EXHIBIT 99.1
Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.
Offer to Exchange US$100,000,000
12.75% Senior Notes due 2014 (the "Exchange Notes")
which have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
for any and all of its outstanding 12.75% Senior Notes due 2014
which have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933
(the "Initial Notes")
Pursuant to the Prospectus, dated , 2006
THE EXCHANGE OFFER WILL EXPIRE AT 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON , 2006 OR SUCH LATER DATE AND TIME TO WHICH THE EXCHANGE OFFER MAY BE EXTENDED (THE "EXPIRATION DATE").
The Exchange Agent for the Exchange Offer is
The Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Company of New York
Deliveries should be made as follows:
By Mail, Overnight Courier or Hand:
The Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Company of New York
One Liberty Plaza
New York, NY 10006
Attention: Patricia Keane
By Facsimile for Eligible Institutions (as defined in Instruction 3):
(212) 225-5436
For confirmation and/or information call:
(212) 225-5427
Attention: Patricia Keane
DELIVERY OF THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL TO AN ADDRESS OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE OR TRANSMISSION OF INSTRUCTIONS VIA FACSIMILE OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A VALID DELIVERY.
PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
CAREFULLY BEFORE COMPLETING ANY BOX BELOW
List below the Initial Notes to which this Letter of Transmittal relates. If the space provided below is inadequate, the certificate numbers and principal amount of Initial Notes should be listed on a separate signed schedule and then affixed to this Letter of Transmittal.
DESCRIPTION OF INITIAL NOTES | (1) | (2) | (3) |
Name(s) and Address(es) of Registered Holder(s) exactly as name(s) appear(s) on Initial Note(s) (Please fill in, if blank) | Certificate Number(s)* | Principal Amount of Initial Notes | Principal Amount of Initial Notes Tendered (if less than all)** |
* Need not be completed by book-entry holders. ** Unless otherwise indicated, the holder will be deemed to have tendered the full aggregate principal amount represented by such Initial Notes. |
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The undersigned acknowledges that he or she has received and reviewed the prospectus, dated , 2006 (the "Prospectus"), of Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings Inc., an Ontario corporation (the "Company"), and this Letter of Transmittal (the "Letter"), which together constitute the Company's offer (the "Exchange Offer") to exchange up to US$100,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 12.75% Senior Notes due 2014 (the "Exchange Notes") for a like principal amount of the Company's issued and outstanding 12.75% Senior Notes due 2014 (the "Initial Notes").
The undersigned has completed the appropriate boxes above and below and signed this Letter to indicate the action the undersigned desires to take with respect to the Exchange Offer.
This Letter is to be used either if certificates of Initial Notes are to be forwarded herewith or if delivery of Initial Notes is to be made by book-entry transfer to an account maintained by the Exchange Agent at The Depository Trust Company (the "DTC"), pursuant to the procedures set forth in "The Exchange Offer - Terms of the Exchange Offer" and "The Exchange Offer - Procedures for Tendering Initial Notes" in the Prospectus. Delivery of this Letter and any other required documents should be made to the Exchange Agent. Delivery of documents to a book-entry transfer facility does not constitute delivery to the Exchange Agent.
Holders whose Initial Notes are not immediately available or who cannot deliver their Initial Notes and all other documents required hereby to the Exchange Agent on or prior to the Expiration Date must tender their Initial Notes according to the guaranteed delivery procedure set forth in the Prospectus under the captions "The Exchange Offer - Terms of the Exchange Offer" and "The Exchange Offer - Procedures for Tendering Initial Notes." See Instruction 1.
o | CHECK HERE IF INITIAL NOTES ARE BEING DELIVERED BY BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER MADE TO AN ACCOUNT MAINTAINED BY THE EXCHANGE AGENT WITH THE BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER FACILITY AND COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING: |
Name of Tendering Institution _________________________________________________________________
Account Number ___________________________________________________________________________
Transaction Code Number ____________________________________________________________________
o | CHECK HERE IF INITIAL NOTES ARE BEING DELIVERED PURSUANT TO A NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY AND COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING: |
Name of Registered Holder(s) __________________________________________________________________
Name of Eligible Institution that Guaranteed Delivery ________________________________________________
If delivered by book-entry transfer:
Account Number ___________________________________________________________________________
Date of execution of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery __________________________________________________
o | CHECK HERE IF YOU ARE A BROKER-DEALER AND WISH TO RECEIVE 10 ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THE PROSPECTUS AND 10 COPIES OF ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO. |
Name: _______________________________________________________________
Address: _______________________________________________________________
If the undersigned is not a broker-dealer, the undersigned represents that it is acquiring the Exchange Notes in the ordinary course of business of the undersigned, that it is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, or has no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in, a distribution of the Exchange Notes, and that it is not an "affiliate" of the Company within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). If the undersigned is a broker-dealer that will receive Exchange Notes for its own account in exchange for Initial Notes that were acquired as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, it may be deemed to be an "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act and must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale of such Exchange Notes; however, by so acknowledging and by delivering a prospectus, the undersigned will not be deemed to admit that it is an "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act.
