UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED): APRIL 4, 2000
CHS ELECTRONICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
FLORIDA 0-24244 87-0435376
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
2000 N.W. 84TH AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA 33122
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(305) 908-7200
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
NOT APPLICABLE
(Former name, former address, and former fiscal year, if changed since
last report)
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ITEM 3. BANKRUPTCY OR RECEIVERSHIP
On April 4, 2000, CHS Electronics, Inc., (the "Company") filed a
voluntary petition under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code (the
"Bankruptcy Code") in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern
District of Florida (the "Bankruptcy Court") (Case No. 00-12731). No trustee,
examiner with extended powers, receiver, fiscal agent or similar officer has
been appointed with respect to the Company, which continues to operate as a
debtor in possession.
The Company filed a Plan of Reorganization (the "Plan") with the
Bankruptcy Court. The principal terms of the Plan are as follows:
(1) The Company will sell the capital stock of certain of its
subsidiaries and certain other assets of the Company (the "European Assets") to
Europa IT ApS, a Danish corporation ("Europa"), in accordance with the terms of
a Letter Agreement dated as of March 17, 2000, entered into by the Company,
Europa and certain creditors of the Company (the "Letter Agreement"). The
European Assets represent a substantial portion of the Company's total assets; a
complete list of the European Assets is set forth in Exhibit B to the Letter
Agreement.
(2) In consideration for the European Assets, CHS will receive (a) the
number of shares (the "Europa Shares") of common stock of Europa ("Europa Common
Stock") equal to 20% of the total outstanding fully diluted common stock of
Europa as of the date that is thirty days after the date the order entered by
the Bankruptcy Court confirming the Plan becomes a final order (the "Effective
Date"); (b) $22.5 million in aggregate principal amount of promissory notes
issued by Europa on the Effective Date, bearing interest at the rate of 10% per
annum and due in thirty months (the "Thirty Month Notes") and (c) $45 million in
aggregate par value of redeemable, convertible preferred stock issued by Europa
on the Effective Date (the "Europa Preferred Stock").
(3) All of the consideration received by the Company from Europa for
the European Assets (except for such number of the Europa Shares as shall
constitute 5% of the fully diluted Europa Common Stock, which will be retained
by the Reorganized Company) shall be distributed to the Company's creditors
pursuant to the Plan. Furthermore, 25% of the equity of the Reorganized Company
shall be distributed to the Company's creditors pursuant to the Plan. The term
"Reorganized Company" refers to the successor entity to be formed pursuant to
the Plan as a result of the entry by the Bankruptcy Court of the order
confirming the Plan, when such order becomes a final order.
(4) Holders of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of the
Company (including any warrants and options to purchase such shares) will, in
the aggregate, receive 75% of the common stock of the Reorganized Company and
all such outstanding shares of common
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stock of the Company shall be deemed to be canceled and extinguished on the
Effective Date.
As of April 18, 2000, the following creditors of the Company had
approved the Plan and had signed the Letter Agreement: Alliance Capital
Management, LP; Gabriel Elias; Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Asset Management
(various entities); Van Kampen High Income Corporate Bond Fund; Warburg Dillon
Read, LLC; ML CBO XVIII (Cayman) Ltd.; ML CBO XIX (Cayman) Ltd.; AIU Insurance;
American Home Assurance Co.; Commerce and Industry Insurance Company; National
Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA; The Insurance Company of the
State of Pennsylvania; Computer Associates International, Inc.; IBM Credit Corp.
(various entities) and Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited.
The above descriptions are qualified by reference to the Plan and the
Letter Agreement, which are filed as exhibits to this Report and are
incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(c) Exhibits
EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION
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2.1 Plan of Reorganization of CHS Electronics, Inc., filed
on April 4, 2000 with the United States Bankruptcy
Court for the Southern District of Florida.
10.1 Letter Agreement, dated as of March 17, 2000 by and
among CHS Electronics, Inc. (the "Company"), Europa IT
ApS and certain creditors of the Company.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
CHS ELECTRONICS, INC.
Date: April 19, 2000 By: /s/ BURTON EMMER
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Burton Emmer
Acting Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION
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2.1 Plan of Reorganization of CHS Electronics, Inc., filed
on April 4, 2000 with the United States Bankruptcy
Court for the Southern District of Florida.
10.1 Letter Agreement, dated as of March 17, 2000 by and
among CHS Electronics, Inc. (the "Company"), Europa IT
ApS and certain creditors of the Company.
EXHIBIT 2.1
UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
MIAMI DIVISION
IN RE: CASE NO: 00-12731-BKC-RAM
CHS ELECTRONICS, INC., CHAPTER 11 PROCEEDING
Debtor.
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PLAN OF REORGANIZATION OF CHS ELECTRONICS, INC.
CHS Electronics, Inc., as Debtor in possession and Debtor, hereby
submits its Plan of Reorganization under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United
States Code. Respectfully submitted,
Tew Cardenas Rebak Kellogg
Lehman DeMaria & Tague L.L.P.
Attorneys for the Debtor
201 South Biscayne Boulevard
Miami Center, Suite 2600
Miami, FL 33131-4336
Tel: (305) 536-1112
Fax: (305) 536-1116
By: _______________________________
THOMAS R. LEHMAN, P.A.
Fla. Bar. No. 351318
LYNN MAYNARD GOLLIN, ESQ.
Fla Bar No. 621668
CHS Electronics, Inc.,
By:________________________________
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PLAN OF REORGANIZATION
TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE
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INTRODUCTION...................................................................3
ARTICLE I - DEFINITIONS, RULES OF INTERPRETATION, AND COMPUTATION
OF TIME......................................................4
ARTICLE II - TREATMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND PRIORITY
TAX CLAIMS .................................................19
ARTICLE III - CLASSIFICATION OF CLAIMS AND INTERESTS .....................20
ARTICLE IV - DESIGNATION OF CLASSES OF CLAIMS AND INTERESTS
IMPAIRED AND NOT IMPAIRED BY THE PLAN ......................21
ARTICLE V - TREATMENT OF CLAIMS AND INTERESTS ..........................22
ARTICLE VI - EXECUTORY CONTRACTS AND UNEXPIRED LEASES ...................26
ARTICLE VII - PROCEDURE FOR RESOLVING AND MAKING
DISTRIBUTIONS IN RESPECT OF DISPUTED CLAIMS ................28
ARTICLE VIII- MEANS OF IMPLEMENTING THE PLAN .............................29
ARTICLE IX - EFFECT OF THE PLAN ON CLAIMS AND INTERESTS .................34
ARTICLE X - DISTRIBUTIONS UNDER THE PLAN ...............................39
ARTICLE XI - ACCEPTANCE OR REJECTION OF THE PLAN;
EFFECT OF REJECTION BY ONE OR MORE CLASSES
OF CLAIMS OR EQUITY INTEREST HOLDERS AND
PROVISIONS TO INVOKE CRAM-DOWN PROVISION ...................41
ARTICLE XII - PROVISIONS FOR RETENTION OF JURISDICTION FOR
SUPERVISION OF THE PLAN ....................................42
ARTICLE XIII- NOTICES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS .......................44
ARTICLE XIV - CONCLUSION - CONDITION PRECEDENT ...........................46
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INTRODUCTION
CHS Electronics, Inc. ("CHSE" or "Debtor"), as debtor and
debtor-in-possession in the above-captioned chapter 11 reorganization case
hereby proposes the following reorganization plan for the resolution of the
Debtor's outstanding creditor claims and equity interests. Reference is made to
the Disclosure Statement for a summary and analysis of the Plan, results of
operations, projections for future operations, and risk factors.
This Plan provides for the sale of the Debtor's European Assets to a
non-affiliated entity, Europa ITApS, a Danish corporation, free and clear of all
liens, claims, encumbrances and interests, pursuant to the Letter Agreement
entered into by CHSE, Europa and the Holders. The European Assets represent a
substantial portion of the Debtor's total assets. In exchange for the transfer
of the Debtor's European Assets, the Debtor will receive 20% of the fully
diluted as of the Effective Date, Europa Common Stock, Europa Thirty Month Notes
and Europa Preferred Stock. Except for 5% of the fully diluted Europa Common
Stock, which will be retained by the Reorganized Debtor, all the foregoing
consideration transferred by Europa in exchange for the European Assets shall be
distributed to Creditors under this Plan. In addition, 25% of the equity of the
Reorganized Debtor shall be distributed to Creditors under this Plan.
This Plan provides for distributions only to Claimholders and
Interestholders who hold Claims or Interests as of the Record Date. Under
Section 1125(b) of the Bankruptcy Code, a vote to accept or reject the Plan
cannot be solicited from a Claimholder or Interestholder until such time as the
Disclosure Statement has been approved by the Bankruptcy Court and distributed
to Claimholders or Interestholders. ALL CLAIMHOLDERS AND INTERESTHOLDERS ARE
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ENCOURAGED TO READ THIS PLAN AND THE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT IN THEIR ENTIRETY
BEFORE VOTING TO ACCEPT OR REJECT THIS PLAN.
The Debtor expressly reserves its right to alter, amend or modify this
Plan, one or more times, before its substantial consummation, subject to the
restrictions on modifications set forth in Section 1127 of the Bankruptcy Code
and Bankruptcy Rule 3019 and as otherwise set forth in the Plan.
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS, RULES OF INTERPRETATION, AND COMPUTATION OF TIME
A. SCOPE OF DEFINITIONS: All capitalized terms not otherwise defined
herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in Article I of this Plan. Any
term used in this Plan that is not defined herein, but is defined in the
Bankruptcy Code or the Bankruptcy Rules, shall have the meaning ascribed to that
term in the Bankruptcy Code or the Bankruptcy Rules. Whenever the context
requires, such terms shall include the singular as well as the plural number.
B. DEFINED TERMS: The capitalized terms used in the Plan shall have the
meanings set forth in the numbered paragraphs of this Article.
1.01 "Administrative Claim" means a Claim for payment of costs or
expenses of the Case as specified in sections 503(b) and 507(a)(1) of the Code,
including without limitation: (i) the actual, necessary costs and expenses of
preserving the Debtor's estate and operating the businesses of the Debtor,
incurred and paid in the ordinary course of business by the Debtor after the
Petition Date; (ii) Claims under sections 330(a), 331 or 503 of the Code for
Professional Fee Claims, except, according to information provided by the
Debtor's management, those fees previously awarded and paid to professionals
retained in the Case; (iii) any Post-Petition taxes under Section 503(b)(1)(B)
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and (C); (iv) fees and charges assessed against the Debtor's estate pursuant to
section 1930 of Title 28 of the United States Code ("United States Trustee
Fees"); and the reasonable fees and expenses described in Section 2.6 of the
Plan.
1.02 "Administrative Convenience Unsecured Claim" means a General
Unsecured Claim in a face amount of $1,000 or less and any Unsecured Claim
against the Debtor in excess of $1,000 that is reduced to $1,000 by election of
the holder thereof, as provided in writing on the Ballot; provided that for
purposes hereof, all such Unsecured Claims held by an entity or by any entity
and any Affiliate of an entity shall be aggregated, consolidated and treated as
one such Unsecured Claim; and provided further that, for purposes hereof, if all
or any part of an Unsecured Claim was or is assigned, the Unsecured Claims held
by all assignees of Unsecured Claims, shall be treated as one such Unsecured
Claim.
1.03 "Affiliate"shall have the same meaning as set forth in Section
(101)(2) of the Code.
1.04 "Allowed Administrative Convenience Unsecured Claim" shall mean an
Administrative Convenience Unsecured Claim to the extent it is an Allowed Claim.
1.05 "Allowed" when used with respect to a Claim (other than an
Administrative Claim, a Disputed Claim or a Claim which is not Allowed) shall
mean a Claim or that portion of a Claim: (i) which has been scheduled (other
than Claims set forth in the Debtor's Schedules as contingent, unliquidated or
disputed) or timely filed with the Court pursuant to Rule 1007(b) as to which no
objection to the allowance thereof has been interposed on or before the
Objection to Claims Deadline or within any applicable period or limitation fixed
by the Bankruptcy Code, the Bankruptcy Rules or the Bankruptcy Court; (ii) as to
which any objection to its allowance has been settled, waived or withdrawn or
has been denied by a Final Order; (iii) that has been allowed by a Final Order;
(iv) as
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to which the liability of the Debtor has been determined by a court of competent
jurisdiction other than the Bankruptcy Court; or (iv) that is specifically
designated in a liquidated amount in the Plan as an Allowed Claim. Unless
otherwise specified in the Plan, Allowed Claim shall not include interest on the
amount of such Claim from and after the Petition Date, but shall include accrued
but unpaid interest up to the Petition Date. "Allowed" when used with respect to
an Interest to the extent such Interest is listed on the transfer ledger
maintained by the Debtor as of the Confirmation Date, shall be an Interest that
is "Allowed" pursuant to the procedures set forth in Article V of the Plan.
1.06 "Allowed Administrative Claim" shall mean any Administrative Claim
that is Allowed pursuant to the procedure set forth in Article II of the Plan.
1.07 "Allowed [Class Designation] Claim or Allowed [Class Designation]
Interest" shall mean an Allowed Claim or Interest in the Class specified.
