EXHIBIT (a)(2)
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
To Tender Shares of Common Stock
of
CONCORD FABRICS INC.
at $7.875 Net Per Share
Pursuant to the Offer to Purchase Dated August 4, 1999 by
Concord Merger Corp., a Delaware corporation
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THE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE AT 12:00 MIDNIGHT, NEW YORK CITY
TIME, ON AUGUST 31, 1999, UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED.
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The Letter of Transmittal, certificates for Shares and any other required
documents should be sent or delivered by each stockholder of the Company or his
broker, dealer, commercial bank or other nominee to the Depository at one of its
addresses set forth below.
The Depository for the Offer is:
CHASEMELLON SHAREHOLDER SERVICES, L.L.C.
By Mail: By Overnight Courier Delivery: By Hand:
85 Challenger Road-Mail
Post Office Box 3301 Drop-Reorg 120 Broadway, 13th Floor
South Hackensack, NJ 07606 Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660 New York, NY 10271
Attn.: Reorganization Department Attn.: Reorganization Department Attn.: Reorganization Department
By Facsimile Transmission:
(201) 329-8936
Confirm by Telephone:
(201) 296-4860
DELIVERY OF THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL TO AN ADDRESS OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH
ABOVE, OR TRANSMISSION OF INSTRUCTIONS VIA A FACSIMILE NUMBER OTHER THAN AS SET
FORTH ABOVE, WILL NOT CONSTITUTE A VALID DELIVERY.
YOU MUST SIGN THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL WHERE INDICATED BELOW AND COMPLETE THE
SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9 PROVIDED BELOW. THE INSTRUCTIONS ACCOMPANYING THIS LETTER OF
TRANSMITTAL SHOULD BE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL IS
COMPLETED.
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DESCRIPTION OF SHARES TENDERED
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Name(s) and Address(es) of Registered Holder(s) Share Certificate(s) and Share(s)
(Please fill in, if blank, exactly as name(s) appear(s) on Share Certificate(s) Tendered (Attach additional list if
and Share(s) Tendered) necessary) necessary)
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Total Number
Share of Shares Number
Certificate Represented of Shares
Number(s)* by Certificates** Tendered
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Total Number of
Common Shares
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* Need not be completed by stockholders tendering by book-entry transfer.
** Unless otherwise indicated, it will be assumed that all Shares evidenced by each Share Certificate delivered to the
Depository are being tendered hereby. See Instruction 4.
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This Letter of Transmittal is to be completed by stockholders either
if certificates are to be forwarded herewith or if delivery is to be made by
book-entry transfer to the Depository's account at The Depository Trust Company
or Philadelphia Depository Trust Company (each, a "Book-Entry Transfer Facility"
and collectively, the "Book-Entry Transfer Facilities") pursuant to the
procedures set forth in "The Tender Offer - 3. Procedures for Accepting the
Offer and Tendering Shares" of the Offer to Purchase (as defined below).
DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS TO A BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER FACILITY DOES NOT CONSTITUTE
DELIVERY TO THE DEPOSITORY. BOXES BELOW FOR USE BY ELIGIBLE INSTITUTIONS ONLY.
Stockholders whose certificates evidencing Shares ("Share
Certificates") are not immediately available or who cannot deliver their Share
Certificates and all other documents required hereby to the Depository prior to
the Expiration Date (as defined in "The Tender Offer - 1. Terms of the Offer" of
the Offer to Purchase) or who cannot comply with the book-entry transfer
procedures on a timely basis must tender their Shares according to the
guaranteed delivery procedure set forth in "The Tender Offer - 3. Procedures for
Accepting the Offer and Tendering Shares" of the Offer to Purchase. See
Instruction 2.
