230615 JOINT STIP RE FRE 901 VERSION JUNE 15, 2023 1

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO

In re:

THE FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT AND MANAGEMENT 

BOARD FOR PUERTO RICO,

as representative of

THE COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO et al.

Debtors.1

PROMESA Title III

Case No. 17-BK-3283-LTS

(Jointly Administered)

In re:

THE FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT AND MANAGEMENT 

BOARD FOR PUERTO RICO,

as representative of

THE PUERTO RICO ELECTRIC POWER AUTHORITY,

Debtor.

Case No. 17-BK-4780-LTS

1 The Debtors in these Title III Cases, along with each Debtor’s respective Title III case 

number and the last four (4) digits of each Debtor’s federal tax identification number, as 

applicable, are the (i) Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Bankruptcy Case No. 17-BK3283-LTS) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 3481); (ii) Puerto Rico Sales Tax 

Financing Corporation (“COFINA”) (Bankruptcy Case No. 17-BK-3284-LTS) (Last Four 

Digits of Federal Tax ID: 8474); (iii) Puerto Rico Highways and Transportation 

Authority (“HTA”) (Bankruptcy Case No. 17-BK-3567-LTS) (Last Four Digits of 

Federal Tax ID: 3808); (iv) Employees Retirement System of the Government of the 

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (“ERS”) (Bankruptcy Case No. 17-BK-3566-LTS) (Last 

Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 9686); (v) Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority 

(“PREPA”) (Bankruptcy Case No. 17-BK-4780-LTS) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax 

ID: 3747); and (vi) Puerto Rico Public Buildings Authority (“PBA”) (Bankruptcy Case 

No. 19-BK-5523-LTS) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 3801) (Title III case 

numbers are listed as Bankruptcy Case numbers due to software limitations).

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JOINT STIPULATION AND AGREED ORDER OF THE AD HOC GROUP OF PREPA BONDHOLDERS,

ASSURED GUARANTY CORP., ASSURED GUARANTY MUNICIPAL CORP., SYNCORA 

GUARANTEE, INC., U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS PREPA BOND TRUSTEE,

THE FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT AND MANAGEMENT BOARD, AND THE OFFICIAL COMMITTEE OF

UNSECURED CREDITORS FOR PUERTO RICO REGARDING AUTHENTICITY OF CERTAIN EXHIBITS

The Ad Hoc Group of PREPA Bondholders (“Ad Hoc Group”), Assured Guaranty 

Corp. and Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. (“Assured”), Syncora Guarantee Inc. (“Syncora”), 

U.S. Bank National Association as PREPA Bond Trustee (the “Trustee,” and collectively, 

“Bondholders”), the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors (the “Committee”), and the 

Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico (the “Oversight Board,” and together 

with the Bondholders and the Committee, the “Parties”), as the sole Title III representative of the 

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (“PREPA” or the “Debtor”), hereby stipulate and agree 

as follows:

Movants agree that all exhibits proffered by the Parties which were produced in 

fact and expert discovery are authentic pursuant to Federal Rule of Evidence 901, made applicable 

to this proceeding through Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 9017. The Parties reserve their 

rights to object to any exhibit proffered by the Parties on any other grounds whatsoever.

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Dated: San Juan, Puerto Rico

June 14, 2023

TORO COLÓN MULLET P.S.C.

/s/ Manuel Fernández-Bared

Manuel Fernández-Bared

USDC-PR No. 204,204

P.O. Box 195383

San Juan, PR 00919-5383

Tel.: (787) 751-8999

Fax: (787) 763-7760

E-mail: mfb@tcm.law

/s/ Linette Figueroa-Torres

Linette Figueroa-Torres

USDC-PR No. 227,104

E-mail: lft@tcm.law

/s/ Nayda Perez-Roman

Nayda Perez-Roman

USDC–PR No. 300,208

E-mail: nperez@tcm.law

Counsel for the Ad Hoc Group of PREPA 

Bondholders

KRAMER LEVIN 

NAFTALIS & FRANKEL LLP

/s/ Amy Caton

Amy Caton*

Thomas Moers Mayer*

Alice J. Byowitz*

1177 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10036

Tel.: (212) 715-9100

Fax: (212) 715-8000

Email: acaton@kramerlevin.com

tmayer@kramerlevin.com

abyowitz@kramerlevin.com

Gary A. Orseck*

Matthew M. Madden*

2000 K Street NW, 4th Floor

Washington, DC 20006

Tel: (202) 775-4500

Fax: (202) 775-4510

Email: gorseck@kramerlevin.com

mmadden@kramerlevin.com

*Admitted Pro Hac Vice

Counsel for the Ad Hoc Group of PREPA 

Bondholders

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CASELLAS ALCOVER & BURGOS P.S.C.

By: /s/ Heriberto Burgos Pérez 

Heriberto Burgos Pérez

USDC-PR No. 204,809

Ricardo F. Casellas-Sánchez

USDC-PR No. 203,114

Diana Pérez-Seda

USDC–PR No. 232,014

P.O. Box 364924

San Juan, PR 00936-4924

Tel.: (787) 756-1400

Fax: (787) 756-1401

E-mail: hburgos@cabprlaw.com 

 rcasellas@cabprlaw.com

 dperez@cabprlaw.com 

Counsel for Assured Guaranty Corp. and Assured 

Guaranty Municipal Corp.