1.08 "Allowed Interest" shall mean an Interest to the extent it is
allowed Interest.
1.09 "Allowed Other Priority Claims" shall mean an Other Priority Claim
to the Extent it is an Allowed Claim.
1.10 "Allowed Secured Claim" shall mean an Allowed Claim secured by a
valid, perfected and enforceable lien, security interest or other charge against
or interest in Property in which the Debtor has an interest, or which is subject
to set-off under Section 553 of the Code, to the extent of the value (determined
in accordance with Section 506(a) of the Code) of the interest of the holder of
such Allowed Claim in the Debtor's interest in such Property or to the extent of
the amount subject to such set-off, as the case may be.
1.11 "Allowed Subordinated Securities Claim" shall mean a Subordinated
Securities Claim to the extent it is an Allowed Claim.
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1.12 "Allowed Federal Securities Litigation Claims" shall mean a
Federal Securities Claim to the extent it is an Allowed Claim.
1.13 "Allowed Unsecured Claim" shall mean an Unsecured Claim to the
extent it is an Allowed Claim, including all accrued but unpaid interest up to
the Petition Date.
1.14 "Assets" means all real and personal, tangible and intangible
property of the Debtor and Reorganized CHSE presently existing, or hereafter
acquired, or created at any time, wherever located, and by whomever held,
together with the products and proceeds thereof (including without limitation
insurance proceeds).
1.15 "Avoidance Claims" means Causes of Action against Persons arising
under sections 502, 510, 541, 542, 544, 545, 547 through 551 and 553 of the
Bankruptcy Code, or under related state or federal statutes and common law,
including fraudulent transfer laws, whether or not litigation is commenced to
prosecute such Avoidance Claims.
1.16 "Ballot" shall mean the form or forms that will be distributed
with the Disclosure Statement to solicit acceptances of the Plan to holders of
Claims and Interests with Claims or Interests in Classes that are impaired under
the Plan and entitled to vote on the Plan.
1.17 "Ballot Date" shall mean the date set by the Court by which all
Ballots must be received.
1.18 "Bankruptcy Code" means Title 11 of the United States Code, as in
effect from time to time, as applicable to the Chapter 11 Case.
1.19 "Bankruptcy Rules" means the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy
Procedure, as amended from time to time as applicable to the Chapter 11 Case,
including the Local Rules of the Court.
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1.20 "Business Day" shall mean a day other than a Saturday or Sunday or
a "legal holiday" as that term is defined in Rule 9006(a).
1.21 "Case" or "Chapter 11 Case" shall mean the CHS Electronics, Inc.,
Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding.
1.22 "Cash" shall mean Cash or cash equivalents, including, but not
limited to, checks, bank deposits or other similar items.
1.23 "Causes of Action" means any and all actions, causes of action,
suits, accounts, controversies, agreements, promises, rights to legal remedies,
rights to equitable remedies, rights to payment and claims, whether known,
unknown, reduced to judgment, not reduced to judgment, liquidated, unliquidated,
fixed, contingent, matured, unmatured, disputed, undisputed, secured or
unsecured and whether asserted or assertable directly or derivatively, in law,
equity or otherwise.
1.24 "CHSE" shall mean CHS Electronics, Inc., Debtor.
1.25 "Claim" means a claim against the Debtor whether or not asserted,
as defined in Section 101(5) of the Code, including without limitation, any
right to payment from the Debtor, whether or not such right is reduced to
judgment, liquidated, unliquidated, fixed, equitable, matured, unmatured,
contested, uncontested, legal, secured, or unsecured, or any right to an
equitable remedy for breach of performance if such breach gives right of payment
from the Debtor, whether such right to an equitable remedy is reduced to
judgment, fixed, contingent, matured, unmatured, contested, secured, or
unsecured.
1.26 "Claims Bar Date" shall mean the deadline set by the Court for
filing any proofs of Claim that were required to be filed.
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1.27 "Class" shall mean a group of Claims or Interests as classified
under Article III of the Plan.
1.28 "Class 6 Election" shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in
Section 5.6 of the Plan.
1.29 "Collateral" shall mean any Property of the Debtor subject to a
valid and enforceable security interest.
1.30 "Confirmation Date" shall mean the date upon which the
Confirmation Order is entered by the Court.
1.31 "Confirmation Hearing" shall mean the hearing held by the Court to
consider confirmation of the Plan pursuant to Sections 1128 and 1129 of the Code
and the applicable Rule(s), as such hearing is continued from time to time.
1.32 "Confirmation Order" shall mean the order entered by the Court
confirming the Plan.
1.33 "Court" shall mean the United States Bankruptcy Court for the
Southern District of Florida, Miami Division, in which Court the Case is
pending, and any Court having competent jurisdiction to hear appeals or
certiorari proceedings therefrom.
1.34 "Creditor" shall have the same meaning as set forth in Section
101(10) of the Code.
1.35 "Cure Payments" shall mean a payment related to curing defaults in
connection with assuming executory contracts and unexpired leases under Sections
365(b)(1)(A) and 365(b)(1)(B) of the Code in accordance with the procedures set
forth in Article VI of the Plan.
1.36 "D&O Insurance" means insurance coverage for CHSE and its
officers, directors, and underwriters pursuant to that certain Directors and
Officers Corporate Liability Insurance Policies Number P-SF000207 and related
endorsements issued by Royal Insurance Company and that certain
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Directors and Officers Corporate Liability Insurance Policy, Number
DOC2799771-01 and related endorsement issued by Zurich Insurance Company any
proceeds thereof.
1.37 "Debentures" means the currently outstanding $40.5 million
aggregate principal amount of Floating Rate Convertible Debentures due 2003
issued by CHSE.
1.38 "Debentureholder" shall mean a holder of Debentures.
1.39 "Debt" shall have the same meaning as set forth in Section 101(12)
of the Code.
1.40 "Debt Package" means the Europa Thirty Month Notes.
1.41 "Deficiency Claim" shall mean a Claim equal to the amount, if any,
by which the total Allowed Claim of any Creditor exceeds the sum of (i) any
set-off rights of the Creditor against the Debtor provided for by applicable law
and preserved by Section 553 of the Code plus (ii) the portion of such Claim
that is a Secured Claim; provided, however, if the Class of which such Claim is
a part makes the election provided for by Section 1111(b)(2) of the Code, there
shall be no Deficiency Claim in respect of such Claim.
1.42 "Disbursing Agent" shall mean Reorganized CHSE or the party
designated by the Debtor, in its sole discretion, to serve as a disbursing agent
under Article X of the Plan.
1.43 "Disclosure Statement" shall mean the Disclosure Statement to be
filed by CHSE in Support of Plan of Reorganization, and all exhibits annexed
thereto or referenced therein, required pursuant to Section 1125 of the Code
with respect to the Plan as may be amended, modified or supplemented from time
to time.
1.44 "Disputed Claim" shall have the meaning contemplated by the
Bankruptcy Code and Bankruptcy Rules, and include a Claim (or portion thereof)
for which: (a) a proof of Claim is deemed filed under applicable law or order of
the Court; (b) an objection was or is deemed to be timely filed
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by the Debtor or other party, and (c) such objection is not withdrawn or
resolved by stipulation with the Debtor.
1.45 "Disputed Claims Reserve" shall mean the reserve created pursuant
to Article VII of the Plan.
1.46 "Distribution" shall mean the Cash, New Common Stock, Europa
Thirty Month Notes, Europa Preferred Stock and/or Europa Common Stock to be paid
or distributed under the Plan to the holders of Allowed Claims.
1.47 "Distribution Date" means with respect to a Claim, the Business
Day that is as soon as practicable on or after the later of (a) the Effective
Date or (b) the Business Day upon which the Claim becomes an Allowed Claim or an
Allowed Administrative Claim; and for other purposes the date the initial
distributions are made to holders of Allowed Claims under the Plan and with
respect to an Interest, the date that initial distributions of the New Common
Stock are made to holders of Allowed Old Common Stock Interests under the Plan.
1.48 "Effective Date" shall be thirty (30) days after the Confirmation
Order becomes a Final Order.
1.49 "Estate" shall have the same meaning as set forth in Section 541
of the Code.
1.50 "Estimated Allowed Claims" means those Claims estimated and
allowed pursuant to Section 7.6 of the Plan.
1.51 "Europa" means Europa ITApS, a Danish corporation that is a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Plectrum Holdings, Limited, a Gibraltar company
controlled by Mark Keough, the former Chief Operating Officer of CHSE. As of the
Petition Date, neither CHSE nor any Affiliate
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of CHSE has an ownership interest in Plectrum Holdings, Limited or Europa. The
form of the organizational documents of Europa will be an Exhibit to the
Disclosure Statement.
1.52 "Europa Common Stock" means the fully diluted common stock of
Europa.
1.53 "Europa Thirty Month Notes" means $22.5 million in aggregate
principal amount of promissory notes issued by Europa pursuant to the New
Indenture and delivered to the Debtor pursuant to the Plan in exchange for the
European Assets. The issue date of the Thirty Month Notes shall be the same date
as the Effective Date, bear interest at the rate 10% per annum and be payable in
five equal, semi-annual installments of principal together with accrued and
owing interest, the first installment being paid on the sixth month anniversary
of the issue date. The Europa Thirty Month Notes shall be subject to the
Registration Rights Agreement. The Europa Thirty Month Note will be callable at
any time at par plus accrued interest. The form of the New Indenture will be
attached as an Exhibit to the Disclosure Statement.
1.54 "Europa Preferred Stock" means $45 million in aggregate par value
of redeemable, convertible, preferred stock issued by Europa on the Effective
Date and delivered to the Debtor pursuant to the Plan in exchange for the
European Assets. The terms and designation of the Europa Preferred Stock shall
be in the form to be attached to the Disclosure Statement. The Europa Preferred
Stock shall have a 10% annual dividend rate if paid in cash; provided, Europa
may elect to pay dividends in kind rather than in cash and if so, dividends in
kind shall be at the rate of 12% for the first two years after issuance, 13% in
year three and 14% in year four. Holders of Europa Preferred Stock may convert
each $1 million par value of Europa Preferred Stock to 1% of the fully diluted
Common Stock of Europa (and increments thereof) on the fourth anniversary date
from issuance of Europa Preferred Stock. Holders of Europa Preferred Stock may
demand registration
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of their shares of Europa Preferred Stock on or after eighteen months from the
date of issuance of the stock. The Europa Preferred Stock shall be redeemable at
any time at par plus accrued interest.
1.55 "European Assets" means the capital stock of certain subsidiaries
of CHSE and certain other rights of CHSE listed on Exhibit B to the Letter
Agreement.
1.56 "Equity Package" shall mean the Europa Preferred Stock and 15% of
the fully diluted Europa Common Stock.
1.57 "Face Amount" means (a) when used in reference to a Disputed or a
Claim which is not an allowed Claim, the full stated amount claimed by the
holder of a Claim in any proof of Claim timely filed with the Bankruptcy Court
or otherwise deemed timely filed by any Final Order of the Bankruptcy Court or
other applicable bankruptcy law, and (b) when used in reference to an Allowed
Claim, the allowed amount of such Claim.
1.58 "Federal Securities Suit" means the lawsuit captioned, IN RE CHS
ELECTRONICS, INC. Securities Litigation pending as Case No.
99-8186-Civ-Gold/Simonton, in the United States District Court for the Southern
District of Florida, Miami Division.
1.59 "Fee Application" shall mean an application under Section 330(a),
331 or 503 of the Bankruptcy Code for allowance of any Professional Fee Claim.
1.60 "Final Order" shall mean an Order or judgment of the Court which
is no longer subject to a motion for rehearing, reargument, reconsideration,
appeal or CERTIORARI proceedings and as to which no rehearing, reargument,
reconsideration, appeal or CERTIORARI proceeding is pending.
1.61 "Fixed Rate Notes" means the $200 million aggregate principal
amount of 9.875 percent fixed rate Senior Notes due 2005 issued by CHS.
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1.62 "Guarantee Claim" shall mean a type of "other claim" referenced in
the Letter Agreement which arises from the guarantees by CHSE of the debt of
some of its Subsidiaries.
1.63 "Holder" shall have the meaning set forth in the attached Letter
Agreement.
1.64 "Holders" shall refer to all Noteholders, Debentureholders and
holders of Claims, including Guarantee Claims, who are parties to the Letter
Agreement.
1.65 "Insider" shall have the meaning as defined in Section 101(31) of
the Code.
1.66 "Intercompany Claim" shall mean a Claim of an Affiliate against
the Debtor or by the Debtor against an Affiliate.
1.67 "Interest" shall mean any right of a holder of Old Common Stock of
CHSE as of the Confirmation Date and arising from such holder's status as the
holder of an "equity security" within the meaning of Section 101(16) of the
Code.
1.68 "Interestholder" shall mean the beneficial holders of Old Common
Stock of CHSE as of the Confirmation Date.
1.69 "Letter Agreement" means the Letter Agreement between CHSE,
Europa, and certain Noteholders, Debentureholders, and Holders of Claims, a copy
being attached hereto as Exhibit A.
