Offeror may enforce such agreement against such participant. The term “Agent’s Message” also includes any hard copy printout evidencing such message generated by a computer terminal maintained at the Depositary and Paying Agent’s office.
The method of delivery of this Letter of Transmittal and all other required documents, including delivery through the Book-Entry Transfer Facility, is at the option and the risk of the tendering stockholder and the delivery will be deemed made (and risk of loss will pass) only when actually received by the Depositary and Paying Agent (including, in the case of book-entry transfer, by Book-Entry Confirmation). If delivery is by mail, registered mail with return receipt requested, properly insured, is recommended. In all cases, sufficient time should be allowed to ensure timely delivery prior to the expiration of the Offer.
Beneficial owners should be aware that their broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee may establish its own earlier deadline for participation in the Offer. Accordingly, beneficial owners wishing to participate in the Offer should contact their broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee as soon as possible in order to determine the times by which such owner must take action in order to participate in the Offer.
Offeror will not accept any alternative, conditional or contingent tenders, and no fractional Shares will be purchased. By executing this Letter of Transmittal, the tendering stockholder waives any right to receive any notice of the acceptance for payment of Shares.
3. Inadequate Space. If the space provided herein under “Description of Shares Tendered” is inadequate, the Share Certificate number (s), the number of Shares represented by such Share Certificate(s) and/or the number of Shares tendered should be listed on a separate schedule attached hereto and separately signed on each page in the same manner as this Letter of Transmittal.
4. Partial Tenders (applicable only to stockholders holding any Share Certificate(s)). If fewer than all the Shares evidenced by any Share Certificate delivered to the Depositary and Paying Agent are to be tendered, fill in the number of Shares which are to be tendered in the column titled “Total Number of Shares Represented By Certificate(s)” in the box titled “Description of Shares Tendered.” All Shares represented by Share Certificates delivered to the Depositary and Paying Agent will be deemed to have been tendered unless otherwise indicated.
5. Signatures on Letter of Transmittal; Stock Powers and Endorsements.
(1) If this Letter of Transmittal is signed by the registered holder(s) of Shares tendered hereby, the signature(s) must correspond with the name(s) as written on the books of the Depositary and Paying Agent) without alteration, enlargement or any change whatsoever.
(2) If any Shares tendered hereby are held of record by two or more persons, all such persons must sign this Letter of Transmittal.
(3) If this Letter of Transmittal or any certificates or stock powers are signed by a trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, attorney-in-fact, officer of a corporation or other person acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, such person should so indicate when signing, proper evidence satisfactory to the Depositary and Paying Agent of the authority of such person to so act must be submitted and all signatures on this Letter of Transmittal must be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution. Proper evidence of authority includes a power of attorney, a letter of testamentary or a letter of appointment.
(4) If this Letter of Transmittal is signed by the registered owner(s) of the Shares listed and tendered hereby, no endorsements of Share Certificates or separate stock powers are required unless payment is to be made to, or Share Certificates representing Shares not tendered or accepted for payment of the purchase price for the Shares tendered hereby are to be issued in the name of, a person other than the registered owner(s). Signatures on such Share Certificates or stock powers must be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution.
(5) If this Letter of Transmittal is signed by a person other than the registered owner(s) of the Share(s) listed, the Share Certificate(s) must be endorsed or accompanied by the appropriate stock powers, in either case, signed exactly as the name or names of the registered owner(s) or holder(s)