISTRIBUTED PURSUANT TO THE PLANS
The following discussion summarizes certain provisions of the securities to
be distributed pursuant to the Plans. These summaries do not purport to be
complete and are subject to, and qualified in their entirety by reference to,
all the provisions of the instruments pursuant to which such securities are to
be issued, forms of which are attached as exhibits to the Plans.
A. NEW LFC CAPITAL STOCK
Reorganized LFC will be authorized, pursuant to the Reorganized LFC Charter,
to have outstanding 3,000,000 shares of New LFC Common Stock. Holders of New LFC
Common Stock will be entitled to receive such dividends, if any, as may be
declared from time to time by the LFC Board of Directors in its discretion from
funds legally available therefor. In the event of any liquidation, dissolution
or winding up of the affairs of Reorganized LFC, whether voluntary or
involuntary or otherwise, the holders of New LFC Common Stock will be entitled
to share, pro rata, in any property that may be available for distribution after
satisfaction of all other Claims, including entitlements of holders of LFC
preferred stock, if any. With respect to voting rights, each holder of New LFC
Common Stock will be entitled to one vote, in person or by proxy, for each share
of stock owned.
The shares of New LFC Common Stock will have no preemptive or other
subscription rights and there will be no conversion rights or redemption or
sinking fund provisions with respect to such shares. All of the outstanding
shares of New LFC Common Stock will be fully paid and non-assessable. It is not
anticipated that shares of New LFC Common Stock will qualify for listing on any
national exchange nor that trading privileges will be granted on NASDAQ.
Accordingly, it may be difficult to obtain quotations for the value of New LFC
Common Stock and holders thereof should consult their brokers for quotations.
The Reorganized LFC Charter will give the LFC Board of Directors the power
to authorize Reorganized LFC to issue up to 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock
having whatever terms the LFC Board of Directors considers appropriate.
B. RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OF NEW LFC COMMON STOCK
Solely for the purpose of maximizing the likelihood that Reorganized LFC, or
one or more other members of the group of corporations which will file a
consolidated Federal income tax return together with Reorganized LFC will be
able to utilize the tax attributes to which it is or may, pursuant to the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Tax Code"), become entitled (the
"LFC Group Tax Benefits"), Article Eleventh of Reorganized LFC's Certificate of
Incorporation restricts the ability of holders of various Reorganized LFC
securities to transfer, directly or indirectly, any interest in such securities
to certain persons. Article Eleventh provides that, with certain specified
exceptions, no person other than Reorganized LFC will transfer any Reorganized
LFC "Stock," as defined (including but not limited to New LFC Common Stock), or
"Warrants," as defined, to the extent that the transfer, if effective, would
cause the "Ownership Interest Percentage," as defined, of any person to increase
to 4.5% or above, or from 4.5% or above to a greater Ownership Interest
Percentage.
This prohibition does not apply to a transfer if, prior to such transfer
being consummated (or, in the case of an involuntary transfer, as soon as
practicable thereafter) the Board of Directors approves the transfer. Board
approval will be given unless the Board concludes (a) that there is a reasonable
likelihood that such transfer, if permitted, would create or increase a material
risk that limitations would be imposed on the utilization of the LFC Group Tax
Benefits pursuant to Section 382 of the Tax Code and (b) that the benefits of
such transaction to the shareholders of Reorganized LFC as a whole are not
sufficient to permit the transfer in the light of the risk or increase in risk
caused thereby.
The expiration date for Article Eleventh is the fourth anniversary of the
Effective Date of the LFC Plan.
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A legend in the following form will appear on certificates representing
shares of New LFC Common Stock:
THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS STOCK CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO
TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN ARTICLE ELEVENTH OF THIS
CORPORATION'S RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION. ARTICLE ELEVENTH
IS INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE AS THOUGH FULLY SET FORTH HEREON.
C. NEW LMUSA CAPITAL STOCK
Reorganized LMUSA will be authorized, pursuant to the Reorganized LMUSA
Charter, to have outstanding 10,000,000 shares of New LMUSA Common Stock.
Holders of New LMUSA Common Stock will be entitled to receive such dividends, if
any, as may be declared from time to time by the LMUSA Board of Directors in its
discretion from funds legally available therefor. In the event of any
liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of Reorganized LMUSA,
whether voluntary or involuntary or otherwise, the holders of New LMUSA Common
Stock will be entitled to share, pro rata, in any property that may be available
for distribution after satisfaction of all other Claims, including any
entitlements of holders of LMUSA preferred stock, if any. With respect to voting
rights, each holder of New LMUSA Common Stock will be entitled to one vote, in
person or by proxy, for each share of stock owned.
The shares of New LMUSA Common Stock will have no preemptive or other
subscription rights and there will be no conversion rights or redemption or
sinking fund provisions with respect to such shares. All of the outstanding
shares of New LMUSA Common Stock will be fully paid and non-assessable. It is
not anticipated that shares of New LMUSA Common Stock will qualify for listing
on any national exchange nor that trading privileges will be granted on NASDAQ.
Accordingly, it may be difficult to obtain quotations for the value of New LMUSA
Common Stock and holders thereof should consult their brokers to obtain
quotations.
The By-Laws of Reorganized LMUSA will give the LMUSA Board of Directors the
power to authorize Reorganized LMUSA to issue up to 3,000,000 shares of
preferred stock having whatever terms the LMUSA Board of Directors considers
appropriate.
D. RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OF NEW LMUSA COMMON STOCK
Solely for the purpose of maximizing the likelihood that Reorganized LMUSA,
or one or more other members of the group of corporations which will file a
consolidated Federal income tax return together with Reorganized LMUSA, will be
able to utilize the tax attributes to which it is or may become entitled
pursuant to the Tax Code (the "LMUSA Group Tax Benefits"), Article X, Section 6
of Reorganized LMUSA's By-Laws restricts the ability of holders of various
Reorganized LMUSA securities to transfer, directly or indirectly, any interest
in such securities to certain persons. Article X, Section 6 provides that, with
certain specified exceptions, no person other than Reorganized LMUSA shall
transfer any Reorganized LMUSA "Stock," as defined (including but not limited to
New LMUSA Common Stock), or "Warrants," as defined, to the extent that the
transfer, if effective, would cause the "Ownership Interest Percentage," as
defined, of any person to increase to 4.5% or above, or from 4.5% or above to a
greater Ownership Interest Percentage.
This prohibition does not apply to a transfer if, prior to such transfer
being consummated (or, in the case of an involuntary transfer, as soon as
practicable thereafter) the Board of Directors approves the transfer. In the
case of a transfer for which Board approval is required, such approval will be
given unless the Board concludes (a) that there is a reasonable likelihood that
such transfer, if permitted, would create or increase a material risk that
limitations would be imposed on the utilization of the LMUSA Group Tax Benefits
pursuant to Section 382 of the Tax Code and (b) that the benefits of such
transaction to the shareholders of the Corporation as a whole are not sufficient
to permit the transfer in the light of the risk or increase in risk caused
thereby.
The expiration date for Article X, Section 6 is the fourth anniversary of
the Effective Date of the LMUSA Plan.
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A legend in the following form will appear on certificates representing
shares of New LMUSA Common Stock:
THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS STOCK CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO
TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN ARTICLE X, SECTION 6 OF THIS
CORPORATION'S BY-LAWS. ARTICLE X, SECTION 6 IS INCORPORATED HEREIN BY
REFERENCE AS THOUGH FULLY SET FORTH HEREON.
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XI. CERTAIN CONSIDERATIONS
In considering whether to accept the Joint Plan or the LMUSA Plan, as the
case may be, holders of Claims should carefully consider the following factors.
A. PROJECTIONS
The projected financial information of Reorganized LFC and Reorganized LMUSA
in Exhibit IV hereto reflects management's estimates based upon what it believes
to be reasonable assumptions of future markets for Reorganized LFC's and
Reorganized LMUSA's services and assets. Actual results will vary from the
projections for various reasons.
Because of the subjective judgments and inherent uncertainties of
projections and because the projections are based on assumptions which are
subject to significant uncertainties that are beyond the control of Reorganized
LFC and Reorganized LMUSA, there can be no assurance that the projections set
forth herein will be realized or that Reorganized LFC's and Reorganized LMUSA's
actual future results or subsequent projections will not vary significantly from
those set forth herein. The projected results also depend in part on the timely
availability of certain tax benefits, including NOLs. The Debtors have assumed
for this purpose that the Bankruptcy Exception described below in "Federal
Income Tax Consequences of The Plans -- Tax Consequences to the Debtors
- --Potential Limitations on Utilization of NOLs" will apply to preserve a
significant amount of the current NOLs and other tax attributes of LFC and LMUSA
and that such tax attributes will be available to offset income of Reorganized
LFC and Reorganized LMUSA. No assurance can be made that these tax benefits will
inure to the benefit of Reorganized LFC and Reorganized LMUSA.
B. DISPUTED CLAIMS
The estimated distributions under the Plans are based upon LFC's and LMUSA's
estimates of the ultimate amount of Allowed Claims. To the extent that Allowed
Claims exceed these estimates, distributions will be reduced. See "Chapter 11
Plans" above. The Reorganized Debtors can only make distributions once the
ultimate amount of Allowed Claims has been calculated. This will require the
estimation, adjudication and settlement of all Disputed Claims, including, most
significantly, the Intercompany Claims. The cost of resolving these issues may
be significant. In the event that the Disputed Claims are calculated through an
estimation, it is possible that the ultimate amount of Allowed Claims that were
formerly disputed, will exceed the estimated amounts. Consequently,
distributions would be reduced.
C. INTERCOMPANY CLAIMS
As set forth above in "Intercompany Claims -- Description of Provisions of
the Plans," the Plans provide that the making of certain distributions to
unsecured creditors is conditional on the creation of a reserve or distribution
holdback for Intercompany Claims.
There can be no assurance that the Intercompany Claims can be resolved, or a
reserve or holdback mechanism agreed upon so as to permit distributions to
unsecured creditors, without litigation, and it is impossible to predict how
long such litigation could take.
D. TRADING IN NEW LFC COMMON STOCK AND NEW LMUSA COMMON STOCK
The trading price of New LFC Common Stock and New LMUSA Common Stock may
reflect a discount to the value attributed to it under the relevant Plan as a
result of market perceptions of the reorganized entities, as former debtors
under the Code. This discount may be significant and may exist for a
considerable period of time.
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XII. APPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL AND OTHER SECURITIES LAWS
Section 1145 of the Code exempts from registration under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") and state securities laws the
issuance and resale (except for resales by "underwriters," as defined in Section
1145(b)) of securities issued pursuant to a Chapter 11 plan, if three
requirements are met: (a) the securities are issued pursuant to a Chapter 11
plan; (b) the securities are issued by the debtor, an affiliate of the debtor
participating in a joint plan with the debtor, or the successor to the debtor
under the plan; and (c) the securities are issued in exchange for a claim
against, or an interest in, the debtor or for a claim for an administrative
expense in the case concerning the debtor.
The issuance of each of New LFC Common Stock and New LMUSA Common Stock
pursuant to the relevant Plan satisfies these requirements and is, therefore,
exempt from federal and state securities laws.
Resales of securities to be distributed pursuant to the Plans by
"underwriters" would not be exempt pursuant to Section 1145 of the Code from
registration under the Securities Act. Section 1145(b) of the Code defines
"underwriters" as:
a. persons who purchase a claim against, an interest in, or a claim for
administrative expense against the debtor with a view to
distributing any security received in exchange for such a claim or
interest ("accumulators");
b. persons who offer to sell securities offered under a plan for the
holders of such securities ("distributors");
c. persons who offer to buy such securities for the holders of such
securities, if the offer is (i) with a view to distributing them or
(ii) made under a distribution agreement ("syndicators"); and
d. any person who is an "issuer" with respect to the securities, as the
term "issuer" is defined in Section 2(11) of the Securities Act.
Under Section 2(11) of the Securities Act, an "issuer" includes any person
directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by Reorganized LFC or
Reorganized LMUSA, as the case may be, or any person under direct or indirect
common control with Reorganized LFC or Reorganized LMUSA (a "control person").
Whether a person is an "issuer," and therefore an "underwriter," for
purposes of Section 1145(b) of the Code, depends on a number of factors. These
include: (a) the person's equity interest in the entity issuing the securities;
(b) the distribution and concentration of other equity interests in the entity
issuing the securities; (c) whether the person is an officer or director of the
entity issuing the securities; (d) whether the person, either alone or acting in
concert with others, has a contractual or other relationship giving that person
power over management policies and decisions of the entity issuing the
securities; and (e) whether the person actually has such power notwithstanding
the absence of formal indicia of control. An officer or director of the entity
issuing the securities may be deemed a control person, particularly if his
position is coupled with ownership of a significant percentage of voting stock.
In addition, the legislative history of Section 1145 of the Code suggests that a
creditor with at least 20% of the securities of a debtor could be deemed a
control person.
LFC and LMUSA do not express any view concerning which persons may be deemed
"underwriters" with respect to the securities to be distributed pursuant to the
Plans and LFC and LMUSA make no representations concerning the right of any
person to trade in the securities to be distributed pursuant to the Plans. LFC
and LMUSA recommend that recipients of the securities to be distributed pursuant
to the Plans consult their legal counsel concerning whether they may freely
trade such securities.
A. CONTROL PERSONS
As of the date of this Disclosure Statement, LFC and LMUSA have no reason to
believe that any recipients of the securities to be distributed pursuant to the
Plans might be deemed to be control persons. It is possible, however, that
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holders of sufficiently large blocks of securities to be distributed pursuant to
the Plans, either individually or by reason of acting in concert, could be
deemed to be control persons.
B. SYNDICATORS
No arrangements for resale of securities to be distributed pursuant to the
Plans are known to LFC or LMUSA which would make any person a syndicator.
C. ACCUMULATORS AND DISTRIBUTORS
In connection with the Chapter 11 proceedings involving Manville
Corporation, a letter from the staff of the SEC was requested concurring in the
view of counsel that all resales of securities issued pursuant to the Chapter 11
plan in those proceedings by accumulators and distributors would be regarded as
exempt from registration under the Securities Act so long as the sales are made
in "ordinary trading transactions." In such request, it was suggested that a
transaction should be considered an "ordinary trading transaction" if it is made
on an exchange or in the over-the-counter market at a time when the debtor is a
reporting company under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
("Exchange Act") (see "Current Information" below) and does not involve any of
the following factors:
a. (i) concerted action by recipients of securities issued pursuant to
the plan in connection with the sale of such securities, or (ii)
concerted action by distributors on behalf of one or more such
recipients in connection with such sales or (iii) both;
b. informational documents concerning the offering of the securities
prepared or used to assist in the resale of such securities other
than this Disclosure Statement and any supplements hereto and
documents filed with the SEC by any of the Debtors pursuant to the
Exchange Act; or
c. special compensation to brokers and dealers in connection with the
sale of such securities designed as a special incentive to resell
such securities, other than the compensation that would be paid
pursuant to arms-length negotiations between a seller and a broker
or dealer, each acting unilaterally, not greater than the
compensation that would be paid for a routine similar-sized sale of
similar securities of a similar issuer.
The staff of the SEC on August 28, 1986 advised Manville Corporation that it
concurred in the views stated above. The views of the SEC on the matter have
not, however, been sought by LFC or LMUSA and therefore, no assurance regarding
the current position of the SEC can be given.
It is possible that resale transactions which included one or more of the
above factors could constitute "ordinary trading transactions," but that
determination would have to be carefully made on a case-by-case basis, and the
counsel to LFC and counsel to LMUSA have not sought any advice from the staff of
the SEC with respect to such transactions.
EACH RECIPIENT OF SECURITIES TO BE ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE PLANS SHOULD
SATISFY ITSELF THROUGH CONSULTATION WITH ITS LEGAL ADVISORS AS TO WHETHER OR NOT
ITS RESALES OR OTHER TRANSACTIONS IN PLAN SECURITIES ARE LAWFUL UNDER THE
SECURITIES LAWS AND WHETHER OR NOT THE VIEWS OF THE SEC SHOULD BE SOUGHT.
D. CURRENT INFORMATION
LFC is currently required, and Reorganized LFC and Reorganized LMUSA will be
required, to comply with the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act. Under
these requirements Reorganized LFC and Reorganized LMUSA will each file with the
SEC, among other things, Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form
10-Q and other information.
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E. CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS BY STOCKHOLDERS
Under Section 1145(a)(4) of the Code stockbrokers are required to deliver a
copy of this Disclosure Statement (and supplements hereto, if any, if ordered by
the Bankruptcy Court) at or before the time of delivery of securities issued
under the Plan to their customers for the first 40 days after the Effective
Date. This requirement specifically applies to trading and other after-market
transactions in such securities.
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XIII. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE PLANS
THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION IS A SUMMARY OF THE MAJOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX
CONSEQUENCES OF THE PLANS TO HOLDERS OF CLAIMS AND INTERESTS AND TO THE DEBTORS.
THESE CONSEQUENCES MAY VARY ACCORDING TO THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF EACH HOLDER, AND
SOME CONSEQUENCES OF THE PLANS ARE DIFFICULT TO EVALUATE BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF
CONTROLLING LEGAL PRECEDENT AND THE POSSIBILITY OF CHANGES IN LAW. THE DEBTORS
HAVE NOT APPLIED FOR RULINGS FROM THE IRS ON ANY OF THE TAX ASPECTS OF THE PLANS
AND NO OPINIONS OF COUNSEL HAVE BEEN OBTAINED. EACH HOLDER OF A CLAIM OR
INTEREST SHOULD CONSULT WITH SUCH HOLDER'S TAX ADVISOR REGARDING THE FEDERAL,
STATE AND LOCAL TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE PLANS.
A. TAX CONSEQUENCES TO THE DEBTORS
1. Separation of LFC and its Subsidiaries into Two Consolidated Groups
Currently, all of the Debtors, along with other subsidiaries of LFC,
constitute an affiliated group (the "Lomas Group") of which LFC is the common
parent for purposes of filing a consolidated federal income tax return. The
existence of the Lomas Group means, in general, that the determination of
taxable income for federal income tax purposes is made for the Lomas Group as a
whole through the filing of consolidated tax returns, rather than on a
company-by-company basis. The Lomas Group has a taxable year ending on June 30.
As of the Effective Date of the Plans, the Lomas Group will be replaced by
two affiliated groups, one consisting of Reorganized LFC and its consolidated
subsidiaries ("LFC Group") and the other consisting of Reorganized LMUSA and its
consolidated subsidiaries ("LMUSA Group"). From that time forward, LFC Group
will file its own consolidated tax returns and, for that purpose, will determine
the consolidated taxable income of the companies which are members of LFC Group.
LMUSA Group will do the same with respect to the companies which are members of
LMUSA Group.
2. Alternative Minimum Tax
For purposes of computing a taxpayer's regular federal income tax liability,
all of the income recognized in a taxable year may be offset by available NOLs.
However, for purposes of the alternative minimum tax ("AMT"), only 90% of a
taxpayer's alternative minimum taxable income ("AMTI") may be offset by
available NOLs. Therefore, any AMTI recognized by LFC Group or LMUSA Group will
be taxable at a rate of at least 2% (10% of the 20% AMT tax rate).
3. Tax Attributes of the Debtors
As of the beginning of its 1995 taxable year, the Lomas Group had
approximately $620 million of NOLs, almost all of which expire beginning in 2003
through 2010, and other tax attributes, including approximately $21.2 million of
business credit carryovers expiring in 1999 through 2005. LFC and LMUSA estimate
that the Lomas Group will incur an NOL of approximately $250 million in its 1995
taxable year. LFC and LMUSA thus expect that the Lomas Group will have
approximately $870 million of NOLs at the close of its 1995 taxable year. Upon
the distribution of New LFC Common Stock and New LMUSA Common Stock pursuant to
the Plans, the NOLs and other tax attributes of the Lomas Group will be
allocated between LFC Group and LMUSA Group in accordance with applicable
regulations.
Based on certain assumptions regarding the identity and status of creditors
who will receive New LFC Common Stock pursuant to the Joint Plan, LFC expects
that the Bankruptcy Exception described below will apply to permit the NOLs and
other tax attributes allocated to LFC Group, as reduced for discharge of
indebtedness and certain interest deductions as described below in "Federal
Income Tax Consequences of the Plans -- Tax Consequences to the Debtors --
Reduction of NOLs for Discharge of Indebtedness and Certain Interest
Deductions," to survive after the Effective Date of the Joint Plan. Similarly,
based on certain assumptions regarding the identity and status of creditors who
will receive New LMUSA Common Stock pursuant to the LMUSA Plan, LMUSA expects
that the Bankruptcy Exception will apply to permit the NOLs and other tax
attributes allocated to LMUSA Group, as reduced for discharge of indebtedness
and
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certain interest deductions as described below in "Federal Income Tax
Consequences of the Plans -- Tax Consequences to the Debtors -- Reduction of
NOLs for Discharge of Indebtedness and Certain Interest Deductions," to survive
after the Effective Date of the LMUSA Plan. LFC's and LMUSA's assumptions
regarding the identity and status of their respective creditors will not be
verified prior to the Effective Date of the Plans. Subject to the limits
discussed below in "Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Plans -- Tax
Consequences to the Debtors -- Potential Limitations on Utilization of NOLs" and
"Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Plans -- Tax Consequences to the Debtors
- -- Reduction of NOLs for Discharge of Indebtedness and Certain Interest
Deductions," NOLs and other tax attributes surviving after the Effective Date of
the Plans may be available to offset the future taxable income of LFC Group and
LMUSA Group. However, the use of any NOL or other tax attribute is dependent on
the future taxable income of LFC Group and LMUSA Group. Moreover, NOLs and other
tax attributes are subject to review and possible disallowance by the IRS on the
audit of any year to which they are carried forward.
4. Potential Limitations on Utilization of NOLs
a. "Ownership Change" under Tax Code Section 382. Section 382 of the
Tax Code provides in general that, following an "ownership change" with respect
to the stock of a corporation, the corporation's ability to utilize its existing
NOLs and other tax attributes is subject to limitations unless the so-called
"Bankruptcy Exception" under Section 382(1)(5) (discussed below) is available.
Very generally, an ownership change within the meaning of Tax Code Section
382 occurs when the percentage of stock (determined on the basis of value) owned
by one or more holders of at least 5% of such stock has increased by more than
50 percentage points (in relationship to the corporation's total stock
considered to be outstanding for this purpose) from the lowest percentage of
stock that was owned by such 5% shareholders at any time during the applicable
"testing period." The testing period is ordinarily the shorter of (i) the
three-year period preceding the date of testing or (ii) the period of time since
the most recent ownership change of the corporation. In general, for purposes of
determining stock ownership and the aggregate amount of stock outstanding,
special rules apply for options and rights that are similar to options, and
broad constructive ownership and attribution rules apply. Also, subject to
segregation rules contained in temporary regulations under Section 382, all
persons holding less than 5% by value of the corporation's stock generally are
treated as a single 5% shareholder. An ownership change can occur as a result
of, among other things, the purchase or sale of stock or options by or to a 5%
shareholder, an issuance of stock or options by the corporation (whether or not
any particular shareholder holds 5% of the value of the corporation's stock), or
the redemption of stock or options by the corporation.
LFC believes that an ownership change within the meaning of Section 382 will
occur with respect to LFC as a result of the Joint Plan. In addition, LMUSA
believes that an ownership change will occur with respect to LMUSA as a result
of the LMUSA Plan.
b. Effect of Tax Code Section 382. Unless the Bankruptcy Exception
applies, a corporation may use pre-ownership change NOLs in any taxable year
following an ownership change only up to an amount equal to its "Section 382
limitation" (described below) for that taxable year. The Section 382 limitation
for a taxable year equals, in general and subject to adjustments, the product of
(i) the long-term tax-exempt bond rate as determined at the time of the
ownership change and (ii) the value of the corporation immediately before the
ownership change. In general, in the case of a corporation undergoing an
ownership change in a bankruptcy proceeding, the value of the corporation is
increased to reflect the increase (if any) in its value resulting from any
surrender or cancellation of creditors' claims in the transaction. If the
Section 382 limitation applies with respect to an ownership change, and the
corporation does not continue its "historic business" (as defined in the Tax
Code) during the two year period following the date of such ownership change,
the NOLs are effectively eliminated in their entirety.
If the corporation's taxable income in a given year exceeds the Section 382
limitation, the excess is subject to federal income tax (except to the extent
such taxable income is attributable to certain "built-in gains" of the
corporation). NOLs not utilized in a given year because of the Section 382
limitation remain available for use in future years until their normal
expiration dates. To the extent that a corporation's Section 382 limitation in a
given year exceeds its taxable income for such year, that excess will increase
the Section 382 limitation in future taxable years.
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The Section 382 limitation also applies in the case of a corporation that
has net unrealized built-in losses (i.e., if the aggregate adjusted basis of the
corporation's assets at the time of the ownership change exceeds the fair market
value of such assets) in excess of a de minimis threshold amount, so as to limit
the corporation's utilization of such built-in losses that are recognized during
the five-year period after the ownership change. This rule also applies to
deductions that have accrued economically prior to the ownership change but are
recognized for tax purposes after the ownership change. Rules similar to those
under Section 382 apply under Tax Code Section 383 to restrict a corporation's
utilization of business credit carryovers and other tax attributes after an
ownership change.
As a result of the ownership changes with respect to LFC and LMUSA pursuant
to the Plans, unless the Bankruptcy Exception is available, the operation of
Sections 382 and 383 will severely restrict the amount of existing NOLs and
other tax attributes that may be utilized by LFC Group and LMUSA Group after the
Effective Date in any given taxable year.
c. The Bankruptcy Exception under Tax Code Section 382(1)(5). Section
382(l)(5) of the Tax Code (the "Bankruptcy Exception") provides that the Section
382 limitation does not apply if a corporation that is otherwise subject to
Section 382 is under the jurisdiction of a court in a case under the Code, 11
U.S.C. Section 101 et seq., and the shareholders and "qualified creditors" of
the corporation together own 50% or more of the value and voting power of the
reorganized corporation after the ownership change as a result of being
shareholders or creditors immediately before the ownership change. "Qualified
creditors" include (i) persons who were creditors at least 18 months before the
date the Chapter 11 petition was filed and (ii) holders of claims which arose in
the ordinary course of business ("trade claims") who have at all times held the
beneficial interest in such trade claims. If this exception applies, the use of
the corporation's NOLs is not subject to the Section 382 limitation, but the
NOLs are reduced by the amounts described in "Federal Income Tax Consequences of
the Plans -- Tax Consequences to the Debtors --Reduction of NOLs for Discharge
of Indebtedness and Certain Interest Deductions." However, under the Bankruptcy
Exception, if there were a second ownership change during the two-year period
following the Effective Date of the plan, the NOLs and other tax attributes of
the loss corporation would be subject to a Section 382 limitation of zero for
all taxable years ending after the date of the second ownership change (thereby,
in effect, eliminating entirely the corporation's ability thereafter to utilize
such NOLs and other tax attributes).
The Bankruptcy Exception automatically applies if its requirements are
satisfied. A debtor, however, has the option of filing an election not to have
the Bankruptcy Exception apply when the debtor files its tax return for the year
of the ownership change. If the election is made, the Section 382 limitation
will apply. Assuming that the Bankruptcy Exception is available, no Debtor or
other corporation which is a member of Lomas Group and will be a member of LFC
Group or LMUSA Group intends to make such an election.
Regulations under Tax Code Section 382 (the "Section 382 Regulations")
provide that, for purposes of determining whether the Bankruptcy Exception is
available, a corporation generally may treat indebtedness as having always been
owned by the same beneficial owner if, immediately after an ownership change
pursuant to a Chapter 11 plan, the beneficial owner is neither a 5% shareholder
nor an entity through which a 5% shareholder owns an indirect interest in the
corporation (a "5% entity"). This treatment is not available, however, if such a
beneficial owner's participation in the formulation of the corporation's
reorganization plan makes it evident to the corporation that the beneficial
owner has not owned the indebtedness in question for the required period. The
Section 382 Regulations include extensive rules regarding the manner in which a
corporation may determine whether, following an ownership change, the beneficial
owner of indebtedness would be either a 5% shareholder or a 5% entity.
Based on the Section 382 Regulations and certain assumptions of fact and
law, LFC expects that the Bankruptcy Exception will apply to the ownership
change occurring with respect to LFC, in which case the Section 382 limitation
would not apply with respect to the NOLs and other tax attributes allocated to
LFC Group. Similarly, LMUSA expects that the Bankruptcy Exception will apply to
the ownership change occurring with respect to LMUSA, in which case the Section
382 limitation would not apply with respect to the NOLs and other tax attributes
allocated to LMUSA Group. However, no assurance can be given that the Bankruptcy
Exception will be available because of uncertainties regarding the assumptions
on which LFC's and LMUSA's expectations are based, including certain assumptions
with respect to (i) the aggregate amount of LFC Class 3 and LMUSA Class 3 Claims
that will become Allowed Claims and that are held by "qualified creditors," as
that term is defined by Section 382 and the Section 382 Regulations, (ii) the
level of trading in Claims in LFC Class 3 and LMUSA Class 3, (iii) the
feasibility of complying with the requirements in the Section 382
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Regulations regarding proof of beneficial ownership, and (iv) the ultimate
resolution of certain technical and substantive legal issues arising in the
application of the relevant provisions of the Tax Code and the regulations
thereunder (including the Section 382 Regulations) to the Plans and the
transactions contemplated and interests created thereby, any of which issues may
eventually be resolved in an adverse manner through regulations, IRS
pronouncements or actions or judicial determinations.
d. Subsequent Ownership Changes. As discussed above, if the Bankruptcy
Exception applies when a corporation undergoes an ownership change pursuant to a
Chapter 11 plan, and if the corporation undergoes a second ownership change
during the two-year period following such ownership change, the Section 382
limitation would be zero for all taxable years ending after the date of the
second ownership change, thereby eliminating, in effect, the ability of the
corporation thereafter to utilize NOLs and tax credit carryovers.
In order to minimize the likelihood that an ownership change will occur with
respect to either Reorganized LFC or Reorganized LMUSA within two years after
the Effective Date, the Plans incorporate certain restrictions on the
transferability of New LFC Common Stock and New LMUSA Common Stock. (See
"Securities to be Distributed Pursuant to the Plans -- Restrictions on Transfer
of New LFC Common Stock" and "Securities to be Distributed Pursuant to the Plans
- -- Restrictions on Transfer of New LMUSA Common Stock" above.) There can be no
assurance, however, that these restrictions will in fact prevent an ownership
change that could adversely affect the shareholders of Reorganized LFC or
Reorganized LMUSA.
e. Tax Code Section 269. Notwithstanding a corporation's compliance
with the rules described above, the IRS is authorized under Tax Code Section 269
to disallow any deduction, credit or other allowance (including the use of NOLs
and other tax attributes) if control of a corporation was acquired principally
for tax avoidance purposes. Under Section 269, "control" is regarded as the
ownership of stock possessing at least 50% of the total combined voting power or
value of all classes of stock. The existence of a principal tax avoidance motive
by persons acquiring control of LMUSA and LFC would be primarily a question of
fact. Regulations under Tax Code Section 269 provide that, absent strong
evidence to the contrary, the acquisition of control by the creditors of a
corporation pursuant to the Bankruptcy Exception of Tax Code Section 382 is
considered to be made for a principal tax avoidance purpose unless the debtor
carries on more than an insignificant amount of an active trade or business
during and subsequent to the bankruptcy proceeding. Under these regulations, the
determination of whether a corporation carries on more than an insignificant
amount of an active trade or business is based on all the facts and
circumstances, including the amount of business assets that continue to be used,
and the number of employees in the work force who continue employment, in an
active trade or business. In light of the inherently factual nature of this
inquiry and the broad power granted to the IRS in this area, there can be no
assurance that the IRS will not challenge the utilization by LFC Group or LMUSA
Group of their respective tax attributes on the basis of Tax Code Section 269,
or that such a challenge, if asserted, will not be sustained.
5. Reduction of NOLs for Discharge of Indebtedness and Certain Interest
Deductions
Under the Tax Code, a debtor generally must include in gross income the
amount of any indebtedness cancelled without consideration (such income being
referred to as "C.O.D. income"). However, Section 108 of the Tax Code provides
that, where indebtedness is discharged pursuant to a Chapter 11 reorganization
plan, no C.O.D. income is recognized. Instead, the amount that otherwise would
have been includible as C.O.D. income is applied to reduce, among other things,
the corporation's NOLs and other tax attributes.
Under Section 382(l)(5) of the Tax Code, if a corporation undergoes an
ownership change within the meaning of Section 382, and if the Bankruptcy
Exception applies, the corporation's NOLs and other tax attributes must be
reduced not only by the amount that would have been includible as C.O.D. income,
but also by the amount of interest relating to any indebtedness that is
converted into stock pursuant to a Chapter 11 plan and for which interest the
corporation claimed a deduction during the three-year period preceding the
taxable year of ownership change plus the portion of the year of the ownership
change prior to the effective date of the Chapter 11 plan.
6. Resulting Tax Consequences to LFC Group
If the Bankruptcy Exception applies to LFC Group, and if the Effective Date
is after June 30, 1996, it is estimated that LFC Group will have approximately
$229 million of NOLs, as well as approximately $21.2 million of business credit
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carryovers (after taking into account the required reduction of tax attributes
pursuant to Sections 382(l)(5) and 108, as well as projected NOLs of
approximately $3 million for the taxable year ending June 30, 1996 which are
allocable to LFC Group), that will not be subject to a new Section 382
limitation (or to a corresponding restriction under Section 383), immediately
after the Effective Date. However, approximately $40.5 million of LFC Group's
NOLs will continue to be subject to an annual limitation of approximately $16.3
million as a result of a previous ownership change in 1992.
7. Resulting Tax Consequences to LMUSA Group
If the Bankruptcy Exception applies to LMUSA Group, and if the Effective
Date is after June 30, 1996, it is estimated that LMUSA Group will have
approximately $336 million of NOLs (after taking into account the required
reduction of tax attributes pursuant to Sections 382(l)(5) and 108, as well as
projected NOLs of approximately $248 million for the taxable year ending June
30, 1996 which are allocable to LMUSA Group), that will not be subject to a
Section 382 limitation (or to a corresponding restriction under Section 383)
immediately after the Effective Date.
B. TAX CONSEQUENCES TO CREDITORS
1. Tax Concerns Common to All Creditors
a. Securities. The tax consequences to a creditor discussed below may
depend in part upon whether such creditor's Claim is based upon a "security" of
LFC or LMUSA for federal income tax purposes. "Security" status depends upon the
facts and circumstances surrounding the origin and nature of the Claim. For
example, obligations arising out of the extension of trade credit have been held
not to be securities, while corporate debt obligations evidenced by written
instruments with original maturities of seven years or more have been held to be
securities. The Debtors believe that the LFC Senior Convertible Notes and the
LMUSA Senior Notes constitute "securities" for federal income tax purposes.
b. Capital Gain and Ordinary Income. Subject to the discussions of
accrued interest and market discount below, gain or loss recognized by a holder
of an Allowed Claim upon the exchange of its Claim for the consideration
described in the Plans will generally be characterized as capital gain or loss
if the Claim constitutes a capital asset in the holder's hands. Such gain or
loss will be long-term capital gain or loss with respect to those Claims for
which the holder's holding period is more than one year and short-term capital
gain or loss with respect to those Claims for which the holder's holding period
is one year or less.
Under current law, the excess of net long-term capital gains over net
short-term capital losses is taxed at a lower rate than ordinary income for
certain noncorporate taxpayers. Under the Tax Code, a corporation's deduction of
capital losses is limited to the amount of capital gains recognized in the same
year, and an individual's deduction of capital losses is limited to the amount
of capital gains recognized in the same year plus $3,000. Presently, unused
capital losses of corporations can be carried back three years and forward five
years. Unused capital losses of individuals cannot be carried back but can be
carried forward indefinitely.
c. Market Discount. Generally, a debt instrument will have "market
discount" for federal income tax purposes if it is acquired after its original
issuance for less than the issue price of such instrument plus the aggregate
amount, if any, of original issue discount includible in the income of all
holders of such instrument prior to such acquisition. A holder of a Claim with
market discount must treat any gain recognized with respect to the principal
amount of such Claim on the satisfaction of such Claim pursuant to the Plans as
ordinary income to the extent of the Claim's accrued market discount.
d. Consideration Allocable to Interest or Original Issue Discount. Part
of the consideration received under the Plans in exchange for a Claim may be
allocable to interest (including original issue discount) accrued while such
holder held the Claim. If the consideration received with respect to an Allowed
Claim is less than the amount of such Claim, there is some doubt as to how the
consideration should be allocated between principal and such accrued interest.
The legislative history of Section 354(a)(2)(B) suggests that, where a plan of
reorganization provides for an allocation of such consideration between
principal and unpaid interest, both the debtor and the holder of an Allowed
Claim ordinarily must use that allocation for federal income tax purposes. The
Joint Plan provides that consideration given in exchange for an Allowed Claim
will be allocated first to principal and then, to the extent that such
consideration exceeds the principal amount of
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such Claim, to accrued but unpaid interest. The LMUSA Plan contains a similar
provision. Reorganized LFC and Reorganized LMUSA intend to file their federal
income tax and information returns in accordance with the allocation provisions
contained in the Plans.
A holder of a Claim will be required to recognize ordinary income to the
extent the consideration received that is allocable to accrued interest exceeds
the amount of interest previously included in income, and will recognize a loss
to the extent that the amount of interest previously included in income exceeds
the consideration that is allocated to such interest. It is unclear whether such
a loss is capital or ordinary.
2. Creditors Not Receiving New LFC Common Stock or New LMUSA Common Stock
Under the Plans, creditors in LFC Class 1, LFC Class 2, LFC Class 4, LIS
Class 1, LIS Class 2, LIS Class 3, LAS Class 1, LAS Class 2, LAS Class 3, LMUSA
Class 1, LMUSA Class 2 and LMUSA Class 4 who hold Allowed Claims will not
receive any New LFC Common Stock or New LMUSA Common Stock in satisfaction of
such Claims. Instead, Allowed Claims in these Classes will be satisfied with
consideration described in the Plans and in "Chapter 11 Plans -- Treatment of
Claims and Interests" above.
The satisfaction of an Allowed Claim in one of the Classes listed in the
preceding paragraph with the consideration described in the Plans will be a
fully taxable exchange. A creditor holding such an Allowed Claim will recognize
ordinary interest income to the extent that the value of the consideration
received by such creditor is allocable to interest (including original issue
discount) accruing during such creditor's holding period but not previously
taken into income. Such creditor will recognize a loss to the extent that the
amount of such interest previously included in income by such creditor exceeds
the value of the consideration received that is attributable to such interest.
In addition, such creditor will recognize gain or loss on the exchange equal to
the difference between the creditor's basis in the Allowed Claim (excluding any
portion of such basis attributable to interest accruing during such creditor's
holding period) and the amount of cash or property received that is not
allocable to interest accruing during such creditor's holding period. The
character of any recognized gain or loss will depend on the status of the
creditor, the nature of the Claim in such creditor's hands, and the
applicability of the market discount rules discussed above.
3. Creditors Receiving New LFC Common Stock or New LMUSA Common Stock
As described more fully in the Plans and in "Chapter 11 Plans -- Treatment
of Claims and Interests," a creditor in LFC Class 3 holding an Allowed Claim
will receive consideration consisting of New LFC Common Stock, cash and property
in satisfaction of such Claim, and a creditor in LMUSA Class 3 holding an
Allowed Claim will receive consideration consisting of New LMUSA Common Stock,
cash and property in satisfaction of such Claim. The federal income tax
consequences of the Plans to creditors in these classes are described below.
a. Non-Securityholders. The satisfaction of an Allowed Claim not based
on an instrument that is a "security" for federal income tax purposes will be a
fully taxable exchange, with the same tax consequences as are described in
"Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Plans -- Tax Consequences to Creditors
- -- Creditors Not Receiving New LFC Common Stock or New LMUSA Common Stock." Any
creditor holding such an Allowed Claim and receiving distributions of New LFC
Common Stock or New LMUSA Common Stock subsequent to the Effective Date in
satisfaction of such creditor's Allowed Claim may be subject to installment sale
tax treatment (which could result in a deferral of loss recognition), and should
consult such creditor's tax advisor regarding the proper tax treatment of such
distributions and whether to elect out of installment sale treatment.
b. LFC Securityholders. Pursuant to the Joint Plan, creditors in LFC
Class 3 holding Allowed Claims based on the LFC Senior Convertible Notes or any
other securities of LFC ("LFC Securityholders") will exchange their Allowed
Claims for New LFC Common Stock, cash, and property. LFC believes that
satisfaction of the Allowed Claims of LFC Securityholders with New LFC Common
Stock will constitute a "recapitalization" under Section 368(a)(1)(E) of the Tax
Code. If this belief is correct, then LFC Securityholders will not recognize
income or loss upon the satisfaction of the Claims held by them except as stated
in the following paragraph.
An LFC Securityholder will recognize ordinary income to the extent that the
value of the consideration received that is attributable to interest accruing
during the LFC Securityholder's holding period exceeds the amount of such
interest
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previously taken into income by the LFC Securityholder. An LFC Securityholder
will have a loss to the extent that the amount of such interest previously
included in income by the LFC Securityholder exceeds the value of the
consideration received that is attributable to such interest.
An LFC Securityholder will recognize gain, if any, to the extent of the cash
and the value of the property received (excluding any portion thereof treated as
received in satisfaction of a Claim for interest accruing during such LFC
Securityholder's holding period). The measure of gain potentially subject to
recognition will be the excess of the value of all consideration received by
such LFC Securityholder (except to the extent attributable to interest accruing
during such LFC Securityholder's holding period) over such LFC Securityholder's
basis in such security (except to the extent attributable to interest accruing
during such Securityholder's holding period).
New LFC Common Stock received by an LFC Securityholder in satisfaction of
interest accruing during the LFC Securityholder's holding period generally will
have a basis equal to the fair market value of such Stock at the time of its
distribution. The basis of the remainder of the New LFC Common Stock received by
an LFC Securityholder generally will equal the basis of the security in
question, excluding any portion of such basis that is attributable to interest
accruing during the LFC Securityholder's holding period, minus the fair market
value of any other property received (other than with respect to interest
accruing during such LFC Securityholder's holding period), plus the amount of
any gain recognized. The basis of any other property received in the exchange
will be equal to its fair market value.
Where an LFC Securityholder receives New LFC Common Stock, gain on a
subsequent disposition of such New LFC Common Stock will be ordinary income to
the extent of (i) any accrued market discount on the security at the time of the
exchange by such Securityholder under the Joint Plan for New LFC Common Stock
that is not recognized at the time of such exchange, and (ii) the aggregate
deductions allowed to such LFC Securityholder for worthlessness or partial
worthlessness of such security and as ordinary loss on the exchange of such
security for New LFC Common Stock.
c. LMUSA Securityholders Receiving New LMUSA Common Stock. Pursuant to
the LMUSA Plan, Creditors in LMUSA Class 3 holding Allowed Claims based on the
LMUSA Senior Notes or any other securities of LMUSA ("LMUSA Securityholders")
will exchange their Allowed Claims for New LMUSA Common Stock, cash and
property. LMUSA believes that the satisfaction of the Allowed Claims of the
LMUSA Securityholders with New LMUSA Common Stock will constitute a
"recapitalization" under Section 368(a)(1)(E) of the Tax Code. If this belief is
correct, then the tax treatment of LMUSA Securityholders will correspond to the
tax treatment of LFC Securityholders described in "Federal Income Tax
Consequences of the Plans -- Tax Consequences to Creditors -- Creditors
Receiving New LFC Common Stock or New LMUSA Common Stock -- LFC
Securityholders."
4. Non-Reorganization Assets of LFC, LIS and LMUSA
a. Non-Reorganization Assets of LFC and LIS. The Joint Plan provides
that the Non-Reorganization Assets of LFC, including the right to receive any
proceeds attributable to causes of action that will be prosecuted or settled by
the LFC Litigation Trustee, will be held in trust (the "LFC Creditors' Trust")
by LFC for creditors in LFC Class 3 holding Allowed Claims. The Joint Plan
provides that LFC's Non-Reorganization Assets will be valued consistently by
Reorganized LFC and by LFC Class 3 creditors, and also requires that these
valuations be used by Reorganized LFC and these creditors for purposes of filing
any federal income tax and information returns. The LFC Creditor's Trust will
terminate on the fifth anniversary of the Effective Date, unless the term of
such Trust is extended for a finite period of time and the Bankruptcy Court
enters an order approving the extension within six months of the beginning of
the extended term. LFC intends to treat the LFC Creditors' Trust as a grantor
trust of which the creditors in LFC Class 3 are the grantors and owners. As
described below, however, the proper treatment of arrangements such as the LFC
Creditors' Trust for federal income tax purposes is uncertain, and it is
possible that all or a portion of such Trust could be treated as a separate
taxable entity. To the extent that the LFC Creditors' Trust is respected as a
grantor trust, creditors in LFC Class 3 holding Allowed Claims will be deemed
for federal income tax purposes to have received on the Effective Date a
distribution from LFC of its Non-Reorganization Assets, and immediately
thereafter to have contributed those assets to the LFC Creditors' Trust. In
addition, to the extent that the LFC Creditors' Trust is respected as a grantor
trust, such creditors will be subject to tax on their pro rata share of the
taxable income of such Trust, but the LFC Creditors' Trust will not be subject
to Federal income tax.
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Assuming that LFC will be deemed to have distributed the Non-Reorganization
Assets either to the creditors in LFC Class 3 or (to the extent it is treated as
a separate taxable entity) to the LFC Creditors' Trust, LFC will recognize gain
or loss on such distribution equal to the difference between LFC's basis in each
such asset and the asset's fair market value. Any gain recognized by LFC on a
deemed distribution of its Non-Reorganization Assets to its creditors or to the
LFC Creditors' Trust will reduce the amount of NOLs available for use after the
Effective Date by Reorganized LFC.
The Joint Plan provides that the Non-Reorganization Assets of LIS will be
held in trust (the "LIS Creditors' Trust") by LIS for creditors in LIS Class 3
holding Allowed Claims. The terms of the LIS Creditors' Trust correspond to
those of the LFC Creditors' Trust, and it is expected that the LIS Creditors'
Trust will be treated in the same manner for federal income tax purposes as will
the LFC Creditors' Trust.
b. Non-Reorganization Assets of LMUSA. The LMUSA Plan provides that the
Non-Reorganization Assets of LMUSA, including the right to receive any proceeds
attributable to causes of action that will be prosecuted by the LMUSA Litigation
Trustee, will be held in trust (the "LMUSA Creditors' Trust") by LMUSA for
creditors in LMUSA Class 3 holding Allowed Claims. The LMUSA Plan provides that
LMUSA's Non-Reorganization Assets will be valued consistently by Reorganized
LMUSA and by LMUSA Class 3 creditors, and also requires that these valuations be
used by Reorganized LMUSA and these creditors for purposes of filing any federal
income tax and information returns. The LMUSA Creditors' Trust will terminate on
the fifth anniversary of the Effective Date, unless the term of such Trust is
extended for a finite period of time and the Bankruptcy Court enters an order
approving the extension within six months of the beginning of the extended term.
LMUSA intends to treat the LMUSA Creditors' Trust as a grantor trust of which
the LMUSA Class 3 creditors are the grantors and owners. As described below,
however, the proper treatment of arrangements such as the LMUSA Creditors' Trust
for federal income tax purposes is uncertain, and it is possible that all or a
portion of such Trust could be treated as a separate taxable entity. To the
extent that the LMUSA Creditors' Trust is respected as a grantor trust,
creditors in LMUSA Class 3 holding Allowed Claims will be deemed for federal
income tax purposes to have received a distribution from LMUSA of its
Non-Reorganization Assets on the Effective Date, and immediately thereafter to
have contributed those assets to the LMUSA Creditors' Trust. In addition, to the
extent that the LMUSA Creditors' Trust is respected as a grantor trust, such
creditors will be subject to tax on their pro rata share of the taxable income
of such Trust, but the LMUSA Creditors' Trust will not be subject to Federal
income tax.
Assuming that LMUSA will be deemed to have distributed the
Non-Reorganization Assets either to the creditors in LMUSA Class 3 or (to the
extent it is treated as a separate taxable entity) to the LMUSA Creditors'
Trust, LMUSA will recognize gain or loss on such distribution equal to the
difference between LMUSA's basis in each such asset and the asset's fair market
value. Any gain recognized by LMUSA on a deemed distribution of its
Non-Reorganization Assets to its creditors or to the LMUSA Creditors' Trust will
reduce the amount of NOLs available for use after the Effective Date by
Reorganized LMUSA.
c. Uncertainty Associated with Taxation of the LFC Creditors' Trust,
the LIS Creditors' Trust and the LMUSA Creditors' Trust. The proper federal
income tax treatment of arrangements whereby assets of a corporation in
bankruptcy are held for the benefit of the corporation's creditors, such as the
LFC Creditors' Trust, the LIS Creditors' Trust and the LMUSA Creditors' Trust
(together, the "Creditors' Trusts"), is uncertain, particularly where a portion
of the assets of the trust must be retained in reserve for disputed claims. The
Tax Code generally requires, however, that income attributable to any such
arrangement be subject to current tax. No rulings have been sought on the issue
of the proper classification of the Creditors' Trusts as grantor trusts, and it
is possible that such Trusts, or portions thereof, will be treated as separate
taxable entities, as complex trusts or otherwise. Any portion of the LFC
Creditors' Trust, the LIS Creditors' Trust or the LMUSA Creditors' Trust that is
treated as a separate taxable entity will bear federal income taxes at a rate
that may exceed the rate of tax that would be payable if the creditors bore the
tax directly, and the payment of such taxes may reduce the amount otherwise
available for distribution to creditors. The tax attributes of LFC or LMUSA will
not be available to shelter the income of any such separate taxable entity. It
is possible that all or a portion of the LFC Creditors' Trust, the LIS
Creditors' Trust or the LMUSA Creditors' Trust may be taxed as a complex trust.
To the extent that all or any portion of the LFC Creditors' Trust, the LIS
Creditors' Trust or the LMUSA Creditors' Trust is treated as a complex trust,
income earned with respect to the assets of such Trust would generally be taxed
to the trust at a maximum rate of 39.6% for federal income tax purposes. A
complex trust is generally entitled to deduct distributions by it to its
beneficiaries to the extent of the trust's distributable net income ("DNI") for
the taxable year. Distributions of DNI to creditor beneficiaries of a complex
trust generally would be taxable to them, as would distributions of income
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accumulated in years prior to the year of distribution. Creditor beneficiaries
may be entitled to claim a credit for taxes previously paid by the complex trust
in certain circumstances. In addition, it is possible that all or a portion of
the LFC Creditors' Trust, the LIS Creditors' Trust or the LMUSA Creditors' Trust
will be taxed as a "qualified settlement fund" within the meaning of the
regulations under Tax Code Section 468B. To the extent that all or any portion
of the LFC Creditors' Trust, the LIS Creditors' trust or the LMUSA Creditors'
Trust is treated as a qualified settlement fund, income earned with respect to
the assets of such Trust would generally be taxed to the trust at a rate of
39.6% for federal income tax purposes. A qualified settlement fund is not
entitled to deductions with respect to distributions by it to its beneficiaries.
Amounts received from a qualified settlement fund are generally taxed in the
same manner as if the amounts were received directly from the transferor to the
fund in satisfaction of the underlying claim. Although the qualified settlement
fund rules are not by their terms applicable to trusts established for the
benefit of creditors in a bankruptcy case, it is conceivable that similar rules
could be applied as an alternative method of ensuring current taxation of all of
the income of such a trust without the administrative burdens associated with a
complex trust. The overall federal income tax burden associated with such a
method, however, may exceed the federal income taxes that would be paid with
respect to an arrangement properly taxed as a complex trust and thereby reduce
amounts otherwise available for distribution to creditors.
5. Intercompany Claims Reserve
The structure of the Intercompany Claims Reserve will be determined in the
manner described in "Intercompany Claims -- Description of Provisions of the
Plans." Depending on the way in which the Intercompany Claims Reserve is
structured, such Reserve, or a portion thereof, may be treated as a separate
taxable entity, a complex trust or otherwise for federal income tax purposes.
Any portion of the Intercompany Claims Reserve which is treated as a separate
taxable entity will bear federal income taxes at a rate that may exceed the rate
of tax that would be payable if the creditors bore the tax directly, and the
payment of such taxes may reduce the amount otherwise available for distribution
to creditors.
C. TAX CONSEQUENCES TO LFC STOCKHOLDERS
Holders of stock of LFC generally will recognize a loss on the Effective
Date equal to their adjusted basis in such stock. Such loss will be a capital
loss if the stock was a capital asset in the hands of the holder. Such holders
should consult their tax advisors as to whether they may be entitled to a
worthless securities deduction under Section 165(g) of the Tax Code in an
earlier taxable year.
D. BACKUP WITHHOLDING
Under current federal income tax law, a 31% backup withholding tax is
applied to certain dividend, interest, original issue discount, and principal
payments made to certain persons if such persons fail to supply taxpayer
identification numbers and other information. Holders of Allowed Claims and
Interests may be required to fill out a Form W-8 or a Form W-9 in order to
ensure that distributions received pursuant to the Plans are not subject to
backup withholding.
E. IMPORTANCE OF OBTAINING PROFESSIONAL TAX ASSISTANCE
The foregoing is intended to be a summary of the more important federal
income tax consequences of the Plans. The federal, state and local tax
consequences of the Plans are complex and, in some cases, uncertain. Such
consequences may also vary based upon the individual circumstances of each
holder of a Claim or Interest. In particular, different rules than those set out
in this Section may apply in the case of foreign holders. Each holder of a Claim
or Interest is strongly urged to consult with such holder's tax advisor
regarding the federal, state, local and foreign tax (if any) consequences of the
Plans.
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XIV. VOTING ON AND CONFIRMATION OF THE PLANS
In order to confirm each of the Joint Plan and the LMUSA Plan, the Code
requires that the Bankruptcy Court make a series of determinations concerning
each Plan, including that (a) each Plan has classified Claims and Interests in a
permissible manner, (b) each Plan complies with the technical requirements of
Chapter 11 of the Code, (c) the relevant Debtors have proposed each Plan in good
faith and (d) the relevant Debtors' disclosures as required by Chapter 11 of the
Code have been adequate and have included information concerning all payments
made or promised by the Debtors in connection with each Plan. The Debtors
believe that all of these requirements will have been met by the dates set for
hearings on Confirmation of each Plan and will seek rulings of the Bankruptcy
Court to such effect at those hearings.
The Code also requires: (a) that each Plan has been accepted by the
requisite votes of creditors and stockholders (except to the extent that
"cram-down" is available under Section 1129(b) of the Code, as described at
"Confirmation Without Acceptance By All Impaired Classes" below); (b) that each
Plan is feasible (that is, that Confirmation is not likely to be followed by the
liquidation or the need for further financial reorganization of the relevant
Debtor or any successor, unless such liquidation or reorganization is proposed
in the Plan); and (c) that each Plan is in the "best interests" of all impaired
creditors and equity security holders (that is, that creditors and equity
security holders will receive pursuant to such Plan value at least equal to the
value they would receive in a Chapter 7 liquidation). To confirm either of the
Plans, the Bankruptcy Court must find that all of these requirements are met.
Thus, even if the creditors and equity security-holders of the Debtors accept
each of the Plans by the requisite votes, the Bankruptcy Court must make
independent findings respecting such Plan's feasibility and whether it is in the
best interests of the Debtors' creditors and equity security holders before it
may confirm such Plan. These statutory conditions to Confirmation are discussed
below.
A. CLASSIFICATION OF CLAIMS AND INTERESTS
The Code requires that a Chapter 11 plan place each creditor's Claim and
each equity security holder's Interest in a class with other Claims and
Interests that are "substantially similar." For the rationale for the
classification of Claims and Interests used in the Plan see "Chapter 11 Plans --
Classification of Claims and Interests." The Debtors believe that each of the
Plans meets the classification requirements of the Code.
B. VOTING
1. Impaired Classes
As a condition to Confirmation, the Code requires that each impaired Class
of Claims accept the relevant Plan. A Class is "impaired" if the legal,
equitable or contractual right attaching to the Claims of that Class are
modified, other than by curing defaults and reinstating maturity. LFC Class 1,
2, 3, 4 and 5 Claims, LFC Class 6 Interests, LIS Class 1, 2, 3 and 4 Claims, LIS
Class 5 Interests and LAS Class 1, 2, 3 and 4 Claims are impaired under the
Joint Plan. LMUSA Class 1A, 1B, 2, 3, 4 and 5 Claims and LMUSA Class 6 Interests
are impaired under the LMUSA Plan. The Code defines acceptance of a plan by an
impaired class of Claims as acceptance by holders of at least two-thirds in
dollar amount and more than one-half in number of Claims allowed for voting
purposes of that class, but for that purpose counts only those who actually vote
to accept or to reject the plan. Holders of Claims who fail to vote are not
counted as either accepting or rejecting the plan. Each holder of a security
issued under an indenture is entitled to vote with respect to such security; the
Indenture Trustees cannot vote on the Plan on behalf of such holders. The
holders of LFC Class 6 Interests and LMUSA Class 6 Interests are deemed to have
rejected the relevant Plan.
Some Claims are contingent in nature and unliquidated in amount at this
time. Accordingly, for purposes of determining whether the holders of such
Claims have accepted or rejected the relevant Plan, the Debtors expect to seek,
in connection with the hearing on Confirmation of each Plan, a ruling of the
Bankruptcy Court determining either (a) that holders of such Claims are not
entitled to vote in connection with acceptance or rejection of the relevant Plan
or (b) that even if every holder of such a Claim had voted against the relevant
Plan, taking into account the number and amount of such Claims (as estimated by
the Bankruptcy Court) and the other votes cast, the Class in which such Claims
are entitled to vote would have accepted such Plan.
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2. Classes That Are Not Impaired
Classes of Claims that are not "impaired" under each Plan are deemed to have
accepted such Plan. Administrative Claims, Priority Tax Claims, LFC Class A
Claims, LIS Class A Claims, LAS Class A Claims and LAS Class 5 Interests are not
impaired under the Joint Plan. Administrative Claims, Priority Tax Claims and
LMUSA Class A Claims are not impaired under the LMUSA Plan.
C. BEST INTERESTS OF CREDITORS
Notwithstanding acceptance of both Plans, as provided for in the Code, by
creditors and equity security holders of each Class, in order to confirm each
Plan, the Bankruptcy Court must independently determine that such Plan is in the
best interests of all Classes of creditors and equity security holders impaired
by such Plan. The "best interests" test requires that the Bankruptcy Court find
that the relevant Plan provides to each member of each impaired Class of Claims
and Interests a recovery that has a value at least equal to the value of the
distribution that each such person would receive if the Debtors were liquidated
under Chapter 7 of the Code.
To estimate the amount members of each impaired Class of unsecured creditors
and equity security holders would receive if the Debtors were liquidated, the
Bankruptcy Court must first determine the aggregate amount of cash that would be
generated from the Debtors' assets if the Chapter 11 cases were converted to
Chapter 7 cases under the Code and the assets were liquidated by a trustee in
bankruptcy (the "Liquidation Value" of such assets). The Liquidation Value would
consist of the net proceeds from the disposition of the assets of the Debtors,
augmented by the cash held by the Debtors.
The Liquidation Value available to general creditors would be reduced by (a)
the Claims of secured creditors to the extent of the value of their collateral
and (b) by the costs and expenses of the liquidation, as well as other
administrative expenses of the Debtors' estates. The Debtors' costs of
liquidation under Chapter 7 would include: (a) the compensation of a trustee or
trustees, as well as counsel and other professionals retained by the trustee;
(b) disposition expenses; (c) all unpaid expenses incurred by the Debtors during
their Chapter 11 reorganization proceedings (such as compensation for attorneys,
financial advisors and accountants) are allowed in the Chapter 7 proceedings;
(d) litigation costs; and (e) Claims arising from the operation of the Debtors
during the pendency of the Chapter 11 reorganization and Chapter 7 liquidation
proceedings. These Priority Claims would be paid in full out of the liquidation
proceeds before the balance would be made available to pay general Claims or to
make any distribution in respect of equity interests.
Once the percentage recoveries in liquidation of secured creditors, priority
claimants, general creditors and equity security holders are ascertained, the
value of the distributions available for each Class of Claims or Interests from
the Liquidation Value is compared with the value of the property offered to such
Class under the relevant Plan to determine if such Plan is in the best interests
of each such Class.
Annexed as Exhibit III is the Liquidation Analysis of the Debtors' assets.
The estimates of liquidation values of the operating businesses and applicable
discounts set forth in the Liquidation Analysis are based primarily on valuation
analyses prepared by the Debtors. Reference is made to the Liquidation Analysis
for a description of the procedures followed, the factors considered and the
assumptions and qualifications made by the Debtors in connection with their
valuations.
In the absence of a contrary determination by the Bankruptcy Court, all
pre-Chapter 11 Unsecured Claims which have the same rights upon liquidation
would be treated as one Class for purposes of determining the potential
distribution of the liquidation proceeds resulting from the Company's Chapter 7
case. The distributions from the liquidation proceeds would be calculated
ratably according to the amount of the Claim held by each creditor. The Debtors
believe that, after considering the foregoing, the result in a case under
Chapter 7 of the Code would be that (a) the holders of Claims in LFC Classes 1,
2, 3, 4 and 5, LIS Classes 1, 2, 3 and 4 and LAS Classes 1, 2, 3 and 4 would
receive less than they would receive under the Joint Plan, (b) the holders of
Claims in LMUSA Classes 1A, 1B, 2, 3, 4 and 5 would receive less than they would
receive under the Joint Plan and (c) the holders of Interests in LFC Class 6 and
LMUSA Class 6 would receive no distributions of property as would occur under
their respective Plans.
Due to the numerous uncertainties and time delays associated with
liquidation, it is not possible to predict the outcome of liquidation of the
Debtors or the timing of any distribution to creditors. The Debtors have,
however, concluded
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that a complete liquidation of the Debtors would, as demonstrated in the
Liquidation Analysis, result in a lesser distribution to creditors than that
provided for in the Plans and no distribution to LFC's and LMUSA's equity
security holders.
D. FEASIBILITY OF THE PLANS
LFC believes that Reorganized LFC will be able to perform its obligations
under the Joint Plan and continue to operate its business without further
financial reorganization or liquidation. Similarly, LMUSA believes that the
Reorganized LMUSA will be able to perform its obligations under the LMUSA Plan
and continue to operate its business without further financial reorganization or
liquidation. The feasibility of each Plan is demonstrated by the projected
financial statements for the fiscal years 1997, 1998 and 1999 set forth in
Exhibit IV. Such projected financial statements represent the best estimate of
the management of LFC and the management of LMUSA as to the items set forth
therein. They are believed by management to be based upon assumptions which,
when considered on an overall basis for the projection period, are reasonable.
Furthermore, using assumptions that management believes are reasonable and
extrapolating the financial projections set forth in Exhibit IV hereto, the
Debtors believe the Plans to be feasible beyond fiscal year 1999 into the
foreseeable future.
E. CONFIRMATION WITHOUT ACCEPTANCE BY ALL IMPAIRED CLASSES
The Code contains provisions for confirmation of a plan even if the plan is
not accepted by all impaired classes, as long as at least one impaired Class of
Claims has accepted it. These "cram-down" provisions of the Code are set forth
in Section 1129(b) of the Code.
A plan may be confirmed under the cram-down provisions if, in addition to
satisfying the other requirements of Section 1129 of the Code, the plan (a)
"does not discriminate unfairly" and (b) is "fair and equitable" with respect to
each class of claims or interests that is impaired under, and has not accepted,
the plan. As used by the Code, the phrases "discriminate unfairly" and "fair and
equitable" have narrow and specific meanings unique to bankruptcy law.
The requirement that each Plan not "discriminate unfairly" means that a
dissenting Class must be treated equally with respect to other Classes of the
same rank. The Debtors believe that each Plan does not "discriminate unfairly"
with respect to any Class of Claims or Interests because no Class is afforded
treatment which is disproportionate to the treatment afforded other Classes of
equal rank.
The "fair and equitable" standard, also known as the "absolute priority
rule," requires that a dissenting Class receive full compensation for its
allowed Claims or Interests before any junior Class receives any distribution.
Each Plan may not be confirmed in the event that any impaired Class of Claims
votes to reject such Plan. In the event that any impaired Class of Interests
votes to reject the Joint Plan or the LMUSA Plan, as the case may be, the
relevant Plan may be confirmed under Section 1129(b) of the Code if holders of
Interests junior to those of the rejecting Class do not receive any
consideration under such Plan.
F. ALTERNATIVES TO THE PLANS
The Debtors believe that each Plan provides the respective creditors with
the greatest possible value that could be realized on their respective Claims.
The alternatives to Confirmation of each Plan are (a) confirmation of an
alternative Chapter 11 plan or plans submitted by the Debtors or by another
party in interest or (b) liquidation of the relevant Debtor or Debtors under
Chapter 7 of the Code. Since the Petition Date, the Debtors have been engaged in
extensive negotiations with numerous parties having interests in the Chapter 11
reorganization proceedings. Based on such negotiations, the Debtors believe that
each Plan is responsive to the concerns raised by these parties and the LMUSA
Creditors' Committee has agreed to be a co-proponent of the LMUSA Plan.
Under Section 1121 of the Code, a debtor has the exclusive right to file a
Chapter 11 plan during the first 120 days after the commencement of its Chapter
11 case and to obtain acceptances thereof during the period of sixty days
thereafter. On February 20, 1996, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order
extending the Debtors' exclusive right to file any Chapter 11 plan until April
8, 1996 and their exclusive right to obtain acceptances of such plans for a
period through and including June 7, 1996. On April 25, 1996, the Bankruptcy
Court entered an order requiring that the Debtors not file this Disclosure
Statement before May 13, 1996. Plans cannot be accepted within this period and
the Debtors propose to seek an extension
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of the periods during which they have the exclusive right to solicit acceptances
of the Plans. If the Joint Plan or the LMUSA Plan is not accepted and the period
is not extended further, other parties in interest may have an opportunity to
file one or more Chapter 11 plans in place of such Plan. A plan filed by other
parties in interest could be confirmed even though not accepted by every
impaired class as long as it meets the Code's "cram-down" standards (described
above in "Confirmation Without Acceptance by All Impaired Classes"). The Debtors
believe that any such plan filed by other parties in interest could only be
confirmed by "cram-down," which would in turn be likely to engender costly and
time-consuming litigation and result in a diminution of the value of the assets
of the Debtors' estates.
Alternatively, a liquidation of the Debtors could be carried out, with the
results described above under "Best Interests of Creditors." For the reasons
described above, the Debtors believe that the distribution to each impaired
Class of creditors under each of the Plans will be greater and earlier than
distributions which might be received after liquidation of the Debtors.
