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THIS DOCUMENT IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION

Letter of Transmittal to Tender Shares of Common Stock

of


CSS Industries, Inc.—CUSIP #125906107

At $9.40 Per Share of Common Stock, Net in Cash, Pursuant to the Offer to Purchase, dated January 31, 2020

by

TOM MERGER SUB INC.,
a direct wholly owned subsidiary of

IG DESIGN GROUP AMERICAS, INC.
a direct wholly owned subsidiary of

IG DESIGN GROUP PLC

        THE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE AT ONE MINUTE AFTER 11:59 P.M., EASTERN STANDARD TIME, ON FEBRUARY 28, 2020, UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED OR EARLIER TERMINATED (SUCH DATE AND TIME, AS IT MAY BE EXTENDED, THE "EXPIRATION DATE").

Method of delivery of the certificate(s) is at the option and risk of the owner thereof. See Instruction 2.

Mail or deliver this Letter of Transmittal, together with the certificate(s) representing your shares, to:

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If delivering by mail:   If delivering by hand, express mail, courier or any other expedited service:

American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC
Operations Center
Attn: Reorganization Department
6201 15th Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11219

 

American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC
Operations Center
Attn: Reorganization Department
6201 15th Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11219

Phone: Toll-free (877) 248-6417
(718) 921-8317
Fax 718 234-5001

 

 

         The undersigned represents that I (we) have full authority to tender without restriction the certificate(s) listed below. You are hereby authorized and instructed to deliver to the address indicated below (unless otherwise instructed in the boxes in the following page) a check representing a cash payment for shares of common stock, par value $0.10 per share (the "Shares"), of CSS Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), tendered pursuant to this Letter of Transmittal, at a price per Common Share of $9.40 (the "Offer Price"), net to the holder in cash, without interest, less any applicable withholding taxes, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated January 31, 2020 (together with any amendments or supplements thereto, the "Offer to Purchase") and in this Letter of Transmittal (together with any amendments or supplements hereto, the "Letter of Transmittal").

         DELIVERY OF THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL TO AN ADDRESS OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE WILL NOT CONSTITUTE A VALID DELIVERY. YOU MUST SIGN THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL WHERE INDICATED BELOW AND, IF YOU ARE A U.S. HOLDER, COMPLETE THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE ("IRS") FORM W-9 ENCLOSED WITH THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. IF YOU ARE A NON-U.S.-HOLDER, YOU MUST OBTAIN AND COMPLETE AN IRS FORM W-8BEN OR W-8BEN-E OR OTHER IRS FORM W-8, AS APPLICABLE.

         Pursuant to the offer of Tom Merger Sub Inc. ("Purchaser") to purchase all outstanding Shares of CSS Industries, Inc., the undersigned encloses herewith and tenders the following certificate(s) representing Shares of CSS Industries, Inc.:

ACCOUNT NUMBER   CERT SHARES   BOOK SHARES   TOTAL SHARES   ISSUE NUMBER
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
  FOR OFFICE USE ONLY        Approved                     W-9 Completed             
   
   
   
 
  DESCRIPTION OF SHARES TENDERED
   
   
   
     Account Registration
(Please Fill in, if blank)
Please make any address
correction below
      Share Certificate(s) and Share(s) Tendered
(Please attach additional signed list, if necessary)
   
    


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indicates permanent address change
      Certificate
Number(s) and/or
Indicate
Book-Entry
Shares
      Total
Number of
Shares
Represented by
Certificate(s)
      Number of
Shares
Tendered(1)(2)
      Book-Entry
Shares
Tendered
   
 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

    

 

 
 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

    

 

 
 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

    

 

 
 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

    

 

 
 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Shares Tendered:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
     (1)   If Shares (as defined below) are held in book-entry form, you must indicate the number of Shares you are tendering. Otherwise, all Shares held in book-entry form delivered to the Depositary will be deemed to have been tendered. By signing and submitting this Letter of Transmittal you warrant that these Shares will not be sold, including through limit order request, unless properly withdrawn from the Offer (as defined in the Offer to Purchase (as defined below)). See Instruction 4.    

  

 

(2)

 

If you wish to tender fewer than all Shares represented by any certificate listed above, please indicate in this column the number of Shares you wish to tender. Otherwise, all Shares evidenced by share certificates ("Certificates") delivered to the Depositary will be deemed to have been tendered. See Instruction 4.

 

 

  

 

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Check here if Certificates have been lost or mutilated. See Instruction 10.

 

 

  

 

Lost Certificates. I have lost my Certificate(s) for              Shares and require assistance in replacing them. A $75.00 replacement fee, in the form of a check, must be sent in with this Letter of Transmittal. The check must be made payable to Corporate Actions. If additional forms and fees are needed, you will be contacted. See Instruction 10.

 

 

         The names and addresses of the registered holders of the tendered Shares should be printed, if not already printed above, exactly as they appear on the Certificates tendered hereby.

         This Letter of Transmittal is to be used by stockholders if Certificates are to be forwarded herewith or if Shares are held in book-entry form on the records of the Depositary.

         Holders of Shares whose Certificates are not immediately available, or who cannot complete the procedure for book-entry transfer on a timely basis, or who cannot deliver all other required documents to the Depositary prior to the Expiration Time (as defined in the Offer to Purchase), must tender their Shares according to the guaranteed delivery procedure set forth in "The Tender Offer—Procedures for Accepting the Offer and Tendering Shares—Guaranteed Delivery" in the Offer to Purchase. See Instruction 2.

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IMPORTANT
STOCKHOLDER: SIGN HERE
(U.S. Holders Please Also Complete the Enclosed IRS Form W-9)
(Non-U.S. Holders Please Obtain and Complete IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E or Other Applicable IRS Form W-8)


 

 

 

 

 

 
(Signature(s) of Owner(s))

Dated:                 , 2020

(Must be signed by registered owner(s) exactly as name(s) appear(s) on Certificate(s) or on a security position listing or by person(s) authorized to become registered owner(s) by certificates and documents transmitted herewith. If signature is by trustees, executors, administrators, guardians, attorneys-in-fact, officers of corporations or others acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, please set forth full title and see Instruction 5. For information concerning signature guarantees, see Instruction 1.)

Name(s)    

 

 

 
(Please Print)

 

Capacity (Full Title)    
    (See Instructions)

 

Address    

 

 

 
(Include Zip Code)

 

Area Code and
Telephone Number
   

Tax Identification or Social Security No.

 

 


GUARANTEE OF SIGNATURE(S)
(For use by Eligible Institutions only—See Instructions 1 and 5)

Name of Firm:    
    (Include Zip Code)

 

Authorized Signature:    

 

Name:    
    (Please Type or Print)

 

Area Code and Telephone Number:    

Dated:                             , 2020

 

Place medallion guarantee in space below:

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     SPECIAL PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS
(See Instructions 1, 5 and 6)
          SPECIAL DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS    
                 To be completed ONLY if the check for the purchase price of Shares accepted for payment is to be issued in the name of someone other than the undersigned.



Issue To:
                      To be completed ONLY if the check for the purchase price of Shares accepted for payment is to be sent to someone other than the undersigned or to the undersigned at an address other than that shown under "Description of Shares Tendered."

