EX-99.1 11 kodk-ex991_330.htm EX-99.1

Exhibit (99.1)

SECTION 13(r) DISCLOSURE

The Blackstone Group L.P. may be deemed to beneficially own approximately 21% of the outstanding common stock of Kodak and has a representative on Kodak’s Board of Directors. Accordingly, The Blackstone Group L.P. may be considered an “affiliate” (as such term is defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities in Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) of Kodak.

The Blackstone Group L.P. has indicated in its public filings that it may be considered an affiliate of NCR Corporation (“NCR”). NCR included the disclosure reproduced below in its Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2016. Kodak has neither independently verified nor has it participated in the preparation of the disclosure reproduced below:

“Pursuant to Section 13(r)(1)(D)(iii) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, we note that, during the period from April 1, 2016 through April 30, 2016, we continued to maintain a bank account and guarantees at the Commercial Bank of Syria (“CBS”), which was designated as a Specially Designated National pursuant to Executive Order 13382 (“EO 13382”) on August 10, 2011. This bank account and the guarantees at CBS were maintained in the normal course of business prior to the listing of CBS pursuant to EO 13382. We note that the last known account balance as of April 30, 2016 was approximately $3,468. The bank account did not generate interest from April 1, 2016 through April 30, 2016, and the guarantees did not generate any revenue or profits for the Company. Pursuant to a license granted to the Company by OFAC on January 3, 2013, and subsequent licenses granted on April 29, 2013, July 12, 2013, February 28, 2014, November 12, 2014, and October 24, 2015, the Company had been engaged in winding down its past operations in Syria. The Company’s last such license expired on April 30, 2016. In addition, the Company’s application to renew its license to transact business with CBS, which was submitted to OFAC on May 18, 2015, was not acted upon prior to the expiration of the Company’s last such license. As a result, and in connection with the license expiration, the Company abandoned its remaining property in Syria, which, including the CBS account, was commercially insignificant, and ended the employment of its final two employees in Syria, who had remained employed by the Company to assist with the execution of the Company’s wind-down activities pursuant to authority granted by the OFAC licenses. The Company does not intend to engage in any further business activities with CBS.”