Exhibit 99.1
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LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
TERRA NOVA INSURANCE (UK) HOLDINGS PLC
OFFER TO EXCHANGE ITS 7.2% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2007
("EXCHANGE NOTES"), FULLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY GUARANTEED BY
TERRA NOVA (BERMUDA) HOLDINGS LTD.
WHICH HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933,
FOR ANY AND ALL OUTSTANDING 7.2% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2007 ("OLD NOTES"),
PURSUANT TO THE PROSPECTUS DATED OCTOBER 30, 1997
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THE EXCHANGE OFFER WILL EXPIRE AT 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON DECEMBER 3,
1997, OR SUCH LATER DATE AND TIME TO WHICH THE EXCHANGE OFFER MAY BE EXTENDED
(SUCH DATE AND TIME, THE "EXPIRATION DATE"). TENDERS MAY BE WITHDRAWN PRIOR TO
THE EXPIRATION DATE.
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To: The Chase Manhattan Bank, Exchange Agent
By Hand or Overnight Facsimile Transmissions: By Registered Or
Delivery: (Eligible Institutions Certified Mail:
Only)
The Chase Manhattan Bank (212) 946-8177 The Chase Manhattan Bank
450 W. 33rd St. 450 W. 33rd St.
15th Floor 15th Floor
New York, New York 10001 To Confirm by Telephone New York, New York 10001
or for Information Call:
Attention: Corporate Attention: Corporate
Trust Administration (212) 946-3352 Trust Administration
DELIVERY OF THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL TO AN ADDRESS OTHER THAN AS SET
FORTH ABOVE OR TRANSMISSION OF INSTRUCTIONS VIA FACSIMILE OTHER
THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A VALID DELIVERY.
PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
CAREFULLY BEFORE COMPLETING ANY BOX BELOW
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The undersigned acknowledges that he, she or it has received and
reviewed the Prospectus, dated October 30, 1997 (the "Prospectus"), of Terra
Nova Insurance (UK) Holdings plc, a public limited company organized under the
laws of England and Wales ("the Issuer"), and this Letter of Transmittal (the
"Letter of Transmittal"), which together constitute the Issuer's offer (the
"Exchange Offer") to exchange up to $75,000,000 aggregate principal amount of
its Exchange Notes, which are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Terra
Nova (Bermuda) Holdings Ltd. ("Bermuda Holdings"), which have been registered
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), for a
like principal amount of its issued and outstanding 7.2% Senior Notes due 2007
(the "Old Notes"). The Exchange Notes and the Old Notes are collectively
referred to as the "Senior Notes." Capitalized terms used but not defined
herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the Prospectus.
This Letter of Transmittal is to be completed by holders of Old
Notes who wish to tender their Old Notes pursuant to the Tender Offer. In
addition, either (i) a timely confirmation of a book-entry transfer of Old
Notes (a "Book-Entry Confirmation") into an account maintained by the Exchange
Agent at DTC, pursuant to the procedures set forth in "The Exchange Offer--
Book-Entry Transfer" in the Prospectus, must be received by the Exchange Agent
prior to the Expiration Date, or (ii) the holder must comply with the
guaranteed delivery procedures set forth in "The Exchange Offer--Guaranteed
Delivery Procedures" in the Prospectus. Delivery of this Letter of
Transmittal and any other required documents should be made to the Exchange
Agent. Delivery of documents to DTC does not constitute delivery to the
Exchange Agent.
Holders who cannot deliver the documents required hereby to the
Exchange Agent on or prior to the Expiration Date must tender their Old Notes
according to the guaranteed delivery procedure set forth in the Prospectus
under the caption "The Exchange Offer--Guaranteed Delivery Procedures." See
Instruction 1. Any financial institution that is a participant in DTC's
systems can execute the tender through the DTC
Automated Tender Offer Program ("ATOP"), for which the transaction will be
eligible. DTC participants should transmit their acceptance to DTC, which
will verify the acceptance and execute a book-entry delivery to the Exchange
Agent's account at DTC. DTC will then send an Agent's Message to the Exchange
Agent for its acceptance. DTC participants may also accept the Exchange Offer
by submitting a notice of guaranteed delivery through ATOP. SEE INSTRUCTION
1. DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS TO DTC IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS PROCEDURES DOES NOT
CONSTITUTE DELIVERY TO THE EXCHANGE AGENT.