CADWALADER, WICKERSHAM & 

TAFT LLP

By: /s/ William J. Natbony 

Howard R. Hawkins, Jr.* 

Mark C. Ellenberg* 

Casey J. Servais* 

William J. Natbony*

Thomas J. Curtin*

200 Liberty Street

New York, New York 10281

Tel.: (212) 504-6000

Fax: (212) 406-6666

Email: howard.hawkins@cwt.com

 mark.ellenberg@cwt.com 

 casey.servais@cwt.com

 bill.natbony@cwt.com

 thomas.curtin@cwt.com

 

*Admitted Pro Hac Vice

Counsel for Assured Guaranty Corp. and 

Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.

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REICHARD & ESCALERA, LLC

By: /s/ Rafael Escalara 

Rafael Escalara 

USDC-PR No. 122,609

/s/ Sylvia M. Arizmendi 

Sylvia M. Arizmendi

USDC-PR No. 210,714

/s/ Carlos R. Rivera-Ortiz 

Carlos R. Rivera-Ortiz

USDC–PR No. 303,409

255 Ponce de León Avenue

MCS Plaza, 10th Floor

San Juan, PR 00917-1913

Tel.: (787) 777-8888

Fax: (787) 765-4225

E-mail: escalara@reichardescalera.com 

 arizmendis@reichardescalera.com

 riverac@reichardescalera.com

 

Counsel for Syncora Guarantee, Inc.

QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & 

SULLIVAN, LLP

By: /s/ Susheel Kirpalani 

Susheel Kirpalani*

Daniel Salinas

USDC-PR No. 224,006

Eric Kay*

51 Madison Avenue, 22nd Floor

New York, New York 10010-1603

Tel.: (212) 849-7000

Fax: (212) 849-7100

Email: susheelkirpalani@quinnemanuel.com

 danielsalias@quinnemanuel.com 

 erickay@quinnemanuel.com

* Admitted Pro Hac Vice

Counsel for Syncora Guarantee, Inc.

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RIVERA, TULLA & FERRER LLC

/s/ Eric A. Tulla

Eric A. Tulla

USDC-DPR No. 118313

Email: etulla@riveratulla.com

Rivera Tulla & Ferrer Building

50 Quisqueya Street

San Juan, PR 00917-1212

Tel: (787)753-0438

Fax: (787)767-5784 

Counsel for U.S. Bank National 

Association, in its Capacity as PREPA 

Bond Trustee

MASLON LLP

/s/ Clark T. Whitmore

Clark T. Whitmore* 

Michael C. McCarthy* 

John Duffey* 

Jason M. Reed* 

90 South Seventh Street, Suite 3300

Minneapolis, MN 55402

Tel.: (612) 672-8200

Fax: (612) 672-8397

Email: clark.whitmore@maslon.com

mike.mccarthy@maslon.com

john.duffey@maslon.com

jason.reed@maslon.com

* Admitted Pro Hac Vice

Counsel for U.S. Bank National 

Association, in its Capacity as PREPA 

Bond Trustee

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/s/ Margaret A. Dale

Martin J. Bienenstock 

Ehud Barak

Margaret A. Dale

Jeffrey W. Levitan 

Michael T. Mervis

Daniel S. Desatnik

Elliot R. Stevens

Laura Stafford

(Admitted Pro Hac Vice)

PROSKAUER ROSE LLP

Eleven Times Square

New York, NY 10036

Tel: (212) 969-3000

Fax: (212) 969-2900

Paul V. Possinger

(Admitted Pro Hac Vice)

PROSKAUER ROSE LLP

70 West Madison, Suite 3800 

Chicago, IL 60602

Tel: (312) 962-3550

Fax: (312) 962-3551

Attorneys for the Financial 

Oversight and Management Board 

as sole Title III representative for PREPA

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/s/ Luc A. Despins 

PAUL HASTINGS LLP 

Luc. A. Despins, Esq. (Pro Hac Vice) 

Nicholas A. Bassett, Esq. (Pro Hac Vice) 

G. Alexander Bongartz, Esq. (Pro Hac Vice) 

200 Park Avenue 

New York, New York 10166 

Telephone: (212) 318-6000 

lucdespins@paulhastings.com 

nicholasbassett@paulhastings.com 

alexbongartz@paulhastings.com 

Counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured 

Creditors 

- and -

/s/ Juan J. Casillas 

CASILLAS, SANTIAGO & TORRES LLC 

Juan J. Casillas Ayala, Esq. (USDC - PR 218312) 

Israel Fernández Rodríguez, Esq. (USDC - PR 225004) 

Juan C. Nieves González, Esq. (USDC - PR 231707) 

Cristina B. Fernández Niggemann, Esq. (USDC - PR 306008) 

PO Box 195075 

San Juan, PR 00919-5075 

Tel.: (787) 523-3434 

Fax: (787) 523-3433 

jcasillas@cstlawpr.com 

ifernandez@cstlawpr.com 

jnieves@cstlawpr.com 

cfernandez@cstlawpr.com 

Local Counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors 

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SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 15, 2023

/s/ Laura Taylor Swain

LAURA TAYLOR SWAIN

United States District Judge

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