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Motion Of Debt, Doc. 82-1 — In re KServicing Wind Down Corp., et al.

Date
2022-10-06

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Doc 82-1 in In re Kabbage, Inc. d/b/a KServicing, et al., Case 22-10951-CTG, in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, filed October 6, 2022, is Exhibit A, which reproduces the debtors' utilities motion bearing the stamp Docket No. 8 Filed: 10/3/22. The motion asks, under sections 105(a) and 366 of the Bankruptcy Code, for interim and final orders approving a form of adequate assurance of payment to utility providers, setting procedures for objections, and barring providers from altering or discontinuing service. It proposes an Adequate Assurance Deposit of approximately $12,300, equal to two weeks of utility costs, placed in a segregated account within 20 days after the Petition Date. The 32-page filing includes a proposed final order and Exhibit C, a Utility Services List naming Five9 Inc. and Cogent with deposits totaling $12,300.00.

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                                     EXHIBIT A

                                       Motion




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                               UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
                                    DISTRICT OF DELAWARE

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In re                                                        :         Chapter 11
                                                             :
KABBAGE, INC. d/b/a KSERVICING, et al., :                              Case No. 22-10951 (           )
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                                                             :
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                  Debtors.                                   :         (Joint Administration Requested)
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               MOTION OF DEBTORS FOR ENTRY OF INTERIM AND FINAL
         ORDERS (I) APPROVING DEBTORS’ PROPOSED FORM OF ADEQUATE
        ASSURANCE OF PAYMENT TO UTILITY PROVIDERS, (II) ESTABLISHING
        PROCEDURES FOR RESOLVING OBJECTIONS BY UTILITY PROVIDERS,
        (III) PROHIBITING UTILITY PROVIDERS FROM ALTERING, REFUSING,
         OR DISCONTINUING SERVICE, AND (IV) GRANTING RELATED RELIEF

                    Kabbage, Inc. d/b/a KServicing and its debtor affiliates, as debtors and debtors in

possession in the above-captioned chapter 11 cases (collectively, the “Debtors” and, together with

their non-Debtor affiliates, the “Company”), respectfully move and represent as follows in support

of this motion (the “Motion”):2

                                                 Relief Requested

                    1.       By this Motion, the Debtors request, pursuant to sections 105(a) and 366 of

title 11 of the United States Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”), entry of orders (i) approving the

Debtors’ proposed form of adequate assurance of payment to the Utility Providers (as defined

below), (ii) establishing procedures for resolving objections by the Utility Providers relating to the



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    The Debtors in these chapter 11 cases, along with the last four digits of each Debtor’s federal tax identification
    number, as applicable are: Kabbage, Inc. d/b/a KServicing (3937); Kabbage Canada Holdings, LLC (N/A); Kabbage
    Asset Securitization LLC (N/A); Kabbage Asset Funding 2017-A LLC (4803); Kabbage Asset Funding 2019-A
    LLC (8973); and Kabbage Diameter, LLC (N/A). Kabbage is a trademark of American Express used under license;
    Kabbage, Inc. d/b/a KServicing is not affiliated with American Express. The Debtors’ mailing and service address
    is 925B Peachtree Street NE, Suite 383, Atlanta, GA 30309.
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    The facts and circumstances supporting the relief requested herein are set forth in the First Day Declaration (as
    defined below) filed contemporaneously herewith. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the
    respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the First Day Declaration (as defined below).
                                                                                                 Docket No. 8
                                                                                                 Filed: 10/3/22
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adequacy of the Adequate Assurance Deposit (as defined below), (iii) prohibiting the Utility

Providers from altering, refusing, or discontinuing service to, or discriminating against, the

Debtors on account of the commencement of these chapter 11 cases (the “Chapter 11 Cases”) or

outstanding prepetition invoices, and (iv) granting related relief.

                   2.   The Debtors further request that the Court (a) authorize all applicable

financial institutions (collectively, the “Banks”) to receive, process, honor, and pay all checks

presented for payment and electronic payment requests relating to the foregoing to the extent

directed by the Debtors in accordance with this Motion, and to the extent the Debtors have

sufficient funds on deposit in their accounts with such Bank, whether such checks were presented

or electronic requests were submitted before or after the date hereof, and (b) authorize all Banks

to rely on the Debtors’ designation of any particular check or electronic payment request as

appropriate pursuant to this Motion without any duty of further inquiry, and without liability for

following the Debtors’ instructions.

                   3.   A proposed form of order granting the relief requested herein on an interim

basis is annexed hereto as Exhibit A (the “Proposed Interim Order”), and a proposed form of

order granting the relief requested herein on a final basis is annexed hereto as Exhibit B

(the “Proposed Final Order” and together with the Proposed Interim Order, the “Proposed

Orders”).

                                       Jurisdiction and Venue

                   4.   The Court has jurisdiction to consider this matter pursuant to

28 U.S.C. §§ 157 and 1334, and the Amended Standing Order of Reference from the United States

District Court for the District of Delaware, dated February 29, 2012. This is a core proceeding

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 157(b). Pursuant to Rule 9013-1(f) of the Local Rules of Bankruptcy

Practice and Procedure of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware
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(the “Local Rules”), the Debtors consent to the entry of a final order by the Court in connection

with this Motion if it is later determined that the Court, absent consent of the parties, cannot enter

final orders or judgments consistent with Article III of the United States Constitution. Venue is

proper before the Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1408 and 1409.

                                            Background

                   5.   On the date hereof (the “Petition Date”), the Debtors commenced with the

Court voluntary cases under chapter 11 of title 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. The Debtors are

authorized to continue operating their business and managing their properties as debtors in

possession pursuant to sections 1107(a) and 1108 of the Bankruptcy Code. No trustee, examiner,

or statutory committee has been appointed in these Chapter 11 Cases.

                   6.   Contemporaneously herewith, the Debtors have filed a motion requesting

joint administration of the Chapter 11 Cases pursuant to Rule 1015(b) of the Federal Rules of

Bankruptcy Procedure (the “Bankruptcy Rules”) and Rule 1015-1 of the Local Rules.

                   7.   Additional information regarding the Debtors’ business, capital structure,

and the circumstances leading to the commencement of these Chapter 11 Cases is set forth in the

Declaration of Deborah Rieger-Paganis in Support of Debtors’ Chapter 11 Petitions and First

Day Relief (the “First Day Declaration”), filed contemporaneously herewith.

