EXHIBIT 99.1
LETTER OF
TRANSMITTAL
WYNDHAM WORLDWIDE CORPORATION
OFFER TO EXCHANGE
$800,000,000 AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF
6.00% SENIOR SECURED NOTES DUE 2016
(CUSIP NOS. 98310W AA 6 AND U98340 AA 7)
FOR
$800,000,000 AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF
6.00% SENIOR SECURED NOTES DUE 2016 (CUSIP NO. 98310W
AB 4)
THAT HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
PURSUANT TO THE PROSPECTUS, DATED
APRIL ,
2007
THE EXCHANGE OFFER WILL EXPIRE
AT 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME,
ON ,
2007, UNLESS EXTENDED (THE EXPIRATION DATE). TENDERS
MAY BE WITHDRAWN PRIOR TO 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON
THE EXPIRATION DATE.
Delivery To:
U.S. Bank National Association, Exchange
Agent
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By Registered or Certified
Mail:
U.S. Bank National
Association
Corporate Trust Services
EP-MN-WS-2N
60 Livingston Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55107
Attn: Specialized Finance
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For Information Call: (800) 934-6802
By Facsimile Transmission (for Eligible Institutions only): Attn: Specialized Finance (651) 495-8158
Confirm by Telephone:
(800) 934-6802
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DELIVERY OF THIS INSTRUMENT TO AN ADDRESS OTHER THAN AS SET
FORTH ABOVE, OR TRANSMISSION OF INSTRUCTIONS VIA FACSIMILE
OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE, WILL NOT CONSTITUTE A VALID
DELIVERY.
The undersigned acknowledges that he or she has received and
reviewed the Prospectus, dated April, 2007 (the
Prospectus), of Wyndham Worldwide Corporation, a
Delaware corporation (the Company), and this Letter
of Transmittal (the Letter), which together
constitute the Companys offer to exchange (the
Exchange Offer) an aggregate principal amount of up
to $800,000,000 of the Companys 6.00% Senior Notes
due 2016 (the Exchange Notes) that have been
registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
Securities Act), for a like principal amount of the
Companys issued and outstanding 6.00% Senior Notes
due 2016 (the Original Notes) from the holders
thereof.
For each Original Note accepted for exchange, the holder of such
Original Note will receive a Exchange Note having a principal
amount equal to that of the surrendered Original Note. The
Exchange Notes will bear interest from the most recent date to
which interest has been paid on the Original Notes or, if no
interest has been paid on the Original Notes, from the issue
date of the Original Notes. Accordingly, holders of Exchange
Notes on the relevant record date for the first interest payment
date following the consummation of the Exchange Offer will
receive interest
accruing from the most recent date to which interest has been
paid or, if no interest has been paid, from December 5,
2006. Original Notes accepted for exchange will cease to accrue
interest from and after the date of consummation of the Exchange
Offer. Holders of Original Notes whose Original Notes are
accepted for exchange will not receive any payment in respect of
accrued interest on such Original Notes otherwise payable on any
interest payment date the record date for which occurs on or
after consummation of the Exchange Offer.
This Letter is to be completed by a holder of Original Notes
either if certificates are to be forwarded herewith or if a
tender of certificates for Original Notes, if available, is to
be made by book-entry transfer to the account maintained by the
Exchange Agent at The Depository Trust Company (the
Book-Entry Transfer Facility) pursuant to the
procedures set forth in The Exchange Offer
Book-Entry Transfer section of the Prospectus and an
Agents Message is not delivered. Tenders by book-entry
transfer may also be made by delivering an Agents Message
in lieu of this Letter. The term Agents
Message means a message, transmitted by the Book-Entry
Transfer Facility to, and received by, the Exchange Agent and
forming a part of a Book-Entry Confirmation (as defined below),
which states that the Book-Entry Transfer Facility has received
an express acknowledgment from the tendering participant, which
acknowledgment states that such participant has received and
agrees to be bound by this Letter and that the Company may
enforce this Letter against such participant. Holders of
Original Notes whose certificates are not immediately available,
or who are unable to deliver their certificates or confirmation
of the book-entry tender of their Original Notes into the
Exchange Agents account at the Book-Entry Transfer
Facility (a Book-Entry Confirmation) and all other
documents required by this Letter to the Exchange Agent on or
prior to the Expiration Date, must tender their Original Notes
according to the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth in
The Exchange Offer Guaranteed Delivery
Procedures section of the Prospectus. See
Instruction 1.
Delivery of documents to the Book-Entry Transfer Facility
does not constitute delivery to the Exchange Agent.
The undersigned has completed the appropriate boxes below and
signed this Letter to indicate the action the undersigned
desires to take with respect to the Exchange Offer.
List below the Original Notes to which this Letter relates. If
the space provided below is inadequate, the certificate numbers
and principal amount of Original Notes should be listed on a
separate signed schedule affixed hereto.
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DESCRIPTION OF ORIGINAL
NOTES
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Aggregate
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Principal
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Name(s) and Address(es) of Holder(s)
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Certificate
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Amount of
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(Please fill in, if blank)
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Number(s)*
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Original Note(s)
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Tendered**
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* Need not be completed if
Original Notes are being tendered by book-entry transfer.
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** Unless otherwise indicated
in this column, a holder will be deemed to have tendered ALL of
the Original Notes represented by the Original Notes indicated
in column 2. See Instruction 2. Original Notes
tendered hereby must be in denominations of principal amount of
$1,000 and any integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.
See Instruction 1.
