EXHIBIT 99.1
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
BEAZER HOMES USA, INC.
OFFER TO EXCHANGE ITS
8 7/8% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2008
WHICH HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
FOR ANY AND ALL OF ITS OUTSTANDING
8 7/8% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2008
PURSUANT TO THE PROSPECTUS DATED , 1998
THE EXCHANGE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE
AT 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON , 1998,
UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED.
The Exchange Agent for the Exchange Offer is:
U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
F/K/A FIRST TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
BY REGISTERED, CERTIFIED OR OVERNIGHT MAIL: BY FIRST CLASS MAIL:
U.S. Bank Trust National Association U.S. Bank Trust National Association
Attn: Specialized Finance P.O. Box 64485
180 East Fifth Street St. Paul, MN 55101
St. Paul, MN 55101
BY HAND (NEW YORK DEPOSITORY ONLY): BY HAND (ALL OTHERS):
U.S. Bank Trust National Association U.S. Bank Trust National Association
100 Wall Street, 20th Floor Fourth Floor--Bond Drop Window
New York, NY 10005 180 East Fifth Street
Attention: Cathy Donohue St. Paul, MN 55101
BY FACSIMILE: TELEPHONE NUMBER:
(612) 244-1537 (For Eligible Institutions (800) 934-6802 Bondholder Services
Only)
DELIVERY OF THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL TO AN ADDRESS OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH
ABOVE OR TRANSMISSION OF THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL VIA FACSIMILE TO A NUMBER
OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE WILL NOT CONSTITUTE A VALID DELIVERY.
THE INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED HEREIN SHOULD BE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE THIS
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL IS COMPLETED.
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the same meaning
given them in the Prospectus (as defined below).
This Letter of Transmittal is to be completed by holders of Old Notes (as
defined below) either if Old Notes are to be forwarded herewith or if tenders of
Old Notes are to be made by book-entry transfer to an account maintained by U.S.
Bank Trust National Association (the "Exchange Agent") at The Depository Trust
Company ("DTC") pursuant to the procedures set forth in "The Exchange Offer --
Procedures for Tendering Old Notes" in the Prospectus.
Holders of Old Notes whose certificates (the "Certificates") for such Old
Notes are not immediately available or who cannot deliver their Certificates and
all other required documents to the Exchange Agent on or prior to the Expiration
Date (as defined in the Prospectus) or who cannot complete the procedures for
book-entry transfer on a timely basis, must tender their Old Notes according to
the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth in "The Exchange Offer --
Procedures for Tendering Old Notes -- Guaranteed Delivery" in the Prospectus.
SEE INSTRUCTION 1. DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS TO DTC DOES NOT CONSTITUTE DELIVERY
TO THE EXCHANGE AGENT.
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NOTE: SIGNATURES MUST BE PROVIDED BELOW
PLEASE READ THE ACCOMPANYING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY
ALL TENDERING HOLDERS COMPLETE THIS BOX:
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DESCRIPTION OF OLD NOTES TENDERED
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IF BLANK, PLEASE PRINT NAME AND OLD NOTES TENDERED
ADDRESS OF REGISTERED HOLDER (ATTACH ADDITIONAL LIST OF NOTES)
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
OF
OLD NOTES
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT TENDERED
CERTIFICATE OF (IF LESS THAN
NUMBER(S)* OLD NOTES ALL)**
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TOTAL AMOUNT TENDERED:
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* Need not be completed by book-entry holders.
** Old Notes may be tendered in whole or in part in denominations of $1,000 and
integral multiplies thereof. All Old Notes held shall be deemed tendered
unless a lesser number is specified in this column.
(BOXES BELOW TO BE CHECKED BY ELIGIBLE INSTITUTIONS ONLY)
/ / CHECK HERE IF TENDERED OLD NOTES ARE BEING DELIVERED BY BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER
MADE TO THE ACCOUNT MAINTAINED BY THE EXCHANGE AGENT WITH DTC AND COMPLETE
THE FOLLOWING:
Name of Tendering Institution: _____________________________________________
DTC Account No.______________________ Transaction Code No. ______________
/ / CHECK HERE AND ENCLOSE A PHOTOCOPY OF THE NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY IF
TENDERED OLD NOTES ARE BEING DELIVERED PURSUANT TO A NOTICE OF GUARANTEED
DELIVERY PREVIOUSLY SENT TO THE EXCHANGE AGENT AND COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
Name(s) of Registered Holder(s): ___________________________________________
Window Ticket Number (if any): _____________________________________________
Date of Execution of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery: ________________________
Name of Institution which Guaranteed Delivery: _____________________________
IF GUARANTEED DELIVERY IS TO BE MADE BY BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER:
Name of Tendering Institution: _____________________________________________
DTC Account No.______________________ Transaction Code No. ______________
/ / CHECK HERE IF TENDERED BY BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER AND NON-EXCHANGED OLD NOTES
ARE TO BE RETURNED BY CREDITING THE DTC ACCOUNT NUMBER SET FORTH ABOVE.
