EX-99.1

For this type of account:

Give name and EIN of:

Account with the Department of Agriculture in the name of a public entity (such as a state or local government, school district, or prison) that receives agricultural program payments

The public entity

Grantor trust filing under the Form 1041 Filing Method or the Optional Form 1099 Filing Method 2 (see Regulations section 1.671-4(b)(2)(i)(B))

Exhibit 99.1

LOGO

LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL

To Tender for Exchange

any and all outstanding unregistered 4.7% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Junior Subordinated Notes due 2048,

Voya Financial, Inc.

Pursuant to the Prospectus dated , 2018

THE EXCHANGE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE AT 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON , 2018 (THE “EXPIRATION DATE”) UNLESS THE EXPIRATION DATE IS EXTENDED, IN WHICH CASE THE TERM “EXPIRATION DATE” SHALL MEAN THE LATEST DATE AND TIME TO WHICH THE EXCHANGE OFFER IS EXTENDED. TENDERS MAY BE WITHDRAWN AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION DATE.

The Exchange Agent:

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

By Mail, Hand or Overnight Delivery:

U.S. Bank National Association

Corporate Actions

111 Fillmore Ave.

Saint Paul, Minnesota 55107

Attn: Corporate Trust Support & Operations

By Facsimile:

(615) 466-7367

For Information or Confirmation by Telephone:

(800) 934-6802

Delivery of this instrument to an address other than as set forth above or transmission of instructions to a facsimile number other than the one listed above will not constitute a valid delivery. The instructions set forth in this letter of transmittal should be read carefully before this letter of transmittal is completed.

The undersigned acknowledges receipt of the Prospectus dated , 2018 (the “Prospectus”) of Voya Financial, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”), and this Letter of Transmittal (this “Letter of Transmittal”), which, together with the Prospectus, constitutes the Issuer’s offer (the “Exchange Offer”) to exchange up to $350,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Issuer’s new 4.7% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Junior Subordinated Notes due 2048 (the “New Notes”), which have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), for an equivalent principal amount of the Issuer’s outstanding unregistered 4.7% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Junior Subordinated Notes due 2048 (the “Old Notes”).

The Issuer and Voya Holdings Inc. have filed a registration statement, which became effective under the Securities Act on , 2018, to register the New Notes under the Securities Act.

Recipients of the Prospectus should read the requirements described in such Prospectus with respect to eligibility to participate in the Exchange Offer. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings given to them in the Prospectus.

Old Notes may be tendered only by book-entry transfer to the Exchange Agent’s account at The Depository Trust Company (the “Depositary”). Tenders of the Old Notes must be effected in accordance with the procedures mandated by the Depositary’s Automated Tender Offer Program (“ATOP”) and the procedures set forth in the Prospectus under the caption “The Exchange Offer—Book-Entry Transfer.”

The undersigned hereby tenders the Old Notes described in the box under “Description of Old Notes” below pursuant to the terms and conditions described in the Prospectus and this Letter of Transmittal. The undersigned is the registered holder of all the Old Notes covered by this Letter of Transmittal and the undersigned represents that it has received from each beneficial owner of Old Notes (the “Beneficial Owners”) a duly completed and executed form of “Instructions to DTC Participant from Beneficial Owner” accompanying this Letter of Transmittal, instructing the undersigned to take the action described in this Letter of Transmittal. “Registered holder,” as used herein, refers to a participant in the Depositary whose name appears on the Depositary’s security position listing as the owner of the Old Notes tendered hereby. The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that the information set forth in the box entitled “Beneficial Owner(s)” is true and correct. Any Beneficial Owner whose Old Notes are registered in the name of a broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee and who wishes to tender should contact such registered holder of Old Notes promptly and instruct such registered holder of Old Notes to tender on behalf of the Beneficial Owner.

In order to properly complete this Letter of Transmittal, a holder of Old Notes must (i) complete the box under “Description of Old Notes,” (ii) if appropriate, check and complete the boxes relating to Book-Entry Transfer, Prospectus Copies, Special Issuance Instructions and Beneficial Owner(s), (iii) sign this Letter of Transmittal by completing the box entitled “Sign Here,” and (iv) complete and sign the attached IRS Form W-9, or if applicable, the appropriate Form W-8 (which can be found at www.irs.gov). Each holder of Old Notes should carefully read the detailed instructions below prior to completing the Letter of Transmittal. If the holder of Old Notes wishes to tender for exchange less than all of such holder’s Old Notes, column (3) in the box under “Description of Old Notes” below must be completed in full. See also Instruction 5.

DESCRIPTION OF OLD NOTES


(1)	(2)	(3)
Name(s) and Address(es) of Registered Holder(s) of Old Notes, Exactly as the Name of the Participant Appears on the Book-Entry Transfer Facility’s Security Position Listing (Please fill in, if blank)	Aggregate Principal Amount	Principal Amount Tendered for Exchange(only if different amount from Column (2)) (Must be in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof)⁽¹⁾







☐ CHECK HERE IF OLD NOTES ARE BEING DELIVERED BY BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER MADE TO THE ACCOUNT MAINTAINED BY THE EXCHANGE AGENT WITH THE DEPOSITARY AND COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:

Name of Tendering Institution:
Account Number:
Transaction Code Number:

⁽¹⁾ Column (3) need not be completed by holders of Old Notes who wish to tender for exchange the principal amount of Old Notes listed in column (2). Completion of column (3) will indicate that the holder of Old Notes wishes to tender for exchange only the principal amount of Old Notes indicated in column (3).

BY CREDITING THE OLD NOTES TO THE EXCHANGE AGENT’S ACCOUNT WITH THE DEPOSITARY’S ATOP AND BY COMPLYING WITH APPLICABLE ATOP PROCEDURES WITH RESPECT TO THE EXCHANGE OFFER, THE HOLDER OF THE OLD NOTES ACKNOWLEDGES

AND AGREES TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND CONFIRMS ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF SUCH OLD NOTES ALL PROVISIONS OF THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL APPLICABLE TO IT AND SUCH BENEFICIAL OWNERS AS FULLY AS IF SUCH BENEFICIAL OWNERS HAD COMPLETED THE INFORMATION REQUIRED HEREIN AND EXECUTED AND TRANSMITTED THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.

