EX-99.(A)(1)(B) 3 sctoi0217ex99aib_surge.htm LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL

Exhibit 99.(a)(1)(B)

LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL

TO TENDER SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
PURSUANT TO THE OFFER TO PURCHASE FOR CASH
DATED FEBRUARY 3, 2017 BY

SURGE COMPONENTS, INC.

OF
UP TO 5,000,000 SHARES OF ITS COMMON STOCK
AT A PURCHASE PRICE OF $1.43 PER SHARE

THE TENDER OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE AT 11:59 P.M.,
NEW YORK CITY TIME, MARCH 3, 2017, UNLESS THE TENDER OFFER IS EXTENDED.

Method of delivery of the certificate(s) is at the option and risk of the owner thereof. See Instruction 2.

Mail or deliver this Letter of Transmittal, together with the certificate(s) representing your shares, to:

If delivering by mail or hand delivery:

 

If delivering by facsimile:

 

 

 

Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company
Attn: Reorganization Department
17 Battery Place, 8th Floor
New York, New York 10004

 

For Eligible Institutions Only:
(212) 616-7610
For Telephonic Confirmation of Facsimile Receipt:
(917) 262-2378

Pursuant to the tender offer (as defined below), the undersigned hereby encloses herewith and surrenders the following certificate(s) representing shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share, of Surge Components, Inc. (“Surge”):

DESCRIPTION OF SHARES SURRENDERED
Name(s) and Address(es) of Registered Owner(s)
(If blank, please fill in exactly as name(s)
appear(s) on share certificate(s))
  Shares Surrendered
(attached additional list if necessary)
    Certificated Shares**    
    Certificate
Number(s)*
  Total Number of
Shares Represented by
Certificate(s)*
  Number of
Shares
Surrendered**
  Book Entry
Shares
Surrendered
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
    Total Shares            

  *       Need not be completed by book-entry stockholders.

**       Unless otherwise indicated, it will be assumed that all shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share, of Surge represented by certificates described above are being surrendered hereby.

 

Indicate below the order (by certificate number) in which shares are to be purchased in the event of proration (attach additional signed list if necessary). If you do not designate an order, if less than all shares tendered are purchased due to proration, shares will be selected for purchase by the Depositary. See Instruction 14.

1st:                2nd:                3rd:                4th:                5th:         

¨       Lost, Destroyed or Stolen Certificates. My certificate(s) for _______ shares have been lost, destroyed or stolen and I require assistance in replacing the certificates. See Instruction 10.

PLEASE READ THE INSTRUCTIONS ACCOMPANYING THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL CAREFULLY BEFORE COMPLETING THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL OR ANY OF THE OTHER OFFERING DOCUMENTS, YOU SHOULD CONTACT THE INFORMATION AGENT, MORROW SODALI LLC, AT (800) 662-5200 (BANKS AND BROKERS CAN CALL COLLECT AT (203) 658-9400) OR AT SURGE.INFO@MORROWSODALI.COM.

You have received this Letter of Transmittal in connection with the offer of Surge Components, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“Surge”) to purchase up to 5,000,000 shares of its common stock, $0.001 par value per share, at a price of $1.43 per share, net to the seller in cash, less any applicable withholding taxes and without interest, as described in the Offer to Purchase, dated February 3, 2017 (as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Offer to Purchase”), which, together with this Letter of Transmittal, as each may be amended and supplemented from time to time, constitute the “tender offer.” Unless the context otherwise requires, all references to “shares” shall refer to the shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share, of Surge.

You should use this Letter of Transmittal to deliver to Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the “Depositary”) shares represented by stock certificates, or held in book-entry form on the books of Surge, for tender. If you are delivering your shares by book-entry transfer to an account maintained by the Depositary at The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”), you must use an Agent’s Message (as defined in Instruction 2 below). In this Letter of Transmittal, shareholders who deliver certificates representing their shares are referred to as “Certificate Shareholders,” and shareholders who deliver their shares through book-entry transfer are referred to as “Book-Entry Shareholders.”

