EXHIBIT 99.1
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
THE NOTES EXCHANGE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE AT 5:00 P.M., NEW
YORK CITY TIME, ON , 1996 (AS SUCH DATE AND TIME MAY BE EXTENDED BY THE
COMPANY IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION, THE "EXPIRATION DATE").
K-III COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
8 1/2% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2006
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY THE ATTACHED INSTRUCTIONS
If you desire to accept the Notes Exchange Offer, this Letter of Transmittal
should be completed, signed, and submitted to The Bank of New York, Exchange
Agent:
By mail: By Facsimile Transmission: By Hand or Overnight Courier:
Reorganization Section (212) 571-3080 Reorganization Section
101 Barclay Street--7 East 101 Barclay Street--7 East
New York, NY 10286 Confirm by Telephone: New York, NY 10286
Attention: Henry Lopez (212) 815-2742 Attention: Henry Lopez
Delivery of this Letter of Transmittal to an address other than as set forth
above or transmission of instructions via a facsimile number other than that set
forth above will not constitute a valid delivery.
The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of the Prospectus dated ,
1996 (the "Prospectus") of K-III Communications Corporation, a Delaware
corporation ("K-III " or the "Company"), and this Letter of Transmittal (the
"Letter of Transmittal "), that together constitute K-III's offer (the "Notes
Exchange Offer ") to exchange $1,000 in principal amount of a new series of its
8 1/2% Senior Notes due 2006 (the "New Notes") for each $1,000 in principal
amount of its outstanding 8 1/2% Senior Notes due 2006 (the "Old Notes"). The
New Notes and the Old Notes are collectively referred to as the "Notes".
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings ascribed to them
in the Prospectus.
THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-4 (FILE NO. 333-3691) OF WHICH THE
PROSPECTUS IS A PART WAS DECLARED EFFECTIVE BY THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION ON , 1996.
The undersigned hereby tenders the principal amount of Old Notes described
in Box 1 below (the "Tendered Notes") pursuant to the terms and conditions
described in the Prospectus and this Letter of Transmittal. The undersigned is
the registered owner of all the Tendered Notes and the undersigned represents
that it has received from each beneficial owner of Tendered Notes ("Beneficial
Owners") a duly completed and executed form of "Instruction to Registered Holder
from Beneficial Owner" accompanying this Letter of Transmittal, instructing the
undersigned to take the action described in this Letter of Transmittal.
Subject to, and effective upon, the acceptance for exchange of the Tendered
Notes, the undersigned hereby exchanges, assigns, and transfers to, or upon the
order of, K-III, all right, title, and interest in, to, and under the Tendered
Notes.
Please issue the New Notes exchanged for Tendered Notes in the name(s) of
the undersigned. Similarly, unless otherwise indicated under "Special Delivery
Instructions" below (Box 3), please send or cause to be sent the certificate(s)
for New Notes (and accompanying documents, as appropriate) to the undersigned at
the address shown below in Box 1.
The undersigned hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Exchange
Agent as the true and lawful agent and attorney in fact of the undersigned with
respect to the Tendered Notes, with full power of substitution (such power of
attorney being deemed to be an irrevocable power coupled with an interest), to
(i) deliver the Tendered Notes to the Company or cause ownership of the Tendered
Notes to be transferred to, or upon the order of, the Company, on the books of
the registrar for the Old Notes or on the account books maintained by a
book-entry transfer facility and deliver all accompanying evidences of transfer
and authenticity to, or upon the order of, the Company upon receipt by the
Exchange Agent, as the undersigned's agent, of the New Notes to which the
undersigned is entitled upon the acceptance by the Company of the Tendered Notes
pursuant to the Notes Exchange Offer, and (ii) receive all benefits and
otherwise exercise all rights of beneficial ownership of the Tendered Notes, all
in accordance with the terms of the Notes Exchange Offer.
The undersigned understands that tenders of Old Notes pursuant to the
procedures described under the caption "The Exchange Offers--Procedures for
Tendering" in the Prospectus and in the instructions hereto will constitute a
binding agreement between the undersigned and the Company upon the terms and
subject to the conditions of the Notes Exchange Offer, subject only to
withdrawal of such tenders on the terms set forth in the Prospectus under the
caption "The Exchange Offers--Withdrawal of Tenders." All authority herein
conferred or agreed to be conferred shall survive the death or incapacity of the
undersigned and any Beneficial Owner(s), and every obligation of the undersigned
or any Beneficial Owners hereunder shall be binding upon the heirs,
representatives, successors, and assigns of the undersigned and such Beneficial
Owner(s).
The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that the undersigned has full
power and authority to tender, exchange, assign, and transfer the Tendered Notes
and that the Company will acquire good and unencumbered title thereto, free and
clear of all liens, restrictions, charges, encumbrances, and adverse claims when
the Tendered Notes are acquired by the Company as contemplated herein. The
undersigned and each Beneficial Owner will, upon request, execute and deliver
any additional documents reasonably requested by the Company as necessary or
desirable to complete and give effect to the transactions contemplated hereby.
The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that the information set
forth in Box 2 is true and correct.
By accepting the Notes Exchange Offer, the undersigned hereby represents and
warrants that (i) the New Notes to be acquired by the undersigned and any
Beneficial Owner(s) in connection with the Notes Exchange Offer are being
acquired by the undersigned and any Beneficial Owner(s) in the ordinary course
of business of the undersigned and any Beneficial Owner(s), (ii) the undersigned
and each Beneficial Owner are not participating, do not intend to participate,
and have no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate, in the
distribution of the New Notes, and (iii) the undersigned and each Beneficial
Owner acknowledge and agree that any person participating in the Notes Exchange
Offer for the purpose of distributing the New Notes must comply with the
registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (together with the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, the
"Securities Act"), in connection with a secondary resale transaction of the New
Notes acquired by such person and cannot rely on the position of the Staff of
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") set forth in the
no-action letters that are discussed in the section of the Prospectus entitled
"The Exchange Offers--Resales of the New Notes and the New Preferred Stock."
The undersigned and each Beneficial Owner understands that any secondary
resale transaction described in clause (iii) above should be covered by an
effective registration statement containing the selling securityholder
information required by Item 507 of Regulation S-K of the Commission. Except as
otherwise disclosed to the Company in writing, the undersigned hereby represents
and warrants that neither it nor any Beneficial Owner(s) is an "affiliate," as
defined under Rule 405 of the Securities Act, of the Company.
If the undersigned is a broker-dealer that will receive New Notes for its
own account in exchange for Old Notes that were acquired as a result of
market-making activities or other trading as a result of market-making
activities or other trading activities, it acknowledges that it will deliver
a prospectus in connection with any resale of such New Notes; however, by so
acknowledging and by delivering a prospectus, the undersigned will not be
deemed to admit that it is an "underwriter" within the meaning of the
Securities Act.
PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
CAREFULLY BEFORE COMPLETING THE BOXES
BOX 1
DESCRIPTION OF OLD NOTES TENDERED
(ATTACH ADDITIONAL SIGNED PAGES, IF NECESSARY)
AGGREGATE
NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) OF REGISTERED OLD PRINCIPAL
NOTES HOLDERS(S), AMOUNT
EXACTLY AS NAME(S) APPEAR(S) OF NOTES AGGREGATE
ON OLD NOTES CERTIFICATE REPRESENTED PRINCIPAL
CERTIFICATE(S) NUMBER(S) BY AMOUNT OF NOTES
(PLEASE FILL IN, IF BLANK) OF OLD NOTES* CERTIFICATE(S) TENDERED**
TOTAL
* Need not be completed by book-entry holders.
** Unless otherwise indicated in this column, the full aggregate principal
amount represented by all Old Notes Certificates identified in this Box 1
or delivered to the Exchange Agent herewith shall be deemed tendered. See
Instruction 4.
BOX 2
BENEFICIAL OWNER(S)
STATE OF PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE OF NUMBER OF TENDERED NOTES
EACH BENEFICIAL OWNER OF HELD FOR ACCOUNT OF BENEFICIAL
TENDERED NOTES OWNER
This Letter of Transmittal is to be used either if certificates of Notes are
to be forwarded herewith or if delivery of Notes is to be made by book-entry
transfer to an account maintained by the Exchange Agent at The Depository Trust
Company, pursuant to the procedures set forth in "The Exchange
Offers--Procedures for Tendering" in the Prospectus. Delivery of documents to
the book-entry transfer facility does not constitute delivery to the Exchange
Agent.
Holders whose Old Notes are not immediately available or who cannot deliver
their Old Notes and all other 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 Offers--Guaranteed Delivery Procedures."
