Exhibit (a)(1)(C)
NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY
To Tender Shares of Common Stock
of
Human Genome Sciences, Inc.
Pursuant to the Offer to Purchase
dated May 10, 2012 of
H. Acquisition Corp.
a wholly owned subsidiary of
GlaxoSmithKline plc
This form, or a substantially equivalent form, must be used to accept the Offer (as defined below) if the certificates for shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Human Genome Sciences, Inc. and any other documents required by the Letter of Transmittal cannot be delivered to the Depositary by the expiration of the Offer. Such form may be delivered or transmitted by telegram, telex, facsimil transmission or mail to the Depositary. See Section 3 of the Offer to Purchase.
The Depositary for the Offer is:
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By Mail: | | By Courier: |
Computershare C/O Voluntary Corporate Actions P.O. Box 43011 Providence, RI 02940-3011 | | Computershare C/O Voluntary Corporate Actions 250 Royall Street, Suite V Canton, MA 02021 |
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By Facsimile Transmission: (for Eligible Institutions only) (617) 360-6810 |
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Confirm Facsimile Transmission By Telephone Only (781) 575-2332 |
DELIVERY OF THIS NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY TO AN ADDRESS OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE, OR TRANSMISSION OF INSTRUCTIONS VIA A FACSIMILE NUMBER OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE, WILL NOT CONSTITUTE A VALID DELIVERY.
This Notice of Guaranteed Delivery is not to be used to guarantee signatures. If a signature on a Letter of Transmittal is required to be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution under the instructions thereto, such signature guarantee must appear in the applicable space provided in the signature box on the Letter of Transmittal.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned hereby tenders to H. Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of GlaxoSmithKline plc, a public limited company organized under the laws of England and Wales, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase dated May 10, 2012, and the related Letter of Transmittal that accompanies the Offer to Purchase (which, together with any amendments and supplements thereto, collectively constitute the “Offer”), receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the number of shares indicated below (the “Shares”) of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Human Genome Sciences, Inc., a Delaware corporation, pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedure set forth in Section 3 of the Offer to Purchase.
Number of Shares Tendered
Certificate Numbers (if available)
If delivery will be by book-entry transfer:
Name of Tendering Institution
Account Number
SIGN HERE
(Signature(s))
(Name(s)) (Please Print)
(Addresses)
(Zip Code)
(Area Code and Telephone Number)
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GUARANTEE (Not to be used for signature guarantee)
The undersigned, 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 such term is defined in Rule 17Ad-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), guarantees (i) that the above named person(s) “own(s)” the Shares tendered hereby within the meaning of Rule 14e-4 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, (ii) that such tender of Shares complies with Rule 14e-4 and (iii) to deliver to the Depositary the Shares tendered hereby, together with a properly completed and duly executed Letter(s) of Transmittal (or facsimile(s) thereof) and certificates for the Shares to be tendered or an Agent’s Message (as defined in the Offer to Purchase) in the case of a book-entry delivery, and any other required documents, all within three NASDAQ Stock Market trading days of the date hereof.
(Name of Firm)
(Address)
(Zip Code)
(Authorized Signature)
(Name)
(Area Code and Telephone Number)
Dated: , 2012.
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