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Grandparents.com Announces Restructuring for U.S.
Operations
- Company Continues to Operate
Business as Usual
- Secures DIP Financing
NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / April 14, 2017
/ Grandparents.com, Inc.
(OTC PINK: GPCM) today announced that it has filed a voluntary
petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in
the Southern District of Florida (Miami Division) (the "Bankruptcy
Court"). As a result of the restructuring, the Company expects to
be acquired by its secured lender and emerge as a financially
stronger company with a sustainable capital
structure.
Importantly, as a part of the restructuring, the Company secured
from its bank group a debtor-in-possession (DIP) loan to provide
the Company with the necessary operating funds during the
restructuring process.
"We have been working diligently with our senior lender to arrange
for a timely restructuring of Grandparents.com. Through the
reorganization process, we will continue to operate business as
usual. We firmly believe that the reorganization actions announced
today will allow Grandparents.com to become a financially stable
company with a solid foundation necessary to continue the pursuit
of our strategic initiatives," said Joshua Rizack, from The Rising
Group Consulting, Inc., the Company's Chief Restructuring
Officer.
While the Company is in Chapter 11, investments in its securities
will be highly speculative. Investors should assume that shares of
the Company's common stock have little or no value and will likely
be cancelled upon confirmation of the Company's Chapter 11 plan of
reorganization or liquidation. The Company expects to file its
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 on
Monday, April 17, 2017, and thereafter will file under cover of
Form 8-K the Monthly Operating Reports it files with the Bankruptcy
Court. The Company also expects its common stock will continue
trading on the OTC Pink Sheets under the symbol GPCM.
The outcome of the Chapter 11 case is uncertain and subject to
substantial risk. There can be no assurance that the Company will
be successful in achieving its financial
restructuring.
About Grandparents.com, Inc.
Grandparents.com,
Inc. is a digital media company that focuses on services for
America's 70 million grandparents and their families, by providing
information on topics that matter the most to this demographic -
health, money, family, travel, and more. Grandparents.com is a
leading resource for people 50+. Learn more at www.grandparents.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Any statements in this press release that are not historical facts
are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Readers are
advised that such forward-looking statements are subject to risks
and uncertainties that could significantly affect actual results
from those expressed in any such statements. Readers are directed
to Grandparents.com, Inc.'s most recently filed Annual Report on
Form 10-K, as well as its other filings from time to time with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, for a discussion of such risks
and uncertainties. Such risks and uncertainties include, among
other things, our ability to reach an agreement with respect to any
restructuring,our ability to meet our liquidity needs, the impact
of the Chapter 11 Filings on our financial results, whether we will
be able to obtain confirmation of a Chapter 11 plan of liquidation,
whether we will be able to exit bankruptcy, and whether our cases
will be converted to Chapter 7 cases. Statements included in this
press release are based upon information known to the Company as of
the date of this press release, and the Company assumes no
obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements
contained in this press release, except as otherwise required by
applicable federal securities laws.
Company Contact:
646-839-8800
SOURCE: Grandparents.com,
Inc.