1.70 "Lien" shall mean any mortgage, lien, charge, security interest,
encumbrance, or other security device of any kind affecting any Asset or
Property of the Debtor.
1.71 "New Common Stock" shall mean all of the issued and outstanding
shares of the common stock of Reorganized CHSE issued pursuant to this Plan.
1.72 "New Indenture" shall mean the Indenture governing the Europa
Thirty Month Notes, in the form attached to the Disclosure Statement.
1.73 "Noteholders" means the holders of the Fixed Rate Notes.
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1.74 "Objection to Claims Deadline" shall mean the date by which the
Debtor or other party in interest shall file objections to Disputed Claims,
which date shall be on or before the Confirmation Date.
1.75 "Old Common Stock" shall mean all of the shares of the common
stock of CHSE, including any warrants and options to purchases such shares,
issued and outstanding as of the Confirmation Date.
1.76 "Order" shall mean a determination or judgment by the Court.
1.77 "Other Priority Claim" means a Claim entitled to priority pursuant
to Section 507(a) of the Bankruptcy Code other than a Priority Tax Claim or an
Administrative Claim.
1.78 "Petition Date" shall mean April 4, 2000, the date on which the
Debtor filed its voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the
Bankruptcy Code.
1.79 "Plan" shall mean this Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization, and all
exhibits annexed hereto or referenced herein, as may be amended, modified or
supplemented from time to time.
1.80 "Post-Confirmation" shall mean the period commencing on the date
the Court enters the Confirmation Order and continuing thereafter until the case
is closed by the Order of the Court.
1.81 "Post-Petition" shall mean the period commencing on the Petition
Date and continuing thereafter until the Court enters the Confirmation Order.
1.82 "Pre-Petition" shall mean the period of time commencing prior to
the Petition Date and concluding on the Petition Date.
1.83 "Priority Claim" shall mean any Claim, if Allowed, entitled to
priority pursuant to Section 507(a) of the Code, other than an Administrative
Claim.
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1.84 "Priority Tax Claim" means a Claim entitled to priority pursuant
to Section 507(a)(8) of the Bankruptcy Code.
1.85 "Professional Fee Claim" shall mean a Claim under Section 330(a),
331 or 503 of the Code for compensation for professional services rendered and
reimbursement of expenses in the Case.
1.86 "Property" shall have the same meaning ascribed to it under
Section 541 of the Code.
1.87 "Pro Rata" shall mean with reference to any Distribution on
account of any Allowed Claim or Allowed Interest in any Class, a Distribution
equal in amount to the ratio (expressed as a percentage) that the amount of such
Allowed Claim or Allowed Interest bears to the aggregate amount of all Allowed
and Disputed Claims or Interests of the same Class as determined by the
Disbursing Agent or the Court.
1.88 "Registration Rights Agreement" shall be the agreement of Europa
to register the Europa Thirty Month Note and/or the Europa Preferred Stock under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on the terms and conditions set forth
therein, in the form to be attached to the Disclosure Statement.
1.89 "Reinstated" or "Reinstatement" means (a) leaving unaltered the
legal, equitable and contractual rights to which a Claim entitles the holder of
the Claim so as to leave such Claim Unimpaired in accordance with Section 1124
of the Bankruptcy Code, or (b) notwithstanding any contractual provision or
applicable law that entitles the holder of the Claim to demand or receive
accelerated payment of such Claim after the occurrence of a default (i) curing
any such default that occurred before or after the Petition Date, other than a
default of a kind specified in Section 365(b)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code; (ii)
reinstating the maturity of such Claim as such maturity
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existed before such default; (iii) compensating the holder of the Claim for any
damages incurred as a result of any reasonable reliance by such holder of the
Claim on such contractual provision or such applicable law; and (iv) not
otherwise altering the legal, equitable or contractual rights to which such
Claim entitles the holder of the Claim; 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 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
required to be reinstated in order to accomplish Reinstatement.
1.90 "Reorganized CHSE" shall mean the successor entity to be formed
pursuant to this Plan with the Assets retained by and revested in the
Reorganized Debtor as a result of the entry by the Court of the Confirmation
Order when it becomes a Final Order.
1.91 "Retained Actions" means (a) all claims, Causes of Action, suits
and proceedings, whether in law or in equity, whether known or unknown, which
the Debtor may hold against any entity, including, without limitation, any
causes of action brought prior to the Petition Date, and actions against any
Persons for failure to pay for products or services rendered by the Debtor, (b)
all claims, Causes of Action, suits and proceedings relating to strict
enforcement of the Debtor's intellectual property rights, and (c) all claims or
Causes of Action seeking the recovery of the Debtor's or Reorganized CHSE's
accounts receivable or other receivables or rights to payment created or arising
in the ordinary course of the Debtor's or Reorganized CHSE's businesses, and (d)
the Avoidance Actions.
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1.92 "Schedule of Assumed Contracts" shall mean the schedule of
executory contracts and unexpired leases to be assumed by Reorganized CHSE
pursuant to Article VI of the Plan, which is included as an Exhibit to the
Disclosure Statement.
1.93 "Schedules" shall mean the schedules of Assets and Liabilities and
the Statement of Financial Affairs filed by the Debtor with the Court, as
required by Section 521 of the Bankruptcy Code and the Bankruptcy Rules.
1.94 "Secured Claim" shall mean a Claim that is considered secured
under Section 506(a) of the Code by Property of the Debtor's Estate.
1.95 "Selected Treatment" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
5.3 of Article V of the Plan.
1.96 "Stay Bonus Claims" means the aggregate unpaid amount owing the
Debtor's employees pursuant to the terms of the Stay Bonus Order.
1.97 "Stay Bonus Order" means that certain Order Authorizing Employee
Retention Program and Related Relief to be applied for and entered by the
Bankruptcy Court during this Case.
1.98 "Subordinated Securities Claims" means Federal Securities
Litigation Claims whose holders have not made the Class 6 Election and which may
be treated as Interests pursuant to Section 510(b) of the Bankruptcy Code.
1.99 "United States Trustee" shall have the same meaning ascribed to it
in 28 U.S.C.ss.581 ET SEQ. and, as used in the Plan, refers to the Assistant
United States Trustee's Office located in the Southern District of Florida,
Miami, Florida.
1.100 "Unsecured Claim" shall mean any Claim against the Debtor that is
not an Administrative Claim, a Secured Claim or a Priority Claim, but including
without limitation, Claims
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arising from the rejection of an unexpired lease or executory contract pursuant
to Article VI of the Plan.
ARTICLE II
TREATMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMS
A. ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMS:
Pursuant to Section 1123(a)(1) of the Code, Administrative Claims are
not classified for purposes of voting or receiving Distributions under the Plan
and will be treated separately as set forth in Article II.
B. TREATMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMS
2.1 TIME FOR FILING ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMS AND PROFESSIONAL FEE CLAIMS.
Except for the United States Trustee, all holders of Administrative Claims,
including but not limited to Professional Fee Claims must file an application
for approval of such Claim with the Court and serve same upon the Debtor and
those parties specified in the Rules prior to the Confirmation Hearing.
Professional Fee Claims must be in the form of a final Fee Application and filed
in accordance with the Bankruptcy Rules. The failure to file a Claim as provided
herein will result in the Administrative Claim being forever barred and
discharged.
2.2 ALLOWANCE OF ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMS. An Administrative Claim other
than the United States Trustee's Claim, will become an Allowed Administrative
Claim upon the entry of a Final Order allowing the Claim. The United States
Trustee's Claim is deemed to be an Allowed Administrative Claim.
2.3 PAYMENT OF ALLOWED ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMS. On the Effective Date,
Reorganized CHSE shall distribute to each holder of an Allowed Administrative
Claim, other than the Claim held
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by the United States Trustee, the full amount of the Administrative Claim unless
otherwise agreed to by the parties. The United States Trustee's Claim shall be
paid within thirty (30) days of the conclusion of each calendar year quarter
which passes after the Confirmation Date until the Case is closed by Order of
the Court.
2.4 ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMS - SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTION COMPENSATION AND
EXPENSES BAR DATE. Any Person or entity who requests compensation or expense
reimbursement for making a substantial contribution in this Case pursuant to
Sections 503(b)(3), (4), and(5) of the Bankruptcy Code must file an application
with the Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court, on or before a date that is ten (10)
days after the Confirmation Date (the "503 Deadline"), and serve such
application on counsel for the Debtor, and as otherwise required by the
Bankruptcy Court, the Bankruptcy Code, and the Bankruptcy Rules, on or before
the 503 Deadline, or be forever barred from seeking such compensation or expense
reimbursement.
2.5 ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMS - STAY BONUS CLAIMS. On the Effective Date,
all amounts owing to holders of Stay Bonus Claims shall be paid in accordance
with the Stay Bonus Order.
2.6 REASONABLE FEES AND EXPENSES AND EXPENSES OF HOLDERS AND EUROPA.
The reasonable fees and expenses of the Holders and Europa incurred in
connection with the Case, as contemplated by Section 11 of the Letter Agreement,
shall be Allowed Administrative Claims payable as provided in Section 2.3.
ARTICLE III
CLASSIFICATION OF CLAIMS AND INTERESTS
3.1 The Claims against the Debtor shall be classified as specified
below. Consistent with Section 1122 of the Code, a Claim or Interest is
classified by the Debtor in the Plan in a particular
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Class only to the extent the Claim or Interest is within the description of the
Class and is classified in a different Class to the extent the Claim or the
Interest is within the description of that different Class.
3.2 All Claims against the Debtor, and all interests arising from the
ownership of CHSE, whether resulting in an Allowed Claim or not, shall be bound
by the provisions of the Plan and are hereby classified as follows:
CLASS 1 Consists of all Priority Tax Claims
CLASS 2 Consists of all Other Priority Claims.
CLASS 3 Consists of all Unsecured Claims.
CLASS 4 Consists of all Secured Claims.
CLASS 5 Consists of all Administrative Convenience Unsecured
Claims and those holders of Unsecured Claims which
elect to be treated as Administrative Convenience
Unsecured Claims.
CLASS 6 Consists of the Federal Securities Litigation Claims.
CLASS 7 Consists of all Interestholders and Subordinated
Securities Claims.
ARTICLE IV
DESIGNATION OF CLASSES OF CLAIMS AND
INTERESTS IMPAIRED AND NOT IMPAIRED BY THE PLAN
4.1 Unimpaired Classes of Claims: Classes 1, 2 and 4 are not impaired
under the Plan and are deemed to have voted in favor of and accepted the Plan.
4.2 The following Classes of Claims and Interest are impaired under the
Plan: Class 3, 5, 6 and 7.
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ARTICLE V
TREATMENT OF CLAIMS AND INTERESTS
5.1 CLASS 1-PRIORITY TAX CLAIMS. With respect to each Allowed Priority
Tax Claim, at the sole option of Reorganized CHSE, a holder of an Allowed
Priority Tax Claim shall be entitled to receive on account of such Allowed
Priority Tax Claim, (a) equal Cash payments made on the last Business Day of
every three-month period following the Effective Date, over a period not
exceeding six (6) years after the assessment of the tax on which such Claim is
based, totaling the principal amount of such Claim plus simple interest on any
outstanding balance from the Effective Date calculated at the interest rate
available on ninety (90) day United States Treasuries on the Effective Date, (b)
such other treatment agreed to by the holder of an Allowed Priority Tax Claim
and Reorganized CHSE, provided such treatment is on more favorable terms to
Reorganized CHSE, as the case may be, than the treatment set forth in clause (a)
hereof, or (c) payment in full.
5.2 CLASS 2-OTHER PRIORITY CLAIMS. On the Effective Date, or as soon as
practicable thereafter, each holder of an Allowed Priority Claim shall receive,
in full satisfaction, settlement release, and discharge of and in exchange for
such Allowed Other Priority Claim, (a) Cash equal to the amount of such Allowed
Other Priority Claim, or (b) such other treatment as to which the Debtor and
such holder of an Allowed Other Priority Claim shall have agreed upon in
writing.
5.3 CLASS 3- UNSECURED CLAIMS. Each holder of an Allowed Class 3
Unsecured Claim must select on its Ballot one of the following types of
treatment to be afforded an Allowed Class 3 Unsecured Claim: a) the Debt
Package; b) the Equity Package; or c) a combination of the two where the holder
of the Allowed Class 3 Unsecured Claim elects to subdivide the treatment of its
Allowed Class 3 Unsecured Claim between the Debt Package and the Equity Package
(the "Selected
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Treatment"). On the Effective Date, or as soon thereafter as practicable, each
holder of an Allowed Class 3 Unsecured Claim will receive, in full satisfaction,
settlement, release and discharge of and in exchange for each and every Allowed
Class 3 Unsecured Claim, its Pro Rata Share of twenty-five percent of the New
Common Stock and its Pro Rata Share of the securities issued pursuant to that
holder of an Allowed Class 3 Claim's Selected Treatment of its Class 3 Unsecured
Claim such that the ratio of distribution under the Debt Package shall be no
less than $7.50 principal amount of Europa Thirty Month Notes per $100 of
Allowed Class 3 Unsecured Claim and that the ratio of Distribution under the
Equity Package shall be no less than $25.50 par value of Europa Preferred Stock
per $100 of Allowed Class 3 Unsecured Claim, (the "Class 3 Distribution Ratio").
