EX-99.1 2 dex991.htm LEHMAN BROTHERS HOLDINGS INC. MONTHLY OPERATING REPORT Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. Monthly Operating Report

Exhibit 99.1

UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

 

In re:

   

Chapter 11 Case No.

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., et al.,    

08-13555

Debtors.

   

MONTHLY OPERATING REPORT

OCTOBER 2010

SCHEDULE OF CASH RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS

SCHEDULE OF PROFESSIONAL FEE AND EXPENSE DISBURSEMENTS

 

DEBTORS’ ADDRESS:

  

LEHMAN BROTHERS HOLDINGS INC.

  

c/o WILLIAM J. FOX

  

1271 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS

  

35th FLOOR

  

NEW YORK, NY 10020

DEBTORS’ ATTORNEYS:

  

WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP

  

c/o SHAI WAISMAN

  

767 FIFTH AVENUE

  

NEW YORK, NY 10153

REPORT PREPARER:

  

LEHMAN BROTHERS HOLDINGS INC., A DEBTOR IN POSSESSION (IN THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK)

THIS OPERATING STATEMENT MUST BE SIGNED BY A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEBTOR

The undersigned, having reviewed the attached report and being familiar with the Debtors’ financial affairs, verifies under penalty of perjury, that the information contained therein is complete, accurate and truthful to the best of my knowledge.

 

      Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.

Date: November 22, 2010

   

By:

 

/s/ William J. Fox

      William J. Fox
      Executive Vice President

Indicate if this is an amended statement by checking here:        AMENDED STATEMENT  ¨


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Schedule of Debtors

     3   

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (“LBHI”) and Other Debtors and Other Controlled Subsidiaries

  

Basis of Presentation – Schedule of Cash Receipts and Disbursements

     4   

Schedule of Cash Receipts and Disbursements

     5   

LBHI

  

Basis of Presentation – Schedule of Professional Fee and Expense Disbursements

     7   

Schedule of Professional Fee and Expense Disbursements

     8   

 

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SCHEDULE OF DEBTORS

The following entities have filed for bankruptcy in the Southern District of New York:

 

     Case No.      Date Filed  

Lead Debtor:

     

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (“LBHI”)

     08-13555         9/15/2008   

Related Debtors:

     

LB 745 LLC

     08-13600         9/16/2008   

PAMI Statler Arms LLC(1)

     08-13664         9/23/2008   

Lehman Brothers Commodity Services Inc. (“LBCS”)

     08-13885         10/3/2008   

Lehman Brothers Special Financing Inc. (“LBSF”)

     08-13888         10/3/2008   

Lehman Brothers OTC Derivatives Inc. (“LOTC”)

     08-13893         10/3/2008   

Lehman Brothers Derivative Products Inc. (“LBDP”)

     08-13899         10/5/2008   

Lehman Commercial Paper Inc. (“LCPI”)

     08-13900         10/5/2008   

Lehman Brothers Commercial Corporation (“LBCC”)

     08-13901         10/5/2008   

Lehman Brothers Financial Products Inc. (“LBFP”)

     08-13902         10/5/2008   

Lehman Scottish Finance L.P.

     08-13904         10/5/2008   

CES Aviation LLC

     08-13905         10/5/2008   

CES Aviation V LLC

     08-13906         10/5/2008   

CES Aviation IX LLC

     08-13907         10/5/2008   

East Dover Limited

     08-13908         10/5/2008   

Luxembourg Residential Properties Loan Finance S.a.r.l

     09-10108         1/7/2009   

BNC Mortgage LLC

     09-10137         1/9/2009   

LB Rose Ranch LLC

     09-10560         2/9/2009   

Structured Asset Securities Corporation

     09-10558         2/9/2009   

LB 2080 Kalakaua Owners LLC

     09-12516         4/23/2009   

Merit LLC

     09-17331         12/14/2009   

LB Somerset LLC

     09-17503         12/22/2009   

LB Preferred Somerset LLC

     09-17505         12/22/2009   

 

(1)

On May 26, 2009, a motion was filed on behalf of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. seeking entry of an order pursuant to Section 1112(b) of the Bankruptcy Code to dismiss the Chapter 11 Case of PAMI Statler Arms LLC, with a hearing to be held on June 24, 2009. On June 19, 2009, the motion was adjourned without a date for a continuation hearing.

