Guo Wengui / Miles Guo — bankruptcy case · DECLARATION · ECF #1581

# **UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION**

| ------------------------------------------------------ | x | | |--------------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------------------| | In re: | :<br>: | Chapter 11 | | HO WAN KWOK, et al.,1 | :<br>: | Case No. 22-50073 (JAM) | | Debtors. | :<br>:<br>: | Jointly Administered | | ------------------------------------------------------ | x | |

# **FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL DECLARATION OF DISINTERESTEDNESS OF LUC A. DESPINS**

I, Luc A. Despins, declare the following is true to the best of my knowledge, information, and belief:

1. I submit this declaration (the "Fifth Supplemental Declaration") to supplement (a) the declaration submitted to the Court on July 7, 2022 [Docket No. 515-1] (the "Initial Declaration")² as part of the U.S. Trustee's request to appoint me as chapter 11 trustee (the "Trustee") in the chapter 11 case of Ho Wan Kwok (the "Individual Debtor") pending before this Court, which is now being jointly administered with the chapter 11 cases of Genever Holdings Corporatation and Genever Holdings LLC (collectively, the "Chapter 11 Cases"); (b) the declaration submitted to the Court on July 12, 2022 [Docket No. 538] (the "First Supplemental Declaration"); (c) the declaration submitted to the Court on July 28, 2022 [Docket No. 633] (the "Second Supplemental Declaration"); (d) the declaration submitted to the Court on August 29,

¹ The Debtors in these chapter 11 cases are Ho Wan Kwok (also known as Guo Wengui, Miles Guo, and Miles Kwok, 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).

² Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Initial Declaration.

2022 [Docket No. 802] (the "Third Supplemental Declaration"); and (e) the declaration to the Court on February 2, 2023 [Docket No. 1435] (the "Fourth Supplemental Declaration" and, together with the Initial Declaration, the First Supplemental Declaration, the Second Supplemental Declaration, the Third Supplemental Declaration, the "Prior Declarations"), and in further support of my application to approve the employment of Paul Hastings as counsel to the Trustee (the "Application"). I hereby supplement the Prior Declarations with respect to both my appointment as chapter 11 trustee and the retention of Paul Hastings, as follows:

2. I attached to the Initial Declaration a schedule of parties in interest (the "Initial Parties in Interest List") that was used by Paul Hastings as part of its review procedures to enable it to ensure compliance with the requirements of the Bankruptcy Code, the Bankruptcy Rules, and any local rules of the Court regarding the service of a trustee and the employment of professionals under the Bankruptcy Code (the "Review Procedures").

3. Subsequent to my appointment as Trustee, and as part of my investigation into the assets and financial affairs of the Individual Debtor, I have become aware of a number of additional parties that I believe may be considered parties in interest, or parties otherwise connected, to the Chapter 11 Cases. I attach hereto, as Schedule 1, an updated list of such parties that is supplemented to include these additional parties. I have also attached, as Schedule 2 hereto, a redline comparison document showing the newly added parties (the "Recently Added Parties") as compared to the parties listed on Schedule 1 to the Third Supplemental Declaration. I have asked Paul Hastings Personnel to apply the Review Procedures, as applicable, to the Recently Added Parties.

4. Based on the results of the Review Procedures, I believe neither Paul Hastings nor any of its attorneys, including me, has any connections (as that term is used in Bankruptcy Rule 2014), with any of the Recently Added Parties, except:

- a. AIG Property Casualty Company ("AIG") is the insurer under a homeowners insurance policy (the "AIG Policy") concerning the 18th floor apartment at the Sherry Netherland Hotel (the "Sherry Netherland Apartment"), with Genever Holdings LLC ("Genever (US)") as the named insured.3 The Trustee has contacted AIG to assert a claim under the AIG Policy for the damage caused by the fire which occurred on March 15, 2023 in the Sherry Netherland Apartment. Paul Hastings currently represents AIG in various Unrelated Matters. I, in my capacity as Trustee, am able to be adverse to AIG. All contested matters related to AIG will be handled by Neubert, Pepe & Monteith, P.C. ("NPM"). In addition, in the event a dispute were to arise regarding the coverage under the AIG Policy, the Trustee and/or Genever Holdings LLC may seek, by application to this Court, to retain separate specialized insurance coverage counsel. - b. I have received reports that, in addition to the banks identified in the Third Supplemental Declaration, the Individual Debtor (or entities affiliated with the Individual Debtor and/or his family members) may have done business with certain additional banks, namely, Bank of China Limited, DBS Bank Ltd., HSBC Bank USA, N.A., Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company,

³ As the Court is aware, the Sherry Netherland Apartment is owned by Genever (US), one of the Debtors in these chapter 11 cases. Genever (US) is wholly owned by Genever Holdings Corporation, which, in turn, is owed by the Trustee.

