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Exhibit (a)(1)(C)
Notice of Guaranteed Delivery
for
Tender of Shares of Common Stock
of
BeautiControl, Inc.
THE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE AT 12:00 MIDNIGHT, NEW YORK
CITY TIME, ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2000 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 BeautiControl, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), 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 September 20, 2000 (the "Offer to
Purchase").
The Depositary for the Offer is:
ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C.
By Facsimile
By Mail; By Hand: By Overnight; Transmission:
Reorganization Reorganization Reorganization (For Eligible
Department Department Department Institutions
PO Box 3301 South 120 Broadway 85 Challenger Road Only)
Hackensack, NJ 07606 13th Floor Mail Stop - Reorg
New York, NY 10271 Ridgefield Park, NJ
07660 (201) 296-4293
Confirm Receipt of
Facsimile by
Telephone:
(201) 296-4860
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 B-C Merger Corporation, 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 the Company, pursuant to the guaranteed delivery
procedure set forth in Section 3 of the Offer to Purchase.
Number of Shares: ___________________ SIGN HERE
Name(s) of Record Holder(s):
Certificate No(s) (if available):
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(Please Print)
If Securities will be tendered by
book-entry transfer at The
Depository Trust Company, please
provide Account No.: ________________
Address(es): ________________________
Dated: ______________________________ -------------------------------------
(Zip Code)
Area Code and Telephone No(s):
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Signature(s): _______________________
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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
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