{"id":"court_ctb_1930_26","court":"CTB","case_no":"22-50073","doc_number":1930,"sub_number":26,"doc_type":"ORDER","filed_date":"2023-06-02","title":"Exhibit 26 Casse 222500073 Doc 11958-2611 6000000222 / 2Enterete 060000222123518440 : 2 Page 50900 68 11","summary_zh":"支持批准出售 Lady May 号游艇动议的 Dirk Johnson 声明 —— Ho Wan Kwok 破产案（郭文贵 / Guo Wengui / Miles Guo），CTB 22-50073 ECF #1930-26（2023-06-02立案）。Edmiston 游艇经纪人 Dirk Johnson 提交声明，详细说明标价 2650 万美元的「Lady May」号游艇的营销过程，并支持将其私下出售给 Herb Chambers Yachting, LLC，认为该要约是最高最佳报价且无需进行公开拍卖。","summary_en":"Declaration of Dirk Johnson in Support of Motion to Approve Sale of Lady May — In re Ho Wan Kwok (Miles Guo / Guo Wengui), CTB 22-50073 ECF #1930-26 (filed 2023-06-02). Yacht broker Dirk Johnson of Edmiston and Company Limited submitted a declaration detailing the marketing campaign for the yacht Lady May (listed at $26,500,000) and supporting the private sale to Herb Chambers Yachting, LLC as the highest and best bid without a formal public auction.","body_en":"## **Exhibit 26**\n\n# Casse 222500073 Doc 11958-2611 6000000222 / 2Enterete 060000222123518440 : 2 Page 50900 68 11\n\n### UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION\n\n| In re:                 | Chapter 11                |\n|------------------------|---------------------------|\n| HO WAN KWOK, et al., 1 | : Case No. 22-50073 (JAM) |\n| Debtors.               | : (Jointly Administered)  |\n\n# DECLARATION OF DIRK JOHNSON IN SUPPORT OF TRUSTEE'S MOTION, PURSUANT TO BANKRUPTCY CODE SECTIONS 105 AND 363, BANKRUPTCY RULES 2002, 6004(c), AND 9014, AND LOCAL RULES 6004-1 AND 6004-2, SEEKING ENTRY OF ORDER: (1) AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING SALE OF THE LADY MAY FREE AND CLEAR OF LIENS, CLAIMS, INTERESTS, AND ENCUMBRANCES, (II) AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT, AND (III) GRANTING RELATED RELIEF\n\nI, Dirk Johnson, hereby declare under penalty of perjury pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1746, as\n\nfollows:\n\n1. I am a Yacht Broker at Edmiston and Company Limited (\"Edmiston\"),\n\nmaintaining offices at (a) 2 Marina Plaza, Newport, Rhode Island, 02840, and (b) Burleigh\n\nManor, Peel Road, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 5EP.\n\n2. I am duly authorized to make this declaration (this \"Declaration\") on behalf of\n\nEdmiston and submit this Declaration in support of the Trustee's Motion, Pursuant to\n\nBankruptcy Code Sections 105 and 363, Bankruptcy Rules 2002, 6004(c), and 9014, and Local\n\nRules 6004-1 and 6004-2, Seeking Entry of Order (I) Authorizing and Approving Sale of the\n\n<sup>1</sup> The Debtors in these chapter 11 cases are Ho Wan Kwok (also known as Guo Wengui, Miles Guo, and Miles K wok, as well as numerous other aliases) (last four digits of tax identification number: 9595), Genever Holdings LLC (last four digits of tax identification number: 8202) and Genever Holdings Corporation. The mailing address for the Trustee, Genever Holdings LLC, and the Genever Holdings Corporation is Paul Hastings LLP, 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166 c/o Luc A. Despins, as Trustee for the Estate of Ho Wan Kwok (solely for purposes of notices and communications).