ATTENTION BROKER-DEALERS: IMPORTANT NOTICE

CONCERNING YOUR ABILITY TO RESELL THE NEW NOTES

IF THE ISSUER OR THE EXCHANGE AGENT DOES NOT RECEIVE ANY LETTERS OF TRANSMITTAL FROM BROKER-DEALERS REQUESTING ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THE PROSPECTUS FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH RESALES OF THE NEW NOTES, THE ISSUER INTENDS TO TERMINATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE AFTER THE CONSUMMATION OR TERMINATION OF THE EXCHANGE OFFER. IF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT IS TERMINATED, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO USE THE PROSPECTUS IN CONNECTION WITH RESALES OF NEW NOTES AFTER SUCH TIME. SEE SECTION ENTITLED “THE EXCHANGE OFFER—TERMS OF THE EXCHANGE OFFER” CONTAINED IN THE PROSPECTUS FOR MORE INFORMATION.

☐	CHECK HERE IF YOU ARE A BROKER-DEALER AND WISH TO RECEIVE 10 ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THE PROSPECTUS AND 10 COPIES OF ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO:

Name:

Address:

Telephone No:

IF THE UNDERSIGNED IS NOT A BROKER-DEALER, THE UNDERSIGNED REPRESENTS THAT IT IS NOT PARTICIPATING IN, AND DOES NOT INTEND TO PARTICIPATE IN, A DISTRIBUTION OF NEW NOTES. IF THE UNDERSIGNED IS A BROKER-DEALER THAT WILL RECEIVE NEW NOTES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT IN EXCHANGE FOR OLD NOTES THAT WERE ACQUIRED AS A RESULT OF MARKET-MAKING ACTIVITIES OR OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES, IT ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT WILL DELIVER A PROSPECTUS IN CONNECTION WITH ANY RESALE OF SUCH NEW NOTES; HOWEVER, BY SO ACKNOWLEDGING AND BY DELIVERING A PROSPECTUS, THE UNDERSIGNED WILL NOT BE DEEMED TO ADMIT THAT IT IS AN “UNDERWRITER” WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE SECURITIES ACT.

SPECIAL ISSUANCE INSTRUCTIONS

(SEE INSTRUCTIONS 1, 5, 6 AND 7)

To be completed ONLY if Old Notes tendered by book-entry transfer which are not exchanged are to be returned by credit to an account maintained at the Depositary.

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Credit Old Notes not exchanged and delivered by book-entry transfer to the Depositary account set forth below:

(ACCOUNT NUMBER)

BENEFICIAL OWNER(S)


STATE OF PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE OF EACH BENEFICIAL OWNER OF OLD NOTES		PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF OLD NOTES HELD FOR ACCOUNT OF BENEFICIAL OWNER(S)

SIGNATURES MUST BE PROVIDED BELOW

PLEASE READ THE ACCOMPANYING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to the offer by Voya Financial, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the prospectus dated , 2018 (the “Prospectus”) and this Letter of Transmittal (this “Letter of Transmittal”), which, together with the Prospectus, constitutes the Issuer’s offer (the “Exchange Offer”) to exchange up to $350,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Issuer’s 4.7% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Junior Subordinated Notes due 2048 (the “New Notes”), which have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), for an equivalent principal amount of the Issuer’s outstanding 4.7% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Junior Subordinated Notes due 2048 (the “Old Notes”), the undersigned hereby tenders to the Issuer for exchange the Old Notes indicated in this Letter of Transmittal.

The undersigned understands and agrees that the Issuer and Voya Holdings Inc. have filed a registration statement to register the New Notes under the Securities Act and will not accept for exchange any Old Notes until the registration statement has become effective under the Securities Act.

By executing this Letter of Transmittal and subject to and effective upon acceptance for exchange of the Old Notes tendered for exchange hereby, the undersigned (i) acknowledges and agrees that the Issuer shall have fully performed all of its obligations to conduct an “Exchange Offer” under the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of January 23, 2018, among the Issuer, Voya Holdings Inc. (the “Guarantor”) and the Initial Purchasers (as defined therein), with respect to the Old Notes, (ii) will have irrevocably sold, assigned and transferred to the Issuer all right, title and interest in, to and under all of the Old Notes tendered for exchange hereby, and (iii) hereby appoints U.S. Bank National Association (the “Exchange Agent”) as the true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact (with full knowledge that the Exchange Agent also acts as agent of the Issuer) of such holder of Old Notes with respect to such Old Notes, with full power of substitution, to (x) transfer ownership of such Old Notes on the account books maintained by The Depository Trust Company (the “Depositary”) (together with all accompanying evidences of transfer and authenticity), (y) take any action necessary to transfer such Old Notes to the Issuer, and (z) receive all benefits and otherwise exercise all rights and incidents of ownership with respect to such Old Notes, all in accordance with the terms of the Exchange Offer. The power of attorney granted in this paragraph shall be deemed to be irrevocable and coupled with an interest.

The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that (i) the undersigned has full power and authority to tender, exchange, assign and transfer the Old Notes, and (ii) when such Old Notes are accepted for exchange by the Issuer, the Issuer will acquire good, marketable and unencumbered title thereto, free and clear of all security interests, liens, restrictions, charges, encumbrances, or other obligations relating to their sale and transfer, and not subject to any adverse claims. The undersigned will, upon request, execute and deliver any additional documents deemed by the Exchange Agent or the Issuer to be necessary or desirable to complete the tender, exchange, assignment and transfer of the Old Notes tendered for exchange hereby.

The undersigned hereby further represents to the Issuer that (i) the New Notes to be acquired pursuant to the Exchange Offer will be acquired in the ordinary course of business of the person acquiring the New Notes, whether or not such person is the undersigned, (ii) neither the undersigned nor any person receiving any New Notes directly or indirectly from the undersigned pursuant to the Exchange Offer (if not a broker-dealer referred to in the last sentence of this paragraph) is participating or intends to participate in the distribution of the New Notes and none of them have any arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in the distribution of the New Notes, (iii) the undersigned and each person receiving any New Notes directly or indirectly from the undersigned pursuant to the Exchange Offer acknowledge and agree that any broker-dealer or any person participating in the Exchange Offer for the purpose of distributing the New Notes (x) must comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act in connection with a secondary resale transaction of the New Notes acquired by such person and (y) cannot rely on the position of the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) set forth in the Exxon Capital Holdings Corporation no-action letter (available May 13, 1988) and the Morgan Stanley and Co., Inc. no-action letter (available June 5,

1991), as interpreted in the Commission’s no-action letter to Shearman & Sterling dated July 2, 1993, and similar no-action letters, (iv) the undersigned and each person receiving any New Notes directly or indirectly from the undersigned pursuant to the Exchange Offer understand that a secondary resale transaction described in clause (iii) above should be covered by an effective registration statement, (v) neither the undersigned nor any person receiving any New Notes directly or indirectly from the undersigned pursuant to the Exchange Offer is an “affiliate” of the Issuer, as defined under Rule 405 under the Securities Act, or if it is such an “affiliate”, it will comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act to the extent applicable and (vi) the undersigned is not acting on behalf of any person who could not truthfully and completely make the representations contained in the forgoing subclauses (i) through (v). If the undersigned is a broker-dealer that will receive New Notes for its own account in exchange for Old Notes that were acquired as a result of market making or other trading activities, it acknowledges that it will deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale of such New Notes received in respect of such Old Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer; however, by so acknowledging and by delivering a prospectus, the undersigned will not be deemed to admit that it is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act.