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/ / CHECK HERE IF YOU ARE A BROKER-DEALER WHO ACQUIRED THE OLD NOTES FOR ITS
OWN ACCOUNT AS A RESULT OF MARKET MAKING OR OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES (A
"PARTICIPATING BROKER-DEALER") AND WISH TO RECEIVE 10 ADDITIONAL COPIES OF
THE PROSPECTUS AND 10 COPIES OF ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO.
Name: ______________________________________________________________________
Address: ___________________________________________________________________
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned hereby tenders to Beazer Homes USA, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), the above described aggregate principal amount of
the Company's 8 7/8% Senior Notes due 2008 (the "Old Notes") in exchange for a
like aggregate principal amount of the Company's 8 7/8% Senior Notes due 2008
(the "Exchange Notes") which have been registered under Securities Act of 1933
(the "Securities Act"), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth
in the Prospectus dated , 1998 (as the same may be amended or
supplemented from time to time, the "Prospectus"), receipt of which is
acknowledged, and in this Letter of Transmittal (which, together with the
Prospectus, constitute the "Exchange Offer").
Subject to and effective upon the acceptance for exchange of all or any
portion of the Old Notes tendered herewith in accordance with the terms and
conditions of the Exchange Offer (including, if the Exchange Offer is extended
or amended, the terms and conditions of any such extension or amendment), the
undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers to or upon the order of the
Company all right, title and interest in and to such Old Notes as are being
tendered herewith. The undersigned hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints
the Exchange Agent as its agent and attorney-in-fact (with full knowledge that
the Exchange Agent is also acting as agent of the Company in connection with the
Exchange Offer) with respect to the tendered Old Notes, with full power of
substitution (such power of attorney being deemed to be an irrevocable power
coupled with an interest), subject only to the right of withdrawal described in
the Prospectus, to (i) deliver Certificates for Old Notes to the Company
together with all accompanying evidences of transfer and authenticity to, or
upon the order of, the Company, upon receipt by the Exchange Agent, as the
undersigned's agent, of the Exchange Notes to be issued in exchange for such Old
Notes, (ii) present Certificates for such Old Notes for transfer, and to
transfer the Old Notes on the books of the Company, and (iii) receive for the
account of the Company all benefits and otherwise exercise all rights of
beneficial ownership of such Old Notes, all in accordance with the terms and
conditions of the Exchange Offer.
THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS THAT THE UNDERSIGNED HAS FULL
POWER AND AUTHORITY TO TENDER, EXCHANGE, SELL, ASSIGN AND TRANSFER THE OLD NOTES
TENDERED HEREBY AND THAT, WHEN THE SAME ARE ACCEPTED FOR EXCHANGE, THE COMPANY
WILL ACQUIRE GOOD, MARKETABLE AND UNENCUMBERED TITLE THERETO, FREE AND CLEAR OF
ALL LIENS, RESTRICTIONS, CHARGES AND ENCUMBRANCES, AND THAT THE OLD NOTES
TENDERED HEREBY ARE NOT SUBJECT TO ANY ADVERSE CLAIMS OR PROXIES. THE
UNDERSIGNED WILL, UPON REQUEST, EXECUTE AND DELIVER ANY ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS
DEEMED BY THE COMPANY OR THE EXCHANGE AGENT TO BE NECESSARY OR DESIRABLE TO
COMPLETE THE EXCHANGE, ASSIGNMENT AND TRANSFER OF THE OLD NOTES TENDERED HEREBY,
AND THE UNDERSIGNED WILL COMPLY WITH ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE REGISTRATION
RIGHTS AGREEMENT. THE UNDERSIGNED HAS READ AND AGREES TO ALL OF THE TERMS OF THE
EXCHANGE OFFER.
