EX-99.A.1.II 4 dp15361_ex-a1ii.htm EXHIBIT (A)(1)(II)
 
 
Exhibit (a)(1)(ii)
 
 
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
 
To Tender Common Shares
 
of
 
Corel Corporation
 
Pursuant to the Offer to Purchase dated October 28, 2009
 
by
 
Corel Holdings, L.P.
 
THE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS EXPIRE AT 12:00 MIDNIGHT, NEW YORK CITY
TIME, ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009 UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED.

 
The Depositary for the Offer is:

CIBC Mellon Trust Company

By Mail:
By Hand or Overnight Mail:
CIBC Mellon Trust Company
CIBC Mellon Trust Company
P.O. Box 1036
199 Bay Street
Adelaide Street Postal Station
Commerce Court West
Toronto, Ontario  M5C 2K4
Securities Level
 
Toronto, Ontario M5L 1G9

 
ALL QUESTIONS REGARDING THE OFFER SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE INFORMATION AGENT, INNISFREE M&A INCORPORATED, AT THE ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS AS SET FORTH ON THE BACK COVER PAGE OF THE OFFER TO PURCHASE.  DELIVERY OF THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL TO AN ADDRESS OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE, OR TRANSMISSION OF INSTRUCTIONS TO A FACSIMILE NUMBER OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE, WILL NOT CONSTITUTE A VALID DELIVERY.
 
DESCRIPTION OF SHARES TENDERED
Name(s) & Address(es) of Registered Holder(s)
(Please fill in, if blank, exactly as name(s) appear(s) on
Share Certificate(s))
Shares Tendered
(Attach additional list if necessary)
   
Certificate
Number(s)*
Total Number
of Shares
Represented by
Certificate(s)*
Number of Shares
Tendered**
         
         
         
         
   
  Total Shares
   
*     Need not be completed by shareholders tendering by book-entry transfer.
**   Unless otherwise indicated, it will be assumed that all Shares represented by any certificates delivered to the Depositary are being tendered. See Instruction 4.
 
 

 

 
THE INSTRUCTIONS ACCOMPANYING THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL SHOULD BE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL IS COMPLETED. REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE OR ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THE OFFER TO PURCHASE AND THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL MAY BE MADE TO OR OBTAINED FROM THE INFORMATION AGENT AT ITS ADDRESS OR TELEPHONE NUMBER SET FORTH BELOW.
 
You must sign this Letter of Transmittal in the appropriate space provided below, with signature guarantee if required, and complete the Substitute W-9 set forth below, if required.
 
The Offer (as defined below) is not being made to, nor will tenders be accepted from or on behalf of, holders of Shares (as defined below) in any jurisdiction in which the making of the Offer or acceptance thereof would not be in compliance with the laws of such jurisdiction. In any jurisdiction where the applicable laws require the Offer to be made by a licensed broker or dealer, the Offer shall be deemed to be made on behalf of the Purchaser (as defined below) by one or more registered brokers or dealers licensed under the laws of such jurisdiction.
 
This Letter of Transmittal is to be used if certificates are to be forwarded herewith. Shareholders may also accept the Offer in Canada by following the procedures for book-based transfer, provided that a confirmation of the book-transfer of Shares (a “Book Entry Confirmation”) through CDSX into the Depositary’s account at CDS Clearing and Depository Services Inc. (“CDS”) is received by the Depositary at its offices indicated on the cover page of this Letter of Transmittal prior to the Expiration Date. The Depositary has established an account at CDS for the purpose of the Offer. Any financial institution that is a participant in CDS may cause CDS to make a book-based transfer of Shares into the Depositary’s account in accordance with CDS procedures for such transfer. Delivery of Shares through the CDS book-based transfer system will constitute a valid tender under the Offer.
 