                                         Debtors’ Utilities

                   8.   In the ordinary course of business, the Debtors incur expenses for

telecommunications, cable, and internet (collectively, the “Utility Services”) from two utility

providers (collectively, the “Utility Providers”). A nonexclusive list of the Utility Providers that




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provide Utility Services to the Debtors as of the Petition Date is set forth on Exhibit C annexed

hereto (the “Utility Services List”).3

                   9.        The Debtors maintain a field office primarily responsible for managing day-

to-day operations, and require Utility Services to operate such office. Should any Utility Provider

refuse or discontinue service, even for a brief period of time, the Debtors’ operations would be

severely disrupted, and such disruption would negatively impact the Debtors’ restructuring efforts

to the detriment of all parties in interest. The Debtors require the Utility Services to continue

operating in the ordinary course and servicing the loan portfolio, including important servicing of

PPP loans for the Federal Reserve, Customers Bank, and Cross River Bank.

                                          Adequate Assurance Deposit

                   10.       As adequate assurance of payment for continued post-petition services, and

to ensure uninterrupted access to the Utility Services, with respect to each Utility Provider, the

Debtors propose to deposit cash in an amount equal to two weeks’ cost of the relevant Utility

Services, calculated using the historical monthly average of payments incurred for the six (6)

months4 prior to the Petition Date (the “Adequate Assurance Deposit”).                               The Adequate

Assurance Deposit will be funded into a segregated account for the benefit of the Utility Providers

(the “Utility Deposit Account”).

                   11.       Based on the historical two-week average cost of Utility Services provided

by each Utility Provider during the six (6) months prior to the Petition Date, the Debtors estimate


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    The inclusion of any entity on, or omission of any entity from, the Utility Services List is not an admission by the
    Debtors that such entity is, or is not, a utility within the meaning of section 366 of the Bankruptcy Code, and the
    Debtors reserve all rights and defenses with respect thereto.
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    The Debtors calculated the Adequate Assurance Deposit based on the historical average cost of the prior six (6)
    month period (rather than a twelve month period) for the Utility Services because the Debtors began utilizing
    internet services with a new provider and simultaneously reduced the volume of its telecommunications services
    approximately six (6) months ago. Accordingly, basing the Adequate Assurance Deposit off of a twelve month
    lookback period would not accurately reflect go-forward costs associated with Utility Services.

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that their cost of Utility Services for the next 14 days will be approximately $12,300. Accordingly,

as of the Petition Date, the Debtors estimate that the total amount of the Adequate Assurance

Deposit will be approximately $12,300.

                   12.   The Adequate Assurance Deposit will be placed into the Utility Deposit

Account within 20 days after the Petition Date to be held by the Debtors for the benefit of the

Utility Providers on the Utility Services List during the pendency of these Chapter 11 Cases. The

Adequate Assurance Deposit may be adjusted by the Debtors if the Debtors terminate any of the

Utility Services provided by a Utility Provider, make other arrangements with certain Utility

Providers for adequate assurance of payment, determine that an entity listed on the Utility Services

List is not a utility company as defined by section 366 of the Bankruptcy Code, or supplement the

Utility Services List to include additional Utility Providers.

                   13.   The Debtors intend to pay all post-petition obligations owed to the Utility

Providers in a timely manner and have sufficient funds to do so. As set forth further herein, the

Debtors submit that the Adequate Assurance Deposit constitutes sufficient adequate assurance to

the Utility Providers in satisfaction of section 366 of the Bankruptcy Code.

                                 Adequate Assurance Procedures

                   14.   Any Utility Provider that is not paid for post-petition services or is not

satisfied with the Adequate Assurance Deposit may receive payment or request additional or

different adequate assurance of future payment, as applicable, pursuant to the procedures described

below (the “Adequate Assurance Procedures”).

                         a.     The Debtors will serve a copy of this Motion and the Proposed
                                Orders on the Utility Providers on the Utility Services List within
                                two business days after entry of the Proposed Orders.

                         b.     Subject to entry of the Proposed Orders, the Debtors will deposit the
                                Adequate Assurance Deposit in the aggregate amount of $12,300

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                           into the Utility Deposit Account within 20 days after the Petition
                           Date.

                      c.   The portion of the Adequate Assurance Deposit attributable to each
                           Utility Provider shall be returned to the Debtors on the earlier of
                           (i) reconciliation and payment by Debtors of the Utility Provider’s
                           final invoice in accordance with applicable nonbankruptcy law
                           following the Debtors’ termination of Utility Services from such
                           Utility Provider and (ii) the effective date of any chapter 11 plan
                           confirmed in these Chapter 11 Cases.

                      d.   Any Utility Provider desiring additional assurances of payment in
                           the form of deposits, prepayments, or otherwise must serve a request
                           for additional assurance (an “Additional Assurance Request”) on
                           the following parties: (i) proposed counsel to the Debtors, (a) Weil,
                           Gotshal & Manges LLP, 767 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10153
                           (Attn: Elizabeth Ruocco, Esq. (elizabeth.ruocco@weil.com) and
                           Chase A. Bentley, Esq. (chase.bentley@weil.com)) and
                           (b) Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., One Rodney Square, 920 N.
                           King Street, Wilmington, DE, 19801 (Attn: Daniel J. DeFranceschi
                           Esq. (defranceschi@rlf.com) and Zachary I. Shapiro, Esq.
                           (shapiro@rlf.com)), (ii) the Office of the United States Trustee, 844
                           King Street, Suite 2207, Wilmington, DE 19801 (Attn: Richard
                           Schepacarter (richard.schepacarter@usdoj.gov)), and (iii) counsel
                           for any official committee of unsecured creditors appointed in these
                           Chapter 11 Cases (collectively, the “Utility Notice Parties”).

                      e.   The Additional Assurance Request must (i) be made in writing,
                           (ii) set forth the location(s) for which Utility Services are provided,
                           the account number(s) for such location(s), and the outstanding
                           balance for each such account, (iii) explain why the Utility Provider
                           believes the Adequate Assurance Deposit is not adequate assurance
                           of payment, (iv) certify the amount that is equal to two weeks of the
                           Utility Services provided by the Utility Provider to the Debtors,
                           calculated as a historical average over the six (6) month period
                           preceding the Petition Date, and (v) certify that the Utility Provider
                           does not already hold a deposit equal to or greater than two weeks
                           of Utility Services provided by such Utility Provider.

                      f.   Upon the Debtors’ receipt of an Additional Assurance Request, the
                           Debtors will negotiate in good faith with such Utility Provider to try
                           to resolve such Utility Provider’s Additional Assurance Request.

                      g.   The Debtors may, without further order from the Court, resolve an
                           Additional Assurance Request by mutual agreement with a Utility
                           Provider, and the Debtors may, in connection with any such
                           agreement, provide a Utility Provider with additional adequate
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                                assurance of payment, including cash deposits, prepayments, or
                                other forms of security if the Debtors believe that such adequate
                                assurance is reasonable.

