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Full title: Amended disclosure statement filed by Debtor Studio Movie Grill Holdings, LLC (RE: related document(s)395 Disclosure statement). (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A # 2 Exhibit B # 3 Exhibit C # 4 Exhibit D # 5 Schedule 1 - 13)(Wright, Frank)
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In conformity with Revenue Procedure 94-45, all parties (including, without limitation, the Debtors, the GUC Trustee and GUC Trust Beneficiaries) will be required to treat the transfer of the GUC Trust Assets to the GUC Trust, for all purposes of the Internal Revenue Code, as (a) a transfer of the GUC Trust Assets (subject to any obligations relating to those assets) directly to the GUC Trust Beneficiaries (other than to the extent any GUC Trust Assets are allocable to Disputed Claims), followed by (b) the transfer by such beneficiaries to the GUC Trust of GUC Trust Assets in exchange for GUC Trust Interests. section 301.7701-4(d) and in compliance with Revenue Procedure 94-45, 1994-2 C.B. 684, and, thus, as a “grantor trust” within the meaning of sections 671 through 679 of the Internal Revenue Code to the applicable Holders of Claims, consistent with the terms of the Plan; (b) the sole purpose of the Agent Trust shall be the liquidation and distribution of the Agent Trust Assets in accordance with Treasury Regulation section 301.7701-4(d), including the resolution of applicable Claims in accordance with this Plan, with no objective to continue or engage in the conduct of a trade or business; (c) all parties (including, without limitation, the Debtors, the Reorganized Debtors, applicable Holders of Allowed Claims receiving Agent Trust Interests, and the Agent Trustee) shall report consistently with such treatment; (d) all parties (including the Debtors, the Reorganized Debtors, applicable Holders of Allowed Claims receiving Agent Trust Interests, and the Agent Trustee) shall report consistently with the valuation of the Agent Trust Assets transferred to the Agent Trust as determined by the Agent Trustee (or its designee); (e) the Agent Trustee shall be responsible for filing all applicable tax returns for the Agent Trust as a grantor trust pursuant to Treasury Regulation section 1.671-4(a); and (f) the Agent Trustee shall annually send to each holder of an Agent Trust Interest a separate statement regarding the receipts and expenditures of the Agent Trust as relevant for U.S. federal income tax purposes.“Allowed” means, with respect to any Claim or Interest, except as otherwise provided herein: (a) a Claim or Interest in a liquidated amount as to which no objection has been Filed prior to the applicable Claims Objection Deadline and that is evidenced by a Proof of Claim or Interest, as applicable, timely Filed by the applicable Bar Date or that is not required to be evidenced by a Filed Proof of Claim or Interest, as applicable, under the Plan, the Bankruptcy Code, or a Final Order; (b) a Claim or Interest that is scheduled by the Debtors as neither Disputed, contingent, nor unliquidated, and for which no Proof of Claim or Interest, as applicable, has been timely Filed in an unliquidated or a different amount; (c) a Claim or Interest that is upheld or otherwise Allowed: (i) pursuant to the Plan, including but not limited to the Prepetition L
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IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS DALLAS DIVISION IN RE: § CASE NO. 20-32633-SGJ § STUDIO MOVIE GRILL HOLDINGS, LLC, § Chapter 11 et al.,1 § DEBTOR. § Jointly Administered AMENDED JOINT DISCLOSURE STATEMENT FOR AMENDED JOINT PLAN OF REORGANIZATION FOR STUDIO MOVIE GRILL HOLDINGS, LLC AND JOINTLY ADMINISTERED DEBTORS FEBRUARY 11, 2021 FRANK J.WRIGHT JEFFERY M.VETETO JAY A.FERGUSON LAW OFFICES OF FRANK J.WRIGHT,PLLC 2323 Ross Ave. | Suite 730 Dallas, Texas 75201 Telephone: (214) 935.9100 Email: frank@fjwright.law Email: jeff@fjwright.law Email: jay@fjwright.law ATTORNEYS FOR DEBTORS AND DEBTORS-IN-POSSESSION 1 The Debtors in these Chapter 11 cases, along with the last four digits of each Debtor’s federal tax identification number, include: Studio Movie Grill Holdings, LLC (6546); OHAM Holdings, LLC (0966); Movie Grill Concepts Trademark Holdings, LLC (3096); Movie Grill Concepts I, Ltd. (6645); Movie Grill Concepts III, Ltd. (2793); Movie Grill Concepts IV, Ltd. (1454); Movie Grill Concepts IX, LLC (3736); Movie Grill Concepts VI, Ltd. (6895); Movie Grill Concepts VII, LLC (2291); Movie Grill Concepts X, LLC (6906); Movie Grill Concepts XI, LLC (2837); Movie Grill Concepts XII, LLC (6040); Movie Grill Concepts XIII, LLC (5299); Movie Grill Concepts XIV, LLC (4709); Movie Grill Concepts XIX, LLC (9646); Movie Grill Concepts XL, LLC (4454); Movie Grill Concepts XLI, LLC (4624); Movie Grill Concepts XLII, LLC (2309); Movie Grill Concepts XLIII, LLC (9721); Movie Grill Concepts XLIV, LLC (8783); Movie Grill Concepts XLV, LLC (2570); Movie Grill Concepts XV, LLC (4939); Movie Grill Concepts XVI, LLC (1033); Movie Grill Concepts XVII, LLC (1733); Movie Grill Concepts XVIII, LLC (8322); Movie Grill Concepts XX, LLC (7300); Movie Grill Concepts XXI, LLC (1508); Movie Grill Concepts XXII, LLC (6748); Movie Grill Concepts XXIV, LLC (5114); Movie Grill Concepts XXIX, LLC (5857); Movie Grill Concepts XXV, LLC (4985); Movie Grill Concepts XXVI, LLC (5233); Movie Grill Concepts XXVII, LLC (4427); Movie Grill Concepts XXVIII, LLC (1554); Movie Grill Concepts XXX, LLC (1431); Movie Grill Concepts XXXI, LLC (3223); Movie Grill Concepts XXXII, LLC (0196); Movie Grill Concepts XXXIII, LLC (1505); Movie Grill Concepts XXXIV, LLC (9770); Movie Grill Concepts XXXIX, LLC (3605); Movie Grill Concepts XXXV, LLC (0571); Movie Grill Concepts XXXVI, LLC (6927); Movie Grill Concepts XXXVII, LLC (6401); Movie Grill Concepts XXXVIII, LLC (9657); Movie Grill Concepts XXIII, LLC (7893); Studio Club, LLC (3023); Studio Club IV, LLC (9440); Movie Grill Concepts XI, LLC (2837); Movie Grill Concepts XLI, LLC (4624); Movie Grill Concepts XLVI, LLC (2344); Movie Grill Concepts XLVII, LLC (5866); Movie Grill Concepts XLVIII, LLC (8601); Movie Grill Concepts XLIX, LLC (0537); Movie Grill Concepts L, LLC (5940); Movie Grill Concepts LI, LLC (7754); Movie Grill Concepts LII, LLC (8624); Movie Grill Concepts LIII, LLC (3066); Movie Grill Concepts LIV, LLC (2018); Movie Grill Concepts LV, LLC (4699); Movie Grill Partners 3, LLC (4200); Movie Grill Partners 4, LLC (1363); Movie Grill Partners 6, LLC (3334); and MGC Management I, LLC (3224).Page 2
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THIS DISCLOSURE STATEMENT The Debtors are providing the information in this document (the “Disclosure Statement”) to Holders of Claims and Interests for purposes of soliciting votes to accept or reject the Amended Joint Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization of Studio Movie Grill Holdings, LLC and its debtor affiliates (the “Debtors”) (the “Plan”).2 Nothing in this Disclosure Statement may be relied upon or used by any Entity for any other purpose. Before deciding whether to vote for or against the Plan, each Holder entitled to vote should carefully consider all of the information in this Disclosure Statement, including the Risk Factors described in Article VIII herein. The Plan is supported by the Debtors and the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors (the “Committee”). The Debtors urge Holders of Claims whose votes are being solicited to vote to accept the Plan. The Debtors urge each Holder of a Claim or Interest to consult with its own advisors with respect to any legal, financial, securities, tax, or business advice in reviewing this Disclosure Statement, the Plan, and the transactions contemplated thereby. Further, the Bankruptcy Court’s approval of the adequacy of the information contained in this Disclosure Statement does not constitute the Bankruptcy Court’s approval of the Plan. This Disclosure Statement contains, among other things, summaries of the Plan, certain statutory provisions, and certain anticipated events in the Debtors’ Chapter 11 Cases. Although the Debtors believe that these summaries are fair and accurate, these summaries are qualified in their entirety to the extent that they do not set forth the entire text of such documents or statutory provisions or every detail of such anticipated events. In the event of any inconsistency or discrepancy between a description in this Disclosure Statement and the terms and provisions of the Plan or any other documents incorporated herein by reference, the Plan or such other documents will govern for all purposes. Factual information contained in this Disclosure Statement has been provided by the Debtors’ management except where otherwise specifically noted. The Debtors do not represent or warrant that the information contained herein or attached hereto is without any material inaccuracy or omission. In preparing this Disclosure Statement, the Debtors relied on financial data derived from their books and records and on various assumptions regarding the Debtors’ business. While the Debtors believe that such financial information fairly reflects the financial condition of the Debtors as of the date hereof and that the assumptions regarding future events reflect reasonable business judgments, no representations or warranties are made as to the accuracy of the financial information contained herein or assumptions regarding the Debtors’ business or their future results or operations. The Debtors expressly caution readers not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements contained herein. The Debtors are making the statements and providing the financial information contained in this Disclosure Statement as of the date hereof, unless otherwise specifically 2 Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meaning ascribed to them in Article I.A of the Plan.Page 3
noted, and there is no assurance that the statements contained herein will be correct at any time after such date. Although the Debtors may subsequently update the information in this Disclosure Statement, the Debtors have no affirmative duty to do so, and expressly disclaim any duty to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Holders of Claims and Interests reviewing this Disclosure Statement should not infer that, at the time of their review, the facts set forth herein have not changed since this Disclosure Statement was Filed. Subject to the terms of the Plan, information contained herein is subject to completion, modification, or amendment. The Debtors reserve the right to File an amended or modified Plan and related Disclosure Statement from time to time, subject to the terms of the Plan. The Debtors have not authorized any Entity to give any information about or concerning the Plan other than that which is contained in this Disclosure Statement. The Debtors have not authorized any representations concerning the Debtors or the value of their property other than as set forth in this Disclosure Statement. This Disclosure Statement does not constitute, and may not be construed as, an admission of fact, liability, stipulation, or waiver. The Debtors, the Reorganized Debtors, the GUC Trustee, the Agent Trustee, or any other authorized party, as applicable, may seek to investigate, File, and prosecute Claims and may object to Claims after the Confirmation or Effective Date of the Plan irrespective of whether this Disclosure Statement identifies any such Claims or objections to Claims. If the Plan is confirmed by the Bankruptcy Court and the Effective Date occurs, all Holders of Claims and Interests (including those Holders of Claims and Interests who do not submit ballots to accept or reject the Plan, who vote to reject the Plan, or who are not entitled to vote on the Plan) will be bound by the terms of the Plan and the Restructuring Transactions contemplated thereby. The Confirmation and effectiveness of the Plan are subject to certain material conditions precedent described herein and set forth in Article IX of the Plan. There is no assurance that the Plan will be confirmed, or if confirmed, that the conditions required to be satisfied for the Plan to go effective will be satisfied (or waived). You are encouraged to read the Plan and this Disclosure Statement in its entirety, including Article VIII, entitled “RISK FACTORS,” before submitting your ballot to vote on the Plan. The Bankruptcy Court’s approval of this Disclosure Statement does not constitute a guarantee by the Bankruptcy Court of the accuracy or completeness of the information contained herein or an endorsement by the Bankruptcy Court of the merits of the Plan. The information contained in this Disclosure Statement is included for purposes of soliciting votes for, and Confirmation of, the Plan and may not be relied on for any other purpose. In the event of any inconsistency between this Disclosure Statement and the Plan, the relevant provisions of the Plan will govern.Page 4
This Disclosure Statement has been prepared in accordance with Section 1125 of the Bankruptcy Code and Bankruptcy Rule 3016(b) and is not necessarily prepared in accordance with federal or state securities laws or other similar laws. This Disclosure Statement has not been approved or disapproved by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) or any similar federal, state, local, or foreign regulatory agency, nor has the SEC or any other agency passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of the statements contained in this Disclosure Statement. The Debtors have sought to ensure the accuracy of the financial information provided in this Disclosure Statement. Any such financial information provided or incorporated herein by reference has not been, and will not be, audited or reviewed by the Debtors’ independent auditors unless explicitly provided otherwise. Upon Confirmation of the Plan, certain of the securities described in this Disclosure Statement may be issued without registration under the Securities Act of 1933, 15 U.S.C. §§ 77a– 77aa, together with the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Securities Act”), or similar federal, state, local, or foreign laws, in reliance on the exemption set forth in section 1145 of the Bankruptcy Code. To the extent exemptions from registration under section 1145 of the Bankruptcy Code or applicable federal securities law do not apply, the Securities may not be offered or sold except pursuant to a valid exemption or upon registration under the Securities Act. The Debtors make statements in this Disclosure Statement that are considered forward-looking statements under federal securities laws. The Debtors consider all statements regarding anticipated or future matters, to be forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements may include statements about the Debtors’: business strategy; acquisition or disposition of assets, including strategy, amount, timing, and ability to effectuate any such transaction; financial strategy; risks associated with the Chapter 11 process, including the Debtors’ ability to develop, confirm, and consummate a plan under Chapter 11 or an alternative restructuring transaction; inability to maintain relationships with suppliers, customers, employees, and other third parties as a result of the Chapter 11 filing or other failure of such parties to comply with their contractual obligations; failure to satisfy the Debtors’ short- or long-term liquidity needs, including their inability to generate sufficient Cash flow from operations or to obtain adequate financing to fund their capital expenditures and meet working capital needs and their ability to continue as a going concern; legal proceedings and the effects thereof; ability to operate their theaters due to COVID-19 restrictions;Page 5
capital expenditures; economic and competitive advantages; credit and capital market conditions; regulatory changes; lease operating expenses, general and administrative expenses and development costs; future operating results, including results of acquired properties; and plan, objectives, expectations and intentions. Statements concerning these and other matters are not guarantees of the Debtors’ and the Reorganized Debtors’ future performance. There are risks, uncertainties, and other important factors that could cause the Debtors’ and the Reorganized Debtors’ actual performance or achievements to be different from those they may project, and the Debtors undertake no obligation to update the projections made herein. These risks, uncertainties, and factors may include: the Debtors’ ability to confirm and consummate the Plan; the potential adverse impact of the Chapter 11 Cases on the Debtors’ operations, management, and employees, and the risks associated with operating the Debtors’ business during the Chapter 11 Cases; customer responses to the Chapter 11 Cases; the Debtors’ ability to operate their theaters due to COVID-19 restrictions; the Debtors’ inability to discharge or settle Claims during the Chapter 11 Cases; the Debtors’ ability to access financing necessary to consummate the Plan; general economic, business, and market conditions; currency fluctuations; interest rate fluctuations; price increases; the Debtors’ ability to implement cost reduction initiatives in a timely manner; the Debtors’ ability to divest existing business; financial conditions of the Debtors’ customers; adverse tax changes; limited access to capital resources; changes in domestic and foreign laws and regulations; natural disasters; geopolitical instability; and the effects of governmental regulation on the Debtors’ business.Page 6
EXHIBITS & SCHEDULES3 Exhibit A Plan of Reorganization Exhibit B Disclosure Statement Order Exhibit C Financial Projections Exhibit D Liquidation Analysis Schedule 1 Assets Schedule 2 Personal Property Taxes Schedule 3 Real Estate Taxes Schedule 4 Sales Taxes Schedule 5 Other Taxes Schedule 6 Secured Debt Schedule 7 Wage Claims Schedule 8 Other Priority Claims Schedule 9 Administrative & Professional Fee Claims Schedule 10 Other Administrative Claims Schedule 11 General Unsecured Claims Schedule 12 Lease Analysis Schedule 13 Personal Injury Litigation 3 While the Schedules attached hereto contain information regarding each Debtor, the inclusion of a Debtor in the Schedules does not mean that such Debtor will be subject to the treatment set forth in Article III of the Plan. Pursuant to the Plan, the Plan Supplement will identify any Debtors listed on the Schedule of Abandoned Debtors, the Schedule of Converted Cases, or the Schedule of Non-Applicable Debtors. Any such Debtor will be a Non-Reorganized Debtor under the Plan. Non-Reorganized Debtors will not be not subject to the treatment in Article III of the Plan.Page 7
I. INTRODUCTION Studio Movie Grill Holdings, LLC and its affiliated debtors, as debtors and debtors in possession (collectively, the “Debtors”) submit this disclosure statement (this “Disclosure Statement”) pursuant to Section 1125 of the Bankruptcy Code to Holders of Claims against and Interests in the Debtors in connection with the solicitation of votes to accept or reject the Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization for Studio Movie Grill Holdings, LLC and Jointly Administered Debtors, (the “Plan”), filed on February 11, 20214. A copy of the Plan is attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference. THE DEBTORS BELIEVE THAT THE TREATMENT OF CLAIMS AND INTERESTS UNDER, AND THE RESTRUCTURING TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY, THE PLAN ARE FAIR AND EQUITABLE, MAXIMIZE THE VALUE OF THE DEBTORS’ ESTATES, AND PROVIDE THE BEST RECOVERY TO CLAIM HOLDERS. AT THIS TIME, THE DEBTORS BELIEVE THE PLAN IS THE BEST AVAILABLE ALTERNATIVE FOR COMPLETING THE CHAPTER 11 CASES IN A TIMELY MANNER AND STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU VOTE TO ACCEPT THE PLAN. II. PRELIMINARY STATEMENT The Debtors are in the dine-in movie theater business. In addition to their movie offerings, the Debtors’ theaters include a bar and lounge area, with direct to seat service for guests before and during their movies. On the Petition Date, the Debtors leased 33 dine-in movie theaters in numerous cities in 10 states, including Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Virginia. The theaters operate under the brand name “Studio Movie Grill.” As of December 31, 2019, the Debtors, on a consolidated basis, had assets in the form of cash, accounts receivables, inventory, theater leases, equipment, furniture, and intangibles with a book value of approximately $233 million. Before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and nationwide shutdowns, the Debtors were generating positive cash flow. For example, in 2019, Studio Movie Grill Holdings, LLC had revenue of $251 million and EBITDA of $21 million. The COVID-19 pandemic and its progeny of state-mandated shutdowns made the Debtors’ financial situation extremely difficult. On March 16, 2020, the U.S. federal government issued guidelines to try to slow the spread of COVID-19, which included avoiding eating or drinking in restaurants and bars, and shopping trips or social visits. Within a week, the states in which the Debtors operate theaters began imposing “stay at home” or “lockdown” orders. These orders directed people to stay at home except for “essential” activities, but movie theaters are not deemed essential activities. As a result, the Debtors’ theaters were shut down for at least three (3) months, and a certain subset of theaters remains subject to these orders today. Specifically, the Debtors closed their theaters to protect the health and safety of their employees and customers. Throughout most of the summer of 2020, the Debtors did not show a single movie or sell any food or beverages in their theaters, and the Debtors were compelled to furlough all but approximately 850 of their approximately 7,000 employees. Over the course of the pandemic, certain of the “stay at home” orders have expired and many restrictions have been modified to allow most movie theaters to operate at partial capacity. On June 4 The summary of the Plan provided herein is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Plan. In the case of any inconsistency between this Disclosure Statement and the Plan, the Plan will govern.Page 8
19, 2020, the Debtors resumed limited operations in three (3) theaters. Over time, the Debtors were able to open twenty-one (21) theaters, just prior to filing. After the Petition Date, new state mandates meant that four (4) theaters had to reclose. While the early-stage vaccination efforts provide hope, there is still significant uncertainty as to when theaters will be permitted to either reopen or open at full capacity, and whether (and when) people will begin to return to engaging in activities that involve being in public places and in close proximity with others, such as attending movies. Moreover, it is uncertain what impact the pandemic revelation of straight to streaming releases and simultaneous releases by major movie studios will have on theater attendance once all orders and restrictions are lifted. Through the Chapter 11 Cases, the Debtors have been engaged in: (i) identifying which theaters are not profitable, which ones are profitable, and which ones can be profitable; and (ii) renegotiating leases with landlords. To date, the Debtors have filed motions to reject twenty-four (24) lease locations. As of the filing of this Disclosure Statement, the Debtors have rejected fourteen (14) leases covering sixteen (16) theater locations. The Debtors have and continue to negotiate with all other landlords. These negotiations have been largely successful, as the Debtors have negotiated revised lease terms with many of their landlords that incorporate some form of percentage rent to weather the current depressed demand for theater experiences. The Debtors have also dedicated substantial efforts evaluating their options for a viable exit strategy. Those options include a sale of the Debtors’ assets and/or a plan of reorganization. Based on discussions their advisors, the Agent and its advisors, and with the Committee and its advisors, the Debtors determined that pursuing a simultaneous dual-track process to restructure their business via a section 363 marketing process and a recapitalization transaction equitizing plan process was the best way to maximize the value of the estates. To that end, the Debtors undertook to market a proposed sale of assets of the Debtors to potential buyers (including the DIP Lenders and Prepetition Lenders) and obtained approval of the Bid Procedures to create a fair and orderly process to solicit bids on the Debtors’ assets, while maintaining the flexibility to reorganize the Debtors. Debtors did solicit bids under the Bid Procedures; however, this sale process failed to yield any bids for the assets. III. OVERVIEW OF THE PLAN The Plan provides for either (a) an Asset Sale Restructuring to a Third-Party Purchaser or to an Agent Purchaser or (b) an Equitization Restructuring pursuant to which New Units in Reorganized SMG will be distributed pursuant to the Plan. If the Agent (or its designated Entity) is the prevailing purchaser of all or substantially all of the Debtors’ assets pursuant to the Bid Procedures, the Agent may exercise the Plan Toggle Right to implement such sale through a chapter 11 plan, including via an alternative transaction where the Prepetition Lenders and/or the DIP Lenders retain debt instruments and/or receive equity securities. The Plan sets forth the Restructuring Transactions to occur in the event of either an Asset Sale Restructuring or an Equitization Restructuring. A. Classification and Treatment of Claims and Interests The Plan constitutes a separate chapter 11 plan of reorganization for each Debtor with Claims against and Interests in each respective Debtor participating in the respective Subclass in such Class; provided, however, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Claims and Interests against Debtors that are identified on the Schedule of Abandoned Debtors, the Schedule of Converted Cases, or the Schedule of Non-Applicable Debtors shall not be subject to Article III of the Plan. Where there are no Subclasses listed, all Claims of such Class are being treated the same.Page 9
To the extent that a Class contains Allowed Claims or Allowed Interests with respect to any Debtor, the treatment of Allowed Claims and Allowed Interests in such Class is specified below. Class 1 – Other Priority Claims. (a) Classification: Class 1 consists of Other Priority Claims. For purposes of classification and treatment under the Plan, all Other Priority Claims of all Debtors are being treated as one Class. (b) Treatment: Except to the extent that a Holder of an Allowed Other Priority Claim agrees to a less favorable treatment of its Allowed Claim acceptable to the Agent, in full and final satisfaction, settlement, release, and discharge of and in exchange for each Allowed Other Priority Claim, each such Holder shall receive, at the option of the applicable Debtor(s) with the consent of the Agent, either: (i) payment in full in Cash; or (ii) other treatment rendering such Claim Unimpaired or otherwise permitted by the Bankruptcy Code. (c) Voting: Class 1 is Unimpaired under the Plan. Each Holder of a Class 1 Other Priority Claim is conclusively presumed to accept the Plan pursuant to section 1126(f) of the Bankruptcy Code. Therefore, Holders of Class 1 Other Priority Claims are not entitled to vote to accept or reject the Plan. Class 2 – Prepetition Lenders’ Claims. (a) Classification: Class 2 consists of the Prepetition Lenders’ Claims held by the Prepetition Lenders. For purposes of classification and treatment under the Plan, there shall be a separate Subclass for Class 2 for each Debtor. (b) Allowance: On the Effective Date, the Prepetition Lenders’ Claims shall be Allowed in the aggregate principal amount of at least $104,123,984.28, plusaccrued and unpaid interest on such principal amount through the Petition Date and any other amounts due and owing pursuant to, arising under or, relating to the Prepetition Loan Documents through and including the Effective Date, less any amount repaid or rolled up pursuant to the DIP Facility and the DIP Orders as of the Effective Date. (c) Treatment: On the Effective Date, each Holder of a Class 2 Claim shall receive: (i) if an Equitization Restructuring occurs, (a)(1) its Pro Rata share (i.e., the proportion that such Allowed Prepetition Lenders’ Claim bears to the aggregate amount of all Allowed Prepetition Lenders’ Claims participating in the Exit Facility Refinancing Loans (if any, and as determined by the Agent with, for the avoidance of doubt, the consent of Crestline) plus all Allowed DIP Claims (if any, and as determined by the Agent with, for the avoidance of doubt, the consent of Crestline) participating in the Exit Facility Refinancing Loans) of the Exit Facility Refinancing Loans on a dollar-for-dollarPage 10