Shareholders, through their respective CDS participants, who utilize CDSX to accept the Offer through a book-based transfer of their holdings into the Depositary’s account with CDS shall be deemed to have completed and submitted a Letter of Transmittal and to be bound by the terms thereof and to have acknowledged that the Purchaser may enforce such terms against the applicable Shareholder and therefore any book-based transfer of Shares into the Depositary’s account at CDS in accordance with CDS procedures will be considered a valid tender in accordance with the terms of the Offer.
 
Shareholders may also accept the Offer by following the procedures established by The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) for book-entry transfer. The Depositary will establish an account with respect to the Shares at DTC for purposes of the Offer. Any financial institution that is a participant in the system of DTC may make a book-entry delivery of Shares by causing DTC to transfer such Shares into the Depositary’s account at DTC in accordance with DTC’s procedures for such transfer. However, although delivery of Shares may be effected through book-entry transfer at DTC, either a Letter of Transmittal, properly completed and duly executed, together with any required signature guarantees (or an Agent’s Message in lieu of a Letter of Transmittal) and a Book-Entry Confirmation (through DTC) and any other required documents, must, in any case, be received by the Depositary, at its address listed in the Letter of Transmittal, no later than the Expiration Date, or the depositing Shareholder must comply with the guaranteed delivery procedure described below. Delivery of documents to DTC does not constitute delivery to the Depositary.
 
Reference in this Letter of Transmittal to “Book-Entry Transfer Facility” is a reference to either CDS or DTC, as the case may be.
 
Holders of outstanding Shares, whose certificates for such Shares are not immediately available or who cannot deliver such certificates and all other required documents to the Depositary on or prior to the Expiration Date (as defined below) or who cannot complete the procedure for book-entry transfer on a timely basis, must tender their Shares according to the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth under “The Offer—Section 3—Procedure for Tendering Shares” of the Offer to Purchase. See Instruction 2. Delivery of documents to the Book-Entry Transfer Facilities does not constitute delivery to the Depositary.
 
NOTE: SIGNATURES MUST BE PROVIDED BELOW
PLEASE READ ACCOMPANYING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY
 
o
CHECK HERE IF SHARE CERTIFICATES HAVE BEEN MUTILATED, LOST, STOLEN OR DESTROYED,
SEE INSTRUCTION 9
 
o
CHECK HERE IF TENDERED SHARES ARE BEING DELIVERED BY BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER TO THE DEPOSITARY’S ACCOUNT AT A BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER FACILITY AND COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
 
 
 
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Name of Tendering Institution
.
 
Account Number 
.
 
Transaction Code Number
.
 
o
CHECK HERE IF TENDERED SHARES ARE BEING DELIVERED PURSUANT TO A NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY PREVIOUSLY SENT TO THE DEPOSITARY AND COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
 
Name(s) of Tendering Shareholder(s) 
.
 
Date of Execution of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery
  , 20
.
 
Name of Institution which Guaranteed Delivery
.
 
If delivery is by book-entry transfer:
.
 
Name of Tendering Institution
.
 
Account Number
.
 
Transaction Code Number 
.
 
 
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
 
The undersigned hereby tenders to Corel Holdings, L.P., a Cayman Islands limited partnership (the “Purchaser”), the above-described common shares, no par value (the “Shares”), of Corel Corporation, a Canadian corporation (the “Company”), pursuant to the Purchaser’s offer to purchase all outstanding Shares not owned by Purchaser and its affiliates for $3.50 per Share, net to the seller in cash, without interest and less applicable withholding taxes, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase dated October 28, 2009, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, and in this Letter of Transmittal (which, together with any amendments or supplements thereto or hereto, collectively constitute the “Offer”). The Offer expires at 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on Wednesday, November 25, 2009, unless extended by the Purchaser as described in the Offer to Purchase (as extended, the “Expiration Date”). The Purchaser reserves the right to transfer or assign, in whole or from time to time in part, to one or more of its affiliates the right to purchase Shares tendered pursuant to the Offer, but any such transfer or assignment will not relieve the Purchaser of its obligations under the Offer or prejudice the rights of the undersigned to receive payment for Shares validly tendered and accepted for payment.
 
Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer and effective upon acceptance for payment of and payment for the Shares tendered herewith, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers to, or upon the order of, the Purchaser all right, title and interest in and to all the Shares that are being tendered hereby (and any and all other Shares or other securities issued or issuable in respect thereof on or after October 28, 2009) and appoints the Depositary the true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact of the undersigned with respect to such Shares (and all such other Shares or securities), with full power of substitution (such power of attorney being deemed to be an irrevocable power coupled with an interest), to (i) deliver certificates for such Shares (and all such other Shares or securities), or transfer ownership of such Shares (and all such other Shares or securities) on the account books maintained by the Book-Entry Transfer Facilities, together, in any such case, with all accompanying evidences of transfer and authenticity, to or upon the order of the Purchaser, (ii) present such Shares (and all such other Shares or securities) for transfer on the books of the Company and (iii) receive all benefits and otherwise exercise all rights of beneficial ownership of such Shares (and all such other Shares or securities), all in accordance with the terms of the Offer.
 
The undersigned hereby irrevocably appoints the Purchaser’s officers and designees the attorneys and proxies of the undersigned, each with full power of substitution, to exercise all voting and other rights of the undersigned in such manner as each such attorney and proxy or his or her substitute shall in his or her sole discretion determine, with respect to all of the Shares tendered hereby which have been accepted for payment by the Purchaser prior to the time of any vote or other action and any and all other Shares or other securities issued or issuable in respect thereof on or after October 28, 2009, at any meeting of shareholders of the Company (whether annual or special and whether or not an adjourned meeting), by written consent or otherwise. This proxy is irrevocable and is granted in consideration of, and is effective upon, the acceptance for payment of such Shares by the Purchaser in accordance with the terms of the Offer. Such acceptance for payment shall revoke any other power of attorney, proxy or written consent granted by the undersigned at any time with respect to such Shares (and all such other Shares or securities), and no subsequent power of attorney or proxies will be given or written consents will be executed by the undersigned (and if given or executed, will not be deemed to be effective).  See disclaimers at the end of this letter in respect of powers of attorneys delivered by individuals in the State of New York.
 
The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that the undersigned has full power and authority to tender, sell, assign and transfer the Shares tendered herewith (and any and all other Shares or other securities issued or issuable in respect thereof on or after October 28, 2009) and that when the same are accepted for payment by the Purchaser, the Purchaser will acquire good and unencumbered title thereto, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances and not subject to any adverse claims. The undersigned will, upon request, execute and deliver any additional documents deemed by the Depositary or the Purchaser to be necessary or desirable to complete the sale, assignment and transfer of the Shares tendered hereby (and all such other Shares or securities).
 
All authority herein conferred or agreed to be conferred shall survive the death or incapacity of the undersigned, and any obligation of the undersigned hereunder shall be binding upon the heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns of the undersigned. Except as stated in the Offer, this tender is irrevocable.
 
The undersigned understands that tenders of Shares pursuant to any one of the procedures described under “The Offer—Section 3—Procedure for Tendering Shares” of the Offer to Purchase and in the instructions hereto will constitute an agreement between the undersigned and the Purchaser upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer. Without limiting the foregoing, if the price to be paid in the Offer is amended, the price to be paid to the undersigned will be the amended price notwithstanding the fact that a different price is stated in this Letter of Transmittal.
 
 
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Unless otherwise indicated under “Special Payment Instructions,” please issue the check for the purchase price of any Shares purchased, and return any Shares not tendered or not purchased, in the name(s) of the undersigned (and, in the case of Shares tendered by book-entry transfer, by credit to the account at a Book-Entry Transfer Facility). Similarly, unless otherwise indicated under “Special Delivery Instructions,” please mail the check for the purchase price of any Shares purchased and any certificates for Shares not tendered or not purchased (and accompanying documents, as appropriate) to the undersigned at the address shown below the undersigned’s signature(s). In the event that both “Special Payment Instructions” and “Special Delivery Instructions” are completed, please issue the check for the purchase price of any Shares purchased and return any Shares not tendered or not purchased in the name(s) of, and mail said check and any certificates to, the person(s) so indicated. The undersigned recognizes that the Purchaser has no obligation, pursuant to the “Special Payment Instructions,” to transfer any Shares from the name of the registered holder(s) thereof if the Purchaser does not accept for payment any of the Shares so tendered.
 