                         h.     If the Debtors and the Utility Provider are not able to reach an
                                alternative resolution within 20 days of receipt of the Additional
                                Assurance Request, the Debtors will request a hearing before the
                                Court at the next regularly scheduled omnibus hearing to determine
                                the adequacy of assurances of payment with respect to a particular
                                Utility Provider (the “Determination Hearing”) pursuant to
                                section 366(c)(3) of the Bankruptcy Code.

                         i.     Pending resolution of Additional Assurance Requests and the
                                Determination Hearing, the Utility Provider filing such Additional
                                Assurance Request will be prohibited from altering, refusing, or
                                discontinuing Utility Services to the Debtors on account of unpaid
                                charges for prepetition services or on account of any objections to
                                the Adequate Assurance Deposit.

                                     Subsequent Modifications

                   15.   The Debtors have made an extensive and good faith effort to identify all of

the Utility Providers and include them on the Utility Services List. Nonetheless, certain Utility

Providers may not be listed on the Utility Services List. To the extent the Debtors identify

additional Utility Providers, the Debtors will promptly file amendments to the Utility Services List

and serve copies of the Proposed Orders, as applicable, on any newly identified Utility Providers.

In addition, the Debtors will increase the amount of the Adequate Assurance Deposit to account

for any newly identified Utility Providers. The Debtors request that the Proposed Orders bind all

Utility Providers, regardless of when the Utility Providers are added to the Utility Services List.

                               Relief Requested Should be Granted

                   16.   The relief requested in this Motion will ensure the continuation of the

Debtors’ business at this critical juncture as they transition into chapter 11. The relief requested

also provides the Utility Providers with a fair and orderly procedure for determining requests for

additional adequate assurance, without which the Debtors could be forced to address multiple

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requests by Utility Providers in a disorganized manner when the Debtors’ efforts should be more

productively focused on continuing to operate and restructure their businesses for the benefit of all

parties in interest.

    A.       The Adequate Assurance Deposit Is Sufficient under Section 366 of the
             Bankruptcy Code

                   17.   Section 366 of the Bankruptcy Code is designed for the dual purpose of

protecting debtors from being cut off from utility services after filing for bankruptcy, and providing

utility companies with “adequate assurance” that the debtor will be able to pay for post-petition

services. See H.R. Rep. No. 95-595, at 350 (1978), reprinted in 1978 U.S.C.C.A.N 5963, 6306.

To that end, pursuant to section 366(c) of the Bankruptcy Code, during the first 30 days of a chapter

11 case, a utility company may not alter, refuse, or discontinue service to, or discriminate against,

a debtor solely on the basis of the commencement of a chapter 11 case or unpaid prepetition

amounts. After the first 30 days, however, a utility company may alter, refuse, or discontinue

service if a debtor does not provide adequate assurance of payment for post-petition utility services

in satisfactory form.

                   18.   Section 366(c)(1)(A) of the Bankruptcy Code defines “assurance of

payment” to mean several enumerated forms of security (e.g., a cash deposit, letter of credit,

certificate of deposit, surety bond, prepayment of utility consumption, or other mutually agreed

upon security), while section 366(c)(1)(B) of the Bankruptcy Code expressly excludes from such

definition an administrative expense priority for a utility’s claim. In addition, section 366(c)(3)(B)

of the Bankruptcy Code provides a list of factors that courts are not to consider when evaluating

whether an adequate assurance deposit payment is in fact adequate. These factors include (i) the

absence of security before the petition date, (ii) the debtor’s history of timely payments, and

(iii) the availability of an administrative expense priority.

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                   19.   Although section 366(c) of the Bankruptcy Code clarifies what does and

does not constitute “assurance of payment” and what can be considered in determining whether

such assurance is adequate, it does not divest this Court of its power to determine what amount, if

any, is necessary to provide adequate assurance of payment to a Utility Provider. See 11 U.S.C. §

366(c). Specifically, section 366(c)(3)(A) states that “[o]n request of a party in interest and after

notice and a hearing, the court may order modification of the amount of an assurance of payment.”

Thus, there is nothing to prevent a court from deciding, on the facts of the case before it, that the

amount required of a debtor to provide adequate assurance of payment to a utility company should

be nominal or even zero. See, e.g., In re Pac-West Telecomm, Inc., Case No. 07-10562 (BLS)

(Bankr. D. Del. May 2, 2007) (Docket No. 39) (approving adequate assurance in the form of one-

time supplemental prepayment to each utility company equal to prorated amount of one week’s

charges). Prior to the enactment of section 366(c) of the Bankruptcy Code, courts frequently made

such rulings pursuant to section 366(b). See Va. Elec. & Power Co. v. Caldor, Inc., 117 F.3d 646,

650 (2d Cir. 1997) (“Even assuming that ‘other security’ should be interpreted narrowly, we agree

with the appellees that a bankruptcy court’s authority to ‘modify’ the level of the ‘deposit or other

security,’ provided for under § 366(b), includes the power to require no ‘deposit or other security’

where none is necessary to provide a utility supplier with ‘adequate assurance of payment.’”).

                   20.   Although section 366(c)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code allows a utility provider

to take action if the debtor fails to provide adequate assurance of payment that is “satisfactory” to

the utility, the bankruptcy court is the ultimate arbiter of what is “satisfactory” assurance after

taking into consideration the relationship between the debtor and the utility. See, e.g., In re Penn.