|_| CHECK HERE IF TENDERED SHARES ARE BEING DELIVERED BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER MADE
TO THE ACCOUNT MAINTAINED BY THE DEPOSITORY WITH ONE OF THE BOOK-ENTRY
TRANSFER FACILITIES AND COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
Name of Tendering Institution: _________________________________________________
Check Box of Book-Entry Transfer Facility (check one):
|_| The Depository Trust Company |_| Philadelphia Depository
Trust Company
Account Number: ________________________________________________________________
Transaction Code Number: _______________________________________________________
|_| CHECK HERE IF TENDERED SHARES ARE BEING DELIVERED PURSUANT TO A NOTICE OF
GUARANTEED DELIVERY SENT TO THE DEPOSITORY PRIOR TO THE DATE HEREOF AND
COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
Name(s) of Registered Owner(s): ________________________________________________
Window Ticket Number (if any): _________________________________________________
Date of Execution of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery: ____________________________
Name of Institution that Guaranteed Delivery: __________________________________
The names and addresses of the registered holders should be printed, if
not already printed above, exactly as they appear on the certificates
representing Shares tendered hereby. The certificates and number of Shares that
the undersigned wishes to tender should be indicated in the appropriate boxes.
|_| CHECK HERE IF TENDER IS BEING MADE PURSUANT TO LOST, STOLEN, DESTROYED OR
MUTILATED SECURITIES. SEE INSTRUCTION 11.
NOTE: SIGNATURES MUST BE PROVIDED BELOW
PLEASE READ THE ACCOMPANYING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned hereby tenders to Concord Merger Corp., a Delaware
corporation ("Purchaser"), the above-described shares of Common Stock, par value
$0.50 per share (collectively, the "Shares"), of Concord Fabrics Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), at $7.875 per Share, net to the seller in
cash, without interest, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth
in the Offer to Purchase dated August 4, 1999 (the "Offer to Purchase"), receipt
of which is hereby acknowledged, and in this Letter of Transmittal (which, as
amended or supplemented from time to time, together constitute the "Offer"). The
undersigned understands that Purchaser reserves the right to transfer or assign,
in whole or in part from time to time, to one or more of its affiliates, the
right to purchase Shares tendered pursuant to the Offer.
Subject to and effective upon acceptance for payment of the Shares
tendered herewith in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions of
the Offer, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers to, or upon the
order of, Purchaser all right, title and interest in and to all of the Shares
that are being tendered hereby and irrevocably appoints the Depository the true
and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact of the undersigned with respect to such
Shares with full power of substitution (such power of attorney being deemed to
be an irrevocable power coupled with an interest), to (a) deliver Share
Certificates evidencing such Shares, or transfer ownership of such Shares on the
account books maintained by any of the Book-Entry Transfer Facilities, together,
in either case, with all accompanying evidences of transfer and authenticity, to
or upon the order of Purchaser, upon receipt by the Depository, as the
undersigned's agent, of the purchase price (adjusted, if appropriate, as
provided in the Offer to Purchase), (b) present such for transfer on the books
of the Company, and (c) receive all benefits and otherwise exercise all rights
of beneficial ownership of such Shares, all in accordance with the terms of the
Offer.
The undersigned hereby irrevocably appoints Purchaser or any other
designees of Purchaser, the attorneys and proxies of the undersigned, each with
full power of substitution, to the full extent of the undersigned's rights,
including to exercise such voting and other rights as each such attorney and
proxy or his (or her) substitute shall, in his (or her) sole discretion, deem
proper, and otherwise act (including pursuant to written consent), with respect
to all of the Shares tendered hereby which have been accepted for payment by
Purchaser, which the undersigned is entitled to vote at any meeting of
stockholders of the Company (whether annual or special and whether or not an
adjourned meeting), or written consent in lieu of such meeting, or otherwise.
This proxy and power of attorney is coupled with an interest in the Shares
tendered hereby and is irrevocable and is granted in consideration of, and is
effective upon, the acceptance for payment of such Shares by Purchaser in
accordance with the terms of the Offer. Such acceptance for payment shall,
without further action, revoke all prior proxies and consents granted by the
undersigned with respect to such Shares, and no subsequent proxy or power of
attorney or written consent shall be given (and if given or executed, shall be
deemed not to be effective) with respect thereto by the undersigned. Purchaser
reserves the right to require that, in order for Shares to be deemed validly
tendered, immediately upon Purchaser's acceptance for payment of such Shares,
Purchaser is able to exercise full voting and other rights with respect to such
Shares (including voting at any meeting of stockholders then scheduled or acting
by written consent without a meeting).
