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          merger).  The assets listed on Schedule 3.3 were the EBD film               
          rights, the EBD development projects, the “City Lights” library             
          (except for 1 specific film), the “Wisdom” library, the “Moving             
          Pictures” library (except for 4 specified films), the “Five                 
          Stones” library, and the “Vista Street” library.64                          
               2.  SMHC’s Dissolution                                                 
               On December 10, 1999, SMHC was dissolved.  SMP thereafter              
          became the owner of 1,070.6 shares of Troma common stock and 400            
          shares of Troma Series B convertible preferred stock.65                     
               3.  Tax Return Treatment of the Transaction                            
               On its amended 1999 corporate income tax return, SMHC                  
          reported that on December 10, 1999, a “C” reorganization took               
          place between SMHC and Troma whereby Troma acquired all of SMHC’s           
          assets solely in exchange for Troma voting stock (the C                     
          reorganization).66  SMHC also reported that “Immediately prior to           
          the ‘C’ reorganization  * * * [SMP], the sole shareholder made a            

               64 Schedule 3.3 included the film title “Mommy’s Epitaph”,             
          which was not a part of any of SMHC’s film libraries.  It also              
          included a 22-film library that SMHC was to acquire for $485,000;           
          however, SMHC did not acquire this library.  As a result, on                
          Sept. 2, 1999, SMHC and Troma amended the asset purchase                    
          agreement with SMHC agreeing to contribute an additional $630,000           
          to Troma’s capital in lieu of the 22-film library.                          
               65 Apparently, the stock certificates previously issued to             
          SMHC were marked “Void,” and new stock certificates were issued             
          to SMP.                                                                     
               66 On its amended 1999 partnership return, SMP reported that           
          the C reorganization between SMHC and Troma occurred on Sept. 2,            
          1999.                                                                       





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