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Kodak Unloads Imaging Units to U.K. Retirees

Eastman Kodak revealed a deal on Monday to spin off its iconic camera-film business to U.K. retirees, in a move aimed at wiping out $2.8 billion in pension obligations.The transaction could pave the way for Kodak, which filed for bankruptcy in January 2012, to emerge from Chapter 11 proceedings later this year."In one comprehensive transaction, Kodak will realize its previously announced intention to divest its Personalized Imaging and Document Imaging businesses and settle its largest legacy liability," Kodak CEO Antonio Perez said in a statement.Perez said the deal resolves all potential claims worldwide and gives Kodak the liquidity needed to escape from bankruptcy proceedings.Under the terms of the deal, Kodak will hand control of its flagship camera-film business to the U.K. Kodak Pension Plan, or KPP, in exchange for erasing $2.8 billion of claims and a cash and non-cash consideration of $650 million."We are very pleased with the transaction, the value it creates for our stakehol...

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