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AMENDED AND RESTATED TRUST INDENTURE
between
COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA
and
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.,
as Trustee
relating to
$116,000,000
County of Contra Costa
Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds
(Avalon Walnut Creek at Contra Costa Centre Project)
Series 2006A
and
$8,500,000
County of Contra Costa
Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds
(Avalon Walnut Creek at Contra Costa Centre Project)
Taxable Series 2006A-T
and
$10,000,000
County of Contra Costa
Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds
(Avalon Walnut Creek at Contra Costa Centre Project)
Series 2008A
Dated as of July 1, 2013
Amending and restating Trust Indenture
dated as of March 1, 2006 and amended as of December 1, 2007
and as of May 1, 2008 and amended and restated as of July 1, 2008
OHS DRAFT
6/17/13
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
Section 1.01. Definitions........................................................................................................ 3
Section 1.02. Rules of Construction .................................................................................... 25
ARTICLE II
THE BONDS
Section 2.01. Authorized Amount of Bonds ........................................................................ 26
Section 2.02. Issuance and Delivery of Bonds .................................................................... 26
Section 2.03. Payment of Principal and Interest .................................................................. 27
Section 2.04. Limited Obligations ....................................................................................... 27
Section 2.05. Weekly Variable Rate Mode and Daily Variable Rate Mode ........................ 28
Section 2.06. Reset Rate Mode ............................................................................................ 29
Section 2.07. Fixed Rate Mode ............................................................................................ 29
Section 2.08. Bank Rate Mode ............................................................................................ 30
Section 2.09. Mode Adjustments ......................................................................................... 31
Section 2.10. Credit Facility Requirement ........................................................................... 38
Section 2.11. Certain General Provisions Concerning Modes and Interest Rates ............... 39
Section 2.12. Temporary Bonds........................................................................................... 40
Section 2.13. Execution ....................................................................................................... 40
Section 2.14. Authentication ................................................................................................ 40
Section 2.15. Mutilated, Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Bonds .................................................. 41
Section 2.16. Securities Depository Provisions ................................................................... 41
Section 2.17. Bond Registrar; Exchange and Transfer of Bonds; Persons Treated as
the Bondholders ............................................................................................. 43
Section 2.18. Cancellation ................................................................................................... 44
Section 2.19. No Additional Bonds ..................................................................................... 44
ARTICLE III
REDEMPTION OF BONDS
Section 3.01. Redemption .................................................................................................... 44
Section 3.02. Optional Redemption ..................................................................................... 44
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Section 3.03. Mandatory Redemption ................................................................................. 46
Section 3.04. Notice of Redemption to Registered Owners ................................................ 47
Section 3.05. Redemption Payments ................................................................................... 49
Section 3.06. Selection of Bonds To Be Redeemed Upon Partial Redemption .................. 49
Section 3.07. Purchase of Bonds in Whole in Lieu of Redemption .................................... 50
ARTICLE IV
PURCHASE AND REMARKETING OF BONDS
Section 4.01. Purchase of Bonds on Any Business Day ...................................................... 51
Section 4.02. Mandatory Tender and Purchase ................................................................... 54
Section 4.03. Remarketing of Bonds ................................................................................... 56
Section 4.04. Pledged Bonds ............................................................................................... 59
Section 4.05. No Sales After Wrongful Dishonor; No Purchase After Acceleration .......... 59
ARTICLE V
FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS
Section 5.01. Creation of Funds and Accounts .................................................................... 60
Section 5.02. Initial Transfers and Deposits ........................................................................ 60
Section 5.03. Loan Fund ...................................................................................................... 60
Section 5.04. Revenue Fund—Interest Account .................................................................. 61
Section 5.05. Revenue Fund—Redemption Account .......................................................... 62
Section 5.06. Revenue Fund—Credit Facility Account....................................................... 64
Section 5.07. Revenue Fund—Fees Account ...................................................................... 64
Section 5.08. Costs of Conversion Fund .............................................................................. 65
Section 5.09. Rebate Fund ................................................................................................... 65
Section 5.10. Bond Purchase Fund ...................................................................................... 66
Section 5.11. Principal Reserve Fund .................................................................................. 66
Section 5.12. Moneys To Be Held in Trust ......................................................................... 68
Section 5.13. Records .......................................................................................................... 68
Section 5.14. Reports by the Trustee ................................................................................... 68
Section 5.15. Moneys Held for Particular Bonds ................................................................ 68
Section 5.16. Nonpresentment of Bonds.............................................................................. 69
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Section 5.17. Disposition of Remaining Moneys ................................................................ 69
ARTICLE VI
INVESTMENTS
Section 6.01. Investment Limitations .................................................................................. 69
Section 6.02. Trustee’s Authority and Responsibilities ....................................................... 70
ARTICLE VII
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF THE ISSUER
Section 7.01. Issuer’s Representations and Warranties ....................................................... 70
Section 7.02. Issuer’s Covenants ......................................................................................... 71
Section 7.03. Limitations on Liability ................................................................................. 71
Section 7.04. Further Assurances; Security Agreement ...................................................... 72
Section 7.05. Enforcement ................................................................................................... 72
Section 7.06. Tax Covenants ............................................................................................... 72
ARTICLE VIII
CREDIT FACILITY; ALTERNATE CREDIT FACILITY; LETTER OF CREDIT
Section 8.01. Acceptance of the Credit Facility .................................................................. 73
Section 8.02. Draws Under Credit Facility .......................................................................... 73
Section 8.03. Return of Payments Under the Credit Facility ............................................... 74
Section 8.04. Alternate Credit Facility ................................................................................ 74
Section 8.05. Extension of Credit Facility ........................................................................... 75
Section 8.06. Limitations on Rights of Credit Provider....................................................... 75
Section 8.07. References to Credit Provider When No Credit Facility Is In Effect;
Approval and Consent Rights of the Administrative Agent .......................... 75
Section 8.08. Certain Notices to the Credit Provider ........................................................... 75
Section 8.09. Credit Provider To Control Insolvency Proceedings ..................................... 76
Section 8.10. Terms and Conditions of the Letter of Credit ................................................ 76
Section 8.11. Wrongful Dishonor ........................................................................................ 77
ARTICLE IX
DISCHARGE OF LIEN
Section 9.01. Discharge of Lien and Security Interest ......................................................... 77
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Section 9.02. Payment of Outstanding Amounts ................................................................. 78
Section 9.03. Defeasance ..................................................................................................... 79
ARTICLE X
DEFAULT PROVISIONS AND REMEDIES
Section 10.01. Events of Default; Preliminary Notice ........................................................... 80
Section 10.02. Acceleration, Redemption and Mandatory Tender ........................................ 82
Section 10.03. Other Remedies .............................................................................................. 83
Section 10.04. Preservation of Security and Remedies if Payment Under Credit
Facility Is Not Made or Is Insufficient; Rights of Bondholders .................... 83
Section 10.05. Remedies Not Exclusive; Delay or Omission ................................................ 84
Section 10.06. Waiver ............................................................................................................ 84
Section 10.07. Rights of the Credit Provider and the Bondholders To Direct
Proceedings; Rights and Limitations Applicable to Bondholders, Issuer
and Trustee ..................................................................................................... 85
Section 10.08. Discontinuance of Proceedings ...................................................................... 85
Section 10.09. Possession of Bonds ....................................................................................... 85
Section 10.10. Application of Moneys .................................................................................. 86
ARTICLE XI
THE TRUSTEE AND TENDER AGENT
Section 11.01. Appointment of Trustee; Duties..................................................................... 87
Section 11.02. Qualification .................................................................................................. 91
Section 11.03. Fees; Expenses ............................................................................................... 92
Section 11.04. Merger; Consolidation ................................................................................... 92
Section 11.05. Resignation or Removal of Trustee ............................................................... 92
Section 11.06. Appointment of Successor Trustee ................................................................ 92
Section 11.07. Transfer of Rights and Mortgaged Property to Successor Trustee ................ 93
Section 11.08. Power To Appoint Co-Trustees and Separate Trustees ................................. 93
Section 11.09. Filing of Financing Statements ...................................................................... 94
Section 11.10. Tender Agent ................................................................................................. 94
Section 11.11. Resignation or Removal of Tender Agent ..................................................... 95
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ARTICLE XII
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES; AMENDMENTS
Section 12.01. Supplemental Indentures Not Requiring Bondholder Consent ...................... 96
Section 12.02. Supplemental Indentures Requiring Bondholder Consent ............................. 97
Section 12.03. No Bondholder Consent Required for Amendment to Loan Documents ...... 98
Section 12.04. Amendments to the Credit Facility ................................................................ 98
Section 12.05. Notice to and Consent of Bondholders .......................................................... 99
Section 12.06. Required Approvals ....................................................................................... 99
Section 12.07. Opinions of Counsel ...................................................................................... 99
Section 12.08. Notation of Modification on Bonds; Preparation of New Bonds .................. 99
ARTICLE XIII
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 13.01. Consents, etc., of Bondholders .................................................................... 100
Section 13.02. Limitation of Rights ..................................................................................... 100
Section 13.03. Severability .................................................................................................. 100
Section 13.04. Notices ......................................................................................................... 100
Section 13.05. Action Required To Be Taken on a Non-Business Day .............................. 101
Section 13.06. Binding Effect .............................................................................................. 101
Section 13.07. Governing Law ............................................................................................ 101
Section 13.08. No Personal Liability; No Recourse ............................................................ 102
Section 13.09. Counterparts ................................................................................................. 102
Section 13.10. Administrative Agent ................................................................................... 102
Section 13.11. Amendment of Original Indenture ............................................................... 102
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AMENDED AND RESTATED TRUST INDENTURE
THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED TRUST INDENTURE, dated as of July 1, 2013
(this “Indenture”), is by the COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, a political subdivision of the
State of California (together with its successors and assigns, “Issuer”), and THE BANK OF
NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., a national banking association organized
under the laws of the United States of America (together with its permitted successors and
assigns, “Trustee”), and amends and restates that certain Trust Indenture, dated as of March 1,
2006, and amended as of December 1, 2007 and May 1, 2008 and amended and restated as of
July 1, 2008 (the “Original Indenture”), between the Issuer and The Bank of New York Mellon
Trust Company, N.A., as successor trustee.
The meaning of capitalized terms can be determined by reference to Article I of this
Indenture.
R E C I T A L S :
A. The Issuer is authorized by the Act to issue revenue bonds for the purpose of
financing the development of multifamily rental housing for persons of low and moderate
income.
B. The Issuer has issued the Bonds pursuant to the Original Indenture.
C. 2006A Bonds in the aggregate principal amount of $116,000,000, 2006A-T
Bonds in the aggregate principal amount of $8,500,000 and 2008A Bonds in the aggregate
principal amount of $10,000,000 remain outstanding on the Closing Date.
D. The proceeds of the Bonds were used by the Issuer to fund the Prior Loan in order
to provide financing with respect to the Mortgaged Property owned by the Borrower.
E. In order to provide for the remarketing of the Bonds as bonds bearing interest at a
Bank Rate, the Borrower has requested that the Issuer amend the Original Indenture as provided
herein.
F. The Issuer has determined that the execution and delivery of this Indenture and
the remarketing of the Bonds will accomplish a valid public purpose of the Issuer.
G. The Issuer has, pursuant to the Act and the Bond Resolution of the Issuer,
authorized (i) the execution and delivery of this Indenture to establish the terms of the Bonds and
the security for the Bonds and (ii) the execution and delivery of the Financing Agreement to
establish certain terms and conditions of the Loan.
H. The Issuer, the Trustee and the Borrower are concurrently entering into the
Financing Agreement.
I. The Loan (i) has been made by the Issuer pursuant to the Financing Agreement,
(ii) is evidenced by the Note, (iii) is secured by the Security Instrument and (iv) is otherwise
documented, evidenced and secured by the other Loan Documents.
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J. The Issuer has determined that all things necessary to make the Bonds the valid,
binding and legal special and limited obligations of the Issuer and to constitute this Indenture a
valid assignment and pledge of the Trust Estate as security for the payment of the principal of
and interest and any premium on, the Bonds, have been done, and the creation, execution and
delivery of this Indenture and the creation, execution and delivery of the Bonds, subject to the
terms of this Indenture, have been duly authorized by the Issuer.
K. The Trustee has trust powers and the power and authority to enter into this
Indenture, to accept trusts generally and to accept and execute the trust created by this Indenture;
the Trustee has accepted the trust so created, and to evidence such acceptance, has joined in the
execution of this Indenture.
GRANTING CLAUSES
To secure the payment of the principal of and interest and any premium on, and the
purchase price of, the Bonds according to their tenor and effect, to secure, on a parity basis, all
obligations owed to the Credit Provider, if any, under the Credit Facility Documents and the
Loan Documents, and to secure the performance and observance by the Issuer of the covenants
expressed or implied in this Indenture and in the Bonds, the Issuer absolutely and irrevocably
pledges and assigns the property described in the following paragraphs (1) through (5) to the
Trustee for the benefit of the Bondholders and to any Credit Provider, as their interests may
appear, subject to the Assignment and the provisions of this Indenture permitting the application
of such property for the purposes set forth in this Indenture:
1. All right, title and interest of the Issuer in and to the Loan, including the
Note, the Security Instrument and the other Loan Documents and in and to the Financing
Agreement, reserving, however, the Reserved Rights;
2. All rights to receive payments on the Note and under the other Loan
Documents, including all proceeds of insurance or condemnation awards;
3. All right, title and interest of the Issuer in and to the Revenues, the Net
Bond Proceeds and the accrued interest, if any, d erived from the sale of the Bonds, and
all Funds and Accounts under this Indenture (including, without limitation, moneys,
documents, securities, Investments, Investment Income, instruments and general
intangibles on deposit or otherwise held by the Trustee) but excluding all moneys in the
Fees Account, the Rebate Fund and the Costs of Issuance Fund (including within such
exclusion Investment Income retained in the Costs of Issuance Fund and the Rebate
Fund);
4. All funds, moneys and securities and any and all other rights and interests
in property, whether tangible or intangible, from time to time conveyed, mortgaged,
pledged, assigned or transferred by delivery or by writing of any kind to the Trustee as
additional security under this Indenture for the benefit of the Bondholders and any Credit
Provider; and
5. All of the proceeds of the foregoing, including, without limitation,
Investments and Investment Income (except as excluded above);
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TO HAVE AND TO HOLD unto the Trustee and any Credit Provider, as thei r interests
may appear;
IN TRUST, NEVERTHELESS, upon the terms set forth in this Indenture for the equal
and proportionate benefit, security and protection of (i) all Registered Owners of the Bonds,
without privilege, priority or distinction as to the lien or otherwise of any of the Bonds over any
of the other Bonds and (ii) any Credit Provider to secure the payment of all amounts owed to
such Credit Provider under the Credit Facility Documents;
PROVIDED, FURTHER, HOWEVER, that if the Issuer or its successors or assigns pay
or cause to be paid to the Registered Owners of the Bonds the principal of and interest and any
premium to become due on the Bonds at the times and in the manner provided in this Indenture,
and if no amount is owing by the Borrower to the Issuer or the Trustee under the Financing
Agreement or to any Credit Provider under the Credit Facility Documents, and if the Issuer
keeps, performs and observes, or causes to be kept, performed and observed, all of its covenants,
warranties and agreements contained in this Indenture, this Indenture and the estate and rights
granted by this Indenture shall terminate and be discharged in accordance with its terms, upon
which termination the Trustee shall execute and deliver to the Issuer such instruments in writing
as shall be necessary to satisfy the lien of this Indenture, and, in accordance with Article IX, shall
reconvey to the Issuer any property at the time subject to the lien of this Indenture which may
then be in the Trustee’s possession, except amounts held by the Trustee for the payment of
principal of and interest and any premium on the Bonds, or moneys held in the Rebate Fund for
payment to the United States Government or moneys held in the Fees Account for the payment
of accrued and unpaid Third Party Fees and Fees and Expenses; otherwise this Indenture shall be
and remain in full force and effect, upon the trusts and subject to the covenants and conditions
set forth in this Indenture; and
FINALLY, all Bonds issued and secured under this Indenture are to be issued,
authenticated and delivered, and all property, rights and interests, including, but not limited to,
the amounts payable under the Financing Agreement and any other amounts assigned and
pledged by this Indenture are to be dealt with and disposed of under, upon and subject to, the
terms, conditions, stipulations, covenants, agreements, trusts, uses and purposes expressed in this
Indenture, and the Issuer has agreed and covenanted, and agrees and covenants with the Trustee
and with the Registered Owners of the Bonds as set forth in this Indenture.
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
Section 1.01. Definitions. All capitalized terms used in this Indenture have the
meanings given to those terms in this Section 1.01 or elsewhere in this Indenture unless the
context clearly indicates a different meaning.
“Account” means an account established within a Fund.
“Act” means Chapter 7 of Part 5 of Division 31 of the California Health and Safety Code,
as amended.
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“Act of Bankruptcy” means any proceeding instituted under the Bankruptcy Code or other
applicable insolvency law by or against the Issuer.
“Adjustment Date” means any date on which the interest rate on the Bonds of a Series is
adjusted to a different Mode or to a different Reset Rate or Bank Rate. Unless the Bonds bear
interest at the Bank Rate, an Adjustment Date may only occur on an Interest Payment Date or, if
such date is not a Business Day, the following Business Day. The day following the last day of
any Bank Rate Period and any Reset Date and the Fixed Rate Adjustment Date are Adjustment
Dates.
“Administrative Agent” means SunTrust Bank, Atlanta, Georgia, in its capacity as the
administrative agent under the Guaranty Agreement and any successors or assigns thereof.
“Affiliate” as applied to any person, means any other person directly or indirectly
controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, that person. For the purposes of this
definition, “control” (including with correlative meanings, the terms “controlling,” “controlled
by” and “under common control with”), as applied to any person, means the possession, directly
or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of that
person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, partnership interests or by contract
or otherwise.
“Alternate Credit Facility” means a letter of credit (whether or not so named), surety
bond, insurance policy, standby bond purchase agreement, credit enhancement instrument,
collateral purchase agreement, mortgage backed security or similar agreement, instrument or
facility provided in accordance with the Financing Agreement and satisfying the requirements of
Section 8.04. For purposes of this definition, “letter of credit” means an irrevocable letter of
credit (i) having the characteristics of a “credit” or “letter of credit” set forth in Section 5-103 of
the UCC except that a letter of credit (A) may not be revocable and (B) may be issued only by
(1) a national bank, (2) any banking institution organized under the laws o f any state, territory or
the District of Columbia, the business of which is substantially confined to banking and is
supervised by the state or territorial banking commission or similar officials or (3) a branch or
agency of a foreign bank, provided that the nature and extent of federal and/or state regulation
and the supervision of the particular branch or agency is substantially equivalent to that
applicable to federal or state chartered domestic banks doing business in the same jurisdiction;
and (ii) which meets the requirements of a Credit Facility under this Indenture.
“Alternate Credit Provider” means the provider of an Alternate Credit Facility.
“Applicable Margin” means the respective rates per annum determined at any time, based
on the range into which AvalonBay’s Credit Rating then falls, in accordance with the following
table (any change in AvalonBay’s Credit Rating causing it to move to a different range on the
table shall effect an immediate change in the Applicable Margin):
Range of AvalonBay's Credit Rating (S&P/Moody's or other agency
equivalent)
Applicable
Margin
Below BBB- or unrated/Below Baa3 or unrated 2.10%
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BBB-/Baa3 1.70%
BBB/Baa2 1.35%
BBB+/Baal 1.20%
A-/A3 or higher 1.10%
“Assigned Rights” has the meaning given to that term in the Assignment.
“Assignment” means the Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2008, among the
Issuer, the Redevelopment Agency, the Trustee and the Credit Provider (and its successors and
assigns), and acknowledged and agreed to by the Borrower, as it may be amended, supplemented
or restated from time to time, and any similar agreement executed and delivered in connection
with the delivery of an Alternate Credit Facility.
“as their interests may appear” or “as its interest may appear” means, with reference to
any of the Assigned Rights, the respective interests, exclusive of the Reserved Rights of the
Issuer, of the Credit Provider and of the Trustee to such documents and rights as set forth in the
Assignment.
“Authorized Attesting Officer” means any Authorized Representative or other officer of
the Issuer who, in accordance with the laws of the State, the bylaws or other governing
documents of the Issuer, or practice or custom, regularly attests or certifies official acts and
records of the Issuer, and includes any assistant or deputy officer to the principal officer or
officers exercising such responsibilities.
“Authorized Borrower Representative” means any person who, at any time and from time
to time, is designated as the Borrower’s authorized representative by written certificate furnished
to the (i) Issuer, (ii) the Trustee and (iii) any Credit Provider or Alternate Credit Provider, as
applicable. Such certificate must contain the specimen signature of the person authorized to act
on behalf of the Borrower and be signed on behalf of the Borrower by or on behalf of any
authorized general partner of the Borrower if the Borrower is a general or limited partnership, by
any authorized managing member of the Borrower if the Borrower is a limited liabil ity company,
or by any authorized officer of the Borrower if the Borrower is a corporation, which certificate
may designate an alternate or alternates. The Trustee may conclusively presume that a person
designated in a written certificate filed with it as an Authorized Borrower Representative is an
Authorized Borrower Representative until such time as the Borrower files with the Trustee (with
a copy to the Issuer and any Credit Provider or Alternate Credit Provider, as applicable), a
written certificate revoking such authority.
“Authorized Credit Provider Representative” means any person from time to time
designated to act on behalf of any Credit Provider by written certificate furnished to the Issuer
and the Trustee. Such certificate must contain the specimen signature of the person authorized to
act on behalf of the Credit Provider by resolution or other appropriate action of the Board of
Directors of the Credit Provider or by its bylaws. Such resolution or other appropriate action
may designate an alternate or alternates who shall have the same authority, duties and powers as
the Authorized Credit Provider Representative. The Trustee may conclusively presume that a
person designated in a written certificate filed with the Trustee as an Authorized Credit Provider
Representative is an Authorized Credit Provider Representative until such time as such provider
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files with it and with the Issuer a written certificate identifying a different person or persons to
act in such capacity.
“Authorized Denomination” means, (i) during any Bank Rate Period, Daily Variable Rate
Period or Weekly Variable Rate Period, $100,000 or any integral multiple of $5,000 in excess of
$100,000 and (ii) during any Reset Period or the Fixed Rate Period, $5,000 or any integral
multiple of $5,000.
“Authorized Representative” means the Chair or Vice Chair of the Board of Supervisors,
the County Administrator, the Director of the Department Conservation and Development, or the
Community Development Bond Program Manager, and any other officer or employee of the
Issuer designated by certificate of any of the foregoing as authorized by the Issuer to perform a
specified act, sign a specified document or otherwise take action with respect to the Bonds.
“Available Moneys” means, as of any date of determination, any of (i) the proceeds of the
Bonds; (ii) remarketing proceeds received from the Remarketing Agent or any purchaser of
Bonds (other than remarketing or purchase proceeds provided by the Borrower, the Issuer, any
Affiliate of either the Borrower or the Issuer or any guarantor of the Loan); (iii) moneys received
by the Trustee pursuant to a draw on a Credit Facility; (iv) the proceeds of refunding bonds;
(v) any other amounts for which, in each case, the Trustee has received an Opinion of Couns el
acceptable to each Rating Agency to the effect that the use of such amounts to make payments
on the Bonds would not violate Section 362(a) of the Bankruptcy Code (or that relief from the
automatic stay provisions of such Section 362(a) would be available from the bankruptcy court)
or be avoidable as preferential payments under Section 544, 547 or 550 of the Bankruptcy Code
should the Issuer or the Borrower become a debtor in proceedings commenced under the
Bankruptcy Code; (vi) the price paid by any Credit Provider for the purchase of Bonds in lieu of
redemption pursuant to Section 3.07; and (vii) Investment Income derived from the investment
of moneys described in clause (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v) or (vi); provided, while the Bonds of a Series
bear interest at a Bank Rate or at a Fixed Rate without a Credit Facility, “Available Moneys”
means, with respect to the Bonds of such Series, any amounts available to make payments of
such Bonds.
“AvalonBay Credit Agreement” means that certain Third Amended and Restated
Revolving Loan Agreement, dated as of September 29, 2011, among AvalonBay, Bank of
America, N.A., as Lead Bank, and the lenders party thereto from time to time.
“AvalonBay” means AvalonBay Communities, Inc., a Maryland corporation.
“AvalonBay’s Credit Rating” means the rating assigned from time to time to
AvalonBay’s unsecured and unsubordinated long-term indebtedness by, respectively, S&P,
Moody's and/or one or more other nationally-recognized rating agencies reasonably approved by
the Administrative Agent. If such a rating is assigned by only one (1) such rating agency, it must
be either S&P or Moody's. If such a rating is assigned by two (2) such rating agencies, at least
one (1) must be S&P or Moody's, and “AvalonBay’s Credit Rating” shall be the higher of said
ratings, except if the aforesaid ratings are greater than one (1) rating level apart, in which case
“AvalonBay’s Credit Rating” shall be the average of said ratings. If such a rating is obtained
from more than two (2) such rating agencies, “AvalonBay’s Credit Rating” shall be the higher of
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the lowest two (2) ratings, if at least one (l) of such two (2) is either S&P or Moody's; if neither
of the two (2) lowest ratings is from S&P or Moody's, then “AvalonBay's Credit Rating” shall be
the lower of the ratings from S&P and Moody's. Unless such indebtedness of AvalonBay is rated
by either S&P or Moody's, “AvalonBay’s Credit Rating” shall be considered unrated for
purposes of this Indenture.
“Bank Rate” means an interest rate on the Bonds set under Section 2.08 hereof.
“Bank Rate Adjustment Rate” means the date on which the interest rate on the Bonds of a
Series adjusts from the Daily Variable Rate, the Weekly Variable Rate or a Reset Rate to the
Bank Rate pursuant to Section 2.09.
“Bank Rate Period” means (i) the Initial Bank Rate Period or (ii) the period commencing
on an Adjustment Date on which the interest rate on the Bonds of a Series is adjusted from the
Daily Variable Rate, the Weekly Variable Rate or a Reset Rate to the Bank Rate or from the
Bank Rate to another Bank Rate and ending on the day preceding the following Adjustment Date
or the Maturity Date.
“Bankruptcy Code” means Title 11 of the United States Code entitled “Bankruptcy,” as in
effect now and in the future, or any successor statute.
“Base Rate” means the higher of (i) the per annum rate which the Administrative Agent
publicly announces from time to time to be its prime lending rate, as in effect from time to time
and (ii) the Federal Funds Rate, as in effect from time to time, plus 0.50% per annum. Any
change in such rates shall be effective as of the date of such change in such rates.
“Beneficial Owner” means, for any Bond which is held by a nominee, the beneficial
owner of such Bond.
“Bond” or “Bonds” means, collectively, the 2006A Bonds, the 2006A-T Bonds and the
2008A Bonds.
“2006A Bonds” means the Issuer’s Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds (Avalon
Walnut Creek at Contra Costa Centre Project) Series 2006A.
“2006A-T Bonds” means the Issuer’s Multifamily Housing Reserve Bonds (Avalon
Walnut Creek at Contra Costa Centre Project) Taxable Series 2006A-T.
“2008A Bonds” means the Issuer’s Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds (Avalon
Walnut Creek at Contra Costa Centre Project) Series 2008A.
“Bond Counsel” means (i) on the Closing Date, the law firm delivering the approving
opinion with respect to the Bonds, or (ii) after the Closing Date, any law firm selected by the
Issuer and acceptable to the Credit Provider, if any, of nationally recognized standing in matters
pertaining to the exclusion from gross income for federal income tax purposes of the interest
payable on bonds issued by states and political subdivisions.
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“Bond Documents” means the Assignment, the Bonds, the Credit Facility, if any, the
Disclosure Agreement, if any, the Financing Agreement, this Indenture, the Regulatory
Agreement (and any other agreement relating to rental restrictions on the Mortgaged Property),
the Remarketing Agreement, if any, the Tax Certificate, any Tender Agent Agreement and all
other documents, instruments and agreements executed and delivered in connection with the
issuance, sale, delivery and/or remarketing of the Bonds, as each such agreement or instrument
may be amended, supplemented or restated from time to time.
“Bond Purchase Fund” means the Bond Purchase Fund created by Section 5.01.
“Bond Register” means the Bond Register maintained by the Trustee pursuant to
Section 2.17.
“Bond Resolution” means the resolution adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the
Issuer on July 9, 2013 authorizing and approving the issuance and sale of the Bonds and the
execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Financing Agreement and certain other documents,
making certain appointments and determining certain details with respect to the Bonds.
“Bondholder,” “holder,” “Holder,” “Owner,” “owner,” “Registered Owner” or
“registered owner” means, with respect to any Bond, the owner of the Bond as shown on the
Bond Register.
“Bondholder Tender Notice” means a written notice meeting the requirements of
Section 4.01(a).
“Book-Entry Bonds” means that part of the Bonds for which a Securities Depository or its
nominee is the Bondholder.
“Book-Entry System” means an electronic system in which the clearance and settlement
of securities transactions is made through electronic book-entry changes.
“Borrower” means PHVP I, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, or any of its permitted
successors or assigns as owner of the Project.
“Borrower Documents” means the Bond Documents to which the Borrower is a party, the
Credit Facility Documents to which the Borrower is a party and the Loan Documents and all
other documents to which the Borrower is a party and which are being executed and delivered by
the Borrower in connection with the transactions provided for in the Transaction Documents and
the Loan Documents.
“Business Day” means, except during the period commencing on the day following the
first day of Bank Rate Period and ending on the Business Day following the last day of a Bank
Rate Period, any day other than (i) a Saturday or a Sunday, (ii) any day on which banking
institutions located in the City of New York, New York are required or authorized by law or
executive order to close, (iii) any day on which banking institutions located in the city or cities in
which the Designated Office of the Trustee or the Remarketing Agent is located are required or
authorized by law or executive order to close, (iv) prior to the Fixed Rate Adjustment Date, a day
on which the New York Stock Exchange is closed, or (v) so long as a Credit Facility is in effect,
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any day on which the office of the Credit Provider responsible for making payments under the
Letter of Credit or the office of the Alternate Credit Facility Provider responsible for making
payments under any Alternate Credit Facility is closed.
“Business Day” means, during the period commencing at the day following the first day
of a Bank Rate Period and ending on the Business Day following the last day of a Bank Rate
Period, a day which is not (a) a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday on which banking institutions
in Atlanta, Georgia, or the state where the principal corporate trust office of the Trustee is
located are authorized by law to close, (b) a day on which the New York Stock Exchange or the
Federal Reserve Bank is closed, or (c) a day on which the principal office of the Administrative
Agent is closed, and with respect to LIBOR, a day on which banks are open for business in the
London interbank market.
“Certificate of Borrower” means the Certificate of Borrower, dated the Closing Date, as
it may be amended, supplemented or restated from time to time.
“Closing Date” means [July 15, 2013], the date on which the Bonds were remarketed and
delivered to or upon the order of the Purchasers.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; each reference to the Code is deemed
to include (i) any successor internal revenue law and (ii) the applicable regulations whether final,
temporary or proposed under the Code or such successor law. Any reference to a particular
provision of the Code is deemed to include any successor provision of any successor internal
revenue law and applicable regulations whether final, temporary or proposed under such
provision or successor provision.
“Conditional Redemption” means a redemption where the Trustee has stated in the notice
of redemption that the redemption is conditioned upon deposit of funds as further described in
Section 3.04.
“Costs of Conversion” means the fees, costs and expenses of (i) the Issuer, (ii) Public
Financial Management, Inc. (the Issuer’s financial advisor), (iii) Goldfarb & Lipman LLP
(Issuer’s counsel), (iv) Bond Counsel and (v) the Trustee and the Trustee’s counsel.
“Costs of Conversion Deposit” means the deposit to be made by or on behalf of the
Borrower with the Trustee on the Closing Date to pay Costs of Conversion, plus any additional
amount deposited by the Borrower with the Trustee to pay Costs of Conversion.
“Costs of Conversion Fund” means the Costs of Conversion Fund created by
Section 5.01.
“Credit Facility” means any Letter of Credit or Alternate Credit Facility in effect at any
time.
“Credit Facility Account” means the Credit Facility Account of the Revenue Fund.
“Credit Facility Documents” means, individually and collectively, the Reimbursement
Agreement and the Credit Facility and all other documents evidencing, securing or otherwise
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relating to the Reimbursement Agreement and the Credit Facility, including, without limitation,
the other Reimbursement Documents, and all amendments, supplements and restatements of
such documents.
“Credit Provider” means the provider of any Credit Facility in effect.
“Credit Provider Bonds” means any Bonds purchased and held in accordance with
Section 3.07.
“Credit Provider Rate” means the interest rate to be paid on Credit Provider Bonds and
Pledged Bonds established as provided in the Reimbursement Agreement.
“Daily Variable Rate” means the variable rate of interest per annum for the Bonds of a
Series determined from time to time during the Daily Variable Rate Period in accordance with
Section 2.05.
“Daily Variable Rate Period” means the period commencing on the Closing Date or an
Adjustment Date on which the interest rate on the Bonds of a Series is adjusted from the Bank
Rate, the Weekly Variable Rate or a Reset Rate to the Daily Variab le Rate and ending on the day
preceding the following Adjustment Date or the Maturity Date.
“Designated Office” of the Trustee, the Tender Agent or the Remarketing Agent means,
respectively, the office of the Trustee, the Tender Agent or the Remarketing Agent at the
respective address set forth in Section 13.04 or at such other address as may be specified in
writing by the Trustee, the Tender Agent or the Remarketing Agent, as applicable, as provided in
Section 13.04; provided that with respect to the Trustee the presentation of Bonds for payment or
for registration of transfer and exchange such term shall mean the office or agency of the Trustee
at which, at any particular time, its corporate trust agency business shall be conducted.
“Determination of Taxability” means a final decree or judgment of any federal court or a
final action of the Internal Revenue Service determining that interest paid or payable on any
Bond is or was includable in the gross income of an Owner of the Tax-Exempt Bonds for federal
income tax purposes (other than an Owner who is a “substantial user” or “related person” to a
“substantial user” within the meaning of Section 147(a) of the Code); provided, that no such
decree, judgment, or action will be considered final for this purpose, however, unless the
Borrower has been given written notice and, if it is so desired and is legally allowed, has been
afforded the opportunity to contest the same, either directly or in the name of any Owner of a
Tax-Exempt Bond, and until the conclusion of any appellate review, if sought.
“Disposition and Development Agreement” means the Disposition and Development
Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2005 and amended on February 25, 2008, between The
Pleasant Hill BART Station Leasing Authority and Pleasant Hill Transit Village Associates,
LLC, as amended.
“Draw” means a payment under a Letter of Credit or any Alternate Credit Facility.
“DTC” means The Depository Trust Company and any successor to it or any nominee of
it.
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“DTC Participant” has the meaning given to that term in Section 2.16(b).
“Electronic Means” means a facsimile transmission or any other electronic means of
communication approved in writing by the Credit Provider.
“Event of Default” means, as used in any Transaction Document, any event described in
that document as an Event of Default. Any “Event of Default” as described in any Transaction
Document is not an “Event of Default” in any other Transaction Document unless that other
Transaction Document specifically so provides.
“Extension Date” means, with respect to a Letter of Credit or any Alternate Credit
Facility, the date that is five Business Days prior to the date of expiration of the Letter of Credit
or the Alternate Credit Facility, as applicable.
“Extraordinary Items” means, with respect to the Trustee, reasonable compensation for
extraordinary services and/or reimbursement for reasonable extraordinary costs and expenses
including reasonable fees and expenses of its counsel.
“Facility Fee” means the fees owed to the Credit Provider by the Borrower pursuant to a
Reimbursement Agreement.
“Federal Funds Rate” shall mean, for any day, the rate per annum (rounded upwards, if
necessary, to the next 1/100th of 1%) equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight
Federal funds transactions with member banks of the Federal Reserve System arranged by
Federal funds brokers, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the next
succeeding Business Day or if such rate is not so published for any Business Day, the Federal
Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100th
of 1% of the quotations for such day on such transactions received by the Administrative Agent
from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by the Administrative Agent.
“Fees Account” means the Fees Account of the Revenue Fund.
“Fees and Expenses” means the fees, advances, out-of-pocket expenses, costs and other
charges payable by the Borrower from time to time pursuant to Section 2.05(c) of the Financing
Agreement.
“Financing Agreement” means the Amended and Restated Financing Agreement, dated
as of the date of this Indenture, among the Issuer, the Trustee and the Borrower, as amended,
supplemented or restated from time to time.
“Fixed Rate” means the rate of interest borne by the Bonds of a Series as determined in
accordance with Section 2.07.
“Fixed Rate Adjustment Date” means the date on which the interest rate on the Bonds of
a Series adjusts from the Bank Rate, the Daily Variable Rate, the Weekly Vari able Rate or a
Reset Rate to the Fixed Rate pursuant to Section 2.09.
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“Fixed Rate Period” means the period beginning on the Fixed Rate Adjustment Date and
ending on the Maturity Date.
“Fund” means any fund created by Section 5.01.
“Ground Sub-lease” means the ground sub-leases entered into by the Borrower, as sub-
lessee, and Pleasant Hill BART Station Leasing Authority, a joint powers agency, established
and existing pursuant to the joint powers agency law of the State of California, as sub -lessor,
with respect to the real property underlying the Mortgaged Property, as amended.
“Guaranty Agreement” means the Guaranty and Covenants Agreement, of even date
herewith, between AvalonBay and the Administrative Agent and the Purchasers from time to
time parties thereto.
“Government Obligations” means direct obligations of, and obligations on which the full
and timely payment of principal and interest is unconditionally guaranteed by, the full faith and
credit of the United States of America.
“Highest Rating Category” has the meaning, with respect to an Investment, given in this
definition. If the Bonds are rated by a Rating Agency, the term “Highest Rating Category”
means, with respect to an Investment, that the Investment is rated by each Rating Agency in the
highest rating given by that Rating Agency for that general category of security. If at any time
the Bonds are not rated (and, consequently, there is no Rating Agency), then the term “Highest
Rating Category” means, with respect to an Investment, that the Investment is rated by S&P or
Moody’s in the highest rating given by that rating agency for that general category of security.
By way of example, the Highest Rating Category for tax -exempt municipal debt established by
S&P is “A-1+” for debt with a term of one year or less and “AAA” for a term greater than one
year, with corresponding ratings by Moody’s of “MIG-1” (for fixed rate) or “VMIG-1” (for
variable rate) for one year or less and “Aaa” for greater than one year. If at any time (i) the
Bonds are not rated, (ii) both S&P and Moody’s rate an Investment and (iii) one of those ratings
is below the Highest Rating Category, then such Investment will, nevertheless, be deemed to be
rated in the Highest Rating Category if the lower rating is no more than one rati ng category
below the highest rating category of that rating agency. For example, an Investment rated
“AAA” by S&P and “Aa3” by Moody’s is rated in the Highest Rating Category. If, however, the
lower rating is more than one full rating category below the Highest Rating Category of that
rating agency, then the Investment will be deemed to be rated below the Highest Rating
Category. For example, an Investment rated “AAA” by S&P and “A1” by Moody’s is not rated
in the Highest Rating Category.
“Indenture” means this Amended and Restated Trust Indenture, as amended,
supplemented or restated from time to time.
“Initial Bank Rate Period” means the date commencing on the Closing Date and ending
on the earlier of the day preceding the following Adjustment Date for a Series of Bonds or
July 14, 2018.
“Interest Account” means the Interest Account of the Revenue Fund.
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“Interest Payment Date” means (i) during any Daily Variable Rate Period or Weekly
Variable Rate Period, the fifteenth day of each calendar month following the Adjustment Date;
(ii) during any Reset Period and during the Fixed Rate Period, each April 15 and October 15
following the Adjustment Date, provided that the first Interest Payment Date during any such
period may only occur on a date which is at least 30 days after the Adjustment Date; (iii) during
any Bank Rate Period, the first Business Day of each month, commencing [August 1, 2013]; (iv)
each Adjustment Date; (v) for Bonds subject to redemption in whole or in part on any date, the
date of such redemption; (vi) the Maturity Date and (vii) for all Bonds any date determined
pursuant to Section 10.10(c).
“Interest Requirement” means (i) during any Daily Variable Rate Period or Weekly
Variable Rate Period, 34 days interest on the Bonds at the Maximum Rate on the basis of a 365-
or 366-day year, as applicable, for the actual number of days elapsed, and (ii) during a Reset
Period or the Fixed Rate Period, 210 days interest at, respectively, the Reset Rate or the Fixed
Rate, as the case may be, on the basis of a year of 360 days of twelve 30-day months; or, in the
case of either (i) or (ii), such other number of days as may be required by the Rating Agency.
“Investment” means any Permitted Investment and any other investment held under this
Indenture that does not constitute a Permitted Investment.
“Investment Agreement” means a Permitted Investment described in paragraph (g) of the
definition of the term “Permitted Investments.”
“Investment Income” means the earnings, profits and accreted value derived from the
investment of moneys pursuant to Article VI.
“Issuer” means the County of Contra Costa, a political subdivision of the State of
California, and its successors and assigns.
“Issuer Documents” means the Assignment, the Bonds, the Financing Agreement, this
Indenture, the Loan Documents to which the Issuer is a party, the Regulatory Agreement and the
Tax Certificate.
“Issuer’s Fee” means $75,000, payable on the Closing Date, plus the Issuer’s annual fee
payable by the Borrower under the Regulatory Agreement.