basis, and (2) thereafter, the applicable New Units designated to be distributed to such Holder as set forth below (which may be distributed to the GS Designees or the Crestline Designees as determined by such Holder); plus (b) its Pro Rata share of the Agent Panterra Assets; or (ii) if an Asset Sale Restructuring occurs, (a) all Cash of the Debtors (including, if the Asset Sale Restructuring is to a Third Party Purchaser, the Sale Proceeds) other than the GUC Trust Assets, and (b) its Pro Rata Share of the Agent Trust Assets and the Agent Trust Interests. If an Equitization Restructuring occurs, the distribution of New Units to the Holders of Class 2 Claims and DIP Facility Claims shall be as follows: (a) if to the GS Designees, (i) 63.94% of the Preferred Units and (ii) the GS Warrant; and (b) if to the Crestline Designees, (i) 36.06% of the Preferred Units and (ii) 100% of the Class A-1 Common Units. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Agent, with the consent of Crestline, may at any time redetermine the allocation and type of New Units to be distributed the Holders of Class 2 Claims and DIP Facility Claims. If an Equitization Restructuring occurs, (a) all DIP Liens shall be retained by the DIP Agent and assigned to the Exit Agent and (b) any and all Liens securing the Prepetition Lenders’ Claim shall be retained by the Prepetition Agent and assigned to the Exit Agent to secure the obligations under the Exit Facility. If an Asset Sale Restructuring occurs, after the Effective Date, each of the DIP Liens and the Liens securing the Prepetition Lenders’ Claims shall remain in effect to the same extent and in the same priority such Liens exist on the Effective Date, and no such Lien shall be (or deemed to have been) waived, released, satisfied or discharged, in whole or in part. Beginning on the first calendar quarter following the Effective Date, and continuing on at least a quarterly basis thereafter (or such other time as agreed by the Agent and the GUC Trustee), the GUC Trustee shall pay the Pro Rata Share of Cash on hand resulting from the Agent Panterra Assets, if any: (i) in the event of an Asset Sale Restructuring, to the Agent Trustee or (ii) in the event of an Equitization Restructuring, to the Agent. Holders of Prepetition Lenders’ Claims expressly reserve the right to seek recovery against any Non-Reorganized Debtor on any grounds, including, without limitation, the entire unpaid cash amount of the Prepetition Lenders’ Claims. (d) Voting: Class 2 is Impaired under the Plan. Holders of Claims in Class 2 are entitled to vote to accept or reject the Plan.Page 11
Class 3 – Secured Tax Claims. (a) Classification: Class 3 consists of Secured Tax Claims. For purposes of classification and treatment under the Plan, there shall be a separate Subclass for Class 3 for each Debtor. (b) Treatment: Except to the extent that the Holder of an Allowed Class 3 Secured Claim agrees to a less favorable treatment of its Allowed Class 3 Secured Claim acceptable to the Agent, in full and final satisfaction, settlement, release, and discharge of and in exchange for each Allowed Class 3 Secured Claim, each such Holder shall receive payment in accordance with section 1129 of the Bankruptcy Code. (c) Voting: Class 3 is Impaired under the Plan. Holders of Claims in Class 3 are entitled to vote to accept or reject the Plan. Class 4 – Other Secured Claims. (a) Classification: Class 4 consists of Other Secured Claims. For purposes of classification and treatment under the Plan, there shall be a separate Subclass for each Debtor. (b) Treatment: Except to the extent that a Holder of an Allowed Class 4 Secured Claim agrees to a less favorable treatment of its Allowed 4 Claim acceptable to the Agent, in full and final satisfaction, settlement, release, and discharge of and in exchange for each Allowed Class 4 Secured Claim, each such Holder shall receive, at the option of the applicable Debtor(s) with the consent of the Agent, either: (i) payment in full in Cash; (ii) the collateral securing any such Claim and payment of any interest required under section 506(b) of the Bankruptcy Code; (iii) Reinstatement of such Claim; or (iv) A new note with a principal amount equal to the amount of the Allowed Class 4 Claim with a term of five years, interest at the Plan Rate, payable monthly in equal payments of principal and interest, and secured by the same collateral that secured such Allowed Class 4 Claim. (c) Voting: Class 4 is Impaired under the Plan. Holders of Claims in Class 4 are entitled to vote to accept or reject the Plan. Class 5 – GUC (General Unsecured) Claims. (a) Classification: Class 5 consists of GUC Claims (which, for avoidance of doubt, do not include TowerBrook Claims or Convenience Class Claims). For purposes of classification and treatment under the Plan, there shall be a separate Subclass for each Debtor.Page 12
(b) Treatment: Except to the extent that a Holder of an Allowed GUC Claim agrees to less favorable treatment of its Allowed Claim acceptable to the Agent, in full and final satisfaction, settlement, release, and discharge of and in exchange for each Allowed GUC Claim, each such Holder of an Allowed GUC Claim in Class 5 shall receive its Pro Rata share of the GUC Trust Interests. Each Holder of GUC Claims in an aggregate Allowed amount greater than $2,500.00 may irrevocably elect on its Ballot to have such Claim irrevocably reduced to $2,500.00 and treated as a Convenience Class Claim for the purposes of the Plan rather than as a GUC Claim. For avoidance of doubt, Holders of Prepetition Lenders’ Claims shall not be entitled to any recovery from the GUC Trust Interests or the GUC Trust Assets (solely excepting the Agent Panterra Assets). (c) Voting: Class 5 is Impaired under the Plan. Holders of Claims in Class 5 are entitled to vote to accept or reject the Plan. Class 6 – Convenience Class Claims. (a) Classification: Class 6 consists of Convenience Class Claims. For purposes of classification and treatment under the Plan, there shall be a separate Subclass for each Debtor. (b) Treatment: Except to the extent that a Holder of an Allowed Convenience Class Claim agrees to a less favorable treatment of its Allowed Claim acceptable to the Agent, in full and final satisfaction, settlement, release, and discharge of and in exchange for each Allowed Convenience Class Claim, each such Holder shall receive within thirty (30) days after the date such Claim is Allowed payment in Cash in an amount equal to 10% of such Holder’s Allowed Convenience Class Claim, which shall be payable from the GUC Trust Reserve. (c) Voting: Class 6 is Impaired under the Plan. Holders of Claims in Class 6 are entitled to vote to accept or reject the Plan. Class 7 – Intercompany Claims. (a) Classification: Class 7 consists of all Intercompany Claims. For purposes of classification and treatment under the Plan, all Class 7 Claims of all Debtors are being treated as one Class. (b) Treatment: Intercompany Claims shall, at the Agent’s election, either be (i) Reinstated as of the Effective Date or (ii) canceled, discharged, released, and extinguished in full as of the Effective Date. (c) Voting: Class 7 is either Unimpaired, in which case the Holders of such Claims conclusively are presumed to have accepted the Plan pursuant to section 1126(f) of the Bankruptcy Code, or Impaired and not receiving any distribution under the Plan, in which case the Holders of such Claims are deemed to have rejected the Plan pursuant to section 1126(g) of the Bankruptcy Code. Therefore, each Holder of a Class 7 Intercompany Claim is not entitled to vote to accept or reject the Plan.Page 13
Class 8 – Subordinated Claims. (a) Classification: Class 8 consists of all Subordinated Claims. For purposes of classification and treatment under the Plan, all Class 8 Claims of all Debtors are being treated as one Class. (b) Treatment: Allowed Claims in Class 8 shall receive no payment under the Plan. (c) Voting: Class 8 is Impaired, and such Holders of Class 8 Claims are conclusively presumed to have rejected the Plan under section 1126(g) of the Bankruptcy Code. Class 9 – SMG Holdings Interests (a) Classification: Class 9 consists of any Interests in SMG Holdings. For purposes of classification and treatment under the Plan, all Class 9 Interests are being treated as one Class. (b) Treatment: On the Effective Date, all Interests in SMG Holdings shall be canceled, discharged, released, and extinguished in full as of the Effective Date. (c) Voting: Class 9 is Impaired, and the Holders of Class 9 Interests are conclusively presumed to have rejected the Plan under section 1126(g) of the Bankruptcy Code. Class 10 – Other Debtor Interests (a) Classification: Class 10 consists of Other Debtor Interests. For purposes of classification and treatment under the Plan, all Class 10 Interests are being treated as one Class. (b) Treatment: On the Effective Date, Interests in the Other Debtors shall, at the Agent’s election, either be (i) Reinstated as of the Effective Date or (ii) canceled, discharged, released, and extinguished in full as of the Effective Date. (c) Voting: Class 10 is either Unimpaired, in which case the Holders of such Interests conclusively are presumed to have accepted the Plan pursuant to section 1126(f) of the Bankruptcy Code, or Impaired and not receiving any distribution under the Plan, in which case the Holders of such Interests are deemed to have rejected the Plan pursuant to section 1126(g) of the Bankruptcy Code. Therefore, each Holder of a Class 10 Interest is not entitled to vote to accept or reject the Plan. The Debtors are the proponents of the Plan within the meaning of section 1129 of the Bankruptcy Code.Page 14
B. Means for Implementation of the Plan A. Restructuring Transactions. On the Effective Date, the Debtors or the Reorganized Debtors, as applicable, with the consent of the Agent, shall enter into any transaction and shall take any actions as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate the Restructuring Transactions, including the Asset Sale Restructuring or the Equitization Restructuring, as applicable, and will take any actions as may be necessary or advisable to effect a corporate restructuring of their respective businesses in accordance with the terms of the Plan. The actions to implement the Restructuring Transactions may include, as applicable, and without limitation: (1) the execution and delivery of appropriate agreements or other documents of merger, amalgamation, consolidation, restructuring, conversion, disposition, transfer, arrangement, continuance, dissolution, sale, purchase, or liquidation containing terms that are consistent with the terms of the Plan and that satisfy the requirements of applicable law and any other terms to which the Agent may consent, including, if applicable, the formation of any entity or entities that will constitute, in whole or in part, the Reorganized Debtors; (2) the execution and delivery of appropriate instruments of transfer, assignment, assumption, or delegation of any asset, property, right, liability, debt, or obligation on terms consistent with the terms of the Plan and having other terms for which the Agent may consent, including the execution and delivery of the Agent Trust Agreement; (3) the execution of the GUC Trust Agreement; (4) the filing of appropriate certificates or articles of incorporation, formation, reincorporation, merger, consolidation, conversion, amalgamation, arrangement, continuance, dissolution, or other organizational documents pursuant to applicable state law; (5) the execution and delivery of the New Organizational Documents; (6) the issuance of the New Units as set forth in the Plan; and (7) all other actions that the Debtors with the Agent’s consent or the Reorganized Debtors, as applicable, determine to be necessary or advisable, including making filings or recordings that may be required by law in connection with the Plan. The Confirmation Order shall and shall be deemed to, pursuant to sections 363 and 1123 of the Bankruptcy Code, authorize, among other things, all actions as may be necessary or appropriate to effect any transaction described in, approved by, contemplated by, or necessary to effectuate the Plan, including the Restructuring Transactions. B. GUC Trust. 1. Creation and Governance of the GUC Trust The GUC Trust shall be established for the administration of the GUC Trust Assets as set forth in the Plan and GUC Trust Agreement. The GUC Trust shall be created whether an Equitization Restructuring occurs or an Asset Sale Restructuring occurs. The GUC Trust shall be established for the distribution of GUC Trust Assets, net of any GUC Trust Expenses, to Holders of Allowed GUC Claims and Allowed Convenience Class Claims as set forth in the Plan and for the reconciliation by the GUC Trustee of Claims and Interests. On the Effective Date, the Debtors, the Reorganized Debtors, and GUC Trustee, as applicable, shall be authorized to take all actions necessary to establish the GUC Trust in accordance with the Plan and the GUC Trust Agreement. Additionally, on the Effective Date, the Debtors shall transfer and shall be deemed to transfer to the GUC Trust all of their rights, title and interest in and to all of the GUC Trust Assets, and in accordance with section 1141 of the Bankruptcy Code, the GUC Trust Assets shall automatically vest in the GUC Trust free and clear of all Claims and Liens,Page 15
and such transfer shall be exempt from any stamp, real estate transfer, mortgage reporting, sales, use, or other similar tax pursuant to section 1146(a) of the Bankruptcy Code. The GUC Trustee shall be the exclusive administrator of the GUC Trust Assets for purposes of 31 U.S.C. § 3713(b) and 26 U.S.C. § 6012(b)(3), as well as the representatives of the Estate of each of the Debtors appointed pursuant to section 1123(b)(3)(B) of the Bankruptcy Code, solely with respect to the GUC Trust Assets and for purposes of carrying out the GUC Trustee’s duties. The GUC Trust shall be administered by the GUC Trustee. The powers, rights, and responsibilities of the GUC Trustee shall include the authority and responsibility to, among other things, take the actions set forth in the Plan and shall be set forth in the GUC Trust Agreement. The GUC Trustee shall hold and distribute the GUC Trust Assets in accordance with the provisions of the Plan and the GUC Trust Agreement. After the Effective Date, the Debtors and the Reorganized Debtors, if applicable, shall have no interest in the GUC Trust Assets. 2. GUC Trustee and GUC Trust Agreement The GUC Trustee will, among other things, administer the GUC Trust Assets and will be the Estates’ representative with respect to the settlement, release, allowance, disallowance, or compromise of applicable GUC Claims or Convenience Class Claims subject to and in accordance with the Plan and the Bankruptcy Code. The GUC Trust Agreement generally will provide for, among other things: (a) the transfer of the GUC Trust Assets to the GUC Trust; (b) the payment of certain reasonable expenses of the GUC Trust from the GUC Trust Assets; and (c) distributions to GUC Trust Beneficiaries, as provided herein and in the GUC Trust Agreement. On and after the Effective Date, and subject to any consent provisions set forth in the GUC Trust Agreement or the Plan, the GUC Trustee shall be responsible for all decisions and duties with respect to the GUC Trust and the GUC Trust Assets, except as otherwise provided in the GUC Trust Agreement or the Plan. The GUC Trustee shall make distributions to GUC Trust Beneficiaries on account of GUC Trust Interests. 3. Tax Treatment In furtherance of the GUC Trust, (a) the GUC Trust is intended to qualify as a “liquidating trust” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation section 301.7701-4(d) and in compliance with Revenue Procedure 94-45, 1994-2 C.B. 684, and, thus, as a “grantor trust” within the meaning of sections 671 through 679 of the Internal Revenue Code to the applicable Holders of Claims, consistent with the terms of the Plan; (b) the sole purpose of the GUC Trust shall be the liquidation and distribution of the GUC Trust Assets in accordance with Treasury Regulation section 301.7701-4(d), including the resolution of applicable Claims in accordance with this Plan, with no objective to continue or engage in the conduct of a trade or business; (c) all parties (including, without limitation, the Debtors, the Reorganized Debtors, applicable Holders of Allowed Class 5 Claims receiving GUC Trust Interests, and the GUC Trustee) shall report consistently with such treatment; (d) all parties (including the Debtors, the Reorganized Debtors, applicable Holders of Allowed Class 5 Claims receiving GUC Trust Interests, and the GUC Trustee) shall report consistently with the valuation of the GUC Trust Assets transferred to the GUC Trust as determined by the GUC Trustee (or its designee); (e) the GUC Trustee shall be responsible for filing all applicable tax returns for the GUC Trust as a grantor trust pursuant to Treasury Regulation section 1.671-4(a); and (f) the GUC Trustee shall annually send to each holder of a GUC Trust Interest a separate statement regarding the receipts and expenditures of the GUC Trust as relevant for U.S. federal income tax purposes. In conformity with Revenue Procedure 94-45, all parties (including, without limitation, the Debtors, the GUC Trustee and GUC Trust Beneficiaries) will be required to treat the transfer of the GUC Trust Assets to the GUC Trust, for all purposes of the Internal Revenue Code, as (a) a transfer of the GUC Trust Assets (subject to any obligations relating to those assets) directly to the GUC Trust BeneficiariesPage 16
(other than to the extent any GUC Trust Assets are allocable to Disputed Claims), followed by (b) the transfer by such beneficiaries to the GUC Trust of GUC Trust Assets in exchange for GUC Trust Interests. For all U.S. federal income tax purposes, all parties must treat the GUC Trust as a grantor trust of which holders of Allowed Class 5 Claims who become GUC Trust Beneficiaries (as determined for U.S. federal income tax purposes) are the owners and grantors. Subject to definitive guidance from the Internal Revenue Service or a court of competent jurisdiction to the contrary (including the receipt by the GUC Trustee of a private letter ruling if the GUC Trustee so requests one, or the receipt of an adverse determination by the Internal Revenue Service upon audit if not contested by the GUC Trustee), the GUC Trustee may timely elect to (a) treat any portion of the GUC Trust allocable to Disputed Claims as a “disputed ownership fund” governed by Treasury Regulation section 1.468B-9 (and make any appropriate elections), which “disputed ownership fund” will be taxable as a “qualified settlement fund” if such portion of the GUC Trust allocable to Disputed Claims consists of passive assets for tax purposes, and (b) to the extent permitted by applicable law, report consistently with the foregoing for state and local income tax purposes. If a “disputed ownership fund” election is made, all parties (including the Debtors, the Reorganized Debtors, applicable Holders of Allowed Class 5 Claims receiving GUC Trust Interests, and the GUC Trustee) shall report for United States federal, state, and local income tax purposes consistently with the foregoing. The GUC Trustee may request an expedited determination of taxes of the GUC Trust, including any reserve for Disputed Claims, under section 505(b) of the Bankruptcy Code for all tax returns filed for, or on behalf of, the GUC Trust for all taxable periods through the dissolution of the GUC Trust. 4. Non-Transferability of GUC Trust Interests Any and all GUC Trust Interests shall be non-transferable other than if transferred by will, intestate succession, or otherwise by operation of law. In addition, any and all GUC Trust Interests will not constitute “securities” and will not be registered pursuant to the Securities Act or any applicable state or local securities law. However, if it should be determined that any such GUC Trust Interests constitute “securities,” the exemption provisions of Section 1145 of the Bankruptcy Code will be satisfied and the offer, issuance and distribution under the Plan of the GUC Trust Interests will be exempt from registration under the Securities Act and all applicable state and local securities laws and regulations. 5. Dissolution of the GUC Trust The GUC Trustee and GUC Trust shall be discharged or dissolved, as the case may be, at such time as all distributions required to be made by the GUC Trustee under the Plan have been made. 6. Indemnification and Limitation of Liability The GUC Trustee and each of its respective accountants, agents, assigns, attorneys, bankers, consultants, directors, employees, executors, financial advisors, investment bankers, real estate brokers, transfer agents, independent contractors, managers, members, officers, partners, predecessors, principals, professional persons, representatives, affiliate, employer and successors (each solely in its capacity as such, a “GUC Indemnified Party”) shall be indemnified for, and defended and held harmless against, by the GUC Trust and solely from the GUC Trust Assets, any loss, liability, damage, judgment, fine, penalty, claim, demand, settlement, cost, or expense (including the reasonable fees and expenses of their respective professionals) actually incurred other than with respect to gross negligence, willful misconduct, or fraud on the part of the applicable GUC Indemnified Party (which gross negligence, willful misconduct, or fraud, if any, must be determined by a Final Order of a court of competent jurisdiction) for any action taken, suffered, or omitted toPage 17
be taken by the GUC Indemnified Parties in connection with the acceptance, administration, exercise, and performance of their duties under the Plan or the GUC Trust Agreement, as applicable if the applicable GUC Indemnified Party acted in good faith and in a manner reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interest of the GUC Trust or its beneficiaries. The amounts necessary for the indemnification provided in this section (including, but not limited to, any costs and expenses incurred in enforcing the right of indemnification in this section) shall be paid out of the GUC Trust Assets. The GUC Trustee shall not be personally liable for the payment of any GUC Trust expense or claim or other liability of the GUC Trust, and no person shall look to the GUC Trustee personally for the payment of any such expense or liability. The indemnification provided in this section shall survive the death, dissolution, incapacity, resignation or removal of the GUC Trustee, GUC Indemnified Party or the termination of the GUC Trust, and shall inure to the benefit of each GUC Indemnified Party’s heirs and assigns. 7. Preservation of Privilege The Debtors or Reorganized Debtors, as applicable, and the GUC Trust shall be deemed to be working in common interest whereby the Debtors will be able to share documents, information or communications (whether written or oral) relating to GUC Claims, subject to a common interest privilege. The GUC Trust shall seek to preserve and protect all applicable privileges attaching to any such documents, information, or communications. The GUC Trustee’s receipt of such documents, information or communications shall not constitute a waiver of any privilege. All privileges shall remain in the control of the Debtors or Reorganized Debtors, as applicable, and the Debtors or Reorganized Debtors, as applicable, retain the exclusive right to waive their own privileges. 8. Administration of the GUC Trust On and after the Effective Date, the GUC Trustee shall: (a) resolve Disputed Claims that are GUC Claims and Convenience Class Claims as expeditiously as possible, (b) make distributions on account of GUC Trust Interests as provided hereunder, (c) to the extent transferred to the GUC Trust, enforce and prosecute claims, interests, rights, and privileges under the Panterra Claims in an efficacious manner and only to the extent the benefits of such enforcement or prosecution are reasonably believed to outweigh the costs associated therewith, (d) file appropriate tax returns, and (e) administer the GUC Trust in an efficacious manner. The GUC Trustee shall liquidate the Agent Panterra Assets as expeditiously as reasonably possible and, subject to the consent of the Agent, make Cash distributions to the Agent, Reorganized SMG, holders of New Units, or holders of Agent Trust Interests (if applicable), as set forth in the Plan and the GUC Trust Agreement. The GUC Trust shall be deemed to be substituted as the party-in-lieu of the Debtors in all matters pertaining to the GUC Claims reconciliation process and the GUC Trust Assets, including (a) motions, contested matters, and adversary proceedings pending in the Bankruptcy Court and (b) all matters pending in any courts, tribunals, forums, or administrative proceedings outside of the Bankruptcy Court (including the Panterra Actions), in each case without the need or requirement for the GUC Trustee to file motions or substitutions of parties or counsel in each such matter. 9. GUC Trust Fees and Expenses From and after the Effective Date, the GUC Trustee, on behalf of the GUC Trust, shall, in the ordinary course of business and without the necessity of any approval by the Bankruptcy Court, pay using the GUC Trust Assets the reasonable expenses (including any taxes imposed on or payable by the GUC Trust or in respect of the GUC Trust Assets and professional fees) incurred by the GUCPage 18
