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LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
OF
THE HERTZ CORPORATION
OFFERS TO EXCHANGE ANY AND ALL OUTSTANDING 8.875% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2014 AND 10.5% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2016, ISSUED ON DECEMBER 21, 2005, FOR AN EQUAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF ITS 8.875% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2014 AND 10.5% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2016, RESPECTIVELY, WHICH HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, PURSUANT TO THE PROSPECTUS DATED , 2006
EACH EXCHANGE OFFER WILL EXPIRE AT 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON , 2006 UNLESS EXTENDED (SUCH TIME AND DATE AS TO EACH EXCHANGE OFFER, AS THE SAME MAY BE EXTENDED, AN "EXPIRATION DATE"). TENDERS MAY BE WITHDRAWN PRIOR TO 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON THE APPLICABLE EXPIRATION DATE.
The Exchange Agent for the Exchange Offers is:
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
By Overnight Courier or Mail for dollar notes: | By Registered or Certified Mail for dollar notes: | By Hand for dollar notes: |
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Corporate Trust Operations MAC N9303-121 6th & Marquette Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55479 Attn: Reorganization (if by mail, registered or certified recommended) | Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Corporate Trust Operations MAC N9303-121 P.O. Box 1517 Minneapolis, MN 55480 Attn: Reorganization | Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Corporate Trust Services Northstar East Bldg.—12th Floor 608 2nd Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55402 Attn: Reorganization |
By Facsimile for dollar notes:
(612) 667-6282 Attn: Bondholder Communications | | To Confirm by Telephone for dollar notes: (800) 344-5128; or (612) 667-9764 Attn: Bondholder Communications |
DELIVERY OF THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL TO AN ADDRESS, OR TRANSMISSION OF INSTRUCTIONS VIA FACSIMILE TO A NUMBER, OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE WILL NOT CONSTITUTE A VALID DELIVERY. THE INSTRUCTIONS ACCOMPANYING THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL SHOULD BE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL IS COMPLETED. YOU MUST SIGN THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL IN THE APPROPRIATE SPACE PROVIDED THEREFOR, WITH SIGNATURE GUARANTEE IF REQUIRED, AND COMPLETE THE ACCOMPANYING IRS FORM W-9 INCLUDED HEREIN. SEE INSTRUCTION 8.
The prospectus accompanying this Letter of Transmittal has been prepared on the basis that any offer of notes in any Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (2003/71/EC) (each, a "Relevant Member State") will be made pursuant to an exemption under the Prospectus Directive, as implemented in that Relevant Member State, from the requirement to publish a prospectus for offers of notes. Accordingly any person making or intending to make an offer in that Relevant Member State of notes which are the subject of the exchange offers contemplated in the prospectus accompanying this Letter of Transmittal may only do so in circumstances in which no obligation arises for The Hertz Corporation (the "Company") to publish a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive or supplement a prospectus pursuant to Article 16 of the Prospectus Directive, in each case, in relation to such offer. The Company has not authorized, nor does it authorize, the making of any offer of notes in circumstances in which an obligation arises for the Company to publish or supplement a prospectus for such offer.
NOTICES TO CERTAIN NON-U.S. RESIDENTS
In relation to each Relevant Member State, no offer of new notes to the public under the exchange offers described in the prospectus accompanying this Letter of Transmittal may be made in that Relevant Member State prior to the publication of a prospectus in relation to the new notes which has been approved by the competent authority in that Relevant Member State or, where appropriate, approved in another Relevant Member State and notified to the competent authority in that Relevant Member State, all in accordance with the Prospectus Directive, except that, with effect from and including the Relevant Implementation Date, such exchange offers may be made: (a) to legal entities which are authorized or regulated to operate in the financial markets or, if not so authorized or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in securities; (b) to any legal entity which has two or more of (1) an average of at least 250 employees during the last financial year; (2) a total balance sheet of more than €43,000,000 and (3) an annual net turnover of more than €50,000,000, as shown in its last annual or consolidated accounts; (c) to fewer than 100 natural or legal persons (other than qualified investors as defined in the Prospectus Directive); or (d) in any other circumstances falling within Article 3(2) of the Prospectus Directive. For the purposes of this provision, the expression an "offer of new notes to the public" in relation to any of the new notes in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the new notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to exchange its existing notes for new notes, as the same may be varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State, and the expression "Prospectus Directive" means Directive 2003/71/EC and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State.
The exchange offers described in the prospectus accompanying this Letter of Transmittal are not being made in the Republic of Italy. The exchange offers, this Letter of Transmittal and the accompanying prospectus have not been submitted to the clearance procedure of theCommissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa (CONSOB) or the Bank of Italy pursuant to Italian laws and regulations. Holders of old notes (as defined in the prospectus accompanying this Letter of Transmittal) are hereby notified that, to the extent such holders are Italian residents and/or persons located in the Republic of Italy, the exchange offers described in the accompanying prospectus are not available to them and they may not submit for exchange any old notes in the exchange offers. Any acceptance received from such persons shall be ineffective and void, and neither the exchange offers made by the prospectus accompanying this Letter of Transmittal nor any other offering material relating to the exchange offers or the notes may be distributed or made available in the Republic of Italy. In order to ascertain whether a person is resident or located in the Republic of Italy, the applicable laws and regulations governing tender offers in the Republic of Italy shall apply.
This Letter of Transmittal and the accompanying prospectus have been issued by and are the sole responsibility of the Company and are only for circulation to holders of the old notes described in the accompanying prospectus and other persons to whom they may lawfully be issued in accordance with the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, any person satisfying this criteria being referred to as a "relevant person." This communication may not be acted upon by anyone who is not a relevant person. Any person who receives the new notes confirms that he has complied and will comply with all applicable sections of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.
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The exchange offers described in the prospectus accompanying this Letter of Transmittal have not been submitted to the clearance procedures of the FrenchAutorité des marchés financiers and may not be used in connection with any offer or invitation to the public to exchange old notes for the new notes offered hereby in France. The exchange offers are not being made, directly or indirectly, to the public in France and only persons licensed to provide the service of portfolio management for the account of third parties or qualified investors (investisseurs qualifiés) acting for their own account as defined in Articles L.411-2 and D.411-1 to D.411-2 of the FrenchCode monétaire et financier are eligible to accept the exchange offers in France.
In Belgium, the exchange offers described in the prospectus accompanying this Letter of Transmittal will not, directly or indirectly, be made to, or for the account of, any person other than to professional or institutional investors referred to in article 3, 2oof the Belgian Royal Decree of 7 July 1999 on the public character of financial operations, each acting on their own account. The prospectus accompanying this Letter of Transmittal has not been and will not be submitted to nor approved by the Belgian Banking, Finance and Insurance Commission (Commission Bancaire, Financière et des Assurances/Commissie voor het Bank-, Financie- en Assurantiewezen) and accordingly may not be used in connection with any exchange offers in Belgium except as may otherwise be permitted by law.
In Ireland, the exchange offers described in the prospectus accompanying this Letter of Transmittal will not constitute investment advice or investment business services for purposes of the Irish Investment Intermediaries Act, 1995.
