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rockie101

01/12/10 2:57 PM

#136721 RE: mordicai #136717

Why can't the judge approve the EC... like... right today...what would hold her back from doing that ?
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ryanngina

01/12/10 2:57 PM

#136722 RE: mordicai #136717

hey your back!!!!hope your trip was great!!!
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cents2ks

01/12/10 3:00 PM

#136726 RE: mordicai #136717

Don't you think that the conflict between Weil and JPM should have precluded them from ever taking this case to begin with? I always thought it smelled and now it's starting to stink...
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DudeBug

01/12/10 4:21 PM

#136796 RE: mordicai #136717

Mordicai ... Not sure if this has been discussed but ...

Does the Debtor's Motion to disband the EC prevent the EC & lawyers from getting copies of the initial reorganization plan that is to be submitted on 1/19 or any other confidential information involved in the settlement?

Or is the EC in-the-know until the Judge says otherwise? Wasn't sure if this Motion was a way to buy Weil more time in his negotiations without the EC being privvy to the details.

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climberprof

01/12/10 4:39 PM

#136816 RE: mordicai #136717

Mordicai

WMI's motion to disband the EC is not good at all. They say that:

"............The holding company’s latest operating report shows liabilities in excess of $1.3 billion over its assets, and preferred stockholders — who are paid before common stockholders in a bankruptcy case — are owed about $3.4 billion. Therefore, common shareholders would have to “overcome an approximately $4.7 billion to $8.7 billion deficit before receiving any money,” according to the complaint. That estimate also includes legal fees.

“Even in the best case scenario for the debtors, the debtors do not believe this deficit will be overcome,” the motion states.
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I still do not understand what they are trying to do? Do they really believe that there won't be anything left for commons or they have to say it this way. But then how did they find that $8.7B deficit (upper limit). And when they say that "in the best case scenraio they do not believe that the deficit will be overcome".?????!?!?

What kind of argument is that? Now, how could someone talk like this and at the same time try to get huge settlement numbers from JPM (like some were caliming 3Xdamages $24pps?!?!?!)

I am getting all confused on this EC issue!
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Climber