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OSHSQ: BK Plan effective. All shares cancelled.
http://www.otcbb.com/asp/dailylist_detail.asp?d=02/24/2014&mkt_ctg=NON-OTCBB
I guess I should dump my shares if anyone is around to buy them. I saw a bid of .0001 but for 1 million shares. Hmm a good opportunity to get my tax loss for 2014 locked in.
Orchard Supply Hdwr Stores Preferred Series A changed to OSH 1 Liquidating Corp. Preferred Series A:
http://www.otcbb.com/asp/dailylist_detail.asp?d=09/26/2013&mkt_ctg=NON-OTCBB
I'm trying to short commons but my broker does not allow it, that sucks.....
That's very strange indeed. No reason for that at all. But you see it more often just before stock really breaks down. Like a 'last chance to get out' opportunity.
Agreed, I dont understand the increase in commons value,
GL
From the last news headline:
We'll see, its my understanding that Lowes will buy 60 stores but Orchard owns 82-89??, something like that, I dont remember, so I'm thinking they will sell the remaining stores and liquidate all the rest of the assets, that may give some cash to maybe reach preferreds, all is a BIG IF, seems difficult now to think that there is value in these shares.
So no other interesting bids. Stock is worthless now.
Hard to say... bidders have until tomorrow Aug 9 to come forward with their offers against Lowes. Bidders are going to wait until the last minute to submit their offers so I expect that we should get some news during the weekend.
Any odds of a PPS run into the auction date? (of course I know any prediction will be only speculation)
OSHQE: Failure To Comply With NASD 6530; Added to NBB (OSHSQ)
http://www.otcbb.com/asp/dailylist_detail.asp?d=07/26/2013&mkt_ctg=OTCBB
Good news!! Get ready for an active auction, 3 bidders so far.
No doubt the play is in the preferreds, there is where my money is.
Also take into accoun that they own 91 stores, closing 8 underperforming stores doesn't mean to sell them.
This is clearly a real state play and I believe other companies will be looking forward to get this package of strategically located stores.
Even in the worst case scenario of selling 61 stores for 205 million, the company will have to liquidate the other 30 stores in the market and IMO that will make another 100 million easily. More time but same result, 4,16 $/share for us.......
hard to understand why there is no more people paying attention to this play....
GL
Good news about other Bidders....
UPDATE: Orchard Supply CFO Says Lenders Helped Boost Lowe's Bid
By Jacqueline Palank
A competing bid from Orchard Supply Hardware Corp.'s (OSHWQ) lenders helped push Lowe's Cos.' (LOW) offer for the hardware chain's assets to $205 million from $190 million, Orchard's chief financial officer testified in court Monday afternoon.
Orchard CFO Chris D. Newman said weeks before the company's Chapter 11 filing, it was in talks with three potential buyers: Lowe's, a lender group that's now led by Gleacher Products Corp. and an undisclosed "financial buyer."
Only Lowe's and the lenders submitted offers, Mr. Newman told the Wilmington, Del., bankruptcy court, but Lowe's dropped its offer after the lenders rejected it. According to Mr. Newman, that is because a consensual deal was "a prime consideration" for Lowe's.
"Lowe's was clear at every point in the process that they didn't want this to be a fight," he said. "They wanted it to be a solution and a process that the company's creditors and term lenders were supportive of."
While Mr. Newman said the lenders' offer to forgive debt in exchange for Orchard's assets "needed to be more fully fleshed out," he said it was clear that one flaw of the bid was that "there would have been some level of creditors left behind."
The lenders said they would throw their support to a Lowe's bid if the purchase price increased as well as if they could then provide Orchard with bankruptcy financing, Mr. Newman said. He said he and Orchard Chief Executive Mark Baker "got on a plane" to take those terms to Lowe's executives.
"At the meeting, Mark and I helped the Lowe's team understand why we thought it was the appropriate thing to do," Mr. Newman said. If the purchase price went up to $205 million, "there would not be issues from lenders."
After meeting for about an hour and a half, Mr. Newman, formerly the CFO of home-decor chain Restoration Hardware Inc., said the Lowe's executives left to discuss a deal with the company's board of directors. He said the board approved the new bid "later that afternoon."
