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The Special Admi ni st ra to rs a r c a u th o ri ze d to e nte r in to b oo k p ub lis hin s

The Pe ti ti on fu r Ord e r Aut lw r iz iOS Sp ec ia l Adm i ni st ra to rs t o En tc :: ri nt o P ro p os e d2 Book Pub lishing Agreem en ts and to Exec ute All D oa um entll Rela tin g T here to filed by John3 Branca ("Mr. B ra nc a" ) a nd Jo hn McC la in ( "Mr . M cC la in '" the Sp coia l Adm in ia tra tors of th e4 Esta te of M ichael Joseph Jack son (the uEata te")~ cam e on ex par te fo r h ea rin g o n Ju ly 23, 2009 in5 t h e a b o v e r e fe re n c e d Court . T h e Honorab le l u d g C ) M itc he ll L . B cc klo ffp re sid ed . Pa ul Go rd on6 H oftlnan and Jeryll 8 . C ohen ofH offinan , Sabb an " W a te n m a k e r , APe, a p p e a r e d on b eha lf of7 t h e Spec ia l Adminis t ra to rs a n d Pe ti ti one r s he re i n. BlIrt Levitch of Ros enf el d, Mey er & Susman,8 UP and D ean H ansel l and J oh n B . S ch re ib e r o f D e w e y &. L e Bo eu ~ L L P a p p e a r e d o n b eh alf o f9 Katherine Esther Sackw n ("M rs. Jack son '? From pm ofm ade to th e s atis fa ctio n o f th e Court ,

10 the Cour t f inds t h a t n otice ha s b ee n giv en a s requi red by law , a nd g ood cau se a pp ea ring, th e1 1 C o u r t o r d e r s a s f o l lo W 8 !1213 agreem ents for the reprint of M oonw aik . w ith : Sb aye Arehart B ooo (or another im print in th e14 H anno ny/C tow n D iv isio n), for p ub lis hinS ripts in th e U n ite d Sta tes an d Can a d a ; Miohel Lafor l tI S f or p ub lis hin g r ig ht s in Fr an ce ; H e yn e, f or p llb tis bin g r ights in Oenn l l 11Y; a nd H eine ma nn , for16 p ub lishin g r igh ts in th e U nited KJng do m a nd th e Commonweal th (bu t n ot C an ad a) a nd e xc lu siv e17 E u r o p e English l a n g u a g e r ig hts , a nd to ta ke a ll a ctio ns a nd e xe cu te a ll d oc um e nts n e c e s s a r y to18 e f f ec tu a te t ho s e a g re em e n ts , in olu din g s ig nin g a ll c on tr ac ts a nd p er fu rm in g a ll o b lig ati on s19 r e qu i r e d o f th e E sta te .20 .APPROV ED AS T O FORM AND CONTENT:21 Dated: 1uly lb. 2000 ROSENFELD , M EYER.& SUSMAN. LLP22 I r P P ! ; f . r R > ~ ~ . -23 By: I J O Ofu1:Vl{)~ . lA-~B O R ' i ' L B V I T C H24 Attorneys fo r Kath er in e E sth er J ac ks on252 627

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4 . O n Iu ly 22, 2009, s hortly a fte r becoming a ware th at a Re que st for Sp ecia l

2 . On July 2 2, 2 00 9, b e tw e e n 9 : 1 (1 -9 :45 a .m . , I gave n otic e o f th e h ea rln S8 o n2 th e S pe oia l A dm i nis tr ato rs ' Pe titio n f or O rd er A uth or iz in g Pa .)'m e nt o f Fami ly Allowatv;e fu r th e3 B en efit o f M in or C hild re n: Pe titio n fo r Ord er Au th or iz in g S pe cia l Ad m in is tra to rs to Ente r B o ok4 P ub lis hin g A gr ee m en ts ; a nd A pp lio atio n fo r O rd er S ho rte nin g T im e o n S pe oia l A dm in is tr ato rs '5 Pet it io n f or O rd er Aut ho ri zil 18 P a y m e n t of F a m i l y A l lo w a n c e 10 K ath er in e Ja ck so n to th e6 follo win g in div idua b: Jos ep h Z im rin g fu r th e C alifornia Attorney Gene ra l; Bu rt L e vi tc h of7 Rosenfeld, M eyer & S us m an , L LP, c ou ns el fo r K ath er in e J~ kllOn ; D ea n H an se ll, of Dewey &8 L eB oe uf, L LP, coun se l fo r Ka th erin e Es the r Ja ck so n; a nd D ia ne Goo dm an ofOood ma n a n d9 M etz . counsel for K a t h er in e J a ck s on .

