RESTRUCTURING
& LOCKUP AGREEMENT
This
Restructuring & Lockup Agreement (this “ Agreement
”), dated as of February, 10 2009, is entered into by and
among Pliant Corporation (“ Pliant ” and
together with its subsidiaries and their respective successors and
assigns, the “ Company ”), and the holders of
claims against the Company signatory hereto (the “
Consenting Holders ” and each, a “ Consenting
Holder ”). The Company, each Consenting Holder and any
subsequent person that becomes a party hereto (pursuant to the
Joinder attached hereto as Exhibit B ) are referred
herein as the “ Parties ” and individually as a
“ Party .”
A. As
of the date hereof, the Consenting Holders hold, in aggregate,
approximately 75% of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of
the Company’s 11.85% Senior Secured Notes due 2009 (together
with the Company’s 11.35% Senior Secured Discount Notes due
2009, the “ First Lien Notes ”), issued under
that certain Amended and Restated Indenture dated as of
February 17, 2004 (as amended and restated as of May 6,
2005), by and among Pliant, the Note Guarantors (as defined
therein) and Wilmington Trust Company as trustee (as amended or
supplemented, the “ First Lien Indenture
”).
B. The
Company and the Consenting Holders desire to implement a
restructuring and reorganization of the Company such that the
Consenting Holders and the other holders of claims against and/or
equity interests in the Company shall receive the consideration to
be paid, distributed or provided by the Company pursuant to such
restructuring and reorganization as set forth in the form of
Debtors’ Joint Plan of Reorganization attached hereto as
Exhibit A (the “ Form of Plan ”),
which is expressly incorporated herein and made part of this
Agreement. The Form of Plan sets forth the terms and conditions of
the Restructuring Transaction (as defined below), however, it is
supplemented by the terms and conditions of this Agreement. In the
event of any inconsistency between the Form of Plan and this
Agreement, this Agreement shall control. This Agreement and the
Form of Plan are the product of discussions between the Company and
an ad hoc group of holders of the First Lien Notes (the “
Ad Hoc Group ”), comprising the initial Consenting
Holders signatory hereto.
C. In
order to expedite the contemplated restructuring and reorganization
of the Company, each Party, subject to the terms of this Agreement,
desires to pursue and support a restructuring transaction by way of
a prenegotiated bankruptcy under chapter 11 of title 11 of the
United States Code, 11 U.S.C. §§ 101-1532 (as amended,
the “ Bankruptcy Code ”) relating to the Company
that achieves and implements the terms of the Form of Plan (a
“ Restructuring Transaction ”) and by way of
recognition proceedings under Section 18.6 of the
Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act with respect to certain
subsidiaries of the Company with assets in Canada (the “
CCAA Proceedings ”), and during the pendency of this
Agreement desires not to support any restructuring or
reorganization of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (or any
plan or proposal in respect of the same) that does not achieve or
implement the terms of the Form of Plan.
D. In
order to implement the Restructuring Transaction, the Company has
agreed, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
(i) to prepare and file (a) a plan of reorganization that
is materially consistent with the Form of Plan (the “
Conforming Plan ”) in a case filed under chapter 11 of
the Bankruptcy Code (the “ Chapter 11 Case
”) and (b) a disclosure statement that is materially
consistent with the Form of Plan (the “ Conforming
Disclosure Statement ”), and (ii) to use its best
efforts to have the Conforming Disclosure Statement approved and
the Conforming Plan confirmed by the bankruptcy court having
jurisdiction over the Chapter 11 Case (the “
Bankruptcy Court ”) and by the court having
jurisdiction over the CCAA Proceedings (the “ Canadian
Court ”).
In
consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants and
agreements set forth herein, and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the Parties, intending to be legally bound, agree as
follows:
1.
Agreements of Consenting Holders .
(a)
Ownership . Each Consenting Holder represents and warrants
that, as of the date hereof, (i) such Consenting Holder
(A) is the beneficial owner of the aggregate principal amount
of First Lien Notes set forth below its name on the signature page
hereof and all related claims, rights and causes of action arising
out of or in connection with or otherwise relating to such First
Lien Notes (the “ Claims ”), and/or (B) has
investment or voting discretion with respect to such First Lien
Notes and Claims (other than ordinary course pledges and/or swaps)
with the power and authority to bind the beneficial owner(s) of
such First Lien Notes and Claims to the terms of this Agreement and
(ii) such Consenting Holder has full power and authority to
vote on and consent to such matters concerning such First Lien
Notes and Claims and to exchange, assign and transfer such First
Lien Notes and Claims.
(b)
Voting . Each Consenting Holder agrees that until this
Agreement has been terminated in accordance with
Section 3 hereof, and subject to Section 21
hereof, it:
(i) shall
timely vote its First Lien Notes and Claims to accept any
Conforming Plan, following receipt of any Conforming Disclosure
Statement, in any solicitation of votes for any such Conforming
Plan (but in no case later than any voting deadline stated
therein); provided , however , that upon termination
of this Agreement, such Consenting Holder may revoke its vote in
writing to the Company;
(ii) shall
vote against and shall in no way otherwise, directly or indirectly,
support any restructuring or reorganization of the Company (or any
plan or proposal in respect of the same) that is not consistent
with, or does not implement or achieve, the material terms of the
Form of Plan; and
(iii) shall
not (A) directly or indirectly seek, solicit, support or
encourage any other plan or the termination of the exclusive period
for the filing of any plan, proposal or offer of dissolution,
winding up, liquidation, reorganization, merger or restructuring of
the Company that could reasonably be expected to prevent, delay or
impede the successful restructuring of the Company as contemplated
by the Form of Plan and any Conforming Plan,
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(B) object
to the Conforming Disclosure Statement or the solicitation of votes
for the Conforming Plan or support any such objection by a third
party or (C) take any other action that is inconsistent with,
or that would delay confirmation of, the Conforming
Plan.
Provided
,
however , that nothing contained herein shall limit:
(i) the ability of a Consenting Holder to consult with other
Consenting Holders or the Company; (ii) the rights of a
Consenting Holder under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
foreclosure or similar proceeding, including, without limitation,
appearing as a party in interest in any matter to be adjudicated to
appear and be heard, concerning any matter arising in the
Chapter 11 Case or the CCAA Proceedings so long as such
consultation or appearance is not inconsistent with the Consenting
Holder’s obligations hereunder and the terms of the
Conforming Plan; (iii) the ability of a Consenting Holder to
sell or enter into any transactions in connection with the First
Lien Notes or any other claims against or interests in the Company,
subject to Sections 1(c) and 1(d) hereof; or
(iv) the rights of any Consenting Holder under the First Lien
Indenture or constitute a waiver or amendment of any provision of
the First Lien Indenture, subject to Section 1(e)
hereof.
(c)
Transfers . Each Consenting Holder agrees that until this
Agreement has been terminated in accordance with
Section 3 hereof, it shall not sell, transfer or assign
any of the First Lien Notes or Claims or any option thereon or any
right or interest (voting or otherwise) therein, unless the
transferee thereof either (i) is a Consenting Holder or
(ii) agrees in writing for the benefit of the Parties to be
bound by all of the terms of this Agreement by executing the
Joinder attached hereto as Exhibit B , a copy of which
shall be provided to both Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP
(“ Stroock ” and, together with Houlihan Lokey
Howard & Zukin Capital as financial advisors to the Ad Hoc
Group, and any Canadian or local counsel to the Ad Hoc Group, the
“ Ad Hoc Group Advisors ”), as counsel to the Ad
Hoc Group and Sidley Austin LLP, as counsel to the Company, in
which event the obligations of each Party to the Consenting Holders
hereunder shall be deemed to constitute obligations in favor of
such transferee.
