RIDDELL SPORTS
OFFER TO EXCHANGE
10 1/2% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2007, WHICH HAVE BEEN REGISTERED
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED,
FOR ANY AND ALL OUTSTANDING
10 1/2% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2007
TO OUR CLIENTS:
Enclosed for your consideration is a Prospectus, dated August 7, 1997 (the
'Prospectus'), and the related Letter of Transmittal (the 'Letter of
Transmittal'), relating to the offer (the 'Exchange Offer') of Riddell Sports
Inc. (the 'Company') to exchange its 10 1/2% Senior Notes Due 2007, which have
been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the 'New Senior
Notes'), for any and all outstanding 10 1/2% Senior Notes Due 2007 (the 'Old
Senior Notes'), upon the terms and subject to the conditions described in the
Prospectus and the Letter of Transmittal. The Exchange Offer is being made in
order to satisfy certain obligations of the Company contained in the
Registration Rights Agreement dated June 19, 1997, by and among the Company, the
subsidiary guarantors referred to therein and the initial purchasers referred to
therein.
This material is being forwarded to you as the beneficial owner of the Old
Senior Notes carried by us in your account but not registered in your name. A
TENDER OF SUCH OLD SENIOR NOTES MAY ONLY BE MADE BY US AS THE HOLDER OF RECORD
AND PURSUANT TO YOUR INSTRUCTIONS.
Accordingly, we request instructions as to whether you wish us to tender on
your behalf the Old Senior Notes held by us for your account, pursuant to the
terms and conditions set forth in the enclosed Prospectus and Letter of
Transmittal.
Your instructions should be forwarded to us as promptly as possible in
order to permit us to tender the Old Senior Notes on your behalf in accordance
with the provisions of the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer will expire at
5:00 p.m., New York City time, on September 9, 1997, unless extended by the
Company. Any Old Senior Notes tendered pursuant to the Exchange Offer may be
withdrawn at any time before the Expiration Date.
Your attention is directed to the following:
1. The Exchange Offer is for any and all Old Senior Notes.
2. The Exchange Offer is subject to certain conditions set forth in
the Prospectus in the section captioned 'The Exchange Offer--Certain
Conditions to the Exchange Offer.'
3. Any transfer taxes incident to the transfer of Old Senior Notes
from the holder to the Company will be paid by the Company, except as
otherwise provided in the Instructions in the Letter of Transmittal.
4. The Exchange Offer expires at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on
September 9, 1997, unless extended by the Company.
If you wish to have us tender your Old Senior Notes, please so instruct us
by completing, executing and returning to us the instruction form on the back of
this letter. THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL IS FURNISHED TO YOU FOR INFORMATION ONLY
AND MAY NOT BE USED DIRECTLY BY YOU TO TENDER OLD SENIOR NOTES.
INSTRUCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO
THE EXCHANGE OFFER
The undersigned acknowledge(s) receipt of your letter and the enclosed
material referred to therein relating to the Exchange Offer made by Riddell
Sports Inc. with respect to its Old Senior Notes.
This will instruct you to tender the Old Senior Notes held by you for the
account of the undersigned, upon and subject to the terms and conditions set
forth in the Prospectus and the related Letter of Transmittal.
Please tender the Old Senior Notes held by you for my account as indicated
below:
AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF OLD SENIOR NOTES
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10 1/2% Senior Notes Due 2007......................... ________________________________________________________________
/ / Please do not tender any Old Senior Notes held by
you for my account.
Dated:________________________________________, 1997 ________________________________________________________________
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Signature(s)
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Please print name(s) here
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Address(es)
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Area Code and Telephone Number
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Tax Identification or Social Security No(s).
None of the Old Senior Notes held by us for your account will be tendered
unless we receive written instructions from you to do so. Unless a specific
contrary instruction is given in the space provided, your signature(s) hereon
shall constitute an instruction to us to tender all the Old Senior Notes held by
us for your account.