UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): May 14, 2015

Hipcricket, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in Charter)

Delaware
 
333-57818
 
20-0122076
(State or other
jurisdiction of
incorporation)
 
(Commission File No.)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification
No.)

110 110th Avenue NE, Suite 410
Bellevue, WA  98004
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(425) 452-1111
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

o
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 
 


 
 

 

Item 1.03
Bankruptcy or Receivership.
 
As previously disclosed, on January 20, 2015, Hipcricket, Inc. (the “Company” or “Debtor”) filed a voluntary petition for relief (the “Bankruptcy Filing”) under chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United States Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the “Bankruptcy Court”).  Since filing its petition, the Company has operated as debtor in possession under the jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court.
 
On May 14, 2015, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order (Docket No. 428) (the “Confirmation Order”) confirming the Amended Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization of the Debtor Dated March 31, 2015, as Modified (collectively with all exhibits and supplements and modifications or other amendments thereto, the “Plan).  The Plan became effective on May15, 2015 (the “Effective Date”), the date upon which the Debtor filed its Notice of (I) Entry of Order Confirming, and Occurrence of Effective Date of, Amended Chapter 11 Plan of Debtor; (II) Bar Date for Administrative Claims; and (III) Certain Releases and Injunction Thereunder.  Pursuant to the Confirmation Order, on the Effective Date, (a) the Company continued in existence as a reorganized entity (the “Reorganized Company”), (b) substantially all assets of the Company, except certain potential estate causes of action which may result in litigation recoveries to be distributed to holders of allowed claims pursuant to Article VII of the Plan and funds earmarked for payment of professional fees in connection with the chapter 11 case, vested in the Reorganized Company, (c) all previously outstanding common stock of the Company and all rights to convert, exchange or receive Company common stock were automatically cancelled and the Company’s stockholders will not be entitled to receive or retain any cash, securities or other property on account of their cancelled, released and extinguished common shares and rights, and (d) ESW Capital LLC received 100% of the new equity in, and became the sole shareholder of, the Reorganized Company as follows: (i) in its capacity as DIP Lender, ESW Capital LLC received 60% of the newly issued and outstanding equity of the Reorganized Company on the Effective Date in exchange for cancelling $3,000,000 due to it under the DIP Note and was repaid the remaining amount outstanding under the DIP Note, and (ii) in its capacity as Plan Sponsor, ESW Capital LLC received 40% of the newly issued and outstanding equity of the Reorganized Company in exchange for (y) a cash payment of $5,250,000, and (z) payment of cure costs required to be made in order to assume certain agreements. 
 
The description of the Confirmation Order and the Plan contained herein does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the reference to the Confirmation Order and the Plan attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively, and incorporated herein by reference.  Copies of the Confirmation Order and the Plan are also publicly available at www.omnimgt.com/hipcricket
 
Item 7.01
Regulation FD Disclosure.

For access to the Bankruptcy Court documents and other general information about the Chapter 11 Case (In re Hipcricket, Case No. 15-10104), please visit www.omnimgt.com/hipcricket. Information contained on or that can be accessed through such website is not part of this Current Report.

Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
(d)         Exhibits
 
No.              Description
     
99.1   Order Granting Final Approval of Disclosure Statement and Confirming Amended Plan of Reorganization of Debtor, As Modified
     
99.2   Amended Plan of Reorganization of Hipcricket, Inc. Dated March 31, 2015, As Modified
 
 
 
 

 
 
SIGNATURES

    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

   
Hipcricket, Inc.
   
(Registrant)
     
Date: May 15, 2015
 
By:
/s/ Todd E. Wilson
     
Todd E. Wilson
     
Chief Executive Officer


 




Exhibit 99.1

 
IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
 
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
 
 
In re
 
HIPCRICKET, INC.,1
Debtor.
 
 
Chapter 11
 
Case No. 15-10104 (LSS)
 
Related Docket Nos. 293, 361, 393 and 420

 
ORDER GRANTING FINAL APPROVAL
OF DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AND CONFIRMING AMENDED
CHAPTER 11 PLAN OF REORGANIZATION OF DEBTOR, AS MODIFIED

The above-captioned debtor and debtor in possession (the “Debtor”) and ESW Capital, LLC (“ESW” and, together with the Debtor, the “Proponents”), having filed (i) the  Amended Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization of Debtor [Docket No. 293], (ii) the Plan Supplement Relating to the Amended Plan of Reorganization of Debtor [Docket No. 361], and (iii) the Amended Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization of Debtor, As Modified [Docket No.420] (collectively with all exhibits and any other modifications, amendments, or supplements thereto, the “Plan”);2 the Court having entered, on March 31, 2015, the Order (I) Conditionally Approving the Amended Disclosure Statement; (II) Scheduling a Plan Confirmation Hearing; (III) Approving Procedures and Deadlines Concerning Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases; (IV) Approving Solicitation Packages and Procedures; and (V) Approving the Form of Ballot [Docket No. 290] (the “Solicitation Procedures Order”), establishing, among other things, certain solicitation and voting tabulation procedures associated with the Plan; true and correct copies of the Plan being attached hereto as Exhibit A; the Court having conducted an evidentiary hearing to consider final approval of the Disclosure Statement (as defined below) and confirmation of the Plan on May 13, 2015 (the “Confirmation Hearing”); the Court having considered:  (a) the witness testimony at the Confirmation Hearing, as well as the declarations included among the exhibits admitted into evidence at the Confirmation Hearing, including (i) the Declaration of Todd Wilson in Support of Amended Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization of Debtor [Docket No. 390] (the “Wilson Declaration”) and (ii) the Declaration of Catherine Nownes-Whitaker Regarding Analysis of Ballots for Accepting or Rejecting Amended Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization of Debtor [Docket No.389] (the “Voting Declaration” and, together with the Wilson Declaration, the “Declarations”); (b) the arguments of counsel and all evidence proffered or adduced at the Hearing; (c) the objections to confirmation of the Plan (collectively, the “Objections”) asserted by (i) New York State Department of Taxation and Finance (“New York State”) [Docket No. 370], and (ii) the United States Trustee [Docket No. 277]; (d) the resolution and settlement of all of the Objections to confirmation of the Plan; and (e) the additional filings made by the Debtor in support of the Plan, including (i) the Amended Disclosure Statement for the Plan of Reorganization of Hipcricket, Inc. [Docket No. 294] (the “Disclosure Statement”), (ii) the Proponents’ Memorandum of Law (I) in Support of Confirmation of the Amended Plan of Reorganization of Debtor and (II) in Response to Objections Thereto [Docket No. 391] (the “Confirmation Memorandum”), (ii) the Notice of Filing of Proposed Order Granting Final Approval of Disclosure Statement and Confirming Amended Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization of Debtor [Docket No. 392], and (iii) the series of Plan-related affidavits of service filed by Rust Consulting | Omni Bankruptcy (“Rust Omni”), the Debtor’s claims, noticing, balloting, and solicitation agent in this Chapter 11 Case, including Docket Nos. 309, 310, and 311 (collectively, the “Rust Omni Service Affidavit”);3 and the Court being familiar with the Plan, the Disclosure Statement and the relevant facts and circumstances concerning this Chapter 11 Case; the Court having taken judicial notice of the entire docket of this Chapter 11 Case and all pleadings and other documents filed, all orders entered, and evidence and arguments made, proffered, or adduced at the hearings held before the Court during this Chapter 11 Case; the Court having found that due and proper notice has been given with respect to the Hearing and the deadlines and procedures for voting on the Plan and asserting objections to the Plan consistent with the Solicitation Procedures Order; the appearance of all interested parties having been duly noted in the record of the Hearing; and upon the record of the Hearing, and after due deliberation thereon, and sufficient cause appearing therefor;


 
1The last four digits of the Debtor’s tax identification number are 2076. The location of the Debtor’s headquarters and the service address for the Debtor is 110 110th Avenue NE, Suite 410, Bellevue, WA 98004.
 
2
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings given to them in the Plan.
 
3
Unless otherwise stated, citations to the Rust Omni Service Affidavit herein refer to Docket No. 309.

     
 
 

 

FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
 
A. Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law.  The findings set forth herein and on the record of the Confirmation Hearing constitute the Court’s findings of fact pursuant to Rule 52 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, as made applicable herein by Bankruptcy Rules 7052 and 9014.  To the extent any of the following findings of fact constitute conclusions of law, they are adopted as such.  To the extent any of the following conclusions of law constitute findings of fact, they are adopted as such.
 
B. Judicial Notice.  The Court takes judicial notice of the docket of the Chapter 11 Case maintained by the Clerk of the Court, including, without limitation, all pleadings and other documents filed, all orders entered, and all evidence admitted and arguments made at the hearings held before the Court during the pendency of the Chapter 11 Case.
 
C. Exclusive Jurisdiction; Core Proceeding; Venue.  This Court has jurisdiction over the Chapter 11 Case and to confirm the Plan pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1334.  Confirmation of the Plan is a core proceeding pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 157(b).  Venue is proper before this Court and in this District pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1408 and 1409.
 
D. Chapter 11 Petition.  On January 20, 2015 (the “Petition Date”), the Debtor commenced a voluntary case under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code.  The Debtor has operated its business and managed its properties as debtor in possession pursuant to sections 1107(a) and 1108 of the Bankruptcy Code.  No trustee or examiner has been appointed in this Chapter 11 Case.
 
E. Eligibility for Relief.  The Debtor is a proper debtor under section 109 of the Bankruptcy Code and the Debtor is a proper proponent of the Plan under section 1121(a) of the Bankruptcy Code.
 
F. Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors.  On January 30, 2015, the Office of the United States Trustee for the District of Delaware (the “U.S. Trustee”) appointed an official committee of unsecured creditors pursuant to section 1102 of the Bankruptcy Code (the “Committee”).
 
G. Notice, Transmittal, and Mailing of Solicitation Materials.  As evidenced by the Rust Omni Service Affidavit, due, adequate, and sufficient notice of the Disclosure Statement, the Plan, and the Combined Hearing, together with all deadline for objecting to and voting to accept or reject the Plan, have been provided as required by the Solicitation Procedures Order.  No other or further notice is necessary or shall be required.
 
H. Solicitation.  Votes for acceptance and rejection of the Plan were solicited in good faith and in compliance with sections 1125 and 1126 of the Bankruptcy Code, Bankruptcy Rules 3017 and 3018, the Solicitation Procedures Order, all applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, and all other applicable rules, laws, and regulations.
 
I. Disclosure Statement.  The Disclosure Statement provides holders of Claims entitled to vote on the Plan with adequate information to make an informed decision as to whether to vote to accept or reject the Plan in accordance with section 1125 of the Bankruptcy Code.  The Disclosure Statement also provides holders of Claims, holders of Equity Interests, and other entities with sufficient notice of the injunction, exculpation, and release provisions contained in Article XI of the Plan, in satisfaction of the requirements of Bankruptcy Rule 3016(c).
 
J. Vote Certification.  All procedures used to tabulate the Ballots were fair and conducted in accordance with the Solicitation Procedures Order, the Bankruptcy Code, the Bankruptcy Rules, the Local Rules, and all other applicable rules, laws, and regulations.  As evidenced by the Vote Certification, Class 3 voted to accept the Plan.
 
K. Plan Supplement.  On April 27, 2015, the Debtor filed the Plan Supplement [Docket No. 361] (as subsequently amended), which included the (i) form of Amended and Restated Bylaws, (ii) form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (together, with the foregoing item (i), the “Charter Documents”), (iii) form of Stock Purchase Agreement, (iv) Distribution Trust Agreement, and (v) disclosures pursuant to section 1129(a)(5) of the Bankruptcy Code.  All information and documents included in the Plan Supplement and the amendments thereto are integral to, part of, and incorporated by reference into the Plan.  The Plan Supplement complies with the terms of the Plan, and the filing and notice of such documents provided due, adequate, and sufficient notice in accordance with the Bankruptcy Code, the Bankruptcy Rules, and the Local Rules, and no other or further notice is necessary or shall be required. Consistent with the terms of the Plan, the Debtor reserves its right to alter, amend, update, or modify the Plan Supplement before the Effective Date.
 
L. Modifications to the Plan.  Subsequent to April 3, 2015, the deadline to distribute the Solicitation Packages in compliance with the Solicitation Procedures Order, the Debtor made certain modifications to the Plan.  All modifications to the Plan since the entry of the Solicitation Procedures Order are consistent with the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, including sections 1122, 1123, 1125, and 1127 of the Bankruptcy Code, including any modifications disclosed on the record at the Confirmation Hearing.  Except as provided for by law, contract, or previous order of the Bankruptcy Court, none of the modifications to the Plan made since the commencement of solicitation materially and adversely affects the treatment of any holder of a Claim or Interest under the Plan.  Accordingly, pursuant to section 1127(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, none of the modifications require additional disclosure under section 1125 of the Bankruptcy Code or re-solicitation of votes under section 1126 of the Bankruptcy Code.
 
M.   The filing of the Plan as modified and the disclosure of the Plan modifications on the record at or before the Combined Hearing constitute due, adequate, and sufficient notice of any and all of such modifications.
 
N. In accordance with section 1127 of the Bankruptcy Code and Bankruptcy Rule 3019, all holders of a Claim who voted to accept the Plan or who are conclusively presumed to have accepted the Plan are deemed to have accepted the Plan as modified.  No holder of a Claim shall be permitted to change its vote as a consequence of the Plan modifications, unless otherwise agreed to by the holder of the Claim and Debtor.  All modifications to the Plan made after the solicitation of the Plan are hereby approved, in accordance with section 1127 of the Bankruptcy Code and Bankruptcy Rule 3019.  The Plan as modified shall constitute the Plan submitted for confirmation.
 
O. Bankruptcy Rule 3016.  The Plan is dated and identifies its proponents in accordance with Bankruptcy Rule 3016(a).  The filing of the Disclosure Statement on the docket of the Chapter 11 Case satisfied Bankruptcy Rule 3016(b).
 
Compliance with Section 1129 of the Bankruptcy Code
 
P. Burden of Proof.  The Debtor has met its burden of proving the elements of sections 1129(a) and (b) of the Bankruptcy Code by a preponderance of the evidence, which is the applicable standard.
 
Q. The Plan Complies With Section 1129(a) of the Bankruptcy Code.  The evidentiary record at the Confirmation Hearing, the Declarations, the contents of the Plan and the Disclosure Statement, the Rust Omni Service Affidavits, the Confirmation Memorandum, and the Court’s judicial notice of the complete record of this Chapter 11 Case support the findings of fact and conclusions of law set forth herein.

 
 
 

 
 
R. Section 1129(a)(1). The Plan complies with section 1129(a)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code, as the Plan complies with each applicable provision of the Bankruptcy Code.  In particular, the Plan complies with the requirements of sections 1122 and 1123 of the Bankruptcy Code as follows:
 
1.  
In accordance with section 1122(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, (a) Article IV of the Plan classifies Claims and Equity Interests into five (5) separate Classes reflecting the differing characteristics of those Claims and Equity Interests between Classes and the distinct legal rights of the holders of those Claims and Equity Interests in the separate Classes; and (b) the Claims and Equity Interests within each Class are substantially similar to the other Claims or Equity Interests within the same Class.
 
2.  
In accordance with section 1123(a)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code, Article V of the Plan properly classifies all Claims and Equity Interests that require classification.
 
3.  
In accordance with section 1123(a)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code, section 3.3 of the Plan properly identifies and describes that Classes 1 and 2 are not impaired under the Plan.
 
4.  
In accordance with section 1123(a)(3) of the Bankruptcy Code, sections 3.4 and 3.5 of the Plan properly identify and describe that Classes 3, 4, and 5 are impaired under the Plan.
 
5.  
In accordance with section 1123(a)(4) of the Bankruptcy Code, Article V of the Plan treats each Claim or Interest against the Debtor, in each respective Class, the same as each other Claim or Interest in such Class.
 
6.  
In accordance with section 1123(a)(5) of the Bankruptcy Code, the Plan provides adequate means for its implementation, including, without limitation, (a) the vesting of assets of the Estate in the Reorganized Debtor (other than the Distribution Trust Assets), (b) the appointment and powers of the Distribution Trustee, (c) the establishment and funding of the Distribution Trust Account, (d) the retention and pursuit of certain litigation claims by the Distribution Trust, including the pursuit of the Distribution Trust Avoidance Actions subject to the oversight of the Oversight Board, and (e) the distribution of the Distribution Trust Fund and proceeds of the Distribution Trust Avoidance Actions.
 
7.  
The Charter Documents, included in the Plan Supplement, conform to section 1123(a)(6) of the Bankruptcy Code’s prohibition on the issuance of non-voting equity securities.
 
8.  
Pursuant to section 6.2 of the Plan and in accordance with section 1123(a)(7) of the Bankruptcy Code, the members of the board of directors of the Debtor existing immediately before the Effective Date shall be deemed terminated and/or removed and the Plan Sponsor may nominate and elect new members of the board of directors.  The members of the board of directors and officers of Reorganized Debtor will be selected in accordance with the Charter Documents, provided that certain directors and officers have been selected and identified as set forth in the Plan Supplement.
 
9.  
Section 1123(a)(8) of the Bankruptcy Code is not applicable in this Chapter 11 Case because the Debtor is not an "individual."
 
10.  
Consistent with section 1123(b)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code, Article V of the Plan impairs or leaves unimpaired, as the case may be, each Class of Claims and Equity Interests.
 
11.  
Consistent with section 1123(b)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code, Article VIII of the Plan provides for the assumption or rejection of all of the executory contracts or unexpired leases of the Debtor that have not already been assumed or rejected in this Chapter 11 Case.
 
12.  
Consistent with section 1123(b)(3) of the Bankruptcy Code, (a) section 6.6 of the Plan provides for the retention and pursuit of certain claims by the Distribution Trustee, including the Distribution Trust Avoidance Actions to be pursued subject to the oversight of the Oversight Board; and (b) Article XI of the Plan provides for the comprehensive settlement of claims and controversies relating to the rights that holders of Claims or Equity Interests may have with respect to any Allowed Claims or Equity Interests or any distributions made pursuant to the Plan on account of such Allowed Claims or Equity Interests.
 
13.  
Section 1123(b)(4) of the Bankruptcy Code is not applicable because the Plan implements a reorganization of the company.

 
     
 
 

 
 
14.  
Consistent with section 1123(b)(5) of the Bankruptcy Code, Article V of the Plan permissibly modifies the rights of holders of unsecured claims.
 
15.  
Consistent with section 1123(b)(6) of the Bankruptcy Code, the Plan includes additional appropriate provisions that are not inconsistent with applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, including, without limitation, (a) Article V, governing distributions on account of Allowed Claims; (b) Article VII, establishing procedures for resolving Disputed Claims; (c) Articles VI and XI, providing for the preservation of certain causes of action, the comprehensive settlement of claims and controversies and related releases and injunctions against certain actions; and (d) Article XII, providing for the retention of jurisdiction by the Court over certain matters after the Effective Date.
 
16.  
Section 1123(c) of the Bankruptcy Code is not applicable in this Chapter 11 Case because the Debtor is not an “individual.”
 
17.  
In accordance with section 1123(d) of the Bankruptcy Code, Article VIII of the Plan provides for the payment of all Cure Amounts associated with the assumption of an executory contract or unexpired lease pursuant to section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code.
 
S. Section 1129(a)(2).  The Debtor has complied with all applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code with respect to the Plan and the solicitation of acceptances or rejections thereof.  In particular, the Plan complies with the requirements of sections 1125 and 1126 of the Bankruptcy Code as follows:
 
1.  
In compliance with the Solicitation Procedures Order, on or before April 3, 2015, the Debtor, through Rust Omni, caused copies of the following materials to be transmitted to the known holders of Claims in Classes that were entitled to vote to accept or reject the Plan (Claims in Class 3) (collectively, the “Voting Parties”):
 
§
the Disclosure Statement;
 
§
the Plan;
 
§
the Notice of (I) Conditional Approval of Disclosure Statement; (II) Hearing to Consider Confirmation of the Plan; (III) Deadline for Filing Objections to Confirmation of the Plan; (IV) Deadline for Voting on the Plan; and (v) Bar Date for Filing Administrative Claims Established by the Plan (the “Combined Hearing Notice”);
 
§
the Committee’s letter to the Voting Parties recommending that they vote to accept the Plan (the “Committee Support Letter”);
 
§
an appropriate form of ballot and a pre-addressed postage prepaid return envelope (collectively with the materials described in the preceding bullets, the “Solicitation Package”).
 
2.  
As evidenced by the Rust Omni Service Affidavit, the Debtor, through Rust Omni, caused to have published in the national edition of USA Today on April 6, 2015, notice of the Disclosure Statement, the Plan, the Confirmation Hearing, the deadlines for objecting to and voting to accept or reject the Plan, and the Administrative Claim Bar Date (the “Publication Notice”).
 
3.  
In compliance with the Solicitation Procedures Order, on April 7, 2015, the Debtor, through Rust Omni, caused copies of the Solicitation Package to be served on the following additional parties (collectively, the “Additional Notice Parties”):
 
§
additional representatives of the holders of Class 3 Claims who requested notices pertaining to Class 3 Claims;
 
4.  
In compliance with the Solicitation Procedures Order, on April 3, 2015, the Debtor, through Rust Omni, caused copies of the Combined Hearing Notice to be served on all other parties listed on the Debtor’s creditor matrix.
 