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PLEASE READ THE ACCOMPANYING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Exchange Offer, the undersigned hereby tenders to the Company the aggregate principal amount of Initial Notes indicated above. Subject to, and effective upon, the acceptance for exchange of the Initial Notes tendered hereby, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers to, or upon the order of, the Company all right, title and interest in and to such Initial Notes as are being tendered hereby.
The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that the undersigned has full power and authority to tender, sell, assign and transfer the Initial Notes being tendered as set forth in this Letter and that the Company will acquire good and unencumbered title thereto, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances and not subject to any adverse claim when the same are accepted by the Company. The undersigned will, upon request, execute and deliver any additional documents deemed by the Company or the Exchange Agent to be necessary or desirable to complete the sale, assignment and transfer of the Initial Notes tendered hereby.
The undersigned also acknowledges that this Exchange Offer is being made in reliance on the Company's belief, based on interpretations by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") to third parties in unrelated transactions, that the Exchange Notes issued in exchange for the Initial Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer may be offered for resale, resold and otherwise transferred by holders of the Initial Notes (other than (i) any holder that is an "affiliate" of the Company within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act or (ii) any broker-dealer that purchases Notes from the Company to resell pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act ("Rule 144A") or any other available exemption) without compliance with the registration and prospectus delivery provisions of the Securities Act, provided that such Exchange Notes are acquired in the ordinary course of such holders’ business and such holders have no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in the distribution of such Exchange Notes and are not participating in, and do not intend to participate in, the distribution of such Exchange Notes. The undersigned further acknowledges that any holder of Initial Notes using the Exchange Offer to participate in a distribution of the Exchange Notes (i) cannot rely on the position of the staff of the SEC enunciated in its interpretive letter with respect to Exxon Capital Holdings Corporation (available May 13, 1989) or similar letters and (ii) must comply with the registration and prospectus requirements of the Securities Act in connection with a secondary resale transaction.
The undersigned represents that (i) the Exchange Notes acquired pursuant to the Exchange Offer are being obtained in the ordinary course of business of the person receiving such Exchange Notes, whether or not such person is the holder, (ii) such holder or such other person has no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in the distribution of such Exchange Notes within the meaning of the Securities Act and is not participating in, and does not intend to participate in, the distribution of such Exchange Notes within the meaning of the Securities Act, and (iii) such holder or such other person is not an "affiliate," as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act, of the Company or, if such holder or such other person is an affiliate, such holder or such other person will comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act to the extent applicable.
All authority conferred or agreed to be conferred in this Letter and every obligation of the undersigned hereunder shall be binding upon the successors, assigns, heirs, executors, administrators, trustees in bankruptcy and legal representatives of the undersigned and shall not be affected by, and shall survive, the death or incapacity of the undersigned. This tender may be withdrawn only in accordance with the procedures set forth in the instructions contained in this Letter.
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The undersigned understands that tenders of the Initial Notes pursuant to any one of the procedures described under the captions "The Exchange Offer - Terms of the Exchange Offer" and "The Exchange Offer Procedures for Tendering Initial Notes" in the Prospectus and in the instructions in this Letter will constitute a binding agreement between the undersigned and the Company in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions of the Exchange Offer.
The undersigned recognizes that, under certain circumstances set forth in the Prospectus under the caption "The Exchange Offer - Conditions to the Exchange Offer," the Company may not be required to accept for exchange any of the Initial Notes tendered. Initial Notes not accepted for exchange, or withdrawn, will be returned to the undersigned at the address set forth below unless otherwise indicated under "Special Delivery Instructions" below.
