LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
TO TENDER
SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
OF
WYANT CORPORATION
PURSUANT TO THE OFFER TO PURCHASE
DATED SEPTEMBER 8, 2000
BY
PERKINS ACQUISITION CORP.,
A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF
PERKINS PAPERS LTD.
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THE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE AT 12:00 MIDNIGHT, NEW YORK CITY
TIME, ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2000, UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED.
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TO: HARRIS TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK, DEPOSITARY
BY HAND OR OVERNIGHT COURIER: BY MAIL:
Harris Trust Company of New York Harris Trust Company of New York
Wall Street Plaza Wall Street Station
88 Pine Street -- 19th Floor P.O. Box 1023
New York, NY 10005 New York, NY 10268-1023
FOR INFORMATION (AND TO CONFIRM RECEIPT OF FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION):
(212) 701-7624
BY FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION (CONFIRM BY TELEPHONE):
(212) 701-7636
DELIVERY OF THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL TO AN ADDRESS, OR TRANSMISSION OF
INSTRUCTIONS VIA A FACSIMILE NUMBER, OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE, DOES NOT
CONSTITUTE A VALID DELIVERY.
YOU MUST SIGN THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL IN THE APPROPRIATE SPACE AND
COMPLETE THE SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9 SET FORTH BELOW.
THE INSTRUCTIONS SET FORTH IN THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL SHOULD BE READ
CAREFULLY BEFORE THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL IS COMPLETED.
This Letter of Transmittal is to be used either if certificates for Shares
(as defined below) are to be forwarded herewith or, unless an Agent's Message
(as defined in Section 2 of the Offer to Purchase (as defined below)) is
utilized, if delivery of Shares is to be made by book-entry transfer to an
account maintained by the Depositary at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility (as
defined in and pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 2 of the Offer to
Purchase). Stockholders who deliver Shares by book-entry transfer are referred
to herein as "Book-Entry Shareholders" and other stockholders are referred to
herein as "Certificate Shareholders". Stockholders whose certificates for Shares
are not immediately available or who cannot deliver either the certificates for,
or a Book-Entry Confirmation (as defined in the Offer to Purchase) with respect
to, their Shares and all other documents required hereby to the Depositary prior
to the Expiration Date (as defined in the Offer to Purchase) must tender their
Shares in accordance with the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth in
Section 2 of the Offer to Purchase. See Instruction 2.
DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS TO A BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER FACILITY DOES NOT CONSTITUTE
DELIVERY TO THE DEPOSITARY.
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DESCRIPTION OF SHARES TENDERED
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SHARES
TENDERED TOTAL NUMBER
(ATTACH OF
ADDITIONAL SHARES
NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) OF RESIGNEDED HOLDER(S) SHARE REPRESENTED
(PLEASE FILL IN, IF BLANK, ELISTLIFAS NAME(S)CERTIFICATE BY SHARE
APPEAR(S) ON SHARE CENECESSARY)S)) NUMBER(S)* CERTIFICATE(S)*
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TOTAL SHARES
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* Need not be completed if transfer is made by book-entry transfer.
** Unless otherwise indicated, it will be assumed that all Shares described
above are being tendered. See Instruction 4.
/ / IF ANY OF THE CERTIFICATES REPRESENTING SHARES THAT YOU OWN HAVE BEEN LOST
OR DESTROYED SEE INSTRUCTION 11.
/ / CHECK HERE IF TENDERED SHARES ARE BEING DELIVERED BY BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER
MADE TO AN ACCOUNT MAINTAINED BY THE DEPOSITARY WITH THE BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER
FACILITY AND COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING (ONLY PARTICIPANTS IN THE BOOK-ENTRY
TRANSFER FACILITY MAY DELIVER SHARES BY BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER):
Name of Tendering Institution ______________________________________________
Account Number _____________________________________________________________
Transaction Code Number ____________________________________________________
/ / CHECK HERE IF TENDERED SHARES ARE BEING DELIVERED PURSUANT TO A NOTICE OF
GUARANTEED DELIVERY PREVIOUSLY SENT TO THE DEPOSITARY, ENCLOSE A PHOTOCOPY
OF SUCH NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY AND COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
Name(s) of Registered Owner(s) _____________________________________________
Date of Execution of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery _________________________
Name of Institution that Guaranteed Delivery _______________________________
If delivered by book-entry transfer check box: _____________________________
Account Number _____________________________________________________________
Transaction Code Number ____________________________________________________
/ / CHECK HERE IF ANY OF THE CERTIFICATES REPRESENTING SHARES THAT YOU OWN HAVE
BEEN LOST OR DESTROYED AND SEE INSTRUCTION 11.
