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Case Number:

1:11-bk-13511

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Delaware

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  1. May 25, 2012

    Syms Ordered To Reopen Ch. 11 Talks With Creditors

    Syms Corp. unveiled its liquidation plan Friday, promising full payment for most creditors and an ample recovery for equity holders, but a bankruptcy judge promptly sent the clothing retailer back to the negotiating table with unsecured creditors, who claim the plan unfairly favors shareholders.

  2. May 23, 2012

    Syms Creditors Look To File Competing Ch. 11 Plan

    Syms Corp.'s unsecured creditors asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge Wednesday for permission to lodge a rival liquidation plan for the company, saying the debtors' proposed plan stiffs creditors in favor of equity, particularly CEO and majority shareholder Marcy Syms.

  3. April 26, 2012

    Syms Examiner Report A Boondoggle, Shareholders Say

    Syms Corp. shareholders on Wednesday blasted the defunct retailer's proposal to have an examiner probe alleged misconduct by top management, claiming the eventual report would cost thousands of dollars that could go to shareholders.

  4. February 03, 2012

    Syms Shareholders Ask To Submit Ch. 11 Plan

    A committee representing Syms Corp. shareholders asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge on Friday for permission to file a Chapter 11 plan that would reorganize the defunct clothing retailer as a real estate holding company.

  5. January 27, 2012

    Syms, Filene's Creditors Can't Disband Equity Committee

    A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Thursday refused to disband the committee representing equity holders in the Syms Corp. and Filene's Basement LLC bankruptcy despite requests by unsecured creditors who said the group was unnecessary because managers and directors own so much Syms stock.

  6. January 24, 2012

    Syms Examiner Fight Delayed For Ch. 11 Plan Talks

    A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Tuesday postponed a hearing on Syms Corp.'s bid for an examiner to probe alleged misconduct by the defunct retailer's management to allow for talks between the debtors and disgruntled minority shareholders on a Chapter 11 plan.

  7. January 11, 2012

    Syms Creditors, Equity Holders Rip Adviser Hirings

    Creditors and equity holders of Syms Corp. subsidiary Filene's Basement LLC on Tuesday objected to planned payments to two investment banks and two law firms, including Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP, calling them unnecessary given the company's stated goal of liquidation.

  8. December 15, 2011

    Syms Asks Examiner To Probe Management Misconduct

    Syms Corp. asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge on Tuesday to tap an examiner to probe allegations of misconduct against management, hoping to head off a turf battle between shareholders and creditors of its insolvent subsidiary Filene's Basement LLC.

  9. December 07, 2011

    Syms Equity Holders Strike Back At Creditors

    Syms Corp. shareholders on Wednesday asked a Delaware bankruptcy court to reject an attempt by unsecured creditors of Syms and Filene's Basement LLC to disband a committee representing the shareholders' interests, claiming they failed to show that the committee's appointment was improper.

  10. November 28, 2011

    Syms, Filene's Creditors Seek To Disband Equity Committee

    Unsecured creditors of Syms Corp. and Filene's Basement LLC urged a Delaware bankruptcy court Wednesday to immediately disband a committee that represents equity holders, saying that the committee is too cozy with the company's leadership because managers and directors own so much Syms stock.