SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 1999
Commission File Number: 0-28732
HVIDE MARINE INCORPORATED
State of Incorporation: Florida I.R.S. Employer I.D. 65-0524593
2200 Eller Drive
P.O. Box 13038
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33316
(954) 523-2200
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 twelve months, and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past ninety days.
Yes X No
There were 13,976,829 and 1,577,590 shares of Class A Common Stock, par value
$0.001 per share, and Class B Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share,
respectively, outstanding at November 10, 1999.
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HVIDE MARINE INCORPORATED
Quarter ended September 30, 1999
Index
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Part I. Financial Information
Item 1. Financial Statements.................................................................................. 1
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at
December 31, 1998 and September 30, 1999 (Unaudited)........................................................ 2
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the
three and nine months ended September 30, 1998 and 1999 (Unaudited)......................................... 4
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the
nine months ended September 30, 1998 and 1999 (Unaudited).................................................... 5
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements......................................................... 6
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations.........................................................23
Part II. Other Information
Item 1. Legal Proceedings......................................................................................34
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities........................................................................34
Item 5. Other Information.......................................................................................34
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.......................................................................35
Signature.......................................................................................................35
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As used in this Report, the term "Parent" means Hvide Marine Incorporated, and
the term "Company" means the Parent and/or one or more of its consolidated
subsidiaries.
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
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Hvide Marine Incorporated and Subsidiaries
(Debtor in Possession)
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands)
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December 31, September 30,
1998 1999
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(Unaudited)
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ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash..................................................................... $ 10,106 $ 20,513
Accounts receivable:
Trade, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,169 and
$1,455 at December 31, 1998 and September 30, 1999, ........
respectively................................................................ 69,448 54,820
Insurance claims and other............................................. 12,290 7,872
Spare parts and supplies................................................. 18,998 15,891
Prepaid expenses......................................................... 4,623 4,574
Deferred costs........................................................... 10,482 1,218
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Total current assets................................................. 125,947 104,888
Property:
Construction in progress................................................. 116,056 3,541
Vessels and improvements................................................. 1,042,717 1,143,782
Less accumulated depreciation.......................................... (91,928) (138,238)
Furniture and equipment.................................................. 17,328 22,472
Less accumulated depreciation.......................................... (3,540) (5,854)
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Net property......................................................... 1,080,633 1,025,703
Other assets:
Deferred costs........................................................... 28,289 25,264
Investment in affiliates................................................. 130 244
Restricted investments................................................... 23,344 3,752
Goodwill, net............................................................ 91,357 88,784
Other.................................................................... 5,567 5,791
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Total other assets..................................................... 148,687 123,835
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Total assets......................................................... $ 1,355,267 $ 1,254,426
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Continued.
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Hvide Marine Incorporated and Subsidiaries
(Debtor in Possession)
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except share amounts)
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December 31, September 30,
1998 1999
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(Unaudited)
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS= EQUITY Current liabilities:
Accounts payable....................................................... $ 26,759 $ 7,941
Current maturities of long-term debt................................... 264,341 249,950
Revolving credit borrowings under DIP Credit Facility ................. -- 9,860
Current obligations under capital leases............................... 2,991 3,263
Accrued interest....................................................... 10,553 6,297
Other.................................................................. 27,623 23,313
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Total current liabilities............................................ 332,267 300,624
Long-term debt.............................................................. 256,161 269,473
Obligations under capital leases............................................ 36,983 34,784
Senior Notes................................................................ 300,000 --
Deferred income taxes....................................................... 32,721 3,830
Other....................................................................... 5,551 4,636
Liabilities subject to compromise........................................... -- 423,938
Company obligated manditorily redeemable preferred securities of a
subsidiary trust holding solely debentures issued by the Company.......... 115,000 --
Minority partners' equity in subsidiaries................................... 28,549 21,395
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred Stock, $1.00 par value, authorized 10,000 shares
issued and outstanding, none........................................... -- --
Class A Common Stock -- $.001 par value, authorized 100,000,000
shares, issued and outstanding 12,872,629 and 13,876,829............... 13 14
Class B Common Stock -- $.001 par value, authorized 5,000,000
shares, issued and outstanding 2,547,064 and 1,677,590................. 2 2
Additional paid-in capital............................................... 196,822 197,428
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit).................................. 51,198 (1,698)
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Total stockholders' equity............................................. 248,035 195,746
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Total................................................................ $ 1,355,267 $ 1,254,426
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See accompanying notes.
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Hvide Marine Incorporated and Subsidiaries
(Debtor in Possession)
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
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Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
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1998 1999 1998 1999
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(In thousands, except per share data)
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Revenues..................................................... $ 100,149 $ 85,989 $ 295,966 $ 265,393
Operating expenses:
Crew payroll and benefits............................... 24,774 23,741 67,322 71,944
Charter hire............................................ 5,989 4,753 14,455 13,275
Repairs and maintenance................................. 8,221 9,004 22,896 29,011
Insurance............................................... 3,631 3,593 9,980 10,352
Consumables............................................. 9,093 10,360 24,324 27,912
Other................................................... 6,027 8,784 21,719 24,824
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Total operating expenses.............................. 57,735 60,235 160,696 177,318
Selling, general and administrative expenses................. 11,305 9,673 31,834 32,138
Depreciation and amortization................................ 12,146 17,927 36,071 53,607
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Income (loss) from operations........................... 18,963 (1,846) 67,365 2,330
Interest expense, net........................................ 8,742 21,032 29,773 58,147
Other income (expense):
Minority interest and equity in
earnings of subsidiaries........................... (3,662) (1,551) (4,153) (4,492)
Gain (loss) on disposal of assets....................... -- -- 46 (17,648)
Other................................................... 340 (3,876) 279 (364)
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Total other income (expense).......................... (3,322) (5,427) (3,828) (22,504)
Reorganization items......................................... -- 4,328 -- 4,328
Income (loss) before provision for (benefit from)
income taxes and extraordinary item..................... 6,899 (32,633) 33,764 (82,649)
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes.................... 2,127 (12,523) 12,336 (29,754)
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Income (loss) before extraordinary item...................... 4,772 (20,110) 21,428 (52,895)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt, net of income tax benefits
868 -- 1,602 --
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Net income (loss)..................................... $ 3,904 $ (20,110) $ 19,826 $ (52,895)
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Earnings (loss) per common share - basic:
Income (loss) before extraordinary item................. $ 0.31 $ (1.29) $ 1.40 $ (3.42)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt.................... (0.06) -- (0.10) --
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Net income (loss) per common share - basic............ $ 0.25 $ (1.29) $ 1.30 $ (3.42)
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Earnings (loss) per common share-assuming dilution:
Income (loss) before extraordinary item................. $ 0.31 $ (1.29) $ 1.28 $ (3.42)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt.................... (0.06) -- (0.08) --
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Net income (loss) per common share - assuming ..
dilution .................................................... $ 0.25 $ (1.29) $ 1.20 $ (3.42)
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Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic........... 15,329 15,544 15,309 15,489
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Weighted average common and common equivalent shares
outstanding - assuming dilution......................... 15,349 15,544 19,456 15,489
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See accompanying notes.
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Hvide Marine Incorporated and Subsidiaries
(Debtor in Possession)
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
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Nine Months Ended
September 30,
1998 1999
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(In thousands)
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Operating activities:
Net income (loss)............................................................. $ 19,826 $ (52,895)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash
provided by operating activities:
Loss on early extinguishment of debt, net................................. 1,602 --
Depreciation and amortization............................................. 36,071 53,607
Provision for bad debts................................................... 898 421
(Gain) loss on disposal of assets......................................... 46 17,648
Amortization of drydocking costs.......................................... 8,449 8,942
Amortization of discount on long-term debt and financing costs............ 1,093 1,110
Provision for (benefit from) deferred taxes............................... 8,591 (29,753)
Minority partners' equity in earnings of subsidiaries, net................ (1,329) (678)
Undistributed losses of affiliates........................................ 275 --
Other non-cash items...................................................... 130 130
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisitions:
Accounts receivable....................................................... (32,342) 18,625
Other current and long-term assets........................................ (16,757) (9,357)
Accounts payable and other liabilities.................................... 20,337 (4,926)
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Net cash provided by operating activities............................... 46,890 2,874
Investing activities:
Purchase of property........................................................ (100,540) (44,450)
Acquisitions................................................................ (346,278) --
Payments on vessels under construction...................................... (3,613) (5,102)
(Purchases) redemptions of restricted investments........................... (5,529) 19,592
Capital contribution to affiliates.......................................... (4,401) (55)
Proceeds from disposal of property.......................................... -- 31,799
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Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities..................... (460,361) 1,784
Financing activities:
Proceeds from short-term borrowings......................................... -- 5,000
Proceeds from DIP Credit Facility, net...................................... -- 9,860
Proceeds from long-term borrowings.......................................... 412,700 44,923
Repayment of long-term borrowings........................................... (292,944) (51,715)
Proceeds from issuance of Senior Notes, net of offering costs............... 292,500 --
Proceeds from issuance of Title XI bonds, net of financing costs............ 1,802 6,600
Repayment of Title XI bonds................................................. -- (616)
Payment of financing costs.................................................. (995) (1,358)
Payment of obligations under capital leases................................. (1,388) (2,198)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock...................................... 588 253
Repayment of short-term debt................................................ -- (5,000)
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Net cash provided by financing activities................................. 412,263 5,749
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Change in cash................................................................... (1,208) 10,407
Cash at beginning of period...................................................... 16,246 10,106
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Cash at end of period............................................................ $ 15,038 $ 20,513
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Supplemental cash flow disclosures:
Interest paid, net of amounts capitalized................................... $ 27,250 $ 47,080
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Capital leases assumed in the acquisition of vessels........................ $ 10,025 $ --
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See accompanying notes.
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HVIDE MARINE INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
(Debtor in Possession)
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 1999
(Unaudited)
1. Voluntary Filing under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code
On September 8, 1999, the Parent and certain of its subsidiaries (the
"Debtor Subsidiaries" and, together with the Parent, the "Debtors") filed
voluntary petitions under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code (the
"Bankruptcy Code") in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of
Delaware (the "Bankruptcy Court") (Case No. 99-3024 (PJW)). The Company's
operating results for the latter half of 1998 and for the first nine months of
1999 were severely affected by, among other things, low average day rates and
utilization rates. Decreased liquidity made it impossible for the Company to
service its debt and fund ongoing operations. Therefore, the Company sought
protection under the Bankruptcy Code. The Company is continuing operations in
Chapter 11 and has procured a $60 million debtor in possession credit facility
(see Notes 3 and 4).
2. Basis of Presentation
The Company owns a 50.75% interest in companies that own five
double-hull product carriers (referred to collectively as the "Lightship
Tankers"). At the time the Company purchased its interest in the Lightship
Tankers, the Company intended to reduce its ownership to less than 50% and
accounted for its investment under the equity method. However, the Company has
held its investment for one year and has not yet been able to reduce its
interest and has consequently been required to consolidate the Lightship Tankers
as of September 30, 1999, in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standard
Board Statement No. 94, "Consolidations of All Majority-Owned Subsidiaries". The
consolidation of the Lightship Tankers was accounted for as a change in
reporting entity and the financial statements for all periods presented have
been retroactively restated to include the accounts of the Lightship Tankers as
if they were consolidated at the beginning of the earliest period presented. See
Note 6.
The interim consolidated financial statements in this Report are
unaudited. In accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission"), certain information and footnote
disclosures have been condensed or omitted; therefore, such financial statements
should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements in the
Parent's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998 (the
"1998 Form 10-K"). The interim consolidated financial statements in this Report
reflect all adjustments and accruals that, in the opinion of management, are
necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods
presented; all such adjustments were of a normal recurring nature. The results
of operations for the three- and nine-month interim periods ended September 30,
1999 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations for the year
ending December 31, 1999.
Certain amounts in prior periods have been reclassified to conform the
current presentation.
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3. Plan of Reorganization
On October 1, 1999, the Debtors filed with the Bankruptcy Court a
proposed Joint Plan of Reorganization and a related proposed Disclosure
Statement. The First Amended Disclosure Statement (the "Disclosure Statement")
and the First Amended Plan of Reorganization (the "Plan") were filed with the
Bankruptcy Court on November 1, 1999. The Disclosure Statement was approved by
the Bankruptcy Court on November 2, 1999 and was distributed on November 5,
1999. Under the Plan, holders of the Senior Notes (see Note 5) would exchange
the Senior Notes for 9,800,000 shares of common stock of the reorganized Company
("Reorganized HMI"), representing 98% of the common equity of Reorganized HMI;
holders of the Trust Convertible Preferred Securities (see Note 5) would receive
200,000 shares of common stock of Reorganized HMI, representing 2% of its common
equity, together with warrants to purchase an additional 125,000 shares; and
holders of the Parent's Common Stock would receive warrants to purchase 125,000
shares of common stock of Reorganized HMI. The warrants would be exercisable at
$38.49 per share and would have a term of four years.
Completion of the Plan is subject to various conditions, including
obtaining refinancing for the Company's borrowings under the DIP Credit Facility
(see Note 4). Completion of the Plan is also subject to approval by the
Bankruptcy Court, which is scheduled to consider confirmation of the Plan on
December 1, 1999. There can be no assurance that the Company will be successful
in obtaining such refinancing or that the Bankruptcy Court will approve the
Plan.
Reorganization items included in the 1999 Statement of Operations
primarily represent professional fees incurred in connection with the Company's
bankruptcy proceedings.
The interim consolidated financial statements do not include any
adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and
classification of assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities that
may result from the confirmation of the Plan.
4. Long-Term Debt and DIP Credit Facility
Amounts outstanding consisted of the following (in thousands):
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December 31, September 30,
1998 1999
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Lines of credit.................................................... $ 135,000 $ --
Term loan.......................................................... 117,954 240,890
Revolving credit borrowings under DIP Credit Facility.............. -- 9,860
Title XI debt...................................................... 261,674 267,832
Notes payable...................................................... 5,874 10,701
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520,502 529,283
Less: Current maturities and DIP Credit Facility.................. 264,341 259,810
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$ 256,161 $ 269,473
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Current maturities of long-term debt include $252.9 million at December
31, 1998 of borrowings under the Company's Amended and Restated Revolving Credit
and Term Loan Agreement with a group of banks (such Agreement, as amended, the
"Loan Agreement"). During the quarter ended September 30, 1999 (but prior to the
Chapter 11 filing), the Company entered into amendments to the Loan Agreement
that provided, among other things, for (1) increased commitment fees and/or the
payment of certain other fees; (2) increased interest on borrowings; and (3)
waivers of noncompliance with certain covenants in the Loan Agreement.
In connection with the above Chapter 11 filings, the Debtors and
certain lending institutions entered into a Debtor in Possession Revolving
Credit and Term Loan Agreement dated as of September 10, 1999 (the "DIP Credit
Facility"). Subject to certain conditions and limitations, the DIP Credit
Facility provides the Company with a revolving credit facility of up to $60
million; in addition, the approximately $241 million of borrowings previously
outstanding under the Loan Agreement were converted into a term loan under the
DIP Credit Facility. The Bankruptcy Court granted interim approval of the DIP
Credit Facility on September 9, 1999 and final approval thereof on September 30,
1999. Prior to December 15, 1999, borrowings under the DIP Credit Facility bear
interest at three percentage points over the "Base Rate" of Citibank, N.A.,
Administrative Agent under the DIP Credit Facility (12.75% at September 30,
1999); on and after December 15, 1999, any such borrowings would bear interest
at seven and one-half percentage points over such Base Rate. The DIP Credit
Facility also provides for certain fees payable by the Company and for certain
covenants relating to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and
amortization; capital expenditures; collateral coverage; and outstanding
borrowings. The DIP Credit Facility expires on February 28, 2000.
The outstanding Title XI debt is collateralized by first preferred
mortgages on the Lightship Tankers and certain other vessels and bears interest
at rates ranging from 5.4% to 10.1%. The debt is due in semi-annual principal
and interest payments through June 1, 2024.
At September 30, 1999, the Company had letters of credit outstanding in
the amount of approximately $3.1 million which expire on various dates through
December 2002. The letters of credit remain outstanding under the DIP Credit
Facility and reduce amounts available under the DIP Credit Facility on a
dollar-for-dollar basis.
5. Liabilities Subject to Compromise:
The Company has $300.0 million of 8.375% Senior Notes due 2008 (the
"Senior Notes") outstanding. The Senior Notes have been guaranteed by certain of
the Company's subsidiaries (see Note 11).
At September 30, 1999, Hvide Capital Trust, a wholly owned consolidated
subsidiary of the Company (the "Trust"), had outstanding 2,300,000 6 1/2%
Trust Convertible Preferred Securities (the "Trust Convertible Preferred
Securities") with a principal amount of $115.0 million and 71,134 6 1/2% Trust
Convertible Common Securities with a principal amount of $3.6 million.
In accordance with the Plan, the Senior Notes and the Trust Convertible
Preferred Securities constitute the sole obligations of the Company that are
subject to compromise and have been classified separately on the September 30,
1999 balance sheet. The amounts below may be subject to future adjustment
depending on Bankruptcy Court action, further developments with respect to
potential disputed claims, determination as to the value of any collateral
securing claims, or other events.
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Liabilities subject to compromise on the accompanying September 30, 1999 balance
sheet consist of the following (in thousands):
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Principal balance of Senior Notes $ 300,000
Interest due on Senior Notes 14,168
Deferred financing costs on Senior Notes (10,400)
Principal balance of Trust Convertible Preferred Securities 115,000
Distributions payable on Trust Convertible Preferred Securities 5,170
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Liabilities subject to compromise $ 423,938
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As a result of the Chapter 11 filing, as of September 8, 1999, the
Company discontinued accruing interest on the Senior Notes and distributions on
the Trust Convertible Preferred Securities. Contractual interest on the Senior
Notes for the nine months ended September 30, 1999 was $18.8 million, which is
$1.5 million in excess of interest expense included in the accompanying
financial statements. Contractual distributions on the Trust Convertible
Preferred Securities for the nine months ended September 30, 1999 were
approximately $5.6 million, which is $0.4 million in excess of amounts included
in the accompanying financial statements.
6. Consolidation of Lightship Tankers
During 1998, the Company increased its equity interest in the Lightship
Tankers from 0.75% to 50.75%. Three of the tankers were delivered in late 1998
and the final two were delivered in 1999. Therefore, the operations of the
Lightship Tankers prior to December 31, 1998 were not material to the Company's
results of operations. The effect of the consolidation of the Lightship Tankers
on the Company's Statement of Operations is as follows (in thousands, except
share amounts):
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Three Months ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, 1999 September 30, 1999
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Revenues $15,866 $35,910
Income from operations 4,303 8,195
Net income (loss) 88 (2,125)
Earnings (loss) per share - assuming dilution 0.01 (0.14)
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7. Loss on Disposal of Assets
During the nine months ended September 30, 1999, the Company sold eight
vessels for net cash proceeds of approximately $32.3 million. The proceeds were
primarily used to repay amounts outstanding under the Loan Agreement. The
Company has also canceled the shipbuilding contracts on five vessels. Loss on
disposal of assets on the accompanying Statement of Operations for the nine
months ended September 30, 1999 includes losses on the vessels sold and the
forfeiture of deposits and progress payments on canceled shipbuilding contracts.
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8. Income Taxes
For the nine months ended September 30, 1998 and 1999, the provision
for (benefit from) income taxes was computed using estimated annual effective
tax rates of 38% and 36%, respectively, adjusted principally for depreciation on
vessels built with capital construction funds.
9. Earnings (Loss) Per Share
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted
earnings (loss) per share before extraordinary item (in thousands, except per
share amounts):
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Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
1998 1999 1998 1999
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Numerator:
Income (loss) before extraordinary item.................. $ 4,772 $ (20,110) $ 21,428 $ (52,895)
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Numerator for basic earnings (loss) per share -
Income (loss) applicable to common shareholders........ 4,772 (20,110) 21,428 (52,895)
Effect of dilutive securities:
Distributions on Trust Convertible Preferred
Securities............................................... --(1) --(1) 3,476 -- (1)
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Numerator for diluted earnings (loss) per share
Income (loss) applicable to common shareholders
After assumed conversion............................... $ 4,772 $ (20,110) $ 24,904 $ (52,895)
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Denominator:
Denominator for basic earnings per
Weighted average shares................................ 15,329 15,544 15,309 15,489
Effect of dilutive securities:
Trust Convertible Preferred Securities................... -- (1) --(1) 4,035 -- (1)
Deferred compensation.................................... 20 -- 11 --
Stock options............................................ -- (2) --(2) 101 -- (2)
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Dilutive potential common shares............................ 20 -- 4,147 --
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Denominator for diluted earnings (loss) per share -
Adjusted weighted average shares and assumed
conversions............................................ 15,349 15,544 19,456 15,489
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Earnings (loss) per share before extraordinary item......... $ 0.31 $ (1.29) $ 1.40 $ (3.42)
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Earnings (loss) per share before extraordinary item -
Assuming dilution........................................ $ 0.31 $ (1.29) $ 1.28 $ (3.42)
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(1) Excludes the assumed conversion of the Trust Convertible Preferred
Securities as the effect is anti-dilutive for the period.
(2) Excludes the assumed exercise of stock options as the effect is
anti-dilutive for the period.
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10. Segment
The Company organizes its business principally into three segments. The
Company does not have significant intersegment transactions.
Revenues by segment consist only of services provided to external
customers, as reported in the Statement of Operations. Income from operations
represents net revenues less applicable costs and expenses related to those
revenues.
The following schedule presents information about the Company's
operations in its three business segments (in thousands):
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Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
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Revenues:
Offshore energy support........................... $ 60,105 $ 32,180 $ 184,014 $ 117,015
Offshore and harbor towing........................ 11,662 10,854 32,953 33,225
Marine transportation services.................... 28,382 42,955 78,999 115,153
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Consolidated revenues.................................. $ 100,149 $ 85,989 $ 295,966 $ 265,393
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Income (loss) from operations:
Offshore energy support........................... $ 16,706 $ (8,073) $ 61,643 $ (11,309)
Offshore and harbor towing........................ 3,306 3,209 9,207 9,547
Marine transportation services.................... 2,866 6,515 8,313 16,551
General corporate................................. (3,915) (3,497) (11,798) (12,459)
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Consolidated income (loss) from operations............. $ 18,963 $ (1,846) $ 67,365 $ 2,330
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Income (loss) before provision for (benefit from)
income taxes and extraordinary item:
Offshore energy support........................... $ 14,010 $ (8,561) $ 59,266 $ (25,653)
Offshore and harbor towing........................ 3,307 3,667 9,194 10,402
Marine transportation services.................... 4,379 5,832 10,039 6,861
General corporate................................. (14,797) (33,571) (44,735) (74,259)
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Consolidated income (loss) before provision for
(benefit from) income taxes and extraordinary item... $ 6,899 $ (32,633) $ 33,764 $ (82,649)
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11. Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Financial Information
The Senior Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a joint
and several basis by substantially all of the Company's consolidated
subsidiaries. A substantial portion of the Company's cash flows are generated by
its subsidiaries. As a result, the funds necessary to meet the Company's
obligations are provided in substantial part by distributions or advances from
its subsidiaries. Under certain circumstances, contractual or legal
restrictions, as well as the financial and operating requirements of the
Company's subsidiaries, could limit the Company's ability to obtain cash from
its subsidiaries for the purpose of meeting its obligations, including the
payments of principal and interest on the Senior Notes.
The following is summarized condensed consolidating financial
information for the Company, segregating the Parent, the combined wholly owned
guarantor subsidiaries, the combined foreign subsidiary guarantors, the combined
mostly owned guarantors, the combined non-guarantor subsidiaries and
eliminations. Two of the guarantor subsidiaries, Seabulk America Partnership,
Ltd. and Seabulk Transmarine Partnership, Ltd. are 81.59%-owned and 67.33%-owned
by the Company, respectively, and have been presented separately from the wholly
owned guarantors. The foreign guarantor subsidiaries are also presented
separately from the wholly owned guarantors. Separate financial statements of
the wholly owned guarantor subsidiaries are not presented because management
believes that these financial statements would not be material to holders of
Senior Notes. Separate audited financial statements of the non-wholly owned
guarantor subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 1998 have been filed with
the Commission.
<PAGE>
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
December 31, 1998
Wholly Owned Foreign Mostly Owned
Guarantor Guarantor Guarantor Non-guarantor Consolidated
Parent Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Eliminations Total
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents.... $ 1,401 $ 2,118 $ 3,460 $ 31 $ 2,167 $ -- $ 9,177
Accounts receivable:
Trade, net................. 5,337 26,769 33,954 -- 2,573 (672) 67,961
Insurance claims and other. 4,874 3,698 3,282 (33) 94 -- 11,915
Inventory, spare parts and
supplies .................. 2,707 3,093 9,726 1,320 886 (277) 17,455
Prepaid expenses............. 1,373 1,463 1,050 63 393 -- 4,342
Deferred costs, net.......... 3,881 4,255 1,865 241 414 (174) 10,482
------------ ---------- ----------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------
Total current assets....... 19,573 41,396 53,337 1,622 6,527 (1,123) 121,332
Property, net.................. 113,688 285,974 366,885 37,319 50,785 (2,845) 851,806
Other assets:
Deferred costs, net.......... 11,761 3,556 1,639 160 3,974 (112) 20,978
Due from affiliates.......... 167,216 (2,443) (128,038) (30,681) (5,629) -- 425
Investments in affiliates.... 695,479 582,135 -- 3,143 40,840 (1,298,176) 23,421
Goodwill, net................ 114 24,505 62,257 -- 79 -- 86,955
Other........................ 1,526 362 2,006 -- 118,571(1) (118,557) 3,908
------------ ---------- ----------- ------------- ------------- ------------ ------------
Total other assets......... 876,096 608,115 (62,136) (27,378) 157,835 (1,416,845) 135,687
------------ ---------- ----------- ------------- ------------- ------------ ------------
Total.................... $ 1,009,357 $ 935,485 $ 358,086 $ 11,563 $ 215,147 $ (1,420,813) $ 1,108,825
============ ========== =========== ============= ============= ============ ============
Liabilities and Stockholders'
Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable............. $ 6,190 $ 9,635 $ 9,525 $ 19 $ 453 $ -- $ 25,822
Current maturities of long-term
debt....................... 8,152 859 -- -- -- -- 9,011
Current obligations under capital
leases..................... 630 2,361 -- -- -- -- 2,991
Debt subject to acceleration 252,954 __ __ __ __ __ 252,954
Other ....................... 14,854 6,521 9,712 3,844 1,371 (722) 35,580
------------ ---------- ----------- ------------- ------------- ------------ ------------
Total current liabilities.. 282,780 19,376 19,237 3,863 1,824 (722) 326,358
Long-term liabilities:
Long-term debt............... 436,355 15,766 -- -- -- (118,557) 333,564
Obligations under capital leases 14,186 22,797 -- -- -- -- 36,983
Deferred income taxes........ 25,649 7,072 -- -- -- -- 32,721
Other long term obligations.. 2,352 1,200 1,885 114 -- -- 5,551
------------ ---------- ----------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------
Total long-term liabilities 478,542 46,835 1,885 114 -- (118,557) 408,819
------------ ---------- ----------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------
Total liabilities.............. 761,322 66,211 21,122 3,977 1,824 (119,279) 735,177
Company-obligated mandatorily
redeemable preferred securities
issued by a subsidiary trust
holding solely debentures issued
by the Company............... -- -- -- -- 115,000 -- 115,000
Minority partners' equity in sub-
sidiaries.................... -- -- -- -- -- 10,613 10,613
Stockholders' equity 248,035 869,274 336,964 7,586 98,323 (1,312,147) 248,035
------------ ---------- ----------- ------------- ------------- ------------ ------------
$ 1,009,357 $ 935,485 $ 358,086 $ 11,563 $ 215,147 $ (1,420,813) $ 1,108,825
============ ========== =========== ============= ============= ============ ============
</TABLE>
(1) Primarily represents receivable for debentures of the Company held by the
Trust.
<PAGE>
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (unaudited)
(In thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
September 30, 1999
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Wholly Mostly
Owned Foreign Owned
Guarantor Guarantor Guarantors Non-Guarantor Condensed
Parent Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Assets
Current assets
Cash........................ $ 48 $ 5,437 $ 6,852 $ 7,925 $ 251 $ -- $ 20,513
Accounts receivable:
Trade, net................ 1,036 27,185 21,795 5,001 5 (202) 54,820
Insurance claims and other.. 2,398 2,001 3,242 205 26 -- 7,872
Spare parts and supplies.... 2,188 3,727 7,633 3,831 -- (1,488) 15,891
Prepaid expenses............ 1,268 1,010 1,435 706 155 -- 4,574
Deferred costs.............. 1,218 -- -- -- 1,218 -- --
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ------------ -----------
Total current assets.... 8,156 39,360 40,957 17,668 437 (1,690) 104,888
Property net.................. 94,366 276,564 369,030 286,630 748 (1,635) 1,025,703
Other assets:
Deferred costs.............. 6,109 8,486 3,604 7,474 -- (409) 25,264
Restricted investments...... -- -- -- 3,752 -- -- 3,752
Due from affiliates......... 132,813 14,669 (119,196) (33,018) 4,785 -- 53
Investment in affiliates.... 670,170 584,587 (1,102) 34,054 1,102 (1,288,567) 244
Goodwill net................ 109 28,064 60,611 -- -- -- 88,784
Other....................... 937 956 2,503 1,327 118,571 (118,556) 5,738
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ------------ -----------
Total other assets...... 810,138 636,762 (53,580) 13,589 124,458 (1,407,532) 123,835
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ------------ -----------
Total.................$ 912,660 $ 952,686 $ 356,407 $ 317,887 $ 125,643 $ (1,410,857) $ 1,254,426
========== ========== ========== ========== ========== ============= ===========
Liabilities and Stockholders'
Equity
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of
long-term debt............ $ 255,566 $ 1,868 -- $ 2,376 -- -- $ 259,810
Current obligations
under capital
leases.................... 542 2,721 -- -- -- -- 3,263
Accounts payable............ 1,778 3,400 2,200 240 323 -- 7,941
Other ...................... 6,214 6,312 9,710 7,585 41 (252) 29,610
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ------------ -----------
Total current liabilities..... 264,100 14,301 11,910 10,201 364 (252) 300,624
Long-term debt................ 132,684 27,937 -- 227,409 -- (118,557) 269,473
Obligations under
capital leases............. 13,801 20,983 -- -- -- -- 34,784
Deferred income taxes......... (3,242) 7,072 -- -- -- -- 3,830
Other 1,274 678 184 -- -- 4,636
2,500
Liabilities subject
to compromise.............. 307,098 -- -- -- 116,840 -- 423,938
Company-obligated manditorily
redeemable preferred
securities issued
by a consolidated
subsidiary................. -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Minority partners' equity in
subsidiaries............... -- -- -- -- -- 21,395 21,395
Stockholders' equity.......... 195,719 881,119 343,819 80,093 8,439 (1,313,443) 195,746
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ------------ -----------
Total.................$ 912,660 $952,686 $356,407 $ 317,887 $125,643 $(1,410,857) $ 1,254,426
========== ========= ========= ========== ========= ============ ===========
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations (unaudited)
(In thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Three Months Ended September 30, 1998
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Wholly Owned Foreign Mostly Owned
Guarantor Guarantor Guarantor Non-Guarantor Condensed
Parent Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Revenues....................... $ 17,735 $ 46,889 $ 59,343 $2,655 $ 6,931 $ (33,404) $ 100,149
Operating expenses:
Crew payroll and benefits.... 6,230 9,113 8,151 686 989 (395) 24,774
Charter hire................. 1,079 7,466 -- -- 249 (12,805) 5,989
Repairs and maintenance...... 2,153 3,097 2,530 196 245 -- 8,221
Insurance.................... 550 1,636 1,250 48 147 -- 3,631
Consumables.................. 1,663 2,876 4,836 64 374 (720) 9,093
Other........................ (483) 2,836 4,042 25 138 (531) 6,027
--------- ----------- ---------- -------- --------- ---------- ---------
Total operating expenses. 11,192 37,024 20,809 1,019 2,142 (14,451) 57,735
Selling, general and
administrative expenses........ 4,631 1,678 3,405 1,200 1,802 (1,411) 11,305
Depreciation and amortization.. 2,643 4,300 4,187 577 439 -- 12,146
--------- ----------- ---------- -------- --------- ---------- ---------
Income (loss) from operations.. (731) 3,887 30,942 (141) 2,548 (17,542) 18,963
Interest expense, net.......... 13,137 6 -- (2,530) (1,871) -- 8,742
Other income (expense):........
Minority interest and
equity in earnings of
subsidiaries................. 16,775 8,145 -- (26) (1,904) (26,652) (3,662)
Other........................ 3,124 1,225 (19,702) -- (1,221) 16,914 340
--------- ----------- ---------- -------- --------- ---------- ---------
Total other
income (expense)....... 19,899 9,370 (19,702) (26) (3,125) (9,738) (3,322)
Income (loss)
before provision
for (benefit from)
income taxes and
extraordinary item........... 6,031 13,251 11,240 2,363 1,294 (27,280) 6,899
Provision for
(benefit from)
income taxes................. 2,127 -- -- -- -- -- 2,127
Income (loss) before
extraordinary item........... 3,904 13,251 11,240 2,363 1,294 (27,280) 4,772
--------- ----------- ---------- -------- --------- ---------- ---------
Loss on early extinguishment
of debt ....................... -- -- -- 868 -- -- 868
--------- ----------- ---------- -------- --------- ---------- ---------
Net income (loss).............. $ 3,904 $ 13,251 $ 11,240 $ 1,495 $ 1,294 $ (27,280) $ 3,904
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</TABLE>
<PAGE>
Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations (unaudited)
(In thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Three Months Ended September 30, 1999
Wholly Owned Foreign Mostly Owned Non
Guarantor Guarantor Guarantor -Guarantor Condensed
Parent Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Revenues......................... $ 12,852 $ 48,906 $ 21,200 $ 18,490 $ 11 $ (15,470) $ 85,989
Operating expenses:
Crew payroll and benefits...... 4,792 8,309 6,072 4,647 44 (123) 23,741
Charter hire................... 491 17,222 (10) -- 9 (12,959) 4,753
Repairs and maintenance........ 1,126 3,308 4,323 308 13 (74) 9,004
Insurance...................... 488 1,574 1,089 426 16 -- 3,593
Consumables.................... 1,070 5,571 3,397 1,489 14 (1,181) 10,360
Other.......................... 855 3,882 1,805 3,386 8 (1,152) 8,784
Total operating expenses... 8,822 39,866 16,676 10,256 104 (15,489) 60,235
Selling, general and
administrative expenses........ 3,422 2,378 4,653 517 34 (1,331) 9,673
Depreciation and
amortization................... 2,155 5,341 7,843 2,588 -- -- 17,927
Income (loss) from
operations..................... (1,547) 1,321 (7,972) 5,129 (127) 1,350 (1,846)
Interest expense, net............ 17,606 (58) -- 4,854 (1,370) -- 21,032
Other income (expense):
Minority interest and
equity in
earnings of
subsidiaries................. (5,555) (5,674) (4) 148 (1,431) 10,965 (1,551)
Other.......................... (3,597) 381 815 -- (2) (1,473) (3,876)
Total other income
(expense)................. (9,152) (5,293) 811 148 (1,433) 9,492 (5,427)
Reorganization items............. 4,328 -- -- -- -- -- 4,328
Income (loss) before provision
for (benefit from) income
taxes and extraordinary item.. (32,633) (3,914) (7,161) 423 (190) 10,842 (32,633)
Provision for (benefit from)
income taxes.................. (12,523) -- -- -- -- -- (12,523)
Income (loss) before
extraordinary item............. (20,110) (3,914) (7,161) 423 (190) 10,842 (20,110)
Loss on early
extinguishment of debt......... -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Net income (loss)................ $(20,110) $ (3,914) $ (7,161) $ 423 $ (190) $ 10,842 $ (20,110)
========= ========= ========== ========= ========= =========== ===========
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
Condensed Consolidating Income Statement (unaudited)
(In thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Nine Months Ended September 30, 1998
Wholly- Mostly
Owned Foreign Owned
Guarantor Guarantor Guarantor
Parent Subsid- Subsid- Subsid- Non-Guarantor
iaries iaries iaries Subsidiaries Eliminations Total
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Revenues......................... $ 51,094 $ 155,948 $164,477 $ 7,870 $ 13,792 $ (97,215) $ 295,966
Operating expenses:
Crew payroll and benefits...... 16,123 25,761 21,704 2,083 2,232 (581) 67,322
Charter hire and bond guarantee
fee.......................... 2,866 50,501 -- -- 464 (39,376) 14,455
Repairs and maintenance........ 6,450 8,152 7,102 553 639 -- 22,896
Insurance...................... 1,577 4,378 3,470 238 318 -- 9,985
Consumables.................... 4,359 7,995 11,782 218 887 (917) 24,324
Other.......................... 2,536 8,723 10,639 269 369 (818) 21,718
---------- --------- -------- ------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Total operating expenses..... 33,911 105,510 54,697 3,361 4,909 (41,692) 160,700
Selling, general and administrative
expenses........................ 13,687 7,458 9,940 2,410 2,353 (4,014) 31,170
Depreciation and amortization.... 6,447 11,319 15,944 1,346 1,015 -- 35,797
---------- --------- -------- ------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Income (loss) from operations.... (2,951) 31,661 83,896 753 5,515 (51,509) 68,299
Interest, net.................... 34,215 18 -- 1,134 (5,594) -- 30,223
Other income (expense):
Minority interest and equity
earnings of subsidiaries..... 66,915 78,859 -- 43 (5,632) (143,689) (5,505)
Other ......................... 3,147 3,021 (53,390) -- (3,049) 50,596 325
---------- --------- -------- ------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Total other income (expense). 70,062 79,880 (53,390) 43 (8,681) (93,093) (5,180)
---------- --------- ------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Income (loss) before provision for
income taxes and extraordinary
item ......................... 32,896 111,523 30,506 (338) 2,428 (144,602) 32,896
Provision for income taxes....... 12,336 -- -- -- -- -- 12,336
Income (loss) before extraordinary
item ......................... 20,560 111,523 30,506 (338) 2,428 (144,602) 20,560
Loss on early extinguishment of
debt ......................... 734 -- -- 868 -- -- 734
---------- --------- -------- -------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Net income (loss)................ $ 19,826 $ 111,523 $ 30,506 $ (1,206) $ 2,428 $ (144,602) $ 19,826
========== ========= ======== ======== =========== =========== ===========
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations (unaudited)
(In thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Nine Months Ended September 30, 1999
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Wholly-Owned Foreign Mostly Owned Non-
Guarantor Guarantor Guarantor Guarantor Condensed
Parent Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Revenues........................ $ 38,646 $ 146,022 $ 85,922 $ 43,761 $ 1,549 $ (50,507) $ 265,393
Operating expenses:
Crew payroll and benefits..... 13,919 25,415 21,557 11,154 44 (145) 71,944
Charter hire 1,448 49,111 (458) -- 459 (37,285) 13,275
Repairs and maintenance....... 3,773 9,804 14,755 769 13 (103) 29,011
Insurance..................... 1,231 4,630 3,400 1,066 25 -- 10,352
Consumables................... 3,193 12,050 10,630 3,467 14 (1,442) 27,912
Other......................... 2,116 12,558 5,327 7,951 8 (3,136) 24,824
--------- ----------- ----------- ---------- --------- ---------- -----------
Total operating expenses.. 25,680 113,568 55,211 24,407 563 (42,111) 177,318
Selling, general and 12,329 8,998 12,629 1,533 1,024 (4,375) 32,138
administrative expenses.......
Depreciation and amortization... 7,542 15,373 23,992 6,655 45 0 53,607
--------- ----------- ----------- ---------- --------- ---------- -----------
Income(loss) from operations.... (6,905) 8,083 (5,910) 11,166 (83) (4,021) (2,330)
Interest expense, net........... 51,107 (174) 4 12,191 (4,981) -- 58,147
Other income (expense):
Minority interest and equity
in earnings (loss)
of subsidiaries.............. (15,847) (26,929) 55 (1,123) (5,224) 44,577 (4,492)
Other......................... (4,462) (7,632) (9,799) 0 (18) 3,898 (18,012)
--------- ----------- ----------- ---------- --------- ---------- -----------
Total other income
(expense)............... (20,309) (34,561) (9,744) (1,123) (5,242) 48,475 (22,504)
--------- ----------- ----------- ---------- --------- ---------- -----------
Reorganization items............ 4,328 -- -- -- -- -- 4,328
Income (loss) before provision
for (benefit from) income
taxes......................... (82,649) (26,304) (15,658) (2,148) (344) 44,454 (82,649)
Provision for (benefit from)
income taxes.................. (29,754) -- -- -- -- -- (29,754)
--------- ----------- ----------- ---------- --------- ---------- -----------
Net income (loss)............... $(52,895) $ (26,304) $ (15,658) $ (2,148) $ (344) $ 44,454 $ (52,895)
========= =========== =========== ========== ========= ========= ===========
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (unaudited)
(In thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Nine Months Ended September 30, 1998
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Wholly-Owned Foreign Mostly Owned Non-
Guarantor Guarantor Guarantor Guarantor Condensed
Parent SubsidiarieSubsidiaries Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Eliminations Total
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Operating Activities:
Net Income (loss) 19,826 111,523 30,504 (1,206) 2,428 (143,249) 19,826
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
cash provided by operating activities:
Loss on extinguishment of debt....... 734 -- -- 868 -- -- 1,602
Depreciation and amoritization....... 6,446 9,658 17,459 1,346 1,162 -- 36,071
Amortization of drydocking costs..... 3,503 1,595 2,808 180 363 -- 8,449
Provision for bad debts.............. 156 742 -- -- 898
Loss (Gain) on disposal of property.. 46 -- -- -- -- -- 46
Amortization of financing costs...... 737 -- -- 161 195 -- 1,093
Provision for (benefit from) deferred
taxes............................. 8,591 -- -- -- -- -- 8,591
Minority partners' equity in earnings
of subsidiaries, net................ -- -- -- -- -- (1,329) (1,329)
Undistributed earnings (losses) of
affiliates, net.................... (66,915) (76,831) -- (44) 5,606 138,459 275
Other non-cash items................. 130 -- -- -- -- -- 130
Changes in operating
assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable................ (2,434) 503 (27,853) 956 (3,131) (383) (32,342)
Other assets....................... 8,518 (18,769) (5,934) (2,100) 1,004 524 (16,757)
Accounts payable and
other liabilities................ 956 (14,569) 10,653 4,355 (492) 19,435 20,337
Net cash provided by (used in)
operating activities............. (19,706) 13,852 27,637 4,516 7,135 13,456 46,890
Investing Activities:
Purchase of property.................. (29,487) (2,785) (42,633) 3,598 (17,079) (12,154) (100,540)
Acquisitions.......................... (331,303) (14,987) 14,713 -- 9 (14,710) (346,278)
Payments on vessels under
construction....................... -- -- -- (3,613) -- -- (3,613)
(Purchases) redemption of restricted
investments......................... -- -- -- (5,529) -- -- (5,529)
Capital contribution to affiliates.... (28,169) 8 -- -- 10,352 13,408 (4,401)
Proceeds from disposal of property.... -- -- -- -- -- --
Net cash used in investing
activities..................... (388,959) (17,764) (27,920) (5,544) (6,718) (13,546) (460,361)
Financing Activities:
Proceeds from short-term borrowings... -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Proceeds from DIP Facility, net....... -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Proceeds from long-term debt.......... 412,700 -- -- -- -- -- 412,700
Repayments of long-term borrowings.... (292,480) (464) -- -- -- -- (292,944)
Proceeds from issuance of Senior Notes,
net of offering cost................ 292,500 -- -- -- -- -- 292,500
Proceeds from issuance of Title XI
bonds, net of financing fees........ -- -- -- 1,802 -- -- 1,802
Payment of financing costs............ (247) -- -- (748) -- -- (995)
Payment of obligations under capital
leases.............................. (376) (1,012) -- -- -- -- (1,388)
Proceeds from issuance
of common stock...................... 588 -- -- -- -- -- 588
Net cash provided by financing
activities...................... 412,685 (1,476) 1,054 -- -- 412,263
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash
equivalents........................... 4,020 (5,388) (283) 26 417 -- (1,208)
Cash and cash equivalents at
beginning of period................... 2,510 8,396 4,029 1,311 -- -- 16,246
Cash and cash equivalents
at end of period..................... $ 6,530 $ 3,008 $ 3,746 $ 1,337 $ 417 $ -- $ 15,038
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
Hvide Marine Incorporated and Subsidiaries
(Debtor in Possession)
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Nine Months Ended September 30, 1999
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Wholly
Owned Foreign Mostly Owned Non-
Guarantor Guarantor Guarantor guarantor Condensed
Parent SubsidiariesSubsidiarie Subsidiaries SubsidiariesElimination Consolidated
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Operating activities:
Net income (loss)........................$ (52,895) $ (26,304) $ (15,658) $ (2,148) $ (344) $ 44,454 $ (52,895)
Adjustments to reconcile net
income (loss) to net cash
provided by operating activities:
Loss on early extinguishment
of debt, net......................... -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Depreciation and amortization.......... 7,550 16,425 23,019 6,568 45 -- 53,607
Provision for bad debts................ 29 148 244 -- -- -- 421
(Gain) loss on disposal of assets...... 6,254 8,106 3,288 -- -- -- 17,648
Amortization of drydocking costs....... 2,210 3,594 3,018 120 -- -- 8,942
Amortization of discount on
long-term debt and financing
costs................................ 1,110 -- -- -- -- -- 1,110
Provision for (benefit (29,753)
from) deferred taxes................. (29,753) -- -- -- -- -- (29,753)
Minority partners' equity in
losses of subsidiaries, net.......... -- -- -- -- -- (678) (678)
Undistributed losses of affiliates..... -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Other non-cash items................... 130 -- -- -- -- -- 130
Changes in operating assets
and liabilities, net of effect of
acquisitions:
Accounts receivable.................... 6,748 2,510 12,861 (3,377) 353 (470) 18,625
Other current and long-term assets..... 49,285 (29,833) (21,815) (44) (1,723) (5,227) (9,357)
Accounts payable and other liabilities. (11,420) (7,040) (8,695) 10,232 1,211 10,786 (4,926)
-------- ------- ---------- --------- --------- --------- -----------
Net cash (used in) provided
by operating activities............. (20,752) (32,394) (3,738) 11,351 (458) 48,865 2874
Investing activities:
Purchase of property..................... (22,776) 1,056 (12,210) (26,722) (10,255) 26,457 (44,450)
Acquisitions............................. -- 601 816 -- (1,417) -- --
Payments on vessels under construction... -- (5,102) -- -- -- -- (5,102)
Redemptions of restricted investments.... -- -- -- 19,592 -- -- 19,592
Deposits for the purchase of property.... -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Capital contribution to affiliates....... 28,302 3,497 -- -- -- -- 31,799
Proceeds from disposal of property....... 25,278 20,838 7,846 (3,240) (8,376) (42,401) (55)
------ ------ --------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -----------
Net cash (used in) provided
by investing activities.............. 30,804 20,890 (3,548) (10,370) (20,048) (15,944) 1,784
Financing activities:
Proceeds from short-term borrowings...... -- 5,000 -- -- -- -- 5,000
Proceeds from DIP facility, net.......... 9,860 -- -- -- -- -- 9,860
Proceeds from long-term
borrowings............................ 31,008 13,915 -- -- -- -- 44,923
Proceeds from issuance Senior
Notes, net offering costs.............. -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Repayment of long-term borrowings........ (50,695) (1,020) -- -- -- -- (51,715)
Proceeds from Title XI bonds,
net of offering costs................. -- -- -- 6,600 -- -- 6,600
Repayment of Title XI bonds.............. -- -- -- (616) -- -- (616)
Payment of financing costs............... (1,358) -- -- -- -- -- (1,358)
Payment of obligations under
capital leases........................ (473) (1,725) -- -- -- -- (2,198)
Capital contributions from
parent/partners....................... -- 3,653 10,679 -- 18,589 (32,921) --
Proceeds from issuance of 253
common stock........................... 253 -- -- -- -- -- 253
Repayment of short-term borrowings....... -- (5,000) -- -- -- -- (5,000)
------ ------ --------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -----------
Net cash provided by
financing activities.................. (11,405) 14,823 10,679 5,984 18,589 (32,921) 5,749
Change in cash.............................. (1,353) 3,319 3,393 6,965 (1,917) -- 10,407
Cash at beginning of period................. 1,401 2,118 3,460 960 2,167 -- 10,106
------ ------ --------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -----------
Cash at end of period.......................$ 48 $ 5,437 $ 6,852 $ 7,925 $ 251 -- $ 20,513
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</TABLE>
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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations
The following Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations ("MD&A") should be read in conjunction with
the condensed consolidated financial statements and the related notes thereto
included elsewhere in this Report and the 1998 Form 10-K, as well as the
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations in the 1998 Form 10-K and the Parent's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q
for the quarters ended March 31 and June 30, 1999.
The MD&A contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements other than
statements of historical fact, included in the MD&A are forward-looking
statements. Although the Company believes that the expectations and beliefs
reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no
assurance that they will prove correct. For information regarding the risks and
uncertainties that could cause such forward-looking statements to prove
incorrect, see "Projections and Other Forward-Looking Information" in Item 1 of
the 1998 Form 10-K.
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Area of Operations Overview
The financial information presented below represents historical results
by major area of operations.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
-------------------------------- -----------------------------
1998 1999 1998 1999
--------------- --------------- -------------- -------------
(in thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Revenues:
Marine support services
Offshore energy support $ 60,105 $ 32,180 $ 184,014 $ 117,015
Offshore & harbor towing 11,662 10,854 32,953 33,255
------------ ----------- ------------ ------------
71,767 43,034 216,967 150,270
Marine transportation services 28,382 42,955 78,999 115,123
------------ ----------- ------------ ------------
Total revenues 100,149 85,989 295,966 265,393
Operating expenses:
Marine support service:
Offshore energy support 32,663 25,336 87,939 82,387
Offshore & harbor towing 5,830 5,497 16,871 16,883
------------ ----------- ------------ ------------
38,493 30,833 104,810 99,270
Marine transportation services 19,242 29,402 55,886 78,048
------------ ----------- ------------ ------------
Total operating expenses 57,735 60,235 160,696 177,318
Direct overhead expense:
Marine support services:
Offshore energy support 3,217 3,800 10,197 12,317
Offshore & harbor towing 1,508 1,137 4,107 3,654
------------ ----------- ------------ ------------
4,725 4,937 14,304 15,971
Marine transportation services 2,960 1,696 6,406 4,918
-------------- ------------- -------------- --------------
Total direct overhead expenses 7,685 6,633 20,710 20,889
Fleet Operating EBITDA(1) Marine support services:
Offshore energy support 24,225 3,044 85,878 22,311
Offshore & harbor towing 4,324 4,220 11,975 12,718
-------------- ------------- -------------- --------------
28,549 7,264 97,853 35,029
Marine transportation services 6,180 11,857 16,707 32,157
------------ ----------- ------------ ------------
Total fleet EBITDA(1) 34,729 19,121 114,560 67,186
Corporate overhead expense 3,620 3,040 11,124 11,249
------------ ----------- ------------ ------------
EBITDA(1) 31,109 16,081 103,436 55,937
Depreciation and amortization expense 12,146 17,927 36,071 53,607
------------ ----------- ------------ ------------
Income (loss) from operations $ 18,963 $ (1,846) $ 67,365 $ 2,330
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(1)EBITDA (net income from continuing operations before interest expense,
income tax expense, depreciation expense, amortization expense, minority
interest and other non-operating income) is frequently used by securities
analysts and is presented here to provide additional information about the
Company's operations. Fleet EBITDA is EBITDA before corporate overhead
expenses. EBITDA and fleet EBITDA are not recognized by generally accepted
accounting principles, should not be considered as alternatives to net
income as indicators of the Company's operating performance, or as
alternatives to cash flows from operations as a measure of liquidity, and
do not represent funds available for management's use. Further, the
Company's EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly named measures reported
by other companies.
<PAGE>
Revenue Overview
Marine Support Services
Revenue derived from vessels providing marine support services is
attributable to the Company=s offshore energy support fleet and its offshore and
harbor towing operations.
Offshore Energy Support. Revenue derived from the Company's offshore
energy support services is primarily a function of the size of the Company's
fleet, vessel day rates or charter rates, and fleet utilization. Rates and
utilization are primarily a function of offshore drilling, production, and
construction activities, which are in turn heavily dependent upon the price of
crude oil. Further, in many areas where the Company conducts offshore energy
support operations (particularly the U.S. Gulf of Mexico), contracts for the
utilization of offshore service vessels commonly include termination provisions
with three- to five-day notice requirements and no termination penalty. As a
result, companies engaged in offshore energy support operations (including the
Company) are particularly sensitive to changes in market demand.
The following table sets forth average day rates achieved by the
offshore supply boats and crew boats owned or operated by the Company in the
U.S. Gulf of Mexico and their average utilization for the periods indicated.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1998 1999
------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3
--- --- --- --- --- --- --
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Number of supply boats at end of period (1). 28 29 27 24 21 21 21
Average supply boat day rates (2) .......... $ 8,475 $ 8,214 $ 6,505 $ 5,191 $ 4,530 $ 4,049 $ 3,538
Average supply boat utilization (3)......... 86% 80% 55% 72% 70% 69% 74%
Number of crew boats at end of period (4)... 39 40 38 37 33 33 33
Average crew boat day rates (2)(4).......... $ 2,419 $ 2,477 $ 2,375 $ 2,383 $ 2,097 $ 1,864 $ 1,754
Average crew boat utilization (3)(4)........ 89% 91% 77% 83% 69% 72% 75%
</TABLE>
(1) The decline in the number of supply boats in the third and fourth quarters
of 1998 and first quarter of 1999 primarily reflects bareboat chartering
and the redeployment of boats to other global regions in response to
declines in utilization and day rates in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
(2) Average day rates are calculated based on vessels operating domestically by
dividing total vessel revenue by the total number of days of vessel
utilization.
(3) Utilization is based on vessels operating domestically and determined on
the basis of a 365-day year. Vessels are considered utilized when they are
generating charter revenue.
(4) Excludes utility boats. The decline in the number of crew boats in the
third and fourth quarters of 1998 and first quarter of 1999 primarily
reflects the redeployment of boats to other global regions in response to
declines in utilization and day rates in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
As indicated in the above table, average supply boat day rates began to
decline in the second quarter of 1998 and continued to decline for the balance
of the year and in 1999. Supply boat utilization declined sharply in the second
and third quarters of 1998, improving in the fourth quarter due to the
redeployment of idle vessels from the U.S. Gulf of Mexico to international
markets, and staying relatively flat thereafter. At November 10, 1999, supply
boat day rates averaged approximately $3,300 per day. The current low level of
supply boat day rates is expected to continue until energy exploration and
production activities return to higher levels, which in turn is dependent upon a
sustained improvement in energy prices.
<PAGE>
At November 10, 1999, crew boat day rates averaged approximately $1,800
per day. As is the case with supply boat rates, no substantial improvement in
crew boat rates is anticipated until energy exploration and production
activities return to higher levels.
The following table shows rate and utilization information for foreign
operations:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1998 1999
------------------------------------------- ------------------------------
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3
--------- --------- --------- --------- ----- -------- ---------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Number of anchor handling tug/supply boats........... 66 67 66 69 67 69 67
Average anchor/handling tug/supply boat day rates(1) $ 5,505 $ 6,008 $ 5,914 $ 5,727 $ 4,817 $ 5,433 $ 4,662
Average anchor handling tug/supply boat
utilization(1)(2).................................... 75% 77% 77% 77% 61% 49% 49%
Number of crew/utility boats......................... 32 33 31 36 38 39 39
Average crew/utility boat day rates(2)............... $ 1,549 $ 1,544 $ 1,588 $ 1,616 $ 1,543 $ 1,559 $ 1,629
Average crew/utility boat utilization(3)............. 75% 76% 72% 67% 65% 48% 47%
</TABLE>
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(1) Includes anchor handling tug boats.
(2) Average day rates are calculated based on vessels operating internationally
by dividing total vessel revenue by the total number of days of vessel
utilization.
(3) Utilization is based on vessels operating internationally and determined on
the basis of a 365-day year. Vessels are considered utilized when they are
generating charter revenue.
As indicated in the above table, foreign anchor handling tugs/supply
boats experienced stable utilization rates during 1998, with sharp declines in
1999; day rates experienced modest declines during the second half of 1998, and
sharp declines in the first nine months of 1999. Foreign crew/utility boats
experienced stable day rates in 1998, with declines in 1999; utilization rates
experienced sharp declines during 1999. In general, both types of operations
remained steady in 1998 as compared to declines in the comparable U.S. markets.
However, foreign rates declined sharply in 1999. At November 10, 1999, day rates
averaged approximately $4,400 per day for foreign anchor handling tugs/supply
boats and approximately $1,600 for foreign crew/utility boats.
See Item 5 ("Other Information") in Part II of this Report for
information concerning certain activities of the Company's offshore energy
support business.
Offshore and Harbor Towing. Revenue derived from the Company's tug
operations is primarily a function of the number of tugs available to provide
services, the rates charged for their services, and the volume of vessel traffic
requiring docking and other ship-assist services. Vessel traffic, in turn, is
largely a function of the general trade activity in the region served by the
port.
In late October 1999, six employees of the Company's towing operations
in Tampa, Florida (including the two senior employees at that location) resigned
and announced that they had joined a company that would compete with the
Company's harbor towing operations in Tampa. The Company believes that these
actions violated the employment agreements and fiduciary obligations owed to the
Company by the two senior employees and that the actions of all six employees
constitute violations of the "automatic stay" provisions of the Bankruptcy Code.
Accordingly, the Company has instituted litigation against the employees. The
Company is not able to predict at this time whether or to what extent the
actions of these employees will affect the Company's harbor towing operations in
Tampa in the future.
<PAGE>
Marine Transportation Services
Generally, demand for industrial petrochemical transportation services
coincides with overall economic activity.
Revenue from the Company's towboats and fuel barges has been derived
primarily from contracts of affreightment with FPL and Steuart Petroleum Co.
that require the Company to transport fuel as needed by those two customers,
with the FPL contract having a guaranteed minimum utilization. The principal
contract with FPL expired in September 1998. The Company has since entered into
a new contract, expiring in September 2002, to provide similar services to FPL
at similar rates. However, the extent of the services to be provided under the
new contract is substantially less than under the prior contract.
Overview of Operating Expenses and Capital Expenditures
The Company's operating expenses are primarily a function of fleet size
and utilization. The most significant expense categories are crew payroll and
benefits, charter hire, maintenance and repairs, fuel, and insurance. For
general information concerning these categories of operating expenses as well as
capital expenditures, see "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations -- Area of Operations
Overview -- Overview of Operating Expenses and Capital Expenditures" in the
1998 Form 10-K.
Beginning in the first quarter of 1999, the Company implemented a plan
to reduce operating and overhead expenses as well as capital expenditures. These
expense reductions are not fully reflected in the comparisons below, primarily
since such reductions were implemented during or subsequent to the 1999 first
quarter.
Results of Operations
Three months ended September 30, 1999 compared with the three months ended
September 30, 1998
Revenue. Revenue decreased 14% to $86.0 million for the three months
ended September 30, 1999, from $100.1 million for the three months ended
September 30, 1998, primarily due to lower revenue from the Company's offshore
energy support operations.
Revenue from offshore energy operations decreased 46% for the three
months ended September 30, 1999 compared to the 1998 period, primarily due to
generally lower utilization and day rates resulting from the decline in offshore
exploration and production activity. During the 1999 period, domestic day rates
for supply boats owned, operated, or managed by the Company declined 45% from
the 1998 period, while domestic day rates for crew boats owned, operated, or
managed by the Company fell 25% from the 1998 period. Internationally, day rates
for anchor handling tug/supply boats fell 22% to $4,622 from $5,914.
Offshore and harbor towing revenue decreased 7% to $10.9 million for the
three months ended September 30, 1999 from $11.7 million for the three months
ended September 30, 1998, primarily due to the decline in the Company's offshore
towing operations resulting from a decline in exploration activity in Mexico.
<PAGE>
Marine transportation revenue increased 51% to $43.0 million for the
three months ended September 30, 1999 from $28.4 million for the three months
ended September 30, 1998, primarily due to the Lightship Tankers being placed in
operation.
Operating Expenses. Operating expenses increased 4% to $60.2 million
for the three months ended September 30, 1999 from $57.7 million for the three
months ended September 30, 1998, primarily due to the consolidation of Lightship
Tankers, partially offset by decreases in crew payroll and benefits, maintenance
and repair, and supplies and consumables resulting from decreased business
activity. As a percentage of revenue, operating expenses increased to 70% for
the three months ended September 30, 1999 from 58% for the three months ended
September 30, 1998, due to the decline in revenues from lower day rates in the
offshore energy support business.
Overhead Expenses and Reorganization Items. On a combined basis,
overhead expenses and reorganization items increased 23% to $14.0 million for
the three months ended September 30, 1999 from $11.3 million for the three
months ended September 30, 1998, primarily due to increased professional and
other fees under the Loan Agreement and other fees resulting from the Company's
financial condition, partially offset by a reduction in administrative expenses.
As a percentage of revenue, overhead expenses and reorganization expenses
increased to 16% for the three months ended September 30, 1999 from 11% for the
three months ended September 30, 1998, due to the above-mentioned fees and the
decrease in revenues from lower day rates and utilization in the offshore energy
support business.
Depreciation and Amortization Expense. Depreciation and amortization
expense increased 48% to $17.9 million for the three months ended September 30,
1999, compared with $12.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 1998
as a result of the consolidation of Lightship Tankers and an increase in fleet
size due to vessel construction in prior periods.
Income (Loss) from Operations. Operations resulted in a loss of $1.9
million for the three months ended September 30, 1999 versus income of $19.0
million, or 19% of revenue, for the three months ended September 30, 1998 as a
result of the factors noted above.
Net Interest Expense. Net interest expense increased 71% to $21.0
million, or 24% of revenue, for the three months ended September 30, 1999 from
$8.7 million, or 9% of revenue, for the three months ended September 30, 1998,
primarily as a result of the consolidation of the Lightship Tankers, debt
incurred in connection with acquisitions and increased interest on borrowings
under the Loan Agreement.
Other Income (Expense). Other expense increased to $5.4 million for the
three months ended September 30, 1999 from $3.3 million for the three months
ended September 30, 1998, primarily due to losses on the sale of certain assets.
Net Income (Loss). The Company had a net loss of $20.1 million for the
three months ended September 30, 1999, compared to net income of $3.9 million
for the three months ended September 30, 1998, primarily as a result of the
factors noted above.
Nine months ended September 30, 1999 compared with the nine months ended
September 30, 1998
Revenue. Revenue decreased 10% to $265.4 million for the nine months
ended September 30, 1999 from $296.0 million for the nine months ended September
30, 1998, primarily due to lower revenue from the Company's offshore energy
support operations.
<PAGE>
Revenue from offshore energy support operations fell 36% for the nine
months ended September 30, 1999 compared to the 1998 period, primarily due to
generally lower utilization and day rates for supply boats and crew boats
resulting from the decline in offshore exploration and production activity.
Offshore and harbor towing revenue increased 1% to $33.3 million for the
nine months ended September 30, 1999 from $33.0 million for the nine months
ended September 30, 1998, primarily due to the acquisition of seven harbor
towing vessels in March 1998, offset by a decline in the offshore towing
business as a result of a decrease in energy activity in Mexico.
Marine transportation revenue increased 46% to $115.1 million for the
nine months ended September 30, 1999 from $79.0 million for the nine months
ended September 30, 1998, primarily due to the Lightship Tankers being placed in
operation, additional revenues earned by marketing vessels owned by third
parties and the acquisition of two product carriers in March 1998.
Operating Expenses. Operating expenses increased 10% to $177.3 million
for the nine months ended September 30, 1999 from $160.7 million for the nine
months ended September 30, 1998, primarily due to the consolidation of the
Lightship Tankers partially offset by decreases in crew payroll and benefits,
maintenance and repair, and supplies and consumables resulting from decreased
business activity. As a percentage of revenue, operating expenses increased to
67% for the nine months ended September 30, 1999 from 54% for the nine months
ended September 30, 1998 due to the increase in fleet size and the decline in
revenues from lower day rates in the offshore energy support segment.
Overhead Expenses and Reorganization Items. On a combined basis,
overhead expenses and reorganization items increased 17% to $36.5 million for
the nine months ended September 30, 1999 from $31.2 million for the nine months
ended September 30, 1998, primarily due to increased professional and other fees
under the Loan Agreement and other fees resulting from the Company's financial
condition. As a percentage of revenue, overhead expenses increased to 14% for
the nine months ended September 30, 1999 from 11% for the nine months ended
September 30, 1998 due to the decline in revenues and the increase in fees.
Depreciation and Amortization Expense. Depreciation and amortization
expense increased 49% to $53.6 million for the nine months ended September 30,
1999 compared with $36.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 1998 as
a result of the consolidation of the Lightship Tankers and an increase in fleet
size due to 1998 acquisitions and vessel construction.
Income (Loss) from Operations. Operations resulted in income of $2.3
million, or 0.88% of revenue, for the nine months ended September 30, 1999
versus income of $67.4 million, or 23% of revenue, for the nine months ended
September 30, 1998 as a result of the factors noted above.
Net Interest Expense. Net interest expense increased 95% to $58.1
million, or 22% of revenue, for the nine months ended September 30, 1999 from
$29.8 million, or 10% of revenue, for the nine months ended September 30, 1998,
primarily as a result of the consolidation of the Lightship Tankers and debt
incurred in connection with acquisitions and increased interest on borrowings
under the Loan Agreement.
Other Income (Expense). Other expense increased to $22.5 million for
the nine months ended September 30, 1999 from $3.8 million for the nine months
ended September 30, 1998, primarily due to equity losses from the sale of
certain assets.
<PAGE>
Net Income (Loss). The Company had a net loss of $52.9 million for the
nine months ended September 30, 1999 compared to net income of $19.8 million for
the nine months ended September 30, 1998 primarily, as a result of the factors
noted above.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
During the first nine months of 1999, the Company generated $2.9
million of cash from operations, primarily reflecting the net loss for the
period, after elimination of noncash items. Cash provided by investing
activities was approximately $1.8 million for the period, primarily reflecting
the disposal of vessels and the redemption of investments, offset by the costs
of construction of and capital improvements to other vessels. Cash generated by
financing activities was approximately $5.7 million, consisting primarily of
payments under the Loan Agreement, offset by borrowings.
Background; Liquidity Concerns. As reported in the 1998 Form 10-K, the
Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the first and second quarters of
1999 and elsewhere in this Report, a severe downturn in offshore oil and gas
exploration, development and production activities in the Gulf of Mexico began
in mid-1998. A similar downturn began in late 1998 in international markets.
These downturns, which continued and deepened during 1999, resulted primarily
from a worldwide decline in oil and gas prices and caused substantial declines
in offshore energy support vessel day rates and utilization, adversely affecting
the Company's operating results. See "Results of Operations" above for
additional information.
As a result of these declines, beginning March 31, 1999, the Company
was not in compliance with certain covenants contained in the Loan Agreement.
The Company's bank lenders waived the Company's noncompliance on several
occasions, the last such waiver covering the period from August 20 until
September 7, 1999. However, these waivers resulted in the payment of additional
interest, as well as substantial fees. Further, in late August and early
September 1999, due to the Company's financial condition and the covenants in
the Loan Agreement and other debt instruments, the Company had no further
borrowing capacity. In addition, an interest payment of approximately $12.5
million was due on the Senior Notes on August 16, 1999.
The Company did not have sufficient funds to make this payment.
Chapter 11 Filings; DIP Credit Facility. On September 8, 1999, the
Parent and the Debtor Subsidiaries filed voluntary petitions under Chapter 11 of
the Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of
Delaware (Case No. 99-3024(PJW)). No trustee, examiner with extended powers,
receiver, fiscal agent or similar officer was or has been appointed with respect
to the Debtors, which continue to operate their businesses and manage their
assets as debtors in possession pursuant to Sections 1107 and 1108 of the
Bankruptcy Code.
In connection with the Chapter 11 filings, the Debtors and certain
lending institutions entered into the DIP Credit Facility. Subject to certain
conditions and limitations, the DIP Credit Facility provides for a revolving
credit facility of up to $60 million; in addition, the approximately $241
million of borrowings previously outstanding under the Loan Agreement were
converted into a term loan under the DIP Credit Facility. The Bankruptcy Court
granted interim approval of the DIP Credit Facility on September 9, 1999 and
final approval thereof on September 30, 1999. Prior to December 15, 1999,
borrowings under the DIP Credit Facility bear interest at three percentage
points over the "Base Rate" of Citibank, N.A., Administrative Agent under the
DIP Credit Facility; on and after December 15, 1999, any such borrowings would
bear interest at seven and one-half percentage points over such Base Rate. The
DIP Credit Facility also provides for the payment of certain fees by the Debtors
and for certain covenants relating to earnings before interest, taxes,
depreciation and amortization; capital expenditures; collateral coverage; and
outstanding borrowings. The DIP Credit Facility expires on February 28, 2000.
