Cv-19-614614-00Cl Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Commercial List)
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Court File No: CV-19-614614-00CL ONTARIO SUPERIOR COURT OF JUSTICE (COMMERCIAL LIST) IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES' CREDITORS ARRANGEMENT ACT, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-36, AS AMENDED AND IN THE MATTER OF IMERYS TALC AMERICA, INC., IMERYS TALC VERMONT, INC., AND IMERYS TALC CANADA INC. (THE “DEBTORS”) APPLICATION OF IMERYS TALC CANADA INC., UNDER SECTION 46 OF THE COMPANIES’ CREDITORS ARRANGEMENT ACT, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-36, AS AMENDED MOTION RECORD (Re: RECOGNITION OF FOREIGN ORDER & SUBSTITUTION OF INFORMATION OFFICER) (Returnable January 26, 2021) January 21, 2021 STIKEMAN ELLIOTT LLP Barristers and Solicitors 5300 Commerce Court West 199 Bay Street Toronto ON M5L 2B9 Maria Konyukhova LSO#: 52880V Tel: (416) 869-5230 [email protected] Nicholas Avis LSO#: 76781Q Tel: (416) 869-5504 [email protected] Fax: (416) 947-0866 Lawyers for the Applicant TO: ATTACHED SERVICE LIST 112732352 v1 Court File No: CV-19-614614-00CL ONTARIO SUPERIOR COURT OF JUSTICE (COMMERCIAL LIST) IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES' CREDITORS ARRANGEMENT ACT, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-36, AS AMENDED AND IN THE MATTER OF IMERYS TALC AMERICA, INC., IMERYS TALC VERMONT, INC., AND IMERYS TALC CANADA INC. APPLICATION OF IMERYS TALC CANADA INC., UNDER SECTION 46 OF THE COMPANIES’ CREDITORS ARRANGEMENT ACT, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-36, AS AMENDED SERVICE LIST (January 20, 2021) GENERAL IMERYS USA, INC. Ryan J. Van Meter 100 Mansell Court East, Suite. 300 Tel: 770- 645-3739 Roswell, Georgia USA 30076 Fax: 770-645-3475 Email: [email protected] Anthony Wilson Tel: 408-219-3544 email: [email protected] STIKEMAN ELLIOTT LLP Kevin Kyte 5300 Commerce Court West Tel: 514-397-3346 199 Bay Street Email: [email protected] Toronto, ON M5L 1B9 Maria Konyukhova Tel: 416-869-5230 Email: [email protected] Nicholas Avis CANADIAN LAWYERS FOR IMERYS Tel: 416-869-5504 TALC CANADA INC. Email: [email protected] LATHAM & WATKINS LLP Kimberly Posin 885 Third Avenue Tel: 213-891-7322 New York, NY 10022-4834 Email: [email protected] US LAWYERS FOR IMERYS TALC Helena Tseregounis AMERICA, INC., IMERYS TALC Tel: 213-891-7698 VERMONT, INC. AND IMERYS TALC Email: [email protected] CANADA INC. - 2 - RICHTER ADVISORY GROUP INC. Paul Van Eyk 181 Bay Street, Suite 3320 Tel: 416-485-4592 Bay Wellington Tower Email: [email protected] Toronto, ON M5J 2T3 Adam Sherman Tel: 416-642-4836 INFORMATION OFFICER Email: [email protected] KPMG INC. Katherine Forbes Bay Adelaide Centre Tel: 416-777-8107 333 Bay Street, Suite 4600 Email: [email protected] Toronto, ON M5H 2S5 PROPOSED INFORMATION OFFICER OSLER, HOSKIN & HARCOURT LLP Kathryn Esaw 100 King Street West Tel: 416-862-4905 1 First Canadian Place Suite 6200 Email: [email protected] P.O. Box 50 Toronto ON M5X 1B8 Chloe Nanfara Tel: 416-862-6578 LAWYERS FOR RICHTER ADVISORY Email: [email protected] GROUP INC. MINISTRY OF FINANCE Steven Groeneveld Legal Services Branch [email protected] College Park 777 Bay Street, 11th Floor [email protected] Toronto, ON M5G 2C8 MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT, Fax: 416-314-6579 CONSERVATION AND PARKS (ONTARIO) Legal Services Branch 135 St. Clair Ave. West, 10th