Number of Shares represented by the lost or destroyed certificates ________
NOTE: SIGNATURES MUST BE PROVIDED BELOW
PLEASE READ THE ACCOMPANYING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned hereby tenders to Perkins Acquisition Corp., a New York
corporation (the "Purchaser") and a wholly owned subsidiary of Perkins
Papers Ltd., a Canada corporation, ("Parent"), the above-described shares of
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Shares"), of Wyant Corporation, a
New York corporation (the "Company"), upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in the Purchaser's Offer to Purchase dated September 8,
2000 (the "Offer to Purchase") and this Letter of Transmittal (which, together
with any amendments or supplements thereto or hereto, collectively constitute
the "Offer"), receipt of which is hereby acknowledged.
Upon the terms of the Offer, subject to, and effective upon, acceptance for
payment of, and payment for, the Shares tendered herewith in accordance with the
terms of the Offer, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers to, or
upon the order of, the Purchaser all right, title and interest in and to all the
Shares that are being tendered hereby (and any and all other Shares or other
securities or rights issued in respect thereof on or after August 30, 2000) and
irrevocably constitutes and appoints Harris Trust Company of New York (the
"Depositary"), the true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact of the
undersigned, with full power of substitution (such power of attorney being
deemed to be an irrevocable power coupled with an interest), to the full extent
of the undersigned's rights with respect to such Shares (and any such other
Shares or securities or rights) (a) to deliver certificates for such Shares (and
any such other Shares or securities or rights) or transfer ownership of such
Shares (and any such other Shares or securities or rights) on the account books
maintained by the Book-Entry Transfer Facility together, in any such case, with
all accompanying evidences of transfer and authenticity to, or upon the order
of, the Purchaser, (b) to present such Shares (and any such other Shares or
securities or rights) for transfer on the Company's books and (c) to receive all
benefits and otherwise exercise all rights of beneficial ownership of such
Shares (and any such other Shares or securities or rights), all in accordance
with the terms of the Offer.
The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that the undersigned has full
power and authority to tender, sell, assign and transfer the tendered Shares
(and any and all other Shares or other securities or rights issued or issuable
in respect of such Shares on or after August 30, 2000) and, when the same are
accepted for payment by the Purchaser, the Purchaser will acquire good title
thereto, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, claims and encumbrances and
the same will not be subject to any adverse claim. The undersigned will, upon
request, execute any additional documents deemed by the Depositary or the
Purchaser to be necessary or desirable to complete the sale, assignment and
transfer of the tendered Shares (and any such other Shares or other securities
or rights).
All authority conferred or agreed to be conferred pursuant to this Letter of
Transmittal shall be binding upon the successors, assigns, heirs, executors,
administrators and legal representatives of the undersigned and shall not be
affected by, and shall survive, the death or incapacity of the undersigned.
Except as stated in the Offer to Purchase, this tender is irrevocable.
The undersigned hereby irrevocably appoints Robert F. Hall, Esq. and Michele
Beauchamp, Esq. and each of them, and any other designees of the Purchaser, the
attorneys-in-fact and proxies of the undersigned, each with full power of
substitution, to vote at any annual, special or adjourned meeting of the
Company's stockholders or otherwise in such manner as each such attorney-in-fact
and proxy or his or her substitute shall in his or her sole discretion deem
proper with respect to, to execute any written consent concerning any matter as
each such attorney-in-fact and proxy or his or her substitute shall in his or
her sole discretion deem proper with respect to, and to otherwise act as each
such attorney-in-fact and proxy or his or her substitute shall in his sole
discretion deem proper with respect to, the Shares tendered hereby that have
been accepted for payment by the Purchaser prior to the time any such action is
taken and with respect to which the undersigned is entitled to vote (and any and
all other Shares or other securities or rights issued or issuable in respect of
such Shares on or after August 30, 2000). This appointment is effective when,
and only to the extent that, the Purchaser accepts for payment such Shares as
provided in the Offer to Purchase. This power of attorney and proxy are
irrevocable and are granted in consideration of the acceptance for payment of
such Shares in accordance with the terms of the Offer. Upon such acceptance for
payment, all prior powers of attorney, proxies and consents given by the
undersigned with respect to such Shares (and any such other Shares or securities
or rights) will, without further action, be revoked and no subsequent powers of
attorney, proxies, consents or revocations may be given (and, if given, will not
be deemed effective) by the undersigned.