<PAGE>
At November 1, 1999, borrowings under the DIP Credit Facility totaled
$257.0 million, consisting of $240.9 million under the term loan facility and
$16.1 under the revolving credit facility, and the rate of interest payable
under the DIP Credit Facility was 11.25%.
Plan of Reorganization and Disclosure Statement. On October 1, 1999,
the Debtors filed with the Bankruptcy Court a proposed Joint Plan of
Reorganization and a related proposed Disclosure Statement. The First Amended
Disclosure Statement (the "Disclosure Statement") and the First Amended Plan of
Reorganization (the "Plan") were filed with the Bankruptcy Court on November 1,
1999. The Disclosure Statement was approved by the Bankruptcy Court on November
2, 1999 and was distributed on November 5, 1999. Under the Plan, holders of the
Senior Notes would exchange the Senior Notes for 9,800,000 shares of common
stock of Reorganized HMI, representing 98% of its common equity; holders of the
Trust Convertible Preferred Securities would receive 200,000 shares of common
stock of Reorganized HMI, representing 2% of its common equity, together with
warrants to purchase an additional 125,000 shares; and holders of the Parent's
Common Stock would receive warrants to purchase 125,000 shares of common stock
of Reorganized HMI. The warrants would be exercisable at $38.49 per share and
would have a term of four years.
Completion of the Plan is subject to various conditions, including
obtaining refinancing for the Company's borrowings under the DIP Credit Facility
(see "Exit Financing" below). Completion of the Plan is also subject to approval
by the Bankruptcy Court, which is scheduled to consider confirmation of the Plan
on December 1, 1999. There can be no assurance that the Company will be
successful in obtaining such refinancing or that the Bankruptcy Court will
approve the Plan.
Exit Financing. In order to consummate the Plan, Reorganized HMI and
its subsidiaries will enter into one or more credit facilities (collectively,
the "Exit Financing Facility") to repay the term loan and outstanding revolving
credit balance under the DIP Credit Facility and to fund working capital
requirements in the amount of not less than $25 million and in any case in an
amount which, as reasonably determined by the Debtors, will provide them with
adequate working capital. In addition, the Exit Financing Facility may be used
for trade letters of credit and standby letters of credit. The Debtors are
currently negotiating an Exit Financing Facility, which is anticipated to be
secured by substantially all of the Company's unencumbered assets, and to
provide for customary affirmative and negative covenants, financial covenants
and events of default. It is expected that the Exit Financing Facility will
consist of one or more tranches of term loans (the number and amount of which
will be finalized prior to the closing of the Exit Financing Facility) totaling
$200 million and a revolving credit loan of up to $25 million ratably secured by
a senior lien on substantially all of the Company's unencumbered assets, and
senior secured second lien notes in the amount of $75 million secured by a
second priority security interest in such assets. The Company expects that the
terms and conditions of the Exit Financing Facility should be no less favorable
to the Company than the following:
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Term Loan Facility A:
Principal: .......$75,000,000
Maturity: ........5 Years
Interest Rate:....Prime Rate plus 2.25% or Eurodollar Rate plus 3.25%
Amortization:.....Year 1: $5,000,000
Year 2: $7,500,000
Year 3: $12,500,000
Year 4: $22,500,000
Year 5: $27,500,000
Term Loan Facility B:
Principal:........$30,000,000
Maturity:.........6 Years
Interest Rate:....Prime Rate plus 2.75% or Eurodollar Rate plus 3.75%
Amortization:.....Year 1: $300,000
Year 2: $300,000
Year 3: $300,000
Year 4: $300,000
Year 5: $300,000
Year 6: $28,500,000
Term Loan Facility C:
Principal:........$95,000,000
Maturity:.........7 Years
Interest Rate:....Prime Rate plus 3.25% or Eurodollar Rate plus 4.25%
Amortization:.....Year 1: $950,000
Year 2: $950,000
Year 3: $950,000
Year 4: $950,000
Year 5: $950,000
Year 6: $950,000
Year 7: $89,300,000
Revolving Loan Facility:
Principal:........$25,000,000
Maturity:.........5 Years
Interest Rate:....Prime Rate plus 2.25% or Eurodollar Rate plus 3.25%
Senior Secured Second Lien Notes:
Principal:........$75,000,000
Maturity:.........7.5 Years
The covenants relating to the Senior Secured Second Lien Notes are expected to
be generally similar to the covenants in a high-yield financing. There is also a
probability that holders of the Senior Secured Second Lien Notes will be granted
warrants to purchase Reorganized HMI stock on terms to be negotiated.
<PAGE>
The foregoing is based upon discussions to date with prospective
lenders. Final rates, fees and other terms will be determined through
negotiations with the proposed lenders and are expected to be customary.
However, there can be no assurance that the Debtors will enter into the Exit
Financing Facility on the foregoing or any other terms.
Additional information regarding the Company's liquidity and related
matters is set forth in (a) "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations" in the 1998 10-K and in the Company's
Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31 and June 30, 1999
and (b) the Disclosure Statement, which is filed as an exhibit to this Report
and incorporated by reference herein.
Impact of the "Year 2000 Issue"
The "Year 2000 Issue" is the result of the use by certain computer
software of a two-digit dating convention rather than a four-digit dating
convention (i.e., "00" rather than "2000"), causing a computer or similar
technology to recognize a date using "00" as the year 1900 rather than the year
2000. This could result in systems failures or in other errors that could cause
disruptions of normal business activities.
The Company has implemented a program designed to assess the likely
impact of the Year 2000 Issue on the Company and to develop and implement
measures designed to minimize its impact. The program covers not only the
Company's computer equipment and software systems, but also other systems
containing so-called "embedded" technology, such as alarm systems, elevators and
fax machines.
The Company's Year 2000 program has focused on the two major components
of the Company's operations - land-based systems and vessel-based systems - with
separate teams for computer operations/information systems, facilities
management, and vessel operations. Each team is implementing the program in the
following four phases:
o Assessment, including taking physical inventories of all computer-based
equipment and software, as well as digital and analog control systems;
establishing testing procedures for checking Year 2000 readiness;
carrying out those testing procedures; and communicating with
third-party suppliers and customers to determine whether and to what
extent the Company may face disruptions in supplies or services (such
as ports and utilities) provided by suppliers or cessation of
operations by customers. This phase has been completed for both
land-based and vessel-based systems.
o Remediation of all land-based and vessel-based issues identified in the
assessment phase. Land-based remediation activities have been
completed; vessel-based remediation efforts have been approximately 95%
completed and are expected to be 100% completed by the end of November
1999.
o Compliance certification, including re-testing to assure that
remediation efforts have been successful. Compliance certification is
expected to be completed shortly after the completion of remediation
efforts in the 1999 fourth quarter.
o Maintenance, including ongoing testing and remediation. This phase
commenced during the first half of 1999 and is expected to continue
until early 2000.
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The Company expects each of the above phases to be substantially
completed by the times indicated above. However, the Company cannot predict
whether or to what extent the completion of these phases may be delayed for
various reasons. Further, the completion of the Company's Year 2000 program
could be adversely affected by the unavailability of replacement components and
equipment.
The Company estimates that its total cost for new systems and equipment
and related services will approximate $8.4 million, of which approximately $8.3
million had been expended through the third quarter of 1999. However, these
amounts include the costs of new systems and equipment that, while "Year 2000
ready," were not acquired in connection with or as a result of the Year 2000
Issue. Further, these amounts do not include the Company's internal costs in
connection with the Year 2000 Issue (consisting primarily of payroll costs for
employees working on the Company's Year 2000 program), as the Company does not
separately track such costs. Consequently, it is not possible to determine the
precise amount expended by the Company directly in connection with the Year 2000
Issue. These expenditures are not expected to affect other expenditures by the
Company relating to information technology and systems.
The Company faces numerous potential risks in connection with the Year
2000 Issue. For the Company's land-based systems, these risks include the
possible loss of network integrity; failures with regard to accounting, finance
and other functions; potential damage to equipment; and possible loss of
communications. In addition, systems containing embedded technology could result
in the loss of building management control systems (including elevators, air
conditioning and generators); failure of fire and emergency and safety systems;
potential damage to equipment; and loss of power. In its vessel-based
operations, the Year 2000 Issue could result in vessel delays or stoppages;
damage to vessels and other equipment; risk of injury to crew members and
others; failure of navigation and/or communications equipment; and cargo
handling failures. It is not possible to determine whether or to what extent any
or all of these risks are likely to occur or the costs involved in any such
occurrence. However, such costs could be material.
The Company has developed a number of contingency plans to address the
Year 2000 Issue. Some of these plans will be implemented regardless of the
Company's expectations as to the likely impact of the Year 2000 Issue, while
others will be implemented only if the Company believes that it is likely to be
seriously affected by the Year 2000 Issue. These contingency plans include
maintaining backup systems with pre-2000 dates (including backups of all
critical systems); advance testing of critical systems; printing paper copies of
all critical data; establishing emergency response teams; and manually
overriding all mechanical systems. In addition, the Company may suspend cargo
operations; instruct vessels at sea to be in open sea, well away from shore or
shallows; instruct vessels in port to remain alongside or at anchor; insure that
all ships are fully provisioned with stores and fuel; and restrict crew changes.
In addition, as 2000 approaches, the Company will conduct safety drills, cargo
handling drills, and backup vessel handling drills.
The above discussion of the Year 2000 Issue is a "Year 2000 Readiness
Disclosure" within the meaning of the Year 2000 Information and Readiness
Disclosure Act. However, such Act does not protect the Company against
proceedings under the federal securities laws, including enforcement proceedings
by the Commission arising out of material misstatements in and omissions from
the above discussion.
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Euro Conversion Issues
On January 1, 1999, certain member nations of the European Economic and
Monetary Union ("EMU") adopted a common currency, the "Euro." For a three-year
transition period, both the Euro and individual participants' currencies will
remain in circulation; after January 1, 2002, the Euro will be the sole legal
tender for EMU countries. The adoption of the Euro affects numerous financial
systems and business applications.
While the Company does business in many countries around the world,
substantially all of such business is U.S. dollar-denominated. Thus, while the
Company continues to review the impact of the introduction of the Euro on
various aspects of its business (including information systems, currency
exchange rate risk, taxation, contracts, competitive position and pricing), such
introduction is not expected to have a material impact on the Company.
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
As discussed in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended June 30, 1999, one of the Company's product carriers, the Seabulk
America, is owned by a limited partnership in which the Company is the general
partner and owns the majority equity interest and an unaffiliated limited
partner owns the minority equity interest. The vessel was subject to a mortgage
collateralizing borrowings under the Loan Agreement, and the limited partnership
was one of the subsidiary guarantors that guaranteed repayment of such
borrowings and of the Senior Notes. In July 1999, the limited partner commenced
an arbitration proceeding against the Company, alleging that the Company, as
general partner, did not have authority to grant the mortgage or the guarantee
and seeking unspecified damages and removal of the Company as general partner.
The Company believes it had authority to grant the mortgage and guarantee, that
the limited partner has suffered no damages as a result of the mortgage and
guarantee, and that there are no valid grounds for the removal of the Company as
general partner. In addition, borrowings under the Loan Agreement have been
converted into a term loan under the DIP Credit Facility, under which (1) the
Seabulk America is no longer subject to a mortgage and (2) the limited
partnership is no longer a guarantor. Moreover, under the Plan, the Senior Notes
are to be converted into stock of Reorganized HMI and the related guarantee will
be satisfied. Consequently, should the limited partner pursue its allegations,
the Company would defend against those allegations and oppose such relief.
The above proceeding, as well as all other legal proceedings against
the Company pending in the United States, have been temporarily stayed pursuant
to the Bankruptcy Code.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
From March 31 until the filing under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code,
the Company was not in compliance with certain covenants contained in the Loan
Agreement. In addition, an interest payment of approximately $12.5 million due
on the Senior Notes on August 16, 1999 was not made. For additional information,
see Note 4 to the financial statements in this Report and "Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations -
Liquidity and Capital Resources" in this Report.
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Item 5. Other Information.
Under United States law, "United States persons" are prohibited from
performing contracts in support of an industrial, commercial, public utility or
governmental project in the Republic of the Sudan, or facilitating such
activities. During 1999, two vessels owned by subsidiaries of the Company
performed services for third parties in support of energy exploration activities
in Sudan. The Company is reporting these activities to the Office of Foreign
Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury and to the Bureau
of Export Administration of the United States Department of Commerce. Should
either of the agencies determine that these activities constituted violations of
the laws or regulations administered by them, civil and/or criminal penalties,
including fines, could be assessed against the Company and/or certain
individuals who knowingly participated in such activities. The Company cannot
predict whether any such penalties will be imposed or the nature or extent of
any such penalties.
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.
a. Exhibits.
Exhibit 2 - Disclosure Statement, including certain exhibits thereto,
including the Plan.
b. Reports on Form 8-K.
The Company filed the following Current Reports on Form 8-K during the
third quarter of 1999:
(a) a Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 2, 1999, reporting
(under Item 5, "Other Events") the execution and delivery
of Amendment No. 5 and Interim Waiver of the Loan
Agreement;
(b) a Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 8, 1999, reporting
(under Item 5, "Other Events") a proposed private offering
of secured notes and related matters;
(c) a Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 5, 1999,
reporting (under Item 5, "Other Events") the execution and
delivery of Amendment No. 6 and Interim Waiver of the Loan
Agreement; and
(d) a Current Report on Form 8-K dated September 21, 1999,
reporting (under Item 3, "Bankruptcy or Receivership") the
filing by the Debtors of voluntary petitions under Chapter
11 of the Bankruptcy Code and (under Item 5, "Other
Events") the execution and delivery of Amendment No. 7 and
Interim Waiver of the Loan Agreement and of the DIP Credit
Facility, the status of a proposed restructuring plan and
the suspension of trading in the Company's Common Stock on
The Nasdaq Stock Market.
Signature
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.
HVIDE MARINE INCORPORATED
/s/ JOHN J. KRUMENACKER
John J. Krumenacker
Controller and Chief Accounting Officer
Date: November 15, 1999
IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
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In re:
HVIDE MARINE INCORPORATED,
et al.,
Debtors.
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Chapter 11
Case No. 99-3024 (PJW)
(Jointly Administered)
FIRST AMENDED DISCLOSURE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 1125
OF THE BANKRUPTCY CODE FOR THE FIRST AMENDED JOINT
PLAN OF REORGANIZATION PROPOSED BY THE DEBTORS
KRONISH LIEB WEINER & HELLMAN LLP
1114 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10036-7798
(212) 479-6000
- and -
YOUNG, CONAWAY, STARGATT &
TAYLOR LLP
Rodney Square North, 11 Floor
P.O. Box 391
Wilmington, Delaware 19899-0391
(302) 571-6600
Co-Counsel for the Debtors and
Debtors in Possession
Dated: Wilmington, Delaware
November 1, 1999
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I. INTRODUCTION...................................................... 1
A. General Information......................................... 1
B. Right to Vote on the Plan................................... 4
C. Voting Instructions......................................... 5
D. Confirmation Hearing........................................ 5
II. OVERVIEW OF THE PLAN.............................................. 6
A. Classification and Treatment of All Claims and Interests
Under the Plan.............................................. 6
B. Ownership of New HMI Common Stock; Dilution................. 9
C. Recommendation With Respect to The Plan..................... 9
III. SUMMARY OF BUSINESS, PROPERTIES AND OTHER INFORMATION WITH RESPECT
TO THE DEBTORS.................................................... 9
A. Description of the Company and its Business................. 9
B. Industry Segments........................................... 10
C. Competition................................................. 15
D. Environmental and Other Regulation.......................... 15
E. Insurance................................................... 19
F. Legal Proceedings........................................... 19
G. Employees................................................... 19
H. Properties.................................................. 20
I. Selected Consolidated Financial Data........................ 20
J. Events Leading to the Commencement of the Chapter 11
Cases....................................................... 24
IV. SIGNIFICANT EVENTS DURING THE CHAPTER 11 CASES.................... 26
A. Continuation of Business; Stay of Litigation................ 26
B. Appointment of the Creditors' Committee..................... 26
C. Representation of Debtors and Committee..................... 26
D. DIP Credit Facility......................................... 27
E. Employee Retention Plan..................................... 27
F. Motion to Pay Critical Vendors.............................. 28
G. Scrapping of the Seabulk Challenger......................... 28
H. Scrapping of the HMI Astrachem.............................. 28
I. Assumption of Certain Leases and Executory Contracts........ 28
V. THE PLAN OF REORGANIZATION........................................ 29
A. Classification and Treatment of Claims and Interests........ 29
1. Administrative Expense and Priority Tax Claims........... 29
a. Administrative Expense Claims......................... 29
b. Priority Tax Claims................................... 30
2. Class 1 -- Other Priority Claims......................... 30
3. Class 2 -- Secured Claims................................ 30
a. Class 2A -- MARAD Claims............................. 30
b. Class 2B -- Capital Lease Claims...................... 31
c. Class 2C -- Other Secured Claims..................... 32
4. Class 3 -- Unsecured Claims.............................. 32
a. Class 3A -- General Unsecured Claims................. 32
b. Class 3B -- Senior Note Claims........................ 32
c. Class 3C -- Trust Preferred Claims................... 33
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d. Class 3D -- Intercompany Claims....................... 34
5. Class 4 -- Debt Securities Trading Claims................ 34
a. Class 4A -- Senior Note Securities Trading Claims.... 34
b. Class 4B -- Convertible Subordinated Debenture
Securities Trading Claims............................ 34
6. Class 5 -- Common Stock in Subsidiary Debtors............ 35
7. Class 6 -- HMI Common Stock and HMI Common Stock
Securities Trading Claims................................ 35
8. Class 7 -- HMI Options................................... 36
B. Summary of Other Provisions of the Plan..................... 36
1. General Description of New Securities.................... 36
a. New HMI Common Stock.................................. 36
b. The Class A Warrants.................................. 37
2. The Registration Rights Agreement........................ 39
3. Repayment of the DIP Credit Facility/Exit Financing...... 39
4. Conditions Precedent to the Plan......................... 40
5. Time and Method of Distributions Under the Plan.......... 40
6. Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases................. 41
7. Retiree Benefits......................................... 42
8. Provisions for Treatment of Disputed Claims.............. 42
9. Reorganized HMI Certificate of Incorporation and
By-laws.................................................. 43
10. Discharge of the Debtors................................ 47
11. Amendment of the Plan................................... 47
12. Indemnification......................................... 47
13. Revocation of the Plan.................................. 47
14. Preservation of Causes of Action........................ 48
15. Termination of Creditors' Committee..................... 48
16. Exculpation and Releases................................ 48
17. Termination of Hvide Capital Trust...................... 49
18. Supplemental Documents.................................. 49
VI. CONFIRMATION AND CONSUMMATION PROCEDURE........................... 49
A. Solicitation of Votes....................................... 49
B. The Confirmation Hearing.................................... 49
C. Confirmation................................................ 50
1. Acceptance............................................... 50
2. Unfair Discrimination and Fair and Equitable Tests....... 50
a. Secured Creditors.................................... 51
b. Unsecured Creditors................................... 51
c. Interests............................................ 51
3. Feasibility.............................................. 51
4. Best Interests Test...................................... 52
5. Valuation................................................ 53
D. Consummation................................................ 54
VII. MANAGEMENT OF THE REORGANIZED DEBTOR.............................. 54
A. Board of Directors and Management........................... 55
1. Composition of the Board of Directors.................... 55
2. Identity of Officers and Directors....................... 55
B. Compensation of Executive Officers.......................... 58
C. New Long-Term Incentive Plan................................ 58
D. Post-Effective Date Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial
Owners...................................................... 59
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VIII. APPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL AND OTHER SECURITIES LAWS TO THE
REORGANIZED HMI COMMON STOCK AND CLASS A WARRANTS TO BE
DISTRIBUTED UNDER THE PLAN........................................ 59
A. Issuance Of Securities...................................... 59
1. Generally................................................ 59
2. Resale Considerations.................................... 60
3. Delivery of Disclosure Statement......................... 61
IX. CERTAIN RISK FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED............................. 61
A. Projected Financial Information............................. 61
B. Depressed Industry Conditions and Substantial Cash
Requirements Have Adversely Affected the Company's
Liquidity................................................... 62
C. Recent Adverse Publicity About the Company, Including its
Chapter 11 Filing, Has Harmed the Company's Ability to
Compete in Highly Competitive Businesses.................... 62
D. The Company Is Dependent on the Oil and Gas Industry, Which
Is Cyclical................................................. 62
E. Excess Vessel Supply and Vessel Newbuilds Are Depressing Day
Rates and Adversely Affecting Operating Results............. 63
F. Excess Vessel Supply and Vessel Newbuilds Are Likely to
Cause Any Recovery of the Offshore Energy Support Market to
Lag Increases in Oil and Gas Prices......................... 63
G. The Company May Be at a Competitive Disadvantage in
Responding to Any Improved Demand in the Offshore Energy
Support Industry............................................ 63
H. The Company's Plans to Cancel the Construction of Vessels
Currently under Construction Could Subject it to
Liabilities................................................. 63
I. The Company Conducts International Operations, Which Involve
Additional Risks............................................ 64
J. The Company's Offshore Energy Support Fleet Includes Many
Older Vessels............................................... 64
K. The Company's Business Is Subject to Environmental Risk and
Regulations................................................. 64
L. The Company's Business Involves Hazardous Activities and
Other Risks of Loss Against Which it May Not Be Adequately
Insured..................................................... 64
M. The Company Could Lose Jones Act Protection................. 65
N. Restriction on Foreign Ownership of Stock................... 65
O. The Company Will Have to Remove Some of its Vessels from the
Jones Act Trade............................................. 65
P. The Company Has Been Required to Consolidate Certain Debt,
Causing Further Deterioration in its Reported Financial
Condition and Results of Operations......................... 65
Q. There Is No Established Trading Market for the New
Securities.................................................. 66
R. Dividend Policy............................................. 66
S. Preferred Stock............................................. 66
X. CERTAIN FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE PLAN............... 66
A. Consequences to the Company................................. 67
1. Cancellation of Debt..................................... 67
2. Limitations on NOL Carryforwards and Other Tax
Attributes............................................... 67
3. Alternative Minimum Tax.................................. 68
B. Consequences to Holders of Senior Notes..................... 68
1. Gain or Loss............................................. 69
2. Distributions in Discharge of Accrued Interest........... 69
3. Subsequent Sale of New HMI Common Stock.................. 69
4. Withholding.............................................. 69
C. Consequences to Holders of Trust Preferred Securities....... 70
1. Gain or Loss............................................. 70
2. Distributions in Discharge of Accrued Interest or OID.... 70
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3. Subsequent Sale of New HMI Common Stock.................. 71
4. Withholding.............................................. 71
D. Consequences to Holders of Existing HMI Common Stock........ 71
XI. ALTERNATIVES TO CONFIRMATION AND CONSUMMATION OF THE
PLAN.............................................................. 72
A. Liquidation Under Chapter 7................................. 72
B. Alternative Plan of Reorganization.......................... 72
XII. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION..................................... 72
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Exhibit A The Plan of Reorganization
Exhibit B Disclosure Statement Approval Order
Exhibit C Hvide Marine Incorporated's Form 10-K 1998 Annual Report and
Form 10-K/A Amendment
Exhibit D Hvide Marine Incorporated's Form 10-Q Quarterly Report for
the Quarter Ended June 30, 1999
Exhibit E Hvide Marine Incorporated's Projected Financial Information
Exhibit F Hvide Marine Incorporated Liquidation Analysis
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I. INTRODUCTION
A. GENERAL INFORMATION
Hvide Marine Incorporated ("HMI") and its subsidiary and affiliate debtors
listed below(1) (collectively, the "Debtors," the "Company" or "Hvide"), are
hereby soliciting acceptances of their First Amended Joint Plan of
Reorganization Under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code dated as of
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(1) HVIDE MARINE
INTERNATIONAL, INC.
HVIDE MARINE
TRANSPORT, INC.
HVIDE MARINE TOWING, INC.
HVIDE MARINE TOWING
SERVICES, INC.
HVIDE CAPITAL TRUST
HMI CAYMAN HOLDINGS, INC.
HMI OPERATORS, INC.
LIGHTSHIP LIMITED PARTNER
HOLDINGS, LLC
LONE STAR MARINE
SERVICES, INC.
OCEAN SPECIALTY TANKERS
CORPORATION
OFFSHORE MARINE
MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL, INC.
SEABULK ALBANY, INC.
SEABULK ALKATAR, INC.
SEABULK AMERICA
PARTNERSHIP, LTD.
SEABULK ARABIAN, INC.
SEABULK ARCTIC EXPRESS, INC.
SEABULK ARIES II, INC.
SEABULK ARZANAH, INC.
SEABULK BARRACUDA, INC.
SEABULK BATON ROUGE, INC.
SEABULK BECKY, INC.
SEABULK BETSY, INC.
SEABULK BUL HANIN, INC.
SEABULK CAPRICORN, INC.
SEABULK CARDINAL, INC.
SEABULK CAROL, INC.
SEABULK CAROLYN, INC.
SEABULK CHAMP, INC.
SEABULK CHRISTOPHER, INC.
SEABULK CLAIBORNE, INC.
SEABULK CLIPPER, INC.
SEABULK COMMAND, INC.
SEABULK CONDOR, INC.
SEABULK CONSTRUCTOR, INC.
SEABULK COOT I, INC.
SEABULK COOT II, INC.
SEABULK CORMORANT, INC.
SEABULK CYGNET I, INC.
SEABULK CYGNET II, INC.
SEABULK DANAH, INC.
SEABULK DAYNA, INC.
SEABULK DEBBIE, INC.
SEABULK DEFENDER, INC.
SEABULK DIANA, INC.
SEABULK DISCOVERY, INC.
SEABULK DUKE, INC.
SEABULK EAGLE II, INC.
SEABULK EAGLE, INC.
SEABULK EMERALD, INC.
SEABULK ENERGY, INC.
SEABULK EXPLORER, INC.
SEABULK FALCON II, INC.
SEABULK FALCON, INC.
SEABULK FREEDOM, INC.
SEABULK FULMAR, INC.
SEABULK GABRIELLE, INC.
SEABULK GANNET I, INC.
SEABULK GANNET II, INC.
SEABULK GAZELLE, INC.
SEABULK GIANT, INC.
SEABULK GREBE, INC.
SEABULK HABARA, INC.
SEABULK HAMOUR, INC.
SEABULK HARRIER, INC.
SEABULK HATTA, INC.
SEABULK HAWAII, INC.
SEABULK HAWK, INC.
SEABULK HERCULES, INC.
SEABULK HERON, INC.
SEABULK HORIZON, INC.
SEABULK HOUBARE, INC.
SEABULK IBEX, INC.
SEABULK ISABEL, INC.
SEABULK JASPER, INC.
SEABULK JEBEL ALI, INC.
SEABULK KATIE, INC.
SEABULK KESTREL, INC.
SEABULK KING, INC.
SEABULK KNIGHT, INC.
SEABULK LAKE EXPRESS, INC.
SEABULK LARA, INC.
SEABULK LARK, INC.
SEABULK LIBERTY, INC.
SEABULK LINCOLN, INC.
SEABULK LULU, INC.
SEABULK MAINTAINER, INC.
SEABULK MALLARD, INC.
SEABULK MARLENE, INC.
SEABULK MARTIN I, INC.
SEABULK MARTIN II, INC.
SEABULK MASTER, INC.
SEABULK MERLIN, INC.
SEABULK MUBARRAK, INC.
SEABULK NEPTUNE, INC.
SEABULK OCEAN SYSTEMS
CORPORATION
SEABULK OCEAN SYSTEMS
HOLDINGS CORPORATION
SEABULK OFFSHORE ABU
DHABI, INC.
SEABULK OFFSHORE
DUBAI, INC.
SEABULK OFFSHORE
HOLDINGS, INC.
SEABULK OFFSHORE
INTERNATIONAL, INC.
SEABULK OFFSHORE
GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.
SEABULK OFFSHORE LTD.
SEABULK OFFSHORE
OPERATORS, INC.
SEABULK OFFSHORE
OPERATORS NIGERIA LIMITED
SEABULK OFFSHORE
OPERATORS TRINIDAD LIMITED
SEABULK OFFSHORE U.K. LTD.
SEABULK OREGON, INC.
SEABULK ORYX INC.
SEABULK OSPREY, INC.
SEABULK PELICAN, INC.
SEABULK PENGUIN I, INC.
SEABULK PENGUIN II, INC.
SEABULK PENNY, INC.
SEABULK PERSISTENCE, INC.
SEABULK PETREL, INC.
SEABULK PLOVER, INC.
SEABULK POWER, INC.
SEABULK PRIDE, INC.
SEABULK PRINCE, INC.
SEABULK PRINCESS, INC.
SEABULK PUFFIN, INC.
SEABULK QUEEN, INC.
SEABULK RAVEN, INC.
SEABULK RED TERN LIMITED
SEABULK ROOSTER, INC.
SEABULK SABINE, INC.
SEABULK SALIHU, INC.
SEABULK SAPPHIRE, INC.
SEABULK SARA, INC.
SEABULK SEAHORSE, INC.
SEABULK SENGALI, INC.
SEABULK SERVICE, INC.
SEABULK SHARI, INC.
SEABULK SHINDAGA, INC.
SEABULK SKUA I, INC.
SEABULK SNIPE, INC.
SEABULK SUHAIL, INC.
SEABULK SWAN, INC.
SEABULK SWIFT, INC.
SEABULK TANKERS, LTD.
SEABULK TAURUS, INC.
SEABULK TENDER, INC.
SEABULK TIMS I, INC.
SEABULK TITAN, INC.
SEABULK TOOTA, INC.
SEABULK TOUCAN, INC.
SEABULK TRADER, INC.
SEABULK TRANSMARINE II, INC.
SEABULK TRANSMARINE
PARTNERSHIP, LTD.
SEABULK TREASURE
ISLAND, INC.
SEABULK UMM SHAIF, INC.
SEABULK VERITAS, INC.
SEABULK VIRGO I, INC.
SEABULK VOYAGER, INC.
SEABULK ZAKUM, INC.
SEAMARK LTD. INC.
SUN STATE MARINE
SERVICES, INC.
HVIDE MARINE DE
VENEZUELA, S.R.L.
MARANTA S.A.
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November 1, 1999 (the "Plan").(2) This Disclosure Statement is being distributed
in connection with (i) the solicitation of acceptances of the Plan and (ii) the
hearing to consider confirmation of the Plan (the "Confirmation Hearing")
scheduled for December 1, 1999 at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time.
The Plan is intended to enhance the long-term viability and contribute to
the success of the Company by adjusting its capitalization through a reduction
in the amount of its long-term debt to reflect current and projected operating
performance levels. The Plan is designed to reduce the Company's debt service
obligations to levels that the Company believes can be supported by its
projected cash flow. See Hvide Marine Incorporated's Projected Financial
Information (Exhibit E).
The Plan provides for, among other things, the refinancing of Hvide's
existing senior secured DIP Credit Facility and the distribution to the holders
of the $300 million principal amount of existing HMI Senior Notes of 9,800,000
shares of New HMI Common Stock, representing 98% of the outstanding shares of
New HMI Common Stock on the Effective Date. All General Unsecured Claims,
including without limitation Claims of the Debtors' vendors and suppliers, will
be unimpaired by the Plan and will continue to be paid in the ordinary course of
business.
The Plan further provides for the cancellation of an intercompany liability
represented by the $118 million principal amount of 6 1/2% Convertible
Subordinated Debentures issued by HMI to a subsidiary, Hvide Capital Trust, and
for the distribution to holders of Hvide Capital Trust's corresponding 6 1/2%
Trust Convertible Preferred Securities of (i) 200,000 shares of New HMI Common
Stock, representing 2% of the outstanding shares of New HMI Common Stock on the
Effective Date, plus (ii) Class A Warrants to purchase 125,000 shares of New HMI
Common Stock on the terms described elsewhere in this Disclosure Statement.
Finally, the Plan provides for the cancellation of the existing shares of HMI
Common Stock and the distribution to HMI Common Stockholders of Class A Warrants
to purchase 125,000 shares of New HMI Common Stock on the terms described
elsewhere in this Disclosure Statement. Thus, even though the value of the
Company today is far less than its total indebtedness as of the Commencement
Date, such that holders of existing HMI Common Stock are "under water" (see
Section IV.C.5, "Valuation"), under the Plan such stockholders are to receive
Class A Warrants and thereby may retain an interest in the deleveraged Company
and the opportunity to participate in its future success.(3)
The Plan addresses the over-leveraged nature of the Company's capital
structure through the elimination of a total of $433 million of debt
(represented by the Senior Notes and the Convertible Subordinated Debentures,
including accrued and unpaid interest thereon), together with the refinancing of
the Company's existing senior secured lending facility at reasonable interest
rates. This restructuring will provide the Company with a stronger balance sheet
and improved cash flows that should enable the Company to survive as a going
concern, continue to serve its customers and markets, modernize its fleet, and
preserve jobs for its employees.
Attached as Exhibits to this Disclosure Statement are copies of the
following:
- The Plan (Exhibit A);
- Order of the Bankruptcy Court dated November 2, 1999, among other things,
approving this Disclosure Statement and establishing certain procedures
with respect to the solicitation and tabulation of votes to accept or
reject the Plan (Exhibit B);
- HMI's Form 10-K 1998 Annual Report and Form 10-K/A Amendment (Exhibit C);
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2 Unless otherwise defined herein, all capitalized terms contained herein have
the meanings ascribed to them in the Plan, a copy of which is annexed hereto
as Exhibit A.
3 As set forth in Section V.B.II, "Amendment of the Plan," the Debtors reserve
the right to modify the Plan if certain limited conditions occur, in which
case the distribution of New HMI Common Stock and Class A Warrants to holders
of Class 3C Trust Preferred Claims and Class A Warrants to existing holders of
HMI Common Stock may not be made. See also Section VI.C., "Confirmation and
Consummation Procedure; Confirmation."
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- HMI's Form 10-Q Quarterly Report for the Quarter Ended June 30, 1999
(Exhibit D);
- HMI's Projected Financial Information (Exhibit E); and
- HMI's Liquidation Analysis (Exhibit F).
In addition, a Ballot for the acceptance or rejection of the Plan is enclosed
with the Disclosure Statement submitted to the holders of Claims and Interests
that are entitled to vote to accept or reject the Plan.
ON NOVEMBER 2, 1999 THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF
DELAWARE APPROVED THIS DISCLOSURE STATEMENT ("DISCLOSURE STATEMENT"), WHICH
APPROVAL DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A DETERMINATION ON THE FAIRNESS OR MERITS OF THE
PLAN OF REORGANIZATION ANNEXED HERETO AS EXHIBIT A AND DESCRIBED IN THIS
DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. THE APPROVAL OF THIS DISCLOSURE STATEMENT MEANS THAT THE
BANKRUPTCY COURT HAS FOUND THAT THIS DISCLOSURE STATEMENT CONTAINS ADEQUATE
INFORMATION TO PERMIT CREDITORS AND EQUITY HOLDERS OF THE DEBTORS TO MAKE A
REASONABLY INFORMED DECISION IN EXERCISING THEIR RIGHT TO VOTE UPON THE PLAN.
THE STATEMENTS CONTAINED IN THIS DISCLOSURE STATEMENT ARE MADE AS OF THE
DATE HEREOF UNLESS ANOTHER TIME IS SPECIFIED IN THIS DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. THE
DELIVERY OF THIS DISCLOSURE STATEMENT SHALL NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES CREATE
AN IMPLICATION THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THIS
DISCLOSURE STATEMENT SINCE THE DATE OF THIS DISCLOSURE STATEMENT.
THIS DISCLOSURE STATEMENT CONTAINS ONLY A SUMMARY OF THE PLAN. ALL
CREDITORS, INTEREST HOLDERS AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO
REVIEW THE FULL TEXT OF THE PLAN, AND TO READ CAREFULLY THIS ENTIRE DISCLOSURE
STATEMENT, INCLUDING ALL EXHIBITS, BEFORE DECIDING TO VOTE EITHER TO ACCEPT OR
REJECT THE PLAN OR TAKE A POSITION WITH RESPECT TO THE PLAN. PLAN SUMMARIES AND
STATEMENTS MADE IN THIS DISCLOSURE STATEMENT ARE QUALIFIED IN THEIR ENTIRETY BY
REFERENCE TO THE PLAN, OTHER EXHIBITS ANNEXED HERETO AND OTHER DOCUMENTS
REFERENCED AS FILED WITH THE BANKRUPTCY COURT PRIOR TO OR CONCURRENT WITH THE
FILING OF THIS DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. SUBSEQUENT TO THE DATE HEREOF, THERE CAN BE
NO ASSURANCE THAT: (A) THE INFORMATION AND REPRESENTATIONS CONTAINED HEREIN ARE
MATERIALLY ACCURATE; AND (B) THIS DISCLOSURE STATEMENT CONTAINS ALL MATERIAL
INFORMATION. ALL CREDITORS AND INTEREST HOLDERS SHOULD READ CAREFULLY AND
CONSIDER FULLY THE SECTION HEREOF ENTITLED "CERTAIN RISK FACTORS TO BE
CONSIDERED" BEFORE VOTING FOR OR AGAINST THE PLAN.
THIS DISCLOSURE STATEMENT HAS BEEN PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 1125
OF THE BANKRUPTCY CODE AND NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL OR STATE SECURITIES
LAWS OR OTHER APPLICABLE NONBANKRUPTCY LAW. PERSONS OR ENTITIES TRADING IN OR
OTHERWISE PURCHASING, SELLING OR TRANSFERRING SECURITIES OF THE DEBTORS SHOULD
EVALUATE THIS DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AND THE PLAN IN LIGHT OF THE PURPOSE FOR
WHICH THEY WERE PREPARED.
THIS DISCLOSURE STATEMENT HAS NEITHER BEEN APPROVED NOR DISAPPROVED BY THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (THE "SEC") NOR HAS THE SEC PASSED UPON THE
ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THE STATEMENTS CONTAINED HEREIN.
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AS TO CONTESTED MATTERS, ADVERSARY PROCEEDINGS AND OTHER ACTIONS OR
THREATENED ACTIONS, IT IS THE DEBTORS' POSITION THAT THIS DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE OR BE CONSTRUED AS AN ADMISSION OF ANY FACT OR LIABILITY,
STIPULATION OR WAIVER BUT RATHER AS A STATEMENT MADE IN SETTLEMENT NEGOTIATIONS.
IT IS ALSO THE DEBTORS' POSITION THAT THIS DISCLOSURE STATEMENT SHALL NOT
BE ADMISSIBLE IN ANY PROCEEDING INVOLVING THE DEBTORS OR ANY OTHER PARTY, AND IT
SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO BE CONCLUSIVE ADVICE ON THE TAX, SECURITIES OR OTHER
LEGAL EFFECTS OF THE DEBTORS' REORGANIZATION ON HOLDERS OF CLAIMS AGAINST OR
INTERESTS IN THE DEBTORS.
B. RIGHT TO VOTE ON THE PLAN
Pursuant to the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, only holders of allowed
claims or equity interests in classes of claims or equity interests that are
impaired under the terms and provisions of a chapter 11 plan are entitled to
vote to accept or reject the Plan. Holders of allowed claims or equity interests
in classes of claims or equity interests that are unimpaired under the terms and
provisions of a chapter 11 plan are conclusively presumed to have accepted the
plan and therefore are not entitled to vote on such a plan. The Debtors believe
that Classes 1, 2, 3A, 3D and 5 are unimpaired, are conclusively presumed to
have accepted the Plan, and therefore do not have the right to vote on the Plan.
Holders of Claims in Class 3B (Senior Note Claims) and Class 3C (Trust
Preferred Claims) and holders of Interests in Class 6 (HMI Common Stock
Interests) are impaired and therefore are entitled to vote to accept or reject
the Plan. Holders of Claims in Class 4 (Debt Securities Trading Claims), if any,
and Interests in Class 7 (HMI Options) do not receive any distributions under
the Plan and the holders of those Claims, if any, and Interests are conclusively
presumed to have rejected the Plan. Therefore, the Debtors are soliciting
acceptances only from the holders of Allowed Claims in Class 3B (Senior Note
Claims) and Class 3C (Trust Preferred Claims) and Allowed Interests in Class 6
(HMI Common Stock Interests).
The Bankruptcy Code defines "acceptance" of a plan by a class of claims as
acceptance by creditors in that class that hold at least two-thirds in dollar
amount and more than one-half in number of the claims that cast ballots for
acceptance or rejection of the plan. The Bankruptcy Code defines "acceptance" of
a plan by a class of equity interests as acceptance by equity interest holders
in that class that hold at least two-thirds in amount of the allowed interests
that cast ballots for acceptance or rejection of the plan. For a complete
description of the requirements for confirmation of the Plan, see Section VI,
"Confirmation and Consummation Procedure."
If a class of claims or equity interests rejects the Plan or is deemed to
reject the Plan, the Debtors have the right, and reserve the right, to request
confirmation of the Plan pursuant to Section 1129(b) of the Bankruptcy Code.
Section 1129(b) permits the confirmation of a plan notwithstanding the
nonacceptance of such plan by one or more impaired classes of claims or equity
interests if the proponent thereof complies with the provisions of that Section.
Under that Section, a plan may be confirmed by a bankruptcy court if it does not
"discriminate unfairly" and is "fair and equitable" with respect to each
nonaccepting class. For a more detailed description of the requirements for
confirmation of a nonconsensual plan, see Section VI.C.2, "Confirmation and
Consummation Procedure, Unfair Discrimination and Fair and Equitable Tests."
The Debtors believe that (i) through the Plan, holders of Claims against
and Interests in Hvide will obtain a substantially greater recovery from the
Debtors' estates than the recovery that would be available if the assets of the
Debtors were liquidated under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code and (ii) the Plan
will afford Hvide the opportunity and ability to continue in business as a
viable going concern and preserve ongoing employment for Hvide's employees.
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After carefully reviewing this Disclosure Statement, including the
Exhibits, each holder of an Allowed Claim or Allowed Interest that is entitled
to vote on the Plan should vote on the Plan.
THE DEBTORS BELIEVE THAT ACCEPTANCE OF THE PLAN IS IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF
THE DEBTORS, THEIR CREDITORS AND EQUITY SECURITY HOLDERS AND URGE THAT CREDITORS
AND EQUITY SECURITY HOLDERS VOTE TO ACCEPT THE PLAN. THE CREDITORS' COMMITTEE
ALSO BELIEVES THAT ACCEPTANCE OF THE PLAN IS IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE
HOLDERS OF UNSECURED CLAIMS.
C. VOTING INSTRUCTIONS
If you are entitled to vote to accept or reject the Plan, a Ballot is
enclosed for the purpose of voting on the Plan. If you hold a Claim or Interest
in more than one Class and you are entitled to vote Claims or Interests in more
than one Class, you will receive separate Ballots that must be used for each
separate Class of Claims or Interests. Please vote and return your Ballot(s).
Your Ballot must be delivered either by mail or personal delivery, as follows:
1. If you received a Ballot from a broker, bank or other institution,
return the completed Ballot to such broker, bank or institution promptly so
that it can be forwarded to the Debtors' tabulation agent, Bankruptcy
Services LLC, by November 29, 1999 at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
2. If you received a Ballot from the Debtors, return the completed
Ballot
(i) if delivered by U.S. mail, to:
Bankruptcy Services LLC
P.O. Box 5159
F.D.R. Station
New York, New York 10022-5159
(ii) or, if delivered by hand or overnight delivery, to:
Bankruptcy Services LLC
70 East 55th Street
New York, New York 10022
DO NOT SURRENDER SENIOR NOTES, TRUST PREFERRED SECURITIES OR HMI COMMON STOCK
CERTIFICATES AT THIS TIME OR RETURN THEM WITH YOUR BALLOT. BALLOTS SENT BY
FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION ARE NOT ALLOWED AND WILL NOT BE COUNTED. BALLOTS THAT ARE
NOT CORRECTLY COMPLETED WILL NOT BE COUNTED.
TO BE COUNTED, YOUR BALLOT INDICATING ACCEPTANCE OR REJECTION OF THE PLAN
MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN 4:00 P.M., EASTERN STANDARD TIME ON NOVEMBER 29,
1999.
If you are a creditor or equity security holder entitled to vote on the
Plan and did not receive a Ballot, received a damaged Ballot or lost your
Ballot, or if you have any questions concerning the Disclosure Statement, the
Plan or the procedures for voting on the Plan, please call Bankruptcy Services
LLC at (212) 376-8494.
D. CONFIRMATION HEARING
Pursuant to Section 1128 of the Bankruptcy Code, the Confirmation Hearing
will be held on December 1, 1999 at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time before the
Honorable Peter J. Walsh, United States Bankruptcy Judge, at the United States
Bankruptcy Court, 824 Market Street, 6th Floor, Wilmington, Delaware 19801. The
Bankruptcy Court has directed that objections, if any, to confirmation of the
Plan be served and filed so that they are received on or before November 29,
1999, 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, in the manner described below in Section
VI.B, "Confirmation and Consumma-
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tion Procedure, The Confirmation Hearing." Objections to confirmation of the
Plan are governed by Bankruptcy Rule 9014. Any objection to confirmation must be
made in writing and specify in detail the name and address of the objector, all
grounds for the objection and the amount of the Claim or number and class of
shares of stock held by the objector. Any such objection must be filed with the
Bankruptcy Court and served so that it is received by the Bankruptcy Court (with
a copy to Chambers) and the following parties on or before November 29, 1999 at
4:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time:
HVIDE MARINE INCORPORATED
2200 Eller Drive
P.O. Box 13038
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33316
Attn: Robert B. Lamm, Esq.
KRONISH LIEB WEINER & HELLMAN LLP
Co-Counsel for the Debtors and Debtors in Possession
1114 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036-7798
Attn: Robert J. Feinstein, Esq.
YOUNG, CONAWAY, STARGATT & TAYLOR LLP
Co-Counsel for the Debtors and Debtors in Possession
Rodney Square North, 11th Floor
P.O. Box 391
Wilmington, DE 19899-0391
Attn: Laura Davis Jones, Esq.
MILBANK, TWEED, HADLEY & MCCLOY LLP
Co-Counsel for the Creditors' Committee
One Chase Manhattan Plaza
New York, NY 10005-1413
Attn: Luc A. Despins, Esq.
Dennis F. Dunne, Esq.
ASHBY & GEDDES
Co-Counsel for the Creditors' Committee
One Rodney Square
P.O. Box 1150
Wilmington, DE 19899
Attn: William P. Bowden, Esq.
The Confirmation Hearing may be adjourned from time to time by the
Bankruptcy Court without further notice except for the announcement of the
adjournment date made at the Confirmation Hearing or at any subsequent adjourned
Confirmation Hearing.
II. OVERVIEW OF THE PLAN
The following is a brief summary of the material provisions of the Plan.
This overview is qualified in its entirety by reference to the provisions of the
Plan, a copy of which is annexed hereto as Exhibit A, and the more detailed
financial and other information contained elsewhere in this Disclosure Statement
and in the Exhibits hereto. In addition, for a more detailed description of the
terms and provisions of the Plan, see Section V, "The Plan of Reorganization."
A. CLASSIFICATION AND TREATMENT OF ALL CLAIMS AND INTERESTS UNDER THE PLAN
The Plan designates 4 Classes of Claims and 3 Classes of Interests. These
Classes take into account the differing nature and priority under the Bankruptcy
Code of the various Claims and Interests.
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The following table sets forth the classification and treatment of all
Claims and Interests under the Plan and the consideration distributable to such
Claims and Interests under the Plan. The information set forth in the following
table is for convenient reference only, and each holder of a Claim or Interest
should refer to the Plan for a full understanding of the classification and
treatment of Claims and Interests provided for under the Plan. The Claim
reconciliation procedure is an ongoing process and the actual amount of Allowed
Claims may vary from the estimates.
SUMMARY OF CLASSIFICATION AND TREATMENT
OF ALL CLAIMS AND INTERESTS UNDER THE PLAN
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<CAPTION>
ESTIMATE OF TOTAL
CLASS AMOUNT OF CLAIMS IN CLASS TREATMENT
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<S> <C> <C>
Administrative Expense Claims $270,000,000 Unimpaired; paid in full in Cash on the
(including total obligations of Effective Date, or in accordance with the
approximately $266.8 million projected terms and conditions of transactions or
to be owed under DIP Credit Facility) agreements relating to obligations
incurred in the ordinary course of
business during the pendency of the
Chapter 11 Case or assumed by the Debtors
in Possession.
Priority Tax Claims $0 Unimpaired; at the option of Reorganized
Hvide either paid in full in Cash on the
Effective Date, or paid over a six-year
period from the date of assessment as
provided in Section 1129(a)(9)(C) of the
Bankruptcy Code with interest payable at
the rate of 5% per annum or as otherwise
established by the Bankruptcy Court.
Class 1 $0 Unimpaired; paid in full in Cash on the
Other Priority Claims Effective Date.
Class 2 $90,700,692 Unimpaired; Reinstated.
Secured Claims, comprising MARAD
Claims, Capital Lease Claims and Other
Secured Claims
Class 3
Unsecured Claims, comprising subclasses
3A, 3B, 3C and 3D
Class 3A General Unsecured Claims, $45,000,000 Unimpaired; paid in full on the Effective
including Trade Claims Date or Reinstated.
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SUMMARY OF CLASSIFICATION AND TREATMENT
OF ALL CLAIMS AND INTERESTS UNDER THE PLAN(4)
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<CAPTION>
ESTIMATE OF TOTAL
CLASS AMOUNT OF CLAIMS IN CLASS TREATMENT
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<S> <C> <C>
Class 3B $314,167,708 Impaired; each Holder will receive a Pro
Senior Note Claims plus interest Rata Share of 9,800,000 shares of New HMI
Common Stock, which represent 98% of the
shares of Reorganized HMI to be
outstanding on the Effective Date.
Class 3C $120,128,680 Convertible Impaired; each holder of an Allowed Trust
Trust Preferred Claims Subordinated Debentures; Preferred Claim will receive its Pro Rata
2,300,000 Trust Preferred share of (i) 200,000 shares of New HMI
Securities Common Stock, which represent 2% of the
shares of Reorganized HMI to be
outstanding on the Effective Date; and
(ii) Class A Warrants to purchase 125,000
shares of New HMI Common Stock on certain
terms. The Convertible Subordinated
Debentures, which are held by Hvide
Capital Trust, will be cancelled.(5)
Class 3D $80,000,000 Unimpaired; Reinstated.
Intercompany Claims
Class 4 $0 Impaired; holders of Class 4 Debt
Debt Securities Trading Claims, Securities Trading Claims will not receive
comprising Senior Note Securities distributions on account of such Claims
Trading Claims and Convertible nor will such holders retain property on
Subordinated Debentures Securities account of such Claims under the Plan.
Trading Claims
Class 5 Various Unimpaired.
Common Stock Interests in Subsidiary
Debtors
Class 6 13,876,829 Class A shares Impaired; each holder of HMI Common Stock
HMI Common Stock and HMI Common Stock and 1,677,590 Class B will receive its Pro Rata share of Class A
Securities Trading Claims shares outstanding Warrants to purchase 125,000 shares of New
HMI Common Stock on certain terms.(5)
Class 7 Outstanding options to Impaired; on the Effective Date, all HMI
HMI Options purchase 1,231,773 share Options will be cancelled.
of Class A Common Stock
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(4) This table is only a summary of the classification and treatment of Claims
and Interests under the Plan. Information as to prepetition Claims is given
as of the Commencement Date. Reference is made to the entire Disclosure
Statement and the Plan for a complete description of the classification and
treatment of Claims and Interests.
(5) See footnote 3 above regarding potential adjustments to these distributions.
For a more detailed explanation of the time and manner of distributions
under the Plan, see Section V.B.5, "The Plan of Reorganization, Time and Method
of Distributions Under the Plan."
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B. OWNERSHIP OF NEW HMI COMMON STOCK; DILUTION
The following tables summarize the approximate percentage ownership
interest of New HMI Common Stock on the Effective Date. Figures are approximate;
actual figures may vary due to rounding and other factors.
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<CAPTION>
COMMON STOCK PERCENTAGE OWNERSHIP
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<S> <C> <C>
Existing Senior Noteholders................................. 9,800,000 98%
Existing Trust Preferred Securities Holders................. 200,000 2%
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10,000,000 100.0%
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The foregoing ownership percentages are subject to dilution as a result of
(i) the exercise of Class A Warrants issued under the Plan, (ii) the issuance of
shares, after consummation of the Plan, upon the exercise of options granted to
Reorganized HMI management pursuant to Reorganized HMI's New Long-Term Incentive
Plan, and (iii) the exercise of warrants which, if any, that be issued in
connection with the Exit Financing Facility.
C. RECOMMENDATION WITH RESPECT TO THE PLAN
THE DEBTORS BELIEVE THAT THE PLAN PROVIDES THE GREATEST AND EARLIEST
POSSIBLE RECOVERIES TO HOLDERS OF CLAIMS AND INTERESTS, AND THAT ACCEPTANCE OF
THE PLAN IS IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF ALL HOLDERS OF CLAIMS AND INTERESTS. THE
CREDITORS' COMMITTEE ALSO BELIEVES THAT THE PLAN PROVIDES THE GREATEST POSSIBLE
RECOVERIES TO HOLDERS OF UNSECURED CLAIMS, AND THAT ACCEPTANCE OF THE PLAN IS IN
THE BEST INTERESTS OF SUCH HOLDERS.
III. SUMMARY OF BUSINESS, PROPERTIES AND OTHER INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO THE
DEBTORS
A. DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPANY AND ITS BUSINESS
Hvide is one of the world's leading providers of marine support and
transportation services, primarily serving the energy and chemical industries.
The Company has been an active consolidator in each of the markets in which it
operates, increasing its fleet from 23 vessels in 1993 to 275 vessels currently.
As a result, the Company is the third largest operator of offshore energy
support vessels in the Gulf of Mexico, the largest operator of such vessels in
the Arabian Gulf and a leading operator of such vessels offshore West Africa and
Southeast Asia. In addition, the Company is the sole provider of commercial tug
services at Port Everglades and Port Canaveral, Florida, the primary provider of
such services in Tampa, Florida and a leading provider of such services in
Mobile, Alabama, Lake Charles, Louisiana, and Port Arthur, Texas. The Company
also provides marine transportation services, principally for specialty
chemicals and petroleum products in the U.S. domestic trade, a market largely
insulated from international competition under the Jones Act.
During 1997 and 1998, the Company completed acquisitions that substantially
expanded its offshore energy support operations into several new international
markets, increased its deepwater energy support capability and increased its
domestic offshore and harbor towing and petroleum product transportation
operations. These acquisitions included the 1997 acquisitions of 79 offshore
energy support vessels operating primarily in the Arabian Gulf, the February
1998 acquisition of 37 offshore energy support vessels operating primarily
offshore West Africa and Southeast Asia, and the March 1998 acquisition of two
petroleum product carriers and seven harbor tugs operating in Port Arthur, Texas
and Lake Charles, Louisiana. During the balance of 1998 and early 1999, the
Company's fleet grew through the delivery of 13 vessels (consisting of four
tugs, four supply boats, two crew boats, two ship docking modules, or SDMs(R),
and one barge). In addition, the Company has a 50.75% interest in five new
double-hull carriers delivered in 1998 and 1999.
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The following table summarizes information concerning the vessels currently
comprising the Company's fleet.
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VESSELS
IN
FLEET
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<S> <C>
MARINE SUPPORT SERVICES
Domestic Offshore Energy Support
Supply Boats........................................... 25
Crew/Utility Boats..................................... 39
Geophysical Boats...................................... 3
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Total Domestic Offshore Energy Support............ 67
International Offshore Energy Support
Anchor Handling Tug/Supply Vessels..................... 40
Anchor Handling Tugs................................... 30
Supply Boats........................................... 17
Crew/Utility Boats..................................... 35
Specialty Units........................................ 11
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Total International Offshore Energy Support....... 133
Offshore and Harbor Towing
Tugs................................................... 37
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Total Marine Support Services..................... 237
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MARINE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
Chemical/Petroleum Product Carriers....................... 12
Fuel Barges............................................... 17
Towboats.................................................. 9
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Total Marine Transportation Services.............. 39
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Total Vessels..................................... 275
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B. INDUSTRY SEGMENTS
Marine Support Services
OFFSHORE ENERGY SUPPORT. The Company has provided services to the oil and
gas drilling industry since 1989, when it acquired its first eight offshore
supply boats. In a series of acquisitions and new buildings, the Company
expanded its offshore energy support fleet to 200 vessels currently.
Until mid-1997, the Company primarily served exploration and production
operations in the Gulf of Mexico, operating from facilities in Lafayette,
Louisiana. At that time, the Company began the substantial expansion of its
international offshore energy support fleet. In addition, in response to
deteriorating market conditions in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico in 1998, the Company
redeployed certain of its vessels from the Gulf to international markets. The
primary international markets currently served by the Company are the Arabian
Gulf and adjacent areas, West Africa, Southeast Asia and Mexico. The Company
also operates offshore energy support vessels in other regions, including the
North Sea and South America. The Company's operations in the Arabian Gulf and
adjacent areas are directed from its facilities in Dubai, United Arab Emirates;
operations offshore West Africa, and certain other international areas, are
directed from the Company's facilities in Lausanne, Switzerland; operations in
Southeast Asia are directed from its facilities in Singapore; and operations in
Mexico are directed from the Company's offices in Lafayette, Louisiana and
Tampa, Florida. In addition, the Company has sales offices and/or maintenance
and other facilities in many of the countries where its offshore energy support
vessels operate. Of the Company's offshore energy support vessels, 82 are
currently located in the Arabian Gulf and adjacent areas, 59 in the U.S. Gulf of
Mexico, 28 in West Africa, 17 in Southeast Asia, eight in Mexico and six in
other areas of the world.
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OFFSHORE AND HARBOR TOWING. The harbor tugs owned or operated by the
Company serve Port Everglades, Tampa and Port Canaveral, Florida, Mobile,
Alabama, Port Arthur, Texas and Lake Charles, Louisiana, where they primarily
assist product carriers, barges, other cargo vessels and cruise ships in docking
and undocking and in proceeding in ports and harbors. The Company also operates
eight tugs with offshore towing capabilities that conduct a variety of offshore
towing services in the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. In addition, the
Company has completed the construction of three SDMs(TM) to augment the
Company's harbor towing operations.
PORT EVERGLADES. Port Everglades has the second largest petroleum
non-refining storage and distribution center in the United States, providing
substantially all of the petroleum products for south Florida. Since 1958, when
the Company's tug operations commenced, the Company has enjoyed a franchise as
the sole provider of docking services in the port. The franchise specifies,
among other things, that three tugs serving the Port be less than 90 feet in
length, because of the narrowness of slips in the port, and that tugs have
firefighting capability. The franchise is not exclusive; consequently, another
operator could be granted an additional franchise. The current franchise expires
in 2007, and there can be no assurance that it will be renewed. The Company
currently operates five tugs in Port Everglades and is the port's sole provider
of harbor towing services.
TAMPA. The Company expanded its harbor towing services to Tampa, Florida
with an October 1997 acquisition. Because the port is comprised of three
"sub-ports" (including Port Manatee) and a distant sea-buoy, a greater number of
tugs are required to be a competitive operator in Tampa than in other ports of
similar size. The Company currently operates 11 tugs, including five tractor
tugs, in the port (including Port Manatee) and is Tampa's primary provider of
harbor towing services.
PORT CANAVERAL. In Port Canaveral, Florida, like Port Everglades, the
Company has the sole franchise to provide harbor docking services. At Port
Canaveral, the smallest of the Company's harbor tug operations, the Company
provides docking and undocking services for commercial cargo vessels serving
central Florida and for cruise ships visiting the Disney World/Kennedy Space
Center attractions. The Company's franchise is a month-to-month arrangement and,
although there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to retain its
franchise in Port Canaveral, there has been no challenge to the franchise since
1984. The Company currently operates three tugs in Port Canaveral and is the
Port's sole provider of harbor towing services.
MOBILE. At this port, the Company provides docking and undocking services,
primarily for commercial cargo vessels, including vessels transporting coal and
other bulk exports. The Company believes that it provides from 40% to 50% of the
harbor tug business in this port. The Company currently operates three tugs in
Mobile.
PORT ARTHUR AND LAKE CHARLES. In March 1998, the Company completed the
acquisition of seven harbor tugs. Currently, four of these tugs serve Port
Arthur, Texas, two serve Lake Charles, Louisiana and one serves both harbors.
Each of these ports has a competing provider of harbor tug services.
OTHER. The Company owns eight tugs with offshore towing capability, of
which two are laid up and six are performing such services in the Gulf of Mexico
and in the Atlantic Ocean off the east coast of the United States.
SDMS(TM). The Company accepted delivery of its first SDM(TM) in November
1997, and two additional SDMs(TM) were delivered in 1998. Although two are
scheduled to be delivered in 1999 and one in 2000, the Company plans to cancel
the construction and/or dispose of the SDMs(TM) currently under construction.
SDMs(TM) are innovative ship docking vessels that are designed to be more
maneuverable, efficient and flexible than harbor tugs. In addition, they have
lower operating costs than harbor tugs because they require fewer crewmembers.
Company personnel, working in conjunction with consulting marine engineers and
architects, prepared the conceptual design and detailed specifications for the
SDM(TM). The Company has been awarded a patent on the design.
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Marine Transportation Services
CHEMICAL TRANSPORTATION. The Company's chemical carriers are as follows:
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TONNAGE (IN DEADWEIGHT
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Seabulk Magnachem..................................... 298,000 39,300
Seabulk America....................................... 297,000 46,300
HMI Petrochem......................................... 360,000 49,900
HMI Dynachem.......................................... 360,000 49,900
HMI Astrachem......................................... 260,000 37,100
HMI Ambrose Channel................................... 341,000 45,000
HMI Brenton Reef...................................... 341,000 45,000
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The Company operates the Seabulk Magnachem under a long-term bareboat
charter expiring in February 2002. The Company owns a 67% economic interest in
the Seabulk America; the remaining 33% interest is owned by Stolt Tankers
(U.S.A.), Inc. The Company has a 50.75% equity interest in the HMI Ambrose
Channel and the HMI Brenton Reef. See "-- New Carriers."
The Seabulk Magnachem, the Seabulk America, the HMI Dynachem and the HMI
Petrochem have full double bottoms (as distinct from double hulls), and the HMI
Astrachem has a partial double bottom. Double bottoms provide increased
protection over single-hull vessels in the event of a spill. Delivered in 1977,
the Seabulk Magnachem is a CATUG (or catamaran tug) integrated tug and barge, or
"ITB," which has a higher level of dependability, propulsion efficiency and
performance than an ordinary tug and barge. Delivered in 1990, the Seabulk
America is the only vessel in the U.S. domestic trade capable of carrying large
cargoes of acid, as a result of its large high-grade alloy stainless steel
tanks, and the only such vessel strengthened to carry relatively heavy cargoes
such as phosphoric and other acids. The Seabulk America's stainless steel tanks
were constructed without internal structure, which greatly reduces cargo residue
from transportation and results in less cargo degradation. Stainless steel
tanks, unlike epoxy-coated tanks, also do not require periodic sandblasting and
recoating. The Seabulk America was one of the first U.S.-flag carriers to be
equipped with state-of-the-art-integrated navigation, cargo control monitoring
and automated engine room equipment. The HMI Ambrose Channel and HMI Brenton
Reef are two of the double-hull carriers described below under "-- New
Carriers."
All of the Company's chemical carriers have from 13 to 24 cargo
segregations that are configured, strengthened and coated to handle various
sized parcels of a wide variety of industrial chemical and petroleum products,
giving them the ability to handle a broader range of chemicals than
chemical-capable product carriers. Many of the chemicals transported by the
Company are hazardous substances. Voyages are currently generally conducted from
the Houston and Corpus Christi, Texas, and Lake Charles, Louisiana areas to such
ports as New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Wilmington, North Carolina,
Charleston, South Carolina, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Kalama, Washington.
The Company's chemical carriers are also suitable for transporting other
cargoes, including grain.
Pursuant to the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 ("OPA 90"), the Seabulk America,
the HMI Dynachem, the HMI Petrochem and the Seabulk Magnachem, which were built
with full double bottoms but not double sides, cannot be used to transport
petroleum and petroleum products in U.S. commerce after 2015, 2011, 2011 and
2007, respectively. The HMI Astrachem, which has a partial double bottom, cannot
be so used after 2000, and the Company plans to sell this vessel for scrap by
year-end 1999. The other vessels may be permitted to continue to carry certain
chemicals in U.S. commerce.
The Company markets its chemical carriers through its wholly owned
subsidiary, Ocean Specialty Tankers Corporation ("OSTC"). The Company believes
that the total capacity of these carriers represents a substantial portion of
the capacity of the domestic specialty chemical carrier fleet, and that these
chemical carriers (other than the HMI Astrachem) are among the last
independently owned carriers scheduled to be retired under OPA 90.
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OSTC books cargoes either on a spot (movement-by-movement) or time basis.
Approximately 75% of contracts for cargo are committed on a 12- to 30-month
basis, with minimum and maximum cargo tonnages specified over the period at
fixed or escalating rates per ton. The HMI Astrachem and HMI Dynachem were
chartered to major oil companies under charters that expired in July 1999 and
August 1999, respectively. The Company intends to enter into a new contract of
affreightment or time charter to market the HMI Dynachem. As noted above, the
Company intends to sell the HMI Astrachem for scrap by year-end 1999. OSTC is
often able to generate additional revenues by chartering cargo space on
competitors' vessels and by expanding the carriers' backhaul (return voyage)
opportunities.
Petroleum Product Transportation
SEABULK CHALLENGER. The Company's 320,000-barrel, 39,300 dwt CATUG ITB
Seabulk Challenger has been engaged in the transportation of fuel and other
petroleum products from refineries on the U.S. Gulf Coast to tank farms and
industrial sites on the U.S. East Coast. From the time it entered service in
1975 to November 1998, the Seabulk Challenger derived all of its revenue from
successive voyage and time charters to Shell Oil Company. The charter was
terminated in November 1998. The Seabulk Challenger subsequently operated under
short-term arrangements until September 1999. At that time, the Company sold the
Seabulk Challenger for scrap and the proceeds from such sale, together with
approximately $275,000 of Company funds, were remitted to the leaseholder/owner.
1998 ACQUISITIONS. In March 1998, the Company completed the acquisition of
a 36,600 dwt petroleum product carrier (the HMI Defender) and a 32,200 dwt
petroleum product carrier (the HMI Trader). Both vessels operate under a
contract of affreightment with an oil company expiring in December 1999.
Pursuant to OPA 90, the HMI Trader and the HMI Defender cannot be used to
transport petroleum and petroleum products in U.S. commerce after 2000 and 2008,
respectively.
All of the Company's petroleum product carriers are marketed through OSTC.
NEW CARRIERS. The Company currently has a 50.75% equity interest in five
double-hull carriers intended to serve the market now served by single-hull
carriers whose retirement is mandated by OPA 90. Three petroleum product
carriers (the HMI Lookout Shoals, the HMI Nantucket Shoals and the HMI Diamond
Shoals) were delivered in the fourth quarter of 1998; one chemical carrier (the
HMI Ambrose Channel) was delivered in the first quarter of 1999; and an
additional chemical carrier (the HMI Brenton Reef) was delivered in June 1999.
Each of the carriers is approximately 46,000 dwt and can carry approximately
340,000 barrels of cargo. The carriers' operations are managed by the Company
(through OSTC). One of the carriers is currently on charter, making weekly
transits between Louisiana and Port Everglades, Florida; the charter expires in
October 2000. The other carriers are currently operating under short-term
arrangements in the U.S. domestic trade. The Company has entered into a
three-year charter with a subsidiary of Tesoro Petroleum Corporation to use one
of these carriers to transport oil and oil products in Alaska and other
locations. The charter goes into effect in the second quarter of 2000 and has
two one-year renewal options.
The aggregate cost of the carriers was approximately $280.0 million, of
which $230.0 million has been financed with the proceeds of
government-guaranteed Title XI ship financing bonds.