10 3 . Ina le tte r d ate d luly 2 2, 2 00 9 a dd re ss ed to m e, Mr. Zimr ing indicatsd tha t11 the Attom ey Genera l's office does not intend to a pp ear at the h earing on th e m a tte rs d es crib ed in12 Paragraph 2 above and tha t the Attorney Genera l has not r ev iewed, and take!Jno posit ion13 reg ard in g th e p ro po se d c on tra cts . M r. Z im rin s a lso in dic ate d tha t a t th is tim e , th e A tto rn ey14 Ge ne ra l ta ke s n o p ositio n re ga rd in g th e p ro po se d f a n l i 1 y allowances fo r th e M in or Children and15 M rs . Jackson, bu t tha t th e A tto rn ey G en er al r es er ve s th e r ig ht to re vis it th is is su e b as ed o n16 in fo nn atio n re ce iv ed in th e future.1718 Notice h a d b een filed on behalf of AB O Liv e, 1 gave notice of the hearing on the above19 d escrib ed m atters to K ..t hi e l or r.i e o f L u ce F or w ar d H am ilt on & . S crip ps , L LP , c ou ns el f or A EO20 L iv e. A W aiv er of Notice execu ted b y M s. Jo rr ie is filed with t h is Dec l a ra t ion .21 S. It i s n e c e s s ar y t h a t th e Pe titio n fo r Or de r Au th or iz in g Pa ym e nt o f Fa m ily22 Allow ance fo r th e B en efit o f the M ino r C hU dren b e b ro ug ht ex p arte for th e follow in g reason s:23 M i ch ae l J a ck s on is surv ived b y t h r e e minor c h ild re n (t he "M in o r24 C hildren"). Michae l Jackson h a d sole cu st ody o f the M ino r C hildre n. T he M ino r C hildren w ere25 comple te ly and whol ly f inancial dependent u po n th eir fa th er , M ic ha el Ja ck so n. Oth er th an s oc ia l26 s e c u r i t y benefi ts , w hich the M ino r C hild re n h av e not sta rte d to re ce iv e, the M ino r C hild re n27 currently hav e no other financia l resources to prov ide for their care and support. M ichael2 8 J ac kso n's m o th er, K ath erin e E s1h er J ac kso n, is th e T em p ora ry G ua rd ia n o f th e E sta te s a nd~t.~1' 1 I I n , ; 1

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Person s o ftb e M ino r C hild ren . W e a re inform ed tha t M rs . Jack ,on w as al80 f inancia l ly2 dependent upon M ichael Jack son and that o ther than e xtr em e ly mo de st s oc ia l secur i ty benefi tst3 Mr s . 1ackson h a s n o ind epe nde nt m ea ns of s up po rt. M ich ael Jack so n d ie d fo ur w ee ks a go .4 T he re fo re , th er e is a n u rg en t nee d fo r th e Spec ia l Admini s tra to rs to b e a uth or iz ed to pay a family5 allow ance for the b enefit o f the Minor C hild re n in o rd er to e ns ur e t h a t th e M i no r C h ildm n'sc ; n ee ds fo r m ain te na nce an d su pp ort ue m et.

5. It is n ece ss ar y fo r th e Peti t ion fO T Order Auth or i~ n g t he S pe ciQ l8 Ad min istra to rs to E nte r B ook Pu blish ing Agre em ents to b e b rou gh t e x p arte fo r th e fo llow in g9 reasons :

10 With respect to th e p ro po se d a gr eem e nt with M ich ael L afon , the a gre em ent m us t b e11 confirm ed b y this C ourt and signed b y the Special Adm inistrators b y July 24, 2009 in order for12 th e b ook to be r ele as ed in Fr an ce in A ug us t. Ifth at a gre em e nt is n ot c on firm e d a nd s ig ne d p rio r13 to th at d ate , d ue to i ssu e s p ecul ia r to p ub lic atio n c ir cu m sta nc es in Fra nc e, th e b oo k m a y n ot be14 releued until Septem ber. It is in the b est interest ofthc: Esta te for all b oo k p ub li sh in g a gr eem en ts15 to b e entered as soon as possib le , as sa les of the book and profits for the Esta te w ill b e16 m axim iz ed the sooner th e b ook is released due to t he no tor ie ty sUlTOunding Michae l Jackson II17 unex pected death a nd the resulting heightened de mand for s u c h products at th is tim e.1819

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lo hn B re nc a ( 4 ' M r . B ra nc a" ) a nd Jo hn M c Cla in (" M r. M c Cla in "), th e S pe cia l3 Ad min istra to rs of th e E sta te o fM io ha el Jos eph Jack so n (the " Esta te j r e spect fu ll y appl y to the4 Court ex parle . fo r a n Ord er a uth or iz in g th em to e nte r in to fo ur b oo k p ub lis hin g a gr eem en ts5 re la ting to the reprint o f M i c h ae l J ac k son 's a u to b iog raphy , MoonmJlk , and allege on infonnat ion6 an d belief lIS follows:

