EXHIBIT 99.4
NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY
FOR
OFFER TO EXCHANGE 5.75% NOTES DUE 2010 (CUSIP NO. 866677AD9)
FOR 5.75% NOTES DUE 2010 (CUSIP NO. 866677AC1)
OF
SUN COMMUNITIES OPERATING
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
As set forth in the Prospectus dated ______, 2003 (as the same may be
amended or supplemented from time to time, the "Prospectus") of Sun Communities
Operating Limited Partnership (the "Company") under the caption "The Exchange
Offer--Guaranteed Delivery Procedures," and in the accompanying Letter of
Transmittal (the "Letter of Transmittal") and Instruction 2 thereto, this form
or one substantially equivalent must be used to tender any of the Company's
5.75% Notes due 2010 (the "Unregistered Notes") pursuant to the exchange offer,
if (i) certificates representing the Unregistered Notes to be tendered for
exchange are not lost but are not immediately available, (ii) time will not
permit a holder's Letter of Transmittal, certificates representing the
Unregistered Notes to be tendered and all other required documents to reach
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (the "Exchange Agent") prior to the
Expiration Date (as defined below), or (iii) the procedures for book-entry
transfer cannot be completed prior to the Expiration Date. This form may be
delivered by an eligible institution by mail or hand delivery or transmitted,
via manually signed facsimile, to the Exchange Agent as set forth below.
Terms not otherwise defined herein shall have their respective meanings
as set forth in the Prospectus.
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THE EXCHANGE OFFER WILL EXPIRE AT 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME
ON ________ , 2003, UNLESS EXTENDED OR TERMINATED (THE "EXPIRATION DATE").
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THE EXCHANGE AGENT FOR THE EXCHANGE OFFER IS:
DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
FOR INFORMATION: (800) 735-7777
BY FACSIMILE: BY MAIL:
(FOR ELIGIBLE INSTITUTIONS ONLY) DB SERVICES TENNESSEE, INC.
(615) 835-3701 REORGANIZATION UNIT
CONFIRM BY TELEPHONE: P.O. BOX 292737
(615) 835-3572 NASHVILLE, TN 37229-2737
CONTACT: KARL SHEPHERD
BY OVERNIGHT MAIL OR COURIER: BY HAND:
DB SERVICES TENNESSEE, INC. DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
CORPORATE TRUST & AGENCY SERVICE C/O THE DEPOSITORY TRUST CLEARING CORPORATION
REORGANIZATION UNIT 55 WATER STREET, 1ST FLOOR
648 GRASSMERE PARK ROAD JEANETTE PARK ENTRANCE
NASHVILLE, TN 37211 NEW YORK, NY 10041
ATTN: KARL SHEPHERD
CONFIRM BY TELEPHONE:
(615) 835-3572
DELIVERY OF THIS NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY (THE "NOTICE OF
GUARANTEED DELIVERY") TO AN ADDRESS OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE OR
TRANSMISSION OF INSTRUCTIONS VIA FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION TO A NUMBER OTHER THAN
AS SET FORTH ABOVE WILL NOT CONSTITUTE A VALID DELIVERY.
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned hereby tender(s) to the Company, upon the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth in the Prospectus and the Letter of
Transmittal, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the series and principal
amount of Unregistered Notes set forth below pursuant to the guaranteed delivery
procedures set forth in the Prospectus under the caption "The Exchange
Offer--Guaranteed Delivery Procedures."
The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that the undersigned has
full power and authority to tender the Unregistered Notes. The undersigned will,
upon request, execute and deliver any additional documents deemed by the
Exchange Agent or the Company to be necessary or desirable for the perfection of
the undersigned's tender.
Tenders may be withdrawn in accordance with the procedures set forth in
the Prospectus. The undersigned authorizes the Exchange Agent to deliver this
Notice of Guaranteed Delivery to the Company and the Trustee as evidence of the
undersigned's tender of Unregistered Notes.
All authority herein conferred or agreed to be conferred by this Notice
of Guaranteed Delivery 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, personal representatives, executors,
administrators, successors, assigns, trustees in bankruptcy and other legal
representatives of the undersigned.
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PLEASE SIGN AND COMPLETE
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Signatures of Registered Holder(s) or Date:
Authorized Signatory:
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Address:
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Name(s) of Registered Holder(s): Area Code and Telephone No.:
Principal Amount of Original If Original Securities will be delivered by
Securities Tendered: book-entry transfer, complete the following:
Depository Account No.
Certificate No.(s) of
Original Securities
(if available):
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This Notice of Guaranteed Delivery must be signed by the holder(s)
exactly as their names appear on certificates for Unregistered Notes or on a
security position listing as the owner of Unregistered Notes, or by person(s)
authorized to become holder(s) by endorsements and documents transmitted with
this
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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 under "Capacity" and submit evidence satisfactory to the Company of
such person's authority so to act.
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Please print name(s) and address(es)
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Name(s):
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Capacity:
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Address(es):
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DO NOT SEND UNREGISTERED NOTES WITH THIS FORM. UNREGISTERED NOTES SHOULD BE SENT
TO THE EXCHANGE AGENT, TOGETHER WITH A PROPERLY COMPLETED AND VALIDLY EXECUTED
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND ANY OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENTS.
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GUARANTEE
(NOT TO BE USED FOR SIGNATURE GUARANTEE)
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 or correspondent in the United States, hereby
guarantees that, within three New York Stock Exchange trading days from the date
of this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery, a properly completed and duly executed
Letter of Transmittal (or a manually signed facsimile thereof), together with
certificates representing the Unregistered Notes tendered hereby in proper form
for transfer (or confirmation of the book-entry transfer of such Unregistered
Notes into the Exchange Agent's account at a book-entry transfer facility,
pursuant to the procedure for book-entry transfer set forth in the Prospectus
under the caption "The Exchange Offer--Procedures for Tendering"), and any other
required documents will be deposited by the undersigned with the Exchange Agent
at its address set forth above.
Name of Firm: -----------------------------------------------------------------
Authorized ----------------------------------------------------------------
Signature:
Address: ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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Name: --------------------------------------------------------------------------
Title: -------------------------------------------------------------------------
Area Code and Telephone
No.: -------------------------------------------------------
Date: --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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