\n\n## Casse 222-500073 - Doc 11958-2611-6 1060000222/2 Enterete Color 22 2123518440: 2 Page 2000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 11\n\nLady May Free and Clear of Liens, Claims, Interests, and Encumbrances, (II) Authorizing and Approving the Purchase and Sale Agreement, and (III) Granting Related Relief (the \"Motion\")2 in the chapter 11 case of Ho Wan Kwok (the \"Debtor\"), seeking an order approving and authorizing the sale of the Lady May to Herb Chambers Yachting, LLC (the \"Buyer\").\n\n3. I am a Yacht Broker based in Newport, Rhode Island, since 1991, and have been employed by Edmiston for 2.5 years. I have approximately 15 years of experience in the superyacht brokerage industry. Edmiston is a luxury superyacht broker specializing in the sale of yachts. Edmiston currently is the broker for numerous yachts in the United States and worldwide. In addition, in the past 24 months, approximately, Edmiston has sold more than 70 yachts over 30 meters in length more than double the industry average of deals per broker. Edmiston also holds the industry record for the sale of the highest number of Feadships (which is the builder of the Lady May).\n\nOn April 18, 2023, Edmiston was retained by the Trustee to market and sell the 4. -Lady May, which retention was approved by order of the Court, dated April 27, 2023.3 As set forth in the retention agreement, the agreed-upon list price for the Lady May is \\$26,500,000.\n\n5. Unless otherwise indicated below, I have personal knowledge of the matters set forth below, and if called to testify, I could and would testify competently thereto.\n\n#### Marketing of Lady May\n\n6. Since its retention, Edmiston has engaged in an extensive marketing campaign to sell the Lady May to the highest bidder. Consistent with best industry practices for marketing a luxury superyacht such as the Lady May, Edmiston has actively canvassed the yacht market for\n\n<sup>2</sup> Capitalized terms used but otherwise not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Motion.\n\n<sup>3</sup> Edmiston is also marketing the Lady May II, which is not included in the Sale.\n\n## Casse 222500733 11\n\npotential buyers, both within its own network of potential buyers as well as through numerous other yacht brokers in the industry, as well as advertised the Lady May both online and in print. These marketing efforts were initially focused on residents outside of the United States and, following the Lady May's transfer to the foreign trade zone in Rhode Island (the \"FTZ\"), Edmiston expanded its efforts to also include U.S. residents.\n\n- 7. Among other things, as part of its marketing efforts:\n\t- a. Edmiston created an electronic brochure of the Lady May, including photographs and listing its specifications, which brochure was included in industry-wide announcements to other yacht brokers as well as posted on Edmiston's website and social media;\n\t- b. Edmiston engaged in a direct client email marketing campaign,4 which featured the Lady May in its monthly mailer update (distributed to approximately 10,000 clients and other potentially interested parties);\n\t- c. Edmiston used extensive digital advertising to market the Lady May on its website and social media accounts, including Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube:5\n\t- d. Shortly after the Lady May was moved into the FTZ in Newport, Rhode Island, Edmiston issued further announcements regarding the Lady May on its website and social media.