Unless otherwise indicated in the box entitled "Special Issuance Instructions" below, please issue the Exchange Notes (and, if applicable, substitute certificates representing Initial Notes for any Initial Notes not exchanged) in the name of the undersigned. Similarly, unless otherwise indicated in the box entitled "Special Delivery Instructions" below, please deliver the Exchange Notes (and, if applicable, substitute certificates representing Initial Notes for any Initial Notes not exchanged) to the undersigned at the address shown above in the box entitled "Description of Initial Notes."
THE BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER FACILITY, AS THE HOLDER OF RECORD OF CERTAIN INITIAL NOTES, HAS GRANTED AUTHORITY TO BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER FACILITY PARTICIPANTS WHOSE NAMES APPEAR ON A SECURITY POSITION LISTING WITH RESPECT TO SUCH INITIAL NOTES AS OF THE DATE OF TENDER OF SUCH INITIAL NOTES TO EXECUTE AND DELIVER THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AS IF THEY WERE THE HOLDERS OF RECORD. ACCORDINGLY, FOR PURPOSES OF THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL, THE TERM "HOLDER" SHALL BE DEEMED TO INCLUDE SUCH BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER FACILITY PARTICIPANTS.
THE UNDERSIGNED, BY COMPLETING THE BOX ENTITLED "DESCRIPTION OF INITIAL NOTES" ABOVE AND SIGNING THIS LETTER AND DELIVERING SUCH NOTES AND THIS LETTER TO THE EXCHANGE AGENT, WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE TENDERED THE INITIAL NOTES AS SET FORTH IN SUCH BOX ABOVE.
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PLEASE SIGN HERE(TO BE COMPLETED BY ALL TENDERING HOLDERS)
(Complete Accompanying Substitute Form W-9)
Dated:
X ____________________________________
X ____________________________________ ____________________________________
Signature(s) of Owner(s)/or Authorized Signatory Date
Area Code and Telephone Number:_______________________________________
If a holder is tendering any Initial Notes, this Letter must be signed by the registered holder(s) as the name(s) appear(s) on the certificate(s) for the Initial Notes or by any person(s) authorized to become registered holder(s) by endorsements and documents transmitted herewith. If signature is by a trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, officer or other person acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, please set forth full title. See Instruction 3.
Name(s)
(Please Type or Print)
Capacity:
Address:
(Include Zip Code)
SIGNATURE GUARANTEE
(If required by Instruction 3)
Signature(s) Guaranteed by
an Eligible Institution:
(Authorized Signature)
(Title)
(Name of Firm)
Dated:
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SPECIAL ISSUANCE INSTRUCTIONS (See Instructions 3 and 4) | SPECIAL DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS (See Instructions 3 and 4) | |
To be completed ONLY if certificates for Exchange Notes are to be issued in the name of and sent to someone other than the person or persons whose signature(s) appear on this Letter above. | To be completed ONLY if certificates for Exchange Notes are to be sent to someone other than the person or persons whose signature(s) appear(s) on this Letter above or to such person or persons at an address other than shown in the box entitled "Description of Initial Notes" on this Letter above. | |
Issue Exchange Notes to: | Mail Exchange Notes to: | |
Name(s): | ||
(Please Type or Print) | (Please Type or Print) | |
(Please Type or Print) | (Please Type or Print) | |
Address: | Address: | |
(Zip Code) | (Zip Code) | |
Social Security Number: | ||
(Complete Substitute Form W-9) |
IMPORTANT: UNLESS GUARANTEED DELIVERY PROCEDURES ARE COMPLIED WITH, THIS LETTER OR A FACSIMILE HEREOF OR AN AGENT'S MESSAGE (IN EACH CASE, TOGETHER WITH THE CERTIFICATE(S) FOR INITIAL NOTES OR A CONFIRMATION OF BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER OF SUCH INITIAL NOTES AND ALL OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENTS) MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE EXCHANGE AGENT PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION DATE.
