Procedures for Tendering Shares. If you wish to accept the Offer and: • you are a record holder (i.e., a stock certificate or book entry has been issued to or entered for you and registered in your name), you must deliver the stock certificate(s) representing your Shares (or follow the procedures described in this Offer to Purchase for book-entry transfer), together with a Letter of Transmittal (or a manually signed facsimile thereof), properly completed and duly executed, and any other documents required by the Letter of Transmittal, to American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, the depository for the Offer (the “Depositary”). These materials must reach the Depositary before the Offer expires. You will not be obligated to pay brokerage fees TABLE OF CONTENTS or commissions or, subject to Instruction 6 of the Letter of Transmittal, transfer taxes on the purchase of your Shares by Purchaser. Detailed instructions are contained in the Letter of Transmittal and in Section 3 — “Procedures for Tendering Shares”; • you are a record holder, but your stock certificate or book entry is not available or you cannot deliver or transfer it to the Depositary before the Offer expires, you may be able to obtain three additional trading days to deliver or transfer your Shares by delivering the enclosed Notice of Guaranteed Delivery, properly completed and duly executed, to the Depositary before the Offer expires. See Section 3 — “Procedures for Tendering Shares” for more information; or • you hold your Shares through a broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee (i.e., your Shares are held in “street name”), you should promptly contact your broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee and give instructions that your Shares be tendered. You should check with your broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee as to whether they charge any service fees or commissions.
Procedures for Tendering Shares a. PROPER TENDER OF SHARES. For Shares to be properly tendered pursuant to the Offer, a shareholder must cause a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal bearing original signature(s) and the original of any required signature guarantee(s), and any other documents required by the Letter of Transmittal, to be received by the Depositary at the appropriate address set forth on the cover page of the Letter of Transmittal and must either cause certificates for tendered Shares to be received by the Depositary at such address or cause such Shares to be delivered pursuant to the procedures for book-entry delivery set forth below (and confirmation of receipt of such delivery to be received by the Depositary), in each case before 5:00 P.M. Eastern Time on the Expiration Date, or (in lieu of the foregoing) such shareholder must comply with the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth below. Letters of Transmittal and certificates representing tendered Shares should not be sent or delivered to the Fund. Shareholders who desire to tender Shares registered in the name of a broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee must contact that firm to effect a tender on their behalf. Section 14(e) of the Exchange Act and Rule 14e-4 promulgated thereunder make it unlawful for any person, acting alone or in concert with others, directly or indirectly, to tender Shares in a partial tender offer for such person's own account unless at the time of tender, and at the time the Shares are accepted for payment, the person tendering has a net long position equal to or greater than the amount tendered in (a) Shares, and will deliver or cause to be delivered such Shares for the purpose of tender to the Fund within the period specified in the Offer, or (b) an equivalent security and, upon the acceptance of his or her tender, will acquire Shares by conversion, exchange or exercise of such equivalent security to the extent required by the terms of the Offer, and will deliver or cause to be delivered the Shares so acquired for the purpose of tender to the Fund prior to or on the Expiration Date. Section 14(e) and Rule 14e-4 provide a similar restriction applicable to the tender or guarantee of a tender on behalf of another person. The acceptance of Shares by the Fund for payment will constitute a binding agreement between the tendering shareholder and the Fund upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer, including the tendering shareholder's re...
Procedures for Tendering Shares. VALID TENDER. For a shareholder validly to tender Shares pursuant to the Offer, (a) the certificates for tendered Shares, together with a Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile thereof), properly completed and duly executed, any required signature guarantees and any other required documents, must, prior to the Expiration Date, be received by the Depositary at one of its addresses set forth on the back cover of this Offer to Purchase; (b) in the case of a transfer effected pursuant to the book-entry transfer procedures described under "Book-Entry Transfer", either a Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile thereof), properly completed and duly executed, and any required signature guarantees, or an Agent's Message (as defined below), and any other required documents, must be received by the Depositary at one of such addresses, such Shares must be delivered pursuant to the book-entry transfer procedures described below and a Book-Entry Confirmation (as defined below) must be received by the Depositary, in each case prior to the Expiration Date; or (c) the tendering shareholder must, prior to the Expiration Date, comply with the guaranteed delivery procedures described below under "Guaranteed Delivery". The valid tender of Shares pursuant to one of the procedures described above will constitute a binding agreement between the tendering shareholder and the Purchaser upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer. THE METHOD OF DELIVERY OF SHARES, THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND ALL OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING DELIVERY THROUGH THE BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER FACILITY (AS DEFINED BELOW), IS AT THE ELECTION AND RISK OF THE TENDERING SHAREHOLDER. SHARES WILL BE DEEMED DELIVERED ONLY WHEN ACTUALLY RECEIVED BY THE DEPOSITARY (INCLUDING, IN THE CASE OF A BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER, BY BOOK-ENTRY CONFIRMATION). IF DELIVERY IS BY MAIL, REGISTERED MAIL WITH RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, PROPERLY INSURED, IS RECOMMENDED. IN ALL CASES, SUFFICIENT TIME SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO ENSURE TIMELY DELIVERY. BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER. The Depositary will establish an account with respect to the Shares at The Depository Trust Company (the "BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER FACILITY") for purposes of the Offer within two business days after the date of this Offer to Purchase. Any financial institution that is a participant of the Book-Entry Transfer Facility's system may make book-entry delivery of Shares by causing the Book-Entry Transfer Facility to transfer such Shares into the Depositary's account in accordance w...