The prospectus accompanying this Letter of Transmittal does not constitute a Prospectus Directive compliant prospectus in accordance with the German Securities Prospectus Act (Wertpapierprospektgesetz) as of 22 June 2005 implementing Directive 2003/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Counsel of 4 November 2003. Accordingly, the new notes (as defined in this prospectus) may only be offered in Germany under an exemption from the requirement to file or notify, as the case may be, a prospectus pursuant to the German Securities Prospectus Act (Wertpapierprospektgesetz) and any other applicable laws in the Federal Republic of Germany governing the issue, sale and offering of securities, or otherwise in compliance therewith.
The offering of the new notes (as defined in the prospectus accompanying this Letter of Transmittal) has not been registered with theComisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores. Accordingly, the new notes may be offered in Spain to qualified investors pursuant to and in compliance with Law 24/1988, as amended, and any regulation issued thereunder.
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DESCRIPTION OF OLD NOTES (See Instructions 2 and 3.) List below each series of Old Notes (as defined below) to which this Letter of Transmittal relates.
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Name(s) and address(es) of Registered Owner(s) (Please fill in, if blank, exactly as name(s) appear(s) on the Old Note(s))
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(*) | | Need not be completed if Old Notes are being transferred by book-entry transfer. |
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The undersigned acknowledges that he, she or it has received and reviewed this Letter of Transmittal (the "Letter") and the Prospectus, dated , 2006 (as the same may be amended, supplemented or modified from time to time, the "Prospectus"), of The Hertz Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), which together constitute its offers to exchange up to $1,800,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 8.875% Senior Notes due 2014 (the "New Senior Notes") and up to $600,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 10.5% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2016 (the "New Senior Subordinated Notes" and together with the New Senior Notes, the "New Notes"), which have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), for a like principal amount of its issued and outstanding 8.875% Senior Notes due 2014 (the "Old Senior Notes") and 10.5% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2016 (the "Old Senior Subordinated Notes" and together with the Old Senior Notes, the "Old Notes"), respectively, from the registered holders thereof (each, a "Holder" and, collectively, the "Holders"), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Prospectus and this Letter (each such exchange offer, individually, an "Exchange Offer" and, collectively, the "Exchange Offers").
For each Old Senior Note accepted for exchange, the Holder of such Old Senior Note will receive a New Senior Note having a principal amount equal to that of the surrendered Old Senior Note. For each Old Senior Subordinated Note accepted for exchange, the Holder of such Old Senior Subordinated Note will receive a New Senior Subordinated Note having a principal amount equal to that of the surrendered Old Senior Subordinated Note. The New Notes of a series will accrue interest from the last interest payment date on which interest was paid on the Old Notes of the same series. Accordingly, registered Holders of New Notes of a series on the relevant record date for the first interest payment date following the consummation of the applicable Exchange Offer will receive interest accruing from the last interest payment date on which interest was paid on the Old Notes of the same series. Old Notes accepted for exchange will cease to accrue interest from and after the date of consummation of the applicable Exchange Offer. Holders of Old Notes whose Old Notes are accepted for exchange will not receive any payment in respect of accrued interest on such Old Notes otherwise payable on any interest payment date the record date for which occurs on or after consummation of the applicable Exchange Offer.
This Letter is to be completed by a Holder of Old Notes either if certificates are to be forwarded herewith or if a tender of certificates for Old Notes, if available, is to be made by book-entry transfer (the "Book-Entry Transfer Facility") to the account maintained by the Exchange Agent at The Depository Trust Company ("DTC") pursuant to the procedures set forth in "The Exchange Offers—
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Book-Entry Transfer" section of the Prospectus. Holders of Old Notes whose certificates are not immediately available or who are unable to deliver their certificates or confirmation of the book-entry tender of their Old Notes into the Exchange Agent's account at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility and all other documents required by this Letter to the Exchange Agent on or prior to the applicable Expiration Date, must tender their Old Notes according to the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth in "The Exchange Offers—Guaranteed Delivery Procedures for Old Dollar Notes" section of the Prospectus. See Instruction 1. DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS TO THE BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER FACILITY DOES NOT CONSTITUTE DELIVERY TO THE EXCHANGE AGENT.
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MUTILATED, LOST, STOLEN OR DESTROYED NOTES
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- CHECK HERE IF ANY OF THE CERTIFICATES REPRESENTING NOTES THAT YOU OWN HAVE BEEN MUTILATED, LOST, STOLEN OR DESTROYED AND SEE INSTRUCTION 9.
BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER
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- CHECK HERE IF TENDERED 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 (ONLY PARTICIPANTS IN THE BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER FACILITY MAY DELIVER NOTES BY BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER):
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- CHECK HERE IF TENDERED NOTES ARE BEING DELIVERED PURSUANT TO A NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY PREVIOUSLY SENT TO THE EXCHANGE AGENT AND COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING. (PLEASE ENCLOSE A PHOTOCOPY OF SUCH NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY):
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- CHECK HERE IF YOU ARE A BROKER-DEALER ENTITLED, PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE EXCHANGE AND REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENTS REFERRED TO IN THE PROSPECTUS, TO RECEIVE, AND WISH TO RECEIVE, 10 ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THE PROSPECTUS AND 10 COPIES OF ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO WITHIN 90 DAYS AFTER THE APPLICABLE EXPIRATION DATE.
If the undersigned is not a broker-dealer, the undersigned represents that it is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, a distribution of New Notes. If the undersigned is a broker-dealer that will receive New Notes for its own account in exchange for Old Notes that were acquired as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, it acknowledges and represents that it will deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act, in connection with any resale of such New Notes; however, by so acknowledging and representing and by delivering such a prospectus the undersigned will not be deemed to admit that it is an "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act. If the undersigned is a broker-dealer that will receive New Notes, it represents that the Old Notes to be exchanged for the New Notes were acquired as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities. In addition, such broker-dealer represents that it is not acting on behalf of any person who could not truthfully make the foregoing representations.
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NOTE: SIGNATURES MUST BE PROVIDED BELOW.
PLEASE READ THE ACCOMPANYING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the relevant Exchange Offer, the undersigned hereby tenders to the Company the aggregate principal amount of Old Notes described above. Subject to, and effective upon, the acceptance for exchange of the Old Notes tendered hereby, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers to the Company all right, title and interest in and to such Old Notes as are being tendered hereby and any and all Notes or other securities issued, paid or distributed or issuable, payable or distributable in respect of such Notes on or after , 2006.
The undersigned hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Exchange Agent as the undersigned's true and lawful agent, attorney-in-fact and proxy with respect to Old Notes tendered hereby, with full power of substitution (such power of attorney being deemed to be an irrevocable power coupled with an interest), among other things, to cause the Old Notes to be assigned, transferred and exchanged.
