In re Maremont Corp.

601 B.R. 1
CourtUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Delaware
DecidedMay 17, 2019
DocketCase No. 19-10118 (KJC) (Jointly Administered)
StatusPublished
Cited by2 cases

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Bluebook
In re Maremont Corp., 601 B.R. 1 (Del. 2019).

Opinion

KEVIN J. CAREY, UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY JUDGE

*4Recitals

A. On December 4, 2018 (the "Solicitation Date"). Maremont Corporation ("Maremont") and its affiliated debtors and debtors in possession (collectively, the "Debtors") in the above-captioned chapter 11 cases (the "Chanter 11 Cases") commenced a prepetition solicitation (the "Solicitation") of votes to accept or reject the Joint Prepackaged Plan of Reorganization of Maremont Corporation and Its Debtor Affiliates Pursuant to Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code [Docket No. 10] (the "Original Plan," as supplemented by the Plan Supplement to the Joint Prepackaged Plan of Reorganization of Maremont Corporation and Its Debtor Affiliates [Docket No. 65] (the "Plan Supplement") and as modified by (i) the Modified Joint Prepackaged Plan of Reorganization of Maremont Corporation and Its Debtor Affiliates Pursuant to Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code [Docket No. 136], (ii) the modifications filed on March 17, 2019 [Docket No. 155], (iii) the modifications and revised Exhibit D (Asbestos Personal Injury Trust Distribution Procedures) filed on May 14, 2019 [Docket No. 222]; and (iv) the further revised Exhibit D filed on May 17, 2019 [Docket No. ____] (collectively with the Original Plan, the Plan Supplement, and as may be further amended, modified, or supplemented from time to time, the "Plan")).2 Specifically, on the Solicitation Date, the Debtors caused Donlin, Recano & Company, Inc. (the "Solicitation Agent") to commence service of (i) the Disclosure Statement for the Joint Prepackaged Plan of Reorganization of Maremont Corporation and Its Debtor Affiliates Pursuant to Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code , dated December 4, 2018 [Docket No. 11] (together with all exhibits thereto, the "Disclosure Statement") and all exhibits thereto, including, inter alia, the Original Plan, to Holders of Claims in the Voting Class (as defined below), all as more fully described in the Declaration of Jung W. Song of Donlin, Recano & Company, Inc. Regarding Solicitation of Votes and Tabulation of Ballots Cast on the Joint Prepackaged Plan of Reorganization of Maremont Corporation and Its Debtor Affiliates Pursuant to Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code [Docket No. 12] (the "Voting Declaration") and the Affidavit of Donlin, Recano & Company, Inc. Regarding Service of Solicitation Packages with Respect to the Joint Prepackaged Plan of Reorganization of Maremont Corporation and Its Debtor Affiliates Pursuant to Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code [Docket No. 13] (the "Affidavit of Service"). On December 12, 2018, the Debtors supplemented the *5Solicitation Package by mailing additional materials -- including the ballot (the "Ballot") and master ballot (the "Master Ballot") for accepting or rejecting the Plan (together with the Plan, the Disclosure Statement and as supplemented on December 12, 2018, the "Solicitation Package"), the Asbestos Personal Injury Trust Agreement, and the Asbestos Personal Injury Trust Distribution Procedures (as may be modified, amended or supplemented from time to time, the "TDP").

B. The Solicitation Package was distributed to each Holder of record or such Holder's counsel of record as of November 30, 2018 (the "Voting Record Date") of a Class 4 Asbestos Personal Injury Claim, the only Class of Claims or Interests entitled to vote to accept or reject the Original Plan (the "Voting Class"). The Debtors established January 18, 2019 at 4:00 p.m. (prevailing Eastern Time) as the deadline by which Holders of Claims in the Voting Class were required to have returned their completed Ballots or Master Ballots to the Solicitation Agent by first-class mail, overnight mail, or hand delivery.

C. The Debtors did not solicit votes to accept or reject the Original Plan from Holders of Claims or Interests in Classes 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 or 8, each of which was presumed to have accepted or rejected the Original Plan pursuant to sections 1126(f) or (g), as applicable, of title 11 of the United States Code, 11 U.S.C. §§ 101 - 1532 (the "Bankruptcy Code").

D. On January 22, 2019 (the "Petition Date"), the Debtors each filed a voluntary petition for relief under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the "Bankruptcy Court").

E. On the Petition Date, the Debtors filed, among other documents and pleadings, (i) the Original Plan; (ii) the Disclosure Statement; and (iii) the Debtors' Motion for Entry of an Order (I) Scheduling Combined Hearing to Consider Approval of Disclosure Statement and Confirmation of Prepackaged Plan, (II) Establishing the Plan and Disclosure Statement Objection Deadline and Related Procedures, (III) Approving the Solicitation Procedures and Forms of Ballots, (IV) Approving the Form and Manner of Notice of the Combined Hearing, Objection Deadline, and Notice of Commencement, (V) Conditionally Directing that a Meeting of Creditors Not Be Convened, (VI) Conditionally Extending Deadline to File Schedules and Statements, and (VII) Granting Related Relief [Docket No. 9].

F. On January 23, 2019, the Bankruptcy Court entered the Order (I) Scheduling Combined Hearing to Consider Approval of Disclosure Statement and Confirmation of Prepackaged Plan, (II) Establishing the Plan and Disclosure Statement Objection Deadline and Related Procedures, (III) Approving the Solicitation Procedures and Forms of Ballots, (IV) Approving the Form and Manner of Notice of the Combined Hearing, Objection Deadline, and Notice of Commencement, (V) Conditionally Directing that a Meeting of Creditors Not Be Convened, (VI) Conditionally Extending Deadline to File Schedules and Statements, and (VII) Granting Related Relief [Docket No. 30] (the "Scheduling Order").

G. In accordance with the Scheduling Order, the Bankruptcy Court established (i) March 4, 2019 at 4:00 p.m. (prevailing Eastern Time) as the deadline by which any responses or objections to the adequacy of the Disclosure Statement or confirmation of the Original Plan were to be filed (the "Objection Deadline"); (ii) March 12, 2019 as the date by which any replies in support of the Disclosure Statement or the Plan were to be filed; and (iii) March *618, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. (prevailing Eastern Time) as the date and time of the hearing at which the Bankruptcy Court would consider, among other things, the adequacy of the Disclosure Statement and confirmation of the Plan, which hearing was continued to May 14, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. (prevailing Eastern Time) (collectively, the "Combined Hearing").

H. Under the Scheduling Order, the Debtors were required, on or before January 25, 2019, to serve notice of, among other things, the commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases, the Combined Hearing, the Objection Deadline, and the procedures for objecting to the adequacy of the Disclosure Statement and confirmation of the Plan [Docket No. 33] (the "Combined Notice"). As evidenced by the Affidavit of Service of Winnie Yeung

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