Mail To:
   

 

 

Name

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name

 

 

 

 
 
         (Please Print)               (Please Print)    

 

 

Address

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Address

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
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        (Recipient must complete Substitute Form W-9 below or an applicable type of IRS Form W-8)                    

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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PLEASE READ THE INSTRUCTIONS SET FORTH
IN THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL CAREFULLY

Ladies and Gentlemen:

        The undersigned hereby tenders to Tom Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Purchaser"), a direct wholly owned subsidiary of IG Design Group Americas, Inc., a Georgia corporation ("Parent") and an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of IG Design Group, Plc, a public limited company incorporated and registered in England and Wales ("IG Design"), pursuant to the Offer to Purchase, dated January 31, 2020 (the "Offer to Purchase"), the above-described shares of common stock, par value $0.10 per share (the "Shares"), of CSS Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), pursuant to the offer to purchase all outstanding Shares at a purchase price of $9.40 per Share, net to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any deduction or withholding of taxes required by applicable law, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase and this Letter of Transmittal (such offer, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the "Offer"). Receipt of the Offer to Purchase and this Letter of Transmittal is hereby acknowledged.

        On the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer (including, if the Offer is extended or amended, the terms and conditions of such extension or amendment), subject to, and effective upon, acceptance for payment and payment for the Shares validly tendered herewith, and not properly withdrawn, prior to the Expiration Date and in accordance with the terms of the Offer, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers to, or upon the order of, Purchaser, all right, title and interest in and to all of the Shares being tendered hereby and any Shares or other rights or securities issued or issuable in respect of such Shares on or after the date hereof (collectively, "Distributions"). In addition, the undersigned hereby irrevocably appoints each of the designees of Purchaser the true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact and proxy of the undersigned with respect to such Shares and any Distributions with full power of substitution (such proxies and power of attorney being deemed to be an irrevocable power coupled with an interest in the tendered shares) to the full extent of such stockholder's rights with respect to such Shares and any Distributions (a) to deliver certificates representing Shares (the "Certificates") and any Distributions, or transfer of ownership of such Shares and any Distributions on the account books maintained by The Depository Trust Company ("DTC"), together, in either such case, with all accompanying evidence of transfer and authenticity, to or upon the order of Purchaser, (b) to present such Shares and any Distributions for transfer on the books of CSS Industries, Inc. and (c) to receive all benefits and otherwise exercise all rights of beneficial ownership of such Shares and any Distributions, all in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer.

        By executing this Letter of Transmittal (or taking action resulting in the delivery of an Agent's Message), the undersigned hereby irrevocably appoints each of the designees of Purchaser the attorneys-in-fact and proxies of the undersigned, each with full power of substitution, to the full extent of such stockholder's rights with respect to the Shares tendered hereby which have been accepted for payment and with respect to any Distributions. The designees of Purchaser will, with respect to the Shares and any associated Distributions for which the appointment is effective, be empowered to exercise all voting and any other rights of such stockholder, as they, in their sole discretion, may deem proper at any annual, special, adjourned or postponed meeting of CSS Industries, Inc.'s stockholders, by written consent in lieu of any such meeting or otherwise. This proxy and power of attorney shall be irrevocable and coupled with an interest in the tendered Shares. Such appointment is effective when, and only to the extent that, Purchaser accepts the Shares tendered with this Letter of Transmittal for payment pursuant to the Offer. Upon the effectiveness of such appointment, without further action, all prior powers of attorney, proxies and consents given by the undersigned with respect to such Shares and any associated Distributions will be revoked and no subsequent powers of attorney, proxies, consents or revocations may be given (and, if given, will not be deemed effective). Purchaser reserves the right to require that, in order for Shares to be deemed validly tendered, immediately upon Purchaser's acceptance for payment of such Shares, Purchaser must be able to exercise full voting,

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consent and other rights, to the extent permitted under applicable law, with respect to such Shares and any associated Distributions, including voting at any meeting of stockholders or executing a written consent concerning any matter.

        The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that the undersigned has full power and authority to tender, sell, assign and transfer the Shares and any Distributions tendered hereby and, when the same are accepted for payment by Purchaser, Purchaser will acquire good, marketable and unencumbered title thereto, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances and the same will not be subject to any adverse claim. The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that the undersigned is the registered owner of the Shares, or the Certificate(s) have been endorsed to the undersigned in blank, or the undersigned is a participant in DTC whose name appears on a security position listing as the owner of the Shares. The undersigned will, upon request, execute and deliver any additional documents deemed by American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, the depositary and paying agent for the Offer (the "Depositary") or Purchaser to be necessary or desirable to complete the sale, assignment and transfer of the Shares and any Distributions tendered hereby. In addition, the undersigned shall promptly remit and transfer to the Depositary for the account of Purchaser any and all Distributions in respect of the Shares tendered hereby, accompanied by appropriate documentation of transfer and, pending such remittance or appropriate assurance thereof, Purchaser shall be entitled to all rights and privileges as owner of any such Distributions and may withhold the entire purchase price or deduct from the purchase price the amount or value thereof, as determined by Purchaser in its sole discretion.

        It is understood that the undersigned will not receive payment for the Shares unless and until the Shares are accepted for payment and until the Certificate(s) owned by the undersigned are received by the Depositary at the address set forth above, together with such additional documents as the Depositary may require, or, in the case of Shares held in book-entry form, ownership of Shares is validly transferred on the account books maintained by DTC, and until the same are processed for payment by the Depositary.

        IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT THE METHOD OF DELIVERY OF SHARES, THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND ALL OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING DELIVERY THROUGH DTC, IS AT THE ELECTION AND RISK OF THE UNDERSIGNED. DELIVERY OF ALL SUCH DOCUMENTS WILL BE DEEMED MADE ONLY WHEN ACTUALLY RECEIVED BY THE DEPOSITARY (INCLUDING, IN THE CASE OF A BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER, BY BOOK-ENTRY CONFIRMATION (AS DEFINED BELOW)). IF SUCH DELIVERY IS BY MAIL, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT ALL SUCH DOCUMENTS BE SENT BY PROPERLY INSURED REGISTERED MAIL WITH RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED. IN ALL CASES, SUFFICIENT TIME SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO ENSURE TIMELY DELIVERY.

        All authority conferred or agreed to be conferred pursuant to this Letter of Transmittal shall not be affected by, and shall survive, the death or incapacity of the undersigned and any obligation of the undersigned hereunder shall be binding upon the heirs, executors, administrators, trustees in bankruptcy, personal representatives, successors and assigns of the undersigned. Except as stated in the Offer to Purchase, this tender is irrevocable.

        The undersigned understands that the acceptance for payment by Purchaser of Shares tendered pursuant to one of the procedures described in Section 3 of the Offer to Purchase and in the instructions hereto will constitute a binding agreement between the undersigned and Purchaser upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer.

