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                                                                        Ex. 99.1

                              LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL

                           CHAMPION ENTERPRISES, INC.

                            OFFER FOR ALL OUTSTANDING
                      7 5/8% SENIOR NOTES DUE MAY 15, 2009
                                 IN EXCHANGE FOR
                      7 5/8% SENIOR NOTES DUE MAY 15, 2009
                        WHICH HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER
                     THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED,
                PURSUANT TO THE PROSPECTUS, DATED ________, 1999



         THE EXCHANGE OFFER WILL EXPIRE AT 5:00 P.M. NEW YORK CITY TIME,
   ON ________, 1999, UNLESS EXTENDED (THE "EXPIRATION DATE"). TENDERS MAY BE
    WITHDRAWN PRIOR TO 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON THE EXPIRATION DATE.


      DELIVERY TO: First Chicago Trust Company of New York, EXCHANGE AGENT

                        BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL:
                     First Chicago Trust Company of New York
                          Corporate Actions, Suite 4660
                                  P.O. Box 2569
                       Jersey City, New Jersey 07303-2569


                             BY OVERNIGHT DELIVERY:
                     First Chicago Trust Company of New York
                          Corporate Actions, Suite 4680
                            14 Wall Street, 8th Floor
                            New York, New York 10005


                                BY HAND DELIVERY:
                     First Chicago Trust Company of New York
              c/o Securities Transfer and Reporting Services, Inc.
                             Attn: Corporate Actions
                          100 William Street, Galleria
                            New York, New York 10038

                              FOR INFORMATION CALL:



         DELIVERY OF THIS INSTRUMENT TO AN ADDRESS OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE
WILL NOT CONSTITUTE A VALID DELIVERY.

         The undersigned acknowledges that he or she has received and reviewed
the Prospectus, dated ________, 1999 (the "Prospectus"), of Champion
Enterprises, Inc., a Michigan corporation (the "Company"), and this Letter of
Transmittal (the "Letter"), which together constitute the Company's offer (the
"Exchange Offer") to exchange an aggregate principal amount of up to $200
million of the Company's 7 5/8% Senior Notes due May 15, 2009 (the "Exchange
Notes") which have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Securities Act"), for a like principal amount of the Company's issued and
outstanding 7 5/8% Senior Notes due May 15, 2009 (the "Original Notes") from the
registered holders thereof (the "Holders").

         For each Original Note accepted for exchange, the Holder of such
Original Note will receive an Exchange Note having a principal amount equal to
that of the surrendered Original Note. The Exchange Notes will bear interest
from the most recent date to which interest has been paid on the Original Notes
or, if no interest has been paid on the Original Notes, from May 3, 1999.
Accordingly, registered Holders of Exchange Notes on the relevant record date
for the first interest payment date following the consummation of the Exchange
Offer will receive interest accruing from the most recent date to which interest
has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from May 3, 1999. Original Notes
accepted for exchange will cease to accrue interest from and after the date of
consummation of the Exchange Offer. Holders of Original Notes whose Original
Notes are accepted for exchange will not receive any payment in respect of
accrued interest on such Original Notes otherwise payable on any interest
payment date the record date for which occurs on or after consummation of the
Exchange Offer.
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         This Letter is to be completed by a Holder of Original Notes if
certificates are to be forwarded herewith. Holders of Original Notes whose
certificates are not immediately available, or who are unable to deliver their
certificates or confirmation of the book-entry tender of their Original Notes
into the Exchange Agent's account at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility (a
"Book-Entry Confirmation") and all other documents required by this Letter to
the Exchange Agent on or prior to the Expiration Date, must tender their
Original Notes according to the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth in "The
Exchange Offer--Guaranteed Delivery Procedures" section of the Prospectus. See
Instruction 1. Delivery of documents to the Book-Entry Transfer Facility does
not constitute delivery to the Exchange Agent.

         The undersigned has completed the appropriate boxes below and signed
this Letter to indicate the action the undersigned desires to take with respect
to the Exchange Offer.

         List below the Original Notes to which this Letter relates. If the
space provided below is inadequate, the certificate numbers and principal amount
of Original Notes should be listed on a separate signed schedule affixed hereto.