(d)
Additional Claims or Equity Interests . To the extent any
Consenting Holder (a) acquires additional First Lien Notes or
Claims, (b) holds or acquires any other claims against the
Company entitled to vote on the Conforming Plan or (c) holds
or acquires equity interests in the Company entitled to vote on the
Conforming Plan, each such Consenting Holder agrees that such First
Lien Notes, Claims, other claims or equity interests shall be
subject to this Agreement and that it shall vote (or cause to be
voted) any such additional First Lien Notes, Claims, other claims
or equity interests (in each case, to the extent still held by it
or on its behalf at the time of such vote) in a manner consistent
with Section 1(b) hereof.
2.
Agreements of the Parent and the Company . The Company
hereby agrees that it shall:
(a) use
its best efforts to (i) file the Chapter 11 Case with
respect to the Restructuring Transaction in the United States
Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, and file the CCAA
Proceedings with the Canadian Court, on or prior to
February 14, 2009 (the “ Filing Date ”),
(ii) file the Conforming Plan and the Conforming Disclosure
Statement with the Bankruptcy Court within ninety (90) days of
the Filing Date, (iii) obtain Bankruptcy Court approval of the
Conforming Disclosure Statement within one hundred seventy-five
(175) days of the Filing Date, (iv) obtain confirmation
of the Conforming Plan by the Bankruptcy Court within
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two
hundred thirty (230) days of the Filing Date, and by the
Canadian Court within two (2) business days of the confirmation
order being granted by the Bankruptcy Court; and
(v) consummate the Restructuring Transaction on or prior to
the date that is nine (9) calendar months following the
closing of the Company’s debtor-in-possession financing
(subject to an automatic one month extension if the Conforming Plan
has been confirmed pursuant to an order entered by the Bankruptcy
Court and recognized by the Canadian Court);
(b) not
assert, or support any assertion by any third party, that, prior to
issuing any termination notice pursuant to Section 3(b)
hereof, a Consenting Holder shall be required to obtain relief from
the automatic stay from the Bankruptcy Court (and hereby waives, to
the greatest extent possible, the applicability of the automatic
stay to the giving of such notice);
(c) prepare
or cause the preparation, as soon as practicable after the date
hereof, of each of the Conforming Plan, the Conforming Disclosure
Statement and the other Definitive Documents (as defined below),
each containing terms and conditions materially consistent with the
Form of Plan, and to distribute such documents and afford
reasonable opportunity of comment and review to the respective
legal and financial advisors for the Consenting Holders in advance
of any filing thereof; and
(d) not
seek to implement any transaction or series of transactions that
would effect a restructuring or reorganization of the Company (or
any plan or proposal in respect of the same) that is not consistent
with, or does not implement or achieve, the material terms of the
Form of Plan.
3.
Termination of Agreement.
(a) This
Agreement may be terminated in accordance with Section 3(b)
hereof if any of the following events (any such event, a “
Termination Event ”) occurs and is not waived in
accordance with Section 7 hereof:
(i) the
Company fails to (A) file the Chapter 11 Case with
respect to the Restructuring Transaction in the United States
Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, and file the CCAA
Proceedings with the Canadian Court, on or prior to
February 14, 2009, (B) file the Conforming Plan and the
Conforming Disclosure Statement with the Bankruptcy Court on or
prior to May 15, 2009, (C) obtain Bankruptcy Court
approval of the Conforming Disclosure Statement on or prior to
August 8, 2009, (D) obtain confirmation of the Conforming
Plan by the Bankruptcy Court on or prior October 1, 2009, and
by the Canadian Court within two (2) business days thereafter,
or (E) consummate the Restructuring Transaction on or prior to
December 17, 2009;
(ii) the
Company files, propounds or otherwise supports any plan of
reorganization other than the Conforming Plan or other creditors of
the Company file any plan of reorganization other than the
Conforming Plan;
(iii) the
Conforming Plan is modified or replaced such that it (or any such
replacement) at any time is not in whole or in part consistent in
any material respect with the Form of Plan;
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(iv) the
Company withdraws or revokes the Conforming Plan or publicly
announces its intention not to pursue the Conforming Plan or
proposes a reorganization or plan under Chapter 11 of the
Bankruptcy Code other than the Conforming Plan;
(v) the
Company shall have breached any of its obligations,
representations, warranties or covenants under this Agreement or
failed to satisfy in any respect any of the terms or conditions
under this Agreement;
(vi) any
final Definitive Document, including any modification or amendment
thereof, provides for any terms that are not, in whole or in part
consistent in any material respect with all or any portion of the
Form of Plan or the Conforming Plan and is not otherwise reasonably
satisfactory in all respects to the Consenting Holders;
(vii) any
other document, including any modification or amendment thereof,
necessary to implement the Conforming Plan and the Restructuring
Transaction shall not be reasonably acceptable to the Consenting
Holders in all respects;
(viii) the
Company files any motion or pleading with the Bankruptcy Court or
the Canadian Court that is not consistent in any material respect
with this Agreement, the Form of Plan or the Conforming
Plan;
(ix) the
Bankruptcy Court or the Canadian Court grants relief that is
materially inconsistent with this Agreement or the Form of Plan or
Conforming Plan in any respect;
(x) an
examiner with expanded powers or a trustee shall have been
appointed in the Chapter 11 Case, the Chapter 11 Case shall
have been converted to a case under chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy
Code, or the Chapter 11 Case shall have been dismissed by
order of the Bankruptcy Court;
(xi) the
CCAA Proceedings shall have been converted to bankruptcy
proceedings or the CCAA Proceedings shall have been dismissed by
the Canadian Court;
(xii) the
Company loses the exclusive right to file and solicit acceptances
of a plan of reorganization;
(xiii) the
commencement of an avoidance action affecting the rights of any
Consenting Holder by the Company or the commencement of such an
action by any other parties;
(xiv) the
termination of, or occurrence of an event of default (as defined in
the applicable agreement) under any commitment to provide
post-petition debtor-in-possession financing or exit financing to
the Company, which shall not have been cured within any applicable
grace periods or waived pursuant to the terms of the agreement
governing such facility;
(xv) the
termination of, or occurrence of an event of default (as defined in
the applicable order or agreement) under, any order or agreement
permitting the use of cash
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collateral
or regarding post-petition financing which shall not have been
cured within any applicable grace periods or waived pursuant to the
terms of the agreement governing such facility;
(xvi) the
post-petition exit facility, including all documents related
thereto, shall not be reasonably acceptable to the Consenting
Holders; or
(xvii) the
Company shall fail to timely and fully discharge all of its
obligations then due and owing under any existing agreements of the
Company regarding the payment of fees and expenses of the Ad Hoc
Group Advisors in connection with the Restructuring
Transaction.
(b) Upon
the occurrence of a Termination Event that is not waived in
accordance with Section 7 , this Agreement shall
terminate effective upon two (2) business days prior written
notice of termination delivered to the Parties by Consenting
Holders who are not then in breach of any of their obligations
under this Agreement and hold at least a majority in aggregate
principal amount of the First Lien Notes held by such Consenting
Holders.
(c)
Mutual Termination . This Agreement, and the obligations of
all Parties hereunder, may be terminated by mutual agreement among
the Company and the Consenting Holders holding at least two-thirds
(2/3) in aggregate outstanding principal amount of the First Lien
Notes held by all Consenting Holders.
(d)
Effect of Termination . Following the termination of this
Agreement in accordance with this Section 3 , each
Party shall, subject to Section 11 hereof, be released
from its commitments, undertakings and agreements under or related
to this Agreement and shall have the rights and remedies that it
would have had and shall be entitled to take all actions, whether
with respect to the Restructuring Transactions or otherwise, that
it would have been entitled to take had it not entered into this
Agreement, including all rights and remedies available to it under
applicable law, the First Lien Notes, the First Lien Indenture and
any ancillary documents or agreements thereto. If this Agreement
has been terminated in accordance with this Section 3
at a time when permission of the Bankruptcy Court shall be required
for the Consenting Holder to change or withdraw (or cause to change
or withdraw) its vote to accept the Conforming Plan, the Company
shall not oppose any attempt by the Consenting Holder to change or
withdraw (or cause to change or withdraw) such vote at such time.
