Exhibit 32 - Grace
Exhibit 32 - Grace
Exhibit 32 - Grace
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In re:<br />
W. R. GRACE & CO., et 0/. 1<br />
W. R. GRACE & CO., et 0/. 1<br />
Attached. Attached.<br />
IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT<br />
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE<br />
Debtors.<br />
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Chapter 11<br />
Case No. 01-01139 (JKF)<br />
Jointly Administered<br />
EXHIBIT <strong>32</strong> TO EXHIBIT BOOK<br />
STOCK STOCK TRADING TRADING RESTRICTIONS TERM TERM SHEET<br />
EXlDBIT<strong>32</strong><br />
The Debtors consist ofthe ofthe following 62 62 entities: W. R. <strong>Grace</strong> && Co. (flkJa <strong>Grace</strong> Specialty Chemicals, Inc.),<br />
W. R. <strong>Grace</strong> && Co. Conn., A-I Bit & Tool Co., Inc., Alewife Boston Ltd., Alewife Land Corporation, Amicon,<br />
Inc., CB Biomedical, Inc. (f7k/a Circe Biomedical, Inc.), CCHP, Inc., Coalgrace, Inc., Coalgrace II, Inc.,<br />
Creative Food 'N Fun Company, Darex Puerto Rico, Inc., Del Del Taco Restaurants, Restaurants, Inc., Dewey Dewey and Almy, LLC<br />
(f/kla Dewey and and Almy Company), Ecarg, Inc., Five Alewife Boston Ltd., GC Limited Partners I, Inc., (f7k/a (flkJa<br />
<strong>Grace</strong> Cocoa Limited Partners I, Inc.), GC Management:, Inc. (flkla (flk/a <strong>Grace</strong> Cocoa Management, Inc.), GEC<br />
Management Corporation, GN Holdings, Inc. GPC Thomasville Corp., Gloucester New Communities<br />
Company, Inc., <strong>Grace</strong> <strong>Grace</strong> A-B Inc., <strong>Grace</strong> A-B II Inc., <strong>Grace</strong> Chemical Company ofCuba, <strong>Grace</strong> Culinary<br />
Systems, Inc., <strong>Grace</strong> Drilling Drilling Company, <strong>Grace</strong> Energy Corporation, <strong>Grace</strong> Environmental, Inc., <strong>Grace</strong> <strong>Grace</strong> Europe,<br />
Inc., Inc., <strong>Grace</strong> <strong>Grace</strong> H-G H-G Inc., Inc., <strong>Grace</strong> <strong>Grace</strong> H-G H-G II II Inc., Inc., <strong>Grace</strong> <strong>Grace</strong> Hotel Hotel Services Services Corporation, Corporation, <strong>Grace</strong> <strong>Grace</strong> International International Holdings, Holdings, Inc. Inc.<br />
(flkJa Dearborn International Holdings, Inc.), Inc.), <strong>Grace</strong> Offshore Company, Company, <strong>Grace</strong> PAR Corporation, <strong>Grace</strong><br />
Petroleum Libya Libya Incorporated, <strong>Grace</strong> Tarpon Investors, Inc., <strong>Grace</strong> Ventures Corp., <strong>Grace</strong> <strong>Grace</strong> Washington, Inc., W.<br />
R. <strong>Grace</strong> Capital Corporation., W. R. <strong>Grace</strong> Land Corporation, Gracoal, Inc., Gracoal II, Inc., Guanica-Caribe<br />
Land Development Corporation, Hanover Square Corporation, Homco International, Inc., Kootenai<br />
Development Company, L B Realty, Inc., Litigation Management, Inc. (flkJa (f7k/a GHSC Holding, Inc., <strong>Grace</strong> NH,<br />
Inc., Asbestos Management, Management, Inc.), Inc.), Monolith Enterprises, Enterprises, Incorporated, Incorporated, Monroe Street, Inc., MRA Holdings<br />
Corp. (f7k/a Nestor-BNA Holdings Corporation), MRA Intermedco, Inc. (F/kla Nestor-BNA, Inc.), Inc.), MRA<br />
Staffing Systems, Inc. Inc. (flkJa (f7k/a British Nursing Association, Inc.), Remedium Group, Inc. (flkJa (f7k/a Environmental<br />
Liability Management, Inc., E&C Liquidating Corp., Emerson & Cuming, Inc.), Southern Oil, Resin &<br />
Fiberglass, Inc., Water Street Corporation, Axial Basin Ranch Company, CC Partners (flkJa Cross Country<br />
Staffing), Hayden-Gulch West Coal Company, H-G Coal Company.
