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'Redemption Option Value'

By Lawrence V. Gelber, David M. Hillman, Karen S. Park and Aaron B. Wernick
April 02, 2015

On Dec. 8, 2014, the American Bankruptcy Institute Commission to Study the Reform of Chapter 11 (the Commission) issued its 2012-2014 Final Report and Recommendations (the Report) proposing numerous changes to Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code (the Code). This article focuses on the Commission's proposal to compel senior creditors to pay a mandatory “tax,” or so-called “redemption option value” (ROV), to junior stakeholders. Simply put, this proposal, if enacted, would force senior creditors to give a portion of the value of their collateral to out-of-the-money stakeholders even if the senior creditors are not being paid in full. The proposal is a significant departure from fundamental bankruptcy principles, including the “absolute priority rule,” and would in many cases impair the expected recoveries of secured creditors.

What Is the ROV Proposal Generally?

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