The Consenting Holders shall have no liability to the Company or to
each other in respect of any termination of this Agreement in
accordance with the terms of this Section 3
.
4.
Good Faith Cooperation; Further Assurances; Acknowledgment;
Definitive Documents . The Parties shall cooperate with each
other in good faith and shall coordinate their activities (to the
extent practicable and subject to the terms hereof) in respect of
(a) all matters relating to their rights in respect of the
Company or otherwise in connection with their relationship with the
Company, (b) all matters concerning the implementation of the
Conforming Plan and (c) the pursuit and support of the
Restructuring Transaction. Furthermore, subject to the terms
hereof, each of the Parties shall take such action as may be
reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes and intent of this
Agreement, including making and filing any required regulatory
filings and voting any equity securities of the Company in favor of
the Restructuring
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Transaction
(provided that no Consenting Holder shall be required to incur any
expense, liability or other obligation), and shall refrain from
taking any action that would frustrate the purposes and intent of
this Agreement, including proposing a plan that is not the
Conforming Plan. This Agreement is not, and shall not be deemed, a
solicitation for consents to the Conforming Plan or a solicitation
to tender or exchange any First Lien Notes. Each Party hereby
covenants and agrees (i) to negotiate in good faith the
definitive documents implementing, achieving and relating to the
Conforming Plan, including the order of the Bankruptcy Court
confirming the Conforming Plan, the order of the Canadian Court
recognizing the order confirming the Conforming Plan and definitive
documentation relating to the debtor-in-possession financing, exit
financing, charter, bylaws, and other related documents, each of
which are more specifically described in the Form of Plan, shall
contain terms and conditions consistent in all respects with the
Form of Plan, and shall otherwise be reasonably satisfactory in all
respects to the Company and the Consenting Holders (collectively,
the “ Definitive Documents ”), and (ii) to
execute (to the extent they are a party thereto) and otherwise
support the Definitive Documents. The Company agrees to provide
drafts of all Definitive Documents to the Ad Hoc Group Advisors and
shall afford them a reasonable opportunity to comment on such
documents and disclosures and shall incorporate any such comments
in good faith. The consent or approval of the Consenting Holders to
the Definitive Documents, or any other documents provided for under
this Agreement (including without limitation the consents and
approvals reflected in Section 3 hereof), may be
communicated to the Company by Stroock.
5.
Representations and Warranties . Each Party, severally (and
not jointly), represents and warrants to the other Parties that the
following statements are true, correct and complete as of the date
hereof:
(a) it
is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
state of its organization, and has all requisite corporate,
partnership, limited liability company or similar authority to
enter into this Agreement and carry out the transactions
contemplated hereby and perform its obligations contemplated
hereunder; and the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
performance of such Party’s obligations hereunder have been
duly authorized by all necessary corporate, limited liability,
partnership or other similar action on its part;
(b) the
execution, delivery, and performance by such Party of this
Agreement does not and shall not (i) violate any provision of
law, rule or regulation applicable to it or any of its subsidiaries
or its charter or bylaws (or other similar governing documents) or
those of any of its subsidiaries, or (ii) conflict with,
result in a breach of or constitute (with due notice or lapse of
time or both) a default under any material contractual obligation
to which it or any of its subsidiaries is a party;
(c) the
execution, delivery, and performance by such Party of this
Agreement does not and shall not require any registration or filing
with, consent or approval of, or notice to, or other action to,
with or by, any federal, state or governmental authority or
regulatory body, except such filings as may be necessary and/or
required for disclosure by the Securities and Exchange Commission
and in connection with the Chapter 11 Case, the Conforming
Plan and the Conforming Disclosure Statement; and
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(d) this
Agreement is the legally valid and binding obligation of it,
enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement may
be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or
other similar laws relating to or limiting creditors’ rights
generally or by equitable principles relating to enforceability or
a ruling of the Bankruptcy Court.
6.
Disclosure; Publicity .
(a) Within
three (3) business days after the execution of this Agreement,
and subject to the provisions set forth in Section 6(b)
hereof, the Company shall disclose to the public this Agreement
(including the schedules and exhibits hereto), with such redactions
as may be requested by any Consenting Holder’s counsel to
maintain the confidentiality of the items identified in Section
6(b) hereof, except as otherwise required by law. In the event
that the Company fails to make the foregoing disclosures in
compliance with the terms specified herein, any Consenting Holder
may publicly disclose the foregoing, including, without limitation,
this Agreement and all of its exhibits and schedules (subject to
any redactions required hereby). The Company hereby waives any
claims against the Consenting Holders arising as a result of such
disclosure in compliance with this Agreement.
(b) The
Company will submit drafts to the Ad Hoc Group Advisors of all
press releases and public documents that constitute the initial
disclosure of the existence or terms of this Agreement or any
amendment to the terms of this Agreement prior to making any such
disclosure, and shall afford them a reasonable opportunity to
comment on such documents and disclosures and shall incorporate any
such comments in good faith. Except as required by law or otherwise
permitted under the terms of any other agreement between the
Company and any Consenting Holder, no Party or its advisors shall
(i) use the name of any Consenting Holder in any public manner
or (ii) disclose to any person (including, for the avoidance
of doubt, any other Consenting Holder), other than advisors to the
Company, the principal amount or percentage of any First Lien Notes
or any other securities of the Company held by any Consenting
Holder, in each case without such Consenting Holder’s prior
written consent; provided, however, that
(i) such disclosure is required by law or regulation, the
disclosing Party shall afford the relevant Consenting Holder a
reasonable opportunity to review and comment in advance of such
disclosure and shall take all reasonable measures to limit such
disclosure and (ii) the foregoing shall not prohibit the
disclosure of the aggregate percentage or aggregate principal
amount of First Lien Notes held by the Consenting
Holders.
7.
Amendments and Waivers . This Agreement, including any
exhibits or supplements hereto, may not be modified, amended or
supplemented and a Termination Event may not be waived except in a
writing signed by the Company and Consenting Holders who are not
then in breach hereof and who hold at least a majority in aggregate
principal amount of the First Lien Notes held by such Consenting
Holders; provided, however, that any modification of,
or amendment or supplement to, this Section 7 shall
require the written consent of all of the Parties.
8.
Effectiveness . This Agreement shall not become effective
and binding on the Parties unless and until counterpart signature
pages shall have been executed and delivered by the Company and
Consenting Holders holding at least two-thirds (2/3) in aggregate
principal
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amount
of the First Lien Notes; provided, however, that
signature pages executed by Consenting Holders shall be delivered
to (a) other Consenting Holders in a redacted form that
removes such Consenting Holders’ holdings of the First Lien
Notes and (b) the Company and advisors to the Consenting
Holders in an unredacted form.
9.
GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . THIS
AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY
CONFLICTS OF LAW PROVISIONS WHICH WOULD REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF
THE LAW OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION. BY ITS EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF
THIS AGREEMENT, EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND
UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT ANY LEGAL ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING
AGAINST IT WITH RESPECT TO ANY MATTER UNDER OR ARISING OUT OF OR IN
CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, OR FOR RECOGNITION OR ENFORCEMENT
OF ANY JUDGMENT RENDERED IN ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING,
MAY BE BROUGHT IN ANY FEDERAL OR STATE COURT IN THE BOROUGH OF
MANHATTAN, THE CITY OF NEW YORK, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF
THIS AGREEMENT, EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY ACCEPTS AND
SUBMITS ITSELF TO THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF EACH SUCH COURT,
GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, WITH RESPECT TO ANY SUCH ACTION,
SUIT OR PROCEEDING. EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND
ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF
OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED
HEREBY. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING CONSENT TO JURISDICTION, UPON
THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE CHAPTER 11 CASE, EACH OF THE PARTIES AGREES
THAT THE BANKRUPTCY COURT SHALL HAVE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION WITH
RESPECT TO ANY MATTER UNDER OR ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH
THIS AGREEMENT.
