UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 3, 2020
Motors Liquidation Company GUC Trust
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its charter)
Delaware | 1-43 | 45-6194071 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File No.) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
c/o Wilmington Trust Company, as trust administrator and trustee Attn: David A. Vanaskey Jr. Administrative Vice President Rodney Square North 1100 North Market Street Wilmington, Delaware |
19890-1615 | |||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (302) 636-6000
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
Pursuant to the Second Amended and Restated Motors Liquidation Company GUC Trust Agreement dated as of July 30, 2015 and between the parties thereto, as amended (the GUC Trust Agreement), and that certain Order Authorizing the GUC Trust Administrator to Liquidate New GM Securities for the Purpose of Funding Fees, Costs and Expenses of the GUC Trust and the Avoidance Action Trust, dated March 8, 2012 (the Liquidation Order) issued by the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, Wilmington Trust Company, in its capacity as trust administrator and trustee of the Motors Liquidation Company GUC Trust (the GUC Trust Administrator, and such trust, the GUC Trust) is required to provide on an annual basis the projected budgets for certain categories of expenses (Wind-Down Costs), other than Reporting and Transfer Costs (as defined in the GUC Trust Agreement), to FTI Consulting, Inc., in its capacity as the trust monitor of the GUC Trust, to the DIP Lenders (as defined in the GUC Trust Agreement), and to certain additional parties specified in the Liquidation Order. Furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K are copies of the calendar-year 2021 budgets for Wind-Down Costs and for Reporting and Transfer Costs.
The foregoing budgets are subject to revision by the GUC Trust Administrator, according to the procedures specified in the GUC Trust Agreement. Such budgets were developed based upon assumptions and estimates about future events which could change in the future due to various risks and uncertainties, including those specified under the heading Forward Looking Statements in Item 2 (Managements Discussion and Analysis) of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 13, 2020, and in Item 1A (Risk Factors) of the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on June 3, 2020. As a result, actual Wind-Down Costs and Reporting and Transfer Costs could be materially higher or lower than the amounts presented in Exhibit 99.1, which could materially affect the value of the units of beneficial interest in the GUC Trust. Holders of such securities should carefully consider such risks and uncertainties before making any decisions with respect to such securities.
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is filed with this Form 8-K.
Exhibit No. |
Description | |
99.1 | 2021 Budgets |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
MOTORS LIQUIDATION COMPANY GUC TRUST
By: Wilmington Trust Company, not in its individual capacity, but solely in its capacity as trust administrator and trustee of the Motors Liquidation Company GUC Trust | ||||
Date: December 3, 2020 | ||||
By: | /s/ David A. Vanaskey Jr. | |||
Name: David A. Vanaskey Jr. | ||||
Title: Administrative Vice President of Wilmington Trust Company |
Exhibit 99.1
MLC GUC Trust
2021 (Calendar Year) Administrative Costs Budget
December 2020
$ in thousands |
Total Budget CY 2021 |
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Governance Costs |
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Trust Monitor (FTI Consulting) |
$ | 204.0 | $ | 204.0 | ||||
Trust Administrator (Wilmington Trust) |
357.7 | $ | 357.7 | |||||
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Subtotal for Governance Costs |
561.7 | 561.7 | ||||||
Financial Reporting & Claims Resolution |
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Alix Partners |
30.0 | 30.0 | ||||||
Distribution Advisor-Epiq |
5.0 | 5.0 | ||||||
Claims Agent (Epiq) |
313.3 | 313.3 | ||||||
Trust Corporate Counsel (MWE) (Wind Down) |
1500.0 | 1,500.0 | ||||||
Trust Recall Matter Counsel (MWE) (a) |
250.0 | 250.0 | ||||||
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Subtotal for Financial Reporting & Claims Resolution |
2,098.3 | 2,098.3 | ||||||
Investment, Accounting & Tax Advisors |
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Investment Management Services (Wilmington Trust) |
25.0 | 25.0 | ||||||
External Auditor (Plante Moran) |
3.0 | 3.0 | ||||||
Tax Advisor (Rick Zablocki) |
60.0 | 60.0 | ||||||
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Subtotal for Investment, Accounting & Tax Advisors |
88.0 | 88.0 | ||||||
Other Expenses |
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Insurance Expense |
376.0 | 376.0 | ||||||
US Trustee Fees |
250.0 | 250.0 | ||||||
Contingency |
2,000.0 | 2,000.0 | ||||||
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Subtotal for Other Expenses |
2,626.0 | 2,626.0 | ||||||
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Total Wind Down Expense |
$ | 5,374.0 | $ | 5,374.0 | ||||
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(a) | Line items attributable solely to additional costs incurred, and anticipated to be incurred, in connection with litigation arising from the recalls by General Motors company of certain ignition switch and other defects in cars manufactured under the General Motors brand names. |
MLC GUC Trust
2021 (Calendar Year) Reporting Costs Budget
December 2020
$ in thousands |
Total Budget CY 2021 |
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Governance Costs |
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Trust Monitor (FTI Consulting) |
$ | 125.0 | $ | 125.0 | ||||
Trust Administrator (Wilmington Trust) |
325.0 | 325.0 | ||||||
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Subtotal for Governance Costs |
450.0 | 450.0 | ||||||
Trust Professionals |
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AlixPartners |
285.0 | 285.0 | ||||||
Frazier & Deeter |
62.0 | 62.0 | ||||||
MWE |
125.0 | 125.0 | ||||||
CohnReznick |
50.3 | 50.3 | ||||||
Plante Moran |
25.0 | 25.0 | ||||||
Crowell Moring |
125.0 | 125.0 | ||||||
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Subtotal for Trust Professionals |
672.3 | 672.3 | ||||||
Other Expenses |
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RR Donnelly |
25.0 | 25.0 | ||||||
Contingency |
500.0 | 500.0 | ||||||
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Subtotal for Other Expenses |
525.0 | 525.0 | ||||||
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Total Reporting Costs |
$ | 1,647.3 | $ | 1,647.3 | ||||
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