If certificates for your shares are not immediately available or you cannot deliver your certificates and all other required documents to the Depositary prior to the expiration date (as defined in the Offer to Purchase) or you cannot complete the book-entry transfer procedures prior to the expiration date, you may nevertheless tender your shares according to the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth in Section 3 of the Offer to Purchase. See Instruction 2 below. Delivery of documents to DTC will not constitute delivery to the Depositary.

¨  CHECK HERE IF TENDERED SHARES ARE BEING DELIVERED BY BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER TO THE ACCOUNT MAINTAINED BY THE DEPOSITARY WITH DTC AND COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING (ONLY FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS THAT ARE PARTICIPANTS IN DTC MAY DELIVER SHARES BY BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER):

Name of Tendering Institution:

 

 

 

 

 

DTC Participant Number:

 

 

 

 

 

Transaction Code Number:

 

 

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¨  CHECK HERE IF TENDERED SHARES ARE BEING DELIVERED PURSUANT TO A NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY PREVIOUSLY SENT TO THE DEPOSITARY AND COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING (PLEASE ENCLOSE A PHOTOCOPY OF SUCH NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY):

Name(s) of Registered Owner(s):

 

 

 

 

 

Window Ticket Number (if any) or DTC Participant Number:

 

 

 

 

 

Date of Execution of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery:

 

 

 

 

 

Name of Institution which Guaranteed Delivery:

 

 

NOTE: SIGNATURES MUST BE PROVIDED BELOW.
PLEASE READ THE ACCOMPANYING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.

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Ladies and Gentlemen:

The undersigned hereby tenders to Surge Components, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“Surge”), the above-described shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share, of Surge, at a price of $1.43 per share, net to the seller in cash, without interest and less any applicable withholding taxes, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, and this Letter of Transmittal, which together, as they may be amended and supplemented from time to time, constitute the “tender offer.” Unless the context otherwise requires, all references to “shares” shall refer to the shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share, of Surge.

On the terms and subject to the conditions of the tender offer (including, if the tender offer is extended or amended, the terms and conditions of such extension or amendment), subject to, and effective upon, acceptance for payment and payment for the shares validly tendered herewith, and not properly withdrawn, prior to the expiration date in accordance with the terms of the tender offer, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers to, or upon the order of, Surge, all right, title and interest in and to all of the shares being tendered hereby. In addition, the undersigned hereby irrevocably appoints Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the “Depositary”) the true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact and proxy of the undersigned with respect to such shares with full power of substitution (such proxies and power of attorney being deemed to be an irrevocable power coupled with an interest in the tendered shares) to the full extent of such shareholder’s rights with respect to such shares (a) to deliver certificates representing shares (the “Share Certificates”), or transfer of ownership of such shares on the account books maintained by DTC, together, in either such case, with all accompanying evidence of transfer and authenticity, to or upon the order of Surge, (b) to present such shares for transfer on the books of Surge, and (c) to 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 tender offer.

The undersigned hereby irrevocably appoints each of the designees of Surge the attorneys-in-fact and proxies of the undersigned, each with full power of substitution, to the full extent of such shareholder’s rights with respect to the shares tendered hereby which have been accepted for payment. The designees of Surge will, with respect to the shares for which the appointment is effective, be empowered to exercise all voting and any other rights of such shareholder, as they, in their sole discretion, may deem proper at any annual, special, adjourned or postponed meeting of Surge’s shareholders, by written consent in lieu of any such meeting or otherwise. This proxy and power of attorney shall be irrevocable and coupled with an interest in the tendered shares. Such appointment is effective when, and only to the extent that, Surge accepts the shares tendered with this Letter of Transmittal for payment pursuant to the tender offer. Upon the effectiveness of such appointment, without further action, all prior powers of attorney, proxies and consents given by the undersigned with respect to such shares will be revoked and no subsequent powers of attorney, proxies, consents or revocations may be given (and, if given, will not be deemed effective). Surge reserves the right to require that, in order for shares to be deemed validly tendered, immediately upon Surge’s acceptance for payment of such shares, Surge must be able to exercise full voting, consent and other rights, to the extent permitted under applicable law, with respect to such shares, including voting at any meeting of shareholders or executing a written consent concerning any matter.

