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Case 1:04-cv-01565-SLR

Document 125-4

Filed 04/17/2007

Page 1 of 30

2000
to

Based

upon

the Projections

the

Debtors believe

that

confirmation

of the Plan

is

not

likely

be followed by the liquidation

or further reorganization

of the Debtors

Compliance

with the Applicable

Provisions

of the

Bankruptcy Code

Section applicable leading
to

11

29al of the Bankruptcy
Code
of the Plan various
issues
in

Code

requires

that

the

Plan comply

with the

provisions

of the Bankruptcy

During the course
legal issues

of management analyses

the formulation

were raised

The Debtors have
that the

considered

each of these

the

development

of the Plan and believe

Plan complies

with

all

applicable

provisions

of the Bankniptcy Code

Alternatives

to

Confirmation

and

Consummation

of the Plan

The Debtors have
structures

evaluated
sale

alternatives

to

the

Plan including
as

alternative

Plan
either as

and terms including
or

the

of the Debtors

subsidiaries

going concern
the adoption

whole

on

breakup

basis the liquidation
concluded

of Coram
that

and delaying
is

of any plan of and will
the

reorganization

The Debtors have
by
holders

the

Plan
If

the best alternative
is

maximize
subject
to

recoveries

of Allowed by
the

Claims

the

Plan
to

not

confirmed

Debtors or

further determination periods

Bankruptcy

Court as

an extension

of the Debtors
could attempt
to

exclusivity formulate discussed

under the -Bankruptcy
different

Code

any other party-ininterest of reorganization Debtors believe
that

and propose
in sections

plan or plans XII

Elowever
if

for the reasons
is

ffl.C and

above

the
that

their plan

not

confirmed
claims
if to

by

or before

December 29 2000

the value

might be realized
scenario including

by holders

of allowed Further

will plan

be dramatically of reorganization
case or the

lower under any alternative
can

liquidation

no

be confirmed

the

Debtors Chapter II cases be liquidated
case pursuant
to

may

be converted
plan

chapter

Debtors may otherwise
Chapter

liquidating the proceeds
in

of

reorganization liquidation
priorities

under

11

In
to

liquidation

under Chapter

of the with the

would

be distributed by
the

the respective

creditors of the contractual

Debtors

accordance
the

established

Bankruptcy

Code

and

priorities

and
and

Debtors believe

holders

of Allowed

Claims other than holders no material

of Allowed whatsoever
is

Administrative

other Priority

Claims would
that

receive

distributions of the
-Plan

Accordingly
to

the

Debtors believe
described

Confirmation

and consummation

preferable

any alternatives

above

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Page 2 of 30

XVII

PROJECTIONS

Purpose

of

the Projections

As
other things that

condition the

to

confirmation

of

plan
that

the

Bankruptcy
is

Code

requires

among

Bankruptcy need

Court determine

confirmation

not likely to

be followed
In

by

the liquidation

or the

for further financial

reorganization for

of Reorganized

Coram

connection withthe
satisfies this

development standard

of the Plan and
the

purposes

of determining whether
the ability

the

Plan

feasibility

Debtors

management has analyzed Toward
this

of the developed
year
0-

Debtors
business period

to

meet their obligatipns and Projections

Under the Plan

end

the

Debtors have

plans

of earnings cash flows

and financial position

for the four

beginning January

2001

The
the

Projections

annexed and

hereto

as Exhibit
to

should be read

in conjunction
set

with forth

assumptions
the

qualifications consolidated information

the footnotes

tables containing

the Projections

herein

historical

financial
set

information

including

the.notes

and

schedules

thereto and

the other

forth in the as Exhibits

Annual and

Report on Form
respectively

10-K
full

and

the Quarterly

Report of Form lO-Q annexed hereto
are incorporated herein
to

the

texts

of which

by reference be reasonable

The
and

Projections applied
in

were prepared in good manner
consistent

faith

based upon

assumptions believed

with past practice

The
Guidelines
Certified for

Projections

Were
The

Not

Prepared

with

View

to

Complying with

the of

Prospective Accountants

Financial Statements

Published

by the American Institute Accountants

Public
the

Debtors Independent
Financial

Have

Not

Compiled
the

or Examined Reasonableness

Accompanying
Thereof

Prospective

Information Expressed

to

Determine or

and

Accordingly

Have

Not

Any

Opinion

Any

Other

Form of

Assurance

with Respect

Thereto

The Debtors Do Not
and
Strategies

as

Matter

of Course Publish

Their Business Plans

or Projections Accordingly

of the

Their Anticipated Debtors

Financial Position Results of Operations Intend
to

or Cash Flows Furnish
interests after

Do Not

and

Disclaim
of

Any
or

Obligation to

Updated

Business Plans or Projections Date or to Holders Updated or
of

Holders

Claims Stock

or Equity

Prior to the Effective

New Coram

Any

Other

Party

the Effective

Date
to

In Filed

elude Such with the

Information Otherwise

in

Any Documents

Which

May

Be Required

Be

SEC

Make Such Updated

Information

Publicly

Available

The
by the Debtors
Specificity

Projections

Provided These

in

the

Disclosure

Statement

Have

Been Prepared
0-

Management
Necessarily

Projections While Variety
of

Presented with Numerical and

Are

Based

upon

Estimates Not

Assumptions Which
and

Though

Considered Subject

Reasonable
to Significant of

by Management
Business

May

Be Realized
Competitive

Are
and

Inherently

Economic

and

Uncertainties

Contingencies Representations

Many

Which Are Beyond Control
as
to

The
These

Debtors Caution
Financial

That

No
or to the

Can Be Made

the

Accuracy

of

Projections

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Ability

of

Reorganized

Coram

to

Achieve and

the

Projected

Results

Some Assumptions
Occurring Subsequent
to

Inevitably the

Will Not Materialize on Which or These

Events

and

Circumstances

Date

Projections

Were
and

Prepared

May Be

Different

from Those
in

Assume
and

May

Be Unanticipated

Thus May

Affect

Financial Results

Material
as

Possibly

Adverse

Manner

