Exhibit (a)(1)(C)

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION

REGARDING THE TENDERING OF COMMON SHARES

of

APPLE HOSPITALITY REIT, INC.

Pursuant to the Offer to Purchase

dated May 18, 2015

THE OFFER, PRORATION PERIOD AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE AT 12:00 MIDNIGHT, AT THE END OF THE DAY, NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON JUNE 22, 2015,

UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED OR WITHDRAWN

Holders of Shares registered in their own name desiring to tender their Shares should complete and sign the accompanying Letter of Transmittal and forward it to American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC (the “Depositary”) in the enclosed envelope by one of the permitted methods of delivery listed below at the corresponding address set forth below. Instructions for completing the Letter of Transmittal are included herein, and a pre-addressed envelope to the Depositary is provided herewith.

The Depositary for the Offer is:

American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC

Permitted Methods of Delivery to the Depositary:

If delivering by mail:   American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC Operations Center Attn: Reorganization Department P.O. Box 2042 New York, New York 10272-2042 If delivering by hand, courier or other expedited service:   American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC Operations Center Attn: Reorganization Department 6201 15th Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11219

If you have any questions or need assistance in completing the Letter of Transmittal, please contact the Depositary or Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (the “Dealer Manager”) by telephone at the applicable telephone number set forth on the last page of these instructions.

Delivery of the Letter of Transmittal or any other required documents to the Depositary to an address other than one of the addresses set forth above does not constitute valid delivery.

If the Letter of Transmittal is signed by trustees, executors, administrators, guardians, attorneys-in-fact, agents, 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 Depositary of their authority to so act must be submitted.

IMPORTANT NOTE

If your shares are held by David Lerner Associates, Inc. (“DLA”) or another custodian, do NOT submit a Letter of Transmittal to the Depositary.  Instead, please contact your custodian directly if you wish to tender your Shares. If you hold Shares through DLA you can instruct DLA to tender your Shares by submitting to DLA a completed DLA Instructing Sheet. If you do not have a copy of the DLA Instructing Sheet, a copy can be obtained from DLA by contacting them directly. You will need to comply with their policies and procedures for tendering Shares and provide them with any necessary paperwork in order to have them tender your Shares. DLA or such other custodian holding your Shares must submit a Letter of Transmittal that pertains to your Shares to the Depositary on your behalf if you wish to tender your Shares. See Section 8—Important Instructions for Shareholders Who Hold Shares through DLA or Other Custodian of these instructions.

CERTAIN TERMS AND CONDITIONS

of

THE OFFER TO PURCHASE

by

APPLE HOSPITALITY REIT, INC.

Capitalized terms used herein and not defined shall have the meanings given to them in the Offer to Purchase up to $200,000,000 of Shares of Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc., dated May 18, 2015, as it may be amended from time to time (the “Offer to Purchase”).

By tendering any of your Shares pursuant to a Letter of Transmittal, each such holder shall have tendered to Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc., a Virginia corporation (“the “Company”), the number of Shares of the Company (the “Shares”) specified in the Letter of Transmittal at a price specified therein of not greater than $21.00 nor less than $19.00 per Share, net to the tendering shareholder in cash, less any applicable withholding taxes and without interest, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, and in the related materials (which, together with any supplements or amendments, collectively constitute the “Offer”). The Offer, proration period and withdrawal rights will expire at 12:00 midnight, at the end of the day, New York City Time, on June 22, 2015, unless the Offer is extended or withdrawn (such time and date, as they may be extended, the “Expiration Time”). If you hold Shares through DLA you can instruct DLA to tender your Shares by submitting to DLA a completed DLA Instructing Sheet, which must be received by DLA no later than five business days prior to the Expiration Time, or no later than June 15, 2015 (unless the Expiration Time of the Offer is extended).

Shareholders of record of the Company who tender their Shares in the Offer will not be obligated to pay transfer fees, brokerage fees, or commissions on the sale of the Shares.

Subject to and effective upon acceptance for payment of, and payment for, the Shares tendered, the tendering shareholders, upon delivery of their Letter of Transmittal to the Depositary, will be deemed to sell, assign and transfer to or upon the order of the Company all right, title and interest in and to all of the Shares tendered thereby, subject to the “odd lot” priority and proration provisions of the Offer, including, without limitation, all rights in, and claims to, any voting rights, profits and losses, cash distributions made or declared with a record date after the Expiration Time and other benefits of any nature whatsoever distributable or allocable to such tendered Shares.

Subject to and effective on acceptance for payment of, and payment for, the Shares tendered with the Letter of Transmittal in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer, the tendering shareholders, upon delivery of their Letter of Transmittal to the Depositary, will be deemed to sell, assign and transfer to, or upon the order of, the Company, all right, title and interest in and to all the Shares that are tendered thereby and irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Depositary, the true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact of the undersigned, with full power of substitution (such power of attorney being deemed to be an irrevocable power coupled with an interest), to the full extent of the undersigned’s rights with respect to such Shares, to (a) transfer ownership of such Shares on the account books maintained by the Company’s registrar, together, in any such case, with all accompanying evidences of transfer and authenticity to, or upon the order of the Company, (b) present such Shares for cancellation and transfer on the Company’s books and (c) receive all benefits and otherwise exercise all rights of beneficial ownership of such Shares, all in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer.

Each tendering shareholder, upon delivery of their Letter of Transmittal to the Depositary, will be deemed to represent and warrant for the benefit of the Company and the Depositary that such tendering shareholder owns the Shares tendered and has full power and authority to validly tender, sell, assign and transfer the Shares tendered and that if the same are accepted for payment by the Company, the Company will acquire good, marketable and unencumbered title thereto, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges, encumbrances, conditional sales agreements or other obligations relating to the sale or transfer thereof, and such Shares will not be subject to any adverse claims and that the transfer and assignment contemplated in the Letter of Transmittal are in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. Upon request, the tendering shareholder will execute and deliver any additional documents deemed by the Depositary or the Company to be necessary or desirable to complete the assignment, transfer and purchase of Shares tendered and otherwise in order to complete the transactions and transfers to the Company and the Depositary contemplated in the Letter of Transmittal.

It is a violation of Rule 14e-4 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for a person acting alone or in concert with others, directly or indirectly, to tender Shares for such person’s own account unless at the time of tender and at the Expiration Time such person has a “net long position” in (a) the Shares that is equal to or greater than the amount tendered and will deliver or cause to be delivered such Shares for the purpose of tender to the Company within the period specified in the Offer, or (b) other securities immediately convertible into, exercisable for or exchangeable into Shares (“Equivalent Securities”) that is equal to or greater than the amount tendered and, upon the acceptance of such tender, will acquire such Shares by conversion, exchange or exercise of such Equivalent Securities to the extent required by the terms of the Offer and will deliver or cause to be delivered such Shares so acquired for the purpose of tender to the Company within the period specified in the Offer. Rule 14e-4 also provides a similar restriction applicable to the tender or guarantee of a tender on behalf of another person. A tender of Shares made pursuant to any method of delivery set forth in the Letter of Transmittal will constitute the undersigned’s representation and warranty to the Company that (i) the undersigned has a “net long position” in Shares or Equivalent Securities being tendered within the meaning of Rule 14e-4, and (ii) such tender of Shares complies with Rule 14e-4.

A tender of Shares pursuant to the procedures described in Section 2—Procedures for Tendering Shares of the Offer to Purchase and in the Instructions to the Letter of Transmittal set forth in this Important Instructions and Information will constitute a binding agreement between such tendering shareholder and the Company upon the terms and conditions of the Offer. All authority conferred or agreed to be conferred shall survive the death or incapacity of such tendering shareholder, and any obligation of the undersigned under the Letter of Transmittal shall be binding upon his, her or its heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns. Except as stated in the Offer, the tender of Shares is irrevocable. No tender of Shares will be deemed to have been properly made until all defects or irregularities have been cured by the tendering shareholder or waived by the Company. The Company will not be liable for failure to waive any condition of the Offer, or any defect or irregularity in any tender of Shares. The Company encourages tendering shareholders to submit tender material as early as possible, so that such shareholders will have as much time as possible prior to the Expiration Time to correct any defects or irregularities in their tenders. See Section 2—Procedures for Tendering Shares of the Offer to Purchase and the Instructions to the Letter of Transmittal in this Important Instructions and Information for additional details regarding the procedures for properly tendering Shares.

IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT THE METHOD OF DELIVERY OF THE SHARES AND ALL OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENTS (INCLUDING DELIVERY THROUGH DTC) IS AT THE OPTION AND RISK OF THE UNDERSIGNED AND THAT THE RISK OF LOSS OF SUCH SHARES AND OTHER DOCUMENTS SHALL PASS ONLY AFTER THE DEPOSITARY HAS ACTUALLY RECEIVED THE SHARES (INCLUDING, IN THE CASE OF A BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER, BY BOOK-ENTRY CONFIRMATION).  IF DELIVERY IS BY MAIL, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT ALL SUCH DOCUMENTS BE SENT BY PROPERLY INSURED REGISTERED MAIL WITH RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED.  IN ALL CASES, SUFFICIENT TIME SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO ENSURE TIMELY DELIVERY.

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INSTRUCTIONS

to

LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL

for

APPLE HOSPITALITY REIT, INC.

Forming Part of the Terms and Conditions of the Offer

1.    Delivery of Letter of Transmittal. The Letter of Transmittal is to be completed by all shareholders of record of the Company who wish to tender Shares in response to the Offer. For such a shareholder to tender Shares validly, a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal, along with any required signature guarantees and any other required documents, must be received by the Depositary through one of the permitted methods on or prior to the Expiration Time. Please see Section 8 of these instructions if your Shares are registered in the name of David Lerner Associates, Inc. (“DLA”) or another custodian or other nominee.

THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL (TOGETHER WITH ALL OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENTS) MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE DEPOSITARY ON OR PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION TIME. THE METHOD OF DELIVERY (CHOSEN FROM AMONG THE METHODS PERMITTED BY THE OFFER TO PURCHASE AND THE RELATED MATERIALS) OF THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND ALL OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENTS IS AT THE OPTION AND RISK OF THE TENDERING SHAREHOLDER AND DELIVERY WILL BE DEEMED MADE ONLY WHEN DELIVERED BY ONE OF THE PERMITTED METHODS AND ACTUALLY RECEIVED BY THE DEPOSITARY. IN ALL CASES, SUFFICIENT TIME SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO ASSURE TIMELY DELIVERY.

No alternative, conditional or contingent tenders will be accepted. All tendering shareholders, by execution of the Letter of Transmittal, waive any right to receive any notice of the acceptance of their Shares for payment. No tender of Shares will be deemed to have been properly made until all defects or irregularities have been cured by the tendering shareholder or waived by the Company. The Company will not be liable for failure to waive any condition of the Offer, or any defect or irregularity in any tender of Shares. The Company encourages tendering shareholders to submit tender materials as early as possible, so that such shareholders will have as much time as possible prior to the Expiration Time to correct any defects or irregularities in their tenders. See Section 2—Procedures for Tendering Shares of the Offer to Purchase and this Instructions to Letter of Transmittal for additional details regarding the procedures for properly tendering Shares.

2.     Minimum Tenders. A shareholder may tender any or all of his, her or its Shares in whole or in part.

3.    Tender Price and Number of Shares tendered.

To tender all your Shares at one price: If you are tendering all of your Shares at only one price, check the box in the first row on the Letter of Transmittal corresponding to the price at which you wish to tender all of your Shares.

To tender less than all of your Shares or to tender all the Shares you own in portions at more than one price: If you are tendering less than all of your Shares or if you are tendering all of your Shares in portions at more than one price, then in the second row on the Letter of Transmittal please indicate the number of Shares at each specific price within the range of $21.00 to $19.00 per Share at which you are tendering the respective number of Shares. Be certain that you do not indicate that you are tendering more Shares than you actually own. The number of Shares you enter in the second row on the Letter of Transmittal should not add up to more than the total number of Shares you own. Any given Share cannot be tendered at more than one price. To change the price or prices at which your Shares are being tendered, you must properly withdraw the prior tender and submit a new Letter of Transmittal as provided in Section 4—Withdrawal Rights of the Offer to Purchase. The same price will be paid for all tendered Shares accepted for purchase. See Section 9—Treatment of Fractional Shares of the Offer to Purchase for the treatment of any fractional Shares.

4.    Odd Lots. Complete the Odd Lot Certification Form and deliver it with your completed Letter of Transmittal if you own less than 100 Shares (an “Odd Lot Holder”) and desire to take advantage of the odd lot preference. Even if the Offer is oversubscribed, we first will purchase all Shares tendered by any Odd Lot Holder who properly completes the Letter of Transmittal and tenders all of their Shares (owned beneficially or of record) at a price at or below the Purchase Price, and does not subsequently properly withdraw the tender of any of their Shares. Tenders of Shares owned by an Odd Lot Holder will not qualify for this preference if any of such holder’s Shares (i) are not properly tendered before the Expiration Time or (ii) are properly tendered at a price above the Purchase Price. See Section 1—Price; Number of Shares; Expiration Time; Proration of the Offer to Purchase and the paragraph in that section headed Odd Lots for additional details.

5.    Intentionally Omitted.

6.    Signatures on Letter of Transmittal. If the Letter of Transmittal is signed by the registered shareholder(s) of the Shares tendered hereby, the signature(s) must correspond exactly with the name(s) as shown on the records of the Company without alteration, enlargement or any change whatsoever.

If any of the Shares tendered hereby are held of record by two or more joint holders, all such holders must sign the Letter of Transmittal.

If the Letter of Transmittal is signed by trustees, executors, administrators, guardians, attorneys-in-fact, agents, officers of corporations or others acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, such persons should so indicate when signing, and such person should provide a signature guarantee and proper evidence satisfactory to the Depositary of their authority so to act must be submitted.

Please see Section 8 of these instructions if your Shares are registered in the name of DLA or another custodian or other nominee

7.    Guarantee of Signatures. No signature guarantee is required if the Letter of Transmittal is signed by the registered shareholder of the Shares tendered therewith. If one or more Shares are registered in the name of the person other than the person executing the Letter of Transmittal then the Letter of Transmittal must be guaranteed by an eligible guarantor institution.

8.    Important Instructions for Shareholders Who Hold Shares through DLA or Other Custodian.  If you hold your Shares through DLA or in a brokerage account or through another broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company, custodian or other nominee, you must contact DLA or such other broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company, custodian or other nominee and comply with their policies and procedures and provide them with any necessary paperwork in order to have them tender your Shares. Shareholders holding their Shares through DLA wishing to tender their Shares must submit to DLA the completed DLA Instructing Sheet included with the Offer to Purchase.

Shareholders holding their Shares through DLA or another broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company, custodian or other nominee must NOT deliver a Letter of Transmittal directly to the Depositary. DLA or the other broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company, custodian or other nominee holding your Shares must submit the Letter of Transmittal that pertains to your Shares to the Depositary on your behalf.

If you hold Shares through DLA and do not have a copy of the DLA Instructing Sheet, a copy may be obtained from DLA by contacting them directly at (800) 367-3000.

9.    Waiver of Conditions. The Company expressly reserves the absolute right, in its reasonable discretion, to waive any of the specified conditions of the Offer, in whole or in part, in the case of any Shares tendered.

10.  Requests for Assistance and Additional Copies. Questions or requests for assistance may be directed to the Depositary or the Dealer Manager at their respective addresses and telephone numbers set forth below or to your broker, dealer, commercial bank or trust company. Additional copies of the Offer to Purchase, the Letter of Transmittal, and other tender offer materials may be obtained from either Broadridge Corporate Issuers Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”) or the Dealer Manager as set forth below, and will be furnished at the Company’s expense.

11.  Validity of the Letter of Transmittal. The Company will determine, in its reasonable discretion, all questions as to the form of documents and the validity, eligibility (including time of receipt) and acceptance for payment of any tender of Shares, and the Company’s determination shall be final and binding except as may be finally determined in a subsequent judicial proceeding challenging the Company’s determination. The Company reserves the absolute right to reject any or all tenders of Shares that it determines not to be in proper form or the acceptance for payment of or payment for which may, in the opinion of its counsel, be unlawful. The Company also reserves the absolute right to waive any defect or irregularity in any tender of Shares. None of the Company, the Depositary or any other person will be under any duty to give notification of any defect or irregularity in tenders or waiver of any such defect or irregularity or incur any liability for failure to give any such notification.

12.  Backup Withholding. Under U.S. federal income tax laws, the Paying Agent will be required to withhold a portion of the amount of any payments made to certain shareholders pursuant to the Offer. In order to avoid such backup withholding, each tendering shareholder that is a United States person (for U.S. federal income tax purposes), must provide the Depositary with such shareholder's correct taxpayer identification number (“TIN”) and certify that such shareholder is not subject to such backup withholding by completing the attached Form W-9. Certain shareholders (including, among others, corporations, non-resident foreign individuals and foreign entities) are not subject to these backup withholding and reporting requirements. A tendering shareholder who is a foreign individual or a foreign entity should complete, sign, and submit to the Depositary the appropriate Form W-8. A Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E may be obtained from the Depositary or downloaded from the Internal Revenue Service's website at the following address: http://www.irs.gov. Failure to complete the Form W-9 will not, by itself, cause Shares to be deemed invalidly tendered, but may require the Paying Agent to withhold a portion of the amount of any payments made of the Offer Price pursuant to the Offer.

NOTE: FAILURE TO COMPLETE AND RETURN THE FORM W-9 MAY RESULT IN BACKUP WITHHOLDING OF A PORTION OF ANY PAYMENTS MADE TO YOU PURSUANT TO THE OFFER. PLEASE REVIEW THE "IMPORTANT TAX INFORMATION" SECTION BELOW.

IMPORTANT TAX INFORMATION

Under current U.S. federal income tax law, a shareholder who tenders Shares that are accepted for purchase may be subject to backup withholding. In order to avoid such backup withholding, the shareholder must provide the Depositary with such shareholder’s correct taxpayer identification number and certify that such shareholder is not subject to such backup withholding by completing the Form W-9 provided herewith.  In general, if a shareholder is an individual, the taxpayer identification number is the Social Security number of such individual.  If the Depositary is not provided with the correct taxpayer identification number, the shareholder may be subject to a penalty imposed by the Internal Revenue Service.  For further information concerning backup withholding and instructions for completing the Form W-9 (including how to obtain a taxpayer identification number if you do not have one and how to complete the Form W-9 if Shares are held in more than one name), consult the General Instructions included in Form W-9.

Certain shareholders (including, among others, all corporations and certain foreign individuals) are not subject to these backup withholding and reporting requirements. In order to satisfy the Depositary that a foreign individual qualifies as an exempt recipient, such shareholder must submit a statement, signed under penalties of perjury, attesting to that individual’s exempt status, on a properly completed Form W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E or successor form.  Such statements can be obtained by request from the Depositary.

Failure to complete the Form W-9 will not, by itself, cause Shares to be deemed invalidly tendered, but may require the Paying Agent to withhold a portion of the amount of any payments made pursuant to the Offer.  Backup withholding is not an additional federal income tax.  Rather, the federal income tax liability of a person subject to backup withholding will be reduced by the amount of tax withheld.  If withholding results in an overpayment of taxes, a refund may be obtained provided that the required information is furnished to the Internal Revenue Service.

NOTE:  FAILURE TO COMPLETE AND RETURN THE FORM W-9 MAY RESULT IN BACKUP WITHHOLDING OF A PORTION OF ANY PAYMENTS MADE TO YOU PURSUANT TO THE OFFER. PLEASE REVIEW THE GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS INCLUDED IN FORM W-9 FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.

Form W-9

To prevent backup withholding on payments that are made to a United States shareholder with respect to Shares purchased pursuant to the Offer, as applicable, the shareholder is required to notify the Depositary of such shareholder's correct TIN by completing Form W-9 certifying, under penalties of perjury, (i) that the TIN provided on Form W-9 is correct (or that such shareholder is awaiting a TIN), (ii) that such shareholder is not subject to backup withholding because (a) such shareholder has not been notified by the IRS that such shareholder is subject to backup withholding as a result of a failure to report all interest or dividends, (b) the IRS has notified such shareholder that such shareholder is no longer subject to backup withholding or (c) such shareholder is exempt from backup withholding, and (iii) that such shareholder is a U.S. person.

What Number to Give the Depositary

Each United States shareholder is generally required to give the Depositary its social security number or employer identification number. If the tendering shareholder has not been issued a TIN and has applied for a number or intends to apply for a number in the near future, the shareholder should write “Applied For” in Part I, sign and date the Form W-9. Notwithstanding that “Applied For” is written in Part I, the Depositary will withhold 28% of all payments of the purchase price to such shareholder until a TIN is provided to the Depositary. Such amounts will be refunded to such surrendering shareholder if a TIN is provided to the Depositary within 60 days. We note that your Form W-9, including your TIN, may be transferred from the Depositary to the Paying Agent, in certain circumstances.

Please consult your accountant or tax advisor for further guidance regarding the completion of IRS Form W-9, IRS Form W-8BEN, Form W-8BEN-E or another version of IRS Form W-8 to claim exemption from backup withholding, or contact the Depositary.

Form W-9 (Rev. December 2014) Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification   Give Form to the requester. Do not send to the IRS.

Print or type

See specific instructions on page2.

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; check only one of the following seven boxes: □ Individual/sole proprietor or              □ C Corporation      □ S Corporation     □ Partnership       □ Trust/estate single-member LLC □ Limited liability company. Enter the tax classification (C=C corporation, S=S corporation, P=partnership) ▶ Note. For a single-member LLC that is disregarded, do not check LLC; check the appropriate box in the line above for the tax classification of the single-member owner. □ Other (see instructions) ▶		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.)
5 Address (number, street, and apt. or suite no.)	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 Part I instructions on page 3. For other entities, it is your employer identification number (EIN). If you do not have a number, see How to get a TIN on page 3. Note. If the account is in more than one name, see the instructions for line 1 and the chart on page 4 for guidelines on whose number to enter.		Social security number
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Part II	Certification
Under penalties of perjury, I certify that: 1.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 2.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 3.I am a U.S. citizen or other U.S. person (defined below); and 4.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 on page 3.
Sign Here	Signature of U.S. person ▶	Date ▶

General Instructions Section references are to the Internal Revenue Code unless otherwise noted. Future developments. Information about developments affecting Form W-9 (such as legislation enacted after we release it) is at www.irs.gov/fw9.   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? on page 2. 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? on page 2 for further information.

Form W-9 (Rev. 12-2014)

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 Publication 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 Part II instructions on 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 on page 3 and the separate Instructions for the Requester of Form W-9 for more information. Also see Special rules for partnerships above.   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 on page 3 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. 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, list first, and then circle, the name of the person or entity whose number you entered in Part I of 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 in line 3 for the U.S. federal tax classification of the person whose name is entered on line 1. Check only one box in line 3. Limited Liability Company (LLC). If the name on line 1 is an LLC treated as a partnership for U.S. federal tax purposes, check the “Limited Liability Company” box and enter “P” in the space provided. If the LLC has filed Form 8832 or 2553 to be taxed as a corporation, check the “Limited Liability Company” box and in the space provided enter “C” for C corporation or “S” for S corporation. If it is a single-member LLC that is a disregarded entity, do not check the “Limited Liability Company” box; instead check the first box in line 3 “Individual/sole proprietor or single-member LLC.” Line 4, Exemptions If you are exempt from backup withholding and/or FATCA reporting, enter in the appropriate space in 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 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.		2 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. 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. However, the IRS prefers that you use your SSN. If you are a single-member LLC that is disregarded as an entity separate from its owner (see Limited Liability Company (LLC) on this page), 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 the chart on page 4 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. You can get Forms W-7 and SS-4 from the IRS by visiting IRS.gov or by calling 1-800-TAX-FORM (1-800-829-3676). 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.
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.

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 items 1, 4, or 5 below indicate 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. 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), 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.		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 on page 2. *Note. 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 Publication 4535, Identity Theft Prevention and Victim Assistance. Victims of identity theft who are experiencing economic harm or a system 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.govor contact them at www.ftc.gov/idtheftor 1-877-IDTHEFT (1-877-438-4338). Visit IRS.gov to learn more about identity theft and how to reduce your risk.
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)	The actual owner of the account or, if combined funds, the first individual on the account1
3.Custodian account of a minor (Uniform Gift to Minors Act)	The minor2
4.a. The usual revocable savings trust (grantor is also trustee) b. So-called trust account that is not a legal or valid trust under state law	The grantor-trustee1 The actual owner1
5.Sole proprietorship or disregarded entity owned by an individual	The owner3
6.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:	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.
7.Disregarded entity not owned by an individual	The owner
8.A valid trust, estate, or pension trust	Legal entity4
9.Corporation or LLC electing corporate status on Form 8832 or Form 2553	The corporation
10.Association, club, religious, charitable, educational, or other tax-exempt organization	The organization
11.Partnership or multi-member LLC	The partnership
12.A broker or registered nominee	The broker or nominee
13.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
14.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))	The trust
1 List 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. 2 Circle the minor’s name and furnish the minor’s SSN.

The Depositary and Paying Agent for the Offer is:

American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC

Toll-Free Telephone Number: (877) 248-6417

If delivering by mail: American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC Operations Center Attn: Reorganization Department P.O. Box 2042 New York, New York 10272-2042 If delivering by hand, courier or other expedited service: American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC Operations Center Attn: Reorganization Department 6201 15th Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11219

The Dealer Manager for the Offer is:

BofA Merrill Lynch

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

One Bryant Park

New York, New York 10036

(888) 803-9655

Additional copies of the Offer materials are available from:

Broadridge Corporate Issuers Solutions, Inc.

51 Mercedes Way

Edgewood, New York 11717

Email: BBTRProxyOps@Broadridge.com

DELIVERY OF THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL TO AN ADDRESS OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE WILL NOT CONSTITUTE A VALID DELIVERY TO THE DEPOSITARY.

Any questions or requests for assistance may be directed to the Depositary or the Dealer Manager at their respective addresses and telephone numbers set forth above or to your broker, dealer, commercial bank or trust company. Requests for additional copies of the Offer to Purchase and the Letter of Transmittal may be directed to either Broadridge or the Dealer Manager at their respective telephone numbers and locations listed above. You may also contact your broker, dealer, commercial bank or trust company or other nominee for assistance concerning the Offer.