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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 20, 2017

Quarterly Distribution Report No. 212

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 18, 2017.

This Quarterly Distribution Report relates to the payment received by the Trust from EMI Entertainment World Inc., attributable to the third quarter of 2017 (the “Q3 Distribution Period”).

The Trust received $293,264 ($1.0560 per Trust Unit) for the Q3 Distribution Period (the “Q3 Payment”), as compared to $277,299 ($.9985 per Trust Unit) for the payment attributable to the third quarter of 2016.

After receiving the Q3 Payment, the Trust paid $66,460 to third parties in connection with invoices for services rendered to the Trust, leaving a balance of $226,804 ($.8167 per Trust Unit). This balance is being distributed to the Unit Holders of record as of the close of business on December 18, 2017.

During the twelve month period ended December 31, 2017, the Trust’s aggregate distributions will amount to $595,328 ($2.1436 per Trust Unit), as compared to $607,852 ($2.1888 per Trust Unit) during the twelve month period ended December 31, 2016.

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, 2017 and December 31, 2016 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,
2017

            Per
Unit*
 

 

 

Gross royalty income collected by EMI for the period

   $ 868,424        
  

 

 

       

Less: Related royalty expense

     288,525        

Amount deducted by EMI

     249,338        

Adjustment for copyright renewals, etc.

     37,297        
  

 

 

       
     575,160        
  

 

 

       

Balance as reported by EMI

   $ 293,264        
  

 

 

       

Payments received by Trust

   $ 293,264         $ 1.0560  
        

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

            administrative expenses

     66,460           .2393  
        
  

 

 

       

 

 

 

Balance available for distribution

   $ 226,804         $ .8167  
  

 

 

       

 

 

 

Distribution per Unit*

      $ .8167     
     

 

 

    

 

* Based on the 277,712 Trust Units outstanding.

 

 


 

 

 

Three

Months

Ended

December 31,

2016

          Per
Unit
   

Twelve

Months

Ended

December 31,

2017

         

Per

Unit

   

Twelve

Months

Ended

December 31,

2016

         

Per

Unit

 

 

 

 
$ 789,607           $ 3,188,737           $ 2,977,968        

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

       
  248,106             1,306,552             1,203,767        
  225,173             900,127             835,562        
  39,029             95,893             105,391        

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

       
  512,308             2,302,572             2,144,720        

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

       
$ 277,299           $ 886,165           $ 833,248        

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

       
$ 277,299       $ .9985     $ 886,165       $ 3.1909     $ 833,248       $ 3.0004  
                     
                     
  48,550         .1748       290,837         1.0473       225,396         .8116  

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 
$ 228,749       $ .8237     $ 595,328       $ 2.1436     $ 607,852       $ 2.1888  

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 
  $ .8237           $ 2.1436           $ 2.1888