“Letter of Credit” means an irrevocable direct pay letter of credit issued and delivered by
a Credit Provider on an Adjustment Date, for the benefit of the Trustee, to provide credit
enhancement and liquidity support for the Bonds, any amendment, modification, or restatement
of such letter of credit, any replacement letter of credit, any confirming letter or credit and any
renewal(s) or extension(s) of any such letter of credit. If an Alternate Credit Facility is then in
effect, each reference to the Letter of Credit shall mean such Alternate Credit Facility.
“Letter of Credit Expiration Date” means the expiration date specified in the Letter of
Credit, subject to extension in accordance with the Reimbursement Agreement.
“Letter of Representations” means when all the Bonds are Book-Entry Bonds, the Letter
of Representations executed by the Issuer and the Trustee and delivered to the Securities
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Depository, as amended, supplemented or restated from time to time, or any agreement entered
into in substitution therefor.
“LIBOR” means, that rate per annum which is equal to the quotient of: (i) the rate per
annum equal to the offered rate for deposits in U.S. dollars for a one month period, which rate
appears on that page of Bloomberg reporting service, or such similar service as determined by
the Administrative Agent, that displays British Bankers' Association interest settlement rates for
deposits in U.S. Dollars, as of 11:00 A.M. (London, England time) two Business Days prior to
(a) the effective date of this Resolution, and (b) thereafter, the first day of each month while the
Bonds bear interest at the Bank Rate (the “Rate Determination Date”); provided, that if no such
offered rate appears on such page, the rate used for such month will be the per annum rate of
interest determined by the Administrative Agent to be the rate at which U.S. dollar deposits for
the month, are offered to the Administrative Agent in the London Inter-Bank Market as of 11:00
A.M. (London, England time), on the day which is two Business Days prior to the Rate
Determination Date, divided by (ii) a percentage equal to 1.00 minus the maximum reserve
percentages (including any emergency, supplemental, special or other marginal reserves)
expressed as a decimal (rounded upward to the next 1/100th of 1%) in effect on any day to which
the Administrative Agent is subject with respect to any LIBOR loan pursuant to regulations
issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System with respect to eurocurrency
funding (currently referred to as “eurocurrency liabilities” under Regulation D). This percentage
will be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve
percentage.
“Loan” means the loan made by the Issuer to the Borrower on the Escrow Break Date
pursuant to the Financing Agreement for the purpose of providing funds to the Borrower to
finance the acquisition and construction of the Mortgaged Property.
“Loan Documents” means, collectively, the Note, the Guaranty Agreement, the Security
Instrument and all other documents, agreements and instruments evidencing, securing or
otherwise relating to the Loan, as each such document, agreement or instrument may be
amended, supplemented or restated from time to time. Neither the Financing Agreement nor the
Regulatory Agreement is a Loan Document and neither document is secured by the Security
Instrument.
“Loan Fund” means the Loan Fund created by Section 5.01.
“Mandatory Tender Date” means any date on which Bonds are required to be tendered
pursuant to Section 4.02, including any Adjustment Date, proposed Adjustment Date,
Substitution Date or Extension Date on or prior to which the Trustee has not been furnished with
an extension of the Letter of Credit or Alternate Credit Facility then in effect or date specified by
the Trustee as provided in Section 4.02(b).
“Margin Rate Factor” means the product of (a) one minus the Maximum Federal
Corporate Tax Rate multiplied by (b) 1.53846. The Margin Rate Factor shall be 1.0 so long as
the Maximum Federal Corporate Tax Rate shall be 35% and thereafter shall increase from time
to time effective as of the effective date of any decrease in the Maximum Federal Corporate Tax
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Rate and shall decrease from time to time effective as of the effective date of any increase in the
Maximum Federal Corporate Tax Rate.
“Maturity Date” means, with respect to each Series of Bonds, March 15, 2046, or in the
event the Bonds of a Series are adjusted to the Fixed Rate Mode and a Sinking Fund Schedule is
established, the maturity date of all serial Bonds of such Series, if any.
“Maximum Federal Corporate Tax Rate” means the maximum rate of income taxation
imposed on corporations pursuant to Section 11(b) of the Code, as in effect from time to time
(or, if as a result of a change in the Code the rate of income taxation imposed on corporations
shall not be applicable to the Administrative Agent, the maximum statutory rate of federal
income taxation which could apply to the Administrative Agent).
“Maximum Rate” means 12% per annum; provided, however, that the Maximum Rate
may be increased if the Trustee receives (i) the written consent of the Credit Provider and the
Borrower to a specified higher Maximum Rate not to exceed the lesser of the maximum rate
permitted by law to be paid on the Bonds and the maximum rate chargeable on the Loan, (ii) an
opinion of Bond Counsel to the effect that such higher Maximum Rate is permitted by law and
will not adversely affect either the validity of the Bonds or the exclusion of the interest payable
on the Bonds from gross income for federal income tax purposes and (iii) a new or amended
Credit Facility in an amount equal to the sum of (A) the then outstanding principal amount of the
Bonds and (B) the new Interest Requirement calculated using the new Maximum Rate.
“Mode” means any of the Bank Rate, the Daily Variable Rate, the Weekly Variable Rate,
the Reset Rate and the Fixed Rate.
“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., and its successors and assigns, or if it
is dissolved or no longer assigns credit ratings, then any other nationally recognized statistical
rating agency, designated by the Credit Provider, as assigns credit ratings.
“Mortgaged Property” has the meaning given to that term in the Security Instrument.
“Net Bond Proceeds” means the total proceeds derived from the remarketing of the
Bonds of a Series on the Closing Date, representing the total purchase price of the Bonds of such
Series paid by the initial Purchasers of such Bonds.
“Net Proceeds” means the proceeds from insurance or from actual or threatened
condemnation or eminent domain action with respect to the Mortgaged Property, less any costs
reasonably expended by the Borrower to receive such proceeds.
“Note” means the Multifamily Note (together with all addenda thereto) executed by the
Borrower on or prior to the Closing Date in favor of the Issuer, as it may be amended,
supplemented or restated from time to time or any mortgage note executed in substitution
therefor in accordance with the Bond Documents, as such substitute note may be amended,
supplemented or restated from time to time.
“Opinion of Counsel” means a written opinion of legal counsel, acceptable to the
recipient(s) of such opinion. If the opinion is with respect to an interpretation of federal tax laws
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or regulations or bankruptcy matters, such legal counsel also must be an attorney or firm of
attorneys experienced in such matters.
“Original Financing Agreement” means the Financing Agreement, dated as of March 1,
2006 and amended and restated as of July 1, 2008, among the Issuer, The Bank of New York
Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as successor trustee, and the Borrower.
“Original Indenture” means the Trust Indenture, dated as of March 1, 2006 and amended
as of December 1, 2007 and as of May 1, 2008 and amended and restated as of July 1, 2008,
between the Issuer and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as successor
trustee.
“Outstanding” means, when used with reference to the Bonds at any date as of which the
amount of Outstanding Bonds is to be determined, all Bonds which have been authenticated and
delivered under this Indenture except:
(a) Bonds cancelled or delivered for cancellation at or prior to such date;
(b) Bonds deemed to be paid in accordance with Article IX; and
(c) Bonds in lieu of which others have been authenticated under Article II.
In determining whether the owners of a requisite aggregate principal amount of
Outstanding Bonds have concurred in any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice,
consent or waiver under the provisions of this Indenture, Bonds which are owned or held by or
for the account of the Borrower and Pledged Bonds will be disregarded and deemed not to be
Outstanding under this Indenture for the purpose of any such determination unless all Bonds are
Pledged Bonds, Bonds owned or held by or for th e account of the Borrower or a combination of
Pledged Bonds and Bonds owned by or held for the account of the Borrower. In determining
whether the Trustee will be protected in relying upon any such request, demand, authorization,
direction, notice, consent or waiver, only Bonds which are registered in the name of or known by
the Trustee to be held for the account of the Borrower, including Pledged Bonds, will be
disregarded.
“Permitted Investments” means, to the extent authorized by law for investment of moneys
of the Issuer:
(a) Government Obligations;
(b) Direct obligations of, and obligations on which the full and timely
payment of principal and interest is unconditionally guaranteed by, any agency or
instrumentality of the United States of America (other than the Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corporation) or direct obligations of the World Bank, which obligations are
rated in the Highest Rating Category;
(c) Obligations, in each case rated in the Highest Rating Category, of (i) any
state or territory of the United States of America, (ii) any agency, instrumentality,
authority or political subdivision of a state or territory or (iii) any public benefit or
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municipal corporation the principal of and interest on which are guaranteed by such state
or political subdivision;
(d) Any written repurchase agreement entered into with a Qualified Financial
Institution whose unsecured short-term obligations are rated in the Highest Rating
Category;
(e) Commercial paper rated in the Highest Rating Category;
(f) Interest-bearing negotiable certificates of deposit, interest-bearing time
deposits, interest-bearing savings accounts and bankers’ acceptances, issued by a
Qualified Financial Institution if either (i) the Qualified Financial Institution’s unsecured
short-term obligations are rated in the Highest Rating Category or (ii) such deposits,
accounts or acceptances are fully insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation;
(g) an agreement held by the Trustee for the investment of moneys at a
guaranteed rate with (i) the Credit Provider or (ii) a Qualified Financial Institution whose
unsecured long-term obligations are rated in the Highest Rating Category or the Second
Highest Rating Category, or whose obligations are unconditionally guaranteed or insured
by a Qualified Financial Institution whose unsecured long-term obligations are rated in
the Highest Rating Category or Second Highest Rating Category, provided that such
agreement is in a form acceptable to the Credit Provider; and provided further that such
agreement includes the following restrictions:
(i) the invested funds will be available for withdrawal without penalty
or premium, at any time that (A) the Trustee is required to pay moneys from the
Fund(s) established under this Indenture to which the agreement is applicable or
(B) any Rating Agenc y indicates that it will lower or actually lowers, suspends or
withdraws the rating on the Bonds on account of the rating of the Qualified
Financial Institution providing, guaranteeing or insuring, as applicable, the
agreement;
(ii) the agreement, and if applicable the guarantee or insurance, is an
unconditional and general obligation of the provider and, if applicable, the
guarantor or insurer of the agreement, and ranks pari passu with all other
unsecured unsubordinated obligations of the provider, and if applicable, the
guarantor or insurer of the agreement;
(iii) the Trustee receives an Opinion of Counsel, which may be subject
to customary qualifications, that such agreement is legal, valid, binding and
enforceable upon the provider in accordance with its terms and, if applicable, an
Opinion of Counsel that any guaranty or insurance policy provided by a guarantor
or insurer is legal, valid, binding and enforceable upon the guarantor or insurer in
accordance with its terms; and
(iv) the agreement provides that if during its term the rating of the
Qualified Financial Institution providing, guaranteeing or insuring, as applicable,
the agreement, is withdrawn, suspended by any Rating Agency or falls below the
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Second Highest Rating Category, the provider must, within 10 days, either:
(A) collateralize the agreement (if the agreement is not already collateralized)
with Permitted Investments described in paragraph (a) or (b) by depositing
collateral with the Trustee or a third party custodian, such collateralization to be
effected in a manner and in an amount sufficient to maintain the then current
rating of the Bonds, or, if the agreement is already collateralized, increase the
collateral with Permitted Investments described in paragraph (a) or (b) by
depositing collateral with the Trustee or a third party custodian, so as to maintain
the then current rating of the Bonds, (B) at the request of the Trustee or the Credit
Provider, repay the principal of and accrued but unpaid interest on the investment,
in either case with no penalty or premium unless required by law or (C) transfer
the agreement, guarantee or insurance, as applicable, to a replacement provider,
guarantor or insurer, as applicable, then meeting the requirements of a Qualified
Financial Institution and whose unsecured long-term obligations are then rated in
the Highest Rating Category or the Second Highest Rating Category. The
agreement may provide that the down-graded provider may elect which of the
remedies to the down-grade (other than the remedy set out in (B)) to perform.
(h) Subject to the ratings requirements set forth in this definition, shares in
any money market mutual fund (including those of the Trustee or any of its affiliates)
registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, that have been rated
“AAAm-G” or “AAAm” by S&P or “Aaa” by Moody’s so long as the portfolio of such
money market mutual fund is limited to Government Obligations and agreements to
repurchase Government Obligations. If approved in writing by the Credit Provider, a
money market mutual fund portfolio may also contain obligations and agreements to
repurchase obligations described in paragraphs (b) or (c). If the Bonds are rated by a
Rating Agency, the money market mutual fund must be rated “AAAm-G” or “AAAm”
by S&P, if S&P is a Rating Agency, or “Aaa” by Moody’s, if Moody’s is a Rating
Agency. If at any time the Bonds are not rated (and, consequently, there is no Rating
Agency), then the money market mutual fund must be rated “AAAm-G” or “AAAm” by
S&P or “Aaa” by Moody’s. If at any time (i) the Bonds are not rated, (ii) both S&P and
Moody’s rate a money market mutual fund and (iii) one of those ratings is below the level
required by this paragraph, then such money market mutual fund will, nevertheless, be
deemed to be rated in the Highest Rating Category if the lower rating is no more than one
rating category below the highest rating category of that rating agency; and
(i) Any other investment authorized by the laws of the State, if such
investment is approved in writing by the Credit Provider.
Permitted Investments shall not include any of the following:
(i) Except for any investment described in the next sentence, any
investment with a final maturity or any agreement with a term greater than one
year from the date of the investment. This exception (i) shall not apply to any
obligation that provides for the optional or mandatory tender, at par, by the holder
of such obligation at least once within one year of the date of purchase,
Government Obligations irrevocably deposited with the Trustee for payment of
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Bonds pursuant to Section 9.03, and Permitted Investments listed in
paragraphs (g) and (i);
(ii) Except for any obligation described in paragraph (a) or (b), any
obligation with a purchase price greater or less than the par value of such
obligation;
(iii) Any asset-backed security, including mortgage-backed securities,
real estate mortgage investment conduits, collateralized mortgage obligations,
credit card receivable asset-backed securities and auto loan asset-backed
securities;
(iv) Any interest-only or principal-only stripped security;
(v) Any obligation bearing interest at an inverse floating rate;
(vi) Any investment which may be prepaid or called at a price less than
its purchase price prior to stated maturity;
(vii) Any investment the interest rate on which is variable and is
established other than by reference to a single index plus a fixed spread, if any,
and which interest rate moves proportionately with that index;
(viii) Any investment described in paragraph (d) or (g) with, or
guaranteed or insured by, a Qualified Financial Institution described in clause (iv)
of the definition of Qualified Financial Institution if such institution does not
agree to submit to jurisdiction, venue and service of process in the United States
of America in the agreement relating to the investment; and
(ix) any investment to which S&P has added an “r” or “t” highlighter.
“Person” means a natural person, estate, trust, corporation, partnership, limited liability
company, association, public body or any other organization or entity (whether governmental or
private).
“Pledge Agreement” means that certain Pledge and Security Agreement executed by the
Borrower in favor of a Credit Provider with respect to the Pledged Bonds.
“Pledged Bond” means any Bond during the period from and including the date of its
purchase by the Trustee on behalf of and as agent for the Borrower with the proceeds of a Draw
under a Letter of Credit or Draw under an Alternate Credit Facility, as applicable, to, but
excluding, the date on which the amount of the Draw made by a Credit Provider on account of
such Pledged Bond is reinstated under the Letter of Credit.
“Potential Default” means, as used in any Transaction Document, any event that has
occurred which, with the giving of notice or the passage of time or both, would constitute an
Event of Default as described in that document. Any “Potential Default” as described in any
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Transaction Document is not a “Potential Default” in any other Transaction Document unless
that other Transaction Document specifically so provides.
“Preference Claim” has the meaning given that term in Section 8.08.
“Principal Amount” means, with respect to the 2006A Bonds, $116,000,000, with respect
to the 2006A-T Bonds, $8,500,000, and with respect to the 2008A Bonds, $10,000,000.
“Principal Reserve Amount” means 20% of the aggregate principal amount of the Bonds;
provided, while the Bonds bear interest at a Bank Rate, “Principal Reserve Amount” means $0.
“Principal Reserve Fund” means the Principal Reserve Fund created by Section 5.01.
“Principal Reserve Schedule” means the Schedule of Monthly Sinking Fund Payment
Amounts required to be made in accordance with a Reimbursement Agreement, as such schedule
may be amended, supplemented or restated from time to time a copy of which amendment or
supplement will be delivered to the Trustee.
“Purchaser” means each purchaser of the Bonds that is a party to the Guaranty
Agreement from time to time.
“Qualified Financial Institution” means any of: (i) bank or trust company organized
under the laws of any state of the United States of America, (ii) national banking association,
(iii) savings bank, a savings and loan association, or an insurance company or association
chartered or organized under the laws of any state of the United States of America, (iv) federal
branch or agency pursuant to the International Banking Act of 1978 or any successor provisions
of law or a domestic branch or agency of a foreign bank which branch or agency is duly licensed
or authorized to do business under the laws of any state or territory of the United States of
America, (v) government bond dealer reporting to, trading with, and recognized as a primary
dealer by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, (vi) securities dealer approved in writing by
the Credit Provider the liquidation of which is subject to the Securities Investors Protection
Corporation or other similar corporation and (vii) any other entity which is acceptable to the
Credit Provider. With respect to an entity which provides an agreement held by the Trustee for
the investment of moneys at a guaranteed rate as set out in paragraph (g) of the definition of the
term “Permitted Investments” or an entity which guarantees or insures, as applicable, the
agreement, a “Qualified Financial Institution” may also be a corporation or limited liability
company organized under the laws of any state of the United States of America.
“Qualified Institutional Buyer” means a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in
Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933.
“Rate Determination Date” means (i) with respect to the Weekly Variable Rate,
Wednesday of each week, or if such Wednesday is not a Business Day, the following day or if
such day is not a Business Day, then the first Business Day before such Wednesday; provided,
however, that upon any adjustment to the Weekly Variable Rate Mode from a Reset Rate, the
first Rate Determination Date shall be the Business Day prior to the Adjustment Date, (ii) with
respect to the Daily Variable Rate, each Business Day, and (iii) with respect to any Reset Rate
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and the Fixed Rate, the date selected by the Remarketing Agent which date must be a Business
Day not less than five Business Days prior to the Adjustment Date.
“Rating Agency” means any nationally recognized statistical rating agency then
maintaining a rating on the Bonds.
“Rebate Analyst” means a Person that is (i) qualified and experienced in the calculation
of rebate payments under Section 148 of the Code and compliance with the arbitrage rebate
regulations promulgated under the Code, (ii) chosen by the Borrower and (iii) engaged for the
purpose of determining the amount of required deposits, if any to the Rebate Fund.
“Rebate Analyst’s Fee” means the annual continuing fee of the Rebate Analyst, if any, for
its rebate calculation services.
“Rebate Fund” means the Rebate Fund created by Section 5.01.
“Record Date” means, with respect to any Interest Payment Date, (i) if the Bonds bear
interest at the Daily Variable Rate or Weekly Variable Rate, the Business Day before the Interest
Payment Date (ii) if the Bonds bear interest at a Reset Rate or the Fixed Rate, the first day of the
month in which the Interest Payment Date occurs; and (iii) if the Bonds bear interest at a Bank
Rate, the last Business Day of the month preceding the applicable Interest Payment Date.
“Redemption Account” means the Redemption Account of the Revenue Fund.
“Redemption Date” means any date upon which Bonds are to be redeemed pursuant to
this Indenture.
“Redevelopment Agency” means ___________________________.
“Regulatory Agreement” means, collectively, the Amended and Restated Regulatory
Agreement and Declaration of Restrictive Covenants (Lots 2 and 3) and the Amended and
Restated Regulatory Agreement and Declaration of Restrictive Covenants (Lot 5) relating to the
Mortgaged Property, each dated as of July 1, 2008, among the Issuer, the Contra Costa County
Redevelopment Agency, the Trustee and the Borrower, as it may be amended, supplemented or
restated from time to time, or any agreement entered into in substitution therefor.
“Reimbursement Agreement” means any reimbursement agreement associated with a
Credit Facility.
“Reimbursement Documents” has the meaning given to that term in a Reimbursement
Agreement.
“Remarketing Agent” means any Remarketing Agent designated in accordance with
Section 4.03.
“Remarketing Agent’s Fee” means the continuing fees of the Remarketing Agent for its
remarketing services as provided in the Remarketing Agreement.
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“Remarketing Agreement” means any Remarketing Agreement, entered into by the
Borrower and the Remarketing Agent, as amended, supplemented or restated from time to time,
or any agreement entered into in substitution therefor.
“Remarketing Notice Parties” means the Borrower, the Issuer, the Trustee, the Tender
Agent, the Remarketing Agent and the Credit Provider.
“Reserved Rights” means those certain rights of the Issuer under the Financing
Agreement to indemnification and to payment or reimbursement of fees and expenses of the
Issuer, its right to receive notices and to enforce notice and reporting requirements, its right to
inspect and audit the books, records and premises of the Borrower and of the Mortgaged
Property, its right to collect attorneys’ fees and related expenses, its right to specifically enforce
the Borrower’s covenant to comply with applicable federal tax law and State law (including the
Act and the rules and regulations of the Issuer, if any), and its right to give or withhold consent
to amendments, changes, modifications and alterations to the Financing Agreement relatin g to
the Reserved Rights.
“Reset Date” means any date upon which the Bonds of a Series begin to bear interest at a
Reset Rate for the Reset Period then beginning.
“Reset Period” means each period of 10 years or more selected by the Borrower, or such
shorter period as may be selected by the Borrower with the prior written consent of the Credit
Provider, during which the Bonds of a Series bear interest at a Reset Rate.
“Reset Rate” means the rate or rates of interest borne by the Bonds of a Series as
determined in accordance with Section 2.06.
“Revenue Fund” means the Revenue Fund created by Section 5.01.
“Revenues” means all (i) payments made under a Credit Facility, (ii) Investment Income
(excluding Investment Income earned from moneys on deposit in the Principal Reserve Fund, the
Rebate Fund, the Fees Account and the Costs of Issuance Fund, but including Investment Income
earned on Net Bond Proceeds deposited into the Costs of Issuance Fund and Investment Income
on such Investment Income) and (iii) payments made under the Note.
“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a Standard & Poor’s Financial
Services LLC business, and its successors and assigns, or if it is dissolved or no longer assigns
credit ratings, then any other nationally recognized statistical rating agency, designated by the
Credit Provider, as assigns credit ratings.
“Second Highest Rating Category” means, with respect to an Investment, that the
Investment is rated by each Rating Agency in the second highest rating category given by that
Rating Agency for that general category of security. If at any time the Bonds are not rated (and,
consequently, there is no Rating Agency), then the term “Second Highest Rating Category”
means, with respect to an Investment, that the Investment is rated by S&P or Moody’s in the
second highest rating category given by that rating agency for that general category of security.
By way of example, the Second Highest Rating Category for tax-exempt municipal debt
established by S&P is “AA” for a term greater than one year, with corresponding ratings by
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Moody’s of “Aa.” If at any time (i) the Bonds are not rated, (ii) both S&P and Moody’s rate an
Investment and (iii) one of those ratings is below the Second Highest Rating Category, then such
Investment will not be deemed to be rated in the Second Highest Rating Category. For example,
an Investment rated “AA” by S&P and “A” by Moody’s is not rated in the Second Highest
Rating Category.
“Securities Depository” means, initially, DTC and its successors and assigns, and any
replacement securities depository appointed under this Indenture.
“Security” means the Trust Estate and the Credit Facility, if any.
“Security Instrument” means, together, the First Leasehold Deed of Trust, Assignment of
Rents and Leases, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing, together with all riders and exhibits,
securing the Note and the obligations of the Borrower to the Issuer under the Bond Documents,
as executed by the Borrower with respect to the Mortgaged Property, and, if applicable, any
Second Leasehold Deed of Trust, Assignment of Rents and Leases, Security Agreement and
Fixture Filing, together with all riders and exhibits, securing the obligations of the Borrower to
the Credit Provider under the Credit Facility Documents, as executed by the Borrower with
respect to the Mortgaged Property, as each may be amended, supplemented or restated from time
to time, or any security instrument executed in substitution therefor, as such substitute security
instrument may be amended, supplemented or restated from time to time.
“Series” means the 2006A Bonds, the 2006A-T Bonds or the 2008A Bonds.
“SIFMA Index Rate” means the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association
Municipal Swap Index, announced by Municipal Market Data, a Thomson Financial Services
Company, or its successors.
“Sinking Fund Payment” means, as of any particular date of calculation, the amount
required to be paid by the Issuer on a single future date for the retirement of Outstanding Bonds
which mature after such future date, but excluding any amount payable by the Issuer by reason
of the maturity of a Bond or by optional redemption at the election of the Issuer.
“Sinking Fund Payment Date” means any of the dates on which any of the Bonds matures
or is subject to redemption through the application of Sinking Fund Payments as set out in a
Sinking Fund Schedule.
“Sinking Fund Schedule” means a schedule of principal amounts of Bonds to mature or
be subject to redemption through the application of Sinking Fund Payments on t he specified
dates and/or a schedule of principal amounts of Bonds maturing as serial Bonds.
“State” means the State of California.
“Substitution Date” means the date upon which an Alternate Credit Facility is to be
substituted for the Credit Facility then in effect, which date must be (i) an Interest Payment Date
during a Daily Variable Rate Period or Weekly Variable Rate Period or an Adjustment Date
which immediately follows a Reset Period and (ii) a date on which the Credit Facility for which
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substitution is being made is available to be accessed or drawn upon. An extension of any
Extension Date by reason of the extension of a Credit Facility is not a Substitution Date.
“Tax Certificate” means, collectively, the Tax Certificate and Agreement, dated the
Closing Date, executed and delivered by the Issuer and the Borrower, as amended, supplemented
or restated from time to time.
“Tax Event” has the meaning given to that term in Section 10.01(c).
“Tax-Exempt Bonds” means, collectively, the 2006A Bonds and the 2008A Bonds.
“Tender Agent” means the Tender Agent named in Article XI or its successor as Tender
Agent under this Indenture named in accordance with such Article.
“Tender Agent Agreement” means any Tender Agent Agreement entered into by the
Issuer, the Trustee and the Tender Agent in the event that the Trustee does not serve as Tender
Agent under this Indenture, as such agreement may be amended, supplemented or restated from
time to time.
“Tender Agent’s Annual Fee” means the continuing fee of the Tender Agent payable by
the Borrower as provided in the Financing Agreement.
“Tender Date” means any Mandatory Tender Date or any other date on which
Bondholders are permitted under this Indenture to tender their Bonds for purchase.
“Tendered Bond” means any Bond which has been tendered for purchase pursuant to
Section 4.01 or 4.02.
“Third Party Fees” means the Issuer’s Fee, the Rebate Analyst’s Fee, the Remarketing
Agent’s Fee, the Tender Agent’s Fee and the Trustee’s Annual Fee. Neither the Fees and
Expenses nor the Facility Fee is a Third Party Fee.
“Transaction Documents” means the Bond Documents, the Loan Documents and the
Credit Facility Documents.
“Trust Estate” means the property, interests, rights, money, securities and other amounts
pledged and assigned pursuant to this Indenture and the property, rights, money, securities and
other amounts pledged and assigned by the Issuer to the Trustee and any Credit Provider
pursuant to the Assignment.
“Trustee” means The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., a national
banking association, duly organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America,
or its successors or assigns, or any other corporation or association resulting from or surviving
any consolidation or merger to which it or its successors may be a party and any successor
trustee at any time serving as successor trustee under this Indenture.
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“Trustee’s Annual Fee” means the annual continuing trust administration fee of the
Trustee equal to [$4,000] per annum payable by the Borrower as provided in the Financing
Agreement.
“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code of the State as in effect now or in the
future, whether or not such Uniform Commercial Code is applicable to the parties or the
transactions.
“Week” means any seven-day period during a Daily Variable Rate Period or Weekly
Variable Rate Period beginning on Thursday and ending on and including the following
Wednesday; except that:
(a) the first Week will begin on the Escrow Break Date and end on and
include the second following Wednesday;
(b) the first Week of a Daily Variable Rate Period or Weekly Variable Rate
Period immediately following an Adjustment Date will begin on such Adjustment Date
and end on and include the following Wednesday;
(c) any Week ending immediately before an Adjustment Date will begin on a
Thursday and end on the day before such Adjustment Date;
(d) the final Week will begin on a Thursday and end on the earlier of an
Adjustment Date or the Maturity Date; and
(e) the first and last Weeks of a Daily Variable Rate Period or Weekly
Variable Rate Period may consist of more (but not more than 13) or less than seven days.
“Weekly Variable Rate” means the variable rate of interest per annum for the Bonds of a
Series determined from time to time during the Weekly Variable Rate Period in accordance with
Section 2.05.
“Weekly Variable Rate Period” means the period commencing on an Adjustment Date on
which the interest rate on the Bonds of a Series is adjusted from the Bank Rate, the Daily Rate,
or a Reset Rate to the Weekly Variable Rate and ending on the day preceding the following
Adjustment Date or the Maturity Date.
“Wrongful Dishonor” means an uncured failure by the Credit Provider to pay a Draw to
the Trustee upon proper presentation of documents which conform to the terms and conditions of
the Credit Facility then in effect.
Section 1.02. Rules of Construction. The rules of construction set forth in this
Section 1.02 apply to this Indenture.
(a) The singular form of any word includes the plural, and vice versa, unless
the context otherwise requires. The use of a pronoun of any gender includes correlative
words of the other genders.
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(b) All references to “Articles,” “Sections” and other subdivisions are to the
corresponding Articles, Sections or other subdivisions of this Indenture; and the words
“in this Indenture,” “of this Indenture,” “under this Indenture” and other words of similar
import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or
subdivision.
(c) Any captions, headings or titles of the several Articles, Sections and other
subdivisions, and the table of contents are solely for convenience of reference and do not
limit or otherwise affect the meaning, construction or effect of this Indenture or describe
the scope or intent of any provision.
(d) All accounting terms not otherwise defined have the meanings assigned to
them in accordance with applicable generally accepted accounting principles as in effect
from time to time.
(e) Every “request,” “order,” “demand,” “application,” “appointment,”
“notice,” “statement,” “certificate,” “consent” or similar action under this Indenture by
any party must be in writing and signed by a duly authorized representative of such party
with a duly authorized signature.
(f) All references in this Indenture to “counsel fees,” “attorneys fees” or the
like mean and include fees and disbursements allocable to in-house or outside counsel,
whether or not suit is instituted, and including fees and disbursements preparatory to and
during trial and appeal and in any bankruptcy or arbitration proceedings.
(g) Whenever the word “includes” or “including” is used, such word means
“includes or including by way of example and not limitation.”
ARTICLE II
THE BONDS
Section 2.01. Authorized Amount of Bonds. No Bonds may be issued under this
Indenture except as provided in this Article. The total principal amount of Bonds that may be
issued and outstanding under this Indenture is expressly limited to the Principal Amount.
Section 2.02. Issuance and Delivery of Bonds. The Bonds are authorized to be issued
pursuant to and in accordance with this Indenture, substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A
(Exhibit B if the Bonds of a Series bear interest at a Bank Rate) with such appropriate variations,
legends, omissions and insertions as permitted by this Indenture. The Bonds shall (i) be issued
in three Series designated “County of Contra Costa Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds
(Avalon Walnut Creek at Contra Costa Centre Project) Series 2006A”, “County of Contra Costa
Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds (Avalon Walnut Creek at Contra Costa Centre Project)
Taxable Series 2006A-T” and “County of Contra Costa Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds
(Avalon Walnut Creek at Contra Costa Centre Project) Series 2008A”, respectively (the words
“Variable Rate Demand” may be added as needed), (ii) be outstanding on the Closing Date in the
applicable Principal Amount, (iii) be dated the date of original issuance thereof, (iv) bear interest
from the Closing Date at the rate or rates determined as provided in Sections 2.05, 2.06, 2.07 and
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2.08 and independently for each Series, pa yable on each Interest Payment Date; provided that
any Credit Provider Bonds or Pledged Bonds shall bear interest at the Credit Provider Rate; and
(v) mature on the Maturity Date, subject to prior redemption as provided in Article III. The
Bonds of each Series shall, from the Closing Date until adjusted to another Mode, bear interest at
a Bank Rate. The Bonds shall be issued as registered bonds without coupons in Authorized
Denominations. The Bonds shall be issued on the Closing Date. The Bonds shall be numbered
consecutively within each Series from R-1 upwards. The Bonds shall be delivered on the
Closing Date to the Purchasers thereof in exchange for the payment by the Purchasers of the
purchase prior therefor, such price being an amount equal to 100% of the Principal Amount
thereof.
Section 2.03. Payment of Principal and Interest. The principal of and the interest and
any premium on the Bonds are payable in lawful money of the United States of America to the
Registered Owners at the close of business on the applicable Record Date. Payment of interest
on the Bonds shall be made on each Interest Payment Date by check drawn upon the Trustee and
mailed by first class mail on the applicable Interest Payment Date, postage prepaid, to the
addresses of the Registered Owners as they appear on the Bond Register or to such other address
as may be furnished in writing by any Registered Owner to the Trustee prior to the applicable
Record Date. Payment of the principal of any Bond and premium, if any, together with interest
(other than interest payable on a regularly scheduled Interest Payment Date) shall be made by
check only upon presentation and surrender of the Bond on or after its maturity date or date fixed
for purchase, redemption or other payment at the office of the Trustee designated for that
purpose. Notwithstanding the foregoing, payment of principal of and interest and any premium
on any Bond shall be made by wire transfer to any account within the United States of America
designated by a Registered Owner owning $1,000,000 or more in aggregate principal amount of
Bonds if a written request for wire transfer in form and substance satisfactory to the Trustee is
delivered to the Trustee by any such Registered Owner not less than five Business Days prior to
the applicable payment date. A request for wire transfer that specifies that it is effective with
respect to all succeeding payments of principal, interest and any premium will be so effective
unless and until rescinded in writing by the Registered Owner at least five Business Days prior to
a Record Date. If interest on the Bonds is in default, the Trustee, prior to the payment of interest,
shall establish a special record date (“Special Record Date”) for such payment. A Special
Record Date may not be more than 15 nor less than 10 days prior to the date of the proposed
payment. Payment of defaulted interest shall then be made by check or wire transfer, as
permitted above, mailed or remitted to the Registered Owners in whose names the Bonds are
registered on the Special Record Date.
Section 2.04. Limited Obligations. The Bonds are special, limited obligations of the
Issuer, payable solely from the Security. The Bonds are not a debt of the State or of any other
political subdivision of the State, and neither the State nor any other political subdivision of the
State will be liable for the payment of the Bonds. The faith and credit of the Issuer, the State or
any political subdivision of the State are not pledged to the payment of the principal of or interest
on the Bonds. Neither the members of the Board of Supervisors of the Issuer, nor any person
executing the Bonds shall be liable personally on the Bonds or be subject to any personal liability
or accountability by reason thereof.
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Section 2.05. Weekly Variable Rate Mode and Daily Variable Rate Mode.
(a) Weekly Variable Rate Mode.
(i) Weekly Variable Rate. Except while a Series of Bonds bears
interest during a Bank Rate Period, a Daily Variable Rate Period, Reset Period or
a Fixed Rate Period, the Bonds shall bear interest at the Weekly Variable Rate,
determined from time to time pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(ii). During the Weekly
Variable Rate Period, interest shall accrue on the basis of a 365- or 366-day year,
as applicable, for the actual number of days elapsed.
(ii) Determination of Weekly Variable Rate. During each Weekly
Variable Rate Period, the Remarketing Agent shall determine the Weekly
Variable Rate for each Series for each Week not later than 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time
on each Rate Determination Date. The Weekly Variable Rate shall be the
minimum rate of interest necessary, in the professional judgment of the
Remarketing Agent, taking into consideration prevailing market conditions, to
enable the Remarketing Agent to remarket all of the Bonds of a Series on the
applicable Rate Determination Date at par plus accrued interest on such Bonds for
that Week. Each Weekly Variable Rate so determined shall be effective for the
Week for which such rate was determined. The Remarketing Agent shall provide
notice of the Weekly Variable Rate for each Series before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time
on the Rate Determination Date by telephone to any Beneficial Owner upon
request and to the Credit Provider (so long as the Letter of Credit is in effect) or
any Alternate Credit Provider (at such time as an Alternate Credit Facility is in
effect), and the Trustee, and not later than the next Business Day to the other
Remarketing Notice Parties by Electronic Means. Each Weekly Variable Rate for
each Series so determined by the Remarketing Agent will be conclusive and
binding upon the Remarketing Notice Parties and the Registered Owners.
(b) Daily Variable Rate Mode.
(i) Daily Variable Rate. Except while a Series of Bonds bears interest
during a Bank Rate Period, a Weekly Rate Period, a Reset Period or a Fixed Rate
Period, the Bonds shall bear interest at the applicable Daily Variable Rate for each
Series, determined from time to time pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(ii). During the
Daily Variable Rate Period, interest shall accrue on the basis of a 365-or 366-day
year, as applicable, for the actual number of days elapsed.
(ii) Determination of Daily Variable Rate. During each Daily Variable
Rate Period, the Remarketing Agent shall determine the Daily Variable Rate for
each Series not later than 9:45 a.m. Eastern Time on each Rate Determination
Date. The Daily Variable Rate shall be the minimum rate of interest necessary, in
the professional judgment of the Remarketing Agent, taking into consideration
prevailing market conditions, to enable the Remarketing Agent to remarket all of
the Bonds of a Series on the applicable Rate Determination Date at par plus
accrued interest on the Bonds for that date. Each Daily Variable Rate for each
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Series so determined shall be effective for the day for which such rate was
determined. The Daily Variable Rate for each Series for any date which is not a
Business Day shall be the latest Daily Variable Rate for such Series determined
by the Remarketing Agent.
The Remarketing Agent shall provide notice of the Daily Variable
Rate determined on each Rate Determination Date before 10:00 a.m. Eastern
Time by telephone to any Beneficial Owner upon request and to the Credit
Provider (so long as the Letter of Credit is in effect) or any Alternate Credit
Provider (at such time as an Alternate Credit Facility is in effect), and the Trustee
by fax or electronic transmission. Each Daily Variable Rate so determined by the
Remarketing Agent will be conclusive and binding upon the Remarketing Notice
Parties and the Registered Owners.
Section 2.06. Reset Rate Mode.
(a) Reset Rate. During any Reset Period, a Series of Bonds shall bear interest
at the Reset Rate determined pursuant to Section 2.06(b) for such Reset Period. During
each Reset Period, interest shall accrue on the basis of a year of 360 days of twelve
30-day months.
(b) Determination of Reset Rate. The Remarketing Agent shall determine the
Reset Rate for each Series not later than 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the applicable Rate
Determination Date. Each Reset Rate shall be the minimum rate of interest necessary, in
the professional judgment of the Remarketing Agent, taking into consideration prevailing
market conditions, to enable the Remarketing Agent to remarket all of the Bonds on the
applicable Rate Determination Date at par for the applicable Reset Period. The
Remarketing Agent will provide notice of each Reset Rate before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time
on the Rate Determination Date by telephone to any Beneficial Owner upon request and
to the Trustee and the Credit Provider (so long as the Letter of Credit is in effect) or any
Alternate Credit Provider (at such time as an Alternate Credit Facility is in effect), and
not later than the next Business Day to the other Remarketing Notice Parties by
Electronic Means. Each Reset Rate so determined by the Remarketing Agent will be
conclusive and binding upon the Remarketing Notice Parties and the Registered Owners.
Section 2.07. Fixed Rate Mode.
(a) Fixed Rate. During the Fixed Rate Period, a Series of Bonds shall bear
interest at the Fixed Rate determined pursuant to Section 2.07(b). During the Fixed Rate
Period, interest shall accrue on the basis of a year of 360 days of twelve 30-day months.
(b) Determination of Fixed Rate. The Remarketing Agent shall determine
the Fixed Rate for each Serires not later than 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the applicable
Rate Determination Date. The Fixed Rate shall be the minimum rate of interest
necessary, in the professional judgment of the Remarketing Agent, taking into
consideration prevailing market conditions, to enable the Remarketing Agent to remarket
all of the Bonds on the Rate Determination Date at par for the Fixed Rate Period. The
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Remarketing Agent shall provide notice of each Fixed Rate before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Time on the Rate Determination Date by telephone to the Trustee and the Credit Provider
(so long as the Letter of Credit is in effect) or any Alternate Credit Provider (at such time
as an Alternate Credit Facility is in effect), and not later than the next Business Day to the
other Remarketing Notice Parties by Electronic Means. Each Fixed Rate so determined
by the Remarketing Agent will be conclusive and binding upon the Remarketing Notice
Parties and the Registered Owners.
Section 2.08. Bank Rate Mode.
(a) From the Closing Date until any Adjustment Date and following any
Adjustment Date on which the interest rate on Bonds of a Series is adjusted to a Bank
Rate, the Bonds of each Series shall bear interest at a Bank Rate, as hereinafter described.
(b) The Bank Rate will be determined by the Administrative Agent on (i) the
Closing Date for the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the last day of
the month in which the Closing Date occurs, and (ii) on the first Business Day of each
calendar month thereafter for the period beginning on such first day and ending on the
last day of such calendar month, in each case, as follows:
During the Initial Bank Rate Period,
(i) the interest rate on the 2006A Bonds and the 2008A Bonds shall be
established at a rate equal to (x) 75% of the sum of LIBOR plus the Applicable
Margin, multiplied by (y) the Margin Rate Factor; and
(ii) the interest rate on the 2006A-T Bonds shall be established at a
rate equal to LIBOR plus the Applicable Margin.