        Unless otherwise indicated herein under "Special Payment Instructions," please issue the check for the purchase price in the name(s) of, and/or return any Certificates representing Shares not tendered or accepted for payment to, the registered owner(s) appearing under "Description of Shares Tendered." Similarly, unless otherwise indicated under "Special Delivery Instructions," please mail the check for the purchase price and/or return any Certificates representing Shares not tendered or accepted for

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payment (and accompanying documents, as appropriate) to the address(es) of the registered owner(s) appearing under "Description of Shares Tendered." In the event that both the Special Delivery Instructions and the Special Payment Instructions are completed, please issue the check for the purchase price and/or issue any Certificates representing Shares not tendered or accepted for payment (and any accompanying documents, as appropriate) in the name of, and deliver such check and/or return such Certificates (and any accompanying documents, as appropriate) to, the person or persons so indicated. Unless otherwise indicated herein in the box titled "Special Payment Instructions," please credit any Shares tendered hereby or by an Agent's Message and delivered by book-entry transfer, but which are not purchased, by crediting the account at DTC designated above. The undersigned recognizes that Purchaser has no obligation pursuant to the Special Payment Instructions to transfer any Shares from the name of the registered owner thereof if Purchaser does not accept for payment any of the Shares so tendered.

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INSTRUCTIONS

FORMING PART OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE OFFER

        1.    Guarantee of Signatures.    No signature guarantee is required on this Letter of Transmittal if this Letter of Transmittal is signed by the registered holder(s) of Shares tendered herewith, unless such registered holder(s) has completed the box entitled "Special Payment Instructions" on the Letter of Transmittal. See Instruction 5.

        2.    Requirements of Tender.    This Letter of Transmittal is to be completed by stockholders if Certificates are to be forwarded herewith. Certificates representing all physically tendered Shares, or confirmation of any book-entry transfer into the Depositary's account at DTC of Shares tendered by book-entry transfer ("Book-Entry Confirmation"), as well as this Letter of Transmittal, properly completed and duly executed with any required signature guarantees, or an Agent's Message in lieu of the Letter of Transmittal in the case of a book-entry transfer, and any other required documents, must, in any case, be transmitted to and received by the Depositary at one of its addresses set forth herein prior to the Expiration Date. Please do not send your Certificates directly to Purchaser, Parent, IG Design or CSS Industries, Inc.

        The term "Agent's Message" means a message, transmitted by DTC to, and received by, the Depositary and forming part of a Book-Entry Confirmation, which states that DTC has received an express acknowledgment from the participant in DTC tendering the Shares which are the subject of such Book-Entry Confirmation that such participant has received and agrees to be bound by the terms of this Letter of Transmittal and that Purchaser may enforce such agreement against the participant. The term "Agent's Message" also includes any hard copy printout evidencing such message generated by a computer terminal maintained at the Depositary's office.

        Stockholders whose Certificates are not immediately available or who cannot deliver all other required documents to the Depositary prior to the Expiration Time, may tender their Shares by properly completing and duly executing a Notice of Guaranteed Delivery pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedure set forth in "The Tender Offer—Procedures for Accepting the Offer and Tendering Shares" in the Offer to Purchase. Pursuant to such procedure: (i) such tender must be made by or through an Eligible Institution (as defined in the Offer to Purchase); (ii) a properly completed and duly executed Notice of Guaranteed Delivery must be received by the Depositary prior to the Expiration Time; and (iii) the Certificates evidencing all tendered Shares, in proper form for transfer, in each case together with this Letter of Transmittal (or a 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 Depositary within two (2) trading days after the date of execution of such Notice of Guaranteed Delivery. If Certificates are forwarded separately to the Depositary, a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal must accompany each such delivery.

        By signing and submitting this Letter of Transmittal, you warrant that these Shares will not be sold, including through limit order request, unless properly withdrawn from the Offer.

        The method of delivery of this Letter of Transmittal, Certificates and all other required documents is at the option and the risk of the tendering stockholder, and the delivery will be deemed made only when actually received by the Depositary. If delivery is by mail, registered mail with return receipt requested, properly insured, is recommended. In all cases, sufficient time should be allowed to ensure timely delivery.

        LETTERS OF TRANSMITTAL MUST BE RECEIVED IN THE OFFICE OF THE DEPOSITARY BY ONE (1) MINUTE AFTER 11:59 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME ON February 28, 2020.

        No alternative, conditional or contingent tenders will be accepted and no fractional Shares will be exchanged. All tendering stockholders, by execution of this Letter of Transmittal (or a facsimile hereof), waive any right to receive any notice of the acceptance of their Shares for payment.

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        3.    Inadequate Space.    If the space provided herein is inadequate, the Certificate numbers and/or the number of Shares and any other required information should be listed on a separate signed schedule attached hereto.

        4.    Partial Tenders.    If fewer than all of the Shares evidenced by any Certificate and/or held in book-entry form are to be tendered, fill in the number of Shares that are to be tendered in the column entitled "Number of Shares Tendered" in the box entitled "Description of Shares Tendered" above. In that case, if any tendered Shares are purchased, a Direct Registration Book Entry Statement for the remainder of the Shares (including any Shares not purchased) evidenced by the old Certificate(s) will be issued and sent to the registered holder(s) promptly after the expiration date. Unless otherwise indicated, all Shares represented by the Certificate(s) and/or held in book-entry form set forth above and delivered to the Depositary will be deemed to have been tendered. In each case, Shares will be returned or credited without expense to the stockholder.

        5.    Signatures on Letter of Transmittal, Stock Powers and Endorsements.    If this Letter of Transmittal is signed by the registered holder(s) of the Shares tendered hereby, the signature(s) must correspond with the name(s) as written on the face of the Certificate(s) without alteration, enlargement or any change whatsoever.

        If any of the Shares tendered hereby are held of record by two or more joint owners, all such owners must sign this Letter of Transmittal.

        If any of the tendered Shares are registered in different names on several Certificates, it will be necessary to complete, sign and submit as many separate Letters of Transmittal as there are different registrations.

        If this Letter of Transmittal or any Certificates or stock powers are signed by a trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, attorney-in-fact, officer of a corporation or other person acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, such person should so indicate when signing, and proper evidence satisfactory to Purchaser of the authority of such person so to act must be submitted. If this Letter of Transmittal is signed by the registered holder(s) of the Shares listed and transmitted hereby, no endorsements of Certificates or separate stock powers are required unless payment is to be made or Certificates not tendered or not accepted for payment are to be issued in the name of a person other than the registered holder(s). Signatures on any such Certificates or stock powers must be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution.

        If this Letter of Transmittal is signed by a person other than the registered holder(s) of the Certificate(s) listed and transmitted hereby, the Certificate(s) must be endorsed or accompanied by appropriate stock powers, in either case signed exactly as the name(s) of the registered holder(s) appear(s) on the Certificate(s). Signature(s) on any such Certificates or stock powers must be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution.

        6.    Special Payment and Delivery Instructions.    If a check for the purchase price is to be issued, and/or Certificates representing Shares not tendered or accepted for payment are to be issued or returned to, a person other than the signer(s) of this Letter of Transmittal or to an address other than that shown in the box titled "Description of Shares Tendered" above, the appropriate boxes on this Letter of Transmittal should be completed. Stockholders delivering Shares tendered hereby or by Agent's Message by book-entry transfer may request that Shares not purchased be credited to an account maintained at DTC as such stockholder may designate in the box titled "Special Payment Instructions" herein. If no such instructions are given, all such Shares not purchased will be returned by crediting the same account at DTC as the account from which such Shares were delivered.