The Projections Therefore
of the Actual
Results

guaranty

or Other Assurance

May Not Be Relied upon That Will Occur

Summary

of Significant

Assumptions

Effective

Date

and Plan Terms

The
with

Projections

assume

an Effective

Date

of no
in

later

than

December 292000
with the treatment Equity Interests
its

Allowed
in

Claims and Allowed Plan with respect
the
to

Equity Interests treated
such

accordance Allowed

provided Projections

the

Allowed

Claims and

The

consider
its

ongoing With

operations
to

of Reorganized

Coram and
as

proposed

planfor

managing

operations has

respect
that

the

expenses incurred

result

of the Chapter 11
11

Cases management
Reorganization

assumed

the

Debtors will confirm

Chapter

Plan of

and emerge from Bankruptcy Chapter
11

by December 29 2000
the

IfReorganized

Coram

does not emerge from
the

by December 29 2000

Debtors

may be unable to confirm
and incur
be.in their

Plan in the form presently

proposed

may have among

to revise

their Projections

additional

bankruptcy expenses because withStarlcll be
significant

other

reasons the Debtors may no longer of Stark and
II

compliance
will likely

See Section

XII

Discussion
operations

Issues
flows

In

such

event

impact on Corams

cash

Reorganized

Comms

Business

Reorganized
alternate
site

Coram including
business
resource All

its

subsidiaries

will continue decisions
will

to

operate

its

core

infusion

therapy

major management

concerning

capital

expenditures Reorganized

marketing

human

policies

and other matters

be made centrally from

Corams

executive

offices in

Denver Colorado

Reorganization

Value

The

Debtors have been
to

advised value

by Chanin

Capital

Partners

their

financial
for

advisor with respect
the

the reorganization value Capital ordinary of

of Reorganized
Corani

Comm

Solely

purposes

of

Plan

the reorganization

Reorganized
to

was assumed

by the Debtors based
million plus the

upon

advice

from

Chanin

Partners course an

be approximately payable and

amount

of Reorganized Reorganized

Corams

accounts

similar obligations

for

Corarn based

upon

assumed

Effective

Date of December

29 2000
2001 BASIS OF

THE ASSUNED
REFLECTS

REORGANIZATION BY

WORK PERFORMED

CIANN

CAPITAL PARTNERS

VALUE AS OF JANUARY ON TI-IF

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INFORMATION AVAILABLE

IN RESPECT

OF THE

BUSINESS

TO

CIiANIN

CAPiTAL PARTNERS

DEBTORS NOR CHANIN CAPITAL PARTNERS OF THE REORGANIZATION ENTERPRISE AVAILABLE TO THE DEBTORS OR C1-IANTN AUGUST
2000

DEBTORS THE HAS UPDATED THE ESTIMATED RANGE VALUE TO REFLECT INFORMATION CAPITAL PARTNERS SUBSEQUENT TO
ASSETS OF
TIlE

AND

AS OF AUGUST

2000

NEITHER

Based
the

upon

the an

assumed imputed

reorganization estimate

enterprise

value of Reorganized
equity value for

Coram New New

Debtors have

employed

of the reorganization

Reorganized

Coram of approximately $29 million or approximately $2.90 per
million zero

share shares

of of

Coram Stock based upon an assumed distribution often Coram Stock under the Plan and an aggregate amount of
completion of such distribution

10000000
shares

outstanding

upon

The
based on and
the

foregoing

estimates

of the reorganization
successful

value

of Reorganized

Coram

are

number of assumptions
in

including

reorganization

of the Debtors

business

finances

timely

manner

the

implementation

of the Reorganized expected
with
its

Corams

business

plan
as

achievement

of the forecasts and
the Plan

reflected

in the Projections
in

market conditions tenns on
basis

of

January 2001

becoming

effective

accordance herein

consistent

with the estimates

and

other

assumptions discussed

CORAM

CHANIN

FINANCIAL

ESTIMATING THE REORGANIZATION VALUE OF REORGANIZED CAPITAL PARTNERS REVJEWED CERTAIN HISTORICAL INFORMATION OF THE DEBTORS FOR RECENT YEARS AND INTERIM
IN

PERIODS II REVIEWED CERTAIN INTERNAL FINANCIAL AND OPERATING DATA OF THE DEBTORS INCLUDING FINANCIAL PROJECTIONS PREPARED AND PROVIDED BY MANAGEMENT RELATING TO ITS BUSINESS AND ITS PROSPECTS MET WITH CERTAIN MEMBERS OF SENIOR MANAGEMENT OF TIlE DEBTORS TO DISCUSS THEIR OPERATIONS AND FUTURE PROSPECTS IV REVIEWED PUBLICLY AVAILABLE FINANCIAL DATA AND CONSIDERED THE MARKET VALUES OF PUBLiC COMPANIES WI-ITCH CHANIN CAPITAL PARTNERS DEEMED GENERALLY COMPARABLE TO THE OPERATING BUSINESS OF THE DEBTORS CONSIDERED CERTAIN ECONOMIC AND INDUSTRY INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THE OPERATING AND BUSINESS VI REVIEWED CERTAIN ANALYSES PREPARED BY OTHER FIRMS RETAINED BY THE DEBTORS AND CONDUCTED SUCH OTHER STUDIES ANALYSES INQUIRIES AND INVESTIGATIONS AS IT DEEMED APPROPRIATE ALTHOUGH CHANIN CAPITAL PARTNERS CONDUCTED REVIEW AND ANALYSES OF THE DEBTORS BUSINESS OPERATING ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AND REORGANIZED CORAMS BUSINESS PLANS IT ASSUMED AND RELIED ON THE ACCURACY AND COMPLETENESS OF ALL FiNANCIAL AND OTHER INFORMATION FURNISHED TO IT BY THE DEBTORS AND BY OTHER FIRMS RETAINED BY THE DEBTORS AND II PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION IN CHANThI ADDITION CAPITAL PARTNERS DII NOT
INDEPENDENTLY
VERIFY OF

MANAGEMENTS

SUCH

ESTIMATES

THE

PROJECTIONS IN CONNECTION WITH REORGANIZATION VALUE AND NO INDEPENDENT

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VALUATIONS CONNECTION

OR APPRAISALS OF THE DEBTORS HEREWiTH

WERE SOUGHT OR

OBTAINED

IN

ESTIMATES OF THE REORGANIZATION VALUE DO NOT PURPORT TO BE APPRAISALS OR NECESSARILY REFLECT THE VALUES WHICH MAY BE REALIZED IF ASSETS ARE SOLD AS
IN

GOING CONCERN

IN

LIQUIDATION

OR OTHERWISE

CORAM THE ESTIMATES OF TUE BY CHANIN CAPITAL PARTNERS REPRESENT THE HYPOTHETiCAL REORGANIZATION ENTERPRISE VALUE OF REORGANIZED CORAM SUCH ESTIMATES WERE DEVELOPED SOLELY FOR PURPOSES OF THE FORMULATION AND NEGOTIATION OF PLAN OF REORGANIZATION AND ThE ANALYSiS OF IMPLiED RELAT WE RECOVERIES TO CREDITORS THEREUNDER SUCH COMPUTATIONS ESTIMATES REFLECT OF THE RANGE OF TIlE ESTIMATED REORGANIZATION ENTERPRiSE VALUE OF REORGANIZED CORAJvI THROUGH THE APILICATION OF VARIOUS VALUATION TECHNIQUES AND DO NOT PURPORT TO
THE CASE OF REORGANIZED REORGANIZATION

VALUE PREPARED

REFLECT OR CONSTITUTE APPRAISALS LIQUIDATION VALUES OR ESTIMATES OF THE ACTUAL MARKET VALUE THAT MAY BE REALIZED THROUGH THE SALE OF ANY

