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Holding Company Act - "Fair And Equitable" Plan, Michigan Law Review
Holding Company Act - "Fair And Equitable" Plan, Michigan Law Review
Michigan Law Review
Should the words "fair and equitable" in section II (e) of the Holding Company Act be construed differently than the same words in section 77 B of the Bankruptcy Act? The Securities and Exchange Commission faced this question in disposing of a proposed plan of merger involving Utility Operators Company and subsidiaries. A divided commission gave an affirmative answer to the above question, holding "fair and equitable" in the Holding Company Act to permit relative priority. This holding merits particular interest since the United States Supreme Court has held the same words as used in section 77B permitted only absolute …
Corporations - Modification Provisions Of Corporate Mortgages And Trust Indentures, Charles H. Haines Jr.
Corporations - Modification Provisions Of Corporate Mortgages And Trust Indentures, Charles H. Haines Jr.
Michigan Law Review
As early as the late 1800's it was not uncommon to find included in corporate mortgages and trust indentures provisions looking to the modification of the rights of the bondholders by action of a given majority of such holders. Ordinarily the power conferred could not be exercised by the holders of less than seventy-five per cent in value of the outstanding bonds; the modification authorized might be the alteration of security rights, the deferment of payments of interest or principal, the reduction of interest, or even the reduction of the debt. Inasmuch as the same equitable doctrines limit their use, …