During any Bank Rate Period other than the Initial Bank Rate Period, the interest rate on
the Bonds of the applicable Series shall be established in the manner established as
provided in Section 2.09(g).
The Bank Rate shall be computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed over
a year of 360 days.
(c) If for any reason the Administrative Agent is not able to determine
LIBOR, or LIBOR does not accurately reflect the Administrative Agent’s or any
Purchaser’s cost of funds, or it becomes illegal for the Administrative Agent or an
Purchaser to maintain the Bonds based on LIBOR, then upon written notice from the
Administrative Agent to the Borrower and the Trustee, and until such time as the
Administrative Agent gives written notice to the Borrower and the Trustee that such
condition or conditions no longer exist, the Bank Rate for the 2006A Bonds and the
2008A Bonds shall be established at a rate equal to (x) 75% of the sum of the Base Rate
plus the Applicable Margin, multiplied by (y) the Margin Rate Factor and the Bank Rate
for the 2006A-T Bonds shall be established are a rate equal to the Base Rate plus the
Applicable Margin. For as long as the Administrative Agent or any Purchaser is a party
to the AvalonBay Credit Agreement, the Administrative Agent or such Purchaser shall
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not exercise its right under this Section 2.08(c) on the basis of LIBOR not accurately
reflecting cost of funds of the Administrative Agent or such Purchaser unless such right is
also exercised by the Administrative Agent or such Purchaser under the AvalonBay
Credit Agreement.
(d) The determination of the Administrative Agent of the Bank Rate (absent
manifest error) shall be conclusive and binding upon the Issuer, the Borrower, the Trustee
and the Owner of the Bonds. If for any reason the Administrative Agent shall fail to
establish the Bank Rate, the Bonds with applicable Series shall bear interest at the Bank
Rate last in effect.
Section 2.09. Mode Adjustments.
(a) Adjustment to Reset Rate From Daily Variable Rate, Weekly Variable
Rate or From Prior Reset Rate. At the option of the Borrower, the interest rate on all
Outstanding Bonds of a Series may be adjusted on any Interest Payment Date from the
Weekly Variable Rate or Daily Variable Rate to a Reset Rate for a Reset Period of
10 years or more selected by the Borrower, or such shorter period as may be selected by
the Borrower, with the prior written consent of the Credit Provider. Any Reset Period
must end immediately before an Interest Payment Date. In addition, the interest rate on
all Outstanding Bonds of a Series may be adjusted from a prior Reset Rate to a new Reset
Rate on the Adjustment Date immediately following the Reset Period then in effect.
Each such adjustment is subject to satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:
(i) not less than 45 days before the proposed Reset Date, the Borrower
delivers to the Trustee (A) written notice to the other Remarketing Notice Parties
of the proposed adjustment and designating the proposed Reset Date and the
duration of the Reset Period to commence on such Reset Date and (B) the written
preliminary consent of the Credit Provider to such adjustment which consent may
be subject to the satisfaction of conditions specified by the Credit Provider prior
to such adjustment;
(ii) not less than 30 days before the proposed Reset Date, the Trustee
gives written notice to the Bondholders by first class mail, postage prepaid,
stating: (A) the proposed Reset Date; (B) that from and after the proposed Reset
Date, if the conditions specified in this Indenture to such adjustment are satisfied,
the Bonds will bear interest at a Reset Rate (which rate need not be stated); and
(C) that all Bonds of such Series are subject to mandatory tender and purchase on
the proposed Reset Date, whether or not such conditions are satisfied, and no
holder of any Bond shall have the right to elect to retain such Bond;
(iii) on or prior to the proposed Reset Date, the Borrower delivers
(A) to the Trustee, written notice from the Credit Provider consenting to the
adjustment to the Reset Rate, together with confirmation that the Credit Facility
will be sufficient in amount and term to satisfy the requirements of Section 2.10
and (B) to the other Remarketing Notice Parties, an opinion of Bond Counsel to
the effect that the adjustment of the interest rate on the Bonds to the Reset Rate is
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authorized and permitted by this Indenture and the laws of the State (including the
Act), and will not adversely affect the exclusion from gross income for federal
income tax purposes of the interest payable on the Tax-Exempt Bonds; and
(iv) on or prior to the proposed Reset Date, the Remarketing Agent has
given notice pursuant to Section 4.03(d) to the effect that all Outstanding Bonds
of such Series have been remarketed for the Reset Period at the Reset Rate
determined pursuant to Section 2.06(b).
(b) Adjustment to Weekly Variable Rate From Daily Variable Rate, and to
Daily Variable Rate From Weekly Variable Rate. At the option of the Borrower, the
interest rate on all Outstanding Bonds of a Series may be adjusted on any Interest
Payment Date from the Weekly Variable Rate to the Daily Variable Rate or from the
Daily Variable Rate to the Weekly Variable Rate with the prior written conse nt of the
Credit Provider. Each such adjustment is subject to satisfaction of the following
conditions precedent:
(i) not less than 45 days before the proposed Adjustment Date, the
Borrower delivers to the Trustee (A) written notice to the other Remarketing
Notice Parties electing the proposed adjustment and (B) the written preliminary
consent of the Credit Provider to such adjustment which consent may be subject
to the satisfaction of conditions specified by the Credit Provider, prior to such
adjustment;
(ii) not less than 30 days before the proposed Adjustment Date, the
Trustee gives written notice to the Bondholders by first class mail, postage
prepaid, stating: (A) the proposed Adjustment Date; (B) that from and after the
proposed Adjustment Date, if the conditions specified in this Indenture to such
adjustment are satisfied, the Bonds will bear interest at the Daily Variable Rate or
the Weekly Variable Rate as the case may be (which rate need not be stated); and
(C) that all Bonds of such Series are subject to mandatory tender and purchase on
the proposed Adjustment Date, and that no holder of any Bond will have the right
to elect to retain such Bond;
(iii) on or prior to the proposed Adjustment Date, the Borrower delivers
(A) to the Trustee, written notice from the Credit Provider consenting to the
adjustment to the Daily Variable Rate or the Weekly Variable Rate, together with
confirmation that the Credit Facility will be sufficient in amount and term to
satisfy the requirements of Section 2.10 and (B) to the other Remarketing Notice
Parties, an opinion of Bond Counsel to the effect that the adjustment of the
interest rate on the Bonds to the Daily Variable Rate or the Weekly Variable Rate
is authorized and permitted by this Indenture and the laws of the State, and will
not adversely affect the exclusion from gross income for federal income tax
purposes of the interest payable on the Tax-Exempt Bonds; and
(iv) on or prior to the proposed Adjustment Date, the Remarketing
Agent has given notice pursuant to Section 4.03(d) to the effect that all
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Outstanding Bonds of such Series have been remarketed for the first Week of the
Weekly Variable Rate Period at the applicable Weekly Variable Rate determined
pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(ii), or for the first Daily Variable Rate Period at the
applicable Daily Variable Rate determined pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(ii).
(c) Adjustment From Reset Rate to Weekly Variable Rate or Daily Variable
Rate. At the option of the Borrower, the interest rate on all Outstanding Bonds of a
Series may be adjusted from a Reset Rate to the Daily Variable Rate or the Weekly
Variable Rate on the day following the last day of a Reset Period with the prior written
consent of the Credit Provider. Each such adjustment is subject to the satisfaction of the
following conditions precedent:
(i) not less than 45 days before the proposed Adjustment Date, the
Borrower delivers to the Trustee (A) written notice to the other Remarketing
Notice Parties electing the proposed adjustment and (B) the written preliminary
consent of the Credit Provider to such adjustment which consent may be subject
to the satisfaction of conditions specified by the Credit Provider, prior to such
adjustment;
(ii) not less than 30 days before the proposed Adjustment Date, the
Trustee gives written notice to the Bondholders by first class mail, postage
prepaid, stating: (A) the proposed Adjustment Date; (B) that from and after the
proposed Adjustment Date, if the conditions specified in this Indenture to such
adjustment are satisfied, the Bonds of such Series will bear interest at the Daily
Variable Rate or the Weekly Variable Rate as the case may be (which rate need
not be stated); and (C) that all Bonds of such Series are subject to mandatory
tender and purchase on the proposed Adjustment Date, and that no holder of any
Bond will have the right to elect to retain such Bond;
(iii) on or prior to the proposed Adjustment Date, the Borrower delivers
(A) to the Trustee, written notice from the Credit Provider consenting to the
adjustment to the Daily Variable Rate or the Weekly Variable Rate, together with
confirmation that the Credit Facility will be sufficient in amount and term to
satisfy the requirements of Section 2.10 and (B) to the other Remarketing Notice
Parties, an opinion of Bond Counsel to the effect that the adjustment of the
interest rate on the Bonds to the Daily Variable Rate or the Weekly Variable Rate
is authorized and permitted by this Indenture and the laws of the State, and will
not adversely affect the exclusion from gross income for federal income tax
purposes of the interest payable on the Tax-Exempt Bonds; and
(iv) on or prior to the proposed Adjustment Date, the Remarketing
Agent has given notice pursuant to Section 4.03(d) to the effect that all
Outstanding Bonds have been remarketed for the first Week of the Weekly
Variable Rate Period at the applicable Weekly Variable Rate determined pursuant
to Section 2.05(a)(ii) or for the first Daily Variable Rate Period at the applicable
Daily Variable Rate determined pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(ii).
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(d) Adjustment to Reset Rate From Bank Rate. At the option of the
Borrower, the interest rate on all Outstanding Bonds of a Series may be adjusted on any
Business Day from the Bank Rate to a Reset Rate for a Reset Period selected by the
Borrower. Any Reset Period must end immediately before an Interest Payment Date.
Each such adjustment is subject to satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:
(i) not less than 45 days before the proposed Reset Date, the Borrower
delivers to the Trustee and the Issuer written notice of the proposed adjustment
and designating the proposed Reset Date and the duration of the Reset Period to
commence on such Reset Date.
(ii) not less than 30 days before the proposed Reset Date, the Trustee
gives written notice to the Bondholders by first class mail, postage prepaid,
stating: (A) the proposed Reset Date; (B) that from and after the proposed Reset
Date, if the conditions specified in this Indenture to such adjustment are satisfied,
the Bonds will bear interest at a Reset Rate (which rate need not b e stated); and
(C) that all Bonds of such Series are subject to mandatory tender and purchase on
the proposed Reset Date, whether or not such conditions are satisfied, and no
holder of any Bond shall have the right to elect to retain such Bond;
(iii) on or prior to the proposed Reset Date, the Borrower delivers (A)
to the Trustee, a Credit Facility sufficient in amount and term to satisfy the
requirements of Section 2.10 and (B) to the Issuer and the Trustee, an opinion of
Bond Counsel to the effect that the adjustment of the interest rate on the Bonds to
the Reset Rate is authorized and permitted by this Indenture and the laws of the
State (including the Act), and will not adversely affect the exclusion from gross
income for federal income tax purposes of the interest payable on the Tax-Exempt
Bonds; and
(iv) on or prior to the proposed Reset Date, the Remarketing Agent has
given notice pursuant to Section 4.03(d) to the effect that all Outstanding Bonds
of such Series have been remarketed for the Reset Period at the R eset Rate
determined pursuant to Section 2.06(b).
(e) Adjustment From Bank Rate to Weekly Variable Rate or Daily Variable
Rate. At the option of the Borrower, the interest rate on all Outstanding Bonds of a
Series may be adjusted from a Bank Rate to the Daily Variable Rate or the Weekly
Variable Rate on any Business Day. Each such adjustment is subject to the satisfaction
of the following conditions precedent:
(i) not less than 45 days before the proposed Adjustment Date, the
Borrower delivers to the Trustee and the Issuer written notice electing the
proposed adjustment;
(ii) not less than 30 days before the proposed Adjustment Date, the
Trustee gives written notice to the Bondholders by first class mail, postage
prepaid, stating: (A) the proposed Adjustment Date; (B) that from and after the
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proposed Adjustment Date, if the conditions specified in this Indenture to such
adjustment are satisfied, the Bonds of such Series will bear interest at the Daily
Variable Rate or the Weekly Variable Rate as the case may be (which rate need
not be stated); and (C) that all Bonds of such Series are subject to mandatory
tender and purchase on the proposed Adjustment Date, and that no holder of any
Bond will have the right to elect to retain such Bond;
(iii) on or prior to the proposed Adjustment Date, the Borrower delivers
(A) to the Trustee and the Issuer a Credit Facility sufficient in amount and term to
satisfy the requirements of Section 2.10 and (B) to the Issuer and the Trustee, an
opinion of Bond Counsel to the effect that the adjustment of the interest rate on
the Bonds to the Daily Variable Rate or the Weekly Variable Rate is authorized
and permitted by this Indenture and the laws of the State, and will not adversely
affect the exclusion from gross income for federal income tax purposes of the
interest payable on the Tax-Exempt Bonds; and
(iv) on or prior to the proposed Adjustment Date, the Remarketing
Agent has given notice pursuant to Section 4.03(d) to the effect that all
Outstanding Bonds have been remarketed for the first Week of the Weekly
Variable Rate Period at the applicable Weekly Variable Rate determined pursuant
to Section 2.05(a)(ii) or for the first Daily Variable Rate Period at the applicable
Daily Variable Rate determined pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(ii).
(f) Adjustment to Bank Rate From Daily Variable Rate, Weekly Variable
Rate or Reset Rate. At the option of the Borrower, and with the prior written consent of
the Credit Provider and, unless the Bonds of such Series may be transferred only to
qualified institutional buyers (as defined in Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities
Act of 1933) in denominations of not less than $500,000 with an investor letter in form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Issuer, with the prior written consent of the
Issuer, the interest rate on all Outstanding Bonds of a Series may be adjusted to the Bank
Rate (i) from the Weekly Variable Rate or Daily Variable Rate on any Interest Payment
Date designated by the Borrower or (ii) from a Reset Rate (A) on the day following the
last day of any Reset Period or (B) on any Interest Payment Date during a Reset Period
on which the Bonds are subject to redemption pursuant to Section 3.02(a) at par without
any premium. Such adjustment is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions
precedent:
(i) not less than 45 days before the proposed Bank Rate Adjustment
Date, the Borrower delivers to the Trustee written notice to the other Remarketing
Notice Parties designating the proposed Bank Rate Adjustment Date;
(ii) not less than 30 days before the proposed Bank Rate Adjustment
Date, the Trustee gives written notice to the Bondholders by first class mail,
postage prepaid, stating the following: (A) the proposed Bank Rate Adjustment
Date; (B) that from and after the proposed Bank Rate Adjustment Date, if the
conditions specified in this Indenture to such adjustment are satisfied, the Bonds
will bear interest at the Bank Rate; and (C) that all Bonds of such Series are
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subject to mandatory tender and purchase on the proposed Bank Rate Adjustment
Date, whether or not such conditions are satisfied and no holder of any Bond(s)
will have the right to elect to retain its Bonds; and
(iii) on or prior to the proposed Bank Rate Adjustment Date, the
Borrower delivers to the Trustee and the Issuer an opinion of Bond Counsel to the
effect that the adjustment of the interest rate on the Bonds to the Bank Rate is
authorized and permitted by this Indenture and the laws of the State (including the
Act), and will not adversely affect the exclusion from gross income for federal
income tax purposes of the interest payable on the Tax-Exempt Bonds;
(g) Establishment of a New Bank Rate. On the day following the last day of
any Bank Rate Period, at the option of the Borrower, and with the prior written consent of
the Administrative Agent, the interest rate on all outstanding Bonds of the applicable
Series may bear interest at a new Bank Rate for a new Bank Rate Period, upon delivery
by the Borrower to the Trustee and the Issuer on or prior to the commencement of the
Bank Rate Period of the following:
(i) a written agreement executed by the Borrower and the
Administrative Agency specifying (A) the manner in which the Bank Rate will be
determined and (B) the last day of the Bank Rate Period; and
(ii) an opinion of Bond Counsel to the effect that the adjustment of the
interest rate on the Bonds to the new Bank Rate for the new Bank Rate Period is
authorized and permitted by this Indenture and the laws of the State (including the
Act), and will not adversely affect the exclusion from gross income for federal
income tax purposes of the interest payable on the Tax-Exempt Bonds.
(h) Adjustment to Fixed Rate. At the option of the Borrower, and with the
prior written consent of the Credit Provider, if any, and, unless (i) a Credit Facility
providing for credit support for the Bonds of such Series will be in effect, (ii) the Bonds
of such Series are rated at least “A” by Moody’s or S&P, (iii) the Bonds of such Series
may be transferred only to Qualified Institutional Buyers in denominations of not less
than $500,000 with an investor letter in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Issuer or (iv) with the prior written consent of the Issuer, the interest rate on all
Outstanding Bonds of a Series may be adjusted to the Fixed Rate (i) from the Weekly
Variable Rate or Daily Variable Rate on any Interest Payment Date designated by the
Borrower, (ii) from a Reset Rate (A) on the day following the last day of any Reset
Period or (B) on any Interest Payment Date during a Reset Period on which the Bonds are
subject to redemption pursuant to Section 3.02(a) at par without any premium or
(iii) from a Bank Rate, on any Business Day designated by the Borrower. Such
adjustment is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:
(i) not less than 45 days before the proposed Fixed Rate Adjustment
Date, the Borrower delivers to the Trustee (A) written notice to the other
Remarketing Notice Parties designating the proposed Fixed Rate Adjustment Date
and (B) the written preliminary consent of the Credit Provider to such adjustment
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which consent may be subject to the satisfaction of conditions prior to such
adjustment;
(ii) not less than 30 days before the proposed Fixed Rate Adjustment
Date, the Trustee gives written notice to the Bondholders by first class mail,
postage prepaid, stating the following: (A) the proposed Fixed Rate Adjustment
Date; (B) that from and after the proposed Fixed Rate Adjustment Date, if the
conditions specified in this Indenture to such adjustment are satisfied, the Bonds
will bear interest at the Fixed Rate (which rate need not be stated); and (C) that all
Bonds of such Series are subject to mandatory tender and purchase on the
proposed Fixed Rate Adjustment Date, whether or not such conditions are
satisfied and no holder of any Bond(s) will have the right to elect to retain its
Bonds;
(iii) on or prior to the proposed Fixed Rate Adjustment Date, the
Borrower delivers (A) to the Trustee, either (1) written notice from the Credit
Provider consenting to the adjustment to the Fixed Rate, together with
confirmation that the Credit Facility will be sufficient in amount and term to
satisfy the requirements of Section 2.10 or (2) a written waiver from the Issuer of
the requirement for a Credit Facility during the Fixed Rate Period so long as the
Credit Facility then in effect remains in effect for the mandatory tender of the
Bonds on the proposed Fixed Rate Adjustment Date (which waiver will
acknowledge that the Rating Agency has been notified not less than 10 days prior
to the Fixed Rate Adjustment Date that the Credit Facility will be terminated on
the Fixed Rate Adjustment Date); and (B) to the other Remarketing Notice
Parties, an opinion of Bond Counsel to the effect that the adjustment of the
interest rate on the Bonds to the Fixed Rate is authorized and permitted by this
Indenture and the laws of the State (including the Act), and will not adversely
affect the exclusion from gross income for federal income tax purposes of the
interest payable on the Tax-Exempt Bonds;
(iv) on or prior to the proposed Fixed Rate Adjustment Date, the
Remarketing Agent has given notice pursuant to Section 4.03(d) to the effect that
all Outstanding Bonds have been remarketed for the Fixed Rate Period at the
Fixed Rate determined pursuant to Section 2.07(b); and
(v) on or prior to the proposed Fixed Rate Adjustment Date (A) the
Issuer, at the written direction of the Borrower and with the prior written consent
of the Credit Provider, establishes a Sinking Fund Schedule, and provide the
Trustee a copy of such schedule (B) the Issuer, the Trustee and the Credit
Provider receive an opinion of Bond Counsel to the effect that establishing a
Sinking Fund Schedule will not adversely affect the exclusion from gross income
for federal income tax purposes of the interest payable on the Tax -Exempt Bonds
and (C) the Note is amended, with the prior written consent of the Credit
Provider, to provide for principal amortization of the Loan consistent with the
Sinking Fund Schedule.
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The Trustee shall provide a copy of the Sinking Fund Schedule, Opinion of Bond
Counsel and Note amendment to the Credit Provider on or before the proposed
Adjustment Date.
Section 2.10. Credit Facility Requirement. So long as a Series of Bonds bears interest
at the Weekly Variable Rate, Daily Variable Rate or at a Reset Rate, one or more Credit
Facilities providing credit support for the Bonds of such Series and liquidity support for the
Bonds of such Series must be in effect. If the Bonds of a Series bear interest at the Fixed Rate,
one or more Credit Facilities providing credit support for the Bonds must be in effect unless the
Issuer has expressly waived such requirement in writing. When delivered, each Credit Facility
shall satisfy the following requirements:
(a) the Credit Facility shall be in an amount equal to the aggregate principal
amount of the Bonds of such Series Outstanding from time to time plus the Interest
Requirement;
(b) the Credit Facility shall provide for payment in immediately available
funds to the Trustee, upon receipt of the Trustee’s request for such payment with respect
to any Interest Payment Date, purchase date (if applicable) or mandatory redemption date
pursuant to the Indenture;
(c) if the Credit Facility is provided to secure a Series of Bonds during a Reset
Period, the Credit Facility shall provide an expiration date no earlier than the earliest of
(i) the day following the Adjustment Date immediately succeeding the Reset Period;
(ii) 10 days after the Trustee receives notice from the Credit Provider of an Event of
Default under the Reimbursement Agreement and a direction to redeem all Outstanding
Bonds of such Series; (iii) the date on which all Bonds of such Series are paid in full and
this Indenture is discharged in accordance with its terms; and (iv) the date on which the
Bonds of such Series become secured by an Alternate Credit Facility in accordance with
the terms of the Indenture and the Credit Facility;
(d) unless waived by the Issuer in its sole discretion, the Credit Facility shall
result in such Series of Bonds receiving a short-term rating in the highest rating category
of each Rating Agency or a long-term rating in one of the three highest rating categories
of each Rating Agency, or both, as applicable for the Mode then in effect;
(e) if the Credit Facility is an Alternate Credit Facility, the Alternate Credit
Facility satisfies the requirements of Section 8.04; and
(f) the Trustee has received on or prior to the effective date of the Credit
Facility (i) an Opinion of Counsel to the Credit Provider issuing the Credit Facility, in
form and substance satisfactory to the Issuer and the Trustee, relating to the due
authorization and issuance of the Credit Facility and its enforceability and (ii) with
respect to an Alternate Credit Facility, an opinion of Bond Counsel to the effect that the
Alternate Credit Facility will not adversely affect the exclusion from gross income, for
federal income tax purposes, of the interest payable on the Tax-Exempt Bonds.
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Section 2.11. Certain General Provisions Concerning Modes and Interest Rates.
(a) Failure To Satisfy Conditions Precedent to Mode Change. If the
conditions precedent to a change in Mode set forth in Sections 2.09 and 2.10 have not
been satisfied, then the following will apply:
(i) The new Mode shall not take effect;
(ii) The applicable Bonds shall be subject to mandatory tender on the
proposed Adjustment Date and the holders of the Bonds will not have the right to
elect to retain their Bonds;
(iii) If the Mode in effect immediately prior to the proposed
Adjustment Date is the Bank Rate, the Weekly Variable Rate or the Daily
Variable Rate, the interest rate on th e applicable Bonds shall continue at the Bank
Rate, the Weekly Variable Rate or the Daily Variable Rate, as the case may be,
from and after the proposed Adjustment Date, without any further action by any
party;
(iv) If the Mode in effect immediately prior to the proposed
Adjustment Date is a Reset Rate, the interest rate on the applicable Bonds shall be
adjusted on the proposed Adjustment Date to the Weekly Variable Rate or Daily
Variable Rate if, with respect to a change in Mode of a Series of Tax-Exempt
Bonds, the Trustee and the Credit Provider receive an opinion of Bond Counsel to
the effect that the change to a Weekly Variable Rate or Daily Variable Rate will
not adversely affect the exclusion from gross income for federal income tax
purposes of the interest payable on such Tax-Exempt Bonds. If such an opinion is
not delivered, the interest rate on such Tax-Exempt Bonds shall be adjusted on the
proposed Adjustment Date to a new Reset Rate for the shortest Reset Period
ending on an Interest Payment Date which would enable the Remarketing Agent
to remarket such Tax-Exempt Bonds on the proposed Adjustment Date at par with
such Tax-Exempt Bonds bearing interest (on a weighted average basis) at the
lowest possible rate, but in no event greater than the Reset Rate in effect for the
Reset Period immediately prior to the proposed Adjustment Date or such higher
rate to which the Credit Provider may consent from time to time without any
further action by any party other than the selection of the Reset Period and the
remarketing of such Tax-Exempt Bonds so long as the Trustee and the Credit
Provider receive an opinion of Bond Counsel to the effect that the change to such
Reset Period will not adversely affect the exclusion of the interest on such Tax -
Exempt Bonds from gross income for federal income tax purposes. If such
opinion is not delivered, such Tax-Exempt Bonds shall remain at the Reset Rate
in effect for the immediately prior Reset Period, with a Reset Period equal to the
Reset Period previously in effect without any further action by any party other
than the remarketing of such Tax-Exempt Bonds; and
(v) The Remarketing Agent will remarket the applicable Bonds on the
Adjustment Date at the applicable interest rate.
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(b) Failure by Remarketing Agent To Determine Weekly Variable Rate or
Daily Variable Rate. If the Remarketing Agent fails or refuses to determine the Weekly
Variable Rate or Daily Variable Rate applicable to a Series of Bonds for any Week, the
interest rate to be borne by a Series of Bonds during such Week shall be (i) with respect
to the 2006A Bonds and the 2008A Bonds, the latest SIFMA Index Rate published on or
before the Rate Determination Date or (ii) with respect the 2006A-T Bonds, the current
LIBOR, or, in the event the SIFMA Index Rate or LIBOR is no long er published, the last
Weekly Variable Rate or Daily Variable Rate for such Series of Bonds determined by the
Remarketing Agent.
(c) Maximum Interest Rate. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Indenture, the interest rate on the Bonds (other than Bonds bearing interest at a Bank
Rate) may not exceed the Maximum Rate.
(d) Alternate Credit Facility. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in
this Indenture, the consent of the Credit Provider to a change in Mode shall not be
required if (i) an Alternate Credit Facility satisfying the requirements of Section 2.10 will
be in effect on the Adjustment Date and (ii) the Credit Facility then in effect will remain
available for mandatory tenders of Bonds on the Adjustment Date. Each opinion of Bond
Counsel relating to a change in Mode required to be delivered to the Credit Provider must
also be delivered to the Alternate Credit Provider.
Section 2.12. Temporary Bonds. If definitive Bonds are not ready for delivery on the
Escrow Break Date, the Issuer shall execute, and at the request of the Issuer, the Trustee shall
authenticate and deliver, one or more temporary typewritten, printed or lithographed Bonds, in
any Authorized Denomination, in fully registered form, and in substantially the form provided
for definitive Bonds with appropriate omissions, insertions and variations. The Issuer shall cause
definitive Bonds to be prepared and to be executed and delivered to the Trustee. Upon
presentation to it of any temporary Bond, the Trustee shall cancel the same and authenticate an d
deliver in exchange therefor, without charge to the owner of such Bond, a definitive Bond or
Bonds of an equal aggregate principal amount of Authorized Denominations, of the same
maturity and series, and bearing interest at the same rate as the temporary Bond surrendered.
Until so exchanged, the temporary Bonds will in all respects be entitled to the same benefit and
security of this Indenture as the definitive Bonds.
Section 2.13. Execution. The Bonds shall be signed by the manual or facsimile
signature of an Authorized Representative and attested by the manual or facsimile signature of an
Authorized Attesting Officer. The foregoing officers are hereby authorized and directed to sign
the Bonds in accordance with this section. Any facsimile signatures shall have the same force
and effect as if the person had manually signed and attested the Bonds. In case any officer
whose signature or a facsimile of whose signature appears on any Bonds ceases to be such
officer before the delivery of such Bonds, such signature or such facsimile shall nevertheless be
valid and sufficient for all purposes as if such officer had remained in office until delivery.
Section 2.14. Authentication. Only such Bonds as have endorsed on them a certificate
of authentication substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A (Exhibit B if the Bonds of a
Series, bear interest at a Bank Rate) to this Indenture duly executed by the Trustee shall be
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entitled to any right or benefit under this Indenture. No Bond shall be valid or obligatory for any
purpose unless and until such certificate of authentication has been manually executed by the
Trustee. Such executed certificate upon any Bond shall be conclusive evidence that such Bond
has been authenticated and delivered under this Indenture. The Trustee’s certifi cate of
authentication on any Bond shall be deemed to have been executed by it if signed by an
authorized representative of the Trustee, but it shall not be necessary that the same person sign
the certificates of authentication on all of the Bonds.
Upon conversion to or from the Bank Rate Period, the Issuer shall execute at the written
request and sole expense of the Borrower and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver new
Bonds of like dates and denominations and in the form attached hereto as “Exhibit A” when
converting from the Bank Rate Period, and “Exhibit B” when converting to the Bank Rate
Period.
Section 2.15. Mutilated, Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Bonds. If any Bond is mutilated,
lost, stolen or destroyed, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver a
new Bond of the same maturity, interest rate, principal amount, Series and tenor in lieu of and in
substitution for the mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed Bond, provided, however, that in the case
of any mutilated Bond, the mutilated Bond must first be surrendered to the Trustee, and in the
case of any lost, stolen or destroyed Bond, there must be first furnished to the Trustee evidence
satisfactory to it of the ownership of the Bond, and of the loss, theft or destruction, together with
indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee and the Issuer and compliance with such other reasonable
requirements as the Trustee and the Issuer may prescribe. If any such Bond will mature within
the ensuing 60 days, or if such Bond has been called for redemption or a redemption date
pertaining to such Bond has passed, instead of replacing the Bond, the Trustee may, upon receipt
of such indemnity, pay the Bond on such maturity date or redemption date. The Trustee shall
cancel any mutilated Bond surrendered to it. In connection with any such substitution or
payment, the Issuer and the Trustee may charge the holder of such Bond their reasonable fees
and expenses, including attorneys’ fees and expenses.
If, after the delivery of such replacement Bond, the original Bond in lieu of which such
replacement Bond was issued is presented for payment or registration, the Trustee shall seek to
recover such replacement Bond from the person to whom it was delivered or any person taking
therefrom and shall be entitled to recover from the security or indemnity provided therefor to the
extent of any loss, damage, cost or expense incurred by the Trustee, the Borrower or the Issuer in
connection therewith.
Section 2.16. Securities Depository Provisions.
(a) Registration in the Book-Entry System. All Bonds, other than Bonds
bearing interest at a Bank Rate, shall be Book-Entry Bonds. All Book-Entry Bonds shall
be initially in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of The Depository Trust Company
(“DTC”). The Issuer and the Trustee acknowledge that they have executed and delivered
a Letter of Representations with DTC. All payments of principal of, redemption
premium, if any, and interest on the Book-Entry Bonds and all notices with respect
thereto, including notices of full or partial redemption, shall be made and given at the
times and in the manner set out in the Letter of Representations. This Indenture shall
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govern in the event of any inconsistency between this Indenture and the Letter of
Representations. The Letter of Representations may be amended without Bondholder
consent.
(b) Exculpation. With respect to Book-Entry Bonds, neither the Issuer, the
Trustee, the Credit Provider, any Alternate Credit Provider nor the Borrower will have
any responsibility or obligation to any broker-dealer, bank or other financial institution
for which DTC holds Bonds from time to time as securities depository (“DTC
Participant”) or to any person on behalf of whom such a DTC Participant directly or
indirectly holds an interest in the Bonds (“Indirect Participant”). Without limiting the
immediately preceding sentence, the Issuer, the Trustee, the Credit Provider, any
Alternate Credit Provider and the Borrower will have no responsibility or obligation with
respect to (i) the accuracy of the records of DTC, Cede & Co. or any DTC Participant
with respect to any ownership interest in the Bonds, (ii) the delivery to any DTC
Participant or any Indirect Participant or any other person, other than DTC, as
Bondholder, of any notice with respect to the Bonds, including any notice of redemption,
(iii) the payment to any DTC Participant or Indirect Participant or any other Person, other
than DTC, as Bondholder, of any amount with respect to principal of, premium, if any, or
interest on, the Bonds, (iv) any consent given by DTC or (v) selection of Bonds for
redemption. The Issuer, the Borrower, the Credit Provider, any Alternate Credit Provider
and the Trustee shall treat DTC or any successor securities depository as, and deem DTC
or any successor securities depository to be, the absolute owner of the Bonds for all
purposes whatsoever and neither the Issuer, the Borrower nor the Trustee shall have any
responsibility or obligation to any Beneficial Owner of any Book-Entry Bond. While in
the DTC system, no person other than DTC will receive a Bond certificate with respect to
any Bond.
(c) Successor Securities Depository; Transfers Outside Book-Entry System.
DTC may discontinue providing its services with respect to the Bonds at any time by
giving written notice to the Issuer, the Trustee, the Remarketing Agent, the Tender
Agent, the Credit Provider, any Alternate Credit Provider and the Borrower and by
discharging its responsibilities with respect to the Bonds under applicable law. The
Issuer or the Borrower, with the consent of the other, may terminate the services of DTC.
If the Borrower is in default under any Bond Document or any Loan Document, the
Issuer will not be required to obtain the consent of the Borrower to terminate the services
of DTC. Without the consent of the Issuer, the Borrower may terminate the services of
DTC if the Tender Agent is not a DTC Participant. Upon the discontinuance or
termination of the services of DTC, unless a substitute securities depository is appointed
to undertake the functions of DTC under this Indenture, the Issuer, at the expense of the
Borrower, shall provide Bond certificates to the Trustee for delivery to the Beneficial
Owners of the Bonds, and the Bonds may be registered in whatever name or names the
Registered Owners transferring or exchanging Bonds designate to the Trustee in writing.
The Trustee may appoint a successor depository operating a securities depository system,
qualified to act as such under Section 17A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, as may be acceptable to the Issuer.
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(d) No Book-Entry System During Bank Rate Period. The Bank shall not be
Book-Entry Bonds so long as the Bonds bear interest at the Bank Rate.
Section 2.17. Bond Registrar; Exchange and Transfer of Bonds; Persons Treated as
the Bondholders.
(a) Bond Registrar; Bond Register. The Trustee shall act as the initial Bond
Registrar and in such capacity shall keep the Bond Register for the registration of the
Bonds and for the registration of transfer of the Bonds.
(b) Transfers and Exchanges. Any Bondholder or its attorney duly
authorized in writing may transfer title to or exchange a Bond upon surrender of the Bond
at the Designated Office of the Trustee together with a written instrument of transfer (in
substantially the form of assignment, including signature guarantee, attached to the Bond)
satisfactory to the Trustee executed by the Bondholder or its attorney duly authorized in
writing. Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Bond, the Issuer shall execute
and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in the name of the Bondholder or its
transferee or transferees a new Bond or Bonds of the same aggregate principal amount,
rate of interest, maturity, series and tenor as the Bond surrendered and of any Authorized
Denomination.
(c) Exceptions to Transfers and Exchanges. Except as provided in
Section 4.01, the Trustee will not be required to register any transfer or exchange of any
Bond (or portion of any Bond) during the 15-day period immediately before the selection
of Bonds for redemption, and from and after notice calling such Bonds (or portion of
such Bonds) for redemption or partial redemption has been given and prior to such
redemption.
(d) Charges. Registrations of transfers or exchanges of Bonds shall be
without charge to the Bondholders, but any taxes or other governmental charges required
to be paid with respect to a transfer or exchange shall be paid by the Bondholder
requesting the registration of transfer or exchange as a condition precedent to the exercise
of such privilege. Any service charge made b y the Trustee for any such registration,
transfer or exchange shall be paid by the Borrower.
(e) Recognized Owners. The person in whose name any Bond is registered
on the Bond Register will be deemed the absolute owner of such Bond for all purposes,
and payment of any principal, interest and premium will be made only to or upon the
order of such person or its attorney duly authorized in writing, but such registration may
be changed as provided above. All such payments shall be valid and effectual to satisfy
and discharge the liability upon such Bond to the extent of the sum or sums so paid.
(f) Bonds Protected. All Bonds issued upon any registration of transfer or
exchange of Bonds will be legal, valid and binding limited obligations of the Issuer,
evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same security and benefits under this
Indenture, as the Bonds surrendered upon such transfer or exchange.
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(g) Issuer’s Reliance. In executing any Bond upon any exchange or
registration of transfer provided for in this Section, the Issuer may rely conclusively on a
representation of the Trustee that such execution is required.
(h) Transfer Restrictions during Bank Rate Period. Bonds bearing interest
at a Bank Rate may be transferred only to Qualified Institutional Buyers in
denominations of not less than $500,000 with an investor letter in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Issuer.
Section 2.18. Cancellation. All Bonds which have been surrendered pursuant to
Section 2.03 or Article III for payment upon maturity or redemption prior to maturity or Bonds
which are deemed canceled or are canceled pursuant to Section 4.04(b) will be canceled by the
Trustee and will not be reissued. Unless otherwise directed by the Issuer, the Trustee shall treat
such Bonds in accordance with its document retention policies or as may be directed by the law
of the State.
Section 2.19. No Additional Bonds. No bonds other than the Bonds may be issued
hereunder.
ARTICLE III
REDEMPTION OF BONDS
Section 3.01. Redemption. The Bonds are subject to redemption prior to maturity only
as set forth in this Article III. All redemptions must be in Authorized Denominations.
Section 3.02. Optional Redemption.
(a) General Provisions. The Bonds are subject to optional redemption in
whole or in part upon optional prepayment of the Loan by the Borrower. Redemptions
pursuant to this Section 3.02 will be made at the following times and at the following
prices:
(i) On any Interest Payment Date within a Bank Rate Period, Weekly
Variable Rate Period or Daily Variable Rate Period and on any Adjustment Date
at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount redeemed, without
premium, plus accrued interest to the Redemption Date.
(ii) On any date within a Reset Period at the respective redemption
prices set forth in the table below expressed as percentages of the principal
amounts of the Bonds called for redemption, such redemption prices declining
0.5% each year until such redemption price equals 100% of the principal amount
of the Bonds, plus accrued interest, if any, to the Redemption Date:
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Term of Reset Period No-Call Period Redemption Price
Greater than or equal to 16 years 8 years 101%, declining 0.5%
per year to 100%
Less than 16 years and greater
than or equal to 8 years
4 years 101%, declining 0.5%
per year to 100%
Less than 8 years and greater
than or equal to 4 years
2 years 101%, declining 0.5%
per year to 100%
The Borrower and the Remarketing Agent, not less than 15 days before any Reset
Date, may give notice to the Issuer, the Credit Provider and the Trustee setting
forth a redemption schedule different from that set forth above, accompanied by
(A) the written consent of the Credit Provider of the Credit Facility to be in effect
for the ensuing Reset Period and (B) an opinion of Bond Counsel to the effect that
such change will not adversely affect the exclusion from gross income for federal
income tax purposes of the interest payable on the Tax-Exempt Bonds. Such
different redemption schedule will apply to any redemption pursuant to this
Section 3.02(a)(ii) for the new Reset Period, without further action by any party.
(iii) On any date within the Fixed Rate Period, at the respective
redemption prices set forth below expressed as percentages of the principal
amounts of the Bonds called for redemption, such redemption prices declining
each year as provided below until such redemption price equals 100% of the
principal amount of the Bonds, plus accrued interest, if any, to the Redemption
Date:
Term of Fixed Period No-Call Period Redemption Price
Greater than or equal to 16 years 8 years 102%, declining 1.0%
per year to 100%
Less than 16 years and greater
than or equal to 8 years
4 years 101%, declining 0.5%
per year to 100%
Less than 8 years and greater
than or equal to 4 years
2 years 101%, declining 0.5%
per year to 100%
The Borrower and the Remarketing Agent may, not less than 15 days before the
Fixed Rate Adjustment Date, give notice to the Issuer, the Credit Provider and the
Trustee setting forth a redemption schedule different from that set forth in this
paragraph, accompanied by (A) the written consent of the Credit Provider of the
Credit Facility, if any, to be in effect for the ensuing Fixed Rate Period and (B) an
opinion of Bond Counsel to the effect that such change will not adversely affect
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the exclusion from gross income for federal income tax purposes of interest
payable on the Tax-Exempt Bonds. Such different redemption schedule shall
apply to any redemption pursuant to this Section 3.02(a)(iii) for the Fixed Rate
Period, without further action by any party.
(iv) On any Mandatory Tender Date, as designated by the Borrower in
writing on or before such Mandatory Tender Date, at a price equal to the principal
amount of Bonds redeemed, plus interest accrued thereon to the date fixed for
redemption.
(b) Premium From Available Moneys Other Than the Credit Facility. If a
Letter of Credit or an Alternate Facility is in effect, the principal of and accrued interest
on any Bond being redeemed under Section 3.02(a) shall be paid from a Draw on the
Letter of Credit or Alternate Credit Facility. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Indenture, optional redemption of the Bonds shall not be permitted unless, on or before
the Redemption Date, the Trustee has on deposit Available Moneys (which shall be from
a source other than the Credit Facility and from a party other than the Credit Provider) in
an amount sufficient to pay the premium, if any, on the Redemption Date.
Section 3.03. Mandatory Redemption. The Bonds are subject to mandatory
redemption as provided in this Section 3.03 on the earliest practicable Redemption Date for
which timely notice of redemption can be given pursuant to Section 3.04 following the
occurrence of the event requiring such redemption. The principal of and accrued interest on any
Bond being redeemed under this Section 3.03 other than a Bond bearing interest at a Bank Rate,
shall be paid from a Draw on the Letter of Credit, if a Letter of Credit is in effect, or if an
Alternate Credit Facility is in effect, be paid from a Draw under the Alternate Credit Facility.