If the Selected Treatment would result in a Distribution under the Debt Package
or the Equity Package of less than the Class 3 Distribution Ratio (the
"Oversubscribed Package"), the Distribution will be made to holders of an
Allowed Class 3 Unsecured Claim selecting such Oversubscribed Package at the
Class 3 Distribution Ratio on a Pro Rata basis, and the Claims not satisfied in
such Distribution shall be allocated to the Debt Package or Equity Package, as
the case may be, that is not the Oversubscribed Package. Intercompany Claims, if
any, between the Corporations constituting the European Assets and either the
Debtor or Affiliates of the Debtor shall be canceled and deemed null and void on
Effective Date.
5.4 CLASS 4-SECURED CLAIMS. For all purposes, including voting,
confirmation and Distribution under the Plan, the amount of any Allowed Secured
Claim will be determined based on the value of the Collateral securing such
Claim to the extent that such Collateral is to be retained by Reorganized CHSE
after the Effective Date. Any Claim that is secured by an unavoidable lien on or
security interest in Property of the Debtor that is to be surrendered by the
Debtor prior to the
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Effective Date shall be treated as an Allowed Unsecured Claim pursuant to this
Article, but shall be reduced to the extent of the value of the surrendered
Collateral securing such Claim, as determined by the Court pursuant to Section
506(a) of the Code. With respect to Property that is retained by Reorganized
CHSE that is Collateral subject to an Allowed Secured Claim, the legal,
equitable and contractual rights of holders of Allowed Secured Claims shall be
Reinstated on the Effective Date and all payments required to be made to
effectuate Reinstatement shall be made by Reorganized CHSE. The Debtor's failure
to object to such Secured Claims in the Case shall be without prejudice to
Reorganized CHSE's right to contest or otherwise defend against such Claim, in
the appropriate forum, when and if such Claim is sought to be enforced by a
holder of an Allowed Secured Claim. Notwithstanding Section 1141(c) or any other
provision of the Bankruptcy Code, all Pre-Petition Date liens on Property of the
Debtor held by or on behalf of the holders of Allowed Secured Claims with
respect to such Claims shall survive the Effective Date and continue in
accordance with the contractual terms of the underlying agreements with such
holders of an Allowed Claim until, as to each such holder of an Allowed Secured
Claim, the Allowed Claims of such holders of Secured Claims are paid in full.
5.5 CLASS 5-ADMINISTRATIVE CONVENIENCE UNSECURED CLAIMS. The holders of
Allowed Administrative Convenience Unsecured Claims will receive payment in Cash
on the Effective Date or as soon thereafter as is practicable in an amount equal
to 100% of the Face Amount of such Allowed amount of such Claims, not to exceed
$1,000. Any holder of an Allowed Unsecured Claim (or Claims) in excess of $1,000
that desires treatment of such Claim (or Claims) as a Allowed Administrative
Convenience Unsecured Claim shall make an irrevocable election to reduce its
Claim (or aggregate Claims) to $1,000 in writing on the Ballot and return such
Ballot on or prior to the
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Ballot Date. Any election made after the Ballot Date shall not be binding on the
Debtor unless the Ballot Date deadline is expressly waived in writing by the
Debtor for the express benefit of any holder.
5.6 CLASS 6-FEDERAL SECURITIES LITIGATION CLAIMS. The holders of
Allowed Federal Securities Litigation Claims may elect, as a Class (the "Class 6
Election"), to receive a Pro Rata share of the available proceeds of the D&O
Insurance on the Effective Date with such Pro Rata share being calculated as the
proportion that the Face Amount of a Claim in Class 6 bears to the aggregate
Face Amount of all Claims (including Disputed Claims, but excluding Claims which
are not Allowed ) in Class 6 plus all amounts owed and/or already paid to
persons entitled to assert claims under the D&O Insurance. If the Class 6
Election is made, then all holders of Allowed Federal Securities Suit Claims
shall be and are hereby deemed to fully and completely release and discharge all
claims and causes of action relating or referring directly or indirectly to the
Federal Securities Suit against all persons insured under the D&O Insurance,
including, without limitation, the Debtor and its officers, directors,
employees, agents, representatives, counsel and advisors. The foregoing shall
not preclude, restrict or limit any officer or director who is sued from
defending against or opposing any claim by any Person. If the Class 6 Election
is not made, the holders of Allowed Federal Securities Litigation Claims shall
be treated as Subordinated Securities Claims pursuant to Section 510(b) of the
Bankruptcy Code and receive the treatment accorded Old Common Stock
Interestholders under Class 7.
5.7 CLASS 7-OLD COMMON STOCK INTERESTHOLDERS AND SUBORDINATED
SECURITIES CLAIMS. Each holder of an Allowed Old Common Stock Interest shall
receive on the Effective Date its Pro Rata share of 75% of the New Common Stock
of Reorganized CHSE to be issued and outstanding
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on the Effective Date and exchanged for the Old Common Stock Interests of such
Interestholders. All Old Common Stock Interests shall be deemed to be canceled
and extinguished on the Effective Date. An Old Common Stock Interest will become
an Allowed Old Common Stock Interest if no objection is filed by any party in
interest prior to the Effective Date. If an objection is timely filed, the Old
Common Stock Interest will become an Allowed Old Common Stock Interest only to
the extent Allowed by an order or judgment Bankruptcy Court which order or
judgment becomes a Final Order. All Subordinated Securities Claims shall be
Allowed or Disallowed in accordance with the provisions for resolving Disputed
Claims as set forth in Article VII hereof. In the event a Subordinated
Securities Claim becomes Allowed Claim, the holder of an Allowed Subordinated
Securities Claim shall be entitled to be treated as a holder of an Allowed Old
Common Stock Interest pursuant to Section 510(b) of the Bankruptcy Code.
ARTICLE VI
EXECUTORY CONTRACTS AND UNEXPIRED LEASES
A. ASSUMPTION AND REJECTION OF DESIGNATED EXECUTORY CONTRACTS AND
UNEXPIRED LEASES.
6.1 PROCEDURE. On the Effective Date, Reorganized CHSE will assume the
executory contracts and unexpired leases listed on the Schedule of Assumed
Contracts and Leases attached as an Exhibit to the Disclosure Statement. Each
executory contract and unexpired lease of the Debtor (i) that has not been
assumed or rejected before the Confirmation Hearing with the approval of the
Court and (ii) that is not listed on the Schedule of Assumed Contracts (as it
may be amended or modified), shall be deemed rejected as of the date of the
Confirmation Order. The Court will determine whether to authorize the foregoing
assumptions and rejections at the Confirmation Hearing. The Debtor reserves the
right to amend the Schedule of Assumed Contracts either to (a)
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delete certain executory contracts or unexpired leases listed therein and
provide for their rejection or (b) add additional executory contracts or
unexpired leases, thus providing for their assumption by the Reorganized CHSE at
any time prior to the Confirmation Hearing or such later date as may be ordered
by the Court. At or prior to the conclusion of the Confirmation Hearing, the
Debtor may identify any other executory contracts or unexpired leases that it
may assume or reject effective as of the Effective Date. Any amendment to the
Schedule of Assumed Contracts at or prior to the conclusion of the Confirmation
Hearing to delete an executory contract or unexpired lease will be deemed and
treated as a rejection of such contract or lease pursuant to Sections 365(g) and
503(g) of the Bankruptcy Code.
6.3 CURE PAYMENTS. Any Cure Payments that may be required shall be made
by Reorganized CHSE on the Effective Date, in Cash, to the entity that filed a
proof of Claim or, if no proof of Claim was filed, to the entity that was
scheduled, unless proof of transfer of the Claim has been filed in accordance
with the applicable Rule.
B. CLAIMS FOR REJECTION DAMAGES
6.4 Claims created by the rejection of any executory contract or
unexpired lease must be served on the Debtor and filed with the Court not later
than thirty (30) days after the entry of an Order authorizing such rejection, or
if rejection is made through the terms of this Plan, and not by specific motion,
then not later than thirty (30) days after the entry of the Confirmation Order.
Any Claims not filed within such time will be forever barred from assertion
against the Debtor's Estate or Reorganized CHSE. Unless otherwise ordered by the
Court, all such Claims arising from the rejection of an executory contract or
unexpired lease will be treated as Unsecured Claims (Class 3).
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ARTICLE VII
PROCEDURE FOR RESOLVING AND MAKING
DISTRIBUTIONS IN RESPECT OF DISPUTED CONTINGENT OR
UNLIQUIDATED CLAIMS
7.1 OBJECTIONS TO CLAIMS. Prior to the Objections to Claims Deadline,
all objections to Claims shall be filed by the Debtor and served upon the
applicable claimant. A Claim that is objected to prior to the Objections to
Claims Deadline shall not have the right to vote to accept or reject the Plan
until the objection is resolved, unless such claimant requests an Order from the
Court pursuant to the Rule 3018(a) temporarily allowing such Claim for voting
purposes only.
7.2 NO DISTRIBUTIONS PENDING ALLOWANCE. Notwithstanding any other
provision of the Plan, no payment or Distribution shall be made with respect to
any Claim to the extent it is a Disputed Claim unless and until such Disputed
Claim becomes an Allowed Claim.
7.3 DISPUTED CLAIMS RESERVE: Reorganized CHSE will withhold
Distributions to holders of Disputed Claims in the amount of the Disputed Claim,
and shall hold such withheld Distributions until, if ever, the Disputed Claims
become Allowed Claims (the "Disputed Claims Reserve").
7.4 DISTRIBUTIONS IN RESPECT OF DISPUTED CLAIMS: Distributions to
holders of Disputed Claims to the extent that such Claims ultimately become
Allowed Claims, will be made from the Disputed Claims Reserve in accordance with
the provisions of this Plan governing the Class of Claims to which the
respective Claim holder belongs.
7.5 RESERVATION OF RIGHT. All Claims, with the exception of Allowed
Claims, filed with the Court and all Claims listed in the Debtor's Schedules as
being disputed, contingent or unliquidated may be objected to, or the Schedules
amended to eliminate the Claim(s) and the Debtor reserves the right to do so.
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7.6 ESTIMATION OF CONTINGENT OR UNLIQUIDATED CLAIMS. Prior to the
Claims Objection Deadline, the Court, pursuant to Section 502(c) of the
Bankruptcy Code, for the purpose of determining Allowed Claims, shall estimate
any contingent or unliquidated claim, including, without limitation, any
Guarantee Claim. If the Allowed Unsecured Claims, including Estimated Allowed
Claims, exceed $500 million, the obligations of the Holders under the Letter
Agreement terminate.
ARTICLE VIII
MEANS OF IMPLEMENTING THE PLAN
8.1 CONTINUED CORPORATE EXISTENCE. CHSE shall, as a reorganized
corporation, continue to exist after the Effective Date as a separate corporate
entity, with all the powers of a corporation under applicable law in the
jurisdiction in which it is incorporated and pursuant to the certificate of
incorporation and bylaws in effect prior to the Effective Date, except to the
extent such certificate of incorporation and bylaws are amended by this Plan,
without prejudice to any right to terminate such existence (whether by merger or
otherwise) under applicable law after the Effective Date. Reorganized CHSE shall
operate as an incubator and a holding company for internet companies engaged in
business to business "electronic exchanges", primarily within the information
technology industry.
8.2 SALE OF ASSETS. The Plan provides for the sale of the European
Assets, which is a substantial portion of the Debtor's assets. Under the Plan,
the European Assets shall be sold to Europa and in exchange for such sale,
Europa shall transfer to CHSE 20% of the fully diluted Europa Common Stock, the
Europa Thirty Month Notes and the Europa Preferred Stock. All of the foregoing
consideration for the sale of the European Assets to Europa, except for 5% of
the fully diluted Europa Common Stock, shall be distributed to holders of
Allowed Class 3 Unsecured Claims
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under this Plan. Reorganized CHSE shall retain 5% of the fully diluted Europa
Common Stock, together with Assets not transferred to Europa.
8.3 DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS. The existing directors and senior officers
of CHSE shall serve initially in their current capacities after the Effective
Date. The by-laws of Reorganized CHSE shall dictate and control removal and
election of directors and officers after the Effective Date.
8.4 ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS. The articles of incorporation
and bylaws of CHSE shall be amended as necessary to satisfy the provisions of
the Plan and the Bankruptcy Code. Any modification to the articles of
incorporation of Reorganized CHSE, as originally filed, may be filed after the
Confirmation Date and may become effective on or prior to the Effective Date or
within ten (10) days thereafter.
8.5 CORPORATE ACTION. Each of the matters provided for under the Plan
involving the corporate structure of the Debtor or Reorganized CHSE or corporate
action to be taken by or required of the Debtor or Reorganized CHSE shall, as of
the Effective Date, be deemed to have occurred and be effective as provided
herein, and shall be authorized and approved in all respects without any
requirement of further action by stockholders or directors of the Debtor or
Reorganized CHSE.
