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Exhibit 99.1

MILLS MUSIC TRUST

C/O HSBC BANKS U.S.A.

452 FIFTH AVENUE

NEW YORK, NY 10018-2706

December 23, 2014

Quarterly Distribution Report No. 200

To the holders (the “Unit Holders”) of Trust Certificates representing interests (the “Trust Units”) in Mills Music Trust (the “Trust”):

Enclosed you will find a check representing your share of a distribution by the Trust to the Unit Holders of record at the close of business on December 19, 2014.

This Quarterly Distribution Report relates to the payment received by the Trust from EMI Entertainment World Inc., attributable to the third quarter of 2014 (the “Q3 Distribution Period”).

The Trust received $276,213 ($0.9946 per Trust Unit) for the Q3 Distribution Period (the “Q3 Payment”), as compared to $148,922 ($0.05362 per Trust Unit) for the payment attributable to the third quarter of 2013.

After receiving the Q3 Payment, the Trust paid $74,605 to third parties in connection with invoices for services rendered to the Trust, leaving a balance of $201,608 ($0.7260 per Trust Unit). This balance is being distributed to the Unit Holders of record as of the close of business on December 19, 2014.

For the twelve month period ended December 31, 2014, the Trust’s distributions will amount to $860,780 ($3.0996 per Trust Unit) as compared to $80,240 ($0.2889 per Trust Unit) for the twelve month period ended December 31, 2013.

Additional computation details are set forth in the attached report.

The information contained in this Quarterly Distribution Report will be disclosed on a Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The Trust’s SEC filings are available to the public over the internet on the SEC’s web site at http://www.sec.gov.

Very truly yours,

        MILLS MUSIC TRUST


The following is a computation of amounts available for distribution and/or the payment of administrative expenses of the Trust during the three months and twelve months ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 out of payments made to the Trust in connection with a deferred contingent purchase price obligation under the asset purchase agreement, dated December 5, 1964:

 

 

 

    

Three

Months
Ended
December 31,
2014

            Per
Unit*
 

 

 

Gross royalty income collected by EMI for the period

   $ 946,171         
  

 

 

       

Less: Related royalty expense

     362,452         

Amount deducted by EMI

     307,506         

Adjustment for copyright renewals, etc.

             
  

 

 

       
     679,958         
  

 

 

       

Balance as reported by EMI

   $ 276,213         
  

 

 

       

Payments received by Trust

   $ 276,213          $ .9946   

Audit settlement

        

Funds held for payment of expenses

             
  

 

 

       

 

 

 

Total

   $ 276,213          $ .9946   

Less: Fees and expenses to Registrar-Transfer Agent and other

            administrative expenses

     74,605            .2686   

Reserve for payment of expenses

             
  

 

 

       

 

 

 

Balance available for distribution

   $ 201,608          $ .7260   
  

 

 

       

 

 

 

Distribution per Unit*

      $ .7260      
     

 

 

    

 

* Based on the 277,712 Trust Units outstanding.

 

 


 

 

 

Three

Months

Ended

December 31,

2013

          Per Unit*    

Twelve
Months
Ended

December 31,
2014

         

Per

Unit

   

Twelve
Months
Ended

December 31,
2013

          Per Unit*  

 

 

 
$ 566,439            $ 2,924,960            $ 2,521,671         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

       
  261,746              1,314,446              1,160,140         
  155,771              870,411              739,701         
                            114,000         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

       
  417,517              2,184,857              2,013,841         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

       
$ 148,922            $ 740,103            $ 507,830         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

       
$ 148,922        $ .5362      $ 740,103        $ 2.6650      $ 507,830        $ 1.8286   
               625,000          2.2505                
  185,521          .6680        152,952          .5508                

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

       
  334,443          1.2042        1,518,055          5.4663        507,830         

 

(313,637

   

 

(1.1292

 

 

(525,129

   

 

(1.8909

 

 

(406,784

      (1.4647
     
  (20,806       .0750        (132,146       (.4758     (20,806       (.0750

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 
  $-0-          -0-      $ 860,780        $ 3.0996      $ 80,240        $ .2889   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 
  $ -0-            $ 3.0996            $ .2889