TRIMAS CORPORATION
NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY
PURSUANT TO THE
EXCHANGE OFFER
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Offer To Exchange its 9 7/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2012, which have been
registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for any and all of its
issued and outstanding 9 7/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2012 (Cusip No.
896215 AB 6 and Cusip No. U89616 AA 1)
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THE EXCHANGE AGENT IS:
THE BANK OF NEW YORK
By Mail: By Hand: By Overnight Delivery:
Corporate Trust Operations Corporate Trust Operations Corporate Trust Operations
Reorganization Unit Reorganization Unit Reorganization Unit
101 Barclay Street - 7 East 101 Barclay Street - 7 East 101 Barclay Street - 7 East
New York, NY 10286 New York, NY 10286 New York, NY 10286
Attention: Mr. Bernard Arsenec Attention: Mr. Bernard Arsenec Attention: Mr. Bernard Arsenec
By Facsimile Transmission:
(for Eligible Institutions Only)
(212) 298-1915
Confirm Facsimile by telephone ONLY:
(212) 815-5098
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DELIVERY OF THIS NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY TO AN ADDRESS, OR
TRANSMISSION VIA FACSIMILE TO A NUMBER, OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE WILL NOT
CONSTITUTE VALID DELIVERY.
As set forth in the Prospectus dated , 2003 (as it may be
supplemented and amended from time to time, the "Prospectus") of TriMas
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), under the caption "The
Exchange Offers--Guaranteed Delivery Procedures," and in the Instructions of the
Letter of Transmittal (the "Letter of Transmittal" and together with the
Prospectus, the "Offer"), this form, or one substantially equivalent hereto, or
an agent's message relating to the guaranteed delivery procedures, must be used
to accept the Company's offer to exchange, upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in the Offer, if, prior to the Expiration Date, (a)
certificates representing such 9 7/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2012 are not
immediately available, (b) time will not permit such holder's Letter of
Transmittal, certificates representing such Notes and all other required
documents to reach the Exchange Agent on or prior to the Expiration Date, or (c)
the procedures for book-entry transfer (including delivery of an agent's
message) cannot be completed. This form must be delivered by an Eligible
Institution (as defined herein) by mail or hand delivery or transmitted via
facsimile to the Exchange Agent as set forth above. All capitalized terms used
herein but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the
Offer.
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
Guarantor under the instructions thereto, such signature guarantee must appear
in the applicable space provide in the Letter of Transmittal.
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 principal amount of the Notes
specified below pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth in the
Prospectus under "The Exchange Offer--Guaranteed Delivery Procedures." The
undersigned hereby authorizes the Exchange Agent to deliver this Notice of
Guaranteed Delivery to the Company with respect to the Notes tendered pursuant
to the Offer.
The undersigned understands that the Company will accept for exchange Notes
validly tendered on or prior to the Expiration Date. This Notice of Guaranteed
Delivery may only be utilized prior to the Expiration Date. The undersigned also
understands that tenders of Notes may be withdrawn at any time prior to the
Expiration Date but Exchange Notes shall not be exchanged for Original Notes so
withdrawn. For a valid withdrawal of a tender of Notes to be effective, it must
be made in accordance with the procedures set forth in "The Exchange
Offer--Withdrawal Rights."
The undersigned understands that exchange of Outstanding Notes will be made
only after timely receipt by the Exchange Agent of (i) such Notes, or a
Book-Entry Confirmation, and (ii) a Letter of Transmittal (or a manually signed
facsimile thereof), including by means of an agent's message, the transfer of
such Notes into the Exchange Agent's account at DTC with respect to such Notes
properly completed and duly executed, with any signature guarantees and any
other documents required by the Letter of Transmittal within three New York
Stock Exchange, Inc. trading days after the execution hereof.
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.
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This Notice of Guaranteed Delivery must be signed by the holder(s) exactly as
their name(s) appear(s) on certificate(s) 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): ____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
Capacity: ____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
Address(es) __________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
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DO NOT SEND NOTES WITH THIS FORM. NOTES SHOULD BE SENT TO THE EXCHANGE AGENT
TOGETHER WITH A PROPERLY COMPLETED AND DULY EXECUTED LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.
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PLEASE SIGN AND COMPLETE
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9 7/8% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2012
(CUSIP NO. 896215 AB 6 and CUSIP NO. U89616 AA 1)
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Certificate Numbers
Cusip No. (if available)*
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896215 AB 6
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U89616 AA 1
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* If the space provided is inadequate, list the certificate numbers, principal amounts and tender price (if any)
in respect of Notes being tendered on a separately executed schedule and affix the schedule hereto.
** Unless otherwise indicated, it will be assumed that the entire aggregate principal amount at maturity
represented by the Notes specified above is being tendered.
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Signature(s) of Registered holder(s) or
Authorized Signatory:
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Name(s) of Registered holder(s):
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Address:
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Zip Code:
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Area Code and Telephone No.:
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Tax Identification or Social Security No.:
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Date:
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[ ] Check this box if Notes will be delivered by book-entry transfer.
Exchange Agent
Account No.________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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GUARANTEE
(NOT TO BE USED FOR SIGNATURE GUARANTEE)
The undersigned, a member of the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program
(an "Eligible Institution") hereby represents that the tender of Notes hereby
complies with Rule 14e-4 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, and guarantees that the Notes tendered hereby are in proper form for
transfer (pursuant to the procedures set forth in the Prospectus under the
caption "The Exchange Offer--Guaranteed Delivery Procedures"), and that the
Exchange Agent will receive (a) such Notes, or a Book-Entry Confirmation of the
transfer of such Notes into the Exchange Agent's account at DTC and (b) a
properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile
thereof) with any required signature guarantees and any other documents required
by the Letter of Transmittal, or a properly transmitted agent's message, within
three New York Stock Exchange, Inc. trading days after the date of execution
hereof.
The Eligible Institution that completes this form must communicate the guarantee
to the Exchange Agent and must deliver the Letter of Transmittal and Notes to
the Exchange Agent within the time period shown herein. Failure to do so could
result in a financial loss to such Eligible Institution.
Name of Firm: _______________________________________________________________
Authorized Signature:________________________________________________________
Title: ______________________________________________________________________
Address______________________________________________________________________
(Zip Code)
Area Code and Telephone Number: _____________________________________________
Dated:____________________ , 2003
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