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In the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE In re: ) Chapter 15 ) 1 CINRAM INTERNATIONAL INC., et al., ) Case No. 12-11882 (KJC) ) Debtors in a Foreign Proceeding. ) Jointly Administered ) ) AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE I, Gil Hopenstand, being duly sworn according to law, depose and say that I am employed by Kurtzman Carson Consultants LLC, the claims and noticing agent for the Debtors in the above-captioned cases. On July 27, 2012, at my direction and under my supervision, employees of KCC caused the following document to be served via First Class mail on the service lists attached hereto as Exhibit A and Exhibit B: • Order Granting Recognition of Foreign Main Proceeding and Certain Related Relief on a Final Basis [Docket No. 97] Also on July 27, 2012, at my direction and under my supervision, employees of KCC caused the following document to be served via First Class mail on the service lists attached hereto as Exhibit A and Exhibit C: • Order (I) Recognizing the Canadian Sale Order, (II) Authorizing and Approving the Sale Free and Clear of All Liens, Claims, Encumbrances, and Other Interests, (III) Authorizing the Assumption and Assignment of Certain Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases, and (IV) Granting Related Relief [Docket No. 98] [Continued to next page] 1 The last four digits of the United States Tax Identification Number or Canadian Business Number, as applicable, of each of the Debtors follow in parentheses: (a) Cinram International Inc. (4583); (b) Cinram (U.S.) Holding’s Inc. (4792); (c) Cinram, Inc. (7621); (d) Cinram Distribution LLC (3854); (e) Cinram Manufacturing LLC (2945); (f) Cinram Retail Services LLC (1741); (g) Cinram Wireless LLC (5915); (h) IHC Corporation (4225); and (i) One K Studios, LLC (2132). The Debtors’ executive headquarters is located at 2255 Markham Road, Toronto, Ontario, M1B 2W3, Canada. EXHIBIT A Master Service List Served via First Class Mail NAME NOTICE NAME ADDRESS 1 ADDRESS 2 CITY STATE ZIP Ballard Spahr LLP Matthew G Summers Esq 919 N Market St 11th Fl Wilmington DE 19801 Buchalter Nemer a Professional Corporation Shawn M Christianson Esq 55 Second St 17th Fl San Francisco CA 94105-3493 Delaware Department of Justice Attn Bankruptcy Dept 820 N French St 6th Fl Wilmington DE 19801 Delaware Secretary of State Division of Corporations Franchise Tax PO Box 898 Dover DE 19903 Delaware Secretary of Treasury PO Box 7040 Dover DE 19903 Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Howard A Cohen Esq & Joseph C Schoell Esq 1100 N Market St Ste 1000 Wilmington DE 19801 GE Information Technology Solutions Inc fdba IKON Financial Services Bankruptcy Administration 1738 Bass Rd PO Box 13708 Macon GA 31208-3708 Internal Revenue Service Centralized Insolvency Operation PO Box 7346 Philadelphia PA 19101-7346 Internal Revenue Service Insolvency Section 31 Hopkins Plz Rm 1150 Baltimore MD 21201 Internal Revenue Service Centralized Insolvency Operation 2970 Market St Philadelphia PA 19104 King & Spalding LLP Jonathan W Jordan Esq 1180 Peachtree St NE Atlanta GA 30309 Kirkland & Ellis LLP Adam Paul Esq & Noah Ornstein Esq 300 N LaSalle St Chicago IL 60654 LINEBARGER GOGGAN BLAIR & SAMPSON, LLP Elizabeth