/ / CHECK HERE IF TENDERED NOTES ARE BEING DELIVERED BY BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER
MADE TO AN ACCOUNT MAINTAINED BY THE EXCHANGE AGENT WITH THE BOOK-ENTRY
TRANSFER FACILITY AND COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
Name of Tendering Institution ____________________________________________
/ / The Depository Trust Company
Account Number ___________________________________________________________
Transaction Code Number __________________________________________________
BOX 3
SPECIAL DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS 5, 6 AND 7)
To be completed ONLY if the New Notes exchanged for Old Notes and untendered
Old Notes are to be sent to someone other than the undersigned, or to the
undersigned at an address other than that shown
above.
Mail New Notes and any untendered Old Notes to:
Name(s):
________________________________________________________________________________
(please print)
Address:
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
(include Zip Code)
Tax Identification or
Social Security No.:
BOX 4
USE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY
/ / CHECK HERE ONLY IF OLD NOTES ARE BEING TENDERED
BY MEANS OF A NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY.
See Instruction 2. If this box is checked, please provide the following
information:
Name(s) of Registered
Holder(s): ____________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
Date of Execution of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery: ___________________________
Name of Institution which Guaranteed Delivery: ________________________________
If Delivered by Book-Entry Transfer:
Account Number: _______________________________________________________________
BOX 5
TENDERING HOLDER SIGNATURE
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS 1 AND 5)
IN ADDITION, COMPLETE SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9
X _______________________________________
X _______________________________________
(Signature of Registered Holder(s)
or Authorized Signatory)
Note: The above lines must be signed by the registered holder(s) of Old
Notes as their name(s) appear(s) on the Old Notes or by person(s)
authorized to become registered holder(s) (which must be transmitted with
this Letter of Transmittal). 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. See Instruction 5.
Name(s): ________________________________ Signature Guarantee
(If required by Instruction 5)
________________________________ Authorized Signature
Capacity: ________________________________ X ___________________________________
________________________________ Name: _______________________________
(please print)
Street Address: ___________________________
Title: ______________________________
___________________________________
Name of Firm: _______________________
___________________________________
(include Zip Code) (Must be an Eligible
Institution as defined
Area Code and Telephone Number: in Instruction 2)
_____________________________________ Address: ____________________________
____________________________
Tax Identification or Social Security Number:
____________________________
_____________________________________ (incude Zip Code)
Area Code and Telephone Number:
____________________________
Dated: ______________________________
[ ] CHECK HERE IF YOU ARE A BROKER-DEALER AND WISH TO RECEIVE 10 ADDITIONAL
COPIES OF THE PROSPECTUS AND 10 COPIES OF ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS
THERETO.
Name:
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Address:
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If the undersigned is not a broker-dealer, the undersigned represents
that it is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, a distribution
of New Notes. If the undersigned is a broker-dealer that will receive New Notes
for its own account in exchange for Old Notes that were acquired as a result
of market-making activities or other trading activities, it acknowledges that
it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such New Notes;
however, by so acknowledging and by delivering a prospectus, the undersigned
will not be deemed to admit that it is an "underwriter" within the meaning
of the Securities Act.
PAYOR'S NAME: K-III COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
SUBSTITUTE Name (if joint names, list first and circle the name of the person or
entity whose number you enter in Part I below. See instructions if your
name has changed.)
Address
FORM W-9
City, state and ZIP Code
Department of the Treasury
List account number(s) here (optional)
Internal Revenue Service Part 1 - PLEASE PROVIDE YOUR TAXPAYER Social Security
IDENTIFICATON NUMBER ("TIN") IN THE BOX AT RIGHT number or TIN
AND CERTIFY BY SIGNING AND DATING BELOW
Part 2 - Check the box if you are NOT subject to backup withholding
under the provisions of section 3408(a)(1)(C) of the Internal Revenue
Code because (1) you have not been notified that you are subject to
backup withholding as a result of failure to report all interest or
dividends or (2) the Internal Revenue Service has notified you that you
are no longer subject to backup withholding. / /
Payor's Request for TIN CERTIFICATION - UNDER THE PENALTIES OF PERJURY, I Part 3 -
CERTIFY THAT THE INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THIS FORM
IS TRUE, CORRECT AND COMPLETE AWAITING TIN
Signature Date / /
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Note: FAILURE TO COMPLETE AND RETURN THIS FORM MAY RESULT IN BACKUP WITHHOLDING
OF 31% OF ANY PAYMENTS MADE TO YOU PURSUANT TO THE EXCHANGE OFFER. PLEASE
REVIEW THE ENCLOSED GUIDELINES FOR CERTIFICATION OF TAXPAYER
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9 FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
INSTRUCTIONS TO LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
FORMING PART OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
OF THE NOTES EXCHANGE OFFER
1. Delivery of this Letter of Transmittal and Old Notes. The Tendered Notes
or confirmation of any book-entry transfer, as well as a properly completed and
duly executed copy of this Letter of Transmittal, a Substitute Form W-9 (or
facsimile thereof) and any other documents required by this Letter of
Transmittal must be received by the Exchange Agent at its address set forth
herein prior to the Expiration Date. The method of delivery of certificates for
Old Notes and all other required documents is at the election and risk of the
tendering holder and 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. Instead of delivery by mail, it is
recommended that the holder use an overnight or hand delivery service. In all
cases, sufficient time should be allowed to assure timely delivery. Neither
K-III nor the registrar is under any obligation to notify any tendering holder
of the Company's acceptance of Tendered Notes prior to the Expiration Date.
2. Guaranteed Delivery Procedures. Holders who wish to tender their Old
Notes but whose Old Notes are not immediately available and who cannot deliver
their Old Notes, Letter of Transmittal and any other documents required by the
Letter of Transmittal to the Exchange Agent prior to the Expiration Date or
comply with book-entry transfer procedures on a timely basis must tender their
Old Notes according to the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth below,
including completion of Box 4. Pursuant to such procedures: (i) such tender must
be made by or through a firm which is a member of a registered national
securities exchange or if 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 (an "Eligible Institution") and the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery must
be signed by the holder; (ii) prior to the Expiration Date, the Exchange Agent
must have received from the holder and the Eligible Institution a properly
completed and duly executed Notice of Guaranteed Delivery (by facsimile
transmission, mail, or hand delivery setting forth the name and address of the
holder, the certificate number or numbers of the Tendered Notes, and the
principal amount of Tendered Notes, stating that the tender is being made
thereby and guaranteeing that, within five business days after the Expiration
Date, of the Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile thereof), together with the
Tendered Notes (or a confirmation of any book-entry transfer of the Old Notes
into the Exchange Agent's account at a book-entry transfer facility) and any
other required documents will be deposited by the Eligible Institution with the
Exchange Agent; and (iii) such properly completed and executed documents
required by this Letter of Transmittal and the Tendered Notes (or a confirmation
of any book-entry transfer of the Old Notes into the Exchange Agent's account at
a book-entry transfer facility) in proper form for transfer must be received by
the Exchange Agent within five business days after the Expiration Date. Any
holder who wishes to tender Old Notes pursuant to the guaranteed delivery
procedures described above must ensure that the Exchange Agent receives the
Notice of Guaranteed Delivery relating to such Old Notes prior to the Expiration
Date. Failure to complete the guaranteed delivery procedures outlined above will
not, of itself, affect the validity or effect a revocation of any Letter of
Transmittal form properly completed and executed by an Eligible Holder who
attempted to use the guaranteed delivery process.
3. Beneficial Owner Instructions to Registered Holders. Only a holder in
whose name the Old Notes are registered on the books of the registrar (or the
legal representative or attorney-in-fact of such registered holder) may execute
and deliver this Letter of Transmittal. Any Beneficial Owner of Old Notes who is
not the registered holder must arrange promptly with the registered holder to
execute and deliver this Letter of Transmittal on his or her behalf through the
execution and delivery to the registered holder of the Instructions to
Registered Holder from Beneficial Owner form accompanying this Letter of
Transmittal.
4. Partial Tenders. If less than the entire principal amount of Old Notes is
tendered, the tendering holder should fill in the principal amount tendered in
the column labeled "Principal Amount of Notes Tendered" of the box entitled
"Description of Old Notes Tendered" (Box 1) above. The entire principal amount
of Old Notes delivered to the Exchange Agent will be deemed to have been
tendered unless otherwise indicated. If the entire principal amount of all Old
Notes is not tendered, Old Notes for the principal amount of Old Notes not
tendered and New Notes exchanged for any Old Notes tendered will be sent to the
holder at his or her registered address, unless a different address is provided
in the appropriate box on this Letter of Transmittal, as soon as practicable
following the Expiration Date.
5. Signatures on the Letter of Transmittal; Stock Powers and Endorsements;
Guarantee of Signatures. If this Letter of Transmittal is signed by the
registered holder(s) of the Tendered Notes, the signature must correspond with
the name(s) as written on the face of the Tendered Notes without alteration,
enlargement, or any change whatsoever.
