Chapter 11 ) WASHINGTON PRIME GROUP INC., Et Al.,1 ) Case No
Case 21-31948 Document 26 Filed in TXSB on 06/14/21 Page 1 of 401 UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS HOUSTON DIVISION ) In re: ) Chapter 11 ) WASHINGTON PRIME GROUP INC., et al.,1 ) Case No. 21-31948 (MI) ) Debtors. ) (Joint Administration Requested) ) DECLARATION OF MARK E. YALE, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF WASHINGTON PRIME GROUP INC., IN SUPPORT OF THE DEBTORS’ CHAPTER 11 PETITIONS AND FIRST DAY MOTIONS I, Mark E. Yale, hereby declare under penalty of perjury: 1. Washington Prime Group Inc. (“WPG Inc.” and, together with its debtor subsidiaries, the “Debtors” and, together with its debtor and non-debtor subsidiaries, collectively, the “Company” or “WPG”) is a recognized market leader in the ownership, development, and management of retail real estate across the United States, including enclosed and open air retail properties. WPG’s property portfolio consists of material interests in 102 shopping centers in the United States totaling approximately 52 million square feet of gross leasable area.2 Retail space at WPG’s shopping centers are leased to a variety of tenants across the retail spectrum, including anchor stores, big-box tenants, national inline tenants, sit-down restaurants, movie theaters, and regional and local retailers. 1 A complete list of each of the Debtors in these chapter 11 cases and the last four digits of their federal tax identification numbers may be obtained on the website of the Debtors’ proposed claims and noticing agent at https://cases.primeclerk.com/washingtonprime. The Debtors’ service address is 180 East Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215.
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