The name(s) and address(es) of the registered holder(s) of the Old Notes
tendered hereby should be printed above, if they are not already set forth
above, as they appear on the Certificates representing such Old Notes. The
Certificate number(s) and the Old Notes that the undersigned wishes to tender
should be indicated in the appropriate boxes above.
If any tendered Old Notes are not exchanged pursuant to the Exchange Offer
for any reason, or if Certificates are submitted for more Old Notes than are
tendered or accepted for exchange, Certificates for such nonexchanged or
nontendered Old Notes will be returned (or, in the case of Old Notes tendered by
book-entry transfer, such Old Notes will be credited to an account maintained at
DTC), without expense to the tendering holder, promptly following the expiration
or termination of the Exchange Offer.
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The undersigned understands that tenders of Old Notes pursuant to any one of
the procedures described in "The Exchange Offer--Procedures for Tendering Old
Notes" in the Prospectus and in the instructions hereto will, upon the Company's
acceptance for exchange of such tendered Old Notes, constitute a binding
agreement between the undersigned and the Company upon the terms and subject to
the conditions of the Exchange Offer. The undersigned recognizes that, under
certain circumstances set forth in the Prospectus, the Company may not be
required to accept for exchange any of the Old Notes tendered hereby.
Unless otherwise indicated herein in the box entitled "Special Issuance
Instructions" below, the undersigned hereby directs that the Exchange Notes be
issued in the name(s) of the undersigned or, in the case of a book-entry
transfer of Old Notes, that such Exchange Notes be credited to the account
indicated above maintained at DTC. If applicable, substitute Certificates
representing Old Notes not exchanged or not accepted for exchange will be issued
to the undersigned or, in the case of a book-entry transfer of Old Notes, will
be credited to the account indicated above maintained at DTC. Similarly, unless
otherwise indicated under "Special Delivery Instructions," please deliver
Exchange Notes to the undersigned at the address shown below the undersigned's
signature.
By tendering Old Notes and executing this Letter of Transmittal, the
undersigned hereby represents and agrees that (i) the undersigned is not an
"affiliate" (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) of the Company or
any of its subsidiaries, (ii) any Exchange Notes to be received by the
undersigned are being acquired in the ordinary course of its business, (iii) the
undersigned has no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate
in a distribution (within the meaning of the Securities Act) of Exchange Notes
to be received in the Exchange Offer, and (iv) if the undersigned is not a
Broker-Dealer, the undersigned is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage
in, a distribution (within the meaning of the Securities Act) of such Exchange
Notes. By tendering Old Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer and executing this
Letter of Transmittal, a holder of Old Notes which is a Broker-Dealer represents
and agrees, consistent with certain interpretive letters issued by the staff of
the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission to
third parties, that (a) such Old Notes held by the Broker-Dealer are held only
as a nominee, or (b) such Old Notes were acquired by such Broker-Dealer for its
own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities
and it will deliver the Prospectus (as amended or supplemented from time to
time) meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any
resale of such Exchange Notes (provided that, by so acknowledging and by
delivering a prospectus, such Broker-Dealer will not be deemed to admit that it
is an "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act). See "The Exchange
Offer--Resales of Exchange Notes" in the Prospectus.