Weller 2323 Bryan Street, Ste 1600 DALLAS TX 75201 Magnozzi & Kye, LLP Amish R. Doshi, Esq. 23 Green Street, Suite 302 Huntington NY 11743 Morris James LLP Stephen M Miller 500 Delaware Ave Ste 1500 PO Box 2306 Wilmington DE 19899-2306 Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell LLP Derek C Abbott & Tamara K Minott 1201 N. Market St 18th Fl PO Box 1347 Wilmington DE 19899-1347 Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP David W. Cranshaw 3343 Peachtree Road, NE 1600 Atlanta Financial Center Atlanta GA 30326 Office of the United States Trustee Delaware Dave Klauder 844 King St Ste 2207 Lockbox 35 Wilmington DE 19899-0035 Office of the US Attorney General Joseph R Biden III Carvel State Office Building 820 N French St Wilmington DE 19801 Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP Laura Davis Jones Esq & Peter J Keane Esq 919 N Market St 17th Fl Wilmington DE 19899-8705 Pension Benefit Guarnty Corp Erika E Barnes Office of the Chief Counsel 1200 K St NW Washington DC 20005-4026 Securities & Exchange Commission Secretary of the Treasury 100 F St NE Washington DC 20549 Securities & Exchange Commission Daniel M Hawke Regional Dir The Mellon Independence Ctr 701 Market St Philadelphia PA 19106-1532 Securities & Exchange Commission NY Office George S Canellos Regional Director 3 World Financial Ctr Ste 400 New York NY 10281-1022 Time Warner Inc Yvonne K Look Associate General Counsel One Time Warner Ctr 14th Fl New York NY 10019 US Attorney for Delaware Charles Oberly c o Ellen Slights 1007 Orange St Ste 700 PO Box 2046 Wilmington DE 19899-2046 Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz Richard G Mason Esq & Joshua A Feltman Esq 51 W 52nd St New York NY 10019 Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP Alan J Lipkin Esq & Alex W Cannon Esq 787 Seventh Ave New York NY 10019 Page 1 of 1 EXHIBIT B Served via First Class Mail Name Notice Name Address1 Address2 City State ZIP PEPPER HAMILTON LLP David M. Fournier & Michael J. Custer Hercules Plaza, Suite 5100 1313 North Market Street Wilmington DE 19801 EXHIBIT C Contract and Lease Parties CreditorName CreditorNoticeName Address1 Address2 Address3 City State Zip Country 1508235 ONTARIO INC 110 5401 EGLINTON AVE W ETOBICOKE ON M9C 5K6 Canada 1583343 ONTARIO INC 110 12811 CLARKE PL RICHMOND BC V6V 2H9 Canada 170 Systems Inc 36 Crosby Dr Bedford MA 01730 300 Diamond Drive LLC C O Triad Properties 100 Church St SW Huntsville AL 35801 4C Entity LLC 225 B Cochrane Cir Morgan Hill CA 95037 Attn Claudia Cavazza Manager of 505 Games US Inc Operations and Corporate Liaison 5008 Chesebro Rd Agoura Hills CA 91301 5381 PARTNERS LLC 5381 CONGRESS ST FAIRFIELD CT 06824 A TO Z AUDIO EM DISC 280 N BEDFORD RD MT KISCO NY 10549 A TRAIN ENTERTAINMENT 401 GRAND AVE OAKLAND CA 94610 ABAE Personnel EPSCO 3305 A Bob Wallace Ave Huntsville AL 35805 ACOUSTIC DISC 280 N BEDFORD RD MT KISCO NY 10549 Activision Blizzard Deutschland GmbH and AAttn VP International Business Affairs 3 Roundwood Avenue Stockley Park Uxbridge UB11 1Af United Kingdom Adam Dlugosz 6 Long Stan Stouffville ON L4A 1P5 Canada ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED PO BOX 1670 SAN JOSE CA 95109-1670 ADP Canada Co. Attn Jeff Gladman, National Account Manag3250 Bloor Street West Etobicoke ON M8X 