National Australia Bank Limited, Santander Bank, N.A., and U.S. Bank National Association (collectively, the "Additional Banks"). The Additional Banks therefore have become targets in the Trustee's investigation of the Individual Debtor's assets and financial affairs because they may be in possession of documents relevant to such investigation. Paul Hastings currently represents or in the past represented the Additional Banks in various Unrelated Matters. (Paul Hastings, like other large law firms, represents numerous large financial institutions such as the Additional Banks as a matter of course). I, in my capacity as Trustee, am able to be adverse to the Additional Banks and to be the named plaintiff, as chapter 11 Trustee, in any lawsuit against the Additional Banks. All matters related to the Additional Banks will be handled by NPM.

c. I have received reports that the Individual Debtor (or entities affiliated with the Individual Debtor and/or his family members) may have done business with Amazon Web Services LLC, which therefore has become a potential target in the Trustee's investigation of the Individual Debtor's assets and financial affairs because it may be in possession of documents relevant to such investigation. Paul Hastings represents Amazon.com Inc. in various Unrelated Matters. (Paul Hastings, like other large law firms, represents numerous large media corporations as a matter of course). I, in my capacity as Trustee, am able to be adverse to Amazon Web Services LLC and to be the named plaintiff, as chapter 11 Trustee, in any lawsuit

against Amazon Web Services. All matters related to Amazon Web Services will be handled by NPM.

5. In March 2023, Mr. Michael Wheatley joined Paul Hastings as an Of Counsel in the Washington, D.C. office. Before joining Paul Hastings, Mr. Wheatley was a counsel at Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP ("Cahill"). In addition, also in March 2023, Ms. Sara Ortiz joined Paul Hastings as an Of Counsel in the New York office. Mr. Wheatley and Ms. Ortiz have informed Paul Hastings that, while at Cahill, they represented GTV on matters unrelated to the Debtors in their chapter 11 cases, which representation ended in early 2021. For the avoidance of doubt, Mr. Wheatley and Ms. Ortiz will not represent GTV while at Paul Hastings, and, moreover, Paul Hastings has imposed (and will continue to impose) an ethical wall between, on the one hand, Mr. Wheatley and Ms. Ortiz and, on the other hand, the firm's representation of the Trustee and the Genever Debtors in these chapter 11 cases.

6. I declare under penalty of perjury under 28 U.S.C. § 1746 that the foregoing is true and correct.

Executed March 22, 2023, at New York, New York.

/*s/ Luc A. Despins* Luc A. Despins

### **SCHEDULE 1**

### **SCHEDULE OF PARTIES IN INTEREST – IN RE KWOK**

### **20 LARGEST UNSECURED CREDITORS**

PACIFIC ALLIANCE ASIA OPPORTUNITY GOLDEN SPRING NEW YORK RUI MA CHENG JIAN WU JIAN SHE NING YE GUO BAOSHENG YAN LAN & WU ZHENG HONG QI QU NAN TONG SI JIAN JIAN GONG YAN ZHAO YUA HUA ZHUANG SHI LIEHONG ZHUANG/XIAO YAN ZHU WEICAN MENG/BOXUN INC. SAMUEL NUNBERG LAMP CAPITAL LLC JUN CHEN AKA JONATHAN HO YUE HUA ZHU SHI XIONG XIAN WEI YE HUIZEN WANG

#### **DEBTOR, FAMILY MEMBERS, AND CERTAIN RELATED ENTITIES**

HO WAN KWOK (A.K.A MILES GWOK, MILES GUO AND WENGUI GUO) HING CH NGOK/YUE QINGZHI QIANG GUO MEI GUO/MEI GUI HK INTERNATIONAL FUNDS INVESTMENTS (USA) LIMITED, LLC BRAVO LUCK LIMITED GENEVER HOLDINGS CORPORATION GENEVER HOLDINGS LLC