Cent. Transp. Co., 467 F.2d 100, 103–04 (3d Cir. 1972) (affirming the bankruptcy court’s decision

that no utility deposit was necessary where such deposits would “jeopardize the continuing


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operation of the [debtor] merely to give further security to suppliers who already [were] reasonably

protected”); see In re Heard, 84 B.R. 454, 459 (Bankr. W.D. Tex. 1987) (holding that because the

utility had not had any difficulty with the debtors during 14 years of service, “the utility need[ed]

no adequate assurance”). Indeed, section 366 of the Bankruptcy Code only requires that assurance

of payment be “adequate,” and courts construing section 366(b) have long recognized that

adequate assurance of payment does not constitute an absolute guarantee of the debtor’s ability to

pay. See, e.g., In re Caldor, Inc., 199 B.R. 1, 3 (S.D.N.Y. 1996) (“Section 366(b) requires . . . the

Bankruptcy Court to determine whether the circumstances are sufficient to provide a utility with

‘adequate assurance’ of payment.        The statute does not require an ‘absolute guarantee of

payment.’” (citation omitted)), aff’d sub nom. Va. Elec. & Power Co. v. Caldor, Inc., 117 F.3d 646

(2d Cir. 1997); In re New Rochelle Tel. Corp., 397 B.R. 633, 639 (Bankr. E.D.N.Y. 2008)

(“Adequate assurance, however, is not a guarantee of payment; rather, it is intended to guard

against the utility assuming an unreasonable risk of non-payment.”) (citation omitted).

                   21.   Here, the Utility Providers will be provided adequate assurance against any

risk of nonpayment for future services through the Adequate Assurance Deposit. Further, the

Debtors have established a historical record of timely payments to their Utility Providers. To the

best of the Debtors’ knowledge, there are no defaults or arrearages of any significance for the

Debtors’ undisputed invoices for prepetition Utility Services, other than payment interruptions that

may be caused by the commencement of these Chapter 11 Cases. Accordingly, the Adequate

Assurance Deposit and the Debtors’ ongoing ability to meet obligations as they come due in the

ordinary course provide assurance of the Debtors’ payment of their future obligations to the Utility

Providers. Moreover, termination of the Utility Services could result in the Debtors’ inability to

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Debtors to service their loans. See In re Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., No. 08-45664 (DML), 2009 WL

7313309, at *2 (Bankr. N.D. Tex. Jan 4, 2009) (“The consequences of an unexpected termination

of utility service to [the debtors] could be catastrophic.”); In re Monroe Well Serv., Inc., 83 B.R.

317, 321-22 (Bankr. E.D. Pa. 1988) (noting that without utility service the debtors “would have to

cease operations” and that section 366 of the Bankruptcy Code “was intended to limit the leverage

held by utility companies, not increase it.”).

    B.       Adequate Assurance Procedures Are Reasonable and Appropriate

                   22.   If a Utility Provider does not believe the Adequate Assurance Deposit is

“satisfactory,” such Utility Provider may file an objection or an Adequate Assurance Request

pursuant to the Adequate Assurance Procedures described above. The Adequate Assurance

Deposit Procedures are reasonable because they will ensure that the Utility Services continue

uninterrupted while providing a streamlined process for Utility Providers to challenge the

adequacy of the Adequate Assurance Deposit or seek an alternative form of adequate assurance.

The procedures also outline the remedies available to the Utility Providers to access the deposited

funds, in the unlikely event the Debtors fail to pay for post-petition services. The Court has the

power to approve these Adequate Assurance Procedures pursuant to section 105(a) of the

Bankruptcy Code, which provides that a bankruptcy court “may issue any order, process, or

judgment that is necessary or appropriate to carry out the provisions” of the Bankruptcy Code.

Adequate Assurance Procedures are necessary and appropriate to carry out the provisions of the

Bankruptcy Code, particularly section 366.

                   23.   For the foregoing reasons, the Adequate Assurance Deposit and the

Adequate Assurance Procedures are necessary, appropriate, and in the best interests of the Debtors,

their estates, and all other parties in interest in these cases. Accordingly, the Court should grant

the relief requested herein.
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    C.       Cause Exists to Authorize Debtors’ Financial Institutions to Honor Checks and
             Electronic Fund Transfers

                   24.   The Debtors anticipate having sufficient funds to pay the amounts described

herein in the ordinary course of business using expected cash flows from ongoing business

operations. In addition, under the Debtors’ existing cash management system, the Debtors can

readily identify whether checks or wire transfer requests are payments authorized by the relief

requested in this Motion. Accordingly, the Debtors believe that checks or wire transfer requests,

other than those relating to authorized payments, will not be honored inadvertently and that the

Court should authorize the Banks, when requested by the Debtors, to receive, process, honor and

pay any and all checks or wire transfer requests in respect of the relief requested herein, to the

extent the Debtors have sufficient funds on deposit in their accounts with such Banks, and such

Banks may rely on the representations of the Debtors without any duty of further inquiry and

without liability for following the Debtors’ instructions.

                                       Reservation of Rights

                   25.   Nothing contained herein is intended or shall be construed as (a) an

admission as to the validity of any claim against the Debtors; (b) a waiver of the Debtors’ or any

appropriate party in interest’s rights to dispute the amount of, basis for, or validity of any claim

against the Debtors; (c) a waiver of any claim or cause of action which may exist against any

creditor or interest holder; or (d) an approval, assumption, adoption, or rejection of any agreement,

contract, lease, program, or policy between the Debtors and any third party under section 365 of

the Bankruptcy Code. Likewise, if the Court grants the relief sought herein, any payment made

pursuant to the Court’s order is not intended to be and should not be construed as an admission to

the validity of any claim or a waiver of the Debtors’ rights to dispute such claim subsequently.



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                         Debtors Have Satisfied Bankruptcy Rule 6003(b)

                   26.   Bankruptcy Rule 6003(b) provides that, to the extent relief is necessary to

avoid immediate and irreparable harm, a Bankruptcy Court may issue an order granting “a motion

to use, sell, lease, or otherwise incur an obligation regarding property of the estate, including a

motion to pay all or part of a claim that arose before the filing of the petition” before 21 days after

the filing of the petition. Fed. R. Bankr. P. 6003(b). As described above, and in the First Day

Declaration, the Debtors would suffer immediate and irreparable harm if the relief sought herein

is not promptly granted. Accordingly, the Debtors believe that the relief requested herein is

necessary to avoid immediate and irreparable harm, and, therefore, Bankruptcy Rule 6003 is

satisfied.

                                 Bankruptcy Rules 6004(a) and (h)

                   27.   To implement the foregoing successfully, the Debtors request that the Court

find that notice of this Motion is adequate under Bankruptcy Rule 6004(a) under the circumstances,

and waive the 14-day stay of an order authorizing the use, sale, or lease of property under

Bankruptcy Rule 6004(h). As described above, and in the First Day Declaration, the relief

requested herein is necessary to avoid immediate and irreparable harm to the Debtors.

Accordingly, ample cause exists to justify finding that the notice requirements under Bankruptcy

Rule 6004(a) have been satisfied and to grant a waiver of the 14-day stay imposed by Bankruptcy

Rule 6004(h), to the extent such notice requirements and such stay apply.