5.  
In compliance with the Solicitation Procedures Order, on April 3, 2015, the Debtor, through Rust Omni, caused copies of the Notice of Impaired Non-Voting Status and (I) Conditional Approval of Disclosure Statement; (II) Hearing to Consider Confirmation of the Plan; (III) Deadline for Filing Objections to Confirmation of the Plan; (IV) Deadline for Voting on the Plan; and (v) Bar Date for Filing Administrative Claims Established by the Plan (“Notice of Impaired Non-Voting Status”) and Notice of Non-Voting Status and Conditional Approval of Disclosure Statement; (II) Hearing to Consider Confirmation of the Plan; (III) Deadline for Filing Objections to Confirmation of the Plan; (IV) Deadline for Voting on the Plan; and (v) Bar Date for Filing Administrative Claims Established by the Plan (“Notice of Non-Voting Status”) to be served on parties not entitled to vote, as applicable.
 
 
     
 
 

 
 
6.  
In addition, in compliance with the Solicitation Procedures Order, copies of the Solicitation Procedures Order, the Plan, and the Disclosure Statement have been available upon request from the Debtor’s counsel and, free of charge, at www.omnimngt.com/hipcricket (the “Rust Omni Website”) and the foregoing was set forth in the Combined Hearing Notice.
 
7.  
On April 27, 2015, the Debtor filed the Plan Supplement  and, through Rust Omni, made the Plan Supplement available on the Rust Omni Website and served it on the Voting Parties and the Additional Notice Parties.
 
8.  
On April 3, 2015, the Debtor filed the Notice of Filing of Exhibit B to the Amended Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization of Hipcricket, Inc. (Schedule of Assumed Contracts and Unexpired Leases) [Docket No. 305] and, through Rust Omni, served it on the counterparties identified therein.
 
9.  
The Debtor, through Rust Omni, provided additional service of the Combined Hearing Notice as specified in the Rust Omni Service Affidavits.
 
10.  
The Combined Hearing Notice provided due and proper notice of the Hearing and all relevant dates, deadlines, procedures, and other information relating to the Plan and/or the solicitation of votes thereon, including, without limitation, the Voting Deadline and the Objection Deadline (as such terms are defined in the Combined Hearing Notice), the time, date, and place of the Hearing and the provisions in the Plan concerning certain of the third party releases provided for in the Plan.
 
11.  
Based on the foregoing, all persons entitled to receive notice of the Disclosure Statement, the Plan, and the Hearing have received proper, timely, and adequate notice in accordance with the Solicitation Procedures Order, the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and the Bankruptcy Rules, and have had an opportunity to appear and be heard with respect thereto.  As such, the Debtor is in compliance with section 1128 of the Bankruptcy Code and Bankruptcy Rules 2002(b) and 3017(d)–(f).  No other or further notice is required.
 
12.  
Further, also based on the foregoing, the Proponents solicited votes with respect to the Plan in good faith and in a manner consistent with the Bankruptcy Code, the Bankruptcy Rules, and the Solicitation Procedures Order.
 
13.  
Based upon the procedures approved in the Solicitation Procedures Order, Rust Omni has made a determination of the validity of, and tabulation with respect to, all acceptances and rejections of the Plan by holders of Claims entitled to vote on the Plan, including the amount and number of accepting and rejecting Claims in Class 3 under the Plan.
 
14.  
Exhibit A to the Voting Declaration sets forth the tabulation of votes and demonstrates that such tabulation was conducted in accordance with the Bankruptcy Code, the Bankruptcy Rules, and the Solicitation Procedures Order.  See id.
 
T. Section 1129(a)(3).  The Plan has been proposed by the Proponents in good faith and in the belief that the proposed reorganization and establishment of the Distribution Trust will maximize value for the Debtor’s creditors.  The Plan accomplishes the goals promoted by section 1129(a)(3) of the Bankruptcy Code by enabling the Debtor to reorganize as a going concern and enabling the Distribution Trustee to make distributions to creditors on a fair and equitable basis, in accordance with the priorities established by the Bankruptcy Code.  As set forth in the Wilson Declaration, the Plan is the direct result of extensive good faith, arm’s length negotiations between the Debtor, the Committee, and the Plan Sponsor and thereby reflects substantial input from the principal constituencies having an interest in this Chapter 11 Case.  The Plan has been proposed with the legitimate and honest purpose of implementing a reorganization of the Debtor and maximizing the value of the Estate to achieve the best interests of the Debtor’s creditors.  In so finding, the Court has considered the totality of the circumstances in this Chapter 11 Case.  The strong support for the Plan by holders of Claims in Class 3 further demonstrates that the Plan was proposed in good faith.  Finally, as described in greater detail below, the Plan’s indemnification, exculpation, release, and injunction provisions are warranted, necessary, and appropriate, and are supported by sufficient consent and consideration under the circumstances of the Chapter 11 Case as a whole and are consistent with sections 105, 1123(b)(6), and 1129 of the Bankruptcy Code and applicable law in this Circuit.

 
     
 
 

 

U. Section 1129(a)(4).  No payment for services or costs and expenses in connection with this Chapter 11 Case, or in connection with the Plan and incident to the Chapter 11 Case, has been or will be made by the Debtor other than payments that have been authorized by an order of the Court, including without limitation by the confirmation of the Plan by this Confirmation Order.  The Court has previously authorized the interim payment of the fees and expenses incurred by Professionals in connection with the Chapter 11 Case.  See Order Establishing Procedures for Interim Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses of Professionals [Docket No. 115].  Pursuant section 4.1(d)(ii) of the Plan, such Professionals’ applications for allowance of final compensation and reimbursement of expenses must be filed and served no later than thirty (30) days after the effective date of the Plan.  Such applications will be subject to review and approval by the Court.
 
V. Section 1129(a)(5).  The identity and affiliations of the individuals that will serve as directors and officers of the Reorganized Debtor have been disclosed in the Plan Supplement, in satisfaction of section 1129(a)(5)(A)(i) of the Bankruptcy Code.  Further, in accordance with section 1129(a)(5)(A)(ii) of the Bankruptcy Code, the appointment of the directors and officers to such offices is consistent with the interests of creditors and with public policy inasmuch as no objection to their appointment was received.
 
W. Moreover, the identity and affiliation of the Distribution Trustee was disclosed in the Plan Supplement, in satisfaction of section 1129(a)(5)(A)(i) of the Bankruptcy Code.  Further, in accordance with section 1129(a)(5)(A)(ii) of the Bankruptcy Code, the appointment of the Distribution Trustee is consistent with the interests of creditors and with public policy inasmuch as no objection to the proposed Distribution Trustee was received and the Committee participated in the selection and the negotiation of the compensation of the Distribution Trustee and the supporting work of the Distribution Trustee’s firm.
 
X. Section 1129(a)(6).  The Plan does not provide for any changes in rates that require regulatory approval of any governmental agency.  As such, section 1129(a)(6) of the Bankruptcy Code is inapplicable in this Chapter 11 Case.
 
Y. Section 1129(a)(7).  Each holder of an impaired Claim or Equity Interest that has not accepted or is deemed not to have accepted the Plan will, on account of such Claim or Equity Interest, receive or retain property under the Plan having a value, as of the Effective Date, that is not less than the amount that such holder would receive or retain if the Debtor was liquidated under chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code on the Effective Date.  See Disclosure Statement at Art. VII.A.  The Debtor has demonstrated that the Plan is in the best interests of its creditors.
 
Z. Section 1129(a)(8).  Three of the five Classes under the Plan have either voted to accept the Plan, are deemed to have accepted the Plan, or are unimpaired under the Plan.  See Plan at Article III; Voting Declaration.  The holders of Claims in Class 4 shall not receive or retain any property under the Plan; therefore, Class 4 is deemed to have rejected the Plan.  See Plan at § 3.5.  The holders of Equity Interests in Class 5 shall neither receive nor retain any property under the Plan; therefore, Class 5 is deemed to have rejected the Plan.  See id.  Nevertheless, with respect to Classes 4 and 5, the Plan is confirmable because it satisfies section 1129(b)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code with respect to such non-accepting Classes of Claims and Equity Interests.
 
AA. Section 1129(a)(9).  The Plan provides treatment for Allowed Administrative Claims and Allowed Priority Tax Claims that is consistent with the requirements of section 1129(a)(9) of the Bankruptcy Code.  Unless otherwise agreed to, the holder of each Allowed Administrative Claim (other than the Allowed DIP Claim) and Allowed Priority Tax Claim will receive full payment in Cash on account of such Claim within the prompt timeframe specified in the Plan with respect to such Claims.  See Plan at Article IV.
 
BB. Section 1129(a)(10).  The Plan has been accepted by the only impaired Class entitled to vote on the Plan – Class 3 – without including the acceptance of the Plan by any insider.

 
     
 
 

 
 
CC. Section 1129(a)(11).  As evidenced by the Wilson Declaration, together with any additional evidence admitted at the Confirmation Hearing, the Plan is feasible and complies with section 1129(a)(11) of the Bankruptcy Code.  For example, the Debtor’s evidence concerning the financial resources of the Plan Sponsor demonstrates that (i) the Plan Sponsor has acquired more than 30 distressed software-related companies in the past 5 years, (ii) the Plan Sponsor and its affiliates are experienced in successfully turning around distressed situations to generate sustainable profits, and (iii) the Plan Sponsor reasonably believes that under its management, the Reorganized Debtor will enhance its relationships with its employees, customers, and vendors, while simultaneously engaging in cost-cutting efforts to drive efficiency and profitability.  The Plan Sponsor also possesses more than $20 million of liquidity and believes that it will be able to leverage its relationships, expertise, and know-how to help the Reorganized Debtor thrive.  Furthermore, the Distribution Trust Fund will be funded on the Effective Date.  Accordingly, no distributions to creditors under the Plan are dependent on any metrics related to the Reorganized Debtor.  See Plan at § 6.3. 
 
DD. Section 1129(a)(12).  The Plan provides the Debtor or the Distribution Trustee, as applicable, will pay all fees required under 28 U.S.C. § 1930(a) until the Chapter 11 Case is closed, converted, or dismissed.  See Plan at § 4.1(c).
 
EE. Section 1129(a)(13).  The Debtor does not owe retiree benefits (as that term is defined under section 1114 of the Bankruptcy Code).  Thus, section 1129(a)(13) is inapplicable to the Plan.
 
FF. Sections 1129(a)(14)-(16).  Sections 1129(a)(14)-(16) of the Bankruptcy Code apply to individuals or nonprofit entities and are not applicable to the this Chapter 11 Case.
 
GG. Section 1129(b).  The Plan does not “discriminate unfairly” with respect to Classes 4 and 5, which are the only Classes that are impaired under the Plan and have not accepted the Plan (because these classes are deemed to reject the Plan).  First, the Claims in Class 4, which are Subordinated Claims, are legally distinct under the Bankruptcy Code from the Claims in the other Classes of Claims under the Plan.  Therefore, these Claims are properly classified in a separate Class and have not been classified separately for the purpose of unfair discrimination compared to other Claims.  With respect to the Equity Interests in Class 5, these interests are not classified separately for the purpose of unfair discrimination because Class 5 comprises all of the Equity Interests in the Debtor.  The Plan is otherwise “fair and equitable” under section 1129(b) of the Bankruptcy Code with respect to Classes 4 and 5 because:  (i) for Class 4, no holder of a Claim that is junior to the Claims in Class 4 is receiving or retaining any property under the Plan on account of such Claim; and (ii) for Class 5, no holder of an interest that is junior to the Equity Interests in Class 5 is receiving or retaining any property under the Plan on account of such interest.
 
HH. Section 1129(c).  The Plan is the only plan that has been filed in the Chapter 11 Case and it is the only plan that has been found to satisfy the requirements of subsections (a) and (b) of section 1129 of the Bankruptcy Code.  Accordingly, the requirements of section 1129(c) of the Bankruptcy Code have been satisfied.
 
II. Section 1129(d).  No party in interest, including but not limited to any governmental unit, has requested that the Court deny confirmation of the Plan on grounds that the principal purpose of the Plan is “the avoidance of taxes or the avoidance of the application of section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933,” and the principal purpose of the Plan is not such avoidance.  Accordingly, the Plan satisfies the requirements of section 1129(d) of the Bankruptcy Code.
 
JJ. Section 1129(e).  Because the Debtor is not a “small business debtor” under section 101(51D) of the Bankruptcy Code, section 1129(e) of the Bankruptcy Code is not applicable to the Chapter 11 Case.

 
     
 
 

 
 
Means for Implementation of the Plan

KK. Implementation.  The various means for implementation of the Plan, as set forth in Article VI and other provisions of the Plan (collectively, the “Implementation Activities”), have been designed and proposed in good faith.  The Implementation Activities are adequate and will promote the maximization of the value of the ultimate recoveries under the Plan in a fair and equitable manner in accordance with the priorities established by the Bankruptcy Code.  The Implementation Activities are not intended to hinder, delay, or defraud any entity to which the Debtor is indebted on the Effective Date.  Pursuant to section 10.2 of the Plan, all remaining assets in the Estate – other than Distribution Trust Assets and funds earmarked for payment pursuant to section 6.4(e) of the Plan – will vest in the Reorganized Debtor as of the Effective Date.  Pursuant to section 6.4(e) of the Plan, all property of the Debtor constituting the Distribution Trust Assets shall be conveyed and transferred by the Debtor to the Distribution Trust and administered by the Distribution Trustee.
 
LL. Securities Exempt from Registration.  The undertakings and obligations of the Debtor pursuant to the Plan, including its undertakings and/or obligations to make distributions of securities including (i) the issuance of the New Equity to ESW, in its capacity as the DIP Lender and in its capacity as the Plan Sponsor, and (ii) the issuance of issuance of Beneficial Interests in the Distribution Trust, shall in each case be exempt, pursuant to section 1145 of the Bankruptcy Code, from Section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933 and from any and all federal, state, or local laws requiring the registration of the offer, sale or other distribution of such securities by the Debtor to the maximum extent permitted by law.
 
MM. Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases.  Pursuant to sections 365 and 1123(b)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code, upon the occurrence of the Effective Date, Article VIII of the Plan provides for the assumption of certain agreements specified on the Schedule of Assumed Contracts and Unexpired Leases and for the rejection of all remaining executory contracts and unexpired leases of the Debtor.  The Debtor’s determinations regarding the assumption or the rejection of executory contracts and unexpired leases are based on and within the sound business judgment of the Debtor, will aid in the implementation of the Plan, and are in the best interests of the Debtor, its Estate, and the holders of Claims and other parties in interest in the Chapter 11 Case.  The Debtor has filed and adequately served the Schedule of Assumed Contracts and Unexpired Leases identifying the executory contracts and unexpired leases to be assumed pursuant to section 8.1 of the Plan.  Section 8.2 of the Plan provides for the rejection of all other executory contracts and unexpired leases.
 
NN. Five former employees of the Debtor filed objections (collectively, the “Employee Assumption Objections”) to the proposed assumption of their Confidentiality and Non-Solicitation Agreements (collectively, the “Objecting Employee Agreements”) identified on the previous Schedule of Assumed Contracts and Unexpired Leases.4  As reflected in the current Schedule of Assumed Contracts annexed as Exhibit B to the Plan, the Reorganized Debtor has withdrawn the Objecting Employee Agreements from the Schedule of Assumed Contracts and Unexpired Leases.  Accordingly, the Employee Assumption Objections are moot.  The withdrawal of the Objecting Employee Agreements does not constitute an admission as to whether the Objecting Employee Agreements are executory.
 
OO. No other party objected to the rejection of any executory contracts or unexpired leases pursuant to section 8.2 of the Plan.

 
4
The four objecting employees are: (1) John Green [Docket Nos. 378 and 148]; (2) Ivan Braiker [Docket No. 164]; (3) Gay Gabrilska [Docket No. 164]; (4) Kim Donaldson [Docket No. 164]; and (5) Glenn Stansbury.

 
     
 
 

 

PP. Injunctions, Releases, and Discharge.  The Court has jurisdiction under sections 1334(a) and (b) of title 28 of the United States Code and sections 105, 524, and 1141 of the Bankruptcy Code to approve the provisions with respect to the releases, exoneration, and discharge/injunction set forth in Article XI of the Plan.  The releases set forth in Article XI of the Plan represent a valid exercise of the Debtor’s business judgment and accordingly are appropriate under section 1123(b)(3)(A) of the Bankruptcy Code.  The releases set forth in Article XI of the Plan are deemed consented to by Creditors who were entitled to vote on the Plan and either did not submit a ballot or submitted a ballot and did not elect to opt out of such releases, as permitted by the ballots.  Creditors and Equity Interest holders who were deemed to reject the Plan and Creditors who submitted ballots that elected to opt out of such releases are deemed to have opted out of the releases set forth in section 11.4 of the Plan.  The exoneration provisions set forth in sections 11.3 of the Plan are appropriately tailored to protect the exculpated parties from inappropriate litigation and does not relieve any party of liability for willful misconduct.  The released parties pursuant to section 11.4 have contributed substantial value to the Debtor and the formulation of the Plan.  Such released parties’ efforts in negotiating and ultimately formulating the Plan enabled the Debtor to file the Plan.  The discharge and injunction set forth in sections 11.1 and 11.2 of the Plan comply with section 524(e) of the Bankruptcy Code and is important to the overall objectives of the Plan to finally resolve all claims against the Debtor in the Chapter 11 Case.  Based upon the record of this Chapter 11 Case and the evidence admitted at or prior to the Confirmation Hearing, this Court finds that the releases, injunctions, and exonerations set forth in Article XI of the Plan are consistent with the Bankruptcy Code and applicable law.
 
QQ. Other Findings.  To permit the Distribution Trustee to commence his duties as quickly as practicable, to promote prompt distributions under the Plan and Distribution Trust Agreement for the benefit of creditors and because a significant number of Implementation Activities are capable of being undertaken in short order, good cause exists to support the waiver of the stay imposed by Bankruptcy Rule 3020(e).
 
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED, AS FOLLOWS:
 
1. Confirmation.  All requirements for confirmation of the Plan have been satisfied.  The Plan is CONFIRMED in its entirety pursuant to section 1129 of the Bankruptcy Code.  The terms of the Plan, exhibits to the Plan, the Plan Supplement, and any other documents filed in connection with the Plan and/or executed or to be executed in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Plan, and all amendments and modifications thereof, are expressly incorporated into, and form an integral part of, this Confirmation Order.  A copy of the Plan in the form confirmed is attached hereto as Exhibit A.
 
2. Final Approval of Disclosure Statement.  The Disclosure Statement is hereby APPROVED, on a final basis, pursuant to section 1125 of the Bankruptcy Code.
 
3. Objections.  All Objections that have not been withdrawn or resolved prior to the entry of this Order are overruled in all respects for the reasons set forth in the record of the Confirmation Hearing, which record is incorporated herein, and all withdrawn objections, if any, are deemed withdrawn with prejudice.
 
4. Omission of Reference to Particular Plan Provisions.  The failure to specifically describe or include any particular provision of the Plan in this Confirmation Order shall not diminish or impair the effectiveness of such provision, it being the intent of this Court that the Plan be approved and confirmed in its entirety.

 
     
 
 

 

5. Implementation.  The Debtor, the Plan Sponsor, the Reorganized Debtor, and the Distribution Trustee, are authorized and directed to take all actions necessary, appropriate, or desirable to enter into, implement, and consummate the contracts, instruments, releases, leases, agreements, or other documents created or executed in connection with the Plan Documents. Without further order or authorization of this Court, the Proponents, the Reorganized Debtor, the Distribution Trustee, and their successors are authorized and empowered to make all modifications to all Plan Documents that are consistent with the Plan.  Execution versions of the Plan Documents, where applicable, shall constitute legal, valid, binding, and authorized obligations of the respective parties thereto, enforceable in accordance with their terms.
 
6. Effective Date.  The Effective Date of the Plan shall occur on the date determined by the Debtor, after reasonable consultation with the Committee and the Plan Sponsor, when the conditions set forth in section 13.2 of the Plan have been satisfied or, if applicable, waived in accordance with the Plan.
 
7. Modifications or Alterations to Plan.  To the extent the Plan has been modified, supplemented, or altered subsequent to solicitation, such modifications, supplements, and alterations constitute clarifications or technical changes, and do not materially adversely affect or change the treatment of any Claims or Equity Interests.  Accordingly, pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule 3019, such modifications or alterations, if any, do not require additional disclosure under section 1125 of the Bankruptcy Code or re-solicitation of votes under section 1126 of the Bankruptcy Code, nor do they require that holders of Claims or Equity Interests be afforded an opportunity to change previously cast acceptances or rejections of the Plan.
 
