NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY
WITH RESPECT TO
AMERICAN BUILDERS & CONTRACTORS SUPPLY CO., INC.
AMCRAFT BUILDING PRODUCTS CO., INC.
MULE-HIDE PRODUCTS CO., INC.
10 5/8% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2007
This form must be used by a holder of 10 5/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due
2007 (the "Notes") of American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc.,
Amcraft Building Products Co., Inc. and Mule-Hide Products Co., Inc.
(collectively, the "Company"), who wishes to tender Notes to the Exchange
Agent pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedures described in "The
Exchange Offer--Guaranteed Delivery Procedures" of the Prospectus, dated
(the "Prospectus"), and in Instruction 2 to the related Letter
of Transmittal. Any holder who wishes to tender Notes pursuant to such
guaranteed delivery procedures must ensure that the Exchange Agent receives
this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery prior to the Expiration Date of the
Exchange Offer. Capitalized terms not defined herein have the meanings
ascribed to them in the Prospectus or the Letter of Transmittal.
THE EXCHANGE OFFER WILL EXPIRE AT 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON
, UNLESS EXTENDED (THE "EXPIRATION DATE").
To: Norwest Bank Minnesota, National Association
(the "Exchange Agent")
By Registered or Certified Mail:
Norwest Bank Minnesota, National Association
P.O. Box 1517
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55480-1517
Attn: Corporate Trust Operations
By Overnight Courier:
Norwest Bank Minnesota, National Association
Norwest Center
6th and Marquette Avenue
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479-0113
Attn: Corporate Trust Operations
By Hand:
Norwest Bank Minnesota, National Association
Northstar East, 12th Floor
608 Second Avenue South
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479-0113
Attn: Corporate Trust Operations
By Facsimile:
(612) 667-4927
Attn: Corporate Trust Operations
Confirm by telephone: (612) 667-9764
DELIVERY OF THIS INSTRUMENT TO AN ADDRESS, OR TRANSMISSION VIA FACSIMILE,
OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE WILL NOT CONSTITUTE VALID DELIVERY.
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 AND GENTLEMEN:
The undersigned hereby tenders to the Company, upon the terms and subject to
the conditions set forth in the Prospectus and the related Letter of
Transmittal, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the principal amount of
Notes set forth below pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth
in the Prospectus and in Instruction 2 of the Letter of Transmittal.
The undersigned hereby tenders the Notes listed below:
CERTIFICATE NUMBER(S) (IF KNOWN) OF NOTES OR ACCOUNT AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL
NUMBER AT THE BOOK-ENTRY FACILITY AMOUNT REPRESENTED AMOUNT TENDERED
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PLEASE SIGN AND COMPLETE
Signatures of Registered Holder(s) Date: , 1997
or Address: ____________________________
Authorized Signatory: _______________ _____________________________________
_____________________________________ Area Code and Telephone No.: ________
_____________________________________
Name of Registered Holder(s): _______
_____________________________________
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This Notice of Guaranteed Delivery must be signed by the Holder(s) exactly
as their name(s) appear on certificates for Notes or on a security position
listing as the owner of Notes, or by person(s) authorized to become
Holder(s) by endorsements 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 provide the following information.
Please print name(s) and address(es)
Name(s): ____________________________________________________________________
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Capacity: ___________________________________________________________________
Address(es): ________________________________________________________________
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GUARANTEE
(Not to be used for signature guarantee)
The undersigned, a firm which is a member of a registered national
securities exchange or of 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, guarantees deposit with the Exchange Agent
of the Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile thereof), together with the Notes
tendered hereby in proper form for transfer (or confirmation of the book-
entry transfer of such Notes into the Exchange Agent's account at Book-Entry
Transfer Facility described in the Prospectus under the caption "The
Exchange Offer-- Guaranteed Delivery Procedures" and in the Letter of
Transmittal) and any other required documents, all by 5:00 p.m., New York
City time, on the third New York Stock Exchange trading day following the
Expiration Date.
Name of Firm: _______________________ -------------------------------------
Address: ____________________________ Authorized Signature
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Area Code and Telephone No.: ________ Name: _______________________________
Title: ______________________________
Date:_________________________ , 1997
DO NOT SEND NOTES WITH THIS FORM. ACTUAL SURRENDER OF NOTES MUST BE MADE
PURSUANT TO, AND BE ACCOMPANIED BY, AN EXECUTED LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY
1. Delivery of this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery. A properly completed and
duly executed copy of this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery and any other
documents required by this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery must be received by
the Exchange Agent at its address set forth herein prior to the Expiration
Date. The method of delivery of this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery and any
other required documents to the Exchange Agent is at the election and sole risk
of the holder, and the 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. As an alternative to
delivery by mail, the holders may wish to consider using an overnight or hand
delivery service. In all cases, sufficient time should be allowed to assure
timely delivery. For a description of the guaranteed delivery procedures, see
Instruction 2 of the Letter of Transmittal.
2. Signatures on this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery. If this Notice of
Guaranteed Delivery is signed by the registered holder(s) of the Notes referred
to herein, the signature must correspond with the name(s) written on the face
of the Notes without alteration, enlargement, or any change whatsoever. If this
Notice of Guaranteed Delivery is signed by a participant of the Book-Entry
Transfer Facility whose name appears on a security position listing as the
owner of Notes, the signature must correspond with the name shown on the
security position listing as the owner of the Notes.
If this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery is signed by a person other than the
registered holder(s) of any Notes listed or a participant of the Book-Entry
Transfer Facility, this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery must be accompanied by
appropriate bond powers, signed as the name of the registered holder(s) appears
on the Notes or signed as the name of the participant shown on the Book-Entry
Transfer Facility's security position listing.
If this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery is signed by a trustee, executor,
administrator, guardian, attorney-in-fact, officer of a corporation, or other
person acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, such person should so
indicate when signing and submit with the Letter of Transmittal evidence
satisfactory to the Company of such person's authority to so act.
3. Requests for Assistance or Additional Copies. Questions and requests for
assistance and requests for additional copies of the Prospectus may be directed
to the 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 Exchange Offer.
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