TO BE IS SUED PURSUANT TO THE PLAN WHICH DIFFERENT THAN THE AMOUNTS SET FORTH HEREIN
SECURITIES

MAY BE SIGNIFICANTLY

THE VALUE OF AN OPERATING BUSINESS IS SUBJECT TO NUMEROUS UNCERTAINTIES AND CONTINGENCIES WHICH ARE DIFFICULT TO PREDICT AND WILL FLUCTUATE WITH CHANGES IN FACTORS AFFECTING THE FINANCIAL OF SUCH AS ARESULTTHEESTIMATE OF CONDITION AND PROSPECTS BUSINESS ThE ENTERPRISE VALUE OF REORGANIZED RANGE OF THE REORGANIZATiON CORAM SET FORTH HEREIN IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF ACTUAL OUTCOMES WHiCH MAY BE SIGNIFICANTLY MORE OR LESS FAVORABLE THAN THOSE SET FORTH HEREIN BECAUSE SUCH ESTIMATES ARE INHERENTLY SUBJECT TO UNCERTAiNTIES NEITHER THE DEBTORS CHANIN CAPiTAL PARTNERS NOR ANY

OTHERPERSON ASSUMES
VALUATION OF UNCERTAINTIES

RESPONSIBILITY

FOR

ITS

ACCURACY
SUBJECT

IN ADDITION

NEWLY-ISSUED

SECURITIES

IS

TO

THE ADDITIONAL

AND CONTINGENCIES ALL OF WHICH ARE DIFFICULT TO PREDICT ACTUAL MARKET VALUES OF SUCH SECURITIES WILL NOT ONLY DEPEND UPON INTEREST AMONG OTHER THINGS PREVAILING RATES CONDITIONS IN THE THE ANTICIPATED INITIAL SECURITIES HOLDINGS OF FINANCiAL MARKETS PREPETITION CREDITORS SOME OF WHICH MAY PREFER TO LIQUIDATE THEIR THAN HOLD IT ON LONGTERM BASiS ANt OTHER INVESTMENT RAThER BUT ALSO FACTORS WHICH GENERALLY INFLUENCE THE PRICES OF SECURITIES THE TRADING AND OWNERSHIP RESTRICTIONS NECESSITATED BY THE PROVISIONS OF STARK II WHiCH MAY REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD OF TIME THE
ESTIMATES OF TFIE REORGANIZATION CAPITAL PARTNERS REPRESENT ESTIMATED

VALUE DETERMINED
REORGANIZATION

BY CIANIN VALUES AND DO

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NOT REFLECT VALUES THAT COUU BE AUAINABLE IN THE PUBLIC OR PRIVATE MARKETS THE IMPUTED ESTIMATE OF THE RANGE OF THE REORGANIZATION CORAM ASCRIBED IN THE ANALYSIS DOES NOT EQUITY VALUE OF REORGANIZED MARKET TRADING PURPORT TO BE AN ESTIMATE OF THE POST-REORGANIZATION VALUE ANY SUCH TRADING VALUE MAY BE MATERIALLY DIFFERENT FROM THE IMPUTED ESTIMATE OF THE REORGANIZATION VALUE RANGE FOR EQUITY REORGANIZED CORAM ASSOCIATED WITH CHANIN CAPITAL PARThERS VALUATION ANALYSIS

