On the Effective Date, the Plan became effective and the Debtors emerged from bankruptcy with a new Board of Directors (LBHI’s Board of Directors hereinafter referred to as the “Board”). The Company continues to pursue the objectives of asset value maximization and timely distributions to creditors of available cash through the optimal execution of an orderly wind down process and the judicious and timely resolution of claims. Pursuant to the Plan, the Plan Administrator has made and expects to continue to make distributions to creditors of Debtors, with each entity subject to review at each distribution date.

Basis of Presentation

The information and data included in the Quarterly Financial Report, including the Notes to the Cash Flow Estimates (the “Quarterly Financial Report”) are derived from sources available to the Debtors and LBHI-Controlled Entities (collectively, the “Company” or “Controlled Affiliates”). The term “LBHI-Controlled Entities” refers to those entities that are directly or indirectly controlled by LBHI and have not filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. LBHI-Controlled Entities excludes, among others, certain entities (such as Lehman Brothers Inc. (“LBI”) and Lehman Brothers International (Europe) (in administration) (“LBIE”)) that were not managed or controlled by a Debtor as of the Effective Date and are under separate administrations in the U.S. or abroad, including proceedings under the Securities Investor Protection Act (collectively, “Non-Controlled Affiliates”).

The information and data included in these cash flow estimates and notes thereto (the “October 1, 2020 Cash Flow Estimates”) were prepared to update the June 30, 2020 Cash Flow Estimates filed September 24, 2020 (the “June 30, 2020 CFE”), and are based on estimated cash flows from assets managed in an orderly wind down and/or sale (and related costs of operations) until the Company’s activities are fully resolved.

These October 1, 2020 Cash Flow Estimates include an estimate of expenses to be paid through final termination of the Company on such matters as asset disposition, litigation and disputed claims resolution, administrative wind-down, and related activities. These estimates also include the estimated costs of a small subset of the Company’s current staff committed to stay for many years, if necessary, to oversee the resolution of remaining disputes, other matters and residual wind down activities. These estimates are subject to ongoing review and revision. Actual expenses may differ materially from these estimates.

The Company has prepared the Quarterly Financial Report based on the information available to the Company at the date of filing; however, such information may be incomplete and may be materially deficient. Material uncertainties continue to exist regarding the ultimate value realizable from the Company’s assets, the timing of asset recoveries, future costs, and the eventual level of allowed creditors’ claims. Accordingly, the Quarterly Financial Report is not meant to be relied upon as a complete description of the Company, its business, condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations, prospects, assets or liabilities. The Company reserves all rights to revise this report.

In preparing the Quarterly Financial Report, the Company made various estimates and assumptions based on information available to the Company. As such, this report contains forward-looking statements that involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the Company’s actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including all statements containing information regarding the intent, belief or current expectation of the Company and members of its management. Accordingly, the financial information herein is subject to change and any such change may be material.

The Quarterly Financial Report should be read in conjunction with the Company’s previous filings, including Form 8-K reports as filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), the Plan and related Disclosure Statement (the “Disclosure Statement”) dated August 31, 2011, and other documents filed after the Commencement Dates with various regulatory agencies or the Bankruptcy Court by LBHI, LBSF and LBHI-Controlled Entities.

Future expenses and distributions are dependent in large measure on the resolution of various legal matters involving the Company and its Non-Controlled Affiliates. (See Litigation below.) The remaining legal matters require resolution in the United States, as well as multiple foreign jurisdictions, including the United Kingdom, France, Germany, India, and Australia. The timing for achieving final administrative or judicial resolution of these legal issues is uncertain. As a consequence, the Company cannot definitively specify a date for the final termination of its activities.

All cash flows in these Estimates are presented on an undiscounted basis.

Key Assumptions

Recoveries from Non-Controlled Affiliates

Estimates of recoveries from Non-Controlled Affiliates are based on internal valuation models utilizing information obtained from both Non-Controlled Affiliates’ fiduciaries, as well as information obtained by the Company through settlement negotiations and involvement on creditors’ committees.

The Company’s estimates for recoveries from Non-Controlled Affiliates include estimates for recoveries related to LBIE and the Joint Venture (see Note 3 for additional information), as well as estimated recoveries from other Non-Controlled Affiliates in Europe and Asia.

Certain receivables from Non-Controlled Affiliates are denominated in foreign currencies, and as such, estimated recoveries related to these receivables are subject to movements in foreign exchange rates. The Company does not hedge against movements in foreign exchange rates.

The majority of estimated remaining recoveries from Non-Controlled Affiliates are contingent upon (i) the resolution of matters in dispute and/or active litigation, (ii) the receipt of non-U.S. government and/or Court approvals, and/or (iii) the final wind down of estates not controlled by the Plan Administrator. As such, the timing and amount of future recoveries from Non-Controlled Affiliates is uncertain, and actual recoveries may differ materially from these estimates.

Litigation

The Company is involved directly and/or indirectly in numerous litigations that will impact its recoveries from Non-Controlled Affiliates. The Company’s estimates of recoveries from Non-Controlled Affiliates incorporate the Company’s current assumptions regarding the resolution of these matters (see Other Litigations in Note 6 for additional information).

