NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY
Stillwater Mining Company
As set forth in section 2 of the Offer to Purchase (as defined below), this form, or a form substantially equivalent to this form, must be used to accept the offer (as defined below) if (1) certificates representing shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share of Stillwater Mining Company, a Delaware corporation (“Stillwater”), are not immediately available, (2) the procedures for book-entry transfer cannot be completed on a timely basis or (3) time will not permit all required documents to reach the depositary prior to the expiration date (as defined in the Offer to Purchase). This form may be delivered by hand or transmitted by facsimile transmission or mail to the depositary. See section 2 of the Offer to Purchase.
The Depositary for the offer is:
| By Facsimile Transmission: | ||||
By Mail: | (For Eligible Institutions Only) | By Hand or Overnight Delivery: | ||
| Tender & Exchange Department | (212) 815-6433 | Tender & Exchange Department | ||
| P.O. Box 85928 | 101 Barclay Street | |||
| Braintree, MA 02185-9208 | Receive and Deliver Window | |||
| New York, New York 10286 |
To Confirm Facsimile Transmissions:
DELIVERY OF THIS NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY TO AN ADDRESS, OR TRANSMISSION OF INSTRUCTIONS VIA A FACSIMILE NUMBER, OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE WILL NOT CONSTITUTE A VALID DELIVERY.
This form 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 Norimet Limited, a company organized under the laws of England and Wales (the “Purchaser”), on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase dated July 22, 2003 (the “Offer to Purchase”), and the related letter of transmittal (which, together with any amendments or supplements thereto, collectively constitute the “offer”), receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the number of shares set forth below, all pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth in section 2 of the Offer to Purchase.
Number of Shares:
Certificate Nos. (ifavailable):
Name(s) of Record Holder(s):
Address(es):
Daytime Area Code and Telephone Number:
Signature(s):
Dated: ______________________________ , 2003
If Shares will be tendered by book-entry transfer:
Account Number at Book-Entry Transfer Facility:
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GUARANTEE
The undersigned, a firm that is a member in good standing of a recognized Medallion Program approved by the Securities Transfer Association, Inc., including the Security Transfer Agents Medallion Program, the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. Medallion Signature Program or the Stock Exchanges Medallion Program, or is otherwise an “eligible guarantor institution,” as that term is defined in Rule 17Ad-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), hereby guarantees (1) that the above named person(s) “own(s)” the shares tendered hereby within the meaning of Rule 14e-4 under the Exchange Act, (2) that such tender of shares complies with Rule 14e-4 under the Exchange Act and (3) to deliver to the depositary either the certificates representing the shares tendered hereby, in proper form for transfer, or a book-entry confirmation (as defined in the Offer to Purchase) with respect to such shares, in any such case together with a properly completed and duly executed letter of transmittal (or a facsimile thereof), with any required signature guarantees, 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, within three New York Stock Exchange trading days (as defined in the Offer to Purchase) after the date hereof.
The eligible institution that completes this form must communicate the guarantee to the depositary and must deliver the letter of transmittal and certificates for shares to the depositary within the time period shown herein. Failure to do so could result in financial loss to such eligible institution.
Name of Firm:
Name:
Title:
Address:
Area Code and Telephone Number:
Dated: ______________________________ , 2003
| NOTE: | DO NOT SEND CERTIFICATES FOR SHARES WITH THIS NOTICE. CERTIFICATES FOR SHARES SHOULD BE SENT WITH YOUR LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. |
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