RFLI DISTRIBUTION WEBSITE

The short answer is that RFLI has some money, and it needs to be distributed before the company can be closed down permanently. 

Here is a more detailed outline of the history of the Farmland bankruptcy to-date that explains why there is now money to distribute:

Farmland Industries, Inc., Farmland Foods, Inc., Farmland Transportation, Inc., SFA, Inc. and Farmland Pipe Line Company filed their Chapter 11 petitions on May 31, 2002. In the course of their Chapter 11 cases, the Debtors liquidated a substantial portion of their assets, including their beef, pork and fertilizer holdings.  On October 31, 2003, the Debtors filed their Second Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization, as modified, which provides for the liquidation of the Debtors’ remaining assets and the distribution to the creditors of the cash proceeds from the prior and ongoing sales of the Debtors’ assets. 

On December 19, 2003, the Bankruptcy Court confirmed Farmland’s plan of liquidation. Pursuant to the Plan, the FI Liquidating Trust (the “Trust”) was established to liquidate assets, resolve disputed claims, make distributions to creditors, and take other actions necessary to effectuate the Plan.  JP Morgan Trust Company, NA, was appointed to act as the Liquidating Trustee for the FI Liquidating Trust. The Plan also established a Post-Confirmation Committee to assist and oversee the Liquidating Trustee’s administration of the Debtors’ estates. The FI Liquidating Trust Agreement (“Trust Agreement”) governed the establishment, operation, and term of the FI Liquidating Trust. Pursuant to the Trust Agreement, the original term of the FI Liquidating Trust was for a four-year period, beginning May 1, 2004. By an Order dated June 25, 2008, the term of the FI Liquidating Trust was extended through May 1, 2009. The Debtors’ assets were substantially liquidated by the Liquidating Trustee and their proceeds distributed to the Debtors’ creditors, bondholders, and preferred shareholders pursuant to the Plan. Pursuant to various orders entered by the Court, those residual assets and interests held by the Trust which remained unliquidated immediately prior to termination of the Trust were abandoned to Reorganized FLI, Inc. (“RFLI”), as successor to the Debtors. RFLI continued to exist following termination of the Trust, for the limited purpose of administering certain residual assets abandoned by the Trust. Since the Effective Date of the Plan, the Liquidating Trustee distributed nearly $1 billion to creditors, bondholders, and preferred shareholders. The Debtors’ creditors and bondholders have been paid 100% on their claims, plus interest of approximately 6.5%. Preferred shareholders have received distributions totaling about $13 million. The Liquidating Trustee made its Final Distribution under the Plan on or about April 30, 2009. 

Since the termination of the Liquidating Trust RFLI has been overseeing the liquidation of the residual assets and claims, the most significant involving anti-trust claims with respect to natural gas purchases.  Those claims are now fully resolved, and RFLI is seeking to distribute amounts recovered as well as other proceeds from other residual assets. 

We can accommodate a name change with proper documentation. Please provide the payee information (name, mailing address, email, and phone number), follow the instructions below for the applicable situation, and provide the requested documentation.  We must receive each of the documents listed.

       A, If the original owner is deceased and you would like the new payee to be the person listed as T.O.D. on the record, please provide the following:

1. a copy of the death certificate of the original owner(s)
2. the name, mailing address, email, and phone number for the person listed as T.O.D.
3. a completed IRS W-9 form for the person listed as T.O.D.

       B. If the original owner is deceased and you would like the new payee to be the beneficiary(ies) of the original owner, please provide the following:

1. a copy of the death certificate of the original owner(s)
2. a copy of the legal document naming the original owner(s)’s beneficiaries (such as a will or trust, probate, or estate documents) *Note: Although it is best to send the complete document, it is only necessary to send the pertinent portion that shows the beneficiary relationship.
3. the name, mailing address, email, and phone number of each beneficiary
4. a completed IRS W-9 form for each beneficiary

       C. If the original entity is no longer in business and you would like the new payee to be a successor of the entity, please provide the following:

1. a copy of the legal document naming the original entity’s successor or beneficiaries (such as dissolution documents or a press release)
2. the name, mailing address, phone number, and email of each entity or person to be paid
3. a completed IRS W-9 form for each entity or person to be paid

Document Submission Address:

All Documents can be submitted via email at [email protected] or by US Mailto:

RFLI

PO BOX 23650

Jacksonville, FL  32241

If you require a name change, the applicable documents must be submitted no later than August 1, 2024.

If you do not cash or deposit the interim check or submit documents for a name change by August 1, 2024, this claim will be disqualified from the distribution and the funds will be returned to the pool and distributed amongst those who did submit documents and/or clear their interim distribution checks.

The interim distribution totals 1.9% of your Total Claim Amount (which can be found in the top right corner of the letter). The amount of the final distribution will depend on how many funds remain unclaimed by August 1, 2024; It will likely be of a lesser amount than the interim distribution.

RFLI will need to report some of the distributions to the IRS on a 1099.  As such, it is necessary to have tax IDs in order to file these returns with the applicable taxing authorities.

We only need a W9 for one person.  Preferably it would be the person listed first.  This is only if multiple people are payees of one check.  If multiple checks, please follow the instructions above in Name Change Documents Required section. 

If it is acceptable for a claim to be paid in one name and on one check, only one W9 is needed.  In this case, it would be the responsibility of the person receiving the claim funds to further distribute funds as necessary.  Preferably, the W9 would be in the name of the first person listed on the claim.  

If more than check is needed when funds are disbursed, a completed W9 will be required for each person receiving funds.  Additional names may require documentation to support a name change.  If this is the case, please refer back to Item #2 for more information regarding a name change. 

NOTE: if 1099 forms are generated, a 1099 will be generated in the name of each person who submitted a completed W9.