        7.    Substitute Form W-9.    A tendering stockholder is required to provide the Depositary with a correct Taxpayer Identification Number ("TIN") on Substitute Form W-9. The purpose for this form is explained below under "Important Tax Information." The stockholder must, under penalties of perjury, certify that such number is correct and that such stockholder is not subject to backup withholding of

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federal income tax or, alternatively, to establish another basis for exemption from backup withholding. If a tendering stockholder is subject to backup withholding, the stockholder must mark the Substitute Form W-9 accordingly. Failure to provide the information requested on the Substitute Form W-9 may subject the tendering stockholder to a $50 penalty imposed by the Internal Revenue Service and to federal income tax backup withholding at the applicable federal withholding rate of any payments made to the stockholder or other payee.

        Certain stockholders (including, for example, corporations, financial institutions, tax-exempt entities and individual retirement account plans) are not subject to backup withholding. A foreign ("nonresident alien") stockholder should submit an appropriate and properly completed IRS Form W-8, a copy of which may be obtained from the Depositary, in order to avoid backup withholding. A facsimile, photocopy or scanned image of an IRS Form W-8 will not be accepted.

        8.    Requests for Assistance or Additional Copies.    Questions and requests for assistance or additional copies of the Offer to Purchase, this Letter of Transmittal, the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery, IRS Form W-8 and the Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer Identification Number on Substitute Form W-9 may be directed to the Information Agent at the addresses and phone numbers set forth below, or from brokers, dealers, commercial banks or trust companies.

        9.    Waiver of Conditions.    The conditions of the Offer may be waived by the IG Design, Parent or Purchaser in whole or in part at any time or from time to time prior to the Expiration Date (except that the Minimum Condition as defined in the Offer to Purchase may not be waived), in each case, subject to the terms of the Merger Agreement (as defined in the Offer to Purchase) and applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

        10.    Lost, Destroyed or Stolen Certificates.    If your Certificates are lost, please check the appropriate box below. A $75.00 lost Certificate replacement fee must be mailed in with your completed Letter of Transmittal. If there are additional forms or fees needed, you will be contacted.

        11.    Backup Withholding.    Under U.S. federal income tax laws, the Depositary will be required to withhold a portion of the amount of any payments made to certain stockholders pursuant to the Offer or the Merger (as defined in the Offer to Purchase), as applicable. To avoid such backup withholding, each tendering stockholder or payee that is a United States person (for U.S. federal income tax purposes), must provide the Depositary with such stockholder's or payee's correct taxpayer identification number ("TIN") and certify that such stockholder or payee is not subject to such backup withholding by completing the attached IRS Form W-9. Certain stockholders or payees (including, among others, corporations, non-resident foreign individuals and foreign entities) are not subject to these backup withholding and reporting requirements, but such stockholders or payees should certify their exemption by completing the applicable IRS Form W-9 or W-8. A tendering stockholder who is a foreign individual or a foreign entity should complete, sign, and submit to the Depositary the appropriate IRS Form W-8. An IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E or other applicable IRS Form W-8 may be obtained from the Depositary or downloaded from the IRS's website at the following address: http://www.irs.gov. Failure to complete the IRS Form W-9 or applicable IRS Form W-8 will not, by itself, cause Shares to be deemed invalidly tendered, but may require the Depositary to withhold a portion of the amount of any payments made of the Offer Price pursuant to the Offer or the Merger.

        If backup withholding applies, the Depositary is required to withhold a portion of any payments of the purchase price made to the stockholder. Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Rather, the tax liability of persons subject to backup withholding will be reduced by the amount of tax withheld. If withholding results in an overpayment of taxes, a refund or credit may be obtained from the IRS provided that the required information is furnished to the IRS.

        Please consult your accountant or tax advisor for further guidance regarding the completion of the appropriate IRS Form W-9 or IRS Form W-8, as applicable, to claim exemption from backup withholding or contact the Depositary.

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        12.    Withdrawal of Shares Tendered.    Shares tendered pursuant to the Offer may be withdrawn at any time prior to the Expiration Time by sending written notice of revocation to the Depositary at the address on the front of this Letter of Transmittal. Fax copies are not acceptable. After an effective withdrawal you may resubmit to the Depositary a completed replacement of this document and any other documents required by the Offer for properly tendering Shares prior to the Expiration Time.

        Important: This Letter of Transmittal together with any required signature guarantees, and any other required documents, must be received by the Depositary prior to the Expiration Time and Certificates for tendered Shares must be received by the Depositary prior to the Expiration Time, or the tendering stockholder must comply with the procedures for guaranteed delivery.

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IMPORTANT TAX INFORMATION

        Under current U.S. federal income tax law, a stockholder who tenders CSS Industries, Inc. stock certificates that are accepted for exchange may be subject to backup withholding. In order to avoid such backup withholding, a stockholder who is a United States person (as defined for United States federal income tax purposes) must provide the Depositary with such stockholder's correct taxpayer identification number and certify that such stockholder is not subject to such backup withholding by completing the IRS Form W-9 provided herewith. In general, if a stockholder is an individual, the taxpayer identification number is the Social Security number of such individual. If the Depositary is not provided with the correct taxpayer identification number, the stockholder may be subject to a penalty imposed by the IRS. For further information concerning backup withholding and instructions for completing the IRS Form W-9 (including how to obtain a taxpayer identification number if you do not have one and how to complete the IRS Form W-9 if the CSS Industries, Inc. stock certificates are held in more than one name), consult the enclosed IRS Form W-9 and the instructions thereto.

        Certain stockholders (including, among others, all corporations and certain foreign individuals) are not subject to these backup withholding and reporting requirements. An exempt recipient that is a United States person should certify its exemption by providing an IRS Form W-9. In order to satisfy the Depositary that a foreign stockholder qualifies as an exempt recipient, such stockholder must submit a statement, signed under penalties of perjury, attesting to that stockholder's exempt status, on a properly completed applicable IRS Form W-8. Such forms can be obtained from the Depositary or downloaded from the IRS's website at the following address: http://www.irs.gov.

        Failure to complete the IRS Form W-9 or applicable IRS Form W-8 will not, by itself, cause the CSS Industries, Inc. stock certificates to be deemed invalidly tendered, but may require the Depositary to withhold a portion of the amount of any payments made pursuant to the Offer or the Merger, as applicable. Backup withholding is not an additional federal income tax. Rather, the 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 provided that the required information is furnished to the IRS.

        NOTE: FAILURE TO COMPLETE AND RETURN THE IRS FORM W-9 (OR AN APPLICABLE IRS FORM W-8) MAY RESULT IN BACKUP WITHHOLDING OF A PORTION OF ANY PAYMENTS MADE TO YOU PURSUANT TO THE OFFER OR THE MERGER, AS APPLICABLE. PLEASE REVIEW THE ENCLOSED IRS FORM W-9 AND THE INSTRUCTIONS THERETO FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.

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Form       W-9
(Rev. October 2018)
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service


 

 

 

Request for Taxpayer
Identification Number and Certification
  
> Go to www.irs.gov/FormW9 for instructions and the latest information.

 

 

 


  
Give Form to the
requester. Do not
send to the IRS.
    

Print or type.
See Specific Instructions on page 3.