Trust and any professionals retained by the GUC Trust or the GUC Trustee and any additional amounts determined necessary by the GUC Trustee to adequately reserve for the operating expenses of the GUC Trust from the GUC Trust Assets. The GUC Trustee is authorized to allocate such expenses to, and pay them from, the GUC Trust Assets, as the GUC Trustee may determine in good faith is fair (such as based upon the GUC Trustee’s good faith determination of the nature or purpose of the fee or expense, the relative amount of GUC Claims, or such other matters as the GUC Trustee deems relevant) and in accordance with the GUC Trust Agreement. No GUC Trust Expenses shall be payable from the Agent Panterra Assets. C. The Equitization Restructuring If the Equitization Restructuring occurs, the following provisions shall govern. 1. Reorganized Debtors On the Effective Date, the Reorganized SMG Board shall be established, and each Reorganized Debtor shall adopt its New Organizational Documents. The Reorganized Debtors shall be authorized to adopt any other agreements, documents, and instruments and to take any other actions contemplated under the Plan as necessary to consummate the Plan, including any Restructuring Transactions. 2. Sources of Consideration for Plan Distributions (a) Exit Facility On the Effective Date, all of the Liens and security interests to be granted in accordance with the Exit Facility Loan Documents (a) shall be deemed to be granted, (b) shall be legal, binding, and enforceable Liens on, and security interests in, the collateral granted thereunder in accordance with the terms of the Exit Facility Loan Documents, (c) shall be deemed to be automatically perfected on the Effective Date, subject only to such Liens and security interests as may be permitted under the Exit Facility Loan Documents, and (d) shall not be subject to recharacterization or equitable subordination for any purposes whatsoever and shall not constitute preferential transfers or fraudulent conveyances under the Bankruptcy Code or any applicable non-bankruptcy law. The Reorganized Debtors and the Exit Agent and all other persons and entities granted such Liens and security interests shall be authorized to make all filings and recordings, and to obtain all governmental approvals and consents necessary to establish and perfect such Liens and security interests under the provisions of the applicable state, federal, or other law that would be applicable in the absence of the Plan and the Confirmation Order (it being understood that perfection shall occur automatically by virtue of the entry of the Confirmation Order and any such filings, recordings, approvals, and consents shall not be required), and will thereafter cooperate to make all other filings and recordings that otherwise would be necessary under applicable law to give notice of such Liens and security interests to third parties. On the Effective Date, the applicable Reorganized Debtors shall enter into the Exit Facility (and such other Reorganized Debtors may enter into the Exit Facility after the Effective Date as set forth in the Exit Facility Loan Documents and the Plan), the terms of which will be set forth in the Exit Facility Loan Documents. Confirmation of the Plan shall be deemed approval by the Bankruptcy Court of the Exit Facility, including the Exit Facility Loan Documents and all transactions contemplated thereby, and all actions to be taken, undertakings to be made, and obligations to be incurred by the Reorganized Debtors in connection therewith, including the payment of all fees,Page 19
indemnities, expenses, and other payments provided for therein and authorization of the applicable Reorganized Debtors to enter into and execute the Exit Facility Loan Documents and such other documents as may be required to effectuate the treatment afforded by the Exit Facility. (b) New Units Reorganized SMG shall be authorized to issue New Units pursuant to the New Organizational Documents. On the Effective Date, the Debtors shall issue all securities, notes, instruments, certificates, and other documents required to be issued pursuant to the Plan. The New Units, as well as the terms, amount, structure, and allocation thereof, may be modified with the consent of the Agent (with, for the avoidance of doubt, the consent of Crestline) at any time prior to the Effective Date. All of the New Units issued pursuant to the Plan shall be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid, and non-assessable. Each distribution and issuance of New Units shall be governed by the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan applicable to such distribution or issuance and by the terms and conditions of the instruments evidencing or relating to such distribution or issuance, which terms and conditions shall bind each Entity receiving such distribution or issuance. 3. Vesting of Assets in the Reorganized Debtors Except as otherwise provided in the Plan, the Confirmation Order, or any agreement, instrument, or other document incorporated herein, on the Effective Date, other than with respect to all Non-Vesting Assets, property of any Non-Reorganized Debtor, and the GUC Trust Assets, all property in each Estate, all Causes of Action (including the Retained Causes of Action), and any property acquired by any of the Debtors pursuant to the Plan shall vest in each applicable Reorganized Debtor or such other Entity as determined by the Agent, free and clear of all Liens, Claims, charges, Interests, or other encumbrances; provided, however, that (a) any and all DIP Liens shall be retained by the DIP Agent and assigned to the Exit Agent and (b) any and all Liens securing the Prepetition Lenders’ Claim shall be retained by the Prepetition Agent and assigned to the Exit Agent, in each case of (a) and (b) to secure any and all obligations of the Reorganized Debtors under the Exit Facility. Except as otherwise provided in the Plan, the Confirmation Order, or any agreement, instrument, or other document incorporated herein, on and after the Effective Date, each of the Reorganized Debtors may operate their business and may use, acquire, or dispose of property and compromise or settle any Claims, Interests, or Causes of Action without supervision or approval by the Bankruptcy Court and free of any restrictions of the Bankruptcy Code or Bankruptcy Rules. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, at any time prior to the Effective Date, the Agent may elect for any Interest in any Debtor that will become a Reorganized Debtor to be issued and assigned to any Entity on the Effective Date, including without limitation any third party by filing a notice on the docket of the Bankruptcy Court. The Plan shall constitute a motion to abandon the Non-Vesting Assets. The Confirmation Order shall constitute (a) an authorization of the Bankruptcy Court to abandon the Non-Vesting Assets under section 554 of the Bankruptcy Code and (b) an order of abandonment of the Non-Vesting Assets as of the Effective Date. The Non-Vesting Assets shall not vest in any of the Reorganized Debtors, and the Reorganized Debtors shall have no ownership interest in the Non-Vesting Assets. 4. Corporate Action On the Effective Date, all actions contemplated under the Plan with respect to the Debtors and the Reorganized Debtors, as applicable, shall be deemed authorized and approved in all respects,Page 20
including, as applicable: (1) implementation of the Restructuring Transactions; (2) formation by the Debtors or such other party as contemplated in the Plan, Plan Supplement, or Confirmation Order, of Reorganized SMG, and any transactions related thereto; (3) selection of, and the election or appointment (as applicable) of, the directors and officers for the Reorganized Debtors; (4) adoption of and entry into any employment agreements; (5) approval and adoption of (and, as applicable, the execution, delivery, and filing of) the New Organizational Documents; (6) issuance and distribution of New Units as set forth in the Plan; (7) execution of the GUC Trust Agreement and transfer of the GUC Trust Assets to the GUC Trust; (8) entry into the Exit Facility Loan Documents; (9) the rejection, assumption, or assumption and assignment, as applicable, of Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases; (10) the establishment of the Reorganized SMG Board and the appointment of each manager thereof, and (11) all other actions contemplated under the Plan (whether to occur before, on, or after the Effective Date). All matters provided for herein involving the corporate structure of the Debtors or the Reorganized Debtors, as applicable, and any corporate action, authorization, or approval that would otherwise be required by the Debtors or the Reorganized Debtors, as applicable, in connection with the Plan shall be deemed to have occurred or to have been obtained and shall be in effect as of the Effective Date, without any requirement of further action, authorization, or approval by the Bankruptcy Court, security holders, directors, managers, or officers of the Debtors, the Reorganized Debtors, or any other person. On or before the Effective Date, the appropriate officers of the Debtors or the Reorganized Debtors, as applicable, shall be authorized and directed to issue, execute, and deliver the agreements, documents, securities, and instruments, and take such actions, contemplated under the Plan (or necessary or desirable to effect the transactions contemplated under the Plan) in the name of and on behalf of the Reorganized Debtors including, as applicable, the GUC Trust Agreement, the New Organizational Documents, the New Units, the Exit Facility, the Exit Facility Loan Documents, and any and all other agreements, documents, securities, and instruments relating to the foregoing, and all such documents shall be deemed ratified. The authorizations and approvals contemplated by this subsection shall be effective notwithstanding any requirements under non-bankruptcy law. 5. New Organizational Documents On or immediately prior to the Effective Date, the New Organizational Documents shall be amended in a manner acceptable to the Agent as may be necessary to effectuate the transactions contemplated by the Plan. On the Effective Date, to the extent provided in the Plan and/or Plan Supplement, each of the Reorganized Debtors will file its New Organizational Documents with the applicable secretaries of state and/or other applicable authorities in its respective state of incorporation or formation in accordance with the applicable laws of the respective state of incorporation or formation, to the extent required for such New Organizational Documents to become effective. Pursuant to and to the extent provided in section 1123(a)(6) of the Bankruptcy Code, the New Organizational Documents will prohibit the issuance of non-voting equity securities (other than with respect to the Preferred Units and the Class A-2 Common Units). After the Effective Date, the Reorganized Debtors may amend and restate their respective New Organizational Documents and other constituent documents as permitted by the laws of their respective state of incorporation and their respective New Organizational Documents and other constituent documents of the Reorganized Debtors.Page 21
6. Directors and Officers of the Reorganized Debtors As of the Effective Date, the terms of the current members of the boards of directors or managers, as applicable, of each of the Debtors shall expire, and the initial Reorganized SMG Board and the boards of directors or managers of each of the other Reorganized Debtors will include those directors and officers set forth in the lists of directors and officers of the Reorganized Debtors included in the Plan Supplement. After the Effective Date, the officers of each of the Reorganized Debtors shall be appointed in accordance with the respective New Organizational Documents. Pursuant to section 1129(a)(5) of the Bankruptcy Code, the Debtors will disclose in the Plan Supplement the identity and affiliations of each person proposed to be an officer or to serve on the initial board of directors of any of the Reorganized Debtors. To the extent any such director or officer of the Reorganized Debtors is an “insider” under the Bankruptcy Code, the Debtors also will disclose the nature of any compensation to be paid to such director or officer. Each such director or officer shall serve from and after the Effective Date pursuant to the terms of the New Organizational Documents. 7. Effectuating Documents; Further Transactions On and after the Effective Date, the Debtors or the Reorganized Debtors, as applicable, and the officers, directors, agents and members thereof are authorized to and may issue, execute, deliver, file, or record such contracts, securities, instruments, releases, and other agreements or documents and take such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate, implement, and further evidence the terms and conditions of the Plan, without the need for any approvals, authorizations, notice, or consents, except for those expressly required pursuant to the Plan. 8. Management Incentive Plan The Reorganized SMG A&R LLCA shall provide for a Management Incentive Plan for the issuance of Class B Common Units to management and other service providers. The participants in the Management Incentive Plan, the timing and allocations of the awards to participants, and the other terms and conditions of such awards (including, but limited to, vesting, exercise prices, base values, hurdles, forfeiture, repurchase rights, and transferability) shall be set forth in the Reorganized SMG A&R LLCA and award agreements with participants, to the extent applicable. 9. Employee Matters Pursuant to section 1129(a)(13) of the Bankruptcy Code, from and after the Effective Date, all retiree benefits (as such term is defined in section 1114 of the Bankruptcy Code), if any, shall continue to be paid in accordance with applicable law. 10. Preservation of Causes of Action In accordance with section 1123(b) of the Bankruptcy Code, but subject to Article VIII hereof, the Reorganized Debtors or the GUC Trust, as applicable, shall retain and may enforce all rights to commence and pursue, as appropriate, any and all Causes of Action belonging to the Debtors or their Estates that vest in the Reorganized Debtors or are transferred and assigned to the GUC Trust pursuant to the Plan, as applicable, whether arising before or after the Petition Date, including, without limitation, any actions specifically enumerated in the Schedule of Retained Causes of Action, and the Reorganized Debtors’ and the GUC Trust’s rights to commence, prosecute, or settle such Causes of Action shall be preserved notwithstanding the occurrence of the Effective Date, otherPage 22
than Causes of Action released by the Debtors pursuant to the releases and exculpations set forth in Article VIII of the Plan or otherwise under this Plan; provided, however, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, on the Effective Date (a) all Causes of Action against the Schultz Parties of Debtors that become Reorganized Debtors shall vest in the Reorganized Debtors and (b) all Causes of Action against the Schultz Parties of Debtors that become Non-Reorganized Debtors shall be transferred and assigned to the Reorganized Debtors, unless each Schultz Party has, prior to the Effective Date, executed a release in form and substance acceptable to the Agent, including agreeing to become a “Releasing Party” under the Plan and to be subject to the release set forth in Article VIII.E of the Plan (unless waived by the Agent). The Reorganized Debtors and the GUC Trustee may pursue such Causes of Action, as appropriate, in accordance with the best interests of the Reorganized Debtors and the GUC Trust Beneficiaries. No Entity may rely on the absence of a specific reference in the Plan, the Plan Supplement, the Disclosure Statement, or the Schedule of Retained Causes of Action to any Cause of Action against it as any indication that the Reorganized Debtors or GUC Trustee will not pursue any and all available Causes of Action of the Debtors or the Estates against it. The Reorganized Debtors and the GUC Trustee, as applicable, expressly reserve all rights to prosecute any and all Causes of Action against any Entity, except as otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, including Article VIII of the Plan. Unless any Cause of Action of the Debtors or the Estates against an Entity is expressly waived, relinquished, exculpated, released, compromised, or settled in the Plan or pursuant to a Final Order, the Reorganized Debtors and the GUC Trustee expressly reserve all such Causes of Action for later adjudication, and, therefore, no preclusion doctrine, including the doctrines of res judicata, collateral estoppel, issue preclusion, claim preclusion, estoppel (judicial, equitable, or otherwise), or laches, shall apply to such Causes of Action upon, after, or as a consequence of Confirmation or Consummation. The Reorganized Debtors and the GUC Trust, as applicable, reserve and shall retain such Causes of Action of the Debtors and their Estates notwithstanding the rejection or repudiation of any Executory Contract or Unexpired Lease during the Chapter 11 Cases or pursuant to the Plan. In accordance with section 1123(b)(3) of the Bankruptcy Code, any Cause of Action that a Debtor or its Estate may hold against any Entity shall vest in the Reorganized Debtors or the GUC Trust pursuant to the Plan, except as otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, including Article VIII of the Plan. The Reorganized Debtors and the GUC Trust shall retain and may exclusively enforce any and all such Causes of Action, and through their authorized agents or representatives shall have the exclusive right, authority, and discretion to determine and to initiate, file, prosecute, enforce, abandon, settle, compromise, release, withdraw, or litigate to judgment, any such Causes of Action (except as otherwise expressly provided in the Plan), or to decline to do any of the foregoing, without the consent or approval of any third party or any further notice to or action, order, or approval of the Bankruptcy Court. On the Effective Date, the Debtors and the Estates shall irrevocably waive and release all Released Avoidance Actions and Released Avoidance Actions shall not be Retained Causes of Action. 11. Non-Reorganized Debtors On the Effective Date, the Non-Vesting Assets (including Interests in Debtors identified on the Schedule of Abandoned Debtors) shall be abandoned pursuant to section 554 of the Bankruptcy Code.Page 23
On the Effective Date, the Chapter 11 Cases of the Debtors identified on the Schedule of Converted Cases shall be converted to cases under chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code pursuant to section 1112(a) of the Bankruptcy Code without any further notice to or action, order, or approval of the Bankruptcy Court or any other Entity. The Confirmation Order shall provide that such Chapter 11 Cases shall be converted to cases under chapter 7 pursuant to section 1112(a) of the Bankruptcy Code. The treatment of Claims against and Interests in Debtors identified on the Schedule of Non-Applicable Debtors shall be subject to a separate plan or reorganization or liquidation acceptable to the Agent. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, each Debtor identified on any Schedule of Non-Reorganized Debtors constitutes a “Releasing Party” under this Plan and Article VIII of the Plan shall apply to all such Debtors. 12. Cooperation of Reorganized Debtors In either an Equitization Restructuring or an Asset Sale Restructuring, the Reorganized Debtors shall reasonably cooperate with the GUC Trust and the GUC Trustee regarding information pertaining to the GUC Trust Assets; provided that the Reorganized Debtors shall have no obligation to incur out-of-pocket expenses in connection with such reasonable cooperation. 13. Administrative Consolidation for Procedural Purposes Only In either an Equitization Restructuring or an Asset Sale Restructuring , on the Effective Date, and solely for administrative purposes to facilitate distributions, each and every GUC Claim or Convenience Class Claim against a Debtor that is not listed on the Schedule of Abandoned Debtors, the Schedule of Non-Applicable Debtors, or the Schedule of Converted Cases shall (a) be deemed merged or treated as liabilities of the GUC Trust to the extent Allowed and (b) shall be treated as filed against the consolidated Debtors and shall be treated as one GUC Claim or one Convenience Class Claim, as applicable, as an obligation of the GUC Trust. Each and every GUC Claim or Convenience Class Claim against a Debtor that is not listed on the Schedule of Abandoned Debtors, the Schedule of Non-Applicable Debtors, or the Schedule of Converted Cases and which constitutes a guaranty by a Debtor of the obligations of any other Debtor shall be deemed eliminated and extinguished so that any such GUC Claim or Convenience Class Claim, as applicable, against any Debtor and any guarantee thereof executed by any other Debtor and any joint or several GUC Claim or Convenience Class Claim against any of the Debtors shall be deemed to be a single obligation of the GUC Trust. For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of determining the availability of the right of setoff under section 553 of the Bankruptcy Code, the Debtors shall be treated as separate entities so that, subject to the other provisions of section 553 of the Bankruptcy Code, debts due to any of the Debtors may not be set off against the liabilities of any of the other Debtors. Such administrative consolidation is solely for the purpose of facilitating distributions to Holders of GUC Claims under this Plan and shall not affect the legal and corporate structures of the Reorganized Debtors. Moreover, such administrative consolidation shall not affect any subordination provisions set forth in any agreement relating to any GUC Claim or the ability of the GUC Trustee to seek to have any GUC Claim subordinated in accordance with any contractual rights or equitable principles.Page 24
14. Leasehold Mortgages On the Effective Date, and effective as of the date of entry of the Final DIP Order, each Reorganized Debtor that is a lessee under an Unexpired Lease of nonresidential real property shall execute a leasehold mortgage with the Exit Agent, and, absent a timely objection and showing by the Confirmation Objection Deadline by the applicable lessor counterparty that such leasehold mortgage is expressly prohibited under such lease and cannot be cured or resolved by consent or other process under such lease, or would cause a default under the landlord’s financing agreement existing as of the date of entry of the Final DIP Order, each lessor counterparty to such Unexpired Lease of nonresidential real property shall be deemed to consent to the grant of such leasehold mortgage to the Exit Agent. D. The Asset Sale Restructuring If the Asset Sale Restructuring occurs, the following provisions shall govern. 1. Vesting of Assets in the GUC Trust On the Effective Date, the GUC Trust Assets shall vest in the GUC Trust free and clear of all Liens, Claims, charges, or other encumbrances. 2. Sources of Consideration for Plan Distributions Distributions under the Plan will be funded with Cash on hand on the Effective Date and the revenues and proceeds of all remaining assets of the Debtors recovered by the GUC Trust or Agent Trust, as applicable, including proceeds from all Causes of Action not settled, released, discharged, enjoined, or exculpated under the Plan or otherwise on or prior to the Effective Date. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan or in the Asset Purchase Agreement, on the Effective Date, any Cause of Action not settled, released, discharged, enjoined, or exculpated under the Plan on or prior to the Effective Date shall vest in the Agent Trust (except the Panterra Claims, which shall vest in the GUC Trust); provided, however, that the Debtors and the Estates shall irrevocably waive and release all Released Avoidance Actions and Released Avoidance Actions shall not be Retained Causes of Action. 3. Dissolution and Governing Bodies of the Debtors As of the Effective Date, the Debtors’ board(s) of managers shall be dissolved without any further action required on the part of the Debtors or the Debtors’ officers, directors, managers, shareholders, members, or similar governing bodies, and any remaining officers, directors, managers, or managing members of any Debtor shall be dismissed without any further action required on the part of any such Debtor, the equity holders of the Debtors, the officers, directors, managers, or similar governing body, as applicable, of the Debtors, or the members of any Debtor. Subject in all respects to the terms of this Plan, the Debtors shall be dissolved as soon as practicable on or after the Effective Date, but in no event later than the closing of the Chapter 11 Cases. The filing by the Agent Trustee of any of the Debtors’ certificate of dissolution shall be authorized and approved in all respects without further action under applicable law, regulation, order,Page 25
or rule, including any action by the equity holders, members, board of directors, managers, or board of managers or any of its affiliates. 4. Release of Liens Except as otherwise expressly provided herein or in the Confirmation Order, on the Effective Date, all Liens on any property of any Debtors shall automatically terminate, all property subject to such Liens shall be automatically released, and all guarantees of any Debtors shall be automatically discharged and released; provided that notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Plan, subject to the funding of the Professional Fee Escrow Account and except with respect to the GUC Trust Assets, (a) all Liens of the DIP Agent, the DIP Lenders, the Prepetition Agent, and the Prepetition Lenders, on any property of any Debtors shall remain valid, binding, and in full effect on and after the Effective Date, (b) all property of the Debtors (including any Sale Proceeds) shall remain subject to the Liens and Claims of the DIP Agent, the DIP Lenders, the Prepetition Agent, and the Prepetition Lenders, as such Liens and Claims exist on the Effective Date, and shall continue to secure all of the DIP Facility Claims and the Prepetition Lenders’ Claims, (c) all guarantees of any Debtors in favor of the DIP Agent, the DIP Lenders, the Prepetition Agent, and the Prepetition Lenders shall be reaffirmed and remain in full force and effect, and (d) the proceeds of sales of any collateral of the Debtors securing the DIP Facility Claims and the Prepetition Lenders’ Claims shall remain subject to the Liens and Claims of the DIP Agent, the DIP Lenders, the Prepetition Agent, and the Prepetition Lenders, as applicable, to the same extent as such Liens and Claims were enforceable against the Debtors and the Debtors’ assets on the Effective Date, in each case of (a)-(d) until the DIP Agent, the DIP Lenders, the Prepetition Agent, and the Prepetition Lenders are indefeasibly paid in full in Cash. 5. Corporate Action On the Effective Date, all actions contemplated under the Plan, regardless of whether taken before, on, or after the Effective Date, shall be deemed authorized and approved in all respects, including: (a) consummation of the Asset Sale; and (b) all other actions contemplated under the Plan (whether to occur before, on, or after the Effective Date). All matters provided for in the Plan or deemed necessary or desirable by the Debtors before, on, or after the Effective Date involving the corporate structure of the Debtors or the Reorganized Debtors, and any corporate action required by the Debtors or the Reorganized Debtors in connection with the Plan or corporate structure of the Debtors or Reorganized Debtors, shall be deemed to have occurred and shall be in effect on the Effective Date, without any requirement of further action by the security holders, directors, managers, or officers of the Debtors or the Reorganized Debtors. Before, on, or after the Effective Date, the appropriate officers of the Debtors or the Reorganized Debtors, as applicable, shall be authorized to issue, execute, and deliver the agreements, documents, securities, and instruments contemplated under the Plan (or necessary or desirable to effect the transactions contemplated under the Plan) in the name of and on behalf of the Reorganized Debtors. The authorizations and approvals contemplated by this subsection shall be effective notwithstanding any requirements under non-bankruptcy law. 6. Effectuating Documents; Further Transactions Prior to the Effective Date, the Debtors are, and on and after the Effective Date, the GUC Trustee and the Agent Trustee are, authorized to and may issue, execute, deliver, file, or record to the extent not inconsistent with any provision of this Plan such contracts, securities, instruments, releases,Page 26