The Company has agreed that, subject to the provisions of the Registration
Rights Agreement, the Prospectus, as it may be amended or supplemented from time
to time, may be used by a Participating Broker-Dealer (as defined below) in
connection with resales of Exchange Notes received in exchange for Old Notes,
where such Old Notes were acquired by such Participating Broker-Dealer for its
own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities,
for a period ending 180 days after the Expiration Date (subject to extension
under certain limited circumstances described in the Prospectus) or, if earlier,
when all such Exchange Notes have been disposed of by such Participating
Broker-Dealer. However, a Participating Broker-Dealer who intends to use the
Prospectus in connection with the resale of Exchange Notes received in exchange
for Old Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer must notify the Company, or cause
the Company to be notified, on or prior to the Expiration Date, that it is a
Participating Broker-Dealer. Such notice may be given in the space provided
herein for that purpose or may be delivered to the Exchange Agent at one of the
addresses set forth in the Prospectus under "The Exchange Offer--Exchange
Agent." In that regard, each Broker-Dealer who acquired Old Notes for its own
account as a result of market-making or other trading activities (a
"Participating Broker-Dealer"), by tendering such Old Notes and executing this
Letter of Transmittal, agrees that, upon receipt of notice from the Company of
the occurrence of any event or the discovery of any fact which makes any
statement contained or incorporated by reference in the Prospectus untrue in any
material respect or which causes the
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Prospectus to omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the
statements contained or incorporated by reference therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading or of the occurrence of
certain other events specified in the Registration Rights Agreement, such
Participating Broker-Dealer will suspend the sale of Exchange Notes pursuant to
the Prospectus until the Company has amended or supplemented the Prospectus to
correct such misstatement or omission and has furnished copies of the amended or
supplemented Prospectus to the Participating Broker-Dealer or the Company has
given notice that the sale of the Exchange Notes may be resumed, as the case may
be. If the Company gives such notice to suspend the sale of the Exchange Notes,
it shall extend the 180-day period referred to above during which Participating
Broker-Dealers are entitled to use the Prospectus in connection with the resale
of Exchange Notes by the number of days in the period from and including the
date of the giving of such notice to and including the date when the Company
shall have made available to Participating Broker-Dealers copies of the
supplemented or amended Prospectus necessary to resume resales of the Exchange
Notes or to and including the date on which the Company has given notice that
the use of the applicable Prospectus may be resumed, as the case may be.
Holders of Old Notes whose Old Notes are accepted for exchange will not
receive accrued interest on such Old Notes for any period from and after the
last Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for
on such Old Notes prior to the original issue date of the Exchange Notes or, if
no such interest has been paid or duly provided for, will not receive any
accrued interest on such Old Notes, and the undersigned waives the right to
receive any interest on such Old Notes accrued from and after such Interest
Payment Date or, if no such interest has been paid or duly provided for, from
and after March 20, 1998.
All authority herein conferred or agreed to be conferred in this Letter of
Transmittal shall survive the death or incapacity of the undersigned and any
obligation of the undersigned hereunder shall be binding upon the heirs,
executors, administrators, personal representatives, trustees in bankruptcy,
legal representatives, successors and assigns of the undersigned. Except as
stated in the Prospectus, this tender is irrevocable.
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HOLDER(S) SIGN HERE
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS 2, 5 AND 6)
(PLEASE COMPLETE SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9 BELOW)
(NOTE: SIGNATURE(S) MUST BE GUARANTEED IF REQUIRED BY INSTRUCTION 2)
Must be signed by registered holder(s) exactly as name(s) appear(s) on
Certificate(s) for the Old Notes hereby tendered or on a security position
listing, or by any person(s) authorized to become the registered holder(s) by
endorsements and documents transmitted herewith (including such opinions of
counsel, certifications and other information as may be required by the Company
or the Trustee for the Old Notes to comply with the restrictions on transfer
applicable to the Old Notes). If signature is by an attorney-in-fact, executor,
administrator, trustee, guardian, officer of a corporation or another acting in
a fiduciary capacity or representative capacity, please set forth the signer's
full title. See Instruction 5.
(SIGNATURE(S) OF HOLDER(S))
Dated: _______________, 1998
Name(s): _______________________________________________________________________
(Please Print)
Address: _______________________________________________________________________
(Include Zip Code)
Area Code and Telephone Number: ________________________________________________
TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION OR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER(S)
GUARANTEE OF SIGNATURE(S)
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS 2 AND 5)
Authorized Signature: __________________________________________________________
Name: __________________________________________________________________________
(Please Print)
Date: ____________________________________________________________________, 1998
Capacity of Title: _____________________________________________________________
Name of Firm: __________________________________________________________________
Address: _______________________________________________________________________
(Include Zip Code)
Area Code and Telephone Number: ________________________________________________
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SPECIAL ISSUANCE INSTRUCTIONS
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS 1, 5 AND 6)
To be completed ONLY if the Exchange Notes are to be issued in the name of
someone other than the registered holder of the Old Notes whose name(s)
appear(s) above:
Issue Exchange Notes to:
Name: __________________________________________________________________________
(Please Print)
Address: _______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
(Include Zip Code)
_______________________________________________________________________________
(Taxpayer Identification or Social Security No.)
SPECIAL DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS 1, 5 AND 6)
To be completed ONLY if the Exchange Notes are to be sent to someone other than
the registered holder of the Old Notes whose name(s) appear(s) above, or to such
registered holder(s) at an address other than that shown above.