 

 

1 Name (as shown on your income tax return). Name is required on this line; do not leave this line blank.
    

 

 

 

2 Business name/disregarded entity name, if different from above
    

 

 

 

3 Check appropriate box for federal tax classification of the person whose name is entered on line 1. Check only one of the following seven boxes.

o Individual/sole proprietor or    o C Corporation    o S Corporation    o Partnership    o Trust/estate
      single-member LLC

     

4 Exemptions (codes apply only to
certain entities, not individuals; see
instructions on page 3):

Exempt payee code (if any) _____


 


 


o Limited liability company. Enter the tax classification (C=C corporation, S=S corporation, P=Partnership) > _____


 

 

 

 


 


 


Note: Check the appropriate box in the line above for the tax classification of the single-member owner. Do not check LLC if the LLC is classified as a single-member LLC that is disregarded from the owner unless the owner of the LLC is another LLC that is not disregarded from the owner for U.S. federal tax purposes. Otherwise, a single-member LLC that is disregarded from the owner should check the appropriate box for the tax classification of its owner.


 

 

 

Exemption from FATCA reporting
code (if any) _____

 

 

o Other (see instructions) >

     

(Applies to accounts maintained outside the U.S.)

 

 

 

5 Address (number, street, and apt. or suite no.) See instructions.
    

      Requester's name and address (optional)
 

 

 

6 City, state, and ZIP code
    

               
 

 

 

7 List account number(s) here (optional)
    

  Part I   Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN)

Enter your TIN in the appropriate box. The TIN provided must match the name given on line 1 to avoid backup withholding. For individuals, this is generally your social security number (SSN). However, for a resident alien, sole proprietor, or disregarded entity, see the instructions for Part I, later. For other entities, it is your employer identification number (EIN). If you do not have a number, see How to get a TIN, later.

Note: If the account is in more than one name, see the instructions for line 1. Also see What Name and Number To Give the Requester for guidelines on whose number to enter.


 

 

Social security number

 

 
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
                                                                                     
                                                                                         
or        

 

 

Employer identification number

 

 

 

 

 

 
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
                                                                                       
                                                                                         
  Part II   Certification

Under penalties of perjury, I certify that:

1.   The number shown on this form is my correct taxpayer identification number (or I am waiting for a number to be issued to me); and

2.

 

I am not subject to backup withholding because: (a) I am exempt from backup withholding, or (b) I have not been notified by the Internal Revenue Service (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 backup withholding; and

3.

 

I am a U.S. citizen or other U.S. person (defined below); and

4.

 

The FATCA code(s) entered on this form (if any) indicating that I am exempt from FATCA reporting is 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 you have failed to report all interest and dividends on your tax return. For real estate transactions, item 2 does not apply. For mortgage interest paid, acquisition or abandonment of secured property, cancellation of debt, contributions to an individual retirement arrangement (IRA), and generally, payments other than interest and dividends, you are not required to sign the certification, but you must provide your correct TIN. See the instructions for Part II, later.

Sign
Here
      Signature of
U.S. person
>
  Date >

 


General Instructions

Section references are to the Internal Revenue Code unless otherwise noted.

Future developments. For the latest information about developments related to Form W-9 and its instructions, such as legislation enacted after they were published, go to www.irs.gov/FormW9.

Purpose of Form

An individual or entity (Form W-9 requester) who is required to file an information return with the IRS must obtain your correct taxpayer identification number (TIN) which may be your social security number (SSN), individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN), adoption taxpayer identification number (ATIN), or employer identification number (EIN), to report on an information return the amount paid to you, or other amount reportable on an information return. Examples of information returns include, but are not limited to, the following.

• Form 1099-INT (interest earned or paid)

• Form 1099-DIV (dividends, including those from stocks or mutual funds)

• Form 1099-MISC (various types of income, prizes, awards, or gross proceeds)

• Form 1099-B (stock or mutual fund sales and certain other transactions by brokers)

• Form 1099-S (proceeds from real estate transactions)

• Form 1099-K (merchant card and third party network transactions)

• Form 1098 (home mortgage interest), 1098-E (student loan interest), 1098-T (tuition)

• Form 1099-C (canceled debt)

• Form 1099-A (acquisition or abandonment of secured property)

     Use Form W-9 only if you are a U.S. person (including a resident alien), to provide your correct TIN.

     If you do not return Form W-9 to the requester with a TIN, you might be subject to backup withholding. See What is backup withholding, later.

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     By signing the filled-out form, you:

     1. Certify that the TIN you are giving is correct (or you are waiting for a number to be issued),

     2. Certify that you are not subject to backup withholding, or

     3. Claim exemption from backup withholding if you are a U.S. exempt payee. If applicable, you are also certifying that as a U.S. person, your allocable share of any partnership income from a U.S. trade or business is not subject to the withholding tax on foreign partners' share of effectively connected income, and

     4. Certify that FATCA code(s) entered on this form (if any) indicating that you are exempt from the FATCA reporting, is correct. See What is FATCA reporting, later, for further information.

Note: If you are a U.S. person and a requester gives you a form other than Form W-9 to request your TIN, you must use the requester's form if it is substantially similar to this Form W-9.

Definition of a U.S. person. For federal tax purposes, you are considered a U.S. person if you are:

• An individual who is a U.S. citizen or U.S. resident alien;

• A partnership, corporation, company, or association created or organized in the United States or under the laws of the United States;

• An estate (other than a foreign estate); or

• A domestic trust (as defined in Regulations section 301.7701-7).

Special rules for partnerships. Partnerships that conduct a trade or business in the United States are generally required to pay a withholding tax under section 1446 on any foreign partners' share of effectively connected taxable income from such business. Further, in certain cases where a Form W-9 has not been received, the rules under section 1446 require a partnership to presume that a partner is a foreign person, and pay the section 1446 withholding tax. Therefore, if you are a U.S. person that is a partner in a partnership conducting a trade or business in the United States, provide Form W-9 to the partnership to establish your U.S. status and avoid section 1446 withholding on your share of partnership income.

     In the cases below, the following person must give Form W-9 to the partnership for purposes of establishing its U.S. status and avoiding withholding on its allocable share of net income from the partnership conducting a trade or business in the United States.

• In the case of a disregarded entity with a U.S. owner, the U.S. owner of the disregarded entity and not the entity;

• In the case of a grantor trust with a U.S. grantor or other U.S. owner, generally, the U.S. grantor or other U.S. owner of the grantor trust and not the trust; and

• In the case of a U.S. trust (other than a grantor trust), the U.S. trust (other than a grantor trust) and not the beneficiaries of the trust.

Foreign person. If you are a foreign person or the U.S. branch of a foreign bank that has elected to be treated as a U.S. person, do not use Form W-9. Instead, use the appropriate Form W-8 or Form 8233 (see Pub. 515, Withholding of Tax on Nonresident Aliens and Foreign Entities).

Nonresident alien who becomes a resident alien. Generally, only a nonresident alien individual may use the terms of a tax treaty to reduce or eliminate U.S. tax on certain types of income. However, most tax treaties contain a provision known as a "saving clause." Exceptions specified in the saving clause may permit an exemption from tax to continue for certain types of income even after the payee has otherwise become a U.S. resident alien for tax purposes.

     If you are a U.S. resident alien who is relying on an exception contained in the saving clause of a tax treaty to claim an exemption from U.S. tax on certain types of income, you must attach a statement to Form W-9 that specifies the following five items.

