11 U.S.C. § 1144 — Revocation of an order of confirmation

Page 276 TITLE 11—BANKRUPTCY § 1143 § 1143. Distribution If a plan requires presentment or surrender of a security or the performance of any other act as a condition to participation in distribution under the plan, such action shall be taken not later than five years after the date of the entry of the order of confirmation. Any entity that has not within such time presented or surren- dered such entity’s security or taken any such other action that the plan requires may not par- ticipate in distribution under the plan. (Pub. L. 95–598, Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2639.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES SENATE REPORT NO. 95–989 Section 1143 fixes a 5-year limitation on presentment or surrender of securities or the performance of any other act that is a condition to participation in dis- tribution under the plan. The 5 years runs from the date of the entry of the order of confirmation. Any en- tity that does not take the appropriate action with the 5-year period is barred from participation in the dis- tribution under the plan. § 1144. Revocation of an order of confirmation On request of a party in interest at any time before 180 days after the date of the entry of the order of confirmation, and after notice and a hearing, the court may revoke such order if and only if such order was procured by fraud. An order under this section revoking an order of confirmation shall— (1) contain such provisions as are necessary to protect any entity acquiring rights in good faith reliance on the order of confirmation; and (2) revoke the discharge of the debtor. (Pub. L. 95–598, Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2639; Pub. L. 98–353, title III, § 515, July 10, 1984, 98 Stat. 387.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES SENATE REPORT NO. 95–989 If an order of confirmation was procured by fraud, then the court may revoke the order on request of a party in interest if the request is made before 180 days after the date of the entry of the order of confirmation. The order revoking the order of confirmation must re- voke the discharge of the debtor, and contain such pro- visions as are necessary to protect any entity acquiring rights in good faith reliance on the order of confirma- tion. Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1984—Pub. L. 98–353 inserted ‘‘if and only’’ after ‘‘re- voke such order’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1984 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 98–353 effective with respect to cases filed 90 days after July 10, 1984, see section 552(a) of Pub. L. 98–353, set out as a note under section 101 of this title. § 1145. Exemption from securities laws (a) Except with respect to an entity that is an underwriter as defined in subsection (b) of this section, section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933 and any State or local law requiring registra- tion for offer or sale of a security or registration or licensing of an issuer of, underwriter of, or broker or dealer in, a security do not apply to— (1) the offer or sale under a plan of a security of the debtor, of an affiliate participating in a joint plan with the debtor, or of a successor to the debtor under the plan— (A) in exchange for a claim against, an in- terest in, or a claim for an administrative expense in the case concerning, the debtor or such affiliate; or (B) principally in such exchange and part- ly for cash or property; (2) the offer of a security through any war- rant, option, right to subscribe, or conversion privilege that was sold in the manner specified in paragraph (1) of this subsection, or the sale of a security upon the exercise of such a war- rant, option, right, or privilege; (3) the offer or sale, other than under a plan, of a security of an issuer other than the debtor or an affiliate, if— (A) such security was owned by the debtor on the date of the filing of the petition; (B) the issuer of such security is— (i) required to file reports under section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and (ii) in compliance with the disclosure and reporting provision of such applicable section; and (C) such offer or sale is of securities that do not exceed— (i) during the two-year period imme- diately following the date of the filing of the petition, four percent of the securities of such class outstanding on such date; and (ii) during any 180-day period following such two-year period, one percent of the securities outstanding at the beginning of such 180-day period; or (4) a transaction by a stockbroker in a secu- rity that is executed after a transaction of a kind specified in paragraph (1) or (2) of this subsection in such security and before the ex- piration of 40 days after the first date on which such security was bona fide offered to the public by the issuer or by or through an underwriter, if such stockbroker provides, at the time of or before such transaction by such stockbroker, a disclosure statement approved under section 1125 of this title, and, if the court orders, information supplementing such disclosure statement. (b)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection and except with respect to ordi- nary trading transactions of an entity that is not an issuer, an entity is an underwriter under section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act of 1933, if such entity— (A) purchases a claim against, interest in, or claim for an administrative expense in the case concerning, the debtor, if such purchase is with a view to distribution of any security received or to be received in exchange for such a claim or interest; (B) offers to sell securities offered or sold under the plan for the holders of such securi- ties;