The Company has an option, exercisable through year-end 1999, to acquire up
to an additional 25% interest in these carriers at a cost of approximately $9.6
million. If the Company exercises this option, it will have an additional
option, exercisable through year-end 2000, to acquire the remaining interest in
the carriers at a cost of approximately $11.0 million. If the Company exercises
the first option (but not the second), from year-end 2000 to year-end 2003, the
Company has a right of first refusal to purchase the remaining interest for
approximately $11.0 million plus interest accrued from year-end 2000. The
Company has not yet determined whether or to what extent it will exercise either
option or such right; however, the Company plans to dispose of a portion of its
interest in the carriers so as to reduce its aggregate interest to less than
50%. No assurance can be given as to whether or when the Company will consummate
such disposition or as to the terms of such disposition.
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SUN STATE. The Company acquired Sun State Marine Services, Inc. ("Sun
State") in 1994. Sun State currently owns and operates an energy transportation
fleet of nine towboats and 17 fuel barges, all of which are engaged in fuel
transportation along the Atlantic intracoastal waterway and the St. Johns River
in Florida.
A majority of Sun State's revenue through the third quarter of 1998 was
derived from a fuel transportation contract with FPL. The remainder of its
revenue was derived from fuel transportation contracts with other customers,
spot towing jobs, and its marine maintenance, repair and drydocking facility.
Under its contract with FPL, which expired in September 1998, Sun State
transported fuel oil from Port Canaveral and Jacksonville to certain FPL
electric power generating facilities at specified rates (a combination of per
diem and variable rates based upon barrels transported), with an escalation
provision; the contract also had a specified guaranteed minimum utilization
provision. Subsequent to the expiration of the contract with FPL, Sun State has
entered into a new contract to provide similar types of services to FPL at
similar rates. However, the new contract does not include a guaranteed minimum
utilization, and the amount of the services provided under the new contract are
substantially less than under the prior contract.
OPA 90 requires all single-hull barges, including those owned by Sun State,
to discontinue transporting fuel and other petroleum products in 2015. The
Company has recently constructed two double-hull barges at a cost of $1.0
million each and previously purchased four additional double-hull barges for an
aggregate of $2.4 million (exclusive of refurbishment costs aggregating
approximately $207,000).
Other Services
Through Sun State, the Company owns a small marine maintenance, repair and
drydocking facility in Green Cove Springs, Florida, which is engaged principally
in the maintenance of tugs and barges, offshore support vessels and other small
vessels. The lease for the facility, including optional renewals, expires in
2005. This facility is capable of drydocking vessels up to 300 feet in length
for repair and can make dockside repairs on vessels up to 320 feet in length.
Since 1994, the Green Cove Springs facility has been utilized to overhaul or
rebuild a number of the Company's harbor tugs and offshore energy support
vessels. The facility (originally a U.S. government naval repair and operations
station) has covered steel fabrication facilities, workshops and office spaces
adjacent to a 1,840-foot finger pier and mooring basins, where the facility's
three floating drydocks are located. The drydocks are 60, 80 and 108 feet in
length, and are capable of lifting 300, 200 and 700 tons, respectively. The 60-
and 108-foot drydocks are capable of being joined together for lifting a vessel
or barge with a nominal capacity of 1,000 long tons. Sun State also maintains
another yard, primarily for use in new construction projects and vessels
requiring long-term repairs. The yard has a marine railway capable of lifting
and launching vessels weighing up to 600 tons, and a 600-foot finger pier with
adjacent covered steel fabrication facilities, workshops and office space.
The Company also owns a 40-acre facility in Port Arthur, Texas that serves
as a storage and supply base and a facility for topside repairs. This facility
has 1200 feet of dock space and is suitable for development as a shipyard.
Customers and Charter Terms
The Company offers its offshore energy support services primarily to oil
companies and large drilling companies. Consistent with industry practice, the
Company's Gulf of Mexico operations are conducted primarily in the "term" market
pursuant to short-term (less than six months) charters at varying day rates.
Generally, such short-term charters can be terminated by either the Company or
its customer upon notice of five days or less. Charters in the international
markets served by the Company have terms ranging from a few days to several
years.
The Company offers its offshore and harbor towing services to vessel owners
and operators and their agents. The Company's rates for harbor towing services
are set forth in the Company's published tariffs and may be modified by the
Company at any time, subject to competitive factors. The Company also
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grants volume discounts to major users of harbor services. Offshore towing
services are priced based upon the service required on an ad hoc basis.
The primary purchasers of chemical transportation services are chemical and
oil companies. The primary purchasers of petroleum product transportation
services are utilities, oil companies and large industrial consumers of fuel
with waterfront facilities. Both services are generally contracted for on the
basis of short-or long-term time charters, voyage charters, contracts of
affreightment or other transportation agreements tailored to the shipper's
requirements. CITGO is currently the Company's largest single customer, with a
contract of affreightment for both the HMI Defender and the HMI Trader. In
addition, Chevron Corporation is a purchaser of the Company's offshore energy
support and chemical transportation services, and each of Phillips Petroleum
Company and Amoco Corporation currently charter one of the Company's chemical
carriers.
C. COMPETITION
The Company operates in a highly competitive environment in all its
operations. Recent adverse publicity concerning the Company's financial
condition has harmed its ability to attract new customers and its ability to
maintain favorable relationships with its existing customers and suppliers. The
principal competitive factors in each of the markets in which the Company
operates are suitability of equipment, personnel, price, service and reputation.
Competitive factors in the offshore energy support segment also include
operating conditions and intended vessel use (both of which determine the
suitability of vessel type), the complexity of maintaining logistical support
and the cost of transferring equipment from one market to another. The Company's
vessels that provide marine transportation services compete with both other
vessel operators and, in some areas and markets, with alternative modes of
transportation, such as pipelines, rail tank cars and tank trucks. Moreover, the
users of such services are placing increased emphasis on safety, the environment
and quality, partly due to heightened liability for the cargo owner in addition
to the vessel owner/operator under OPA 90. With respect to towing services, the
Company's vessels compete not only with other providers of tug services, but
with the providers of tug services in nearby ports. Many of the companies with
which the Company competes have substantially greater financial and other
resources than the Company. Additional competitors may enter the Company's
markets in the future. Moreover, should U.S. coastwise laws be repealed,
foreign-built, foreign-manned and foreign-owned vessels could be eligible to
compete with the Company's vessels.
D. ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER REGULATION
The Company's operations are subject to significant federal, state and
local regulation, the principal provisions of which are described below.
ENVIRONMENTAL. The Company's operations are subject to federal, state and
local laws and regulations relating to safety and health and environmental
protection, including the generation, storage, handling, emission,
transportation and discharge of hazardous and non-hazardous materials. The
recent trend in environmental legislation and regulation is generally toward
stricter standards, and this trend will likely continue. The Company believes
that its operations currently are in substantial compliance with applicable
environmental regulations.
Governmental authorities have the power to enforce compliance with
applicable regulations, and violations are subject to fines, injunction or both.
The Company does not expect environmental compliance matters to have a material
adverse effect on its financial position. It is not anticipated that the Company
will be required in the near future to expend amounts that are material to the
financial condition or operations of the Company by reason of environmental laws
and regulations, but because such laws and regulations are frequently changed,
and may impose increasingly stricter requirements, the Company is unable to
predict the ultimate cost of complying with such laws and regulations.
OPA 90. OPA 90 established an extensive regulatory and liability regime
for the protection of the environment from oil spills. OPA 90 affects owners and
operators of facilities operating near navigable waters and owners and operators
of vessels operating in United States waters, which include the navigable
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waters of the United States and the 200-mile exclusive economic zone of the
United States. Although it applies in general to all vessels, for purposes of
its liability limits and financial-responsibility and response-planning
requirements, OPA 90 differentiates between tank vessels (which include the
Company's chemical and petroleum products carriers and fuel barges) and "other
vessels" (which include the Company's tugs and offshore energy service vessels).
Under OPA 90, owners and operators of facilities, and owners, operators and
certain charterers of vessels, are "responsible parties" and are jointly,
severally and strictly liable for removal costs and damages arising from oil
spills relating to their facilities and vessels, unless the spill results solely
from the act or omission of a third party, an act of God or an act of war.
Damages are defined broadly to include (i) natural resources damages and the
costs of assessment thereof; (ii) damages for injury to, or economic losses
resulting from the destruction of, real and personal property; (iii) the net
loss of taxes, royalties, rents, fees and profits by the U.S. government, a
state or political subdivision thereof; (iv) lost profits or impairment of
earning capacity due to property or natural resources damage; (v) the net costs
of providing increased or additional public services necessitated by a spill
response, such as protection from fire, safety or other hazards; and (vi) the
loss of subsistence use of natural resources.
For facilities, the statutory liability of responsible parties is limited
to $350 million. For tank vessels, the statutory liability of responsible
parties is limited to the greater of $1,200 per gross ton or $10 million ($2
million for a vessel of 3,000 gross tons or less) per vessel; for any "other
vessel," such liability is limited to the greater of $600 per gross ton or
$500,000 per vessel. Such liability limits do not apply, however, to an incident
proximately caused by violation of federal safety, construction or operating
regulations or by the responsible party's gross negligence or willful
misconduct, or if the responsible party fails to report the incident or provide
reasonable cooperation and assistance as required by a responsible official in
connection with oil removal activities. Although the Company currently maintains
pollution liability insurance, a catastrophic spill could result in liability in
excess of available insurance coverage, resulting in a material adverse effect
on the Company.
Under OPA 90, with certain limited exceptions, all newly built or converted
oil tankers operating in United States waters must be built with double hulls,
and existing single-hull, double-side or double-bottom vessels must be phased
out at some point, depending upon their size, age and place of discharge,
between 1995 and 2015 unless retrofitted with double hulls. As a result of this
phase-out requirement, as interpreted by the U.S. Coast Guard, the Company's
single-hull chemical and petroleum product carriers will be required to cease
transporting petroleum products over the next 15 years, and its "single-skinned"
fuel barges will cease transporting fuel in 2015.
OPA 90 expanded pre-existing financial responsibility requirements and
requires vessel owners and operators to establish and maintain with the United
States Coast Guard evidence of insurance or qualification as a self-insurer or
other evidence of financial responsibility sufficient to meet their potential
liabilities under OPA 90. Coast Guard regulations require evidence of financial
responsibility demonstrated by insurance, surety bond, self-insurance or
guaranty. The regulations also implement the financial responsibility
requirements of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and
Liability Act of 1980 ("CERCLA"), which imposes liability for discharges of
hazardous substances such as chemicals, in an amount equal to $300 per gross
ton, thus increasing the overall amount of financial responsibility from $1,200
to $1,500 per gross ton. The Company has obtained "Certificates of Financial
Responsibility" pursuant to the Coast Guard regulations for its product and
chemical carriers through self-insurance and commercial insurance and as
guarantor for the fuel barges.
OPA 90 also amended the federal Water Pollution Control Act to require the
owner or operator of certain facilities or the owner or operator of a tank
vessel to prepare facility or vessel response plans and to contract with oil
spill removal organizations to remove to the maximum extent practicable a
worst-case discharge. The Company has complied with these requirements. As is
customary, the Company's oil spill response contracts are executory in nature
and are not activated unless required. Once activated, the Company's pollution
liability insurance covers the cost of spill removal subject to overall coverage
limitations and deductibles.
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OPA 90 does not prevent individual states from imposing their own liability
regimes with respect to oil pollution incidents occurring within their
boundaries, and many states have enacted legislation providing for unlimited
liability for oil spills. Some states have issued implementing regulations
addressing oil spill liability, financial responsibility and vessel and facility
response planning requirements. The Company does not anticipate that such
legislation or regulations will have any material impact on its operations.
In addition to OPA 90, the following are examples of environmental, safety
and health laws that relate to the Company's operations:
WATER. The federal Water Pollution Control Act ("FWPCA") or Clean Water
Act ("CWA") imposes restrictions and strict controls on the discharge of
pollutants into navigable waters. Such discharges are typically authorized by
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System ("NPDES") permits. The FWPCA
provides for civil, criminal and administrative penalties for any unauthorized
discharges and imposes substantial potential liability for the costs of removal,
remediation and damages. State laws for the control of water pollution also
provide varying civil, criminal and administrative penalties and liabilities in
the case of a discharge of petroleum, its derivatives, hazardous substances,
wastes and pollutants into state waters. In addition, the Coastal Zone
Management Act authorizes state implementation and development of programs of
management measures for non-point source pollution to restore and protect
coastal waters.
The Company manages its exposure to losses from potential discharges of
pollutants through the use of well-maintained and well-managed facilities,
well-maintained and well-equipped vessels, safety and environmental programs and
its insurance program, and believes that it will be able to accommodate
reasonably foreseeable environmental regulatory changes. There can be no
assurance, however, that any new regulations or requirements or any discharge of
pollutants by the Company will not have an adverse effect on the Company.
SOLID WASTE. The Company's operations may generate and result in the
transportation, treatment and disposal of both hazardous and nonhazardous solid
wastes that are subject to the requirements of the federal Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act ("RCRA") and comparable state and local requirements. On August
8, 1998, the Environmental Protection Agency added four petroleum refining
wastes to the list of RCRA hazardous wastes.
CLEAN AIR REGULATIONS. The federal Clean Air Act of 1970, as amended by
the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, requires the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency ("EPA") to promulgate standards applicable to the emission of volatile
organic compounds and other air pollutants. The Company's vessels are subject to
vapor control and recovery requirements when loading, unloading, ballasting,
cleaning and conducting other operations in certain ports. The Company's
chemical and petroleum product carriers are equipped with vapor control systems
that satisfy these requirements. The fuel barges are not equipped with, and are
not operated in areas that require, such systems. In addition, it is anticipated
that the EPA will issue regulations addressing air emission requirements
applicable to marine engines. Adoption of such standards could require
modifications to existing marine diesel engines in some cases.
COASTWISE LAWS. A substantial portion of the Company's operations is
conducted in the U.S. domestic trade, which is governed by the coastwise laws of
the United States (principally, the Jones Act). The coastwise laws reserve
marine transportation (including harbor tug services) between points in the
United States (including drilling rigs fixed to the ocean floor on the U.S.
outer continental shelf) to vessels built in and documented under the laws of
the United States (U.S. flag) and owned and manned by U.S. citizens. Generally,
a corporation is deemed a citizen for these purposes so long as (i) it is
organized under the laws of the U.S. or a state, (ii) each of its president or
other chief executive officer and the chairman of its board of directors is a
citizen, (iii) no more than a minority of the number of its directors necessary
to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business are non-citizens, and
(iv) 75% of the interest and voting power in the corporation are held by
citizens. Because the Company would lose its privilege of operating its vessels
in the U.S. domestic trade if non-citizens were to own or control in excess of
25% of the Company's outstanding capital stock, the Company's existing Articles
of Incorporation
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contain restrictions concerning foreign ownership of its stock, as will the new
Certificate of Incorporation of Reorganized HMI. See Section V.B.8., "Summary of
Other Provisions of the Plan; New HMI Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws."
There have been repeated efforts aimed at repeal or significant change of the
Jones Act. Although the Company believes that it is unlikely that the Jones Act
will be substantially modified or repealed, there can be no assurance that
Congress will not substantially modify or repeal the Jones Act. Such changes
could have a material adverse effect on the Company's operations and financial
condition.
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH REGULATIONS. The Company's facilities are subject to
occupational safety and health regulations issued by the U.S. Occupational
Safety and Health Administration ("OSHA") and/or comparable state programs. Such
regulations currently require the Company to maintain a workplace free of
recognized hazards, observe safety and health regulations, maintain records and
keep employees informed of safety and health practices and duties. The Company's
vessel operations are also subject to occupational safety and health regulations
issued by the United States Coast Guard and, to an extent, OSHA. Such
regulations currently require the Company to perform monitoring, medical testing
and record keeping with respect to seamen engaged in the handling of the various
cargoes transported by the Company's chemical and petroleum products carriers.
VESSEL CONDITION. The Company's chemical and petroleum products carriers,
offshore energy support vessels, certain of its tugs and its fuel barges are
subject to periodic inspection and survey by, and dry-docking and maintenance
requirements of, the Coast Guard and/or the American Bureau of Shipping and/or
other marine classification societies whose periodic certification as to the
construction and maintenance of certain vessels is required in order to maintain
insurance coverage. All of the Company's vessels requiring certification to
maintain insurance coverage are certified.
OIL TANKER ESCORT REQUIREMENTS. Implementation of oil tanker escort
requirements of OPA 90 and pending state legislation are expected to introduce
certain performance or engineering standards on tugs to be employed as tanker
escorts. The Company believes its tractor tugs will be able to comply with any
existing or currently anticipated requirements for escort tugs. Adoption of such
new standards could require modification or refitting of the tugs currently
operated by the Company to the extent such tugs are employed as tanker escorts.
The Company does not anticipate OPA 90 or state requirements to require
modification of tugs, such as the Company's, involved in harbor tug operations.
The Company believes that it is currently in compliance in all material
respects with the environmental and other laws and regulations, including health
and safety requirements, to which its operations are subject and is unaware of
any pending or threatened litigation or other judicial, administrative or
arbitration proceedings against it occasioned by any alleged non-compliance with
such laws or regulations. The risks of substantial costs, liabilities and
penalties are, however, inherent in marine operations, and there can be no
assurance that significant costs, liabilities or penalties will not be incurred
by or imposed on the Company in the future.
INTERNATIONAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS. The Company's vessels that operate
internationally are subject to various international conventions, including
certain safety, environmental and construction standards. Among the more
significant of the conventions applicable to the fleet are: (i) the
International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, 1978
Protocol, (ii) the International Convention on the Safety of Life at Sea, 1978
Protocol, including the International Management Code for the Safe Operation of
Ships and for Pollution Prevention, which went into effect for tank vessels on
July 1, 1998, and (iii) the International Convention on Standards of Training,
Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, as amended in 1995. These
regulations govern oil spills and other matters of environmental protection,
worker health and safety and the manning, construction and operation of vessels.
The Company believes that it presently is in material compliance with the
international environmental laws and regulations to which the Company's
operations are subject. In addition, the countries under which the vessels are
flagged require certain periodic inspections and drydock examinations.
Generally, surveys and inspections are performed by internationally recognized
classification societies. The vessels that operate internationally are
principally flagged in the Marshall Islands, Panama and St. Vincent and The
Grenadines. The Company is not a
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party to any pending environmental litigation or proceeding, and is unaware of
any threatened environmental litigation or proceeding which, if adversely
determined, would have a material adverse effect on the financial condition or
results of operations of the Company. The risks of incurring substantial
compliance costs and liabilities and penalties for noncompliance, however, are
inherent in offshore energy support operations. There can be no assurance that
significant costs, liabilities and penalties will not be incurred by or imposed
on the Company in the future.
E. INSURANCE
The Company's marine transportation services operations are subject to the
normal hazards associated with operating vessels carrying large volumes of cargo
and rendering services in a marine environment. These hazards include the risk
of loss of or damage to the Company's vessels, damage to third parties as a
result of collision, loss or contamination of cargo, personal injury of
employees, and pollution and other environmental damages. The Company maintains
insurance coverage against these hazards. Risk of loss of or damage to the
Company's vessels is insured through hull insurance policies in amounts that
approximate fair market value. Vessel operating liabilities, such as collision,
cargo, environmental and personal injury, are insured primarily through the
Company's participation in the Steamship Mutual Underwriting Association
(Bermuda Limited), a mutual insurance association. Because it maintains mutual
insurance, the Company is subject to funding requirements and coverage
shortfalls in the event claims exceed available funds and reinsurance and to
premium increases based on prior loss experience.
F. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
One of the Company's product carriers, the Seabulk America, is owned by a
limited partnership in which the Company is the general partner and owns the
majority equity interest and an unaffiliated limited partner owns the minority
equity interest. The vessel was subject to a mortgage collateralizing borrowings
under the Company's previous secured credit facility (the "Loan Agreement"), and
the limited partnership was one of the subsidiary guarantors that guaranteed
repayment of such borrowings and of the Senior Notes. In July 1999, the limited
partner commenced an arbitration proceeding against the Company, alleging that
the Company, as general partner, did not have authority to grant the mortgage or
the guarantee and seeking unspecified damages and removal of the Company as
general partner. The Company believes it had authority to grant the mortgage and
guarantee, that the limited partner has suffered no damages as a result of the
mortgage and guarantee, and that there are no valid grounds for the removal of
the Company as general partner. In addition, borrowings under the Loan Agreement
have been converted into a term loan under the DIP Credit Facility, under which
(1) the Seabulk America is no longer subject to a mortgage and (2) the limited
partnership is no longer a guarantor. Moreover, under the Plan, the Senior Notes
are to be converted into New HMI Common Stock and the related guarantee will be
satisfied. Consequently, should the limited partner pursue its allegations, the
Company would defend against those allegations and oppose such relief.
From time to time the Company is also a party to litigation arising in the
ordinary course of its business, most of which is covered by insurance.
The arbitration proceeding referred to above, as well as all other legal
proceedings against the Company pending in the United States, have been
temporarily stayed pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code. See Section IV.A.,
"Significant Events During the Chapter 11 Cases -- Continuation of Business;
Stay of Litigation," below.
G. EMPLOYEES
As of October 28, 1999, the Company had approximately 2,400 employees.
Management considers relations with employees to be satisfactory. The Seabulk
America, Seabulk Magnachem and HMI Trader are manned by approximately 110
officers and crew who are subject to two collective bargaining arrangements that
expire on December 31, 1999 and 2001. In addition, the HMI Dynachem, HMI
Petrochem, HMI Astrachem, HMI Defender, four of the new double-hull carriers and
seven harbor
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tugs are manned by approximately 310 members of national maritime labor unions
pursuant to an agreement between the Company and a third-party employer that
expires May 31, 2001. Management believes that labor relations in the Company
are generally satisfactory.
H. PROPERTIES
The Company's principal offices are located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida,
where the Company leases approximately 36,000 square feet of office and shop
space under a lease expiring in 2009. The Company also leases office and other
facilities in Lafayette, Louisiana; the United Arab Emirates; Lausanne,
Switzerland; and Singapore. In addition, the Company leases sales offices and/or
maintenance and other facilities in many of the locations where its vessels
operate. The Company believes that its facilities are generally adequate for
current and anticipated future use, although the Company may from time to time
lease additional facilities as operations require.
I. SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
The selected consolidated financial data presented below should be read in
conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto
included in HMI's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30,
1999 (Exhibit D) and its 1998 Annual Report on Form 10-K (Exhibit C), especially
the "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations" included in those Reports.
The Company currently holds a 50.75% equity interest in companies that own
five recently delivered double-hull product carriers. As the Company intends to
reduce its equity interest in these carriers to less than 50%, this investment
has been considered temporary and has been accounted for under the equity
method, which means (among other things) that the related debt has not been
included on the Company's balance sheet. However, because the Company has not
yet been able to reduce its equity interest to less than 50%, it has been
required to include this debt on its balance sheet at September 30, 1999 and to
include the related interest expense on its statement of operations (even though
this debt is non-recourse to the Company). The data presented below do not give
effect to such consolidation. Accordingly, the Company's financial condition at
June 30, 1999 and its results for the six months then ended are not indicative
of its future financial position or results.
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<CAPTION>
SIX MONTHS
ENDED
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, JUNE 30,
-------------------------------------------------- -------------------
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1998 1999
------- ------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) (UNAUDITED)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS DATA:
Revenue..................................... $49,792 $70,562 $109,356 $210,257 $401,906 $195,817 $160,529
Operating expenses.......................... 29,873 40,664 63,777 110,283 222,889 102,966 105,921
Overhead expenses........................... 9,581 12,518 14,979 24,791 42,305 20,296 21,883
Depreciation and amortization............... 4,500 6,308 9,830 19,850 51,757 23,871 32,439
------- ------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Income from operations...................... 5,838 11,072 20,770 55,333 84,955 48,684 286
Interest expense, net....................... 5,302 11,460 11,631 7,024 42,442 18,380 31,009
Other (expense) income...................... 11 26 437 (3,704) (6,542) (3,440) (19,292)
------- ------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Income (loss) before provision for (benefit
from) income taxes, extraordinary item.... 547 (362) 9,576 44,605 35,971 26,864 (50,015)
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes... 189 (2) 3,543 16,950 13,489 10,208 (17,230)
------- ------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Income (loss) before extraordinary item..... 358 (360) 6,033 27,655 22,482 16,656 (32,785)
Extraordinary loss, net(1).................. -- -- 8,108 2,132 734 734 --
------- ------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Net income (loss)........................... $ 358 $ (360) $ (2,075) $ 25,523 $ 21,748 $ 15,922 $(32,785)
======= ======= ======== ======== ======== ======== ========
Earnings (loss) per common share:
Income (loss) before extraordinary item... $ 0.03 $ (0.14) $ 1.05 $ 1.87 $ 1.47 $ 1.09 $ (2.12)
Net income (loss)......................... $ 0.03 $ (0.14) $ (0.36) $ 1.73 $ 1.42 $ 1.04 $ (2.12)
======= ======= ======== ======== ======== ======== ========
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<CAPTION>
SIX MONTHS
ENDED
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, JUNE 30,
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1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1998 1999
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(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS) (UNAUDITED)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Weighted average number of common shares
outstanding................................. 5,302 2,535 5,763 14,785 15,324 15,299 15,461
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Earnings (loss) per common
share -- assuming dilution:
Income (loss) before extraordinary item
and cumulative effect of change in
accounting principle.................... $ 0.03 $ (0.14) $ 0.99 $ 1.75 $ 1.39 $ 0.97 $ (2.12)
Net income (loss)......................... $ 0.03 $ (0.14) $ (0.24) $ 1.63 $ 1.35 $ 0.93 $ (2.12)
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Weighted average common and common
equivalent shares outstanding --assuming
dilution(2)............................. 5,302 2,535 6,590 17,120 19,451 19,503 15,461
======= ======= ======== ======== ======== ======== ========
OTHER FINANCIAL DATA:
EBITDA(3)................................. $10,338 $17,380 $ 30,600 $ 75,183 $136,712 $ 72,555 $ 32,725
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges(4)..... 1.08 -- 1.40 2.75 1.38 1.58 --
Ratio of EBITDA to interest expense,
net..................................... 1.95 1.52 2.63 10.70 3.22 3.95 1.06
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS DATA:
Net cash provided by (used in):
Operating activities...................... $ 2,858 $ 3,948 $ 22,584 $ 40,042 $ 64,536 $ 25,946 $ 5,046
Investing activities...................... (39,815) (8,066) (84,354) (261,343) (498,806) (407,907) (23,548)
Financing activities...................... 41,249 805 68,337 226,636 428,495 389,659 22,572
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<CAPTION>
DECEMBER 31,
----------------------------------------------------- JUNE 30,
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
-------- -------- -------- ------- ---------- -----------
(IN THOUSANDS) (UNAUDITED)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
BALANCE SHEET DATA:
Working capital (deficit)............. $ 7,793 $ 4,315 $ (8,704) $25,790 $(205,026)(5) $ (188,332)(5)
Total assets.......................... 135,471 143,683 273,473 604,561 1,108,825 1,059,802
Total long-term obligations........... 98,981 100,766 124,454 217,217 408,819 400,156
Total debt............................ 104,281 109,051 141,464 197,547 635,503 657,821
Convertible preferred securities of a
subsidiary trust.................... -- -- -- 115,000 115,000 115,000
Stockholders' and minority partners'
equity.............................. 14,903 13,999 101,989 227,282 258,648 217,188
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(1) Reflects losses on the extinguishment of debt, net of applicable income
taxes of $1.5 million, $1.3 million, $413,000, and $413,000 for the years
ended December 31, 1996, 1997 and 1998 and the six months ended June 30,
1998, respectively.
(2) For 1994, the weighted average number of common shares and common share
equivalents assume the conversion of the Class B Preferred Stock into shares
of Common Stock. The Class B Preferred Stock was redeemed on September 30,
1994. Also, for 1994, shares outstanding assuming dilution reflects the
assumed conversion of a portion of certain notes into shares of Common
Stock. Such notes were issued in September 1994 and converted into shares of
Common Stock in September 1996.
(3) EBITDA (net income from continuing operations before interest expense,
income tax expense, depreciation expense, amortization expense, minority
interests, and other non-operating income (expense)) is frequently used by
securities analysts and is presented here to provide additional information
about the Company's operations. EBITDA is not recognized by generally
accepted accounting principles, should not be considered as an alternative
to net income as an indicator of the Company's operating performance or as
an alternative to cash flows from operations as a measure of liquidity, and
does not represent funds available for management's use. Further, the
Company's EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported
by other companies.
(4) The ratio of earnings to fixed charges is computed by dividing (a) the
Company's pre-tax income from continuing operations adjusted for minority
interests, income or loss from equity investments and fixed charges, less
capitalized interest and preference security dividend requirements, by (b)
fixed
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charges. Fixed charges include interest expensed and capitalized, preference
security dividend requirements and the interest component of rent expense.
Earnings for the year ended December 31, 1995 and the six months ended June
30, 1999 were not able to cover fixed charges by $499,000 and $56,907,000
respectively.
(5) Due to the Company's noncompliance with certain covenants under the Loan
Agreement, the entire balance outstanding under the Loan Agreement at
December 31, 1998 and June 30, 1999 was subject to acceleration and thus
classified as a current liability on the Company's balance sheet.
A complete discussion and analysis of the Company's financial condition and
historical results of operations is presented in HMI's Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1999 (Exhibit D) and Annual Report on Form
10-K (Exhibit C).
The financial information presented below represents historical results for
each of the Company's business segments. Such information does not give effect
to the consolidation, as of September 30, 1999, of the Company's investment in
five new double-hulled carriers, discussed above.
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<CAPTION>
SIX MONTHS
ENDED
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, JUNE 30,
------------------------------------ -------------------
1996 1997 1998 1998 1999
-------- -------- -------------- -------- --------
(IN THOUSANDS) (UNAUDITED)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Revenue:
Marine support services:
Offshore energy support................ $ 43,715 $111,385 $242,656 $123,909 $ 84,835
Offshore and harbor towing............. 13,950 20,424 46,368 21,291 22,768
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
57,665 131,809 289,024 145,200 107,603
Marine transportation services........... 51,691 78,448 112,882 50,617 52,926
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Total revenue.................. 109,356 210,257 401,906 195,817 160,529
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Operating expenses:
Marine support services:
Offshore energy support................ 22,525 45,322 120,207 55,277 57,051
Offshore and harbor towing............. 7,480 12,296 22,556 11,041 11,387
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
30,005 57,618 142,763 66,318 68,438
Marine transportation services........... 33,772 52,665 80,126 36,649 37,483
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Total operating expenses....... 63,777 110,283 222,889 102,966 105,921
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Direct overhead expenses:
Marine support services:
Offshore energy support................ $ 2,558 $ 5,866 $ 14,707 $ 6,979 $ 8,517
Offshore and harbor towing............. 1,364 2,361 5,528 2,599 2,517
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
3,922 8,227 20,235 9,578 11,034
Marine transportation services........... 3,494 5,739 6,845 3,214 2,641
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Total direct overhead.......... 7,416 13,966 27,080 12,792 13,675
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Fleet EBITDA(1):
Marine support services:
Offshore energy support................ 18,632 60,197 107,742 61,653 19,267
Offshore and harbor towing............. 5,106 5,767 18,284 7,651 8,864
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
23,738 65,964 126,026 69,304 28,131
Marine transportation services........... 14,425 20,044 25,911 10,754 12,802
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Total fleet EBITDA............. 38,163 86,008 151,937 80,059 40,933
Corporate overhead expenses.............. 7,563 10,825 15,225 7,504 8,208
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
EBITDA(1)................................ 30,600 75,183 136,712 72,555 32,725
Depreciation and amortization expenses... 9,830 19,850 51,757 23,871 32,439
-------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Income from operations................... $ 20,770 $ 55,333 $ 84,955 $ 48,684 $ 286
======== ======== ======== ======== ========
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(1) EBITDA (net income from continuing operations before interest expense,
income tax expense, depreciation expense, amortization expense, minority
interest and other non-operating income) is
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frequently used by securities analysts and is presented hereto provide
additional information about the Company's operations. Fleet EBITDA is
EBITDA before corporate overhead expenses. EBITDA and fleet EBITDA are not
recognized by generally accepted accounting principles, should not be
considered as alternatives to net income as indicators of the Company
operating performance, or as alternatives to cash flows from operations as a
measure of liquidity, and do not represent funds available for management's
use. Further, the Company's EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled
measures reported by other companies.
THIRD QUARTER 1999 RESULTS
On October 28, 1999, the Company announced its results for the third
quarter of 1999, reporting a net loss of $20.1 million or $1.29 per diluted
share on revenues of $86.0 million. For the third quarter of 1998, the Company
had net income of $3.9 million or $0.25 per diluted share on revenues of $100.1
million. Results in the third quarter and first nine months of 1999 have been
adjusted to reflect the consolidation, as of September 30, 1999, of the
Company's investment in its five new double-hull tankers, discussed above. On an
operating basis (i.e., results from operations before interest and taxes), the
Company had an operating loss of $6.2 million during the 1999 quarter versus
operating income of $19.0 million in the 1998 quarter.
For the nine months ended September 30, 1999, revenues of $265.4 million
were off 10% from $296.0 million a year ago. The Company had a net loss of $52.9
million or $3.42 per diluted share in the 1999 nine months versus net income,
before an extraordinary item, of $21.4 million or $1.28 per diluted share in the
1998 nine months.
During the 1999 quarter, revenues from the Company's offshore energy
support operations fell to $32.2 million from $60.1 million a year earlier,
reflecting lower worldwide day rates and reduced international utilization. The
Company's offshore and harbor towing business had revenues of $10.9 million for
the quarter ended September 30, 1999, down slightly from the 1998 quarter, when
the fleet numbered 41 vessels (compared to 37 in the 1999 quarter). Revenues
from the Company's marine transportation sector were up more than 50% to $43.0
million, primarily as a result of the completion and deployment of the fleet of
five newly constructed, double-hull chemical and petroleum product carriers.
The following table summarizes comparative results for the quarter and nine
months ended September 30, 1999 and 1998:
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<CAPTION>
THREE MONTHS ENDED NINE MONTHS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, SEPTEMBER 30,
------------------------- -------------------------
1999 1998 1999 1998
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
($ MILLIONS EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Revenue..................................... $ 86.0 $ 100.1 $ 265.4 $ 296.0
Income (Loss) from Operations............... (6.2) 19.0 (2.0) 67.4
Income (Loss) before Extraordinary Item..... (20.1) 4.8 (52.9) 21.4
Income (Loss) Per Share before Extraordinary
Item(1)................................... (1.29) 0.31 (3.42) 1.28
(Loss) on Early Extinguishment of Debt...... -- (0.9) -- (1.6)
Net Income (Loss)........................... (20.1) 3.9 (52.9) 19.8
Net Income (Loss) Per Share................. (1.29) 0.25 (3.42) 1.20
EBITDA(2)................................... 11.8 31.1 51.6 103.4
Average Shares Outstanding(1)............... 15,544,000 15,349,000 15,489,000 19,456,000
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(1) All per share and share amounts are stated on a diluted basis. Diluted per
share and share amounts for the three and nine months ended September 30,
1999 and for the three months ended September 30, 1998 do not reflect
certain options outstanding and the effect of the conversion of convertible
securities during the period, as their effect is antidilutive.
(2) EBITDA (net income from continuing operations before interest expense,
income tax expense, depreciation expense, amortization expense, minority
interests, and other non-operating income
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(expense)) is frequently used by securities analysts and is presented here
to provide additional information about the Company's operations. EBITDA is
not recognized by generally accepted accounting principles, should not be
considered as an alternative to net income as an indicator of the Company's
operating performance or as an alternative to cash flows from operations as
a measure of liquidity, and does not represent funds available for
management's use. Further, the Company's EBITDA may not be comparable to
similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
J. EVENTS LEADING TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE CHAPTER 11 CASES
During 1997 and 1998, the Debtors completed a number of acquisitions that
substantially expanded their offshore energy support operations into several new
international markets, increased their deepwater energy support capability and
increased their domestic offshore and harbor towing and petroleum product
transportation operations. The acquisitions included the 1997 acquisitions of 79
offshore energy support vessels operating primarily in the Arabian Gulf, the
February 1998 acquisition of 37 offshore energy support vessels operating
primarily offshore West Africa and Southeast Asia, and the March 1998
acquisition of two petroleum product carriers and seven harbor tugs operating in
Port Arthur, Texas and Lake Charles, Louisiana. During the balance of 1998 and
early 1999, the Debtors' fleet grew through the delivery of 13 vessels
(consisting of four tugs, four supply boats, two crew boats, two SDMs(TM) and
one barge). In addition, the Debtors have a 50.75% interest in five new
double-hull carriers delivered in 1998 and 1999. In all, during 1998 and through
February 1999, 61 vessels were delivered to or acquired by the Company, at a
total cost of $405.4 million.
The Company's principal sources of cash to finance the expansion and
improvement of its fleet over the past several years have been bank borrowings,
cash provided by operations, and proceeds from public offerings of securities,
consisting of the initial public offering of Class A Common Stock in August
1996, a second offering of Class A Common Stock in February 1997, the offering
of the 6 1/2% Trust Preferred Securities in 1997, and the offering of the Senior
Notes in February 1998. The significant increase in the Company's indebtedness
incurred to finance these acquisitions placed great demands on the Company's
revenues at an inopportune time, in that market forces beyond the Company's
control brought about a precipitous decline in revenues in the past year.
The Company derives its revenues from the daily use of its vessels for hire
by its customers. Thus, revenue from the Company's operations is primarily a
function of the size of the Company's fleet, the rates paid for the use of the
vessels ("day rates") and fleet utilization (also called "utilization rates").
Rates and utilization are primarily a function of offshore oil and gas
exploration, development and production activities, which are in turn heavily
dependent upon the prevailing price of crude oil and natural gas. Beginning in
late 1997 and continuing through 1998 and the first half of 1999, crude oil
prices declined substantially, which resulted in a severe downturn in offshore
oil and gas exploration, development and production activities, and in turn, the
Company's offshore energy support operations. In 1998, the Company's total
revenues were approximately $402 million, and it generated earnings before
interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA") of approximately $137
million. As a result of the substantial decline in the Company's offshore energy
support operations, revenues and EBITDA declined precipitously in the latter
half of 1998 and the first half of 1999. Annual revenues for 1999 are projected
to be approximately $293.3 million, and annual EBITDA is projected to be
approximately $52 million.
As a result of this decline in revenues, the Company has experienced a
liquidity crisis in the past year. As of September 30, 1998, the Company was not
in compliance with certain financial covenants contained in the Loan Agreement
it entered into with a group of banks (the "Bank Group") in February 1998. The
Loan Agreement provided for (i) a $175.0 million revolving credit facility
maturing in 2003, and (ii) a $150.0 million term loan maturing in 2005, payable
in equal quarterly installments beginning in June 1998. The Loan Agreement
required the Company to maintain specified ratios relating to leverage, debt
service and indebtedness. The Loan Agreement was amended as of September 30,
1998 to, among other things, modify those covenants and grant security interests
to the Bank Group in virtually all of the Company's assets. However, due to the
continuing decline in the Company's revenues, the Company was not in compliance
with the modified financial covenants at the end of the first quarter of 1999.
As a
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consequence, the Company's independent auditors issued a qualified report
accompanying the Company's annual financial statements for 1998 (issued at the
end of March 1999), stating that the Company's reduction in revenues and
noncompliance with the Loan Agreement covenants raised substantial doubt about
the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.
The Bank Group waived the Company's noncompliance with the covenants in the
Loan Agreement in a series of amendments from March through September 7, 1999.
However, these amendments placed further financial burdens on the Company, as
the Bank Group increased the applicable rate of interest on Company borrowings
(eventually increasing the interest rate to 10.0% over the "base rate" of
Citibank, N.A., for a total annual interest rate of 18.25% at the Commencement
Date), and charged substantial waiver and other fees. The Company's outstanding
indebtedness under the Loan Agreement was $241.0 million at the Commencement
Date. In addition, the Company had contingent reimbursement obligations under
the Loan Agreement in respect of $3.2 million of outstanding letters of credit.
In addition, an interest payment of approximately $12.5 million fell due on
the Senior Notes on August 16, 1999. The Company did not have sufficient funds
to make this payment.
The precipitous decline in Hvide's revenues in the past year imposed
hardships on all of Hvide's constituencies, including its many creditors and
shareholders and the 2,500 employees of Hvide. Management was forced to make
difficult choices in order to preserve the inherent value of the Hvide fleet
during the cyclical downturn in the markets in which it operates. Among other
steps, the Company engaged Seneca Financial Group, Inc. as financial advisor,
and with Seneca's assistance, developed a cash management program whereby, among
other things, the Company eliminated its new-build program, deferred certain
scheduled drydockings of vessels, consistent with safety and operational
considerations, canceled the construction of certain vessels, disposed of other
vessels under construction, and sold eight vessels (excluding vessels under
construction) for net proceeds of approximately $32 million.
Further, the Company has reduced operating and overhead expenses. These
reductions are estimated to generate annual savings of $11.5 million; however,
these reductions have been substantially offset by increased interest on
borrowings under the Loan Agreement, professional and other fees under the Loan
Agreement, and other fees and costs resulting from the Company's financial
condition. The Company has also improved its working capital position by, among
other things, strengthening its efforts to collect receivables.
As the liquidity problem worsened, the Company made every effort over the
last several months to restructure its operations and balance sheet in order to
avoid seeking protection under the Bankruptcy Code. In addition to the
cost-cutting measures briefly described above, the Company also sought to
refinance the secured bank debt by means of a proposed offering of secured
notes. However, in late July 1999, the Company determined that it could not
proceed with the offering on acceptable terms. During the same time frame, the
Company was pursuing discussions with an ad hoc committee of holders of
approximately 63% in principal amount of the Company's outstanding Senior Notes
and approximately 50% of the Trust Convertible Securities issued by HMI's
subsidiary, Hvide Capital Trust.(6) These discussions led to the instant chapter
11 filing by the Company and the filing of the Plan.
IV. SIGNIFICANT EVENTS DURING THE CHAPTER 11 CASES
Since the Debtors commenced their Chapter 11 Cases, they have continued to
operate their businesses and manage their properties as debtors in possession
pursuant to Sections 1107 and 1108 of the Bankruptcy Code.
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6 In connection with the pre-petition discussions with the ad hoc committee, the
Company paid (i) $395,440 in legal fees and expenses to counsel retained by
the ad hoc committee, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP, and (ii) fees of
$250,000 to Houlihan, Lokey, Howard & Zukin, financial advisors to the ad hoc
committee, of which $60,000 was remitted to a maritime consulting firm.
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The following is a brief description of some of the major events during the
Chapter 11 Cases.
A. CONTINUATION OF BUSINESS; STAY OF LITIGATION
Following the commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases, the Debtors continued
to operate their businesses as debtors in possession under the protection of the
Bankruptcy Court. The Bankruptcy Court has certain supervisory powers over the
Debtors' operations during the Chapter 11 Case, which are generally limited to
reviewing and ruling on any objections raised to the Debtors' operations or
proposed outside of the ordinary course transactions. The Debtors must notify
parties in interest and obtain Bankruptcy Court approval of any transactions
that are outside the ordinary course of business, such as any sale of a major
asset of the Debtors. In addition, the Debtors must obtain Bankruptcy Court
approval of certain other transactions, such as the borrowing of money on a
secured basis or the employment of attorneys, accountants and other
professionals.
An immediate effect of the filing of the Chapter 11 Cases was the
imposition of the automatic stay under the Bankruptcy Code which, with limited
exceptions, enjoins the commencement or continuation of all pre-petition
litigation against, and efforts to collect funds from, the Debtors. This
injunction remains in effect unless modified or lifted by order of the
Bankruptcy Court.
B. APPOINTMENT OF THE CREDITORS' COMMITTEE
On September 23, 1999, the United States Trustee appointed an official
committee of unsecured creditors (the "Creditors' Committee"), pursuant to
Section 1102 of the Bankruptcy Code, to represent unsecured creditors of the
Debtor unsecured creditors of the Debtor.
The Creditors' Committee currently consists of 5 members and includes
representatives of each of the principal constituencies of unsecured creditors
of Hvide. The current members of the Creditors' Committee are set forth below:
CREDITORS' COMMITTEE
Loomis Sayles & Company, L.P.
Lonestar Partners
Cohanzick Management
Halter Marine Group, Inc.
The Bank of New York, as Property Trustee
for the Trust Preferred Securities
C. REPRESENTATION OF DEBTORS AND COMMITTEE
The Debtors applied for and were granted authorization from the Bankruptcy
Court to retain the law firms of Kronish Lieb Weiner & Hellman LLP and Young,
Conaway, Stargatt & Taylor LLP as co-bankruptcy counsel. The Debtors also
applied for and were granted authorization from the Bankruptcy Court to retain
Seneca Financial Group, Inc. as financial advisors and have applied for
authorization from the Bankruptcy Court to retain Ernst & Young LLP as
accountants.
The Creditors' Committee applied for and was granted authorization from the
Bankruptcy Court to retain the law firms of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP
as its general counsel and Ashby & Geddes as its local Delaware counsel. The
Creditors' Committee also applied for and was granted authorization from the
Bankruptcy Court to retain Houlihan, Lokey, Howard & Zukin as financial
advisors.
D. DIP CREDIT FACILITY
Upon the commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases, the restoration of trade
credit and support was of great importance to Hvide. To restore vendor support,
immediately upon the commencement of the
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Chapter 11 Cases, the Debtors obtained a post-petition working capital facility
(the "DIP Credit Facility") from its pre-petition lenders, a syndicate of
institutions led by Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and BankBoston,
N.A., as Documentation Agent (the "DIP Lenders"). Pursuant to the DIP Credit
Facility, the DIP Lenders agreed to make loans to, and to guarantee the issuance
of letters of credit for, Hvide through the earlier of February 28, 1999 and the
date that a plan of reorganization becomes effective. Pursuant to the DIP Credit
Facility, the DIP Lenders extended (i) a $60 million revolving credit facility,
the proceeds of which are to fund the Debtors' working capital needs, and (ii) a
term loan in the amount of approximately $241 million, the proceeds of which
were used to repay the Debtors' obligations to the DIP Lenders under the
pre-petition Loan Agreement. The DIP Credit Facility provides that the
obligations of the Debtors to the DIP Lenders constitute administrative expense
obligations with priority over any and all administrative expenses of the kinds
specified in Sections 503(b) and 507(b) of the Bankruptcy Code (with limited
exceptions), secured by a superpriority lien on a substantial portion of Hvide's
assets.
On September 9, 1999, the Bankruptcy Court approved the DIP Credit Facility
on an interim basis and on September 30, 1999, the Bankruptcy Court approved it
on a final basis.
As of September 30, 1999, the Debtors' outstanding borrowings under the DIP
Credit Facility were approximately $241 million under the term loan and
approximately $13 million under the revolving credit facility, for a total of
approximately $254 million.
E. EMPLOYEE RETENTION PLAN
To maintain the continued support, cooperation and morale of Hvide's
employees, Hvide moved for and was granted authorization from the Bankruptcy
Court to pay employees their prepetition wages, salaries and certain other
compensation and benefits. In addition, to ensure the retention of managerial
employees, Hvide has obtained Bankruptcy Court approval of an employee retention
plan that provides eligible employees with bonus compensation for remaining with
the Company through the Chapter 11 process until confirmation of the Plan. There
are two components to the retention plan. First, on the Effective Date of the
Plan, all salaried employees on the payroll as of the Commencement Date who
remain employed through the Effective Date will receive a bonus equal to the
amount of earnings forfeited for the period between April 1, 1999 and October 1,
1999 during which time the Company imposed an across-the-board 10% salary
reduction. Second, an aggregate bonus pool of $1.5 million will be established
for distribution on the Effective Date to salaried employees based on
exceptional performance consistently above the normal standards of the position
held. Awards will be determined initially by the head of each business unit,
profit center or administrative unit within the Company. The $1.5 million pool
will be divided among these units pro rata, based on the total payroll of such
unit in relation to the Company's total payroll as of the Commencement Date. The
recommendation of the head of such unit as to proposed award recipients and the
amounts to be awarded will then be reviewed by the Company's Human Resources
Committee, which consists of the Company's Chief Operating Officer and Chief
Financial Officer and the Director of Human Resources. Final approval of the
entire award package will be subject to the approval of the Chief Executive
Officer and the consent of the Creditors' Committee, which shall not be
unreasonably withheld. (If there is a dispute with the Creditors' Committee, the
Company reserves the right to seek Court approval of the award package.) In the
case of the 24 senior executives of the Company, their bonuses will be closely
tied to the achievement of corporate goals during the reorganization process,
including the achievement of EBITDA forecasts, confirming a plan which becomes
effective by December 15, 1999, and limiting borrowings under the DIP Credit
Facility.
F. MOTION TO PAY CRITICAL VENDORS
On the Commencement Date, the Debtors sought and obtained Bankruptcy Court
approval to provisionally pay, in the ordinary course of business, prepetition
claims of essential trade creditors, up to an aggregate amount of $17,600,000,
inclusive of (i) domestic trade claims and accrued liabilities of approximately
$4,683,000; (ii) foreign trade claims and accrued liabilities of approximately
$10,348,000; (iii) mortgage payments relating to certain United States Maritime
Administration ("MARAD")
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obligations due September 4, 1999 in the principal amount of $1,263,000 plus
interest in the amount of $354,000; and (iv) an operating lease payment in the
approximate amount of $966,000 to U.S. Trust relating to a certain bare boat
charter.
G. SCRAPPING OF THE SEABULK CHALLENGER
Early in the case, the Debtors sought and obtained approval for a
transaction involving the Seabulk Challenger/S.T.L. 3901 (the "Challenger"), an
integrated tug/tank barge previously engaged in the movement of oil in the
coastwise trade of the United States. Under the terms of the transaction, in
full satisfaction of its remaining drydocking and repair obligations under a
bareboat charter contract with the leaseholder/owner of the Challenger (which
the Company estimated to range from $300,000 to $1,000,000, depending upon the
defects discovered when the ship arrived at its final port destination at the
end of the charter term), the Debtors agreed with the leaseholder/owner to
arrange, at the Debtors' cost, for the Challenger to be scrapped, with all
proceeds of the scrapping to be paid to the leaseholder/owner. The transaction
further provided that the leaseholder/owner would be assured receipt of $1.1
million for the Challenger, and if the scrapping proceeds did not yield that
amount, the Debtors would make up the difference. The Debtors arranged for the
scrapping of the Challenger on terms that generated net proceeds of $824,875,
such that the Debtors' net financial obligation was only $275,125.
H. SCRAPPING OF THE HMI ASTRACHEM
The Debtors also moved for and obtained authority to scrap the HMI
Astrachem, a U. S.-flagged specialty product and chemical tanker that was built
in 1970 and acquired by HMI in August 1996. The Astrachem has a partial double
bottom and has twenty-five multiple cargo tanks configured to handle various
sized parcels of a wide variety of specialty chemicals, petrochemicals and more
conventional clean petroleum products. The Astrachem's OPA 90 eligibility ends
in December 2000, after which it must be retrofitted or taken out of service,
failing which HMI could be subjected to unlimited liability in the event of a
catastrophic oil spill involving the Astrachem. Accordingly, and in light of the
very substantial cost of retrofitting a single-hull or partial double-hull
vessel (such as the Astrachem) with a full double hull, HMI determined to scrap
the Astrachem and sought Bankruptcy Court authority to do so.
I. ASSUMPTION OF CERTAIN LEASES AND EXECUTORY CONTRACTS
As debtors in possession, the Debtors have the right, subject to Bankruptcy
Court approval, to assume or reject any executory contract or unexpired lease,
including, but not limited to, any employment or severance contract or
agreement, as contemplated by Section 365 of the Code, in effect on the Filing
Date between the Debtors and any other person (an "Executory Contract"). In this
context, assumption means that the Debtors agree to perform their obligations
and cure existing defaults under an Executory Contract. Rejection of an
Executory Contract relieves the Debtors from their obligation to perform further
under such Executory Contract. Damages resulting to the other party from the
rejection of an Executory Contract are treated as a General Unsecured Claim (as
defined in the Plan) arising prior to the Filing Date and are included in the
appropriate Class to the extent such Claim is allowed by the Court. Claims
arising out of the rejection of an executory contract or unexpired lease must be
filed with the Bankruptcy Court no later than 30 days after notice of entry of
an order approving the rejection of such contract or lease.
V. THE PLAN OF REORGANIZATION
The Plan is annexed hereto as Exhibit A and forms a part of this Disclosure
Statement. The summary of the Plan set forth below is qualified in its entirety
by reference to the more detailed provisions set forth in the Plan.
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A. CLASSIFICATION AND TREATMENT OF CLAIMS AND INTERESTS
1. Administrative Expense and Priority Tax Claims
a. Administrative Expense Claims
Administrative Expense Claims are Claims constituting a cost or expense of
administration of the Chapter 11 Cases allowed under Section 503(b) of the
Bankruptcy Code. Such Claims include the Debtors' obligations under the DIP
Credit Facility, any actual and necessary costs and expenses of operating the
business of the Debtors in Possession, any indebtedness or obligations incurred
or assumed by the Debtors in Possession in connection with the conduct of their
businesses or the acquisition or lease of property or the rendition of services,
any allowance of compensation and reimbursement of expenses to the extent
allowed by a Final Order under Section 330 of the Bankruptcy Code, the actual,
necessary expenses of members of the Creditors' Committee, fees or charges
assessed against the Debtors' estates under Section 1930 of title 28 of the
United States Code and the DIP Claims.
Pursuant to the Plan, except to the extent that the holder of an Allowed
Administrative Expense Claim agrees to a different treatment, the Reorganized
Debtors will provide to each holder of an Allowed Administrative Expense Claim
(x) Cash in an amount equal to such Allowed Administrative Expense Claim on the
latest of (i) the Effective Date, (ii) the date such Administrative Expense
Claim becomes an Allowed Administrative Expense Claim and (iii) the date such
Allowed Administrative Expense Claim is due in accordance with the terms and
conditions of the particular transaction(s) or governing documents or (y) such
other treatment as the Debtors and such holders shall have agreed upon in
writing, subject to the consent of the Creditors' Committee, provided, however,
that Allowed Administrative Expense Claims (other than Claims under Section 330
of the Bankruptcy Code) representing obligations incurred in the ordinary course
of business of or assumed by the Debtors in Possession shall be paid in full and
performed by the Reorganized Debtors in the ordinary course of business in
accordance with the terms and conditions of the particular transactions and any
agreements relating thereto. The Debtors estimate that Allowed Administrative
Expense Claims (exclusive of compensation and reimbursement of expenses payable
to professionals retained in the Chapter 11 Case) to be paid on the Effective
Date will be approximately $270 million, including $25.8 million projected to be
owed on the revolving credit portion of the DIP Credit Facility and $241 million
owed on the term loan portion of the DIP Credit Facility. In addition, the
Debtors estimate that there will be additional administrative expenses and other
costs relating to the Exit Financing Facility (as defined below).
All payments to professionals for compensation and reimbursement of
expenses and all payments to reimburse expenses of members of the Creditors'
Committee will be made in accordance with the procedures established by the
Bankruptcy Code, the Bankruptcy Rules and the Bankruptcy Court relating to the
payment of interim and final compensation and expenses. The Debtors estimate
that Allowed Administrative Expenses, including compensation and reimbursement
of expenses of professionals retained in the Chapter 11 Case (not including
previously allowed payments) will be approximately $500,000. In addition, the
orders approving the retention by the Debtors of Seneca Financial Group, Inc.
and the retention by the Creditors' Committee of Houlihan, Lokey, Howard &
Zukin, in accordance with their respective engagements, contemplate the payment
of a fee of $1 million to each firm upon the consummation of the Plan. The
Bankruptcy Court will review and determine all requests for compensation and
reimbursement of expenses.
In addition to the foregoing, Section 503(b) of the Bankruptcy Code
provides for payment of compensation to creditors, indenture trustees and other
persons making a "substantial contribution" to a reorganization case, and to
attorneys for, and other professional advisors to, such persons. Also, certain
of the professionals retained by the Debtors or the Committee may request
approval and payment of additional bonus or success compensation. The Debtors
are not aware of whether any applications under Section 503(b) will be filed or
the amounts, if any, that may be sought. Requests for compensation must be
approved by the Bankruptcy Court after a hearing on notice at which the Debtors
and other parties in interest may participate and, if appropriate, object to the
allowance of any compensation and reimbursement of expenses.
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b. Priority Tax Claims
Priority Tax Claims are those Claims for taxes entitled to priority in
payment under Section 507(a)(7) of the Bankruptcy Code. The aggregate amount of
Priority Tax Claims as reflected in the Debtors' Schedules is $0. The Debtors
estimate that the amount of Allowed Priority Tax Claims is $0.
Each holder of an Allowed Priority Tax Claim will receive, at the sole
option of the Reorganized Debtors, (i) Cash in an amount equal to such Allowed
Priority Tax Claim on the later of the Effective Date and the date such Priority
Tax Claim becomes an Allowed Priority Tax Claim, or (ii) equal annual Cash
payments in an aggregate amount equal to such Allowed Priority Tax Claim,
together with interest in arrears at an annual rate equal to five percent (5%),
over a period through the sixth anniversary of the date of assessment of such
Allowed Priority Tax Claim, (iii) payment upon other terms determined by the
Bankruptcy Court to provide the holder of such Allowed Priority Tax Claim
deferred Cash payments having a value, as of the Effective Date, equal to such
Allowed Priority Tax Claim, or (iv) such other treatment as the Debtors and such
holders shall have agreed upon in writing subject to the consent of the
Creditors' Committee.
2. Class 1 -- Other Priority Claims
The Other Priority Claims are Claims which are entitled to priority in
accordance with Section 507(a) of the Bankruptcy Code (other than Administrative
Expense Claims and Priority Tax Claims). Such Claims include (i) unsecured
claims for accrued employee compensation earned within ninety days prior to
commencement of the Chapter 11 Case to the extent of $4,300 per employee and
(ii) contributions to employee benefit plans arising from services rendered
within 180 days prior to the commencement of the Chapter 11 Case, but only for
each such plan to the extent of (x) the number of employees covered by such plan
multiplied by $4,300, less (y) the aggregate amount paid to such employees from
the estates for wages, salaries and commissions. The Debtors estimate that the
amount of Other Priority Claims is $0.
Pursuant to the Plan, holders of Allowed Other Priority Claims, if any
exist, will be paid in full, in Cash, on the later of the Effective Date and the
date such Claim becomes an Allowed Claim. Class 1 is not impaired under the
Plan. Holders of Claims in Class 1 are not entitled to vote to accept or reject
the Plan.
3. Class 2 -- Secured Claims
Class 2 consists of all Secured Claims, each of which will be within a
separate subclass (with each subclass to be deemed a separate class for all
purposes under applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code), as follows:
a. Class 2A -- MARAD Claims
Class 2A consists of all MARAD Claims. In the past, the Company has
financed various vessel acquisitions through U.S. government-guaranteed Title XI
ship financing bonds that are collateralized by first preferred mortgages on
those vessels. Those Bonds were issued pursuant to Title XI of the Merchant
Marine Act, 1936, as amended, and the repayment thereof is guaranteed by the
full faith and credit of the United States, acting through the Maritime
Administration ("MARAD"). As of the Commencement Date, the Company had
approximately $34 million of such secured indebtedness, which is classified in
the Plan as MARAD Claims.
Pursuant to the Plan, each of the MARAD Claims in Class 2A will be
Reinstated or receive such other treatment as the Debtors and such holders shall
have agreed upon in writing subject to the consent of the Creditors' Committee,
and shall thereby be rendered unimpaired in accordance with Section 1124(2) of
the Bankruptcy Code. Further, the Plan provides that notwithstanding anything to
the contrary in the Plan, the Debtors will not amend, abridge or modify any
contractual right, covenant, term or condition of any kind under the documents,
instruments and agreements upon which the MARAD
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Claims are based, whether or not such contractual rights, covenants, terms or
conditions pertain to the payment when due of principal and interest. The legal,
equitable and contractual rights of the holders of the MARAD Claims are not
altered by the Plan. The Class 2A MARAD Claims are not impaired by the Plan.
Accordingly, the holders of the Class 2A MARAD Claims are conclusively presumed
to have accepted the Plan as holders of Class 2A MARAD Claims and are not
entitled to vote to accept or reject the Plan.
b. Class 2B -- Capital Lease Claims
Class 2B consists of all obligations of the Debtors under or related to six
financing transactions, relating to eleven vessels, totalling approximately
$39,000,000. The following is a description of those transactions, which
constitute claims against one or more Debtors under capital leases:
HMI, as lessee, entered into an equipment lease with Norlease, Inc., as
lessor, for the vessels New River SDM I and St. Johns SDM II in November 1997.
The original balance due under the lease was $9,996,785. The 15-year lease term
began on November 26, 1997, and requires monthly payments of $77,775. The
current outstanding lease obligation is $9,491,992.
HMI, as lessee, entered into an equipment lease with AmSouth Leasing, Ltd.
("AmSouth"), as lessor, for the vessel Escambia SDM III in May 1998. The
original balance due under the lease was $5,000,000. The 15-year lease term
began on May 29, 1998, and requires monthly payments of $41,806. The current
outstanding lease obligation is $4,795,831.
Debtor Seabulk Offshore, Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of HMI ("SOL"), as
lessee, entered into an equipment lease with TA Marine I, Inc., as lessor, for
the vessel Seabulk Arizona in November 1998. The ten-year lease term began on
January 1, 1999, at which time an initial payment of $59,807 was made. Forty
quarterly payments of $223,228 each are due thereafter, totalling $8,988,928 for
the entire lease. The current outstanding lease obligation is $7,579,083.
SOL, as lessee, entered into an equipment lease with TA Marine II, Inc., as
lessor, for the vessel Seabulk Wisconsin in November 1998. The ten-year lease
term began on January 1, 1999, at which time an initial payment of $63,076 was
made. Forty quarterly payments of $235,430 each are due thereafter, totalling
$9,480,284 for the entire lease. The current outstanding lease obligation is
$7,993,393.
SOL entered into a sale-leaseback transaction with Lawrence Bedrosian
(d/b/a Steel Style Marine) for the vessels Seabulk St. Andrew and Seabulk St.
James in December 1998. The seven-year charter term began in December 1998.
Monthly charter payments of $79,773 are required, totalling $6,354,083. The
current outstanding lease obligation is $4,799,536.
SOL, as shipowner, entered into a financing transaction with debis
Financial Services, Inc. ("debis") as lender, for the vessels Seabulk Kansas and
Seabulk Nebraska in February 1999. In connection with this transaction, SOL
executed a $14,200,000 note in favor of debis and granted it a first preferred
mortgage as security thereunder. The 10-year note is due on February 17, 2009,
requiring monthly payments of $175,984, and the current outstanding balance is
$13,660,015.
Pursuant to the Plan, each of the Secured Claims in Class 2B will be
Reinstated or receive such other treatment as the Debtors and such holders shall
have agreed upon in writing subject to the consent of the Creditors' Committee,
and shall thereby be rendered unimpaired in accordance with Section 1124(2) of
the Bankruptcy Code. The legal, equitable and contractual rights of the holders
of the Class 2B Secured Claims are not altered by the Plan. The Class 2B Secured
Claims are not impaired by the Plan. Accordingly, the holders of the Class 2B
Secured Claims are conclusively presumed to have accepted the Plan as holders of
Class 2B Secured Claims and are not entitled to vote to accept or reject the
Plan.
c. Class 2C -- Other Secured Claims
Class 2C consists of all Other Secured Claims. This Class of Secured Claims
consists primarily of miscellaneous notes payable and related ship mortgage
obligations entered into with respect to certain
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vessels. As of the Commencement Date, these obligations totalled approximately
$18.8 million. This Class of Secured Claims also includes such Other Secured
Claims, if any, as exist. The Debtors do not believe any Other Secured Claims
exist beyond those identified herein.
Pursuant to the Plan, each of the Secured Claims in Class 2C will be
Reinstated or receive such other treatment as the Debtors and such holders shall
have agreed upon in writing subject to the consent of the Creditors' Committee,
and shall thereby be rendered unimpaired in accordance with Section 1124(2) of
the Bankruptcy Code. The legal, equitable and contractual rights of the holders
of the Class 2C Secured Claims are not altered by the Plan. The Class 2C Secured
Claims are not impaired by the Plan. Accordingly, the holders of the Class 2C
Secured Claims are conclusively presumed to have accepted the Plan as holders of
Class 2C Secured Claims and are not entitled to vote to accept or reject the
Plan.
4. Class 3 -- Unsecured Claims
a. Class 3A -- General Unsecured Claims
Class 3A consists of General Unsecured Claims against the Debtor, i.e., all
Unsecured Claims other than Claims in Classes 3B, 3C and 3D. This Class of
Claims includes, but is not limited to, all Claims for payment for goods and
services rendered to the Debtors, all Claims in respect of rejection of leases
and executory contracts, accrued employee wages, vacation and other benefits and
other miscellaneous liabilities. The Debtors estimate that the total amount of
Claims in Class 3A is approximately $45,000,000.
Under the Plan, each holder of an Allowed Class 3A Claim will, at the
Debtors' option, (i) retain unaltered its legal, equitable and contractual
rights; (ii) receive payment in full in Cash on the Effective Date; (iii)
receive payment in any other manner agreed upon by the holder and the Debtors
with the consent of the Creditors' Committee; or (iv) receive such other
treatment as will render the Claim unimpaired. Such Claims shall remain subject
to all legal and equitable defenses of the Debtors or the Reorganized Debtors.
Class 3 is unimpaired by the Plan. Accordingly, the holders of Allowed
Class 3A Claims are conclusively presumed to have accepted the Plan as holders
of Allowed Class 3A Claims and are not entitled to vote to accept or reject the
Plan.
b. Class 3B -- Senior Note Claims
Class 3B consists of all Senior Note Claims and includes, among other
things, any claims arising from or related to the past or present ownership of
the Senior Notes. Pursuant to the Plan, the Senior Note Claims are deemed to be
Allowed Claims in the aggregate amount of $314,167,708, which includes the
principal amount of the Senior Notes ($300 million) and all accrued and unpaid
interest thereon as of the Commencement Date. Class 3B is impaired. Holders of
record of Senior Notes on the date the order approving the Disclosure Statement
is entered are entitled to vote to accept or reject the Plan.
Subject to the potential upward adjustments set forth in Section 12.5.3 of
the Plan, the Plan provides that, on the Effective Date, in full satisfaction of
its Senior Note Claim, each holder of an Allowed Senior Note Claim will receive
its Pro Rata share of 9,800,000 shares of New HMI Common Stock.
The Plan provides that, subject to the applicable provisions of the
Bankruptcy Code and Bankruptcy Court authorization and approval to the extent
necessary, the Senior Note Indenture Trustee shall be entitled to payment of its
reasonable fees, costs and expenses, as provided under the Senior Note
Indenture, notwithstanding any contrary provision in the Plan, including without
limitation Section 12.5.3 of the Plan or the absolute priority rule.
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c. Class 3C -- Trust Preferred Claims
Class 3C consists of all Trust Preferred Claims.
In June 1997, 2,300,000 of the Trust Preferred Securities were sold in a
private offering by Hvide Capital Trust, a wholly owned subsidiary of HMI for an
aggregate consideration of approximately $118.6 million. Hvide Capital Trust was
formed for the sole purpose of issuing the Trust Preferred Securities and
investing the proceeds from their issuance in the Convertible Subordinated
Debentures issued simultaneously by HMI. By their terms, the Convertible
Subordinated Debentures are subordinated to "Senior Debt" of HMI, which is
defined to include, among other things, the Senior Notes.
Hvide Capital Trust continues to be the sole holder of the Convertible
Subordinated Debentures. Pursuant to the Trust Preferred Securities Declaration,
in the event that HMI commences a case under the Bankruptcy Code (as it has
done), Hvide Capital Trust is to be dissolved and liquidated and the holders of
Trust Preferred Securities are to receive in the liquidation an aggregate
principal amount of Convertible Subordinated Debentures equal to the liquidation
amount of their Trust Preferred Securities. Pursuant to the Plan, holders of
Trust Preferred Securities are in essence treated as holders of Convertible
Subordinated Debenture Claims, which are subordinated to the Senior Notes.
Holders of Class 3C Claims owned 2,300,000 Trust Preferred Claims as of the
Commencement Date. Class 3C is impaired. Holders of record of Trust Preferred
Claims on the date the order approving the Disclosure Statement is entered are
entitled to vote to accept or reject the Plan.
Subject to the potential adjustments set forth in Section 12.5.3 of the
Plan(7), the Plan provides that, on the Effective Date, each holder of Allowed
Trust Preferred Claims in Class 3C will receive its Pro Rata share of (i)
200,000 shares of New HMI Common Stock and (ii) 125,000 Class A Warrants, and
the Trust Preferred Securities and Convertible Subordinated Debentures will be
cancelled. Fractional shares of New HMI Common Stock and fractional Class A
Warrants will be treated in accordance with Section 6.2.6. of the Plan.
