EX-2.1.1 PLAN OF COMPLETE LIQUIDATION AND DISSOLUTION

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EXHIBIT 2.1.1
PLAN OF COMPLETE LIQUIDATION AND DISSOLUTION
OF
GLOBAL PREFERRED HOLDINGS, INC.
     This Plan of Complete Liquidation and Dissolution (the “Plan”) is intended to accomplish the complete liquidation and dissolution of Global Preferred Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in accordance with the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “General Corporation Law”) and Section 331 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), as follows:
     1. The Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board of Directors”) has adopted this Plan and has presented the Plan to the Company’s stockholders (the “Stockholders”) to take action on the Plan. If the holders of a majority in voting power of the outstanding common stock (the “Common Stock”) approve the adoption of this Plan, the Plan shall constitute the adopted Plan of the Company as of the date on which such Stockholder approval is obtained (the “Adoption Date”). No later than thirty (30) days following the Adoption Date, the Company shall file Form 966 with the Internal Revenue Service.
     2. Following the Adoption Date, the Company shall file with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware a certificate of dissolution (the “Certificate of Dissolution”) in accordance with the General Corporation Law (the “Liquidation Date”). On the Liquidation Date, the Company shall, as the Board of Directors, in its absolute discretion, deems necessary, appropriate or desirable, obtain any certificates required from the Delaware tax authorities. The Board of Directors is not required to make any distribution to the Company’s Stockholders, if at all, until after the Liquidation Date.
     3. After the Liquidation Date, the Company shall not engage in any business activities except to facilitate the Company’s ability to preserve the values of its assets, wind up its business and affairs, and distribute its assets in accordance with this Plan.
     4. From and after the Liquidation Date, the Company shall complete the following corporate actions:
          (a) The Company shall determine whether and when to (i) transfer the Company’s property and assets (other than cash, cash equivalents and accounts receivable) to a liquidating trust (established pursuant to Section 7 hereof), or (ii) collect, sell, exchange or otherwise dispose of all of its property and assets in one or more transactions upon such terms and conditions as the Board of Directors, in its absolute discretion, deems expedient and in the best interests of the Company and the Stockholders. In connection with such collection, sale, exchange and other disposition, the Company shall collect or make provision for the collection of all accounts receivable, debts and claims owing to the Company.
          (b) The Company shall pay or, as determined by the Board of Directors, make reasonable provision to pay, all claims and obligations of the Company, including all contingent, conditional or unmatured claims known to the Company and all claims which are known to the Company but for which the identity of the claimant is unknown.
          (c) The Company shall distribute pro rata to the Stockholders, all available cash including the cash proceeds of any sale, exchange or disposition, except such cash, property or assets as are required for paying or making reasonable provision for the claims and obligations of the Company. Such distribution may occur all at once or in a series of distributions and shall be in cash, in such amounts, and at such time or times, as the Board of Directors or the Trustees (as defined in Section 7 hereof), in their absolute discretion, may determine. If and to the extent deemed necessary, appropriate or

 


 

desirable by the Board of Directors or the Trustees, in their absolute discretion, the Company may establish and set aside a reasonable amount (the “Contingency Reserve”) to satisfy claims against the Company, including, without limitation, tax obligations, and all expenses of the sale of the Company’s property and assets, of the collection and defense of the Company’s property and assets, and of the liquidation and dissolution provided for in this Plan. The Contingency Reserve may consist of cash and/or property.
          (d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may, if and when determined by the Board of Directors or the Trustees, at any time after the Adoption Date (including at any time prior to the Liquidation Date), either (i) distribute the shares of common stock of AEGON, N.V. (the “Aegon Stock”) owned by the Company to the Stockholders pro rata as a dividend, or (ii) sell the shares of Aegon Stock owned by the Company and use the proceeds to repay existing indebtedness of the Company.
     5. The distributions to the Stockholders pursuant to Sections 4, 7 and 8 hereof shall be in complete redemption and cancellation of all of the outstanding Common Stock of the Company. As a condition to receipt of any distribution to the Stockholders, the Board of Directors or the Trustees, in their absolute discretion, may require the Stockholders to (i) surrender their certificates evidencing the Common Stock to the Company or its agent for recording of such distributions thereon or (ii) furnish the Company with evidence satisfactory to the Board of Directors or the Trustees of the loss, theft or destruction of their certificates evidencing the Common Stock, together with such surety bond or other security or indemnity as may be required by and satisfactory to the Board of Directors or the Trustees (“Satisfactory Evidence and Indemnity”). As a condition to receipt of any final distribution to the Stockholders, the Board of Directors or the Trustees, in their absolute discretion, may require the Stockholders to (i) surrender their certificates evidencing the Common Stock to the Company or its agent for cancellation or (ii) furnish the Company with Satisfactory Evidence and Indemnity. The Company will finally close its stock transfer books and discontinue recording transfers of Common Stock on the earliest date (the “Final Record Date”) to occur of (i) the close of business on the record date fixed by the Board of Directors for the final liquidating distribution, (ii) the close of business on the date on which the remaining assets of the Company are transferred to the Trust or (iii) the date on which the Company files its Certificate of Dissolution, and thereafter certificates representing Common Stock will not be assignable or transferable on the books of the Company except by will, intestate succession, or operation of law.
     6. If any distribution to a Stockholder cannot be made, whether because the Stockholder cannot be located, has not surrendered its certificates evidencing the Common Stock as required hereunder or for any other reason, the distribution to which such Stockholder is entitled (unless transferred to the Trust established pursuant to Section 7 hereof) shall be transferred, at such time as the final liquidating distribution is made by the Company, to the official of such state or other jurisdiction authorized by applicable law to receive the proceeds of such distribution. The proceeds of such distribution shall thereafter be held solely for the benefit of and for ultimate distribution to such Stockholder as the sole equitable owner thereof and shall be treated as abandoned property and escheat to the applicable state or other jurisdiction in accordance with applicable law. In no event shall the proceeds of any such distribution revert to or become the property of the Company.
     7. If deemed necessary, appropriate or desirable by the Board of Directors, in its absolute discretion, in furtherance of the liquidation and distribution of the Company’s assets to the Stockholders, as a final liquidating distribution or from time to time, the Company shall transfer to one or more liquidating trustees, for the benefit of the Stockholders (the “Trustees”), under a liquidating trust (the “Trust”), any assets of the Company which are (i) not reasonably susceptible to distribution to the Stockholders, including without limitation non-cash assets and assets held on behalf of the Stockholders (a) who cannot be located or who do not tender their certificates evidencing the Common Stock to the