8.6 FUNDING OF THE PLAN. The Distributions that the Plan provides shall
be made by Reorganized CHSE to holders of Allowed Claims on the Effective Date
of the Plan or as soon thereafter as is practicable. Europa shall transfer the
Europa Thirty Month Notes, Europa Preferred Stock and 20% of the fully diluted
Europa Common Stock to the Debtor 10 days before the Effective Date of the Plan,
to be held in escrow until the Effective Date. On the Effective Date, CHSE shall
convey, transfer, sign and deliver the European Assets or cause a wholly-owned
foreign entity or
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entities to convey, transfer, sign and deliver European Assets to Europa free
and clear of all liens and interests and the Europa Thirty Month Notes, Europa
Preferred Stock and Europa Common Stock shall be released from escrow and
delivered to CHSE free and clear of all liens and interests to be distributed by
CHSE pursuant to this Plan. To the extent that any Cure Payments or
Reinstatement payments are required to be paid on the Effective Date, such
payments shall be made in Cash on the Distribution Date from Cash of the Debtor
not subject to a lien or security interest.
8.7 RECORD DATE. Notwithstanding the provisions of Bankruptcy Rule
3018(a) (for purposes of voting), the record date for determining which holders
of Claims and Interests are entitled to receive Distributions under the Plan
shall be the Objection to Claims Deadline. As of the close of business on the
Confirmation Date, Reorganized CHSE shall be entitled to recognize and deal for
all purposes of the Plan (including Distributions) with only (1) those holders
of Old Common Stock of record stated as of such date and time in the transfer
ledger and (2) entities indicated as the holders of Claims in the Proofs of
Claims, or if no Proof of Claim was filed, in the Schedules, unless a notice of
transfer of Claim was filed, in accordance with Rule 3001(e)(1) or 3001(e)(2)
prior to such date.
8.8 BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS OF REORGANIZED CHSE. On the
Effective Date, the operation of Reorganized CHSE shall become the general
responsibility of its Board of Directors, who shall thereafter have
responsibility for the management, control and operation of Reorganized CHSE
subject to and in accordance with, the Restated Articles of Incorporation and
By-laws. The initial Board of Directors of Reorganized CHSE shall consist of
five (5) members. The names of the initial members of the Board of Directors and
the initial officers of Reorganized CHSE will be listed in the Disclosure
Statement. All such directors and officers shall be deemed elected or
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appointed, as the case may be pursuant to the Confirmation Order, but shall not
take office until the Effective Date. From and after the Effective Date, each of
the directors and officers shall serve until the first annual meeting of
shareholders of Reorganized CHSE. Those directors and officers not continuing in
office after the Effective Date shall be deemed removed therefrom without cause
as of the Effective Date pursuant to the Confirmation Order, except as may
otherwise be provided in any consulting agreements and employment contracts with
Reorganized CHSE.
8.9 PRESERVATION OF CAUSES OF ACTION.
(a) In accordance with section 1123(b)(3) of the Bankruptcy Code
and except as otherwise provided in the Plan, Reorganized CHSE shall retain and
may enforce Retained Actions.
(b) Reorganized CHSE, in the exercise of the business judgment of
its Board of Director will determine whether or not to enforce or prosecute
Retained Actions.
8.10 EFFECTUATING DOCUMENTS; FURTHER TRANSACTIONS. The chairman of the
board of the directors, the chief executive officer or any other executive
officer of the Debtor, shall be authorized 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. The
secretary or assistant secretary of the Debtor shall be authorized to certify or
attest to any of the foregoing actions.
8.11 REVESTING OF ASSETS. Prior to the Effective Date, the Debtor shall
continue to operate its business subject to all applicable requirements of the
Code, the rules and where applicable, Orders entered by the Bankruptcy Court.
Except as may be otherwise provided in the Plan or the Confirmation Order, title
to the Assets of the Debtor shall revest in Reorganized CHSE free and clear of
all Claims and Interests on the Effective Date, except as provided in the Plan.
Thereafter,
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Reorganized CHSE may operate its businesses and may use, acquire and dispose of
Property free of any restrictions of the Code, the Rules, or Orders by the
Bankruptcy Court, except as may otherwise be provided herein or by the
Confirmation Order. As of the Effective Date, the Debtor's Estate will be free
and clear of all Claims and Interests, except as provided herein.
8.12 ISSUANCE OF NEW COMMON STOCK. On the Effective Date, the issuance
of the New Common Stock shall be deemed to have been authorized by the
Confirmation Order and to have occurred and be in effect from and after the
Effective Date pursuant to applicable Florida law, without requiring any further
action by the stockholders or directors of Reorganized CHSE. New Common Stock
will be issued under the Restated Articles of Incorporation for Reorganized CHSE
to be filed with the Department of State of Florida prior to or on the Effective
Date. Reorganized CHSE will be authorized, pursuant to the Restated Articles of
Incorporation for Reorganized CHSE, to have authorized shares of New Common
Stock. Of those authorized shares, the percentage of shares will be issued by
Reorganized CHSE as follows: twenty-five percent (25%) of the shares to the
holders of Allowed Unsecured Claims and seventy-five percent (75%) of the shares
will be available to be issued to holders of Allowed Old Common Stock Interests
and Allowed Subordinated Securities Claims in Class 7. Holders of New Common
Stock will be entitled to receive such dividends, if any, as may be declared
from time to time by the Reorganized CHSE board of directors. In the event of
any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of Reorganized CHSE,
the holders of New Common Stock will be entitled to share, Pro Rata, in any
property that may be available for distribution after satisfaction of all other
Claims. With respect to voting rights, each holder of New Common Stock will be
entitled to 1 vote, in person or by proxy, for each share of stock owned. The
shares of New Common Stock will have no pre-emptive or other subscription
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rights, and there will be no conversion rights or redemption or sinking fund
provisions with respect to such shares. All of the outstanding shares of New
Common Stock issued under the Plan will be fully paid and non-assessable.
ARTICLE IX
EFFECT OF THE PLAN ON CLAIMS AND INTERESTS
9.1 DISCHARGE. Commencing on the Effective Date, except as expressly
provided in the Plan, all holders of Claims and Interests shall be precluded
from asserting against the Debtor's Estate, Reorganized CHSE or their respective
properties, any other or further liabilities, liens, obligations, claims or
equity interests, including, but not limited to all principal and accrued and
unpaid interest on the debts of the Debtor, based on any act or omission,
transactions or other activity or security instrument or other agreement of any
kind or nature, occurring, arising or existing prior to the Effective Date, that
was or could have been the subject of any Claim or Interest, whether known or
unknown, whether or not Allowed. As of the Effective Date, Reorganized CHSE
shall be discharged and released from, and shall hold all Assets received or
retained by and pursuant to the Plan free and clear of all liabilities, liens,
claims and obligations or other claims of any nature of the Debtor's Estates
except the liabilities, claims, obligations or interests created or preserved by
the Plan. All legal or other proceedings and actions seeking to establish or
enforce liabilities, Claims equity interests or obligations of any nature
against Reorganized CHSE for the property received or retained by it with
respect to debts and obligations, if any, of the Debtor's estates arising before
the Effective Date shall be permanently stayed and enjoined, except as otherwise
specifically provided in the Plan.
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9.2 INJUNCTION. In accordance with Section 524 of the Code, the
discharge provided by this Article and Section 1141 of the Code, among other
things, acts as a permanent injunction against the commencement or continuation
of any action, employment of process or act to collect, offset or recover the
Claims or Interests against the Reorganized CHSE as discharged pursuant to
Article IX, paragraph 9.1 of the Plan.
9.3 NO WAIVER OF CAUSES OF ACTION. No provision of this Plan or the
acceptance of any Distributions hereunder shall compromise, settle or release
any claims or causes of action belonging to the Debtor in respect of the Assets.
9.4 SATISFACTION OF SUBORDINATION RIGHTS. All Claims against the Debtor
and all rights and claims between or among holders of Claims relating in any
manner whatsoever to Claims against the Debtor, based upon any claimed
subordination rights (if any), shall be deemed satisfied by the distributions
under the Plan to holders of Claims having such subordination rights, and such
subordination rights shall be deemed waived, released, discharged and terminated
as of the Effective Date. Distributions to the various Classes of Claims
hereunder shall not be subject to levy, garnishment, attachment or like legal
process by any holder of a Claim by reason of any claimed subordination rights
or otherwise, so that the holder of each Claim shall have and receive the
benefit of the distributions in the manner set forth in the Plan.
9.5 RELEASE BY DEBTOR AND DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION. The Debtor, in its
individual capacities and as Debtor-in-Possession, for and on behalf of the
Estate, shall release and discharge: (a) the directors, officers and employees
of the Debtor serving in such capacity as of the Petition Date, (b) the agents,
attorneys, accountants, consultants and investment bankers retained by the
Debtor by orders of the Bankruptcy Court in this Case, (c) all members of the
Creditors' Committee in their
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capacity as Creditors' Committee members; (d) all Holders in their capacity as
such; (e) any present or former directors, officers, employees, attorneys,
accountants, financial advisors, investment bankers of or representing the
Persons described in clauses (c) and (d) of this sub-Section, and (f) any Person
that may be liable derivatively through any of the foregoing, for and from any
and all (x) claims or Causes of Action existing as of the Effective Date in any
manner arising from, based on or relating to, in whole or part, the subject
matter of, or the transactions or events giving rise to, any Claim or Interest
that is treated in the Plan, the business or contractual arrangements between
any Debtor and any of the Persons described in subsections (a)-(g), the
restructuring of Claims and Interests prior to or in this Case, or any act,
omission, occurrence or event in any manner related to any such Claims and
Interests, or the restructuring of Claims and Interests prior to this Case and
(y) Avoidance Actions. Reorganized CHSE shall be bound to the same extent the
Debtor is bound by all of the releases set forth above. Holders of Claims and
Interest of the Debtor shall be enjoined from commencing or continuing any
action, employment of process or act to collect, offset or recover any claims
released by the Debtor that could be brought on behalf of or in the name of the
Debtor, without any independent cause of action belonging to the holders of
Claims and Interests asserting such claims released by the Debtor.
9.6 RELEASE BY HOLDERS OF CLAIMS AND INTERESTS. Each Person or entity
who votes to accept the Plan or that accepts any Distribution on its Claim or
Interest made pursuant to the Plan shall, upon receipt of the Distribution to be
made to such releasing party under the Plan be presumed conclusively to have
absolutely, unconditionally, irrevocably and forever, released and discharged:
(a) the Debtor, (b) Reorganized CHSE, (c) Europa (but excluding any claims
arising from or in connection with Europa's obligations under the Europa Thirty
Month Notes, Europa Preferred Stock
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and Europa Common Stock distributed under the Plan), (d) the directors, officers
and employees of the Debtor serving in such capacity as of' the Petition Date,
(e) the Debtor's agents, attorneys, accountants, consultants and investment
bankers retained by orders of the Bankruptcy Court in this Case; (f) all members
of the Creditors' Committee in their capacity as Creditors' Committee members;
(g) all Holders in their capacity as such, (h) all the corporations constituting
the European Assets, (i) any present or former directors, officers, employees,
attorneys, accountants, financial advisors, investment bankers of or
representing the persons described in clauses (a) - (h) of this sub- Section,
and (j) any Person that may be liable derivatively through any of the foregoing,
from any Claim, Interest, or Cause of Action existing as of the Effective Date
arising from, based on or relating to, in whole or in part, the subject matter
of, or the transaction or event giving rise to, the Claim or Interest of such
releasing party, and any act, omission, occurrence or event in any manner
related to such subject matter, transaction or obligation, including any claims
made through the Debtor and against the European Assets under alter ego claims
or claims for piercing the corporate veil.
9.7 EXCULPATION AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. Except (a) as otherwise
specifically provided in this Plan, (b) with respect to Europa's obligations
under the Europa Thirty Month Notes Europa Preferred Stock, and Europa Common
Stock, the Debtor, Reorganized CHSE, Europa, the Creditors' Committee, the
members of the Creditors' Committee, and the Holders in their representative
capacity, and any of such parties' respective present or former members,
officers, directors, employees, advisors, attorneys, representatives, financial
advisors, investment bankers or agents and any of such parties' successors and
assigns, shall not have or incur, and are hereby released from, any claim,
obligation, Cause of Action or liability to one another or to any holder of a
Claim or Interest,
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or any other party in interest, or any of their respective agents, employees,
representatives, financial advisors, attorneys or affiliates, or any of their
successors or assigns, for any act or omission in connection with, relating to
or arising out of the Debtor's Chapter 11 Case, the pursuit of confirmation of
the Plan, the consummation of the Plan, the administration of the Plan or the
property to be distributed under the Plan, except for their willful misconduct,
and in all respects shall be entitled to reasonably rely upon the advice of
counsel with respect to their duties and responsibilities under the Plan.