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
            Description of Original Notes                        1                     2                    3
                                                                                   Aggregate
                                                                                   Principal            Principal
   Name(s) and Address(es) of Registered Holder(s)          Certificate            Amount of              Amount
              (Please Fill In, If Blank)                    Number(s)*         Original Note(s)         Tendered**
<S>                                                         <C>                <C>                      <C>
                                                            _______________________________________________________
                                                            _______________________________________________________
                                                            _______________________________________________________

                                                               Total
</TABLE>


*    Need not be completed if Original Notes are being tendered by book-entry
     transfer.

**   Unless otherwise indicated in this column, a Holder will be deemed to have
     tendered ALL of the Original Notes represented by the Original Notes
     indicated in column 2. See Instruction 2. Original Notes tendered hereby
     must be in denominations of principal amount of $1,000 and any integral
     multiple thereof. See Instruction 1.



/ / CHECK HERE IF TENDERED ORIGINAL NOTES ARE BEING DELIVERED PURSUANT TO A
NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY PREVIOUSLY SENT TO THE EXCHANGE AGENT AND COMPLETE
THE FOLLOWING:

Name(s) of Registered Holder(s):_______________________________________________

Window Ticket Number (if any):_________________________________________________

Date of Execution of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery:____________________________

Name of Institution Which Guaranteed Delivery:_________________________________


IF DELIVERED BY BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER, COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:

Account Number:________________________________________________________________

Transaction Code Number:_______________________________________________________

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         If the undersigned is not a broker-dealer, the undersigned represents
that it is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, a distribution of
Exchange Notes. If the undersigned is a broker-dealer that will receive Exchange
Notes for its own account in exchange for Original Notes that were acquired as a
result of market-making activities or other trading activities, it acknowledges
that it will deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act
in connection with any resale of such Exchange Notes; however, by so
acknowledging and by delivering such a prospectus, the undersigned will not be
deemed to admit that it is an "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities
Act. If the undersigned is a broker-dealer that will receive Exchange Notes, it
represents that the Original Notes to be exchanged for the Exchange Notes were
acquired as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities.

               PLEASE READ THE ACCOMPANYING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY

Ladies and Gentlemen:

         Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Exchange Offer, the
undersigned hereby tenders to the Company the aggregate principal amount of
Original Notes indicated above. Subject to, and effective upon, the acceptance
for exchange of the Original Notes tendered hereby, the undersigned hereby
sells, assigns and transfers to, or upon the order of, the Company all right,
title and interest in and to such Original Notes as are being tendered hereby.

         The undersigned hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints the
Exchange Agent as the undersigned's true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact
with respect to such tendered Original Notes, with full power of substitution,
among other things, to cause the Original Notes to be assigned, transferred and
exchanged. The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that the undersigned
has full power and authority to tender, sell, assign and transfer the Original
Notes, and to acquire Exchange Notes issuable upon the exchange of such tendered
Original Notes, and that, when the same are accepted for exchange, the Company
will acquire good and unencumbered title thereto, free and clear of all liens,
restrictions, charges and encumbrances and not subject to any adverse claim when
the same are accepted by the Company. The undersigned hereby further represents
that any Exchange Notes acquired in exchange for Original Notes tendered hereby
will have been acquired in the ordinary course of business of the person
receiving such Exchange Notes, whether or not such person is the undersigned,
that neither the Holder of such Original Notes nor any such other person is
participating in, intends to participate in or has an arrangement or
understanding with any person to participate in the distribution of such
Exchange Notes and that neither the Holder of such Original Notes nor any such
other person is an "affiliate," as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act,
of the Company.

         The undersigned acknowledges that this Exchange Offer is being made in
reliance on interpretations by the staff of the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC"), as set forth in no-action letters issued to third
parties, that the Exchange Notes issued pursuant to the Exchange Offer in
exchange for the Original Notes may be offered for resale, resold and otherwise
transferred by Holders thereof (other than any such Holder that is an
"affiliate" of the Company within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities
Act), without compliance with the registration and prospectus delivery
provisions of the Securities Act, provided that such Exchange Notes are acquired
in the ordinary course of such Holders' business and such Holders have no
arrangement with any person to participate in the distribution of such Exchange
Notes. However, the SEC has not considered the Exchange Offer in the context of
a no-action letter and there can be no assurance that the staff of the SEC would
make a similar determination with respect to the Exchange Offer as in other
circumstances. If the undersigned is not a broker-dealer, the undersigned
represents that it is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, a
distribution of Exchange Notes and has no arrangement or understanding to
participate in a distribution of Exchange Notes. If any Holder is an affiliate
of the Company, is engaged in or intends to engage in or has any arrangement or
understanding with respect to the distribution of the Exchange Notes to be
acquired pursuant to the Exchange Offer, such Holder (i) could not rely on the
applicable interpretations of the staff of the SEC and (ii) must comply with the
registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act in
connection with any resale transaction. If the undersigned is a broker-dealer
that will receive Exchange Notes for its own account in exchange for Original
Notes, it represents that the Original Notes to be exchanged for the Exchange
Notes were acquired by it as a result of market-making activities or other
trading activities and acknowledges that it will deliver a prospectus meeting
the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale of such
Exchange Notes; however, by so acknowledging and by delivering a prospectus
meeting the requirements of the Securities Act, the undersigned will not be
deemed to admit that it is an "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities
Act.