     1. The treaty country. Generally, this must be the same treaty under which you claimed exemption from tax as a nonresident alien.

     2. The treaty article addressing the income.

     3. The article number (or location) in the tax treaty that contains the saving clause and its exceptions.

     4. The type and amount of income that qualifies for the exemption from tax.

     5. Sufficient facts to justify the exemption from tax under the terms of the treaty article.

     Example. Article 20 of the U.S.-China income tax treaty allows an exemption from tax for scholarship income received by a Chinese student temporarily present in the United States. Under U.S. law, this student will become a resident alien for tax purposes if his or her stay in the United States exceeds 5 calendar years. However, paragraph 2 of the first Protocol to the U.S.-China treaty (dated April 30, 1984) allows the provisions of Article 20 to continue to apply even after the Chinese student becomes a resident alien of the United States. A Chinese student who qualifies for this exception (under paragraph 2 of the first protocol) and is relying on this exception to claim an exemption from tax on his or her scholarship or fellowship income would attach to Form W-9 a statement that includes the information described above to support that exemption.

     If you are a nonresident alien or a foreign entity, give the requester the appropriate completed Form W-8 or Form 8233.

Backup Withholding

What is backup withholding? Persons making certain payments to you must under certain conditions withhold and pay to the IRS 24% of such payments. This is called "backup withholding." Payments that may be subject to backup withholding include interest, tax-exempt interest, dividends, broker and barter exchange transactions, rents, royalties, nonemployee pay, payments made in settlement of payment card and third party network transactions, and certain payments from fishing boat operators. Real estate transactions are not subject to backup withholding.

     You will not be subject to backup withholding on payments you receive if you give the requester your correct TIN, make the proper certifications, and report all your taxable interest and dividends on your tax return.

Payments you receive will be subject to backup withholding if:

     1. You do not furnish your TIN to the requester,

     2. You do not certify your TIN when required (see the instructions for Part II for details),

     3. The IRS tells the requester that you furnished an incorrect TIN,

     4. The IRS tells you that you are subject to backup withholding because you did not report all your interest and dividends on your tax return (for reportable interest and dividends only), or

     5. You do not certify to the requester that you are not subject to backup withholding under 4 above (for reportable interest and dividend accounts opened after 1983 only).

     Certain payees and payments are exempt from backup withholding. See Exempt payee code, later, and the separate Instructions for the Requester of Form W-9 for more information.

     Also see Special rules for partnerships, earlier.

What is FATCA Reporting?

The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) requires a participating foreign financial institution to report all United States account holders that are specified United States persons. Certain payees are exempt from FATCA reporting. See Exemption from FATCA reporting code, later, and the Instructions for the Requester of Form W-9 for more information.

Updating Your Information

You must provide updated information to any person to whom you claimed to be an exempt payee if you are no longer an exempt payee and anticipate receiving reportable payments in the future from this person. For example, you may need to provide updated information if you are a C corporation that elects to be an S corporation, or if you no longer are tax exempt. In addition, you must furnish a new Form W-9 if the name or TIN changes for the account; for example, if the grantor of a grantor trust dies.

Penalties

Failure to furnish TIN. If you fail to furnish your correct TIN to a requester, you are subject to a penalty of $50 for each such failure unless your failure is due to reasonable cause and not to willful neglect.

Civil penalty for false information with respect to withholding. If you make a false statement with no reasonable basis that results in no backup withholding, you are subject to a $500 penalty.


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Criminal penalty for falsifying information. Willfully falsifying certifications or affirmations may subject you to criminal penalties including fines and/or imprisonment.

Misuse of TINs. If the requester discloses or uses TINs in violation of federal law, the requester may be subject to civil and criminal penalties.

Specific Instructions

Line 1

You must enter one of the following on this line; do not leave this line blank. The name should match the name on your tax return.

     If this Form W-9 is for a joint account (other than an account maintained by a foreign financial institution (FFI)), list first, and then circle, the name of the person or entity whose number you entered in Part I of Form W-9. If you are providing Form W-9 to an FFI to document a joint account, each holder of the account that is a U.S. person must provide a Form W-9.

     a. Individual. Generally, enter the name shown on your tax return. If you have changed your last name without informing the Social Security Administration (SSA) of the name change, enter your first name, the last name as shown on your social security card, and your new last name.

Note: ITIN applicant: Enter your individual name as it was entered on your Form W-7 application, line 1a. This should also be the same as the name you entered on the Form 1040/1040A/1040EZ you filed with your application.

     b. Sole proprietor or single-member LLC. Enter your individual name as shown on your 1040/1040A/1040EZ on line 1. You may enter your business, trade, or "doing business as" (DBA) name on line 2.

     c. Partnership, LLC that is not a single-member LLC, C corporation, or S corporation. Enter the entity's name as shown on the entity's tax return on line 1 and any business, trade, or DBA name on line 2.

     d. Other entities. Enter your name as shown on required U.S. federal tax documents on line 1. This name should match the name shown on the charter or other legal document creating the entity. You may enter any business, trade, or DBA name on line 2.

     e. Disregarded entity. For U.S. federal tax purposes, an entity that is disregarded as an entity separate from its owner is treated as a "disregarded entity." See Regulations section 301.7701-2(c)(2)(iii). Enter the owner's name on line 1. The name of the entity entered on line 1 should never be a disregarded entity. The name on line 1 should be the name shown on the income tax return on which the income should be reported. For example, if a foreign LLC that is treated as a disregarded entity for U.S. federal tax purposes has a single owner that is a U.S. person, the U.S. owner's name is required to be provided on line 1. If the direct owner of the entity is also a disregarded entity, enter the first owner that is not disregarded for federal tax purposes. Enter the disregarded entity's name on line 2, "Business name/disregarded entity name." If the owner of the disregarded entity is a foreign person, the owner must complete an appropriate Form W-8 instead of a Form W-9. This is the case even if the foreign person has a U.S. TIN.

Line 2

If you have a business name, trade name, DBA name, or disregarded entity name, you may enter it on line 2.

Line 3

Check the appropriate box on line 3 for the U.S. federal tax classification of the person whose name is entered on line 1. Check only one box on line 3.

    IF the entity/person on line 1 is a(n) . . .       THEN check the box for . . .    
    • Corporation       Corporation    
    • Individual
• Sole proprietorship, or
• Single-member limited liability company (LLC) owned by an individual and disregarded for U.S. federal tax purposes.
      Individual/sole proprietor or single-member LLC    
    • LLC treated as a partnership for U.S. federal tax purposes,
• LLC that has filed Form 8832 or 2553 to be taxed as a corporation, or
• LLC that is disregarded as an entity separate from its owner but the owner is another LLC that is not disregarded for U.S. federal tax purposes.
      Limited liability company and enter the appropriate tax classification. (P= Partnership; C= C corporation; or S= S corporation)    
    • Partnership       Partnership    
    • Trust/estate       Trust/estate    

Line 4, Exemptions

If you are exempt from backup withholding and/or FATCA reporting, enter in the appropriate space on line 4 any code(s) that may apply to you.

Exempt payee code.

• Generally, individuals (including sole proprietors) are not exempt from backup withholding.

• Except as provided below, corporations are exempt from backup withholding for certain payments, including interest and dividends.

• Corporations are not exempt from backup withholding for payments made in settlement of payment card or third party network transactions.