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CHECK HERE IF TENDERED ORIGINAL NOTES ARE BEING
DELIVERED BY BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER MADE TO THE ACCOUNT MAINTAINED
BY THE EXCHANGE AGENT WITH THE BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER FACILITY AND
COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
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Name of Tendering
Institution _
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Account
Number _
_ Transaction
Code
Number _
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By crediting the Original Notes to the Exchange Agents
account at the Book-Entry Transfer Facilitys Automated
Tender Offer Program (ATOP) and by complying with
applicable ATOP procedures with respect to the Exchange Offer,
including transmitting to the Exchange Agent a
computer-generated Agents Message in which the holder of
the Original Notes acknowledges and agrees to be bound by the
terms of, and makes the representations and warranties contained
in, this Letter, the participant in the Book-Entry Transfer
Facility confirms on behalf of itself and the beneficial owners
of such Original Notes all provisions of this Letter (including
all representations and warranties) applicable to it and such
beneficial owner as fully as if it had completed the information
required herein and executed and transmitted this Letter to the
Exchange Agent.
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CHECK HERE IF TENDERED ORIGINAL NOTES ARE BEING
DELIVERED PURSUANT TO A NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY PREVIOUSLY
SENT TO THE EXCHANGE AGENT AND COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
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Name(s) of
Holder(s) _
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Window Ticket Number (if
any) _
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Date of Execution of Notice of
Guaranteed
Delivery _
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Name of Institution Which
Guaranteed
Delivery _
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If Delivered by Book-Entry Transfer, Complete the
Following:
Account
Number _
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Transaction Code
Number _
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o CHECK HERE IF YOU
ARE A BROKER-DEALER AND WISH TO RECEIVE 10 ADDITIONAL COPIES OF
THE PROSPECTUS AND 10
COPIES OF ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO.
Name: _
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Address: _
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If the undersigned is not a broker-dealer, the undersigned
represents that it is not engaged in, and does not intend to
engage in, a distribution of the Exchange Notes. If the
undersigned is a broker-dealer that will receive Exchange Notes
for its own account in exchange for Original Notes, it
represents that the Original Notes to be exchanged for the
Exchange Notes were acquired by it as a result of market-making
activities or other trading activities and acknowledges that it
will comply with the registration and prospectus delivery
requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale
transaction, including the delivery of a prospectus that
contains information with respect to any selling holder required
by the Securities Act in connection with any resale of the
Exchange Notes; however, by so acknowledging and by delivering
such a prospectus, the undersigned will not be deemed to admit
that it is an underwriter within the meaning of the
Securities Act. If the undersigned is a broker-dealer that will
receive Exchange Notes, it represents that the Original Notes to
be exchanged for the Exchange Notes were acquired as a result of
market-making activities or other trading activities. In
addition, such broker-dealer represents that it is not acting on
behalf of any person who could not truthfully make the foregoing
representations.
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PLEASE
READ THE ACCOMPANYING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Exchange
Offer, the undersigned hereby tenders to the Company the
aggregate principal amount of Original Notes indicated above.
Subject to, and effective upon, the acceptance for exchange of
the Original Notes tendered hereby, the undersigned hereby
sells, assigns and transfers to, or upon the order of, the
Company all right, title and interest in and to such Original
Notes as are being tendered hereby.
The undersigned hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints the
Exchange Agent as the undersigneds true and lawful agent
and
attorney-in-fact
with respect to such tendered Original Notes, with full power of
substitution, among other things, to cause the Original Notes to
be assigned, transferred and exchanged. The undersigned hereby
represents and warrants that the undersigned has full power and
authority to tender, sell, assign and transfer the Original
Notes, and to acquire Exchange Notes issuable upon the exchange
of such tendered Original Notes, and that, when the same are
accepted for exchange, the Company will acquire good and
unencumbered title thereto, free and clear of all liens,
restrictions, charges and encumbrances and not subject to any
adverse claim when the same are accepted by the Company. The
undersigned hereby further represents that any Exchange Notes
acquired in exchange for Original Notes tendered hereby will
have been acquired in the ordinary course of business of the
person receiving such Exchange Notes, whether or not such person
is the undersigned, that neither the holder of such Original
Notes nor any such other person is participating in, intends to
participate in or has an arrangement or understanding with any
person to participate in the distribution of such Exchange Notes
and that neither the holder of such Original Notes nor any such
other person is an affiliate, as defined in
Rule 405 under the Securities Act, of the Company and that
neither the holder of such Original Notes nor such other person
is acting on behalf of any person who could not truthfully make
the foregoing representations and warranties.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) has
taken the position that such broker-dealers may fulfill their
prospectus delivery requirements with respect to the Exchange
Notes (other than a resale of Exchange Notes received in
exchange for an unsold allotment from the original sale of the
Original Notes) with the Prospectus. The Prospectus, as it may
be amended or supplemented from time to time, may be used by
certain broker-dealers (as specified in the Registration Rights
Agreement referenced in the Prospectus) (Participating
Broker-Dealers) for a period of time, starting on the
Expiration Date and ending on the close of business
180 days after the Expiration Date in connection with the
sale or transfer of such Exchange Notes. The Company has agreed
that, for such period of time, it will make the Prospectus (as
it may be amended or supplemented) available to such a
broker-dealer which elects to exchange Original Notes, acquired
for its own account as a result of market-making or other
trading activities, for Exchange Notes pursuant to the Exchange
Offer for use in connection with any resale of such Exchange
Notes. By accepting the Exchange Offer, each broker-dealer that
receives Exchange Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer
acknowledges and agrees to notify the Company prior to using the
Prospectus in connection with the sale or transfer of Exchange
Notes and that, upon receipt of notice from the Company of the
happening in any event which makes any statement in the
Prospectus untrue in any material respect or which requires the
making of any changes in the Prospectus in order to make the
statements therein (in light of the circumstances under which
they were made) not misleading, such broker-dealer will suspend
use of the Prospectus until (i) the Company has amended or
supplemented the Prospectus to correct such misstatement or
omission and (ii) either the Company has furnished copies
of the amended or supplemented Prospectus to such broker-dealer
or, if the Company has not otherwise agreed to furnish such
copies and declines to do so after such broker-dealer so
requests, such broker-dealer has obtained a copy of such amended
or supplemented Prospectus as filed with the SEC. Except as
described above, the Prospectus may not be used for or in
connection with an offer to resell, a resale or any other
retransfer of Exchange Notes. A broker-dealer that acquired
Original Notes in a transaction other than as part of its
market-making activities or other trading activities will not be
able to participate in the Exchange Offer.