The undersigned will be deemed to have tendered a beneficial interest in
the Old Notes in exchange for a beneficial interest in Exchange Notes
represented by one or more fully registered global receipts, which will be
deposited with, or on behalf of, DTC and registered in the name of Cede & Co.,
its nominee. Beneficial interests in such registered global receipts will be
shown on, and transfers thereof will be effected only through, records
maintained by DTC and its participants. See "Description of Exchange Notes--
General" and "Description of Depositary Agreement" as set forth in the
Prospectus.
In order to participate in the Exchange Offer, the undersigned must
complete the appropriate boxes below and sign this Letter of Transmittal to
indicate the action the undersigned desires to take with respect to the
Exchange Offer.
NOTE: SIGNATURES MUST BE PROVIDED BELOW
PLEASE READ THE ACCOMPANYING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY
List below the Old Notes to which this Letter of Transmittal
relates. If the space provided below is inadequate, the principal amount of
such Old Notes should be listed on a separate signed schedule affixed thereto.
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Description of Old Notes
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DTC Participant and DTC Participant's Principal
DTC Account Number in which Amount of Old
Old Notes are Held Notes
Tendered*
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* The beneficial owner will be deemed to have tendered a beneficial interest
in the Old Notes in exchange for a beneficial interest in Exchange Notes
represented by one or more fully registered global receipts, which will be
deposited with, or on behalf of, The Depositary Trust Company and registered
in the name of Cede & Co., its nominee.
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[_] CHECK HERE IF TENDERED OLD NOTES ARE BEING DELIVERED BY BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER
MADE TO AN ACCOUNT MAINTAINED BY THE EXCHANGE AGENT WITH DTC AND COMPLETE
THE FOLLOWING:
Name of Tendering Institution
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DTC Account Number
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Transaction Code Number
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[_] CHECK HERE AND ENCLOSE A PHOTOCOPY OF THE NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY IF
TENDERED OLD NOTES ARE BEING DELIVERED PURSUANT TO A NOTICE OF GUARANTEED
DELIVERY PREVIOUSLY SENT TO THE EXCHANGE AGENT AND COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
Name of Registered Holder(s)
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Window Ticket Number (if any)
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Date of Execution of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery
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Name of Eligible Institution that Guaranteed Delivery
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Name of Tendering Institution
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DTC Account Number
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Transaction Code Number
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[_] CHECK HERE IF TENDERED BY BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER AND NON-EXCHANGED OLD NOTES
ARE TO BE RETURNED BY CREDITING THE DTC ACCOUNT NUMBER SET FORTH ABOVE.
[_] CHECK HERE IF YOU (I) ARE A BROKER-DEALER, (II) WISH TO RECEIVE 10
ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THE PROSPECTUS AND 10 COPIES OF ANY AMENDMENTS OR
SUPPLEMENTS MADE THERETO, (III) WILL RECEIVE EXCHANGE NOTES FOR YOUR OWN
ACCOUNT IN EXCHANGE FOR OLD NOTES THAT WERE ACQUIRED AS A RESULT OF MARKET
MAKING ACTIVITIES OR OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES (A "PARTICIPATING BROKER-
DEALER") AND (IV) ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU WILL DELIVER THE PROSPECTUS IN
CONNECTION WITH ANY RESALE OF SUCH NEW NOTES (BY SO ACKNOWLEDGING AND
DELIVERING THE PROSPECTUS, YOU WILL NOT, HOWEVER, BE DEEMED TO ADMIT THAT
YOU ARE AN "UNDERWRITER" WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE SECURITIES ACT).
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PLEASE READ THE ACCOMPANYING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Upon the terms and subject to conditions of the Exchange Offer described
herein and in the Prospectus, the undersigned hereby tenders to the Issuer the
aggregate principal amount of Old Notes indicated above. Subject to, and
effective upon, the acceptance for exchange of Old Notes tendered herewith in
accordance with the terms and conditions of the Exchange Offer (including, if
the Exchange Offer is extended or amended, the terms and conditions of any such
extension or amendment), the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers to,
or upon the order of, the Exchange Agent, as agent of the Issuer, all right,
title and interest in and to such Old Notes as are being tendered hereby, and
irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Exchange Agent as the true and lawful
agent and attorney-in-fact of the undersigned (with full knowledge that the
Exchange Agent is also acting as agent of the Issuer in connection with the
Exchange Offer) to cause the Old Notes tendered hereby to be transferred and
exchanged.
THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS THAT THE UNDERSIGNED HAS
FULL POWER AND AUTHORITY TO TENDER, EXCHANGE, SELL, ASSIGN AND TRANSFER THE OLD
NOTES TENDERED HEREBY AND TO ACQUIRE THE EXCHANGE NOTES ISSUABLE UPON THE
EXCHANGE OF SUCH TENDERED OLD NOTES, AND THAT THE ISSUER WILL ACQUIRE GOOD AND
UNENCUMBERED TITLE THERETO, FREE AND CLEAR OF ALL LIENS, RESTRICTIONS, CHARGES
AND ENCUMBRANCES AND NOT SUBJECT TO ANY ADVERSE CLAIMS OR PROXIES WHEN THE SAME
ARE ACCEPTED BY THE EXCHANGE AGENT, AS AGENT FOR THE ISSUER. THE UNDERSIGNED
WILL, UPON REQUEST, EXECUTE AND DELIVER ANY ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS DEEMED BY THE
ISSUER, BERMUDA HOLDINGS OR THE EXCHANGE AGENT TO BE NECESSARY OR DESIRABLE TO
COMPLETE THE EXCHANGE, SALE, ASSIGNMENT AND TRANSFER OF THE OLD NOTES TENDERED
HEREBY. THE UNDERSIGNED HAS READ AND AGREES TO ALL OF THE TERMS OF THE EXCHANGE
OFFER.
The undersigned acknowledges that the Issuer is making the Exchange Offer
in reliance on the position of the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance
of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") as set forth in
certain no-action letters addressed to third parties in other transactions
(including Exxon Capital Holdings Corporation (available May 13, 1988), Morgan
Stanley & Co. Incorporated (available June 5, 1991), K-III Communications
Corporation (available May 14, 1993) and Shearman & Sterling (available July 2,
1993)). However, neither the Issuer nor Bermuda Holdings has sought its own no-
action letter and there can be no assurance that the staff of the Division of
Corporation Finance of the Commission would make a similar determination with
respect to the Exchange Offer as it has in such no-action letters to third
parties. Based on these interpretations by the staff of the Division of
Corporation Finance, and subject to the two immediately following sentences, the
Issuer believes that the Exchange Notes issued pursuant to this Exchange Offer
in exchange for Old Notes may be offered for resale, resold and otherwise
transferred by a holder thereof (other than a holder who is a broker-dealer or
an "affiliate" of the Issuer or Bermuda Holdings within the meaning of Rule 405
of the Securities Act) without further compliance with the registration and
prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act, provided that such
Exchange Notes are acquired in the ordinary course of such holder's business and
that such holder is not participating, and has no arrangement or understanding
with any Person to participate, in a distribution (within the meaning of the
Securities Act) of such Exchange Notes. Any holder of Old Notes who is an
"affiliate" of the Issuer or Bermuda Holdings or who intends to participate in
the Exchange Offer for the purpose of distributing Exchange Notes, or any
broker-dealer who purchased Old Notes from the Issuer or Bermuda Holdings to
resell pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act ("Rule 144A") or any other
available exception under the Securities Act, (a) will not be able to rely on
the interpretations of the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the
Commission set forth in the above-mentioned interpretive letters, (b) will not
be permitted or entitled to tender such Old Notes in the Exchange Offer and (c)
must comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirement of the
Securities Act in connection with any sale or other transfer of such Old Notes
unless such sale is made pursuant to an
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exemption from such requirements. In addition, as described below, if any
broker-dealer holds Old Notes acquired for its own account as a result of
market-making or other trading activities and exchanges such Old Notes for
Exchange Notes, then such broker-dealer must deliver a prospectus meeting the
requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resales of such
Exchange Notes.
By exchanging Old Notes for Exchange Notes, the undersigned hereby
represents and agrees that (i) it is not an "affiliate" of the Issuer or Bermuda
Holdings, (ii) any Exchange Notes to be received by it are being acquired in the
ordinary course of its business, and (iii) it has no arrangement or
understanding with any person to participate in a distribution (within the
meaning of the Securities Act) of such Exchange Notes. A holder of Old Notes
which is a broker-dealer that receives Exchange Notes for its own account
pursuant to the Exchange Offer represents and agrees that such Old Notes were
acquired by such broker-dealer for its own account as a result of market-making
activities or other trading activities and it will deliver a prospectus meeting
the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale of such
Exchange Notes (provided that, by so acknowledging and by delivering a
prospectus, a broker-dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is an
"underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act). A broker-dealer that
acquired Existing Notes in a transaction other than as part of its market-making
or other trading activities will not be able to participate in the Exchange
Offer.
