Core Viewpoint - Nut Tree Capital Management and Caspian Capital, holding approximately 13.6% of Martin Midstream Partners' outstanding common units, are urging unitholders to vote against the proposed merger with Martin Midstream Resource Corporation at a price of 4.02percommonunit,claimingitbenefitsRubenMartinandMRMCattheexpenseofotherunitholders[1].Group1−NutTreeandCaspianhavesentalettertoMMLP′scommonunitholders[1].−ThemergervoteisscheduledforDecember30,2024,at10:00AMCentraltime[1].−Theproposedsalepriceof4.02 per common unit is being contested by the two firms [1]. Group 2 - Nut Tree Capital Management was founded in 2015 and focuses on distressed credit and value equities, managing 4billioninassets[3].−CaspianCapitalLP,establishedin1997,specializesinstressedanddistressedcorporatecreditandvalueequities,overseeing4.6 billion in assets [2].