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Exhibit
(a)(1)(ii)
LETTER OF
TRANSMITTAL
To Tender Shares of Common
Stock
of
INFOCROSSING,
INC.
Pursuant to the Offer to Purchase dated August 17, 2007
of
ROXY
ACQUISITION CORP.,
an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of
WIPRO LIMITED
THE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS
EXPIRE AT 11:59 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON MONDAY,
SEPTEMBER 17, 2007, UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED
PURSUANT TO THE MERGER
AGREEMENT.
The Depositary for the Offer to Purchase is:
Continental Stock
Transfer & Trust Company
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By Mail or Overnight
Courier:
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By Facsimile
Transmission
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By Hand:
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(for eligible institutions
only):
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Continental Stock Transfer
& Trust Company
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Continental Stock Transfer
& Trust Company
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Continental Stock Transfer
& Trust Company
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Attention: Reorganization
Department
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Attention: Reorganization
Department
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Attention: Reorganization
Department
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17 Battery Place 8th Flr
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Facsimile: (212) 616-7610
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17 Battery Place 8th Flr
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New York, NY 10004
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Confirm by phone: (212) 509-4000
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New York, NY 10004
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extension 536
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ALL QUESTIONS REGARDING THE OFFER SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE
INFORMATION AGENT, MACKENZIE PARTNERS, INC., OR THE DEALER
MANAGER, CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC., AT THEIR RESPECTIVE
ADDRESSES 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 FOR THE DEPOSITARY WILL NOT CONSTITUTE A
VALID DELIVERY.
THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND THE
INSTRUCTIONS ACCOMPANYING THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL SHOULD
BE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL IS
COMPLETED.
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DESCRIPTION OF
SHARES TENDERED
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Name(s) and Address(es) of Registered Holder(s)
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(Please fill in, if blank, exactly as name(s)
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Share(s) Tendered
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appear(s) on Share Certificate(s))
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(Attach additional list if necessary)
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Total Number of
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Certificate
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Shares Represented
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Number of Shares
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Number(s)*
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by Certificate(s)*
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Tendered**
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Total Shares
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* Need not be completed by
shareholders tendering by book-entry transfer.
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** Unless otherwise indicated,
it will be assumed that all Shares represented by any
certificates delivered to the Depositary are being tendered. See
Instruction 4.
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This Letter of Transmittal is to be used if certificates are to
be forwarded herewith or, unless an Agent’s Message (as
defined in the Offer to Purchase) is utilized, if delivery of
Shares (as defined below) is to be made by book-entry transfer
to the Depositary’s account at The Depository
Trust Company, the Book-Entry Transfer Facility, pursuant
to the procedures set forth in Section 3 of the Offer to
Purchase.
Holders of outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01
per share, of Infocrossing, Inc. (the “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 of the
Offer, or who cannot complete the procedure for book-entry
transfer on a timely basis, must tender their Shares according
to the guaranteed delivery procedure set forth in Section 3
of the Offer to Purchase. See Instruction 2 to this Letter
of Transmittal. Delivery of documents to the Book-Entry Transfer
Facility does not constitute delivery to the Depositary.
NOTE:
SIGNATURES MUST BE PROVIDED BELOW
PLEASE READ ACCOMPANYING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY
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CHECK HERE IF SHARE
CERTIFICATES HAVE BEEN MUTILATED, LOST, STOLEN OR DESTROYED. SEE
INSTRUCTION 9.
