EXHIBIT 99.1
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
TO TENDER
OUTSTANDING 8 1/4% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2011
OF
STONE ENERGY CORPORATION
PURSUANT TO THE EXCHANGE OFFER AND PROSPECTUS DATED , 2002
THE EXCHANGE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE AT 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK
CITY TIME, ON , 2002 (THE "EXPIRATION DATE"), UNLESS THE EXCHANGE
OFFER IS EXTENDED BY THE COMPANY.
THE EXCHANGE AGENT FOR THE EXCHANGE OFFER IS:
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK
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By Mail: By Overnight Courier and Hand Delivery: By Facsimile:
JPMorgan Chase Bank JPMorgan Chase Bank (214) 468-6494
2001 Bryan Street, 9th Floor 2001 Bryan Street, 9th Floor (For Eligible Institutions
Dallas, TX 75201 Dallas, TX 75201 Only)
Attention: Frank Ivins Attention: Frank Ivins
(registered or certified Confirm By Telephone:
mail recommended) (214) 468-6464
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DELIVERY OF THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL TO AN ADDRESS OTHER THAN AS SET
FORTH ABOVE OR TRANSMISSION OF INSTRUCTIONS VIA A FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION TO A
NUMBER OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE WILL NOT CONSTITUTE A VALID DELIVERY.
IF YOU WISH TO EXCHANGE CURRENTLY OUTSTANDING 8 1/4% SENIOR SUBORDINATED
NOTES DUE 2011 (THE "OUTSTANDING NOTES") FOR AN EQUAL AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
AT MATURITY OF NEW 8 1/4% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2011 PURSUANT TO THE
EXCHANGE OFFER, YOU MUST VALIDLY TENDER (AND NOT WITHDRAW) OUTSTANDING NOTES TO
THE EXCHANGE AGENT PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION DATE.
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The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt and review of the Prospectus,
dated , 2002 (the "Prospectus"), of Stone Energy Corporation, a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and this Letter of Transmittal (the
"Letter of Transmittal"), which together describe the Company's offer (the
"Exchange Offer") to exchange its 8 1/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2011 (the
"New Notes") that have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Securities Act"), for a like principal amount of its issued and
outstanding 8 1/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2011 (the "Outstanding Notes").
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the respective meanings given
to them in the Prospectus.
The Company reserves the right, at any time or various times, to extend the
Exchange Offer at its discretion, in which event the term "Expiration Date"
shall mean the latest date to which the Exchange Offer is extended. The Company
shall notify the Exchange Agent and each registered holder of the Outstanding
Notes of any extension by oral or written notice no later than 9:00 a.m., New
York City time, on the business day after the previously scheduled Expiration
Date.
This Letter of Transmittal is to be used by a holder of Outstanding Notes
if Outstanding Notes are to be forwarded herewith. An Agent's Message (as
defined in the next sentence) is to be used if delivery of Outstanding Notes is
to be made by book-entry transfer to the account maintained by the Exchange
Agent at The Depository Trust Company (the "Book-Entry Transfer Facility")
pursuant to the procedures set forth in the Prospectus under the caption
"Exchange Offer -- Procedures for Tendering." The term "Agent's Message" means a
message, transmitted by the Book-Entry Transfer Facility and received by the
Exchange Agent and forming a part of the confirmation of a book-entry transfer
("Book-Entry Confirmation"), which states that the Book-Entry Transfer Facility
has received an express acknowledgment from a participant tendering Outstanding
Notes that are the subject of such Book-Entry Confirmation and that such
participant has received and agrees to be bound by the terms of the Letter of
Transmittal and that the Company may enforce such agreement against such
participant. Holders of Outstanding Notes whose Outstanding Notes are not
immediately available, or who are unable to deliver their Outstanding Notes and
all other documents required by this Letter of Transmittal to the Exchange Agent
on or prior to the Expiration Date, or who are unable to complete the procedure
for book-entry transfer on a timely basis, must tender their Outstanding Notes
according to the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth in the Prospectus
under the caption "Exchange Offer -- Guaranteed Delivery Procedures." Delivery
of documents to the Book-Entry Transfer Facility does not constitute delivery to
the Exchange Agent.