The undersigned understands that the valid tender of Shares pursuant to any
of the procedures described in Section 2 of the Offer to Purchase and in the
Instructions hereto will constitute a binding agreement between the undersigned
and the Purchaser upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer.
Unless otherwise indicated herein under "Special Payment Instructions",
please issue the check for the purchase price and/or return any certificates for
Shares not tendered or accepted for payment in the name(s) of the registered
holder(s) appearing under "Description of Shares Tendered". Similarly, unless
otherwise indicated under "Special Delivery Instructions", please mail the check
for the purchase price and/or return any certificates for Shares not tendered or
accepted for payment (and accompanying documents, as appropriate) to the
address(es) of the registered holder(s) appearing under "Description of Shares
Tendered". In the event that both the "Special Delivery Instructions" and the
"Special Payment Instructions" are completed, please issue the check for the
purchase price and/or return any certificates for Shares not tendered or
accepted for payment (and any accompanying documents, as appropriate) in the
name of, and deliver such check and/or return such certificates (and any
accompanying documents, as appropriate) to, the person or persons so indicated.
Please credit any Shares tendered herewith by book-entry transfer that are not
accepted for payment by crediting the account at the Book-Entry Transfer
Facility designated above. The undersigned recognizes that the Purchaser has no
obligation pursuant to the "Special Payment Instructions" to transfer any Shares
from the name of the registered holder thereof if the Purchaser does not accept
for payment any of the Shares so tendered.
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SPECIAL PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS 1, 5, 6 AND 7)
To be completed ONLY if certificates for Shares are not tendered or not
accepted for payment and/or the check for the purchase price of Shares
accepted for payment is to be issued in the name of someone other than the
undersigned.
Issue: / / Check
/ / Certificate(s) to:
Name: ______________________________________________________________________
(PLEASE PRINT)
Address: ___________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
(INCLUDE ZIP CODE)
____________________________________________________________________________
(EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION OR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER)
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SPECIAL DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS 1, 5, 6 AND 7)
To be completed ONLY if certificates for Shares are not tendered or not
accepted for payment and/or the check for the purchase price of Shares
accepted for payment is to be sent to someone other than the undersigned or
to the undersigned at an address other than that above.
Issue: / / Check
/ / Certificate(s) to:
Name: ______________________________________________________________________
(PLEASE PRINT)
Address: ___________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
(INCLUDE ZIP CODE)
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SIGN HERE
(ALSO COMPLETE SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9 ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS FORM)
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
(SIGNATURE(S) OF STOCKHOLDER(S))
Dated: _____________, 2000
(Must be signed by registered holder(s) as name(s) appear(s) on the
certificate(s) for the Shares or on a security position listing or by
person(s) authorized to become registered holder(s) by certificates and
documents transmitted herewith. If signature is by trustee, executor,
administrator, guardian, attorney-in-fact, officer of corporation or others
acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, please provide the
following information and see Instruction 5.)
Name(s): ___________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
(PLEASE PRINT)
Capacity (Full Title): _____________________________________________________
Address: ___________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
(INCLUDE ZIP CODE)
Daytime Area Code and Telephone Number: ____________________________________
Employer Identification or
Social Security Number: ____________________________________________________
(SEE SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9)
GUARANTEE OF SIGNATURE(S)
(IF REQUIRED--SEE INSTRUCTIONS 1 AND 5)
Authorized Signature:_______________________________________________________
Name: ______________________________________________________________________
(PLEASE PRINT)
Title: _____________________________________________________________________
Name of Firm: ______________________________________________________________
Address: ___________________________________________________________________
(INCLUDE ZIP CODE)
Daytime Area Code and Telephone Number: ____________________________________
Dated: _____________, 2000
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PAYER'S NAME: HARRIS TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK
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SUBSTITUTE PART 1--PLEASE PROVIDE YOUR Social Security Number(s)
FORM W-9 TIN IN THE BOX AT RIGHT AND OR ------------------------
Department of the Treasury CERTIFY BY SIGNING AND DATING Employer Identification Number
Internal Revenue Service BELOW.