The Debtors believe that Confirmation of each of the Plans is preferable to
the alternatives described above because each Plan provides for an equitable,
early distribution to all Classes of the Debtors' creditors and preserves value
for creditors; any alternative to Confirmation of each Plan would result in
significant delays in and probable diminution of recoveries.
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XV. CONCLUSION
This Disclosure Statement was approved by the Bankruptcy Court after notice
and a hearing. The Bankruptcy Court has determined that this Disclosure
Statement is adequate and contains information sufficient for holders of Claims
to make an informed judgment about the Joint Plan. However, such approval does
not mean that the Bankruptcy Court recommends either acceptance or rejection of
the Joint Plan.
Dated: June __, 1996
LOMAS FINANCIAL CORPORATION
By:________________________________________
Title: Chief Executive Officer of
Lomas Financial Corporation
LOMAS INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC.
By:________________________________________
Title: Chief Executive Officer of
Lomas Information Systems, Inc.
LOMAS ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, INC.
By:________________________________________
Title: Chief Executive Officer of
Lomas Administrative Services, Inc.
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INDEX OF DEFINED TERMS
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5% ENTITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
ACCUMULATORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
AGENCIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
ALLEN PROPERTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
ALLOWED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article 1
AMT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
AMTI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
BANK ONE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
BANKERS TRUST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
BANKRUPTCY COURT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
BANKRUPTCY EXCEPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
BAR DATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
BEAUMEADE PROPERTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
CAMPUS PURCHASER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
CAPSTEAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
CLAIM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article 1
CLASS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article 1
CLOSING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article 1
CLOSING DATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
C.O.D. INCOME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
CODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
COHANE RAFFERTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
COMPANY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
COMPENSATION PLANS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
CONFIRMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article 1
CONFIRMATION DATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article 1
CONFIRMATION HEARING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
CONFIRMATION HEARING NOTICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
CONVENIENCE UNSECURED CLAIMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article 1
CONSECO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
CONTROL PERSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
CPI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
CREDITORS' COMMITTEES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
CREDITORS' TRUSTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
D & O CLAIMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
DATAPLEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
DEBTORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
DISPUTED REAL ESTATE ASSETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
DISTRIBUTABLE CASH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
DISTRIBUTION DATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
DISTRIBUTORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
DLJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
DNI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
EFFECTIVE DATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
ELLIOTT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
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ESTATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article 1
EXCHANGE ACT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
FEBRUARY 16 ORDER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
FHLMC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
FIRST AMERICAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
FIRST NATIONWIDE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
FIRST NATIONWIDE HOLDINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
FIRST NATIONWIDE WAREHOUSE FACILITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
FNMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
GEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
GNMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
GNMA AGREEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
GNMA SALE PURCHASED ASSETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
GNMA SERVICING SALE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
GNMA SUCCESS BONUSES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
INDENTURE TRUSTEE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
INTELLIFILE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
INTERCOMPANY CLAIMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article 1
INTERCOMPANY CLAIMS AGENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article 1
INTERCOMPANY CLAIMS RESERVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article 1
INTERESTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article 1
INVESCO I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
INVESCO II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
INVESTOR GROUP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
IRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
JOINT CREDITORS' COMMITTEE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
JOINT DEBTORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
JOINT PLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
KPMG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
LAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
LAS CLASS 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
LAS CLASS 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
LAS CLASS 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
LAS CLASS 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
LAS CLASS 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
LEHMAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
LFC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
LFC CLASS A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
LFC CLASS 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
LFC CLASS 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
LFC CLASS 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
LFC CLASS 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
LFC CLASS 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
LFC CLASS 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
LFC COMMITTEE MOTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
LFC CREDITORS' COMMITTEE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
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LFC CREDITORS' TRUST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
LFC DISTRIBUTABLE CASH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
LFC GROUP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
LFC GROUP TAX BENEFITS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
LFC INVESTORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
LFC LITIGATION TRUST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article 1
LFC LITIGATION TRUSTEE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article 1
LFC SECURITYHOLDERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
LFC SENIOR CONVERTIBLE NOTES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
LIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
LIQUIDATION ANALYSIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
LIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
LIS CLASS 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
LIS CLASS 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
LIS CLASS 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
LIS CLASS 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
LIS CLASS 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
LIS CREDITORS' TRUST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
LITIGATION TRUSTEE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
LITIGATION TRUSTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
LLG LANDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
LMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
LMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
LMUSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
LMUSA 1997 SENIOR NOTES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
LMUSA CLASS A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
LMUSA CLASS 1A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
LMUSA CLASS 1B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
LMUSA CLASS 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
LMUSA CLASS 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
LMUSA CLASS 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
LMUSA CLASS 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
LMUSA CLASS 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
LMUSA CREDITORS' COMMITTEE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
LMUSA CREDITORS' TRUST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
LMUSA DISTRIBUTABLE CASH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
LMUSA GROUP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
LMUSA GROUP TAX BENEFITS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
LMUSA INVESTORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
LMUSA LITIGATION TRUST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article 1
LMUSA LITIGATION TRUSTEE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article 1
LMUSA PLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
LMUSA SECURITYHOLDERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
LMUSA SENIOR NOTES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
LOMAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
LOMAS CAMPUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
LOMAS FIELD SERVICES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
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LOMAS GROUP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
LOMAS INSURANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
LOMAS MORTGAGE SERVICES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
MASTER SERVICING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
MONTHLY DISTRIBUTION DATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
MSP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
NET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
NEW COMMON STOCK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
NEW LFC COMMON STOCK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
NEW LMUSA COMMON STOCK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
NOLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
NON-REORGANIZATION ASSETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
OPPENHEIMER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
PBGC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
P&I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
PETITION DATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
PENSION ENHANCEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
PENSION PLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
PLANS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
PRICE WATERHOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
PRICE WATERHOUSE REPORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
PRIMARY SERVICING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
PRIORITY NON-TAX CLAIM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
PRIORITY TAX CLAIMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
PROPOSED SECTION 363 SALE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
PRUDENTIAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
PUBLIC DEBT SECURITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
QUALIFIED CREDITORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
QUALIFIED SETTLEMENT FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
RECAPITALIZATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
REORGANIZED DEBTOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article 1
REORGANIZED LFC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article 1
REORGANIZED LMUSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article 1
RESIDENTIAL SERVICES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
RETENTION PLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
RIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
RIS AGREEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
SALOMON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
SEC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
SECTION 363 AGREEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
SECTION 363 SALE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
SECTION 382 LIMITATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
SECTION 382 REGULATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
SECURED CLAIM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article 1
SECURITIES ACT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
SENIOR MANAGEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
SERVICING RIGHTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
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SEVERANCE PLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
STL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
STN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
SUBSERVICING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
SYNDICATORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
TAX CODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
TCB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
TRADE CLAIMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
TRANSITION PERIOD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
TRAVELERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
TRAVELERS LIEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
TREEMONT DENVER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
TREEMONT TEXAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
TRIAD VENTURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
TYCHER PROPERTIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
UNSECURED CLAIM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article 1
U.S. TRUSTEE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
VISTA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
VOTING CLASSES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
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EXHIBIT I
TO DISCLOSURE
STATEMENT
IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
In re: ) Chapter 11
)
LOMAS FINANCIAL CORPORATION, ) Case Nos. 95-1235, 1237 and
LOMAS INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC. ) 1238 (PJW)
and LOMAS ADMINISTRATIVE )
SERVICES, INC., ) Jointly Administered
Debtors. )
FIRST AMENDED JOINT CHAPTER 11 PLAN
OF LOMAS FINANCIAL CORPORATION,
LOMAS INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC. AND
LOMAS ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, INC.
YOUNG, CONAWAY, STARGATT & TAYLOR
James L. Patton, Jr. (No. 2202)
Robert S. Brady (No. 2847)
Brendan Linehan Shannon (No. 3136)
11th Floor, Rodney Square North
P.O. Box 391
Wilmington, Delaware 19899-0391
(302) 571-6600
- and -
DAVIS POLK & WARDWELL
Robert J. Levine
Laureen F. Bedell
Richard C. Potok
450 Lexington Avenue
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New York, New York 10017
(212) 450-4000
Co-Counsel to Debtors and Debtors-in-Possession
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1.1 Rules of Interpretation............................................... 1
1.2 Definitions........................................................... 1
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TREATMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMS
AND PRIORITY TAX CLAIMS; CLASSIFICATION AND TREATMENT
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2.2 Priority Tax Claims................................................... 10
2.3 Priority Non-Tax Claims............................................... 10
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CLASSIFICATION OF OTHER CLAIMS AND INTERESTS
3.1 General Rules of Classification....................................... 11
3.2 LFC Class 1 Claims.................................................... 11
3.3 LFC Class 2 Claims.................................................... 11
3.4 LFC Class 3 Claims.................................................... 11
3.5 LFC Class 4 Claims.................................................... 11
3.6 LFC Class 5 Claims.................................................... 11
3.7 LFC Class 6 Interests................................................. 11
3.8 LIS Class 1 Claims.................................................... 11
3.9 LIS Class 2 Claims.................................................... 11
3.10 LIS Class 3 Claims.................................................... 11
3.11 LIS Class 4 Claims.................................................... 12
3.12 LIS Class 5 Interests................................................. 12
3.13 LAS Class 1 Claims.................................................... 12
3.14 LAS Class 2 Claims.................................................... 12
3.15 LAS Class 3 Claims.................................................... 12
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3.16 LAS Class 4 Claims.................................................... 12
3.17 LAS Class 5 Interests................................................. 12
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TREATMENT OF CLAIMS AND INTERESTS
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4.1 LFC Class 1 (Secured Claims).......................................... 12
4.2 LFC Class 2 (D & O Claims)............................................ 12
4.3 LFC Class 3 (Unsecured Claims)........................................ 12
4.4 LFC Class 4 (Convenience Unsecured Claims)............................ 13
4.5 LFC Class 5 (Intercompany Claims)..................................... 13
4.6 LFC Class 6 (LFC Interests)........................................... 13
4.7 LIS Class 1 (Secured Claims).......................................... 13
4.8 LIS Class 2 (D & O Claims)............................................ 13
4.9 LIS Class 3 (Unsecured Claims)........................................ 13
4.10 LIS Class 4 (Intercompany Claims)..................................... 13
4.11 LIS Class 5 (LIS Interests)........................................... 13
4.12 LAS Class 1 (Secured Claims).......................................... 13
4.13 LAS Class 2 (D & O Claims)............................................ 13
4.14 LAS Class 3 (Unsecured Claims)........................................ 14
4.15 LAS Class 4 (Intercompany Claims)..................................... 14
4.16 LAS Class 5 (LAS Interests)........................................... 14
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5.2 Classes Not Entitled to Vote.......................................... 14
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CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CONFIRMATION
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6.1 Conditions to Confirmation............................................ 15
6.2 Waiver of Conditions.................................................. 15
6.3 Conditions to First Distribution...................................... 15
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MEANS OF IMPLEMENTING THE PLAN
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7.1 Change of Names....................................................... 16
7.2 Amended and Restated Certificates of Incorporation.................... 16
7.3 Corporate Action...................................................... 16
7.4 Effectiveness of Securities, Instruments and Agreements............... 17
7.5 Distributions Pursuant to the Plan.................................... 17
7.6 Distribution of Fractional Shares of New LFC Common Stock............. 18
7.7 Transfer By the Debtors of Certain Property to the Intercompany
Claims Reserve........................................................ 18
7.8 Actions by the Intercompany Claims Agent.............................. 19
7.9 Management of the Reorganized Debtors................................. 19
7.10 Liquidation of Non-Reorganization Assets.............................. 19
7.11 Cash Distributions.................................................... 19
7.12 Resolution of Disputed Claims......................................... 20
7.13 LFC Litigation Trust.................................................. 20
7.14 Setoff................................................................ 20
7.15 Surrender and Cancellation of Public Debt Securities.................. 20
7.16 Certain Assets to be Held in Trust.................................... 21
7.17 Allocation of Consideration Between Interest and Principal............ 22
7.18 NOL Reattribution Election............................................ 22
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TREATMENT OF EXECUTORY CONTRACTS
AND UNEXPIRED LEASES
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8.1 Assumption and Rejection of Executory Contracts and Unexpired
Leases................................................................ 22
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EFFECTS OF PLAN CONFIRMATION
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9.1 Discharge and Injunction.............................................. 23
9.2 Revesting............................................................. 23
9.3 Contributions to LFC Litigation Trust and Intercompany Claims
Reserve............................................................... 24
9.4 Cancellation and Release of Existing Securities, Agreements and
Liens................................................................. 24
9.5 Retiree Medical Benefits.............................................. 24
9.6 Retention of Jurisdiction............................................. 24
9.7 Failure of Bankruptcy Court to Exercise Jurisdiction.................. 25
9.8 Statutory Committee................................................... 25
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MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
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10.1 Payment of Statutory Fees............................................. 25
10.2 Procedure for Determining Certain Claims.............................. 25
10.3 Cramdown.............................................................. 26
10.4 Modification of The Plan.............................................. 26
10.5 Withdrawal of Plan.................................................... 26
10.6 Substantial Effective of Plan......................................... 26
10.7 Reservation of Rights................................................. 26
10.8 Section 1145 Exemption................................................ 27
10.9 Unclaimed Property.................................................... 27
10.10 Section 1146 Exemption................................................ 27
10.11 Record Date for Distribution.......................................... 27
10.12 Notices and Distributions............................................. 27
10.13 Saturday, Sunday or Legal Holiday..................................... 28
10.14 Time.................................................................. 28
10.15 Severability of Provisions............................................ 28
10.16 Binding Effect........................................................ 28
10.17 Governing Law......................................................... 28
10.18 Interpretation of Plan and Related Documents.......................... 28
10.19 Filing of Additional Documents........................................ 28
10.20 Further Assurances.................................................... 29
10.21 Withholding and Reporting Requirements................................ 30
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Exhibit A-1 Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of Reorganized
LFC
Exhibit A-2 Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation of Reorganized LIS
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Exhibit B Form of LFC Litigation Trust Agreement
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JOINT CHAPTER 11 PLAN
Lomas Financial Corporation, Lomas Information Systems, Inc. and Lomas
Administrative Services, Inc. hereby propose the following joint Chapter 11 Plan
pursuant to Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code.
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Rules of Interpretation. As used herein, the following terms have the
respective meanings specified below, and such meanings shall be equally
applicable to both the singular and plural, and masculine and feminine, forms of
the terms defined. The words "herein," "hereof," "hereto," "hereunder" and other
words of similar import refer to this Plan as a whole and not to any particular
section, subsection or clause contained herein. Captions and headings to
articles, sections, schedules and exhibits are inserted for convenience of
reference only and are not intended to be part of or to affect the
interpretation of this Plan. The rules of construction set forth in section 102
of the Bankruptcy Code shall apply.
1.2 Definitions. Any term used herein that is not defined herein but is
defined in the Bankruptcy Code shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in
the Bankruptcy Code. In addition to such other terms as are defined in other
sections of this Plan, the following terms (which appear herein as capitalized
terms) have the following meanings as used in this Plan:
"ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIM" means, with respect to a Debtor, a Claim against such
Debtor to the extent that it is of the kind described in section 503(b) of the
Bankruptcy Code and is entitled to priority under section 507(a)(1) of the
Bankruptcy Code, including, without limitation, (a) any actual and necessary
expenses of preserving such Debtor's Estate, (b) any actual and necessary
expenses of operating the business of such Debtor, (c) any actual indebtedness
or obligations incurred or assumed by such Debtor as debtor-in-possession during
the pendency of its Reorganization Case in connection with the conduct of its
business, (d) any actual expenses of such Debtor necessary or appropriate to
facilitate or effectuate this Plan, (e) any amount required to be paid by such
Debtor under section 365(b)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code in connection with the
assumption of executory contracts or unexpired leases, (f) all allowances of
compensation
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or reimbursement of expenses to the extent allowed by the Bankruptcy Court under
sections 330(a), 331 or 503(b)(2), (3), (4) or (5) of the Bankruptcy Code and
(g) any Reclamation Claims. To the extent that any item described in clauses (a)
- - (f) of the preceding sentence are allocable in part to more than one Debtor
and/or to LMUSA, only the LFC Allocation or the LIS Allocation, as the case may
be, shall be an Administrative Claim against LFC or LIS.
"ALLOWED" means: (a) with respect to an Administrative Claim of the kind
described in section 503(b)(2), (3), (4) or (5) of the Bankruptcy Code, an
Administrative Claim that has been allowed by a Final Order, to the extent so
allowed; (b) with respect to any other Administrative Claim, an Administrative
Claim with respect to which a request for payment has been timely filed pursuant
to SECTION 10.2 or with respect to which no such filing is necessary, and to
which no objection has been timely filed; (c) with respect to a Disputed Claim,
a claim that has been allowed by a Final Order, to the extent so allowed; or (d)
with respect to any other Claim, a Claim with respect to which a proof of claim
has been timely filed by the Bar Date and to which no objection has been timely
filed, or if no proof of claim was so filed, which was or hereafter is listed on
the Schedules as liquidated in amount and not disputed or contingent.
"AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION" means, with respect to
LFC and LIS, the certificate of incorporation of Reorganized LFC or Reorganized
LIS as amended or amended and restated, substantially in the forms attached
hereto as EXHIBIT A-1 or A-2, as the case may be.
"BALLOT" means the ballot and/or master ballot, as is appropriate in the
circumstances, distributed to a holder of an LFC Class 1, 2, 3 or 4 Claim, an
LIS Class 1,2 or 3 Claim or an LAS Class 1,2 or 3 Claim for the purpose of,
among other things, voting on this Plan.
"BANKRUPTCY CODE" means the United States Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C.
Sections 101 et seq., as amended by the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1994, and as
amended from time to time, to the extent applicable to the Reorganization Cases.
"BANKRUPTCY COURT" means the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District
of Delaware or such other court as may hereafter exercise original jurisdiction
over the Reorganization Cases or any proceeding therein.
"BANKRUPTCY RULES" means the Bankruptcy Rules promulgated under 28 U.S.C.
Section 2075 and the local rules and standing orders of the Bankruptcy Court, as
amended from time to time, to the extent applicable to the Reorganization Cases.
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"BAR DATE" means the dates by which the Bankruptcy Court has ordered that
proof of certain Claims must be filed.
"BUSINESS DAY" means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or federal
holiday.
"CLAIM" means, with respect to a Debtor, a "claim" as defined in section
101(5) of the Bankruptcy Code against such Debtor, property of such Debtor or
property of the Estate, arising before the Confirmation Date.
"CLASS" means a category or group of Claims or Interests classified together
in a class as designated pursuant to ARTICLE 3 of this Plan.
"CONFIRMATION" means entry of the Confirmation Order.
"CONFIRMATION DATE" means the date on which the Confirmation Order is
entered on the docket by the Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court.
"CONFIRMATION HEARING" means the hearing with respect to this Plan required
by section 1128(a) of the Bankruptcy Code.
"CONFIRMATION ORDER" means the order of the Bankruptcy Court, in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Debtors, confirming this Plan pursuant
to section 1129 of the Bankruptcy Code.
"CONVENIENCE UNSECURED CLAIM" means any Unsecured Claim against LFC in an
amount not greater than $500 or as to which the holder has agreed in writing to
reduce such Claim to such amount and to release and to waive any further or
additional claim against LFC or the Estate of LFC.
"D & O CLAIM" means a pre-petition claim of a present or former officer,
director or employee of one of the Debtors or LMUSA, or any of their respective
subsidiaries, against a Debtor in respect of indemnification and/or contribution
for defense costs or liabilities pursuant to the certificate of incorporation or
by-laws of such Debtor, an employment agreement with such Debtor, or applicable
law, in each case relating to actual or alleged conduct or events occurring
prior to the Petition Date.
"DEBTOR" means LFC, LIS or LAS, as debtor and debtor-in-possession in a
Reorganization Case.
"DISCLOSURE STATEMENT" means the Disclosure Statement pertaining to this
Plan in the form approved for distribution by the Bankruptcy Court, together
with any exhibits,
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schedules, appendices or documents attached thereto or otherwise incorporated by
reference therein, as the same may be amended, modified, restated or
supplemented from time to time.
"DISPUTED CLAIM" means a Claim (a) that a Debtor or a Reorganized Debtor has
scheduled as unliquidated, disputed, contingent or subject to offset and which
has not been allowed by a Final Order or (b) as to which an objection or motion
to estimate for purposes of allowance in a Reorganization Case has been filed,
but has not been withdrawn or resolved by a Final Order.
"DISTRIBUTION DATE" means, with respect to an Allowed Claim, the later of
(a) the Effective Date and (b) the date on which such Claim becomes an Allowed
Claim and all other conditions to the initial distribution with respect to such
Claim shall have been satisfied.
"EFFECTIVE DATE" means the Confirmation Date unless by written notice to the
Debtors and the Bankruptcy Court prior to the conclusion of the Confirmation
Hearing, the LFC Creditors' Committee in respect of a Debtor has elected to
require that the "Effective Date" shall be deferred until the occurrence of
events specified in the notice.
"ESTATE" means, with respect to a Debtor, the estate of such Debtor, created
in a Reorganization Case pursuant to section 541 of the Bankruptcy Code.
"FINAL ORDER" means an order or judgment of the Bankruptcy Court or any
other court exercising jurisdiction over the subject matter and the parties,
that has not been reversed, stayed, modified, amended or vacated and as to which
(a) no appeal, petition for certiorari, or request for reargument or other
review or rehearing has been requested or is pending, (b) any right to appeal,
petition for certiorari or seek reargument, other review or rehearing has been
fully and effectively waived in writing or (c) if an appeal, reargument, writ of
certiorari, review or rehearing thereof has been sought, the order or judgment
has been affirmed by the highest court to which the order was appealed or from
which the reargument, review or rehearing was sought, or by which the petition
for writ of certiorari has been denied, and, in each of the above cases, the
time to take any further appeal or to seek certiorari or further reargument,
review or rehearing has expired.
"GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY" means any nation or government, any state or
political subdivision thereof, any federal or state court or any other agency or
authority exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or
administrative functions of or pertaining to government.
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"INTERCOMPANY CLAIM" means a Claim by any Debtor, LMUSA or any of their
respective subsidiaries against any Debtor or LMUSA, including without
limitation a Claim that any transfer to or for the benefit of, or other
transaction with or for the benefit of, such second Debtor or LMUSA was void or
should be avoided pursuant to section 544, 547, 548 or 549 of the Bankruptcy
Code and/or offset pursuant to section 553 of the Bankruptcy Code.
"INTERCOMPANY CLAIMS AGENT" means the trustee or escrow agent under the
Intercompany Claims Agreement, if any, appointed by the LFC Creditors' Committee
and the LMUSA Creditors' Committee in accordance with section 1123(b)(3)(B) of
the Bankruptcy Code by order of the Bankruptcy Court as the Person responsible
for (i) ensuring the allocation and distribution of the assets in the
Intercompany Claims Reserve to the appropriate party or parties and (ii) such
other duties as may be specified in the Intercompany Claims Agreement or by the
Bankruptcy Court, and such Person's successors in such capacity.
"INTERCOMPANY CLAIMS AGREEMENT" means a trust or escrow agreement among LFC,
LMUSA, the LFC Creditors' Committee, the LMUSA Creditors' Committee and the
Intercompany Claims Agent agreed upon among the parties thereto and approved by
the Bankruptcy Court.
"INTERCOMPANY CLAIMS RESERVE" means a trust or escrow arrangement that may
be established pursuant to SECTION 6.3.
"INTEREST" means, (i) with respect to LFC, any right arising from the
ownership, beneficial or otherwise, of Old LFC Common Stock and any outstanding
rights to acquire Old LFC Common Stock, including, without limitation, options
and warrants and rights to receive or acquire options or warrants, stock
appreciation or similar rights the value of which is determined by reference to
the value of Old LFC Common Stock and all Claims arising from rescission of a
purchase or sale of such stock or right to acquire such stock or for damages
arising from such purchase or sale, (ii) with respect to LIS, any right arising
from the ownership, beneficial or otherwise, of LIS Common Stock and (iii) with
respect to LAS, any right arising from the ownership, beneficial or otherwise,
of the equity of LAS.
"KPMG" means KPMG Peat Marwick LLP.
"LAS" means Lomas Administrative Services, Inc., a Nevada corporation that
was in dissolution proceedings at the Petition Date and was a wholly-owned
subsidiary of LFC and a Debtor in a Reorganization Case.
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"LFC" means Lomas Financial Corporation, a Delaware corporation and a Debtor
in a Reorganization Case.
"LFC ALLOCATION" means, with respect to claims of the type described in
clauses (a) - (f) of the definition of "Administrative Claim" that are
attributable only in part to LFC, such percentage of those administrative claims
as is recommended by KPMG, if LFC and LMUSA or their respective creditors'
committees do not agree with KPMG's recommendation, as determined by agreement,
or, failing such agreement, by the Bankruptcy Court.
"LFC CREDITORS' COMMITTEE" means the statutory creditors' committee of LFC,
consisting of representatives of holders of debt obligations of LFC, which was
appointed by the United States Trustee for the District of Delaware on March 15,
1996.
"LFC DISTRIBUTABLE CASH" means (i) on the Effective Date, all cash of LFC,
after giving effect to (A) a payment, if any, or other transfer, if any, by LFC
into the Intercompany Claims Reserve, if any, (B) appropriate reserves for
Administrative Claims, Priority Claims, Second Claims and Convenience Unsecured
Claims, (C) the amount placed in the LFC Litigation Trust pursuant to SECTION
7.13 and (D) a reserve for working capital equal to $3,000,000 or such other
amount as shall be specified by the LFC Creditors' Committee in writing to the
Debtors and the Bankruptcy Court at least three (3) Business Days prior to the
commencement of the Confirmation Hearing and (ii) after the Effective Date, all
subsequently received net cash proceeds from the disposition of, or net income
on, Non-Reorganization Assets of LFC or Reorganized LFC, and all cash
subsequently distributed to Reorganized LFC from the Intercompany Claims Reserve
or the LFC Litigation Trust.
"LFC INDENTURE" means the indenture dated as of November 1, 1991 between LFC
and Texas Commerce Bank National Association, pursuant to which the LFC Senior
Convertible Notes were issued.
"LFC INDENTURE TRUSTEE" means the trustee under the LFC Indenture.
"LFC LITIGATION TRUST" means the trust established pursuant to SECTION 7.13.
"LFC LITIGATION TRUSTEE" means the Person designated by the LFC Creditors'
Committee on or before the Confirmation Date to act as trustee of the LFC
Litigation Trust.
"LFC LITIGATION TRUST AGREEMENT" means a trust agreement substantially in
the form of EXHIBIT B.
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"LFC SENIOR CONVERTIBLE NOTES" means LFC's $140 million 9% Senior
Convertible Notes due October 1, 2003.
"LHMC" means Lomas Housing Management Corp., a Texas corporation and a
wholly-owned subsidiary of LFC.
"LIS" means Lomas Information Systems, Inc., a Nevada corporation and a
wholly-owned subsidiary of LFC and a Debtor in a Reorganization Case.
"LIS ALLOCATION" means, with respect to claims of the type described in
clauses (a) - (f) of the definition of "Administrative Claim" that are
attributable only in part to LIS, such percentage of those administrative claims
as is recommended by KPMG, if LIS, LFC and LMUSA or the LFC Creditors' Committee
and the LMUSA Creditors' Committees do not agree with KPMG's recommendation, as
determined by agreement, or, failing such agreement, by the Bankruptcy Court.
"LLG LANDS" means LLG Lands, Inc., an Arkansas corporation and a
wholly-owned subsidiary of LFC.
"LMUSA" means Lomas Mortgage USA, Inc., a Connecticut corporation and a
wholly-owned subsidiary of LFC and a debtor in a reorganization case under
Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code.
"LMUSA CREDITORS' COMMITTEE" means the official committee of unsecured
creditors of LMUSA, consisting of representatives of holders of debt obligations
of LMUSA, which was appointed by the United States Trustee for the District of
Delaware on March 15, 1996.
"MONTHLY DISTRIBUTION DATE" means the 15th of each month, starting with the
first such date that is at least 30 days after the Effective Date.
"MSP" means the Management Security Plan Lomas & Nettleton Financial
Corporation and Subsidiary and Affiliated Companies as Restated Effective June
1, 1992, as amended, including the related trust, dated April 2, 1993, as
amended.
"NEW LFC COMMON STOCK" means the common stock, par value $0.10 per share, of
Reorganized LFC, which class of common stock shall have the rights, powers and
preferences set forth in the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
"NON-REORGANIZATION ASSETS" means all tangible and intangible assets of the
Estate other than such Reorganized Debtor's Reorganization Assets.
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"OLD COMMON STOCK" means Old LFC Common Stock and Old LIS Common Stock.
"OLD LFC COMMON STOCK" means the shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per
share, of LFC outstanding on the Petition Date.
"OLD LIS COMMON STOCK" means the shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per
share, of LIS outstanding on the Petition Date.
"PENSION PLAN" means the Lomas Financial Group Pension Plan as restated
effective January 1, 1991, as amended.
"PERSON" means any individual, corporation, partnership, association, trust
or any other entity or organization of any kind or character, including a
Governmental Authority.
"PETITION DATE" means the date on which the petitions for relief commencing
the Reorganization Cases were filed, namely October 10, 1995.
"PLAN" means this Chapter 11 Plan, and any exhibits and schedules attached
hereto (that are hereby incorporated by reference), in each case as the same may
be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the
provisions set forth herein, the Bankruptcy Code and the Bankruptcy Rules. This
Chapter 11 Plan will be referred to herein as "the Plan" or "this Plan".
"PRIORITY CLAIM" means a Priority Tax Claim or a Priority Non-Tax claim.
"PRIORITY NON-TAX CLAIM" means any Claim to the extent entitled to priority
in payment under section 507(a)(3),(4),(5) or (6) of the Bankruptcy Code.
"PRIORITY TAX CLAIM" means any Claim to the extent entitled to priority in
payment under section 507(a)(8) of the Bankruptcy Code.
"PROFESSIONALS" means those persons retained at the expense of the Estates
of the Debtors in the Reorganization Cases pursuant to an order of the
Bankruptcy Court in accordance with sections 327, 328 or 1103 of the Bankruptcy
Code.
"PRO RATA" means bearing the same proportion that the amount of an Allowed
Claim in a particular Class bears to the total aggregate amount of Allowed
Claims in such Class.
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"PUBLIC DEBT SECURITIES" means the LFC Senior Convertible Notes.
"RECORD DATE" means, for purposes of voting, the date on which the
Bankruptcy Court approves the Disclosure Statement, and for purposes of
distribution, the Confirmation Date.
"RECLAMATION CLAIM" means, with respect to a Debtor, a Claim against such
Debtor that is entitled to priority status under sections 546(c) and 507(a)(1)
of the Bankruptcy Code on the basis of a seller's statutory or common law right
to reclaim goods sold to such Debtor in the ordinary course of such seller's
business.
"RELATED DOCUMENT" means each instrument, agreement and document to be
issued or executed in connection with this Plan.
"REORGANIZATION ASSETS" means direct or indirect right, title and interest
of LFC in and to (i) the stock and assets of STL and LLG Lands, and any other
real estate assets that are determined by the LFC Creditors' Committee (before
the Effective Date) or the Reorganized Board of LFC (on or after the Effective
Date) to be appropriate to hold for longer term development and/or sale, (ii)
the stock and assets of LHMC (iii) the working capital reserve retained by any
Reorganized Debtor on the Effective Date, and (iv) the income derived from, and
proceeds of any disposition of, the foregoing.
"REORGANIZATION CASE" means, with respect to a Debtor, the case under
chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code commenced by such Debtor.
"REORGANIZED BOARD" means the board of directors of Reorganized LFC or
Reorganized LIS on and after the Effective Date.
"REORGANIZED DEBTOR" means Reorganized LFC or Reorganized LIS.
"REORGANIZED LFC" means LFC on and after the Effective Date.
"REORGANIZED LIS" means LIS on and after the Effective Date.
"SCHEDULES" means the Debtors' Schedules of Assets and Liabilities, that
have been filed with the Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court pursuant to Bankruptcy
Rule 1007 as the same may be amended from time to time.
"SECURED CLAIM" means a Claim that constitutes a secured claim under section
506(a) or 1111(b) of the Bankruptcy Code.
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"STL" means ST Lending, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned
subsidiary of LMUSA.
"UNSECURED CLAIM" means a Claim that is not a Secured Claim, an
Administrative Claim, a Priority Claim, an Intercompany Claim or a D & O Claim.
"VOTING DEADLINE" means the date by which the Ballots for acceptance or
rejection of this Plan must be received by the tabulating agent to be counted.
ARTICLE 2
TREATMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMS
AND PRIORITY TAX CLAIMS; CLASSIFICATION AND TREATMENT
OF PRIORITY NON-TAX CLAIMS
2.1 Administrative Claims. Each Allowed Administrative Claim shall be paid
in full in cash (a) at the option of the relevant Debtor (before the Effective
Date) or the relevant Reorganized Debtor (on or after the Effective Date) (i) in
the ordinary course of business as such Claim matures or (ii) on the
Distribution Date for such Claim unless the holder thereof agrees or has agreed
to less favorable treatment of such Claim (including, without limitation, any
treatment that may be provided for in any documentation, statute or regulation
governing such Claim) or (b) on such other date as the Bankruptcy Court may
order. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the relevant Debtor's or relevant
Reorganized Debtor's failure to object to any Administrative Claim in the
Reorganization Case or payment of such Claim shall be without prejudice to the
relevant Reorganized Debtor's right to contest, request disgorgement of or
otherwise defend against such Claim in any forum.
2.2 Priority Tax Claims. Each Allowed Priority Tax Claim shall be paid in
full in cash on the Distribution Date for such Claim, unless the holder thereof
agrees to less favorable treatment of such Claim (including, without limitation,
any treatment that may be provided for in any documentation, statute or
regulation governing such Claim); provided, however, that the relevant Debtor
may elect to have any Allowed Priority Tax Claim paid in deferred cash payments
over a period not to exceed six (6) years after the date of assessment of such
Priority Tax Claim, of a value, as of the Effective Date, equal to the amount of
such Allowed Priority Tax Claim, which option shall be exercised by written
notice given to the holder of a Priority Tax Claim delivered on or before the
Distribution Date specifying a payment schedule, a rate of interest, and the
date by which an objection to such treatment must be filed and served. The
relevant Reorganized
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Debtor shall have the right to prepay any Allowed Priority Tax Claim, in whole
or in part at any time without penalty.
For the purposes of this SECTION 2.2, the relevant Debtor and relevant
Reorganized Debtor for the payment of Allowed Priority Tax Claims against LAS
shall be LFC and Reorganized LFC.
2.3 Priority Non-Tax Claims. (a) Classification. LFC Class A, LIS Class A
and LAS Class A shall consist, respectively, of all Priority Non-Tax Claims
against LFC, LIS and LAS.
(b) Treatment. LFC Class A Claims, LIS Class A claims and LAS Class A
Claims are not impaired. Each Allowed Priority Non-Tax Claim shall be paid in
full in cash on the Distribution Date for such Claim or, at the option of the
relevant Reorganized Debtor, in the ordinary course of business as such Claim
matures, unless such holder agrees to less favorable treatment of such Claim
(including, without limitation, any treatment that may be provided for in any
documentation, statute or regulation governing such Claim).
For the purposes of this SECTION 2.3(b), the relevant Reorganized Debtor for
the payment of Allowed Priority Non-Tax Claims against LAS shall be LFC and
Reorganized LFC.
ARTICLE 3
CLASSIFICATION OF OTHER CLAIMS AND INTERESTS
3.1 General Rules of Classification. Unless otherwise provided in this Plan,
a Claim or Interest that is properly included in more than one Class is in a
Class to the extent that it qualifies within the description of such Class and
is in a different Class to the extent that it qualifies within the description
of such different Class, but the same portion of a Claim or Interest may not be
in more than one Class.
3.2 LFC Class 1 Claims. LFC Class 1 shall consist of all Secured Claims
against LFC. If and to the extent that, for purposes of technical compliance
with the Bankruptcy Code, any member of this Class is entitled to be included in
a separate Class, such member automatically shall be deemed to be a member of a
separate Class to be identified by the number of this Class and next unused
alphabetical letter, starting with the letter "A."
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3.3 LFC Class 2 Claims. LFC Class 2 shall consist of all D & O Claims
against LFC.
3.4 LFC Class 3 Claims. LFC Class 3 shall consist of all Unsecured Claims
against LFC and, in addition, all Convenience Unsecured Claims against LFC if
they have been reclassified pursuant to SECTION 5.1.
3.5 LFC Class 4 Claims. LFC Class 4 shall consist of all Convenience
Unsecured Claims against LFC.
3.6 LFC Class 5 Claims. LFC Class 5 shall consist of all Intercompany Claims
against LFC.
3.7 LFC Class 6 Interests. LFC Class 6 shall consist of all Interests in
LFC.
3.8 LIS Class 1 Claims. LIS Class 1 shall consist of all Secured Claims
against LIS. If and to the extent that, for purposes of technical compliance
with the Bankruptcy Code, any member of this Class is entitled to be included in
a separate class, such member automatically shall be deemed to be a member of a
separate class to be identified by the number of this class and next unused
alphabetical letter, starting with the letter "A."
3.9 LIS Class 2 Claims. LIS Class 2 shall consist of all D & O Claims
against LIS.
3.10 LIS Class 3 Claims. LIS Class 3 shall consist of all Unsecured Claims
against LIS.
3.11 LIS Class 4 Claims. LIS Class 4 shall consist of all Intercompany
Claims against LIS.
3.12 LIS Class 5 Interests. LIS Class 5 shall consist of all Interests in
LIS.
3.13 LAS Class 1 Claims. LAS Class 1 shall consist of all Secured Claims
against LAS. If and to the extent that, for purposes of technical compliance
with the Bankruptcy Code, any member of this Class is entitled to be included in
a separate class, such member automatically shall be deemed to be a member of a
separate class to be identified by the number of this class and next unused
alphabetical letter, starting with the letter "A."
3.14 LAS Class 2 Claims. LAS Class 2 shall consist of all Claims against
LAS.
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3.15 LAS Class 3 Claims. LAS Class 3 shall consist of all Unsecured Claims
against LAS.
3.16 LAS Class 4 Claims. LAS Class 4 shall consist of all Intercompany
Claims against LAS.
3.17 LAS Class 5 Interests. LAS Class 5 shall consist of all Interests of
the holders of Old LAS Common Stock.
ARTICLE 4
TREATMENT OF CLAIMS AND INTERESTS
4.1 LFC Class 1 (Secured Claims). LFC Class 1 Claims are impaired. Each
holder of an Allowed LFC Class 1 Claim shall receive one of the following: (a)
the property of LFC in which such holder has a valid, perfected security
interest,(b) a promissory note executed by Reorganized LFC providing for
deferred cash payments satisfying the requirements of section
1129(b)(2)(A)(i)(II) of the Bankruptcy Code secured by a lien on assets of
Reorganized LFC satisfying the requirements of section 1129(b)(2)(A)(i)(I) of
the Bankruptcy Code or (c) cash in an amount equal to such Allowed LFC Class 1
Claim.
4.2 LFC Class 2 (D & O Claims). LFC Class 2 Claims are impaired. Holders of
Allowed LFC Class 2 Claims shall receive no distribution from LFC in respect of
such Claims but rather shall have recourse to the insurance policies maintained
by LFC and/or LMUSA to the extent such policies cover their claims.
4.3 LFC Class 3 (Unsecured Claims). LFC Class 3 Claims are impaired. Each
holder of an Allowed LFC Class 3 Claim shall be entitled to receive such
holder's Pro Rata share of (a) 1,000,000 shares of New LFC Common Stock and (b)
LFC Distributable Cash.
4.4 LFC Class 4 (Convenience Unsecured Claims). LFC Class 4 Claims are
impaired. Each holder of an Allowed LFC Class 4 Claim shall receive 25 per cent
of the Allowed amount of such Claim in cash on the Distribution Date for such
Claim.
4.5 LFC Class 5 (Intercompany Claims). LFC Class 5 Claims are impaired.
Distributions in respect of the Allowed amounts of such Claims will be made in
accordance with the provisions of SECTION 6.3.
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4.6 LFC Class 6 (LFC Interests). LFC Class 6 Interests are not impaired. On
the Effective Date, all LFC Interests will be cancelled and no distributions
under this Plan will be made in respect thereof.
4.7 LIS Class 1 (Secured Claims). LIS Class 1 Claims are impaired. Each
holder of an Allowed LIS Class 1 Claim shall receive the property of LIS in
which such holder has a valid, perfected security interest.
4.8 LIS Class 2 (D & O Claims). LIS Class 2 Claims are impaired. Holders of
Allowed LIS Class 2 Claims shall receive no distribution from LIS in respect of
such Claims but rather shall have recourse to the insurance policies maintained
by LMUSA and/or LFC for their benefit.
4.9 LIS Class 3 (Unsecured Claims). LIS Class 3 Claims are impaired. Each
holder of an Allowed LIS Class 3 Claim shall be entitled to receive such
holder's Pro Rata share of cash in the amount of the excess of funds available
in LIS after distributions pursuant to ARTICLE 2 and SECTION 4.7.
4.10 LIS Class 4 (Intercompany Claims). LIS Class 4 Claims are impaired.
Distributions in respect of the Allowed amounts of such Claims will be made in
accordance with the provisions of SECTION 6.2.
4.11 LIS Class 5 (LIS Interests). LIS Class 5 Interests are impaired. The
holders for such Interests will retain their Interests, but their legal rights
will be affected by adoption of LIS' Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation.
4.12 LAS Class 1 (Secured Claims). LAS Class 1 Claims are impaired. Each
holder of an Allowed LAS Class 1 Claim shall receive the property of LAS in
which such holder has a valid, perfected security interest.
4.13 LAS Class 2 (D & O Claims). LAS Class 2 Claims are impaired. Holders of
Allowed LAS Class 2 Claims shall receive no distribution from LAS in respect of
such Claims but rather shall have recourse to the insurance policies maintained
by LMUSA and/or LFC for their benefit.
4.14 LAS Class 3 (Unsecured Claims). LAS Class 3 Claims are impaired. Each
holder of an Allowed LAS Class 2 Claim shall be entitled to receive such
holder's Pro Rata share of cash in the amount of the excess of funds available
in LAS after distributions pursuant to ARTICLE 2 and SECTION 4.12.
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4.15 LAS Class 4 (Intercompany Claims). LAS Class 4 Claims are impaired.
Distributions in respect of the Allowed amounts of such claims will be made in
accordance with the provisions of SECTION 6.2.
4.16 LAS Class 5 (LAS Interests). LAS Class 5 Interests are impaired. LAS
was in liquidation under state law before the Petition Date, and will be
liquidated for the benefit of its creditors, with any assets remaining after the
distributions pursuant to SECTIONS 4.12, 4.14 AND 4.15 being transferred to the
holders of LAS Class 5 Interests as a liquidating distribution.
ARTICLE 5
IMPAIRMENT OF CLAIMS AND INTERESTS; VOTING
5.1 Classes Entitled to Vote. Holders of record of Allowed Claims as of the
Record Date for voting in LFC Classes 1, 2, 3 and 4, LIS Classes 1, 2 and 3 and
LAS Classes 1, 2 and 3 are impaired hereunder and are entitled to vote to accept
or reject this Plan. By voting to accept this Plan, a holder of a Claim
expressly waives any right it or its successors or assigns may have to change or
withdraw its acceptance after the Voting Deadline unless the Bankruptcy Court
determines that (a) the disclosure received by such holder was not adequate as
required by section 1126(b) of the Bankruptcy Code or (b) this Plan has been
modified in a manner that materially and adversely changes the treatment of the
holder's Claim or Interest. If the majority of holders of LFC Class 4 Claims
vote against the Plan, then the LFC Class 4 Claims will be reclassified as LFC
Class 3 Claims.
5.2 Classes Not Entitled to Vote. (a) LFC Class 5 Claims, LIS Class 4 Claims
and LAS Class 4 Claims, are all Intercompany Claims held by the Debtors and/or
their subsidiaries (including LMUSA and its subsidiaries), all of which have
approved this Plan; consequently, their votes on this Plan will not be
solicited.
(b) Holders of LFC Class 6 Interests are impaired, will receive no
distributions hereunder and are deemed to reject this Plan pursuant to section
1126(g) of the Bankruptcy Code; consequently, their votes on this Plan have not
been and will not be solicited.
(c) LFC is the only holder of LIS Class 5 Interests and LAS Class 5
Interests. LFC has proposed and has approved this Plan; consequently, its vote
on this Plan will not be solicited.
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ARTICLE 6
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CONFIRMATION
AND EFFECTIVE DATE
6.1 Conditions to Confirmation. There shall be conditions precedent to
Confirmation of this Plan that:
(a) the Bankruptcy Court shall have entered an order or orders approving
all relevant agreements, trustees, agents and mediators and authorizing LFC,
the Intercompany Claims Agent, if any, and the LFC Litigation Trustee to
make the transfers of property contemplated to be made by such parties
pursuant to this Plan;
(b) the LFC Creditors' Committee shall have (i) furnished the names of
the individuals who will serve as the members of the Reorganized Board and
as the principal executive officers of Reorganized LFC, and (ii) new names
for Reorganized LFC and its subsidiaries as required by SECTION 7.1;
(c) the trustee of the MSP shall have turned over or been ordered to
turn over to LFC the assets held in the MSP; and
(d) any no-action letters from the Securities and Exchange Commission,
rulings from the Internal Revenue Service or other government approvals or
interpretations required in connection with the transaction contemplated by
this Plan shall have been obtained.
6.2 Waiver of Conditions. Any and all conditions precedent to confirmation
may be waived by the LFC Creditors' Committee, other than the conditions set
forth in SECTIONS 6.1(a) and 6.1(b).
6.3 Conditions to First Distribution. There shall be conditions precedent to
the first distribution to holders of LFC Class 3 Claims, LIS Class 3 Claims or
LAS Class 3 Claims that:
(a) the LFC Creditors' Committee and the LMUSA Creditors' Committee
shall have agreed to (i) a settlement of the Intercompany Claims or (ii) the
creation of an Intercompany Claims Reserve to be funded by one or more
Debtors and/or LMUSA transferring assets agreed on by such parties pending
the resolution of the Intercompany Claims through litigation, mediation or
settlement; or
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(b) the Bankruptcy Court shall have entered an order, either (i)
determining the Allowed amounts and types of the Intercompany Claims against
the Debtors or (ii) estimating the Allowed amounts and types of such
Intercompany Claims or the maximum Allowed amounts thereof for the purpose
of (A) creating an Intercompany Claims Reserve serving the purpose described
in SECTION 6.3(a)(ii) above or (B) establishing distribution holdbacks, as
the Bankruptcy Court shall direct. For purposes of distribution holdbacks,
to the extent that any Intercompany Claim may be Allowed as an unsecured
pre-petition Claim, the holder shall receive distributions of comparable
value to those received in respect of LFC Class 3 Claims, LIS Class 3 Claims
or LAS Class 3 Claims, as the case may be; to the extent it may be Allowed
as an Administrative Claim or Priority Non-Tax Claim, the holder shall
receive distributions of, or of a value equal to, the Allowed amount
thereof.
ARTICLE 7
MEANS OF IMPLEMENTING THE PLAN
7.1 Change of Names. On and after the Effective Date, the names of the
Debtors shall be changed to names provided by the LFC Creditors' Committee on or
before the Confirmation Date, with no further act or action under applicable
law, regulation, order or rule. Each Debtor and each subsidiary of a Debtor
(other than LMUSA and its subsidiaries, the names of which will be changed, if
necessary, pursuant to LMUSA's plan of reorganization) that has the word "Lomas"
or "L & N" in its name shall change its name to remove any reference to the word
"Lomas" or "L & N" in it on the Effective Date.
7.2 Amended and Restated Certificates of Incorporation. Each of the
Reorganized Debtors shall be deemed to have adopted its Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation on the Effective Date and shall promptly thereafter
cause the same to be filed with the appropriate authority in its respective
jurisdiction of incorporation. After the Effective Date, each of the Reorganized
Debtors may amend its certificate of incorporation or articles of incorporation
(as the case may be) and may amend its by-laws, in accordance with its
applicable certificate of incorporation or articles of incorporation, by-laws
and state law.
7.3 Corporate Action. On the Effective Date, all actions contemplated hereby
shall be authorized and approved in all respects (subject to the provisions of
this Plan). All matters provided for herein involving the corporate structure of
the Debtors or the Reorganized Debtors in connection with this Plan shall be
deemed to have occurred and
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shall be in effect, without any requirement of further action by the equity
security holders or directors of the Debtors or the Reorganized Debtors. On or
as soon as practicable after the Effective Date, the appropriate officers of
each Reorganized Debtor and members of the Reorganized Board of such Reorganized
Debtor are authorized to issue, execute and deliver the agreements, documents,
securities and instruments contemplated hereby in the name and on behalf of such
Reorganized Debtor.
7.4 Effectiveness of Securities, Instruments and Agreements. On the
Effective Date, all securities, instruments, documents and agreements
authorized, issued or entered into pursuant to this Plan, including, without
limitation, the New LFC Common Stock, the LFC Litigation Trust and the
Intercompany Claims Agreement, if any, shall become effective, legally binding
and enforceable on the parties thereto in accordance with their respective terms
and conditions without the requirement of any further action by the equity
security holders or directors of the Debtors or the Reorganized Debtors, and
shall be deemed to become effective simultaneously.
7.5 Distributions Pursuant to the Plan. (a) Initial Distributions. On or as
soon as practicable after the Effective Date, the Reorganized Debtors, subject
to the conditions set forth in SECTION 6.3, shall make all the distributions
required by ARTICLE 4; provided that only for purposes of distributions in
respect of LFC Class 3 Claims, LIS Class 3 Claims and LAS Class 3 Claims, it
shall be presumed that all Disputed Claims will be Allowed at their face amount,
with the result that a portion of the assets and, in the case of LFC Class 3
Claims, New LFC Common Stock, available for distribution will be held until the
Allowed amounts of all Disputed Claims are determined.
(b) Issuance of New LFC Common Stock. On or as soon as practicable after
the Effective Date, Reorganized LFC shall issue shares of New LFC Common Stock,
that shall be distributed to the holders of LFC Class 3 Claims entitled thereto
in accordance with this SECTION 7.5(b).
(c) Subsequent Distributions on LFC Class 3 Claims. All LFC
Distributable Cash and New LFC Common Stock that is not distributed by
Reorganized LFC on or promptly after the Effective Date shall be held by
Reorganized LFC pending distribution pursuant to the provisions of this SECTION
7.5(c). Promptly after any Disputed Claim in LFC Class 3 becomes an Allowed
Claim, Reorganized LFC shall cause to be distributed to the holder of such
Allowed Claim the LFC Distributable Cash and New LFC Common Stock that such
holder would have been entitled to receive under the Plan if such Claim had been
Allowed on the Effective Date in the amount in which it has become Allowed. On
each Monthly Distribution Date on which there is at least $500,000 of
Distributable Cash available to distribute, Reorganized LFC shall make
additional distributions of LFC Distributable Cash and New LFC Common Stock to
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holders of Claims that were Allowed on the Effective Date or subsequently have
become Allowed on or before the last day of the calendar month immediately
preceding such Monthly Distribution Date, in amounts necessary to cause such
holders to have received aggregate distributions of LFC Distributable Cash and
New LFC Common Stock in respect of such Allowed Claims equal to the
distributions thereof that such holders would have received in respect of such
Allowed Claims on or promptly after the Effective Date if (i) such Allowed
Claims had been Allowed on the Effective Date in the amounts in which they are
Allowed on the last day of such calendar month and (ii) Claims or portions
thereof that have become disallowed (A) after the Effective Date and (B) before
the last day of such calendar month, had been disallowed on the Effective Date.
(d) Subsequent Distributions on LIS Class 3 Claims and LAS Class 3
Claims. The provisions of SECTION 7.5(c) above with respect to the distribution
of LFC Distributable Cash to holders of LFC Class 3 Claims shall apply, mutatis
mutandis, with respect to the distribution to holders of LIS Class 3 Claims and
LAS Class 3 Claims of cash of LIS and LAS available for distribution to holders
of such Claims.
7.6 Distribution of Fractional Shares of New LFC Common Stock. The
distribution of shares of New LFC Common Stock as provided in SECTION 4.3, may
mathematically entitle the holder of an Allowed LFC Class 3 Claim to a
fractional share of New LFC Common Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Reorganized LFC shall not distribute any fractional shares of New LFC Common
Stock; rather all such fractional shares of New LFC Common Stock shall be
aggregated into a whole number of shares of New LFC Common Stock, which whole
shares shall be allocated and distributed by Reorganized LFC as follows:
(a) Reorganized LFC shall rank from largest to smallest the fractional
interests in shares of New LFC Common Stock held by holders of Allowed LFC
Class 3 Claims. In the case of ties (fractions having the same size),
Reorganized LFC shall decide such tie by the size of Allowed Claims (the
higher ranking going to the holder of the larger Allowed Claim). In the
event the tie cannot be broken in such manner, Reorganized LFC shall decide
such tie by lot.
(b) Reorganized LFC shall allocate one whole share of New LFC Common
Stock to the holder of the Allowed LFC Class 3 Claim having the largest
fractional interest in a share of New LFC Common Stock or New LFC Common
Stock and any additional whole shares to the holders of Allowed LFC Class 3
Claims (one per holder) having the next largest fractional interest in a
share of New LFC Common Stock or New LFC Common Stock, as the case may be,
until all such whole shares have been allocated.
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(c) Those shares of New LFC Common Stock allocated in accordance with
SECTION 7.6(b) above shall be distributed by Reorganized LFC to the parties
to whom they have been allocated.
7.7 Transfer By the Debtors of Certain Property to the Intercompany Claims
Reserve. If the LFC Creditors' Committee and the LMUSA Creditors' Committee
determine that the Intercompany Claims Reserve should be established pending the
resolution of the Intercompany Claims or the Bankruptcy Court makes the
determination referred to in SECTION 6.1(b), then on the Effective Date:
(a) such Intercompany Claims Reserve shall be established to be operated
in accordance with the Intercompany Claims Agreement; and
(b) each Debtor and LMUSA shall transfer or cause to be transferred to
the Intercompany Claims Reserve the assets agreed upon by the
parties or ordered by the Bankruptcy Court.
7.8 Actions by the Intercompany Claims Agent. The Intercompany Claims Agent
shall hold the assets transferred to the Intercompany Claims Reserve pursuant to
the Intercompany Claims Agreement until the resolution of any of the
Intercompany Claims. Until any such resolution, the funds in the Intercompany
Claims Reserve shall be invested in high-grade short-term investments, as shall
be more fully set forth in the Intercompany Claims Agreement. Upon such
resolution, the Intercompany Claims Agent shall distribute the relevant assets
to LMUSA or the Reorganized Debtor or Debtors entitled thereto.
7.9 Management of the Reorganized Debtors. On and after the Effective Date,
governance of each of Reorganized LFC and Reorganized LIS shall be directed by
the Reorganized LFC Board as successor to the then current Debtor's board of
directors. The initial officers and directors of Reorganized LFC shall consist
of those individuals designated by the LFC Creditors' Committee and disclosed to
the Bankruptcy Court at or prior to the Confirmation Hearing. All such directors
and officers shall be deemed elected as of the Effective Date pursuant to the
Confirmation Order. Those officers and directors not continuing in office shall
be deemed removed therefrom as of the Effective Date pursuant to the
Confirmation Order.
7.10 Liquidation of Non-Reorganization Assets. Each Reorganized Debtor, as
trustee, will liquidate the Non-Reorganization Assets as promptly as possible
consistent with the maximization of the value of such assets.
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7.11 Cash Distributions. All payments of cash to be made hereunder shall be
made by the relevant Reorganized Debtor or its designee, the LFC Litigation
Trustee or the Intercompany Claims Agent. Any payment of cash may be made either
by check or by wire transfer, at the option of the Reorganized Debtor, the LFC
Litigation Trustee or the Intercompany Claims Agent, as the case may be, and all
payments in excess of $250,000 to holders of Allowed Claims who timely provide
wire instructions shall be by wire transfer. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
distributions on account of Claims of holders of LFC Senior Convertible Notes
shall be paid to the LFC Indenture Trustee, which will be responsible for making
distributions to such holders. The LFC Indenture Trustee shall retain its lien
and priorities for its fees and expenses as set forth in the LFC Indenture.
7.12 Resolution of Disputed Claims. Each Reorganized Debtor will resolve any
and all Disputed Claims against such Reorganized Debtor, and LFC shall be
responsible for resolving any Disputed Claims against LAS.
7.13 LFC Litigation Trust. (a)(i) Effective as of the Effective Date, the
Debtors shall be deemed to have transferred and assigned to a litigation trust
(the "LFC Litigation Trust") governed by the LFC Litigation Trust Agreement any
and all claims, rights, or causes of action that constitute property of the
Estates or of the Debtors, whether arising under the Bankruptcy Code or under
nonbankruptcy law, (including all books, records, privileges and defenses
relating thereto) including, without limitation, all rights of setoff and rights
under section 502(d) of the Bankruptcy Code and all avoiding power actions under
sections 544, 545, 547, 548, 549, 550 and 553 of the Bankruptcy Code or under
applicable nonbankruptcy law as applied through section 544(b) of the Bankruptcy
Code, other than Intercompany Claims, and (ii) on or as soon as practicable
after the Effective Date, Reorganized LFC shall transfer to the LFC Litigation
Trust $2 million or such other amount as the LFC Creditors' Committee shall
specify in writing to the Debtors and the Bankruptcy Court at least three (3)
Business Days prior to the commencement of the Confirmation Hearing to fund the
administration of the LFC Litigation Trust.
(b) The LFC Litigation Trustee will be responsible for pursuing, as
appropriate in accordance with the best interests of the Reorganized Debtors,
the third party claims and causes of action assigned to the LFC Litigation Trust
through litigation or, if appropriate, settlement and distributing any net
proceeds of such litigation of settlement to Reorganized LFC for distribution to
holders of LFC Class 3 Claims in accordance with SECTION 4.3 and 7.5.
(c) The LFC Litigation Trust shall be deemed not to be the same entity
as any of the Debtors or a successor to any of the Debtors, but only the
assignee of the assets transferred to the LIS Litigation Trust.
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7.14 Setoff. Except as otherwise provided in this Plan, each Reorganized
Debtor may, but shall not be required to, set off against any Claim and the
distributions to be made by it pursuant hereto in respect of such Claim, any
claims of any nature whatsoever that such Debtor may have against the holder of
such Claim, but neither the failure to do so nor the allowance of any Claim
hereunder shall constitute a waiver or release of any claim such Debtor may have
against such holder.
7.15 Surrender and Cancellation of Public Debt Securities. (a) No
distribution shall be made to or on behalf of a holder of Public Debt Securities
under this Plan unless and until such holder shall surrender such Public Debt
Securities to the LFC Indenture Trustee for cancellation pursuant to written
instructions to such holders from Reorganized LFC. Any holder of a Public Debt
Security that has been lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed shall, in lieu of
surrendering such Public Debt Security, deliver to the LFC Indenture Trustee (i)
evidence satisfactory to such Indenture Trustee of the loss, theft, mutilation
or destruction of such Public Debt Security and (ii) such security or indemnity
as may reasonably be required by the LFC Indenture Trustee and Reorganized LFC
to hold both the LFC Indenture Trustee and Reorganized LFC harmless with respect
thereto.
(b) Any holder of a Public Debt Security that has not satisfied the
requirement of SECTION 7.15(a) within two (2) years after the Effective Date
shall receive no distribution on account of its LFC Class 3 Claim and shall be
forever barred from asserting any Claim thereon. As soon as practicable after
the second anniversary of the Effective Date, the LFC Indenture Trustee shall
pay any distribution to which such holder would have been entitled to the
holders of the relevant Public Debt Security who did satisfy the requirements of
SECTION 7.15(a) within two (2) years after the Effective Date, in proportion to
the amount of the Public Debt Securities surrendered by such holders.
7.16 Certain Assets to be Held in Trust. (a) Each Reorganized Debtor shall
hold its Non-Reorganization Assets in trust (in the case of Reorganized LFC, the
"LFC Creditors' Trust"; in the case of Reorganized LIS, the "LIS Creditors'
Trust") pending their dispositions and/or distribution to creditors in
accordance with the terms hereof and shall not commingle such assets with its
Reorganization Assets. For federal tax purposes, the Non-Reorganization Assets
shall be deemed to have been transferred on the Effective Date to the creditors
entitled to cash distributions pursuant to SECTION 4.3, and immediately
retransferred to the appropriate Reorganized Debtor as trustee. Such creditors
shall be treated as grantors of the trust and deemed owners of the trust assets.
(b) The LFC Creditors' Trust shall be organized for the sole purpose of
liquidating the Non-Reorganization Assets of Reorganized LFC with no objective
to continue or engage in the conduct of a trade or business.
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(c) Reorganized LFC, as trustee of the LFC Creditors' Trust, shall file
federal income tax and information returns as required by Treasury Regulations
Section 1.671-4(a).
(d) The Non-Reorganization Assets of Reorganized LFC shall be valued
consistently by (i) Reorganized LFC as trustee of the LFC Creditors' Trust and
(ii) the creditors entitled to cash distributions from the LFC Creditors' Trust
pursuant to SECTION 4.3, and those valuations shall be used by such creditors
and by Reorganized LFC for purposes of filing any federal income tax and
information returns.
(e) The LFC Creditors' Trust will terminate on the fifth anniversary of the
Effective Date; provided, however, that the date on which the LFC Creditors'
Trust terminates may be postponed for a finite period of time, so long as the
Bankruptcy Court enters an order approving such extension within six months of
the beginning of the extended term of the LFC Creditors' Trust.
(f) The investment powers of Reorganized LFC as trustee of the LFC
Creditors' Trust, other than those necessary to maintain the value of
Reorganized LFC's Non-Reorganization Assets and the liquidating purpose of the
LFC Creditors' Trust, are limited to powers to invest in demand deposits,
short-term time deposits and other short-term cash-equivalent investments
consistent with the status of the LFC Creditors' Trust for federal tax purposes
as a liquidating trust.
(g) SECTIONS 7.16(b)-(f) shall apply, mutatis mutandis, with respect to
Reorganized LIS and the Reorganized LIS Creditors' Trust.
7.17 Allocation of Consideration Between Interest and Principal.
Consideration received by the holder of an Allowed Claim in exchange for such
Claim shall be allocated first to the principal amount of such Claim and then,
to the extent that such consideration (a) exceeds the principal amount of such
Claim but (b) does not exceed the sum of the principal amount of such Claim and
accrued but unpaid interest on such Claim, shall be allocated to such accrued
but unpaid interest. Any excess of the consideration received by the holder of
an Allowed Claim in exchange for such Claim over the sum of the principal amount
of such Claim and the accrued but unpaid interest on such Claim shall be
allocated to principal.
7.18 NOL Reattribution Election. LFC shall not make an election pursuant to
Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-20(g) to reattribute to itself any net
operating loss carryover or net capital loss carryover attributable to (a) LMUSA
or (b) any subsidiary of LMUSA.
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ARTICLE 8
TREATMENT OF EXECUTORY CONTRACTS
AND UNEXPIRED LEASES
8.1 Assumption and Rejection of Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases.
Except for those contracts or leases that have been expressly assumed by a
Debtor in a Reorganization Case, each Debtor rejects all executory contracts and
unexpired leases without conceding that they constitute executory contracts or
unexpired leases. Any Claims for damages arising from the rejection of executory
contracts and unexpired leases not previously rejected must be filed within
thirty (30) days after the mailing of notice of entry of the Confirmation Order
and shall be treated as an Unsecured Claim in LFC Class 3, LIS Class 3 or LAS
Class 3, as appropriate.
ARTICLE 9
EFFECTS OF PLAN CONFIRMATION
9.1 Discharge and Injunction. (a) The rights afforded herein and the
treatment of all Claims and Interests herein shall be in exchange for and in
complete satisfaction, discharge and release of all Claims and Interests of any
nature whatsoever, against the Estates. Except as otherwise expressly provided
herein, the Confirmation of this Plan shall, provided that the Effective Date
shall have occurred, discharge all Claims and terminate all Interests to the
fullest extent authorized or provided for by the Bankruptcy Code, including,
without limitation, to the extent authorized or provided for by sections 524 and
1141 thereof. Therefore, on and after the Effective Date, except to the extent
of the distributions to be made, and other treatment provided, under this Plan,
all holders of Claims and Interests shall be precluded from asserting against
any of the Debtors, the Reorganized Debtors, any of their successors, and any of
their respective assets or properties, any Claims or Interests based on any act
or omission, transaction or other activity of any kind or nature that occurred
prior to the Effective Date, and the Confirmation Order shall permanently enjoin
said holders of Claims and Interests, their successors and assigns, from
enforcing or seeking to enforce any such Claims or Interests against any of the
Debtors, the Reorganized Debtors, any of their successors, or any of their
respective assets or properties.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Confirmation Order shall be
reversed or vacated, (i) all Claims and Interests against any Debtor or any of
its assets or properties shall be reinstated, (ii) the rights afforded herein
and the treatment of Claims and Interests herein shall be nullified, (iii) the
preclusion and injunction described in
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SECTION 9.1(a) shall be of no force or effect, (iv) the vesting in each
Reorganized Debtor of its Estate, as contemplated by SECTION 9.2, will not occur
or will be nullified and (v) all other actions taken or deemed taken by the
Reorganized Debtors pursuant to ARTICLE 7 or this ARTICLE 9 shall, to the
greatest extent possible, be reversed.
(c) Channeling Order. Any and all postpetition claims relating to the
administration of the chapter 11 case against any and all of the Debtor and its
directors, officers, employees, and Professionals, or the LFC Creditors'
Committee and its members and Professionals, may be brought only in the
Bankruptcy Court.
9.2 Revesting. On the Effective Date, except as otherwise expressly provided
in this Plan or the Confirmation Order, each Reorganized Debtor will be vested
with all of the property of the Estate free and clear of all Claims, liens,
encumbrances, charges, Interests and other interests of any kind or nature of
claimants, equity security holders or any other entities arising on or before
the Effective Date, and each Reorganized Debtor may operate its business free of
any restrictions imposed by the Bankruptcy Code or by the Bankruptcy Court.
9.3 Contributions to LFC Litigation Trust and Intercompany Claims Reserve.
On and after the Effective Date, all property transferred to the LFC Litigation
Trust or the Intercompany Claims Reserve, if any, under this Plan shall be free
and clear of all Claims, liens, encumbrances, charges, Interests and other
interests of any kind or nature of claimants and equity security holders, the
Debtors, the Reorganized Debtors, their Estates and any other entities, except
the rights with respect thereto created pursuant to, provided for or recognized
in this Plan, the LFC Litigation Trust Agreement, the Intercompany Claims
Agreement or the Confirmation Order.