Term Sheet Sheet for Proposed Trading Trading Restrictions<br />
Restrictions<br />
on Reorganized WR <strong>Grace</strong> <strong>Grace</strong> Common Common Stock Stock<br />
Reorganized Reorganized WR WR <strong>Grace</strong>'s <strong>Grace</strong>'s ("<strong>Grace</strong>") ("<strong>Grace</strong>") Restated Restated Certificate Certificate of of Incorporation Incorporation will will<br />
provide: provide:<br />
1. No tax tax restrictions restrictions on trading (either buying or selling) selling) after emergence<br />
emergence<br />
from from bankruptcy bankruptcy other other than than as as provided herein.<br />
2. In the the event that that the the following following event event occurs, occurs, <strong>Grace</strong>'s Board of of Directors<br />
shall shall meet on an expedited expedited basis basis to determine whether whether to impose trading trading restrictions restrictions on<br />
transfers of of <strong>Grace</strong> <strong>Grace</strong> equity:<br />
a. At At least 25 25 percentage percentage points of of "owner "owner shift" shift" have have occurred occurred with with<br />
respect respect to to <strong>Grace</strong> <strong>Grace</strong> equity equity during during the the immediately immediately preceding preceding three-year three-year period period for for<br />
purposes purposes of of Section Section 382 382 of of the the Internal Internal Revenue Revenue Code Code and and the the Treasury Treasury regulations regulations<br />
thereunder thereunder (collectively, (collectively, "Section "Section 382") 382") since since <strong>Grace</strong>'s <strong>Grace</strong>'s most most recent recent "ownership "ownership change" change"<br />
(the (the "Testing "Testing Period") Period") as as reasonably reasonably determined determined by by <strong>Grace</strong> <strong>Grace</strong> (in (in consultation consultation with with outside outside<br />
counsel). counsel).<br />
In determining whether 25 percentage points points of "owner shift" have occurred occurred during during the the<br />
Testing Testing Period, Period, it shall be presumed presumed that that at least 12.5 percentage points points of of "owner shift" shift"<br />
have occurred occurred as as a result of of the the issuance of warrants (the (the "Warrants") "Warrants") to to the WRG WRG<br />
Asbestos Asbestos PI Trust (the "Trust") 'Trust") pursuant to to the the Warrant Warrant Agreement Agreement dated dated as of the. the.<br />
Effective Effective Date. Date. The The actual actual .exercise of of such such warrants shall shall then then be disregarded for for<br />
purposes purposes of of determining determining whether whether 25 25 percentage points of of "owner "owner shift" shift" has has occurred. occurred.<br />
To the extent that that the Trust Trust has has exercised exercised aa portion portion of its Warrants, Warrants, appropriate appropriate<br />
adjustments adjustments shall shall be made in the the presumption presumption that that at at least least 12.5 12.5 percentage percentage points points of of<br />
"owner "owner shift" shift" have have occurred. To To the the extent extent that that the the Trust Trust has has exercised exercised all all of of its its<br />
Warrants, Warrants, the the presumption presumption of of this this paragraph paragraph shall shall be be eliminated.<br />
3. The decision by <strong>Grace</strong>'s Board of of Directors to to impose trading trading restrictions restrictions<br />
will will require require a vote vote by by 2/3 2/3 of such Directors based upon the the advice advice of tax counsel counsel<br />
experienced experienced in matters regarding regarding Section Section 382. 382. <strong>Grace</strong> shall shall promptly promptly announce announce the the<br />
imposition of of such such restrictions restrictions by means means of a press release release and the the filing filing of of an 8-K. 8-K. The The<br />
decision by by <strong>Grace</strong>'s <strong>Grace</strong>'s Board of Directors to to remove remove trading trading restrictions restrictions shall shall require require only only aa<br />
majority majority vote vote of of such such Directors. Directors.<br />
4. 4. If If <strong>Grace</strong>'s <strong>Grace</strong>'s Board Board of Directors votes votes to to impose impose restrictions, restrictions, the the principal principal<br />
terms terms of of such such restrictions restrictions will will be: be:<br />