Bonds will be redeemed at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of such
Bonds, without premium, plus accrued interest to the Redemption Date. Bonds subject to
mandatory redemption in part shall be redeemed in Authorized Denominations or shall be
redeemed in such amounts so that the Bonds Outstanding following the redemption are in
Authorized Denominations. If the Trustee receives an amount for the mandatory redemption of
Bonds which is not equal to a whole integral multiple of the Authorized Denomination, the
Trustee shall redeem Bonds in an amount equal to the next lowest whole integral multiple of the
Authorized Denomination to the amount received by the Trustee and hold any excess amount in
the Redemption Account.
(a) Casualty or Condemnation. The Bonds shall be redeemed in whole or in
part in the event and to the extent that proceeds of insurance from any casualty to, or
proceeds of any award from any condemnation of, or any award as part of a settlement in
lieu of condemnation of, the Mortgaged Property (“Proceeds”) are applied in accordance
with the Security Instrument to the prepayment of the Loan.
(b) After an Event of Default Under a Reimbursement Agreement . The
Bonds shall be redeemed in whole or in part in an amount specified by and at the
direction of the Credit Provider requiring that the Bonds be redeemed pursuant to this
subsection following any Event of Default under a Reimbursement Agreement. The
Redemption Date shall be the earliest practicable date, but in no event shall such
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redemption occur later than two Business Days prior to the date, if any, that the Credit
Facility terminates on account of the Credit Provider’s giving of direction to the Trustee
pursuant to this subsection to redeem all of the Bonds.
(c) Principal Reserve Fund. The Bonds shall be redeemed in whole or in
part as follows:
(i) on each Adjustment Date in an amount equal to the amount which
has been transferred from the Principal Reserve Fund on such Adjustment Date to
the Redemption Account pursuant to Section 5.11(b)(v); and
(ii) on any Interest Payment Date in an amount equal to the amount
which has been transferred from the Principal Reserve Fund on such Interest
Payment Date to the Redemption Account pursuant to Section 5.11(b)(vi).
Bonds shall be redeemed in the following order of priority: first, 2006A-T Bonds,
second, Tax-Exempt Bonds in a Daily Mode or a Weekly Mode, third, all other Tax -
Exempt Bonds.
(d) Sinking Fund Redemption. The Bonds shall be redeemed during the
Fixed Rate Period if the Issuer has established a Sinking Fund Schedule, at the times and
in the amounts set forth in the Sinking Fund Schedule (subject to the provisions of
Section 5.05(c) permitting amounts to be credited toward part or all of any one or more
Sinking Fund Payments).
Section 3.04. Notice of Redemption to Registered Owners.
(a) Notice Requirement. For any redemption of Bonds pursuant to
Section 3.02 or 3.03 (a), (c) or (e), the Trustee shall give notice of redemption by first
class mail, postage prepaid, not less than 10 days prior to the specified Redemption Date,
to the Registered Owner of each Bond to be redeemed at the address of such Registered
Owner as shown on the Bond Register; provided, that no notice of redemption shall be
required for redemption of Bonds pursuant to Section 3.02(a)(iv). With respect to
Book-Entry Bonds, if the Trustee sends notice of redemption to the Securities Depository
pursuant to the Letter of Representations, the Trustee shall not be required to give the
notice set forth in the immediately preceding sentence. In the case of any redemption of
Bonds pursuant Section 3.03(b), no notice of redemption will be given.
In the case of an optional redemption under Section 3.02, the notice of redemption
shall state that it is conditioned upon receipt by the Trustee of sufficient moneys to
redeem the Bonds including Available Moneys to pay any redemption premium in full
(“Conditional Redemption”), and such notice and optional redemption shall be of no
effect if either (A) by no later than the scheduled redemption date, sufficient moneys to
redeem the Bonds and sufficient Available Moneys to pay any redemption premium have
not been deposited with the Trustee, or if such moneys are deposited, are not available or
(B) the Credit Provider, if any, instructs the Trustee to rescind such notice on or prior to
the scheduled redemption date. The Trustee shall provide copies of all notices given
under this Section and of all revocations of notices to the Credit Provider (so long as the
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Letter of Credit is in effect) or any Alternate Credit Provider (at such time as an Alternate
Credit Facility is in effect), at the same time it gives notices to Bondholders.
(b) Content of Notice. Each notice of redemption must state: (i) the date of
the redemption notice; (ii) the complete official name of the Bonds, including the
Series designation; (iii) for each Bond to be redeemed, the interest rate or that the interest
rate is variable, maturity date and in the case of a partial redemption of Bonds, the
principal amount of each Bond to be redeemed; (iv) for Bonds other than Bonds bearing
interest at a Bank Rate, the CUSIP numbers of all Bonds being redeemed; (v) the place or
places where the Bonds to be redeemed must be surrendered for payment and where
amounts due upon such redemption will be payable upon surrender of the Bonds to be
redeemed; (vi) the Redemption Date and redemption price of each Bond to be redeemed;
(vii) the name, address, telephone number and contact person at the office of the Trustee
with respect to such redemption; (viii) that interest on all Bonds to be redeemed will not
accrue from and after the Redemption Date; (ix) if a redemption is a Conditional
Redemption, that redemption is conditional upon receipt by the Trustee of sufficient
moneys to redeem the Bonds including Available Moneys to pay any redemption
premium and (x) that the Credit Provider may direct the Trustee to cancel such
redemption upon the occurrence of any Event of Default under any Credit Facility
Document.
(c) Additional Notice. Other than for Bonds bearing interest at a Bank Rate,
the same time notice of redemption is sent to the Registered Owners the Trustee shall
send notice of redemption by first class mail, overnight delivery service or such other
means as is acceptable to the recipient, postage or service prepaid (or as specified below)
(i) to the Rating Agency, (ii) if the Bonds are not subject to the Book-Entry System, to
certain municipal registered Securities Depositories (described below) which are known
to the Trustee, on the second Business Day prior to the date the notice of redemption is
mailed to the Bondholders, to be holding Bonds, and (iii) at least two of the national
Information Services (described below) that disseminate securities redemption notices.
For this purpose:
(i) Securities Depositories include: The Depository Trust Company,
55 Water Street, 50th Floor, New York, NY 10041-0099 Attn. Call Notification
Department, Fax (212) 855-7232; or, in accordance with the then current
guidelines of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such other addresses
and/or such other securities depositories or any such other depositories as the
Issuer may designate in writing to the Trustee; and
(ii) Information Services include: Financial Information, Inc. “Daily
Called Bond Service,” 30 Montgomery Street, 10 th Floor, Jersey City, New Jersey
07302, Attention: Editor; Kenny Information Services, “Called Bond Service,”
65 Broadway, 16th Floor, New York, New York 10004; Moody’s Investors
Service “Municipal and Government,” 99 Church Street, 8th Floor, New York,
New York 10007, Attention: Municipal News Reports; and Standard & Poor’s
Ratings Group “Called Bond Record,” 55 Water Street, New York, New York
10041; or, in accordance with then current guidelines of the Securities and
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Exchange Commission, such other addresses and/or such other services providing
information with respect to called bonds, or any other such services as the Issuer
may designate in writing to the Trustee.
(d) Validity of Proceedings for the Redemption of Bonds. If notice is given
as stated in subsection (a), failure of any Bondholder to receive such notice, or any defect
in the notice, shall not affect the redemption or the validity of the proceedings for the
redemption of the Bonds.
(e) Rescission of Conditional Redemption; Cancellation of Optional
Redemption. The Trustee shall rescind any Conditional Redemption if the requirements
of Section 3.02(b) have not been met on or before the Redemption Date or the Trustee
has received a direction to cancel the Conditional Redemption from the Credit Provider.
The Trustee shall give notice of rescission by the same means as is provided in this
Section for the giving of notice of redemption or by Electronic Means confirmed in
writing. The optional redemption shall be canceled once the Trustee has given notice of
rescission. Any Bonds subject to Conditional Redemption where redemption has been
rescinded shall remain Outstanding, and neither the rescission nor the failure of funds
being made available in part or in whole on or before the Redemption Date shall
constitute an Event of Default. Notwithstanding notice having been given in the manner
provided above, any optional redemption of Bonds shall be canceled with the consent of
or at the direction of the Credit Provider if the Credit Provider has notified the Trustee in
writing that an Event of Default under any Credit Facility Document has occurred.
Section 3.05. Redemption Payments. If notice of redemption has been given and the
conditions for such redemption, if applicable, have been met, the Bonds called for redemption
shall become due and payable on the Redemption Date, interest on those Bonds will cease to
accrue from and after the Redemption Date and the called Bonds will no longer be Outstanding.
The holders of the Bonds so called for redemption shall thereafter no longer have any security or
benefit under this Indenture except to receive payment of the redemption price for such Bonds
upon surrender of such Bonds to the Trustee. All moneys held by or on behalf of the Trustee for
the redemption of particular Bonds will be held in trust for the account of the holders of the
Bonds to be redeemed. If less than the entire principal amount of a Bond is called for
redemption, the Issuer shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, upon the
surrender of such Bond to the Trustee, without charge by the Issuer or the Trustee to the
Bondholder, in exchange for the unredeemed principal amount of such Bond, a new Bond or
Bonds of the same interest rate, maturity and term, in any Authorized Denomination, in
aggregate principal amount equal to the unredeemed balance of the principal amount of the Bond
so surrendered.
Section 3.06. Selection of Bonds To Be Redeemed Upon Partial Redemption. If less
than all the Outstanding Bonds of a Series are called for redemption, the Trustee shall select by
lot, in such manner as it determines in its discretion, the Bonds, or portions of the Bonds in
Authorized Denominations, to be redeemed. In the selection process (i) any Pledged Bonds
Outstanding will be called for redemption before any other Bonds are selected for redemption,
and (ii) if applicable, the Bonds with the highest interest rate will be called for redemption before
any other Bonds are selected for redemption. For the purposes of this Section, Bonds which
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have previously been selected for redemption will not be deemed Outstanding. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Securities Depository for Book-Entry Bonds shall select the Bonds for
redemption within particular maturities according to its stated procedures.
Section 3.07. Purchase of Bonds in Whole in Lieu of Redemption. If the Bonds are
called for redemption in whole, the Bonds called for redemption may be purchased in lieu of
redemption in accordance with this Section.
(a) Purchase in Lieu of Redemption. Purchase in lieu of redemption shall be
available for all of the Bonds called for redemption. The Credit Provider, or the
Borrower with the written consent of the Credit Provider, may direct the Trustee to
purchase all of the Bonds. Any such direction to the Trustee must:
(i) be in writing;
(ii) state either that all of the Bonds called for redemption are to be
purchased or, if less than all of the Bonds called for redemption are to be
purchased, identify those Bonds to be purchased by maturity date and outstanding
principal amount in Authorized Denominations; and
(iii) be received by the Trustee no later than noon one Business Day
prior to the Redemption Date.
If so directed, the Trustee shall purchase such Bonds on the date which otherwise would
be the Redemption Date. Any of the Bonds called for redemption that are not purchased
in lieu of redemption shall be redeemed as otherwise required by this Indenture on the
Redemption Date.
(b) Withdrawal of Direction To Purchase. On or prior to the scheduled
redemption date, any direction given to the Trustee pursuant to this Secti on or any
consent given by the Credit Provider to such a direction may be withdrawn by written
notice to the Trustee. Subject generally to this Indenture, should a direction to purchase
or the consent of the Credit Provider be withdrawn, the scheduled redemption of such
Bonds shall not occur.
(c) Purchaser. If the purchase is directed by the Credit Provider, the
purchase shall be made for the account of the Credit Provider or its designee. If the
purchase is directed by the Borrower with the consent of the Credit Provider, the
purchase shall be made for the account of the Borrower or its designee.
(d) Purchase Price. The purchase price of the Bonds shall be equal to the
outstanding principal of, accrued and unpaid interest on and the redemption premium, if
any, which would have been payable on such Bonds on the Redemption Date for such
redemption. To pay the purchase price of such Bonds, the Trustee shall use such funds, if
any, in:
(i) the Credit Facility Account to pay the principal and interest
components of the purchase price; and
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(ii) the Redemption Account to pay the redemption premium
component of the purchase price;
that the Trustee would have used to pay the outstanding principal of, accrued and unpaid
interest on and the redemption premium, if any, that would have been payable on the
redemption of such Bonds on the Redemption Date. Otherwise, the Trustee shall pay the
purchase price only from Available Moneys. The Trustee shall not purchase the Bonds
pursuant to this Section if by no later than the Redemption Date, sufficient moneys have
not been deposited with the Trustee, or such moneys are deposited, but are not available.
(e) No Notice to Bondholders. No notice of the purchase in lieu of
redemption shall be required to be given to the Bondholders (other than the notice of
redemption otherwise required under this Indenture).
(f) Limitations on Transfer of Bonds. Notwithstanding Section 2.17, Bonds
purchased pursuant to this Section 3.07 may not be transferred to another registered
owner without the written approval of the Issuer and only in compliance with all
applicable securities laws; provided, however, that such approval shall not be required if,
at the time of such transfer, such Bonds have a current investment grade rating from the
Rating Agency. Any such approved transfer must be of all of the Bonds purchased to a
single registered owner.
ARTICLE IV
PURCHASE AND REMARKETING OF BONDS
Section 4.01. Purchase of Bonds on Any Business Day.
(a) Optional Tender. During any Weekly Variable Rate Period or Daily
Variable Rate Period, the Trustee shall purchase any Bond on behalf of and as agent for
the Borrower, but solely from the sources provided in Section 4.01(g), on the demand of
the Beneficial Owner of such Bond. The purchase price of any Bond tendered for
purchase shall be 100% of the principal amount of such Bond plus accrued interest, if
any, to the date of purchase. The Beneficial Owner may demand purchase of its Bond by
delivery of a Bondholder Tender Notice complying with the requirements of this
subsection to the Tender Agent at its Designated Office on any Business Day. Any
Bondholder Tender Notice received by the Tender Agent after 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time on
a Business Day will be treated as received at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the following
Business Day. The date of purchase shall be the date selected by the Beneficial Owner in
the Bondholder Tender Notice; provided, however, that such date is (i) a Business Day
which is at least seven days after the date of the delivery of the Bondholder Tender
Notice to the Tender Agent with respect to a Bond at a Weekly Variable Rate or (ii) is a
Business Day with respect to a Bond at a Daily Variable Rate. During a Daily Variable
Rate Period, a Bondholder Tender Notice must be received by the Tender Agent no later
than 9:00 a.m. Eastern time if the date of purchase is the day the Bondholder Tender
Notice is received. A Bondholder Tender Notice complies with the requirements of this
subsection if it:
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(i) is accompanied by a guaranty of signature acceptable to the Tender
Agent; and
(ii) contains the CUSIP number of the Bond, the principal amount to
be purchased (or portion of a Bond, provided that the retained portion is an
Authorized Denomination), the name, address and tax identification number or
social security number of the Beneficial Owner of the Bond demanding such
payment and the purchase date.
(b) Irrevocability of Tender. Subject to Section 4.01(h), by delivering a
Bondholder Tender Notice the Beneficial Owner irrevocably agrees to deliver the
Tendered Bond (with an appropriate transfer of registration form executed in blank and
accompanied by a guaranty of signature satisfactory to the Tender Agent) to the
Designated Office of the Tender Agent or any other address designated by the Tender
Agent at or prior to 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the date of purchase specified in the
Bondholder Tender Notice. Any election by a Beneficial Owner to tender a Bond or
Bonds (or portion of a Bond or Bonds) for purchase on a Business Day in accordance
with Section 4.01(a) shall also be binding on any transferee of the Beneficial Owner
making such election.
(c) Compliance With Tender Requirements. Bonds shall be required to be
purchased pursuant to Section 4.01(a) only if the Bonds so delivered to the Tender Agent
conform in all respects to the description of such Bonds in the Bondholder Tender
Notice. The Tender Agent shall determine in its sole discretion whether a Bondholder
Tender Notice complies with the requirements of Section 4.01(a) and whether Bonds
delivered conform in all respects to the description of the Bonds in the Bondholder
Tender Notice. Such determination shall be binding on the other Remarketing Notice
Parties and the Beneficial Owner of the Bonds.
(d) Notice of Bondholder Tender Notice. Immediately upon receipt of a copy
of a Bondholder Tender Notice, the Tender Agent shall notify the other Remarketing
Notice Parties by telephone, promptly confirmed in writing, of such receipt, specifying
the contents of such Bondholder Tender Notice.
(e) Untendered Bonds. If after delivery of a Bondholder Tender Notice to the
Tender Agent the holder making such election fails to deliver any of the Bonds described
in the Bondholder Tender Notice as required by Section 4.01(b), each untendered Bond
or portion of such untendered Bond (“Untendered Bond”) described in such Bondholder
Tender Notice shall be deemed to have been tendered to the Tender Agent for purchase,
to the extent that there is on deposit in the Bond Purchase Fund on the applicable
purchase date an amount sufficient to pay the purchase price of such Untendered Bond,
and such Untendered Bond from and after such purchase date will cease to bear interest
and no longer be considered to be Outstanding. The Trustee shall promptly give notice
by registered or certified first-class mail, postage prepaid, to each Beneficial Owner of
any Bond which has been deemed to have been purchased pursuant to this Section,
stating that interest on such Untendered Bond ceased to accrue from and after the date of
purchase and that moneys representing the purchase price of such Untendered Bond are
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available against delivery of such Untendered Bond at the Designated Office of the
Tender Agent. The Issuer shall sign and the Tender Agent shall authenticate and deliver
for redelivery a new Bond or Bonds in replacement of the Untendered Bond not so
delivered. The replacement of any Bond will not be deemed to create new indebtedness,
but will be deemed to evidence the indebtedness previously evidenced by the Untendered
Bond.
(f) Purchase of Bond in Part. Upon surrender of any Bond for purchase in
part only, the Issuer shall execute and the Tender Agent shall authenticate and deliver to
the holder of such Bond a new Bond or Bonds of the same maturity and interest rate, of
Authorized Denominations, in an aggregate principal amount equal to the unpurchased
portion of the Bond surrendered.
(g) Payment and Sources of Purchase Price. The Tender Agent shall make
payment for any Tendered Bond to the Registered Owner at or before 4:00 p.m. Eastern
Time on the date for purchase specified in the Bondholder Tender Notice, first from
remarketing proceeds on deposit in the Bond Purchase Fund, second, from proceeds of a
payment under the Credit Facility, and third, from the Borrower.
(h) Book-Entry-Only. Notwithstanding the above, during any period that the
Bonds are Book-Entry Bonds, (i) any Bondholder Tender Notice also must (A) provide
evidence satisfactory to the Tender Agent that the party delivering the notice is the
Beneficial Owner of the Bond(s) or a custodian for the Beneficial Owner referred to in
the notice, and (B) if the Beneficial Owner is other than a DTC Participant, identify the
DTC Participant through whom the Beneficial Owner will direct transfer; (ii) on or
before the purchase date, the Beneficial Owner must direct (or if the Beneficial Owner is
not a DTC Participant, cause its DTC Participant to direct) the transfer of said Bond(s) on
the records of DTC to the account of, or as directed by, the Trustee; (iii) Tendered
Bond(s) will be purchased without physical delivery as if such Bond(s) had been so
delivered and (iv) the purchase price of such Bond(s) will be paid to DTC.
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Section 4.02. Mandatory Tender and Purchase.
(a) Mandatory Tender Dates (Other Than Upon Default); Notice. The
holders of the Bonds shall be required to tender their Bonds to the Tender Agent for
purchase on each Mandatory Tender Date by the Trustee acting on behalf of and as agent
for the Borrower, but solely from the sources provided in Section 4.02(d), at a purchase
price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Bonds plus accrued interest to the
applicable Mandatory Tender Date. The Owner of any Bond may not elect to retain its
Bond. Mandatory Tender Dates include the Adjustment Date following the last day of
any Bank Rate Period, each proposed Adjustment Date (even if a proposed change in
Mode fails to occur), each Substitution Date and each Extension Date (unless an
extension of the Letter of Credit or the Alternate Credit Facility then in effect has been
received by the Trustee on or before such date). The Trustee shall give notice of
Mandatory Tender Dates as follows:
(i) Not less than 30 days before any proposed Adjustment Date, the
Trustee shall give notice by first class mail, postage prepaid, to the Bondholders
stating the information required to be set forth in notices pursuant to the
applicable provisions of Sections 2.09(a)(ii), 2.09(b)(ii) or 2.09(c)(ii); provided,
no notice need be required with respect to the mandatory tender of Bonds on the
Adjustment Date following the last day of a Bank Rate Period.
(ii) Not less than 9 days before any Substitution Date, the Trustee shall
give notice by first class mail, postage prepaid, to the Bondholders stating (A) an
Alternate Credit Facility will be substituted for the Credit Facility then in effect,
(B) the Substitution Date, (C) that the Bonds are required to be tendered on the
Substitution Date and (D) that Bondholders will not have the right to elect to
retain their Bonds.
(iii) Not less than 10 days before any Extension Date, if the Trustee has
not received a binding commitment to extend the Letter of Credit or applicable
Alternate Credit Facility then in effect, the Trustee shall give notice by first class
mail, postage prepaid, to the Bondholders stating (A) the Extension Date and that
no commitment to extend the Letter of Credit or Alternate Credit Facility then in
effect has been received by the Trustee, (B) that such Bonds are required to be
tendered on the Extension Date (unless an extension of the Letter of Credit or
Alternate Credit Facility then in effect is received prior to the Extensi on Date,
notice of which shall be given promptly to Bondholders), and (C) that the
Bondholders will not have the right to elect to retain such Bonds if an extension
of the Letter of Credit or Alternate Credit Facility then in effect is not received.
(b) Mandatory Tender Upon Default; Notice. The Bonds shall be subject to
mandatory tender upon receipt by the Trustee of written notice from the Credit Provider
stating that an Event of Default under this Indenture, the Financing Agreement or any
Credit Facility Document has occurred and directing that the Bonds be subject to
mandatory tender. Such mandatory tender shall be made on the earliest practicable date
but no later than 10 days, after notice of tender has been given to Bondholders and shall
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be payable solely from the sources provided in Section 4.02(d)(ii) at a purchase price
equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Bonds plus accrued interest to the
Mandatory Tender Date. The Owner of any Bond may not elect to retain its Bond.
Immediately upon receipt by the Trustee of such written notice from the Credit Provider,
the Trustee shall give notice by first class mail, postage prepaid, to the owners of the
Bonds stating that (i) such event has occurred, (ii) the Bonds are required to be tendered
on the Mandatory Tender Date specified in such notice and (iii) the Bondholders will not
have the right to elect to retain their Bonds.
(c) Untendered Bond. Any Bond which is not tendered on a Mandatory
Tender Date (“Untendered Bond”) will be deemed to have been tendered to the Tender
Agent as of such Mandatory Tender Date, and, from and after such Mandatory Tender
Date, shall cease to bear interest and no longer will be considered to be Outstanding. In
the event of a failure by owners to deliver Bonds on the Mandatory Tender Date, such
Owners will not be entitled to any payment (including any interest to accrue from and
after the Mandatory Tender Date) other than the purchase price for such Untendered
Bond, and any Untendered Bond will no longer be entitled to the benefits of this
Indenture, except for the purpose of payment of the purchase price for such Untendered
Bond. The Issuer shall sign, and the Tender Agent shall authenticate and deliver to the
Remarketing Agent for redelivery to the purchaser, a new Bond in replacement of the
Untendered Bond. The replacement of any such Untendered Bond shall not be deemed to
create new indebtedness, but shall be deemed to evidence the indebtedness previously
evidenced by the Untendered Bond.
(d) Payment and Sources of Purchase Price. The Tender Agent shall make
payment for Bonds purchased pursuant to this Section at or before 4:00 p.m. Eastern
Time on the Mandatory Tender Date. The Tender Agent shall pay the purchase price:
(i) for Bonds purchased pursuant to 4.02(a), first, from remarketing
proceeds on deposit in the Bond Purchase Fund, second, from proceeds of a
payment under a Credit Facility, and third, from the Borrower; and
(ii) for Bonds purchased pursuant to Section 4.02(b), first from
proceeds of a payment under the Credit Facility, and second, from the Borrower.
(e) Purchase Price Moneys Held in Trust. Following any Mandatory Tender
Date, moneys deposited with the Tender Agent for the purchase of Bonds shall be held in
trust in the Bond Purchase Fund and shall be paid to the former owners of such Bonds
upon presentation of such Bonds at the Designated Office of the Tender Agent. The
Tender Agent shall promptly give notice by registered or “certified first class” mail,
postage prepaid, to each Registered Owner of Bonds whose Bonds are deemed to have
been purchased stating that interest on such Bonds ceased to accrue on the date of
purchase and that moneys representing the purchase price of such Bonds are available
against delivery of such Bonds at the Designated Office of the Tender Agent. During any
period that the Bonds are Book-Entry Bonds, (i) any notice delivered pursuant to this
Section 4.02(e) shall be given only to the entity designated in the Letter of
Representations, as required by Section 3.04(a) and (ii) it shall not be necessary for
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Bond(s) to be physically delivered on the date specified for purchase of such Bond(s), but
such purchase shall be made as if such Bond(s) had been so delivered, and the purchase
price of such Bond(s) shall be paid to DTC.
Section 4.03. Remarketing of Bonds.
(a) Appointment, Resignation and Removal of Remarketing Agent.
(i) The Borrower shall appoint and maintain a Remarketing Agent for
the Bonds at all times except with respect to Bonds of a Series in a Bank Rate
Mode or Fixed Rate Mode.
(ii) Resignation of Remarketing Agent; Termination of Existence. The
Remarketing Agent may resign by giving no less than 30 days’ prior written
notice to the other Remarketing Notice Parties, but in no event shall such
resignation take effect prior to the date a successor Remarketing Agent is
appointed and is serving under this Indenture and the Remarketing Agreement.
Upon receipt of such notice or upon termination of the Remarketing Agent’s
corporate existence, or removal of the Remarketing Agent pursuant to
Section 4.03(a)(iii), the Borrower, with the prior written consent of the Credit
Provider and the Issuer, shall appoint a successor Remarketing Agent, which must
be a trust company or bank or investment bank in good standing, within or
without the State. If the Borrower fails or refuses to make such appointment prior
to the effective date of the resignation set forth in such notice, or upon such
termination of existence, the Credit Provider may, with the prior written consent
of the Issuer, appoint a successor Remarketing Agent by written notice to the
other Remarketing Notice Parties.
(iii) Removal of Remarketing Agent. The Borrower may remove the
Remarketing Agent, with the prior written consent of the Credit Provider, at any
time by a written notice to the other Remarketing Notice Parties, but unless
specifically approved by the Credit Provider, such removal will not become
effective until a successor Remarketing Agent satisfactory to the Credit Provider
and the Issuer is appointed. If (A) an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing under the Reimbursement Agreement or (B) the Remarketing Agent
has failed to fulfill any of its duties and obligations under this Indenture or the
Remarketing Agreement, the Credit Provider may remove the Remarketing Agent
by written notice to the other Remarketing Notice Parties and appoint a successor
Remarketing Agent.
(b) Best Efforts To Remarket Tendered Bonds. In accordance with
Sections 2.05, 2.06 and 2.07, the Remarketing Agent shall offer for sale and use its best
efforts to remarket, on or prior to each applicable Tender Date:
(i) all Bonds identified in a Bondholder Tender Notice delivered to
the Tender Agent;
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(ii) all Bonds required to be tendered upon delivery of notice under
Sections 4.02(a)(i), 4.02(a)(ii) and 4.02(a)(iii);
(iii) all Bonds required to be tendered pursuant to Section 4.02(a)(iii)
but only if the Letter of Credit has been extended or an Alternate Credit Facility
has been delivered to the Trustee; and
(iv) all Bonds required to be tendered upon delivery of notice pursuant
to Section 4.02(b) but only if the Credit Provider directs that such Bonds be
remarketed.
The Remarketing Agent shall offer such Bonds for sale at par plus accrued interest, if
any.
(c) Preliminary Notice of Remarketing. During any Weekly Variable Rate,
the Remarketing Agent will give notice by telephone (immediately confirmed by
Electronic Means) not later than 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time (unless a mandatory tender
pursuant to Section 4.02(b) is scheduled, in which case the Remarketing Agent will give
such notice not later than 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time) on the Business Day preceding each
Tender Date, as follows:
(i) to the other Remarketing Notice Parties specifying the total
principal amount of Tendered Bonds, if any, (A) that have been remarketed for
settlement on such Tender Date, (B) that remain unremarketed at such time and
(C) that in its best good faith estimate will remain unremarketed as of 10:00 a.m.
Eastern Time on the Tender Date; and
(ii) to the Trustee, specifying the name, address and taxpayer
identification number or social security number of each purchaser as well as the
denominations of the Bonds to be issued to such purchaser.
(d) Final Notice of Remarketing. Not later than 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on
the Tender Date, the Remarketing Agent shall give notice by Electronic Means to the
other Remarketing Notice Parties (immediately confirmed in writing, together with
instructions to the Tender Agent as to the manner in which any Bonds that have been
remarketed are to be registered) specifying as follows:
(i) the principal amount of Bonds remarketed (together with the
information required to be specified in Section 4.03(c) if not already provided);
(ii) the amount of remarketing proceeds on deposit with the Tender
Agent;
(iii) the amount of Bonds to be purchased that have not been
remarketed at the time of such notice; and
(iv) the amount required to be paid under the Credit Facility;
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except that the information specified in paragraphs (iii) and (iv) is not relevant to a
remarketing described in Section 4.03(b)(iv) and the Remarketing Agent need not give
such information in that circumstance. Upon receipt of such notice, the Trustee shall
draw on the Credit Facility pursuant to Section 8.02 in the amount necessary to pay the
purchase price of the Bonds for which remarketing proceeds are not available.
(e) Payment of Purchase Price. Upon delivery (except as otherwise provided
in, but subject to the tendering Beneficial Owners’ compliance with, Section 4.01(h)) of
Tendered Bonds to or upon the order of the Remarketing Agent, the Remarketing Agent
shall deliver to the Tender Agent at its Designated Office no later than 3:00 p.m., Eastern
time, in immediately available funds, an amount equal to the purchase price of the total
principal amount of Bonds specified in the notice given by the Remarketing Agent
pursuant to Section 4.03(d), plus accrued interest, if any, on such Bonds.
(f) Prohibited Remarketing. Except as otherwise provided in this Indenture,
the Remarketing Agent shall not remarket any Bonds directly to the Issuer, the Borrower,
any Affiliate of the Borrower, any Affiliate of the Issuer or any guarantor of the Loan.
(g) Remarketing Agent’s Own Account. The Remarketing Agent may, but is
not obligated to, acquire for its own account any Bonds delivered to it, but not otherwise
remarketed. The Remarketing Agent may purchase and sell Bonds for its own account at
any time.
(h) Periodic Notice to Credit Provider. The Remarketing Agent shall provide
the Credit Provider with a notice, in form satisfactory to the Credit Provider, by the next
Business Day after the first Rate Determination Date in each calendar month, setting
forth the name and telephone number of the person providing the notice, the name of the
Remarketing Agent and the principal amount of Bonds tendered for remarketing that
remain unremarketed as of the close of business on such Rate Determination Date, or, if
no Bonds were so tendered, indicating that no Bonds were tendered. The Credit Provider
may waive its right to receive such notice(s) from time to time in writing.
(i) Notices of Rate Determination Date and Nonpayment of Fees. On or
before a Rate Determination Date other than during a Daily Variable Rate Period or
Weekly Variable Rate Period, the Remarketing Agent shall notify the other Remarketing
Notice Parties of the date selected as the Rate Determination Date.
(j) Duties of Trustee Concerning Remarketed Bonds. Unless the Bonds are
then Book-Entry Bonds, the Trustee shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, at the
Designated Office of the Tender Agent, Bonds remarketed by the Remarketing Agent,
before 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the applicable purchase date or Mandatory Tender
Date; provided, however, that prior to delivery of the Bonds (including Bonds previously
purchased pursuant to Section 4.04 and then being remarketed) to such purchasers the
amount available under the Credit Facility to secure the Bonds must equal the principal
amount of the Bonds Outstanding (other than Pledged Bonds not then being remarketed)
plus the Interest Requirement.
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(k) Remarketing of Bonds Bearing Interest at a Bank Rate. Bonds bearing
interest at a Bank Rate (other than the delivery of the Bonds on the Closing Date) shall be
delivered to the Purchasers thereof on the first day of the applicable Bank Rate Period in
exchange for the purchase price thereof, such purchase price being an amount equal to
100% of the Principal Amount of the applicable Bonds, on such terms as the Borrower
and the Administrative Agent shall agree. The proceeds of such remarketing shall be
deposited in the Bond Purchase Fund and applied to pay the purchase price of the Bonds
subject to mandatory tender for purchase on such date.
Section 4.04. Pledged Bonds.
(a) No Credit Facility Support. The Credit Facility shall not constitute
security or provide liquidity for Pledged Bonds.
(b) Ownership and Pledge of Pledged Bonds. Pledged Bonds shall be owned
by the Borrower and pledged to the Credit Provider under the Pledge Agreement. As set
forth in the Pledge Agreement, the Tender Agent shall either (i) ensure that Pledged
Bonds are delivered to the Credit Provider, or (ii) if, and only if, delivery of the Bonds is
not possible, deliver a written entitlement order to the applicable financial intermediaries
on whose records ownership of the Pledged Bonds is reflected directing the
intermediaries to credit the security entitlement to the Pledged Bonds to the appropriate
account for the benefit of the Credit Provider and deliver to the Credit Provider a written
confirmation of such credit, whether or not the Borrower notifies the Remarketing Agent
to do so. The Trustee shall cancel Pledged Bonds upon the written direction of the Credit
Provider.
(c) Remarketing of Pledged Bonds. At such time as a Pledged Bond is
remarketed by the Remarketing Agent, the Trustee or the Tender Agent, as appropriate,
shall (i) remit the proceeds from the remarketing to the Credit Provider, (ii) confirm with
the Credit Provider or the Alternate Credit Provider, as applicable, that the Letter of
Credit has been reinstated by the amount drawn to purchase the Pledged Bonds and
(iii) give written notice to the Remarketing Agent, the Borrower and the Credit Provider
that such Bond is no longer a Pledged Bond. No Pledged Bond which has been
remarketed shall be delivered by the Trustee to the purchaser of such Bond until the
Trustee has received written confirmation from the Credit Provider that the Credit
Facility has been reinstated in the principal amount of such remarketed Pledged Bond.
During the occurrence and continuation of an Event of Default under this Indenture or
any Credit Facility Document, no Pledged Bond shall be remarketed without the prior
written consent of the Credit Provider. No Pledged Bond shall be remarketed unless the
Trustee takes such action, if any, required by the Credit Facility to reinstate the Credit
Facility for a like amount.
Section 4.05. No Sales After Wrongful Dishonor; No Purchase After Acceleration .
Notwithstanding anything in this Indenture to the contrary, no Bonds shall be remarketed if the
Trustee has given notice to the Remarketing Agent that a Wrongful Dishonor has occurred and is
continuing. No Bonds, other than Pledged Bonds, shall be purchased if the Trustee has given
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notice to the Remarketing Agent that there has occurred and is continuing an acceleration of the
Bonds pursuant to Section 10.02.
ARTICLE V
FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS
Section 5.01. Creation of Funds and Accounts. The following Funds and Accounts
are created with the Trustee:
(a) the Loan Fund and within the Loan Fund, a Tax -Exempt Bonds
subaccount and a 2006A-T Bonds subaccount;
(b) the Revenue Fund and within the Revenue Fund, the Interest Account, the
Credit Facility Account, the Redemption Account, and the Fees Account;
(c) the Costs of Conversion Fund;
(d) the Rebate Fund;
(e) so long as any Bonds are Outstanding and have not been adjusted to the
Fixed Rate, the Bond Purchase Fund; and
(f) the Principal Reserve Fund.
The Trustee shall hold and administer the Funds and Accounts in accordance with this Indenture.
Section 5.02. Initial Transfers and Deposits. On the Closing Date, the Trustee shall
make the following transfers and deposits in the following order:
(a) deposit $116,000,000, representing Net Bond Proceeds of the 2006A
Bonds and $10,000,000 representing Net Bond Proceeds of the 2008A Bonds received
from the Purchasers on the Closing Date, in the Tax -Exempt Bonds subaccount of the
Loan Fund.
(b) deposit $8,500,000, representing Net Bond Proceeds of the 2006A-T
Bonds received from the Purchaser on the Closing Date, in the 2006A-T Bonds
subaccount of the Loan Fund; and
(c) deposit $__________________, received from the Borrower, representing
the Costs of Conversion Deposit, into the Costs of Conversion Fund;
Section 5.03. Loan Fund.
(a) Disbursement from the Tax-Exempt Bonds subaccount of the Loan
Fund. The Trustee shall transfer, on the Closing Date, all amounts on deposit in the Tax -
Exempt Bonds subaccount of the Loan Fund to Bank of America, N.A., the provider of
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the letter of credit under the Original Indenture, as payment of the purchase price of the
Tax-Exempt Bonds.
(b) Disbursement from the 2006A-T Bonds subaccount of the Loan Fund.
The Trustee shall transfer, on the Closing Date, all amounts on deposit in the 2006A-T
Bonds subaccount of the Loan Fund to Bank of America, N.A., the provider of the letter
of credit under the Original Indenture, as payment of the purchase price of the 2006A -T
Bonds.
Section 5.04. Revenue Fund—Interest Account.
(a) Deposits Into the Interest Account. The Trustee shall deposit each of the
following amounts into the Interest Account:
(i) moneys provided by or on behalf of the Borrower relating to an
interest payment under the Note or an interest reimbursement under a
Reimbursement Agreement;
(ii) moneys provided by or on behalf of the Borrower for the payment
of the Facility Fee to the Credit Provider;
(iii) all Investment Income on the Funds and Accounts (except that
Investment Income earned on amounts on deposit in the Loan Fund, Rebate Fund,
Costs of Conversion Fund, and the Principal Reserve Fund shall be credited to
and retained in those respective Funds or Accounts); and
(iv) any other moneys made available for deposit into the Interest
Account from any other source, including, but not limited to, any excess amounts
in the Bond Purchase Fund pursuant to Section 5.10.
(b) Disbursements From the Interest Account. The Trustee shall disburse or
transfer, as applicable, moneys on deposit in the Interest Account at the following times
and apply such moneys in the following manner and in the following order of priority:
(i) On each (A) Interest Payment Date, (B) Redemption Date and
(C) date of acceleration of the Bonds, the Trustee shall disburse to the Credit
Provider the amount of any Draw, as applicable, under the Credit Facility relating
to the payment of interest on the Bonds;
(ii) In the event of a Wrongful Dishonor until such Wrongful Dishonor
is cured or if no Credit Facility is in effect with respect to the Bonds, the Trustee
shall disburse to the Bondholders on each Interest Payment Date, an amount equal
to the interest due on the Bonds on such date;
(iii) On each Interest Payment Date, to the Credit Provider the amount
of its Facility Fee;
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(iv) If the Credit Provider gives written notice to the Trustee at any
time to the effect that there is any unreimbursed draw under the Credit Facility or
any other amount required to be paid by the Borrower to the Credit Provider
under the Loan Documents, the Bond Documents or the Credit Facility
Documents remains unpaid, then the Trustee shall transfer any Investment Income
earned on the Interest Account from and after the preceding Interest Payment
Date to the Credit Provider but not in an amount which exceeds the amount stated
as unpaid by the Credit Provider in its notice to the Trustee; and
(v) Unless there is (A) a deficiency in the Principal Reserve Fund, the
Fees Account or the Rebate Fund or (B) other than as described in paragraph (iii)
above, an Event of Default under any Credit Facility Document or any Bond
Document or a default under any Loan Document has occurred and is continuing,
on each Interest Payment Date the Trustee shall disburse the Investment Income
earned on or transferred to the Interest Account from and after the preceding
Interest Payment Date to the Borrower. If a deficiency exists in the Principal
Reserve Fund, the Fees Account or the Rebate Fund, such Investment Income
shall be transferred to the Principal Reserve Fund, the Fees Account and/or the
Rebate Fund, in that order of priority, prior to any payment to the Borrower.
Section 5.05. Revenue Fund—Redemption Account.
(a) Deposits Into the Redemption Account. The Trustee shall deposit each of
the following amounts into the Redemption Account:
(i) Available Moneys provided by or on behalf of the Borrower to
fund the premium payable on Bonds in connection with a redemption of such
Bonds, which amounts shall be held in a segregated subaccount in the
Redemption Account;
(ii) moneys provided by or on behalf of the Borrower relating to a
principal payment, including any prepayment under the Note;
(iii) moneys transferred from the Principal Reserve Fund pursuant to
Section 5.11; and
(iv) any other amount received by the Trustee and required by the
terms of this Indenture or the Financing Agreement to be deposited into the
Redemption Account.
(b) Disbursements From the Redemption Account. On each Redemption
Date, date of acceleration of the Bonds, the Maturity Date and/or the date on which the
Bonds are purchased in lieu of redemption in accordance with Section 3.07 hereof, the
Trustee shall disburse from the Redemption Account (x) to the Credit Provider, the
amount of any Draw under the Credit Facility relating to the payment of principal on the
Bonds or (y) in the event of a Wrongful Dishonor or if no Credit Facility is in effect with
respect to the Bonds, to the Bondholders, an amount equal to the principal due on the
Bonds on such date. In addition, on any date on which premium payable on Bonds in
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connection with a redemption of such Bonds is due, the Trustee shall disburse to the
Bondholders, from the segregated subaccount in the Redemption Account, Available
Moneys in an amount sufficient to pay such premium.