The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that the undersigned has
full power and authority to tender, sell, assign and transfer the Shares
tendered hereby, and that when such Shares are accepted for payment by
Purchaser, Purchaser will acquire good, marketable and unencumbered title
thereto, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances,
and that none of such Shares will be subject to any adverse claim. The
undersigned, upon request, shall execute and deliver any signature guarantees or
additional documents deemed by the Depository or Purchaser to be necessary or
desirable to complete the sale, assignment and transfer of the Shares tendered
hereby.
All authority herein conferred or agreed to be conferred shall survive the
death or incapacity of the undersigned, and any obligation of the undersigned
hereunder shall be binding upon the successors, assigns, heirs, executors,
administrators and legal representatives of the undersigned. Except as stated in
the Offer to Purchase, this tender is irrevocable.
The undersigned understands that tenders of Shares pursuant to any one of
the procedures described in "The Tender Offer - 3. Procedures for Accepting the
Offer and Tendering Shares" of the Offer to Purchase and in the instructions
hereto will constitute a binding agreement between the undersigned and Purchaser
upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer. The undersigned
recognizes that under certain circumstances set forth in the Offer to Purchase,
Purchaser may not be required to accept for payment any of the Shares tendered
hereby.
Unless otherwise indicated herein under "Special Payment Instructions,"
please issue the check for the purchase price and/or return any Share
Certificates evidencing Shares not tendered or not accepted for payment in the
name(s) of the registered holder(s) appearing under "Description of Shares
Tendered." Similarly, unless otherwise indicated under "Special Delivery
Instructions," please mail the check for the purchase price and/or return any
Share Certificates evidencing Shares not tendered or accepted for payment (and
accompanying documents, as appropriate) to the address(es) of the registered
holder(s) appearing under "Description of Shares Tendered." In the event that
both the Special Delivery Instructions and the Special Payment Instructions are
completed, please issue the check for the purchase price and/or return any Share
Certificates evidencing Shares not purchased (together with accompanying
documents as appropriate) in the name(s) of, and deliver said check and/or
return such Share Certificates to, the person or persons so indicated.
Stockholders tendering Shares by book-entry transfer may request that any
Shares not accepted for payment be returned by crediting the account at the
Book-Entry Transfer Facility designated above or as such stockholder may
designate by making an appropriate entry under "Special Payment Instructions."
The undersigned recognizes that Purchaser has no obligation pursuant to the
Special Payment Instructions to transfer any Shares from the name of the
registered holder(s) thereof if Purchaser does not accept for payment any of the
Shares so tendered.
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SPECIAL PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS
(See Instructions 1, 5, 6, and 7)
To be completed ONLY if the check for the purchase price of Shares
purchased or Share Certificates evidencing Shares not tendered or not purchased
are to be issued in the name of someone other than the undersigned.
Issue: |_| Check and/or |_| Certificate(s)
To:
Name: __________________________________________________________________________
(Please Print)
Address: _______________________________________________________________________
(Please Print)
________________________________________________________________________________
(Zip Code)
________________________________________________________________________________
(Tax Identification or Social Security Number)
(See Substitute Form W-9)
|_| Check here if any of the Share Certificates that you own and wish to tender
have been lost, destroyed or stolen. (See Instruction 11.)
Number of Shares represented by lost, destroyed or stolen certificates:
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SPECIAL DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS
(See Instructions 5 and 7)
To be completed ONLY if the check for the purchase price of Shares
purchased or Share Certificates evidencing Shares not tendered or not purchased
are to be mailed to someone other than the undersigned, or to the undersigned at
an address other than that shown under "Description of Shares Tendered."