8. Binding Effect of Plan.  Subject to the occurrence of the Effective Date, the provisions of the Plan and this Confirmation Order shall be binding upon:  (a) the Reorganized Debtor; (b) the Distribution Trustee and any professionals or other parties assisting and supporting the Distribution Trustee; (c) the Oversight Board and its members and advisors; (d) all Professionals and Ordinary Course Professionals; (e) any and all non-Debtor parties to judicial or administrative proceedings in which the Debtor is a party; (f) any and all holders of Claims or Equity Interests (irrespective of (i) whether such Claims or Equity Interests are impaired under the Plan, (ii) whether the holders of such Claims or Equity Interests accepted, rejected, or are deemed to have accepted or rejected the Plan or (iii) whether such Claims or Equity Interests have been asserted in a filed proof of claim, proof of interest, request for administrative expense payment or other pleading or filing); (g) any and all non-Debtor parties to executory contracts or unexpired leases with the Debtor; (h) any party that had received or may be deemed to have received notice of the Plan and the Hearing; and (i) the respective heirs, executors, administrators, trustees, affiliates, officers, directors, agents, representatives, attorneys, beneficiaries, guardians, successors or assigns, if any, of any of the foregoing. All settlements, compromises, releases, waivers, exonerations, and injunctions set forth in the Plan shall be, and hereby are, effective and binding on all Persons who may have had standing to assert any settled, released, exculpated, or enjoined causes of action, and no other Person or entity shall possess such standing to assert such causes of action after the Effective Date.
 
9. Distributions.  On and after the Effective Date, the Distributions on account of Allowed Claims and the resolution and treatment of Disputed Claims pursuant to Article VII of the Plan are authorized to occur and, without limitation on the other provisions of the Plan and this Confirmation Order concerning the powers, duties, and authority of the Distribution Trustee, the Distribution Trustee shall be authorized to effectuate such Distributions, resolution, and treatment.
 
10. Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases.  The executory contract and unexpired lease provisions of Article VIII of the Plan, including without limitation the deemed rejection of executory contracts and unexpired leases pursuant to section 8.2 of the Plan, are specifically approved in all respects, are incorporated herein in their entirety, and are so ordered.

 
     
 
 

 

11. This Order shall constitute an order of the Court, pursuant to section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code, as of and conditioned on the occurrence of the Effective Date, approving (a) the assumption of the executory contracts and unexpired leases specified in the Schedule of Assumed Contracts and Unexpired Leases and (b) the rejection of all remaining executory contracts and unexpired leases of the Debtor.  For the avoidance of doubt, all executory contracts entered into by the Debtor postpetition are assumed by the Reorganized Debtor.
 
12. Payment of Certain Obligations.  Upon the funding of the Consideration as provided above in subsection (c), as soon as practicable thereafter, Todd Wilson, as the Chief Executive Officer and a representative of the Debtor, shall be authorized and directed to have the Debtor effectuate, funded from the Consideration, (i) the payments to eligible employees authorized under and subject to the Court’s Final Order Approving Amended Key Employee Incentive Plan and Authorizing Payments Thereunder entered on March 31, 2015 [Docket No. 287] (provided that the Debtor shall be authorized, in its discretion, to make any appropriate tax withholdings), and (ii) the payment to SITO Mobile, Ltd. of the Break-Up Fee and Expense Reimbursement, as such capitalized terms are defined in, and pursuant and subject to, the Court’s Order (A) Approving Bid Procedures for the Sale of Substantially All of Debtor’s Assets Outside the Ordinary Course of Business; (B) Scheduling an Auction and Hearing to Consider the  Sale and Approve the Form and Manner of Notice Related Thereto; (C) Approving Payment of a Break-Up Fee and Expense Reimbursement; and (D) Granting Related Relief [Docket No. 118].  Notwithstanding any other provision in the Plan to the contrary, the portion of the Consideration used to fund the foregoing payments shall be controlled by the Debtor and used strictly for the afore-mentioned purposes, and shall not constitute a part of the Distribution Trust Fund or a Distribution Trust Asset.
 
13. Bar Date for Rejection Claims.  Claims arising out of the rejection of an executory contract or unexpired lease pursuant to section 8.2 of the Plan must be filed with the Court on or before thirty (30) days after the Effective Date (the “Rejection Damages Bar Date”).  Any such Claims not timely filed shall be forever barred.
 
14. Vesting of Assets.  Unless a cause of action against any entity is expressly waived, relinquished, released, or compromised in the Plan, all causes of action (including, without limitation, all Avoidance Actions and all causes of action in all other litigation presently pending in other forums) are hereby preserved for the benefit of the Debtor, the Reorganized Debtor, and the Distribution Trustee on their behalf, for adjudication, as applicable, by the Reorganized Debtor or the Distribution Trustee, in accordance with the Plan.
 
15. Without limiting the foregoing, the right of the Reorganized Debtor on behalf of the Debtor to pursue or adopt any claims alleged in any lawsuit in which the Debtor is a defendant or an interested party, against any entity, including, without limitation, the plaintiffs or co-defendants in such lawsuits, are preserved.
 
16. Exemption from Transfer Taxes.  Pursuant to section 1146(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, the following shall not be subject to any stamp tax or other similar tax, real estate transfer tax, mortgage recording tax, filing fee, or similar tax:  (a) any of the Implementation Activities; (b) the issuance, transfer or exchange of notes, debt instruments and equity securities under or in connection with the Plan; (c) the creation, assignment, recordation or perfection of any lien, pledge, other security interest or other instruments of transfer; (d) the making or assignment of any lease; (e) the creation, execution and delivery of any agreements or other documents creating or evidencing the formation of the Reorganized Debtor or the issuance or ownership of any interest in the Reorganized Debtor; or (f) the making or delivery of any deed or other instrument of transfer under the Plan in connection with the vesting of the Debtor’s assets in the Reorganized Debtor or the Distribution Trustee pursuant to or in connection with the Plan, including, without limitation, merger agreements, stock purchase agreement, agreements of consolidation, restructuring, disposition, liquidation or dissolution, and transfers of tangible property.

 
     
 
 

 

17. Transfers by Debtor.  All transfers of property of the Debtor’s estate shall be free and clear of all Liens, charges, Claims, encumbrances, and other interests, except as expressly provided in the Plan or this Confirmation Order.
 
18. Securities Exempt from Registration.  To the maximum extent provided by section 1145 of the Bankruptcy Code and/or applicable non-bankruptcy law, the issuance under the Plan of the New Equity will be exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and any state or local law requiring registration prior to the offering, issuance, distribution, or sale of securities.  The issuance of the New Equity to the DIP Lender is or was in exchange for Claims against the Debtor within the meaning of section 1145(a)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code.  Pursuant to section 1145(c) of the Bankruptcy Code, the resale of any equity and any other securities issuable pursuant to the Plan shall be exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and any state or local law requiring registration prior to the offering, issuance, distribution, or sale of securities, except for any restrictions set forth in section 1145(b) of the Bankruptcy Code and any restriction contained in the Plan Documents.
 
19. Extinguishment of Claims and Equity Interests.  Except as provided in the Plan, the rights afforded in and the payments and distributions to be made under the Plan shall terminate all Equity Interests and discharge all existing debts and Claims of any kind, nature or description whatsoever against or in the Debtor or any of their assets or properties to the fullest extent permitted by section 1141 of the Bankruptcy Code.  Except as provided in the Plan, upon the Effective Date, all existing Claims against and Equity Interests in the Debtor shall be, and shall be deemed to be, discharged and terminated, and all holders of such Claims and Equity Interests shall be precluded and enjoined from asserting against the Reorganized Debtor, its successors or assignees, or any of its assets or properties any other or further Claim or Equity Interest based upon any act or omission, transaction, or other activity of any kind or nature that occurred prior to the Effective Date, whether or not such holder has filed a proof of claim or proof of interest and whether or not the facts or legal bases therefor were known or existed prior to the Effective Date.
 
20. Discharge and Injunction.  The discharge, release, and injunction contained in sections 11.1 and 11.2 of the Plan are approved and authorized in all respects.
 
21. Terms of Existing Injunctions or Stays.  All injunctions or stays arising under or entered during the Chapter 11 Case under section 105 or 362 of the Bankruptcy Code, or otherwise, that are in existence on the Confirmation Date shall remain in full force and effect until the Effective Date, provided, however, that no such injunction or stay shall preclude enforcement of parties’ rights under the Plan and the related documents.
 
22. Exoneration and Reliance.  The exoneration contained in section 11.3 of the Plan is approved and authorized in all respects.
 
23. Releases.  The releases contained in section 11.4 of the Plan are approved and authorized in all respects.
 
24. Limitation of Liability.  The Protected Parties shall have all of the benefits and protections afforded under section 1125(e) of the Bankruptcy Code and applicable law.
 
25. No Successor Liability.  Pursuant to section 1141 of the Bankruptcy Code and Article XI of the Plan, the property of the Debtor’s estate shall vest in the Reorganized Debtor, free and clear of all claims and interests of creditors and equity holders of the Debtor. Moreover, pursuant to section 1141(d) of the Bankruptcy Code, the effect of confirmation of the Plan shall be to discharge the Debtor from any debt that arose before the date confirmation, and any debt of a kind specified in section 502(g), 502(h), or 502(i) of the Bankruptcy Code.

 
     
 
 

 

26. The issuance of New Equity or transfer of assets through the Plan shall not result in the Reorganized Debtor (a) having any liability or responsibility for any Claim against or Equity Interest in the Debtor, the Debtor’s estate, or Insider of the Debtor, or (b) having any liability or responsibility to the Debtor, each except as expressly set forth in the Plan. Without limiting the effect or scope of the foregoing, and to the fullest extent permitted by applicable laws, the issuance of the New Equity or transfer of assets contemplated in the Plan shall not subject the Reorganized Debtor, its respective properties or assets or respective affiliates, successors, or assigns to any liability for Claims against the Debtor’s interests in such assets by reason of such issuance of New Equity or transfer of assets under any applicable laws, including, without limitation, any successor liability.
 
27. For the avoidance of doubt, ESW shall assume no liabilities or fiduciary duties with respect to the 401(k) Plan in any respect whatsoever.
 
28. General Administrative Claim Bar Date Provisions. Unless previously filed or as otherwise governed by a bar date order or in another order of the Court, requests for payment of Administrative Claims must be filed with the Court and served on the parties identified in section 13.12 of the Plan by the Administrative Claim Bar Date, which shall be 30 days after the Effective Date.  Holders of Administrative Claims that are required to file and serve a request for payment of such Administrative Claims and that do not file and serve such a request by the Administrative Claim Bar Date shall be forever barred from asserting such Administrative Claims against the Debtor, the Estate, the Distribution Trust, or their respective property.  Objections to any requests for payment of Administrative Claims must be asserted by the Claim Objection Deadline.  In light of the notice of the Administrative Claims Bar Date provided to creditors and parties in interest in the Confirmation Hearing Notice, Notice of Impaired Non-Voting Status, Notice of Non-Voting Status, and Publication Notice, no other or further notice of the Administrative Claim Bar Date is required.
 
29. Professional Compensation. Each Professional shall file an application for allowance of final compensation and reimbursement of expenses in the Chapter 11 Case, for the period through the Effective Date, no later than thirty (30) days after the Effective Date.  Objections to applications of professionals for compensation or reimbursement of expenses must be filed and served on the Reorganized Debtor, the U.S. Trustee, and the professionals to whose application the objections are addressed no later than twenty-one (21) days after the date the application is filed, or the Bankruptcy Court may enter an order authorizing the fees without a hearing. Any professional fees and reimbursements or expenses incurred by the Reorganized Debtor subsequent to the Effective Date may be paid without application to the Bankruptcy Court.
 
30. 28 U.S.C. § 1930 Fees.  Fees payable pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1930 constitute Administrative Claims under the Plan and shall be paid pursuant to section4.1(c) of the Plan.
 
31. New York State Reservation of Rights.  The third-party releases, injunction, and exoneration provisions contained in Article XI of the Plan shall not be effective as they relate to any person who may be liable for payment of withholding taxes or sales taxes pursuant to § 685 and § 1131 of the New York State Tax Law until such time as any allowed claims for such taxes are paid in accordance with the Plan or otherwise.
 
32. Yahoo! Reservation of Rights.  Nothing in the Plan or this Confirmation Order shall be, whether directly or indirectly, deemed to confer any immunity, exculpation, release, or other freedom from infringement or any wrongs involving Yahoo! IP, and Yahoo! may enforce the consequences of any infringement or any wrongs involving Yahoo! IP by the Debtor or any third party; provided, however, that Yahoo! shall not assert against or pursue the Plan Sponsor or the Reorganized Debtor for any infringement or any other wrongs involving the Yahoo! IP by the Debtor prior to the Effective Date.

 
     
 
 

 

33. Nothing in the Plan or this Confirmation Order shall directly or indirectly prevent Yahoo! from challenging, in court or through any governmental authority, agency, or instrumentality or otherwise, after the Effective Date the validity, interpretation, scope, or other effects of any of the Reorganized Debtor’s assets consisting of any U.S. or foreign patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, or other intellectual property, including without limitation the Debtor’s Patent No. 7,269,636 presently being re-examined by the Patent and Trademark Office.
 
34. The rights, claims, interests, and defenses of Yahoo! set forth in two preceding paragraphs shall not, whether directly or indirectly, be or be deemed enjoined, stayed, discharged, negated, barred, eliminated, or otherwise adversely affected by the Plan or Confirmation Order, except that Yahoo! shall not seek to impose on the Plan Sponsor or the Reorganized Debtor, Debtor liabilities existing prior to the Effective Date for acts or omissions of the Debtor prior to the Effective Date. The Yahoo! Rights shall be free and clear of any other provision in the Plan, in each case as to acts, omissions, transactions, events, circumstances, conditions, or matters that arise, continue in effect, or exist after the Effective Date.
 
35. Appointment of Distribution Trustee.  Mr. Peter Kravitz is hereby appointed to serve as the Distribution Trustee on the terms set forth in this Confirmation Order, the Plan, and the Distribution Trust Agreement (Exhibit D to the Plan Supplement).
 
36. Authorization, Duties, and Powers of Distribution Trustee.  The Distribution Trustee is hereby authorized to take any and all actions necessary or appropriate in furtherance of, and to implement, effectuate and consummate the Plan, this Confirmation Order, and the Implementation Activities contemplated thereby and hereby, including, without limitation, all of the Implementation Activities, procedures and undertakings specified in Article VII of the Plan and, further without limitation of the foregoing, all of the specified rights, duties, powers, options, and elections of the Distribution Trustee set forth in the Distribution Trust Agreement.  Moreover, the Distribution Trustee is authorized and directed to serve as the plan administrator of the Debtor’s 401(k) plan, to cause all appropriate or necessary documents related thereto to be prepared or filed timely, and to pay, from the Distribution Trust Operating Reserve, all costs and expenses he or she deems necessary or advisable in connection with the Debtor’s 401(k) plan.
 
37. Distribution Trustee Bond.  The Distribution Trustee shall not be required to post a bond or other security in connection with its obligations under this Distribution Trust Agreement.
 
38. Oversight Board.  Upon the Effective Date, the Oversight Board shall be deemed to be established.  As selected by the Committee and set forth in the Distribution Trust Agreement, the initial members of the Oversight Board shall be (a) Ken Harlan of MobileFuse LLC and (b) Jay Hirschson of StrikeAd U.S. Inc.  Any future vacancies on the Oversight Board shall be filled by election by other members of the Oversight Board.  The Oversight Board shall be a party in interest in the Chapter 11 Case and shall have the oversight rights and powers delineated in the Plan and Distribution Trust Agreement.  In all such instances, any disputes that cannot be resolved informally with the Oversight Board may be submitted to the Court for resolution on notice.  The Oversight Board may employ any and all such professionals and agents as it, in its reasonable discretion, deems reasonably necessary to perform its functions and in accordance with the Distribution Trust Agreement.  The fees and costs of such professionals shall be paid by the Distribution Trustee solely from the Distribution Trust Assets.

 
     
 
 

 
 
39. Compensation of Distribution Trustee.  The compensation of the Distribution Trustee and the work of its professionals in support of the Distribution Trustee, as well as reimbursement of the Distribution Trustee’s actual, reasonable, and necessary expenses incurred in connection with the performance of the Distribution Trustee’s duties, pursuant to the terms set forth in the Distribution Trust Agreement, shall be paid from the Distribution Trust Operating Reserve without further order of the Court, subject to the terms and conditions of the Distribution Trust Agreement.
 
40. Directive in Furtherance of Plan.  Each federal, state, commonwealth, local, foreign, or other governmental agency is hereby authorized to accept any and all documents, mortgages and instruments necessary or appropriate to effectuate, implement, or consummate the transactions contemplated by the Plan and this Confirmation Order.
 
41. Binding Effect of Prior Orders and Agreements.  Pursuant to section 1141 of the Bankruptcy Code, effective as of the Confirmation Date, but subject to the occurrence of the Effective Date and subject to the terms of the Plan and this Confirmation Order, all prior orders entered in the Chapter 11 Case, all documents and agreements executed by the Debtor as authorized and directed thereunder, and all motions or requests for relief by the Debtor pending before the Court as of the Effective Date shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the Reorganized Debtor and the Distribution Trustee.
 
42. Final Order.  The stay of this Confirmation Order imposed by Bankruptcy Rule 3020(e) is hereby waived in accordance with Bankruptcy Rule 3020(e).  This Confirmation Order is a final order, and the period in which an appeal must be filed shall commence immediately upon the entry hereof.
 
43. Notice of Confirmation and Effective Date.  Promptly following the occurrence of the Effective Date, pursuant to Bankruptcy Rules 2002(f)(7) and 3020(c)(2), the Reorganized Debtor is directed to serve a notice of the entry of this Confirmation Order, the establishment hereunder of bar dates for certain Claims (including the Administrative Bar Date and the Rejection Damages Bar Date) and the occurrence of the Effective Date, substantially in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference (the “Confirmation and Effective Date Notice”), on all parties that received the Combined Hearing Notice.  The Reorganized Debtor is also directed to make copies of the Confirmation and Effective Date Notice available on the Rust Omni Website.
 
44. Insurance.  Nothing in the Disclosure Statement, the Plan, or the Confirmation Order alters the rights and obligations of the Debtor and the Debtor’s insurers (and third party claims administrators) under applicable insurance policies (and the agreements related thereto) or modifies the coverage provided thereunder or the terms and conditions thereof.  Any such rights and obligations shall be determined under the applicable insurance policies, any related agreement of the parties and applicable law.
 
45. Committee Dissolution.  On the Effective Date, the Committee will dissolve, and the members of the Committee and their respective Professionals will cease to have any duty, obligation, or role arising from or related to the Chapter 11 Case.

 
     
 
 

 

46. Plan and Confirmation Order Govern.  Without intending to modify any prior order of this Court (or any agreement, instrument, or document addressed by any prior order), in the event of an inconsistency between the Plan, on the one hand, and any other agreement, instrument, or document intended to implement the provisions of the Plan, on the other, the provisions of the Plan shall govern (unless otherwise expressly provided for in such agreement, instrument, or document); provided, further, that, for the avoidance of doubt, in the event of any inconsistency between the Plan and the terms of this Confirmation Order, the terms of this Confirmation Order shall govern.
 
47. Jurisdiction.  The assets and affairs of the Debtor shall remain subject to the jurisdiction of this Court until the Effective Date.  Notwithstanding the entry of this Confirmation Order, from and after the Effective Date, the Court shall retain such jurisdiction over the Chapter 11 Case to the fullest extent that is legally permissible.
 
Dated:            May 15, 2015
 
/s/ Laurie Selber Silverstein
The Honorable Laurie Selber Silverstein
United States Bankruptcy Judge

 
     
 
 

 

EXHIBIT A
 
Plan of Reorganization
 
[Attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Form 8-K]


     
 
 

 

EXHIBIT B

Form of Confirmation and Effective Date Notice

      
 
 

 

IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
 
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
 
 
In re
 
HIPCRICKET, INC.,5
Debtor.
 
 
Chapter 11
 
Case No. 15-10104 (LSS)
 
NOTICE OF (I) ENTRY OF ORDER CONFIRMING, AND
 
OCCURRENCE OF EFFECTIVE DATE OF, AMENDED CHAPTER 11 PLAN
 
OF DEBTOR; (II) BAR DATE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMS;
 
AND (III) CERTAIN RELEASES AND INJUNCTION THEREUNDER
 

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE OF THE FOLLOWING:
 
1. Confirmation of the Plan.
 
On May __, 2015, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the “Bankruptcy Court”) entered an order [Docket No. ______] (the “Confirmation Order”) confirming the Amended Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization of Hipcricket, Inc., As Modified [Docket No. ___] (collectively with all exhibits and supplements and any modifications or other amendments thereto, the “Plan”) in the chapter 11 case of the above-captioned debtor (the “Debtor”).  Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Notice have the meanings given to them in the Plan and the Confirmation Order.
 
2. Occurrence of the Effective Date; Distribution Trustee; Vesting of Assets.
 
Pursuant to paragraph 6 of the Confirmation Order, the Plan became effective on May __, 2015 at ______ ___.M.  (the “Effective Date”).  As of the Effective Date, among other things, (a) the Debtor continues in existence as the Reorganized Debtor; (b) the Distribution Trustee was appointed with the power to exercise the rights, power, and authority of the Distribution Trust under applicable provisions of the Plan, Distribution Trust Agreement, and bankruptcy and non-bankruptcy law; and (c) except as otherwise provided in the Plan, all property of the Estate and the Debtor (other than the Distribution Trust Assets) became the property of, and vested in, the Reorganized Debtor free and clear of all Claims, liens, charges, other encumbrances, and interests.  Except as otherwise provided in the Plan and Distribution Trust Agreement, all distributions to be made to creditors under the Plan shall be made by the Distribution Trustee (or his or her designated agent).