#### **BANKRUPTCY JUDGE AND U.S. TRUSTEE PERSONNEL**

HONORABLE JULIE A. MANNING WILLIAM HARRINGTON KIM L. MCCABE HOLLEY CLAIBORN JOSEPH H. FLAMINI ERIN HOGAN STEVEN MACKEY FRANK MARINO JENNIFER J. MOREY NICOLE NEELY SHARON WARNER JOHN GERVAIS

#### **OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES**

7 NOD HILL LLC, 7 STAR EAST NY LLC AAGV LIMITED ABRAMS FENSTERMAN, LLP ACA CAPITAL GROUP LIMITED ACA INVESTMENT FUND ACA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD. ACASS CANADA LTD. ACE DECADE HOLDINGS LIMITED AI GROUP HOLDINGS INC., AKERMAN LLP ALFA GLOBAL VENTURES LIMITED ALFONSO GLOBAL LIMITED ALLIED CAPITAL GLOBAL LIMITED ALPINE FIDUCIARIES SA AMAZON.COM INC. AN HONG ANDREW SULNER/FORENSIC DOCUMENT EXAMINATIONS, LLC ANTHONY DIBATTISTA ANTON DEVELOPMENT LIMITED APPLE INC. APSLEY YACHTS LIMITED ARETHUSA FORSYTH ARI CASPER ASSETS SINO LIMITED AUSPICIOUS COAST LIMITED BAIQIAO TANG A/K/A TANG BAIQIAO BAKER HOSTETLER LLP BANK OF AMERICA BARCLAYS BANK PLC BEIJING BI HAI GE LIN YUAN LIN LU HUA, LTD. BEIJING CHENG JIAN WU JIAN SHE GROUP, LTD. BEIJING FU LE HONG MA JIAN ZHU ZHUANG SHI GONG CHENG, LTD. BEIJING PANGU INVESTMENT CO. BEIJING ZENITH HOLDINGS CO. BEIJING ZHONG XIAN WEI YE STAINLESS DECORATION CENTER BERKELEY ROWE BERNARDO ENRIQUEZ BINGSHANG JIAO BLUE CAPITAL BNY MELLON, N.A. BOIES SCHILLER BOOMING SAIL NEW YORK LLC BOXUN INC. BRANCH BROWN HARRIS STEVENS BROWN RUDNICK, LLP BSA STRATEGIC FUND I BURNETTE SHUTT AND MCDANIEL PA CAHILL GORDON & REINDEL LLP CAPITAL ONE BANK CHAO-CHIH CHIU CHARMOY & CHARMOY LLC CHASE BANK

CHENGLONG WANG CHIESA SHAHINIAN & GIANTOMASI PC CHINA GOLDEN SPRING GROUP (HONG KONG) LIMITED CHONG SHEN RAPHANELLA CHUANG XIN LTD. CITIBANK CLARK HILL PLC CLAYMAN & ROSENBERG LLP CLAYMAN ROSENBERG KIRSHNER & LINDER LLP COHN BIRNBAUM & SHEA P.C. COUNSEL PRESS INC. CRANE ADVISORY GROUP LLC CREATIVE APEX INVESTMENTS LIMITED CRYSTAL BREEZE INVESTMENTS LIMITED CUI ZHU LI DANIEL PODHASKIE DANIEL S. ALTER DANYU LIN DAWN STATE LIMITED DIME COMMUNITY BANK DONGNA FANG DWF LLP EASTERN PROFIT CORPORATION LIMITED EDUARDO EURNEKIAN EHSAN MASUD ELITE WELL GLOBAL LIMITED ELLIOTT KWOK LEVINE & JAROSLAW LLP EMPIRE GROWTH HOLDINGS ENGINEERING OPERATIONS AND CERTIFICATION SERVICES, LLC EPIQ CORPORATE RESTRUCTURING, LLC ERIC GOLDSMITH MD, LLC FAN BINGBING FIONA YU FIRST ABU DHABI BANK FIRSTBANK PUERTO RICO FORBES HARE FREEDOM MEDIA VENTURES LTD G CLUB OPERATIONS LLC G CLUB US OPERATIONS INC. G CLUB US OPERATIONS LLC G FASHION LLC G FASHION US OPERATIONS INC. G LIVE, LLC G NEWS LLC, GANFER SHORE LEEDS & ZAUDERER GAO BINGCHEN GBROADCAST, LLC G-CLUB G-CLUB INVESTMENTS LIMITED GETTR USA GFASHION MEDIA GROUP INC., GFNY, INC GLENN MELLOR GLOBALIST INTERNATIONAL LIMITED GMUSIC, GNEWS LLC,