If any of the Tendered Notes are owned of record by two or more joint
owners, all such owners must sign this Letter of Transmittal. If any Tendered
Notes are held in different names on several Old Notes it will be necessary to
complete, sign, and submit as many separate copies of the Letter of Transmittal
documents as there are names in which Tendered Notes are held.
If this Letter of Transmittal is signed by the registered holder(s) (which
term, for the purposes described herein, shall include the book-entry transfer
facility whose name appears on a security listing as the owner of the Old Notes)
of Tendered Notes tendered and New Notes are to be issued (or any untendered Old
Notes are to be reissued) to the registered holder(s), the registered holder(s)
need not and should not endorse any Tendered Notes nor provide a separate bond
power. In any other case, such registered holder(s) must either properly endorse
the Old Notes tendered or transmit a properly completed separate bond power with
this Letter of Transmittal, with the signature(s) on the endorsement or bond
power guaranteed by an Eligible Institution.
If this Letter of Transmittal is signed by a person other than the
Registered Holder(s) of any Old Notes, the Tendered Notes must be endorsed or
accompanied by appropriate stock powers, in each case, signed as the name of the
registered holder(s) appears on the Old Notes, with the signature on the
endorsement or bond power guaranteed by an Eligible Institution.
If this Letter of Transmittal or any Old Notes or bond powers 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 Company,
evidence satisfactory to the Company of their authority to so act must be
submitted with this Letter of Transmittal.
Endorsements on Old Notes or signatures on bond powers required by this
Instruction 5 must be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution.
Signatures on this Letter of Transmittal must be guaranteed by an Eligible
Institution unless the Tendered Notes are tendered (i) by a Registered Holder
who has not completed the box set forth herein entitled "Special Delivery
Instructions" (Box 3) or (ii) by an Eligible Institution.
6. Special Delivery Instructions. Tendering Eligible Holders should
indicate, in the applicable box (Box 3), the name and address to which the New
Notes and/or substitute Old Notes for Old Notes not tendered or not accepted for
exchange are to be sent, if different from the name and address of the person
signing this Letter of Transmittal.
7. Transfer Taxes. The Company will pay all transfer taxes, if any,
applicable to the sale and transfer of Old Notes to it or its order pursuant to
the Notes Exchange Offer. If, however, a transfer tax is imposed for any reason
other than the transfer and sale of Old Notes to the Company or its order
pursuant to the Notes Exchange Offer, then the amount of any such transfer taxes
(whether imposed on the registered holder or on any other person) will be
payable by the tendering holder. If satisfactory evidence of payment of such
taxes or exemption from taxes therefrom is not submitted with this Letter of
Transmittal, the amount of transfer taxes will be billed directly to such
tendering holder.
Except as provided in this Instruction 7, it will not be necessary for
transfer tax stamps to be affixed to the Old Notes listed in this Letter of
Transmittal.
8. Tax Identification Number. Federal income tax law requires that a holder
of any Old Notes which are accepted for exchange must provide the Company (as
payor) with its correct taxpayer identification number ("TIN"), which, in the
case of a holder who is an individual, is his or her social security number. If
the Company is not provided with the correct TIN, the holder may be subject to a
$50 penalty imposed by the Internal Revenue Service. (If withholding results in
an over-payment of taxes, a refund may be obtained.) Certain holders (including,
among others, all corporations and certain foreign individuals) are not subject
to these backup withholding and reporting requirements. See the enclosed
"Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer Identification Number on Substitute
Form W-9" for additional instructions.
To prevent backup withholding, each tendering holder must provide such
holder's correct TIN by completing the Substitute Form W-9 set forth herein,
certifying that the TIN provided is correct (or that such holder is awaiting a
TIN), and that (i) the holder has not been notified by the Internal Revenue
Service that such holder is subject to backup withholding as a result of failure
to report all interest or dividends or (ii) the Internal Revenue Service has
notified the holder that such holder is no longer subject to backup withholding.
If the Old Notes are registered in more than one name or are not in the name of
the actual owner, consult the enclosed "Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer
Identification Number on Substitute Form W-9" for information on which TIN to
report.
K-III reserves the right in its sole discretion to take whatever steps are
necessary to comply with the Company's obligation regarding backup withholding.
9. Validity of Tenders. All questions as to the validity, form, eligibility
(including time of receipt), and acceptance of Tendered Notes will be determined
by the Company in its sole discretion, which determination will be final and
binding. The Company reserves the right to reject any and all Old Notes not
validly tendered or any Old Notes the Company's acceptance of which would, in
the opinion of the Company or its counsel, be unlawful. The Company also
reserves the right to waive any conditions of the Notes Exchange Offer or
defects or irregularities in tenders of Old Notes as to any ineligibility of any
holder who seeks to tender Old Notes in the Exchange Offer. The interpretation
of the terms and conditions of the Notes Exchange Offer (including this Letter
of Transmittal and the instructions hereto) by the Company shall be final and
binding on all parties. Unless waived, any defects or irregularities in
connection with tenders of Old Notes must be cured within such time as the
Company shall determine. The Company will use reasonable efforts to give
notification of defects or irregularities with respect to tenders of Old Notes,
but shall not incur any liability for failure to give such notification.
10. Waiver of Conditions. The Company reserves the absolute right to amend,
waive, or modify specified conditions in the Notes Exchange Offer in the case of
any Tendered Notes.
11. No Conditional Tender. No alternative, conditional, irregular, or
contingent tender of shares of Old Notes or transmittal of this Letter of
Transmittal will be accepted.
12. Mutilated, Lost, Stolen, or Destroyed Shares of Old Notes. Any tendering
holder whose Old Notes have been mutilated, lost, stolen, or destroyed should
contact the Exchange Agent at the address indicated above for further
instruction.
13. Requests for Assistance or Additional Copies. Questions and requests for
assistance and requests for additional copies of the Prospectus may be directed
to the Notes 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 Notes Exchange Offer.
14. Acceptance of Tendered Notes and Issuance of New Notes; Return of Old
Notes. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Notes Exchange Offer, the
Company will accept for exchange all validly tendered Old Notes as soon as
practicable after the Expiration Date and will issue New Notes therefor as soon
as practicable thereafter. For purposes of the Notes Exchange Offer, the Company
shall be deemed to have accepted tendered Old Notes when, as and if the Company
has given written or oral notice thereof to the Exchange Agent. If any Tendered
Notes are not exchanged pursuant to the Notes Exchange Offer for any reason,
such unexchanged Old Notes will be returned, without expense, to the undersigned
at the address shown below or at a different address as may be indicated herein
under "Special Delivery Instructions."
15. Withdrawal. Tenders may be withdrawn only pursuant to the limited
withdrawal rights set forth in the Prospectus under the caption "The Exchange
Offers--Withdrawal of Tenders."
INSTRUCTION TO REGISTERED HOLDER
FROM BENEFICIAL OWNER
OF
K-III COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
8 1/2% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2006
The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of the Prospectus dated ,
1996 (the "Prospectus") of K-III Communications Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (the "Company") and the accompanying Letter of Transmittal (the
"Letter of Transmittal"), that together constitute the Company's offer (the
"Notes Exchange Offer"). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the
meanings ascribed to them in the Prospectus.
This will instruct you, the registered holder, as to the action to be taken
by you relating to the Notes Exchange Offer with respect to the 8 1/2% Senior
Notes due 2006 (the "Old Notes") held by you for the account of the undersigned.
The principal amount of Old Notes held by you for the account of the
undersigned is (fill in principal amount):
principal amount of Old Notes.
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With respect to the Notes Exchange Offer, the undersigned hereby
instructs you (check appropriate box):
/ / To TENDER the following principal amount of Old Notes held by you
for the account of the undersigned (insert principal amount of Old
Notes to be tendered, if any):
principal amount of Old Notes.
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/ / NOT to TENDER any principal amount of Old Notes held by you for
the account of the undersigned.
If the undersigned instructs you to tender the Old Notes held by you for the
account of the undersigned, it is understood that you are authorized (a) to
make, on behalf of the undersigned (and the undersigned, by its signature below,
hereby makes to you), the representation and warranties contained in the Letter
of Transmittal that are to be made with respect to the undersigned as a
Beneficial Owner (as defined in the Letter of Transmittal), including but not
limited to the representations that (i) the undersigned's principal residence is
in the state of (fill in state) _____________________ , (ii) the undersigned is
acquiring the New Notes in the ordinary course of business of the undersigned,
(iii) the undersigned is not participating, does not intend to participate, and
has no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate, in the
distribution of the New Notes, and (iv) the undersigned acknowledges that any
person participating in the Notes Exchange Offer for the purpose of distributing
the New Notes must comply with the registration and prospectus delivery
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in connection with a
secondary resale transaction of the New Notes acquired by such person and cannot
rely on the position of the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission set
forth in the no-action letters that are discussed in the section of the
Prospectus entitled "The Exchange Offers--Resales of the New Notes and the New
Preferred Stock"; (b) to agree, on behalf of the undersigned, as set forth in
the Letter of Transmittal; and (c) to take such other action as necessary under
the Prospectus or the Letter of Transmittal to effect the valid tender of such
Old Notes.