By acceptance of the Exchange Offer, each broker-dealer that receives
Exchange Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer hereby acknowledges and agrees
that, upon receipt of notice by the Issuer or Bermuda Holdings of the happening
of any event which makes any statement in the Prospectus untrue in any material
respect or which requires the making of any changes in the Prospectus in order
to make the statements therein not misleading (which notice the Issuer or
Bermuda Holdings agrees to deliver promptly to such broker-dealer), such broker-
dealer will suspend use of the Prospectus until the Issuer or Bermuda Holdings
has amended or supplemented the Prospectus to correct such misstatement or
omission and has furnished copies of the amended or supplemented prospectus to
such broker-dealer.
The undersigned understands that interest on the Exchange Notes will accrue
at the rate of 7.2% per annum and is payable semi-annually on February 15 and
August 15 of each year, commencing on February 15, 1998. Each Exchange Note will
bear interest from August 26, 1997, the issue date for the Old Notes. Holders of
the Old Notes whose Old Notes are accepted for exchange will not receive accrued
interest on such Old Notes, and will be deemed to have waived the right to
receive any interest on such Old Notes accrued from and after August 26, 1997.
The undersigned recognizes that the holder of Old Notes, when tendering
such Old Notes, will be deemed to have tendered its beneficial ownership in such
Old Notes in exchange for a beneficial interest in one or more fully registered
global receipts, which will be deposited with, or on behalf of, DTC and
registered in the name of Cede & Co., its nominee. Beneficial interests in such
registered global receipts will be shown on, and transfers thereof will effected
only through, records maintained by DTC and its participants. See "Description
of the Exchange Notes--General" and "Description of Depositary Agreement" in the
Prospectus.
All authority conferred or agreed to be conferred in this Letter of
Transmittal and every obligation of the undersigned hereunder shall be binding
upon the successors, assigns, heirs, executors, administrators, trustees in
bankruptcy 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 under "The Exchange Offer--Withdrawal Rights" in the Prospectus
and in this Letter of Transmittal, this tender is irrevocable.
The undersigned understands that tenders of the Old Notes pursuant to any
one of the procedures described under "The Exchange Offer--Procedures for
Tendering Old Notes" in the Prospectus and in the instructions hereto will
constitute a binding agreement between the undersigned, the Issuer and Bermuda
Holdings in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions of the
Exchange Offer.
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The undersigned recognizes that, under certain circumstances set forth in
the Prospectus under "The Exchange Offer--Certain Conditions to the Exchange
Offer," the Issuer and Bermuda Holdings may not be required to accept for
exchange any of the Old Notes tendered.
THE UNDERSIGNED, BY SIGNING THIS LETTER, WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE TENDERED
THE OLD NOTES AS SET FORTH ABOVE.
IMPORTANT: UNLESS GUARANTEED DELIVERY PROCEDURES ARE COMPLIED WITH, THIS
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL OR A FACSIMILE HEREOF (TOGETHER WITH A CONFIRMATION OF
BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER OF SUCH OLD NOTES AND ALL OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENTS) MUST BE
RECEIVED BY THE EXCHANGE AGENT PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION DATE.
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HOLDER(S) SIGN HERE
(See Instructions 2 and 5)
(Note: Signature(s) Must be Guaranteed if Required by Instruction 2)
(Complete Accompanying Internal Revenue Service Form W-9)
Must be signed by holder(s) exactly as name(s) appear(s) on a security
position listing, or by any person(s) authorized to become the holder(s) by
endorsements and documents transmitted herewith. If signature is by an attorney-
in-fact, executor, administrator, trustee, guardian, officer of a corporation or
another acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, please set forth the
signer's full title. See Instruction 5.