Reached Monday afternoon, a Lowe's spokesman confirmed that it is "important to Lowe's that we have the support of Orchard management as well as lenders" for a sale.
Orchard sought Chapter 11 protection on June 17 with Lowe's $205 million offer in hand and support from its lenders for that offer. The home-improvement retailer's bid is subject to rival offers at an Aug. 14 auction.
As for that third potential buyer, attorneys said its name is subject to a confidentiality agreement and can't be disclosed. However, they did say the potential buyer is active in the distressed investing field.
Mr. Newman's testimony came in a battle over Orchard's $176.3 million bankruptcy-financing package, which he said helped Orchard gain the confidence of its vendors in the days after its bankruptcy filing but which unsecured creditors say is unnecessary and expensive.
The lenders who originally sought to purchase Orchard have pledged $12 million of the bankruptcy financing, while other lenders led by Wells Fargo would contribute the rest.
Founded in 1931 in San Jose, Calif., Orchard Supply completed its spinoff from Sears at the beginning of 2012. The company had 91 stores in California and Oregon at the time of its June 17 bankruptcy filing, but it has since received court approval to close eight underperforming stores in California.
(Dow Jones Daily Bankruptcy Review covers news about distressed companies and those under bankruptcy protection. Go to http://dbr.dowjones.com)
Write to Jacqueline Palank at jacqueline.palank@dowjones.com.
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20130715-709983.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
Agree! Also you forgot to mention that Sears offered $308M + Debt that was around $107M. So Sears actually paid $415M for 61 stores in 1996.
$205M + 45M in account payables is the steal of the year!!. IMO an offer around $290-320M + account payables for 75-80 stores is more realistic and more inline with OSH value. With that in mind I keep saying: The real play here is with the preferred shares(OSHQE).
Get ready for bidders to appear at the auction, 82 big stores for 300 mill. Is a good deal taking into account that Sears paid 308 million $ in 1996 for 61 stores.
Sears to Pay $308 Million For Hardware Store Chain
By PETER TRUELL
Sears, Roebuck & Company agreed yesterday to buy the Orchard Supply Hardware Stores Corporation for $308 million as part of a rapid national expansion of its chain of hardware stores. Orchard, based in San Jose, Calif., has 61 hardware stores, all in California. Sears has 115 hardware stores in 14 markets east of the Mississippi, but none in California. The company has said it may have as many as 500 hardware stores nationwide by the end of the century.
August 16, 1996, Friday
August Auction Is Set for Orchard Supply Hardware Stores
Bankruptcy Judge Establishes Lowe's as Lead Bidder With $205 Million Offer for Chain.
Orchard Supply Hardware OSHWQ +3.63% Stores won bankruptcy-court approval to put itself on the auction block next month with a $205 million leading bid from Lowe's Cos. LOW +0.97%
The bankruptcy judge in the case on Monday authorized Orchard Supply to hold an Aug. 14 auction at which Lowe's will serve as stalking horse, or lead bidder, for at least 60 hardware and garden stores, court papers show.
Lowe's has said it plans to operate Orchard Supply as a stand-alone business with the same name and management team.
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Christopher S. Sontchi said he would consider the winning bid at an Aug. 20 sale hearing, just two months after Orchard Supply sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection with the Lowe's offer in hand.
Under the auction rules, rival bidders must submit their offers by Aug. 9. Those offers must exceed Lowe's $205 million bid by $9 million. That covers $7 million in bidder protections payable to Lowe's if it loses, plus a $2 million overbid.
Founded in 1931 in San Jose, Calif., Orchard Supply completed its spinoff from Sears Holdings Corp. SHLD +2.52% at the beginning of 2012. The company had 91 stores in California and Oregon at the time of its June 17 bankruptcy filing, but it has since received court approval to close eight underperforming stores in California. Store-closing sales are now under way.
To motivate its leaders to secure the best possible offer for its stores, Orchard Supply will return to bankruptcy court next week for approval of an executive bonus plan.