The undersigned hereby represents and warrants (a) that the undersigned has full power and authority to tender, sell, assign and transfer the Old Notes, (b) that when such Old Notes are accepted for exchange, the Company will acquire good and unencumbered title to such notes, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances and not subject to any adverse claim and such Old Notes will not have been transferred to the Company in violation of any contractual or other restriction on the transfer thereof, (c) that any New Notes acquired in exchange for Old Notes tendered hereby will have been acquired in the ordinary course of business of the person receiving such New Notes, whether or not such person is the undersigned, (d) that neither the Holder of such Old Notes nor any such other person is participating in, intends to participate in, or has an arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in the distribution (within the meaning of the Securities Act) of Old Notes or New Notes, (e) that neither the Holder of such Old Notes nor any such other person is an "affiliate," as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act, of the Company and (f) that neither the Holder of such Old Notes nor such other person is acting on behalf of any person who could not truthfully make the foregoing representations and warranties.
The undersigned acknowledges that the relevant Exchange Offer is being made in reliance on interpretations by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), as set forth in no-action letters issued to third parties, that the New Notes issued pursuant to the applicable Exchange Offer in exchange for the relevant Old Notes may be offered for resale, resold and otherwise transferred by Holders thereof (other than any such Holder that is a broker-dealer or an "affiliate" of the Company within the meaning of Rule 405 of the Securities Act), without compliance with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act, provided that such New Notes are acquired in the ordinary course of such Holder's business, at the time of commencement of the applicable Exchange Offer such Holder has no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in a distribution of such New Notes, and such Holder is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, a distribution of such New Notes. However, the SEC has not considered any of the Exchange Offers in the context of a no-action letter, and there can be no assurance that the staff of the SEC would make a similar determination with respect to the Exchange Offers as made in other circumstances. If the undersigned is not a broker-dealer, the undersigned represents that it is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in a distribution of New Notes and has no arrangement or understanding to participate in a distribution of New Notes. If the undersigned is a broker-dealer that will receive New Notes for its own account in exchange for Old Notes, it represents that the Old Notes to be exchanged for the New Notes were acquired by it as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities and acknowledges that it will deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale of such New Notes; however, by so acknowledging and by delivering a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act, the undersigned will not be deemed to admit that it is an "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act.
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The SEC has taken the position that such broker-dealers may fulfill their prospectus delivery requirements with respect to the New Notes (other than a resale of New Notes received in exchange for an unsold allotment from the original sale of the Old Notes) with the Prospectus. The Prospectus may be used by certain broker-dealers (as specified in the applicable Registration Rights Agreement referenced in the Prospectus) ("Participating Broker-Dealers") for a period of time, starting on the applicable Expiration Date and ending on the close of business 90 days after the applicable Expiration Date in connection with the sale or transfer of such New Notes. The Company has agreed that, for such period of time, it will make the Prospectus available to such a broker-dealer which elects to exchange Old Notes, acquired for its own account as a result of market making or other trading activities, for New Notes pursuant to the relevant Exchange Offer for use in connection with any resale of such New Notes. By tendering in an Exchange Offer, each broker-dealer that receives New Notes pursuant to the relevant Exchange Offer acknowledges and agrees to notify the Company prior to using the Prospectus in connection with the sale or transfer of New Notes and agrees that, upon receipt of notice from the Company of the happening of any event which makes any statement in the Prospectus untrue in any material respect or which requires the making of any changes in the Prospectus in order to make the statements therein (in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, such broker-dealer will suspend use of the Prospectus until (i) the Company has amended or supplemented the Prospectus to correct such misstatement or omission and (ii) either the Company has furnished copies of the amended or supplemented Prospectus to such broker-dealer or, if the Company has not otherwise agreed to furnish such copies and declines to do so after such broker-dealer so requests, such broker-dealer has obtained a copy of such amended or supplemented Prospectus as filed with the SEC. Except as described above, the Prospectus may not be used for or in connection with an offer to resell, a resale or any other retransfer of New Notes. A broker dealer that would receive New Notes of a series for its own account for its Old Notes of the same series, where such Old Notes were not acquired as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, will not be able to participate in the applicable Exchange Offer.
The undersigned will, upon request, execute and deliver any additional documents deemed by the Company to be necessary or desirable to complete the sale, assignment and transfer of the Old Notes tendered hereby.
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.
Tenders of Old Notes made pursuant to an Exchange Offer are irrevocable, except that Old Notes tendered pursuant to an Exchange Offer may be withdrawn at any time prior to the applicable Expiration Date. See information described in "The Exchange Offers—Withdrawal of Tenders" section of the Prospectus.
The undersigned understands that tender of Old Notes pursuant to any of the procedures described in the "Procedures for Tendering Old Dollar Notes" section of the Prospectus and in the instructions hereto will constitute a binding agreement between the undersigned and the Company upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Prospectus, including the undersigned's representation that the undersigned owns the Old Notes being tendered. The undersigned recognizes that, under certain circumstances set forth in the Prospectus, the Company may not be required to accept for exchange any of the Notes tendered hereby.
Unless otherwise indicated herein in the box entitled "Special Issuance Instructions" below, please deliver the New Notes (and, if applicable, substitute certificates representing Old Notes for any Old Notes not exchanged) in the name of the undersigned or, in the case of a book-entry delivery of Old Notes, please credit the account indicated above maintained at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility. Similarly, unless otherwise indicated under the box entitled "Special Delivery Instructions" below, please send the New Notes (and, if applicable, substitute certificates representing Old Notes for any
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Old Notes not exchanged) to the undersigned at the address shown above in the box entitled "Description of Old Notes."
The undersigned hereby further represents and warrants that:
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- if it or the person receiving New Notes is located in or subject to the regulations of a Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive, each, a "Relevant Member State," it or such person is:
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- a legal entity which is authorized or regulated to operate in the financial markets or, if not so authorized or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in securities;
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- a legal entity which has two or more of (1) an average of at least 250 employees during the last financial year; (2) a total balance sheet of more than €43,000,000 and (3) an annual net turnover of more than €50,000,000, as shown in its last annual or consolidated accounts; or
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- a qualified investor as defined in the Prospectus Directive. For the purposes of this provision, the expression "Prospectus Directive" means Directive 2003/71/EC and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State.
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- neither it nor the person receiving New Notes is an Italian resident or located in the Republic of Italy;
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- it and the person receiving New Notes are outside the United Kingdom or, if in the United Kingdom, is or are a person or persons to whom the exchange offer in respect of the Old Notes may lawfully be made in accordance with the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, and it or such person has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 with respect to anything done by it or such person in relation to the New Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom;
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- it and the person receiving New Notes are outside the Republic of France or, if in the Republic of France, is or are a person or persons licensed to provide the service of portfolio management for the account of third parties or qualified investors (investisseurs qualifiés) acting for your own account as defined in Articles L.411-2 and D.411-1 to D.411-2 of the French Code monétaire et financier;
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- it and the person receiving New Notes is or are located outside the Kingdom of Belgium, or, if in the Kingdom of Belgium, is or are professional or institutional investors referred to in article 3, 2 of the Belgian Royal Decree of 7 July 1999 on the public character of financial operations, each acting on its own account;
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- it and the person receiving New Notes is or are located outside of Spain or, if in Spain, is or are qualified investors pursuant to Law 24/1988, as amended, and any regulation issued thereunder; and
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- it and the person receiving New Notes have observed the laws of all relevant jurisdictions, obtained all requisite governmental, exchange control or other required consents, complied with all requisite formalities and paid any issue, transfer or other taxes or requisite payments due from you in each respect in connection with any offer or acceptance in any jurisdiction, and that it and such person or persons have not taken or omitted to take any action in breach of the terms of the exchange offer in respect of the Old Notes or which will or may result in the Company or any other person acting in breach of the legal or regulatory requirements of any such jurisdiction in connection with the Exchange Offers or the tender of Old Notes in connection therewith.