9.4 Cancellation and Release of Existing Securities, Agreements and Liens.
On the Effective Date, all evidences of Claims or Interests against a Debtor
that are impaired under this Plan, including, without limitation, any Old Common
Stock or Public Debt Securities of such Debtor (and any liens, securities,
instruments, documents or agreements created or entered into in connection
therewith), and any other liens, securities, instruments, documents and
agreements, in each case, shall be deemed released, cancelled and terminated,
and the obligations of such Debtor relating to or arising under, in respect of
or in connection with such liens, securities, instruments, documents or
agreements shall be cancelled, extinguished and discharged; provided, however,
that notes and other evidence of such Claims shall, effective on the Effective
Date, represent the right, enforceable against the Reorganized Debtor, to
participate in distributions provided for by the Plan. Except as expressly
required by the Plan, the Debtors shall not be permitted to make any payment in
respect of a Claim that is discharged by the Plan.
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9.5 Retiree Medical Benefits. On and after the Effective Date, Reorganized
LFC shall continue to provide all retiree benefits (as defined in section 1114
of the Bankruptcy Code) at the level established pursuant to section 1114
(c)(1)(B) or (g) of the Bankruptcy Code.
9.6 Retention of Jurisdiction. (a) Prior to the Effective Date,
notwithstanding entry of the Confirmation Order, the Bankruptcy Court shall
exercise all jurisdiction as if Confirmation had not occurred, and the
Confirmation Order shall so provide. Unless otherwise provided, all injunctions
or stays provided for in the Reorganization Cases pursuant to section 105 or
section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise and in effect on the
Confirmation Date shall remain in full force and effect at least until the
Effective Date.
(b) On and after the Effective Date, the Bankruptcy Court will retain
exclusive jurisdiction over the Reorganization Cases for the following purposes:
(i) to determine requests for payment of Claims entitled to priority under
section 507(a)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code and applications for allowance of
compensation and reimbursement of expenses of the Professionals and any other
fees and expenses authorized to be paid or reimbursed under the Bankruptcy Code
or this Plan, (ii) to determine all controversies, suits and disputes regarding
interpretation and implementation hereof, (iii) to enter orders in aid of
execution of this Plan, including as authorized by section 1142 of the
Bankruptcy Code, (iv) to consider any modifications of this Plan, to cure any
defect or omission herein, and to reconcile any inconsistency in any order of
the Bankruptcy Court or between any such order and this Plan, (v) to determine
applications, adversary proceedings and contested matters pending on the
Effective Date or commenced after the Effective Date as contemplated herein,
(vi) to allow, disallow, estimate, liquidate or determine any Claim, and to
enter or enforce any order requiring the filing of any such Claim before a
particular date, (vii) to determine pending applications for the rejection of
executory contracts or unexpired leases, or for the assumption or assignment of
executory contracts or unexpired leases, and to hear and determine, and if need
be to liquidate, any and all Claims arising from rejection, assumption or
assignment of any executory contract or unexpired lease, (viii) to determine any
actions or controversies described in SECTION 7.13, (ix) to ensure that
distributions to holders of Claims are accomplished as provided herein, in the
LFC Litigation Trust and in the Intercompany Claims Agreement, if any, (x) to
determine such other matters as may be set forth in the Confirmation Order or as
may arise in connection with this Plan or the Confirmation Order, (xi) to
determine all claims under SECTION 9.1(c) hereof and (xii) to enter a final
decree closing the Reorganization Cases.
9.7 Failure of Bankruptcy Court to Exercise Jurisdiction. If the Bankruptcy
Court abstains from exercising or declines to exercise jurisdiction, or is
otherwise without
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jurisdiction over any matter arising under, arising in or related to the
Reorganization Cases, including the matters set forth in SECTION 9.6, this
ARTICLE 9 shall not prohibit or limit the exercise of jurisdiction by any other
tribunal having competent jurisdiction with respect to such matter.
9.8 Statutory Committee. The appointment of the LFC Creditors' Committee
shall terminate on the Effective Date; provided, however, that the LFC
Creditors' Committee shall survive to the extent, if any, required to prosecute
or defend against any matters pending on the Effective Date that are not able to
be prosecuted or defended by the Reorganized Debtor.
ARTICLE 10
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
10.1 Payment of Statutory Fees. All fees payable pursuant to 28 U.S.C.
Section 1930 shall be paid on or before the Effective Date.
10.2 Procedure for Determining Certain Claims. (a) Bar Date for
Administrative Claims. All applications for compensation of Professionals and
all other requests for payment of Administrative Claims incurred prior to the
Effective Date shall be filed as ordered by the Bankruptcy Court, but in no
event later than forty-five (45) days after the Effective Date. Any such claim
that is not filed within this time deadline shall be forever barred.
(b) Disputed Claims. Except with respect to those Claims the holders of
which have and preserve the right to liquidation of such Claims before a court
other than the Bankruptcy Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 157(b)(5), all
Disputed Claims shall be liquidated and determined, and allowed or disallowed,
by the Bankruptcy Court. The Bankruptcy Court may, on or prior to the
Confirmation Date or on such date or dates thereafter as the Bankruptcy Court
may set, fix or liquidate the amount of any contingent or unliquidated Claim,
pursuant to section 502(c) of the Bankruptcy Code, in which event the amount so
set, fixed or liquidated shall be deemed to be the amount of such contingent or
unliquidated Claim pursuant to section 502(c) of the Bankruptcy Code for
purposes of voting and distribution hereunder. Each Debtor (before the Effective
Date) and each successor Reorganized Debtor (on or after the Effective Date) may
file objections to Claims.
10.3 Cramdown. The Debtors reserve the right to request that the Bankruptcy
Court confirm this Plan under section 1129(b) of the Bankruptcy Code.
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10.4 Modification of The Plan. The Debtors reserve the right, in accordance
with and subject to section 1127 of the Bankruptcy Code, to amend or modify this
Plan pursuant to section 1127(a), (c) and (d) of the Bankruptcy Code prior to
the entry of the Confirmation Order. In accordance with Bankruptcy Rule 3019,
any modification that does not materially and adversely change the treatment of
any Claim, the holder of which as of the Voting Deadline voted to accept this
Plan, may be approved by the Bankruptcy Court at the Confirmation Hearing
without the necessity of resoliciting votes. After Confirmation, the Debtors may
seek to amend or modify this Plan in accordance with subsections 1127(b), (c)
and (d) of the Bankruptcy Code.
10.5 Withdrawal of Plan. The Debtors reserve the right, at any time prior to
entry of the Confirmation Order, to revoke and withdraw this Plan. If the
Debtors revoke or withdraw this Plan under this SECTION 10.5, or if entry of the
Confirmation Order does not occur, then this Plan shall be deemed null and void.
In that event, nothing contained herein shall be deemed to constitute a waiver
or release of any claims by or against any Debtor or any other entity, or to
prejudice in any manner the rights of any Debtor or any other entity in any
further proceedings involving such Debtor or any other entity.
10.6 Substantial Effective of Plan. This Plan shall be deemed to be
substantially consummated when the first distribution to holders of LFC Class 3
Claims is made.
10.7 Reservation of Rights. Except as expressly set forth herein, this Plan
shall have no force and effect unless the Bankruptcy Court enters the
Confirmation Order. None of the filing of this Plan, any statement or provision
contained herein, or the taking of any action by any Debtor with respect to this
Plan shall be or shall be deemed to be an admission or waiver of any rights of
any Debtor with respect to holders of Claims against such Debtor prior to the
Effective Date.
10.8 Section 1145 Exemption. Any securities issued pursuant hereto will be
issued pursuant to the exemption from securities registration set forth in
section 1145 of the Bankruptcy Code.
10.9 Unclaimed Property. Except as specified in SECTION 7.15(b), if any
property distributable to holders of LFC Class 1, 3 and 4 Claims, it remains
unclaimed for a period of two (2) years after it has been delivered (or delivery
has been attempted) or has otherwise been made available, such unclaimed
property shall be forfeited by such holder, and the unclaimed property and the
right to receive it shall revert to and vest in the Reorganized Debtor free and
clear of the interest of the holder of the Claim. Mailing by regular mail,
postage prepaid, to the address specified in SECTION 10.12 shall constitute
delivery for purposes of this SECTION 10.9.
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10.10 Section 1146 Exemption. Pursuant to section 1146(c) of the Bankruptcy
Code, the issuance, transfer or exchange of any security hereunder, or the
making or delivery of an instrument of transfer hereunder may not be taxed under
any law imposing a stamp tax or similar tax.
10.11 Record Date for Distribution. As of the close of business on the
Record Date for distribution, the transfer ledgers for the Public Debt
Securities shall be closed, there shall be no registration of or other changes
in the holders of any of the Public Debt Securities on the books of the Debtor
(or any trustee, transfer agent or registrar), and none of the LFC, Reorganized
LFC, LMUSA, Reorganized LMUSA, the LFC Indenture Trustee, the LMUSA Indenture
Trustee and any other trustee, transfer agent or registrar shall have any
obligation to recognize any transfer of Public Debt Securities occurring
thereafter (but shall instead be entitled to recognize and deal with, for all
purposes hereunder, except as otherwise provided herein, only those holders
reflected on its books as of the close of business on the Record Date for
distribution).
10.12 Notices and Distributions. On and after the Effective Date, all
notices, requests and distributions with respect to this Plan to a holder of a
Claim or an Interest shall be in writing and sent to (a) the last known address
of such entity set forth in a proof of Claim or request for payment of
Administrative Claim filed by or on behalf of such entity in a Reorganization
Case or to the last known address of such entity's attorney of record in such
Reorganization Case or (b) if there is no such evidence of a last known address,
to the last known address of such entity according to the books and records of
the relevant Debtor. Any entity may designate in writing another address for the
purposes of this SECTION 10.12 by written notice to the relevant Debtor (before
the Effective Date) or the relevant Reorganized Debtor (on or after the
Effective Date), which designation will be effective upon receipt.
10.13 Saturday, Sunday or Legal Holiday. If any payment or act hereunder 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 the
next succeeding Business Day, but shall be deemed to have been completed as of
the required date.
10.14 Time. Unless otherwise specified herein, in computing a period of time
prescribed or allowed hereby, the day of the act or event from which the
designated period begins to run shall not be included. The last day of the
period so computed shall be included, unless it is not a Business Day, in which
event the period runs until the end of the next succeeding day that is a
Business Day.
10.15 Severability of Provisions. If prior to Confirmation any term or
provision hereof that does not prescribe the treatment of Claims or the
conditions to the Effective
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Date 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. Notwithstanding any such holding, alteration or
interpretation, the remainder of the terms and provisions hereof 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 hereof, as it may have been altered or interpreted in accordance with
the foregoing, is valid and enforceable in accordance with its terms.
10.16 Binding Effect. This Plan shall be binding on and inure to the benefit
of each of the Reorganized Debtors, and all holders of Claims or Interests
(whether or not they have accepted this Plan) and their respective personal
representatives, successors and assigns.
10.17 Governing Law. Unless a rule of law or procedure is supplied by
federal law, the laws of the State of Delaware shall govern the construction and
implementation hereof and any agreements, documents and instruments executed in
connection herewith.
10.18 Interpretation of Plan and Related Documents. This Plan and each
Related Document shall be construed, to the maximum extent possible, to give
effect to every provision contained herein and therein and to avoid any
inconsistency between the provisions hereof and thereof.
10.19 Filing of Additional Documents. On or before the Effective Date, each
Debtor may file with the Bankruptcy Court such agreements and other documents as
may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate and further evidence the terms and
conditions of this Plan.
10.20 Further Assurances. The Debtors, the Reorganized Debtors, all holders
of Claims or Interests receiving distributions hereunder and all other parties
in interest shall, from time to time, prepare, execute and deliver any
agreements or documents and take any other actions as may be necessary or
advisable to effectuate the provisions and intent of this Plan and the Related
Documents.
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10.21 Withholding and Reporting Requirements. In connection herewith and all
distributions hereunder, the Reorganized Debtors, the LFC Litigation Trustee and
the Intercompany Claims Agent (in each case with respect to the income, if any,
earned with respect to property held by it and distributions made by it) shall
comply with all withholding and reporting requirements imposed by any federal,
state, local or foreign taxing authority and all distributions hereunder shall
be subject to any such withholding and reporting requirements. Entities entitled
to receive distributions hereunder shall, as a condition to receiving such
distributions, provide such information and take such steps as the Reorganized
Debtors, the LFC Litigation Trustee or the Intercompany Claims Agent (as the
case may be) may reasonably require to ensure compliance with such withholding
and reporting requirements, and to enable the Reorganized Debtors, the LFC
Litigation Trustee or the Intercompany Claims Agent to obtain the certifications
and information as may be necessary or appropriate to satisfy the provisions of
any tax law.
Date: May 13, 1996
LOMAS FINANCIAL CORPORATION
By:_______________________________________
Name:
Title:
LOMAS INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC.
By:_______________________________________
Name:
Title:
LOMAS ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, INC.
By:_______________________________________
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT A-1
TO JOINT CHAPTER
11 PLAN
RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
[NAME OF REORGANIZED LFC]
* * * * * *
[NAME OF REORGANIZED LFC], a corporation organized and existing under the
laws of the State of Delaware, hereby certifies as follows:
1. This Restated Certificate of Incorporation was duly adopted by
the Corporation's Board of Directors pursuant to the Joint Chapter 11 Plan (the
"Chapter 11 Plan") filed by the Lomas Financial Corporation and certain
affiliated debtors in proceedings under Chapter 11 of the United States
Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. Section 101 et seq., and confirmed by the United
States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware in accordance with the
provisions of Section 303 of the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware.
2. The name of the Corporation is [Name of Reorganized LFC] and
the name under which the Corporation was originally incorporated was Wallace
Properties, Inc. The date of filing its original Certificate of Incorporation
with the Secretary of State was March 7, 1960.
3. This Restated Certificate of Incorporation amends, restates and
integrates the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation of this
Corporation as hereby and heretofore amended or supplemented.
4. The text of the Corporation's Restated Certificate of
Incorporation as hereby amended and heretofore amended is hereby restated to
read as herein set forth in full:
FIRST: The name of the Corporation is [Name of Reorganized LFC].
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SECOND: The Corporation's registered office in the State of
Delaware is located at No. 1209 Orange Street in the City of Wilmington, County
of New Castle. The name and address of its registered agent is The Corporation
Trust Company, Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington,
Delaware 19801.
THIRD: The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful
act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General
Corporation Law of the State of Delaware as the same exists or may hereafter be
amended ("Delaware Law").
FOURTH: The total number of shares of stock which the Corporation
shall have authority to issue is 4,000,000 consisting of 3,000,000 shares of
Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share (the "Common Stock"), and 1,000,000
shares of Preferred Stock, par value $1.00 per share (the "Preferred Stock").
The Board of Directors is hereby empowered to authorize by
resolution or resolutions from time to time the issuance of one or more classes
or series of Preferred Stock and to fix the designations, powers, preferences
and relative, participating, optional or other rights, if any, and the
qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, if any, with respect to
each such class or series of Preferred Stock and the number of shares
constituting each such class or series, and to increase or decrease the number
of shares of any such class or series to the extent permitted by Delaware Law.
FIFTH: (a) The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be
managed by or under the direction of a Board of Directors consisting of not less
than five (5) nor more than eleven (11) directors, the exact number of directors
to be determined from time to time solely by resolution adopted by the
affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors.
If the Corporation does not identify one or more individuals or
entities who are willing to invest in the Corporation in consideration for at
least [___] % of the shares of Common Stock which the Corporation has the
authority to issue (individually or collectively, as the case may be, the "New
Investors") by the [___] anniversary of the effective date of the Corporation's
Chapter 11 Plan, the Board of Directors may, in accordance with Section 303 of
Delaware Law but without the necessity of any vote by the stockholders, adopt a
plan of liquidation for the Corporation, and take the appropriate steps to
effectuate such plan of liquidation in accordance with applicable law.
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(b) The names and mailing addresses of the persons who are to
serve as directors until the first annual meeting of stockholders after the date
hereof or until their successors are elected and qualified are:
(c) There shall be no cumulative voting in the election of
directors. Election of directors need not be written ballot unless the bylaws of
the Corporation so provide.
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, whenever the holders of one or
more classes or series of Preferred Stock shall have the right, voting
separately as a class or series, to elect directors, the election, term of
office, filling of vacancies, removal and other features of such directorships
shall be governed by the terms of the resolution or resolutions adopted by the
Board of Directors pursuant to ARTICLE FOURTH applicable thereto, and such
directors so elected shall not be subject to the provisions of this ARTICLE
SIXTH unless otherwise provided therein.
SIXTH: Until such time as 1,200,000 shares of Common Stock have
been distributed in accordance with the Chapter 11 Plan referred to in ARTICLE
FIFTH, the Board of Directors shall have responsibility for taking all actions
on behalf of the Corporation, including actions which would otherwise require
approval of the stockholders. Thereafter, until at least 2,400,000 shares of
Common Stock have been distributed in accordance with such Chapter 11 Plan, if
under Delaware Law, any proposed action requires the approval of a majority of
the stockholders under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, all
issued but not outstanding shares shall be deemed to be voted for or against the
proposed action in the same proportions as the issued and outstanding shares are
so voted by the stockholders.
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SEVENTH: The Board of Directors shall have the power to adopt,
amend or repeal the bylaws of the Corporation.
After at least [_______] shares of Common Stock have been
distributed in accordance with the Chapter 11 Plan referred to in ARTICLE FIFTH
the stockholders may adopt, amend or repeal the bylaws only with the affirmative
vote of the holders of not less than 66 2/3% of the total voting power of all
outstanding securities of the Corporation then entitled to vote generally in the
election of directors, voting together as a single class.
EIGHTH: Any action required or permitted to be taken at any annual
or special meeting of stockholders may be taken only upon the vote of
stockholders at an annual or special meeting duly noticed and called in
accordance with Delaware Law, and may not be taken by written consent of
stockholders without a meeting.
NINTH: Special meetings of the stockholders may be called by the
Board of Directors or the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Corporation
and may not be called by any other person. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
whenever holders of one or more classes or series of Preferred Stock shall have
the right, voting separately as a class or series, to elect directors, such
holders may call, pursuant to the terms of the resolution or resolutions adopted
by the Board of Directors pursuant to ARTICLE FOURTH hereto, special meetings of
holders of such Preferred Stock.
TENTH: (1) A director of the Corporation shall not be liable to
the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary
duty as a director to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware Law.
(2)(a) Each person (and the heirs, executors or administrators of
such person) who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to, or is
involved in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding,
whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact
that such person is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or is or was
serving at thee request of the Corporation as a director or officer of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, shall be
indemnified and held harmless by the Corporation to the fullest extent permitted
by Delaware Law. The right to indemnification conferred in this ARTICLE TENTH
shall also include the right to be paid by the Corporation the expenses incurred
in connection with any such proceeding in advance of its final disposition to
the fullest extent authorized by Delaware Law. The right to indemnification
conferred in this ARTICLE TENTH shall be a contract right.
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(b) The Corporation may, by action of its board of Directors
provide indemnification to such of the employees and agents of the Corporation
to such extent and to such effect as the Board of Directors shall determine to
be appropriate and authorized by Delaware Law.
(3) The Corporation shall have power to purchase and maintain
insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or
agent of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation
as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership,
joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss
incurred by such person in any such capacity or arising out of his status as
such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify him
against such liability under Delaware Law.
(4) The rights and authority conferred in this ARTICLE TENTH shall
not be exclusive or any other right which any person may otherwise have or
hereafter acquire.
(5) Neither the amendment nor repeal of this ARTICLE TENTH, nor
the adoption of any provision of this Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws
of the Corporation, nor, to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware Law, any
modification of law, shall eliminate or reduce the effect of this ARTICLE TENTH
in respect of any acts or omissions occurring prior to such amendment, repeal,
adoption or modification.
ELEVENTH: (a) Solely for the purpose of permitting the utilization
of the net operating loss carryovers, capital loss carryovers and future
deductions (the "Tax Benefits") to which the Corporation (or any other member of
the consolidated group of which the Corporation is common parent for federal
income tax purposes) is or may be entitled pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended, or any successor statute (collectively the "Code") and the
regulations thereunder, the following restrictions shall apply until the
Expiration Date.
(i) From and after [THE EFFECTIVE DATE] no Person other than the
Corporation shall, except as provided in subparagraph (ii) below, Transfer
to any Person any direct or indirect interest in any Stock or Warrants to
the extent that such Transfer, if effective, would cause the Ownership
Interest Percentage of the Transferee or any other Person to increase to
4.5 percent or above, or from 4.5 percent or above to a greater Ownership
Interest Percentage.
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(ii) Any Transfer of Stock or Warrants that would otherwise be
prohibited pursuant to the preceding subparagraph shall nonetheless be
permitted if prior to such Transfer being consummated (or, in the case of
an involuntary Transfer, as soon as practicable after the transaction is
consummated), the Board of Directors approves the Transfer (such approval
may relate to a Transfer or series of identified Transfers).
(iii) The Board of Directors shall approve a Transfer (such
approval may relate to a Transfer or series of identified Transfers)
pursuant to subparagraph (ii) above unless the Board of Directors concludes
(x) that there is a reasonable likelihood that such Transfer will create or
increase a material risk that limitations pursuant to Section 382 of the
Code will be imposed on the utilization of the Tax Benefits, either at the
time of the Transfer or a reasonable time thereafter, and (y) that the
benefits of such transaction to the shareholders of the Corporation as a
whole are not sufficient to permit the Transfer in the light of the risk or
increase in risk caused thereby. In determining whether to approve a
proposed Transfer, the Board of Directors may take into account: the
opinion of legal counsel selected by the Board of Directors ("Corporate
Legal Counsel") addressing the relevant legal considerations (such opinion
shall take into account any private rulings obtained by the Corporation
from the Internal Revenue Service and shall take a reasonable position with
respect to the application and interpretation of Section 382 of the Code
and the regulations, including final, temporary and proposed, thereunder
(the "Regulations")); any information and opinions of legal counsel
provided by the Person or Persons requesting that the Transfer be permitted
(the "Proponent"); the ownership shifts that have previously taken place;
the size of the ownership shift that would result from the proposed
transaction; the effect of any reasonably foreseeable transactions by the
Corporation or any other Person (including any Transfer of Stock or
Warrants that the Corporation has no power to prevent, without regard to
any knowledge on the part of the Corporation as to the likelihood of such
Transfer); the potential effect of any reasonably foreseeable value shifts
among the various classes or series of Stock (such value shifts to be
calculated using reasonable valuation methods and assumptions); the
possible effects of an ownership change within the meaning of Section 382
of the Code; and any other factor deemed relevant by the Board of Directors
to the preservation of the Tax Benefits. Notwithstanding anything in this
subparagraph (iii) to the contrary, the Board of Directors shall approve a
proposed Transfer of Stock or Warrants presented for its review pursuant to
subparagraph (ii) above if it determines that, prior to giving effect to
the proposed Transfer the proposed Transfer is to a wholly
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owned subsidiary of the Transferor or to a trust all of the beneficial
interests in which are owned by the Transferor. If requested by the Board
of Directors, the Proponent shall deliver to the Board of Directors all
information relating to the proposed Transfer and the parties thereto and
their respective Affiliates that is reasonably available to such parties
and their respective Affiliates and that the Board of Directors deems
reasonably necessary to make the determinations described in the first
sentence of this subparagraph (a)(iii) with respect to the proposed
Transfer (the "Required Information"). The Board of Directors shall
determine whether or not to approve a proposed Transfer within forty-five
(45) days of the date it receives a request for approval, provided,
however, that the foregoing time limit shall not apply if the Board of
Directors requests the Proponent to provide the Required Information and
the Proponent does not provide such information to the Board of Directors
within ten (10) days of receipt of the Board of Directors' request. If the
Proponent does not provide the Required Information within ten (10) days of
receipt of the Board of Directors' request, the Board of Directors shall
determine whether or not to approve the proposed Transfer within forty-five
(45) days of the date it receives the Required Information. Upon
determining whether or not to approve a proposed Transfer, the Board of
Directors shall cause the Corporation promptly to notify the Proponent. The
Board of Directors may establish a committee to determine whether to
approve a proposed Transfer or for any other purpose relating to this
ARTICLE ELEVENTH. The Proponent shall, as a condition to the Corporation's
consideration of a request to approve a proposed Transfer, reimburse or
agree to reimburse the Corporation, on demand, for all costs and expenses
incurred by the Corporation with respect to such proposed Transfer
("Transfer Costs"), including, without limitation, the Corporation's costs
and expenses incurred in determining whether to authorize such proposed
Transfer.
(iv) For purposes of this ARTICLE ELEVENTH:
(A) "Stock" shall mean any class or series of stock of the
Corporation (other than stock described in Section 1504(a)(4) of
the Code or any successor statute, or stock that is not so
described solely because it is entitled to vote as a result of
dividend arrearages) and any other instrument that is treated as
stock of the Corporation for purposes of Section 382 of the Code;
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(B) "Warrants" shall mean any options, warrants, rights,
convertible debt securities or other securities issued by the
Corporation and exercisable for or convertible into Stock;
(C) "Beneficial Ownership" shall have the meaning set
forth in Rule 13d-3 under the United States Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act");
(D) "Person" refers to any governmental entity or agency,
and any individual, corporation, estate, trust, association,
company, partnership, joint venture, or similar organization, and
shall include any group comprised of any such Person and any other
Person or Persons with whom such Person or any Affiliate or
Associate of such Person has any formal or informal agreement,
arrangement or understanding for the purpose of directly or
indirectly acquiring Stock or rights, options, warrants or
convertible securities with respect thereto (including but not
limited to Warrants); provided, however, that a public group (as
defined in the regulations in effect on [INSERT EFFECTIVE DATE]
under Section 382 of the Code) shall not be treated as a Person
solely by reason of its status as a public group;
(E) a Person's "Ownership Interest Percentage" shall be
the ownership interest percentage with respect to the Corporation
that would be ascribed to such Person for purposes of Section 382
of the Code, assuming for this purpose that any other warrant,
option or right to acquire, or security convertible into, Stock
(including but not limited to Warrants) owned by such Person or
any Affiliate or Associate of such Person (but not those owned by
any other Person) were exercised and not applying for this purpose
any rule that would treat an entity as no longer owning Stock that
is attributed to its owners;
(F) "Transfer" refers to any means of conveying record
ownership, Beneficial Ownership or tax ownership (applying, in the
case of tax ownership, applicable attribution rules for purposes
of Section 382 of the Code) of Stock or Warrants, whether such
means is direct or indirect, voluntary or involuntary. The terms
"Transfers" and "Transferred" shall have correlative meaning.
"Transferee" means any Person to whom any Stock or Warrant is
Transferred, and "Transferor" means any Person who Transfers any
Stock or Warrant.
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(G) "Affiliate" and "Associate" shall have the meanings
set forth in Rule 12b-2 under the 1934 Act;
(H) "Expiration Date" shall mean [INSERT DATE]; and
(I) "Related Party Request" shall mean, with respect to
any other request, a request to approve a proposed Transfer in
which the proposed Transferor or the proposed Transferee is, with
respect to such other request, a proposed Transferor, a proposed
Transferee or an Affiliate of either.
(v) The restriction on the Transfer of securities set forth
herein shall expire on the Expiration Date.
(b) Unless the Transfer is permitted as provided in subparagraph
(a)(ii) of this ARTICLE ELEVENTH any attempted Transfer of Stock or Warrants in
excess of the Stock or Warrants that could be Transferred to the Transferee
without restriction under subparagraph (a)(i) of this ARTICLE ELEVENTH shall not
be effective to Transfer ownership of such excess Stock or Warrants (the
"Prohibited Shares" or "Prohibited Warrants," as the case may be, and each, a
"Prohibited Security") to the purported acquiror thereof (the "Purported
Acquiror"), who shall not be entitled to any rights as a shareholder of the
Corporation with respect to such Prohibited Shares (including, without
limitation, the right to vote or to receive dividends with respect thereto) or
to any rights with respect to such Prohibited Warrants, as the case may be.
(i) Upon demand by the Corporation the Purported Acquiror shall
Transfer any certificate or other evidence of purported ownership of
Prohibited Securities within the Purported Acquiror's possession or
control, along with any dividends or other distributions paid by the
Corporation with respect to any Prohibited Shares that were received by the
Purported Acquiror (the "Prohibited Distributions"), to such Person as the
Corporation shall designate to act as transfer agent for such Prohibited
Securities (the "Agent"). If the Purported Acquiror has sold any Prohibited
Securities to an unrelated party in an arm's-length transaction after
purportedly acquiring them, the Purported Acquiror shall be deemed to have
sold such Prohibited Securities for the Agent, and in lieu of Transferring
such Prohibited Shares (and Prohibited Distributions with respect thereto)
or Prohibited Warrants to the Agent shall Transfer to the Agent any such
Prohibited Distributions and the proceeds of such sale (the "Resale
Proceeds") except to the extent that the Agent grants
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written permission to the Purported Acquiror to retain a portion of such
Resale Proceeds not exceeding the amount that would have been payable by
the Agent to the Purported Acquiror pursuant to subparagraph (b)(ii) below
if such Prohibited Securities had been sold by the Agent rather than by the
Purported Acquiror. If shares of Stock are issued upon the purported
exercise of Prohibited Warrants, such shares shall be Prohibited Shares.
Any purported Transfer of Prohibited Securities by the Purported Acquiror
other than a Transfer described in one of the first two sentences of this
subparagraph (b)(i) shall not be effective to Transfer any ownership of
such Prohibited Securities.
(ii) The Agent shall sell in one or more arm's-length transactions
any Prohibited Securities Transferred to the Agent by the Purported
Acquiror, and the proceeds of such sale (the "Sales Proceeds"), or the
Resale Proceeds, if applicable, shall be used to pay the expenses of the
Agent in connection with its duties under this paragraph (b) with respect
to such Prohibited Securities, and any excess shall be allocated to the
Purported Acquiror up to the following amount: (x) where applicable, the
purported purchase price paid or value of consideration surrendered by the
Purported Acquiror for such Prohibited Securities, and (y) where the
purported Transfer of Prohibited Securities to the Purported Acquiror was
by gift, inheritance, or any similar purported Transfer, the fair market
value (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors) of such
Prohibited Securities at the time of such purported Transfer. Subject to
the succeeding provisions of this subparagraph, any Resale Proceeds or
Sales Proceeds in excess of the amount allocable to the Purported Acquiror
pursuant to the preceding sentence, together with any Prohibited
Distributions, shall be Transferred to any entity described in Section
501(c)(3) of the Code and selected by the Board of Directors or its
designee. In no event shall any such amounts described in the preceding
sentence inure to the benefit of the Corporation or the Agent, but such
amounts may be used to cover expenses incurred by the Agent in connection
with its duties under this paragraph (b) with respect to the related
Prohibited Securities. Notwithstanding anything in this ARTICLE ELEVENTH to
the contrary, the Corporation shall at all times be entitled to make
application to any court of equitable jurisdiction within the State of
Delaware for an adjudication of the respective rights and interests of any
Person in and to any Sale Proceeds, Resale Proceeds and Prohibited
Distributions pursuant to this ARTICLE ELEVENTH and applicable law and for
leave to pay such amounts into such court.
(c) Within thirty (30) business days of learning of a purported
Transfer of Prohibited Securities to a Purported Acquiror, the Corporation
through its
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Secretary shall demand that the Purported Acquiror surrender to the Agent the
certificates representing the Prohibited Securities, or any Resale Proceeds, and
any Prohibited Distributions, and if such surrender is not made by the Purported
Acquiror the Corporation may institute legal proceedings to compel such
Transfer; provided, however, that nothing in this paragraph (c) shall preclude
the Corporation in its discretion from immediately bringing legal proceedings
without a prior demand, and provided further that failure of the Corporation to
act within the time periods set out in this paragraph (c) shall not constitute a
waiver of any right of the Corporation to compel any Transfer required by
subparagraph (b)(i) of this ARTICLE ELEVENTH.
(d) Upon a determination by the Corporation that there has been or
is threatened a purported Transfer of Prohibited Securities to a Purported
Acquiror, the Corporation may take such action in addition to any action
permitted by the preceding paragraph as it deems advisable to give effect to the
provisions of this ARTICLE ELEVENTH, including, without limitation, refusing to
give effect on the books of this Corporation to such purported Transfer or
instituting proceedings to enjoin such purported Transfer.
(e) The Corporation may require as a condition to the registration
of the Transfer of any shares of its Stock or Warrants that the proposed
Transferee furnish to the Corporation all information reasonably requested by
the Corporation and reasonably available to the proposed Transferee and its
Affiliates with respect to the direct or indirect ownership interests of the
proposed Transferee (and of Persons to whom ownership interests of the proposed
Transferee would be attributed for purposes of Section 382 of the Code) in Stock
or Warrants or other options or rights to acquire Stock.
(f) All certificates evidencing ownership of shares of Stock or
Warrants that are subject to the restrictions on Transfer contained in this
ARTICLE ELEVENTH shall bear a conspicuous legend referencing the restrictions
set forth in this ARTICLE ELEVENTH.
(g) The Corporation and the Board of Directors shall be fully
protected in relying in good faith upon the information, opinions, reports,
statements of the chief executive officer, the chief financial officer, or the
chief accounting officer of the Corporation or of the Corporation's legal
counsel, independent auditors, Transfer agent, investment bankers, and other
employees and agents in making the determinations and findings contemplated by
this ARTICLE ELEVENTH to the fullest extent permitted by law. Any determination
by the Board of Directors pursuant to this ARTICLE ELEVENTH shall be conclusive.
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(h) If any provision of this ARTICLE ELEVENTH or any application
of such provision is determined to be invalid by any federal or state court
having jurisdiction over the issue, the validity of the remaining provisions
shall not be affected and other applications of such provision shall be affected
only to the extent necessary to comply with the determination of such court.
(i) Nothing in this ARTICLE ELEVENTH shall preclude the settlement
of any transaction entered into through the facilities of or any national
securities exchange in the Stock or Warrants.
TWELFTH: The Corporation reserves the right to amend this Restated
Certificate of Incorporation in any manner permitted by Delaware Law and all
rights and powers conferred upon stockholders, directors and officers herein are
granted subject to this reservation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
provisions set forth in ARTICLES SIXTH, SEVENTH, EIGHTH, NINTH, TENTH, ELEVENTH
and this ARTICLE TWELFTH may not be repealed or amended in any respect, and no
other provision may be adopted, amended or repealed which would have the effect
of modifying or permitting the circumvention of the provisions set forth in
ARTICLES SIXTH, SEVENTH, EIGHTH, NINTH, TENTH, ELEVENTH and this ARTICLE
TWELFTH, unless such action is approved by the affirmative vote of the holders
of not less than 66 2/3% of the total voting power of all outstanding securities
of the Corporation then entitled to vote generally in the election of directors,
voting together as a single class.
THIRTEENTH: No nonvoting equity securities of the Corporation may
be issued; this provision, included in this Restated Certificate of
Incorporation in compliance with Section 1123 of the United States Bankruptcy
Code, 11 U.S.C. Section 1123, shall have no force and effect except to the
extent required by such Section so long as such Section is in effect and
applicable to the Corporation.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, said [Name of Reorganized LFC] has caused this
certificate to be signed by [________________], its Chairman of the Board of
Directors and Chief Executive Officer, and attested to by [____________], its
Secretary, and has caused its corporate seal to be hereunto affixed, this
[___]th day of [___________], 1996.
[LOMAS FINANCIAL CORPORATION]
By:_______________________________
Name:
Title: Chief Executive Officer
Attested:
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Secretary
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BYLAWS
OF
[NAME OF REORGANIZED LFC]
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ARTICLE I
OFFICES
Section 1. Registered Office. The registered office shall be in the
City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, State of Delaware.
Section 2. Other Offices. The Corporation may also have offices at
such other places both within and without the State of Delaware as the Board of
Directors may from time to time determine or the business of the Corporation may
require.
Section 3. Books. The books of the Corporation may be kept within or
without of the State of Delaware as the Board of Directors may from time to time
determine or the business of the Corporation may require.
ARTICLE II
MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS
Section 1. Time and Place of Meetings. All meetings of stockholders
shall be held in Dallas, on such date and at such time as may be determined from
time to time by the Board of Directors (or the Chairman in the absence of a
designation by the Board of Directors).
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Section 2. Annual Meetings. Annual meetings of stockholders,
commencing with the year 1996, shall be held to elect the Board of Directors and
transact such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting.
Section 3. Special Meetings. Special meetings of stockholders may be
called by the Board of Directors or the chairman of the Board of Directors of
the Corporation and may not be called by any other person.
Section 4. Notice of Meetings and Adjourned Meetings; Waivers of
Notice. (a) Whenever stockholders are required or permitted to take any action
at a meeting, a written notice of the meeting shall be given which shall state
the place, date and hour of the meeting, and, in the case of a special meeting,
the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called. Unless otherwise
provided by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware as the same
exists or may hereafter be amended ("Delaware Law"), such notice shall be given
not less than 10 nor more than 60 days before the date of the meeting to each
stockholder of record entitled to vote at such meeting. Unless these bylaws
otherwise require, when a meeting is adjourned to another time or place (whether
or not a quorum is present), notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting
if the time and place thereof are announced at the meeting at which the
adjournment is taken. At the adjourned meeting, the Corporation may transact any
business which might have been transacted at the original meeting. If the
adjournment is for more than 30 days, or after the adjournment a new record date
is fixed for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be
given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting.
(b) A written waiver of any such notice signed by the person entitled
thereto, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed
equivalent to notice. Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a
waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the person attends the meeting for
the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the
transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or
convened. Business transacted at any special meeting of stockholders shall be
limited to the purposes stated in the notice.
Section 5. Quorum. Unless otherwise provided under the certificate of
incorporation or these bylaws and subject to Delaware Law, the presence, in
person or by proxy, of the holders of a majority of the outstanding capital
stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall
constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
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Section 6. Voting. (a) Unless otherwise provided in the certificate of
incorporation and subject to Delaware Law, each stockholder shall be entitled to
one vote for each outstanding share of capital stock of the Corporation held by
such stockholder. Unless otherwise provided in Delaware Law, the certificate of
incorporation or these bylaws, the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares
of capital stock of the Corporation present, in person or by proxy, at a meeting
of stockholders and entitled to vote on the subject matter shall be the act of
the stockholders.
(b) Each stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders or
to express consent or dissent to a corporate action in writing without a meeting
may authorize another person or persons to act for him by proxy, but no such
proxy shall be voted or acted upon after three years from its date, unless the
proxy provides for a longer period.
Section 7. Action by Consent. Any action required to be taken at any
annual or special meeting of stockholders may be taken only upon the vote of
stockholders at an annual or special meeting duly noticed and called in
accordance with Delaware Law and may not be taken by written consent of
stockholders without a meeting.
Section 8. Organization. At each meeting of stockholders, the Chairman
of the Board, if one shall have been elected, (or in his absence or if one shall
not have been elected, the President) shall act as chairman of the meeting. The
Secretary (or in his absence or inability to act, the person whom the chairman
of the meeting shall appoint secretary of the meeting) shall act as secretary of
the meeting and keep the minutes thereof.
Section 9. Order of Business. The order of business at all meetings of
stockholders shall be as determined by the chairman of the meeting.
Section 10. Nomination of Directors. Only persons who are nominated in
accordance with the procedures set forth in these restated bylaws shall be
eligible to serve as directors. Nominations of persons for election to the Board
of Directors of the Corporation may be made at a meeting of stockholders (a) by
or at the direction of the Board of Directors of (b) by any stockholder or the
Corporation who is a stockholder of record at the time of giving of notice
provided for in this Section 10, who shall be entitled to vote for the election
of directors at the meeting and who complies with the notice procedures set
forth in this Section 10. Such nominations, other than those made by or at the
direction of the Board of Directors, shall be made pursuant to timely notice in
writing to the secretary of the Corporation. To be
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timely, with respect to an annual meeting, a stockholder's notice shall be
delivered to or mailed and received at the principal executive offices of the
Corporation not less than 120 days nor more than 150 days prior to the date of
the Corporation's last proxy statement sent to stockholders in connection with
the previous years' annual meeting of stockholders; provided, however, that if
(i) no annual meeting was held in the previous year, or (ii) the date of the
annual meeting has been changed to a date more than 30 days from the date
contemplated at the time of the Corporation's previous year's proxy statement,
to be timely, notice by the stockholder must be received not less than 120 days
prior to the date of the meeting. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if less than 70
days' notice or prior public disclosure of the date of a meeting is given or
made to stockholders, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be received
not later than the close of business on the 10th day following the day on which
such notice of the date of the meeting or such public disclosure was made. Such
stockholder's notice shall set forth (a) as to each person whom the stockholder
proposes to nominate for election or re-election as a director all information
related to such person that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of
proxies for election of directors, or is otherwise required, in each case
pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the "Exchange Act"), and Rule 14a-11 thereunder (including such person's
written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to
serving as a director if elected); and (b) as to the stockholder giving the
notice (i) the name and address, as they appear on the Corporation's books, or
such stockholder, and (ii) the class and number of shares of the Corporation
which are beneficially owned by such stockholder. At the request of the Board of
Directors, any person nominated by the Board of Directors for election as a
director shall furnish to the secretary of the Corporation that information
required to be set forth in a stockholder's notice of nomination which pertains
to the nominee. No person shall be eligible to serve as a director of the
Corporation unless nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this
Section 10. The chairman of the meeting shall have the power and duty to
determine whether any nomination was made in accordance with the procedures set
forth in this Section 10, and the chairman shall, if the facts warrant,
determine and declare to the meeting that a nomination was not made in
accordance with the procedures prescribed by the restated bylaws, and if he
should so determine, he shall so declare to the meeting and the defective
nomination shall be disregarded. For purposes of this Section 10, "public
announcement" shall mean disclosure in a press release reported by the Dow Jones
News Service, Associated Press, United Press International, Reuters Economic
News Service or any other comparable national news service or in a document
filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to
Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. Notwithstanding the foregoing
provisions of this Section 10, a stockholder shall also comply with all
applicable requirements of the
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Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder with respect to the
matters set forth in this Section.
Section 11. Notice of Business. At any meeting of the stockholders,
only such business shall be conducted as shall have been brought before the
meeting (a) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or (b) by any
stockholder of the Corporation who is a stockholder of record at the time of
giving of the notice provided for in this Section 11, who shall be entitled to
vote at such meeting and who complies with the notice procedures set forth in
this Section 11. For business to be properly brought before a stockholder
meeting by a stockholder, the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof
in writing to the secretary of the Corporation. To be timely, with respect to an
annual meeting, a stockholder's notice must be delivered to or mailed and
received at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not less than 120
days nor more than 150 days prior to the date of the Corporation's last proxy
statement sent to stockholders in connection with the previous year's annual
meeting of stockholders: provided, however, that if (i) no annual meeting was
held in the previous year, or (ii) the date of the annual meeting has been
changed to a date more than 30 days from the date contemplated at the time of
the Corporation's previous year's proxy statement, to be timely, notice by the
stockholder must be received not less than 120 days prior to the date of the
meeting. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if less than 70 days' notice or prior
public disclosure of the date of a meeting is given or made to stockholders,
notice by the stockholder to be timely must be received not later than the close
of business on the 10th day following the day on which such notice of the date
of the meeting or such public disclosure was made. A stockholder's notice to the
secretary shall set forth as to each matter the stockholder proposes to bring
before the meeting (a) a brief description of the business desired to be brought
before the meeting and the reasons for conducting such business at the meeting,
(b) the name and address, as they appear on the Corporation's books, of the
stockholder proposing such business, (c) the class and number of shares of the
Corporation which are beneficially owned by the stockholder and (d) any material
interest of the stockholder in such business. Notwithstanding anything in the
restated bylaws to the contrary, no business shall be conducted at a stockholder
meeting except in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Section 11.
The chairman of the meeting shall have the power and duty to determine whether
any business proposed to be brought before the meeting was proposed in
accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 11, and the chairman
shall, if the facts warrant, determine and declare to the meeting that business
was not properly brought before the meeting and in accordance with the
provisions of the restated bylaws, and if he should so determine, he shall so
declare to the meeting and any such business not properly brought before the
meeting shall not be transacted. For purpose of this
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Section 11, "public announcement" shall mean disclosure in a press release
reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press, United Press
International, Reuters Economic News Service or any other comparable national
news service or in a document filed by the Corporation with the Securities and
Exchange Commission pursuant to Sections 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 11, a stockholder shall
also comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules
and regulations thereunder with respect to the matters set forth in this Section
11.
ARTICLE III
DIRECTORS
Section 1. General Powers. Except as otherwise provided in Delaware
Law or the certificate of incorporation, the business and affairs of the
Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of
Directors.
Section 2. Number, Election and Term of Office. The number of
directors which shall constitute the whole Board shall be fixed from time to
time by resolution of the Board of Directors but shall not be less than seven
(7) nor more than seventeen (17). The directors shall be elected at the annual
meeting of the stockholders, except as provided in Section 12 of this Article
III, and each director so elected shall hold office until his successor is
elected and qualified or until his earlier death, resignation or removal.
Directors need not be stockholders.
Section 3. Quorum and Manner of Acting. Unless the certificate of
incorporation or these bylaws require a greater number, a majority of the total
number of directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business,
and the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors present at meeting at
which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of Directors. When a
meeting is adjourned to another time or place (whether or not a quorum is
present), notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the time and
place thereof are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken. At
the adjourned meeting, the Board of Directors may transact any business which
might have been transacted at the original meeting. If a quorum shall not be
present at any meeting of the Board of directors the directors present thereat
may adjourn the meeting, from time to time, without notice other than
announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present.
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Section 4. Time and Place of Meetings. The Board of Directors shall
hold its meetings at such place, either within or without the State of Delaware,
and at such time as may be determined from time to time by the Board of
Directors (or the Chairman in the absence of a determination by the Board of
Directors).
Section 5. Annual Meetings. The Board of Directors shall meet for the
purpose of organization, the election of officers and the transaction of other
business, as soon as practicable after each annual meeting of stockholders, on
the same day and at the same place where such annual meeting shall be held.
Notice of such meeting need not be given. In the event such annual meeting is
not so held, the annual meeting of the Board of Directors may be held at such
place either within or without the State of Delaware, on such date and at such
time as shall be specified in a notice thereof given as hereinafter provided
in Section 7 of this Article III or in a waiver of notice thereof signed by any
director who chooses to waive the requirement of notice.
Section 6. Regular Meetings. After the place and time of regular
meetings of the Board of Directors shall have been determined and notice thereof
shall have been once given to each member of the Board of Directors, regular
meetings may be held without further notice being given.
Section 7. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of
Directors may be called by the Chairman of the Board or the President and shall
be called by the Chairman of the Board, President or Secretary on the written
request of three directors. Notice of special meetings of the Board of Directors
shall be given to each director at least three days before the date of the
meeting in such manner as is determined by the Board of Directors.
Section 8. Committees. The Board of Directors may, by resolution
passed by a majority of the whole Board, designate one or more committees, each
committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the Corporation;
provided that (i) there shall be an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee
and a Nominating Committee of the Board of Directors, (ii) each of the Audit
Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Nominating Committee of the Board
of Directors shall consist of one or more of the directors of the Corporation,
(iii) at least a majority of the directors serving on the Nominating Committee
of the Board of Directors shall be independent directors and (iv) all of the
directors serving on each of the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee
of the Board of Directors shall be independent directors. The Board may
designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may
replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. Any
such committee, to the extent
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provided in the resolution of the Board of Directors, shall have and may
exercise all the powers and authority of the Board of Directors in the
management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, and may authorize the
seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all papers which may require it; but no
such committee shall have the power or authority in reference to amending the
certificate of incorporation, adopting an agreement of merger or consolidation,
recommending to the stockholders the sale, lease or exchange of all or
substantially all of the Corporation's property and assets, recommending to the
stockholders a dissolution of the Corporation or a revocation of a dissolution,
or amending the restated bylaws of the Corporation; and unless the resolution of
the Board of Directors or the certificate of incorporation expressly so provide,
no such committee shall have the power or authority to declare a dividend or to
authorize the issuance of stock. Each committee shall keep regular minutes of
its meetings and report the same to the Board of Directors when required. For
purposes of this Section 8, an independent director means any director who is
not an officer or employee of the Corporation.
Section 9. Action by Consent. Unless otherwise restricted by the
certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, any action required or permitted
to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors or of any committee thereof
may be taken without a meeting, if all members of the Board or committee, as the
case may be, consent thereto in writing, and the writing or writings are filed
with the minutes of proceedings of the Board or committee.
Section 10. Telephonic Meetings. Unless otherwise restricted by the
certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, members of the Board of Directors,
or any committee designated by the Board of Directors, may participate in a
meeting of the Board of Directors, or such committee, as the case may be, by
means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of
which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and such
participation in a meeting shall constitute presence in person at the meeting.
Section 11. Resignation. Any director may resign at any time by giving
written notice to the Board of Directors or to the Secretary of the Corporation.
The resignation of any director shall take effect upon receipt of notice thereof
or at such later time as shall be specified in such notice; and unless otherwise
specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to
make it effective.
Section 12. Vacancies. Unless otherwise provided in the certificate of
incorporation, vacancies and newly created directorships resulting from any
increase in the authorized number of directors elected by all the stockholders
having the right
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to vote as a single class may be filled by a majority of the directors then in
office, although less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director. Whenever
the holders of any class or classes of stock or series thereof are entitled to
elect one or more directors by the certificate of incorporation, vacancies and
newly created directorships of such class or classes or series may be filled by
a majority of directors elected by such class or classes or series thereof then
in office, or by a sole remaining director so elected. Each director so chosen
shall hold office until his successor is elected and qualified, or until his
earlier death, resignation or removal. If there are no directors in office, then
an election of directors may be held in accordance with Delaware Law. Unless
otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation, when one or more
directors shall resign from the Board, effective at a future date, a majority of
the directors then in office, including those who have so resigned, shall have
the power to fill such vacancy or vacancies, the vote thereon to take effect
when such resignation or resignations shall become effective, and each director
so chosen shall hold office as provided in the filling of other vacancies.
Section 13. Removal. Any director or the entire Board of Directors may
be removed, with or without cause, at any time by the affirmative vote of the
holders of a majority of the outstanding capital stock of the Corporation
entitled to vote and the vacancies thus created may be filled in accordance with
Section 12 of this Article III.
Section 14. Compensation. Unless otherwise restricted by the
certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, the Board of Directors shall have
authority to fix the compensation of directors, including fees and reimbursement
of expenses.
ARTICLE IV
OFFICERS
Section 1. Principal Officers. The principal officers of the
Corporation shall be a Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (who shall be a
member of the Board of Directors) or a Chairman (who shall be a member of the
Board of Directors) and a Chief Executive Officer (who shall be a member of the
Board of Directors), a President, a Treasurer and a Secretary who shall have the
duty, among other things, to record the proceedings of the meetings of
stockholders and directors in a book kept for that purpose. The Corporation may
also have such other principal officers as the Board may in its discretion
appoint. Except for the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer or the Chairman and
the Chief Executive Officer, as the case may be, no officer of the Corporation
is required to be a member of the Board of Directors. One person may hold the
offices and perform the duties of any two or more of said
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offices, except that no person shall hold the offices and perform the duties of
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Secretary or Chairman and Secretary.
Section 2. Election, Term of Office and Remuneration. The principal
officers of the Corporation shall be elected annually by the Board of Directors
at the annual meeting thereof. Each such officer shall hold office until his
successor is elected and qualified, or until his earlier death, resignation or
removal. The remuneration of all officers of the Corporation shall be fixed by
the Board of Directors. Any vacancy in any office shall be filled in such manner
as the Board of Directors shall determine.
Section 3. Subordinate Officers. In addition to the principal officers
enumerated in Section 1 of this Article IV, the Corporation may have one or more
Assistant Treasurers, Assistant Secretaries and Assistant Controllers and such
other subordinate officers, agents and employees as the Board of Directors may
deem necessary, each of whom shall hold office for such period as the Board of
Directors may from time to time determine. The Board of Directors may delegate
to any principal officer the power to appoint and to remove any such subordinate
officers, agents or employees.
Section 4. Removal. Except as otherwise permitted with respect to
subordinate officers, any officer may be removed, with or without cause, at any
time, by resolution adopted by the Board of Directors; provided that no such
removal shall alter, void or otherwise effect any change in any written
contractual relationship between the Corporation and any such officer thus
removed from office.
Section 5. Resignations. Any officer may resign at any time by giving
written notice to the Board of Directors (or to a principal officer if the Board
of Directors has delegated to such principal officer the power to appoint and to
remove such officer). The resignation of any officer shall take effect upon
receipt of notice thereof or at such later time as shall be specified in such
notice; and unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such
resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.
Section 6. Powers and Duties. The officers of the Corporation shall
have such powers and perform such duties incident to each of their respective
offices and such other duties as may from time to time be conferred upon or
assigned to them by the Board of Directors.
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ARTICLE V
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 1. Fixing the Record Date. (a) In order that the Corporation
may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting
of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, the Board of Directors may fix a
record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the
resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors, and
which record date shall not be more than 60 nor less than 10 days before the
date of such meeting. If no record date is fixed by the Board of Directors, the
record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a
meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day next
preceding the day on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, at the
close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is
held. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote
at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting;
provided that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned
meeting.
(b) In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders
entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment
of any rights or the stockholders entitled to exercise any rights in respect of
any change, conversion or exchange of stock, or for the purpose of any other
lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date
shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is
adopted, and which record date shall be not more than 60 days prior to such
action. If no record date is fixed, the record date for determining stockholders
for any such purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the
Board of Directors adopts the resolution relating thereto.
Section 2. Dividends. Subject to limitations contained in Delaware Law
and the certificate of incorporation, the Board of Directors may declare and pay
dividends upon the shares of capital stock of the Corporation, which dividends
may be paid either in cash, in property or in shares of the capital stock of the
Corporation.
Section 3. Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be
fixed by resolution of the Board of Directors.
Section 4. Corporate Seal. The corporate seal shall have inscribed
thereon the name of the Corporation, the year of its organization and the words
"Corporate
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Seal, Delaware". The seal may be used by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be
impressed, affixed or otherwise reproduced.
Section 5. Voting of Stock Owned by the Corporation. The Board of
Directors may authorize any person, on behalf of the Corporation, to attend,
vote at and grant proxies to be used at any meeting of stockholders of any
corporation (except this Corporation) in which the Corporation may hold stock.
Section 6. Amendments. These bylaws or any of them, may be altered,
amended or repealed, or new bylaws may be made, by the stockholders entitled to
vote thereon at any annual or special meeting thereof or by the Board of
Directors.
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EXHIBIT A-2
TO JOINT PLAN
OF REORGANIZATION
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT TO
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
* * * * * *
LOMAS INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC., a corporation organized under the
laws of the State of Nevada, by its [vice president] and [assistant secretary]
does hereby certify:
1. That the board of directors of said corporation at a meeting
duly convened and held on the ___ day of April, 1996, passed a resolution
declaring that the following changes and amendments in the Articles of
Incorporation is advisable.
RESOLVED that Article One of said Articles of
Incorporation be amended to read as follows: "The name of the
corporation is [Name of Reorganized LIS]."
RESOLVED that Article Twelve of said Articles of
Incorporation be added, reading as follows: "No nonvoting equity
securities of the corporation may be issued; this provision,
included in these Articles of Incorporation in compliance with
Section 1123 of the United States Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C.
Section 1123, shall have no force and effect except to the extent
required by such Section so long as such Section is in effect and
applicable to the corporation."
2. That the number of shares of the corporation outstanding and
entitled to vote on an amendment to the Articles of Incorporation is 1,000; that
the said changes and amendments have been consented to and authorized by the
written consent of stockholders holding at least a majority of each class of
stock outstanding and entitled to vote thereon.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the said LOMAS INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC. has
caused this certificate to be signed by its [vice president] and its [assistant
secretary] and its corporate seal to be hereto affixed this __th day of April,
1996.
LOMAS INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC.
By________________________________
[Name]/[Vice President]
By________________________________
[Name]/[Assistant Secretary]
(SEAL)
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF DALLAS
On April __, 1996, personally appeared before me, a Notary Public, ________
and ________ who acknowledged that they executed the above instrument.
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Notary Public
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CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
LOMAS & NETTLETON INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC., a corporation
organized under the laws of the State of Nevada, by its vice president and
assistant secretary and does hereby certify:
1. That the board of directors of said corporation at a meeting
duly convened and held on the 1st day of April, 1988, passed a resolution
declaring that the following change and amendment in the Articles of
Incorporation is advisable.
RESOLVED that Article One of said Articles of
Incorporation be amended to read as follows: "The name of the
corporation is LOMAS INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC."
2. That the number of shares of the corporation outstanding and
entitled to vote on an amendment to the Articles of Incorporation is 1,000; that
the said change and amendment has been consented to and authorized by the
written consent of stockholders holding at least a majority of each class of
stock outstanding and entitled to vote thereon.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the said LOMAS & NETTLETON INFORMATION
SYSTEMS, INC. has caused this certificate to be signed by its vice president and
its assistant secretary and its corporate seal to be hereto affixed this 7th day
of June, 1988.
LOMAS & NETTLETON INFORMATION
SYSTEMS, INC.
By________________________________
James N. Sabin/Vice President
By________________________________
Angela Marrs/Assistant Secretary
(SEAL)
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF DALLAS
On June 7, 1988, personally appeared before me, a Notary Public, James N.
Sabin and Angela Marrs who acknowledged that they executed the above instrument.
--------------------------
Notary Public
(SEAL)
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ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF
LOMAS & NETTLETON INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC.
* * * * * *
FIRST: The name of the Corporation is Lomas & Nettleton
Information Systems, Inc.
SECOND: Its principal office in the State of Nevada is located at
One East First Street, Reno, Washoe County, Nevada 89501. The name and address
of its resident agent is THE CORPORATION TRUST COMPANY OF NEVADA, One East First
Street, Reno, Nevada 89501.
THIRD: The nature of the business, or objects or purposes proposed
to be transacted, promoted or carried on are:
To engage in any lawful activity.
FOURTH: The amount of the total authorized capital stock of the
corporation is One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) consisting of One Thousand
(1,000) shares of stock of the par value of One Dollar ($1.00) each.
The designations, preferences and relative, participating, option
or other special rights, or qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof
are as follows:
No shareholders shall be entitled as a matter of right to
subscribe for or receive additional shares of any class of stock of the
corporation, whether now or hereafter authorized, or any bonds, debentures or
other securities convertible into stock, but such additional shares of stock or
other securities convertible into stock may be issued or disposed of by the
Board of Directors to such persons and on such terms as in its discretion it
shall deem advisable.
FIFTH: The governing board of the corporation shall be known as
directors, and the number of directors may from time to time be increased or
decreased in such manner as shall be provided by the By-Laws of this
corporation, provided that the number of directors shall not be reduced to less
than three (3),
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except that in cases where all the shares of the corporation are owned
beneficially and of record by either one or two stockholders, the number of
directors may be less than three (3) but not less than the number of
stockholders.
The names and post office addresses of the first Board of
Directors, which shall be three (3) in number, are as follows:
NAME POST OFFICE ADDRESS
Jess Hay 2001 Bryan Tower, Ste. 3600
Dallas, Texas 75201
Ted Enloe 2001 Bryan Tower, Ste. 3600
Dallas, Texas 75201
David Kelly, Jr. 2001 Bryan Tower, Ste. 3600
Dallas, Texas 75201
SIXTH: The capital stock, after the amount of the subscription
price, or par value has been paid in shall not be subject to assessment to pay
the debts of the corporation.
SEVENTH: The name and post office of each of the incorporators
signing the Articles of Incorporation are as follows:
NAME POST OFFICE ADDRESS
B.I. Crenshaw Republic National Bk. Bldg.
Dallas, TX 75201
G.P. Assed Republic National Bk. Bldg.
Dallas, TX 75201
B.J. Wilhite Republic National Bk. Bldg.
Dallas, TX 75201
EIGHTH: The corporation is to have perpetual existence.
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NINTH: In furtherance, and not in limitation of the powers
conferred by statute, the Board of Directors is expressly authorized;
Subject to the By-Laws, if any, adopted by the stockholders, to
make, alter or amend the By-Laws of the corporation.
TENTH: Meetings of stockholders may be held outside the State of
Nevada, if the By-Laws so provide. The books of the corporation may be kept
(subject to any provision contained in the statutes) outside the State of Nevada
at such place or places as may be designated from time to time by the Board of
Directors or in the By-Laws of the corporation.
ELEVENTH: This corporation reserves the right to amend, alter,
change or repeal by provision contained in the Articles of Incorporation, in the
manner now or hereafter prescribed by statute, or by the Articles of
Incorporation, and all rights conferred upon stockholders herein are granted
subject to this reservation.
WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, being each of the incorporators hereinbefore
named, for the purpose of forming a corporation pursuant to the General
Corporation Law of the State of Nevada, do make and file these Articles of
Incorporation, hereby declaring and certifying that the facts herein stated are
true, and accordingly have hereunto set our hands this 27th day of January,
1983.
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B. I. Crenshaw
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G. P. Assed
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B. J. Wilhite
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STATE OF TEXAS.
COUNTY OF DALLAS.
On this 27th day of January, 1983, before me a Notary Public,
personally appeared B. I. Crenshaw, G. P. Assed and B. J. Wilhite, who severally
acknowledged that they executed the above instrument.
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Joann H. Washington
Notary Public
(NOTARIAL SEAL)
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EXHIBIT B TO JOINT
CHAPTER 11 PLAN
LFC LITIGATION TRUST AGREEMENT
dated as of _______, 1996
among
LFC,
Reorganized LFC
and _________, Trustee
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
<S> <C>
1.1 Rules of Interpretation............................................ 2
1.2 Definitions........................................................ 2
<CAPTION>
ARTICLE 2
NATURE OF TRANSFER
<S> <C>
2.1 Declaration of Trust............................................... 4
2.2 No Additional Beneficiaries........................................ 4
2.3 Property In Trust.................................................. 4
2.4 Creation of Expense Fund........................................... 4
2.5 Purpose of Trust................................................... 4
2.6 No Reversion to Reorganized LFC.................................... 5
2.7 Instruments of Further Assurance; Information...................... 5
<CAPTION>
ARTICLE 3
DURATION AND TERMINATION OF TRUST
<S> <C>
3.1 Duration........................................................... 5
3.2 Continuance of Trust for Winding Up................................ 5
<CAPTION>
ARTICLE 4
ADMINISTRATION OF TRUST ESTATE
<S> <C>
4.1 Expense Reserve.................................................... 6
4.2 Increase of Expense Reserve Using Trust Assets..................... 6
4.3 Interim Distributions.............................................. 6
4.4 Final Distribution................................................. 7
4.5 Reports to Reorganized LFC......................................... 7
4.6 Income Tax Information............................................. 7
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<S> <C>
4.7 Withholding of Taxes and Other Charges............................. 8
4.8 Other Reports...................................................... 8
<CAPTION>
ARTICLE 5
POWERS OF AND LIMITATIONS ON THE TRUSTEE
<S> <C>
5.1 Limitations on Trustee............................................. 8
5.2 Specific Powers and Responsibilities of Trustee.................... 9
5.3 Discretionary Submission of Questions to
Reorganized LFC.................................................... 11
5.4 Additional Powers of Trustee....................................... 11
5.5 Limitations on Powers of Trustee to Deal with
Trust in Non-Fiduciary Capacity.................................... 11
<CAPTION>
ARTICLE 6
CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE
<S> <C>
6.1 Generally.......................................................... 12
6.2 Transferee Liabilities............................................. 12
6.3 Reliance by Trustee................................................ 12
6.4 Indemnification of Trustee......................................... 13
6.5 No Implied Duties.................................................. 13
6.6 Trustee's Lien..................................................... 13
6.7 No Personal Liability.............................................. 13
<CAPTION>
ARTICLE 7
COMPENSATION OF TRUSTEE
<S> <C>
7.1 Amount of Compensation............................................. 14
7.2 Dates of Payment................................................... 14
<CAPTION>
ARTICLE 8
TRUSTEE AND SUCCESSOR TRUSTEES
<S> <C>
8.1 Number of Trustees................................................. 14
8.2 Resignation and Removal............................................ 14
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<S> <C>
8.3 Appointment of Successor Trustee.................................. 14
8.4 Acceptance of Appointment by Successor Trustee.................... 15
8.5 Bonds............................................................. 15
<CAPTION>
ARTICLE 9
AMENDMENTS
<S> <C>
9.1 Amendments........................................................ 15
<CAPTION>
ARTICLE 10
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
<S> <C>
10.1 Filing Documents.................................................. 15
10.2 Intention of Parties to Establish Trust........................... 16
10.3 Requirement of Undertaking........................................ 16
10.4 Laws as to Construction........................................... 16
10.5 Severability...................................................... 16
10.6 Notices........................................................... 16
10.7 Counterparts...................................................... 17
10.8 Termination....................................................... 17
Exhibit A.................................................................. A-1
</TABLE>
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LFC LITIGATION TRUST AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUST is made as of the __th
day of ____, 1996, by and among Lomas Financial Corporation, Inc., a Delaware
corporation and a Debtor and Debtor-in-possession ("LFC"), Reorganized Lomas
Financial Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("Reorganized LFC") and
_______________ (the "Trustee").
R E C I T A L S
A. LFC, and its subsidiaries LMUSA, LIS and LAS filed voluntary
petitions under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code on or about
October 10, 1995.
The Joint Chapter 11 Plan for LFC, LIS and LAS, dated April 8, 1996,
(the "Plan"), a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A, was filed with
the Bankruptcy Court in the proceeding captioned In re Lomas Financial
Corporation, Debtor, Case No. 95-1235 (PJW).
B. The Plan was confirmed by order of the Bankruptcy Court dated _____.
C. The Plan provides that effective on the Effective Date, LFC shall be
deemed to have transferred and assigned to the Trust governed by this Agreement
any and all claims, rights, or causes of action that constitute property of the
Estate or of LFC, whether arising under the Bankruptcy Code or under
nonbankruptcy law, (including all books, records, privileges and defenses
relating thereto) including, without limitation, all rights of setoff and rights
under Section 502(d) of the Bankruptcy Code and all avoiding power actions under
sections 544, 545, 547, 548, 549, 550 and 553 of the Bankruptcy Code or under
applicable nonbankruptcy law as applied through section 544(b) of the Bankruptcy
Code, other than Intercompany Claims. In addition, the Plan provides that on or
as soon as practicable after the Effective Date, Reorganized LFC shall transfer
to the Trust $2 million or such other amount as the LFC Creditors' Committee
shall have specified in writing to LFC and the Bankruptcy Court at least three
(3) Business Days prior to the commencement of the Confirmation Hearing to fund
the administration of the Trust. [On _____, 1996, the LFC Creditors' Committee
specified $____ as such other amount.]