The Plan provides that, subject to the applicable provisions of the
Bankruptcy Code and Bankruptcy Court authorization and approval to the extent
necessary, each of (i) the Property Trustee and the Delaware Trustee under the
Trust Preferred Securities Declaration, (ii) the Convertible Subordinated
Debenture Indenture Trustee, as provided under the Convertible Subordinated
Debenture Indenture, and (iii) the Guarantee Trustee under the Guarantee
Agreement shall be entitled to payment of its actual, reasonable fees, costs and
expenses, as provided under the Trust Preferred Securities Declaration, the
Convertible Subordinated Debenture Indenture and the Guarantee Agreement,
respectively, notwithstanding any contrary provision in the Plan, including
without limitation Section 12.5.3 of the Plan or the absolute priority rule.
The Debtors believe that the distributions to the holders of the Allowed
Class 3C Trust Preferred Claims do not violate any provision of the Bankruptcy
Code. If the Bankruptcy Court, however, finds that the distributions to the
holders of the Allowed Class 3C Trust Preferred Claims violate the absolute
priority rule or any other provision of the Bankruptcy Code, the Debtors reserve
their right to modify the Plan to provide for no distributions to the holders of
Allowed Class 3C Trust Preferred Claims as and if necessary to comply with the
findings of the Bankruptcy Court.
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7 See Section V.B.11, "Amendment of the Plan" and Section VI.C., "Confirmation
and Consummation Procedure; Confirmation."
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d. Class 3D -- Intercompany Claims
Class 3D consists of all Intercompany Claims. Under the Plan, on the
Effective Date, each Claim in Class 3D will be Reinstated, leaving unaltered the
legal, equitable and contractual rights to which such Claim entitles the holder
of such Claim.
5. Class 4 -- Debt Securities Trading Claims
The Debtors know of no Class 4 Debt Securities Trading Claims that could be
asserted or allowed. No Class 4 Debt Securities Trading Claim has been filed
with the Bankruptcy Court and no litigation, action or proceeding against the
Debtors with respect to a Class 4 Debt Securities Trading Claim has been
threatened or commenced. The Debtors know of no facts or viable legal theories
that could give rise to such a Class 4 Debt Securities Trading Claim.
Accordingly, the Plan separately classifies the Class 4 Debt Securities Trading
Claims in accordance with Section 510(b) of the Bankruptcy Code, will provide
for no distribution of property to such claimants, and will discharge such
Claims in accordance with Section 1141(d) of the Bankruptcy Code.
NOTICE IS GIVEN TO ALL PERSONS WHO MIGHT SEEK TO ASSERT OR BELIEVE THEY
POSSESS A DEBT SECURITIES TRADING CLAIM THAT, BASED ON THE FACT THAT NO
SECURITIES TRADING CLAIMS HAVE BEEN THREATENED OR ASSERTED AGAINST ANY OF THE
DEBTORS, THE PLAN CLASSIFIES THESE CLAIMS BUT PROVIDES FOR NO DISTRIBUTION TO BE
MADE TO SUCH CLASSES, AND ALL DEBT SECURITIES TRADING CLAIMS WILL BE DEEMED TO
BE DISCHARGED, SATISFIED AND BARRED BY THE ORDER TO BE ENTERED ON OR ABOUT
DECEMBER 1, 1999 CONFIRMING THE PLAN. ACCORDINGLY, ANY PERSON WHO DESIRES TO
ASSERT A SECURITIES TRADING CLAIM AGAINST ANY OF THE DEBTORS MUST DO SO BY
NOVEMBER 29, 1999 OR SUCH CLAIM WILL BE FOREVER WAIVED AND, UNDER THE PLAN AND
THE CONFIRMATION ORDER, DISCHARGED, SATISFIED AND BARRED. IN ORDER TO ASSERT A
SECURITIES TRADING CLAIM, SUCH CLAIM MUST BE FILED WITH THE COURT (WITH A COPY
TO CHAMBERS) AND SERVED SO THAT IT IS RECEIVED NO LATER THAN 4:00 P.M., EASTERN
STANDARD TIME, ON NOVEMBER 29, 1999, BY THE COURT, CHAMBERS AND THE FOLLOWING
PARTIES: (I) HVIDE MARINE INCORPORATED, 2200 ELLER DRIVE, P.O. BOX 13038, FT.
LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA, 33316, ATTN: ROBERT B. LAMM, ESQ., (II) KRONISH LIEB WEINER
& HELLMAN LLP, 1114 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10036, ATTN:
ROBERT J. FEINSTEIN, ESQ., CO-COUNSEL TO THE DEBTORS AND (III) MILBANK, TWEED,
HADLEY & McCLOY LLP, 1 CHASE MANHATTAN PLAZA, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10005, ATTN:
DENNIS F. DUNNE, ESQ., CO-COUNSEL TO THE CREDITORS' COMMITTEE. ALL SECURITIES
TRADING CLAIMS SHALL STATE WITH PARTICULARITY THE BASIS AND NATURE OF THE CLAIM
IN CONFORMITY WITH RULE 7009 OF THE FEDERAL RULES OF BANKRUPTCY PROCEDURE, AND
STATE THE DOLLAR FACE AMOUNT OF SECURITIES WHICH ARE THE SUBJECT OF THE CLAIM.
a. Class 4A -- Senior Note Securities Trading Claims
Class 4A consists of all Senior Note Securities Trading Claims. Class 4A is
impaired. Because no distribution will be made under the Plan to holders of
Class 4A Senior Note Securities Trading Claims nor will such holders retain any
property on account of such Claims, holders of Class 4A Senior Note Securities
Trading Claims are not entitled to vote to accept or to reject the Plan and are
deemed to have rejected the Plan.
b. Class 4B -- Convertible Subordinated Debenture Securities Trading Claims
Class 4B consists of all Convertible Subordinated Debenture Trading
Securities Claims. Class 4B is impaired. Because no distribution will be made
under the Plan to holders of Class 4B Convertible
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Subordinated Debenture Securities Trading Claims nor will such holders retain
any property on account of such Claims, holders of Class 4B Convertible
Subordinated Debenture Securities Trading Claims are not entitled to vote to
accept or to reject the Plan and are deemed to have rejected the Plan.
6. Class 5 -- Common Stock in Subsidiary Debtors
Class 5 consists of the holders of all Interests directly or indirectly
arising from or under, or relating in any way to, the Interests in the
Subsidiary Debtors. Under the Plan, on the Effective Date, each Interest in
Class 5 will be Reinstated, leaving unaltered the legal, equitable and
contractual rights to which such Interest entitles the holder of such Interest.
7. Class 6 -- HMI Common Stock and HMI Common Stock Securities Trading Claims
Class 6 consists of all Interests directly or indirectly arising from or
under, or relating in any way to, HMI Common Stock and all HMI Common Stock
Securities Trading Claims. HMI has two outstanding classes of Common Stock,
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, and Class B Common Stock, par
value $0.001 per share. As of the Commencement Date, there were 13,876,829
shares of Class A Common Stock and 1,677,590 shares of Class B Common Stock
outstanding. In addition, as of the Commencement Date, shares of Class A Common
Stock were issuable to certain officers and employees of the Company under
certain of its Stock Plans. All shares of Class A and Class B Common Stock and
all issuable shares of Class A Common Stock are included in Class 6 under the
Plan. The Debtors do not believe there are any HMI Common Stock Securities
Trading Claims.
NOTICE IS GIVEN TO ALL PERSONS WHO MIGHT SEEK TO ASSERT OR BELIEVE THEY
POSSESS AN HMI COMMON STOCK SECURITIES TRADING CLAIM THAT ALL HMI COMMON STOCK
SECURITIES TRADING CLAIMS WILL BE DEEMED TO BE DISCHARGED, SATISFIED AND BARRED
BY THE ORDER TO BE ENTERED ON OR ABOUT DECEMBER 1, 1999 CONFIRMING THE PLAN.
ACCORDINGLY, ANY PERSON WHO DESIRES TO ASSERT AN HMI COMMON STOCK SECURITIES
TRADING CLAIM MUST DO SO BY NOVEMBER 29, 1999 OR SUCH CLAIM WILL BE FOREVER
WAIVED AND, UNDER THE PLAN AND THE CONFIRMATION ORDER, DISCHARGED, SATISFIED AND
BARRED. IN ORDER TO ASSERT AN HMI COMMON STOCK SECURITIES TRADING CLAIM, SUCH
CLAIM MUST BE FILED WITH THE COURT (WITH A COPY TO CHAMBERS) AND SERVED SO THAT
IT IS RECEIVED NO LATER THAN 4:00 P.M., EASTERN STANDARD TIME, ON NOVEMBER 29,
1999, BY THE COURT, CHAMBERS AND THE FOLLOWING PARTIES: (I) HVIDE MARINE
INCORPORATED, 2200 ELLER DRIVE, P.O. BOX 13038, FT. LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA, 33316,
ATTN: ROBERT B. LAMM, ESQ., (II) KRONISH LIEB WEINER & HELLMAN LLP, 1114 AVENUE
OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10036, ATTN: ROBERT J. FEINSTEIN, ESQ.,
CO-COUNSEL TO THE DEBTORS, AND (III) MILBANK, TWEED, HADLEY & McCLOY LLP, 1
CHASE MANHATTAN PLAZA, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10005, ATTN: DENNIS F. DUNNE, ESQ.,
CO-COUNSEL TO THE CREDITOR COMMITTEE. ALL HMI COMMON STOCK SECURITIES TRADING
CLAIMS SHALL STATE WITH PARTICULARITY THE BASIS AND NATURE OF THE CLAIM IN
CONFORMITY WITH RULE 7009 OF THE FEDERAL RULES OF BANKRUPTCY PROCEDURE, AND
STATE THE NUMBER OF SHARES WHICH ARE THE SUBJECT OF THE CLAIM.
Holders of record of HMI Common Stock on the date the order approving the
Disclosure Statement is entered, and holders of Allowed HMI Common Stock
Securities Trading Claims, if any, are entitled to vote to accept or reject the
Plan.
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Subject to the potential adjustments set forth in Section 12.5.3. of the
Plan(8), the Plan provides that, on the Effective Date, each holder of a share
of HMI Common Stock (irrespective of whether such share is of Class A or Class B
Common Stock) and each holder of an Allowed HMI Common Stock Securities Trading
Claim will receive its Pro Rata share of 125,000 Class A Warrants. Fractional
Class A Warrants will be treated in accordance with Section 6.2.6. of the Plan.
The Debtors believe that the distributions to the holders of the Allowed
Class 6 HMI Common Stock Interests and HMI Common Stock Securities Trading
Claims do not violate any provision of the Bankruptcy Code. If the Bankruptcy
Court, however, finds that the distributions to the holders of the Allowed Class
6 HMI Common Stock Interests and HMI Common Stock Securities Trading Claims
violate the absolute priority rule or any other provision of the Bankruptcy
Code, the Debtors reserve their right to modify the Plan to provide for no
distributions to the holders of Allowed Class 6 HMI Common Stock Interests and
HMI Common Stock Securities Trading Claims as and if necessary to comply with
the findings of the Bankruptcy Court.
8. Class 7 -- HMI Options
Class 7 consists of all Interests directly or indirectly arising from or
under, or relating in any way to HMI Options to purchase HMI Common Stock and
all other rights and awards issued pursuant to the Stock Plans, other than any
shares of Common Stock issuable but not earned or vested thereunder prior to the
Commencement Date (which shares are included in Class 7). As of the Commencement
Date, there were outstanding HMI Options to purchase 1,231,773 shares of HMI
Common Stock (i.e., 1,231,773 HMI Options), with exercise prices ranging from $6
to $28 per share.
Under the Plan, no distribution will be made to holders of HMI Option
Interests in Class 7 on account of such Interests, and such HMI Options will be
cancelled on the Effective Date.
B. SUMMARY OF OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE PLAN
The following paragraphs summarize certain other significant provisions of
the Plan. The Plan should be referred to for the complete text of these and
other provisions of the Plan.
1. General Description of New Securities
a. New HMI Common Stock
Pursuant to the Plan, Reorganized HMI will have authority to issue
20,000,000 shares of New HMI Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share.
Under the New Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws of Reorganized HMI,
copies of which are annexed to the Plan as Exhibits C and D, respectively,
holders of the New HMI Common Stock will be entitled to receive such dividends
as may be declared from time to time by the Board of Directors of Reorganized
HMI out of assets available therefor, after payment of dividends required to be
paid on outstanding preferred stock, if any. See Section X, "Certain Risk
Factors To Be Considered." In the event of the liquidation, dissolution or
winding up of Reorganized HMI, the holders of New HMI Common Stock will be
entitled to share ratably in all assets remaining after payment of liabilities,
subject to the prior distribution rights of the holders of preferred stock then
outstanding, if any. The New HMI Common Stock will have no preemptive or
conversion rights and will not be subject to further calls or assessments by
Reorganized HMI. The New HMI Common Stock will, upon issuance, pursuant to the
Plan, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
Holders of New HMI Common Stock will be entitled to one vote per share on
all matters to be voted upon by the stockholders. For a more detailed
description of the process by which Reorganized HMI will
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8 See Section V.B.11, "Amendment of the Plan" and Section VI.C., "Confirmation
and Consummation Procedure; Confirmation."
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elect its Board of Directors, see Section VII.A.1, "Management of the
Reorganized Debtor, Board of Directors and Management, Composition of the Board
of Directors." Certain significant matters will require the approval of the
holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of New HMI Common Stock to the
extent required by Delaware law. See Section V.B.9, "The Plan of Reorganization,
Summary of Other Provisions of the Plan, Reorganized HMI Certificate of
Incorporation and By-laws."
b. The Class A Warrants
Pursuant to the Plan, Reorganized HMI will have authority to issue 250,000
Class A Warrants. The following is a summary of certain terms and provisions of
the Warrant Agreement, a copy of which is annexed to the Plan as Exhibit B.
The Class A Warrants will be issued pursuant to (i) the Warrant Agreement
(the "Warrant Agreement") between Reorganized HMI and the warrant agent
thereunder (the "Warrant Agent"). The warrant agent under the Warrant Agreement
has not been selected as of the date hereof. The following summary of certain
provisions of the Warrant Agreement does not purport to be complete and is
qualified in its entirety by reference to the Warrant Agreement, which is
annexed to the Plan of Reorganization as Exhibit B thereto.
GENERAL
Each Class A Warrant, when exercised, will entitle the holder thereof to
purchase one share of New HMI Common Stock at an exercise price of $38.49 per
share (the "Class A Exercise Price"). The exercise price and the number of
shares of New HMI Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Class A
Warrants (the "Warrant Shares") are both subject to adjustment in certain cases
referred to below. The Class A Warrants are exercisable at any time on or after
the Effective Date. Unless exercised, the Class A Warrants will automatically
expire at 5:00 p.m. on the date that is four years following the Effective Date
(the "Expiration Date"). The Class A Warrants will entitle the holders thereof
to purchase in the aggregate approximately 2.5% of the New HMI Common Stock
outstanding on a fully diluted basis after giving effect to consummation of the
Plan but without giving effect to the issuance of stock or stock options
pursuant to the New Long-Term Incentive Plan or the issuance of warrants, if
any, in connection with the Exit Financing Facility. The initial aggregate
exercise price of the Class A Warrants will be approximately $9.6 million.
The Class A Warrants may be exercised by surrendering to Reorganized HMI
the certificates evidencing such Class A Warrants, if any, with the accompanying
form of election to purchase, properly completed and executed, together with
payment of the Class A Exercise Price. Payment of the Class A Exercise Price may
be made in the form of cash or a certified or official bank check, payable to
the order of Reorganized HMI. Upon surrender of the Warrant certificate and
payment of the Class A Exercise Price, the Warrant Agent will deliver or cause
to be delivered, to or upon the written order of such holder, stock certificates
representing the number of whole Warrant Shares or other securities or property
to which such holder is entitled under the Class A Warrants and the Warrant
Agreement, including without limitation any cash payment to adjust for
fractional interests in Warrant Shares issuable upon such exercise. If less than
all of the Class A Warrants evidenced by a Class A Warrant certificate are
exercised, a new Class A Warrant certificate will be issued for the remaining
number of Class A Warrants.
Reorganized HMI shall not issue fractional Warrant Shares on the exercise
of Class A Warrants. If more than one Class A Warrant shall be presented for
exercise in full at the same time by the same holder, the number of full Warrant
Shares which shall be issuable upon such exercise will be computed on the basis
of the aggregate number of Warrant Shares acquirable on exercise of the Class A
Warrants so presented. If any fraction of a Warrant Share would be issuable on
the exercise of any Class A Warrant (or specified portion thereof), Reorganized
HMI shall direct the transfer agent to pay an amount in cash calculated by it to
equal the then current market price (as defined in the Warrant Agreement) per
Warrant Share multiplied by such fraction computed to the nearest whole cent.
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Certificates for Class A Warrants will be issued in registered form only,
and no service charge will be made for registration for transfer or exchange
upon surrender of any Warrant certificate at the office of the Warrant Agent
maintained for that purpose. Reorganized HMI may require payment of a sum
sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in
connection with any registration for transfer or exchange of Class A Warrant
certificates.
The holders of the Class A Warrants have no right to vote on matters
submitted to the stockholders of Reorganized HMI and have no right to receive
cash dividends. The holders of the Class A Warrants are not entitled to share in
the assets of Reorganized HMI in the event of the liquidation, dissolution or
winding up of Reorganized HMI's affairs.
ADJUSTMENTS
The number of Warrant Shares purchasable upon the exercise of the Class A
Warrants and the Exercise Price both will be subject to adjustment in certain
events, including in the event that Reorganized HMI (A) pays a dividend or make
a distribution on its New HMI Common Stock in shares of its capital stock
(whether shares of New HMI Common Stock or of capital stock of any other class),
(B) subdivides the outstanding shares of New HMI Common Stock, (C) combines the
outstanding shares of New HMI Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or
(D) issues by reclassification of the shares of New HMI Common Stock any shares
of capital stock of Reorganized HMI. The Class A Exercise Price in effect and
the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of each Class A Warrant
immediately prior to such action shall be adjusted so that the holder of any
Class A Warrant thereafter exercised shall be entitled to receive the number of
shares of capital stock of Reorganized HMI which such holder would have owned
immediately following such action had such Class A Warrant been exercised
immediately prior thereto.
In case of certain consolidations or mergers of Reorganized HMI, or the
sale of all or substantially all of the assets of Reorganized HMI, each Warrant
shall thereafter be exercisable for the right to receive the kind and amount of
shares of stock or other securities or property to which such holder would have
been entitled as a result of such consolidation, merger or sale had the Class A
Warrants been exercised immediately prior thereto.
RESERVATION OF SHARES
The Company has authorized and reserved for issuance such number of shares
of New HMI Common Stock as will be issuable upon the exercise of all outstanding
Class A Warrants. Such shares of New HMI Common Stock, when paid for and issued,
will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, free of
preemptive rights and free from all taxes, liens, charges and security interests
with respect to the issue thereof.
AMENDMENT
From time to time, the Company and the Warrant Agent, without consent of
the holders of the Class A Warrants, may amend or supplement the Warrant
Agreement for certain purposes, including curing defects or inconsistencies or
making changes that do not materially adversely affect the rights of any holder.
Any amendment or supplement to the Warrant Agreement that has a material adverse
effect on the interests of the holders of the Class A Warrants requires the
written consent of the holders of a majority of the then outstanding Class A
Warrants. The consent of each holder of the Class A Warrants affected is
required for any amendment pursuant to which the Exercise Price would be
increased or the number of Warrant Shares purchasable upon exercise of Class A
Warrants would be decreased (other than pursuant to adjustments provided for in
the Class A Warrant Agreement as generally described above).
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2. The Registration Rights Agreement
On or prior to the Effective Date of the Plan, the Debtors and the
investment advisor or manager (the "Advisor") for certain holders or beneficial
owners of the New HMI Common Stock will enter into a registration rights
agreement that provides the following, among other things: (i) Reorganized HMI
will, if eligible, file a shelf registration statement (the "SRS") with the SEC
for the purpose of allowing the unrestricted re-sale of the New HMI Common
Stock; (ii) Reorganized HMI will file the SRS within 15 days after the Effective
Date of the Plan and obtain the effectiveness of the SRS within 90 days after
the Effective Date of the Plan; (iii) to the extent that the SRS is ineffective,
the Advisor shall have the right to demand registration at such time(s); (iv)
the Advisor will have unlimited piggyback rights to participate in capital
market transactions initiated by or on behalf of Reorganized HMI; and (v)
Reorganized HMI will use its reasonable best efforts to list the New HMI Common
Stock on a national exchange or for quotation on NASDAQ and will in any event
obtain and maintain trading symbols for the New HMI Common Stock.
3. Repayment of the DIP Credit Facility/Exit Financing
In order to consummate the Plan, Reorganized HMI and its debtor and
non-debtor subsidiaries will enter into one or more credit facilities
(collectively, the "Exit Financing Facility") to repay the $240 million term
loan and outstanding revolving credit balance under the DIP Credit Facility and
to fund working capital requirements in the amount of not less than $25 million
and in any case in an amount which, as reasonably determined by the Debtors,
will provide the Reorganized Debtors with adequate working capital. In addition,
the Exit Financing Facility may be used for trade letters of credit and standby
letters of credit. The Company is currently negotiating an Exit Financing
Facility which is anticipated to be secured by substantially all of the
Company's unencumbered assets, and to contain customary affirmative and negative
covenants, financial covenants and events of default. It is expected that the
Exit Financing Facility will consist of one or more tranches of term loans (the
number and amount of which will be finalized prior to the closing of the Exit
Financing Facility) totaling $200 million and a revolving credit loan of up to
$25 million ratably secured by a senior lien on substantially all of the
Company's unencumbered assets, and senior secured second lien notes in the
amount of $75 million secured by a second priority security interest in such
assets. The Company expects that the terms and conditions of the Exit Financing
Facility should be no less favorable to the Company than the following:
TERM LOAN FACILITY A:
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Principal: $75,000,000
Maturity: 5 Years
Interest Rate: Prime Rate plus 2.25% or Eurodollar Rate plus 3.25%
Amortization: YEAR 1 YEAR 2 YEAR 3 YEAR 4 YEAR 5
---------- ---------- ----------- ----------- -----------
$5,000,000 $7,500,000 $12,500,000 $22,500,000 $27,500,000
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TERM LOAN FACILITY B:
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Principal: $30,000,000
Maturity: 6 Years
Interest Rate: Prime Rate plus 2.75% or Eurodollar Rate plus 3.75%
Amortization: YEAR 1 YEAR 2 YEAR 3 YEAR 4 YEAR 5 YEAR 6
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$300,000 $300,000 $300,000 $300,000 $300,000 $28,500,000
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TERM LOAN FACILITY C:
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Principal: $95,000,000
Maturity: 7 Years
Interest Rate: Prime Rate plus 3.25% or Eurodollar Rate plus 4.25%
Amortization: YEAR 1 YEAR 2 YEAR 3 YEAR 4 YEAR 5 YEAR 6 YEAR 7
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -----------
$950,000 $950,000 $950,000 $950,000 $950,000 $950,000 $89,300,000
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REVOLVING LOAN FACILITY:
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Principal: $25,000,000
Maturity: 5 Years
Interest Rate: Prime Rate plus 2.25% or Eurodollar Rate plus 3.25%
</TABLE>
SENIOR SECURED SECOND LIEN NOTES:
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Principal: $75,000,000
Maturity: 7.5 Years
</TABLE>
The covenants relating to the Senior Secured Second Lien Notes are expected
to be generally similar to the covenants in a high-yield financing. There is
also a probability that holders of such Notes will be granted warrants to
purchase New HMI Stock on terms to be negotiated.
The foregoing is based upon discussions to date with prospective lenders.
Final rates, fees and other terms will be determined through negotiations with
the proposed lenders and are expected to be customary.
4. Conditions Precedent to the Plan
The Plan will not become effective unless and until: (a) the Bankruptcy
Court shall have entered a Confirmation Order in form and substance satisfactory
to the Debtors and the Creditors' Committee providing, among other things: (i)
that all securities to be issued to holders of Claims and Interests pursuant to
the Plan, i.e., the New HMI Stock (including New HMI Stock issued upon the
exercise of the Class A Warrants) and the Class A Warrants, are exempt from
registration pursuant to Section 1145 of the Bankruptcy Code; (ii) for the
approval of (A) the Class A Warrant Agreement, (B) the Registration Rights
Agreement, (C) the New By-laws of Reorganized HMI, (D) the New Certificate of
Incorporation of Reorganized HMI, (E) the Exit Financing Facility and (F) the
New Long-Term Incentive Plan, all of which shall be in form and substance
satisfactory to the Creditors' Committee, and such Order shall have become a
Final Order unless such requirement is waived by the mutual consent of the
Debtors and the Creditors' Committee; (b) the Reorganized Debtors shall have
closed on the Exit Financing Facility such that the Reorganized Debtors shall
have credit availability thereunder to repay the DIP Credit Facility in full and
to provide working capital sufficient to meet their requirements as determined
by the Reorganized Debtors and the Creditors' Committee; and (c) consummation of
the Plan, including distribution of the securities in accordance with the terms
of the Plan, shall not preclude the Reorganized Debtors from operating their
respective businesses in compliance with the Jones Act. In the event that any of
the conditions precedent specified in the Plan has not been satisfied or waived
on or before 60 days after the Confirmation Date, the Debtors may, upon
notification submitted by them to the Creditors' Committee and the Bankruptcy
Court, terminate the Plan, in which event (i) the Confirmation Order will be
vacated, (ii) no distributions will be made under the Plan, (iii) the Debtors
and all holders of Claims and Interests will be returned to the status quo ante
and (iv) all of the Debtors' obligations with respect to the Claims and
Interests will remain unchanged.
5. Time and Method of Distributions Under the Plan
All distributions under the Plan will be made by the Reorganized Debtors on
the Effective Date or soon as practicable thereafter.
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All distributions of New HMI Common Stock to be made to holders of Senior
Notes under the Plan will be made by Reorganized HMI to the indenture trustee
for such Senior Notes. All distributions of New HMI Common Stock and Class A
Warrants made to holders of Trust Preferred Securities under the Plan will be
made by Reorganized HMI to the Property Trustee of Hvide Capital Trust (as
defined under the Amended and Restated Declaration among Hvide Marine
Incorporated, as Depositor, The Bank of New York, as Property Trustee, The Bank
of New York (Delaware) as Delaware Trustee and the Administrative Trustees named
therein, dated as of June 27, 1997 re: Hvide Capital Trust). All distributions
of Class A Warrants to holders of HMI Common Stock under the Plan will be made
by Reorganized HMI to the transfer agent for the HMI Common Stock. The Plan
further provides that each holder of a promissory note or other instrument
evidencing an obligation under the DIP Credit Facility shall surrender such
promissory note or instrument to Reorganized HMI; that holders of Class 3B
Senior Note Claims shall deliver to the Senior Note Indenture Trustee standard
and customary evidence of their Senior Notes; that holders of Class 3C Trust
Preferred Claims shall deliver to the Property Trustee standard and customary
evidence of their Trust Preferred Securities; and finally, that each holder of
an HMI Common Stock Interest in Class 6 shall surrender its share certificates
to the Transfer Agent for HMI Common Stock. The Plan also provides that no
distribution of property will be made to or on behalf of any such holders unless
and until they have complied with the foregoing requirements, and that
Reorganized HMI may require any entity delivering an affidavit of loss and
indemnity to furnish a surety bond in form and substance (including, without
limitation, with respect to amount) reasonably satisfactory to Reorganized HMI
from a surety company satisfactory to Reorganized HMI. Any holder that fails
within five (5) years after the date of entry of the Confirmation Order (i) to
surrender or cause to be surrendered such promissory note, share certificate or
instrument, (ii) to execute and deliver an affidavit of loss and indemnity
reasonably satisfactory to Reorganized HMI, or (iii) if requested, to furnish a
bond reasonably satisfactory to the Reorganized HMI upon request, shall be
deemed to have forfeited all rights, Claims, and Interests and shall not
participate in any distribution hereunder.
In order to assure compliance with the Jones Act, the Certificate of
Incorporation of Reorganized HMI will contain provisions limiting the aggregate
ownership of "Non-Citizens" of each class of Reorganized HMI's capital stock to
24.99% of the outstanding shares of each such class (see V.B.9, "Reorganized HMI
Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws," and IX.N., "Restrictions on Foreign
Ownership of Stock"). Consequently, in order to receive certificates for New HMI
Common Stock following the Effective Date, holders of Senior Notes and Trust
Preferred Securities will be required to provide information concerning
citizenship.
Any payment of Cash made by Reorganized HMI pursuant to the Plan will be
made by check drawn on a domestic bank, and shall be deemed made when the check
is transmitted. Any payment or distribution required to be made under the Plan
on a day other than a Business Day shall be due on the next succeeding Business
Day.
6. Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases
The Bankruptcy Code gives the Debtors the power, subject to the approval of
the Bankruptcy Court, to assume or reject executory contracts and unexpired
leases. If an executory contract or other unexpired lease is rejected, the other
party to the agreement may file a claim for damages incurred by reason of the
rejection. In the case of rejection of leases of real property, such damage
claims are subject to certain limitations imposed by the Bankruptcy Code.
Pursuant to the Plan, all unexpired real property leases which exist between any
of the Debtors and any person are deemed assumed as of the Effective Date,
except for any unexpired lease (i) which has been rejected pursuant to a
Bankruptcy Court order entered on or prior to the Confirmation Date, or (ii) for
which a motion for approval to reject such lease has been filed and served on or
prior to the Confirmation Date.
The Plan provides that all executory contracts and leases existing between
any of the Debtors and any party (other than certain employee-related matters)
are to be assumed as of the Effective Date unless the executory contract or
lease (i) has been rejected pursuant to a Bankruptcy Court order entered on or
prior to the Confirmation Date, (ii) is set forth on Schedule 7.1(a) to the
Plan, or (iii) is the subject of a
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motion for the rejection of such contract filed and served on or prior to the
Confirmation Date. The executory contracts set forth in Schedule 7.1(a) of the
Plan, if any, will be rejected as of the Effective Date. The Debtors will pay
all amounts that have come due and owing on or before the Effective Date with
respect to obligations under assumed executory contracts and leases immediately
upon resolution of amounts thereby owing, and execution of appropriate documents
evidencing withdrawal of claims therefor, or upon further order of the
Bankruptcy Court.
The Plan also provides that all employment and severance practices and
policies, and all employee compensation and benefit plans, policies and programs
of the Debtors for their employees, officers or directors, including, without
limitation, all savings plans, retirement plans, health care plans, severance
benefit plans, incentive plans, worker's compensation programs and life,
disability and other insurance plans will be deemed to be, and will be treated
as, executory contracts assumed under the Plan (subject to any and all
modification and termination rights of the Debtor contained therein), unless any
such contract (i) has been rejected pursuant to a Bankruptcy Court order entered
on or prior to the Confirmation Date, or (ii) is the subject of a motion for the
rejection of such contract filed and served on or prior to the Confirmation
Date.
Except as stated in Section VII, "Management of the Reorganized Debtor,"
the Debtors' obligations under such agreements, plans, policies and programs
will be assumed pursuant to Section 365(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, survive
confirmation of the Plan, remain unaffected thereby and will not be discharged
in accordance with Section 1141 of the Bankruptcy Code. The Debtors will pay all
amounts that have come due and owing on or before the Effective Date with
respect to assumed pension and related obligations immediately upon resolution
of amounts thereby owing, and execution of appropriate documents evidencing
withdrawal of claims therefor, or upon further order of the Bankruptcy Court.
7. Retiree Benefits
The Plan provides that, pursuant to Section 1114(a) of the Bankruptcy Code,
the Debtors will provide, for the duration of the period for which they have
obligated themselves to provide such benefits, payments due to any person for
the purpose of providing or reimbursing payments for retired employees and their
spouses and dependents for medical, surgical or hospital care or under any plan,
fund, or program (through the purchase of insurance or otherwise) maintained or
established in whole or in part by the Debtors prior to the Commencement Date,
and that such benefits will be continued for the duration of the period the
Debtors have obligated themselves to provide such benefits, subject to any and
all modification and termination rights of the Debtors contained therein. The
Debtors will pay all amounts that have come due and owing on or before the
Effective Date with respect to assumed retiree benefits immediately upon
resolution of amounts thereby owing, and execution of appropriate documents
evidencing withdrawal of claims therefor, or upon further order of the
Bankruptcy Court.
8. Provisions for Treatment of Disputed Claims
Unless otherwise ordered by the Bankruptcy Court, the Debtors will have the
exclusive right, except with respect to Claims of officers, directors and
employees and applications for the allowance of compensation and reimbursement
of expenses of professionals under Sections 330 and 503 of the Bankruptcy Code,
to object to the allowance of Claims filed with the Bankruptcy Court with
respect to which the liability is disputed in whole or in part. All objections
will be litigated to Final Order; however, the Debtors may compromise and settle
any objections to Claims, subject to the approval of the Bankruptcy Court. All
objections to Claims will be served and filed no later than 90 days after the
Effective Date, or within such other time period as may be fixed by the
Bankruptcy Court, except as to Claims arising from the rejection of unexpired
leases and other executory contracts and other Claims filed after the
Confirmation Date.
At such time as a disputed claim is resolved by Final Order and is Allowed,
the holder thereof will receive, as soon as practicable thereafter, the
distributions to which such holder is then entitled under the Plan; provided,
however, that the undisputed portion of any disputed claim will be paid on the
Effective
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Date with interest thereon at to the same extent as an Allowed Claim in the same
Class as such Claim. As to the disputed portion of any disputed claim, any
distribution in respect thereof will be made in accordance with the Plan to the
holder of such Claim based upon the amount of such disputed portion that becomes
an Allowed Administrative Expense or Allowed Claim, as the case may be, with
interest thereon at to the same extent as an Allowed Claim in the same Class as
such Claim.
9. Reorganized HMI Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws
On the Effective Date, HMI will be reincorporated as Reorganized HMI under
the laws of the State of Delaware. A new Certificate of Incorporation and new
By-laws of Reorganized HMI will be adopted substantially in the forms attached
as Exhibits C and D to the Plan (the "New Certificate" and "New By-laws,"
respectively).
The New Certificate will, among other things, authorize Reorganized HMI to
issue up to 20,000,000 shares of New HMI Common Stock, par value $.01 per share,
and up to 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, without par value (the "Preferred
Stock"). The New Certificate will prohibit the issuance of nonvoting equity
securities; provided, however, that any series of Preferred Stock having the
right, voting separately as a class, to elect any directors of HMI if and when
dividends payable on shares of Preferred Stock will have been in arrears and
unpaid for a specified period of time will not be deemed nonvoting equity
securities. For a more detailed description of New HMI Common Stock, see Section
V.B.1, "The Plan of Reorganization, Summary of Other Provisions of the Plan,
Reorganized Hvide Common Stock."
The New Certificate will provide that there will be a classified Board of
Directors, initially consisting of seven directors comprising three classes. The
New Certificate will also provide that the Board of Directors of Reorganized HMI
will be empowered, without the necessity of further action or authorization of
the stockholders (unless required in a specific case by applicable law, rules or
regulations), to cause Reorganized HMI to issue the Preferred Stock from time to
time in one or more series, and to fix by resolution the designations,
preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of
each such series, if any, or the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of
each such series, if any. Each series of Preferred Stock may rank senior to or
pari passu with New HMI Common Stock with respect to dividends and liquidation
rights. The Board of Directors of HMI believes it will be in the best interests
of Reorganized HMI to authorize the Preferred Stock in order to provide
Reorganized HMI with flexibility to respond to future developments and
opportunities without the delay and expense of a special stockholders' meeting.
The Preferred Stock provides such flexibility by providing an additional means
of raising equity capital and undertaking acquisitions, and for other general
corporate purposes.
The Board of Directors of Reorganized HMI will be authorized to determine,
among other things, with respect to each series of Preferred Stock that may be
issued: (i) the distinctive designation of such series, (ii) subject to the
requirements of Section 1123(a)(6) of the Bankruptcy Code described above,
whether or not such shares have voting rights and the extent of such voting
rights, (iii) whether or not holders will have the right to elect directors and,
if so, the term of office, requirements for the filling of vacancies and other
terms of the directorship of such directors, (iv) dividend rights, if any,
including dividend rates, preferences with respect to other series or classes of
stock, times of payment and the date from which dividends will be cumulative,
(v) the redemption price, the terms of redemption and the amount of and
provisions regarding any sinking fund for the purchase or redemption thereof,
(vi) the liquidation preferences and the amounts payable on dissolution or
liquidation, and (vii) the terms and conditions, if any, under which the shares
of a series of Preferred Stock may be converted into any other series or class
of stock or debt of Reorganized HMI.
At the Effective Date, there will be no shares of Preferred Stock
outstanding, and there are no current agreements or understandings for the
designation of any series of Preferred Stock or the issuance of shares
thereunder. For a description of certain considerations relating to the
Preferred Stock, see Section IX.R., "Certain Risk Factors To Be Considered,
Preferred Stock."
Generally, matters to be acted upon by the stockholders of Reorganized HMI,
including without limitation amending certain provisions of the New By-laws or
New Certificate, will require the affirmative
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vote of a majority of the voting power of the corporation. The election of
directors will require a plurality of votes.
The first annual meeting of the stockholders of Reorganized HMI will be
held on a date in 2000 selected by the Board of Directors of Reorganized HMI.
The New By-laws will provide, among other things, that (i) subsequent meetings
of the stockholders of Reorganized HMI shall be held on such date as shall be
designated from time to time by the Board of Directors and (ii) special meetings
of the stockholders may be convened by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of
the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, by a committee of the
Board of Directors which has been duly designated by the Board of Directors and
whose powers and authority, as provided in a resolution of the Board of
Directors or in the New By-Laws of the Corporation, include the power to call
such meetings. If and to the extent that any special meeting of stockholders may
be called by any other person or persons specified in any provisions of the New
Certificate or any amendment thereto, or any certificate filed under Section
151(g) of the Delaware General Corporation Law designating the number of shares
of Preferred Stock to be issued and the rights, preferences, privileges and
restrictions granted to and imposed on the holders of such designated Preferred
Stock, as permitted by Section 5 of the New Certificate, then such special
meeting may also be called by such other person or persons in the manner, at the
times and for the purposes so specified.
The New Certificate contains a provision eliminating, to the fullest extent
permitted by the General Corporation Law of Delaware (the "GCL"), directors'
personal liability to Reorganized HMI and to its stockholders for monetary
damages for breaches of fiduciary duty. By virtue of this provision, under the
GCL a director will not be personally liable for monetary damages for a breach
of his or her fiduciary duty, except for liability arising out of (a) a breach
of duty of loyalty to Reorganized HMI or to its stockholders, (b) acts or
omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing
violation of law, (c) dividends or stock repurchases or redemptions that are
unlawful under Delaware law and (d) any transaction from which such director
receives an improper personal benefit. This provision pertains only to breaches
of duty by directors as directors and not in any other corporate capacity, such
as officers.
The New Certificate further provides that Reorganized HMI shall, to the
fullest extent permitted by the GCL, indemnify each director, officer, employee
or agent against, and hold each director, officer, employee or agent harmless
from, all expenses, liabilities, and losses (including attorneys' fees)
reasonably incurred in connection with a proceeding brought against such
director or officer by reason of the fact that he or she was a director,
officer, employee or agent of Reorganized HMI or was serving at the request of
Reorganized HMI as a director, officer, employee or agent of another entity. The
New Certificate requires Reorganized HMI to advance all reasonable costs
incurred in defending any such proceeding to the fullest extent permitted by
Delaware law.
The New Certificate (i) contains provisions limiting the aggregate
percentage ownership by Non-Citizens (as defined below) of each class of
Reorganized HMI's capital stock (including New HMI Common Stock) to 24.99% of
the outstanding shares of each such class (the "Permitted Percentage") to ensure
that such foreign ownership will not exceed the maximum percentage permitted by
applicable federal law (presently 25.0%), (ii) requires the institution of a
dual stock certificate system to help determine such ownership, and (iii)
permits the Board of Directors to make such determinations as may reasonably be
necessary to ascertain such ownership and implement such limitations. These
provisions are intended to protect Reorganized HMI's ability to operate its
vessels in the U.S. domestic trade governed by the Jones Act.
To provide a method to enable Reorganized HMI reasonably to determine stock
ownership by Non-Citizens, the New Certificate requires Reorganized HMI to
institute (and to implement through the transfer agent for the New HMI Common
Stock) a dual stock certificate system, pursuant to which certificates
representing shares of New HMI Common Stock will bear legends that designate
such certificates as either "citizen" or "non-citizen," depending on the
citizenship of the owner. Accordingly, stock certificates are denominated as
"citizen" (blue) in respect of New HMI Common Stock owned by
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Citizens and as "non-citizen" (red) in respect of New HMI Common Stock owned by
Non-Citizens. Reorganized HMI may also issue non-certificated shares through
depositories if Reorganized HMI determines such depositories have established
procedures that allow Reorganized HMI to monitor the ownership of New HMI Common
Stock by Non-Citizens.
For purposes of the dual stock certificate system, a "Non-Citizen" is
defined as any person other than a Citizen, and a "Citizen" is defined as: (i)
any individual who is a citizen of the U.S. by birth, naturalization, or as
otherwise authorized by law; (ii) any corporation (a) organized under the laws
of the U.S., or a state, territory, district, or possession thereof, (b) of
which title to not less than 75% of its stock is beneficially owned by and
vested in Citizens, free from any trust or fiduciary obligations in favor of
Non-Citizens, (c) of which not less than 75% of the voting power is vested in
Citizens, free from any contract or understanding through which such voting
power may be exercised directly or indirectly in behalf of Non-Citizens, (d) of
which there are no other means by which control is conferred upon or permitted
to be exercised by Non-Citizens, (e) whose president or chief executive officer,
chairman of the board of directors and all officers authorized to act in their
absence or disability, are Citizens, and (f) of which more than 50% of the
number of its directors necessary to constitute a quorum are Citizens; (iii) any
partnership (a) organized under the laws of the U.S., or a state, territory,
district, or possession thereof, (b) all general partners of which are Citizens,
and (c) of which not less than a 75% interest is beneficially owned and
controlled by, and vested in, Citizens, free and clear of any trust or fiduciary
obligation in favor of Non-Citizens; (iv) any association (a) organized under
the laws of the U.S., or a state, territory, district, or possession thereof,
(b) of which 100% of the members are Citizens, (c) whose president, chief
executive officer, or equivalent position, chairman of the board of directors,
or equivalent committee or body, and all persons authorized to act in their
absence or disability, are Citizens, (d) of which not less than 75% of the
voting power is beneficially owned by Citizens, free and clear of any trust or
fiduciary obligation in favor of Non-Citizens, and (e) of which more than 50% of
that number of its directors or equivalent persons necessary to constitute a
quorum are Citizens; (v) any limited liability company (a) organized under the
law of the U.S., or a state, territory, district or possession thereof, (b) of
which not less than 75% of the membership interests are beneficially owned by
and vested in Citizens, free from any trust or fiduciary obligation in favor of
Non-Citizens, and the remaining membership interests are beneficially owned by
and vested in persons meeting the requirements of 46 U.S.C. sec.12102(a), (c) of
which not less than 75% of the voting power is vested in Citizens, free from any
contract or understanding through which such voting power may be exercised
directly or indirectly in behalf of Non-Citizens (d) of which there are no other
means by which control is conferred upon or permitted to be exercised by Non-
Citizens, (e) whose president or other chief executive officer or equivalent
position, chairman of the board of directors or equivalent committee or body,
managing members (or equivalent), if any, and all persons authorized to act in
their absence or disability are Citizens, free and clear of any trust or
fiduciary obligation in favor of any Non-Citizens, and (f) of which more than
50% of the number of its directors or equivalent persons necessary to constitute
a quorum are Citizens; (vi) any joint venture, if not an association,
corporation, partnership, or limited liability company, (a) organized under the
laws of the U.S., or a state, territory, district, or possession thereof, and
(b) of which 100% of the equity is beneficially owned and vested in Citizens,
free and clear of any trust or fiduciary obligation in favor of any
Non-Citizens; and (vii) any trust (a) domiciled in and existing under the laws
of the U.S., or a state, territory, district, or possession t hereof, (b) the
trustee of which is a Citizen, and (c) of which not less than a 75% interest is
held for the benefit of Citizens, free and clear of any trust or fiduciary
obligation in favor or any Non-Citizens. The foregoing definition is applicable
at all tiers of ownership and in both form and substance at each tier of
ownership.
Shares of New HMI Common Stock are transferable to Citizens at any time and
are transferable to Non-Citizens if, at the time of such transfer, the transfer
would not increase the aggregate ownership by Non-Citizens of HMI Common Stock
above the Permitted Percentage in relation to the total outstanding shares of
New HMI Common Stock. Non-Citizen certificates may be converted to Citizen
certificates upon a showing, satisfactory to Reorganized HMI, that the holder is
a Citizen. Any purported transfer to Non-Citizens of shares or of an interest in
shares of Reorganized HMI represented by a Citizen certificate in excess of the
Permitted Percentage will be ineffective as against Reorganized HMI for all
purposes
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(including for purposes of voting, dividends, and any other distribution, upon
liquidation or otherwise). In addition, the shares may not be transferred on the
books of Reorganized HMI, and Reorganized HMI, whether or not such stock
certificate is validly issued, may refuse to recognize the holder thereof as a
stockholder of the Company, except to the extent necessary to effect any remedy
available to Reorganized HMI. Subject to the foregoing limitations, upon
surrender of any stock certificate for transfer, the transferee will receive
citizen (blue) certificates or non-citizen (red) certificates, as applicable.
The New Certificate establishes procedures with respect to the transfer of
shares to enforce the limitations referred to above and authorizes the Board of
Directors to implement such procedures. The Board of Directors may take other
ministerial actions or interpret Reorganized HMI's foreign ownership policy as
it deems necessary in order to implement the policy. Pursuant to the procedures
established in the New Certificate, as a condition precedent to each issuance
and/or transfer of stock certificates representing shares of New HMI Common
Stock, a citizenship certificate will be required from all transferees (and from
any recipient upon original issuance) of New HMI Common Stock, and, with respect
to the beneficial owner of the New HMI Common Stock being transferred, if the
transferee (or the original recipient) is acting as a fiduciary or nominee for
such beneficial owner. The registration (or original issuance) will be denied
upon refusal to furnish such citizenship certificate, which must provide
information about the purported transferee's or beneficial owner's citizenship.
Furthermore, as part of the dual stock certificate system, depositories holding
shares of New HMI Common Stock will be required to maintain separate accounts
for "Citizen" and "Non-Citizen" shares. When the beneficial ownership of such
shares is transferred, the depositories' participants will be required to advise
such depositories as to the account in which the transferred shares should be
held. In addition, to the extent necessary to enable Reorganized HMI to
determine the number of shares owned by Non-Citizens, Reorganized HMI may from
time to time require record holders and beneficial owners of shares of New HMI
Common Stock to confirm their citizenship status and may, in the discretion of
the Board of Directors, temporarily withhold dividends payable to, and deny
voting rights to, any such record holder or beneficial owner until confirmation
of citizenship is received.
Should Reorganized HMI (or its transfer agent for the New HMI Common Stock)
become aware that the ownership by Non-Citizens of New HMI Common Stock at any
time exceeds the Permitted Percentage (the "Excess Shares"), the Board of
Directors is authorized to withhold dividends and other distributions
temporarily on the Excess Shares, pending the transfer of such shares to a
Citizen or the reduction in the percentage of shares owned by Non-Citizens to or
below the Permitted Percentage, and to deny voting rights with respect to the
Excess Shares. If dividends and distributions are to be withheld, they will be
set aside for the account for the Excess Shares. At such time as such shares are
transferred to a Citizen or the ownership of such shares by Non-Citizens will
not result in aggregate ownership by Non-Citizens in excess of the Permitted
Percentage, the dividends withheld shall be paid to the then record holders of
the related shares. Excess Shares shall, so long as the excess exists, not be
deemed to be outstanding for purposes of determining the vote required on any
matter brought before the stockholders for a vote. The New Certificate provides
that the Board of Directors has the power, in its reasonable discretion and
based upon the records maintained by Reorganized HMI's transfer agent, to
determine those shares of New HMI Common Stock that constitute the Excess
Shares. Such determination will be made by reference to the date or dates on
which such shares were purchased by Non-Citizens, starting with the most recent
acquisitions of shares by a Non-Citizen and including, in reverse chronological
order, all other acquisitions of shares by Non-Citizens from and after the
acquisition that first caused the Permitted Percentage to be exceeded; provided
that Excess Shares resulting from a determination that a record holder or
beneficial owner is no longer a Citizen will be deemed to have been acquired as
of the date of such determination.
To satisfy the Permitted Percentage described above, the New Certificate
authorizes the Board of Directors, in its discretion, to redeem (upon written
notice) Excess Shares in order to reduce the aggregate ownership by Non-Citizens
to the Permitted Percentage. As long as the shares of New HMI Common Stock are
authorized for listing on a national securities exchange or for quotation on the
NASDAQ National Market, the redemption price will be the average of the closing
sale price of the
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shares (as reported in composite trading on all exchanges or by the NASDAQ
National Market, as the case may be) during the 30 trading days next preceding
the date of the notice of redemption. The redemption price for Excess Shares
will be payable in cash.
The brief statements and descriptions set forth above concerning the New
Certificate and New By-laws do not purport to be complete, and are qualified in
their entirety by reference to the forms of New Certificate and New By-laws of
Reorganized HMI, copies of which are attached as Exhibits C and D to the Plan,
respectively, and to the GCL.
10. Discharge of the Debtors
The rights afforded in the Plan and the treatment of the Claims and
Interests therein will be in exchange for and in complete satisfaction,
discharge and release of all Claims and Interests of any nature whatsoever,
including any interest accrued thereon from and after the Commencement Date,
against the Debtors, or their estates, properties or interests in property.
Except as otherwise provided in the Plan, upon the Effective Date, all such
Claims against and Interests in the Debtors will be deemed satisfied, discharged
and released in full. Pursuant to the Confirmation Order, except as otherwise
provided in the Plan, all parties will be precluded from asserting against the
Reorganized Debtors, their successors, or its assets or properties, any other or
further Claims or Interests based upon any act or omission, transaction or other
activity of any kind or nature that occurred prior to the Confirmation Date.
11. Amendment of the Plan
The Plan provides that the Debtors may, with the consent of the Creditors'
Committee, alter, amend, or modify the treatment of any Claim provided for under
the Plan; provided, however, that the holder of such Claim agrees or consents to
any such alteration, amendment or modification.
The Plan also provides that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the
Plan, if an objection to confirmation of the Plan is filed by holders of Class 4
Debt Securities Trading Claims and is not withdrawn or overruled by December 1,
1999, the Debtors may seek entry of the Confirmation Order notwithstanding such
objection and, to the extent necessary, will withhold distributions to holders
of Allowed Class 3C Trust Preferred Claims and/or Allowed Class 6 HMI Common
Stock Interests and HMI Common Stock Securities Trading Claims until resolution
of such objections and the allowance or disallowance of such Class 4 Debt
Securities Trading Claims. To the extent the Bankruptcy Court finds that the
Plan cannot be confirmed because any distributions to holders of Allowed Class
3C Trust Preferred Claims and/or Allowed Class 6 HMI Common Stock Interests and
HMI Common Stock Securities Trading Claims would violate Section 1129 of the
Bankruptcy Code, the Plan will be modified to provide that such distributions
will be provided to the holders of Allowed Class 3B Senior Notes Claims in
accordance with the absolute priority rule.
12. Indemnification
The Plan provides that the obligations of the Debtors to indemnify,
reimburse or limit the liability of certain officers, directors and employees of
the Debtors will remain unaffected by the Plan and will not be discharged.
Specifically, the indemnification, reimbursement and limitation of liability
obligations of the Debtors will continue as to any present or former officer,
director or employee who was an officer, director or employee of any of the
Debtors on the Commencement Date or who became an officer, director or employee
of any of the Debtors after the Commencement Date. The continuation of such
obligations as to such persons applies to any event occurring before, on or
after the Commencement Date.
13. Revocation of the Plan
The Debtors may revoke or withdraw the Plan at any time prior to the
Confirmation Date, subject to the consent of the Creditors' Committee which may
not be unreasonably withheld. If the Debtors revoke or withdraw the Plan prior
to the Confirmation Date, then it will be deemed null and void.
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14. Preservation of Causes of Action
Under Sections 544, 545, 547, 548, 549 and 553 of the Bankruptcy Code, a
debtor in possession has certain powers to recover money or other assets for the
debtor's estate, eliminate security interests in estate property or eliminate
debt incurred by the estate. Under the Plan, any rights of action accruing to
the Debtors and Debtors in Possession, including those arising under Sections
544, 545, 547, 548, 549 and 553 of the Bankruptcy Code, shall remain assets of
the estates of the Reorganized Debtors. The Plan further provides that to the
extent necessary, the Reorganized Debtors shall be deemed representatives of the
estate under Section 1123(b) of the Bankruptcy Code.
15. Termination of Creditors' Committee
Except as otherwise provided in Section 12.4 of the Plan, on the date by
which both (a) the Effective Date has occurred and (b) the Confirmation Order
has become a Final Order, the Creditors' Committee shall cease to exist, and its
members and employees or agents (including, without limitation, attorneys,
investment bankers, financial advisors, accountants and other professionals)
will be released and discharged from any further authority, duties,
responsibilities and obligations relating to, arising from, or in connection
with their service on the Creditors' Committee. The Creditors' Committee will
continue to exist after such date solely with respect to (i) applications filed
pursuant to Section 330 and 331 of the Bankruptcy Code seeking payment of fees
and expenses incurred by any professional, (ii) any post-confirmation
modifications to, or motions seeking the enforcement of, the Plan or the
Confirmation Order, and (iii) any matters pending as of the Effective Date in
the Chapter 11 Cases, until such matters are finally resolved.
16. Exculpation and Releases
In accordance with the Plan, neither the Reorganized Debtors, the
Creditors' Committee, nor any of their respective members, officers, directors,
employees, advisors or agents will have or incur any liability to any holder of
a Claim or Interest for any act or omission in connection with, or arising out
of, the pursuit of confirmation of the Plan, the consummation of the Plan or the
administration of the Plan or the property to be distributed under the Plan
except for willful misconduct or gross negligence, and, in all respects, the
Reorganized Debtors, the Creditors' Committee and each of their respective
members, officers, directors, employees, advisors and agents will be entitled to
rely upon the advice of counsel with respect to their duties and
responsibilities under the Plan.
The Debtors do not believe that there are any potential claims against its
present and former officers and directors. Accordingly, the Plan contemplates
that upon the Effective Date, pursuant to Section 1123(b)(3)(A) of the
Bankruptcy Code, any and all claims held by the Debtors against any present or
former officers or directors shall be forever settled, waived, released and
discharged, and will not be retained or enforced by the Reorganized Debtors.
Further, to the extent allowable under applicable bankruptcy law, the Plan
further provides that on the Effective Date any and all claims and causes of
action, whether direct or derivative, against any present or former officer or
director of the Debtors by any holder of an Allowed Claim or Allowed Interest
under the Plan will similarly be forever settled, waived, released and
discharged, and not retained or enforced by such holder.
In accordance with the Plan, Reorganized HMI will indemnify and hold
harmless each of the members of the Creditors' Committee, and their respective
members, officers, directors, partners, employees, attorneys, agents, and
advisors and each of their respective successors and assigns from and against
any and all claims, suits, actions, liabilities, and judgments and costs related
thereto (including any defense costs associated therewith on an "as incurred"
basis) arising under or with respect to any act or omission in connection with,
or arising out of, (i) the negotiation, documentation or implementation of the
transactions contemplated in the Plan (including the consideration of
alternatives thereto (if any)), (ii) the pursuit of confirmation of the Plan,
(iii) the consummation of the Plan or (iv) the administration of the Plan or
property to be distributed under the Plan, except if such claim or liability is
determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have arisen as a direct
result of such entity's gross negligence or willful misconduct.
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17. Termination of Hvide Capital Trust
The Plan provides that on the Effective Date, pursuant to the Confirmation
Order, Hvide Capital Trust will be terminated and dissolved.
18. Supplemental Documents
On or before substantial consummation of the Plan, the Debtors will 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 the Plan. Copies may be obtained by contacting Bankruptcy Services
LLC at (212) 376-8494.
VI. CONFIRMATION AND CONSUMMATION PROCEDURE
A. SOLICITATION OF VOTES
In accordance with Sections 1126 and 1129 of the Bankruptcy Code, the
Claims and Interests in Classes 3B, 3C and 6 of the Plan are impaired and the
holders of Claims and Interests in such Classes are entitled to vote to accept
or reject the Plan. The holders of Allowed Claims and Interests in Classes 1, 2,
3A, 3D and 5 are unimpaired. Accordingly, such holders are conclusively presumed
to have accepted the Plan and the solicitation of acceptances with respect to
such Classes is not required under Section 1126(f) of the Bankruptcy Code.
Because no distribution will be made to the holders of Debt Securities Trading
Claims in Class 4 and HMI Option Interests in Class 9, such holders are impaired
and conclusively presumed to have rejected the Plan.
As to classes of Claims entitled to vote on a plan, the Bankruptcy Code
defines acceptance of a plan by a class of creditors as acceptance by holders of
at least two-thirds in dollar amount and more than one-half in number of the
claims of that class that have timely voted to accept or reject a plan. A vote
may be disregarded if the Bankruptcy Court determines, after notice and a
hearing, that such acceptance or rejection was not solicited or procured in good
faith or in accordance with the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code.
Any creditor of an impaired Class whose Claim is an Allowed Claim is
entitled to vote.
Each holder of Class 3A Senior Notes, Class 3B Trust Preferred Claims and
Class 6 HMI Common Stock as of the date of the order approving the Disclosure
Statement is entitled to vote to accept or reject the Plan.
B. THE CONFIRMATION HEARING
The Bankruptcy Code requires the Bankruptcy Court, after notice, to hold a
confirmation hearing. The Confirmation Hearing in respect of the Plan has been
scheduled for December 1, 1999 at 11:30 a.m., Eastern Standard Time before the
Honorable Peter J. Walsh, United States Bankruptcy Judge at the United States
Bankruptcy Court, 824 Market Street, 6th Floor, Wilmington, Delaware 19801. The
Confirmation Hearing may be adjourned from time to time by the Bankruptcy Court
without further notice except for an announcement of the adjourned date made at
the Confirmation Hearing. Any objection to confirmation must be made in writing
and specify in detail the name and address of the objector, all grounds for the
objection and the amount of the Claim or number of shares of stock held by the
objector. Any such objection must be filed with the Bankruptcy Court and served
so that it is received
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by the Bankruptcy Court and the following parties on or before November 29, 1999
at 4:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time:
HVIDE MARINE INCORPORATED
2200 Eller Drive
P.O. Box 13038
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33316
Attn: Robert B. Lamm, Esq.
KRONISH LIEB WEINER & HELLMAN LLP
Co-Counsel for the Debtors and Debtors in Possession
1114 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036-7798
Attn: Robert J. Feinstein, Esq.
YOUNG, CONAWAY, STARGATT & TAYLOR LLP
Co-Counsel for the Debtors and Debtors in Possession
Rodney Square North, 11th Floor
P.O. Box 391
Wilmington, DE 19899-0391
Attn: Laura Davis Jones, Esq.
MILBANK, TWEED, HADLEY & MCCLOY LLP
Co-Counsel for the Creditors' Committee
One Chase Manhattan Plaza
New York, NY 10005-1413
Attn: Luc A. Despins, Esq.
Dennis F. Dunne, Esq.
ASHBY & GEDDES
One Rodney Square
P.O. Box 1150
Wilmington, DE 19899
Attn: William P. Bowden, Esq.
Objections to confirmation of the Plan are governed by Bankruptcy Rule 9014.
C. CONFIRMATION
At the Confirmation Hearing, the Bankruptcy Court will confirm the Plan
only if all of the requirements of Section 1129 of the Bankruptcy Code are met.
Among the requirements for confirmation of a plan are that the plan is (i)
accepted by all impaired classes of claims and equity interests or, if rejected
by an impaired class, that the plan "does not discriminate unfairly" and is
"fair and equitable" as to such class, (ii) feasible, and (iii) in the "best
interests" of creditors and stockholders which are impaired under the plan.
1. Acceptance
Classes 3B, 3C and 6 of the Plan are impaired under the Plan and are
entitled to vote to accept or reject the Plan. The Debtors reserve the right to
seek nonconsensual confirmation of the Plan under Section 1129(b) of the
Bankruptcy Code with respect to any Class of Claims or Interests that rejects or
is deemed to reject the Plan.
2. Unfair Discrimination and Fair and Equitable Tests
To obtain nonconsensual confirmation of the Plan, it must be demonstrated
to the Bankruptcy Court that the Plan "does not discriminate unfairly" and is
"fair and equitable" with respect to each impaired,
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nonaccepting Class. The Bankruptcy Code provides a non-exclusive definition of
the phrase "fair and equitable." The Bankruptcy Code establishes "cram down"
tests for secured creditors, unsecured creditors and equity holders, as follows:
a. Secured Creditors
Either (i) each impaired secured creditor retains its liens securing its
secured claim and receives on account of its secured claim deferred cash
payments having a present value equal to the amount of its allowed secured
claim, (ii) each impaired secured creditor realizes the "indubitable equivalent"
of its allowed secured claim or (iii) the property securing the claim is sold
free and clear of liens with such liens to attach to the proceeds of the sale
and the treatment of such liens on proceeds is provided in clause (i) or (ii) of
this subparagraph.
b. Unsecured Creditors
Either (i) each impaired unsecured creditor receives or retains under the
plan property of a value equal to the amount of its allowed claim or (ii) the
holders of claims and interests that are junior to the claims of the dissenting
class will not receive or retain any property under the plan.
c. Interests
Either (i) each holder of an equity interest will receive or retain under
the plan property of a value equal to the greatest of the fixed liquidation
preference to which such holder is entitled, the fixed redemption price to which
such holder is entitled or the value of the interest or (ii) the holder of an
interest that is junior to the nonaccepting class will not receive or retain any
property under the plan.
The Debtors believe that the Plan and the treatment of all Classes of
Claims and Interests under the Plan satisfy the foregoing requirements for
nonconsensual confirmation of the Plan.
3. Feasibility
The Bankruptcy Code requires that confirmation of a plan is not likely to
be followed by liquidation or the need for further financial reorganization. For
purposes of determining whether the Plan meets this requirement, the Debtors
have analyzed the Reorganized Debtors' ability to meet their obligations under
the Plan. As part of this analysis, the Debtors have prepared consolidated
projections of the Reorganized Debtors' financial performance for the four
fiscal years in the period ending December 31, 2003 (the "Projection Period").
These projections, and the assumptions on which they are based, are included in
Reorganized HMI's Projected Financial Information annexed hereto as Exhibit E.
Based upon such projections, the Debtors believe that the Reorganized Debtors
will be able to make all payments required pursuant to the Plan and, therefore,
that confirmation of the Plan is not likely to be followed by liquidation or the
need for further reorganization. The Debtors further believe that Reorganized
Debtors will be able to repay or refinance any and all of the then-outstanding
secured indebtedness under the Plan at or prior to the maturity of such
indebtedness.
The Projected Financial Information appended to this Disclosure Statement
as Exhibit E includes the following:
- Pro Forma Consolidated Balance Sheet of Reorganized HMI as of December
31, 1999;
- Projected Consolidated Balance Sheet of Reorganized HMI for each of the
four fiscal years through the year ending December 31, 2003;
- Projected Consolidated Income Statements of Reorganized HMI for each of
the four fiscal years through the year ending December 31, 2003;
- Projected Consolidated Cash Flow Statements of Reorganized HMI for each
of the four fiscal years through the year ending December 31, 2003.
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The pro forma financial information and the projections are based on the
assumption that the Plan will be confirmed by the Bankruptcy Court and, for
projection purposes, that the Effective Date of the Plan and the initial
distributions thereunder take place as of December 31, 1999. Although the
projections and information are based upon a December 31, 1999, Effective Date,
the Debtors believe that an actual Effective Date later in 1999 would not have
any material effect on the projections.
The Debtors have prepared these financial projections based upon certain
assumptions which they believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. Those
assumptions considered to be significant are described in the Projected
Financial Information, annexed hereto as Exhibit E. The Projected Financial
Information has not been examined or compiled by independent accountants. The
Debtors make no representation as to the accuracy of the projections or the
Reorganized Debtors' ability to achieve the projected results. Many of the
assumptions on which the projections are based are subject to significant
uncertainties. See Section IX.A., "Certain Risk Factors to be Considered,
Projected Financial Information." Inevitably, some assumptions will not
materialize and unanticipated events and circumstances may affect the actual
financial results. Therefore, the actual results achieved throughout the
Projection Period may vary from the projected results and the variations may be
material. All holders of Claims and Interests that are entitled to vote to
accept or reject the Plan are urged to examine carefully all of the assumptions
on which the Projected Financial Information is based in evaluating the Plan.
4. Best Interests Test
With respect to each impaired Class of Claims and Interests, confirmation
of the Plan requires that each holder of a Claim or Interest either (i) accept
the Plan or (ii) receive or retain under the Plan property of a value, as of the
Effective Date, that is not less than the amount such holder would receive or
retain if the Debtors were liquidated under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code. To
determine what holders of Claims and Interests of each impaired Class would
receive if the Debtors were liquidated under Chapter 7, the Bankruptcy Court
must determine the dollar amount that would be generated from the liquidation of
the Debtors' assets and properties in the context of a Chapter 7 liquidation
case. The cash amount which would be available for satisfaction of Unsecured
Claims and Interests would consist of the proceeds resulting from the
disposition of the unencumbered assets of the Debtors, augmented by the
unencumbered cash held by the Debtors at the time of the commencement of the
liquidation case. Such cash amount would be reduced by the amount of the costs
and expenses of the liquidation and by such additional administrative and
priority claims that may result from the termination of the Debtors' businesses
and the use of Chapter 7 for the purposes of liquidation.
The Debtors' costs of liquidation under chapter 7 would include the fees
payable to a trustee in bankruptcy, as well as those which might be payable to
attorneys and other professionals that such a trustee may engage. In addition,
claims would arise by reason of the breach or rejection of obligations incurred
and leases and executory contracts assumed or entered into by the Debtors in
Possession during the pendency of the Chapter 11 Cases. The foregoing types of
claims and other claims which may arise in a liquidation case or result from the
pending Chapter 11 Cases, including any unpaid expenses incurred by the Debtors
in Possession during the Chapter 11 Cases such as compensation for attorneys,
financial advisors and accountants, would be paid in full from the liquidation
proceeds before the balance of those proceeds would be made available to pay
prepetition Unsecured Claims.
To determine if the Plan is in the best interests of each impaired class,
the present value of the distributions from the proceeds of the liquidation of
the Debtors' unencumbered assets and properties, after subtracting the amounts
attributable to the foregoing Claims, are then compared with the value of the
property offered to such Classes of Claims and Interests under the Plan.
After considering the effects that a Chapter 7 liquidation would have on
the ultimate proceeds available for distribution to creditors in the Chapter 11
Cases, including (i) the increased costs and expenses of a liquidation under
chapter 7 arising from fees payable to a trustee in bankruptcy and professional
advisors to such trustee, (ii) the erosion in value of assets in a chapter 7
case in the context of the expeditious liquidation required under Chapter 7 and
the "forced sale" atmosphere that would
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prevail and (iii) the substantial increases in Claims which would be satisfied
on a priority basis or on parity with creditors in the Chapter 11 Cases, the
Debtors have determined that confirmation of the Plan will provide each holder
of an Allowed Claim or Equity Interest with a recovery that is not less than
such holder would receive pursuant to liquidation of the Debtors under Chapter
7.
The Debtors also believe that the value of any distributions to each Class
of Allowed Claims in a Chapter 7 case, including all Secured Claims, would be
less than the value of distributions under the Plan because such distributions
in a Chapter 7 case would not occur for a substantial period of time. It is
likely that distribution of the proceeds of the liquidation could be delayed for
two years after the completion of such liquidation in order to resolve claims
and prepare for distributions. In the likely event litigation was necessary to
resolve claims asserted in the Chapter 7 case, the delay could be prolonged.
The HMI Liquidation Analysis is attached hereto as Exhibit F. The
information set forth in Exhibit F provides a summary of the liquidation values
of the Debtors' assets assuming a Chapter 7 liquidation in which a trustee
appointed by the Bankruptcy Court would liquidate the assets of the Debtors'
estate. Reference should be made to the Liquidation Analysis for a complete
discussion and presentation of the Liquidation Analysis.