and other agreements or documents and take such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate, implement, and further evidence the terms and conditions of the Plan, without the need for any approvals, authorizations, notice, or consents, except for those expressly required pursuant to the Plan. 7. Preservation of Causes of Action Unless any Cause of Action against an Entity is expressly waived, relinquished, exculpated, released, compromised, or settled in the Plan or a Final Order, in accordance with section 1123(b) of the Bankruptcy Code, the Debtors shall convey to the Agent Trust all rights to commence, prosecute, or settle, as appropriate, any and all Causes of Action other than the Panterra Claims, whether arising before or after the Petition Date, which shall vest in the Agent Trust pursuant to the terms of the Plan. The Agent Trustee may enforce all rights to commence, prosecute, or settle, as appropriate, any and all such Causes of Action, whether arising before or after the Petition Date, and the Agent Trustee’s rights to commence, prosecute, or settle such Causes of Action shall be preserved notwithstanding the occurrence of the Effective Date. The Agent Trustee may, in its reasonable business judgment, pursue such Causes of Action and may retain and compensate professionals in the analysis or pursuit of such Causes of Action to the extent the Agent Trustee deems appropriate, including on a contingency fee basis. No Entity may rely on the absence of a specific reference in the Plan or the Disclosure Statement to any Cause of Action against them as any indication that the Debtors or the Agent Trustee will not pursue any and all available Causes of Action against them. The Debtors and the Agent Trustee expressly reserve all rights to prosecute any and all Causes of Action against any Entity, except as otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, including Article VIII of the Plan. Unless any Cause of Action against an Entity is expressly waived, relinquished, exculpated, released, compromised, or settled in the Plan or a Final Order, the Agent Trustee expressly reserves all Causes of Action for later adjudication, and, therefore, no preclusion doctrine, including the doctrines of res judicata, collateral estoppel, issue preclusion, claim preclusion, estoppel (judicial, equitable, or otherwise), or laches, shall apply to such Causes of Action upon, after, or as a consequence of the Confirmation or Consummation. Subject to the consent of the Agent, the Agent Trustee may initiate, file, prosecute, enforce, abandon, settle, compromise, release, withdraw, or litigate to judgment any such Causes of Action, or to decline to do any of the foregoing, without the consent or approval of any other third party or any further notice to, or action, order, or approval of, the Bankruptcy Court. For avoidance of doubt, on the Effective Date, the Debtors and the Estates shall irrevocably waive and release all Released Avoidance Actions and Released Avoidance Actions shall not be Retained Causes of Action. 8. Agent Trust In the event an Asset Sale Restructuring occurs, the Agent Trust Assets will be transferred to the Agent Trust on the Effective Date. Except as otherwise provided in the Plan, the Confirmation Order, the Asset Purchase Agreement, or any agreement, instrument, or other document incorporated herein or therein, or any agreement, instrument, or other document incorporated in the Plan or the Plan Supplement, on the Effective Date, the Agent Trust Assets shall vest in the Agent Trust free and clear of all Liens, Claims, charges, or other encumbrances; provided that the Agent Trust Assets shall remain subject to the LiensPage 27
and Claims of the DIP Agent and the Prepetition Agent, as applicable, to the same extent as such Liens and Claims were enforceable against the Debtors and the Debtors’ assets on the Effective Date until such DIP Facility Claims and Prepetition Lenders’ Claims are indefeasibly paid in full in Cash. The Agent Trust shall be established for the administration of the Agent Trust as set forth in the Plan and Agent Trust Agreement. On the Effective Date, the Debtors, the Agent, and the Agent Trustee, as applicable, shall be authorized to take all actions necessary to establish the Agent Trust in accordance with the Plan and the Agent Trust Agreement. Additionally, on the Effective Date, the Debtors shall transfer and shall be deemed to transfer to the Agent Trust all of their rights, title and interest in and to all of the Agent Trust Assets, and in accordance with section 1141 of the Bankruptcy Code, other than with respect to the Liens of the Agent, which shall encumber the Agent Trust Assets, the Agent Trust Assets shall automatically vest in the Agent Trust free and clear of all Claims and Liens, and such transfer shall be exempt from any stamp, real estate transfer, mortgage reporting, sales, use or other similar tax pursuant to section 1146(a) of the Bankruptcy Code. The Agent Trustee shall be the exclusive administrator of the Agent Trust Assets for purposes of 31 U.S.C. § 3713(b) and 26 U.S.C. § 6012(b)(3), as well as the representatives of the Estate of each of the Debtors appointed pursuant to section 1123(b)(3)(B) of the Bankruptcy Code, solely for purposes of carrying out the Agent Trustee’s duties. The Agent Trust shall be administered by the Agent Trustee. The powers, rights, and responsibilities of the Agent Trustee shall include the authority and responsibility to, among other things, take the actions set forth in the Plan and shall be set forth in the Agent Trust Agreement. The Agent Trustee shall hold and distribute the Agent Trust Assets in accordance with the provisions of the Plan and the Agent Trust Agreement. After the Effective Date, the Debtors and the Reorganized Debtors, if applicable, shall have no interest in the Agent Trust Assets. On and after the Effective Date, the Agent Trustee shall: (a) wind down the Debtors’ businesses and affairs as expeditiously as reasonably possible, (b) make distributions on account of Agent Trust Interests as provided hereunder, (c) enforce and prosecute claims, interests, rights, and privileges under the Causes of Action on the Schedule of Retained Causes of Action in an efficacious manner and only to the extent the benefits of such enforcement or prosecution are reasonably believed to outweigh the costs associated therewith, (d) file appropriate tax returns, and (e) administer the Plan in an efficacious manner. The Agent Trustee shall liquidate all Agent Trust Assets as expeditiously as reasonably possible and make Cash distributions to holders of Agent Trust Interests. The Agent Trust shall be deemed to be substituted as the party-in-lieu of the Debtors in all matters, including (a) motions, contested matters, and adversary proceedings pending in the Bankruptcy Court and (b) all matters pending in any courts, tribunals, forums, or administrative proceedings outside of the Bankruptcy Court, in each case without the need or requirement for the Agent Trustee to file motions or substitutions of parties or counsel in each such matter. 9. Agent Trustee and Agent Trust Agreement The Agent Trustee will, among other things, administer the Agent Trust Assets. The Agent Trust Agreement generally will provide for, among other things: (a) the transfer of the Agent Trust Assets to the Agent Trust; (b) the payment of certain reasonable expenses of the Agent Trust from the Agent Trust Assets; and (c) distributions to Agent Trust Beneficiaries, as provided herein and in the Agent Trust Agreement. On and after the Effective Date, and subject to any consent provisions set forth in the Agent Trust Agreement or the Plan, the Agent Trustee shall be responsible for all decisions and duties with respect to the Agent Trust and the Agent Trust Assets, except as otherwisePage 28
provided in the Agent Trust Agreement or the Plan. The Agent Trustee shall make distributions to the Agent Trust Beneficiaries. 10. Tax Treatment Provided the Agent Trust is structured as a trust, (a) the Agent Trust is intended to qualify as a “liquidating trust” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation section 301.7701-4(d) and in compliance with Revenue Procedure 94-45, 1994-2 C.B. 684, and, thus, as a “grantor trust” within the meaning of sections 671 through 679 of the Internal Revenue Code to the applicable Holders of Claims, consistent with the terms of the Plan; (b) the sole purpose of the Agent Trust shall be the liquidation and distribution of the Agent Trust Assets in accordance with Treasury Regulation section 301.7701-4(d), including the resolution of applicable Claims in accordance with this Plan, with no objective to continue or engage in the conduct of a trade or business; (c) all parties (including, without limitation, the Debtors, the Reorganized Debtors, applicable Holders of Allowed Claims receiving Agent Trust Interests, and the Agent Trustee) shall report consistently with such treatment; (d) all parties (including the Debtors, the Reorganized Debtors, applicable Holders of Allowed Claims receiving Agent Trust Interests, and the Agent Trustee) shall report consistently with the valuation of the Agent Trust Assets transferred to the Agent Trust as determined by the Agent Trustee (or its designee); (e) the Agent Trustee shall be responsible for filing all applicable tax returns for the Agent Trust as a grantor trust pursuant to Treasury Regulation section 1.671-4(a); and (f) the Agent Trustee shall annually send to each holder of an Agent Trust Interest a separate statement regarding the receipts and expenditures of the Agent Trust as relevant for U.S. federal income tax purposes. In conformity with Revenue Procedure 94-45, all parties (including, without limitation, the Debtors, the Agent Trustee and the Agent Trust Beneficiaries) will be required to treat the transfer of the Agent Trust Assets to the Agent Trust, for all purposes of the Internal Revenue Code, as (a) a transfer of the Agent Trust Assets (subject to any obligations relating to those assets) directly to the Agent Trust Beneficiaries (other than to the extent any Agent Trust Assets are allocable to Disputed Claims), followed by (b) the transfer by such beneficiaries to the Agent Trust of Agent Trust Assets in exchange for Agent Trust Interests. For all U.S. federal income tax purposes, all parties must treat the Agent Trust as a grantor trust of which holders of Claims who become Agent Trust Beneficiaries (as determined for U.S. federal income tax purposes) are the owners and grantors. Subject to definitive guidance from the Internal Revenue Service or a court of competent jurisdiction to the contrary (including the receipt by the Agent Trustee of a private letter ruling if the Agent Trustee so requests one, or the receipt of an adverse determination by the Internal Revenue Service upon audit if not contested by the Agent Trustee), the Agent Trustee may timely elect to (a) treat any portion of the Agent Trust allocable to Disputed Claims as a “disputed ownership fund” governed by Treasury Regulation section 1.468B-9 (and make any appropriate elections), which “disputed ownership fund” will be taxable as a “qualified settlement fund” if such portion of the Agent Trust allocable to Disputed Claims consists of passive assets for tax purposes, and (b) to the extent permitted by applicable law, report consistently with the foregoing for state and local income tax purposes. If a “disputed ownership fund” election is made, all parties (including the Debtors, the Reorganized Debtors, applicable Holders of Allowed Claims receiving Agent Trust Interests, and the Agent Trustee) shall report for United States federal, state, and local income tax purposes consistently with the foregoing. The Agent Trustee may request an expedited determination of taxes of the Agent Trust, including any reserve for Disputed Claims, under section 505(b) of the Bankruptcy Code for all tax returns filed for, or on behalf of, the Agent Trust for all taxable periods through the dissolution of the Agent Trust. 11. Non-Transferability of Agent Trust InterestsPage 29
Any and all Agent Trust Interests shall be non-transferable other than if transferred by will, intestate succession, or otherwise by operation of law. In addition, any and all Agent Trust Interests will not constitute “securities” and will not be registered pursuant to the Securities Act or any applicable state or local securities law. However, if it should be determined that any such Agent Trust Interests constitute “securities,” the exemption provisions of Section 1145 of the Bankruptcy Code will be satisfied and the offer, issuance and distribution under the Plan of the Agent Trust Interests will be exempt from registration under the Securities Act and all applicable state and local securities laws and regulations. 12. Dissolution of the Agent Trust The Agent Trustee and Agent Trust shall be discharged or dissolved, as the case may be, at such time as all distributions required to be made by the Agent Trustee under the Plan have been made. 13. Indemnification and Limitation of Liability The Agent Trustee and each of its respective accountants, agents, assigns, attorneys, bankers, consultants, directors, employees, executors, financial advisors, investment bankers, real estate brokers, transfer agents, independent contractors, managers, members, officers, partners, predecessors, principals, professional persons, representatives, affiliate, employer and successors (each solely in its capacity as such, an “Agent Trustee Indemnified Party”) shall be indemnified for, and defended and held harmless against, by the Agent Trust and solely from the Agent Trust Assets, any loss, liability, damage, judgment, fine, penalty, claim, demand, settlement, cost, or expense (including the reasonable fees and expenses of their respective professionals) actually incurred other than with respect to gross negligence, willful misconduct, or fraud on the part of the applicable Agent Trustee Indemnified Party (which gross negligence, willful misconduct, or fraud, if any, must be determined by a Final Order of a court of competent jurisdiction) for any action taken, suffered, or omitted to be taken by the Agent Trustee Indemnified Parties in connection with the acceptance, administration, exercise, and performance of their duties under the Plan or the Agent Trust Agreement, as applicable if the applicable Agent Trustee Indemnified Party acted in good faith and in a manner reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interest of the Agent Trust or its beneficiaries. The amounts necessary for the indemnification provided in this section (including, but not limited to, any costs and expenses incurred in enforcing the right of indemnification in this section) shall be paid out of the Agent Trust Assets. The Agent Trustee shall not be personally liable for the payment of any Agent Trust expense or claim or other liability of the Agent Trust, and no person shall look to the Agent Trustee personally for the payment of any such expense or liability. The indemnification provided in this section shall survive the death, dissolution, incapacity, resignation or removal of the Agent Trustee, Agent Trustee Indemnified Party or the termination of the Agent Trust, and shall inure to the benefit of each Agent Trustee Indemnified Party’s heirs and assigns. E. Settlement and Compromise. The Plan shall be deemed a motion to approve the good-faith compromise and settlement set forth in the Plan pursuant to section 1123 of the Bankruptcy Code and Bankruptcy Rule 9019, and in consideration for the classification, distributions, releases, and other benefits provided under the Plan, upon the Effective Date, the provisions of the Plan shall constitute a good-faith compromise and settlement of all Claims and Interests and controversies resolved pursuant to the Plan, including (a) to the extent not previously released, any challenge to the amount, validity, perfection, enforceability, priority, or extent of the DIP Facility Claims or the Prepetition Lenders’ Claims and (b) to the extentPage 30
not previously released, any claim to avoid, subordinate, or disallow any DIP Facility Claims or Prepetition Lenders’ Claims, whether under any provision of chapter 5 of the Bankruptcy Code, on any equitable theory (including equitable subordination, equitable disallowance, or unjust enrichment) or otherwise. The Plan shall be deemed to be a motion to approve the good-faith compromise and settlement of all such Claims and Interests and controversies pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule 9019, and the entry of the Confirmation Order shall constitute the Bankruptcy Court’s approval of the compromise, settlement, and releases set forth in the Plan, as well as a finding by the Bankruptcy Court that such settlement and compromise, and the releases and indemnities provided to effectuate such settlement and compromise, are fair, equitable, reasonable, and in the best interests of the Debtors, their Estates, and the Holders of Claims and Interests. The compromises, settlements, and releases described herein shall be deemed non-severable from each other and from all other terms of the Plan. In order to implement the good-faith compromise and settlement set forth herein, the Plan groups the Debtors together solely for the purpose of describing treatment of Claims and Interests under the Plan and confirmation of the Plan. The Plan applies to all of the Debtors. To the extent there are no Allowed Claims or Interests with respect to a particular Debtor, such Class is deemed to be omitted with respect to such Debtor. Except as otherwise provided herein, to the extent a Holder has a Claim that may be asserted against more than one Debtor, the vote of such Holder in connection with such Claims shall be counted as a vote of such Claim against each Debtor against which such Holder has a Claim. The grouping of the Debtors in this manner shall not affect any Debtor’s status as a separate legal Entity, change the organizational structure of the Debtors’ business enterprise, constitute a change of control of any Debtor for any purpose, cause a merger of consolidation of any legal Entities, or cause the transfer of any Assets, and, except as otherwise provided by or permitted under the Plan, all Debtors shall continue to exist as separate legal Entities. F. Settlement of Claims After the Effective Date. In accordance with the provisions of the Plan and except as otherwise set forth in the Plan, pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule 9019, without any further notice to or action, order, or approval of the Bankruptcy Court, after the Effective Date: (a) in the event of an Equitization Restructuring, (i) the Reorganized Debtors may compromise and settle Claims against, and Interests in, the Debtors and their Estates, and Causes of Action against other Entities (in each case other than with respect to GUC Claims, Convenience Class Claims, and the Panterra Claims), and (ii) the GUC Trustee may compromise and settle GUC Claims, Convenience Class Claims, and the Panterra Claims; and (b) in the event of an Asset Sale Restructuring, (i) the Agent Trustee may compromise and settle Claims against, and Interests in, the Debtors and their Estates, and Causes of Action against other Entities (in each case other than with respect to GUC Claims, Convenience Class Claims, and the Panterra Claims), and (ii) the GUC Trustee may compromise and settle GUC Claims, Convenience Class Claims, and the Panterra Claims. G. Cancellation of Certain Existing Securities. Except as otherwise provided in the Plan, and other than with respect to the DIP Facility Claims, the Prepetition Lenders’ Claims, the DIP Facility Documents, and the Prepetition Loan Documents, on and after the Effective Date, all notes, instruments, certificates, agreements, indentures, mortgages, security documents, and other documents evidencing any Claims against any of the Debtors, and any Interests in SMG Holdings shall be deemed canceled, surrendered, and discharged without any need for further action or approval of the Bankruptcy Court or any Holder or other person and the obligations of the Debtors or Reorganized Debtors, as applicable, thereunder or in any way related thereto shall be deemed satisfied in full and discharged, and the counterparties toPage 31
any such documents or agreements shall be released from all duties thereunder; provided that notwithstanding Confirmation or Consummation, any such document or agreement that governs the rights of the Holder of a Claim shall continue in effect solely for purposes of: (a) allowing Holders to receive distributions under the Plan; (b) allowing creditors to enforce their rights, Claims, and interests vis-à-vis any parties other than the Debtors; and (c) preserving any rights of any creditors to enforce any obligations owed to each of them under the Plan, and to appear in the Chapter 11 Cases or in any proceeding in the Bankruptcy Court or any other court, including, but not limited, to enforce the respective obligations owed to such parties under the Plan. H. Section 1146 Exemption. Pursuant to, and to the fullest extent permitted by, section 1146(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, any transfers of property pursuant to, in contemplation of, or in connection with, the Plan, including: (a) the Restructuring Transactions; (b) the GUC Trust Agreement and, if applicable, the Agent Trust Agreement; (c) the transfer of property pursuant to an Asset Sale Restructuring, if applicable, (d) the issuance, reinstatement, distribution, transfer, or exchange of any debt, security, or other interest in the Debtors or the Reorganized Debtors, including the issuance of the New Units (including with regard to the Management Incentive Plan) pursuant to an Equitization Restructuring, if applicable, (e) the transfer, if any, of the Debtors’ assets to the Reorganized Debtors; (f) the making, assignment, recording, or surrender of any lease or sublease; (g) the grant of collateral as security for any or all of the Exit Facility, (h) the creation, modification, consolidation, termination, refinancing, delivery, and/or recording of any mortgage, deed of trust, or other security interest, or the securing of additional indebtedness by such other means, and (i) the making, delivery, or recording of any other instrument or transfer order, in furtherance of, or in connection with the Plan, including any deeds, bills of sale, or assignments executed in connection with any disposition or transfer of assets or transaction arising out of, contemplated under, or in any way related to the Plan, shall not be subject to any document recording tax, stamp tax, conveyance fee, intangibles or similar tax, mortgage tax, stamp act, real estate transfer, mortgage recording tax, or other similar tax, and upon entry of the Confirmation Order, the appropriate state or local governmental officials or agents shall forgo the collection of any such tax or governmental assessment and accept for filing and recordation any of the foregoing instruments or other documents pursuant to such transfers or property without the payment of any such tax, recordation fee, or governmental assessment. All filing or recording officers (or any other person with authority over any of the foregoing), wherever located and by whomever appointed, shall comply with the requirements of section 1146(c) of the Bankruptcy Code, shall forego the collection of any such tax or governmental assessment, and shall accept for filing and recordation any of the foregoing instruments or other documents without the payment of any such tax or governmental assessment. I. Corporate Existence. Except as otherwise provided in the Plan or the Plan Supplement, each Debtor shall continue to exist after the Effective Date as a separate corporate Entity, limited liability company, partnership, or other form, as the case may be, with all the powers of a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, or other form, as the case may be, pursuant to the applicable law in the jurisdiction in which each applicable Debtor is incorporated or formed and pursuant to the respective certificate of incorporation and by-laws (or other formation documents) in effect before the Effective Date, except to the extent such certificate of incorporation and by-laws (or other formation documents) are amended under the Plan, the Plan Supplement, or otherwise, and to the extent such documents are amended, such documents are deemed to be amended pursuant to the Plan or Plan Supplement and require no further action or approval (other than any requisite filings required under applicable state or federal law).Page 32
J. Restructuring Expenses. The Restructuring Expenses incurred, or estimated to be incurred, up to and including the Effective Date, shall be paid in full in Cash on the Effective Date (to the extent not previously paid during the course of the Chapter 11 Cases) without any requirement to file a fee application with the Bankruptcy Court, without the need for itemized time detail, or without any requirement for Bankruptcy Court review or approval. All Restructuring Expenses to be paid on the Effective Date shall be estimated prior to and as of the Effective Date and such estimates shall be delivered to the Debtors at least two (2) Business Days before the anticipated Effective Date; provided, however, that such estimates shall not be considered an admission or limitation with respect to such Restructuring Expenses. On the Effective Date or as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter, final invoices for all Restructuring Expenses incurred prior to and as of the Effective Date shall be submitted to the Debtors. In addition, the Debtors and the Reorganized Debtors (as applicable) shall continue to pay pre- and post-Effective Date, when due and payable in the ordinary course, Restructuring Expenses related to implementation, consummation, and defense of the Plan, whether incurred before, on, or after the Effective Date. K. Document Retention On and after the Effective Date, and in the event of an Asset Sale Restructuring after prior consultation with the GUC Trustee, the Reorganized Debtors may maintain or dispose of documents in accordance with their standard document retention policy, as may be altered, amended, modified, or supplemented by the Reorganized Debtors. L. Closing of Chapter 11 Cases If an Equitization Restructuring occurs, upon the occurrence of the Effective Date, the Reorganized Debtors shall be permitted to close all but one of their Chapter 11 Cases. The Reorganized Debtors may designate one Chapter 11 Case to remain open, and all contested matters and adversary proceedings relating to each of the Debtors subject to the treatment under the Plan, including objections to Claims, shall be administered and heard in such Chapter 11 Case; provided that for purposes of sections 546 and 550 of the Bankruptcy Code, the Chapter 11 Cases of the Debtors subject to the treatment under the Plan shall be deemed to remain open until such Chapter 11 Case has been closed. When all Disputed Claims have become Allowed or Disallowed and all remaining Cash has been distributed in accordance with the Plan, the GUC Trustee, with the consent of the Agent, shall seek authority from the Bankruptcy Court to close any Chapter 11 Case that remains open as of such time in accordance with the Bankruptcy Code and the Bankruptcy Rules. If an Asset Sale Restructuring occurs, upon the occurrence of the Effective Date, the Agent Trustee shall be permitted to close all but one of the Chapter 11 Cases of Debtors subject to treatment under the Plan. The Agent Trustee may designate one such Chapter 11 Case to remain open, and all contested matters and adversary proceedings relating to each of the Debtors subject to the treatment under the Plan, including objections to Claims, shall be administered and heard in such Chapter 11 Case; provided that for purposes of sections 546 and 550 of the Bankruptcy Code, the Chapter 11 Cases of the Debtors subject to the treatment under the Plan shall be deemed to remain open until such Chapter 11 Case has been closed. When all Disputed Claims have become Allowed or Disallowed and all remaining Cash has been distributed in accordance with the Plan, the GUC Trustee, with the consent of the Agent Trustee, shall seek authority from the Bankruptcy Court to close any Chapter 11 Case that remains open as of such time in accordance with the Bankruptcy Code and the Bankruptcy Rules.Page 33