THE UNDERSIGNED, BY COMPLETING THE BOX ENTITLED "DESCRIPTION OF OLD NOTES" ABOVE AND SIGNING THIS LETTER, WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE TENDERED THE OLD NOTES AS SET FORTH IN SUCH BOX ABOVE.
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PLEASE SIGN HERE
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If a Holder is tendering an Old Note, this Letter must be signed by the registered Holder(s) exactly as the name(s) appear(s) on the certificate(s) for the Old Note 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 4.
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GUARANTEE OF SIGNATURE(S)
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(PLEASE COMPLETE ACCOMPANYING IRS FORM W-9 HEREIN. SEE INSTRUCTION 8.)
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SPECIAL ISSUANCE INSTRUCTIONS
(See Instructions 4, 5 and 6)
To be completed ONLY if certificates for Old Notes not exchanged and/or New Notes are to be issued in the name of and sent to someone other than the person or persons whose signature(s) appear(s) on this Letter above, or if Old Notes delivered by book-entry transfer which are not accepted for exchange are to be returned by credit to an account maintained at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility other than the account indicated above. Issue: New Notes and/or Old Notes to:
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SPECIAL DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS
(See Instructions 4, 5 and 6)
To be completed ONLY if certificates for Old Notes not exchanged and/or New 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 Old Notes" on this Letter above.
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IMPORTANT: UNLESS GUARANTEED DELIVERY PROCEDURES ARE COMPLIED WITH, THIS LETTER OR A FACSIMILE HEREOF (TOGETHER WITH THE CERTIFICATES FOR OLD NOTES OR A BOOK-ENTRY CONFIRMATION AND ALL OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENTS) MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE EXCHANGE AGENT PRIOR TO 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON THE APPLICABLE EXPIRATION DATE.
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INSTRUCTIONS
FORMING PART OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE OFFERS TO EXCHANGE ANY AND ALL OUTSTANDING 8.875% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2014 AND 10.5% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2016, ISSUED ON DECEMBER 21, 2005, OF THE HERTZ CORPORATION FOR 8.875% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2014 AND 10.5% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2016, RESPECTIVELY, OF THE HERTZ CORPORATION, WHICH HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED
1. Delivery of this Letter and Notes; Guaranteed Delivery Procedures. This Letter is to be completed by Holders of Old Notes either if certificates are to be forwarded herewith or if tenders are to be made pursuant to the procedures for tender by book-entry transfer set forth in "The Exchange Offers—Procedures for Tendering Old Dollar Notes" section of the Prospectus and an Agent's Message is not delivered. Certificates for all physically tendered Old Notes, or Book-Entry Confirmation (as defined below), as the case may be, as well as a properly completed and duly executed Letter (or manually signed facsimile hereof) and any other documents required by this Letter, must be received by the Exchange Agent at the address set forth herein on or prior to the applicable Expiration Date, or the tendering Holder must comply with the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth below. Old Notes tendered hereby must be in denominations of principal amount of $2,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof. Tenders by book-entry transfer may also be made by delivering an Agent's Message in lieu of this Letter. "Agent's Message" means a message transmitted by the Book-Entry Transfer Facility to, and received by, the Exchange Agent and forming a part of a Book-Entry Confirmation (as defined below), which message states that the Book-Entry Transfer Facility has received an express acknowledgment from the participant in the Book-Entry Transfer Facility tendering the Old Notes which are the subject of the Book-Entry Confirmation that such participant has received and agrees to be bound by the Letter and that the Company may enforce the Letter against such participant. "Book-Entry Confirmation" means a timely confirmation of book-entry transfer of Notes into the Exchange Agent's account at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility.
Holders whose certificates are not immediately available or who cannot deliver their certificates and all other required documents to the Exchange Agent prior to 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on the applicable Expiration Date or who cannot complete the procedure for book-entry transfer prior to 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on the applicable Expiration Date may tender their Old Notes by properly completing and duly executing a Notice of Guaranteed Delivery pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth in "The Exchange Offers—Guaranteed Delivery Procedures for Old Dollar Notes" section of the Prospectus. Pursuant to such procedures: (i) such tender must be made by or through an Eligible Institution (as defined below); (ii) prior to 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on the applicable Expiration Date, the Exchange Agent must receive from such Eligible Institution a properly completed and duly executed Letter (or a facsimile thereof) and Notice of Guaranteed Delivery, substantially in the form provided by the Company (by facsimile transmission, mail or hand delivery), setting forth the name and address of the Holder of Old Notes and the amount of Old Notes tendered, stating that the tender is being made thereby and guaranteeing that within three New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") trading days after the date of execution of the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery, the certificates for all physically-tendered Old Notes, in proper form for transfer, or a Book-Entry Confirmation, as the case may be, and any other documents required by this Letter will be deposited by the Eligible Institution with the Exchange Agent, and (iii) the certificates for all physically-tendered Old Notes, in proper form for transfer, or a Book-Entry Confirmation, as the case may be, and all other documents required by this Letter, are received by the Exchange Agent within three NYSE trading days after the date of execution of the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.
THE METHOD OF DELIVERY OF THIS LETTER, THE OLD NOTES AND ALL OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENTS IS AT THE ELECTION AND RISK OF THE TENDERING HOLDERS, BUT THE DELIVERY WILL BE DEEMED MADE ONLY WHEN ACTUALLY
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RECEIVED OR CONFIRMED BY THE EXCHANGE AGENT. IF OLD NOTES ARE SENT BY MAIL, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE MAILING BE BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL, PROPERLY INSURED, WITH RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, MADE SUFFICIENTLY IN ADVANCE OF THE APPLICABLE EXPIRATION DATE TO PERMIT DELIVERY TO THE EXCHANGE AGENT PRIOR TO 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON THE APPLICABLE EXPIRATION DATE.
THE COMPANY WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY ALTERNATIVE, CONDITIONAL OR CONTINGENT TENDERS. EACH TENDERING HOLDER, BY EXECUTION OF A LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL (OR FACSIMILE THEREOF OR AGENT'S MESSAGE IN LIEU THEREOF), WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO RECEIVE ANY NOTICE OF THE ACCEPTANCE OF SUCH TENDER.
2. Inadequate Space. If the space provided in the box captioned "Description of Notes Tendered" above is inadequate, the certificate number(s) and/or the principal amount of Notes and any other required information should be listed on a separate signed schedule and such schedule should be attached to this Letter.