BACKGROUND8 1 . M ich ae l J ac ks on d ie d te sta te o n J un e, 2S~ 2009. in the C oun ty of9 Los Angeles . M ichael Jack son w as no t roa rrie d a t th e tim e o f his de ath . M ich ae l Ja ck so n w as

10 survived by h is th re e m i no r c hil dr en , n am e ly , Micha e l Jo se ph Ja ck so n, Jr. b or n o n Fe br ua zy 13 ,11 1997, Pa ris -M i ch ae l K ath er in e J ac ks on , b or n o n A pr il 3 . 1 99 8 . a n d P ri nc e Mi c h a e l Jackson Il,12 b orn o n FeblUQr)' 21, 2002 (co l lec tive ly , th e "Minor Chi ld r en" .13 2. On June 29, 2009 . t ho Cou rt a p po in te d Ka th e ri ne E s t h e r Jackson. Michael14 Ja ck so n's m othe r ("M rs. Ja ck so n" ) lIS t he T empor a ty G u a r d i a n o f th e Pe rs on s a nd E sta te s o f th e15 M ino r C hild re n.16 3 . On June 29,2 009, M i ch a el J lC k eon s p are nts, Jo se ph W alte r Ja ck son a nd17 M rs. J a c k s o n (c olle ctiv ely, " M r. a nd M rs . Jackson" file d a Pe titio n for Ap pointm ent o f Sp ecial18 Adm in is tra tor a nd a Pe tition for Ap poin tm ent of Adm inistra tor (co llectiv ely, the "Jack son19 P etitio ns "), T he J ac ks on Pe tit io ns a lle ge that Mi c h ae l J ac k so n d ie d i n t e s t a t e a nd s ee k th e20 appointm ent of M rs. Jack son as the Special Adm in is tr ato r a nd A dm i ni str at or w i th g en er al21 powe r s , respectively.2 2 4 . On 1uly 1. 2009, M es srs. B ran ca a nd M cC lain a lso filed a Pe titi on fo r23 Appoi ntm ent o f S pe ci al Adm ini str ato rs (t he 4'B ra nc a/Mc:C la in Petition Re Spe ci al24 Adm inistrator '~ a nd a Pe titio n f o r P ro b at e (t he "B ra n ca /McC l ai n P et it io n f o r Pr ob ate "). T h e25 B ra nca IM cC lain Pe tition fo r P r o b a t e s ee ks to haw a dm itte d to p ro ba te th e last Will o f M i ch ae l26 Joseph Jackson dated July 7,2 002 (th e " W i ll '1 , w hich M ess rs. B ra nca an d M cC la in lo dge d wi th27 the Cou r t on July 1, 2009. T he Will nam es M essrs. B ranca and M cC lain as the Ex ecutors oflhc

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EX P 1 R T E P E T I T I O N F O f t : O R D E R A t i f H O i l Z I N a SPECIAL A D M 1 N ~ TO BP 111321E NT ER. INT O PROPOS ED PU BIlSH ING AGRE EM ENT S AND T O E XE CU TE AL L D OC UM ENT SR E L A T IN G T H E R E T O

Will . T h e B ra nc :a lM cC la in P eti ti on f or P ro b at e s ee k s to hav e Mt IS 8 [s ,B r an c a a nd McC l ai n2 a p po in te d t he Executors o f th e Will.3 S. On July 6 t 20091 this C ourt held a hearing on the competing Pet it io ns f or4 Ap poin tm en t o f Spe cial Acim iniatm tor o f th e Esta t e . This Cou r t g ra nte d th e Branc a /McC l a i n5 Pe titio n Re Sp ec ia l Ad min is tra to r an d ap po in te d M essrs . B ra nc a an d M cC la in 88 t he COSpeci a l6 Ad ministra to rs o f th e E sta te , o ve r-ruling th e ob jectio ns filed b y M rs. la ck so n a nd d enyin g the7 lack son Petition fo r Appo in tmen t ofSpeoia l Adm in i: 9t ra lo r. L e tt er s o f Spec i a l Adminis tra t ion8 w e r e i s su e d to M essrs. B ranca and M r . McC la in (c olle ctiv ely ; th e " Sp ec ia l A dm in is tr ato rs ") o n9 July 14, 200 9. T ho Co u rt g ra n te d t he Speoial Adm in is tr at or s a nmn b o r o f s p ec ia l POWcr8.

10 includ ing wi thout l im i t at ion :11 The power to n eg otia te a nd e nte r in to a gr ee m en ts in a ll a re as o f th e e nte rta in m en t12 industry includins a s r ee r it ent s r e la t ing to r ec o rd s , mu s ic . p u bl is hi n& tv , p ay fo r13 v iow. th C :l lt rlc a~ an d u se o f th e d ec ed en t's p er fo rm a nc es , n am e a nd li ke ne ls a n d14 merchandising. A ny new b u sin es s i s s 1l bje ct t o c ou rt approva l .15 O rd er A pp oin tin g Sp ec ia l Administmtof, p.2.