Required Cautionary Language for Individuals Executing Agreement in the State of New York
 
If the undersigned is an individual who is executing this document in the state of New York, the undersigned and the attorneys-in-fact are directed to the following statutory disclosures, which are included below solely for the purpose of ensuring compliance with Section 5-1501B of the New York General Obligations Law governing the execution of a power of attorney by an individual and, except for ensuring the validity of the power of attorney contained in this letter of transmittal, shall not form part of, or in any way affect the interpretation of, this document or the power of attorney contained herein.
 
CAUTION TO THE PRINCIPAL: Your Power of Attorney is an important document.  As the “principal,” you give the person whom you choose (your “agent”) authority to spend your money and sell or dispose of your property during your lifetime without telling you.  You do not lose your authority to act even though you have given your agent similar authority.
 
When your agent exercises this authority, he or she must act according to any instructions you have provided or, where there are no specific instructions, in your best interest.  “Important Information for the Agent” at the end of this document describes your agent’s responsibilities.
 
Your agent can act on your behalf only after signing the Power of Attorney before a notary public.
 
You can request information from your agent at any time.  If you are revoking a prior Power of Attorney by executing this Power of Attorney, you should provide written notice of the revocation to your prior agent(s) and to the financial institutions where your accounts are located.
 
You can revoke or terminate your Power of Attorney at any time for any reason as long as you are of sound mind.  If you are no longer of sound mind, a court can remove an agent for acting improperly.
 
Your agent cannot make health care decisions for you.  You may execute a “Health Care Proxy” to do this.
 
The law governing Powers of Attorney is contained in the New York General Obligations Law, Article 5, Title 15.  This law is available at a law library, or online through the New York State Senate or Assembly websites, www.senate.state.ny.us or www.assembly.state.ny.us.
 
If there is anything about this document that you do not understand, you should ask a lawyer of your own choosing to explain it to you.
 
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR THE AGENT:
 
When you accept the authority granted under this Power of Attorney, a special legal relationship is created between you and the principal.  This relationship imposes on you legal responsibilities that continue until you resign or the Power of Attorney is terminated or revoked.  You must:
 
(1) act according to any instructions from the principal, or, where there are no instructions, in the principal’s best interest;
 
(2) avoid conflicts that would impair your ability to act in the principal’s best interest;
 
(3) keep the principal’s property separate and distinct from any assets you own or control, unless otherwise permitted by law;
 
 
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(4) keep a record or all receipts, payments, and transactions conducted for the principal; and
 
(5) disclose your identity as an agent whenever you act for the principal by writing or printing the principal’s name and signing your own name as “agent” in either of the following manner: (Principal’s Name) by (Your Signature) as Agent, or (your signature) as Agent for (Principal’s Name).
 
You may not use the principal’s assets to benefit yourself or give major gifts to yourself or anyone else unless the principal has specifically granted you that authority in this Power of Attorney or in a Statutory Major Gifts Rider attached to this Power of Attorney.  If you have that authority, you must act according to any instructions of the principal or, where there are no such instructions, in the principal’s best interest.  You may resign by giving written notice to the principal and to any co-agent, successor agent, monitor if one has been named in this document, or the principal’s guardian if one has been appointed.  If there is anything about this document or your responsibilities that you do not understand, you should seek legal advice.
 
Liability of agent:
 
The meaning of the authority given to you is defined in New York’s General Obligations Law, Article 5, Title 15.  If it is found that you have violated the law or acted outside the authority granted to you in the Power of Attorney, you may be liable under the law for your violation.
 
NOTE: if the shareholder executing this Letter of Transmittal is an individual (excluding entities such as corporations, partnerships or LLCs) and is executing this Letter of Transmittal in the state of New York, the following acknowledgment must be obtained from a notary public.
 