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INSTRUCTIONS
Forming Part of the Terms and Conditions of the Exchange Offer
1. Delivery of this Letter and Initial Notes; Guaranteed Delivery Procedure.
This Letter is to be used to forward, and must accompany, all certificates representing Initial Notes tendered pursuant to the Exchange Offer, unless such certificates are accompanied by an Agent's Message (as defined under the captions "The Exchange Offer - Terms of the Exchange Offer" and "The Exchange Offer Procedures for Tendering Initial Notes" in the Prospectus) in which case you need not submit this Letter to the Exchange Agent. Certificates representing the Initial Notes in proper form for transfer (or a confirmation of book-entry transfer of such Initial Notes into the Exchange Agent's account at the book-entry transfer facility) must be received by the Exchange Agent at its address set forth herein on or before the Expiration Date. A tender will not be deemed to have been timely received when the tendering holder's properly completed and duly signed Letter, or an Agent's Message accompanied by the Initial Notes, is mailed prior to the Expiration Date but is received by the Exchange Agent after the Expiration Date.
The method of delivery of this Letter, the Initial Notes and all other required documents is at the election and risk of the tendering holders, and the delivery will be deemed made only when actually received or confirmed by the Exchange Agent. Instead of delivery by mail, Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. recommends that tendering holders use overnight or hand delivery service. If tendering holders choose the mail, Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. recommends that registered mail properly insured, with return receipt requested, be used. In all cases, sufficient time should be allowed to permit timely delivery.
If a holder desires to tender Initial Notes and such holder's Initial Notes are not immediately available or time will not permit such holder's Letter of Transmittal, Initial Notes (or a confirmation of book entry transfer of Initial Notes into the Exchange Agent's account at the book-entry transfer facility with an Agent's Message) or other required documents to reach the Exchange Agent on or before the Expiration Date, such holder may still tender in the Exchange Offer if:
(a) | you tender through an Eligible Institution (as defined below); |
(b) | on or prior to the Expiration Date, the Exchange Agent receives from such Eligible Institution a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile of it) and Notice of Guaranteed Delivery, substantially in the form provided by us (by facsimile transmission, mail or hand delivery), setting forth your name and address as holder of the Initial Notes and the amount of Initial Notes tendered, stating that the tender is being made thereby and guaranteeing that within three New York Stock Exchange trading days after the Expiration Date the certificates for all physically tendered Initial Notes, in proper form for transfer, or a book-entry confirmation with an Agent's Message, as the case may be, and any other documents required by the Letter of Transmittal will be deposited by the Eligible Institution with the Exchange Agent; and |
(c) | the certificates for all physically tendered Initial Notes, in proper form for transfer, or a book-entry confirmation as the case may be, and all other documents required by this Letter of Transmittal are received by the Exchange Agent within five business days after the Expiration Date. |
See "The Exchange Offer - Terms of the Exchange Offer" and "The Exchange Offer - Procedures for Tendering Initial Notes" in the Prospectus.
2. Withdrawals.
Any holder who has tendered Initial Notes may withdraw the tender by delivering written notice of withdrawal (which may be sent by facsimile (receipt confirmed by telephone and an original delivered by guaranteed overnight courier)) to the Exchange Agent prior to the close of business on the Expiration Date and prior to acceptance for exchange thereof by us. For a withdrawal to be effective, a written notice of withdrawal must (i) specify the name of the person having tendered the Initial Notes to be withdrawn (the "Depositor"), (ii) identify the Initial Notes to be withdrawn (including the certificate number or numbers and principal amount of such Initial Notes), (iii) be signed by the holder in the same manner as the original signature on the Letter by which such Initial Notes were tendered or as otherwise set forth in Instruction 3 below (including any required signature guarantees), or be accompanied by documents of transfer sufficient to have the Trustee (as defined in the Prospectus) register the transfer of such Initial Notes pursuant to the terms of the Indenture into the name of the person withdrawing the tender and (iv) specify the name in which any such Initial Notes are to be registered, if different from that of the Depositor. If Initial Notes have been tendered pursuant to the procedure for book-entry transfer, any notice of withdrawal must specify the name and number of the participant's account at the book-entry transfer facility to be credited, if different from that of the Depositor, with the withdrawn Initial Notes or otherwise comply with the book-entry transfer facility's procedures. See "The Exchange Offer - Withdrawal of Tenders" in the Prospectus.
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3. Signatures on this Letter; Bond Powers and Endorsements; Guarantee of Signatures.
If this Letter is signed by the registered holder of the Initial Notes tendered hereby, the signature must correspond with the name as written on the face of the certificates without alteration, enlargement or any change whatsoever.
If this Letter is signed by a participant in DTC, the signature must correspond with the name as it appears on the security position listing as the holder of the Initial Notes.