10.
Specific Performance . It is understood and agreed by the
Parties that money damages would not be a sufficient remedy for any
breach of this Agreement by any Party and each non-breaching Party
shall be entitled to specific performance and injunctive or other
equitable relief as a remedy of any such breach, without the
necessity of proving the inadequacy of money damages as a remedy,
including an order of the Bankruptcy Court requiring any Party to
comply promptly with any of its obligations hereunder.
11.
Survival . Notwithstanding the termination of this Agreement
pursuant to Section 3 , the agreements and obligations
of the Parties in this Section 11 and in Sections
3(d) , 6 , 9 , 13 , 15 , 18
, 19 , and 20 shall survive such termination and
shall continue in full force and effect for the benefit of the
Consenting Holders in accordance with the terms hereof.
12.
Headings . The headings of the sections, paragraphs and
subsections of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and
shall not affect the interpretation hereof.
13.
Successors and Assigns; Severability; Several Obligations .
This Agreement is intended to bind and inure to the benefit of the
Parties and their respective successors, assigns, heirs, executors,
administrators and representatives. The invalidity or
unenforceability at any
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time
of any provision hereof shall not affect or diminish in any way the
continuing validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions
hereof. The agreements, representations and obligations of the
Consenting Holders under this Agreement are, in all respects,
several and not joint.
14.
No Third-Party Beneficiaries . Unless expressly stated
herein, this Agreement shall be solely for the benefit of the
Parties and no other person or entity shall be a third-party
beneficiary hereof.
15.
Prior Negotiations; Entire Agreement . This Agreement
constitutes the entire agreement of the Parties, and supersedes all
other prior negotiations, with respect to the subject matter
hereof, except that the Parties acknowledge that any
confidentiality agreements heretofore executed between the Company
and each Consenting Holder shall continue in full force and
effect.
16.
Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts (including by facsimile signature or otherwise), each
of which shall be deemed an original and all of which shall
constitute one and the same agreement.
17.
Notices . All notices hereunder shall be deemed given if in
writing and delivered, if sent by facsimile, e-mail, courier or by
registered or certified mail (return receipt requested) to the
addresses and facsimile numbers set forth on the signature pages
hereof (or at such other addresses or facsimile numbers as shall be
specified by like notice), with a copy to each person identified
thereon.
18.
Reservation of Rights . Except as expressly provided in this
Agreement, nothing herein is intended to, or does, in any manner
waive, limit, impair or restrict the ability of each Consenting
Holder to protect and preserve its rights, remedies and interests,
including its claims against the Company. Nothing herein shall be
deemed an admission of any kind. If the transactions contemplated
herein are not consummated, or this Agreement is terminated for any
reason, the parties hereto fully reserve any and all of their
rights. Pursuant to Rule 408 of the Federal Rule of Evidence,
any applicable state rules of evidence and any other applicable
law, foreign or domestic, this Agreement and all negotiations
relating thereto shall not be admissible into evidence in any
proceeding other than a proceeding to enforce its terms.
19.
Prevailing Party . If any Party brings an action or
proceeding against any other Party based upon a breach by such
Party of its obligations hereunder, the prevailing Party shall be
entitled to all reasonable expenses incurred, including reasonable
attorneys’, accountants’ and financial advisors fees in
connection with such action or proceeding.
20.
Relationship Among Parties . It is understood and agreed
that no Consenting Holder has any duty of trust or confidence in
any form with any other Consenting Holder, and, except as provided
in this Agreement, there are no commitments among or between them.
In this regard, it is understood and agreed that any Consenting
Holder may trade in the First Lien Notes or other debt or equity
securities of the Company without the consent of the Company or any
other Consenting Holder, subject to applicable securities laws and
the terms of this Agreement; provided further that no Consenting
Holder shall have any responsibility for any
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trading by any other entity by virtue of this Agreement. No prior
history, pattern or practice of sharing confidences among or
between the Consenting Holders shall in any way affect or negate
this understanding and agreement.
21.
Fiduciary Duties . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
herein, nothing in this Agreement shall require (a) the
Company or any directors or officers of the Company (in such
person’s capacity as a director or officer of the Company) to
take any action, or to refrain from taking any action, to the
extent required to comply with its or their fiduciary obligations
under applicable law, or (b) any Consenting Holder or
representative of a Consenting Holder that is a member of a
statutory committee established in the Chapter 11 Case to take
any action, or to refrain from taking any action, in such
person’s capacity as a statutory committee member to the
extent required to comply with fiduciary obligations applicable
under the Bankruptcy Code; provided however, that
nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as requiring any
Consenting Holder to serve on any statutory committee in the
Chapter 11 Case. Nothing herein will limit or affect, or give
rise to any liability, to the extent required for the discharge of
the fiduciary obligations described in this Section 21
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be
executed as of the date first written above.
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Harold Bevis
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Harold
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Pliant
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1475 Woodfield Road, Suite 700
Schaumburg, IL 60173
Fax: (847) 969-3338
Attention: Steve Auburn, Vice President & General
Counsel
Sidley
Austin LLP
Bank One Plaza
One South Dearborn Street
Chicago, Illinois 60603
Fax: (312)853-7036
Attention: Larry J. Nyhan
(Signature
Pages to Lockup Agreement)
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Stroock
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UNITED
STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
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Jointly
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DEBTORS’
JOINT PLAN OF REORGANIZATION
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YOUNG
CONAWAY STARGATT & TAYLOR, llp
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Robert
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Edmon
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Kenneth
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Proposed
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The
Debtors are: Pliant Corporation (Tax ID No. XX-XXX7725),
Pliant Corporation International (Tax ID No. XX-XXX3075),
Uniplast Holdings, Inc. (Tax ID No. XX-XXX9589), Pliant Film
Products of Mexico, Inc. (Tax ID No. XX-XXX0805), Pliant
Packaging of Canada, LLC (Tax ID No. XX-XXX0929), Alliant Company
LLC (Tax ID. No. XX-XXX6811), Uniplast U.S., Inc. (Tax ID. No.
XX-XXX9066), Uniplast Industries Co. (N/A), and Pliant Corporation
of Canada Ltd. (N/A). The mailing address for Pliant Corporation is
1475 Woodfield Road, Suite 700, Schaumburg, IL
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I DEFINED TERMS AND RULES OF INTERPRETATION
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Corporate Governance, Directors, Officers and Corporate
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Cancellation of Notes, Instruments, Debentures, Preferred Stock,
Pliant Outstanding Common Stock and Other Pliant Outstanding Common
Stock Interests
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Distributions for Claims or Interests Allowed as of the Initial
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Exhibit 3.2(g)
— Intercompany Claims That Will Not Be Reinstated
Exhibit 5.2(b)
— Reorganized Pliant Shareholders Agreement
Exhibit 5.2(c)
— New Warrant Agreement
Exhibit 5.4(a)(l)
— Certificate of Incorporation of Reorganized
Pliant
Exhibit 5.4(a)(2)
— By-Laws of Reorganized Pliant
Exhibit 5.4(b)
— Directors and Officers of Reorganized Pliant and Other
Reorganized Debtors
Exhibit 5.9
— Management Equity Incentive Plan
Exhibit 5.13
— Success Bonus Summary and Success Bonus Plan Term
Sheet
Exhibit 7.1
— Rejected Executory Contracts
Exhibit 12.6
— Discontinued Compensation and Benefits Programs
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Pliant
(as defined herein), Pliant Corporation International, Uniplast
Holdings, Inc., Pliant Film Products of Mexico, Inc., Pliant
Packaging of Canada, LLC, Alliant Company LLC, Uniplast U.S., Inc.,
Uniplast Industries Co,, and Pliant Corporation of Canada Ltd.
propose the following joint plan of reorganization for the
resolution of the outstanding claims against and interests in the
Debtors (as defined herein). Reference is made to the Disclosure
Statement (as that term is defined herein), distributed
contemporaneously herewith, for a discussion of the Debtors’
history, business, properties and operations, projections for those
operations, risk factors, a summary and analysis of this Plan (as
that term is defined herein), and certain related matters
including, among other things, the securities to be issued under
this Plan. Subject to certain restrictions and requirements set
forth herein and in 11 U.S.C. § 1127 and Fed. R. Bankr. P.
