EXHIBIT A 

Bassett Declaration 

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Hearing Date: March 7, 2018 at 9:30 a.m. (AST)

Reply Deadline: March 2, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. (AST)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO 

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In re: : 

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THE FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT AND : PROMESA 

MANAGEMENT BOARD FOR PUERTO RICO, : Title III 

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 as representative of : Case No. 17-BK-3283 (LTS) 

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THE COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO et al., : (Jointly Administered) 

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Debtors.1

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DECLARATION OF NICHOLAS A. BASSETT IN SUPPORT OF PRELIMINARY 

OBJECTION OF OFFICIAL COMMITTEE OF UNSECURED CREDITORS TO 

MOTION OF PBA FUNDS FOR PAYMENT OF RENT DATED FEBRUARY 13, 2018 

I, NICHOLAS A. BASSETT, hereby declare pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1746 as follows: 

1. I am Of Counsel with the law firm Paul Hastings LLP, co-counsel to the Official 

Committee of Unsecured Creditors of all title III Debtors (other than COFINA), in the title III 

proceedings of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and its instrumentalities in the abovecaptioned matters. 

2. I submit this declaration in support of the Preliminary Objection of Official 

Committee of Unsecured Creditors to Motion of PBA Funds for Payment of Rent Dated 

February 13, 2018 (the “Motion”). Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings 

ascribed to them in the Motion. 

 

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 The Debtors in these title III cases, along with each Debtor’s respective title III case number listed as a bankruptcy 

case number due to software limitations and the last four (4) digits of each Debtor’s federal tax identification 

number, as applicable, are the (i) Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Bankruptcy Case No. 17 BK 3283-LTS) (Last 

Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 3481), (ii) Employees Retirement System of the Government of the Commonwealth 

of Puerto Rico (“ERS”) (Bankruptcy Case No. 17 BK 3566-LTS) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 9686), (iii) 

Puerto Rico Highways and Transportation Authority (“HTA”) (Bankruptcy Case No. 17 BK 3567-LTS) (Last Four 

Digits of Federal Tax ID: 3808), and (iv) Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation (“COFINA”) (Bankruptcy 

Case No. 17 BK 3284) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 8474). 

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3. Attached to this declaration as Exhibit 1 is a true and correct copy of the Lease 

Contract, dated as of October 1, 1992, between the PBA, as lessor, and the Municipal Revenue 

Collection Center, as lessee (the “CRIM Lease”). 

4. Attached to this declaration as Exhibit 2 is a true and correct copy of the Lease 

Contract, dated as of August 1, 2009, between the PBA, as lessor, and the South Central Area of 

Investment in Labor Force, as lessee (the “ASIFAL Lease”). 

5. Attached to this declaration as Exhibit 3 is a true and correct copy of the Master 

Sublease Contract, dated as of August 24, 2011, between the PBA, as sublessor, and the 

Commonwealth Department of Education, as sublessee (the “DOE Series R Lease”). 

6. Attached to this declaration as Exhibit 4 is a true and correct copy, together with a 

certified partial translation, of the Master Sublease Contract, dated as of December 22, 2011, 

between the PBA, as sublessor, and the Commonwealth Department of Education, as sublessee 

(the “DOE Series T Lease”). 

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and accurate to the best of my 

knowledge and belief. 

Dated: February 23, 2018 

 San Juan, Puerto Rico 

/s/ Nicholas A. Bassett .

PAUL HASTINGS LLP 

Nicholas A. Bassett, Esq. (Pro Hac Vice) 

875 15th St., N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20005 

Telephone: (202) 551-1700 

nicholasbassett@paulhastings.com 

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