Exhibit 99.1
UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
JACKSONVILLE DIVISION
| In re: | Case No. 3:16-bk-02230-PMG |
| RMS TITANIC, INC.,et al.,1 | Chapter 11 (Jointly Administered) |
| Debtors. | |
NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF MOTION OF THE DEBTORS FOR ENTRY OF AN ORDER (I) APPROVING PROCEDURES IN CONNECTION WITH THE SALE OF ALL OR SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF THE DEBTORS’ ASSETS; (II) SCHEDULING A RELATED AUCTION; (III) APPROVING PROCEDURES RELATED TO THE ASSUMPTION OF CERTAIN EXECUTORY CONTRACTS AND UNEXPIRED LEASES; (IV) APPROVING THE FORM AND MANNER OF NOTICE THEREOF; (V)APPROVING BID PROTECTIONS; AND (VI) GRANTING RELATED RELIEF
RMS Titanic, Inc. (“RMST”) and certain of its affiliates, as Debtors and Debtors in possession in the above-captioned case (collectively, the “Debtors”), by and through their undersigned counsel, hereby file this Notice of Withdrawal of theMotion of the Debtors for Entry of an Order (I) Approving Procedures in Connection with the Sale of All or Substantially All of the Debtors’ Assets; (II) Scheduling a Related Auction; (III) Approving Procedures Related to the Assumption of Certain Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases; (IV) Approving the Form and Manner of Notice Thereof; (V) Approving Bid Protections; and (VI) Granting Related Relief, filed as Docket No. 811 on November 14, 2017.
1 The Debtors in the chapter 11 cases, along with the last four digits of each Debtor’s federal tax identification number include: RMS Titanic, Inc. (3162); Premier Exhibitions, Inc. (4922); Premier Exhibitions Management, LLC (3101); Arts and Exhibitions International, LLC (3101); Premier Exhibitions International, LLC (5075); Premier Exhibitions NYC, Inc. (9246); Premier Merchandising, LLC (3867); and Dinosaurs Unearthed Corp. (7309). The Debtors’ service address is 3045 Kingston Court, Suite I, Peachtree Corners, Georgia 30071.
NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH LLP
By:/s/ Daniel F. Blanks
Daniel F. Blanks (FL Bar No. 88957)
Lee D. Wedekind, III (FL Bar No. 670588)
50 N. Laura Street, Suite 4100
Jacksonville, Florida 32202
(904) 665-3656 (direct)
(904) 665-3699 (fax)
daniel.blanks@nelsonmullins.com
lee.wedekind@nelsonmullins.com
Co-Counsel for the Debtors and Debtors in Possession
and
TROUTMAN SANDERS LLP
Jeffery W. Cavender (Ga. Bar No. 117751)
Stephen S. Roach (Ga. Bar No. 463206)
600 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 5200
Atlanta, GA 30308
(404) 885-3000 (phone)
(404) 962-6990 (fax)
jeffery.cavender@troutmansanders.com
stephen.roach@troutmansanders.com
Co-Counsel for the Debtors and Debtors in Possession
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing was electronically filed with the Clerk of the Court using CM/ECF on December 15, 2017. I also certify that the foregoing document is being served this day on the following counsel of record via transmission of Electronic Filing generated by CM/ECF:
David W. Baddley, Esq. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Office of Reorganization 950 E. Paces Ferry Road, NE, Suite 900 Atlanta GA 30326 (404) 842-7625 atlreorg@sec.gov Attorneys for U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission | Jay B. Verona, Esq. Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP 101 E. Kennedy Blvd., Suite 2800 Tampa, FL 33602 (813) 229-7600 jverona@slk-law.com Attorneys for George F. Eyde Orlando, LLC and Louis J. Eyde Orlando, LLC
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Scott E. Bomkamp, Esq. Office of the United States Trustee Middle District of Florida 400 W. Washington Street, Suite 1100 Orlando FL 32801 (407) 648-6301 ext. 150 scott.e.bomkamp@usdojgov Attorneys for Guy G. Gebhardt, Acting U.S. Trustee for Region 21
| Scott M. Grossman, Esq. Greenberg Traurig 401 East Las Olas Boulevard, Suite 2000 Attorneys for Lang Feng, Haiping Zou, Jihe Zhang, and High Nature Holdings Limited |
Ari Newman, Esq. Greenberg Traurig, P.A. 333 S.E. 2nd Avenue, Suite 4400 Miami, FL 33131 (305) 579-0500 newmanar@gtlaw.com Attorneys for Lang Feng, Haiping Zou, Jihe Zhang, and High Nature Holdings Limited | Jason B. Burnett, Esq. Alexandria V. Hill, Esq. GrayRobinson, P.A. 50 N. Laura Street, Suite 1100 Jacksonville, FL 32202 (904) 598-9929 jason.burnett@gray-robinson.com alexandria.hill@gray-robinson.com Attorneys for 417 Fifth Avenue Real Estate, LLC |
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Andrew T. Jenkins, Esq. Bush Ross, P.A. P.O. Box 3913 Tampa, FL 33601-3913 (813) 224-9255 ajenkins@bushross.com Attorneys for Bank of America, N.A | Theodore B. Randles, Esq. U.S. Dept. of Justice 1100 L Street NW, Suite 10060 Washington, DC 20005 (202) 307-3242 Theodore.B.Randles@usdoj.gov Attorneys for the United States Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Kathy A. Jorrie, Esq. Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP 725 S. Figueroa Street, Suite 2800 Los Angeles, CA 90017 (213) 488-7251 Kathy.jorrie@pillsburylaw.com Attorneys for AEG Live, Inc. | Oscar E. Sanchez, Esq. Goldberg Segalla, LLP 222 Lakeview Avenue, Suite 800 West Palm Beach, FL 33401 (786) 814-4804 osanchez@goldbergsegalla.com aburno@goldbergsegalla.com mmartiez@goldbergsegalla.com Attorneys for Structure Tone, Inc.