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XVIII

RICOMMENDATION
set

AND CONCLUSION
Disclosure
is

For
that

all

of the reasons and

forth in

this

Statement the Debtors believe

the

Confirmation
level

consummation
to creditors
all in

of the Plan
accordance

the best

means
and

available

to

provide the
rights

greatest

of recovery
the

with

their legal

contractual the

Consequently evidence
received

Debtors urge

holders

of Allowed Claims to vote

to accept

Plan and
will

to

their acceptance

by duly completing and returning York

their ballots so that they

be

on or before

500 p.m New

Time

on September

2000

Dated August

2000

CORAM HEALTHCARE CORP

ByA/JJThMt
Name
Its Allen Executive Ivdrabito

Vice President

Name
Its

Allen President

bito

Counsel

PACI-IULSKJ

STANG ZIEHL
JONES P.C

YOUNG
Laura Davis 919

Jones Street Suite

North Market

1600

Wilmington

Delaware

19801

302652-4100

-and KASOWITZ BENSON FRIEDMAN LLP
David Friedman
Shiff

TORRES

Adam
Robert 1301

Novick
of the

Avenue

Americas 10019

New YorkNew York

212

506-1700

CO-COUNSEL

TO DEBTORS

AND

DEBTORS-IN-POSSESSION

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in

lee

prnr.caiings

is all

restructuring exieting

balance

thee

will

cxiingulsh

equity

intcsettsnICoramspubllcahjnelolders
.1

whilciltransfcinng
the

substruniully

alt

of

that

equiy

to

NIr.holdcr

Group Delnore

subonlinsted

unrccure4

1chIhoIders

Comm

Is

ifom

hopelesrIy

insolvcnt

The
tnd9oldnuui

Noteholder Ssckt

Group

consists

of Cerebra

Partners

L.P

Itoothill

Capital

Copration

Crcdit

Ptirthers

L.P

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On
with

the the

contrary

public

statementS

and of

quarterly aub.stanlial

nandal equity
call to

ctatcmenta

filed these

8C
is

indicate

the likelihood
the

On

the day this

proceedings

were

flied

CEO
arc

told

conference portioned

awliencc

company
things2

dynantite

Wc

perfectly

do

really

big

exciting

Moreover
that the

even

the inveatment value

banker

ratuined

by

the

Debtor

estimates

reorganization banker

k82%

of the

amount

of the debt

Given
to

that

the investment the proposed
solely

was

retained

specifically

by
its

the Dcbtor

defend

Plan of Reorganiastion
financial that

based end

estimated ruppi
led

valuation

on

the

inmation
infonnation
for

projections and and
different

by

the Debtor
its

without only

testing

accuracy

provided
ii

estimate
that

with

numerous expert

hedges
will

qualifications to far

caveats estimate

is

likely

an

.lndependeziL

come

of value

Tho

vithiatlon

of

the

Debtor
effort reflects

ha
to sell

never the
it

been

tested

in the market
Free

place
site

The

Debtor
that thc

has

med
sitares

no

enterprise

dcbt public

To

extent
to-

stoak
titat

market

value do
in

shows
have

that

the

ecuttinucs

believe

oflcbtor

fact

scene

value

Coranis Board

Is

conflicted

and

hicapahic

of acting

fbr the sharcholdenc

Dan

Crowloy Cotams
to if

Chairiian one of
the

and
thrse

CEO

currently

receives

fees

as

consultant
In

Cerebi.s

members

ofthc.Notchnlder
will

Group

addition

thoproposedplan on

is

adopted

Crwlcy
1.8

received
will be.enntc

icatruciurhig entitled to

bonus

confinnation homtaec

of$

millIon

and

pedormancc

ofmany

millions

oldollara

Until

very

recently
also

rcprcacUtativo

of the NuLdiulder

Group

Mr
on

$tcphen
in

Fcinhcrg order
Boss-ti to

crved
the

on

the

Board
of

While of
to

Mr

lcinberg he

resigned

mInimize
the

appearance
in

conflict

interest

was

the

during

period being

which

according
the

Dehtoia
and

own

records

negotiations

were

held between

Dcbror

she Noteholder

Group

The

proposed
prior

plan
to thc

winch
Petition

extinguishes Date
in

all

existing

equity

urteiesta

Was
and

dcvised

negotiations

tctwecn-Crowlcy

Tranacript

of Augilet 1.2000

conference

mIt

at

pg

attached

hereto

an

flthibit

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rncmber3

of

the

Notehold
were

Group.3

The

cli3Iing

equity from
all

holdeti

dephe

numOU8
eonccxning

requests

systcinatioolly

excluded

discns.cioiu

rcatnicturjn

Movonrc

cubmit

that

Uie-e

fscLc

denonMrntC

thet

the

ppoitinenl

ofin

cquity

committee

is

nutonly

appropriate

but

noceuay

to

proled

tc

rcel

rights

andintereets

of

all

of

lhc

nearly

5000

Conun

ren1icr

of record

both

thu appinxiinatcly

280/u

in

Interest

ret

forth

ce

hcdulc

cueched

to

the

Mot

inn and

the

12%

In

Isueresi

wiw

are

not

currcntly

represented

Movants

oilghiolly

made

requc5l

fr tc

appointment

of such

comujittec

to

the

united

Stews

Tniseee

on

August

the

day

after

these prncccdinga

were

filed

Thu

Truateelsas

not Actcd

on

this

reqiicnt

August

28 2000

but

cnowledgcd

the Trustees

undersIandin

that

Movants

may

need

to

procce4

Movant9

xsk

that

this

Court

nonetheless

recognize

that

under

the ctrcUrnstancBS

here

the

costs

of such

oiu
the

ttcc

arc incoosequential

to

this

entesprise

particularly

in

vicw

of the

draconian

relief

entire

elimination of

all

of

the

publicly held

wuity

sought

by Debtor

Movanta

also

urge

this

Court

to

rule

cpedItioiily

on

this

motion

thee

the Debtor

has

stated

that

the Plan

musthc

confinned

no

later

than

December

31 2101

Inlii

iii

Bacronnd
and
the Plan

The

Debtor

Corriin

Is

publicly

Ir.u1

corporation

with

4150

record

shareholders

Cream
and

Foani

Ill

IC

filed

March

30 2000
olCorem

18
On

Movants

lwkl

pproximatcly

28f

of

the

Isrijed

ouLUuidiiig

e0uuu011

.ctnck

August

82000

Cunw

and

its

uihsidiary

Cream Inc

filed

J0-Q

Iik4

August

21 2000

18

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016

pctitione

for

relief

under

Chepter

11

of

the

Jolted

Statce

JJunkniptcy

Code Petition

or

Petitions

Conowrent

with

the

filing

of

their

Clapter

II

PetItions

the

Debtors

gubmiu-ed

prupoc-s1

plan

uf

reorganimtion

the

Plan
All

The

proposed

Plan

would

cuicel

jhc

equity

Interoete

of

the

oxicling

Curam

shareholders

of the equity

in

the reorganized

Debtor

eccpt
holden

fr

cquity

intorecla

to

be

hautd

In

company who

man3ternent

will

be

isnicd

to

the

three

of existing

notes

the

Noteholder

Group

will

be

converting

portion of the debt

appruibziiitely

28%

into the equity

othe

reorgaidzeit

Debtor

Jnder

the

Pht

the

reniaindcr

of the

exicting debt

upprucbmlcty

80

million

owed

to

thc

Noteholder

Group

wiil

be thincd

as debt

of the

eorgszuied

DbIor

and

will

be

gusrantei

hythe Dcbtors

subIdiaxiee

and

securc

by

all

the

aceets

of

the

urajiir.ed Debtor

and

its

aubaIdiaric.1

IL Pre Petition

Evanta

1hc

Dbbtors

assert

that

the

proposed

plan

is

the

product

of

many

hours

othard

work

end

neotiations

Letter

coached

to Diaelosure

Statement

Docket

No

3.5

Whatever

thc

truth

of

thai staterntut

there

were

hi

fact

no

negotiations

or diacussions

whatsoevcr.with

the sha-chgldcrs

or

their

eprear

tativcs

regarding

Corams

capital

reatructuring

prior

to

filing

of thePatition

Thia

lack

of

Interface

with

the

shareholdere

way

not

due

10

any

Iadt

of

interest

on

the

part

1r

the shareholders

After

Curarns

prior

hIC

filings

disclosed

in

May

of

this

year

that

the

Thc
Debtor which opcrationnl
ca.pita.l

bualnoes did
not

opr4tioru
file

of

the

Debtor

ore

perfonned

by opcntting

.cuhaidiaric
will

of the

henkmuptcy of
the

petItIons

Thus

Ihe
involve

bankmptcy
a-

cues

not
the

involy

any

restructuring

Debtor

and Will only

rcoxJanistku

of

Dcbtors

stnnturr.

