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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, 2016

Quarterly Distribution Report No. 208

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, 2016.

This Quarterly Distribution Report relates to the payment received by the Trust from EMI Entertainment World Inc., attributable to the third quarter of 2016 (the “Q3 Distribution Period”).

The Trust received $277,299 ($.9985 per Trust Unit) for the Q3 Distribution Period (the “Q3 Payment”), as compared to $250,793 ($.9031 per Trust Unit) for the payment attributable to the third quarter of 2015.

After receiving the Q3 Payment, the Trust paid $48,550 to third parties in connection with invoices for services rendered to the Trust, leaving a balance of $228,749 ($.8237 per Trust Unit). This balance is being distributed to the Unit Holders of record as of the close of business on December 23, 2016.

During the twelve month period ended December 31, 2016, the Trust’s aggregate distributions will amount to $607,852 ($2.1888 per Trust Unit), as compared to $746,208 ($2.6870 per Trust Unit) during the twelve month period ended December 31, 2015.

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, 2016 and December 31, 2015 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,
2016

            Per
Unit*
 

 

 

Gross royalty income collected by EMI for the period

   $ 789,607         
  

 

 

       

Less: Related royalty expense

     248,106         

Amount deducted by EMI

     225,173         

Adjustment for copyright renewals, etc.

     39,029         
  

 

 

       
     512,308         
  

 

 

       

Balance as reported by EMI

   $ 277,299         
  

 

 

       

Payments received by Trust

   $ 277,299          $ .9985   
        
        

Refund of over deduction of gross royalty income for prior quarters by EMI

                  
  

 

 

       

 

 

 

Total

     277,299            .9985   

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

            administrative expenses

     48,550            .1748   
        
  

 

 

       

 

 

 

Balance available for distribution

   $ 228,749          $ .8237   
  

 

 

       

 

 

 

Distribution per Unit*

      $ .8237      
     

 

 

    

 

* Based on the 277,712 Trust Units outstanding.

 

 


 

 

 

Three

Months

Ended

December 31,

2015

          Per
Unit*
   

Twelve

Months

Ended

December 31,

2016

         

Per

Unit

   

Twelve

Months

Ended

December 31,

2015

         

Per

Unit

 

 

 

 
$ 952,314            $ 2,977,968            $ 3,660,312         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

       
  392,019              1,203,767              1,744,864         
  309,502              835,562              1,146,903         
               105,391              13,204         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

       
  701,521              2,144,720              1,904,971         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

       
$ 250,793            $ 833,248            $ 755,341         

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

       
$ 250,793        $ .9031      $ 833,248        $ 3.0004      $ 755,341        $ 2.7199   
                     
                     
                     
                            203,706          .7335   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 
  250,793          .9031        833,248        $ 3.0004      $ 959,047          3.4534   
                     
  38,747          .1396        225,396          .8116        212,839          .7664   
                     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 
$ 212,046        $ .7635      $ 607,852        $ 2.1888      $ 746,208        $ 2.6870   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 
  $ .7635            $ 2.1888            $ 2.6870