SIGN HERE
Name of Beneficial
Owner(s): _____________________________________________________________________
Signature(s): _________________________________________________________________
Name(s) (please
print): _______________________________________________________________________
Address:_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
Telephone
Number: _______________________________________________________________________
Taxpayer Identification or Social Security
Number: _______________________________________________________________________
Date: _________________________________________________________________________
GUIDELINES FOR CERTIFICATION OF TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION
NUMBER ON SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9
GUIDELINES FOR DETERMINING THE PROPER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER TO GIVE THE
PAYER.--SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS HAVE NINE DIGITS SEPARATED BY TWO HYPHENS: I.E.
000-00-0000. EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS HAVE NINE DIGITS SEPARATED BY ONLY
ONE HYPHEN: 00-0000000. THE TABLE BELOW WILL HELP DETERMINE THE NUMBER TO GIVE
THE PAYER.
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FOR THIS TYPE OF ACCOUNT: FOR THIS TYPE OF ACCOUNT: GIVE THE EMPLOYER
GIVE THE IDENTIFICATION
SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OF--
NUMBER OF--
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1. An individual's account The individual 9. A valid trust, estate, or The legal entity
pension trust (Do not furnish the
identifying number of
the personal representative
or trustee unless the legal
entity itself is not
designated in the account
title.)(5)
2. Two or more individuals The actual owner of the 10. Corporate account The corporation
(joint account) account or, if combined 11. Religious charitable, or The organization
funds, any one of the educational organization
individuals on the account
account(1)
The grantor-trustee(1) 12. Partnership account held in The partnership
the name of the business
13. Association, club, The organization
or other tax-exempt
The actual owner(1)
3. Husband and wife (joint The actual owner of the
account organization account or,
if joint funds,
either person(1)
4. Custodian account of a The minor(2) 14. A broker or registered The broker or nominee
minor (Uniform Gift to nominee
Minors Act)
15. Account with the The public entity
Department of Agriculture
in the name of a public
entity (such as a State or
local government, school
district, or prison) that
5. Adult and minor (joint account) The adult or, if the minor receives agricultural
is the only contributor, the program payments
minor(1)
6. Account in the name of guardian The ward, minor, or other
or committee for a designated incompetent person(3)
ward, minor or incompetent
person
7a.The usual revocable
savings trust account
(grantor is also
trustee)
b. So-called trust account
that is not a legal or
valid trust under State law
8. Sole proprietorship account The owner(4)
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(1) List first and circle the name of the person whose number you furnish.
(2) Circle the minor's name and furnish the minor's social security number.
(3) Circle the ward's minor's or incompetent person's name and furnish such
person's social security number.
(4) You must show your individual name, but you may also enter your business
or "doing business as" name. You may use either your social security
number or employer identification number.
(5) List first and circle the name of the legal trust, estate, or pension
trust. Do not furnish the taxpayer identification number of the personal
representative or trustee unless the legal entity itself is not designated
in the account title.
NOTE: If no name is circled when there is more than one name, the number will be
considered to be that of the first name listed.
GUIDELINES FOR CERTIFICATION OF TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION
NUMBER ON SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9
OBTAINING A NUMBER
If you don't have a taxpayer identification number or you don't know your
number, obtain Form SS-5, Application for a Social Security Number Card,
or Form SS-4, Application for Employer Identification Number, at the local
office of the Social Security Administration or the Internal Revenue Service
and apply for a number.
PAYEES EXEMPT FROM BACKUP WITHHOLDING
Payees specifically exempted from backup withholding on ALL payments include
the following:
. A corporation.
. A financial institution.
. An organization exempt from tax under section 501(a), or an individual
retirement plan.
. The United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof.
. A State, the District of Columbia, a possession of the United States, or
any subdivision or instrumentality thereof.
. A foreign government, a political subdivision of a foreign government,
agency, or instrumentality thereof.
. An international organization or any agency or instrumentality thereof.
. A registered dealer in securities or commodities registered in
the U.S. or a possession of the U.S.
. A real estate investment trust.
. A common trust fund operated by a bank under section 584(a).
. An exempt charitable remainder trust, or a nonexempt trust described in
section 4947(a)(1).
. An entity registered at all times under the Investment Company Act of
1940.
. A trust exempt from tax under section 664 or described in section 4947.
. A foreign central bank of issue.
Payments of dividends and patronage dividends not generally subject to backup
withholding include the following:
. Payments to nonresident aliens subject to withholding under section 1441.
. Payments to partnerships not engaged in a trade or business in the U. S.
and which have at least one nonresident partner.
. Payments of patronage dividends where the amount received is not paid in
money.
. Payments made by certain foreign organizations.
. Payments made to a nominee.
Payments of interest not generally subject to backup withholding include the
following:
. Payments of interest on obligations issued by individuals. Note: You may be
subject to backup withholding if this interest is $600 or more and is paid in
the course of the payer's trade or business and you have not provided your
correct taxpayer identification number to the payer.
. Payments of tax-exempt interest (including exempt-interest dividends under
section 852).
. Payments described in section 6049(b)(5) to non-resident aliens.
. Payments on tax-free covenant bonds under section 1451.
. Payments made by certain foreign organizations.
. Payments made to a nominee.
Exempt payees described above should file form W-9 to avoid possible erroneous
backup withholding. FILE THIS FORM WITH THE PAYER, FURNISH
YOUR TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER, WRITE "EXEMPT" ON THE FACE OF THE FORM,
AND RETURN IT TO THE PAYER, IF THE PAYMENTS ARE INTEREST, DIVIDENDS, OR
PATRONAGE DIVIDENDS, ALSO SIGN AND DATE THE FORM.
Certain payments other than interest, dividends, and patronage dividends, that
are not subject to information reporting are also not subject to backup
withholding. For details, see the regulations under sections 6041, 6041A(a),
6045, and 6050A.
PRIVACY ACT NOTICE.--Section 6109 requires most recipients of dividend,
interest, or other payments to give taxpayer identification numbers to payers
who must report the payments to the IRS. The IRS uses the numbers for
identification purposes Payers must be given the numbers whether or not
recipients are required to file a tax return. Beginning January 1, 1984, payers
must generally withold 20% of taxable interest, dividend, and certain other
payments to a payee who does not furnish a taxpayer identification number to a
payer. Certain penalties may also apply.
PENALTIES
(1) PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO FURNISH TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.--If you fail
to furnish your taxpayer identification number to a payer, you are subject to a
penalty of $50 for each such failure unless your failure is due to reasonable
cause and not to willful neglect.
(2) FAILURE TO REPORT CERTAIN DIVIDEND AND INTEREST PAYMENTS.--If you fail to
include any portion of an includable payment for interest, dividends, or
patronage dividends in gross income, such failure will be treated as being due
to negligence and will be subject to a penalty of 5% on any portion of an
under-payment attributable to that failure unless there is clear and
convincing evidence to the contrary.
(3) CIVIL PENALTY FOR FALSE INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO WITHHOLDING.--If you
make a false statement with no reasonable basis which results in no imposition
of backup withholding, you are subject to a penalty of $500.
(4) CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR FALSIFYING INFORMATION.--Falsifying certifications or
affirmations may subject you to criminal penalties including fines and/or
imprisonment.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT
YOUR TAX CONSULTANT OR THE INTERNAL
REVENUE SERVICE
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
THE PREFERRED STOCK EXCHANGE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE AT 5:00
P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON , 1996 (AS SUCH DATE AND TIME MAY BE EXTENDED
BY THE COMPANY IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION, THE "EXPIRATION DATE").
K-III COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
$10.00 SERIES C EXCHANGEABLE PREFERRED STOCK
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY THE ATTACHED INSTRUCTIONS
If you desire to accept the Preferred Stock Exchange Offer, this Letter of
Transmittal should be completed, signed, and submitted to The Bank of New York,
Exchange Agent:
By Mail: By Facsimile Transmission: By Hand or Overnight Courier:
Tender & Exchange Department (For Eligible Institutions Only) Tender & Exchange Department
P.O. Box 11248 (212) 815-6213 101 Barclay Street
Church Street Station Confirm Facsimile by Telephone: Receive and Deliver Window
New York, NY 10286-1248 (For Confirmation Only) New York, NY 10286
(800) 507-9357
Delivery of this Letter of Transmittal to an address other than as set forth
above or transmission of instructions via a facsimile number other than that set
forth above will not constitute a valid delivery.