(c) Disbursements From the Redemption Account for Sinking Fund
Payments.
(i) Application of Moneys. Provided that no notice of optional
redemption has been sent to Bondholders on or prior to the thirtieth day preceding
a Sinking Fund Payment Date, at the written instruction of the Issuer (acting
through an Authorized Representative), at the direction of the Borrower and with
the prior written consent of the Credit Provider, if any, the Trustee shall apply any
moneys accumulated in the Redemption Account on or prior to the thirtieth day
preceding such Sinking Fund Payment Date to the purchase of Bonds of the
maturity for which such Sinking Fund Payment was established at prices
(including any brokerage and other charges) not exceeding the redemption price
for such Bonds plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of purchase, such
purchase to be made in such manner as the Trustee (after consultation with the
Issuer, the Borrower and the Credit Provider) determines.
(ii) Credit Toward Sinking Fund Payment. Upon the purchase of any
Bond pursuant to Section 5.05(c)(i), all such Bonds will be cancelled by the
Trustee and an amount equal to the principal amount of the Bonds so purchased
will be credited toward the Sinking Fund Payment next due with respect to the
Bonds of such maturity. In the event the Trustee is able to purchase Bonds at a
price less than the redemption price at which such Bonds were to be redeemed,
then, presuming no notice of redemption has been sent to Bondholders, after
payment by the Trustee of the purchase price of such Bonds and after payment of
any other amounts due on the due date of such Sinking Fund Payment, the Trustee
shall pay an amount not greater than the difference between the amount of such
purchase price and the amount of such redemption price to, or at the direction of,
the Borrower.
(iii) Redemption. As soon as practicable after the thirtieth day
preceding the due date of any such Sinking Fund Payment, and otherwise as
provided in Section 3.04, the Trustee shall give notice of redemption of Bonds in
such amount as is necessary to complete the retirement of a principal amount of
Bonds equal to the unsatisfied balance of such Sinking Fund Payment. The
Trustee shall call such Bonds for redemption whether or not it then has moneys in
the Redemption Account sufficient to pay the applicable redemption price of the
Bonds to be redeemed on the Redemption Date. The Trustee shall pay the
amount required for the redemption of the Bonds called for redemption from the
Funds specified in Article V of this Indenture, in the order of priority indicated,
and such amount will be applied by the Trustee to such redemption.
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Section 5.06. Revenue Fund—Credit Facility Account.
(a) Deposits Into the Credit Facility Account. The Trustee shall deposit into
the Credit Facility Account all Draws under the Credit Facility, except that amounts
drawn to purchase Pledged Bonds shall be deposited into the Bond Purchase Fund
pursuant to Section 5.10(a)(ii). No other moneys shall be deposited into the Credit
Facility Account and the Credit Facility Account shall be maintained as a segregated
account and moneys in it shall not be commingled with any other moneys held under the
Indenture. The Credit Facility Account shall be closed at such time as the Credit
Provider has no continuing liability under the Credit Facility.
(b) Transfers From the Credit Facility Account. The Trustee shall cause
amounts deposited into the Credit Facility Account to be applied on the date payment is
due to the payments for which the Draw was made pursuant to the Credit Facility. In no
event shall amounts in the Credit Facility Account be applied to any premium that may
be payable upon the redemption of any Bonds, the payment of principal of and interest,
the purchase price and any premium on any Pledged Bonds or on any Bonds known by
the Trustee to be held by the Borrower or any Affiliate of the Borrower. Any amounts
remaining in the Credit Facility Account after making the payment for which the Draw
was made pursuant to the Credit Facility shall be immediately refunded to the Credit
Provider.
Section 5.07. Revenue Fund—Fees Account.
(a) Deposits Into the Fees Account. The Trustee shall deposit into the Fees
Account all:
(i) Third Party Fees. Payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower
under the Financing Agreement attributable to the Third Party Fees; and
(ii) Fees and Expenses. Payments made by or on behalf of the
Borrower under the Financing Agreement attributable to the Fees and Expenses.
(b) Disbursements From the Fees Account. On any date on which any
amounts are required to pay any Third Party Fees or any Fees and Expenses, such
amounts shall be withdrawn by the Trustee from the Fees Account for payment to the
appropriate party. In the event the amount in the Fees Account is insufficient to pay such
Third Party Fees or any Fees and Expenses, the Trustee shall make written demand on the
Borrower for the amount of such insufficiency and, pursuant to the terms of the
Financing Agreement, the Borrower shall be liable to promptly pay the amount of such
insufficiency to the Trustee after the date of the Trustee’s written demand. The Trustee
will provide notice of the insufficiency to the Credit Provider.
(c) No Other Claims to Trust Estate. Neither the Tender Agent, the
Remarketing Agent nor the Rebate Analyst shall have any right to any moneys in any
Fund or Account or otherwise in the Trust Estate other than those moneys deposited
pursuant to subsection (a) into the Fees Account specifically for such Person. Except as
otherwise stated in Sections 5.17 and 9.02, the Issuer shall not have any right to any
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moneys in any Fund or Account or otherwise in the Trust Estate other than those moneys
deposited pursuant to subsection (a) into the Fees Account specifically for the Issuer.
Except as otherwise stated in Sections 5.17, 9.02 and 10.10, the Trustee shall not have
any right to any moneys in any Fund or Account or otherwise in the Trust Estate other
than those moneys deposited pursuant to subsection (a) into the Fees Account specifically
for the Trustee.
Section 5.08. Costs of Conversion Fund.
(a) Deposits Into the Costs of Conversion Fund. On or before the Closing
Date the Borrower shall deliver the Costs of Conversion Deposit to the Trustee. On the
Closing Date the Trustee shall deposit the portion of the Costs of Conversion Deposit
then remitted to the Trustee into the Costs of Conversion Fund to pay the costs incurred
in connection with the conversion of the Bonds on the Closing Date.
(b) Disbursements From the Costs of Conversion Fund. The Trustee shall
disburse moneys on deposit in the Costs of Conversion Fund, pursuant to requisitions in
the form of Exhibit C attached to this Indenture, signed by an Authorized Borrower
Representative, to pay Costs of Conversion. The Trustee may conclusively rely on such
requisitions for purposes of making such disbursements. Moneys on deposit in the Costs
of Conversion Fund shall not be part of the Trust Estate and will be used solely to pay
Costs of Conversion.
(c) Disposition of Remaining Amounts. Any moneys remaining in the Costs
of Conversion Fund 30 days after the Closing Date and not needed to pay still unpaid
Costs of Conversion will be returned to the Borrower. Upon final disbursement, the
Trustee shall close the Costs of Conversion Fund.
Section 5.09. Rebate Fund. The Trustee shall hold and apply the Rebate Fund as
provided in this Indenture. Within 30 days after the end of every fifth Bond Year (as defined in
the Tax Certificate) for the Tax-Exempt Bonds, and within 55 days after the date on which no
Tax-Exempt Bonds are Outstanding, the Borrower or the Trustee shall cause the Rebate Analyst
to deliver to the Trustee and the Issuer a certificate stating whether any rebate payment is
required to be made, as set forth in the Tax Certificate, and the Borrower shall deliver to the
Trustee any amount so required to be paid. Notwithstanding any provision of this Indenture to
the contrary, if at any time within one year after the Closing Date the Borrower causes a Rebate
Analyst to deliver such a certificate and following payment by the Borrower of the amount
required to be paid pursuant to such report of the Rebate Analyst, the Borrower may direct the
Trustee in writing to transfer any amounts held in the Rebate Fund following such p ayment to
any fund or account under this Indenture or to the Borrower by wire transfer.
The Trustee agrees to comply with all instructions given to it by the Borrower in
accordance with this covenant. The Trustee shall conclusively be deemed to have complied with
the provisions of this Section 5.09 and the related provisions in the Tax Certificate if it follows
the instructions of the Borrower and shall not be required to take any actions hereunder in the
absence of instructions from the Borrower.
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Section 5.10. Bond Purchase Fund.
(a) Deposits Into Bond Purchase Fund. The Trustee shall deposit each of
the following into the Bond Purchase Fund:
(i) remarketing proceeds received upon the remarketing of Tendered
Bonds to any person; and
(ii) Draws under the Credit Facility to enable the Trustee to pay the
purchase price of Tendered Bonds to the extent that moneys obtained pursuant to
paragraph (i) are insufficient on any date to pay the purchase price of Tendered
Bonds, which amounts the Trustee shall transfer to the Tender Agent on or before
3:00 p.m. Eastern Time on each Tender Date.
Subject to Section 8.03 permitting reimbursement of amounts owed to the Credit
Provider, moneys in the Bond Purchase Fund shall be held uninvested and exclusively for
the payment of the purchase price of Tendered Bonds. Amounts held to pay the purchase
price for more than two years will be applied in the same manner as provided under
Section 5.16 with respect to unclaimed payments of principal and interest.
(b) Disbursements From the Bond Purchase Fund. The Trustee shall
transfer to the Tender Agent on or before 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time on each Tender Date
amounts on deposit in the Bond Purchase Fund to pay the purchase price of Tendered
Bonds. The Tender Agent shall apply such amounts to pay the purchase price of Bonds
purchased under this Indenture to the former owners of such Bonds upon presentation of
the Bonds to the Tender Agent pursuant to Section 4.01 or 4.02.
Section 5.11. Principal Reserve Fund.
(a) Deposits Into the Principal Reserve Fund. The Trustee shall deposit each
of the following amounts into the Principal Reserve Fund:
(i) All of the monthly payments of principal made by the Borrower in
accordance with the Reimbursement Agreement, as such schedule of principal
payments may be amended in accordance with the Reimbursement Agreement,
upon delivery to the Issuer, the Trustee and the Credit Provider of an Opinion of
Bond Counsel to the effect that such amendment will not, in and of itself,
adversely affect the exclusion of the interest payable on the Tax -Exempt Bonds
from gross income for federal income tax purposes; and
(ii) Investment Income earned on amounts on deposit in the Principal
Reserve Fund.
(b) Disbursements From the Principal Reserve Fund. The Trustee shall pay
or transfer amounts on deposit in the Principal Reserve Fund as follows:
(i) at the written direction of the Credit Provider, to the Credit
Provider to reimburse the Credit Provider for any unreimbursed Draw under the
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Credit Facility and to pay any other amounts required to be paid by the Borrower
under the Loan Documents, the Bond Documents or the Credit Facility
Documents (including any amounts required to be paid to the Credit Provider);
(ii) at the written direction of the Credit Provider, with the written
consent of the Borrower (so long as an Event of Default has not occurred and is
not continuing under any of the Credit Facility Documents), to the Credit Provider
or the Borrower, as the Credit Provider elects, to make improvements or repairs to
the Mortgaged Property;
(iii) at the written direction of the Credit Provider, if a default has
occurred under the Credit Facility Documents, any Loan Document or any Bond
Document, to the Credit Provider for any use approved in writing by the Credit
Provider;
(iv) at the written direction of the Credit Provider, if a new mortgage
and mortgage note have been substituted for the Security Instrument and the Note
in accordance with the Loan Documents, or if the Borrower otherwise consents,
for any purpose approved in writing by the Credit Provider;
(v) on each Adjustment Date, to the Redemption Account;
(vi) during a Weekly Variable Rate Period or Daily Variable Rate
Period, so long as any 2006A-T Bonds remain Outstanding, on the tenth Business
Day prior to each Interest Payment Date, all or any part of the amounts on deposit
in the Principal Reserve Fund in Authorized Denominations (rounded down to the
nearest integral multiple of $100,000) shall be transferred to the Redemption
Account for the redemption of 2006A-T Bonds; and thereafter, on the tenth
Business Day prior to each Interest Payment Date, all amounts on deposit in the
Principal Reserve Fund (rounded downward to the nearest multiple of $100,000)
in excess of the Principal Reserve Amount, to the Redemption Account for the
redemption of Tax-Exempt Bonds; and
(vii) pay to the Borrower, Investment Income on moneys in the
Principal Reserve Fund on the Interest Payment Date following receipt by the
Trustee of such interest or profits; provided that there is no deficiency in the
Interest Account, the Redemption Account, the Principal Reserve Fund, the Fees
Account or the Rebate Fund, and that no default exists under the Credit Facility
Documents, any Loan Document or any Bond Document. If a deficiency exists in
the Interest Account, the Redemption Account, the Principal Reserve Fund, the
Fees Account or the Rebate Fund, the Trustee shall transfer such Investment
Income to the Interest Account, the Redemption Account, the Principal Reserve
Fund, the Fees Account and/or the Rebate Fund, in that order of priority, prior to
any payment to the Borrower.
(c) No Principal Reserve Fund During Bank Rate Period. While the Bonds
bear interest at a Bank Rate, no amounts shall be required to be deposited into or held in
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the Principal Reserve Account. All amounts held in the Principal Reserve Fund on the
Closing Date and not used to redeem Bonds on such date shall be released to the
Borrower.
Section 5.12. Moneys To Be Held in Trust. Except for (i) moneys deposited with or
paid to the Trustee for the redemption of Bonds notice of the redemption of which has been duly
given and (ii) moneys on deposit in the Costs of Issuance Fund, the Rebate Fund and the Fees
Account, all moneys required to be deposited with or paid to the Trustee for the account of any
Fund or Account will be held by the Trustee in trust and, while held by the Trustee, shall
constitute part of the Trust Estate and be subject to the security interest created by this Indenture.
Section 5.13. Records. The Trustee shall keep and maintain accurate records with
respect to the Funds and Accounts. The Trustee shall file at least an annual accounting of the
Funds and Accounts and the payment history on the Bonds and the Loan with the Issuer and the
Borrower and, upon request, with the Credit Provider.
Section 5.14. Reports by the Trustee. The Trustee shall, on or before the twentieth day
of each month, file with the Borrower and, upon request, the Credit Provider a statement setting
forth in respect of the preceding calendar month:
(a) the amount withdrawn or transferred and the amount deposited within or
on account of each Fund and Account under this Indenture, including the amount of
Investment Income on each Fund and Account transferred to the Interest Account;
(b) the amount on deposit at the end of such month to the credit of each Fund
and Account;
(c) a brief description of all obligations held as an investment of moneys in
each Fund and Account;
(d) the amount applied to the purchase or redemption of Bonds and a
description of the Bonds or portions of Bonds so purchased or redeemed; and
(e) any other information which the Borrower, the Credit Provider or the
Issuer may reasonably request.
No monthly statement for a Fund or Account need be rendered if no activity occurred in
that Fund or Account during such month. Upon the written request of any Bondholder owning
25% or more in aggregate principal amount of Bonds then Outstanding, the Trustee, at the
Borrower’s expense, shall provide a copy of such statement to the Bondholder. All records and
files pertaining to the Trust Estate will be open at all reasonable times during regular business
hours of the Trustee to the inspection and audit of the Issuer, the Borrower and the Credit
Provider and their agents and representatives upon reasonable prior notice.
Section 5.15. Moneys Held for Particular Bonds. The amounts held by the Trustee for
payment of the interest, premium, if any, principal or redemption price due on any date with
respect to particular Bonds, pending such payment, will be set aside and held in trust by the
Trustee for the Bondholders entitled to such payment. For the purposes of this Indenture such
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interest, premium, principal or redemption price, after the due date of payment, will no longer be
considered to be unpaid.
Section 5.16. Nonpresentment of Bonds. In the event any Bond is not presented for
payment when the principal of such Bond becomes due, either at maturity or at the date fixed for
redemption of such Bond or otherwise, if amounts sufficient to pay such Bond have been
deposited with the Trustee for the benefit of the owner of the Bond and have remained unclaimed
for two years after such principal has become due and payable, such amounts, to the extent
amounts are owed to the Credit Provider as set forth in a written statement of the Credit Provider
addressed to the Trustee, will be paid to the Credit Provider, with any excess to be paid to the
Borrower. Upon such payment, all liability of the Issuer and the Trustee to the holder of any
Bond for the payment of such Bond will cease and be completely discharged. The obligation of
the Trustee under this Section 5.16 to pay any such amounts to the Credit Provider or the
Borrower will be subject to any provisions of law applicable to the Trustee or to such amounts
providing other requirements for disposition of unclaimed property.
Section 5.17. Disposition of Remaining Moneys. Provided that the rebate requirements
referenced in the Tax Certificate are first satisfied, any amounts remaining in the Revenue Fund
or the Principal Reserve Fund after payment in full of the principal of and interest and any
premium on the Bonds will be applied to pay (i) first, to the Credit Provider any unpaid amounts
certified by the Credit Provider to be due and owing to the Credit Provider, (ii) second, to the
person or persons entitled to be paid, all other unpaid amounts required to be paid under this
Indenture or the Financing Agreement, and (iii) third, to the Borrower the balance upon the
expiration or sooner cancellation or termination of the term of the Financing Agreement as
provided in the Financing Agreement.
ARTICLE VI
INVESTMENTS
Section 6.01. Investment Limitations. Moneys held as part of any Fund or Account
shall be invested and reinvested in Permitted Investments. Permitted Investments shall have
maturities corresponding to, or shall be available for withdrawal without penalty no later than,
the dates upon which such moneys shall be needed for the purpose for which such moneys are
held. Moneys on deposit in the (i) Interest Account shall be invested only in investments
described in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of the definition of Permitted Investments,
(ii) Redemption Account shall be invested only in investments described in paragraph (a) of the
definition of Permitted Investments, with a term not exceeding the earlier of 30 days from the
date of investment of such moneys or the date or dates that such moneys are anticipated to be
required for redemption, (iii) Credit Facility Account and Bond Purchase Fund shall be held
uninvested and (iv) Costs of Issuance Fund, until disbursed or returned to the Borrower pursuant
to Section 5.08, shall be invested only in investments described in paragraph (h) of the definition
of Permitted Investments. Permitted Investments shall be held by or under the control of the
Trustee. All Investment Income from moneys held in all Funds and Accounts other than the
Loan Fund, the Rebate Fund, the Costs of Issuance Fund (other than as provided below) and the
Principal Reserve Fund, upon receipt, shall be deposited into the Interest Account. Investment
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Income from moneys held in the Loan Fund, the Rebate Fund, the Costs of Issuance Fund and
the Principal Reserve Fund shall remain in the respective Fund where earned.
Section 6.02. Trustee’s Authority and Responsibilities. The Trustee is authorized to
sell and reduce to cash a sufficient amount of Permitted Investments whenever the cash balance
is or will be insufficient to make a requested or required disbursement. The Trustee shall not be
accountable for any depreciation in the value of any Permitted Investment or for any loss
resulting from such sale. The Trustee may trade with itself and its Affiliates in the purchase and
sale of securities for investments, and may transact purchases and sales through its investment
department or through its Affiliates. The Trustee and its Affiliates may act as principal, agent,
sponsor, advisor or depository with respect to any investments. All Permitted Investments shall
be made by the Trustee in its name, as Trustee, at the written direction of the Borrower, subject
to the limitations contained in this Indenture. If no direction is provided to the Trustee, the
Trustee shall invest such moneys in investments described in paragraph (h) of the definition of
Permitted Investments. In computing the amount in any Fund or Account, Permitted
Investments if purchased at par shall be valued at principal cost plus accrued interest, or, if
purchased at other than par, at principal cost plus amortized discount or less amortized premium
(amortization to be on a straight-line basis to the date of stated maturity without regard to
redemptions or repayments of principal which may occur prior to maturity) plus accrued in terest.
The Trustee shall take such actions as shall be necessary to assure that Permitted Investments
purchased by it under this Indenture are held pursuant to the terms of this Indenture and are
subject to the trusts and security interests created in this Indenture. The Issuer (and the Borrower
by its execution of the Financing Agreement) acknowledges that to the extent regulations of the
Comptroller of the Currency or other applicable regulatory entity grant the Issuer or the
Borrower the right to receive brokerage confirmations of security transactions as they occur, the
Issuer and the Borrower specifically waive receipt of such confirmations to the extent permitted
by law.
ARTICLE VII
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF THE ISSUER
Section 7.01. Issuer’s Representations and Warranties. The Issuer represents and
warrants that:
(a) The Issuer is duly authorized under the Constitution and laws of the State,
including the Act, to (i) issue the Bonds, (ii) execute and deliver this Indenture, the
Financing Agreement, the Assignment and the Regulatory Agreement and to endorse the
Note, (iii) assign its interest in the Financing Agreement (except the Reserved Rights)
and (iv) pledge and assign the Trust Estate as set forth in this Indenture for the benefit of
(A) the Bondholders, to secure the payment of the principal of and interest and any
premium on the Bonds in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Indenture and
the Bonds and (B) the Credit Provider, if any, to secure the payment of all amounts owing
to the Credit Provider under the Credit Facility Documents.
(b) All actions on the part of the Issuer for the issuance, sale and delivery of
the Bonds and for the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Financing Agreement,
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the Assignment and the Regulatory Agreement and the endorsement of the Note have
been or will be taken duly and effectively.
(c) The Bonds will be valid and enforceable special obligations of the Issuer
according to their terms, subject to bankruptcy and equitable principles.
Section 7.02. Issuer’s Covenants. In addition to all other covenants and agreements of
the Issuer contained in this Indenture or the Financing Agreement, the Issuer further covenants
and agrees with the Bondholders and the Trustee as follows:
(a) Except as provided in Article XII, the Issuer shall not alter, modify or
cancel, or agree to alter, modify or cancel, any agreement which relates to or affects the
Security.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this Indenture, the Financing Agreement,
the Assignment or the Credit Facility Documents, the Issuer shall not sell, convey,
mortgage, encumber or otherwise dispose of any portion of the Security or create or
authorize to be created any debt, lien or charge thereon.
(c) At the expense of the Borrower, the Issuer shall cooperate with the
Borrower in the Borrower’s performing the Borrower’s obligation to cause this Indenture,
or any related instruments or documents relating to the assignment made by the Issuer
under this Indenture to secure the Bonds, to be recorded and filed in the manner and in
the places which may be required by law in order to preserve and protect fully the
security of the holders of the Bonds and the rights of the Trustee hereunder.
Section 7.03. Limitations on Liability. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Indenture to the contrary:
(a) The obligations of the Issuer with respect to the Bonds are not general
obligations of the Issuer but are special, limited obligations of the Issuer payable by the
Issuer solely from the Security;
(b) Nothing contained in the Bonds or in this Indenture shall be conside red as
assigning or pledging any funds or assets of the Issuer other than the Trust Estate;
(c) The Bonds are not and will not be a debt of the State, the Issuer or of any
other political subdivision of the State, and none of the State, the Issuer or any other
political subdivision of the State is or will be liable for the payment of the Bonds;
(d) Neither the faith and credit of the Issuer, the State nor of any other
political subdivision of the State are pledged to the payment of the principal of and
interest and any premium on the Bonds;
(e) No failure of the Issuer to comply with any term, condition, covenant or
agreement in this Indenture or in any document executed by the Issuer in connection with
the Mortgaged Property, or the issuance, sale and delivery of the Bonds shall subject the
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Issuer to liability for any claim for damages, costs or other charges except to the extent
that the same can be paid or recovered from the Trust Estate;
(f) The Issuer shall not be required to advance any moneys derived from any
source other than the Trust Estate for any of the purposes of this Indenture, any of the
other Bond Documents or any of the Loan Documents, whether for the payment of the
principal or redemption price of, or interest on, the Bonds, the payment of Third Party
Fees, Fees and Expenses or administrative expenses or otherwise; and
(g) Neither the members of the Board of Supervisors of the Issuer nor any
person executing the Bonds will be liable personally on the Bonds or be subject to any
personal liability or accountability by reason of the issuance thereof.
Section 7.04. Further Assurances; Security Agreement. The Issuer, to the extent
permitted by law, shall execute, acknowledge and deliver such supplemental indentures and
other instruments and documents, and perform such further acts, as the Trustee or the Credit
Provider may reasonably require to perfect, and maintain perfected, the security interest in the
Trust Estate or to better assure, transfer, convey, pledge, assign and confirm to the Trustee or the
Credit Provider all of its respective interest in the property described in this Indenture and the
revenues, receipts and other amounts pledged by the Indenture. The Issuer shall cooperate to the
extent necessary with the Borrower, the Trustee and the Credit Provider in their defenses of the
Trust Estate and the Security against the claims and demands of all Persons. In addition to the
assignment by the Issuer of its rights in the Trust Estate to the Trustee, the Issuer hereby
acknowledges that in order to more fully protect, perfect and preserve the rights of the Trustee
and the Credit Provider in the Trust Estate, the Issuer grants to the Trustee and the Credit
Provider, a security interest in the Trust Estate and the proceeds thereof.
Section 7.05. Enforcement. The Issuer agrees that the Trustee and, so long as a Credit
Facility provided by the Credit Provider continues in effect, the Credit Provider, in its name or in
the name of the Issuer, may enforce against the Borrower or any other Person any rights of the
Issuer under the Bond Documents (other than the Reserved Rights) whether or not the Issuer is in
default under this Indenture or under the Financing Agreement, but neither the Trustee nor the
Credit Provider will be deemed to have assumed any of the obligations of the Issuer under the
Bond Documents. The Issuer shall fully cooperate with the Trustee or the Credit Provider in the
enforcement by the Trustee or the Credit Provider of any such rights. At the request of the
Trustee or the Credit Provider, the Issuer, upon being indemnified to its reasonable satisfaction
against all liability, costs and expenses which may be incurred in connection with such
enforcement, shall in its name commence legal action or take such other actions as the Trustee or
the Credit Provider reasonably requests to enforce the rights of the Issuer, the Trustee or the
Credit Provider under or arising from the Bonds or the Bond Documents.
Section 7.06. Tax Covenants. The Issuer agrees:
(a) it shall neither make nor direct the Trustee to make any investment or
other use of the proceeds of the Bonds that would cause the Tax-Exempt Bonds to be
“arbitrage bonds” as that term is defined in Section 148(a) of the Code and that it shall
comply with the requirements of the Code throughout the term of the Tax-Exempt Bonds;
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(b) it (i) shall take, or use its best efforts to require to be taken, all actions that
may be required of the Issuer for the interest on the Tax-Exempt Bonds to be and remain
not included in gross income for federal income tax purposes and (ii) shall not take or
authorize to be taken any actions within its control that would adversely affect that status
under the provisions of the Code; and
(c) it shall enforce or cause to be enforced all obligations of the Borrower
under the Regulatory Agreement in accordance with its terms and seek to cause the
Borrower to correct any violation of the Regulatory Agreement within a reasonable
period after any such violation is first discovered.
In furtherance of the covenants in this Section, the Issuer and the Borrower shall execute, deliver
and comply with the provisions of the Tax Certificate, which is by this reference incorporated
into this Indenture and made a part of this Indenture, and by its acceptance of this Indenture the
Trustee acknowledges receipt of the Tax Certificate, acknowledges its incorporation into this
Indenture by this reference and agrees to follow any investment instructions given by the
Borrower or the Issuer pursuant thereto.
ARTICLE VIII
CREDIT FACILITY; ALTERNATE CREDIT FACILITY; LETTER OF CREDIT
Section 8.01. Acceptance of the Credit Facility. The Trustee shall hold any Credit
Facility and shall enforce in its name all rights of the Trustee and all obligations of the Credit
Provider under the Credit Facility for the benefit of the Bondholders. The Trustee shall not
assign or transfer the Credit Facility except (i) to a successor Trustee under this Indenture, (ii) to
the Credit Provider upon expiration or other termination of the Credit Facility in accordance with
its terms, including expiration on its stated expiration date or (iii) upon payment under the Credit
Facility of the full amount payable under the Credit Facility.
Section 8.02. Draws Under Credit Facility. Unless the Bonds bear interest at a Bank
Rate or at a Fixed Rate without a Credit Facility, Trustee shall draw on the Letter of Credit , or, if
an Alternate Credit Facility is in effect, draw on the Alternate Credit Facility, in each case for the
payment of principal of and interest due on any Bond and the purchase price of any Bond to the
extent required by Section 4.01(g) and 4.02(d) (deducting from the amount drawn only for
amounts on deposit in the Bond Purchase Fund at the time the Trustee submits the draw request)
and in accordance with the terms of the Credit Facility then in effect, and cause the proceeds of
each Draw to be applied so that full and timely payments are made on each date on which
payment of principal, interest or purchase price is due on any Bond. The Trustee shall not
request, and shall not apply the proceeds of, any Draw to pay (i) principal of, interest on, or the
purchase price of, any Pledged Bond or any Bond known by the Trustee to be held by the
Borrower or any Affiliate of the Borrower, (ii) premium that may be payable upon the
redemption of any of the Bonds or (iii) interest that may accrue on any of the Bonds on or after
the maturity of such Bonds. Prior to making a Draw to pay principal of or interest on the Bonds
on an Interest Payment Date, the Trustee shall determine the amount necessary to make such
payment of principal or interest. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture to the
contrary, so long as a Credit Facility is in effect (i) interest payable to the Bondholders on each
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Interest Payment Date, and principal payable to the Bondholders on any date on which principal
is payable to the Bondholders, whether by reason of redemption, upon maturity, acceleration, or
otherwise, shall be paid from the proceeds of the Credit Facility deposited into the Credit Facility
Account, prior to the use of any other moneys, and all amounts held by the Trus tee under this
Indenture derived from payments made by the Borrower under the Note shall, on the date on
which the Trustee receives payment under the Credit Facility, as the case may be, be paid to the
Credit Provider on such date in reimbursement of the amounts so paid and (ii) premium payable
upon any optional redemption of Bonds shall be paid with Available Moneys, provided that in no
event shall amounts be paid under the Credit Facility to pay the premium on any Bond or
principal, interest, premium or any other amount in respect of any Pledged Bond or any Bond
known by the Trustee to be held by the Borrower or any Affiliate of the Borrower.
Section 8.03. Return of Payments Under the Credit Facility . In the event the Trustee
receives a Draw from the Credit Provider on account of any Tendered Bond and thereafter the
Trustee receives remarketing proceeds upon the remarketing of such Tendered Bond, then the
Trustee shall promptly reimburse the Credit Provider with such funds to the extent of the amount
so paid by the Credit Provider as a reimbursement on behalf of the Borrower.
Section 8.04. Alternate Credit Facility. Subject to the terms of the Credit Facility
Documents, the Trustee shall accept any Alternate Credit Facility delivered to the Trustee in
substitution for the Credit Facility then in effect if:
(a) the Alternate Credit Facility meets the requirements of Section 2.09;
(b) the Substitution Date for the Alternate Credit Facility is an Interest
Payment Date during a Weekly Variable Rate Period, or a Daily Variable Rate Period, or
an Adjustment Date which immediately follows a Reset Period;
(c) the Alternate Credit Facility is effective on and from the Substitution Date
for such Alternate Credit Facility; and
(d) the Trustee receives on or prior to the effective date of the Alternate Credit
Facility (i) an Opinion of Counsel to the Credit Provider issuing the Alternate Credit
Facility, in form and substance satisfactory to the Issuer and the Trustee, relating to the
due authorization and issuance of the Alternate Credit Facility and its enforceability and
(ii) an opinion of Bond Counsel to the effect that the substitution of such Alternate Credit
Facility will not adversely affect the exclusion from gross income, for federal income tax
purposes, of the interest payable on the Tax-Exempt Bonds.
The Trustee shall give notice to the Bondholders by first class mail, postage prepaid, of the
substitution by such Alternate Credit Facility for the Credit Facility then in effect as provided in
Section 4.02. On the Substitution Date, the Trustee shall, if necessary, draw on or request an
Advance on the Credit Facility being replaced and shall not surrender such Credit Facility until
all requests thereon have been honored.
Any provider of an Alternate Credit Facility shall have the rights and obligations of the
Credit Provider in the event an Alternate Credit Facility is delivered to the Trustee that meets the
requirements of Sections 2.09 and 8.04.
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Section 8.05. Extension of Credit Facility. In the event the term of the Letter of Credit
or the term of any Alternate Credit Facility is extended, the Trustee must receive, not later than
the Extension Date, (i) either a commitment to extend the Letter of Credit or Alternate Credit
Facility or other written evidence of the extension of the Letter of Credit or Alternate C redit
Facility and (ii) an Opinion of Counsel for the Credit Provider (of the Letter of Credit or
Alternate Credit Facility), in substantially the form of the Opinion of Counsel delivered to the
Trustee upon the issuance of the Letter of Credit or Alternate Credit Facility. The Trustee shall
provide a copy of any commitment to extend and the actual extension of the Letter of Credit or
Alternate Credit Facility upon receipt thereof to the Rating Agency and Remarketing Agent and,
upon request, to any Bondholder. Upon the failure of the Borrower to furnish the Trustee with
the actual extension of the Letter of Credit or Alternate Credit Facility or a binding commitment
to extend the Letter of Credit or Alternate Credit Facility or an Alternate Credit Facility pursuant
to Section 8.04 and the accompanying Opinion of Counsel on or prior to each Extension Date,
the Bonds shall be subject to mandatory tender pursuant to Section 4.02.
Section 8.06. Limitations on Rights of Credit Provider. Notwithstanding anything
contained in this Indenture to the contrary, all provisions in this Indenture regarding consents,
approvals, directions, waivers, appointments, requests or other actions by the Credit Provider
shall be deemed not to require or permit such consents, approvals, directions, waivers,
appointments, requests or other actions and shall be read as if the Credit Provider were not
mentioned in such provisions (i) if a Wrongful Dishonor has occurred and is continuing or
(ii) after the Credit Facility ceases to be valid and binding on the Credit Provider for any reason
excluding those circumstances where all drawings have been made under the Credit Facility and
unreimbursed obligations with respect to such drawings are owed by the Borrower under the
Reimbursement Agreement; provided, however, that the Credit Provider’s right to notices and
(subject to the limitations below) the payment of amounts due to the Credit Provider shall
continue in full force and effect. In addition, if a Wrongful Dishonor has occurred and is
continuing or after the Credit Facility ceases to be valid and binding on the Credit Provider for
any reason excluding those circumstances where all drawings have been made under the Credit
Facility and unreimbursed obligations with respect to such drawings are owed by the Borrower
under the Reimbursement Agreement, the security interest and related rights of the Credit
Provider in the Trust Estate shall be junior and subordinate to the rights of the Bondholders. The
foregoing shall not affect any other rights of the Credit Provider.
Section 8.07. References to Credit Provider When No Credit Facility Is In Effect;
Approval and Consent Rights of the Administrative Agent. All provisions of this Indenture
relating to the rights of the Credit Provider shall be of no force and effect if there is no Credit
Facility in effect and there are no Pledged Bonds and all amounts owing to the Credit Provider
under the Credit Facility Documents have been paid and all references to the Credit Provider
shall have no force or effect; provided, during any Bank Rate Period, for purposes of the
approval and consent rights of the Credit Provider, the Administrative Agent shall be considered
to be the Credit Provider.
Section 8.08. Certain Notices to the Credit Provider. The Trustee and Issuer shall
promptly notify the Credit Provider of any of the following as to which it has actual knowledge:
(i) the occurrence of any Event of Default under this Indenture or under any of the other
Transaction Documents, or any event which, with the passage of time or service of notice, or
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both, would constitute such an Event of Default, specifying the nature and period of existence of
such event and the actions being taken or proposed to be taken with respect to such event, (ii) an
Act of Bankruptcy or a bankruptcy filing by or against the Borrower and (iii) the making of any
claim in connection with seeking the avoidance as a preferential transfer (“Preference Claim”) of
any payment of principal of, or interest on, the Loan.
Section 8.09. Credit Provider To Control Insolvency Proceedings. Each Bondholder,
by its purchase of Bonds, the Trustee and the Issuer agree that the Credit Provider may at any
time during the continuation of an insolvency proceeding of the Issuer or the Borrower
(“Insolvency Proceeding”) direct all matters relating to the Bonds in any such Insolvency
Proceeding, including, without limitation, (i) all matters relating to any Preference Claim, (ii) the
direction of any appeal of any order relating to any Preference Claim and (iii) the posting of any
surety, supersedes or performance bond pending any such appeal. In addition, and without
limitation of the foregoing, the Credit Provider shall be subrogated to the rights of the Issuer, the
Trustee and the Bondholders in any Insolvency Proceeding to the extent it has performed its
payment obligations under the Credit Facility, including any rights of any party to an adversary
proceeding action with respect to any court order issued in connection with any such Insolvency
Proceeding and rights pertaining to the filing of a proof of claim, voting on a reorganization plan
and rights to payment thereunder.
Section 8.10. Terms and Conditions of the Letter of Credit.
(a) Delivery. In connection with the adjustment of the interest rate on Bonds
of a Series to a Daily Variable Rate, Weekly Variable Rate or a Reset Rate as provided in
Section 2.09, the Borrower shall cause to be delivered to the Trustee a Letter of Credit or
an Alternate Credit Facility. Following the delivery of a Letter of Credit by a Credit
Provider to, and in favor of, the Trustee, for the benefit of the Bondholders, the Letter of
Credit shall secure the Bonds in accordance with its terms so long as the Mode in effect
for the Bonds is the Weekly Variable Rate or Daily Variable Rate.
(b) Draws. So long as the Letter of Credit is in effect the Trustee shall make
timely Draws in accordance with the Letter of Credit such that (i) timely payment of
principal and interest is made on the Bonds (other than Excluded Bonds) as required by
this Indenture and (ii) timely payment of the purchase price of Tendered Bonds (other
than Excluded Bonds) that have not been remarketed is made under Article IV. The
Trustee shall make such Draws in such fashion as to be able to obtain on the applicable
payment date, such funds to the extent necessary to permit the Trustee or the Tender
Agent, as the case may be, to make such payment when due in accordance with this
Indenture. If any such Draws are made on a Mandatory Tender Date in connection with
the delivery of an Alternate Credit Facility, such Draws shall be made upon the Letter of
Credit and not on the Alternate Credit Facility.
(c) Notice. The Trustee shall advise the Borrower by telecopy or telex on the
date of each Draw on the Letter of Credit of the amount and date of such Draw and of the
reason for such Draw.
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(d) Extension. For any extension of the term of the Letter of Credit, the
Trustee shall, at the direction of an Authorized Credit Provider Representative, but only if
required to evidence an extension of the term of the Letter of Credit, surrender the Letter
of Credit to the Credit Provider in exchange for a new letter of credit or the Letter of
Credit with notations on it, as the Credit Provider may so elect, conforming in all material
respects to the Letter of Credit, but with the extended expiration date. Any such
extension shall be for a period of at least three months or, if less, until the fifteenth day
following the maturity date of the Bonds.
(e) Pledged Bonds and Bonds Held by Borrower. No draws shall be made
by the Trustee under the Letter of Credit for payment of any Pledged Bond or Bond
known by the Trustee to be held by the Borrower or any Affiliate of the Borrower.
(f) Draw Requirement. The Trustee shall not terminate or surrender the
Letter of Credit until the Trustee shall have made such Draw(s), if any, as shall be
required under this Indenture to provide for payment in full of the principal of and
interest on the Bonds, and shall have received the proceeds of such Draw(s) from the
Credit Provider.
(g) Beneficiary of Letter of Credit. The Trustee shall have the obligation to
hold and maintain the Letter of Credit for the benefit of the Owners of the Bonds until the
Letter of Credit terminates or expires in accordance with its terms.
(h) Surrender of Letter of Credit. When the Letter of Credit terminates or
expires in accordance with its terms, the Trustee shall immediately surrender it to the
Credit Provider. The Trustee agrees that, except in the case of a redemption of Bonds in
part or any other reduction in the principal amount of Bonds Outstanding, it will not
under any circumstances request that the Credit Provider reduce the amount of the Letter
of Credit. If at any time all Bonds shall cease to be Outstanding, the Trustee shall
surrender the Letter of Credit to the Credit Provider in accordance with its terms.
Section 8.11. Wrongful Dishonor. Upon a Wrongful Dishonor, the Trustee shall give
immediate telephonic notice of such dishonor to the Remarketing Agent, the Issuer, the
Borrower, and the Credit Provider.
ARTICLE IX
DISCHARGE OF LIEN
Section 9.01. Discharge of Lien and Security Interest.
(a) Discharge. Upon satisfaction of the conditions set out in subsection (b),
the Trustee shall (i) cancel and discharge this Indenture and the pledge and assignment of
the Security, (ii) execute and deliver to the Issuer such instruments in writing prepared by
the Issuer or its counsel and provided to the Trustee and the Credit Provider as may be
required to cancel and discharge this Indenture and the pledge and assignment of the
Trust Estate, (iii) reconvey, assign and deliver to the Issuer so much of the Trust Estate as
may be in its possession or subject to its control (except for (A) moneys and Government
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Obligations held for the purpose of paying Bonds and (B) moneys and Investments held
in the Rebate Fund for payment to the United States Government) who shall, in turn,
convey, assign and deliver the remaining Trust Estate to the Borrower and (iv) return the
Credit Facility to the Credit Provider.
(b) Conditions To Discharge. The conditions precedent to the cancellation
and discharge of this Indenture and the other acts described in subsection (a) are
(i) payment in full of the Bonds, (ii) payment of the Trustee’s Annual Fee and the
Trustee’s ordinary costs and expenses under this Indenture, (iii) receipt by the Trustee of
a written statement from the Credit Provider stating that all obligations owed to the Credit
Provider under the Credit Facility Documents have been fully paid, (iv) payment of all
Extraordinary Items, (v) receipt by the Trustee of a written statement from the Issuer
stating that all amounts owed to the Issuer in respect of Reserved Rights have been fully
paid and (vi) receipt by the Trustee of an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the
Borrower, stating that all conditions precedent to the satisfaction and discharge of this
Indenture have been satisfied.