GNEWS MEDIA GROUP INC., GOLDFARB & HUCK ROTH RIOJAS, PLLC GPOSTS LLC GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP GREENWICH LAND LLC G-TRANSLATORS PTY LTD GTV MEDIA GROUP, INC., GUO LIJIE GUO MEDIA GUO WENOUN GUO WENPING GUY PETRILLO HAIHONG WANG HAMILTON CAPITAL HOLDINGS INC HAN CHUNGUANG HAO HAIDONG HARCUS PARKER LTD. HARNEY WESTWOOD AND RIEGELS LP HCHK PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, INC. HCHK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. HCHK TECHNOLOGIES, LLC HE BEI YUE HUA ZHUANG SHI GONG CHENG LTD. HEAD WIN GROUP LIMITED HELEN MANIS HENAN YUDA HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS NEW YORK LLP HERO GRAND LIMITED HIBERNIA NATIONAL BANK HIMALAYA EMBASSY HIMALAYA EXCHANGE HIMALAYA FEDERAL RESERVE HIMALAYA INTERNATIONAL CLEARING LTD. HIMALAYA INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL GROUP LTD HIMALAYA INTERNATIONAL PAYMENTS LTD. HIMALAYA INTERNATIONAL RESERVES LTD. HIMALAYA INVESTMENT LLC HIMALAYA NEW WORLD INC. HIMALAYA SUPERVISORY ORGANIZATION HIMALAYA VENTURES LLC HING CH NGOK HODGSON RUSS HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL FUNDS INVESTMENTS LIMITED HONG QI QU JIAN SHE GROUP, LTD. HONG ZENG HSBC HUDSON DIAMOND HOLDING INC. HUDSON DIAMOND HOLDING LLC HUDSON DIAMOND LLC HUDSON DIAMOND NY LLC INFINITE INCREASE LIMITED INFINITUM DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED INFINITY TREASURY MANAGEMENT INC. INSIGHT CAPITAL INSIGHT PHOENIX FUND ISRAEL DISCOUNT BANK OF NEW YORK IVEY, BARNUM & O'MARA LLC

JACK S. LIPSON JAMES PIZZARUSO JANOVER LLC JASON MILLER JENNER & BLOCK LLP JENNIFER MERCURIO JESSE BROWN JESSICA MASTROGIOVANNI JIA LI WANG JIA YANG LI JIAMEI LU JIAMING LIU JIAN FAN JIANG SU PROVINCE JIAN GONG GROUP LTD BEIJING BRANCH JIANG YUNFU BE JIANHU YI JIANSHENGXIE AND JIEFU ZHENG JING GENG JOHN S LAU JONATHAN YOUNG JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. JUMBO CENTURY LIMITED JUN LIU JUNE SHI KAIXIN HONG KARIN MAISTRELLO, KATHLEEN SLOANE KERCSMAR FELTUS & COLLINS PLLC KEYI ZIKLIE KUI CHENG KYLE BASS LALIVE SA LAO JIANG LAW FIRM OF CALLARI PARTNERS, LLC LAW OFFICE OF RICHARD E. SIGNORELLI LAWALL & MITCHELL, LLC LAZARE POTTER GIACOVAS & MOYLE LEADING SHINE LIMITED LEADING SHINE NY LTD LEE CHU LEE VARTAN LEXINGTON PROPERTY AND STAFFING INC. LIEHONG ZHUANG LIHONG WEI LAFRENZ (AKA SARA WEI) LINDA HE CHEUNG LOGAN CHENG (F/K/A SHUIYAN CHENG) LONG GATE LIMITED M&T BANK MACDONALD MAR-A-LAGO MARY JIANG MAUNAKAI CAPITAL MAX KRASNER MAYWIND TRADING LLC MCELROY, DEUTSCH, MULVANEY & CARPENTER, LLP MELISSA FRANCIS