                                                Notice

                   28.   Notice of this Motion will be provided to (a) the Office of the United States

Trustee for the District of Delaware; (b) the holders of the 30 largest unsecured claims against the

Debtors on a consolidated basis; (c) the Federal Reserve Bank; (d) Customers Bank; (e) Cross

River Bank; (f) the United States Department of Justice; (g) the Federal Trade Commission; (h)
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the Small Business Administration; (i) the Internal Revenue Service; (j) the Securities and

Exchange Commission; (k) the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Delaware; (l)

the Banks; (m) the Utility Providers; and (n) any party that is entitled to notice pursuant to Local

Rule 9013-1(m) (collectively, the “Notice Parties”). As this Motion is seeking “first-day” relief,

the Debtors will serve copies of this Motion and any order entered in respect of this Motion as

required by Local Rule 9013-1(m). The Debtors believe that no further notice is required.

                                        No Prior Request


                   29.   No previous request for the relief sought herein has been made by the

Debtors to this or any other court.




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                   WHEREFORE the Debtors respectfully request entry of the Proposed Orders

granting the relief requested herein and such other and further relief as the Court may deem just

and appropriate.

Dated: October 3, 2022
       Wilmington, Delaware

                                                 /s/ Zachary I. Shapiro
                                                 RICHARDS, LAYTON & FINGER, P.A.
                                                 Daniel J. DeFranceschi (No. 2732)
                                                 Amanda R. Steele (No. 5530)
                                                 Zachary I. Shapiro (No. 5103)
                                                 Matthew P. Milana (No. 6681)
                                                 One Rodney Square
                                                 920 North King Street
                                                 Wilmington, Delaware 19801
                                                 Telephone: (302) 651-7700
                                                 E-mail: defranceschi@rlf.com
                                                         steele@rlf.com
                                                         shapiro@rlf.com
                                                         milana@rlf.com


                                                 -and-

                                                 WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP
                                                 Ray C. Schrock, P.C. (pro hac vice admission pending)
                                                 Candace M. Arthur (pro hac vice admission pending)
                                                 Natasha S. Hwangpo (pro hac vice admission pending)
                                                 Chase A. Bentley (pro hac vice admission pending)
                                                 767 Fifth Avenue
                                                 New York, New York 10153
                                                 Telephone: (212) 310-8000
                                                 E-mail:       ray.schrock@weil.com
                                                               candace.arthur@weil.com
                                                               natasha.hwangpo@weil.com
                                                               chase.bentley@weil.com

                                                 Proposed Attorneys for Debtors
                                                 and Debtors in Possession




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                                        Exhibit A

                                  Proposed Interim Order




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                               UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
                                    DISTRICT OF DELAWARE

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In re                                                        :         Chapter 11
                                                             :
KABBAGE, INC. d/b/a KSERVICING, et al., :                              Case No. 22-10951 (           )
                                                             :
                                                             :
                             1
                  Debtors.                                   :         (Jointly Administered)
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    INTERIM ORDER (I) APPROVING DEBTORS’ PROPOSED FORM OF ADEQUATE
      ASSURANCE OF PAYMENT TO UTILITY PROVIDERS, (II) ESTABLISHING
       PROCEDURES FOR RESOLVING OBJECTIONS BY UTILITY PROVIDERS,
       (III) PROHIBITING UTILITY PROVIDERS FROM ALTERING, REFUSING,
       OR DISCONTINUING SERVICE, AND (IV) GRANTING RELATED RELIEF

                   Upon the motion (the “Motion”)2 of Kabbage, Inc. d/b/a KServicing and its debtor

affiliates, as debtors and debtors in possession in the Chapter 11 Cases (collectively,

the “Debtors”), for entry of orders (i) approving the Debtors’ proposed form of adequate assurance

of payment to the Utility Providers, (ii) establishing procedures for resolving objections by the

Utility Providers relating to the adequacy of the Adequate Assurance Deposit, (iii) prohibiting the

Utility Providers from altering, refusing, or discontinuing service to, or discriminating against, the

Debtors on account of the commencement of these Chapter 11 Cases or outstanding prepetition

invoices, and (iv) granting related relief, all as more fully set forth in the Motion; and this Court

having jurisdiction to consider the Motion and the relief requested therein pursuant to

28 U.S.C. §§ 157(a)–(b) and 1334(b), and the Amended Standing Order of Reference entered by


1
    The Debtors in these chapter 11 cases, along with the last four digits of each Debtor’s federal tax identification
    number, as applicable are: Kabbage, Inc. d/b/a KServicing (3937); Kabbage Canada Holdings, LLC (N/A); Kabbage
    Asset Securitization LLC (N/A); Kabbage Asset Funding 2017-A LLC (4803); Kabbage Asset Funding 2019-A
    LLC (8973); and Kabbage Diameter, LLC (N/A). Kabbage is a trademark of American Express used under license;
    Kabbage, Inc. d/b/a KServicing is not affiliated with American Express. The Debtors’ mailing and service address
    is 925B Peachtree Street NE, Suite 383, Atlanta, GA 30309.
2
    Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms
    in the Motion.




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the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, dated February 29, 2012; and

consideration of the Motion and the requested relief being a core proceeding pursuant to 28 U.S.C.

§ 157(b); and venue being proper before this Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1408 and 1409; and

due and proper notice of the Motion having been provided; and such notice having been adequate

and appropriate under the circumstances; and it appearing that no other or further notice need be

provided; and this Court having held a hearing to consider the interim relief requested in the

Motion (the “Hearing”); and upon the First Day Declaration and the record of the Hearing; and

this Court having determined that the legal and factual bases set forth in the Motion establish just

cause for the relief granted herein; and it appearing that the relief requested in the Motion is

necessary to avoid immediate and irreparable harm to the Debtors and their estates as contemplated

by Rule 6003 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, and after due deliberation and

sufficient cause appearing therefor,

                   IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT

                   1.   The Motion is granted on an interim basis to the extent set forth herein.

                   2.   The Adequate Assurance Deposit shall constitute adequate assurance of

future payment as required by section 366 of the Bankruptcy Code.