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CHECK HERE IF TENDERED
SHARES ARE BEING DELIVERED BY BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER TO
THE DEPOSITARY’S ACCOUNT AT THE BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER
FACILITY AND COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
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Name of Tendering
Institution
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Account Number
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Transaction Code Number
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CHECK HERE IF TENDERED SHARES
ARE BEING DELIVERED PURSUANT TO A NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY
PREVIOUSLY SENT TO THE DEPOSITARY AND COMPLETE THE
FOLLOWING:
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Name(s) of Tendering
Stockholder(s)
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Date of Execution of Notice of
Guaranteed
Delivery
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2007
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Name of Institution which
Guaranteed
Delivery
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If delivery is by book-entry
transfer:
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Name of Tendering
Institution
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Account
Number
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Transaction Code
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned hereby tenders to Roxy Acquisition Corp., a
Delaware corporation (the “Offeror”) and indirect
wholly-owned subsidiary of Wipro Limited, a corporation
organized under the laws of India (the “Parent”), the
above-described shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per
share (the “Shares”), of Infocrossing, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the “Company”), pursuant to the
Offeror’s offer to purchase all outstanding Shares at
$18.70 per Share (or any higher price per Share that is paid in
the tender offer) net to the holder thereof in cash without
interest thereon, less any required withholding taxes, upon the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to
Purchase dated August 17, 2007 (which, together with any
amendments and supplements thereto, collectively constitute the
“Offer to Purchase”), receipt of which is hereby
acknowledged, and in this Letter of Transmittal (which, together
with any amendments and supplements thereto, collectively
constitute the “Offer”). The Offer is being made in
connection with the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated
August 6, 2007, by and among the Offeror, the Parent and
the Company (as it may be amended from time to time, the
“Merger Agreement”). The Offer expires at
11:59 p.m., New York City time, on Monday,
September 17, 2007, unless extended as described in the
Offer to Purchase (as extended, the “Expiration
Date”). The Offeror 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
us of our obligations under the Offer or prejudice your rights
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 Offeror 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 the
date hereof) 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 Depository Trust Company (the
“Book-Entry Transfer Facility”), together, in any such
case, with all accompanying evidences of transfer and
authenticity, to or upon the order of the Offeror,
(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 Board of
Directors of the Offeror, or any of them, the attorneys and
proxies of the undersigned, each with full power of
substitution, to exercise all voting, consent 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 deem proper, with respect to all of the Shares
tendered hereby which have been accepted for payment by the
Offeror 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 the date hereof), at any meeting of
the stockholders of the Company (whether annual or special and
whether or not an adjourned meeting), 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
Offeror in accordance with the terms of the Offer. Such
acceptance for payment shall revoke any other proxy granted by
the undersigned at any time with respect to such Shares (and all
such other Shares or securities), and no subsequent proxies will
be given by the undersigned (and if given, will not be deemed to
be effective).
The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that the
undersigned has full power and authority to tender, sell, assign
and transfer the Shares tendered herein (and any and all other
Shares or other securities issued or issuable in respect thereof
on or after the date hereof) and that when the same are accepted
for payment by the Offeror, the Offeror 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
Offeror 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 the Shares pursuant
to any one of the procedures described in Section 3 of the
Offer to Purchase and in the instructions hereto will constitute
an agreement between the undersigned and the Offeror upon the
terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer.
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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 the Shares tendered by book-entry transfer,
by credit to the account at the 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
the 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
Offeror has no obligation, pursuant to the “Special Payment
Instructions”, to transfer any Shares from the name of the
registered holder(s) thereof if the Offeror does not accept for
payment any of the Shares so tendered.
SPECIAL PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS
(See Instructions 6, 7 and 8)
To be completed ONLY if the check for the purchase price of the
Shares purchased (less the amount of any Federal income and
backup withholding tax required to be withheld) or certificates
for the Shares not tendered or not purchased are to be issued in
the name of someone other than the undersigned.
Issue o Check o Certificates
to:
(Please Print)
(Zip Code)
Taxpayer Identification
Number
SPECIAL DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS
(See Instructions 6, 7 and 8)
To be completed ONLY if the check for the purchase price of the
Shares purchased (less the amount of any Federal income and
backup withholding tax required to be withheld) or certificates
for the 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).
Mail o Check o Certificates
to:
(Please Print)
(Zip Code)
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SIGN
HERE
(Please complete Substitute
Form W-9
or
Form W-8BEN,
as applicable, below)
Signature(s) of
Stockholder(s)
Dated
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2007
(Please Print)
(Zip Code)
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(Must be signed by registered holder(s) exactly as name(s)
appear(s) on stock 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)
(Zip Code)
(Please Print)
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Dated
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2007
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SUBSTITUTE
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Part I Taxpayer
Identification No. — For All Accounts
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Part II For Payees
Exempt From Backup With-holding (see enclosed
Guidelines)
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FORM W-9
Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service
Payer’s Request for Taxpayer Identification No.
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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 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.
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Social
Security Number OR
Employee
Identification Number
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Part III
Certification —
Under penalties of perjury, I certify that:
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(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;
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(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
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(3) I am a U.S. person
(including a U.S. resident alien).
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Certification
Instructions — You must cross out item (2) above
if you have been notified by the IRS that you are 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.
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SIGNATURE
DATE
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2007
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Form
W-8BEN
(Rev. December 2006)
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
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Certificate of Foreign Status
of Beneficial Owner
for United States Tax Withholding
► Section references are
to the Internal Revenue Code.
► See separate instructions.
► Give this form to the withholding agent or payer.
Do not send to the IRS.
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OMB
No. 1545-1621
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not use this form for: |
Instead,
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• A U.S. citizen or other
U.S. person, including a resident alien individual
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W-9
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• A person claiming that
income is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or
business in the United States
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W-8ECI
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• A foreign partnership,
a foreign simple trust, or a foreign grantor trust (see
instructions for exceptions)
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W-8ECI
or W-8IMY
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• A foreign government,
international organization, foreign central bank of issue,
foreign tax-exempt organization, foreign private foundation, or
government of a U.S. possession that received effectively
connected income or that is claiming the applicability of
section(s) 115(2), 501(c), 892, 895, or 1443(b) (see
instructions)
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W-8ECI
or W-8EXP
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Note:
These entities should use Form W-8BEN if they are claiming
treaty benefits or are providing the form only to claim they are
a foreign person exempt from backup withholding.