3. Partial Tenders (Not Applicable to Noteholders Who Tender by Book-Entry Transfer). If fewer than all of the Old Notes evidenced by a submitted certificate are to be tendered, the tendering Holder(s) should fill in the aggregate principal amount of Old Notes to be tendered in the box entitled "Description of Old Notes—Principal Amount of Notes Tendered." A reissued certificate or book-entry representing the balance of nontendered Old Notes will be sent to such tendering Holder(s), unless otherwise provided in the appropriate box on this Letter, promptly after the applicable Expiration Date. ALL OF THE OLD NOTES DELIVERED TO THE EXCHANGE AGENT WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN TENDERED UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED.
4. Signatures on this Letter; Bond Powers and Endorsements. If this Letter is signed by the registered Holder(s) of the Notes tendered hereby, the signature(s) must correspond exactly with the name(s) as written on the face of the certificate(s) without any change whatsoever.
If any of the Old Notes tendered hereby are owned of record by two or more joint owners, all such owners must sign this Letter.
If any of the Old Notes are registered in different name(s) on several certificates, it will be necessary to complete, sign and submit as many separate Letters (or facsimiles thereof or Agent's Messages in lieu thereof) as there are different registrations of certificates.
If this Letter is signed by the registered Holder(s) of the Old Notes specified herein and tendered hereby, no endorsements of certificates or separate bond powers are required. If, however, the New Notes are to be issued, or any untendered Old Notes are to be reissued, to a person other than the registered Holder, then endorsements of any certificates transmitted hereby or separate bond powers are required. Signatures on such certificate(s) must be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution (as defined below).
If this Letter is signed by a person other than the registered Holder(s) of any certificate(s) specified herein, such certificate(s) must be endorsed or accompanied by appropriate bond powers, in either case signed exactly as the name or names of the registered Holder(s) appear(s) on the certificate(s) and the signatures on such certificate(s) must be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution.
If this Letter or any certificates 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 and must submit proper evidence satisfactory to the Company of such persons' authority to so act, unless such submission is waived by the Company.
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ENDORSEMENTS ON CERTIFICATES FOR OLD NOTES OR SIGNATURES ON BOND POWERS REQUIRED BY THIS INSTRUCTION 4 MUST BE GUARANTEED BY A FIRM WHICH IS A BANK, BROKER, DEALER, CREDIT UNION, SAVINGS ASSOCIATION OR OTHER ENTITY WHICH IS A MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING OF A RECOGNIZED MEDALLION PROGRAM APPROVED BY THE SECURITIES TRANSFER ASSOCIATION INC., INCLUDING THE SECURITIES TRANSFER AGENTS MEDALLION PROGRAM (STAMP), THE STOCK EXCHANGE MEDALLION PROGRAM (SEMP) AND THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE MEDALLION SIGNATURE PROGRAM (MSP), OR ANY OTHER "ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION" (AS DEFINED IN RULE 17AD-15 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED) (EACH OF THE FOREGOING, AN "ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION").
SIGNATURES ON THIS LETTER NEED NOT BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION, PROVIDED THE OLD NOTES ARE TENDERED: (I) BY A REGISTERED HOLDER OF OLD NOTES (WHICH TERM, FOR PURPOSES OF EACH OF THE EXCHANGE OFFERS, INCLUDES ANY PARTICIPANT IN THE BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER FACILITY SYSTEM WHOSE NAME APPEARS ON A SECURITY POSITION LISTING AS THE HOLDER OF SUCH OLD NOTES) WHO HAS NOT COMPLETED THE BOX ENTITLED "SPECIAL ISSUANCE INSTRUCTIONS" OR "SPECIAL DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS" IN THIS LETTER, OR (II) FOR THE ACCOUNT OF AN ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION.
5. Special Issuance and Delivery Instructions. Tendering Holders of Old Notes should indicate in the applicable box the name and address to which New Notes issued pursuant to the applicable Exchange Offer and/or substitute certificates evidencing Old Notes not exchanged 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. Holders tendering Old Notes by book-entry transfer may request that Old Notes not exchanged be credited to such account maintained at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility as such Holder may designate herein. If no such instructions are given, such Old Notes not exchanged will be returned to the name and address of the person signing this Letter.
6. Transfer Taxes. Except as otherwise provided in this Instruction 6, the Company will pay any transfer taxes with respect to the transfer of Old Notes to it or its order pursuant to the applicable Exchange Offer. If, however, New Notes or substitute Old Notes not exchanged are to be delivered to or registered or issued in the name of, any person other than the registered Holder(s) of the Old Notes tendered hereby, or if tendered Old Notes are registered in the name of any person other than the person(s) signing this Letter, or if a transfer tax is imposed for any reason other than the transfer of Old Notes to the Company or its order pursuant to the Exchange Offers, the amount of any such transfer taxes (whether imposed on the registered Holder(s) or any other person) payable on account of the transfer to such person will be payable by the Holder(s) tendering hereby. If satisfactory evidence of payment of such taxes or exemption therefrom is not submitted herewith, the amount of such transfer taxes will be billed directly to such tendering Holder(s).
7. Waiver of Conditions. The Company reserves the absolute right to waive satisfaction of any or all conditions enumerated in the Prospectus.
8. Taxpayer Identification Number; Backup Withholding; IRS Form W-9. U.S. 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 Form W-9, Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification, below (the "IRS Form W-9"), which in the case of a Holder who is an individual, is his or her social security number. If the tendering Holder is a non-resident alien or a foreign entity, other requirements (as described below) will apply. If the Exchange Agent is not provided with the correct TIN or an adequate basis for an exemption from backup withholding, such
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tendering Holder may be subject to a $50 penalty imposed by the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS"). In addition, failure to provide the Exchange Agent with the correct TIN or an adequate basis for an exemption from backup withholding may result in backup withholding on payments made to the tendering Holder pursuant to the Exchange Offers at a current rate of 28%. If withholding results in an overpayment of taxes, the Holder may obtain a refund from the IRS.
Exempt Holders of the Notes (including, among others, all corporations) are not subject to these backup withholding and reporting requirements. See the enclosed Instructions for the Requester of Form W-9 (the "W-9 Guidelines") for additional instructions.
To prevent backup withholding, each tendering Holder that is a U.S. person (including a resident alien) must provide its correct TIN by completing the IRS Form W-9 set forth below, certifying, under penalties of perjury, that such Holder is a U.S. person (including a resident alien), that the TIN provided is correct (or that such Holder is awaiting a TIN) and that (i) such Holder is exempt from backup withholding, or (ii) such Holder has not been notified by the IRS that such Holder is subject to backup withholding as a result of a failure to report all interest or dividends, or (iii) the IRS has notified such Holder that such Holder 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 such 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, as shown on IRS Form W-9. Note: Writing "Applied For" on the IRS Form W-9 means that such Holder has already applied for a TIN or that such Holder intends to apply for one in the near future. If such Holder does not provide its TIN to the Exchange Agent within 60 days, backup withholding will begin and continue until such Holder furnishes its TIN to the Exchange Agent.
A tendering Holder that is a non-resident alien or a foreign entity must submit the appropriate completed IRS Form W-8 (generally IRS Form W-8BEN, Certificate of Foreign Status of Beneficial Owner for United States Tax Withholding) to avoid backup withholding. The appropriate form may be obtained via the IRS website atwww.irs.gov or by contacting the Exchange Agent at the address on the face of this Letter of Transmittal.
