Annex A to Exhibit B
Form of Releases
Definitions
“Exculpated Parties” means (a) the Debtors; (b) the Reorganized Debtors, (c) the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors (the “Creditors Committee”) and its members, in their capacities as such; (d) the Official Committee of Equity Holders (the “Equity Committee”) and its members, in their capacities as such, (e) the Backstop Parties, and (f) with respect to each entity named in (a) through (e), such entity’s managers, members, partners, investors, other equity holders, whether direct or indirect, and directors, officers, employees, consultants, agents, predecessors, successors, heirs, executors and assigns, attorneys, financial advisors, restructuring advisors, investment bankers, accountants and other professionals or representatives solely when acting in any such capacities.
“Released Parties” means (a) the Exculpated Parties, (b) the DIP agent and lenders, (c) the prepetition credit agreement agent and lenders in their capacities as such, (d) the indenture trustee, and (e) each of their respective current and former directors, officers, equity holders (regardless of whether such interests are held directly or indirectly), affiliated investment funds or investment vehicles, employees, consultants, agents, affiliates, parents, subsidiaries, members, managers, predecessors, successors, heirs, executors and assigns, participants, subsidiaries, managed accounts or funds, partners, limited partners, general partners, principals, fund advisors, attorneys, financial advisors, restructuring advisors, investment bankers, accountants and other professionals or representatives solely when acting in any such capacities.
“Releasing Parties” means (a) the Creditors Committee, (b) the Equity Committee, (c) the DIP agent and lenders, (d) the prepetition credit agreement agent and lenders, (e) the indenture trustee, (f) the Backstop Parties, (g) all holders of Claims or interests that vote to accept the Plan, (h) all holders of Claims or interests that vote to reject the Plan but elect on their ballot to opt into the voluntary release by holders of Claims and interests, and (i) all holders of Claims and interests not described in the foregoing clauses (a) through (h) who elect to opt into the voluntary release by holders of Claims and interests.
Debtor Release
For good and valuable consideration, including the service of the Released Parties to facilitate the administration of the Chapter 11 Cases and the implementation of the transactions contemplated by the Plan, on and after the Effective Date, the Released Parties shall be released and discharged by the Debtors, the Reorganized Debtors and their estates, including any successor and assign to the Debtors, Reorganized Debtors or any estate representative, from all claims, obligations, rights, suits, damages, causes of action, remedies and liabilities whatsoever, including any derivative claims asserted or assertable on behalf of a Debtor or Reorganized Debtor, and its successors, assigns, and representatives, whether known or unknown, foreseen or unforeseen, liquidated or unliquidated, contingent or fixed, existing or hereafter arising, in law, at equity or otherwise, whether for indemnification, tort, contract, violations of federal or state securities laws or otherwise, including, those that any of the Debtors, the Reorganized Debtors or their estates would have been legally entitled to assert in their own right (whether individually or collectively) or on behalf of the Holder of any Claim or interest or any other person, based on or relating to, or in any manner arising from, in whole or in part, the Debtors, the Reorganized Debtors, the estates, the conduct of the businesses of the Debtors, these Chapter 11 Cases, the purchase, sale or rescission of the purchase or sale of any security of the Debtors or Reorganized Debtors, the release or discharge of any mortgage, lien or security interest, the distribution of proceeds, the subject matter of, or the transactions or events giving rise to, any Claim or interest that is treated in the Plan, the administration of Claims and interests prior to or during these Chapter 11 Cases, the negotiation, formulation or preparation of the Plan, any plan
Annex A to Exhibit B-1