The term "holder" with respect to the Exchange Offer means any person in
whose name Outstanding Notes are registered on the books of the Company or any
other person who has obtained a properly completed bond power from such
registered holder. The undersigned has completed, executed and delivered this
Letter of Transmittal to indicate the action the undersigned desires to take
with respect to the Exchange Offer. Holders who wish to tender their Outstanding
Notes must complete this Letter of Transmittal in its entirety.
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SIGNATURES MUST BE PROVIDED.
PLEASE READ THE ACCOMPANYING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
1. The undersigned hereby tenders to the Company the Outstanding Notes
described in the box entitled "Description of Outstanding Notes Tendered"
pursuant to the Company's offer of $1,000 principal amount at maturity of New
Notes in exchange for each $1,000 principal amount at maturity of the
Outstanding Notes, upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained in the
Prospectus, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, and in this Letter of
Transmittal.
2. The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that it has full
authority to tender the Outstanding Notes described above. The undersigned will,
upon request, execute and deliver any additional documents deemed by the Company
to be necessary or desirable to complete the tender of Outstanding Notes.
3. The undersigned understands that the tender of the Outstanding Notes
pursuant to all of the procedures set forth in the Prospectus will constitute an
agreement between the undersigned and the Company as to the terms and conditions
set forth in the Prospectus.
4. The undersigned acknowledge(s) that the Exchange Offer is being made in
reliance upon interpretations contained in no-action letters issued to third
parties by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"),
including Exxon Capital Holdings Corp., SEC No-Action Letter (available April
13, 1989), Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc., SEC No-Action Letter (available June 5,
1991) and Shearman & Sterling, SEC No-Action Letter (available July 2, 1993),
that the New Notes issued in exchange for the Outstanding Notes pursuant to the
Exchange Offer may be offered for resale, resold and otherwise transferred by
holders thereof (other than a broker-dealer who purchased Outstanding Notes
exchanged for such New Notes directly from the Company to resell pursuant to
Rule 144A or any other available exemption under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Securities Act"), and any such holder that is an "affiliate" of
the Company within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act), without
compliance with the registration and prospectus delivery provisions of the
Securities Act, provided that such New Notes are acquired in the ordinary course
of such holders' business and such holders are not participating in, and have no
arrangement with any person to participate in, the distribution of such New
Notes.
5. Unless the box under the heading "Special Registration Instructions" is
checked, the undersigned hereby represents and warrants that:
a. the New Notes acquired pursuant to the Exchange Offer are being
obtained in the ordinary course of business of the undersigned, whether or
not the undersigned is the holder;
b. neither the undersigned nor any such other person is engaging in or
intends to engage in a distribution of such New Notes;
c. neither the undersigned nor any such other person has an
arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in the
distribution of such New Notes; and
d. neither the holder nor any such other person is an "affiliate," as
such term is defined under Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act,
of the Company.
6. The undersigned may, if unable to make all of the representations and
warranties contained in Item 5 above and as otherwise permitted in the
Registration Rights Agreement (as defined below), elect to have its Outstanding
Notes registered in the shelf registration statement described in the
Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of December 10, 2001 (the "Registration
Rights Agreement"), by and among the Company and the Initial Purchasers (as
defined therein). Such election may be made by checking the box below entitled
"Special Registration Instructions." By making such election, the undersigned
agrees, as a holder of Outstanding Notes participating in a shelf registration,
to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its affiliates, their respective
officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents and each person who
controls the Company within the meaning of either the Securities Act or the
Securities
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Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), from and against any and
all losses, claims, damages or liabilities caused by any untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any shelf registration
statement or prospectus, or in any supplement thereto or amendment thereof, or
caused by the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in
the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; but
only with respect to information relating to the undersigned furnished in
writing by or on behalf of the undersigned expressly for use in a shelf
registration statement, a prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto.
Any such indemnification shall be governed by the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement, including, without
limitation, the provisions regarding notice, retention of counsel, contribution
and payment of expenses set forth therein. The above summary of the
indemnification provision of the Registration Rights Agreement is not intended
to be exhaustive and is qualified in its entirety by the Registration Rights
Agreement.