The undersigned hereby covenants, represents and warrants that (a) the undersigned has full power and authority to tender, sell, assign and transfer the shares tendered and that, when and to the extent the same are accepted for purchase by Surge, Surge will acquire good, marketable and unencumbered title thereto, free and clear of all security interests, liens, restrictions, claims, charges, encumbrances and other obligations relating to the sale or transfer of the shares, and the same will not be subject to any adverse claim or right; (b) the undersigned is the registered owner of the shares, or the Share Certificate(s) have been endorsed to the undersigned in blank, or the undersigned is a participant in DTC whose name appears on a security position listing as the owner of the shares; (c) the undersigned will, on request by the Depositary or Surge, execute and deliver any additional documents deemed by the Depositary or Surge to be necessary or desirable to complete the sale, assignment and transfer of the shares tendered, all in accordance with the terms of the tender offer; and (d) the undersigned understands that tendering shares pursuant to any one of the procedures described in Section 3 of the Offer to Purchase and in the instructions hereto will constitute the undersigned’s acceptance of the terms and conditions of the tender offer, including the undersigned’s representation and warranty that: (i) the undersigned has a net long position in shares or equivalent securities at least equal to the shares tendered within the meaning of Rule 14e-4 under the Exchange Act (as defined in the Offer to Purchase) and (ii) such tender of shares complies with Rule 14e-4 promulgated under the Exchange Act.

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The undersigned understands that only shares properly tendered and not properly withdrawn will be purchased upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the tender offer, including its “odd lot” priority, proration and conditional tender provisions, and that Surge will return all other shares, including shares not purchased because of proration or conditional tenders, promptly following the expiration date. It is further understood that the undersigned will not receive payment for the shares unless and until the shares are accepted for payment and until the Share Certificate(s) owned by the undersigned are received by the Depositary at the address set forth above, together with such additional documents as the Depositary may require, or, in the case of shares held in book-entry form, ownership of shares is validly transferred on the account books maintained by DTC, and until the same are processed for payment by the Depositary.

IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT THE METHOD OF DELIVERY OF THE SHARES, THE SHARE CERTIFICATE(S) 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, SHARE CERTIFICATE(S) AND OTHER DOCUMENTS SHALL PASS ONLY AFTER THE DEPOSITARY HAS ACTUALLY RECEIVED THE SHARES OR SHARE CERTIFICATE(S) (INCLUDING, IN THE CASE OF A BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER, BY BOOK-ENTRY CONFIRMATION (AS DEFINED BELOW)). 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.

All authority conferred or agreed to be conferred pursuant to this Letter of Transmittal shall not be affected by, and shall survive, the death or incapacity of the undersigned and any obligation of the undersigned hereunder shall be binding upon the heirs, executors, administrators, trustees in bankruptcy, personal representatives, successors and assigns of the undersigned. Except as stated in the Offer to Purchase, this tender is irrevocable.

The undersigned understands that the acceptance for payment by Surge of shares tendered pursuant to one of the procedures described in Section 3 of the Offer to Purchase and in the instructions hereto will constitute a binding agreement between the undersigned and Surge upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the tender offer.