In addition, the Company has certain litigation pending against parties other than Non-Controlled Affiliates in U.S. courts which may result in potential recoveries to the Company. For the purpose of these October 1, 2020 Cash Flow Estimates, estimates for all litigations are included, with the exception of matters listed under “Excluded Litigations” in Note 6 herein (“Excluded Litigations”). The estimated costs (i.e., professional, legal and advisory fees) of supporting all of the Company’s litigations, including the Excluded Litigations, are included.

Reporting of Claim Assignments

As part of the Company’s planned operational wind down and legal entity dissolution process, the Company has assigned and will continue to assign claims among Controlled Entities, typically from a subsidiary entity to a parent entity, with no resulting economic effect on estimated overall recoveries. These assignments are reflected in the “Transfers, Reclassifications, Adjustments” column in the tables herein. For claim assignments in which Debtor entities are assigned claims against themselves (i.e., when LBHI is assigned a claim against LBHI), the receivables and payables are netted.

This Quarterly Financial Report:

Due from/to Affiliates

(as shown in the Balance Sheets and Note 3 and Note 4 herein)

Due from/to Affiliates represents (i) receivables related to transactions among Debtors, LBHI-Controlled Entities and Non-Controlled Affiliates (separately or collectively, “Affiliates”), and (ii) payables by LBHI-Controlled Entities to Debtors and Non-Controlled Affiliates.

Due from/to Affiliates are recorded in the Balance Sheets at book values, and where applicable, these balances are recorded net of cash distributions. The balances do not reflect potential realization or collectability reserves for Due from Affiliates balances nor estimates of potential additional payables to Affiliates. As a result, adjustments (including write-downs and write-offs) to Due from/to Affiliates, which are material, will be recorded in the future. The Company will continue to review future estimated recoveries from Non-Controlled Affiliates to determine future write downs.

Joint Venture to Facilitate Resolution of LBIE Claims

On January 31, 2014, Lehman Brothers Holdings Intermediate 2 Ltd. (“LBHI2”), a Non-Controlled Affiliate, LBHI, and Elliott Management Corporation and King Street Capital Management, L.P. (together, the “Funds”) entered into definitive documentation and consummated a joint venture to facilitate the resolution of LBIE claims (the “Joint Venture”):

The Joint Venture includes a joint recovery pool governed by a specific sharing formula. Subject to certain adjustments, which could be material, all recoveries from the Sub Debt, Senior Claim, Preferred Equity, and the Funds’ contribution are split as follows:

The “Tier 1 Pool Threshold Amount” is GBP 650 million. The “Tier 2 Pool Threshold Amount” is GBP 1.3 billion plus interest calculated at the simple rate of 2.25% from November 30, 2013 through September 3, 2018; thereafter, interest is calculated at the simple rate of 1.25%. The “Tier 3 Pool Threshold Amount” is GBP 2.2 billion plus interest calculated at the simple rate of 4.25% from November 30, 2013 through September 3, 2018; thereafter, interest is calculated at the simple rate of 2.5%.

A detailed summary of the terms of the parties’ commitments and the Joint Venture is available at www.lehman-docket.com in the Key Documents section.

If LBIE makes distributions on the Preferred Equity before aggregate distributions from the Joint Venture to the Funds and LBHI2 have reached GBP 2.2 billion (plus interest), then, in certain circumstances, LBHI2, Luxembourg Finance S.a.r.l. (“Lux Finance”) and LBHI shall be obligated to make payments to preserve the economic terms of the transaction as if 100% of the Preferred Equity proceeds had been transferred by LBHI2 to the Joint Venture.

Receivables from the Joint Venture:

LBHI filed complaints in the Bankruptcy Court against numerous mortgage sellers seeking indemnification arising from the Allowed Claims of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac (collectively, the “GSE Claims”) and Private Label Trustees (the “PL Claims”) against LBHI for losses from defective loans purchased from LBHI. 98 cases have been resolved and the corresponding complaints dismissed with prejudice. LBHI has obtained default judgments against 20 of the defendants and is pursuing default judgments against 17 additional defendants who have failed to file a response to the complaints. There are 35 parties remaining that have responded to the complaints filed against them. In aggregate, the complaints assert approximately $64 million in GSE Claims and $361 million in PL Claims. The PL Claims are subject to an allocation methodology to be approved by the Bankruptcy Court. For illustrative purposes only, if the methodology approved by the Bankruptcy Court is on the basis that each defendant will be allocated its pro rata share of the PL Claims, then the aggregate damages sought from the 35 defendants who have responded to the complaints filed would be reduced from $361 million to approximately $76 million. On March 25, 2020, LBHI filed a Notice with the Court providing preliminary and non-binding disclosure of the allocation methodology it may seek to apply in this case [Docket No. 60483 in Case No. 08-13555].

