EX-12.(A)(3) 5 a2063752zex-12_a3.txt EX 12(A)(3) [EXHIBIT 12(a)(3)] NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY for TENDER OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK of SPECTRA-PHYSICS, INC. As set forth in the section captioned "The Tender Offer--Procedures For Accepting The Offer And Tendering Shares" in the Offer to Purchase described below, this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery or one substantially in the form hereof must be used to tender shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Shares"), of Spectra-Physics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), pursuant to the Offer (as defined below) if certificates evidencing Shares are not immediately available or the certificates evidencing Shares and all other required documents cannot be delivered to EquiServe Trust Company, N.A. (the "Depositary") prior to the Expiration Date (as defined in the Offer to Purchase), or if the procedures for delivery by book-entry transfer cannot be completed on a timely basis. This instrument may be delivered by hand or transmitted by facsimile transmission, overnight courier or mail to the Depositary. THE DEPOSITARY FOR THE OFFER IS: EQUISERVE TRUST COMPANY, N.A. BY MAIL: BY OVERNIGHT COURIER: EquiServe Trust EquiServe Trust Corporate Actions Attn: Corporate Actions Post Office Box 43025 40 Campanelli Drive Providence, RI 02940-3025 Braintree, MA 02184
BY HAND: Securities Transfer & Reporting c/o EquiServe Trust 100 William's Street, Galleria New York, New York 10038 FACSIMILE NUMBER 781-575-4826 AND FACSIMILE CONFIRMATION NUMBER 781-575-4816 DELIVERY OF THIS NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY TO AN ADDRESS OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE, OR TRANSMISSIONS OF INSTRUCTIONS VIA A FACSIMILE NUMBER OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE, WILL NOT CONSTITUTE A VALID DELIVERY. THIS NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY 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 (AS DEFINED IN THE OFFER TO PURCHASE) UNDER THE INSTRUCTIONS THERETO, SUCH SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MUST APPEAR IN THE APPLICABLE SPACE PROVIDED IN THE SIGNATURE BOX IN THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. THE GUARANTEE ON THE REVERSE SIDE MUST BE COMPLETED. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ladies and Gentlemen: The undersigned hereby tenders to Spectra-Physics Acquisition, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Thermo Electron Corporation, a Delaware corporation, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase dated November 16, 2001 (the "Offer to Purchase") and in the related Letter of Transmittal (which, together with any amendments or supplements thereto, collectively constitute the "Offer"), receipt of each of which is hereby acknowledged, the number of Shares indicated below pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth in the section of the Offer to Purchase captioned "The Tender Offer--Procedures For Accepting The Offer And Tendering Shares." Signature(s): __________________________________________________________________ Name(s) of Record Holder(s): ___________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Please Type or Print Number of Shares: ______________________________________________________________ Share Certificate No(s).(if available): ________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Dated: ___________________________________________________________________, 2001 Address: _______________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Zip Code Area Code and Tel. No.(s): _____________________________________________________ Check box if Shares will be tendered by book-entry transfer: / / DTC Account Number: ____________________________________________________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GUARANTEE (NOT TO BE USED FOR SIGNATURE GUARANTEES) The undersigned, a firm which is a commercial bank, broker, dealer, credit union, savings association or other entity which is a member in good standing of the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program, the Stock Exchanges' Medallion Program or the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. Medallion Signature Program, hereby guarantees to either deliver to the Depositary certificates evidencing all the Shares tendered hereby, in proper form for transfer, or to deliver such Shares pursuant to the procedure for book-entry transfer into the Depositary's account at The Depository Trust Company, in either case together with the Letter of Transmittal, properly completed and duly executed, with any required signature guarantees or an Agent's Message (as defined in the Offer to Purchase) in the case of a book-entry transfer, and any other required documents, all within three Nasdaq trading days after the date hereof. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name of Firm: __________________________________________________________________ Address: _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ Zip Code Area Code and Tel. No.: ________________________________________________________ Authorized Signature: __________________________________________________________ Name: __________________________________________________________________________ Title: _________________________________________________________________________ Dated: __________________, 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: DO NOT SEND CERTIFICATES WITH THIS NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY. CERTIFICATES SHOULD BE SENT WITH YOUR LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.