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Exhibit (a)(1)(C)
NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY
FOR
TENDER OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
(INCLUDING THE ASSOCIATED SERIES A JUNIOR PARTICIPATING PREFERRED STOCK PURCHASE
RIGHTS)
OF
SYBRON CHEMICALS 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
$.01 per share (the "Shares"), of Sybron Chemicals Inc., a Delaware corporation
(the "Company"), including the associated rights (the "Rights") to purchase
Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock pursuant to the Rights Agreement
by and between the Company and Fleet National Bank, as Rights Agent, as amended
as of August 30, 2000 (as amended, the "Rights Agreement"), 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 First Class Mail: By Hand: By Overnight Courier:
EquiServe Trust Company, N.A.
EquiServe Trust Company, N.A. Securities Transfer & Reporting Attn: Corporate Actions
Attn: Corporate Actions Services, Inc. 150 Royall Street
P.O. Box 8029 c/o EquiServe Trust Company, N.A. Canton, MA 02021
Boston, MA 02266-8029 100 William Street, Galleria
New York, NY 10038
By Facsimile Transmission:
(For Eligible Institutions only)
(781) 575-2233
Confirm Facsimile Transmission:
By telephone only
(781) 575-3120
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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 Project Toledo Acquisition Corp., a
Delaware corporation (the "Purchaser") and a wholly owned subsidiary of Bayer
Corporation, an Indiana corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Bayer
Aktiengesellschaft, a company organized under the laws of the Federal Republic
of Germany, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the
Purchaser's Offer to Purchase dated September 8, 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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Number of Shares
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Certificate Nos. (if available)
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(Check box if Shares will be tendered by book-entry transfer)
[ ] The Depository Trust Company
Account
Number
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Dated
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Name(s) of
Record Holder(s)
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PLEASE PRINT
Address(es)
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(ZIP CODE)
Daytime Area Code &
Tel. No.
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Signature(s)
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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 American Stock
Exchange 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.
NOTE: DO NOT SEND CERTIFICATES FOR SHARES WITH THIS NOTICE. CERTIFICATES
FOR SHARES SHOULD BE SENT WITH YOUR LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.
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Name of Firm
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Address
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ZIP CODE
Area Code and
Tel. No.
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AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE
Name
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PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT
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Title:
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Dated:
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