7. If the undersigned is a broker-dealer that will receive New Notes for
its own account in exchange for Outstanding 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. If the undersigned is a broker-dealer and Outstanding Notes
held for its own account were not acquired as a result of market-making or other
trading activities, such Outstanding Notes cannot be exchanged pursuant to the
Exchange Offer.
8. Any obligation of the undersigned hereunder shall be binding upon the
successors, assigns, executors, administrators, trustees in bankruptcy and legal
and personal representatives of the undersigned.
9. Unless otherwise indicated herein under "Special Delivery Instructions,"
please issue the certificates for the New Notes in the name of the undersigned.
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List below the Outstanding Notes to which this Letter of Transmittal
relates. If the space below is inadequate, list the registered numbers and
principal amounts on a separate signed schedule and affix the list to this
Letter of Transmittal.
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DESCRIPTION OF OUTSTANDING NOTES TENDERED
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OUTSTANDING NOTE(S) TENDERED
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AGGREGATE
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) OF REGISTERED HOLDER(S) EXACTLY REPRESENTED BY PRINCIPAL
AS NAME(S) APPEAR(S) ON OUTSTANDING NOTES REGISTERED OUTSTANDING AMOUNT
(PLEASE FILL IN, IF BLANK) NUMBER(S)* NOTE(S) TENDERED**
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* Need not be completed by book-entry holders.
** Unless otherwise indicated, any tendering holder of Outstanding Notes will be deemed to have
tendered the entire aggregate principal amount represented by such Outstanding Notes. All tenders
must be in integral multiples of $1,000.
METHOD OF DELIVERY
[ ] Check here if tendered Outstanding Notes are enclosed herewith.
[ ] Check here if tendered Outstanding Notes are being delivered by book-entry transfer made to an
account maintained by the Exchange Agent with a Book-Entry Transfer Facility and complete the
following:
Name of Tendering Institution:
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Account Number:
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Transaction Code Number:
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[ ] Check here if tendered Outstanding Notes are being delivered pursuant to a Notice of Guaranteed
Delivery and complete the following:
Name(s) of Registered Holder(s):
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Date of Execution of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery:
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Window Ticket Number (if available):
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Name of Eligible Institution that Guaranteed Delivery:
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Account Number (If delivered by book-entry transfer):
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SPECIAL ISSUANCE INSTRUCTIONS
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS 5 AND 6)
To be completed ONLY (i) if Outstanding Notes in a principal amount not
tendered, or New Notes issued in exchange for Outstanding Notes accepted for
exchange, are to be issued in the name of someone other than the undersigned, or
(ii) if Outstanding Notes tendered by book-entry transfer that are not exchanged
are to be returned by credit to an account maintained at the Book-Entry Transfer
Facility. Issue New Notes and/or Outstanding Notes to:
Name
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(Type or Print)
Address
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(Zip Code)
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(Tax Identification or Social Security Number)
(Complete Substitute Form W-9)
Credit Unexchanged Outstanding Notes
Delivered by Book-Entry Transfer
to the Book-Entry Transfer Facility
Set Forth Below:
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Book-Entry Transfer Facility
Account Number:
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SPECIAL DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS 5 AND 6)
To be completed ONLY if the New Notes are to be issued or sent to someone
other than the undersigned or to the undersigned at an address other than as
indicated above.
Mail [ ] Issue [ ] (check appropriate boxes)
Name
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(Type or Print)
Address:
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(Zip Code)
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(Tax Identification or Social Security Number)
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SPECIAL REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS
To be completed ONLY if (i) the undersigned satisfies the conditions set
forth in Item 6 above, (ii) the undersigned elects to register its Outstanding
Notes in the shelf registration statement described in the Registration Rights
Agreement and (iii) the undersigned agrees to indemnify certain entities and
individuals as set forth in Item 6 above. (See Item 6.)
[ ] By checking this box, the undersigned hereby (i) represents that it is
unable to make all of the representations and warranties set forth in Item 5
above, (ii) elects to have its Outstanding Notes registered pursuant to the
shelf registration statement described in the Registration Rights Agreement
and (iii) agrees to indemnify certain entities and individuals identified
in, and to the extent provided in, Item 6 above.