(c) Survival of Rights and Powers. The Reserved Rights of the Issuer and the
rights and powers granted to the Trustee with respect to the payment, transfer and
exchange of Bonds shall survive the cancellation and discharge of this Indenture.
Section 9.02. Payment of Outstanding Amounts. If the Bonds are paid in full, but any
one or more of the other conditions precedent set out in Section 9.01(b) are not satisfied because
an amount has not been paid, the Trustee, prior to cancellation and discharge of this Indenture,
shall pay to the persons listed below, in the strict order set out below, the amounts required to
satisfy those conditions precedent:
(a) Trustee’s Annual Fee and Ordinary Costs and Expenses. If any portion
of the Trustee’s Annual Fee or ordinary costs and expenses of the Trustee remain unpaid,
the Trustee shall pay to itself so much of the Trust Estate as will fully pay s uch unpaid
amounts. No Extraordinary Items may be included under this subsection (a).
(b) Credit Provider. If the Trustee receives a written statement from the
Credit Provider, if any, stating that moneys are owed to the Credit Provider under the
Credit Facility Documents or the Loan Documents, the Trustee shall pay to the Credit
Provider so much of the remaining Trust Estate as will fully pay all amounts due and
owing to the Credit Provider, as determined by the Credit Provider. The reimbursement
from the Trust Estate of amounts provided by the Credit Provider for application to the
payment of remarketing expenses will be made with interest at a rate equal to the 30 -day
LIBOR rate plus two (2) percentage points or from the date or dates of such advances
through the date of such reimbursement. The Trustee is authorized to rely on the written
statement of the Credit Provider as to the amount of such advances and interest accrued
on such advances.
(c) Trustee. If any Extraordinary Items have not been paid to the Trustee, the
Trustee shall pay to itself so much of the remaining Trust Estate as will fully pay all
amounts owing to the Trustee for Extraordinary Items.
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(d) Issuer. If the Trustee receives a written statement from the Issuer stating
that moneys are owed to the Issuer in respect of the Reserved Rights, the Trustee shall
pay to the Issuer so much of the remaining Trust Estate as will fully pay all amounts
owing to the Issuer in respect of the Reserved Rights.
Section 9.03. Defeasance.
(a) Provision for Payment of Bonds. Any Bond will be deemed paid within
the meaning of Section 9.01 if each of the conditions set out in this Section is satisfied.
The conditions are:
(i) The Issuer or the Borrower deposits with the Trustee (A) Available
Moneys or (B) Government Obligations which are not subject to early redemption
and which are purchased with Available Moneys, of such maturities and interest
payment dates and bearing such interest as will be sufficient, without further
investment or reinvestment of either the principal amount of such Government
Obligations or the interest earnings on Government Obligations (the earnings to
be held in trust also), together with any Available Moneys, for the payment on
their respective maturity dates, or redemption dates prior to maturity, of the
principal of such Bonds (calculated at the Maximum Rate in the case of Bonds in
the Daily Variable Rate Mode or the Weekly Variable Rate Mode) and
redemption premium, if any, and interest to accrue on such Bonds to such
maturity or redemption dates;
(ii) The Trustee receives, at the expense of the Borrower, and may rely
upon: (A) a verification report of an independent certified public accountant or
other firm nationally recognized in the certification of cash flow analyses; and
(B) an Opinion of Bond Counsel to the effect that such deposit with the Trustee
and consequent defeasance of the Bonds does not adversely affect the
excludability from gross income for federal income tax purposes of the interest
payable on the Tax-Exempt Bonds;
(iii) All Third Party Fees and Fees and Expenses due or to become due
have been paid or sufficient additional moneys to make the required payments
have been irrevocably deposited with the Trustee;
(iv) For any such Bonds to be redeemed on any date prior to their
maturity, the Trustee has received in form satisfactory to it irrevocable
instructions to redeem such Bonds on a date on which the Bonds are subject to
redemption, and either evidence satisfactory to the Trustee that all redemption
notices required by this Indenture have been given or irrevocable power
authorizing the Trustee to give such redemption notices; and
(v) If the Bonds bear interest at a Reset Rate, the Bonds will be
redeemed on or before the last day of the current Reset Period, and if the Bonds
bear interest at a Daily Variable Rate, a Weekly Variable Rate or a Bank Rate, the
Bonds will be redeemed on the earliest possible redemption or tender date.
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The Trustee shall redeem the Bonds specified by such irrevocable instructions on the date
specified by such irrevocable instructions.
(b) Defeased Bonds No Longer Outstanding. At such times as a Bond is
deemed to be paid under this Indenture, it will no longer be secured by or entitled to the
benefits of this Indenture, except for the purposes of payment in accordance with this
Indenture.
(c) Release of Certain Income. All income from all Government Obligations
in the hands of the Trustee pursuant to this Section which is identified by an independent
certified public accountant or other firm nationally recognized in the certification of cash
flow analyses as not required for the payment of the Bonds and interest on such income
with respect to which such moneys have been so deposited will be deposited with the
Trustee as and when realized and collected for use and application as are other moneys
deposited with the Trustee.
(d) Particular Bonds. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture
to the contrary, all moneys or Government Obligations set aside and held in trust
pursuant to the provisions of this Article IX for the payment of Bonds (including accrued
interest on such Bonds) shall be applied to and used solely for the payment of the
particular Bonds (including interest on such Bonds) with respect to which such moneys
or Government Obligations have been so set aside in trust.
ARTICLE X
DEFAULT PROVISIONS AND REMEDIES
Section 10.01. Events of Default; Preliminary Notice.
(a) Events of Default. Each of the following constitutes an Event of Default
under this Indenture:
(i) default in the payment when due and payable of any interest due
on any Bond (other than a Pledged Bond) or, unless the Credit Provider specifies
otherwise by written notice to the Trustee, on any Bond purchased in lieu of
redemption by the Credit Provider pursuant to Section 3.07;
(ii) default in the payment when due and payable of (A) the principal
of or any redemption premium on any Bond (other than a Pledged Bond) or,
unless the Credit Provider specifies otherwise by written notice to the Trustee,
Bond purchased in lieu of redemption by the Credit Provider pursuant to
Section 3.07 at maturity or upon any redemption or (B) the purchase price of any
Tendered Bond (other than a Pledged Bond);
(iii) written notice to the Trustee from the Credit Provider of a default
by the Issuer in the observance or performance of any covenant, agreement,
warranty or representation on the part of the Issuer included in this Indenture or in
the Bonds (other than an Event of Default set forth in subsection (i) or (ii) above)
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and the continuance of such default for a period of 30 days (or such longer period
as is consented to in writing by the Credit Provider) after the Trustee receives
such notice;
(iv) written notice to the Trustee from the Credit Provider of an Event
of Default under the Reimbursement Agreement;
(v) so long as the Bonds bear interest at a Bank Rate, written notice to
the Trustee from the Administrative Agent of the occurrence of any Event of
Default under the Guaranty Agreement;
(vi) written notice to the Trustee from the Credit Provider of an Act of
Bankruptcy; or
(vii) a Wrongful Dishonor.
(b) Preliminary Notice. The Trustee shall immediately notify the Issuer, the
Borrower and the Credit Provider after the Trustee obtains knowledge or receives notice
of the occurrence of an Event of Default under this Indenture or an event which would
become such an Event of Default with the passage of time, the giving of notice or both,
identifying the paragraph in Section 10.01(a) under which the Event of Default has
occurred or may occur.
(c) Non-Default and Prohibition of Mandatory Redemption Upon Tax
Event. The occurrence of any event (“Tax Event”) which results in the interest payable
on the Tax-Exempt Bonds being includable, for federal income tax purposes, in the gross
income of the Bondholders, including any violation of any provision of the Regulatory
Agreement or any of the other Bond Documents, shall not (i) directly or indirectly
constitute an Event of Default under this Indenture or permit any party (other than the
Credit Provider) to accelerate, or require acceleration of, the Loan or the Bonds, unless
the Credit Provider provides written notice to the Trustee that such Tax Event constitutes
a default under the Reimbursement Agreement, (ii) give rise to a mandatory redemption
of the Bonds, or (iii) give rise to the payment to the Bondholders of any amount, denoted
as “supplemental interest,” “additional interest,” “penalty interest,” “liquidated damages,”
“damages” or otherwise, in addition to the amounts payable to the owners of the Bonds
prior to the occurrence of the Tax Event. Nothing contained in this subsection will be
deemed to amend or supplement the terms of the Loan Documents. Promptly upon
determining that a Tax Event has occurred, the Issuer or the Trustee, by notice in writing
to the Credit Provider, all Registered Owners of the Bonds and the Remarketing Agent,
shall state that a Tax Event has occurred and whether the Tax Event is cured, curable
within a reasonable period or incurable. Notwithstanding the availability of the remedy
of specific performance to cure a Tax Event that is curable within a reasonable period,
neither the Issuer nor the Trustee shall have, upon the occurrence of a Tax Event, any
right or obligation to cause or direct acceleration of the Bonds or the Loan, to enforce the
Note or to foreclose the Security Instrument, to accept a deed to the Mortgaged Property
in lieu of foreclosure, or to effect any other comparable conversion of the Mortgaged
Property.
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Section 10.02. Acceleration, Redemption and Mandatory Tender. The Bonds shall
be subject to acceleration, redemption and mandatory tender as set out in this Section.
(a) Acceleration. Upon:
(i) the occurrence and during the continuance of a Wrongful
Dishonor, the Trustee may, and, upon the written request of Bondholders owning
not less than 51% in aggregate principal amount of Bonds then Outstanding, must,
by written notice to the Issuer, the Borrower and the Credit Provider, declare the
principal of all Bonds and the interest accrued, and to accrue, on the Bonds to the
date of payment immediately due and payable; or
(ii) the occurrence of any other Event of Default under this Indenture,
the Trustee may, upon receiving the prior written consent of the Credit Provider,
and must, upon the written direction of the Credit Provider requiring that the
Bonds be accelerated pursuant to this subsection, by written notice to the Issuer,
the Borrower and the Credit Provider, declare the principal of all Bonds and the
interest accrued, and to accrue, on the Bonds to the date of declaration
immediately due and payable.
(b) Redemption and Mandatory Tender. Upon the occurrence of an Event of
Default under Section 10.01(a)(iv) of this Indenture:
(i) if the Credit Provider so directs pursuant to Section 3.03(b), the
Bonds shall be redeemed in whole or in part in the amount specified by and at the
direction of the Credit Provider.
(ii) if the Credit Provider so directs pursuant to Section 4.02(b), the
Bonds shall be subject to mandatory tender.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture, if the Credit Provider directs
that the Bonds be redeemed in part pursuant to Section 3.03(b), the Credit Provider may
further direct on one or more other occasions under this subsection that the Bonds be
redeemed in whole or in part or that the Bonds be subject to mandatory tender.
(c) Notice.
(i) Acceleration. Upon any decision to accelerate payment of the
Bonds, the Trustee shall notify the Bondholders of the declaration of acceleration,
that, in the event of acceleration pursuant to Section 10.02(a)(ii), interest on the
Bonds will cease to accrue upon such declaration, and payment of the Bonds will
be made upon presentment of the Bonds at the Designated Office of the Trustee.
Such notice shall be sent by registered mail or overnight delivery service, postage
prepaid, or, at the Trustee’s option, may be given by Electronic Means to each
Registered Owner of Bonds at such Registered Owner’s last address appearing in
the Bond Register. Any defect in or failure to give notice of such declaration will
not affect the validity of such declaration.
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(ii) Redemption. Upon the direction of the Credit Provider to redeem
the Bonds in whole or in part pursuant Section 3.03(b) and as provided in
Section 3.04(a), immediate notice of redemption will be given.
(iii) Mandatory Tender. Upon any direction of the Credit Provider that
the Bonds be subject to mandatory tender, the Trustee shall give notice to t he
Bondholders as provided in Section 4.02(b).
(d) Payment Under Credit Facility. Immediately upon acceleration of the
Bonds, the Trustee shall draw on the Letter of Credit, or Draw on the Alternate Credit
Facility then in effect, as applicable, in accordance with its terms.
Section 10.03. Other Remedies. Upon the occurrence and continuance of an Event of
Default under this Indenture, the Trustee may, with or without taking action under Section 10.02,
but only with the prior written consent of the Credit Provider, and must at the direction of the
Credit Provider if the Event of Default occurs under Section 10.01(a)(iii), (iv) or (v), pursue any
of the following remedies:
(a) an action in mandamus or other suit, action or proceeding at law or in
equity (i) to enforce the payment of the principal of and interest and any premium on the
Bonds, (ii) for the specific performance of any covenant or agreement contained in this
Indenture, the Financing Agreement or the Regulatory Agreement or (iii) to require the
Issuer to carry out any other covenant or agreement with Bondholders and to perform its
duties under the Act;
(b) the liquidation of the Trust Estate; or
(c) an action or suit in equity to enjoin any acts or things which may be
unlawful or in violation of the rights of the Bondholders and to execute any other papers
and documents and do and perform any and all such acts and things as may be necessary
or advisable in the opinion of the Trustee in order to have the respective claims of the
Bondholders against the Issuer allowed in an y bankruptcy or other proceeding.
Subject to the provisions of Section 10.07 and the requirement, if any, that the Credit Provider
consent in writing to the exercise by the Trustee of any remedy, upon the occurrence and
continuance of an Event of Default under this Indenture, the Trustee shall exercise such of the
rights and powers conferred by this Section as the Trustee, being advised by counsel, deems
most effective to enforce and protect the interests of the Bondholders and, unless a Wrongful
Dishonor has occurred and is continuing, the Credit Provider.
Section 10.04. Preservation of Security and Remedies if Payment Under Credit
Facility Is Not Made or Is Insufficient; Rights of Bondholders . Upon the occurrence and
during the continuance of a Wrongful Dishonor, the Trustee may proceed, and upon the written
request of the holders of not less than 25% of the aggregate principal amount of the Bonds
Outstanding and the receipt of indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee shall proceed, to
protect and enforce its rights and the rights of the Bondholders under this Indenture by such
suits, actions or special proceedings in equity or at law, whether for the specific performance of
any covenant or agreement, or in aid of the execution of any power granted in this Inden ture or
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by the Act, or for the enforcement of any legal or equitable right or remedy, as the Trustee, being
advised by counsel, deems most effective to protect and enforce such rights or to perform any of
its duties under this Indenture.
Section 10.05. Remedies Not Exclusive; Delay or Omission. No right or remedy
conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee (or to the Bondholders) is intended to be exclusive of
any other right or remedy, but each and every such right and remedy will be cumulative and in
addition to any other right or remedy given to the Trustee or to the Bondholders under this
Indenture or under the Financing Agreement, the Regulatory Agreement or the Credit Facility or
now or later existing at law or in equity. No delay or omission to exercise any right or remedy
provided in this Indenture will impair any such right or remedy or be construed to be a waiver of
any Event of Default or acquiescence in it. Every such right and remedy may be exercised from
time to time as often as may be deemed expedient.
Section 10.06. Waiver. Subject to the conditions precedent set out below, (i) the
Trustee may waive, (ii) the Trustee shall waive if directed to do so by the Credit Provider in
writing, and (iii) Bondholders owning not less than 51% in aggregate principal amount of Bonds
then Outstanding may waive, by written notice to the Trustee, any Event of Default under this
Indenture and its consequences and rescind any declaration of acceleration of maturity of
principal. The conditions precedent to any waiver are:
(a) unless waiver is directed by the Credit Provider, the Credit Provider must
consent to such waiver in writing;
(b) the principal and interest on the Bonds in arrears, together with interest
thereon (to the extent permitted by law) at the applicable rate or rates of interest borne by
the Bonds has been paid or provided for by the Borrower in Available Moneys or by the
Credit Provider and all fees and expenses of the Trustee have been paid or provided for
by the Borrower or the Credit Provider; and
(c) after the waiver, the Credit Facility remains in effect in an amount equal to
the aggregate principal amount of the Bonds Outstanding (other than Pledged Bonds)
plus the Interest Requirement; provided, however, that such waiver will be permitted
without the Credit Facility remaining in effect if (i) the Issuer consents to the waiver,
(ii) the Rating Agency then rating the Bonds is notified and the Trustee gives written
notice to the Bondholders that the ratings on the Bonds may be reduced or withdrawn
upon the occurrence of such waiver, and (iii) 100% of the Bondholders consent to the
waiver.
Upon any such waiver, the default or Event of Default shall be deemed cured and shall cease to
exist for all purposes and the Issuer, the Borrower, the Trustee and the Bondholders will be
restored to their former positions and rights under this Indenture. No waiver of any default or
Event of Default shall extend to or affect any subsequent default or Event of Default or shall
impair any right or remedy consequent thereto.
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Section 10.07. Rights of the Credit Provider and the Bondholders To Direct
Proceedings; Rights and Limitations Applicable to Bondholders, Issuer and Trustee.
(a) Rights To Direct Proceedings. Notwithstanding anything contained in
this Indenture to the contrary, the Credit Provider itself or Bondholders owning not less
than 51% in aggregate principal amount of Bonds then Outstanding, but only with the
prior written consent of the Credit Provider, shall have the right, at any time, by an
instrument or instruments in writing executed and delivered to the Trustee, to direct the
method and place of conducting all proceedings to be taken in connection with the
enforcement of the terms and conditions of this Indenture or any other proceedings under
this Indenture, provided, however, that such direction will not be otherwise than in
accordance with the provisions of law and of this Indenture, and provided that the Trustee
will be indemnified to its reasonable satisfaction (except for actions required under
Section 10.02(c) and (d)).
(b) Limitations on Bondholders’ Rights. No Bondholder has or shall have
the right to enforce the provisions of this Indenture or the Financing Agreement, or to
institute any proceeding in equity or at law for the enforcement of this Indenture or the
Financing Agreement, or to take any action with respect to an Event of Default under this
Indenture or an Event of Default under the Financing Agreement, or to institute, appear in
or defend any suit or other proceeding with respect to this Indenture or the Financing
Agreement upon an Event of Default unless (i) such Event of Default is a Wrongful
Dishonor, (ii) such Bondholder has given the Trustee, the Issuer, the Credit Provider and
the Borrower written notice of the Event of Default, (iii) the holders of not less than 51%
in aggregate principal amount of Bonds then Outstanding have requested the Trustee in
writing to institute such proceeding, (iv) the Trustee has been afforded a reasonable
opportunity to exercise its powers or to institute such proceeding, (v) the Trustee has
been offered reasonable indemnity, where required, and (vi) the Trustee has thereafter
failed or refused to exercise such powers or to institute such proceeding within a
reasonable period of time. No Bondholder has or shall have any right in any manner
whatever to affect, disturb or prejudice the pledge of revenues or of any other moneys,
Funds, Accounts or securities under this Indenture. Except as provided in this subsection,
no Bondholder has or shall have the right, directly or indirectly, individually or as a
group, to seek to enforce, collect amounts available under, or otherwise realize on, the
Credit Facility.
Section 10.08. Discontinuance of Proceedings. If the Trustee or any Bondholder has
instituted any proceeding or remedy under this Indenture, and such proceedings have been
discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or have been determined adversely, then and in every
such case the Issuer, the Credit Provider and the Trustee will be restored to their former positions
and rights under this Indenture, and all rights, remedies, powers, duties and obligations of the
Issuer, the Trustee and the Credit Provider shall continue as if no such proceedings had been
taken, subject to the limits of any adverse determination.
Section 10.09. Possession of Bonds. All rights under this Indenture or upon any of the
Bonds enforceable by the Trustee may be enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any
of the Bonds, or the production of the Bonds at trial or other proceedings. Any suit, action or
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proceeding instituted by the Trustee may be brought in its name for itself or as representative of
the Bondholders without the necessity of joining Bondholders as parties, and any recovery
resulting from such proceedings shall, subject to Section 10.10, be for the ratable benefit of the
Bondholders.
Section 10.10. Application of Moneys. Amounts derived from payments under the
Credit Facility shall be deposited into the Credit Facility Account and applied solely to pay the
principal of and interest on the Bonds. Amounts on deposit in the Bond Purchase Fund shall be
applied solely to pay the purchase price of the Bonds. All other moneys received by the Trustee
pursuant to any action taken under this Article X shall be deposited into the Interest Account and
the Redemption Account, as applicable, after payment of reasonable fees and expenses of the
Trustee (including reasonable fees and disbursements of its counsel) incurred in and about the
performance of its powers and duties under this Indenture. The balance of such moneys, less
such amounts as the Trustee determines may be needed for possible use in paying future fees and
expenses and for the preservation and management of the Mortgaged Property (as identified by
the Credit Provider), shall be applied as set out in the following subsections.
(a) Principal on Bonds Not Declared Due and Payable. Unless the principal
on all Bonds has become or been declared due and payable, all such moneys will be
applied:
FIRST, to the payment of all interest then due on the Bonds (including for
this purpose, the interest component in respect of the Credit Facility), in the order
of the maturity of such interest and, if the amount available shall not be sufficient
to pay in full said amount, then to the payment ratably, of the amounts due,
without any discrimination or privilege;
SECOND, to the payment of the unpaid principal (including for this
purpose, the principal component in respect of the Credit Facility) of any of the
Bonds which have become due (other than Bonds matured or called for
redemption for the payment of which moneys are held pursuant to this Indenture),
in the order of due dates, with interest upon the principal amount of the Bonds
from the respective dates upon which they become due at the rate or rates borne
by the Bonds, to the extent permitted by law, and, if the amount available shall
not be sufficient to pay in full the principal of such Bonds due on any particular
date, together with such interest, then to the payment ratably, according to the
amount of principal due on such date, to the persons entitled to such payment
without any discrimination or privilege;
THIRD, to the payment of any other amounts owed to the Credit Provider
under the Credit Facility Documents and the Loan Documents.
(b) Principal of Bonds Declared Due and Payable. If the principal of all the
Bonds has become or been declared due and payable, all such moneys shall be applied
first, to the payment of the principal and interest then due and unpaid upon the Bonds
(including for this purpose, the principal and interest component in respect of the Credit
Facility), without preference or priority of principal over interest or of interest over
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principal, or of any installment of interest over any other installment of interest, or of any
Bond over any other Bond, ratably according to the amounts due respectively for
principal and interest to the persons entitled to payment, until all such principal and
interest has been paid; second, to pay the Credit Provider any other amounts owed to it
under the Credit Facility Documents and the Loan Documents; and third, to any other
amounts due and payable under this Indenture.
(c) General. Whenever moneys are to be applied pursuant to this Section,
such moneys shall be applied at such times, and from time to time, as the Trustee
determines, having due regard for the amount of such moneys available for application,
the likelihood of additional moneys becoming available for such application in the future,
and potential expenses relating to the exercise of any remedy or right conferred on the
Trustee by this Indenture. Whenever the Trustee applies such moneys, it shall fix the
date (which will be an Interest Payment Date unless it deems an earlier date more
suitable) upon which such application is to be made, and upon such date interest on the
amounts of principal to be paid on such date shall cease to accrue, unless interest has
already ceased to accrue in accordance with Section 10.02(b). The Trustee shall give
such notice as it may deem appropriate of the deposit with it of any such moneys and of
the fixing of any such date, and shall not be required to make payment to the owner of
any Bond until such Bond is presented to the Trustee for appropriate endorsement or for
cancellation if fully paid.
ARTICLE XI
THE TRUSTEE AND TENDER AGENT
Section 11.01. Appointment of Trustee; Duties. The Trustee is appointed and agrees
to act in such capacity and to perform the duties of the Trustee under this Indenture, the
Financing Agreement, the Assignment and the Regulatory Agreement upon the express terms
and conditions of this Indenture.
(a) Attorneys, Agents or Receivers. The Trustee may execute any of its trusts
or powers under this Indenture and perform any of its duties by or through attorneys,
agents or receivers. The Trustee shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all
matters of trust under this Indenture and its duties under this Indenture. The Trustee may
in all cases pay such reasonable compensation to such attorneys, agents and receivers and
shall be entitled to reimbursement from the Borrower for all such compensation paid.
The Trustee may act upon the opinion or advice of counsel, accountants, or such other
professionals as the Trustee deems necessary and selected by it in the exercise of
reasonable care. The Trustee shall not be responsible for any loss or damage resulting
from any action or nonaction based on its good faith reliance upon such opinion or advice
which is not contrary to the express terms of this Indenture, any of the other Bond
Documents or the Loan Documents.
(b) Limitation of Responsibility. The Trustee shall not be responsible for any
recital in this Indenture (other than the final recital) or in the Bonds (other than in the
certificates of authentication on the Bonds), or for insuring the Mortgaged Property, or
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for the sufficiency of any insurance, or for collecting any insurance moneys, or for the
validity of this Indenture or of any supplements to this Indenture or instruments of further
assurance, or for the sufficiency of the security for the Bonds issued under this Indenture
or intended to be secured by this Indenture, or for the value or condition of or title to the
Mortgaged Property or the Security. The Trustee may require (but shall be under no duty
to require) of the Borrower full information and advice as to the performance of the
covenants, conditions and agreements aforesaid as to the condition of the Mortgaged
Property. The Trustee shall not be liable for any loss suffered in connection with any
investment of amounts made by it in accordance with this Indenture except for losses
caused by the negligence or willful misconduct of the Trustee. The Trustee is not
accountable for the use (i) of any Bonds delivered in accordance with instructions of the
Issuer, (ii) by the Borrower of the proceeds of the Loan, or (iii) for the use or application
of any moneys paid out by the Trustee in accordance with this Indenture.
(c) Reliance. The Trustee shall be protected in acting upon any Opinion of
Counsel, notice, request, consent, direction, requisition, certificate, order, affidavit, letter,
or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been
signed or sent by the proper person or persons and which is not contrary to the express
terms of this Indenture, the other Bond Documents or the Loan Documents. Any action
taken by the Trustee pursuant to this Indenture upon the request or authority or consent of
any person who at the time of making such request or giving such authority or consent is
the owner of any Bond as shown on the Bond Register will be conclusive and binding
upon all future owners or holders of the same Bonds and upon Bonds issued in exchange
therefor or in place of such Bonds.
(d) Right Not Duty Until Undertaken. The permissive right of the Trustee to
do things enumerated in this Indenture or in the other Bond Documents to which the
Trustee is a party shall not be construed as duties until specifically undertaken by the
Trustee. Prior to an Event of Default under this Indenture, the Trustee shall only be
responsible for the performance of the duties expressly set forth in this Indenture and in
the other Bond Documents to which it is a party and shall not be answerable for other
than its negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of those express duties.
(e) No Personal Liability. The Trustee shall not be personally liable for any
debts contracted or for damages to persons or to personal property injured or damaged, or
for salaries or nonfulfillment of contracts, relating to the Mortgaged Property.
(f) No Bond or Surety Required. The Trustee shall not be required to give
any bond or surety in respect of the execution of its trusts and powers or otherwise in
respect of the premises.
(g) Security or Indemnity Bond. Before taking any action requested by
Bondholders under Article X (except for acceleration of the Bonds or with respect to any
draw on the Credit Facility), the Trustee may require reasonably satisfactory security or
an indemnity bond reasonably satisfactory to it from such Bondholders for the
reimbursement of all expenses to which it may be put and to protect it against all liability,
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except liability which is adjudicated to have resulted from its own negligence or willful
misconduct by reason of any such action so taken.
(h) Not Bound To Inquire. The Trustee is not required to take notice or
deemed to have notice of any default or Event of Default under this Indenture, except
Events of Default under Section 10.01(a)(i), (ii) or (vi), unless the Trustee has actual
knowledge thereof or has received notice in writing of such default or Event of Default
from the Issuer, the Borrower, the Credit Provider or the holders of at least 25% in
aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Bonds, and in the absence of any such
notice, the Trustee may conclusively assume that no such default or Event of Default
exists. The Trustee may nevertheless require the Issuer and the Borrower to furnish
information regarding performance of their respective obligations under the Financing
Agreement, the Regulatory Agreement and this Indenture, but is not obligated to do so.
(i) Standard of Care. The Trustee, during the existence and continuation of
any Event of Default under this Indenture, shall exercise such of the rights vested in it by
this Indenture, the Financing Agreement and the Regulatory Agreement, and use the
same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a reasonable person would exercise or
use under the circumstances in the conduct of such person’s own affairs. The foregoing
will not limit the Trustee’s obligations under Article VIII or Section 10.02(a).
(j) Notice to Rating Agency. At any time that the Bonds are rated by a
Rating Agency, the Trustee shall give notice by mail to that Rating Agency at its address
(as specified in Section 13.04) promptly upon the occurrence of any of: (i) the
appointment of any successor trustee or separate trustee or co-trustee, (ii) any amendment
of or supplement to this Indenture, the Financing Agreement, the Credit Facility or any
Loan Document, (iii) the termination of the Credit Facility, the extension or expiration of
the Credit Facility or the substitution of any Alternate Credit Facility for the Credit
Facility, (iv) an Event of Default under this Indenture, (v) a redemption, acceleration or
defeasance of the Bonds in whole or in part (other than any mandatory sinking fund
redemption or redemption caused by the deposit and accumulation of moneys in the
Principal Reserve Fund), (vi) any mandatory tender of the Bonds, (vii) execution by the
Trustee of an agreement for the investment of moneys at a guaranteed rate as an
Investment, (viii) any change in the provider of an agreement in the Trust Estate for the
investment of moneys at a guaranteed rate; (ix) any resignation, removal or replacement
of the Remarketing Agent, (x) any change in Mode, and (xi) any other event of which
notice reasonably is requested by the Rating Agency. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it
is expressly understood and agreed that failure to provide any such notice to any Rating
Agency or any defect in any such notice will not affect the validity of any action with
respect to which notice is to be given or the effectiveness of any such action.
(k) Notice of the Non-payment of any Third Party Fee or Fees and
Expenses. The Trustee shall give prompt written notice to the Credit Provider of the
non-payment of any Third Party Fees or Fees and Expenses.
(l) Authority To Execute. The Trustee is authorized and directed by the
Issuer to execute or accept and acknowledge and to perform its obligations under, as
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applicable, in its capacity as Trustee, the Financing Agreement, the Assignment, the
Regulatory Agreement and any financing statements.
(m) No Disclosure Responsibility. The Trustee shall have no responsibility
with respect to any information, statement, or recital in any official statement, offering
memorandum or any other disclosure material prepared or distributed with respect to the
Bonds, except for any information provided by the Trustee.
(n) No Financial Obligation. No provision of this Indenture or any other
Bond Document or any Loan Document shall require the Trustee to risk or advance its
own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of its duties or the
exercise of its rights under this Indenture.
(o) No Liability for Directions. The Trustee will not be liable for any action
taken or not taken by it in accordance with the direction of the Credit Provider or
Bondholders pursuant to this Indenture except for the Trustee’s own negligent action, its
own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct.
(p) Environmental Law; Hazardous Substances. Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary contained in this Indenture, in the event the Trustee is entitled or required
to foreclose, commence an action or otherwise exercise remedies to acquire control or
possession of any or all of the project under, but not limited to, the provisions of the
Security Instrument, the Trustee shall not be required to foreclose, commence any such
action or exercise any such remedy if the Trustee has determined in good faith that it may
incur liability under an Environmental Law (as defined below) as the result of the
presence at, or release on or from the Mortgaged Property of any Hazardous Substances
(as defined below) unless the Trustee has received security or indemnity satisfactory to
the Trustee in its sole discretion, protecting the Trustee from all such liability. The term
“Environmental Laws” shall mean all federal, state and local environmental, land use,
zoning, health, chemical use, safety and sanitation laws, statutes, ordinances and codes
relating to the protection of the environment or governing the use, storage, treatment,
generation, transportation, processing, handling, production or disposal of Hazardous
Substances and the rules, regulations, policies, guidelines, interpretations, decisions,
orders and directives of federal, state and local governmental agencies and authorities
with respect thereto. The term “Hazardous Substances” shall mean any chemical,
substance or material classified or designated as hazardous, toxic or radioactive, or other
similar term, and now or hereafter regulated under any Environmental Law, including
without limitation, asbestos, petroleum and hydrocarbon products.
(q) Instructions by Electronic Methods. The Trustee agrees to accept and act
upon instructions or directions pursuant to this Indenture sent by unsecured e-mail,
facsimile transmission or other similar unsecured electronic methods, provided, however,
that, the Trustee shall have received an incumbency certificate listing persons designated
to give such instructions or directions and containing specimen signatures of such
designated persons, which such incumbency certificate shall be amended and replaced
whenever a person is to be added or deleted from the listing. If the Borrower elects to
give the Trustee e-mail or facsimile instructions (or instructions by a similar electronic
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method) and the Trustee in its discretion elects to act upon such instructions, the
Trustee’s understanding of such instructions shall be deemed controlling. The Trustee
shall not be liable for any losses, costs or expenses arising directly or indirectly from the
Trustee’s reliance upon and compliance with such instructions notwithstanding such
instructions conflict or are inconsistent with a subsequent written instruction. The
Borrower agrees to assume all risks arising out of the use of such electronic methods to
submit instructions and directions to the Trustee, including without limitation the risk of
the Trustee acting on unauthorized instructions, and the risk of interception and misuse
by third parties.
(r) Survival of Immunities and Protections; Indemnification. The Trustee’s
rights to immunities and protection from liability hereunder and its rights to payment of
its fees and expenses shall survive its resignation or removal and final payment or
defeasance of the Bonds. All indemnifications and releases from liability granted herein
to the Trustee shall extend to the director, officers, employees and agents of the Trustee.
(s) Consulting with Counsel. The Trustee may consult with counsel, who
may be counsel to the Issuer or other counsel of or to the Issuer, with regard to legal
questions, and the opinion of such counsel shall be full and complete authorization and
protection in respect of any action taken or suffered by it hereunder in good faith and in
accordance therewith.
(t) Books, Records and Accounts. The Trustee, on behalf of the Issuer, shall
keep and maintain, or cause to be kept and maintained, proper books, records and
accounts in which complete and accurate entries shall be made of all of its transactions
relating to the Bonds, this Indenture, the Financing Agreement, the Regulatory
Agreement, the Loan, the Credit Facility, the Funds and Accounts, Permitted Investments
and Investment Income, all of which, at all reasonable times, and upon reasonable prior
notice, will be subject to the inspection and audit by the Issuer, the Credit Provider, the
Borrower and Bondholders owning not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of
Bonds then Outstanding or any of their accountants or agents duly authorized in writing,
each of whom will have the right, at its expense, to make copies of any such books of
record and accounts.
(u) List of Bondholders. The Trustee shall keep the Bond Register available
for inspection by any Bondholder or its attorney duly authorized in writing duri ng normal
business hours upon reasonable prior notice.
Section 11.02. Qualification. The Trustee and any successor Trustee shall at all times
be a bank, national banking association or trust company organized under the laws of the
United States of America or any state, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust
powers, having a combined capital stock, surplus and undivided profits of at least $50,000,000
(or an affiliate of a corporation or banking association meeting that requirement which
guarantees the obligations and liabilities of the Trustee) and subject to supervision or
examination by federal or state banking authority.
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Section 11.03. Fees; Expenses. Each of the Trustee and the Tender Agent is entitled to
payment and reimbursement from the Borrower, or from the Trust Estate to the extent otherwise
permitted in this Indenture, for reasonable fees for its ordinary services rendered under this
Indenture and the other Bond Documents and its ordinary costs and expenses reasonably
incurred in connection with its services under this Indenture and the other Bond Documents. In
the event that it should become necessary that the Trustee perform extraordinary services, it shall
be entitled to Extraordinary Items; provided however, that if such Extraordinary Items are
incurred as a result of the negligence or willful misconduct of the Trustee or the Tender Agent,
as applicable, it will not be entitled to compensation or reimbursement for such services or
expenses. The Borrower’s failure to pay amounts owed to the Trustee or the Tender Agent shall
not excuse the performance of its obligations. The Trustee recognizes that all fees, charges and
other compensation to which it may be entitled under this Indenture are required to be paid by
the Borrower under the Financing Agreement, and, accordingly, the Trustee and the Tender
Agent agree that the Issuer shall not be liable for any such fees, charges and other compensation.
Section 11.04. Merger; Consolidation. Any corporation or association into which the
Trustee may be converted or merged, or with which it may be consolidated, or to which it may
sell or transfer its corporate trust business and assets as a whole or substantially as a whole, or
any corporation or association resulting from any such conversion, merger or consolidation,
provided such corporation or association otherwise qualifies under Section 11.02, shall be and
become the successor Trustee under this Indenture with all the estates, properties, rights, powers
and duties of the predecessor Trustee without the execution or filing of any instrument or any
further act, deed or conveyance (other than the provision of notice to the Issuer and the Credit
Provider).
Section 11.05. Resignation or Removal of Trustee. The Trustee may resign only upon
giving 60 days’ prior written notice to the Issuer, the Credit Provider, the Borrower and to each
Registered Owner of Bonds then Outstanding as shown on the Bond Register. The Trustee may
be removed at any time upon 30 days’ prior written notice to the Trustee, (i) by the Issuer, with
the prior written consent of the Credit Provider, (ii) by the owners of not less than 51% in
aggregate principal amount of Bonds then Outstanding, which written instrument shall designate
a successor Trustee approved by the Credit Provider, or (iii) by the Credit Provider. Such
resignation or removal shall not be effective until a successor Trustee satisfying the requirements
of Section 11.02 is appointed and has accepted its appointment.
Section 11.06. Appointment of Successor Trustee. Upon the resignation or removal of
the Trustee, a successor Trustee, satisfying the requirements of Section 11.02, shall be appointed
by the Issuer with the prior written consent of the Borrower (if the Borrower is not then in
default under any Bond Document or any Loan Document and if no event which, with notice or
the passage of time or both, would constitute such a default has occurred and is continuing) and
with the prior written consent of the Credit Provider (unless appointed by the Bondholders as
provided in Section 11.05), provided, however, that if such consent or other correspondence with
respect thereto is not received by the Issuer within 15 Business Days after receipt by the Credit
Provider of written notice of the proposed successor Trustee, such consent shall be deemed to
have been given. If, in the case of resignation or removal of the Trustee, no successor is
appointed within 30 days after the notice of resignation or within 30 days after removal, as the
case may be, then, in the case of a resignation, the resigning Trustee shall appoint a su ccessor
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with the prior written consent of the Issuer and the Credit Provider or apply to a court of
competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee and, in the case of a removal,
the Credit Provider shall have the right to appoint a successor Trustee or to apply to a court of
competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee. The successor Trustee must
accept in writing its duties and responsibilities under this Indenture, the Financing Agreement,
the Assignment, and the Regulatory Agreement. The successor Trustee shall give notice of such
succession by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to each Bondholder, the Issuer, the Credit
Provider and the Borrower.
Section 11.07. Transfer of Rights and Mortgaged Property to Successor Trustee.
The successor Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become fully vested
with all moneys, estates, properties, rights, powers, duties and obligations of the predecessor
Trustee, but the former Trustee shall nevertheless, on the written request of the Issuer, the Credit
Provider or the successor Trustee, execute, acknowledge and deliver such instruments of
conveyance and further assurance and do such other things as may be reasonably required for
more fully and certainly vesting and confirming in the successor Trustee all the right, title and
interest of the predecessor Trustee in and to any properties held by it under this Indenture, and
shall pay over, assign and deliver to the successor Trustee any money or other property subject to
the trusts and conditions set forth in this Indenture. The former Trustee shall execute and deliver
a certificate of transfer or such other certificate or document as may be required by the Credit
Facility for its transfer to a successor Trustee and do such other things as may be reasonably
required to transfer all of its right, title and interest in and to the Credit Facility to the successor
Trustee. Should any deed, conveyance or instrument in writing from the Issuer be required by
the successor Trustee for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to the successor
Trustee any such moneys, estates, properties, rights, powers and duties, any and all such deeds,
conveyances and instruments in writing, shall, on request, and as may be authorized by law, be
executed, acknowledged and delivered by the Issuer.
Section 11.08. Power To Appoint Co-Trustees and Separate Trustees.
(a) Appointment of Co-Trustees. At any time or times, for the purpose of
meeting any legal requirements of any jurisdiction in which any part of the Mortgaged
Property is located, the Issuer (at the request of the Borrower, unless the Borrower is then
in default under any Bond Document or any Loan Document or if an event has occurred
and is continuing which, with notice or the passage of time or both, would constitute such
a default) shall have the power, subject to the approval of the Credit Provider, to appoint
one or more persons approved by the Trustee either to act as co-trustee jointly with the
Trustee or as separate trustee of all or any part of the Mortgaged Property, and to vest in
such person, in such capacity, such title to the Mortgaged Property or any part of it,
and/or such rights, powers, duties, trusts or obligations as the Issuer and the Trustee may
consider necessary or desirable. If the Issuer is in default under this Indenture, the
Trustee alone will have the power to make such appointment with the prior written
consent of the Credit Provider. The Issuer shall execute, acknowledge and deliver all
such instruments as may be required by any such co-trustee or separate trustee for more
fully confirming such title, rights, powers, trusts, duties and obligations to such co -trustee
or separate trustee.
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(b) Effect of Death, Incapacity, Resignation or Removal of Co-Trustee or
Separate Trustee. In case any co-trustee or separate trustee dies, becomes incapable of
acting, resigns or is removed, the pledge and assignment of the Security and all rights,
powers, trusts, duties and obligations of the co-trustee or separate trustee, so far as
permitted by law, shall vest in and be exercised by the Trustee unless and until a
successor co-trustee or separate trustee is appointed in the same manner as provided in
subsection (a).
