James H.M. Sprayregen, P.C. Michael A. Condyles (VA 27807)

Anup Sathy, P.C. (admitted pro hac vice) Peter J. Barrett (VA 46179)

Steven N. Serajeddini (admitted pro hac vice) Jeremy S. Williams (VA 77469)

KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP KUTAK ROCK LLP

KIRKLAND & ELLIS INTERNATIONAL LLP 901 East Byrd Street, Suite 1000

300 North LaSalle Richmond, Virginia 23219-4071

Chicago, Illinois 60654 Telephone: (804) 644-1700

Telephone: (312) 862-2000 Facsimile: (804) 783-6192

Facsimile: (312) 862-2200

-andJoshua A. Sussberg, P.C. (admitted pro hac vice)

Matthew C. Fagen (admitted pro hac vice)

KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP

KIRKLAND & ELLIS INTERNATIONAL LLP

601 Lexington Avenue

New York, New York 10022

Telephone: (212) 446-4800

Facsimile: (212) 446-4900

Proposed Co-Counsel to the Debtors and Debtors in Possession

IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA

RICHMOND DIVISION

)

In re: ) Chapter 11

)

THE GYMBOREE CORPORATION, et al.,

1

) Case No. 17-32986 (KLP)

)

Debtors. ) (Jointly Administered)

)

NOTICE OF DISCLOSURE STATEMENT HEARING

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT on June 16, 2017, the above-captioned debtors and 

debtors in possession (collectively, the “Debtors”) filed (i) the Joint Chapter 11 Plan of 

Reorganization of the Gymboree Corporation and its Debtor Affiliates [Docket No. 140] (as may 

be modified, amended, or supplemented from time to time, the “Plan”) and (ii) the Disclosure 

Statement for the Joint Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization of the Gymboree Corporation and its 

 

1 The Debtors in these chapter 11 cases, along with the last four digits of each Debtor’s federal tax identification 

number, include: The Gymboree Corporation (5258); Giraffe Intermediate B, Inc. (0659); Gym-Card, LLC 

(5720); Gym-Mark, Inc. (6459); Gymboree Manufacturing, Inc. (6464); Gymboree Retail Stores, Inc. (6461); 

Gymboree Operations, Inc. (6463); and S.C.C. Wholesale, Inc. (6588). The location of the Debtors’ service 

address is 71 Stevenson Street, Suite 2200, San Francisco, California 94105. 

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Debtor Affiliates [Docket No. 141] (as modified, amended, or supplemented from time to time,

the “Disclosure Statement”).2

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE THAT on June 16, 2017, the Debtors filed the 

Debtors’ Motion for Entry of an Order (I) Approving the Adequacy of the Disclosure Statement, 

(II) Approving the Solicitation and Notice Procedures with Respect to Confirmation of the 

Debtors’ Proposed Joint Plan of Reorganization, (III) Approving the Forms of Ballots and 

Notices in Connection Therewith, (IV) Approving the Rights Offerings Procedures, 

(V) Scheduling Certain Dates with Respect Thereto, and (VI) Granting Related Relief

[Docket No. 144] (the “Motion”) (a) scheduling dates and deadlines in connection with the 

approval of the Disclosure Statement and the confirmation of the Plan and (b) establishing 

certain protocols in connection with those proceedings in connection with the approval of the 

Disclosure Statement and the confirmation of the Plan, as applicable.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE THAT a hearing on the Disclosure Statement 

and the Motion (the “Disclosure Statement Hearing”) will commence before the Honorable Keith 

L. Phillips, United States Bankruptcy Judge, on July 24, 2017, at 11:00 a.m., prevailing 

Eastern Time, in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, 701 

East Broad Street, Courtroom 5100, Richmond, Virginia 23219 (the “Court”), to consider the 

entry of an order: (a) approving the Disclosure Statement; (b) approving solicitation packages 

and procedures for the distribution thereof; (c) approving the forms of ballots and manner of 

notice; (d) approving the voting record date, solicitation deadline, and voting deadline; (e) 

approving procedures for the implementation of the rights offering contemplated under the Plan 

and certain materials related thereto; (f) establishing notice and objection procedures for 

confirmation of the plan; and (g) granting other related relief. Please be advised that the 

Disclosure Statement Hearing may be continued from time to time by the Court or the Debtors 

without further notice other than by such adjournment being announced in open court or by a 

notice of adjournment filed with the Court and served on the list of parties entitled to notice.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE THAT if you would like to obtain a copy of the 

Disclosure Statement, the Plan, the Motion or related documents, please contact the Debtors’ 

Solicitation Agent, Prime Clerk, LLC, (a) by calling (844) 822-9233 or, for international callers, 

(646) 486-7945, (b) by email at gymboreeballots@primeclerk.com, or (c) by visiting the 

Debtors’ restructuring website at https://cases.primeclerk.com/gymboree. You may also obtain 

copies of any pleadings filed in these Chapter 11 Cases for a fee via PACER at: 

http://www.vaeb.uscourts.gov.

 

2 Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meanings set forth in the Plan or Disclosure 

Statement, as applicable.