• Corporations are not exempt from backup withholding with respect to attorneys' fees or gross proceeds paid to attorneys, and corporations that provide medical or health care services are not exempt with respect to payments reportable on Form 1099-MISC.

     The following codes identify payees that are exempt from backup withholding. Enter the appropriate code in the space in line 4.

     1 – An organization exempt from tax under section 501(a), any IRA, or a custodial account under section 403(b)(7) if the account satisfies the requirements of section 401(f)(2)

     2 – The United States or any of its agencies or instrumentalities

     3 – A state, the District of Columbia, a U.S. commonwealth or possession, or any of their political subdivisions or instrumentalities

     4 – A foreign government or any of its political subdivisions, agencies, or instrumentalities

     5 – A corporation

     6 – A dealer in securities or commodities required to register in the United States, the District of Columbia, or a U.S. commonwealth or possession

     7 – A futures commission merchant registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission

     8 – A real estate investment trust

     9 – An entity registered at all times during the tax year under the Investment Company Act of 1940

     10 – A common trust fund operated by a bank under section 584(a)

     11 – A financial institution

     12 – A middleman known in the investment community as a nominee or custodian

     13 – A trust exempt from tax under section 664 or described in section 4947


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     The following chart shows types of payments that may be exempt from backup withholding. The chart applies to the exempt payees listed above, 1 through 13.

IF the payment is for . . .       THEN the payment is exempt for . . .
Interest and dividend payments       All exempt payees except for 7
Broker transactions       Exempt payees 1 through 4 and 6 through 11 and all C corporations. S corporations must not enter an exempt payee code because they are exempt only for sales of noncovered securities acquired prior to 2012.
Barter exchange transactions and patronage dividends       Exempt payees 1 through 4
Payments over $600 required to be reported and direct sales over $5,0001       Generally, exempt payees 1 through 52
Payments made in settlement of payment card or third party network transactions       Exempt payees 1 through 4

1 See Form 1099-MISC, Miscellaneous Income, and its instructions.

2 However, the following payments made to a corporation and reportable on Form 1099-MISC are not exempt from backup withholding: medical and health care payments, attorneys' fees, gross proceeds paid to an attorney reportable under section 6045(f), and payments for services paid by a federal executive agency.

Exemption from FATCA reporting code. The following codes identify payees that are exempt from reporting under FATCA. These codes apply to persons submitting this form for accounts maintained outside of the United States by certain foreign financial institutions. Therefore, if you are only submitting this form for an account you hold in the United States, you may leave this field blank. Consult with the person requesting this form if you are uncertain if the financial institution is subject to these requirements. A requester may indicate that a code is not required by providing you with a Form W-9 with "Not Applicable" (or any similar indication) written or printed on the line for a FATCA exemption code.

     A – An organization exempt from tax under section 501(a) or any individual retirement plan as defined in section 7701(a)(37)

     B – The United States or any of its agencies or instrumentalities

     C – A state, the District of Columbia, a U.S. commonwealth or possession, or any of their political subdivisions or instrumentalities

     D – A corporation the stock of which is regularly traded on one or more established securities markets, as described in Regulations section 1.1472-1(c)(1)(i)

     E – A corporation that is a member of the same expanded affiliated group as a corporation described in Regulations section 1.1472-1(c)(1)(i)

     F – A dealer in securities, commodities, or derivative financial instruments (including notional principal contracts, futures, forwards, and options) that is registered as such under the laws of the United States or any state

     G – A real estate investment trust

     H – A regulated investment company as defined in section 851 or an entity registered at all times during the tax year under the Investment Company Act of 1940

     I – A common trust fund as defined in section 584(a)

     J – A bank as defined in section 581

     K – A broker

     L – A trust exempt from tax under section 664 or described in section 4947(a)(1)

     M – A tax exempt trust under a section 403(b) plan or section 457(g) plan

Note: You may wish to consult with the financial institution requesting this form to determine whether the FATCA code and/or exempt payee code should be completed.

Line 5

Enter your address (number, street, and apartment or suite number). This is where the requester of this Form W-9 will mail your information returns. If this address differs from the one the requester already has on file, write NEW at the top. If a new address is provided, there is still a chance the old address will be used until the payor changes your address in their records.

Line 6

Enter your city, state, and ZIP code.

Part I. Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN)

Enter your TIN in the appropriate box. If you are a resident alien and you do not have and are not eligible to get an SSN, your TIN is your IRS individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN). Enter it in the social security number box. If you do not have an ITIN, see How to get a TIN below.

     If you are a sole proprietor and you have an EIN, you may enter either your SSN or EIN.

     If you are a single-member LLC that is disregarded as an entity separate from its owner, enter the owner's SSN (or EIN, if the owner has one). Do not enter the disregarded entity's EIN. If the LLC is classified as a corporation or partnership, enter the entity's EIN.

Note: See What Name and Number To Give the Requester, later, for further clarification of name and TIN combinations.

How to get a TIN. If you do not have a TIN, apply for one immediately. To apply for an SSN, get Form SS-5, Application for a Social Security Card, from your local SSA office or get this form online at www.SSA.gov. You may also get this form by calling 1-800-772-1213. Use Form W-7, Application for IRS Individual Taxpayer Identification Number, to apply for an ITIN, or Form SS-4, Application for Employer Identification Number, to apply for an EIN. You can apply for an EIN online by accessing the IRS website at www.irs.gov/Businesses and clicking on Employer Identification Number (EIN) under Starting a Business. Go to www.irs.gov/Forms to view, download, or print Form W-7 and/or Form SS-4. Or, you can go to www.irs.gov/OrderForms to place an order and have Form W-7 and/or SS-4 mailed to you within 10 business days.

     If you are asked to complete Form W-9 but do not have a TIN, apply for a TIN and write "Applied For" in the space for the TIN, sign and date the form, and give it to the requester. For interest and dividend payments, and certain payments made with respect to readily tradable instruments, generally you will have 60 days to get a TIN and give it to the requester before you are subject to backup withholding on payments. The 60-day rule does not apply to other types of payments. You will be subject to backup withholding on all such payments until you provide your TIN to the requester.

Note: Entering "Applied For" means that you have already applied for a TIN or that you intend to apply for one soon.

Caution: A disregarded U.S. entity that has a foreign owner must use the appropriate Form W-8.

Part II. Certification

To establish to the withholding agent that you are a U.S. person, or resident alien, sign Form W-9. You may be requested to sign by the withholding agent even if item 1, 4, or 5 below indicates otherwise.

     For a joint account, only the person whose TIN is shown in Part I should sign (when required). In the case of a disregarded entity, the person identified on line 1 must sign. Exempt payees, see Exempt payee code, earlier.

Signature requirements. Complete the certification as indicated in items 1 through 5 below.


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     1. Interest, dividend, and barter exchange accounts opened before 1984 and broker accounts considered active during 1983. You must give your correct TIN, but you do not have to sign the certification.

     2. Interest, dividend, broker, and barter exchange accounts opened after 1983 and broker accounts considered inactive during 1983. You must sign the certification or backup withholding will apply. If you are subject to backup withholding and you are merely providing your correct TIN to the requester, you must cross out item 2 in the certification before signing the form.