The Issuer and the Guarantor have agreed that, subject to the provisions of the registration rights agreement, for a period of 180 days starting on the last date for acceptance for exchange of the Old Notes for New Notes, they will amend or supplement the Prospectus in order to expedite or facilitate the resale of any New Notes by the broker-dealers who acquired old notes for its own account as a result of market-making or other trading activities (each a “participating broker-dealer”). In that regard, each participating broker-dealer, by tendering such Old Notes and pursuant to this Letter of Transmittal, agrees that, upon receipt of notice from the Issuer of the occurrence of any event or the discovery of any fact which makes any statement contained or incorporated by reference in the prospectus untrue in any material respect or which causes the prospectus to omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained or incorporated by reference therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading or of the occurrence of certain other events specified in the registration rights agreements, such participating broker-dealer will suspend the sale of New Notes pursuant to the prospectus until the Issuer has amended or supplemented the prospectus to correct such misstatement or omission and have furnished copies of the amended or supplemented prospectus to the participating broker-dealer.

The undersigned acknowledges that, for purposes of the Exchange Offer, the Issuer will be deemed to have accepted for exchange, and to have exchanged, validly tendered Old Notes, if, as and when the Issuer gives oral or written notice thereof to the Exchange Agent. The undersigned acknowledges that the Issuer’s acceptance of Old Notes validly tendered for exchange pursuant to any one of the procedures described in the section of the Prospectus entitled “The Exchange Offer” and in the instructions hereto will constitute a valid, binding and enforceable agreement between the undersigned and the Issuer upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Exchange Offer. Tenders of Old Notes for exchange may be withdrawn at any time prior to the Expiration Date.

Unless otherwise indicated in the box under “Special Issuance Instructions,” please return any Old Notes not tendered for exchange to the undersigned. The undersigned recognizes that the Issuer has no obligation pursuant to the “Special Issuance Instructions” to transfer any Old Notes if the Issuer does not accept for exchange any of the Old Notes so tendered for exchange or if such transfer would not be in compliance with any transfer restrictions applicable to such Old Notes.

All authority herein conferred or agreed to be conferred shall survive the death, incapacity, liquidation, dissolution, winding up or any other event relating to the undersigned, and any obligation of the undersigned hereunder shall be binding upon the heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns of the undersigned. Except as otherwise stated in the Prospectus, this tender for exchange of Old Notes is irrevocable.

THE UNDERSIGNED, BY COMPLETING THE BOX(ES) UNDER “DESCRIPTION OF OLD NOTES” ABOVE AND SIGNING THIS LETTER, WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE TENDERED THE OLD NOTES AS SET FORTH IN SUCH BOX(ES) ABOVE.

PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL CAREFULLY BEFORE COMPLETING ANY BOX ABOVE.

PLEASE SIGN HERE

(TO BE COMPLETED BY ALL TENDERING HOLDERS)



SIGNATURE(S) OF OWNER		DATE


Area Code and Telephone Number
If a holder is tendering an Old Note, this Letter of Transmittal must be signed by the registered holder(s) exactly as the name(s) appear(s) on a security position listing. If signature is by a trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, attorney-in-fact, officer, corporation or other person acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, please provide the following information. See Instruction 6.

Name(s):
(PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT)

Capacity:

Address:

Area Code and Telephone Number:

Tax Identification Number:

SIGNATURE GUARANTEE (IF REQUIRED BY INSTRUCTION 1) SIGNATURE(S) GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION:

(AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE)

(TITLE)

(NAME AND FIRM)

DATED:		, 2018
(PLEASE COMPLETE ACCOMPANYING FORM W-9.)

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INSTRUCTIONS

FORMING PART OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE EXCHANGE OFFER

1.	Guarantee of Signatures.

Except as otherwise provided below, all signatures on this Letter of Transmittal must be guaranteed by an institution which is a member of the New York Stock Exchange Medallion Signature Program or an “eligible guarantor institution” within the meaning of Rule 17Ad-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (an “Eligible Institution”). Signatures on this Letter of Transmittal need not be guaranteed if such Old Notes are tendered for the account of an Eligible Institution. IN ALL OTHER CASES, ALL SIGNATURES MUST BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION.

2.	Delivery of this Letter of Transmittal and Old Notes.

This Letter of Transmittal is to be completed by holders of Old Notes if tenders are to be made pursuant to the procedures for tender by book-entry transfer. All deliveries of Old Notes must be made to the account of the Exchange Agent maintained at the Depositary. A confirmation of a book-entry transfer (a “Book-Entry Confirmation”), as well as any other documents required by this Letter of Transmittal, must be received by the Exchange Agent prior to the Expiration Date.

THE METHOD OF DELIVERY OF OLD NOTES, THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND ALL OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENTS IS AT THE ELECTION AND RISK OF THE TENDERING HOLDER OF OLD NOTES. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BELOW, THE DELIVERY WILL BE DEEMED MADE ONLY WHEN ACTUALLY RECEIVED OR CONFIRMED BY THE EXCHANGE AGENT. IF DELIVERY IS BY MAIL, REGISTERED MAIL WITH RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, PROPERLY INSURED, IS RECOMMENDED. AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO DELIVERY BY MAIL, THE HOLDER MAY WISH TO CONSIDER USING AN OVERNIGHT OR HAND DELIVERY SERVICE. THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL SHOULD NOT BE SENT TO THE ISSUER.

No alternative, conditional or contingent tenders will be accepted. All tendering holders of Old Notes, by execution of this Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile hereof, if applicable), waive any right to receive notice of the acceptance of their Old Notes for exchange.

3.	Inadequate Space.

If the space provided in the applicable box under “Description of Old Notes” above is inadequate, the principal amounts of the Old Notes being tendered should be listed on a separate signed schedule affixed hereto.