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• A person acting as an
intermediary
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W-8IMY
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Note: See instructions for additional
exceptions.
Part I
Identification
of Beneficial Owner (See instructions.)
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Name of individual or organization
that is the beneficial owner
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2 Country
of incorporation or organization
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Type of beneficial owner:
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o Individual
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o Corporation
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o Disregarded
entity
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o Partnership
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o Simple
trust
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o Grantor
trust
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o Complex
trust
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o Estate
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o Government
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o International
organization
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o Central
bank of issue
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o Tax-exempt
organization
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o Private
foundation
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Permanent resident address (street,
apt. or suite no., or rural route). Do not use a P.O. box or
in-care-of address.
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City or town, state or province.
Include postal code where appropriate.
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Mailing address (if different from
above)
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City or town, state or province.
Include postal code where appropriate.
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Country (do not abbreviate)
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U.S. taxpayer identification
number, if required (see instructions)
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7 Foreign tax identifying number, if any (optional)
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o SSN
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ITIN o EIN
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Reference number(s) (see
instructions)
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Part II
Claim
of Tax Treaty Benefits (if applicable)
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I certify that (check all that
apply):
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The beneficial owner is a resident
of
within the meaning of the income tax treaty between the United
States and that country.
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If required, the U.S. taxpayer
identification number is stated on line 6 (see
instructions).
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The beneficial owner is not an
individual, derives the item (or items) of income for which the
treaty benefits are claimed, and, if applicable, meets the
requirements of the treaty provision dealing with limitation on
benefits (see instructions).
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The beneficial owner is not an
individual, is claiming treaty benefits for dividends received
from a foreign corporation or interest from a U.S. trade or
business of a foreign corporation, and meets qualified resident
status (see instructions).
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The beneficial owner is related to
the person obligated to pay the income within the meaning of
section 267(b) or 707(b), and will file Form 8833 if
the amount subject to withholding received during a calendar
year exceeds, in the aggregate, $500,000.
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Special rates and
conditions (if
applicable — see instructions): The beneficial owner
is claiming the provisions of
Article
of the treaty identified on the line 9a above to claim a
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rate of withholding on (specify type of
income):
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Explain the reasons the beneficial
owner meets the terms of the treaty
article:
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Part III
Notional
Principal Contracts
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I have provided or will provide a
statement that identifies those notional principal contracts
from which the income is not effectively connected with
the conduct of a trade or business in the United States. I agree
to update this statement as required.
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Part IV
Certification
Under penalties of perjury, I declare that I have examined the
information on this form and to the best of my knowledge and
belief it is true, correct, and complete. I further certify
under penalties of perjury that:
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I am the beneficial owner (or am authorized to sign for the
beneficial owner) of all the income to which this form relates,
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The beneficial owner is not a U.S. person,
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The income to which this form relates is (a) not effectively
connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the United
States, (b) effectively connected but is not subject to tax
under an income tax treaty, or (c) the partner’s share of a
partnership’s effectively connected income, and
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For broker transactions or barter exchanges, the beneficial
owner is an exempt foreign person as defined in the instructions.
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Furthermore, I authorize this form to be provided to any
withholding agent that has control, receipt, or custody of the
income of which I am the beneficial owner or any withholding
agent that can disburse or make payments of the income of which
I am the beneficial owner.
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Sign
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Signature of beneficial owner (or
individual authorized to sign for beneficial owner)
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Date (MM-DD-YYYY)
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Capacity in which acting
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Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see separate
instructions. |
Cat. No. 25047Z
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Form W-8BEN
(Rev.
2-2006)
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NOTE: FAILURE TO
COMPLETE AND RETURN THE
FORM W-9
OR THE
FORM W-8BEN,
AS APPLICABLE, MAY RESULT IN BACKUP WITHHOLDING TAX BEING
WITHHELD ON 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
AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR
FORM W-8BEN
FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
INSTRUCTIONS
Forming Part of the Terms and Conditions of the Offer
1. Guarantee of Signatures. Except as
otherwise provided below, all signatures on this Letter of
Transmittal must be guaranteed by a financial institution
(including most banks, savings and loan associations and
brokerage houses) that is 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) and the New
York Stock Exchange, Inc. Medallion Signature Program (MSP) or
any other “eligible guarantor institution” (as such
term is defined in
Rule 17Ad-15
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) (each 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 the Book-Entry Transfer Facility whose name
appears on a security position listing as the owner of the
Shares) tendered herewith and such holder(s) has 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 in Section 3 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 the
Book-Entry Transfer Facility of all Shares delivered
electronically, as well as a properly completed and duly
executed Letter of Transmittal (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 by the Expiration Date.