D. The Plan provides that the Trustee will be responsible for pursuing,
as appropriate in accordance with the best interests of LFC, the third party
claims and causes of action assigned to the Trust through litigation or, if
appropriate, settlement and distributing
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any net proceeds of such litigation of settlement to Reorganized LFC for
distribution to holders of Allowed LFC Class 3 Claims under the Plan.
E. The Trust shall be deemed not to be LFC or a successor to LFC, but
only the assignee of the assets transferred to the Trust.
F. It is desired that the mechanism for payment of funds constituting
proceeds of the Trust Assets be specified and that the Trustee's rights, powers,
and duties with respect to the Trust created hereby be established.
G. The Trustee shall be authorized to do and perform such acts, to
execute and deliver such bills of sale, instruments of transfer and other
documents and to engage the services of such agents, attorneys, accountants,
appraisers, consultants and other persons as he may deem necessary or advisable
in order to carry out the purposes of the Trust created hereby.
H. In order to implement the Plan, and in consideration of the promises
and the mutual covenants, terms, and conditions contained herein, the parties
hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Rules of Interpretation. As used herein, the following terms have
the respective meanings specified below and such meanings shall be equally
applicable to both the singular and plural, and masculine and feminine, forms of
the terms defined. In the event that the Trust is administered by a female
Trustee or a corporate Trustee, the use of masculine prepositions and pronouns
herein shall be read as if written in the feminine or neuter forms, as the case
may be. The words "herein," "hereof," "hereto," "hereunder" and other words of
similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular
section, subsection or clause contained herein. Captions and headings to
articles, sections, schedules and exhibits are inserted for convenience of
reference only and are not intended to be part of or to affect the
interpretation of this Agreement. The rules of construction set forth in section
102 of the Bankruptcy Code shall apply.
1.2 Definitions. All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise
defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them (a) in the Plan or (b) if not
defined in the Plan, in the Bankruptcy Code. In addition to such other terms as
are defined in other sections of this Agreement, the following terms (which
appear herein as capitalized terms) shall have the following meanings:
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"AGREEMENT" means this instrument as originally executed together with
all exhibits hereto, or as this instrument may from time to time be amended
pursuant to the terms hereof.
"EXPENSE FUND" means the $2 million delivered by LFC to the Trust
pursuant to the terms of SECTIONS 2.1 and 2.4.
"EXPENSE RESERVE" means the reserve created pursuant to SECTION 4.1
comprising of the Expense Fund and any additional contributions as described in
SECTION 4.2.
"INITIAL TRUST ASSETS" means (a) the Expense Fund and (b) all rights,
claims or causes of action that constitute property of the Estate or of LFC,
whether arising under the Bankruptcy Code or under nonbankruptcy law, (including
all books, records, privileges and defenses relating thereto) including, without
limitation, all rights of setoff and rights under Section 502(d) of the
Bankruptcy Code and all avoiding power actions under sections 544, 545, 547,
548, 549, 550 and 553 of the Bankruptcy Code or under applicable nonbankruptcy
law as applied through section 544(b) of the Bankruptcy Code, other than
Intercompany Claims.
"INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT" means the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended.
"PLAN" has the meaning ascribed to such term in Recital B.
"TAX CODE" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
"TRUST" means the LFC Litigation Trust as created by this Agreement.
"TRUSTEE" means the original Trustee and any successor thereto.
"TRUST ASSETS" means all property held from time to time by the Trustee
hereunder, including (a) the Initial Trust Assets and (b) any assets, proceeds
or income received or earned from (i) the resolution of the rights, claims or
causes of action comprising the Initial Trust Assets and (ii) from the
investment, sale, exchange or other disposition of any of the Initial Trust
Assets or any other assets or proceeds received or earned through the
resolutions of such rights, claims or causes of action.
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ARTICLE 2
NATURE OF TRANSFER
2.1 Declaration of Trust. LFC hereby transfers the Initial Trust Assets
to the Trustee, in trust, and subject to SECTION 10.8 for the benefit of
Reorganized LFC as trustee for the benefit of certain of its creditors pursuant
to the terms of this Agreement and of the Plan.
2.2 No Additional Beneficiaries. The Trust shall be solely for the
benefit of Reorganized LFC as trustee for the benefit of certain of its
creditors as set forth in the Plan.
2.3 Property In Trust. The Trustee shall hold the legal title to all
property at any time constituting a part of the Trust Assets and hereby declares
that he shall hold such property in trust to be administered and disposed of
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement for the benefit of Reorganized LFC as
trustee for the benefit of certain of its creditors pursuant to the terms of the
Plan. The Trustee is further authorized to make disbursements and payments from
the Trust in accordance with the provisions hereof.
2.4 Creation of Expense Fund. The transfer of the Expense Fund to the
Trustee, in trust, is subject to the terms of this SECTION 2.4. The Expense Fund
is to be used solely to cover the expenses of the Trust as set forth in SECTION
4.1. Neither Reorganized LFC nor any of its subsidiaries, affiliates, agents, or
assigns shall have any obligation to pay any of the expenses of the Trust, other
than the obligation to transfer the Expense Fund to the Trust. Reorganized LFC,
as trustee, shall be entitled to receive, upon termination and winding up of the
Trust pursuant to ARTICLE 3, any amounts remaining in the Expense Fund as set
forth in SECTION 4.1.
2.5 Purpose of Trust. The sole purpose of this Trust is to liquidate
the Trust Assets in a manner calculated to conserve, protect and maximize the
value of the Trust Assets and to collect and distribute the income and proceeds
therefrom to Reorganized LFC, as trustee, in as prompt and orderly a fashion as
possible after the payment of, or provision for, expenses and liabilities. The
Trustee shall report the Trust for Federal income tax purposes as a trust
subject to the provisions of Section 641 of the Tax Code, or as may be otherwise
required or permitted under applicable law. Pursuant to this express purpose,
and subject to the provisions of ARTICLE 5, the Trustee is hereby authorized and
directed to take all reasonable and necessary action to hold, conserve, and
protect the Trust Assets and to collect on, sell, or otherwise liquidate or
dispose of the Trust Assets, and to distribute the net proceeds of such
disposition to LFC, as trustee, in as prompt, efficient and orderly a fashion as
possible in accordance with the provisions of ARTICLE 4.
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2.6 No Reversion to Reorganized LFC. In no event shall any part of the
Trust Assets revert to or be distributed to Reorganized LFC except in its
capacity as trustee for the benefit of certain creditors pursuant to the Plan.
2.7 Instruments of Further Assurance; Information. LFC and such persons
as shall have the right and power after the Effective Date, upon reasonable
request of the Trustee, shall execute, acknowledge, and deliver such further
instruments and do such further acts as may be necessary or proper to
effectively carry out the purposes of this Agreement, to transfer any property
intended to be conveyed hereby, and to vest in the Trustee, his successors and
assigns, the estate, powers, instruments or funds in trust hereunder.
ARTICLE 3
DURATION AND TERMINATION OF TRUST
3.1 Duration. The existence of this Trust shall terminate ten years
from the date hereof, unless an earlier termination is required by the
applicable laws of the State of Delaware, or by the action of Reorganized LFC as
provided in ARTICLE 8 or unless earlier terminated by the distribution of all of
the Trust Assets as provided in SECTION 4.3. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in
the event the Trustee shall have been unable after reasonable efforts to settle
or litigate to a conclusion all causes of action included in the Trust Assets
within the initial ten-year term of the Trust Agreement, the Trustee shall have
the right to extend the term of the Trust for successive one-year renewal terms
until all such causes of action have been settled or litigated to a conclusion
in fulfillment of the purposes of the Trust.
3.2 Continuance of Trust for Winding Up. After the termination of the
Trust and for the purpose of liquidating and winding up its affairs, the Trustee
shall continue to act as such until all duties have been fully performed. Upon
distribution of all of the Trust Assets, the Trustee shall hold the books,
records and files delivered to or created by the Trustee for a period of four
years. At the Trustee's discretion, all of such records and documents may be
destroyed at any time after four years from the distribution of all of the Trust
Assets. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, upon the distribution
of all of the Trust Assets, the Trustee shall have no further duties or
obligations hereunder except to account as provided in SECTIONS 4.5 and 4.6.
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ARTICLE 4
ADMINISTRATION OF TRUST ESTATE
4.1 Expense Reserve. On the Effective Date, the Trustee shall establish
the Expense Reserve for the payment of all expenses, debts, charges, liabilities
and obligations with respect to the Trust, including without limitation (a) all
costs and expenses, including those of professionals retained by the Trustee,
incurred in connection with any litigation, (b) Trustee's fees, (c) all costs
and expenses incurred in connection with indemnifying the Trustee pursuant to
SECTION 6.4, (d) all fees and expenses, including those of professionals and
other agents and employees retained by the Trustee, incurred in connection with
the performance of the Trustee's duties and obligations including, without
limitation, fees incurred in connection with holding, collecting on, liquidating
or otherwise disposing of the Trust Assets, secretarial and office expenses, all
applicable taxes, and all expenses of distribution and (e) all fees and
expenses, including those of professionals and other agents and employees
retained by the Trustee, incurred in connection with the winding up of the Trust
pursuant to ARTICLE 3. The amount of the Expense Reserve shall initially be the
$2 million Expense Fund received by the Trustee pursuant to the terms of
SECTIONS 2.1 and 2.4. Thereafter, the Expense Reserve shall be funded out of the
proceeds of the Trust Assets as provided in SECTION 4.2. Any remaining balance
in the Expense Reserve, after the payment of all expenses, debts, charges,
liabilities and obligations intended to be paid therefrom, shall be distributed
to Reorganized LFC, as trustee, as provided in SECTIONS 4.3 and 4.4. Any monies
deposited in the Expense Reserve shall be invested in interest-bearing deposits
or investments that satisfy the requirements of SECTION 5.1 and the interest
earned thereon shall be credited to the Expense Reserve.
4.2 Increase of Expense Reserve Using Trust Assets. To the extent the
Trustee in his discretion determines that the amount of funds in the Expense
Reserve is at any time or may become insufficient, the Trustee, in his
discretion and judgment, may from time to time make additional contributions to
the Expense Reserve out of the Trust Assets, for such reasonable amount or
amounts as the Trustee in his discretion and judgment may determine to be
necessary or advisable to meet unliquidated or contingent liabilities of the
Trust. In no event shall the Trustee be required to use his personal funds or
assets for such purposes.
4.3 Interim Distributions. (a) All payments to be made by the Trustee
to Reorganized LFC shall be made only from the assets, income and proceeds of
the Trust and only to the extent that the Trustee shall have received sufficient
assets, income or proceeds of the Trust Assets to make such payments in
accordance with the terms of this SECTION 4.3. Reorganized LFC shall look solely
to the assets, income and proceeds of the Trust for any distributions as herein
provided.
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(b) As often as, in the discretion and judgment of the
Trustee, there shall be an amount of monies in the Trust sufficient to render
feasible a distribution of cash or other property to Reorganized LFC, but
(subject to there being a sufficient amount available pursuant to the terms of
this subsection) no less often than annually, the Trustee shall distribute and
pay, or cause to be distributed and paid, to Reorganized LFC, such aggregate
amount of cash or other non-cash property designated by the Trustee in his
discretion for distribution to Reorganized LFC, if any, as shall then be held in
the Trust, excluding reasonable amounts of cash held in the reserve funds
pursuant to SECTION 4.1 or 4.2 or held for withholding of taxes or other charges
pursuant to SECTION 4.8 or otherwise needed to pay the expenses, debts, charges,
liabilities and obligations of the Trust.
4.4 Final Distribution. If the Trustee determines that all claims,
debts, liabilities, and obligations of the Trust, whether contingent or
noncontingent, disputed or undisputed, liquidated or unliquidated, have been
paid or discharged, and that all the Trust Assets have been converted to cash or
non-cash property designated by the Trustee in his discretion for distribution
to Reorganized LFC, or if the existence of the Trust shall terminate pursuant to
SECTION 3.1 or 3.2, the Trustee shall, as expeditiously as is consistent with
the conservation and protection of the Trust, and notwithstanding the minimum
distribution provisions of SECTION 4.3, distribute the Trust Assets to
Reorganized LFC subject to maintaining a reserve for expenses incurred in
winding up the Trust pursuant to SECTIONS 4.1 and 4.2.
4.5 Reports to Reorganized LFC. As soon as practicable after the end of
each fiscal year of the Trust and after termination of the Trust, the Trustee
shall submit a written report and account to Reorganized LFC showing (a) the
assets and liabilities of the Trust at the end of such fiscal year or upon
termination of the Trust and the receipts and disbursements of the Trustee for
such fiscal year or period, certified by independent public accountants, (b) any
changes in the Trust Assets which have not previously been reported, (c) any
action taken by the Trustee in the performance of his duties under this
Agreement which he has not previously reported and which in his opinion
materially affects the Trust and (d) if applicable, the amount of compensation
to be provided to the Trustee for the upcoming year pursuant to SECTION 7.1. The
Trustee may submit similar reports for such interim periods during the fiscal
year as he in his discretion deems advisable. In addition, the Trustee shall
provide a written report describing any material events concerning the Trust,
the Trustee or the Trust Assets, within fifteen (15) after the occurrence of
such material events. The fiscal year of the Trust shall end on the last day of
December of each year unless the Trustee deems it advisable to establish some
other date as the date on which the fiscal year of the Trust shall end; provided
that establishment of such other date is permissible under the Tax Code.
4.6 Income Tax Information. (a) The Trustee shall, at the time and in
the manner prescribed by the Tax Code, file such tax returns and reports as may
be required by
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applicable law, and shall promptly furnish copies of such returns and reports as
filed to Reorganized LFC.
(b) As soon as practicable after the close of each fiscal
year, the Trustee shall mail to Reorganized LFC a statement showing the dates
and amounts of all distributions made by the Trustee and such other information
as is reasonably available to the Trustee which may be helpful to Reorganized
LFC for the proper reporting of income with respect to assets held by it as
trustee for the benefit of certain creditors pursuant to the Plan.
The Trustee may retain professionals to perform his duties under this
SECTION 4.6, and may rely upon the performance of such professionals with
respect to such duties.
4.7 Withholding of Taxes and Other Charges. The Trustee may withhold
from any amounts distributable at any time to Reorganized LFC such sum or sums
as may be sufficient to pay any tax or taxes or other charge or charges which
have been or may be imposed on Reorganized LFC under the income tax laws of the
United States or of any state or political subdivision or entity by reason of
any distribution provided for in SECTIONS 4.3 and 4.4, whenever such withholding
is required by any law, regulation, rule, ruling, directive or other
governmental requirement, and the Trustee, in the exercise of his discretion and
judgment, may enter into agreements with taxing or other authorities for the
payment of such amounts as may be withheld in accordance with the provisions of
this SECTION 4.7. Notwithstanding the foregoing but without prejudice to the
Trustee's rights hereunder, Reorganized LFC shall have the right with respect to
the United States or any state or political subdivision or entity to contest the
imposition of any tax or other charge by reason of any distribution hereunder.
4.8 Other Reports. The Trustee shall prepare and file audited year-end
and unaudited interim financial reports as may be required by regulatory
authorities, applicable laws, rules or regulations or as the Trustee in his
discretion deems advisable during the fiscal year.
ARTICLE 5
POWERS OF AND LIMITATIONS ON THE TRUSTEE
5.1 Limitations on Trustee. The Trustee shall carry out the purposes of
the Trust and the directions contained herein, and shall not at any time, on
behalf of the Trust or Reorganized LFC, enter into or engage in any business,
and no part of the Trust Assets or the proceeds, revenue or income therefrom
shall be used or disposed of by the Trustee in furtherance of any business. This
limitation shall apply irrespective of whether the conduct
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of any such business activities is deemed by the Trustee to be necessary or
proper for the conservation and protection of the Trust. The Trustee shall
invest any of the funds held in the Trust including, without limitation, any
reserve or escrow funds established pursuant to the terms of this Agreement,
only in (a) interest-bearing deposits or short-term repurchase obligations or
certificates of deposit of federally insured banking institutions having in
excess of $100,000,000 in capital and surplus or (b) marketable direct
obligations of, or guaranteed as to principal and interest by, the United States
of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof. Once such funds are so
invested, the Trustee shall not sell or otherwise liquidate the investment until
such time as such funds are (c) needed to pay expenses incurred pursuant to this
Agreement, or (d) to be distributed pursuant to SECTIONS 4.3 and 4.4; provided,
however, that the Trustee may liquidate such investments if the Trustee
determines in his discretion that liquidation is necessary to protect the Trust
from loss on the amounts invested. The Trustee shall be restricted to the
holding and collection of the Trust Assets and the payment and distribution
thereof for the purposes set forth herein and to the conservation and protection
of the Trust and the administration thereof in accordance with the provisions of
this Agreement. The Trustee shall keep all Trust Assets segregated from and
shall not commingle any Trust Assets with any assets of any other entity,
including any of the Trustee's own assets. The Trustee may not hold stock in or
be an officer or director of Reorganized LFC. The Trustee shall not be or become
an "affiliated person," as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act,
of any of LFC, LMUSA or any of their subsidiaries, except to the extent any
Trustee is deemed to be an "affiliated person" solely by virtue of such
Trustee's status as Trustee.
5.2 Specific Powers and Responsibilities of Trustee. Subject to the
provisions of SECTION 5.1, the Trustee shall have the following specific powers
and responsibilities in addition to any powers and responsibilities conferred
upon him by any other section or provision of this Agreement; provided, however,
that enumeration of the following powers and responsibilities shall not be
considered in any way to limit or control the power of the Trustee to act as
specifically authorized by any other section or provision of this Agreement and
to act in such a manner as the Trustee in his discretion may deem necessary or
appropriate to conserve and protect the Trust Assets or to confer on Reorganized
LFC the benefits intended to be conferred upon it by this Agreement:
(a) To collect and receive any and all money and other
property of whatsoever kind or nature due to or owing or belonging to the Trust,
including accepting securities or other property in settlement of claims of the
Trust or any of the Trust Assets, and to give full discharge and acquittance
therefor;
(b) To retain and set aside such funds out of the Trust as the
Trustee in his discretion shall deem necessary or expedient to pay or provide
for the payment of (i) unpaid
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claims, liabilities, debts or obligations of the Trust and (ii) any and all
expenses of administering the Trust.
(c) To do and perform any acts or things necessary or
appropriate for the conservation and protection of the Trust Assets, including
acts or things necessary or appropriate to maintain assets held by the Trustee
pending sale or other disposition thereof or distribution thereof to Reorganized
LFC and in connection therewith to employ such agents, including counsel,
accountants, experts, advisors or other persons, and to confer upon them such
authority as the Trustee in his discretion may deem expedient, and to pay
reasonable compensation therefor;
(d) To cause any investments of Trust Assets to be registered
and held in his name or in the name of a nominee without increase or decrease of
liability with respect thereto;
(e) To institute, join or defend actions or declaratory
judgments and to take such other action, including settlement of any such action
on any terms deemed reasonable by the Trustee in his discretion to enforce any
instruments, contracts, agreements, or causes of action relating to or forming a
part of the Trust;
(f) In connection with the sale or other disposition or
distribution of any securities held by the Trustee, to comply with the
applicable federal and state securities laws, and to enter into agreements
relating to sale or other distribution thereof;
(g) In the event any of the property which is or may become a
part of the Trust Assets is situated in any state or other jurisdiction in which
the Trustee is not qualified to act as Trustee, to nominate and appoint an
individual or corporate trustee qualified to act in such state or other
jurisdiction in connection with the property situated in the state or other
jurisdiction as a trustee of such property and require from such trustee such
security as may be designated by the Trustee. The trustee so appointed shall
have all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the Trustee hereunder and
shall be subject to the conditions and limitations of this Trust, except as
modified or limited by the Trustee herein and except where the same may be
modified by the laws of such state or other jurisdiction (in which case, the
laws of the state or other jurisdiction in which such trustee is acting shall
prevail to the extent necessary). Such trustee shall be answerable to the
Trustee herein appointed for all monies, assets and other property which may be
received by it in connection with the administration of such property. The
Trustee hereunder may remove such trustee, with or without cause, and appoint a
successor trustee at any time by the execution by the Trustee of a written
instrument declaring such trustee removed from office and specifying the
effective date and time of removal;
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(h) To perform any act authorized, permitted, or required
under any instrument, contract, agreement, or cause of action relating to or
forming a part of the Trust, whether in the nature of an approval, consent,
demand or notice thereunder or otherwise, unless such act would require the
consent of Reorganized LFC in accordance with the express provisions of this
Agreement;
(i) To file or cause to be filed all required federal state
and local tax filings, make any tax elections available to the Trust under
federal, state or local law, and prepare applications for rulings or other
administrative determinations from federal, state and local tax authorities as
may be reasonably necessary to determine the tax liabilities of the Trust or its
beneficiaries; and
(j) To establish the fees of the Trustee, which shall be the
fees approved by the Bankruptcy Court by approval of this Agreement in
connection with confirmation of the Plan and may thereafter be modified by the
Trustee as provided herein.
5.3 Discretionary Submission of Questions to Reorganized LFC. The
Trustee, in his sole discretion and judgment, may, but shall not be required to,
submit to Reorganized LFC at any time, and from time to time, any question or
questions regarding which the Trustee may desire to have explicit approval of
Reorganized LFC for the taking of any specific action proposed to be taken by
the Trustee with respect to the Trust, or the administration and distribution of
the Trust Assets. All costs and expenses incurred by the Trustee in the exercise
of any right, power or authority conferred by this SECTION 5.3 shall be costs
and expenses of the Trust.
5.4 Additional Powers of Trustee. Subject to the express limitations
contained herein, the Trustee shall have, and may exercise with respect to the
Trust Assets, or any part thereof, and to the administration and distribution of
the Trust Assets, all powers now or hereafter conferred on trustees by the laws
of the State of Delaware. The powers conferred by this SECTION 5.4 in no way
limit any power conferred on the Trustee by any other section hereof but shall
be in addition thereto; provided, however, that the powers conferred by this
SECTION 5.4 are conferred and may be exercised only and solely within the
limitations and for the limited purposes imposed and expressed in ARTICLE 2 and
in SECTION 5.1.
5.5 Limitations on Powers of Trustee to Deal with Trust in
Non-Fiduciary Capacity. The Trustee may not sell property to or borrow property
from the Trust. The Trustee may not acquire property from the Trust unless such
acquisition is approved in advance by (a) the Bankruptcy Court or (b) the
Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 17(b) of the Investment
Company Act.
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ARTICLE 6
CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE
6.1 Generally. The Trustee accepts and undertakes to discharge the
Trust upon the terms and conditions hereof. The Trustee shall exercise those
rights and powers vested by this Agreement, and use the same degree of care and
skill in his exercise as a prudent person would exercise or use under the
circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs. No provision hereof shall be
construed to relieve the Trustee from liability for his own grossly negligent
action, his own negligent failure to act or his own willful misconduct, except
that:
(a) The Trustee shall not be responsible for the acts or
omissions of any other trustee.
(b) The Trustee shall not be liable except for the performance
of such duties and obligations as are specifically set forth herein, and no
implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Agreement against the
Trustee.
(c) The Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment
made in good faith.
(d) The Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action
taken or omitted to be taken by him in good faith in accordance with the
direction of Reorganized LFC relating to the time, method, and place of
conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising
any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee hereunder. Nothing in this SECTION
6.1(E) shall imply that the Trustee is required to seek consent for any
particular action, and the failure to seek or obtain such consent shall create
no implication with respect to the Trustee's rights or powers to undertake such
action without that consent.
6.2 Transferee Liabilities. If any liability shall be asserted against
the Trust or the Trustee as the transferee of the Trust Assets, on account of
any claimed liability of or through LFC or Reorganized LFC, the Trustee may use
such part of the Trust Assets as may be necessary in contesting any such claimed
liability and in payment, compromise, settlement and discharge thereof on terms
reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee in his discretion. In no event shall the
Trustee be required to use his personal funds or assets for such purposes.
6.3 Reliance by Trustee. Except as otherwise provided in SECTION 6.1:
(a) The Trustee may rely and shall be protected in acting upon
any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice,
request, consent, order,
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or other paper or document believed by him to be genuine and to have been signed
or presented by the proper party or parties.
(b) The Trustee may consult with legal counsel or other
professionals to be selected by him, and the Trustee shall not be liable for any
action taken or suffered by him in accordance with the advice of such
professionals.
6.4 Indemnification of Trustee. The Trustee shall be indemnified by and
receive reimbursement from the Trust against and from any and all loss,
liability or damage, including payment of attorneys' fees and other costs of
defending himself, which he may incur or sustain, without negligence or willful
misconduct, in the exercise and performance of any of the powers and duties
hereunder. The Trustee may purchase with assets of the Trust, such insurance as
he feels, in the exercise of his discretion, adequately insures that he shall be
indemnified against any such loss, liability or damage pursuant to this SECTION
6.4. Expenses (including attorneys' fees) and other costs of the Trustee's
defense shall be paid by the Trust in advance of the final disposition of any
claims against the Trustee upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the
Trustee to repay such amounts if it shall be ultimately determined that he is
not entitled to be indemnified by the Trust as authorized in this SECTION 6.4.
The terms of this SECTION 6.4 shall continue to apply to any former Trustee.
6.5 No Implied Duties. The Trustee shall not manage, control, use,
sell, dispose, collect or otherwise deal with the Trust or otherwise take any
action hereunder except as expressly provided herein, and no implied duties or
obligations shall be read into this Trust Agreement against the Trustee. The
Trustee nevertheless agrees that he will promptly take such action as may be
necessary to duly discharge any liens or encumbrances on any part of the Trust
Assets which result from claims against the Trustee not related to (a) the
ownership or administration of the Trust Asset, (b) any other transaction
pursuant to this Trust Agreement or (c) any document included in the Trust
Assets.
6.6 Trustee's Lien. The Trustee shall have a lien on the Trust Assets
and the proceeds thereof for the amount of any unpaid fees and expenses, and any
liability, loss or expense that may be incurred by him in connection with the
performance of his duties hereunder, including the expense of defending any
action or proceeding instituted against him, with respect to which he is
entitled to indemnification pursuant to SECTION 6.4.
6.7 No Personal Liability. Persons dealing with the Trust must look
solely to the Trust or trust property for the enforcement of any claims against
the Trust or to satisfy any liability incurred by the Trustee to such persons in
carrying out the terms of this Trust, and neither the Trustee nor Reorganized
LFC shall have any personal liability or individual obligation to satisfy any
such liability.
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ARTICLE 7
COMPENSATION OF TRUSTEE
7.1 Amount of Compensation. In lieu of commissions or other
compensation fixed by law for trustees, the Trustee shall receive as
compensation for services as Trustee hereunder, an annual fee equal for each
year to __% of the amount distributed by the Trustee in such year, but in no
event less than [$______] or more than [$_______]. The amount of such
compensation shall be included in the annual report to be sent Reorganized LFC
pursuant to SECTION 4.5.
7.2 Dates of Payment. The minimum compensation payable to the Trustee
pursuant to the provisions of SECTION 7.1 shall be paid quarterly in advance,
and any amounts in excess shall be paid to the Trustee simultaneously with
distributions to LFC.
ARTICLE 8
TRUSTEE AND SUCCESSOR TRUSTEES
8.1 Number of Trustees. Subject to the provisions of SECTION 8.3
relating to the period pending the appointment of a successor Trustee, there
shall always be one and only one Trustee of this Trust. If any corporate Trustee
shall ever change its name, or shall reorganize or reincorporate, or shall merge
with or into or consolidate with any other bank or trust company, such corporate
Trustee shall be deemed to be a continuing entity and shall continue to act as a
Trustee hereunder with the same liabilities, duties, powers, titles, discretion
and privileges as are herein specified for a Trustee.
8.2 Resignation and Removal. The Trustee may resign and be discharged
from the Trust hereby created by giving written notice thereof to Reorganized
LFC at its address as it appears in the records of the Trust. Such resignation
shall become effective on the day specified in such notice or upon the
appointment of such Trustee's successor and such successor's acceptance of such
appointment, whichever is earlier. Any Trustee may be removed by Reorganized LFC
at any time with cause, or at any time after the end of the third full fiscal
year following the date of this Agreement, without cause.
8.3 Appointment of Successor Trustee. Should the Trustee at any time
resign or be removed, or die or become incapable of action, or be adjudged a
bankrupt or insolvent, a vacancy shall be deemed to exist and a successor
Trustee immediately shall be appointed by Reorganized LFC; provided that such
appointment shall be subject to the approval of the
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Bankruptcy Court; and provided, further, that no stockholder, officer or
director of Reorganized LFC shall be appointed as a successor Trustee.
8.4 Acceptance of Appointment by Successor Trustee. Any successor
Trustee appointed hereunder shall execute an instrument accepting such
appointment hereunder and shall deliver one counterpart thereof, to the retiring
Trustee (in the case of a resignation). Thereupon such successor Trustee shall,
without any further act, become vested with all the estates, properties, rights,
powers, trusts, and duties of his predecessor in the Trust with like effect as
if originally named herein; but any retiring Trustee shall nevertheless, when
requested in writing by the successor Trustee, execute and deliver an instrument
or instruments conveying and transferring to such successor Trustee upon the
trust herein expressed, all the estates, properties, rights, powers and trusts
of such retiring Trustee, and shall duly assign, transfer, and deliver to such
successor Trustee all property and money held by him hereunder.
8.5 Bonds. Unless a bond is required by law, no bond shall be required
of the original or any successor Trustee hereunder. If a bond is required by
law, no surety or security with respect to such bond shall be required unless
required by law.
ARTICLE 9
AMENDMENTS
9.1 Amendments. The parties may make and execute amendments to this
Trust Agreement; provided, however, that in no event shall the Trust Agreement
be amended so as to (a) change the purpose of the Trust as set forth in ARTICLE
2 or (b) allow investments of funds included in the Trust Assets except as
permitted in SECTIONS 5.1 and 5.2.
ARTICLE 10
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
10.1 Filing Documents. This Agreement shall be filed or recorded in the
office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, or in such other
office or offices as the Trustee may determine to be necessary or desirable. A
copy of this Agreement and all amendments thereto shall be filed in the office
of the Trustee and shall be available at all times for inspection during regular
business hours upon reasonable notice by Reorganized LFC. The Trustee shall file
or record any amendment hereto in the same place or places where the original
Agreement has been filed or recorded. The Trustee shall file or record
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any instrument which relates to any change in the office of Trustee in the same
place or places where the original Agreement has been filed or recorded.
10.2 Intention of Parties to Establish Trust. This Agreement is not
intended to create and shall not be interpreted as creating an association,
partnership, or joint venture of any kind.
10.3 Requirement of Undertaking. The Trustee may request any court to
require, and any court may in its discretion require, in any suit for the
enforcement of any right or remedy hereunder, or in any suit against the Trustee
for any action taken or omitted by him as Trustee, the filing by any party
litigant in such suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit, and such
court may in its discretion assess reasonable costs, including reasonable
attorneys' fees, against any party litigant in such suit, having due regard to
the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by such party litigant;
provided, that the provisions of this SECTION 10.3 shall not apply to any suit
by the Trustee.
10.4 Laws as to Construction. This Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, and the Trustee,
LFC and Reorganized LFC (by its acceptance of any distributions made to it
pursuant to this Agreement) consent and agree that this Agreement shall be
governed by and construed in accordance with such laws. The Trustee and
Reorganized LFC agree and consent that the Bankruptcy Court shall retain
jurisdiction to enforce this Agreement in order to effectuate the provisions of
the Plan.
10.5 Severability. In the event any provision of this Agreement or its
application to any person or circumstances shall be finally determined by a
court of proper jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable to any extent, the
remainder of this Agreement, or the application of such provision to persons or
circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid or unenforceable,
shall not be affected thereby, and each provision of this Agreement shall be
valid and enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law.
10.6 Notices. (a) Any notice or other communication by the Trustee to
Reorganized LFC shall be deemed to have been sufficiently given, for all
purposes, if given by being deposited, postage prepaid, in a post office or
letter box addressed to Reorganized LFC at its address as shown in the records
of the Trust.
(b) All notices, requests, consents or other communications to
the Trustee required or permitted under this Agreement shall be in writing
(including facsimile or other similar telecommunication media) and shall be (as
elected by the person giving such notice) hand delivered by messenger or courier
service, telecommunicated or mailed by registered, certified, or overnight mail
(postage prepaid), return receipt requested, to the Trustee at
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[INSERT ADDRESS] or to such other address as the Trustee or any successor
Trustee may designate by notice to Reorganized LFC complying with the terms of
SECTION 10.6(A). Each such notice shall be deemed delivered (i) on the date
delivered if by personal delivery, (ii) on the date telecommunicated with
confirmed answer back if telecommunicated or (iii) on the date upon which the
return receipt is signed or delivery is refused, as the case may be, if mailed.
10.7 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but such counterparts shall
together constitute one and the same instrument.
10.8 Termination. This Agreement shall terminate and shall be of no
further force or effect in the event that the Effective Date under the Plan does
not occur on or before __________________; provided, however, that such date may
be extended by the Trustee then serving or by order of the Bankruptcy Court.
EXHIBIT B -- LFC LITIGATION TRUST AGREEMENT
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Trust
Agreement or caused this Trust Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and
year first written.
LOMAS FINANCIAL CORPORATION
By:
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Name:
Title:
REORGANIZED LOMAS FINANCIAL
CORPORATION
By:
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Name:
Title:
By:
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As Trustee
EXHIBIT B -- LFC LITIGATION TRUST AGREEMENT
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LIST OF EXHIBITS
Exhibit A LFC Chapter 11 Plan (In the form of Exhibit A To the
Confirmation Order attached to the Confirmation Order).
EXHIBIT B -- LFC LITIGATION TRUST AGREEMENT
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EXHIBIT II
TO DISCLOSURE
STATEMENT
IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
In re: ) Chapter 11
)
LOMAS MORTGAGE USA, INC., ) Case No. 95-1236 (PJW)
)
Debtor. )
FIRST AMENDED CHAPTER 11 PLAN
OF LOMAS MORTGAGE USA, INC.
BAYARD, HANDELMAN & YOUNG, CONAWAY, STARGATT
MURDOCH, P.A. & TAYLOR
Neil B. Glassman (ID #2087) James L. Patton, Jr. (No. 2202)
Jeffrey M. Schlerf (ID #3047) Robert S. Brady (No. 2847)
902 Market Street, 13th Floor Brendan Linehan Shannon (No. 3136)
P.O. Box 25130 11th Floor, Rodney Square North
Wilmington, Delaware 19899 P.O. Box 391
(302) 655-5000 Wilmington, Delaware 19899-0391
(302) 571-6600
- and - - and -
WEIL GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP DAVIS POLK & WARDWELL
Martin J. Bienenstock Robert J. Levine
Beth Rosen Laureen F. Bedell
767 Fifth Avenue Richard C. Potok
New York, New York 10153 450 Lexington Avenue
(212) 310-8000 New York, New York 10017
(212) 450-4000
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Co-Counsel for Statutory
Creditors' Committee Co-Counsel to Debtor and
Debtor-in-Possession
TABLE OF CONTENTS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
<S> <C>
1.1 Rules of Interpretation.......................................... 1
1.2 Definitions...................................................... 1
<CAPTION>
ARTICLE 2
TREATMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMS
AND PRIORITY TAX CLAIMS; CLASSIFICATION AND TREATMENT
OF PRIORITY NON-TAX CLAIMS
<S> <C>
2.1 Administrative Claims............................................ 9
2.2 Priority Tax Claims.............................................. 9
2.3 Priority Non-Tax Claims.......................................... 10
<CAPTION>
ARTICLE 3
CLASSIFICATION OF OTHER CLAIMS AND INTERESTS
<S> <C>
3.1 General Rules of Classification.................................. 10
3.2 LMUSA Class 1 Claims............................................. 10
3.3 LMUSA Class 2 Claims............................................. 10
3.4 LMUSA Class 3 Claims............................................. 10
3.5 LMUSA Class 4 Claims............................................. 10
3.6 LMUSA Class 5 Claims............................................. 11
3.7 LMUSA Class 6 Interests.......................................... 11
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
ARTICLE 4
TREATMENT OF CLAIMS AND INTERESTS
<S> <C>
4.1 LMUSA Class 1 Claims (Secured Claims)............................ 11
4.2 LMUSA Class 2 (D & O Claims)..................................... 11
4.3 LMUSA Class 3 (Unsecured Claims)................................. 12
4.4 LMUSA Class 4 (Convenience Unsecured Claims)..................... 12
4.5 LMUSA Class 5 (Intercompany Claims).............................. 12
4.6 LMUSA Class 6 (LMUSA Interests).................................. 12
<CAPTION>
ARTICLE 5
IMPAIRMENT OF CLAIMS AND INTERESTS; VOTING
<S> <C>
5.1 Classes Entitled to Vote......................................... 12
5.2 Classes Not Entitled to Vote..................................... 12
<CAPTION>
ARTICLE 6
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CONFIRMATION
AND EFFECTIVE DATE
<S> <C>
6.1 Conditions to Confirmation....................................... 13
6.2 Waiver of Conditions............................................. 13
6.3 Conditions to First Distribution................................. 13
<CAPTION>
ARTICLE 7
MEANS OF IMPLEMENTING THE PLAN
<S> <C>
7.1 Change of Names.................................................. 14
7.2 Amended and Restated Certificates of Incorporation............... 14
7.3 Corporate Action................................................. 14
7.4 Effectiveness of Securities, Instruments and Agreements.......... 14
7.5 Distributions Pursuant to the Plan............................... 15
7.6 Distribution of Fractional Shares of New LMUSA Common Stock...... 15
7.7 Transfer By the Debtor of Certain Property to the Intercompany
Claims Reserve................................................... 16
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<S> <C>
7.8 Actions by the Intercompany Claims Agent......................... 16
7.9 Management of the Reorganized Debtor............................. 17
7.10 Liquidation of Non-Reorganization Assets......................... 17
7.11 Cash Distributions............................................... 17
7.12 Resolution of Disputed Claims.................................... 17
7.13 LMUSA Litigation Trust........................................... 17
7.14 Setoff........................................................... 18
7.15 Surrender and Cancellation of Public Debt Securities............. 18
7.16 Certain Assets to be Held in Trust............................... 19
7.17 Allocation of Consideration Between Interest and Principal....... 19
<CAPTION>
ARTICLE 8
TREATMENT OF EXECUTORY CONTRACTS
AND UNEXPIRED LEASES
<S> <C>
8.1 Assumption and Rejection of Executory Contracts and Unexpired
Leases........................................................... 20
<CAPTION>
ARTICLE 9
EFFECTS OF PLAN CONFIRMATION
<S> <C>
9.1 Discharge and Injunction......................................... 20
9.2 Revesting........................................................ 21
9.3 Contributions to LMUSA Litigation Trust and Intercompany
Claims Reserve................................................... 21
9.4 Cancellation and Release of Existing Securities, Agreements and
Liens............................................................ 21
9.5 Retiree Medical Benefits......................................... 21
9.6 Retention of Jurisdiction........................................ 22
9.7 Failure of Bankruptcy Court to Exercise Jurisdiction............. 22
9.8 Statutory Committee.............................................. 22
<CAPTION>
ARTICLE 10
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
<S> <C>
10.1 Payment of Statutory Fees........................................ 23
10.2 Procedure for Determining Certain Claims......................... 23
10.3 Cramdown......................................................... 23
10.4 Modification of The Plan......................................... 23
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<S> <C>
10.5 Withdrawal of Plan............................................... 24
10.6 Substantial Consummation of Plan................................. 24
10.7 Reservation of Rights............................................ 24
10.8 Section 1145 Exemption........................................... 24
10.9 Unclaimed Property............................................... 24
10.10 Section 1146 Exemption........................................... 24
10.11 Record Date for Distribution..................................... 24
10.12 Notices and Distributions........................................ 25
10.13 Saturday, Sunday or Legal Holiday................................ 25
10.14 Time............................................................. 25
10.15 Severability of Provisions....................................... 25
10.16 Binding Effect................................................... 25
10.17 Governing Law.................................................... 26
10.18 Interpretation of Plan and Related Documents..................... 26
10.19 Filing of Additional Documents................................... 26
10.20 Further Assurances............................................... 26
10.21 Withholding and Reporting Requirements........................... 27
</TABLE>
Exhibit A Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws
of Reorganized LMUSA
Exhibit B Form of LMUSA Litigation Trust Agreement
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LMUSA CHAPTER 11 PLAN
Lomas Mortgage USA, Inc. and the LMUSA Creditors' Committee (as defined
below) hereby propose the following Chapter 11 Plan pursuant to Chapter 11 of
the Bankruptcy Code.
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Rules of Interpretation. As used herein, the following terms have the
respective meanings specified below and such meanings shall be equally
applicable to both the singular and plural, and masculine and feminine, forms of
the terms defined. The words "herein," "hereof," "hereto," "hereunder" and other
words of similar import refer to this Plan as a whole and not to any particular
section, subsection or clause contained herein. Captions and headings to
articles, sections, schedules and exhibits are inserted for convenience of
reference only and are not intended to be part of or to affect the
interpretation of this Plan. The rules of construction set forth in section 102
of the Bankruptcy Code shall apply.
1.2 Definitions. Any term used herein that is not defined herein but
is defined in the Bankruptcy Code shall have the meaning ascribed to such term
in the Bankruptcy Code. In addition to such other terms as are defined in other
sections of this Plan, the following terms (which appear herein as capitalized
terms) have the following meanings as used in this Plan:
"ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIM" means, a Claim against the Debtor to the extent that
it is of the kind described in section 503(b) of the Bankruptcy Code and is
entitled to priority under section 507(a)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code, including,
without limitation, (a) any actual and necessary expenses of preserving the
Debtor's Estate, (b) any actual and necessary expenses of operating the business
of the Debtor, (c) any actual indebtedness or obligations incurred or assumed by
the Debtor as debtor-in-possession during the pendency of the LMUSA
Reorganization Case in connection with the conduct of its business, (d) any
actual expenses of the Debtor necessary or appropriate to facilitate or
effectuate this Plan, (e) any amount required to be paid by the Debtor under
section 365(b)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code in connection with the assumption of
executory contracts or unexpired leases, (f) all allowances of compensation or
reimbursement of expenses to the extent allowed by the Bankruptcy Court under
sections 330(a), 331 or 503(b)(2), (3), (4) or (5) of the Bankruptcy Code and
(g) any Reclamation Claims. To
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the extent that any item described in clauses (a)-(f) of the preceding sentence
are allocable in part to one or more of the Affiliated Debtors, only the LMUSA
Allocation of such item shall be an Administrative Claim against LMUSA.
"AFFILIATED DEBTORS" means LFC, LIS and LAS, as debtors and
debtors-in-possession in reorganization cases commenced by them under the
Bankruptcy Code.
"ALLOWED" means: (a) with respect to an Administrative Claim of the kind
described in section 503(b)(2), (3), (4) or (5) of the Bankruptcy Code, an
Administrative Claim that has been allowed by a Final Order, to the extent so
allowed; (b) with respect to any other Administrative Claim, an Administrative
Claim with respect to which a request for payment has been timely filed pursuant
to SECTION 10.2 or with respect to which no such filing is necessary, and to
which no objection has been timely filed; (c) with respect to a Disputed Claim,
a claim that has been allowed by a Final Order, to the extent so allowed; or (d)
with respect to any other Claim, a Claim with respect to which a proof of claim
has been timely filed by the Bar Date and to which no objection has been timely
filed, or if no proof of claim was so filed, which was or hereafter is listed on
the Schedules as liquidated in amount and not disputed or contingent.
"AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION" means, the certificate
of incorporation and by-laws of Reorganized LMUSA, substantially in the forms
attached hereto as EXHIBIT A or in forms otherwise agreed to by the Proponents
prior to the Confirmation Date.
"BALLOT" means the ballot and/or master ballot, as is appropriate in the
circumstances, distributed to a holder of a LMUSA Class 1, 2, 3 or 4 Claim for
the purpose of, among other things, voting on this Plan.
"BANKRUPTCY CODE" means the United States Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. Section
Section 101 et seq., as amended by the Bankruptcy Reform Act of
1994, and as amended from time to time, to the extent applicable to the LMUSA
Reorganization Case.
"BANKRUPTCY COURT" means the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District
of Delaware or such other court as may hereafter exercise original jurisdiction
over the LMUSA Reorganization Case or any proceeding therein.
"BANKRUPTCY RULES" means the Bankruptcy Rules promulgated under 28 U.S.C.
Section 2075 and the local rules and standing orders of the Bankruptcy Court, as
amended from time to time, to the extent applicable to the LMUSA Reorganization
Case.
"BAR DATE" means the dates by which the Bankruptcy Court has ordered that
proof of certain Claims must be filed.
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"BUSINESS DAY" means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or federal
holiday.
"CLAIM" means a "claim" as defined in section 101(5) of the Bankruptcy Code
against the Debtor, property of the Debtor or property of the Estate, arising
before the Confirmation Date.
"CLASS" means Claims or Interests classified together in a class as
designated pursuant to ARTICLE 3 of this Plan.
"CONFIRMATION" means entry of the Confirmation Order.
"CONFIRMATION DATE" means the date on which the Confirmation Order is
entered on the docket by the Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court.
"CONFIRMATION HEARING" means the hearing with respect to this Plan required
by section 1128(a) of the Bankruptcy Code.
"CONFIRMATION ORDER" means the order of the Bankruptcy Court, in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Proponents, confirming this Plan
pursuant to section 1129 of the Bankruptcy Code.
"CONVENIENCE UNSECURED CLAIM" means any Unsecured Claim in an amount not
greater than $1,000 or as to which the holder has agreed in writing to reduce
such Claim to such amount and to release and to waive any further or additional
claim against the Debtor and the Estate.
"D & O CLAIM" means a pre-petition claim of a present or former officer,
director or employee of the Debtor or one of the Affiliated Debtors, or any of
their respective subsidiaries, against the Debtor in respect of indemnification
and/or contribution for defense costs or liabilities pursuant to the certificate
of incorporation or by-laws of the Debtor, an employment agreement with the
Debtor, or applicable law, in each case relating to actual or alleged conduct or
events occurring prior to the Petition Date.
"DEBTOR" means LMUSA, as debtor and debtor-in-possession in the LMUSA
Reorganization Case.
"DISCLOSURE STATEMENT" means the Disclosure Statement pertaining to this
Plan in the form approved for distribution by the Bankruptcy Court, together
with any exhibits, schedules, appendices or documents attached thereto or
otherwise incorporated by reference therein, as the same may be amended,
modified, restated or supplemented from time to time.
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"DISPUTED CLAIM" means a Claim (a) that the Debtor or the Reorganized Debtor
has scheduled as unliquidated, disputed, contingent or subject to offset and
which has not been allowed by a Final Order or (b) as to which an objection or
motion to estimate for purposes of allowance in the LMUSA Reorganization Case
has been filed, but has not been withdrawn or resolved by a Final Order.
"DISTRIBUTION DATE" means, with respect to an Allowed Claim, the later of
(a) the Effective Date and (b) the date on which such Claim becomes an Allowed
Claim and all other conditions to the initial distribution with respect to such
Claim shall have been satisfied.
"EFFECTIVE DATE" means the Confirmation Date unless by written notice to the
Debtor and the Bankruptcy Court prior to the conclusion of the Confirmation
Hearing, the LMUSA Creditors' Committee has elected to require that the
"Effective Date" shall be deferred until the occurrence of events specified in
the notice.
"ESTATE" means, the estate of the Debtor, created in the LMUSA
Reorganization Case pursuant to section 541 of the Bankruptcy Code.
"FINAL ORDER" means an order or judgment of the Bankruptcy Court or any
other court exercising jurisdiction over the subject matter and the parties,
that has not been reversed, stayed, modified, amended or vacated and as to which
(a) no appeal, petition for certiorari, or request for reargument or other
review or rehearing has been requested or is pending, (b) any right to appeal,
petition for certiorari or seek reargument, other review or rehearing has been
fully and effectively waived in writing or (c) if an appeal, reargument, writ of
certiorari, review or rehearing thereof has been sought, the order or judgment
has been affirmed by the highest court to which the order was appealed or from
which the reargument, review or rehearing was sought, or by which the petition
for writ of certiorari has been denied, and, in each of the above cases, the
time to take any further appeal or to seek certiorari or further reargument,
review or rehearing has expired.
"GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY" means any nation or government, any state or
political subdivision thereof, any federal or state court or any other agency or
authority exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or
administrative functions of or pertaining to government.
"INTERCOMPANY CLAIM" means a Claim by the Debtor, any Affiliated Debtor or
any of their respective subsidiaries against the Debtor or any Affiliated
Debtor, including without limitation a Claim that any transfer to or for the
benefit of, or other transaction with or for the benefit of, the Debtor or such
Affiliated Debtor was void or should be
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avoided pursuant to section 544, 547, 548 or 549 of the Bankruptcy Code and/or
offset pursuant to section 553 of the Bankruptcy Code.
"INTERCOMPANY CLAIMS AGENT" means the trustee or escrow agent under the
Intercompany Claims Agreement, if any, appointed by the LMUSA Creditors'
Committee and the LFC Creditors' Committee in accordance with section
1123(b)(3)(B) of the Bankruptcy Code by order of the Bankruptcy Court as the
Person responsible for (i) ensuring the allocation and distribution of the
assets in the Intercompany Claims Reserve to the appropriate party or parties
and (ii) such other duties as may be specified in the Intercompany Claims
Agreement or by the Bankruptcy Court, and such Person's successors in such
capacity.
"INTERCOMPANY CLAIMS AGREEMENT" means a trust or escrow agreement among LFC,
LMUSA, the LFC Creditors' Committee, the LMUSA Creditors' Committee and the
Intercompany Claims Agent agreed upon among the parties thereto and approved by
the Bankruptcy Court.
"INTERCOMPANY CLAIMS RESERVE" means a trust or escrow arrangement that may
be established pursuant to SECTION 6.3.
"INTEREST" means any right arising from the ownership, beneficial or
otherwise, of Old LMUSA Common Stock.
"KPMG" means KPMG Peat Marwick LLP.
"LAS" means Lomas Administrative Services, Inc., a Nevada corporation that
was in dissolution proceedings at the Petition Date and was a wholly-owned
subsidiary of LFC and a debtor in a reorganization case under Chapter 11 of the
Bankruptcy Code.
"LFC" means Lomas Financial Corporation, a Delaware corporation and a debtor
in a reorganization case under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code.
"LFC CREDITORS' COMMITTEE" means the official committee of unsecured
creditors of LFC, consisting of representatives of holders of debt obligations
of LFC, which was appointed by the United States Trustee for the District of
Delaware on March 15, 1996.
"LIS" means Lomas Information Systems, Inc., a Nevada corporation and a
wholly-owned subsidiary of LFC and a debtor in a reorganization case under
Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code.
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"LLG LANDS" means LLG Lands, Inc., an Arkansas corporation and a
wholly-owned subsidiary of LFC.
"LMUSA" means Lomas Mortgage USA, Inc., a Connecticut corporation and a
wholly-owned subsidiary of LFC and Debtor in the LMUSA Reorganization Case.
"LMUSA ALLOCATION" means, with respect to claims of the type described in
clauses (a) - (f) of the definition of "Administrative Claim" that are
attributable only in part to LMUSA, such percentage of those administrative
claims as is recommended by KPMG, if LFC and LMUSA or their respective
creditors' committees do not agree with KPMG's recommendation, as determined by
agreement, or, failing such agreement, by the Bankruptcy Court.
"LMUSA CREDITORS' COMMITTEE" means the statutory creditors' committee of
LMUSA, consisting of representatives of holders of debt obligations of LMUSA,
which was appointed by the United States Trustee for the District of Delaware on
March 15, 1996.
"LMUSA DISTRIBUTABLE CASH" means (i) on the Effective Date, all cash of
LMUSA, after giving effect to (A) a payment, if any, or other transfer, if any,
by LMUSA into the Intercompany Claims Reserve, if any, (B) appropriate reserves
for Administrative Claims, Priority Claims, Secured Claims and Convenience
Unsecured Claims, (C) the amount placed in the LMUSA Litigation Trust pursuant
to SECTION 7.13 and (D) a reserve for working capital equal to $5,000,000 or
such other amount as shall be specified by the LMUSA Creditors' Committee in
writing to the Debtor and the Bankruptcy Court at least three (3) Business Days
prior to the commencement of the Confirmation Hearing and (ii) after the
Effective Date, all subsequently received net cash proceeds from the disposition
of, or net income on, Non-Reorganization Assets of LMUSA or Reorganized LMUSA
and all cash subsequently distributed to Reorganized LMUSA from the Intercompany
Claims Reserve or the LMUSA Litigation Trust.
"LMUSA INDENTURE" means the indenture dated as of October 1, 1992 between
LMUSA and Bankers Trust Company, pursuant to which the LMUSA Senior Notes were
issued.
"LMUSA INDENTURE TRUSTEE" means the trustee under the LMUSA Indenture.
"LMUSA LITIGATION TRUST" means the trust established pursuant to SECTION
7.13.
"LMUSA LITIGATION TRUST AGREEMENT means a trust agreement substantially in
the form of EXHIBIT B.
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"LMUSA LITIGATION TRUSTEE" means the Person designated by the LMUSA
Creditors' Committee on or before the Confirmation Date to act as trustee of the
LMUSA Litigation Trust.
"LMUSA REORGANIZATION CASE" means the reorganization case under Chapter 11
of the Bankruptcy Code commenced by LMUSA.
"LMUSA SENIOR NOTES" means LMUSA's $150 million 9.75% Senior Notes due
October 1, 1997 and LMUSA's $190 million 10.25% Senior Notes due October 1,
2002.
"LOMAS INSURANCE" means Lomas Insurance Services, Inc., a Connecticut
corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of LMUSA.
"MONTHLY DISTRIBUTION DATE" means the 15th of each month, starting with the
first such date that is at least 30 days after the Effective Date.
"NEW LMUSA COMMON STOCK" means the Common Stock, par value $.10 per share,
of Reorganized LMUSA, which class of common stock shall have the rights, powers
and preferences set forth in the Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation of LMUSA.
"NON-REORGANIZATION ASSETS" means all tangible and intangible assets of the
Estate other than its Reorganization Assets.
"OLD LMUSA COMMON STOCK" means the shares of common stock, par value $1.00
per share, of LMUSA outstanding on the Petition Date.
"PENSION PLAN" means the Lomas Financial Group Pension Plan as restated
effective January 1, 1991.
"PERSON" means any individual, corporation, partnership, association, trust
or any other entity or organization of any kind or character, including a
Governmental Authority.
"PETITION DATE" means the date on which the petition for relief commencing
the LMUSA Reorganization Case was filed, namely October 10, 1995.
"PLAN" means this Chapter 11 Plan, and any exhibits and schedules attached
hereto (that are hereby incorporated by reference), in each case as the same may
be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the
provisions set forth herein, the Bankruptcy Code and the Bankruptcy Rules. This
Chapter 11 Plan will be referred to herein as "the Plan" or "this Plan."
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"PRIORITY CLAIM" means a Priority Tax Claim or a Priority Non-Tax claim.
"PRIORITY NON-TAX CLAIM" means any Claim to the extent entitled to priority
in payment under section 507(a)(3),(4),(5) or (6) of the Bankruptcy Code.
"PRIORITY TAX CLAIM" means any Claim to the extent entitled to priority in
payment under section 507(a)(8) of the Bankruptcy Code.
"PROFESSIONALS" means those persons retained at the expense of the Estate of
the Debtor in the LMUSA Reorganization Case pursuant to an order of the
Bankruptcy Court in accordance with sections 327, 328, or 1103 of the Bankruptcy
Code.
"PROPONENTS" means the Debtor and the LMUSA Creditors' Committee.
"PRO RATA" means bearing the same proportion that the amount of an Allowed
Claim in a particular Class bears to the total aggregate amount of Allowed
Claims in such Class.
"PUBLIC DEBT SECURITIES" means the LMUSA Senior Notes.
"RECORD DATE" means, for purposes of voting, the date on which the
Bankruptcy Court approves the Disclosure Statement, and for purposes of
distribution, the Confirmation Date.
"RECLAMATION CLAIM" means, a Claim against the Debtor that is entitled to
priority status under sections 546(c) and 507(a)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code on
the basis of a seller's statutory or common law right to reclaim goods sold to
the Debtor in the ordinary course of such seller's business.
"RELATED DOCUMENT" means each instrument, agreement and document to be
issued or executed in connection with this Plan.
"REORGANIZATION ASSETS" means the direct or indirect right, title and
interest of LMUSA in and to (i) the stock and assets of STL and LLG Lands, and
any other real estate assets that are determined by the LMUSA Creditors'
Committee (before the Effective Date) or the Reorganized LMUSA Board (on or
after the Effective Date) to be appropriate to hold for longer term development
and/or sale, (ii) the stock and assets of LMUSA's insurance agency subsidiaries
if the LMUSA Creditors' Committee (prior to the Effective Date) or the
Reorganized LMUSA Board (after the Effective Date) determines that such stock or
assets should be held as an ongoing business of Reorganized LMUSA rather than
sold, (iii) the working capital reserve retained by the
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Reorganized Debtor on the Effective Date, and (iv) the income derived from, and
proceeds of any disposition of, the foregoing.
"REORGANIZED LMUSA BOARD" means the board of directors of Reorganized LMUSA
on and after the Effective Date.
"REORGANIZED DEBTOR" or "REORGANIZED LMUSA" means LMUSA on and after the
Effective Date.
"SCHEDULES" means the Debtor's Schedules of Assets and Liabilities, that
have been filed with the Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court pursuant to Bankruptcy
Rule 1007 as the same may be amended from time to time.
"SECURED CLAIM" means a Claim that constitutes a secured claim under section
506(a) or 1111(b) of the Bankruptcy Code.
"STL" means ST Lending, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned
subsidiary of LMUSA.
"TRAVELERS" means The Travelers Insurance Company and its successors.
"TRAVELERS SECURED CLAIM" means the Claim of Travelers against LMUSA to the
extent secured by a valid, perfected security interest over 1420, 1600 and 1750
Viceroy Drive, Dallas, Texas and certain personal property located at such
locations.
"UNSECURED CLAIM" means a Claim that is not a Secured Claim, an
Administrative Claim, a Priority Claim, an Intercompany Claim or a D & O Claim.
"VOTING DEADLINE" means the date by which the Ballots for acceptance or
rejection of this Plan must be received by the tabulating agent to be counted.
ARTICLE 2
TREATMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMS
AND PRIORITY TAX CLAIMS; CLASSIFICATION AND TREATMENT
OF PRIORITY NON-TAX CLAIMS
2.1 Administrative Claims. Each Allowed Administrative Claim shall
be paid in full in cash (a) at the option of the Debtor (before the Effective
Date) or the Reorganized Debtor (on or after the Effective Date) (i) in the
ordinary course of business as such Claim matures or (ii) on the Distribution
Date for such Claim, unless the holder
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thereof agrees or has agreed to less favorable treatment of such Claim
(including, without limitation, any treatment that may be provided for in any
documentation, statute or regulation governing such Claim) or (b) on such other
date as the Bankruptcy Court may order. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Debtor's or Reorganized Debtor's failure to object to any Administrative Claim
in the LMUSA Reorganization Case or payment of such Claim shall be without
prejudice to the Reorganized Debtor's right to contest, request disgorgement of
or otherwise defend against such Claim in any forum.
2.2 Priority Tax Claims. Each Allowed Priority Tax Claim shall be
paid in full in cash on the Distribution Date for such Claim, unless the holder
thereof agrees to less favorable treatment of such Claim (including, without
limitation, any treatment that may be provided for in any documentation, statute
or regulation governing such Claim); provided, however, that the
Debtor may elect to have any Allowed Priority Tax Claim paid in deferred cash
payments over a period not to exceed six (6) years after the date of assessment
of such Priority Tax Claim, of a value, as of the Effective Date, equal to the
amount of such Allowed Priority Tax Claim, which option shall be exercised by
written notice given to the holder of a Priority Tax Claim delivered on or
before the Distribution Date specifying a payment schedule, a rate of interest,
and the date by which an objection to such treatment must be filed and served.
The Reorganized Debtor shall have the right to prepay any Allowed Priority Tax
Claim, in whole or in part at any time without penalty.
2.3 Priority Non-Tax Claims. (a) Classification. LMUSA Class A shall consist
of all Priority Non-Tax Claims against LMUSA.
(b) Treatment. LMUSA Class A Claims are not impaired. Each
Allowed Priority Non-Tax Claim shall be paid in full in cash on the Distribution
Date for such Claim or, at the option of the Reorganized Debtor, in the ordinary
course of business as such Claim matures, unless the holder agrees or has agreed
to less favorable treatment of such Claim (including, without limitation, any
treatment that may be provided for in any documentation, statute or regulation
governing such Claim).
ARTICLE 3
CLASSIFICATION OF OTHER CLAIMS AND INTERESTS
3.1 General Rules of Classification. Unless otherwise provided in this Plan,
a Claim or Interest that is properly included in more than one Class is in a
Class to the extent that it qualifies within the description of such Class and
is in a different Class to the extent that it qualifies within the description
of such different Class, but the same portion of a Claim or Interest may not be
in more than one Class.
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3.2 LMUSA Class 1 Claims. LMUSA Class 1 shall consist of all Secured
Claims against LMUSA. If and to the extent that, for purposes of technical
compliance with the Bankruptcy Code, any member of this Class is entitled to be
included in a separate Class, such member automatically shall be deemed to be a
member of a separate Class to be identified by the number of this Class and next
unused alphabetical letter, starting with the letter "A." The LMUSA Class 1A
Claim shall consist of the Travelers Secured Claim.
3.3 LMUSA Class 2 Claims. LMUSA Class 2 shall consist of all D & O Claims
against LMUSA.
3.4 LMUSA Class 3 Claims. LMUSA Class 3 shall consist of all
Unsecured Claims against LMUSA and, in addition, all Convenience Unsecured
Claims against LMUSA if they have been reclassified pursuant to SECTION 5.1.
3.5 LMUSA Class 4 Claims. LMUSA Class 4 shall consist of all Convenience
Unsecured Claims against LMUSA.
3.6 LMUSA Class 5 Claims. LMUSA Class 5 shall consist of all Intercompany
Claims against LMUSA.
3.7 LMUSA Class 6 Interests. LMUSA Class 6 shall consist of all Interests in
LMUSA.
ARTICLE 4
TREATMENT OF CLAIMS AND INTERESTS
4.1 LMUSA Class 1 Claims (Secured Claims). (a) LMUSA Class 1A
(Travelers Secured Claim). The LMUSA Class 1A Claim is impaired. The holder of
the Travelers Secured Claim shall receive (i) the property of LMUSA in which
such holder has a valid, perfected security interest, (ii) a promissory note
executed by Reorganized LMUSA providing for deferred cash payments satisfying
the requirements of section 1129(b)(2)(A)(i)(II) of the Bankruptcy Code secured
by a lien on assets of Reorganized LMUSA satisfying the requirements of section
1129(b)(2)(A)(i)(I) of the Bankruptcy Code or (iii) cash in an amount equal to
the Travelers Secured Claim; provided that if the properties know as the
"Lomas Campus" shall be sold on or before July 31, 1996 (or a later date to
which Travelers and the LMUSA Creditors' Committee agree), then the holder of
the Travelers Secured Claim shall receive the sum of (i) $11,450,000 plus (ii)
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50% of the excess, if any, of the proceeds of the sale of the Lomas Campus (net
of up to $250,000 payable to the first bidder as an expense reimbursement if it
shall not be the winning bidder) over $23,000,000. The LMUSA Class 1A Claim
shall be Allowed in an amount equal to any cash payment pursuant to this SECTION
4.1 or, if the holder of the LMUSA Class 1A Claim shall receive property or a
promissory note in satisfaction of such Claim, the value of such property or
promissory note, as determined by the Bankruptcy Court.
(b) LMUSA Class 1B (Other Secured Claims). LMUSA Class 1B Claims
are impaired. Each holder of an Allowed LMUSA Class 1B Claim shall receive (i)
the property of LMUSA in which such holder has a valid, perfected security
interest, (ii) a promissory note executed by Reorganized LMUSA providing for
deferred cash payments satisfying the requirements of section
1129(b)(2)(A)(i)(II) of the Bankruptcy Code secured by a lien on assets of
Reorganized LMUSA satisfying the requirements of section 1129(b)(2)(A)(i)(I) of
the Bankruptcy Code or (iii) cash in an amount equal to such Allowed LMUSA Class
1B Claim.
4.2 LMUSA Class 2 (D & O Claims). LMUSA Class 2 Claims are impaired.
Holders of Allowed LMUSA Class 2 Claims shall receive no distribution from LMUSA
in respect of such Claims but rather shall have recourse to the insurance
policies maintained by LMUSA and/or LFC to the extent such policies cover their
claims.
4.3 LMUSA Class 3 (Unsecured Claims). LMUSA Class 3 Claims are
impaired. Each holder of an Allowed LMUSA Class 3 Claim shall be entitled to
receive such holder's Pro Rata share of (a) 3,000,000 shares of New LMUSA Common
Stock and (b) LMUSA Distributable Cash.
4.4 LMUSA Class 4 (Convenience Unsecured Claims). LMUSA Class 4
Claims are impaired. Each holder of a LMUSA Class 4 Claim shall receive 35 per
cent of the Allowed amount of such Claim in cash on the Distribution Date for
such Claim.
4.5 LMUSA Class 5 (Intercompany Claims). LMUSA Class 5 Claims are
impaired. Distributions in respect of the Allowed amounts of LMUSA Class 5
Claims will be made in accordance with the provisions of SECTION 6.3.
4.6 LMUSA Class 6 (LMUSA Interests). LMUSA Class 6 Interests are
impaired. On the Effective Date, all LMUSA Interests will be cancelled and no
distributions under this Plan will be made in respect thereof.
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ARTICLE 5
IMPAIRMENT OF CLAIMS AND INTERESTS; VOTING
5.1 Classes Entitled to Vote. Holders of record of Allowed Claims as
of the Record Date for voting in LMUSA Classes 1, 2, 3, and 4 are impaired
hereunder and are entitled to vote to accept or reject this Plan. By voting to
accept this Plan, a holder of a Claim expressly waives any right it or its
successors or assigns may have to change or withdraw its acceptance after the
Voting Deadline unless the Bankruptcy Court determines that (a) the disclosure
received by such holder was not adequate as required by section 1126(b) of the
Bankruptcy Code or (b) this Plan has been modified in a manner that materially
and adversely changes the treatment of the holder's Claim or Interest. If the
majority of holders of LMUSA Class 4 Claims vote against the Plan, then the
LMUSA Class 4 Claims will be reclassified as LMUSA Class 3 Claims.