4.	Withdrawals.

A tender of Old Notes may be withdrawn at any time prior to the Expiration Date by delivery of an ATOP electronic transmission notice of withdrawal and the Exchange Agent must receive the electronic notice of withdrawal from the Depositary prior to the Expiration Date. Withdrawals of tenders of Old Notes may not be rescinded, and any Old Notes withdrawn will thereafter be deemed not validly tendered for purposes of the Exchange Offer, and no New Notes will be issued with respect thereto unless the Old Notes so withdrawn are validly retendered. Properly withdrawn Old Notes may be retendered by following one of the procedures described in the section of the Prospectus entitled “The Exchange Offer—Procedures for Tendering” at any time prior to the Expiration Date.

5.	Partial Tenders.

Tenders of Old Notes will be accepted only in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof per series of Old Notes. If a tender for exchange is to be made with respect to less than

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the entire principal amount of any series Old Notes, fill in the principal amount of Old Notes which are tendered for exchange in column (3) of the applicable box under “Description of Old Notes.” In case of a partial tender for exchange, the untendered principal amount of the Old Notes will be credited to the Depositary account of the tendering holder, unless otherwise indicated in the appropriate box on this Letter of Transmittal, promptly after the expiration or termination of the Exchange Offer.

6.	Signatures on this Letter of Transmittal and Powers of Attorney.

The signature(s) of the holder of Old Notes on this Letter of Transmittal must correspond with the name of such holder as it appears on a security position listing maintained by the Depositary, without any change whatsoever.

When this Letter of Transmittal is signed by the holder of the Old Notes listed and transmitted hereby, no separate powers of attorney are required. If, however, Old Notes not tendered or not accepted are to be issued or returned to a person other than the holder of Old Notes, then the Old Notes transmitted hereby must be accompanied by appropriate powers of attorney in a form satisfactory to the Issuer, in either case signed exactly as the name(s) of the holder of Old Notes appear(s) on a security position listing maintained by the Depositary. Signatures on such powers of attorney must be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution (unless signed by an Eligible Institution).

If this Letter of Transmittal or powers of attorney are signed by trustees, executors, administrators, guardians, attorneys-in-fact, officers of corporations or others acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, such persons should so indicate when signing, and proper evidence satisfactory to the Issuer of their authority so to act must be submitted.

7.	Transfer Taxes.

Except as set forth in this Instruction 7, the Issuer will pay all transfer taxes, if any, applicable to the transfer and exchange of Old Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer. If issuance of New Notes is to be made to, or Old Notes not tendered for exchange are to be issued or returned to, any person other than the tendering holder, or if a transfer tax is imposed for any reason other than the exchange of Old Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer, and satisfactory evidence of payment of such taxes or exemptions therefrom is not submitted with this Letter of Transmittal, the amount of any transfer taxes payable on account of any such transfer will be imposed on and payable by the tendering holder of Old Notes prior to the issuance of the New Notes.

8.	Irregularities.

All questions as to the form of documents and the validity, eligibility (including time of receipt), acceptance and withdrawal of Old Notes will be determined by the Issuer, in its sole discretion, whose determination shall be final and binding. The Issuer reserves the absolute right to reject any or all tenders for exchange of any particular Old Notes that are not in proper form, or the acceptance of which would, in the opinion of the Issuer (or its counsel), be unlawful. The Issuer reserves the absolute right to waive any defect, irregularity or condition of tender for exchange with regard to any particular Old Notes. The Issuer’s interpretation of the terms of, and conditions to, the Exchange Offer (including the instructions herein) will be final and binding. Unless waived, any defects or irregularities in connection with the Exchange Offer must be cured within such time as the Issuer shall determine. Neither the Issuer, the Guarantor, the Exchange Agent nor any other person shall be under any duty to give notice of any defects or irregularities in Old Notes tendered for exchange, nor shall any of them incur any liability for failure to give such notice. A tender of Old Notes will not be deemed to have been made until all defects and irregularities with respect to such tender have been cured or waived. Any Old Notes received by the Exchange Agent that are not properly tendered and as to which the defects or irregularities have not been cured or waived will be returned by the Exchange Agent to the tendering holders, unless otherwise provided in this Letter of Transmittal, promptly following the Expiration Date.

9.	Requests for Information or Additional Copies.

Requests for information about the procedure for tendering or for withdrawing tenders, or for additional copies of the Prospectus and this Letter of Transmittal, may be directed to the Exchange Agent at the address or telephone number set forth on the cover of this Letter of Transmittal. All other questions about this Exchange Offer should be addressed to Investor Relations at the Issuer (telephone number—(212) 309-8200).

IMPORTANT: THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL (OR A FACSIMILE THEREOF, IF APPLICABLE) OR AN AGENT’S MESSAGE TO THE DEPOSITARY TOGETHER WITH BOOK-ENTRY CONFIRMATION, AND ALL OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENTS, MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE EXCHANGE AGENT PRIOR TO 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON THE EXPIRATION DATE.

Form W-9

(Rev. November 2017)

Department of the Treasury

Internal Revenue Service

Request for Taxpayer

Identification Number and Certification

^u Go to www.irs.gov/FormW9 for instructions and the latest information.

Give Form to the requester. Do not send to the IRS.

Print or type.

See

Specific Instructions

on page 3.

1 Name (as shown on your income tax return). Name is required on this line; do not leave this line blank.

2 Business name/disregarded entity name, if different from above

3 Check appropriate box for federal tax classification of the person whose name is entered on line 1. Check only one of the
following seven boxes.

4 Exemptions (codes apply only to
certain entities, not individuals;
see instructions on page 3):

Exempt payee code (if any)

Exemption from FATCA reporting
code (if any)

(Applies to accounts maintained outside the
U.S.)

☐

Individual/sole proprietor or
single-member LLC

☐

C Corporation

☐

S Corporation

☐

Partnership

☐ Trust/estate

☐ Limitedliability company. Enter the tax classification (C=C corporation, S=S corporation, P=Partnership) ^u

Note: Check the appropriate box in the line above for the tax classification of the single-member owner. Do not
check LLC if the LLC is classified as a single-member LLC that is disregarded from the owner unless the owner of
the LLC is another LLC that is not disregarded from the owner for U.S. federal tax purposes. Otherwise, a single-
member LLC that is disregarded from the owner should check the appropriate box for the tax classification of its
owner.

☐ Other(see instructions) ^u

5 Address (number, street, and apt. or suite no.) See instructions.

Requester’s name and address (optional)

6 City, state, and ZIP code

7 List account number(s) here (optional)


Part I		Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN)

Enter your TIN in the appropriate box. The TIN provided must match the name given on line 1 to avoid backup withholding. For individuals, this is generally your social security number (SSN). However, for a resident alien, sole proprietor, or disregarded entity, see the instructions for Part I, later. For other entities, it is your employer identification number (EIN). If you do not have a number, see How to get a TIN, later.