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The undersigned acknowledges that this Exchange Offer is being
made in reliance on interpretations by the staff of the SEC, as
set forth in no-action letters issued to third parties, that the
Exchange Notes issued pursuant to the Exchange Offer in exchange
for the Original Notes may be offered for resale, resold and
otherwise transferred by holders thereof without compliance with
the registration and prospectus delivery provisions of the
Securities Act, provided that such Exchange Notes are acquired
in the ordinary course of such holders business and such
holders have no arrangement with any person to participate in
the distribution of such Exchange Notes. However, the SEC has
not considered the Exchange Offer in the context of a no-action
letter and there can be no assurance that the staff of the SEC
would make a similar determination with respect to the Exchange
Offer as in other circumstances. If the undersigned is not a
broker-dealer, the undersigned represents that it is not engaged
in, and does not intend to engage in, a distribution of Exchange
Notes and has no arrangement or understanding to participate in
a distribution of Exchange Notes. If any holder is engaged in or
intends to engage in or has any arrangement or understanding
with respect to the distribution of the Exchange Notes to be
acquired pursuant to the Exchange Offer, such holder
(i) could not rely on the applicable interpretations of the
staff of the SEC and (ii) must comply with the registration
and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act in
connection with any resale transaction. If the undersigned is a
broker-dealer that will receive Exchange Notes for its own
account in exchange for Original Notes, it represents that the
Original Notes to be exchanged for the Exchange Notes were
acquired by it as a result of market-making activities or other
trading activities and acknowledges that it will deliver a
prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in
connection with any resale of such Exchange Notes; however, by
so acknowledging and by delivering a prospectus, the undersigned
will not be deemed to admit that it is an
underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act.
The undersigned will, upon request, execute and deliver any
additional documents deemed by the Company to be necessary or
desirable to complete the sale, assignment and transfer of the
Original Notes tendered hereby. All authority conferred or
agreed to be conferred in this Letter and every obligation of
the undersigned hereunder shall be binding upon the successors,
assigns, heirs, executors, administrators, trustees in
bankruptcy and legal representatives of the undersigned and
shall not be affected by, and shall survive, the death or
incapacity of the undersigned. This tender may be withdrawn only
in accordance with the procedures set forth in The
Exchange Offer Withdrawal Rights section of
the Prospectus.
Unless otherwise indicated herein in the box entitled
Special Issuance Instructions below, please deliver
the Exchange Notes (and, if applicable, substitute certificates
representing Original Notes for any Original Notes not
exchanged) in the name of the undersigned or, in the case of a
book-entry delivery of Original Notes, please credit the account
indicated above maintained at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility.
Similarly, unless otherwise indicated under the box entitled
Special Delivery Instructions below, please send the
Exchange Notes (and, if applicable, substitute certificates
representing Original Notes for any Original Notes not
exchanged) to the undersigned at the address shown above in the
box entitled Description of Original Notes.
THE UNDERSIGNED, BY COMPLETING THE BOX ENTITLED
DESCRIPTION OF ORIGINAL NOTES ABOVE AND SIGNING THIS
LETTER, WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE TENDERED THE ORIGINAL
NOTES AS SET FORTH IN SUCH BOX ABOVE.
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SPECIAL ISSUANCE INSTRUCTIONS
(See Instructions 3 and 4)
To be completed ONLY if certificates for Original Notes not
exchanged
and/or
Exchange Notes are to be issued in the name of and sent to
someone other than the person(s) whose signature(s) appear(s) on
this Letter above, or if Original Notes delivered by book-entry
transfer which are not accepted for exchange are to be returned
by credit to an account maintained at the Book-Entry Transfer
Facility other than the account indicated above.
Issue Exchange Notes
and/or
Original Notes to:
(Please Type or Print)
(Zip Code)
(Complete Substitute
Form W-9)
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Credit unexchanged Original Notes delivered by book-entry
transfer to the Book-Entry Transfer Facility account set forth
below.
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Book-Entry Transfer Facility
Account Number, if applicable)
SPECIAL ISSUANCE INSTRUCTIONS
(See Instructions 3 and 4)
To be completed ONLY if certificates for Original Notes not
exchanged
and/or
Exchange Notes are to be sent to someone other than the
person(s) whose signature(s) appear(s) on this Letter above or
to such person(s) at an address other than shown in the box
entitled Description of Original Notes on this
Letter above.
Mail Exchange Notes
and/or
Original Notes to:
(Please Type or Print)
(Please Type or Print)
(Zip Code)
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IMPORTANT: THIS LETTER OR A FACSIMILE HEREOF OR AN
AGENTS MESSAGE IN LIEU THEREOF (TOGETHER WITH THE
CERTIFICATES FOR ORIGINAL NOTES OR A BOOK-ENTRY CONFIRMATION AND
ALL OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENTS OR THE NOTICE OF GUARANTEED
DELIVERY) MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE EXCHANGE AGENT PRIOR TO
5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON THE EXPIRATION DATE.
PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
CAREFULLY BEFORE COMPLETING ANY BOX ABOVE.
PLEASE SIGN HERE
(TO BE COMPLETED BY ALL TENDERING HOLDERS)
(Complete Accompanying Substitute
Form W-9
Below)
Dated: _
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(Signature(s) of
Owner)
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(Date)
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Area Code and Telephone
Number _
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If a holder is tendering any Original Notes, this Letter must be
signed by the registered holder(s) as the name(s) appear(s) on
the certificate(s) for the Original Notes or by any person(s)
authorized to become registered holder(s) by endorsements and
documents transmitted herewith. If signature is by a person
acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, please set
forth full title. See Instruction 3.
Name(s): _
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(Please Type or Print)
Capacity: _
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Address: _
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(Including Zip Code)
SIGNATURE GUARANTEE
(If required by Instruction 3)
Signature(s) Guaranteed by
an Eligible
Institution: _
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(Authorized Signature)
(Title)
(Name and Firm)
Dated: _
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2007
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INSTRUCTIONS
FORMING PART OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE OFFER TO
EXCHANGE
$800,000,000 AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF
6.00% SENIOR SECURED NOTES DUE 2016 (CUSIP NOS. 98310W AA 6
AND U98340 AA 7)
FOR
$800,000,000 AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF
6.00% SENIOR SECURED NOTES DUE 2016 (CUSIP NO. 98310W
AB 4)
THAT HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
PURSUANT TO THE PROSPECTUS, DATED APRIL ,
2007
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Delivery
of this Letter and Notes; Guaranteed Delivery
Procedures.
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This Letter is to be completed by holders of Original Notes
either if certificates are to be forwarded herewith or if
tenders are to be made pursuant to the procedures for delivery
by book-entry transfer set forth in The Exchange
Offer Book-Entry Transfer section of the
Prospectus and an Agents Message is not delivered. Tenders
by book-entry transfer may also be made by delivering an
Agents Message in lieu of this Letter. The term
Agents Message means a message, transmitted by
the Book-Entry Transfer Facility to and received by the Exchange
Agent and forming a part of a Book-Entry Confirmation, which
states that the Book-Entry Transfer Facility has received an
express acknowledgment from the tendering participant, which
acknowledgment states that such participant has received and
agrees to be bound by the Letter of Transmittal and that the
Company may enforce the Letter of Transmittal against such
participant. Certificates for all physically tendered Original
Notes, or Book-Entry Confirmation, as the case may be, as well
as a properly completed and duly executed Letter (or manually
signed facsimile hereof or Agents Message in lieu thereof)
and any other documents required by this Letter, must be
received by the Exchange Agent at the address set forth herein
on or prior to the Expiration Date, or the tendering holder must
comply with the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth below.
Original Notes tendered hereby must be in denominations of
principal amount of $1,000 and any integral multiples of $1,000
in excess thereof.
Holders whose certificates for Original 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, or who cannot complete the
procedure for book-entry transfer on a timely basis, may tender
their Original Notes pursuant to the guaranteed delivery
procedures set forth in The Exchange Offer
Guaranteed Delivery Procedures section of the Prospectus.
Pursuant to such procedures, (i) such tender must be made
through an Eligible Institution, (ii) prior to
5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date, the
Exchange Agent (as defined below) must receive from such
Eligible Institution a properly completed and duly executed
Notice of Guaranteed Delivery, substantially in the form
provided by the Company (by facsimile transmission, mail or hand
delivery), setting forth the name and address of the holder of
Original Notes and the amount of Original Notes tendered,
stating that the tender is being made thereby and guaranteeing
that within three New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
trading days after the date of execution of the Notice of
Guaranteed Delivery, the certificates for all physically
tendered Original Notes, in proper form for transfer, or a
Book-Entry Confirmation, as the case may be, together with a
properly completed and duly executed Letter (or facsimile
thereof or Agents Message in lieu thereof) with any
required signature guarantees and any other documents required
by this Letter will be deposited by the Eligible Institution
with the Exchange Agent, and (iii) the certificates for all
physically tendered Original Notes, in proper form for transfer,
or a Book-Entry Confirmation, as the case may be, together with
a properly completed and duly executed Letter (or facsimile
thereof or Agents Message in lieu thereof) with any
required signature guarantees and all other documents required
by this Letter, are received by the Exchange Agent within three
NYSE trading days after the date of execution of the Notice of
Guaranteed Delivery.
The method of delivery of this Letter, the Original Notes and
all other required documents is at the election and risk of the
tendering holders, but the delivery will be deemed made only
when actually received or confirmed by the Exchange Agent. If
Original Notes are sent by mail, it is suggested that the
mailing be registered mail,
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properly insured, with return receipt requested, made
sufficiently in advance of the Expiration Date to permit
delivery to the Exchange Agent prior to 5:00 p.m., New York
City time, on the Expiration Date.
See The Exchange Offer section of the Prospectus.
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Partial
Tenders (not applicable to holders who tender by book-entry
transfer).
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If less than all of the Original Notes evidenced by a submitted
certificate are to be tendered, the tendering holder(s) should
fill in the aggregate principal amount of Original Notes to be
tendered in the box above entitled Description of Original
Notes Principal Amount Tendered. A reissued
certificate representing the balance of nontendered Original
Notes will be sent to such tendering holder, unless otherwise
provided in the appropriate box on this Letter, promptly after
the Expiration Date. All of the Original Notes delivered to
the Exchange Agent will be deemed to have been tendered unless
otherwise indicated.
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Signatures
on this Letter; Bond Powers and Endorsements; Guarantee of
Signatures.
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If this Letter is signed by the registered holder of the
Original Notes tendered hereby, the signature must correspond
exactly with the name as written on the face of the certificates
without any change whatsoever.