FAILURE TO COMPLETE IRS FORM W-9, IRS FORM W-8BEN OR ANOTHER APPROPRIATE FORM MAY RESULT IN BACKUP WITHHOLDING AT THE RATE DESCRIBED ABOVE ON ANY PAYMENTS MADE TO YOU PURSUANT TO THE EXCHANGE OFFERS.
9. Mutilated, Lost, Destroyed or Stolen Certificates. Any Holder whose certificate(s) representing Old Notes have been mutilated, lost, destroyed or stolen should promptly notify the Exchange Agent at the address included herein or at (860) 704-6217 for further instructions. This Letter and related documents cannot be processed until the procedures for replacing mutilated, lost, destroyed or stolen certificate(s) have been followed.
10. Withdrawal Rights. Except as otherwise provided herein, tenders of Old Notes may be withdrawn at any time prior to 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on the applicable Expiration Date. For a withdrawal to be effective, a written, telegraphic, telex or facsimile transmission notice of withdrawal must be timely received by the Exchange Agent at the address set forth above prior to 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on the applicable Expiration Date. Any such notice of withdrawal must (i) specify the name of the person who tendered the Old Notes to be withdrawn, (ii) identify the Old Notes to be withdrawn, including the aggregate principal amount of such Old Notes or, in the case of Notes transferred by book-entry transfer, specify the number of the account at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility from which the Old Notes were tendered and specify the name and number of the account at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility to be credited with the withdrawn Old Notes and otherwise comply with the procedures of such facility; (iii) contain a statement that such Holder is withdrawing its
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election to have such Old Notes exchanged; (iv) specify the name in which such Old Notes are registered, if different from that of the person who tendered the Old Notes.
All questions as to the validity, form and eligibility (including time of receipt) of such notices will be determined by the Company, whose determination shall be final and binding on all parties.
Any Old Notes so withdrawn will be deemed not to have been validly tendered for exchange for purposes of the relevant Exchange Offer and no New Notes will be issued with respect thereto unless the Old Notes so withdrawn are validly retendered. Properly withdrawn Old Notes may be retendered by following the procedures described above at any time on or prior to 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on the applicable Expiration Date with respect to such Old Notes.
Any Old Notes that have been tendered for exchange but which are not exchanged for any reason will be returned to the tendering Holder thereof without cost to such Holder (or, in the case of Old Notes tendered by book-entry transfer into the Exchange Agent's account at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility pursuant to the book-entry transfer procedures set forth in "The Exchange Offers—Book-Entry Transfer" section of the Prospectus, such Old Notes will be credited to an account maintained with the Book-Entry Transfer Facility for the Old Notes) as soon as practicable after withdrawal, rejection of tender or termination of the Exchange Offers.
11. Requests For Assistance and Additional Copies. Questions and requests for assistance regarding this Letter, as well as requests for additional copies of the Prospectus, this Letter, Notices of Guaranteed Delivery and other related documents may be directed to the Exchange Agent at its address and telephone number set forth on the front of this Letter.
IMPORTANT: THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL (OR FACSIMILE THEREOF) AND ALL OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE EXCHANGE AGENT ON OR PRIOR TO THE APPLICABLE EXPIRATION DATE.
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Form W-9 (Rev. November 2005) Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service | Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification | Give form to the requester. Do not send to the IRS. |
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Part I Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN)
Enter your TIN in the appropriate box. The TIN provided must match the name given on Line 1 to avoid backup withholding. For individuals, this is your social security number (SSN).However, for a resident alien, sole proprietor, or disregarded entity, see the Part I instructions on page 3. For other entities, it is your employer identification number (EIN). If you do not have a number, seeHow to get a TIN on page 3.
Note:If the account is in more than one name, see the chart on page 4 for guidelines on whose number to enter.
Social security number [ ][ ][ ]- [ ][ ]- [ ][ ][ ][ ] | or | | Employer identification number [ ][ ]- [ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ] |
Part II Certification
Under penalties of perjury, I certify that:
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- 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
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- I am not subject to backup withholding because:(a) I am exempt from backup withholding, or(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
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- I am a U.S. person (including a U.S. resident alien).
Certification instructions. You must cross out item 2 above if you have been notified by the IRS that you are currently subject to backup withholding because you have failed to report all interest and dividends on your tax return. For real estate transactions, item 2 does not apply. For mortgage interest paid, acquisition or abandonment of secured property, cancellation of debt, contributions to an individual retirement arrangement (IRA), and generally, payments other than interest and dividends, you are not required to sign the Certification, but you must provide your correct TIN. (See the instructions on page 4.)
Sign Here | | Signature of U.S. person> | | Date> |
Purpose of Form
A person who is required to file an information return with the IRS, must obtain your correct taxpayer identification number (TIN) to report, for example, income paid to you, real estate transactions, mortgage interest you paid, acquisition or abandonment of secured property, cancellation of debt, or contributions you made to an IRA.
U.S. person. Use Form W-9 only if you are a U.S. person (including a resident alien), to provide your correct TIN to the person requesting it (the requester) and, when applicable, to:
1. Certify that the TIN you are giving is correct (or you are waiting for a number to be issued),
2. Certify that you are not subject to backup withholding, or
3. Claim exemption from backup withholding if you are a U.S. exempt payee.
In 3 above, if applicable, you are also certifying that as a U.S. person, your allocable share of any partnership income from a U.S. trade or business is not subject to the withholding tax on foreign partners' share of effectively connected income.
Note:If a requester gives you a form other than Form W-9 to request your TIN, you must use the requester's form if it is substantially similar to this Form W-9.
For federal tax purposes, you are considered a person if you are:
• An individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States,
• A partnership, corporation, company, or association created or organized in the United States or under the laws of the United States, or
• Any estate (other than a foreign estate) or trust. See Regulations sections 301.7701-6(a) and 7(a) for additional information.
Special rules for partnerships. Partnerships that conduct a trade or business in the United States are generally required to pay a withholding tax on any foreign partners' share of income from such business. Further, in certain cases where a Form W-9 has not been received, a partnership is required to presume that a partner is a foreign person, and pay the withholding tax. Therefore, if you are a U.S. person that is a partner in a partnership conducting a trade or business in the United States, provide Form W-9 to the partnership to establish your U.S. status and avoid withholding on your share of partnership income.
The person who gives Form W-9 to the partnership for purposes of establishing its U.S. status and avoiding withholding on its allocable share of net income from the partnership conducting a trade or business in the United States is in the following cases:
• The U.S. owner of a disregarded entity and not the entity,
• The U.S. grantor or other owner of a grantor trust and not the trust, and
• The U.S. trust (other than a grantor trust) and not the beneficiaries of the trust.
Foreign person. If you are a foreign person, do not use Form W-9. Instead, use the appropriate Form W-8 (see Publication 515, Withholding of Tax on Nonresident Aliens and Foreign Entities).