5.2 Classes Not Entitled to Vote. (a) LMUSA Class 5 Claims are all
Intercompany Claims held by LFC and/or its subsidiaries (other than the Debtor
and its subsidiaries), all of which have approved this Plan; consequently, their
votes on this Plan will not be solicited.
(b) Holders of LMUSA Class 6 Interests are impaired, will receive no
distributions hereunder and are deemed to reject this Plan pursuant to section
1126(g) of the Bankruptcy Code; consequently, their votes on this Plan have not
been and will not be solicited.
ARTICLE 6
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CONFIRMATION
AND EFFECTIVE DATE
6.1 Conditions to Confirmation. There shall be conditions precedent to
Confirmation of this Plan that:
(a) the Bankruptcy Court shall have entered an order or orders
approving all relevant agreements, trustees, agents and mediators and
authorizing LMUSA, the Intercompany Claims Agent, if any, and the LMUSA
Litigation Trustee to make the transfers of property contemplated to be made
by such parties pursuant to this Plan;
(b) the LMUSA Creditors' Committee shall have (i) furnished the
names of the individuals who will serve as the members of the Reorganized
LMUSA
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Board and as the principal executive officers of Reorganized LMUSA and (ii)
furnished new names for Reorganized LMUSA and its subsidiaries as required
by SECTION 7.1; and
(c) any no-action letters from the Securities and Exchange
Commission, rulings from the Internal Revenue Service or other government
approvals or interpretations required in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Plan shall have been obtained.
6.2 Waiver of Conditions. Any and all conditions precedent
to confirmation may be waived by the LMUSA Creditors' Committee, other than the
conditions set forth in SECTIONS 6.1(a) and 6.1(b).
6.3 Conditions to First Distribution. There shall be conditions
precedent to the first distribution to holders of LMUSA Class 3 Claims that:
(a) the LFC Creditors' Committee and the LMUSA Creditors' Committee
shall have agreed to (i) a settlement of the Intercompany Claims or (ii) the
creation of an Intercompany Claims Reserve to be funded by the Debtor and/or
LFC transferring assets agreed on by such parties pending the resolution of
the Intercompany Claims through litigation, mediation or settlement, or
(b) the Bankruptcy Court shall have entered an order either (i)
determining the Allowed amounts and types of the Intercompany Claims against
LMUSA or (ii) estimating the Allowed amounts and types of such Intercompany
Claims or the maximum Allowed amounts thereof for the purpose of (A)
creating an Intercompany Claims Reserve serving the purposes described in
SECTION 6.3(a)(ii) above or (B) establishing distribution holdbacks, as the
Bankruptcy Court shall direct. For purposes of distribution holdbacks, to
the extent that any Intercompany Claim may be Allowed as an unsecured
pre-petition Claim, the holder shall receive distributions of comparable
value to those received in respect of LMUSA Class 3 Claims; to the extent it
may be Allowed as an Administrative Claim or Priority Non-Tax Claim, the
holder shall receive distributions of, or of a value equal to, the Allowed
amount thereof.
ARTICLE 7
MEANS OF IMPLEMENTING THE PLAN
7.1 Change of Names. On and after the Effective Date, the name of
Reorganized LMUSA shall be changed to a name provided by the LMUSA Creditors'
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Committee, on or before the Confirmation Date, with no further act or action
under applicable law, regulation, order or rule. The Debtor and each subsidiary
of the Debtor (other than Lomas Insurance and its subsidiaries) that has the
word "Lomas" or "L & N" in its name shall change its name to remove any
reference to the word "Lomas"or "L & N" in it on the Effective Date.
7.2 Amended and Restated Certificates of Incorporation. The
Reorganized Debtor shall be deemed to have adopted its Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation on the Effective Date and shall promptly thereafter
cause the same to be filed with the appropriate authority in its jurisdiction of
incorporation. After the Effective Date, the Reorganized Debtor may amend its
articles of incorporation and may amend its by-laws, in accordance with its
articles of incorporation, its by-laws and applicable state law.
7.3 Corporate Action. On the Effective Date, all actions
contemplated hereby shall be authorized and approved in all respects (subject to
the provisions of this Plan). All matters provided for herein involving the
corporate structure of the Debtor or the Reorganized Debtor in connection with
this Plan shall be deemed to have occurred and shall be in effect, without any
requirement of further action by the equity security holders or directors of the
Debtor or the Reorganized Debtor. On or as soon as practicable after the
Effective Date, the appropriate officers of Reorganized Debtor and members of
the Reorganized LMUSA Board are authorized to issue, execute and deliver the
agreements, documents, securities and instruments contemplated hereby in the
name and on behalf of the Reorganized Debtor.
7.4 Effectiveness of Securities, Instruments and Agreements. On the
Effective Date, all securities, instruments, documents and agreements
authorized, issued or entered into pursuant to this Plan, including, without
limitation, the New LMUSA Common Stock, the LMUSA Litigation Trust Agreement and
the Intercompany Claims Agreement, if any, shall become effective, legally
binding and enforceable on the parties thereto in accordance with their
respective terms and conditions without the requirement of any further action by
the equity security holders or directors of the Debtor or the Reorganized
Debtor, and shall be deemed to become effective simultaneously.
7.5 Distributions Pursuant to the Plan. (a) Initial Distributions.
On or as soon as practicable after the Effective Date, the Reorganized Debtor,
subject to the conditions set forth in SECTION 6.3, shall make all the
distributions required by ARTICLE 4; provided that, only for purposes of
distributions in respect of LMUSA Class 3 Claims, it shall be presumed that all
Disputed Claims will be Allowed at their face amount, with the result that a
portion of the assets and New LMUSA Common Stock available for distribution will
be held until the Allowed amounts of all Disputed Claims are determined.
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(b) Issuance of New LMUSA Common Stock. On or as soon as
practicable after the Effective Date, Reorganized LMUSA shall issue shares of
New LMUSA Common Stock, that shall be distributed to the holders of LMUSA Class
3 Claims entitled thereto in accordance with this SECTION 7.5.
(c) Subsequent Distributions. All LMUSA Distributable Cash and New
LMUSA Common Stock that is not distributed by Reorganized LMUSA on or promptly
after the Effective Date shall be held by Reorganized LMUSA pending distribution
pursuant to the provisions of this SECTION 7.5(c). Promptly after any Disputed
Claim in LMUSA Class 3 becomes an Allowed Claim, Reorganized LMUSA shall cause
to be distributed to the holder of such Allowed Claim the LMUSA Distributable
Cash and New LMUSA Common Stock that such holder would have been entitled to
receive under the Plan if such Claim had been Allowed on the Effective Date in
the amount in which it has become Allowed. On each Monthly Distribution Date on
which there is at least $1,000,000 of Distributable Cash available to
distribute, Reorganized LMUSA shall make additional distributions of LMUSA
Distributable Cash and New LMUSA Common Stock to holders of Claims that were
Allowed on the Effective Date or subsequently have become Allowed on or before
the last day of the calendar month immediately preceding such Monthly
Distribution Date, in amounts necessary to cause such holders to have received
aggregate distributions of LMUSA Distributable Cash and New LMUSA Common Stock
in respect of such Allowed Claims equal to the distributions thereof that such
holders would have received in respect of such Allowed Claims on or promptly
after the Effective Date if (i) such Allowed Claims had been Allowed on the
Effective Date in the amounts in which they are Allowed on the last day of such
calendar month and (ii) Claims or portions thereof that have become disallowed,
(A) after the Effective Date and (B) before the last day of such calendar month,
had been disallowed on the Effective Date.
7.6 Distribution of Fractional Shares of New LMUSA Common Stock. The
distribution of shares of New LMUSA Common Stock as provided in SECTION 4.3, may
mathematically entitle the holder of an Allowed LMUSA Class 3 Claim to a
fractional share of New LMUSA Common Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Reorganized LMUSA shall not distribute any fractional shares of New LMUSA Common
Stock; rather all such fractional shares of New LMUSA Common Stock shall be
aggregated into a whole number of shares of New LMUSA Common Stock, which whole
shares shall be allocated and distributed by Reorganized LMUSA as follows:
(a) Reorganized LMUSA shall rank from largest to smallest the
fractional interests in shares of New LMUSA Common Stock held by holders of
Allowed LMUSA Class 3 Claims. In the case of ties (fractions having the same
size), Reorganized LMUSA shall decide such tie by the size of Allowed Claims
(the higher ranking going to the holder of the larger Allowed Claim). In the
event the
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tie cannot be broken in such manner, Reorganized LMUSA shall decide such tie
by lot.
(b) Reorganized LMUSA shall allocate one whole share of New LMUSA
Common Stock to the holder of the Allowed LMUSA Class 3 Claim having the
largest fractional interest in a share of New LMUSA Common Stock or New
LMUSA Common Stock and any additional whole shares to the holders of Allowed
LMUSA Class 3 Claims (one per holder) having the next largest fractional
interest in a share of New LMUSA Common Stock or New LMUSA Common Stock, as
the case may be, until all such whole shares have been allocated.
(c) Those shares of New LMUSA Common Stock allocated in accordance
with SECTION 7.6(b) above shall be distributed by Reorganized LMUSA to the
parties to whom they have been allocated.
7.7 Transfer By the Debtor of Certain Property to the Intercompany
Claims Reserve. If the LMUSA Creditors' Committee and the LFC Creditors'
Committee determine that the Intercompany Claims Reserve should be established
pending the resolution of the Intercompany Claims or the Bankruptcy Court makes
the determination referred to in SECTION 6.3(b), then on the Effective Date:
(a) such Intercompany Claims Reserve shall be established to be
operated in accordance with the Intercompany Claims Agreement; and
(b) the Debtor and one or more of the Affiliated Debtors shall
transfer or cause to be transferred to the Intercompany Claims Reserve the
assets agreed upon by the parties or ordered by the Bankruptcy Court.
7.8 Actions by the Intercompany Claims Agent. The Intercompany
Claims Agent shall hold the assets transferred to the Intercompany Claims
Reserve pursuant to the Intercompany Claims Agreement until the resolution of
any of the Intercompany Claims. Until any such resolution, the funds in the
Intercompany Claims Reserve shall be invested in high-grade short-term
investments, as shall be more fully set forth in the Intercompany Claims
Agreement. Upon such resolution, the Intercompany Claims Agent shall distribute
the relevant assets to the Debtor or Affiliated Debtor or Debtors entitled
thereto.
7.9 Management of the Reorganized Debtor. On and after the Effective
Date, governance of Reorganized LMUSA shall be directed by the Reorganized LMUSA
Board as successor to the then current Debtor's board of directors. The initial
officers and directors of Reorganized LMUSA shall consist of those individuals
designated by the
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LMUSA Creditors' Committee and disclosed to the Bankruptcy Court at or prior to
the Confirmation Hearing. All such directors and officers shall be deemed
elected as of the Effective Date pursuant to the Confirmation Order. Those
officers and directors not continuing in office shall be deemed removed
therefrom as of the Effective Date pursuant to the Confirmation Order.
7.10 Liquidation of Non-Reorganization Assets. The Reorganized
Debtor, as trustee, will liquidate the Non-Reorganization Assets as promptly as
possible consistent with the maximization of the value of such assets.
7.11 Cash Distributions. All payments of cash to be made hereunder
shall be made by the Reorganized Debtor or its designee, the LMUSA Litigation
Trustee or the Intercompany Claims Agent. Any payment of cash may be made either
by check or by wire transfer, at the option of the Reorganized Debtor, the LMUSA
Litigation Trustee or the Intercompany Claims Agent, as the case may be, and all
payments in excess of $250,000 to holders of Allowed Claims who timely provide
wire instructions shall be by wire transfer. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
distributions on account of Claims of holders of LMUSA Senior Notes shall be
paid to the LMUSA Indenture Trustee, which will be responsible for making
payments to such holders. The LMUSA Indenture Trustee shall retain its lien and
priorities for its fees and expenses as set forth in the LMUSA Indenture.
7.12 Resolution of Disputed Claims. The Reorganized Debtor will resolve any
and all Disputed Claims against the Reorganized Debtor.
7.13 LMUSA Litigation Trust. (a)(i) Effective as of the Effective
Date, LMUSA shall be deemed to have transferred and assigned to a litigation
trust (the "LMUSA Litigation Trust") governed by the LMUSA Litigation Trust
Agreement any and all claims, rights or causes of action that constitute
property of the Estate or of the Debtor, whether arising under the Bankruptcy
Code or under nonbankruptcy law, (including all books, records, privileges and
defenses relating thereto) including, without limitation, all rights of setoff
and rights under section 502(d) of the Bankruptcy Code and all avoiding power
actions under sections 544, 545, 547, 548, 549, 550 and 553 of the Bankruptcy
Code or under applicable nonbankruptcy law as applied through section 544(b) of
the Bankruptcy Code, other than Intercompany Claims, and (ii) on or as soon as
practicable after the Effective Date, Reorganized LMUSA shall transfer to the
LMUSA Litigation Trust $5 million or such other amount as the LMUSA Creditors'
Committee shall specify in writing to the Debtor and the Bankruptcy Court at
least three (3) Business Days prior to the commencement of the Confirmation
Hearing to fund the administration of the LMUSA Litigation Trust.
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(b) The LMUSA Litigation Trustee will be responsible for pursuing,
as appropriate in accordance with the best interests of the Reorganized Debtor,
the third party claims and causes of action assigned to the LMUSA Litigation
Trust through litigation or, if appropriate, settlement and distributing any net
proceeds of such litigation of settlement to Reorganized LMUSA for distribution
to holders of LMUSA Class 3 Claims in accordance with SECTIONS 4.3 and 7.5.
(c) The LMUSA Litigation Trust shall be deemed not to be the same
entity as LMUSA or a successor to LMUSA, but only the assignee of the assets
transferred to the LMUSA Litigation Trust.
7.14 Setoff. Except as otherwise provided in this Plan, the
Reorganized Debtor may, but shall not be required to, set off against any Claim
and the distributions to be made by it pursuant hereto in respect of such Claim,
any claims of any nature whatsoever that the Debtor may have against the holder
of such Claim, but neither the failure to do so nor the allowance of any Claim
hereunder shall constitute a waiver or release of any claim the Debtor may have
against such holder.
7.15 Surrender and Cancellation of Public Debt Securities. (a) No
distribution shall be made to or on behalf of a holder of Public Debt Securities
under this Plan unless and until such holder shall surrender such Public Debt
Securities to the LMUSA Indenture Trustee for cancellation pursuant to written
instructions to such holders from the Reorganized Debtor. Any holder of a Public
Debt Security that has been lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed shall, in lieu
of surrendering such Public Debt Security, deliver to the LMUSA Indenture
Trustee (i) evidence satisfactory to the LMUSA Indenture Trustee of the loss,
theft, mutilation or destruction of such Public Debt Security and (ii) such
security or indemnity as may reasonably be required by the LMUSA Indenture
Trustee and the Reorganized Debtor to hold both the LMUSA Indenture Trustee and
the Reorganized Debtor harmless with respect thereto.
(b) Any holder of a Public Debt Security that has not satisfied the
requirement of SECTION 7.15(a) within two (2) years after the Effective Date
shall receive no distribution on account of its LMUSA Class 3 Claim and shall be
forever barred from asserting any Claim thereon. As soon as practicable after
the second anniversary of the Effective Date, the LMUSA Indenture Trustee shall
pay any distribution to which such holder would have been entitled to the
holders of the Public Debt Security who did satisfy the requirements of SECTION
7.15(a) within two (2) years after the Effective Date, in proportion to the
amount of the Public Debt Securities surrendered by such holders.
7.16 Certain Assets to be Held in Trust. (a) The Reorganized Debtor
shall hold its Non-Reorganization Assets in trust (the "LMUSA Creditors' Trust")
pending their dispositions and/or distribution to creditors in accordance with
the terms hereof and shall
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not commingle such assets with its Reorganization Assets. For federal tax
purposes, the Non-Reorganization Assets shall be deemed to have been transferred
on the Effective Date to the creditors entitled to cash distributions pursuant
to SECTION 4.3, and immediately retransferred to the Reorganized Debtor as
trustee. Such creditors shall be treated as grantors of the trust and deemed
owners of the trust assets.
(b) The LMUSA Creditors' Trust shall be organized for the sole purpose of
liquidating the Non-Reorganization Assets with no objective to continue or
engage in the conduct of a trade or business.
(c) The Reorganized Debtor, as trustee of the LMUSA Creditors' Trust, shall
file federal income tax and information returns as required by Treasury
Regulations Section 1.671-4(a).
(d) The Non-Reorganization Assets shall be valued consistently by (i) the
Reorganized Debtor as trustee of the LMUSA Creditors' Trust and (ii) the
creditors entitled to cash distributions pursuant to SECTION 4.3, and those
valuations shall be used by such creditors and by the Reorganized Debtor for
purposes of filing any federal income tax and information returns.
(e) The LMUSA Creditors' Trust will terminate on the fifth anniversary of
the Effective Date; provided, however, that the date on which
the LMUSA Creditors' Trust terminates may be postponed for a finite period of
time by agreement between the Reorganized Debtor and the creditors entitled to
cash distributions pursuant to SECTION 4.3, so long as the Bankruptcy Court
enters an order approving such extension within six months of the beginning of
the extended term of the LMUSA Creditors' Trust.
(f) The investment powers of the Reorganized Debtor as trustee of the LMUSA
Creditors' Trust, other than those necessary to maintain the value of the
Non-Reorganization Assets and the liquidating purpose of the LMUSA Creditors'
Trust, are limited to powers to invest in demand deposits, short-term time
deposits and other short-term cash-equivalent investments consistent with the
status of the LMUSA Creditors' Trust for federal tax purposes as a liquidating
trust.
7.17 Allocation of Consideration Between Interest and Principal.
Consideration received by the holder of an Allowed Claim in exchange for such
Claim shall be allocated first to the principal amount of such Claim and then,
to the extent that such consideration (a) exceeds the principal amount of such
Claim but (b) does not exceed the sum of the principal amount of such Claim and
accrued but unpaid interest on such Claim, shall be allocated to such accrued
but unpaid interest. Any excess of the consideration received by the holder of
an Allowed Claim in exchange for such Claim over the sum of the
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principal amount of such Claim and the accrued but unpaid interest on such Claim
shall be allocated to principal.
ARTICLE 8
TREATMENT OF EXECUTORY CONTRACTS
AND UNEXPIRED LEASES
8.1 Assumption and Rejection of Executory Contracts and Unexpired
Leases. Except for those contracts or leases that have been expressly
assumed by the Debtor in the LMUSA Reorganization Case, the Debtor rejects all
executory contracts and unexpired leases without conceding that they constitute
executory contracts or unexpired leases. Any Claims for damages arising from the
rejection of executory contracts and unexpired leases not previously rejected
must be filed within thirty (30) days after the mailing of notice of entry of
the Confirmation Order and shall be treated as an Unsecured Claim in LMUSA Class
3.
ARTICLE 9
EFFECTS OF PLAN CONFIRMATION
9.1 Discharge and Injunction. (a) The rights afforded herein and the
treatment of all Claims and Interests herein shall be in exchange for and in
complete satisfaction, discharge and release of all Claims and Interests of any
nature whatsoever, against the Estate. Except as otherwise expressly provided
herein, the Confirmation of this Plan shall, provided that the Effective Date
shall have occurred, discharge all Claims and terminate all Interests to the
fullest extent authorized or provided for by the Bankruptcy Code, including,
without limitation, to the extent authorized or provided for by sections 524 and
1141 thereof. Therefore, on and after the Effective Date, except to the extent
of the distributions to be made, and other treatment provided, under this Plan,
all holders of Claims and Interests shall be precluded from asserting against
any of the Debtor, the Reorganized Debtor, any of its successors, and any of its
assets or properties, any Claims or Interests based on any act or omission,
transaction or other activity of any kind or nature that occurred prior to the
Effective Date, and the Confirmation Order shall permanently enjoin said holders
of Claims and Interests, their successors and assigns, from enforcing or seeking
to enforce any such Claims or Interests against the Debtor, the Reorganized
Debtor, any of its successors, or any of its respective assets or properties.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Confirmation Order shall
be reversed or vacated, (i) all Claims and Interests against the Debtor or any
of its assets or properties shall be reinstated, (ii) the rights afforded herein
and the treatment of Claims
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and Interests herein shall be nullified, (iii) the preclusion and injunction
described in SECTION 9.1(a) shall be of no force or effect, (iv) the vesting in
the Reorganized Debtor of its Estate, as contemplated by SECTION 9.2, will not
occur or will be nullified, and (v) all other actions taken or deemed taken by
the Reorganized Debtor pursuant to ARTICLE 7 or ARTICLE 9 shall, to the greatest
extent possible, be reversed.
(c) Channeling Order. Any and all postpetition claims
relating to the administration of the LMUSA chapter 11 case against any and all
of the Debtor and its directors, officers, employees and Professionals, or the
LMUSA Creditors' Committee and its members and Professionals, may be brought
only in the Bankruptcy Court.
9.2 Revesting. On the Effective Date, except as otherwise expressly
provided in this Plan or the Confirmation Order, the Reorganized Debtor will be
vested with all of the property of the Estate free and clear of all Claims,
liens, encumbrances, charges, Interests and other interests of any kind or
nature of claimants, equity security holders or any other entities arising on or
before the Effective Date, and the Reorganized Debtor may operate its business
free of any restrictions imposed by the Bankruptcy Code or by the Bankruptcy
Court.
9.3 Contributions to LMUSA Litigation Trust and Intercompany Claims
Reserve. On and after the Effective Date, all property transferred to the
LMUSA Litigation Trust or the Intercompany Claims Reserve, if any, under this
Plan shall be free and clear of all Claims, liens, encumbrances, charges,
Interests and other interests of any kind or nature of claimants and equity
security holders, the Debtor, the Reorganized Debtor, its Estate and any other
entities, except the rights with respect thereto created pursuant to, provided
for or recognized in this Plan, the LMUSA Litigation Trust Agreement, the
Intercompany Claims Agreement or the Confirmation Order.
9.4 Cancellation and Release of Existing Securities, Agreements and
Liens. On the Effective Date, all evidences of Claims or Interests against
the Debtor that are impaired under this Plan, including, without limitation, any
Old LMUSA Common Stock or Public Debt Securities (and any liens, securities,
instruments, documents or agreements created or entered into in connection
therewith), and any other liens, securities, instruments, documents and
agreements, in each case, shall be deemed released, cancelled and terminated,
and the obligations of the Debtor relating to or arising under, in respect of or
in connection with such liens, securities, instruments, documents or agreements
shall be cancelled, extinguished and discharged; provided,
however, that notes and other evidence of such Claims shall, effective
on the Effective Date, represent the right, enforceable against the Reorganized
Debtor, to participate in distributions provided for by the Plan. Except as
expressly required by the Plan, the Debtor shall not be permitted to make any
payment in respect of a Claim that is discharged by the Plan.
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9.5 Retiree Medical Benefits. On and after the Effective Date,
Reorganized LMUSA shall continue to provide all retiree benefits (as defined in
section 1114 of the Bankruptcy Code) at the level established pursuant to
section 1114 (c)(1)(B) or (g) of the Bankruptcy Code.
9.6 Retention of Jurisdiction. (a) Prior to the Effective Date,
notwithstanding entry of the Confirmation Order, the Bankruptcy Court shall
exercise all jurisdiction as if Confirmation had not occurred, and the
Confirmation Order shall so provide. Unless otherwise provided, all injunctions
or stays provided for in the LMUSA Reorganization Case pursuant to section 105
or section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise and in effect on the
Confirmation Date shall remain in full force and effect at least until the
Effective Date.
(b) On and after the Effective Date, the Bankruptcy Court will retain
exclusive jurisdiction over the LMUSA Reorganization Case for the following
purposes: (i) to determine requests for payment of Claims entitled to priority
under section 507(a)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code and applications for allowance of
compensation and reimbursement of expenses of the Professionals and any other
fees and expenses authorized to be paid or reimbursed under the Bankruptcy Code
or this Plan, (ii) to determine all controversies, suits and disputes regarding
interpretation and implementation hereof, (iii) to enter orders in aid of
execution of this Plan, including as authorized by section 1142 of the
Bankruptcy Code, (iv) to consider any modifications of this Plan, to cure any
defect or omission herein, and to reconcile any inconsistency in any order of
the Bankruptcy Court or between any such order and this Plan, (v) to determine
applications, adversary proceedings and contested matters pending on the
Effective Date or commenced after the Effective Date as contemplated herein,
(vi) to allow, disallow, estimate, liquidate or determine any Claim, and to
enter or enforce any order requiring the filing of any such Claim before a
particular date, (vii) to determine pending applications for the rejection of
executory contracts or unexpired leases, or for the assumption or assignment of
executory contracts or unexpired leases, and to hear and determine, and if need
be to liquidate, any and all Claims arising from rejection, assumption or
assignment of any executory contract or unexpired lease, (viii) to determine any
actions or controversies described in SECTION 7.13, (ix) to ensure that
distributions to holders of Claims are accomplished as provided herein, in the
LMUSA Litigation Trust Agreement and in the Intercompany Claims Agreement, if
any, (x) to determine such other matters as may be set forth in the Confirmation
Order or as may arise in connection with this Plan or the Confirmation Order,
(xi) to determine all claims under SECTION 9.1(c) hereof and (xii) to enter a
final decree closing the LMUSA Reorganization Case.
9.7 Failure of Bankruptcy Court to Exercise Jurisdiction. If the
Bankruptcy Court abstains from exercising or declines to exercise jurisdiction,
or is otherwise without jurisdiction over any matter arising under, arising in
or related to the LMUSA
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Reorganization Cases, including the matters set forth in SECTION 9.6, this
ARTICLE 9 shall not prohibit or limit the exercise of jurisdiction by any other
tribunal having competent jurisdiction with respect to such matter.
9.8 Statutory Committee. The appointment of the LMUSA Creditors'
Committee shall terminate on the Effective Date; provided,
however, that the LMUSA Creditors' Committee shall survive to the
extent, if any, required to prosecute or defend against any matters pending on
the Effective Date that are not able to be prosecuted or defended by the
Reorganized Debtor.
ARTICLE 10
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
10.1 Payment of Statutory Fees. All fees payable pursuant to 28 U.S.C.
Section 1930 shall be paid on or before the Effective Date.
10.2 Procedure for Determining Certain Claims. (a) Bar Date for
Administrative Claims. All applications for compensation of Professionals and
all other requests for payment of Administrative Claims incurred prior to the
Effective Date shall be filed as ordered by the Bankruptcy Court, but in no
event later than forty-five (45) days after the Effective Date. Any such claim
that is not filed within this time deadline shall be forever barred.
(b) Disputed Claims. Except with respect to those Claims the
holders of which have and preserve the right to liquidation of such Claims
before a court other than the Bankruptcy Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section
157(b)(5), all Disputed Claims shall be liquidated and determined, and allowed
or disallowed, by the Bankruptcy Court. The Bankruptcy Court may, on or prior to
the Confirmation Date or on such date or dates thereafter as the Bankruptcy
Court may set, fix or liquidate the amount of any contingent or unliquidated
Claim, pursuant to section 502(c) of the Bankruptcy Code, in which event the
amount so set, fixed or liquidated shall be deemed to be the amount of such
contingent or unliquidated Claim pursuant to section 502(c) of the Bankruptcy
Code for purposes of voting and distribution hereunder. The Debtor (before the
Effective Date) and the Reorganized Debtor (on or after the Effective Date) may
file objections to Claims.
10.3 Cramdown. The Proponents reserve the right to request that the
Bankruptcy Court confirm this Plan under section 1129(b) of the Bankruptcy Code.
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10.4 Modification of The Plan. The Proponents reserve the right, in
accordance with and subject to section 1127 of the Bankruptcy Code, to amend or
modify this Plan pursuant to section 1127(a), (c) and (d) of the Bankruptcy Code
prior to the entry of the Confirmation Order. In accordance with Bankruptcy Rule
3019, any modification that does not materially and adversely change the
treatment of any Claim, the holder of which as of the Voting Deadline voted to
accept this Plan, may be approved by the Bankruptcy Court at the Confirmation
Hearing without the necessity of resoliciting votes. After Confirmation, the
Reorganized Debtor may seek to amend or modify this Plan in accordance with
subsections 1127(b), (c) and (d) of the Bankruptcy Code.
10.5 Withdrawal of Plan. The Proponents reserve the right, at any
time prior to entry of the Confirmation Order, to revoke and withdraw this Plan.
If the Proponents revoke or withdraw this Plan under this SECTION 10.5, or if
entry of the Confirmation Order does not occur, then this Plan shall be deemed
null and void. In that event, nothing contained herein shall be deemed to
constitute a waiver or release of any claims by or against any Debtor or any
other entity, or to prejudice in any manner the rights of any Debtor or any
other entity in any further proceedings involving such Debtor or any other
entity.
10.6 Substantial Consummation of Plan. This Plan shall be deemed to
be substantially consummated when the first distribution to LMUSA Class 3 Claims
is made.
10.7 Reservation of Rights. Except as expressly set forth herein,
this Plan shall have no force and effect unless the Bankruptcy Court enters the
Confirmation Order. None of the filing of this Plan, any statement or provision
contained herein, or the taking of any action by the Debtor with respect to this
Plan shall be or shall be deemed to be an admission or waiver of any rights of
any Debtor with respect to holders of Claims against such Debtor prior to the
Effective Date.
10.8 Section 1145 Exemption. Any securities issued pursuant hereto
will be issued pursuant to the exemption from securities registration set forth
in section 1145 of the Bankruptcy Code.
10.9 Unclaimed Property. Except as specified in SECTION 7.15(b), if
any property distributable to holders of LMUSA Class 1, 3 and 4 Claims remains
unclaimed for a period of two (2) years after it has been delivered (or delivery
has been attempted) or has otherwise been made available, such unclaimed
property shall be forfeited by such holder, and the unclaimed property and the
right to receive it shall revert to and vest in the Reorganized Debtor free and
clear of the interest of the holder of the Claim. Mailing by regular mail,
postage prepaid, to the address specified in SECTION 10.12 hereof shall
constitute delivery for purposes of this SECTION 10.9.
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10.10 Section 1146 Exemption. Pursuant to section 1146(c) of the
Bankruptcy Code, the issuance, transfer or exchange of any security hereunder,
or the making or delivery of an instrument of transfer hereunder may not be
taxed under any law imposing a stamp tax or similar tax.
10.11 Record Date for Distribution. As of the close of business on
the Record Date for distribution, the transfer ledgers for the Public Debt
Securities shall be closed, there shall be no registration of or other changes
in the holders of any of the Public Debt Securities on the books of the Debtor
(or any trustee, transfer agent or registrar), and none of LMUSA, Reorganized
LMUSA, the LMUSA Indenture Trustee or any other trustee, transfer agent or
registrar shall have any obligation to recognize any transfer of Public Debt
Securities occurring thereafter (but shall instead be entitled to recognize and
deal with, for all purposes hereunder, except as otherwise provided herein, only
those holders reflected on its books as of the close of business on the Record
Date for distribution).
10.12 Notices and Distributions. On and after the Effective Date,
all notices, requests and distributions with respect to this Plan to a holder of
a Claim or an Interest shall be in writing and sent to (a) the last known
address of such entity set forth in a proof of Claim or request for payment of
Administrative Claim filed by or on behalf of such entity in the LMUSA
Reorganization Case or to the last known address of such entity's attorney of
record in the LMUSA Reorganization Case or (b) if there is no such evidence of a
last known address, to the last known address of such entity according to the
books and records of the Debtor. Any entity may designate in writing another
address for the purposes of this SECTION 10.12 by written notice to the Debtor
(before the Effective Date) or the Reorganized Debtor (on or after the Effective
Date), which designation will be effective upon receipt.
10.13 Saturday, Sunday or Legal Holiday. If any payment or act
hereunder 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 the next succeeding Business Day, but shall be deemed to have been
completed as of the required date.
10.14 Time. Unless otherwise specified herein, in computing a period
of time prescribed or allowed hereby, the day of the act or event from which the
designated period begins to run shall not be included. The last day of the
period so computed shall be included, unless it is not a Business Day, in which
event the period runs until the end of the next succeeding day that is a
Business Day.
10.15 Severability of Provisions. If prior to Confirmation any term
or provision hereof that does not prescribe the treatment of Claims or the
conditions to the Effective Date is held by the Bankruptcy Court to be invalid,
void or unenforceable, the
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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. Notwithstanding any such holding, alteration or
interpretation, the remainder of the terms and provisions hereof 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 hereof, as it may have been altered or interpreted in accordance with
the foregoing, is valid and enforceable in accordance with its terms.
10.16 Binding Effect. This Plan shall be binding on and inure to the
benefit of the Reorganized Debtor and all holders of Claims or Interests
(whether or not they have accepted this Plan) and their respective personal
representatives, successors and assigns.
10.17 Governing Law. Unless a rule of law or procedure is supplied
by federal law, the laws of the State of Delaware shall govern the construction
and implementation hereof and any agreements, documents and instruments executed
in connection herewith.
10.18 Interpretation of Plan and Related Documents. This Plan and
each Related Document shall be construed, to the maximum extent possible, to
give effect to every provision contained herein and therein and to avoid any
inconsistency between the provisions hereof and thereof.
10.19 Filing of Additional Documents. On or before the Effective
Date, the Debtor may file with the Bankruptcy Court such agreements and other
documents as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate and further evidence
the terms and conditions of this Plan.
10.20 Further Assurances. The Debtor, the Reorganized Debtor, all
holders of Claims receiving distributions hereunder and all other parties in
interest shall, from time to time, prepare, execute and deliver any agreements
or documents and take any other actions as may be necessary or advisable to
effectuate the provisions and intent of this Plan and the Related Documents.
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10.21 Withholding and Reporting Requirements. In connection herewith
and all distributions hereunder, the Reorganized Debtor, the LMUSA Litigation
Trustee and the Intercompany Claims Agent (in each case with respect to the
income, if any, earned with respect to property held by it and distributions
made by it) shall comply with all withholding and reporting requirements imposed
by any federal, state, local or foreign taxing authority and all distributions
hereunder shall be subject to any such withholding and reporting requirements.
Entities entitled to receive distributions hereunder shall, as a condition to
receiving such distributions, provide such information and take such steps as
the Reorganized Debtor, the LMUSA Litigation Trustee or the Intercompany Claims
Agent (as the case may be) may reasonably require to ensure compliance with such
withholding and reporting requirements, and to enable the Reorganized Debtor,
the LMUSA Litigation Trustee or the Intercompany Claims Agent to obtain the
certifications and information as may be necessary or appropriate to satisfy the
provisions of any tax law.
Date: May 13, 1996
LOMAS MORTGAGE USA, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
STATUTORY CREDITORS' COMMITTEE OF LOMAS
MORTGAGE USA, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT A
TO LMUSA CHAPTER 11
PLAN
AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
[NAME OF REORGANIZED LMUSA]
(A CONNECTICUT STOCK CORPORATION)
The undersigned officers of [Name of Reorganized LMUSA] (the
"Corporation") do hereby certify as follows for the purpose of (i) amending the
Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation in accordance with Section
33-363 of the Connecticut Stock Corporation Act and pursuant to the Chapter 11
Plan (the "Chapter 11 Plan") filed by the Corporation in proceedings under
chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. Section 101 et seq.,
confirmed by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware,
and (ii) merely restating all those provisions of the Corporation's Certificate
of Incorporation that are in effect on the date of this filing that are not
amended hereby.
FIRST: The name of the Corporation is [Name of Reorganized LMUSA]
SECOND: The Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation is hereby
amended and restated as follows:
FIRST: The name of the Corporation is [Name of Reorganized LMUSA]
SECOND: The nature of the business to be transacted, or the purposes to be
promoted or carried out by the Corporation, are to engage in any
lawful act or activity for which corporations may be formed under
the Connecticut Stock Corporation Act (the "Corporation Act").
THIRD: The total number of shares of stock which the Corporation shall
have authority to issue is 10,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par
value ten cents ($0.10) per share, and 3,000,000 shares of
Preferred Stock, par value one dollar ($1.00) per share. In
accordance with Section 33-341(b) of the Corporation Act, the
Board of Directors is hereby empowered to authorize
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by resolution or resolutions from time to time the issuance of Preferred
Stock and to fix the powers, preferences and relative, participating,
optional or other rights, if any, and the qualifications, limitations or
restrictions thereof, if any, with respect to the Preferred Stock to the
extent permitted by the Corporation Act, as amended from time to time.
FOURTH: The minimum amount of stated capital with which the Corporation
shall commence business is ONE THOUSAND AND NO/100 DOLLARS
($1,000.00).
FIFTH: The Corporation shall indemnify and reimburse shareholders,
directors, officers, employees and agents as permitted by Section
33-320a of the Corporation Act, including any amendment to or
substitutions for such Section 33-320a which may be made from
time to time.
SIXTH: The personal liability of a director to the Corporation or its
shareholder(s) for monetary damages for breach of duty as a
director shall be limited to an amount that is not greater than
the compensation received by the director solely for serving the
Corporation as a director during the year of the violation if
such breach does not (a) involve a knowing and culpable violation
of law by the director, (b) enable the director or an associate,
as defined in subdivision (3) of Section 33-374d of the
Corporation Act, to receive an improper personal economic gain,
(c) show a lack of good faith and a conscious disregard for the
duty of the director to the Corporation under circumstances in
which the director was aware that his conduct or omission created
an unjustifiable risk of serious injury to the Corporation, (d)
constitute a sustained and unexcused pattern of inattention that
amounted to an abdication of the director's duty to the
Corporation, or (e) create liability under Section 33-321 of the
Corporation Act. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the personal
liability of a director to the Corporation or its shareholder(s)
for monetary damages for breach of duty as a director shall
further be limited to the fullest extent allowed from time to
time by Connecticut law. No amendment or repeal of this Article
SIXTH, or the adoption of any provision inconsistent herewith,
shall eliminate or reduce the effect of this Article SIXTH in
respect of any matter occurring, or any cause of action, suit or
claim accruing or arising, prior to such amendment, repeal or
adoption of a provision inconsistent with this Article SIXTH.
SEVENTH: If the Corporation does not identify one or more individuals or
entities are willing to invest in the Corporation in
consideration for at least 25% of the
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shares of Common Stock which the Corporation has the authority to
issue (individually or collectively, as the case may be, the "New
Investors") by the third anniversary of the effective date of the
Corporation's Chapter 11 Plan, the Board of Directors may, in
accordance with the Corporation Act but without any vote by the
shareholders, adopt a plan of liquidation for the Corporation,
and take the appropriate steps to effectuate such plan of
liquidation in accordance with applicable law.
EIGHTH: Until such time as 4,000,000 shares of Common Stock have been
distributed in accordance with the Corporation's Chapter 11 Plan,
the Board of Directors shall be authorized to take all actions on
behalf of the Corporation, including actions which would otherwise
require approval of the shareholders. Thereafter, until at least
8,000,000 shares of Common Stock have been distributed in
accordance with the Chapter 11 Plan if under the Corporation Act,
any action requires the approval of a majority of the shareholders,
issued but not outstanding shares shall be deemed to be voted for
approval of the proposed action in the same proportions as issued
and outstanding shares are so voted by the shareholders.
NINTH: The duration of the Corporation shall be unlimited.
TENTH: No nonvoting equity securities of the Corporation may be issued;
this provision, included in this Amended and Restated Certificate
of Incorporation in compliance with Section 1123 of the United
States Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. Section 1123, shall have no force
and effect except to the extent required by such Section so long as
such Section is in effect and applicable to the Corporation.
THIRD: The amendment and restatement of the Certificate of Incorporation
of the Corporation set forth above was approved by the Bankruptcy
Court in an Order entered by the Bankruptcy Court on the [__] day
of [______], 1996, in the proceedings entitled In re Lomas
Financial Corporation, Lomas Mortgage USA, Inc., Lomas Information
Systems, Inc. and Lomas Administrative Services, Inc., No. 95-1235,
the Bankruptcy Court having jurisdiction of these proceedings
pursuant to Section [____] of the United States Bankruptcy Code, 11
U.S.C. Section [____], and 28 U.S.C. Section 1334. The resolution
to amend and restate the Certificate of Incorporation of the
Corporation as set forth above was adopted by the Board of
Directors of the Corporation in accordance with Sections 33-362 and
33-363 of the Connecticut Stock Corporation Act.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned officers of [Name of
Reorganized LMUSA] have executed this Certificate as of the [___] day of
[_________], 1996 and do hereby declare under penalties of false statement that
the statement made herein are true.
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Its Secretary Its President
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BY-LAWS
OF
[NAME OF REORGANIZED LMUSA]
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ARTICLE I
OFFICES
Section 1. Registered Office. The registered office shall be
located in the City of New Haven, State of Connecticut.
Section 2. Other offices. The Corporation also may have offices at
such other places both within and without the State of Connecticut as the Board
of Directors may from time to time determine or as the business of the
Corporation may require. The principal office of the Corporation shall be in
Dallas, Texas.
ARTICLE II
MEETINGS OF THE SHAREHOLDERS
Section 1. Place of Meetings. All meetings of the
shareholders for the election of directors or for any other proper purpose shall
be held in the City of Dallas, State of Texas, or at such other place within or
without the State of Texas as the Board of Directors may from time to time
designate, as stated in the notice of such meeting or a duly executed waiver of
notice thereof.
Section 2. Annual Meeting. An annual meeting of
shareholders shall be held at 2:00 p.m. on the first Tuesday of June in each
year, unless such day is a legal holiday, in which case such meeting shall be
held at the specified time on the next full business day thereafter which is not
a legal holiday. At such meeting the shareholders entitled to vote thereat shall
elect by a plurality vote a Board of Directors, and may transact such other
business as may properly be brought before the meeting.
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Section 3. Special Meeting. Special meetings of shareholders may be
called by the Chief Executive Officer, the Chairman of the Board, the President,
the Board of Directors or the holders of not less than two-tenths of all shares
entitled to vote at the meeting.
Section 4. Notice of Annual or of Special Meeting. Written or
printed notice stating the place, day and hour of the meeting and, in case of a
special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall
be delivered not less than ten (10) nor more than fifty (50) days before the
date of the meeting, either personally or by mail, by or at the direction of the
Chief Executive Officer, the Chairman and Chairman of the Board, the President,
the Secretary or the officer or person calling the meeting, to each shareholder
of record entitled to vote at such meeting. If mailed, such notice shall be
deemed to be delivered when deposited in the United States mail, addressed to
the shareholder at his address as it appears on the stock transfer books of the
Corporation, with postage thereon prepaid.
Section 5. Business at Special Meeting. The business transacted at
any special meeting of shareholders shall be limited to the purposes stated in
the notice thereof.
Section 6. Quorum of Shareholders. Unless otherwise provided in the
Certificate of Incorporation, the holders of a majority of the shares entitled
to vote, represented in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at a
meeting of shareholders, but in no event shall a quorum consist of the holders
of less than one-third (1/3d) of the shares entitled to vote and thus
represented at such meeting. If, however, a quorum shall not be present or
represented at any meeting of the shareholders the shareholders present in
person or represented by proxy shall have the power to adjourn the meeting from
time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a
quorum shall be present or represented. At such adjourned meeting at which a
quorum shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted which
might have been transacted at the meeting as originally notified.
Section 7. Act of Shareholders' Meeting. The vote of the holders of
a majority of the shares entitled to vote and thus represented at a meeting at
which a quorum is present shall be the act of the shareholders' meeting, unless
the vote of a greater number is required by law or the Certificate of
Incorporation.
Section 8. Voting of Shares. Each outstanding share, regardless of
class, shall be entitled to one vote on each matter submitted to the
shareholders for action, except to the extent that voting rights of the shares
of any class are limited or denied by the Certificate of Incorporation. At each
election shall have the right to vote, in person or by proxy, the number of
shares owned by him for as many persons as there are directors to be elected,
and
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for whose election he has the right to vote. Cumulative voting in the election
of directors or otherwise is expressly prohibited by the Certificate of
Incorporation.
Section 9. Proxies. At any meeting of the shareholders,
each shareholder having the right to vote shall be entitled to vote either in
person or by proxy executed in writing by the shareholder or by his duly
authorized attorney-in-fact. No proxy shall be valid after eleven (11) months
from the date of its execution unless otherwise provided in the proxy. Each
proxy shall be revocable unless expressly provided therein to be irrevocable and
unless otherwise made irrevocable by law.
Section 10. Voting Lists. The officer or agent having
charge of the stock transfer books for shares of the Corporation shall make, at
least ten (10) days before each meeting of shareholders, a complete list of the
shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting or any adjournment thereof,
arranged in alphabetical order, with the address of and number of shares held by
each shareholder, which list, for a period of ten (10) days prior to such
meeting, shall be kept on file at the registered office of the Corporation and
shall be subject to the inspection by any shareholder at any time during usual
business hours. Such list shall also be produced and kept open at the time and
place of the meeting and shall be subject to the inspection of any shareholder
during the whole time of the meeting. The original stock transfer books shall be
prima facie evidence as to who are the shareholders entitled to examine such
list or transfer books or to vote at any such meeting of shareholders.
Section 11. Action by Written Consent Without a Meeting. (a)
Unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation, any action
required to be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders, or any
action which may be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders, may
be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a
consent or consents in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be
signed by the holders of outstanding capital stock having not less than the
minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action
at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted
and shall be delivered to the Corporation by delivery to its registered office
in Connecticut, its principal place of business, or an officer or agent of the
Corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of
stockholders are recorded. Delivery made to the Corporation's registered office
shall be by hand or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested.
Prompt notice of the taking of the corporate action without a meeting by less
than unanimous written consent shall be given to those stockholders who have not
consented in writing.
(b) Every written consent shall bear the date of signature of each
stockholder who signs the consent, and no written consent shall be effective to
take the corporate action referred to therein unless, within 60 days of the
earliest dated consent delivered in the manner required by this Section and
Connecticut Law to the Corporation, written consents
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signed by a sufficient number of holders to take action are delivered to the
Corporation by delivery to its registered office in Connecticut, its principal
place of business, or an officer or agent of the Corporation having custody of
the book in which proceedings of meetings of stockholders are recorded. Delivery
made to the Corporation's registered office shall be by hand or by certified or
registered mail, return receipt requested.
ARTICLE III
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Section 1. Powers. The business and affairs of the
Corporation shall be managed by its Board of Directors which may exercise all
such powers of the Corporation and do all such lawful acts and things as are not
by a statute or by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these By-Laws directed
or required to be exercised and done by the shareholders.
Section 2. Number of Directors. The number of directors of
the Corporation constituting the Board of Directors shall be not less than three
(3) nor more than eleven (11). The first Board shall consist of five (5)
directors; however, thereafter, the number of directors shall be determined in
accordance with the By-Laws by resolution of the Board of Directors or of the
shareholders.
Section 3. Election and Term. The directors, other than the first
Board of Directors, shall be elected at the annual meeting of the shareholders,
except as provided in Section 4 of this Article, and each director elected shall
hold office until his successor is elected and qualified or until his earlier
death, resignation or removal. Each member of the first Board of Directors shall
hold office until the second annual meeting of shareholders and until his
successor is elected and qualified or until his earlier death, resignation or
removal. Directors need not be residents of the State of Texas or shareholders
of the Corporation.
Section 4. Vacancies. Any vacancy occurring in the Board of
Directors may be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining
directors though less than a quorum of the Board of Directors. A director
elected to fill a vacancy shall be elected for the unexpired term of his
predecessor in office. Any directorship to be filled by reason of an increase in
the number of directors shall be filled by election at an annual meeting or at a
special meeting of shareholders and until his successor is elected and qualified
or until his earlier death, resignation or removal.
Section 5. Resignation and Removal. Any director may resign
at any time upon giving written notice to the Corporation. At any meeting of
shareholders called expressly for the purpose of removing a director or
directors, any director or the entire Board of Directors
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may be removed, with or without cause, by a vote of the holders of
a majority of the shares then entitled to vote at an election of directors. If
the shareholders of this Corporation are entitled to cumulative voting in the
election of directors and if less than the entire Board is to be removed, no one
of the directors may be removed if the votes cast against his removal would be
sufficient to elect him if then cumulatively voted at an election of the entire
Board of Directors, or if there be classes of directors, at an election of the
class of directors of which he is a part.
ARTICLE IV
MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Section 1. First Meeting. The first meeting of each newly
elected Board of Directors shall be held at such time and place either within or
without the State of Texas as shall be fixed by the vote of the shareholders at
the annual meeting and no notice of such meeting shall be necessary to the newly
elected directors in order legally to constitute the meeting, provided a quorum
shall be present, or the meeting may be convened at such place and time as shall
be fixed by the consent in writing of all the directors.
Section 2. Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board
of Directors may be held with or without notice at such time and at such place
either within or without the State of Texas as from time to time shall be
prescribed by resolution of the Board of Directors.
Section 3. Special Meeting. Special meetings of the Board
of Directors may be called by the Chairman of the Board of Directors or the
President, and shall be called by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the
President or the Secretary on the written request of two directors. Written
notice of special meetings of the Board of Directors shall be given to each
director at least two (2) days before the date of the meeting.
Section 4. Business at Regular or Special Meeting. Neither
the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special
meeting of the Board of Directors need be specified in the notice or waiver of
notice of such meeting.
Section 5. Quorum of Directors. A majority of the Board of
Directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, unless a
greater number is required by law or the Certificate of Incorporation. If a
quorum shall not be present at any meeting of the Board of Directors, the
directors present thereat may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without
notice other than an announcement of the meeting, until a quorum shall be
present.
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Section 6. Act of Directors' Meeting. The act of a majority
of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the
act of the Board of Directors, unless the act of a greater number is required by
law or the Certificate of Incorporation.
Section 7. Action by Written Consent Without a Meeting. Any
action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the Board of Directors
or any executive committee under the applicable provisions of the statutes, the
Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws may be taken without a meeting if
a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken is signed by all members
of the Board of Directors or executive committee, as the case may be. Such
consent shall have the same force and effect as a unanimous vote of directors.
Section 8. Compensation of Directors. As specifically
prescribed from time to time by resolution of the Board of Directors, the
directors of the Corporation may be paid their expenses of attendance at each
meeting of the Board and may be paid a fixed sum for attendance at each meeting
of the Board or a stated salary in their capacity as directors. This provision
shall not preclude any director from serving the Corporation in any other
capacity and receiving compensation therefor. Members of special or standing
committees may be allowed like compensation for attending committee meetings.
ARTICLE V
COMMITTEES
The Board of Directors, by resolution adopted by a majority of the
full Board of Directors, may designate from among its members an executive
committee and one or more other committees, each of which, to the extent
provided in such resolution or in the Certificate of Incorporation or in these
By-Laws, shall have and may exercise all of the authority of the Board of
Directors, except that no such committee shall have the authority of the Board
of Directors in reference to amending the Certificate of Incorporation,
approving a plan of merger or consolidation, recommending to the shareholders
the sale, lease or exchange of all or substantially all of the property and
assets of the Corporation otherwise than in the usual and regular course of its
business, recommending to the shareholders a voluntary dissolution of the
Corporation or a revocation thereof, amending, altering or repealing the By-Laws
of the Corporation or adopting new By-Laws for the Corporation, filling
vacancies in or removing members of the Board of Directors or any such
committee, fixing the compensation of any member of such committee, or altering
or repealing any resolution of the Board of Directors which by its terms
provides that it shall not be so amendable or repealable. No such committee
shall have the power or authority to declare a dividend or to authorize the
issuance of shares of the Corporation. Vacancies in the membership of the
committee shall be filled by the Board of Directors at a regular or special
meeting of the Board. The executive committee shall keep regular minutes of its
proceedings
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and report the same to the Board when required. The designation of
such committee and the delegation thereto of authority shall not operate to
relieve the Board of Directors, or any member thereof, of any responsibility
imposed upon it or him by law.
ARTICLE VI
NOTICES
Section 1. Methods of Giving Notice. Whenever any notice is
required to be given to any shareholder or director under the provisions of any
statute, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, it shall be given in
writing and delivered personally or mailed to such shareholder or director at
such address as appears on the books of the Corporation, and such notice shall
be deemed to be given at the time when the same shall be deposited in the United
States mail with sufficient postage thereon prepaid. Notice to directors may
also be given by telegram, and notice given by such means shall be deemed given
at the time it is delivered to the telegraph office.
Section 2. Waiver of Notice. Whenever any notice is
required to be given to any shareholder of director under the provisions of any
statute, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, a waiver thereof in
writing signed by the person or persons entitled to said notice, whether before
or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to the giving of
such notice.
Section 3. Attendance as Waiver. Attendance of a director
at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where a
director attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the
transaction of any business on the ground that the meeting is not lawfully
called or convened.
ARTICLE VII
ACTION WITHOUT A MEETING BY USE OF CONFERENCE TELEPHONE
Subject to the provisions required or permitted by notice of
meetings, unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation or
these By-Laws, shareholders, members of the Board of Directors or members of any
committee designated by such Board may participate in and hold a meeting of such
shareholders, Board or committee by means of conference telephone or similar
communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the
meeting can hear each other, and participation in such a meeting shall
constitute presence in person at such meeting, except where a person
participates in the meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the
transaction of any business on the ground that the meeting is not lawfully
called or convened.
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ARTICLE VIII
OFFICERS
Section 1. Executive Officers. The officers of the
Corporation shall consist of a Chief Executive Officer, a Chairman of the Board
a President, one or more Vice Presidents, a Secretary and a Treasurer, each of
whom shall be elected by the Board of Directors as provided in Section 2 of this
Article. Any two or more offices may be held by the same person except that the
President and the Secretary shall not be the same person.
Section 2. Election and Qualification. The Board of
Directors at its first meeting after each annual meeting of shareholders, shall
elect the officers.
Section 3. Other Officers and Agents. The Board of
Directors may elect or appoint such other officers, assistant officers and
agents as may be necessary, who shall hold their offices for such terms and
shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as shall be determined from
time to time by the Board.
Section 4. Salaries. The salaries of all officers and agents of the
Corporation shall be fixed by resolution or the Board of Directors.
Section 5. Term, Removal and Vacancies. Each officer of the
Corporation shall hold office until his successor is chosen and qualified or
until his earlier death, resignation or removal. Any officer may resign at any
time upon giving written notice to the Corporation. Any officer or agent or
member of the executive committee elected or appointed by the Board of Directors
may be removed by the Board of Directors whenever in its judgment the best
interests of the Corporation will be served thereby, but such removal shall be
without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed.
Election or appointment of an officer or agent shall not of itself create
contract rights. Any vacancy occurring in any office of the Corporation by
death, resignation, removal or otherwise shall be filled by the Board of
Directors.
Section 6. Chief Executive Officer. The Board of Directors
shall designate a Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation. The Chief
Executive Officer shall preside at all meetings of the shareholders and the
Board of Directors, and shall have such other powers and duties as usually
pertain to such office or as may be delegated by the Board of Directors. Unless
the Board of Directors shall otherwise delegate such duties, the Chief Executive
Officer shall be ex-officio a member of all standing committees, shall have
general powers of oversight, supervision and management of the business and
affairs of the Corporation, and shall see that all orders and resolutions of the
Board of Directors are carried into effect. He shall execute bonds, mortgages
and other contracts requiring a seal, under the seal of the
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Corporation, except
where required or permitted by law to be otherwise signed and executed, and
except where the signing and execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by
the Board of Directors to some other officer or agent of the Corporation.
Section 7. Chairman of the Board. The Board of Directors shall
designate one of their members as Chairman. The Chairman of the Board shall have
such powers and duties as may be designated by the Board of Directors.
Section 8. President. The President shall have such powers
and duties as usually pertain to such office, except as the same may be modified
by the Board of Directors, and shall serve under the general direction of the
Chief Executive Officer, as the Chief Operations Officer of the Company. In the
absence or disability of the Chief Executive Officer, the President shall
perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Chief Executive Officer.
Section 9. Vice Presidents. The Vice Presidents, in the
order of their seniority, unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors
or the Chief Executive Officer, shall, in the absence or disability of the
President, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the President. They
shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Chief
Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board, President or Board of Directors shall
prescribe.
Section 10. Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all
meetings of the Board of Directors and all meetings of the shareholders, and
record all the proceedings of the meetings of the Corporation and of the Board
of Directors in a book to be kept for that purpose, and shall perform like
duties for the standing committees when required. He shall give, or cause to be
given, notice of all meetings of the shareholders and special meetings of the
Board of Directors, and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by
the Board of Directors or President, under whose supervision he shall be. He
shall keep in safe custody the seal of the Corporation, and when authorized by
the Board of Directors, affix the same to any instrument requiring it, and when
so affixed, it shall be attested by his signature or by the signature of the
Treasurer or an Assistant Secretary.
Section 11. Assistant Secretaries. The Assistant Secretaries, if
any, in the order of their seniority, unless otherwise determined by the Board
of Directors, shall, in the absence of disability of the Secretary, perform the
duties and exercise the powers of the Secretary. They shall perform such other
duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors may from time to
time prescribe.
Section 12. Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have the custody of the
corporate funds and securities, and shall keep full and accurate accounts of
receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation, and shall
deposit all moneys and other valuable
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effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such
depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors. He shall disburse
the funds of the Corporation as may be ordered by the Board of Directors, taking
proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the President and
the Board of Directors at its regular meetings, or when the Board of Directors
so requires, an account of all his transactions as Treasurer, and of the
financial condition of the Corporation.
Section 13. Assistant Treasurers. The Assistant Treasurers,
if any, in the order of their seniority, unless otherwise determined by the
Board of Directors, shall, in the absence or disability of the Treasurer,
perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Treasurer. They shall perform
such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors from time
to time may prescribe.
Section 14. Officer's Bond. If required by the Board of
Directors, any officer so required shall have the Corporation a bond (which
shall be renewed as the Board may require) in such sum and with such surety or
sureties as shall be satisfactory to the Board of Directors for the faithful
performance of the duties of his office and for the restoration to the
Corporation, in case of his death, resignation, retirement or removal from
office, of any and all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of
whatever kind in his possession or under his control belonging to the
Corporation.
ARTICLE IX
INDEMNIFICATION OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
Section 1. Indemnification in Third Party Actions. Except as
otherwise provided in this Article, the Corporation shall indemnify any person
who was or is a party, or was threatened to be made a party, to any threatened,
pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative, other than an action by or in the right of the
Corporation, by reason of the fact that he, or the person whose legal
representative he is, (1) is or was a shareholder, director, officer, employee
or agent of the Corporation, or (2) is or was serving at the request of the
Corporation (A) as a director, officer or employee of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, or (B) as an agent of
such other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise
other than an employee benefit plan or trust, or (3) is or was a director,
officer, or employee of the Corporation serving at the request of the
Corporation as a fiduciary of an employee benefit plan or trust maintained for
the benefit of employees of the Corporation or employees of any such other
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against
judgments, fines, penalties, amounts paid in settlement and expenses, including
attorneys' fees, actually and reasonably incurred by him and the person whose
legal representative he is, in connection with such action, suit or proceeding,
or any
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appeal therein. The Corporation shall not so indemnify any such person unless it
shall be concluded as provided in Section 3 that such person, and the person
whose legal representative he is, acted in good faith and in a manner he
reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the Corporation or, in the
case of a person serving as a fiduciary of an employee benefit plan or trust,
either in the best interests of the Corporation or in the best interests of the
participants and beneficiaries of such employee benefit plan or trust and
consistent with the provisions of such employee benefit plan or trust and, with
respect to any criminal action or proceeding, that he had not reasonable cause
to believe his conduct was unlawful; except that, in connection with an alleged
claim based upon his purchase or sale of securities of the Corporation or of
such other enterprise, the Corporation shall only indemnify such person after a
court shall have determined on application as provided in Section 4, that in
view of all the circumstances such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to
be indemnified, and then for such amount as the court shall determine. The
termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement,
conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent shall not, of
itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith or in a
manner which he did not reasonably believe to be in the best interests of the
Corporation or of the participants and beneficiaries of such employee benefit
plan or trust, or, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, that he
had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.
Section 2. Indemnification in Derivative Actions. Except as
otherwise provided in this section, the Corporation shall indemnify any person
who was or is a party, or was threatened to be made a party to any action, suit
or proceeding, by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in
its favor by reason of the fact that he, or the person whose legal
representative he is (1) is or was a shareholder, director, officer, employee or
agent of the Corporation or (2) is or was serving at the request of the
Corporation (A) as a director, officer or employee of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, or (B) as an agent of
such other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise
other than an employee benefit plan or trust, or (3) is or was a director,
officer or employee of the Corporation serving as a fiduciary of an employee
benefit plan or trust maintained for the benefit of employees of the Corporation
or employees of any such corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise, against expenses, including attorneys' fees, actually and reasonably
incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, or any
appeals therein, in relation to matters as to which such person, or the person
whose legal representative he is, is finally adjudged not to have breached his
duty to the Corporation, or where the court, on application as provided in
Section 4, shall have determined that in view of all the circumstances such
person is fairly and reasonably entitled to be indemnified, and then for such
amount as the court shall determine. The Corporation shall not so indemnify any
such person for amounts paid to the Corporation, to a plaintiff or to counsel
for a plaintiff in settling or otherwise disposing of a threatened action or a
pending
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action, with or without court approval; or for expenses incurred in
defending a threatened action or a pending action which is settled or otherwise
disposed of without court approval.
Section 3. Determination of Good Faith Conduct by
Indemnitee. The conclusion regarding an indemnitee's conduct provided for in
Section 1 may be reached by anyone of the following: (1) The board of directors
of the Corporation by a consent in writing signed by a majority of those
directors who were not parties to such action, suit or proceeding; (2)
independent legal counsel selected by a consent in writing signed by a majority
of those directors who were not parties to such action, suit or proceeding; or
(3) the shareholders of the Corporation by the affirmative vote of at least a
majority of the voting power of shares not owned by parties to such action, suit
or proceeding, represented at an annual or special meeting of shareholders, duly
called with notice of such purpose stated. Such person shall be entitled to
apply to a court for such conclusion, upon application as provided in Section 4,
even though the conclusion reached by any of the foregoing shall have been
adverse to him or to the person whose legal representative he is.
Section 4. Judicial Determination. An application for
indemnification or for a conclusion as provided in this Article shall be made to
the court in which the action is pending or to the superior court for the
judicial district where the principal office of the Corporation is located. The
application shall be made in such manner and form as may be required by the
applicable rules of the court or, in the absence thereof, by direction of the
court. The court may also direct that notice be given in such manner as it may
require at the expense of the Corporation to the shareholders of the Corporation
and to such other persons as the court may designate. In the case of an
application to a court in which an action is pending in which the person seeking
indemnification is a party by reason of the fact that he, or the person whose
legal representative he is, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation
as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership,
joint venture, trust or other enterprise, or as a fiduciary of any employee
benefit plan or trust maintained for the benefit of employees of any such other
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, timely
notice of such application shall be given by such person to the Corporation.
Section 5. Payment in Advance of Final Disposition.
Expenses which may be indemnifiable under this Article incurred in defending an
action, suit or proceeding may be paid by the Corporation in advance of the
final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding as authorized by the board
of directors upon agreement by or on behalf of the shareholder, director,
officer, employee or agent, or his legal representative, to repay such amount if
he is later found not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation as
authorized in this Article.
Section 6. Limits of Indemnity and Insurance. The
Corporation shall not indemnify any shareholder, director, officer, employee or
agent or any director, officer or
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employee serving at the request of the Corporation as a fiduciary
or an employee benefit plan or trust, against judgments, fines, penalties,
amounts paid in settlement and expenses, including attorneys' fees, to an extent
greater than that authorized by this Article, but the Corporation may procure
insurance providing greater indemnification and may share the premium cost with
any shareholder, director, officer, employee or agent on such basis as may be
agreed upon.
Section 7. Rights Hereunder Exclusive. The rights and
remedies provided in this Article are exclusive. No indemnity of shareholders,
directors, officers, employees or agents of the Corporation shall be valid
unless consistent with this Article.
Section 8. Indemnification to Fullest Extent Permitted by Law.
Except as expressly limited, the indemnification provided in this Article is
intended to be to the greatest extent permitted by law.
ARTICLE X
CERTIFICATES FOR SHARES
Section 1. Certificates Representing Shares. The
Corporation shall deliver certificates representing all shares to which
shareholders are entitled. Such certificates shall be numbered and shall be
entered in the books of the Corporation as they are issued, and shall be signed
by the President or a Vice President and the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary
of the Corporation, and may be sealed with the seal of the Corporation or a
facsimile thereof. The signatures of the President or Vice President and the
Secretary or Assistant Secretary, upon a certificate may be facsimiles, if the
certificate is countersigned by a transfer agent, or registered by a registrar,
either of which is other than the Corporation itself or an employee of the
Corporation. In case any officer who has signed or whose facsimile signature has
been placed upon such certificate shall have ceased to be such officer before
such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same
effect as if he were such officer at the date of its issuance. If the
Corporation is authorized to issue shares of more than one class, there shall be
set forth upon the face or back of the certificate, or the certificate shall
have a statement that the Corporation will furnish to any shareholder upon
request and without charge, a full statement of all of the designations,
preferences, limitations and relative rights of the shares of each class
authorized to be issued, and if the Corporation is authorized to issue any
preferred or special class in series, the variations in the relative rights and
preferences between the shares of each such series so far as the same have been
fixed and determined and the authority of the Board of Directors to fix and
determine the relative rights and preferences of subsequent series. Each
certificate representing shares shall state upon the face thereof that the
Corporation is organized under
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the laws of the State of Connecticut, the name of the person to
whom issued, the number and the class and the designation of the series, if any
which such certificate represents and the par value of each share represented by
such certificate or a statement that the shares are without par value. No
certificate shall be issued for any share until the consideration therefor has
been fully paid.
Section 2. Transfer of Shares. Upon surrender to the Corporation or
the transfer agent of the Corporation of a certificate for shares duly endorsed
or accompanied by proper evidence of succession, assignment or authority to
transfer, it shall be the duty of the Corporation to issue a new certificate to
the person entitled thereto, cancel the old certificate, and record the
transaction upon its books, provided that the transaction does not violate the
restrictions on transfer set forth in Section 3 below.
Section 3. Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates. The Board of
Directors may direct a new certificate or certificates to be issued in place of
any certificate or certificates theretofore issued by the Corporation alleged to
have been lost, stolen or destroyed upon the making of an affidavit of that fact
by the person claiming the certificate of stock to be lost, stolen or destroyed.
When authorizing such issue of a new certificate or certificates, the Board of
Directors, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance
thereof, may require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate or
certificates, of his legal representative, to advertise the same in such manner
as it shall require and/or to give the Corporation a bond in such sum as it may
direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made against the Corporation
with respect to the certificate alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed.