STATE OF
)
 
 
)
ss.:
COUNTY OF
)
 

On the                day of                               in the year 2009 before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for said State, personally appeared                                                            , personally known to me or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the individual whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she executed the same in his/her capacity, and that by his/her signature on the instrument, the individual, or the person upon behalf of which the individual acted, executed the instrument.


 
(Signature and office of individual
taking acknowledgment)
 
 
SPECIAL PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS
(See Instructions 1, 5, 6, 7 and 8)

To be completed ONLY if the check for the purchase price of Shares purchased (without interest and less applicable withholding taxes) or certificates for Shares not tendered or not purchased are to be issued in the name of someone other than the undersigned or if Shares tendered by book-entry transfer which are not purchased are to be returned by credit to an account maintained at a Book-Entry Transfer Facility other than that designated above.
 
   
Name:
 
 
(Please Print)
   
Address:
 
   
   
 
(Zip Code)  
   
Taxpayer Identification Number
   
o  Credit Shares tendered by book-entry transfer to the account number at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility set forth below:
 
 
 
 
 
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SPECIAL DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS
(See Instructions 1, 5, 6, 7 and 8)

To be completed ONLY if the check for the purchase price of Shares purchased (less any applicable withholding tax) or certificates for Shares not tendered or not purchased are to be mailed to someone other than the undersigned or to the undersigned at an address other than that shown below the undersigned’s signature(s).
 
   
Name:
 
 
(Please Print)
   
Address:
 
   
   
 
(Zip Code)  
   
 
 
 
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SIGN HERE
(Please also complete Substitute Form W-9 below)
 
 
 
 
Signature(s) of Shareholder(s)
 
Dated _______________ , 20 ____
   
Name(s)
 
 
 
 
 
(Please Print)
Capacity (full title)
 
 
Address:
 
   
   
 
(Zip Code)  
Area Code and Telephone Number
 
   
(Must be signed by registered holder(s) exactly as name(s) appear(s) on share certificate(s) or on a security position listing or by person(s) authorized to become registered holder(s) by certificates and documents transmitted herewith. If signature is by a trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, attorney-in-fact, agent, officer of a corporation or other person acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, please set forth full title and see Instruction 5.) 
 
Guarantee of Signature(s)

  (If required; see Instructions 1 and 5)
(For use by Eligible Institutions only.
Place medallion guarantee in space below)
Name of Firm
 
 
Address
 
 
 
 
 
(Zip Code)  
Authorized Signature
 
 
Name
 
 
(Please Print)
Area Code and Telephone Number
 
 
Dated ____________________ , 20 ___
 
 
 
 
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PAYER’S NAME:
 
     
SUBSTITUTE
 
FORM W-9
 
Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service
 
Payer’s Request for Taxpayer Identification No.
Part I Taxpayer Identification No.— For All Accounts
Enter your taxpayer identification number in the appropriate box. For most individuals and sole proprietors, this is your social security number.  For other entities, it is your employer identification number. If awaiting a TIN, write “Applied For” in the space at the right and complete the Certificate of Awaiting Taxpayer Identification Number below. If you do not have a number, see “How to Obtain a TIN” in the enclosed Guidelines.
 
Note: If the account is in more than one name, see the chart in the enclosed Guidelines to determine what number to enter.
 
 
Social Security Number
OR
 
Employee Identification Number
Check appropriate box:  £ Individual/Sole Proprietor    £ Corporation    £ Partnership  
£ Limited liability company:  Enter tax classification (D = disregarded entity, C = corporation, P = partnership) ►  ______________
£ Other (specify)  _________________________________________________________________
 
£ Exempt Payee
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;
(2)   I am not subject to backup withholding either 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.
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.
 