3019, the Debtors reserve the right to alter, amend, modify, revoke
or withdraw this Plan prior to its substantial consummation in
accordance with the terms hereof, the Confirmation Order, the
Canadian Confirmation (each, as defined herein), and the Bankruptcy
Code.
DEFINED
TERMS AND RULES OF INTERPRETATION
A.
Defined Terms. As used herein, capitalized terms shall have
the meanings set forth below. Any term that is not otherwise
defined herein, but that is used in the Bankruptcy Code or the
Bankruptcy Rules, shall have the meaning given to that term in the
Bankruptcy Code or the Bankruptcy Rules, as applicable.
1.1
2006 Certificate of Incorporation means the Amended and
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Pliant Corporation
effective July 18,2006.
1.2
Ad Hoc Committee of First Lien Noteholders means that
certain informal committee of certain holders of the First Lien
Notes.
1.3
Ad Hoc Committee Advisors means Stroock & Stroock &
Lavan LLP, Richards, Layton & Finger P.A., Goodmans LLP and
Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin Capital, Inc.
1.4
Ad Hoc Committee Advisors Claims means all Claims for the
reasonable fees and expenses incurred by the Ad Hoc Committee
Advisors, in each case pursuant to the terms of their respective
pre-Petition Date engagement letters.
1.5
Administrative Expense Claim means a Claim for costs and
expenses of administration of the Chapter 11 Cases that are
Allowed under sections 328, 330, 363, 364(c)(l), 365, 503(b), and
507(a)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code, including, without limitation,
(a) any actual and necessary costs and expenses of preserving
the Debtors’ Estates and operating the businesses of the
Debtors (such as wages, salaries and commissions for services and
payments for inventory, leased equipment and premises) and Claims
of governmental units for taxes (including tax audit Claims)
related to tax years commencing after the Petition Date, but
excluding Claims related to tax periods, or portions thereof,
ending on or before the Petition Date; (b) all compensation
for legal, financial, advisory, accounting and other services and
reimbursement of expenses Allowed by the Bankruptcy Court;
(c) all Ad Hoc Committee Advisor Claims, without any
requirement for the filing of retention applications or fee
applications in the Chapter 11 Cases; (d) any
indebtedness or obligations incurred or assumed by the Debtors in
Possession during the Chapter 11 Cases; (e) any payment
to be made under this Plan or otherwise to cure a default on an
assumed executory contract or unexpired lease; (f) all First Lien
Notes Indenture Trustee Claims without any requirement for filing
fee applications in the Chapter 11 Cases; (g) Claims for
out-of-pocket expenses incurred by members of the Ad Hoc Committee
of First Lien Noteholders (excluding any fees or expenses for legal
or financial advisors except as otherwise provided herein); and
(h) all fees and expenses incurred by the Information Officer
[which are subject to a super-priority charge granted by order of
the Canadian Court]. All fees and charges assessed against the
Debtors’ Estates under section 1930, chapter 123, of title 28
of the United States Code are excluded from the definition of
Administrative Expense Claim and shall be paid in accordance with
Section 12.10 of the Plan.
1.6
Affiliate Debtor(s) means, individually or collectively, a
Debtor or Debtors other than Pliant, as applicable.
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Allowed means, with respect to a Claim or Interest, or any
portion thereof, in any Class or category specified, a Claim or
Interest (a) that is not listed as disputed, contingent or
unliquidated on the Debtors’ schedules, if any, and as to
which no objection or request for estimation has been filed on or
before any objection deadline, if any, set by the Bankruptcy Court
or the expiration of such other applicable period fixed by the
Bankruptcy Court, (b) as to which any objection has been
settled, waived, withdrawn or denied by a Final Order; or
(c) that is expressly allowed (i) by a Final Order,
(ii) by an agreement between the Holder of such Claim or
Interest and the Debtors or Reorganized Debtors, or
(iii) pursuant to the terms of this Plan.
1.8
Allowed Claim Percentage means the ratio of (a) the
amount of a Holder’s Disputed Claim that is subsequently
Allowed to (b) the aggregate amount of all Disputed Claims in
such Class at the time of such Allowance (without giving effect to
such Allowance).
1.9
Ballot means the document for accepting or rejecting this
Plan, in the form approved by the Bankruptcy Court.
1.10
Bankruptcy Code means title 11 of the United States Code, as
now in effect or hereafter amended, as applicable to the
Chapter 11 Cases.
1.11
Bankruptcy Court means the United States Bankruptcy Court
for the District of Delaware or any other court with jurisdiction
over the Chapter 11 Cases.
1.12
Bankruptcy Rules means the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy
Procedure as promulgated by the United States Supreme Court under
section 2075 of title 28 of the United States Code, as now in
effect or hereafter amended and any Local Rules of the Bankruptcy
Court.
1.13
Business Day means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday
or “legal holiday” (as defined in Bankruptcy
Rule 9006(a)).
1.14
By-Laws means the by-laws of Reorganized Pliant, in
substantially the form attached to this Plan as
Exhibit 5.4(a)(2), which shall be in form and substance
reasonably acceptable to the Ad Hoc Committee of First Lien
Noteholders.
1.15
Canadian Confirmation Order means the order of the Canadian
Court, which shall, among other things, order and declare that the
Confirmation Order and this Plan are recognized and shall be
implemented and effective in Canada in accordance with their terms,
and which shall be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to
the Debtors and the Ad Hoc Committee of First Lien
Noteholders.
1.16
Canadian Court means the Ontario Superior Court of
Justice.
1.17
Canadian Debtors means Uniplast Industries Co., Pliant
Corporation of Canada Ltd., and Pliant Packaging of Canada,
LLC.
1.18
Cash means legal tender of the United States of
America.
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1.19
CCAA Proceedings means the recognition proceedings commenced
by the Canadian Debtors under section 18.6 of the Companies’
Creditors Arrangement Act in the Canadian Court.
1.20
Certificate of Incorporation means the amended and restated
certificate of incorporation of Reorganized Pliant, in
substantially the form attached to this Plan as
Exhibit 5.4(a)(1), which shall be in form and substance
reasonably acceptable to the Ad Hoc Committee of First Lien
Noteholders.
1.21
Chapter 11 Cases means the voluntary cases commenced
February 11, 2009 by the Debtors in the Bankruptcy Court under
chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code.
1.22
Claim means a “claim,” as defined in section
101(5) of the Bankruptcy Code.
1.23
Class means each category of Holders of Claims or Interests
established under Article II of this Plan pursuant to sections
1122 and 1123(a)(l) of the Bankruptcy Code.