If this Letter or any Initial Notes or bond powers are signed by trustees, executors, administrators, guardians, attorneys-in-fact, officers of corporations or others acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, such persons should so indicate when signing. Unless waived by us, evidence satisfactory to us of their authority to so act must also be submitted with the Letter of Transmittal.
If any tendered Initial Notes are owned of record by two or more joint owners, all such owners must sign this Letter.
The signatures on this Letter or a notice of withdrawal, as the case may be, must be guaranteed by a member firm of a registered national securities exchange or of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., a commercial bank or trust company having an office or correspondent in the United States or an "eligible guarantor" institution within the meaning of Rule 17Ad-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (each, an "Eligible Institution"), unless the Initial Notes are tendered: (i) by a registered holder (or by a participant in DTC whose name appears on a security position listing as the owner) who has not completed the box entitled "Special Issuance Instructions" or "Special Delivery Instructions" on this Letter and the Exchange Notes are being issued directly to such registered holder (or deposited into the participant's account at DTC), or (ii) for the account of an Eligible Institution.
4. Special Issuance and Delivery Instructions.
Tendering holders of Initial Notes should indicate in the applicable box the name and address to which Exchange Notes issued pursuant to the Exchange Offer are to be issued or sent, if different from the name or address of the person signing this Letter. In the case of issuance in a different name, the employer identification or social security number of the person named must also be indicated. If no such instructions are given, any Exchange Notes will be issued in the name of, and delivered to, the name or address of the person signing this Letter and any Initial Notes not accepted for exchange will be returned to the name or address of the person signing this Letter.
5. Backup Federal Income Tax Withholding and Substitute Form W-9.
United States federal income tax laws generally require that a tendering holder provide the Exchange Agent with such holder's correct Taxpayer Identification Number ("TIN") on IRS Substitute Form W-9 below. If the tendering holder is a non-resident alien or a foreign entity, other requirements will apply.
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Under the United States federal income tax laws, payments that may be made by the Company on account of Exchange Notes issued pursuant to the Exchange Offer may be subject to "backup withholding" at the specified rate, currently 28%. In order to avoid backup withholding of United States income tax on such payments, each tendering holder should complete and sign the Substitute Form W-9 included in this Letter and certify, under penalties of perjury, that the TIN provided on Substitute Form W-9 is correct (or that such holder is awaiting a TIN), and that (i) the holder is exempt from backup withholding, (ii) the holder has not been notified by the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") that the holder is subject to backup withholding as a result of failure to report all interest or dividends or (iii) the IRS has notified the holder that the holder is no longer subject to backup withholding. If a holder has been notified by the IRS that such holder is subject to backup withholding, such holder must cross out item (2) of the certification box of the Substitute W-9, unless such holder has since been notified by the IRS that it is no longer subject to backup withholding. If the Notes are in more than one name or are not in the name of the actual owner, such holder should consult the W-9 Guidelines for information on which TIN to report. If the correct TIN is not provided, or if any other information is not correctly provided, a $50 penalty may be imposed on the holder by the IRS and payments made by the Company on account of Exchange Notes issued pursuant to the Exchange Offer may be subject to backup withholding at the specified rate, currently 28%.
The TIN for an individual United States citizen or resident is generally the individual's social security number; the TIN for non-individual United States persons is generally such person's employer identification number. If a holder does not have a TIN, such holder should consult the W-9 Guidelines for instructions on applying for a TIN and write "Applied For" in the space reserved for the TIN. Note: Writing "Applied For" on the IRS Substitute Form W-9 means that such holder has already applied for the TIN or that such holder intends to apply for one in the near future. If "Applied For" is written in the space reserved for the TIN and such holder does not provide its TIN to the Exchange Agent within 60 days, backup withholding may result at the specified rate, currently 28%, on the gross amount of payments made until a TIN is provided.
Exempt persons (including, among others, corporations and certain foreign individuals) are not subject to backup withholding and reporting requirements. In order for a foreign individual to qualify as an exempt recipient, such holder must submit a statement, signed under penalties of perjury, attesting as to that status. A holder should consult its own tax advisor as to the holder's qualification for an exemption from backup withholding and the procedure for obtaining such exemption.