Unless otherwise indicated herein under “Special Payment Instructions,” please issue the check for the purchase price in the name(s) of, and/or return any Share Certificates representing shares not tendered or accepted for payment to, the registered owner(s) appearing under “Description of Shares Tendered.” Similarly, unless otherwise indicated under “Special Delivery Instructions,” please mail the check for the purchase price and/or return any Share Certificates representing shares not tendered or accepted for payment (and accompanying documents, as appropriate) to the address(es) of the registered owner(s) appearing under “Description of Shares Tendered.” In the event that both the Special Delivery Instructions and the Special Payment Instructions are completed, please issue the check for the purchase price and/or issue any Share Certificates representing shares not tendered or accepted for payment (and any accompanying documents, as appropriate) in the name of, and deliver such check and/or return such Share Certificates (and any accompanying documents, as appropriate) to, the person or persons so indicated. Unless otherwise indicated herein in the box titled “Special Payment Instructions,” please credit any shares tendered hereby or by an Agent’s Message and delivered by book-entry transfer, but which are not purchased, by crediting the account at DTC designated above. The undersigned recognizes that Surge has no obligation pursuant to the Special Payment Instructions to transfer any shares from the name of the registered owner thereof if Surge does not accept for payment any of the shares so tendered.

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ODD LOTS
(See Instruction 13)

To be completed only if shares are being tendered by or on behalf of a person owning, beneficially or of record, an aggregate of fewer than 100 shares. The undersigned either (check one box):

¨       is the beneficial or record owner of an aggregate of fewer than 100 shares, all of which are being tendered; or

¨       is a broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company, or other nominee that (a) is tendering for the beneficial owner(s) shares with respect to which it is the record holder, and (b) believes, based upon representations made to it by the beneficial owner(s), that each such person is the beneficial owner of an aggregate of fewer than 100 shares and is tendering all such shares.

CONDITIONAL TENDER
(See Instruction 12)

A shareholder may tender shares subject to the condition that a specified minimum number of the shareholder’s shares tendered pursuant to this Letter of Transmittal must be purchased if any shares tendered are purchased from such shareholder, all as described in the Offer to Purchase, particularly in Section 6 thereof. Any shareholder desiring to make a conditional tender must so indicate by checking the box below. Unless the minimum number of shares indicated below is purchased by Surge in the tender offer, none of the shares tendered by such shareholder will be purchased. It is the shareholder’s responsibility to calculate the minimum number of shares that must be purchased if any are purchased, and each shareholder is urged to consult his or her own tax advisor before completing this section. Unless this box has been checked and a minimum specified, the shareholder’s tender will be deemed unconditional.

¨       The minimum number of shares that must be purchased from me, if any are purchased from me, is: _____________ shares.

If, because of proration, the minimum number of shares designated will not be purchased, Surge may accept conditional tenders by random lot, if necessary. However, to be eligible for purchase by random lot, the tendering shareholder must have tendered all of his or her shares and checked this box:

¨       The tendered shares represent all shares held by the undersigned.

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SPECIAL PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS
(See Instructions 1, 4, 5 and 7)

 

To be completed ONLY if Share Certificate(s) for shares not tendered or not accepted for payment and/or the check for payment of the purchase price of shares accepted for payment are to be issued in the name of someone other than the undersigned or if shares tendered by book-entry transfer which are not accepted for payment are to be returned by credit to an account maintained at DTC other than that designated above.

 

 

 

Issue:  ¨    Check and/or   ¨    Share Certificate(s) to:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

 

(Please Print)

 

 

 

Address:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Include Zip Code)

 

 

(Tax Identification or Social Security Number)

 

¨   Credit shares tendered by book-entry transfer that are not accepted for payment to the DTC account set forth below.

 

 

(DTC Account Number)

 

 

SPECIAL DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS
(See Instructions 1, 4, 5 and 7)

 

To be completed ONLY if Share Certificate(s) not tendered or not accepted for payment and/or the check for the purchase price of shares accepted for payment are to be sent to someone other than the undersigned or to the undersigned at an address other than that shown in the box titled “Description of Shares Tendered” above.

