Exhibit 99.6
NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL
To Withdraw
SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OF THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
Pursuant to the
OFFER TO EXCHANGE
All Shares of Common Stock of
THE FOLGERS COFFEE COMPANY
which are owned by The Procter & Gamble Company and
will be converted into Common Shares of
THE J. M. SMUCKER COMPANY
for Shares of Common Stock of The Procter & Gamble Company
Pursuant to the Prospectus, dated [ ], 2008
THE EXCHANGE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE AT 12:00 MIDNIGHT, NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON , 2008, UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED OR TERMINATED. SUCH DATE OR, IF THE OFFER IS EXTENDED, THE DATE UNTIL WHICH THE OFFER IS EXTENDED, IS REFERRED TO IN THIS DOCUMENT AS THE “EXPIRATION DATE.” SHARES OF P&G COMMON STOCK TENDERED PURSUANT TO THE EXCHANGE OFFER MAY BE WITHDRAWN AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF THE EXCHANGE OFFER.
The undersigned acknowledges receipt of the Prospectus dated , in connection with the offer by The Procter & Gamble Company (“P&G”) to exchange all shares of The Folgers Coffee Company common stock, par value $0.01 per share, which are owned by P&G and will be automatically converted into common shares of The J. M. Smucker Company, without par value, for shares of P&G common stock, without par value, that are validly tendered and not properly withdrawn prior to the expiration of the exchange offer.
Shares of P&G common stock tendered pursuant to the exchange offer may be withdrawn at any time before 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on the Expiration Date and, unless P&G has previously accepted them pursuant to the exchange offer, may also be withdrawn at any time after the expiration of 40 business days from the commencement of the exchange offer. Once P&G accepts shares of P&G common stock pursuant to the exchange offer, your tender is irrevocable.THIS NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL IS TO BE USED ONLY TOWITHDRAW TENDERS OF SHARES OF P&G COMMON STOCK PURSUANT TO THE EXCHANGE OFFER. To withdraw a tender, you must deliver this Notice of withdrawal to the exchange agent (as defined below) at one of its addresses set forth at the end of this Notice of Withdrawal. See “The Exchange Offer—Terms of the Exchange Offer—Withdrawal Rights” in the Prospectus. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the same meaning given to them in the Prospectus.
If any of the shares of P&G common stock were tendered through The Depository Trust Company, please do not use this form to withdraw such tenders; use The Depository Trust Company form of withdrawal instead.
REQUESTFOR WITHDRAWAL
If certificate(s) for shares of P&G common stock have been delivered to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (the “exchange agent”), you will not receive certificates in return for any withdrawn shares. All certificates presented to the exchange agent will have been deposited into (a) DRS if the tendering shareholder account is not enrolled in the SIP or (b) into the SIP if the tendering shareholder account is enrolled in the SIP.
The undersigned has identified below the shares of P&G common stock that it is withdrawing from the exchange offer:
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Number of shares of P&G common stock to be withdrawn (indicate a specific share amount if you wish to do a partial withdrawal
or indicate “ALL” if you wish to do a complete withdrawal of all shares tendered: | | | | Date such shares
were tendered: | | |
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Name(s) of the registered holder(s): | | |
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USE THIS FORMONLY IF YOU WISH TO WITHDRAW P&G SHARES
PREVIOUSLY TENDERED. OTHERWISE, PLEASE DISREGARD.
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SIGNATURES
This Notice of Withdrawal must be signed below by the registered holder(s) of the shares of P&G common stock withdrawn as its or their names appear on the registered shareholder account or on a security position listing or by person(s) authorized to become registered holder(s) by endorsements and documents transmitted with the letter of transmittal used to tender such shares. If signed by a trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, attorney-in-fact, officer or other person acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, please set forth the full title of such persons.
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Name(s) of the registered holder(s) if different: | | |
If you wish to withdraw any tendered shares of P&G common stock, you must deliver this Notice of Withdrawal to the exchange agent at:
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Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Shareowner Services Voluntary Corporate Actions P.O. Box 64854 St. Paul, Minnesota 55164-0854 | | Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Shareowner Services Voluntary Corporate Actions FAX: (651) 450-2452 | | (Until 5:00 P.M. CT on the expiration date) Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Shareowner Services Voluntary Corporate Actions 161 North Concord Exchange South St. Paul, Minnesota 55075 |
P&G will determine questions as to the validity, form and eligibility (including time of receipt) of any notice of withdrawal in its sole discretion, and its determination shall be final and binding. None of P&G, the exchange agent, the information agent or any other person is under any duty to give notification of any defects or irregularities in any Notice of Withdrawal or will incur any liability for failure to give any such notification.
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