The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of the Prospectus dated ,
1996 (the "Prospectus") of K-III Communications Corporation, a Delaware
corporation ("K-III " or the "Company"), and this Letter of Transmittal (the
"Letter of Transmittal "), that together constitute K-III's offer (the
"Preferred Stock Exchange Offer ") to exchange one share (or fraction thereof)
of its $10.00 Series D Exchangeable Preferred Stock (the "New Preferred Stock")
for each share (or fraction thereof) of its outstanding $10.00 Series C
Exchangeable Preferred Stock (the "Old Preferred Stock"). The New Preferred
Stock and the Old Preferred Stock are collectively referred to as the "Preferred
Stock". Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings ascribed
to them in the Prospectus.
THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-4 (FILE NO. 333-3691) OF WHICH THE
PROSPECTUS IS A PART WAS DECLARED EFFECTIVE BY THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION ON , 1996.
The undersigned hereby tenders the shares of Old Preferred Stock described
in Box 1 below (the "Tendered Shares") pursuant to the terms and conditions
described in the Prospectus and this Letter of Transmittal. The undersigned is
the registered owner of all the Tendered Shares and the undersigned represents
that it has received from each beneficial owner of Tendered Shares ("Beneficial
Owners") a duly completed and executed form of "Instruction to Registered Holder
from Beneficial Owner" accompanying this Letter of Transmittal, instructing the
undersigned to take the action described in this Letter of Transmittal.
Subject to, and effective upon, the acceptance for exchange of the Tendered
Shares, the undersigned hereby exchanges, assigns, and transfers to, or upon the
order of, K-III, all right, title, and interest in, to, and under the Tendered
Shares.
Please issue the shares of New Preferred Stock exchanged for Tendered Shares
in the name(s) of the undersigned. Similarly, unless otherwise indicated under
"Special Delivery Instructions" below (Box 3), please send or cause to be sent
the certificate(s) for shares of New Preferred Stock (and accompanying
documents, as appropriate) to the undersigned at the address shown below in Box
1.
The undersigned hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Exchange
Agent as the true and lawful agent and attorney in fact of the undersigned with
respect to the Tendered Shares, with full power of substitution (such power of
attorney being deemed to be an irrevocable power coupled with an interest), to
(i) deliver the Tendered Shares to the Company or cause ownership of the
Tendered Shares to be transferred to, or upon the order of, the Company, on the
books of the registrar for the Old Preferred Stock or on the account books
maintained by a book-entry transfer facility and deliver all accompanying
evidences of transfer and authenticity to, or upon the order of, the Company
upon receipt by the Exchange Agent, as the undersigned's agent, of the shares of
New Preferred Stock to which the undersigned is entitled upon the acceptance by
the Company of the Tendered Shares pursuant to the Preferred Stock Exchange
Offer, and (ii) receive all benefits and otherwise exercise all rights of
beneficial ownership of the Tendered Shares, all in accordance with the terms of
the Preferred Stock Exchange Offer.
The undersigned understands that tenders of shares of Old Preferred Stock
pursuant to the procedures described under the caption "The Exchange
Offers--Procedures for Tendering" in the Prospectus and in the instructions
hereto will constitute a binding agreement between the undersigned and the
Company upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Preferred Stock
Exchange Offer, subject only to withdrawal of such tenders on the terms set
forth in the Prospectus under the caption "The Exchange Offers--Withdrawal of
Tenders." All authority herein conferred or agreed to be conferred shall survive
the death or incapacity of the undersigned and any Beneficial Owner(s), and
every obligation of the undersigned or any Beneficial Owners hereunder shall be
binding upon the heirs, representatives, successors, and assigns of the
undersigned and such Beneficial Owner(s).
The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that the undersigned has full
power and authority to tender, exchange, assign, and transfer the Tendered
Shares and that the Company will acquire good and unencumbered title thereto,
free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges, encumbrances, and adverse
claims when the Tendered Shares are acquired by the Company as contemplated
herein. The undersigned and each Beneficial Owner will, upon request, execute
and deliver any additional documents reasonably requested by the Company as
necessary or desirable to complete and give effect to the transactions
contemplated hereby.
The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that the information set
forth in Box 2 is true and correct.
By accepting the Preferred Stock Exchange Offer, the undersigned hereby
represents and warrants that (i) the shares of New Preferred Stock to be
acquired by the undersigned and any Beneficial Owner(s) in connection with the
Exchange Offer are being acquired by the undersigned and any Beneficial Owner(s)
in the ordinary course of business of the undersigned and any Beneficial
Owner(s), (ii) the undersigned and each Beneficial Owner are not participating,
do not intend to participate, and have no arrangement or understanding with any
person to participate, in the distribution of the New Preferred Stock, and (iii)
the undersigned and each Beneficial Owner acknowledge and agree that any person
participating in the Preferred Stock Exchange Offer for the purpose of
distributing the New Preferred Stock must comply with the registration and
prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(together with the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, the "Securities
Act"), in connection with a secondary resale transaction of the shares of New
Preferred Stock acquired by such person and cannot rely on the position of the
Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") set forth in
the no-action letters that are discussed in the section of the Prospectus
entitled "The Exchange Offers--Resales of the New Notes and the New Preferred
Stock."
The undersigned and each Beneficial Owner understands that any secondary
resale transaction described in clause (iii) above should be covered by an
effective registration statement containing the selling securityholder
information required by Item 507 of Regulation S-K of the Commission. Except as
otherwise disclosed to the Company in writing, the undersigned hereby represents
and warrants that neither it nor any Beneficial Owner(s) is an "affiliate," as
defined under Rule 405 of the Securities Act, of the Company.
If the undersigned is a broker-dealer that will receive New Preferred Stock
for its own account in exchange for Old Preferred Stock that were acquired as a
result of market-making activities or other trading activities as a result of
market-making activities or other trading activities, it acknowledges that it
will deliver a prospectus in connection with any sale of such New Preferred
Stock; however, by so acknowledging and by delivering a prospectus, the
undersigned will not be deemed to admit that it is an "underwriter" within the
meaning of the Securities Act.
PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
CAREFULLY BEFORE COMPLETING THE BOXES
BOX 1
DESCRIPTION OF OLD PREFERRED STOCK TENDERED
(ATTACH ADDITIONAL SIGNED PAGES, IF NECESSARY)
NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) OF REGISTERED OLD AGGREGATE
PREFERRED STOCK HOLDERS(S), CERTIFICATE NUMBER OF
EXACTLY AS NAME(S) APPEAR(S) NUMBER(S) SHARES AGGREGATE
ON OLD PREFERRED STOCK OF SHARES OF REPRESENTED NUMBER OF
CERTIFICATE(S) OLD PREFERRED BY SHARES
(PLEASE FILL IN, IF BLANK) STOCK* CERTIFICATE(S) TENDERED**
TOTAL
* Need not be completed by book-entry holders.
** Unless otherwise indicated in this column, the number of shares
represented by all Old Preferred Stock Certificates identified in this
Box 1 or delivered to the Exchange Agent herewith shall be deemed
tendered. See Instruction 4.
BOX 2
BENEFICIAL OWNER(S)
STATE OF PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE OF NUMBER OF TENDERED SHARES
EACH BENEFICIAL OWNER OF HELD FOR ACCOUNT OF BENEFICIAL
TENDERED SHARES OWNER
This Letter of Transmittal is to be used either if shares of Old Preferred
Stock are to be forwarded herewith or if delivery of Old Preferred Stock is to
be made by book-entry transfer to an account maintained by the Exchange Agent at
The Depository Trust Company, pursuant to the procedures set forth in "The
Exchange Offers-- Procedures for Tendering" in the Prospectus. Delivery of
documents to the book-entry transfer facility does not constitute delivery to
the Exchange Agent.
Holders whose shares of Old Preferred Stock are not immediately available or
who cannot deliver their shares of Old Preferred Stock and all other documents
required hereby to the Exchange Agent on or prior to the Expiration Date must
tender their shares of Old Preferred Stock according to the guaranteed delivery
procedure set forth in the Prospectus under the caption "The Exchange
Offers--Guaranteed Delivery Procedures."
/ /CHECK HERE IF TENDERED SHARES ARE BEING DELIVERED BY BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER MADE
TO AN ACCOUNT MAINTAINED BY THE EXCHANGE AGENT WITH THE BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER
FACILITY AND COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
Name of Tendering Institution ______________________________________________
/ / The Depository Trust Company
Account Number _____________________________________________________________
Transaction Code Number ____________________________________________________
BOX 3
SPECIAL DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS 5, 6 AND 7)
To be completed ONLY if the shares of New Preferred Stock exchanged for shares
of Old Preferred Stock and untendered shares of Old Preferred Stock are to be
sent to someone other than the undersigned, or to the undersigned at an
address other than that shown above.