Mail: |_| Check and/or |_| Certificate(s)
To:
Name: __________________________________________________________________________
(Please Print)
Address: _______________________________________________________________________
(Please Print)
________________________________________________________________________________
(Zip Code)
________________________________________________________________________________
(Tax Identification or Social Security Number)
(See Substitute Form W-9)
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(Please also complete the enclosed Substitute Form W-9 herein)
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STOCKHOLDERS SIGN HERE
(PLEASE COMPLETE SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9 INCLUDED HEREIN)
X_______________________________________________________________________________
X_______________________________________________________________________________
SIGNATURE(S) OF STOCKHOLDER(S)
Dated:____________________________________________________________________, 1999
Name(s)_________________________________________________________________________
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(Please Type or Print)
Capacity (full title):__________________________________________________________
Address:________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
(Including Zip Code)
Area Code and Telephone No.:____________________________________________________
Employer Identification or Social Security Number:______________________________
GUARANTEE OF SIGNATURE(S)
(If Required - See Instructions 1 and 5)
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AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE
__________________________________ ____________________________________
FULL TITLE NAME OF FIRM
________________________________________________________________________________
ADDRESS (INCLUDE ZIP CODE)
________________________________________________________________________________
AREA CODE AND TELEPHONE NUMBER
Date:_______________________________, 1997
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INSTRUCTIONS
(FORMING PART OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE OFFER)
1. Guarantee of Signatures. All signatures on this Letter of
Transmittal must be guaranteed by a firm which is a member of a registered
national securities exchange or of the National Association of Securities
Dealers, Inc., or by a commercial bank or trust company having an office or
correspondent in the United States (each of the foregoing, an "Eligible
Institution"), except in cases where (a) the Letter of Transmittal is signed by
the registered holder of the Shares tendered therewith and such holder has not
completed the box entitled "Special Payment Instructions" or the box entitled
"Special Delivery Instructions" on the Letter of Transmittal, or (b) such Shares
are tendered for the account of an Eligible Institution. See Instruction 5.
2. Delivery of Letter of Transmittal and Certificates; Guaranteed
Delivery Procedures. This Letter of Transmittal is to be completed by
stockholders either if Share Certificates are to be forwarded herewith or if a
tender of Shares is to be made pursuant to the procedures for delivery by
book-entry transfer set forth in "The Tender Offer - 3. Procedures for Accepting
the Offer and Tendering Shares" of the Offer to Purchase. Share Certificates
evidencing all physically tendered Shares, or confirmation ("Book-Entry
Confirmation") of any book-entry transfer into the Depository's account at a
Book-Entry Transfer Facility of Shares delivered by book-entry transfer as well
as a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal, must be
received by the Depository, at one of the addresses set forth herein prior to
the Expiration Date (as defined in "The Tender Offer - 1. Terms of the Offer" of
the Offer to Purchase). If Share Certificates are forwarded to the Depository in
multiple deliveries, a properly completed and duly executed Letter of
Transmittal must accompany each such delivery. Stockholders whose Share
Certificates are not immediately available, who cannot deliver their Share
Certificates and all other required documents to the Depository prior to the
Expiration Date or who cannot comply with the book-entry transfer procedures on
a timely basis may tender their Shares by properly completing and duly executing
a Notice of Guaranteed Delivery pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedure
set forth in "The Tender Offer - 3. Procedures for Accepting the Offer and
Tendering Shares" of the Offer to Purchase. Pursuant to such procedure, (i) such
tender must be made by or through an Eligible Institution, (ii) a properly
completed and duly executed Notice of Guaranteed Delivery, substantially in the
form provided by Purchaser, must be received by the Depository prior to the
Expiration Date and (iii) the Share Certificates evidencing all physically
tendered Shares (or Book-Entry Confirmation with respect to such Shares), as
well as a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal (or
facsimile thereof) with any required signature guarantees and any other
documents required by this Letter of Transmittal, must be received by the
Depository within three American Stock Exchange trading days after the date of
execution of such Notice of Guaranteed Delivery, all as provided in "The Tender
Offer - 3. Procedures for Accepting the Offer and Tendering Shares" of the Offer
to Purchase.
THE METHOD OF DELIVERY OF THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL, SHARES AND ALL
OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING DELIVERY THROUGH ANY BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER
FACILITY, IS AT THE OPTION AND RISK OF THE TENDERING STOCKHOLDER AND THE
DELIVERY WILL BE DEEMED MADE ONLY WHEN ACTUALLY RECEIVED BY THE DEPOSITORY. IF
DELIVERY IS BY MAIL, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT SUCH CERTIFICATES AND DOCUMENTS BE
SENT BY REGISTERED MAIL, PROPERLY INSURED, WITH RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED. IN ALL
CASES, SUFFICIENT TIME SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO INSURE TIMELY DELIVERY.
No alternative, conditional or contingent tenders will be accepted.
All tendering stockholders, by execution of this Letter of Transmittal (or
facsimile thereof), waive any right to receive any notice of the acceptance of
their Shares for payment.