Mail Exchange Notes to:
Name: __________________________________________________________________________
(Please Print)
Address: _______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
(Include Zip Code)
_______________________________________________________________________________
(Taxpayer Identification or Social Security No.)
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INSTRUCTIONS
FORMING PART OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE EXCHANGE OFFER
1. DELIVERY OF LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND CERTIFICATES; GUARANTEED DELIVERY
PROCEDURES. This Letter of Transmittal is to be completed either if (a)
Certificates are to be forwarded herewith or (b) tenders are to be made pursuant
to the procedures for tender by book-entry transfer set forth in "The Exchange
Offer--Procedures for Tendering Old Notes" in the Prospectus. Certificates, or
timely confirmation of a book-entry transfer of such Old Notes into the Exchange
Agent's account at DTC, as well as this Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile
thereof), properly completed and duly executed, with any required signature
guarantees, and any other documents required by this Letter of Transmittal, must
be received by the Exchange Agent at one of its addresses set forth herein on or
prior to the Expiration Date. Old Notes may be tendered in whole or in part in
the principal amount of $1,000 and integral multiples thereof.
Holders who wish to tender their Old Notes and (i) whose Old Notes are not
immediately available or (ii) who cannot deliver their Old Notes, this Letter of
Transmittal and all other required documents to the Exchange Agent on or prior
to the Expiration Date or (iii) who cannot complete the procedures for delivery
by book-entry transfer on a timely basis, may tender their Old Notes by properly
completing and duly executing a Notice of Guaranteed Delivery pursuant to the
guaranteed delivery procedures set forth in "The Exchange Offer--Procedures for
Tendering Old Notes--Guaranteed Delivery" in the Prospectus. Pursuant to such
procedures: (i) such tender must be made by or through an Eligible Institution
(as defined below); (ii) a properly completed and duly executed Notice of
Guaranteed Delivery, substantially in the form made available by the Company,
must be received by the Exchange Agent on or prior to the Expiration Date; and
(iii) the Certificates (or a book-entry confirmation (as defined in the
Prospectus)) representing all tendered Old Notes, in proper form for transfer,
together with a Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile thereof), properly completed
and duly executed, with any required signature guarantees and any other
documents required by this Letter of Transmittal, must be received by the
Exchange Agent within three New York Stock Exchange trading days after the date
of execution of such Notice of Guaranteed Delivery, all as provided in "The
Exchange Offer--Procedures for Tendering Old Notes--Guaranteed Delivery" in the
Prospectus.
The Notice of Guaranteed Delivery may be delivered by hand or transmitted by
facsimile or mail to the Exchange Agent, and must include a guarantee by an
Eligible Institution in the form set forth in such Notice. For Old Notes to be
properly tendered pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedure, the Exchange
Agent must receive a Notice of Guaranteed Delivery on or prior to the Expiration
Date. As used herein and in the Prospectus, "Eligible Institution" means a firm
or other entity identified in Rule 17Ad-15 under the Exchange Act as "an
eligible guarantor institution," including (as such terms are defined therein)
(i) a bank; (ii) a broker, dealer, municipal securities broker or dealer or
government securities broker or dealer; (iii) a credit union; (iv) a national
securities exchange, registered securities association or clearing agency; or
(v) a savings association.
THE METHOD OF DELIVERY OF CERTIFICATES, THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND ALL
OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENTS IS AT THE OPTION AND SOLE RISK OF THE TENDERING 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, OR OVERNIGHT DELIVERY SERVICE IS RECOMMENDED. IN ALL CASES,
SUFFICIENT TIME SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO ENSURE TIMELY DELIVERY.
The Company will not accept any alternative, conditional or contingent
tenders. Each tendering holder, by execution of a Letter of Transmittal (or
facsimile thereof), waives any right to receive any notice of the acceptance of
such tender.
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2. GUARANTEE OF SIGNATURES. No signature guarantee on this Letter of
Transmittal is required if:
(i) this Letter of Transmittal is signed by the registered holder (which
term, for purposes of this document, shall include any participant in DTC
whose name appears on a security position listing as the owner of the Old
Notes) of Old Notes tendered herewith, unless such holder(s) has completed
either the box entitled "Special Issuance Instructions" or the box entitled
"Special Delivery Instructions" above, or
(ii) such Old Notes are tendered for the account of a firm that is an
Eligible Institution.
In all other cases, an Eligible Institution must guarantee the signature(s)
on this Letter of Transmittal. See Instruction 5.
