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EXHIBIT (a)(3)
Notice of Guaranteed Delivery
for
Tender of Shares of Common Stock
of
Cucos Inc.
to
Jacksonville Restaurant Acquisition Corp.
(Not to be used for signature guarantees)
The Offer, proration period and withdrawal rights will expire at
5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on Friday, August 11, 2000,
unless the Offer is extended.
This Notice of Guaranteed Delivery, or a form substantially equivalent
hereto, must be used to accept the Offer (as defined below) if certificates for
Shares (as defined below) are not immediately available, or if time will not
permit all required documents to reach Hibernia National Bank (the "Depositary")
on or before the Expiration Date (as defined in Section 1 of the Offer to
Purchase). This 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:
Hibernia National Bank
By Mail: By Overnight Courier: By Hand:
P.O. Box 61540 313 Carondelet Street 313 Carondelet Street
New Orleans, LA 70161 New Orleans, LA 70130 7th Floor
Attention: Trust Department New Orleans, LA 70130
By Facsimile Transmission for For Confirmation by Telephone
Eligible Institutions and (504) 533-5586
Confirmation:
(504) 533-2838
Delivery of this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery to an address other than one
set forth above or transmission of instructions via facsimile Number other than
the one set forth above will not constitute a valid delivery to the Depositary.
This Notice of Guaranteed Delivery to the Depositary 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
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signature guarantees 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 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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THE GUARANTEE ON THE REVERSE SIDE MUST BE COMPLETED.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned hereby tenders to Jacksonville Restaurant Acquisition
Corp., a Delaware corporation, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth in the Offer to Purchase dated July 14, 2000 (the "Offer to Purchase") and
the related Letter to Transmittal (which, together with any amendments or
supplements thereto, constitute the "Offer"), receipt of which is hereby
acknowledged, the number of shares of common stock, no par value per share (the
"Shares"), of Cucos Inc., a Louisiana corporation (the"Company"), set forth
below, pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth in the Offer to
Purchase.
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Number of Shares Tendered: _____________ SIGN HERE
Certificate No(s) (if available):
________________________________________ x________________________________
________________________________________ x________________________________
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Name(s) of Record Holder(s):
_________________________________
_________________________________
(Please print)
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Name of Tendering Institution: _________________________________
Address(es)
________________________________________
_________________________________
Account No.: ___________________________ (Zip Code)
Dated: ___________________________, 2000 --------------------------------
Area Code and Telephone No(s)
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GUARANTEE
(Not to be used for signature guarantees)
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, (a) represents that the above named person(s) "own(s)"
the Shares tendered hereby within the meaning of Rule 14e-4 under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("Rule 14e-4"), (b) represents that such tender
of Shares complies with Rule 14e-4 and (c) guarantees to deliver to the
Depositary the certificates evidencing all tendered Shares, in proper form for
transfer, together with the Letter of Transmittal (or a facsimile thereof)
properly completed and duly executed, with any required signature guarantees,
and any other required documents, all within three NASDAQ National Market
trading days after the date hereof.
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Name of Firm: __________________________ _______________________________
(Authorized Signature)
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Address: _______________________________ Title: ________________________
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______________ Name: _________________________
Zip Code
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_______________________________
(Please type or print)
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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.
Dated: __________________ , 2000