Underlying the Liquidation Analysis are a number of estimates and
assumptions that, although developed and considered reasonable by management,
are inherently subject to significant economic and competitive uncertainties and
contingencies beyond the control of the Debtors and management. The Liquidation
Analysis is also based upon assumptions with regard to liquidation decisions
that are subject to change. Accordingly, the values reflected may not be
realized if the Debtors were, in fact, to undergo such a liquidation. The
liquidation period is assumed to be a period of approximately six months,
allowing for the (i) discontinuation of operations, (ii) sale of assets, and
(iii) collection of receivables.
5. Valuation
In order to comply with the "best interests" test as well as to determine
the relative distributions to parties in interest under a potential plan of
reorganization, an estimated reorganization value (hereinafter, "Reorganization
Value") has been prepared by Seneca Financial Group, Inc. ("Seneca"), financial
advisor to the Debtors. Seneca has made a determination of the Reorganization
Value of the Company at the assumed effective date of December 31, 1999, giving
effect to the implementation of the Plan.
In reaching its conclusions on Reorganization Value, Seneca undertook an
analysis of the Company's operations and projections, as well as the markets in
which the Company competes. Among other analyses, Seneca: (a) reviewed certain
historical financial information of the Company, (b) reviewed certain internal
operating reports, including management-prepared financial projections and
analyses, (c) discussed historical and projected financial performance with
senior management and industry experts, (d) reviewed industry trends and
operating statistics as well as analyzed the effects of certain economic factors
on the industry, (e) analyzed the capital structures, financial performance and
market valuations of the Company's competitors, and (f) prepared such other
analyses as Seneca deemed necessary to its valuation determination.
Seneca relied on the accuracy and reasonableness of the projections,
historical financial information and underlying assumptions provided by the
Company's management. Seneca's valuation assumes that the operating results
anticipated by management will be achieved in all material respects, including
revenue growth and improvements in operating margins, earnings and cash flow.
Certain of the projected results are materially better than those achieved in
the past. However, the Company has in the past exceeded performance levels
contemplated in projections. To the extent that the valuation is dependent on
the Company's achievement of the projections contained in this Disclosure
Statement, the valuation must be considered speculative.
In addition to relying on management's projections, Seneca's valuation
analysis makes a number of assumptions, including but not limited to: (a) a
successful and timely reorganization of the Company's capital structure, (b) the
continuation of current market conditions through the Effective Date as well as
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the forecast period for the operating projections, (c) the Plan becoming
effective in accordance with its proposed terms, and (d) the continuity of
present operating management of the Company following consummation of the Plan.
The Reorganization Value reflects the Company's going concern value, which
includes the value of the Company's operating businesses and certain investments
in unconsolidated operations. Seneca utilized both discounted cash flow and
comparable company multiple methodologies to arrive at the going concern value
of the Company's business. By using these valuation techniques, Seneca has
considered both the market's current views of the Company and its industry as
well as a longer-term view of intrinsic value embedded in the projected cash
flows in the Company's operating plan. The valuation multiples and discount
rates used by Seneca in its analyses were based on the public market valuation
of selected public companies deemed generally comparable ("comparables") to the
Company. In selecting comparables and evaluating appropriate multiples and
discount rates, Seneca considered factors such as the markets in which the
comparables compete, current and projected operating performance relative to the
Company and other industry participants, and the comparables' relative capital
structures and the associated inherent risks of financial distress.
Based on the analysis performed to date, Seneca estimates the
Reorganization Value as of December 31, 1999 to be from $565.0 million to $595.0
million, with a mid-point of $580.0 million. Based on this range, and assumed
total debt (including the Exit Financing Facility, MARAD Claims, Capital Lease
Claims and other Reinstated liabilities) of approximately $359.3 million, Seneca
estimates a range of equity value for the Reorganized Debtors (i.e., the value
of the New HMI Common Stock to be issued under the Plan, before dilution) of
approximately $205.7 million to $235.7 million with a mid-point value of $220.7
million. It is thus apparent that the holders of Class 3B Senior Note Claims,
who are to receive 98% of the New HMI Common Stock to be issued under the Plan,
or stock valued at a mid-point of $216.3 million under the foregoing analysis,
in satisfaction of their Allowed Senior Note Claims in the amount of
$314,167,708, are receiving far less than a full recovery.
THE REORGANIZATION VALUE REPRESENTS THE GOING CONCERN VALUE OF THE COMPANY
ON AN UNLEVERAGED BASIS, GIVING EFFECT TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PLAN. AS
SUCH, THE REORGANIZATION VALUE IS NOT A PREDICTION OF THE FUTURE TRADING PRICES
OF SECURITIES OF REORGANIZED HMI. THE REORGANIZATION VALUE DOES NOT REPRESENT A
LIQUIDATION VALUE OF THE COMPANY, OR ITS ASSETS; A LIQUIDATION ANALYSIS HAS BEEN
PREPARED AND PROVIDED SEPARATELY IN EXHIBIT F. THE VALUATION ALSO DOES NOT
REPRESENT AN APPRAISAL OF THE COMPANY'S ASSETS.
D. CONSUMMATION
The Plan will be consummated following the Effective Date. The Effective
Date of the Plan is the tenth (10th) Business Day after the date on which the
conditions precedent to the effectiveness of the Plan, as set forth in Section
10.1 thereof, are satisfied or waived. For a more detailed discussion of the
conditions precedent to the Plan and the impact of the failure to meet such
conditions, see Section V.B.4, "The Plan of Reorganization, Summary of Other
Provisions of the Plan, Conditions Precedent to the Plan."
The Plan is to be implemented pursuant to the provisions of the Bankruptcy
Code.
VII. MANAGEMENT OF THE REORGANIZED DEBTOR
As of the Effective Date, the management, control and operation of the
Reorganized Debtors will become the general responsibility of their respective
Boards of Directors.
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A. BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND MANAGEMENT
1. Composition of the Board of Directors
As of the Effective Date, the Board of Directors of Reorganized HMI shall
initially consist of seven individuals designated by the Creditors' Committee
after consultation with the Debtors, whose names shall be disclosed prior to the
hearing to consider confirmation of the Plan.
2. Identity of Officers and Directors
It is currently anticipated that the current officers of the Debtor
immediately prior to the Effective Date will continue in their then current
positions as the initial officers of Reorganized HMI. Set forth below is the
name, age and position with Hvide of each current officer, together with a
description of each officer's prior business experience. Also set forth is the
same information with regard to the current directors of HMI.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NAME AGE CURRENT POSITION
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<S> <C> <C>
Jean Fitzgerald(1)................... 73 Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive
Officer and Director
John H. Blankley(1)(2)............... 52 Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and
Director
Eugene F. Sweeney(1)................. 56 Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and
Director
Andrew W. Brauninger................. 53 Senior Vice President -- Offshore Division and
President -- Seabulk Offshore, Ltd.
Robert B. Lamm....................... 52 Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Walter S. Zorkers.................... 53 Senior Vice President -- Corporate Development
Leo T. Carey......................... 47 Vice President -- Ship Management
Arthur T. Denning.................... 44 Vice President -- Engineering
James S. Kimbrell.................... 61 Vice President and President of Hvide Marine Towing,
Inc.
William R. Ludt...................... 52 Vice President, President -- Sun State Marine Services,
Inc. and Managing Director of Seabulk Offshore, Ltd.
John J. O'Connell, Jr................ 55 Vice President -- Corporate Communications
L. Stephen Willrich.................. 47 Vice President and President -- Ocean Specialty Tankers
Corporation
Robert B. Calhoun, Jr.(2)(3)......... 57 Director
Gerald Farmer(3)(4).................. 54 Director
J. Erik Hvide(1)(2).................. 51 Director
John J. Lee(4)....................... 63 Director
Josiah O. Low, III(4)................ 60 Director
Walter C. Mink(3).................... 73 Director
Robert Rice(3)....................... 77 Director
Raymond B. Vickers(4)................ 50 Director
</TABLE>
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(1) Member of the Executive Committee.
(2) Member of the Special Acquisitions Committee.
(3) Member of the Audit Committee.
(4) Member of the Compensation Committee.
Mr. Fitzgerald has been Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of
the Company since June 2, 1999. He has served as a director of the Company since
March 1994. Since 1992, he has served as the Chairman of Florida Alliance, Inc.,
a consortium of maritime interests. From 1990 to 1992, he was Executive Vice
President of NDE Testing & Equipment, Inc., a nationwide storage-tank testing
company. From 1988 to 1990, he was with Frederic R. Harris, Inc., an
international consulting engineering firm. Mr. Fitzgerald was a co-founder and
the President of American Tank Testing Service, Inc., a firm that
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was subsequently acquired by NDE Environmental Corporation, from 1986 to 1987.
In 1982 and 1983, he served as the Company's Vice President for Governmental
Affairs. His other business experience includes service as President of Tracor
Marine, Inc. from 1976 to 1979 and Director of Engineering of Tracor's Systems
Technology Division from 1974 to 1976. Mr. Fitzgerald retired from the U.S. Navy
in 1974 in the rank of Captain. During his naval career he commanded major fleet
units at sea and served in the offices of the Chief of Naval Operations and the
Secretary of Defense. He is a past Commissioner and Chairman of the Port
Everglades Authority.
Mr. Blankley has been a director of the Company since 1991 and Executive
Vice President -- Chief Financial Officer since September 1995. He served as a
director and Chief Financial Officer of Harris Chemical Group Inc., a chemical
manufacturing company, from April 1993 to August 1994. He served as Executive
Vice President -- Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Stolt-Nielsen, Inc., a
publicly traded international operator of specialty chemical tankers, from 1985
to 1991. From 1983 until 1985, Mr. Blankley was a director, Senior Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer of BP North America Inc. Mr. Blankley is
also a director of MC Shipping, a publicly traded operator of petroleum product
and gas carriers and multi-purpose container feeder vessels.
Mr. Sweeney has been Chief Operating Officer since April 1998, Executive
Vice President since September 1994 and a director since 1984. He was Senior
Vice President -- Operations of the Company from 1991 to September 1994. He
joined the Company in 1981 as Vice President -- Ship Management. Prior to
joining the Company, Mr. Sweeney was employed for 17 years by Texaco, Inc.,
where he served in seagoing and shore management positions, including operations
manager of Texaco's U.S. tanker fleet. Mr. Sweeney is on the board of directors
of the Chamber of Shipping of America and is a member of the American Bureau of
Shipping.
Mr. Brauninger has been Senior Vice President -- Offshore Division since
August 1997. He was Vice President -- Offshore Division from 1990 until July
1997 and has been President of Seabulk Offshore, Ltd., the Company's offshore
energy support services subsidiary, since September 1994. He was Vice President
of Offshore Operations from 1990 to September 1994 and Vice
President -- Development from 1989 to 1990. From 1987 to 1989, Mr. Brauninger
was President of OMI Offshore Services, Inc., an operator of offshore service
vessels. Previously, he was employed by Sabine Towing and Transportation
Company, where he held a variety of posts including Vice President -- Harbor
Division.
Mr. Lamm has been Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
since July 1998. He was formerly Vice President and Secretary of W. R. Grace &
Co., where he was employed for more than 18 years. Prior to that, he served as
Assistant Secretary of Studebaker-Worthington, Inc. and was earlier associated
with the New York law firm of Wofsey, Certilman, Haft, Snow & Becker. He is a
member of the American and New York Bar Associations, an affiliate member of the
Florida Bar and a member and director of the American Society of Corporate
Secretaries and a member of the Society's Securities Law and Finance Committees.
Mr. Lamm is President and a director of the Alzheimer's Association Greater Palm
Beach Area Chapter and a director of the Association of Public Corporations
(Miami).
Mr. Zorkers has been Senior Vice President -- Corporate Development since
April 1997. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Zorkers was the principal of
Commonwealth Management Group, a management consulting firm. From 1993 to 1995
he served as Executive Vice President of Boston Pacific Medical, Inc., a
manufacturer of disposable medical products, and from 1991 to 1993 he was a
Senior Vice President of Metcalf & Eddy, Inc., an environmental engineering and
consulting firm.
Mr. Carey has been Vice President -- Ship Management since November 1996.
He previously served as Director of Operations for the Company's fleet of
chemical and petroleum product carriers. He joined the Company in 1981 as
Superintendent Engineer. Prior to that, he served with El Paso Marine Co. as a
deck officer and maintenance manager.
Mr. Denning has been Vice President -- Engineering since August 1997. He
previously served as Director of Engineering of the Company from November 1994
to July 1997, and as Superintendent Engineering from September 1986 to October
1994.
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Mr. Kimbrell has been a Vice President of the Company and President of
Hvide Marine Towing, Inc. since August 1998. He was formerly Executive Vice
President, Chief Financial Officer and a director of Bay Transportation Company,
Inc. of Tampa, Florida, which the Company acquired in October 1997. He joined
the former St. Philip Towing in 1965. He is a member of the American Waterways
Operators, the Tampa Club, the University Club (Tampa) and the Harvard Business
School Club of the West Coast of Florida.
Mr. Ludt has been Vice President since January 1995. He has also been a
managing director of Seabulk Offshore, Ltd. since September 1998 and the
President of Sun State Marine Services, Inc., the Company's energy tug and barge
subsidiary, since 1994. He was Director -- Fleet Operations of the Company from
1982 to 1994. Since joining the Company in 1979, he has also served as Fleet
Manager and Port Engineer. He served as President of the Chemical Carriers
Association from 1989 to 1990 and as its Vice President from 1990 to 1992. Mr.
Ludt has also served on various working groups within the U.S. Coast Guard's
Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee concerning issues such as vapor
control and marine occupational safety and health. Mr. Ludt holds a dual license
as a Third Mate and Third Assistant Engineer, Steam and Motor Vessels.
Mr. O'Connell has been Vice President -- Corporate Communications since
August 1996, when he joined the Company. From September 1995 to August 1996 he
was an independent consultant. Previously, he served in a variety of management
positions with W. R. Grace & Co. for 20 years, most recently as Director of
Public Affairs. Mr. O'Connell was a member of the President's Private Sector
Survey on Cost Control in the Federal Government from 1982 to 1984.
Mr. Willrich has been a Vice President of the Company and President of OSTC
since March 1998. He was Senior Vice President of OSTC from August 1996. He
served as Vice President of Chartering of OSTC from January 1988. Prior to
joining the Company, Mr. Willrich was employed by Diamond Shamrock Chemical
Company from 1975 to 1988, where he rose to Division General Manager. Prior to
his service with Diamond Shamrock, he worked for Gulf Oil Corporation as a Third
Assistant Engineer on various company tankers. He has more than 24 years of
experience in the management of Jones Act product tankers.
Mr. Calhoun has been a director of the Company since September 1994. Mr.
Calhoun has been a Managing Director of Monitor Clipper Partners, L.P., a
private investment firm, since 1997. Mr. Calhoun has been President of Clipper
Asset Management Corporation, the sole general partner of The Clipper Group,
L.P., a private investment firm, since 1991. From 1975 to 1991, Mr. Calhoun was
a Managing Director of CS First Boston Corporation, an investment banking firm.
Mr. Calhoun serves as a director of Avondale Mills, Inc., a textile company,
Interstate Bakeries Corporation, a national distributor of baked goods, as well
as several privately held companies.
Mr. Farmer has served as a director of the Company since 1975. He was
Executive Vice President -- Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company
from September 1994 until September 1, 1995. In September 1995 Mr. Farmer
retired as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and continued to serve as an
Executive Vice President of the Company through December 15, 1995. He was Senior
Vice President -- Finance and Administration from January 1991 to September
1994, having joined the Company in 1973 as Vice President -- Finance. From 1967
to 1973, Mr. Farmer was a Certified Public Accountant with Haskins & Sells, the
international auditing firm. He is President of JLF Investments, Inc., an
investment management and financial advisory firm and is a past member of both
the American Institute and Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Mr. Hvide has served as a director of the Company since 1973. Until his
resignation on June 2, 1999, he had served as the Company's President and Chief
Executive Officer since 1991 and its Chairman since September 1994. Mr. Hvide is
a past director of the American Waterways Operators, a participant on the
Transportation Committee of the American Petroleum Institute, a member of the
American Bureau of Shipping, a past Chairman of the Board of the American
Institute of Merchant Shipping and a past appointee to the U.S. Coast Guard's
Towing Safety Advisory Committee. In 1998, he was inducted into the
International Maritime Hall of Fame. He is a past president of the Port
Everglades Association and a
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former director of the United Way of Broward County. Mr. Hvide is the son of
Hans J. Hvide, the founder of the Company.
Mr. Lee has been a director of the Company since September 1994 and is
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Hexcel Corporation, an advanced
materials manufacturer. Mr. Lee has been Chairman, President and Chief Executive
Officer of Lee Development Corporation, a corporation providing investment and
merchant banking services, since 1987. He was a director of XTRA Corporation, a
Massachusetts-based transportation and equipment leasing company, from 1990
through January 1996 and a director of Aviva Petroleum, Inc. from 1993 to 1998.
Mr. Lee also served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Seminole
Corporation, a fertilizer manufacturer, from July 1989 through April 1993 and
director of Tosco Corporation, a refiner, from April 1988 through April 1993 and
was President and Chief Operating Officer of Tosco Corporation from April 1990
through April 1993.
Mr. Low has been a director of the Company since March 1998. He has been an
investment banker with Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation since
1985, where he is currently a Managing Director. Mr. Low serves as a director of
Musicland Stores Corporation, Centex Development Corporation and St. Laurent
Paperboard, Inc.
Mr. Mink has been a director of the Company since October 1990. He is
President of Walter C. Mink & Associates, a maritime advisory and consulting
firm in Las Vegas, Nevada. From 1978 to 1986, Mr. Mink was President of Mobil
Shipping and Transportation Company. Previously, he was President of Seabrokers,
Inc., a marine brokerage firm, and was earlier employed by Lago Oil, Esso
Tankers and Mobil Oil Transport. Mr. Mink is a director of First Olsen Tankers
Ltd. He served on the Board of Managers of the American Bureau of Shipping and
is a member of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers.
Mr. Rice has been a director of the Company since January 1992. A financial
consultant, he was Senior Vice President of Citibank, N.A. from 1954 to his
retirement in 1983. Mr. Rice is a director of ATCO Ltd., First Olsen Tankers
Ltd. and Pride Refining Inc.
Dr. Vickers has been a director of the Company since March 1994. An
attorney in private practice in Florida, he has represented more than a hundred
financial institutions. He is the author of Panic in Paradise: Florida's Banking
Crash of 1926 and an adjunct professor of U.S. economic and business history at
Florida State University. From 1975 to 1979, he served as Assistant Comptroller
of the State of Florida.
B. COMPENSATION OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
A presentation of the compensation of the five most highly compensated
executive officers whose individual remuneration exceeded $100,000 for 1996,
1997 and 1998, including the former Chief Executive Officer, J. Erik Hvide, is
set forth in the Form 10-K/A Amendment to HMI's 1998 Annual Report on Form 10-K
(Exhibit C).
C. NEW LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
The New Long-Term Incentive Plan will become effective on the Effective
Date, subject to its approval by Reorganized HMI's stockholders within 12 months
of such adoption. The New Long-Term Incentive Plan will replace the existing
Stock Plans which will terminate on the Effective Date.
The principal features of the New Long-Term Incentive Plan are as follows:
A total of 500,000 shares of New HMI Common Stock will be reserved for
issuance upon the exercise of options to be issued pursuant to the New Long-Term
Incentive Plan, which will be adopted and become effective on the Effective
Date. The exercise period of the options will be seven (7) years, subject to an
earlier exercise requirement in the event that a recipient of options
voluntarily terminates his employment with the Company or is terminated for
cause. Options to purchase a total of 200,000 shares will be granted on the
Effective Date to senior employees of the Company; half of these options will
vest automatically on the Effective Date of the Plan and the remaining options
will vest automatically on the
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91st day following the Effective Date. The exercise price of these options will
be established based upon the value of Reorganized HMI as of the Effective Date
of the Plan. Set forth below is a table summarizing the allocation of the
options that will be granted on the Effective Date.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
VESTED AT
OPTIONS TOTAL EFFECTIVE
PER OPTIONS TO VESTED AT DATE
POSITION NUMBER EMPLOYEE BE GRANTED EFFECTIVE DATE + 91 DAYS
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Chief Executive Officer...................... 1 20,000 20,000 10,000 10,000
Executive Vice President..................... 2 18,000 36,000 18,000 18,000
Senior Vice President........................ 3 16,000 48,000 24,000 24,000
Vice President, Managing Director............ 10 8,000 80,000 40,000 40,000
Other key employees.......................... 8 2,000 16,000 8,000 8,000
-- ------- ------- -------
Total.............................. 24 200,000 100,000 100,000
</TABLE>
The 300,000 options that will not be granted on the Effective Date will be
awarded following the Effective Date based upon incentive programs to be
developed by the Board of Directors of Reorganized HMI. Options held by
employees who resign or are terminated must be exercised within 60 days
following the date of termination of employment.
D. POST-EFFECTIVE DATE SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS
The following table sets forth those entities which, to the knowledge of
the Debtor, will own beneficially more than five percent of the New HMI Common
Stock as of the Effective Date:
Loomis Sayles & Company, L.P.
VIII. APPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL AND OTHER SECURITIES LAWS TO THE
REORGANIZED HMI COMMON STOCK AND CLASS A WARRANTS TO BE
DISTRIBUTED UNDER THE PLAN
A. ISSUANCE OF SECURITIES
1. Generally
The Confirmation Order will authorize the issuance of the New HMI Common
Stock (including the New HMI Common Stock issuable on exercise of the Class A
Warrants) and the Class A Warrants (collectively, the "New Securities") to be
issued under the Plan. The New Securities distributed to holders of Allowed
Claims and Interests will be issued without registration under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or under any state or local law,
in reliance on the exemptions set forth in Section 1145 of the Bankruptcy Code.
In order for the issuance of New Securities to be exempt from registration
under Section 1145 of the Bankruptcy Code, three principal requirements must be
satisfied: (a) the securities must be issued by a debtor, its successor under a
plan of reorganization, or an affiliate participating in a joint plan of
reorganization with the debtor (for this purpose Reorganized HMI is considered a
debtor or the successor to HMI); (b) each recipient of the securities must hold
a claim against the debtor or an affiliate, an interest in the debtor or an
affiliate, or a claim for an administrative expense against the debtor or an
affiliate; and (c) the securities must be issued in exchange for the recipient's
claim against or interest in the debtor or an affiliate, or "principally" in
such exchange and "partly" for cash or other property.
The Debtors believe that the issuance of the New Securities will satisfy
all three requirements because (a) the securities to be issued will be
securities of Reorganized HMI, which is a debtor or a successor thereto, and the
issuance of the securities is specifically mandated under the Plan; (b) the
recipients of the securities are holders of Claims or Interests; and (c) the
recipients of the securities will receive such securities in exchange for their
Claims and Interests.
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2. Resale Considerations
The Debtors believe that the resale or disposition by the recipients of the
New Securities will be exempt from registration under the Securities Act if the
recipients are not deemed to be "underwriters" under Section 1145(b) of the
Bankruptcy Code. Section 1145(b) of the Bankruptcy Code defines four types of
underwriters: (a) a person who purchases a claim against, interest in, or claim
for administrative expense in the case concerning, a debtor with a view to
distributing any security received in exchange for that claim or interest; (b) a
person who offers to sell securities offered or sold under a plan for the
holders of those securities; (c) a person who offers to buy those securities
from the holders of those securities, if the offer is (i) made with a view to
distribution of the securities, and (ii) made under an agreement made in
connection with the plan, its consummation or the offer or sale of securities
under the plan; and (d) a 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" will include any
person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by Reorganized HMI, or
any person under direct or indirect common control with Reorganized HMI (an
"Affiliate"). Whether a person is an Affiliate, and therefore an "underwriter",
with respect to Reorganized HMI for purposes of Section 1145(b) of the
Bankruptcy Code will depend on a number of factors. These factors include: (a)
the person's equity interest in Reorganized HMI; (b) the distribution and
concentration of other equity interests in Reorganized HMI; (c) whether the
person is an officer or director of Reorganized HMI; (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
Reorganized HMI; and (e) whether the person actually has that power
notwithstanding the absence of formal indicia of control. An officer or director
of Reorganized HMI may be deemed an Affiliate.
To the extent that a person deemed to be an "underwriter" receives
securities, resales by that person would not be exempted by Section 1145 of the
Bankruptcy Code from registration under the Securities Act except in "ordinary
trading transactions" (within the meaning of Section 1145(b)(1) of the
Bankruptcy Code).
The Bankruptcy Code does not define the term "ordinary trading
transactions," and the SEC has not given definitive guidance with respect to the
proper construction of the term. In a no-action letter the staff of the SEC has,
however, concurred in the view that a transaction will be an "ordinary trading
transaction" if it is carried out on an exchange or in the over-the-counter
market at a time when the issuer of the traded securities is a reporting company
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") and does not
involve any of the following factors:
(i) (x) concerted action by two or more recipients of securities
issued under a plan of reorganization in connection with the sale of those
securities, or (y) concerted action by distributors on behalf of one or
more such recipients in connection with sales;
(ii) the preparation or use of informational documents concerning the
offering of the securities to assist in the resale of the securities, other
than the disclosure statement approved in connection with the plan (and any
supplement thereto) and documents filed with the SEC by the debtor or the
reorganized company pursuant to the Exchange Act; or
(iii) special compensation to brokers or dealers in connection with
the sale of the securities designed as a special incentive to resell the
securities, other than compensation that would be paid pursuant to
arm's-length negotiations between a seller and a broker or dealer, each
acting unilaterally, that is not greater than the compensation that would
be paid for a routine similar-sized sale of similar securities of a similar
issuer.
In addition, a person deemed to be an "underwriter" solely because he is an
Affiliate may be able to sell securities without registration, in accordance
with Rule 144 under the Securities Act, which permits public sales of securities
received pursuant to a plan by statutory underwriters subject to volume
limitations and certain other conditions. Based on the views of the SEC
expressed in no-action letters, a person
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deemed to be an underwriter solely because he is an Affiliate may be able to
sell securities without registration in accordance with Rule 144, without
complying with the holding period requirement of Rule 144(d).
Because of the complex, subjective nature of the question whether a
particular holder may be an underwriter, the Debtors make no representation
concerning the ability of any person to dispose of the New Securities. The
Debtors recommend that recipients of securities under the Plan consult with
their own counsel concerning the limitations on their ability to dispose of
those securities.
3. Delivery of Disclosure Statement
Under Section 1145(a)(4) of the Bankruptcy Code, "stockbrokers" (as that
term is defined in Section 101(53A) of the Bankruptcy Code) are required to
deliver to their customers, for the first 40 days after the Effective Date of
the Plan, a copy of this Disclosure Statement (and any supplement to it ordered
by the Bankruptcy Court) at or before the time of delivery of any security
issued under the Plan. This requirement specifically applies to trading and
other after-market transactions in the securities issued under the Plan. In this
regard, however, the staff of the SEC has stated in no-action letters that when
a company is and will be a "reporting person" required to file current
information with the SEC under the Exchange Act, it would not recommend
enforcement action if a stockbroker did not comply with the disclosure statement
delivery requirements of Section 1145(a)(4) of the Bankruptcy Code. HMI has
complied, and following the Effective Date of the Plan, Reorganized HMI will
comply, with the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, including by the
filing of Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and other
required information.
IX. CERTAIN RISK FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED
HOLDERS OF CLAIMS AGAINST AND INTERESTS IN THE DEBTORS SHOULD READ AND
CONSIDER CAREFULLY THE FACTORS SET FORTH BELOW, AS WELL AS THE OTHER INFORMATION
SET FORTH IN THIS DISCLOSURE STATEMENT (AND THE DOCUMENTS DELIVERED TOGETHER
HEREWITH AND/OR INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE HEREIN), PRIOR TO VOTING TO ACCEPT OR
REJECT THE PLAN. THESE RISK FACTORS SHOULD NOT, HOWEVER, BE REGARDED AS
CONSTITUTING THE ONLY RISKS INVOLVED IN CONNECTION WITH THE PLAN AND ITS
IMPLEMENTATION.
The ultimate recoveries under the Plan to holders of Claims (other than
those holders whose Claims are paid in Cash or are Reinstated under the Plan)
and Interests depend upon the realizable value of the New HMI Common Stock and
Class A Warrants to be issued pursuant to the Plan. The New Securities to be
issued pursuant to the Plan are subject to a number of material risks,
including, but not limited to, those specified below. The factors specified
below assume that the Plan is approved by the Bankruptcy Court and that the
Effective Date occurs on or about December 31, 1999. Prior to voting on the
Plan, each holder of a Claim or Interest entitled to vote should carefully
consider the risk factors specified or referred to below, the Exhibits annexed
hereto, as well as all of the information contained in the Plan and all exhibits
thereto.
A. PROJECTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The Projected Financial Information included in this Disclosure Statement
is dependent upon the successful implementation of the business plan upon which
the Projected Financial Information is based and upon the validity of the other
assumptions contained therein. These projections reflect numerous assumptions,
including confirmation and consummation of the Plan in accordance with its
terms, the anticipated future performance of Hvide, industry performance,
certain assumptions with respect to competitors of Hvide, general business and
economic conditions and other matters, many of which are beyond the control of
Hvide. In addition, unanticipated events and circumstances occurring subsequent
to the preparation of the Projected Financial Information may affect the actual
financial results of Hvide. Moreover, there is an inherent uncertainty as to
questions of valuation of the New HMI Common Stock
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for tax purposes. Although the Debtors believe that the assumptions are
reasonable, there is a risk that the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") will
challenge these assumptions, which could affect Hvide's ability to utilize its
pre-confirmation net operating losses, resulting in increased federal income
taxes due in any given year. Although the Debtors believe that the projections
are reasonably attainable, some or all of the estimates will vary and variations
between the actual financial results and those projected may be material.
B. DEPRESSED INDUSTRY CONDITIONS AND SUBSTANTIAL CASH REQUIREMENTS HAVE
ADVERSELY AFFECTED THE COMPANY'S LIQUIDITY
Since mid-1998, there has been a severe downturn in offshore oil and gas
exploration, development and production activities in the Gulf of Mexico. A
similar downturn began in late 1998 in international markets. These downturns
are primarily a result of a worldwide decline in oil and gas prices. This has
resulted in a substantial decline in offshore energy support vessel day rates
and utilization, which has adversely affected the Company's operating results.
For supply boats operated by the Company in the Gulf of Mexico, average day
rates declined from $8,214 during the second quarter of 1998 to $4,049 in the
second quarter of 1999, while utilization declined from 80% to 69%. For anchor
handling tug/supply boats operated by the Company in foreign waters, average day
rates declined from $6,008 in the second quarter of 1998 to $5,433 in the second
quarter of 1999, while utilization declined from 77% to 49%. As a result, the
Company experienced a decline in revenue from $195.8 million for the second
quarter of 1998 to $160.5 million for the second quarter of 1999 and a decline
in EBITDA from $72.5 million to $32.7 million for the same periods. The Company
reported a net loss of $32.8 million for the second quarter of 1999 as compared
to net income of $15.0 million for the same period in 1998. The Company
experienced further declines in vessel day rates and utilization in some of its
operating sectors during the second quarter of 1999.
For the six months ending December 31, 1999, the Company estimates that, in
addition to working capital requirements, its cash requirements will be
approximately $35.9 million, consisting of approximately $21.7 million for
principal and interest payments on its debt and capital leases (at current
rates), approximately $12 million for vessel maintenance and improvements and
approximately $2.2 million for vessel operating lease obligations. Assuming that
industry conditions do not improve significantly, the Company's cash flow from
operations and cash on hand will not be sufficient to satisfy its short-term
working capital needs, capital expenditures, debt service requirements and lease
and other payment obligations.
C. RECENT ADVERSE PUBLICITY ABOUT THE COMPANY, INCLUDING ITS CHAPTER 11 FILING,
HAS HARMED THE COMPANY'S ABILITY TO COMPETE IN HIGHLY COMPETITIVE BUSINESSES
The marine transportation industry is highly competitive, and some of the
Company's competitors have significantly greater financial resources than the
Company. Recent adverse publicity concerning the Company's financial condition
has harmed its ability to attract new customers and its ability to maintain
favorable relationships with its existing customers and suppliers. For example,
some of the Company's suppliers are requiring cash payments rather than
extending credit, which adversely affects the Company's liquidity. Further, as a
result of the Company's current financial condition, it has experienced
attrition of employees in key functions. This attrition has had and is likely to
continue to have an adverse effect on its ability to compete.
D. THE COMPANY IS DEPENDENT ON THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY, WHICH IS CYCLICAL
The Company's business and operations are substantially dependent upon
conditions in the oil and gas industry, particularly expenditures by oil and gas
companies for offshore exploration and production activities. These
expenditures, and hence the demand for offshore energy support and
transportation services, are directly influenced by oil and gas prices,
expectations concerning future prices, the cost of producing and delivering oil
and gas and government regulation and policies regarding exploration and
development of oil and gas reserves, including the ability of OPEC to set and
maintain production levels and prices. Since mid-1998, there has been a severe
downturn in the level of offshore exploration and
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production activity, which has adversely affected the rates for and utilization
of the Company's offshore energy support vessels. Offshore exploration and
production expenditures are not expected to increase in the near future. The
Company's business will continue to be adversely affected by oil and gas prices
until there is a significant, sustained increase in such prices. It cannot be
predicted when prices might reach a level that will significantly reverse the
recent declines in vessel utilization and rates.
E. EXCESS VESSEL SUPPLY AND VESSEL NEWBUILDS ARE DEPRESSING DAY RATES AND
ADVERSELY AFFECTING OPERATING RESULTS
In addition to price, service and reputation, which affect all of the
Company's operations, its offshore energy support business is affected by the
supply of and demand for offshore energy support vessels. During periods when
supply exceeds demand, as it currently does, there is significant downward
pressure on the rates at which the Company can contract its vessels. Because
vessel operating costs cannot be significantly reduced, any reduction in rates
adversely affects the Company's results of operations.
F. EXCESS VESSEL SUPPLY AND VESSEL NEWBUILDS ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE ANY RECOVERY OF
THE OFFSHORE ENERGY SUPPORT MARKET TO LAG INCREASES IN OIL AND GAS PRICES
Although oil and gas prices have recently increased, there is likely to be
a substantial lag between such increases and any recovery of the offshore energy
support market. Currently, the industry supply of offshore energy support
vessels significantly exceeds the demand for such vessels, and this imbalance is
expected to increase with the delivery of additional vessels currently under
construction or on order. The Company estimates that there are currently
approximately 150 offshore energy support vessel newbuilds scheduled to be
delivered industry-wide by the end of 2000. Newbuilds generally have
substantially more cargo capacity than older vessels, thereby exacerbating the
oversupply. In addition, because the supply of vessels currently exceeds demand,
vessel operators, including the Company, have elected to defer drydocking and
other significant maintenance capital expenditures and have "cold stacked"
vessels, thereby creating an additional source of vessels if vessel demand
increases. Thus, before there is significant improvement in vessel day rates and
utilization, exploration and production activities will have to increase to
levels that will generate demand for the current excess supply, cold stacked
vessels and the newbuilds that come into service. Such an increase in
exploration and production activities is not expected to occur until there is a
significant, sustained increase in oil and gas prices.
G. THE COMPANY MAY BE AT A COMPETITIVE DISADVANTAGE IN RESPONDING TO ANY
IMPROVED DEMAND IN THE OFFSHORE ENERGY SUPPORT INDUSTRY
As a result of its need to reduce capital expenditures, the Company is
deferring required drydockings of a number of its offshore energy support
vessels that are laid up due to lack of demand. If and when increased demand
should provide employment opportunities for these vessels, the Company might not
have the capital resources with which to proceed with the required drydockings
or to proceed with them on as timely a basis as its competitors that have such
resources. The Company estimates that it would require aggregate expenditures of
$9.4 million to return to service its 42 vessels that are currently laid up or
otherwise not in seagoing condition. Additional amounts will be required to
undertake the maintenance that will be deferred in 1999 and future periods as
the Company implements its program to reduce expenditures.
H. THE COMPANY'S PLANS TO CANCEL THE CONSTRUCTION OF VESSELS CURRENTLY UNDER
CONSTRUCTION COULD SUBJECT IT TO LIABILITIES
As part of its plan to conserve cash, the Company is seeking to cancel the
construction or dispose of three vessels currently under construction. The
aggregate purchase price of these vessels and certain other equipment is $17.2
million, of which $2.8 million had been paid at June 30, 1999. If the Company is
unable to negotiate mutually agreeable arrangements with its shipbuilders and
proceeds with canceling construction of the vessels, the shipbuilders may take
legal action against the Company, which could cause
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it to incur significant legal expenses and subject it to significant liability
for the remaining cost of construction.
I. THE COMPANY CONDUCTS INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS, WHICH INVOLVE ADDITIONAL RISKS
The Company operates vessels worldwide. Operations outside the United
States involve additional risks, including the possibility of vessel seizure,
foreign taxation, political instability, foreign and domestic monetary and tax
policies, expropriation, nationalization, loss of contract rights, war and civil
disturbances or other risks that may limit or disrupt markets. Additionally, the
Company's ability to compete in the international offshore energy support market
may be adversely affected by foreign government regulations that favor or
require the awarding of contracts to local persons, or that require foreign
persons to employ citizens of, or purchase supplies from, a particular
jurisdiction. Further, the Company's foreign subsidiaries may face
governmentally imposed restrictions on their ability to transfer funds to their
parent company.
J. THE COMPANY'S OFFSHORE ENERGY SUPPORT FLEET INCLUDES MANY OLDER VESSELS
The average age of the Company's offshore energy support vessels (based on
the later of the date of construction or rebuilding) is approximately 16 years,
and approximately 31% of these vessels are more than 20 years old. The Company
believes that after a vessel has been in service for approximately 30 years,
repair, vessel certification and maintenance costs may not be economically
justifiable. The Company may not be able to maintain its fleet by extending the
economic life of existing vessels through major refurbishment or by acquiring
new or used vessels.
K. THE COMPANY'S BUSINESS IS SUBJECT TO ENVIRONMENTAL RISK AND REGULATIONS
Current laws and regulations could impose substantial liability on the
Company for damages, remediation costs and penalties associated with oil or
hazardous-substance spills or other discharges into the environment involving
its vessel operations. Its shoreside operations are also subject to federal,
state and local environmental laws and regulations. In addition, tanker owners
and operators are required to establish and maintain evidence of financial
responsibility with respect to potential oil spill liability. The Company
currently satisfies this requirement through self-insurance or third-party
insurance. Amendments to existing laws and regulations or new laws and
regulations may be adopted that could limit the Company's ability to do business
or increase its cost of doing business.
L. THE COMPANY'S BUSINESS INVOLVES HAZARDOUS ACTIVITIES AND OTHER RISKS OF LOSS
AGAINST WHICH IT MAY NOT BE ADEQUATELY INSURED
The business of the Company is affected by a number of risks, including the
mechanical failure of its vessels, collisions, vessel loss or damage, cargo loss
or damage, hostilities and labor strikes. In addition, the operation of any
vessel is subject to the inherent possibility of a catastrophic marine disaster,
including oil, fuel or chemical spills and other environmental mishaps, as well
as other liabilities arising from owning and operating vessels. Any such event
may result in the loss of revenues and increased costs and other liabilities.
Although the Company's losses from such hazards have not historically exceeded
its insurance coverage, there can be no assurance that this will continue to be
the case.
OPA 90, by imposing virtually unlimited liability upon vessel owners,
operators and certain charterers for certain oil pollution accidents in the
United States, has made liability insurance more expensive and has also prompted
insurers to consider reducing available liability coverage. While the Company
maintains insurance, there can be no assurance that all risks are adequately
insured against, particularly in light of the virtually unlimited liability
imposed by OPA 90, that any particular claim will be paid, or that the Company
will be able to procure adequate insurance coverage at commercially reasonable
rates in the future. Because it maintains mutual insurance, the Company is
subject to funding requirements and coverage shortfalls in the event claims
exceed available funds and reinsurance, and to premium increases based on prior
loss experience. Any such shortfalls could have a material adverse impact on the
Company.
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M. THE COMPANY COULD LOSE JONES ACT PROTECTION
A substantial portion of the Company's operations is conducted in the U.S.
domestic trade, which, under the U.S. coastwise laws, or the Jones Act, is
restricted to vessels built in the United States, owned and crewed by U.S.
citizens and registered under U.S. law. There have been repeated attempts to
repeal the Jones Act, and these attempts are expected to continue in the future.
Repeal of the Jones Act would result in additional competition from vessels
built in lower-cost foreign shipyards and manned by foreign nationals accepting
lower wages than U.S. citizens, which could have a material adverse effect on
the Company's business.
N. RESTRICTION ON FOREIGN OWNERSHIP OF STOCK
In order to maintain the eligibility of the Company to operate vessels in
the U.S. domestic trade, 75% of each class of the outstanding capital stock, and
75% of the voting power, of Reorganized HMI is required to be held by U.S.
citizens. See "Business -- Environmental and Other Regulation." Although the New
Certificate of Reorganized HMI contains provisions limiting Non-Citizen
ownership of the capital stock of Reorganized HMI (see Section V.B.9., "Summary
of Other Provisions of the Plan; Reorganized HMI Certificate of Incorporation
and By-laws."), Reorganized HMI could lose its ability to conduct operations in
the U.S. domestic trade if such provisions prove unsuccessful in maintaining the
required level of Citizen ownership. Such loss would have a material adverse
effect on Reorganized HMI.
As a result of this limitation upon the Non-Citizen ownership of New HMI
Common Stock, any Non-Citizen holder of New HMI Common Stock will, to the extent
such ownership would cause 25% of the outstanding New HMI Common Stock to be
held by Non-Citizens, be required to sell its New HMI Common Stock to
Reorganized HMI.
O. THE COMPANY WILL HAVE TO REMOVE SOME OF ITS VESSELS FROM THE JONES ACT TRADE
OPA 90 establishes a phase-out schedule, depending upon vessel size and
age, for single-hull vessels carrying crude oil and petroleum products. The
phase-out dates for the Company's single-hull carriers are as follows: HMI
Astrachem -- 2000, HMI Trader -- 2000, Seabulk Magnachem -- 2007, HMI
Defender -- 2008, HMI Dynachem -- 2011, HMI Petrochem -- 2011 and Seabulk
America -- 2015. The phase-out date for some of its fuel barges is 2015. As a
result of this requirement, these vessels will be prohibited from transporting
petroleum products in U.S. waters after their phase-out dates. However, these
vessels may be taken out of service for other reasons prior to their OPA 90
phase-out dates. For example, the Seabulk Challenger was taken out of service in
1999. Although the Company's remaining vessels are not subject to mandatory
retirement, and it employs what it believes to be a rigorous maintenance program
for all its vessels, the Company may not be able to maintain its fleet by
extending the economic lives of existing vessels or acquiring new or used
vessels.
P. THE COMPANY HAS BEEN REQUIRED TO CONSOLIDATE CERTAIN DEBT, CAUSING FURTHER
DETERIORATION IN ITS REPORTED FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The Company currently holds a 50.75% equity interest in companies that own
five recently delivered double-hull product carriers. The aggregate cost of the
carriers was approximately $280.0 million, of which approximately $230.0 million
has been financed with the proceeds of U.S. government-guaranteed debt. As the
Company intends to reduce its equity interest to less than 50%, this investment
has been considered temporary and has been accounted for under the equity
method, which means that the related debt has not been included on the Company's
balance sheet. However, because the Company has been unable to reduce its equity
interest to below 50%, it has been required to include this debt on its balance
sheet as of September'30, 1999, and include the related interest expense on its
statements of operations, causing further deterioration in its reported
financial condition and results of operations. There can be no assurance that
the Company's efforts to reduce its equity interest in the carriers to below 50%
will be successful.
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Q. THERE IS NO ESTABLISHED TRADING MARKET FOR THE NEW SECURITIES
The New HMI Common Stock and Class A Warrants will be new issues of
securities and will not have an established trading market. There is no
assurance that an active trading market will develop for the New Securities.
R. DIVIDEND POLICY
Reorganized HMI does not anticipate paying any dividends on the New HMI
Common Stock in the foreseeable future. In addition, the covenants in certain
debt instruments to which Reorganized HMI will be a party will likely prohibit
payment of dividends. Certain institutional investors may only invest in
dividend-paying equity securities or may operate under other restrictions which
may prohibit or limit their ability to invest in New HMI Common Stock.
S. PREFERRED STOCK
Until such time (if any) as the Board of Directors of Reorganized HMI
should issue preferred stock and establish the respective rights of the holders
of one or more series thereof, it is not possible to state the actual effect of
authorization of the preferred stock upon the rights of holders of New HMI
Common Stock. The effects of such issuance could include, however: (i) reduction
of the amount of cash otherwise available for payment of dividends on New HMI
Common Stock, (ii) dilution of the voting power of New HMI Common Stock if the
preferred stock has voting rights, and (iii) restriction of the rights of
holders of New HMI Common Stock to share in Reorganized HMI's assets upon
liquidation until satisfaction of any liquidation preference granted to the
holders of preferred stock. In addition, so-called "blank check" preferred stock
may be viewed as having possible anti-takeover effects, if it were used to make
a third party's attempt to gain control of Reorganized HMI more difficult, time
consuming or costly. HMI has no current plans pursuant to which preferred stock
would be issued as an anti-takeover device or otherwise.
X. CERTAIN FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE PLAN
The following discussion summarizes certain federal income tax consequences
of the implementation of the Plan to the Company and certain holders of Claims
and Interests. The following summary does not address the federal income tax
consequences to holders whose Claims are entitled to reinstatement or payment in
full in cash under the Plan.
The following summary is based on the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the "Code"), Treasury regulations promulgated and proposed thereunder,
judicial decisions and published administrative rules and pronouncements of the
IRS as in effect on the date hereof. Changes in such rules or new
interpretations thereof may have retroactive effect and could significantly
affect the federal income tax consequences described below.
The federal income tax consequences of the Plan are complex and are subject
to significant uncertainties. The Company has not requested a ruling from the
IRS or an opinion of counsel with respect to any of the tax aspects of the Plan.
Thus, no assurance can be given as to the interpretation that the IRS or a
reviewing court might adopt. In addition, this summary does not address foreign,
state or local tax consequences of the Plan, nor does it purport to address the
federal income tax consequences of the Plan to special classes of taxpayers
(such as foreign taxpayers, broker-dealers, banks, mutual funds, insurance
companies, financial institutions, small business investment companies,
regulated investment companies, tax-exempt organizations and investors in
pass-through entities).
ACCORDINGLY, THE FOLLOWING SUMMARY OF CERTAIN FEDERAL INCOME TAX
CONSEQUENCES IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR
CAREFUL TAX PLANNING AND ADVICE BASED UPON THE INDIVIDUAL CIRCUMSTANCES
PERTAINING TO A HOLDER OF A CLAIM OR EQUITY INTEREST. ALL HOLDERS OF CLAIMS OR
INTERESTS ARE URGED TO CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX
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ADVISORS FOR THE FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND OTHER TAX CONSEQUENCES APPLICABLE
UNDER THE PLAN.
A. CONSEQUENCES TO THE COMPANY
As of December 31, 1998, the Company had consolidated net operating loss
("NOL") carryforwards for federal income tax purposes of approximately $75.6
million, approximately $23.8 million of which were already subject to an annual
limitation of approximately $3.3 million under Section 382 of the Code. The
Company's NOL carryforwards remain subject to examination by the IRS and thus
subject to possible reduction. Moreover, as discussed below, such NOL
carryforwards (and possibly certain other tax attributes of the Company) will
likely be reduced or eliminated, and any remaining NOL carryforwards may be
subject to limitation, upon the implementation of the Plan.
1. Cancellation of Debt
In general, the Code provides that a debtor in a bankruptcy case must
reduce certain of its tax attributes (such as its NOL carryforwards and possibly
its tax basis in its assets) by the amount of any cancellation of debt, that is,
the amount by which debt discharged exceeds any consideration given in exchange
therefor. Any reduction in tax attributes generally occurs on a separate company
basis, even though the debtor files a consolidated federal income tax return.
The Company believes that it will suffer substantial attribute reduction as
a result of the discharge of the Allowed Senior Note Claims and the Allowed
Trust Preferred Securities Interests (which are treated for federal income tax
purposes as interests in the Convertible Subordinated Debentures held by Hvide
Capital Trust) pursuant to the Plan.
2. Limitations on NOL Carryforwards and Other Tax Attributes
Following the implementation of the Plan, any remaining consolidated NOLs
(and carryforwards thereof) and certain other tax attributes of the Company
allocable to periods prior to the Effective Date will be subject to the rules of
Section 382 of the Code.
Under Section 382, if a loss corporation undergoes an "ownership change,"
the amount of its pre-change losses that may be utilized to offset future
taxable income is, in general, subject to an annual limitation. Such limitation
also may apply to certain losses or deductions that are "built-in" (i.e.,
economically accrued but unrecognized) as of the date of the ownership change
and are subsequently recognized. The Company will undergo an ownership change as
a result of the issuance of the New HMI Common Stock pursuant to the Plan. The
following discussion is based on the Section 382 rules as applied to ownership
changes pursuant to a confirmed chapter 11 plan.
The amount of the annual limitation to which a loss corporation undergoing
such an ownership change is subject generally equals the product of (i) the
lesser of the value of the equity of the reorganized loss corporation
immediately after the ownership change or the value of the loss corporation's
gross assets immediately before such change (with certain adjustments) and (ii)
the "long-term tax-exempt rate" in effect for the month in which the ownership
change occurs (5.45% for ownership changes occurring in October 1999). However,
if the loss corporation does not continue its historic business or use a
significant portion of its historic assets in a new business for two years after
the ownership change, the annual limitation is zero. The annual limitation is
determined on a consolidated basis.
As indicated above, Section 382 also can operate to limit built-in losses
recognized subsequent to the date of the ownership change. If the loss
corporation has a net unrealized built-in loss at the time of the ownership
change (taking into account most assets and all items of built-in income and
deduction), then any built-in losses recognized during the following five years
(up to the amount of the original net built-in loss) generally will be treated
as a pre-change loss and will be subject to the annual limitation. Conversely,
if the loss corporation has a net unrealized built-in gain at the time of the
ownership change, any built-in gains recognized during the following five years
(up to the amount of the original net built-in gain)
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generally will increase the annual limitation in the year recognized, so that
the loss corporation is permitted to use its pre-change losses against such
built-in gain income in addition to its regular annual allowance. In general, a
loss corporation's net unrealized built-in gain or loss will be deemed to be
zero unless it is greater than the lesser of (i) $10 million or (ii) 15% of the
fair market value of the loss corporation's assets (with certain adjustments)
before the ownership change. Net unrealized built-in gain or loss is determined
on a consolidated basis. It is not known whether the Company will be in a net
unrealized built-in gain or a net unrealized built-in loss position on the
Effective Date.
An exception to the foregoing annual limitation (and built-in gain and
loss) rules generally applies where stockholders and qualified (so-called "old
and cold") creditors of the loss corporation receive at least 50% of the vote
and value of the stock of the reorganized loss corporation pursuant to a
confirmed chapter 11 plan. Under this exception, the debtor's pre-change losses
are not limited on an annual basis but are reduced by the amount of any interest
deductions claimed during the three taxable years preceding the date of the
reorganization, and during the part of the taxable year prior to and including
the reorganization, in respect of the debt converted into stock in the
reorganization. Moreover, if this exception applies, any further ownership
change of the debtor within a two-year period will preclude the utilization of
any pre-change losses at the time of the subsequent ownership change against
future taxable income.
An old and cold creditor includes a creditor that has held its debt for at
least 18 months prior to the filing of the chapter 11 case. In addition, any
stock received by a creditor that does not become a direct or indirect 5-percent
shareholder of the reorganized debtor generally will be treated as received by
an old and cold creditor, other than in the case of any creditor whose
participation in the plan makes evident to the debtor that the creditor has not
owned the debt for the requisite period.
Even if a loss corporation qualifies for this exception, it may elect not
to apply the exception and instead remain subject to the annual limitation and
built-in gain and loss rules described above. The Code and the regulations
issued thereunder do not address whether the exception can be applied on a
consolidated basis or only to the debtor whose qualified creditors receive
stock.
3. Alternative Minimum Tax
In general, an alternative minimum tax ("AMT") is imposed on a
corporation's alternative minimum taxable income at a 20% rate to the extent
such tax exceeds the corporation's regular federal income tax. For purposes of
computing taxable income for AMT purposes, certain tax deductions and other
beneficial allowances are modified or eliminated. In particular, even though a
corporation may be able to offset all of its taxable income for regular tax
purposes by available NOL carryforwards, only 90% of the corporation's taxable
income for AMT purposes may be offset by available NOL carryforwards (as
recomputed for AMT purposes).
In addition, if a corporation undergoes an "ownership change" within the
meaning of Section 382 and is in a net unrealized built-in loss position ( as
determined for AMT purposes) on the date of the ownership change, the
corporation's aggregate tax basis in its assets is reduced for certain AMT
purposes to reflect the fair market value of such assets as of the change date.
Any AMT that a corporation pays generally will be allowed as a
nonrefundable credit against its regular federal income tax liability in future
taxable years when the corporation is no longer subject to the AMT.
B. CONSEQUENCES TO HOLDERS OF SENIOR NOTES
Pursuant to the Plan, holders of Senior Notes will receive, in discharge of
their Allowed Claims, New HMI Common Stock.
The federal income tax consequences of the Plan to a holder of Senior Notes
depend, in part, on whether such Notes constitute "securities" for federal
income tax purposes. The term "security" is not defined in the Code or in the
regulations issued thereunder and has not been clearly defined by judicial
decisions. The determination of whether a particular debt constitutes a
"security" depends on an overall
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evaluation of the nature of the debt. One of the most significant factors
considered in determining whether a particular debt is a security is its
original term. In general, debt obligations issued with a weighted average
maturity at issuance of five years or less (e.g., trade debt and revolving
credit obligations) do not constitute securities, whereas debt obligations with
a weighted average maturity at issuance of 10 years or more constitute
securities. The following discussion assumes that the Senior Notes constitute
"securities" for federal income tax purposes. However, each holder is urged to
consult its tax advisor regarding the status of such Notes.
1. Gain or Loss
In general, each holder of Senior Notes will not recognize any gain or loss
upon the implementation of the Plan, except as described below under
"Distributions in Discharge of Accrued Interest."
A holder's aggregate tax basis in the New HMI Common Stock received (except
to the extent the New HMI Common Stock was issued in respect of accrued
interest) will equal the holder's adjusted tax basis in its Senior Notes. In
general, the holder's holding period for the New HMI Common Stock received will
include the holder's holding period for the Senior Notes (except to the extent
the New HMI Common Stock was issued in respect of accrued interest). The
holder's tax basis in any New HMI Common Stock issued in respect of accrued
interest will be the fair market value thereof on the Effective Date, and the
holder's holding period therefor will begin the day following the Effective
Date.
2. Distributions in Discharge of Accrued Interest
In general, to the extent any amount received (whether stock, cash or other
property) by a holder of a debt is received in satisfaction of interest accrued
during its holding period, such amount will be taxable to the holder as interest
income (if not previously included in the holder's gross income). Conversely, a
holder generally recognizes a deductible loss to the extent any accrued interest
was previously included in its gross income and is not paid in full.
Each holder of Senior Notes is urged to consult its tax advisor regarding
the allocation of consideration and the deductibility of unpaid interest for tax
purposes.
3. Subsequent Sale of New HMI Common Stock
Any gain recognized by a holder of Senior Notes upon a subsequent taxable
disposition of New HMI Common Stock received pursuant to the Plan (or any stock
or other property received for it in a later tax-free exchange) will be treated
as ordinary income to the extent of (i) any bad debt deductions (or additions to
a bad debt reserve) claimed with respect to its Senior Notes and (ii) with
respect to a cash-basis holder, also any amount that would have been included in
its gross income if the holder's Senior Notes had been satisfied in full but
that was not included by reason of the cash method of accounting.
In addition, the Treasury Department is expected to promulgate regulations
that will provide that any accrued "market discount" not treated as ordinary
income upon a tax-free exchange of market discount bonds would carry over to the
nonrecognition property received in the exchange. If such regulations are
promulgated and applicable to the Plan, any holder of Senior Notes that have
accrued market discount would carry over such accrued market discount to the New
HMI Common Stock received pursuant to the Plan. Any gain recognized by the
holder upon a subsequent disposition of such New HMI Common Stock would be
treated as ordinary income to the extent of any accrued market discount not
previously included in income. In general, a Senior Note will have accrued
"market discount" if such Note was acquired after its original issuance at a
discount to its issue price.
4. Withholding
All distributions to holders of allowed claims under the Plan are subject
to any applicable withholding (including employment tax withholding). Under
federal income tax law, interest, dividends, and other reportable payments may,
under certain circumstances, be subject to "backup withholding" at a 31% rate.
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Backup withholding generally applies if the holder (a) fails to furnish its
social security number or other taxpayer identification number ("TIN"), (b)
furnishes an incorrect TIN, (c) fails properly to report interest or dividends,
or (d) under certain circumstances, fails to provide a certified statement,
signed under penalty of perjury, that the TIN provided is its correct number and
that it is not subject to backup withholding. Backup withholding is not an
additional tax but merely an advance payment, which may be refunded to the
extent it results in an overpayment of tax. Certain persons are exempt from
backup withholding, including, in certain circumstances, corporations and
financial institutions.
C. CONSEQUENCES TO HOLDERS OF TRUST PREFERRED SECURITIES
Pursuant to the Plan, holders of Trust Preferred Securities will receive,
in discharge of their Allowed Interests, a combination of New HMI Common Stock
and Class A Warrants.
For federal income tax purposes, holders of Trust Preferred Securities are
generally treated as owning undivided interests in the Convertible Subordinated
Debentures held by the Hvide Capital Trust. Accordingly, the federal income tax
consequences of the Plan to a holder of Trust Preferred Securities depend on
whether such Debentures constitute "securities" for federal income tax purposes.
The following discussion assumes that the Convertible Subordinated Debentures
constitute "securities" for federal income tax purposes. However, each holder is
urged to consult its tax advisor regarding the status of such Debentures.
1. Gain or Loss
In general, holders of Trust Preferred Securities will not recognize any
gain or loss upon the implementation of the Plan, except as described below
under "Distributions in Discharge of Accrued Interest or OID."
A holder's aggregate tax basis in the New HMI Common Stock and Class A
Warrants received (except to the extent the New HMI Common Stock or Class A
Warrants were issued in respect of accrued interest or original issue discount
("OID")) will equal the holder's adjusted tax basis in its Trust Preferred
Securities, allocated between the New HMI Common Stock and the Class A Warrants
in proportion to their fair market values. In general, the holder's holding
period for the New HMI Common Stock and Class A Warrants received will include
the holder's holding period for the Trust Preferred Securities (except to the
extent the New HMI Common Stock or Class A Warrants were issued in respect of
accrued interest or OID). The holder's tax basis in any New HMI Common Stock or
Class A Warrants issued in respect of accrued interest or OID will be the fair
market value thereof on the Effective Date, and the holder's holding period
therefor will begin the day following the Effective Date.
2. Distributions in Discharge of Accrued Interest or OID
In general, to the extent any amount received (whether stock, cash or other
property) by a holder of a debt is received in satisfaction of interest accrued
during its holding period, such amount will be taxable to the holder as interest
income (if not previously included in the holder's gross income). Conversely, a
holder generally recognizes a deductible loss to the extent any accrued interest
was previously included in its gross income and is not paid in full. However,
the IRS has privately ruled that a holder of a security, in an otherwise
tax-free exchange for stock, could not claim a current deduction with respect to
any unpaid OID. Accordingly, it is unclear whether a holder of Trust Preferred
Securities would be entitled to a current deduction to the extent unpaid accrued
interest on the Convertible Subordinated Debentures was properly includible in
such holder's gross income as OID.
Each holder of Trust Preferred Securities is urged to consult its tax
advisor regarding the allocation of consideration and the deductibility of
unpaid interest for tax purposes.
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3. Subsequent Sale of New HMI Common Stock
Any gain recognized by a holder of Trust Preferred Securities upon a
subsequent taxable disposition of New HMI Common Stock received pursuant to the
Plan (or any stock or other property received for it in a later tax-free
exchange) will be treated as ordinary income to the extent of (i) any bad debt
deductions (or additions to a bad debt reserve) claimed with respect to its
Trust Preferred Securities, and (ii) with respect to a cash-basis holder, any
amount that would have been included in its gross income if the holder's Trust
Preferred Securities had been satisfied in full but that was not included by
reason of the cash method of accounting.
In addition, the Treasury Department is expected to promulgate regulations
that will provide that any accrued "market discount" not treated as ordinary
income upon a tax-free exchange of market discount bonds would carry over to the
nonrecognition property received in the exchange. If such regulations are
promulgated and applicable to the Plan, any holder of Trust Preferred Securities
that have accrued market discount would carry over such accrued market discount
to the New HMI Common Stock and Class A Warrants received pursuant to the Plan,
so that any gain recognized by the holder upon a subsequent disposition of such
New HMI Common Stock or Class A Warrants would be treated as ordinary income to
the extent of any accrued market discount not previously included in income. In
general, a Trust Preferred Security will have accrued "market discount" if such
Security was acquired after its original issuance at a discount to its issue
price.
4. Withholding
All distributions to holders of allowed interests under the Plan are
subject to any applicable withholding (including employment tax withholding).
Under federal income tax law, interest, dividends, and other reportable payments
may, under certain circumstances, be subject to "backup withholding" at a 31%
rate. Backup withholding generally applies if the holder (a) fails to furnish
its TIN, (b) furnishes an incorrect TIN, (c) fails properly to report interest
or dividends, or (d) under certain circumstances, fails to provide a certified
statement, signed under penalty of perjury, that the TIN provided is its correct
number and that it is not subject to backup withholding. Backup withholding is
not an additional tax but merely an advance payment, which may be refunded to
the extent it results in an overpayment of tax. Certain persons are exempt from
backup withholding, including, in certain circumstances, corporations and
financial institutions.
D. CONSEQUENCES TO HOLDERS OF EXISTING HMI COMMON STOCK
Pursuant to the Plan, holders of existing HMI Common Stock will receive, in
discharge of their Allowed Interests, Class A Warrants.
In general, each holder of existing HMI Common Stock will recognize gain or
loss upon the implementation of the Plan in an amount equal to the difference
between (i) the aggregate fair market value of the Class A Warrants received and
(ii) its tax basis in its existing HMI Common Stock. Such gain or loss will
generally be capital gain or loss and will be long-term capital gain or loss if
the holder has held its existing HMI Common Stock for more than one year on the
Effective Date. A holder's tax basis in the Class A Warrants received will be
the fair market value thereof on the Effective Date, and the holder's holding
period therefor will begin the day following the Effective Date.
THE FOREGOING SUMMARY HAS BEEN PROVIDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.
ALL HOLDERS OF CLAIMS AND INTERESTS ARE URGED TO CONSULT THEIR TAX ADVISORS
CONCERNING THE FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, AND OTHER TAX CONSEQUENCES APPLICABLE
UNDER THE PLAN.
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XI. ALTERNATIVES TO CONFIRMATION AND CONSUMMATION OF THE PLAN
If the Plan is not confirmed and consummated, the Debtors' alternatives
include (i) liquidation of the Debtors under chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code
and (ii) the preparation and presentation of an alternative plan or plans of
reorganization.
A. LIQUIDATION UNDER CHAPTER 7
If no Chapter 11 plan can be confirmed, the Chapter 11 Cases may be
converted to cases under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code in which a trustee
would be elected or appointed to liquidate the assets of the Debtors. A
discussion of the effect that a Chapter 7 liquidation would have on the recovery
of holders of Claims and Interests is set forth in Section VI.C.4.,
"Confirmation and Consummation Procedure, Best Interests Test." The Debtors
believe that liquidation under chapter 7 would result in (i) smaller
distributions being made to creditors and Equity Interest Holders than those
provided for in the Plan because of the additional administrative expenses
involved in the appointment of a trustee and attorneys and other professionals
to assist such trustee, (ii) additional expenses and claims, some of which would
be entitled to priority, which would be generated during the liquidation and
from the rejection of leases and other executory contracts in connection with a
cessation of the Debtors' operations and (iii) the failure to realize the
greater, going concern value of the Debtors' assets.
B. ALTERNATIVE PLAN OF REORGANIZATION
If the Plan is not confirmed, the Debtors or any other party in interest
could attempt to formulate a different plan of reorganization. Such a plan might
involve either a reorganization and continuation of the Debtors' business or an
orderly liquidation of their assets.
The Debtors believe that the Plan enables the Debtors to successfully and
expeditiously emerge from Chapter 11, preserves their businesses and allows
creditors and shareholders to realize the highest recoveries under the
circumstances. In a liquidation under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, the
assets of the Debtor would be sold in an orderly fashion over a more extended
period of time than in a liquidation under Chapter 7 and a trustee need not be
appointed. Accordingly, creditors and shareholders would receive greater
recoveries than in a Chapter 7 liquidation. Although a Chapter 11 liquidation is
preferable to a Chapter 7 liquidation, the Debtors believe that a liquidation
under Chapter 11 is a much less attractive alternative to creditors and
shareholders because a greater return is provided for in the Plan to creditors
and shareholders.
XII. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
The Debtors believe that confirmation and implementation of the Plan is
preferable to any of the alternatives described above because it will provide
the greatest recoveries to holders of Claims and Interests. In addition, other
alternatives would involve significant delay, uncertainty and substantial
additional administrative costs. The Creditors' Committee also believes that
confirmation and implementation of the Plan is preferable to any of the
alternatives described above because it will provide the greatest recoveries to
holders of Unsecured Claims. The Debtors urge holders of impaired Claims and
Interests entitled to vote on the Plan to vote to accept the Plan and to
evidence such acceptance by returning their Ballots so that they will be
received not later than 4:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time on November 29, 1999.
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Dated: November 1, 1999
HVIDE MARINE INCORPORATED,
By: /s/
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HVIDE MARINE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
HVIDE MARINE TRANSPORT, INC.
HVIDE MARINE TOWING, INC.
HVIDE MARINE TOWING SERVICES, INC.
HVIDE CAPITAL TRUST
HMI CAYMAN HOLDINGS, INC.
HMI OPERATORS, INC.
LIGHTSHIP LIMITED PARTNER
HOLDINGS, LLC
LONE STAR MARINE SERVICES, INC.
OCEAN SPECIALTY TANKERS
CORPORATION
OFFSHORE MARINE MANAGEMENT
INTERNATIONAL, INC.
SEABULK ALBANY, INC.
SEABULK ALKATAR, INC.
SEABULK AMERICA PARTNERSHIP, LTD.
SEABULK ARABIAN, INC.
SEABULK ARCTIC EXPRESS, INC.
SEABULK ARIES II, INC.
SEABULK ARZANAH, INC.
SEABULK BARRACUDA, INC.
SEABULK BATON ROUGE, INC.
SEABULK BECKY, INC.
SEABULK BETSY, INC.
SEABULK BUL HANIN, INC.
SEABULK CAPRICORN, INC.
SEABULK CARDINAL, INC.
SEABULK CAROL, INC.
SEABULK CAROLYN, INC.
SEABULK CHAMP, INC.
SEABULK CHRISTOPHER, INC
SEABULK CLAIBORNE, INC.
SEABULK CLIPPER, INC.
SEABULK COMMAND, INC.
SEABULK CONDOR, INC.
SEABULK CONSTRUCTOR, INC.
SEABULK COOT I, INC.
SEABULK COOT II, INC.
SEABULK CORMORANT, INC.
SEABULK CYGNET I, INC.
SEABULK CYGNET II, INC.
SEABULK DANAH, INC.
SEABULK DAYNA, INC.
SEABULK DEBBIE, INC.
SEABULK DEFENDER, INC.
SEABULK DIANA, INC.
SEABULK DISCOVERY, INC.
SEABULK DUKE, INC.
SEABULK EAGLE II, INC.
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SEABULK EAGLE, INC.
SEABULK EMERALD, INC.
SEABULK ENERGY, INC.
SEABULK EXPLORER, INC.
SEABULK FALCON II, INC.
SEABULK FALCON, INC.
SEABULK FREEDOM, INC.
SEABULK FULMAR, INC.
SEABULK GABRIELLE, INC.
SEABULK GANNET I, INC.
SEABULK GANNET II, INC.
SEABULK GAZELLE, INC.
SEABULK GIANT, INC.
SEABULK GREBE, INC.
SEABULK HABARA, INC.
SEABULK HAMOUR, INC.
SEABULK HARRIER, INC.
SEABULK HATTA, INC.
SEABULK HAWAII, INC.
SEABULK HAWK, INC.
SEABULK HERCULES, INC.
SEABULK HERON, INC.
SEABULK HORIZON, INC.
SEABULK HOUBARE, INC.
SEABULK IBEX, INC.
SEABULK ISABEL, INC.
