UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION In re COLLINS & AIKMAN CORPORATION, et al., ) ) Debtors.

) ) ) / ) Case No. 05-55927 (SWR) Chapter 11 Hon. Steven W. Rhodes (Jointly Administered)

VERIFIED STATEMENT OF ROBERT T. SMITH PURSUANT TO FEDERAL RULE OF BANKRUPTCY PROCEDURE 2019 I am an entity as defined in 11 U.S.C. 101(15) and I represent more than one creditor in these jointly administered cases. Accordingly, pursuant to Federal Rule of

Bankruptcy Procedure 2019, I state as follows (the numbered paragraphs in this Verified Statement correspond to the numbered subsections of F.R.Bankr.P. 2019(a)): 1. I represent the following entities (each, a Creditor and, collectively, the Creditors)

in these jointly administered cases: CNI Enterprises, Inc. (formerly known as CNI, Inc.) 1451 East Lincoln Avenue Madison Heights, Michigan 48071 CNI-Duluth, LLC 1451 East Lincoln Avenue Madison Heights, Michigan 48071 Universal Trim, Inc. 1451 East Lincoln Avenue Madison Heights, Michigan 48071 2. Each of the Creditors was a supplier to one or more of the Debtors and own general

unsecured claims for money owed for goods supplied in the ordinary course of business

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between the applicable Debtor and the applicable Creditor prior to the filing of the petitions, as follows (the Claims): Creditor/Claimowner Debtor & Case Number CNI Enterprises, Inc. CNI-Duluth, LLC CNI-Duluth, LLC CNI-Duluth, LLC CNI-Duluth, LLC Universal Trim, Inc. Universal Trim, Inc. Collins & Aikman Automotive Exteriors, Inc., Case No. 05-55958 Collins & Aikman Automotive Exteriors, Inc., Case No. 05-55958 Collins & Aikman Automotive Interiors, Inc., Case No. 05-55956 Collins & Aikman Products Co., Case No. 05-55932 JPS Automotive, Inc., Case No. 0555935 Becker Group, LLC, Case No. 0555977 Collins & Aikman Plastics, Inc., Case No. 05-55960 Claim Amount

$6,537.00 $29,008.80 $366.65 $27,252.00 $56,506.50 $16,075.20 $27,434.84

No Creditor acquired any Claims from a third party (including another Creditor). In addition, each of the Creditors has been named as a defendant in adversary proceedings that seek to avoid and recover allegedly preferential or fraudulent transfers pursuant to 11 U.S.C. 547 and 548 and to have unspecified claims disallowed pursuant to 11 U.S.C. 502(d), as follows (each, an Adversary Proceeding): Collins & Aikman Corporation, Collins & Aikman Products Co. and Collins & Aikman Automotive Exteriors, Inc. (f/k/a Textron Automotive Exteriors, Inc.) vs. CNI, Inc. and CNI-Duluth, LLC, Adversary No. 07-04496 (SWR); Amount demanded: $40,856.25;

Collins & Aikman Corporation, Collins & Aikman Products Co. and Collins & Aikman Automotive Exteriors, Inc. (f/k/a Textron Automotive Exteriors, Inc.) vs. Universal Trim, Inc., Adversary No. 07-04909 (SWR); Amount demanded: $82,277.88; 3. The Creditors do not constitute or act as a committee, and no Creditor is a member of

any committee. No Creditor is authorized to act on behalf of any other Creditor or group of Creditors. I am general counsel for each of the three Creditors and I represent each of them, independently of each other, regarding their respective Claims and their respective Adversary Proceedings. The Creditors are each independent entities and I represent the individual

interests of each of them. I am not, and I do not constitute or act as, a committee or indenture trustee in these matters. 4. I have never owned any claims against or interests in any of the Debtors, and I have

never owned any claims or interests of any of the Creditors. I verify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on August 17, 2007. /s/ Robert T. Smith 1451 East Lincoln Avenue Madison Heights, Michigan 48071 Phone: (248) 586-3320 Email: rsmith@cniinc.cc Michigan Bar No. P37637