If not yet accepted, a tender pursuant to the Exchange Offer may be withdrawn prior to the Expiration Date. To be effective with respect to the tender of Original Notes, a written or facsimile transmission of notice of withdrawal must: (i) be received by the Exchange Agent at the address indicated above before Company notifies the Exchange Agent that it has accepted the tender of Original Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer; (ii) specify the name of the person named in this Letter as having tendered the Original Notes; (iii) contain a description of the Original Notes to be withdrawn, the certificate numbers shown on the particular certificates evidencing such Original Notes and the principal amount (which must be an authorized denomination) of Original Notes represented by such certificates; (iv) a statement that such holder is withdrawing his, her or its election to have such Original Notes exchanged; (v) the name of the registered holder of such Original Notes; and (vi) be signed by the holder in the same manner as the original signature on this Letter (including any required signature guarantee) or be accompanied by evidence satisfactory to the Company that the person withdrawing the tender has succeeded to the beneficial ownership of the Original Notes being withdrawn.
3. Signatures on this Letter; Assignments; Guarantee of Signatures. If this Letter is signed by the holder(s) of Original Notes tendered hereby, the signature must correspond with the name(s) as written on the face of the certificate(s) for such Original Notes, without alteration, enlargement or any change whatsoever.
If any of the Original Notes tendered hereby are owned by two or more joint owners, all owners must sign this Letter. If any tendered Original Notes are held in different names on several certificates, it will be necessary to complete, sign and submit as many separate copies of this Letter as there are names in which certificates are held.
If this Letter is signed by the holder of record and (i) the entire principal amount of the holder’s Original Notes are tendered and/or (ii) untendered Original Notes, if any, are to be issued to the holder of record, then the holder of record need not endorse any certificates for tendered Original Notes, nor provide a separate bond power. In any other case, the holder of record must transmit a separate bond power with this Letter.
If this Letter or any certificate or assignment is 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 and proper evidence satisfactory to Company of their authority to so act must be submitted, unless waived by Company.
Signatures on this Letter must be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution, unless Original Notes are tendered: (i) by a holder who has not completed the Box entitled “Special Issuance Instructions” or “Special Delivery Instructions” on this Letter; or (ii) for the account of an Eligible Institution. In the event that the signatures in this Letter or a notice of withdrawal, as the case may be, are required to be guaranteed, such guarantees must be by an eligible guarantor institution which is a member of The Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program (STAMP), The New York Stock Exchanges Medallion Signature Program (MSP) or The Stock Exchanges Medallion Program (SEMP) (collectively, “Eligible Institutions”). If Original Notes are registered in the name of a person other than the signer of this Letter, the Original Notes surrendered for exchange must be endorsed by, or be accompanied by a written instrument or instruments of transfer or exchange, in satisfactory form as determined by the Company, in its sole discretion, duly executed by the registered holder with the signature thereon guaranteed by an Eligible Institution.
4. Special Issuance and Delivery Instructions. Tendering holders should indicate, in Box 3 or 4, as applicable, the name and address to which the Exchange Notes or certificates for Original Notes not exchanged are to be issued or sent, if different from the name and address of the person signing this Letter. Holders tendering Original Notes by book-entry transfer may request that Original Notes not exchanged be credited to such account maintained at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility as such holder may designate.
5. Transfer Taxes. Company will pay all transfer taxes, if any, applicable to the transfer of Original Notes to it pursuant to the Exchange Offer. If, however, the Exchange Notes or certificates for Original Notes not exchanged are to be delivered to, or are to be issued in the name of, any person other than the record holder, or if
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