Mail shares of New Preferred Stock and any untendered shares of Old Preferred
Stock to:
Name(s):
_______________________________________________________________________________
(please print)
Address:
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
(include Zip Code)
Tax Identification or
Social Security No.:
BOX 4
USE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY
/ / CHECK HERE ONLY IF SHARES OF OLD PREFERRED STOCK ARE BEING
TENDERED BY MEANS OF A NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY.
See Instruction 2. If this box is checked, please provide the following
information:
Name(s) of Registered
Holder(s): ____________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
Date of Execution of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery: __________________________
Name of Institution which Guaranteed Delivery: _______________________________
If Delivered by Book-Entry Transfer:
Account Number: _______________________________________________________________
BOX 5
TENDERING HOLDER SIGNATURE
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS 1 AND 5)
IN ADDITION, COMPLETE SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9
X _______________________________________
X _______________________________________
(Signature of Registered Holder(s)
or Authorized Signatory)
Note: The above lines must be signed by the registered holder(s) of Old
Preferred Stock as their name(s) appear(s) on the shares of Old Preferred
Stock or by person(s) authorized to become registered holder(s) (which
must be transmitted with this Letter of Transmittal). 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. See Instruction 5.
Name(s): ________________________________ Signature Guarantee
(If required by Instruction 5)
________________________________ Authorized Signature
Capacity: _______________________________ X ____________________________________
_______________________________ Name: ________________________________
(please print)
Street Address: _________________________
Title: _______________________________
__________________________________
Name of Firm: ________________________
__________________________________ (Must be an Eligible
(include Zip Code) Institution as defined
in Instruction 2)
Area Code and Telephone Number:
____________________________________ Address: _____________________________
Tax Identification or Social Security _____________________________
Number
____________________________________
_____________________________
(incude Zip Code)
Area Code and Telephone Number:
_______________________________
Dated: _______________________________
[ ] CHECK HERE IF YOU ARE A BROKER-DEALER AND WISH TO RECEIVE 10 ADDITIONAL
COPIES OF THE PROSPECTUS AND 10 COPIES OF ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS
THERETO.
Name:
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Address:
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If the undersigned is not a broker-dealer, the undersigned represents
that it is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, a distribution
of New Preferred Stock. If the undersigned is a broker-dealer that will receive
New Preferred Stock for its own account in exchange for Old Preferred Stock
that was acquired as a result of market-making activities or other trading
activities, it acknowledges that it will deliver a prospectus in connection
with any resale of such New Preferred Stock; however, by so acknowledging
and by delivering a prospectus, the undersigned will not be deemed to admit
that it is an "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act.
PAYOR'S NAME: K-III COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
SUBSTITUTE Name (if joint names, list first and circle the name of the person or
entity whose number you enter in Part I below. See instructions if your
name has changed.)
Address
FORM W-9
City, state and ZIP Code
Department of the Treasury
List account number(s) here (optional)
Internal Revenue Service Part 1 - PLEASE PROVIDE YOUR TAXPAYER Social Security
IDENTIFICATON NUMBER ("TIN") IN THE BOX AT RIGHT number or TIN
AND CERTIFY BY SIGNING AND DATING BELOW
Part 2 - Check the box if you are NOT subject to backup withholding
under the provisions of section 3408(a)(1)(C) of the Internal Revenue
Code because (1) you have not been notified that you are subject to
backup withholding as a result of failure to report all interest or
dividends or (2) the Internal Revenue Service has notified you that you
are no longer subject to backup withholding. / /
Payor's Request for TIN CERTIFICATION - UNDER THE PENALTIES OF PERJURY, I Part 3 -
CERTIFY THAT THE INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THIS FORM
IS TRUE, CORRECT AND COMPLETE AWAITING TIN
Signature Date / /
____________________ ______________
Note: FAILURE TO COMPLETE AND RETURN THIS FORM MAY RESULT IN BACKUP WITHHOLDING
OF 31% OF ANY PAYMENTS MADE TO YOU PURSUANT TO THE EXCHANGE OFFER. PLEASE
REVIEW THE ENCLOSED GUIDELINES FOR CERTIFICATION OF TAXPAYER
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9 FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
INSTRUCTIONS TO LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
FORMING PART OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
OF THE PREFERRED STOCK EXCHANGE OFFER
1. Delivery of this Letter of Transmittal and Old Preferred Stock. The
Tendered Shares or confirmation of any book-entry transfer, as well as a
properly completed and duly executed copy of this Letter of Transmittal, a
Substitute Form W-9 (or facsimile thereof) and any other documents required by
this Letter of Transmittal must be received by the Exchange Agent at its address
set forth herein prior to the Expiration Date. The method of delivery of
certificates for Old Preferred Stock and all other required documents is at the
election and risk of the tendering holder and 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. Instead of
delivery by mail, it is recommended that the holder use an overnight or hand
delivery service. In all cases, sufficient time should be allowed to assure
timely delivery. Neither K-III nor the registrar is under any obligation to
notify any tendering holder of the Company's acceptance of Tendered Shares prior
to the Expiration Date.
2. Guaranteed Delivery Procedures. Holders who wish to tender their shares
of Old Preferred Stock but whose shares of Old Preferred Stock are not
immediately available and who cannot deliver their shares of Old Preferred
Stock, Letter of Transmittal and any other documents required by the Letter of
Transmittal to the Exchange Agent prior to the Expiration Date or comply with
book-entry transfer procedures on a timely basis must tender their shares of Old
Preferred Stock according to the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth below,
including completion of Box 4. Pursuant to such procedures: (i) such tender must
be made by or through a firm which is a member of a registered national
securities exchange or if 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 (an "Eligible Institution") and the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery must
be signed by the holder; (ii) prior to the Expiration Date, the Exchange Agent
must have received from the holder and the Eligible Institution a properly
completed and duly executed Notice of Guaranteed Delivery (by facsimile
transmission, mail, or hand delivery setting forth the name and address of the
holder, the certificate number or numbers of the Tendered Shares, and the
principal amount of Tendered Shares, stating that the tender is being made
thereby and guaranteeing that, within five business days after the Expiration
Date, of the Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile thereof), together with the
Tendered Shares (or a confirmation of any book-entry transfer of the Old
Preferred Stock into the Exchange Agent's account at a book-entry transfer
facility) and any other required documents will be deposited by the Eligible
Institution with the Exchange Agent; and (iii) such properly completed and
executed documents required by this Letter of Transmittal and the Tendered
Shares (or a confirmation of any book-entry transfer of the Old Preferred Stock
into the Exchange Agent's account at a book-entry transfer facility) in proper
form for transfer must be received by the Exchange Agent within five business
days after the Expiration Date. Any holder who wishes to tender shares of Old
Preferred Stock pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedures described above
must ensure that the Exchange Agent receives the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery
relating to such shares of Old Preferred Stock prior to the Expiration Date.
Failure to complete the guaranteed delivery procedures outlined above will not,
of itself, affect the validity or effect a revocation of any Letter of
Transmittal form properly completed and executed by an Eligible Holder who
attempted to use the guaranteed delivery process.
3. Beneficial Owner Instructions to Registered Holders. Only a holder in
whose name the shares of Old Preferred Stock are registered on the books of the
registrar (or the legal representative or attorney-in-fact of such registered
holder) may execute and deliver this Letter of Transmittal. Any Beneficial Owner
of shares of Old Preferred Stock who is not the registered holder must arrange
promptly with the registered holder to execute and deliver this Letter of
Transmittal on his or her behalf through the execution and delivery to the
registered holder of the Instructions to Registered Holder from Beneficial Owner
form accompanying this Letter of Transmittal.
4. Partial Tenders. If less than the entire number of shares of Old
Preferred Stock is tendered, the tendering holder should fill in the number of
shares tendered in the column labeled "Aggregate Number of Shares Tendered" of
the box entitled "Description of Old Preferred Stock Tendered" (Box 1) above.
The entire number of shares of Old Preferred Stock delivered to the Exchange
Agent will be deemed to have been tendered unless otherwise indicated. If the
entire number of shares of all Old Preferred Stock is not tendered, shares of
Old Preferred Stock for the number of shares of Old Preferred Stock not tendered
and shares of New Preferred Stock exchanged for any shares of Old Preferred
Stock tendered will be sent to the holder at his or her registered address,
unless a different address is provided in the appropriate box on this Letter of
Transmittal, as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date.
5. Signatures on the Letter of Transmittal; Stock Powers and Endorsements;
Guarantee of Signatures. If this Letter of Transmittal is signed by the
registered holder(s) of the Tendered Shares, the signature must correspond with
the name(s) as written on the face of the Tendered Shares without alteration,
enlargement, or any change whatsoever.