Note: If the account is in more than one name, see the instructions for line 1. Also see What Name and Number To Give the Requester for guidelines on whose number to enter.

Social security number

–

Employer identification number

–


Part II		Certification

Under penalties of perjury, I certify that:

The number shown on this form is my correct taxpayer identification number (or I am waiting for a number to be issued to me); and

I am not subject to backup withholding because: (a) I am exempt from backup withholding, or (b) I have not been notified by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that I am subject to backup withholding as a result of a failure to report all interest or dividends, or (c) the IRS has notified me that I am no longer subject to backup withholding; and

I am a U.S. citizen or other U.S. person (defined below); and

The FATCA code(s) entered on this form (if any) indicating that I am exempt from FATCA reporting is correct.

Certification instructions. You must cross out item 2 above if you have been notified by the IRS that you are currently subject to backup withholding because you have failed to report all interest and dividends on your tax return. For real estate transactions, item 2 does not apply. For mortgage interest paid, acquisition or abandonment of secured property, cancellation of debt, contributions to an individual retirement arrangement (IRA), and generally, payments other than interest and dividends, you are not required to sign the certification, but you must provide your correct TIN. See the instructions for Part II, later.


Sign Here		Signature of U.S. person ^u		Date ^u

General Instructions

Section references are to the Internal Revenue Code unless otherwise noted.

Future developments. For the latest information about developments related to Form W-9 and its instructions, such as legislation enacted after they were published, go to www.irs.gov/FormW9.

Purpose of Form

An individual or entity (Form W-9 requester) who is required to file an information return with the IRS must obtain your correct taxpayer identification number (TIN) which may be your social security number (SSN), individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN), adoption taxpayer identification number (ATIN), or employer identification number (EIN), to report on an information return the amount paid to you, or other amount reportable on an information return. Examples of information returns include, but are not limited to, the following.

● Form 1099-INT (interest earned or paid)

● Form 1099-DIV (dividends, including those from stocks or mutual funds)

● Form 1099-MISC (various types of income, prizes, awards, or gross proceeds)

● Form 1099-B (stock or mutual fund sales and certain other transactions by brokers)

● Form 1099-S (proceeds from real estate transactions)

● Form 1099-K (merchant card and third party network transactions)

● Form 1098 (home mortgage interest), 1098-E (student loan interest), 1098-T (tuition)

● Form 1099-C (canceled debt)

● Form 1099-A (acquisition or abandonment of secured property)

Use Form W-9 only if you are a U.S. person (including a resident alien), to provide your correct TIN.

If you do not return Form W-9 to the requester with a TIN, you might be subject to backup withholding. See What is backup withholding, later.


		Cat. No. 10231X		Form W-9 (Rev. 11-2017)

Form W-9 (Rev. 11-2017)

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By signing the filled-out form, you:

1. Certify that the TIN you are giving is correct (or you are waiting for a number to be issued),

2. Certify that you are not subject to backup withholding, or

3. Claim exemption from backup withholding if you are a U.S. exempt payee. If applicable, you are also certifying that as a U.S. person, your allocable share of any partnership income from a U.S. trade or business is not subject to the withholding tax on foreign partners’ share of effectively connected income, and

4. Certify that FATCA code(s) entered on this form (if any) indicating that you are exempt from the FATCA reporting, is correct. See What is FATCA reporting, later, for further information.

Note: If you are a U.S. person and a requester gives you a form other than Form W-9 to request your TIN, you must use the requester’s form if it is substantially similar to this Form W-9.

Definition of a U.S. person. For federal tax purposes, you are considered a U.S. person if you are:

● An individual who is a U.S. citizen or U.S. resident alien;

● A partnership, corporation, company, or association created or organized in the United States or under the laws of the United States;

● An estate (other than a foreign estate); or

● A domestic trust (as defined in Regulations section 301.7701-7).

Special rules for partnerships. Partnerships that conduct a trade or business in the United States are generally required to pay a withholding tax under section 1446 on any foreign partners’ share of effectively connected taxable income from such business. Further, in certain cases where a Form W-9 has not been received, the rules under section 1446 require a partnership to presume that a partner is a foreign person, and pay the section 1446 withholding tax. Therefore, if you are a U.S. person that is a partner in a partnership conducting a trade or business in the United States, provide Form W-9 to the partnership to establish your U.S. status and avoid section 1446 withholding on your share of partnership income.

In the cases below, the following person must give Form W-9 to the partnership for purposes of establishing its U.S. status and avoiding withholding on its allocable share of net income from the partnership conducting a trade or business in the United States.

● In the case of a disregarded entity with a U.S. owner, the U.S. owner of the disregarded entity and not the entity;

● In the case of a grantor trust with a U.S. grantor or other U.S. owner, generally, the U.S. grantor or other U.S. owner of the grantor trust and not the trust; and

● In the case of a U.S. trust (other than a grantor trust), the U.S. trust (other than a grantor trust) and not the beneficiaries of the trust.

Foreign person. If you are a foreign person or the U.S. branch of a foreign bank that has elected to be treated as a U.S. person, do not use Form W-9. Instead, use the appropriate Form W-8 or Form 8233 (see Pub. 515, Withholding of Tax on Nonresident Aliens and Foreign Entities).

Nonresident alien who becomes a resident alien. Generally, only a nonresident alien individual may use the terms of a tax treaty to reduce or eliminate U.S. tax on certain types of income. However, most tax treaties contain a provision known as a “saving clause.” Exceptions specified in the saving clause may permit an exemption from tax to continue for certain types of income even after the payee has otherwise become a U.S. resident alien for tax purposes.

If you are a U.S. resident alien who is relying on an exception contained in the saving clause of a tax treaty to claim an exemption from U.S. tax on certain types of income, you must attach a statement to Form W-9 that specifies the following five items.

1. The treaty country. Generally, this must be the same treaty under which you claimed exemption from tax as a nonresident alien.

2. The treaty article addressing the income.

3. The article number (or location) in the tax treaty that contains the saving clause and its exceptions.

4. The type and amount of income that qualifies for the exemption from tax.

5. Sufficient facts to justify the exemption from tax under the terms of the treaty article.

Example. Article 20 of the U.S.-China income tax treaty allows an exemption from tax for scholarship income received by a Chinese student temporarily present in the United States. Under U.S. law, this student will become a resident alien for tax purposes if his or her stay in the United States exceeds 5 calendar years. However, paragraph 2 of the first Protocol to the U.S.-China treaty (dated April 30, 1984) allows the provisions of Article 20 to continue to apply even after the Chinese student becomes a resident alien of the United States. A Chinese student who qualifies for this exception (under paragraph 2 of the first protocol) and is relying on this exception to claim an exemption from tax on his or her scholarship or fellowship income would attach to Form W-9 a statement that includes the information described above to support that exemption.