SEABULK JASPER, INC.
SEABULK JEBEL ALI, INC.
SEABULK KATIE, INC.
SEABULK KESTREL, INC.
SEABULK KING, INC.
SEABULK KNIGHT, INC.
SEABULK LAKE EXPRESS, INC.
SEABULK LARA, INC.
SEABULK LARK, INC.
SEABULK LIBERTY, INC.
SEABULK LINCOLN, INC.
SEABULK LULU, INC.
SEABULK MAINTAINER, INC.
SEABULK MALLARD, INC.
SEABULK MARLENE, INC.
SEABULK MARTIN I, INC.
SEABULK MARTIN II, INC.
SEABULK MASTER, INC.
SEABULK MERLIN, INC.
SEABULK MUBARRAK, INC.
SEABULK NEPTUNE, INC.
SEABULK OCEAN SYSTEMS
CORPORATION
SEABULK OCEAN SYSTEMS
HOLDINGS CORPORATION
SEABULK OFFSHORE ABU DHABI, INC.
SEABULK OFFSHORE DUBAI, INC.
SEABULK OFFSHORE HOLDINGS, INC.
SEABULK OFFSHORE INTERNATIONAL,
INC.
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SEABULK OFFSHORE GLOBAL
HOLDINGS, INC.
SEABULK OFFSHORE LTD.
SEABULK OFFSHORE OPERATORS, INC.
SEABULK OFFSHORE OPERATORS
NIGERIA LIMITED
SEABULK OFFSHORE OPERATORS
TRINIDAD LIMITED
SEABULK OFFSHORE U.K. LTD.
SEABULK OREGON, INC.
SEABULK ORYX INC.
SEABULK OSPREY, INC.
SEABULK PELICAN, INC.
SEABULK PENGUIN I, INC.
SEABULK PENGUIN II, INC.
SEABULK PENNY, INC.
SEABULK PERSISTENCE, INC.
SEABULK PETREL, INC.
SEABULK PLOVER, INC.
SEABULK POWER, INC.
SEABULK PRIDE, INC.
SEABULK PRINCE, INC.
SEABULK PRINCESS, INC.
SEABULK PUFFIN, INC.
SEABULK QUEEN, INC.
SEABULK RAVEN, INC
SEABULK RED TERN LIMITED
SEABULK ROOSTER, INC.
SEABULK SABINE, INC.
SEABULK SALIHU, INC.
SEABULK SAPPHIRE, INC.
SEABULK SARA, INC.
SEABULK SEAHORSE, INC.
SEABULK SENGALI, INC.
SEABULK SERVICE, INC.
SEABULK SHARI, INC.
SEABULK SHINDAGA, INC.
SEABULK SKUA I, INC.
SEABULK SNIPE, INC.
SEABULK SUHAIL, INC.
SEABULK SWAN, INC.
SEABULK SWIFT, INC.
SEABULK TANKERS, LTD.
SEABULK TAURUS, INC.
SEABULK TENDER, INC.
SEABULK TIMS I, INC.
SEABULK TITAN, INC.
SEABULK TOOTA, INC.
SEABULK TOUCAN, INC.
SEABULK TRADER, INC.
SEABULK TRANSMARINE II, INC
SEABULK TRANSMARINE
PARTNERSHIP, LTD.
SEABULK TREASURE ISLAND, INC.
SEABULK UMM SHAIF, INC.
SEABULK VERITAS, INC.
SEABULK VIRGO I, INC.
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SEABULK VOYAGER, INC.
SEABULK ZAKUM, INC.
SEAMARK LTD. INC.
SUN STATE MARINE SERVICES, INC.
HVIDE MARINE de VENEZUELA, S.R.L.
By: /s/
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MARANTA, S.A.
By: /s/
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KRONISH LIEB WEINER & HELLMAN LLP
By: /s/
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Robert J. Feinstein, Esq.
1114 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10036-7798
(212) 479-6000
-and-
YOUNG, CONAWAY, STARGATT & TAYLOR
By: /s/
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Laura Davis Jones, Esq.
Rodney Square North, 11 Floor
P.O. Box 391
Wilmington, Delaware 19899-0391
(302) 571-6600
Co-Counsel for the Debtors and
Debtors in Possession
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EXHIBIT A
IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
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In re:
HVIDE MARINE INCORPORATED,
et al.,
Debtors.
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Chapter 11
Case No. 99-3024 (PJW)
(Jointly Administered)
DEBTORS' FIRST AMENDED JOINT PLAN OF REORGANIZATION
KRONISH LIEB WEINER & HELLMAN LLP
1114 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10036-7798
(212) 479-6000
- and -
YOUNG, CONAWAY, STARGATT &
TAYLOR LLP
Rodney Square North, 11 Floor
P.O. Box 391
Wilmington, Delaware 19899-0391
(302) 571-6600
Co-Counsel for the Debtors and
Debtors in Possession
Dated: Wilmington, Delaware
November 1, 1999
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PLAN OF REORGANIZATION
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I. DEFINITION AND CONSTRUCTION OF TERMS........................ 2
ARTICLE II. TREATMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE CLAIMS AND PRIORITY TAX
CLAIMS.................................................... 8
2.1. Administrative Expense Claims............................... 8
2.2. Priority Tax Claims......................................... 8
ARTICLE III. CLASSIFICATION OF CLAIMS AND INTERESTS...................... 8
3.1. Class 1 (Other Priority Claims)............................. 9
3.2. Class 2 (Secured Claims).................................... 9
3.2.1. Class 2A (MARAD Claims)............................. 9
3.2.2. Class 2B (Capital Lease Claims)..................... 9
3.2.3. Class 2C (Other Secured Claims)..................... 9
3.3. Class 3 (Unsecured Claims).................................. 9
3.3.1. Class 3A (General Unsecured Claims)................. 9
3.3.2. Class 3B (Senior Note Claims)....................... 9
3.3.3. Class 3C (Trust Preferred Claims)................... 9
3.3.4. Class 3D (Intercompany Claims)...................... 9
3.4. Class 4 (Debt Securities Trading Claims).................... 9
3.4.1. Class 4A (Senior Note Securities Trading Claims).... 9
3.4.2. Class 4B (Convertible Subordinated Debenture
Securities Trading Claims).......................... 9
3.5. Class 5 (Common Stock in Debtor Subsidiaries)............... 9
3.6. Class 6 (HMI Common Stock and HMI Common Stock Securities
Trading Claims)..................................... 9
3.7. Class 7 (HMI Options)....................................... 9
ARTICLE IV. TREATMENT OF CLAIMS AND INTERESTS........................... 10
4.1. Class 1 -- Other Priority Claims............................ 10
4.1.1. Nonimpairment....................................... 10
4.1.2. Distributions....................................... 10
4.2. Class 2 -- Secured Claims................................... 10
4.2.1. Class 2A -- MARAD Claims............................ 10
4.2.2. Class 2B -- Capital Lease Claims.................... 10
4.2.3. Class 2C -- Other Secured Claims.................... 10
4.3. Class 3 -- Unsecured Claims................................. 11
4.3.1. Class 3A -- General Unsecured Claims................ 11
4.3.2. Class 3B -- Senior Note Claims...................... 11
4.3.3. Class 3C -- Trust Preferred Claims.................. 11
4.3.4. Class 3D -- Intercompany Claims..................... 12
4.4. Class 4 -- Debt Securities Trading Claims................... 12
4.4.1. Class 4A -- Senior Note Securities Trading Claims... 12
4.4.2. Class 4B -- Convertible Subordinated Debenture
Securities Trading Claims........................... 12
4.5. Class 5 -- Common Stock in Subsidiaries..................... 12
4.5.1. Nonimpairment....................................... 12
4.5.2. Distributions....................................... 12
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4.6. Class 6 -- HMI Common Stock and Common Stock Securities
Trading Claims................................... 12
4.6.1. Impairment.......................................... 12
4.6.2. Distributions....................................... 12
4.7. Class 7 -- HMI Options...................................... 12
4.7.1. Impairment.......................................... 12
4.7.2. Distributions....................................... 12
ARTICLE V. PROVISIONS OF NEW SECURITIES TO BE ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE
PLAN...................................................... 13
5.1. New HMI Common Stock........................................ 13
5.2. Class A Warrants............................................ 13
ARTICLE VI. MEANS OF IMPLEMENTATION, PROVISIONS REGARDING VOTING AND
DISTRIBUTIONS UNDER THE PLAN AND TREATMENT OF DISPUTED,
CONTINGENT, AND UNLIQUIDATED ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE
CLAIMS, CLAIMS AND INTERESTS.............................. 13
6.1. Voting of Claims and Interests.............................. 13
6.1.1. In General.......................................... 13
6.1.2. Controversy Concerning Impairment................... 13
6.2. Method of Distributions Under the Plan...................... 13
6.2.1. In General.......................................... 13
6.2.2. Distributions of Cash............................... 13
6.2.3. Timing of Distributions............................. 14
6.2.4. Trustees' Fees and Expenses......................... 14
6.2.5. Hart-Scott-Rodino Compliance........................ 14
6.2.6. Jones Act Compliance................................ 14
6.2.7. Minimum Distributions............................... 14
6.2.8. Fractional Shares and Warrants...................... 14
6.2.9. Unclaimed Distributions............................. 14
6.3. Distributions Relating to Disputed Claims................... 14
6.4. Resolution of Disputed Administrative Expense Claims and
Disputed Claims........................................... 15
6.5. Refinancing of DIP Credit Facility.......................... 15
6.6. Cancellation and Surrender of Existing Securities and
Agreements................................................ 15
6.7. Termination of Hvide Capital Trust.......................... 16
6.8. Listing of New HMI Common Stock and Class A Warrants........ 16
ARTICLE VII. EXECUTORY CONTRACTS AND UNEXPIRED LEASES.................... 16
7.1. Assumption or Rejection of Executory Contracts and Unexpired
Leases.................................................... 16
7.1.1. Executory Contracts................................. 16
7.1.2. Unexpired Leases.................................... 16
7.1.3. Approval of Assumption or Rejection of Leases and
Contracts........................................... 16
7.1.4. Cure of Defaults.................................... 17
7.1.5. Bar Date for Filing Proofs of Claim Relating to
Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases Rejected
Pursuant to the Plan................................ 17
7.2. Indemnification Obligations................................. 17
7.3. Compensation and Benefit Programs........................... 17
7.4. Retiree Benefits............................................ 17
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ARTICLE VIII. PROVISIONS REGARDING CORPORATE OF THE REORGANIZED DEBTOR.... 17
8.1. General..................................................... 17
8.2. Meetings of Stockholders.................................... 17
8.3. Directors and Officers of Reorganized HMI................... 17
8.3.1. Board of Directors.................................. 17
8.3.2. Officers............................................ 18
8.4. New Certificate of Incorporation and New By-laws............ 18
8.5. Issuance of New Securities.................................. 18
ARTICLE IX. EFFECT OF CONFIRMATION OF PLAN.............................. 18
9.1. Revesting of Assets......................................... 18
9.2. Discharge of Debtors........................................ 18
ARTICLE X. EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PLAN................................... 18
10.1. Conditions Precedent........................................ 18
10.2. Effect of Failure of Conditions............................. 19
10.3. Waiver of Conditions........................................ 19
ARTICLE XI. RETENTION OF JURISDICTION................................... 19
ARTICLE XII. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.................................... 20
12.1. Effectuating Documents and Further Transactions............. 20
12.2. Exemption from Transfer Taxes............................... 20
12.3. Exculpation, Releases, and Indemnification.................. 20
12.4. Termination of Creditors' Committee......................... 21
12.5. Amendment or Modification of the Plan; Severability......... 21
12.6. Revocation or Withdrawal of the Plan........................ 21
12.7. Binding Effect.............................................. 22
12.8. Notices..................................................... 22
12.9. Post-Effective Date Professional Fees....................... 22
12.10. Governing Law............................................... 22
12.11. Withholding and Reporting Requirements...................... 22
12.12. Plan Supplement............................................. 23
12.13. Headings.................................................... 23
12.14. Exhibits.................................................... 23
12.15. Filing of Additional Documents.............................. 23
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EXHIBITS(1)
Exhibit A -- Registration Rights Agreement
Exhibit B -- Class A Warrant Agreement
Exhibit C -- New Certificate of Incorporation of Reorganized Hvide Marine
Incorporated
Exhibit D -- New By-laws of Hvide Marine Incorporated
SCHEDULES(1)
Schedule 7.1(a) -- Rejected Executory Contracts
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1 Will be filed as part of the Plan Supplement no later than 10 days prior to
the Confirmation Hearing.
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Hvide Marine Incorporated ("HMI") and its direct and indirect subsidiaries
listed below(2) (collectively, the "Debtors" or the "Company"), hereby propose
the following First Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization pursuant to Section
1121(a) of title 11 of the United States Code:
All holders of Claims and Interests are encouraged to read the Plan and the
Disclosure Statement in their entirety before voting to accept or reject the
Plan.
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(2) HVIDE MARINE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
HVIDE MARINE TRANSPORT, INC.
HVIDE MARINE TOWING, INC.
HVIDE MARINE TOWING SERVICES, INC.
HVIDE CAPITAL TRUST
HMI CAYMAN HOLDINGS, INC.
HMI OPERATORS, INC.
LIGHTSHIP LIMITED PARTNER HOLDINGS, LLC
LONE STAR MARINE SERVICES, INC.
OCEAN SPECIALTY TANKERS CORPORATION
OFFSHORE MARINE MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL, INC.
SEABULK ALBANY, INC.
SEABULK ALKATAR, INC.
SEABULK AMERICA PARTNERSHIP, LTD.
SEABULK ARABIAN, INC.
SEABULK ARCTIC EXPRESS, INC.
SEABULK ARIES II, INC.
SEABULK ARZANAH, INC.
SEABULK BARRACUDA, INC.
SEABULK BATON ROUGE, INC.
SEABULK BECKY, INC.
SEABULK BETSY, INC.
SEABULK BUL HANIN, INC.
SEABULK CAPRICORN, INC.
SEABULK CARDINAL, INC.
SEABULK CAROL, INC.
SEABULK CAROLYN, INC.
SEABULK CHAMP, INC.
SEABULK CHRISTOPHER, INC
SEABULK CLAIBORNE, INC.
SEABULK CLIPPER, INC.
SEABULK COMMAND, INC.
SEABULK CONDOR, INC.
SEABULK CONSTRUCTOR, INC.
SEABULK COOT I, INC.
SEABULK COOT II, INC.
SEABULK CORMORANT, INC.
SEABULK CYGNET I, INC.
SEABULK CYGNET II, INC.
SEABULK DANAH, INC.
SEABULK DAYNA, INC.
SEABULK DEBBIE, INC.
SEABULK DEFENDER, INC.
SEABULK DIANA, INC.
SEABULK DISCOVERY, INC.
SEABULK DUKE, INC.
SEABULK EAGLE II,
SEABULK EAGLE, INC.
SEABULK EMERALD, INC.
SEABULK ENERGY, INC.
SEABULK EXPLORER, INC.
SEABULK FALCON II, INC.
SEABULK FALCON, INC.
SEABULK FREEDOM, INC.
SEABULK FULMAR, INC.
SEABULK GABRIELLE, INC.
SEABULK GANNET I, INC.
SEABULK GANNET II, INC.
SEABULK GAZELLE, INC.
SEABULK GIANT, INC.
SEABULK GREBE, INC.
SEABULK HABARA, INC.
SEABULK HAMOUR, INC.
SEABULK HARRIER, INC.
SEABULK HATTA, INC.
SEABULK HAWAII, INC.
SEABULK HAWK, INC.
SEABULK HERCULES, INC.
SEABULK HERON, INC.
SEABULK HORIZON, INC.
SEABULK HOUBARE, INC.
SEABULK IBEX, INC.
SEABULK ISABEL, INC.
SEABULK JASPER, INC.
SEABULK JEBEL ALI, INC
SEABULK KATIE, INC.
SEABULK KESTREL, INC.
SEABULK KING, INC.
SEABULK KNIGHT, INC.
SEABULK LAKE EXPRESS, INC.
SEABULK LARA, INC.
SEABULK LARK, INC.
SEABULK LIBERTY, INC.
SEABULK LINCOLN, INC.
SEABULK LULU, INC.
SEABULK MAINTAINER, INC.
SEABULK MALLARD, INC.
SEABULK MARLENE, INC.
SEABULK MARTIN I, INC.
SEABULK MARTIN II, INC.
SEABULK MASTER, INC.
SEABULK MERLIN, INC.
SEABULK MUBARRAK, INC.
SEABULK NEPTUNE, INC.
SEABULK OCEAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION
SEABULK OCEAN SYSTEMS HOLDINGS CORPORATION
SEABULK OFFSHORE ABU DHABI, INC.
SEABULK OFFSHORE DUBAI, INC.
SEABULK OFFSHORE HOLDINGS, INC.
SEABULK OFFSHORE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
SEABULK OFFSHORE GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.
SEABULK OFFSHORE LTD.
SEABULK OFFSHORE OPERATORS NIGERIA LIMITED
SEABULK OFFSHORE OPERATORS TRINIDAD LIMITED
SEABULK OFFSHORE U.K. LTD.
SEABULK OREGON, INC.
SEABULK ORYX INC.
SEABULK OSPREY, INC.
SEABULK PELICAN, INC.
SEABULK PENGUIN I, INC.
SEABULK PENGUIN II, INC.
SEABULK PENNY, INC.
SEABULK PERSISTENCE, INC.
SEABULK PETREL, INC.
SEABULK PLOVER, INC.
SEABULK POWER, INC.
SEABULK PRIDE, INC.
SEABULK PRINCE, INC.
SEABULK PRINCESS, INC.
SEABULK PUFFIN, INC.
SEABULK QUEEN, INC.
SEABULK RAVEN, INC
SEABULK RED TERN LIMITED
SEABULK ROOSTER, INC.
SEABULK SABINE, INC.
SEABULK SALIHU, INC.
SEABULK SAPPHIRE, INC.
SEABULK SARA, INC.
SEABULK SEAHORSE, INC.
SEABULK SENGALI, INC.
SEABULK SERVICE, INC.
SEABULK SHARI, INC.
SEABULK SHINDAGA, INC.
SEABULK SKUA I, INC.
SEABULK SNIPE, INC.
SEABULK SUHAIL, INC.
SEABULK SWAN, INC.
SEABULK SWIFT, INC.
SEABULK TANKERS, LTD.
SEABULK TAURUS, INC.
SEABULK TENDER, INC.
SEABULK TIMS I, INC.
SEABULK TITAN, INC.
SEABULK TOOTA, INC.
SEABULK TOUCAN, INC.
SEABULK TRADER, INC.
SEABULK TRANSMARINE II, INC.
SEABULK TRANSMARINE
PARTNERSHIP LTD.
SEABULK TREASURE ISLAND, INC.
SEABULK UMM SHAIF, INC.
SEABULK VERITAS, INC.
SEABULK VIRGO I, INC.
SEABULK VOYAGER, INC.
SEABULK ZAKUM, INC.
SEAMARK LTD. INC.
SUN STATE MARINE SERVICES, INC.
HVIDE MARINE DE VENEZUELA, S.R.L.
MARANTA S.A.
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Subject to the restrictions on modifications set forth in Section 1127 of
the Bankruptcy Code and those restrictions on modifications set forth in Article
12.5 of the Plan, the Debtors reserve their right to alter, amend or modify the
Plan one or more times before its substantial consummation.
ARTICLE I.
DEFINITION AND CONSTRUCTION OF TERMS
Definitions. As used herein, the following terms have the respective
meanings specified below, unless the context otherwise requires:
1.1. Administrative Expense Claim means any Claim for payment of an
administrative expense of a kind specified in Section 503(b) of the Bankruptcy
Code and entitled to priority pursuant to Section 507(a)(1) of the Bankruptcy
Code, including, without limitation, all of the Debtors' obligations under the
DIP Credit Facility, any actual and necessary expenses of preserving the estate
of the Debtors, any actual and necessary expenses of operating the business of
the Debtors, all compensation or reimbursement of expenses allowed by the
Bankruptcy Court under Section 330 or 503 of the Bankruptcy Code, including
without limitation the actual, necessary expenses of members of the Creditors'
Committee, and any fees or charges assessed against the estate of the Debtor
under section 1930 of chapter 123 of title 28 of the United States Code.
1.2. Allowed means
1.2.1. with respect to a Claim other than a Senior Note Claim, a Claim
or any portion thereof (a) that has been allowed pursuant to a Final Order,
(b) for which a proof of claim bar date has been established and a proof of
claim has been timely filed with the Bankruptcy Court pursuant to the
Bankruptcy Code, the Bankruptcy Rules or any Final Order of the Bankruptcy
Court, and as to which either (i) no objection to its allowance has been
filed within the applicable period of limitation fixed by the Bankruptcy
Code, the Bankruptcy Rules, or by any Final Order of the Bankruptcy Court,
or (ii) any objection to its allowance has been settled, withdrawn, or has
been denied by a Final Order, or (c) that has been expressly allowed in the
Plan; provided, however, that all Claims for which no proof of claim bar
date has been established shall be treated for all purposes as if the
Chapter 11 Cases had not been commenced and the determination of whether
any such Claims shall be allowed and/or the amount thereof shall be
determined, resolved or adjudicated, as the case may be, in the procedural
manner in which such Claim would have been determined, resolved or
adjudicated if the Chapter 11 Cases had not been commenced;
1.2.2. with respect to a Senior Note Claim, any such Claim as is
properly reflected in the records of the registrar for the Senior Notes or
any agent thereof pursuant to the Senior Note Indenture and allowed in the
amount set forth in Section 3.3.2 hereof;
1.2.3. with respect to a Trust Preferred Claim, any such Claim as is
properly reflected in the records of the registrar for the Trust Preferred
Securities of Hvide Capital Trust or any agent thereof pursuant to the
Trust Preferred Securities Declaration;
1.2.4. with respect to an HMI Common Stock Interest, any such Interest
as is properly reflected in the records of the transfer agent for HMI
Common Stock at the close of business on the Effective Date; and
1.2.5. with respect to an HMI Option, any Options as is reflected in
the records of HMI on the Effective Date.
1.3. Articles of Incorporation means the Amended and Restated Articles of
Incorporation of HMI in effect immediately prior to the Effective Date.
1.4. Ballot means each of the voting forms to be distributed with the Plan
and the Disclosure Statement to holders of Claims or Interests in Classes that
are impaired under the terms of the Plan and are entitled to vote in connection
with the solicitation of acceptances of the Plan.
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1.5. Bankruptcy Code means title 11 of the United States Code, as amended
from time to time, as applicable to the Chapter 11 Cases.
1.6. Bankruptcy Court means the United States District Court for the
District of Delaware, having jurisdiction over the Chapter 11 Cases and, to the
extent of any reference made pursuant to section 157 of title 28 of the United
States Code, the unit of such District Court pursuant to section 151 of title 28
of the United States Code.
1.7. Bankruptcy Rules means the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, the
Official Bankruptcy Forms and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, as amended
from time to time, as applicable to the Chapter 11 Cases or proceedings therein,
including the Local Rules of the Bankruptcy Court.
1.8. Business Day means any day on which commercial banks are open for
business in the City and County of New York, New York other than a Saturday,
Sunday or legal holiday in the State of New York.
1.9. Bylaws means the Bylaws of HMI in effect immediately prior to the
Effective Date.
1.10. Capital Lease Claims means all obligations of any of the Debtors
under or related to certain sale leaseback transactions for the Leased Vessels.
1.11. Cash means the legal tender of the United States of America.
1.12. Chapter 11 Cases means the cases under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy
Code commenced by the Debtors, procedurally consolidated under the caption
styled In re Hvide Marine Incorporated, Case No. 99-3024 (PJW) currently pending
in the Bankruptcy Court.
1.13. Claim means (a) any right to payment from any of the Debtors, whether
or not such right is reduced to judgment, liquidated, unliquidated, fixed,
contingent, matured, unmatured, disputed, undisputed, legal, equitable, secured,
or unsecured or (b) any right to an equitable remedy for breach of performance
if such breach gives rise to a right to payment from any of the Debtors, whether
or not such right to an equitable remedy is reduced to judgment, fixed,
contingent, matured, unmatured, disputed, undisputed, secured or unsecured.
1.14. Class means a category of holders of Claims or Interests as
established by the terms of Article III of the Plan.
1.15. Commencement Date means September 8, 1999, the date on which the
Debtors commenced the Chapter 11 Cases.
1.16. Confirmation Date means the date on which the Clerk of the Bankruptcy
Court enters the Confirmation Order.
1.17. Confirmation Order means the order, in form and substance acceptable
to the Creditors' Committee, entered by the Bankruptcy Court confirming the Plan
pursuant to Section 1129 of the Bankruptcy Code.
1.18. Convertible Subordinated Debenture Claims means all Claims directly
or indirectly arising under or related in any way to the Convertible
Subordinated Debenture Indenture, the Convertible Subordinated Debentures, and
any of the documents, instruments and agreements relating thereto, as amended,
supplemented or modified other than Convertible Subordinated Debenture
Securities Trading Claims.
1.19. Convertible Subordinated Debenture Indenture means that certain
Indenture dated as of June 27, 1997 among HMI and the Bank of New York as
Trustee pursuant to which HMI issued the Convertible Subordinated Debentures.
1.20. Convertible Subordinated Debenture Indenture Trustee means the
indenture trustee under the Convertible Subordinated Debenture Indenture.
1.21. Convertible Subordinated Debenture Securities Trading Claim means a
Securities Trading Claim arising from or related to the Convertible Subordinated
Debentures or the Trust Preferred Securities.
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1.22. Convertible Subordinated Debentures means all debentures issued under
or pursuant to the Convertible Subordinated Debenture Indenture.
1.23. Creditors' Committee means the statutory committee of unsecured
creditors, if any, appointed by the United States Trustee in the Chapter 11
Cases pursuant to Section 1102 of the Bankruptcy Code on September 23, 1999, as
such committee may be constituted from time to time.
1.24. Cure means the distribution of Cash, or such other property as may be
agreed upon by the Debtors and the recipient thereof or ordered by the
Bankruptcy Court, as and to the extent required for the assumption of an
unexpired lease or executory contract pursuant to the provisions of Section
365(b) of the Bankruptcy Code in an amount equal to all accrued, due, and unpaid
monetary obligations, without interest, or such other amount as may be agreed
upon by the parties or ordered by the Bankruptcy Court, under such executory
contract or unexpired lease to the extent such obligations are enforceable under
the Bankruptcy Code and applicable non-bankruptcy law.
1.25. Debt Securities Trading Claims means all Convertible Subordinated
Debenture Securities Trading Claims and Senior Note Securities Trading Claims.
1.26. Debtors means HMI and each of the Subsidiary Debtors.
1.27. Debtors in Possession means the Debtors, as debtors in possession in
the Chapter 11 Cases.
1.28. Delaware Trustee means The Bank of New York (Delaware) in its
capacity as Delaware Trustee under the Trust Preferred Securities Declaration.
1.29. DIP Credit Facility means the $60 million revolving credit facility
and the term loan of $240,889,767.23 extended to the Debtors pursuant to the
Debtor in Possession Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement dated as of
September 10, 1999, and all related documents, instruments and agreements.
1.30. Disclosure Statement means the disclosure statement relating to the
Plan, as approved by the Bankruptcy Court pursuant to Section 1125 of the
Bankruptcy Code, in form and substance satisfactory to the Creditors' Committee,
as such Disclosure Statement may be amended, modified, or supplemented from time
to time.
1.31. Effective Date means the date on which the conditions specified in
Section 10.1 of the Plan have been satisfied or waived.
1.32. Exit Financing Facility means a credit facility in a principal amount
sufficient to repay the DIP Credit Facility and provide working capital of not
less than $25 million, or such other amount as may be agreed to by the Debtors
and the Creditors' Committee, to be obtained by Reorganized HMI to meet its
ordinary working capital requirements, in form and substance satisfactory to the
Creditors' Committee.
1.33. Final Order means an order or judgment of the Bankruptcy Court as to
which the time to appeal, petition for certiorari, or move for reargument or
rehearing has expired and as to which no appeal, petition for certiorari, or
other proceedings for reargument or rehearing shall then be pending or as to
which any right to appeal, petition for certiorari, reargue or rehear shall have
been waived in writing in form and substance satisfactory to the Debtors or the
Reorganized Debtors or, in the event that an appeal, writ of certiorari,
reargument or rehearing thereof has been sought, such order of the Bankruptcy
Court shall have been determined by the highest court to which such order was
appealed, or certiorari, reargument or rehearing shall have been denied and the
time to take any further appeal, petition for certiorari or move for reargument
or rehearing shall have expired.
1.34. General Unsecured Claims means all Unsecured Claims against the
Debtors, other than Claims in Classes 3B, 3C and 3D. Such Claims include,
without limitation, Claims for payment for goods and services rendered to the
Debtors and all Claims in respect of the rejection of leases and executory
contracts. Such Claims shall not include any Securities Trading Claims.
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1.35. Guarantee Agreement means the Guarantee Agreement by HMI, as
Guarantor, in favor of The Bank of New York, as Guarantee Trustee, for the
benefit of the Holders as defined therein, dated June 27, 1997.
1.36. Guarantee Claim means a claim arising from or under the Guarantee
Agreement.
1.37. Guarantee Trustee means The Bank of New York, in its capacity as the
Guarantee Trustee under the Guarantee Agreement.
1.38. Guarantor means HMI, in its capacity as Guarantor under the Guarantee
Agreement.
1.39. HMI means Hvide Marine Incorporated.
1.40. HMI Common Stock means collectively the Class A Common Stock and
Class B Common Stock of HMI, par value $0.001 per share, issued and outstanding
prior to the Effective Date, including any restricted or other Common Stock
issued, or earned or vested and issuable, pursuant to any of the Stock Plans.
1.41. HMI Common Stock Interests means all Interests in HMI represented by
the shares of Common Stock of HMI.
1.42. HMI Common Stock Securities Trading Claim means a Securities Trading
Claim arising from or relating to the HMI Common Stock.
1.43. HMI Options means options to purchase HMI Common Stock and all other
rights and awards granted prior to the Effective Date pursuant to any of the
Stock Plans, but does not include any restricted or other Common Stock issuable
but not earned or vested thereunder (which shares shall be included in Class 6).
1.44. Intercompany Claim means any Claim held by any one of the Debtors
against any other Debtor, except Trust Preferred Claims.
1.45. Interest means any equity or other ownership interest in any of the
Debtors, and any option, warrant or other agreement requiring the issuance of
any such equity interest.
1.46. Leased Vessels means the New River SDM I, St. Johns SDM II, Escambia
SDM III, Seabulk Arizona, Seabulk Wisconsin, Seabulk St. Andrew, Seabulk St.
James, Seabulk Kansas and Seabulk Nebraska.
1.47. MARAD Claims means all obligations of the Debtors under and with
respect to U.S. government-guaranteed ship financing bonds issued pursuant to
Title XI of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended, repayment of which is
guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the United States, acting through the
Maritime Administration ("MARAD").
1.48. New HMI Common Stock means the common stock, par value $.01 per
share, of Reorganized HMI to be issued by Reorganized HMI on and after the
Effective Date.
1.49. New By-laws of Reorganized HMI means new by-laws of Reorganized HMI,
in form and substance satisfactory to the Creditors' Committee, to be adopted as
of the Effective Date.
1.50. New Certificate of Incorporation of Reorganized HMI means the new
certificate of incorporation of Reorganized HMI in form and substance
satisfactory to the Creditors' Committee, to be adopted as of the Effective
Date.
1.51. New Long-Term Incentive Plan means the new stock incentive plan for
key employees which will become effective on the Effective Date.
1.52. Other Priority Claim means any Claim, other than a Priority Tax Claim
and an Administrative Expense Claim, entitled to priority in right of payment
under Section 507(a) of the Bankruptcy Code.
1.53. Other Secured Claim means any Secured Claim other than MARAD Claims
and Capital Lease Claims.
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1.54. Petitions means the voluntary petitions filed with the Bankruptcy
Court to commence the Chapter 11 Cases on the Commencement Date.
1.55. Plan means this chapter 11 plan of reorganization (including all
exhibits and schedules annexed hereto), either in its present form or as it may
be altered, amended, or modified from time to time, in form and substance
satisfactory to the Creditors' Committee.
1.56. Plan Supplement means the forms of documents specified in Section
12.12 of the Plan.
1.57. Postconfirmation List means the United States Trustee, the Debtors,
the Debtors' attorneys, counsel for the Creditors' Committee (until termination
of any such Committee's operations pursuant to Section 12.4 of the Plan), and
those parties that, subsequent to the Confirmation Date, file with the Court and
serve upon the Debtors and their attorneys written requests for special notice
as provided by the terms of the Plan, which requests, in order to be effective,
must include street addresses and telephone and telecopy numbers for purposes of
service; provided that parties may be eliminated from such list from time to
time by order of the Bankruptcy Court, pursuant to motions of the Debtors on
notice to the then-constituted Postconfirmation List, upon a showing that such
parties no longer hold material Interests or Claims in the Chapter 11 Cases, or
no longer require notice.
1.58. Priority Tax Claim means a Claim of a governmental unit of a kind
specified in Sections 502(i) and 507(a)(7) of the Bankruptcy Code.
1.59. Pro Rata means (i) regarding Claims, the ratio of the amount of an
Allowed Claim in a particular Class to the aggregate amount of Allowed Claims in
such Class; and (ii) regarding Interests, the ratio of the amount of the Allowed
Interest to the aggregate amount of Allowed Interests.
1.60. Property Trustee means the property trustee under the Trust Preferred
Securities Declaration.
1.61. Record Holder of HMI Common Stock means a stockholder of record of
HMI Common Stock as of the close of business on the Effective Date.
1.62. Reinstated or Reinstatement means leaving a Claim unimpaired in
accordance with the provisions of Section 1124 of the Bankruptcy Code, thereby
entitling the holder of such Claim to, but not more than, (a) reinstatement of
the original maturity of the obligations on which such Claim is based, and (b)
payment, as provided herein, of an amount of Cash consisting solely of the sum
of (i) matured but unpaid principal installments, without regard to any
acceleration of maturity, accruing prior to the Effective Date, (ii) accrued but
unpaid interest as of the Petition Date, and (iii) reasonable fees, expenses,
and charges, to the extent such fees, expenses, and charges are allowed under
the Bankruptcy Code and are provided for in the agreement or agreements on which
such Claim is based; provided, however, that any contractual right that does not
pertain to the payment when due of principal and interest on the obligation on
which such Claim is based, including, but not limited to, financial covenant
ratios, negative pledge covenants, covenants or restrictions on merger or
consolidation, and affirmative covenants regarding corporate existence,
prohibiting certain transactions or actions contemplated by the Plan, or
conditioning such transactions or actions on certain factors, shall not be
reinstated in order to accomplish Reinstatement; provided further, that upon the
reinstatement set forth herein, the interest rate of such obligations shall be
the non-default interest rate notwithstanding any default on account of such
obligations.
1.63. Reorganized Debtors means collectively the Debtors, or any successors
thereto by merger, consolidation or otherwise, on and after the Effective Date.
1.64. Reorganized HMI means HMI, or any successor thereto by merger,
consolidation or otherwise, on and after the Effective Date.
1.65. Schedules means the schedules of assets and liabilities and the
statement of financial affairs filed by the Debtor as required by Section 521 of
the Bankruptcy Code and Bankruptcy Rule 1007, and all amendments thereto.
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1.66. Securities Trading Claim means a Claim (a) arising from or relating
to the rescission of a purchase or sale of a security of any of the Debtors,
including but not limited to the Senior Notes, the Convertible Subordinated
Debentures, the Trust Preferred Securities, the HMI Common Stock, and the HMI
Options, (b) for damages arising from or relating to the purchase or sale of
such a security, or (c) for reimbursement, contribution or indemnification
allowed under Section 502 of the Bankruptcy Code on account of a Claim described
in clause (a) or (b) of this Section, other than a Claim for reimbursement or
contribution described in Section 7.2 of the Plan.
1.67. Secured Claim means an Allowed Claim held by any entity to the extent
of the value, as set forth in the Plan or as determined after reasonable notice
to the Creditors' Committee by a Final Order of the Bankruptcy Court pursuant to
Section 506(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, of any interest in property of the
Debtors' estates securing such Allowed Claim.
1.68. Senior Note Claims means all Claims directly or indirectly arising
from or under or related in any way to the Senior Note Indenture, the Senior
Notes, and any of the documents, instruments and agreements relating thereto, as
amended, supplemented or modified, other than Senior Note Securities Trading
Claims.
1.69. Senior Note Indenture means that certain Indenture dated as of
February 19, 1998 among HMI, the Subsidiary Guarantors (as defined therein) and
the Bank of New York as Trustee pursuant to which HMI issued the Senior Notes,
as amended by the Supplemental Indenture dated as of November 16, 1998, the
Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 11, 1999 and the Third
Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 15, 1999.
1.70. Senior Note Indenture Trustee means the indenture trustee under the
Senior Note Indenture.
1.71. Senior Note Securities Trading Claim means a Securities Trading Claim
arising from or related to the Senior Notes.
1.72. Senior Notes means all notes issued under or pursuant to the Senior
Note Indenture.
1.73. Stock Plans means collectively the HMI Equity Ownership Plan, Key
Employee Stock Compensation Plan, Board of Directors Stock Compensation Plan,
Stock Option Plan for Nonemployee Directors and Non-Qualified Plan.
1.74. Subsidiary means any entity of which HMI owns directly or indirectly
more than 50% of the outstanding capital stock or other equity interests.
1.75. Subsidiary Debtors means each of the direct and indirect subsidiaries
of HMI listed in footnote 1 of this Plan which are Debtors in the Chapter 11
Cases.
1.76. Trust Preferred Claims means all Claims of holders of Trust Preferred
Securities arising from or relating to their Trust Preferred Securities,
Convertible Subordinated Debenture Claims and Guarantee Claims, other than a
Convertible Subordinated Debenture Securities Trading Claims.
1.77. Trust Preferred Securities means all 6 1/2% Trust Convertible
Preferred Securities of Hvide Capital Trust issued and outstanding prior to the
Effective Date.
1.78. Trust Preferred Securities Declaration means the Amended and Restated
Declaration among HMI, the Bank of New York, as Property Trustee, the Bank of
New York (Delaware), as Delaware Trustee, and the Administrative Trustees named
therein, dated as of June 27, 1997, for Hvide Capital Trust.
1.79. Trustees means collectively (i) the Convertible Subordinated
Debenture Indenture Trustee, (ii) the Delaware Trustee, (iii) the Guarantee
Trustee, (iv) the Property Trustee, and (v) the Senior Note Indenture Trustee.
1.80. Unsecured Claim means any Claim that is not a Secured Claim,
Administrative Expense Claim, Priority Tax Claim, Other Priority Claim or
Securities Trading Claims.
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1.81. Warrants means the Class A Warrants to be issued by Reorganized HMI
on the Effective Date.
Other Terms. Any term used herein that is not defined herein shall have
the meaning ascribed to that term, if any, in the Bankruptcy Code.
Construction of Certain Terms.
i. The words "herein," "hereof," "hereto," "hereunder," and others of
similar import refer to the Plan as a whole and not to any particular
section, subsection, or clause contained in the Plan.
ii. Wherever from the context it appears appropriate, each term stated
in either the singular or the plural shall include the singular and the
plural, and pronouns stated in the masculine, feminine or neuter gender
shall include the masculine, the feminine and the neuter.
ARTICLE II.
TREATMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSE CLAIMS AND PRIORITY TAX CLAIMS
2.1. Administrative Expense Claims. Except to the extent that the holder
of an Allowed Administrative Expense Claim agrees to a different treatment, the
Reorganized Debtors shall provide to each holder of an Allowed Administrative
Expense Claim (a) Cash in an amount equal to such Allowed Administrative Expense
Claim on the latest of (i) the Effective Date, (ii) the date such Administrative
Expense Claim becomes an Allowed Administrative Expense Claim and (iii) the date
such Allowed Administrative Expense Claim is due in accordance with the terms
and conditions of the particular transactions or governing documents or (b) such
other treatment as the Debtors and such holders shall have agreed upon in
writing, subject to the consent of the Creditors' Committee, provided, however,
that Allowed Administrative Expense Claims (other than Claims under Section 330
of the Bankruptcy Code) representing obligations incurred in the ordinary course
of business of or assumed by the Debtors in Possession shall be paid in full and
performed by the Reorganized Debtors in the ordinary course of business in
accordance with the terms and conditions of the particular transactions and any
agreements relating thereto. All obligations under the DIP Credit Facility will
be paid in full in Cash on the Effective Date, and an amount equal to 110% of
the maximum drawing amount on all letters of credit issued under the DIP Credit
Facility and outstanding on the Effective Date will be deposited with
BankBoston, N.A., as required under the DIP Credit Facility, to secure the
Debtors' reimbursement obligations therefor.
2.2. Priority Tax Claims. Except to the extent that the holder of an
Allowed Priority Tax Claim agrees to a different treatment, the Reorganized
Debtors shall pay to each holder of an Allowed Priority Tax Claim, at the sole
option of the Reorganized Debtors, (a) Cash in an amount equal to such Allowed
Priority Tax Claim on the later of the Effective Date and the date such Priority
Tax Claim becomes an Allowed Priority Tax Claim, (b) equal annual cash payments
in arrears in an aggregate amount equal to such Allowed Priority Tax Claim,
together with interest at a fixed annual rate equal to five percent (5%), over a
period through the sixth anniversary of the date of assessment of such Allowed
Priority Tax Claim, (c) upon such other terms determined by the Bankruptcy Court
to provide the holder of such Allowed Priority Tax Claim deferred Cash payments
having a value, as of the Effective Date, equal to such Allowed Priority Tax
Claim or (d) such other treatment as the Debtors and such holders shall have
agreed upon in writing, subject to the consent of the Creditors' Committee.
ARTICLE III.
CLASSIFICATION OF CLAIMS AND INTERESTS
The following is a designation of the Classes of Claims and Interests in
the Plan. Administrative Expense Claims and Priority Tax Claims have not been
classified and are excluded from the following Classes, in accordance with the
provisions of Section 1123(a)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code. The treatment accorded
Administrative Expense Claims and Priority Tax Claims is set forth in Article
II, above.
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Consistent with Section 1122 of the Bankruptcy Code, a Claim or Interest is
classified by the Plan in a particular Class only to the extent that the Claim
or Interest is within the description of the Class and is classified in a
different Class to the extent the Claim or Interest is within the description of
that different Class.
3.1. Class 1 (Other Priority Claims) consists of all Other Priority Claims
against the Debtors.
3.2. Class 2 (Secured Claims) consists of all Secured Claims, each of which
shall be within a separate subclass (with each subclass to be deemed a separate
class for all purposes under applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code), as
follows:
3.2.1. Class 2A (MARAD Claims) consists of all MARAD Claims.
3.2.2. Class 2B (Capital Lease Claims) consists of all Capital Lease
Claims.
3.2.3. Class 2C (Other Secured Claims) consists of all Other Secured
Claims.
3.3. Class 3 (Unsecured Claims) consists of all Unsecured Claims, each of
which shall be within a separate subclass (with each subclass to be deemed a
separate class for all purposes under applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy
Code), as follows:
3.3.1. Class 3A (General Unsecured Claims) consists of all General
Unsecured Claims.
3.3.2. Class 3B (Senior Note Claims) consists of all Senior Note
Claims. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Senior Note
Claims shall be deemed to be Allowed Claims in the aggregate amount of
$314,167,708.
3.3.3. Class 3C (Trust Preferred Claims) consists of all Trust
Preferred Claims. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the
Convertible Subordinated Debenture Claims, which are included in Trust
Preferred Claims, shall be deemed to be Allowed Claims in the aggregate
amount of $120,128,680.
3.3.4. Class 3D (Intercompany Claims) consists of all Intercompany
Claims.
3.4. Class 4 (Debt Securities Trading Claims) consists of Senior Note
Securities Trading Claims and Convertible Subordinated Debenture Securities
Trading Claims, which shall be within separate subclasses (with each subclass to
be deemed a separate class for all purposes under applicable provisions of the
Bankruptcy Code), as follows:
3.4.1. Class 4A (Senior Note Securities Trading Claims) consists of
all Senior Note Securities Trading Claims.
3.4.2. Class 4B (Convertible Subordinated Debenture Securities Trading
Claims) consists of all Convertible Subordinated Debenture Securities
Trading Claims.
3.5. Class 5 (Common Stock in Debtor Subsidiaries) consists of all
Interests directly or indirectly arising from or under, or relating in any way,
to the Interests in the Subsidiary Debtors.
3.6. Class 6 (HMI Common Stock and HMI Common Stock Securities Trading
Claims) consists of all Interests directly or indirectly arising from or under,
or relating in any way, to HMI Common Stock, including but not limited to all
shares of HMI Common Stock issued or issuable pursuant to the Stock Plans, and
all HMI Common Stock Securities Trading Claims.
3.7. Class 7 (HMI Options) consists of all Interests directly or indirectly
arising from or under, or relating in any way, to HMI Options.
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ARTICLE IV.
TREATMENT OF CLAIMS AND INTERESTS
4.1. Class 1 -- Other Priority Claims
4.1.1. Nonimpairment. Class 1 is unimpaired by the Plan. Each holder
of a Claim in Class 1 is conclusively presumed to have accepted the Plan as
a holder of a Class 1 Claim and is not entitled to vote to accept or reject
the Plan.
4.1.2. Distributions. The Reorganized Debtors shall pay to each
holder of an Allowed Claim in Class 1 Cash in an amount equal to such
Allowed Claim on the later of the Effective Date and the date such Claim
becomes an Allowed Claim.
4.2. Class 2 -- Secured Claims
4.2.1. Class 2A -- MARAD Claims
(a) Nonimpairment. Class 2A is unimpaired by the Plan. Each holder
of a Claim in Class 2A is conclusively presumed to have accepted the
Plan as a holder of a Class 2A Claim and is not entitled to vote to
accept or reject the Plan.
(b) Distributions. On the Effective Date, the MARAD Claims in
Class 2A shall be Reinstated or receive such other treatment as the
Debtors and such holders shall have agreed upon in writing, subject to
the consent of the Creditors' Committee. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in the definition of Reinstated in Section 1.60 of the Plan,
the Debtors shall not amend, abridge or modify any contractual right,
covenant, term or condition of any kind under the documents, instruments
and agreements upon which the MARAD Claims are based, whether or not
such contract rights, covenants, terms or conditions pertain to the
payment when due of principal and interest.
(c) Retention of Liens. Each holder of a Claim in Class 2A shall
retain the liens securing such holder's Secured Claim as of the
Effective Date.
4.2.2. Class 2B -- Capital Lease Claims
(a) Nonimpairment. Class 2B is unimpaired by the Plan. Each holder
of a Claim in Class 2B is conclusively presumed to have accepted the
Plan as a holder of a Class 2B Claim and is not entitled to vote to
accept or reject the Plan.
(b) Distributions. On the Effective Date, the Capital Lease Claims
in Class 2B shall be Reinstated or receive such other treatment as the
Debtors and such holders shall have agreed upon in writing, subject to
the consent of the Creditors' Committee.
(c) Retention of Liens. Each holder of a Claim in Class 2B shall
retain the liens securing such holder's Secured Claim as of the
Effective Date.
4.2.3. Class 2C -- Other Secured Claims
(a) Nonimpairment. Class 2C is unimpaired by the Plan. Each holder
of a Claim in Class 2C is conclusively presumed to have accepted the
Plan as a holder of a Claim 2C Claim and is not entitled to vote to
accept or reject the Plan.
(b) Distributions. On the Effective Date, the Other Secured
Claims, if any, in Class 2C shall be Reinstated or receive such other
treatment as the Debtors and such holders shall have agreed upon in
writing, subject to the consent of the Creditors' Committee.
(c) Retention of Liens. Each holder of a Claim in Class 2C shall
retain the liens securing such holder's Secured Claim as of the
Effective Date.
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4.3. Class 3 -- Unsecured Claims
4.3.1. Class 3A -- General Unsecured Claims
(a) Nonimpairment. Class 3A is unimpaired by the Plan. Each holder
of a Claim in Class 3A is conclusively presumed to have accepted the
Plan as a holder of an Allowed Class 3A General Unsecured Claim and is
not entitled to vote to accept or reject the Plan.
(b) Distributions. Each holder of an Allowed Class 3A General
Unsecured Claim shall, at the Debtors' option, (i) retain unaltered its
legal, equitable and contractual rights; (ii) receive payment in full in
Cash on the Effective Date; (iii) receive payment in any other manner
agreed upon by such holder and the Debtors, subject to the consent of
the Creditors' Committee; or (iv) receive such other treatment as will
render the Claim unimpaired. Such Claims shall remain subject to all
legal and equitable defenses of the Debtors or the Reorganized Debtors.
4.3.2. Class 3B -- Senior Note Claims
(a) Impairment. Class 3B is impaired by the Plan. Each holder of
an Allowed Class 3B Senior Note Claim as of the date of the order
approving the Disclosure Statement is entitled to vote to accept or
reject the Plan.
(b) Distributions. Subject to the potential upward adjustments set
forth in Section 12.5.3. herein, on the Effective Date, in full
satisfaction of its Senior Note Claim, each holder of an Allowed Class
3B Senior Note Claim shall receive its Pro Rata share of 9,800,000
shares of New HMI Common Stock, and the Senior Notes shall be cancelled.
(c) Senior Note Indenture Trustee Expenses. Subject to (i) the
applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and (ii) Bankruptcy Court
authorization and approval to the extent necessary, the Senior Note
Indenture Trustee shall be entitled to payment in full in Cash on the
Effective Date for its reasonable and actual fees, costs and expenses as
provided under the Senior Note Indenture notwithstanding any contrary
provision in the Plan including without limitation Section 12.5.3.
herein or the absolute priority rule.
4.3.3. Class 3C -- Trust Preferred Claims
(a) Impairment. Class 3C is impaired by the Plan. Each holder of
an Allowed Class 3C Trust Preferred Claim as of the date of the Order
approving the Disclosure Statement is entitled to vote to accept or
reject the Plan.
(b) Distributions. Subject to the potential adjustments set forth
in Section 12.5.3. herein, on the Effective Date, in full satisfaction
of its Class 3C Trust Preferred Claim each holder of an Allowed Class 3C
Trust Preferred Claim shall receive its Pro Rata share of (i) 200,000
shares of New HMI Common Stock and (ii) 125,000 Class A Warrants, and
the Trust Preferred Securities and Convertible Subordinated Debentures
shall be cancelled. Fractional shares and warrants shall be treated in
accordance with Section 6.2.8. hereof.
(c) Expenses. Subject to (x) the applicable provisions of the
Bankruptcy Code, and (y) Bankruptcy Court authorization and approval to
the extent necessary, each of (i) the Property Trustee and the Delaware
Trustee, as provided under the Trust Preferred Securities Declaration,
(ii) the Convertible Subordinated Debenture Indenture Trustee, as
provided under the Convertible Subordinated Debenture Indenture, and
(iii) the Guarantee Trustee, as provided under the Guarantee Agreement,
shall be entitled to payment in full in Cash on the Effective Date for
its reasonable and actual fees, costs and expenses notwithstanding any
contrary provision in the Plan including without limitation Section
12.5.3. herein or the absolute priority rule.
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4.3.4. Class 3D -- Intercompany Claims
(a) Nonimpairment. Class 3D is unimpaired by the Plan. Each holder
of a Claim in Class 3D is conclusively presumed to have accepted the
Plan as a holder of an Allowed Class 3D Intercompany Claim and is not
entitled to vote to accept or reject the Plan.
(b) Distributions. On the Effective Date, each Claim in Class 3D
shall be Reinstated.
4.4. Class 4 -- Debt Securities Trading Claims
4.4.1. Class 4A -- Senior Note Securities Trading Claims
(a) Impairment. Class 4A is impaired by the Plan. Because no
distribution will be made to holders of Class 4A Senior Note Securities
Trading Claims nor shall such holders retain any property on account of
such Claims, the holders of Class 4A Senior Note Securities Trading
Claims are deemed to reject the Plan.
(b) Distributions. The holders of Class 4A Senior Note Securities
Trading Claims shall not be entitled to receive any distribution under
the Plan on account of their Claims in such Class.
4.4.2. Class 4B -- Convertible Subordinated Debenture Securities
Trading Claims
(a) Impairment. Class 4B is impaired by the Plan. Because no
distribution will be made to holders of Class 4B Convertible
Subordinated Debenture Securities Trading Claims nor shall such holders
retain any property on account of such Claims, the holders of Class 4B
Convertible Subordinated Debenture Securities Claims are deemed to
reject the Plan.
(b) Distributions. The holders of Class 4B Convertible
Subordinated Debenture Securities Trading Claims shall not be entitled
to receive any distribution under the Plan on account of their Claims in
such Class.
4.5. Class 5 -- Common Stock in Subsidiaries
4.5.1. Nonimpairment. Class 5 is unimpaired by the Plan. Each holder
of an Interest in Class 5, i.e., HMI and its subsidiaries, is conclusively
presumed to have accepted the Plan as a holder of Class 5 Interest and is
not entitled to vote to accept or reject the Plan.
4.5.2. Distributions. On the Effective Date, each Interest in Class 5
will be Reinstated.
4.6. Class 6 -- HMI Common Stock and Common Stock Securities Trading Claims
4.6.1. Impairment. Class 6 is impaired by the Plan. Each holder of an
HMI Common Stock Interest and/or Allowed HMI Common Stock Securities
Trading Claim as of the date of the order approving the Disclosure
Statement shall be entitled to vote to accept or reject the Plan.
4.6.2. Distributions. Subject to the potential adjustments set forth
in Section 12.5.3 herein, on the Effective Date, each holder of an HMI
Common Stock Interest and/or Allowed HMI Common Stock Securities Trading
Claim as of the Effective Date shall receive its Pro Rata share of 125,000
Class A Warrants, the HMI Common Stock Interests shall be cancelled and the
HMI Common Stock Securities Trading Claims shall be satisfied and released.
Fractional warrants shall be treated in accordance with Section 6.2.8.
hereof.
4.7. Class 7 -- HMI Options
4.7.1. Impairment. Class 7 is impaired by the Plan. Because no
distribution will be made to holders of Class 7 Interests nor shall such
holders retain any property on account of such Interests, the holders of
Class 7 Interests are deemed to reject the Plan.
4.7.2. Distributions. No distribution shall be made to holders of HMI
Options in Class 7 on account of such Interests, and such HMI Options shall
be cancelled on the Effective Date.
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ARTICLE V.
PROVISIONS OF NEW SECURITIES
TO BE ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE PLAN
5.1. New HMI Common Stock. The principal terms of the New HMI Common Stock
shall be as follows:
(a) Authorization: 20,000,000 shares.
(b) Par Value: $.01 per share.
(c) Voting: One vote per share, with cumulative voting rights.
(d) Preemptive Rights: None.
(e) Registration: Shall be deemed a registered public offering under
Section 1145(c) of the Bankruptcy Code.
(f) Anti-Dilution: Subject to dilution by the exercise of Class A
Warrants and shares issued pursuant to the New Long-Term Incentive Plan.
5.2. Class A Warrants. The principal terms of the Class A Warrants shall
be as follows:
(a) Authorization: 250,000 Class A Warrants, each exercisable to
purchase one share of New HMI Common Stock.
(b) Exercise Price: $38.49 per share payable in Cash.
(c) Term: 4 years from the Effective Date.
(d) Anti-Dilution: No anti-dilution provision.
(e) The Class A Warrants shall be in form and substance satisfactory
to the Creditors' Committee.
ARTICLE VI.
MEANS OF IMPLEMENTATION, PROVISIONS REGARDING VOTING AND DISTRIBUTIONS
UNDER THE PLAN AND TREATMENT OF DISPUTED, CONTINGENT,
AND UNLIQUIDATED ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE CLAIMS, CLAIMS AND INTERESTS
6.1. Voting of Claims and Interests
6.1.1. In General. Each holder of Claims and Interests in an impaired
Class shall be entitled to vote separately to accept or reject the Plan as
provided in the order entered by the Bankruptcy Court establishing certain
procedures with respect to the solicitation and tabulation of votes to
accept or reject the Plan (a copy of which is annexed to the Disclosure
Statement as Exhibit B).
6.1.2. Controversy Concerning Impairment. In the event of a
controversy as to whether any Claim or Class of Claims or Interests is
impaired under the Plan, the Bankruptcy Court shall, after notice and a
hearing, determine such controversy.
6.2. Method of Distributions Under the Plan
6.2.1. In General. All distributions under the Plan shall be made by
the Reorganized Debtors. All distributions under the Plan to the holders of
Allowed Claims or Interests governed by an indenture shall be made in
accordance with the provisions of the applicable indenture.
6.2.2. Distributions of Cash. Any payment of Cash made by the
Reorganized Debtors pursuant to the Plan shall be made by check and payment
shall be deemed made when the check is transmitted.
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6.2.3. Timing of Distributions. Any payment or distribution required
to be made under the Plan on a day other than a Business Day shall be due
on the next succeeding Business Day. All payments or distributions due on
the Effective Date shall be made thereon or as soon as practicable
thereafter, but in no event later than 10 calendar days after the Effective
Date.
6.2.4. Trustees' Fees and Expenses. The Trustees shall be entitled to
payment from Reorganized HMI for the Trustees' reasonable fees and
reimbursement of the Trustees' actual and reasonable costs and expenses
incurred in connection with the Trustees' making distributions under the
Plan.
6.2.5. Hart-Scott-Rodino Compliance. Any shares of New HMI Common
Stock to be distributed under the Plan to any entity required to file a
Premerger Notification and Report Form under the Hart-Scott-Rodino
Antitrust Improvement Act of 1976, as amended, shall not be distributed
until the notification and waiting periods applicable under such Act to
such entity shall have expired or been terminated.
6.2.6. Jones Act Compliance. In order to assure compliance with the
Jones Act, the Certificate of Incorporation of Reorganized HMI contains
provisions limiting the aggregate ownership of "Non-Citizens" of each class
of Reorganized HMI's capital stock to 24.99% of the outstanding shares of
each such class. Consequently, in order to receive certificates for New HMI
Common Stock following the Effective Date, holders of Senior Notes and
Trust Preferred Securities will be required to provide information
concerning citizenship.
6.2.7. Minimum Distributions. Payment of Cash less than twenty-five
dollars need not be made by Reorganized HMI to any holder of a Claim unless
a request therefor is made in writing to Reorganized HMI within one year
following the Effective Date.
6.2.8. Fractional Shares and Warrants. Notwithstanding any other
provision in the Plan to the contrary, no fractional shares of New HMI
Common Stock or fractional Class A Warrants shall be issued pursuant to the
Plan. Whenever any payment of a fraction of a share of New HMI Common Stock
or of a Warrant would otherwise be required under the Plan, the actual
distribution made shall reflect a rounding of such fraction to the nearest
whole share or Warrant (up or down), with half shares or Warrants or less
being rounded down and fractions in excess of half of a share or Warrant
being rounded up.
6.2.9. Unclaimed Distributions
(A) Any Cash or other distributions pursuant to the Plan, including
but not limited to any distributions of interest, that are unclaimed for
a period of five (5) years after distribution thereof shall be forfeited
and revested in the Reorganized Debtors.
(B) Any distribution made on behalf of a holder of a Class 5 Claim
to the indenture trustee for the Senior Notes pursuant to the Plan that
is unclaimed by the holder of a Senior Note Claim for a period of five
(5) years after distribution thereof shall be forfeited and returned to
and revested in Reorganized HMI.
(C) Any distribution made on behalf of a holder of a Class 6 Trust
Preferred Securities Interest to the Property Trustee for the Trust
Preferred Securities pursuant to the Plan that is unclaimed by the
holder of Trust Preferred Securities for a period of five (5) years
after distribution thereof shall be forfeited and returned to and
revested in Reorganized HMI.
6.3. Distributions Relating to Disputed Claims. Cash, shares of New HMI
Common Stock and Warrants shall be distributed by Reorganized HMI to a holder of
a Disputed Administrative Expense Claim or disputed Claim when, and to the
extent that, such Disputed Administrative Expense Claim or disputed Claim
becomes an Allowed Administrative Expense Claim or Allowed Claim pursuant to a
Final Order; provided, however, that the undisputed portion of any disputed
Claim shall be paid on the Effective Date together with interest thereon to the
same extent as an Allowed Claim in the same Class as that Claim. As to the
disputed portion of any disputed Claim, any distribution in respect thereof
shall be made
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in accordance with the Plan to the holder of such Claim based upon the amount of
such disputed portion that becomes an Allowed Administrative Expense Claim or
Allowed Claim, as the case may be, together with interest thereon to the same
extent as an Allowed Claim in the same Class as that Claim.
6.4. Resolution of Disputed Administrative Expense Claims and Disputed
Claims. Unless otherwise ordered by the Bankruptcy Court after notice and a
hearing (and except as to (i) Claims of the Debtors' officers, directors and
employees and (ii) applications for allowances of compensation and reimbursement
of expenses, under Sections 330 and 503 of the Bankruptcy Code), the Debtors
from and after the Effective Date shall have the exclusive right to make and
file objections to Administrative Expense Claims and Claims.
6.5. Refinancing of DIP Credit Facility. On the Effective Date, the
Reorganized Debtors will enter into the Exit Financing Facility, the proceeds of
which will be used to repay all of the Debtors' obligations under the DIP Credit
Facility and provide working capital to the Reorganized Debtors.
6.6. Cancellation and Surrender of Existing Securities and Agreements
6.6.1. On the Effective Date, except as otherwise provided herein, (a)
all promissory notes and other instruments evidencing any Claims under the
DIP Credit Facility, any Senior Note Claims or any Convertible Subordinated
Debenture Claims, will be terminated, cancelled and extinguished and will
have no further legal effect other than as evidence of any right to receive
distributions under the Plan, and (b)(i) the Senior Note Indenture, (ii)
the Convertible Subordinated Debenture Indenture, (iii) the Trust Preferred
Securities Declaration, and (iv) the Guarantee Agreement shall each be
terminated and cancelled, provided, however, that each of the foregoing
documents (i)-(iv) shall continue in effect solely for the purposes of (A)
allowing the Trustees to make the distributions to be made on account of
the Senior Note Claims, the Convertible Subordinated Debenture Claims and
the Guarantee Claims, as applicable, under the Plan, (B) permitting the
Trustees to maintain any rights or liens they may have for fees, costs and
expenses under each of the Senior Note Indenture, the Convertible
Subordinated Debenture Indenture, the Trust Preferred Securities
Declaration and the Guarantee Agreement, as applicable, (C) preserving the
rights, protections and immunities of each of the Trustees as set forth in
the applicable documents, and (D) allowing the Delaware Trustee to take the
actions set forth in Section 6.7 hereof. Also on the Effective Date, all
Trust Preferred Securities, shares of HMI Common Stock and HMI Options will
be cancelled and extinguished, and will have no further legal effect other
than as evidence, in the case of Trust Preferred Securities and shares of
HMI Common Stock, of any right to receive distributions under the Plan.
6.6.2. Each holder of a promissory note or other instrument evidencing
an obligation under the DIP Credit Facility shall surrender such promissory
note or instrument to Reorganized HMI. The holders of Class 3B Senior Note
Claims shall deliver to the Senior Note Indenture Trustee standard and
customary evidence of their Senior Notes. The holders of Class 3C Trust
Preferred Claims shall deliver to the Property Trustee standard and
customary evidence of their Trust Preferred Securities. Each holder of an
HMI Common Stock Interest in Class 6 shall surrender its share certificates
to the Transfer Agent for HMI Common Stock. No distribution of property
hereunder shall be made to or on behalf of any such holders unless and
until such promissory note, share certificate or instrument is received by
Reorganized HMI or the relevant Trustee or transfer agent, as the case may
be, or the unavailability of such note or instrument is established to the
reasonable satisfaction of Reorganized HMI. Reorganized HMI may require any
entity delivering an affidavit of loss and indemnity to furnish a surety
bond in form and substance (including, without limitation, with respect to
amount) reasonably satisfactory to Reorganized HMI from a surety company
satisfactory to Reorganized HMI. Any holder that fails within five (5)
years after the date of entry of the Confirmation Order (i) to surrender or
cause to be surrendered such promissory note, share certificate or
instrument, (ii) to execute and deliver an affidavit of loss and indemnity
reasonably satisfactory to Reorganized HMI, or (iii) if requested, to
furnish a bond reasonably satisfactory to the Reorganized HMI upon request,
shall be deemed to have forfeited all rights, Claims, and interests and
shall not participate in any distribution hereunder.
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6.7. Termination of Hvide Capital Trust. On the Effective Date, pursuant
to the Confirmation Order, Hvide Capital Trust will be terminated and dissolved
without any further action required on the part of any person, and the Delaware
Trustee is hereby authorized to file a certificate of dissolution with the
Secretary of State of Delaware and to take such other action as may be necessary
in furtherance thereof.
6.8. Listing of New HMI Common Stock and Class A Warrants. Reorganized HMI
shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the shares of New HMI Common
Stock and the Class A Warrants to be listed on a national securities exchange or
the NASDAQ National Market System, and to obtain and maintain a trading symbol
for each of the New HMI Common Stock and Class A Warrants. Certain entities that
may hold, or manage or advise accounts that hold, more than 10% of the New HMI
Common Stock upon the Effective Date shall be entitled to the benefits of the
Registration Rights Agreement attached as Exhibit "A" hereto.
ARTICLE VII.
EXECUTORY CONTRACTS AND UNEXPIRED LEASES
7.1. Assumption or Rejection of Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases
7.1.1. Executory Contracts. Except as otherwise provided herein or by
the Confirmation Order, as of the Effective Date, all executory contracts
(other than unexpired leases) that exist between any Debtor and any person
shall be deemed assumed as of the Effective Date, including without
limitation all indemnification obligations described in Section 7.2 hereof
and all benefit obligations described in Sections 7.3 and 7.4 hereof,
except for any executory contract (i) which has been rejected pursuant to
an order of the Bankruptcy Court entered on or prior to the Confirmation
Date, (ii) set forth in Schedule 7.1(a) hereto to be filed on or prior to
seven days prior to the hearing on confirmation of the Plan, or (iii) as to
which a motion for approval of the rejection of such contract has been
filed and served on or prior to the Confirmation Date. The executory
contracts set forth in Schedule 7.1(a) hereto shall be deemed rejected as
of the Effective Date. Each Debtor shall pay all amounts that have come due
and owing on or before the Effective Date with respect to its respective
obligations under assumed executory contracts immediately upon resolution
of amounts thereby owing, and execution of appropriate documents evidencing
withdrawal of claims therefor, or upon further order of the Bankruptcy
Court.
7.1.2. Unexpired Leases. Except as otherwise provided herein or by
the Confirmation Order, as of the Effective Date, all unexpired leases that
exist between any Debtor and any person shall be deemed assumed as of the
Effective Date, except for any unexpired lease (i) which has been rejected
pursuant to an order of the Bankruptcy Court entered on or prior to the
Confirmation Date or by operation of law, or (ii) as to which a motion for
approval of the rejection of such lease has been filed and served on or
prior to the Confirmation Date. Each Debtor shall pay all amounts that have
come due and owing on or before the Effective Date with respect to its
respective obligations under assumed leases immediately upon resolution of
amounts thereby owing, and execution of appropriate documents evidencing
withdrawal of claims therefor, or upon further order of the Bankruptcy
Court.
7.1.3. Approval of Assumption or Rejection of Leases and
Contracts. Entry of the Confirmation Order shall constitute (i) the
approval, pursuant to Section 365(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, of the
assumption of the executory contracts and unexpired leases assumed pursuant
to Section 7.1(a) and (b) hereof, (ii) the extension of time pursuant to
Section 365(d)(4) of the Bankruptcy Code within which the Debtors may
assume or reject the executory contracts and unexpired leases specified in
Section 7.1(a) and (b) hereof through the date of entry of an order
approving the assumption or rejection of such contracts and leases, (iii)
the approval, pursuant to Section 365(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, of the
rejection of the executory contracts set forth in Schedule 7.1(a) hereto,
and (iv) the disallowance of all Claims arising from contracts and leases
assumed prior to or as of the Effective Date.
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7.1.4. Cure of Defaults. On the Effective Date, each of the
Reorganized Debtors shall Cure any and all defaults under any executory
contract or unexpired lease it respectively assumed pursuant to the Plan in
accordance with Section 365(b)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code.
7.1.5. Bar Date for Filing Proofs of Claim Relating to Executory
Contracts and Unexpired Leases Rejected Pursuant to the Plan. Unless the
Bankruptcy Court fixes a different time period pursuant to an order
approving the rejection of a contract or lease, Claims arising out of the
rejection of an executory contract or unexpired lease pursuant to this
Section 7.1 must be filed with the Bankruptcy Court no later than thirty
days after notice of entry of an order approving the rejection of such
contract or lease. Any Claims not filed within such time will be forever
barred from assertion against their estate, the Reorganized Debtors and
their property and will not receive any distributions under the Plan.