1.24
Class “ ”Final
Distribution Percentage means for each applicable Class (Class
5 and Class 6) the percentage determined, as of the Final
Distribution Date, by dividing the total amount of all Allowed
Claims in such Class as of the Final Distribution Date by the sum
of the aggregate amount of Allowed Claims in Class 5 and
Class 6; provided, however, that if Class 6
votes to reject the Plan, Class 5 Final Distribution
Percentage means 100%.
1.25
Class “ ” Initial
Distribution Percentage means for each applicable Class
(Class 5 and Class 6) the percentage determined, as of
the Effective Date, by dividing the total amount of all Allowed
Claims in such Class as of the Effective Date by the sum the of
aggregate amount of Allowed Claims in Class 5 and
Class 6; provided, however, that if Class 6
votes to reject the Plan, Class 5 Initial Distribution
Percentage means 100%.
1.26
Confirmation Date means the date on which the Clerk of the
Bankruptcy Court enters the Confirmation Order on its
docket.
1.27
Confirmation Hearing means the hearing held by the
Bankruptcy Court on confirmation of the Plan, as such hearing may
be continued from time to time.
1.28
Confirmation Order means the order of the Bankruptcy Court
confirming this Plan pursuant to section 1129 of the Bankruptcy
Code, which shall be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to
the Debtors and the Ad Hoc Committee of First Lien
Noteholders.
1.29
Debtor(s) means, individually or collectively, Pliant,
Pliant Corporation International, Uniplast Holdings, Inc., Pliant
Film Products of Mexico, Inc., Pliant Packaging of Canada, LLC,
Alliant Company LLC, Uniplast U.S., Inc., Uniplast Industries Co.,
and Pliant Corporation of Canada Ltd.
1.30
DIP Facility Agent means The Bank of New York Mellon as
Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent under the DIP Facility
Agreement.
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DIP Facility Agreement means that certain Secured
Super-Priority, Debtor-in- Possession Multiple Draw Term Loan
Agreement, by and among the DIP Facility Lenders, the DIP Facility
Agent and the Debtors, dated as of February [ ], 2009, together
with all related documents and instruments delivered pursuant to or
in connection therewith, as may be amended from time to
time.
1.32
DIP Facility Claims means all Claims held by the DIP
Facility Agent and the DIP Facility Lenders pursuant to the DIP
Facility Agreement and the Final DIP Order.
1.33
DIP Facility Lenders means the lenders party to the DIP
Facility Agreement.
1.34
Disallowed Claim means all or such part of a Claim that is
disallowed by a Final Order of the Bankruptcy Court or other court
of competent jurisdiction.
1.35
Disbursing Agent means any entity in its capacity as a
disbursing agent under section 6.3 hereof.
1.36
Disclosure Statement means that certain disclosure statement
relating to this Plan, including, without limitation, all exhibits
and schedules thereto, as the same may be amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time, as approved by the Bankruptcy
Court pursuant to section 1125 of the Bankruptcy Code.
1.37
Disputed Claim means any Claim, including any portion
thereof, that is (a) neither an Allowed Claim nor a Disallowed
Claim, or (b) for which a Proof of Claim or Interest for
payment has been timely filed with the Bankruptcy Court or a
written request for payment has been made, to the extent the
Debtors or any party in interest has interposed a timely objection
or request for estimation, which objection or request for
estimation has not been withdrawn or determined by a Final
Order.
1.38
Disputed Claim Reserve means the reserve established
pursuant to section 8.3 of this Plan.
1.39
Distribution Record Date means the Effective Date or such
other date as may be designated in the Confirmation
Order.
1.40
DTC means The Depository Trust Company.
1.41
Effective Date means the first Business Day this Plan
becomes effective as provided in Article IX hereof.
1.42
Estate(s) means, individually, the estate of Pliant or any
of the Affiliate Debtors and collectively, the estates of the
Debtors created under section 541 of the Bankruptcy
Code.
1.43
Excess New Warrant Pool means the aggregate number of New
Warrants, if any, remaining in the Disputed Claim Reserve after all
Disputed Claims in Class 5 shall have been Allowed and
received a recovery in accordance with the terms of the Plan or
Disallowed.
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1.44
Exhibit means an exhibit annexed either to this Plan or the
Disclosure Statement. Each Exhibit shall be in form and substance
reasonably acceptable to the Ad Hoc Committee of First Lien
Noteholders.
1.45
Exit Facility means a financing facility to be entered into
by the Reorganized Debtors on the Effective Date, in such amount
and on such terms as are satisfactory to the Debtors and the Ad Hoc
Committee of First Lien Noteholders.
1.46
Exit Facility Credit Agreement means the bank financing
agreement relating to the Exit Facility, which shall be in form and
substance satisfactory to the Debtors and the Ad Hoc Committee of
First Lien Noteholders.
1.47
Face Amount means (i) when used in reference to a
Disputed Claim, the full stated amount claimed by the Holder of
such Claim in any Proof of Claim timely filed with the Bankruptcy
Court or otherwise deemed timely filed by any Final Order of the
Bankruptcy Court or other applicable bankruptcy law, and
(ii) when used in reference to an Allowed Claim, the Allowed
amount of such Claim.
1.48
File, Filed or Filing means file, filed or filing with the
Bankruptcy Court or its authorized designee in the Chapter 11
Cases.
1.49
Final Distribution Date means a date selected by the
Reorganized Debtors that is no later than thirty (30) days
after the date that all Disputed Claims shall have been Allowed or
Disallowed pursuant to a Final Order of the Bankruptcy Court or
such other court with competent jurisdiction over the Disputed
Claims.
1.50
Final DIP Order means the Final Order (I) Authorizing
the Debtors to (A) Obtain Postpetition Financing Pursuant to
11 U.S.C. §§ 105, 361, 362, 363(c), 363(e), 364(c),
364(d)(1) and 364(e), (B) Utilize Cash Collateral of
Prepetition Secured Parties, (II) Granting Adequate Protection
to Prepetition Secured Parties, and (III) Granting Related
Relief, a proposed form of which was filed [
, 2009] and as entered,
amended, modified or supplemented by the Bankruptcy Court from time
to time.
1.51
Final Order means an order or judgment of the Bankruptcy
Court (or other court of competent jurisdiction) entered by the
Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court on the docket in the Chapter 11
Cases (or on the docket of any other court of competent
jurisdiction), which has not been reversed, vacated or stayed and
as to which (a) the time to appeal, petition for
certiorari or move for a new trial, reargument or rehearing
has expired and as to which no appeal, petition for
certiorari or other proceedings for a new trial, reargument
or rehearing shall then be pending, or (b) if an appeal, writ
of certiorari , new trial, reargument or rehearing thereof
has been sought, such order or judgment of the Bankruptcy Court
shall have been affirmed by the highest court to which such order
was appealed, or certiorari shall have been denied or a new
trial, reargument or rehearing shall have been denied or resulted
in no modification of such order, and the time to take any further
appeal, petition for certiorari or move for a new trial,
reargument or rehearing shall have expired; provided,
however, that the possibility that a motion under Rule 59 or
Rule 60 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, or any analogous
rule under the Bankruptcy Rules, may be filed relating to such
order, shall not cause such order not to be a Final
Order.
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1.52
First Lien Noteholder means a Holder of a First Lien
Note.
1.53
First Lien Notes means (1) the 11.85% senior secured
notes due 2009 in the aggregate principal amount of approximately
$384.5 million as of the Petition Date and (2) the
remaining 11.35% senior secured notes due 2009 in the aggregate
principal amount of approximately $8.0 million as of the
Petition Date, each issued under the First Lien Notes
Indenture.
