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TWACOWFCA

12/15/11 1:23 PM

#2218 RE: 56Chevy #2217

Thank you 56Chevy

How do the Debtors get to the minimum 9%recovery of $74M? Is this assuming that DIMEQ is in Class12 for the full $337M recovery ahead of WAHUQ in Class16? Then, if DIMEQ is deemed to be equity, wouldn't the WAHUQ recovery be $74M+$337M= $411M?

Allowing for three extra months of Post Petition Interest at $15M/month, the midpoint of the Debtors estimate of $14M to $16M PPI per month, the WAHUQ maximum recovery would seem to be $411M - $45M = $366M. That's $116M more than the maximum projected recovery of $250M. Where have I gone wrong?
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56Chevy

12/16/11 1:42 AM

#2221 RE: 56Chevy #2217

So what the DS is indicating is a minimum and a maximum recovery range. $10.86 is as good as it gets and $3.22 is as bad as it gets. ...the actual recovery will fall somewhere inbetween those two numbers...PROVIDING it's all effective by Feb. 29th, 2012.

The middle of this range is $7.04...Mr. Markets' closing price today was $2.13. Normally a spread like this would bring on a rash of buying and yet this latest plan seems to rightly or wrongly have everyone frozen as to what to do next. We're up against that wild fire of a burn rate that arguably prohibits any more rounds of negotiation. Perplexing.

This BK has been a real case study..end to end.

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wall_street61

12/21/11 12:24 PM

#2230 RE: 56Chevy #2217

When it comes to disclosure statements, this one has got to be the most pathetic thing I've ever laid eyes on. PIERS are predicted @ 9% (74mil). First off, DIMEQ will end up dragging the court's opinion and order out a couple of months, most likely. I doubt their treatment in class 21 will go smoothly at confirmation (if it happens, which that is what the plan assumes). So in reality, you're looking at approximately 44 million/23 = $1.91 (subtracting 30mil for 2 months delay). BUT, as the disclosure statement said 'max 250'. Sure. What they are essentially saying is that about half of the claims in class 12 won't get anything, therefore that value will flow over to the piers and add to the 74 million. Really? The debtors missed the 'tranquility claim' that was just approved for vetting by the judge. That's another 49.6 million that stands in the way of the 'max 250'. Then you still have to account for DIME in class 12. DIME in class 12 is zero for piers, no ifs, not buts, and there's a good chance that may happen.

Even if you got the $1.91 or $3.22, you would have to wait until the claims were vetted to realize any additional payout that would add on to your recovery. That means another year or more waiting for a tip to find it's way to your mailbox. May happen, may not, but one thing is for sure and that is you won't be able to trade it upon confirmation.

Think of the '250 max aka $10.86' like this. The debtors don't disclose the probability of it happening, only the likelihood of 9% on a given date. Getting 250 is like saying you have a 50% chance of getting a date with the hottest woman you can think of, because it's 50% 'yes' and 50% 'no'. Now what is the actual probability?

Keep in mind that if the 'tranquility claim' had been approved by the judge prior to this last disclosure statement, class 12 may have had 49.6 million added to it and therefore putting the debtors estimation of piers recovery at $1.03, but only if confirmed by Feb 29. Two months delay = zero, again.