If any tendered Original Notes are owned of record by two or
more joint owners, all of such owners must sign this Letter.
If any tendered Original Notes are registered in different names
on several certificates, it will be necessary to complete, sign
and submit as many separate copies of this Letter as there are
different registrations of certificates.
When this Letter is signed by the registered holder or holders
of the Original Notes specified herein and tendered hereby, no
endorsements of certificates or separate bond powers are
required. If, however, the Exchange Notes are to be issued, or
any untendered Original Notes are to be reissued, to a person
other than the registered holder, then endorsements of any
certificates transmitted hereby or separate bond powers are
required. Signatures on such certificate(s) must be guaranteed
by an Eligible Institution.
If this Letter is signed by a person other than the registered
holder or holders of any certificate(s) specified herein, such
certificate(s) must be endorsed or accompanied by appropriate
bond powers, in either case signed exactly as the name or names
of the registered holder or holders appear(s) on the
certificate(s) and signatures on such certificate(s) must be
guaranteed by an Eligible Institution.
If this Letter or any certificates or bond powers are signed by
a person acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, such
persons should so indicate when signing, and, unless waived by
the Company, proper evidence satisfactory to the Company of
their authority to so act must be submitted.
Endorsements on certificates for Original Notes or signatures
on bond powers required by this Instruction 3 must be
guaranteed by a firm that is a financial institution (including
most banks, savings and loan associations and brokerage houses)
that is a participant in the Securities Transfer Agents
Medallion Program, the NYSE Medallion Signature Program or the
Stock Exchanges Medallion Program (each an Eligible
Institution).
Signatures on this Letter need not be guaranteed by an
Eligible Institution, provided the Original Notes are tendered:
(i) by a registered holder of Original Notes (which term,
for purposes of the Exchange Offer, includes any participant in
the Book-Entry Transfer Facility system whose name appears on a
security position listing as the holder of such Original Notes)
who has not completed the box entitled Special Issuance
Instructions or Special Delivery Instructions
on this Letter, or (ii) for the account of an Eligible
Institution.
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Special
Issuance and Delivery Instructions.
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Tendering holders of Original Notes should indicate in the
applicable box the name and address to which Exchange Notes
issued pursuant to the Exchange Offer and or substitute
certificates evidencing Original Notes not exchanged are to be
issued or sent, if different from the name or address of the
person signing this Letter. In
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the case of issuance in a different name, the employer
identification or social security number of the person named
must also be indicated. Holders tendering Original Notes by
book-entry transfer may request that Original Notes not
exchanged be credited to such account maintained at the
Book-Entry Transfer Facility as such holder may designate
hereon. If no such instructions are given, such Original Notes
not exchanged will be returned to the name and address of the
person signing this Letter.
The Company will pay all transfer taxes, if any, applicable to
the transfer of Original Notes to it or its order pursuant to
the Exchange Offer. If, however, Exchange Notes
and/or
substitute Original Notes not exchanged are to be delivered to,
or are to be registered or issued in the name of, any person
other than the registered holder of the Original Notes tendered
hereby, or if tendered Original Notes are registered in the name
of any person other than the person signing this Letter, or if a
transfer tax is imposed for any reason other than the transfer
of Original Notes to the Company or its order pursuant to the
Exchange Offer, the amount of any such transfer taxes (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
herewith, the amount of such transfer taxes will be billed
directly to such tendering holder.
Except as provided in this Instruction 5, it will not be
necessary for transfer tax stamps to be affixed to the Original
Notes specified in this letter.
The Company reserves the absolute right to waive satisfaction of
any or all conditions enumerated in the Prospectus.
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No
Conditional Tenders.
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No alternative, conditional, irregular or contingent tenders
will be accepted. All tendering holders of Original Notes, by
execution of this Letter, shall waive any right to receive
notice of the acceptance of their Original Notes for exchange.
Neither the Company, the Exchange Agent nor any other person is
obligated to give notice of any defect or irregularity with
respect to any tender of Original Notes nor shall any of them
incur any liability for failure to give any such notice.
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Mutilated,
Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Original Notes.
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Any holder whose Original Notes have been mutilated, lost,
stolen or destroyed should contact the Exchange Agent at the
address indicated above for further instructions.
Tenders of Original Notes may be withdrawn at any time prior to
5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date.
For a withdrawal of a tender of Original Notes to be effective,
a written notice of withdrawal must be received by the Exchange
Agent at the address set forth above prior to 5:00 p.m.,
New York City time, on the Expiration Date. Any such notice of
withdrawal must (i) specify the name of the person having
tendered the Original Notes to be withdrawn (the
Depositor), (ii) identify the Original Notes to
be withdrawn (including certificate number or numbers and the
principal amount of such Original Notes), (iii) contain a
statement that such holder is withdrawing his election to have
such Original Notes exchanged, (iv) be signed by the holder
in the same manner as the original signature on the Letter by
which such Original Notes were tendered (including any required
signature guarantees) or be accompanied by documents of transfer
to have the Trustee with respect to the Original Notes register
the transfer of such Original Notes in the name of the person
withdrawing the tender and (v) specify the name in which
such Original Notes are registered, if different from that of
the Depositor. If Original Notes have been tendered pursuant to
the procedure for book-entry transfer set forth in
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The Exchange Offer Book-Entry Transfer
section of the Prospectus, any notice of withdrawal must specify
the name and number of the account at the Book-Entry Transfer
Facility to be credited with the withdrawn Original Notes and
otherwise comply with the procedures of such facility. All
questions as to the validity, form and eligibility (including
time of receipt) of such notices will be determined by the
Company, whose determination shall be final and binding on all
parties. Any Original Notes so withdrawn will be deemed not to
have been validly tendered for exchange for purposes of the
Exchange Offer and no Exchange Notes will be issued with respect
thereto unless the Original Notes so withdrawn are validly
retendered. Any Original Notes that have been tendered for
exchange but which are not exchanged for any reason will be
returned to the holder thereof without cost to such holder (or,
in the case of Original Notes tendered by book-entry transfer
into the Exchange Agents account at the Book-Entry
Transfer Facility pursuant to the book-entry transfer procedures
set forth in The Exchange Offer Book-Entry
Transfer section of the Prospectus, such Original Notes
will be credited to an account maintained with the Book-Entry
Transfer Facility for the Original Notes) promptly after
withdrawal, rejection of tender or termination of the Exchange
Offer. Properly withdrawn Original Notes may be retendered by
following the procedures described above at any time on or prior
to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date.