1.54
First Lien Notes Indenture means that certain Amended and
Restated Indenture (as amended and restated as of May 6, 2005,
supplemented, and modified from time to time) dated as of
February 17, 2004, among Pliant, as issuer, and Wilmington
Trust Company, as indenture trustee, including all agreements,
documents, notes, instruments, and any other agreements delivered
thereto or in connection therewith. The guarantors of indebtedness
under the original first lien notes indenture, prior to its
amendment, pursuant to which the 11.35% senior secured notes were
issued, were (i) Pliant Corporation International;
(ii) Pliant Film Products of Mexico, Inc.; (iii) Pliant
Packaging of Canada, LLC; (iv) Uniplast Holdings, Inc.; (v)
Uniplast U.S., Inc.; (vi) Uniplast Industries Co.; and
(vii) Pliant Solutions Corporation. The guarantors of
indebtedness under the First Lien Notes Indenture, as amended and
restated as of May 6, 2005, pursuant to which the 11.85%
senior secured notes were issued, are (i) Pliant Corporation
International; (ii) Pliant Film Products of Mexico, Inc.;
(iii) Pliant Packaging of Canada, LLC; (iv) Uniplast
Holdings, Inc.; (v) Uniplast U.S., Inc.; and
(vi) Uniplast Industries Co.
1.55
First Lien Notes Indenture Trustee Claims means all Claims
of the First Lien Notes Indenture Trustee for reasonable fees and
expenses under the terms of the First Lien Notes Indenture
(including, but not limited to, the reasonable fees, costs and
expenses incurred by the First Lien Notes Indenture Trustee’s
professionals).
1.56
First Lien Notes Claims means all Claims (i) arising
under or evidenced by the First Lien Notes, the First Lien Notes
Indenture and related documents (other than the First Lien Notes
Indenture Trustee Claims) and (ii) pursuant to section 507(b)
of the Bankruptcy Code granted to the First Lien Noteholders or the
First Lien Indenture Trustee pursuant to the terms of the Final DIP
Order.
1.57
First Lien Notes Indenture Trustee means the trustee under
the First Lien Notes Indenture.
1.58
General Unsecured Claim means any Claim against the Debtors
that is not an Administrative Expense Claim, a DIP Facility Claim,
a Priority Tax Claim, a Priority Non-Tax Claim, an Other Secured
Claim, a Prepetition Credit Facility Claim, a First Lien Notes
Claim, a Second Lien Notes Claim, a Senior Subordinated Notes
Claim, an Intercompany Claim or a Section 510(b) Claim and shall
not include Claims that are disallowed or released, whether by
operation of law or pursuant to order of the Bankruptcy Court,
written release or settlement, the provisions of this Plan or
otherwise.
1.59
Holder means an entity holding a Claim or
Interest.
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1.60
Impaired means “impaired” within the meaning of
section 1124 of the Bankruptcy Code.
1.61
Information Officer means RSM Richter Inc.
1.62
Initial Distribution Date means a date selected by the
Reorganized Debtors that is not later than forty-five
(45) days after the Effective Date.
1.63
Initial New Warrant Pool means a number of New Warrants
equal to the difference between (a) the total number of New
Warrants to be issued pursuant to the Plan on the Effective Date
and (b) the Reserved New Warrant Pool.
1.64
Intercompany Claims means all prepetition Claims against any
of the Debtors held by a Debtor or a Non-Debtor
Affiliate.
1.65
Intercreditor Agreement means the Amended and Restated
Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of February 17, 2004, as
amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, between
Pliant, the collateral agent under the Revolving Credit Facility
Agreement, the First Lien Notes Indenture Trustee and the Second
Lien Notes Indenture Trustee.
1.66
Interest means the legal, equitable, contractual and other rights
of the Holders of Series AA Preferred Stock, Series M
Preferred Stock, and Pliant Outstanding Common Stock Interests in
Pliant.
1.67
Interim Compensation Order means the Order entered
Establishing Procedures for Interim Compensation and Reimbursement
of Expenses of Professional Pursuant to §§ 105 and 331, a
form of which was filed with the Bankruptcy Court on [
, 2009].
1.68
Lien means, with respect to any interest in property, any
mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest, easement or
encumbrance of any kind whatsoever affecting such interest in
property.
1.69
Litigation Claims means the claims, rights of action, suits
or proceedings, whether in law or in equity, whether known or
unknown that any Debtor or Estate may hold against any entity as of
the Petition Date except any claim, right or cause of action
pursuant to section 547 of the Bankruptcy Code.
1.70
Lockup Agreement means that certain Restructuring &
Lockup Agreement dated as of February 11, 2009, entered into
by and among Pliant and certain of the First Lien
Noteholders.
1.71
Management Equity Incentive Plan means the management equity
incentive plan developed for the Reorganized Debtors, which shall
be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Ad Hoc
Committee of First Lien Noteholders. The Management Equity
Incentive Plan will be substantially in the form attached as
Exhibit 5.9 to this Plan.
1.72
New Common Stock means the shares of Reorganized Pliant
common stock, par value $.001 per share, of which [
] shares shall be authorized
pursuant to the Certificate of
8
Incorporation
and up to [ ] shares shall be
initially issued pursuant to the Plan as of the Effective
Date.
1.73
New Warrant Agreement means a new warrant agreement to be
entered into by Reorganized Pliant and the holders of New Warrants,
which shall be in form and reasonably acceptable substance to the
Ad Hoc Committee of First Lien Noteholders. The New Warrant
Agreement shall be substantially in the form attached as
Exhibit 5.2(c) to this Plan.
1.74
New Warrants means warrants for the purchase of 7.5% of the
New Common Stock on a fully diluted basis which are to be issued by
Reorganized Pliant pursuant to the Plan and the New Warrant
Agreement.
1.75
Non-Debtor Affiliate means, individually or collectively,
Aspen Industrial, S.A. de C.V., Jacinto Mexico, S.A. de C.V.,
Pliant de Mexico S.A. de C.V., Pliant Corporation Pty. Ltd., and
Pliant Film Products GmbH.
1.76
Other Secured Claim means a Claim, other than an
Administrative Expense Claim, a DIP Credit Facility Claim, a
Prepetition Credit Facility Claim, and a First Lien Notes Claim,
that is secured by a lien on property in which a Debtor’s
Estate has an interest or that is subject to setoff under section
553 of the Bankruptcy Code, to the extent of the value of the Claim
holder’s interest in the applicable Estate’s interest
in such property or to the extent of the amount subject to setoff,
as applicable, as determined pursuant to section 506(a) of the
Bankruptcy Code or, in the case of the setoff, pursuant to section
553 of the Bankruptcy Code.
1.77
Pliant Outstanding Common Stock means the issued and
outstanding common stock of Pliant as of the Petition
Date.
1.78
Pliant Outstanding Common Stock Interests means any Claim or
Interest attributable to ownership of Pliant Outstanding Common
Stock and all other unissued or authorized shares of Pliant’s
common stock as of the Petition Date, whether or not transferable,
and all options or rights of any kind or nature providing for or
otherwise evidencing ownership interests in Pliant (whether known
or unknown, liquidated or unliquidated, fixed or contingent,
matured or unmatured, disputed or undisputed), or any right of any
kind or nature (contractual, legal, equitable or otherwise) to
purchase or acquire any such Pliant Outstanding Common Stock at any
time and all rights arising with respect thereto.
1.79
Pension Plans means the Pliant Corporation Defined Benefit
Pension Plan, the Hourly Employees Pension Plan for Calhoun,
Georgia Plant, the Pliant Corporation Hourly Employees’
Pension Plan for Chippewa Falls Plant, and the Retirement Plan for
the Salaried Employees of Pliant Corporation of Canada
Ltd.
1.80
Petition Date means February 11, 2009, the date on
which the Debtors commenced their Chapter 11 Cases.
1.81
Plan means this chapter 11 plan of reorganization, including
Exhibits and all supplements, appendices and schedules thereto,
either in its present form or as the same may be altered, amended
or modified from time to time in accordance with the provisions of
the Bankruptcy Code and the terms hereof.