\n- 8. In order to connect the Lady May with Edmiston's network of industry brokers,\n\nEdmiston emailed single and multi-yacht mailers for new yacht listings, sales updates, location updates, price reductions and yachting events. In addition, the Lady May has been featured in three business email distributions since Edmiston's retention, each of which was sent to approximately 1,850 brokers in the yacht industry. Furthermore, on May 3, 2023, the Lady May was also listed on Yatco.com and Yachtworld.com, which are online business (B2B) search facilities that centralize brokerage information for the yacht industry-similar to MLS\n\n<sup>4</sup> The monthly mailer included a photo of the Lady May alongside a detailed description and the listing price.\n\n<sup>5</sup> Edmiston.com ranks highly on search engines compared to its competition and is an effective tool in promoting the Lady May, with monthly website traffic averaging 30,000 per month.\n\n## Casse 222500073 11\n\n(multiple listing service) for real estate sales. In addition, the Lady May has been featured on the brokerage listing page of Boatinternational.com and Superyachttimes.com, as well as in two print publication in Boat International US.\n\n9. Edmiston is also the title sponsor of the London Heliport and used this platform to advertise the Lady May by featuring it in Edmiston's brand collateral (i.e., Edmiston's branded marketing materials) that is deployed throughout the London Heliport. Similarly, the Lady May was featured in Edmiston's brand collateral deployed across private aviation terminals in the East Hamptons and Cabo St. Lucas. Edmiston has also teamed up with Europe's leading private jet airport, Farnborough, to provide a fully immersive experience for guests traveling through the airport and Edmiston utilized this platform to further advertise the Lady May.\n\n10. In addition to all of the foregoing, I reached out, and received calls from, numerous other yacht brokers as well as prospective buyers about the Lady May.\n\n#### Bidding Process\n\n11. From the outset of the marketing process, there has been significant interest in the Lady May, but not at prices that the Trustee deemed acceptable. A handful of potential buyers requested to be shown (and were shown) the Lady May, while several brokers visited the Lady May on behalf of prospective buyers. By May 20, 2023, five prospective buyers (the \"Initial Bidders\") had provided Edmiston with formal offers for the Lady May with proposed purchase prices ranging from \\$18 million to \\$20 million. In response to each of these offers, the Edmiston advised the Initial Bidders that the Trustee determined to counter at \\$23 million. In response to the Trustee's counteroffer, one of the Initial Bidders increased its bid to \\$20 million, while the other Initial Bidders did not increase their offer.\n\n## Casse 222500733 11\n\n12. After receipt of these initial bids and the bidders' refusal to further respond to the Trustee's counteroffer, I advised the Trustee that (in light of the offers in hand) a prolonged marketing process could cause some of the bidders to lose interest, and, therefore, the Trustee should set a deadline of Tuesday, May 30, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. (ET), for interested parties to submit their best and final bids.