MELISSA MENDEZ MILES GUO MILES GWOK MOA-FU MORITT HOCK & HAMROFF MORVILLO ABRAMOWITZ GRAND IASON & ANELLO PC MURTHA CULLINA LLP NADEEM AKBAR NEW DYNAMIC DEVELOPMENT LIMITED NEW FEDERAL STATE OF CHINA NEW TREASURE LLC NEW YORK MOS HIMALAYA LLC NEXT TYCOON INVESTMENTS LIMITED NOBLE FAME GLOBAL LIMITED NOVELTY HILL LTD. NYC DEPT OF FINANCE O'MELVENY & MYERS LLP O'NEAL WEBSTER OGIER PACIFIC ALLIANCE ASIA OPPORTUNITY FUND L.P. PAUL WEISS PETRILLO KLEIN & BOXER LLP PHILLIPS NIZER LLP PHOENIX CREW IC LIMITED PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP PULLMAN & COMLEY, LLC QIQHUA FAN QIU YU QU GUOJIAO QUIJU JIA RAICH ENDE MALTER CO. LLP (AKA RAICH ENDE MALTER & COMPANY) RANDAZZA LEGAL GROUP, PLLC ROBINSON & COLE LLP RONG ZHANG ROSCALITAR2 ROSS HEINEMEYER ROY D. SIMON RUIZHENG AN RULE OF LAW FOUNDATION III RULE OF LAW SOCIETY IV INC RUQUIN WANG SAIL VICTORY LIMITED SAMUEL DAN NUNBERG SARA WEI (A/K/A LIHONG WEI LAFRENZ) SARACA MEDIA GROUP, INC., SCHULMAN BHATTACHARYA, LLC SEACOAST NATIONAL BANK SELAS MONTBRIAL AVOCATS SEVEN MISSION GROUP LLC SHANE D SHOOK SHAPIRO ARATO BACH LLP SHERRY-NETHERLAND, INC. SHI JIA ZHUANG ZHEN YUAN JIAN ZHU AN ZHUANG GONG CHENG LTD BEJING FIRST SHINY ACE INNOVATION CO LTD SHINY ACE LIMITED SHINY TIMES LTD.

SHIPMAN, SHAIKEN & SCHWEFEL, LLC SHUANG WANG SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY SPIRIT CHARTER INVESTMENT LIMITED SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY S.A. SPOTIFY USA, INC. STANDARD CHARTERED BANK STARLING BANK LTD STEPHEN WONG STEVE BANNON, STEVENSON WONG STOKES LAWRENCE, PS STRATEGIC VISION LLC TALHA ZOBAIR TD BANK, N.A. TELI CHEN THE CASPER FIRM THE FRANCIS FIRM PLLC THE LAW OFFICES OF RAFAEL A. VARGAS THE SHERRY-NETHERLAND HOTEL THOMAS RAGLAND THREE TREASURE LLC TM PRIMROSE LIMITED TROUTMAN PEPPER HAMILTON SANDERS LLP TROY LAW PLLC U.S. LEGAL SUPPORT, INC. UBS AG UBS AG (LONDON BRANCH) UBS AG (LONDON) UK HIMALAYA LTD. UNA MANYEE WILKINSON UNITEDLEX UPDIKE, KELLY & SPELLACY P.C. US HIMALAYA CAPITAL INC. US HIMALAYA LTD. VERDOLINO & LOWEY VERITEXT VOICE OF GUO MEDIA, INC. VX CERDA & ASSOCIATES WA&HF LLC WARD & BERRY, PLLC WARREN LAW GROUP WEICAN ("WATSON") MENG WEIGUO SUN WEIXIANG GE WELL ORIGIN LTD. WEN LIN WENCONG WANG WENG WHITECROFT SHORE LIMITED WHITMAN BREED ABBOTT & MORGAN LLC WILLIAM BRADLEY WENDEL WILLIAM GERTZ WILLIAM JE (JE KIN MING) WILLIAMS & CONNOLLY WILSON ELSER MOSKOWITZ EDELMAN & DICKER LLP WORLD CENTURY LIMITED, WORLDWIDE OPPORTUNITY HOLDINGS LIMITED WU ZHENG XIAO YAN ZHU XIAODAN WANG XINGYU YAN XIQUI ("BOB") FU YA LI YACHTZOO SARL YAN GAO YAN HUANG YANG LAN YANKWITT LLP YANPING WANG YAZ QINGUA YELIANG XIA YI LI YING LIU YOUTUBE, LLC YUE HUA ZHU SHI YUNXIA WU YVETTE WANG ZEICHNER ELLMAN & KRAUSE LLP ZEISLER & ZEISLER, P.C. ZHANG WEI ZHENG WU (A/K/A BRUNO WA) ZHENGJUN DONG ZIBA LIMITED