2X9 Canada ADP, Inc. 5800 Windward Parkway Alpharetta GA 30005 AdPro Generator Services 110 Donna Dr Hendersonville TN 37075 ADVANCE DUPLICATION 2155 NIAGARA LN N PLYMOUTH MN 55447 Advanced Access Content System License Administrator LLC AACS Administration 3855 SW 153rd Dr Beaverton OR 97006 AIX MEDIA WAMO 2050 GRANVILLE AVE LOS ANGELES CA 90025 ALABAMA MOON PRODUCTIONS LLC 18300 SCENIC HWY 98 FAIRHOPE AL 36532 ALDEN DIMENSIONAL MEDIA 36 PARK LAWN RD TORONTO ON M8Y 3H8 Canada Allegiance Security Group LLC Dallas Branch 835 E Lamar Blvd 403 Arlington TX 76011 ALLEGRO 20048 NE SAN RAFAEL ST PORTLAND OR 97230 ALLEGRO CANADA 100 W BEAVER CREEK RD UNIT 18 RICHMOND HILL ON L4B 1H4 Canada Allen and Huras Professional Corporation 2 Toronto St. Toronto ON M5C 2B6 Canada Alliance Distributors Holding Inc Attn Jay Gelman CEO 1160 Commerce Ave Bronx NY 10462 Alliance Films Inc 121 Blor St E Ste 1500 Toronto ON M4W 3M5 Canada Alliance Films Inc 145 King St E 3rd Fl Toronto ON M5C 2Y7 Canada Alliance Films Inc 145 King St E Ste 300 Toronto ON M5C 2Y7 Canada Alliance Films Inc. 145 King Street East 3rd Floor Toronto ON M5C2Y7 Canada Alliance Inc 9370 Madison Blvd Madison AL 35758 Ambassador 15068 US Hwy 195 Thomasville VA 31757 AMBIENT 4551 GLENCOE AVE MARINA DEL RAY CA 90292 AMERICA STAR MEDIA LLC aka Morningstar 350 N Glenoaks Blvd Ste 300 Burbank CA 91502 AMERICAN RECORD SALES 2321 VERNA CT SAN LEANDRO CA 94577 ANDERSON AND SMITH PC 7322 SW FWY HOUSTON TX 77074 ANDERSON MERCHANDISERS PO BOX 32270 AMARILLO TX 79120-2270 ANDERSON MERCHANDISING 421 SE 34TH AVENUE Attn Chris Mower AMARILLO TX 79103 Annabel Investment Company One Annabel Ln Ste 201 San Ramon CA ANTEK MADISON PLASTICS ATTN JOHN IOANNOU 8080 TROON CIR 100 AUSTELL GA 30168 API Digital Acknowledgment 1821 University Dr Huntsville AL 35801 APPLE COMPUTERS INC 1 INFINITE LOOP PO BOX 149114 MS 198 2AP Austin TX 78714 9114 CUPERTINO CA 95014 Applied Underwriters Inc PO Box 3646 Omaha NE 68103 Arkadin 480 University Ave Ste 505 Toronto ON M5G 1V2 Canada Arnold Moving Company 5200 Interchange Way Louisville KY 40229 ARROTIN PLASTIC MAT INC ATTN ACCTS PAYABLE 15012 EDGERTON RD NEW HAVEN IN 46774 ART DORIENT 14922 MORANT ST WESTMINSTER CA 92683 Arts Alliance America Inc Attn Mr Thomas OHara CFO 304 Hudson St 7th Fl New York NY 10013 ARTSMAGIC US LIMITED C O M MERCER 201 HIGH ST LONDON UK SW6-3JD UK Artur Hausz 99 Southfield Ave Courtice ON L1E 3J9 Canada ARVATO DIGITAL SERVICES 108 MONTICELLO RD WEAVERVILLE NC 28787 ASK 3125 Sovereign Dr Ste 9B Lansing MI 48911 aspera 5900 Hollis St Ste E Emeryville CA 94608 Aspera Inc 5900 Hollis St Ste E Emeryville CA 94608 ASPYR PO BOX 5861 AUSTIN TX 78746 ASPYR Media Inc Attn Michael Blair PO Box 5861 Austin TX 78763 ASPYR Media Inc Attn Mr Michael Rodgers President 2404 Rio Grande Austin TX 78705 ATARI 417 5TH AVE NEW YORK NY 10016 Atari Inc Attn Bob Spellerberg 417 Fifth Ave New York NY 10016 Page 1 of 12 Contract and Lease Parties CreditorName CreditorNoticeName Address1 Address2 Address3 City State Zip Country Atari Inc Attn Legal Counsel 417 Fifth Ave New York NY 10016 ATT4394 340 MOUNT KEMBLE PLZ MORRISTOWN NJ 07920 AUDIO VIDEO GRAPHICS EM DISC 280 N BEDFORD RD MT KISCO NY 07461 AUDIOBEC RECORDING 20048 NE SAN RAFAEL
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