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(Signature(s) of Holder(s))
Date , 1997
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Name(s)
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(Please Print)
Capacity:
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(Include Full Title)
Address:
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(Include Zip Code)
Area Code and Telephone Number:
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(Tax Identification or Social Security Number(s))
SIGNATURE GUARANTEE
(See Instructions 2 and 5)
Authorized Signature:
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INSTRUCTIONS
Forming Part of the Terms and Conditions of the Exchange Offer
1. Delivery of Letter of Transmittal and Certificates: Guaranteed Delivery
Procedures. This Letter of Transmittal is to be completed by all holders who
wish to tender their Old Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer. Timely
confirmation of a book-entry transfer of such Old Notes into the Exchange
Agent's account at DTC (a "Book-Entry Confirmation"), as well as this Letter of
Transmittal (or facsimile thereof), properly completed and duly executed, with
any required signature guarantees, and any other documents required by this
Letter of Transmittal, must be received by the Exchange Agent at one of its
addresses set forth herein on or prior to the Expiration Date. Old Notes may be
tendered in whole or in part in the principal amount of $1,000 and integral
multiples of $1,000.
Holders who wish to tender their Old Notes and who cannot complete the
procedures for delivery by book-entry transfer on a timely basis may tender
their Old Notes by properly completing and duly executing a Notice of Guaranteed
Delivery pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth in "The
Exchange Offer -- Guaranteed Delivery Procedures" in the Prospectus. Pursuant to
such procedures: (a) such tender must be made by or through an Eligible
Institution (as defined below); (b) a properly completed and duly executed
Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile thereof) and Notice of Guaranteed Delivery,
substantially in the form made available by the Issuer and Bermuda Holdings,
setting forth the name and address of the holder of Old Notes and the amount of
Old Notes tendered, stating that the tender is being made thereby and
guaranteeing that within five New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") trading days
after the date of execution of the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery, a Book-Entry
Confirmation and any other documents required by this Letter of Transmittal will
be deposited by the Eligible Institution with the Exchange Agent prior to the
Expiration Date; and (c) the Book-Entry Confirmation representing all tendered
Old Notes, in proper form for transfer, together with a Letter of Transmittal
(or facsimile thereof), properly completed and duly executed, with any required
signature guarantees and any other documents required by this Letter of
Transmittal, must be deposited by the Eligible Institution with the Exchange
Agent within five NYSE trading days after the date of execution of such Notice
of Guaranteed Delivery, all as provided in "The Exchange Offer--Guaranteed
Delivery Procedures" in the Prospectus.
The Notice of Guaranteed Delivery must be delivered by hand or transmitted
by telegram, telex, facsimile or mail to the Exchange Agent, and must include a
guarantee by an Eligible Institution in the form set forth in such notice. For
Old Notes to be properly tendered pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedure,
the Exchange Agent must receive a Notice of Guaranteed Delivery on or prior to
the Expiration Date. As used herein and in the Prospectus, "Eligible
Institution" means a firm which is a member of a registered national securities
exchange or a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. or
a commercial bank or trust company having an office or correspondent in the
United States.
THE METHOD OF DELIVERY OF OLD NOTES, THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND ALL
OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENTS IS AT THE ELECTION AND RISK OF THE TENDERING HOLDER. IF
SUCH DELIVERY IS BY MAIL, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT REGISTERED MAIL WITH RETURN
RECEIPT REQUESTED, PROPERLY INSURED, BE USED. IN ALL CASES, SUFFICIENT TIME
SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO ASSURE TIMELY DELIVERY. NO LETTERS OF TRANSMITTAL OR OTHER
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS SHOULD BE SENT TO THE ISSUER OR BERMUDA HOLDINGS.
The Issuer will not accept any alternative, conditional or contingent
tenders. Each tendering holder, by execution of a Letter of Transmittal (or
facsimile thereof), waives any right to receive any notice of the acceptance of
such tender.
2. Guarantee of Signatures. No signature guarantee on this Letter of
Transmittal is required if Old Notes are tendered for the account of a firm that
is an Eligible Institution. In all other cases, an Eligible Institution must
guarantee the signature(s) on this Letter of Transmittal. See Instruction 5.
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3. Inadequate Space. If the space provided above is inadequate, any
required information should be listed on a separate signed schedule which is
attached to this Letter of Transmittal.
