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GRANITE BROADCASTING CORP
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8-K
Dec 13, 3:52 PM ET
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GRANITE BROADCASTING CORP 8-K
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SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
A. Definitions.
B. Interpretation; Application of Definitions and Rules of Construction.
SECTION 2. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE CLAIMS AND PRIORITY TAX CLAIMS
SECTION 3. TREATMENT OF CLAIMS AND INTERESTS
3.9. KBWB License General Unsecured Claims (Class 6)
3.10. WEEK-TV License General Unsecured Claims (Class 7)
3.11. WXON General Unsecured Claims (Class 8A)
3.12. WXON Convenience Claims (Class 8B)
3.13. WXON License General Unsecured Claims (Class 9)
3.14. Preferred Interests (Class 10).
3.15. Class A Interests (Class 11).
3.16. Class B Interests (Class 12).
3.17. Securities Claims (Class 13).
3.18. Subordinated Claims (Class 14).
SECTION 4. MEANS FOR IMPLEMENTATION
4.1. Intercompany Claims and Subsidiary Interests.
4.2. New Corporate Structure for Reorganized Granite.
4.3. Authorization of Plan Securities.
4.4. Incurrence of New Indebtedness.
4.5. Cancellation of Existing Securities and Agreements and Related Indentures/Discharge of Indenture Trustee.
(a) On the Effective Date, the Secured Notes shall be cancelled and the holders thereof shall have no further rights or entitlements in respect thereof against the Debtors or Non-Debtor Subsidiaries except the rights to receive the distributions to be made to such holders under the Plan and all liens against Non-Debtor Subsidiaries shall be automatically released. To the extent possible, distributions to be made under the Plan to the beneficial owners of the Secured Notes shall be made through the Depository Trust Company and its participants. The Confirmation Order shall authorize the Disbursing Agent to take whatever action may be necessary or appropriate, in its reasonable discretion, to deliver the distributions, including, without limitation, obtaining an order of the Bankruptcy Court.
(b) On the Effective Date, the Indenture Trustee and its agents shall be discharged of all its obligations associated (i) with the Secured Notes, (ii) the Secured Notes Indenture, and (iii) any related documents, and released from all Claims arising in the Reorganization Cases. As of the Effective Date, the Secured Notes Indenture shall be deemed fully satisfied and cancelled, except that such cancellation shall not impair the rights of the holders of the Secured Notes to receive distributions under the Plan, or the rights of the Indenture Trustee under its charging Liens pursuant to the Secured Notes Indenture, to the extent that the Indenture Trustee has not received payment as provided for in section 13.7 of the Plan. All Liens in favor of the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the holders of the Secured Notes or otherwise arising under the Secured Notes Indenture shall be deemed released.
4.6. Reorganized Granite Board of Directors.
4.7. Reorganized Subsidiaries Board of Directors.
4.8. Officers of Reorganized Debtors.
4.9. Management Incentive Plan.
4.10. Corporate Action; By-laws and Certificates of Incorporation.
SECTION 5. DISTRIBUTIONS
5.1. Record Date for Distributions.
5.2. Date of Distributions.
5.3. Subsequent Distributions.
5.4. Surrender of Instruments.
5.5. Setoffs.
5.6. Delivery of Distributions.
5.7. Manner of Payment Under the Plan.
(a) All distributions of Cash, Plan Securities, and interests in the Exit Secured Term Loans to the creditors and/or holders of the Interests of each of the Debtors under the Plan of Reorganization shall be made by or on behalf of the applicable Reorganized Debtor. Where the applicable Reorganized Debtor is a subsidiary of Reorganized Granite, Reorganized Granite shall be treated as if it were making a capital contribution, either
directly or indirectly, to the applicable Reorganized Debtor equal to the amount distributed (other than the Cash distributed from such Reorganized Debtor’s own funds), but only at such time as, and to the extent that, the amounts are actually distributed to holders of Allowed Claims.
(b) At the option of the Debtors, any Cash payment to be made hereunder may be made by a check or wire transfer from a domestic bank or as otherwise required or provided in applicable agreements.
5.8. No Fractional Distributions.
5.9. Withholding and Reporting Requirements.
5.10. Time Bar to Cash Payments.
5.11. Transactions on Business Days.
5.12. Minimum Distributions.
5.13. Allocation of Distributions.
5.14. Rights and Powers of Disbursing Agent.
(a) All distributions under the Plan shall be made by Reorganized Granite as Disbursing Agent or such other entity designated by Reorganized Granite as a Disbursing Agent. A Disbursing Agent shall not be required to give any bond or surety or other security for the performance of its duties unless otherwise ordered by the Bankruptcy Court; and, in the event that a Disbursing Agent is so otherwise ordered, all costs and expenses of procuring any such bond or surety shall be borne by Reorganized Granite.