Except for Europa's obligations under the Europa Thirty Month Notes,
Europa Preferred Stock and the Europa Common Stock, notwithstanding any other
provision of this Plan, no holder of a Claim or Interest, or other party in
interest, none of their respective agents, employees, representatives, financial
advisors, attorneys or affiliates, and no successors or assigns of the
foregoing, shall have any right of action against the Debtor, Reorganized CHSE,
Europa, the Creditors' Committee, the members of the Creditors' Committee or the
Holders in their representative capacity, or any of such parties' respective
present or former members, officers, directors, employees, advisors, attorneys,
representatives, financial advisors, investment bankers or agents or such
parties' successors and assigns, for any act or omission in connection with,
relating to or arising out of this Chapter 11 Case, the pursuit of confirmation
of the Plan, the consummation of the Plan, the administration of the Plan or the
property to be distributed under the Plan, except for their willful misconduct.
9.8 COMPROMISES AND SETTLEMENTS. Pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule 9019(a),
the Debtor may compromise and settle various claims (a) against it and (b) that
it has against other Persons. The Debtor expressly reserve the right (with
Bankruptcy Court approval, following appropriate notice
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and opportunity for a hearing) to compromise and settle claims against them and
claims that they may have against other Persons up to and including the
Effective Date. After the Effective Date, such right shall pass to Reorganized
CHSE.
ARTICLE X
DISTRIBUTIONS UNDER THE PLAN
10.1 DISBURSING AGENT. The Disbursing Agent shall make all
distributions of Cash, New Common Stock, Europa Common Stock, Europa Preferred
Stock, and Europa Thirty Month Notes pursuant to the Plan.
10.2 SURRENDER OF CLAIMS AND INTERESTS. The holder of any instrument
evidencing a Claim or Interest shall surrender such instrument to the Disbursing
Agent and the Disbursing Agent shall distribute or shall cause to be distributed
to the holder thereof the appropriate Cash Distribution, Europa Preferred Stock,
Europa Common Stock, Europa 30 Month Notes, and New Common Stock as applicable
hereunder. No property to be distributed hereunder shall be made to or on behalf
of any such holders unless and until (1) such instrument is received by the
Disbursing Agent or (2) such holder delivers to the Disbursing Agent an
indemnity in form and substance acceptable to the Disbursing Agent. Any holder
that fails to surrender such instrument or to deliver such indemnity to the
Disbursing Agent within one year after the date of the entry of the Confirmation
Order, shall be deemed to forfeited all rights, Claims and Interests and shall
not participate in any Distributions of property under the Plan and all such
property shall revert to Reorganized CHSE.
10.3 WITHHOLDING TAXES. The Disbursing Agent shall be entitled to
deduct any federal, state or local withholding taxes from any payments under the
Plan. As a condition to making a distribution under the Plan, the Disbursing
Agent shall be entitled to require that the holder of any
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Allowed Claim or Allowed Interest provide such holder's taxpayer identification
number and such other certification as may be deemed necessary to comply with
applicable tax reporting and withholding laws.
10.4 SETOFFS AND RECOUPMENTS. By so instructing the Disbursing Agent,
the Debtor or Reorganized CHSE may, but shall not be required to, setoff against
or recoup from any Claim and the payments to be made pursuant to the Plan in
respect of such Claim, any claim of any nature whatsoever that the Debtor or
Reorganized CHSE may have against the holder of a Claim, but neither the failure
to do so nor the Allowance of any Claim hereunder shall constitute a waiver or
release by the Debtor or Reorganized CHSE of any such Claim or causes of action
the Debtor or Reorganized CHSE may have against such holder.
10.5 UNDELIVERABLE DISTRIBUTIONS. If the Disbursing Agent is unable to
make Distributions to the holder of an Allowed Claim or Allowed Interest under
the Plan for lack of a current address for the holder or otherwise, after the
passage of 180 days from the Effective Date and after any additional effort to
locate the holder that the Reorganized CHSE shall attempt, the payment or
Distribution to the holder of such Claim(s) and Interest(s) shall be transferred
to the Disputed Claims Reserve (in the case of a Claim) to be distributed as set
forth in Article V, or to Reorganized CHSE (in the case of an Interest) and the
Claim or Interest shall be deemed satisfied to the same extent as if payment or
distribution had been made to the holder of the Claim or Interest.
10.6 DE MINIMIS DISTRIBUTIONS. No Cash Distribution of less than ten
dollars ($10), and no distribution of less than ten (10) shares of New Common
Stock, shall be made by the Disbursing Agent to any holder of an Allowed Claim
or Interest unless a request therefor is made in writing to the Disbursing
Agent.
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ARTICLE XI
ACCEPTANCE OR REJECTION OF THE PLAN;
EFFECT OF REJECTION BY ONE OR MORE CLASSES OF
CLAIMS OR EQUITY INTEREST HOLDERS AND
PROVISIONS TO INVOKE CRAM-DOWN PROVISION
11.1 VOTING CLASSES. Unless otherwise Ordered by the Court, each holder
of an Allowed Claim or Interest in Classes 3, 5, 6 and 7 shall be entitled to
vote to accept or reject the Plan and shall be required to return its Ballot on
or before the Ballot Date. Any holder of a Disputed Claim shall NOT have the
right to vote to accept or reject the Plan until the Disputed Claim is resolved,
unless the holder of such Disputed Claim requests an Order from the Court
pursuant to applicable Bankruptcy Rules temporarily allowing such Disputed Claim
for voting purposes. Any Ballot received from any such holder of a Disputed
Claim shall not be considered in determining whether the Plan has been accepted
by a particular impaired Class of Claims.
11.2 ACCEPTANCE BY IMPAIRED CLASSES. An impaired Class of Claims shall
have accepted the Plan if (1) the holders (other than holders designated under
Section 1126(e) of the Code) of at least two-thirds (2/3) in amount of the
Allowed Claims voting in such Class vote to accept the Plan; and (2) more than
one-half (1/2) in number of the holders (other than the holders designated under
Section 1126(e) of the Code) of such Allowed Claims voting in such Class vote to
accept the Plan.
11.3 NON-CONSENSUAL CONFIRMATION (CRAMDOWN). The Debtor intends to
request that the Court confirm the Plan in accordance with Section 1129(b) of
the Code ("Cramdown provision") if any Class of Claims or Interests votes not to
accept or is deemed not to have accepted the Plan. For purposes of seeking
confirmation under the cramdown provision of the Code, should that alternative
means of confirmation prove to be necessary, the Debtor reserves the right to
modify or
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vary the terms of the claims of the rejecting classes, so as to comply with the
requirements of 11 U.S.C. Section 1129(b).
11.4 PRESUMED ACCEPTANCES OF UNIMPAIRED CLASSES. Classes 1, 2 and 4 are
unimpaired under the Plan and, therefore, are conclusively presumed to have
accepted the Plan.
ARTICLE XII
PROVISIONS FOR RETENTION OF
JURISDICTION FOR SUPERVISION OF THE PLAN
12.1 The Court shall retain jurisdiction after the Confirmation Date
over all matters arising or related to the Case and the Plan for the following
purposes:
12.1.1 to hear and determine objections to Claims and
Interests filed by Reorganized CHSE or other parties in interest, including
objections to the classification, estimation, establishment of priority or
status of any Claim or Interest, and to allow or disallow any Disputed Claim or
Interest, in whole or in part, as contemplated in the Plan;
12.1.2 to resolve disputes over the ownership of a Claim or
Interest;
12.1.3 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, provided, however, this provision shall not form a
jurisdictional basis for staying, revoking, modifying or vacating the
Confirmation Order;
12.1.4 to hear and determine all claims or Causes of Actions,
including any causes of action under applicable Sections of the Bankruptcy Code
and contemplated under Article X, to recover the Debtor's Assets and Property,
whether title is presently held in the name of the Debtor or a third party;
12.1.5 to determine any and all pending fee claims of
professionals.
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12.1.6 to make such Orders as are necessary or appropriate to
carry out the provisions of the Plan;
12.1.7 to make such other Orders or give such directions as
may be appropriate under Section 1142 of the Code;
12.1.8 to determine any and all pending adversary proceedings,
contested matters, applications and unresolved motions;
12.1.9 to consider modifications of the Plan, if any, to cure
any defect or omission, or reconcile any inconsistency in any Order of the
Court, including, without limitation, the Confirmation Order;
12.1.10 to hear and determine all Claims arising from the
assumption or rejection of executory contracts and unexpired leases;
12.1.11 to hear and determine all controversies arising in
connection with the Plan and other matters provided for in the Confirmation
Order;
12.1.12 to enforce the releases and discharge provided in
Article IX of this Plan;
12.1.13 to enforce all Orders previously entered by the Court;
and
12.1.14 to enforce the provisions of the Plan relating to the
payments and Distributions to be made by Reorganized CHSE on or after the
Confirmation Date.
12.2 Subsequent to the Confirmation Date, Reorganized CHSE is
authorized and directed to cause to be taken any action necessary or appropriate
to carry out the provisions of this Plan.
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ARTICLE XIII
NOTICES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
13.1 NOTICES. All notices required to be made by third parties to the
Reorganized CHSE or the Debtor in or under this Plan shall be in writing and
shall be mailed by registered or certified mail to the law offices of Tew
Cardenas Rebak Kellogg Lehman DeMaria & Tague, L.L.P., Attn: Thomas R. Lehman,
P.A., Suite 2600, 201 South Biscayne Blvd., Miami, Florida 33131-4336.
13.2 BINDING EFFECT OF THE PLAN. The provisions of the Plan shall be
binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Debtor, Reorganized CHSE and all
holders of Claims and Interests and their respective successors and assigns.
13.3 AMENDMENTS/MODIFICATION OF PLAN. The Debtor reserves the right to
amend or modify the Plan in any manner necessary prior to the entry of the
Confirmation Order. After the entry of the Confirmation Order, the Debtor or
Reorganized CHSE may: (1) amend or modify the Plan and documents related thereto
in accordance with, and to the extent permitted by Section 1127(b) of the
Bankruptcy Code and Bankruptcy Rule 3019 or (2) remedy any defect or omission or
reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan in such manner as may be necessary to
carry out the purpose and intent of the Plan. Pursuant to the terms of the
Letter Agreement, any amendment or modification to the Plan requires the consent
of the Holders.
13.4 GOVERNING LAW. Except as mandated by the Bankruptcy Code or
Bankruptcy Rules as 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 Florida; provided, however, the rights and obligations
arising under the Europa Common Stock, Europa Thirty Month Notes, Europa
Preferred Stock and New Common Stock (the "Instruments") shall be governed by
the law of the State of New
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York and Europa and any Creditor receiving a Distribution under the Plan shall
thereby irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction of the State and Federal Courts
of the State of Delaware for the determination of any claims arising from or in
connection with the Instruments.
13.5 HEADINGS. Headings are used in the Plan for convenience and
reference only and shall not constitute a part of the Plan for any purpose.
13.6 SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. The Plan and all provisions hereof shall
be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and the
respective successors and assigns.
13.7 TIME. In computing any time periods described or allowed by the
Plan, the day of the act or event from which the designated period begins to run
shall not be included. The last day of the period so computed shall be included,
unless it is a Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday, in which event, the period
will run until the next succeeding day which is not one of those aforementioned
days.
13.8 SEVERABILITY. Should any provision of the Plan be determined to be
unenforceable after the Effective Date such determination shall in no way limit
or effect the enforceability and operative effect of any and all of the other
provisions of the Plan.
13.9 REVOCATION. The Debtor reserves the right to revoke and withdraw
the Plan prior to Confirmation. If the Debtor revokes and/or withdraws the Plan,
then the Plan shall be deemed null and void and nothing contained herein shall
be deemed to constitute a waiver or release of any Claims by or against the
Debtor, or any other person or entity or to prejudice in any manner the rights
of such parties in any further proceedings involving the Debtor.
13.10 PLAN CONTROLS. In the event, and to the extent that any provision
of the Plan is inconsistent with the provisions of the Disclosure Statement or
any other agreement or instrument
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required or contemplated to be executed by Reorganized CHSE, or any other entity
pursuant to the Plan, the provisions of the Plan shall control and take
precedence.
ARTICLE XIV
CONCLUSION
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
14.1 CONDITIONS TO CONFIRMATION. The following are conditions precedent
to confirmation of the Plan that may be satisfied or waived in accordance with
Section 14.3 of the Plan:
(a) The Bankruptcy Court shall have approved by Final Order a
Disclosure Statement with respect to the Plan in form and substance
reasonably acceptable to the Debtor.
(b) The Order Approving the Disclosure Statement and
Confirmation Order shall be in form and substance reasonably acceptable
to the Debtor and the Holders, but subject to the approval of Europa.
