Friday, October 10, 2025 11:03:49 AM
Note: On March 6, 2012 CTs Holders' were assigned an allowed claim at $25 per share and placed at the top of LBHI's Plan Trust.
LBI Liquidating Trust:
Besides class action settlements, the LBI Liquidating Trust manages "long-horizon, contingent assets" and any "causes of action" transferred from the bankruptcy estate. These are often assets that could not be fully resolved and converted into cash during the 14-year bankruptcy proceeding.
Other potential assets
Based on what is typical for post-bankruptcy liquidating trusts, the LBI Liquidating Trust may include a variety of other assets beyond the most prominent antitrust settlement claims:
Accounts receivable: Uncollected debts owed to LBI could be transferred to the trust to be pursued by the trust administrator.
Contingent or disputed legal claims: Any other unsettled lawsuits or legal rights (also known as "causes of action") that were still pending at the time the main liquidation was closed could be held and prosecuted by the trust.
Ownership interests: The trust may hold and administer any joint venture or other ownership interests that could not be sold or liquidated before the trust's creation.
Other miscellaneous assets: This can include a wide range of assets, such as smaller pieces of real estate or other property that remained in the estate.
The challenge of contingent assets
The primary challenge with these assets is that their value is uncertain and can take a long time to realize. The trust administrator's job is to manage these assets to maximize their value for the beneficiaries. The timing of any future distribution is not guaranteed and depends on the successful resolution of these remaining claims and assets. For example, a court may need to make a final ruling in a legal case, or the trust may need to sell a property for the best possible price.