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         The undersigned will, upon request, execute and deliver any additional
documents deemed by the Company to be necessary or desirable to complete the
sale, assignment and transfer of the Original Notes tendered hereby. All
authority conferred or agreed to be conferred in this Letter and every
obligation of the undersigned hereunder shall be binding upon the successors,
assigns, heirs, executors, administrators, trustees in bankruptcy and legal
representatives of the undersigned and shall not be affected by, and shall
survive, the death or incapacity of the undersigned. This tender may be
withdrawn only in accordance with the procedures set forth in "The Exchange
Offer--Withdrawal Rights" section of the Prospectus.

         Unless otherwise indicated herein in the box entitled "Special Issuance
Instructions" below, please deliver the Exchange Notes (and, if applicable,
substitute certificates representing Original Notes for any Original Notes not
exchanged) in the name of the undersigned or, in the case of a book-entry
delivery of Original Notes, please credit the account indicated above maintained
at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility. Similarly, unless otherwise indicated under
the box entitled "Special Delivery Instructions" below, please send the Exchange
Notes (and, if applicable, substitute certificates representing Original Notes
for any Original Notes not exchanged) to the undersigned at the address shown
above in the box entitled "Description of Original Notes."

         THE UNDERSIGNED, BY COMPLETING THE BOX ENTITLED "DESCRIPTION OF
ORIGINAL NOTES" ABOVE AND SIGNING THIS LETTER, WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE TENDERED
THE ORIGINAL NOTES AS SET FORTH IN SUCH BOX ABOVE.


                          SPECIAL ISSUANCE INSTRUCTIONS
                           (SEE INSTRUCTIONS 3 AND 4)


To be completed ONLY if certificates for Original Notes not exchanged and/or
Exchange Notes are to be issued in the name of and sent to someone other than
the person or persons whose signature(s) appear(s) on this Letter above, or if
Original Notes delivered by book-entry transfer which are not accepted for
exchange are to be returned by credit to an account maintained at the Book-Entry
Transfer Facility other than the account indicated above.

Issue Exchange Notes and/or Original Notes to:

Name(s)________________________________________________________________________
                             (PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT)

_______________________________________________________________________________
                             (PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT)

Address________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________
                                   (ZIP CODE)



                          SPECIAL DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS
                           (SEE INSTRUCTIONS 3 AND 4)


         To be completed ONLY if certificates for Original Notes not exchanged
and/or Exchange Notes are to be sent to someone other than the person or persons
whose signature(s) appear(s) on this Letter above or to such person or persons
at an address other than shown in the box entitled "Description of Original
Notes" on this Letter above.

Mail Exchange Notes and/or Original Notes to:

Name(s)________________________________________________________________________
                             (PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT)

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_______________________________________________________________________________
                             (PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT)

Address________________________________________________________________________
                                   (ZIP CODE)



         IMPORTANT: THIS LETTER OR A MANUALLY SIGNED FACSIMILE COPY HEREOF
(TOGETHER WITH THE CERTIFICATES FOR ORIGINAL NOTES OR A BOOK-ENTRY CONFIRMATION
AND ALL OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENTS OR THE NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY) MUST BE
RECEIVED BY THE EXCHANGE AGENT PRIOR TO 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON THE
EXPIRATION DATE.