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J. Ellsworth Summers, Jr., Esq. Burr Forman, LLP 50 N. Laura Street, Suite 3000 Jacksonville, FL 32202 (904) 232-7200 esummers@burr.com Attorneys for Michael J. Little | Norman P. Fivel, Esq. Assistant Attorney General Office of the New York State Attorney General Civil Recoveries Bureau, Bankruptcy Litigation Unit The Capitol Albany, NY 12224-0341 (518) 776-2264 norman.fivel@ag.ny.gov Attorneys for New York Dept. of Taxation and Finance
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D. Marcus Braswell, Jr., Esq. Sugarman & Susskind, P.A. 100 Miracle Mile, Suite 300 Coral Gables, FL 33134 (305) 529-2801 mbraswell@sugarmansusskind.com Attorneys for Theatrical Protective Union, Local No. One, IATSE | Chris Broussard, Esq. Suzy Tate, Esq. Suzy Tate, P.A. 14502 N. Dale Mabry Highway, Suite 200 Tampa, FL 33618 (813) 264-1685 cbrouss@suzytate.com suzy@suzytate.com Attorneys for The Armada Group GP, Inc. |
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Richard R. Thames, Esq. Thames Markey & Heekin, P.A. 50 N. Laura Street, Suite 1600 (904) 358-4000 Attorneys for Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors | Patricia Ann Redmond Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A. Museum Tower 150 West Flagler Street Suite 2200 predmond@stearnsweaver.com Attorneys for the Trustees of the National Maritime Museum |
Stephen D. Busey Smith Hulsey & Busey 225 Water Street, Suite 1800 Jacksonville, Florida 32202 busey@smithhulsey.com Counsel for the Ad Hoc Equity Group |
Via U.S. Mail
A-1 Storage and Crane 2482 197th Avenue Manchester, IA 52057
| ABC Imaging 1155 21st Street NW Suite M400 Washington, DC 20036
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A.N. Deringer, Inc. PO Box 11349 Succursale Centre-Ville Montreal, QC H3C 5H1
| ATS, Inc. 1900 W. Anaheim Street Long Beach, CA 90813
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Broadway Video 30 Rockefeller Plaza 54th Floor New York, NY 10112
| CBS Outdoor/Outfront Media 185 US Highway 48 Fairfield, NJ 07004
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Dentons Canada LLP 250 Howe Street 20th Floor Vancouver, BC V6C 3R8
| Enterprise Rent-A-Car Canada 709 Miner Avenue Scarborough, ON M1B 6B6 |
Expedia, Inc. 10190 Covington Cross Drive Las Vegas, NV 89144
| George Young Company 509 Heron Drive Swedesboro, NJ 08085
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Gowling Lafleuer Henderson 550-2300 Burrard Street Vancouver, BC V6C 2B5
| Hoffen Global Ltd. 305 Crosstree Lane Atlanta, GA 30328 |
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Kirvin Doak Communications 5230 W. Patrick Lane Las Vegas, NV 89118
| MNP LLP 15303 - 31st Avenue Suite 301 Surrey, BC V3Z 6X2
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Morris Visitor Publications PO Box 1584 Augusta, GA 30903
| NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC 805 King Farm Blvd. Rockville, MD 20850
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National Geographic Society 1145 - 17th Avenue NW Washington, DC 20036
| NYC Dept. of Finance PO Box 3646 New York, NY 10008
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PacBridge Limited Partners 22/F Fung House 19-20 Connaught Road Central Hong Kong
| Pallet Rack Surplus, Inc. 1981 Old Covington Cross Road NE Conyers, GA 30013
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Ramparts, Inc. d/b/a Luxor Hotel and Casino 3900 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas, NV 89119
| Screen Actors Guild 1900 Broadway 5th Floor New York, NY 10023
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Seaventures, Ltd. 5603 Oxford Moor Blvd. Windemere, FL 34786
| Sophrintendenza Archeologica di Napoli e Pompei Piazza Museo 19 Naples, Italy 80135
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Syzygy3, Inc. 1350 6th Avenue 2nd Floor New York, NY 10019
| Time Out New York 475 Tenth Avenue 12th Floor New York, NY 10018
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TPL 3340 Peachtree Road Suite 2140 Atlanta, GA 30326
| TSX Operating Co. 70 West 40th Street 9th Floor New York, NY 10018
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Verifone, Inc. 300 S. Park Place Blvd. Clearwater, FL 33759
| Sam Weiser 565 Willow Road Winnetka, IL 60093 |
WNBC - NBC Universal Media 30 Rockefeller Center New York, NY 10112
| United States Attorney’s Office Middle District of Florida 300 N. Hogan Street, Suite 700 Jacksonville, FL 32202
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Jonathan B. Ross, Esq. Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP | Christine R. Etheridge, Esq. Bankruptcy Administration Wells Fargo Vendor Financial Services, LLC PO Box 13708 Macon, GA 31208
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| TSX Operating Co., LLC c/o James Sanna 70 W. 40th Street New York, NY 10018 Creditor Committee | Dallian Hoffen Biotechnique Co., Ltd.
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| B.E. Capital Management Fund LP Thomas Branziel 205 East 42nd Street , 14th Floor New York, NY 10017 Creditor Committee |
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