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Re: chaarles post# 351436

Wednesday, 12/14/2011 5:50:26 PM

Wednesday, December 14, 2011 5:50:26 PM

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maybe it is time-for-our-attorneys to inform us

It would be nice if they could issue a short version of how this little deal is going to work out for us.

Page 53 of the Plan

ARTICLE XX
PROVISION FOR TREATMENT OF PIERS CLAIMS (CLASS 16)
20.1 Treatment of PIERS Claims: Commencing on the Effective Date, each holder of an Allowed PIERS Claim shall receive, in full satisfaction, release and exchange of such holder’s Allowed PIERS Claim and Postpetition Interest Claim (which, for the avoidance of doubt, on the Confirmation Date shall be finally determined to not be subject to any avoidance, reduction, setoff, offset, recharacterization, subordination (whether equitable, contractual or otherwise), counterclaim, cross claim, defense, disallowance, impairment, objection, or challenge under applicable law or regulation by any person), subject to the Lien or priority rights of the PIERS Trustee, such holder’s Pro Rata Share of (i) Runoff Notes (subject to the provisions of Section 31.14 of the Plan and to the extent remaining after distribution to holders of Allowed Senior Notes Claims, Allowed General Unsecured Claims, Allowed Senior Subordinated Notes Claims, Allowed CCB-1 Guarantees Claims, and Allowed CCB-2 Guarantees Claims), (ii) Creditor Cash and (iii) Liquidating Trust Interests, in an aggregate amount equal to (a) suchholder’s Allowed PIERS Claim and (b) in the event that all Allowed Claims (other than Subordinated Claims) are paid in full, such holder’s Postpetition Interest Claim; provided, however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the contractual subordination and subrogation rights of Entities who hold PIERS Preferred Securities shall be preserved and enforced hereunder pursuant to section 510(a) of the Bankruptcy Code and any proposed distribution on account of the PIERS Common Securities of (i) Runoff Notes, (ii) Creditor Cash and (iii) Cash on account of Liquidating Trust Interests shall be recalculated and then distributed, subject to Bankruptcy Rule 3021 and subject to the Lien and priority rights of the PIERS Trustee, to Entities who hold PIERS Preferred Securities, or Liquidating Trust Interests on account thereof, until such time as such Entities’ Allowed PIERS Claims and Postpetition Interest Claims have been satisfied in accordance with the terms and provisions of the PIERS Trust Agreement; and, provided, further, that, following such distributions to holders of the PIERS Preferred Securities, WMI shall not retain any distribution on account of the PIERS Common Securities, including, without limitation, the Runoff Notes; and, provided, further, that, following the distribution to PIERS Preferred Securities referred to above, any remaining distribution of (a) Creditor Cash, (b) Cash received on account of Liquidating Trust Interests, and (c) Runoff Notes, shall be distributed, subject to Bankruptcy Rule 3021 and subject to the Lien or priority rights of the PIERS Trustee, in accordance with the priorities set forth in the Subordination Model attached hereto as Exhibit “H”. The relative priorities among holders of Allowed Senior Notes Claims, Allowed Senior Subordinated Notes Claims, Allowed General Unsecured Claims, Allowed CCB-1 Guarantees Claims, Allowed CCB-2 Guarantees Claims, Allowed PIERS Claims, and Allowed Late-Filed Claims, and the order in which such holders are entitled to receive payment of their Allowed Claims, Intercreditor Interest Claims, Remaining Postpetition Interest Claims and Postpetition Interest Claims, including, without limitation, on account of contractual subordination and subrogation provisions, are set forth in more detail in the Subordination Model attached hereto as Exhibit “H” 20.2 Reorganized Common Stock Election: On the Ballot, each holder of an Allowed PIERS Claim shall be provided the right to elect, in its sole and absolute discretion, to receive such holder’s Pro Rata Share of the Common Stock Allotment in lieu of (i) fifty percent (50%) of such holder’s Litigation Proceeds Interest (solely in its capacity as a holder of an Allowed PIERS Claim) and (ii) subject to the provisions of Section 31.14 of the Plan, some or all of the Runoff Notes that such holder otherwise is entitled to receive pursuant to Section 20.1 of the Plan. To the extent a holder of an Allowed PIERS Claim receives Reorganized Common Stock pursuant to the foregoing election, such holder’s share of the Runoff Notes to which the election was effective shall not be issued and Reorganized WMI shall retain an economic interest in the Litigation Proceeds equal to fifty percent (50%) of the Litigation Proceeds (and such interest shall not constitute a component of the Liquidating Trust Assets) such holder otherwise would have received (solely in its capacity


20.3 Limitation on Recovery: Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, including, without limitation, the distributions to be made to a holder of an Allowed PIERS Claim in accordance with Section 20.1 of the Plan, in the event that the sum of (i) distributions of Runoff Notes, Creditor Cash, Cash received on account of Liquidating Trust Interests and Reorganized Common Stock in accordance with Sections 20.1 and 20.2 of the Plan and (ii) redistributions of Cash received on account of Liquidating Trust Interests in accordance with the provisions of Sections 6.3, 7.3, 18.3, or 19.3 are equal to or in excess of one hundred percent (100%) of such holder’s Allowed PIERS Claim and Postpetition Interest Claim, the Cash or, subject to the provisions of Section 31.14 of the Plan, Runoff Notes received on account of Liquidating Trust Interests that is distributable to such holder in excess of such one hundred
percent (100%) shall be deemed redistributed to holders of Allowed Claims or Equity Interests or the Disbursing Agent for and on behalf of holders of Disputed Claims in accordance with the Subordination Model attached hereto as Exhibit “H”. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, for the avoidance of doubt, the subrogation rights of holders of Allowed PIERS Claims shall be preserved.

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