The Chapter 11 case of Lehman Brothers Finance SA (Case No: 08-13887) has been dismissed.

 

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LEHMAN BROTHERS HOLDINGS INC. (“LBHI”) AND OTHER DEBTORS AND OTHER

CONTROLLED ENTITIES

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

SCHEDULE OF CASH RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS

OCTOBER 1, 2010 TO OCTOBER 31, 2010

The information and data included in this Monthly Operating Report (“MOR”) are derived from sources available to Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (“LBHI”) and its Controlled Entities (collectively, the “Company”). The term “Controlled Entities” refers to those entities that are directly or indirectly controlled by LBHI, including LAMCO LLC (“LAMCO”), and excludes, among other things, those entities that are under separate administrations in the United States or abroad, including Lehman Brothers Inc., which is the subject of proceedings under the Securities Investor Protection Act. LBHI and certain of its Controlled Entities have filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, and those entities are referred to herein as the “Debtors”. The Debtors’ Chapter 11 cases have been consolidated for procedural purposes only and are being jointly administered pursuant to Rule 1015(b) of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure. The Debtors have prepared this MOR, as required by the Office of the United States Trustee, based on the information available to the Debtors at this time, but note that such information may be incomplete and may be materially deficient in certain respects. This MOR is not meant to be relied upon as a complete description of the Debtors, their business, condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations, prospects, assets or liabilities. The Debtors reserve all rights to revise this report.

 

  1.

This MOR is not prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). This MOR should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and accompanying notes in the Company’s reports that were filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

  2.

This MOR is not audited and will not be subject to audit or review by the Company’s external auditors at any time in the future.

 

  3.

The beginning and ending balances include cash in demand-deposit accounts (DDA), money-market funds (MMF), treasury bills, and other investments.

 

  4.

Beginning and ending cash balances are based on preliminary closing numbers and are subject to adjustment.

 

  5.

Beginning and ending cash balances exclude cash that has been posted as collateral for hedging activity.

 

  6.

Beginning and ending cash balances exclude cash related to LBHI’s wholly-owned indirect subsidiaries Aurora Bank FSB (formerly known as Lehman Brothers Bank FSB), Woodlands Commercial Bank (formerly known as Lehman Brothers Commercial Bank), LBTC Transfer Inc. (formerly known as Lehman Brothers Trust Company N.A.), and Lehman Brothers Trust Company of Delaware.

 

  7.

Cash pledged on, or prior to, September 15, 2008 by the Company in connection with certain documents executed by the Company and various financial institutions has been excluded from this report.

 

  8.

Intercompany transfers between Lehman entities are listed as disbursements for the paying entity and receipts for the receiving entity.

 

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LEHMAN BROTHERS HOLDINGS INC. and Other Debtors and Other Controlled Entities

Schedule of Cash Receipts and Disbursements (a)

October 1, 2010 - October 31, 2010

Unaudited ($ in millions, foreign currencies reflected in USD equivalents)

 

                                                                                                   Total
Debtors
and Other
Controlled
Entities
 
         Debtor Entities     Other Controlled Entities (b)    
         LBHI     LBSF     LBCS     LOTC     LCPI     LBCC     LBFP     LBDP     Other     Total     LAMCO     LB1
Grp
    PAMI     Other     Total    

Beginning Cash & Investments (10/1/10)

   (c), (d)   $ 2,509      $ 7,465      $ 1,617      $ 235      $ 3,685      $ 506      $ 417      $ 387      $ 12      $ 16,833      $ 65      $ 823      $ 44      $ 2,517      $ 3,450      $ 20,283   
                                                                                                                                  

Sources of Cash:

                                  

Corporate

                                  

Repayment of Advances Made to Aurora

   (e)     208        —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          208        —          —          —          —          —          208   

Compensation and Benefits Reimbursements

   (f)     1        —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          1        —          —          —          —          —          1   

Other Receipts

   (g)     7        2        —          —          1        —          —          —          —          9        —          —          —          1        1        10   

Derivatives

   (h)     —          191        —          —          28        3        1        —          —          222        —          —          —          1        1        223   