Backup withholding is not an additional United States income tax. Rather, the United States income tax liability of persons subject to backup withholding will be reduced by the amount of tax withheld. If backup withholding results in an overpayment of taxes, a refund may be obtained provided that the required information is furnished to the IRS.
For further information regarding backup withholding and instructions for completing Substitute Form W-9, consult the enclosed W-9 Guidelines.
A tendering holder that is a non-resident alien or foreign entity must submit the appropriate completed IRS Form W-8 (generally IRS Form W-8BEN) to avoid backup withholding. The appropriate form may be obtained via the IRS website at www.irs.gov or by contacting the Exchange Agent at the address on the face of this Letter.
FAILURE TO COMPLETE IRS SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9, IRS FORM W-8BEN OR ANOTHER APPROPRIATE FORM MAY RESULT IN BACKUP WITHHOLDING AT THE SPECIFIED RATE, CURRENTLY 28%, ON ANY PAYMENTS MADE TO A HOLDER PURSUANT TO THE EXCHANGE OFFER.
6. Transfer Taxes.
The Company will pay all transfer taxes, if any, applicable to the transfer of Initial Notes to it or its order pursuant to the Exchange Offer. If, however, Exchange Notes and/or substitute Initial Notes not exchanged or accepted for exchange are to be delivered to, or are to be registered or issued in the name of, any person other than the registered holder of the Initial Notes tendered hereby, or if tendered Initial Notes are registered in the name of any person other than the person signing this Letter, or if a transfer tax is imposed for any reason other than the transfer of Initial Notes to the Company or its order pursuant to the Exchange Offer, the amount of any such transfer taxes (whether imposed on the registered holder or any other persons) will be deducted from payments to the tendering holder unless satisfactory evidence of payment of such taxes or exemption therefrom is submitted herewith.
Except as provided in this Instruction 6, it will not be necessary for transfer tax stamps to be affixed to the Initial Notes specified in this Letter.
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7. Waiver of Conditions.
Conditions enumerated in the Prospectus may be waived by the Company, in whole or in part, at any time from time to time in its reasonable discretion.
8. No Conditional Tenders.
No alternative, conditional, irregular or contingent tenders will be accepted. All tendering holders of Initial Notes, by execution of this Letter, shall waive any right to receive notice of the acceptance of their Initial Notes for exchange.
Neither the Company nor any other person is obligated to give notice of defects or irregularities in any tender, nor shall any of them incur any liability for failure to give any such notice.
9. Inadequate Space.
If the space provided herein is inadequate, the aggregate principal amount of Initial Notes being tendered and the certificate number or numbers (if available) should be listed on a separate schedule attached hereto and separately signed by all parties required to sign this Letter.
10. Mutilated, Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Initial Notes.
If any certificate has been lost, mutilated, destroyed or stolen, the holder should promptly notify The Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Company of New York at the telephone number indicated above. The holder will then be instructed as to the steps that must be taken to replace the certificate(s). This Letter and related documents cannot be processed until the Initial Notes have been replaced.
11. Requests for Assistance or Additional Copies.
Questions relating to the procedure for tendering, as well as requests for additional copies of the Prospectus and this Letter, maybe directed to The Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Company of New York at the address and telephone number indicated above.