(b) The Disbursing Agent shall be empowered to (i) effect all actions and execute all agreements, instruments, and other documents necessary to perform its duties under the Plan, (ii) make all distributions contemplated hereby, (iii) employ professionals to represent it with respect to its responsibilities, and (iv) exercise such other powers as may be vested in the Disbursing Agent by order of the Bankruptcy Court, pursuant to the Plan, or as deemed by the Disbursing Agent to be necessary and proper to implement the provisions hereof.
(c) Except as otherwise ordered by the Bankruptcy Court, the amount of any reasonable fees and expenses incurred by the Disbursing Agent on or after the Effective Date (including, without limitation, taxes) and any reasonable compensation and expense reimbursement claims (including, without limitation, reasonable attorney fees and expenses) made by the Disbursing Agent shall be paid in Cash by Reorganized Granite.
5.15. Distributions to Preferred Interests and Common Interests.
SECTION 6. PROCEDURES FOR TREATING DISPUTED CLAIMS
6.1. No Distribution Pending Allowance.
6.2. Resolution of Disputed Claims.
6.3. Estimation of Claims.
6.4. Allowance of Disputed Claims.
SECTION 7. EXECUTORY CONTRACTS AND UNEXPIRED LEASES
7.1. General Treatment.
7.2. Cure of Defaults.
7.3. Rejection Claims.
SECTION 8. THE RIGHTS OFFERING
8.1. Issuance of Rights
8.2. Subscription Period
8.3. Subscription Price
8.4. Exercise of Subscription Rights
8.5. Transfer Restriction
8.6. Distribution of New Common Stock
8.7. Validity of Exercise of Subscription Rights
8.8. Rights Offering Proceeds
SECTION 9. ACCEPTANCE OR REJECTION OF THE PLAN
9.1. Voting of Claims.
9.2. Acceptance by a Class.
9.3. Presumed Rejections of Plan and Cram Down.
SECTION 10. CONDITION PRECEDENT TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE
10.1. Conditions to Confirmation.
(a) An Order finding that the Disclosure Statement contains adequate information pursuant to section 1125 of the Bankruptcy Code shall have (i) been issued by the Bankruptcy Court, (ii) been entered on the docket maintained by the Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court, and (iii) become a Final Order.
(b) The Confirmation Order (i) shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Debtors and Silver Point and (ii) shall include a finding by the Bankruptcy Court that the Plan Securities to be issued on the Effective Date will be exempt from registration under applicable securities laws pursuant to Section 1145 of the Code, unless (x) counsel to the Debtors provide to Granite and Silver Point a customary opinion, satisfactory in form and substance to Silver Point and their counsel, that another exemption from registration is available and (y) the Company obtains the consent of Silver Point, not to be unreasonably withheld.
10.2. Conditions to Occurrence of Effective Date.
(a) A Confirmation Order, in form and substance satisfactory to the Debtors and Silver Point, shall have been entered by the Bankruptcy Court and such order shall have become a Final Order.
(b) All actions and all agreements, instruments, or other documents necessary to implement the terms and provisions of the Plan are effected or executed and delivered, as applicable, in form and substance satisfactory to the Debtors and Silver Point.
(c) Any settlements reached with any holder of a Claim prior to the Effective Date that provides for special treatment of such holder’s Claim in lieu of the treatment otherwise accorded to such Claim under the Plan shall be in form and substance satisfactory to Silver Point.
(d) The DIP Claims shall have been paid in full in accordance with section 2.1 of the Plan.
(e) All authorizations, consents, and regulatory approvals, if any, required by the Debtors in connection with the consummation of the Plan are obtained and not revoked, including, without limitation, FCC Approval.