If any of the Tendered Shares are owned of record by two or more joint
owners, all such owners must sign this Letter of Transmittal. If any Tendered
Shares are held in different names on several shares of Old Preferred Stock, it
will be necessary to complete, sign, and submit as many separate copies of the
Letter of Transmittal documents as there are names in which Tendered Shares are
held.
If this Letter of Transmittal is signed by the registered holder(s) (which
term, for the purposes described herein, shall include the book-entry transfer
facility whose name appears on a security listing as the owner of the Old
Preferred Stock) of Tendered Shares tendered and shares of New Preferred Stock
are to be issued (or any untendered shares of Old Preferred Stock are to be
reissued) to the registered holder(s), the registered holder(s) need not and
should not endorse any Tendered Shares nor provide a separate bond power. In any
other case, such registered holder(s) must either properly endorse the shares of
Old Preferred Stock tendered or transmit a properly completed separate stock
power with this Letter of Transmittal, with the signature(s) on the endorsement
or stock power guaranteed by an Eligible Institution.
If this Letter of Transmittal is signed by a person other than the
Registered Holder(s) of any shares of Old Preferred Stock, the Tendered Shares
must be endorsed or accompanied by appropriate stock powers, in each case,
signed as the name of the registered holder(s) appears on the shares of Old
Preferred Stock, with the signature on the endorsement or stock power guaranteed
by an Eligible Institution.
If this Letter of Transmittal or any shares of Old Preferred Stock or stock
powers 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 Company, evidence satisfactory to the Company of their
authority to so act must be submitted with this Letter of Transmittal.
Endorsements on shares of Old Preferred Stock or signatures on stock powers
required by this Instruction 5 must be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution.
Signatures on this Letter of Transmittal must be guaranteed by an Eligible
Institution unless the Tendered Shares are tendered (i) by a Registered Holder
who has not completed the box set forth herein entitled "Special Delivery
Instructions" (Box 3) or (ii) by an Eligible Institution.
6. Special Delivery Instructions. Tendering Eligible Holders should
indicate, in the applicable box (Box 3), the name and address to which the
shares of New Preferred Stock and/or substitute shares of Old Preferred Stock
for shares not tendered or not accepted for exchange are to be sent, if
different from the name and address of the person signing this Letter of
Transmittal.
7. Transfer Taxes. The Company will pay all transfer taxes, if any,
applicable to the sale and transfer of Old Preferred Stock to it or its order
pursuant to the Preferred Stock Exchange Offer. If, however, a transfer tax is
imposed for any reason other than the transfer and sale of Old Preferred Stock
to the Company or its order pursuant to the Preferred Stock Exchange Offer, then
the amount of any such transfer taxes (whether imposed on the registered holder
or on any other person) will be payable by the tendering holder. If satisfactory
evidence of payment of such taxes or exemption from taxes therefrom is not
submitted with this Letter of Transmittal, the amount of transfer taxes will be
billed directly to such tendering holder.
Except as provided in this Instruction 7, it will not be necessary for
transfer tax stamps to be affixed to the shares of Old Preferred Stock listed in
this Letter of Transmittal.
8. Tax Identification Number. Federal income tax law requires that a holder
of any shares of Old Preferred Stock which are accepted for exchange must
provide the Company (as payor) with its correct taxpayer identification number
("TIN"), which, in the case of a holder who is an individual, is his or her
social security number. If the Company is not provided with the correct TIN, the
holder may be subject to a $50 penalty imposed by the Internal Revenue Service.
(If withholding results in an over-payment of taxes, a refund may be obtained.)
Certain holders (including, among others, all corporations and certain foreign
individuals) are not subject to these backup withholding and reporting
requirements. See the enclosed "Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer
Identification Number on Substitute Form W-9" for additional instructions.
To prevent backup withholding, each tendering holder must provide such
holder's correct TIN by completing the Substitute Form W-9 set forth herein,
certifying that the TIN provided is correct (or that such holder is awaiting a
TIN), and that (i) the holder has not been notified by the Internal Revenue
Service that such holder is subject to backup withholding as a result of failure
to report all interest or dividends or (ii) the Internal Revenue Service has
notified the holder that such holder is no longer subject to backup withholding.
If the shares of Old Preferred Stock are registered in more than one name or are
not in the name of the actual owner, consult the enclosed "Guidelines for
Certification of Taxpayer Identification Number on Substitute Form W-9" for
information on which TIN to report.
K-III reserves the right in its sole discretion to take whatever steps are
necessary to comply with the Company's obligation regarding backup withholding.
9. Validity of Tenders. All questions as to the validity, form, eligibility
(including time of receipt), and acceptance of Tendered Shares will be
determined by the Company in its sole discretion, which determination will be
final and binding. The Company reserves the right to reject any and all shares
of Old Preferred Stock not validly tendered or any shares of Old Preferred Stock
the Company's acceptance of which would, in the opinion of the Company or its
counsel, be unlawful. The Company also reserves the right to waive any
conditions of the Preferred Stock Exchange Offer or defects or irregularities in
tenders of shares of Old Preferred Stock as to any ineligibility of any holder
who seeks to tender shares of Old Preferred Stock in the Preferred Stock
Exchange Offer. The interpretation of the terms and conditions of the Exchange
Offer (including this Letter of Transmittal and the instructions hereto) by the
Company shall be final and binding on all parties. Unless waived, any defects or
irregularities in connection with tenders of shares of Old Preferred Stock must
be cured within such time as the Company shall determine. The Company will use
reasonable efforts to give notification of defects or irregularities with
respect to tenders of shares of Old Preferred Stock, but shall not incur any
liability for failure to give such notification.
10. Waiver of Conditions. The Company reserves the absolute right to amend,
waive, or modify specified conditions in the Preferred Stock Exchange Offer in
the case of any Tendered Shares.
11. No Conditional Tender. No alternative, conditional, irregular, or
contingent tender of shares of Old Preferred Stock or transmittal of this Letter
of Transmittal will be accepted.
12. Mutilated, Lost, Stolen, or Destroyed Shares of Old Preferred Stock. Any
tendering holder whose shares of Old Preferred Stock have been mutilated, lost,
stolen, or destroyed should contact the Exchange Agent at the address indicated
above for further instruction.
13. Requests for Assistance or Additional Copies. Questions and requests for
assistance and requests for additional copies of the Prospectus may be directed
to the Preferred Stock 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 Preferred Stock
Exchange Offer.
14. Acceptance of Tendered Shares and Issuance of Shares of New Preferred
Stock; Return Shares of Old Preferred Stock. Subject to the terms and conditions
of the Preferred Stock Exchange Offer, the Company will accept for exchange all
validly tendered shares of Old Preferred Stock as soon as practicable after the
Expiration Date and will issue shares of New Preferred Stock therefor as soon as
practicable thereafter. For purposes of the Preferred Stock Exchange Offer, the
Company shall be deemed to have accepted tendered shares of Old Preferred Stock
when, as and if the Company has given written or oral notice thereof to the
Exchange Agent. If any Tendered Shares are not exchanged pursuant to the
Preferred Stock Exchange Offer for any reason, such unexchanged shares of Old
Preferred Stock will be returned, without expense, to the undersigned at the
address shown below or at a different address as may be indicated herein under
"Special Delivery Instructions."
15. Withdrawal. Tenders may be withdrawn only pursuant to the limited
withdrawal rights set forth in the Prospectus under the caption "The Exchange
Offers--Withdrawal of Tenders."
INSTRUCTION TO REGISTERED HOLDER
FROM BENEFICIAL OWNER
OF
K-III COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
$10% SERIES C EXCHANGEABLE PREFERRED STOCK
The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of the Prospectus dated
, 1996 (the "Prospectus") of K-III Communications Corporation, a
Delaware corporation (the "Company") and the accompanying Letter of Transmittal
(the "Letter of Transmittal"), that together constitute the Company's offer (the
"Preferred Stock Exchange Offer"). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein
have the meanings ascribed to them in the Prospectus.
This will instruct you, the registered holder, as to the action to be taken
by you relating to the Preferred Stock Exchange Offer with respect to the $10.00
Series C Exchangeable Preferred Stock (the "Old Preferred Stock") held by you
for the account of the undersigned.
The number of shares of the Old Preferred Stock held by you for the account
of the undersigned is (fill in number of shares):
shares of Old Preferred Stock.
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With respect to the Preferred Stock Exchange Offer, the undersigned
hereby instructs you (check appropriate box):
/ / To TENDER the following shares of Old Preferred Stock held by you
for the account of the undersigned (insert number of shares of Old
Preferred Stock to be tendered, if any):
shares of Old Preferred Stock.
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/ / NOT to TENDER any shares of Old Preferred Stock held by you for
the account of the undersigned.