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Debwra

contemplated

flij of

fiuiancial

rcatructujijig

in

which

existing

common

stock

inteetx

would

be

diluted

but

nalt.her

deecribed

the

cpecilics

of such

restnlcturiu8

nor indicated

that

the

existing

shardio1dcr

equity

interests

woid

be

exlingiiishci

rather

than

merely

ditnieti

Coram
herein

Ilcaitheare

Piaw

Relezc

dated

May 10.2000
Ihc hoard

certain

cIthc

shareholder

Moyant.s

sought

to

mcd

with

management

uid

of Dbectora

otCoram

lo

discuss

any

contcmplated

liiasxiat rcstnicturing

Howavr

ncithr

management

nor

the

Board

was

willing

to

nwet

with

thc

hartho1ders

or

their

rapreeentatives

or

cv

to

discuas

rcstiueiwing

issues

prior

to

the

filing

of

the

Petition

The

sharcholdcr

of

Coram

ftnt learned

that

Coram

contemplated

using

the

bnkruptcy

process

to

csnc.l

all

cxintlng

equity

interests

when Debtor

flied

their

bankzujtcy

Pctitiona

on

August

2000

and

their

proposed

Plan

III

The

Impruving

liThanelal

Condition

of

thsXebtor

The

bankruptcypetitlone

were

uniy

filed

alter

there

was

significant

opcrational

chan.gc

in

Debtors

business

which

resulted

in

dramatic

improvements

in

the

Debtors

flnancial.pcrfonuanee

On August
describcd

2000
theeo

the

Petition

Detc

Mr
the

Daniel

Cwwley

Corams

chief

executive

officer

oper4tiunal

changes

and

resulting

significant

iniprnvement

in

Debtors

financial

performance

in

confercoce

call

Mr
to

Crowley

reported

that

Corams

free

cash

impruvcl

li-om

negative

amount

in

1999

$10

million

for

the

first

quarter

of

2000

to

$35

million

for

the

next

four

months

of

2000

Mr
big

Crowley

concluded

that

this

company

is

dynamite

We

are

perfectly

posiIioued

to

do

really

exciting

things

transcription

oIMr Crowleys

remorka

is

attached

hei

eto

as

l3hihit

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IV Ma

acmenVs aosmeot

Cunifictinginfareati

In

ft Mr
Group

Cruwlcys

uphcat

of

the

Compuy

ic likely

to

bc ahnred

by

the

Nnttholder

clnce

tIm

Notcholdcr

Group

placed

Mr

Cruwleyas

C130

oF Coriun

based

uu

pct

workout

work

he

had

dune

for

them

with

another

health

care

coinpwy

md

Mr
consultant

Crowley

is

prc.acntly

heinZ

paid

by one

of

the

mcnIhCTs

of

the

Noteholder

Group

Discloeure

Sttewent

Docket

No 35
rcepeot

ot

pp 44-45
to his

Although

theac

payments

are

said

to

be

made

to

Mr
no

Crowky

ok1y
that

with

senk
it

in

cuuiicctinn

with

othcr

tronsuctlonn

them

is

question

these paysicnts

mkc

hnposaible

for

him

to

be

considered

independent

of the Nntcholdcr

Group

end

free

to

werthc

hLc

Mucieiy

duties

on

behalf

of

the

shartholdcrs

of

Conun

In

addition

under

tho

Plan

Mr

Crowley

it

scheduled

to

rccclve

an

$1.8

million payment

upon

conflrmlion

as

reatTuctuz1ng

bonue

Plainly

Mr

Crowlcy

has

evoty

incentive

to

promote

the

Piwa

even

at

the

expense

uedeting

equity

Mr
during the

Crowley

is not

tlu

only

member

of Cornnts

hoard

with

ties

to

the

Noteholdc

Group

critical

period

Mr

Stephen

Pcinhcvg

affiliated

with

one

of

the

meinbcrs

Mthe

NotcboWcr

iroup

was

director

of Cor.un

will

16 days

prior

to

Ilto

fihing

of the Petition

iii

this

case

lie iesigncd

hecanac

of

conflict

of

interest

ewicems

C.cwsm

Hcnlthnnro

Piece

Icease

dated

July

24 2000

Inwcvcr

given

the

fact

that

De.btui

ilaci

1acknowkdgca

that

the Plan

was

Worked

out over

period

of

many

months

prior

to

the

filing

of

lie

Petition

plainly

much

of these

discussions

happened

on

Mr

Pciabci-gs

watch

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Timely AppltcaUon

to

the United

Stea Tnutsc
almost tha

Counsel

for

movant

ooniaCted

the

united

StateS

Trustee

immediatcly

day

altcr

the

Petition

and

rc4ucted

appointment

ofn

equity

security

holders

comniltcc

pulsIant

to

Section

102a1
of euch

of

the

Banicnsptcy

Code

Howevez

the

Debtor

objected

to

the

appointment

committee

isrgely

on

the

grounds

that

somc

of

the

Movanta

are high

net

woith

individuals

and

thus

all

ofIhethousand

otCoram

shareholders

rich

and

poor alike

should

Vs

depiivcd

of represent1ion

in

thec

proceedings

The

Juiteal

Staic

Tmstee

for

whatevericason

declined

to

appoint

an equity

committeo

ii This

matter

and

thus

Movants

hinught

this

motion

Tli

motion

is

made

under

pursuant

to

Section

I0a2

of

lie

Bankruptcy

Code whkh If

authorizes

the

cowl

to

order

the

appolninient

nf

cominhtee

of equity

security

hntdcr

ncceesaxy

to

assure adequate

rcpresentation.

of equity accwity

holders

Generally

whether

committee

is

required

to

assure such

adequaie

representation

is

detcrmincd

by reference

to

the

criteria

Set

forth

In

In

is Solute

Mjrnvillc

Cons.

68

B.R
and

155

159

S.D N.Y
the

986

the

number

of shareholders

the

complexity

of the caac

whether

ost

ofthe

additional

committee

signiIcantIy

outweighs

the

concern

for adequate

representatiozi

In

re

Itdispn

Brothers

Stores

Inc.

No

Civ

No

96-l77-SLR

1996

WL

534S53

at

Dci

Sept

17

1996

re
end

WanR

bortnriesjnc

99 E.R 12 Banir

Attached of she United
at

iscreto

as xhibits on AtIgust itanl

are antI

copies

of the

initial

letter cent

sent

to

the

office

States

TnIcc
ofThe

92000
Slates

etipiilcmcntal

lcttr

on

Auuat

14

2000

the

roquest

Tijiitcd

TrOstee

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11lS

Mii

1992

In

thii

tcc

each

of thece

ciiteiia

militate

in

favor

of

eshibii.ching

an

equity

xmmit1cC

Coram
held

11a5

Thoiiiunds

of Public

Shrelt older

Corrn

is

publicly

and

publicly tradcd

company

with

approximately

4980

reBilered

ahuho1ders

In

fal

the

actual

number

of shareholders

is

almost

cei-taiiily

ir

grvawr

that

this

number

because

iiiany

of

the

registered

sh

nldcs

arc

auaet

namc

tht

hod

thc

shares

for

many

others

tinder

cstblibcd

bwkruptcy

law

the

fact

that

the

shares of

the

debtor

arc widely

hcld

and

publicly

traded

Ia

significant

taeor

calling

for

the appointment

tit

an equity

committee

Into

WanLabu

njn
Ihe

1493.R

a13
where

IjckerJusjsr

Corr.