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TO BE COMPLETED BY TENDERING HOLDERS THAT ARE U.S. PERSONS
(INCLUDING U.S. RESIDENT ALIENS)
(See “Guidelines for Certification of TIN on Substitute Form W-9” below)
SUBSTITUTE Form W-9 Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service Payer’s Request for Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) and Certification | Part I - PLEASE PROVIDE YOUR TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER IN THE BOX AT RIGHT AND CERTIFY BY SIGNING AND DATING BELOW. See the enclosed “Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer Identification Number on Substitute Form W-9” for instructions. | __________________________ Social Security Number(s) OR ________________________ Employer Identification Number(s) (If awaiting TIN, write “Applied for”) |
Please Fill in Your Name, Address and Status Below Name: ___________________________________ Address (Number and Street) ___________________________________ City, State and Zip Code ___________________________________ Status (individual, corporation, partnership, other) | PART II - CERTIFICATION UNDER THE PENALTIES OF PERJURY, I CERTIFY THAT: 1. The number shown on this form is my correct taxpayer identification number (or I am waiting for a number to be issued to me), and 2. I am not subject to backup withholding because (a) I am exempt from backup withholding, (b) I have not been notified by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) that I am subject to backup withholding as a result of a failure to report all interest or dividends, or (c) the IRS has notified me that I am no longer subject to backup withholding, and 3. I am a U.S. person (including a U.S. resident alien). Signature: ______________________________ Date: ___________________ | |
CERTIFICATION GUIDELINES - You must cross out item (2) of the above certification if you have been notified by the IRS that you are subject to backup withholding because of under reporting of interest or dividends on your tax return. However, if after being notified by the IRS that you were subject to backup withholding you received another notification from the IRS stating that you are no longer subject to back withholding, do not cross out item (2). |
CERTIFICATE OF AWAITING TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER I certify under penalties of perjury that a taxpayer identification number has not been issued to me, and either (a) I have mailed or delivered an application to receive a taxpayer identification number to the appropriate Internal Revenue Service Center or Social Security Administration Office, or (b) I intend to mail or deliver an application in the near future. I understand that if I do not provide a taxpayer identification number to the payer, the specified rate of all payments made to me shall be retained until I provide a taxpayer identification number to the payer and that, if I do not provide my taxpayer identification number within sixty (60) days, such retained amounts shall be remitted to the Internal Revenue Service as backup withholding and the specified rate of all reportable payments made to me thereafter will be withheld and remitted to the Internal Revenue Service until I provide a taxpayer identification number. Signature: ______________________________ Date: ________________________ |
NOTE: FAILURE TO COMPLETE AND RETURN THIS FORM MAY RESULT IN BACKUP WITHHOLDING OF THE SPECIFIED RATE OF ANY PAYMENTS MADE TO YOU. PLEASE REVIEW THE ENCLOSED “ GUIDELINES FOR CERTIFICATION OF TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9” FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
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GUIDELINES FOR CERTIFICATION OF TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION
NUMBER ON SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9
Guidelines for Determining the Proper Identification Number to Give the Payer - Social Security numbers have nine digits separated by two hyphens: i.e. 000-00-0000. Employer identification numbers have nine digits separated by only one hyphen: i.e., 00-0000000. The table below will help determine the number to give the payer.
For this type of account: | Give the SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OF - | For this type of account: | Give the EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER OF - | |
1. An individual’s account | The individual | 6. A valid trust, estate, or pension trust | The legal entity (do not furnish the identifying number of the personal representative or trustee unless the legal entity itself is not designated in the account title)(4) | |
2. Two or more individuals (joint account) | The actual owner of the account or, if combined funds, the first individual on the account(1) | 7. Corporate account and/or LLC electing corporate status on Form 8832 | The corporation | |
3. Custodian account of a minor (Uniform Gift to Minors Act) | The minor(2) | 8. Association, club, religious, charitable, or educational or other tax-exempt organization account | The organization | |
4. a. The usual revocable savings trust account (grantor is also trustee) b. So-called trust account that is not a legal or valid trust under State law | The grantor-trustee(1) The actual owner(1) | 9. Partnership account or multi-member LLC | The partnership | |
5. Sole proprietorship account or single- | The owner(1) | 10. A broker or registered nominee | The broker or nominee | |
owner LLC | ||||
11. Account with the Department of griculture in the name of a public entity (such as a State or local government, school district, or prison) that receives agricultural program payments | The public entity |
1 List first and circle the name of the person whose number you furnish. If only one person on a joint account has a social security number, that person’s number must be furnished.
2 Circle the minor’s name and furnish the minor’s social security number.
3 You must show your individual name, but you may also enter your business name or “doing business as” name. You may use either your Social Security number or your Employer Identification number (if you have one).
4 List first and circle the name of the legal trust, estate, or pension trust.
NOTE: If no name is circled when there is more than one name listed, the number will be considered to be that of the first name listed.