 

Deliver:  ¨    Check(s) and/or  ¨    Share Certificate(s) to:

 

Name:

 

 

(Please Print)

 

 

 

Address:

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Include Zip Code)

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IMPORTANT—SIGN HERE
(U.S. Holders Please Also Complete the Enclosed IRS Form W-9)
(Non-U.S. Holders Please Obtain and Complete IRS Form W-8BEN or Other Applicable IRS
Form W-8)

 

 

 

 

 

(Signature(s) of Stockholder(s))

 

 

Dated: ________, 2017

 

 (Must be signed by the registered owner(s) exactly as the name(s) of such owner(s) appear(s) on Share Certificate(s) for the shares or on a security position listing or by person(s) authorized to become registered owner(s) thereof by certificates and documents transmitted herewith. If signature is by trustees, executors, administrators, guardians, attorneys-in-fact, agents, officers of a corporation or other person acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, please provide the signatory’s full title below and see Instruction 5. For information concerning signature guarantees, see Instruction 1.)

Name(s):

 

 

 

 

(Please Print)

 

Capacity (full title):

 

 

 

Address:

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Include Zip Code)

 

Area Code and Telephone Number:

 

 

 

 

 

Tax Identification or Social Security No.:

 

 

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GUARANTEE OF SIGNATURE(S)
(For use by Eligible Institutions only;
see Instructions 1 and 5)

Name of Firm:

 

 

 

 

(Include Zip Code)

 

Authorized Signature:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Please Type or Print)

 

Area Code and Telephone Number:

 

 

 

 

 

Dated: _________, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

Place medallion guarantee in space below:

 

 

 

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INSTRUCTIONS
Forming Part of the Terms and Conditions of the Offer

1. Guarantee of Signatures. Except as otherwise provided below, all signatures on this Letter of Transmittal must be guaranteed by a financial institution (including most commercial banks, savings and loan associations and brokerage houses) that is a member in good standing of a recognized Medallion Program approved by the Securities Transfer Association, Inc., including the Security Transfer Agents Medallion Program, the New York Stock Exchange Medallion Signature Program and the Stock Exchanges Medallion Program (each, an “Eligible Institution”). Signatures on this Letter of Transmittal need not be guaranteed (a) if this Letter of Transmittal is signed by the registered owner(s) (which term, for purposes of this document, includes any participant in any of DTC’s systems whose name appears on a security position listing as the owner of the shares) of shares tendered herewith and such registered owner has not completed the box titled “Special Payment Instructions” or the box titled “Special Delivery Instructions” on this Letter of Transmittal or (b) if such shares are tendered for the account of an Eligible Institution. See Instruction 5.

2. Delivery of Letter of Transmittal and Certificates or Book-Entry Confirmations. This Letter of Transmittal is to be completed by shareholders if Share Certificates are to be forwarded herewith. If tenders are to be made pursuant to the procedures for tender by book-entry transfer set forth in Section 3 of the Offer to Purchase, an Agent’s Message must be utilized. A manually executed facsimile of this document may be used in lieu of the original. Share Certificates representing all physically tendered shares, or confirmation of any book-entry transfer into the Depositary’s account at DTC of shares tendered by book-entry transfer (“Book Entry Confirmation”), as well as this Letter of Transmittal properly completed and duly executed with any required signature guarantees, or an Agent’s Message in the case of a book-entry transfer, and any other documents required by this Letter of Transmittal, must be received by the Depositary at its address set forth herein prior to the expiration date. Please do not send your Share Certificates directly to Surge.

Shareholders whose Share Certificates are not immediately available or who cannot deliver all other required documents to the Depositary prior to the expiration date or who cannot complete the procedures for book-entry transfer prior to the expiration date may nevertheless tender their shares by properly completing and duly executing a Notice of Guaranteed Delivery pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedure set forth in Section 3 of the Offer to Purchase. Pursuant to such procedure: (a) such tender must be made by or through an Eligible Institution, (b) a properly completed and duly executed Notice of Guaranteed Delivery substantially in the form provided by Surge must be received by the Depositary prior to the expiration date, and (c) Share Certificates representing all tendered shares, in proper form for transfer (or a Book Entry Confirmation with respect to such shares), this Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile thereof), properly completed and duly executed with any required signature guarantees (or, in the case of a book-entry transfer, an Agent’s Message), and all other documents required by this Letter of Transmittal, if any, must be received by the Depositary within three New York Stock Exchange trading days after the date of execution of such Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.

A properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile thereof) must accompany each such delivery of Share Certificates to the Depositary.

The term “Agent’s Message” means a message, transmitted through electronic means by DTC to, and received by, the Depositary and forming part of a Book-Entry Confirmation, which states that DTC has received an express acknowledgment from the participant in DTC tendering the shares which are the subject of such Book-Entry Confirmation that such participant has received and agrees to be bound by the terms of this Letter of Transmittal and that Surge may enforce such agreement against the participant. The term “Agent’s Message” also includes any hard copy printout evidencing such message generated by a computer terminal maintained at the Depositary’s office.

THE METHOD OF DELIVERY OF THE SHARES, THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND ALL OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING DELIVERY THROUGH DTC, IS AT THE ELECTION AND RISK OF THE TENDERING SHAREHOLDER. DELIVERY OF ALL SUCH DOCUMENTS WILL BE DEEMED MADE AND RISK OF LOSS OF THE SHARE CERTIFICATES SHALL PASS ONLY WHEN ACTUALLY RECEIVED BY THE DEPOSITARY (INCLUDING, IN THE CASE OF A BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER, BY BOOK-ENTRY CONFIRMATION). IF SUCH 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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Except as specifically provided by the Offer to Purchase, no alternative, conditional or contingent tenders will be accepted and no fractional shares will be purchased. All tendering shareholders, by execution of this Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile thereof), waive any right to receive any notice of the acceptance of their shares for payment.

All questions as to validity, form and eligibility (including time of receipt) of the surrender of any Share Certificate hereunder, including questions as to the proper completion or execution of any Letter of Transmittal, Notice of Guaranteed Delivery or other required documents and as to the proper form for transfer of any certificate of shares, will be determined by Surge in its sole and absolute discretion (which may delegate power in whole or in part to the Depositary) which determination will be final and binding. Surge reserves the absolute right to reject any and all tenders determined by it not to be in proper form or the acceptance for payment of or payment for which may be unlawful. Surge also reserves the absolute right to waive any defect or irregularity in the surrender of any shares or Share Certificate(s) whether or not similar defects or irregularities are waived in the case of any other shareholder. A surrender will not be deemed to have been validly made until all defects and irregularities have been cured or waived. Surge and the Depositary shall make reasonable efforts to notify any person of any defect in any Letter of Transmittal submitted to the Depositary.

3. Inadequate Space. If the space provided herein is inadequate, the certificate numbers and/or the number of shares should be listed on a separate schedule attached hereto and separately signed on each page thereof in the same manner as this Letter of Transmittal is signed.

4. Partial Tenders (Applicable to Certificate Stockholders Only). If fewer than all the shares evidenced by any Share Certificate delivered to the Depositary are to be tendered, fill in the number of shares which are to be tendered in the column titled “Number of Shares Tendered” in the box titled “Description of Shares Tendered.” In such cases, new certificate(s) for the remainder of the shares that were evidenced by the old certificate(s) but not tendered will be sent to the registered owner, unless otherwise provided in the appropriate box on this Letter of Transmittal, as soon as practicable after the expiration date. All shares represented by Share Certificates delivered to the Depositary will be deemed to have been tendered unless otherwise indicated.

5. Signatures on Letter of Transmittal; Stock Powers and Endorsements. If this Letter of Transmittal is signed by the registered owner(s) of the shares tendered hereby, the signature(s) must correspond with the name(s) as written on the face of the Share Certificate(s) without alteration or any other change whatsoever.

If any shares tendered hereby are owned of record by two or more joint owners, all such owners must sign this Letter of Transmittal.

If any tendered shares are registered in the names of different holder(s), it will be necessary to complete, sign and submit as many separate Letters of Transmittal (or facsimiles thereof) as there are different registrations of such shares.

