EXHIBIT (a)(1)(C)
NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY
FOR
TENDER OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
(INCLUDING THE ASSOCIATED PREFERRED STOCK PURCHASE RIGHTS)
OF
MICROTOUCH SYSTEMS, INC.
(NOT TO BE USED FOR SIGNATURE GUARANTEES)
As set forth in Section 2 of the Offer to Purchase (as defined below), this
form or one 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, including associated preferred stock purchase rights (the
"Shares"), of MicroTouch Systems, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation (the
"Company"), are not immediately available or if the procedures for book-entry
transfer cannot be completed on a timely basis or time will not permit all
required documents to reach the Depositary prior to the Expiration Date (as
defined in the Offer to Purchase). This form may be delivered by hand to the
Depositary or transmitted by telegram, facsimile transmission or mail to the
Depositary and must include a guarantee by an Eligible Institution (as defined
in the Offer to Purchase). See Section 2 of the Offer to Purchase.
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BY MAIL: BY HAND: BY COURIER:
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EquiServe Trust Company, N.A. Securities Transfer and Reporting Services, Inc. EquiServe Trust Company, N.A.
Attn: Corporate Actions c/o EquiServe Trust Company, N.A. Attn: Corporate Actions
P.O. Box 8029 100 William Street, Galleria 150 Royale Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02266 New York, New York 10038 Canton, Massachusetts 02021
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BY FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION:
(For Eligible Institutions only)
(781)575-2233
CONFIRM FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION:
By telephone only
(781)575-3120
DELIVERY OF THIS INSTRUMENT TO AN ADDRESS, OR TRANSMISSION OF INSTRUCTIONS
VIA A FACSIMILE NUMBER, OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE, DOES 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.
THE GUARANTEE ON THE REVERSE SIDE MUST BE COMPLETED.
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned hereby tenders to Equinox Acquisition, Inc., a
Massachusetts corporation (the "Purchaser") and a wholly owned indirect
subsidiary of Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, a Delaware
corporation, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the
Purchaser's Offer to Purchase dated November 17, 2000 (the "Offer to Purchase"),
and in the related Letter of Transmittal (which, together with any amendments or
supplements thereto, collectively constitute the "Offer"), receipt of which is
hereby acknowledged, the number of Shares set forth below, all pursuant to the
guaranteed delivery procedures set forth in Section 2 of the Offer to Purchase.
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Name(s) of
Number of Shares ____________________ Record
Holder(s): ___________________________
______________________________________
Certificate Nos. (if available ______ ______________________________________
PLEASE PRINT
(Check box if Shares will be tendered Address(es): _________________________
by book-entry transfer)
______________________________________
(Zip Code)
[ ] The Depository Trust Company
Daytime Area Code and Tel. No.: ______
Account Number ______________________
Signature(s): ________________________
Dated _______________________________
______________________________________
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GUARANTEE
(NOT TO BE USED FOR SIGNATURE GUARANTEE)
The undersigned, a firm that is a participant in the Security Transfer
Agents Medallion Program or the New York Stock Exchange Guarantee Program or the
Stock Exchange Medallion Program or an "eligible guarantor institution", as such
term is defined in Rule 17Ad-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, hereby guarantees to deliver to the Depositary either the certificates
representing the Shares tendered hereby, in proper form for transfer, or a
Book-Entry Confirmation (as defined in the Offer to Purchase) with respect to
such Shares, in any such case together with a properly completed and duly
executed Letter of Transmittal (or a facsimile thereof), with any required
signature guarantees, or an Agent's Message (as defined in the Offer to
Purchase), and any other required documents, within three National Association
of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System trading days (as defined in the
Letter of Transmittal) 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 shown herein.
Failure to do so could result in a financial loss to such Eligible Institution.
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Name of Firm: _______________________ ______________________________________
AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE
Address: ____________________________ Name: ________________________________
PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT
_____________________________________ ______________________________________
Zip Code
Title: _______________________________
Area Code and Tel. No.: _____________
Dated: _______________________________
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NOTE: DO NOT SEND CERTIFICATES FOR SHARES WITH THIS NOTICE. CERTIFICATES FOR
SHARES SHOULD BE SENT WITH YOUR LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.