Loans

   (i)     11        —          —          —          657        —          —          —          —          668        —          —          —          —          —          668   

Private Equity / Principal Investing

   (j)     17        —          —          —          56        —          —          —          —          73        —          90        2        2        94        167   

Real Estate

   (k)     66        —          —          —          96        —          —          —          —          161        —          —          38        35        73        235   

Asia

   (l)     —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          135        135        135   

South America

       —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          1        1        1   

Inter-Company Transfers

       87        —          5        2        11        14        —          2        —          120        —          —          —          —          —          120   
                                                                                                                                  

Total Sources of Cash

       395        193        5        2        847        17        1        2        —          1,462        —          90        39        176        305        1,768   
                                                                                                                                  

Uses of Cash:

                                  

Corporate

                                  

Advances to Aurora

   (e)     (208     —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          (208     —          —          —          —          —          (208

Compensation and Benefits

   (m)     (17     —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          (17     (4     —          —          (1     (5     (22

Professional Fees

   (n)     (36     —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          (36     —          —          —          —          —          (36

Other Operating Expenses

   (o)     (2     —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          (2     (6     —          —          (0     (6     (8

Other Non-Operating Expenses

       (1     —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          (1     —          —          —          —          —          (1

Derivatives, Principally Hedging

   (p)     —          (24     —          —          —          —          (1     —          —          (24     (1     —          —          —          (1     (25

Loans

   (q)     —          —          —          —          (452     —          —          —          —          (452     —          —          —          —          —          (452

Private Equity / Principal Investing

   (r)     (17     —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          (17     —          (15     —          —          (15     (32

Real Estate

   (s)     (20     —          —          —          (39     —          —          —          —          (59     —          —          (1     (1     (3     (61

Asia

       —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          (14     (14     (14

South America

       —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —     

Inter-Company Transfers

       (33     (1     —          —          (3     —          —          —          —          (36     —          —          (77     (6     (83     (120
                                                                                                                                  

Total Uses of Cash

       (333     (24     —          —          (494     —          (1     —          —          (852     (11     (15     (78     (23     (127     (979
                                                                                                                                  

Net Cash Flow

       62        168        5        2        354        17        0        2        —          611        (11     76        (39     153        179        789   
                                                                                                                                  

FX Fluctuation

   (t)     1        —          2        —          2        —          —          —          —          4        —          —          —          12        12        16   
                                                                                                                                  

Ending Cash & Investments (10/31/10)

   (u)   $ 2,572      $ 7,633      $ 1,623      $ 237      $ 4,041      $ 523      $ 418      $ 389      $ 12      $ 17,448      $ 55      $ 899      $ 5      $ 2,682      $ 3,640      $ 21,088   
                                                                                                                                  

Totals may not foot due to rounding.

 

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LEHMAN BROTHERS HOLDINGS INC. and Other Debtors and Other Controlled Entities

Schedule of Cash Receipts and Disbursements (a)

October 1, 2010 - October 31, 2010

Notes

(a) Includes cash receipts and disbursements for all Debtor Entities and Other Controlled Entities, globally. Activity in Corporate, Derivatives, Loans, Private Equity / Principal Investing and Real Estate reflects bank accounts that are managed and reconciled by Lehman’s U.S. and European operations. Activity in Asia and South America reflects bank accounts that are managed and reconciled by Lehman’s Asian and South American operations.

(b) Other Controlled Entities include Non-Debtor entities which are under the control of LBHI, except for Aurora Bank, Woodlands Commercial Bank, LBTC Transfer Inc. (f/k/a Lehman Brothers Trust Company N.A.) and Lehman Brothers Trust Company of Delaware, which are not reflected in this schedule.

(c) Beginning Cash and Investments was adjusted to reflect a $3 million decrease for LAMCO and an increase of $8 million for Other Non-Debtors from Ending Cash and Investments in the September 2010 Schedule of Cash Receipts and Disbursements to reflect updated balances and balances not previously reported, respectively.

(d) Beginning Cash and Investment balances include approximately $3.8 billion in co-mingled or segregated accounts associated with pledged assets, court ordered segregated accounts, funds administratively held by banks and other identified funds which may not belong to the Debtors or Other Controlled Entities. Beginning Cash and Investment balances exclude approximately $628 million of cash posted for hedging activity, prior to the recognition of any gains or losses.