D. Releases The Plan contains certain customary debtor and third party releases (as described more fully in Article IV.U of this Disclosure Statement). “Releasing Parties”5 will be deemed to have consented to the release and discharge of all claims and Causes of Action against the Released Parties. By opting out of the Third Party Release, such Holder will also forgo the benefit of obtaining the releases set forth in Article VIII of the Plan if such party would otherwise be a Released Party. IV. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS REGARDING THIS DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AND PLAN A. What is Chapter 11? Chapter 11 is the principal business reorganization chapter of the Bankruptcy Code. In addition to permitting debtor rehabilitation, chapter 11 promotes equality of treatment for creditors and similarly situated interest holders, subject to the priority of distributions prescribed by the Bankruptcy Code. The commencement of a chapter 11 case creates an estate that comprises all of the legal and equitable interests of the debtor as of the date the chapter 11 case is commenced. The Bankruptcy Code provides that the debtor may continue to operate its business and remain in possession of its property as a “debtor in possession.” Consummating a plan is the principal objective of a chapter 11 case. A bankruptcy court’s confirmation of a plan binds the debtor, any person acquiring property under the plan, any creditor or equity interest holder of the debtor, and any other entity as may be ordered by the bankruptcy court. Subject to certain limited exceptions, the order issued by a bankruptcy court confirming a plan provides for the treatment of the debtor’s liabilities in accordance with the terms of the confirmed plan. B. Why are the Debtors sending me this Disclosure Statement? The Debtors are seeking to obtain Bankruptcy Court approval of the Plan. Before soliciting votes on the Plan, Section 1125 of the Bankruptcy Code requires the Debtors to prepare a disclosure statement containing adequate information of a kind, and in sufficient detail, to enable a hypothetical 5 “Releasing Parties” means, collectively, and in each case only in its capacity as such: (a) each of the Debtors (including any Non-Reorganized Debtor); (b) the Reorganized Debtors; (c) the Debtor Related Persons; (d) the Committee; (e) the individual members of the Committee (both in their capacity as such and as individual creditors); (f) the GUC Trustee; (g) the GUC Trust; (h) the Agent Trustee; (i) the Agent Trust; (j) the Schultz Parties; and (k) all Holders of Claims or Interests who (1) are deemed to, or timely vote to accept the Plan, (2) abstain from voting to accept or reject the Plan and who do not make the Opt Out Election, (3) are not entitled to vote to accept or reject the Plan and who do not make the Opt Out Election, or (4) are deemed to, or timely vote to reject, the Plan and who do not make the Opt Out Election; and (l) with respect to each of the foregoing (a) through (k), such Entity and its current and former Affiliates, and such Entities’ and their current and former Affiliates’ Related Persons, each in their capacity as such; provided, that any Holder of a Claim or Interest that (x) validly makes the Opt Out Election or (y) Files an objection or otherwise objects to the releases in Article VIII of the Plan and such objection is not otherwise resolved shall not be a “Releasing Party”; provided, further, that notwithstanding the foregoing, the Schultz Parties and each of their Related Persons shall not constitute “Releasing Parties” unless each Schultz Party has, prior to the Effective Date, executed a release in form and substance acceptable to the Agent, including agreeing to become a “Releasing Party” under the Plan and to be subject to the release set forth in Article VIII.E of the Plan (unless waived by the Agent).Page 34
reasonable investor to make an informed judgment regarding acceptance of the Plan and to share such disclosure statement with all Holders of Claims and Interests whose votes on the Plan are being solicited. This Disclosure Statement is being submitted in accordance with these requirements. C. Am I entitled to vote on the Plan? Your ability to vote on and your distribution under the Plan, if any, depends on what type of Claim or Interest you hold. Each category of Holders of Claims or Interests, as set forth in Article III of the Plan pursuant to Section 1122(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, is referred to as a “Class.” Each Class’s respective voting status is set forth below. Further, Claims and Interests against Debtors that are identified on the Schedule of Abandoned Debtors, the Schedule of Converted Cases, or the Schedule of Non-Applicable Debtors shall not be subject to the treatment under the Plan. The Plan constitutes a chapter 11 plan of reorganization for the Debtors, which shall include the classifications set forth below. Subject to Article III of the Plan, to the extent that a Class contains Claims or Interests only with respect to one or more particular Debtors, such Class applies solely to such Debtor.Class | Claims and Interests | Status | Voting Rights |
Class 1 | Other Priority Claims | Unimpaired | Not Entitled to Vote (Deemed to Accept) |
Class 2 | Prepetition Lenders’ Claims | Impaired | Entitled to Vote |
Class 3 | Secured Tax Claims | Impaired | Entitled to Vote |
Class 4 | Other Secured Claims | Impaired | Entitled to Vote |
Class 5 | General Unsecured Claims | Impaired | Entitled to Vote |
Class 6 | Convenience Class Claims | Impaired | Entitled to Vote |
Class 7 | Intercompany Claims | Either Unimpaired or Impaired |
Not Entitled to Vote (Deemed to either Accept or Reject) |
Class 8 | Subordinated Claims | Impaired | Not Entitled to Vote (Deemed to Reject) |
Class 9 | SMG Holdings Interests | Impaired | Not Entitled to Vote (Deemed to Reject) |
Class 10 | Other Debtor Interests | Either Unimpaired or Impaired |
Not Entitled to Vote (Deemed to either Accept or Reject) |
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D. What will I receive from the Debtors if the Plan is consummated? The table below summarizes the treatment and anticipated recoveries on account of all classified Claims against and Interests in, the Debtors under of the Plan. Pursuant and subject to the Plan, the Debtors, the Reorganized Debtors, the Agent Trustee, and the GUC Trustee, as applicable, reserve the right to object to the amount or classification of any Claim under the Plan. A successful objection to a Claim may materially impact the recoveries projected below. THE PROJECTED RECOVERIES SET FORTH IN THE TABLE BELOW ARE ESTIMATES ONLY AND THEREFORE ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF THE DEBTORS’ CLASSIFICATION AND TREATMENT OF CLAIMS AND INTERESTS, REFERENCE SHOULD BE MADE TO THE ENTIRE PLAN.67 6 The recoveries set forth herein may change based upon changes in the amount of Claims that are “Allowed” as well as other factors related to the Debtors’ business operations and general economic conditions. “Allowed” means, with respect to any Claim or Interest, except as otherwise provided herein: (a) a Claim or Interest in a liquidated amount as to which no objection has been Filed prior to the applicable Claims Objection Deadline and that is evidenced by a Proof of Claim or Interest, as applicable, timely Filed by the applicable Bar Date or that is not required to be evidenced by a Filed Proof of Claim or Interest, as applicable, under the Plan, the Bankruptcy Code, or a Final Order; (b) a Claim or Interest that is scheduled by the Debtors as neither Disputed, contingent, nor unliquidated, and for which no Proof of Claim or Interest, as applicable, has been timely Filed in an unliquidated or a different amount; (c) a Claim or Interest that is upheld or otherwise Allowed: (i) pursuant to the Plan, including but not limited to the Prepetition Lenders’ Claims; (ii) in any stipulation that is approved by the Bankruptcy Court by a Final Order; (iii) pursuant to any contract, instrument, indenture, or other agreement entered into or assumed in connection herewith; (iv) by Final Order (including any such Claim to which the Debtors or GUC Trust had objected or which the Bankruptcy Court had Disallowed prior to such Final Order); or (v) in the judgment of the Debtors or the GUC Trustee, as applicable, prior to the expiration of the Claims Objection Deadline; provided that with respect to a Claim or Interest described in clauses (a) through (c) above, such Claim or Interest shall be considered Allowed only if and to the extent that with respect to such Claim or Interest no objection to the allowance thereof has been or, in the Debtors’, Reorganized Debtors’ reasonable good faith judgment, may be interposed within the applicable period of time fixed by the Plan, the Bankruptcy Code, the Bankruptcy Rules, or the Bankruptcy Court, or such an objection is so interposed and the Claim or Interest, as applicable, shall have been Allowed by a Final Order; provided, further, that no Claim of any Entity subject to section 502(d) of the Bankruptcy Code shall be deemed Allowed unless and until such Entity pays in full the amount that it owes such Debtor or Reorganized Debtor, as applicable. Any Claim that has been or is hereafter listed in the Schedules as contingent, unliquidated, or Disputed, and for which no Proof of Claim or Interest is or has been timely Filed, is not considered Allowed and shall be deemed expunged without further action by the Debtors and without further notice to any party or action, approval, or order of the Bankruptcy Court. For the avoidance of doubt, a Proof of Claim or Interest Filed after the Bar Date shall not be Allowed for any purposes whatsoever absent entry of a Final Order allowing such late-Filed Claim. “Allow,” “Allowing,” and “Allowance” shall have correlative meanings. 7 Pursuant to the Plan, the Plan Supplement will identify any Debtors listed on the Schedule of Abandoned Debtors, the Schedule of Converted Cases, or the Schedule of Non-Applicable Debtors. Any such Debtor will be a Non-Reorganized Debtor under the Plan. Non-Reorganized Debtors are not subject to the treatment in Article III of the Plan. Accordingly, the recoveries set forth herein may change based upon and the inclusion of a Debtor on any Schedule of Non-Reorganized Debtors.Page 36
Class | Classified Claims |
Plan Treatment | Estimated Allowed Claims Under the Plan |
Estimated % Recovery Under the Plan |
Estimated % Recovery8 Under Chapter 7 |
1 | Other Priority Claims |
Except to the extent that a Holder of an Allowed Other Priority Claim agrees to a less favorable treatment of its Allowed Claim acceptable to the Agent, in full and final satisfaction, settlement, release, and discharge of and in exchange for each Allowed Other Priority Claim, each such Holder shall receive, at the option of the applicable Debtor(s) with the consent of the Agent, either: (i) payment in full in Cash; or (ii) other treatment rendering such Claim Unimpaired or otherwise permitted by the Bankruptcy Code. |
$0 | 100.0% | No recovery |
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Class | Classified Claims |
Plan Treatment | Estimated Allowed Claims Under the Plan |
Estimated % Recovery Under the Plan |
Estimated % Recovery8 Under Chapter 7 |
2 | Prepetition Lenders’ Claims |
On the Effective Date, each Holder of a Class 2 Claim shall receive: if an Equitization Restructuring occurs, (a)(1) its Pro Rata share (i.e., the proportion that such Allowed Prepetition Lenders’ Claim bears to the aggregate amount of all Allowed Prepetition Lenders’ Claims participating in the Exit Facility Refinancing Loans (if any, and as determined by the Agent with, for the avoidance of doubt, the consent of Crestline) plus all Allowed DIP Claims (if any, and as determined by the Agent with, for the avoidance of doubt, the consent of Crestline) participating in the Exit Facility Refinancing Loans) of the Exit Facility Refinancing Loans on a dollar-for-dollar basis, and(2) thereafter, the applicable New Units designated to be distributed to such Holder as set forth below (which may be distributed to the GS Designees or the Crestline Designees as determined by such Holder); plus (b) its Pro Rata share of the Agent Panterra Assets; or if an Asset Sale Restructuring occurs, (a) all Cash of the Debtors (including, if the Asset Sale Restructuring is to a Third Party Purchaser, the Sale Proceeds) other than the GUC Trust Assets, and (b) its Pro Rata Share of the Agent Trust Assets and the Agent Trust Interests. If an Equitization Restructuring occurs, the distribution of New Units to the Holders of Class 2 Claims and DIP Facility Claims shall be as follows: (a) if to the GS Designees, (i) 63.94% of the Preferred Units and (ii) the GS Warrant; and (b) if to the Crestline Designees, (i) 36.06% of the Preferred Units and (ii) 100% of the Class A-1 Common Units. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Agent, with the consent of Crestline, may at any time redetermine the allocation and type of New Units to be distributed the Holders of Class 2 Claims and DIP Facility Claims. If an Equitization Restructuring occurs, (a) all DIP Liens shall be retained by the DIP Agent and assigned to the Exit Agent and (b) any and all Liens securing the Prepetition Lenders’ Claim shall be retained by the Prepetition Agent and assigned to the Exit Agent to secure the obligations under the Exit Facility. If an Asset Sale Restructuring occurs, after the Effective Date, each of the DIP Liens and the Liens securing the Prepetition Lenders’ Claims shall remain in effect to the same extent and in the same priority such Liens exist on the Effective Date, and no such Lien shall be (or deemed to have been) waived, released, satisfied or discharged, in whole or in part. Beginning on the first calendar quarter following the Effective Date, and continuing on at least a quarterly basis thereafter (or such other time as agreed by the Agent and the GUC Trustee), the GUC Trustee shall pay the Pro Rata Share of Cash on hand resulting from the Agent Panterra Assets, if any: (i) in the event of an Asset Sale Restructuring, to the Agent Trustee or (ii) in the event of an Equitization Restructuring, to the Agent. Holders of Prepetition Lenders’ Claims expressly reserve the right to seek recovery against any Non-Reorganized Debtor on any grounds, including, without limitation, the entire unpaid cash amount of the Prepetition Lenders’ Claims. |
At least $104,123,984.28 less any amount repaid or rolled up pursuant to the DIP Facility and the DIP Orders as of the Effective Date |
TBD | No recovery9 |
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Class | Classified Claims |
Plan Treatment | Estimated Allowed Claims Under the Plan |
Estimated % Recovery Under the Plan |
Estimated % Recovery8 Under Chapter 7 |
3 | Secured Tax Claims |
Except to the extent that the Holder of an Allowed Class 3 Secured Claim agrees to a less favorable treatment of its Allowed Class 3 Secured Claim acceptable to the Agent, in full and final satisfaction, settlement, release, and discharge of and in exchange for each Allowed Class 3 Secured Claim, each such Holder shall receive payment in accordance with section 1129 of the Bankruptcy Code. |
$3,200,000 | 100% | No recovery |
4 | Other Secured Claims |
Except to the extent that a Holder of an Allowed Class 4 Secured Claim agrees to a less favorable treatment of its Allowed 4 Claim acceptable to the Agent, in full and final satisfaction, settlement, release, and discharge of and in exchange for each Allowed Class 4 Secured Claim, each such Holder shall receive, at the option of the applicable Debtor(s) with the consent of the Agent, either: (i) payment in full in Cash; (ii) collateral securing any such Claim and payment of any interest required under section 506(b) of the Bankruptcy Code; (iii) Reinstatement of such Claim; or (iv) A new note with a principal amount equal to the amount of the Allowed Class 4 Claim with a term of five years, interest at the Plan Rate, payable monthly in equal payments of principal and interest, and secured by the same collateral that secured such Allowed Class 4 Claim. |
$2,200,000 | 100% | No recovery |
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Class | Classified Claims |
Plan Treatment | Estimated Allowed Claims Under the Plan |
Estimated % Recovery Under the Plan |
Estimated % Recovery8 Under Chapter 7 |
5 | GUC (General Unsecured) Claims |
Except to the extent that a Holder of an Allowed GUC Claim agrees to less favorable treatment of its Allowed Claim acceptable to the Agent, in full and final satisfaction, settlement, release, and discharge of and in exchange for each Allowed GUC Claim, each such Holder of an Allowed GUC Claim in Class 5 shall receive its Pro Rata share of the GUC Trust Interests. Each Holder of GUC Claims in an aggregate Allowed amount greater than $2,500.00 may irrevocably elect on its Ballot to have such Claim irrevocably reduced to $2,500.00 and treated as a Convenience Class Claim for the purposes of the Plan rather than as a GUC Claim. For avoidance of doubt, Holders of Prepetition Lenders’ Claims shall not be entitled to any recovery from the GUC Trust Interests or the GUC Trust Assets (solely excepting the Agent Panterra Assets). |
$40-50 million10 | 0 – 14.6%11 | No recovery |
6 | Convenience Class Claims |
Except to the extent that a Holder of an Allowed Convenience Class Claim agrees to a less favorable treatment of its Allowed Claim acceptable to the Agent, in full and final satisfaction, settlement, release, and discharge of and in exchange for each Allowed Convenience Class Claim, each such Holder shall receive within thirty (30) days after the date such Claim is Allowed payment in Cash in an amount equal to 10% of such Holder’s Allowed Convenience Class Claim, which shall be payable from the GUC Trust Reserve. |
Unknown | 10% | No Recovery |
7 | Intercompany Claims |
Class 7 Intercompany Claims shall, at the Agent’s election, either be (i) Reinstated as of the Effective Date or (ii) canceled, discharged, released, and extinguished in full as of the Effective Date. |
$518 million |
0% | No recovery |
8 | Subordinated Claims |
Allowed Claims in Class 8 shall receive no payment under the Plan. |
n/a | n/a | n/a |
9 | SMG Holdings Interests |
On the Effective Date, all Interests in SMG Holdings shall be canceled, discharged, released, and extinguished in full as of the Effective Date. |
$0.0 | 0.0% | No recovery |
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Class | Classified Claims |
Plan Treatment | Estimated Allowed Claims Under the Plan |
Estimated % Recovery Under the Plan |
Estimated % Recovery8 Under Chapter 7 |
10 | Other Debtor Interests |
On the Effective Date, Interests in the Other Debtors shall, at the Agent’s election, either be (i) Reinstated as of the Effective Date or (ii) canceled, discharged, released, and extinguished in full as of the Effective Date. |
$0.0 | 0.0% | No recovery |
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of such General Administrative Claim, Cash equal to the amount of such Allowed General Administrative Claim: (a) to the extent such Allowed General Administrative Claim is due and owing on the Effective Date, on the Distribution Date; (b) to the extent such Allowed General Administrative Claim is not due and owing on the Effective Date, (i) in accordance with the terms of any agreement between the Debtors and such Holder as of the Effective Date, or when such Claim becomes due and payable under applicable non-bankruptcy law, or (ii) in the ordinary course of business; or (c) to the extent the General Administrative Claim is not Allowed as of the Effective Date, sixty (60) days after the date on which an order allowing such General Administrative Claim becomes a Final Order, or as soon thereafter as reasonably practicable, in each case of (a) through (c) without any further action by the Holders of such Allowed General Administrative Claim, and without any further notice to or action, order, or approval of the Bankruptcy Court. Requests for allowance and payment of General Administrative Claims that were (a) not incurred in the ordinary course of the Debtors’ business and (b) are not subject to the Administrative Claims Bar Date Order must be Filed and served on the Debtors or the Reorganized Debtors, as applicable, no later than the Administrative Claims Bar Date pursuant to the procedures specified in the Confirmation Order and the notice of the Effective Date. Holders of General Administrative Claims that are (a) not subject to the Administrative Claims Bar Date Order and are required to File and serve a request for payment of such General Administrative Claims by the Administrative Claims Bar Date and do not File and serve such a request by the Administrative Claims Bar Date specified in the Confirmation Order or (b) are subject to the Administrative Claims Bar Date Order but did not timely File and serve such a request in accordance with the Administrative Claims Bar Date Order, shall be forever barred, estopped, and enjoined from asserting such General Administrative Claims against the Debtors or Reorganized Debtors, as applicable, or their respective property, and such General Administrative Claims shall be deemed forever discharged and released as of the Effective Date. Any requests for allowance and payment of General Administrative Claims that are not properly Filed and served by the Administrative Claims Bar Date (including those that are subject to the Administrative Claims Bar Date Order) shall not appear on the Claims Register and shall be Disallowed automatically without the need for further action by the Debtors or the Reorganized Debtors, as applicable, or further order of the Bankruptcy Court. To the extent Article II.A.1 of the Plan conflicts with Article XII.D of the Plan with respect to fees and expenses payable under section 1930(a) of the Judicial Code, including fees and expenses payable to the U.S. Trustee, Article XII.D of the Plan shall govern. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no request for payment of a General Administrative Claim need be Filed with respect to a General Administrative Claim previously Allowed by Final Order. The Reorganized Debtors, with the consent of the Agent, may settle General Administrative Claims without further Bankruptcy Court approval; provided, however, that the Reorganized Debtors shall provide notice prior to seeking the reclassification of any General Administrative Claim to a GUC Claim and the GUC Trustee shall have standing to object to such reclassification. The Reorganized Debtors may also choose to object to any Administrative Claim no later than sixty (60) days from the Administrative Claims Bar Date, subject to extensions by the Bankruptcy Court, agreement in writing of the parties, or on motion of a party in interest approved by the Bankruptcy Court. Unless the Debtors or Reorganized Debtors (or other party with standing), as applicable, object to a timely filed and properly served Administrative Claim, such Administrative Claim will be deemed Allowed in the amount requested. In the event that the Debtors or Reorganized Debtors, as applicable, object to an Administrative Claim, the parties may confer to try to reach a settlement and, failing that,Page 42
the Bankruptcy Court will determine whether such Administrative Claim should be Allowed and, if so, in what amount. (b) Professional Fee Claims All final requests for compensation or reimbursement of Professional Fee Claims, including the Professional Fee Claims incurred during the period from the Petition Date through the Effective Date (other than substantial contribution claims under section 503(b)(4) of the Bankruptcy Code), must be Filed and served on the Reorganized Debtors and their counsel no later than forty-five (45) days after the Effective Date or as may otherwise be directed by the Bankruptcy Court. All such final requests will be subject to approval by the Bankruptcy Court after notice to other parties on the regular service list and a hearing in accordance with the procedures established by the Bankruptcy Code and prior orders of the Bankruptcy Court in the Chapter 11 Cases, including the Interim Compensation Order, and once approved by the Bankruptcy Court, shall be paid as soon as reasonably practicable from the Professional Fee Escrow Account up to the full Allowed amount. Objections to applications of Professionals or other entities for compensation or reimbursement of expenses must be filed and served on the Reorganized Debtors and their counsel and the requesting Professional or other entity by no later than twenty-one (21) days (or such longer period as may be established by order of the Bankruptcy Court or by agreement of the objecting party, the applicable Professional, and the Reorganized Debtors) after the date on which the applicable application for compensation or reimbursement was served. Upon the Effective Date, any requirement that Professionals comply with sections 327 through 331 and 1103 of the Bankruptcy Code in seeking retention or compensation for services rendered after such date shall terminate, and the Reorganized Debtors may employ and pay any Professional in the ordinary course of business without any further notice to or action, order, or approval of the Bankruptcy Court. (c) Professional Fee Escrow Account. Prior to the Effective Date, the Debtors shall establish the Professional Fee Escrow Account which shall be funded on the Effective Date with Cash equal to the Professional Fee Reserve Amount. The Professional Fee Escrow Account shall be maintained in trust solely for the Professionals. Such funds shall not be considered property of the Estates of the Debtors or the Reorganized Debtors, as applicable. The amount of Professional Fee Claims owing to the Professionals shall be paid in Cash to such Professionals by the Reorganized Debtors from the Professional Fee Escrow Account as soon as reasonably practicable after such Professional Fee Claims are Allowed by a Final Order. When all such Allowed amounts owing to Professionals have been paid in full, any remaining amount in the Professional Fee Escrow Account shall promptly be delivered to the Reorganized Debtors without any further action or order of the Bankruptcy Court. (d) Professional Fee Reserve Amount. Professionals shall estimate their unpaid Professional Fee Claims and other unpaid fees and expenses incurred in rendering services to the Debtors before and as of the Confirmation Date and shall deliver such estimate to the Debtors no later than five business days before the Effective Date; provided that such estimate shall not be deemed to limit the amount of the fees and expenses that are the subject of the Professional’s final request for payment of Filed Professional Fee Claims. If a Professional does not provide such an estimate, the Debtors may estimate the unpaid and unbilledPage 43