The Confirmation Order shall, among other things, provide that:
(i) the provisions of the Confirmation Order are
non-severable and mutually dependent;
(ii) all executory contracts or unexpired leases
assumed by the Debtor during the Chapter 11 Case or under the
Plan, unless assigned to a third party, shall be assigned and
transferred to, and remain in full force and effect for the
benefit of Reorganized CHSE, notwithstanding any provision in
such contract or lease (including those described in sections
365(b)(2) and (f) of the Bankruptcy Code) that prohibits such
assignment or transfer or that enables or requires termination
of such contract or lease;
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(iii) the transfers of Property by the Debtor (A) to
Reorganized CHSE (1) are or shall be legal, valid, and
effective transfers of property, (2) vest or shall vest
Reorganized CHSE with good title to such property free and
clear of all liens, charges, claims, encumbrances or
interests, except as expressly provided in the Plan or
Confirmation Order, (3) do not and shall not constitute
avoidable transfers under the Bankruptcy Code or under
applicable nonbankruptcy law, and (4) do not and shall not
subject Reorganized CHSE to any liability by reason of such
transfer under the Bankruptcy Code or under applicable
nonbankruptcy law, including, without limitation, any laws
affecting successor or transferee liability, and (B) to
holders of Claims and Interests under the Plan are for good
consideration and value and are in the ordinary course of the
Debtor's businesses;
(iv) except as expressly provided in the Plan or the
Confirmation Order, the Debtor is discharged effective upon
the Effective Date from any "debt" (as that term is defined in
section 101(12) of the Bankruptcy Code), and the Debtor's
liability in respect thereof is extinguished completely,
whether reduced to judgment or not, liquidated or
unliquidated, contingent or noncontingent, asserted or
unasserted, fixed or unfixed, matured or unmatured, disputed
or undisputed, legal or equitable, known or unknown, or that
arose from any agreement of the Debtor entered into or
obligation of the Debtor incurred before the Effective Date,
or from any conduct of the Debtor prior to the Effective Date,
or that otherwise arose before the Effective Date, including,
without limitation, all interest, if any, on any such debts,
whether such interest accrued before or after the Petition
Date;
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(v) the Bankruptcy Court shall have determined that
any stock issued under the Plan in exchange for Claims against
or Interests in the Debtor is exempt from registration under
the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to, and to the extent
provided by section 1145 of the Bankruptcy Code; and
(vi) any waiver of conditions to Confirmation and
effectiveness shall require the consent of the Holders.
14.2 CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVE DATE. The following are conditions
precedent to the occurrence of the Effective Date, each of which may be
satisfied or waived in accordance with Section 11.3 of the Plan:
(a) The Bankruptcy Court shall have entered one or more orders
(which may include the Confirmation Order) authorizing the assumption of leases
and executory contracts by Reorganized CHSE as contemplated by Section VI
hereof.
(b) The Confirmation Order shall have been entered by the
Bankruptcy Court and shall be a Final Order, and no request for revocation of
the Confirmation Order under Section 1144 of the Bankruptcy Code shall have been
made, or, if made, shall remain pending.
(c) The Confirmation Date shall have occurred.
14.3 WAIVER OF CONDITIONS TO CONFIRMATION OR CONSUMMATION. The
conditions set forth in Sections 14.1 and 14.2 of the Plan may be waived by the
Debtor in its sole discretion without any notice to parties in interest or the
Bankruptcy Court and without a hearing provided that the consent of the Holders
will be required in the event of any waiver that materially and adversely
affects the treatment, Distributions or rights afforded to the holders of Claims
in this Plan. The failure to satisfy or waive any condition to the Confirmation
Date or the Effective Date may be
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asserted by the Debtor in its sole discretion regardless of the circumstances
giving rise to the failure of such condition to be satisfied (including any
action or inaction by the Debtor in their sole discretion). The failure of the
Debtor in its sole discretion to exercise any of the foregoing rights shall not
be deemed a waiver of any other rights, and each such right shall be deemed an
ongoing right, which may be asserted at any time.
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EXHIBIT 10.01
EUROPA IT APS
March 17, 2000
RE: STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE CREDITORS OF
CHS ELECTRONICS, INC. ("CHS")
Dear Creditor:
This letter agreement (the "Letter Agreement"), dated as of the date
first written above, by and between CHS Electronics, Inc., a Florida corporation
("CHS"), you (referred herein as the "Holder"), and Europa IT ApS, a Danish
corporation (the "Company"), is entered into in connection with a proposed
transaction to be consummated as part of a bankruptcy plan involving (i) the
9.875% Senior Notes due 2005 of CHS (the "Notes"), (ii) the Floating Rate
Convertible Debentures due 2003 of CHS (the "Debentures") and (iii) other
general unsecured claims against CHS ("Claims" and, together with the Notes and
the Debentures, the "CHS Liabilities").
CHS is in the process of implementing a strategic plan (the "Strategic
Plan") pursuant to a voluntary bankruptcy proceeding (the "Bankruptcy Case")
under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. ss.ss.101 ET
SEQ. (the "Bankruptcy Code") to be filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the
District of Delaware or the Southern District of Florida. The terms and
conditions of the Strategic Plan are set forth in the Summary of Proposed
Strategic Plan (the "Summary of Terms") attached as EXHIBIT A. The Strategic
Plan contemplates and will be embodied in a plan of reorganization (the
"Reorganization Plan") in the Bankruptcy Case which, if confirmed, will allow
creditors of CHS to receive a package of equity and/or debt securities of the
Company, in exchange for the sale by CHS to the Company of the capital stock of
CHS' European Subsidiaries and certain other assets free and clear of all liens,
claims, encumbrances and interests. The Reorganization Plan must be consistent
with the terms set forth in Exhibit A and acceptable to the Company and Holders
in all material respects.
THE COMPANY'S WILLINGNESS AND OBLIGATION TO PROCEED WITH THE
TRANSACTION ARE CONTINGENT UPON (I) RECEIVING SIGNED LETTER AGREEMENTS FROM IBM
AND SEAGATE WITH RESPECT TO ALL OF THEIR CLAIMS AGAINST CHS, RECEIVING SIGNED
LETTER AGREEMENTS FROM HOLDERS THAT HOLD AT LEAST 66 2/3% IN AMOUNT AND MORE
THAN 50% IN NUMBER OF ALL CLAIMS REPRESENTED BY THE NOTES, AND RECEIVING SIGNED
LETTER AGREEMENTS FROM HOLDERS THAT HOLD AT LEAST 66 2/3% IN AMOUNT AND MORE
THAN 50% IN NUMBER OF ALL CLAIMS REPRESENTED BY THE DEBENTURES (THE "REQUIRED
HOLDERS") BY THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON MARCH 24, 2000; (II) THE COMMENCEMENT OF A
VOLUNTARY BANKRUPTCY CASE BY CHS NOT LATER THAN 31ST MARCH 2000; AND (III) THE
ENTRY OF A FINAL, NON-APPEALABLE, ORDER CONFIRMING THE REORGANIZATION PLAN ON OR
BEFORE AUGUST 21, 2000 THAT IS ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY IN ALL RESPECTS. Based
upon and subject to the foregoing, the parties agree as follows:
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1. COMMENCEMENT OF BANKRUPTCY CASE. As soon as practicable following
receipt of signed Letter Agreements from the Required Holders and approval of
the terms of the proposed Strategic Plan by the Company's Board of Directors,
but in any event not later than 31st March 2000, CHS shall commence the
Bankruptcy Case by filing a voluntary petition under Chapter 11 of the
Bankruptcy Code with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of
Delaware or the Southern District of Florida. CHS will file the Reorganization
Plan with the Bankruptcy Court on the same day that it files its bankruptcy
petition, and related Disclosure Statement within a reasonable time thereafter,
and will seek confirmation of the Reorganization Plan on an expedited basis.
2. REPRESENTATIONS AND AGREEMENTS OF HOLDERS. The Holder agrees that it
will vote in favor of and fully support the Reorganization Plan provided that
(i) the terms of the Reorganization Plan and all related documents are
consistent in all material respects with, or more favorable to the Holder than,
the terms set forth in Exhibit A; (ii) the Bankruptcy Case is filed by 31st
March 2000, and (iii) the Reorganization Plan is confirmed by the Bankruptcy
Court not later than 21 August 2000. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Agreement, the Reorganization Plan will provide that if the order confirming the
Reorganization Plan is not substantially consistent with the Reorganization Plan
and EXHIBIT A hereto, it shall be a condition to confirmation that the order be
satisfactory to Holder and the Company and that any amendment to the
Reorganization Plan or waiver of conditions to confirmation and effectiveness
shall require the consent of Holder and the Company. The Holder agrees that
until the termination of this Letter Agreement, the Holder will not sell or
transfer any or all of such Holder's Notes, Debentures, or Claims unless the
transferee (the "Transferee") of such Notes, Debentures or Claims agrees to be
bound by the terms of this Letter Agreement prior to such transfer. The Holder
agrees that, so long as it receives notice not later than 24 March 2000 that the
Company has received signed Letter Agreements from the Required Holders, it will
forbear from instituting or participating in any action with respect to the
Notes, the Debenture and the Claims against CHS, CHS affiliates being sold
pursuant to the Strategic Plan or CHS affiliates that are participating in the
sale pursuant to the Strategic Plan, including but not limited to filing any
involuntary bankruptcy petition (or other insolvency proceeding) against CHS
until after 31st March 2000. Except as provided herein, Holder retains any and
all rights and remedies against CHS and IBM and Seagate retain any and all
rights and remedies with respect to CHS affiliates in foreign insolvency
proceedings. The Holder further represents and warrants to the Company that:
(a) as of the date hereof, Holder is the beneficial owner of,
or holder of investment authority over, the Notes or Debentures set
forth opposite such Holders name on the signature page hereof, or is
the Holder of Claims in the amount set forth opposite Holders' name on
the signature page hereof and that, to its knowledge, its claims are
undisputed, fixed, and liquidated, except with respect to accrued
interest, provided, however, Seagate and IBM may estimate their
respective Claims, including estimating the Claims within a range, if
such Claims are conditional or unliquidated; and
(b) the Holder has received and reviewed this Agreement and
all schedules and exhibits hereto, and, assuming the representations
and warranties of the Company and CHS are true and correct, has
received all such information as it deems necessary and
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appropriate to enable it to evaluate the financial risk inherent in the
transaction.
In addition to the other conditions to Holder's obligations set forth
herein, each obligation and liability of Holder under this Agreement is
conditioned in its entirety upon (a) the truth of the representations and
warranties of the Company and CHS set forth herein and performance by the
Company and CHS of its agreements and covenants herein contained, (b) the terms
and conditions of the treatment of the Notes, Debentures, and Claims under the
Strategic Plan not differing from those set forth herein in any manner adverse
to Holder, (c) the Strategic Plan containing no material conditions adversely
affecting Holder other than those described in this Agreement, (d) this
Agreement not having been terminated pursuant to Section 6 hereof, (e) the
Strategic Plan being consistent in all material respects with, or more favorable
to the Holder than, the terms and provisions of this Agreement.
3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY. The Company hereby
represents and warrants to CHS and each Holder as follows: (a) The Company is a
corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of Denmark; (b) the
Company has the power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to
perform its obligations hereunder; (c) the execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder have
been authorized by all necessary corporate action; (d) this Agreement has been
duly executed by the Company and constitutes the valid and binding obligation of
the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms.
4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF CHS. CHS hereby represents and
warrants to the Company and each Holder as follows: (a) CHS is a corporation
duly organized and existing under the laws of Florida; (b) CHS has the power and
authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations
hereunder; (c) the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance
by CHS of its obligations hereunder have been authorized by all necessary
corporate action; (d) this Agreement has been duly executed by CHS and
constitutes the valid and binding obligation of CHS, enforceable against CHS in
accordance with its terms; and (e) information provided by CHS or its
representatives to the Company and the Holder, including all information filed
or made available in CHS' most recent Form 10-Q and 10-K filings, did not
contain an untrue statement of material fact, or omit to state a material fact
necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances
in which they were made, not misleading.
5. DISCLOSURE. The parties to this Letter Agreement authorize and
direct the Company and CHS to disclose in the Reorganization Plan and in the
Bankruptcy Case the existence and terms of this Letter Agreement.
6. TERMINATION. This Letter Agreement shall automatically terminate
upon the earlier of (i) the date of notice from the Company that it has failed
to receive the signed Letter Agreements from the Required Holders (ii) March 24,
2000, unless the Company notifies the Holder in writing on or prior to such date
that the Company has received signed Letter Agreements from the Required Holders
and included copies of such Letter Agreements (iii) April 1, 2000, if CHS has
not filed the Bankruptcy Case as contemplated herein and (iv) August 21, 2000,
if the Bankruptcy Court has not confirmed the Reorganization Plan consistent
with the
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terms set forth in Exhibit A in all respects.
7. NOT AN AMENDMENT OR WAIVER. It is acknowledged and agreed that
(except as expressly provided for herein, including without limitation in the
exhibits hereto) entering into this Agreement, negotiating with respect to the
Notes, the Debentures, the Claims or the Strategic Plan or any other action
taken by Holder does not constitute full or partial amendment or waiver of any
of such Holder's rights and remedies under the Notes or the Debentures or at law
or otherwise, and Holder hereby reserves such rights and remedies.
8. ADDITIONAL NOTES AND DEBENTURES. Nothing in this Agreement shall be
deemed to limit or restrict the ability or right of Holder to acquire any
additional Notes or Debentures (the "Additional Securities") or other claims
against CHS or any affiliate of CHS; provided, however, that in the event Holder
acquires any such Additional Securities after the date hereof (other than any
such Notes or Debentures that are already subject to the provisions of an
agreement with CHS substantially similar to this Agreement, which Notes and
Debentures shall remain subject to the provisions of such agreement), such
Additional Securities or Claims shall immediately upon such acquisition become
subject to the terms of this Agreement.