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Requests
for Assistance or Additional Copies.
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Questions relating to the procedure for tendering, as well as
requests for additional copies of the Prospectus and this
Letter, and requests for Notices of Guaranteed Delivery and
other related documents may be directed to the Exchange Agent,
at the address and telephone number indicated above.
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Backup
Withholding; Tax Identification Number; Purpose of
Form W-9.
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TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH TREASURY DEPARTMENT CIRCULAR 230,
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT: (A) ANY DISCUSSION OF
U.S. FEDERAL TAX ISSUES IN THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL IS
NOT INTENDED OR WRITTEN BY US TO BE RELIED UPON, AND CANNOT BE
RELIED UPON BY HOLDERS FOR THE PURPOSE OF AVOIDING PENALTIES
THAT MAY BE IMPOSED ON HOLDERS UNDER THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE;
(B) SUCH DISCUSSION IS WRITTEN IN CONNECTION WITH THE
PROMOTION OR MARKETING OF MATTERS ADDRESSED HEREIN; AND
(C) HOLDERS SHOULD SEEK ADVICE BASED ON THEIR PARTICULAR
CIRCUMSTANCES FROM AN INDEPENDENT TAX ADVISOR.
Federal income tax law generally requires that a tendering
holder, who is a U.S. person for U.S. federal income tax
purposes (a U.S. Holder), whose Original Notes are
accepted for exchange must provide the Company (as payor) with
such holders correct Taxpayer Identification Number
(TIN) on Substitute Form W-9 below, which in
the case of a tendering holder who is an individual, is his or
her social security number.
To prevent backup withholding on interest payments on the
Exchange Notes, each tendering XXX U.S. Holder of Original Notes
must either (x) provide his, her or its correct TIN by
completing the copy of the substitute IRS
Form W-9
attached to this Letter, certifying that (1) he, she or it
is a United States person (as defined in
section 7701(a)(30) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended (the Code)), (2) the TIN provided is
correct (or that such U.S. Holder is awaiting a TIN) and
(3) that the U.S. Holder is exempt from backup
withholding because (i) the holder has not been notified by
the Internal Revenue Service (the IRS) that he, she
or it is subject to backup withholding as a result of a failure
to report all interest or dividends, or (ii) the IRS has
notified the U.S. Holder that he, she or it is no longer
subject to backup withholding or (y) otherwise establish an
exemption. If you do not provide your TIN to the Exchange Agent,
backup withholding may begin and continue until you furnish your
TIN. If you do not provide the exchange agent with the correct
TIN or an adequate basis for exemption, you may be subject to a
$50 penalty imposed by the IRS, and the Exchange Agent may be
required to withhold 29% (until 2010, at which time the rate is
currently scheduled to be 31%) of the amount of any reportable
payments made after the exchange to such tendering holder of
Exchange Notes. If withholding results in an overpayment of
taxes, a refund may be obtained if the required information is
furnished to the IRS.
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To prevent backup withholding, Foreign Holders (as defined
below) should (i) submit a properly completed IRS
Form W-8
BEN or other
Form W-8
to the Exchange Agent, certifying under penalties of perjury to
the holders foreign status or (ii) otherwise
establish an exemption. IRS
Forms W-8
may be obtained from the Exchange Agent.
Certain holders (including, among others, corporations and
certain foreign individuals) are exempt recipients not subject
to these backup withholding requirements. See the enclosed copy
of the IRS Substitute
Form W-9,
Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification,
and the Instructions to
Form W-9.
To avoid possible erroneous backup withholding, exempt
U.S. Holders, while not required to file Substitute
Form W-9,
should complete and return the Substitute
Form W-9
and check the Exempt box on its face.
For the purposes of these instructions, a U.S. person is
(i) an individual who is a citizen or resident alien of the
United States, (ii) a corporation (including an entity
taxable as a corporation) created under the laws of the United
States or of any political subdivision thereof, (iii) an
estate the income of which is subject to U.S. federal
income tax regardless of its source or (iv) a trust if
(a) a court within the United States is able to exercise
primary supervision over the administration of the trust and one
or more U.S. persons have the authority to control all
substantial decisions of the trust or (b) the trust has a
valid election in effect under applicable Treasury regulations
to be treated as a U.S. person. Partnerships should consult
their tax advisors regarding their treatment for purposes of
these instructions. A Foreign Holder is any holder
that is not a U.S. Holder.
See the enclosed Guidelines for Request for Taxpayer
Identification Number and Certification on Substitute
Form W-9
for additional information and instructions.
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REQUESTERS NAME: U.S.
BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
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SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9
Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
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Part 1
PLEASE PROVIDE YOUR TIN IN THE BOX AT THE RIGHT OR, IF YOU DO
NOT HAVE A TIN, WRITE APPLIED FOR AND SIGN THE
CERTIFICATION BELOW.
