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. LBT was a fully owned subsidiary of Lehman Brothers UK Holdings (

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Holdings Inc. ("LBH"). On 15 September 2008 LBH filed a

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Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of

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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 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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External links

Official website of the bankruptcy trustee with updates on the equities of Lehman Brothers Treasury
Lehman Brothers Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2008 Financial services companies of the Netherlands Insolvent companies of the Netherlands Companies based in Amsterdam