\n\n13. On May 24, 2023, Edmiston emailed each of the five Initial Bidders as well as other parties that had expressed an interest in the Lady May to advise them that the deadline to submit their best and final bids was set for Tuesday, May 30, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. (ET). This deadline was designed to maintain maximum with the Initial Bidders and other interested parties. In that email, interested bidders were also advised that (a) due to the fact that the Trustee had received offers for the Lady May from several potential buyers, Edmiston was inviting all interested parties to present their best and final offer prior to the May 30, 2023 bid deadline and (b) any such bid would have to comply with the following requirements:\n\n- · Only bids with a purchase price in excess of \\$20,000,000 would be considered by the Trustee;\n- · Offers must be based on the Trustee's form of purchase agreement (which was provided to interested parties on Thursday, May 25);\n- · To the extent the prospective buyer intended to modify the form of purchase agreement, mark-up of the agreement should be included as part of the bid (and advising the parties that such modifications, if any, would be evaluated in determining the highest and/or best offer);\n- · The winning bid must provide for a 20% deposit of the purchase price, which deposit must be received within 48 hours after such bid has been selected as the winning bid;\n- · The 20% deposit would be forfeited if the winning bidder fails to close on purchase of Lady May in accordance with terms of purchase agreement (subject to the right to reject the Lady May if the survey reveals a defect affecting the operational integrity of the Lady May or her machinery or her systems or renders the Lady May unseaworthy);\n\n### Casse 222500733 11\n\n- · The purchase agreement must be executed by June 9, 2023;\n- · The Lady May must be accepted or rejected (based on results of survey) by June 28, 2023;\n- · In the event the winning bidder does not close on the purchase at the price set forth in the purchase agreement, the Trustee may, at his option, purchase the survey from the buyer, at cost;\n- · Closing would take place as soon as practical on or before July 20, 2023;\n- · All bids would be subject to bankruptcy court review and approval; and\n- · All bids had to be sent directly to the Trustee.\n\n14. In addition, also on May 24, 2023, Edmiston circulated emails to more than 1,857 other yacht brokers advising them of the deadline to submit best and final bids and that such bids would be subject to certain conditions, including a minimum bid of \\$20 million.6 As with the email to the Initial Bidders, the email distribution advised the brokers that the Trustee was setting May 30, 2023 deadline to submit best and final bids due to multiple offers received to date. Furthermore, on May 27, 2023, Edmiston updated the Yatco.com listing for the Lady May to advise interested parties of the bid deadline and the minimum bid requirement\n\n15. As of 5:00 p.m. (ET) on May 