 
5The last four digits of the Debtor’s tax identification number are 2076. The location of the Debtor’s headquarters and the service address for the Debtor is 110 110th Avenue NE, Suite 410, Bellevue, WA 98004.

      
 
 

 

3. Resolution of Disputed Claims.
 
Except as otherwise provided in Article VII of the Plan, unless otherwise ordered by the Bankruptcy Court after notice and a hearing, and subject to section 502(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, the Distribution Trustee on behalf of the Distribution Trust has the right to make, file, prosecute, settle, compromise, withdraw, or resolve objections to Claims.  Further, the Distribution Trustee may settle, resolve, release, or compromise any Claims and objections to Claims on behalf of the Distribution Trust without need for notice or order of the Bankruptcy Court.
 
4. Releases; Exculpation; Injunction.
 
Discharge and Injunction.  Except as otherwise set forth in the Plan, upon the Effective Date, the Debtor and the Reorganized Debtor shall be discharged from all Claims or other debts that arose at any time before the Effective Date, and all debts of the kind specified in sections 502(g), 502(h), or 502(i) of the Bankruptcy Code, whether or not: (a) a proof of claim based on such debt is filed or deemed filed under section 501 of the Bankruptcy Code; (b) a Claim based on such debt is Allowed under section 502 of the Bankruptcy Code; or (c) the holder of a Claim has accepted the Plan.  As of the Effective Date, all entities that have held, currently hold or may hold a Claim or other debt or liability that is discharged or any other right that is terminated under the Bankruptcy Code or the Plan are permanently enjoined, to the full extent provided under section 524(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, from “the commencement or continuation of an action, the employment of process, or an act, to collect, recover or offset any such debt as a personal liability” of the Debtor or the Reorganized Debtor, except as otherwise set forth in this Plan.  Nothing contained in the foregoing discharge shall, to the full extent provided under section 524(e) of the Bankruptcy Code, affect the liability of any other entity on, or the property of any other entity for, any debt of the Debtor that is discharged under the Plan.
 
Terms of Existing Injunctions or Stays.  All injunctions or stays arising under or entered during the Chapter 11 Case under section 105 or 362 of the Bankruptcy Code, or otherwise, that are in existence on the Confirmation Date shall remain in full force and effect until the Effective Date, provided, however, that no such injunction or stay shall preclude enforcement of parties’ rights under the Plan and the related documents.
 
Exoneration and Reliance.  To the extent allowed by law, the Protected Parties shall not be liable, other than with respect to criminal liability under applicable law, willful misconduct, or bad faith under applicable law, to any holder of a Claim or Equity Interest or any other Person with respect to any action, omission, forbearance from action, decision, or exercise of discretion taken at any time after the Petition Date in connection with or related to the Chapter 11 Case, including without limitation, the negotiation, formulation, development, proposal, disclosure, solicitation, confirmation or implementation of the sales process and the Plan, and except with respect to criminal liability under applicable law, willful misconduct or bad faith under applicable law, all such Persons are permanently enjoined from initiating a suit against any Protected Party. For purposes of this paragraph, Protected Parties excludes the Distribution Trust, Distribution Trustee, the DIP Lender, and the Plan Sponsor.
 
Releases by the Holders of Claims.  For good and valuable consideration, as of the Effective Date, a Creditor entitled to vote who either did not submit a ballot or submitted a ballot on the Plan but did not check the “Opt-Out” box electing to opt out of the release provisions contained in section 11.4 of the Plan, shall be deemed to have conclusively, absolutely, unconditionally, irrevocably, and forever released and discharged the Debtor, its Estate, the Reorganized Debtor, the Committee, the Distribution Trust, the Distribution Trustee, the Plan Sponsor from any and all direct claims and causes of action held by such Creditor whatsoever, including prepetition claims and causes of action, whether known or unknown, foreseen or unforeseen, existing or hereafter arising, in law, equity or otherwise, based on or relating to, or in any manner arising from, in whole or in part, the Debtor, the Debtor’s restructuring, the conduct of the Debtor’s business, the Chapter 11 Case, the purchase, sale, or rescission of the purchase or sale of any security of the Debtor, the subject matter of, or the transactions or events giving rise to, any Claim or Interest that is treated in the Plan, the business or contractual arrangements between any Debtor, and/or the restructuring of Claims and Interests prior to or in the Chapter 11 Case, which claims are based in whole or in part on any act, omission, transaction, event or other occurrence (except for willful misconduct, ultra vires acts, or gross negligence) taking place before the Effective Date. A Creditor or Equity Interest holder who was deemed to reject the Plan, or returned a ballot with the “Opt-Out” box checked on the ballot (whether or not the ballot was otherwise properly executed) shall be deemed to have opted out of the releases set forth in section 11.4 of the Plan.
 
Limitation of Liability.  The Protected Parties shall have all of the benefits and protections afforded under section 1125(e) of the Bankruptcy Code and applicable law.
 
5. Rejection of Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases Not Assumed.
 
Except as otherwise provided (i) in the Plan; (ii) in any contract, instrument, release, or other agreement or document entered into in connection with the Plan; or (iii) in a Final Order of the Bankruptcy Court, as of the Effective Date, pursuant to section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code, the Debtor rejected each executory contract and unexpired lease not previously assumed, assumed and assigned, or rejected during the Chapter 11 Case.  For the avoidance of doubt, executory contracts and unexpired leases listed on Exhibit B to the Plan were assumed as of the Effective Date, pursuant to section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code and the terms of the Confirmation Order.  In addition, all executory contracts entered into by the Debtor postpetition were assumed as of the Effective Date.
 
6. Bar Dates.
 
a. Administrative Bar Date.  Unless previously filed or as otherwise governed by a bar date order or in another order of the Court, requests for payment of Administrative Claims must be filed with the Court and served on the parties identified in section 13.12 of the Plan by June __, 2015, which is thirty (30) days after the Effective Date  (the “Administrative Claim Bar Date”).  Holders of Administrative Claims that are required to file and serve a request for payment of such Administrative Claims and that do not file and serve such a request by the Administrative Claim Bar Date shall be forever barred from asserting such Administrative Claims against the Debtor, the Estate, or its property.  Objections to any requests for payment of Administrative Claims must be asserted by the Claim Objection Deadline.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, a governmental unit shall not be required to file and serve a request for payment of an Administrative Claim with respect to any administrative expense of the type described in section 503(b)(1)(B) or section 503(b)(1)(C) of the Bankruptcy Code as a condition to such amounts being an allowed administrative expense.  Notice of the Administrative Claim Bar Date was previously provided to parties in interest, and nothing in this Notice is intended to extend the Administrative Claim Bar Date or recommence the occurrence of the Administrative Claim Bar Date.
 
 
     
 
 

 
 
b. Professional Compensation.  Each Professional shall file an application for allowance of final compensation and reimbursement of expenses in the Chapter 11 Case, for the period through the Effective Date, no later than June __, 2015, which is thirty (30) days after the Effective Date.  Objections to applications of professionals for compensation or reimbursement of expenses must be filed and served on the Reorganized Debtor, the U.S. Trustee, and the professionals to whose application the objections are addressed no later than twenty-one (21) days after the date the application is filed, or the Bankruptcy Court may enter an order authorizing the fees without a hearing. Any professional fees and reimbursements or expenses incurred by the Reorganized Debtor subsequent to the Effective Date may be paid without application to the Bankruptcy Court.
 
c. Rejection Damages Bar Date.  Claims arising out of the rejection of an executory contract or unexpired lease pursuant to section 8.2 of the Plan must be filed with the Court on or before June __, 2015, which is thirty (30) days after the Effective Date, and served as set forth below in Section 9.  Any such Claims not timely filed shall be forever barred from asserting such Claims against the Debtor, the Reorganized Debtor, the Estate, the Distribution Trust, or their respective property.
 
7. Retention of Jurisdiction by Bankruptcy Court.
 
Notwithstanding the entry of the Confirmation Order and the occurrence of the Effective Date, the Bankruptcy Court retained jurisdiction over the Chapter 11 Case after the Effective Date to the fullest extent legally permissible, including, without limitation, with respect to all matters specified in Article XII of the Plan.
 
8. Notice Parties' Service Addresses.
 
For purposes of serving requests for payment of Administrative Claims, applications for allowance of Fee Claims, and any other papers required to be served on the notice parties set forth in the Plan, such service should be made, as applicable, on:
 
a.  
the Distribution Trustee, Peter Kravitz, c/o Province, Inc., 5915 Edmond Street, Suite 102, Las Vegas, Nevada 89118 (admin@provincefirm.com);
 
b.  
counsel to the Debtor, Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones, 10100 Santa Monica Blvd., 13th Floor, Los Angeles, California 90067, Attn: Ira Kharasch, Esq. (ikharasch@pszjlaw.com) and Linda Cantor, Esq. (lcantor@pszjlaw.com);
 
c.  
counsel to the Reorganized Debtor, (i) Haynes and Boone, LLP, 1221 McKinney Street, Suite 2100, Houston, Texas 77010, Attention: Charles A. Beckham, Jr., Esq. (charles.beckham@haynesboone.com); and (ii) Haynes and Boone, LLP, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, 26th Floor, New York, NY 10112, Attention: Trevor R. Hoffmann, Esq. (trevor.hoffmann@haynesboone.com); and
 
d.  
counsel to the Oversight Board, COOLEY LLP, 1114 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036-7798, Attn: Jay R. Indyke, Esq. (jindyke@cooley.com), Jeffrey L. Cohen, Esq. (jcohen@cooley.com)
 
9. Service Upon Claims and Noticing Agent.
 
Proofs of Claim arising from the rejection of executory contracts or unexpired leases should be served on the Debtor’s claims and noticing agent by mailing the original proof of claim to Hipcricket, Inc., Ballot Processing, c/o Rust Consulting | Omni Bankruptcy, 5955 DeSoto Avenue, Suite 100, Woodland Hills, CA 91367.  Proofs of Claim submitted by facsimile or e-mail shall not be accepted.
 
10. Copies of Confirmation Order.
 
Copies of the Plan and the Confirmation Order may be obtained for free at www.omnimgt.com/hipcricet or upon request from counsel to the Distribution Trustee.
 


Exhibit 99.2
 



IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
 
IN RE:  §  
  §  
HIPCRICKET, INC.1 § CASE NO. 15-10104-LSS
 
§
 
Debtor. § Chapter 11
  §  
     
 
AMENDED PLAN OF REORGANIZATION OF THE DEBTOR
DATED MARCH 31, 2015, AS MODIFIED

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
Haynes and Boone, LLP
Ira D. Kharasch (CA Bar No. 109084)
Charles A. Beckham, Jr. (TX Bar No. 02016600)
Linda F. Cantor (LA Bar No. 153762)
1221 McKinney Street, Suite 2100
James O'Neill (DE Bar Na. 4042)
Houston, Texas 77010
919 North Market Street, 17th Floor
Email: charles.beckham@haynesboone.com
P.O. Box 8705
 
Wilmington, DE 19899-8705 (Courier 19801)
-and-
Telephone: (302) 652-4100
 
Facsimile: (302) 652-4400
Trevor R. Hoffmann (NY Bar No. 24048806)
Email: ikharasch@pszjlaw.com
30 Rockefeller Plaza, 26th Floor
lcantor@pszjlaw.com
New York, NY 1011
joneill@pszjlaw.com
Email: trevor.hoffmann@haynesboone.com
COUNSEL TO DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION
COUNSEL TO PLAN SPONSOR


 
1
The last four digits of the Debtor’s tax identification number are 2076.  The location of the Debtor’s headquarters and the service address for the Debtor is 110 110th Avenue NE. Suite 410, Bellevue, WA 98004.


 
 

 
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
    Page
ARTICLE I SUMMARY OF THE PLAN
 
1
ARTICLE II DEFINITIONS, RULES OF INTERPRETATION, AND CONSTRUCTION OF TERMS
 
1
ARTICLE III DESIGNATION OF CLAIMS AND INTERESTS
 
1
3.1
Summary
1
3.2
Identification of Classes
1
3.3
Unimpaired Classes
2
3.4
Impaired Classes/Entitled to Vote
2
3.5
Impaired Classes/Not Entitled to Vote
2
3.6
Elimination of Classes for Voting Purposes
2
3.7
Controversy Concerning Classification, Impairment or Voting Rights
2
ARTICLE IV TREATMENT OF UNCLASSIFIED CLAIMS
 
2
4.1
Administrative Claims
2
4.2
Allowed Priority Tax Claims
3
4.3
Ordinary Course Liabilities
3
ARTICLE V CLASSIFICATION AND TREATMENT OF CLASSIFIED CLAIMS AND INTERESTS
 
3
5.1
Treatment of Allowed Secured Claims (Class 1)
3
5.2
Treatment of Allowed Priority Unsecured Non-Tax Claims (Class 2)
3
5.3
Treatment of Allowed General Unsecured Claims (Class 3)
3
5.4
Treatment of Allowed Subordinated Claims (Class 4)
4
5.5
Treatment of Allowed Equity Interests (Class 5)
4
ARTICLE VI MEANS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PLAN
 
4
6.1
Continued Corporate Existence
4
6.2
Management and Board of Directors
4
6.3
Arrangements with the Distribution Trustee
4
6.4
The Closing
4
6.5
Tax Treatment of the Distribution Trust
5
6.6
Right to Enforce, Compromise, or Adjust Distribution Trust Assets
5
6.7
Preservation of Rights of Action
5
ARTICLE VII PROVISIONS GOVERNING RESOLUTION OF CLAIMS  AND DISTRIBUTIONS OF PROPERTY UNDER THE PLAN
 
6
7.1
Right to Object to Claims
6
7.2
Deadline for Objecting to Claims
6
7.3
Deadline for Responding to Claim Objections
6
7.4
Right to Request Estimation of Claims
6
7.5
Distribution Procedures Regarding Allowed Claims
6
7.6
Procedures Regarding Distributions from the Distribution Trust
7
ARTICLE VIII EXECUTORY CONTRACTS
 
7
8.1
Assumption of Executory Contracts
7
8.2
Rejection of Executory Contracts
7
8.3
Procedures Related to Assumption of Executory Contracts
7
8.4
Rejection Claim Bar Date
8
8.5
Indemnification Obligations
8
ARTICLE IX EFFECT OF REJECTION BY ONE OR MORE CLASSES
 
8
9.1
Impaired Classes Entitled to Vote
8
9.2
Acceptance by Class
8
9.3
Reservation of Cramdown Rights
9
ARTICLE X EFFECT OF CONFIRMATION
 
9
10.1
Legally Binding Effect
9
10.2
Vesting of Property of Debtor in Reorganized Debtor
9
10.3
Yahoo! Rights
9
ARTICLE XI INJUNCTIONS, RELEASES, AND DISCHARGE
 
9
11.1
Discharge and Release
9
11.2
Discharge Injunction
9
11.3
Exoneration and Reliance
10
11.4
Additional Releases
10
ARTICLE XII RETENTION OF JURISDICTION
 
10
12.1
Exclusive Bankruptcy Court Jurisdiction
10
12.2
Limitation on Jurisdiction
11
ARTICLE XIII MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
 
11
13.1
Conditions to Confirmation
11
13.2
Conditions to Effectiveness
11
13.3
Exemption from Transfer Taxes
12
13.4
Securities Exemption
12
13.5
Defects, Omissions and Amendments of the Plan
12
13.6
Withdrawal of Plan
12
13.7
Due Authorization By Creditors
12
13.8
Filing of Additional Documentation
12
13.9
Governing Law
12
13.10
Successors and Assigns
12
13.11
Transfer of Claims
13
13.12
Notices
13
13.13
U.S. Trustee Fees
14
13.14
Implementation
14
13.15
No Admissions
14
ARTICLE XIV SUBSTANTIAL CONSUMMATION
 
14
14.1
Substantial Consummation
14
14.2
Final Decree
14

 
i

 
 
EXHIBITS TO THE PLAN

Glossary of Defined Terms Exhibit A
Schedule of Assumed Contracts and Unexpired Leases Exhibit B

 

 
ii

 

Hipcricket, Inc., the Debtor and Debtor-in-Possession in the above-referenced Bankruptcy Case, and ESW Capital, LLC, in its capacity as the Plan Sponsor, jointly propose the Amended Plan of Reorganization of the Debtor dated March 31, 2015, as modified.  Reference is made to the Disclosure Statement Pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 1125 in Support of the Amended Plan of Reorganization of the Debtor  for a discussion of the Debtor’s history, business, property and results of operations, and for a summary of the Plan and certain related matters.
 
All Creditors are encouraged to read the Plan and the Disclosure Statement in their entirety before voting to accept or reject the Plan.  No materials, other than the Disclosure Statement and any exhibits and schedules attached thereto or referenced therein, have been approved by the Proponents for use in soliciting acceptances or rejections of the Plan.
 
For avoidance of doubt, the Plan applies and preserves the maximum global jurisdiction possible under applicable U.S. law, including, without limitation, over the assets of the Debtor wherever located.  The Plan is also consistent with and implements the decisions of the Bankruptcy Court that are described in the Disclosure Statement.
 
ARTICLE I
SUMMARY OF THE PLAN
 
An overview of the Plan is set forth in the Disclosure Statement.  Generally, the Plan provides for (1) the reorganization of the Debtor by retiring, cancelling, extinguishing and/or discharging the Debtor’s prepetition equity interests and issuing New Equity to the Plan Sponsor and to the DIP Lender, to the extent that it exercises the Subscription Option, and (2) the distribution of Cash and rights to certain litigation recoveries to holders of Allowed Claims in accordance with the priority scheme established by the Bankruptcy Code.
 
The reorganization of the Debtor and its estate described herein will be implemented via (1) issuance of a portion of New Equity to ESW Capital, LLC or an affiliate, in its capacity as the Plan Sponsor, in exchange for the Consideration; (2) receipt of a portion of the New Equity by ESW Capital, LLC, in its capacity as DIP Lender, pursuant to the Subscription Option; (3) distribution of the Consideration to the Creditors; and (4) creation of the Distribution Trust to pursue certain avoidance claims and causes of action for the benefit of Creditors.
 
ARTICLE II
DEFINITIONS, RULES OF INTERPRETATION, AND CONSTRUCTION OF TERMS
 
2.1. All capitalized terms not defined elsewhere in the Plan shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Glossary of Defined Terms attached as Exhibit A to the Plan.  Any capitalized term used in the Plan that is not defined herein has the meaning ascribed to that term in the Bankruptcy Code and/or Bankruptcy Rules.
 
2.2. For purposes of the Plan, any reference in the Plan to an existing document or exhibit filed or to be filed means that document or exhibit as it may have been or may be amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified.
 
2.3. The words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to the Plan as a whole and not to any particular section, subsection or clause contained in the Plan, unless the context requires otherwise.  Whenever from the context it appears appropriate, each term stated in either the singular or the plural includes the singular and the plural, and pronouns stated in the masculine, feminine or neuter gender include the masculine, feminine and the neuter.  The section headings contained in the Plan are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of the Plan.
 
2.4. Captions and headings to articles, sections and exhibits are inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be part of or to affect the interpretation of the Plan.
 
2.5. The rules of construction set forth in section 102 of the Bankruptcy Code shall apply.
 
2.6. In computing any period of time prescribed or allowed by the Plan, the provisions of Bankruptcy Rule 9006(a) shall apply.
 
ARTICLE III
DESIGNATION OF CLAIMS AND INTERESTS
 
3.1 Summary
 
Pursuant to section 1122 of the Bankruptcy Code, a Claim or Equity Interest is placed in a particular Class for purposes of voting on the Plan and receiving Distributions under the Plan only to the extent (i) the Claim or Equity Interest qualifies within the description of that Class; (ii) the Claim or Equity Interest is an Allowed Claim or Allowed Equity Interest in that Class, and is classified in another Class or Classes to the extent that any remainder of the Claim or Equity Interest qualifies within the description of such other Class or Classes; and (iii) the Claim or Equity Interest has not been paid, released, or otherwise compromised before the Effective Date.  A Claim or Equity Interest which is not an Allowed Claim or Allowed Equity Interest, including a Disputed Claim, is not in any Class, and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Plan, no Distribution shall be made on account of any Claim or Equity Interest which is not an Allowed Claim or Allowed Equity Interest.  In accordance with section 1123(a)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code, Administrative Claims, Professional Compensation Claims, and Priority Tax Claims are not classified under the Plan and are excluded from the following Classes.
 
3.2 Identification of Classes
 
The following is a designation of the classes of Claims and Equity Interests under the Plan.
 
Class 1: Secured Claims
Class 2: Priority Unsecured Non-Tax Claims
Class 3: General Unsecured Claims
Class 4: Subordinated Claims
Class 5: Equity Interests

 
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3.3 Unimpaired Classes
 
Classes 1 and 2 are unimpaired under the Plan.  Under section 1126(f) of the Bankruptcy Code, holders of Claims in Classes 1 and 2 are conclusively presumed to have accepted the Plan and are therefore not entitled to vote to accept or reject the Plan.
 