3. Inadequate Space. If the space provided herein under "Description
of Shares Tendered" is inadequate, the certificate numbers and/or the number of
Shares tendered should be listed on a separate signed schedule and attached
hereto.
4. Partial Tenders. (Not applicable to stockholders who tender by
book-entry transfer.) If fewer than all the Shares evidenced by any Share
Certificate submitted are to be tendered, fill in the number of Shares which are
to be tendered in the box entitled "Number of Shares Tendered." In such case,
new Share Certificate(s) evidencing the remainder of the Shares that were
evidenced by the old Share Certificate(s) will be sent to the registered holder,
unless otherwise provided in the appropriate box on this Letter of Transmittal,
as soon as practicable after the Expiration Date. All Shares represented by
Share Certificates delivered to the Depository will be deemed to have been
tendered unless otherwise indicated.
5. Signatures on Letter of Transmittal, Stock Powers and Endorsements. If
this Letter of Transmittal is signed by the registered holder(s) of the Shares
tendered hereby, the signature(s) must correspond exactly with the name(s) as
written on the face of the Share Certificate(s) without alteration, enlargement
or any change whatsoever. If any of the Shares tendered hereby are held of
record by two or more persons, all such persons must sign this Letter of
Transmittal.
If any tendered Shares are registered in different names on several Share
Certificates, it will be necessary to complete, sign and submit as many separate
Letters of Transmittal as there are different registrations of such Shares.
If this Letter of Transmittal is signed by the registered holder(s) of the
Shares evidenced by Share Certificates listed and transmitted hereby, no
endorsements of Share Certificates or separate stock powers are required unless
payment is to be made to or Share Certificates evidencing Shares not tendered or
purchased are to be issued in the name of a person other than the registered
holder(s), in which case the Share Certificate(s) evidencing the Shares tendered
hereby must be endorsed or accompanied by appropriate stock powers, in either
case signed exactly as the name(s) of the registered holder(s) appear(s) on such
Share Certificate(s). Signatures on such certificates and stock powers must be
guaranteed by an Eligible Institution.
If this Letter of Transmittal is signed by a person other than the
registered holder(s) of the Shares tendered hereby, the Share Certificate(s)
evidencing the Shares tendered hereby must be endorsed or accompanied by
appropriate stock powers, in either case signed exactly as the name or names of
the registered holder or holders appear on the Share Certificate(s).
Signatures on such Share Certificate(s) or stock powers must be guaranteed
by an Eligible Institution.
If this Letter of Transmittal or any Share Certificates or stock power is
signed by a trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, attorney-in-fact, agent,
officer of a corporation or any person acting in a fiduciary or representative
capacity, such person should so indicate when signing, and proper evidence
satisfactory to Purchaser of such person's authority so to act must be
submitted.
6. Stock Transfer Taxes. Except as set forth in this Instruction 6,
Purchaser will pay or cause to be paid any stock transfer taxes with respect to
the transfer and sale of Shares to it or its order pursuant to the Offer. If,
however, payment of the purchase price is to be made to, or if Share
Certificates evidencing Shares not tendered or purchased are to be registered in
the name of, any person other than the registered holder(s), or if Share
Certificates evidencing tendered Shares are registered in the name of any person
other than the person(s) signing this Letter of Transmittal, the amount of any
stock transfer taxes (whether imposed on the registered holder(s) or such other
person) payable on account of the transfer to such person will be deducted from
the purchase price unless satisfactory evidence of the payment of such taxes or
exemption therefrom is submitted.
EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN THIS INSTRUCTION 6, IT WILL NOT BE NECESSARY FOR
TRANSFER TAX STAMPS TO BE AFFIXED TO THE CERTIFICATE(S) LISTED IN THIS LETTER OF
TRANSMITTAL.
7. Special Payment and Delivery Instructions. If a check for the purchase
price of any Shares tendered hereby is to be issued, or Share Certificate(s)
evidencing Shares not tendered or not purchased are to be issued, in the name of
a person other than the person(s) signing this Letter of Transmittal or if such
check or any such Share Certificate is to be sent and/or any Share Certificates
are to be returned to someone other than the signer
above, or to the signer above but at an address other than that shown in the box
entitled "Description of Shares Tendered" on the first page hereof, the
appropriate boxes on this Letter of Transmittal should be completed.