SIGNATURE ___________________________________________________________  DATE __________________, 20__
 

YOU MUST COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING CERTIFICATE IF YOU WROTE
“APPLIED FOR” IN PART I OF THIS 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, notwithstanding the information I provided in Part II of the Substitute Form W-9 (and the fact that I have completed this Certificate of Awaiting Taxpayer Identification Number), 28% of all payments made to me pursuant to this Offer to Purchase shall be retained until I provide a taxpayer identification number to the Payor and that, if I do not provide my taxpayer identification number within sixty (60) days, such retained amounts shall be remitted to the IRS as backup withholding.
 
Signature ___________________________________________________________  Date _____­­­­­­­­­­________________, 20__
 

NOTE:  FAILURE TO COMPLETE AND RETURN THIS FORM MAY RESULT IN BACKUP WITHHOLDING OF 28% ON ANY PAYMENTS MADE TO YOU PURSUANT TO THE OFFER. PLEASE REVIEW ENCLOSED GUIDELINES FOR CERTIFICATION OF TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9 FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
 
 
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INSTRUCTIONS
 
Forming Part of the Terms and Conditions of the Offer
 
1.      Guarantee of Signatures.  Except as otherwise provided below, all signatures on a Letter of Transmittal must be guaranteed by a Canadian Schedule I chartered bank, a member of a recognized Medallion Program approved by The Securities Transfer Association Inc., including the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program (STAMP), the Stock Exchange Medallion Program (SEMP) or a member of the New York Stock Exchange Inc., Medallion Signature Program (MSP).  Members of these programs are usually members of a recognized stock exchange in Canada or the United States, members of he Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada, members of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. or banks and trust companies in the United States (an “Eligible Institution”). Signatures on this Letter of Transmittal need not be guaranteed (i) if this Letter of Transmittal is signed by the registered holder(s) of the Shares (which term, for purposes of this document, shall include any participant in a Book-Entry Transfer Facility whose name appears on a security position listing as the owner of Shares) tendered herewith and such holder(s) have not completed the box entitled “Special Payment Instructions” on this Letter of Transmittal or (ii) if such Shares are tendered for the account of an Eligible Institution. See Instruction 5.
 
2.      Delivery of Letter of Transmittal and Shares.  This Letter of Transmittal is to be used either if certificates are to be forwarded herewith or, unless an Agent’s Message is utilized, if delivery of Shares is to be made by book-entry transfer pursuant to the procedures set forth under “The Offer—Section 3—Procedure for Tendering Shares” of the Offer to Purchase. Certificates for all physically delivered Shares, or a confirmation of a book-entry transfer into the Depositary’s account at a Book-Entry Transfer Facility of all Shares delivered electronically, as well as a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal, with any required signature guarantees (or a manually signed facsimile thereof) or, in the case of a book-entry transfer, an Agent’s Message, and any other documents required by this Letter of Transmittal, must be received by the Depositary at one of its addresses set forth on the front page of this Letter of Transmittal on or prior to the Expiration Date.
 
Shareholders whose certificates for Shares are not immediately available or shareholders who cannot deliver their certificates and all other required documents to the Depositary or who cannot comply with the procedures for book-entry transfer on or prior to the Expiration Date may tender their Shares pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedure set forth under “The Offer—Section 3—Procedure for Tendering Shares” of the Offer to Purchase.
 
Under the guaranteed delivery procedure:
 
 
(i)
such tender must be made by or through an Eligible Institution;
     
 
(ii)
a properly completed and duly executed Notice of Guaranteed Delivery in the form provided by the Purchaser with the Offer to Purchase must be received by the Depositary on or prior to the Expiration Date; and
 
 
(iii)
the certificates for all physically delivered Shares, or a Book-Entry Confirmation of transfer into the Depositary’s account at a Book-Entry Transfer Facility of all Shares delivered electronically, as well as a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal (or a manually signed facsimile thereof), with any required signature guarantees, or, in the case of a book-entry delivery, an Agent’s Message and any other documents required by this Letter of Transmittal, must be received by the Depositary within three Nasdaq trading days after the date of execution of such Notice of Guaranteed Delivery, all as provided under “The Offer—Section 3—Procedure for Tendering Shares” of the Offer to Purchase.
 
