Case 20-33113-KRH Doc 615 Filed 09/15/20 Entered 09/15/20 20:59:19 Document Page 1 of 7 KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP KIRKLAND & ELLIS INTERNATIONAL LLP Edward O. Sassower, P.C. Steven N. Serajeddini, P.C. (admitted pro hac vice) 601 Lexington Avenue New York, New York 10022 Telephone: (212) 446-4800 Facsimile: (212) 446-4900 -andJohn R. Luze (admitted pro hac vice) 300 North LaSalle Chicago, Illinois 60654 Telephone: (312) 862-2000 Facsimile: (312) 862-2200 Desc Main COOLEY LLP Cullen D. Speckhart (VSB 79096) Admitted to practice in New York, Virginia, Missouri and Texas; Not admitted to practice in DC, supervised by members of DC bar Olya Antle (VSB 83153) Admitted to practice in Virginia; Not admitted to practice in DC, supervised by members of DC bar 1299 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 700 Washington, DC 20004-2400 Telephone: (202) 842-7800 Facsimile: (202) 842-7899 Counsel to the Debtors and Debtors in Possession IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA RICHMOND DIVISION In re: ASCENA RETAIL GROUP, INC., et al.,1 Debtors. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Chapter 11 Case No. 20-33113 (KRH) (Jointly Administered) NOTICE OF FILING OF ADDITIONAL STORE CLOSING LIST PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, on August 27, 2020, the Court entered the Final Order Granting Debtors’ Motion for Entry of Interim and Final Orders (I) Authorizing the Debtors to Assume the Consulting Agreement, (II) Approving Procedures for Store Closing Sales, and (III) Granting Related Relief [Docket No. 445] (the “Order”).2 1 A complete list of each of the Debtors in these chapter 11 cases may be obtained on the website of the Debtors’ claims and noticing agent at http://cases.primeclerk.com/ascena. The location of Debtor Ascena Retail Group, Inc.’s principal place of business and the Debtors’ service address in these chapter 11 cases is 933 MacArthur Boulevard, Mahwah, New Jersey 07430. 2 Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Order. Case 20-33113-KRH Doc 615 Filed 09/15/20 Entered 09/15/20 20:59:19 Document Page 2 of 7 Desc Main PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that, pursuant to the Order, the Debtors hereby file the Additional Closing Store List attached hereto as Schedule 1 (the “Additional Stores”). PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that, pursuant to the Order and by this written notice (this “Store Closing Notice”), the Debtors hereby notify you of the Debtors’ intent to conduct the Sales at the Additional Closing Store List. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that, parties seeking to object to the application of the Order to the Additional Closing Store List must file and serve a written objection so that such objection is filed with the Court and is actually received no later than seven days after the date that the Debtors served this Store Closing Notice by the following parties: (a) the Debtors, Ascena Group Retail, Inc., 933 MacArthur Boulevard, Mahwah, New Jersey 07430, Attn: Michael Veitenheimer; (b) counsel to the Debtors, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, 300 North LaSalle, Chicago, Illinois 60654, Attn: John R. Luze and Jeff Michalik, and Kirkland& Ellis LLP, 601 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10022, Attn: Steven N. Serajeddini, P.C.; (c) co-counsel to the Debtors, Cooley LLP, 1299 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 700, Washington, D.C. 20004-2400, Attn: Cullen D. Speckhart and Olya Antle; (d) counsel to the Ad Hoc Group, Milbank LLP, 55 Hudson Yards, New York, New York 10001, Attn: Evan R. Fleck; (e) co-counsel to the Ad Hoc Group, Whiteford, Taylor, and Preston, LLP, Two James Center, 1021 E. Cary Street, Suite 1700 Richmond, VA 23219, Attn: Corey S. Booker; (f) counsel to the ABL Agent, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, One Federal Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110, Attn: Matthew F. Furlong, Julia Frost-Davies, and Christopher L. Carter; (g) co-counsel to the ABL Agent, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, Riverfront Plaza, East Tower, 951 East Byrd Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, Attn: Tyler P. Brown; (h) the United States Trustee for the Eastern District of Virginia, 701 East Broad Street, Suite 4304, Richmond, 2 Case 20-33113-KRH Doc 615 Filed 09/15/20 Entered 09/15/20 20:59:19 Document Page 3 of 7 Desc Main Virginia 23219, Attn: Kathryn Montgomery; (i) counsel to the official committee of unsecured creditors appointed in these chapter 11 cases, Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP, 780 Third Avenue, 34th Floor, New