Stockholders tendering Shares by book-entry transfer may request that Shares not
purchased be credited to such account maintained at any of the Book-Entry
Transfer Facilities as such stockholder may designate under "Special Delivery
Instructions." If no such instructions are given, any such Shares not purchased
will be returned by crediting the account at the Book-Entry Transfer Facilities
designated above.
8. Request for Assistance or Additional Copies. Requests for assistance
may be directed to, or additional copies of the Offer to Purchase, this Letter
of Transmittal and the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery may be obtained from, the
Information Agent or the Dealer Managers at the telephone numbers and address
set forth below. Stockholders may also contact their broker, dealer, commercial
bank or trust company.
9. Waiver of Conditions. Except as otherwise provided in the Offer to
Purchase, Purchaser reserves the right in its sole discretion to waive in whole
or in part at any time or from time to time any of the specified conditions of
the Offer or any defect or irregularity in tender with regard to any Shares
tendered.
10. Substitute Form W-9. The tendering stockholder is required to provide
the Depository with a correct Taxpayer Identification Number ("TIN"), generally
the stockholder's social security or employer identification number, on
Substitute Form W-9, which is provided under "Important Tax Information" below,
and to certify, under penalties of perjury, whether he or she is subject to
backup withholding of federal income tax. If a tendering stockholder is subject
to backup withholding, he or she must cross out item (2) of the Certification
Box on Substitute Form W-9. Failure to provide the information on Substitute
Form W-9 may subject the tendering stockholder to 31% federal income tax
withholding on the payment of the purchase price. If the tendering stockholder
has not been issued a TIN and has applied for a number or intends to apply for a
number in the near future, he or she should write "Applied For" in the space
provided for the TIN in Part I, sign and date the Substitute Form W-9 and sign
and date the Certificate of Awaiting Taxpayer Identification Number. If "Applied
For" is written in Part I and the Depository is not provided with a TIN within
60 days, the Depository will withhold 31% of payments for surrendered Shares
thereafter until a TIN is provided to the Depository.
11. Mutilated, Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates. Any holder of a
Share Certificate whose certificate(s) has been mutilated, lost, stolen or
destroyed should (i) complete this Letter of Transmittal and check the
appropriate box on this Letter of Transmittal and (ii) complete and return to
the Depository any additional documentation, including the posting of any
indemnity bond, requested by the Depository. If required by Purchaser, the
holder will be required to post a bond in such reasonable amount as Purchaser
may direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made against Purchaser or
any of its respective affiliates with respect to such certificate(s).
IMPORTANT: THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL (OR FACSIMILE HEREOF), PROPERLY
COMPLETED AND DULY EXECUTED, OR AN AGENT'S MESSAGE IN THE CASE OF A BOOK-ENTRY
DELIVERY, TOGETHER WITH CERTIFICATES (OR BOOK-ENTRY CONFIRMATION) AND ALL OTHER
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS OR A PROPERLY COMPLETED AND DULY EXECUTED NOTICE OF
GUARANTEED DELIVERY MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE DEPOSITORY ON OR PRIOR TO THE
EXPIRATION DATE.
IMPORTANT TAX INFORMATION
Under federal tax law, a stockholder whose tendered Shares are accepted
for payment is required to provide the Depository (as payor) with such
stockholder's correct TIN on Substitute Form W-9 below. If such stockholder is
an individual, the TIN is such stockholder's Social Security Number. If the
Depository is not provided with the correct TIN or an adequate basis for
exemption, the stockholder may be subject to a $50 penalty imposed by the
Internal Revenue Service. In addition, payments that are made to such
stockholder with respect to Shares purchased pursuant to the Offer may be
subject to backup withholding in an amount equal to 31% of the gross proceeds
resulting from the Offer.
Certain stockholders (including, among others, certain corporations and
foreign individuals) are not subject to these backup withholding and reporting
requirements. In order for a foreign individual to qualify as an exempt
recipient, that stockholder must submit an IRS Form W-8, signed under penalties
of perjury, attesting to that individual's exempt status. Such statements can be
obtained from the Depository. See the enclosed Guidelines for Certification of
Taxpayer Identification Number on Substitute Form W-9 for additional
instructions.