3. INADEQUATE SPACE. If the space provided in the box captioned
"Description of Old Notes" is inadequate, the Certificate number(s) and/or the
principal amount of Old Notes and any other required information should be
listed on a separate signed schedule which is attached to this Letter of
Transmittal.
4. PARTIAL TENDERS AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS. Tenders of Old Notes will be
accepted only in the principal amount of $1,000 and integral multiples thereof.
If less than all the Old Notes evidenced by any Certificate submitted are to be
tendered, fill in the principal amount of Old Notes which are to be tendered in
the box entitled "Principal Amount of Old Notes Tendered (if less than all)." In
such case, new Certificate(s) for the remainder of the Old Notes that were
evidenced by your old Certificate(s) will only be sent to the holder of the Old
Notes, promptly after the Expiration Date. All Old Notes represented by
Certificates delivered to the Exchange Agent will be deemed to have been
tendered unless otherwise indicated.
Except as otherwise provided herein, tenders of Old Notes may be withdrawn
at any time on or prior to the Expiration Date. In order for a withdrawal to be
effective on or prior to that time, a written, telegraphic, telex or facsimile
transmission of such notice of withdrawal must be timely received by the
Exchange Agent at one of its addresses set forth above or in the Prospectus on
or prior to the Expiration Date. Any such notice of withdrawal must specify the
name of the person who tendered the Old Notes to be withdrawn, the aggregate
principal amount of Old Notes to be withdrawn, and (if Certificates for Old
Notes have been tendered) the name of the registered holder of the Old Notes as
set forth on the Certificate for the Old Notes, if different from that of the
person who tendered such Old Notes. If Certificates for the Old Notes have been
delivered or otherwise identified to the Exchange Agent, then prior to the
physical release of such Certificates for the Old Notes, the tendering holder
must submit the serial numbers shown on the particular Certificates for the Old
Notes to be withdrawn and the signature on the notice of withdrawal must be
guaranteed by an Eligible Institution, except in the case of Old Notes tendered
for the account of an Eligible Institution. If Old Notes have been tendered
pursuant to the procedures for book-entry transfer set forth in "The Exchange
Offer--Procedures for Tendering Old Notes," the notice of withdrawal must
specify the name and number of the account at DTC to be credited with the
withdrawal of Old Notes, in which case a notice of withdrawal will be effective
if delivered to the Exchange Agent by written, telegraphic, telex or facsimile
transmission. Withdrawals of tenders of Old Notes may not be rescinded. Old
Notes properly withdrawn will not be deemed validly tendered for purposes of the
Exchange Offer, but may be retendered at any subsequent time on or prior to the
Expiration Date by following any of the procedures described in the Prospectus
under "The Exchange Offer--Procedures for Tendering Old Notes."
All questions as to the validity, form and eligibility (including time of
receipt) of such withdrawal notices will be determined by the Company, in its
sole discretion, whose determination shall be final and binding on all parties.
Neither the Company, any affiliates or assigns of the Company, the Exchange
Agent nor any other person shall be under any duty to give any notification of
any irregularities in any notice of withdrawal or incur any liability for
failure to give any such notification. Any Old Notes which have been
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tendered but which are withdrawn will be returned to the holder thereof without
cost to such holder promptly after withdrawal.
5. SIGNATURES ON LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL, ASSIGNMENTS AND ENDORSEMENTS. If
this Letter of Transmittal is signed by the registered holder(s) of the Old
Notes tendered hereby, the signature(s) must correspond exactly with the name(s)
as written on the face of the Certificate(s) without alteration, enlargement or
any change whatsoever.
If any of the Old Notes tendered hereby are owned of record by two or more
joint owners, all such owners must sign this Letter of Transmittal.
If any tendered Old Notes are registered in different name(s) on several
Certificates, it will be necessary to complete, sign and submit as many separate
Letters of Transmittal (or facsimiles thereof) as there are different
registrations of Certificates.
If this Letter of Transmittal or any Certificates 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 must submit proper evidence
satisfactory to the Company, in its sole discretion, of such persons' authority
to so act.
When this Letter of Transmittal is signed by the registered owner(s) of the
Old Notes listed and transmitted hereby, no endorsement(s) of Certificate(s) or
separate bond power(s) are required unless Exchange Notes are to be issued in
the name of a person other than the registered holder(s). Signature(s) on such
Certificate(s) or bond power(s) must be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution.
