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In the United States Bankruptcy Court Southern District of Texas Houston Division Case 20-32519 Document 2466 Filed in TXSB on 05/11/21 Page 1 of 35 IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS HOUSTON DIVISION ) In re: ) Chapter 11 ) NEIMAN MARCUS GROUP LTD LLC, et al.1 ) Case No. 20-32519 (DRJ) ) Debtors. ) (Jointly Administered) ) CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Ana M. Galvan, depose and say that I am employed by Stretto, the claims and noticing agent for the Debtors in the above-captioned case. On May 7, 2021, at my direction and under my supervision, employees of Stretto caused the following documents to be served via first-class mail on the service list attached hereto as Exhibit A, and via electronic mail on the service list attached hereto as Exhibit B: Liquidating Trustee’s Ninth Omnibus Objection to Claims (Resolved Claims) (Docket No. 2456) Liquidating Trustee’s Tenth Omnibus Objection to Claims (Waived Claims) (Docket No. 2457) Liquidating Trustee’s Eleventh Omnibus Objection to Claims (Resolved Claims) (Docket No 2458) Liquidating Trustee’s Twelfth Omnibus Objection to Claims (Duplicate Claims) (Docket No. 2459) Furthermore, on May 7, 2021, at my direction and under my supervision, employees of Stretto caused the following document to be served via first-class mail on the service list attached hereto as Exhibit C, and via electronic mail on the service list attached hereto as Exhibit D: Liquidating Trustee’s Ninth Omnibus Objection to Claims (Resolved Claims) (Docket No. 2456) [THIS SPACE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK] ________________________________________ 1 A complete list of each of the Debtors in these Chapter 11 cases may be obtained on the website of the Debtors’ claims and noticing agent at http://cases.stretto.com/NMG. The location of Debtor Neiman Marcus Group LTD LLC’s principal place of business and the Debtors’ service address in these chapter 11 cases is One Marcus Square, 1618 Main Street, Dallas, Texas 75201. Case 20-32519 Document 2466 Filed in TXSB on 05/11/21 Page 2 of 35 Furthermore, on May 7, 2021, at my direction and under my supervision, employees of Stretto caused the following document to be served via first-class mail on the service list attached hereto as Exhibit E, and via electronic mail on Chrome Hearts, Attn: Dalibor Snyder at [email protected]: Liquidating Trustee’s Tenth Omnibus Objection to Claims (Waived Claims) (Docket No. 2457) Furthermore, on May 7, 2021, at my direction and under my supervision, employees of Stretto caused the following document to be served via first-class mail on the service list attached hereto as Exhibit F: Liquidating Trustee’s Eleventh Omnibus Objection to Claims (Resolved Claims) (Docket No 2458) Furthermore, on May 7, 2021, at my direction and under my supervision, employees of Stretto caused the following document to be served via first-class mail on the service list attached hereto as Exhibit G, and via electronic mail on the service list attached hereto as Exhibit H: Liquidating Trustee’s Twelfth Omnibus Objection to Claims (Duplicate Claims) (Docket No. 2459) Dated: May 11, 2021 /s/ Ana M. Galvan Ana M. Galvan STRETTO 410 Exchange, Suite 100 Irvine, CA 92602 Telephone: 877-670-2127 Email: [email protected] Case 20-32519 Document 2466 Filed in TXSB on 05/11/21 