SPECIAL BROKER-DEALER INSTRUCTIONS
[ ] 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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(Please Print)
Address:
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(Including Zip Code)
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IMPORTANT
PLEASE SIGN HERE WHETHER OR NOT
OUTSTANDING NOTES ARE BEING PHYSICALLY TENDERED HEREBY
(COMPLETE ACCOMPANYING SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9)
Signature(s) of Registered Holders of Outstanding Notes:
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(The above lines must be signed by the registered holder(s) of Outstanding
Notes as name(s) appear(s) on the Outstanding Notes or on a security position
listing, or by person(s) authorized to become registered holder(s) by a properly
completed bond power from the registered holder(s), a copy of which must be
transmitted with this Letter of Transmittal. If Outstanding Notes to which this
Letter of Transmittal relate are held of record by two or more joint holders,
then all such holders must sign this Letter of Transmittal. If signature is by a
trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, attorney-in-fact, officer of a
corporation or other person acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity,
then such person must (i) set forth his or her full title below and (ii) unless
waived by the Company, submit evidence satisfactory to the Company of such
person's authority so to act. See Instruction 5 regarding completion of this
Letter of Transmittal, printed below.)
Name(s)
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Capacity:
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Address:
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(Include Zip Code)
Area Code and Telephone Number:
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SIGNATURE GUARANTEE (SEE INSTRUCTION 5)
CERTAIN SIGNATURES MUST BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION
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(Address (including zip code) and Telephone Number (including area code) of
Firm)
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(Authorized Signature)
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(Printed Name)
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(Title)
Dated:
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INSTRUCTIONS
FORMING PART OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE EXCHANGE OFFER
1. DELIVERY OF THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND OUTSTANDING NOTES OR BOOK-ENTRY
CONFIRMATIONS.
All physically delivered Outstanding Notes or any confirmation of a
book-entry transfer to the Exchange Agent's account at the Book-Entry Transfer
Facility of Outstanding Notes tendered by book-entry transfer (a "Book-Entry
Confirmation"), as well as a properly completed and duly executed copy of this
Letter of Transmittal or Agent's Message or facsimile hereof, 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 5:00 p.m., New York City
time, on the Expiration Date.
The method of delivery of the tendered Outstanding Notes, this Letter of
Transmittal and all other required documents to the Exchange Agent is at the
election and risk of the holder and, except as otherwise provided below, the
delivery will be deemed made only when actually received or confirmed by the
Exchange Agent. If such delivery is by mail, it is recommended that registered
mail, properly insured, with return receipt requested, be used. 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
delivery to the Exchange Agent before the Expiration Date. No Letter of
Transmittal or Outstanding Notes should be sent to the Company.
2. GUARANTEED DELIVERY PROCEDURES.
Holders who wish to tender their Outstanding Notes and whose Outstanding
Notes are not immediately available or who cannot deliver their Outstanding
Notes, this Letter of Transmittal or any other documents required hereby to the
Exchange Agent prior to the Expiration Date, or who cannot complete the
procedure for book-entry transfer on a timely basis and deliver an Agent's
Message, must tender their Outstanding Notes according to the guaranteed
delivery procedures set forth in the Prospectus. Pursuant to such procedures, a
tender may be effected if the Exchange Agent has received at its office, on or
prior to the Expiration Date, a properly completed and duly executed Notice of
Guaranteed Delivery by facsimile transmission, mail or hand delivery or a
properly transmitted Agent's Message and Notice of Guaranteed Delivery from an
Eligible Institution (defined as a member firm of a registered national
securities exchange or of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.,
a commercial bank or trust company having an office or correspondent in the
United States, or an "eligible guarantor institution" within the meaning of Rule
17Ad-15 under the Securities Exchange Act) setting forth the name and address of
the tendering holder, the name(s) in which the Outstanding Notes are registered,
the certificate number(s) and the principal amount of the Outstanding Notes to
be tendered, and stating that the tender is being made thereby and guaranteeing
that, within three New York Stock Exchange trading days after the expiration
date, such properly completed and executed Letter of Transmittal or facsimile
transmission thereof by the Eligible Institution, such Outstanding Notes, in
proper form for transfer (or a confirmation of book-entry transfer of such
Outstanding Notes into the Exchange Agent's account at DTC), will be delivered
by such Eligible Institution together with any other required documents to the
Exchange Agent. Unless Outstanding Notes being tendered by the above-described
method are deposited with the Exchange Agent within the time period set forth
above (accompanied or preceded by a properly completed Letter of Transmittal and
any other required documents), the Company may, at its option, reject the
tender.
