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Exhibit 99.2
NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY
WITH RESPECT TO
10 5/8% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2008
OF
STEEL HEDDLE MFG. CO.
PURSUANT TO THE PROSPECTUS DATED ___________________, 1998
This form must be used by a holder of 10 5/8% Senior Subordinated Notes
due 2008 (the "Notes") of Steel Heddle Mfg. Co., a Pennsylvania corporation
(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 Company's Prospectus, dated ,
1998 (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 used but not defined herein have the meanings ascribed to
them in the Prospectus or the Letter of Transmittal.
THE EXCHANGE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE AT 5:00 P.M., NEW
YORK CITY TIME, ON ___________, 1998, UNLESS EXTENDED (THE "EXPIRATION
DATE").
United States Trust Company of New York
(the "Exchange Agent")
By Overnight Courier: By Hand: By Registered or Certified
United States Trust Company United States Trust Company Mail:
of New York of New York United States Trust Company
770 Broadway, 13th Floor 111 Broadway of New York
New York, New York 10003 Lower Level P.O. Box 844
Attn: Corporate Trust Services Attn: Corporate Trust Services Attn: Corporate Trust Services
New York, New York 10006 Cooper Station
New York, New York 10276-0844
DELIVERY OF THIS INSTRUMENT TO AN ADDRESS OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE
WILL NOT CONSTITUTE A VALID DELIVERY.
FOR ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL OR FOR ANY
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, YOU MAY CONTACT THE EXCHANGE AGENT BY TELEPHONE AT
800-548-6565, OR BY FACSIMILE AT 212-780-0592.
This form is not to be used to guarantee signatures. If a signature on a
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.
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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 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:
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CERTIFICATE NUMBER(S) (IF KNOWN) OF NOTES OR AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL
ACCOUNT NUMBER AT THE BOOK-ENTRY FACILITY AMOUNT REPRESENTED AMOUNT TENDERED
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PLEASE SIGN AND COMPLETE
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Signatures of Registered Holder(s) or
Authorized Signatory: Date: , 1998
Address:
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Name(s) of Registered Holder(s): Area Code and Telephone No.
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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 the 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 fifth New York Stock
Exchange trading day following the Expiration Date.
Name of firm (Authorized Signature)
Address Name
(Please Print)
Title
(Include Zip Code)
Area Code and Tel. No. Dated , 1998
DO NOT SEND SECURITIES WITH THIS FORM. ACTUAL SURRENDER OF SECURITIES 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 such
participant as the owner of the 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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