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1.82
Plan Supplement means the supplement to this Plan in form
and substance satisfactory to the Debtors and the Ad Hoc Committee
of First Lien Noteholders filed with the Bankruptcy Court not later
than 10 days prior to the Confirmation Date for the purposes
specified in this Plan.
1.83
Pliant means Pliant Corporation, a Delaware corporation,
debtor-in-possession in these Chapter 11 Cases pending in the
Bankruptcy Court.
1.84
Pliant Preferred Stock Interests means any Claim or Interest
attributable to ownership of shares of Series AA Preferred
Stock or Series M Preferred Stock, or any other series of
preferred stock issued by Pliant.
1.85
Prepetition Credit Facility means collectively,
(i) that certain Working Capital Credit Agreement, among
Pliant, Uniplast Holdings, Inc., Uniplast United States, Inc.,
Pliant Corporation Pty Ltd., Pliant Film Products GmbH and Aspen
Industrial, S.A. de C.V., as borrowers, the lender parties thereto,
Merrill Lynch Bank USA, as administrative agent, and Merrill Lynch
Commercial Finance Corp., as sole lead arranger and book manager,
as amended and restated from time to time and (ii) that
certain Fixed Asset Credit Agreement, among Pliant Corporation Pty
Ltd., Pliant Corporation of Canada Ltd., Pliant Film Products GmbH
and Aspen Industrial, S.A. de C.V., as borrowers, the lender
parties thereto, Merrill Lynch Bank USA, as administrative agent,
and Merrill Lynch Commercial Finance Corp., as sole lead arranger
and book manager.
1.86
Prepetition Credit Facility Claims means all Claims
(i) arising under or evidenced by the Prepetition Credit
Facility and related documents and (ii) pursuant to section
507(b) of the Bankruptcy Code granted to the agent or the lenders
under the Prepetition Credit Facility pursuant to the terms of the
Final DIP Order.
1.87
Prepetition Indenture Trustees means, collectively, the
First Lien Notes Indenture Trustee, Second Lien Notes Indenture
Trustee and Senior Subordinated Notes Indenture Trustee.
1.88
Priority Non-Tax Claims means any Claim other than an
Administrative Expense Claim or a Priority Tax Claim, entitled to
priority in payment as specified in section 507(a) of the
Bankruptcy Code.
1.89
Priority Tax Claim means any Claim of a governmental unit of
the kind entitled to priority in payment as specified in sections
502(i) and 507(a)(8) of the Bankruptcy Code.
1.90
Pro Rata means that proportion that a Claim or Interest in a
particular Class bears to the aggregate amount of all Claims or
Interests in such Class except in cases where Pro Rata is used in
reference to multiple Classes in which case, Pro Rata means the
proportion that a Claim or Interest in a particular Class bears to
the aggregate amount of all Claims in such multiple
Classes.
1.91
Quarterly Distribution Date means fifteen (15) calendar
days after the conclusion of the calendar quarters ending in March,
June, September, and December, on which dates the Reorganized
Debtors shall make payments and distributions from the Disputed
Claims Reserve
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to
each Holder of a Disputed Claim that has become an Allowed Claim
during the preceding calendar quarter.
1.92
Reinstated or Reinstatement means (a) leaving unaltered
the legal, equitable and contractual rights to which a Claim
entitles the Holder of such Claim, or (b) notwithstanding any
contractual provision or applicable law that entitles the Holder of
such Claim to demand or receive accelerated payment of such Claim
after the occurrence of a default, (i) curing any such default
that occurred before or after the Petition Date, other than a
default of a kind specified in section 365(b)(2) of the Bankruptcy
Code; (ii) reinstating the maturity of such Claim as such
maturity existed before such default; (iii) compensating the
Holder of such Claim for any damages incurred as a result of any
reasonable reliance by such Holder on such contractual provision or
such applicable law; (iv) if such Claim arises from any
failure to perform a nonmonetary obligation other than a default
arising from failure to operate a nonresidential real property
lease subject to section 365(b)(l )(A) of the Bankruptcy Code,
compensating the Holder of such Claim (other than the debtor or an
insider) for any pecuniary loss incurred by such Holder as a result
of such failure; and (v) not otherwise altering the legal,
equitable or contractual rights to which such Claim entitles the
Holder of such Claim.
1.93
Released Parties means (i) the Debtors, (ii) the
Non-Debtor Affiliates, (iii) the Ad Hoc Committee of First
Lien Noteholders and its members or affiliates, (iv) the First
Lien Notes Indenture Trustee, (v) the lenders and
administrative agent under the Prepetition Credit Facility and
their successors and assigns, (vi) the DIP Facility Lenders,
the DIP Facility Agent and their successors and assigns,
(vii) the present and former directors, officers and employees
of the Debtors and the Non-Debtor Affiliates who were serving in
such capacity on or after the Petition Date, (viii) any
attorneys, financial advisors, investment bankers, accountants,
consultants, or other professionals of the parties described in
clauses (i) through (vii) hereof; provided,
however, that such attorneys and professional advisors shall
only include those that provided services related to the
Chapter 11 Cases, the CCAA Proceedings, and the transactions
contemplated by this Plan, and (ix) the directors, officers,
partners, members, representatives and employees of the parties
described in clauses (i) through
(viii) hereof.
1.94
Reorganized Debtors means the reorganized Debtors or any
successors thereto by merger, consolidation or otherwise, on or
after the Effective Date, after giving effect to the transactions
occurring on the Effective Date in accordance with this
Plan.
1.95
Reorganized Pliant means the reorganized Pliant or any
successors thereto by merger, consolidation or otherwise, on or
after the Effective Date, after giving effect to the transactions
occurring on the Effective Date in accordance with this
Plan.
1.96
Reorganized Pliant Shareholders Agreement means a
shareholders agreement to be entered into by Reorganized Pliant and
the holders of New Common Stock pursuant to section 5.2 of this
Plan. The Reorganized Pliant Shareholders Agreement shall be
substantially in the Form attached as Exhibit 5.2(b) to
this Plan and shall be in form and substance reasonably acceptable
to the Ad Hoc Committee of First Lien Noteholders.
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1.97
Representative Committee means the official committee of
unsecured creditors appointed by the U.S. Trustee pursuant to
section 1102(a) of the Bankruptcy Code in the Chapter 11
Cases.
1.98
Reserved New Warrant Pool means a number of New Warrants
equal to the aggregate number of New Warrants issued on the
Effective Date multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is
the Face Aggregate amount of all Disputed Claims in Class 5
and the denominator of which is the sum of (a) the aggregate
Face Amount of all Allowed Claims in Class 5 and Class 6
(unless Class 6 votes to reject the Plan, in which case
Class 6 Claims shall not be included in such calculation) and
(b) the aggregate Face Amount of all Disputed Claims in
Class 5, in each case as of the Effective Date.
1.99
Second Lien Notes Indenture Trustee means the trustee under
the Second Lien Notes Indenture.
1.100
Second Lien Notes Claim means a Claim (i) arising under
or evidenced by the Second Lien Notes or the Second Lien Notes
Indenture and related documents, including any Claim of the Second
Lien Notes Indenture Trustee or (ii) pursuant to section
507(b) of the Bankruptcy Code granted to the holders of the Second
Lien Notes or the Second Lien Notes Indenture Trustee pursuant to
the terms of the Final DIP Order.
1.101
Second Lien Notes means the 11 1/8% senior secured notes due
2009 issued under the Second Lien Notes Indenture in the aggregate
principal amount of $250,000,000.
1.102
Second Lien Notes Indenture means that certain Indenture
dated as of May 30, 2003, as amended and restated or modified
from time to time, among Pliant, as issuer, and Wilmington Trust
Company, as
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