6 . A h ea rin g is s ch ed Qie d fo r A ug us t 3 , 2 0 09 On th e c o m p et in g p e ti ti on s , i .e .,17 the B ra nca lM cC la in Pe tition for Pro ba te a n d th e J ack son Pe titio n fo r Ap po in tm e nt o f18 Adm in is tr at or (c o ll ec ti v el y, t he j 'C omp e t in g Pe ti ti on s ").1920 7 .

PROPOSED B OOK PU BL ISH ING AGREEM ENT STh e Spe c ia l Adm i ni st ra to rs h a v e n ego ti at ed f ou r book pub li sh ing

21 ag reemen t s fo r th e reprint of Micha e l J ac k son 's a u to b iog ra p hy . MooDwa l k . M o on w alk w a s22 o rig in al ly p ub lis he d it119 8 8 p nfs w m t t o a gre em entJ e nte re d into b y M icha el J a ck s on . E a ch of23 th e fo ur p ub lis hin g a gre em e nts is fo r a dis t inc t reg iona l terri tory in w h ic h publication wi l l OCC\l l ' ,24 The significan t dea l term a of each p ub lis hin g a gre em e nt is se t fo rth o n E xh ib it A a tta ch ed to this25 A pp lic atio n a nd in co rp or ate d b y tb is referen ce . E x.h ib it A is filed c on ditio na lly u nd er sea l,2 6 8 . With respec t to t he p ro p os ed a gr eem en t w ith M ic ha el L afo n, th e27 a g r e e m e n t mus t be confirmed by this C o u r t an d signed b y th e S pe cia l Ad m in is tr ato rs b y Ju ly 24 .

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1 2009 i n o rd er fo t ' the b ook to be re l ea sed inFrance inA ug us t. If th at a gre em e nt il J n o t c o nf ir m e d2 and signed prior to that da te , du e to i ss u es pecu li a r to pub li ca ti on c ir cums tan ce s in F ra nc e, t he3 book m ay n o t b e re le as ed un til Se pte mb er. T he Sp ecial Ad min is tra tors b elie ve tha t it is in th e4 b es t in te re st o f th e E sta te fo r a U b oo k p ub lis hin g a gre em e nts to be e n te r ed a s so on as p oss ib le ; a s5 sales of the book and profits for the Estate w ill he m exim iM ti the sooner the b ook is released due6 to t h e no to r ie t y S u n ' O W 1 d i n g M ic ha el Ja ck so n's u ne xp ec te d d ea th a nd th e re su ltin g h eig hte ne d7 dem and fo r s u ch p roduct s.

9. As s et fo rth in t h e D eo la m tio n o f J ery ll S . C oh en file d c o n o u r r e n t l y , ex9 parte n otic e h as b ee n g iv en with r e sp e ct t o t hi s App li ca ti on fill required by l aw.

10 10. T he so le b en efic ia ry un der th e Will is th e M i ch ae l J ac k so n F am i ly Trus t11 (the "T rust"). M essrs. Branca and M cC la in a re the C U l T e I 1 t 1 y s er vin g C o- TrusteelJ o f th e T ru st.12 T h e b en ef ic ia rie s u nd er th e T ru st :in clu de t he Minor Ch il dr e~ Mr s. J ac k son and unnamed13 chari t ies.14 11. Reques ts for Specia l Notice have b een flied by th e Atto rn ey Ge ne ra l fo r15 the State of C alifornia and AEO Liv e. Ex p a r t e n otic e o f th e h ea rin g w a s given to Joseph16 Z im rin g, o n b eh alfo fth e A tto rn ey G en era l fo r th e S ta te o fC a lifo m ia a n d n o tic e w a s w a iv ed by17 AEGLiv e.18 NOW T HE RE FORE , T HE SPE CIAL AD M INIST RAT ORS PRAY FOR AN19 ORD ER OF T HIS C OU RT T HAT :2021 pub lishing agreem ents described in this Applicat ion and to take all act ions a nd e xe cu te a ll22 d oc um e nts to e ffe ctu ate th os e a gr eem en ts , i nc lu din g I l i , g n i n g al l c o n t r a f M a nd p erform in g a ll23 ob liga tio ns nlqmred o f th e E sta te ; a nd24 1 /12S 1/126 III27 I J I28 4I:~;:I E X P AR TE P E ' l l T IO N F O R O R D B R A U fH O R IZ IN G S P E C l A L A b K U N l S T R A T O R S ' f O B P 1 1 7 3 2 1

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