If this Letter of Transmittal or any certificates or stock powers 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 Surge of their authority so to act must be submitted.

If this Letter of Transmittal is signed by the registered owner(s) of the shares listed and transmitted hereby, no endorsements of Share Certificates or separate stock powers are required unless payment is to be made to, or Share Certificates representing shares not tendered or accepted for payment are to be issued in the name of, a person other than the registered owner(s), in which case the Share Certificates representing the shares tendered by this Letter of Transmittal must be endorsed or accompanied by appropriate stock powers, in either case, signed exactly as the name(s) of the registered owner(s) or holder(s) appear(s) on the Share Certificates. Signatures on such Share Certificates or stock powers must be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution.

If this Letter of Transmittal is signed by a person other than the registered owner(s) of the share(s) listed, the Share Certificate(s) must be endorsed or accompanied by the appropriate stock powers, in either case, signed exactly as the name or names of the registered owner(s) or holder(s) appear(s) on the Share Certificate(s). Signatures on such Share Certificates or stock powers must be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution.

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6. Transfer Taxes. Surge will pay any transfer taxes with respect to the transfer and sale of shares to it or to its order pursuant to the tender offer (for the avoidance of doubt, transfer taxes do not include United States federal income or backup withholding taxes). If, however, payment of the purchase price is to be made to, or (in the circumstances permitted hereby) if Share Certificates not tendered or accepted for payment are to be registered in the name of, any person other than the registered owner(s), or if tendered Share Certificates are registered in the name of any person other than the person signing this Letter of Transmittal, the amount of any transfer taxes (whether imposed on the registered owner(s) or such person) payable on account of the transfer to such person will be deducted from the purchase price unless satisfactory evidence of the payment of such taxes, or exemption therefrom, is submitted.

Except as provided in this Instruction 6, it will not be necessary for transfer tax stamps to be affixed to the Share Certificates listed in this Letter of Transmittal.

7. Special Payment and Delivery Instructions. If a check for the purchase price is to be issued, and/or Share Certificates representing shares not tendered or accepted for payment are to be issued or returned to, a person other than the signer(s) of this Letter of Transmittal or to an address other than that shown in the box titled “Description of Shares Tendered” above, the appropriate boxes on this Letter of Transmittal should be completed. Shareholders delivering shares tendered hereby or by Agent’s Message by book-entry transfer may request that shares not purchased be credited to an account maintained at DTC as such shareholder may designate in the box titled “Special Payment Instructions” herein. If no such instructions are given, all such shares not purchased will be returned by crediting the same account at DTC as the account from which such shares were delivered.

8. Requests for Assistance or Additional Copies. Questions or requests for assistance may be directed to the Information Agent at its address and telephone number set forth below or to your broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee. Additional copies of the Offer to Purchase, this Letter of Transmittal, the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery and other tender offer materials may be obtained from the Information Agent as set forth below, and will be furnished at Surge’s expense.

9. Backup Withholding. Under U.S. federal income tax laws, the Depositary will be required to withhold a portion of the amount of any payments made to certain shareholders pursuant to the tender offer. In order to avoid such backup withholding (currently at a rate of 28%), each tendering shareholder or payee that is a United States person (for U.S. federal income tax purposes), must provide the Depositary with such shareholder’s or payee’s correct taxpayer identification number (“TIN”) and certify that such shareholder or payee is not subject to such backup withholding by completing the attached Form W-9. Certain shareholders or payees (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. Such forms 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 Depositary to withhold a portion of the amount of any payments made pursuant to the tender offer.

NOTE: FAILURE TO COMPLETE AND RETURN THE APPROPRIATE FORM W-9 OR W-8 MAY RESULT IN BACKUP WITHHOLDING OF A PORTION OF ANY PAYMENTS MADE TO YOU PURSUANT TO THE OFFER.

All tendering shareholders should see Section 13 of the Offer to Purchase for a discussion of United States federal income tax consequences. In addition, all tendering shareholders are urged to consult their tax advisers regarding the tax consequences of tendering their shares.