Procedures for Tendering Shares. For purposes of the Offer, we will be deemed to have accepted for payment and thereby purchased Shares validly tendered, and not properly withdrawn, prior to the expiration time of the Offer if and when Purchaser gives oral or written notice to the Depositary of its acceptance for payment of such Shares pursuant to the Offer. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions to the Offer, payment for Shares accepted for payment pursuant to the Offer will be made by deposit of the purchase price therefor with the Depositary, which will act as agent for the tendering stockholders for purposes of receiving payments from us and transmitting such payments to the tendering stockholders. Under no circumstances will interest be paid on the Offer Price for Shares, regardless of any extension of the Offer or any delay in payment for Shares. If any tendered Shares are not accepted for payment pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Offer for any reason, or if certificates are submitted for more Shares than are tendered, certificates for these unpurchased Shares will be returned (or new certificates for the Shares not tendered will be sent), without expense to the tendering stockholder (or, in the case of Shares tendered by book-entry transfer into the Depositary’s account at DTC pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 3 — “Procedures for Tendering Shares,” these Shares will be credited to an account maintained with DTC) promptly following expiration or termination of the Offer.
Procedures for Tendering Shares. For purposes of the Offer, Purchaser will be deemed to have accepted for payment and thereby purchased Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn if and when Purchaser gives oral or written notice to Mellon Investor Services of its acceptance for payment of such Shares pursuant to the Offer. Payment for Shares accepted for payment pursuant to the Offer will be made by deposit of the purchase price therefor with Mellon Investor Services, which will act as agent for the tendering stockholders for purposes of receiving payments from Purchaser and transmitting such payments to the tendering stockholders. Under no circumstances will interest be paid on the Offer Price for Shares, regardless of any extension of the Offer or any delay in payment for Shares. If any tendered Shares are not accepted for payment pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Offer for any reason, or if certificates are submitted for more Shares than are tendered, certificates for such un-purchased Shares will be returned (or new certificates for the Shares not tendered will be sent), without expense to the tendering stockholder (or, in the case of Shares tendered by book-entry transfer into Mellon Investor Services' account at LaSalle Bank pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 3—"Procedures for Tendering Shares," such Shares will be credited to an account maintained with LaSalle Bank promptly following expiration or termination of the Offer. If, prior to the Expiration Date, Purchaser shall increase the consideration offered to holders of Shares pursuant to the Offer, such increased consideration will be paid to holders of all Shares that are purchased pursuant to the Offer, whether or not such Shares were tendered prior to such increase in consideration. Purchaser reserves the right, subject to the provisions of the Merger Agreement, to transfer or assign in whole or in part, from time to time, to any wholly-owned subsidiaries of Opto Circuits, the right to purchase all or any portion of the Shares tendered pursuant to the Offer, but any such transfer or assignment will not relieve Purchaser of its obligations under the Offer and will in no way prejudice the rights of tendering stockholders to receive payment for Shares validly tendered and accepted for payment pursuant to the Offer. Under the Merger Agreement, Opto Circuits may assign any of its rights to any wholly-owned subsidiary of Opto Circuits, but no such assignment will relieve Opto Circuits from its obligati...
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Procedures for Tendering Shares. VALID TENDER. For you to validly tender Shares in the Offer, either (a) you must deliver to the Depositary at one of its addresses set forth on the back cover page of this Offer to Purchase prior to the Expiration Date, a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile thereof), together with any required signature guarantees, or in the case of a book-entry transfer, an Agent's Message (as defined below), and any other required documents, and either (i) certificates for tendered Shares ("Share Certificates") must be received by the Depositary at one of such addresses or (ii) such Shares must be delivered pursuant to the procedures for book-entry transfer set forth below (and a Book-Entry Confirmation (as defined below) received by the Depositary), in each case prior to the Expiration Date, or (b) you must comply with the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth below.
Procedures for Tendering Shares. VALID TENDER. To tender Shares pursuant to the Offer, either (a) a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile thereof), with any required signature guarantees, or an Agent's Message (in the case of any book-entry transfer), and any other documents required by the Letter of Transmittal must be received by the Depositary at one of its addresses set forth on the back cover of this Offer to Purchase prior to the Expiration Date and either (i) the Stock Certificates evidencing such Shares to be tendered must be received by the Depositary along with the Letter of Transmittal or (ii) such Shares must be delivered to the Depositary pursuant to the procedures for book-entry transfer described below and a Book-Entry Confirmation must be received by the Depositary including an Agent's Message, in each case prior to the Expiration Date, or (b) the tendering shareholder must comply with the guaranteed delivery procedures described below. The term "
Procedures for Tendering Shares. Questions and requests for assistance or for additional copies of this Offer to Purchase, the Letter of Transmittal or other tender offer materials may be directed to EquiServe Trust Company, N.A., the Information Agent for the Offer, at the address and telephone number set forth on the back cover of this Offer to Purchase. A stockholder may request additional copies of this Offer to Purchase, the Letter of Transmittal and the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery from the Information Agent, or such stockholder's broker, dealer, commercial bank or trust company. ---------------- NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THE OFFER OR MERGER OR PASSED UPON THE FAIRNESS OR MERITS OF THE OFFER OR MERGER OR UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS OFFER TO PURCHASE OR ANY EXHIBITS HERETO OR THE MERGER AGREEMENT. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE. ---------------- June 13, 2003 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ........................................................................... 7
Procedures for Tendering Shares. (ii) a Letter of Transmittal (or a manually executed facsimile thereof), properly completed and duly executed, with any required signature guarantees or, in the case of a book-entry transfer, an Agent’s Message (as defined in “The Offer —
