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Exhibit (a)(1)(C)
Notice of Guaranteed Delivery
for
Tender of Shares of Common Stock
of
LOWRANCE ELECTRONICS, INC.
THE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE AT 12:00 MIDNIGHT, NEW YORK CITY
TIME, ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2001 UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED
This form, or one substantially equivalent hereto, must be used to accept
the Offer (as defined below) if certificates for shares of common stock, $.10
par value per share (the "Shares"), of Lowrance Electronics, Inc., a Delaware
corporation ("Lowrance"), are not immediately available or if the procedure
for book-entry transfer cannot be completed on a timely basis or time will not
permit all required documents to reach the Depositary on or prior to the
Expiration Date (as defined in the Offer to Purchase). Such form may be
delivered by hand, facsimile transmission, or mail to the Depositary. See
Section 3 of the Offer to Purchase, dated January 16, 2001 (the "Offer to
Purchase").
The Depositary for the Offer is:
AMERICAN STOCK TRANSFER AND TRUST COMPANY
By Mail,
Hand or Overnight Courier:
By Facsimile Transmission:
59 Maiden Lane (For Eligible Institutions Only)
New York, New York 10038 (718) 234-5001
Telephone to Confirm Fax:
(718) 921-8200 or (800) 937-5449
DELIVERY OF THIS NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY TO AN ADDRESS, OR
TRANSMISSION OF INSTRUMENTS VIA A FACSIMILE, OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE,
DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A VALID DELIVERY TO THE DEPOSITARY.
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 on the Letter of Transmittal.
The Eligible Institution that completes this form must communicate the
guarantee to the Depositary and must deliver the Letter of Transmittal or an
Agent's Message and certificates for Shares to the Depositary within the time
period shown herein. Failure to do so could result in a financial loss to such
Eligible Institution.
THE GUARANTEE ON THE REVERSE SIDE MUST BE COMPLETED.
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned hereby tenders to Blue Marlin, Inc., a Delaware corporation,
upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to
Purchase, and the related Letter of Transmittal, receipt of which are hereby
acknowledged, Shares of Lowrance, pursuant to the guaranteed delivery
procedure set forth in Section 3 of the Offer to Purchase.
SIGN HERE
Number of Shares: ___________________
Certificate No(s) (if available): Name(s) of Record Holder(s):
_____________________________________ _____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
If Shares will be tendered by book- (Please Print)
entry transfer at The Depository
Trust Company, please provide
Account No.: ________________________
Address(es): ________________________
_____________________________________
Date: _______________________________ (Zip Code)
Area Code and Telephone No(s):
_____________________________________
Signature(s):
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
GUARANTEE
(Not to be used for signature guarantee)
The undersigned, a bank, broker, dealer, credit union, savings association
or other entity which is a member in good standing of the Securities Transfer
Agents Medallion Program, guarantees the delivery to the Depositary of the
Shares tendered hereby, together with a properly completed and duly executed
Letter of Transmittal (or manually signed facsimile(s) thereof) and any other
required documents, or an Agent's Message (as defined in the Offer to
Purchase) in the case of a book-entry delivery of Shares, all within three
trading days of the date hereof. A "trading day" is any day on which the New
York Stock Exchange is open for business.
Name of Firm: _______________________ Title: ______________________________
_____________________________________ Name: _______________________________
(Authorized Signature) (Please Print or Type)
Address: ____________________________ Area Code and Telephone No.: ________
_____________________________________ Dated: ______________________________
(Zip Code)
DO NOT SEND CERTIFICATES FOR SHARES WITH THIS FORM--CERTIFICATES SHOULD BE
SENT WITH YOUR LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