                   3.   Each of the Banks at which the Debtors maintain their accounts relating to

the payment of the Utility Services are authorized to (a) receive, process, honor, and pay all checks

presented for payment and to honor all fund transfer requests made by the Debtors thereto, to the

extent that sufficient funds are on deposit in those accounts and (b) accept and rely on all

representations made by the Debtors with respect to which checks, drafts, wires, or automated

clearing house transfers should be honored or dishonored in accordance with this or any other

order of this Court, whether such checks, drafts, wires, or transfers are dated before, on, or after

the Petition Date, without any duty to inquire otherwise.
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                   4.   The Debtors shall deposit the Adequate Assurance Deposit in the amount

of $12,300 in a segregated account for the benefit of the Utility Providers within 20 days after the

Petition Date.

                   5.   Subject to the Adequate Assurance Procedures, all Utility Providers are

prohibited from altering, refusing, or discontinuing Utility Services, or otherwise discriminating

against the Debtors, on account of any unpaid prepetition charges or any perceived inadequacy of

the Debtors’ Adequate Assurance Deposit.

                   6.   The following Adequate Assurance Procedures are hereby approved:

                        a.     The Debtors shall serve a copy of this Motion and this Interim Order
                               on the Utility Providers on the Utility Services List within two
                               business days after entry of this Interim Order.

                        b.     The portion of the Adequate Assurance Deposit attributable to each
                               Utility Provider shall be returned to the Debtors on the earlier of
                               (i) reconciliation and payment by Debtors of the Utility Provider’s
                               final invoice in accordance with applicable nonbankruptcy law
                               following the Debtors’ termination of Utility Services from such
                               Utility Provider and (ii) the effective date of any chapter 11 plan
                               confirmed in these Chapter 11 Cases.

                        c.     Any Utility Provider desiring additional assurances of payment in
                               the form of deposits, prepayments, or otherwise must serve a request
                               for additional assurance (an “Additional Assurance Request”) on
                               the following parties: (i) proposed counsel to the Debtors, (a) Weil,
                               Gotshal & Manges LLP, 767 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10153
                               (Attn: Elizabeth Ruocco, Esq. (elizabeth.rucco@weil.com) and
                               Chase A. Bentley, Esq. (chase.bentley@weil.com)) and
                               (b) Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., One Rodney Square, 920 N.
                               King Street, Wilmington, DE, 19801 (Attn: Daniel J. DeFranceschi
                               Esq. (defranceschi@rlf.com) and Zachary I. Shapiro, Esq.
                               (shapiro@rlf.com)), (ii) the Office of the United States Trustee, 844
                               King Street, Suite 2207, Wilmington, DE 19801 (Attn: Richard
                               Schepacarter (richard.schepacarter@usdoj.gov)), and (iii) counsel
                               for any official committee of unsecured creditors appointed in these
                               Chapter 11 Cases (collectively, the “Utility Notice Parties”) .

                        d.     The Additional Assurance Request must (i) be made in writing,
                               (ii) set forth the location(s) for which Utility Services are provided,
                               the account number(s) for such location(s), and the outstanding
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                               balance for each such account, (iii) explain why the Utility Provider
                               believes the Adequate Assurance Deposit is not adequate assurance
                               of payment, (iv) certify the amount that is equal to two weeks of the
                               Utility Services provided by the Utility Provider to the Debtors,
                               calculated as a historical average over the six (6) month period
                               preceding the Petition Date, and (v) certify that the Utility Provider
                               does not already hold a deposit equal to or greater than two weeks
                               of Utility Services provided by such Utility Provider.

                        e.     Upon the Debtors’ receipt of an Additional Assurance Request, the
                               Debtors shall negotiate in good faith with such Utility Provider to
                               try to resolve such Utility Provider’s Additional Assurance Request.

                        f.     The Debtors may, without further order from this Court, resolve an
                               Additional Assurance Request by mutual agreement with a Utility
                               Provider, and the Debtors may, in connection with any such
                               agreement, provide a Utility Provider with additional adequate
                               assurance of payment, including cash deposits, prepayments, or
                               other forms of security if the Debtors believe that such adequate
                               assurance is reasonable.

                        g.     If the Debtors and the Utility Provider are not able to reach an
                               alternative resolution within 20 days of receipt of the Additional
                               Assurance Request, the Debtors shall request a hearing before this
                               Court at the next regularly scheduled omnibus hearing to determine
                               the adequacy of assurances of payment with respect to a particular
                               Utility Provider (the “Determination Hearing”) pursuant to
                               section 366(c)(3) of the Bankruptcy Code.

                        h.     Pending resolution of Additional Assurance Requests or the
                               Determination Hearing, the Utility Provider filing such Additional
                               Assurance Request shall be prohibited from altering, refusing, or
                               discontinuing Utility Services to the Debtors on account of unpaid
                               charges for prepetition services or on account of any objections to
                               the Adequate Assurance Deposit.

                   7.   The Utility Providers are prohibited from requiring additional adequate

assurance of payment other than pursuant to the Adequate Assurance Procedures.

                   8.   The inclusion of any entity in, as well as any omission of any entity from,

the Utility Services List shall not be deemed an admission by the Debtors that such entity is, or is

not, a utility within the meaning of section 366 of the Bankruptcy Code, and the Debtors reserve

all rights and defenses with respect thereto.
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                   9.    The Debtors are authorized to amend the Utility Services List to remove

Utility Providers, including to the extent the Debtors terminate the services of any Utility Provider,

provided that the Debtors give at least three (3) business days' notice to the affected Utility

Provider. The Debtors are also authorized to amend the Utility Services List to add Utility

Providers to the extent the Debtors identify additional Utility Providers. This Interim Order shall

apply to any such Utility Provider that is added to the Utility Services List and that receives service

of this Interim Order. The Debtors shall serve a copy of this Interim Order upon any Utility

Provider added to the Utility Services List.

                   10.   The Debtors shall increase the amount of the Adequate Assurance Deposit

if an additional Utility Provider is added to the Utility Services List by an amount equal to two

weeks of Utility Services provided by such additional Utility Provider, calculated using the

historical average for such payments during the six (6) months prior to the Petition Date. The

Debtors may terminate the services of any Utility Provider and are immediately authorized to

reduce the Adequate Assurance Deposit by the amount held on account of such terminated Utility

Provider provided that the Debtors remove such Utility Provider from the Utility Services List in

accordance with paragraph 9 of this Interim Order and there are no outstanding disputes related to

post-petition payments due.

                   11.   The relief granted herein is for all Utility Providers providing Utility

Services to the Debtors and that receive service of this Interim Order and is not limited to those

parties or entities listed on the Utility Services List. Any additional Utility Provider added to the

Utility Services List is not subject to the terms of this Interim Order until the Adequate Assurance

Deposit is increased as set forth herein on account of such additional Utility Provider.