If you are a nonresident alien or a foreign entity, give the requester the appropriate completed Form W-8 or Form 8233.

Backup Withholding

What is backup withholding? Persons making certain payments to you must under certain conditions withhold and pay to the IRS 28% of such payments. This is called “backup withholding.” Payments that may be subject to backup withholding include interest, tax-exempt interest, dividends, broker and barter exchange transactions, rents, royalties, nonemployee pay, payments made in settlement of payment card and third party network transactions, and certain payments from fishing boat operators. Real estate transactions are not subject to backup withholding.

You will not be subject to backup withholding on payments you receive if you give the requester your correct TIN, make the proper certifications, and report all your taxable interest and dividends on your tax return.

Payments you receive will be subject to backup withholding if:

1. You do not furnish your TIN to the requester,

2. You do not certify your TIN when required (see the instructions for Part II for details),

3. The IRS tells the requester that you furnished an incorrect TIN,

4. The IRS tells you that you are subject to backup withholding because you did not report all your interest and dividends on your tax return (for reportable interest and dividends only), or

5. You do not certify to the requester that you are not subject to backup withholding under 4 above (for reportable interest and dividend accounts opened after 1983 only).

Certain payees and payments are exempt from backup withholding. See Exempt payee code, later, and the separate Instructions for the Requester of Form W-9 for more information.

Also see Special rules for partnerships, earlier.

What is FATCA Reporting?

The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) requires a participating foreign financial institution to report all United States account holders that are specified United States persons. Certain payees are exempt from FATCA reporting. See Exemption from FATCA reporting code, later, and the Instructions for the Requester of Form W-9 for more information.

Updating Your Information

You must provide updated information to any person to whom you claimed to be an exempt payee if you are no longer an exempt payee and anticipate receiving reportable payments in the future from this person. For example, you may need to provide updated information if you are a C corporation that elects to be an S corporation, or if you no longer are tax exempt. In addition, you must furnish a new Form W-9 if the name or TIN changes for the account; for example, if the grantor of a grantor trust dies.

Penalties

Failure to furnish TIN. If you fail to furnish your correct TIN to a requester, you are subject to a penalty of $50 for each such failure unless your failure is due to reasonable cause and not to willful neglect.

Civil penalty for false information with respect to withholding. If you make a false statement with no reasonable basis that results in no backup withholding, you are subject to a $500 penalty.

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Criminal penalty for falsifying information. Willfully falsifying certifications or affirmations may subject you to criminal penalties including fines and/or imprisonment.

Misuse of TINs. If the requester discloses or uses TINs in violation of federal law, the requester may be subject to civil and criminal penalties.

Specific Instructions

Line 1

You must enter one of the following on this line; do not leave this line blank. The name should match the name on your tax return.

If this Form W-9 is for a joint account (other than an account maintained by a foreign financial institution (FFI)), list first, and then circle, the name of the person or entity whose number you entered in Part I of Form W-9. If you are providing Form W-9 to an FFI to document a joint account, each holder of the account that is a U.S. person must provide a Form W-9.

a. Individual. Generally, enter the name shown on your tax return. If you have changed your last name without informing the Social Security Administration (SSA) of the name change, enter your first name, the last name as shown on your social security card, and your new last name.

Note: ITIN applicant: Enter your individual name as it was entered on your Form W-7 application, line 1a. This should also be the same as the name you entered on the Form 1040/1040A/1040EZ you filed with your application.

b. Sole proprietor or single-member LLC. Enter your individual name as shown on your 1040/1040A/1040EZ on line 1. You may enter your business, trade, or “doing business as” (DBA) name on line 2.

c. Partnership, LLC that is not a single-member LLC, C corporation, or S corporation. Enter the entity’s name as shown on the entity’s tax return on line 1 and any business, trade, or DBA name on line 2.

d. Other entities. Enter your name as shown on required U.S. federal tax documents on line 1. This name should match the name shown on the charter or other legal document creating the entity. You may enter any business, trade, or DBA name on line 2.

e. Disregarded entity. For U.S. federal tax purposes, an entity that is disregarded as an entity separate from its owner is treated as a “disregarded entity.” See Regulations section 301.7701-2(c)(2)(iii). Enter the owner’s name on line 1. The name of the entity entered on line 1 should never be a disregarded entity. The name on line 1 should be the name shown on the income tax return on which the income should be reported. For example, if a foreign LLC that is treated as a disregarded entity for U.S. federal tax purposes has a single owner that is a U.S. person, the U.S. owner’s name is required to be provided on line 1. If the direct owner of the entity is also a disregarded entity, enter the first owner that is not disregarded for federal tax purposes. Enter the disregarded entity’s name on line 2, “Business name/disregarded entity name.” If the owner of the disregarded entity is a foreign person, the owner must complete an appropriate Form W-8 instead of a Form W-9. This is the case even if the foreign person has a U.S. TIN.

Line 2

If you have a business name, trade name, DBA name, or disregarded entity name, you may enter it on line 2.

Line 3

Check the appropriate box on line 3 for the U.S. federal tax classification of the person whose name is entered on line 1. Check only one box on line 3.


IF the entity/person on line 1 is a(n) . . .		THEN check the box for . . .
● Corporation		Corporation
● Individual ● Sole proprietorship, or ● Single-member limited liability company (LLC) owned by an individual and disregarded for U.S. federal tax purposes.		Individual/sole proprietor or single-member LLC
● LLC treated as a partnership for U.S. federal tax purposes, ● LLC that has filed Form 8832 or 2553 to be taxed as a corporation, or ● LLC that is disregarded as an entity separate from its owner but the owner is another LLC that is not disregarded for U.S. federal tax purposes.		Limited liability company and enter the appropriate tax classification. (P= Partnership; C= C corporation; or S= S corporation)
● Partnership		Partnership
● Trust/estate		Trust/estate

Line 4, Exemptions

If you are exempt from backup withholding and/or FATCA reporting, enter in the appropriate space on line 4 any code(s) that may apply to you.

Exempt payee code.

● Generally, individuals (including sole proprietors) are not exempt from backup withholding.

● Except as provided below, corporations are exempt from backup withholding for certain payments, including interest and dividends.