fees and expenses of such Professional. The aggregate amount for all Professionals estimated pursuant to this section shall comprise the Professional Fee Reserve Amount. 2. Priority Tax Claims The Debtors estimate that Allowed Priority Tax Claims will total approximately $4.1 million. Priority Tax Claims will be satisfied as set forth in Article II.B of the Plan and summarized herein. Except to the extent that a Holder of an Allowed Priority Tax Claim and the Debtors or the Reorganized Debtors, as applicable, agree to less favorable treatment acceptable to the Agent, in full and final satisfaction, settlement, release, and discharge of and in exchange for each Allowed Priority Tax Claim, each Holder of an Allowed Priority Tax Claim shall receive, at the option of the Reorganized Debtors with the consent of the Agent: (a) payment in full of such Allowed Priority Tax Claim on the Distribution Date or (b) treatment in accordance with the provisions of sections 1129(a)(9)(C) or 1129(a)(9)(D) of the Bankruptcy Code, as the case may be, and, for the avoidance of doubt, Holders of Allowed Priority Tax Claims will receive interest on such Allowed Priority Tax Claims after the Effective Date in accordance with sections 511 and 1129(a)(9)(C) of the Bankruptcy Code. 3. DIP Facility Claims All DIP Facility Claims shall be deemed to be Allowed Secured Claims and Allowed superpriority Administrative Claims in the full amount due and owing under the DIP Facility Loan Documents and the DIP Orders as of the Effective Date. If an Equitization Restructuring occurs, on the Effective Date, except to the extent that a Holder of an Allowed DIP Facility Claim agrees to a less favorable treatment, each Holder thereof shall receive: a. Its Pro Rata share (i.e., the proportion that such Allowed DIP Claim bears to the aggregate amount of all Allowed DIP Claims participating in the Exit Facility Refinancing Loans (if any, and as determined by the Agent with, for the avoidance of doubt, the consent of Crestline) plus all Allowed Prepetition Lenders’ Claims (if any, and as determined by the Agent with, for the avoidance of doubt, the consent of Crestline) participating in the Exit Facility Refinancing Loans) of the Exit Facility Refinancing Loans on a dollar-for-dollar basis; plus b. Thereafter, the applicable New Units designated to be distributed to such Holder (as more fully set forth in Article III.B – Class 2 of the Plan). If an Equitization Restructuring occurs, the Agent (with, for the avoidance of doubt, the consent of Crestline) may at any time prior to the Effective Date determine the amount of Allowed DIP Facility Claims and Allowed Prepetition Lenders’ Claims that shall be refinanced with Exit Facility Refinancing Loans; provided, however, that (a) the allocation of any Allowed DIP Facility Claim to be refinanced with Exit Facility Refinancing Loans shall be Pro Rata with all Allowed DIP Facility Claims, and (b) the allocation of any Allowed Prepetition Lenders’ Claim to be refinanced with Exit Facility Refinancing Loans shall be Pro Rata with all Allowed Prepetition Lenders’ Claims. If an Asset Sale Restructuring occurs, on the Effective Date, except to the extent that a Holder of an Allowed DIP Facility Claim agrees to a less favorable treatment, each Holder thereof shall receive indefeasible payment in full in Cash.Page 44
Subject to the provisions of Article III.B Class 2 of the Plan, unless and until Holders of Allowed DIP Facility Claims receive (a) in an Equitization Restructuring, their Pro Rata share of the Exit Facility Refinancing Loans (if any) and their applicable share of the New Units, or (b) in an Asset Sale Restructuring, indefeasible payment in full in Cash (or such other treatment consented to by such Holder), then notwithstanding entry of the Confirmation Order and anything to the contrary in this Plan or the Confirmation Order, (1) none of the DIP Facility Claims shall be discharged, satisfied or released or otherwise affected in whole or in part, and each of the DIP Facility Claims shall remain outstanding, (2) none of the DIP Liens shall be (or deemed to have been) waived, released, satisfied or discharged, in whole or in part, and (3) none of the DIP Facility Loan Documents shall be (or deemed to have been) terminated, discharged, satisfied or released or otherwise affected in whole or in part, and each such DIP Facility Loan Document shall remain in effect. Holders of DIP Facility Claims expressly reserve the right to seek recovery against any Non-Reorganized Debtor on any grounds, including, without limitation, the entire unpaid cash amount of the DIP Facility Claims. 4. Statutory Fees On or before the Effective Date, the Debtors who will be Reorganized Debtors shall have paid in full in Cash all fees due and payable pursuant to section 1930 of Title 28 of the United States Code. On and after the Effective Date, the payment of such fees shall be made in accordance with Article X.D. of the Plan. F. What happens to my recovery if the Plan is not confirmed or does not go effective? In the event that the Plan is not confirmed or does not go effective, there is no assurance that the Debtors will be able to reorganize their business. It is possible that any alternative may provide Holders of Claims and Interests with less than they would have received pursuant to the Plan. For a more detailed description of the consequences of an extended chapter 11 case, or of a liquidation scenario, see Article X.B of this Disclosure Statement, entitled “Best Interests of Creditors/Liquidation Analysis” and the Liquidation Analysis attached hereto as Exhibit D. G. What are the sources of Cash and other consideration required to fund the Plan? The Debtors will fund distributions under the Plan with, as applicable: (1) Cash on hand; (2) future revenue; (3) Sale Proceeds; and/or (4) the Exit Facility, as applicable. H. Are there any regulatory approvals required to consummate the Plan? No. There are no known regulatory approvals that are required to consummate the Plan. I. Are there risks to owning the New Units upon emergence from Chapter 11? Yes. See Article VIII of this Disclosure Statement, entitled “RISK FACTORS.”Page 45
J. Is there potential litigation related to the Plan? Parties in interest may object to the approval of this Disclosure Statement and may object to Confirmation of the Plan as well, which objections potentially could give rise to litigation. See Article VIII.C.5 of this Disclosure Statement, entitled “The Reorganized Debtors May Be Adversely Affected by Potential Litigation, Including Litigation Arising Out of the Chapter 11 Cases.” In the event that it becomes necessary to confirm the Plan over the objection of certain Classes, the Debtors may seek confirmation of the Plan notwithstanding the dissent of such objecting Classes. The Bankruptcy Court may confirm the Plan pursuant to the “cramdown” provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, which allow the Bankruptcy Court to confirm a plan that has been rejected by an impaired Class if it determines that the Plan satisfies section 1129(b) of the Bankruptcy Code. See Article VIII.A.4 of this Disclosure Statement entitled “The Debtors May Not Be Able to Secure Confirmation of the Plan.” Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Reorganized Debtors, the GUC Trustee, and/or the Agent Trustee (if applicable) will have power and authority to investigate, prosecute, settle, release or otherwise liquidate, compromise, or resolve the Causes of Action. K. Will any party have significant influence over the corporate governance and operations of the Debtors following consummation of the Plan? If an Equitization Restructuring occurs, the Reorganized SMG Board shall be established as of the Effective Date. The composition of the Reorganized SMG Board and the identities of the directors and/or managers of the Reorganized SMG Board will be set forth in the Reorganized SMG A&R LLCA and disclosed in the Plan Supplement. As of the Effective Date, the terms of the current members of the boards of directors or managers, as applicable, of each of the Debtors shall expire, and the initial Reorganized SMG Board and the boards of directors or managers of each of the other Reorganized Debtors will include those directors and officers set forth in the lists of directors and officers of the Reorganized Debtors included in the Plan Supplement. After the Effective Date, the officers of each of the Reorganized Debtors shall be appointed in accordance with the respective New Organizational Documents. Pursuant to section 1129(a)(5) of the Bankruptcy Code, the Debtors will disclose in the Plan Supplement the identity and affiliations of each person proposed to be an officer or to serve on the initial board of directors of any of the Reorganized Debtors. To the extent any such director or officer of the Reorganized Debtors is an “insider” under the Bankruptcy Code, the Debtors also will disclose the nature of any compensation to be paid to such director or officer. Each such director or officer shall serve from and after the Effective Date pursuant to the terms of the New Organizational Documents. L. What is the Management Incentive Plan and how will it affect the distribution I receive under the Plan? The Reorganized SMG A&R LLCA will contain a Management Incentive Plan pursuant to which management and key employees will receive a percentage of equity in Reorganized SMG, comprised of Class B Common Units. The participants in the Management Incentive Plan, the timing and allocations of the awards to participants, and the other terms and conditions of such awards (including, but limited to, vesting, exercise prices, base values, hurdles, forfeiture, repurchase rights, and transferability) shall be determined by the Reorganized SMG Board.Page 46
M. Will operation of the Debtors’ theaters be affected by the Plan? The Debtors believe the Plan provides the best alternative for the Debtors to reorganize and operate their theaters. The Plan provides for the treatment of all Claims against the Debtors’ estates and the assumption and rejection of certain Unexpired Leases and Executory Contracts. The Debtors believe the Plan will enable them to successfully restructure their financial obligations and will permit the Debtors to operate their theaters subject to Unexpired Leases identified on the Assumed Executory Contract and Unexpired Lease List in substantially the same manner as they did prior to the Petition Date, subject to applicable continuation of any COVID-19 laws and regulations. N. What will happen to Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases under the Plan? On the Effective Date, except as otherwise provided in the Plan, (a) all Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases of the Debtors listed on the Assumed Executory Contract and Unexpired Lease List and (b) all other Unexpired Leases of the Debtors, are deemed to be Assumed Executory Contracts or Unexpired Leases, in accordance with the provisions and requirements of sections 365 and 1123 of the Bankruptcy Code, other than those Executory Contracts or Unexpired Leases that: (a) previously were assumed, assumed and assigned, or rejected by the Debtors; (b) are identified on the Rejected Executory Contract and Unexpired Lease List; or (c) are the subject of a motion to reject Executory Contracts or Unexpired Leases that is pending on the Confirmation Date. Entry of the Confirmation Order by the Bankruptcy Court shall constitute a court order approving the assumptions, assumptions and assignments, or rejections of the Executory Contracts or Unexpired Leases, as applicable, as set forth in the Plan, the Rejected Executory Contract and Unexpired Lease List, or the Assumed Executory Contract and Unexpired Lease List pursuant to sections 365(a) and 1123 of the Bankruptcy Code. Any motions to assume Executory Contracts or Unexpired Leases pending on the Effective Date shall be subject to approval by the Bankruptcy Court on or after the Effective Date by a Final Order. Each Executory Contract and Unexpired Lease assumed pursuant to Article V.A of the Plan or by any order of the Bankruptcy Court, and which has not been assigned to a third party before the Effective Date, shall revest in and be fully enforceable by the Reorganized Debtors in accordance with its terms (including as may be amended or modified prior to the Effective Date by agreement with the applicable counterparty and acceptable to the Agent), except as such terms are modified by the Plan or any order of the Bankruptcy Court authorizing and providing for its assumption or rejection under applicable federal law. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan, the Debtors or the Reorganized Debtors, as applicable, reserve the right, subject to the consent of the Agent, to alter, amend, modify, or supplement the Rejected Executory Contract and Unexpired Lease List and the Assumed Executory Contract and Unexpired Lease List at any time through and including the Confirmation Date. The Reorganized Debtors may assume any Executory Contract that is not listed on the Assumed Executory Contract and Unexpired Lease List at any time up to and including the Confirmation Date, and any such Executory Contract that is not assumed by such time shall be deemed rejected. Unless otherwise provided by a Final Order of the Bankruptcy Court, all Proofs of Claim with respect to Claims arising from the rejection of Executory Contracts or Unexpired Leases, pursuant to the Plan or the Confirmation Order, if any, must be Filed within thirty (30) days after the later of: (a) the Effective Date; and (b) the date of such rejection as established by a Final Order or pursuant to the Plan if later than the Effective Date. Any Claims arising from the rejection of an Executory Contract or Unexpired Lease not Filed within such time will be automatically Disallowed, forever barred from assertion, and shall not be enforceable against the Debtors, Reorganized Debtors, thePage 47
Estates, the GUC Trust, the Agent Trust (if applicable), or their property without the need for any objection by the Debtors or the Reorganized Debtors or further notice to, or action, order, or approval of the Bankruptcy Court or any other Entity, and any Claim arising out of the rejection of the Executory Contract or Unexpired Lease shall be deemed fully satisfied, released, and discharged, notwithstanding anything in the Schedules or a Proof of Claim to the contrary. All Allowed Claims arising from the rejection of the Debtors’ Executory Contracts or Unexpired Leases shall be classified as GUC Claims and shall be treated in accordance with the Plan, unless a different security or priority is otherwise asserted in such Proof of Claim and Allowed in accordance with Article VII of the Plan. Any Cure Claims under each Assumed Executory Contract or Unexpired Lease shall be satisfied, pursuant to section 365(b)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code, by payment of the default amount in Cash on the Effective Date, or as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter, subject to the limitation described below, or on such other terms as the Debtors or Reorganized Debtors (as applicable) (with the consent of the Agent) and the other parties to such Executory Contracts or Unexpired Leases, and if applicable, the Purchaser, may otherwise agree. If an Equitization Restructuring or an Asset Sale Restructuring to an Agent Purchaser occurs, the Debtors shall pay the Cure Claims associated with each Assumed Executory Contract or Unexpired Lease. If an Asset Sale Restructuring to a Third Party Purchaser occurs, such Third Party Purchaser shall pay the Cure Claims associated with each Assumed Executory Contract or Unexpired Lease. In the event of a dispute regarding (a) the amount of any Cure Claim, (b) the ability of the Reorganized Debtors or any assignee to provide “adequate assurance of future performance” (within the meaning of section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code) under the Executory Contract or Unexpired Lease to be assumed, or (c) any other matter pertaining to assumption, payment of the Cure Claims required by section 365(b)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code shall be made following the entry of a Final Order resolving the dispute and approving the assumption. Any objection by a counterparty of an Executory Contract or Unexpired Lease to a proposed assumption (including, for purposes of the Plan, assumption and assignment) of an Executory Contract or Unexpired Lease or the related Cure Claims (including as set forth on the Assumed Executory Contract or Unexpired Lease List) must be Filed, served, and actually received by the Debtors in accordance with the Disclosure Statement Order or other applicable Final Order of the Bankruptcy Court. Any counterparty to an Executory Contract or Unexpired Lease that fails to object timely to the proposed assumption or Cure Claim will be deemed to have consented to such assumption and the proposed Cure Claim. For the avoidance of doubt, to the extent an Executory Contract or Unexpired Lease proposed to be assumed is not listed as having a related Cure Claim, any counterparty to such Executory Contract or Unexpired Lease that fails to object timely to the proposed assumption will be deemed to have consented to such assumption and deemed to release any Claim or Cause of Action for any monetary defaults, including any Cure Claim, under such Executory Contract or Unexpired Lease. For the avoidance of doubt, the Debtors or the Reorganized Debtors, as applicable, may, with the consent of the Agent, add any Executory Contract or Unexpired Lease initially proposed to be assumed to the Rejected Executory Contracts and Unexpired Lease List prior to the Effective Date for any reason, including if the Bankruptcy Court determines that the Allowed Cure Claim with respect to any Executory Contract or Unexpired Lease is greater than the amount set forth in the applicable cure notice, Assumed Executory Contract and Unexpired Lease List, or the Plan, in which case such Executory Contract or Unexpired Lease shall be deemed rejected as the Effective Date; provided, however, that for the avoidance of doubt, the Debtors or the Reorganized Debtors, as applicable, may not add any Executory Contract or Unexpired Lease initially proposed to be assumed to the Rejected Executory Contract and Unexpired Lease List after the Effective Date.Page 48
Assumption or assumption and assignment of any Executory Contract or Unexpired Lease pursuant to the Plan or otherwise and full satisfaction of any applicable Cure Claim shall result in the full release and satisfaction of any Claims, Cure Claims, or defaults, whether monetary or nonmonetary, including defaults of provisions restricting the change in control or ownership interest composition or other bankruptcy-related defaults, arising under any Assumed Executory Contract or Unexpired Lease at any time before the effective date of assumption. Any Proofs of Claim Filed with respect to an Assumed Executory Contract or Unexpired Lease shall be deemed Disallowed and expunged as of the Effective Date, without further notice to or action, order, or approval of the Bankruptcy Court. Rejection of any Executory Contract or Unexpired Lease pursuant to the Plan or otherwise shall not constitute a termination of preexisting obligations owed by the Executory Contract or Unexpired Lease counterparty or counterparties to the Debtors or the Reorganized Debtors, as applicable, under such Executory Contracts or Unexpired Leases. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan, Article V of the Plan shall not apply to Claims against Debtors that are identified on the Schedule of Abandoned Debtors, the Schedule of Converted Cases, or the Schedule of Non-Applicable Debtors. O. What will happen to Insurance Policies under the Plan? As set forth in Article V.E of the Plan, each of the Debtors’ Insurance Policies and any agreements, documents, or instruments relating thereto, are treated as Executory Contracts under the Plan. Unless otherwise provided in the Plan, and in the event of an Equitization Restructuring, on the Effective Date, (a) the Debtors shall be deemed to have assumed all insurance policies and any agreements, documents, and instruments relating to coverage of all insured Claims and (b) such insurance policies and any agreements, documents, or instruments relating thereto shall revest in the Reorganized Debtors. P. Are the Debtors assuming any indemnification obligations for their current officers and directors under the Plan? No. Q. How will the preservation of the Causes of Action impact my recovery under the Plan? The Plan provides for the retention of all Causes of Action other than those that are expressly waived, relinquished, exculpated, released, compromised, or settled in the Plan or pursuant to a Final Order. The Schedule of Retained Causes of Action shall be set forth in the Plan Supplement, in accordance with the Plan. The Schedule of Retained Causes of Action shall specify which Causes of Action shall be retained by the Reorganized Debtors. Any proceeds from the Retained Causes of Action will be retained by the Reorganized Debtors, the GUC Trust, and/or Agent Trust, as applicable. The Panterra Claims will be transferred and assigned to the GUC Trust. The GUC Trust Assets include 100% of net proceeds of the Panterra Claims recovered by the GUC Trust up to $4,000,000.00 and 50% of net proceeds of the Panterra Claims recovered by the GUC Trust in excess of $4,000,000.00. For a more detailed description of the Panterra Claims, see Article VII.G.a.3.Page 49
If an Equitization Restructuring occurs: As set forth in Article IV.C.10 of the Plan, in accordance with section 1123(b) of the Bankruptcy Code, but subject to Article VIII of the Plan, the Reorganized Debtors or the GUC Trust, as applicable, shall retain and may enforce all rights to commence and pursue, as appropriate, any and all Causes of Action belonging to the Debtors or their Estates that vest in the Reorganized Debtors or the GUC Trust pursuant to the Plan, as applicable, whether arising before or after the Petition Date, including, without limitation, any actions specifically enumerated in the Schedule of Retained Causes of Action, and the Reorganized Debtors’ and the GUC Trust’s rights to commence, prosecute, or settle such Causes of Action shall be preserved notwithstanding the occurrence of the Effective Date, other than Causes of Action released by the Debtors pursuant to the releases and exculpations set forth in Article VIII of the Plan or otherwise under this Plan; provided, however, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, on the Effective Date (a) all Causes of Action against the Schultz Parties of Debtors that become Reorganized Debtors shall vest in the Reorganized Debtors and (b) all Causes of Action against the Schultz Parties of Debtors that become Non-Reorganized Debtors shall be transferred and assigned to the Reorganized Debtors, unless each Schultz Party has, prior to the Effective Date, executed a release in form and substance acceptable to the Agent, including agreeing to become a “Releasing Party” under the Plan and to be subject to the release set forth in Article VIII.E of the Plan (unless waived by the Agent). The Reorganized Debtors and the GUC Trustee may pursue such Causes of Action, as appropriate, in accordance with the best interests of the Reorganized Debtors and the GUC Trust Beneficiaries. No Entity may rely on the absence of a specific reference in the Plan, the Plan Supplement, the Disclosure Statement, or the Schedule of Retained Causes of Action to any Cause of Action against it as any indication that the Reorganized Debtors or GUC Trustee will not pursue any and all available Causes of Action of the Debtors or the Estates against it. The Reorganized Debtors and the GUC Trustee, as applicable, expressly reserve all rights to prosecute any and all Causes of Action against any Entity, except as otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, including Article VIII of the Plan. Unless any Cause of Action of the Debtors or the Estates against an Entity is expressly waived, relinquished, exculpated, released, compromised, or settled in the Plan or pursuant to a Final Order, the Reorganized Debtors and the GUC Trustee expressly reserve all such Causes of Action for later adjudication, and, therefore, no preclusion doctrine, including the doctrines of res judicata, collateral estoppel, issue preclusion, claim preclusion, estoppel (judicial, equitable, or otherwise), or laches, shall apply to such Causes of Action upon, after, or as a consequence of Confirmation or Consummation. The Reorganized Debtors and the GUC Trust, as applicable, reserve and shall retain such Causes of Action of the Debtors and their Estates notwithstanding the rejection or repudiation of any Executory Contract or Unexpired Lease during the Chapter 11 Cases or pursuant to the Plan. In accordance with section 1123(b)(3) of the Bankruptcy Code, any Cause of Action that a Debtor or its Estate may hold against any Entity shall vest in the Reorganized Debtors or the GUC Trust pursuant to the Plan, except as otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, including Article VIII of the Plan. The Reorganized Debtors and the GUC Trust shall retain and may exclusively enforce any and all such Causes of Action, and through their authorized agents or representatives shall have the exclusive right, authority, and discretion to determine and to initiate, file, prosecute, enforce, abandon, settle, compromise, release, withdraw, or litigate to judgment, any such Causes of Action (exceptPage 50
as otherwise expressly provided in the Plan), or to decline to do any of the foregoing, without the consent or approval of any third party or any further notice to or action, order, or approval of the Bankruptcy Court. On the Effective Date, the Debtors and the Estates shall irrevocably waive and release all Released Avoidance Actions and Released Avoidance Actions shall not be Retained Causes of Action. If an Asset Sale Restructuring occurs: Unless any Cause of Action against an Entity is expressly waived, relinquished, exculpated, released, compromised, or settled in the Plan or a Final Order, in accordance with section 1123(b) of the Bankruptcy Code, the Debtors shall convey to the Agent Trust all rights to commence, prosecute, or settle, as appropriate, any and all Causes of Action other than the Panterra Claims, whether arising before or after the Petition Date, which shall vest in the Agent Trust pursuant to the terms of the Plan. The Agent Trustee may enforce all rights to commence, prosecute, or settle, as appropriate, any and all such Causes of Action, whether arising before or after the Petition Date, and the Agent Trustee’s rights to commence, prosecute, or settle such Causes of Action shall be preserved notwithstanding the occurrence of the Effective Date. The Agent Trustee may, in its reasonable business judgment, pursue such Causes of Action and may retain and compensate professionals in the analysis or pursuit of such Causes of Action to the extent the Agent Trustee deems appropriate, including on a contingency fee basis. No Entity may rely on the absence of a specific reference in the Plan or the Disclosure Statement to any Cause of Action against them as any indication that the Debtors or the Agent Trustee will not pursue any and all available Causes of Action against them. The Debtors and the Agent Trustee expressly reserve all rights to prosecute any and all Causes of Action against any Entity, except as otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, including Article VIII of the Plan. Unless any Cause of Action against an Entity is expressly waived, relinquished, exculpated, released, compromised, or settled in the Plan or a Final Order, the Agent Trustee expressly reserves all Causes of Action for later adjudication, and, therefore, no preclusion doctrine, including the doctrines of res judicata, collateral estoppel, issue preclusion, claim preclusion, estoppel (judicial, equitable, or otherwise), or laches, shall apply to such Causes of Action upon, after, or as a consequence of the Confirmation or Consummation. Subject to the consent of the Agent, the Agent Trustee may initiate, file, prosecute, enforce, abandon, settle, compromise, release, withdraw, or litigate to judgment any such Causes of Action, or to decline to do any of the foregoing, without the consent or approval of any other third party or any further notice to, or action, order, or approval of, the Bankruptcy Court. For avoidance of doubt, on the Effective Date, the Debtors and the Estates shall irrevocably waive and release all Released Avoidance Actions and Released Avoidance Actions shall not be Retained Causes of Action. 1. What Causes of Action are not being preserved? Any and all claims and Causes of Action that the Debtors could assert against any Released Party are being released pursuant to the Plan and shall not be preserved for prosecution.Page 51