55

hR

245

949

980Benkr.S.D.N.Y

I985L.Kng.Qlluoc
by
commentators
the

11102.03

at

1102_22l5thEd

1984
fbi

As

recognized

share

of the debtor

era widely

held

it

is

cusi-cIlbCtiYO

for

individual

eharcholdesa

to

hire

profeisionals

topardoipate

In

the

ease

Further

beiaua

individual

shareholders

do

not

owe

duty

to

other

sharthoiders

the

only

wy
is to

to

ensure

that

the

Rherchoider

body

us

whole

recciVcB

flleaflhIgfUl

representation

in

the case

appoint

an

equity

commIttee

to

represent

their

ijileccata

Coleman

Wuudrnff

L.nnking

Outfor

hareho1ders

The

RiIe

of the

EgtlhLCommitke

in

Chantcr

11

Rounjz1on

CafJ.re

uhiiclldCompis
Indeed
appoinnnenl

iR

Am

Bankr

295 297

298

1994
not

of an equity

committee

is

appropriate

mcre1

to

protect

this

particubir

group

of shareholders

but

as

Congress

has recognized

in

onler

to

aasuxo

public

investors

gencrally

that

their

inteests

will

be protctcd

in

the

event

obanicruptcy

Such

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ass

Lrar.co

should

not

be

loft

to

plan

negoliakd

by

dcbtr

in

distress

and

senior

or

institutional

debtora

who

w1l

have

thcir

own

interart

to

kok

after

Rep No 989
The

95

II

Cong 2d
Rcpoii

Sess.l0

1978
atatcsin

reprinted

in

197111

1i Code

end

Cong News 5787 5796

Scnato

further

language

preriiglng

this

veay

casc

that.Chapter

II

procecdjps

ue

derigned

to

counteract

the

natural

tendency

of

debtor

in

dirtiest

to

pacif

large

crediton

with

whom

the

dbtur would

expect

to

do business

at

the

expense

ofsmail

ahd

scattered

public

investors

II

The

Case

Feetnally

aizd

Legally

Compkx
of eristing

Although

the

result

sought

by

Dcbtor

the

complete

elimination

equity

is

dracnnianlimple

the

actual

end

legal

arguments

surrounding

th

Plan are

in

fact

quite

cwiiplea

militating

in favor

of

the

appointment

of an cqnity

committee

Tliee

arc

at

trait

thrcc

oomptox

iuee

that

the

Cuert

will

bc

called

upon

to

address

In

these

proceedinga

thc valuation

of

the

value

of

the

enterprise

and

hence

tho

rclalivc

aharc

of

that

enterprise

to

be

asyined

to

theNotcholdcr

Group

and

exIsting

equity

1nmholdrsa

whcThcr

or

not

as Debtor

claims

government

hcJth

care

rcgitlations

mandate

zeorgwiization

of

the

.flchtnr

prior

to

Dccember

31 2000
the fact

and

whrlbcr

the

conflicting

interests

ofthe

officers

and

directors

of

Coram

such

as

that

the

CEO

end

Chairman

is

paid

consultant

ibr

one

of the

members

of the Notcholdcr

Group

flecosSitute

the

appointment

of

tnatcc

in

bankruptcy

Movants

submit

that

these

issnei

cannot

be

adequately

resolved

without

iupet

from

the

shareholders

and

that

such

input

is

beet received

from

an

officj1 committee

established

for

all

of

the

harcholders

JSP 01969

A648

Case 1:04-cv-01565-SLR

Document 125-4

Filed 04/17/2007

Page 19 of 30

2000

14

THEIER

Y_
In

CflGO

312

715

4800

13/16

IlL

The

CoaLi

of

An qu1ty

Connntttte

Arc Outieghcil

By The Need

for Shu-eho1t1er

lartlctpntlon

Their Jrntccdlnge

Thia

000n

is

of courac

charged

with

bsandiig

thc intcrci

of

the

Dttor

cstat

to

miin.e

thc

oost

of

ilr

bnkcuplcy

proceedings

with

thc

inicreaLs

of

he

haxebvlders

to

bc

treated

fairly

In

cvaiunting

whether

the-

coSt

of

the

comxnitk

s%nifioantly outweigiw

the

conccrn

for

adequate

z-cprcs-enation

there

are

sevexal

Factors

considered

including

thc

tollowing

IlLe

Nature

of

tic

Debtor

PropoedRorgeni74ion

These

Chapter

catcs

do

not

irivolvo

an operational

reorgamzation

of

the

Debtors

but only

finoncial

reatrucniring

Where

as

here

the debtor

has

baikally

sound

business

anti

eeka

bankniptoy

relief

b-ecausc

of excessive

indebtediicss

thc case

usually invoive

question

of

who

gets what

undcr

the

ecorgirnization

and

equity

aetnu-ity

hnldcra

deserve

committee

to

rcprcsont

their

iutercats

Under

such

circuanslances

tppoinbocnr

of

committee

is

approptiato

to prrnect

the

1iarcholdcm

King

JJjon8an.ruptcy
intcrcats

1102.03

at

1102.23

If he

rcorganizution

will

iiivolvc

.suca

that

pit

the

of

creditors

against

the

intcrcsi

of stockholders

it

would

be

appropriate

for

the

Unitcd

SMc
holdeit

tnistcc

to

appoint

eoiumiltee

rifc4uily

security

holders

In

rcprcacnl

the

intereats

of equity

in

the

casc.
Cununiticts Ccrlnin case law lflcatts

Timine1thILciforThc
motion
for

that

the

timing

of

the

appointment

of an equity

cononhiecis

arclovant

factor

and

appointment

of an

equity

committee

may

dsiiii whcrc

thcro

Is

an unexplained

delay

in

the

motion

for

appointment

ThjJjyjorofllmjne.

195

DR
the

600

Bankr

Dr.1

l9Th

In

this

case

at

leaxt

some

ofh

moving

shareholdeir

conIaelei

tinitcd

Stntec

Tiutee

iinmcliatcly

upon

the

filing

of th0

bankniply

petition

Any

delay

i0

filing

this

motion

is

due

entirely

to

attempts

to

persuade

the

10

JSP 01970

A649

Case 1:04-cv-01565-SLR

Document 125-4

Filed 04/17/2007

Page 20 of 30

flU320O0

1410

ThE1R

GRYCH1C

312715

4800

P.14/16

Troctee

to

makc

such

an

appointment

This

motion

ie

being

flkd

within

days

of the

denial

of

that request

Uuder

no ciicumSti.nccs

ait

it

he

Mid

tb3t

the

Movsnts

havc

bccn

dilatory

nor

will

thoy

seek

to

delay

these

proceedings

thould

cornnrittee

be appointed

Courts

will

alco consider

whether

the

irrt

reels

of the equity

reowity

holders

are

heing

adequately

reprc.centcd

by

the

others

participating

case

See

hi

i-c

Pd

nnjJj

c.Qrgjflc

1996

WL

534833

at

4_5

finding

that

there

were

no

facts

suggesting

thir

the

inside

rhareholder

holding

35%
of

of

the

equity

interests

wcre

riot

aligned

with

thc non-inBider

sbarhoIdcr

eoeklng

appoiiitmcnt

tin

equity

coinmiUce

Hero

there

are

no

parties aligned

with

the

cxiating equity

Tue management

and

board

of

Coram

which

have

significant

ties

to

the

Notcholdcr

Group

have

pruposerl

wiping

out

all

of

the

existing

cuity

in

exehango

fl-ira

partial

recapitillzation

of

the

1oteho1der

Debt

into

all

of

the

equity

This

deal

wna

reaehed

prior

to

thc

filing

of the Cbsptcr

Icthionn

as

result

of negotiations

between

thc

Debtor

nd
watching

Ire

Noteholders

Obviouxly

neither

management

nut

the

Notcholder

Group

is at

thi5

point

out

for the

interests

of the slrazcholdcrs

3Thher

the

Debtor

ja

Honelosaly

lncojgp.