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Obtaining a Number
Obtaining a Number | · An entity registered at all times during the tax year under the Investment Company Act of 1940. |
· A foreign central bank of issue. | |
If you don't have a taxpayer identification number or you don't know your number, obtain | |
Form SS-5, Application for a Social Security Number Card, or Form SS-4, Application for | Payments Exempt from Backup Withholding |
Employer Identification Number, at the local office of the Social Security Administration or | Payment of dividends and patronage dividends not generally subject to backup |
the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") and apply for a number. U.S. resident aliens who | withholding include the following: |
cannot obtain a social security number must apply for an ITIN (individual taxpayer | · Payments to non-resident aliens subject to withholding under Section 1441 of the |
identification number) or Form W-7, Application for IRS Individual Taxpayer Identification | Code. |
Number. | · Payments to partnerships not engaged in a trade or business in the U.S. an that have at |
least one non-resident partner. | |
Payee Exempt from Backup Withholding | · Payments of patronage dividends where the amount received is not paid in money. |
Payees exempted from backup withholding on ALL payments including the following: | · Payments made by certain foreign organizations. |
· An organization exempt from tax under Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of | Payments of interest not generally subject to backup withholding include the following: |
1986, as amended (the "Code"), or any IRA or a custodial account under Section 403(b | · Payment of tax-exempt Payment of interest on obligations issued by individuals. |
(7)of the Code, if the account satisfies the requirements of Section 401(f)(2) of the | |
Code. | Note: You may be subject to backup withholding if this interest is $600 or more and is paid\ |
in the course of the payer's trade or business and you have not provided your correct | |
· The United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof. | taxpayer identification number to the payer. |
· A State, the District of Columbia, a possession of the United States, or any | |
subdivision or instrumentality thereof. | · Payment of tax-exempt interest (including exempt interest dividends under Section 852 |
of the code | |
· A foreign government, a political subdivision of a foreign government, or any agency | · Payment described in Section 6049(b)(5) of the Code to non-resident aliens. |
or instrumentality thereof. | · Payments on tax-free covenant bonds under Section 1451 of the Code. |
· Payments made by certain foreign organizations. | |
· An international organization or any agency or instrumentality thereof. | |
Exempt payees described above should file Form W-9 to avoid possible erroneous backup | |
Other payees that may be exempt from backup withholding include: | withholding. FILE THIS FORM WITH THE PAYER, FURNISH YOUR TAXPAYER |
· A corporation. | IDENTIFICATION NUMBER, WRITE "EXEMPT" ON AND RETURN IT TO THE PAYER. |
· A financial institution. | IF YOU ARE A NONRESIDENT ALIEN OR A FOREIGN ENTITY NOT SUBJECT TO |
· A futures commission merchant registered with the Commodity Futures Trading | BACKUP WITHHOLDING, FILE WITH THE PAYER A COMPLETED INTERNAL |
Commission | REVENUE FORM W-8 (CERTIFICATE OF FOREIGN STATUS). |
· A middleman known in the investment community as a nominee or custodian. | Certain payments other than interest, dividends, and patronage dividends, that are |
· A dealer in securities or commodities required to register in the U.S., the District of | not subject to information reporting are also not subject to backup withholding. For details, |
Columbia or a possession of the U.S. | see Sections 6041, 6041A(a), 6045, and 6050A of the Code and the regulations promulgated |
· A real estate investment trust. | thereunder. |
· A common trust fund operated by a bank under Section 584(a) of the Code. | |
· A trust exempt from tax under Section 664 of the Code, or a trust described in | |
Section 4947 of the Code. | |
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Privacy Act Notice - Section 6109 requires most recipients of dividends, interest, or other payments to give correct taxpayer identification numbers to payers who must report the payments to the IRS. The IRS uses the numbers for identification purposes and to help verify the accuracy of tax returns. The IRS may also provide this information to the Department of Justice for civil and criminal litigation, and to cities, states and the District of Columbia to carry out their tax laws. Payers must be given the numbers whether or not recipients are required to file tax returns. Payers must generally withhold 28% (or such other rate specified by the Code) of taxable interest, dividends, and certain other payments to a payee who does not furnish a correct taxpayer identification number to a payer. Certain penalties may also apply. | |
Penalties | |
(1) Penalty for Failure to Furnish Taxpayer Identification Number: If you fail to famish your taxpayer identification number to a payer, you are subject to a penalty of $50 for each such failure unless your failure is due to reasonable cause and not to willful neglect. | |
(2) Civil Penalty for False Information With Respect to Withholding. If you make a false statement with no reasonable basis which results in no imposition of backup withholding, you are subject to a penalty of $500. | |
(3) Criminal Penalty for Falsifying Information. Willfully falsifying certifications or affirmations may subject you to criminal penalties including fines and/or imprisonment. | |
(4) Misuse of TINs. If the register discloses or uses TINS inn violation of Federal law, the register may be subject to civil and criminal penalties. | |
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT YOUR TAX CONSULTANT OR THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. |