3.4 Impaired Classes/Entitled to Vote
 
Class 3 is impaired under the Plan.  Holders of Claims in Class 3 are entitled to vote to accept or reject the Plan.
 
3.5 Impaired Classes/Not Entitled to Vote
 
Holders of Subordinated Claims in Class 4 and Holders of Allowed Equity Interests in Class 5 will not receive Distributions on account of such Claims under the Plan.  Under section 1126(g) of the Bankruptcy Code, holders of Subordinated Claims in Class 4 and Holders of Allowed Equity Interests in Class 5 are conclusively presumed to have rejected the Plan, and therefore the Proponents will not solicit their votes.
 
3.6 Elimination of Classes for Voting Purposes
 
Any Class of Claims or Equity Interests that is not occupied as of the date of the commencement of the Confirmation Hearing by an Allowed Claim, an Allowed Equity Interest, or a Claim or Equity Interest temporarily allowed under Rule 3018 of the Bankruptcy Rules shall be deemed deleted from the Plan for purposes of voting on acceptance or rejection of the Plan by such Class under section 1129(a)(8) of the Bankruptcy Code.
 
3.7 Controversy Concerning Classification, Impairment or Voting Rights
 
In the event a controversy or dispute should arise involving issues related to the classification, impairment or voting rights of any Creditor or Interest Holder under the Plan, whether before or after the Confirmation Date, the Bankruptcy Court may, after notice and a hearing, determine such controversy.  Without limiting the foregoing, the Bankruptcy Court may estimate for voting purposes (i) the amount of any contingent or unliquidated Claim the fixing or liquidation of, as the case may be, would unduly delay the administration of the Bankruptcy Case and (ii) any right to payment arising from an equitable remedy for breach of performance.
 
ARTICLE IV
TREATMENT OF UNCLASSIFIED CLAIMS
 
4.1 Administrative Claims
 
(a) General:  Except with regards to the Ordinary Course Liabilities, including Allowed DIP Claim, subject to the bar date provisions herein, unless otherwise agreed to by the parties, each holder of an Allowed Administrative Claim shall receive, from the Consideration, Cash equal to the unpaid portion of such Allowed Administrative Claim within ten (10) days after the later of (a) the Effective Date, (b) the Allowance Date, or (c) such date as is mutually agreed upon by the Proponents and the holder of such Claim.
 
(b) Allowed DIP Claims: The DIP Claim is Allowed in full.  (i) Pursuant to the Subscription Option, the DIP Lender, as a Qualified Ordinary Course Creditor, shall have the option, on account of being the holder of the Allowed DIP Claim, to exchange a total of up to $3,000,000 in satisfaction of such amount of its Allowed Claim for up to a total of 600 shares, equal to 60 percent, of the issued New Equity, at a rate of $5,000 of its Allowed DIP Claim for one (1) share of New Equity, and (ii) the DIP Lender, on account of being the holder of the Allowed DIP Claim, shall receive, from the Consideration, payment in Cash of the remaining amount of the Allowed DIP Claim after the DIP Lender has exercised the Subscription Option to receive its share of the New Equity. On the Effective Date, all liens and interests granted in exchange for the DIP Note shall be deemed discharged, cancelled, and released and shall be of no further force and effect. The Consideration payable by the Plan Sponsor under the Plan shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis to reflect any and all Claims exchanged for New Equity pursuant to the Subscription Option.
 
(c) Payment of Statutory Fees:  All fees payable pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1930 shall be paid in Cash equal to the amount of such Administrative Claim when due or no later than the Effective Date.  Postpetition U.S. Trustee fees and post-confirmation reports shall be paid and filed as required by 28 U.S.C. § 1930 until the Bankruptcy Case is closed, converted or dismissed, and failure to do either timely is a material default pursuant to section 1112 of the Bankruptcy Code.
 
(d) Bar Date for Administrative Claims:
 
(i) General Provisions:  Except as otherwise provided in this Article IV, requests for payment of Administrative Claims must be included within an application (setting forth the amount of, and basis for, such Administrative Claims, together with documentary evidence) and Filed and served on respective counsel for the Debtor and Plan Sponsor no later than ten (10) days after the Confirmation Hearing or by such earlier deadline governing a particular Administrative Claim contained in an order of the Bankruptcy Court entered before the Effective Date.  Holders of Administrative Claims (including, without limitation, professionals requesting compensation or reimbursement of expenses and the holders of any Claims for federal, state or local taxes) that are required to File a request for payment of such Claims and that do not File such requests by the applicable bar date specified in this section shall be forever barred from asserting such Claims against the Debtor or any of its property.  Requests for payments of Administrative Claims included within a proof of claim are of no force and effect, and are disallowed in their entirety as of the Confirmation Date unless such Administrative Claim is subsequently Filed in a timely fashion as provided herein.

 
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(ii) Professionals:  All professionals or other entities requesting compensation or reimbursement of expenses pursuant to sections 327, 328, 330, 331, 503(b) and 1103 of the Bankruptcy Code for services rendered before the Effective Date (including, without limitation, any compensation requested by any professional or any other entity for making a substantial contribution in the Bankruptcy Case) shall File and serve on the Reorganized Debtor and Post-Confirmation Service List an application for final allowance of compensation and reimbursement of expenses no later than thirty (30) days after the Effective Date.  Objections to applications of professionals for compensation or reimbursement of expenses must be filed and served on the Reorganized Debtor, the U.S. Trustee, and the professionals to whose application the objections are addressed no later than twenty-one (21) days after the date the application is filed, or the Bankruptcy Court may enter an order authorizing the fees without a hearing.  Any professional fees and reimbursements or expenses incurred by the Reorganized Debtor subsequent to the Effective Date may be paid without application to the Bankruptcy Court.
 
(iii) Tax Claims:  All requests for payment of Administrative Claims and other Claims by a Governmental Unit for taxes (and for interest and/or penalties related to such taxes) for any tax year or period, which accrued or was assessed within the period from and including the Petition Date through and including the Effective Date (“Post-Petition Tax Claims”) and for which no bar date has otherwise been previously established, must be Filed on or before the later of (i) forty-five (45) days following the Effective Date; and (ii) ninety (90) days following the filing with the applicable Governmental Unit of the tax return for such taxes for such tax year or period.  Any holder of any Post-Petition Tax Claim that is required to File a request for payment of such taxes and does not File such a Claim by the applicable bar date shall be forever barred from asserting any such Post-Petition Tax Claim against the Debtor or its property, whether any such Post-Petition Tax Claim is deemed to arise prior to, on, or subsequent to the Effective Date.  To the extent that the holder of a Post-Petition Tax Claim holds a lien to secure its Claim under applicable state law, the holder of such Claim shall retain its lien until its Allowed Post-Petition Tax Claim has been paid in full.
 
4.2 Allowed Priority Tax Claims
 
Each Holder of an Allowed Priority Tax Claim against Debtor shall receive, from the Consideration,  in full satisfaction, settlement, release and discharge of, and in exchange for, such Allowed Priority Tax Claim (i) Cash equal to the amount of such Allowed Priority Tax Claim, (ii) payment in full through the fifth anniversary of the Petition Date, plus interest, or (iii) such other less favorable treatment to the Holders of an Allowed Priority Tax Claim as to which the Debtor, or the Proponents and the Holder of such Allowed Priority Tax Claims shall have agreed upon in writing.
 
4.3 Ordinary Course Liabilities
 
A holder of an Ordinary Course Liability is not required to file or serve any request for payment of the Ordinary Course Liability. The Debtor shall continue to pay each Ordinary Course Liability (other than the Allowed DIP Claim, as provided for in Section 4.1(b)) accrued prior to the Effective Date, pursuant to the payment terms and conditions of the particular transaction giving rise to the Ordinary Course Liability, and the Approved Budget. The Reorganized Debtor shall continue to pay each Ordinary Course Liability accrued after the Effective Date, pursuant to the payment terms and conditions of the particular transaction giving rise to the Ordinary Course Liability.
 
ARTICLE V
CLASSIFICATION AND TREATMENT
OF CLASSIFIED CLAIMS AND INTERESTS
 
5.1 Treatment of Allowed Secured Claims (Class 1)
 
On the Effective Date, solely to the extent an Allowed Secured Claim is collateralized by a segregated bank account, then the holder of such Allowed Secured Claim shall, on account of and in full and complete settlement, release and discharge of, and in exchange for, such Secured Claim, have its Claim satisfied by receipt of the Cash deposited in the segregated bank account. All other holders of Allowed Secured Claims shall, at the election of the Plan Sponsor, on account of and in full and complete settlement, release and discharge of, and in exchange for, such Secured Claims, have their Claims satisfied by the Reorganized Debtor by either (i) reinstatement pursuant to section 1124 of the Bankruptcy Code, (ii) receipt of the collateral securing such claim and any interest required to be paid pursuant to section 506(b) of the Bankruptcy Code, (iii) such other treatment as the Plan Sponsor and the applicable holder of the Allowed Secured Claim may agree, or (iv) such other recovery necessary to satisfy section 1129 of the Bankruptcy Code.
 
5.2 Treatment of Allowed Priority Unsecured Non-Tax Claims (Class 2)
 
Each holder of an Allowed Priority Unsecured Non-Tax Claim against the Debtor shall receive, from the Consideration, on the Effective Date, on account of and in full and complete settlement, release and discharge of, and in exchange for, such Allowed Priority Unsecured Non-Tax Claim, either cash equal to the full unpaid amount of such Allowed Priority Unsecured Non-Tax Claim, or such other treatment as the Proponent and the holder of such Allowed Priority Unsecured Non-Tax Claim shall have agreed.
 
5.3 Treatment of Allowed General Unsecured Claims (Class 3)
 
On the Effective Date, each holder of an Allowed General Unsecured Claim shall receive, on account of and in full and complete settlement, release and discharge of, and in exchange for its Allowed General Unsecured Claim, its Pro Rata Share of (i) remaining Consideration after payment of Allowed Administrative Claims, Allowed Priority Tax Claims, Allowed Secured Claims, and Allowed Priority Unsecured Non-Tax Claims, and (ii) the Beneficial Interest in the Distribution Trust in accordance with the Distribution Trust Agreement.

 
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5.4 Treatment of Allowed Subordinated Claims (Class 4)
 
No Distributions will be made to holders of Allowed Subordinated Claims.  On the Effective Date, all Allowed Subordinated Claims will be released and discharged.
 
5.5 Treatment of Allowed Equity Interests (Class 5)
 
No Distributions will be made to holders of Allowed Equity Interests.  On the Effective Date, all Allowed Equity Interests shall be deemed automatically cancelled, released, and extinguished without further action by the Debtor or the Reorganized Debtor, and the obligations of the Debtor and the Reorganized Debtor thereunder shall be discharged.
 
ARTICLE VI
MEANS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PLAN
 
6.1 Continued Corporate Existence
 
Except as otherwise provided in the Plan, the Reorganized Debtor will continue to exist after the Effective Date as a corporate entity, with all of the powers of a corporation under applicable law in the jurisdiction in which the Debtor is incorporated and pursuant to its Charter Documents in effect before the Effective Date, as such documents are amended by or pursuant to the Plan.
 
Upon the Effective Date, and without any further action by the shareholders, directors, or officers of the Reorganized Debtor, the Reorganized Debtor’s Charter Documents shall be deemed amended (a) to the extent necessary, to incorporate the provisions of the Plan, and (b) to prohibit the issuance by the Reorganized Debtor of nonvoting securities to the extent required under section 1123(a)(6) of the Bankruptcy Code, subject to further amendment of such Charter Documents as permitted by applicable law.
 
6.2 Management and Board of Directors
 
The members of the board of directors of the Debtor existing immediately before the Effective Date shall be deemed terminated and/or removed without cause effective immediately prior to the Effective Date.  The Plan Sponsor may nominate and elect new members for the board of directors of the Reorganized Debtor in accordance with the Reorganized Debtor’s bylaws.
 
6.3 Arrangements with the Distribution Trustee
 
By April 27, 2015, the Debtor, following consultation with the Committee, shall file with the Bankruptcy Court a disclosure identifying the Distribution Trustee under the Distribution Trust.  At the Confirmation Hearing, the Bankruptcy Court shall ratify such Distribution Trustee.  All compensation for the Distribution Trustee shall be paid from the Distribution Trust Assets in accordance with the Distribution Trust Agreement.  The approved person shall serve as the Distribution Trustee on execution of the Distribution Trust Agreement at the Closing.
 
6.4 The Closing
 
The Closing of the transactions required and contemplated under the Plan shall take place on the Effective Date at the offices of Haynes and Boone, LLP, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, 26th Floor, New York, New York 10112, or at such other place identified in a notice provided to those parties listed in Section 13.12 of the Plan.  The Proponents may reschedule the Closing by making an announcement at the originally scheduled Closing of the new date for the Closing.  A notice of the rescheduled Closing shall be filed with the Bankruptcy Court and served on the parties identified in Section 13.12 of the Plan within two (2) days after the originally scheduled Closing.  All documents to be executed and delivered by any party as provided in this Article VI and all actions to be taken by any party to implement the Plan as provided herein shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Proponents.  The following actions shall occur at or before the Closing (unless otherwise specified), and shall be effective on the Effective Date:
 
(a) Execution of Documents and Corporate Action.  The Debtor shall deliver all documents and perform all actions reasonably contemplated with respect to implementation of the Plan.  The Chief Executive Officer, or his designee, is authorized (i) to execute on behalf of the Debtor, in a representative capacity and not individually, any documents or instruments after the Confirmation Date or at the Closing that may be necessary to consummate the Plan and (ii) to undertake any other action on behalf of the Debtor to consummate the Plan.  Each of the matters provided for under the Plan involving the corporate structure of the Debtor or corporate action to be taken by or required of the Debtor will, as of the Effective Date, be deemed to have occurred and be effective as provided herein, and shall be authorized, approved, and (to the extent taken before the Effective Date) ratified in all respects without any requirement of further action by stockholders, creditors, or directors of the Debtor.
 
(b) Cancellation of Equity Interests and Issuance of New Equity.  On the Effective Date, all prepetition Equity Interests of Debtor shall be retired, cancelled, extinguished and/or discharged in accordance with the terms of the Plan, and 1,000 shares of New Equity of the Reorganized Debtor shall be issued.  The New Equity shall be free and clear of all Liens, Claims, and encumbrances of any kind, except as otherwise provided in the Plan.
 
 
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(c) Funding of the Consideration.  On the Effective Date, the Plan Sponsor shall contribute to the Debtor an amount of Cash equal to the Consideration in consideration of the Plan Sponsor’s purchase of the New Equity. The Consideration is not subject to any financing contingency.  The Allowed Equity Interests shall be terminated and cancelled and the holders of the Allowed Equity Interests shall neither retain nor receive any property under the Plan. The Consideration shall be used to fund Distributions under the Plan.  To the extent DIP Lender does not fully exercise the Subscription Option, the Plan Sponsor will acquire the remaining shares of New Equity for the remainder of the Consideration. The Consideration payable by the Plan Sponsor under the Plan shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis to reflect any and all Claims exchanged for New Equity pursuant to the Subscription Option.
 
(d) Execution and Ratification of the Distribution Trust Agreement.  On the Effective Date, the Distribution Trust Agreement shall be executed by all parties thereto.  The Distribution Trust Agreement shall be provided in the Plan Supplement.  Each holder of a Claim shall be deemed to have ratified and become bound by the terms and conditions of the Distribution Trust Agreement.
 
(e) Payment of Certain Obligations.  Upon the funding of the Consideration as provided above in subsection (c), as soon as practicable thereafter, Todd Wilson, as the Chief Executive Officer and a representative of the Debtor, shall be authorized and directed to have the Debtor effectuate, funded from the Consideration, (i) the payments to eligible employees authorized under and subject to the Court’s Final Order Approving Amended Key Employee Incentive Plan and Authorizing Payments Thereunder entered on March 31, 2015 [Docket No. 287] (provided that the Debtor shall be authorized, in its discretion, to make any appropriate tax withholdings), and (ii) the payment to SITO Mobile, Ltd. of the Break-Up Fee and Expense Reimbursement, as such capitalized terms are defined in, and pursuant and subject to, the Court’s Order (A) Approving Bid Procedures for the Sale of Substantially All of Debtor’s Assets Outside the Ordinary Course of Business; (B) Scheduling an Auction and Hearing to Consider the Sale and Approve the Form and Manner of Notice Related Thereto; (C) Approving Payment of a Break-Up Fee and Expense Reimbursement; and (D) Granting Related Relief [Docket No. 118].  Notwithstanding any other provision in the Plan to the contrary, the portion of the Consideration used to fund the foregoing payments shall be controlled by the Debtor and used strictly for the afore-mentioned purposes, and shall not constitute a part of the Distribution Trust Fund or a Distribution Trust Asset.
 
(f) Transfer of Distribution Trust Assets.  All property of the Debtor constituting the Distribution Trust Assets (subject to the foregoing subsection (e)) shall be conveyed and transferred by the Debtor to the Distribution Trust, free and clear of all Liens, Claims, interests, and encumbrances.
 
6.5 Tax Treatment of the Distribution Trust
 
The Distribution Trust established under the Plan is established for the purpose of satisfying General Unsecured Claims by liquidating the Distribution Trust Assets transferred to the Distribution Trust and performing related and incidental functions referenced in the Distribution Trust Agreement, and the Distribution Trust shall have no objective of continuing or engaging in any trade or business except to the extent reasonably necessary to, and consistent with, the liquidating purpose of the trust.  The purpose of the Distribution Trust is to provide a mechanism for the liquidation of the Distribution Trust Assets, and to distribute the proceeds of the liquidation, net of all claims, expenses, charges, liabilities, and obligations of the Distribution Trust, to the Beneficiaries in accordance with the terms of the Plan.  No business activities will be conducted by the Distribution Trust other than those associated with or related to the liquidation of the Distribution Trust Assets.  It is intended that the Distribution Trust be classified for federal income tax purposes as a “liquidating trust” within the meaning of the Treasury Regulations Section 301.7701-4(d).  All parties and Beneficiaries shall treat the transfers in trust described herein as transfers to the Beneficiaries for all purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (including Sections 61(a)(12), 483, 1001, 1012, and 1274 thereof).  All the parties and Beneficiaries shall treat the transfers in trust as if all the transferred assets, including all the Distribution Trust Assets, had been first transferred to the Beneficiaries and then transferred by the Beneficiaries to the Distribution Trust.  The Beneficiaries shall be treated for all purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, as the grantors of the Distribution Trust and the owners of the Distribution Trust.  The Distribution Trustee shall file returns for the Distribution Trust as a grantor trust pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.671-4(a) or (b).  All parties, including the Beneficiaries and the Distribution Trustee, shall value the Distribution Trust Assets consistently, and such valuations shall be used for all federal income tax purposes.  Beneficiaries may wish to consult with a tax professional regarding the tax consequences of holding a Beneficial Interest in or receiving a Distribution from the Distribution Trust.
 
6.6 Right to Enforce, Compromise, or Adjust Distribution Trust Assets
 
The Distribution Trustee shall have and retain the sole and full power, authority, and standing to prosecute, compromise, or otherwise resolve the Distribution Trust Avoidance Actions assigned to the Distribution Trust, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Distribution Trust Agreement and the rights of the Oversight Board thereunder.  All proceeds derived from such causes of action shall constitute Distribution Trust Assets.
 
6.7 Preservation of Rights of Action
 
The Reorganized Debtor shall retain and shall have the exclusive right to enforce any and all claims, rights and causes of action arising from its IP.  Unless any Claims against a Person are expressly waived, relinquished, exculpated, released, compromised, transferred to the Distribution Trust or settled in the Plan or by a Final Order, in accordance with section 1123(b) of the Bankruptcy Code, the Reorganized Debtor shall retain and may enforce all rights to commence and pursue any and all retained causes of action, whether arising before or after the Petition Date, and the Reorganized Debtor’s rights to commence, prosecute or settle such causes of action shall be preserved notwithstanding the occurrence of the Effective Date.  Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision herein, neither the Reorganized Debtor nor any other Person acting in their name or on their behalf shall prosecute or pursue any Avoidance Actions against any Person that is not an Insider of any Debtor.
 
 
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ARTICLE VII
PROVISIONS GOVERNING RESOLUTION OF CLAIMS
AND DISTRIBUTIONS OF PROPERTY UNDER THE PLAN
 
7.1 Right to Object to Claims
 
The Plan Sponsor and the Reorganized Debtor shall have the authority, but not the obligation, to object to, litigate, and settle, the amount, priority or the extent of any Administrative Claim, Secured Claim, Priority Tax Claim, or Priority Unsecured Non-Tax Claim. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Distribution Trust Agreement and the rights of the Oversight Board thereunder, and notwithstanding any requirements that may be imposed pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule 9019, except insofar as a Claim is Allowed under the Plan on and after the Effective Date, the Distribution Trustee shall have the authority, but not the obligation, to: (1) file, withdraw or litigate to judgment objections to and requests for estimation of Claims; (2) settle or compromise any Disputed Claim without any further notice to or action, order or approval by the Bankruptcy Court; and (3) administer and adjust the Claims register to reflect any such settlements or compromises without any further notice to or action, order or approval by the Bankruptcy Court.  The Distribution Trustee shall succeed to any pending objections to Claims filed by the Debtor prior to the Effective Date, and shall have and retain any and all rights and defenses the Debtor had immediately prior to the Effective Date with respect to any Disputed Claim, including the causes of action retained under the Plan.  The Reorganized Debtor shall provide commercially reasonable assistance and cooperation to the Distribution Trustee in connection with the Distribution Trustee’s prosecution of objections to Claims, including, without limitation, access to the books and records of the Debtor or the Reorganized Debtor (as the case may be) and other information reasonably requested by the Distribution Trustee to enable the Distribution Trustee to perform its obligations under the Distribution Trust Agreement.
 