30, 2023, five formal bids (in addition to the initial bids) were received from prospective buyers (the \"Second Round Bidders\"), including from both U.S. residents and non-U.S. residents. Three bids exceeded the \\$20 million minimum, while two bids were below the minimum. During this second round, two bidders that were not Initial Bidders submitted bids. But not all bidders that participated in the initial round submitted a further bid by the May 30, 2023 deadline. For example, one of the Initial Bidders who had\n\n<sup>6</sup> This email distribution did not list all of the conditions, but advised the recipients to contact me for further details, including offer conditions.\n\n### Casse 222500733 Doc 11959-2611 @ 0000000222/2Entereteleb0000222123518440:24 68 11\n\npreviously offered \\$20 million did not submit any bid in connection with the May 20, 2023 bidding deadline because the bidder did not want to participate in a competitive bidding process.\n\n16. Following receipt of these bids, the Trustee engaged in further discussions with each of the three bidders that had satisfied the minimum bid requirement. Because the bidder that submitted the highest bid (which was substantially below \\$24 million) had modified the form of purchase agreement to add provisions that were not acceptable to the Trustee (including giving the buyer an absolute right to terminate the purchase process based on the results of a sea trial that would not take place for more than 10 days), the Trustee requested that the bidder remove these modification and/or further increase its bid. Concurrently, the Trustee, through Edmiston, also reached out to the second and third highest bidders to explore whether they would be willing to increase their bid. Ultimately, one of these two bidders increased its proposed purchase price to \\$24 million, thereby becoming the highest bidder. Because that increased bid (which was the one submitted by the Buyer) did not include any modifications to the Trustee's form of purchase agreement (other than to move up the closing date to a date on or before June 30, 2023), the Trustee selected the Buyer as the winning bidder. To be clear, neither of the other two bidders further increased their bids, even though they were invited to do so.\n\n17. I believe that the Buyer's bid (a) is the highest and best bid (including because the Buyer does not require any modifications to the form of purchase agreement proposed by the Trustee (other than that closing of the Sale occurs by June 30, 2023)), (b) satisfies the Trustee's bid conditions, and (c) is the product of an arms' length bidding and negotiation process. In addition, based on my interactions with the Buyer, I believe that the Buyer has proceeded in good faith during the entirety of the bidding and negotiation process.\n\n### Cæsse 222-500073 11\n\n18. Finally, I believe that the purchase price offered by the Buyer pursuant to the PSA is the best available price for the Lady May and that implementing formal bidding procedures and running a public auction process would not increase the purchase price, but rather would risk losing the Buyer, while undermining the momentum of the marketing and sale process to date. Accordingly, I believe that proceeding with the Sale under the PSA is in the best interest of the Debtor's estate.