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PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE THAT the deadline for filing objections to the 

Disclosure Statement is July 17, 2017, at 5:00 p.m., prevailing Eastern Time. Any objections 

to the relief sought at the Disclosure Statement Hearing must: (a) be made in writing; 

(b) conform to the Bankruptcy Rules, the Local Bankruptcy Rules, and any orders of the Court; 

(c) state with particularity the legal and factual basis for the objection and, if practicable, a 

proposed modification to the Disclosure Statement (or related materials) that would resolve such 

objection; and (d) be filed with the Court (contemporaneously with a proof of service) and 

served upon the following parties so as to be actually received on or before July 17, 2017, at 

5:00 p.m., prevailing Eastern Time by:

(i) Office of the United States Trustee for the Eastern District of 

Virginia, 701 East Broad Street, Suite 4304, Richmond, Virginia 

23219, Attn: Robert B. Van Arsdale, Esq., and 101 West Lombard 

Street, Suite 2625, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, Attn: Hugh M.

Bernstein;

(ii) The Gymboree Corporation, 71 Stevenson Street, Suite 2200, San 

Francisco, California 94105, Attn: Kimberly H. MacMillan;

(iii) proposed counsel to the Debtors, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, 300 North 

LaSalle, Chicago, Illinois 60654, Attn: Anup Sathy, P.C. and 

Steven N. Serajeddini and Kirkland & Ellis LLP, 601 Lexington 

Avenue, New York, New York 10022, Attn: Joshua A. Sussberg, 

P.C. and Matthew C. Fagen; 

(iv) proposed co-counsel to the Debtors, Kutak Rock LLP, 901 East 

Byrd Street, Suite 1000, Richmond, Virginia 23219, Attn: Michael 

A. Condyles, Peter J. Barrett and Jeremy S. Williams;

(v) counsel for any official committee appointed pursuant to section 

1102 of the Bankruptcy Code;3

(vi) counsel to the DIP Term Loan Agent, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & 

McCloy LLP, 28 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10005-

1413, Attn: Dennis F. Dunne and Evan R. Fleck, and 

McGuireWoods LLP, 800 E. Canal Street, Richmond, Virginia 

23219, Attn: Dion W. Hayes and Sarah B. Boehm; 

(vii) counsel to the DIP ABL Administrative Agent, Morgan, Lewis & 

Bockius LLP, One Federal St., Boston, Massachusetts 02110, 

Attn: Julia Frost-Davies and Amelia C. Joiner and Hunton & 

Williams LLP, Riverfront Plaza, East Tower, 951 East Byrd Street, 

Richmond, Virginia 23219, Attn: Tyler P. Brown; 

 

3 Before the appointment of an official committee of unsecured creditors and its counsel, service shall be made 

upon the holders of the Debtors’ fifty largest unsecured claims pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule 1007(d).

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(viii) counsel to the DIP ABL Term Agent, Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP, 

Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110, Attn: 

Kevin J. Simard and Jennifer C. Fenn and Whiteford Taylor 

Preston, LLP, 3190 Fairview Park Drive, Suite 800, Falls Church, 

Virginia 22042-4510, Attn: Christopher A. Jones;

(ix) indenture trustee for the Debtors’ senior unsecured notes, Deutsche 

Bank Trust Company Americas, Trust and Securities Services, 100 

Plaza One, 6th Floor, MS: JCY03-0699, Jersey City, New Jersey 

07311, Attn: Rodney Gaughan;

(x) counsel to Bain Capital Private Equity LP, Weil, Gotshal & 

Manges LLP, 767 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10153, 

Attn: Matt Barr and Robert Lemons;

(xi) counsel to the ad hoc group of senior unsecured noteholders, Akin 

Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, One Bryant Park, Bank of 

America Tower, New York, New York 10036-6745, Attn: Daniel 

H. Golden and Jason P. Rubin, and Robert S. Strauss Building, 

1333 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20036-

1564, Attn: James Savin; and

(xii) all entities that have filed a request for service of filings pursuant 

to Bankruptcy Rule 2002.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE THAT under Local Bankruptcy Rule 9013-1, 

unless a written response to the Disclosure Statement and/or the Motion are filed with the Clerk 

of Court and served as provided herein prior to the deadline established for objecting to the 

Disclosure Statement and/or the Motion, the Court may deem any opposition waived, treat the 

Disclosure Statement and/or the Motion as conceded, and issue an order granting the requested 

relief without further notice or hearing.

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Dated: June 16, 2017 /s/ Michael A. Condyles

Richmond, Virginia Michael A. Condyles (VA 27807)

Peter J. Barrett (VA 46179)

Jeremy S. Williams (VA 77469)

KUTAK ROCK LLP

901 East Byrd Street, Suite 1000

Richmond, Virginia 23219-4071

Telephone: (804) 644-1700

Facsimile: (804) 783-6192

Email: Michael.Condyles@KutakRock.com

Peter.Barrett@KutakRock.com

Jeremy.Williams@KutakRock.com

-andJames H.M. Sprayregen, P.C.

Anup Sathy, P.C. (admitted pro hac vice)

Steven N. Serajeddini (admitted pro hac vice)

KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP

KIRKLAND & ELLIS INTERNATIONAL LLP

300 North LaSalle

Chicago, Illinois 60654

Telephone: (312) 862-2000

Facsimile: (312) 862-2200

Email: james.sprayregen@kirkland.com

anup.sathy@kirkland.com

steven.serajeddini@kirkland.com

-andJoshua A. Sussberg, P.C. (admitted pro hac vice)

Matthew C. Fagen (admitted pro hac vice)

KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP

KIRKLAND & ELLIS INTERNATIONAL LLP

601 Lexington Avenue

New York, New York 10022

Telephone: (212) 446-4800

Facsimile: (212) 446-4900

Email: joshua.sussberg@kirkland.com

matthew.fagen@kirkland.com

Proposed Co-Counsel to the Debtors and Debtors in Possession

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