7.2 Deadline for Objecting to Claims
 
Objections to Claims must be filed with the Bankruptcy Court, and a copy of the objection must be served on the subject Creditor before the expiration of the Claim Objection Deadline (unless such period is further extended by subsequent orders of the Bankruptcy Court); otherwise such Claims shall be deemed Allowed in accordance with section 502 of the Bankruptcy Code.  The objection shall notify the Creditor of the deadline for responding to such objection.
 
7.3 Deadline for Responding to Claim Objections
 
Within 30 days after service of an objection, or such other date as is indicated on such objection or the accompanying notice thereof, the Creditor whose Claim was objected to must file a written response to the objection with the Bankruptcy Court and serve a copy on the Distribution Trustee.  Failure to file a written response within the 30-day time period shall constitute a waiver and release of that portion of the subject Claim that was subject to the objection, and shall cause the Bankruptcy Court to enter a default judgment against the non-responding Creditor or granting the relief requested in the claim objection.
 
7.4 Right to Request Estimation of Claims
 
Pursuant to section 502(c) of the Bankruptcy Code, the Debtor, the Reorganized Debtor, and the Distribution Trustee may request estimation or liquidation of any Disputed Claim that is contingent or unliquidated or any Disputed Claim arising from a right to an equitable remedy or breach of performance.
 
7.5 Distribution Procedures Regarding Allowed Claims
 
(a) In General
 
The Distribution Trustee shall make all Distributions required to be made under the Plan, including Distributions from the Distribution Trust.
 
(b) Distributions on Allowed Claims Only
 
Distributions from Available Cash shall be made only to the holders of Allowed Claims.  Until a Disputed Claim becomes an Allowed Claim, the holder of that Disputed Claim shall not receive a Distribution from Available Cash.
 
(c) Place and Manner of Payments of Distributions
 
Except as otherwise specified in the Plan, Distributions from Available Cash shall be made by mailing such Distribution to the Creditor at the address listed in any proof of claim filed by the Creditor or at such other address as such Creditor shall have specified for payment purposes in a written notice received by the Distribution Trustee at least twenty (20) days before a Distribution Date.  If a Creditor has not filed a proof of claim or interest or sent the Distribution Trustee a written notice of payment address, then the Distribution(s) for such Creditor will be mailed to the address identified in the Schedules of Assets and Liabilities.  The Distribution Trustee shall distribute any Cash by wire, check, or such other method as it deems appropriate under the circumstances.  Before receiving any Distributions, all Creditors, at the request of the Distribution Trustee, must provide written notification of their respective Federal Tax Identification Numbers or Social Security Numbers to the Distribution Trustee; otherwise, the Distribution Trustee may suspend Distributions to any Creditors who have not provided their Federal Tax Identification Numbers or Social Security Numbers.
 
 
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(d) Undeliverable Distributions
 
If a Distribution made from Available Cash to any Creditor is returned as undeliverable, the Distribution Trustee shall use reasonable efforts to determine such Creditor’s then current address.  If the Distribution Trustee cannot determine, or is not notified of, a Creditor’s then current address within six months after the Effective Date, the Distribution reserved for such Creditor shall be deemed an unclaimed Distribution, and Section 7.5(e) of the Plan shall be applicable thereto.
 
(e) Unclaimed Distributions
 
If the current address for a Creditor entitled to a Distribution from Available Cash under the Plan has not been determined within six months after the Effective Date or such Creditor has otherwise not been located or submitted a valid Federal Tax Identification Number or Social Security Number to the Distribution Trustee, then such Creditor (i) shall no longer be a Creditor and (ii) shall be deemed to have released such Claim.
 
(f) Withholding
 
The Distribution Trustee may at any time withhold from a Distribution from Available Cash to any Person (except the Internal Revenue Service) amounts sufficient to pay any tax or other charge that has been or may be imposed on such Person with respect to the amount distributable or to be distributed under the income tax laws of the United States or of any state or political subdivision or entity by reason of any Distribution provided for in the Plan, whenever such withholding is determined by the Distribution Trustee (in its sole discretion) to be required by any law, regulation, rule, ruling, directive, or other governmental requirement.  The Distribution Trustee, in the exercise of its sole discretion and judgment, may enter into agreements with taxing or other authorities for the payment of such amounts that may be withheld in accordance with the provisions of this section.
 
(g) Dissolution
 
(i) The Distribution Trustee and Distribution Trust shall be discharged or dissolved, as the case may be, at such time as all of the Distribution Trust Assets have been distributed pursuant to the Plan and the Distribution Trust Agreement; provided, however, that in no event shall the Distribution Trust be dissolved later than three (3) years from the creation of the Distribution Trust unless the Bankruptcy Court, upon motion within the six-month period prior to the third (3rd) anniversary (or within the six-month period prior to the end of an extension period), determines that a fixed period extension (not to exceed three (3) years, together with any prior extensions, without a favorable private letter ruling from the Internal Revenue Service or an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Distribution Trustee that any further extension would not adversely affect the status of the trust as a liquidating trust for United States federal income tax purposes) is necessary to facilitate or complete the liquidation of the Distribution Trust Assets.
 
(ii) If at any time the Distribution Trustee determines, in reliance upon such professionals as a Distribution Trustee may retain, that the expense of administering the Distribution Trust so as to make a final distribution to Distribution Trust Beneficiaries is likely to exceed the value of the assets remaining in the Distribution Trust, the Distribution Trustee may (i) reserve any amount necessary to dissolve the Distribution Trust, (ii) donate any balance to a charitable organization (A) described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, (B) exempt from United States federal income tax under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, (C) not a “private foundation,” as defined in section 509(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, and (D) that is unrelated to the Debtor, the Distribution Trust, and any insider of the Distribution Trustee, and (iii) dissolve the Distribution Trust.
 
7.6 Procedures Regarding Distributions from the Distribution Trust
 
Procedures regarding Distributions from the Distribution Trust to holders of Class 3 Allowed General Unsecured Claims shall be governed by the Distribution Trust Agreement.
 
ARTICLE VIII
EXECUTORY CONTRACTS
 
8.1 Assumption of Executory Contracts
 
On the Effective Date, all Executory Contracts identified on the Schedule of Assumed Contracts and Unexpired Leases, attached as Exhibit B, shall be deemed assumed by the Reorganized Debtor. The Plan Sponsor may amend the Schedule of Assumed Contracts and Unexpired Leases through the deadline to file the Plan Supplement. Entry of the Confirmation Order shall constitute approval of the assumption of such Executory Contracts under sections 365 and 1123 of the Bankruptcy Code.
 
8.2 Rejection of Executory Contracts
 
All Executory Contracts not identified on the Schedule of Assumed Contracts and Unexpired Leases (or assumed by the Debtor previously) shall be deemed rejected on the Effective Date. Entry of the Confirmation Order shall constitute approval of such rejections under sections 365 and 1123 of the Bankruptcy Code
 
8.3 Procedures Related to Assumption of Executory Contracts
 
(a) Establishment of Cure Claim Amounts
 
The Cure Amounts associated with the assumption of the Executory Contracts pursuant to Section 8.1 of the Plan are specified in the Schedule of Assumed Contracts and Unexpired Leases. Pursuant to the Notice of (I) Possible Assumption of Contracts and Leases, (II) Fixing of Cure Amounts, and (III) Deadline to Object Thereto served by the Debtor, counterparties to the Executory Contracts were required to file Objections to Cure Amount, if any, by the Cure Amount Objection Bar Date.

 
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(b) Objection to Disputed Cure Amounts
 
The Plan Sponsor shall have the right to examine any Objection to Cure Amount filed by any party, and shall have the right to object to and contest the Disputed Cure Amount asserted therein.
 
If an objection to a Disputed Cure Amount has not been resolved by the Bankruptcy Court or agreement of the parties by the Effective Date, the Executory Contract related to such Disputed Cure Amount shall be deemed assumed by the Reorganized Debtor effective on the Effective Date; provided, however, the Reorganized Debtor may revoke an assumption of any such Executory Contract within ten (10) days after entry of an order by the Bankruptcy Court adjudicating the objection to the Disputed Cure Amount related to the Executory Contract by filing a notice of such revocation with the Bankruptcy Court and serving a copy on the party(ies) whose Executory Contract is rejected.  Any Executory Contract identified in a revocation notice shall be deemed rejected retroactively to the Effective Date.
 
(c) Payment of Cure Amounts
 
Within ten (10) Business Days after the Effective Date, the Reorganized Debtor shall pay, in Cash, all Cure Amounts related to Executory Contracts listed on the Schedule of Assumed Contracts and Unexpired Leases, other than Disputed Cure Amounts.  Subject to the revocation rights described in Section 8.3(b) above, the Reorganized Debtor shall pay all Cure Amounts that are subject to an objection on the Effective Date within ten (10) days after entry of an order by the Bankruptcy Court resolving the objection or approving an agreement between the parties concerning the Cure Amount.
 
(d) No Admission of Liability
 
Neither the inclusion nor exclusion of any Executory Contract by the Proponents on the Schedule of Assumed Contracts and Unexpired Leases, nor anything contained in the Plan, shall constitute an admission by the Proponents that any such contract or unexpired lease is in fact an Executory Contract or that the Debtor has any liability thereunder.
 
(e) Reservation of Rights
 
Nothing in the Plan shall waive, excuse, limit, diminish, or otherwise alter any of the defenses, claims, causes of action, or other rights of the Debtor under any executory or non-executory contract or any unexpired or expired lease, nor shall any provision of the Plan increase, augment, or add to any of the duties, obligations, responsibilities, or liabilities of the Debtor under any such contract or lease.
 
8.4 Rejection Claim Bar Date
 
Each Claim resulting from the rejection of an Executory Contract pursuant to Section 8.2 of the Plan shall be filed with the Bankruptcy Court no later than the Rejection Claim Bar Date; provided, however, any party whose Executory Contract is rejected pursuant to a revocation notice pursuant to Section 8.3 above may file a rejection damage Claim arising out of such rejection within 30 days after the filing of the revocation notice with the Bankruptcy Court.  Any Claim resulting from the rejection of an Executory Contract not filed by the applicable deadline shall be discharged and forever barred, and shall not be entitled to any Distributions under the Plan.  The Distribution Trustee shall have the right to object to any rejection damage Claim.
 
8.5 Indemnification Obligations
 
Any obligation of the Debtor to indemnify, reimburse, or limit the liability of any Person, including any officer or director of the Debtor, or any agent, professional, financial advisor, or underwriter of any securities issued by the Debtor, relating to any acts or omissions occurring before the Petition Date, whether arising pursuant to charter, bylaws, contract or applicable state law, shall be deemed to be, and shall be treated as, an Executory Contract and (a) shall be deemed to be rejected, canceled, and discharged pursuant to the Plan as of the Effective Date and (b) any and all Claims resulting from such obligations are disallowed under section 502(e) of the Bankruptcy Code or other applicable grounds, including section 502(d) or violations of sections 327, 362, 363 or other requirements of the Bankruptcy Code, or, if any court of applicable jurisdiction rules to the contrary, such Claim shall  be estimated pursuant to section 502(c) of the Bankruptcy Code in the amount of $0 or such other amount as the Bankruptcy Court shall determine.  Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, nothing contained in the Plan impacts, impairs, or prejudices the rights of the Distribution Trustee to pursue the Distribution Trust Avoidance Actions.
 
ARTICLE IX
EFFECT OF REJECTION BY ONE OR MORE CLASSES
 
9.1 Impaired Classes Entitled to Vote
 
Each impaired Class shall be entitled to vote separately to accept or reject the Plan.  A holder of a Disputed Claim which has not been temporarily allowed for purposes of voting on the Plan may vote only such Disputed Claim in an amount equal to the portion, if any, of such Claim or Equity Interest shown as fixed, liquidated, and undisputed in the Debtor’s Schedules of Assets and Liabilities.
 
9.2 Acceptance by Class
 
A Class of Claims shall have accepted the Plan if the Plan is accepted by at least two thirds (2/3) in amount and more than one half (1/2) in number of the Allowed Claims of such Class that have voted to accept or reject the Plan.
 
 
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9.3 Reservation of Cramdown Rights
 
In the event that any impaired Class shall fail to accept the Plan in accordance with section 1129(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, the Proponents reserve the right to request that the Bankruptcy Court confirm the Plan in accordance with the provisions of the section 1129(b) of the Bankruptcy Code.
 
ARTICLE X
EFFECT OF CONFIRMATION
 
10.1 Legally Binding Effect
 
The provisions of the Plan shall bind all Creditors and Interest Holders, whether or not they accept the Plan and wherever located.  On and after the Effective Date, all holders of Claims and Equity Interests shall be precluded and enjoined from asserting any Claim or Equity Interest against the Debtor or its assets or properties based on any transaction or other activity of any kind that occurred prior to the Confirmation Date except as permitted under the Plan.
 
10.2 Vesting of Property of Debtor in Reorganized Debtor
 
On the Effective Date, except as otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or Confirmation Order, all Estate Property, other than the Distribution Trust Assets, shall vest in the Reorganized Debtor free and clear of all Liens, Claims, and encumbrances of any kind, except as otherwise provided in the Plan.
 
10.3 Yahoo! Rights
 
Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Plan, or any agreement among any parties-in-interest referenced herein, Yahoo! shall be deemed a timely objector to the Plan, and each of the following rights, claims, interests, and defenses shall be reserved and preserved for Yahoo!’s benefit.
 
(a) Nothing in the Plan, or any related order or agreement approved by or implementing the Plan, shall be, whether directly or indirectly, deemed to confer any immunity, exculpation, release, or other freedom from infringement or any wrongs involving Yahoo! IP, and Yahoo! may enforce the consequences of any infringement or any wrongs involving Yahoo! IP by the Debtor or any third party; provided, however, that Yahoo! shall not assert against or pursue the Sponsor or the Reorganized Debtor for any infringement or any other wrongs involving the Yahoo! IP by the Debtor prior to the Effective Date.
 
(b) Nothing herein shall directly or indirectly prevent Yahoo! from challenging, in court or through any governmental authority, agency, or instrumentality or otherwise, after the Effective Date the validity, interpretation, scope, or other effects of any of the Reorganized Debtor’s assets consisting of any U.S. or foreign patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, or other intellectual property, including without limitation the Debtor’s Patent No. 7,269,636 presently being re-examined by the Patent and Trademark Office.
 
(c) The rights, claims, interests, and defenses of Yahoo! set forth in sections 10.3(a) and (b) above shall not, whether directly or indirectly, be or be deemed enjoined, stayed, discharged, negated, barred, eliminated, or otherwise adversely affected by the Plan, except that Yahoo! shall not seek to impose on the Sponsor or the Reorganized Debtor, Debtor liabilities existing prior to the Effective Date for acts or omissions of the Debtor prior to the Effective Date. The Yahoo! Rights shall be free and clear of any other provision in the Plan, in each case as to acts, omissions, transactions, events, circumstances, conditions, or matters that arise, continue in effect, or exist after the Effective Date.
 
ARTICLE XI
INJUNCTIONS, RELEASES, AND DISCHARGE
 

11.1 Discharge and Release
 
Except as otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, the rights afforded in the Plan and the treatment of all Claims and Equity Interests shall be in exchange for and in complete satisfaction, discharge, and release of all Claims and Equity Interests of any nature whatsoever, against the Debtor or its Estate, assets, properties or interests in property. Except as otherwise provided herein, or in any Plan Documents, on the Effective Date, all Claims against and Interests in the Debtor shall be satisfied, discharged, and released in full.  The Reorganized Debtor shall not be responsible or liable for any duties, obligations, responsibilities, or liabilities of the Debtor except those expressly assumed by them in the Plan.
 
11.2 Discharge Injunction
 
Except as otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, the discharge and release set forth in Section 11.1 shall also operate as an injunction permanently prohibiting and enjoining the commencement or continuation of any action or the employment of process with respect to, or any act to collect, recover from, or offset (a) any Claim discharged and released in Section 11.1 and (b) any cause of action, whether known or unknown, based on the same subject matter as any Claim discharged and released in Section 11.1. Except as otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, all Persons shall be precluded and forever barred from asserting against the Debtor and Reorganized Debtor, their successors or assigns, or their assets, properties, or interests in property any other or further Claims, or any other right to legal or equitable relief regardless of whether such right can be reduced to a right to payment, based upon any act or omission, transaction, or other activity of any kind or nature that occurred prior to the Effective Date, whether or not the facts of or legal bases therefor were known or existed prior to the Effective Date.
 
 
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11.3 Exoneration and Reliance
 
To the extent allowed by law, the Protected Parties shall not be liable, other than with respect to criminal liability under applicable law, willful misconduct, or bad faith under applicable law, to any holder of a Claim or Equity Interest or any other Person with respect to any action, omission, forbearance from action, decision, or exercise of discretion taken at any time after the Petition Date in connection with or related to the Chapter 11 Case, including without limitation, the negotiation, formulation, development, proposal, disclosure, solicitation, confirmation or implementation of the sales process and the Plan, and except with respect to criminal liability under applicable law, willful misconduct or bad faith under applicable law, all such Persons are permanently enjoined from initiating a suit against any Protected Party.  For purposes of this paragraph, Protected Parties excludes the Distribution Trustee, Distribution Trust, the Plan Sponsor and DIP Lender.  Nothing in this section 11.3 shall prevent the enforcement of the terms of the Plan.
 
11.4 Additional Releases
 
To the extent allowed by applicable law, on, and as of, the Effective Date and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are acknowledged, the Protected Parties (acting in any capacity whatsoever) shall be forever released and discharged from any and all Claims, obligations, actions, suits, rights, debts, accounts, causes of action, remedies, avoidance actions, agreements, promises, damages, judgments, demands, defenses, or claims in respect of equitable subordination, and liabilities throughout the world under any law or court ruling through the Effective Date (including all Claims based on or arising out of facts or circumstances that existed as of or prior to the Plan in the Bankruptcy Case, including Claims based on negligence or strict liability, and further including any derivative claims asserted on behalf of the Debtor, whether known or unknown, foreseen or unforeseen, existing or hereinafter arising, in law, equity or otherwise, that the Debtor, its Estate, or the Reorganized Debtor would have been legally entitled by applicable law to assert in its own right, whether individually or collectively) which the Debtor, its Estate, the Reorganized Debtor, Creditors or other Persons receiving or who are entitled to receive Distributions under the Plan may have against any of them in any way related to the Bankruptcy Case or the Debtor (or its predecessors); provided, however, the releases provided for in this paragraph shall not extend to any claims by any Governmental Unit with respect to criminal liability under applicable law, willful misconduct or bad faith under applicable law, or ultra vires acts under applicable law.  No compliance with or reliance on the applicable law or the orders of the Bankruptcy Court shall be deemed or permitted to be judged, declared, or ruled to be in any way wrongful, in bad faith, ultra vires, inequitable or otherwise subject to any sanction or punishment, all of which are preempted, superseded and negated by the Plan to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.
 
A vote to accept the Plan, or failure to vote by a creditor entitled to vote, constitutes an acceptance of all of the terms and provisions contained in the Plan, including, but not limited to, the grant of releases, injunctions, exculpation, exoneration and other limitations of liability in the Plan. If a creditor votes to reject the Plan, the creditor may nevertheless be deemed to be bound to the releases and be bound by the injunctions, exculpations, and other limitations of liability in the Plan to the maximum extent permitted by law, as later determined by the Court. If a creditor elects NOT to grant the releases contained in this Article 11.4 of the Plan, to (1) the Plan Sponsor and its affiliates, (2) the DIP Lender, and (3) directors, officers, agents, attorneys, accountants, consultants, equity holders, financial advisors, investment bankers, professionals, experts, and employees of any of the foregoing, in their respective capacities as such, then the creditor must opt-out in the Ballot. Election to withhold consent is at the creditor’s option.
 