\n\n### Auction Process Would Not Have Been Beneficial\n\n19. I believe that there would have been no incremental benefit to first seeking approval of formal bidding procedures and running a public auction, in light of the nature of the property to be sold (i.e., a luxury superyacht) and the small pool of potential buyers (i.e., high net-worth individuals). To the contrary, conducting an auction would likely have discouraged potential buyers from bidding and/or making their best offer. Potential buyers would likely not have participated in a process that would have exposed them to the risk of overpaying (if selected as the winning bidder in an auction), and, to the extent they would have participated in such a process, they would likely have discounted their bids to reflect that risk. In fact, two of the Initial Bidders withdrew from the process because of their dissatisfaction with the competitive process the Trustee was considering.\n\n20. Moreover, because an auction process would have required more time (including to seek Court approval of the auction procedures), many of the Initial Bidders would not have remained in the process, and otherwise motivated buyers would likely have been discouraged from participating out of a concern that they would have wasted a lot of time if they are ultimately not selected as the successful bidder. This is especially so given that other luxury superyachts can be purchased through brokers without having to go through an auction process.\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 1858 Filed 06/02/23 Entered 06/02/23 15:54:44 Page 67 of 68 Case 22-50073 Doc 1930-26 Filed 06/22/23 Entered 06/22/23 18:40:24 Page 10 of 11\n\n# Caaee22580733 Dood18980-70lecF06W0622/28hteEerteA0002221954840:22PagePage1168 of 11\n\nPursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1746, I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true\n\nand correct.\n\nDated: June 2, 2023\n\nDirk Johnson\n\nBroker Edmiston and Company Limited","body_zh":"证据 26\nCase 22-50073 Doc 1958-26 Filed 06/02/23 Entered 06/02/23 18:44:02 Page 1 of 11\nUnited States Bankruptcy Court District of Connecticut Bridgeport Division（美国康涅狄格区联邦破产法院布里奇波特分院）\n\n关于：第 11 章\n\nHO WAN KWOK（郭文贵）等人，1 : 案号 22-50073 (JAM)\n债务人。 : （合并审理）\nDIRK JOHNSON（德克·约翰逊）支持受托人根据《破产法典》第 105 条和第 363 条、《联邦破产程序规则》第 2002 条、第 6004(c) 条和第 9014 条以及《本地规则》第 6004-1 条和第 6004-2 条提出的动议的声明，该动议请求作出裁定：(I) 授权并批准在免除留置权、债权、权益和权利负担的情况下出售“LADY MAY”号游艇，(II) 授权并批准买卖协议，以及 (III) 准予相关救济\n\n本人，Dirk Johnson，特此根据 28 U.S.C. § 1746 在接受伪证罪处罚的前提下声明如下：\n\n1. 本人系 Edmiston and Company Limited（“Edmiston”）的游艇经纪人，该公司的办公地址位于：(a) 2 Marina Plaza, Newport, Rhode Island, 02840，以及 (b) Burleigh Manor, Peel Road, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 5EP。\n\n2. 本人获正式授权代表 Edmiston 作出本声明（本“声明”），并提交本声明以支持受托人根据《破产法典》第 105 条和第 363 条、《联邦破产程序规则》第 2002 条、第 6004(c) 条和第 9014 条以及《本地规则》第 6004-1 条和第 6004-2 条提出的动议，该动议请求作出裁定：(I) 授权并批准在免除\n\n1 这些第 11 章案件中的债务人为 Ho Wan Kwok（亦称郭文贵、Miles Guo、Miles Kwok 以及其他诸多化名）（纳税人识别号后四位：9595）、Genever Holdings LLC（纳税人识别号后四位：8202）以及 Genever Holdings Corporation。受托人、Genever Holdings LLC 和 Genever Holdings Corporation 的邮寄地址为 Paul Hastings LLP, 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166，转交 Luc A. Despins（作为郭文贵破产财产的受托人）（仅用于接收通知和联络之目的）。