WMI Liquidating Trust to Initiate Final Distribution and Wind-Down of Operations
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Contemporaneously with the Distribution, the Trust also will initiate a final distribution of all shares of common stock of Mr. Cooper Group Inc. currently on deposit in the Disputed Equity Escrow (as defined in the Plan) less any shares sold to satisfy tax obligations. The shares currently held in the Disputed Equity Escrow are held on behalf of former common shareholder interests (Class 22 in the Plan). Therefore, any redistribution of such common stock will be made only to members of Class 22. Furthermore, consistent with prior distributions and pursuant to the Plan, no fractional shares (nor any cash-in-lieu of fractional shares) will be distributed. Due to the de minimis number of shares currently held in the Disputed Equity Escrow, and the fact that the Disputed Equity Escrow Agreement does not contemplate the issuance of fractional shares or the payment of cash-in-lieu of fractional shares, the Trust expects that a significant majority of legacy common shareholders will not receive any shares in connection with such redistribution.
Subsequent to the Distribution, and consistent with the Liquidating Trust Agreement and orders entered by the Bankruptcy Court, no additional distributions of cash or equity will be made by the Trust, other than a potential distribution to one or more charities (as contemplated by the Plan and the Liquidating Trust Agreement (as defined in the Plan)) of unused cash reserves. Such reserves are being retained for purposes of managing the winding-down of the Trust, including responding to any claims asserted against the Trust, the Liquidating Trustee, the Trust Advisory Board or the Trust's management, as the case may be, following the closure of the Chapter 11 cases.