(e) Reflects advances and the repayment of advances for the court approved repo facility with Aurora Bank.

(f) Reflects repayment of payroll disbursements made on behalf of Woodlands Commercial Bank.

(g) Includes $5 million of interest income.

(h) Primarily reflects settlements from counterparties and includes the return of $80 million of collateral posted for hedging.

(i) Primarily reflects principal and interest from borrowers, of which a portion was distributed to syndicated loan participants (see footnote q).

(j) Primarily reflects redemptions, dividends, interest and/or proceeds from the sale of investments.

(k) Primarily reflects principal and interest received from real estate investments.

(l) Primarily reflects $64 million of distributions from entities under other administrations, $35 million from collections on non-performing loan portfolios and $24 million from the sale of real estate assets.

(m) Compensation and Benefits includes fees paid to Alvarez & Marsal as interim management. A portion of the $17 million related to LBHI will be subject to future cost allocation to various Lehman legal entities.

(n) A portion of the $36 million will be subject to future cost allocation to various Lehman legal entities.

(o) Primarily reflects expenses related to occupancy, the Transition Services Agreement, taxes, insurance and infrastructure costs. A portion of the $2 million related to LBHI will be subject to future cost allocation to various Lehman legal entities.

(p) Primarily reflects $23 million of collateral posted for hedging and payments on live trades.

(q) Primarily reflects principal and interest distributed to syndicated loan participants.

(r) Primarily reflects capital calls.

(s) Primarily reflects payments made for the preservation of assets of Real Estate positions.

(t) Reflects fluctuation in value of foreign currency bank accounts.

(u) Ending Cash and Investment balances include approximately $4.0 billion in co-mingled or segregated accounts. These amounts are preliminary and estimated as follows: Debtors - LCPI $2.5 billion, LBHI $850 million, LBSF $614 million, LBCS $42 million, LBCC $5 million, Lehman Scottish Finance $2 million; and Non-Debtors $83 million, and are subject to adjustment. Ending Cash and Investment balances exclude approximately $595 million of cash posted as collateral for hedging activity, prior to the recognition of any gains or losses, broken down as follows: LBSF $537 million, LBFP $28 million, LBHI $18 million, LBCC $11 million and LBCS $1 million.

 

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LEHMAN BROTHERS HOLDINGS INC. (“LBHI”) AND OTHER DEBTORS AND OTHER

CONTROLLED ENTITIES

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

SCHEDULE OF PROFESSIONAL FEE AND EXPENSE DISBURSEMENTS

DATED FROM FILING DATE TO OCTOBER 31, 2010

The information and data included in this Monthly Operating Report (“MOR”) are derived from sources available to Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (“LBHI”) and its Controlled Entities (collectively, the “Company”). The term “Controlled Entities” refers to those entities that are directly or indirectly controlled by LBHI, including LAMCO LLC (“LAMCO”), and excludes, among other things, those entities that are under separate administrations in the United States or abroad, including Lehman Brothers Inc., which is the subject of proceedings under the Securities Investor Protection Act. LBHI and certain of its Controlled Entities have filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, and those entities are referred to herein as the “Debtors”. The Debtors’ Chapter 11 cases have been consolidated for procedural purposes only and are being jointly administered pursuant to Rule 1015(b) of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure. The Debtors have prepared this MOR, as required by the Office of the United States Trustee, based on the information available to the Debtors at this time, but note that such information may be incomplete and may be materially deficient in certain respects. This MOR is not meant to be relied upon as a complete description of the Debtors, their business, condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations, prospects, assets or liabilities. The Debtors reserve all rights to revise this report.

 

  1.

This MOR is not prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). This MOR should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and accompanying notes in the Company’s reports that were filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

  2.

This MOR is not audited and will not be subject to audit or review by the Company’s external auditors at any time in the future.

 

  3.

The professional fee disbursements presented in this report reflect the date of actual cash payments to professional service providers. The Debtors have incurred additional professional fee expenses during the reporting period that will be reflected in future MORs, as cash payments are made to providers.