10.3. Waiver of Conditions.
10.4. Effect of Failure of Conditions.
SECTION 11. EFFECT OF CONFIRMATION
11.1. Vesting of Assets.
11.2. Binding Effect.
11.3. Discharge of Claims and Termination of Interests.
11.4. Release and Discharge of Debtors.
11.5. Release and Discharge of Non-Debtor Subsidiaries
11.6. Term of Injunctions or Stays.
11.7. Indemnification Obligations
11.8. D&O Tail Coverage Policies
11.9. Injunction Against Interference with Plan.
11.10. Exculpation.
11.11. Limited Releases.
11.12. Avoidance Actions.
11.13. Injunction Regarding Worthless Stock Deduction.
SECTION 12. RETENTION OF JURISDICTION
12.1. Jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court.
(a) To hear and determine pending applications for the assumption or rejection of executory contracts or unexpired leases and the allowance of Claims resulting therefrom and any disputes with respect to executory contracts or unexpired leases relating to facts and circumstances arising out of or relating to the Reorganization Cases;
(b) To determine any motion, adversary proceeding, application, contested matter, and other litigated matter pending on the Confirmation Date;
(c) To ensure that distributions to holders of Allowed Claims are accomplished as provided herein;
(d) To consider Claims or the allowance, classification, priority, compromise, estimation, objection to, or payment of any Claim, Administrative Expense, or Interest;
(e) To hear and determine all actions pursuant to sections 105, 502, 510, 505, 542, 543, 544, 545, 547, 548, 549, 550, 551, and 553 of the Bankruptcy Code, any collection matters related thereto, and settlements thereof;
(f) To hear and determine any disputes or issues arising under the settlement agreements referred to in this Plan or any other settlements of Claims approved by the Bankruptcy Court;
(g) To enter, implement, or enforce such orders as may be appropriate in the event the Confirmation Order is for any reason stayed, reversed, revoked, modified, or vacated;
(h) To issue injunctions, enter and implement other orders, and take such other actions that are not inconsistent with the terms of this Plan as may be necessary or appropriate to restrain interference by any person with the consummation, implementation, or enforcement of the Plan, the Confirmation Order, or any other order of the Bankruptcy Court;
(i) To hear and determine any application to modify the Plan in accordance with section 1127 of the Bankruptcy Code, to remedy any defect or omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan, the Disclosure Statement, or any order of the Bankruptcy Court, including the Confirmation Order, in such a manner as may be necessary to carry out the purposes and effects thereof;
(j) To hear and determine all applications of retained professionals under sections 330, 331, and 503(b) of the Bankruptcy Code for awards of compensation for services rendered and reimbursement of expenses incurred prior to the Confirmation Date;
(k) To hear and determine disputes arising in connection with the interpretation, implementation, or enforcement of the Plan, the Confirmation Order, any transactions or payments contemplated hereby or any agreement, instrument, or other document governing or relating to any of the foregoing;
(l) To take any action and issue such orders as may be necessary to construe, enforce, implement, execute, and consummate the Plan or to maintain the integrity of the Plan following consummation;
(m) To determine such other matters and for such other purposes as may be provided in the Confirmation Order;
(n) To hear and determine matters concerning state, local, and federal taxes in accordance with sections 346, 505, and 1146 of the Bankruptcy Code (including, without limitation, any request by the Debtors prior to the Effective Date or request by the Reorganized Debtors after the Effective Date for an expedited determination of taxes under section 505(b) of the Bankruptcy Code);
(o) To hear and determine any other matters related hereto and not inconsistent with the Bankruptcy Code and title 28 of the United States Code;
(p) To enter a final decree closing the Reorganization Cases; and
(q) To recover all assets of the Debtors and property of the Debtors’ estates, wherever located.
SECTION 13. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
13.1. Revocation or Withdrawal of Plan.
13.2. Corporate Action.
13.3. Payment of Statutory Fees.
13.4. The WB Settlement
13.5. Substantial Contribution Claims
13.6. No Deemed Waiver of Causes of Action.
13.7. Certain Indenture Trustee and Agent Fees and Expenses.
13.8. Indenture Trustee as Claim Holder.
13.9. Administrative Agent as Claim Holder.
13.10. Expedited Determination of Taxes.
13.11. Substantial Consummation.
13.12. Section 1145 Exemption
13.13. Exemption from Transfer Taxes.
13.14. Amendments.
(a) Plan Modifications. The Plan may be amended, modified, or supplemented by the Debtors, subject to Silver Point Consent, in the manner provided for by section 1127 of the Bankruptcy Code or as otherwise permitted by law without additional disclosure pursuant to section 1125 of the Bankruptcy Code, except as the Bankruptcy Court may otherwise direct. In addition, after the Confirmation Date, so long as such action does not materially adversely affect the treatment of holders of Claims or Interests under the Plan, the Debtors may, with Silver Point Consent, institute proceedings in the Bankruptcy Court to remedy any defect or omission or reconcile any inconsistencies in the Plan or the Confirmation Order, with respect to such matters as may be necessary to carry out the purposes and effects of the Plan.
(b) Other Amendments. Prior to the Effective Date and subject to Silver Point Consent, the Debtors may make appropriate technical adjustments and modifications to the Plan without further order or approval of the Bankruptcy Court, provided that such technical adjustments and modifications do not adversely affect in a material way the treatment of holders of Claims or Interests.
13.15. Governing Law.
13.16. Severability.
13.17. Headings.
13.18. Exhibits.
13.19. Time.
13.20. Notices.
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