If backup withholding applies, the Depository is required to withhold 31%
of any payments made to the stockholder. Backup withholding is not an additional
tax. Rather, the tax liability of persons subject to backup withholding will be
reduced by the amount of tax withheld. If withholding results in an overpayment
of taxes, a refund may be obtained from the Internal Revenue Service.
Purpose of Substitute Form W-9
To prevent backup withholding on payments that are made to a stockholder
with respect to Shares purchased pursuant to the Offer, the stockholder is
required to notify the Depository of his or her correct TIN by completing the
Substitute Form W-9 contained herein, certifying that the TIN provided on the
Substitute Form W-9 is correct (or that such stockholder is awaiting a TIN) and
that (1) the stockholder is exempt from backup withholding, (2) the stockholder
has not been notified by the Internal Revenue Service that he or she is subject
to backup withholding as a result of failure to report all interest or
dividends, or (3) the Internal Revenue Service has notified the stockholder that
he or she is no longer subject to backup withholding.
What Number to Give the Depository
The stockholder is required to give the Depository the social security
number or employer identification number of the record owner of the Shares. If
the Shares are in more than one name or are not in the name of the actual owner,
consult the enclosed Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer Identification
Number on Substitute Form W-9 for additional guidance on which number to report.
If the tendering stockholder has not been issued a TIN and has applied for a
number or intends to apply for a number in the near future, he or she should
write "Applied For" in the space provided for the TIN in Part I, sign and date
the Substitute Form W-9 and sign and date the Certificate of Awaiting Taxpayer
Identification Number. If "Applied For" is written in Part I and the Depository
is not provided with a TIN within 60 days, the Depository will withhold 31% of
all payments of the purchase price until a TIN is provided to the Depository.
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ALL TENDERING STOCKHOLDERS MUST COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
PAYER'S NAME: CHASEMELLON SHAREHOLDER SERVICES, LLC, AS DEPOSITORY
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SUBSTITUTE PART I--PLEASE PROVIDE YOUR TIN IN THE BOX AT RIGHT AND Social security
Form W-9 CERTIFY BY SIGNING AND DATING BELOW number or
______/______/_____
Employer
identification
number
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DEPARTMENT OF THE NAME (PLEASE PRINT): ___________________________ (If awaiting TIN
TREASURY INTERNAL write "Applied
REVENUE SERVICE ADDRESS: _______________________________________ For")
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Payer's Request for PART II--For Payees NOT subject to backup withholding, see the enclosed
Taxpayer Identification Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer Identification Number on Substitute
Number (TIN) and Form W-9 and complete as instructed therein.
Certification
CITY:________________ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
STATE:_______________
ZIP CODE:____________ 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, (b) I have not been notified by the Internal Revenue Service
("IRS") that I am subject to backup withholding as a result of failure to
report all interest or dividends, or (c) the IRS has notified me that I am
no longer subject to backup withholding.
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CERTIFICATION INSTRUCTIONS--You must cross out item (2) above if you have been
notified by the IRS that you are subject to backup withholding because of
underreporting interest or dividends on your tax return. However, if after being
notified by the IRS that you are subject to backup withholding you received under
notification from the IRS that you are no longer subject to backup withholding,
do not cross out item (2). (Also see instructions in the enclosed Guidelines.)
Signature:_________________________________ Dated:_________________, 1999
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NOTE: FAILURE TO COMPLETE AND RETURN THIS FORM MAY RESULT IN BACKUP WITHHOLDING
OF 31% OF ANY PAYMENTS MADE TO YOU PURSUANT TO THE 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 WROTE "APPLIED FOR" IN PART I OF
SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9.
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CERTIFICATE OF AWAITING TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
I certify under penalties 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 Officer 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, 31% of all
reportable payments made to me thereafter will be withheld until I provide a
number.
Signature(s): _______________________________ Dated:________________________
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The Information Agent for the Offer is:
AMERICAN STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY
40 Wall Street
46th Floor
New York, NY 10005
(800) 937-5449 or (212) 936-5100
The Dealer Manager for the Offer are:
FIRST UNION CAPITAL MARKETS CORP.
901 East Byrd Street
3rd Floor
Richmond, VA 23219
(800) 532-2916