Four of Orchard Supply's top executives, including President and Chief Executive Mark Baker and Chief Financial Officer Chris Newman, would be eligible to receive as much as $3.1 million if the ultimate sale price tops $300 million.
A sale of at least $200 million would bring in nearly $2.2 million in bonuses for the executives under the proposed plan. Lowe's has committed to cover 50% of the bonus payments if it emerges as the winning bidder at next month's auction.
Also on the agenda for next week's hearing is a $176.3 million bankruptcy loan from lenders led by Wells Fargo Bank WFC -0.82% . As is typical in Chapter 11, Orchard Supply received court approval to access some of the financing shortly after its bankruptcy filing but must return to court in order to draw the full amount.
—Rachel Feintzeig contributed to this article.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324507404578595530610090000.html
Remember, Anything above $270M will go to the Preferred shares(OSHQE),up to $20M. So if there is an offer for $290M or higher then Preferred shares will be paid in full(~4.16 per share) and everything else will go to the commons. I believe that preferred will get paid but not the commons. I bought OSHQE...let see what happen in the next 40 days.
News: Bidders deadline and auction date...
By Marie Beaudette
On Monday, Orchard Supply Hardware Stores Corp. will ask a Wilmington, Del., bankruptcy judge for permission to auction its assets, with rival home-improvement chain Lowe's Cos. ( LOW ) kicking off bidding with a $205 million offer.
Orchard Supply is seeking to auction its assets on Aug. 14, followed by an Aug. 20 sale hearing. The company is also asking the court to set an Aug. 9 deadline for would-be bidders to submit their initial offers ahead of the auction.
Lowe's$205 million offer for at least 60 Orchard Supply stores would serve as the auction's lead bid. At Monday's hearing, Orchard Supply will ask for permission to pay Lowe's a $6.15 million breakup fee if it is bested at auction.
Lowe's has said it plans to operate Orchard Supply as a standalone business, keeping its brand name and current management team.
Founded in 1931 in San Jose, Calif., Orchard Supply completed a spinoff from Sears Holdings Corp. ( SHLD ) at the beginning of 2012. The company currently operates 89 hardware and garden stores in California and two in Oregon.
The company, which filed for Chapter 11 protection last month, blamed its financial troubles on "extensive debt," declining sales during the economic downturn and the increased costs it faced as it completed its spinoff and went public.
Read more: http://www.nasdaq.com/article/week-ahead-orchard-supply-seeks-bankruptcy-auction-20130705-00209#ixzz2YCGoXDTO
Thanks,
Good luck to you too. And like I said previously my bet is with the potential recovery for the preferred shares but not the commons.
More bidders could come forward and outbid Lowes.
With the housing recovery, Orchard could be profitable again.IMO Orchard could be more valuable to Equity Firms(HFs)that could take it private, fixed it and do an IPO later(2015 or 2016).
Also I see potential for another Industry player that is looking for growth to come forward and outbid Lowe's. With this in mind I believe that we could see a fight for Orchard assets between 3-5 players. I go with Lowe's and another industry player + 1-3 Equity firms.... Let see....
Lowes offer:
205M in cash + account payables(suppliers)~45M for at least 60 stores(so we are talking about ~$3.4M per store). So we are talking about an offer around ~250M for 60 stores.
If another bidder comes forward with the same avg. value per store but for let say 80 stores and the same money for the account payables(suppliers)we have the following:
80 stores x $3.4M per store= $272M in cash+ account payables= ~317M
With an offer like that preferred shares will recover something but commons still get zero!
Im betting on the prefered shares recovery but nothing for the commons. Bought last week at avg. 10-11 cents.
We have to remember that preferred shares full value is $20M($4.16 x 4.8M O/S)
True.
Good luck!
Your opinion is correct only and only if nobody comes forward with a higher offer than Lowe's.
Lowes offer:
205M in cash + account payables(suppliers)~45M for at least 60 stores(so we are talking about ~$3.4M per store). So we are talking about an offer around ~250M for 60 stores.
If another bidder comes forward with the same avg. value per store but for let say 80 stores and the same money for the account payables(suppliers)we have the following:
80 stores x $3.4M per store= $272M in cash+ account payables= ~317M
With an offer like that preferred shares will recover something but commons still get zero!