4. Partial Tenders and Withdrawal Rights. Old Notes may be tendered in
whole or in part. Tenders of Old Notes will be accepted only in the principal
amount of $1,000 and integral multiples thereof. Except as otherwise provided
herein, tenders of Old Notes may be withdrawn at any time prior to the
Expiration Date. In order for withdrawal to be effective on or prior to that
time, a written notice of withdrawal must be timely received by the Exchange
Agent at one of its addresses set forth above or in the Prospectus prior to the
Expiration Date. Any such notice of withdrawal must specify the name of the
person having tendered the Old Notes to be withdrawn, the number of the account
at DTC from which the Old Notes were tendered, the principal amount of the Old
Notes to be withdrawn, and the name and number of the account at DTC to be
credited with the withdrawn Old Notes, and otherwise comply with the procedures
of such facility. Old Notes properly withdrawn will not be deemed validly
tendered for purposes of the Exchange Offer, but may be retendered at any time
prior to the Expiration Date by following one of the procedures described in the
Prospectus under "The Exchange Offer--Procedures for Tendering Old Notes."
All questions as to the validity, form and eligibility (including time of
receipt) of such withdrawal notices will be determined by the Issuer and Bermuda
Holdings, whose determination shall be final and binding on all parties. Any Old
Notes which have been tendered for exchange but which are not exchanged for any
reason will be credited to an account maintained with DTC for the Old Notes as
soon as practicable after withdrawal, rejection of tender or termination of the
Exchange Offer.
5. Signatures on Letter of Transmittal, Assignments and Endorsements. If
this Letter of Transmittal is signed by the owner(s) as evidenced by a Book-
Entry Confirmation of the Old Notes tendered hereby, the signature(s) must
correspond exactly with the name(s) as they appear in the Book-Entry
Confirmation without alteration, enlargement or any change whatsoever.
If any of the Old Notes tendered hereby are owned of record by two or more
joint owners, all such owners must sign this Letter of Transmittal.
If this Letter of Transmittal or any other required documents or powers of
attorney 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,
unless waived by the Issuer or Bermuda Holdings, proper evidence satisfactory to
the Issuer or Bermuda Holdings of such persons' authority to so act must be
submitted.
If this Letter of Transmittal is signed by a person other than the owner as
evidenced by a Book-Entry Confirmation, such Letter of Transmittal must be
accompanied by an endorsement or appropriate powers of attorney, in satisfactory
form as determined by the Issuer or Bermuda Holdings in their sole discretion
and executed by the owner as evidenced by such Book-Entry Confirmation, in
either case signed exactly as the name or names of such owner appears on the
Book-Entry Confirmation. Signatures on such powers of attorney must be
guaranteed by an Eligible Institution.
6. Irregularities. The Issuer and Bermuda Holdings will determine, in
their sole discretion, all questions as to the form, validity, eligibility
(including time of receipt) and acceptance for exchange of any tender of Old
Notes, which determination shall be final and binding. The Issuer and Bermuda
Holdings reserve the absolute right to reject any and all tenders of any
particular Old Notes not properly tendered or to not accept any particular Old
Notes which acceptance might, in the judgment of the Issuer and Bermuda Holdings
or their counsel, be unlawful. Neither the Issuer or Bermuda Holdings has any
obligation, and will not knowingly, permit acceptances of tenders of Old Notes
from affiliates of the Issuer or Bermuda Holdings or from any other holder or
holders of Old Notes who are not eligible to participate in the Exchange Offer
under applicable law or interpretations thereof by the Commission, or if the
Exchange Notes to be received by such holder or holders
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of Old Notes in the Exchange Offer, upon receipt, will not be tradable by such
holder without restriction under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and
without material restrictions under the blue sky or securities laws of
substantially all of the states of the United States. The Issuer and Bermuda
Holdings also reserve the absolute right, in their sole discretion, to waive any
defects or irregularities or conditions of the Exchange Offer as to any
particular Old Notes either before or after the Expiration Date (including the
right to waive the ineligibility of any holder who seeks to tender Old Notes in
the Exchange Offer). The interpretation of the terms and conditions of the
Exchange Offer as to any particular Old Notes either before or after the
Expiration Date (including the Letter of Transmittal and the instructions
thereto) by the Issuer and Bermuda Holdings shall be final and binding on all
parties. Unless waived, any defects or irregularities in connection with the
tender of Old Notes for exchange must be cured within such reasonable period of
time as the Issuer or Bermuda Holdings shall determine. Neither the Issuer,
Bermuda Holdings, the Exchange Agent nor any other person shall be under any
duty to give notification of any defect or irregularity with respect to any
tender of Old Notes for exchange, nor shall any of them incur any liability for
failure to give such notification.