Page 3 of 35 Exhibit A Case 20-32519 Document 2466 Filed in TXSB on 05/11/21 Page 4 of 35 Exhibit A Served via First-Class Mail NAME ATTENTION ADDRESS 1 ADDRESS 2 ADDRESS 3 CITY STATE ZIP COUNTRY 210 MUNI, LLC C/O COZEN O’CONNOR ATTN: BRYAN P. VEZEY 1221 MCKINNEY SUITE 2900 HOUSTON TX 77010 210 MUNI, LLC C/O COZEN O’CONNOR ATTN: FREDERICK E. SCHMIDT, JR. 277 PARK AVE NEW YORK NY 10172 ATTN: DAVID L. CAMPBELL, ESQ. & ELI D. TWO LINCOLN CENTRE, 360I LLC & IPROSPECTS.COM INC. C/O UNDERWOOD PERKINS, PC PIERCE, ESQ. 5420 LBJ FREEWAY SUITE 1900 DALLAS TX 75240 THE CHRYSLER BUILDING, 360I LLC & IPROSPECTS.COM INC. C/O MOSES & SINGER LLP ATTN: JESSICA K. BONTEQUE, ESQ. 405 LEXINGTON AVE 12TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10174 ATTN: KEITH M. AURZADA & MICHAEL P. 5TH AVENUE SALON LLC C/O REED SMITH LLP COOLEY & LINDSEY L. ROBIN 2501 N HARWOOD SUITE 1700 DALLAS TX 75201 C/O BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, 64 FACETS, INC CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ, PC ATTN JAN M HAYDEN 201 ST. CHARLES AVE SUITE 3600 NEW ORLEANS LA 70170 C/O BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, 64 FACETS, INC CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ, PC ATTN SUSAN C MATHEWS 1301 MCKINNEY ST SUITE 3700 HOUSTON TX 77010 64 FACETS, INC., RICHLINE GROUP, INC., A. LINK C/O KLESTADT WINTERS JURELLER ATTN: TRACY L. KLESTADT & IAN R. WINTERS & JEWELRY CO., LLC, AND JEMMA WYNNE JEWELLERY, LLC SOUTHARD & STEVENS, LLP ANDREW C. BROWN 200 W 41ST ST 17TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10036-7023 C/O BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, A LINK JEWELRY CO, LLC CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ, PC ATTN JAN M HAYDEN 201 ST. CHARLES AVE SUITE 3600 NEW ORLEANS LA 70170 C/O BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, A LINK JEWELRY CO, LLC CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ, PC ATTN SUSAN C MATHEWS 1301 MCKINNEY ST SUITE 3700 HOUSTON TX 77010 ATTN: SHRADDHA BHARATIA, CLAIMS ACCERTIFY, INC C/O BECKET & LEE LLP ADMINISTRATOR PO BOX 3002 MALVERN PA 19355-0702 ACKERMAN, BEREN-SOSNICK, BOLENE, BORASKI, CARREIRO, FEIWUS, FRADIN, GODDARD, GORISCHEK, HUSSEY, KORNAJCIK, LIND, MARTENS, MCWILLIAMS, MCEVOY, MONSOUR, SAMUELSON, SHIELDS, STORDAHL C/O CARRINGTON COLEMAN SLOMAN & WILLIAMS, & WYATT BLUMENTHAL LLP ATTN: JASON M. KATZ 901 MAIN ST SUITE 5500 DALLAS TX 75202 ATTN: BARRETT H. REASONER & DAVID AD HOC GROUP OF TERM LOAN LENDERS C/O GIBBS & BRUNS LLP SHEEREN & CAITLIN HALPERN 1100 LOUISIANA SUITE 5300 HOUSTON TX 77002 AD HOC GROUP OF TERM LOAN LENDERS C/O VINSON & ELKINS LLP ATTN: HARRY A. PERRIN & KIRAN VAKAMUDI 1001 FANNIN ST SUITE 2500 HOUSTON TX 77002-6760 ATTN: PAUL E. HEATH & MATTHEW W. MORAN AD HOC GROUP OF TERM LOAN LENDERS C/O VINSON & ELKINS LLP & KATHERINE DRELL GRISSEL 2001 ROSS AVE SUITE 3900 DALLAS TX 75201-2975 ATTN: JOSHUA A. FELTMAN & EMIL A. AD HOC GROUP OF TERM LOAN LENDERS C/O WACHTELL, LIPTON, ROSEN & KATZ KLEINHAUS 51 W 52ND ST NEW YORK NY 10019 ATTN: ANDREW ROSENBERG & ALICE BELISLE C/O PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON & EATON & CLAUDIA TOBLER & DIANE MYERS & AD HOC SECURED NOTEHOLDERS COMMITTEE GARRISON LLP NEAL DONNELLY & PATRICIA WALSH 1285 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS NEW YORK NY 10019 ATTN: JOHN F. HIGGINS & ERIC M. ENGLISH & AD HOC SECURED NOTEHOLDERS COMMITTEE C/O PORTER HEDGES LLP M. SHANE JOHNSON 1000 MAIN ST 36TH FLOOR HOUSTON TX 77002 ATTN: THOMAS J. LALLIER & CAMERON A. AJD PLATINUM INC. D/B/A AMERICAN JEWELRY DESIGNS C/O FOLEY & MANSFIELD PLLP LALLIER 250 MARQUETTE AVE SUITE 1200 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55401 AKRIS PRET A PORTER AG KALABRINTH 21 SPEICHER 9042 SWITZERLAND AKRIS PRET A PORTER AG ATTN: NADJA HOLLENSTEIN 835 MADISON AVENUE 4TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10021 AKRIS, INC. AND AKRIS PRET-A-PORTER AG, CHANEL, INC., GIORGIO ARMANI CORPORATION, RALPH LAUREN C/O SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON THREE FIRST NATIONAL PLAZA, CORPORATION, AND TORY BURCH LLC LLP ATTN: JUSTIN BERNBROCK, ESQ. 70 W MADISON ST 48TH FLOOR CHICAGO IL 60602 ALABAMA OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL 501 WASHINGTON AVE MONTGOMERY AL 36104 ALASKA OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL 1031 W 4TH AVE SUITE 200 ANCHORAGE AK 99501 ALEXANDER MCQUEEN 27 OLD BOND ST MAYFAIR LONDON W1S 4QE UNITED KINGDOM ALEXANDER MCQUEEN ATTN: DANIEL BYRNES 50 HARTZ WAY SECAUCUS NJ 07094 ALICE & OLIVIA LLC 450 W 14TH ST NEW YORK NY 10014 ALICE & OLIVIA LLC ATTN: JILL DONAHOE - ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE 1111 SECAUCUS RD SECAUCUS NJ 07094 ALTER DOMUS PRODUCTS CORP. (F/K/A CORTLAND PRODUCTS CORP.) AS DIP AGENT C/O VINSON & ELKINS LLP ATTN: HARRY A. PERRIN & KIRAN VAKAMUDI 1001 FANNIN ST SUITE 2500 HOUSTON TX 77002-6760 ALTER DOMUS PRODUCTS CORP. (F/K/A CORTLAND ATTN: PAUL E. HEATH & MATTHEW W. MORAN TRAMMELL CROW CENTER, PRODUCTS CORP.) AS DIP AGENT C/O VINSON & ELKINS LLP & KATHERINE DRELL GRISSEL 2001 ROSS AVE SUITE 3900 DALLAS TX 75201-2975 ALTER DOMUS PRODUCTS CORP. (F/K/A CORTLAND ATTN: JOSHUA A. FELTMAN & EMIL A. PRODUCTS CORP.) AS DIP AGENT C/O WACHTELL, LIPTON, ROSEN & KATZ KLEINHAUS 51 W 52ND ST NEW YORK NY 10019 AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES CO INC C/O BECKET & LEE LLP ATTN: SHRADDHA BHARATIA PO BOX 3001 MALVERN PA 19355-0701 ANKURA TRUST COMPANY, LLC, AS TRUSTEE AND NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT UNDER THE 14% SECOND LIEN NOTES DUE 2024 ISSUED BY NEIMAN MARCUS GROUP LTD LLC, THE NEIMAN MARCUS GROUP LLC, MARIPOSA ATTN: CHRISTOPHER R. BRYANT & ROBIN BORROWER, INC., AND THE NMG SUBSIDIARY LLC C/O HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP KELLER 390 MADISON AVE NEW YORK NY 10017 ANKURA TRUST COMPANY, LLC, AS TRUSTEE AND NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT UNDER THE 14% SECOND LIEN NOTES DUE 2024 ISSUED BY NEIMAN MARCUS GROUP LTD LLC, THE NEIMAN MARCUS GROUP LLC, MARIPOSA BORROWER, INC., AND THE NMG SUBSIDIARY LLC C/O HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP ATTN: DAVID SIMONDS & EDWARD MCNEILLY 1999 AVENUE OF THE STARS SUITE 1400 LOS ANGELES CA 90067 ATTN: JOSEPH J. WIELEBINSKI & JASON A. 500 WINSTEAD BUILDING, ANNALY CRE LLC C/O WINSTEAD PC ENRIGHT 2728 N HARWOOD ST DALLAS TX 75201 In re: Neiman Marcus Group LTD LLC, et al. Case No. 20-32519 (DRJ) Page 1 of 8 Case 20-32519 Document 2466 Filed in TXSB on 05/11/21 Page 5 of 35 Exhibit A Served via First-Class Mail NAME ATTENTION ADDRESS 1 ADDRESS 2 ADDRESS 3 CITY STATE ZIP COUNTRY ATTN: DENNIS F. DUNNE & THOMAS R. KRELLER & ANDREW M. LEBLANC & MICHAEL ARES C/O MILBANK LLP W. PRICE & SAMIR L.
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