While

tho solvency

of

the

debtor

is

feotor

that

some

courts

contiderin

the

appointment

of an

equity

committee

it

should

not

be

the only

factor

or.evcn

the

principal

factor

in

deciding

the

scrje

King

jnfljri.Bankruptiy

11102.03

at

1102-22

1102-23

se

alntln

re

WhJjfotor

Credit

Corn

27

Bit 554

357

N.D

Ohici

1982

holding

Ilankruptcy

Court

dd

trot

err

in

excluding

evldenecoIdcblors

insohencyin

hearing

motion

to

appoint

equity

committee

Erirly

in

ho

caso

the

proponents

of

an

equity

con-irnitlce

Will

lack

the

inlbrmation

and

resources

to

present

an

analysis

of

the

debtors

solvency

or insolvency

Coteniuu

Wnodniif

ara

at

298

and

the

Cowl

is

not

in

tood

pwition

In

11

JSP 01971

A650

Case 1:04-cv-01565-SLR

Document 125-4

Filed 04/17/2007

Page 21 of 30

3-2O
make

14ig

YHICGO

312

715

48O

P.15/16

sicinitive

detenniliation

-Hence

the

app1icbir

nilc

would

only jutj1j

precluding

appointment

an cquhy

conunittec

where

the

evidence

thliahca

thet

the

debtor

is

hnpc1eGIy

IntolveuL

149

BR

213

In

this

ease

Debtor

has procured

thc highly hedged

and

quailicd

opinion

of au investment

banker

that

the

reorgnizatiofl

value

of

Coram

Ia

82%

of

the

fre amount

of the delt

owed

to

the

NMchoIderS.6

Howvcr
Determiuiog

thI3

opniofl

and

the

ondcrlying

basis

for

it

has

not been

aubjected

to

any

sc.nltiny

an

enterprise

value

is

contpIcated

matter

even

more

so

in this

case

beeausc

Dehtor

has

djarnatscully

inlpTOVcd

its Thianciai

pe

formanco

recently

Movants

believe

that

ii

is

aigni

Ii

cant

that

even

this

banker

without

any

systematic

review

or

testing

of

the

underlying

finaucial

recordS

.beieve

that

the value

of the

enterprise

is

likely

to

be

In

the range

of

82%of

the

debt

lndo.1

the

Petition

Date

statemcnI

of the

CEO

that

Cut-am

Ia

dyruonitu

company

with

growing

cash

flnw

and

lflcam1t

upai.ik

potent

jot

taken

with

thc

fact

that

the

Board

has

made

no

effort

tu

market

thc

Company

wh1c

underscore

the likelihood

that

there

may

wcfl

he

rvl

equity

Jue
Is

in

this

company

Plainly

this

Debtor

not bopeirasly

insolvent

At

minimom the
resotulion

shareholders

are

entitled

to Inveatigate

turthcr

end

present

its

case

to

this

Court

for

The
reorganization

disclaimers value

included based

with

this

opinion

acknowledge
that the

that

the stixnate or
flnancial

the

was

on mansgcrnents projections and no

projections iii
that

he

consultant aseunied the

did

not independently accuracy and

verify

riianagcments

linonoisi flu-nished

advisor
to
it

ouiplctcncs
rctnined that

of the tmancal by Debtors
the

other

information

by

Debtore were
Idflect

and sought or

by

other

timis

iv

that the

independent

valuationa value do

or

appraisisis to

or obtained tuntitute Statement

and appraisola Docket

estimator valnrc

of

rvwgnization of
actual

not purport

liquidation

or estimates

mu-kel

value

Disclosure

No

35

at

pp 17iS
12

JSP 01972

A651

Case 1:04-cv-01565-SLR

Document 125-4

Filed 04/17/2007

Page 22 of 30

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Page 24 of 30

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Marian

Ftynn

Thursday

October

12

2000

414

PM

To
Subject

Don

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first

tab

has

activity

to

818/2000

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the

second

tab

has purchases

after

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DL00039

A654

Case 1:04-cv-01565-SLR

Document 125-4

Filed 04/17/2007

Page 25 of 30

Arthur

Andersen

Center

For Outsourcing

Services

TRANSACTION
Samstock
7014

SUMMARY

LL.C
99

From

01 -01

To 08-08-00

CORAMHEALTHCARECORPNEW
Trade Date
Settle

Trade Quantity

Per Share

Date

Amount

.04-22-99

04-27-99 04-27-99 04-28-99

17700 5000 4300 18600 4400 25000 38900 6100 20000 5000 5000 50000 25000 14600 15000 15000

$41.304.72 $12075.00 $10368.59 $37189.84

$2.336
$2.4150 $2.4113 $1.9994 $2.0209 $2.1025 $2.0470 $2.1025 $2.0713

04-22-99 04-23-99 04-26-99 04-27-99 05-11-99 05-12-99 05-13-99 05-14-99 05-25.99 05-26-99 10-18-99 10-19-99 10-20-99 10-21-99 10.25-99 10-26-99 10-8-99 12-03-99 12-09-99 12-10-99 12-13-99 12-21-99 12-27-99 12-28-99 12-29-99 12-30-99 03-27-00 03-28-00 03-30-00

0429-99
04-30-99 05-14-99 05.17-99 05-18-99 05-19-99 05-28-99
.06-01-99

$8891.96
$52562.50 $79628.30 $12825.25 $41426.00 $11387.50 $11762.50 $29625.00 $15875.00 $10190.80 $10762.50 $9487.50 $11850.00 $7467.00 $19.73040

$22775
$2.3525 $0.5925 $0.6350 $O.6980 $0.7175 $0.6325 $0.5925
$0.6.550

10-21-99 10-22-99 10-25-99

1026-99 l028-99
1Q-29-99 11-02-99
.12-00-99

20000
11400 24000 10000 10000
5.000 25.000

$0.8221 $0.7700 $0.7700 $0.7700 $0.7575 $0.7075 $0.6450

1214-99
12-15-99 12-16-99 12-27-99 12-30-99 12-31-99 01-03-00 01-04-00

$7700.0
$7700.00 $3850.00 $18937.50 $5306.25 $3225.00 $3537.50 $4987.50 $15808.00 $2800.00 $7280.00

7500 5000 5000 7500 30400 5600 14000 450000

$07075 $06650
$0.5200 $0.5000 $Q.5200

03-3000
03-31-00 04-04-00

$515541i1

DL0004O

A655

Case 1:04-cv-01565-SLR

Document 125-4

Filed 04/17/2007

Page 26 of 30

TRANSACTION
Samstock
7014

SUMMARY

L.L.C

From 08-09-00

To 09-29-00

CORAM HEALTHCARE

CORP

NEW

Trade Date

Settle

Trade Quantity

Per Share

Date

Amount

08-09-00 08-24-00 08-25-00 08-28-00 08-29-00 08-30-00 09-08-00 09-11-00 09-14-00 09-15-00 09-18-00 09-19-00 09-20-00 09-21-00 09-22-00 09-25-00 09-27-00 09-28-00 09-29-00

08-14-00 08-29-00 08-30-00 08-31-00 09-01-00 09-05-00 09-13-00 09-14-00 09-19-00 09-20-00 09-21-Op 09-22-00 09-25-00 09-26-00 09-27-00 09-28-00 10-02-00 10-03-00 10-04-00