7. Questions, Requests for Assistance and Additional Copies. Questions and
requests for assistance may be directed to the Exchange Agent at its address and
telephone number set forth on the front of this Letter of Transmittal.
Additional copies of the Prospectus, the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery and the
Letter of Transmittal may be obtained from the Exchange Agent or from your
broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee.
8. Backup Federal Income Tax Withholding and Internal Revenue Service Form
W-9. Under the federal income tax laws, payments that may be made by the Issuer
on account of Exchange Notes issued pursuant to the Exchange Offer may be
subject to backup withholding at the rate of 31%. In order to avoid such backup
withholding, each tendering holder should complete and sign the Internal Revenue
Service Form W-9 (the "IRS Form W-9") included in this Letter of Transmittal and
either (a) provide the correct taxpayer identification number ("TIN") and
certify, under penalties of perjury, that the TIN provided is correct and that
(i) the holder has not been notified by the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS")
that the holder is subject to backup withholding as a result of failure to
report all interest or dividends or (ii) the IRS has notified the holder that
the holder is no longer subject to backup withholding; or (b) provide an
adequate basis for exemption. If the tendering holder has not been issued a TIN
and has applied for one, or intends to apply for one in the near future, such
holder should write "Applied For" in the space provided for the TIN in Part I of
the IRS Form W-9, sign and date the IRS Form W-9 and sign the Certificate of
Payee Awaiting Taxpayer Identification Number. If "Applied For" is written in
Part I, the Issuer (or the Exchange Agent with respect to the Exchange Notes or
a broker or custodian) shall retain 31% of the payments made to the holder
during the sixty (60) day period following the date of the IRS Form W-9. If the
holder furnishes the Issuer (or the Exchange Agent with respect to the Exchange
Notes or a broker or custodian) with its TIN within sixty (60) days after the
date of the IRS Form W-9, the Issuer (or the Exchange Agent with respect to the
Exchange Notes or such broker or custodian, as the case may be) shall remit such
amounts retained during the sixty (60) day period to such holder and no further
amounts shall be retained or withheld from payments made to such holder
thereafter. If, however, the holder has not provided the Issuer (or the Exchange
Agent with respect to the Exchange Notes or such broker or custodian, as the
case may be) with its TIN within such sixty (60) day period, the Issuer (or the
Exchange Agent with respect to the Exchange Notes or such broker or custodian,
as the case may be) shall remit such previously retained amounts to the IRS as
backup withholding. In general, if a holder is an individual, the taxpayer
identification number is the Social Security number of such individual. If the
Exchange Agent or the Issuer is not provided with the correct TIN, the holder
may be subject to a $50 penalty imposed by the IRS. Certain holders (including,
among others, all corporations and certain foreign individuals) are not subject
to these backup withholding and reporting requirements. In order for a foreign
individual to qualify as an exempt recipient, such holder must submit a
statement (generally, IRS Form W-8), signed under penalties of perjury,
attesting to that individual's exempt status. Such statements can be obtained
from the Exchange Agent. For further information concerning backup withholding
and instructions for completing the IRS Form W-9 (including how to obtain a
taxpayer identification number if you do not have one and how to complete the
IRS Form W-9 if Old Notes are registered in more than one name), consult the
enclosed instructions to the IRS Form W-9.
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Failure to complete the IRS Form W-9 will not, by itself, cause Old Notes to
be deemed invalidly tendered, but may require the Issuer or the Exchange Agent
with respect to the Exchange Notes, broker or custodian to withhold 31% of the
amount of any payments made on account of the Exchange Notes. Backup withholding
is not an additional federal income tax. Rather, the federal income tax
liability of a person subject to backup withholding will be reduced by the
amount of tax withheld. If withholding results in an overpayment of taxes, a
refund may be obtained from the IRS.
9. Security Transfer Taxes. Holders who tender their Old Notes for exchange
will not be obligated to pay any transfer taxes in connection therewith.
IMPORTANT: THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL (OR FACSIMILE THEREOF),
OR AN AGENT'S MESSAGE IN LIEU THEREOF, AND ALL OTHER REQUIRED
DOCUMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE EXCHANGE AGENT
ON OR PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION DATE.
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