NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY
FOR
AMERICAN MEDIA OPERATIONS, INC.
OFFER TO EXCHANGE ANY AND
ALL OF ITS 10 1/4% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES
DUE 2009
BY
AMERICAN MEDIA OPERATIONS, INC.
THE EXCHANGE OFFER WILL EXPIRE AT 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON
, 2002, UNLESS EXTENDED TO A DATE NOT LATER THAN , 2002 (THE
"EXPIRATION DATE"). TENDERED NOTES MAY BE WITHDRAWN AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO THE
EXPIRATION DATE.
As set forth in the prospectus dated , 2002 (the "Prospectus")
under the captions "The Exchange Offer -- Procedures for Tendering Notes" and
"The Exchange Offer -- Guaranteed Delivery Procedures" and the accompanying
Letter of Transmittal (the "Letter of Transmittal") and Instruction 2 thereto,
this form, or one substantially equivalent hereto, must be used to accept the
Exchange Offer if certificates representing the 10 1/4% Senior Subordinated
Notes due 2009, (the "1999 Notes") of American Media Operations, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), are not immediately available or if the
procedure for book-entry transfer cannot be completed on a timely basis or time
will not permit a holder's certificates or other required documents to reach the
Exchange Agent on or prior to the Expiration Date. Such form may be delivered by
hand or transmitted by telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or mail to the
Exchange Agent and must include a guarantee by an eligible institution unless
such form is submitted on behalf of an Eligible Institution. Capitalized terms
used and not defined herein have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the
Prospectus.
The Exchange Agent is:
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK
By Registered or Certified Mail, Hand or by Overnight Courier:
JPMorgan Chase Bank
3800 Colonnade Parkway
Birmingham, AL 35243
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Facsimile Transmission Number: Confirm by Telephone:
(205) 968-9145 (205) 968-0506
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DELIVERY OF THIS INSTRUMENT TO AN ADDRESS OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE
WILL NOT CONSTITUTE A VALID DELIVERY. THE ACCOMPANYING INSTRUCTIONS SHOULD BE
READ CAREFULLY BEFORE THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL IS COMPLETED.
This form is not to be used to guarantee signatures. If a signature on the
Letter of Transmittal is required to be guaranteed by an "Eligible Institution"
under the instructions thereto, such signature guarantee must appear in the
applicable space provided in the signature box on the Letter of Transmittal.
Ladies & Gentlemen:
Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Prospectus
and accompanying Letter of Transmittal, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged,
the undersigned hereby tenders to American Media Operations, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), the principal amount of 1999 Notes indicated below,
pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth in the Prospectus and
accompanying Letter of Transmittal.
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CERTIFICATE NUMBERS OF 1999 NOTES PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
(IF AVAILABLE) TENDERED
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If 1999 Notes will be tendered by book-entry transfer: (check one)
Name of Tendering Institution:
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- -------------------------------------------------- [ ] The Depository Trust Company
[ ] The Midwest Securities Trust Company
Account No.: [ ] The Philadelphia Depository Trust Company
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The undersigned authorizes the Exchange Agent to deliver this Notice of
Guaranteed Delivery to the Company and JP Morgan Chase Bank with respect to the
1999 Notes tendered pursuant to the Exchange Offer.
All authority conferred or agreed to be conferred by this Notice of
Guaranteed Delivery shall not be affected by, and shall survive, the death or
incapacity of the undersigned, and every obligation of the undersigned under
this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery shall be binding upon the heirs, executors,
administrators, trustees in bankruptcy, personal and legal representatives,
successors and assigns of the undersigned.
SIGN HERE
Signature(s) of Registered Holder(s) or
Authorized Signatory:
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Name(s) of Registered Holder(s):
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(PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT)
Address:
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Zip Code:
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Area Code and Telephone Number:
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Dated:
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2002
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GUARANTEE
(NOT TO BE USED FOR SIGNATURE GUARANTEES)
The undersigned, a member firm of a registered national securities exchange
or of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., or a commercial bank
or trust company having an office in the United States, hereby (a) represents
that the above-named person(s) has a net long position in the 1999 Notes
tendered hereby within the meaning of Rule 14e-4 under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, (b) represents that such tender of 1999 Notes complies
with Rule 14e-4, and (c) guarantees delivery to the Exchange Agent of
certificates representing the 1999 Notes tendered hereby, in proper form for
transfer, or confirmation of book-entry transfer of such 1999 Notes into the
Exchange Agent's account at a Book-Entry Transfer Facility (as defined in the
Prospectus), in each case together with a properly completed and duly executed
Letter of Transmittal with any required signature guarantees and any other
documents required by the Letter of Transmittal, within three New York Stock
Exchange trading days after the date hereof.
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Name of Firm: ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------
(Authorized Signature)
Address:
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Name: --------------------------------------------------
(Please type or print)
Area Code and
Telephone Number: ------------------------------------ Date:
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NOTE: DO NOT SEND CERTIFICATES REPRESENTING 1999 NOTES WITH THIS FORM.
CERTIFICATES FOR 1999 NOTES MUST BE SENT WITH YOUR LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
The Exchange Agent Is:
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK
By Registered or Certified Mail, Hand or by Overnight Courier:
JPMorgan Chase Bank
3800 Colonnade Parkway
Birmingham, AL 35243
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Facsimile Transmission Number: Confirm by Telephone:
(205) 968-9145 (205) 968-0506
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