NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY
WITH RESPECT TO
ANVIL KNITWEAR, INC.
10-7/8% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2007
This form must be used by a holder of 10-7/8% Senior Notes due 2007 (the
"Notes") of Anvil Knitwear, Inc.(the "Company"), who wishes to tender Notes
to the Exchange Agent pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedures
described in the "The Exchange Offer--Guaranteed Delivery Procedures" of the
Prospectus, dated ________, 1997 (the "Prospectus"), and in Instruction 2 to
the related Letter of Transmittal. Any holder who wishes to tender Notes
pursuant to such guaranteed delivery procedures must ensure that the Exchange
Agent receives this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery prior to the Expiration
Date of the Exchange Offer. Capitalized terms not defined herein have the
meanings ascribed to them in the Prospectus or the Letter of Transmittal.
THE EXCHANGE OFFER WILL EXPIRE AT 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON
____________ 1997, UNLESS EXTENDED (THE "EXPIRATION DATE").
TO: UNITED STATES TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK
(THE "EXCHANGE AGENT")
BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL:
United States Trust Company of New York
843 Cooper Station
New York, New York 10276
Attn: Corporate Trust Operations
BY OVERNIGHT COURIER AND BY HAND AFTER 4:30 P.M.:
United States Trust Company of New York
770 Broadway - 13th Floor
New York, New York 10003
Attn: Corporate Trust Operations
BY HAND BEFORE 4:30 P.M.:
United States Trust Company of New York
111 Broadway
New York, New York 10006
Attn: Lower Level Corporate Trust Window
BY FACSIMILE: (212) 420-6152
Attn: Corporate Trust Operations
Confirm by telephone: (800) 548-6565
DELIVERY OF THIS INSTRUMENT TO AN ADDRESS, OR TRANSMISSION VIA FACSIMILE,
OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE WILL NOT CONSTITUTE VALID DELIVERY.
This form is not to be used to guarantee signatures. If a signature on
the 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 the Company, upon the terms and subject
to the conditions set forth in the Prospectus and the related Letter of
Transmittal, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the principal amount of
Notes set forth below pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedures set
forth in the Prospectus and in Instruction 2 of the Letter of Transmittal.
The undersigned hereby tenders the Notes listed below:
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CERTIFICATE NUMBER(S) (IF KNOWN) OF NOTES OR ACCOUNT AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL
NUMBER AT THE BOOK-ENTRY FACILITY AMOUNT REPRESENTED AMOUNT TENDERED
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PLEASE SIGN AND COMPLETE
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Signatures of Registered Holder(s) or Date:________________, 1997
Authorized Signatory:____________________________ Address:______________________________________________
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_________________________________________________ Area Code and Telephone No.:__________________________
Name of Registered Holder(s): ___________________
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This Notice of Guaranteed Delivery must be signed by the Holder(s) exactly as their name(s) appear on
certificates for Old Senior Preferred Stock or on a security position listing as the owner of Old Senior
Preferred Stock, or by person(s) authorized to become Holder(s) by endorsements and documents transmitted
with this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery. If signature is by a trustee, executor, administrator, guardian,
attorney-in-fact, officer or other person acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity,
such person must provide the following information.
Please print name(s) and address(es)
Name(s):___________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Capacity:__________________________________________________________________________________________________
Address(es):_______________________________________________________________________________________________
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GUARANTEE
(Not to be used for signature guarantee)
The undersigned, a firm which is a member of a registered national
securities exchange or of the National Association of Securities Dealers,
Inc., or is a commercial bank or trust company having an office or
correspondent in the United States, or is otherwise an "eligible guarantor
institution" within the meaning of Rule 17Ad-15 under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, guarantees deposit with the Exchange Agent of the
Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile thereof), together with the Old Senior
Preferred Stock tendered hereby in proper form for transfer (or confirmation
of the book-entry transfer of such Old Senior Preferred Stock into the
Exchange Agent's account at Book-Entry Transfer Facility described in the
Prospectus under the caption "The Preferred Exchange Offer--Guaranteed
Delivery Procedures" and in the Letter of Transmittal) and any other required
documents, all by 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the fifth New York Stock
Exchange trading day following the Expiration Date.
Name of Firm:________________________ ______________________________________
Address: ____________________________ Authorized Signature
_____________________________________ Name:__________________________________
Area Code and Telephone No.:_________ Title:_________________________________
Date:____________________________, 1997
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DO NOT SEND SENIOR PREFERRED STOCK WITH THIS FORM. ACTUAL SURRENDER OF SENIOR
PREFERRED STOCK MUST BE MADE PURSUANT TO, AND BE ACCOMPANIED BY, AN EXECUTED
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY
1. Delivery of this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery. A properly
completed and duly executed copy of this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery and
any other documents required by this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery must be
received by the Exchange Agent at its address set forth herein prior to the
Expiration Date. The method of delivery of this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery
and any other required documents to the Exchange Agent is at the election and
sole risk of the holder, and the delivery will be deemed made only when
actually received by the Exchange Agent. If delivery is by mail, registered
mail with return receipt requested, properly insured, is recommended. As an
alternative to delivery by mail, the holders may wish to consider using an
overnight or hand delivery service. In all cases, sufficient time should be
allowed to assure timely delivery. For a description of the guaranteed
delivery procedures, see Instruction 2 of the Letter of Transmittal.
2. Signatures on this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery. If this Notice of
Guaranteed Delivery is signed by the registered holder(s) of the Notes
referred to herein, the signature must correspond with the name(s) written on
the face of the Notes without alteration, enlargement, or any change
whatsoever. If this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery is signed by a participant
of the Book-Entry Transfer Facility whose name appears on a security position
listing as the owner of Notes, the signature must correspond with the name
shown on the security position listing as the owner of the Notes.
If this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery is signed by a person other than
the registered holder(s) of any Notes listed or a participant of the
Book-Entry Transfer Facility, this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery must be
accompanied by appropriate bond powers, signed as the name of the registered
holder(s) appears on the Notes or signed as the name of the participant shown
on the Book-Entry Transfer Facility's security position listing.
If this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery is signed by a trustee, executor,
administrator, guardian, attorney-in-fact, officer of a corporation, or other
person acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, such person should
so indicate when signing and submit with the Letter of Transmittal evidence
satisfactory to the Company of such person's authority to so act.
3. Requests for Assistance or Additional Copies. Questions and
requests for assistance and requests for additional copies of the Prospectus
may be directed to the Exchange Agent at the address specified in the
Prospectus. Holders may also contact their broker, dealer, commercial bank,
trust company, or other nominee for assistance concerning the Exchange Offer.
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