Unless otherwise ordered by the Bankruptcy Court, all Claims arising from
the rejection of executory contracts and unexpired leases shall be treated
as Class 3 Claims under the Plan.
7.2. Indemnification Obligations. For purposes of the Plan, the
obligations of each Debtor to indemnify, reimburse or limit the liability of its
present and any former directors, officers or employees that were directors,
officers or employees on or after the Commencement Date against any obligations
pursuant to their Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws, similar organizational
documents, applicable state law or specific agreement, or any combination of the
foregoing, shall survive confirmation of the Plan, remain unaffected thereby,
and not be discharged irrespective of whether indemnification, reimbursement or
limitation is owed in connection with an event occurring before, on, or after
the Commencement Date.
7.3. Compensation and Benefit Programs. All employment and severance
practices and policies, and all compensation and benefit plans, policies, and
programs of each Debtor applicable to its directors, officers or employees,
including, without limitation, all savings plans, retirement plans, health care
plans, severance benefit plans, incentive plans, workers' compensation programs
and life, disability and other insurance plans are treated as executory
contracts under the Plan and are hereby assumed pursuant to Section 365(a) of
the Bankruptcy Code, subject to any and all modification and termination rights
of the Debtors contained therein.
7.4. Retiree Benefits. Payments, if any, due to any person for the purpose
of providing or reimbursing payments for retired employees and their spouses and
dependents for medical, surgical, or hospital care benefits, or benefits in the
event of sickness, accident, disability, or death under any plan, fund, or
program (through the purchase of insurance or otherwise), maintained or
established in whole or in part by the Debtors prior to the Commencement Date,
shall be continued for the duration of the period the Debtors have obligated
themselves to provide such benefits, subject to any and all modification and
termination rights of the Debtors contained therein. The Debtors shall pay all
amounts that have come due and owing on or before the Effective Date with
respect to assumed retiree benefits immediately upon resolution of amounts
thereby owing, and execution of appropriate documents evidencing withdrawal of
claims therefor, or upon further order of the Bankruptcy Court.
ARTICLE VIII.
PROVISIONS REGARDING CORPORATE GOVERNANCE OF THE REORGANIZED DEBTOR
8.1. General. On the Effective Date, the management, control and operation
of each of the Reorganized Debtors shall become the general responsibility of
the respective Boards of Directors of the Reorganized Debtors (or as otherwise
provided in its governing instruments), which shall thereafter have the
responsibility for the management, control and operation of the Reorganized
Debtors.
8.2. Meetings of Stockholders. The first annual meeting of the
stockholders of Reorganized HMI shall be held on a date selected by the Board of
Directors of Reorganized HMI in calendar year 2000.
8.3. Directors and Officers of Reorganized HMI
8.3.1. Board of Directors. As of the Effective Date, the Board of
Directors of Reorganized HMI shall initially consist of seven individuals
designated by the Creditors' Committee after consultation
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with HMI. The names of such individuals shall be disclosed prior to the
hearing to consider confirmation of the Plan.
8.3.2. Officers. The officers of Reorganized HMI immediately prior to
the Effective Date shall serve as the initial officers of Reorganized HMI
on and after the Effective Date in accordance with any employment agreement
with Reorganized HMI and applicable nonbankruptcy law.
8.4. New Certificate of Incorporation and New By-laws. Effective as of the
Effective Date, HMI will be reincorporated under the laws of the State of
Delaware and the New Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws of Reorganized HMI
shall be adopted in substantially the form annexed hereto as Exhibits C and D,
respectively.
8.5. Issuance of New Securities. The issuance of the following equity
securities by Reorganized HMI is hereby authorized under Section 1145 of the
Bankruptcy Code without further act or action under applicable law, regulation,
order, or rule:
(a) approximately 10,000,000 shares of New HMI Common Stock; and
(b) approximately 250,000 Class A Warrants.
ARTICLE IX.
EFFECT OF CONFIRMATION OF PLAN
9.1. Revesting of Assets
9.1.1. The property of the estate of the Debtors shall revest in the
respective Reorganized Debtors on the Effective Date.
9.1.2. From and after the Effective Date, the Reorganized Debtors may
operate their businesses, and may use, acquire, and dispose of their
properties free of any restrictions of the Bankruptcy Code except as
provided herein.
9.1.3. As of the Effective Date, all property of the Debtors shall be
free and clear of all Claims and Interests of holders of Claims and
Interests, except as provided herein.
9.1.4. Any rights or causes of action accruing to the Debtors and
Debtors in Possession, including those accruing or arising under chapter 5
of the Bankruptcy Code, shall remain assets of the estates of the
respective Reorganized Debtors. To the extent necessary, the Reorganized
Debtors shall be deemed representatives of the estate under Section 1123(b)
of the Bankruptcy Code.
9.2. Discharge of Debtors. 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, including any interest accrued on such Claims from and after the
Commencement Date, against the Debtors and the Debtors in Possession, or any of
their assets or properties. Except as otherwise provided herein, (a) on the
Effective Date, all such Claims against, and Interests in, the Debtors shall be
satisfied, discharged, and released in full and (b) all persons shall be
precluded from asserting against the respective Reorganized Debtors, their
successors, or their assets or properties any other or further Claims or
Interests based upon any act or omission, transaction, or other activity of any
kind or nature occurring prior to the Confirmation Date.
ARTICLE X.
EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PLAN
10.1. Conditions Precedent. The Plan shall not become effective unless the
following conditions have been satisfied: (a) the Bankruptcy Court shall have
entered the Confirmation Order in form and substance satisfactory to the Debtors
and the Creditors' Committee providing, among other things, (i) that the New HMI
Stock (including New HMI Stock issued upon the exercise of the Class A Warrants)
and the Class
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A Warrants to be issued to holders of Claims and Interests pursuant to the Plan,
are exempt from registration pursuant to Section 1145 of the Bankruptcy Code,
(ii) for the approval of (A) the Class A Warrant Agreement, (B) the Registration
Rights Agreement, (C) the New By-laws of Reorganized HMI, (D) the New
Certificate of Incorporation of Reorganized HMI, (E) the Exit Financing Facility
and (F) the New Long-Term Incentive Plan, and all of which shall be in form and
substance satisfactory to the Creditors' Committee, and such Order shall have
become a Final Order unless such requirement of finality is waived by the mutual
consent of the Debtors and the Creditors' Committee; (b) the Reorganized Debtors
shall have closed on the Exit Financing Facility such that the Reorganized
Debtors shall have credit availability thereunder to repay the DIP Credit
Facility and to provide working capital sufficient to meet their requirements as
determined by the Reorganized Debtors and the Creditors' Committee; and (c)
consummation of the Plan, including distribution of the securities in accordance
with the terms of the Plan, shall not preclude the Reorganized Debtors from
operating their respective businesses in compliance with the Jones Act.
10.2. Effect of Failure of Conditions. In the event that any of the
conditions specified in Section 10.1 of the Plan has not been satisfied or
waived (in the manner provided in Section 10.3 below) within 60 days after entry
of the Confirmation Order, then the Debtors may, upon notification to the
Creditors' Committee and the Bankruptcy Court, terminate the Plan. Upon
termination of the Plan (a) the Confirmation Order shall be vacated, (b) no
distributions under the Plan shall be made, (c) the Debtors and all holders of
Claims and Interests shall be restored to the status quo ante as of the day
immediately preceding the Confirmation Date as though the Confirmation Date
never occurred, and (d) all the Debtors' obligations with respect to the Claims
and Interests shall remain unchanged and nothing contained herein shall be
deemed to constitute a waiver or release of any claims by or against the Debtors
or any other person or to prejudice in any manner the rights of the Debtors or
any person in any further proceedings involving the Debtors.
10.3. Waiver of Conditions. The conditions to effectiveness of the Plan
set forth in Section 10. 1 of the Plan may be waived only upon the express
written consent of the Debtors and the Creditors' Committee.
ARTICLE XI.
RETENTION OF JURISDICTION
The Bankruptcy Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction of all matters
arising out of, and related to, the Chapter 11 Cases and the Plan pursuant to,
and for the purposes of, Sections 105(a) and 1142 of the Bankruptcy Code and
for, among other things, the following purposes:
11.1. To hear and determine pending applications for the assumption or
rejection of executory contracts or unexpired leases, if any are pending, and
the allowance of Claims resulting therefrom;
11.2. To determine any and all pending adversary proceedings, applications,
and contested matters;
11.3. To hear and determine any objection to Administrative Expense Claims
or to Claims, including but not limited to the reasonableness of the Trustees'
Claims;
11.4. To enter and implement such orders as may be appropriate in the event
the Confirmation Order is for any reason stayed, revoked, modified, or vacated;
11.5. To issue such orders in aid of execution of the Plan or in
furtherance of the discharge, to the extent authorized by Section 1142 of the
Bankruptcy Code;
11.6. To consider any modifications of the Plan, to cure any defect or
omission, or reconcile any inconsistency in any order of the Bankruptcy Court,
including, without limitation, the Confirmation Order;
11.7. To hear and determine all applications for compensation and
reimbursement of expenses of professionals under Sections 330, 331 and 503(b) of
the Bankruptcy Code;
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11.8. To ensure that distributions and rights granted to holders of Allowed
Claims and Interests are accomplished as provided herein;
11.9. To hear and determine disputes arising in connection with the
interpretation, implementation, or enforcement of the Plan;
11.10. To recover all assets of the Debtors and property of the estate,
wherever located;
11.11. To hear and determine matters concerning state, local, and federal
taxes in accordance with Sections 346, 505 and 1146 of the Bankruptcy Code;
11.12. To hear any other matter not inconsistent with the Bankruptcy Code;
and
11.13. To enter a final decree closing the Chapter 11 Cases.
ARTICLE XII.
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
12.1. Effectuating Documents and Further Transactions. Each of the Chief
Executive Officer, President and each Executive and Senior Vice President of
each Debtor and Reorganized Debtor is authorized in accordance with his
authority under the resolutions of the Board of Directors of each such Debtor or
Reorganized Debtor, as the case may be, to execute, deliver, file, or record
such contracts, instruments, releases, indentures and other agreements or
documents and take such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate
and further evidence the terms and conditions of the Plan and any notes or
securities issued pursuant to the Plan.
12.2. Exemption from Transfer Taxes. Pursuant to Section 1146(c) of the
Bankruptcy Code, the issuance, transfer or exchange of notes or equity
securities under the Plan, the creation of any mortgage, deed of trust or other
security interest, the making or assignment of any lease or sublease, or the
making or delivery of any deed or other instrument of transfer under, in
furtherance of, or in connection with the Plan, including any deeds, bills of
sale or assignments executed in connection with any of the transactions
contemplated under the Plan, shall not be subject to any stamp, real estate
transfer, mortgage recording or other similar tax, including but not limited to
the Florida document stamp tax.
12.3. Exculpation, Releases, and Indemnification. None of the Reorganized
Debtors, the Creditors' Committee, or the Trustees or any of their respective
members, officers, directors, employees, attorneys, advisors or agents shall
have or incur any liability to any holder of a Claim or Interest for any act or
omission in connection with, or arising out of, the pursuit of confirmation of
the Plan, the consummation of the Plan or the administration of the Plan or the
property to be distributed under the Plan except for willful misconduct or gross
negligence, and, in all respects, the Reorganized Debtor, the Creditors'
Committee, each of the Trustees and each of their respective members, officers,
directors, employees, attorneys, advisors and agents shall be entitled to rely
upon the advice of counsel with respect to their duties and responsibilities
under the Plan.
Upon the Effective Date, pursuant to Section 1123(b)(3)(A) of the
Bankruptcy Code, any and all claims held by the Debtors against any present or
former officers or directors shall be forever settled, waived, released and
discharged, and will not be retained or enforced by the Reorganized Debtors.
Further, upon the Effective Date any and all claims and causes of action,
whether direct or derivative, against any present or former officer or director
of the Debtors by any holder of a Claim or Interest under the Plan shall
similarly be forever settled, waived, released and discharged, and not retained
or enforced by such holder.
Reorganized HMI agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each of the members
of the Creditors' Committee, and their respective members, officers, directors,
partners, employees, attorneys, agents, and advisors and each of their
respective successors and assigns from and against any and all claims, suits,
actions, liabilities, and judgments and costs related thereto (including any
defense costs associated therewith on an "as incurred" basis) arising under or
with respect to any act or omission in connection
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with, or arising out of, (i) the negotiation, documentation or implementation of
the transactions contemplated herein (including the consideration of
alternatives thereto (if any)), (ii) the pursuit of confirmation of the Plan,
(iii) the consummation of the Plan or (iv) the administration of the Plan or
property to be distributed under the Plan, except if such claim or liability is
determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have arisen as a direct
result of such entity's gross negligence or willful misconduct.
12.4. Termination of Creditors' Committee. Except as otherwise provided in
this section 12.4, on the date by which both (a) the Effective Date has occurred
and (b) the Confirmation Order has become a Final Order, the Creditors'
Committee shall cease to exist and its members, employees or agents (including,
without limitation, attorneys, investment bankers, financial advisors,
accountants and other professionals) shall be released and discharged from any
further authority, duties, responsibilities and obligations relating to, arising
from, or in connection with the Creditors' Committee. The Creditors' Committee
shall continue to exist after such date (i) solely with respect to all the
applications filed pursuant to section 330 and 331 of the Bankruptcy Code
seeking payment of fees and expenses incurred by any professional, (ii) any
post-confirmation modifications to, or motions seeking the enforcement of the
provisions of the Plan or the Confirmation Order, and (iii) any matters pending
as of the Effective Date in the Chapter 11 Cases, until such matters are finally
resolved.
12.5. Amendment or Modification of the Plan; Severability
12.5.1. The Debtors may, with the consent of the Creditors' Committee,
alter, amend, or modify the treatment of any Claim provided for under the
Plan; provided, however, that the holder of such Claim agrees or consents
to any such alteration, amendment or modification.
12.5.2. In the event that the Bankruptcy Court determines, prior to
the Confirmation Date, that any provision in the Plan is invalid, void or
unenforceable, such provision shall be invalid, void or unenforceable with
respect to the holder or holders of such Claims or Interests as to which
the provision is determined to be invalid, void or unenforceable. The
invalidity, voidness or unenforceability of any such provision shall in no
way limit or affect the enforceability and operative effect of any other
provision of the Plan.
12.5.3. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the event
an objection to confirmation of the Plan is filed by holders of Class 4
Debt Securities Trading Claims and is not withdrawn or overruled by
December 1, 1999, the Debtors reserve the right to seek entry of the
Confirmation Order notwithstanding such objection and, to the extent
necessary, shall withhold distributions to holders of Allowed Class 3C
Trust Preferred Claims and/or Allowed Class 6 HMI Common Stock Interests
and HMI Common Stock Trading Claims (if any) until resolution of such
objections and the allowance or disallowance of such Class 4 Debt
Securities Trading Claims. To the extent the Bankruptcy Court finds that
the Plan cannot be confirmed because any distributions to holders of
Allowed Class 3C Trust Preferred Claims and/or Allowed Class 6 HMI Common
Stock Interests and HMI Common Stock Trading Claims (if any) would violate
section 1129 of the Bankruptcy Code, the Plan shall be modified to provide
that such distributions shall be provided to the holders of Allowed Class
3B Senior Notes Claims in accordance with the absolute priority rule.
12.6. Revocation or Withdrawal of the Plan
12.6.1. The Debtors reserve the right to revoke or withdraw the Plan
prior to the Confirmation Date, subject to the consent of the Creditors'
Committee, which shall not be unreasonably withheld.
12.6.2. If the Debtors revoke or withdraw the Plan prior to the
Confirmation Date, then the Plan shall be deemed null and void. In such
event, nothing contained herein shall be deemed to constitute a waiver or
release of any claims by or against the Debtors or any other person or to
prejudice in any manner the rights of the Debtors or any person in any
further proceedings involving the Debtors.
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12.7. Binding Effect. The Plan shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the Debtors, the Reorganized Debtors, the holders of Claims and
Interests, and their respective successors and assigns, except as expressly set
forth herein.
12.8. Notices. Any notice required or permitted to be provided under the
Plan shall be in writing and served by either (a) certified mail, return receipt
requested, postage prepaid, (b) hand delivery, or (c) reputable overnight
delivery service, freight prepaid, to be addressed as follows:
To the Debtors:
HVIDE MARINE INCORPORATED
2200 Eller Drive
P.O. Box 13038
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33316
Attn: Robert B. Lamm, Esq.
with copies to:
KRONISH LIEB WEINER & HELLMAN LLP
1114 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10036-7798
Attn: Robert J. Feinstein, Esq.
and
YOUNG, CONAWAY, STARGATT & TAYLOR LLP
11th Floor, Rodney Square North
Wilmington, Delaware 19899-0391
Attn: Laura Davis Jones, Esq.
To the Creditors' Committee:
c/o MILBANK, TWEED, HADLEY & McCLOY LLP
One Chase Manhattan Plaza
New York, New York 10005-1413
Attn: Luc A. Despins, Esq.
Dennis F. Dunne, Esq.
and
ASHBY & GEDDES
One Rodney Square
P.O. Box 1150
Wilmington, DE 19899
Attn: William P. Bowden, Esq.
12.9. Post-Effective Date Professional Fees. The Reorganized Debtors may
retain and compensate professionals and reimburse such professionals' expenses,
for services rendered on or after the Effective Date, without the necessity of
approval by the Bankruptcy Court pursuant to the provisions of Sections 327, 328
et seq. of the Bankruptcy Code.
12.10. Governing Law. Except to the extent the Bankruptcy Code or
Bankruptcy Rules are applicable, the rights and obligations arising under the
Plan shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the
laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the principles of
conflicts of law thereof that would require the application of any laws of any
other jurisdiction.
12.11. Withholding and Reporting Requirements. In connection with the Plan
and all instruments issued in connection therewith and distributions thereunder,
the Debtors or the Reorganized Debtors, as the case may be, 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.
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12.12. Plan Supplement. Forms of the Registration Rights Agreement, the
Class A Warrant Agreement, the New By-laws of Reorganized HMI, the New
Certificate of Incorporation of Reorganized HMI, the Exit Financing Facility
documents and other documents shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the
Creditors' Committee and contained in the Plan Supplement and filed with the
Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court at least ten days prior to the Confirmation Date.
Upon its filing with the Court, the Plan Supplement may be inspected in the
office of the Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court during normal court hours. Holders
of Claims or Interests may obtain a copy of the Plan Supplement upon written
request in accordance with applicable provisions of the Disclosure Statement.
12.13. Headings. Headings are used in the Plan for convenience and
reference only, and shall not constitute a part of the Plan for any other
purpose.
12.14. Exhibits. All Exhibits to the Plan, including the Plan Supplement,
are incorporated into and are a part of the Plan as if set forth in full herein.
12.15. Filing of Additional Documents. On or before substantial
consummation of the Plan, the Debtors shall 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 the Plan, provided such
documents are in form and substance satisfactory to the Creditors' Committee.
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Dated: November 1, 1999
HVIDE MARINE INCORPORATED,
a Florida corporation
By: /s/
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HVIDE MARINE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
HVIDE MARINE TRANSPORT, INC.
HVIDE MARINE TOWING, INC.
HVIDE MARINE TOWING SERVICES, INC.
HMI CAYMAN HOLDINGS, INC.
HMI OPERATORS, INC.
LIGHTSHIP LIMITED PARTNER
HOLDINGS, LLC
LONE STAR MARINE SERVICES, INC.
OCEAN SPECIALTY TANKERS
CORPORATION
OFFSHORE MARINE MANAGEMENT
INTERNATIONAL, INC.
SEABULK ALBANY, INC.
SEABULK ALKATAR, INC.
SEABULK AMERICA PARTNERSHIP, LTD.
SEABULK ARABIAN, INC.
SEABULK ARCTIC EXPRESS, INC.
SEABULK ARIES II, INC.
SEABULK ARZANAH, INC.
SEABULK BARRACUDA, INC.
SEABULK BATON ROUGE, INC.
SEABULK BECKY, INC.
SEABULK BETSY, INC.
SEABULK BUL HANIN, INC.
SEABULK CAPRICORN, INC.
SEABULK CARDINAL, INC.
SEABULK CAROL, INC.
SEABULK CAROLYN, INC.
SEABULK CHAMP, INC.
SEABULK CHRISTOPHER, INC
SEABULK CLAIBORNE, INC.
SEABULK CLIPPER, INC.
SEABULK COMMAND, INC.
SEABULK CONDOR, INC.
SEABULK CONSTRUCTOR, INC.
SEABULK COOT I, INC.
SEABULK COOT II, INC.
SEABULK CORMORANT, INC.
SEABULK CYGNET I, INC.
SEABULK CYGNET II, INC.
SEABULK DANAH, INC.
SEABULK DAYNA, INC.
SEABULK DEBBIE, INC.
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SEABULK DEFENDER, INC.
SEABULK DIANA, INC.
SEABULK DISCOVERY, INC.
SEABULK DUKE, INC.
SEABULK EAGLE II, INC.
SEABULK EAGLE, INC.
SEABULK EMERALD, INC.
SEABULK ENERGY, INC.
SEABULK EXPLORER, INC.
SEABULK FALCON II, INC.
SEABULK FALCON, INC.
SEABULK FREEDOM, INC.
SEABULK FULMAR, INC.
SEABULK GABRIELLE, INC.
SEABULK GANNET I, INC.
SEABULK GANNET II, INC.
SEABULK GAZELLE, INC.
SEABULK GIANT, INC.
SEABULK GREBE, INC.
SEABULK HABARA, INC.
SEABULK HAMOUR, INC.
SEABULK HARRIER, INC.
SEABULK HATTA, INC.
SEABULK HAWAII, INC.
SEABULK HAWK, INC.
SEABULK HERCULES, INC.
SEABULK HERON, INC.
SEABULK HORIZON, INC.
SEABULK HOUBARE, INC.
SEABULK IBEX, INC.
SEABULK ISABEL, INC.
SEABULK JASPER, INC.
SEABULK JEBEL ALI, INC
SEABULK KATIE, INC..
SEABULK KESTREL, INC.
SEABULK KING, INC.
SEABULK KNIGHT, INC.
SEABULK LAKE EXPRESS, INC.
SEABULK LARA, INC.
SEABULK LARK, INC.
SEABULK LIBERTY, INC.
SEABULK LINCOLN, INC.
SEABULK LULU, INC.
SEABULK MAINTAINER, INC.
SEABULK MALLARD, INC.
SEABULK MARLENE, INC.
SEABULK MARTIN I, INC.
SEABULK MARTIN II, INC.
SEABULK MASTER, INC.
SEABULK MERLIN, INC.
SEABULK MUBARRAK, INC.
SEABULK NEPTUNE, INC.
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SEABULK OCEAN SYSTEMS
CORPORATION
SEABULK OCEAN SYSTEMS
HOLDINGS CORPORATION
SEABULK OFFSHORE ABU DHABI, INC.
SEABULK OFFSHORE DUBAI, INC.
SEABULK OFFSHORE
HOLDINGS, INC.
SEABULK OFFSHORE INTERNATIONAL,
INC.
SEABULK OFFSHORE GLOBAL
HOLDINGS, INC.
SEABULK OFFSHORE LTD.
SEABULK OFFSHORE OPERATORS, INC.
SEABULK OFFSHORE OPERATORS
NIGERIA LIMITED
SEABULK OFFSHORE OPERATORS
TRINIDAD LIMITED
SEABULK OFFSHORE U.K. LTD.
SEABULK OREGON, INC.
SEABULK ORYX INC.
SEABULK OSPREY, INC.
SEABULK PELICAN, INC.
SEABULK PENGUIN I, INC.
SEABULK PENGUIN II, INC.
SEABULK PENNY, INC.
SEABULK PERSISTENCE, INC.
SEABULK PETREL, INC.
SEABULK PLOVER, INC.
SEABULK POWER, INC.
SEABULK PRIDE, INC.
SEABULK PRINCE, INC.
SEABULK PRINCESS, INC.
SEABULK PUFFIN, INC.
SEABULK QUEEN, INC.
SEABULK RAVEN, INC
SEABULK RED TERN LIMITED
SEABULK ROOSTER, INC.
SEABULK SABINE, INC.
SEABULK SALIHU, INC.
SEABULK SAPPHIRE, INC.
SEABULK SARA, INC.
SEABULK SEAHORSE, INC.
SEABULK SENGALI, INC.
SEABULK SERVICE, INC.
SEABULK SHARI, INC.
SEABULK SHINDAGA, INC.
SEABULK SKUA I, INC.
SEABULK SNIPE, INC.
SEABULK SUHAIL, INC.
SEABULK SWAN, INC.
SEABULK SWIFT, INC.
SEABULK TANKERS, LTD.
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SEABULK TAURUS, INC.
SEABULK TENDER, INC.
SEABULK TIMS I, INC.
SEABULK TITAN, INC.
SEABULK TOOTA, INC.
SEABULK TOUCAN, INC.
SEABULK TRADER, INC.
SEABULK TRANSMARINE II, INC
SEABULK TRANSMARINE
PARTNERSHIP, LTD.
SEABULK TREASURE ISLAND, INC.
SEABULK UMM SHAIF, INC.
SEABULK VERITAS, INC.
SEABULK VIRGO I, INC.
SEABULK VOYAGER, INC.
SEABULK ZAKUM, INC.
SEAMARK LTD. INC.
SUN STATE MARINE SERVICES, INC.
HVIDE MARINE de VENEZUELA, S.R.L.
By: /s/
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MARANTA, S.A.
By: /s/
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HVIDE CAPITAL TRUST
By: /s/
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KRONISH LIEB WEINER & HELLMAN LLP
By: /s/
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Robert J. Feinstein, Esq.
1114 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10036-7798
(212) 479-6000
-and-
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YOUNG, CONAWAY, STARGATT
& TAYLOR LLP
By: /s/
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Laura Davis Jones, Esq.
Rodney Square North, 11 Floor
P.O. Box 391
Wilmington, Delaware 19899-0391
(302) 571-6600
Co-Counsel for the Debtors and
Debtors in Possession
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IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
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In re:
HVIDE MARINE INCORPORATED,
et al.,
Debtors.
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Chapter 11
Case No. 99-3024 (PJW)
(Jointly Administered)
ORDER (A) APPROVING THE FIRST AMENDED DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
PROPOSED BY THE DEBTORS PURSUANT TO SECTION 1125 OF THE
BANKRUPTCY CODE; (B) ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES FOR SOLICITATION
AND TABULATION OF VOTES TO ACCEPT OR REJECT PLAN; (C)
SCHEDULING HEARING ON CONFIRMATION OF PLAN; (D) APPROVING
NOTICE OF (1) LAST DAY FOR RECEIPT OF BALLOTS WITH RESPECT TO
THE PLAN, (2) LAST DAY FOR FILING OBJECTIONS TO CONFIRMATION
OF THE PLAN, AND (3) HEARING ON CONFIRMATION OF THE PLAN
Upon the record of the hearing held on November 2, 1999 (the "Disclosure
Statement Hearing") to consider approval of the First Amended Disclosure
Statement Pursuant to sec.1125 of the Bankruptcy Code for the First Amended
Joint Plan of Reorganization (the "Plan"), proposed by the Debtors herein (the
"Debtors"), dated November 1, 1999 (the "Disclosure Statement"); and each of the
objections filed with respect to the Disclosure Statement having been withdrawn,
overruled by the Court or rendered moot by reason of modifications made to the
Disclosure Statement; and upon the record of the Disclosure Statement Hearing
and all of the proceedings had before the Court; and the Court having determined
after due deliberation that the Disclosure Statement contains adequate
information as such term is defined in sec.1125 of the Bankruptcy Code; and
sufficient cause appearing therefor, it is
ORDERED that in accordance with sec.1125 of the Bankruptcy Code and
Bankruptcy Rule 3017(b), the Disclosure Statement be, and it hereby is, approved
substantially in the form annexed hereto and subject to any non-material,
technical or corrective modifications as may be made subsequent hereto; and it
is further
ORDERED that the forms of ballots (the "Ballots") annexed hereto as Exhibit
A be, and they hereby are, approved in all respects; and it is further
ORDERED that, pursuant to Bankruptcy Rules 3017(c) and 3018(a), the holders
of claims as of the date of this Order in Classes 3B and 3C of the Plan and
equity interests in Class 6 of the Plan may vote to accept or reject the Plan by
indicating their acceptance or rejection of the proposed plan on the Ballots
provided therefor; and it is further
ORDERED that, with respect to any entity that (x) is entitled to vote to
accept or reject the Plan and (y) holds or beneficially owns any security of the
Debtors, such entity shall be treated as a creditor for purposes of determining
whether the particular class has accepted the Plan in accordance with section
1126(c) of the Bankruptcy Code, notwithstanding the fact that such entity may
have delegated the power to buy, sell and/or vote the securities to an
investment manager or advisor; and it is further
ORDERED that in order to be counted as a vote to accept or reject the Plan,
a Ballot must be properly completed and executed by the holder of a claim and
mailed or delivered by hand or courier to Bankruptcy Services LLC, Heron Tower,
70 East 55th Street, 6th Floor, New York, New York 10022, so
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that it is actually received no later than 4:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, on
November 29, 1999 and Ballots may not be cast by facsimile transmission; and it
is further
ORDERED that the following Ballots will be counted and will be deemed to be
cast as acceptances of the Plan:
(a) Any Ballot timely received that contains sufficient information to
permit the identification of the claimant and is cast as an acceptance of
the Plan;
(b) Any Ballot timely received that indicates neither an acceptance or
rejection of the Plan but does contain sufficient information to permit the
identification of the claimant; and
(c) Any Ballot timely received that contains sufficient information to
permit the identification of the claimant and indicates both acceptance and
rejection of the Plan; and it is further
ORDERED that, unless otherwise ordered by the Court after notice to the
Debtors and a hearing, the following Ballots will not the counted in determining
whether the Plan has been accepted or rejected:
(a) Any Ballot received after 4:00 p.m. (prevailing Eastern Time) on
November 29, 1999;
(b) Any Ballot that is illegible or contains insufficient information
to permit the identification of the claimant; and
(c) Any Ballot cast by a person that does not hold a Claim or Interest
in a Class that is entitled to vote to accept or reject the Plan; and it is
further
ORDERED that a hearing (the "Confirmation Hearing") to consider
confirmation of the Plan shall be held before the Court at 824 Market Street,
6th Floor, Wilmington, Delaware, December 1, 1999 at 11:30 a.m., or as soon
thereafter as counsel may be heard; and it is further
ORDERED that pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule 3020(b)(1) objections, if any, to
confirmation of the Plan shall be in writing, and shall (a) state the name and
address of the objecting party and the nature of the claim or interest of such
party, (b) state with particularity the basis and nature of each objection to
the Plan and (c) be filed, together with proof of service, with the Court (with
a copy to Chambers) and served so that such objections are received no later
than November 29, 1999 at 4:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, by the Court,
Chambers and the following parties: (i) Kronish Lieb Weiner & Hellman LLP,
Co-Counsel to the Debtors, 1114 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York
10036, Attn: Robert J. Feinstein, Esq., (ii) Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor,
LLP, Co-Counsel to the Debtors, 11th Floor, One Rodney Square, Wilmington,
Delaware 19899-0391, Attn: Laura Davis Jones, Esq., (iii) Hvide Marine
Incorporated, 2200 Eller Drive, P.O. Box 13038, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33316,
Attn: Robert B. Lamm, Esq., (iv) Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP, Co-Counsel
to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors, 1 Chase Manhattan Plaza, New
York, New York 10005, Attn: Dennis F. Dunne, Esq., (v) Ashby & Geddes,
Co-Counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors, One Rodney Square,
P.O. Box 1150, Wilmington, Delaware 19899, Attn: William P. Bowden, Esq., and
(vi) the Office of the United States Trustee, 601 Walnut Street, Curtis Center,
Suite 950 West, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106, Attn: John D. McLaughlin, Jr.,
Esq.; and it is further
ORDERED that the Confirmation Hearing may be adjourned from time to time
without prior notice to holders of claims, holders of equity interests or
parties in interest other than by announcement of the adjourned hearing date at
the Confirmation Hearing; and it is further
ORDERED that the Debtors be, and they hereby are, authorized and directed
to mail or cause to be mailed by first-class mail on or before November 5, 1999
a copy of the notice (the "Notice") of, among other things, the Confirmation
Hearing, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit B, and the
Disclosure Statement, including a copy of the Plan and this Order annexed as
exhibits thereto, to (i) all holders of Hvide Marine Incorporated's 8.375%
Senior Notes as reflected in the records of the indenture trustee for such
notes, as of the date of this Order, (ii) all general unsecured creditors of the
Debtors; (iii) all known holders of 6 1/2% Trust Convertible Preferred
Securities of Hvide Capital Trust as reflected in the records of the securities
registrar for those securities as of the date of this Order, (iv) all known
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holders of shares of common stock in Hvide Marine Incorporated as reflected in
the records of the transfer agent for such common stock as of the date of this
Order, (v) all parties in interest that have filed a notice pursuant to
Bankruptcy Rule 2002 in the Debtors' chapter 11 case on or before the date of
this Order, (vi) the indenture trustees under any debt instruments of the Debtor
and (vii) the Office of the United States Trustee; and it is further
ORDERED that the Debtors be, and they hereby are, authorized and directed
to mail or cause to be mailed, the Notice, the Disclosure Statement, an
appropriate form of Ballot to holders of claims in Classes 3B and 3C of the Plan
and equity interests in Class 6 of the Plan; and it is further
ORDERED that each holder of Trust Preferred Securities in Class 3C that
submits a ballot to vote in connection with such Trust Preferred Securities
shall be and hereby is authorized and directed to vote its Claim in an amount
equal to its pro rata share of the aggregate amount of the allowed Claim for the
Trust Preferred Claims (as defined in the Plan); and it is further
ORDERED that pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule 2002(a), the Debtors be, and they
hereby are, authorized and directed to give supplemental publication notice (the
"Publication Notice") by causing the Publication Notice to be published no less
than twenty (20) days prior to the date of the Confirmation Hearing in the
global edition of The Wall Street Journal, the national edition of The New York
Times and Trade Winds; and it is further
ORDERED that the Publication Notice shall be adequate and sufficient notice
and no further notice shall be necessary, to any holder of an unclassified Claim
or Interest or a classified Claim or Interest of which the Debtors do not have
actual notice as of the date of this Order; and it is further
ORDERED that the provision of notice in accordance with the procedures set
forth in this Order shall be deemed good and sufficient notice of the
Confirmation Hearing, the time fixed for filing objections to the Plan and the
time within which holders of claims and interest may vote to accept or reject
the Plan and the time for the holders of Securities Trading Claims, if any, to
assert their claims; and it is further
ORDERED that the Debtors be, and they hereby are, authorized and empowered
to take such steps and perform such acts as may be necessary to implement and
effectuate this Order.
Dated: Wilmington, Delaware
November 2, 1999
/s/ Honorable Peter J. Walsh
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United States Bankruptcy Judge
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NO PERSON HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY INFORMATION OR ADVICE, OR TO MAKE ANY
REPRESENTATION, OTHER THAN WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE MATERIALS MAILED WITH THIS
BALLOT.
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HVIDE MARINE INCORPORATED, ET AL.,
DEBTORS.
2200 ELLER DRIVE
FT. LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
33316
TAX ID NO. 65-0524593
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BALLOT FOR ACCEPTING OR REJECTING
PLAN OF REORGANIZATION OF HVIDE MARINE INCORPORATED, ET AL.
UNDER CHAPTER 11 OF THE BANKRUPTCY CODE
BALLOT FOR VOTING 8.375% SENIOR NOTES
CLASS 3B: 8.375% SENIOR NOTE CLAIMS
CUSIP #448515AE6
If you are a beneficial owner of 8.375% SENIOR NOTES (the "8.375% Notes")
issued by HVIDE MARINE INCORPORATED, et al., please use this Ballot to cast your
vote to accept or reject the chapter 11 plan of reorganization (the "Plan")
which is being proposed by HVIDE MARINE INCORPORATED, et al. The Plan is Exhibit
"A" to the Disclosure Statement, dated November 1, 1999, (the "Disclosure
Statement"), which accompanies this Ballot. The Plan can be confirmed by the
Bankruptcy Court and thereby made binding upon you if it is accepted by the
holders of two-thirds in amount and more than one-half in number of claims in
each class that vote on the Plan, and by the holders of two-thirds in amount of
equity security interests in each class that vote on the Plan, and if it
otherwise satisfies the requirements of section 1129(a) of the Bankruptcy Code.
If the requisite acceptances are not obtained, the Bankruptcy Court may
nonetheless confirm the Plan if it finds that the Plan provides fair and
equitable treatment to, and does not discriminate unfairly against, the class or
classes rejecting it, and otherwise satisfies the requirements of section
1129(b) of the Bankruptcy Code.
IMPORTANT
VOTING DEADLINE 4:00 P.M., EASTERN TIME ON NOVEMBER 29, 1999.
REVIEW THE ACCOMPANYING DISCLOSURE STATEMENT FOR THE PLAN.
BALLOTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED BY FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION.
DO NOT RETURN ANY SECURITIES WITH THIS BALLOT. This Ballot is not a letter of
transmittal and may not be used for any purpose other than to cast votes to
accept or reject the Plan.
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HOW TO VOTE
1. COMPLETE ITEM I (if not already filled out by your nominee) AND ITEM 2
AND COMPLETE ITEM 3 (if applicable).
2. REVIEW THE CERTIFICATIONS CONTAINED IN ITEM 4.
3. SIGN THE BALLOT (unless your Ballot has already been signed or
"prevalidated" by your nominee).
4. RETURN THE BALLOT IN THE PRE-ADDRESSED POSTAGE-PAID ENVELOPE (if the
enclosed envelope is addressed to your nominee, make sure your nominee
receives your Ballot in time to submit it before the Voting Deadline).
5. YOU WILL RECEIVE A SEPARATE BALLOT FOR EACH ISSUE OF SECURITIES YOU OWN
WHICH IS ENTITLED TO BE VOTED UNDER THE PLAN.
6. YOU MUST VOTE ALL YOUR 8.375% NOTES EITHER TO ACCEPT OR TO REJECT THE
PLAN AND MAY NOT SPLIT YOUR VOTE.
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ITEM 1. PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF 8.375% NOTES VOTED.
The undersigned certifies that as of November 2, 1999 (the record date),
the undersigned was either the beneficial owner, or the nominee of a beneficial
owner, of 8.375% Notes in the following aggregate unpaid principal amount
(insert amount in the box below). If your 8.375% Notes are held by a nominee on
your behalf and you do not know the amount, please contact your nominee
immediately.
$
ITEM 2. VOTE.
The beneficial owner of the 8.375 % Notes identified in Item 1 votes as
follows (check one box only if you do not check a box your vote will not be
counted):
[ ] to Accept the Plan. [ ] to Reject the Plan.
ITEM 3. IDENTIFY ALL OTHER 8.375% NOTES VOTED.
By returning this Ballot, the beneficial owner of the 8.375% Notes
identified in Item 1 certifies that (a) this Ballot is the only Ballot submitted
for the 8.375% Notes owned by such beneficial owner, except for the 8.375% Notes
identified in the following table, and (b) all Ballots for 8.375% Notes
submitted by the beneficial owner indicate the same vote to accept or reject the
Plan that the beneficial owner has indicated in Item 2 of this Ballot (please
use additional sheets of paper if necessary):
ONLY COMPLETE ITEM 3 IF YOU HAVE SUBMITTED OTHER BALLOTS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF
OTHER 8.375% NOTES
ACCOUNT NUMBER NAME OF HOLDER VOTED*
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<S> <C> <C>
$
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$
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</TABLE>
* Insert your name if the notes are held by you in record name or, if
held in street name, insert the name of your broker or bank.
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ITEM 4. AUTHORIZATION.
By returning this Ballot, the beneficial owner of the 8.375% Notes
identified in Item 1 certifies that it (a) has full power and authority to vote
to accept or reject the Plan with respect to the 8.375% Notes listed in Item 1,
(b) was the beneficial owner of the 8.375% Notes described in Item 1 on November
2, 1999, and (c) has received a copy of the Disclosure Statement (including the
exhibits thereto) and understands that the solicitation of votes for the Plan is
subject to all the terms and conditions set forth in the Disclosure Statement.
Name:
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(Print or Type)
Social Security or Federal Tax I.D. No.:
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(Optional)
Signature:
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By:
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(If Appropriate)
Title:
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(If Appropriate)
Street Address:
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City, State, Zip Code:
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Telephone Number:
( )
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Date Completed:
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No fees, commissions, or other remuneration will be payable to any broker,
dealer, or other person for soliciting votes on the Plan. This Ballot shall not
constitute or be deemed a proof of claim or equity interest or an assertion of a
claim or equity interest.
YOUR VOTE MUST BE FORWARDED IN AMPLE TIME FOR YOUR VOTE TO BE RECEIVED BY
BANKRUPTCY SERVICES LLC, BY 4:00 P.M., EASTERN TIME, ON NOVEMBER 29, 1999, OR
YOUR VOTE WILL NOT BE COUNTED. IF THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE IS ADDRESSED TO YOUR
NOMINEE, MAKE SURE YOUR NOMINEE RECEIVES YOUR BALLOT IN TIME TO SUBMIT IT BEFORE
THE VOTING DEADLINE.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS BALLOT OR THE VOTING PROCEDURES, OR IF
YOU NEED A BALLOT OR ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT OR OTHER
ENCLOSED MATERIALS, PLEASE CALL BANKRUPTCY SERVICES LLC, AT (212) 376-8494.
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NO PERSON HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY INFORMATION OR ADVICE, OR TO MAKE ANY
REPRESENTATION, OTHER THAN WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE MATERIALS MAILED WITH THIS
BALLOT.
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HVIDE MARINE INCORPORATED ET AL.,
DEBTORS.
2200 ELLER DRIVE
FT. LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
33316
TAX ID NO. 65-0524593
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MASTER BALLOT FOR ACCEPTING OR REJECTING
PLAN OF REORGANIZATION OF
HVIDE MARINE INCORPORATED ET AL.
TO BE FILED UNDER CHAPTER 11 OF THE BANKRUPTCY CODE
MASTER BALLOT FOR VOTING 8.375% SENIOR NOTES
CLASS 3B: 8.375% SENIOR NOTE CLAIMS
CUSIP # 448515AE6
THE VOTING DEADLINE BY WHICH YOUR MASTER BALLOT MUST BE RECEIVED BY BANKRUPTCY
SERVICES LLC IS 4:00 P.M., EASTERN TIME ON NOVEMBER 29, 1999. IF YOUR MASTER
BALLOT IS NOT RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE THE VOTING DEADLINE, THE VOTES REPRESENTED
BY YOUR MASTER BALLOT WILL NOT BE COUNTED.
This Master Ballot is to be used by you, as a broker, bank, or other
nominee (or as their proxy holder or agent) (each of the foregoing, a
"Nominee"), for beneficial owners of the 8.375% Senior Notes (the "8.375%
Notes") issued by HVIDE MARINE INCORPORATED, et al., to transmit the votes of
such holders in respect of their 8.375% Notes to accept or reject the chapter 11
plan of reorganization (the "Plan") described in, and attached as Exhibit "A" to
the Disclosure Statement, dated November 1, 1999 (the "Disclosure Statement")
provided to you. Before you transmit such votes, please review the Disclosure
Statement carefully, including the voting procedures explained in Section I,
page 6.
The Plan can be confirmed by the Bankruptcy Court and thereby made binding
upon you and the beneficial owners of the 8.375% Notes for which you are the
Nominee if it is accepted by the holders of two-thirds in amount and-more than
one-half in number of claims in each class that vote on the Plan, and by the
holders of two-thirds in amount of equity security interests in each class that
vote on the Plan, and if it otherwise satisfies the requirements of section
1129(a) of the Bankruptcy Code. If the requisite acceptances are not obtained,
the Bankruptcy Court may nonetheless confirm the Plan if it finds that the Plan
provides fair and equitable treatment to, and does not discriminate unfairly
against, the class or classes rejecting it, and otherwise satisfies the
requirements of section 1129(b) of the Bankruptcy Code.
PLEASE READ AND FOLLOW THE ATTACHED INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY. COMPLETE, SIGN, AND
DATE THIS MASTER BALLOT, AND RETURN IT SO THAT IT IS RECEIVED BY BANKRUPTCY
SERVICES LLC ON OR BEFORE THE VOTING DEADLINE OF 4:00 P.M., EASTERN TIME, ON
NOVEMBER 29, 1999. IF THIS MASTER BALLOT IS NOT COMPLETED, SIGNED, AND TIMELY
RECEIVED, THE VOTES TRANSMITTED BY THIS MASTER BALLOT WILL NOT BE COUNTED.
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ITEM 1. CERTIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO VOTE.
The undersigned certifies that as of the November 2, 1999 record date, the
undersigned (please check the applicable box):
Is a broker, bank, or other nominee for the beneficial owners of the
aggregate principal amount of 8.375% Notes listed in Item 2 below, and is
the registered holder of such securities, or
Is acting under a power of attorney and/or agency (a copy of which
will be provided upon request) granted by a broker, bank, or other nominee
that is the registered holder of the aggregate principal amount of 8.375%
Notes listed in Item 2 below, or
Has been granted a proxy (an original of which is attached hereto)
from a broker, bank, or other nominee, or a beneficial owner, that is the
registered holder of the aggregate principal amount of 8.375% Notes listed
in Item 2 below,
and, accordingly, has full power and authority to vote to accept or reject the
Plan on behalf of the beneficial owners of the 8.375% Notes described in Item 2
below,
ITEM 2. CLASS 3B (8.375% NOTE CLAIMS) VOTE.
The undersigned transmits the following votes of beneficial owners in
respect of their 8.375% Notes, and certifies that the following beneficial
owners of the 8.375% Notes, as identified by the respective customer account
numbers set forth below, are beneficial owners of such securities as of the
November 2, 1999 record date and have delivered to the undersigned, as Nominee,
Ballots casting such votes (Indicate in the appropriate column the aggregate
principal amount voted for each account, or attach such information to this
Master Ballot in the form of the following table. Please note: Each beneficial
owner must vote all his, her, or its Class 3B claims (8.375% Notes) either to
accept or reject the Plan, and may not split such vote.):
<TABLE>
YOUR CUSTOMER ACCOUNT PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF 8.375% PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF 8.375%
NUMBER FOR EACH BENEFICIAL NOTES VOTED TO ACCEPT THE NOTES VOTED TO REJECT THE
OWNER OF 8.375% NOTES PLAN PLAN
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
1. $ OR $
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2. $ OR $
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3. $ OR $
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4. $ OR $
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5. $ OR $
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6. $ OR $
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7. $ OR $
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8. $ OR $
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9. $ OR $
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10. $ OR $
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TOTALS $ $
</TABLE>
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ITEM 3. CERTIFICATION AS TO TRANSCRIPTION OF INFORMATION FROM ITEM 3 AS TO OTHER
8.375% NOTES VOTED BY BENEFICIAL OWNERS.
The undersigned certifies that the undersigned has transcribed in the
following table the information, if any, provided by beneficial owners in Item 3
of the 8.375% Note Ballots, identifying any other 8.375% Notes for which such
beneficial owners have submitted other Ballots:
<TABLE>
TRANSCRIBE FROM ITEM 3 OF THE 8.375% NOTES BALLOT:
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF
YOUR CUSTOMER ACCOUNT ACCOUNT NUMBER NAME HOLDER OTHER 8.375% NOTES
NUMBER FOR EACH VOTED
BENEFICIAL OWNER WHO
COMPLETED ITEM 3 OF (TRANSCRIBE FROM ITEM (TRANSCRIBE FROM ITEM (TRANSCRIBE FROM ITEM
THE 8.375% NOTE 3 OF 8.375% NOTE 3 OF 8.375% NOTE 3 OF 8.375% NOTE
BALLOT BALLOT) BALLOT) BALLOT)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
1. $
2. $
3. $
4. $
5. $
6. $
7. $
8. $
9. $
10. $
</TABLE>
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ITEM 4. CERTIFICATION.
By signing this Master Ballot, the undersigned certifies that each
beneficial owner of 8.375% Notes listed in Item 2, above, has been provided with
a copy of the Disclosure Statement, including the exhibits thereto, and
acknowledges that the solicitation of votes is subject to all the terms and
conditions set forth in the Disclosure Statement.
Name of Broker, Bank, or Other
Nominee:
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(Print or Type)
Name of Proxy Holder or Agent for
Broker, Bank, or Other Nominee (if
applicable):
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(Print or Type)
Social Security or Federal Tax I.D.
No.:
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(If Applicable)
Signature:
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By:
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(If Appropriate)
Title:
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(If Appropriate)
Street Address:
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City, State, Zip Code:
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Telephone Number:
( )
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Date Completed:
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THIS MASTER BALLOT MUST BE RECEIVED BY BANKRUPTCY SERVICES LLC, BEFORE 4:00
P.M., EASTERN TIME, ON NOVEMBER 29, 1999 OR THE VOTES TRANSMITTED HEREBY WILL
NOT BE COUNTED.
PLEASE NOTE: BALLOTS AND MASTER BALLOTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED BY FACSIMILE
TRANSMISSION.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MASTER BALLOT OR THE VOTING PROCEDURES,
OR IF YOU NEED ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THE MASTER BALLOT, BALLOTS, DISCLOSURE
STATEMENT, OR OTHER RELATED MATERIALS, PLEASE CALL BANKRUPTCY SERVICES LLC, AT
(212) 376-8494.
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THE MASTER BALLOT
VOTING DEADLINE:
The Voting Deadline is 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on November 29, 1999,
unless extended by the Debtors. To have the vote of your customers count, you
must complete, sign, and return this Master Ballot so that it is received by
BANKRUPTCY SERVICES LLC, HERON TOWER, 7O EAST 55TH STREET, 6TH FLOOR, NEW YORK,
NEW YORK 10022, on or before the Voting Deadline.
HOW TO VOTE:
If you are both the registered owner and beneficial owner of any principal
amount of 8.375% Notes and you wish to vote such 8.375% Notes, you may complete,
execute, and return to BANKRUPTCY SERVICES LLC either a 8.375% Note Ballot or a
8.375% Note Master Ballot.
IF YOU ARE TRANSMITTING THE VOTES OF ANY BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF 8.375% NOTES
OTHER THAN YOURSELF, YOU MAY EITHER:
1. Complete and execute the 8.375% Note Ballot (other than Items 2 and 3)
and deliver to the beneficial owner such "prevalidated" 8.375% Note Ballot,
along with the Disclosure Statement and other materials requested to be
forwarded. The beneficial owner should complete Items 2 and 3 of that Ballot and
return the completed Ballot to BANKRUPTCY SERVICES LLC so as to be received
before the Voting Deadline;
OR
2. For any 8.375% Note Ballots you do not "prevalidate":
Deliver the 8.375% Note Ballot to the beneficial owner, along with the
Disclosure Statement and other materials requested to be forwarded, and
take the necessary actions to enable such beneficial owner to complete and
execute such Ballot voting to accept or reject the Plan, and (ii) return
the complete, executed Ballot to you in sufficient time to enable you to
complete the Master Ballot and deliver it to BANKRUPTCY SERVICES LLC before
the Voting Deadline; and
With respect to all 8.375% Note Ballots returned to you, you must
properly complete the Master Ballot, as follows:
a. Check the appropriate box in Item 1 on the Master Ballot;
b. Indicate the votes to accept or reject the Plan in Item 2 of
this Master Ballot, as transmitted to you by the beneficial owners of
8.375% Notes. To identify such beneficial owners without disclosing
their names, please use the customer account number assigned by you to
each such beneficial owner, or if no such customer account number
exists, please assign a number to each account (making sure to retain a
separate list of each beneficial owner and the assigned number).
IMPORTANT: BENEFICIAL OWNERS MAY NOT SPLIT THEIR VOTES. EACH BENEFICIAL
OWNER MUST VOTE ALL HIS, HER, OR ITS 8.375% NOTES EITHER TO ACCEPT OR
REJECT THE PLAN. IF ANY BENEFICIAL OWNER HAS ATTEMPTED TO SPLIT SUCH
VOTE, PLEASE CONTACT BANKRUPTCY SERVICES LLC IMMEDIATELY. Any Ballot or
Master Ballot which is validly executed but which does not indicate
acceptance or rejection of the Plan by the indicated beneficial owner or
which impermissibly attempts to split a vote will not be counted;
c. Please note that Item 3 of this Master Ballot requests that you
transcribe the information provided by each beneficial owner from Item 3
of each completed 8.375% Note Ballot relating to other 8.375% Notes
voted;
d. Review the certification in Item 4 of the Master Ballot;
e. Sign and date the Master Ballot, and provide the remaining
information requested;
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f. If additional space is required to respond to any item on the
Master Ballot, please use additional sheets of paper clearly marked to
indicate the applicable Item of the Master Ballot to which you are
responding;
g. Contact BANKRUPTCY SERVICES LLC to arrange for delivery of the
completed Master Ballot to its offices; and
h. Deliver the completed, executed Master Ballot so that it is
actually received by BANKRUPTCY SERVICES LLC on or before the Voting
Deadline. For each completed, executed 8.375% Note Ballot returned to
you by a beneficial owner, either forward such Ballot (along with your
Master Ballot) to BANKRUPTCY SERVICES LLC or retain such 8.375% Note
Ballot in your files for one year from the Voting Deadline.
PLEASE NOTE:
This Master Ballot is not a letter of transmittal and may not be used for
any purpose other than to cast votes to accept or reject the Plan. Holders
should not surrender, at this time, certificates representing their securities.
BANKRUPTCY SERVICES LLC will not accept delivery of any such certificates
surrendered together with this Master Ballot. Surrender of securities for
exchange may only be made by you, and will only be accepted pursuant to a letter
of transmittal which will be furnished to you by the Debtors following
confirmation of the Plan by the United States Bankruptcy Court.
No Ballot or Master Ballot shall constitute or be deemed a proof of claim
or equity interest or an assertion of a claim or equity interest.
No fees or commissions or other remuneration will be payable to any broker,
dealer, or other person for soliciting votes on the Plan. We will, however, upon
request, reimburse you for customary mailing and handling expenses incurred by
you in forwarding the Ballots and other enclosed materials to the beneficial
owners of 8.375% Notes held by you as a nominee or in a fiduciary capacity. We
will also pay all transfer taxes, if any, applicable to the transfer and
exchange of your securities pursuant to and following confirmation of the Plan.
NOTHING CONTAINED HEREIN OR IN THE ENCLOSED DOCUMENTS SHALL RENDER YOU OR ANY
OTHER PERSON THE AGENT OF THE DEBTORS OR BANKRUPTCY SERVICES LLC, OR AUTHORIZE
YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON TO USE ANY DOCUMENT OR MAKE ANY STATEMENTS ON BEHALF OF
ANY OF THEM WITH RESPECT TO THE PLAN, EXCEPT FOR THE STATEMENTS CONTAINED IN THE
ENCLOSED DOCUMENTS.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MASTER BALLOT OR THE VOTING PROCEDURES,
OR IF YOU NEED ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THE MASTER BALLOT, BALLOTS, DISCLOSURE
STATEMENT, OR OTHER RELATED MATERIALS, PLEASE CALL BANKRUPTCY SERVICES LLC, AT
(212) 376-8494.
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NO PERSON HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY INFORMATION OR ADVICE, OR TO MAKE ANY
REPRESENTATION, OTHER THAN WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE MATERIALS MAILED WITH THIS
BALLOT.
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HVIDE MARINE INCORPORATED, ET AL.,
DEBTORS.
2200 ELLER DRIVE
FT. LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
TAX ID NO. 65-0524593
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BALLOT FOR ACCEPTING OR REJECTING
PLAN OF REORGANIZATION OF HVIDE MARINE INCORPORATED, ET AL.
UNDER CHAPTER 11 OF THE BANKRUPTCY CODE
BALLOT FOR VOTING TRUST PREFERRED CLAIMS
CLASS 3C : TRUST PREFERRED CLAIMS
CUSIP # 48513-200
If you are a beneficial owner of TRUST PREFERRED CLAIMS (the "Trust Preferred
Claims") issued by HVIDE CAPITAL TRUST, please use this Ballot to cast your vote
to accept or reject the chapter 11 plan of reorganization (the "Plan") which is
being proposed by HVIDE MARINE INCORPORATED, et al. The Plan is Exhibit "A" to
the Disclosure Statement, dated November 1, 1999, (the "Disclosure Statement"),
which accompanies this Ballot. The Plan can be confirmed by the Bankruptcy Court
and thereby made binding upon you if it is accepted by the holders of two-thirds
in amount and more than one-half in number of claims in each class that vote on
the Plan, and by the holders of two-thirds in amount of equity security
interests in each class that vote on the Plan, and if it otherwise satisfies the
requirements of section 1129(a) of the Bankruptcy Code. If the requisite
acceptances are not obtained, the Bankruptcy Court may nonetheless confirm the
Plan if it finds that the Plan provides fair and equitable treatment to, and
does not discriminate unfairly against, the class or classes rejecting it, and
otherwise satisfies the requirements of section 1129(b) of the Bankruptcy Code.
IMPORTANT
VOTING DEADLINE: 4:00 P.M., EASTERN TIME ON NOVEMBER 29, 1999.
REVIEW THE ACCOMPANYING DISCLOSURE STATEMENT FOR THE PLAN.
BALLOTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED BY FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION.
DO NOT RETURN ANY SECURITIES WITH THIS BALLOT. This Ballot is not a letter of
transmittal and may not be used for any purpose other than to cast votes to
accept or reject the Plan.
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HOW TO VOTE
1. COMPLETE ITEM 1 (if not already filled out by your nominee) AND ITEM 2 AND
COMPLETE ITEM 3 (if applicable).
2. REVIEW THE CERTIFICATIONS CONTAINED IN ITEM 4.
3. SIGN THE BALLOT (unless your Ballot has already been signed or
"prevalidated" by your nominee).
4. RETURN THE BALLOT IN THE PRE-ADDRESSED POSTAGE-PAID ENVELOPE (if the
enclosed envelope is addressed to your nominee, make sure your nominee
receives your Ballot in time to submit it before the Voting Deadline).
5. YOU WILL RECEIVE A SEPARATE BALLOT FOR EACH ISSUE OF SECURITIES YOU OWN
WHICH IS ENTITLED TO BE VOTED UNDER THE PLAN.
6. YOU MUST VOTE ALL YOUR TRUST PREFERRED CLAIMS EITHER TO ACCEPT OR TO REJECT
THE PLAN AND MAY NOT SPLIT YOUR VOTE.
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ITEM 1. PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF TRUST PREFERRED CLAIMS VOTED.
The undersigned certifies that as of November 2, 1999 (the record date) the
undersigned was either the beneficial owner, or the nominee of a beneficial
owner, of the Trust Preferred Claims in the following aggregate unpaid principal
amount (insert amount in the box below).* If your Trust Preferred Claims are
held by a nominee on your behalf and you do not know the amount, please contact
your nominee immediately.
$
* Each holder of a Trust Preferred Claims in Class 3C who submits this Ballot
shall calculate the amount of its claim by multiplying (i) the number of Trust
Preferred Securities held and (ii) $52.23, being the total amount of Trust
Preferred Claims ($120,128,680) divided by the total number of Trust Preferred
Securities (2,300,000).
ITEM 2. VOTE.
The beneficial owner of the Trust Preferred Claims identified in Item 1
votes as follows (check one box only if you do not check a box your vote will
not be counted):
[ ] to Accept the Plan. [ ] to Reject the Plan.
ITEM 3. IDENTIFY ALL OTHER TRUST PREFERRED CLAIMS VOTED.
By returning this Ballot, the beneficial owner of the Trust Preferred
Claims identified in Item 1 certifies that (a) this Ballot is the only Ballot
submitted for the Trust Preferred Claims owned by such beneficial owner, except
for the Trust Preferred Claims identified in the following table, and (b) all
Ballots for Trust Preferred Claims submitted by the beneficial owner indicate
the same vote to accept or reject the Plan that the beneficial owner has
indicated in Item 2 of this Ballot (please use additional sheets of paper if
necessary):
ONLY COMPLETE ITEM 3 IF YOU HAVE SUBMITTED OTHER BALLOTS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF
OTHER TRUST PREFERRED
ACCOUNT NUMBER NAME OF HOLDER** CLAIMS VOTED*
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<S> <C> <C>
$
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>
** Insert your name if the notes are held by you in record name or, if held in
street name, insert the name of your broker or bank.
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ITEM 4. AUTHORIZATION.
By returning this Ballot, the beneficial owner of the Trust Preferred
Claims identified in Item 1 certifies that it (a) has full power and authority
to vote to accept or reject the Plan with respect to the Trust Preferred Claims
listed in Item 1, (b) was the beneficial owner of the Trust Preferred Claims
described in Item 1 on November 2, 1999, and (c) has received a copy of the
Disclosure Statement (including the exhibits thereto) and understands that the
solicitation of votes for the Plan is subject to all the terms and conditions
set forth in the Disclosure Statement.
Name:
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(Print or Type)
Social Security or Federal Tax I.D. No.:
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
(Optional)
Signature:
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By:
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(If Appropriate)
Title:
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(If Appropriate)
Street Address:
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
City, State, Zip Code:
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Telephone Number:
( )
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Date Completed:
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NO FEES, COMMISSIONS, OR OTHER REMUNERATION WILL BE PAYABLE TO ANY BROKER,
DEALER, OR OTHER PERSON FOR SOLICITING VOTES ON THE PLAN. THIS BALLOT SHALL NOT
CONSTITUTE OR BE DEEMED A PROOF OF CLAIM OR EQUITY INTEREST OR AN ASSERTION OF A
CLAIM OR EQUITY INTEREST.
YOUR VOTE MUST BE FORWARDED IN AMPLE TIME FOR YOUR VOTE TO BE RECEIVED BY
BANKRUPTCY SERVICES LLC, BY 4:00 P.M., EASTERN TIME, ON NOVEMBER 29, 1999, OR
YOUR VOTE WILL NOT BE COUNTED. IF THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE IS ADDRESSED TO YOUR
NOMINEE, MAKE SURE YOUR NOMINEE RECEIVES YOUR BALLOT IN TIME TO SUBMIT IT BEFORE
THE VOTING DEADLINE.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS BALLOT OR THE VOTING PROCEDURES,
OR IF YOU NEED A BALLOT OR ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT OR
OTHER ENCLOSED MATERIALS, PLEASE CALL BANKRUPTCY SERVICES LLC, AT (212)
376-8494.
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NO PERSON HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY INFORMATION OR ADVICE, OR TO MAKE ANY
REPRESENTATION, OTHER THAN WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE MATERIALS MAILED WITH THIS
BALLOT.
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HVIDE MARINE INCORPORATED ET AL.,
DEBTORS.
2200 ELLER DRIVE
FT. LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
33316
TAX ID NO. 65-0524593
- ------------------------------------------------
MASTER BALLOT FOR ACCEPTING OR REJECTING
PLAN OF REORGANIZATION OF
HVIDE MARINE INCORPORATED ET AL.
TO BE FILED UNDER CHAPTER 11 OF THE BANKRUPTCY CODE
MASTER BALLOT FOR VOTING TRUST PREFERRED CLAIMS
CLASS 3C: TRUST PREFERRED CLAIMS
CUSIP # 448513-200
THE VOTING DEADLINE BY WHICH YOUR MASTER BALLOT MUST BE RECEIVED BY
BANKRUPTCY SERVICES LLC IS 4:00 P.M., EASTERN TIME ON NOVEMBER 29, 1999. IF YOUR
MASTER BALLOT IS NOT RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE THE VOTING DEADLINE, THE VOTES
REPRESENTED BY YOUR MASTER BALLOT WILL NOT BE COUNTED.
This Master Ballot is to be used by you, as a broker, bank, or other
nominee (or as their proxy holder or agent) (each of the foregoing, a
"Nominee"), for beneficial owners of Trust Preferred Claims (the "Trust
Preferred Claims") issued by HVIDE CAPITAL TRUST, to transmit the votes of such
holders in respect of their Trust Preferred Claims to accept or reject the
chapter 11 plan of reorganization (the "Plan") described in, and attached as
Exhibit "A" to the Disclosure Statement, dated November 1, 1999 (the "Disclosure
Statement") provided to you. Before you transmit such votes, please review the
Disclosure Statement carefully, including the voting procedures explained in
Section I, page 6.
The Plan can be confirmed by the Bankruptcy Court and thereby made binding
upon you and the beneficial owners of the Trust Preferred Claims for which you
are the Nominee if it is accepted by the holders of two-thirds in amount
and-more than one-half in number of claims in each class that vote on the Plan,
and by the holders of two-thirds in amount of equity security interests in each
class that vote on the Plan, and if it otherwise satisfies the requirements of
section 1129(a) of the Bankruptcy Code. If the requisite acceptances are not
obtained, the Bankruptcy Court may nonetheless confirm the Plan if it finds that
the Plan provides fair and equitable treatment to, and does not discriminate
unfairly against, the class or classes rejecting it, and otherwise satisfies the
requirements of section 1129(b) of the Bankruptcy Code.
PLEASE READ AND FOLLOW THE ATTACHED INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY. COMPLETE, SIGN,
AND DATE THIS MASTER BALLOT, AND RETURN IT SO THAT IT IS RECEIVED BY BANKRUPTCY
SERVICES LLC ON OR BEFORE THE VOTING DEADLINE OF 4:00 P.M., EASTERN TIME, ON
NOVEMBER 29, 1999. IF THIS MASTER BALLOT IS NOT COMPLETED, SIGNED, AND TIMELY
RECEIVED, THE VOTES TRANSMITTED BY THIS MASTER BALLOT WILL NOT BE COUNTED.
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ITEM 1. CERTIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO VOTE.
The undersigned certifies that as of the November 2, 1999 record date, the
undersigned (please check the applicable box):
Is a broker, bank, or other nominee for the beneficial owners of the
aggregate principal amount of Trust Preferred Claims listed in Item 2
below, and is the registered holder of such securities, or
Is acting under a power of attorney and/or agency (a copy of which
will be provided upon request) granted by a broker, bank, or other nominee
that is the registered holder of the aggregate principal amount of Trust
Preferred Claims listed in Item 2 below, or
Has been granted a proxy (an original of which is attached hereto)
from a broker, bank, or other nominee, or a beneficial owner, that is the
registered holder of the aggregate principal amount of Trust Preferred
Claims listed in Item 2 below,
and, accordingly, has full power and authority to vote to accept or reject the
Plan on behalf of the beneficial owners of the Trust Preferred Claims described
in Item 2 below,
ITEM 2. CLASS 3C (PREFERRED SECURITIES) VOTE.
The undersigned transmits the following votes of beneficial owners in
respect of their Trust Preferred Claims, and certifies that the following
beneficial owners of the Trust Preferred Claims, as identified by the respective
customer account numbers set forth below, are beneficial owners of such
securities as of the November 2, 1999 record date and have delivered to the
undersigned, as Nominee, Ballots casting such votes (Indicate in the appropriate
column the aggregate principal amount voted for each account, or attach such
information to this Master Ballot in the form of the following table. Please
note: Each beneficial owner must vote all his, her, or its Class 3C Claims
(Trust Preferred Claims) either to accept or reject the Plan, and may not split
such vote.):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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YOUR CUSTOMER ACCOUNT AMOUNT OF TRUST AMOUNT OF TRUST PREFERRED
NUMBER FOR EACH BENEFICIAL PREFERRED CLAIMS VOTED TO CLAIMS VOTED TO REJECT
OWNER OF TRUST PREFERRED CLAIMS ACCEPT THE PLAN* THE PLAN*
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
1. $ OR $
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2. $ OR $
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3. $ OR $
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4. $ OR $
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5. $ OR $
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6. $ OR $
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7. $ OR $
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8. $ OR $
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9. $ OR $
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10. $ OR $
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TOTALS $ $
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</TABLE>
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* Each holder of a Trust Preferred Claims in Class 3C who submits this Ballot
shall calculate the amount of its claim by multiplying (i) the number of Trust
Preferred Securities held and (ii) $52.23, being the total amount of Trust
Preferred Claims ($120,128,680) divided by the total number of Trust Preferred
Securities (2,300,000).
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ITEM 3. CERTIFICATION AS TO TRANSCRIPTION OF INFORMATION FROM ITEM 3 AS TO OTHER
TRUST PREFERRED CLAIMS VOTED BY BENEFICIAL OWNERS.