10. Lost, Destroyed, Mutilated or Stolen Share Certificates. If any Share Certificate has been lost, destroyed, mutilated or stolen, the shareholder should promptly notify Surge’s stock transfer agent, Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company at (917) 262-2378. The shareholder will then be instructed as to the steps that must be taken in order to replace the Share Certificate. This Letter of Transmittal and related documents cannot be processed until the procedures for replacing lost, mutilated, destroyed or stolen Share Certificates have been followed.

11. Waiver of Conditions. Subject to the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the conditions of the tender offer may be waived by Surge in whole or in part at any time and from time to time in its sole discretion.

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12. Conditional Tenders. As described in Sections 1 and 6 of the Offer to Purchase, shareholders may condition their tenders on all or a minimum number of their tendered shares being purchased.

If you wish to make a conditional tender, you must indicate this in the box entitled “Conditional Tender” in this Letter of Transmittal and, if applicable, in the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery. In the box entitled “Conditional Tender” in this Letter of Transmittal and, if applicable, in the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery, you must also calculate and appropriately indicate the minimum number of shares that must be purchased from you if any are to be purchased from you.

As discussed in Sections 1 and 6 of the Offer to Purchase, proration may affect whether Surge accepts conditional tenders and may result in shares tendered pursuant to a conditional tender being deemed withdrawn if the required minimum number of shares would not be purchased. If, because of proration, the minimum number of shares that you designate will not be purchased, Surge may accept conditional tenders by random lot, if necessary. However, to be eligible for purchase by random lot, you must have tendered all your shares and checked the box so indicating. Upon selection by lot, if any, Surge will limit its purchase in each case to the designated minimum number of shares.

All tendered shares will be deemed unconditionally tendered unless the “Conditional Tender” box is completed. If you are an odd lot holder and you tender all of your shares, you cannot conditionally tender, since your shares will not be subject to proration.

13. Odd Lots. As described in Section 1 of the Offer to Purchase, if Surge is to purchase fewer than all shares validly tendered before the expiration date and not properly withdrawn, the shares purchased first will consist of all shares properly tendered by any shareholder who owned, beneficially or of record, an aggregate of fewer than 100 shares, and who tenders all of the holder’s shares. This preference will not be available to you unless you complete the section entitled “Odd Lots” in this Letter of Transmittal and, if applicable, in the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.

14. Order of Purchase in Event of Proration. As described in Section 1 of the Offer to Purchase, shareholders may designate the order in which their shares are to be purchased in the event of proration. The order of purchase may have an effect on the U.S. federal income tax classification of any gain or loss on the shares purchased. See Sections 1 and 13 of the Offer to Purchase.

IMPORTANT: THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL (OR A MANUALLY EXECUTED FACSIMILE COPY THEREOF) OR AN AGENT’S MESSAGE, TOGETHER WITH SHARE CERTIFICATE(S) OR BOOK-ENTRY CONFIRMATION OR A PROPERLY COMPLETED AND DULY EXECUTED NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY AND ALL OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENTS, MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE DEPOSITARY PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION DATE.

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The Depositary for the Tender Offer is:

If delivering by mail or hand delivery:

 

If delivering by facsimile:

 

 

 

Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company
Attn: Reorganization Department

17 Battery Place, 8th Floor

New York, New York 10004

 

For Eligible Institutions Only:

(212) 616-7610

For Telephonic Confirmation of Facsimile Receipt:

(917) 262-2378

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

Questions or requests for assistance or additional copies of the Offer to Purchase, this Letter of Transmittal and the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery may be directed to the Information Agent at its address and telephone number set forth below. You may also contact your broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee for assistance concerning the tender offer.

The Information Agent for the Tender Offer is:

Morrow Sodali LLC
470 West Avenue
Stamford, CT 06902
Tel: (800) 662-5200 or banks and brokers can call collect at (203) 658-9400
Email: surge.info@morrowsodali.com

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