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EXHIBIT 99.3
NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY
TO TENDER
UNREGISTERED 9 1/4% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2011
(INCLUDING THOSE IN BOOK-ENTRY FORM)
OF
PREMIUM STANDARD FARMS, INC.
PURSUANT TO THE EXCHANGE OFFER AND PROSPECTUS
DATED , 2001
As set forth in the Prospectus (as defined), this form or one substantially
equivalent hereto must be used to accept the Exchange Offer (i) if certificates
for unregistered 9 1/4% Senior Notes due 2011 (the "Old Notes") of Premium
Standard Farms, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), are not
immediately available, (ii) time will not permit a holder's Old Notes or other
required documents to reach Wilmington Trust Company (the "Exchange Agent") on
or prior to the Expiration Date (as defined) or (iii) the procedure for
book-entry transfer cannot be completed on a timely basis. This form may be
delivered by facsimile transmission, registered or certified mail, by hand or by
overnight delivery service to the Exchange Agent. See "The Exchange
Offer -- Procedures for Tendering" in the Prospectus.
THE EXCHANGE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE AT 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK
CITY TIME, ON , 2001 (THE "EXPIRATION DATE"), UNLESS THE EXCHANGE
OFFER IS EXTENDED BY THE COMPANY.
The Exchange Agent for the Exchange Offer is:
WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY
By Overnight Delivery or
Registered or Certified Mail: By Hand in New York: By Hand in Delaware:
Wilmington Trust Company Wilmington Trust Company Wilmington Trust Company
Rodney Square North c/o Computershare Trust 1105 Rodney Square North
1100 Rodney Square North Company of New York Wilmington, DE
Wilmington, DE 19890 Wall Street Plaza Attn: Corporate Trust, 1st
Attn: Corporate Trust 88 Pine Street, 19th Floor Floor
New York, NY 10005
Facsimile Transmission Number:
(For Eligible Institutions
Only)
(302) 651-1079
Confirm Receipt of Facsimile
by Telephone:
(302) 651-8869
Originals of all documents sent by facsimile should be sent promptly by
registered or certified mail, by hand or by overnight delivery service.
DELIVERY OF THIS NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY TO AN ADDRESS OR
TRANSMISSION OF THIS NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY VIA FACSIMILE OTHER THAN AS
SET FORTH ABOVE WILL NOT CONSTITUTE A VALID DELIVERY.
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned hereby tenders to the Company, upon the terms and subject
to the conditions set forth in the Prospectus dated , 2001 (as the
same may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the "Prospectus"), and
the related Letter of Transmittal, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the
aggregate principal amount of Old Notes set forth below pursuant to the
guaranteed delivery procedures set forth in the Prospectus under the caption
"Exchange Offer -- Guaranteed Delivery Procedures."
Name(s) of Registered Holder(s):
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Aggregate Principal Amount Tendered:
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Certificate No.(s) (if available):
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(Total Principal Amount Represented
by Old Notes Certificate(s)):
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If Old Notes will be tendered by book-entry transfer, provide the following
information:
DTC Account Number:
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Date:
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* Must be in denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof.
All authority herein conferred or agreed to be conferred shall survive the
death or incapacity of the undersigned and every obligation of the undersigned
hereunder shall be binding upon the heirs, personal representatives, successors
and assigns of the undersigned.
PLEASE SIGN HERE
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SIGNATURE(S) OF OWNER(S) OR AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY DATE
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Area Code and Telephone Number:
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Must be signed by the holder(s) of the Old Notes as their name(s) appear(s)
on certificates for Old Notes or on a security position listing, or by person(s)
authorized to become registered holder(s) by endorsement and documents
transmitted with this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery. If signature is by a
trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, attorney-in-fact, officer or other
person acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, such person must set
forth his or her full title below.
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PLEASE PRINT NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES)
Name(s):
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Capacity:
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Address(es):
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THE GUARANTEE ON THE NEXT PAGE MUST BE COMPLETED.
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GUARANTEE
(NOT TO BE USED FOR SIGNATURE GUARANTEE)
The undersigned, a member of or participant in the Securities Transfer
Agents Medallion Program, the New York Stock Exchange Signature Program or a
firm or other identity identified in Rule 17Ad-15 under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, as an "eligible guarantor institution," including (as
such terms are defined therein): (i) a bank; (ii) a broker, dealer, municipal
securities broker, municipal securities dealer, government securities broker,
government securities dealer; (iii) a credit union; (iv) a national securities
exchange, registered securities association or learning agency; or (v) a savings
association that is a participant in a Securities Transfer Association
recognized program (each of the foregoing being referred to as an "Eligible
Institution"), hereby guarantees to deliver to the Exchange Agent, at one of its
addresses set forth above, the Old Notes to the Exchange Agent's account at The
Depository Trust Company, pursuant to the procedures for book-entry transfer set
forth in the Prospectus, within three New York Stock Exchange, Inc. trading days
after the date of execution of this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.
The undersigned acknowledges that it must deliver the Old Notes tendered
hereby to the Exchange Agent within the time period set forth above and that
failure to do so could result in a financial loss to the undersigned.
Name of Firm: ------------------------------------- Authorized Signature: ------------------------------
Address: -------------------------------------------- Title:
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Zip Code: ------------------------------------------
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Area Code and Telephone No.: -------------------- Dated: ----------------------------------------------
Note: Do not send certificates for old notes with this form.
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