Any holder of Outstanding Notes who wishes to tender Outstanding Notes
pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedures described above must ensure that
the Exchange Agent receives the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery prior to 5:00
p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date. Upon request of the Exchange
Agent, a Notice of Guaranteed Delivery will be sent to holders who wish to
tender their Outstanding Notes according to the guaranteed delivery procedures
set forth above. See "Exchange Offer -- Guaranteed Delivery Procedures" section
of the Prospectus.
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3. TENDER BY HOLDER.
Only a registered holder of Outstanding Notes may tender such Outstanding
Notes in the Exchange Offer. Any beneficial holder of Outstanding Notes who is
not the registered holder and who wishes to tender should arrange with the
registered holder to execute and deliver this Letter of Transmittal on his
behalf or must, prior to completing and executing this Letter of Transmittal and
delivering his Outstanding Notes, either make appropriate arrangements to
register ownership of the Outstanding Notes in such holder's name or obtain a
properly completed bond power from the registered holder.
4. PARTIAL TENDERS.
Tenders of Outstanding Notes will be accepted only in integral multiples of
$1,000. If less than the entire principal amount of any Outstanding Notes is
tendered, the tendering holder should fill in the principal amount tendered in
the appropriate column of the box entitled "Description of Outstanding Notes
Tendered" above. The entire principal amount of Outstanding Notes delivered to
the Exchange Agent will be deemed to have been tendered unless otherwise
indicated. If the entire principal amount of all Outstanding Notes is not
tendered, then Outstanding Notes for the principal amount of Outstanding Notes
not tendered and New Notes issued in exchange for any Outstanding Notes accepted
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,
promptly after the Outstanding Notes are accepted for exchange.
5. SIGNATURES ON THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL; BOND POWERS AND ENDORSEMENTS;
GUARANTEE OF SIGNATURES.
If this Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile hereof) is signed by the
registered holder(s) of the Outstanding Notes tendered hereby, the signature
must correspond with the name(s) as written on the face of the Outstanding Notes
without alteration, enlargement or any change whatsoever. If this Letter of
Transmittal (or facsimile hereof) is signed by a participant in the Book-Entry
Transfer Facility, the signature must correspond with the name as it appears on
the security position listing as the holder of the Outstanding Notes.
If this Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile hereof) is signed by the
registered holder or holders of Outstanding Notes listed and tendered hereby and
the New Notes issued in exchange therefor are to be issued (or any untendered
principal amount of Outstanding Notes is to be reissued) to the registered
holder, the said holder need not and should not endorse any tendered Outstanding
Notes, nor provide a separate bond power. In any other case, such holder must
either properly endorse the Outstanding Notes tendered or transmit a properly
completed separate bond power with this Letter of Transmittal, with the
signatures on the endorsement or bond power guaranteed by an Eligible
Institution.
If this Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile hereof) is signed by a person
other than the registered holder or holders of any Outstanding Notes listed,
such Outstanding Notes must be endorsed or accompanied by appropriate bond
powers, in each case signed as the name of the registered holder or holders
appears on the Outstanding Notes.
If this Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile hereof) or any Outstanding
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 act must be submitted with this Letter of Transmittal.
Endorsements on Outstanding Notes and signatures on bond powers required by
this Instruction 5 must be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution. All signatures
on this Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile hereof) must be guaranteed by an
Eligible Institution.