Floor Toronto, ON M4V 1P5 MINISTRY OF ENERGY, NORTHEN Michael Mercer, Counsel DEVELOPMENT AND MINES Email: [email protected] Legal Services Branch M2-24 Macdonald Block, 900 Bay St. Toronto, ON M7A 1C3 UNITED STEEL WORKERS OF Michael Scott AMERICA, LOCALS 7580-01 AND Tel: 705-675-2461 x 225 7580-02 Fax: 705-675-1039 USW District 6 Email: [email protected] 66 Brady Street Sudbury, ON, P3E1C8 International Secretary – Treasurer, United Steelworkers, P.O. BOX 9083 Commerce Court Station, Toronto, ON, M5L1K1 - 3 - UNITED STEEL WORKERS OF Shaheen Hirani AMERICA, LOCAL 7580 [email protected] 234 Eglinton Ave. East, Suite 800 Toronto, ON, M5P 1K7 LAWYER FOR UNITED STEEL WORKERS OF AMERICA, LOCALs 7580-01 AND 7580-02 FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMISSION Michael Scott OF ONTARIO Tel: 416-226-7834 Fax: 416-590-7556 MINISTRY OF THE ATTORNEY Email: [email protected] GENERAL OF THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO Michael Spagnolo Financial Services Commission of Email: [email protected] Ontario Legal Services Branch 5160 Yonge Street, 17th Floor Toronto, ON M2N 6L9 Fax: 416-590-7556 LAWYERS FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES MINISTRY OF THE ATTORNEY Ananthan Sinnadurai GENERAL (ONTARIO) Tel: 416-326-5539 Fax: 416-590-4181 CROWN LAW OFFICE-CIVIL Email: [email protected] 8-720 Bay Street Toronto, ON M7A 2S9 PACCAR FINANCIAL LTD. PACCAR FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD. 6711 Mississauga Rd. N., Ste 500 Mississauga, ON L5N 4J8 ARI FINANCIAL SERVICES INC. Tel: 905-803-8000 1270 Central Pkwy W, Ste 600 Fax: 905-803-8644 Mississauga, ON L5C 4P4 TORKIN MANES LLP Jeffrey Simpson 151 Yonge St, Suite 1500 Tel: 416-777-5413 Toronto, ON M5C 2W7 Email: [email protected] Michael Tamblyn Tel: 416-777-5366 LAWYERS FOR WILLIAM DAY Fax: 1-888-587-9143 CONSTRUCTION Email: [email protected] - 4 - MCCARTHY TÉTRAULT LLP Sean F. Collins 421 7th Avenue SW Tel: 403-260-3531 Suite 4000 Tel: 604-643-7946 Calgary AB T2P 4K9 Email: [email protected] Canada LAWYERS FOR MAGRIS RESOURCES CANADA INC. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CANADA Diane Winters 3400-130 King Street, West (416) 973-3172 Toronto, ON [email protected] M5X 1K6 Pat Confalone [email protected] CANADA REVENUE AGENCY Kay Singh [email protected] INDEX Court File No: CV-19-614614-00CL ONTARIO SUPERIOR COURT OF JUSTICE (COMMERCIAL LIST) IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES' CREDITORS ARRANGEMENT ACT, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-36, AS AMENDED AND IN THE MATTER OF IMERYS TALC AMERICA, INC., IMERYS TALC VERMONT, INC., AND IMERYS TALC CANADA INC. (THE “DEBTORS”) APPLICATION OF IMERYS TALC CANADA INC., UNDER SECTION 46 OF THE COMPANIES’ CREDITORS ARRANGEMENT ACT, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-36, AS AMENDED I N D E X TAB DOCUMENT 1. Notice of Motion, returnable January 26, 2021 2. Affidavit of Anthony Wilson, sworn January 21, 2021 A. Exhibit A: Affidavit of Anthony Wilson, sworn November 20, 2020 (Seventh Wilson Affidavit) (without exhibits) B. Exhibit B: Affidavit of Anthony Wilson, sworn October 29, 2020 (Sixth Wilson Affidavit) (without exhibits) C. Exhibit C: Affidavit of Anthony Wilson sworn June 29, 2020 (Fifth Wilson Affidavit (without exhibits) D. Exhibit D: Continuance Order E. Exhibit E: Seventh Amended Plan 3. Draft Order (Recognizing the Continuance Order) 4. Draft Order (Substituting the