Section 4. Closing of Transfer Books and Fixing Record Date. For
the purpose of determining shareholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any
meeting of shareholders or any adjournment thereof, or entitled to receive
payment of any dividend, or in order to make a determination of shareholders for
any other proper purpose, the Board of Directors may provide that the stock
transfer books shall be closed for a stated period but not to exceed, in any
case, seventy (70) days. If the stock transfer books shall be closed for the
purpose of determining shareholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a
meeting of shareholders, such books shall be closed for at least ten (10) days
immediately preceding such meeting. In lieu of closing the stock transfer books,
the Board of Directors may fix in advance a date as the record date for any such
determination of shareholders, such date in any case to be not more than seventy
(70) days and, in case of a meeting of shareholders, not less than ten (10) days
prior to the date on which the particular action requiring such determination of
shareholders is to be taken. If the stock transfer books are not closed and no
record date is fixed for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of
or to vote at a meeting of shareholders, or shareholders entitled to receive
payment of a dividend, the date on which notice of the meeting is mailed or the
date on which the resolution of the Board of Directors declaring
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such dividend is adopted, as the case may be, shall be the record
date for such determination of shareholders. When a determination of
shareholders entitled to vote at any meeting of shareholders has been made as
provided in this Section 4, such determination shall apply to any adjournment
thereof, except where the determination has been made through the closing of
stock transfer books and the stated period of closing has expired.
Section 5. Registered Shareholders. The Corporation shall
be entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a person registered on its books
as the owner of shares to receive dividends, and to vote as such owner, and
shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in
such share or shares on the part of any other person, whether or not it shall
have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by the laws
of the State of Connecticut.
Section 6. Restrictions on Transfer of Shares and Warrants.
(a) In accordance with Section 33-306a of the Connecticut Stock Corporation Act,
and solely for the purpose of permitting the utilization of the net operating
loss carryovers, capital loss carryovers and future deductions (the "Tax
Benefits") to which the Corporation (or any other member of the consolidated
group of which the Corporation is common parent for federal income tax purposes)
is or may be entitled pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended,
or any successor statute (collectively the "Code") and the regulations
thereunder, the following restrictions shall apply until the Expiration Date.
(i) From and after [THE EFFECTIVE DATE] no Person other than the
Corporation shall, except as provided in subparagraph (ii) below, Transfer
to any Person any direct or indirect interest in any Stock or Warrants to
the extent that such Transfer, if effective, would cause the Ownership
Interest Percentage of the Transferee or any other Person to increase to 4.5
percent or above, or from 4.5 percent or above to a greater Ownership
Interest Percentage.
(ii) Any Transfer of Stock or Warrants that would otherwise be
prohibited pursuant to the preceding subparagraph shall nonetheless be
permitted if prior to such Transfer being consummated (or, in the case of an
involuntary Transfer, as soon as practicable after the transaction is
consummated), the Board of Directors approves the Transfer (such approval
may relate to a Transfer or series of identified Transfers).
(iii) The Board of Directors shall approve a Transfer (such
approval may relate to a Transfer or series of identified Transfers)
pursuant to subparagraph (ii) above unless the Board of Directors concludes
(x) that there is a reasonable likelihood that such Transfer will create or
increase a material risk that limitations pursuant to Section 382 of the
Code will be imposed on the utilization of the Tax Benefits, either at the
time of the Transfer or a reasonable time thereafter, and (y) that the
benefits of such transaction to the
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shareholders of the Corporation as a whole are not sufficient to
permit the Transfer in the light of the risk or increase in risk caused
thereby. In determining whether to approve a proposed Transfer, the Board of
Directors may take into account: the opinion of legal counsel selected by
the Board of Directors ("Corporate Legal Counsel") addressing the relevant
legal considerations (such opinion shall take into account any private
rulings obtained by the Corporation from the Internal Revenue Service and
shall take a reasonable position with respect to the application and
interpretation of Section 382 of the Code and the regulations, including
final, temporary and proposed, thereunder (the "Regulations")); any
information and opinions of legal counsel provided by the Person or Persons
requesting that the Transfer be permitted (the "Proponent"); the ownership
shifts that have previously taken place; the size of the ownership shift
that would result from the proposed transaction; the effect of any
reasonably foreseeable transactions by the Corporation or any other Person
(including any Transfer of Stock or Warrants that the Corporation has no
power to prevent, without regard to any knowledge on the part of the
Corporation as to the likelihood of such Transfer); the potential effect of
any reasonably foreseeable value shifts among the various classes or series
of Stock (such value shifts to be calculated using reasonable valuation
methods and assumptions); the possible effects of an ownership change within
the meaning of Section 382 of the Code; and any other factor deemed relevant
by the Board of Directors to the preservation of the Tax Benefits.
Notwithstanding anything in this subparagraph (iii) to the contrary, the
Board of Directors shall approve a proposed Transfer of Stock or Warrants
presented for its review pursuant to subparagraph (ii) above if it
determines that, prior to giving effect to the proposed Transfer the
proposed Transfer is to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Transferor or to a
trust all of the beneficial interests in which are owned by the Transferor.
If requested by the Board of Directors, the Proponent shall deliver to the
Board of Directors all information relating to the proposed Transfer and the
parties thereto and their respective Affiliates that is reasonably available
to such parties and their respective Affiliates and that the Board of
Directors deems reasonably necessary to make the determinations described in
the first sentence of this subparagraph (a)(iii) with respect to the
proposed Transfer (the "Required Information"). The Board of Directors shall
determine whether or not to approve a proposed Transfer within forty-five
(45) days of the date it receives a request for approval, provided, however,
that the foregoing time limit shall not apply if the Board of Directors
requests the Proponent to provide the Required Information and the Proponent
does not provide such information to the Board of Directors within ten (10)
days of receipt of the Board of Directors' request. If the Proponent does
not provide the Required Information within ten (10) days of receipt of the
Board of Directors' request, the Board of Directors shall determine whether
or not to approve the proposed Transfer within forty-five (45) days of the
date it receives the Required Information. Upon determining whether or not
to approve a proposed Transfer, the Board of Directors shall cause the
Corporation promptly to notify the Proponent. The Board of Directors may
establish a committee to determine whether to approve a proposed Transfer or
for any
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other purpose relating to this Section 6. The Proponent shall, as a
condition to the Corporation's consideration of a request to approve a
proposed Transfer, reimburse or agree to reimburse the Corporation, on
demand, for all costs and expenses incurred by the Corporation with respect
to such proposed Transfer ("Transfer Costs"), including, without limitation,
the Corporation's costs and expenses incurred in determining whether to
authorize such proposed Transfer.
(iv) For purposes of this Section 6:
(A) "Stock" shall mean any class or series of stock of the
Corporation (other than stock described in Section 1504(a)(4) of
the Code or any successor statute, or stock that is not so
described solely because it is entitled to vote as a result of
dividend arrearages) and any other instrument that is treated as
stock of the Corporation for purposes of Section 382 of the Code;
(B) "Warrants" shall mean any options, warrants, rights,
convertible debt securities or other securities issued by the
Corporation and exercisable for or convertible into Stock;
(C) "Beneficial Ownership" shall have the meaning set forth
in Rule 13d-3 under the United States Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "1934 Act");
(D) "Person" refers to any governmental entity or agency,
and any individual, corporation, estate, trust, association,
company, partnership, joint venture, or similar organization, and
shall include any group comprised of any such Person and any other
Person or Persons with whom such Person or any Affiliate or
Associate of such Person has any formal or informal agreement,
arrangement or understanding for the purpose of directly or
indirectly acquiring Stock or rights, options, warrants or
convertible securities with respect thereto (including but not
limited to Warrants); provided, however, that a public group (as
defined in the regulations in effect on [INSERT EFFECTIVE DATE]
under Section 382 of the Code) shall not be treated as a Person
solely by reason of its status as a public group;
(E) a Person's "Ownership Interest Percentage" shall be the
ownership interest percentage with respect to the Corporation that
would be ascribed to such Person for purposes of Section 382 of the
Code, assuming for this purpose that any other warrant, option or
right to acquire, or security convertible into, Stock (including
but not limited to Warrants) owned by such Person or any Affiliate
or Associate of such Person (but not those owned by any other
Person) were
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exercised and not applying for this purpose any rule
that would treat an entity as no longer owning Stock that is
attributed to its owners;
(F) "Transfer" refers to any means of conveying record
ownership, Beneficial Ownership or tax ownership (applying, in the
case of Tax Ownership, applicable attribution rules for purposes of
Section 382 of the Code) of Stock or Warrants, whether such means
is direct or indirect, voluntary or involuntary. The terms
"Transfers" and "Transferred" shall have correlative meaning.
"Transferee" means any Person to whom any Stock or Warrant is
Transferred, and "Transferor" means any Person who Transfers any
Stock or Warrant;
(G) "Affiliate" and "Associate" shall have the meanings
set forth in Rule 12b-2 under the 1934 Act;
(H) "Expiration Date" shall mean the fourth anniversary
of the effective date of the Corporation's Chapter 11 Plan; and
(I) "Related Party Request" shall mean, with respect to any
other request, a request to approve a proposed Transfer in which
the proposed Transferor or the proposed Transferee is, with respect
to such other request, a proposed Transferor, a proposed Transferee
or an Affiliate of either.
(a) The restriction on the Transfer of securities set forth
herein shall expire on the Expiration Date.
(b) Unless the Transfer is permitted as provided in subparagraph
(a)(ii) of this Section 6 any attempted Transfer of Stock or Warrants in excess
of the Stock or Warrants that could be Transferred to the Transferee without
restriction under subparagraph (a)(i) of this Section 6 shall not be effective
to Transfer ownership of such excess Stock or Warrants (the "Prohibited Shares"
or "Prohibited Warrants," as the case may be, and each, a "Prohibited Security")
to the purported acquiror thereof (the "Purported Acquiror"), who shall not be
entitled to any rights as a shareholder of the Corporation with respect to such
Prohibited Shares (including, without limitation, the right to vote or to
receive dividends with respect thereto) or to any rights with respect to such
Prohibited Warrants, as the case may be.
(i) Upon demand by the Corporation the Purported Acquiror shall
Transfer any certificate or other evidence of purported ownership of
Prohibited Securities within the Purported Acquiror's possession or control,
along with any dividends or other distributions paid by the Corporation with
respect to any Prohibited Shares that were received by the Purported
Acquiror (the "Prohibited Distributions"), to such Person as
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the Corporation shall designate to act as transfer agent for such Prohibited
Securities (the "Agent"). If the Purported Acquiror has sold any Prohibited
Securities to an unrelated party in an arm's-length transaction after
purportedly acquiring them, the Purported Acquiror shall be deemed to have
sold such Prohibited Securities for the Agent, and in lieu of Transferring
such Prohibited Shares (and Prohibited Distributions with respect thereto)
or Prohibited Warrants to the Agent shall Transfer to the Agent any such
Prohibited Distributions and the proceeds of such sale (the "Resale
Proceeds") except to the extent that the Agent grants written permission to
the Purported Acquiror to retain a portion of such Resale Proceeds not
exceeding the amount that would have been payable by the Agent to the
Purported Acquiror pursuant to subparagraph (b)(ii) below if such Prohibited
Securities had been sold by the Agent rather than by the Purported Acquiror.
If shares of Stock are issued upon the purported exercise of Prohibited
Warrants, such shares shall be Prohibited Shares. Any purported Transfer of
Prohibited Securities by the Purported Acquiror other than a Transfer
described in one of the first two sentences of this subparagraph (b)(i)
shall not be effective to Transfer any ownership of such Prohibited
Securities.
(ii) The Agent shall sell in one or more arm's-length transactions
any Prohibited Securities Transferred to the Agent by the Purported
Acquiror, and the proceeds of such sale (the "Sales Proceeds"), or the
Resale Proceeds, if applicable, shall be used to pay the expenses of the
Agent in connection with its duties under this paragraph (b) with respect to
such Prohibited Securities, and any excess shall be allocated to the
Purported Acquiror up to the following amount: (x) where applicable, the
purported purchase price paid or value of consideration surrendered by the
Purported Acquiror for such Prohibited Securities, and (y) where the
purported Transfer of Prohibited Securities to the Purported Acquiror was by
gift, inheritance, or any similar purported Transfer, the fair market value
(as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors) of such Prohibited
Securities at the time of such purported Transfer. Subject to the succeeding
provisions of this subparagraph, any Resale Proceeds or Sales Proceeds in
excess of the amount allocable to the Purported Acquiror pursuant to the
preceding sentence, together with any Prohibited Distributions, shall be
Transferred to any entity described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Code and
selected by the Board of Directors or its designee. In no event shall any
such amounts described in the preceding sentence inure to the benefit of the
Corporation or the Agent, but such amounts may be used to cover expenses
incurred by the Agent in connection with its duties under this paragraph (b)
with respect to the related Prohibited Securities. Notwithstanding anything
in this Section 6 to the contrary, the Corporation shall at all times be
entitled to make application to any court of equitable jurisdiction within
the State of Delaware for an adjudication of the respective rights and
interests of any Person in and to any Sale Proceeds, Resale Proceeds and
Prohibited Distributions pursuant to this Section 6 and applicable law and
for leave to pay such amounts into such court.
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(c) Within thirty (30) business days of learning of a purported
Transfer of Prohibited Securities to a Purported Acquiror, the Corporation
through its Secretary shall demand that the Purported Acquiror surrender to the
Agent the certificates representing the Prohibited Securities, or any Resale
Proceeds, and any Prohibited Distributions, and if such surrender is not made by
the Purported Acquiror the Corporation may institute legal proceedings to compel
such Transfer; provided, however, that nothing in this paragraph (c) shall
preclude the Corporation in its discretion from immediately bringing legal
proceedings without a prior demand, and provided further that failure of the
Corporation to act within the time periods set out in this paragraph (c) shall
not constitute a waiver of any right of the Corporation to compel any Transfer
required by subparagraph (b)(i) of this Section 6.
(d) Upon a determination by the Corporation that there has been or
is threatened a purported Transfer of Prohibited Securities to a Purported
Acquiror, the Corporation may take such action in addition to any action
permitted by the preceding paragraph as it deems advisable to give effect to the
provisions of this Section 6, including, without limitation, refusing to give
effect on the books of this corporation to such purported Transfer or
instituting proceedings to enjoin such purported Transfer.
(e) The Corporation may require as a condition to the registration
of the Transfer of any shares of its Stock or Warrants that the proposed
Transferee furnish to the Corporation all information reasonably requested by
the Corporation and reasonably available to the proposed Transferee and its
Affiliates with respect to the direct or indirect ownership interests of the
proposed Transferee (and of Persons to whom ownership interests of the proposed
Transferee would be attributed for purposes of Section 382 of the Code) in Stock
or Warrants or other options or rights to acquire Stock.
(f) All certificates evidencing ownership of shares of Stock or
Warrants that are subject to the restrictions on Transfer contained in this
Section 6 shall bear a conspicuous legend referencing the restrictions set forth
in this Section 6.
(g) The Corporation and the Board of Directors shall be fully
protected in relying in good faith upon the information, opinions, reports,
statements of the chief executive officer, the chief financial officer, or the
chief accounting officer of the Corporation or of the Corporation's legal
counsel, independent auditors, Transfer agent, investment bankers, and other
employees and agents in making the determinations and findings contemplated by
this Section 6 to the fullest extent permitted by law. Any determination by the
Board of Directors pursuant to this Section 6 shall be conclusive.
(h) If any provision of this Section 6 or any application of such
provision is determined to be invalid by any federal or state court having
jurisdiction over the issue, the validity of the remaining provisions shall not
be affected and other applications of such
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provision shall be affected only to
the extent necessary to comply with the determination of such court.
(i) Nothing in this Section 6 shall preclude the settlement of any
transaction entered into through the facilities of any national securities
exchange in the Stock or Warrants.
ARTICLE XI
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 1. Dividends. The Board of Directors from time to
time may declare, and the Corporation may pay, dividends on its outstanding
shares in cash, in property or in its own shares, except when the Corporation is
insolvent or when the payment thereof would render the Corporation insolvent or
when the declaration or payment thereof would be contrary to any restrictions
contained in the Certificate of Incorporation. Such dividends may be declared at
any regular or special meeting of the Board, and the declaration and payment
shall be subject to all applicable provisions of law, the Certificate of
Incorporation and these By-Laws.
Section 2. Reserves. Before payment of any dividend, there
may be set aside out of any funds of the Corporation available for dividends
such sum or sums as the directors from time to time, in their absolute
discretion, deem proper as a reserve fund to meet contingencies, or for
equalizing dividends, or for repairing or maintaining any property of the
Corporation, or for such other purpose as the directors shall deem conducive to
the interest of the Corporation, and the directors may modify or abolish any
such reserve in the manner in which it was crafted.
Section 3. Reports. The Board of Directors shall, when
requested by the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of the
Corporation, present full and clear written reports, not more often than
quarterly, of the amount business and the financial condition of the
Corporation.
Section 4. Checks. All checks or demands for money and
notes of the Corporation shall be signed by such officer or officers or such
other person or persons as the Board of Directors from time to time may
designate.
Section 5. Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation
shall be fixed by resolution of the Board of Directors.
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Section 6. Seal. The corporate seal shall have inscribed thereon
the name of the Corporation and may be used by causing it or a facsimile thereof
to be impressed or affixed or in any other manner reproduced.
ARTICLE XII
AMENDMENTS
These By-Laws may be altered, amended or repealed or new By-Laws
may be adopted by affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board of
Directors at any regular or special meeting of the Board, subject to repeal or
change at any regular or special meeting of shareholders at which a quorum is
present or represented by the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares
entitled to vote at such meeting and present or represented thereat, provided
notice of the proposed repeal or change is contained in the notice of such
meeting of shareholders.
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EXHIBIT B TO LMUSA
CHAPTER 11 PLAN
LMUSA LITIGATION TRUST AGREEMENT
dated as of _______, 1996
among
LMUSA,
Reorganized LMUSA
and _________, Trustee
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<TABLE>
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
<S> <C> <C>
1.1 Rules of Interpretation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.2 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
ARTICLE 2
NATURE OF TRANSFER
2.1 Declaration of Trust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.2 No Additional Beneficiaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.3 Property In Trust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.4 Creation of Expense Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.5 Purpose of Trust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.6 No Reversion to Reorganized LMUSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.7 Instruments of Further Assurance; Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
ARTICLE 3
DURATION AND TERMINATION OF TRUST
3.1 Duration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3.2 Continuance of Trust for Winding Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
ARTICLE 4
ADMINISTRATION OF TRUST ESTATE
4.1 Expense Reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
4.2 Increase of Expense Reserve Using Trust Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
4.3 Interim Distributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
4.4 Final Distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
4.5 Reports to Reorganized LMUSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
4.6 Income Tax Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
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4.7 Withholding of Taxes and Other Charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
4.8 Other Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
ARTICLE 5
POWERS OF AND LIMITATIONS ON THE TRUSTEE
5.1 Limitations on Trustee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
5.2 Specific Powers and Responsibilities of Trustee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
5.3 Discretionary Submission of Questions to Reorganized LMUSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
5.4 Additional Powers of Trustee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
5.5 Limitations on Powers of Trustee to Deal with Trust in Non-Fiduciary Capacity . . . 11
ARTICLE 6
CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE
6.1 Generally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
6.2 Transferee Liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
6.3 Reliance by Trustee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
6.4 Indemnification of Trustee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
6.5 No Implied Duties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
6.6 Trustee's Lien . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
6.7 No Personal Liability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
ARTICLE 7
COMPENSATION OF TRUSTEE
7.1 Amount of Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
7.2 Dates of Payment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
ARTICLE 8
TRUSTEE AND SUCCESSOR TRUSTEES
8.1 Number of Trustees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
8.2 Resignation and Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
8.3 Appointment of Successor Trustee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
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8.4 Acceptance of Appointment by Successor Trustee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
8.5 Bonds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
ARTICLE 9
AMENDMENTS
9.1 Amendments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
ARTICLE 10
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
10.1 Filing Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
10.2 Intention of Parties to Establish Trust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
10.3 Requirement of Undertaking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
10.4 Laws as to Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
10.5 Severability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
10.6 Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
10.7 Counterparts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
10.8 Termination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Exhibit A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
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LMUSA LITIGATION TRUST AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUST is made as of the __th
day of ____, 1996, by and among Lomas Mortgage USA, Inc., a Connecticut
corporation and a Debtor and Debtor-in-possession ("LMUSA"), Reorganized Lomas
Mortgage USA, Inc., a Connecticut corporation ("Reorganized LMUSA") and
_______________ (the "Trustee").
R E C I T A L S
A. LMUSA and its parent, LFC, and also LIS and LAS filed voluntary
petitions under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code on or about
October 10, 1995.
The LMUSA Chapter 11 Plan, dated April 8, 1996, (the "Plan"), a copy of
which is attached hereto as Exhibit A, was filed with the Bankruptcy Court in
the proceeding captioned In re Lomas Mortgage USA, Inc., Debtor, Case
No. 95-1236 (PJW).
B. The Plan was confirmed by Order of the Bankruptcy Court dated ______.
C. The Plan provides that effective on the Effective Date, LMUSA shall
be deemed to have transferred and assigned to the Trust governed by this
Agreement any and all claims, rights, or causes of action that constitute
property of the Estate or of LMUSA, whether arising under the Bankruptcy Code or
under nonbankruptcy law, (including all books, records, privileges and defenses
relating thereto) including, without limitation, all rights of setoff and rights
under Section 502(d) of the Bankruptcy Code and all avoiding power actions under
sections 544, 545, 547, 548, 549, 550 and 553 of the Bankruptcy Code or under
applicable nonbankruptcy law as applied through section 544(b) of the Bankruptcy
Code, other than Intercompany Claims. In addition, the Plan provides that on or
as soon as practicable after the Effective Date, Reorganized LMUSA shall
transfer to the Trust $5 million or such other amount as the LMUSA Creditors'
Committee shall have specified in writing to LMUSA and the Bankruptcy Court at
least three (3) Business Days prior to the commencement of the Confirmation
Hearing to fund the administration of the Trust. [On _____, 1996, the LMUSA
Creditors' Committee specified $____ as such other amount.]
D. The Plan provides that the Trustee will be responsible for pursuing,
as appropriate in accordance with the best interests of LMUSA, the third party
claims and causes of action assigned to the Trust through litigation or, if
appropriate, settlement and
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distributing any net proceeds of such litigation of settlement to
Reorganized LMUSA for distribution to holders of Allowed LMUSA Class 3 Claims
under the Plan.
E. The Trust shall be deemed not to be LMUSA or a successor to LMUSA,
but only the assignee of the assets transferred to the Trust.
F. It is desired that the mechanism for payment of funds constituting
proceeds of the Trust Assets be specified and that the Trustee's rights, powers,
and duties with respect to the Trust created hereby be established.
G. The Trustee shall be authorized to do and perform such acts, to
execute and deliver such bills of sale, instruments of transfer and other
documents and to engage the services of such agents, attorneys, accountants,
appraisers, consultants and other persons as he may deem necessary or advisable
in order to carry out the purposes of the Trust created hereby.
H. In order to implement the Plan, and in consideration of the promises
and the mutual covenants, terms, and conditions contained herein, the parties
hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Rules of Interpretation. As used herein, the following terms
have the respective meanings specified below and such meanings shall be equally
applicable to both the singular and plural, and masculine and feminine, forms of
the terms defined. In the event that the Trust is administered by a female
Trustee or a corporate Trustee, the use of masculine prepositions and pronouns
herein shall be read as if written in the feminine or neuter forms, as the case
may be. The words "herein," "hereof," "hereto," "hereunder" and other words of
similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular
section, subsection or clause contained herein. Captions and headings to
articles, sections, schedules and exhibits are inserted for convenience of
reference only and are not intended to be part of or to affect the
interpretation of this Agreement. The rules of construction set forth in section
102 of the Bankruptcy Code shall apply.
1.2 Definitions. All capitalized terms used herein and not
otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them (a) in the Plan or
(b) if not defined in the Plan, in the Bankruptcy Code. In addition to such
other terms as are defined in other sections of this Agreement, the following
terms (which appear herein as capitalized terms) shall have the following
meanings:
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"AGREEMENT" means this instrument as originally executed together with
all exhibits hereto, or as this instrument may from time to time be amended
pursuant to the terms hereof.
"EXPENSE FUND" means the $5 million delivered by LMUSA to the Trust
pursuant to the terms of SECTIONS 2.1 and 2.4.
"EXPENSE RESERVE" means the reserve created pursuant to SECTION 4.1
comprising of the Expense Fund and any additional contributions as described in
SECTION 4.2.
"INITIAL TRUST ASSETS" means (a) the Expense Fund and (b) all rights,
claims or causes of action that constitute property of the Estate or of LMUSA,
whether arising under the Bankruptcy Code or under nonbankruptcy law, (including
all books, records, privileges and defenses relating thereto) including, without
limitation, all rights of setoff and rights under Section 502(d) of the
Bankruptcy Code and all avoiding power actions under sections 544, 545, 547,
548, 549, 550 and 553 of the Bankruptcy Code or under applicable nonbankruptcy
law as applied through section 544(b) of the Bankruptcy Code, other than
Intercompany Claims.
"INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT" means the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended.
"PLAN" has the meaning ascribed to such term in Recital B.
"TAX CODE" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
"TRUST" means the LMUSA Litigation Trust as created by this Agreement.
"TRUSTEE" means the original Trustee and any successor thereto.
"TRUST ASSETS" means all property held from time to time by the Trustee
hereunder, including (a) the Initial Trust Assets and (b) any assets, proceeds
or income received or earned from (i) the resolution of the rights, claims or
causes of action comprising the Initial Trust Assets and (ii) from the
investment, sale, exchange or other disposition of any of the Initial Trust
Assets or any other assets or proceeds received or earned through the
resolutions of such rights, claims or causes of action.
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ARTICLE 2
NATURE OF TRANSFER
2.1 Declaration of Trust. LMUSA hereby transfers the Initial
Trust Assets to the Trustee, in trust, and subject to SECTION 10.8 for the
benefit of Reorganized LMUSA as trustee for the benefit of certain of its
creditors pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and of the Plan.
2.2 No Additional Beneficiaries. The Trust shall be solely for
the benefit of Reorganized LMUSA as trustee for the benefit of certain of its
creditors as set forth in the Plan.
2.3 Property In Trust. The Trustee shall hold the legal title to
all property at any time constituting a part of the Trust Assets and hereby
declares that he shall hold such property in trust to be administered and
disposed of pursuant to the terms of this Agreement for the benefit of
Reorganized LMUSA as trustee for the benefit of certain of its creditors
pursuant to the terms of the Plan. The Trustee is further authorized to make
disbursements and payments from the Trust in accordance with the provisions
hereof.
2.4 Creation of Expense Fund. The transfer of the Expense Fund
to the Trustee, in trust, is subject to the terms of this SECTION 2.4. The
Expense Fund is to be used solely to cover the expenses of the Trust as set
forth in SECTION 4.1. Neither Reorganized LMUSA nor any of its subsidiaries,
affiliates, agents, or assigns shall have any obligation to pay any of the
expenses of the Trust, other than the obligation to transfer the Expense Fund to
the Trust. Reorganized LMUSA, as trustee, shall be entitled to receive, upon
termination and winding up of the Trust pursuant to ARTICLE 3, any amounts
remaining in the Expense Fund as set forth in SECTION 4.1.
2.5 Purpose of Trust. The sole purpose of this Trust is to
liquidate the Trust Assets in a manner calculated to conserve, protect and
maximize the value of the Trust Assets and to collect and distribute the income
and proceeds therefrom to Reorganized LMUSA, as trustee, in as prompt and
orderly a fashion as possible after the payment of, or provision for, expenses
and liabilities. The Trustee shall report the Trust for Federal income tax
purposes as a trust subject to the provisions of Section 641 of the Tax Code, or
as may be otherwise required or permitted under applicable law. Pursuant to this
express purpose, and subject to the provisions of ARTICLE 5, the Trustee is
hereby authorized and directed to take all reasonable and necessary action to
hold, conserve, and protect the Trust Assets and to collect on, sell, or
otherwise liquidate or dispose of the Trust Assets, and to distribute the net
proceeds of such disposition to LMUSA, as trustee, in as prompt, efficient and
orderly a fashion as possible in accordance with the provisions of ARTICLE 4.
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2.6 No Reversion to Reorganized LMUSA. In no event shall any
part of the Trust Assets revert to or be distributed to Reorganized LMUSA except
in its capacity as trustee for the benefit of certain creditors pursuant to the
Plan.
2.7 Instruments of Further Assurance; Information. LMUSA and
such persons as shall have the right and power after the Effective Date, upon
reasonable request of the Trustee, shall execute, acknowledge, and deliver such
further instruments and do such further acts as may be necessary or proper to
effectively carry out the purposes of this Agreement, to transfer any property
intended to be conveyed hereby, and to vest in the Trustee, his successors and
assigns, the estate, powers, instruments or funds in trust hereunder.
ARTICLE 3
DURATION AND TERMINATION OF TRUST
3.1 Duration. The existence of this Trust shall terminate ten
years from the date hereof, unless an earlier termination is required by the
applicable laws of the State of Delaware, or by the action of Reorganized LMUSA
as provided in ARTICLE 8 or unless earlier terminated by the distribution of all
of the Trust Assets as provided in SECTION 4.3. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
in the event the Trustee shall have been unable after reasonable efforts to
settle or litigate to a conclusion all causes of action included in the Trust
Assets within the initial ten-year term of the Trust Agreement, the Trustee
shall have the right to extend the term of the Trust for successive one-year
renewal terms until all such causes of action have been settled or litigated to
a conclusion in fulfillment of the purposes of the Trust.
3.2 Continuance of Trust for Winding Up. After the termination of the
Trust and for the purpose of liquidating and winding up its affairs, the
Trustee shall continue to act as such until all duties have been fully
performed. Upon distribution of all of the Trust Assets, the Trustee shall
hold the books, records and files delivered to or created by the Trustee for
a period of four years. At the Trustee's discretion, all of such records and
documents may be destroyed at any time after four years from the distribution
of all of the Trust Assets. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein,
upon the distribution of all of the Trust Assets, the Trustee shall have no
further duties or obligations hereunder except to account as provided in
SECTIONS 4.5 and 4.6.
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ARTICLE 4
ADMINISTRATION OF TRUST ESTATE
4.1 Expense Reserve. On the Effective Date, the Trustee shall
establish the Expense Reserve for the payment of all expenses, debts, charges,
liabilities and obligations with respect to the Trust, including without
limitation (a) all costs and expenses, including those of professionals retained
by the Trustee, incurred in connection with any litigation, (b) Trustee's fees,
(c) all costs and expenses incurred in connection with indemnifying the Trustee
pursuant to SECTION 6.4, (d) all fees and expenses, including those of
professionals and other agents and employees retained by the Trustee, incurred
in connection with the performance of the Trustee's duties and obligations
including, without limitation, fees incurred in connection with holding,
collecting on, liquidating or otherwise disposing of the Trust Assets,
secretarial and office expenses, all applicable taxes, and all expenses of
distribution and (e) all fees and expenses, including those of professionals and
other agents and employees retained by the Trustee, incurred in connection with
the winding up of the Trust pursuant to ARTICLE 3. The amount of the Expense
Reserve shall initially be the $5 million Expense Fund received by the Trustee
pursuant to the terms of SECTIONS 2.1 and 2.4. Thereafter, the Expense Reserve
shall be funded out of the proceeds of the Trust Assets as provided in SECTION
4.2. Any remaining balance in the Expense Reserve, after the payment of all
expenses, debts, charges, liabilities and obligations intended to be paid
therefrom, shall be distributed to Reorganized LMUSA, as trustee, as provided in
SECTIONS 4.3 and 4.4. Any monies deposited in the Expense Reserve shall be
invested in interest-bearing deposits or investments that satisfy the
requirements of SECTION 5.1 and the interest earned thereon shall be credited to
the Expense Reserve.
4.2 Increase of Expense Reserve Using Trust Assets. To the
extent the Trustee in his discretion determines that the amount of funds in the
Expense Reserve is at any time or may become insufficient, the Trustee, in his
discretion and judgment, may from time to time make additional contributions to
the Expense Reserve out of the Trust Assets, for such reasonable amount or
amounts as the Trustee in his discretion and judgment may determine to be
necessary or advisable to meet unliquidated or contingent liabilities of the
Trust. In no event shall the Trustee be required to use his personal funds or
assets for such purposes.
4.3 Interim Distributions. (a) All payments to be made by the
Trustee to Reorganized LMUSA shall be made only from the assets, income and
proceeds of the Trust and only to the extent that the Trustee shall have
received sufficient assets, income or proceeds of the Trust Assets to make such
payments in accordance with the terms of this SECTION 4.3. Reorganized LMUSA
shall look solely to the assets, income and proceeds of the Trust for any
distributions as herein provided.
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(b) As often as, in the discretion and judgment of the Trustee,
there shall be an amount of monies in the Trust sufficient to render feasible a
distribution of cash or other property to Reorganized LMUSA, but (subject to
there being a sufficient amount available pursuant to the terms of this
subsection) no less often than annually, the Trustee shall distribute and pay,
or cause to be distributed and paid, to Reorganized LMUSA, such aggregate amount
of cash or other non-cash property designated by the Trustee in his discretion
for distribution to Reorganized LMUSA, if any, as shall then be held in the
Trust, excluding reasonable amounts of cash held in the reserve funds pursuant
to SECTION 4.1 or 4.2 or held for withholding of taxes or other charges pursuant
to SECTION 4.8 or otherwise needed to pay the expenses, debts, charges,
liabilities and obligations of the Trust.
4.4 Final Distribution. If the Trustee determines that all claims,
debts, liabilities, and obligations of the Trust, whether contingent or
noncontingent, disputed or undisputed, liquidated or unliquidated, have been
paid or discharged, and that all the Trust Assets have been converted to cash or
non-cash property designated by the Trustee in his discretion for distribution
to Reorganized LMUSA, or if the existence of the Trust shall terminate pursuant
to SECTION 3.1 or 3.2, the Trustee shall, as expeditiously as is consistent with
the conservation and protection of the Trust, and notwithstanding the minimum
distribution provisions of SECTION 4.3, distribute the Trust Assets to
Reorganized LMUSA subject to maintaining a reserve for expenses incurred in
winding up the Trust pursuant to SECTIONS 4.1 and 4.2.
4.5 Reports to Reorganized LMUSA. As soon as practicable after
the end of each fiscal year of the Trust and after termination of the Trust, the
Trustee shall submit a written report and account to Reorganized LMUSA showing
(a) the assets and liabilities of the Trust at the end of such fiscal year or
upon termination of the Trust and the receipts and disbursements of the Trustee
for such fiscal year or period, certified by independent public accountants, (b)
any changes in the Trust Assets which have not previously been reported, (c) any
action taken by the Trustee in the performance of his duties under this
Agreement which he has not previously reported and which in his opinion
materially affects the Trust and (d) if applicable, the amount of compensation
to be provided to the Trustee for the upcoming year pursuant to SECTION 7.1. The
Trustee may submit similar reports for such interim periods during the fiscal
year as he in his discretion deems advisable. In addition, the Trustee shall
provide a written report describing any material events concerning the Trust,
the Trustee or the Trust Assets, within fifteen (15) after the occurrence of
such material events. The fiscal year of the Trust shall end on the last day of
December of each year unless the Trustee deems it advisable to establish some
other date as the date on which the fiscal year of the Trust shall end;
provided that establishment of such other date is permissible under the
Tax Code.
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4.6 Income Tax Information. (a) The Trustee shall, at the time
and in the manner prescribed by the Tax Code, file such tax returns and reports
as may be required by applicable law, and shall promptly furnish copies of such
returns and reports as filed to Reorganized LMUSA.
(b) As soon as practicable after the close of each fiscal year,
the Trustee shall mail to Reorganized LMUSA a statement showing the dates and
amounts of all distributions made by the Trustee and such other information as
is reasonably available to the Trustee which may be helpful to Reorganized LMUSA
for the proper reporting of income with respect to assets held by it as trustee
for the benefit of certain creditors pursuant to the Plan.
The Trustee may retain professionals to perform his duties under this
SECTION 4.6, and may rely upon the performance of such professionals with
respect to such duties.
4.7 Withholding of Taxes and Other Charges. The Trustee may withhold
from any amounts distributable at any time to Reorganized LMUSA such sum or sums
as may be sufficient to pay any tax or taxes or other charge or charges which
have been or may be imposed on Reorganized LMUSA under the income tax laws of
the United States or of any state or political subdivision or entity by reason
of any distribution provided for in SECTIONS 4.3 and 4.4, whenever such
withholding is required by any law, regulation, rule, ruling, directive or other
governmental requirement, and the Trustee, in the exercise of his discretion and
judgment, may enter into agreements with taxing or other authorities for the
payment of such amounts as may be withheld in accordance with the provisions of
this SECTION 4.7. Notwithstanding the foregoing but without prejudice to the
Trustee's rights hereunder, Reorganized LMUSA shall have the right with respect
to the United States or any state or political subdivision or entity to contest
the imposition of any tax or other charge by reason of any distribution
hereunder.
4.8 Other Reports. The Trustee shall prepare and file audited
year-end and unaudited interim financial reports as may be required by
regulatory authorities, applicable laws, rules or regulations or as the Trustee
in his discretion deems advisable during the fiscal year.
ARTICLE 5
POWERS OF AND LIMITATIONS ON THE TRUSTEE
5.1 Limitations on Trustee. The Trustee shall carry out the
purposes of the Trust and the directions contained herein, and shall not at any
time, on behalf of the Trust or
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Reorganized LMUSA, enter into or engage in any business, and no part of
the Trust Assets or the proceeds, revenue or income therefrom shall be used or
disposed of by the Trustee in furtherance of any business. This limitation shall
apply irrespective of whether the conduct of any such business activities is
deemed by the Trustee to be necessary or proper for the conservation and
protection of the Trust. The Trustee shall invest any of the funds held in the
Trust including, without limitation, any reserve or escrow funds established
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, only in (a) interest-bearing deposits
or short-term repurchase obligations or certificates of deposit of federally
insured banking institutions having in excess of $100,000,000 in capital and
surplus or (b) marketable direct obligations of, or guaranteed as to principal
and interest by, the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality
thereof. Once such funds are so invested, the Trustee shall not sell or
otherwise liquidate the investment until such time as such funds are (c) needed
to pay expenses incurred pursuant to this Agreement, or (d) to be distributed
pursuant to SECTIONS 4.3 and 4.4; provided, however, that the Trustee may
liquidate such investments if the Trustee determines in his discretion that
liquidation is necessary to protect the Trust from loss on the amounts invested.
The Trustee shall be restricted to the holding and collection of the Trust
Assets and the payment and distribution thereof for the purposes set forth
herein and to the conservation and protection of the Trust and the
administration thereof in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. The
Trustee shall keep all Trust Assets segregated from and shall not commingle any
Trust Assets with any assets of any other entity, including any of the Trustee's
own assets. The Trustee may not hold stock in or be an officer or director of
Reorganized LMUSA. The Trustee shall not be or become an "affiliated person," as
that term is defined in the Investment Company Act, of any of LFC, LMUSA or any
of their subsidiaries, except to the extent any Trustee is deemed to be an
"affiliated person" solely by virtue of such Trustee's status as Trustee.
5.2 Specific Powers and Responsibilities of Trustee. Subject to
the provisions of SECTION 5.1, the Trustee shall have the following specific
powers and responsibilities in addition to any powers and responsibilities
conferred upon him by any other section or provision of this Agreement;
provided, however, that enumeration of the following powers and
responsibilities shall not be considered in any way to limit or control the
power of the Trustee to act as specifically authorized by any other section or
provision of this Agreement and to act in such a manner as the Trustee in his
discretion may deem necessary or appropriate to conserve and protect the Trust
Assets or to confer on Reorganized LMUSA the benefits intended to be conferred
upon it by this Agreement:
(a) To collect and receive any and all money and other property
of whatsoever kind or nature due to or owing or belonging to the Trust,
including accepting securities or other property in settlement of claims of the
Trust or any of the Trust Assets, and to give full discharge and acquittance
therefor;
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(b) To retain and set aside such funds out of the Trust as the
Trustee in his discretion shall deem necessary or expedient to pay or provide
for the payment of (i) unpaid claims, liabilities, debts or obligations of the
Trust and (ii) any and all expenses of administering the Trust.
(c) To do and perform any acts or things necessary or
appropriate for the conservation and protection of the Trust Assets, including
acts or things necessary or appropriate to maintain assets held by the Trustee
pending sale or other disposition thereof or distribution thereof to Reorganized
LMUSA and in connection therewith to employ such agents, including counsel,
accountants, experts, advisors or other persons, and to confer upon them such
authority as the Trustee in his discretion may deem expedient, and to pay
reasonable compensation therefor;
(d) To cause any investments of Trust Assets to be registered
and held in his name or in the name of a nominee without increase or decrease of
liability with respect thereto;
(e) To institute, join or defend actions or declaratory
judgments and to take such other action, including settlement of any such action
on any terms deemed reasonable by the Trustee in his discretion to enforce any
instruments, contracts, agreements, or causes of action relating to or forming a
part of the Trust;
(f) In connection with the sale or other disposition or
distribution of any securities held by the Trustee, to comply with the
applicable federal and state securities laws, and to enter into agreements
relating to sale or other distribution thereof;
(g) In the event any of the property which is or may become a
part of the Trust Assets is situated in any state or other jurisdiction in which
the Trustee is not qualified to act as Trustee, to nominate and appoint an
individual or corporate trustee qualified to act in such state or other
jurisdiction in connection with the property situated in the state or other
jurisdiction as a trustee of such property and require from such trustee such
security as may be designated by the Trustee. The trustee so appointed shall
have all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the Trustee hereunder and
shall be subject to the conditions and limitations of this Trust, except as
modified or limited by the Trustee herein and except where the same may be
modified by the laws of such state or other jurisdiction (in which case, the
laws of the state or other jurisdiction in which such trustee is acting shall
prevail to the extent necessary). Such trustee shall be answerable to the
Trustee herein appointed for all monies, assets and other property which may be
received by it in connection with the administration of such property. The
Trustee hereunder may remove such trustee, with or without cause, and appoint a
successor trustee at any time by the execution by the Trustee of
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a written instrument declaring such trustee removed from office and specifying
the effective date and time of removal;
(h) To perform any act authorized, permitted, or required under
any instrument, contract, agreement, or cause of action relating to or forming a
part of the Trust, whether in the nature of an approval, consent, demand or
notice thereunder or otherwise, unless such act would require the consent of
Reorganized LMUSA in accordance with the express provisions of this Agreement;
(i) To file or cause to be filed all required federal state and
local tax filings, make any tax elections available to the Trust under federal,
state or local law, and prepare applications for rulings or other administrative
determinations from federal, state and local tax authorities as may be
reasonably necessary to determine the tax liabilities of the Trust or its
beneficiaries; and
(j) To establish the fees of the Trustee, which shall be the
fees approved by the Bankruptcy Court by approval of this Agreement in
connection with confirmation of the Plan and may thereafter be modified by the
Trustee as provided herein.
5.3 Discretionary Submission of Questions to Reorganized LMUSA.
The Trustee, in his sole discretion and judgment, may, but shall not be required
to, submit to Reorganized LMUSA at any time, and from time to time, any question
or questions regarding which the Trustee may desire to have explicit approval of
Reorganized LMUSA for the taking of any specific action proposed to be taken by
the Trustee with respect to the Trust, or the administration and distribution of
the Trust Assets. All costs and expenses incurred by the Trustee in the exercise
of any right, power or authority conferred by this SECTION 5.3 shall be costs
and expenses of the Trust.
5.4 Additional Powers of Trustee. Subject to the express
limitations contained herein, the Trustee shall have, and may exercise with
respect to the Trust Assets, or any part thereof, and to the administration and
distribution of the Trust Assets, all powers now or hereafter conferred on
trustees by the laws of the State of Delaware. The powers conferred by this
SECTION 5.4 in no way limit any power conferred on the Trustee by any other
section hereof but shall be in addition thereto; provided,
however, that the powers conferred by this SECTION 5.4 are conferred and
may be exercised only and solely within the limitations and for the limited
purposes imposed and expressed in ARTICLE 2 and in SECTION 5.1.
5.5 Limitations on Powers of Trustee to Deal with Trust in
Non-Fiduciary Capacity. The Trustee may not sell property to or borrow
property from the Trust. The Trustee may not acquire property from the Trust
unless such acquisition is approved in
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advance by (a) the Bankruptcy Court or (b) the Securities and
Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 17(b) of the Investment Company Act.
ARTICLE 6
CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE
6.1 Generally. The Trustee accepts and undertakes to discharge
the Trust upon the terms and conditions hereof. The Trustee shall exercise those
rights and powers vested by this Agreement, and use the same degree of care and
skill in his exercise as a prudent person would exercise or use under the
circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs. No provision hereof shall be
construed to relieve the Trustee from liability for his own grossly negligent
action, his own negligent failure to act or his own willful misconduct, except
that:
(a) The Trustee shall not be responsible for the acts or
omissions of any other trustee.
(b) The Trustee shall not be liable except for the performance
of such duties and obligations as are specifically set forth herein, and no
implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Agreement against the
Trustee.
(c) The Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment
made in good faith.
(d) The Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action
taken or omitted to be taken by him in good faith in accordance with the
direction of Reorganized LMUSA relating to the time, method, and place of
conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising
any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee hereunder. Nothing in this SECTION
6.1(e) shall imply that the Trustee is required to seek consent for any
particular action, and the failure to seek or obtain such consent shall create
no implication with respect to the Trustee's rights or powers to undertake such
action without that consent.
6.2 Transferee Liabilities. If any liability shall be asserted
against the Trust or the Trustee as the transferee of the Trust Assets, on
account of any claimed liability of or through LMUSA or Reorganized LMUSA, the
Trustee may use such part of the Trust Assets as may be necessary in contesting
any such claimed liability and in payment, compromise, settlement and discharge
thereof on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee in his discretion. In no
event shall the Trustee be required to use his personal funds or assets for such
purposes.
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6.3 Reliance by Trustee. Except as otherwise provided in SECTION
6.1:
(a) The Trustee may rely and shall be protected in acting upon
any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice,
request, consent, order, or other paper or document believed by him to be
genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties.
(b) The Trustee may consult with legal counsel or other
professionals to be selected by him, and the Trustee shall not be liable for any
action taken or suffered by him in accordance with the advice of such
professionals.
6.4 Indemnification of Trustee. The Trustee shall be indemnified
by and receive reimbursement from the Trust against and from any and all loss,
liability or damage, including payment of attorneys' fees and other costs of
defending himself, which he may incur or sustain, without negligence or willful
misconduct, in the exercise and performance of any of the powers and duties
hereunder. The Trustee may purchase with assets of the Trust, such insurance as
he feels, in the exercise of his discretion, adequately insures that he shall be
indemnified against any such loss, liability or damage pursuant to this SECTION
6.4. Expenses (including attorneys' fees) and other costs of the Trustee's
defense shall be paid by the Trust in advance of the final disposition of any
claims against the Trustee upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the
Trustee to repay such amounts if it shall be ultimately determined that he is
not entitled to be indemnified by the Trust as authorized in this SECTION 6.4.
The terms of this SECTION 6.4 shall continue to apply to any former Trustee.
6.5 No Implied Duties. The Trustee shall not manage, control,
use, sell, dispose, collect or otherwise deal with the Trust or otherwise take
any action hereunder except as expressly provided herein, and no implied duties
or obligations shall be read into this Trust Agreement against the Trustee. The
Trustee nevertheless agrees that he will promptly take such action as may be
necessary to duly discharge any liens or encumbrances on any part of the Trust
Assets which result from claims against the Trustee not related to (a) the
ownership or administration of the Trust Asset, (b) any other transaction
pursuant to this Trust Agreement or (c) any document included in the Trust
Assets.
6.6 Trustee's Lien. The Trustee shall have a lien on the Trust Assets
and the proceeds thereof for the amount of any unpaid fees and expenses, and any
liability, loss or expense that may be incurred by him in connection with the
performance of his duties hereunder, including the expense of defending any
action or proceeding instituted against him, with respect to which he is
entitled to indemnification pursuant to SECTION 6.4.
6.7 No Personal Liability. Persons dealing with the Trust must
look solely to the Trust or trust property for the enforcement of any claims
against the Trust or to satisfy any
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liability incurred by the Trustee to such persons in carrying out the
terms of this Trust, and neither the Trustee nor Reorganized LMUSA shall have
any personal liability or individual obligation to satisfy any such liability.
ARTICLE 7
COMPENSATION OF TRUSTEE
7.1 Amount of Compensation. In lieu of commissions or other compensation
fixed by law for trustees, the Trustee shall receive as compensation for
services as Trustee hereunder, an annual fee [the amount and structure of which
will be negotiated on an arms-length basis between the LMUSA Creditors'
Committee and the proposed Trustee and will be subject to Bankruptcy Court
approval]. The amount of such compensation shall be included in the annual
report to be sent Reorganized LMUSA pursuant to SECTION 4.5.
7.2 Dates of Payment. The minimum compensation payable to the Trustee
pursuant to the provisions of SECTION 7.1 shall be paid quarterly in advance,
and any amounts in excess shall be paid to the Trustee simultaneously with
distributions to LMUSA.
ARTICLE 8
TRUSTEE AND SUCCESSOR TRUSTEES
8.1 Number of Trustees. Subject to the provisions of SECTION 8.3
relating to the period pending the appointment of a successor Trustee, there
shall always be one and only one Trustee of this Trust. If any corporate Trustee
shall ever change its name, or shall reorganize or reincorporate, or shall merge
with or into or consolidate with any other bank or trust company, such corporate
Trustee shall be deemed to be a continuing entity and shall continue to act as a
Trustee hereunder with the same liabilities, duties, powers, titles, discretion
and privileges as are herein specified for a Trustee.
8.2 Resignation and Removal. The Trustee may resign and be
discharged from the Trust hereby created by giving written notice thereof to
Reorganized LMUSA at its address as it appears in the records of the Trust. Such
resignation shall become effective on the day specified in such notice or upon
the appointment of such Trustee's successor and such successor's acceptance of
such appointment, whichever is earlier. Any Trustee may be removed by
Reorganized LMUSA at any time with cause, or at any time after the end of the
third full fiscal year following the date of this Agreement, without cause.
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8.3 Appointment of Successor Trustee. Should the Trustee at any time
resign or be removed, or die or become incapable of action, or be adjudged a
bankrupt or insolvent, a vacancy shall be deemed to exist and a successor
Trustee immediately shall be appointed by Reorganized LMUSA; provided that such
appointment shall be subject to the approval of the Bankruptcy Court; and
provided, further, that no stockholder, officer or director of Reorganized LMUSA
shall be appointed as a successor Trustee.
8.4 Acceptance of Appointment by Successor Trustee. Any successor
Trustee appointed hereunder shall execute an instrument accepting such
appointment hereunder and shall deliver one counterpart thereof, to the retiring
Trustee (in the case of a resignation). Thereupon such successor Trustee shall,
without any further act, become vested with all the estates, properties, rights,
powers, trusts, and duties of his predecessor in the Trust with like effect as
if originally named herein; but any retiring Trustee shall nevertheless, when
requested in writing by the successor Trustee, execute and deliver an instrument
or instruments conveying and transferring to such successor Trustee upon the
trust herein expressed, all the estates, properties, rights, powers and trusts
of such retiring Trustee, and shall duly assign, transfer, and deliver to such
successor Trustee all property and money held by him hereunder.
8.5 Bonds. Unless a bond is required by law, no bond shall be
required of the original or any successor Trustee hereunder. If a bond is
required by law, no surety or security with respect to such bond shall be
required unless required by law.
ARTICLE 9
AMENDMENTS
9.1 Amendments. The parties may make and execute amendments to
this Trust Agreement; provided, however, that in no event shall
the Trust Agreement be amended so as to (a) change the purpose of the Trust as
set forth in ARTICLE 2 or (b) allow investments of funds included in the Trust
Assets except as permitted in SECTIONS 5.1 and 5.2.
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ARTICLE 10
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
10.1 Filing Documents. This Agreement shall be filed or recorded
in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, or in such
other office or offices as the Trustee may determine to be necessary or
desirable. A copy of this Agreement and all amendments thereto shall be filed in
the office of the Trustee and shall be available at all times for inspection
during regular business hours upon reasonable notice by Reorganized LMUSA. The
Trustee shall file or record any amendment hereto in the same place or places
where the original Agreement has been filed or recorded. The Trustee shall file
or record any instrument which relates to any change in the office of Trustee in
the same place or places where the original Agreement has been filed or
recorded.
10.2 Intention of Parties to Establish Trust. This Agreement is
not intended to create and shall not be interpreted as creating an association,
partnership, or joint venture of any kind.
10.3 Requirement of Undertaking. The Trustee may request any
court to require, and any court may in its discretion require, in any suit for
the enforcement of any right or remedy hereunder, or in any suit against the
Trustee for any action taken or omitted by him as Trustee, the filing by any
party litigant in such suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit, and
such court may in its discretion assess reasonable costs, including reasonable
attorneys' fees, against any party litigant in such suit, having due regard to
the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by such party litigant;
provided, that the provisions of this SECTION 10.3 shall not apply to
any suit by the Trustee.
10.4 Laws as to Construction. This Agreement shall be governed
by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, and the
Trustee, LMUSA and Reorganized LMUSA (by its acceptance of any distributions
made to it pursuant to this Agreement) consent and agree that this Agreement
shall be governed by and construed in accordance with such laws. The Trustee and
Reorganized LMUSA agree and consent that the Bankruptcy Court shall retain
jurisdiction to enforce this Agreement in order to effectuate the provisions of
the Plan.
10.5 Severability. In the event any provision of this Agreement
or its application to any person or circumstances shall be finally determined by
a court of proper jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable to any extent, the
remainder of this Agreement, or the application of such provision to persons or
circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid or unenforceable,
shall not be affected thereby, and each provision of this Agreement shall be
valid and enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law.
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10.6 Notices. (a) Any notice or other communication by the
Trustee to Reorganized LMUSA shall be deemed to have been sufficiently given,
for all purposes, if given by being deposited, postage prepaid, in a post office
or letter box addressed to Reorganized LMUSA at its address as shown in the
records of the Trust.
(b) All notices, requests, consents or other communications to
the Trustee required or permitted under this Agreement shall be in writing
(including facsimile or other similar telecommunication media) and shall be (as
elected by the person giving such notice) hand delivered by messenger or courier
service, telecommunicated or mailed by registered, certified, or overnight mail
(postage prepaid), return receipt requested, to the Trustee at [INSERT ADDRESS]
or to such other address as the Trustee or any successor Trustee may designate
by notice to Reorganized LMUSA complying with the terms of SECTION 10.6(a). Each
such notice shall be deemed delivered (i) on the date delivered if by personal
delivery, (ii) on the date telecommunicated with confirmed answer back if
telecommunicated or (iii) on the date upon which the return receipt is signed or
delivery is refused, as the case may be, if mailed.
10.7 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number
of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but such counterparts shall
together constitute one and the same instrument.
10.8 Termination. This Agreement shall terminate and shall be of
no further force or effect in the event that the Effective Date under the Plan
does not occur on or before October 31, 1997; provided, however,
that such date may be extended by the Trustee then serving or by order of the
Bankruptcy Court.
EXHIBIT B--LMUSA LITIGATION TRUST AGREEMENT
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Trust
Agreement or caused this Trust Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and
year first written.
LOMAS MORTGAGE USA, INC.
By:
----------------------------------
Name:
Title:
REORGANIZED LOMAS MORTGAGE USA, INC.
By:
----------------------------------
Name:
Title:
By:
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As Trustee
EXHIBIT B--LMUSA LITIGATION TRUST AGREEMENT
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LIST OF EXHIBITS
Exhibit A LMUSA Chapter 11 Plan (In the form of Exhibit A To the
Confirmation Order attached to the Confirmation Order).
EXHIBIT B--LMUSA LITIGATION TRUST AGREEMENT
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EXHIBIT III
ESTIMATED LIQUIDATION PROCEEDS
ASSUMING CONVERSION TO CHAPTER 7
Section 1129(a)(7)(A) of the Bankruptcy Code states that the Bankruptcy
Court shall not confirm a plan of reorganization unless it is in the "best
interests" of creditors and interestholders. The "best interests" test is
satisfied if each impaired class of claims or interest receives or retains at
least the amount or value they would receive if the debtor were liquidated in a
hypothetical case under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code.
This Liquidation Analysis (the "Analysis") presents estimated amounts
that would be paid to claimants and interestholders under hypothetical Chapter 7
liquidations. The assumptions and estimates utilized in this Analysis are
considered reasonable by management of the Debtors-in-Possession (LMUSA, LFC,
LIS and LAS, collectively the "Debtors"). This Analysis is also based upon
assumptions with regard to management decisions that are subject to change.
Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the values reflected in this
Analysis would be realized if the Debtors were, in fact, to undergo such a
liquidation.
This Analysis is believed to reflect all relevant information known to
management as of the date of this Disclosure Statement. The Debtors are not
aware of any events subsequent to such date that would materially affect this
Analysis. There can be no assurance that the assumptions underlying this
Analysis would be made or accepted by the Bankruptcy Court.
This Analysis is based upon the Debtors' unaudited financial statements
as of March 31, 1996 and various adjustments thereto, as well as other amounts
estimated by Debtors' management. The Analysis assumes that the Debtors' asset
and liability values at June 30, 1996, the date of hypothetical conversion of
the case to a Chapter 7 proceeding, would be based upon a rollforward of these
March 31, 1996 financial statements utilizing the Debtors' 1996 budget, with no
significant variances. In addition, this Analysis assumes that the Debtors'
operations would immediately cease upon conversion of the case to a Chapter 7
proceeding. Actual recoveries in a Chapter 7 liquidation may differ materially
from the preliminary estimate of recoveries included herein.
In order to determine the liquidation values of the Debtors for
purposes of this Analysis, the following material assumptions were made: (a) a
Chapter 7 trustee would
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liquidate the assets on an accelerated schedule; (b) the First Nationwide
holdbacks would be paid in full (other than $19.5 million, representing
estimated reserves for receivables to which a portion of the holdbacks relate);
(c) the Chapter 7 trustee would first distribute from the proceeds of the
liquidation the Chapter 7 administrative expenses (including the trustee's fees
and expenses and those of professionals retained by the trustee); (d) the
Debtors' assets would be liquidated over a seven-month period; (e) the Lomas
Campus real estate would be liquidated at $23 million, which is the sale price
under an agreement in principle reached with a potential purchaser; (f) each STL
asset would be liquidated at an amount representing management's best estimate
of net proceeds under a distressed sale situation with the value of the Debtors'
real estate assets being eroded due to the rapid liquidation of the real estate
portfolio and the general "fire sale" atmosphere of the liquidation; (g) the
value of assets other than real estate would be reduced from book value in a
Chapter 7 liquidation due to (i) a lower cash value for liquidation of
furniture, fixtures and equipment and (ii) the elimination of prepaid items,
which have minimal potential cash value to the Debtors but are reported at cost
as "other assets" in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
and (h) general Chapter 7 administrative costs and expenses, including (i) the
Chapter 7 trustee's fees (assumed to be 3%), (ii) fees for Chapter 7 bankruptcy
counsel, (iii) legal fees relating to real estate sales transactions, (iv) fees
for consultants and/or brokers to design and implement a marketing strategy and
(v) accounting fees, would be paid out of liquidation proceeds and deducted
prior to distributions.
Based upon the foregoing assumptions, following is a summary of the
Analysis, including a comparison of the estimated recoveries in hypothetical
Chapter 7 liquidations with estimated recoveries under the Plans.
IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE ESTIMATED RECOVERIES UNDER A CHAPTER 7
LIQUIDATION AND UNDER THE PLANS ARE BASED ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT THERE ARE NO
ALLOWED INTERCOMPANY CLAIMS AND THEREFORE THE ASSETS OF EACH DEBTOR AS SHOWN ON
ITS BOOKS AND RECORDS, AND ONLY THOSE ASSETS, ARE AVAILABLE TO SATISFY
NON-INTERCOMPANY CLAIMS AGAINST SUCH DEBTOR.
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LOMAS FINANCIAL CORPORATION
BEST INTERESTS TEST
Estimated as of 7/1/96 in thousands
(Unaudited)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
A. CHAPTER 7-- LIQUIDATION ANALYSIS
ESTIMATED
CHAPTER 7
SOURCES OF CASH PROCEEDS FOOTNOTES
--------------- --------- ---------
<S> <C> <C>
A
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS $ 3,000 B
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS HELD IN TRUST 6,723 B
INTEREST INCOME-- CASH 160 B
INTEREST INCOME-- CASH IN TRUST 196 B
INVESTMENT INCOME 101 B
MANAGEMENT FEES 350 C
ASSET SALES:
INVESTMENTS 4,393 D
RECEIVABLES 4,373 E
FIXED ASSETS 335 F
PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER ASSETS 549 G
--------
SOURCES OF CASH $ 20,180
USES OF CASH
ADMINISTRATION AND CARRYING COSTS 1,313 H, I
PROFESSIONAL FEES 345
TRUSTEE FEES (3% OF SOURCES) 605
--------
USES OF CASH $ 2,263
--------
NET DISTRIBUTABLE PROCEEDS -- CHAPTER 7 $ 17,917 J
========
B. PLAN OF REORGANIZATION VALUE ESTIMATED
PLAN VALUE
----------
CASH DISTRIBUTIONS UPON CONFIRMATION $ 4,723 K
CASH CONTRIBUTIONS TO LITIGATION TRUST 2,000 K
CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERCOMPANY CLAIMS RESERVE --
NET NON-REORGANIZATION ASSETS 9,638
CAPITAL STOCK IN REORGANIZED LFC 3,183 L
--------
ESTIMATED PLAN VALUE $ 19,544
========
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
C. COMPARISON OF NET
PROCEEDS CHAPTER 7 PLAN
--------- ----
Estimated Payments Estimated Payments
Allowed on Allowed Percentage Allowed on Allowed Percentage
Claims Claims Recovery Claims Claims Recovery
------ ------ -------- ------ ------ --------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Administrative (see footnotes H and I) $ -- $ -- 100.0% $ -- $ -- 100.0%
Priority - Tax 79.0 79.0 100.0% 79.0 79.0 100.0%
Priority - Nontax -- -- 0.0% -- -- 0.0%
LFC Class 1 (Secured) -- -- 0.0% -- -- 0.0%
LFC Class 2 (D & O) -- -- 0.0% -- -- 0.0%
LFC Class 3 (General Unsecured) 155,674.0 7,837.9 11.5% 155,674.0 19,464.7 12.5%
LFC Class 4 (Convenience) 1.0 0.1 11.5% 1.0 0.3 25.0%
LFC Class 5 (Intercompany) -- -- 0.0% -- -- 0.0%
LFC Class 6 (Interests)(see footnotes) -- -- 0.0% -- -- 0.0%
---------- --------- ----- ---------- --------- -----
TOTAL $155,754.0 $17,917.0 11.5% $155,754.0 $19,544.0 12.5%
========== ========= ===== ========== ========= =====
</TABLE>
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LOMAS MORTGAGE USA, INC.
BEST INTERESTS TEST
ESTIMATED AS OF 7/1/96 IN THOUSANDS
(UNAUDITED)
A. CHAPTER 7-- LIQUIDATION ANALYSIS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
ESTIMATED FOOTNOTES
CHAPTER 7 ---------
Sources of Cash PROCEEDS A
- --------------- --------
<S> <C> <C>
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS $ 5,000 B
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS HELD IN TRUST 222,673 B
INTEREST INCOME -- CASH 533 B
INTEREST INCOME -- CASH IN TRUST 6,495 B
INVESTMENT INCOME 150 B
OTHER INCOME 150 C
ASSET SALES:
INVESTMENTS 11,491 D
RECEIVABLES 35,695 E
FIXED ASSETS 1,845 F
PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER ASSETS 1,194 G
--------
SOURCES OF CASH $285,226
USES OF CASH
ADMINISTRATION AND CARRYING COSTS $ 7,317 H, I
PROFESSIONAL FEES 755
TRUSTEE FEES (3% OF SOURCES) 8,557
--------
USES OF CASH $ 16,629
--------
NET DISTRIBUTABLE PROCEEDS -- CHAPTER 7 $268,597 J
========
B. PLAN OF REORGANIZATION VALUE ESTIMATED
PLAN VALUE
----------
CASH DISTRIBUTIONS UPON CONFIRMATION $217,673 K
CASH CONTRIBUTIONS TO LITIGATION TRUST 5,000 K
CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERCOMPANY CLAIMS RESERVE --
NET NON-REORGANIZATION ASSETS 39,549
CAPITAL STOCK IN REORGANIZED LMUSA 18,937 L
---------
ESTIMATED PLAN VALUE 281,159
=========
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
C. COMPARISON OF NET PROCEEDS CHAPTER 7 PLAN
------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------
Estimated Payments Estimated Payments
Allowed on Allowed Percentage Allowed on Allowed Percentage
Claims Claims Recovery Claims Claims Recovery
------ ------ -------- ------ ------ --------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Administrative (see footnotes H and I) $ 3,000.0 $ 3,000.0 100.0% $ 3,000.0 $ 3,000.0 100.0%
Priority - Tax 540.0 540.0 100.0% 540.0 540.0 100.0%
Priority - Nontax 15.0 15.0 100.0% 15.0 15.0 100.0%
LMUSA Class 1A (Secured) 11,450.0 11,450.0 100.0% 11,450.0 11,450.0 100.0%
LMUSA Class 1B (Secured) -- -- 0.0% -- -- 0.0%
LMUSA Class 2 (D & O) -- -- 0.0% -- -- 0.0%
LMUSA Class 3 (General Unsecured) 400,390.0 253,550.2 63.3% 400,390.0 266,117.7 66.5%
LMUSA Class 4 (Convenience) 66.0 41.8 63.5% 66.0 36.3 55.0%
LMUSA Class 5 (Intercompany) -- -- 0.0% -- -- 0.0%
LMUSA Class 6 (Interests) (see footnotes) -- -- 0.0% -- -- 0.0%
---------- ---------- ---- ---------- ---------- ----
TOTAL $415,461.0 $268,597.0 64.7% $415,461.0 $281,159.0 67.7%
========== ========== ==== ========== ========== ====
</TABLE>
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FOOTNOTES TO LIQUIDATION ANALYSIS
The notes that are presented below identify and describe the principal
assumptions that are incorporated in the Analysis:
Note References
(A) Represents the Debtors' best estimates of liquidation values based upon
hypothetical liquidations under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code. Such
estimates may not prove accurate. Assumes total liquidation period of 7
months.
(B) Operating cash earns interest at 5% per annum. Cash is accumulated as assets
are sold or income is earned. All other cash available upon conversion of
these cases to Chapter 7 at June 30, 1996 would be held in trust until
January 31, 1997 and would also earn interest at 5% per annum.