York, New York 10017, Attn: Robert J. Feinstein, Bradford J. Sandler, Shirley S. Cho, Cia H. Mackle, and Steven W. Golden; and (j) co-counsel to the official committee of unsecured creditors appointed in these chapter 11 cases, Hirschler Fleischer, P.C., The Edgeworth Building, 2100 East Cary Street, Richmond, Virginia 23223, Attn: Robert S. Westermann, Lawrence A. Katz, David I. Swan, and Brittany B. Falabella. (collectively, the “Notice Parties”). PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that, absent an objection being timely filed, the Debtors are authorized to proceed with conducting the Sales at the Additional Closing Store List in accordance with the Order, the Sale Guidelines, and the Consulting Agreement, as applicable. The sale termination date at the Additional Stores shall be on the earlier of the effective date of the Debtors’ chapter 11 plan or November 17, 2020. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that, if an objection to the application of this Order to the Additional Store Closing List is timely filed and not withdrawn or consensually resolved, the application of the Order to the Additional Closing Store List will be considered by the Court at the next regularly scheduled omnibus hearing, subject to the rights of any party to seek relief on an emergency basis on shortened notice, to the extent necessary so that the Debtors can move promptly to maximize value and minimize expenses for the benefit of their creditors and stakeholders. 3 Case 20-33113-KRH Doc 615 Filed 09/15/20 Entered 09/15/20 20:59:19 Document Page 4 of 7 Desc Main Dated: September 15, 2020 KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP KIRKLAND & ELLIS INTERNATIONAL LLP Edward O. Sassower, P.C. Steven N. Serajeddini, P.C. (admitted pro hac vice) 601 Lexington Avenue New York, New York 10022 Telephone: (212) 446-4800 Facsimile: (212) 446-4900 Email: edward.sassower@kirkland.com steven.serajeddini@kirkland.com -andJohn R. Luze (admitted pro hac vice) 300 North LaSalle Street Chicago, Illinois 60654 Telephone: (312) 862-2000 Facsimile: (312) 862-2200 Email: john.luze@kirkland.com Co-Counsel to the Debtors and Debtors in Possession /s/ Cullen D. Speckhart COOLEY LLP Cullen D. Speckhart (VSB 79096) Admitted to practice in New York, Virginia, Missouri and Texas; Not admitted to practice in DC, supervised by members of DC bar Olya Antle (VSB 83153) Admitted to practice in Virginia; Not admitted to practice in DC, supervised by members of DC bar 1299 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 700 Washington, DC 20004-2400 Telephone: (202) 842-7800 Facsimile: (202) 842-7899 Email: cspeckhart@cooley.com oantle@cooley.com- Case 20-33113-KRH Doc 615 Filed 09/15/20 Entered 09/15/20 20:59:19 Document Page 5 of 7 Schedule 1 Additional Closing Stores List Desc Main Case 20-33113-KRH Doc 615 Filed 09/15/20 Entered 09/15/20 20:59:19 Document Page 6 of 7 BRAND STORE NUMBER JUSTICE 701 ARUNDEL MILLS JUSTICE 314 BAYBROOK MALL JUSTICE 202 BRIDGEWATER COMMONS JUSTICE 847 CHRISTIANA MALL JUSTICE 1256 CINCINNATI PREMIUM OUTLETS JUSTICE 287 DEPTFORD MALL JUSTICE 99 EASTON TOWN CENTER JUSTICE 218 FLORIDA MALL JUSTICE 160 GALLERIA AT TYLER JUSTICE 214 KENWOOD TOWNE CENTRE JUSTICE 1142 LAKE SUCCESS JUSTICE 220 MALL OF AMERICA JUSTICE 14 MIAMI INTERNATIONAL MALL JUSTICE 83 PARK MEADOWS JUSTICE 700 SAWGRASS MILLS MALL JUSTICE 749 ST. AUGUSTINE PREMIUM OUTLETS CENTER NAME STREET ADDRESS 7600 ARUNDEL MILLS BLVD 1314 BAYBROOK MALL 400 COMMONS WAY 715 CHRISTIANA MALL ROAD 406 PREMIUM OUTLET DRIVE 1750 DEPTFORD CENTER ROAD 4025 THE STRAND WEST 8001 S ORANGE BLOSSOM TRAIL 1299 GALLERIA AT TYLER 7875 MONTGOMERY ROAD 1480 UNION TURNPIKE 255 SOUTH AVENUE 1455 NW 107TH AVE 8401 PARK MEADOWS CENTER DRIVE 12801 WEST SUNRISE BLVD 2700 STATE ROAD 16 STREET ADDRESS SUITE 3415 Desc Main CITY STATE HANOVER MD FRIENDSWOOD TX BRIDGEWATER NJ NEWARK DE MONROE OH DEPTFORD NJ COLUMBUS OH ORLANDO FL RIVERSIDE CA CINCINNATI OH NEW HYDE PARK NY BLOOMINGTON MN MIAMI FL LONE TREE CO SUNRISE FL ST AUGUSTINE FL Case 20-33113-KRH Doc 615 Filed 09/15/20 Entered 09/15/20 20:59:19 Document Page 7 of 7 BRAND STORE NUMBER JUSTICE 1 JUSTICE 737 JUSTICE 567 JUSTICE 16 TOWN EAST MALL JUSTICE 107 TYSONS CORNER CENTER JUSTICE 430 WEST COUNTY CENTER JUSTICE 212 WOODFIELD MALL CENTER NAME TANGER OUTLET CENTER AT THE ARCHES TANGER OUTLET RIVERHEAD THE MILLS AT JERSEY GARDENS STREET ADDRESS 455 COMMACK ROAD 604 TANGER MALL DRIVE 651 KAPKOWSKI ROAD 2063 TOWN EAST MALL 7975 TYSONS CORNER CENTER 80 WEST COUNTY CENTER 5 WOODFIELD SHOPPING CENTER 2 STREET ADDRESS SPACE #1004 Desc Main CITY STATE DEER PARK NY RIVERHEAD NY ELIZABETH NJ MESQUITE TX MCLEAN VA DES PERES MO SCHAUMBURG IL