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                   12.   Notwithstanding entry of this Interim Order, nothing herein shall create, nor

is intended to create, any rights in favor of or enhance the status of any claim held by any party.

                   13.   The requirements of Bankruptcy Rule 6003(b) have been satisfied.

                   14.   Under the circumstances of these Chapter 11 Cases, notice of the Motion is

adequate under Bankruptcy Rule 6004(a).

                   15.   Notwithstanding Bankruptcy Rule 6004(h), this Interim Order shall be

immediately effective and enforceable upon its entry.

                   16.   The Debtors are authorized to take all action necessary to effectuate the

relief granted in this Interim Order.

                   17.   This Court shall retain jurisdiction to hear and determine all matters arising

from or related to the implementation, interpretation, or enforcement of this Interim Order.

                   18.   The final hearing to consider the relief requested in the Motion shall be held

on       , 2022 at ______ (Prevailing Eastern Time), and any objections or responses to the Motion

shall be in writing, filed with the Court, and served on or prior to ____________, 2022 at 4:00

p.m. (Prevailing Eastern Time).




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                                       Exhibit B

                                  Proposed Final Order




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                               UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
                                    DISTRICT OF DELAWARE

------------------------------------------------------------ x
In re                                                        :         Chapter 11
                                                             :
KABBAGE, INC. d/b/a KSERVICING, et al., :                              Case No. 22-10951 (           )
                                                             :
                                                             :
                             1
                  Debtors.                                   :         (Jointly Administered)
------------------------------------------------------------ x

      FINAL ORDER (I) APPROVING DEBTORS’ PROPOSED FORM OF ADEQUATE
       ASSURANCE OF PAYMENT TO UTILITY PROVIDERS, (II) ESTABLISHING
        PROCEDURES FOR RESOLVING OBJECTIONS BY UTILITY PROVIDERS,
      (III) PROHIBITING UTILITY PROVIDERS FROM ALTERING, REFUSING, OR
           DISCONTINUING SERVICE, AND (IV) GRANTING RELATED RELIEF

                    Upon the motion (the “Motion”),2 of Kabbage, Inc. d/b/a KServicing and its debtor

affiliates, as debtors and debtors in possession in the Chapter 11 Cases (collectively, the

“Debtors”), for entry of orders (i) approving the Debtors’ proposed form of adequate assurance of

payment to the Utility Providers, (ii) establishing procedures for resolving objections by the Utility

Providers relating to the adequacy of the Adequate Assurance Deposit, (iii) prohibiting the Utility

Providers from altering, refusing, or discontinuing service to, or discriminating against, the

Debtors on account of the commencement of these Chapter 11 Cases or outstanding prepetition

invoices, and (iv) granting related relief, all as more fully set forth in the Motion; and this Court

having jurisdiction to consider the Motion and the relief requested therein pursuant to 28 U.S.C.

§§ 157 and 1334, and the Amended Standing Order of Reference entered by the United States


1
    The Debtors in these chapter 11 cases, along with the last four digits of each Debtor’s federal tax identification
    number, as applicable are: Kabbage, Inc. d/b/a KServicing (3937); Kabbage Canada Holdings, LLC (N/A); Kabbage
    Asset Securitization LLC (N/A); Kabbage Asset Funding 2017-A LLC (4803); Kabbage Asset Funding 2019-A
    LLC (8973); and Kabbage Diameter, LLC (N/A). Kabbage is a trademark of American Express used under license;
    Kabbage, Inc. d/b/a KServicing is not affiliated with American Express. The Debtors’ mailing and service address
    is 925B Peachtree Street NE, Suite 383, Atlanta, GA 30309.
2
    Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms
    in the Motion




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District Court for the District of Delaware, dated February 29, 2012; and consideration of the

Motion and the requested relief being a core proceeding pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 157(b); and venue

being proper before this Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1408 and 1409; and due and proper notice

of the Motion having been provided; and such notice having been adequate and appropriate under

the circumstances; and it appearing that no other or further notice need be provided; and this Court

having held hearings to consider the relief requested in the Motion on an interim and, if necessary,

final basis (the “Hearings”); and upon the First Day Declaration and the record of the Hearings,

and all of the proceedings had before this Court; and this Court having determined that the legal

and factual bases set forth in the Motion establish just cause for the relief granted herein; and after

due deliberation and sufficient cause appearing therefor,

                   IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT

                   1.   The Motion is granted on a final basis to the extent set forth herein.

                   2.   The Adequate Assurance Deposit shall constitute adequate assurance of

future payment as required by section 366 of the Bankruptcy Code.

                   3.   Each of the Banks at which the Debtors maintain their accounts relating to

the payment of the Utility Services are authorized to (a) receive, process, honor, and pay all checks

presented for payment, and to honor all fund transfer requests made by the Debtors related thereto,

to the extent that sufficient funds are on deposit in those accounts, and (b) accept and rely on all

representations made by the Debtors with respect to which checks, drafts, wires, or automated

clearing house transfers should be honored or dishonored in accordance with this or any other

order of this Court, whether such checks, drafts, wires, or transfers are dated before, on, or after

the Petition Date, without any duty to inquire otherwise.




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                   4.   Subject to the Adequate Assurance Procedures, all Utility Providers are

prohibited from altering, refusing, or discontinuing Utility Services, or otherwise discriminating

against the Debtors, on account of any unpaid prepetition charges or any perceived inadequacy of

the Debtors’ Adequate Assurance Deposit.

                   5.   The following Adequate Assurance Procedures are hereby approved:

                        a.     The Debtors shall serve a copy of the Motion and this Final Order
                               on the Utility Providers on the Utility Services List within two
                               business days after entry of this Final Order.

                        b.     The portion of the Adequate Assurance Deposit attributable to each
                               Utility Provider shall be returned to the Debtors on the earlier of
                               (i) reconciliation and payment by Debtors of the Utility Provider’s
                               final invoice in accordance with applicable nonbankruptcy law
                               following the Debtors’ termination of Utility Services from such
                               Utility Provider and (ii) the effective date of any chapter 11 plan
                               confirmed in these Chapter 11 Cases.