6. SPECIAL REGISTRATION AND DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS.
Tendering holders should indicate, in the applicable box or boxes, the name
and address (or account at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility) to which New Notes
or substitute Outstanding Notes for principal
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amounts not tendered or not accepted for exchange are to be issued or sent, if
different from the name and address of the person signing this Letter of
Transmittal. In the case of issuance in a different name, the taxpayer
identification or social security number of the person named must also be
indicated.
Tax law requires that a holder of any Outstanding Notes that 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 monetary penalty imposed by
Internal Revenue Service. (If withholding results in an overpayment 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 Outstanding Notes are registered in more than one name or are not in the
name of the actual owner, see the enclosed "Guidelines for Certification of
Taxpayer Identification Number of Substitute Form W-9" for information on which
TIN to report.
The Company reserves the right in its sole discretion to take whatever
steps necessary to comply with the Company's obligations regarding backup
withholding.
7. VALIDITY OF TENDERS.
All questions as to the validity, form, eligibility (including time of
receipt), acceptance, and withdrawal of tendered Outstanding Notes will be
determined by the Company, in its sole discretion, which determination will be
final and binding. The Company reserves the absolute right to reject any or all
tenders not in proper form or the acceptance for exchange of which may, in the
opinion of counsel for the Company, be unlawful. The Company also reserves the
absolute right to waive any of the conditions of the Exchange Offer or any
defect or irregularity in the tender of any Outstanding Notes. The Company's
interpretation of the terms and conditions of the Exchange Offer (including the
instructions on the Letter of Transmittal) will be final and binding on all
parties. Unless waived, any defects or irregularities in connection with tenders
of Outstanding Notes must be cured within such time as the Company shall
determine. Although the Company intends to notify holders of defects or
irregularities with respect to tenders of Outstanding Notes, neither the
Company, the Exchange Agent, nor any other person shall be under any duty to
give notification of any defects or irregularities in tenders or incur any
liability for failure to give such notification. Tenders of Outstanding Notes
will not be deemed to have been made until such defects or irregularities have
been cured or waived. Any Outstanding Notes received by the Exchange Agent that
are not properly tendered and as to which the defects or irregularities have not
been cured or waived will be returned by the Exchange Agent to the tendering
holders, unless otherwise provided in the Letter of Transmittal, as soon as
practicable following the Expiration Date.
8. WAIVER OF CONDITIONS.
The Company reserves the absolute right to waive, in whole or part, any of
the conditions to the Exchange Offer set forth in the Prospectus or in this
Letter of Transmittal.
9. NO CONDITIONAL TENDER.
No alternative, conditional, irregular or contingent tender of Outstanding
Notes on transmittal of this Letter of Transmittal will be accepted.
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10. MUTILATED, LOST, STOLEN OR DESTROYED OUTSTANDING NOTES.
Any holder whose Outstanding Notes have been mutilated, lost, stolen or
destroyed should contact the Exchange Agent at the address indicated above for
further instructions.
11. REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE OR ADDITIONAL COPIES.
Requests for assistance or for additional copies of the Prospectus or this
Letter of Transmittal may be directed to the Exchange Agent at the address or
telephone number set forth on the cover page of this Letter of Transmittal.
Holders may also contact their broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or
other nominee for assistance concerning the Exchange Offer.
12. WITHDRAWAL.
Tenders may be withdrawn only pursuant to the limited withdrawal rights set
forth in the Prospectus under the caption "Exchange Offer -- Withdrawal of
Tenders."
IMPORTANT: This Letter of Transmittal or a manually signed facsimile hereof
(together with the outstanding notes delivered by book-entry transfer or in
original hard copy form) must be received by the Exchange Agent, or the Notice
of Guaranteed Delivery must be received by the Exchange Agent, prior to the
Expiration Date.
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PAYER'S NAME:
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SUBSTITUTE PART 1 -- PLEASE PROVIDE YOUR TIN IN
THE BOX AT THE RIGHT AND CERTIFY BY
FORM W-9 SIGNING AND DATING BELOW.