9. GOVERNING LAW. THIS LETTER AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REGARDLESS OF
THE LAWS THAT MIGHT OTHERWISE GOVERN UNDER APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF
LAWS THEREOF.
10. ENFORCEMENT AND VENUE. IRREPARABLE DAMAGES WOULD OCCUR IN THE EVENT
THAT ANY OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS LETTER AGREEMENT WERE NOT PERFORMED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR SPECIFIC TERMS OR WERE OTHERWISE BREACHED. ACCORDINGLY,
THE PARTIES SHALL BE ENTITLED TO AN INJUNCTION OR INJUNCTIONS TO BREACHES OF
THIS LETTER AGREEMENT AND TO ENFORCE SPECIFICALLY THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF
THIS LETTER AGREEMENT IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF THE UNITED STATES LOCATED IN THE
STATES OF DELAWARE OR FLORIDA, THIS BEING IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER REMEDY TO
WHICH THEY ARE ENTITLED AT LAW OR IN EQUITY. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO (I)
SHALL SUBMIT ITSELF TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA LOCATED IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE IN THE EVENT ANY DISPUTE
ARISES OUT OF THIS LETTER AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED
HEREBY, (II) SHALL NOT ATTEMPT TO DENY OR DEFEAT SUCH PERSONAL JURISDICTION BY
MOTION OR OTHER REQUEST FOR LEAVE FROM ANY SUCH COURT, AND (III) SHALL NOT BRING
ANY ACTION RELATING TO THIS LETTER AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS
CONTEMPLATED HEREBY IN ANY COURT OTHER THAN THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA LOCATED IN THE STATES OF DELAWARE OR FLORIDA.
CHS and the Company agree that all of their respective agreements and
obligations in connection with the Reorganization Plan (including the securities
to be issued pursuant thereto) shall include governing law, submission to
jurisdiction and venue provisions on the same terms as this Agreement.
11. PAYMENT OF PROFESSIONAL FEES AND DUE DILIGENCE EXPENSES.
Simultaneously with
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the delivery of this Letter Agreement, CHS agrees to pay (i) a retainer of
$100,000 to counsel to the Noteholders Committee, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft
and (ii) the sum of $125,000 to the Company, as compensation for due diligence
and related fees and expenses incurred by the Company in the preparation of the
Proposed Strategic Plan and related matters. In addition, CHS further agrees to
pay all reasonable fees and expenses of the Holder and the Company in connection
with this Letter Agreement and the Bankruptcy Case. The foregoing agreement to
pay reasonable fees and expenses of the Holder shall be included in the
Reorganization Plan.
12. NO WAIVER. It is acknowledged and agreed that entering into this
Agreement. negotiating with respect to the Notes, the Debentures, and the
Claims, the Strategic Plan or the Reorganization Plan or any other action taken
by Holder does not constitute a full or partial amendment or waiver of any of
Holder's rights or remedies against CHS, and Holder hereby reserves all such
rights and remedies against CHS.
13. FURTHER ASSURANCES. Holder shall execute and deliver such other
documents and instruments and take such further actions as may be necessary or
appropriate or as may be reasonably requested by CHS or the Company in
connection with the Strategic Plan and the Reorganization Plan, and will not
take any action to interfere with the Strategic Plan or the Reorganization Plan.
14. COUNTERPARTS. This Letter Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, via telefax, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of
which together will constitute one and the same instrument.
15. NO WAIVER. Except as expressly provided in this Letter Agreement,
the Holders are not waiving any defaults or other rights, and reserve all rights
and remedies they may have against CHS.
16. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. This Letter Agreement shall be binding upon
each party hereto, their successors and assigns.
* * * * * * * *
If the foregoing accurately reflects our understanding, please indicate
your acceptance by signing a copy of this letter and returning it to the
undersigned.
CHS ELECTRONICS, INC.
By: _______________________________________
Name:
Title:
ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO:
Print Name: ___________________
By: _________________________ Principal Amount of CHS Liability:__________
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Name:
Title:
Address for Notices:
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO:
EUROPA IT APS
By: _______________________________________
Name: Mark Keough
Title: Director
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EXHIBIT A
SUMMARY OF PROPOSED STRATEGIC PLAN AND REORGANIZATION PLAN
I. ISSUER: Europa IT ApS (the "Company")
II. EXCHANGE
PARTICIPANTS: (i) the 9.875% Senior Notes due 2005 of CHS (the
"Notes"), (ii) the Floating Rate Convertible
Debentures due 2003 of CHS (the "Debentures") and
(iii) the general unsecured claims against CHS
("Claims" and, together with the Notes and the
Debentures, the "CHS Liabilities").
III. EXCHANGE TERMS
Transaction Under the Reorganization Plan, the Company will issue
to CHS a package of securities in exchange for the
assets listed on Exhibit B, which include (a) the
shares of the European Subsidiaries and (b) certain
rights with respect to earn-out agreements and
certain other assets of CHS, all of which are set
forth on Exhibit B hereto (collectively, the
"Exchange Assets"). The package of securities that
the Company will issue to CHS will include: (i) 5% of
the fully diluted common stock of the Company, (ii)
30 Month Notes and Redeemable Convertible Preferred
Stock, and (iii) 15% of the fully diluted common
stock of the Company. The Reorganization Plan will
provide that (i) will be retained by Reorganized CHS.
The Reorganization Plan will also provide that (ii),
(iii), and 25% of the fully diluted common stock of
Reorganized CHS will be distributed by CHS in the
manner described below to all holders of allowed
claims against CHS including but not limited to those
holders of allowed claims that have signed the Letter
Agreements.
The Exchange Assets will be transferred to the
Company free and clear of all liens, claims,
encumbrances and interests. The Reorganization Plan
will also provide for an injunction prohibiting
anyone from asserting any claims or other rights
against the Company that relate to CHS other than
claims relating to the equity or debt securities to
be delivered by the Company to CHS pursuant to the
Reorganization Plan.
THE TERMS OF THE REORGANIZATION PLAN ASSUME THAT
ALLOWED GENERAL UNSECURED CLAIMS AGAINST CHS
(INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO CLAIMS RELATING TO THE
NOTES, THE DEBENTURES, AND THE CLAIMS) WILL NOT
EXCEED $500 MILLION, AND NEITHER THE COMPANY NOR THE
HOLDER SHALL BE OBLIGATED TO PROCEED WITH THE
PROPOSED TRANSACTION IF SUCH CLAIMS EXCEED SUCH
AMOUNT.
Consideration: Under the Plan, Holders of claims against CHS will be
asked to
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choose their share of either the equity or debt
securities paid to CHS by the Company. Holders may
make more than one election by subdividing their
claims. All creditors will participate pro-rata in
the distribution of 25% of the equity securities of
Reorganized CHS. If either the debt securities or the
equity securities paid to CHS by the Company are
over-subscribed, the over-subscribed portion will be
allocated under-subscribed securities on a PRO RATA
basis. The terms of the equity and debt securities
that CHS will distribute to holders of allowed claims
against CHS are set forth below.
DEBT PACKAGE
30 Month Notes Distribution by CHS: $7.50 per $100 claim
Issue Size $22.5 million
Interest Rate: 10% p.a.,
Maturity: 30 months
Principal Repayments: 5 equal installments on
each 6
month anniversary of issue
date
Registration Rights: Demand rights after 18
months
Callable: at any time at par plus
accrued
interest
EQUITY PACKAGE
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Redeemable Convertible Distribution by CHS: $22.50 per $100 claim
Preferred Stock Issue Size: $45 million
Dividend Rate: 10% if paid in cash;
alternatively, at the option of
the Company, payable in kind
at 12% for first two years,
13% in year 3, and 14% in
year 4
Conversion Date: Fourth anniversary
Redeemable: Anytime at par plus accrued
interest
Registration Rights: Demand rights after 18
months
Conversion Rate: Each $1.0 million of preferred
is convertible into 1% of
Europa IT Common Stock
(I.E., convertible to 45% of
equity)
Common Stock 15% of the fully diluted equity
capital of Europa IT as of the
closing date
ACCRUED INTEREST: An interest on all Claims shall fully accrue through
the date the Bankruptcy Case is filed, but shall
cease to accrue after the filing date. No accrued and
unpaid interest on the Notes or Debentures shall be
paid by the Company but shall be included in allowed
claims to the effective date of the Reorganization
Plan.
IV. COUNSEL TO
NOTEHOLDERS
COMMITTEE:
David C.L. Frauman
Lawrence A. Larose
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft
100 Maiden Lane
New York, New York 10038
Ph: 212-504-6652
Fax: 212-504-6666
VI. COUNSEL TO
THE COMPANY: James Conlan Robert L. Asher
Sidley & Austin Sidley & Austin
Bank One Plaza 1 Threadneedle Street
Chicago, Illinois 60603 London EC2R 8AW
Ph: 312-853-7000 ENGLAND
Fax: 312-853-7036 Ph: 44-20-7360-3727
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Fax: 44-20-7626-7937
Perry L. Landsberg
Sidley & Austin
555 W. Fifth Street
Los Angeles, California 90013
Ph: 213.896-6000
Fax: 213.896-6600
VII. COUNSEL TO CHS: Thomas R. Lehman, P.A.
Tew Cardenas Rebak Kellogg Lehman DeMaria & Tague,
L.L.P.
201 S. Biscayne Blvd.
Suite 2600 Miami, FL 33131 Tel.:
305-536-1112 Fax: 305-536-1116
VIII. COUNSEL TO IBM: Marc S. Kirschner, Esq.
Jones Day
599 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Tel.: 212-326-3939
Fax: 212-755-7306
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EXHIBIT B
1. CAPITAL STOCK OF SUBSIDIARIES TO BE INCLUDED IN EUROPAIT TRANSACTION
COMMON NAME LEGAL NAME
CHS Baltic CHS Baltic
CHS Croatia CHS Elektronika d.o.o.
CHS Denmark CHS Electonics A/S Denmark
CHS Estonia CHS Eesti AS
CHS France CHS France S.A.
CHS Hungary CHS Hungary Kft
CHS Lars Krull Lars Krull Norway ASA
CHS Metrologie Metrologie SA
France
CHS Metrologie Metrologie Slovakia
Slovakia
CHS Metrologie Metrologie Systeme GmbH
Germany
CHS Portugal CHS Next D.S.
CHS Poland ABC Data Z.o.o.
CHS Riga CHS Riga
CHS Romak Romak Computers Ltd.
CHS Russia Computer Hardware and
Software
CHS SMG Santech Micro Group Norway
Norway ASA
CHS SMG Sweden Santech Micro Group Sweden
AB
CHS TH Systems TH'system a.s.
Czech
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RIGHTS OF CHS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE TRANSACTION (RELATED TO OWNERSHIP DISPUTES
OR EARN-OUT AGREEMENTS)
COMMON NAME LEGAL NAME
Karma Austria Karma Computerhandles A.G.
Karma Belgium Karma Belgium
Karma Czech Karma Czech a.s.
Karma Germany Karma Computer GmbH
Karma Greece Karma Okrabit S.A.
Karma Italy Karma Italia S.R.L.
Karma Netherlands Bosmark N.V.
Verysell Russia CHS-CIS S.A.
CHS Slovenia Atlantis Skupina d.o.o.
Karma Portugal Carre & Ribeiro Informatica
Lda
Karma Singapore Karma Distribution Singapore
Pte. Ltd.
Karma Switzerland Karma Components GmbH
Karma Turkey Karma Donanim Yazilim San.
Ve Tic A.S.
Karma Dubai Karma (M.E.) Dubai
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FURTHER ASSETS TO BE INCLUDED; NO LIABILITIES ASSUMED (TO BE CLARIFIED WITH
CHS)
COMMON NAME LEGAL NAME
CHS Yakumo Yakumo Electronics GmbH
Germany Europe
CPO CHS-CPO GmbH
Karma Hong Kong Karma Asia Pacific Ltd.
A&A Croatia A&A d.o.o.
A&A Czechia A&A Data Storage Services
a.s.
A&A Slovakia A&A Spol s.r.l
CHS Bohemia CHS Bohemia S.R.D.
CHS McDOS NL McDOS B.V.
CHS Merisel Merisel France SNC
France SNC
CHS Raphael Raphael Informatika S.p.A.
Informatika
CHS Yakumo CHS Yakumo Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Karma Denmark Karma Denmark ApS
Karma Finland Karma Finland Oy
Karma France Karma S.A.R.L.
Karma Norway Karma Norway
Karma Poland Karma International Group
Sp.z.o.o.
Karma Russia Karma Russia
Karma Slovakia Karma Slovakia
EDC France EDC France
Metrologie Metrologie International
International
Merisel S.A. Merisel S.A.
Karma Karma International sarl
International sarl.
Karma Karma International GmbH
International
GmbH
Karma Spain Karma Spain
CHS Slovakia CHS Slovakia s.r.o.
Minfinco, Inc Minfinco, Inc
Merisel France Inc. Merisel France Inc
CHS Czechia CHS Czechia s.r.o.
CHS Russia Ltd. CHS Russia Ltd.
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CHS Kventa Kventa Kft
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