a. Any Any acquisition acquisition of stock by by a person person or or entity entity who who is is not not a 5% 5%<br />
shareholder shareholder of of <strong>Grace</strong> will be null and void void ab initio as as to to the purchaser to the extent<br />
such acquisition causes such such person or or entity entity to to become aa 5% 5% shareholder, shareholder, unless the the<br />
acquisition acquisition of of such stock (i) has been been approved approved by a majority vote vote of of <strong>Grace</strong>'s <strong>Grace</strong>'s Board Board of of
Directors, (ii) will not result in an increase increase in in an "owner shift" for for purposes of of Section 382<br />
in excess of any "owner shift" shift" that would have occurred if the seller seller had sold the same<br />
amount of stock in the market (e.g., because the stock is purchased from another 5%<br />
shareholder whose stock acquisition had caused an owner shift), (iii) is the result of the<br />
exercise by the Trust of the the Warrants (the "Warrant Stock") or or (iv) is the result of any<br />
stock acquisition by by the Trust, Trust, the Asbestos PD Trust, or both. Clause Clause (iii) and and (iv)<br />
constitute a "Trust Permitted Permitted Acquisition", and together with with clauses (i) and (ii) above,<br />
each a "Permitted Acquisition".<br />
b. Any person or entity that is a 5% shareholder of <strong>Grace</strong> shall not be<br />
permitted to acquire any any additional stock of <strong>Grace</strong> without the consent consent of aa majority of<br />
<strong>Grace</strong>'s Board of Directors, unless the acquisition is a Permitted Acquisition.<br />
Any shareholder seeking to use the "Permitted Acquisition" exception exception in the case of 4(a) 4(a)<br />
or (b) above (other than in respect respect of a Trust Trust Permitted Acquisition) shall, at the the request request<br />
of <strong>Grace</strong>, <strong>Grace</strong>, provide at at its its own own expense either (i) a legal opinion opinion reasonably acceptable acceptable to<br />
<strong>Grace</strong> to the the effect that that such acquisition will qualify as aa Permitted Acquisition or or (ii) (ii) a<br />
representation reasonably reasonably acceptable acceptable to <strong>Grace</strong>, establishing that the acquisition acquisition will will<br />
qualify as a Permitted Acquisition.<br />
Acquisition.<br />
c. Any person or entity that holds more than than 5% of <strong>Grace</strong>'s stock, stock,<br />
other than as as a result of a Trust Permitted Acquisition, Acquisition, shall shall not be permitted to sell such such<br />
stock, subject to the following two two exceptions:<br />
(i) There shall be be no restriction restriction on the ability of any person or entity. entity .<br />
to dispose of any <strong>Grace</strong> <strong>Grace</strong> stock to the extent that the amount of stock sold by by such<br />
person or entity is equal to or less than the the amount of stock held held by by such shareholder<br />
on the Effective Date of <strong>Grace</strong>'s bankruptcy.<br />
(ii) Any person person or entity holding 9.99% or less of the outstanding<br />
<strong>Grace</strong> stock stock by value shall be be permitted to sell up up to 5 percentage points of such stock.<br />
Beginning Beginning two business days after such person or entity owns less than 5% of of <strong>Grace</strong>'s<br />
stock by value, such person person or entity shall be permitted to sell the rest of such stock.<br />
d. <strong>Grace</strong> will announce by by press release and 8-K 8-K if its Board of<br />
Directors Directors shall determine that that trading restrictions are no no longer required. required. However, However, any<br />
such trading restrictions restrictions shall expire automatically if if the total total amount amount of "owner "owner shift" shift"<br />
during the the current Testing Testing Period shall be be less than than 20 percentage points for purposes purposes<br />
of of Code Section 382. 382.<br />
e. Not withstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no<br />
restrictions shall shall be imposed on the acquisition or sale of <strong>Grace</strong> <strong>Grace</strong> stock by the Trust or<br />
the Asbestos PD Trust or the the ability of any person to acquire any any or all of the Warrant<br />
Stock or any other <strong>Grace</strong> stock from the Trust and/or the Asbestos PD Trust to the