If this Letter of Transmittal is signed by a person other than the
registered owner(s) of the Old Notes listed, the Certificates must be endorsed
or accompanied by appropriate bond powers, signed exactly as the name or names
of the registered owner(s) appear(s) on the Certificates, and also must be
accompanied by such opinions of counsel, certifications and other information as
the Company or the Trustee for the Old Notes may require in accordance with the
restrictions on transfer applicable to the Old Notes. Signatures on such
Certificates or bond powers must be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution.
6. SPECIAL ISSUANCE AND DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS. If Exchange Notes are to be
issued in the name of a person other than the signer of this Letter of
Transmittal, or if Exchange Notes are to be sent to someone other than the
signer of this Letter of Transmittal or to an address other than that shown
above, the appropriate boxes on this Letter of Transmittal should be completed.
Certificates for Old Notes not exchanged will be returned by mail or, if
tendered by book-entry transfer, by crediting the account indicated above
maintained at DTC. See Instruction 4.
7. IRREGULARITIES. The Company will determine, in its sole discretion, all
questions as to the form of documents, validity, eligibility (including time of
receipt) and acceptance for exchange of any tender of Old Notes, which
determination shall be final and binding on all parties. The Company reserves
the absolute right to reject any and all tenders determined by it not to be in
proper form or the acceptance of which, or exchange for, may, in the view of
counsel to the Company, be unlawful. The Company also reserves the absolute
right, subject to applicable law, to waive any of the conditions of the Exchange
Offer set forth in the Prospectus under "The Exchange Offer--Certain Conditions
to the Exchange Offer" or any conditions or irregularity in any tender of Old
Notes of any particular holder whether or not similar conditions or
irregularities are waived in the case of other holders. The Company's
interpretation of the terms and conditions of the Exchange Offer (including this
Letter of Transmittal and the instructions hereto) will be final and binding. No
tender of Old Notes will be deemed to have been validly made until all
irregularities with respect to such tender have been cured or waived. Neither
the Company, any affiliates or assigns of the Company, the Exchange Agent, nor
any other person shall be under any duty to give notification of any
irregularities in tenders or incur any liability for failure to give such
notification.
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8. QUESTIONS, REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE AND ADDITIONAL COPIES. Questions and
requests for assistance may be directed to the Exchange Agent at one of its
addresses and telephone number set forth on the front of this Letter of
Transmittal. Additional copies of the Prospectus, the Notice of Guaranteed
Delivery and the Letter of Transmittal may be obtained from the Exchange Agent
or from your broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee.
9. 31% BACKUP WITHHOLDING; SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9. Under U.S. Federal income
tax law, a holder whose tendered Old Notes are accepted for exchange is required
to provide the Exchange Agent with such holder's correct taxpayer identification
number ("TIN") on Substitute Form W-9 below. If the Exchange Agent is not
provided with the correct TIN, the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") may
subject the holder or other payee to a $50 penalty. In addition, payments to
such holders or other payees with respect to Old Notes exchanged pursuant to the
Exchange Offer may be subject to 31% backup withholding.
The box in Part 2 of the Substitute Form W-9 may be checked if the tendering
holder has not been issued a TIN and has applied for a TIN or intends to apply
for a TIN in the near future. If the box in Part 2 is checked, the holder or
other payee must also complete the Certificate of Awaiting Taxpayer
Identification Number below in order to avoid backup withholding.
Notwithstanding that the box in Part 2 is checked and the Certificate of
Awaiting Taxpayer Identification Number is completed, the Exchange Agent will
withhold 31% of all payments made prior to the time a properly certified TIN is
provided to the Exchange Agent. The Exchange Agent will retain such amounts
withheld during the 60 day period following the date of the Substitute Form W-9.
If the holder furnishes the Exchange Agent with its TIN within 60 days after the
date of the Substitute Form W-9, the amounts retained during the 60 day period
will be remitted to the holder and no further amounts shall be retained or
withheld from payments made to the holder thereafter. If, however, the holder
has not provided the Exchange Agent with its TIN within such 60 day period,
amounts withheld will be remitted to the IRS as backup withholding. In addition,
31% of all payments made thereafter will be withheld and remitted to the IRS
until a correct TIN is provided.
