Spreadbury v. Bitterroot Public Library et al

Filing 204

NOTICE by Lee Enterprises Incorporated Notice of Lifting Stay (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A) (Smith, Jeffrey)

EXHIBIT A

UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
Chapter I I

LEE ENTERPRISES. INCORPORATED.
..1
et al.,'
Debtors.

Case

No. I l-13918 (KG)

Jointly Administered

NOTTCE OF (r) ENTRY OF ORDER (A) APPROVTNG 0) SOLTCTTATTON AND
DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AND (II) PREPETITION SOLICITATION AND VOTING
PROCEDURES AND (B) CONFIRMING SECOND AMENDED JOINT
PREPACKAGED PLAN OF REORGANIZATION FOR LEE ENTBRPRISES,
INCORPORATED AND ITS DEBTOR SUBSIDIARIES; (II) EFFECTIVE DATE OF
PLAN OF REORGANIZATION; AND (III) BAR DATE FOR CERTAIN
ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMS
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE OF THE FOLLOWING:

l.

Confirmation of the Plan. On January 23,2012, the United States Bankruptcy
Court for the District of Delaware (the "Bankruptcy Court") entered its Findings of Fact,
Conclusions of Law and Order (l) Approving (A) Solicitation and Disclosure Statement and (B)
Prepetition Solicitation and Voting Procedures and (II) Confirming Second Amended Joint
Prepackaged Plan of Reorganization for Lee Enterprises, Incorporated and Its Debtor
Subsidiaries [Docket No. l7l] (the "ConfirmatiolQrdg") with respect to the Second Amended
Joint Prepackaged Plan of Reorganization for Lee Enterprises, Incorporated and Its Debtor
Subsidiaries [Docket No. 159] (the "!lgn") filed by the debtors and debtors-in possession in the
above-captioned chapter I I cases (collectively, the "Debto$" and, as reorganized entities after
emergence, the "BgoreanizedlQg.blq6"). Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used
in this notice have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Plan.

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The Debtors (and, as of January 30,2012, the Reorganized Debtors), along with the last four digits of each
Debtor's/Reorganized Debtor's federal tax identification number, where applicable, are: Lee Enterprises,
Incorporated (3980); Accudata, Inc. (3648); Fairgrove LLC (N/A); Flagstaff Publishing Co. (4796); Hanford
Sentinel, Inc. (0775); HomeChoice, LLC (3701); HSTAR LLC (N/A); INN Partners, L.C. (9478); Joumal-Star
Printing Co. (6412); Kauai Publishing Co. (7036); K. Falls Basin Publishing, Inc. (3285); Lee Consolidated
Holdings Co. (2158); Lee Procurement Solutions Co. (@92); Lee Publications, Inc. (1886X Napa Valley
Publishing Co. (7802); NIPC, Inc. (95a1); NLPC LLC (7381); Northern Lakes Publishing Co. (9679); NVPC
LLC (N/A); Pantagraph Publishing Co. (7058); Pulitzer Missouri Newspapers, Inc. (1960); Pulitzer Network
Systems LLC (5359); Pulitzer Newspapers, Inc. (1560); Pulitzer Technologies, Inc. (8892); Pulitzer Utah
Newspapers,lnc. (1884); Pulitzer Inc. (9711); Santa MariaTimes,lnc. (3801); SHTP LLC (N/A); Sioux City
Newspapers, Inc. (9191); SOPC LLC (5551); Southwestern Oregon Publishing Co. (0741); St. Louis PostDispatch LLC (5357); STL Distribution Services LLC (0922); Suburban Journals of Greater St. Louis LLC
(6217); and Ynez Corporation (5443). The Reorganized Debtors' corporate headquarters and the service
address for each Reorganized Debtor is 201 N. Harrison Street, Suite 600, Davenport, IA 52801.

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2.

Effective Date of the Plan. All conditions precedent to the Effective Date of the
Plan have been satisfied or waived. The Effective Date has occurred and for all purposes is and
shall be January 30,2012.

3.

Bar Date For Certain Administrative Exnense Claims. Unless otherwise

ordered by the Bankruptcy Court, all applications for final allowance of compensation or
reimbursement of expenses incurred by any Professional, and all other requests for the payment
of Administrative Expense Claims, including all requests for the allowance of any
Administrative Expense Claim pursuant to section 503(bX3XD) of the Bankruptcy Code for
substantial contributions made in the above-captioned chapter 1l cases (but specifically

excluding all requests for the payment of obligations incurred by the Debtors in the
ordinary course of their business operations after the Petition Date), must be filed with the
Bankruptcy Court and served on the Reorganized Debtors and their counsel at the following
addresses no later than February 29,2012 (the "Administrative Exp
"):
LEE ENTERPRISES. INCORPORATED
201 N. Harrison Street, Suite 600
Davenport, IA 52801
Facsimile: (563) 327 -2600
Attn: CarlG. Schmidt

with

a copy to:

SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
One South Dearborn Street
Chicago, Illinois 60603
Facsimile: (312) 853-7 036
Attn: Lany J. Nyhan
Attn: Kenneth P. Kansa
-and-

YOI-ING CONAWAY STARGATT & TAYLOR. LLP
P.O. Box 391
Rodney Square
1000 North King Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19801
Facsimile: (302) 57 l-1253
Attn: Robert S. Brady
J,

Any request for the payment of ah Administrative Expense Claim that is subject to the
Administrative Expense Bar Date and that is not timely filed and served shall be
discharged and forever barred, and the Holder of such Administrative Expense Claim shall
be enjoined from commencing or continuing any action, process, or act to collect, offset or
recover such Claim.

4. Copies of the Plan and the Confirmation Order. Copies of the Plan and the
Confirmation Order may be viewed and downloaded, free of charge, at the following website:
www.leerefinancing.com. In addition, the Plan and Confirmation Order may be reviewed during
regular business hours at the office of the Clerk, United States Bankruptcy Court for the District
of Delaware, 824 Market Street, 3'd Floor, Wilmington, DE I 980 I , or at the following website:
www.deb.uscourts. gov.

Dated: Wilmington, Delaware
Januarv 30.2012

Respectfully subm itted,

SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
Larry J. Nyhan
Kenneth P. Kansa
Bojan Guzina
Kerriann S. Mills
One South Dearborn Street
Chicago, Illinois 60603
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
-and-

YOLING CONAWAY STARGATT & TAYLOR, LLP
/s/ Donald J. Bowman. Jr.
Robert S. Brady (No. 28a7)
Edwin J. Harron (No. 3396)
Edmon L. Morton (No. 3856)
Donald J. Bowman, Jr. (No.4383)
P.O. Box 391
Rodney Square
1000 North King Street
Wilmington, Delaware I 980 1
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: (302) 57 1 -1253

ATTORNEYS FOR THE DEBTORS AND
DEBTORS -IN.POS SES SION