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T R O U B L E D C O M P A N Y R E P O R T E R
Saturday, June 4, 2016, Vol. 20, No. 156
Headlines
ALPHA NATURAL: Incurs $54.50 Million Net Loss in April
HORSEHEAD HOLDING: Posts $9.22 Million Net Loss in April
LIFE PARTNERS: Net loss Increases to $260,515 in April
REPUBLIC AIRWAYS: Had $102-Mil. Total Operating Revenues in April
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ALPHA NATURAL: Incurs $54.50 Million Net Loss in April
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Alpha Natural Resources, Inc., et al., filed with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission their monthly operating report
for April 2016.
The Debtors posted a net loss of $54.50 million on
$170.28 million of total revenues in April.
As of April 30, 2016, the Debtors had $4.50 billion in total
assets, $7.52 billion in total liabilities, and $3.02 billion in
total stockholders' deficit.
The Debtors started the month with $655.73 million cash. They
listed $46.76 million used in operating activities, $58.93 million
used in investing activities, and $.545 million used in financing
activities. They ended the month with $549.49 million.
A copy of the monthly operating report is available at the SEC at:
https://is.gd/vEa0zh
About Alpha Natural Resources
Headquartered in Bristol, Virginia, Alpha Natural --
http://www.alphanr.com-- is a coal supplier, ranked second largest
among publicly traded U.S. coal producers as measured by 2014
consolidated revenues of $4.3 billion. As of August 2015, Alpha
had 8,000 full time employees across many different states, with
UMWA representing 1,000 of the employees.
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (Bankr. E.D. Va. Case No. 15-33896)
and its affiliates filed separate Chapter 11 bankruptcy petitions
on Aug. 3, 2015, listing $9.9 billion in total assets as of June
30, 2015, and $7.3 billion in total liabilities as of June 30,
2015.
The petitions were signed by Richard H. Verheij, executive vice
president, general counsel and corporate secretary.
Judge Kevin R. Huennekens presides over the cases.
David G. Heiman, Esq., Carl E. Black, Esq., and Thomas A. Wilson,
Esq., at Jones Day serve as the Debtors' general counsel.
Tyler P. Brown, Esq., J.R. Smith, Esq., Henry P. (Toby) Long, III,
Esq., and Justin F. Paget, Esq., serve as the Debtors' local
counsel. Rothschild Group is the Debtors' financial advisor.
Alvarez & Marshal Holdings, LLC, is the Debtors' investment banker.
Kurtzman Carson Consultants, LLC, is the Debtors' claims and
noticing agent.
The U.S. Trustee for Region 4 appointed seven creditors of Alpha
Natural Resources Inc. to serve on the official committee of
unsecured creditors. Dennis F. Dunne, Esq., Evan R. Fleck, Esq.,
and Eric K. Stodola, Esq., at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP;
and William A. Gray, Esq., W. Ashley Burgess, Esq., and Roy M.
Terry, Jr., Esq. at Sands Anderson PC, represent the Committee.
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Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. on March 8, 2016, disclosed that it
has filed a proposed Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization and a
related Disclosure Statement with the United States Bankruptcy
Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Together with the
motion seeking approval of a marketing process for Alpha's core
operating assets, these filings provide for the sale of Alpha's
assets, detail a path toward the resolution of all creditor
claims, and anticipate the emergence of a streamlined and
sustainable reorganized company able to satisfy its environmental
obligations on an ongoing basis.
By selling certain assets as a going concern and restructuring the
company's remaining assets into a reorganized Alpha, the company is
able to provide maximum recovery to its creditors, while preserving
jobs and putting itself in the best position to meet its
reclamation obligations. This path will allow for a conclusion of
Alpha's bankruptcy proceedings by June 30, 2016.
HORSEHEAD HOLDING: Posts $9.22 Million Net Loss in April
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Horsehead Holding Corp. and its subsidiaries filed with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission their monthly operating report
for April 2016.
The Debtors incurred a consolidated net loss of $9.22 million on
$26.54 million net sales for the month.
The Debtors' consolidated balance sheet showed $968.53 million in
total assets, $90.12 million in total current liabilities, $263.47
million in liabilities subject to compromise - secured debt, $2.10
million in liabilities subject to compromise - priority debt,
$212.68 million in liabilities subject to compromise – unsecured
debt (AP & AL), and $384.69 million in total shareholders' equity
as of April 30, 2016.
The Debtors started the month with $23.63 million cash. They
listed $30.38 million in total receipts and $34.18 million in total
disbursements. Disbursements include $1.53 million in professional
fees. At month end, the Debtors had $19.83 million cash.
A copy of the monthly operating report is available at the SEC at:
https://is.gd/CjKkt5
About Horsehead Holding
Horsehead Holding Corp. is the parent company of Horsehead
Corporation, a U.S. producer of specialty zinc and zinc-based
products and a leading recycler of electric arc furnace dust; The
International Metals Reclamation Company, LLC ("INMETCO"), a
leading recycler of metals-bearing wastes and a leading processor
of nickel-cadmium (NiCd) batteries in North America; and Zochem
Inc., a zinc oxide producer located in Brampton, Ontario.
Horsehead, headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pa., has seven facilities
throughout the U.S. and Canada. The Debtors currently employ
approximately 730 full-time individuals.
Horsehead Holding Corp., Horsehead Corporation, Horsehead Metal
Products, LLC, The International Metals Reclamation Company, LLC,
and Zochem Inc. filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy petitions (Bankr. D.