 

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LEHMAN BROTHERS HOLDINGS INC. and Other Debtors

Schedule of Professional Fee and Expense Disbursements (a)

October 2010

Unaudited ($ in thousands)

 

       October-2010       

 

Filing Date

Through October-2010

  

(b) 

Debtors - Section 363 Professionals

      

Alvarez & Marsal LLC

  

Interim Management

  $ 13,447      $ 369,843   

Kelly Matthew Wright

  

Art Consultant and Auctioneer

    7        84   

Natixis Capital Markets Inc.

  

Derivatives Consultant

    —          9,310   

Debtors - Section 327 Professionals

      

Bingham McCutchen LLP

  

Special Counsel - Tax

    396        15,146   

Bortstein Legal LLC

  

Special Counsel - IT and Other Vendor Contracts

    43        3,583   

Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP

  

Special Counsel - Conflicts

    835        21,766   

Dechert LLP

  

Special Counsel - Real Estate

    336        778   

Discover Ready LLC

  

eDiscovery Services

    —          8,413   

Ernst & Young LLP

  

Audit and Tax Services

    1        1,553   

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP

  

Special Counsel - Real Estate

    515        1,091   

Hudson Global Resources

  

Contract Attorneys

    426        6,024   

Huron Consulting

  

Tax Services

    —          2,145   

Jones Day

  

Special Counsel - Asia and Domestic Litigation

    2,489        40,807   

Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman

  

Special Counsel - Litigation

    119        441   

Kleyr Grasso Associes

  

Special Counsel - UK

    380        380   

Latham & Watkins LLP

  

Special Counsel - Real Estate

    49        272   

Lazard Freres & Co.

  

Investment Banking Advisor

    —          24,258   

McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP

  

Special Counsel - Commercial Real Estate Lending

    —          4,462   

O’Neil Group

  

Tax Services

    141        1,033   

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones

  

Special Counsel - Real Estate

    28        1,527   

Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

  

Special Counsel - Real Estate

    435        435   

Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP

  

Tax Services

    127        787   

Reilly Pozner LLP

  

Special Counsel - Mortgage Litigation and Claims

    314        4,284   

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

  

Special Counsel - SEC Reporting, Asset Sales, and Congressional Testimony

    —          2,511   

Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

  

Special Counsel - Real Estate

    434        434   

Sutherland LLP

  

Special Counsel - Tax

    12        101   

Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP

  

Lead Counsel

    8,801        245,840   

Windels Marx Lane & Mittendorf, LLP

  

Special Counsel - Real Estate

    42        2,049   

Debtors - Claims and Noticing Agent

      

Epiq Bankruptcy Solutions LLC

  

Claims Management and Noticing Agent

    1,764        10,046   

Creditors - Section 327 Professionals

      

FTI Consulting Inc.

  

Financial Advisor

    2,586        42,621   

Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin Capital Inc.

  

Investment Banking Advisor

    332        9,611   

Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy LLP

  

Lead Counsel

    4,461        75,643   

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges LLP

  

Special Counsel - Conflicts

    1,421        12,571   

Richard Sheldon, Q.C.

  

Special Counsel - UK

    4        130 (c) 

Examiner - Section 327 Professionals

      

Duff & Phelps LLC

  

Financial Advisor

    55        42,502   

Jenner & Block LLP

  

Examiner

    49        57,858   

Fee Examiner

      

Feinberg Rozen LLP

  

Fee Examiner

    502        2,405   

Brown Greer Plc

  

Fee and Expense Analyst

    113        408   
                 

Total Non-Ordinary Course Professionals

       40,665        1,023,152   
                 

Debtors - Ordinary Course Professionals

       1,274        31,041   
                 

US Trustee Quarterly Fees

       158        1,035   
                 

Total Professional Fees and UST Fees (d)

     $ 42,097      $ 1,055,228   
                 

 

(a)

All professional fees have been paid by LBHI; however, a portion has been charged back to debtor and non-debtor subsidiaries based on the direct costs associated with each entity and an allocation methodology.

(b)

The figures reflected in this table represent cash disbursements from LBHI’s filing date through the end of October 2010. The figures do not include accruals.

(c)

Filing Date Through October-2010 balance for Richard Sheldon, Q.C. has been increased by $15 thousand to account for payments that were inadvertently excluded in previous MORS.

(d)

Excludes professional services rendered on behalf of non-debtor entities which are invoiced separately.

 

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