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Company or its agent as herein above required or (b) to whom distributions may not be made based upon restrictions under contract or law, including, without limitation, restrictions of the federal securities laws and regulations promulgated thereunder or (ii) held as the Contingency Reserve. If assets are transferred to the Trust, each Stockholder on the Final Record Date shall receive an interest (an “Interest”) in the Trust pro rata to its interest in the outstanding Common Stock on that date. All distributions from the Trust will be made pro rata in accordance with the Interests. The Interests shall not be transferable except by operation of law or upon death of the recipient. The Board of Directors is hereby authorized to appoint one or more individuals, corporations, partnerships or other persons, or any combination thereof, including, without limitation, any one or more officers, directors, employees, agents or representatives of the Company, to act as the initial Trustee or Trustees for the benefit of the Stockholders and to receive any assets of the Company. Any Trustees appointed as provided in the preceding sentence shall succeed to all right, title and interest of the Company of any kind and character with respect to such transferred assets and, to the extent of the assets so transferred and solely in their capacity as Trustees, shall assume all of the liabilities and obligations of the Company, including, without limitation, any unsatisfied claims and unascertained or contingent liabilities. Further, any conveyance of assets to the Trustees shall be deemed to be a distribution of property and assets by the Company to the Stockholders for the purposes of Section 4 of this Plan. Any such conveyance to the Trustees shall be in trust for the Stockholders of the Company. The Company, subject to this Section 7 and as authorized by the Board of Directors, in its absolute discretion, may enter into a liquidating trust agreement with the Trustees, on such terms and conditions as the Board of Directors, in its absolute discretion, may deem necessary, appropriate or desirable. Adoption of this Plan by the holders of a majority in voting power of the outstanding Common Stock shall constitute the approval of the Stockholders of any such appointment and any such liquidating trust agreement as their act and as a part hereof as if herein written.
     8. Whether or not a Trust shall have been previously established pursuant to Section 7, in the event it should not be feasible for the Company to make the final distribution to the Stockholders of all assets and properties of the Company prior to June 1, 2008 (the “Final Distribution Date”), then, on or before such date, the Company shall be required to establish a Trust and transfer any remaining assets and properties (including, without limitation, any uncollected claims, contingent assets and the Contingency Reserve) to the Trustees as set forth in Section 7.
     9. Adoption of this Plan by holders of a majority of the outstanding Common Stock shall constitute the approval of the Stockholders of the sale, exchange or other disposition in liquidation of all of the property and assets of the Company, whether such sale, exchange or other disposition occurs in one transaction or a series of transactions, and shall constitute ratification of all contracts for sale, exchange or other disposition which are conditioned on adoption of this Plan.
     10. In connection with and for the purpose of implementing and assuring completion of this Plan, the Company may, in the absolute discretion of the Board of Directors, pay any brokerage, agency, professional and other fees and expenses of persons rendering services to the Company in connection with the collection, sale, exchange or other disposition of the Company’s property and assets and the implementation of this Plan.
     11. In connection with and for the purpose of implementing and assuring completion of this Plan, the Company may, in the absolute discretion of the Board of Directors, pay to the Company’s officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives, or any of them, compensation or additional compensation above their regular compensation, in money or other property, in recognition of the extraordinary efforts they, or any of them, will be required to undertake, or actually undertake, in connection with the implementation of this Plan. Adoption of this Plan by the holders of a majority in voting power of the outstanding Common Stock shall constitute the approval of the Stockholders of the payment of any such compensation.

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     12. The Company shall indemnify its officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives in accordance with its certificate of incorporation, by-laws and any contractual arrangements, for actions taken in connection with this Plan and the winding up of the affairs of the Company. The Company’s obligation to indemnify such persons may also be satisfied out of the assets of the Trust. The Trust will similarly be authorized to indemnify the Trustees and any employees, agents or representatives of the Trust for actions taken in connection with the operations of the Trust. Any claims arising in respect of such indemnification will be satisfied out of the assets of the Trust. The Board of Directors and the Trustees, in their absolute discretion, are authorized to obtain and maintain insurance as may be necessary or appropriate to cover the Company’s obligations hereunder.
     13. Notwithstanding authorization or consent to this Plan and the transactions contemplated hereby by the Stockholders, the Board of Directors may modify, amend or abandon this Plan and the transactions contemplated hereby without further action by the Stockholders to the extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law.
     14. The Board of Directors of the Company is hereby authorized, without further action by the Stockholders, to do and perform or cause the officers of the Company, subject to approval of the Board of Directors, to do and perform, any and all acts, and to make, execute, deliver or adopt any and all agreements, resolutions, conveyances, certificates and other documents of every kind which are deemed necessary, appropriate or desirable, in the absolute discretion of the Board of Directors, to implement this Plan and the transactions contemplated hereby, including, without limiting the foregoing, all filings or acts required by any state or federal law or regulation to wind up its affairs.

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