Case 22-50073 Doc 1581 Filed 03/22/23 Entered 03/22/23 15:27:48 Page 15 of 24

### **SCHEDULE 2**

#### **SCHEDULE OF PARTIES IN INTEREST – IN RE KWOK**

#### **20 LARGEST UNSECURED CREDITORS**

PACIFIC ALLIANCE ASIA OPPORTUNITY GOLDEN SPRING NEW YORK RUI MA CHENG JIAN WU JIAN SHE NING YE GUO BAOSHENG YAN LAN & WU ZHENG HONG QI QU NAN TONG SI JIAN JIAN GONG YAN ZHAO YUA HUA ZHUANG SHI LIEHONG ZHUANG/XIAO YAN ZHU WEICAN MENG/BOXUN INC. SAMUEL NUNBERG LAMP CAPITAL LLC JUN CHEN AKA JONATHAN HO YUE HUA ZHU SHI XIONG XIAN WEI YE HUIZEN WANG

#### **DEBTOR, FAMILY MEMBERS, AND CERTAIN RELATED ENTITIES**

HO WAN KWOK (A.K.A MILES GWOK, MILES GUO AND WENGUI GUO) HING CH NGOK/YUE QINGZHI QIANG GUO MEI GUO/MEI GUI HK INTERNATIONAL FUNDS INVESTMENTS (USA) LIMITED, LLC BRAVO LUCK LIMITED GENEVER HOLDINGS CORPORATION GENEVER HOLDINGS LLC

#### **BANKRUPTCY JUDGE AND U.S. TRUSTEE PERSONNEL**

HONORABLE JULIE A. MANNING WILLIAM HARRINGTON KIM L. MCCABE HOLLEY CLAIBORN JOSEPH H. FLAMINI ERIN HOGAN STEVEN MACKEY FRANK MARINO JENNIFER J. MOREY NICOLE NEELY SHARON WARNER JOHN GERVAIS

#### **OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES**

7 NOD HILL LLC, 7 STAR EAST NY LLC AAGV LIMITED ABRAMS FENSTERMAN, LLP ACA CAPITAL GROUP LIMITED ACA INVESTMENT FUND ACA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD. ACASS CANADA LTD. ACE DECADE HOLDINGS LIMITED AI GROUP HOLDINGS INC., AIG PROPERTY CASUALTY COMPANY AKERMAN LLP ALEX HADJICHARALAMBOUS ALFA GLOBAL VENTURES LIMITED ALFONSO GLOBAL LIMITED ALLIED CAPITAL GLOBAL LIMITED ALPINE FIDUCIARIES SA AMAZON WEB SERVICES LLC AMAZON.COM INC. AN HONG ANDREW SULNER/FORENSIC DOCUMENT EXAMINATIONS, LLC ANTHONY DIBATTISTA ANTON DEVELOPMENT LIMITED APPLE INC. APSLEY YACHTS LIMITED ARETHUSA FORSYTH ARI CASPER ASSETS SINO LIMITED AUSPICIOUS COAST LIMITED BAIQIAO TANG A/K/A TANG BAIQIAO BAKER HOSTETLER LLP BANK OF AMERICA BANK OF CHINA – NEW YORK BRANCH AND/OR BANK OF CHINA LIMITED BARCLAYS BANK PLC BEIJING BI HAI GE LIN YUAN LIN LU HUA, LTD. BEIJING CHENG JIAN WU JIAN SHE GROUP, LTD. BEIJING FU LE HONG MA JIAN ZHU ZHUANG SHI GONG CHENG, LTD. BEIJING PANGU INVESTMENT CO. BEIJING ZENITH HOLDINGS CO. BEIJING ZHONG XIAN WEI YE STAINLESS DECORATION CENTER BERKELEY ROWE BERNARDO ENRIQUEZ BINGSHANG JIAO BLUE CAPITAL BNY MELLON, N.A. BOIES SCHILLER BOOMING SAIL NEW YORK LLC BOXUN INC. BRANCH BRENT PETRO INC. BROWN HARRIS STEVENS BROWN RUDNICK, LLP BSA STRATEGIC FUND I BURNETTE SHUTT AND MCDANIEL PA