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

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                PLEASE SIGN HERE

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                   (TO BE COMPLETED BY ALL TENDERING HOLDERS)
                (COMPLETE ACCOMPANYING SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9 BELOW)

X                                                                      , 1999
 ----------------------------------------------------         ---------
X                                                                      , 1999
 ----------------------------------------------------         ---------
(SIGNATURE(S) OF OWNER)                                       (DATE)

Daytime Area Code and Telephone Number
                                      -----------------------------------------

         If a holder is tendering any Original Notes, this Letter must be signed
by the registered holder(s) as the name(s) appear(s) on the certificate(s) for
the Original Notes or by any person(s) authorized to become registered holder(s)
by endorsements and documents transmitted herewith. If signature is by a
trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, officer or other person acting in a
fiduciary or representative capacity, please set forth full title. See
Instruction 3.

Name(s):_______________________________________________________________________
                             (PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT)

Capacity:______________________________________________________________________

Address:_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________
                              (INCLUDING ZIP CODE)

                               SIGNATURE GUARANTEE
                         (IF REQUIRED BY INSTRUCTION 3)

Signature(s) Guaranteed by
an Eligible Institution:_______________________________________________________
                                        (AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE)

_______________________________________________________________________________
                                     (TITLE)

_______________________________________________________________________________
                                 (NAME AND FIRM)

Dated: _____________, 1999

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                                  INSTRUCTIONS
            FORMING PART OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE EXCHANGE
              OFFER FOR THE 7 5/8% SENIOR NOTES DUE MAY 15, 2009 OF
                           CHAMPION ENTERPRISES, INC.
                               IN EXCHANGE FOR THE
       7 5/8% SENIOR NOTES DUE MAY 15, 2009 OF CHAMPION ENTERPRISES, INC.
                      WHICH HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
                       SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED

1.  DELIVERY OF THIS LETTER AND NOTES; GUARANTEED DELIVERY PROCEDURES.

         This Letter is to be completed by holders of Original Notes either if
certificates are to be forwarded herewith or if tenders are to be made pursuant
to the procedures for delivery by book-entry transfer set forth in "The Exchange
Offer--Book-Entry Transfer" section of the Prospectus. Certificates for all
physically tendered Original Notes, or Book-Entry Confirmation, as the case may
be, as well as a properly completed and duly executed Letter (or manually signed
facsimile hereof) and any other documents required by this Letter, must be
received by the Exchange Agent at the address set forth herein on or prior to
the Expiration Date, or the tendering holder must comply with the guaranteed
delivery procedures set forth below. Original Notes tendered hereby must be in
denominations of principal amount of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof.

         Holders whose certificates for Original Notes are not immediately
available or who cannot deliver their certificates and all other required
documents to the Exchange Agent on or prior to the Expiration Date, or who
cannot complete the procedure for book-entry transfer on a timely basis, may
tender their Original Notes pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedures set
forth in "The Exchange Offer--Guaranteed Delivery Procedures" section of the
Prospectus. Pursuant to such procedures, (i) such tender must be made through an
Eligible Institution, (ii) prior to 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on the
Expiration Date, the (as defined below) Exchange Agent must receive from such
Eligible Institution a properly completed and duly executed Letter (or a
facsimile thereof) and Notice of Guaranteed Delivery, substantially in the form
provided by the Company (by facsimile transmission, mail or hand delivery),
setting forth the name and address of the holder of Original Notes and the
amount of Original Notes tendered, stating that the tender is being made thereby
and guaranteeing that within three New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") trading days
after the Expiration Date, the certificates for all physically tendered Original
Notes, in proper form for transfer, or a Book-Entry Confirmation, as the case
may be, and any other documents required by this Letter will be deposited by the
Eligible Institution with the Exchange Agent, and (iii) the certificates for all
physically tendered Original Notes, in proper form for transfer, or a Book-Entry
Confirmation, as the case may be, and all other documents required by this
Letter, must be received by the Exchange Agent within three NYSE trading days
after the Expiration Date.

         The method of delivery of this Letter, the Original Notes and all other
required documents is at the election and risk of the tendering holders, but the
delivery will be deemed made only when actually received or confirmed by the
Exchange Agent. If Original Notes are sent by mail, it is suggested that the
mailing be registered mail, properly insured, with return receipt requested,
made sufficiently in advance of the Expiration Date to permit delivery to the
Exchange Agent prior to 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on the Expiration Date.

         See "The Exchange Offer" section of the Prospectus.