(C) Management fees are from the assisted care management agreement in a
subsidiary of LFC (Treemont) and from fees related to the Beaumeade property
managed by STL, a subsidiary of LMUSA.
(D) Significant LFC investments include, among other items, interests in
Financial Insurance Ltd., Capstead stock options, Triad Ventures, Invesco
Funds and Vista. Significant LMUSA investments include the CMO Trust,
residual interest in excess benefits plans and STL real estate.
(E) Accounts receivable are presented net of estimated uncollectible accounts.
LFC receivables include the Dataplex note, accrued investment income,
management fees and the RIS note. LMUSA receivables include net First
Nationwide sales proceeds, Landel Plaza receivable and mortgage notes
payable to STL.
(F) Excess furniture, fixtures and equipment (including computer hardware and
software) were reduced to 25% of net book value at June 30, 1996, and are
expected to be sold by December 31, 1996. Art and antiques are recorded at
book value and are expected to be sold by December 31, 1996. All campus
buildings are to be sold as of June 30, 1996.
(G) Prepaid items are assumed to have no cash value, except that early
termination of the D & O policy may result in a partial refund.
(H) Overhead reimbursement is a Debtor-calculated amount of post-conversion
overhead expenses that have been borne by LMUSA. Administrative claims are
an estimate of Chapter 7 professional fees and expenses through the date of
completion of the Chapter 7 liquidation. Although the amount reflected in
the analysis is the Debtors' best estimate of the amount owed to LMUSA by
LFC, the Debtors' calculations are subject to further scrutiny by the
creditors of the respective estates, and the amount of certain
administrative expenses must ultimately be approved by the Court. It is
assumed that LMUSA will charge to LFC a monthly management fee for both
legal and accounting services provided during the liquidation. The charge is
assumed to equal 10% of the total projected operating expenses for legal and
accounting, approximately $10,000 per month until liquidation is complete.
(I) For purposes of this analysis it is assumed that 20% of the estimated
professional and related bankruptcy costs through June 30, 1996 are
reimbursed to LMUSA immediately prior to conversion to Chapter 7.
(J) Distributions are assumed to occur on January 31, 1997.
(K) LMUSA cash includes $5 million designated for the LMUSA Litigation Trust and
$217.7 million for distribution to creditors. LFC cash includes $2 million
designated for the LFC Litigation Trust and $4.7 million for distribution to
creditors. No assumptions have been made with respect to cash distribution
to be held back from distribution to creditors or funded into an
Intercompany Claims Reserve.
(L) This amount represents the pro forma book value of the Debtors after
reorganization.
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FOOTNOTES TO LIQUIDATION ANALYSIS (CONTINUED)
Other Significant Assumptions
The Estimated Plan Value and this Analysis assume the Debtors have
sufficient tax attributes to offset any potential federal and/or state taxes
associated with gains from asset sales, etc. Accordingly, this Analysis
assumes no federal and state tax liabilities, although this assumption may
be subject to change.
All severance and retention payments, including excess benefit plan
distributions and vacation pay, will be paid to terminated employees. The
majority of employees are anticipated to be terminated by June 30, 1996.
Operations of Debtors would be moved to a smaller office location as of July
1, 1996 for either the liquidation or reorganization scenarios and allocated
as noted in footnote H above. Cost to relocate operations projected at
$80,000 in July 1996. This is primarily a LMUSA cost and is in support of
contractual requirements pursuant to the First Nationwide sale.
Assumes rent at $20/s.f. utilizing 6,000 s.f. for the liquidation period.
Lomas Insurance Services will be sold as of June 30, 1996.
The Debtors' pension plan will be terminated as of December 31, 1996.
First Nationwide holdbacks for transfer costs will be recovered in full.
Excess funds estimated available at October 1996 (GNMA Sale) and January
1997 (Section 363 Sale) over out of pocket costs are included in LMUSA's
projections as an increase in cash.
Recovery for LFC and LMUSA Class 6 Interests will be $0 because such
interests will be canceled under the Plan.
No amounts are recovered in respect of claims by the Debtors against third
parties. If there are any such recoveries, 100% will be available to
creditors under the Plans, while 97% would be available in a Chapter 7
liquidation, due to the 3% trustee's fee.
No value is attributed under the Plans to the tax attributes of the Debtors,
except to the extent that income of the reorganized companies is assumed to
be sheltered by net operating loss carryforwards.
Estimated Allowed Claims also include estimates for damages due to rejection
of executory contracts and estimates for litigation and settlement costs.
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EXHIBIT IV
LOMAS FINANCIAL CORPORATION ("LFC")
AND LOMAS MORTGAGE USA, INC. ("LMUSA")
PROJECTED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NATURE OF PRESENTATION
The preceding presentation includes projected consolidated balance
sheets of Lomas Financial Corporation and Lomas Mortgage USA, Inc. as of June
30, 1997, 1998 and 1999, and projected statements of consolidated operations and
consolidated cash flows for the years then ending. These financial projections
present, to the best of management's knowledge and belief, each company's
expected financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the
projection periods, after giving effect to changes in its debt and capital
structure that would result from the consummation of its Chapter 11 Plan on July
1, 1996. Accordingly, the projections reflect management's judgment, as of May
31, 1996, based on present circumstances, of the most likely set of conditions
and its most likely course of action. The assumptions disclosed herein are those
that management believes are significant to the projections or are key factors
upon which the financial results of the Companies depend. Some assumptions
inevitably will not materialize, and unanticipated events or circumstances may
occur subsequent to the date of these projections. Therefore, the actual results
achieved during the projection period will vary from the forecast, and the
variations may be material.
Reorganized LFC and Reorganized LMUSA are required to adopt fresh-start
reporting as of each respective Effective Date. Fresh-start reporting does not
reflect historical values as previously reflected on LFC's and LMUSA's books.
Pursuant to fresh-start reporting, the reorganization value of Reorganized LFC
and Reorganized LMUSA is allocated to its assets at fair value. In addition,
liabilities are stated at present value determined at appropriate interest rates
and any goodwill and the retained earnings deficit are eliminated. Statement of
Position 90-7 of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants,
"Financial Reporting by Entities in Reorganization Under the Code," defines
reorganization value as the amount of resources available for the satisfaction
of postpetition liabilities and allowed claims and interests, as negotiated
between the debtors, the creditors and the holders of equity interests. However,
notwithstanding the foregoing, because the application of fresh-start accounting
has no material impact on the carrying values of the assets of either
Reorganized LFC or Reorganized LMUSA, the approach has not been applied for
purposes of this Disclosure Statement and the assets are reflected herein at
their net realizable values.
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SIGNIFICANT PROJECTION ASSUMPTIONS
- - Each company's board of directors will have five outside directors with a
compensation of $2,000 per quarter, plus travel reimbursement.
- - Excess furniture and equipment was reduced to $.25 on the dollar at June 30,
1996, and is expected to be sold by December 31, 1996. Arts and antiques
were already carried at a discounted value and will also be sold by December
31, 1996.
- - All buildings will be sold at June 30, 1996 for $23 million cash. Travelers
will receive $11.45 million for the collateral and will share distribution,
with other creditors on the undersecured portion.
- - Operations would be moved to an executive office complex as of July 1, 1996.
- Cost to relocate operations projected at $80,000 in July 1996.
- Assumes rent at $20/s.f. utilizing 6,000 s.f. in FY '97 and 4,000 s.f.
in fiscal years 1998-1999.
- - Distribution from proceeds on earnings of liquidating assets in excess of $1
million for LMUSA or $500,000 for LFC will be distributed monthly.
- - Operating cash earns 5% per annum and is not distributed. Cash is
accumulated as assets are sold or income is earned.
- - LMUSA will charge to LFC a monthly management fee for both legal and
accounting services provided. The charge is equal to 10% of the total
projected operating expenses for each fiscal year, or approximately $10,000
per month.
- - LMUSA will charge ST Lending a fee of $25,000 per month for a prorated share
of operating costs (legal, accounting and facilities).
- - The D & O insurance cost prior to reorganization is $1.8 million and the
projected three-year cost to the reorganized companies is $1.3 million split
50% to LFC and 50% to LMUSA.
- - The Company's pension plan will be terminated by December 31, 1996.
- - Cost to transfer loans to First Nationwide will be recovered from holdbacks.
Excess funds estimated available at October 1996 (GNMA Sale) and January
1997 (Section 363 Sale) are included as an increase in cash.
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LOMAS FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
(EXCLUDING LOMAS MORTGAGE USA, INC.)
PRO FORMA REORGANIZED BALANCE SHEET
JUNE 30, 1996
(IN THOUSANDS)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
REORGANIZATION ENTRIES
-------------------------------------------------------------
OPERA- CANCELLATION TRANSFER
TIONS REORGANI- OF DISCHARGE CANCELLATION OF NOR-
BALANCE QUARTER ZATION INVESTMENT OF OF REORGANI-
AT ENDING VALUE IN PRE- PRE- ZATION REORGANIZED
MARCH 31, JUNE 30, ADJUST- LOMAS PETITION PETITION ITEMS BALANCE
1996 1996 MENTS MORTGAGE [OF DEBT STOCK TO TRUST SHEET
--------- -------- -------- ------------ --------- ------------ -------- -----------
(1) (2) (2) (2)
ASSETS
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Cash and cash equivalents $ 11,606 $ (536) $ -- $ (1,347) $ (6,723) $ -- $ -- $3,000
Receivables . . . . . . . 538 7,395 (3,560) -- (4,146) -- -- 227
Investments . . . . . . . 4,330 (129) 477 -- (4,678) -- -- --
Investment in
unconsolidating
subsidiaries . . . . . (106,841) (7,366) -- 114,207 -- -- -- --
Fixed assets . . . . . . 1,247 (682) (230) -- (335) -- -- --
--------- ------- --------- -------- --------- -------- ------- --------
(100,726) (782) (3,313) 114,207 (9,159) -- -- 227
Allowance for losses . . (3,609) (99) 3,708 -- -- -- -- --
--------- ------- --------- -------- --------- -------- ------- --------
(104,335) (881) 395 114,207 (9,159) -- -- 227
Prepaid expenses and other
assets . . . . . . . . . 128 421 -- -- (549) -- -- --
Net assets of discontinued
operations . . . . . . 6,947 (6,947) -- -- -- -- -- --
Non-reorganization assets
held in trust . . . . . -- -- -- -- 9,708 -- (9,708) --
Contingent distribution
obligation . . . . . . -- -- -- -- (9,638) -- 9,638 --
Accrued liquidating
liabilities . . . . . . -- -- -- -- (70) -- 70 --
--------- ------- --------- -------- --------- -------- ------- ---------
$ (85,654) $(7,943) $ 395 $ 112,860 $ (16,431) $ -- $ -- $ 3,227
========= ======= ========= ======== ========= ======== ======= ========
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable and
accrued expenses . . . . 505 $ (391) $ -- $ -- $ (70) $ -- $ -- $ 44
Payable to unconsolidating
subsidiaries . . . . . 781 (781) -- -- -- -- -- --
Liabilities subject to
Chapter 11 proceedings 153,304 (118) -- -- (153,186) -- -- --
--------- ------- --------- -------- --------- -------- ------- --------
154,590 (1,290) -- -- (153,256) -- -- 44
--------- ------- --------- -------- --------- -------- ------- --------
STOCKHOLDERS'
EQUITY DEFICIT)
Common stock . . . . . . 20,149 -- -- -- 100 (20,149) -- 100
Paid-in capital . . . . . 309,763 -- -- -- 3,083 (309,763) -- 3,083
Retained earnings (deficit) (570,156) (6,653) 395 112,860 133,642 329,912 -- --
--------- ------- --------- -------- --------- -------- ------- --------
(240,244) (6,653) 395 112,860 136,825 -- -- 3,183
--------- ------- --------- -------- --------- -------- ------- --------
$ (85,654) $(7,943) $ 395 $ 112,860 $ (16,431) $ -- $ -- $ 3,227
========= ======= ========= ======== ========= ======== ======= ========
</TABLE>
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Notes to pro forma reorganized balance sheet
(1) The reorganization value was determined with the assistance of independent
advisors by reliance on various valuation methods including discounted cash
flow analysis and independent appraisal.
(2) Discharge of debt and cancellation of prepetition stock:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C>
Debt discharge $ 153,186
Prepetition stock cancelled 329,912
---------
483,098
Less:
Cash distribution at consummation (6,723)
Net assets held in trust pending distribution (9,638)
Reorganized LFC securities issued (3,183)
Elimination of retained earnings deficit (329,912)
---------
Gain on discharge $ 133,642
=========
</TABLE>
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LOMAS FINANCIAL CORPORATION
PROJECTED BALANCE SHEET
(Unaudited, in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
June 30
----------------------------------------
1996 1997 1998 1999
------- ------- ------- -------
ASSETS
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Cash and cash equivalents ........ $ 3,000 $ 3,237 $ 3,535 $ 3,927
Receivables ...................... 227 256 296 336
------- ------- ------- -------
3,227 3,493 3,831 4,263
------- ------- ------- -------
Non-reorganization assets held in
trust ........................ 9,708 1,393 1,076 528
Less: Accrued liquidating
liabilities ............... (70) (18) (13) (13)
Less: Contingent distribution
obligation ................ (9,638) (1,375) (1,063) (515)
------- ------- ------- -------
-- -- -- --
------- ------- ------- -------
$ 3,227 $ 3,493 $ 3,831 $ 4,263
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LIABILITIES
Accounts payable and accrued
expenses ...................... $ 44 $ 63 $ 63 $ 63
------- ------- ------- -------
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Common stock ..................... $ 100 $ 100 $ 100 $ 100
Paid-in capital .................. 3,083 3,083 3,083 3,083
Retained earnings ................ -- 247 585 1,017
------- ------- ------- -------
3,183 3,430 3,768 4,200
------- ------- ------- -------
$ 3,227 $ 3,493 $ 3,831 $ 4,263
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LOMAS FINANCIAL CORPORATION
PROJECTED STATEMENT OF REVENUES AND EXPENSES
(Unaudited, in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Fiscal Year Ending June 30
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1997 1998 1999
---- ---- ----
<S> <C> <C> <C>
REVENUES
Interest and investment income ................. $153 $172 $164
Other revenue .................................. 600 600 600
---- ---- ----
753 772 764
---- ---- ----
EXPENSES
General and administrative ..................... 506 434 332
Depreciation and amortization .................. -- -- --
---- ---- ----
506 434 332
---- ---- ----
NET INCOME ........................................ $247 $338 $432
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LOMAS FINANCIAL CORPORATION
PROJECTED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited, in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Fiscal Year Ending June 30
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1997 1998 1999
---- ---- ----
<S> <C> <C> <C>
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income ........................................... $ 247 $ 338 $ 432
Noncash items included in determination of
net income - depreciation and amortization ......... -- -- --
Net change in receivables, payables and other assets.. (10) (40) (40)
------- ------- -------
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents .......... 237 298 392
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of
period ............................................. 3,000 3,237 3,535
------- ------- -------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period ........... $ 3,237 $ 3,535 $ 3,927
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LOMAS FINANCIAL CORPORATION
NON-REORGANIZATION ASSETS
PROJECTED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited, in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Fiscal Year Ending June 30
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1997 1998 1999
---- ---- ----
<S> <C> <C> <C>
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income (loss) ............................ $(1,163) $ (312) $ 452
Noncash items included in the determination
of net income - depreciation and
amortization ............................ 438 3 --
Net change in receivables, payables
and other assets ......................... (65) (101) (715)
------- ------- -------
Net cash provided (used) by operating
activities .......................... (790) (410) (263)
------- ------- -------
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Net collections on liquidation of non-
reorganization assets .................... 8,576 84 1,431
Liquidating distributions .................... (7,100) -- (1,000)
------- ------- -------
Net cash provided by financing
activities .......................... 1,476 84 431
------- ------- -------
Net increase (decrease) in cash and
cash equivalents ......................... 686 (326) 168
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning
of period ................................ -- 686 360
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of
period ................................... $ 686 $ 360 $ 528
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LOMAS MORTGAGE USA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PRO FORMA REORGANIZATION BALANCE SHEET
JUNE 30, 1996
(IN THOUSANDS)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
REORGANIZED ENTRIES
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OPERA- TRANSFER
TIONS CANCELL- OF NON-
BALANCE QUARTER REORGANI- DISCHARGE ATION REORGANI- REORGA
AT ENDING ZATION VALUE OF OF ZATION -NIZED
MARCH 31, JUNE 30, ADJUST- PREPETITION PREPETITION ITEMS BALANCE
1996 1996 MENTS DEBT STOCK TO TRUST SHEET
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(1) (2) (2) (2)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
ASSETS
Cash and cash
equivalents ....... $ 120,309 $ 107,652 $ (1,635) $(222,673) $ 1,347 $ -- $ 5,000
First mortgage loans
held for sale ...... 270 (270) -- -- -- -- --
Receivables .............. 147,898 (80,429) (12,032) (53,384) (1,402) -- 651
Investments .............. 18,813 (13,429) (424) (4,960) -- -- --
Fixed assets ............. 32,511 (25,997) (4,610) (1,904) -- -- --
Real estate owned ........ -- 11,517 1,704 -- -- -- 13,221
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ------ -------
199,492 (108,608) (15,362) (60,248) (1,402) -- 13,872
Allowance for losses ..... (20,802) 1,306 -- 19,496 -- -- --
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ------ -------
178,690 (107,302) (15,362) (40,752) (1,402) -- 13,872
Prepaid expenses and
other assets ....... 973 221 -- (1,059) -- -- 135
Net assets of
discontinued
operations ......... 26,815 (26,815) -- -- -- -- --
Non-reorganization
assets held in trust -- -- -- 41,811 -- (41,811) --
Contingent distribution
obligation ......... -- -- -- (39,549) -- 39,549 --
Accrued liquidating
liabilities ........ -- -- -- (2,262) -- 2,262 --
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ------ -------
$ 326,787 $ (26,244) $ (16,997) $(264,484) $ (55) $ -- $19,007
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LIABILITIES
Accounts payable and
accrued expenses ... $ 35,084 $ (20,049) $ (12,703) $ (2,262) $ -- $ -- $ 70
Liabilities subject to
Chapter 11
proceedings ....... 398,544 (222) -- (398,322) -- -- --
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ------ -------
433,628 (20,271) (12,703) (400,584) -- -- 70
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ------ -------
STOCKHOLDERS'
EQUITY (DEFICIT)
Common stock ............. $ 1 $ -- $ -- $ 300 $ (1) $ -- $ 300
Paid-in capital .......... 311,202 -- -- 18,637 (311,202) -- 18,637
Retained earnings
(deficit) ......... (418,044) (5,973) (4,294) 117,163 311,148 -- --
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ------ -------
(106,841) (5,973) (4,294) 136,100 (55) -- 18,937
--------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ------ -------
$ 326,787 $ (26,244) $ (16,997) $(264,484) $ (55) $ -- $19,007
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Notes to pro forma reorganized balance sheet
(1) The reorganization value was determined with the assistance of independent
advisors by reliance on various valuation methods including discounted cash
flow analysis and independent appraisal. The adjustments also include
payments upon Confirmation of Chapter 11 professional fees and holdbacks.
(2) Discharge of debt and cancellation of prepetition stock:
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Debt discharged $ 398,322
Prepetition stock cancelled 311,203
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709,525
Less:
Cash distribution at consummation (222,673)
Net assets held in trust pending distribution (39,549)
Reorganized Lomas Mortgage securities issued (18,937)
Elimination of retained earnings deficit (311,203)
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Gain on discharge $ 117,163
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LOMAS MORTGAGE USA, INC.
PROJECTED BALANCE SHEET
(Unaudited, in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
June 30
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1996 1997 1998 1999
---- ---- ---- ----
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents ............... $ 5,000 $ 13,108 $ 22,429 $ 22,936
Receivables ............................. 651 321 -- --
Investments ............................. 13,221 6,069 -- --
Prepaid expenses and other assets ....... 135 43 33 --
-------- -------- -------- --------
19,007 19,541 22,462 22,936
-------- -------- -------- --------
Non-reorganization assets
held in trust ...................... 41,811 7,307 6,415 6,107
Less: Accrued liquidating liabilities .. (2,262) (43) (23) (13)
(39,549) (7,264) (6,392) (6,094)
-------- -------- -------- --------
Less: Contingent distribution obligation -- -- -- --
-------- -------- -------- --------
$ 19,007 $ 19,541 $ 22,462 $ 22,936
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LIABILITIES
Accounts payable and accrued expenses ... $ 70 $ 79 $ 84 $ 119
-------- -------- -------- --------
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Common stock ............................ 300 300 300 300
Paid-in capital ......................... 18,637 18,637 18,637 18,637
Retained earnings ....................... -- 525 3,441 3,880
-------- -------- -------- --------
18,937 19,462 22,378 22,817
-------- -------- -------- --------
$ 19,007 $ 19,541 $ 22,462 $ 22,936
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LOMAS MORTGAGE USA, INC.
PROJECTED STATEMENT OF REVENUES AND EXPENSES
(Unaudited, in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Fiscal Year Ending June 30
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1997 1998 1999
---- ---- ----
<S> <C> <C> <C>
REVENUES
Interest and investment income ........ $ 469 $ 876 $1,110
Gain on sale .......................... 1,778 3,215 --
Other revenue ......................... 150 -- --
------ ------ ------
2,397 4,091 1,110
------ ------ ------
EXPENSES
Personnel ............................. 144 144 --
General and administrative ............ 1,728 1,030 671
Depreciation and amortization ......... -- -- --
------ ------ ------
1,872 1,174 671
------ ------ ------
NET INCOME ................................ $ 525 $2,917 $ 439
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LOMAS MORTGAGE USA, INC.
PROJECTED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited, in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Fiscal Year Ending June 30
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1997 1998 1999
---- ---- ----
<S> <C> <C> <C>
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income ................................ $ 525 $ 2,917 $ 439
Noncash items included in the determination
of net income -- depreciation and
amortization ........................ -- -- --
Net change in receivables, payables and
other assets ........................ 101 14 68
------- ------- -------
Net cash provided by operating
activities ................. 626 2,931 507
------- ------- -------
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Collections on notes receivable ........... 330 321 --
Sales of real estate assets ............... 7,152 6,069 --
------- ------- -------
Net cash provided by financing
activities ................. 7,482 6,390 --
------- ------- -------
Net increase in cash and cash
equivalents ......................... 8,108 9,321 507
Cash and cash equivalents at
beginning of year ......................... 5,000 13,108 22,429
------- ------- -------
Cash and cash equivalents at
end of year ............................... $13,108 $22,429 $22,936
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LOMAS MORTGAGE USA, INC.
NON-REORGANIZATION ASSETS
PROJECTED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited, in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Fiscal Year Ending June 30
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1997 1998 1999
---- ---- ----
<S> <C> <C> <C>
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income (loss) ....................... $ 6,853 $ (872) $ (298)
Noncash items included in the
determination of net income
-- depreciation and
amortization ...................... 100 50 29
Additional gain on assets sold .......... (10,800) -- --
Net change in receivables,
payables and other assets ......... (682) (20) (10)
-------- ------ ------
Net cash used by operating
activities ........................ (4,529) (842) (279)
-------- ------ ------
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Net collections on liquidation of
non-reorganization assets ......... 47,753 2 1
Liquidating distributions ............... (41,151) -- --
-------- ------ ------
Net cash provided by financing
activities ................... 6,602 2 1
-------- ------ ------
Net increase in cash and cash
equivalents ....................... 2,073 (840) (278)
Cash and cash equivalents at
beginning of year ....................... -- 2,073 1,233
-------- ------ ------
Cash and cash equivalents
at end of year .......................... $ 2,073 $1,233 $ 955
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EXHIBIT V
OFFICIAL COMMITTEE OF UNSECURED
CREDITORS OF LFC
COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
GEM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
70 East 55th Street
New York, NY 10022
Robert P. Masterson
JOHN P. KNEAFSEY
12 Lochwynd Court
Phoenix, MD 21131-1210
OPPENHEIMER MANAGEMENT CORP.
2 World Trade Center
34th Floor
New York, NY 10048
Thomas Reedy
ORION CAPITAL CORP.
600 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10020-2302
Robert T. Clairborne
TEXAS COMMERCE BANK
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
HOUSTON
600 Travis
Suite 1150
Houston, Texas 77002
J. Chris Matthews
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COUNSEL :
ANDREWS & KURTH, L.L.P.
4200 Texas Commerce Tower
Houston, Texas 77002
Hugh M. Ray, Esq.
ANDREWS & KURTH, L.L.P.
425 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10017
Peter S. Goodman, Esq.
DELAWARE COUNSEL:
WILLIAM, HERSHMAN & WISLER, P.A.
Suite 600
One Commerce Center
Twelfth Orange Street
P.O. Box 511
Wilmington, DE 19899-0511
Jeffrey C. Wisler
FINANCIAL ADVISORS:
HOULIHAN LOKEY HOWARD & ZUKIN
31 West 52nd Street
11th Floor
New York, New York 10019
David A. Preiser
John D. Finnerty
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OFFICIAL COMMITTEE OF UNSECURED
CREDITORS OF LMUSA
COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
BANKERS TRUST COMPANY
4 Albany Street
New York, NY 10006
Stanley Berg
BENNETT RESTRUCTURING FUND, L.P.
450 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10022
James D. Bennett
Stephen Landzberg
ELLIOTT ASSOCIATES L.P.
712 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10019
Paul Singer
Andrew I. Kurtz
PERRY PARTNERS
245 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10167
Paul Leff
THE TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY
190 South La Salle Street
Suite 2740
Chicago, IL 60603-3410
Betty D. Davis
Christine Schmuker
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COUNSEL:
WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES
767 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10153
Martin J. Bienenstock
Beth J. Rosen
Mark Hoenig
BAYARD, HANDELMAN &
MURDOCH, P.C.
902 Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19899
Neil B. Glassman
ACCOUNTANTS:
ZOLFO COOPER
292 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10117
Steve Cooper
Norman Lavin
Patrick Smith
Michael Winschuh
FINANCIAL ADVISORS:
COHANE RAFFERTY SECURITIES, INC.
212 Carnegie Center
Suite 206
Princeton, New Jersey 08540
Ed Elanjian
Liz Workman
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EXHIBIT VI
The following draft preliminary report prepared by Price Waterhouse LLP ("PW")
dated February 27, 1996, annexed as an exhibit to the Debtor's Disclosure
Statement and 10-Q for the quarter ending March 31, 1996, was prepared by PW
for use solely in connection with the bankruptcy proceedings involving LFC,
LMUSA, LIS and LAS. PW was engaged by Young, Conaway, Stargatt & Taylor, counsel
to the Debtor, to identify and analyze transactions between LFC and LMUSA which
arguably could result in the assertion of potential intercompany claims.
The work and analyses performed by PW are preliminary in nature and, in any
event, are not intended to, and do not, address defenses to the potential claims
or estimates as to the probability of prevailing on any potential claim.
Moreover, the draft preliminary report is summary in nature, does not reflect a
complete compilation of PW's work and analyses, and was prepared for use in, and
solely in the context of, the bankruptcy proceedings. Accordingly, it should not
be relied upon for purposes outside those proceedings. The Debtor has determined
to include the draft preliminary report as an exhibit to provide information
about PW's analyses to date of transactions between LFC and LMUSA.
The draft preliminary report was based on information obtained by PW from the
Debtor and does not reflect any opinion or other form of assurance by PW
regarding the information, its accuracy, or any other matters contained in it.
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PRESENTATION TO
THE CREDITORS' COMMITTEE
OF LFC AND LMUSA
=============================
February 27, 1996
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Price Waterhouse LLP LOGO
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INDEX
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I. Executive Summary
II. Overview of Intercompany Activity
III. Examples of Intercompany Activity
IV. Scope of Transactions Reviewed
V. Overview of Transactions Reviewed
VI. Preliminary Findings
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PREFACE
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This material was presented by Price Waterhouse LLP to the Creditors' Committee
of LFC and LMUSA on February 27, 1996. It served as the basis for discussion
regarding intercompany transactions between LFC and LMUSA.
At the presentation, these slides served as a focal point for discussion. They
are incomplete without the accompanying oral commentary. This document will be
most meaningful, therefore, to those who attended the discussion.
As stated throughout the presentation materials, this document is confidential
and should be treated accordingly. In addition, the schedules included herein
are preliminary in nature and subject to change as new or additional information
is obtained.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
OVERVIEW OF PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP ASSIGNMENT
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1. Reporting/lines of communication
- Retained by Young, Conaway, Stargatt & Taylor
- Worked independently of Debtor
- Two prior meetings with Counsel and Debtors'/Creditors' Committee's
professionals to discuss status and scope of review
- No interaction with Debtor Management or Committee other than meetings
and interviews necessary to perform work
2. Objective/Direction
- Investigate intercompany activity between January 1992 and October 1995
- Identify transactions which could arguably result in a cause of action
between LFC and LMUSA
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
OPERATIONAL AND ENGAGEMENT ISSUES
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1. Centralized cash management/common payor of bills
2. LFC's use of LAS as the corporate administrative services subsidiary
3. Very large level of intercompany transactions
4. Several changes by Lomas in the processing of intercompany transactions
5. LFC's method of equity accounting
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OPERATIONAL AND ENGAGEMENT ISSUES - CONTINUED
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6. Large number of Lomas entities
7. Significant number of changes to the organizational structure
8. Limited audit trail for some transactions
9. Limited staffing resources available at Lomas to assist in obtaining data
10. RIS maintenance of computer system
11. Valuation issues
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
CENTRALIZED CASH MANAGEMENT/LFC AS THE COMMON PAYOR OF BILLS *
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LMUSA STL
----------- -----------
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LLG LANDS ----------- LFC ----------- LIS
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LMI LAS
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* Significant Lomas
Subsidiaries
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
PROJECT APPROACH
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1. Initially reviewed general ledger detail
- Noted a very large number of transactions needed to be analyzed
2. Determined that virtually all intercompany transactions with LMUSA flowed
through LFC's intercompany account with LMUSA and its subsidiaries enabling
our review to focus on LFC's intercompany account with LMUSA
3. Performed materiality screen to determine scope of review
- Transactions greater than $5,000
- 4% of the transactions provided 98% of the total gross dollars
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PROJECT APPROACH - CONTINUED
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4. Created database using accounting transaction data downloaded from Lomas'
accounting system
- All transactions greater than $5,000
- Over 12,000 database records for LMUSA, LAS, LIS, LLG, and STL
- 22 database fields
- Over 264,000 pieces of information
- Developed database structure to incorporate the downloaded data
- Developed database reports which summarize intercompany transaction
activity on a quarterly basis
- Developed customized database reports to expedite screening process
analysis
- Reconciled database activity reports to Lomas' quarterly general
ledger detail
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
PROJECT APPROACH - CONTINUED
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5. Performed screen analysis to review for potentially non-recurring
transactions
- Analyzed cash and non-cash intercompany transactions
- Developed program to reconcile all advances and repayments to cash
accounts
- Analyzed "external" checks to determine top 15 vendors and the
associated activity
- Developed program to analyze Lomas' use of "zero-dollar" checks and
categorized the associated intercompany transaction activity
- Developed program to analyze all journal entries over $5,000 and
categorized the associated intercompany transaction activity
- Reviewed all investment in subsidiaries account activity
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PROJECT APPROACH - CONTINUED
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6. Researched potential non-recurring transactions to evaluate each
transaction's impact on LFC and LMUSA
7. Analyzed potential avoidance transactions that occurred during the period
from November 1993 through October 9, 1995
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
PRELIMINARY FINDINGS
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1. $3.4 billion of intercompany and investment activity processed through
over 235,000 intercompany and investment transactions
2. $1.7 billion of intercompany activity between LFC and LMUSA processed
through over 135,000 transactions
3. Reviewed $1.6 billion of intercompany transactions between LFC and LMUSA
4. Reviewed $1.0 billion of transactions impacting LFC's investment in
subsidiaries accounts
5. Determined that 78 transactions required further analysis
6. Identified $199 million of transaction activity:
- $141 million of transactions involving STL
- $22 million of potential avoidance claims by LFC against LMUSA based on
book value of transaction activity
- $9 million of potential avoidance claims by LMUSA against LFC based on
book value of transaction activity
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SUMMARY OF ACTIVITY IN LFC'S INTERCOMPANY AND INVESTMENT
IN SUBSIDIARIES ACCOUNTS
JANUARY 31, 1992 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 1995
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By Dollar ($ Millions) By Transaction
Number of Transactions
[Pie Chart] [Bar Chart]
Intercompany $2,465 Intercompany 235,849
Investment $ 984 Investment 76
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ANALYSIS OF ACTIVITY
IN LFC'S INTERCOMPANY AND INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES ACCOUNTS
JANUARY 31, 1992 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 1995
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% of Gross Number of % of Total
($ Millions) Gross Total Total Transactions Transactions
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LMUSA $2,169 62.9% 135,365 57.4%
STL 254 7.4% 83 0.0%
LIS 610 17.7% 13,972 5.9%
LLG 55 1.6% 257 0.1%
LMI 155 4.5% 16,618 7.0%
LAS 206 6.0% 69,630 29.5%
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Total $3,448 100.0% 235,925 100.0%
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SUMMARY OF LFC'S INTERCOMPANY ACCOUNT ACTIVITY
JANUARY 31, 1992 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 1995
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By Dollar ($ Millions) By Transaction
Number of Transactions
[Pie Chart] [Bar Chart]
LMUSA $1,692 LMUSA 135,355
STL $ 113 STL 75
LIS $ 302 LIS 13,942
LLG $ 35 LLG 245
LMI $ 120 LMI 16,611
LAS $ 202 LAS 69,621
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ANALYSIS OF LFC'S INTERCOMPANY ACCOUNT ACTIVITY
JANUARY 31, 1992 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 1995
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% of Gross Number of % of Total
($ Millions) Gross Total Total Transactions Transactions
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LMUSA $1,692 68.6% 135,355 57.4%
STL 113 4.6% 75 0.0%
LIS 302 12.2% 13,942 5.9%
LLG 35 1.4% 245 0.1%
LMI 120 4.9% 16,611 7.0%
LAS 202 8.2% 69,621 29.5%
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Total $2,465 100.0% 235,849 100.0%
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JANUARY 31, 1992 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 1995
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
By Dollar ($ Millions) By Transaction
Number of Transactions
[Pie Chart] [Bar Chart]
LMUSA $ 478 LMUSA 10
STL $ 141 STL 8
LIS $ 308 LIS 30
LLG $ 20 LLG 12
LMI $ 34 LMI 7
LAS $ 3 LAS 9
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JANUARY 31, 1992 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 1995
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% of Gross Number of % of Total
($ Millions) Gross Total Total Transactions Transactions
-----------------------------------------------------------------
LMUSA $478 48.5% 10 13.2%
STL 141 14.3% 8 10.5%
LIS 308 31.3% 30 39.5%
LLG 20 2.0% 12 15.8%
LMI 34 3.5% 7 9.2%
LAS 3 0.3% 9 11.8%
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Total $984 100.0% 76 100.0%
=================================================================
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SUMMARY OF ACTIVITY IN LFC'S INTERCOMPANY ACCOUNT WITH LMUSA
JANUARY 31, 1992 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 1995
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
By Dollar ($ Millions) By Transaction
Number of Transactions
[Pie Chart] [Bar Chart]
Advances & Repayments $1,378 Advances & Repayments 681
External Checks $ 44 External Checks 89,711
Zero-Dollar Checks $ 133 Zero-Dollar Checks 43,885
Journal Entries $ 136 Journal Entries 1,078
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JANUARY 31, 1992 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 1995
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Gross % of Gross Total % of Total
($ Millions) Total Total Transactions Transactions
--------------------------------------------------------
Advances & Repayments $1,378 81.5% 681 0.5%
External Checks 44 2.6% 89,711 66.3%
Zero-Dollar Checks 133 7.9% 43,885 32.4%
Journal Entries 136 8.1% 1,078 0.8%
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Total $1,692 100.0% 135,355 100.0%
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LFC INTERCOMPANY ACCOUNT WITH LMUSA
MONTHLY ENDING BALANCE
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Monthly Intercompany Balance
($ Millions)
[LINE CHART]
(11/93) (10/95)
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<S> <C> <C>
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SCREENING PROCESS
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------
LFC and Subsidiaries
Intercompany and
Investment Transactions
-------------------------
*
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
* *
-------------------- -----------------------
LFC Intercompany LFC Investment in
with LMUSA Subsidiaries
-------------------- -----------------------
* *
-------------------- -----------------------
Rolling Intercompany Investment Transactions
Balance Categorized by Purpose
-------------------- -----------------------
* *
------------------------------------------------------------------------------ * -------
* * * *--- LMUSA
---------------- -------- ----------------- * -------
Advances and ---- Checks --- -- Journal Entries -* * -------
Repayments * -------- * ------------- * ----------------- * *--- LIS
---------------- * *- Zero-Dollar -------- * * * -------
* * * ------------- * * * ------------
- ------------------ * * ------------- ------------- ------- *--- Lomas
Deatail Work for -------------------- -- External Allocations Other * Management
Exceptions to Cash Intercompany Checks ------------- 92,93,94,95 ------- * ------------
Accounts Impacting LMUSA * ------------- * ---------------- *
- ------------------ ---- through A/P Detail ------------- * *-- Dividends * -------
* * 93,94,95 Summary by * ------------ * ---------------- *--- STL
* * -------------------- Vendor *-- LMUSA * ---------------- * -------
* * ------------- * ------------ *-- Corrections * ------------
* * ---------------------- * ------------ * ---------------- *--- LLG Land
* *--- Checks Impacting P&L *-- Intellifile * ---------------- * ------------
* * ---------------------- * ------------ *-- Intercompany * -------
* * * ------- * ------------ * Interest *--- LAS
* * *- LIS *-- LFC * ---------------- -------
* * * ------- * ------------ * ---------------- *
* * * ------- * ------------ --- Miscellaneous *
* * *- LAS * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * **-- LAS Transactions *
* * * ------- ------------ ---------------- *
* * * ------- * *
* * *- Other * *
* * ------- * *
* * * *
* * ---------------------- * *
* *--- Checks Impacting B/S * *
* ---------------------- * *
* * * *
* * ------------------------- * *
* *- Liquidating Items * *
* * ------------------------- * *
* * ------------------------- * *
* *- CIP, Clearing Accounts * *
* ------------------------- * *
* * * *
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
* * *
---------------- * *
Non-Recurring * *
Transactions * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
----------------
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TRANSACTION FLOW THAT LEADS TO INTERCOMPANY ADVANCES
LFC ADVANCE TO LMUSA
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
LFC
------------------------------------------------------------
Debit Credit
----- ------
Intercompany
Receivable due
from LMUSA Cash
$3,913,250 ($3,913,250)
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
LMUSA
------------------------------------------------------------
Debit Credit
----- ------
Intercompany
Payable
Cash due to LFC
$3,913,250 ($3,913,250)
------------------------------------------------------------
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TRANSACTION FLOW THAT LEADS TO INTERCOMPANY REPAYMENTS
LMUSA REPAYMENT TO LFC
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
LFC
------------------------------------------------------------
Debit Credit
----- ------
Intercompany
Receivable due
Cash from LMUSA
$2,273,250 ($2,273,250)
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
LMUSA
------------------------------------------------------------
Debit Credit
----- ------
Intercompany
Payable
due to LFC Cash
$2,273,250 ($2,273,250)
------------------------------------------------------------
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TRANSACTION FLOW THAT LEADS TO INTERCOMPANY CHECKS
TWO TYPES - EXTERNAL AND ZERO-DOLLAR
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TWO TYPES OF INTERCOMPANY CHECKS(1)
1. External - The check is made payable to an outside vendor
for services or goods (e.g. - Insurance or Office Supplies).
These checks result in an actual outflow of cash from LFC or
one of its subsidiaries.
2. Zero-Dollar - The A/P system is used to process intercompany
charges in a manner more efficient than manual journal
entries. A zero-dollar check (non-cash) is made payable to a
Lomas entity in order to allocate intercompany expenses
(rent, general accounting) or to charge one entity for
intercompany services that had been provided by a different
Lomas entity. These checks do not result in an actual
outflow of cash from LFC or one of its subsidiaries.
(1) "External check" is a classification developed by PW to explain and analyze
some of the transactions impacting intercompany accounts. The Lomas
accounting staff does not make a distinction between "external" checks
which result in an actual outflow of cash or "zero-dollar" checks which do
not affect cash balances.
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TRANSACTION FLOW THAT LEADS TO INTERCOMPANY CHECKS
"EXTERNAL CHECKS"
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- ----------------------
Invoice from insurance
vendor, Alexander & ******
Alexander, is received *
for $405,000 *
- ---------------------- *
-------------------
Allocation Schedule
is prepared (based ******
on headcount by the *
Company) *
------------------- *
--------------------
Account Payable
Check Request
(APCR) is prepared
based on the *****
Allocation Schedule. *
Intercompany entries *
will be produced *
automatically from *
the APCR. *
-------------------- *
----------------
Check is sent to
Alexander &
Alexander for
the invoice
amount of
$405,000.
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TRANSACTION FLOW THAT LEADS TO INTERCOMPANY CHECKS
"EXTERNAL CHECKS"
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<TABLE>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
- ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------
LMI - Co. 042 LFC - Co. 1140
Debit Credit Debit Credit
- ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------
Prepaid Insurance Intercompany LFC Prepaid Cash -------------
Payable to LFC Insurance ($405,000) *** Vendor
* -------------
$9,500 ($9,500) **** $74,700 * Alexander &
- ------------------------------------ * 9,500 ***** Alexander
* -------- $405,000
* $84,200 Cash
- ------------------------------------ * -------------
LAS - Co. 139 * Intercompany
Debit Credit * Receivable from
- ------------------------------------ * LMI
Prepaid Insurance Intercompany ***** $9,500
Payable to LFC
**** Intercompany
$57,200 ($57,200) * Receivable from
- ------------------------------------ ***** LAS
$57,200
- ------------------------------------ Intercompany
LMUSA - Co. 001 Receivable from
Debit Credit LMUSA
- ------------------------------------ ****** $209,950
Prepaid Insurance Intercompany * 31,850
Payable to LFC * 7,650
* 4,650
$209,950 (1) ($209,950) * --------
31,850 (2) (31,850) * $254,100
7,650 (3) (7,650) * ------------------------------------
4,650 (4) (4,650) ***
-------- ---------
$254,100 ($254,100)
- ------------------------------------
</TABLE>
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Notes:
1. LMUSA Allocation
2. Lomas Field Services, a LMUSA subsidiary
3. Lomas Insurance, a LMUSA subsidiary
4. Lomas General Insurance, a LMUSA subsidiary
LMUSA will create the appropriate intercompany entries with its subsidiaries.
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TRANSACTION FLOW THAT LEADS TO INTERCOMPANY CHECKS
"ZERO-DOLLAR CHECKS"
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[FLOW CHART]
1. Allocations of general services
- The budget for LAS services is prepared (e.g. General Accounting).
- Allocations for various subsidiaries are determined. LAS charges other
subsidiaries monthly using amounts based on budget.
- LAS Corporate Accounting generates a zero dollar check with LAS as
Payee and LFC as Payor.
- LAS is "reimbursed" by increasing its interco. receivable, while the
other subsidiary increases its general accounting expense account.
- No cash is exchanged as the check amount is zero. Only intercompany
accounts and expense accounts are affected.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2. Direct charges for services
- Service (e.g. Voice & Data Communications) provided by one subsidiary
(e.g. LIS) to other subsidiaries.
- LIS invoices the other subsidiary directly.
- LAS Corporate Accounting generates a zero-dollar check with LIS as Payee
and LFC as Payor.
- LIS is "reimbursed" by increasing its intercompany receivable, while
the other subsidiary increases its LIS expense account.
- No cash is exchanged as the check amount is zero. Only intercompany
accounts and expense accounts are affected.
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TRANSACTION FLOW THAT LEADS TO INTERCOMPANY CHECKS
"ZERO-DOLLAR CHECKS"
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------
LFC
----------------------------------------
Debit Credit
----- ------
Intercompany Intercompany
Receivable from Payable to
LMUSA LAS
$180,644 ($180,644)
----------------------------------------
/ \
/ \
/ \
/ \
/ \
/ \
/ \
- ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------------
LMUSA LAS
- ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------------
Debit Credit Debit Credit
----- ------ ----- ------
General Accounting Intercompany Intercompany General Accounting
Allocation Payable to Receivable from Contra-Expense to
Expense LFC LFC Reduce Expense at LAS
$180,644 ($180,644) $180,644 ($180,644)
- ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------------
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TRANSACTION FLOW THAT LEADS TO INTERCOMPANY CHECKS
ANATOMY OF A "ZERO-DOLLAR" CHECK
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<TABLE>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
After the budget for the General Accounting The computerized accounting system will first
Department has been determined and the automatically prepare matching entries for
allocation to LMUSA decided, a monthly check each company listed on the check request:
request is prepared to allocate the expense.
The following information is input by Transactions Processed by Computerized Accounting System
accounting as a result of the check request: --------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------
Check Request Form Input DR CR Company Account
------------------------ -- -- ------- -------
- ---------------------------------------------- * * * * * (180,644) LMUSA Intercompany
DR CR COMPANY ACCOUNT * Account with LFC
-- -- ------- ------- *
180,644 LMUSA General Accounting * * * * 180,644 LAS Intercompany
Expense Allocation * * * * * Account with LFC
*
(180,644) LAS General Accounting * * * * * *
Contra Expense * * 0 LFC Trade A/P
Allocation * ----------------------------------------------
*
(0) LFC Cash Account * * * * * * * * * * The computerized accounting system will then
- ------- -------- prepare an additional entry to balance the
180,644 (180,644) intercompany accounts of LFC:
======= ========
- ---------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------
180,644 LFC Intercompany
Note: Entry balances to zero. But the entry Account with LMUSA
includes three one sided entries for each of
the companies involved. The computerized (180,644) LFC Intercompany
accounting system will then automatically Account with LAS
generate the corresponding entries to the ------- --------
necessary intercompany accounts in order 361,288 (361,288)
to balance the transactions. ======= ========
----------------------------------------------
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SCOPE OF TRANSACTIONS REVIEWED
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Advances & Repayments All reviewed for exceptions
External Checks Greater than $100,000
Zero-Dollar Checks Greater than $100,000
Journal Entries Greater than $5,000
Investment Accounts All reviewed
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ANALYSIS OF TRANSACTIONS REVIEWED IN LFC'S INTERCOMPANY ACCOUNT WITH LMUSA
BY DOLLAR
JANUARY 31, 1992 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 1995
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gross Total Gross Total %
($ Millions) Reviewed Not Reviewed[1] Gross Total Reviewed
-------------------------------------------------------
Advances & Repayments $1,378 $ 0 $1,378 100.0%
External Checks 14 30 44 31.3%
Zero-Dollar Checks 59 74 133 44.5%
Journal Entries 136 1 136 99.6%
-------------------------------------------------------
Total $1,587 $ 105 $1,692 93.8%
=======================================================
[1] Represents items less than selected scope levels.
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ANALYSIS OF TRANSACTIONS REVIEWED IN LFC'S INTERCOMPANY ACCOUNT WITH LMUSA
BY NUMBER OF TRANSACTIONS
JANUARY 31, 1992 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 1995
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of Number of
Transactions Transactions[1] Number of %
Reviewed Not Reviewed Transactions Reviewed
----------------------------------------------------
Advances & Repayments 681 0 681 100.0%
External Checks 53 89,658 89,711 0.1%
Zero-Dollar Checks 266 43,619 43,885 0.6%
Journal Entries 490 588 1,078 45.5%
-------------------------------------------------
Total 1,490 133,865 135,355 1.1%
=================================================
[1] Represents items less than selected scope levels.
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CLASSIFICATION OF ADVANCE AND REPAYMENT TRANSACTIONS
JANUARY 31, 1992 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 1995
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LFC to LMUSA to
LMUSA LFC Gross Number of
($ Millions) Debits (Credits) Net Total Total Transactions
--------------------------------------------------
Cash to Cash Account $ 621 ($757) ($136) $1,378 676
Other Transactions 0 0 0 0 5
--------------------------------------------------
Total $ 621 ($757) ($136) $1,378 681
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SUMMARY OF EXTERNAL CHECK TRANSACTIONS
JANUARY 31, 1992 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 1995
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
By Dollars ($ Millions) By Transaction
[Pie Chart] [Pie Chart]
Top 15 Vendors $17 Top 15 Vendors 65,746
Other Vendors $15 Other Vendors 23,859
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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ANALYSIS OF EXTERNAL CHECK TRANSACTIONS
JANUARY 31, 1992 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 1995
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Percent of Total Number Percent of
Total Gross Total of Total
Vendor ($ Thousands) Transactions (Dollars) Transactions (Number) Activity
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1 Texas Commerce Bank 2,380 7.4% 80 0.1% Payroll Tax
2 Kelly Services 2,365 7.3% 6,276 7.0% Temporary Personnel
3 Southwest Health Plan 2,238 6.9% 183 0.2% Insurance
4 Airborne Express 1,445 4.5% 51,292 57.2% Postage/Courier Services
5 Rollins Hudig Hall Agency 1,414 4.4% 481 0.5% Insurance
6 Edelman & Combs 1,280 4.0% 1 0.0% Litigation Settlement
7 Alexander & Alexander 1,111 3.4% 268 0.3% Insurance
8 Boise Cascade 912 2.8% 3,453 3.9% Office Supplies
9 Travelers Health 872 2.7% 167 0.2% Insurance
10 Jones Day 845 2.6% 245 0.3% Legal Services
11 Cananwill Inc. 782 2.4% 30 0.0% Insurance
12 Greater Dallas Office 543 1.7% 878 1.0% Office Supplies
13 TLC Enterprises 499 1.5% 9 0.0% Construction Contractor
14 Ameritrust Texas 243 0.8% 26 0.0% Insurance
15 National Presort 226 0.7% 2,357 2.6% Postage
-------------------------------------------
Sub-Total 17,154 53.2% 65,746 73.4%
Other Vendors 15,094 46.8% 23,859 26.6%
-------------------------------------------
Sub-Total 32,248 100.0% 89,605 100.0%
Reversing Transactions 11,788 n/a 106 n/a
-------------------------------------------
Net Total $44,036 n/a 89,711 n/a
===========================================
</TABLE>
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SUMMARY OF ZERO-DOLLAR CHECK TRANSACTIONS
JANUARY 31, 1992 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 1995
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
By Dollars ($ Millions) By Transaction
[Pie Chart] [Pie Chart]
LIS $39 LIS 18,797
Non-Recurring $6 Non-Recurring 7
Other $1 Other 874
Reversing $4 Reversing 108
Allocations & Allocations &
Other Dir. Chgs. $84 Other Dir. Chgs. 24,099
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CLASSIFICATION OF ZERO-DOLLAR CHECK TRANSACTIONS
JANUARY 31, 1992 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 1995
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
% of Gross Number of % of Total
($ Thousands) Gross Total Total Transactions Transactions
------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
LIS $38,540 28.9% 18,797 42.8%
Allocations & Other Direct Charges 83,795 62.9% 24,099 54.9%
Reversing 4,322 3.2% 108 0.2%
Other 543 0.4% 874 2.0%
Non-Recurring 5,938 4.5% 7 0.0%
------------------------------------------------
Total Zero-Dollar Checks $133,138 100.0% 43,885 100.0%
================================================
</TABLE>
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CLASSIFICATION OF ZERO-DOLLAR CHECK TRANSACTIONS
DETAIL OF ALLOCATION & OTHER DIRECT CHARGES
JANUARY 31, 1992 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 1995
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
% of Gross Number of % of Total
($ Thousands) Gross Total Total Transactions Transactions
------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Allocations & Other Direct Charges
LAS $60,423 45.4% 21,347 48.6%
LFC 4,951 3.7% 418 1.0%
LMUSA 15,915 12.0% 2,219 5.1%
Intellifile 2,505 1.9% 115 0.3%
------------------------------------------------
Sub-total $83,795 62.9% 24,099 54.9%
================================================
</TABLE>
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SUMMARY OF JOURNAL ENTRY TRANSACTIONS
JANUARY 31, 1992 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 1995
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
By Dollars ($ Millions) By Transaction
[Pie Chart] [Pie Chart]
LIS $7 LIS 51
Accounting Adjustments $58 Accounting Adjustments 153
Allocations $13 Allocations 131
Misc. Trans. $3 Misc. Trans 95
Non-Recurring $55 Non-Recurring 60
JE's <= $5,000 $1 JE's <= $5,000 588
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CLASSIFICATION OF JOURNAL ENTRY TRANSACTIONS
JANUARY 31, 1992 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 1995
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
% of Gross Number of % of Total
($ Thousands) Gross Total Total Transactions Transactions
---------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Accounting Adjustments $58,272 42.7% 153 14.2%
LIS 7,043 5.2% 51 4.7%
Allocations 13,098 9.6% 131 12.2%
Misc. Trans. 2,578 1.9% 95 8.8%
Non-Recurring 54,829 40.2% 60 5.6%
---------------------------------------------------
Sub-Total 135,819 99.6% 490 45.5%
Journal Entries <= $5,000 609 0.4% 588 54.5%
---------------------------------------------------
Total $136,429 100.0% 1,078 100.0%
===================================================
</TABLE>
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CLASSIFICATION OF JOURNAL ENTRY TRANSACTIONS
DETAIL OF ACCOUNTING ADJUSTMENTS
JANUARY 31, 1992 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 1995
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
% of Gross Number of % of Total
($ Thousands) Gross Total Total Transactions Transactions
--------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Accounting Adjustments
Corrections $21,000 15.4% 2 0.2%
Reversing Entries 6,928 5.1% 99 9.2%
Dividends 27,875 20.4% 8 0.7%
Intercompany Interest 2,469 1.8% 44 4.1%
--------------------------------------------------
Sub-Total $58,272 42.7% 153 14.2%
==================================================
</TABLE>
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TRANSACTIONS REVIEWED IN LFC'S INTERCOMPANY ACCOUNT WITH LMUSA
EXTERNAL AND ZERO-DOLLAR CHECKS
JANUARY 31, 1992 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 1995 BY TRANSACTION TYPE
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
By Dollar ($ Millions) By Transaction
[Bar Chart] [Bar Chart]
% Reviewed 41% % Reviewed .2%
% Analyzed[1] 85% % Analyzed[1] 75%
[1] % Analyzed is based on the checks greater than $100,000 that were reviewed
as well as the gross dollar value and number of checks processed through
LFC's intercompany account wth LMUSA in fiscal years 1993 and 1994. All
checks processed through the intercompany account in fiscal years 1993 and
1994 were analyzed to determine the impact on LMUSA's balance sheet and
P&L accounts. Check details for fiscal years 1992 and 1995-1996 are still
outstanding.
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TIMELINE OF EVENTS - INTERCOMPANY TRANSACTIONS
1992 THROUGH 1995
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[TIMELINE CHART]
1992
- ----
Emergence from Bankruptcy
LFC acquires Tycher Properties
LFC transfers Tycher Properties to LLG Lands
1993
- ----
LMUSA transfers file-imaging assets to LFC as Intellifile is incorporated as a
subsidiary of LFC
LFC transfers 49% of STL to LMUSA
1994
- ----
LLG Lands transfers 49% of Tycher Properties through LFC to LMUSA
LFC transfers Intellifile to LMUSA after writing off $6.9mm of Intellifile's
operating losses it had funded
1995
- ----
LMUSA transfers 49% of Tycher Properties back to LLG Lands through LFC
LMUSA transfers Intellifile back to LFC
LMUSA becomes 100% owner of STL when LFC writes-off its intercompany payable
to STL by eliminating its investment in STL
LFC transfers the Conseco Tranche B Note to LMUSA
LLG Lands transfers 100% of Tycher Properties and other assets through LFC to
LMUSA which transfers them to STL
STL advances $8.2mm of excess cash to LMUSA
LFC transfers Lomas NY's assets (cash) to LMUSA
LFC transfers assets to LMUSA as it dissolves LAS and Lomas Marketing
LFC sells Intellifile to Dataplex
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TIMELINE OF EVENTS - THIRD PARTY TRANSACTIONS
1992 THROUGH 1995
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[TIMELINE CHART]
1992
- ----
Emergence from Bankruptcy
Capstead and LFC extend management contract through 12/96
LFC sells remaining interest in First USA for $23mm
First SWAP contract of $375mm
Capstead merges with Tyler Cabot as LFC sells assets to Capstead for $1mm
LMUSA issues $340mm of unsecured bonds to retire $330mm due 1999
1993
- ----
Capstead pays LFC $4.5mm to shorten its management contract with LFC
LMUSA is not in compliance with debt covenants due to advances to LFC
Notional amount of SWAP contracts reach $700mm
Capstead pays LFC $4.8mm to get out of future management fees
1994
- ----
LMUSA pledges $2 billion of PMSRS as collateral for SWAPs
Notional amount of SWAP contracts reach $800mm
LMUSA's bank agreements amended to allow up to $12mm to LFC if net worth is
greater than $175mm
LMUSA pledges an additional $2.8 billion of PMSRS as collateral for SWAPs
LFC agrees to sell LIS to Prudential
When Jess Hay retires in 12/94, he will receive $1.4mm contract
LMUSA pledges an additional $2 billion of PMSRS as collateral for SWAPs.
STL sells 12 properties to Lennar for $31mm
LMUSA's bank agreements amended to allow up to $10mm to LFC if net worth is
greater than $150mm
Eric Booth hired as CEO, Bob Denton as Treasurer
Restructuring provision of $37mm is recorded
1995
- ----
Joseph Dryer hired as Senior Vice President
LFC sells LIS to Prudential
Salomon Bros. receives fee of $1.2mm on LIS sale
LMUSA's bank agreements amended to allow up to $3mm to LFC if net worth is
greater than $150mm
Off balance sheet accounts related to Capstead Mortgages under-funded by
$6.5mm
Real estate provision of $23mm is recorded
$160mm of SWAPs closed out for $5mm
P&I line of $7.8mm is paid off due to ratios at 6/95
$1.6 billion of Capstead PMSRs sold to GE for $16mm
First Nationwide selected as Acquiror
$155mm of SWAPs closed out for $6mm
$3.0 billion of Quality servicing portfolio sold to DLJ for $16mm
[CONTINUED]
Field Services sold by LMUSA to FATS for $600K
Intellifile sold by LFC to Dataplex
Agreement signed to sell GNMA portfolio for $100mm
Real Estate is written down by an additional $12mm
Agreement signed to sell remaining portfolio for $150mm
$485mm of SWAPs closed out for $19mm
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ORGANIZATIONAL CHART OVER TIME
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
January 31, 1992 ------------- (Including all subsidiaries)
Lomas
Financial
Corporation
-------------
*
*
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* * * * * * * * * * *
- --- ------- ----------- ---------- ---------- -------- -------- --------------- ------------- ---------- -------
Lomas
LLG Financial Lomas Housing Lomas Lomas Roosevelt
LAS Lands Insurance Management Management LMUSA New York Properties,Inc. Office Center ST Lending LIS
$1 $12,416 Ltd. $3,907 $10,232 $974 $223,856 $710 $1,509 $455 $133,089 $48,451
- --- ------- ----------- ---------- ---------- -------- -------- --------------- ------------- ---------- -------
* *
- --------- *
Lomas *
Marketing ----------------
Services, Assets Used to
Inc. form Intellifile
- --------- ----------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
January 31, 1992 ------------- (Including only selected subsidiaries)
Lomas
Financial
Corporation
-------------
*
---------------------------------------------------------------
* * * * *
--- --------- -------- -------- -------
LLG ST
LAS Lands LMUSA Lending LIS
$1 $12,416 $223,856 $133,089 $48,451
--- --------- -------- -------- -------
* *
--------------- ----------------
Lomas Marketing Assets Used to
Services, Inc. form Intellifile
--------------- ----------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>
(1) Dollar figures represent LFC Investment in each company in thousands
('000's).
(2) Shaded entities reflect recent intercompany transactions.
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ORGANIZATIONAL CHART OVER TIME
(INCLUDING ONLY SELECTED SUBSIDIARIES)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
January 31, 1992 ----------- Emergence from Bankruptcy
Lomas
Financial
Corporation
-----------
*
---------------------------------------------------------------
* * * * * * *
--- --------- -------- ---------- ------- * ---------
LAS LLG Lands LMUSA ST Lending LIS * Lomas NY
$1 $12,416 $223,856 $133,089 $48,451 * $709
--- --------- -------- ---------- ------- * ---------
* * *
* * *
- --------------- ---------------- --------------
Lomas Marketing Assets Used to Conseco
Services, Inc. form Intellifile Tranche B Note
$2,800 $4,749
- --------------- ---------------- --------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
March 31, 1992 ----------- LFC acquires Tycher Properties
Lomas
Financial
Corporation
-----------
*
*
-------------------------------------------------------
* * * * * * * *
--- * ----- ----- ------- --- * -----
* LLG ST * Lomas
LAS * Lands LMUSA Lending LIS * NY
--- * ----- ----- ------- --- * -----
* * * *
********* * * *
* * * *
- ------------- ---------- ----------- ---------
Lomas Tycher Assets Used Conseco
Marketing Properties to form Tranche B
Services, Inc. Intellifile Note
- -------------- ---------- ----------- ---------
[1] Dollar figures under each subsidiary represent LFC Investment in each
company in thousands ('000's).
[2] Dollar figure for the Intellifile assets is based on LFC's initial
investment at 7/1/92.
[3] Dollar figure for Conseco B Note is Book Value at 1/31/92.
[4] Shaded entities reflect recent intercompany transactions.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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ORGANIZATIONAL CHART OVER TIME
(INCLUDING ONLY SELECTED SUBSIDIARIES)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
November 30, 1992 LFC transfers Tycher Properties to LLG Lands
-----------
Lomas
Financial
Corporation
-----------
*
*
------------------------------------------------------------
* * * * * * *
--- ----- ----- ------- --- * -----
LLG ST * Lomas
LAS Lands LMUSA Lending LIS * NY
--- ----- ----- ------- --- * -----
* * * *
* * * *
-------------- ---------- ------------ ---------
Lomas Tycher Assets Conseco
Marketing Properties Used to form Tranche B
Services, Inc. ---------- Intellifile Note
-------------- ------------ ---------
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
July 1, 1993 Intellifile is incorporated
as a subsidiary of LFC
-----------
Lomas
Financial
Corporation
-----------
*
*
----------------------------------------------------------------
* * * * * * * *
--- ----- ----------- ----- ------- --- * -----
LLG ST * Lomas
LAS Lands Intellifile LMUSA Lending LIS * NY
--- ----- ----------- ----- ------- --- * -----
* * *
* * *
-------------- ---------- ---------
Lomas Tycher Conseco
Marketing Properties Tranche B
Services, Inc. ---------- Note
-------------- ---------
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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ORGANIZATIONAL CHART OVER TIME
(INCLUDING ONLY SELECTED SUBSIDIARIES)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
November 1, 1993
49% of ST Lending transferred to LMUSA
-----------
Lomas
Financial
Corporation
-----------
*
*
----------------------------------------------------------------
* * * * * * * *
--- ----- ----------- ----- ------- --- * -----
LLG ST * Lomas
LAS Lands Intellifile LMUSA Lending LIS * NY
--- ----- ----------- ----- ------- --- * -----
* * * * *
* * * * *
-------------- ---------- *49% *51% ---------
Lomas Tycher ------------- Conseco
Marketing Properties ST Lending Tranche B
Services, Inc. ---------- ------------- Note
-------------- ---------
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
June 29, 1994
49% of Tycher Properties transferred to
LMUSA
-----------
Lomas
Financial
Corporation
-----------
*
*
----------------------------------------------------------------
* * * * * * * *
--- ----- ----------- ----- ------- --- * -----
LLG ST * Lomas
LAS Lands Intellifile LMUSA Lending LIS * NY
--- ----- ----------- ----- ------- --- * -----
* * / * * *
* 51%* 49%/ * * *
-------------- ---------- / *49% *51% ---------
Lomas Tycher / * ----------- Conseco
Marketing Properties / ****** ST Lending Tranche B
Services, Inc. ---------- ----------- Note
-------------- ---------
[1] Shaded entities reflect recent intercompany transactions.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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ORGANIZATIONAL CHART OVER TIME
(INCLUDING ONLY SELECTED SUBSIDIARIES)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
December 31, 1994 Sale of assets of LIS
Transfer of Intellifile to LMUSA
-----------
Lomas
Financial
Corporation
-----------
*
------------------------------------------------------------------
* * * * * * *
--- ----- ----- * ---- * -----
LLG * * Lomas
LAS Lands LMUSA * LIS(*) * NY
--- ----- / ----- \ *51% ---- * -----
* 51%* / * \ * *
----------- * 49%/ * \49% * *
Lomas ---------- / * \ * ---------
Marketing Tycher / ----------- ----------- Conseco
Services, Properties Intellifile ST Lending Tranche B
Inc. ---------- ----------- ----------- Note
----------- ---------
(*) Investment in Subsidiary account remained open with the note and earnout as
the only assets.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
January 31, 1995 Transfer 49 % Tycher Properties back to LLG Lands
-----------
Lomas
Financial
Corporation
-----------
*
------------------------------------------------------------------
* * * * * * *
--- ----- ----- * ---- * -----
LLG * * Lomas
LAS Lands LMUSA * LIS(*) * NY
--- ----- ----- \ *51% ---- * -----
* * * \ * *
----------- * * \49% * *
Lomas ---------- * \ * ---------
Marketing Tycher ----------- ----------- Conseco
Services, Properties Intellifile ST Lending Tranche B
Inc. ---------- ----------- ----------- Note
----------- ---------
(*) Investment in Subsidiary account remained open with the note and earnout
as the only assets.
