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EXHIBIT 99.2
NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY
FOR
TENDER OF ALL OUTSTANDING
$500,000,000 8 7/8% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2011
IN EXCHANGE FOR
NEW $500,000,000 8 7/8% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2011
OF
PRIMEDIA INC.
Registered holders of outstanding 8 7/8% Senior Notes due 2011 (the "Old
Notes") who wish to tender their Old Notes in exchange for a like principal
amount of new 8 7/8% Senior Notes due 2011 (the "New Notes") and whose Old Notes
are not immediately available or who cannot deliver their Old Notes and Letter
of Transmittal (and any other documents required by the Letter of Transmittal)
to The Bank of New York (the "Exchange Agent") prior to the Expiration Date, may
use this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery or one substantially equivalent hereto.
This Notice of Guaranteed Delivery may be delivered by hand or sent by facsimile
transmission (receipt confirmed by telephone and an original delivered by
guaranteed overnight courier) or mail to the Exchange Agent. See "The Exchange
Offer--Procedures for Tendering" in the Prospectus.
THE EXCHANGE AGENT FOR THE EXCHANGE OFFER IS:
THE BANK OF NEW YORK
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BY MAIL: BY FACSIMILE: BY HAND OR OVERNIGHT DELIVERY:
The Bank of New York The Bank of New York The Bank of New York
101 Barclay Street 101 Barclay Street 101 Barclay Street
New York, NY 10286 New York, NY 10286 New York, NY 10286
Attention: Reorganization Attention: Reorganization Attention: Reorganization
Section/7E Section/7E Section/7E
CONFIRM RECEIPT OF
FACSIMILE BY TELEPHONE
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DELIVERY OF THIS NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY TO AN ADDRESS OTHER THAN AS
SET FORTH ABOVE OR TRANSMISSION VIA A FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION TO A 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 (as defined in the Prospectus), such
signature guarantee must appear in the applicable space provided on the Letter
of Transmittal for Guarantee of Signatures.
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned hereby tenders the principal amount of Old Notes indicated
below, upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained in the Prospectus
dated , 2001 of PRIMEDIA Inc. (the "Prospectus"), receipt of which is
hereby acknowledged.
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DESCRIPTION OF OLD NOTES TENDERED
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NAME AND
ADDRESS OF CERTIFICATE
REGISTERED HOLDER NUMBER(S) OF OLD
AS IT NOTES TENDERED
APPEARS ON THE (OR ACCOUNT PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
OLD NOTES NUMBER AT BOOK- OLD NOTES
NAME OF TENDERING HOLDER (PLEASE PRINT) ENTRY FACILITY) TENDERED
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SIGN HERE
Name of Registered or Acting Holder:
Signature(s):
Name(s) (Please Print):
Address:
Telephone Number:
Date:
IF OLD NOTES WILL BE TENDERED BY BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER, PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING
INFORMATION:
DTC Account Number:
Date:
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THE FOLLOWING GUARANTEE MUST BE COMPLETED
GUARANTEE OF DELIVERY
(NOT TO BE USED FOR SIGNATURE GUARANTEE)
The undersigned, a member of a recognized signature guarantee medallion program within
the meaning of Rule 17Ad-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
hereby guarantees to deliver to the Exchange Agent at one of its addresses set forth
on the reverse hereof, the certificates representing the Old Notes (or a confirmation
of book-entry transfer of such Old Notes into the Exchange Agent's account at the
book-entry transfer facility), together with a properly completed and duly executed
Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile thereof), with any required signature guarantees,
and any other documents required by the Letter of Transmittal within three New York
Stock Exchange trading days after the Expiration date (as defined in the Letter of
Transmittal).
Name of Firm:
(AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE)
Address: Title:
Name:
(ZIP CODE) (PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT)
Area Code and Telephone No.:
Date:
NOTE: DO NOT SEND OLD NOTES WITH THIS NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY. OLD NOTES SHOULD
BE SENT WITH YOUR LETTER OR TRANSMITTAL.
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