\nCase 22-50073 Doc 1958-26 Filed 06/02/23 Entered 06/02/23 18:44:02 Page 2 of 11\n\n留置权、债权、权益和权利负担的情况下出售 Lady May 号，(II) 授权并批准买卖协议，以及 (III) 准予相关救济（“动议”）2，该动议属于债务人 Ho Wan Kwok（“债务人”）的第 11 章案件，旨在请求法院作出裁定，批准并授权向 Herb Chambers Yachting, LLC（“买方”）出售 Lady May 号。\n\n3. 自 1991 年以来，本人一直是一名常驻罗德岛州纽波特的游艇经纪人，并在 Edmiston 工作了 2.5 年。本人在超级游艇经纪行业拥有约 15 年的经验。Edmiston 是一家专注于游艇销售的豪华超级游艇经纪公司。Edmiston 目前在美国和全球范围内担任众多游艇的经纪商。此外，在过去大约 24 个月中，Edmiston 售出了 70 多艘长度超过 30 米的游艇，这一数字是行业内单经纪人平均交易量两倍以上。Edmiston 还保持着售出最多 Feadship（Lady May 号的制造商）游艇的行业记录。\n\n4. 2023 年 4 月 18 日，受托人聘请 Edmiston 负责营销并出售 Lady May 号，该聘任经法院于 2023 年 4 月 27 日作出的命令予以批准。3 正如聘任协议中所载，双方约定的 Lady May 号挂牌价为 $26,500,000。\n\n5. 除非下文另有说明，本人对下述事项具有亲自了解；若被传唤作证，本人能够且愿意就此提供有资格的证言。\nLady May 号的营销推广\n\n6. 自受聘以来，Edmiston 开展了广泛的营销活动，以期将 Lady May 号出售给出价最高的竞标人。根据针对诸如 Lady May 号等豪华超级游艇进行营销的最佳行业惯例，Edmiston 积极在游艇市场上物色\n\n2 本文中使用但未另行定义的以大写字母开头的术语，应具有动议中所赋予其的含义。\n\n3 Edmiston 亦在营销 Lady May II 号，该游艇不包含在本次出售范围内。\nCase 22-50073 Doc 1958-26 Filed 06/02/23 Entered 06/02/23 18:44:02 Page 3 of 11\n\n潜在买家，不仅在自身潜在买家网络内寻找，还通过行业内的众多其他游艇经纪人进行物色，并在线上和纸质印刷品上为 Lady May 号投放了广告。这些营销工作最初侧重于美国境外的居民；在 Lady May 号被移至罗德岛州的对外贸易区（“FTZ”）之后，Edmiston 将其营销工作进一步扩大到涵盖美国居民。\n\n7. 除其他事项外，作为其营销工作的一部分：\na. Edmiston 制作了 Lady May 号的电子宣传册，包括照片并列明其各项技术规格，该宣传册被纳入发送给其他游艇经纪人的全行业通告中，并发布在 Edmiston 的网站和社交媒体上；\nb. Edmiston 开展了针对客户的直接电子邮件营销活动4，在其月度邮件更新中重点推介了 Lady May 号（分发给约 10,000 名客户和其他潜在意向方）；\nc. Edmiston 在其网站和包括 Instagram、Facebook、LinkedIn 和 YouTube 在内的社交媒体账户上使用了广泛的数字广告来营销 Lady May 号5；\nd. 在 Lady May 号被移至罗德岛州纽波特的 FTZ 后不久，Edmiston 在其网站和社交媒体上发布了关于 Lady May 号的进一步公告。\n\n8. 为了将 Lady May 号与 Edmiston 的行业经纪人网络相联通，Edmiston 就新游艇挂牌、销售动态、位置更新、降价和游艇活动发送了单艇和多艇邮件通告。此外，自 Edmiston 受聘以来，Lady May 号已在三次商业电子邮件分发中被重点推介，每次分发均发送给游艇行业内约 1,850 名经纪人。此外，2023 年 5 月 3 日，Lady May 号还在 Yatco.com 和 Yachtworld.com 上挂牌，这两个网站是集中游艇行业经纪信息的在线商业（B2B）搜索平台——类似于房地产销售中的 MLS（房源共享系统）。\n\n4 该月度邮件通告包含 Lady May 号的照片以及详细描述和挂牌价格。\n\n5 与竞争对手相比，Edmiston.com 在搜索引擎中排名靠前，是宣传 Lady May 号的有效工具，其网站月平均访问量为 30,000 次。\nCase 22-50073 Doc 1958-26 Filed 06/02/23 Entered 06/02/23 18:44:02 Page 4 of 11\n\n此外，Lady May 号还在 Boatinternational.com 和 Superyachttimes.com 的经纪挂牌页面上被推介，并在《Boat International US》的两期纸质印刷出版物中刊登。\n\n9. Edmiston 还是 London Heliport（伦敦直升机场）的冠名赞助商，并利用这一平台为 Lady May 号做广告，将其展示在布置于整个伦敦直升机场的 Edmiston 品牌宣传品（即 Edmiston 的品牌营销物料）中。同样，Lady May 号也展示在布置于 East Hamptons（东汉普顿）和 Cabo St. Lucas（卡波圣卢卡斯）私人航空航站楼的 Edmiston 品牌宣传品中。Edmiston 还与欧洲领先的公务机机场 Farnborough（范堡罗）合作，为穿行该机场的旅客提供完全沉浸式的体验，Edmiston 利用这一平台进一步对 Lady May 号进行了广告宣传。\n\n10. 除上述所有工作外，本人还联系了众多其他游艇经纪人以及潜在买家，并接听了他们关于 Lady May 号的咨询电话。\n竞标程序\n\n11. 从营销过程一开始，各方对 Lady May 号就表现出了浓厚的兴趣，但出价均未达到受托人认为可以接受的水平。少数潜在买家要求看船（并已登船看船），同时有数名经纪人代表潜在买家参观了 Lady May 号。截至 2023 年 5 月 20 日，已有五位意向买家（“初始竞标人”）向 Edmiston 提供了针对 Lady May 号的正式出价，拟议的购买价格从 $18,000,000 到 $20,000,000 不等。针对每一份报价，Edmiston 均告知初始竞标人受托人决定还价至 $23,000,000。针对受托人的还价，其中一位初始竞标人将其出价提高至 $20,000,000，而其他初始竞标人则未提高其报价。\nCase 22-50073 Doc 1958-26 Filed 06/02/23 Entered 06/02/23 18:44:02 Page 5 of 11\n\n12. 在收到这些初始出价且竞标人拒绝进一步回应受托人的还价之后，本人向受托人建议（鉴于目前已收到的报价），拉长营销周期可能会导致部分竞标人失去兴趣，因此，受托人应将意向方提交其最优及最终出价的截止时间定为 2023 年 5 月 30 日星期二美东时间下午 5:00。\n\n13. 2023 年 5 月 24 日，Edmiston 向五位初始竞标人中的每一位以及其他表示对 Lady May 号感兴趣的各方发送了电子邮件，告知他们提交最优及最终出价的截止时间定于 2023 年 5 月 30 日星期二美东时间下午 5:00。设定该截止时间旨在保持与初始竞标人及其他意向方的最大接触度。