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TREASURY INTERNAL Name
REVENUE SERVICE
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PAYER'S REQUEST FOR Business Name Social Security Number
TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION
NUMBER ("TIN") Please check appropriate box or
[ ] Individual/Sole Proprietor
[ ] Corporation ----------------------------------
[ ] Partnership [ ] Other Employer Identification Number
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PART 2 -- For Payees exempt from back-up withholding, see the enclosed Guidelines for Certification of
Taxpayer Identification Number on Substitute Form W-9, check the Exempt box below and complete the
Substitute Form W-9
Exempt: [ ]
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PART 3 -- Certification -- Under penalties of perjury, I certify that:
(1) The number shown on this form is my correct Taxpayer Identification Number (or I am waiting for a
number to be issued to me); and
(2) I am not subject to backup withholding because: (a) I am exempt from backup withholding, or (b) I have
not been notified by the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") that I am subject to backup withholding
as a result of a failure to report all interest on dividends, or (c) the IRS has notified me that I am
no longer subject to backup withholding; and
(3) I am a U.S. person (including a U.S. resident alien).
Certification Instructions -- You must cross out item (2) above if you have been notified by the IRS that
you are currently subject to backup withholding because of under reporting interest or dividends on your
tax return.
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PART 4 --
Signature AWAITING TIN [ ]
--------------------------------------------------- Please complete the Certificate of
Date Authority Taxpayer Identification
-------------------------------------------------------- Numbers below.
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</Table>
NOTE: FAILURE TO COMPLETE AND RETURN THIS FORM MAY RESULT IN BACKUP WITHHOLDING
OF ANY PAYMENTS MADE TO YOU PURSUANT TO AN OFFER. PLEASE REVIEW THE
ENCLOSED GUIDELINES FOR CERTIFICATION OF TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON
SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9 FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. YOU MUST COMPLETE THE
FOLLOWING CERTIFICATE IF YOU CHECKED THE BOX IN PART 4 OF SUBSTITUTE FORM
W-9.
YOU MUST COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING CERTIFICATE IF YOU CHECKED PART 4 OF THE
SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9
CERTIFICATE OF AWAITING TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
I certify under penalty of perjury that a taxpayer identification number
has not been issued to me, and either (a) I have mailed or delivered an
application to receive a taxpayer identification number to the appropriate
Internal Revenue Service Center or Social Security Administration Office or (b)
I intend to mail or deliver an application in the near future. I understand that
if I do not provide a taxpayer identification number within 60 days of the
payment date the withholding amount will be remitted to the IRS.
Signature Date , 2002
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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: i.e., 00-0000000. The table below will help
determine the number
to give the payer.
<Table>
<Caption>
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GIVE THE NAME AND
TAXPAYER
IDENTIFICATION
FOR THIS TYPE OF ACCOUNT: NUMBER OF:
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1. An individual's account The individual
2. Two or more individuals (joint The actual owner of
account) the account or, if
combined funds, the
first individual on
the account(1)
3. Custodian account of a minor The minor(2)
(Uniform Gift to Minors Act)
4. a. The usual revocable savings The grantor-
trust account (grantor is also trustee(1)
trustee)
b. So-called trust account that is The actual owner(1)
not a legal or valid trust
under state law
5. Sole proprietorship account The owner(3)
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<Caption>
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GIVE THE NAME AND
TAXPAYER
IDENTIFICATION
FOR THIS TYPE OF ACCOUNT: NUMBER OF:
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6. A valid trust, estate, or pension The legal entity
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)(4)
7. Corporate account The corporation
8. Association, club, religious, The organization
charitable, educational or other
tax-exempt organization
9. Partnership account The partnership
10. A broker or registered nominee The broker or
nominee
11. Account with the Department of The public entity
Agriculture in the name of a
public entity (such as a state or
local government, school district,
or prison) that receives
agricultural program payments
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</Table>
(1) List first and circle the name of the person whose number you furnish. If
only one person on a joint account has a Social Security number, that
person's number must be furnished.
(2) Circle the minor's name and furnish the minor's social security number.
(3) You must show your individual name. You may also enter your business or
"DBA" name. You may use either your Social Security number or your employer
identification number (if you have one).
(4) List first and circle the name of the legal trust, estate or pension trust.