[1] Shaded entities reflect recent intercompany transactions.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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ORGANIZATIONAL CHART OVER TIME
(INCLUDING ONLY SELECTED SUBSIDIARIES)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
March 31, 1995 Transfer Intellifile to LFC
-----------
Lomas
Financial
Corporation
-----------
*
*
-----------------------------------------------------------------
* * * * * * * *
--- ----- ----------- ----- * ---- * -----
LLG * * Lomas
LAS Lands Intellifile LMUSA * LIS(*) NY
--- ----- ----------- ----- * ------ * -----
* * * *51% *
* * *49% * *
-------------- ---------- --------- ---------
Lomas Tycher ST Conseco
Marketing Properties Lending Tranche B
Services, Inc. ---------- --------- Note
-------------- ---------
(*) Investment in Subsidiary account remained open with the note and earnout
as the only assets.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
May 1, 1995 LFC cancels 51% interest in ST Lending
Transfer of Conseco Tranche B Note to LMUSA
-----------
Lomas
Financial
Corporation
-----------
*
*
----------------------------------------------------------------
* * * * * * *
--- ----- ----------- ----- ---- * -----
LLG * Lomas
LAS Lands Intellifile LMUSA LIS(*) * NY
--- ----- ----------- ----- ------ * -----
* * * \ *
* * * \ *
-------------- ---------- ------- \ ---------
Lomas Tycher ST \ Conseco
Marketing Properties Lending \ Tranche B
Services, Inc. ---------- ------- Note
-------------- ---------
(*) Investment in Subsidiary account remained open with the note and earnout
as the only assets.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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ORGANIZATIONAL CHART OVER TIME
(INCLUDING ONLY SELECTED SUBSIDIARIES)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
June 30, 1995 Dissolve LAS and Lomas Marketing and
transfer their assets to LMUSA
Transfer of Lomas NY to LMUSA
Transfer of Tycher Properties to LMUSA,
subsequent transfer to ST Lending
-----------
Lomas
Financial
Corporation
-----------
*
----------------------------------------------------------------
* * * *
- ----------- --------- ----- ------
Intellifile LLG Lands LMUSA LIS(*)
- ----------- --------- ----- ------
*
*
-------------------------------------------------
* * * *
--------- * ----------- *
Assets of * ST Lending ---------
LAS and -------- ----------- Conseco
Lomas Lomas NY * Tranche B
Marketing -------- ----------- Note
--------- Tycher ---------
Properties
-----------
(*) Investment in Subsidiary account remained open with the note and earnout
as the only assets.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
September 30, 1995 Sale of stock of Intellifile
-----------
Lomas
Financial
Corporation
-----------
*
----------------------------------------------------------------
* * *
----- ----- ------
LLG
LANDS LMUSA LIS(*)
----- ----- ------
*
*
-------------------------------------------------
* * * *
--------- * ----------- *
Assets of * ST Lending ---------
LAS and ----- ----------- Conseco
Lomas Lomas * Tranche B
Marketing NY ----------- Note
--------- ----- Tycher ---------
Properties
-----------
(*) Investment in Subsidiary account remained open with the note and earnout
as the only assets.
[1] Shaded entities reflect recent intercompany transactions.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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ORGANIZATIONAL CHART OVER TIME
(INCLUDING ONLY SELECTED SUBSIDIARIES)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
July 1, 1993 Intellifile is incorporated
as a subsidiary of LFC
-----------
Lomas
Financial
Corporation
-----------
*
*
----------------------------------------------------------------
* * * * * * * *
--- ----- ----------- ----- ------- --- * -----
LLG ST * Lomas
LAS Lands Intellifile LMUSA Lending LIS * NY
--- ----- ----------- ----- ------- --- * -----
* * *
* * *
-------------- ---------- ---------
Lomas Tycher Conseco
Marketing Properties Tranche B
Services, Inc. ---------- Note
-------------- ---------
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
September 30, 1995 Sale of stock of Intellifile
-----------
Lomas
Financial
Corporation
-----------
*
----------------------------------------------------------------
* * *
----- ----- ------
LLG
LANDS LMUSA LIS(*)
----- ----- ------
*
*
-------------------------------------------------
* * * *
--------- * ----------- *
Assets of * ST Lending ---------
LAS and -------- ----------- Conseco
Lomas Lomas NY * Tranche B
Marketing -------- ----------- Note
--------- Tycher ---------
Properties
-----------
(*) Investment in Subsidiary account remained open with the note and earnout
as the only assets.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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INTERCOMPANY AND INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN LFC AND LMUSA
STL
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12/91 LFC incorporated STL in December 1991 to manage Lomas' short term
lending operations. STL's net worth upon emergence was $125.6
million.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11/93 In November 1993, LFC transferred 49% of its interest in STL to
LMUSA valued at approximately $44 million. This transfer, which
resulted in the issuance of LMUSA capital stock, increased the amount
of permitted restricted payments allowed by LMUSA's debt covenants.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5/94-4/95 LFC's intercompany payable due to STL reached a peak of $36.7
million as a result of activity during these twelve months. LFC's
intercompany payable to STL was mainly the result of a note payable
due to STL by LFC ($6.2 million), accrued interest on that note ($.5
million) and excess cash transferred from STL to LFC ($30.3 million).
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6/94 During FY 1994, LFC reinstated its liquidity support agreement with
STL whereby STL (through a trustee) can deposit up to $20 million
into an account that is then available to LFC to cover interest
shortfalls. As of June 1994, STL had advanced $6.2 million for such
interest shortfall. This $6.2 million was included in the balance of
$36.7 million which was written-off in May 1995 when LFC wrote-off
its intercompany account payable due to STL.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5/95 LMUSA became the 100% owner of STL in May, 1995 when LFC wrote-off
its intercompany account payable due to STL ($36.7 million) by
eliminating its investment in STL ($35.6 million) and transferring
the balance of its intercompany account payable due to STL ($1.1
million) to its intercompany account with LMUSA. LFC canceled its
stock of STL.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5/95-6/95 STL advanced $8.2 million of excess cash to LMUSA.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6/95-9/95 LFC continued to carry on its books loss reserves related to
"Discontinued Short Term Lending Operations" (not losses related to
assets sold below book value). From June through September 1995,
Lomas Management (LMI) continued to incur losses related to its
management of STL. STL reimbursed LMI for providing these management
services by writing checks directly to LMI. Since STL was reimbursing
LMI for its services, STL's books reflected a loss. STL transferred
these losses totaling $.6 million through LFC to LMI. Since LMI was a
subsidiary of LFC, the losses transferred to LMI by STL would be
offset by the reserves carried on LFC's books to cover future STL
losses. As of 9/30/95, there was a balance of $2.2 million left in
this account.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Scenarios 1-2 through 1-8
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INTERCOMPANY AND INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN LFC AND LMUSA
LFC'S TRANSFER OF 49% OWNERSHIP OF STL TO LMUSA (11/93)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- -------------------------------------------
LFC's Investment in STL
-----------------------
$ 125.5 mm Initial investment by LFC
(33.1) mm STL losses from 2/92 - 10/93
- -----------
$ 92.4 mm
(45.3) mm 49% Transfer to LMUSA
- -----------
$ 47.1 mm Remaining Investment by LFC
- -------------------------------------------
-----
LFC
-----
/ \
/ \
/ \
/ \
/ \
$47.1 mm LFC investment Increased LFC's
in STL / Investment in LMUSA by $44.0 mm
/ $45.3 mm investment in STL
/ 51% $1.3 mm loss provision for STL
/ \
/ \
/ \
/ \
/ \
/ \
----- $45.3 mm LMUSA investment in STL -------
STL ---------------------------------- LMUSA
----- 49% -------
-----------------------------------------------------
LMUSA's Investment in STL
-------------------------
$44.0 mm Additional investment by LFC into LMUSA
1.3 mm Loss provision for STL transferred from LFC
--------
$45.3 mm LMUSA's investment in STL
-----------------------------------------------------
Transactions through LFC's Investment
Account with LMUSA.
Scenarios 1-2 through 1-8
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INTERCOMPANY AND INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN LFC AND LMUSA
LFC'S TRANSFER OF ITS REMAINING 51% OWNERSHIP OF STL TO LMUSA (4/95)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
- --------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------
Elimination of LFC's Remaining Investment in STL Impact on LFC's Intercompany Balance with LMUSA
------------------------------------------------ -----------------------------------------------
$ 47.1 mm Investment by LFC as of 11/93 $ 36.7 mm Payable to STL
(11.5)mm STL losses from 11/93 - 3/95 (35.6) mm Decrease in investment
(35.6)mm Write-off of Investment due to cash received ----------
--------- $ 1.1 mm Payable to LMUSA (as 100% owner of STL)
$ 0.0 mm Remaining Investment by LFC 1.7 mm Additional loss provision for STL
- --------------------------------------------------------- ----------
$ 2.8 mm Intercompany Account Payable due to LMUSA
---------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>
-----
LFC
-----
/ \
/ \
/ \
/ \
/ \
$1.1LFC I/C A/P due to STL LMUSA assumed $1.1 mm I/C A/P due to
$35.6 mm LFC investment in STL STL and $1.7 mm STL loss provision
$36.7 mm of Cash / Increased LFC's I/C A/P due to
/ LMUSA by $2.8 mm
/ \
/ \
/ \
/ \
/ \
/ \
----- $1.1 mm I/C A/R due from LMUSA -------
STL ------------------------------------ LMUSA
----- LMUSA received 100% ownership of STL -------
Transactions through LFC's Intercompany
Account with LMUSA.
Scenarios 1-2 through 1-8
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SIGNIFICANT TRANSFERS FROM STL TO LFC AND LMUSA
($MILLIONS)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[TIMELINE CHART]
STL's Significant Transfers to LFC....... $36.5
*
*
- -------------------------------------------------------------
* * * * *
* * * * *
$6.2 $10.0 $12.6 $7.2 $.5
* * * * *
* * * * *
*---------------------------------------------------------------------*
* *
* *
5/94 6/94 7/94 8/94 9/94 10/94 11/94 12/94 1/95 2/95 3/95 4/95 5/95 6/95
STL's Significant Transfers to LMUSA......................... $8.2
*
*
*********
* *
* *
$.6 $7.6
* *
*---------------------------------------------------------------------*
* *
* *
5/94 6/94 7/94 8/94 9/94 10/94 11/94 12/94 1/95 2/95 3/95 4/95 5/95 6/95
Scenario 1-2 through 1-8
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INTERCOMPANY AND INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN LFC AND LMUSA
LLG LANDS/TYCHER PROPERTIES
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/92 LFC formed LLG Lands (LLG) in January 1992 to hold and sell residual
properties and notes left over from LFC's sale of three life
insurance companies to Conseco.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11/92 LFC transferred Tycher properties located in Allen, Texas to LLG in
November 1992 with a book value of $7.2 million. LFC had paid $17.2
million in cash in November 1992 for the property as a result of a
standby commitment from Mbank. LFC wrote off $10 million of the $17.2
million it had paid for the property prior to transferring the
property to LLG.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6/94 According to Gary White of Lomas, due to the pressure from E&Y LFC
transferred 49% ownership of the Tycher properties to LMUSA. E&Y
allegedly believed that this transfer was necessary because LFC
included the anticipated gain on the sale of the Tycher properties
when it calculated the provision for losses for discontinued
operations, 49% of which was allocated to LMUSA.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/95 Since E&Y had been replaced by KPMG, and neither KPMG nor G. White
believed the entry to transfer 49% of the Tycher properties in 6/94
was necessary, LFC reversed the 6/94 entry and transferred 49% of the
Tycher properties back to LFC.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6/95 On June 30, 1995, LLG transferred the remaining portion of the Tycher
properties through LFC to LMUSA (book value of $6.5 million). Since
LMUSA's debt covenants required that LMUSA reduce its intercompany
balance with LFC, this transfer reduced LFC's intercompany account
payable due to LMUSA.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6/95 In addition to the Tycher properties LLG transferred to LMUSA, LLG
also transferred notes receivable of $850k and unallocated reserves
of $388k to LMUSA which had a net impact of reducing LFC's
intercompany payable by $472k.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6/95 LMUSA transferred the property (net book value of $6.5 million),
notes receivable (net book value of $850k) and unallocated reserves
(net book value of $388k) to STL.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9/95 As of September 30, 1995, the notes receivable had been collected by
STL leaving STL with net proceeds of $825k and an unallocated reserve
of $363k that it may no longer need.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Scenarios 3-2 and 3-3
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INTERCOMPANY AND INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN LFC AND LMUSA
OWNERSHIP OF SELECTED ASSETS OF LLG LANDS PRIOR TO TRANSFERS (PRE-6/94)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---
LFC
---
*
-----------------------------------------
* *
--------- -----
LLG Lands LMUSA
--------- -----
*
--------------------------
* * 100%
--------- ----------
$850K N/R Tycher
--------- Properties
----------
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INTERCOMPANY AND INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN LFC AND LMUSA
LFC'S TRANSFER OF 49% OF TYCHER PROPERTIES TO LMUSA (6/94)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---
LFC
---
*
-----------------------------------------
* *
--------- -----
LLG Lands LMUSA
--------- -----
* /
-------------------------- /
* 51% * / 49%
--------- ---------- /
$850K N/R Tycher /
--------- Properties /
-----------
---
LFC
---
* *
-------------- * *
49% * * --------------
ownership of * * Decreased
Tycher * * LFC's I/C A/P
Properties * * Due to LMUSA
valued at * * by $3.5 mm
$3.5 mm * * --------------
-------------- * *
* *
-----
LMUSA
-----
Transactions through LFC's Intercompany
Account with LMUSA.
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INTERCOMPANY AND INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN LFC AND LMUSA
LFC'S TRANSFER OF 49% OF TYCHER PROPERTIES BACK TO LFC (1/95)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---
LFC
---
*
-----------------------------------------
* *
--------- -----
LLG Lands LMUSA
--------- -----
*
--------------------------
* * 100%
---------- ----------
$850K N/R Tycher
---------- Properties
----------
---
LFC
---
* *
* * --------------
-------------- * * 49%
Increased * * ownership
LFC's * * of Tycher
I/C A/P due to * * Properties
LMUSA by * * valued at
$3.5 mm * * $3.5 mm
-------------- * * --------------
* *
-----
LMUSA
-----
Transactions through LFC's
Intercompany Account with LMUSA.
Scenario 3-2
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INTERCOMPANY AND INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN LFC AND LMUSA
LFC'S TRANSFER OF 100% OF TYCHER PROPERTIES TO LMUSA (6/95)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--- -----
LFC LFC
--- -------------------- -----
* 100% ownership of * * -----------
------------------- remaining Tycher * * Decreased
* * Properties valued at * * LFC's
- --------- ----- $6.5 mm * * I/C A/P due
LLG Lands LMUSA * * to LMUSA by
- --------- ----- Notes Receivable * * $6.9 mm
* $850K and Loss * * -----------
----- Provision of $388K * *
STL -------------------- -----
----- LMUSA
* -------------------- -----
--------------- 100% ownership of * * -----------
* * remaining Tycher * * Eliminated
--------- ---------- Properties valued at * * LMUSA's I/C
$850K N/R Tycher $6.5 mm * * A/P due to
--------- Properties * * STL, and
---------- Notes Receivable * * created an
$850K and Loss * * I/C A/R due
Provision of $388K * * from STL
-------------------- * * -----------
-----
STL
-----
Transactions through LFC's Intercompany Account with
LMUSA, or LMUSA's Intercompany Account with STL.
Scenario 3-3
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INTERCOMPANY AND INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN LFC AND LMUSA
CONSECO TRANCHE B NOTE
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11/90 LFC sold three life insurance companies to Conseco. As part of the
sale, LFC received a Tranche A Note ($10 million) and a Tranche B
Note ($15 million) on November 27, 1990. Interest on the Tranche A
Note was paid currently while interest on the Tranche B Note was
accrued. The Tranche A Note was treated by LFC as additional
consideration received for the sale of the insurance companies. The
Tranche B Note, in effect, limited Lomas' liability regarding the
representations and warranties included in the closing documents
regarding the sale to $15 million, plus accrued interest.
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11/90-5/95 From November 1990 through May 1995, Conseco made
indemnification claims against the Conseco Tranche B Note due to
representations and warranties which LFC had included in the
closing documents. As a result of these claims, LFC's management
reduced the book value of the Tranche B Note from $15 million to
$3.4 million. According to G. White and L. Gregory, the book value
of the Note of $3.4 million accurately represented the actual fair
value of the Note.
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5/95 LFC transferred the Conseco Tranche B Note to LMUSA on May 1, 1995.
LFC's transfer of the Conseco Tranche B Note to LMUSA decreased
LFC's intercompany payable due to LMUSA which meant that LMUSA
could make additional advances to LFC without contravening the bank
limits placed on intercompany transactions (debt covenant
restrictions).
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5/95 According to L. Gregory of Lomas, a letter from Lomas to Conseco
which outlined LFC's intent to transfer the Conseco Tranche B Note
to LMUSA was the only document executed by Lomas to effectuate the
transfer of the Note (other than journal entries with supporting
internal memos).
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Scenarios 4-2
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INTERCOMPANY AND INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN LFC AND LMUSA
DISSOLUTION OF LAS AND LOMAS MARKETING
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6/95 Prior to dissolving Lomas Administrative Services (LAS) and LAS's
subsidiary Lomas Marketing Services (LMS), LFC transferred LAS's
$310K prepaid pension account (a "FAS 87" Asset) to LMUSA.
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6/95 LFC dissolved LAS and LAS's subsidiary LMS in June 1995. LFC
transferred the book value of the assets ($2.6 million) and
liabilities ($.7 million) of LAS and Lomas Marketing to LMUSA. The
only liabilities that were not transferred from LAS and Lomas
Marketing to LMUSA were a $.5 million Bryan Tower lease liability
and a $2.2 million intercompany payable due to LFC from LAS. The
most significant assets transferred were land with a book value of
$1.4 million and PP&E with a book value of $.8 million. The most
significant liabilities that were transferred included accounts
payable of $.3 million and accrued taxes of $.2 million.
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6/95 LFC wrote-off its intercompany account receivable due from LAS of
$2.2 million and decreased its investment in LAS to $0. LFC then
assumed the $.5 million Bryan Tower lease liability.
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6/95 LFC wanted to substantially reduce the need for LAS's primary
responsibility of allocating administrative and overhead expenses
to the appropriate Lomas subsidiaries. According to G. White of
Lomas, the majority of the assets and liabilities of LAS and Lomas
Marketing were transferred to LMUSA because the majority of LAS's
allocations were to LMUSA since LMUSA had the greatest number of
employees and office space. LMUSA's current function is to bill
Lomas entities for the appropriate allocation of services. These
entities each have their own checking accounts which are then used
to pay in cash the invoices provided to them by LMUSA.
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Scenarios 5-2 and 11-2
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INTERCOMPANY AND INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN LFC AND LMUSA
OWNERSHIP OF SELECTED ASSETS PRIOR TO DISSOLUTION OF
LAS AND LOMAS MARKETING (6/95)
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---
LFC
---
*
-----------------------------------------
* *
--- -----
LAS LMUSA
--- -----
* *
* ---------------------
* *
-------------- ---------------
Lomas Prepaid Pension
Marketing Account of
Services, Inc. $310K
-------------- ---------------
Scenarios 5-2 and 11-2
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INTERCOMPANY AND INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN LFC AND LMUSA
LFC'S TRANSFER OF LAS'S PREPAID PENSION ACCOUNT TO LMUSA (6/95)
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---
LFC -----
--- LFC
* -----
------------------- * *
* * -------- * * ---------------
--- ----- "FAS 87" * * Decreased LFC's
LAS LMUSA Asset of * * I/C A/P due to
--- ----- $310K * * LMUSA by $310K
* * -------- * * ---------------
* * * *
* * -----
- -------------- --------------- LMUSA
Lomas Prepaid Pension -----
Marketing Account of
Services, Inc. $310K
- -------------- ---------------
Transactions through LFC's Intercompany
Account with LMUSA.
Scenario 11-2
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INTERCOMPANY AND INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN LFC AND LMUSA
DISSOLUTION OF LAS AND LOMAS MARKETING
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--- -----
LFC LFC
--- -----
* ----------------- * *
* Book Value of * * -----------------
* the assets and * * Decreased LFC's
----- liabilities of * * I/C A/P due to
LMUSA LAS and Lomas * * LMUSA by $1.937mm
----- Marketing Assets * * -----------------
* of $1.937 mm * *
* ----------------- -----
* LMUSA
------------------- -----
* *
* *
- --------------- ---------------
Assets and Prepaid Pension
liabilities Account of
of LAS and $310K
Lomas Marketing ---------------
- ---------------
Transactions through LFC's Intercompany
Account with LMUSA.
Scenario 5-2
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INTERCOMPANY AND INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN LFC AND LMUSA
TRANSFER OF LOMAS NY
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5/92 LMUSA transferred its intercompany account payable due to Lomas NY (LNY)
to LFC. LNY was thus established as a subsidiary of LFC rather than LMUSA.
Per L. Gregory of Lomas, obtaining a license to originate loans, as well
as the incorporation process as a whole in the state of New York, was
difficult. Thus once established, Lomas did not want to give up its
opportunity to do business in New York. L. Gregory has indicated that
titles and bills of sale were not executed in relation to this transfer.
Per G. White of Lomas, LMUSA transferred LNY to LFC in order to establish
LNY as a separate and distinct entity from LMUSA to service loans.
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6/95 LFC transferred its net investment in LNY ($.7 million) and its
intercompany account payable due to LNY ($.5 million), to LMUSA. Thus, LNY
became a subsidiary of LMUSA rather than LFC.
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Scenario 6-2
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INTERCOMPANY AND INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN LFC AND LMUSA
INTELLIFILE
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7/93 LMUSA transferred file-imaging assets through its intercompany
account with LFC to Intellifile. The assets, with a
book value of $2.8 million, included computers, scanners,
computer software, printers, optical disks and office furniture.
LFC recorded its investment in Intellifile at $2.8 million.
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7/93 LFC incorporated Intellifile in July 1993. Intellifile's
services included document preparation, scanning, indexing,
optical disk archiving, and database and communications services
for managing document work flows. Per L. Gregory of Lomas, LFC
wanted to establish Intellifile as a separate entity thereby
making it easier to market Intellifile's services to competition
of LMUSA. Per G. White of Lomas, approximately 80% of
Intellifile's business came from LMUSA.
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7/93-12/94 LFC funded Intellifile's operating losses of $7 million
which resulted in an intercompany account payable due from
Intellifile to LFC. On December 31, 1994, LFC transferred the
intercompany payable balance to its investment account in
subsidiaries for Intellifile increasing its investment in
Intellifile to almost $10 million.
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12/94 LFC transferred Intellifile to LMUSA on December 31, 1994 by
writing off Intellifile's operational losses which LFC had
transferred to its investment account. LFC transferred
Intellifile to LMUSA.
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3/95 LFC reversed a portion of the December 1994 transaction as LMUSA
transferred Intellifile back to LFC. Per G. White of Lomas, by
March 1995, LFC had decided to sell Intellifile and therefore
decided to establish Intellifile as a separate subsidiary from
LMUSA to facilitate a sale to a third party.
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8/95-9/95 LFC sold Intellifile to Dataplex Corporation for $4.1
million in cash, a $.3 million note receivable and a revenue
earnout of $.1 million. As a result of this transaction, LFC
wrote off the revenue earnout amount and paid a $.2 million
commission to an LFC employee. LMUSA then purchased $3.9 million
of prepaid consulting and image processing services from
Dataplex. LFC advanced $3.9 million to LMUSA for the prepaid
services LMUSA had just purchased from Dataplex. LMUSA then
repaid LFC $2.3 million. LMUSA also reduced its prepaid services
by $1.6 million by debiting its intercompany account with LFC.
LFC then credited its intercompany account with LMUSA for $1.6
million and debited its gain/loss account for the sale of
investments.
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Scenarios 8-2 through 8-9
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INTERCOMPANY AND INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN LFC AND LMUSA
LMUSA'S INITIAL OWNERSHIP OF ASSETS USED TO FORM INTELLIFILE (PRE-7/93)
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---
LFC
---
*
*
*
-----
LMUSA
-----
*
*
*
------------
Assets
eventually
used to form
Intellifile
------------
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INTERCOMPANY AND INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN LFC AND LMUSA
LMUSA'S TRANSFER OF ASSETS TO LFC FOR INTELLIFILE (7/93)
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--- -----
LFC LFC
--- -----
* ------------- * *
------------------- Increased * * ----------
* * LFC's I/C A/P * * $2.8 mm of
----- ----------- due to * * image
LMUSA Intellifile LMUSA by * * processing
----- ----------- $2.8 mm * * assets
------------- * * ----------
-----
LMUSA
-----
Transactions through LFC's
Intercompany Account with LMUSA.
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INTERCOMPANY AND INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN LFC AND LMUSA
LFC'S TRANSFER OF INTELLIFILE TO LMUSA (12/94)
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--- ---
LFC LFC
--- ---
* * *
* ------------- * * ---------------
----- $2.8 mm * * Decreased LFC's
LMUSA investment in * * I/C A/P due to
----- Intellifile * * LMUSA by
* ------------- * * $2.8 mm
* * * ----------------
----------- -----
Intellifile LMUSA
----------- -----
----------------------------------------------------------
LFC's Investment in Intellifile
-------------------------------
$ 2.8 mm Investment after 7/93 transfer
7.0 mm Additional contributions to Intellifile
------
$ 9.8 mm
(6.9)mm Write-off due to Intellifile's losses 7/93-12/94
(2.8)mm Transfer to LMUSA on 12/94
------
$ 0.1 mm Investment after 12/94 transfer (rounding)
----------------------------------------------------------
Transactions through LFC's
Intercompany Account with LMUSA.
Scenarios 8-2 and 8-3
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INTERCOMPANY AND INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN LFC AND LMUSA
LMUSA'S TRANSFER OF INTELLIFILE TO LFC (3/95)
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--- ---
LFC LFC
--- ---
* * *
------------------------- ---------------- * * -------------
* * Increased LFC's * * $2.8 mm
----- ----------- I/C A/P due to * * investment in
LMUSA Intellifile LMUSA by $2.8 mm * * Intellifile
----- ----------- ---------------- * * -------------
* *
-----
LMUSA
-----
Transactions through LFC's
Intercompany Account with LMUSA.
Scenarios 8-4 and 8-5
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INTERCOMPANY AND INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN LFC AND LMUSA
LFC'S SALE OF STOCK OF INTELLIFILE TO DATAPLEX (8/95-9/95)
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/ Write-off $1.6 mm of prepaid services
/ related to Consulting Services
/
--- $0.2 mm of Cash Commission
/LFC\-------------------------- to Employee
/ --- \
/ \
/ $1.6 mm Reduction of
Intellifile's Stock Prepaid Services
/ \
/ $2.3 mm of Cash
/ \
/ \
/ \
$4.1 mm of Cash $3.9 mm of Cash
/ \
/ \
/ \
/ \
/ \
/ \
-------- $3.9 mm of Cash -----
DATAPLEX --------------------------- LMUSA
-------- $3.9 mm of Prepaid Services -----
Transactions through LFC's Intercompany
Account with LMUSA.
Scenarios 8-6 through 8-9
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INTERCOMPANY AND INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN LFC AND LMUSA
LFC'S TRANSFER OF ITS $604K INVESTMENT IN A TRUST ACCOUNT AND
THE RELATED $491K EXCESS BENEFITS LIABILITY TO LMUSA (7/95)
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<TABLE>
<S> <C> <C>
Before After ---
------ ----- LFC
----- ----- ---
LFC LFC * *
----- ----- ----------------- * * -----------------
* * * * $604K Investment * * Increased LFC's
------- * ------- * $491K * * I/C A/R due from
* * * * Related Liability * * LMUSA by $113K
- ------------- * ------ ----- ----------------- * * -----------------
Investment in * LMUSA LMUSA * *
Trust Account * ------ ----- -----
of $604K * * LMUSA
- ------------- * ----------------------- -----
* * *
--------------- ------------- ---------------
Excess Benefits Investment in Excess Benefits
Liability of Trust Account Liability of
$491K of $604K $491K
--------------- ------------- ---------------
</TABLE>
Transactions through LFC's Intercompany
Account with LMUSA.
Scenario 14-2
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INTERCOMPANY AND INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN LFC AND LMUSA
LFC'S TRANSFER OF ITS PAYROLL BANK ACCOUNTS TO LMUSA (8/95)
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<TABLE>
<S> <C> <C>
Before After ---
------ ----- LFC
----- ----- ---
LFC LFC * *
----- ----- ----------------- * * -----------------
* * Payroll Bank * * Increased LFC's
* * Accounts of * * I/C A/R due from
----------------------- * $160K * * LMUSA by $160K
* * ----- ----------------- * * -----------------
- ------------- ----- LMUSA * *
Payroll Bank LMUSA ----- -----
Accounts of ----- * LMUSA
$160K * -----
- ------------- ------------
Payroll Bank
Accounts of
$160K
------------
</TABLE>
Transactions through LFC's Intercompany
Account with LMUSA.
Scenario 14-3
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INTERCOMPANY AND INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN LFC AND LMUSA
LFC'S TRANSFER OF THE DEFICIT IN ITS PREPAID PENSION ACCOUNT TO LMUSA (6/95)
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<TABLE>
<S> <C> <C>
Before After ---
------ ----- LFC
----- ----- ---
LFC LFC -------------- * *
----- ----- Deficit in * * ---------------
* * * "FAS 87" Asset * * Increased LFC's
*----------- * * Account of * * I/C A/P due to
* * * $183K * * LMUSA by $183K
* * ----- -------------- * * ---------------
- ---------------- ----- LMUSA * *
Deficit in LFC LMUSA ----- -----
Prepaid ----- * LMUSA
Pension Account, * -----
"FAS 87" Asset -----------------
of $183K Deficit in LFC
- -------------- Prepaid Pension
Account, "FAS 87"
Asset of $183K
-----------------
</TABLE>
Transactions through LFC's Intercompany
Account with LMUSA.
Scenario 14-4
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INTERCOMPANY AND INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN LFC AND LMUSA
LMUSA'S TRANSFER OF THE DEFICIT IN INTELLIFILE'S RESTRUCTURING PROVISION TO LFC
(3/95)
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<TABLE>
<S> <C> <C>
Before After ---
------ ----- LFC
--- ----- ---
LFC LFC * *
--- ----- --------------- * *
* * Increased LFC's * * -------------------------
* * I/C A/P due to * * Deficit in Intellifile's
* --------------- LMUSA by $208K * * Restructuring
* * * ---------------- * * Provision of $208K
----- ------------- ----- * * -------------------------
LMUSA Deficit in LMUSA -----
----- Intellifile's ----- LMUSA
* Restructuring -----
--------------- Provision of
Deficit in $208K
Intellifile's -------------
Restructuring
Provision of
$208K
---------------
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Transactions through LFC's Intercompany
Account with LMUSA.
Scenario 17-2
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<S> <C> <C>
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INTERCOMPANY AND INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN LFC AND LMUSA
LFC'S TRANSFER OF THE DEFEICIT IN ITS ACCRUED RESTRUCTURING PROVISION TO LMUSA
(6/95)
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Before After ---
------ ----- LFC
----- ----- ---
LFC LFC * *
----- ----- ------------- * * ---------------
*----------------------* * Deficit in * * Decreased LFC's
* * * Accrued * * I/C A/P due to
* * * Restructuring * * LMUSA by $545K
* * ----- Provision * * ---------------
- ------------- ----- LMUSA (a contra * *
Deficit in LMUSA ----- liability) * *
Accrued ----- * of $545K * *
Restructuring * ------------- * *
Provision ------------- * *
(a contra Deficit in -----
liability) Accrued LMUSA
of $545K Restructuring -----
- ------------- Provision
(a contra
liability)
of $545K
-------------
</TABLE>
Transactions through LFC's Intercompany
Account with LMUSA.
Scenario 18-3
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INTERCOMPANY AND INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN LFC AND LMUSA
LFC'S TRANSFER OF A PORTION OF ITS ALLOWANCE FOR LOSSES TO LMUSA (9/94)
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<TABLE>
<S> <C> <C>
Before After ---
------ ----- LFC
----- ----- ---
LFC LFC --------------- * *
----- ----- Allowance for * * ---------------
* * Losses of $600K * * Increased LFC's
*---------------* * --------------- * * I/C A/P due to
* * * * * LMUSA by $600K
* * ----- * * ---------------
- ------------- ----- LMUSA * *
Allowance for LMUSA ----- -----
Losses of ----- * LMUSA
$600K * -----
- ------------- -----------------
Allowance for
Losses of $600K.
(LMUSA used
allowance of
$600K to write-
down value of
PMSR's.)
-----------------
</TABLE>
Transactions through LFC's Intercompany
Account with LMUSA.
Scenario 18-4
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INTERCOMPANY AND INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN LFC AND LMUSA
LFC'S TRANSFER OF ITS CONTINGENCY RESERVE TO LMUSA (12/94)
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<TABLE>
<S> <C> <C>
Before After ---
------ ----- LFC
----- ----- ---
LFC LFC ------------- * *
----- ----- Contingency * * ---------------
* * Reserve of * * Increased LFC's
*---------------* * $419K * * I/C A/P due to
* * * ------------- * * LMUSA by $419K
* * ----- * * ---------------
- ------------- ----- LMUSA * *
Contingency LMUSA ----- -----
Reserve of ----- * LMUSA
$419K * -----
- ------------- -------------
Contingency
Reserve of
$419K
-------------
</TABLE>
Transactions through LFC's Intercompany
Account with LMUSA.
Scenario 18-5
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INTERCOMPANY AND INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN LFC AND LMUSA
LMUSA'S TRANSFER OF MORTGAGE PLAN INSURANCE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE TO LFC (9/94)
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<TABLE>
<S> <C> <C>
Before After ---
------ ----- LFC
--- ----- ---
LFC LFC * *
--- ----- --------------- * *
* * Increased LFC's * * ---------------
* * I/C A/P due to * * Mortgage Plan
* --------------- LMUSA by $277K * * Insurance
* * * ---------------- * * Accounts
----- ------------- ----- * * Receivable of
LMUSA Mortgage Plan LMUSA * * $277K
----- Insurance ----- * * --------------
* Accounts * *
--------------- Receivable of -----
Mortgage Plan $277K. LFC LMUSA
Insurance immediately -----
Accounts charged-off
Receivable of the accounts
$277K receivable
--------------- against its
allowance for
losses.
-------------
</TABLE>
Transactions through LFC's Intercompany
Account with LMUSA.
Scenario 19-2
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INTERCOMPANY AND INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN LFC AND LMUSA
LMUSA'S TRANSFER OF BRYAN TOWER LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS TO LFC (12/94)
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<TABLE>
<S> <C> <C>
Before After ---
------ ----- LFC
--- ----- ---
LFC LFC * *
--- ----- --------------- * *
* * Increased LFC's * * ---------------
* * I/C A/P due to * * Bryan Tower
* --------------- LMUSA by $395K * * Leasehold
* * * ---------------- * * Improvements
----- --------------- ----- * * of $395K
LMUSA Bryan Tower LMUSA * * ---------------
----- Leasehold ----- * *
* Improvements * *
--------------- of $395K. -----
Bryan Tower LFC had LMUSA
Leasehold established
Improvements of the contingency
$395K reserve for
--------------- writing-off
these assets.
----------------
</TABLE>
Transactions through LFC's Intercompany
Account with LMUSA.
Scenario 19-3
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BETWEEN LFC AND LMUSA
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General As requested by Counsel, the analyses identifying
transactions and summarizing potential claims as a
result of transaction activity between LFC and LMUSA
were prepared to provide a summary listing of
transactions which could arguably result in the
assertion of potential intercompany claims. These
analyses are preliminary in nature and subject to
material change as further information is obtained and
analyzed. These analyses are not intended to, and do
not, present defenses to the potential claims nor an
estimate as to the probability of prevailing under any
potential cause of action.
1. Time Period Analyzed Although transactions since LFC's emergence in January,
1992 from its previous bankruptcy were analyzed, only
those transactions that occurred on or after 11/1/93
were taken into account to estimate the "maximum"
potential claims.
2. Claim Amounts The claim amounts listed in the analyses are tentative
and preliminary and subject to further investigation
and analysis.
3. Screening Process As the "screening" process being used to identify and
analyze the 135,355 transactions between LFC and LMUSA
is still underway, the information contained in these
schedules is still tentative and preliminary.
Information that will be obtained as a result of the
completion of this process may result in claim figures
in these schedules being either increased or
decreased.
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4. Non-LMUSA Although data relating to transactions impacting the
Transactions intercompany accounts between LFC and its subsidiaries
other than LMUSA was obtained and preliminarily
analyzed, the claims referred to in these analyses
relate solely to transactions which impacted the
intercompany or investment accounts between LFC and
LMUSA. Lomas accounting staff represent that all
intercompany transactions between LFC and its
subsidiaries have been processed through LFC's
intercompany account with its subsidiaries. However,
if LFC, or a subsidiary of LFC, was a party to a
transaction with LMUSA that was not processed though
the intercompany accounts, that transaction has not
been included in this analysis.
5. Cash Management For the majority of the time period subject to review,
Practices LFC acted as the common bill payor for its
subsidiaries. Accordingly, for purposes of this
analysis, we have not identified "stand alone" claims
transactions in which cash transfers/payments were
made on behalf of LFC/LMUSA, as applicable. These
transactions include, but are not limited to: (i) LFC
paying for goods or services for LMUSA and in turn
decreasing its payable balance to LMUSA after paying
such bill; and (ii) LFC or LMUSA transferring funds
from the cash account of LMUSA to the cash account of
LFC (or the reverse) in order for LFC to have the
necessary funds to function in its role as the common
bill payor. The same comments apply during the period
in which LMUSA was the common payor of bills.
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ASSUMPTIONS/FOOTNOTES TO SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL CLAIMS AS A RESULT OF IDENTIFIED
TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN LFC AND LMUSA
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6. Offsets to Inter-Co. In order to identify potential avoidance claims
Transactions between LFC and LMUSA without analyzing all 135,355
intercompany transactions between LFC and LMUSA,
LMUSA's P&L or balance sheet account offsetting its
intercompany transaction with LFC was used as a method
to evaluate transactions processed through the Lomas
accounts payable system. In general, if the offset was
to a P&L account (i.e. expenses) or a balance sheet
account that appeared to reflect a transaction that
was completed due to LFC's role as the common payor of
bills (i.e. prepaids or accruals), the resulting
transactions were not selected for further review and
analysis. These accounts have only been analyzed in
this manner for 1993 and 1994 as Lomas is still trying
to provide the reports necessary to analyze fiscal
years 1992 and 1995-1996.
7. Allocations For the purposes of this analysis only, expenses
charged between Lomas entities through intercompany
allocations were assumed to be charged to the
appropriate entities, at reasonable or fair market
rates, at the appropriate points in time. The
potential claims estimate does not take into account
claims, if any, resulting from the fairness of the
allocated amounts. The significant types of allocated
expenses include: (i) LIS charges to LMUSA for
computer services and communications; (ii) LAS charges
for overhead costs such as facilities or accounting;
(iii) LFC charges for management and treasury fees;
and (iv) LMUSA's charges for records management.
8. Dividends No potential claim has been scheduled with respect to
the $24 million in dividends paid by LMUSA to LFC from
June 1992 to June 1993.
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ASSUMPTIONS/FOOTNOTES TO SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL CLAIMS AS A RESULT OF IDENTIFIED
TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN LFC AND LMUSA
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9. Third Party Third party transactions have not been analyzed.
Transactions Instead, a listing of the more significant third party
transactions has been maintained in order to provide
additional areas that may require further
investigation.
10. Reasonably For purposes of these analyses, book value, which may
Equivalent Value be higher or lower than fair market value, was the
primary method relied upon to analyze the value of
exchanges between LFC and LMUSA. No separate
assessment as to the fair value of the identified
transactions has been performed.
11. Legal Title Verification of the validity of alleged asset transfers
needs to be performed. Davis Polk & Wardwell are
leading this exercise.
12. Other The claims analyses do not include any estimate of
pre-judgement interest claims, the estimated costs of
litigation, equitable subordination claims or
substantive consolidation.
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SUMMARY OF TRANSACTION ACTIVITY BETWEEN LFC AND LMUSA (1)(2)
AS OF FEBRUARY 21, 1996
($000'S)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Transaction Activity
11/1/93- 10/1/94-
Scen. Date Nature of Transaction 9/30/94 9/30/95 Total
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING STL
- --------------------------
1-5 11/19/93 LFC's transfer of its 49% share of STL to LMUSA $43,963 $0 $43,963
1-5 Various STL's advances to LFC 16,200 20,500 36,700
1-5 05/01/95 LFC's cancellation of its 51% share in STL - 51% of book value at 9/95 0 14,076 14,076
1-5 05/01/95 - Reduction of payable to STL 36,700 36,700
1-6 06/23/95 STL's cash pmts to LMUSA after LFC cancelled its invest. in STL 0 8,230 8,230
1-8 05/01/95 LFC's transfer of its I/C account payable due to STL to LMUSA 0 1,075 1,075
------------------------------
Sub-total 60,163 80,581 140,744
LFC'S POTENTIAL AVOIDANCE CLAIMS AGAINST LMUSA
- ----------------------------------------------
3-3 06/30/95 LLG's transfer of Tycher properties and related N/R to LMUSA 0 7,309 7,309
4-2 05/01/95 LFC's transfer of Conseco Tranche B Note to LMUSA 0 3,373 3,373
5-2 06/30/95 LFC's transfer of LAS and Lomas Mktg to LMUSA 0 1,937 1,937
6-2 06/30/95 LFC's transfer of Lomas NY to LMUSA 0 260 260
8-3 12/31/94 LFC's 12/94 transfer of Intellifile to LMUSA 0 2,824 2,824
14-2 07/28/95 LFC's transfer of investment in Trust Account (net of liab.) to LMUSA 0 113 113
14-3 08/18/95 LFC's transfer of payroll bank accounts to LMUSA 0 160 160
14-4 06/30/95 LFC's transfer of credit in prepaid pension acct related to R.I.F. 0 183 183
17-2 03/31/95 LMUSA's transfer of restructuring provision liability to LFC 0 208 208
18-4 09/30/94 LFC's transfer of allowance for losses to LMUSA 600 0 600
18-5 12/31/94 LFC's transfer of contingency reserve to LMUSA 0 419 419
19-2 09/30/94 LMUSA's transfer of mortgage plan insurance receivable to LFC 277 0 277
19-3 12/31/94 LMUSA's transfer of leasehold improvements to LFC 0 395 395
------------------------------
877 17,181 18,058
10/09/95 "Other" potential preferential transfers from 10/10/94-10/9/95 0 3,497 3,497
------------------------------
Sub-total 877 20,678 21,555
------------------------------
LMUSA'S POTENTIAL AVOIDANCE CLAIMS AGAINST LFC
- ----------------------------------------------
3-2 01/31/95 LMUSA's 1/95 transfer of 49% interest in Tycher properties to LFC 0 3,528 3,528
8-5 03/31/95 LMUSA's 3/95 transfer of Intellifile to LFC 0 2,824 2,824
8-9 09/01/95 LMUSA's purchase of prepaid services from Dataplex 0 2,273 2,273
11-2 06/30/95 LFC's transfer of LAS prepaid pension acct to LMUSA 0 310 310
18-3 06/30/95 LFC's transfer of accrued restructuring (contra liability) to LMUSA 0 545 545
------------------------------
Sub-total 0 9,480 9,480
------------------------------
$61,040 $110,739 $171,779
==============================
</TABLE>
(1) See attached schedule for assumptions/footnotes which is an integral part
of this analysis.
(2) Amounts are not necessarily additive as certain amounts herein are
inter-related and dependent upon the outcome of other potential avoidance
actions.
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ANALYSIS OF IDENTIFIED TRANSACTIONS AND
IMPACT ON LFC/LMUSA INTERCOMPANY ACCOUNT (1)(2)
AS OF FEBRUARY 21, 1996
($000'S)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
IMPACT ON LFC/LMUSA INTER-CO ACCT
02/1/92 - 11/1/93 - 10/1/94 -
TAB # DATE TRANSACTION 10/31/93 09/30/94 09/30/95 TOTAL
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING STL
1-5* 1 11/19/93 LFC's transfer of its 49% share of STL to LMUSA $0 $0 $0 $0
1-5* 1 Various STL's advances to LFC 0 0 0 0
1-5* 1 05/01/95 LFC's cancellation of its 51% share in STL
- 51% of book value at 9/95 0 0 0 0
1-5* - Reduction of payable to STL 0 0 0 0
1-6* 1 06/23/95 STL's cash pmts to LMUSA after LFC cancelled
its invest. in STL 0 0 0 0
1-8 1 05/01/95 LFC's transfer of its I/C account payable due
to STL to LMUSA 0 0 (1,075) (1,075)
---------------------------------------
0 0 (1,075) (1,075)
LFC'S POTENTIAL AVOIDANCE CLAIMS AGAINST LMUSA
3-3 2 06/30/95 LLG's transfer of Tycher properties and
related N/R to LMUSA 0 0 7,309 7,309
4-2 1 05/01/95 LFC's transfer of Conseco Tranche B Note
to LMUSA 0 0 3,373 3,373
5-2 1 06/30/95 LFC's transfer of LAS and Lomas Mktg to LMUSA 0 0 1,937 1,937
6-2 2 06/30/95 LFC's transfer of Lomas NY to LMUSA 0 0 260 260
8-3 1 12/31/94 LFC's 12/94 transfer of Intellifile to LMUSA 0 0 2,824 2,824
14-2 2 07/28/95 LFC's transfer of investment in Trust Account
(net of liab.) to LMUSA 0 0 113 113
14-3 1 08/18/95 LFC's transfer of payroll bank accounts to LMUSA 0 0 160 160
14-4 1 06/30/95 LFC's transfer of credit in prepaid pension acct
related to R.I.F. 0 0 (183) (183)
17-2 1 03/31/95 LMUSA's transfer of restructuring provision
liability to LFC 0 0 (208) (208)
18-4 1 09/30/94 LFC's transfer of allowance for losses to LMUSA 0 (600) 0 (600)
18-5 1 12/31/94 LFC's transfer of contingency reserve to LMUSA 0 0 (419) (419)
19-2 1 09/30/94 LMUSA's transfer of mortgage plan insurance
receivable to LFC 0 (277) 0 (277)
19-3 1 12/31/94 LMUSA's transfer of leasehold improvements
to LFC 0 0 (395) (395)
---------------------------------------
0 (877) 14,771 13,894
LMUSA'S POTENTIAL AVOIDANCE CLAIMS AGAINST LFC
3-2 2 01/31/95 LMUSA's 1/95 transfer of 49% interest in Tycher
properties to LFC 0 0 (3,528) (3,528)
8-5 1 03/31/95 LMUSA's 3/95 transfer of Intellifile to LFC 0 0 (2,824) (2,824)
8-9* 5 09/01/95 LMUSA's purchase of prepaid services from
Dataplex 0 0 0 0
11-2 1 06/30/95 LFC's transfer of LAS prepaid pension acct
to LMUSA 0 0 310 310
18-3 1 06/30/95 LFC's transfer of accrued restructuring
(contra liability) to LMUSA 0 0 545 545
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31 0 0 (5,497) (5,497)
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$0 ($877) $8,199 $7,322
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<CAPTION>
TAB # DATE TRANSACTION BENEFIT TO LFC BENEFIT TO LMUSA(STL)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING STL
1-5* 1 11/19/93 LFC's transfer of its 49% share of STL
to LMUSA Loss of investment 49% ownership of STL
1-5* 1 Various STL's advances to LFC Cash Incr. A/R due from LFC
1-5* 1 05/01/95 LFC's cancellation of its 51% share in STL
- 51% of book value at 9/95 Decr. A/P to STL 51% ownership of STL
1-5* - Reduction of payable to STL Decr. A/P to STL 51% ownership of STL
1-6* 1 06/23/95 STL's cash pmts to LMUSA after LFC cancelled
its invest. in STL No direct benefit $8.2mm of advances
1-8 1 05/01/95 LFC's transfer of its I/C account payable
due to STL to LMUSA No direct benefit Incr. A/R due from LFC
LFC'S POTENTIAL AVOIDANCE CLAIMS AGAINST LMUSA
3-3 2 06/30/95 LLG's transfer of Tycher properties and
related N/R to LMUSA Decr. A/P to LMUSA Tycher assets
4-2 1 05/01/95 LFC's transfer of Conseco Tranche B Note
to LMUSA Decr. A/P to LMUSA Conseco Tranche B asset
5-2 1 06/30/95 LFC's transfer of LAS and Lomas Mktg
to LMUSA Decr. A/P to LMUSA Lomas NY assets
6-2 2 06/30/95 LFC's transfer of Lomas NY to LMUSA Decr. A/P to LMUSA LAS/LMS assets
8-3 1 12/31/94 LFC's 12/94 transfer of Intellifile to LMUSA Decr. A/P to LMUSA Intellifile assets
14-2 2 07/28/95 LFC's transfer of investment in Trust Account
(net of liab.) to LMUSA Incr. A/R from LMUSA Rec'd positive net investment
14-3 1 08/18/95 LFC's transfer of payroll bank accounts to
LMUSA Incr. A/R from LMUSA Rec'd payroll bank accounts
14-4 1 06/30/95 LFC's transfer of credit in prepaid pension
acct related to R.I.F. No direct benefit Incr. A/R due from LFC
17-2 1 03/31/95 LMUSA's transfer of restructuring provision
liability to LFC No direct benefit Incr. A/R due from LFC
18-4 1 09/30/94 LFC's transfer of allowance for losses to
LMUSA No direct benefit Incr. A/R due from LFC
18-5 1 12/31/94 LFC's transfer of contingency reserve to
LMUSA No direct benefit Incr. A/R due from LFC
19-2 1 09/30/94 LMUSA's transfer of mortgage plan insurance
receivable to LFC No direct benefit Incr. A/R due from LFC
19-3 1 12/31/94 LMUSA's transfer of leasehold improvements
to LFC No direct benefit Incr. A/R due from LFC
LMUSA'S POTENTIAL AVOIDANCE CLAIMS AGAINST LFC
3-2 2 01/31/95 LMUSA's 1/95 transfer of 49% interest in
Tycher properties to LFC 49% interest in Tycher Incr. A/R due from LFC
8-5 1 03/31/95 LMUSA's 3/95 transfer of Intellifile to LFC Intellifile assets Incr. A/R due from LFC
8-9* 5 09/01/95 LMUSA's purchase of prepaid services from
Dataplex Incr. A/R due from LMUSA No direct benefit
11-2 1 06/30/95 LFC's transfer of LAS prepaid pension acct
to LMUSA Decr. A/P to LMUSA No direct benefit
18-3 1 06/30/95 LFC's transfer of accrued restructuring
(contra liability) to LMUSA Decr. A/P to LMUSA No direct benefit
---
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</TABLE>
* Scenarios 1-5, 1-6, and 8-9 did not impact LFC's intercompany account with
LMUSA
(1) See attached schedule for assumptions/footnotes which is an integral part
of this analysis.
(2) Amounts are not necessarily additive as certain amounts herein are
inter-related and dependent upon the outcome of other potential avoidance
actions.
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ANALYSIS OF IDENTIFIED TRANSACTIONS AND
IMPACT ON LFC/LMUSA INTERCOMPANY ACCOUNT (1)(2)
AS OF FEBRUARY 21, 1996
($000'S)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
IMPACT ON LFC/LMUSA INTER-CO ACCT
02/1/92 - 11/1/93 - 10/1/94 -
TAB # DATE TRANSACTION 10/31/93 09/30/94 09/30/95 TOTAL
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
OPEN ITEMS
- ----------
8 3 Various Intellifile I/C acct balances transferred
between LFC and LMUSA $0 $0 ($557) ($557)
13 D 1 02/22/95 Clear suspense accts when LMUSA became
Common Payor 0 0 (532) (532)
14 B 1 04/26/95 LFC transferred State Unempl. Ins. liability
to LMUSA 0 0 (152) (152)
16 1 06/30/95 Intellifile transferred lease liability to
LMUSA through LFC 0 0 (208) (208)
18-2 1 11/22/94 LMUSA's transfer of prepaid pensions (excess
liability) to LFC 0 0 277 277
20-2 1 05/31/95 LFC's transfer of allowance for STL losses
to LMUSA 0 0 (1,734) (1,734)
20-3 6 09/30/95 LMUSA's transfer of STL losses to LFC 0 0 (854) (854)
28 1 05/26/95 LMUSA paid fee to B Byerly on behalf of LFC 0 0 (156) (156)
------------------------------------------
0 0 (3,916) (3,916)
NO STAND-ALONE CLAIMS - DEBIT TRANSACTIONS
- ------------------------------------------
3 1 06/29/94 LLG's transfer of 49% ownership of Tycher's
properties 0 3,528 0 3,528
6 1 05/29/92 LFC's correction of Lomas NY's intercompany
account 203 0 0 203
9 1 06/30/94 LFC funded LMUSA's contribution to the
Rabbi Trust 0 496 0 496
10 1 04/01/93 LFC transferred cost of Simmons Bldg
(CIP) to LMUSA 1,879 0 0 1,879
12 A 1 06/11/93 LFC funded LMUSA's sub's purchase of Capstead
shares 100 0 0 100
12 B 1 03/30/94 LFC funded LMUSA's sub's purchase of Hinton
Ins. Agency 0 200 0 200
13 B 1 05/01/92 LFC's bond proceeds deposited to LMUSA's acct. 255 0 0 255
13 C 1 06/15/94 LFC paid for LMUSA's E&Y accounting fees 0 106 0 106
13 D 1 02/17/95 Clear suspense accts when LMUSA became Common
Payor 0 0 100 100
13 E/F 2 03/01/95 LFC paid Fed. Unempl. taxes on behalf of
subsidiaries 0 0 505 505
13 G 1 Various Losses on sale of arts and antiques; represents
a reversing entry 0 0 0 0
14 A 1 01/17/95 LFC transferred Booth/Denton payroll expenses
to LMUSA 0 0 114 114
15 1 04/21/93 LMUSA transferred its MSP unfunded liability
to LFC 2,521 0 0 2,521
18 A 1 08/31/93 LMUSA transferred excess accrual for short
term incentive pmts to LFC 189 0 0 189
22 1 01/16/95 LFC funded LMUSA class action settlement,
payment of atty fees 0 0 1,280 1,280
23 1 12/17/93 LFC transferred expense to buy-out G. Kell's
house to LMUSA 0 116 0 116
24 1 02/01/93 LFC charged LMUSA a one-time treasury fee for
swap analyses 350 0 0 350
------------------------------------------
5,497 4,446 1,999 11,942
NO STAND-ALONE CLAIMS - CREDIT TRANSACTIONS
- -------------------------------------------
8 1 07/07/93 LMUSA's transfer of assets to incorporate
Intellifile (2,791) 0 0 (2,791)
8 1 07/21/93 LMUSA's transfer of assets to incorporate
Intellifile (148) 0 0 (148)
13 A 1 04/22/92 LMUSA's cash deposited in error in LFC's
account (437) 0 0 (437)
18 F 1 06/30/95 Intellifile transferred its accrued restr.
provision to LMUSA thru LFC 0 0 (34) (34)
21 5 Various Intercompany Account balance transfers 0 0 (7,233) (7,233)
25 1 11/02/92 LMUSA paid rent on behalf of LAS (265) 0 0 (265)
26 1 05/24/95 LMUSA paid fee to Colliers Baldwin on
behalf of LLG Lands 0 0 (100) (100)
27 1 02/28/94 LMUSA transferred TQM training expenses to LAS 0 (106) 0 (106)
29-2 2 09/30/94 LMUSA paid incentive fee on behalf of STL 0 (205) 0 (205)
--- ------------------------------------------
47 (3,641) (311) (7,367) (11,319)
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$1,856 $4,135 ($9,284) ($3,293)
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<CAPTION>
TAB # DATE TRANSACTION BENEFIT TO LFC BENEFIT TO LMUSA(STL)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
OPEN ITEMS
- ----------
8 3 Various Intellifile I/C acct balances transferred
between LFC and LMUSA Open Item Incr. A/R due from LFC
13 D 1 02/22/95 Clear suspense accts when LMUSA became
Common Payor Open Item Incr. A/R due from LFC
14 B 1 04/26/95 LFC transferred State Unempl. Ins. liability
to LMUSA Open Item Incr. A/R due from LFC
16 1 06/30/95 Intellifile transferred lease liability to
LMUSA through LFC Open Item Incr. A/R due from LFC
18-2 1 11/22/94 LMUSA's transfer of prepaid pensions (excess
liability) to LFC Decr. A/P to LMUSA Open Item
20-2 1 05/31/95 LFC's transfer of allowance for STL losses
to LMUSA Open Item Incr. A/R due from LFC
20-3 6 09/30/95 LMUSA's transfer of STL losses to LFC Open Item Incr. A/R due from LFC
28 1 05/26/95 LMUSA paid fee to B Byerly on behalf of LFC Funding of expense Incr. A/R due from LFC
NO STAND-ALONE CLAIMS - DEBIT TRANSACTIONS
- ------------------------------------------
3 1 06/29/94 LLG's transfer of 49% ownership of Tycher's
properties Decr. A/P to LMUSA 49% ownership of Tycher
6 1 05/29/92 LFC's correction of Lomas NY's intercompany
account Decr. A/P to LMUSA No direct benefit
9 1 06/30/94 LFC funded LMUSA's contribution to the
Rabbi Trust Decr. A/P to LMUSA Funding of pension program
10 1 04/01/93 LFC transferred cost of Simmons Bldg
(CIP) to LMUSA Decr. A/P to LMUSA Funding of bldg. construction
12 A 1 06/11/93 LFC funded LMUSA's sub's purchase of Capstead
shares Decr. A/P to LMUSA Funding of share purchase
12 B 1 03/30/94 LFC funded LMUSA's sub's purchase of Hinton
Ins. Agency Decr. A/P to LMUSA Funding of acquisition
13 B 1 05/01/92 LFC's bond proceeds deposited to LMUSA's acct. Decr. A/P to LMUSA Received cash
13 C 1 06/15/94 LFC paid for LMUSA's E&Y accounting fees Decr. A/P to LMUSA Payment of accounting fees
13 D 1 02/17/95 Clear suspense accts when LMUSA became Common
Payor Decr. A/P to LMUSA Payment of postage costs
13 E/F 2 03/01/95 LFC paid Fed. Unempl. taxes on behalf of
subsidiaries Decr. A/P to LMUSA Payment of taxes
13 G 1 Various Losses on sale of arts and antiques; represents
a reversing entry No direct benefit No direct benefit
14 A 1 01/17/95 LFC transferred Booth/Denton payroll expenses
to LMUSA Decr. A/P to LMUSA Accrual of payroll expenses
15 1 04/21/93 LMUSA transferred its MSP unfunded liability
to LFC Decr. A/P to LMUSA Funding of MSP liability
18 A 1 08/31/93 LMUSA transferred excess accrual for short
term incentive pmts to LFC Decr. A/P to LMUSA Funding of liability
22 1 01/16/95 LFC funded LMUSA class action settlement,
payment of atty fees Decr. A/P to LMUSA Funding of settlement
23 1 12/17/93 LFC transferred expense to buy-out G. Kell's
house to LMUSA Decr. A/P to LMUSA Funding of expense
24 1 02/01/93 LFC charged LMUSA a one-time treasury fee for
swap analyses Decr. A/P to LMUSA Swap analysis
NO STAND-ALONE CLAIMS - CREDIT TRANSACTIONS
- -------------------------------------------
8 1 07/07/93 LMUSA's transfer of assets to incorporate
Intellifile Intellifile Assets Incr. A/R due from LFC
8 1 07/21/93 LMUSA's transfer of assets to incorporate
Intellifile Intellifile Assets Incr. A/R due from LFC
13 A 1 04/22/92 LMUSA's cash deposited in error in LFC's
account Received cash Incr. A/R due from LFC
18 F 1 06/30/95 Intellifile transferred its accrued restr.
provision to LMUSA thru LFC No direct benefit Incr. A/R due from LFC
21 5 Various Intercompany Account balance transfers Funding of expense Incr. A/R due from LFC
25 1 11/02/92 LMUSA paid rent on behalf of LAS Funding of expense Incr. A/R due from LFC
26 1 05/24/95 LMUSA paid fee to Colliers Baldwin on
behalf of LLG Lands Funding of expense Incr. A/R due from LFC
27 1 02/28/94 LMUSA transferred TQM training expenses to LAS Funding of expense Incr. A/R due from LFC
29-2 2 09/30/94 LMUSA paid incentive fee on behalf of STL Funding of expense Incr. A/R due from LFC
---
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</TABLE>
* Scenarios 1-5, 1-6, and 8-9 did not impact LFC's intercompany account with
LMUSA
(1) See attached schedule for assumptions/footnotes which is an integral part
of this analysis.
(2) Amounts are not necessarily additive as certain amounts herein are
inter-related and dependent upon the outcome of other potential avoidance
actions.
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"OTHER" POTENTIAL PREFERENTIAL TRANSFERS
BASED ON IDENTIFIED TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN LFC AND LMUSA (1)
AS OF FEBRUARY 21, 1996
($000'S)
"OTHER" POTENTIAL PREFERENTIAL TRANSFERS:
- -----------------------------------------
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C>
Beginning Balance - Due to LMUSA as of October 13, 1994 ($11,520)(2)
Transaction involving STL (1,075)
LFC's Potential Avoidance Claims Against LMUSA:
Debit Transactions 15,976
Credit Transactions (1,205)
------------
14,771
------------
LMUSA's Potential Avoidance Claims Against LFC:
Debit Transactions 855
Credit Transactions (6,352)
------------
(5,497)
------------
"Other" Potential Preferential Transfers 3,497
------------
Ending Balance - Due from LMUSA as of October 9, 1995 $176
============
</TABLE>
(1) See attached schedule for assumptions/footnotes which is an integral part
of this analysis.
(2) Represents "peak" due to LMUSA during one year preference period.
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TRANSACTIONS NOT YET ANALYZED
INTERCOMPANY TRANSACTIONS
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Standard Intercompany Allocations
Basis for the allocations
Consistency of the method used to develop the allocations
Non-Standard Intercompany Allocations
Building of the East Campus
Rental of Bryan Tower
Fees for the Board of Directors of LFC and LMUSA
Media center costs
Company jet
Employees that performed services for both LFC and LMUSA
Funding of the pension plan and use of pension plan for retiring executives
Analysis of LMUSA's alleged "arms-length" transactions
LIS
Intellifile
Lomas Field Service
Complete verification of title/ownership documentation of asset transfers
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TRANSACTIONS WITH THIRD PARTIES
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Real Estate
Building of the East Campus (Simmons Mattress Factory) that was $17
million over the budget of $5 million
SWAPs
Pledge of servicing rights to Lehman Bros.
Payment of interest to Lehman Bros. after servicing rights were pledged
Payment of $30mm to close out SWAPs after servicing rights were pledged
Asset Sales
Sale of remaining interests in First USA for $23mm
Sale of assets by STL to Lennar for $31mm
Sale of LIS to Prudential
Sale of $1.6 billion of PMSRs to GE for $16mm
Sale of Intellifile to Dataplex
Sale of PMSRs to First Nationwide
Payment of fees to Salomon Brothers and/or Lazard Freres
Capstead
Sale of assets to Capstead for $1mm
Payments by Capstead to shorten contract relating to future management fees
Payments by LMUSA to underfunded off-balance sheet accounts related to
Capstead mortgages
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TRANSACTIONS WITH THIRD PARTIES
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bank Agreements
Amendments to LMUSA's bank agreements decreasing the amount that LMUSA
could advance to LFC
Repayment of the P&I line of $7.8mm due to ratios as of 6/95
Employees
Jess Hay Received 10-year $1.4mm consulting contract, office and admin.
staff upon retirement
What was the value of security received when note due from Jess
Hay was paid back with stock?
Ted Enloe What was the value of security received when $1.3 million note
due from Ted Enloe was sold?
Loans or significant bonus payments made to employees
Utilization of pension plan for executives that "resigned"
Payment of $250K commission to Charlie Kight as a result of the sale of
Intellifile to Dataplex
Payment of bonuses to employees/settlement packages
Other
Claim against R.I.S. for loss of value in the earnout (R.I.S. did not add
Prudential's mortgages to the system)
Lomas Mortgage Partnership
Charitable contributions made to the University of Texas (biotechnology
project) and others
VI-11 ============================================= Lomas Financial Corporation
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EXHIBIT 11
COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE
LOMAS FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Quarter Ended Nine Months Ended
March 31 March 31
------------------------ -----------------------
1996 1995 1996 1995
---------- ---------- --------- ---------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
PRIMARY:
Average common shares outstanding . . . . . . . 20,149 20,146 20,149 20,126
Common stock equivalents under Non-Employee
Directors Long Term Incentive Plan . . . . . 15 18 15 25
---------- ---------- --------- ---------
Total shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,164 20,164 20,164 20,151
========== ========== ========= =========
Loss from continuing operations . . . . . . . . $ (3,828) $ (19,549) $(228,371) $ (60,608)
Loss from discontinued operations . . . . . . . -- (5,600) -- (18,600)
---------- ---------- --------- ---------
Net loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ (3,828) $ (25,149) $(228,371) $ (79,208)
========== ========== ========= =========
Per share amounts:
Loss from continuing operations . . . . . . $ (.19) $ (.97) $ (11.33) $ (3.01)
Loss from discontinued operations . . . . . -- (.28) -- (.92)
---------- ---------- --------- ---------
Net loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ (.19) $ (1.25) $ (11.33) $ (3.93)
========== ========== ========= =========
FULLY DILUTED:
- --------------
Average common shares outstanding . . . . . . . 20,149 20,146 20,149 20,126
Common stock equivalents under Non-Employee
Directors Long Term Incentive Plan . . . . . 15 18 15 25
---------- ---------- --------- ---------
Total shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,164 20,164 20,164 20,151
========== ========== ========= =========
Loss from continuing operations . . . . . . . . $ (3,828) $ (19,549) $(228,371) $ (60,608)
Loss from discontinued operations . . . . . . . -- (5,600) -- (18,600)
---------- ---------- --------- ---------
Net loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ (3,828) $ (25,149) $(228,371) $ (79,208)
========== ========== ========= =========
Per share amounts:
Loss from continuing operations . . . . . . $ (.19) $ (.97) $ (11.33) $ (3.01)
Loss from discontinued operations . . . . . -- (.28) -- (.92)
---------- ---------- --------- ---------
Net loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ (.19) $ (1.25) $ (11.33) $ (3.93)
========== ========== ========= =========
</TABLE>
<TABLE> <S> <C>
<ARTICLE> 5
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
<S> <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> JUN-30-1996
<PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1996
<PERIOD-END> MAR-31-1996
<CASH> 131,915
<SECURITIES> 18,522
<RECEIVABLES> 147,469
<ALLOWANCES> (24,411)
<INVENTORY> 0
<CURRENT-ASSETS> 0
<PP&E> 50,560
<DEPRECIATION> (16,802)
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 347,007
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 0
<BONDS> 517,930
<COMMON> 20,149
0
0
<OTHER-SE> (260,393)
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 347,007
<SALES> 0
<TOTAL-REVENUES> 13,892
<CGS> 0
<TOTAL-COSTS> 0
<OTHER-EXPENSES> 17,555
<LOSS-PROVISION> 334
<INTEREST-EXPENSE> (169)
<INCOME-PRETAX> (3,828)
<INCOME-TAX> 0
<INCOME-CONTINUING> (3,828)
<DISCONTINUED> 0
<EXTRAORDINARY> 0
<CHANGES> 0
<NET-INCOME> (3,828)
<EPS-PRIMARY> (.19)
<EPS-DILUTED> (.19)
</TABLE>
