HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL
September 23, 1998
Mr. John Meriwether
Chief Executive Officer
Long-Term Capital Management, L.P. One East Weaver Street
Greenwich, CT 06331-5146
Dear Mr. Meriwether.
Subject to the following deal structure, the partnership described below proposes to purchase the assets of Long-Term Capital Management (and/or its affiliates and subsidiaries, collectively referred to as “Long-Term Capital”) for $250 million.
To purchaser will be a limited partnership whose investors will be Berkshire Hathaway for $3 billion, American International Group for $700 million and Goldman Sachs for $300 million (or each of their respective affiliates). All management of the assets will be under the sole control of the partnership and will be transferred to the partnership in an orderly manner.
This bid is also subject to the following:
- 1) The limited partnership described herein will not assume any liabilities of Long-Term Capital arising from any activities prior to the purchase by the partnership
- 2) All current financing provided to Long-Term Capital will remain in place under current terms and conditions.
This bid will expire at 12:30 p.m. New York time on September 23, 1998. Sincerely,
Warren E. Buffett Maurice R. Greenberg Jon S. Corzine
Agreed and Accepted on behalf of Long-Term Capital
John Meriwether
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