EFTA01380305.pdf

case of Shares tendered by book-entry transfer into the Depositary's account at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility pursuant to the procedure set forth in Section 3 —"Procedures for Accepting the Offer and Tendering Shares." such Shares will be credited to an account maintained at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility), promptly following the expiration or termination of the Offer. All questions as to the validity. form. eligibility (including time of receipt), and acceptance for payment of any tender of Shares will be determined by Purchaser, in its sole discretion, which determination will be final and binding upon the tendering party. Shares tendered by a Notice of Guaranteed Delivery will not be deemed validly tendered for purposes of satisfying the Minimum Condition unless and until the Shares to which such Notice of Guaranteed Delivery relates are delivered to the Depositary prior to the Expiration Time. 3. Procedures for Accepting the Offer and Tendering Shares. Tenders. In order for Shares to be validly tendered pursuant to the Offer. the Letter of Transmittal (or a manually signed facsimile thereof), properly completed and duly executed, together with any required signature guarantees (or. in the case of a book-entry transfer. an Agent's Message in lieu of the Letter of Transmittal) 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. and such Shares must be tendered pursuant to the procedure for book-entry transfer described below and a Book-Entry Confirmation must be received by the Depositary, in each case prior to the Expiration Time. The term "Agent's Message" means a message, transmitted by the Book-Entry Transfer Facility to. and received by. the Depositary and forming a part of a Book-Entry Confirmation, stating that the Book-Entry Transfer Facility has received an express acknowledgment from the participant in the Book-Entry Transfer Facility tendering Shares that are the subject of such Book-Entry Confirmation that such participant has received and agrees to be bound by the terms of the Letter of Transmittal and that Purchaser may enforce such agreement against such participant. The term "Agent's Message" also includes any hard copy printout evidencing such message generated by a computer terminal maintained at the Depositary's office. Book-Entry Transfer. The Depositary will establish an account with respect to Shares at 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 in the system of the Book-Entry Transfer Facility may make a book-entry delivery of Shares by causing the Book-Entry Transfer Facility to transfer such Shares into the Depositary's account at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility in accordance with the Book-Entry Transfer Facility's procedures for such transfer. However, although delivery of Shares may be effected through book-entry transfer at the Book- Entry Transfer Facility, either the Letter of Transmittal, properly completed and duly executed, together with any required signature guarantees, or an Agent's Message. and any other required documents, must, in any case, 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 Time, or the tendering shareholder must comply with the guaranteed delivery procedure described below. Delivery of documents to the Book-Entry Transfer Facility does not constitute delivery to the Depositary. Guarantee of Signatures. No signature guarantee is required on the Letter of Transmittal if: (a) the Letter of Transmittal is signed by the registered holder(s) (which term, for purposes of this Section 3. includes any participant in the Book-Entry Transfer Facility's system whose name appears on a security position listing as the owner of Shares) of Shares tendered therewith, unless such registered holder has completed either the box entitled "Special Delivery Instructions" or the box entitled "Special Payment instructions" on the Letter of Transmittal: or (b) Shares are tendered for the account of a financial institution (including most commercial banks, savings and loan associations and brokerage houses) that is a member of or participant in a recognized "Medallion Program" approved by the Securities Transfer Association Inc., including the Security Transfer 10 CONFIDENTIAL - PURSUANT TO FED. R. CRIM. P. 6(e) DB-SDNY-0078682 CONFIDENTIAL SONY GM_00224866 EFTA01380305