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Social Security Number OR
Taxpayer Identification Number
o Exempt from backup withholding
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Payers Request for
Taxpayer
Identification Number (TIN)
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Part 2
Certification Under penalties of perjury, I
certify that:
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(1)
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The number shown on this form is my
correct Taxpayer Identification Number (or I am waiting for a
number to be issued to me),
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Please fill in your
name
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and address below.
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(2)
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I am not subject to backup
withholding either because (a) I am exempt from backup
withholding, (b) I have not been notified by the 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,
and
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Name
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(3)
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I am a U.S. person (as defined
for U.S. federal income tax purposes).
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Business Name (if different from above)
Address (number and street)
City, State and Zip Code
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Certification
Instructions
You must cross out item (2) in Part 2 above if you
have been notified by the IRS that you are 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). If you are
exempt from backup withholding, check the box in Part 1 and
see the enclosed Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer
Identification Number on Substitute
Form W-9.
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Signature: _
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Date: _
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YOU MUST COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING CERTIFICATION IF YOU WROTE
APPLIED FOR ON
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 (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 Office or (b) I intend to mail or deliver an
application in the near future. I understand that until I
provide a taxpayer identification number, all reportable
payments made to me will be subject to backup withholding, but
will be refunded if I provide a certified taxpayer
identification number within 60 days.
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Signature: _
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Dated: _
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THE IRS DOES NOT REQUIRE YOUR CONSENT TO ANY PROVISION OF
THIS DOCUMENT OTHER THAN THE CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED TO AVOID
BACKUP WITHHOLDING.
GUIDELINES
FOR REQUEST FOR TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION
NUMBER ON SUBSTITUTE
FORM W-9
What Name
and Number to Give the Requester
Name
If you are an individual, you must generally enter the name
shown on your Social Security card. However, if you have changed
your last name, for instance, due to marriage, without informing
the Social Security Administration of the name change, enter
your first name, the last name shown on your Social Security
card, and your new last name. If the account is in joint names,
list first and then circle the name of the person or entity
whose number you enter in Part I of the form.
Sole Proprietor You must enter your individual name
as shown on your Social Security card. You may enter your
business, trade or doing business as name on the
business name line.
Limited Liability Company (LLC) If you are a
single-member LLC (including a foreign LLC with a domestic
owner) that is disregarded as an entity separate from its owner
under Treasury regulations § 301.7701-3, enter the
owners name. Enter the LLCs name on the business
name line. A disregarded domestic entity that has a foreign
owner must use the appropriate
Form W-8.
Other Entities Enter the business name as shown on
required federal income tax documents. This name should match
the name shown on the charter or other legal document creating
the entity. You may enter any business, trade or doing
business as name on the business name line.
Taxpayer
Identification Number (TIN)
You must enter your taxpayer identification number in the
appropriate box. If you are a resident alien and you do not have
and are not eligible to get a Social Security number, your
taxpayer identification number is your IRS individual taxpayer
identification number (ITIN). Enter it in the Social Security
number box. If you do not have an individual taxpayer
identification number, see How to Get a TIN below. If you
are a sole proprietor and you have an employer identification
number, you may enter either your Social Security number or
employer identification number. However, using your employer
identification number may result in unnecessary notices to the
requester, and the IRS prefers that you use your Social Security
number. If you are an LLC that is disregarded as an entity
separate from its owner under Treasury regulations
§ 301.7701-3, and are owned by an individual, enter
the owners Social Security number. If the owner of a
disregarded LLC is a corporation, partnership, etc., enter the
owners employer identification number. See the chart below
for further clarification of name and TIN combinations.
Social Security numbers (SSNs) have nine digits separated
by two hyphens: i.e.
000-00-0000.
Employer identification numbers (EINs) have nine digits
separated by only one hyphen: i.e.
00-0000000.
The table below will help determine the number to give the
requester.
GUIDELINES
FOR REQUEST FOR TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION
NUMBER ON SUBSTITUTE
FORM W-9
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Give Name
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For this type of account:
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and TIN of:
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Individual
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The individual
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2.
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Two or more individuals (joint
account)
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The actual owner of the account or,
if combined funds, the first individual on the account(1)
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3.
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Custodian account of a minor
(Uniform Gift to Minors Act)
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The minor(2)
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4.
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a. The usual revocable savings
trust (grantor is also trustee)
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The grantor-trustee(1)
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b. The so-called trust account
that is not a legal or valid trust under state law
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The actual owner(1)
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5.
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Sole proprietorship
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The owner(3)
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A valid trust, estate or pension
trust
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Give Name
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For this type of account:
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and TIN of:
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Corporation
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The corporation
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8.
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Association, club, religious,
charitable, educational or other tax-exempt organization
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The organization
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Partnership
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The partnership
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A broker or registered nominee
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The broker or nominee
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Account with the Department of
Agriculture in the name of a public entity (such as a state or
local government, school district, or prison) that receives
agricultural program payments
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The public entity
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(1)
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List first and circle the name of the
person whose number you furnish. If only one person on a joint
account has a Social Security number, that persons number
must be furnished.
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(2)
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Circle the minors name and furnish
the minors Social Security number.
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(3)
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You must show your individual name, but you
may also enter your business or doing business as
name. You may use either your Social Security number or employer
identification number (if you have one).
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List first and circle the name of the legal
trust, estate or pension trust. (Do not furnish the taxpayer
identification number of the personal representative or trustee
unless the legal entity itself is not designated in the account
title.)
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If no name is circled when more than one
name is listed, the number will be considered to be that of the
first name listed.