If the undersigned instructs you to tender the shares of Old Preferred Stock
held by you for the account of the undersigned, it is understood that you are
authorized (a) to make, on behalf of the undersigned (and the undersigned, by
its signature below, hereby makes to you), the representation and warranties
contained in the Letter of Transmittal that are to be made with respect to the
undersigned as a Beneficial Owner (as defined in the Letter of Transmittal),
including but not limited to the representations that (i) the undersigned's
principal residence is in the state of (fill in state)____________________,
(ii) the undersigned is acquiring the shares of New Preferred Stock in the
ordinary course of business of the undersigned, (iii) the undersigned is not
participating, does not intend to participate, and has no arrangement or
understanding with any person to participate, in the distribution of the New
Preferred Stock, and (iv) the undersigned acknowledges that any person
participating in the Preferred Stock Exchange Offer for the purpose of
distributing the New Preferred Stock must comply with the registration and
prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in
connection with a secondary resale transaction of the New Preferred Stock
acquired by such person and cannot rely on the position of the Staff of the
Securities and Exchange Commission set forth in the no-action letters that are
discussed in the section of the Prospectus entitled "The Exchange
Offers--Resales of the New Notes and the New Preferred Stock"; (b) to agree, on
behalf of the undersigned, as set forth in the Letter of Transmittal; and (c) to
take such other action as necessary under the Prospectus or the Letter of
Transmittal to effect the valid tender of such shares of Old Preferred Stock.
SIGN HERE
Name of Beneficial
Owner(s): _______________________________________________________________
Signature(s): ___________________________________________________________
Name(s) (please
print): _________________________________________________________________
Address:
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
Telephone
Number: _________________________________________________________________
Taxpayer Identification or Social Security
Number: _________________________________________________________________
Date: ___________________________________________________________________
GUIDELINES FOR CERTIFICATION OF TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION
NUMBER ON SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9
GUIDELINES FOR DETERMINING THE PROPER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER TO GIVE THE
PAYER.--SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS HAVE NINE DIGITS SEPARATED BY TWO HYPHENS: I.E.
000-00-0000. EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS HAVE NINE DIGITS SEPARATED BY ONLY
ONE HYPHEN: 00-0000000. THE TABLE BELOW WILL HELP DETERMINE THE NUMBER TO GIVE
THE PAYER.
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FOR THIS TYPE OF ACCOUNT: FOR THIS TYPE OF ACCOUNT: GIVE THE EMPLOYER
GIVE THE IDENTIFICATION
SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OF--
NUMBER OF--
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1. An individual's account The individual 9. A valid trust, estate, or The legal entity
pension trust (Do not furnish the
identifying number of
the personal representative
or trustee unless the legal
entity itself is not
designated in the account
title.)(5)
2. Two or more individuals The actual owner of the 10. Corporate account The corporation
(joint account) account or, if combined 11. Religious charitable, or The organization
funds, any one of the educational organization
individuals on the account
account(1)
The grantor-trustee(1) 12. Partnership account held in The partnership
the name of the business
13. Association, club, The organization
or other tax-exempt
The actual owner(1)
3. Husband and wife (joint The actual owner of the
account organization account or,
if joint funds,
either person(1)
4. Custodian account of a The minor(2) 14. A broker or registered The broker or nominee
minor (Uniform Gift to nominee
Minors Act)
15. Account with the The public entity
Department of Agriculture
in the name of a public
entity (such as a State or
local government, school
district, or prison) that
5. Adult and minor (joint account) The adult or, if the minor receives agricultural
is the only contributor, the program payments
minor(1)
6. Account in the name of guardian The ward, minor, or other
or committee for a designated incompetent person(3)
ward, minor or incompetent
person
7a.The usual revocable
savings trust account
(grantor is also
trustee)
b. So-called trust account
that is not a legal or
valid trust under State law
8. Sole proprietorship account The owner(4)
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(1) List first and circle the name of the person whose number you furnish.
(2) Circle the minor's name and furnish the minor's social security number.
(3) Circle the ward's minor's or incompetent person's name and furnish such
person's social security number.
(4) You must show your individual name, but you may also enter your business
or "doing business as" name. You may use either your social security
number or employer identification number.
(5) List first and circle the name of the legal trust, estate, or pension
trust. Do not furnish the taxpayer identification number of the personal
representative or trustee unless the legal entity itself is not designated
in the account title.
NOTE: If no name is circled when there is more than one name, the number will be
considered to be that of the first name listed.
GUIDELINES FOR CERTIFICATION OF TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION
NUMBER ON SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9
OBTAINING A NUMBER
If you don't have a taxpayer identification number or you don't know your
number, obtain Form SS-5, Application for a Social Security Number Card,
or Form SS-4, Application for Employer Identification Number, at the local
office of the Social Security Administration or the Internal Revenue Service
and apply for a number.
PAYEES EXEMPT FROM BACKUP WITHHOLDING
Payees specifically exempted from backup withholding on ALL payments include
the following:
. A corporation.
. A financial institution.
. An organization exempt from tax under section 501(a), or an individual
retirement plan.
. The United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof.
. A State, the District of Columbia, a possession of the United States, or
any subdivision or instrumentality thereof.
. A foreign government, a political subdivision of a foreign government,
agency, or instrumentality thereof.
. An international organization or any agency or instrumentality thereof.
. A registered dealer in securities or commodities registered in
the U.S. or a possession of the U.S.
. A real estate investment trust.
. A common trust fund operated by a bank under section 584(a).
. An exempt charitable remainder trust, or a nonexempt trust described in
section 4947(a)(1).
. An entity registered at all times under the Investment Company Act of
1940.
. A trust exempt from tax under section 664 or described in section 4947.
. A foreign central bank of issue.
Payments of dividends and patronage dividends not generally subject to backup
withholding include the following:
. Payments to nonresident aliens subject to withholding under section 1441.
. Payments to partnerships not engaged in a trade or business in the U. S.
and which have at least one nonresident partner.
. Payments of patronage dividends where the amount received is not paid in
money.
. Payments made by certain foreign organizations.
. Payments made to a nominee.
Payments of interest not generally subject to backup withholding include the
following:
. Payments of interest on obligations issued by individuals. Note: You may be
subject to backup withholding if this interest is $600 or more and is paid in
the course of the payer's trade or business and you have not provided your
correct taxpayer identification number to the payer.
. Payments of tax-exempt interest (including exempt-interest dividends under
section 852).
. Payments described in section 6049(b)(5) to non-resident aliens.
. Payments on tax-free covenant bonds under section 1451.
. Payments made by certain foreign organizations.
. Payments made to a nominee.
Exempt payees described above should file form w-9 to avoid possible erroneous
backup withholding. FILE THIS FORM WITH THE PAYER, FURNISH
YOUR TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER, WRITE "EXEMPT" ON THE FACE OF THE FORM,
AND RETURN IT TO THE PAYER, IF THE PAYMENTS ARE INTEREST, DIVIDENDS, OR
PATRONAGE DIVIDENDS, ALSO SIGN AND DATE THE FORM.
Certain payments other than interest, dividends, and patronage dividends, that
are not subject to information reporting are also not subject to backup
withholding. For details, see the regulations under sections 6041, 6041A(a),
6045, and 6050A.
PRIVACY ACT NOTICE.--Section 6109 requires most recipients of dividends,
interest, or other payments to give taxpayer identification numbers to payers
who must report the payments to the IRS. The IRS uses the numbers for
identification purposes Payers must be given the numbers whether or not
recipients are required to file a tax return. Beginning January 1, 1984, payers
must generally withold 20% of taxable interest, dividend, and certain other
payments to a payee who does not furnish a taxpayer identification number to a
payer. Certain penalties may also apply.
PENALTIES
(1) PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO FURNISH TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.--If you fail
to furnish your taxpayer identification number to a payer, you are subject to a
penalty of $50 for each such failure unless your failure is due to reasonable
cause and not to willful neglect.
(2) FAILURE TO REPORT CERTAIN DIVIDEND AND INTEREST PAYMENTS.--If you fail to
include any portion of an includable payment for interest, dividends, or
patronage dividends in gross income, such failure will be treated as being
due to negligence and will be subject to a penalty of 5% on any portion of an
under-payment attributable to that failure unless there is clear and
convincing evidence to the contrary.
(3) CIVIL PENALTY FOR FALSE INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO WITHHOLDING.--If you
make a false statement with no reasonable basis which results in no imposition
of backup withholding, you are subject to a penalty of $500.
(4) CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR FALSIFYING INFORMATION.--Falsifying certifications or
affirmations may subject you to criminal penalties including fines and/or
imprisonment.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT
YOUR TAX CONSULTANT OR THE INTERNAL
REVENUE SERVICE