On June 11, 2020, the Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California allowed the full amount of LBHI’s $13.3 million allocated claim in the Home Loan Center, Inc. (“HLC”) bankruptcy proceeding [Case No. 19-51455 MEH Chapter 7 Hon. M. Elaine Hammond]. That same day, LBHI filed suit against HLC’s corporate parents LendingTree, LLC and LendingTree, Inc. for any deficit after final distribution from the HLC bankruptcy on that $13.3 million allowed claim. On August 19, 2020, the LendingTree defendants filed a motion to dismiss the complaint based on lack of jurisdiction and improper venue. LBHI filed its response on October 19, 2020. LendingTree filed its reply on November 11, 2020. The Court heard argument on the motion on December 16, 2020, took the motion under advisement and we are awaiting a decision. At the end of August, HLC made an interim distribution to LBHI of approximately $5 million.

Certain defendants filed a motion to dismiss the complaints on the basis that Lehman Brothers Bank, the original purchaser of the mortgage loans at issue, never effectuated the assignment of its indemnity rights to LBHI prior to the commencement of the chapter 11 cases and therefore, the Bankruptcy Court does not have subject matter jurisdiction over those cases. The moving defendants also seek dismissal on the basis that

LBHI gave up its indemnity rights when it sold the loans to the Private Label Trusts. LBHI opposed the motion. The Bankruptcy Court heard argument on October 16, 2019 and reserved decision.

LBHI is also pursuing substantially smaller claims against 2,105 mortgage sellers and brokers for a total of $648 million in PL Claims, subject to allocation. For illustrative purposes, if that allocation is on a pro rata basis as described above, then the aggregate damages sought from these mortgage sellers would be reduced from $648 million to approximately $138 million. As of December 18, 2020, LBHI has settled with 203 similarly situated parties.

(b) ECAPs

Prior to the Commencement Date, the Company raised approximately $2 billion through the issuance in the UK of Enhanced Capital Advantaged Preferred Securities (“ECAPS”). The ECAPS were issued via five UK funding partnerships: Lehman Brothers UK Capital Funding LP, Lehman Brothers UK Capital Funding II LP and Lehman Brothers UK Capital Funding III LP, (“ECAPS I-III”), and Lehman Brothers UK Capital Funding IV LP and Lehman Brothers UK Capital Funding V LP.

Lehman Brothers Holdings PLC (“PLC”) has outstanding approximately €0.79 billion of subordinated notes issued to ECAPS I-III and approximately $1.9 billion of subordinated debt which is held by LBHI. LBHI2 has outstanding approximately $2.225 billion of subordinated debt issued to PLC and approximately $6.139 billion of subordinated notes which is held by Lehman Brothers Holdings Scottish LP 3.

On March 16, 2018, the Joint Administrators of PLC and LBHI2 each made an application to the High Court in England to seek, among other things, its determination of issues of priority in respect of potential distributions to the holders of the subordinated debts. The trial began on November 11 and concluded on November 22, 2019. The Court gave judgment on July 3, 2020 (see Docket No. 60706). A hearing on consequential matters to decide the parties’ requests to be reimbursed for their costs and leave to seek appeal occurred on July 24, 2020

In October 2020, the Court approved formal Orders in the LBHI2 and PLC Applications which reflect the rulings made in the judgment and in the Consequentials Hearing which took place on July 24, 2020. As part of those Orders, the Court has granted permission to appeal in respect of certain aspects of the judgment and denied the right to appeal certain other aspects. In December 2020, the Court of Appeal granted Deutsche Bank the right to appeal one of three issues it sought to appeal, denied its request to appeal the other two issues and granted LBHI the right to appeal the single issue that it sought to appeal.

For further information please refer to: www.pwc.co.uk/services/business-recovery/administrations/non-lbie-companies/lbh-plc-in-administration.html and www.pwc.co.uk/services/business-recovery/administrations/non-lbie-companies/lbhi2-limited-in-administration.html

(c) Guarantee Claims For Which LBIE Is The Primary Obligor

On July 10, 2018, LBHI filed a motion to have the Bankruptcy Court determine whether interest payments made by LBIE pursuant to its scheme should be counted as “consideration” by a Primary Obligor on the Primary Claims underlying the remaining Guarantee Claims held by affiliates of Deutsche Bank A.G. (“DB”) and Attestor Value Master Fund L.P. (“Attestor”) [ECF No. 58381]. On August 14, 2018, the Bankruptcy Court ruled that such payments by LBIE were consideration such that DB’s and Attestor’s claims should be deemed satisfied in full. On August 20, 2018, both DB and Attestor filed notices of appeal to the District Court. On August 16, 2019, the District Court affirmed the Bankruptcy Court’s decision. On September 13 and 16, 2019, Attestor and DB filed an appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. On September 21, 2020, the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the District Court’s decision in a Summary Order.

LBHI previously filed an objection to disallow six, LBIE-based, prime-brokerage-related Guarantee Claims seeking $118 million filed by funds related to Maverick Capital Ltd (“Maverick”) [ECF No. 53107]. On March 24, 2017, the Bankruptcy Court granted LBHI’s objection, disallowed Maverick’s claims, and ruled that Maverick could not amend its proofs of claim to assert direct (as opposed to guarantee) liability against LBHI [ECF No. 55346]. Maverick appealed that decision to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.