Quarterly Financial Report as of April 4, 2019 (Unaudited)
Note 6 – Legal Proceedings(continued)
(c)Guarantee Claims For Which LBIE Is The Primary Obligor
On July 10, 2018, LBHI filed a motion to have the Bankruptcy Court determine whether interest payments that will be made by LBIE pursuant to its scheme should be counted as “consideration” by a Primary Obligor on the Primary Claims underlying the remaining Guarantee Claims held by affiliates of Deutsche Bank A.G. (“DB”) and Attestor Value Master Fund L.P. (“Attestor”) [ECF No. 58381]. On August 14, 2018, the Bankruptcy Court ruled that payments by LBIE were consideration such that DB’s and Attestor’s claims should be deemed satisfied in full. On August 20, 2018, both DB and Attestor filed notices of appeal to the District Court. The appeal is fully briefed and the Company is awaiting the District Court’s decision.
LBHI previously filed an objection to disallow six, LBIE-based, prime-brokerage-related Guarantee Claims seeking $118 million filed by funds related to Maverick Capital Ltd (“Maverick”) [ECF No. 53107]. On March 24, 2017, the Bankruptcy Court granted LBHI’s objection, disallowed Maverick’s claims, and ruled that Maverick could not amend its proofs of claim to assert direct (as opposed to guarantee) liability against LBHI [ECF No. 55346]. Maverick appealed that decision to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The appeal was fully briefed by October 10, 2017. Oral argument was conducted on September 14, 2018 before the District Court. On September 30, 2018 the District Court reversed the Bankruptcy Court’s decision that section 562 of the Bankruptcy Code and the exculpatory clauses contained in the prime brokerage agreement at issue applied to Maverick’s claims, and remanded the case to the Bankruptcy Court for further proceedings. At a status conference on January 14, 2019, the Court agreed to LBHI’s request to allow a motion for partial summary on the question of whether Maverick’s maximum claim is $4.3 million. The parties participated in a mediaton on April 3, 2019. The mediation did not result in a settlement. On July 3, 2019, LBHI filed its motion for partial summary judgment seeking to set the claim at $4.3 million.
LBHI also previously filed an objection to disallow the LBIE-based Guarantee Claim filed by SRM Global Master Fund Limited Partnership (“SRM”) for $305 million [ECF No. 53215]. SRM filed a response [ECF No. 53250], LBHI filed a reply [ECF No. 53515], and on July 28, 2016, the Bankruptcy Court conducted a sufficiency hearing. The
Bankruptcy Court directed the parties to a mediation, which occurred in February 2017, and failed to lead to a resolution. The Bankruptcy Court conducted a status conference on October 23, 2017. On December 17, 2018, the Bankruptcy Court conducted a further conference and hearing on the Objection to Disallow the Claim. The Court ruled from the bench at the hearing that SRM’s Claim is disallowed in its entirety. On May 30, 2019, the Court issued its written decision disallowing SRM’s claim on multiple independent bases.
The Company believes substantially all other remaining LBIE-based Guarantee Claims will be resolved upon implementation of the LBIE Scheme and LBHI will not have to reserve or make a distribution on account of any such claims.
(d)LBIE Other
The outcome of the following litigation may impact LBHI’s potential recoveries indirectly from LBIE:
AG Financial Products Inc.
On November 28, 2011, LBIE sued AG Financial Products Inc. (“AGR”), an affiliate of Assured Guaranty Corp., which in the past had provided credit protection to counterparties under credit default swaps. LBIE’s complaint, which was filed in the Supreme Court of the State of New York (the “New York Supreme Court”), alleged that AGR improperly terminated nine credit derivative transactions between LBIE and AGR and improperly calculated the termination payment in connection with the termination of 28 other credit derivative transactions between LBIE and AGR. LBIE asserted in the complaint that AGR owes LBIE a termination payment of approximately $1.4 billion.
On July 2, 2018, the New York Supreme Court dismissed LBIE’s allegation with respect to the breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing but found that there is a genuine question of fact as to the reasonableness and good faith of AGR’s calculation of its loss, and so LBIE may proceed with its claim against AGR for breach of contract. On July 31, 2018, AGR filed a Notice of Appeal with the New York State Appellate Division. On October 1, 2018, AGR filed its brief in support of its appeal and on October 31, 2018, LBIE filed its opposition brief. On December 11, 2018, the Appellate Division heard oral arguments on the appeal, but has not yet issued
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