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Delphi Reaches Agreements to Emerge From Chapter 11 Reorganization
June 2, 2009
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By aftermarketNews staff

TROY, Mich. – In additional modifications to its confirmed plan of reorganization, Delphi Corp. announced today it will emerge from Chapter 11 through a transaction with Parnassus Holdings II, LLC, an affiliate of Platinum Equity, and with the support of GM Components Holdings LLC, an affiliate of General Motors Corp. In the revised, approved plan, Parnassus will operate Delphi's U.S. and non-U.S. businesses going forward with emergence capital and capital commitments of approximately $3.6 billion, minus certain sites that will be acquired by GM Components Holding LLC.


Under the provisions of the modified Plan, Delphi will sell certain U.S. plants to certain affiliates of GM, including: Delphi's global steering operations, and the U.S. manufacturing sites located in Kokomo, Ind.; Wyoming, Mich.; Lockport, N.Y.; and Rochester, N.Y. The Steering operations include manufacturing, engineering and customer service sites in the United States and other locations outside the U.S. Today's agreed transaction with GM Components Holdings LLC supersedes the prior GM Steering Option Exercise Agreement, which had been pending Bankruptcy Court approval and will be withdrawn by Delphi.

Under the provisions of an Amended and Restated Delphi-GM Arrangement, GM will be providing Delphi with up to $250 million of pre-emergence liquidity through July 31, to support Delphi's transformation plan and its plan of reorganization.

Certain other residual non-core and non-strategic assets and liabilities will be retained by a reorganized entity emerging as DPH Holdings Co., which are expected to be divested over time.

"After an extended period of complex and challenging discussions with a wide range of stakeholders, we are confident that these modifications to our confirmed Plan of Reorganization will provide a resolution that will allow Delphi to emerge from Chapter 11," said Rodney O'Neal, Delphi CEO and president. "We are grateful for the patience of our customers, who have placed their trust in Delphi's ability to provide world-class products and uninterrupted supply, and the support of our suppliers who have contributed broadly to our efforts. We are also thankful for the dedicated Delphi employees who have remained focused on our customers and to the communities in which we operate for their unwavering support during the most challenging period in our history."

According to O'Neal, Delphi's emerging businesses will continue to develop technology and products and produce them for the benefit of its customers under the guidance of Platinum, a company with experience providing operational support to companies to help them create long term value.

O'Neal said that Delphi had worked diligently to obtain support from Platinum, GM and the company's lenders and other stakeholders to effect Delphi's emergence from Chapter 11 through the plan modifications filed today with the Bankruptcy Court but has also committed to complete these transactions through a sale of the company to GM Components and Parnassus if sufficient stakeholder support is not obtained to promptly achieve confirmation and substantial consummation of the modified plan of reorganization.

The final approval hearing on the emergence transactions announced today has been scheduled by the Bankruptcy Court for July 23. A final hearing on the incremental $250 million subordinated DIP facility has been set for June 16. Delphi expects preliminary hearings previously scheduled for today to be rescheduled by the Bankruptcy Court to later this week or next week.