Exhibit 99.2
NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY
FOR TENDER OF
ANY AND ALL OUTSTANDING
9 1/4% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2008
OF
ADVANSTAR COMMUNICATIONS INC.
This Notice of Guaranteed Delivery, or one substantially equivalent to this
form, must be used to accept the Exchange Offer (as defined below) if (i)
certificates for the Company's (as defined below) 9 1/4% Senior Subordinated
Notes due 2008 (the "Original Notes") are not immediately available, (ii)
Original Notes, the Letter of Transmittal and all other required documents
cannot be delivered to The Bank of New York (the "Exchange Agent") on or prior
to 5:00 P.M. New York City time, on the Expiration Date (as defined in the
Prospectus referred to below) or (iii) the procedures for delivery by book-entry
transfer cannot be completed on a timely basis. This Notice of Guaranteed
Delivery may be delivered by hand, overnight courier or mail, or transmitted by
facsimile transmission, to the Exchange Agent. See "The Exchange Offer --
Procedures for Tendering" in the Prospectus. In addition, in order to utilize
the guaranteed delivery procedure to tender Original Notes pursuant to the
Exchange Offer, a completed, signed and dated Letter of Transmittal relating to
the Original Notes (or facsimile thereof) must also be received by the Exchange
Agent prior to 5:00 P.M. New York City time, on the Expiration Date.
Capitalized terms not defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in the
Prospectus.
The Exchange Agent For The Exchange Offer Is:
The Bank of New York
By Registered or Certified Mail Facsimile Transmissions: By Hand Or Overnight Delivery
(Eligible Institutions Only)
The Bank of New York The Bank of New York
101 Barclay Street, 7E (212) 571-3080 101 Barclay Street
New York, New York 10286 Corporate Trust Services Window
Attn: Reorganization Section Confirm By Telephone: Ground Level
(212) 815-6333 New York, New York 10286
Attn: Reorganization Section
For Information Call:
(212) 815-6333
Delivery of this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery to an address other than as
set forth above or transmission of this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery via
facsimile 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" 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 Advanstar Communications Inc., a New York
Corporation (the "Company"), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth in the Prospectus dated ______________, 1998 (as the same may be amended
or supplemented from time to time, the "Prospectus"), and the related Letter of
Transmittal (which together constitute the "Exchange Offer"), receipt of which
is hereby acknowledged, the aggregate principal amount of Original Notes set
forth below pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth in the
Prospectus under the caption "The Exchange Offer -- Procedures for Tendering."
Aggregate Principal Amount Name(s) of Registered Holder(s):
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Amount Tendered: $
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Certificate No(s)
if available):
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$
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(Total Principal Amount Represented by
Original Notes Certificate(s)
If Original Notes will be tendered by book-entry transfer, provide the following
information:
DTC Account Number:
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Date:
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All authority herein conferred or agreed to be conferred shall survive
the death or incapacity of the undersigned and every obligation of the
undersigned hereunder shall be binding upon the heirs, personal representatives,
successors and assigns of the undersigned.
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PLEASE SIGN HERE
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Signature(s) of Owner(s) Date
or Authorized Signatory
Area Code and Telephone Number:
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Must be signed by the holder(s) of the Original Notes as their name(s)
appear(s) on certificates for Original Notes or on a security position listing,
or by person(s) authorized to become registered holder(s) by endorsement 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
set forth his or her full title below.
Please print name(s) and address(es)
Name(s):
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Capacity:
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Address(es):
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THE GUARANTEE ON THE REVERSE SIDE MUST BE COMPLETED
GUARANTEE
(NOT TO BE USED FOR SIGNATURE GUARANTEE)
The undersigned, a firm or other entity identified in Rule 17Ad-15
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as an "eligible guarantor
institution," including (as such terms are defined therein): (i) a bank; (ii) a
broker, dealer, municipal securities broker, municipal securities dealer,
government securities broker, government securities dealer; (iii) a credit
union; (iv) a national securities exchange, registered securities association or
learning agency; or (v) a savings association that is a participant in a
Securities Transfer Association recognized program (each of the foregoing being
referred to as an "Eligible Institution"), hereby guarantees to deliver to the
Exchange Agent, at one of its addresses set forth above, either the Original
Notes tendered hereby in proper form for transfer, or confirmation of the book-
entry transfer of such Original Notes to the Exchange Agent's account at The
Depository Trust Company ("DTC"), pursuant to the procedures for book-entry
transfer set forth in the Prospectus, in either case together with one or more
properly completed and duly executed Letter(s) of Transmittal (or facsimile
thereof) and any other required documents within five business days after the
date of execution of this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.
The undersigned acknowledges that it must deliver the Letter(s) of
Transmittal and the Original Notes tendered hereby to the Exchange Agent within
the time period set forth above and that failure to do so could result in a
financial loss to the undersigned.
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Name of Firm Authorized Signature
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Address Title
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Zip Code (Please Type or Print)
Area Code and Telephone No. Dated:
NOTE: DO NOT SEND CERTIFICATES FOR ORIGINAL NOTES WITH THIS FORM. CERTIFICATES
FOR ORIGINAL NOTES SHOULD ONLY BE SENT WITH YOUR LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.