     3. Real estate transactions. You must sign the certification. You may cross out item 2 of the certification.

     4. Other payments. You must give your correct TIN, but you do not have to sign the certification unless you have been notified that you have previously given an incorrect TIN. "Other payments" include payments made in the course of the requester's trade or business for rents, royalties, goods (other than bills for merchandise), medical and health care services (including payments to corporations), payments to a nonemployee for services, payments made in settlement of payment card and third party network transactions, payments to certain fishing boat crew members and fishermen, and gross proceeds paid to attorneys (including payments to corporations).

     5. Mortgage interest paid by you, acquisition or abandonment of secured property, cancellation of debt, qualified tuition program payments (under section 529), ABLE accounts (under section 529A), IRA, Coverdell ESA, Archer MSA or HSA contributions or distributions, and pension distributions. You must give your correct TIN, but you do not have to sign the certification.

What Name and Number To Give the Requester

For this type of account:       Give name and SSN of:
1.   Individual       The individual
2.   Two or more individuals (joint account) other than an account maintained by an FFI       The actual owner of the account or, if combined funds, the first individual on the account1
3.   Two or more U.S. persons (joint account maintained by an FFI)       Each holder of the account
4.   Custodial account of a minor (Uniform Gift to Minors Act)       The minor2
5.   a. The usual revocable savings trust (grantor is also trustee)       The grantor-trustee1
    b. So-called trust account that is not a legal or valid trust under state law       The actual owner1
6.   Sole proprietorship or disregarded entity owned by an individual       The owner3
7.   Grantor trust filing under Optional Form 1099 Filing Method 1 (see Regulations section 1.671-4(b)(2)(i)(A))       The grantor*
For this type of account:       Give name and EIN of:
8.   Disregarded entity not owned by an individual       The owner
9.   A valid trust, estate, or pension trust       Legal entity4
10.   Corporation or LLC electing corporate status on Form 8832 or Form 2553       The corporation
11.   Association, club, religious, charitable, educational, or other tax-exempt organization       The organization
12.   Partnership or multi-member LLC       The partnership
13.   A broker or registered nominee       The broker or nominee
For this type of account:       Give name and EIN of:
14.   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       The public entity

15.

 

Grantor trust filing under the Form 1041 Filing Method or the Optional Form 1099 Filing Method 2 (see Regulations section 1.671-4(b)(2)(i)(B))

 

 

 

The trust

1 List first and circle the name of the person whose number you furnish. If only one person on a joint account has an SSN, that person's number must be furnished.

2 Circle the minor's name and furnish the minor's SSN.

3 You must show your individual name and you may also enter your business or DBA name on the "Business name/disregarded entity" name line. You may use either your SSN or EIN (if you have one), but the IRS encourages you to use your SSN.

4 List first and circle the name of the trust, estate, or pension trust. (Do not furnish the TIN of the personal representative or trustee unless the legal entity itself is not designated in the account title.) Also see Special rules for partnerships, earlier.

* Note: The grantor also must provide a Form W-9 to trustee of trust.

Note: 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.

Secure Your Tax Records From Identity Theft

Identity theft occurs when someone uses your personal information such as your name, SSN, or other identifying information, without your permission, to commit fraud or other crimes. An identity thief may use your SSN to get a job or may file a tax return using your SSN to receive a refund.

     To reduce your risk:

• Protect your SSN,

• Ensure your employer is protecting your SSN, and

• Be careful when choosing a tax preparer.

     If your tax records are affected by identity theft and you receive a notice from the IRS, respond right away to the name and phone number printed on the IRS notice or letter.

     If your tax records are not currently affected by identity theft but you think you are at risk due to a lost or stolen purse or wallet, questionable credit card activity or credit report, contact the IRS Identity Theft Hotline at 1-800-908-4490 or submit Form 14039.

     For more information, see Pub. 5027, Identity Theft Information for Taxpayers.

     Victims of identity theft who are experiencing economic harm or a systemic problem, or are seeking help in resolving tax problems that have not been resolved through normal channels, may be eligible for Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) assistance. You can reach TAS by calling the TAS toll-free case intake line at 1-877-777-4778 or TTY/TDD 1-800-829-4059.

Protect yourself from suspicious emails or phishing schemes. Phishing is the creation and use of email and websites designed to mimic legitimate business emails and websites. The most common act is sending an email to a user falsely claiming to be an established legitimate enterprise in an attempt to scam the user into surrendering private information that will be used for identity theft.


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     The IRS does not initiate contacts with taxpayers via emails. Also, the IRS does not request personal detailed information through email or ask taxpayers for the PIN numbers, passwords, or similar secret access information for their credit card, bank, or other financial accounts.

     If you receive an unsolicited email claiming to be from the IRS, forward this message to phishing@irs.gov. You may also report misuse of the IRS name, logo, or other IRS property to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) at 1-800-366-4484. You can forward suspicious emails to the Federal Trade Commission at spam@uce.gov or report them at www.ftc.gov/complaint. You can contact the FTC at www.ftc.gov/idtheft or 877-IDTHEFT (877-438-4338). If you have been the victim of identity theft, see www.IdentityTheft.gov and Pub. 5027.

     Visit www.irs.gov/IdentityTheft to learn more about identity theft and how to reduce your risk.

Privacy Act Notice

Section 6109 of the Internal Revenue Code requires you to provide your correct TIN to persons (including federal agencies) who are required to file information returns with the IRS to report interest, dividends, or certain other income paid to you; mortgage interest you paid; the acquisition or abandonment of secured property; the cancellation of debt; or contributions you made to an IRA, Archer MSA, or HSA. The person collecting this form uses the information on the form to file information returns with the IRS, reporting the above information. Routine uses of this information include giving it to the Department of Justice for civil and criminal litigation and to cities, states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. commonwealths and possessions for use in administering their laws. The information also may be disclosed to other countries under a treaty, to federal and state agencies to enforce civil and criminal laws, or to federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies to combat terrorism. You must provide your TIN whether or not you are required to file a tax return. Under section 3406, payers must generally withhold a percentage of taxable interest, dividend, and certain other payments to a payee who does not give a TIN to the payer. Certain penalties may also apply for providing false or fraudulent information.


The Depositary for the Offer to Purchase is:

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If delivering by mail:

 

If delivering by hand, express mail, courier or
any other expedited service:

American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC
Operations Center
Attn: Reorganization Department
6201 15th Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11219
Phone: Toll-free (877) 248-6417
(718) 921-8317
Fax 718 234-5001

 

American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC
Operations Center
Attn: Reorganization Department
6201 15th Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11219

DELIVERY OF THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL TO AN ADDRESS OTHER THAN AS SET
FORTH ABOVE WILL NOT CONSTITUTE A VALID DELIVERY TO THE DEPOSITARY.

Any questions or requests for assistance may be directed to the Information Agent at its telephone number and location listed below. Requests for additional copies of the Offer to Purchase and this Letter of Transmittal may be directed to the Information Agent at its telephone number and location listed below. You may also contact your broker, dealer, commercial bank or trust company or other nominee for assistance concerning the Offer.

The Information Agent for the Offer is:

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1407 Broadway, 27th Floor
New York, New York 10018
(212) 929-5500 (Call Collect)
or
Call Toll-Free (800) 322-2885
Email:tenderoffer@mackenziepartners.com




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