Lehman Brothers Treasury Co. B.V. ("LBT") is a private company with limited liability (besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid) incorporated under Dutch law with its registered office in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. LBT is a fully owned subsidiary of Lehman Brothers UK Holdings (Delaware) Inc., which company is fully owned by Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. ("LBH"). On 15 September 2008 LBH filed a petition in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York seeking relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code.
On 19 September 2008 the Amsterdam District Court granted LBT provisional suspension of payment (voorlopige surseance van betaling). On 8 October 2008 at 18.56 hours the Amsterdam District Court has revoked the provisional suspension of payment and declared LBT bankrupt (in staat van faillissement) with the appointment of Rutger Schimmelpenninck as bankruptcy trustee (curator). Source: The official website of the bankruptcy trustee.
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