The holder is required to give the Exchange Agent the TIN (e.g., social
security number or employer identification number) of the registered owner of
the Old Notes or of the last transferee appearing on the transfers attached to,
or endorsed on, the Old Notes. If the Old Notes are registered 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.
Certain holders (including, among others, corporations, financial
institutions and certain foreign persons) may not be subject to these backup
withholding and reporting requirements. Such holders should nevertheless
complete the attached Substitute Form W-9 below, and write "exempt" on the face
thereof, to avoid possible erroneous backup withholding. A foreign person may
qualify as an exempt recipient by submitting a properly completed IRS Form W-8,
signed under penalties of perjury, attesting to that holder's exempt status.
Please consult the enclosed "Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer
Identification Number on Substitute Form W-9" for additional guidance on which
holders are exempt from backup withholding.
Backup withholding is not an additional U.S. Federal income tax. Rather, the
U.S. Federal income tax liability of a person 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.
10. LOST, DESTROYED OR STOLEN CERTIFICATES. If any Certificate(s)
representing Old Notes have been lost, destroyed or stolen, the holder should
promptly notify the Exchange Agent. The holder will then be instructed as to the
steps that must be taken in order to replace the Certificate(s). This Letter of
Transmittal and related documents cannot be processed until the procedures for
replacing lost, destroyed or stolen Certificate(s) have been followed.
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11. SECURITY TRANSFER TAXES. Holders who tender their Old Notes for
exchange will not be obligated to pay any transfer taxes in connection
therewith. If, however, Exchange Notes are to be delivered to, or are to be
issued in the name of, any person other than the registered holder of the Old
Notes tendered, or if a transfer tax is imposed for any reason other than the
exchange of Old Notes in connection with the Exchange Offer, then the amount of
any such transfer tax (whether imposed on the registered holder or any other
persons) will be payable by the tendering holder. If satisfactory evidence of
payment of such taxes or exemption therefrom is not submitted with the Letter of
Transmittal, the amount of such transfer taxes will be billed directly to such
tendering holder.
IMPORTANT: THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL (OR FACSIMILE THEREOF) AND ALL OTHER
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE EXCHANGE AGENT ON OR PRIOR TO THE
EXPIRATION DATE.
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TO BE COMPLETED BY ALL TENDERING NOTEHOLDERS
(SEE INSTRUCTION 9)
PAYEE'S NAME: U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
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SUBSTITUTE PART 1--PLEASE PROVIDE YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER
FORM W-9 TIN IN THE BOX AT RIGHT AND OR ------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY, CERTIFY BY SIGNING AND EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE DATING BELOW
PAYER'S REQUEST FOR TAXPAYER
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ("TIN")
AND CERTIFICATION
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CERTIFICATION--UNDER THE PENALTIES OF PERJURY, I CERTIFY THAT
(1) the number shown on this form is my correct Taxpayer
Identification Number (or that I am waiting for a number to be
issued to me).
(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 (the "IRS") that I am subject to backup
withholding as a result of a failure to report all interest or
dividends, or (c) the IRS has notified me that I am no longer
subject to withholding.
(3) any other information provided on this form is true and correct.
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. HOWEVER, IF AFTER BEING NOTIFIED BY THE IRS THAT
YOU WERE SUBJECT TO BACKUP WITHHOLDING, YOU RECEIVED ANOTHER
NOTIFICATION FROM THE IRS THAT YOU ARE NO LONGER SUBJECT TO BACKUP
WITHHOLDING, DO NOT CROSS OUT ITEM (2).
PART 2
SIGNATURE DATE AWAITING TIN / /
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NOTE: FAILURE TO COMPLETE AND RETURN THIS FORM MAY IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES
RESULT IN BACKUP WITHHOLDING OF 31% OF ANY AMOUNTS PAID TO YOU PURSUANT TO THE
EXCHANGE 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 2 OF SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9.
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 (1) 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 (2)
I intend to mail or deliver an application in the near future. I understand that
if I do not provide a Taxpayer Identification Number by the time of payment, 31%
of all payments made to me on account of the Exchange Notes shall be retained
until I provide a Taxpayer Identification Number to the Exchange Agent and that,
if I do not provide my Taxpayer Identification Number within 60 days, such
retained amounts shall be remitted to the Internal Revenue Service as backup
withholding and 31% of all reportable payments made to me thereafter will be
withheld and remitted to the Internal Revenue Service until I provide a Taxpayer
Identification Number.
Signature ______________________________ Date______________ , 1998
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