R. What might affect the recovery to Holders of Allowed GUC Claims? Except to the extent that a Holder of an Allowed GUC Claim agrees to less favorable treatment of its Allowed Claim acceptable to the Agent, in full and final satisfaction, settlement, release, and discharge of and in exchange for each Allowed GUC Claim, each such Holder of an Allowed GUC Claim in Class 5 shall receive its Pro Rata share of the GUC Trust Interests. Each Holder of GUC Claims in an aggregate Allowed amount greater than $2,500.00 may irrevocably elect on its Ballot to have such Claim irrevocably reduced to $2,500.00 and treated as a Convenience Class Claim for the purposes of the Plan rather than as a GUC Claim.12 For avoidance of doubt, Holders of Prepetition Lenders’ Claims shall not be entitled to any recovery from the GUC Trust Interests or the GUC Trust Assets (solely excepting the Agent Panterra Assets). 1. What is the estimated range of recovery for holders of Allowed GUC Claims? As stated in the summary chart above, the Debtors’ good faith estimate of the range of recovery for Allowed GUC Claims is between 0% and 14.6%. Allowed GUC Claims will share in recovery provided to the GUC Trust, which consists of (i) the GUC Trust Reserve ($1.0 million) net of GUC Trust Expenses and the Cash required to satisfy all Allowed Convenience Class Claims, and (ii) certain recoveries from the Panterra Actions, as explained in further detail below. Further, the Debtors’ good faith estimate of the likely final amount of Allowed GUC Claims, as discussed below, is between $40 million and $50 million. In a downside scenario, assuming the GUC Trustee is unsuccessful in pursuing the Panterra Actions and exhausts the GUC Trust Reserve in the administration of the GUC Trust (including such expenses incurred in paying Allowed Convenience Class Claims, pursuing the Panterra Actions, and claims administration) there will be no funds available for distribution to Holders of Allowed GUC Claims. In an upside scenario, the aggregate amount of Allowed GUC Claims would be approximately $40 million, the low end of the Debtors’ estimate. In such a scenario, the GUC Trust would prevail in its pursuit of the Panterra Claims which, assuming GUC Trust Expenses (including such expenses incurred in pursuing the Panterra Claims, payment of Allowed Convenience Class Claims, and costs associated with claims administration) total $750,000, the total amount of Cash available for distribution to Holders of Allowed GUC Claims is approximately $5.85 million. Thus, the approximate expected recovery in such a scenario to Holders of Allowed GUC Claims is approximately 14.6%. 2. How will the final amount of Allowed GUC Claims affect the recovery of Holders of Allowed GUC Claims under the Plan? The Debtors estimate the amount of Allowed GUC Claims against all Debtors will be approximately $40 million to $50 million, inclusive of Claims arising from the Debtors’ rejection of Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases, as discussed below. The estimate of Allowed GUC Claims is the result of the Debtors’ and their advisors’ careful analysis of available information, including the Debtors’ books and records and an analysis of the validity of the GUC Claims asserted against the Debtors. As part of their analysis, the Debtors and their advisors determined that certain of the GUC Claims that have been asserted should not be Allowed GUC Claims for various reasons, including that such GUC Claims have been satisfied during these Chapter 11 Cases, are duplicative, or are not properly asserted against the applicable Debtor, among others. 12 For avoidance of doubt, the amount of Allowed GUC Claims for determination of whether a Holder’s Claim(s) is less than $2,500.00 such that it will be treated as a Convenience Class Claim is measured in the aggregate across all Debtors.Page 52
The Debtors’ estimate of Allowed GUC Claims, and the corresponding ranges of potential recoveries resulting therefrom, depends on a number of contingencies, including, among others: (a) the determination to be made by the Debtors regarding the assumption and rejection of Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases; (b) the amount of Claims from the rejection of such Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases; (c) the amount of Claims Filed by Governmental Units; (d) Claims arising from litigation against the Debtors; and (e) the Claims reconciliation process. Although the estimate of Allowed GUC Claims is the result of the Debtors’ and their advisors’ careful evaluation of available information, the ultimate amount of Allowed GUC Claims may be higher or lower than the Debtors’ estimate provided herein, which difference could be material. 3. How will Claims asserted with respect to rejection damages affect the recovery of Holders of Allowed GUC Claims under the Plan? The Debtors currently estimate that Claims arising from the Debtors’ rejection of Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases total approximately $25 to 35 million in the aggregate. This estimate takes into account large claims that are subject to potential settlement. If the settlements are not approved by the Bankruptcy Court, the actual amount of Claims arising from rejection of Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases could be materially greater than the Debtors’ estimates. All Allowed Claims arising from the rejection of the Debtors’ Executory Contracts or Unexpired Leases shall be classified as GUC Claims against the applicable Debtor and shall be treated in accordance with the Plan, unless a different security or priority is otherwise asserted in such Proof of Claim and Allowed in accordance with Article VII of the Plan. Accordingly, to the extent that the actual amount of GUC Claims on account of rejection damages Claims changes, the value of recoveries to Holders of Claims in Class 5 could change as well, and such changes could be material. Similarly, as set forth in the Liquidation Analysis, if the Plan is not confirmed and the Debtors’ estates are liquidated, the Debtors anticipate that the amount of rejection damages claims would increase significantly as all unexpired leases and executory contracts would be rejected. 4. How will the resolution of the Panterra Actions affect the recovery of Holders of Allowed GUC Claims under the Plan? As explained in further detail in section VII.G.3 below, the Panterra Actions are being transferred and assigned to the GUC Trust for the benefit of Holders of Allowed GUC Claims. In the Panterra Actions, the Debtors assert Causes of Action that may be worth up to $7.2 million. As provided in the Plan, the GUC Trust will receive the first $4.0 million of net proceeds of the Panterra Actions and 50% of any recovery above $4.0 million. Accordingly, the likely maximum amount available to Holders of Allowed GUC Claims attributable to the Panterra Claims is $5.6 million. However, as explained in further detail in section VII.G.3 below, the extent to which the GUC Trust will be able to obtain a recovery in the Panterra Actions is uncertain and dependent upon a variety of factors. Further, although vigorously disputed, a third party asserts a right to any proceeds from the Panterra Actions. Accordingly, the Panterra Actions’ value to Holders of Allowed GUC Claims is unknown. 5. How will the resolution of certain contingent, unliquidated, and disputed litigation Claims affect the recovery of Holders of Allowed GUC Claims under the Plan? The Debtors’ estimates of Allowed GUC Claims are based on reasonable estimates of certain contingent, unliquidated, and disputed litigation Claims known to the Debtors as of the date hereof, which generally are considered unsecured Claims. The actual amount of Allowed GUC Claims couldPage 53
range based on certain contingent, unliquidated, and disputed litigation Claims, some of which were known to the Debtors as of the date hereof, which generally are considered unsecured Claims. As of the Petition Date, the Debtors were parties to certain litigation matters that arose in the ordinary course of operating their business and could become parties to additional litigation in the future as a result of conduct that occurred prior to the Petition Date. Certain of these litigation matters are set forth more fully in Section VII of this Disclosure Statement. Although the Debtors have disputed, are disputing, or will dispute in the future the amounts asserted by such litigation counterparties, to the extent these parties are ultimately entitled to a higher amount than is reflected in the amounts estimated by the Debtors herein, the value of recoveries to Holders of Claims in Class 5 could change as well, and such changes could be material. S. If the Plan provides that I get a distribution, do I get it upon Confirmation, when the Plan goes effective, or on the Distribution Dates? What is meant by “Confirmation,” “Effective Date,” and “Consummation?” “Confirmation” of the Plan refers to approval of the Plan by the Bankruptcy Court. Confirmation of the Plan does not guarantee that you will receive the distribution indicated under the Plan. After Confirmation of the Plan by the Bankruptcy Court, there are conditions that need to be satisfied or waived so that the Plan can go effective. See Article X of this Disclosure Statement, entitled “Confirmation of the Plan” for a discussion of the conditions precedent to consummation and effectiveness of the Plan. Unless otherwise provided in the Plan, on the Distribution Date (or if a Claim is not an Allowed Claim on the Distribution Date, on the date that such Claim or Interest becomes an Allowed Claim, or as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter), each Holder of an Allowed Claim shall receive the full amount of the distributions that the Plan provides for such Allowed Claim in accordance with its priority and Allowed amount. Other than with respect to the DIP Facility Claims, the DIP Facility Loan Documents, the DIP Agent, the DIP Lenders, the Prepetition Lenders’ Claims, the Prepetition Loan Documents, the Prepetition Agent, and the Prepetition Lenders, no interest shall accrue on any Claims from and after the Effective Date. No Holder of a Claim shall recover more than 100 percent of the Allowed amount of such Claim. If and to the extent that there are Disputed Claims, distributions on account of any such Disputed Claims shall be made pursuant to the provisions set forth in Article VII of the Plan. To the extent any distributions made in accordance with the Plan are subject to disgorgement to the Reorganized Debtors or the GUC Trustee, as applicable, the Reorganized Debtors or the GUC Trustee, as applicable, shall effectuate the distribution of such disgorged distribution to the Holders of Allowed Claims entitled to such distributions in accordance with the Plan as soon as reasonably practicable. For the avoidance of doubt, to the extent disgorgement of a distribution made to a Holder of a Claim pursuant to the Plan is required, such Holder shall be required to disgorge any distribution but shall not be required to remit interest on such distribution. T. What happens to contingent, unliquidated, and disputed Claims under the Plan? As set forth in more detail in Article VII of the Plan, after the Effective Date, (a) if an Equitization Restructuring occurs, the Reorganized Debtors, subject to the consent of the Agent, shall have the sole authority to File, withdraw, or litigate to judgment, objections to all Claims other than GUC Claims, Convenience Class Claims, and the Panterra Claims, and the GUC Trustee shall havePage 54
the sole authority to File, withdraw, or litigate to judgment, objections to all GUC Claims, Convenience Class Claims, and the Panterra Claims; and (b) if an Asset Sale Restructuring occurs, the Agent Trust, subject to the consent of the Agent, shall have the sole authority to File, withdraw, or litigate to judgment, objections to all Claims other than GUC Claims, Convenience Class Claims, and the Panterra Claims, and the GUC Trustee shall have the sole authority to File, withdraw, or litigate to judgment, objections to all GUC Claims, Convenience Class Claims, and the Panterra Claims. The applicable Reorganized Debtor(s), and the GUC Trustee, shall have the authority to settle or compromise any applicable Disputed Claim without any further notice to or action, order, or approval by the Bankruptcy Court; and the applicable Reorganized Debtor(s) and/or the GUC Trustee shall have the authority to administer and adjust the Claims Register to reflect any such settlements or compromises without any further notice to or action, order, or approval by the Bankruptcy Court. Before or after the Effective Date, the Debtors, the Reorganized Debtors, or the GUC Trustee, as applicable, may (but are not required to) at any time request that the Bankruptcy Court estimate any Disputed Claim that is contingent or unliquidated pursuant to section 502(c) of the Bankruptcy Code for any reason, regardless of whether any party previously has objected to such Claim or whether the Bankruptcy Court has ruled on any such objection, and the Bankruptcy Court shall retain jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1334 to estimate any such Claim, including during the litigation of any objection to any Claim or during the appeal relating to such objection. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in the Plan, a Claim that has been Disallowed or expunged from the Claims Register, but that either is subject to appeal or has not been the subject of a Final Order, shall be deemed to be estimated at zero dollars, unless otherwise ordered by the Bankruptcy Court. In the event that the Bankruptcy Court estimates any contingent or unliquidated Claim, that estimated amount shall constitute a maximum limitation on such Claim for all purposes under the Plan (including for purposes of distributions), and the relevant Reorganized Debtor or GUC Trustee may elect to pursue any supplemental proceedings to object to any ultimate distribution on such Claim. On or after the Effective Date, the Debtors, the Reorganized Debtors, and the GUC Trustee, as applicable, may establish one or more reserves for Claims that are contingent or have not yet been Allowed, in an amount or amounts as reasonably determined by the applicable Debtors, Reorganized Debtors, or, the GUC Trustee, as applicable, consistent with the Proof of Claim Filed by the applicable Holder of such Disputed Claim. U. Will there be releases and exculpation granted to parties in interest as part of the Plan? Yes, to effectuate the settlements reached with these parties, the Plan includes releases by the Debtors (the “Debtors’ Releases”) and the Third Party Release, an exculpation provision, and an injunction provision. The Plan provides for releases by the Debtors of (a) the Agent Released Parties, (b) the Debtor Related Persons serving in such capacity as of the Effective Date; (c) the Committee and its members; (d) the Schultz Parties; and (e) with respect to each of the foregoing (a) through (d), such Entity and its Related Persons; provided, that, for avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a Claim or Interest that timely votes to reject the Plan, timely objects to Confirmation of the Plan, or validly opts out of the Third Party Release by making the Opt Out Election, shall not be a “Released Party”; provided, further, that Panterra shall not be a “Released Party”; provided, further, that notwithstanding the foregoing, the Schultz Parties shall not be “Released Parties” until they become Releasing Parties in accordance with the Plan.Page 55
Pursuant to the Third Party Release, the Releasing Parties provide a release in favor of the Released Parties. Importantly, each Holder of a Claim or Interest who either (a) votes in favor of the Plan or (b) is not entitled to vote, abstains from voting, or votes against the Plan and does not opt out of the Third Party Release on a timely submitted Ballot, will be deemed to have expressly, unconditionally, generally, individually, and collectively released and discharged all Claims and Causes of Action against the Released Parties. In addition, the Plan provides for the exculpation of: (a) the Debtors; (b) the Reorganized Debtors; (c) the DIP Agent; (d) the DIP Lenders; (e) the Prepetition Agent; (f) the Prepetition Lenders; (g) the Agent Purchaser, if any; (h) the Debtor Related Persons; (i) the Committee and its members; (j) with respect to each of the foregoing (a) through (i), such Entity and its current and former Affiliates; and (k) with respect to each of the foregoing (b) through (j), such Entity and its Related Persons. The Debtors’ Releases, the Third Party Release, and the exculpation provisions included in the Plan comply with the Bankruptcy Code and prevailing law because, among other reasons, they are the product of extensive good faith, arm’s-length negotiations and were material inducements for the contributions provided by the Released Parties. These provisions were an integral part of the Debtors’ overall restructuring efforts and were an essential element of the negotiations among the Debtors, the Committee and creditors and an integral part of the Plan. In addition, the Released Parties and the Exculpated Parties have made substantial and valuable contributions to the Debtors’ restructuring that will maximize and preserve the going-concern value of the Debtors for the benefit of all parties in interest. Accordingly, each of the Released Parties and the Exculpated Parties warrants the benefit of the release and exculpation provisions. 1. Releases by the Debtors The Debtors’ Releases are fair and equitable, in the best interest of the Debtors’ Estates, and well within the Debtors’ business judgment. First, the Debtors undertook to investigate potential Estate claims and Causes of Action. The Debtors believe that the potential proceeds of Estate claims and Causes of Action being released under the Plan would not be significant in light of the complex and time consuming litigation that would accompany prosecution thereof and, accordingly, that the settlements embodied in the Plan and the corresponding releases are fair based on the value to the Debtors’ Estates and their creditors in light of the cost of developing and prosecuting such Causes of Action. The Debtors’ Releases appropriately offer protection to parties that meaningfully participated in the Debtors’ restructuring process, including the DIP Agent, the DIP Lenders, the Prepetition Agent, the Prepetition Lenders, and the Committee. Specifically, these parties have agreed to support the Plan and provide mutual releases to the Released Parties, paving the way to the Debtors’ exit from these Chapter 11 Cases. Second, to the extent the Released Parties have indemnification rights against the Debtors under applicable agreements for, among other things, all losses, damages, claims, liabilities, or expenses, including defense costs, for claims subject to the release provisions of the Plan, these claims could directly affect the Debtors’ Estates. Moreover, there is no question that the Debtor Related Persons have provided (and continue to provide) valuable consideration to the Debtors, as they commit substantial time and effort to the Debtors’ Estates and restructuring efforts throughout this chapter 11 process.Page 56
Third, the Debtors’ Releases were vigorously negotiated at arms-length by sophisticated entities that were represented by able counsel and financial advisors and were a necessary and integral element of consideration that these parties required before agreeing to provide the consideration contemplated by the settlements. Accordingly, the Debtors submit that the Debtors’ Releases are consistent with applicable law, represent a valid settlement and release of claims the Debtors may have against the Released Parties pursuant to Section 1123(b)(3)(A) of the Bankruptcy Code, are a valid exercise of the Debtors’ business judgment, and are in the best interests of their Estates. Article VIII.C provides as follows with respect to the Debtors’ Releases: Pursuant to section 1123(b) of the Bankruptcy Code, for good and valuable consideration, on and after the Effective Date, each Released Party is deemed released and discharged by the Debtors, the Reorganized Debtors, and their Estates, from any and all claims and Causes of Action whether known or unknown, including any derivative claims, asserted on behalf of the Debtors, that the Debtors, the Reorganized Debtors, or their Estates would have been legally entitled to assert in their own right (whether individually or collectively) or on behalf of the Holder of any Claim or Interest, based on or relating to, or in any manner arising from, in whole or in part, the Debtors (including the day-to-day management of the Debtors, any decisions made or not made by the Debtors’ board members, and/or the ownership or operation of the Debtors), the Reorganized Debtors (including the formation thereof, if applicable), the Debtors’ prepetition activities (including any intercompany transactions), the DIP Order (and any payments or transfers in connection therewith), the New Organizational Documents, the Exit Facility, any preference or avoidance claims pursuant to sections 544, 547, 548, or 549 of the Bankruptcy Code, the settlements and/or treatment of Claims and Interests contemplated by the Plan, or any Restructuring Transaction, contract, instrument, release, or other agreement or document (including the reliance by any Released Party on the Plan or the Confirmation Order) created or entered into in connection with the Disclosure Statement, the Plan, the Asset Sale Restructuring, the Chapter 11 Cases, the filing of the Chapter 11 Cases, the pursuit of Confirmation, the pursuit of Consummation, the administration and implementation of the Plan, including the issuance or distribution of Securities pursuant to the Plan (if any), or the distribution of property under the Plan, or any other related agreement, or upon any other act or omission, transaction, agreement, event, or other occurrence taking place on or before the Effective Date related or relating to the foregoing. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, the releases set forth above do not release any post-Effective Date obligations of any party or Entity under the Plan, any Restructuring Transaction, or any document, instrument, or agreement (including those set forth in the Plan Supplement) executed to implement the Plan (including the Exit Facility Loan Documents). Entry of the Confirmation Order shall constitute the Bankruptcy Court’s approval, pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule 9019, of the releases described herein, which includes by reference each of the related provisions and definitions contained in the Plan, and further, shall constitute the Bankruptcy Court’s finding that the releases described herein are: (1) in exchange for the good and valuable consideration provided by or on behalf of the Released Parties; (2) a good faith settlement and compromise of the Claims and Interests released herein; (3) in the best interests of the Debtors and all Holders of Claims and Interests; (4) fair, equitable, and reasonable; (5) given and made after due notice and opportunity for hearing; and (6) a bar to any of the Debtors, the Reorganized Debtors, or the Debtors’ Estates asserting any claim or Cause of Action released pursuant to the releases described herein or assertingPage 57
(directly or indirectly) or trading any claim or Cause of Action released pursuant to the releases described herein against any Released Party at any time. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, the releases set forth in this Article VIII.C: (i) do not release any post-Effective Date obligations of any party or Entity under the Plan, any Restructuring Transaction, or any document, instrument, or agreement (including those set forth in the Plan Supplement) executed to implement the Plan; (ii) do not release any claims related to any act or omission that constitutes actual fraud or willful misconduct, but in all respects such Entities shall be entitled to reasonably rely upon the advice of counsel with respect to their duties and responsibilities pursuant to the Plan; and (iii) do not release any Panterra Claims. 2. Third Party Release Similarly, the Third Party Release is integral to the Plan and is a condition of the settlements embodied therein. The provisions of the Plan were heavily negotiated by sophisticated parties, represented by competent counsel. The Third Party Release (together with the Debtors’ Releases) are key components of the Debtors’ restructuring and a key inducement to bring stakeholder groups to the bargaining table. Put simply, the Released Parties were unwilling to provide value to the Debtors’ Estates without assurances that they would not be subject to post-emergence litigation or other disputes related to the restructuring. The Third Party Release therefore not only benefits the non-Debtor Released Parties, but also the Debtors’ post-emergence enterprise as a whole. Importantly, the Third Party Release is consensual because it provides Holders of Claims and Interests (other than those Holders who vote to accept the Plan) with the option to opt out of the Third Party Release by checking a box on the Ballot or Opt Out Form provided by the Debtors. Each of the Disclosure Statement, Ballots, and notices of non-voting status state in bold-faced, conspicuous text that Holders of Claims and Interests that do not opt out of the Third Party Release will be bound thereby. Accordingly, upon electing to opt out, such Holders of Claims or Interests do not grant the Third Party Release and no longer have a basis to argue their rights are affected thereby. At the same time, by electing to opt out, such Holders of Claims are excluded from being a Released Party, and also do not receive the benefits of being a Released Party. The Third Party Release complies with applicable law: First, the Third Party Release is sufficiently specific to put the Releasing Parties on notice of the released claims. Second, the Third Party Release is integral to the Plan and the settlement and compromise therein. The provisions of the Plan were heavily negotiated by sophisticated parties, represented by competent counsel, for which the Third Party Release was a material inducement. Third, as described more fully above, each of the Released Parties under the Third Party Release provided consideration (and are also Releasing Parties themselves, thereby making the release mutual). Ultimately, the restructuring contemplated by the Plan operates to maximize the Debtors’ fresh start by minimizing the possibility of distracting post-emergence litigation or costs associated with the continuation of disputes related to the Debtors’ restructuring, and would not be possible absent the support of the Released Parties. Article VIII.D provides as follows with respect to the Third Party Release: As of the Effective Date, except to enforce distributions under the Plan, each Releasing Party is deemed to have released and discharged each Released Party from any and all claims and Causes of Action, whether known or unknown, including any derivative claims, assertedPage 58