(c) Approval of the Issuer. No co-trustee or separate trustee may assume its
duties under this Indenture without the prior written approval of the Issuer, unless the
Issuer is in default under this Indenture or has failed to respond timely as otherwise
provided in this Article XI.
Section 11.09. Filing of Financing Statements. The Trustee shall, at the expense of the
Borrower, file or record or cause to be filed or recorded all continuation statements provided by
the Credit Provider for the purpose of continuing without lapse the effectiveness of (i) those
financing statements which have been filed at or prior to the Closing Date in connection with the
security for the Bonds pursuant to the authority of the UCC, and (ii) any previously filed
continuation statements which have been filed as required by this Indenture; provided, however,
that if the Credit Provider gives written notice to the Trustee that it has filed or recorded all
applicable financing statements, the Trustee shall be entitled to rely on such written notice. The
Issuer shall sign, and the Trustee shall obtain from the Borrower or the Credit Provider, all such
financing statements as may be required for such purposes. Upon the filing of any such
financing statement the Trustee shall immediately notify the Issuer, the Borrower and the Credit
Provider that the same has been done. If direction is given by the Credit Provider, the Trustee
shall file all financing statements in accordance with such directions.
Section 11.10. Tender Agent. The initial Tender Agent is The Bank of New York
Mellon Trust Company, N.A. The Tender Agent shall at all times be the same party as the
Trustee except upon receipt by the Issuer of confirmation from the Rating Agency that
appointment of a separate Tender Agent will not cause the rating on the Bonds to be lowered,
suspended or withdrawn. The Tender Agent shall designate to the Trustee, the Issuer, the
Remarketing Agent and the Credit Provider its Designated Office and signify its acceptance of
the duties and obligations imposed upon it under this Indenture by a written instrument of
acceptance delivered to the Trustee under which such Tender Agent will agree particularly to:
(a) act as agent for the Trustee for the purpose of authenticating, accepting
delivery of and delivering Bonds in accordance with Section 2.11, 2.12, 2.13, 2.14, 2.16,
4.01 or 4.02 or other provisions of this Indenture relating to authentication and delivery
of Bonds;
(b) forward to the Trustee immediately after completion of such
authentication the names, addresses, taxpayer identification numbers or social security
numbers of all persons in whose names the Bonds are to be registered;
(c) deliver authenticated and registered Bonds to or to the order of the persons
in whose names such Bonds are registered;
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(d) as agent for the Trustee, hold all moneys delivered to it for the purchase of
Bonds in trust in the Bond Purchase Fund for the account of the person who delivered
such moneys until the Bonds purchased with such moneys have been registered,
authenticated and delivered to or to the order of such person; and
(e) hold all Bonds delivered to it for purchase in trust for the owner of such
Bonds until such owner has received the purchase price for such Bonds.
The Tender Agent shall be entitled to the same protections, immunities and limitations from
liability afforded the Trustee under this Indenture. The Issuer shall cooperate with the Trustee,
the Borrower and the Credit Provider to cause the necessary arrangements to be made and to be
continued by which amounts from the sources specified in this Indenture and in the Financing
Agreement shall be made available for the purchase of Bonds presented at the Designated Office
of the Tender Agent, and by which Bonds, executed by the Issuer and to be authenticated by the
Tender Agent, shall be made available to the Tender Agent to the extent necessary for delivery
pursuant to Section 4.01 or 4.02.
Section 11.11. Resignation or Removal of Tender Agent. The Tender Agent may
resign by giving no less than 30 days’ prior written notice to the Borrower, the Trustee, the
Credit Provider and the Issuer. The Tender Agent may be removed by the Issuer with the written
approval of the Credit Provider, by an instrument signed by the Issuer stating the reason for such
removal filed with the Tender Agent, the Trustee, the Credit Provider, and the Issuer may
appoint a successor Tender Agent with the prior written consent of the Borrower (if the
Borrower is not then in default under any Bond Document or any Loan Document and if no
event which, with notice or the passage of time or both, would constitute such a default has
occurred and is continuing) and the Credit Provider. The Trustee or the Credit Provider is
authorized, with the prior written approval of the Issuer and the Credit Provider or the Trustee, as
applicable, to remove the Tender Agent and appoint a successor. No removal of the Tender
Agent shall be effective until a successor Tender Agent has been appointed and has accepted
such appointment. Failing such appointment by the Issuer prior to the effective date of the
Tender Agent’s resignation, the Credit Provider shall have the right to appoint a successor
Tender Agent acceptable to the Issuer. Any successor Tender Agent shall be a trust company,
bank or national banking association having trust powers and in good standing, within or without
the State, having trust powers. The provisions of this Section shall apply if the resignation of the
Tender Agent is due to the fact that the Tender Agent no longer exists. In no event shall the
resignation or removal of the Tender Agent take effect prior to the date a successor Tender Agent
has been appointed and is serving under this Indenture and the Tender Agent Agreement. The
Trustee, when acting as Tender Agent, may transfer the Tender Agent duties to any related
affiliate without further act or approval (other than the provision of notice to th e Issuer, the
Credit Provider, the Borrower and the Remarketing Agent).
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ARTICLE XII
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES; AMENDMENTS
Section 12.01. Supplemental Indentures Not Requiring Bondholder Consent. The
Issuer and the Trustee, without the consent of or notice to any Bondholder, may enter into an
indenture or indentures supplemental to this Indenture for one or more of the following purposes:
(a) to cure any ambiguity or to correct or supplement any provision contained
in this Indenture or in any supplemental indenture which may be defecti ve or inconsistent
with any other provision contained in this Indenture or in any supplemental indenture;
(b) to amend, modify or supplement this Indenture in any respect if such
amendment, modification or supplement is not materially adverse to the interests of the
Bondholders;
(c) to grant to or confer upon the Trustee for the benefit of the Bondholders
any additional rights, remedies, powers or authority that may lawfully be granted to or
conferred upon the Bondholders or the Trustee, or to grant or pledge to the Trustee for
the benefit of the Bondholders any additional security other than that granted or pledged
under this Indenture;
(d) to modify, amend or supplement this Indenture in such manner as to
permit qualification under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, or any similar
federal statute then in effect, or to permit the qualification of the Bonds for sale under the
securities laws of any of the States of the United States;
(e) to appoint a successor trustee, separate trustee or co-trustee, or a separate
Tender Agent or Bond Registrar;
(f) to make any change requested by the Credit Provider which is not
materially adverse to the interests of the Bondholders, including, but not limited to,
provision of a Credit Facility other than or in substitution for the initial Credit Facility,
provided that the provision of such other Credit Facility does not adversely affect the
rating then in effect for the Bonds;
(g) to make any changes in this Indenture or in the terms of the Bonds
necessary or desirable in order to maintain the then existing rating awarded to the Bonds
by the Rating Agency or otherwise to comply with requirements of any Rating Agency
then rating the Bonds;
(h) to comply with the Code and the regulations and rulings issued with
respect to the Code, to the extent determined as necessary in the Opinion of Bond
Counsel;
(i) to modify, alter, amend or supplement this Indenture in any other respect,
including amendments which would otherwise be described in Section 12.02, (A) if such
amendments will take effect on a Mandatory Tender Date following the purchase of
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Tendered Bonds or (B) if notice of the proposed supplemental indenture is given to
Bondholders (in the same manner as notices of redemption are given) at least 30 days
before the effective date of such amendment, modification, alteration or supplement and,
on or before such effective date, the Bondholders have the right to demand purchase of
their Bonds pursuant to Section 4.01; or
(j) to change any of the time periods for provision of notice relating to the
remarketing of Bonds or the determination of the interest rate on the Bonds.
If the Trustee has received written confirmation from the Rating Agency to the effect that such
supplemental indenture will not result in the suspension, withdrawal or reduction of the then
current rating on the Bonds and all conditions precedent in this Section 12.01 and in
Sections 12.05 and 12.06 have been satisfied, the Trustee shall join the Issuer in the execution of
any such supplemental indenture. The Trustee promptly shall furnish a copy of any such
supplemental indenture to the Credit Provider, the Remarketing Agent, the Tender Agent and the
Borrower.
Section 12.02. Supplemental Indentures Requiring Bondholder Consent. The Issuer
and the Trustee may, with the consent of Bondholders owning not less than 51% in aggregate
principal amount of Bonds then Outstanding, from time to time, execute indentures supplemental
to this Indenture for the purpose of modifying or amending any of the provisions of this
Indenture provided, however, that nothing in this Section 12.02 permits, or shall be construed as
permitting:
(a) an extension of the maturity of the principal of or interest on, or the
mandatory redemption date of, any Bond, without the consent of the owner of such Bond;
(b) a reduction in the principal amount of, or the rate of interest on, any Bond,
without the consent of the owner of such Bond;
(c) a preference or priority of any Bond or Bonds over any other Bond or
Bonds, without the consent of the owners of all such Bonds;
(d) the creation of a lien prior to or on parity with the lien of this Indenture,
without the consent of the owners of all of the Bonds then Outstanding;
(e) a change in the percentage of Bondholders necessary to waive an Event of
Default under this Indenture or otherwise approve matters requiring Bondholder approval
under this Indenture, including consent to any supplemental indenture, without the
consent of the owners of all the Bonds then Outstanding;
(f) a transfer, assignment or release of the Credit Facility (or modification of
the provisions of this Indenture governing such transfer, assignment or release), other
than as permitted by this Indenture or the Credit Facility, without the consent of the
owners of all of the Bonds then Outstanding;
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(g) a reduction in the aggregate principal amount of the Bonds required for
consent to such supplemental indenture, without the consent of the holders of all of the
Bonds then Outstanding;
(h) the creation of any lien other than a lien ratably securing all of the Bonds
at any time Outstanding under this Indenture, without the consent of the holders of all of
the Bonds then Outstanding; or
(i) the amendment of this Section 12.02, without the consent of the holders of
all of the Bonds then Outstanding.
The Trustee shall promptly furnish a copy of any such supplemental indenture to the Credit
Provider, the Remarketing Agent, the Tender Agent and the Borrower. Notice of any
amendment pursuant to this Section shall be given to the Bondholders promptly following the
execution thereof.
Section 12.03. No Bondholder Consent Required for Amendment to Loan
Documents. Unless a Wrongful Dishonor has occurred and is continuing, the Credit Provider
alone may give the consent to any amendment to the Loan Documents required to be given by
Bondholders and no consent of the Bondholders is required; provided, however, that any
amendment or substitution of the Note shall occur only following written confirmation of the
Rating Agency that such amendment or substitution will not result in a reduction or withdrawal
of the rating on the Bonds.
Section 12.04. Amendments to the Credit Facility. The Credit Facility may only be
amended, supplemented or otherwise changed subject to the consent of Credit Provider and in
accordance with the following:
(a) Replacement Credit Facility. At the request of the Credit Provider, the
Trustee shall exchange the Credit Facility with the Credit Provider then in effect for a
new Credit Facility (a “Replacement Credit Facility”) issued by the Credit Provider,
provided that there is delivered to the Trustee (i) a written confirmation from the Rating
Agency to the effect that such exchange shall not adversely affect the rating then in effect
for the Bonds and (ii) a written opinion of Bond Counsel to the effect that such exchange
will not adversely affect the excludability of interest on the Tax-Exempt Bonds from
gross income for federal income tax purposes. No such exchange shall require the
approval of the Issuer, the Trustee or any of the Bondholders or constitute or require a
modification or supplement to this Indenture.
(b) Amendment of the Credit Facility. The Trustee may consent, without the
consent of the owners of the Bonds, to any amendment of the Credit Facility not
addressed in subsection (a) which does not prejudice in any material respect the interests
of the Bondholders.
(c) Other Amendments of the Credit Facility. Except as provided in
subsections (a) and (b), the Credit Facility may be amended only with the consent of the
Trustee and the owners of a majority of the owners of all Outstanding Bonds. No
amendment may be made to the Credit Facility which would reduce the amounts required
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to be paid under the Credit Facility or change the time for payment of such amounts;
provided, however, that any such amounts may be reduced without such consent solely to
the extent that such reduction represents a reduction in any fees payable from such
amounts.
Section 12.05. Notice to and Consent of Bondholders. If consent of the Bondholders
is required for any supplement, amendment or modification to this Indenture or for any other
similar purpose, the Trustee shall give notice of the proposed supplement, amendment or
modification by first class mail, postage prepaid, to the Bondholders. Such notice will be
conclusively presumed to have been duly given and received when given in such manner,
whether or not any holder actually receives the notice. Such notice shall briefly set forth the
nature of the proposed supplement, amendment or modification, and shall state that copies of any
such supplement, amendment or modification are on file at the Designated Office of the T rustee
for inspection by the Bondholders. The consent of the holder of any Bond will be binding on
any transferee and successor transferees of such Bond.
Section 12.06. Required Approvals. Subject to the provisions of Section 8.06, no
amendment, supplement or modification may be made to any Transaction Document without the
prior written consent of the Credit Provider (so long as the Letter of Credit is in effect) or any
Alternate Credit Provider (at such time as an Alternate Credit Facility is in effect). Anything in
this Indenture to the contrary notwithstanding, a supplement or amendment or other document
described under this Article XII which materially and adversely affects any rights or obligations
of the Borrower will not become effective unless and until the Borrower has consented in writing
to the execution of such supplemental indenture, amendment or other document. The Trustee
shall not be required to enter into any supplement or amendment which adversely affects the
Trustee’s rights and duties under this Indenture.
Section 12.07. Opinions of Counsel. The Trustee may obtain and will be fully
protected in relying upon an Opinion of Counsel as conclusive evidence that any supplement or
amendment to this Indenture is authorized and permitted by this Indenture and, if applicable, is
not materially adverse to the interests of the Bondholders. No supplement or amendment with
respect to this Indenture will be effective until the Issuer and the Trustee have received an
opinion of Bond Counsel to the effect that such supplement or amendment will not adversely
affect the exclusion from gross income, for federal income tax purposes, of the interest payable
on the Tax-Exempt Bonds.
Section 12.08. Notation of Modification on Bonds; Preparation of New Bonds .
Bonds authenticated and delivered after the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to
the provisions of this Article may bear a notation, in form approved by the Trustee and the Issuer
as to any matter provided for in such supplemental indenture, and if such supplemental indenture
so provides, new Bonds, so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Trustee and the Issuer,
to any modification of this Indenture contained in any such supplemental indenture, may be
prepared by the Issuer, authenticated by the Trustee and delivered without cost to the
Bondholders, upon surrender for cancellation of such Bonds in equal aggregate principal
amounts.
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ARTICLE XIII
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 13.01. Consents, etc., of Bondholders. Any consent, request, direction, or
other instrument required to be signed by the Bondholders may be in any number of concurrent
writings of similar tenor and may be signed by any Bondholder in person or by an authorized
agent appointed in writing. The fact and date of the execution by any person of any such request,
consent, direction, approval, objection or other instrument may be proved by the certificate of
any officer in any jurisdiction who by law has power to take acknowledgments within such
jurisdiction that the person signing such writing acknowledged before such officer its execution,
or by an affidavit of any witness to such execution. Such proof of execution or of the writing
appointing any agent will be sufficient for any of the purposes of this Indenture and will be
conclusive in favor of the Trustee with regard to any action taken by it under such consent,
request, direction or other instrument. In the event that the Trustee receives conflicting
directions from two groups of Bondholders, each with combined holdings of not less than 25% in
aggregate principal amount of all Bonds then Outstanding, the directions given by the group of
Bondholders which hold the largest percentage of Bonds Outstanding will be controlling and the
Trustee shall follow such directions as elsewhere required in this Indenture.
Section 13.02. Limitation of Rights. With the exception of rights expressly conferred
in this Indenture, nothing expressed or mentioned in or to be implied from this Indenture or the
Bonds is intended or shall be construed to give to any Person other than the Issuer, the Trustee,
the Bondholders, the Credit Provider and the Borrower any legal or equitable right, remedy or
claim under or in respect of this Indenture. This Indenture and all of the covenants, conditions
and provisions in this Indenture are intended to be for the sole and exclusive ben efit of the
parties to this Indenture, the Bondholders, the Credit Provider and the Borrower as provided in
this Indenture. The Credit Provider is a third-party beneficiary of this Indenture with the right to
enforce its provisions.
Section 13.03. Severability. If any provision of this Indenture is held to be in conflict
with any applicable constitution or statute or rule of law, or is otherwise held to be unenforceable
for any reason, such circumstance shall not have the effect of rendering the provision in question
inoperative or unenforceable in any other part or circumstance, or of rendering any other
provision or provisions contained in this Indenture invalid, inoperative or unenforceable to any
extent whatsoever. The invalidity of any one or more phrases, sentences, clauses or Sections of
this Indenture will not affect the remaining portions of this Indenture.
Section 13.04. Notices. Unless otherwise specified in this Indenture, it shall be
sufficient service or giving of any notice, request, certificate, demand or other com munication if
the same is sent by (and all notices required to be given by mail will be given by) first-class
registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, or by private courier
service which provides evidence of delivery, or sent by Electronic Means which produces
evidence of transmission, confirmed by first-class mail, postage prepaid, and in each case will be
deemed to have been given on the date evidenced by the postal or courier receipt or other written
evidence of delivery or electronic transmission. Unless a different address is given by any party
as provided in this Section, all such communications will be addressed as follows:
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To the Issuer: County of Contra Costa
Department of Conservation and Development
30 Muir Road
Martinez, CA 94553
Attention: Community Development Bond
Program Manager
To the Trustee: The Bank of New York Mellon Trust
Company, N.A.
700 South Flower Street, Suite 500
Los Angeles, CA 90017
To the Borrower: PHVP I, LP
400 Race Street, Suite 200
San Jose, CA 95126
Attention: Jeff White
with a copy to: Joanne Lockridge
Senior Vice President – Finance
1499 Post Road, 2nd Floor
Fairfield, CT 06824
To the Tender Agent: The Bank of New York Mellon Trust
Company, N.A.
700 South Flower St., Suite 500
Los Angeles, CA 90017
By notice given under this Indenture, any entity whose address is listed in this Section may
designate any different addresses to which subsequent notices, certificates, requests, demands or
other communications shall be sent, but no notice directed to any one such entity will be required
to be sent to more than two addresses. All approvals required under this Indenture will be given
in writing.
Section 13.05. Action Required To Be Taken on a Non-Business Day. If the date for
making any payment or any date on which action is required to be taken is not a Business Day,
then any action required to be taken or any payment required to be made may be taken or made
on the following Business Day with the same force and effect as if made or taken on the date
otherwise provided for in this Indenture and, in the case of any payment date, no interest will
accrue for the period from and after such date.
Section 13.06. Binding Effect. From and after the Closing Date, this Indenture shall be
binding upon the Issuer and the Trustee and their respective successors and assigns, subject,
however, to the limitations contained in this Indenture.
Section 13.07. Governing Law. This Indenture shall be governed by and interpreted in
accordance with internal laws of the State without regard to conflicts of laws principles.
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Section 13.08. No Personal Liability; No Recourse. No member, officer, agent,
employee or attorney of the Issuer, including any person executing this Indenture or the Bonds,
will be liable personally on the Bonds or for any reason relating to the issuance of the Bonds. No
recourse will be had for the payment of the principal of or the interest on the Bonds, or for any
claim based on such Bonds, or otherwise in respect of such Bonds, or based on or in respect of
this Indenture or any indenture supplemental to this Indenture, against any member, officer,
employee or agent, as such, of the Issuer or any successor, whether by virtue of any constitution,
statute or rule of law, or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty or otherwise, all such
liability being, by the acceptance of this Indenture and as part of the consideration for the issue
of the Bonds, expressly waived and released.
Section 13.09. Counterparts. This Indenture may be simultaneously executed in
several counterparts, each of which will be an original and all of which will constitute but one
and the same instrument.
Section 13.10. Administrative Agent. So long as the Bonds bear interest at a Bank
Rate, there shall at all times be an Administrative Agent hereunder which shall be (a) a
corporation or banking association organized and doing business under the laws of the United
States or of a state thereof or (b) a Qualified Institutional Buyer that owns all or a portion of the
Bonds then outstanding. In the event of a transfer of the Bonds pursuant to the terms of Section
2.05 hereof to a single Bondholder and provided such Bondholder meets the requirements of the
preceding sentence of this Section 13.10, then such transferee shall become the Administrative
Agent effective with such transfer unless such transferee elects in writing not to become the
Administrative Agent and to either retain the current Administrative Agent or to designate and
appoint an alternate Administrative Agent. Otherwise, any change in the Administrative Agent
shall be only at the written request of the owners of a majority in the principal amount of the
Bonds outstanding and otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Issuer. Any successor
Administrative Agent shall acknowledge its acceptance of its obligations under this Indenture by
a written instrument delivered to the Issuer, the Borrower and, if the successor is not the sole
owner of all of the Bonds then Outstanding, the owners of the Bonds. Any corporation or
association into which the Administrative Agent may be merged or with which it may be
consolidated, or any corporation or association resulting from any merger or consolidation to
which the Administrative Agent shall be a party, shall be the successor of the A dministrative
Agent hereunder without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any
of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, provided that such
successor Administrative Agent shall be eligible under the provisions of the first sentence of
Section 13.10.
Section 13.11. Amendment of Original Indenture. This Indenture amends the
Original Indenture as of the Closing Date and shall take effect on the Closing Date. This
Indenture is entered into pursuant to Section 12.01(i)(A) of the Original Indenture.
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The Issuer has caused this Indenture to be executed and attested in its name and on its
behalf by its duly authorized officers and the Trustee has caused this Indenture to be executed in
its name by its duly authorized officer, all as of the date set forth above.
COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, as Issuer
By
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Trustee
By
Authorized Officer
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Acknowledged, Consented and Agreed To:
PHVP I, LP,
a Delaware limited partnership
By: PHVP I GP, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company,
its general partner
By: _______________________________
Name:
Title: Authorized Signatory
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF BOND
[BONDS NOT BEARING INTEREST AT A BANK RATE]
$_______
COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA
MULTIFAMILY HOUSING REVENUE BONDS
(AVALON WALNUT CREEK AT CONTRA COSTA CENTRE PROJECT)
[TAXABLE] SERIES [2006A] [2006A-T][2008A]
No. R-___ $__________
Dated
Date
Maturity Date CUSIP
[March 23, 2006] March 15, 2046
[July 31, 2008]
REGISTERED OWNER: Cede & Co.
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT:
Unless this Bond is presented by an authorized representative of The Depository Trust
Company, a New York corporation (“DTC”), to The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company,
N.A., as trustee (the “Trustee”) for registration, transfer, exchange or payment, and any Bond
issued is registered in the name of Cede & Co. or in the name of such other entity as is requested
by an authorized representative of DTC (and any payment is made to Cede & Co. or to such
other entity as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC), ANY TRANSFER,
PLEDGE OR OTHER USE OF THIS BOND FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO
ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL inasmuch as the Registered Owner of this Bond, Cede & Co.,
has an interest in this Bond.
Capitalized terms used in this Bond but not defined in this Bond shall have the meanings
given to those terms in the Indenture (as hereinafter defined).
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the County of Contra Costa (the “Issuer”), a political
subdivision of the State of California (the “State”), promises to pay to the Registered Owner
identified above or registered assigns (subject to prior redemption as hereinafter provided), on
the Maturity Date set forth above, the Principal Amount set forth above, and to pay interest on
the Principal Amount on each Interest Payment Date. The term “Interest Payment Date” means
any date on which interest is payable, including any Adjustment Date, any Redemption Date, the
Maturity Date and the date of acceleration of the Bonds.
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Payment of interest on this Bond on each Interest Payment Date will be made to the
Registered Owner of this Bond (as determined at the close of business on the Record Date (being
the Business Day preceding the applicable Interest Payment Date) by check drawn upon the
Trustee and mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, on the Interest Payment Date to the
address of the Registered Owner as it appears on the Bond Register or to such other address as
may be furnished in writing by the Registered Owner to the Trustee prior to the applicable
Record Date. Payment of the principal of this Bond and premium, if any, together with interest
payable on any Bond Payment Date (other than interest payable on a regularly scheduled Interest
Payment Date) will be made by check to the Registered Owner of this Bond only upon
presentation and surrender of this Bond on or after its maturity date or date fixed for purchase,
redemption or other payment at the office of the Trustee designated by the Trustee for that
purpose. Notwithstanding the foregoing, payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest
on, this Bond will be made by wire transfer to any account within the United States of America
designated by the Registered Owner if the Registered Owner owns $1,000,000 or more in
aggregate principal amount of the Bonds and otherwise complies with the procedures set forth in
the Indenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, payments of the principal of, premium, if any, and
interest on any Bonds that are subject to the Book-Entry System will be made as provided in the
Indenture.
If interest on this Bond is in default, the Trustee, prior to the payment of interest, will
establish a special record date (the “Special Record Date”) for such payment. A Special Record
Date will be not more than 15 nor less than 10 days prior to the date of the proposed payment.
Payment of defaulted interest will then be made by check or wire transfer as permitted by the
Indenture, mailed or remitted to the Registered Owner in whose name this Bond is registered on
the Special Record Date at the address or account of such Registered Owner as shown on the
Bond Register.
The principal of, premium, if any, and interest on this Bond are payable in lawful money
of the United States of America.
Interest on this Bond is payable, unless otherwise specified in accordance with the
Indenture, at the _____________ Rate, calculated on the basis of a 365- or 366-day year, as
applicable, for the actual number of days elapsed.
THE BONDS AND THE INTEREST THEREON ARE LIMITED OBLIGATIONS OF
THE ISSUER, PAYABLE SOLELY FROM THE SECURITY, WHICH IS SPECIFICALLY
ASSIGNED AND PLEDGED TO SUCH PURPOSES IN THE MANNER AND TO THE
EXTENT PROVIDED IN THE INDENTURE. NEITHER THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
NOR ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION THEREOF (EXCEPT THE ISSUER, TO THE
LIMITED EXTENT SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE) WILL IN ANY EVENT BE LIABLE
FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE PRINCIP AL OF, PREMIUM (IF ANY) OR INTEREST ON
THE BONDS OR FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF ANY PLEDGE, OBLIGATION OR
AGREEMENT OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER OF THE ISSUER, AND NONE OF THE
BONDS OR ANY OF THE ISSUER’S AGREEMENTS OR OBLIGATIONS WILL BE
CONSTRUED TO CONSTITUTE AN INDEBTEDNESS OF OR A PLEDGE OF THE FAITH
AND CREDIT OF OR A LOAN OF THE CREDIT OF THE ISSUER, THE STATE OR ANY
POLITICAL SUBDIVISION THEREOF (EXCEPT THE ISSUER, TO THE LIMITED
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EXTENT SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE) WITHIN THE MEANING OF ANY
CONSTITUTIONAL OR STATUTORY PROVISION WHATSOEVER.
This Bond is one of the duly authorized issue of bonds of the Issuer designated as
“County of Contra Costa Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds (Avalon Walnut Creek at Contra
Costa Centre Project) [Taxable] Series [2006A] [2006A-T] [2008A] limited in aggregate
principal amount to $_________ (the “Series [2006A] [2006A-T] [2008A] Bonds”). The
[Taxable] Series [2006A] [2006A-T] [2008A] Bonds, together with “County of Contra Costa
Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds (Avalon Walnut Creek at Contra Costa Centre Project)
Series [2006A] [2008A]” in the aggregate principal amount of $________________ and
“County of Contra Costa Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds (Avalon Walnut Creek at Contra
Costa Centre Project) [Taxable] Series [2006A-T] [2008A]” in the aggregate principal amount of
$_______________ (collectively, the “Bonds”), have been issued under an Amended and
Restated Trust Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2013, between the Issuer and the Trustee (as
originally executed and delivered and as amended and supplemented from time to time, the
“Indenture”).
The Bonds are equally and ratably secured as to principal, premium, if any, interest and
purchase price by the Indenture. Reference is made to the Indenture (a copy of which is on file
at the Designated Office of the Trustee) for a description of the Trust Estate, the nature and
extent of the Security for the Bonds, the terms and conditions upon which the Bonds are secured,
and the rights of the owners of the Bonds. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this
Bond and the terms of the Indenture, the terms of the Indenture shall control.
THE BONDS ARE SUBJECT TO OPTIONAL AND SPECIAL MANDATORY
REDEMPTION, TENDER AND PURCHASE PRIOR TO THEIR RESPECTIVE
STATED MATURITIES, ON THE DATES, IN THE AMOUNTS, AT THE
REDEMPTION OR PURCHASE PRICES AND UPON NOTICE AS PROVIDED IN THE
INDENTURE.
The registered owner of this Bond will have no right to enforce the provisions of the
Indenture or the Financing Agreement or to institute any proceedin g in equity or at law for the
enforcement of the Indenture or the Financing Agreement or to take any action with respect to an
Event of Default under the Indenture or the Financing Agreement or to institute, appear in or
defend any suit or other proceedings with respect to the Indenture or the Financing Agreement,
except as provided in the Indenture.
If an Event of Default occurs, the principal of all Bonds may be declared due and payable
upon the conditions, in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.
The Trustee is the Bond Registrar for the Bonds and will keep the Bond Register for the
registration of the Bonds and for the registration of transfer of Bonds.
Subject to the express limitations contained in the Indenture, any Bondholder or its
attorney duly authorized in writing may transfer title to a Bond on the Bond Register upon
surrender of the Bond at the office of the Trustee designated by the Trustee for that purpose,
together with a written instrument of transfer (in substantially the form of assignment, including
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signature guarantee, attached to the Bond) satisfactory to the Trustee executed by the Bondholder
or its attorney duly authorized in writing, and upon surrender for registration of transfer of any
Bond, the Issuer will execute and the Trustee will authenticate and deliver in the name of the
transferee or transferees a new Bond or Bonds of the same aggregate principal amount, rate of
interest, maturity and tenor as the Bond surrendered and of any Authorized Denomination.
Subject to the express limitations contained in the Indenture, Bonds may be exchanged
upon surrender of such Bonds at the office of the Trustee designated by the Trustee for that
purpose together with a written instrument of transfer (in substantially the form of assignment,
including signature guarantee, attached to the Bond) satisfactory to the Trustee, executed by the
Bondholder or its attorney duly authorized in writing, for an equal aggregate principal amount of
Bonds of the same aggregate principal amount, rate of interest, maturity, and tenor as the Bonds
being exchanged and of any Authorized Denomination. The Issuer will execute and the Trustee
will authenticate and deliver Bonds which the Bondholder making the exchange is entitled to
receive, bearing numbers not contemporaneously then outstanding.
Registrations of transfers or exchanges of Bonds will be without charge to the
Bondholders, but any taxes or other governmental charges required to be paid with respect to a
transfer or exchange must be paid by any Bondholder requesting the registration of transfer or
exchange as a condition precedent to the exercise of such privilege. Any service charge made by
the Trustee for any such registration, transfer or exchange will be paid by the Borrower.
The Trustee is not required to register any transfer or exchange of any Bond (or portion
of any Bond) called for redemption.
The person in whose name this Bond is registered on the Bond Register will be deemed
and regarded as the absolute owner of this Bond for all purposes, and payment of or on account
of either principal or interest will be made only to or upon the order of such person or its attorney
duly authorized in writing, but such registration may be changed as provided in the Indenture.
In any case in which the date required for payment of principal of or interest on the
Bonds or the date fixed for redemption or mandatory purchase of any Bonds or any date on
which action is required to be taken is a day other than a Business Day, then any action required
to be taken or any payment required to be made on such date need not be taken or made on such
date, but may be taken or made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and
effect as if made or taken on the date otherwise provided for in the Indenture and, in the case of
any payment date, no interest shall accrue for the period on and after such date.
Neither the members of the governing body of the Issuer nor any officer, agent,
representative or employee of the Issuer nor any person executing this Bond shall be subject to
any personal liability or accountability by reason of the issuance of this Bond, whether by virtue
of any Constitution, statute or rule of law, or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty, or
otherwise, all such liability being expressly waived as a condition of and in consideration for the
execution of the Indenture and the issuance of the Bonds.
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This Bond shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture, or become valid or
obligatory for any purpose, until the certificate of authentication on this Bond has been manually
endorsed by the Trustee.
It is certified and recited by the Issuer that all conditions, acts and things required by the
Indenture or by the laws of the State, including the Act, to exist, to have happened or to have
been performed precedent to or in the issuance of this Bond do exist, have happened and have
been performed in due time, form and manner as required by law, and that the issuance of this
Bond and the issue of which it forms a part is within every debt and other limit prescribed by
said Constitution or statutes.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this Bond to be executed in its name
and on its behalf by the manual signature of an Authorized Representative and attested by the
manual signature of its Authorized Attesting Officer, all as of the date first above written.
COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA
By
Authorized Representative
Attest:
Authorized Attesting Officer
REGISTRAR’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Bonds described in the within mentioned Indenture.
Dated: _______________________
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Trustee
By
Authorized Signatory
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ASSIGNMENT
For value received the undersigned do(es) hereby sell, assign and transfer unto ________
______________________________________________________________________________
the within-mentioned Registered Bond and do(es) hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint
______________________________________________________________________________
attorney, to transfer the same on the books of the Bond Registrar with full power of substitution
in the premises.
Dated: ______________________________
Note: The signature(s) to this Assignment
must correspond with the name(s) as written on
the face of the within Registered Bond in every
particular, without alteration or enlargement or
any change whatsoever.
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF BOND
[BONDS BEARING INTEREST AT A BANK RATE]
$_______
COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA
MULTIFAMILY HOUSING REVENUE BONDS
(AVALON WALNUT CREEK AT CONTRA COSTA CENTRE PROJECT)
[TAXABLE] SERIES [2006A] [2006A-T][2008A]
No. R-___ $__________
Dated
Date
Maturity Date
[March 23, 2006] March 15, 2046
[July 31, 2008]
REGISTERED OWNER:
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT:
Capitalized terms used in this Bond but not defined in this Bond shall have the meanings
given to those terms in the Indenture (as hereinafter defined).
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the County of Contra Costa (the “Issuer”), a political
subdivision of the State of California (the “State”), promises to pay to the Registered Owner
identified above or registered assigns (subject to prior redemption as hereinafter provided), on
the Maturity Date set forth above, the Principal Amount set forth above, and to pay interest on
the Principal Amount on each Interest Payment Date. The term “Interest Payment Date” means
any date on which interest is payable, including any Adjustment Date, any Redemption Date, the
Maturity Date and the date of acceleration of the Bonds.
Payment of interest on this Bond on each Interest Payment Date will be made to the
Registered Owner of this Bond (as determined at the close of business on the Record Date (being
the Business Day preceding the applicable Interest Payment Date) by check drawn upon the
Trustee and mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, on the Interest Payment Date to the
address of the Registered Owner as it appears on the Bond Register or to such other address as
may be furnished in writing by the Registered Owner to the Trustee prior to the applicable
Record Date. Payment of the principal of this Bond and premium, if any, together with interest
payable on any Bond Payment Date (other than interest payable on a regularly scheduled Interest
Payment Date) will be made by check to the Registered Owner of this Bond only upon
presentation and surrender of this Bond on or after its maturity date or date fixed for purchase,
redemption or other payment at the office of the Trustee designated by the Trustee for that
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purpose. Notwithstanding the foregoing, payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest
on, this Bond will be made by wire transfer to any account within the United States of America
designated by the Registered Owner if the Registered Owner owns $1,000,000 or more in
aggregate principal amount of the Bonds and otherwise complies with the procedures set forth in
the Indenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, payments of the principal of, premium, if any, and
interest on any Bonds that are subject to the Book-Entry System will be made as provided in the
Indenture.
The principal of, premium, if any, and interest on this Bond are payable in lawful money
of the United States of America.
Interest on this Bond is payable, unless otherwise specified in accordance with the
Indenture, at the Bank Rate, calculated on the basis of a 360-day year for the actual number of
days elapsed.
THE BONDS AND THE INTEREST THEREON ARE LIMITED OBLIGATIONS OF
THE ISSUER, PAYABLE SOLELY FROM THE SECURITY, WHICH IS SPECIFICALLY
ASSIGNED AND PLEDGED TO SUCH PURPOSES IN THE MANNER AND TO THE
EXTENT PROVIDED IN THE INDENTURE. NEITHER THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
NOR ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION THEREOF (EXCEPT THE ISSUER, TO THE
LIMITED EXTENT SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE) WILL IN ANY EVENT BE LIABLE
FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE PRINCIPAL OF, PREMIUM (IF ANY) OR INTEREST ON
THE BONDS OR FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF ANY PLEDGE, OBLIGATION OR
AGREEMENT OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER OF THE ISSUER, AND NONE OF THE
BONDS OR ANY OF THE ISSUER’S AGREEMENTS OR OBLIGATIONS WILL BE
CONSTRUED TO CONSTITUTE AN INDEBTEDNESS OF OR A PLEDGE OF THE FAITH
AND CREDIT OF OR A LOAN OF THE CREDIT OF THE ISSUER, THE STATE OR ANY
POLITICAL SUBDIVISION THEREOF (EXCEPT THE ISSUER, TO THE LIMITED
EXTENT SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE) WITHIN THE MEANING OF ANY
CONSTITUTIONAL OR STATUTORY PROVISION WHATSOEVER.
This Bond is one of the duly authorized issue of bonds of the Iss uer designated as
“County of Contra Costa Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds (Avalon Walnut Creek at Contra
Costa Centre Project) [Taxable] Series [2006A] [2006A-T] [2008A] limited in aggregate
principal amount to $_________ (the “Series [2006A] [2006A-T] [2008A] Bonds”). The
[Taxable] Series [2006A] [2006A-T] [2008A] Bonds, together with “County of Contra Costa
Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds (Avalon Walnut Creek at Contra Costa Centre Project)
Series [2006A] [2008A]” in the aggregate principal amount of $________________ and
“County of Contra Costa Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds (Avalon Walnut Creek at Contra
Costa Centre Project) [Taxable] Series [2006A-T] [2008A]” in the aggregate principal amount of
$_______________ (collectively, the “Bonds”), have been issued under an Amended and
Restated Trust Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2013, between the Issuer and the Trustee (as
originally executed and delivered and as amended and supplemented from time to time, the
“Indenture”).
The Bonds are equally and ratably secured as to principal, premium, if any, interest and
purchase price by the Indenture. Reference is made to the Indenture (a copy of which is on file
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at the Designated Office of the Trustee) for a description of the Trust Estate, the nature and
extent of the Security for the Bonds, the terms and conditions upon which the Bonds are secured,
and the rights of the owners of the Bonds. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this
Bond and the terms of the Indenture, the terms of the Indenture shall control.
THE BONDS ARE SUBJECT TO OPTIONAL AND SPECIAL MANDATORY
REDEMPTION, TENDER AND PURCHASE PRIOR TO THEIR RESPECTIVE
STATED MATURITIES, ON THE DATES, IN THE AMOUNTS, AT THE
REDEMPTION OR PURCHASE PRICES AND UPON NOTICE AS PROVIDED IN THE
INDENTURE.
The registered owner of this Bond will have no right to enforce the provisions of the
Indenture or the Financing Agreement or to institute any proceeding in equity or at law for the
enforcement of the Indenture or the Financing Agreement or to take any action with respect to an
Event of Default under the Indenture or the Financing Agreement or to institute, appear in or
defend any suit or other proceedings with respect to the Indenture or the Financing Agreement,
except as provided in the Indenture.
If an Event of Default occurs, the principal of all Bonds may be declared due and payable
upon the conditions, in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.
The Trustee is the Bond Registrar for the Bonds and will keep the Bond Register for the
registration of the Bonds and for the registration of transfer of Bonds.
Subject to the express limitations contained in the Indenture, any Bondholder or its
attorney duly authorized in writing may transfer title to a Bond on the Bond Register upon
surrender of the Bond at the office of the Trustee designated by the Trustee for that purpose,
together with a written instrument of transfer (in substantially the form of assignment, including
signature guarantee, attached to the Bond) satisfactory to the Trustee executed by the Bondholder
or its attorney duly authorized in writing, and upon surrender for registration of transfer of any
Bond, the Issuer will execute and the Trustee will authenticate and deliver in the name of the
transferee or transferees a new Bond or Bonds of the same aggregate principal amount, rate of
interest, maturity and tenor as the Bond surrendered and of any Authorized Denomination.
Subject to the express limitations contained in the Indenture, Bonds may be exchanged
upon surrender of such Bonds at the office of the Trustee designated by the Trustee for that
purpose together with a written instrument of transfer (in substantially the form of assignment,
including signature guarantee, attached to the Bond) satisfactory to the Trustee, executed by the
Bondholder or its attorney duly authorized in writing, for an equal aggregate principal amount of
Bonds of the same aggregate principal amount, rate of interest, maturity, and tenor as the Bonds
being exchanged and of any Authorized Denomination. The Issuer will execute and the Trustee
will authenticate and deliver Bonds which the Bondholder making the exchange is entitled to
receive, bearing numbers not contemporaneously then outstanding.
Registrations of transfers or exchanges of Bonds will be without charge to the
Bondholders, but any taxes or other governmental charges required to be paid with respect to a
transfer or exchange must be paid by any Bondholder requesting the registration of transfer or
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exchange as a condition precedent to the exercise of such privilege. Any service charge made by
the Trustee for any such registration, transfer or exchange will be paid by the Borrower.
The Trustee is not required to register any transfer or exchange of any Bond (or portion
of any Bond) called for redemption.
The person in whose name this Bond is registered on the Bond Register will be deemed
and regarded as the absolute owner of this Bond for all purposes, and payment of or on account
of either principal or interest will be made only to or upon the order of such person or its attorney
duly authorized in writing, but such registration may be changed as provided in the Indenture.