Im betting on the prefered shares recovery but nothing for the commons. Bought last week at avg. 10-11 cents.
We have to remember that preferred shares full value is $20M($4.16 x 4.8M O/S)
OSHSQ changed to OSHQE: delinquent:
http://www.otcbb.com/asp/dailylist_detail.asp?d=06/25/2013&mkt_ctg=OTCBB
I don't have PM, but I agree. Eom
Prospectus
http://www.quantumonline.com/search.cfm?tickersymbol=OSHSP&sopt=symbol
Preferred Stock
Our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation will authorize our board of directors to designate and issue from time to time one or more series of preferred stock without shareholder approval. Our board of directors may fix and determine the preferences, limitations and relative rights of each series of preferred stock. There are no present plans to issue any shares of preferred stock other than the Preferred Stock that is being distributed in the Distribution.
Shares Outstanding. Immediately following the spin-off, we estimate that 4,806,000 shares of Preferred Stock will be issued and outstanding and held by approximately 15,757 shareholders of record, based on the ownership of Sears Holdings shares expected as of the record date. The actual number of our outstanding shares of Preferred Stock and the number of shareholders holding such shares following the spin-off will be determined on December 16, 2011, the record date.
Voting Rights. Except as required by law, the Preferred Stock shall not entitle the holders thereof to vote on any matter submitted for shareholder action, and the consent of the holders thereof shall not be required for the taking of any corporate action, provided that the terms of the Certificate of Designation of the Preferred Stock shall not, by merger, consolidation or otherwise, be amended, waived, altered or repealed without the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the Preferred Stock, voting as a separate class.
page 140
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Table of Contents
Conversion. The Preferred Stock will not be convertible into shares of Common Stock or any other security of Orchard.
Dividends. The terms of the Preferred Stock do not entitle the holders thereof to any dividends. The terms of the Certificate of Designation of the Preferred Stock will provide that dividends and other distributions may not be paid on all or substantially all of the shares of our capital stock until all outstanding shares of the Preferred Stock have been redeemed in accordance with the terms of such Certificate of Designation or otherwise repurchased unless such dividend or distribution (i) has been unanimously approved by our board of directors, (ii) relates to a “poison pill” stockholder rights plan or (iii) is a distribution of cash in lieu of fractional shares made in connection with this Distribution. We do not expect to pay cash dividends on any shares of our capital stock for the foreseeable future.
Redemption. All, but not less than all, of the then-outstanding shares of Preferred Stock may be redeemed at a redemption price per share of Preferred Stock in cash equal to the Preferred Stock Per Share Liquidation Preference upon a date and time, or the happening of an event, determined by the affirmative vote of a majority of our board of directors and, (i) for as long as so long as ACOF, together with its affiliates and permitted transferees, holds shares of Class B Common Stock and Class C Common Stock representing at least 15% of the our total common stock outstanding (calculated without reference to any shares of our capital stock issued after the Distribution), such vote must include the vote of at least Class B/C Director and, (ii) for so long as ESL holds more shares of our common stock than ACOF, such vote must include at least one non-management Class A Director designated by the majority vote of the Class A Directors.
In addition, to the extent not prohibited by law or the Stockholders’ Agreement, Orchard may, at any time and from time to time, repurchase in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions or through tender offers or other transactions any amount of the then outstanding shares of Preferred Stock that it desires to repurchase at such sums and on such conditions as shall be negotiated between or among Orchard and one or more holders of Preferred Stock.
The terms of the Certificate of Designation of the Preferred Stock will provide that no shares of our capital stock, other than our Preferred Stock, may be redeemed, repurchased or otherwise acquired by us until all outstanding shares of the Preferred Stock have been redeemed in accordance with the terms of such Certificate of Designation or otherwise repurchased unless such redemption or repurchase (i) is made in connection with an employee incentive or benefit plan or other compensatory arrangement, (ii) has been unanimously approved by our board of directors, (iii) relates to a “poison pill” stockholder rights plan or (iv) is a distribution of cash in lieu of fractional shares made in connection with this Distribution.