on behalf of the Debtors, that such Entity would have been legally entitled to assert (whether individually or collectively), based on or relating to, or in any manner arising from, in whole or in part, the Debtors (including the day-to-day management of the Debtors, any decisions made or not made by the Debtors’ board members, and/or the ownership or operation of the Debtors), Reorganized SMG and the other Reorganized Debtors (including the formation thereof), the Debtors’ prepetition operations and activities, the New Organizational Documents, the DIP Order (and any payments or transfers in connection therewith), the Exit Facility, the Asset Sale Restructuring, the settlements contemplated by the Plan, or any Restructuring Transaction, contract, instrument, release, or other agreement or document (including the reliance by any Released Party on the Plan or the Confirmation Order) created or entered into in connection with the Disclosure Statement, the Plan, the Chapter 11 Cases, the filing of the Chapter 11 Cases, the pursuit of Confirmation, the administration and implementation of the Plan, including the issuance or distribution of Securities pursuant to the Plan (if any), or the distribution of property under the Plan, or any other related agreement, or upon any other act or omission, transaction, agreement, event, or other occurrence taking place on or before the Effective Date related or relating to the foregoing. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, the releases set forth above do not release any post-Effective Date obligations of any party or Entity under the Plan, any Restructuring Transaction, or any document, instrument, or agreement (including those set forth in the Plan Supplement) executed to implement the Plan (including the Exit Facility Loan Documents). If the Schultz Parties constitute “Releasing Parties” under the Plan, on the Effective Date, the Schultz Parties shall be deemed to release and waive in writing any and all claims to all proceeds or refunds of any insurance policy of the Debtors or the Estates and admit that the whole life insurance policies issued by Northwestern Mutual ended 1656 and 8018 and all proceeds thereto and refunds thereof constitute property of the Debtors and the Estates. In order to avoid being deemed a Releasing Party and/or a Released Party, as applicable, and thereby granting and receiving the releases set forth in Article VIII of the Plan, a creditor casting a Ballot for acceptance or rejection of the Plan must indicate its intent to make the Opt Out Election by checking the “OPT OUT” box on its Ballot. Except as otherwise set forth herein, a party that is entitled to vote on the Plan and who votes to accept the Plan will be deemed to be a Releasing Party notwithstanding the making of an Opt Out Election. Parties that are not entitled to vote may make the Opt Out Election by submission of an Opt Out Form in advance of the deadline for voting on the Plan, provided that any such Holder of a Claim or Interest that makes the Opt Out Election shall not be a Released Party. Creditors and other parties in interest who fail to take such action shall be deemed to have consented to the Third Party Release contained in Article VIII.D of the Plan. Entry of the Confirmation Order shall constitute the Bankruptcy Court’s approval, pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule 9019, of the releases described herein, which includes by reference each of the related provisions and definitions contained herein, and, further, shall constitute the Bankruptcy Court’s finding that each release described herein is: (1) consensual; (2) essential to the Confirmation of the Plan; (3) given in exchange for the good and valuable consideration provided by the Released Parties; (4) a good faith settlement and compromise as set forth in the Plan; (5) in the best interests of the Debtors and their Estates; (5) fair, equitable, and reasonable; (6) given and made after due notice and opportunity for hearing; and (7) a bar to any of the Releasing Parties asserting any claim or Cause of Action released pursuant to the releases described herein.Page 59
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, the Releases set forth in this Article VIII.D (i) do not release any post-Effective Date obligations of any party or Entity under the Plan, any Restructuring Transaction, or any document, instrument, or agreement (including those set forth in the Plan Supplement) executed to implement the Plan and (ii) do not release any claims related to any act or omission that constitutes actual fraud or willful misconduct but in all respects such Entities shall be entitled to reasonably rely upon the advice of counsel with respect to their duties and responsibilities pursuant to the Plan. 3. Mutual Releases by Agent Released Parties and Schultz Parties The Plan also contains a mutual release between the Agent Released Parties and the Schultz Parties. Article VIII.E provides as follows with respect to such release: Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, it shall be a condition to the effectiveness of this Article VIII.E that each Schultz Party has, prior to the Effective Date, executed a release in form and substance acceptable to the Agent, including agreeing to become a “Releasing Party” under the Plan and to be subject to the release set forth in Article VIII.E of the Plan (unless waived by the Agent), and this Article VIII.E shall have no force or effect unless such condition is satisfied or waived by the Agent prior to the Effective Date. Subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth above, as of the Effective Date, except to enforce distributions under the Plan, (a) each Agent Released Party is deemed to have released and discharged each Schultz Party, and (b) each Schultz Party is deemed to have released and discharged each Agent Released Party, from any and all claims and Causes of Action, whether known or unknown, including any derivative claims, asserted on behalf of the Debtors, that such Entity would have been legally entitled to assert (whether individually or collectively), based on or relating to, or in any manner arising from, in whole or in part, the Debtors (including the day-to-day management of the Debtors, any decisions made or not made by the Debtors’ board members, and/or the ownership or operation of the Debtors), Reorganized SMG and the other Reorganized Debtors (including the formation thereof), the Debtors’ prepetition operations and activities, the New Organizational Documents, the DIP Order (and any payments or transfers in connection therewith), the Exit Facility, the Asset Sale Restructuring, the settlements contemplated by the Plan, or any Restructuring Transaction, contract, instrument, release, or other agreement or document (including the reliance by any Agent Released Party or Schultz Party on the Plan or the Confirmation Order) created or entered into in connection with the Disclosure Statement, the Plan, the Chapter 11 Cases, the filing of the Chapter 11 Cases, the pursuit of Confirmation, the administration and implementation of the Plan, including the issuance or distribution of Securities pursuant to the Plan (if any), or the distribution of property under the Plan, or any other related agreement, or upon any other act or omission, transaction, agreement, event, or other occurrence taking place on or before the Effective Date related or relating to the foregoing. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, the releases set forth above do not release any post-Effective Date obligations of any party or Entity under the Plan, any Restructuring Transaction, or any document, instrument, or agreement (including those set forth in the Plan Supplement) executed to implement the Plan (including the Exit Facility Loan Documents). If the Schultz Parties constitute “Releasing Parties” under the Plan, on the Effective Date, the Schultz Parties shall be deemed to release and waive in writing any and all claims to all proceeds or refunds of any insurance policy of the Debtors or the Estates and admit that the whole life insurance policies issued by Northwestern MutualPage 60
ended 1656 and 8018 and all proceeds thereto and refunds thereof constitute property of the Debtors and the Estates. Entry of the Confirmation Order shall constitute the Bankruptcy Court’s approval, pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule 9019, of the releases described herein, which includes by reference each of the related provisions and definitions contained herein, and, further, shall constitute the Bankruptcy Court’s finding that each release described herein is: (1) consensual; (2) essential to the Confirmation of the Plan; (3) given in exchange for the good and valuable consideration provided by the Agent Released Parties and the Schultz Parties; (4) a good faith settlement and compromise as set forth in the Plan; (5) in the best interests of the Debtors and their Estates; (5) fair, equitable, and reasonable; (6) given and made after due notice and opportunity for hearing; and (7) a bar to any of the Agent Released Parties or the Schultz Parties asserting any claim or Cause of Action released pursuant to the releases described herein. 4. Release of Liens. Except as otherwise specifically provided in the Plan or in any contract, instrument, release, or other agreement or document created pursuant to the Plan, on the Effective Date, and except with regard to Secured Claims that the Debtors, with the Agent’s consent, elect to Reinstate in accordance with Article III.B of the Plan, all mortgages, deeds of trust, Liens, pledges, or other security interests against any property of the Estates shall be fully released and discharged, and all of the right, title, and interest of any Holder of such mortgages, deeds of trust, Liens, pledges, or other security interests shall revert to the Reorganized Debtors and their successors and assigns (including Reorganized SMG if applicable), in each case, without any further approval or order of the Bankruptcy Court and without any action or Filing being required to be made by the Debtors or the Reorganized Debtors, as applicable. The Reorganized Debtors are authorized to execute any document or make any filing necessary to further document the release of any lien, security interest or similar encumbrance. 5. Exculpation. Except as otherwise specifically provided in the Plan, no Exculpated Party shall have or incur liability for, and each Exculpated Party is hereby released and exculpated from, any Cause of Action for any claim related to any act or omission in connection with, relating to, or arising out of, the Chapter 11 Cases, the formulation, preparation, dissemination, negotiation, or Filing of the Disclosure Statement, the Plan, or any Restructuring Transaction, contract, instrument, release, or other agreement or document (including the reliance by any Exculpated Party on the Plan or the Confirmation Order) created or entered into in connection with the Disclosure Statement, the Plan, the Asset Sale Restructuring, the Filing of the Chapter 11 Cases, the negotiation, terms, or execution of any settlement agreements effectuated pursuant to Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 9019 in the Chapter 11 Cases, the pursuit of Confirmation, the pursuit of Consummation, the administration and implementation of the Plan, including the issuance of Securities pursuant to the Plan (if any), or the distribution of property under the Plan, or any other related agreement in connection with the Plan, except for claims related to any act or omission that is determined in a final order to have constituted actual fraud, willful misconduct, or gross negligence. The Exculpated Parties have, and upon completion of the Plan shall be deemed to have, participated in good faith and in compliance with the applicable laws with regard to the solicitation of, and distribution of, consideration pursuant to the Plan and, therefore, are not, and on account of such distributions shall not be, liable at any time for the violation of any applicable law, rule, or regulation governing the solicitation of acceptances or rejections of the Plan or such distributions made pursuant to the Plan. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, the exculpation set forth above does notPage 61
release any post-Effective Date obligations of any party or Entity under the Plan, any Restructuring Transaction, or any document, instrument, or agreement (including those set forth in the Plan Supplement) executed to implement the Plan (including the Exit Facility Loan Documents). 6. Injunction. Except as otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or for obligations issued or required to be paid pursuant to the Plan or the Confirmation Order, all Entities that have held, hold, or may hold Claims, Interests, Liens or Causes of Action that have been released pursuant to Article VIII.B, Article VIII.C, Article VIII.D, or Article VIII.E of the Plan (if applicable), or are discharged pursuant to Article VIII.A of the Plan, or are subject to exculpation pursuant to Article VIII.F of the Plan, are permanently enjoined, from and after the Effective Date, from taking any of the following actions against, as applicable, the Debtors, the Reorganized Debtors, the GUC Trust, the Agent Trust (if applicable), the GUC Trust Assets, the Agent Trust Assets (if applicable), the GUC Trustee, the Agent Trustee (if applicable), or the Released Parties: (1) commencing or continuing in any manner any action or other proceeding of any kind on account of or in connection with or with respect to any such Claims, Interests, Liens or Causes of Action; (2) enforcing, attaching, collecting, or recovering by any manner or means any judgment, award, decree, or order against such Entities on account of or in connection with or with respect to any such Claims, Interests, Liens or Causes of Action; (3) creating, perfecting, or enforcing any Lien or encumbrance of any kind against such Entities or the property or the estates of such Entities on account of or in connection with or with respect to any such Claims, Interests, Liens or Causes of Action; (4) asserting any right of setoff, subrogation, or recoupment of any kind against any obligation due from such Entities or against the property of such Entities on account of or in connection with or with respect to any such Claims, Interests, Liens or Causes of Action unless such Entity has timely asserted such setoff right in a document Filed with the Bankruptcy Court explicitly preserving such setoff, and notwithstanding an indication of a claim or interest or otherwise that such Entity asserts, has, or intends to preserve any right of setoff pursuant to applicable law or otherwise; (5) asserting any claim relating to or arising from the Asset Sale Restructuring; and (6) commencing or continuing in any manner any action or other proceeding of any kind on account of or in connection with or with respect to any such Claims, Interests, Liens or Causes of Action released or settled pursuant to the Plan. V. What impact does the Bar Date have on my Claim? On or about November 13, 2020, the Debtors Filed their Schedules with the Bankruptcy Court pursuant to Section 521 of the Bankruptcy Code. The Bankruptcy Code allows a bankruptcy court to fix the time within which proofs of claim must be Filed in a chapter 11 case. The Bar Date by which Proofs of Claims and Interests must be Filed in these Chapter 11 Cases, established pursuant to the 341 Notice, is February 21, 2021, except with respect to Proofs of Claims filed by Governmental Units and certain other exceptions set forth in the 341 Notice, the Administrative Claims Bar Date Order, the DIP Order, and/or other orders of the Court. The deadline for filing claims by Governmental Units (the “Governmental Bar Date”) is May 22, 2021. Except as otherwise provided in the Administrative Claims Bar Date Order or such other order of the Court, the Interim Administrative Claims Bar Date is February 15, 2021 for Administrative Claims arising or incurred on or before January 31, 2021. In accordance with Bankruptcy Rule 3003(c)(2), if any person or Entity that is required, but fails, to File a Proof of Claim on or before the Bar Date, except in the case of certain exceptionsPage 62
explicitly set forth in the 341 Notice or by further order of the Bankruptcy Court, such person or Entity will be: (1) barred from asserting such Claims against the Debtors in these Chapter 11 Cases; (2) precluded from voting on any plans of reorganization Filed in these Chapter 11 Cases; and (3) precluded from receiving distributions from the Debtors on account of such Claims in these Chapter 11 Cases. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Holder of a Claim shall be able to assert, vote upon, and receive distributions under the Plan, or any other plan of reorganization or liquidation in the Chapter 11 Cases, to the extent, and in such amount, as any undisputed, non-contingent, and liquidated Claims identified in the Schedules on behalf of such Claim Holder. As described in this Disclosure Statement, the distribution you receive on account of your Claim (if any) may depend, in part, on the amount of Claims for which Proofs of Claim were Filed on or before the Claims Bar Date. W. What is the effect of the Plan on the Debtors’ ongoing business? If an Equitization Restructuring occurs, the Debtors will reorganize under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. Following Confirmation, the Plan will be consummated on the Effective Date, which is a date selected by the Debtors that is the first business day after which all conditions to Consummation have been satisfied or waived. See Article IX of the Plan. On or after the Effective Date and unless otherwise provided in the Plan, the Reorganized Debtors may operate their business and, except as otherwise provided by the Plan, may use, acquire, or dispose of property and compromise or settle any Claims, Interests, or Causes of Action without supervision or approval by the Bankruptcy Court and free of any restrictions of the Bankruptcy Code or Bankruptcy Rules. On and after the Effective Date, the Reorganized Debtors may maintain or dispose of documents in accordance with their standard document retention policy, as may be altered, amended, modified, or supplemented by the Reorganized Debtors. Additionally, upon the Effective Date, all actions contemplated by the Plan will be deemed authorized and approved. X. Who do I contact if I have additional questions with respect to this Disclosure Statement or the Plan? If you have any questions regarding this Disclosure Statement or the Plan, please contact: By regular mail, hand delivery, or overnight mail: Law Offices of Frank J. Wright 2323 Ross Avenue, Suite 730 Dallas, Texas 75201 By electronic mail: frank@fjwright.law and jeff@fjwright.law with a reference to “SMG Plan Voting” in the subject line By telephone: (214) 935-9100 Copies of the Plan, this Disclosure Statement, and any other publicly Filed documents in the Chapter 11 Cases are available upon written request to the Noticing Agent at the address above or by downloading the documents from the website of the Debtors’ Noticing Agent atPage 63
https://www.donlinrecano.org/Clients/smgh/Index (free of charge) or the Bankruptcy Court’s website at https://www.txnb.uscourts.gov/ (for a fee). Y. What is the deadline to vote on the Plan? The deadline by which Holders of Claims may vote to accept or reject the Plan (the “Voting Deadline”) is [•],2021 at 4:00 p.m. (prevailing Central Time). Z. How do I vote for or against the Plan? Holders of Claims that are entitled to vote on the Plan can vote in one of two ways, either by mailing in the Ballot provided with a Solicitation Package or online, through a web portal maintained by the Debtors’ claims agent. Detailed instructions regarding how to vote on the Plan are contained on the Ballots distributed to Holders of Claims that are entitled to vote on the Plan. For a vote to be counted, Ballots must be completed, signed, returned as directed, and actually received by [•], 2021 at 4:00 p.m. (prevailing Central Time), the Voting Deadline. See Article IX of this Disclosure Statement, entitled “SOLICITATION AND VOTING PROCEDURES.” AA. Why is the Bankruptcy Court holding a Confirmation Hearing? Section 1128(a) of the Bankruptcy Code requires the Bankruptcy Court to hold a hearing on Confirmation of the Plan and recognizes that any party in interest may object to Confirmation of the Plan. BB. When is the Confirmation Hearing set to occur? The Bankruptcy Court has scheduled the Confirmation Hearing for [•], 2021 at [•] a.m. (prevailing Central Time). The Confirmation Hearing may be adjourned from time to time without further notice. Objections to Confirmation of the Plan must be Filed and served on the Debtors, and certain other parties, by no later than [•], 2021 at [•] a.m. (prevailing Central Time) in accordance with the notice of the Disclosure Statement Order attached hereto as Exhibit B and incorporated herein by reference. CC. What is the purpose of the Confirmation Hearing? The confirmation of a plan of reorganization by a bankruptcy court binds the debtor, any issuer of securities under a plan of reorganization, any person acquiring property under a plan of reorganization, any creditor or equity interest holder of a debtor, and any other person or entity as may be ordered by the bankruptcy court in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code. Subject to certain limited exceptions, the order issued by the bankruptcy court confirming a plan of reorganization discharges a debtor from any debt that arose before the confirmation of such plan of reorganization and provides for the treatment of such debt in accordance with the terms of the confirmed plan of reorganization. DD. Do the Debtors recommend voting in favor of the Plan? Yes. The Debtors believe the Plan provides for a larger distribution to the Debtors’ creditors than would otherwise result from any other available alternative. The Debtors believe the Plan will result in meaningful recoveries for creditors and enables them to emerge from chapter 11Page 64
expeditiously, is in the best interest of all Holders of Claims, and that any other alternatives (to the extent they exist) fail to realize or recognize the value inherent under the Plan. EE. Who supports the Plan? The Debtors and the Committee support the Plan. V. THE DEBTORS’ CORPORATE HISTORY, STRUCTURE, AND BUSINESS OVERVIEW A. The Debtors’ Business The Debtors are engaged in the dine-in movie theater business. In addition to its movie offerings, SMG’s theaters include a bar and lounge area, with direct to seat service for guests before and during their movies. Specifically, on the Petition Date, SMG leased 33 movie theaters in 10 states, including Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Virginia. All theaters operate under the brand name “Studio Movie Grill.” SMG was conceived in 1993 to modernize the traditional movie-going experience through its combination of first-run movies, alternate, and family programming together with full-service, in theater dining from an extensive American grill menu and full-service bar. SMG strives for an immersive movie-going experience with its custom luxury recliners, laser projection, studio extreme large format auditoriums, and advanced sound system. Service buttons are located at every seat, enabling servers to know instantly when guests need to place an order or request assistance. Servers then deliver food and drinks to guests’ seats anytime during the show. In 2018, SMG was the fastest growing company-owned theater chain and had built the largest hospitality-centric platform in the exhibition industry. SMG swiftly grew from a single location to 353 screens across 10 states. SMG was named to Inc. Magazine’s List of “Fastest Growing Private Companies” three years in a row, placed 11th in Box Office Magazine’s Giants of the Industry and, in 2019, 50 films put SMG in the Top 10 at the Box Office with key titles grossing as high as #5 in box office receipts. In June 2018, SMG introduced its unique loyalty program, SMG Access, which allows loyal guests to earn rewards, and allows them to join SMG in offering movies and meals to underserved community members. To date, this program has earned over 40,000 movies and meals. Prior to the rapid national spread of the novel coronavirus commonly known as COVID-19, SMG had over twenty-five (25) years of year-to-year growth. As a result of the national pandemic, state, and local governments imposed restrictions on the social, dining, and theater operations regular and necessary to the SMG business. Following the Center for Disease Control COVID-19 guidelines and in compliance with the localized restrictions, SMG shut down all of its theaters for a period of 3 months. During the shutdown, SMG sought out creative ways to attempt to generate revenue, including an attempt to provide carry-out dining services. Beginning on June 19, 2020, SMG, again operating in accordance with CDC guidelines and lifted restrictions, began reopening locations with limited capacity. That being said, demand and supply of films remains limited. Again, SMG has sought creative ways to generate additional revenue within the confines of the CDC guidelines, including open sales to individuals and group to rent out an entire auditorium for a screening or special event. Since mid-March 2020, COVID-19 has resulted in significant adverse business effects on SMG, its operations, and the entire movie industry. Through its Chapter 11 Cases,Page 65
SMG is but the next in a line of movie theater chains and other in-person entertainment businesses seeking bankruptcy relief. At present, 18 theaters are open at a limited capacity. It remains unknown how long the COVID-19 pandemic will persist and how long the market effects will continue thereafter. SMG anticipates that demand for its services will remain very tenuous until theaters are able to return to full capacity and major motion pictures resume being released for first-run theater showings. SMG has made, and continues to make, necessary adjustments to its operations in light of the resulting declines in revenue. SMG has sought to reduce operating expenses, lease expenses, and sought a variety of creative solutions to provide interim cash flow, including offering private theater rentals to the public. SMG files these Chapter 11 Cases as part of its ongoing efforts, in order to preserve the value of its assets for the benefit of all stakeholders, including employees, creditors, and equity. Through the Chapter 11 process, SMG seeks to (i) further increase the profitability of each theater; and (ii) renegotiate lease with landlord and certain business contracts. SMG seeks to use these mechanisms, in conjunction with a restructuring of other debt, to overcome this temporary downturn in the film industry and maximize future profitability. Through the Chapter 11 proceeding, SMG has been (i) identifying which theaters are not profitable, which ones are profitable and which ones can be profitable; and (ii) seeking to renegotiate leases with landlords and business contracts with vendors and, in turn, rebalance what has become economically untenable for companies in the movie theater industry. B. Corporate Structure, Assets and Operations The Debtors’ holding company is OHAM Holdings, LLC (“OHAM”), a Texas limited liability company that was incorporated in March 2019. The membership equity of OHAM is owned as of the Petition Date as follows:MEMBER | OWNED PERCENTAGE |
Brian Schultz | 77.5% |
Virginia Schultz | 1.0% |
Theodore Croft | 1.0% |
SMG Team Equity Holdings, LLC | 7.0% |
TSO SMG Warrant Investment Aggregator | 13.185% |
Michael Lambert Trust | 0.0315% |
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level personnel are employed by the theater legal entity. MGC Management I, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, owns the 1% general partner stake in Movie Grill Concepts I, Ltd., a Texas limited partnership and Plano Theater location, which owns 100% of Studio Club, LLC. Studio Club, LLC was originally setup to hold the liquor license of Movie Grill Concepts I, Ltd. Movie Grill Partners 3, LLC , a Texas limited liability company, owns the 1% general partner stake in Movie Grill Concepts III, Ltd., a Texas limited partnership and Arlington theater location. Movie Grill Partners 4, LLC , a Texas limited liability company, owns the 1% general partner stake in Movie Grill Concepts IV, Ltd., a Texas limited partnership and Copperfield theater location, which owns 100% of Studio Club 4, LLC. Studio Club 4, LLC was originally setup to hold the liquor license of Movie Grill Concepts IV, Ltd. Movie Grill Partners 6, LLC , a Texas limited liability company, owns the 1% general partner stake in Movie Grill Concepts VI, Ltd., a Texas limited partnership and City Centre theater location. All other theater level entities are owned 100% by Studio Movie Grill Holdings, LLC. The Debtor’s assets primarily consist of real property leases, FF&E, intangible property and other assets compromising the Debtors’ business operations all as further detailed on Schedules 1 and 12. Figure 1 below depicts the corporate structure of OHAM Holdings and its subsidiaries.Page 67
C. Prepetition Capital Structure The following table depicts the Debtors’ prepetition capital structure:Debt | Approx. Principal and Accrued Interest Outstanding as of Petition Date (USD) |
Prepetition Lenders’ Claims | $104.1 million (excluding interest) |
TowerBrook Subordinated Debt | $83.5 million |
General Unsecured Claims (GUC) | $65 to $80 million |
Intercompany Claims | $63.5 million |
Total Debt | $318.2 to 333.2 million |