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Western Union Files Plan in Attempt to Avoid Bankruptcy

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<i> Associated Press</i>

Western Union Co., seeking to avoid bankruptcy court, said today it has filed a restructuring plan based on swapping $530 million in notes for new securities with lower rates and a longer repayment schedule.

The filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission comes as the company faces a June 15 deadline to make a $51-million biannual interest payment.

Under terms of the plan, the company would exchange up to $530 million in principal amount of outstanding debt for new debt securities and common shares and for a reclassification of outstanding preferred shares.

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Western Union officials told regulators in March that the company might have to seek bankruptcy court protection if it could not meet its debt interest payments.

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