The method of delivery of Shares, this Letter of Transmittal and all other required documents, including through a Book-Entry Transfer Facility, is at the election and sole risk of the tendering shareholders and delivery will be deemed made only when actually received by the Depositary. If certificates for Shares are sent by mail, we recommend registered mail with return receipt requested, properly insured, in time to be received on or prior to the Expiration Date. In all cases, sufficient time should be allowed to ensure timely delivery.
 
No alternative, conditional or contingent tenders will be accepted, and no fractional Shares will be purchased. By executing this Letter of Transmittal (or a manually signed facsimile thereof), the tendering shareholder waives any right to receive any notice of the acceptance for payment of the Shares.
 
3.      Inadequate Space.  If the space provided herein is inadequate, the certificate numbers and/or the number of Shares should be listed on a separate duly executed schedule attached hereto.
 
 
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4.      Partial Tenders (not applicable to shareholders who tender by book-entry transfer).  If fewer than all the Shares represented by any certificate delivered to the Depositary are to be tendered, fill in the number of Shares which are to be tendered in the box entitled “Number of Shares Tendered”. In such case, if Shares are purchased, a new certificate for the remainder of the Shares represented by the old certificate will be issued and sent to the person(s) signing this Letter of Transmittal, unless otherwise provided in the appropriate box on this Letter of Transmittal, as promptly as practicable following the expiration of the Offer. All Shares represented by certificates delivered to the Depositary will be deemed to have been tendered unless otherwise indicated.
 
5.      Signatures on Letter of Transmittal; Stock Powers and Endorsements.  If this Letter of Transmittal is signed by the registered holder(s) of the Shares tendered hereby, the signature(s) must correspond with the name(s) as written on the face of the certificates without alteration or any change whatsoever.
 
If any of the Shares tendered hereby is held of record by two or more persons, all such persons must sign this Letter of Transmittal.
 
If any of the Shares tendered hereby are registered in different names on different certificates, it will be necessary to complete, sign and submit as many separate Letters of Transmittal as there are different registrations of certificates.
 
If this Letter of Transmittal is signed by the registered holder(s) of the Shares tendered hereby, no endorsements of certificates or separate stock powers are required unless payment of the purchase price is to be made, or Shares not tendered or not accepted for payment are to be returned, in the name of any 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 Shares tendered hereby, certificates 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 certificates for such Shares. Signature(s) on any such certificates or stock powers must be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution.
 
If this Letter of Transmittal or any certificate or stock power is 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 the Purchaser of the authority of such person so to act must be submitted.
 
6.      Stock Transfer Taxes.  Except as otherwise provided in this Instruction 6, the Purchaser will pay any stock transfer taxes with respect to the sale and transfer of any Shares to it or its order pursuant to the Offer. If, however, payment of the purchase price is to be made to, or Shares not tendered or not accepted for payment are to be returned in the name of, any person other than the registered holder(s), or if a transfer tax is imposed for any reason other than the sale or transfer of Shares to the Purchaser pursuant to the Offer, then the amount of any stock transfer taxes (whether imposed on the registered holder(s), such other person or otherwise) will be deducted from the purchase price unless satisfactory evidence of the payment of such taxes, or exemption therefrom, is submitted herewith.
 
7.      Special Payment and Delivery Instructions.  If the check for the purchase price of any Shares purchased is to be issued, or any Shares not tendered or not purchased are to be returned, in the name of a person other than the person(s) signing this Letter of Transmittal or if the check or any certificates for Shares not tendered or not purchased are to be mailed to someone other than the person(s) signing this Letter of Transmittal or to the person(s) signing this Letter of Transmittal at an address other than that shown above, the appropriate boxes on this Letter of Transmittal should be completed. Shareholders tendering Shares by book-entry transfer may request that Shares not purchased be credited to such account at a Book-Entry Transfer Facility as such shareholder may designate under “Special Payment Instructions.” If no such instructions are given, any such Shares not purchased will be returned by crediting the account at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility designated above.
 
