Penny Roger$
13 years ago
Owens Corning is a producer of glass fiber reinforcements and other materials for composites and of residential and commercial building materials. The Companyβs products range from glass fiber used to reinforce composite materials for transportation, electronics, marine, infrastructure, wind-energy and other markets to insulation and roofing for residential, commercial and industrial applications. It operates in two business segments: Composites, which includes its reinforcements and downstream businesses; and building materials, which includes its insulation, roofing, and other businesses. During the year ended December 31, 2010, the Companyβs composites and building materials segments accounted for approximately 37% and 63% of its total segment net sales. On December 31, 2010, the Company sold Masonry Products to Boral Industries Ltd. (Boral).
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tmcc
18 years ago
OWEN-NEWS-OUT of BANKRUPTCY-Owens Corning Emerges From Chapter 11
Owens Corning Emerges From Chapter 11
Tuesday October 31, 11:07 am ET
Emerges in Strong Operational and Financial Position Begins Payment to Asbestos Claimants and Creditors
TOLEDO, Ohio, Oct. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Owens Corning (OTC Bulletin Board: OWENQ.OB - News; NYSE: OC-WI - News) announced that its Plan of Reorganization became effective today, marking the company's emergence from Chapter 11.
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"This is an exciting day for Owens Corning," said Dave Brown, president and chief executive officer. "We have met the commitments that we made to our creditors and asbestos claimants at the start of this process. We are grateful for the loyalty of our customers and suppliers, the support of our communities, and the hard work and dedication of Owens Corning's employees; we couldn't have done it without them."
Owens Corning's Plan of Reorganization is the result of an agreement the company reached in May with key creditors groups. Owens Corning's creditors and shareholders, including asbestos, bondholder and trade creditor classes, as well as bank debt holders, overwhelmingly supported this plan. Owens Corning will immediately begin the process of making distributions to its financial creditors and to a 524(g) trust that will forever resolve the company's current and future asbestos liability. The full Plan of Reorganization and related Disclosure Statement are available at www.ocplan.com.
"We are emerging from Chapter 11 in a strong operational and financial position," said Mr. Brown. "During the past six years, we have continued to grow our businesses around the world and have strengthened our financial performance. We are pleased to be emerging as an investment-grade company."
Owens Corning's exit financing will come from a combination of new equity and new debt financing.
About Owens Corning
Owens Corning is a world leader in building materials systems and composite solutions. A Fortune 500 company for more than 50 years, Owens Corning people redefine what is possible each day to deliver high-quality products and services ranging from insulation, roofing, siding and stone, to glass composite materials used in transportation, electronics, telecommunications and other high-performance applications. Since the company's founding in 1938, Owens Corning has become a market-leading innovator of glass fiber technology with sales of $6.3 billion in 2005 and 20,000 employees in 26 countries. Additional information is available at http://www.owenscorning.com.
This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in these statements. Further information on factors that could affect the company's financial and other results is included in the company's Forms 10-Q and 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Source: Owens Corning
cyclicstyle
19 years ago
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WILMINGTON, Del. (Dow Jones)--Owens Corning (OWENQ) said Wednesday that it reached a deal with its major creditors to rewrite its Chapter 11 plan and get out of bankruptcy.
Norman Pernick, attorney for the Toledo, Ohio, maker of building materials, announced the outlines of the broad-ranging pact at a court hearing in Pittsburgh.
Banks, bondholders and even official representatives of existing shareholders are on board with the deal, Pernick said.
Owens Corning will have to rewrite its plan to incorporate the deal, which includes a new equity commitment.
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Existing shareholders, who were supposed to receive nothing under the Chapter 11 scheme that Owens Corning filed last Dec. 31, will get warrants to buy up to 5% of the stock in the reorganized company, Pernick said.
The strike price on the shareholder warrants will be $45.25 a share, and shareholders will have up to seven years to decide if they want to exercise them.
Most of Owens Corning, however, will be in the hands of bondholders, trade creditors and asbestos creditors, under the revised plan outlined in court.
The company has been in bankruptcy since Oct. 5, 2000, and is aiming to get out by this Oct. 30, Pernick said.
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