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U.S. Tobacco Cooperative Exits Bankruptcy

After filing for bankruptcy protection in July 2021, the company has announced the successful end of all bankruptcy proceedings.

By Kevin McIntyre | July 19, 2022

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U.S. Tobacco Cooperative, after being approved by the federal Bankruptcy Court for the Cooperative’s Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization on June 23, has announced that it has successfully exited bankruptcy.

The Cooperative originally filed for bankruptcy protection in July 2021 in order to meet contractual obligations to its member growers while the company addressed uncertainty presented by the ongoing Lewis class action lawsuit.

“Today’s exit from bankruptcy marks the end of more than 17 years of class action lawsuits following the termination of the federal price support program that ran from 1946 to 2005,” said Oscar J. House, CEO, U.S. Tobacco Cooperative. “Our exit allows us to now focus solely on the services and products our Cooperative is known for. I want to thank our customers, employees, suppliers, board of directors and especially our member growers for their continual support throughout the bankruptcy proceedings, which are now officially behind us.”

In accordance with the Plan, the Cooperative pays in full its secured lenders, suppliers and unsecured creditors in addition to settlement amounts to the Lewis Class.

“We are energized,” said House. “Our business is robust with our farmer members contracting for this fall’s harvest, customers ordering our products and shipments processing daily. With our experienced management team, dedicated employees and our strong market position, the Cooperative is poised for a successful future.”

USTC is a grower-owned marketing cooperative located in Raleigh, N.C. The Cooperative processes U.S. flue-cured tobacco grown by its 500-plus member-growers in North Carolina, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Virginia. Member-grower tobacco is processed and sold as raw materials to cigarette manufacturers worldwide.

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