NOTE: If no name is circled when more than one name is listed, the number will
be considered to be that of the first name listed.
RESIDENT ALIEN INDIVIDUALS: If you are a resident alien individual and you do
not have, and are not eligible to get, a Social Security number, your taxpayer
identification number is your individual taxpayer identification number ("ITIN")
as issued by the Internal Revenue Service. Enter it on the portion of the
Substitute Form W-9 where the Social Security number would otherwise be entered.
If you do not have an ITIN, see "Obtaining a Number" below.
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GUIDELINES FOR CERTIFICATION OF TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION
NUMBER ON SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9 -- PAGE 2
OBTAINING A NUMBER.
If you do not have a taxpayer identification number, obtain Form SS-5,
Application for a Social Security Number Card (for individuals), or Form SS-4,
Application for Employer Identification Number (for businesses and all other
entities), at the local office of the Social Security Administration or the
Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") and apply for a number. Resident alien
individuals who are not eligible to get a Social Security number and need an
ITIN should obtain Form W-7, Application for Individual Taxpayer Identification
Number, from the IRS.
PAYEES AND PAYMENTS EXEMPT FROM BACKUP WITHHOLDING.
The following is a list of payees exempt from backup withholding and for which
no information reporting is required. For interest and dividends, all listed
payees are exempt except the payee in item (9). For broker transactions, payees
listed in items (1) through (13) and a person registered under the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940 who regularly acts as a broker are exempt. Payments subject
to reporting under sections 6041 and 6041A are generally exempt from backup
withholding only if made to payees described in items (1) through (7). Unless
otherwise indicated, all "section" references are to sections of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code").
List of Exempt Payees: (1) A corporation. (2) An organization exempt from tax
under section 501(a), or an IRA, or a custodial account under section 403(b)(7)
if the account satisfies the requirements of section 401(f)(2). (3) The United
States or any of its agencies or instrumentalities. (4) A state, the District of
Columbia, a possession of the United States, or any of their political
subdivisions or instrumentalities. (5) A foreign government or any of its
political subdivisions, agencies or instrumentalities. (6) An international
organization or any of its agencies or instrumentalities. (7) A foreign central
bank of issue. (8) A dealer in securities or commodities required to register in
the United States, the District of Columbia, or a possession of the United
States. (9) A futures commission merchant registered with the Commodity Futures
Trading Commission. (10) A real estate investment trust. (11) An entity
registered at all times during the tax year under the Investment Company Act of
1940. (12) A common trust fund operated by a bank under section 584(a). (13) A
financial institution. (14) A middleman known in the investment community as a
nominee or custodian. (15) A trust exempt from tax under section 664 or
described in section 4947.
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. Section 404(k) distributions
made by an ESOP.
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 your 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 of mortgage or student loan interest to you.
Exempt payees described above should file Substitute 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, SIGN AND
DATE THE FORM AND RETURN IT TO THE PAYER. IF YOU ARE A NON-RESIDENT ALIEN OR A
FOREIGN ENTITY NOT SUBJECT TO BACKUP WITHHOLDING, FILE WITH PAYER THE
APPROPRIATE COMPLETED INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE FORM W-8.
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 Sections 6041, 6041A, 6042, 6044, 6045, 6049,
6050A and 6050N of the Code and the Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder.
PRIVACY ACT NOTICE -- Section 6109 requires most recipients of dividend,
interest, or other payments to give their correct taxpayer identification
numbers to payers who must report the payments to the IRS. The IRS uses the
numbers for identification purposes and to verify the accuracy of tax returns.
The IRS also may provide this information to the Department of Justice for civil
and criminal litigation and to cities, states, and the District of Columbia to
carry out their tax laws. Payers must be given the numbers whether or not
recipients are required to file tax returns. Payers must generally withhold tax
from payments of taxable interest, dividend, and certain other payments to a
payee who does not furnish a taxpayer identification number to a payer. The
current rate of such withholding tax is 30%. Certain penalties may also apply.
PENALTIES
(1) PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO FURNISH TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER -- If you fail
to furnish your correct 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) 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.
(3) CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR FALSIFYING INFORMATION -- Willfully 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.
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