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EXHIBIT (A)(3)
NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY
for
Tender of Shares of Common Stock
of
Johns Manville Corporation
to
J Acquisition Corporation
a wholly owned subsidiary of
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
(Not to Be Used for Signature Guarantees)
This Notice of Guaranteed Delivery, or a form substantially equivalent
hereto, must be used to accept the Offer (as defined below) if certificates
representing shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Shares"),
of Johns Manville Corporation, a Delaware corporation, are not immediately
available, if the procedure for book-entry transfer cannot be completed prior
to the Expiration Date (as defined in Section 1 of the Offer to Purchase), or
if time will not permit all required documents to reach the Depositary prior
to the Expiration Date. This Notice of Guaranteed Delivery or such form may be
delivered by hand, transmitted by facsimile transmission or mailed to the
Depositary. See Section 3 of the Offer to Purchase.
The Depositary for the Offer is:
EquiServe Trust Company, N.A.
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By Hand: By First-Class Mail: By Overnight Courier:
Securities Transfer & EquiServe Trust Company, N.A. EquiServe Trust Company, N.A.
Reporting Services, Inc. Attn: Corporate Actions Attn: Corporate Actions
c/o EquiServe Trust Company, N.A. P.O. Box 842010 40 Campanelli Drive
100 William Street, Galleria Boston, MA 02284-2010 Braintree, MA 02184
New York, NY 10038
By Facsimile Transmission:
(Eligible Institutions Only)
(781) 575-4826 or (781) 575-4827
Confirm by Telephone to
(781) 575-4816
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Delivery of this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery to an address other than as
set forth above or transmission of instructions via facsimile number other
than as set forth above will not constitute a valid delivery.
This form 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 J Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware
corporation ("Purchaser") and wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway
Inc., a Delaware corporation, upon the terms and subject to the conditions
set forth in Purchaser's Offer to Purchase dated December 29, 2000, and the
related Letter of Transmittal (which together with the Offer to Purchase
and any amendments and supplements thereto collectively constitute the
"Offer"), receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the number of shares set
forth below of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Shares"), of
Johns Manville Corporation, a Delaware corporation, pursuant to the
guaranteed delivery procedures set forth in Section 3 of the Offer to
Purchase.
Number of Shares: __________________________________________________________
Certificate Nos. (if available): ___________________________________________
Name(s) of Record Holder(s): _______________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
(Please Print)
____________________________________________________________________________
Address(es): _______________________________________________________________
(Zip Code)
Area Code and Telephone No.: _______________________________________________
Check box if Shares will be tendered by book-entry transfer: [_]
Signature(s): ______________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
Account Number: ____________________________________________________________
Dated: _________, 2001
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GUARANTEE
(Not to Be Used for Signature Guarantees)
The undersigned, a participant in the Securities Transfer Agents
Medallion Program, the New York Stock Exchange Medallion Program or the
Stock Exchange Medallion Program, guarantees to deliver to the Depositary
either certificates representing the Shares tendered hereby, in proper
form for transfer, or confirmation of book-entry transfer of such Shares
into the Depositary's account at The Depository Trust Company, in each
case with delivery of a properly completed and duly executed Letter of
Transmittal (or facsimile thereof), with any required signature
guarantees, or an Agent's Message, and any other documents required by the
Letter of Transmittal, within three trading days (as defined in the Offer
to Purchase) after the date hereof.
The Eligible Institution that completes this form must communicate the
guarantee to the Depositary and must deliver the Letter of Transmittal and
certificates for Shares to the Depositary within the time period set forth
herein. Failure to do so could result in a financial loss to such Eligible
Institution.
Name of Firm: _____________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
Authorized Signature
Address: __________________________________________________________________
Zip Code
Area Code and Telephone No.: ______________________________________________
Name: _____________________________________________________________________
Please Print
Title: ____________________________________________________________________
Dated: ____________, 2001
NOTE: DO NOT SEND CERTIFICATES FOR SHARES WITH THIS NOTICE. CERTIFICATES
SHOULD BE SENT ONLY WITH YOUR LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.
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