2. PARTIAL TENDERS (NOT APPLICABLE TO NOTEHOLDERS WHO TENDER BY BOOK-ENTRY
TRANSFER).

         If less than all of the Original Notes evidenced by a submitted
certificate are to be tendered, the tendering holder(s) should fill in the
aggregate principal amount of Original Notes to be tendered in the box above
entitled "Description of Original Notes--Principal Amount Tendered." A reissued
certificate representing the balance of nontendered Original Notes will be sent
to such tendering holder, unless otherwise provided in the appropriate box on
this Letter, promptly after the Expiration Date. ALL OF THE ORIGINAL NOTES
DELIVERED TO THE EXCHANGE AGENT WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN TENDERED UNLESS
OTHERWISE INDICATED.

3. SIGNATURES ON THIS LETTER; BOND POWERS AND ENDORSEMENTS; GUARANTEE OF
SIGNATURES.

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         If this Letter is signed by the registered holder of the Original Notes
tendered hereby, the signature must correspond exactly with the name as written
on the face of the certificates without any change whatsoever.

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

         If any tendered Original Notes are registered in different names on
several certificates, it will be necessary to complete, sign and submit as many
separate copies of this Letter as there are different registrations of
certificates.

         When this Letter is signed by the registered holder or holders of the
Original Notes specified herein and tendered hereby, no endorsements of
certificates or separate bond powers are required. If, however, the Exchange
Notes are to be issued, or any untendered Original Notes are to be reissued, to
a person other than the registered holder, then endorsements of any certificates
transmitted hereby or separate bond powers are required. Signatures on such
certificate(s) must be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution.

         If this Letter is signed by a person other than the registered holder
or holders of any certificate(s) specified herein, such certificate(s) must be
endorsed or accompanied by appropriate bond powers, in either case signed
exactly as the name or names of the registered holder or holders appear(s) on
the certificate(s) and signatures on such certificate(s) must be guaranteed by
an Eligible Institution.

         If this Letter or any certificates or bond 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, unless waived by the Company,
proper evidence satisfactory to the Company of their authority to so act must be
submitted.

         ENDORSEMENTS ON CERTIFICATES FOR ORIGINAL NOTES OR SIGNATURES ON BOND
POWERS REQUIRED BY THIS INSTRUCTION 3 MUST BE GUARANTEED BY A FIRM THAT IS A
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION (INCLUDING MOST BANKS, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS AND
BROKERAGE HOUSES) THAT IS A PARTICIPANT IN THE SECURITIES TRANSFER AGENTS
MEDALLION PROGRAM.

         SIGNATURES ON THIS LETTER NEED NOT BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE
INSTITUTION, PROVIDED THE ORIGINAL NOTES ARE TENDERED: (I) BY A REGISTERED
HOLDER OF ORIGINAL NOTES (WHICH TERM, FOR PURPOSES OF THE EXCHANGE OFFER,
INCLUDES ANY PARTICIPANT IN THE BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER FACILITY SYSTEM WHOSE NAME
APPEARS ON A SECURITY POSITION LISTING AS THE HOLDER OF SUCH ORIGINAL NOTES) WHO
HAS NOT COMPLETED THE BOX ENTITLED "SPECIAL ISSUANCE INSTRUCTIONS" OR "SPECIAL
DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS" ON THIS LETTER, OR (II) FOR THE ACCOUNT OF AN ELIGIBLE
INSTITUTION.

4.  SPECIAL ISSUANCE AND DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS.

         Tendering holders of Original Notes should indicate in the applicable
box the name and address to which Exchange Notes issued pursuant to the Exchange
Offer and or substitute certificates evidencing Original Notes not exchanged are
to be issued or sent, if different from the name or address of the person
signing this Letter. In the case of issuance in a different name, the employer
identification or social security number of the person named must also be
indicated. Noteholders tendering Original Notes by book-entry transfer may
request that Original Notes not exchanged be credited to such account maintained
at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility as such noteholder may designate hereon. If
no such instructions are given, such Original Notes not exchanged will be
returned to the name and address of the person signing this Letter.

5.  TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.

         Federal income tax law generally requires that a tendering holder whose
Original Notes are accepted for exchange must provide the Company (as payor)
with such holder's correct Taxpayer Identification Number ("TIN") on Substitute
Form W-9 below, which in the case of a tendering holder who is an individual, is
his or her social security number. If the Company is not provided with the
current TIN or an adequate basis for an exemption from backup withholding, such
tendering holder may be subject to a $50 penalty imposed by the Internal Revenue

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Service. In addition, the Exchange Agent may be required to withhold 31% of the
amount of any reportable payments made after the exchange to such tendering
holder of Exchange Notes. If withholding results in an overpayment of taxes, a
refund may be obtained.

