NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY
THE READER'S DIGEST ASSOCIATION, INC.
OFFER TO EXCHANGE
$525,000,000 AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF ITS
FLOATING RATE SENIOR SECURED NOTES DUE 2017 (CUSIP NUMBER 755267AJ0),
WHICH HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
FOR A LIKE AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF ITS
FLOATING RATE SENIOR SECURED NOTES DUE 2017 (CUSIP NUMBERS
755267AG6/U75338AC4)
This form or one substantially equivalent hereto must be used to accept the Exchange Offer of The Reader's Digest Association, Inc, a Delaware corporation, (the "Issuer") made pursuant to the prospectus dated , 2010 (the "Prospectus"), if certificates for the outstanding $525,000,000 aggregate principal amount of their Floating Rate Senior Secured Notes due 2017 (CUSIP Numbers 755267AG6/U75338AC4) (the "Initial Notes") are not immediately available or if the procedure for book-entry transfer cannot be completed on a timely basis or time will not permit all required documents to reach the Company prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date of the Exchange Offer. Such form may be delivered or transmitted by telegram, telex, facsimile transmission, mail or hand delivery to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (the "Exchange Agent") as set forth below. In addition, in order to utilize the guaranteed delivery, a Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile thereof), must also be received by the Exchange Agent prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date. Certificates for all tendered Initial Notes in proper form for transfer or a book-entry confirmation, as the case may be, and all other documents required by the Letter of Transmittal must be received by the Exchange Agent within three NASDAQ Global Select Market trading days after the Expiration Date. Capitalized terms not defined herein are defined in the Prospectus.
Delivery to:
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Exchange Agent
By Registered or Certified Mail: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. PO Box 1517 Minneapolis, MN 55480 Attn: Corporate Trust Operations—MAC N9303-121 | By Overnight Courier: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. National Association Sixth & Marquette Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55479 Attn: Corporate Trust Operations—MAC N9303-121 | By Hand: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association 12th Floor—Northstar East Building 608 Second Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55479 Attn: Corporate Trust Services | By Facsimile: (For Eligible Institutions only): Wells Fargo Bank, N/A (612) 667-6282 Attn: Bondholder Communications Confirm by telephone: (800) 344-5128, Option 0 Attn: Bondholder Communications |
For information, call:
(800) 344-5128, Option 0
DELIVERY OF THIS INSTRUMENT TO AN ADDRESS OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE, OR TRANSMISSION OF INSTRUCTIONS VIA FACSIMILE OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE, WILL NOT CONSTITUTE A VALID DELIVERY.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus and the accompanying Letter of Transmittal, the undersigned hereby tenders to the Issuer the principal amount of Initial Notes set forth below, pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedure described in "The Exchange Offer—Procedures for Tendering Initial Notes" section of the Prospectus.
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ANY AUTHORITY HEREIN CONFERRED OR AGREED TO BE CONFERRED SHALL SURVIVE THE DEATH OR INCAPACITY OF THE UNDERSIGNED AND EVERY OBLIGATION OF THE UNDERSIGNED HEREUNDER SHALL BE BINDING UPON THE HEIRS, PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES, SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS OF THE UNDERSIGNED.
PLEASE SIGN HERE
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Must be signed by the holder(s) of Initial Notes as their name(s) appear(s) on certificate(s) for Initial Notes or on a security position listing, or by person(s) authorized to become registered holder(s) by endorsement and documents transmitted with this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery. If signature is by a trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, attorney-in-fact, officer or other person acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, such person must set forth his or her full title below.
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The undersigned, a member of a registered national securities exchange, or a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc., or a commercial bank or trust company having an office or correspondent in the United States, hereby guarantees that the certificates representing the principal amount of Initial Notes tendered hereby in proper form for transfer, or timely confirmation of the book-entry transfer of such Initial Notes into the Exchange Agent's account at The Depository Trust Company pursuant to the procedures set forth in "The Exchange Offer—Procedures for Tendering Initial Notes" section of the Prospectus, together with a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal (or a manually signed facsimile thereof) with any required signature guarantee and any other documents required by the Letter of Transmittal, will be received by the Exchange Agent at the address set forth above, no later than three NASDAQ Global Select Market trading days after the date of execution hereof.
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NOTE: | DO NOT SEND CERTIFICATES FOR INITIAL NOTES WITH THIS FORM. CERTIFICATES FOR INITIAL NOTES SHOULD ONLY BE SENT WITH YOUR LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. |
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