Del. Case Nos. 16-10287 to 16-10291) on Feb. 2, 2016. The petition
was signed by Robert D. Scherich as vice president and chief
financial officer. Judge Christopher S. Sontchi is assigned to the
case.
The Debtors have engaged Kirkland & Ellis LLP as general counsel,
Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP as local counsel, RAS Management
Advisors, LLC as financial advisor, Lazard Middle Market LLC as
investment banker, Epiq Bankruptcy Solutions, LLC as claims and
noticing agent and Aird & Berlis LLP as Canadian counsel.
The Debtors disclosed total assets of $1 billion and total
liabilities of $544.6 million. As of the Petition Date, the
Debtors' consolidated long-term debt obligations totaled
approximately $420.7 million.
LIFE PARTNERS: Net loss Increases to $260,515 in April
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Life Partners Holdings, Inc., filed with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission their monthly operating report for April
2016.
The Debtor posted a net loss of $260,515 on zero revenue for the
period as compared to $66,906 net loss reported for the previous
month.
As of April 30, 2016, the Debtor had $449,835 in total
assets, $4.19 million in total liabilities, and -$3.74 million in
total stockholders' equity.
The Debtor had $164,660 cash at the start of the month. It
reported total disbursements of $46,944 and zero receipts. Thus,
the Debtor had $117,716 ending cash balance at April 30, 2016.
A copy of the monthly operating report is available at the SEC at:
https://is.gd/m3DCSa
About Life Partners
Headquartered in Waco, Texas, Life Partners Holdings, Inc. --
http://www.lphi.com/-- is the parent company engaged in the
secondary market for life insurance, commonly called "life
settlements." Since its incorporation in 1991, Life Partners, Inc.
has completed over 162,000 transactions for its worldwide client
base of over 30,000 high net worth individuals and institutions in
connection with the purchase of over 6,500 policies totaling over
$3.2 billion in face value.
LPHI is a publicly traded company incorporated in Texas and its
common stock has been delisted from the NASDAQ (formerly trading
under the symbol LPHI).
Life Partners Holdings sought protection under Chapter 11 of the
Bankruptcy Code (Bankr. N.D. Tex. Case No. 15-40289) on Jan. 20,
2015.
The case is assigned to Judge Russell F. Nelms. J. Robert
Forshey, Esq., at Forshey & Prostok, LLP, serves as counsel to the
Debtor.
LPHI disclosed $2,406,137 in assets and $52,722,308 in liabilities
as of the Chapter 11 filing.
The official committee of unsecured creditors formed in the case
tapped Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C., as counsel.
Tracy A. Bolt of BDO USA, LLP was named as examiner for the
Debtor's case. At the behest of the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission, the U.S. Trustee, and the Creditors Committee, the
Court ordered the appointment of a Chapter 11 trustee. On March
13, 2015, H. Thomas Moran II was appointed as Chapter 11 trustee
in LPHI's case. The trustee is represented by Thompson & Knight
LLP.
The Chapter 11 trustee signed Chapter 11 bankruptcy petitions for
LPHI's subsidiaries on May 19, 2015: Life Partners Inc. (Case No.
15-41995) and LPI Financial Services, Inc. (Case No. 15-41996).
Life Partners is estimated to have $100 million to $500 million in
assets and more than $1 billion in debt. LPI Financial estimated
less than $50,000.
REPUBLIC AIRWAYS: Had $102-Mil. Total Operating Revenues in April
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Republic Airways Holdings Inc., et al., filed with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission their monthly operating report
for April 2016.
The Debtors listed $102 million of total operating revenues for the
month.
As of April 30, 2016, the Debtors had $3.55 billion in total
assets, $396.2 million in total current liabilities, $517.6 million
in liabilities subject to compromise, and $453.5 million in total
stockholders' equity.
The Debtors had $175.8 million cash at the start of the month.
They listed $15.5 million cash from operating activities, $1.8
million cash used in investing activities, and $66.4 million cash
used in financing activities. Thus, the Debtors had $126.7 million
cash at April 30.
A copy of the monthly operating report is available at the SEC at:
https://is.gd/gkvq4X
About Republic Airways
Republic Airways Holdings Inc., based in Indianapolis, is an
airline holding company (NASDAQ: RJET) that owns Republic Airline
and Shuttle America Corporation. Republic Airline and Shuttle
America -- http://www.rjet.com/-- offer approximately 1,000
flights daily to 105 cities in 38 states, Canada, the Caribbean,and
the Bahamas through Republic's fixed-fee codeshare agreements under
our major airline partner brands of American Eagle, Delta
Connection and United Express. The airlines currently employ about
6,000 aviation professionals.
On Feb. 25, 2016 Republic Airways Holdings Inc. and 6 affiliated
debtors each filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11
of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States
Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. The Debtors
have requested that their cases be jointly administered under Case
No. 16-10429. The petitions were signed by Joseph P. Allman as
senior vice president and chief financial officer. Judge Sean H.
Lane has been assigned the cases.
As of Jan. 31, 2016, on a consolidated basis, Republic had assets
and liabilities of $3,561,000,000 and $2,971,000,000 (unaudited),
respectively.
Zirinsky Law Partners PLLC and Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP are
serving as Republic's legal advisors in the restructuring. Seabury
Group LLC is serving as financial advisor. Deloitte & Touche LLP is
the independent auditor. Prime Clerk is the claims and noticing
agent.
The U.S. Trustee for Region 2 appointed seven creditors of Republic
Airways Holdings Inc. to serve on the official committee of
unsecured creditors. The Committee retained Morrison & Foerster LLP
as attorneys and Imperial Capital, LLC, as investment banker and
co-financial advisor.
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