Item 1.03 Bankruptcy or Receivership.
As previously disclosed, on July 23, 2020, Mahwah Bergen Retail Group, Inc.
(f/k/a Ascena Retail Group, Inc.) (the "Company") and certain of its
subsidiaries (together with the Company, the "Debtors") filed voluntary
petitions (the "Chapter 11 Cases") under chapter 11 of title 11 of the United
States Code (the "Bankruptcy Code") in the United States Bankruptcy Court for
the Eastern District of Virginia (the "Bankruptcy Court"). The Chapter 11 Cases
were jointly administered under the caption In re: Ascena Retail Group, Inc., et
al., Case No. 20-33113. On February 25, 2021, the Bankruptcy Court entered an
order (the "Confirmation Order") confirming the Amended Joint Chapter 11 Plan
(Technical Modifications) of Mahwah Bergen Retail Group, Inc. (f/k/a Ascena
Retail Group, Inc.) and Its Debtor Affiliates (the "Plan of Reorganization").
On March 5, 2021 (the "Effective Date"), the Plan of Reorganization became
effective pursuant to its terms and the Debtors filed a Notice of (I) Entry of
Order Confirming the Debtors' Amended Chapter 11 Plans and (II) Occurrence of
Effective Date with the Bankruptcy Court.
Court filings and information about the Chapter 11 Cases can be found at a
website maintained by the Debtors' claim agent, Prime Clerk, at
https://cases.primeclerk.com/ascena.
Item 3.03 Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.
The Plan of Reorganization, which became effective on March 5, 2021, provides
that, among other things, on the Effective Date, except as otherwise
specifically provided for therein or in the Restructuring Support Agreement or
any agreement, instrument or other document incorporated in the Plan of
Reorganization or the Plan Supplement, all notes, instruments, certificates,
Securities and other documents evidencing Claims or Interests shall be
terminated and canceled as to the Debtors and the obligations of the Debtors
thereunder or in any way related thereto shall be deemed satisfied in full and
discharged; provided that all provisions of the Term Loan Documents that by
their express terms survive termination thereof shall remain in full force and
effect and enforceable by their terms, in each case against all parties other
than the Debtors. As a result, as of the Effective Date, among other things, all
of the Company's equity interests, consisting of shares of common stock and
related preferred stock purchase rights, were cancelled without consideration
and have no value. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this paragraph have
the meanings given such terms in the Plan of Reorganization, which was
previously filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K
filed on March 3, 2021.
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers.
Pursuant to the Confirmation Order, on the Effective Date, the terms of the
current members of the board of directors of the Debtors expired, and the Plan
Administrator (as defined in the Plan of Reorganization) was appointed as set
forth in the Plan of Reorganization.
Also pursuant to the Confirmation Order, on the Effective Date, the persons
acting as managers and officers of the Debtors shall be deemed to have resigned,
solely in their capacities as such, and the Plan Administrator shall be
appointed as the sole manager and sole officer of the Debtors and shall succeed
to the powers of the Debtors' managers and officers.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On March 5, 2021, the Company will file a Form 15 with the Securities and
Exchange Commission to deregister its common stock and related preferred stock
purchase rights and suspend its reporting obligations under the Securities and
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). As a result, the Company
will no longer be required to file certain reports under the Exchange Act,
including Current Reports on Form 8-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Annual
Reports on Form 10-K, and intends to immediately cease filing any such reports.
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