Exhibit 10.1
Claims Agent
Agreement
This Claims Agent Agreement, dated
as of May 7, 2010 (this “ Agreement ”), is
entered into by and between SPANSION INC. and PIRINATE CONSULTING
GROUP, LLC (“ Pirinate ”), as claims agent (in
such capacity, the “ Claims Agent ”) for the
chapter 11 estates of Spansion Inc. and each its affiliated debtors
and debtors in possession (collectively, the “ Debtors
”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein
shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the
Debtors’ Second Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization Dated
April 7, 2010 (As Amended) (the “ Plan ”),
or, as applicable, the Second Amended Disclosure Statement for
Debtors’ Second Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization Dated
December 16, 2009.
Appointment, Rights, Powers and
Duties
Notwithstanding any provision of the
Plan, Pirinate shall serve as the Claims Agent pursuant to the
terms of the Plan. Pirinate accepts such appointment and agrees to
serve as Claims Agent and render services in such capacity, as
necessary from time to time, which services shall include
performing those duties and assuming those responsibilities
necessary to fulfill the role of Claims Agent in accordance with
the terms set forth in the Plan.
The Claims Agent shall exercise such
of the rights and powers vested in it by this Agreement, the Plan
and the Confirmation Order, and use the same degree of care and
skill in its exercise as a prudent person would exercise or use
under the circumstances in the conduct of his or her own affairs.
The Claims Agent shall not be liable for any action taken in good
faith in reliance upon the advice of professionals retained by it
in accordance with this Agreement.
The Claims Agent shall have only
such rights, powers and privileges expressly set forth in the Plan,
this Agreement, and as otherwise provided by applicable
law.
Compensation
In consideration for rendering such
services as Claims Agent, during the Employment Period (as defined
below), the Reorganized Debtors shall pay to the Claims Agent
(i) a monthly fee equal to $15,000 for services performed as
Claims Agent (the “ Monthly Fee ”), and
(ii) an incentive fee equal to $25,000 in the event that the
aggregate amount of Allowed general unsecured claims, exclusive of
the claims of Spansion Japan, claims of Tessera, Inc., claims of
Samsung, Senior Notes Claims, and Exchangeable Debentures Claims,
at the conclusion of the Employment Period (the “ Final
Claim Amount ”) is below $840,000,000; $50,000 in the
event that the Final Claim Amount is below $800,000,000; $100,000
in the event that the Final Claim Amount is below $750,000,000;
$200,000 in the event that the Final Claim Amount is below
$700,000,000; $300,000 in the event that the Final Claim Amount is
below $650,000,000; and $400,000 in the event that the Final Claim
Amount is below $550,000,000 (the “ Incentive Fee,
” and, together with the Monthly Fee, the “
Employment Fees ”).
The Monthly Fee shall be paid in
advance on the first day of each month during the Employment
Period, and the Incentive Fee shall be paid at the conclusion of
the Employment Period. In addition to the Employment Fees, the
Claims Agent shall be entitled to the reimbursement of all
reasonable out of pocket business expenses incurred while
performing services as the Claims
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Agent (the “ Expenses ” and,
together with the Employment Fees, the “ Fees ”)
from the Reorganized Debtors.
Any adjustment in such compensation
shall be subject to the mutual agreement of the Reorganized
Debtors’ board of directors and the Claims Agent, but may not
be adjusted downward prior to the second anniversary of the
Effective Date. No downward adjustment may have the effect of
lowering the monthly fee below $10,000 and there may be no downward
adjustment of the Incentive Fee, in any case.
Term
This Agreement shall be effective
between the parties as of the Effective Date of the Plan, and shall
remain and continue in full force and effect for the duration
specified in the Plan (the “ Employment Period
”).
Claims Agent Fund
On or before the Effective Date, the
Debtors shall deposit $750,000, or such other amount as agreed to
by the Debtors, the Creditors’ Committee and the Senior
Noteholders Group, into an account designated by and held in the
name of the Claims Agent (the “ Claims Agent Fund
”), which amounts shall be used from and after (but not for
services rendered or costs or expenses incurred before) the
Effective Date by the Claims Agent to perform the duties and
responsibilities set forth in the Plan (other than for the payment
of the Claims Agent’s professionals, who shall be paid by the
Reorganized Debtors subject to receipt by the Reorganized Debtors
of invoices, statements and/or other documentation demonstrating in
sufficient detail the reasonableness of the proposed charges). If,
subsequent to the initial funding of the Claims Agent Fund, the
Claims Agent determines that the amount then held in the Claims
Agent Fund is insufficient for it to conclude the performance of
its duties under the Plan, it shall notify the Reorganized Debtors,
and they shall meet together in good faith to determine what, if
any, additional amounts should be deposited by the Reorganized
Debtors into the Claims Agent Fund, pursuant to the procedures set
forth in the Plan. Reorganized Spansion Inc.’s board of
directors shall determine the amount of subsequent funding of the
Claims Agent Fund.
Claims Agent
Advisors
The Claims Agent shall be entitled
to retain counsel and other advisors to exercise its rights and
duties, which counsel and other advisors shall be employed by and
work for the Claims Agent, and shall be paid for by the Reorganized
Debtors, subject to receipt by the Debtors of invoices, statements
and/or other documentation demonstrating in sufficient detail the
reasonableness of the proposed charges.
Claims Agent
Reliance
Except as otherwise provided in this
Agreement, the Plan or the Confirmation Order:
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The Claims Agent may rely and
shall be protected in acting upon any resolution, statement,
instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order or
other
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paper or document reasonably
believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented
by the proper party or parties; and
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Except for any
act or omission constituting gross negligence, fraud or intentional
or willful misconduct, persons (including any professionals
retained by the Claims Agent in accordance with this Agreement)
engaged in transactions with the Claims Agent shall look only to
the Claims
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