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EXHIBIT 99.4
NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY
FOR TENDER OF
___% SENIOR SECURED BONDS SERIES __ DUE 20__
(THE "OUTSTANDING BONDS")
OF
AES RED OAK, L.L.C.
This Notice of Guaranteed Delivery, or one substantially equivalent to
this form, must be used to tender outstanding bonds pursuant to the exchange
offer described in the prospectus dated ___________, 2000 (as the same may be
amended or supplemented from time to time, the "prospectus") of AES Red Oak,
L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company ("AES Red Oak"), if certificates
for the outstanding bonds are not immediately available, or time will not permit
the outstanding bonds, the Letter of Transmittal and all other required
documents to be delivered to The Bank of New York (the "exchange agent") prior
to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on __________, 2000 or such later date and
time to which the exchange offer may be extended (the "expiration date"), or the
procedures for delivery by book-entry transfer cannot be completed on a timely
basis. This Notice of Guaranteed Delivery, or one substantially equivalent to
this form, must be delivered by hand or sent by facsimile transmission or mail
to the exchange agent, and must be received by the exchange agent prior to the
expiration date. See "The Exchange Offer--Procedures for Tendering" in the
prospectus. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the same
meaning given them in the prospectus.
The exchange agent for the exchange offer is:
THE BANK OF NEW YORK
By Facsimile: By Mail or Hand Delivery:
(212) 815-6339 The Bank of New York
Attention: Reorganization Department 101 Barclay Street, Floor 7W
Confirm by Telephone to: New York, New York 10286
(212) 815-2742 Attention: Reorganization Department
DELIVERY OF THIS NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY TO AN ADDRESS OTHER THAN
AS SET FORTH ABOVE OR TRANSMISSION OF THIS NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY VIA
FACSIMILE OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE DOES 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" under the instructions thereto, such
signature guarantee must appear in the applicable space provided in the
signature box on the Letter of Transmittal.
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned hereby tenders to AES Red Oak, upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in the prospectus and the related Letter of Transmittal,
the outstanding bonds indicated below pursuant to the guaranteed delivery
procedures set forth in the prospectus under the caption "The Exchange
Offer--Procedures for Tendering."
Name(s) of Registered Holder(s):
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(Please Print or Type)
Signature(s):
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Address(es):
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Area Code(s) and Telephone Number(s):
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Account Number:
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Date:
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Certificate No(s). Principal Amount of Outstanding Bonds
(if available) Tendered *
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* Must be in integral multiples of $1,000 principal amount.
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GUARANTEE OF DELIVERY
(Not to be used for signature guarantee)
The undersigned, a member firm of a registered national securities
exchange or of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., a
commercial bank or trust company having an office or a correspondent in the
United States or an "eligible guarantor institution" within the meaning of
Rule 17Ad-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, hereby
guarantees that the undersigned will deliver to the exchange agent the
certificates representing the outstanding bonds being tendered hereby in
proper form for transfer (or a confirmation of book-entry transfer of such
outstanding bonds, into the exchange agent's account at the book-entry
transfer facility of The Depository Trust Company ("DTC")) with delivery of a
properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile
thereof), with any required signature guarantees and any other required
documents, all within three New York Stock Exchange trading days after the
date of execution of the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.
Name of Firm:
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Authorized Signature
Address: Name:
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Telephone Number: Dated:
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The institution that completes this form must communicate the guarantee to the
exchange agent and must deliver the certificates representing any outstanding
bonds (or a confirmation of book-entry transfer of such outstanding bonds into
the exchange agent's account at DTC) and the Letter of Transmittal to the
exchange agent within the time period shown herein. Failure to do so could
result in a financial loss to such institution.