Stockholders who cannot deliver their Shares and all other
required documents to the Depositary by the Expiration Date must
tender their Shares pursuant to the guaranteed delivery
procedure set forth in Section 3 of the Offer to Purchase.
Pursuant to such procedure: (i) such tender must be made by
or through an Eligible Institution; (ii) a properly
completed and duly executed Notice of Guaranteed Delivery
substantially in the form provided by the Offeror must be
received by the Depositary by the Expiration Date; and
(iii) the certificates for all physically delivered Shares,
or a confirmation of a book-entry transfer into the
Depositary’s account at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility of
all Shares delivered electronically, as well as a properly
completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal (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 (3) New York Stock
Exchange trading days after the date of execution of such Notice
of Guaranteed Delivery, all as provided in Section 3 of the
Offer to Purchase.
The method of delivery of the Shares and all other required
documents, including through the Book-Entry Transfer Facility,
is at the option and risk of the tendering stockholder. If
certificates for the Shares are sent by mail, registered mail
with return receipt requested, properly insured, is
recommended.
No alternative, conditional or contingent tenders will be
accepted, and no fractional Shares will be purchased. By
executing this Letter of Transmittal, the tendering stockholder
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 the Shares should be listed on a separate schedule
attached hereto.
4. Partial Tenders (not applicable to stockholders who
tender by book-entry transfer). If fewer than all
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, 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 boxes entitled
“Special Payment Instructions” or “Special
Delivery Instructions,” as the case may be, on this Letter
of Transmittal, as promptly as practicable following the
expiration or termination 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;
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,
enlargement or any change whatsoever.
If any of the Shares tendered hereby are 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 the
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 purchased 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, or if
payment is to be made to a person other than the registered
owner or owners, then 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 Offeror of the authority of such person so
to act must be submitted.
6. Stock Transfer Taxes. The Offeror 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 purchased 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 Offeror 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. Stockholders tendering Shares
by book-entry transfer may request that Shares not purchased be
credited to such account at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility as
such stockholder 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
or
Form W-8BEN. Under
the U.S. federal income tax laws, the Depositary will be
required to withhold 28% of the amount of any payments made to
certain stockholders pursuant to the Offer. In order to avoid
such backup withholding, each tendering stockholder, and, if
applicable, each other payee, must provide the Depositary with
such stockholder’s or payee’s correct taxpayer
identification number and certify that such stockholder or payee
is not subject to such backup withholding by completing the
Substitute
Form W-9
OR
Form W-8BEN,
as applicable. In general, if a stockholder or payee 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 or payee may be subject to a $50 penalty imposed by
the Internal Revenue Service. Certain stockholders or payees
(including, among others, certain corporations and 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
stockholder or payee must submit a
Form W-8BEN,
Certificate of Foreign Status of Beneficial Owner for United
States Tax Withholdings, or such other
Form W-8
as may be applicable, to the Depositary. 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
or
Form W-8BEN
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 U.S. federal income tax.
Rather, the U.S. 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 Internal Revenue Service. Failure to
complete and return the Substitute
Form W-9
or
Form W-8BEN
may result in backup withholding of 28% of any payments made to
such a person failing to return a completed Substitute
Form W-9
or
Form W-8BEN
pursuant to the Offer. Please review the enclosed
Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer Identification
Number on Substitute
Form W-9
or the Instructions for
Form W-8BEN
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, stockholders should (i) complete this Letter of
Transmittal and check the appropriate box above and
(ii) contact the Company’s Transfer Agent, Continental
Stock Transfer & Trust Company immediately by
calling
(212) 509-4000.
The Transfer Agent will provide such stockholder with all
necessary forms and instructions to replace any such mutilated,
lost, stolen or destroyed certificates. The stockholder may be
required to give the Offeror a bond as indemnity against any
claim that may be made against it with respect to the
certificate(s) alleged to have been mutilated, lost, stolen or
destroyed.
10. Requests for Assistance or Additional
Copies. Requests for assistance or additional
copies of the Offer to Purchase and this Letter of Transmittal
may be obtained from the Information Agent or the Dealer Manager
at their respective addresses or telephone numbers set forth
below.
The Information Agent for the Offer is:
MacKenzie Partners, Inc.
105 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10016
(212) 929-5500
(Call Collect)
Or
Call Toll-Free
(800) 322-2885
Email: tenderoffer@mackenziepartners.com
The Dealer Manager for the Offer is:
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
388 Greenwich Street
New York, New York 10013
Call Toll-Free:
(866) 802-6608
Toll:
(212) 816-9008