         Exempt holders of Original Notes (including, among others, all
corporations and certain foreign individuals) are not subject to these backup
withholding and reporting requirements. See the enclosed Guidelines of
Certification of Taxpayer Identification Number on Substitute Form W-9 (the "W-9
Guidelines") for additional instructions.

         To prevent backup withholding, each tendering holder of Original Notes
must provide its correct TIN by completing the Substitute Form W-9 set forth
below, certifying, under penalties of perjury, that the TIN provided is correct
(or that such holder is awaiting a TIN) and that (i) the holder is exempt from
backup withholding, or (ii) the holder has not been notified by the Internal
Revenue Service that such holder is subject to backup withholding as a result of
a failure to report all interest or dividends or (iii) the Internal Revenue
Service has notified the holder that such holder is no longer subject to backup
withholding. If the tendering holder of Original Notes is a nonresident alien or
foreign entity not subject to backup withholding, such holder must give the
Exchange Agent a completed Form W-8, Certificate of Foreign Status. These forms
may be obtained from the Exchange Agent. If the Original Notes are in more than
one name or are not in the name of the actual owner, such holder should consult
the W-9 Guidelines for information on which TIN to report. If such holder does
not have a TIN, such holder should consult the W-9 Guidelines for instructions
on applying for a TIN, check the box in Part 2 of the Substitute Form W-9 and
write "applied for" in lieu of its TIN. Note: Checking this box and writing
"applied for" on the form means that such holder has already applied for a TIN
or that such holder intends to apply for one in the near future. If the box in
Part 2 of the Substitute Form W-9 is checked, the Exchange Agent will retain 31%
of reportable payments made to a holder during the sixty (60) day period
following the date of the Substitute Form W-9. If the holder furnishes the
Exchange Agent with his or her TIN within sixty (60) days of the Substitute Form
W-9, the Exchange Agent will remit such amounts retained during such sixty (60)
day period to such holder and no further amounts will be retained or withheld
from payments made to the holder thereafter. If, however, such holder does not
provide its TIN to the Exchange Agent within such sixty (60) day period, the
Exchange Agent will remit such previously withheld amounts to the Internal
Revenue Service as backup withholding and will withhold 31% of all reportable
payments to the holder thereafter until such holder furnishes its TIN to the
Exchange Agent.

6.  TRANSFER TAXES.

         The Company will pay all transfer taxes, if any, applicable to the
transfer of Original Notes to it or its order pursuant to the Exchange Offer.
If, however, Exchange Notes and/or substitute Original Notes not exchanged are
to be delivered to, or are to be registered or issued in the name of, any person
other than the registered holder of the Original Notes tendered hereby, or if
tendered Original Notes are registered in the name of any person other than the
person signing this Letter, or if a transfer tax is imposed for any reason other
than the transfer of Original Notes to the Company or its order pursuant to the
Exchange Offer, the amount of any such transfer taxes (whether imposed on the
registered holder or any other persons) will be payable by the tendering holder.
If satisfactory evidence of payment of such taxes or exemption therefrom is not
submitted herewith, the amount of such transfer taxes will be billed directly to
such tendering holder.

         EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN THIS INSTRUCTION 6, IT WILL NOT BE NECESSARY FOR
TRANSFER TAX STAMPS TO BE AFFIXED TO THE ORIGINAL NOTES SPECIFIED IN THIS
LETTER.

7.  WAIVER OF CONDITIONS.

         The Company reserves the absolute right to waive satisfaction of any or
all conditions enumerated in the Prospectus.

8.  NO CONDITIONAL TENDERS.

         No alternative, conditional, irregular or contingent tenders will be
accepted. All tendering holders of Original Notes, by execution of this Letter,
shall waive any right to receive notice of the acceptance of their Original
Notes for exchange.

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         Neither the Company, the Exchange Agent nor any other person is
obligated to give notice of any defect or irregularity with respect to any
tender of Original Notes nor shall any of them incur any liability for failure
to give any such notice.

9. MUTILATED, LOST, STOLEN OR DESTROYED ORIGINAL NOTES.

         Any holder whose Original Notes have been mutilated, lost, stolen or
destroyed should contact the Transfer Agent, The First National Bank of Chicago,
at 1-800-__________ for further instructions.

10.  WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS.

         Tenders of Original Notes may be withdrawn at any time prior to 5:00
P.M., New York City time, on the Expiration Date.