Nonresident alien who becomes a resident alien. Generally, only a nonresident alien individual may use the terms of a tax treaty to reduce or eliminate U.S. tax on certain types of income. However, most tax treaties contain a provision known as a "saving clause." Exceptions specified in the saving clause may permit an exemption from tax to continue for certain types of income even after the recipient has otherwise become a U.S. resident alien for tax purposes.
If you are a U.S. resident alien who is relying on an exception contained in the saving clause of a tax treaty to claim an exemption from U.S. tax on certain types of income, you must attach a statement to Form W-9 that specifies the following five items:
1. The treaty country. Generally, this must be the same treaty under which you claimed exemption from tax as a nonresident alien.
2. The treaty article addressing the income.
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3. The article number (or location) in the tax treaty that contains the saving clause and its exceptions.
4. The type and amount of income that qualifies for the exemption from tax.
5. Sufficient facts to justify the exemption from tax under the terms of the treaty article.
Example. Article 20 of the U.S.-China income tax treaty allows an exemption from tax for scholarship income received by a Chinese student temporarily present in the United States. Under U.S. law, this student will become a resident alien for tax purposes if his or her stay in the United States exceeds 5 calendar years. However, paragraph 2 of the first Protocol to the U.S.-China treaty (dated April 30, 1984) allows the provisions of Article 20 to continue to apply even after the Chinese student becomes a resident alien of the United States. A Chinese student who qualifies for this exception (under paragraph 2 of the first protocol) and is relying on this exception to claim an exemption from tax on his or her scholarship or fellowship income would attach to Form W-9 a statement that includes the information described above to support that exemption.
If you are a nonresident alien or a foreign entity not subject to backup withholding, give the requester the appropriate completed Form W-8.
What is backup withholding? Persons making certain payments to you must under certain conditions withhold and pay to the IRS 28% of such payments (after December 31, 2002). This is called "backup withholding." Payments that may be subject to backup withholding include interest, dividends, broker and barter exchange transactions, rents, royalties, nonemployee pay, and certain payments from fishing boat operators. Real estate transactions are not subject to backup withholding.
You will not be subject to backup withholding on payments you receive if you give the requester your correct TIN, make the proper certifications, and report all your taxable interest and dividends on your tax return.
Payments you receive will be subject to backup withholding if:
1. You do not furnish your TIN to the requester,
2. You do not certify your TIN when required (see the Part II instructions on page 4 for details),
3. The IRS tells the requester that you furnished an incorrect TIN,
4. The IRS tells you that you are subject to backup withholding because you did not report all your interest and dividends on your tax return (for reportable interest and dividends only), or
5. You do not certify to the requester that you are not subject to backup withholding under 4 above (for reportable interest and dividend accounts opened after 1983 only).
Certain payees and payments are exempt from backup withholding. See the instructions below and the separate Instructions for the Requester of Form W-9.
Also seeSpecial rules regarding partnerships on page 1.
Penalties
Failure to furnish TIN. If you fail to furnish your correct TIN to a requester, 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.
Civil penalty for false information with respect to withholding. If you make a false statement with no reasonable basis that results in no backup withholding, you are subject to a $500 penalty.
Criminal penalty for falsifying information. Willfully falsifying certifications or affirmations may subject you to criminal penalties including fines and/or imprisonment.
Misuse of TINs. If the requester discloses or uses TINs in violation of federal law, the requester may be subject to civil and criminal penalties.
Specific Instructions
Name
If you are an individual, you must generally enter the name shown on your income tax return. However, if you have changed your last name, for instance, due to marriage without informing the Social Security Administration of the name change, enter your first name, the last name shown on your social security card, and your new last name.
If the account is in joint names, list first, and then circle, the name of the person or entity whose number you entered in Part I of the form.
Sole proprietor. Enter your individual name as shown on your income tax return on the "Name" line. You may enter your business, trade, or "doing business as (DBA)" name on the "Business name" line.
Limited liability company (LLC). If you are a single-member LLC (including a foreign LLC with a domestic owner) that is disregarded as an entity separate from its owner under Treasury regulations section 301.7701-3, enter the owner's name on the "Name" line. Enter the LLC's name on the "Business name" line. Check the appropriate box for your filing status (sole proprietor, corporation, etc.), then check the box for "Other" and enter "LLC" in the space provided.
Other entities. Enter your business name as shown on required federal tax documents on the "Name" line. This name should match the name shown on the charter or other legal document creating the entity. You may enter any business, trade, or DBA name on the "Business name" line.
Note. You are requested to check the appropriate box for your status (individual/sole proprietor, corporation, etc.).
Exempt From Backup Withholding
If you are exempt, enter your name as described above and check the appropriate box for your status, then check the "Exempt from backup withholding" box in the line following the business name, sign and date the form.
Generally, individuals (including sole proprietors) are not exempt from backup withholding. Corporations are exempt from backup withholding for certain payments, such as interest and dividends.
Note. If you are exempt from backup withholding, you should still complete this form to avoid possible erroneous backup withholding.
Exempt payees. Backup withholding is not required on any payments made to the following payees:
1. An organization exempt from tax under section 501(a), any IRA, or a custodial account under section 403(b)(7) if the account satisfies the requirements of section 401(f)(2),
2. The United States or any of its agencies or instrumentalities,
3. A state, the District of Columbia, a possession of the United States, or any of their political subdivisions or instrumentalities,
4. A foreign government or any of its political subdivisions, agencies, or instrumentalities, or
5. An international organization or any of its agencies or instrumentalities.
Other payees that may be exempt from backup withholding include:
6. A corporation,
7. A foreign central bank of issue,
8. A dealer in securities or commodities required to register in the United States, the District of Columbia, or a possession of the United States,
9. A futures commission merchant registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission,
10. A real estate investment trust,
11. An entity registered at all times during the tax year under the Investment Company Act of 1940,
12. A common trust fund operated by a bank under section 584(a),
13. A financial institution,
14. A middleman known in the investment community as a nominee or custodian, or
15. A trust exempt from tax under section 664 or described in section 4947.
The chart below shows types of payments that may be exempt from backup withholding. The chart applies to the exempt recipients listed above, 1 through 15.
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Interest and dividend payments | | All exempt recipients except for 9 |
Broker transactions | | Exempt recipients 1 through 13. Also, a person registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 who regularly acts as a broker |
Barter exchange transactions and patronage dividends | | Exempt recipients 1 through 5 |
Payments over $600 required to be reported and direct sales over $5,000 1 | | Generally, exempt recipients 1 through 7 2 |
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1 See Form 1099-MISC, Miscellaneous Income, and its instructions.
2 However, the following payments made to a corporation (including gross proceeds paid to an attorney under section 6045(f), even if the attorney is a corporation) and reportable on Form 1099-MISC are not exempt from backup withholding: medical and health care payments, attorneys' fees; and payments for services paid by a federal executive agency.
Part I—Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN)
Enter your TIN in the appropriate box. If you are a resident alien and you do not have and are not eligible to get an SSN, your TIN is your IRS individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN). Enter it in the social security number box. If you do not have an ITIN, seeHow to get a TIN below.
If you are a sole proprietor and you have an EIN, you may enter either your SSN or EIN. However, the IRS prefers that you use your SSN.