CAHILL GORDON & REINDEL LLP CAPITAL ONE BANK CAPITAL ONE, NA CHAO-CHIH CHIU CHARMOY & CHARMOY LLC CHASE BANK CHENGLONG WANG CHIESA SHAHINIAN & GIANTOMASI PC CHINA GOLDEN SPRING GROUP (HONG KONG) LIMITED CHONG SHEN RAPHANELLA CHRISTODOULOS G. VASSILIADES & CO. LLC CHUANG XIN LTD. CITIBANK CLARK HILL PLC CLAYMAN & ROSENBERG LLP CLAYMAN ROSENBERG KIRSHNER & LINDER LLP COHN BIRNBAUM & SHEA P.C. COUNSEL PRESS INC. CRANE ADVISORY GROUP LLC CREATIVE APEX INVESTMENTS LIMITED CRYSTAL BREEZE INVESTMENTS LIMITED CUI ZHU LI DANIEL PODHASKIE DANIEL S. ALTER DANYU LIN DAVID FALLON DAWN STATE LIMITED DBS BANK LTD. DELTEC BANK & TRUST LIMITED DIME COMMUNITY BANK DING G. WANG A/K/A DINGGANG WANG DONGNA FANG DWF LLP EASTERN PROFIT CORPORATION LIMITED EDUARDO EURNEKIAN EHSAN MASUD ELITE WELL GLOBAL LIMITED ELLIOTT KWOK LEVINE & JAROSLAW LLP EMILE P DE NEREE EMPIRE GROWTH HOLDINGS ENGINEERING OPERATIONS AND CERTIFICATION SERVICES, LLC EPIQ CORPORATE RESTRUCTURING, LLC ERIC GOLDSMITH MD, LLC FAN BINGBING FIONA YU FIRST ABU DHABI BANK FIRST REPUBLIC BANK FIRSTBANK PUERTO RICO FORBES HARE FREEDOM MEDIA VENTURES LTD FUNGWAN TRADING INC. G CLUB OPERATIONS LLC G CLUB US OPERATIONS INC. G CLUB US OPERATIONS LLC G FASHION LLC G FASHION US OPERATIONS INC.

G LIVE, LLC G NEWS LLC, G TRANSLATORS PTY LTD GANFER SHORE LEEDS & ZAUDERER GAO BINGCHEN GBROADCAST, LLC G-CLUB G-CLUB INVESTMENTS LIMITED G-EDU INC. GETTR USA GFASHION MEDIA GROUP INC., GFNY, INC GINNEL ASSOCIATES, INC. (D/B/A GINNEL REAL ESTATE) GLENN MELLOR GLOBALIST INTERNATIONAL LIMITED GMUSIC, GNEWS LLC, GNEWS MEDIA GROUP INC., GOLDFARB & HUCK ROTH RIOJAS, PLLC GPOSTS LLC GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP GREENWICH LAND LLC G-TRANSLATORS PTY LTD GTV MEDIA GROUP, INC., GUO LIJIE GUO MEDIA GUO WENOUN GUO WENPING GUY PETRILLO HAIHONG WANG HAILING SHENG HAMILTON CAPITAL HOLDINGS INC HAMILTON M&A FUND SP HAMILTON OPPORTUNITY FUND SPC HAN CHUNGUANG HAO HAIDONG HARCUS PARKER LTD. HARNEY WESTWOOD AND RIEGELS LP HCHK PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, INC. HCHK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. HCHK TECHNOLOGIES, LLC HE BEI YUE HUA ZHUANG SHI GONG CHENG LTD. HEAD WIN GROUP LIMITED HELEN MANIS HENAN YUDA HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS NEW YORK LLP HERO GRAND LIMITED HHS CAPITAL INC. HIBERNIA NATIONAL BANK HIMALAYA EMBASSY HIMALAYA EXCHANGE HIMALAYA FEDERAL RESERVE HIMALAYA INTERNATIONAL CLEARING LTD. HIMALAYA INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL GROUP LTD HIMALAYA INTERNATIONAL PAYMENTS LTD. HIMALAYA INTERNATIONAL RESERVES LTD.

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