EX-99.(A)(3) 4 ex99-a3.txt NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY 1 EXHIBIT 99(a)(3) Notice of Guaranteed Delivery for Tender of Shares of Common Stock of David's Bridal, Inc. (Not to be Used for Signature Guarantees) This Notice of Guaranteed Delivery, or one substantially in the form hereof, must be used to accept the Offer (as defined below) (i) if certificates ("Share Certificates") evidencing shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Shares"), of David's Bridal, Inc., a Florida corporation (the "Company"), are not immediately available, (ii) if Share Certificates and all other required documents cannot be delivered to The Bank of New York, as Depositary (the "Depositary"), prior to the Expiration Date (as defined in "Section 1. Terms of the Offer" of the Offer to Purchase) or (iii) if the procedure for delivery by book-entry transfer cannot be completed on a timely basis. This Notice of Guaranteed Delivery may be delivered by hand or mail or transmitted by telegram, telex or facsimile transmission to the Depositary. See "Section 3. Procedures for Accepting the Offer and Tendering Shares" of the Offer to Purchase. THE DEPOSITARY FOR THE OFFER IS: THE BANK OF NEW YORK BY MAIL: BY FACSIMILE BY HAND/OVERNIGHT COURIER: (FOR ELIGIBLE INSTITUTIONS Tender & Exchange Department ONLY): Tender & Exchange Department P.O. Box 11248 (212) 815-6213 101 Barclay Street Church Street Station TO CONFIRM FAX ONLY: Receive and Deliver Window New York, New York 10286 (212) 815-6156 New York, New York 10286
DELIVERY OF THIS NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY TO AN ADDRESS OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE, OR TRANSMISSION OF INSTRUCTIONS VIA FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE, WILL NOT CONSTITUTE A VALID DELIVERY. This form is not to be used to guarantee signatures. If a signature on a Letter of Transmittal is required to be guaranteed by an "Eligible Institution" under the instructions thereto, such signature guarantee must appear in the applicable space provided in the signature box on the Letter of Transmittal. 2 LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: The undersigned hereby tenders to Alpha Omega Acquisition, Inc., a Florida corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of The May Department Stores Company, a Delaware corporation, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase dated July 10, 2000 (the "Offer to Purchase"), and the related Letter of Transmittal (which, together with any amendment or supplements thereto, collectively constitute the "Offer"), receipt of each of which is hereby acknowledged, the number of Shares specified below pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedure described in "Section 3. Procedures for Accepting the Offering and Tendering Shares" of the Offer to Purchase. Number of Shares: -------------------------------- Certificate Nos. (If Available): ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ Check box if Shares will be delivered by book-entry transfer: [ ] The Depository Trust Company Account No ------------------------- Date: , 2000 ------------------------- Name(s) of Holders: ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ (PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT) ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ ADDRESS ------------------------------------ ZIP CODE ------------------------------------ AREA CODE AND TELEPHONE NO. ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ SIGNATURE(S) OF HOLDER(S) 2 3 GUARANTEE (NOT TO BE USED FOR SIGNATURE GUARANTEE) The undersigned, a firm which is a member of a registered national securities exchange or of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. or which is a commercial bank or trust company having an office or correspondent in the United States, guarantees to deliver to the Depositary, Share Certificates evidencing the Shares tendered hereby, in proper form for transfer, or confirmation of book-entry transfer of such Shares into the Depositary's account at The Depository Trust Company, with delivery of a Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile thereof) properly completed and duly executed, and any other required documents (or an Agent's Message, as defined in Section 3 of the Offer to Purchase, in the case of a book-entry transfer), all within three New York Stock Exchange trading days (as defined in the Offer to Purchase) of the date hereof. --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- NAME OF FIRM TITLE --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE ADDRESS ZIP CODE Name: ------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT AREA CODE AND TELEPHONE NO.
DO NOT SEND SHARE CERTIFICATES WITH THIS NOTICE. SHARE CERTIFICATES SHOULD BE SENT WITH YOUR LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. Dated: , 2000 3