If you are a single-owner LLC that is disregarded as an entity separate from its owner (seeLimited liability company (LLC) on page 2), enter your SSN (or EIN, if you have one). If the LLC is a corporation, partnership, etc., enter the entity's EIN.
Note. See the chart on page 4 for further clarification of name and TIN combinations.
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How to get a TIN. If you do not have a TIN, apply for one immediately. To apply for an SSN, get Form SS-5, Application for a Social Security Card, from your local Social Security Administration office or get this form online atwww.socialsecurity.gov. You may also get this form by calling 1-800-772-1213. Use Form W-7, Application for IRS Individual Taxpayer Identification Number, to apply for an ITIN, or Form SS-4, Application for Employer Identification Number, to apply for an EIN. You can apply for an EIN online by accessing the IRS website atwww.irs.gov/businesses and clicking on Employer ID Numbers under Related Topics. You can get Forms W-7 and SS-4 from the IRS by visitingwww.irs.gov or by calling 1-800-TAX-FORM (1-800-829-3676).
If you are asked to complete Form W-9 but do not have a TIN, write "Applied For" in the space for the TIN, sign and date the form, and give it to the requester. For interest and dividend payments, and certain payments made with respect to readily tradable instruments, generally you will have 60 days to get a TIN and give it to the requester before you are subject to backup withholding on payments. The 60-day rule does not apply to other types of payments. You will be subject to backup withholding on all such payments until you provide your TIN to the requester.
Note. Writing "Applied For" means that you have already applied for a TIN or that you intend to apply for one soon.
Caution:A disregarded domestic entity that has a foreign owner must use the appropriate Form W-8.
Part II—Certification
To establish to the withholding agent that you are a U.S. person, or resident alien, sign Form W-9. You may be requested to sign by the withholding agent even if items 1, 4, and 5 below indicate otherwise.
For a joint account, only the person whose TIN is shown in Part I should sign (when required). Exempt recipients, seeExempt From Backup Withholding on page 2.
Signature requirements. Complete the certification as indicated in 1 through 5 below.
1. Interest, dividend, and barter exchange accounts opened before 1984 and broker accounts considered active during 1983. You must give your correct TIN, but you do not have to sign the certification.
2. Interest, dividend, broker, and barter exchange accounts opened after 1983 and broker accounts considered inactive during 1983. You must sign the certification or backup withholding will apply. If you are subject to backup withholding and you are merely providing your correct TIN to the requester, you must cross out item 2 in the certification before signing the form.
3. Real estate transactions. You must sign the certification. You may cross out item 2 of the certification.
4. Other payments. You must give your correct TIN, but you do not have to sign the certification unless you have been notified that you have previously given an incorrect TIN. "Other payments" include payments made in the course of the requester's trade or business for rents, royalties, goods (other than bills for merchandise), medical and health care services (including payments to corporations), payments to a nonemployee for services, payments to certain fishing boat crew members and fishermen, and gross proceeds paid to attorneys (including payments to corporations).
5. Mortgage interest paid by you, acquisition or abandonment of secured property, cancellation of debt, qualified tuition program payments (under section 529), IRA, Coverdell ESA, Archer MSA or HSA contributions or distributions, and pension distributions. You must give your correct TIN, but you do not have to sign the certification.
What Name and Number To Give the Requester
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For this type of account: | | Give name and SSN of: |
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1. | | Individual | | The individual |
2. | | Two or more individuals (joint account) | | The actual owner of the account or, if combined funds, the first individual on the account 1 |
3. | | Custodian account of a minor (Uniform Gift to Minors Act) | | The minor 2 |
4. | | a. | | The usual revocable savings trust (grantor is also trustee) | | The grantor-trustee 1 |
| | b. | | So-called trust account that is not a legal or valid trust under state law | | The actual owner 1 |
5. | | Sole proprietorship or single-owned LLC | | The owner 3 |
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For this type of account: | | Give name and EIN of: |
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6. | | Sole proprietorship or single-owned LLC | | The owner 3 |
7. | | A valid trust, estate, or pension trust | | Legal entity 4 |
8. | | Corporate or LLC electing corporate status on Form 8832 | | The corporation |
9. | | Association, club, religious, charitable, educational, or other tax-exempt organization | | The organization |
10. | | Partnership or multi-member LLC | | The partnership |
11. | | A broker or registered nominee | | The broker or nominee |
12. | | Account with the Department of Agriculture 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 |
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1 List first and circle the name of the person whose number you furnish. If only one person on a joint account has an SSN, that person's number must be furnished.
2 Circle the minor's name and furnish the minor's SSN.
3 You must show your individual name and you may also enter your business or "DBA" name on the second name line. You may use either your SSN or EIN (if you have one). If you are a sole proprietor, IRS encourages you to use your SSN.
4 List first and circle the name of the legal trust, estate, or pension trust. (Do not furnish the TIN of the personal representative or trustee unless the legal entity itself is not designated in the account title.) Also seeSpecial rules regarding partnerships on page 1.
Note:If no name is circled when more than one name is listed, the number will be considered to be that of the first name listed.
Privacy Act Notice
Section 6109 of the Internal Revenue Code requires you to provide your correct TIN to persons who must file information returns with the IRS to report interest, dividends, and certain other income paid to you, mortgage interest you paid, the acquisition or abandonment of secured property, cancellation of debt, or contributions you made to an IRA, or Archer MSA or HSA. The IRS uses the numbers for identification purposes and to help verify the accuracy of your tax return. The IRS may also provide this information to the Department of Justice for civil and criminal litigation, and to cities, states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. possessions to carry out their tax laws. We may also disclose this information to other countries under a tax treaty, to federal and state agencies to enforce federal nontax criminal laws, or to federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies to combat terrorism.
You must provide your TIN whether or not you are required to file a tax return. Payers must generally withhold 28% of taxable interest, dividend, and certain other payments to a payee who does not give a TIN to a payer. Certain penalties may also apply.
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| | Cat. No. 10231X | | FormW-9 (Rev. 11-2005) |
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Questions and requests for assistance may be directed to the Exchange Agent at its address and telephone number set forth below. Additional copies of the Prospectus, this Letter or other materials related to each of the Exchange Offers may be obtained from the Exchange Agent or from brokers, dealers, commercial banks or trust companies.
The Exchange Agent for the Offers is:
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
By Overnight Courier or Mail for dollar notes: | | By Registered or Certified Mail for dollar notes: | | By Hand for dollar notes: |
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Corporate Trust Operations MAC N9303-121 6th & Marquette Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55479 | | Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Corporate Trust Operations MAC N9303-121 P.O. Box 1517 Minneapolis, MN 55480 | | Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Corporate Trust Services Northstar East Bldg. — 12th Floor 608 2nd Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55402 |
Attn: Reorganization (if by mail, registered or certified recommended) | | Attn: Reorganization | | Attn: Reorganization |
By Facsimile for dollar notes:
(612) 667-6282 Attn: Bondholder Communications | | To Confirm by Telephone for dollar notes: (800) 344-5128; or (612) 667-9764 Attn: Bondholder Communications |
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