         For a withdrawal of a tender of Original Notes to be effective, a
written notice of withdrawal must be received by the Exchange Agent at the
address set forth above prior to 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on the
Expiration Date. Any such notice of withdrawal must (i) specify the name of the
person having tendered the Original Notes to be withdrawn (the "Depositor"),
(ii) identify the Original Notes to be withdrawn (including certificate number
or numbers and the principal amount of such Original Notes), (iii) contain a
statement that such holder is withdrawing his election to have such Original
Notes exchanged, (iv) be signed by the holder in the same manner as the original
signature on the Letter by which such Original Notes were tendered (including
any required signature guarantees) or be accompanied by documents of transfer to
have the Trustee with respect to the Original Notes register the transfer of
such Original Notes in the name of the person withdrawing the tender and (v)
specify the name in which such Original Notes are registered, if different from
that of the Depositor. If Original Notes have been tendered pursuant to the
procedure for book-entry transfer set forth in "The Exchange Offer--Book-Entry
Transfer" section of the Prospectus, any notice of withdrawal must specify the
name and number of the account at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility to be
credited with the withdrawn Original Notes and otherwise comply with the
procedures of such facility. All questions as to the validity, form and
eligibility (including time of receipt) of such notices will be determined by
the Company, whose determination shall be final and binding on all parties. Any
Original Notes so withdrawn will be deemed not to have been validly tendered for
exchange for purposes of the Exchange Offer and no Exchange Notes will be issued
with respect thereto unless the Original Notes so withdrawn are validly
retendered. Any Original Notes that have been tendered for exchange but which
are not exchanged for any reason will be returned to the Holder thereof without
cost to such Holder (or, in the case of Original Notes tendered by book-entry
transfer into the Exchange Agent's account at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility
pursuant to the book-entry transfer procedures set forth in "The Exchange
Offer--Book-Entry Transfer" section of the Prospectus, such Original Notes will
be credited to an account maintained with the Book-Entry Transfer Facility for
the Original Notes) as soon as practicable after withdrawal, rejection of tender
or termination of the Exchange Offer. Properly withdrawn Original Notes may be
retendered by following the procedures described above at any time on or prior
to 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on the Expiration Date.

11.  REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE OR ADDITIONAL COPIES.

         Questions relating to the procedure for tendering, as well as requests
for additional copies of the Prospectus and this Letter, and requests for
Notices of Guaranteed Delivery and other related documents may be directed to
the Exchange Agent, at the address and telephone number indicated above.

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                    TO BE COMPLETED BY ALL TENDERING HOLDERS
                               (See Instruction 5)
              PAYOR'S NAME: FIRST CHICAGO TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK




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SUBSTITUTE                                   PART 1--PLEASE PROVIDE YOUR TIN             TIN:
Form W-9                                     IN THE BOX AT RIGHT AND
DEPARTMENT OF THE                            CERTIFY BY SIGNING AND                      (Social Security Number or
TREASURY                                     DATING BELOW.                               Employer Identification Number)
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
                                             PART 2--TIN APPLIED FOR / /
PAYOR'S REQUEST FOR TAXPAYER                 CERTIFICATION: UNDER THE PENALTIES OF PERJURY, I CERTIFY THAT:
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
("TIN") AND CERTIFICATION
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(1) the number shown on this form is my correct TIN (or I am waiting for a
number to be issued to me),
(2) I am not subject to backup withholding either because: (a) I am exempt from
backup withholding, or (b) I have not been notified by the Internal Revenue
Service (the "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) any other information provided on this form is true and correct.

SIGNATURE ___________________________________________  DATE ___________________

You must cross out item (2) of the above certification if you have been notified
by the IRS that you are subject to backup withholding because of underreporting
of interest or dividends on your tax return and you have not been notified by
the IRS that you are no longer subject to backup withholding.

       YOU MUST COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING CERTIFICATE IF YOU CHECKED THE BOX
                        IN PART 2 OF SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9

             CERTIFICATE OF AWAITING TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER

         I certify under penalties of perjury that a taxpayer identification
number has not been issued to me, and either (a) I have mailed or delivered an
application to receive a taxpayer identification number to the appropriate
Internal Revenue Service Center or Social Security Administration Office or (b)
I intend to mail or deliver an application in the near future. I understand that
if I do not provide a taxpayer identification number by the time of the
exchange, 31 percent of all reportable payments made to me thereafter will be
withheld until I provide a number.

SIGNATURE ___________________________________________  DATE ___________________

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