(c) LBIE Other
The outcome of the following litigation may impact LBHI’s potential indirect recoveries 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 claims with respect to the nine allegedly improperly terminated transactions in their entirety. That ruling remains subject to appeal. The Court also dismissed the claim that AGR breached its implied duty of good faith and fair dealing with respect to the valuation of the 28 terminated credit derivatives transactions, 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 with respect to the surviving claims. On January 17, 2019, the Appellate Division denied AGR’s appeal.
After a lengthy delay due to the coronavirus, the trial in the New York State Supreme Court, Commercial Division began on October 18, 2021, and continued for five weeks, concluding on November 19th. The parties subsequently submitted briefs on open evidentiary issues. On February 28, 2022, Judge Melissa Crane conducted the hearing on those open issues and ruled on several issues from the bench. On March 2, 2022, Judge Crane issued a decision resolving the remaining outstanding issues. The parties submitted opening post trial briefs on April 25, 2022, and reply briefs on June 21, 2022. The parties await the trial court’s decision.
Solely for the purpose of maintaining the confidentiality of its assumptions relating to these uncertain recoveries, which are informed by privileged advice from counsel, LBHI treats the AGR litigation as an Excluded Recovery herein and therefore excludes estimates for AGR litigation-related recoveries from these June 30, 2022 Cash Flow Estimates.