ARTICLE XII
RETENTION OF JURISDICTION
 
12.1 Exclusive Bankruptcy Court Jurisdiction
 
Notwithstanding the entry of the Confirmation Order or the occurrence of the Effective Date, the Bankruptcy Court shall retain and have such jurisdiction over the Bankruptcy Case to the maximum extent as is legally permissible, including, without limitation, for the following purposes:
 
(a) To allow, disallow, determine, liquidate, classify or establish the priority or secured or unsecured status of or estimate any Right of Action, Claim or Equity Interest, including, without limitation, the resolution of any request for payment of any Administrative Claim and the resolution of any and all objections to the allowance or priority of Claims or Equity Interests;
 
(b) To ensure that Distributions to holders of Allowed Claims are accomplished pursuant to the provisions of the Plan;
 
(c) To determine any and all applications or motions pending before the Bankruptcy Court on the Effective Date of the Plan, including without limitation any motions for the rejection, assumption or assumption and assignment of any Executory Contract;
 
(d) To consider and approve any modification of the Plan, remedy any defect or omission, or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan, or any order of the Bankruptcy Court, including the Confirmation Order;
 
(e) To determine all controversies, suits and disputes that may arise in connection with the interpretation, enforcement or consummation of the Plan or any Plan Documents or any entity’s obligations in connection with the Plan or any Plan Documents, or to defend any of the rights, benefits, Estate Property transferred, created, or otherwise provided or confirmed by the Plan or the Confirmation Order or to recover damages or other relief for violations thereof;
 

 
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(f) To consider and act on the compromise and settlement of any claim or cause of action by or against the Debtor, the Reorganized Debtor or the Distribution Trust;
 
(g) To decide or resolve any and all applications, motions, adversary proceedings, contested or litigated matters, and any other matters, or grant or deny any applications involving the Debtor that may be pending on the Effective Date or that may be brought by the Reorganized Debtor, or the Distribution Trustee (as applicable), including claims arising under Chapter 5 of the Bankruptcy Code, or any other related proceedings by the Reorganized Debtor, and to enter and enforce any default judgment on any of the foregoing;
 
(h) To issue orders in aid of execution and implementation of the Plan or any Plan Documents to the extent authorized by section 1142 of the Bankruptcy Code or provided by the terms of the Plan;
 
(i) To decide issues concerning the federal or state tax liability of the Debtor which may arise in connection with the confirmation or consummation of the Plan or any Plan Documents;
 
(j) To interpret and enforce any orders entered by the Bankruptcy Court in the Bankruptcy Case; and
 
(k) To enter an order closing this Bankruptcy Case when all matters contemplating the use of such retained jurisdiction have been resolved and satisfied.
 
12.2 Limitation on Jurisdiction
 
In no event shall the provisions of the Plan be deemed to confer in the Bankruptcy Court jurisdiction greater than that established by the provisions of 28 U.S.C. §§ 157 and 1334, as well as the applicable circumstances that continue jurisdiction for defense and enforcement of the Plan and Plan Documents.  For the avoidance of doubt, however, such jurisdiction shall be deemed, by the entry of the Confirmation Order, to:
 
(a) Permit entry of a final judgment by the Bankruptcy Court in any core proceeding referenced in 28 U.S.C. § 157(b) and to hear and resolve such proceedings in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 157(c) and any and all related proceedings, including, without limitation, (i) all proceedings concerning disputes with, or Rights of Action or Claims against, any Person that the Debtor or the Reorganized Debtor or its successors or assigns, may have, and (ii) any and all Rights of Action or other Claims against any Person for harm to or with respect to (x) any Estate Property, including any infringement of  IP or conversion of Estate Property, or (y) any Estate Property liened or transferred by the Debtor to any other Person;
 
(b) Include jurisdiction over the recovery of any Estate Property (or property transferred by the Debtor with Bankruptcy Court approval) from any Person wrongly asserting ownership, possession or control of the same, whether pursuant to sections 542, 543, 549, 550 of the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise, as well as to punish any violation of the automatic stay under section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code or any other legal rights of the Debtor under or related to the Bankruptcy Code; and
 
(c) Permit the taking of any default judgment against any Person who has submitted himself or herself to the jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court.
 
ARTICLE XIII
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
 
13.1 Conditions to Confirmation
 
The Confirmation Order will not be effective unless (a) the amount, priority or extent of the administrative, priority or secured claims are satisfactory to the Plan Sponsor in its reasonable discretion, (b) the Confirmation Order shall be in form and substance acceptable to the Plan Sponsor, in its reasonable discretion, and shall provide for the Plan Sponsor and the DIP Lender to acquire the New Equity subject to the Subscription Option, free and clear of all Liens, Claims, and encumbrances of any kind, except as otherwise provided in the Plan, and (c) the final version of the Plan, Plan Supplement, and any other documents, or schedules thereto, shall have been filed in form and substance acceptable to the Plan Sponsor in its reasonable discretion.
 
13.2 Conditions to Effectiveness
 
The Plan will not be effective unless (a) the conditions to confirmation above have been either satisfied, or waived, by the Plan Sponsor, (b) the Confirmation Order has been entered by the Bankruptcy Court, and no stay or injunction is in effect with respect thereto, (c) Plan Sponsor and the DIP Lender shall acquire the New Equity subject to the Subscription Option, free and clear of all Liens, Claims, and encumbrances of any kind, except as otherwise provided in the Plan, and (d) no material adverse change or development shall have occurred with respect to the Debtor’s IP or capital structure of the Debtor.

 
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13.3 Exemption from Transfer Taxes
 
The Plan and the Confirmation Order provide for (a) the issuance, transfer or exchange of notes, debt instruments and equity securities under or in connection with the Plan; (b) the creation, assignment, recordation or perfection of any lien, pledge, other security interest or other instruments of transfer; (c) the making or assignment of any lease; (d) the creation, execution and delivery of any agreements or other documents creating or evidencing the formation of the Reorganized Debtor or the issuance or ownership of any interest in the Reorganized Debtor; or (e) the making or delivery of any deed or other instrument of transfer under the Plan in connection with the vesting of the Debtor’s assets in the Reorganized Debtor or the Distribution Trustee pursuant to or in connection with the Plan, including, without limitation, merger agreements, stock purchase agreement, agreements of consolidation, restructuring, disposition, liquidation or dissolution, and transfers of tangible property.  Pursuant to section 1146 of the Bankruptcy Code and the Plan, any such act described or contemplated herein will not be subject to any stamp tax, transfer tax, filing or recording tax, or other similar tax.
 
13.4 Securities Exemption
 
Any rights issued under, pursuant to or in effecting the Plan, including, without limitation, the New Equity in the Reorganized Debtor or the Beneficial Interest in the Distribution Trust, and the offering and issuance thereof by any party, including without limitation the Proponents or the Estate, shall be exempt from Section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933, if applicable, and from any state or federal securities laws requiring registration for offer or sale of a security or registration or licensing of an issuer of, underwriter of, or broker or dealer in, a security, and shall otherwise enjoy all exemptions available for Distributions of securities under a plan of reorganization in accordance with all applicable law, including without limitation section 1145 of the Bankruptcy Code. If the issuance of the New Equity does not qualify for an exemption under section 1145 of the Bankruptcy Code, the New Equity shall be issued in a manner, which qualifies for any other available exemption from registration, whether as a private placement under Rule 506 of the Securities Act, Section 4(2) of the Securities Act, and/or the safe harbor provisions promulgated thereunder.
 
13.5 Defects, Omissions and Amendments of the Plan
 
The Proponents may, with the approval of the Bankruptcy Court and without notice to holders of Claims and Equity Interests, insofar as it does not materially and adversely affect holders of Claims and Equity Interests, correct any defect, omission, or inconsistency in the Plan in such a manner and to such extent necessary or desirable to expedite the execution of the Plan.  The Proponents may propose amendments or alterations to the Plan before the Confirmation Hearing as provided in section 1127 of the Bankruptcy Code if, in the opinion of the Bankruptcy Court, the modification does not materially and adversely affect the interests of holders of Claims, so long as the Plan, as modified, complies with sections 1122 and 1123 of the Bankruptcy Code and the Debtor has complied with section 1125 of the Bankruptcy Code.  The Proponents may propose amendments or alterations to the Plan after the Confirmation Date but prior to substantial consummation, in a manner that, in the opinion of the Bankruptcy Court, does not materially and adversely affect holders of Claims, so long as the Plan, as modified, complies with sections 1122 and 1123 of the Bankruptcy Code, the Proponents have complied with section 1125 of the Bankruptcy Code, and after notice and a hearing, the Bankruptcy Court confirms such Plan, as modified, under section 1129 of the Bankruptcy Code.
 
13.6 Withdrawal of Plan
 
The Proponents reserve the right to withdraw the Plan at any time prior to the Confirmation Date. If the Proponents withdraw the Plan prior to the Confirmation Date, or if the Confirmation Date or the Effective Date does not occur, then the Plan shall be deemed null and void. In such event, nothing contained herein shall be deemed to constitute an admission, waiver or release of any claims by or against the Debtor or any other person, or to prejudice in any manner the rights of the Debtor, the Debtor’s Estate, or any person in any further proceedings involving the Debtor.
 
13.7 Due Authorization By Creditors
 
Each and every Creditor who elects to participate in the Distributions provided for herein warrants that the Creditor is authorized to accept in consideration of its Claim against the Debtor the Distributions provided for in the Plan, and that there are no outstanding commitments, agreements, or understandings, express or implied, that may or can in any way defeat or modify the rights conveyed or obligations undertaken by the Creditor under the Plan.
 
13.8 Filing of Additional Documentation
 
By April 27, 2015, the Debtor may file with the Bankruptcy Court such Plan Supplement, agreements and other documents as may be reasonably necessary or appropriate to effectuate and further evidence the terms and conditions of the Plan or any Plan Document, which shall also constitute “Plan Documents.”
 
13.9 Governing Law
 
Except to the extent the Bankruptcy Code or the Bankruptcy Rules are applicable, the rights and obligations arising under the Plan shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of law thereof.
 
13.10 Successors and Assigns
 
The rights, benefits and obligations of any entity named or referred to in the Plan or any Plan Document shall be binding on, and shall inure to the benefit of, any heir, executor, administrator, successor or assign of such entity.
 
 
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13.11 Transfer of Claims
 
Any transfer of a claim shall be in accordance with Bankruptcy Rule 3001(e) and the terms of this Section 13.11.  Notice of any such transfer shall be forwarded to the Debtor by registered or certified mail, as set forth in Section 13.12 hereof.  Both the transferee and transferor shall execute any notice, and the signatures of the parties shall be acknowledged before a notary public.  The notice must clearly describe the interest in the claim to be transferred.  No transfer of a partial interest shall be allowed.  All transfers must be of one hundred percent (100%) of the transferor’s interest in the claim.
 
13.12 Notices
 
Any notice required to be given under the Plan or any Plan Document shall be in writing.  Any notice that is allowed or required hereunder except for a notice of change of address shall be considered complete on the earlier of (a) three (3) days following the date the notice is sent by United States mail, postage prepaid, or by overnight courier service, or in the case of mailing to a non-United States address, air mail, postage prepaid, or personally delivered; (b) the date the notice is actually received by the Persons on the Post-Confirmation Service List by facsimile or computer transmission; or (c) three (3) days following the date the notice is sent to those Persons on the Post-Confirmation Service List as it is adopted by the Bankruptcy Court at the hearing on confirmation of the Plan, as such list may be amended from time-to-time by written notice from the Persons on the Post-Confirmation Service List.
 
(a) 
If to the Debtor, at:
 
Hipcricket, Inc.
c/o Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Street
10100 Santa Monica Blvd., 13th Floor
Los Angeles, California 90067
Attn: Ira Kharasch and Linda Cantor
Email: ikharasch@pszjlaw.com
Email: lcantor@pszjlaw.com

(b)  
If to the Plan Sponsor, at:

ESW Capital, LLC
c/o Haynes and Boone, LLP
1221 McKinney Street, Suite 2100
Houston, Texas 77010
Attention: Charles A. Beckham, Jr.
Email: charles.beckham@haynesboone.com
Fax: 713-236-5638

and

30 Rockefeller Plaza, 26th Floor
New York, NY 10112
Attention: Trevor R. Hoffmann
Email: trevor.hoffmann@haynesboone.com
Fax: 212-884-9558

(c)  
If to the DIP Lender, at:

ESW Capital, LLC
c/o Haynes and Boone, LLP
1221 McKinney Street, Suite 2100
Houston, Texas 77010
Attention: Charles A. Beckham, Jr.
Email: charles.beckham@haynesboone.com
Fax: 713-236-5638

and

30 Rockefeller Plaza, 26th Floor
New York, NY 10112
Attention: Trevor R. Hoffmann
Email: trevor.hoffmann@haynesboone.com
Fax: 212-884-9558

(d)  
If to the U.S. Trustee, at:

Office of the United States Trustee
Andrew R. Vara, Acting United States Trustee, Region 3
c/o Jane M. Leamy
844 King Street, Room 2207
Lockbox #35
Wilmington, DE 19899-0035
Fax: 302-573-6497

 
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(e)  
If to the Committee, at

Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Hipcricket, Inc.
c/o Pepper Hamilton LLP
Hercules Plaza, Suite 5100
1313 Market Street
P.O. Box 1709
Wilmington, DE 19899-1709
Attn: Donald J. Detweiler and Henry Jon Jaffe
Email: detweilerd@pepperlaw.com
Email: jaffeh@pepperlaw.com
Fax: (302) 421-8390

and

Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Hipcricket, Inc.
c/o Cooley LLP
The Grace Building
1114 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036-7798
Attn: Jay Indyke and Jeffrey L. Cohen
Email: jindyke@cooley.com
Email: jcohen@cooley.com
Fax: (212) 479-6275

(f)  
If to any Creditor or Interest Holder in his capacity as such, at his address or facsimile number as listed on the Post-Confirmation Service List.

13.13 U.S. Trustee Fees
 
The Debtor will pay pre-confirmation fees owed to the U.S. Trustee on or before the Effective Date of the Plan.  After confirmation, the Distribution Trustee will file with the court and serve on the U.S. Trustee quarterly financial reports in a format prescribed by the U.S. Trustee, and the Distribution Trustee will pay post-confirmation quarterly fees to the U.S. Trustee until a final decree is entered or the case is converted or dismissed as provided in 28 U.S.C. § 1930(a)(6).
 
13.14 Implementation
 
The Debtor, the Reorganized Debtor, the Plan Sponsor, and the Distribution Trustee shall be authorized to perform all reasonable, necessary and authorized acts to consummate the terms and conditions of the Plan and the Plan Documents.
 
13.15 No Admissions
 
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, nothing contained in the Plan shall be deemed an admission by the Debtor with respect to any matter set forth herein, including, without limitation, liability on any Claim or Equity Interest or the propriety of the classification of any Claim or Equity Interest.
 
ARTICLE XIV
SUBSTANTIAL CONSUMMATION
 
14.1 Substantial Consummation
 
The Plan shall be deemed substantially consummated on the Effective Date.
14.2 Final Decree
 
On full consummation and performance of the Plan and Plan Documents, the Distribution Trustee may request the Bankruptcy Court to enter a final decree closing the Bankruptcy Case and such other orders that may be necessary and appropriate.
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Dated:  March 31, 2015

HIPCRICKET, INC.

/s/ Todd Wilson
Todd Wilson
Chief Executive Officer
110 110th Avenue NE, Suite 410
Bellevue, Washington 98005
Debtor and Debtor-in-Possession and Proponent

ESW CAPITAL, LLC

/s/ Andrew Price
Andrew Price
Chief Financial Officer
401 Congress Ave., Suite 2650
Austin, Texas 78701
Plan Sponsor and Proponent
 
 
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EXHIBIT A
Glossary of Defined Terms

Administrative Claim” means any cost or expense of administration of the Bankruptcy Case incurred on or before the Effective Date entitled to priority under section 507(a)(1) and allowed under section 503(b) of the Bankruptcy Code, including without limitation, any actual and necessary expenses of preserving the Debtor’s estate, including wages, salaries or commissions for services rendered after the commencement of the Bankruptcy Case, certain taxes, fines and penalties, any actual and necessary postpetition expenses of operating the business of the Debtor, certain postpetition indebtedness or obligations incurred by or assessed against the Debtor in connection with the conduct of its business, or for the acquisition or lease of property, or for providing of services to the Debtor, including all allowances of compensation or reimbursement of expenses to the extent allowed by the Bankruptcy Court under the Bankruptcy Code, and any fees or charges assessed against the Debtor’s Estate under Chapter 123, Title 28, United States Code.  With respect to quarterly U.S. Trustee fees, the Debtor shall pay, from the Distribution Reserve, any accrued such fees on the Effective Date and timely pay all post-confirmation quarterly fees as they accrue until the date of the closing of the Bankruptcy Case.  Professional Compensation Claims shall only be Allowed for duly employed Professionals in the Bankruptcy Case in accordance with applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, the Allowed DIP Claim shall be deemed to be an Administrative Claim for all purposes hereunder.
 
Administrative Claim Bar Date” means the first Business Day that is ten (10) days after the Confirmation Hearing.
 
Administrative Claimant” means any Person entitled to payment of an Administrative Claim.
 
Allowance Date” means the date that a Claim or Equity Interest becomes an Allowed Claim or Allowed Equity Interest.
 
Allowed Claim” means, with respect to any Claim, a Claim allowable under 11 U.S.C. § 502 (a) for which a proof of claim was filed on or before, as applicable, the General Bar Date, the Governmental Unit Bar Date, the Administrative Claim Bar Date or the Rejection Claim Bar Date, and as to which no objection or other challenge to the allowance thereof has been timely Filed, or if an objection or challenge has been timely Filed, such Claim is allowed by a Final Order; or (b) for which a proof of claim is not filed and that has been listed in the Schedules of Assets and Liabilities and is not listed as disputed, contingent, or unliquidated; or (c) that is deemed allowed by the terms of the Plan.  For purposes of determining the amount of an Allowed Claim (other than a Claim specifically Allowed under the Plan), there shall be deducted therefrom an amount equal to the amount of any claim that the Debtor may hold against the Creditor under 11 U.S.C. § 553.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan, the Debtor may, in its discretion, treat a Claim as an Allowed Claim to the extent it is allowed by an Order that is not a Final Order.
 
Allowed Administrative Claim” means an Administrative Claim to the extent it is or becomes an Allowed Claim.
 
Allowed Administrative Tax Claim” means an Administrative Claim of a Governmental Unit to the extent it is or becomes an Allowed Claim.
 
Allowed DIP Claim” means the Administrative Claim of the DIP Lender under the DIP Note.
 
Allowed Equity Interests” means an Equity Interest to the extent it is or becomes an Allowed Claim.
 
Allowed General Unsecured Claim” means a General Unsecured Claim to the extent it is or becomes an Allowed Claim.
 
Allowed Secured Claim” means a Secured Claim other than the Allowed DIP Claim, to the extent it is or becomes an Allowed Claim.
 
Allowed Subordinated Claim” means a Subordinated Claim to the extent it is or becomes an Allowed Claim.
 
Allowed Priority Unsecured Non-Tax Claim” means any Claim, other than an Administrative Claim or a Priority Tax Claim, to the extent it is or becomes an Allowed Claim and entitled to priority in payment under section 507(a) of the Bankruptcy Code.
 
Allowed Priority Tax Claim means any Claim, to the extent it is or becomes an Allowed Claim and entitled to priority in payment under section 507(a)(8) of the Bankruptcy Code.
 
Approved Budget” means the Budget agreed to by the Debtor and the DIP Lender and attached as Exhibit A to the DIP Note.
 
Available Cash” means all of the Cash held by the Reorganized Debtor including Cash deposited or held in the Distribution Reserve on account of disputed or undetermined Administrative Claims, Priority Tax Claims, Priority Unsecured Non-Tax Claims, and General Unsecured Claims to the extent that those Claims are disallowed in whole or in part after the Effective Date, less the Distribution Reserve.
 
Avoidance Actions” means any and all rights, claims, and causes of action arising under any provision of Chapter 5 of the Bankruptcy Code.
 
Avoided Lien” means a Lien to the extent it has been set aside, invalidated, or otherwise avoided pursuant to an Avoidance Action or otherwise.

 
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Ballot” means the form of ballot which the Debtor will transmit to Creditors who are, or may be, entitled to vote on the Plan.
 
Bankruptcy Case” means In re Hipcricket, Inc., Case No. 15-10104 (LSS) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
 
Bankruptcy Code” means the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978, as amended, Title 11, United States Code, as applicable to this Bankruptcy Case.
 
Bankruptcy Court” means the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, together with the District Court as to matters as to which the reference is withdrawn under 11 U.S.C. § 157(d).
 
Bankruptcy Rules” means the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure.
 
Beneficial Interest” means an interest that entitles the holder thereof to a Distribution in accordance with the Distribution Trust Agreement.
 
Beneficiary” means the holder of a Beneficial Interest, whether individually or as agent on behalf of other entities.
 
Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday, or a “legal holiday” (as defined in Bankruptcy Rule 9006(a)).
 
Cash” means Cash, wire transfer, certified check, cash equivalents and other readily marketable securities or instruments, including, without limitation, readily marketable direct obligations of the United States of America, certificates of deposit issues by banks, and commercial paper of any Person, including interest accrued or earned thereon.
 
Charter Documents” means the articles of certificate of incorporation and the bylaws of the Debtor or Reorganized Debtor, as applicable, and any amendments to the foregoing.
 
Chief Executive Officer” means Todd Wilson, in his capacity as the Chief Executive Officer of the Debtor.
 
Claim” has the meaning assigned to such term by section 101(5) of the Bankruptcy Code.
 
Claim Objection Deadline” means the first Business Day that is 120 days after the Effective Date, as may be extended by order of the Bankruptcy Court.
 
