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Gold/Mining/Energy : Enron - Natural Gas Industry

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To: CJ who wrote (1160)12/7/2001 12:05:22 PM
From: jjs_ynot  Read Replies (2) of 1433
 
The pecking order in a reorganization follows a similar
structure with Bondholders often/usually becoming the new
equity holders.

Employees and the Government also fall in the pecking order and via the 401k filing and Government review they appear to be trying to get into the payment chain.

Additionally there are the liabilities in all of the commodity swaps that Enron executed or brokered as well as the liability of Enron's inability to deliver on contracts such as for electricity in Europe.

Also, see this news story:

marketwatch.com

This will reduce the chances that any stock or bondholder in
the parent can get to the assets in the subsidiary companies as the individually file for Ch. 11 and reduce the parent's asset position.
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