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PART 2--Certificates--Under penalties of perjury, I certify that
(1) the number shown on this form is my correct Taxpayer Identification
Payer's Request for Taxpayer Number (or I am waiting for a number to be issued for me) and
Identification Number (TIN)
(2) 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 (the "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.
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PART 3--/ / Awaiting TIN
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PART 4--/ / Exempt
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CERTIFICATION INSTRUCTIONS--You must cross out item (2) in Part 2 above if
you have been notified by the IRS that you are subject to backup
withholding because of underreporting interest or dividends on your tax
returns. However, if after being notified by the IRS that you are subject
to backup withholding, you received another notification from the IRS
stating that you are no longer subject to backup withholding, do not cross
out such item (2). If you are exempt from backup withholding, check the
box in Part 4 above.
Signature:
Date:
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NOTE: FAILURE TO COMPLETE AND RETURN THIS SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9 MAY RESULT IN
BACKUP WITHHOLDING OF 31% OF ANY PAYMENTS MADE TO YOU PURSUANT TO THE OFFER.
PLEASE REVIEW THE ENCLOSED GUIDELINES FOR CERTIFICATION OF TAXPAYER
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
YOU MUST COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING CERTIFICATE IF YOU CHECKED
THE BOX IN PART 3 OF SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9.
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CERTIFICATE OF AWAITING TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
I certify under penalties of perjury that a taxpayer identification number has not been issued to me, and either (a) I
have mailed or delivered an application to receive a Taxpayer Identification Number to the appropriate Internal Revenue
Service Center or Social Security Administration Office or (b) I intend to mail or deliver an application in the near
future. I understand that if I do not provide a Taxpayer Identification Number to the Depositary, 31% percent of all
reportable payments made to me will be withheld, but will be refunded to me if I provide a certified Taxpayer
Identification Number within 60 days.
Signature: --------------------------------------------------------------- Date: ---------------------------------
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INSTRUCTIONS
FORMING PART OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE OFFER
1. GUARANTEE OF SIGNATURES. No signature guarantee is required on this
Letter of Transmittal if (a) this Letter of Transmittal is signed by the
registered holder(s) (which term, for purposes of this Instruction, includes any
participant in the Book-Entry Transfer Facility's system whose name appears on a
security position listing as the owner of the Shares) of Shares tendered
herewith and such registered holder has not completed either the box entitled
"Special Delivery Instructions" or the box entitled "Special Payment
Instructions" on this Letter of Transmittal or (b) such Shares are tendered for
the account of a financial institution (including most commercial banks, savings
and loan associations and brokerage houses) that is a participant in the
Security Transfer Agents Medallion Program, the New York Stock Exchange
Medallion Signature Guarantee Program or the Stock Exchange Medallion Program
(such participant, an "Eligible Institution"). In all other cases, all
signatures on this Letter of Transmittal must be guaranteed by an Eligible
Institution. See Instruction 5.
2. REQUIREMENTS OF TENDER. This Letter of Transmittal is to be completed by
stockholders either if certificates are to be forwarded herewith or, unless an
Agent's Message (as defined below) is utilized, if delivery of Shares is to be
made pursuant to the procedures for book-entry transfer set forth in Section 2
of the Offer to Purchase. For a stockholder validly to tender Shares pursuant to
the Offer, either (a) a Letter of Transmittal (or a facsimile thereof), properly
completed and duly executed, together with any required signature guarantees or,
in the case of a book-entry transfer, an Agent's Message, and any other required
documents, must be received by the Depositary at one of its addresses set forth
herein prior to the Expiration Date (as defined in the Offer to Purchase) and
either certificates for tendered Shares must be received by the Depositary at
one of such addresses or Shares must be delivered pursuant to the procedures for
book-entry transfer set forth herein (and a Book-Entry Confirmation (as defined
in the Offer to Purchase) must be received by the Depositary), in each case,
prior to the Expiration Date, or (b) the tendering stockholder must comply with
the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth below and in Section 2 of the Offer
to Purchase.