8.      Substitute Form W-9.  Under the U.S. federal income tax laws, unless certain certification requirements are met, the Depositary may be required to withhold at the applicable backup withholding rate (currently 28%) from any payments made to certain shareholders pursuant to the Offer. In order to avoid such backup withholding, each tendering shareholder, and, if applicable, each other payee, must provide the Depositary with such shareholder’s or payee’s correct taxpayer identification number and certify that such shareholder or payee is not subject to such backup withholding by completing the Substitute Form W-9 set forth above. In general, if a shareholder or payee is an individual, the taxpayer identification number is the social security number of such individual. If the shareholder or payee does not provide the Depositary with its correct taxpayer identification number, the shareholder or payee may be subject to a $50 penalty imposed by the Internal Revenue Service. Certain shareholders or payees (including, among others, all
 
 
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corporations and certain foreign individuals) are not subject to these backup withholding and reporting requirements. In order to satisfy the Depositary that a foreign individual qualifies as an exempt recipient, such shareholder or payee must submit to the Depositary the appropriate properly completed Internal Revenue Service form (generally Form W-8BEN), signed under penalties of perjury, attesting to that individual’s exempt status. Such form can be obtained from the Depositary or the Internal Revenue Service (www.irs.gov/formspubs/index.html). For further information concerning backup withholding and instructions for completing the Substitute Form W-9 (including how to obtain a taxpayer identification number if you do not have one and how to complete the Substitute Form W-9 if Shares are held in more than one name), consult the enclosed Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer Identification Number on Substitute Form W-9.
 
Failure to complete the Substitute Form W-9 will not, by itself, cause Shares to be deemed invalidly tendered but may require the Depositary to withhold 28% of the amount of any payments made pursuant to the Offer. Backup withholding is not an additional 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 timely furnished to the Internal Revenue Service. Failure to complete and return the Substitute Form W-9 may result in backup withholding of 28% of any payments made to you pursuant to the Offer. Please review the enclosed Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer Identification Number on Substitute Form W-9 for additional details.
 
9.      Mutilated, Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates.  If the certificate(s) representing Shares to be tendered have been mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, shareholders should (i) complete this Letter of Transmittal and check the appropriate box above and (ii) contact the Company’s transfer agent, CIBC Mellon Trust Company, immediately by calling 1-800-387-0825 or 416-643-5500. The shareholder will then be instructed as to the steps that must be taken in order to replace the certificate. This Letter of Transmittal and related documents cannot be processed until the procedures for replacing lost, mutilated, destroyed or stolen certificates have been followed.
 
10.    Questions or Requests for Assistance or Additional Copies.  Questions or requests for assistance or additional copies of the Offer to Purchase, this Letter of Transmittal and the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery may be obtained (at the Purchaser’s expense) from the Information Agent or the Dealer Manager at their respective addresses or telephone numbers set forth below.
 
11.    Waiver of Conditions.  Subject to any applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Purchaser reserves the right to waive (in its sole discretion, in whole or in part at any time or from time to time on or prior to the Expiration Date) any of the specified conditions of the Offer (other than the Majority of the Minority Condition, as defined in the Offer to Purchase, which is not waivable) in the case of any Shares tendered.
 
IMPORTANT: This Letter of Transmittal (or a manually signed facsimile thereof), together with any signature guarantees, or, in the case of a book-entry transfer, an Agent’s Message, and any other required documents, must be received by the Depositary on or prior to the Expiration Date and either certificates for tendered Shares must be received by the Depositary or Shares must be delivered pursuant to the procedures for book-entry transfer, in each case on or prior to the Expiration Date, or the tendering shareholder must comply with the procedures for guaranteed delivery.
 
 
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The Information Agent for the Offer is:
 
 
Innisfree M&A Incorporated
501 Madison Avenue, 20th Floor
New York, NY 10022
Shareholders Call Toll-Free: 888-750-5834
Banks and Brokers Call Collect: 212-750-5833