Claims Against Third Parties” means Avoidance Actions.
 
Class” means one of the classes of Claims or Equity Interests defined in Article III of the Plan.
 
Clerk” means the Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court.
 
Closing” means the closing of the transactions contemplated under Article VI of the Plan.
 
Collateral” means all Estate Property securing the repayment of the DIP Credit Facility.
 
Committee” means the Committee of Unsecured Creditors appointed by the U.S. Trustee on January 30, 2015.
 
Confirmation Date” means the date upon which the Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court enters the Confirmation Order on the docket of the Bankruptcy Court.
 
Confirmation Hearing” means the hearing held by the Bankruptcy Court pursuant to section 1128 of the Bankruptcy Code to consider confirmation of this Plan, as such hearing may be adjourned or continued from time to time.
 
Confirmation Order” means the Order of the Bankruptcy Court approving and confirming the Plan in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code.
 
Consideration” means Cash paid by the Plan Sponsor in the amount of $8,250,000, subject to the Subscription Option. For the avoidance of doubt, the Consideration payable by the Plan Sponsor under the Plan shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis to reflect the amount of Allowed DIP Claim exchanged for New Equity pursuant to the Subscription Option.
 
Creditor” means any person that holds a Claim against the Debtor that arose on or before the Effective Date, or a Claim against the Debtor of any kind specified in sections 502(f), 502(g), 502(h) or 502(i) of the Bankruptcy Code.
 
Cure Amount” means the amount of Cash required to cure defaults necessary to assume an Executory Contract under 11 U.S.C. § 365(b) as determined by the Bankruptcy Court or pursuant to any agreement among the Reorganized Debtor and the other party(ies) to the Executory Contract and as listed in the Schedule of Assumed Contracts and Unexpired Leases
 
 
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Cure Amount Objection Bar Date” means May 1, 2015.
 
D&O Policies” means all current and prior director and officer insurance policies of Debtor and all rights of any nature with respect thereto, including all insurance recoveries thereunder and rights to assert claims with respect to any insurance recoveries.
 
Debtor” means Hipcricket, Inc., a Delaware corporation and debtor-in-possession in the Bankruptcy Case.
 
Debtor-in-Possession” means the Debtor in its capacity as debtor in possession pursuant to sections 1107 and 1108 of the Bankruptcy Code.
 
DIP Note” means the Debtor-In-Possession Note, dated as of [   2015], by and between the Debtor and the DIP Lender and approved by the Bankruptcy Court, as subsequently amended or modified.
 
DIP Lender” means ESW Capital, LLC, in its capacity as debtor-in-possession lender under the DIP Note.
 
Disallowed Claim” means a Claim, or any portion thereof, that (a) has been disallowed by either a Final Order or pursuant to a settlement, or (b)(i) is listed in the Schedules of Assets and Liabilities at zero or as contingent, disputed or unliquidated, including by amendment hereby of such Schedules of Assets and Liabilities, and (ii) as to which a bar date has been established but no proof of claim has been filed or deemed timely filed with the Bankruptcy Court pursuant to either the Bankruptcy Code, any Final Order, or applicable law, or which is not deemed allowed by the terms of the Plan.
 
Disclosure Statement” means the Disclosure Statement for the Plan of Reorganization of Hipcricket, Inc. dated March 20, 2015, filed by the Proponents with the Bankruptcy Court, as may be amended or supplemented.
 
Disclosure Statement Approval Date” means the date the Order Approving Disclosure Statement is entered on the docket of the Bankruptcy Case.
 
Disputed Claim” means a Claim as to which a proof of claim or interest has been Filed or deemed Filed under applicable law, as to which an objection has been or may be timely Filed and which objection, if timely Filed, has not been withdrawn on or before any date fixed for Filing such objections by the Plan or Order of the Bankruptcy Court and has not been overruled or denied by a Final Order.  Prior to the time that an objection has been or may be timely Filed, for the purposes of the Plan, a Claim shall be considered a Disputed Claim to the extent that: (i) the amount of the Claim specified in the proof of claim exceeds the amount of any corresponding Claim in the Schedules of Assets and Liabilities to the extent of such excess; (ii) no corresponding Claim has been scheduled in the Schedules of Assets and Liabilities; or (iii) the Claim has been scheduled in the Schedules of Assets and  Liabilities as contingent, disputed or unliquidated or in the amount of $0.
 
Disputed Cure Amount” means, with respect to an Executory Contract for which a Proof of Cure Claim is filed, the amount that the counterparty to such Executory Contract asserts is necessary to assume such Executory Contract under 11 U.S.C. § 365(b).
 
Distribution” means, except as otherwise provided in the Plan, the property required by the Plan to be distributed to the holders of Allowed Claims.
 
Distribution Date” means any date that a Distribution is made under the Plan or the Distribution Trust Agreement.
 
Distribution Record Date” means the Confirmation Date.
 
Distribution Reserve” means a reserve established to hold, in one or more segregated accounts to be established by the Debtor, Cash equal to the aggregate of (a) Cash that would have been distributed on the Distribution Date on account of Disputed or undetermined (i) Administrative Claims had they been Allowed Claims, provided that with respect to Administrative Claims for which applications for compensation of professionals or other periods retained or to be compensated pursuant to sections 327, 328, 330, 331 and 503(b) of the Bankruptcy Code are or will be pending but are then undetermined, the amount of Cash deposited shall be the amount sought by such persons or the maximum amount such persons indicate that they intend to apply for, (ii) Priority Unsecured Non-Tax Claims, and (iii) General Unsecured Claims, plus (b) accrued interest on all Cash in the Distribution Reserve, plus (c) Cash in the amount of all taxes previously incurred by the Debtor (and not paid or otherwise provided for under the Plan) and all taxes and professional fees estimated to be incurred by the Reorganized Debtor, including professional fees of the Reorganized Debtor; plus (d) Cash in the amount of all estimated costs and expenses of effectuating the corporate actions contemplated by Article VI of the Plan, plus (f) Cash in the amount of the estimated operating expenses of the Reorganized Debtor, if any.
 
Distribution Trust” means the trust established under the Plan and the Distribution Trust Agreement.
 
Distribution Trust Account” means the segregated interest bearing account established by the Distribution Trust into which shall be deposited (a) the Distribution Trust Fund, (b) the proceeds of the Distribution Trust Avoidance Actions, and (c) the proceeds of the liquidation of all other Distribution Trust Assets.
 
Distribution Trust Agreement” means the trust agreement that establishes the Distribution Trust and governs the powers, duties, and responsibilities of the Distribution Trustee and the Oversight Board.  The Distribution Trust Agreement shall be part of the Plan Supplement.
 
Distribution Trust Assets” means, collectively, (a) the Distribution Trust Avoidance Actions, (b) the Distribution Trust Fund, and (c) the D&O Policies.
 
Distribution Trust Available Cash” means the cash on deposit in the Distribution Trust Account at any time, less the Distribution Trust Operating Reserve.

 
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Distribution Trust Avoidance Actions” means the Avoidance Actions against any Insider held by the Debtor on the Effective Date and transferred to the Distribution Trust at the Closing.
 
Distribution Trust Fund” means Consideration to be funded to the Distribution Trust Account after payment of certain obligations on the Effective Date, including the Allowed DIP Claim and obligations under 6.4(e) of the Plan.
 
Distribution Trust Operating Expenses” means the reasonable costs and expenses, including professional fees, of the Distribution Trustee in administering the Distribution Trust.
 
Distribution Trust Operating Reserve” means such reserve of Cash determined from time to time by the Distribution Trustee pursuant to the Distribution Trust Agreement to be reasonably necessary to pay Distribution Trust Operating Expenses, including (a) the unpaid liabilities, debts, or obligations of the Distribution Trust; (b) the fees and expenses of the Distribution Trustee; (c) all fees and expenses of professionals retained by the Distribution Trust; and (d) any and all other costs associated with the liquidation or preservation of the Distribution Trust Assets.
 
Distribution Trust Register” means the register of Beneficial Interests in the Distribution Trust.
 
Distribution Trust Registrar” means the registrar of the Distribution Trust Register appointed by the Distribution Trustee.
 
Distribution Trustee” means the Person appointed to administer the Distribution Trust with such rights, duties, and obligations as set forth in the Distribution Trust Agreement, subject to the authority of the Oversight Board.
 
District Court” means the United States District Court for the District of Delaware.
 
Effective Date” means the first Business Day following the Confirmation Date on which (a) the Confirmation Order is not stayed, (b) all conditions to the effectiveness of the Plan have been satisfied or waived as provided in the Plan, and (c) the Reorganized Debtor has Filed a notice of the Effective Date.
 
Equity Interest” means any interest in the Debtor represented by ownership of common or preferred stock including, to the extent provided by applicable law, any warrant, option or other security to acquire any of the foregoing.
 
Estate” means the estate created upon the filing of the Bankruptcy Case pursuant to section 541 of the Bankruptcy Code, together with all rights, claims and interests appertaining thereto.
 
Estate Property means all right, title, and interest in and to any and all property of every kind or nature owned by the Debtor or its Estate on the Effective Date as defined by 11 U.S.C. § 541.
 
Executory Contracts” means executory contracts and unexpired leases as such terms are used in 11 U.S.C. § 365, including all operating leases, capital leases, and contracts to which the Debtor is a party or beneficiary on the Confirmation Date.
 
File or Filed” means a request for relief encompassed within a pleading or other document is Filed when and on such date as such pleading or other document is entered on the docket of the Bankruptcy Court in this Bankruptcy Case.  A proof of claim is Filed when and on such date as such proof of claim is entered on the claims register in this Bankruptcy Case.
 
Final Distribution” means a Distribution made under the Plan which represents the only or last Distribution to be made to a particular Class of Creditors.
 
Final Distribution Date” means the date upon which the Reorganized Debtor makes a Final Distribution.
 
Final Order” means an order or judgment which has not been reversed, stayed, modified, or amended and as to which the time for appeal has expired and no stay has been obtained.
 
General Bar Date” means the deadline for filing proofs of claim established by the Bankruptcy Court as May 4, 2015, at 4:00 p.m. prevailing Eastern time.
 
General Unsecured Claim” means a Claim other than an Administrative Claim, a Priority Unsecured Non-Tax Claim, or a Priority Tax Claim.
 
Governmental Unit” means United States; State; Commonwealth; District; Territory; municipality; department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States (but not a United States trustee while serving as a trustee in a case under title 11 of the United States Code), a State, a Commonwealth, a District, a Territory, or a municipality; or other domestic government.

 
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Governmental Unit Bar Date” means July 19, 2015, at 4:00 p.m. prevailing Eastern time, the deadline for Governmental Units to File proofs of claim in the Bankruptcy Case.
 
Insider” has the meaning set forth in section 101(31) of the Bankruptcy Code.
 
Interest Holder” means any holder or owner of an Equity Interest.
 
IP” means intellectual property, including, without limitation, the following: (i) all patents and patent applications, domestic or foreign, all licenses relating to any of the foregoing and all income and royalties with respect to any licenses, all rights to sue for past, present or future infringement thereof, all rights arising therefrom and pertaining thereto and all reissues, divisions, continuations, renewals, extensions and continuations-in-part thereof; (ii) all copyrights and applications for copyright, domestic or foreign, together with the underlying works of authorship (including titles), whether or not the underlying works of authorship have been published and whether said copyrights are statutory or arise under the common law, and all other rights and works of authorship, all computer programs, computer databases, computer program flow diagrams, source codes, object codes and all tangible property embodying or incorporating any copyrights, all licenses relating to any of the foregoing and all income and royalties with respect to any licenses, and all other rights, claims and demands in any way relating to any such copyrights or works, including royalties and rights to sue for past, present or future infringement, and all rights of renewal and extension of copyright; (iii) all state (including common law), federal and foreign trademarks, service marks and trade names, and applications for registration of such trademarks, service marks and trade names, all licenses relating to any of the foregoing and all income and royalties with respect to any licenses, whether registered or unregistered and wherever registered, all rights to sue for past, present or future infringement or unconsented use thereof, all rights arising therefrom and pertaining thereto and all reissues, extensions and renewals thereof; (iv) all trade secrets, trade dress, trade styles, logos, other source of business identifiers, mask-works, mask-work registrations, mask-work applications, software, confidential and proprietary information, customer lists, license rights, advertising materials, operating manuals, methods, processes, know-how, algorithms, formulae, databases, quality control procedures, product, service and technical specifications, operating, production and quality control manuals, sales literature, drawings, specifications, blue prints, descriptions, inventions, name plates, catalogs, internet websites, and internet domain names and associated URL addresses; (v) the entire goodwill of or associated with the businesses now or hereafter conducted by the Debtor connected with and symbolized by any of the aforementioned properties and assets; and (vi) all accounts, payment intangibles, commercial tort claims and other rights to payment, all other proprietary rights or other intellectual or other similar property, and all other general intangibles associated with or arising out of any of the aforementioned properties and assets and not otherwise described above, and all proceeds of any IP.
 
Lien” means a charge against or interest in property to secure payment of a debt or performance of an obligation which has not been avoided or invalidated under any provision of the Bankruptcy Code or other applicable law.
 
New Equity” means the all of the equity interest in the Reorganized Debtor, issued on the Effective Date, to the Plan Sponsor, and to the DIP Lender under and subject to the Subscription Option, in the total amount of 1,000 shares, free and clear of all Liens, Claims and encumbrances of any kind, except as provided in the Plan.
 
Objection to Cure Amount” means the document filed in the Bankruptcy Court by a counterparty to an Executory Contract required in the event that such counterparty disputes the Cure Amount identified in the Schedule of Assumed Contracts and Unexpired Leases.
 
Order Approving Disclosure Statement” means the Order (A) Approving the Disclosure Statement, (B) Scheduling a Hearing to Consider Confirmation of the Plan, (C) Establishing Voting and Objection Deadlines, and (D) Approving Forms of Ballots and Solicitation Procedures entered by the Bankruptcy Court.
 
Ordinary Course Creditor(s)” means a Creditor with an Ordinary Course Liability.
 
Ordinary Course Liability” means an Administrative Claim (other than a Professional Compensation Claim or an Administrative Tax Claim) based on liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of the Debtor’s business operations.
 
Oversight Board” means the three (3) Person board appointed by the Committee to oversee, direct and approve the actions of the Distribution Trustee in accordance with the Distribution Trust Agreement.  The initial members of the Oversight Board shall be identified in the Plan Supplement.
 
Person” means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, an association, a joint stock company, a joint venture, an estate, a trust, an unincorporated association or organization, a governmental unit or any agency or subdivision thereof or any other entity, and the Protected Parties.
 
Petition Date” means January 20, 2015, the date on which the Debtor filed its voluntary Chapter 11 petition commencing the Bankruptcy Case.
 
Plan” means this Plan of Reorganization of the Debtor, as it may be amended or modified.
 
Plan Documents” means, collectively, those material documents executed or to be executed in order to consummate the transactions contemplated under the Plan, which will be filed with the Bankruptcy Court on or before April 27, 2015.
 
Plan Sponsor” means ESW Capital, LLC or an affiliate, in such capacity.
 
Plan Supplement” means, collectively, any such documents as are referenced as such in this Plan to be Filed hereafter to supplement or clarify aspects of the Plan.

 
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Post-Confirmation Service List” means the list of those parties who have notified the Reorganized Debtor in writing, at or following the Confirmation Hearing, of their desire to receive electronic notice of all pleadings filed by the Reorganized Debtor and have provided the e-mail address to which such notices shall be sent.
 
Priority Unsecured Non-Tax Claim” means any Claim (other than an Administrative Claim or a Priority Tax Claim) to the extent entitled to priority in payment under section 507(a) of the Bankruptcy Code.
 
Priority Tax Claim means any Claim held by a Governmental Unit entitled to priority in payment under section 507(a)(8) of the Bankruptcy Code.
 
Professional” means a professional employed in the Bankruptcy Case pursuant to Final Order under sections 327, 328, 363, or 1103 of the Bankruptcy Code; provided that for the purposes of any bar dates, duties or other requirements imposed by the Plan (as distinguished from benefits or rights provided by or pursuant to the Plan), any professional not so employed in the Bankruptcy Case, but asserting any right or claim like a Professional on account of any service for or engagement by any foreign representative or foreign proceeding, shall have to comply with such same bar dates, duties and requirements as a Professional as one condition precedent to seeking any standing in the Bankruptcy Case, any Allowance of any Claim or any other right under the Plan like a Professional, with the Reorganized Debtor and other parties in interest reserving all other challenges and defenses thereto.
 
Professional Compensation Claim” means a Claim for compensation or reimbursement of expenses of a Professional retained in the Bankruptcy Case or any Chapter 11 trustee, and requested in accordance with the provisions of 11 U.S.C. §§ 326, 327, 328, 330, 331, 503(b) and 1103; provided that for the purposes of any Claim asserted by any professional not so employed in the Bankruptcy Case, but asserting any Claim like a Professional on account of any service for or engagement by any foreign representative or foreign proceeding, the holder of such Claim shall have to comply with the same bar dates, duties and requirements as the holder of a Professional Compensation Claim as one condition precedent to seeking any standing or treatment as such, with the Reorganized Debtor and other parties in interest reserving all other challenges and defenses thereto.
 
Pro Rata Share” means as to a particular holder of a particular Claim, the ratio that the amount of such Claim held by such Claimholder bears to the aggregate amount of all Claims in the particular Class or category.  Such ratio shall be calculated as if all Claims in the particular Class or category asserted against Debtor are Allowed Claims as of the Effective Date, unless specifically provided otherwise in the Plan.
 
Proponents” means the Plan Sponsor and the Debtor, in their capacity as proponents of the Plan.
 
Protected Parties” (each one, a “Protected Party”) means (a) the Debtor; (b) the Reorganized Debtor; (c) the Distribution Trust; (d) the Distribution Trustee; (e) the Plan Sponsor and its affiliates; (f) the DIP Lender; (g) the Committee and its members; and (h) directors, officers, agents, attorneys, accountants, consultants, equity holders, financial advisors, investment bankers, professionals, experts, and employees of any of the foregoing, in their respective capacities as such.  Any affiliate or other party related to any Protected Party shall also be a Protected Party to the extent that such affiliate or related party is alleged or charged to be directly or indirectly liable on any derivative, vicarious liability, alter ego or other theory for imposing liability on an affiliate or related party for the conduct or liability of the Protected Party.  For the avoidance of doubt, the target of any Distribution Trust Avoidance Action shall not be, and is not, a Protected Party.
 
Qualified Ordinary Course Creditor” means of the Ordinary Course Creditors, the DIP Lender.
 
Rejection Claim Bar Date” means either (as applicable) (i) in respect to Executory Contracts rejected pursuant to a revocation notice filed pursuant to Section 8.3(b) of the Plan, the date that is thirty (30) days after the filing of such revocation notice, or (ii) as to all other Executory Contracts, the date that is thirty (30) days after the Effective Date. 
 
Reorganized Debtor” means the Debtor as it exists after the Effective Date.
 
Rights of Action” means any and all claims, debts, demands, rights, defenses, actions, causes of action, suits, contracts, agreements, obligations, accounts, defenses, offsets, powers, privileges, licenses and franchises of any kind or character whatsoever, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, whether arising before, on, or after the Petition Date, in contract or in tort, at law or in equity, or under any other theory of law, of the Debtor or its Estate.
 
Schedule of Assumed Contracts and Unexpired Leases” means the schedule identifying the Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases to be assumed by the Reorganized Debtor under the Plan.  The Schedule of Assumed Contracts and Unexpired Leases is attached as Exhibit B to the Plan.
 
Schedules of Assets and Liabilities” means the Debtor’s Schedules of Assets and Liabilities, as may be amended or supplemented, and filed with the Bankruptcy Court in accordance with section 521(a)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code, including as amended by the Plan or any Plan Supplement.
 
Secured Claim” means a claim secured by the Debtor’s assets, except for the Allowed DIP Claim.
 
Shareholder Lawsuit” means the lawsuit styled and captioned, Leibsohn v. Hipcricket Technologies, Inc., Case No. 13-3-40007-3, pending in the Superior Court of Washington for King County.
 
Subordinated Claim” means any Claim subject to subordination under section 510(b) of the Bankruptcy Code, including, but not limited to, any Claim resulting from or related to the Shareholder Lawsuit.

 
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Subscription Option” means the ability of the Qualified Ordinary Course Creditor to, at its option, exchange a total of up to $3,000,000 of its Allowed DIP Claim for up to a total of 600 shares of New Equity at a rate of $5,000 of its Allowed DIP Claim for one (1) share of New Equity. The Consideration payable by the Plan Sponsor under the Plan shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis to reflect the amount of Allowed DIP Claim exchanged for New Equity pursuant to the Subscription Option.
 
Treasury Regulations” means the regulations promulgated under the Internal Revenue Code by the Department of the Treasury of the United States.
 
U.S. Trustee” means the Office of the United States Trustee for Region 3.
 
Yahoo!” means Yahoo! Inc., and its current or future wholly-owned U.S. affiliates.
 
Yahoo! IP” means U.S. or foreign patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, or other intellectual property owned by Yahoo!.
 
Yahoo! Rights” means the rights, claims, interests, and defenses of Yahoo! set forth in Section 10.3 of the Plan.