Stockholders whose certificates for Shares are not immediately available or
who cannot deliver their certificates and all other required documents to the
Depositary or complete the procedures for book-entry transfer prior to the
Expiration Date may tender their Shares by properly completing and duly
executing the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery pursuant to the guaranteed delivery
procedures set forth in Section 2 of the Offer to Purchase. Pursuant to such
procedures, (a) such tender must be made by or through an Eligible Institution,
(b) a properly completed and duly executed Notice of Guaranteed Delivery,
substantially in the form provided by the Purchaser, must be received by the
Depositary prior to the Expiration Date and (c) either (i) the certificates for
tendered Shares together with this Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile thereof),
properly completed and duly executed, and any required signature guarantees, and
any other required documents must be received by the Depositary within three
trading days after the date of execution of such Notice of Guaranteed Delivery
or (ii) in the case of a book-entry transfer effected pursuant to the book-entry
transfer procedures described in the Offer to Purchase, either this Letter of
Transmittal (or facsimile thereof), properly completed and duly executed, and
any required signature guarantees, or an Agent's Message, and any other required
documents, must be received by the Depositary at one of such addresses, such
Shares must be delivered pursuant to the book-entry transfer procedures and a
Book-Entry Confirmation must be received by the Depositary, in each case within
three trading days after the date of execution of such Notice of Guaranteed
Delivery. A "trading day" is any day on which the Nasdaq SmallCap Market (the
"Nasdaq SmallCap Market") operated by the Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. ("Nasdaq")
subsidiary of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. is open for
business.
"Agent's Message" means a message transmitted by the Book-Entry Transfer
Facility to, and received by, the Depositary and forming a part of a Book-Entry
Confirmation, that states that such Book-Entry Transfer Facility has received an
express acknowledgment from the participant in such Book-Entry Transfer Facility
tendering the Shares that such participant has received and agrees to be bound
by the terms of this Letter of Transmittal and that the Purchaser may enforce
such agreement against such participant.
THE METHOD OF DELIVERY OF SHARES, THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND ALL OTHER
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING DELIVERY THROUGH ANY BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER FACILITY,
IS AT THE ELECTION AND RISK OF THE TENDERING STOCKHOLDER. SHARES WILL BE DEEMED
DELIVERED ONLY WHEN ACTUALLY RECEIVED BY THE DEPOSITARY (INCLUDING, IN THE CASE
OF A BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER, BY BOOK-ENTRY CONFIRMATION). IF DELIVERY IS BY MAIL,
REGISTERED MAIL, WITH RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, PROPERLY INSURED, IS
RECOMMENDED. IN ALL CASES, SUFFICIENT TIME SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO ENSURE TIMELY
DELIVERY.
No alternative, conditional or contingent tenders will be accepted and no
fractional Shares will be purchased. All tendering stockholders, by execution of
this Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile thereof), waive any right to receive
any notice of the acceptance of their Shares for payment.
3. INADEQUATE SPACE. If the space provided herein is inadequate, the
certificate numbers and/or the number of Shares should be listed on a separate
schedule attached hereto.
4. PARTIAL TENDERS (APPLICABLE TO CERTIFICATE STOCKHOLDERS ONLY). If fewer
than all the Shares evidenced by any certificate submitted are to be tendered,
fill in the number of Shares that are to be tendered in the box entitled "Number
of Shares Tendered". In any such case, new certificate(s) for the remainder of
the Shares that were evidenced by the old certificate(s) will be sent to the
registered holder, unless otherwise provided in the appropriate box on this
Letter of Transmittal, as soon as practicable after the acceptance for payment
of, and payment for, the Shares tendered herewith. All Shares represented by
certificates delivered to the Depositary will be deemed to have been tendered
unless otherwise indicated.
5. SIGNATURES ON LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL, STOCK POWERS AND ENDORSEMENTS. If
this Letter of Transmittal is signed by the registered holder of the Shares
tendered hereby, the signature must correspond with the name as written on the
face of the certificate(s) without any change whatsoever.
If any of the Shares tendered hereby are owned of record by two or more
joint owners, all such owners must sign this Letter of Transmittal.
If any tendered Shares are registered in different names on several
certificates, it will be necessary to complete, sign and submit as many separate
Letters of Transmittal as there are different registrations of certificates.
If this Letter of Transmittal or any certificates or stock 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 proper evidence satisfactory to the
Purchaser of their authority so to act must be submitted.
When this Letter of Transmittal is signed by the registered owner(s) of the
Shares listed and transmitted hereby, no endorsements of certificates or
separate stock powers are required unless payment is to be made to or
certificates for Shares not tendered or accepted for payment are to be issued to
a person other than the registered owner(s). Signatures on such certificates or
stock powers must be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution.
If the certificates for Shares are registered in the name of a person other
than the signer of this Letter of Transmittal, or if payment is to be made or
certificates for Shares not tendered or not accepted for payment are to be
returned to a person other than the registered holder of the certificates
surrendered, the tendered certificates must be endorsed or accompanied by
appropriate stock powers, in either case signed exactly as the name or names of
the registered holders or owners appear on the certificates, with the signatures
on the certificates or stock powers guaranteed as aforesaid. See Instruction 1.
6. STOCK TRANSFER TAXES. The Purchaser will pay any stock transfer taxes
with respect to the transfer and sale of Shares to it or its order pursuant to
the Offer. If, however, payment of the purchase price is to be made to, or if
certificates for Shares not tendered or accepted for payment are to be
registered in the name of, any person(s) other than the registered owner(s), or
if tendered certificates are registered in the name of any person(s) other than
the person(s) signing this Letter of Transmittal, the amount of any stock
transfer taxes (whether imposed on the registered owner(s) or such person(s))
payable on account of the transfer to such person(s) will be deducted from the
purchase price unless satisfactory evidence of the payment of such taxes or
exemption therefrom is submitted.
EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN THIS INSTRUCTION 6, IT WILL NOT BE NECESSARY FOR
TRANSFER TAX STAMPS TO BE AFFIXED TO THE CERTIFICATES LISTED IN THIS LETTER OF
TRANSMITTAL.
7. SPECIAL PAYMENT AND DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS. If a check and/or
certificates for Shares not tendered or accepted for payment are to be issued to
a person other than the signer of this Letter of Transmittal or if a check is to
be sent and/or such certificates are to be returned to a person other than the
signer of this Letter of Transmittal or to an address other than that shown
above, the appropriate boxes on this Letter of Transmittal should be completed.
8. WAIVER OF CONDITIONS. The Purchaser reserves the absolute right in its
sole discretion to waive any of the specified conditions (other than the Minimum
Condition (as defined in the Offer to Purchase), which may be waived only with
the consent of the Company) of the Offer, in whole or in part, in the case of
any Shares tendered.
9. 31% BACKUP WITHHOLDING. In order to avoid backup withholding of U.S.
federal income tax on payments of cash pursuant to the Offer, a stockholder
surrendering Shares in the Offer must, unless an exemption applies, provide the
Depositary with such stockholder's correct taxpayer identification number
("TIN") on Substitute Form W-9 in this Letter of Transmittal and certify under
penalties of perjury that such TIN is correct and that such stockholder is not
subject to backup withholding. If a stockholder does not provide such
stockholder's correct TIN or fails to provide the certifications described
above, the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") may impose a penalty on such
stockholder and payment of cash to such stockholder pursuant to the Offer may be
subject to backup withholding of 31%. All stockholders surrendering Shares
pursuant to the Offer should complete and sign the main signature form and the
Substitute Form W-9 to provide the information and certification necessary to
avoid backup withholding (unless an applicable exemption exists and is proved in
a manner satisfactory to the Purchaser and the Depositary).
Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Rather, the amount of the
backup withholding can be credited against the Federal income tax liability of
the person subject to the backup withholding, provided that the required
information is given to the IRS. If backup withholding results in an overpayment
of tax, a refund can be obtained by the stockholder upon filing an income tax
return.
The stockholder is required to give the Depositary the TIN (I.E., social
security number or employer identification number) of the record owner of the
Shares. If the Shares are held in more than one name or are not in the name of
the actual owner, consult the enclosed "Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer
Identification Number on Substitute Form W-9" for additional guidance on which
number to report.
The box in Part 3 of the Substitute Form W-9 may be checked if the tendering
stockholder has not been issued a TIN and has applied for a TIN or intends to
apply for a TIN in the near future. If the box in Part 3 is checked, the
stockholder or other payee must also complete the Certificate of Awaiting
Taxpayer Identification Number in order to avoid backup withholding.
Notwithstanding that the box in Part 3 is checked and the Certificate of
Awaiting Taxpayer Identification Number is completed, the Depositary will
withhold 31% on all payments made prior to the time a properly certified TIN is
provided to the Depositary. However, such amounts will be refunded to such
stockholder if a TIN is provided to the Depositary within 60 days.
Certain stockholders (including, among others, all corporations, individual
retirement accounts and certain foreign individuals and entities) are not
subject to backup withholding. Noncorporate foreign stockholders should complete
and sign the main signature form and a Form W-8, Certificate of Foreign Status,
a copy of which may be obtained from the Depositary, in order to avoid backup
withholding. See the enclosed "Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer
Identification Number on Substitute Form W-9" for more instructions.
10. REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE OR ADDITIONAL COPIES. Questions and requests
for assistance may be directed to MacKenzie Partners, Inc. (the "Information
Agent") at its telephone number and address listed below. Additional copies of
the Offer to Purchase, this Letter of Transmittal, the Notice of Guaranteed
Delivery and the Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer Identification Number
on Substitute Form W-9 may be obtained from the Information Agent or from
brokers, dealers, banks, trust companies or other nominees.
11. LOST, DESTROYED OR STOLEN CERTIFICATES. If any certificate representing
Shares has been lost, destroyed or stolen, the stockholder should check the box
immediately preceding the special payment/special delivery instructions and
indicate the number of Shares so lost, destroyed or stolen, and should promptly
notify the Transfer Agent for the Shares, Continental Stock Transfer & Trust
Company, at (212) 509-4000. The stockholder will then be instructed by the
Transfer Agent as to the steps that must be taken in order to replace the
certificate. This Letter of Transmittal and related documents cannot be
processed until the procedures for replacing lost or destroyed certificates have
been followed.
IMPORTANT: THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL (OR A MANUALLY SIGNED FACSIMILE
THEREOF) TOGETHER WITH ANY SIGNATURE GUARANTEES, OR, IN THE CASE OF A BOOK-ENTRY
TRANSFER, AN AGENT'S MESSAGE, AND ANY OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENTS, MUST BE RECEIVED
BY THE DEPOSITARY PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION DATE AND EITHER CERTIFICATES FOR
TENDERED SHARES MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE DEPOSITARY OR SHARES MUST BE DELIVERED
PURSUANT TO THE PROCEDURES FOR BOOK- ENTRY TRANSFER, IN EACH CASE PRIOR TO THE
EXPIRATION DATE, OR THE TENDERING STOCKHOLDER MUST COMPLY WITH THE PROCEDURES
FOR GUARANTEED DELIVERY.
Manually signed facsimile copies of the Letter of Transmittal will be
accepted. The Letter of Transmittal, certificates for Shares and any other
required documents should be sent or delivered by each stockholder of the
Company or such stockholder's broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or
other nominee to the Depositary at one of its addresses set forth below.
THE DEPOSITARY FOR THE OFFER IS:
HARRIS TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK
BY HAND OR OVERNIGHT COURIER: BY MAIL:
Harris Trust Company of New York Harris Trust Company of New York
Wall Street Plaza Wall Street Station
88 Pine Street--19th Floor P.O. Box 1023
New York, NY 10005 New York, NY 10268-1023
FOR INFORMATION (AND TO CONFIRM RECEIPT OF FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION):
(212) 701-7624
BY FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION (CONFIRM BY TELEPHONE):
(212) 701-7636
Questions and requests for assistance may be directed to the Information
Agent at its telephone number and address set forth below. Additional copies of
the Offer to Purchase, this Letter of Transmittal and the Notice of Guaranteed
Delivery may be obtained from the Information Agent. You may also contact your
broker, dealer, bank, trust company or other nominee for assistance concerning
the Offer.
THE INFORMATION AGENT FOR THE OFFER IS:
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156 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10010
(212) 929-5500 (Call Collect)
E-mail: proxy@mackenziepartners.com
or
CALL TOLL FREE (800) 322-2885