● Corporations are not exempt from backup withholding for payments made in settlement of payment card or third party network transactions.

● Corporations are not exempt from backup withholding with respect to attorneys’ fees or gross proceeds paid to attorneys, and corporations that provide medical or health care services are not exempt with respect to payments reportable on Form 1099-MISC.

The following codes identify payees that are exempt from backup withholding. Enter the appropriate code in the space in line 4.

1—An organization exempt from tax under section 501(a), any IRA, or a custodial account under section 403(b)(7) if the account satisfies the requirements of section 401(f)(2)

2—The United States or any of its agencies or instrumentalities

3—A state, the District of Columbia, a U.S. commonwealth or possession, or any of their political subdivisions or instrumentalities

4—A foreign government or any of its political subdivisions, agencies, or instrumentalities

5—A corporation

6—A dealer in securities or commodities required to register in the United States, the District of Columbia, or a U.S. commonwealth or possession

7—A futures commission merchant registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission

8—A real estate investment trust

9—An entity registered at all times during the tax year under the Investment Company Act of 1940

10—A common trust fund operated by a bank under section 584(a)

11—A financial institution

12—A middleman known in the investment community as a nominee or custodian

13—A trust exempt from tax under section 664 or described in section 4947

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The following chart shows types of payments that may be exempt from backup withholding. The chart applies to the exempt payees listed above, 1 through 13.


IF the payment is for . . .		THEN the payment is exempt for . . .
Interest and dividend payments		All exempt payees except for 7
Broker transactions		Exempt payees 1 through 4 and 6 through 11 and all C corporations. S corporations must not enter an exempt payee code because they are exempt only for sales of noncovered securities acquired prior to 2012.
Barter exchange transactions and patronage dividends		Exempt payees 1 through 4
Payments over $600 required to be reported and direct sales over $5,000¹		Generally, exempt payees 1 through 5²
Payments made in settlement of payment card or third party network transactions		Exempt payees 1 through 4

¹	See Form 1099-MISC, Miscellaneous Income, and its instructions.

However, the following payments made to a corporation and reportable on Form 1099-MISC are not exempt from backup withholding: medical and health care payments, attorneys’ fees, gross proceeds paid to an attorney reportable under section 6045(f), and payments for services paid by a federal executive agency.

Exemption from FATCA reporting code. The following codes identify payees that are exempt from reporting under FATCA. These codes apply to persons submitting this form for accounts maintained outside of the United States by certain foreign financial institutions. Therefore, if you are only submitting this form for an account you hold in the United States, you may leave this field blank. Consult with the person requesting this form if you are uncertain if the financial institution is subject to these requirements. A requester may indicate that a code is not required by providing you with a Form W-9 with “Not Applicable” (or any similar indication) written or printed on the line for a FATCA exemption code.

A—An organization exempt from tax under section 501(a) or any individual retirement plan as defined in section 7701(a)(37)

B—The United States or any of its agencies or instrumentalities

C—A state, the District of Columbia, a U.S. commonwealth or possession, or any of their political subdivisions or instrumentalities

D—A corporation the stock of which is regularly traded on one or more established securities markets, as described in Regulations section 1.1472-1(c)(1)(i)

E—A corporation that is a member of the same expanded affiliated group as a corporation described in Regulations section 1.1472-1(c)(1)(i)

F—A dealer in securities, commodities, or derivative financial instruments (including notional principal contracts, futures, forwards, and options) that is registered as such under the laws of the United States or any state

G—A real estate investment trust

H—A regulated investment company as defined in section 851 or an entity registered at all times during the tax year under the Investment Company Act of 1940

I—A common trust fund as defined in section 584(a)

J—A bank as defined in section 581

K—A broker

L—A trust exempt from tax under section 664 or described in section 4947(a)(1)

M—A tax exempt trust under a section 403(b) plan or section 457(g) plan

Note: You may wish to consult with the financial institution requesting this form to determine whether the FATCA code and/or exempt payee code should be completed.

Line 5

Enter your address (number, street, and apartment or suite number). This is where the requester of this Form W-9 will mail your information returns. If this address differs from the one the requester already has on file, write NEW at the top. If a new address is provided, there is still a chance the old address will be used until the payor changes your address in their records.

Line 6

Enter your city, state, and ZIP code.

Part I. Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN)

Enter your TIN in the appropriate box. If you are a resident alien and you do not have and are not eligible to get an SSN, your TIN is your IRS individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN). Enter it in the social security number box. If you do not have an ITIN, see How to get a TIN below.

If you are a sole proprietor and you have an EIN, you may enter either your SSN or EIN.

If you are a single-member LLC that is disregarded as an entity separate from its owner, enter the owner’s SSN (or EIN, if the owner has one). Do not enter the disregarded entity’s EIN. If the LLC is classified as a corporation or partnership, enter the entity’s EIN.

Note: See What Name and Number To Give the Requester, later, for further clarification of name and TIN combinations.

How to get a TIN. If you do not have a TIN, apply for one immediately. To apply for an SSN, get Form SS-5, Application for a Social Security Card, from your local SSA office or get this form online at www.SSA.gov. You may also get this form by calling 1-800-772-1213. Use Form W-7, Application for IRS Individual Taxpayer Identification Number, to apply for an ITIN, or Form SS-4, Application for Employer Identification Number, to apply for an EIN. You can apply for an EIN online by accessing the IRS website at www.irs.gov/Businesses and clicking on Employer Identification Number (EIN) under Starting a Business. Go to www.irs.gov/Forms to view, download, or print Form W-7 and/or Form SS-4. Or, you can go to www.irs.gov/OrderForms to place an order and have Form W-7 and/or SS-4 mailed to you within 10 business days.

If you are asked to complete Form W-9 but do not have a TIN, apply for a TIN and write “Applied For” in the space for the TIN, sign and date the form, and give it to the requester. For interest and dividend payments, and certain payments made with respect to readily tradable instruments, generally you will have 60 days to get a TIN and give it to the requester before you are subject to backup withholding on payments. The 60-day rule does not apply to other types of payments. You will be subject to backup withholding on all such payments until you provide your TIN to the requester.

Note: Entering “Applied For” means that you have already applied for a TIN or that you intend to apply for one soon.

Caution: A disregarded U.S. entity that has a foreign owner must use the appropriate Form W-8.

Part II. Certification

To establish to the withholding agent that you are a U.S. person, or resident alien, sign Form W-9. You may be requested to sign by the withholding agent even if item 1, 4, or 5 below indicates otherwise.

For a joint account, only the person whose TIN is shown in Part I should sign (when required). In the case of a disregarded entity, the person identified on line 1 must sign. Exempt payees, see Exempt payee code, earlier.