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How to
Get a TIN
If you do not have a taxpayer
identification number, apply for one immediately. To apply for a
Social Security number, get
Form SS-5,
Application for a Social Security Number Card, from your
local Social Security Administration office. Get
Form W-7
to apply for an individual taxpayer identification number or
Form SS-4,
Application for Employer Identification Number, to apply for
an employer identification number. You can get
Forms W-7
and SS-4 from the IRS.
If you do not have a taxpayer
identification number, write Applied For in the
space for the taxpayer identification number, sign and date the
form (including the Certificate of Awaiting Taxpayer
Identification Number), and give it to the requester. For
interest and dividend payments and certain payments made with
respect to readily tradable instruments, you will generally have
60 days to get a taxpayer identification number and give it
to the requester before you are subject to backup withholding.
Other payments are subject to backup withholding without regard
to the
60-day rule,
until you provide your taxpayer identification number.
Note: Writing
Applied For means that you have already applied for
a taxpayer identification number or that you intend to apply for
one soon.
GUIDELINES
FOR REQUEST FOR TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION
NUMBER ON SUBSTITUTE
FORM W-9
Exemption From
Backup Withholding
Payees
Exempt From Backup Withholding
Individuals (including sole proprietors and LLCs disregarded as
entities separate from their individual owners) are NOT
automatically exempt from backup withholding.
For interest and dividends, the following payees are generally
exempt from backup withholding:
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An organization exempt from tax under section 501(a) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
Code), an individual retirement account (IRA), or a
custodial account under section 403(b)(7) of the Code if
the account satisfies the requirements of section 401(f)(2)
of the Code.
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The United States or any of its agencies or instrumentalities.
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3)
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A state, the District of Columbia, a possession of the United
States, or any of their political subdivisions or
instrumentalities.
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4)
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A foreign government or any of its political subdivisions,
agencies or instrumentalities.
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5)
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An international organization or any of its agencies or
instrumentalities.
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6)
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A corporation.
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7)
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A foreign bank of central issue.
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8)
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A dealer in securities or commodities required to register in
the United States, the District of Columbia or a possession of
the United States.
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A real estate investment trust.
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10)
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An entity registered at all times during the tax year under the
Investment Company Act of 1940.
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11)
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A common trust fund operated by a bank under section 584(a)
of the Code.
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A financial institution (as defined for purposes of
section 3406 of the Code).
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A middleman known in the investment community as a nominee or
who is listed in the most recent publication of the American
Society of Corporate Secretaries, Inc., Nominee List.
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14)
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A trust exempt from tax under section 664 of the Code or
described in section 4947 of the Code.
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For broker transactions, persons listed in
items 1-12,
above, as well the persons listed in
items 15-16,
below, are exempt from backup withholding.
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15)
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A futures commission merchant registered with the Commodity
Futures Trading Commission.
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16)
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A person registered under the Investment Advisors Act of 1940
who regularly acts as a broker.
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Payments
Exempt From Backup Withholding
Dividends and patronage dividends that are generally exempt from
backup withholding include:
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Payments to nonresident aliens subject to withholding under
section 1441 of the Code.
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Payments to partnerships not engaged in a trade or business in
the United States and that have at least one nonresident alien
partner.
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Payments made by certain foreign organizations.
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Payments made by an ESOP pursuant to section 404(k) of the
Code.
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Interest payments that are generally exempt from backup
withholding include:
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Payments of interest on obligations issued by individuals. Note,
however, that such a payment may be subject to backup
withholding if the amount of interest paid during a taxable year
in the course of the payors trade or business is $600 or
more, and you have not provided your correct taxpayer
identification number or you have provided an incorrect taxpayer
identification number to the payer.
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Payments of tax-exempt interest (including exempt-interest
dividends under section 852 of the Code).
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Payments described in section 6049(b)(5) of the Code to
nonresident aliens.
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Payments on tax-free covenant bonds under section 1451 of
the Code.
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Payments made by certain foreign organizations.
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Payments that are not subject to information reporting are also
not subject to backup withholding. For details, see
sections 6041, 6041A, 6042, 6044, 6045, 6049, 6050A and
6050N of the Code, and the Treasury regulations thereunder.
If you are exempt from backup withholding, you should still
complete and file Substitute
Form W-9
to avoid possible erroneous backup withholding. Enter your
correct taxpayer identification number in Part 1, write
Exempt in Part 2, and sign and date the form
and return it to the requester.
If you are a nonresident alien or a foreign entity not subject
to backup withholding, give the requester the appropriate
completed
Form W-8.
Privacy Act Notice. Section 6109 of the
Code requires you to give your correct taxpayer identification
number to persons who must file information returns with the IRS
to report interest, dividends and certain other income paid to
you. The IRS uses the numbers for identification purposes and to
help verify the accuracy of your tax return. The IRS may also
provide this information to the Department of Justice for civil
and criminal litigation and to cities, states, and the District
of Columbia to carry out their tax laws. You must provide your
taxpayer identification number whether or not you are required
to file a tax return. Payers must generally withhold at the
applicable rate on payments of taxable interest, dividends and
certain other items to a payee who does not furnish a taxpayer
identification number to a payer. Certain penalties may also
apply.
Penalties
(1) Failure to Furnish Taxpayer Identification
Number. If you fail to furnish your correct
taxpayer identification number to a requester, you are subject
to a penalty of $50.00 for each such failure unless your failure
is due to reasonable cause and not to willful neglect.
(2) Civil Penalty for False Information With Respect to
Withholding. If you make a false statement with
no reasonable basis which results in no backup withholding, you
are subject to a $500.00 penalty.
(3) Criminal Penalty for Falsifying
Information. Willfully falsifying certifications
or affirmations may subject you to criminal penalties including
fines and/or
imprisonment.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT YOUR TAX CONSULTANT OR
THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE