EX-99.2 9 dex9921.htm INSTRUCTIONS TO REGISTERED HOLDER Instructions to Registered Holder

 

Exhibit 99.3

 

INSTRUCTIONS

 

TO REGISTERED HOLDER AND/OR

BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER FACILITY PARTICIPANT FROM BENEFICIAL OWNER

OF

ETHYL CORPORATION

8 7/8% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2010

 

To Registered Holder and/or Participant of the Book-Entry Transfer Facility:

 

The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of the Prospectus, dated May     , 2003 (the “Prospectus”) of Ethyl Corporation, a Virginia corporation (the “Company”), and the accompanying Letter of Transmittal (the “Letter of Transmittal”), that together constitute the Company’s offer (the “Exchange Offer”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the Prospectus.

 

This will instruct you, the registered holder and/or book-entry transfer facility participant, as to action to be taken by you relating to the Exchange Offer with respect to the 8 7/8% Senior Notes due 2010 (the “Old Notes”) held by you for the account of the undersigned.

 

The aggregate face amount of the Old Notes held by you for the account of the undersigned is (fill in amount):

 

$             of the 8 7/8% Senior Notes due 2010

 

With respect to the Exchange Offer, the undersigned hereby instructs you (CHECK APPROPRIATE BOX):

 

  ¨   TO TENDER the following Old Notes held by you for the account of the undersigned (INSERT PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF OLD NOTES TO BE TENDERED, IF ANY): $                            

 

  ¨   NOT TO TENDER any Old Notes held by you for the account of the undersigned.

 

If the undersigned instructs you to tender the Old Notes held by you for the account of the undersigned, it is understood that you are authorized (a) to make, on behalf of the undersigned (and the undersigned, by its signature below, hereby makes to you), the representations and warranties contained in the Letter of Transmittal that are to be made with respect to the undersigned as a beneficial owner, including but not limited to the representations that (i) the undersigned’s principal residence is in the state of                      (FILL IN STATE), (ii) the undersigned is acquiring the Exchange Notes in the ordinary course of business of the undersigned, (iii) the undersigned is not participating, does not participate, and has no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in the distribution of the Exchange Notes, (iv) the undersigned acknowledges that any person participating in the Exchange Offer for the purpose of distributing the Exchange Notes must comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), in connection with a secondary resale transaction of the Exchange Notes acquired by such person and cannot rely on the position of the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission set forth in no-action letters that are discussed in the section of the Prospectus entitled “The Exchange Offer—Resale of the Exchange Notes,” and (v) the undersigned is not an “affiliate,” as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act, of the Company; (b) to agree, on behalf of the undersigned, as set forth in the Letter of Transmittal; and (c) to take such other action as necessary under the Prospectus or the Letter of Transmittal to effect the valid tender of such Old Notes.

 

  ¨   Check this box if the Beneficial Owner of the Old Notes is a Participating Broker-Dealer and such Participating Broker-Dealer acquired the Old Notes for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities.


 

SIGN HERE

 

Name of beneficial owner(s):                                                                                                                                        

Signature(s):                                                                                                                                                                     

Name (please print):                                                                                                                                                        

Address:                                                                                                                                                                          


 


Telephone number:                                                                                                                                                           

Taxpayer Identification or Social Security Number:                                                                                                     

Date :