在该电子邮件中，意向竞标人还被告知：(a) 鉴于受托人已收到若干潜在买家对 Lady May 号的报价，Edmiston 邀请所有意向方在 2023 年 5 月 30 日竞标截止时间之前提交其最优及最终出价；以及 (b) 任何该等出价均须符合以下要求：\n\n- 只有购买价格超过 $20,000,000 的出价才会被受托人予以考虑；\n- 报价必须基于受托人的标准格式买卖协议（该协议已于 5 月 25 日星期四提供给意向方）；\n- 如果潜在买家拟修改标准格式买卖协议，则应将协议的修改标记稿作为出价的一部分包含在内（并告知各方，该等修改（如有）将在确定最高和/或最佳出价时予以评估）；\n- 中标出价必须包含相当于购买价格 20% 的定金，该定金必须在被选为中标出价后的 48 小时内收到；\n- 若中标竞标人未能按照买卖协议的条款完成对 Lady May 号的购买交割，则 20% 的定金将被没收（但在勘验发现影响 Lady May 号或其机械设备或其系统的运行完整性、或导致 Lady May 号不适航的缺陷的情况下，有权拒绝接受 Lady May 号）；\nCase 22-50073 Doc 1958-26 Filed 06/02/23 Entered 06/02/23 18:44:02 Page 6 of 11\n\n- 买卖协议必须在 2023 年 6 月 9 日之前签署；\n- 必须在 2023 年 6 月 28 日之前（根据勘验结果）接受或拒绝接受 Lady May 号；\n- 如果中标竞标人未按买卖协议规定的价格完成购买交割，受托人可以自行选择按成本价向买方购买勘验报告；\n- 交割将在实际可行的情况下尽快于 2023 年 7 月 20 日或之前进行；\n- 所有出价均须经破产法院审查和批准；以及\n- 所有出价必须直接发送给受托人。\n\n14. 此外，同样在 2023 年 5 月 24 日，Edmiston 向 1,857 名以上的其他游艇经纪人分发了电子邮件，告知他们提交最优及最终出价的截止时间，并告知该等出价须满足若干条件，包括最低出价为 $20,000,000。6 与发送给初始竞标人的电子邮件一样，该分发邮件告知经纪人，鉴于迄今已收到多份报价，受托人将提交最优及最终出价的截止时间定为 2023 年 5 月 30 日。此外，在 2023 年 5 月 27 日，Edmiston 更新了 Yatco.com 上 Lady May 号的房源挂牌信息，告知意向方竞标截止时间和最低出价要求\n\n15. 截至 2023年5月30日 东部时间（ET）下午 5:00，共收到来自潜在买家（即「第二轮竞标者」）的五份正式报价（在初始报价之外），其中包括美国居民和非美国居民。其中三份报价超过了 2000 万美元的最低要求，而两份报价低于该最低要求。在第二轮中，有两位非初始竞标者的竞标人提交了报价。但并非所有参与初始轮次的竞标人都在 2023年5月30日 截止日期前提交了进一步报价。例如，其中一位曾\n\n6 本次电子邮件分发并未列出所有条件，但建议收件人与我联系以获取更多详情，包括报价条件。\nCase 22-50073 Doc 1930-26 Filed 06/22/23 Entered 06/22/23 18:40:24 Page 10 of 11\n\n提出 2000 万美元报价的初始竞标人，由于不愿参与竞价程序，并未针对 2023年5月20日（应为5月30日）的竞标截止日期提交任何报价。\n\n16. 收到这些报价后，受托人与满足最低竞标要求的三位竞标人分别进行了进一步讨论。由于提出最高报价（大幅低于 2400 万美元）的竞标人修改了购买协议范本，添加了受托人无法接受的条款（包括赋予买方根据超过 10 天后才进行的海试结果绝对终止购买程序的权利），受托人要求该竞标人删除这些修改并/或进一步提高其报价。与此同时，受托人通过 Edmiston（埃德米斯顿）亦联系了报价第二高和第三高的竞标人，以探讨他们是否愿意提高报价。最终，这两位竞标人中的一位将其提议的购买价格提高至 2400 万美元，从而成为最高竞标人。由于该提高后的报价（即由买方提交的报价）未对受托人的购买协议范本做任何修改（仅将交割日提前至 2023年6月30日 或之前），受托人选定该买方为中标人。明确而言，其他两位竞标人即使收到邀请，也均未进一步提高其报价。\n\n17. 本人认为买方的报价：(a) 是最高且最佳的报价（原因亦包括买方未要求对受托人提议的购买协议范本进行任何修改（仅要求出售交割于 2023年6月30日 前发生））；(b) 满足受托人的竞标条件；并且 (c) 是正常商业交易（arms' length）竞标和谈判程序的结果。此外，根据本人与买方的互动，本人认为买方在整个竞标和谈判过程中均秉持善意行事。\nCase 22-50073\n\n18. 最后，本人认为买方根据 PSA（《购买与出售协议》）提出的购买价格是针对 Lady May（梅女士号）所能获得的最佳价格，且实施正式的竞标程序并开展公开拍卖程序不仅不会提高购买价格，反而会带来失去买方的风险，同时会破坏迄今为止营销和销售程序的良好势头。因此，本人认为根据 PSA 继续推进出售符合债务人破产财产的最佳利益。\n拍卖程序本不会带来益处\n\n19. 鉴于拟出售财产的性质（即一艘豪华超级游艇）以及潜在买家人群较小（即高净值人士），本人认为先寻求对正式竞标程序的批准并开展公开拍卖不会带来任何额外益处。相反，进行拍卖可能会阻碍潜在买家进行竞标和/或提出其最佳报价。潜在买家很可能不会参与一个会使其面临出价过高风险（若在拍卖中被选为中标人）的程序，且即便他们在一定程度上参与此类程序，也可能会在报价中打折以反映该风险。事实上，由于对受托人正在考虑的竞争性程序不满，有两位初始竞标人退出了该程序。\n\n20. 此外，由于拍卖程序需要耗费更多时间（包括寻求法院对拍卖程序的批准），许多初始竞标人不会继续留在该程序中，而其他本来有购买意愿的买家也可能会因为担心如果最终未被选为成功竞标人就会浪费大量时间，从而打消参与的念头。鉴于其他豪华超级游艇可以通过经纪人购买而无需经过拍卖程序，情况尤其如此。\nCase 22-50073 Doc 1858 Filed 06/02/23 Entered 06/02/23 15:54:44 Page 67 of 68 Case 22-50073 Doc 1930-26 Filed 06/22/23 Entered 06/22/23 18:40:24 Page 10 of 11\nCase 22-50073 Doc 1858 Filed 06/02/23 Entered 06/02/23 15:54:44 Page 68 of 68 Page 11 of 11\n\n根据 28 U.S.C. § 1746，本人在受伪证罪处罚的原则下声明，前述内容真实\n\n无误。\n\n日期：2023年6月2日\n\nDirk Johnson（德克·约翰逊）\n\n经纪人 Edmiston and Company Limited（埃德米斯顿有限公司）","key_entities":["Je","CIPA","Kwok","Ho Wan Kwok","Guo","Miles Guo","Despins","Paul Hastings"],"ecf_references":[{"doc_number":6,"court":"CTB"},{"doc_number":1858,"court":"CTB"}],"word_count":2784,"status":"published","published_at":"2023-06-02 00:00:00","created_at":"2023-06-02","updated_at":"2026-08-23 13:21:01"}