Title 11 — BankruptcyRelease 119-73
§1143 Distribution
Title 11 › Chapter CHAPTER 11— - REORGANIZATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - POSTCONFIRMATION MATTERS › § 1143
Summary
If a plan requires presenting or surrendering a security or doing some other act to get distributions, you must do that within five years after the confirmation order. If you don’t do it in time, you cannot receive distributions.
Full Legal Text
Title 11, §1143
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If a plan requires presentment or surrender of a security or the performance of any other act as a condition to participation in distribution under the plan, such action shall be taken not later than five years after the date of the entry of the order of confirmation. Any entity that has not within such time presented or surrendered such entity’s security or taken any such other action that the plan requires may not participate in distribution under the plan.
Legislative History
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Historical and Revision Notes
senate report no. 95–989
section 1143 fixes a 5-year limitation on presentment or surrender of securities or the performance of any other act that is a condition to participation in distribution under the plan. The 5 years runs from the date of the entry of the order of confirmation. Any entity that does not take the appropriate action with the 5-year period is barred from participation in the distribution under the plan.
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Citation
11 U.S.C. § 1143
Title 11 — Bankruptcy
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73