The undersigned certifies that the undersigned has transcribed in the
following table the information, if any, provided by beneficial owners in Item 3
of the Trust Preferred Claims Ballots, identifying any other Trust Preferred
Claims for which such beneficial owners have submitted other Ballots:
<TABLE>
TRANSCRIBE FROM ITEM 3 OF THE TRUST PREFERRED CLAIMS BALLOT:
AMOUNT OF OTHER TRUST
NAME HOLDER PREFERRED CLAIMS
YOUR CUSTOMER ACCOUNT ACCOUNT NUMBER VOTED
NUMBER FOR EACH
BENEFICIAL OWNER WHO (TRANSCRIBE FROM ITEM (TRANSCRIBE FROM ITEM (TRANSCRIBE FROM ITEM
COMPLETED ITEM 3 OF 3 OF 3 OF 3 OF THE TRUST
THE TRUST PREFERRED THE TRUST PREFERRED THE TRUST PREFERRED PREFERRED
CLAIMS BALLOT CLAIMS BALLOT) CLAIMS BALLOT) CLAIMS BALLOT)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
1. $
2. $
3. $
4. $
5. $
6. $
7. $
8. $
9. $
10. $
</TABLE>
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ITEM 4. CERTIFICATION.
By signing this Master Ballot, the undersigned certifies that each
beneficial owner of the Trust Preferred Claims listed in Item 2, above, has been
provided with a copy of the Disclosure Statement, including the exhibits
thereto, and acknowledges that the solicitation of votes is subject to all the
terms and conditions set forth in the Disclosure Statement.
Name of Broker, Bank, or Other
Nominee:
--------------------------------------
(Print or Type)
Name of Proxy Holder or Agent for
Broker, Bank, or Other Nominee (if
applicable):
--------------------------------------
(Print or Type)
Social Security or Federal Tax I.D.
No.:
--------------------------------------
(If Applicable)
Signature:
--------------------------------------
By:
--------------------------------------
(If Appropriate)
Title:
--------------------------------------
(If Appropriate)
Street Address:
--------------------------------------
City, State, Zip Code:
--------------------------------------
Telephone Number:
( )
-------------------------------------
Date Completed:
--------------------------------------
THIS MASTER BALLOT MUST BE RECEIVED BY BANKRUPTCY SERVICES LLC, BEFORE 4:00
P.M., EASTERN TIME, ON NOVEMBER 29, 1999 OR THE VOTES TRANSMITTED HEREBY WILL
NOT BE COUNTED.
PLEASE NOTE: BALLOTS AND MASTER BALLOTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED BY FACSIMILE
TRANSMISSION.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MASTER BALLOT OR THE VOTING PROCEDURES,
OR IF YOU NEED ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THE MASTER BALLOT, BALLOTS, DISCLOSURE
STATEMENT, OR OTHER RELATED MATERIALS, PLEASE CALL BANKRUPTCY SERVICES LLC, AT
(212) 376-8494.
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THE MASTER BALLOT
VOTING DEADLINE:
The Voting Deadline is 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on November 29, 1999,
unless extended by the Debtors. To have the vote of your customers count, you
must complete, sign, and return this Master Ballot so that it is received by
BANKRUPTCY SERVICES LLC, HERON TOWER, 7O EAST 55TH STREET, 6TH FLOOR, NEW YORK,
NEW YORK 10022, on or before the Voting Deadline.
HOW TO VOTE:
If you are both the registered owner and beneficial owner of any principal
amount of Trust Preferred Claims and you wish to vote such Trust Preferred
Claims, you may complete, execute, and return to BANKRUPTCY SERVICES LLC either
a Trust Preferred Claims Ballot or a Trust Preferred Claims Master Ballot.
IF YOU ARE TRANSMITTING THE VOTES OF ANY BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF TRUST
PREFERRED CLAIMS OTHER THAN YOURSELF, YOU MAY EITHER:
1. Complete and execute the Trust Preferred Claims Ballot (other than Items
2 and 3) and deliver to the beneficial owner such "prevalidated" Trust Preferred
Claims Ballot, along with the Disclosure Statement and other materials requested
to be forwarded. The beneficial owner should complete Items 2 and 3 of that
Ballot and return the completed Ballot to BANKRUPTCY SERVICES LLC so as to be
received before the Voting Deadline;
OR
2. For any Trust Preferred Claims Ballots you do not "prevalidate":
Deliver the Trust Preferred Claims Ballot to the beneficial owner,
along with the Disclosure Statement and other materials requested to be
forwarded, and take the necessary actions to enable such beneficial owner
to complete and execute such Ballot voting to accept or reject the Plan,
and (ii) return the complete, executed Ballot to you in sufficient time to
enable you to complete the Master Ballot and deliver it to BANKRUPTCY
SERVICES LLC before the Voting Deadline; and
With respect to all of the Trust Preferred Claims Ballots returned to
you, you must properly complete the Master Ballot, as follows:
a. Check the appropriate box in Item 1 on the Master Ballot;
b. Indicate the votes to accept or reject the Plan in Item 2 of
this Master Ballot, as transmitted to you by the beneficial owners of
the Trust Preferred Claims. To identify such beneficial owners without
disclosing their names, please use the customer account number assigned
by you to each such beneficial owner, or if no such customer account
number exists, please assign a number to each account (making sure to
retain a separate list of each beneficial owner and the assigned
number). IMPORTANT: BENEFICIAL OWNERS MAY NOT SPLIT THEIR VOTES. EACH
BENEFICIAL OWNER MUST VOTE ALL HIS, HER, OR ITS TRUST PREFERRED CLAIMS
EITHER TO ACCEPT OR REJECT THE PLAN. IF ANY BENEFICIAL OWNER HAS
ATTEMPTED TO SPLIT SUCH VOTE, PLEASE CONTACT BANKRUPTCY SERVICES LLC
IMMEDIATELY. Any Ballot or Master Ballot which is validly executed but
which does not indicate acceptance or rejection of the Plan by the
indicated beneficial owner or which impermissibly attempts to split a
vote will not be counted;
c. Please note that Item 3 of this Master Ballot requests that you
transcribe the information provided by each beneficial owner from Item 3
of each completed Trust Preferred Claims Ballot relating to other Trust
Preferred Claims voted;
d. Review the certification in Item 4 of the Master Ballot;
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e. Sign and date the Master Ballot, and provide the remaining
information requested;
f. If additional space is required to respond to any item on the
Master Ballot, please use additional sheets of paper clearly marked to
indicate the applicable Item of the Master Ballot to which you are
responding;
g. Contact BANKRUPTCY SERVICES LLC to arrange for delivery of the
completed Master Ballot to its offices; and
h. Deliver the completed, executed Master Ballot so that it is
actually received by BANKRUPTCY SERVICES LLC on or before the Voting
Deadline. For each completed, executed Trust Preferred Claims Ballot
returned to you by a beneficial owner, either forward such Ballot (along
with your Master Ballot) to BANKRUPTCY SERVICES LLC or retain such Trust
Preferred Claims Ballot in your files for one year from the Voting
Deadline.
PLEASE NOTE:
This Master Ballot is not a letter of transmittal and may not be used for
any purpose other than to cast votes to accept or reject the Plan. Holders
should not surrender, at this time, certificates representing their securities.
BANKRUPTCY SERVICES LLC will not accept delivery of any such certificates
surrendered together with this Master Ballot. Surrender of securities for
exchange may only be made by you, and will only be accepted pursuant to a letter
of transmittal which will be furnished to you by the Debtors following
confirmation of the Plan by the United States Bankruptcy Court.
No Ballot or Master Ballot shall constitute or be deemed a proof of claim
or equity interest or an assertion of a claim or equity interest.
No fees or commissions or other remuneration will be payable to any broker,
dealer, or other person for soliciting votes on the Plan. We will, however, upon
request, reimburse you for customary mailing and handling expenses incurred by
you in forwarding the Ballots and other enclosed materials to the beneficial
owners of Trust Preferred Claims held by you as a nominee or in a fiduciary
capacity. We will also pay all transfer taxes, if any, applicable to the
transfer and exchange of your securities pursuant to and following confirmation
of the Plan.
NOTHING CONTAINED HEREIN OR IN THE ENCLOSED DOCUMENTS SHALL RENDER YOU OR ANY
OTHER PERSON THE AGENT OF THE DEBTORS OR BANKRUPTCY SERVICES LLC, OR AUTHORIZE
YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON TO USE ANY DOCUMENT OR MAKE ANY STATEMENTS ON BEHALF OF
ANY OF THEM WITH RESPECT TO THE PLAN, EXCEPT FOR THE STATEMENTS CONTAINED IN THE
ENCLOSED DOCUMENTS.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MASTER BALLOT OR THE VOTING PROCEDURES,
OR IF YOU NEED ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THE MASTER BALLOT, BALLOTS, DISCLOSURE
STATEMENT, OR OTHER RELATED MATERIALS, PLEASE CALL BANKRUPTCY SERVICES LLC, AT
(212) 376-8494.
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NO PERSON HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY INFORMATION OR ADVICE, OR TO MAKE ANY
REPRESENTATION, OTHER THAN WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE MATERIALS MAILED WITH THIS
BALLOT.
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HVIDE MARINE INCORPORATED, ET AL.,
DEBTORS.
2200 ELLER DRIVE
FT. LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
33316
TAX ID NO. 65-0524593
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BALLOT FOR ACCEPTING OR REJECTING
PLAN OF REORGANIZATION OF HVIDE MARINE INCORPORATED, ET AL.
UNDER CHAPTER 11 OF THE BANKRUPTCY CODE
BALLOT FOR VOTING COMMON STOCK CERTIFICATES
CLASS 6: COMMON STOCK CERTIFICATES
CUSIP #448515-106
If you are a beneficial owner of COMMON STOCK CERTIFICATES (the "Common Stock")
issued by HVIDE MARINE INCORPORATED, et al., please use this Ballot to cast your
vote to accept or reject the chapter 11 plan of reorganization (the "Plan")
which is being proposed by HVIDE MARINE INCORPORATED, et al. The Plan is Exhibit
"A" to the Disclosure Statement, dated November 1, 1999, (the "Disclosure
Statement"), which accompanies this Ballot. The Plan can be confirmed by the
Bankruptcy Court and thereby made binding upon you if it is accepted by the
holders of two-thirds in amount and more than one-half in number of claims in
each class that vote on the Plan, and by the holders of two-thirds in amount of
equity security interests in each class that vote on the Plan, and if it
otherwise satisfies the requirements of section 1129(a) of the Bankruptcy Code.
If the requisite acceptances are not obtained, the Bankruptcy Court may
nonetheless confirm the Plan if it finds that the Plan provides fair and
equitable treatment to, and does not discriminate unfairly against, the class or
classes rejecting it, and otherwise satisfies the requirements of section
1129(b) of the Bankruptcy Code.
IMPORTANT
VOTING DEADLINE: 4:00 P.M., EASTERN TIME ON NOVEMBER 29, 1999.
REVIEW THE ACCOMPANYING DISCLOSURE STATEMENT FOR THE PLAN.
BALLOTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED BY FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION.
DO NOT RETURN ANY SECURITIES WITH THIS BALLOT. This Ballot is not a letter of
transmittal and may not be used for any purpose other than to cast votes to
accept or reject the Plan.
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HOW TO VOTE
1. COMPLETE ITEM 1 (if not already filled out by your nominee) AND ITEM 2
AND COMPLETE ITEM 3 (if applicable).
2. REVIEW THE CERTIFICATIONS CONTAINED IN ITEM 4.
3. SIGN THE BALLOT (unless your Ballot has already been signed or
"prevalidated" by your nominee).
4. RETURN THE BALLOT IN THE PRE-ADDRESSED POSTAGE-PAID ENVELOPE (if the
enclosed envelope is addressed to your nominee, make sure your nominee
receives your Ballot in time to submit it before the Voting Deadline).
5. YOU WILL RECEIVE A SEPARATE BALLOT FOR EACH ISSUE OF SECURITIES YOU OWN
WHICH IS ENTITLED TO BE VOTED UNDER THE PLAN.
6. YOU MUST VOTE ALL YOUR COMMON STOCK EITHER TO ACCEPT OR TO REJECT THE
PLAN AND MAY NOT SPLIT YOUR VOTE.
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ITEM 1. NUMBER OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK VOTED.
The undersigned certifies that as of November 2, 1999 (the record date),
the undersigned was either the beneficial owner, or the nominee of a beneficial
owner, of the following number of shares of Common Stock. If your Common Stock
is held by a nominee on your behalf and you do not know the number of shares,
please contact your nominee immediately.
ITEM 2. VOTE.
The beneficial owner of the Common Stock identified in Item 1 votes as
follows (check one box only if you do not check a box your vote will not be
counted):
[ ] to Accept the Plan. [ ] to Reject the Plan.
ITEM 3. IDENTIFY ALL OTHER COMMON STOCK VOTED.
By returning this Ballot, the beneficial owner of the Common Stock
identified in Item 1 certifies that (a) this Ballot is the only Ballot submitted
for the Common Stock owned by such beneficial owner, except for the Common Stock
identified in the following table, and (b) all Ballots for Common Stock
submitted by the beneficial owner indicate the same vote to accept or reject the
Plan that the beneficial owner has indicated in Item 2 of this Ballot (please
use additional sheets of paper if necessary):
ONLY COMPLETE ITEM 3 IF YOU HAVE SUBMITTED OTHER BALLOTS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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NUMBER OF SHARES OF
OTHER COMMON STOCK
ACCOUNT NUMBER NAME OF HOLDER VOTED*
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<S> <C> <C>
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</TABLE>
* Insert your name if the common stock is held by you in record name
or, if held in street name, insert the name of your broker or bank.
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ITEM 4. AUTHORIZATION.
By returning this Ballot, the beneficial owner of the Common Stock
identified in Item 1 certifies that it (a) has full power and authority to vote
to accept or reject the Plan with respect to the Common Stock listed in Item 1,
(b) was the beneficial owner of the Common Stock described in Item 1 on November
2, 1999, and (c) has received a copy of the Disclosure Statement (including the
exhibits thereto) and understands that the solicitation of votes for the Plan is
subject to all the terms and conditions set forth in the Disclosure Statement.
Name:
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(Print or Type)
Social Security or Federal Tax I.D. No.:
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(Optional)
Signature:
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By:
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(If Appropriate)
Title:
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(If Appropriate)
Street Address:
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City, State, Zip Code:
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Telephone Number:
( )
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Date Completed:
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
No fees, commissions, or other remuneration will be payable to any broker,
dealer, or other person for soliciting votes on the Plan. This Ballot shall not
constitute or be deemed a proof of claim or equity interest or an assertion of a
claim or equity interest.
YOUR VOTE MUST BE FORWARDED IN AMPLE TIME FOR YOUR VOTE TO BE RECEIVED BY
BANKRUPTCY SERVICES LLC, BY 4:00 P.M., EASTERN TIME, ON NOVEMBER 29, 1999, OR
YOUR VOTE WILL NOT BE COUNTED. IF THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE IS ADDRESSED TO YOUR
NOMINEE, MAKE SURE YOUR NOMINEE RECEIVES YOUR BALLOT IN TIME TO SUBMIT IT BEFORE
THE VOTING DEADLINE.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS BALLOT OR THE VOTING PROCEDURES, OR IF
YOU NEED A BALLOT OR ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT OR OTHER
ENCLOSED MATERIALS, PLEASE CALL BANKRUPTCY SERVICES LLC, AT (212) 376-8494.
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NO PERSON HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY INFORMATION OR ADVICE, OR TO MAKE ANY
REPRESENTATION, OTHER THAN WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE MATERIALS MAILED WITH THIS
BALLOT.
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HVIDE MARINE INCORPORATED ET AL.,
DEBTORS.
2200 ELLER DRIVE
FT. LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
33316
TAX ID NO. 65-0524593
- ------------------------------------------------
MASTER BALLOT FOR ACCEPTING OR REJECTING
PLAN OF REORGANIZATION OF
HVIDE MARINE INCORPORATED ET AL.
TO BE FILED UNDER CHAPTER 11 OF THE BANKRUPTCY CODE
MASTER BALLOT FOR VOTING COMMON STOCK CERTIFICATES
CLASS 6: COMMON STOCK CERTIFICATES
CUSIP # 448515-106
THE VOTING DEADLINE BY WHICH YOUR MASTER BALLOT MUST BE RECEIVED BY BANKRUPTCY
SERVICES LLC IS 4:00 P.M., EASTERN TIME ON NOVEMBER 29, 1999. IF YOUR MASTER
BALLOT IS NOT RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE THE VOTING DEADLINE, THE VOTES REPRESENTED
BY YOUR MASTER BALLOT WILL NOT BE COUNTED.
This Master Ballot is to be used by you, as a broker, bank, or other
nominee (or as their proxy holder or agent) (each of the foregoing, a
"Nominee"), for beneficial owners of the Common Stock Certificates (the "Common
Stock") issued by HVIDE MARINE INCORPORATED, et al., to transmit the votes of
such holders in respect of their Common Stock to accept or reject the chapter 11
plan of reorganization (the "Plan") described in, and attached as Exhibit "A" to
the Disclosure Statement, dated November 1, 1999 (the "Disclosure Statement")
provided to you. Before you transmit such votes, please review the Disclosure
Statement carefully, including the voting procedures explained in Section I,
page 6.
The Plan can be confirmed by the Bankruptcy Court and thereby made binding
upon you and the beneficial owners of the Common Stock for which you are the
Nominee if it is accepted by the holders of two-thirds in amount and-more than
one-half in number of claims in each class that vote on the Plan, and by the
holders of two-thirds in amount of equity security interests in each class that
vote on the Plan, and if it otherwise satisfies the requirements of section
1129(a) of the Bankruptcy Code. If the requisite acceptances are not obtained,
the Bankruptcy Court may nonetheless confirm the Plan if it finds that the Plan
provides fair and equitable treatment to, and does not discriminate unfairly
against, the class or classes rejecting it, and otherwise satisfies the
requirements of section 1129(b) of the Bankruptcy Code.
PLEASE READ AND FOLLOW THE ATTACHED INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY. COMPLETE, SIGN,
AND DATE THIS MASTER BALLOT, AND RETURN IT SO THAT IT IS RECEIVED BY BANKRUPTCY
SERVICES LLC ON OR BEFORE THE VOTING DEADLINE OF 4:00 P.M., EASTERN TIME, ON
NOVEMBER 29, 1999. IF THIS MASTER BALLOT IS NOT COMPLETED, SIGNED, AND TIMELY
RECEIVED, THE VOTES TRANSMITTED BY THIS MASTER BALLOT WILL NOT BE COUNTED.
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ITEM 1. CERTIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO VOTE.
The undersigned certifies that as of the November 2, 1999 record date, the
undersigned (please check the applicable box):
Is a broker, bank, or other nominee for the beneficial owners of the
aggregate number of shares of Common Stock listed in Item 2 below, and is
the registered holder of such securities, or
Is acting under a power of attorney and/or agency (a copy of which
will be provided upon request) granted by a broker, bank, or other nominee
that is the registered holder of the number of shares of Common Stock
listed in Item 2 below, or
Has been granted a proxy (an original of which is attached hereto)
from a broker, bank, or other nominee, or a beneficial owner, that is the
registered holder of the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock listed
in Item 2 below,
and, accordingly, has full power and authority to vote to accept or reject the
Plan on behalf of the beneficial owners of the Common Stock described in Item 2
below,
ITEM 2. CLASS 6 (COMMON STOCK) VOTE.
The undersigned transmits the following votes of beneficial owners in
respect of their Common Stock, and certifies that the following beneficial
owners of Common Stock, as identified by the respective customer account numbers
set forth below, are beneficial owners of such securities as of the November 2,
1999 record date and have delivered to the undersigned, as Nominee, Ballots
casting such votes (Indicate in the appropriate column the aggregate number of
shares voted for each account, or attach such information to this Master Ballot
in the form of the following table. Please note: Each beneficial owner must vote
all his, her, or its Class 6 Interests (Common Stock) either to accept or reject
the Plan, and may not split such vote.):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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YOUR CUSTOMER ACCOUNT NUMBER
FOR EACH BENEFICIAL OWNER NUMBER OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK NUMBER OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
OF COMMON STOCK VOTED TO ACCEPT THE PLAN VOTED TO REJECT THE PLAN
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
1. OR
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2. OR
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3. OR
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4. OR
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5. OR
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6. OR
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7. OR
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8. OR
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9. OR
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10. OR
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TOTALS
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</TABLE>
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ITEM 3. CERTIFICATION AS TO TRANSCRIPTION OF INFORMATION FROM ITEM 3 AS TO OTHER
COMMON STOCK VOTED BY BENEFICIAL OWNERS.
The undersigned certifies that the undersigned has transcribed in the
following table the information, if any, provided by beneficial owners in Item 3
of the Common Stock, identifying any other Common Stock for which such
beneficial owners have submitted other Ballots:
<TABLE>
TRANSCRIBE FROM ITEM 3 OF THE COMMON STOCK BALLOT:
NUMBER OF SHARES OF
YOUR CUSTOMER ACCOUNT ACCOUNT NUMBER NAME HOLDER OTHER COMMON STOCK
NUMBER FOR EACH VOTED
BENEFICIAL OWNER WHO
COMPLETED ITEM 3 OF (TRANSCRIBE FROM ITEM (TRANSCRIBE FROM ITEM (TRANSCRIBE FROM ITEM
THE COMMON STOCK 3 OF THE COMMON STOCK 3 OF COMMON STOCK 3 OF COMMON STOCK
BALLOT BALLOT) BALLOT) BALLOT)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
</TABLE>
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ITEM 4. CERTIFICATION.
By signing this Master Ballot, the undersigned certifies that each
beneficial owner of Common Stock listed in Item 2, above, has been provided with
a copy of the Disclosure Statement, including the exhibits thereto, and
acknowledges that the solicitation of votes is subject to all the terms and
conditions set forth in the Disclosure Statement.
Name of Broker, Bank, or Other
Nominee:
--------------------------------------
(Print or Type)
Name of Proxy Holder or Agent for
Broker, Bank, or Other Nominee (if
applicable):
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(Print or Type)
Social Security or Federal Tax I.D.
No.:
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(If Applicable)
Signature:
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By:
--------------------------------------
(If Appropriate)
Title:
--------------------------------------
(If Appropriate)
Street Address:
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City, State, Zip Code:
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Telephone Number: ( )
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Date Completed:
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THIS MASTER BALLOT MUST BE RECEIVED BY BANKRUPTCY SERVICES LLC, BEFORE 4:00
P.M., EASTERN TIME, ON NOVEMBER 29, 1999 OR THE VOTES TRANSMITTED HEREBY WILL
NOT BE COUNTED.
PLEASE NOTE: BALLOTS AND MASTER BALLOTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED BY FACSIMILE
TRANSMISSION.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MASTER BALLOT OR THE VOTING PROCEDURES,
OR IF YOU NEED ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THE MASTER BALLOT, BALLOTS, DISCLOSURE
STATEMENT, OR OTHER RELATED MATERIALS, PLEASE CALL BANKRUPTCY SERVICES LLC, AT
(212) 376-8494.
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THE MASTER BALLOT
VOTING DEADLINE:
The Voting Deadline is 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on November 29, 1999,
unless extended by the Debtors. To have the vote of your customers count, you
must complete, sign, and return this Master Ballot so that it is received by
BANKRUPTCY SERVICES LLC, HERON TOWER, 70 EAST 55TH STREET, 6TH FLOOR, NEW YORK,
NEW YORK 10022, on or before the Voting Deadline. HOW TO VOTE:
If you are both the registered owner and beneficial owner of any principal
amount of Common Stock and you wish to vote Common Stock, you may complete,
execute, and return to BANKRUPTCY SERVICES LLC either a Common Stock Ballot or a
Common Stock Master Ballot.
IF YOU ARE TRANSMITTING THE VOTES OF ANY BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF COMMON STOCK
OTHER THAN YOURSELF, YOU MAY EITHER:
1. Complete and execute the Common Stock Ballot (other than Items 2 and 3)
and deliver to the beneficial owner such "prevalidated" Common Stock Ballot,
along with the Disclosure Statement and other materials requested to be
forwarded. The beneficial owner should complete Items 2 and 3 of that Ballot and
return the completed Ballot to BANKRUPTCY SERVICES LLC so as to be received
before the Voting Deadline;
OR
2. For any Common Stock Ballots you do not "prevalidate":
Deliver the Common Stock Ballot to the beneficial owner, along with
the Disclosure Statement and other materials requested to be forwarded, and
take the necessary actions to enable such beneficial owner to complete and
execute such Ballot voting to accept or reject the Plan, and (ii) return
the complete, executed Ballot to you in sufficient time to enable you to
complete the Master Ballot and deliver it to BANKRUPTCY SERVICES LLC before
the Voting Deadline; and
With respect to all Common Stock Ballots returned to you, you must
properly complete the Master Ballot, as follows:
a. Check the appropriate box in Item 1 on the Master Ballot;
b. Indicate the votes to accept or reject the Plan in Item 2 of
this Master Ballot, as transmitted to you by the beneficial owners of
Common Stock Notes. To identify such beneficial owners without
disclosing their names, please use the customer account number assigned
by you to each such beneficial owner, or if no such customer account
number exists, please assign a number to each account (making sure to
retain a separate list of each beneficial owner and the assigned
number). IMPORTANT: BENEFICIAL OWNERS MAY NOT SPLIT THEIR VOTES. EACH
BENEFICIAL OWNER MUST VOTE ALL HIS, HER, OR ITS COMMON STOCK EITHER TO
ACCEPT OR REJECT THE PLAN. IF ANY BENEFICIAL OWNER HAS ATTEMPTED TO
SPLIT SUCH VOTE, PLEASE CONTACT BANKRUPTCY SERVICES LLC IMMEDIATELY. Any
Ballot or Master Ballot which is validly executed but which does not
indicate acceptance or rejection of the Plan by the indicated beneficial
owner or which impermissibly attempts to split a vote will not be
counted;
c. Please note that Item 3 of this Master Ballot requests that you
transcribe the information provided by each beneficial owner from Item 3
of each completed Common Stock Ballot relating to other Common Stock
voted;
d. Review the certification in Item 4 of the Master Ballot;
e. Sign and date the Master Ballot, and provide the remaining
information requested;
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f. If additional space is required to respond to any item on the
Master Ballot, please use additional sheets of paper clearly marked to
indicate the applicable Item of the Master Ballot to which you are
responding;
g. Contact BANKRUPTCY SERVICES LLC to arrange for delivery of the
completed Master Ballot to its offices; and
h. Deliver the completed, executed Master Ballot so that it is
actually received by BANKRUPTCY SERVICES LLC on or before the Voting
Deadline. For each completed, executed Common Stock Ballot returned to
you by a beneficial owner, either forward such Ballot (along with your
Master Ballot) to BANKRUPTCY SERVICES LLC or retain such Common Stock
Ballot in your files for one year from the Voting Deadline.
PLEASE NOTE:
This Master Ballot is not a letter of transmittal and may not be used for
any purpose other than to cast votes to accept or reject the Plan. Holders
should not surrender, at this time, certificates representing their securities.
BANKRUPTCY SERVICES LLC will not accept delivery of any such certificates
surrendered together with this Master Ballot. Surrender of securities for
exchange may only be made by you, and will only be accepted pursuant to a letter
of transmittal which will be furnished to you by the Debtors following
confirmation of the Plan by the United States Bankruptcy Court.
No Ballot or Master Ballot shall constitute or be deemed a proof of claim
or equity interest or an assertion of a claim or equity interest.
No fees or commissions or other remuneration will be payable to any broker,
dealer, or other person for soliciting votes on the Plan. We will, however, upon
request, reimburse you for customary mailing and handling expenses incurred by
you in forwarding the Ballots and other enclosed materials to the beneficial
owners of Common Stock held by you as a nominee or in a fiduciary capacity. We
will also pay all transfer taxes, if any, applicable to the transfer and
exchange of your securities pursuant to and following confirmation of the Plan.
NOTHING CONTAINED HEREIN OR IN THE ENCLOSED DOCUMENTS SHALL RENDER YOU OR ANY
OTHER PERSON THE AGENT OF THE DEBTORS OR BANKRUPTCY SERVICES LLC, OR AUTHORIZE
YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON TO USE ANY DOCUMENT OR MAKE ANY STATEMENTS ON BEHALF OF
ANY OF THEM WITH RESPECT TO THE PLAN, EXCEPT FOR THE STATEMENTS CONTAINED IN THE
ENCLOSED DOCUMENTS.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MASTER BALLOT OR THE VOTING PROCEDURES,
OR IF YOU NEED ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THE MASTER BALLOT, BALLOTS, DISCLOSURE
STATEMENT, OR OTHER RELATED MATERIALS, PLEASE CALL BANKRUPTCY SERVICES LLC, AT
(212) 376-8494.
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IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
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In re:
HVIDE MARINE INCORPORATED,
et al.,
Debtors,
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Chapter 11
Case No. 99-3024 (PJW)
(Jointly Administered)
NOTICE OF (A) SOLICITATION OF VOTES TO ACCEPT OR REJECT THE FIRST AMENDED JOINT
PLAN OF REORGANIZATION PROPOSED BY THE DEBTORS, (B) HEARING TO CONSIDER
CONFIRMATION OF THE FIRST AMENDED PLAN OF REORGANIZATION PROPOSED BY THE
DEBTORS, AND (C) PROPOSED DISCHARGE OF CERTAIN CLAIMS, INCLUDING WITHOUT
LIMITATION, CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE PURCHASE OR SALE OF SECURITIES
TO ALL CREDITORS, TRUSTEES, HOLDERS OF
SECURITIES TRADING CLAIMS, EQUITY
SECURITY HOLDERS AND PARTIES IN INTEREST:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on November 2, 1999, the United States
Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the "Court") entered an order
(the "Order") approving the disclosure statement (the "Disclosure Statement") in
respect of the First Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization (the "Plan") filed by
the debtors, Hvide Marine Incorporated and its subsidiaries and affiliates
listed below (collectively, the "Debtors"). Pursuant to the Order, copies of the
Plan and Disclosure Statement have been mailed to all known creditors and equity
security holders of the Debtor. Ballots for voting to accept or reject the Plan
have been mailed to all known creditors and equity security holders entitled to
vote to accept or reject the Plan. If you are a creditor or equity security
holder of the Debtor and have not received a copy of the Plan, Disclosure
Statement, or if applicable, a ballot, you may obtain a copy of same by
telephoning the Debtors' tabulation agent, Bankruptcy Services LLC at (212)
376-8494.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all ballots cast to accept or reject the Plan
must be properly completed, executed and mailed or delivered to Bankruptcy
Services LLC, the Debtors' tabulation agent, by mail or delivered by hand or
courier to Heron Tower, 70 East 55th Street, 6th Floor, New York, New York
10022, so that they are received no later than 4:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time,
on November 29, 1999. If your ballot is not properly completed or received
within such time, it will not be counted as a vote to accept or reject the Plan.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Court has fixed December 1, 1999 at 11:30
a.m. as the date and time for the hearing to consider confirmation of the Plan
and related matters (the "Confirmation Hearing"). The Confirmation Hearing will
be held at the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, 824
Market Street, 6th Floor, Wilmington, Delaware. The Confirmation Hearing may be
adjourned from time to time without further notice other than announcement made
at the Confirmation Hearing or any adjourned hearing.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that objections, if any, to the confirmation of the
Plan shall be in writing, and (a) shall state the name and address of the
objecting party and the nature of the claim or interest of such party, (b) shall
state with particularity the basis and nature of each objection to confirmation
of the Plan and (c) be filed, together with proof of service, with the Court
(with a copy to
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Chambers) and served so that they are received no later than 4:00 p.m., Eastern
Standard Time, on November 29, 1999, by the Court, Chambers and the following
parties: (i) Kronish Lieb Weiner & Hellman LLP, Co-Counsel to the Debtors, 1114
Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10036, Attn: Robert J. Feinstein,
Esq., (ii) Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Co-Counsel to the Debtors, 11th
Floor, One Rodney Square, Wilmington, Delaware 19899-0391, Attn: Laura Davis
Jones, Esq., (iii) Hvide Marine Incorporated, 2200 Eller Drive, P.O. Box 13038,
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33316, Attn: Robert B. Lamm, Esq., (iv) Milbank, Tweed,
Hadley & McCloy LLP, Co-Counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured
Creditors, 1 Chase Manhattan Plaza, New York, New York 10005, Attn: Dennis F.
Dunne, Esq., (v) Ashby & Geddes, Co-Counsel to the Official Committee of
Unsecured Creditors, One Rodney Square, P.O. Box 1150, Wilmington, Delaware
19899, Attn: William P. Bowden, Esq. and (vi) the Office of the United States
Trustee, 601 Walnut Street, Curtis Center, Suite 950 West, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania 19106, Attn: John D. McLaughlin, Jr., Esq.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN TO ALL PERSONS WHO MIGHT SEEK TO ASSERT OR BELIEVE
THEY MAY HOLD A CLAIM OF ANY KIND AGAINST ANY OF THE DEBTORS (A) ARISING FROM
THE RESCISSION OF A PURCHASE OR SALE OF ANY SECURITY ISSUED BY ANY OF THE
DEBTORS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE 8 3/8% SENIOR NOTES, THE 6 1/2%
CONVERTIBLE SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES OR SHARES OF COMMON STOCK ISSUED BY HVIDE
MARINE INCORPORATED, OR THE 6 1/2% TRUST CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED SECURITIES ISSUED
BY HVIDE CAPITAL TRUST (COLLECTIVELY, THE "SECURITIES"); (B) FOR DAMAGES ARISING
FROM THE PURCHASE OR SALE OF ANY OF THE SECURITIES; OR (C) FOR REIMBURSEMENT OR
CONTRIBUTION FROM ANY OF THE DEBTORS ON ACCOUNT OF A CLAIM DESCRIBED IN CLAUSE
(A) OR (B) (COLLECTIVELY, "SECURITIES TRADING CLAIMS"). BASED ON THE FACT THAT
NO SECURITIES TRADING CLAIMS HAVE BEEN THREATENED OR ASSERTED AGAINST ANY OF THE
DEBTORS, THE PLAN CLASSIFIES THESE CLAIMS BUT PROVIDES FOR NO DISTRIBUTION TO BE
MADE TO SUCH CLASSES (OTHER THAN SECURITIES TRADING CLAIMS, IF ANY, RELATING TO
HVIDE MARINE INCORPORATED COMMON STOCK), AND ALL SECURITIES TRADING CLAIMS
(INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, SUCH CLAIMS RELATING TO HVIDE MARINE
INCORPORATED COMMON STOCK) WILL BE DEEMED TO BE DISCHARGED, SATISFIED AND BARRED
BY THE ORDER TO BE ENTERED ON OR ABOUT DECEMBER 1, 1999 CONFIRMING THE PLAN.
ACCORDINGLY, ANY PERSON WHO DESIRES TO ASSERT A SECURITIES TRADING CLAIM AGAINST
ANY OF THE DEBTORS MUST DO SO BY NOVEMBER 29, 1999 OR SUCH CLAIM WILL BE FOREVER
WAIVED AND, UNDER THE PLAN AND THE CONFIRMATION ORDER, DISCHARGED, SATISFIED AND
BARRED. IN ORDER TO ASSERT A SECURITIES TRADING CLAIM, SUCH CLAIM MUST BE FILED
WITH THE COURT (WITH A COPY TO CHAMBERS) AND SERVED SO THAT IT IS RECEIVED NO
LATER THAN 4:00 P.M., EASTERN STANDARD TIME ON NOVEMBER 29, 1999, BY THE COURT,
CHAMBERS AND THE FOLLOWING PARTIES: (I) HVIDE MARINE INCORPORATED, 2200 ELLER
DRIVE, P.O. BOX 13038, FT. LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA, 33316, ATTN: ROBERT B. LAMM,
ESQ., AND (II) KRONISH LIEB WEINER & HELLMAN LLP, 1114 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS,
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10036, ATTN: ROBERT J. FEINSTEIN, ESQ., CO-COUNSEL TO THE
DEBTORS, AND (III) MILBANK, TWEED, HADLEY & MCCLOY LLP, 1 CHASE MANHATTAN PLAZA,
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10005, ATTN: DENNIS F. DUNNE, ESQ., CO-COUNSEL TO THE
CREDITORS' COMMITTEE. ALL SECURITIES TRADING CLAIMS SHALL STATE WITH
PARTICULARITY THE BASIS AND NATURE OF THE CLAIM IN CONFORMITY WITH RULE 7009 OF
THE FEDERAL RULES OF BANKRUPTCY PROCEDURE, AND STATE THE DOLLAR AMOUNT OF
SECURITIES AND/OR NUMBER OF SHARES WHICH ARE THE SUBJECT OF THE CLAIM.
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Dated: Wilmington, Delaware
November 2, 1999
BY ORDER OF THE UNITED STATES
BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF
DELAWARE
KRONISH LIEB WEINER & HELLMAN LLP
Robert J. Feinstein, Esq. (No. 2836)
James A. Beldner, Esq. (No. 2441)
1114 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10036-7798
Telephone: (212) 479-6000
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YOUNG CONAWAY STARGATT & TAYLOR LLP
Laura Davis Jones, Esq. (No. 2436)
Robert S. Brady, Esq. (No. 2847)
Brendan Linehan Shannon, Esq. (No. 3136)
11th Floor, Rodney Square North
P.O. Box 391
Wilmington, Delaware 19899-0391
(302) 571-6600
Co-Counsel for Debtors in Possession
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EXHIBIT "A"
HVIDE MARINE INCORPORATED
HVIDE MARINE INTERNATIONAL,
INC.
HVIDE MARINE TRANSPORT, INC.
HVIDE MARINE TOWING, INC.
HVIDE MARINE TOWING
SERVICES, INC.
HVIDE CAPITAL TRUST
HMI OPERATORS, INC.
LIGHTSHIP LIMITED PARTNER
HOLDINGS, LLC
LONE STAR MARINE SERVICES,
INC.
OCEAN SPECIALTY TANKERS
CORPORATION
OFFSHORE MARINE MANAGEMENT
INTERNATIONAL, INC.
SEABULK ALBANY, INC.
SEABULK ALKATAR, INC.
SEABULK ARABIAN, INC.
SEABULK ARCTIC EXPRESS, INC.
SEABULK ARIES II, INC.
SEABULK ARZANAH, INC.
SEABULK BARRACUDA, INC.
SEABULK BATON ROUGE, INC.
SEABULK BECKY, INC.
SEABULK BUL HANIN, INC.
SEABULK CAPRICORN, INC.
SEABULK CARDINAL, INC.
SEABULK CAROL, INC.
SEABULK CAROLYN, INC.
SEABULK CHAMP, INC.
SEABULK CHRISTOPHER, INC.
SEABULK CLAIBORNE, INC.
SEABULK CLIPPER, INC.
SEABULK COMMAND, INC.
SEABULK CONDOR, INC.
SEABULK CONSTRUCTOR, INC.
SEABULK COOT I, INC.
SEABULK COOT II, INC.
SEABULK CORMORANT, INC.
SEABULK CYGNET I, INC.
SEABULK CYGNET II, INC.
SEABULK DANAH, INC.
SEABULK DAYNA, INC.
SEABULK DEBBIE, INC.
SEABULK DEFENDER, INC.
SEABULK DIANA, INC.
SEABULK DISCOVERY, INC.
SEABULK DUKE, INC.
SEABULK EAGLE II, INC.
SEABULK EAGLE, INC.
SEABULK EMERALD, INC.
SEABULK ENERGY, INC.
SEABULK EXPLORER, INC.
SEABULK FALCON II, INC.
SEABULK FALCON, INC.
SEABULK FREEDOM, INC.
SEABULK FULMAR, INC.
SEABULK GABRIELLE, INC.
SEABULK GANNET I, INC.
SEABULK GANNET II, INC.
SEABULK GAZELLE, INC.
SEABULK GIANT, INC.
SEABULK GREBE, INC.
SEABULK HABARA, INC.
SEABULK HAMOUR, INC.
SEABULK HARRIER, INC.
SEABULK HATTA, INC.
SEABULK HAWAII, INC.
SEABULK HAWK, INC.
SEABULK HERCULES, INC.
SEABULK HERON, INC.
SEABULK HORIZON, INC.
SEABULK HOUBARE, INC.
SEABULK IBEX, INC.
SEABULK ISABEL, INC.
SEABULK JASPER, INC.
SEABULK JEBEL ALI, INC.
SEABULK KATIE, INC.
SEABULK KESTREL, INC.
SEABULK KING, INC.
SEABULK KNIGHT, INC.
SEABULK LAKE EXPRESS, INC.
SEABULK LARA, INC.
SEABULK LARK, INC.
SEABULK LINCOLN, INC.
SEABULK LULU, INC.
SEABULK MAINTAINER, INC.
SEABULK MALLARD, INC.
SEABULK MARLENE, INC.
SEABULK MARTIN I, INC.
SEABULK MARTIN II, INC.
SEABULK MERLIN, INC.
SEABULK MUBARRAK, INC.
SEABULK NEPTUNE, INC.
SEABULK OCEAN SYSTEMS
CORPORATION
SEABULK OCEAN SYSTEMS
HOLDINGS CORPORATION
SEABULK OFFSHORE ABU DHABI,
INC.
SEABULK OFFSHORE DUBAI, INC.
SEABULK OFFSHORE
HOLDINGS, INC.
SEABULK OFFSHORE
INTERNATIONAL, INC.
SEABULK OFFSHORE GLOBAL
HOLDINGS, INC.
SEABULK OFFSHORE LTD.
SEABULK OFFSHORE OPERATORS,
INC.
SEABULK OFFSHORE OPERATORS
NIGERIA LIMITED
SEABULK OFFSHORE OPERATORS
TRINIDAD LIMITED
SEABULK OFFSHORE U.K. LTD.
SEABULK OREGON, INC.
SEABULK ORYX, INC.
SEABULK OSPREY, INC.
SEABULK PELICAN, INC.
SEABULK PENGUIN I, INC.
SEABULK PENGUIN II, INC.
SEABULK PENNY, INC.
SEABULK PERSISTENCE, INC.
SEABULK PETREL, INC.
SEABULK PLOVER, INC.
SEABULK POWER, INC.
SEABULK PRIDE, INC.
SEABULK PRINCE, INC.
SEABULK PRINCESS, INC.
SEABULK PUFFIN, INC.
SEABULK QUEEN, INC.
SEABULK RAVEN, INC.
SEABULK RED TERN LIMITED
SEABULK ROOSTER, INC.
SEABULK SABINE, INC.
SEABULK SALIHU, INC.
SEABULK SAPPHIRE, INC.
SEABULK SARA, INC.
SEABULK SEAHORSE, INC.
SEABULK SENGALI, INC.
SEABULK SERVICE, INC.
SEABULK SHARI, INC.
SEABULK SHINDAGA, INC.
SEABULK SKUA I, INC.
SEABULK SNIPE, INC.
SEABULK SUHAIL, INC.
SEABULK SWAN, INC.
SEABULK SWIFT, INC.
SEABULK TANKERS, LTD.
SEABULK TAURUS, INC.
SEABULK TENDER, INC.
SEABULK TIMS I, INC.
SEABULK TITAN, INC.
SEABULK TOOTA, INC.
SEABULK TOUCAN, INC.
SEABULK TRADER, INC.
SEABULK TRANSMARINE II, INC.
SEABULK TRANSMARINE
PARTNERSHIP, LTD.
SEABULK TREASURE ISLAND, INC.
SEABULK UMM SHAIF, INC.
SEABULK VERITAS, INC.
SEABULK VIRGO I, INC.
SEABULK VOYAGER, INC.
SEABULK ZAKUM, INC.
SEABULK LTD. INC.
SUN STATE MARINE SERVICES,
INC.
SEABULK BETSY, INC.
SEABULK LIBERTY, INC.
SEABULK MASTER, INC.
HMI CAYMAN HOLDINGS, INC.
HVIDE MARINE DE VENEZUELA,
S.R.L.
MARANTA S.A.
SEABULK AMERICA PARTNERSHIP,
LTD.
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EXHIBIT E
INTRODUCTION
Management has prepared the financial forecasts contained herein with the
assistance of its financial advisors. Management has prepared the forecasts
using what it considers to be conservative assumptions based upon current market
conditions. In preparing these financial forecasts, management has assumed that
the Plan will be confirmed in December 1999 and become effective on December 31,
1999. In the event the plan is not confirmed on that date but is confirmed
within 30 days thereafter, management believes there will be no material change
in the forecasts presented herein.
For purposes of preparing the balance sheets that are shown in the
forecasts, management assumed that the Company will apply the tenets of The
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants' Statement of Position 90-7,
or "Fresh Start Accounting", in preparing the actual balance sheet as of the
Effective Date of the Plan. Management has estimated the impact of fresh start
accounting in its projections by allocating the reorganization value of the
enterprise to the Company's assets on a category-by-category basis as opposed to
a vessel-by-vessel basis, which GAAP accounting may require.
Management has assumed that the current recovery that has been underway for
the past three months in the price of crude oil and rig counts will continue for
the forecast period. In addition, management has included $5 million in asset
sales in preparing its financial forecasts for the fiscal year ending December
31, 2000. Management intends to continue its efforts to reduce the Company's
borrowing levels over time. As part of this effort, management intends to
dispose of assets from time to time in the ordinary course of business. Assets
disposed of in this manner will be vessels which, in management's opinion, do
not fit in with the Company's long-term strategy for servicing its markets and
customers.
For purposes of preparing the forecasts, it has been assumed that all
capital expenditures for maintaining the Company's existing fleet are
capitalized and depreciated over a ten-year period once the Company emerges from
reorganization. Each vessel will be valued based upon appraised values, subject
to the application of fresh start accounting, and the remaining useful life will
be used to determine future depreciation. Therefore, there may be significant
changes in the future balances of the fixed asset and accumulated depreciation
accounts which could, in the aggregate, produce material differences from the
amounts shown in the forecasts. Management believes the cash flow impact from
such changes will not be material.
The forecasts include sufficient financing to repay the current outstanding
obligations to the Company's bank lenders and to finance the Company's
operations for the projection period. The Company expects to obtain a commitment
to provide financing in the form of a senior secured loan facility, a senior
secured revolving loan facility and senior secured second lien notes. Total
long-term debt amortization for the period January 1, 2000 through December 31,
2003 is expected to be $81.6 million, comprised of $52.5 million for the senior
secured loan facility, and $29.1 million for the existing MARAD obligations.
Operating expense items for the most part have been assumed to increase at
the rate of inflation or 3% over the forecast period. Some expense items have
been assumed to increase at rates that may differ depending upon specific
conditions that management was able to identify in preparing the forecasts.
The Company owns a 50.75% interest in companies that own five recently
delivered double-hull product carriers (referred to collectively as the
"Tankers"). The Tankers are financed by U.S. government-guaranteed ship
financing bonds which are non-recourse to the Company. At the time the Company
purchased its interest in the Tankers, the Company intended to reduce its
ownership to less than 50% and accounted for its investment under the equity
method, meaning that the Company's investment was temporary in nature and that
the Tankers, including the ship financing bonds, need not be consolidated and
included in the Company's financial statements. For purposes of the projected
financial statements included herein, management has not consolidated the
Tankers or the related indebtedness. The Company has not yet been able to reduce
its interest and therefore has been required to consolidate the Tankers and the
related indebtedness in its September 30, 1999 financial statements. Therefore,
the Company's
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consolidated balance sheet, statement of operations and cash flows will be
materially different from those presented herein. Summary financial information
for the Tankers for the nine-month period ended September 30, 1999 is as follows
(in thousands):
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<S> <C>
Current assets.............................................. $ 23,813
Vessel and other assets..................................... 255,186
Current liabilities......................................... 10,144
U.S. government-guaranteed ship financing bonds............. 277,409
Revenues.................................................... 35,910
Income from operations...................................... 8,195
Net loss.................................................... 2,125
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HVIDE MARINE INCORPORATED
PROFORMA ADJUSTMENTS AT DECEMBER 31, 1999
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PROJECTED OPENING
PROJECTED BALANCE SHEET
12/31/99 ADJUSTMENTS 12/31/99
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(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
ASSETS
Cash............................................ $ 8,000 $ 3,517(A) $ 11,517
Accounts Receivable............................. 58,792 0 58,792
Inventory, Prepaid & Other...................... 16,033 0 16,033
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Total Current Assets.................. $ 82,825 $ 86,342
Construction in Progress, Property, Plant &
Equipment, & Other Long-Term Assets........... $ 974,976 $ (473,705)(B) $501,271
Accumulated Depreciation........................ (152,806) 152,806(B) 0
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Total Long-Term Assets................ $ 822,170 $501,271
Goodwill........................................ $ 87,927 $ (87,927)(B) $ 0
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Total Assets.......................... $ 992,922 $587,613
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LIABILITIES
Current Maturities.............................. $ 9,999 $ 0 $ 9,999
Accounts Payable................................ 13,646 0 13,646
Other Current Liabilities....................... 28,897 0 28,897
Secured Bank Debt............................... 240,983 (240,983)(C) 0
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Total Current Liabilities............. $ 293,525 $ 52,542
Marad, Capital Leases & Other................... $ 74,255 $ 0 $ 74,255
DIP Facility.................................... 21,375 (21,375)(A) 0
Senior Secured Notes............................ 307,098 (307,098)(A) 0
Long-Term Financing............................. 0 200,000(A) 200,000
Senior Secured Second Lien Notes................ 0 75,000(A) 75,000
Deferred Tax Liab. ............................. 5,464 0 5,464
Other Long-Term Liabilities..................... 4,780 0 4,780
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Total Long-Term Liabilities........... $ 412,972 $359,499
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Total Liabilities..................... $ 706,497 $412,041
Minority Interest............................... $ 1,356 $ 0 $ 1,356
Trust Preferred Securities...................... 116,840 (116,840)(C) 0
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY............................ $ 168,227 $ 5,989(A) $174,216
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Total Liabilities & Stockholders'
Equity.............................. $ 992,922 $587,613
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(A) Adjustment resulting from the consummation of the Plan.
(B) The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants has issued a
Statement of Position on Financial Reporting by Entities in Reorganization
Under the Bankruptcy Code -- Statement of Position 90-7. The tenets of SOP
90-7, also known as "Fresh Start Accounting", have been applied in preparing
the projected December 31, 1999 balance sheet. Among other adjustments,
"Fresh Start Accounting" requires the value of assets and liabilities to be
adjusted to reflect estimates of current market values.
(C) The Senior Secured Notes and Trust Preferred Securities are presented net of
associated deferred financing costs and accrued interest and comprise the
Company's liabilities subject to compromise pursuant to the Plan. The
classifications and presentation of certain liabilities differs from that in
the Company's filings to better illustrate the effects of the Plan.
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HVIDE MARINE INCORPORATED
BALANCE SHEET
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
2000 2001 2002 2003
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(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
ASSETS
Cash................................................. $ 8,000 $ 8,000 $ 8,000 $ 8,000
Accounts Receivable.................................. 67,994 68,883 73,713 78,262
Inventory, Prepaid & Other........................... 19,707 19,249 18,891 18,433
-------- -------- -------- ---------
Total Current Assets....................... $ 95,701 $ 96,132 $100,604 $ 104,695
Construction in Progress, Property, Plant &
Equipment, & Furniture & Equipment................. $519,765 $539,765 $564,765 $ 589,765
Accum. Deprec........................................ (27,097) (58,543) (92,489) (128,935)
-------- -------- -------- ---------
Net Property, Plant & Equipment...................... $492,668 $481,222 $472,276 $ 460,830
Total Assets............................... $588,369 $577,354 $572,880 $ 565,525
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LIABILITIES
Current Maturities................................... $ 8,795 $ 6,720 $ 6,720 $ 6,720
Accounts Payable..................................... 13,810 14,157 14,747 15,368
Other Current Liabilities............................ 28,897 28,897 28,897 28,897
-------- -------- -------- ---------
Total Current Liabilities.................. $ 51,502 $ 49,774 $ 50,364 $ 50,985
Marad, Capital Leases & Other........................ 65,460 58,740 52,020 45,151
Revolving Loan Facility.............................. 19,482 15,521 16,231 5,441
Long-Term Financing.................................. 193,750 185,000 171,250 147,500
Senior Secured Second Lien Notes..................... 77,281 79,632 82,054 84,515
Deferred Tax Liabilities............................. 5,464 5,464 5,464 5,464
Other Long-Term Liabilities.......................... 4,780 4,780 4,780 4,780
-------- -------- -------- ---------
Total Long-Term Liabilities................ $366,217 $349,137 $331,799 $ 292,851
Total Liabilities.......................... $417,719 $398,911 $382,163 $ 343,836
Minority Interest.................................... 1,356 1,356 1,356 1,356
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY................................. $169,293 $177,087 $189,360 $ 220,333
Total Liabilities & Stockholders' Equity... $588,369 $577,354 $572,880 $ 565,525
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</TABLE>
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HVIDE MARINE INCORPORATED
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
FISCAL YEARS ENDING DECEMBER 31,
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2000 2001 2002 2003
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(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
REVENUE:
Marine support services:
Offshore energy support....................... $168,231 $191,339 $209,095 $225,535
Offshore and harbor towing.................... 47,484 48,909 50,376 51,887
Marine transportation services.................. 61,889 59,241 61,019 62,849
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Total Revenue......................... $277,604 $299,489 $320,490 $340,271
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Marine support services:
Offshore energy support....................... $115,508 $119,980 $125,173 $130,674
Offshore and harbor towing.................... 23,060 23,752 24,464 25,198
Marine transportation services.................. 34,893 33,235 34,697 36,225
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Total operating expenses.............. $173,461 $176,967 $184,334 $192,097
DIRECT OVERHEAD EXPENSES:
Marine support services:
Offshore energy support....................... $ 19,918 $ 21,066 $ 22,031 $ 23,303
Offshore and harbor towing.................... 5,291 5,608 5,945 6,302
Marine transportation services.................. 4,386 3,184 3,342 3,507
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Total direct overhead................. $ 29,595 $ 29,858 $ 31,318 $ 33,112
FLEET EBITDA:
Marine support services:
Offshore energy support....................... $ 32,805 $ 50,293 $ 61,891 $ 71,558
Offshore and harbor towing.................... 19,133 19,549 19,967 20,387
Marine transportation services.................. 22,610 22,822 22,980 23,117
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Total Fleet EBITDA.................... $ 74,548 $ 92,664 $104,838 $115,062
Corporate overhead expenses..................... 11,904 12,618 13,375 14,178
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EBITDA.......................................... 62,644 80,046 91,463 100,884
Depreciation and amortization expenses.......... 27,097 31,446 33,946 36,446
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INCOME FROM OPERATIONS.......................... $ 35,547 $ 48,600 $ 57,517 $ 64,438
Interest expense................................ 40,468 39,047 37,718 30,021
Income Tax Expense.............................. -- 1,759 7,523 13,078
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NET INCOME...................................... $ (4,921) $ 7,794 $ 12,276 $ 21,339
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</TABLE>
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HVIDE MARINE INCORPORATED
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
FISCAL YEARS ENDING DECEMBER 31,
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2000 2001 2002 2003
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(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Net Income...................................... $ (4,921) $ 7,794 $ 12,276 $ 21,339
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to
net cash:
Depreciation and Amortization.............. 27,097 31,446 33,946 36,446
Non-Cash Interest Expense.................. 2,281 2,351 2,422 2,462
Changes in Working Capital................. (12,712) (83) (3,883) (3,471)
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Net cash provided by operating
activities.......................... $ 11,745 $ 41,508 $ 44,761 $ 56,776
Investing Activities:
Proceeds from Sale of Assets............... 5,000
Purchase of property....................... (23,493) (20,000) (25,000) (25,000)
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Cash Flow from Investment Activities..... (18,493) $(20,000) $(25,000) $(25,000)
Financing Activities:
Proceeds from short term borrowings........ 19,482 710
Proceeds from Exercise of Warrants......... 9,635
Repayment of short-term borrowings......... (3,961) (10,790)
Repayment of long-term borrowings.......... (16,251) (17,546) (20,470) (30,620)
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Cash Flow from Financing Activities...... $ 3,231 $(21,507) $(19,760) $(31,775)
Increase in cash and cash equivalents......... (3,517) -- -- --
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of
period..................................... 11,517 8,000 8,000 8,000
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period.... 8,000 8,000 8,000 8,000
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EXHIBIT F
HVIDE MARINE INCORPORATED -- LIQUIDATION ANALYSIS
Confirmation of the Plan requires that the "Best Interests Test" under
Section 1129(a)(7) of the Bankruptcy Code be satisfied with respect to each
impaired Class of Claims or Interests. The "Best Interests Test" is satisfied if
the Plan provides each impaired Class of Claims or Interests with a recovery
which is at least as great as the recovery which such Class would receive if the
Company were liquidated. Accordingly, management has prepared two hypothetical
liquidation analyses. Management believes these liquidation analyses demonstrate
that the Plan meets the "Best Interests Test."
Liquidation was first calculated on a "Forced Sale" basis. All assets were
assumed to be liquidated over a period of six months. Under the Forced Sale
scenario, appraisal values for each vessel were adjusted to reflect estimated
sale prices given the assumed time constraints and current market conditions. It
was also assumed that the sale of vessels would not give rise to any tax claims.
Table 1 compares the most recent appraisal values of vessels with estimated sale
prices under this scenario.
TABLE 1 -- FORCED SALE BASIS -- INDIVIDUAL VESSEL PROCEEDS SUMMARY
($ IN THOUSANDS)
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<CAPTION>
APPRAISAL VALUE(1) FORCED SALE VALUE(2)
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<S> <C> <C>
Offshore Energy Support.................................... $505,663 $271,025
Harbor Towing/Tugs......................................... 103,600 76,640
Marine Transportation...................................... 111,250 89,000
Equity Investment in Lightship Tankers(3).................. -- 23,000
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GRAND TOTAL...................................... $720,513 $459,665
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(1) Appraisals include values for all vessels, including those leased or
financed. MARAD and Lease obligations on vessels are treated as secured
claims
(2) The Forced Sale scenario assumes the liquidation of all vessels under
current market conditions over a six-month period
(3) Represents a 50.75% equity interest in five 45,300 dead weight ton
double-hull tankers
Proceeds from the sale of all of the Company's assets (including the sale
of its vessels) under a Forced Sale scenario were combined in order to determine
the total amount of distributable proceeds, as shown in Table 2.
TABLE 2 -- FORCED SALE BASIS -- PROCEEDS AVAILABLE FOR DISTRIBUTION
($ IN THOUSANDS)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
BOOK VALUE OF ASSETS FORCED SALE DISTRIBUTABLE
AS OF 9/8/99 ADJUSTMENT PROCEEDS
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Cash and Equivalents.................................. $ 17,183 100% $ 17,183
Accounts Receivable, Net.............................. 54,967 85% 46,722
Vessels & Improvements -- Net......................... 754,526 61% 459,665
Spare Parts & Supplies................................ 17,960 25% 4,490
Prepaid Expenses...................................... 3,939 0% 0
Construction in Progress.............................. 2,907 0% 0
Furniture, Equipment & Other.......................... 16,801 20% 3,360
Capital Construction Funds............................ 45 0% 0
All Other............................................. 4,327 50% 2,164
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TOTAL DISTRIBUTABLE PROCEEDS................ $533,584
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</TABLE>
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Proceeds from the sale of assets were then distributed to the Holders of
Secured Claims. For purposes of estimating the claims, interest was accrued on
the Bank Group Claims for six months during the liquidation period at the
contract rate of interest then in effect. Proceeds remaining after the Holders
of Secured Claims were fully satisfied were then applied to priority claims,
administrative expenses, and unsecured claims. As can be seen in Table 3, under
the Forced Sale scenario, liquidation produces a recovery to Senior Note Claims
of 26%.
TABLE 3 -- FORCED SALE BASIS -- DISTRIBUTION OF AVAILABLE PROCEEDS
($ IN THOUSANDS)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
EST. OBLIGATION RECOVERY RECOVERY
AS OF 9/8/99 VALUE PERCENTAGE
--------------- -------- ----------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Proceeds from Sale of Assets................................ $533,584
Secured Claims:
Bank Group Claims(1)...................................... $241,001 $241,001 100%
Interest Accrued through Distribution..................... 21,635 21,635 100%
DIP Credit Facility....................................... 42,000 42,000 100%
Facility Fees............................................. 800 800 100%
MARAD, Capital Lease, Other Claims (Classes 2A, 2B, 2C)... 94,635 94,635 100%
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Total Secured Claims.............................. $400,071 $400,071 100%
Administrative Expense Claims
Trustee Fees(2)........................................... 10,672 10,672 100%
Legal, Financial and Brokerage Fees(3).................... 26,679 26,679 100%
Wind Down Costs(4)........................................ 1,800 1,800 100%
Priority Tax Claims......................................... 1,524 1,524 100%
Other Priority Claims (Class 1)............................. 5,000 5,000 100%
Unsecured Claims:
General Unsecured Claims (Class 3A)....................... $ 33,007 $ 6,273 19%
Senior Note Claims (Class 3B)............................. 314,168 81,565 26%
Intercompany Claims (Class 3D)............................ 200,000 0 0%
Trust Preferred Securities (Class 3C)(5).................. 119,700 0 0%
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Total Unsecured Claims............................ $666,875 $ 87,838 13%
</TABLE>
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(1) See Table 6
(2) Assumed to be approximately two percent of asset sale proceeds
(3) Assumed to be approximately five percent of asset sale proceeds
(4) Operating Expenses assumed to be $500,000 per month, gradually decreasing to
$100,000 over a six-month period
(5) The Trust Preferred Securities are instruments issued by a trust which holds
convertible subordinated notes issued by HMI. In a liquidation, management
has assumed that the convertible subordinated notes would participate as
general unsecured claims. Due to the express subordination of the Trust
Preferred Securities to the Senior Notes, any proceeds distributable to the
Trust Preferred Securities would be given to the Trustee of the Senior
Notes.
Management believes that a more efficient liquidation would be achieved by
selling certain assets on a "going concern" basis. Under this scenario, certain
of the Company's business segments were assumed to be sold as going concerns.
Estimated proceeds from the sale of the operating entities are set forth in
Table 4.
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TABLE 4 -- GOING CONCERN BASIS -- PROCEEDS AVAILABLE FOR DISTRIBUTION
($ IN THOUSANDS)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
ANNUALIZED
LAST EIGHT MONTHS
ENDED 9/08/99 ESTIMATED
EBITDA(1) SELLING PRICE
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<S> <C> <C>
Offshore Energy Support..................................... 31,730 271,025
Harbor Towing / Tugs........................................ 17,981 140,000
Marine Transportation....................................... 24,260 100,000
Equity Investment in Lightship Tankers...................... N.A. 23,000
Cash and Equivalents........................................ 17,183
Furniture, Equipment & Other................................ 3,360
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Total Proceeds from Sale of Assets and
Subsidiaries.................................... $554,568
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(1) The sum of individual segment EBITDA exceeds consolidated EBITDA since
corporate overhead is excluded. EBITDA for the period January 1, 1999
through September 8, 1999 is annualized to account for vessel sales
consummated prior to September 8, 1999 and changing market conditions
Estimated proceeds from sales of Harbor Towing / Tugs and Marine
Transportation segments were based upon management's estimates of sales proceeds
using ranges of values derived from informal purchase proposals from third
parties received over the past year. Proceeds from the sale of operating
segments within the Offshore Energy Support segment were based upon the
estimated sale proceeds used in the Forced Sale scenario. Liquidation proceeds
were distributed to Claims and Interests as set forth in Table 5.
TABLE 5 -- GOING CONCERN BASIS -- DISTRIBUTION OF AVAILABLE PROCEEDS
($ IN THOUSANDS)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
EST. OBLIGATION RECOVERY RECOVERY
AS OF 9/8/99 VALUE PERCENTAGE
--------------- -------- ----------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Proceeds from Sale of Assets and Subsidiaries........... $554,568
Secured Claims:
Bank Group Claims(1).................................. $241,001 $241,001 100%
Interest Accrued through Distribution................. 21,635 21,635 100%
DIP Credit Facility................................... 42,000 42,000 100%
Facility Fees......................................... 800 800 100%
MARAD, Capital Lease, Other Claims (Classes
2A,2B,2C).......................................... 94,635 94,635 100%
-------- --------
Total Secured Claims.......................... $400,071 $400,071 100%
Administrative Expense Claims
Trustee Fees(2)....................................... 11,091 11,091 100%
Legal, Financial and Brokerage Fees(3)................ 27,728 27,728 100%
Wind Down Costs(4).................................... 1,800 1,800 100%
Priority Tax Claims..................................... 1,524 1,524 100%
Other Priority Claims (Class 1)......................... 5,000 5,000 100%
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
EST. OBLIGATION RECOVERY RECOVERY
AS OF 9/8/99 VALUE PERCENTAGE
--------------- -------- ----------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Unsecured Claims:
General Unsecured Claims (Class 3A)................... $ 33,007 $ 7,590 23%
Senior Note Claims (Class 3B)......................... 314,168 99,764 32%
Intercompany Claims (Class 3D)........................ 200,000 0 0%
Trust Preferred Securities (Class 3C)(5).............. 119,700 0 0%
-------- --------
Total Unsecured Claims........................ $666,875 $107,353 16%
</TABLE>
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(1) See Table 6
(2) Assumed to be approximately two percent of asset sale proceeds
(3) Assumed to be approximately five percent of asset sale proceeds
(4) Operating Expenses assumed to be $500,000 per month, gradually decreasing to
$100,000 over a six-month period
(5) The Trust Preferred Securities are instruments issued by a trust which holds
convertible subordinated notes issued by HMI. In a liquidation, management
has assumed that the convertible subordinated notes would participate as
general unsecured claims. Due to the express subordination of the Trust
Preferred Securities to the Senior Notes, any proceeds distributable to the
Trust Preferred Securities would be given to the Trustee of the Senior
Notes.
As can be seen in Table 5, under the going concern scenario, liquidation
produces a recovery to the Senior Note Claims of 32%.
Finally, a detailed breakdown of claims estimates is presented in Table 6.
TABLE 6 -- SCHEDULE OF CLAIMS
AS OF SEPTEMBER 8, 1999
($ IN THOUSANDS)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
ESTIMATED
CLAIMS
---------
<S> <C>
Bank Group Claims:
Revolver.................................................. $ 157,008
Term Loan................................................. 83,882
Less: Escrow Deposits..................................... (500)
---------
Net Bank Group Principal............................... $ 240,390
Interest Payable.......................................... 612
Accrued Interest -- Post-petition(1)...................... 21,635
---------
Total Bank Group Claim............................ $ 262,636
MARAD/Capital Lease Claims:
Capital Lease Obligations................................. $ 38,356
MARAD Debt................................................ 33,970
Other Current(2).......................................... 18,375
Interest Payable.......................................... 1,222
Accrued Interest -- Post-petition(3)...................... 2,712
---------
Total MARAD/Capital Lease Claim................... $ 94,635
Priority Tax Claims:
Accrued Taxes:
Tangible Property Tax.................................. 721
Sales Tax.............................................. 491
Payroll Taxes.......................................... 312
---------
Total Tax Claims.................................. $ 1,524
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
ESTIMATED
CLAIMS
---------
<S> <C>
Other Priority Claims:
Employee Claims:
Accrued Payroll........................................ $ 3,092
Estimated Additional Claims(4)......................... 1,908
---------
Total Other Priority Claims....................... $ 5,000
General Unsecured Claims:
Accounts Payable.......................................... $ 16,558
Charter Hire Payable...................................... 1,679
Accrued Other............................................. 12,236
Accrued Voyage Expense.................................... 1,380
Accrued Non-Compete Fee................................... 1,154
---------
Total General Unsecured Claims.................... $ 33,007
Senior Note Claims:
Senior Note Principal..................................... $ 300,000
Interest Payable.......................................... 14,168
---------
Total Senior Note Claims.......................... $ 314,168
</TABLE>
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(1) Interest is accrued on the balance of the revolver and term loan less escrow
deposits at an interest rate of Prime plus 10% (8/14/99 Prime is 8%) for a
period of six months.
(2) Debt owed on the Seabulk St. Frances, Seabulk Houston, Seabulk Kansas,
Seabulk Nebraska, and HMI Astrachem.
(3) Interest is accrued on MARAD and Capital Lease debt at a rate of 7.5% for a
period of six months.
(4) Estimated Additional Claims are based on a total employee claim estimate
using an average cost of $2,000 per employee, or $5 million total.
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<S> <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1999
<PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1999
<PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1999
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<RECEIVABLES> 54,820
<ALLOWANCES> 1,455
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0
<COMMON> 16
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<TOTAL-COSTS> 177,318
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<LOSS-PROVISION> 421
<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 58,147
<INCOME-PRETAX> (82,649)
<INCOME-TAX> (29,754)
<INCOME-CONTINUING> (52,895)
<DISCONTINUED> 0
<EXTRAORDINARY> 0
<CHANGES> 0
<NET-INCOME> (52,895)
<EPS-BASIC> (3.42)
<EPS-DILUTED> (3.42)
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