Signature requirements. Complete the certification as indicated in items 1 through 5 below.

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1. Interest, dividend, and barter exchange accounts opened before 1984 and broker accounts considered active during 1983. You must give your correct TIN, but you do not have to sign the certification.

2. Interest, dividend, broker, and barter exchange accounts opened after 1983 and broker accounts considered inactive during 1983. You must sign the certification or backup withholding will apply. If you are subject to backup withholding and you are merely providing your correct TIN to the requester, you must cross out item 2 in the certification before signing the form.

3. Real estate transactions. You must sign the certification. You may cross out item 2 of the certification.

4. Other payments. You must give your correct TIN, but you do not have to sign the certification unless you have been notified that you have previously given an incorrect TIN. “Other payments” include payments made in the course of the requester’s trade or business for rents, royalties, goods (other than bills for merchandise), medical and health care services (including payments to corporations), payments to a nonemployee for services, payments made in settlement of payment card and third party network transactions, payments to certain fishing boat crew members and fishermen, and gross proceeds paid to attorneys (including payments to corporations).

5. Mortgage interest paid by you, acquisition or abandonment of secured property, cancellation of debt, qualified tuition program payments (under section 529), ABLE accounts (under section 529A), IRA, Coverdell ESA, Archer MSA or HSA contributions or distributions, and pension distributions. You must give your correct TIN, but you do not have to sign the certification.

What Name and Number To Give the Requester


	For this type of account:		Give name and SSN of:
	1.	Individual	The individual
	2.	Two or more individuals (joint account) other than an account maintained by an FFI	The actual owner of the account or, if combined funds, the first individual on the account¹
	3.	Two or more U.S. persons (joint account maintained by an FFI)	Each holder of the account
	4.	Custodial account of a minor (Uniform Gift to Minors Act)	The minor²
	5.	a. The usual revocable savings trust (grantor is also trustee)	The grantor-trustee¹
		b. So-called trust account that is not a legal or valid trust under state law	The actual owner¹
	6.	Sole proprietorship or disregarded entity owned by an individual	The owner³
	7.	Grantor trust filing under Optional Form 1099 Filing Method 1 (see Regulations section 1.671-4(b)(2)(i) (A))	The grantor*
For this type of account:			Give name and EIN of:
	8.	Disregarded entity not owned by an individual	The owner
	9.	A valid trust, estate, or pension trust	Legal entity⁴
	10.	Corporation or LLC electing corporate status on Form 8832 or Form 2553	The corporation
	11.	Association, club, religious, charitable, educational, or other tax-exempt organization	The organization
	12.	Partnership or multi-member LLC	The partnership
	13.	A broker or registered nominee	The broker or nominee

¹List first and circle the name of the person whose number you furnish. If only one person on a joint account has an SSN, that person’s number must be furnished.

²Circle the minor’s name and furnish the minor’s SSN.

³You must show your individual name and you may also enter your business or DBA name on the “Business name/disregarded entity” name line. You may use either your SSN or EIN (if you have one), but the IRS encourages you to use your SSN.

⁴List first and circle the name of the trust, estate, or pension trust. (Do not furnish the TIN of the personal representative or trustee unless the legal entity itself is not designated in the account title.) Also see Special rules for partnerships, earlier.

*	Note: The grantor also must provide a Form W-9 to trustee of trust.

Note: If no name is circled when more than one name is listed, the number will be considered to be that of the first name listed.

Secure Your Tax Records From Identity Theft

Identity theft occurs when someone uses your personal information such as your name, SSN, or other identifying information, without your permission, to commit fraud or other crimes. An identity thief may use your SSN to get a job or may file a tax return using your SSN to receive a refund.

To reduce your risk:

● Protect your SSN,

● Ensure your employer is protecting your SSN, and

● Be careful when choosing a tax preparer.

If your tax records are affected by identity theft and you receive a notice from the IRS, respond right away to the name and phone number printed on the IRS notice or letter.

If your tax records are not currently affected by identity theft but you think you are at risk due to a lost or stolen purse or wallet, questionable credit card activity or credit report, contact the IRS Identity Theft Hotline at 1-800-908-4490 or submit Form 14039.

For more information, see Pub. 5027, Identity Theft Information for Taxpayers.

Victims of identity theft who are experiencing economic harm or a systemic problem, or are seeking help in resolving tax problems that have not been resolved through normal channels, may be eligible for Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) assistance. You can reach TAS by calling the TAS toll-free case intake line at 1-877-777-4778 or TTY/TDD 1-800-829-4059.

Protect yourself from suspicious emails or phishing schemes. Phishing is the creation and use of email and websites designed to mimic legitimate business emails and websites. The most common act is sending an email to a user falsely claiming to be an established legitimate enterprise in an attempt to scam the user into surrendering private information that will be used for identity theft.

The IRS does not initiate contacts with taxpayers via emails. Also, the IRS does not request personal detailed information through email or ask taxpayers for the PIN numbers, passwords, or similar secret access information for their credit card, bank, or other financial accounts.

If you receive an unsolicited email claiming to be from the IRS, forward this message to phishing@irs.gov. You may also report misuse of the IRS name, logo, or other IRS property to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) at 1-800-366-4484. You can forward suspicious emails to the Federal Trade Commission at spam@uce.gov or report them at www.ftc.gov/complaint. You can contact the FTC at www.ftc.gov/idtheft or 877-IDTHEFT (877-438-4338). If you have been the victim of identity theft, see www.IdentityTheft.gov and Pub. 5027.

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Visit www.irs.gov/IdentityTheft to learn more about identity theft and how to reduce your risk.

Privacy Act Notice

Section 6109 of the Internal Revenue Code requires you to provide your correct TIN to persons (including federal agencies) who are required to file information returns with the IRS to report interest, dividends, or certain other income paid to you; mortgage interest you paid; the acquisition or abandonment of secured property; the cancellation of debt; or contributions you made to an IRA, Archer MSA, or HSA. The person collecting this form uses the information on the form to file information returns with the IRS, reporting the above

information. Routine uses of this information include giving it to the Department of Justice for civil and criminal litigation and to cities, states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. commonwealths and possessions for use in administering their laws. The information also may be disclosed to other countries under a treaty, to federal and state agencies to enforce civil and criminal laws, or to federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies to combat terrorism. You must provide your TIN whether or not you are required to file a tax return. Under section 3406, payers must generally withhold a percentage of taxable interest, dividend, and certain other payments to a payee who does not give a TIN to the payer. Certain penalties may also apply for providing false or fraudulent information.