Well if I remember right-the last time CPTC filed for bankruptcy-
the company emerged just fine,and shareholders were made whole-
not saying that will be the result this time though-
Hard to say how management chooses to deal with this over the longer term-
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Composite Technology Files for Chapter 11 Protection to Address Court Order Obtained by Lender
Composite Tech Corp (OTCBB:CPTC)
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Today : Monday 11 April 2011
Composite Technology Corporation (CTC) (OTC Bulletin Board: CPTC), today announced that it has filed to reorganize under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. Its wholly owned subsidiary, CTC Cable Corporation, the leading producer of high-capacity energy efficient composite core conductors for electric transmission and distribution lines, also has filed for Chapter 11 protection.
The filings, made voluntarily in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California, are designed to enable CTC and its subsidiary, CTC Cable, to continue to develop, produce and market its ACCC® conductor to the utility industry.
CTC’s decision to seek bankruptcy protection to protect the viability of the company has been necessitated due to actions taken by its lender last week. On Tuesday, April 5, 2011, our lender served notice of default and accelerated its loan for $10,000,000. On Thursday April 7, 2011, the lender filed an application for an emergency protective legal order which was granted without a hearing on Friday afternoon, April 8, 2011. The court order provides for the companies to immediately send all remaining cash recently released from the escrow containing proceeds from the sale of the wind division in 2009. CTC’s attorneys believe that the court had not cited a basis to do so and that the companies dispute the lenders right to freeze the funds. The lender also has attempted to freeze funds in operating accounts using account control provisions from the loan agreement. Unfortunately, chapter 11 offers the only alternative to continue to operate the company without interruption.
During the bankruptcy proceeding, CTC plans to continue operating its business in a normal fashion and timely servicing its customers’ needs. We plan to move forward with product sales work and to convince our strategic relationships that this reorganization should allow us to continue to deploy our ACCC® conductor product to an industry in great need of solutions for electrical grid systems.
About CTC:
Composite Technology Corporation's patented ACCC® conductor technology enables superior performance of high voltage transmission and distribution electrical grids. ACCC conductors use CTC's proven carbon fiber core which is produced by its subsidiary, CTC Cable Corporation, at its Irvine, California headquarters and delivered to qualified conductor manufacturers who produce and distribute ACCC conductors to operators of electrical grids worldwide. CTC's conductor technology significantly reduces thermal line sag and can replace similar diameter and weight traditional conductors with its higher capacity and more energy efficient ACCC conductor. It is an ideal conductor for both upgrading existing power lines as well as building new lines since the technology allows for the reduction of the number of support structures and/or a reduction of their height. Since its commercial introduction in 2005, ACCC conductor has been selected for over 10,000 kilometers (6,214 miles) of projects in all environmental and operating conditions, including severe heat and ice environments, long span applications and high capacity corridors for the modern grid. ACCC® is a registered trademark of CTC Cable Corporation.
For further information, visit our website: www.compositetechcorp.com or contact Investor Relations, James Carswell, +1-949-428-8500.
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