Liquidation. In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of Orchard, whether voluntary or involuntary, before any payment or distribution of Orchard’s assets (whether capital or surplus) shall be made to or set apart for the holders of Common Stock, but after any payments or distributions are made on, or set apart for, any of Orchard’s indebtedness and to holders of any stock then outstanding that ranks senior to the Preferred Stock, holders of the Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive an amount per share equal to the Preferred Stock Per Share Liquidation Preference but shall not be entitled to any further payment or other participation in any distribution of the assets of Orchard. If, upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of Orchard, whether voluntary or involuntary, our assets, or proceeds thereof, distributable among the holders of the Preferred Stock are insufficient to pay in full the preferential amount aforesaid and liquidating payments on any stock then outstanding that is on a parity with the Preferred Stock, then such assets, or the proceeds thereof, shall be distributed among the holders of the Preferred Stock and any other stock on a parity with the Preferred Stock, equally and ratably in proportion to the respective amounts that would be payable on such shares of Preferred Stock and any then outstanding stock on parity with the Preferred Stock, if all amounts payable thereon were paid in full.
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/896842/000119312511344104/d198486d424b3.htm#toc198486_16
*I personally wouldn't recommend participating in this bankruptcy. It's my opinion common equity and preferred shareholders get wiped out in the pending sale to Lowe's.
OSHSP changed to OSHSQ:
http://www.otcbb.com/asp/dailylist_detail.asp?d=06/17/2013&mkt_ctg=OTCBB
Ok, I think I have found it: $4.161464836
So what kind of PF shock is this? No conversion/no divy (I know, no divy during BK). Cant find a value. Traded in the $3'ish range, fluctuated, and continued to drop...
Any comments would be appreciated, thanks.
Form 4 Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership
ESL PARTNERS, L.P.
http://investing.money.msn.com/investments/sec-filings/?symbol=OSHSP
Sears Holdings Corporation Board of Directors Approves Spin-Off of Its Interest in Orchard Supply Hardware Stores Corporation
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., Dec. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Sears Holdings Corporation ("Holdings," "we," "our" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: SHLD) today announced that its board of directors approved the spin-off ("spin-off") by Holdings of its interest in Orchard Supply Hardware Stores Corporation ("Orchard"). The Company will distribute all of the Orchard Class A Common Stock ("Class A Common Stock") and Orchard Series A Preferred Stock ("Preferred Stock") held by Holdings on a pro rata basis to holders of Holdings common stock. The distribution will be made on December 30, 2011 to Holdings' shareholders of record as of the close of business on December 16, 2011, the record date for the spin-off. Every 22.141777 shares of Holdings common stock held as of the close of business on the record date will entitle the holder to a distribution of one share of Class A Common Stock and one share of Preferred Stock. Fractional shares of Class A Common Stock and Preferred Stock will not be distributed. Instead, the distribution agent will aggregate fractional shares into whole shares, sell such whole shares in the open market at prevailing prices and distribute the net cash from proceeds from the sales to holders who otherwise would have been entitled to receive fractional shares in the distribution.
Following the spin-off, Holdings will continue to be listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "SHLD," while Orchard expects to list its Class A Common Stock on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol "OSH" and to have the Preferred Stock quoted on the OTCQB. We expect that on or about December 14, 2011 and through the distribution date, there will be two markets in Holdings common stock: a "regular-way" market and an "ex-distribution" market. Holdings common stock that trades on the regular-way market will trade with an entitlement to shares of Class A Common Stock and Preferred Stock on the distribution date. Shares that trade on the ex-distribution market will trade without an entitlement to shares of Class A Common Stock and Preferred Stock on the distribution date.
Holders of Holdings common stock as of the record date will not be required to make any payment, surrender or exchange any shares of Holdings common stock or take any other action to participate in the spin-off. A prospectus containing information regarding the procedures by which the distribution will be effected and other details of the transaction are contained in a registration statement filed by Orchard and available on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov.
http://ir.osh.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=250464&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1638840&highlight=
*Nothing official has been released from the company however speculations by some are that OSH could be near bankruptcy. PPS of the OSH Preferred shares on 6/15/2013 was .75 I have no interest in these shares at this time.
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