                        c.     Any Utility Provider desiring additional assurances of payment in
                               the form of deposits, prepayments, or otherwise must serve a request
                               for additional assurance (an “Additional Assurance Request”) on
                               the following parties: (i) proposed counsel to the Debtors, (a) Weil,
                               Gotshal & Manges LLP, 767 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10153
                               (Attn: Elizabeth Ruocco, Esq. (elizabeth.ruocco@weil.com) and
                               Chase A. Bentley, Esq. (chase.bentley@weil.com)) and
                               (b) Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., One Rodney Square, 920 N.
                               King Street, Wilmington, DE, 19801 (Attn: Daniel J. DeFranceschi
                               Esq. (defranceschi@rlf.com) and Zachary I. Shapiro, Esq.
                               (shapiro@rlf.com)), (ii) the Office of the United States Trustee, 844
                               King Street, Suite 2207, Wilmington, DE 19801 (Attn: Richard
                               Schepacarter (richard.schepacarter@usdoj.gov)), and (iii) counsel
                               for any official committee of unsecured creditors appointed in these
                               Chapter 11 Cases (collectively, the “Utility Notice Parties”).

                        d.     The Additional Assurance Request must (i) be made in writing,
                               (ii) set forth the location(s) for which Utility Services are provided,
                               the account number(s) for such location(s), and the outstanding
                               balance for each such account, (iii) explain why the Utility Provider
                               believes the Adequate Assurance Deposit is not adequate assurance
                               of payment, (iv) certify the amount that is equal to two weeks of the
                               Utility Services provided by the Utility Provider to the Debtors,
                               calculated as a historical average over the six (6) month period
                               preceding the Petition Date, and (v) certify that the Utility Provider
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                               does not already hold a deposit equal to or greater than two weeks
                               of Utility Services provided by such Utility Provider.

                        e.     Upon the Debtors’ receipt of an Additional Assurance Request, the
                               Debtors shall negotiate in good faith with such Utility Provider to
                               try to resolve such Utility Provider’s Additional Assurance Request.

                        f.     The Debtors may, without further order from this Court, resolve an
                               Additional Assurance Request by mutual agreement with a Utility
                               Provider, and the Debtors may, in connection with any such
                               agreement, provide a Utility Provider with additional adequate
                               assurance of payment, including cash deposits, prepayments, or
                               other forms of security if the Debtors believe that such adequate
                               assurance is reasonable.

                        g.     If the Debtors and the Utility Provider are not able to reach an
                               alternative resolution within 20 days of receipt of the Additional
                               Assurance Request, the Debtors shall request a hearing before this
                               Court at the next regularly scheduled omnibus hearing to determine
                               the adequacy of assurances of payment with respect to a particular
                               Utility Provider (the “Determination Hearing”) pursuant to
                               section 366(c)(3) of the Bankruptcy Code.

                        h.     Pending resolution of Additional Assurance Requests or the
                               Determination Hearing, the Utility Provider filing such Additional
                               Assurance Request shall be prohibited from altering, refusing, or
                               discontinuing Utility Services to the Debtors on account of unpaid
                               charges for prepetition services or on account of any objections to
                               the Adequate Assurance Deposit.

                   6.   The Utility Providers are prohibited from requiring additional adequate

assurance of payment other than pursuant to the Adequate Assurance Procedures.

                   7.   The inclusion of any entity in, as well as any omission of any entity from,

the Utility Services List shall not be deemed an admission by the Debtors that such entity is, or is

not, a utility within the meaning of section 366 of the Bankruptcy Code, and the Debtors reserve

all rights and defenses with respect thereto.

                   8.   The Debtors are authorized to amend the Utility Services List to remove

Utility Providers, including to the extent the Debtors terminate the services of any Utility Provider,

provided that the Debtors give at least three (3) business days' notice of the affected Utility
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Provider. The Debtors are also authorized to amend the Utility Services List to add Utility

Providers to the extent the Debtors identify additional Utility Providers. This Final Order shall

apply to any such Utility Provider that is added to the Utility Services List and that receives service

of this Final Order. The Debtors shall serve a copy of this Final Order upon any Utility Provider

added to the Utility Services List.

                   9.    The Debtors shall increase the amount of the Adequate Assurance Deposit

if an additional Utility Provider is added to the Utility Services List by an amount equal to two

weeks of Utility Services provided by such additional Utility Provider, calculated using the

historical average for such payments during the six (6) months prior to the Petition Date. The

Debtors may terminate the services of any Utility Provider and are immediately authorized to

reduce the Adequate Assurance Deposit by the amount held on account of such terminated Utility

Provider provided that the Debtors remove such Utility Provider from the Utility Services List in

accordance with paragraph 8 of this Final Order and there are no outstanding disputes related to

post-petition payments due.

                   10.   The relief granted herein is for all Utility Providers providing Utility

Services to the Debtors and that receive service of this Final Order and is not limited to those

parties or entities listed on the Utility Services List. Any additional Utility Provider added to the

Utility Services List is not subject to the terms of this Final Order until the Adequate Assurance

Deposit is increased as set forth herein on account of such additional Utility Provider.

                   11.   Notwithstanding entry of this Final Order, nothing herein shall create, nor

is intended to create, any rights in favor of or enhance the status of any claim held by, any party.

                   12.   Notice of the Motion is adequate under Bankruptcy Rule 6004(a).




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                   13.   Notwithstanding Bankruptcy Rule 6004(h), this Final Order shall be

immediately effective and enforceable upon its entry.

                   14.   The Debtors are authorized to take all actions necessary or appropriate to

carry out the relief granted in this Final Order.

                   15.   This Court shall retain jurisdiction to hear and determine all matters arising

from or related to the implementation, interpretation, or enforcement of this Final Order.




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                                       Exhibit C

                                  Utility Services List




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                                                  Utility Providers

                                                                                                    Adequate
                                                                                       Legal
                   Provider’s       Service(s)        Account         Location                      Assurance
 Provider                                                                              Entity
                    Address         Provided          Number           Served                        Deposit
                                                                                       Served
                                                                                                     Amount
                    Attention:
                   Nancy Wood         Virtual
                                                                       Virtual
                   3001 Bishop      phone lines                                        Kabbage,
                                                                       (Cloud
  Five9 Inc.       Drive, Suite      and long           134226                         Inc. d/b/a   $12,100.00
                                                                       Contact
                       250           distance                                         KServicing
                                                                       Center)
                   San Ramon,        services
                    CA 94583
                                                                          730
                   2450 N Street,                                      Peachtree
                                                                                       Kabbage,
                       NW            Internet                          Street NE
   Cogent                                           KSERVICI00001                      Inc. d/b/a    $200.00
                    Washington,      Services                          Suite 470
                                                                                      KServicing
                     DC 20037                                         Atlanta, GA
                                                                         30308


                                                                                                Total: $12,300.00




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