Information Officer) TAB 1 Court File No: CV-19-614614-00CL ONTARIO SUPERIOR COURT OF JUSTICE (COMMERCIAL LIST) IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES’ CREDITORS ARRANGEMENT ACT, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-36, AS AMENDED AND IN THE MATTER OF IMERYS TALC AMERICA, INC., IMERYS TALC VERMONT, INC., AND IMERYS TALC CANADA INC. APPLICATION OF IMERYS TALC CANADA INC., UNDER SECTION 46 OF THE COMPANIES’ CREDITORS ARRANGEMENT ACT, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-36, AS AMENDED NOTICE OF MOTION (Re: Recognition of Foreign Order & Substitution of Information Officer) (Returnable January 26, 2021) The Applicant, Imerys Talc Canada Inc. (“ITC”), will make a motion to a judge presiding over the Commercial List on January 26, 2021 at 12:00 noon or as soon after that time as the motion can be heard by videoconference due to the COVID-19 crisis. The videoconference details can be found in Schedule “A” to this Notice of Motion. Please advise Nicholas Avis if you intend to join the hearing of this motion by emailing [email protected]. PROPOSED METHOD OF HEARING: The motion is to be heard orally by videoconference. THE MOTION IS FOR: 1. An order recognizing and enforcing in Canada the following order of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the “US Court”) made in the insolvency proceedings of the Debtors under chapter 11 of title 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code: Order Authorizing Continuance of Debtor Imerys Talc Canada Inc. Under Business Corporations Act (Quebec), entered on January 8, 2021 [Docket No. 2735] (the “Continuance Order”); and 2. An order: (a) abridging the time for and validating service of this Notice of Motion and supporting materials such that the motion is properly returnable on January 26, 2021, and dispensing with further service thereof; - 2 - (b) approving the reports of Richter Advisory Group Inc. (“Richter”) filed in respect of the CCAA recognition proceedings to date, and the Tenth Report, to be filed, in its capacity as the Information Officer, and the activities set out therein; (c) discharging Richter as Information Officer in these proceedings effective as of 5:00 p.m. on the date the order sought is granted; (d) releasing Richter from liability upon termination of its role as Information Officer; (e) approving the professional fees and disbursements of the Information Officer and its legal counsel; and (f) appointing KPMG Inc. (“KPMG”) as the Information Officer effective as of the time of Richter’s discharge as Information Officer; and (g) such further and other relief as counsel may advise and this Court deems just. THE GROUNDS FOR THE APPLICATION ARE: 1. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein have the meaning ascribed to them in the Affidavit of Anthony Wilson, to be sworn (the “Wilson Affidavit”); Generally 2. The Debtors are market leaders with respect to talc production in North America, representing nearly 50% of the market; 3. On February 13, 2019, the Debtors filed voluntary petitions for relief under title 11 of the United States Code with the US Court (the “US Proceeding”); 4. On February 14, 2019, the US Court made various orders in the US Proceedings (the “First Day Orders”), including an order authorizing ITC to act as foreign representative of the US Proceedings and an order placing the Debtors under joint administration in the US Proceedings; 5.