F1Pursuant to the agreement and plan of merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated January 3, 2014, by and among NewPage Holdings Inc. (the "Issuer"), Verso Paper Corp. and Verso Merger Sub Inc., providing for the acquisition of the Issuer by Verso Paper Corp. (the "Merger"), upon closing of the Merger, each share of the Issuer's common stock, par value $0.001 per share ("Common Stock") was converted into the right to receive "Merger Consideration" equal to its pro rata portion of: a) approximately $4 million in cash; b) $650 million in principal amount of 11.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2019 issued by Verso Paper Holdings LLC and Verso Paper Inc. in connection with the Merger; and c) shares of Verso Paper Corp. common stock representing 20% of the number of outstanding Verso Paper Corp. shares as of immediately prior to closing of the Merger.
F2The amount of securities disposed of includes an aggregate of 1,367,192 shares of the Common Stock of which (i) OCM Opportunities Fund VIIb Delaware, L.P. ("Fund VIIb") was the direct owner of 393,007 shares of Common Stock, (ii) Oaktree Opportunities Fund VIII Delaware, L.P. ("Opps VIII") was the direct owner of 476,310 shares of Common Stock, (iii) Oaktree Opportunities Fund IX Delaware, L.P. ("Opps IX") was the direct owner of 247,725 shares of Common Stock, (iv) Oaktree Opportunities Fund VIII (Parallel 2), L.P. ("Parallel 2") was the direct owner of 18,129 shares of Common Stock, (v) Oaktree Huntington Investment Fund, L.P. ("HIF") was the direct owner of 123,498 shares of Common Stock, (cont'd in FN 3)
F3(cont'd from FN 2) (vi) Oaktree Value Opportunities Fund Holdings, L.P. ("VOF,") was the direct owner of 106,248 shares of Common Stock and (vii) Oaktree Opportunities Fund IX (Parallel 2), L.P. ("Opps IX Parallel", together with Fund VIIb, Opps VIII, Opps IX, Parallel 2, HIF and VOF, the "Shareholders" ) was the direct owner of 2,275 shares of Common Stock.
F4Oaktree Fund GP, LLC ("Fund GP") is the general partner of each of Fund VIIb, Opps VIII and Opps IX.
F5Oaktree Opportunities Fund VIII GP, L.P. ("Opps VIII GP") is the general partner of Parallel 2, Oaktree Huntington Investment Fund GP, L.P. ("HIF GP") is the general partner of HIF, Oaktree Value Opportunities Fund GP, L.P. ("VOF GP") is the general partner of VOF and Oaktree Opportunities Fund IX GP, L.P. ("Opps IX GP") is the general partner of Opps IX Parallel. Oaktree Opportunities Fund VIII GP Ltd. ("Opps VIII Ltd") is the general partner of Opps VIII GP, Oaktree Huntington Investment Fund GP Ltd. ("HIF Ltd.") is the general partner of HIF GP, Oaktree Value Opportunities Fund GP Ltd. ("VOF Ltd.") is the general partner of VOF GP, Oaktree Opportunities Fund IX GP Ltd. ("Opps IX Ltd.") is the general partner of Opps IX GP and Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. ("Management") is the sole director of each of HIF Ltd., Opps VIII Ltd., VOF Ltd. and Opps IX Ltd. Oaktree Holdings, Inc. ("Holdings Inc.") is the general partner of Management.
F6Oaktree Fund GP I, L.P. ("GP I") is the managing member of Fund GP and the sole shareholder of each of HIF Ltd., Fund VIII Ltd., VOF Ltd. and Opps IX Ltd. Oaktree Capital I, L.P. ("Capital I") is the general partner of GP I, OCM Holdings I, LLC ("OCM Holdings") is the general partner of Capital I and Oaktree Holdings, LLC ("Oaktree Holdings") is the managing member of OCM Holdings.
F7Oaktree Capital Group, LLC ("Capital Group") is the managing member of Oaktree Holdings and the sole shareholder of Holdings Inc. Oaktree Capital Group Holdings GP, LLC ("Holdings GP LLC," and together with Fund GP, GP I, Capital I, OCM Holdings, Oaktree Holdings, Capital Group, collectively, the "Reporting Persons," and each individually, a "Reporting Person") is the duly elected manager of Capital Group.
F8Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of their respective pecuniary interest therein and the filing of this Form 4 shall not be construed as an admission that any such Reporting Person was the beneficial owner of any securities covered by this Form 4.
F9The members of Holdings GP LLC are Howard S. Marks, Bruce A. Karsh, Jay S. Wintrob, John B. Frank, Sheldon M. Stone, Larry W. Keele, Stephen A. Kaplan, and David M. Kirchheimer, who, by virtue of their membership interests in Holdings GP LLC, may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares of common stock held by each of the Shareholders. Each of the general partners, managing members, directors and managers described above disclaims beneficial ownership of any shares of common stock beneficially or of record owned by the Reporting Persons, except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein.