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Notice of Guaranteed Delivery
for
Tendered Shares of Common Stock
of
LIQUENT, INC.
to
FLUID ACQUISITION CORP.
a wholly owned subsidiary of
INFORMATION HOLDINGS INC.
[NOT TO BE USED FOR SIGNATURE GUARANTEES]
This Notice of Guaranteed Delivery (or one substantially in the form hereof)
must be used to accept the Offer (as defined below) if (a) certificates
representing shares of Common Stock, par value $.001 per share (the "Shares"),
of Liquent, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Share Certificates"), are not
immediately available; (b) time will not permit all required documents to reach
EquiServe Trust Company, NA (the "Depositary") on or prior to the Expiration
Date (as defined in Section 1 of the Offer to Purchase described below); or
(c) the procedure for book-entry transfer, as set forth in the Offer to
Purchase, cannot be completed on a timely basis. This Notice of Guaranteed
Delivery may be delivered by hand or mail or transmitted by facsimile
transmission to the Depositary. See Section 3 of the Offer to Purchase.
THE DEPOSITARY FOR THE OFFER IS:
EQUISERVE TRUST COMPANY, NA
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BY MAIL: BY HAND: BY OVERNIGHT COURIER:
EquiServe Trust Company, NA Securities Transfer & Reporting EquiServe Trust Company, NA
Attn: Corporate Actions Services Attn: Corporate Actions
P.O. Box 43025 C/O EquiServe Trust Company, NA 40 Campanelli Drive
Providence, RI 02940-3025 100 William Street, Galleria Braintree, MA 02184
New York, NY 10038
BY FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION:
(FOR ELIGIBLE INSTITUTIONS ONLY)
(781) 575-4826
CONFIRM FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION
BY TELEPHONE ONLY:
(781) 575-4816
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DELIVERY OF THIS NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY TO AN ADDRESS
OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE, OR TRANSMISSION OF
INSTRUCTIONS VIA FACSIMILE TO A NUMBER OTHER THAN
AS LISTED 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" UNDER THE INSTRUCTIONS THERETO, SUCH
SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MUST APPEAR IN THE APPLICABLE SPACE PROVIDED IN THE
SIGNATURE BOX ON THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.
THE GUARANTEE ON THE REVERSE SIDE MUST BE COMPLETED
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned hereby tenders to Fluid Acquisition Corp., a Delaware
corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Information Holdings Inc., a
Delaware corporation, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in
the Offer to Purchase dated November 21, 2001 (the "Offer to Purchase") and the
related Letter of Transmittal (which, as amended or supplemented from time to
time, together constitute the "Offer"), receipt of which is hereby acknowledged,
the number of Shares indicated below pursuant to the guaranteed delivery
procedure set forth in Section 3 of the Offer to Purchase.
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NAME(S) OF RECORD HOLDER(S) NUMBER OF SHARES
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CERTIFICATE NO.(S) (IF AVAILABLE):
Indicate account number at Book-Entry
- ------------------------------------------- Transfer Facility if Shares will be tendered
(PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT) by book-entry transfer.
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ACCOUNT NUMBER
DATED: ----------------------------, 200---
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ADDRESS(ES)
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ZIP CODE
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(AREA CODE) TELEPHONE NO.
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SIGNATURE(S) OF RECORD HOLDER(S)
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GUARANTEE
(NOT TO BE USED FOR SIGNATURE GUARANTEE)
The undersigned, a bank, broker, dealer, credit union, savings association
or other entity that is a member in good standing of the Securities Transfer
Agents Medallion Program (an "Eligible Institution"), hereby guarantees delivery
to the Depositary, at one of its addresses set forth above, of either the Share
Certificates evidencing the Shares tendered hereby, in proper form for transfer,
or confirmation of book-entry transfer of such Shares into the Depositary's
account at The Depository Trust Company, in either case together with delivery
of a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile
thereof) with any required signature guarantee, or an Agent's Message (as
defined in the Offer to Purchase) in connection with a book-entry delivery, and
any other documents required by the Letter of Transmittal, within three Nasdaq
trading days (defined as any date on which the Nasdaq National Market is open
for business) after the date of execution of this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.
The Eligible Institution that completes this form must communicate the
guarantee to the Depositary and must deliver the Letter of Transmittal and Share
Certificates to the Depositary within the time period indicated herein. Failure
to do so could result in a financial loss to such Eligible Institution.
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NAME OF FIRM AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE
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ADDRESS NAME (PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE)
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ZIP CODE TITLE
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(AREA CODE) TELEPHONE NO. DATED: --------------------------, 200 --
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NOTE: DO NOT SEND SHARE CERTIFICATES WITH THIS NOTICE.
SHARE CERTIFICATES SHOULD BE SENT WITH YOUR LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.