450.000 400.000 82.500

$27000.00 $26000.00 $7012.50 $875.00 $10450.00 $2350.00 $4080.00 $11
.863.60

$0.0600 $0.0650 $D.0850 $0.0875 $D.0950 $0.1000 $0.0850 $O.0892 $0.0950 $0.0975 $Q.0950 $0.0950 $0.0950 $0.0950 $0.0950
$fJ.0975

10000 110000 23500 48000 133000
27.500

$2612.50

30500 20000
30.000 5.400

$2973.75
$1900.00 $2850.00 $513.00 $950.00 $950.00 $4631.25 $11332.20 $4000.00 $5985.00 $128328.80

10000 10000 47500

11100
40000 57000 16460O0

$0.1020 $0.1000 $0.1050

October

from

Conifer

on-line

info

10/2/2000 10/312000 10/42000
Before 8/8/00

10/5/2000 10/6/2000 10/9/2000

12000

$1260.00

$0.1050

16500
53500 450000 2178000
$5483.75

so.b

DL0004I

A656

Case 1:04-cv-01565-SLR

Document 125-4

Filed 04/17/2007

Page 27 of 30

Do.ri.Liebentrjtt

From
Sent

Marian.Flynn

To
Subject

Tuesday November Don tiebenirilt

14

2000

1154

AM

RE

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Coram.xls

25 KB

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no

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for

Oct

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Sent

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Marlan

November

14

2000

1110

AM

To
Subject

Flynn

Coram

Do you have

current

spreadsheet

on our

Coram position

DL00034

A657

Case 1:04-cv-01565-SLR

Document 125-4

Filed 04/17/2007

Page 28 of 30

Arthur

Andersen Center

ForOulsourcing

Services

TRANSACTION
Samsiock
7014

SUMMARY

L.L.C

From 01-01-99

To 08-08-00

CORAMHEALTHCARECORPNEW
Trade Date
Settle

Trade Quantity

Per Share

Date

Amount

04-22-99 04-22-99 04-23-99 04-26-99 04-27-99 05-11-99 05-12-99 05-13-99 05-14-99 05-25-99 05-26-99 10-18-99 10-19-99 10-20-99 10-21-99 10-25-99 10-26-99

04-27-99 04-27-99 04-28-99 04-29-99 04-30-99 05-14-99 05-17.99 05-18-99 05-19-99 05-28-99 06-01-99 10-21-99 10-22-99 10-25-99 10-26-99
.10-28-99

17
5000 4300 18600 4400 25000
38.900

$41304.72 $12075.00 $10368.59 $37188.84 $8891.98 $52562.50 $79628.30 $12.825.25 $41426.00 $11387.50 $11762.50 $29625.00 $15875.00 $10190.80 $10762.50 $9487.50 $11850.00 $7467.00 $19730.40 $7700.00 $7700.00 $3050.00 $18937.50 $5306.25 $3225.00 $3537.50 $4987.50 $15808.00 $2800.00 $7280.00 $515541.11

$2.3336 $2.4150 $2.4113 $1.9994 $2.0209 $2.1025 $2.0470 $2.1025 $2.0713 $2.2775 $2.3525 $0.5925 $0.6350 $0.6980 $0.7175 $0.6325

6100 20000 5000 5000 50000 25000 14600 15000 15000 20000 11400 24000 10000 10000 5000 2500O 7500 5000 5000 7500 30400 5600 14000 450000

10-29-99 11-02-99 1208-99 12-14-99 12-15-99 12-16-99 12-27-99 12-30-9912-31-99 01-03-00 01
-04-00

$05925
$0.6550 $0.8221 $0.7700 $0.7700 $0.7700 $0.7575 $0.7075 $O.6450 $0.7075

1028-99
12-03-99 12-09-99 12-10-99 12-13-99 12-21-99 12-27-99 12-28-99 12-29-99 12-30-99 03-27-00 03-28-00 03-30-00

$06650
$0.5200 $0.5000 $0.5200

03-30-00 03-31-00 04-04-00

DL0003S

A658

Case 1:04-cv-01565-SLR

Document 125-4

Filed 04/17/2007

Page 29 of 30

TRANSACTION
Samstock
7014

SUMMARY

L.L.C

From 08-09-00

To 09-29-00

CORAM HEALTHCARE

CORP

NEW

Trade Date

Settle

Trade Quantity

Per Share

Date

Amount

08-09-00 08.24-00 08-25-00 08-28-00 08-29-00 08-30-00 09-08-00 09-11-00 09-14-00 09-15-00 09.18-00 09-19-00 09-20-00 09-21-00 09-22-00 09-25-00 09-27-00 09-28-00 09-29-00 10/2/2000 10/3/2000 1014/2000 10116/2000

08-14-00 08-29-00 08-30-00 08-31-00 09-01-00 09-05-00 09-13-00 09.14-00 09-19-00 09-20-00 09-21-00 09-22-00 09-25-00 09-25-00

450000
400.000

$27000.00 $26000.00 $7012.50 $875.00 $10450.00 $2350.00 $4080.00

$0.0600 $0.0650 $0.0850 10.0875 $0.0950 $0.i000 $0.0850 $0.0892 $0.0950 $0.0975 $0.0950 $0.0950 $0.0950 $0.0950 $0.0950 $0.0975 $0.1020 $0.1000 $0.1050
$0.1

82500 10000 110000

23500
48000
133.000 27.500 30.500

$11863.60
$2612.50 $2973.75 $1900.00 $2850.00 $513.00 $950.00 $950.00 $4631.25 $11332.20 $4000.00 $5985.00 $1260.00 $1732.50 $5483.75

20000 30000
5.400

10000 10000 475O0
111.100

0927-00
09-23-00 10-02-00 10-03-00 10-04-00 10/5/2000 1016/2000 10/9/2000 lU1/-IUI

40000 57000 12000 16500 53500 322000 2050000

050

$01050
$0.1025 $0.1100

$542Q00 $1222.05
$515.541.1l

Before

8/8/00

450000 2500000

$6377e.16

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Case 1:04-cv-01565-SLR

Document 125-4

Filed 04/17/2007

Page 30 of 30

Don
From
Sent

Liebentritt

Oon

Liebentntt

Friday October Marian

27 2000
Paolucci

321

PM

To
Subject

Flynn Joe

RE.Coram

We

bought

322000

shares on

10/16

-Original

Message-.Marian Friday Joe Don
Flynn

From Sent

October

27

2000

305

PM

To Cc
Subject

Paolucci
Lieberitrltt

RE Comm
the

Yes see may have

attached

sheet
next

have

the

total

shares

but

not the

breakdown

on

shares

purchased

from

10/4

to

now

File

more detail Coranl.xls

week

Original Message--

From
Sent

Joe

Paoluccl

Fiiday October

27 Don

2000

210

PM

To
Subject

Madan Coram

Flynn

Liebenhritt

Have we acquired

or sold

any shares

during

August September

or

October

2000

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