In any case in which the date required for payment of principal of or interest on the
Bonds or the date fixed for redemption or mandatory purchase of any Bonds or any date on
which action is required to be taken is a day other than a Business Day, then any action required
to be taken or any payment required to be made on such date need not be taken or made on such
date, but may be taken or made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and
effect as if made or taken on the date otherwise provided for in the Indenture and, in the case of
any payment date, no interest shall accrue for the period on and after such date.
Neither the members of the governing body of the Issuer nor any officer, agent,
representative or employee of the Issuer nor any person executing this Bond shall be subject to
any personal liability or accountability by reason of the issuance of this Bond, whether by virtue
of any Constitution, statute or rule of law, or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty, or
otherwise, all such liability being expressly waived as a condition of and in consideration for the
execution of the Indenture and the issuance of the Bonds.
This Bond shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture, or become valid or
obligatory for any purpose, until the certificate of authentication on this Bond has been manually
endorsed by the Trustee.
It is certified and recited by the Issuer that all conditions, acts and things required by the
Indenture or by the laws of the State, including the Act, to exist, to have happened or to have
been performed precedent to or in the issuance of this Bond do exist, have happened and have
been performed in due time, form and manner as required by law, and that the issuance of this
Bond and the issue of which it forms a part is within every debt and other limit prescribed by
said Constitution or statutes.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this Bond to be executed in its name
and on its behalf by the manual signature of an Authorized Representative and attested by the
manual signature of its Authorized Attesting Officer, all as of the date first above written.
COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA
By
Authorized Representative
Attest:
Authorized Attesting Officer
REGISTRAR’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Bonds described in the within mentioned Indenture.
Dated: _______________________
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Trustee
By
Authorized Signatory
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ASSIGNMENT
For value received the undersigned do(es) hereby sell, assign and transfer unto ________
______________________________________________________________________________
the within-mentioned Registered Bond and do(es) hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint
______________________________________________________________________________
attorney, to transfer the same on the books of the Bond Registrar with full power of substitution
in the premises.
Dated: ______________________________
Note: The signature(s) to this Assignment
must correspond with the name(s) as written on
the face of the within Registered Bond in every
particular, without alteration or enlargement or
any change whatsoever.
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EXHIBIT C
FORM OF COST OF CONVERSION FUND REQUISITION
WRITTEN REQUISITION FOR COSTS OF CONVERSION FUND
The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.
700 South Flower Street, Suite 500
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Attention: Corporate Trust
Re: County of Contra Costa Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds (Avalon Walnut
Creek at Contra Costa Centre Project) Series 2006A, County of Contra Costa
Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds (Avalon Walnut Creek at Contra Costa
Centre Project) Taxable Series 2006A-T and County of Contra Costa Multifamily
Housing Revenue Bonds (Avalon Walnut Creek at Contra Costa Centre Project)
Series 2008A
Trustee:
You are requested to disburse funds from the Costs of Issuance Fund pursuant to
Section 5.08(b) of the Indenture in the amount(s), to the person(s) and for the purpose(s) set forth
in this requisition (the “Requisition”). The terms used in this requisition shall have the meaning
given to those terms in the Amended and Restated Trust Indenture (the “Indenture”), dated as of
July 1, 2013, by and between the County of Contra Costa and The Bank of New York Mellon
Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, securing the above-referenced Bonds.
1. REQUISITION NO.: 1
2. PAYMENT DUE TO: See Schedule
3. AMOUNT TO BE DISBURSED: $
4. The undersigned certifies that:
(a) the expenditures for which moneys are requisitioned by this Requisition
represent proper charges against the Costs of Conversion Fund, have not been included in
any previous requisition, have been properly recorded on the Borrower’s books and are
set forth in the Schedule attached to this Requisition, with paid invoices attached for any
sums for which reimbursement is requested; and
(b) the moneys requisitioned are not greater than those necessary to meet
obligations due and payable or to reimburse the Borrower for its funds actually advanced
for Costs of Conversion.
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5. Attached to this Requisition is a Schedule, together with copies of invoices or
bills of sale covering all items for which payment is being requested.
Date of Requisition: ____________, 2013
PHVP I, LP,
a Delaware limited partnership
By: PHVP I GP, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company,
its general partner
By: _______________________________
Name:
Title: Authorized Signatory
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SCHEDULE TO REQUISITION CERTIFICATE
OHS DRAFT
6/17/13
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AMENDED AND RESTATED FINANCING AGREEMENT
among
COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA,
as Issuer
and
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.,
as Trustee
and
PHVP I, LP, a Delaware Limited Partnership,
as Borrower
relating to
$116,000,000
County of Contra Costa
Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds
(Avalon Walnut Creek at Contra Costa Centre Project)
Series 2006A
and
$8,500,000
County of Contra Costa
Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds
(Avalon Walnut Creek at Contra Costa Centre Project)
Taxable Series 2006A-T
and
$10,000,000
County of Contra Costa
Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds
(Avalon Walnut Creek at Contra Costa Centre Project)
Series 2008A
Dated as of July 1, 2013
Amending and restating Financing Agreement dated as of March 1, 2006 and amended and
restated as of July 1, 2008
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
INCORPORATION OF RECITALS, DEFINITIONS AND RULES OF
CONSTRUCTION
Section 1.01. Incorporation of Recitals...................................................................... 1
Section 1.02. Definitions............................................................................................ 1
Section 1.03. Rules of Construction .......................................................................... 1
ARTICLE II
THE LOAN
Section 2.01. Amount and Source of Loan ................................................................ 1
Section 2.02. Note and Security Instrument .............................................................. 2
Section 2.03. Costs of Conversion Deposit ............................................................... 2
Section 2.04. Credit Facility ...................................................................................... 2
Section 2.05. Payment of Fees, Costs and Expenses ................................................. 2
Section 2.06. Liability for Fees, Costs and Expenses ................................................ 3
Section 2.07. Borrower’s Obligations Upon Tender of Bonds .................................. 3
Section 2.08. Redemption Premium .......................................................................... 3
Section 2.09. Obligation of the Borrower To Pay Deficiencies ................................ 3
Section 2.10. Principal Reserve Fund ........................................................................ 4
Section 2.11. Borrower’s Approval of Transaction Documents ................................ 4
Section 2.12. Payment of Bonds ................................................................................ 4
ARTICLE III
NATURE OF BORROWER’S OBLIGATIONS; SECURITY FOR OBLIGATIONS
Section 3.01. Obligations of the Borrower Unconditional ........................................ 4
Section 3.02. Personal Liability of Borrower ............................................................ 5
Section 3.03. Obligations Unsecured ......................................................................... 5
Section 3.04. Certain Obligations Personal to the Borrower ..................................... 5
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Section 4.01. Representations and Warranties of the Issuer ...................................... 5
Section 4.02. Representations and Agreements of the Trustee .................................. 7
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Section 4.03. Representations and Agreements of the Borrower .............................. 8
ARTICLE V
COVENANTS OF THE BORROWER
Section 5.01. Compliance With Laws...................................................................... 10
Section 5.02. Maintenance of Legal Existence ........................................................ 11
Section 5.03. Access to Mortgaged Property and Records ...................................... 11
Section 5.04. Reports and Information .................................................................... 11
Section 5.05. Tax Covenants ................................................................................... 12
Section 5.06. Notice of Certain Events .................................................................... 12
Section 5.07. Insurance; Taxes and Charges; Maintenance and Repair .................. 13
Section 5.08. Damage, Destruction and Condemnation; Use of Proceeds .............. 13
ARTICLE VI
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 6.01. Borrower’s Obligations ...................................................................... 15
Section 6.02. Defense of Claims .............................................................................. 16
Section 6.03. Borrower’s Continuing Obligations ................................................... 17
ARTICLE VII
EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
Section 7.01. Events of Default ............................................................................... 17
Section 7.02. Remedies Upon an Event of Default ................................................. 18
Section 7.03. No Levy or Other Execution Against Mortgaged Property ............... 18
Section 7.04. Waiver and Annulment ...................................................................... 18
Section 7.05. No Remedy Exclusive........................................................................ 19
Section 7.06. No Waiver .......................................................................................... 19
Section 7.07. No Notices ......................................................................................... 19
Section 7.08. Expenses ............................................................................................ 19
ARTICLE VIII
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 8.01. Notices ............................................................................................... 19
Section 8.02. Amendment ........................................................................................ 19
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Section 8.03. Entire Agreement ............................................................................... 19
Section 8.04. Binding Effect .................................................................................... 20
Section 8.05. Further Assurances and Corrective Instruments ................................ 20
Section 8.06. Severability ........................................................................................ 20
Section 8.07. Execution in Counterparts.................................................................. 20
Section 8.08. Governing Law .................................................................................. 20
Section 8.09. Waiver of Jury Trial ........................................................................... 20
Section 8.10. Limited Liability of the Issuer ........................................................... 21
Section 8.11. Term of This Agreement .................................................................... 21
Section 8.12. References to the Credit Provider ...................................................... 21
Section 8.13. Amendment of Original Financing Agreement ................................. 22
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AMENDED AND RESTATED FINANCING AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED FINANCING AGREEMENT (this
“Agreement”) dated as of July 1, 2013, is among the COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA,
a political subdivision of the State of California (the “Issuer”), PHVP I, LP, a Delaware
limited partnership, and its permitted successors and assigns (the “Borrower”), and THE
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., a national banking
association, as successor trustee (the “Trustee”), not in its individual or corporate
capacity, but solely as Trustee under the Indenture, and amends and restates that certain
Financing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2006 and amended and restated as of July 1,
2008, among the Issuer, the Borrower and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust
Company, N.A., as successor trustee.
ARTICLE I
INCORPORATION OF RECITALS,
DEFINITIONS AND
RULES OF CONSTRUCTION
Section 1.01. Incorporation of Recitals. The Recitals to the Indenture are
incorporated into and made a part of this Agreement.
Section 1.02. Definitions. All capitalized terms used in this Agreement have the
meanings given to those terms in that certain Amended and Restated Trust Indenture,
dated as of July 1, 2013 (the “Indenture”), between the Issuer and the Trustee, or
elsewhere in this Agreement unless the context or use clearly indicates a different
meaning.
Section 1.03. Rules of Construction. The rules of construction set forth in
Section 1.02 of the Indenture shall apply to this Agreement in their entirety, except that in
applying such rules, the term “Agreement” shall be substituted for the term “Indenture”.
ARTICLE II
THE LOAN
Section 2.01. Amount and Source of Loan. The Issuer has issued the Bonds in
the aggregate principal amount of $135,000,000. The Issuer has made the Loan in the
amount of $135,000,000 to the Borrower with the proceeds of the Bonds. The Borrower
has accepted the Loan from the Issuer upon the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement and the Loan Documents, subject to the Indenture, the Regulatory Agreement
and the Assignment. Disbursements will be made from the Loan Fund as provided in the
Indenture. The Borrower agreed to apply the proceeds of the Loan to pay costs of the
construction and development of the Mortgaged Property. 2006A-T Bonds in the
aggregate principal amount of $500,000 have been redeemed and a corresponding
aggregate principal amount of the Loan has been repaid.
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Section 2.02. Note and Security Instrument. The Loan shall be evidenced by,
payable in accordance with, and bear interest at the rates and on the terms provided in,
the Note and secured by the Security Instrument.
Section 2.03. Costs of Conversion Deposit. Prior to the Closing Date, the
Borrower shall pay to the Trustee $_____________, representing the Costs of Conversion
Deposit, for deposit into the Costs of Conversion Fund.
Section 2.04. Credit Facility. The Borrower agrees to cause a Credit Facility to
be in effect in the amounts and during the periods as required by the Indenture. From
time to time, the Borrower may arrange for the delivery to the Trustee of one or more
Alternate Credit Facilities meeting the requirements of the Indenture in substitution for
the Credit Facility then in effect.
Section 2.05. Payment of Fees, Costs and Expenses. The Borrower shall pay
when due, without duplication, the fees, expenses and other sums specified in this
Section.
(a) Costs of Conversion. The Borrower shall direct the Trustee to pay
the Costs of Conversion from the Costs of Conversion Fund on the Closing Date.
The Borrower shall pay directly the fees, costs and expenses of the Borrower’s
counsel, the Borrower’s financial advisor, if any, the Administrative Agent, the
Administrative Agent’s counsel and all other fees, costs and expenses directly
associated with the conversion of the Bonds to a Bank Rate on the Closing Date,
including printing costs, costs of reproducing documents and filing and recording
fees.
(b) Third Party Fees. The Borrower shall pay the Third Party Fees to
the Trustee in sufficient time to allow the Trustee to pay such Third Party Fees
when due. The Third Party Fees are as follows:
(i) Issuer. The Issuer’s Fee.
(ii) Trustee. The Trustee’s Annual Fee.
(iii) Tender Agent. The Tender Agent’s Annual Fee is the
annual continuing fee of the Tender Agent, if any.
(iv) Remarketing Agent. The continuing fee of the Remarketing
Agent, if any, for its remarketing services.
(v) Rebate Analyst. The Rebate Analyst’s Fee.
(c) Fees and Expenses.
(i) Rating Agency. The annual rating maintenance fee of each
Rating Agency, if any.
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(ii) Extraordinary Items. The Extraordinary Items.
(iii) Certain Advances, Expenses and other Items. All
advances, out-of-pocket expenses, costs and other charges of each of the
Issuer, the Rebate Analyst, the Remarketing Agent, the Tender Agent and
the Trustee incurred from time to time, but only to the extent that any such
amounts are payable by the Borrower pursuant to an agreement between
the Borrower and such Person regarding its services in connection with the
Bonds or the Loan.
(iv) Bond Costs. All costs of registering, printing, reprinting,
preparing and delivering any replacement bonds required under the
Indenture and in connection with the registration, printing, reprinting or
transfer of Bonds.
(v) Adjustment or Conversion of Interest Rate; Tender,
Purchase, Remarketing or Reoffering of Bonds. All fees, costs and
expenses of any change in Mode or of any tender, purchase, remarketing
or reoffering of any Bonds. The fees, costs and expenses of any tender,
purchase, remarketing or reoffering of Bonds must be paid by the
Borrower in advance in accordance with the Remarketing Agreement or
other agreement relating to the remarketing or reoffering of the Bonds.
The Borrower agrees to timely honor any demand for payment by the Trustee pursuant to
Section 5.07(b) of the Indenture on account of any insufficiency in the Fees Account.
Section 2.06. Liability for Fees, Costs and Expenses. Neither the Issuer nor
the Trustee shall have any obligation to pay any of the fees, costs or expenses r eferred to
in Section 2.05 hereof.
Section 2.07. Borrower’s Obligations Upon Tender of Bonds. If any
Tendered Bond is not remarketed on any Tender Date and a sufficient amount is not
available in the Bond Purchase Fund for the purpose of paying the purchase price of such
Bond, the Borrower will cause to be paid to the Trustee pursuant to the Credit Facility or
otherwise pay by the applicable times provided in the Indenture, an amount equal to the
principal amount of all Bonds tendered and not remarketed, together with interest accrued
to the Tender Date.
Section 2.08. Redemption Premium. The Borrower shall pay all redemption
premium, if any, payable with respect to each redemption of any of the Bonds. The
Borrower shall make each such payment, or cause such payment to be made, in Available
Moneys.
Section 2.09. Obligation of the Borrower To Pay Deficiencies. The Borrower
shall pay any deficiency resulting from any loss due to a default under any investment in
any Fund or Account or a change in value of any investment.
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Section 2.10. Principal Reserve Fund. The Borrower shall make payments for
deposit by the Trustee into the Principal Reserve Fund on the dates and in the amounts
required by any Reimbursement Agreement. Amounts on deposit in the Principal
Reserve Fund shall be applied as provided in the Indenture.
Amounts in the Principal Reserve Fund shall not be credited against the principal
amount of the Note or be deemed to be interest payments on the Loan until the date such
amounts are withdrawn from the Principal Reserve Fund and used to reimburse the Credit
Provider for amounts paid under the Credit Facility to redeem or otherwise pay principal
of or interest on the Bonds.
Section 2.11. Borrower’s Approval of Transaction Documents. The
Borrower acknowledges that it participated in the drafting and negotiation of the
Transaction Documents and approves and agrees to each of the provisions of the
Transaction Documents. The Borrower agrees that it is bound by, shall adhere to, and
shall have the rights set forth by, the Indenture.
Section 2.12. Payment of Bonds. The Borrower shall timely remit to the
Trustee all amounts required to pay principal of and premium, if any, and interest on the
Bonds when due, and all other amounts due hereunder or under the Indenture including,
without limitation, amounts required to pay the Purchase Price of the Bonds, when due.
ARTICLE III
NATURE OF BORROWER’S OBLIGATIONS;
SECURITY FOR OBLIGATIONS
Section 3.01. Obligations of the Borrower Unconditional. Subject to the
recourse limiting provisions of Section 3.02, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the
obligations of the Borrower to make all payments and perform its other obligations under
this Agreement shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid and
performed strictly in accordance with the applicable Transaction Documents under all
circumstances, including, without limitation, the following circumstances: (i) any
invalidity or unenforceability of any Credit Facility or any of the other Transaction
Documents; (ii) any amendment or waiver of, or any consent to departure from, the terms
of any Credit Facility or any of the other Transaction Documents, any extension of time
or other modification of the terms and conditions for any act to be performed in
connection with any Credit Facility or any of the other Transaction Documents; (iii) the
existence of any claim, set-off, defense or other right which the Borrower may have at
any time against the Issuer, the Trustee, the Tender Agent, any Credit Provider, any
Remarketing Agent or any other Person, whether in connection with any of the
Transaction Documents, the Mortgaged Property, or any unrelated transaction; (iv) the
surrender or impairment of any security for the performance or observance of any of the
agreements or terms of any of the Transaction Documents; (v) defect in title to the
Mortgaged Property, any act or circumstance that may constitute failure of consideration,
destruction of, damage to or condemnation of the Mortgaged Property, commercial
frustration of purpose, or any change in the tax or other laws of the United States of
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America or of the State or any political subdivision of either; (vi) the breach by the
Issuer, the Trustee, the Tender Agent, any Remarketing Agent, any Credit Provider or
any other Person of any of its obligations under any Transaction Document; or (vii) any
other circumstance, happening or omission whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of
the foregoing.
Section 3.02. Personal Liability of Borrower. Except as provided in the last
sentence of this Section 3.02, the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement and
the obligations of the Borrower under the Regulatory Agreement to pay money, including
the obligations of the Borrower with respect to the Reserved Rights, shall be (a) general
obligations of the Borrower with recourse to the Borrower personally, and
(b) subordinate and junior in priority, right of payment and all other respects to any and
all obligations of the Borrower under the Loan Documents and to the Credit Provider
under or in respect of the Credit Facility Documents. Nothing in this Section shall
impose personal liability upon Borrower for payments due on the Bonds or any
obligations of the Borrower under any of the Loan Documents.
Section 3.03. Obligations Unsecured. All obligations of the Borrower under
this Agreement and under the Regulatory Agreement, including the obligat ions of the
Borrower with respect to the Reserved Rights, shall not be secured by the Security
Instrument and shall not constitute a lien on the Mortgaged Property in any manner.
Section 3.04. Certain Obligations Personal to the Borrower. No subsequent
owner of the Mortgaged Property (including the Credit Provider as a result of a
foreclosure, a deed in lieu of foreclosure or comparable conversion of the Loan) shall be
liable for any breach or default of any obligation of any prior owner under the Regulatory
Agreement or this Agreement, including any payment or indemnification obligation. The
owner of the Mortgaged Property at the time any default or breach occurs shall remain
liable for any and all damages occasioned by such default or breach even after such
Person ceases to be the owner. Upon seeking to collect such damages, neither the Issuer
nor the Trustee shall have recourse against or the right to levy against or otherwise collect
on any judgment from the Mortgaged Property.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Section 4.01. Representations and Warranties of the Issuer.
The Issuer represents and warrants that:
(a) The Issuer is a political subdivision of the State of California.
(b) The Issuer has complied with the Act and the constitution and laws
of the State that are prerequisites to the closing of the transactions provided for in
the Bond Documents.
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(c) The issuance of the Bonds to provide funding for the Loan is
intended to serve the public interest and will further the purposes of the Act
including the provision of decent, safe and sanitary rental housing units for
persons and families of low or moderate income; to accomplish the foregoing, the
Issuer intends to issue the Bonds on the terms set forth in the Indenture and to use
the proceeds derived from the sale of the Bonds as specified in the Indenture and
this Agreement.
(d) The Bonds have been duly executed and delivered by the Issuer
constitute legal, valid and binding special limited obligations of the Issuer,
enforceable against the Issuer in accordance with their terms, subject to
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws
affecting the rights of creditors generally and general principles of equity.
(e) The Issuer has the full legal right, power and authority to execute
and deliver the Issuer Documents, and to carry out its obligations under each of
those documents. The issuance of the Bonds and the execution, delivery and
performance of the Issuer Documents have been duly authorized by the Issuer.
Each of the Issuer Documents has been duly executed and delivered by the Issuer,
and, upon execution and delivery by the other party or parties to the Issuer
Documents, is a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Issuer, enforceable
against the Issuer in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws affecting the rights of creditors
generally and general principles of equity.
(f) To the best knowledge of the Issuer, neither the execution and
delivery of, nor the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms or conditions of,
the Issuer Documents violates the constitution or laws of the State or any
judgment, order, writ, injunction or decree to which the Issuer is subject, or
conflicts in any material respect with, or results in a material breach of, or
material default under, any agreement or instrument to which the Issuer is now a
party or by which it is bound.
(g) Except as otherwise provided in the Indenture and the Assignment,
the Issuer has not created any debt, lien or charge upon the Trust Estate, and has
not made any pledge or assignment of or created any encumbrance on the Trust
Estate.
(h) The Issuer has complied with all material provisions of the Act
applicable to the Bonds and the transactions provided for in the Issuer
Documents.
(i) To the best knowledge of the Issuer, no litigation or administrative
action of any nature is pending against the Issuer (i) seeking to restrain or enjoin
the execution and delivery of the Issuer Documents, (ii) questioning the
proceedings or authority relating to the Bonds or any other Issuer Document or
(iii) questioning the existence or authority of the Issuer or that of its present or
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former members or officers and, to the best knowledge of the Issuer, none of the
foregoing is threatened.
(j) The Bonds were issued under the Indenture and are secured by the
Trust Estate. Under the Indenture the Issuer’s interest in this Agreement (other
than the Reserved Rights) and the revenues and receipts to be derived by the
Issuer pursuant to this Agreement, are pledged and assigned to the Trustee as
security for payment of the principal of and interest and any premium on the
Bonds.
Section 4.02. Representations and Agreements of the Trustee.
The Trustee represents and warrants that:
(a) The Trustee is a national banking association in good standing
under the laws of the United States of America. The Trustee is duly authorized to
exercise trust powers and to execute the trust created by the Indenture and is
qualified to act as Trustee under the Indenture.
(b) The Trustee has all corporate power and authority necessary (i) to
execute and deliver this Agreement, the Regulatory Agreement and the Indenture,
(ii) to perform its obligations under this Agreement, the Regulatory Agreement
and the Indenture and (iii) to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, the Regulatory Agreement and the Indenture.
(c) The Trustee has taken all actions necessary to authorize the
execution and delivery of, the performance by the Trustee of its obligations under,
and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by, this Agreement, the
Regulatory Agreement and the Indenture.
(d) The execution and delivery of this Agreement and compliance with
its terms, conditions and provisions will not conflict with or result in a breach of
any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the articles of incorporation or
bylaws of the Trustee or any agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by
which it is bound, or any law or regulation or any administrative decree or order
to which it is subject, or constitute a default there-under, in each case in any
manner that would materially adversely impact its ability to perform its duties
hereunder or under the Indenture.
(e) The Trustee is not in default with respect to any order or decree of
any court or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state, municipal or
governmental agency, which default will materially adversely impair its ability to
perform its obligations under this Agreement.
(f) The Trustee is not a party to or bound by any agreement or
instrument or subject to any charter or any other corporate restriction of any
judgment, order, writ, injunction, decree, law or regulation which now or in the
future may materially and adversely affect the ability of the Trustee to perform its
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obligations under this Agreement or which requires the consent of any third
person to the execution of this Agreement or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby.
(g) No litigation has been served on the Trustee or, to the best
knowledge of the Trustee, threatened against the Trustee with respect to this
Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 4.03. Representations and Agreements of the Borrower.
The Borrower represents and warrants that:
(a) The Borrower is a Delaware limited partnership qualified to do
business in the State, is in good standing in the State, has the power and authority
to own its properties and assets and to carry on its business as now conducted and
as contemplated to be conducted, and has the power to enter into and has duly
authorized, by proper action, the execution and delivery of this Agreement and all
other documents contemplated hereby to be executed by it, including, without
limitation, the Regulatory Agreement and the Reimbursement Agreement.
(b) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement or any other
document in connection with the financing of the Mortgaged Property, the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, nor the
fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and conditions hereof and thereof,
conflicts with or results in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions
of the Borrower’s organizational agreement or of any agreement or instrument to
which it is now a party or by which it is bound, or constitutes a default (with due
notice or the passage of time or both) under any of the foregoing, or results in the
creation or imposition of any prohibited lien, charge or encumbrance whatsoever
upon any of the property or assets of it under the terms of any instrument or
agreement to which it is now a party or by which it is bound.
(c) The Mortgaged Property is located wholly within the County of
Contra Costa, California.
(d) The Disposition and Development Agreement and the Ground
Sub-lease constitute valid and binding obligations of the Borrower and the
Borrower has and shall have a leasehold interest in the Mortgaged Property
sufficient to carry out the purposes of this Agreement, and such interest shall be in
and remain in the Borrower, except as permitted by the Regulatory Agreement.
(e) There is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation by or
before any court, governmental agency, public board or body pending or, to its
knowledge, threatened against it (nor is there any basis therefor), which (i) affects
or seeks to prohibit, restrain or enjoin the conversion, remarketing or delivery of
the Bonds or the execution or delivery of this Agreement, the Regulatory
Agreement or any related documents, (ii) affects or questions the validity or
enforceability of the Bonds, the Indenture, this Agreement, the Regulatory
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Agreement, or any related documents, (iii) questions the tax status of the Tax-
Exempt Bonds [Assumes IRS closing agreement done] or (iv) questions its power
or authority to perform its obligations under this Agreement, the Regulatory
Agreement, or any related documents, or its powers to own, acquire, construct,
equip or operate the Project.
(f) There is no action, suit or proceeding at law or in equity or by or
before any governmental instrumentality or other agency now pending, or, to its
knowledge, threatened against or affecting it or any of its properties or rights,
which, if adversely determined, would materially impair its right to carry on
business substantially as now conducted or as now contemplated to be conducted,
or would materially adversely affect its financial condition. It is not in material
default in the performance, observance or fulfillment of any of the obligations,
covenants or conditions contained in any material agreement or instrument to
which it is a party.
(g) It is not in default under any order or decree of any court or any
order, regulation or demand of any federal, state, municipal or governmental
agency, the Disposition and Development Agreement, the Ground Sub-lease or
any other document, instrument or commitment to which it is a party or to which
it or any of its property is subject, in any manner material to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. [Modify if CDLAC requirements not yet
modified]
(h) The operation of the Mortgaged Property in the manner presently
contemplated and as described herein will not, to its knowledge, conflict with any
material zoning, water or air pollution or other ordinance, order, law or regulation
applicable thereto.
(i) It has filed or caused to be filed all federal, state and local tax
returns that are required to be filed, and has paid or caused to be paid all taxes as
shown on said returns or on any assessment received by it, to the extent that such
taxes have become due.
(j) To the knowledge of the Borrower, no officer or other official of
the Issuer has any ownership interest whatsoever in the Mortgaged Property or in
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (other than publicly traded
shares in indirect owners).
(k) The Mortgaged Property consists of a residential rental Mortgaged
Property comprising similarly constructed units containing separate and complete
facilities for living, sleeping, eating, cooking and sanitation or substantially
related and subordinate facilities.
(l) The Borrower currently intends to hold the Mortgaged Property for
its own account, and has no current plans, other than syndication or tax credits
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available to the Mortgaged Property, to sell and has not entered into any
agreement to sell the Mortgaged Property.
(m) The Borrower acknowledges, represents and warrants that it
understands the nature and structure of the transactions relating to the financing of
the Mortgaged Property; that it is familiar with the provisions of all of the
documents and instruments relating to such financing to which it is a party or of
which it is a beneficiary; that it understands the risks inherent in such transactions,
including, without limitation, the risk of loss of the Mortgaged Property; and that
it has not relied on the Issuer for any guidance or expertise in analyzing the
financial or other consequences of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and the Indenture or otherwise relied on the Issuer in any manner.
(n) The Borrower has not received any notice that it is not in
compliance with all provisions of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (“CERCLA”); the
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act; the Superfund Amendments and
Reauthorization Act of 1986; the Toxic Substances Control Act and all
environmental laws of the State (the “Environmental Laws”), or with any rules,
regulations and administrative orders of any governmental agency, or with any
judgments, decrees or orders of any court of competent jurisdiction with respect
thereto; and the Borrower has not received any assessment, notice (primary or
secondary) of liability or financial responsibility, and no notice of any action,
claim or proceeding to determine such liability or responsibility, or the amount
thereof, or to impose civil penalties with respect to a site listed on any federal or
state listing of sites containing or believed to contain “hazardous materials” (as
defined in the Environmental Law), nor, if applicable, has the Borrower received
notification that any hazardous substances (as defined under CERCLA) that it has
disposed of have been found in any site at which any governmental agency is
conducting an investigation or other proceeding under any Environmental Law.
(o) No default or event of default has occurred and is continuing with
respect to the Loan or under the Security Instrument or the Regulatory
Agreement. [Modify if CDLAC requirements not yet modified]
ARTICLE V
COVENANTS OF THE BORROWER
Section 5.01. Compliance With Laws. The Borrower will comply with all
laws, ordinances, regulations and requirements of any duly constituted public authorities
which may be applicable to the Mortgaged Property and all recorded lawful covenants
and agreements relating to or affecting the Mortgaged Property, including all laws,
ordinances, regulations, requirements and covenants pertaining to health and safety,
construction of improvements on the Mortgaged Property, fair housing, zoning and land
use, and Leases (as such term is defined in the Security Instrument). The Borrower will
comply with all terms of the Disposition and Development Agreement and the Ground
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Sub-lease. The Borrower also will comply with all applicable laws that pertain to the
maintenance and disposition of tenant security deposits. The Borrower will at all times
maintain records sufficient to demonstrate compliance with the provisions of this Section.
The Borrower will take appropriate measures to prevent, and will not engage in or
knowingly permit, any illegal activities at the Mortgaged Property that could endanger
tenants or visitors, result in damage to the Mortgaged Property, result in forfeiture of the
Mortgaged Property, or otherwise materially impair the lien created by the Security
Instrument. The Borrower represents and warrants that no portion of the Mortgaged
Property has been or will be purchased with the proceeds of any illegal activity. Nothing
contained in this Section is intended to modify or limit any provisions of the Regulatory
Agreement or any Loan Document.
Section 5.02. Maintenance of Legal Existence. The Borrower will maintain its
existence, continue to be duly qualified to do business in the State and will not terminate
or dissolve (transfers of Borrower’s partnership interests permitted under the Security
Instrument, even if resulting in a technical dissolution, shall not violate this Section 5.02).
With the prior written consent of the Issuer, the Borrower may consolidate with or merge
into another entity or permit one or more other entities to consolidate with or merge into
it, but subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) the entity resulting from
or surviving such merger or consolidation (if other than the Borrower) (“Surviving
Entity”) is duly organized and existing in good standing and qualified to do business in
the State, (ii) if the Borrower does not survive the consolidation or merger, the Surviving
Entity expressly assumes in writing all of the Borrower’s obligations under this
Agreement and the other Borrower Documents and (iii) the Borrower delivers an opinion
of Bond Counsel to the effect that such consolidation or merger will not cause interest on
the Tax-Exempt Bonds to be included in gross income for federal income tax purposes.
Section 5.03. Access to Mortgaged Property and Records. Subject to
reasonable written notice and subject to the rights of tenants residing at the Project under
their respective leases, the Issuer and the Trustee and the respective duly authorized
agents of each have the right, during normal business hours, to enter the Mortgaged
Property and any location containing records relating to any of the Borrower, the
Mortgaged Property, the Loan and the Transaction Documents, to inspect, audit and
make copies of the Borrower’s records or accounts pertaining to the Borrower, the
Mortgaged Property, the Loan, the Transaction Documents, and the Borrower’s
compliance with the Transaction Documents, and to require the Borrower, at the
Borrower’s sole expense, to furnish such documents to the Issuer and the Trustee, as the
Issuer or the Trustee from time to time deems necessary in order to determine that the
Borrower is in compliance with the Transaction Documents and to make copies of any
records that the Issuer or the Trustee, or their respective duly authorized agents, may
reasonably require. The Borrower will make available to the Issuer and the Trustee such
other information concerning the Borrower, the Mortgaged Property, the Loan and the
Transaction Documents as any of them may reasonably request.
Section 5.04. Reports and Information. The Borrower will file such
certificates and other reports with the Issuer and the Trustee as are required by the
Transaction Documents. The Borrower will provide to the Issuer all information
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necessary to enable the Issuer to complete and file all forms and reports required by the
laws of the State and the Code in connection with the Mortgaged Property and the Bonds.
Section 5.05. Tax Covenants. The Borrower covenants that it will comply with
the requirements and conditions of the Tax Certificate and the Regulatory Agreement.
Without limiting the foregoing and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
Agreement, the Borrower will not take, or permit to be taken on its behalf, any action
which would cause interest on the Tax-Exempt Bonds to be included in gross income for
federal income tax purposes and will take such reasonable action as may be necessary to
continue such exclusion from gross income, including, without limitation, the following:
(a) the preparation and filing of all statements required to be filed by it
in order to maintain the exclusion (including, but not limited to, the filing of all
reports and certifications required by the Regulatory Agreement);
(b) the timely payment to the United States of America of any rebate
amount required to be paid by the Issuer or the Borrower pursuant to Section
148(f) of the Code and the U.S. Treasury regulations under Section 148; and
(c) the use of the proceeds of the Tax-Exempt Bonds as provided in
the Tax Certificate.
In furtherance of the covenants in this Section, the Issuer and the Borrower shall
execute, deliver and comply with the provisions of the Tax Certificate, which is by this
reference incorporated into this Financing Agreement and made a part hereof.
The Borrower irrevocably authorizes and directs the Issuer, the Trustee and any
other agent designated by the Issuer to make payment of such amounts from funds of the
Borrower, if any, held by the Issuer, the Trustee, or any agent of the Issuer or the Trustee.
The Borrower further covenants and agrees that, pursuant to the requirements of Treasury
Regulation Section 1.148-1 (b), it (or any related person contemplated by such
regulations) will not purchase Tax-Exempt Bonds in an amount related to the amount of
the Loan, other than Pledged Bonds.
Section 5.06. Notice of Certain Events. The Borrower shall advise the Issuer,
the Credit Provider and the Trustee promptly in writing of the occurrence of any default
by the Borrower in the performance or observance of any covenant, agreement,
representation, warranty or obligation of the Borrower set forth in this Agreement or in
any of the other Borrower Documents, or of any Event of Default or Potential Default
under this Agreement known to it or of which it has received notice, specifying the nature
and period of existence of such event and the actions being taken or proposed to be taken
with respect to such default. Such notice shall be given promptly, and in no event less
than 10 Business Days after the Borrower receives notice or has knowledge of the
occurrence of any such event. The Borrower further agrees that it will give prompt
written notice to the Trustee and the Credit Provider if insurance proceeds or
condemnation awards are received with respect to the Mortgaged Property.
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Section 5.07. Insurance; Taxes and Charges; Maintenance and Repair. The
Borrower agrees to insure the Mortgaged Property or cause the Mortgaged Property to be
insured during the term of this Agreement for such amounts and for such occurrences as
is required under the Security Instrument, naming the Trustee as a co -insured. The
Borrower further agrees to provide to the Issuer, the Trustee and the Credit Provider not
later than December 1 of each year evidence of the insurance then in effect; and to notify
the Issuer, the Trustee and the Credit Provider, by certified mail, immediately upon
cancellation or material alteration of such insurance. The Trustee shall have no
obligation to investigate, monitor or review, and makes no representation as to, the
existence or sufficiency of the insurance on the Mortgaged Property.
The Borrower will pay or cause to be paid, during the term of this Agreement,
before the same respectively become delinquent, (a) all taxes and governmental charges
of any kind whatsoever that may at any time be lawfully assessed or levied against or
with respect to the Mortgaged Property or any part thereof, including, without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, all ad valorem taxes levied against the Mortgaged
Property and any other taxes levied upon the Mortgaged Property which, if not paid, will
become a charge on the receipts from the Mortgaged Property prior to or on a parity with
the charge thereon and the pledge or assignment thereof to be created and made in the
Indenture, or a lien against the Mortgaged Property or any interest therein or the revenues
derived therefrom or hereunder; (b) all utility and other charges incurred by the Borrower
in the operation, maintenance, use, occupancy and upkeep of the Mortgaged Property;
(c) all assessments and charges lawfully made by any governmental body for public
improvements that may be secured by a lien on the Mortgaged Property.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower may contest any such taxes, assessments
and other charges outlined in (a), (b) or (c) above, and, in the event of any such contest,
may permit the taxes, assessments or other charges so contested to remain unpaid during
the period of such contest and any appeal therefrom in accordance with the Security
Instrument.
The Borrower further agrees to maintain the Mortgaged Property, or cause the
Mortgaged Property to be maintained, during the term of this Agreement (i) in a
reasonably safe condition and (ii) in good repair and in good operating condition,
ordinary wear and tear excepted, making from time to time all commercially reasonable
repairs, modifications, alterations and improvements thereto and renewals and
replacements thereof. The Borrower will not permit any mechanic’s or other lien to be
established or remain against the Mortgaged Property for labor or materials furnished in
connection with any remodeling, modifications, improvements, repairs, renewals or
replacements so made by the Borrower except as permitted in the Security Instrument.
Section 5.08. Damage, Destruction and Condemnation; Use of Proceeds.
(a) If prior to full payment of the Bonds (or provision for payment
thereof in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture) the Mortgaged
Property or any portion thereof is destroyed (in whole or in part) or is damaged by
fire or other casualty, or title to, or the temporary use of, the Mortgaged Property
or any portion thereof shall be taken under the exercise of the power of eminent
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domain by any governmental body or by any person, firm or corporation acting
under governmental authority, the Borrower shall nevertheless be obligated to
continue to pay the amounts specified in Article II hereof.
(b) The Net Proceeds, if any, of any insurance or condemnation
awards resulting from the damage, destruction or condemnation of the Mortgaged
Property or any portion thereof shall be applied in one or more of the following
ways at the election of the Borrower, approved by the Credit Provider (which
approved shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and with written notice
to the Issuer and the Trustee and subject to any conditions set forth in the Security
Instrument and the Agreement:
(i) The prompt repair, restoration, relocation, modification or
improvement of the Mortgaged Property to enable the Mortgaged Property
to accomplish as nearly as practicable the same function as the Mortgaged
Property was designed to accomplish prior to such damage or destruction
or exercise of such power of eminent domain.
(ii) Prepayment of all or a portion of the Note, subject to and in
accordance with the terms thereof, and redemption of Bonds; provided
that no part of the Net Proceeds may be applied for such purpose unless
(1) the entire amount of the Note is so prepaid and all of the outstanding
Bonds are to be redeemed in accordance with the Indenture, or (2) in the
event that only a portion of the Note is so prepaid, the Borrower shall
furnish to the Issuer, the Trustee and the Credit Provider a certificate of
the Authorized Borrower Representative acceptable to the Issuer, the
Trustee and the Credit Provider stating (i) that the portion of the Project
that was damaged or destroyed by such casualty or was taken by such
condemnation proceedings is not essential to the Borrower’s use or
possession of the Mortgaged Property or (ii) that the Mortgaged Property
has been repaired, replaced, restored, relocated, modified or improved to
enable the Mortgaged Property to accomplish as nearly as practicable the
same function as the Mortgaged Property was designed to accomplish
prior to such damage or destruction or the taking by such condemnation
proceedings.
(c) If the Mortgaged Property is to be repaired, restored, relocated,
modified or improved pursuant to this Section 5.10, and if the Net Proceeds are
insufficient to pay in full the cost of such repair, restoration, relocation,
modification or improvement, the Borrower will nonetheless complete the work
or cause the work to be completed and will pay or cause to be paid any cost in
excess of the amount of the Net Proceeds in accordance with such procedures, if
any, as may be established by the Credit Provider.
Nothing contained in this Section 5.09(b) shall obligate or permit the Borrower to
apply the Net Proceeds in any manner that is contrary to the Borrower’s obligations, as
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sub-lessee, to apply insurance proceeds or eminent domain award or payments as set
forth in Part 600 and Part 900, as applicable, of the Ground Sub-lease.
ARTICLE VI
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 6.01. Borrower’s Obligations. The Borrower releases the Issuer, the
Trustee, the Tender Agent and their respective officers, directors, agents, officials,
employees (and, as to the Issuer, members of its governing body) and any person who
controls the Issuer, the Trustee or the Tender Agent within the meaning of the Securities
Act of 1933, from, and covenants and agrees to indemnify, hold harmless and defend the
Issuer, the Trustee, the Tender Agent and their respective officers, directors, employees,
agents, members of its governing body, officials and any person who controls such party
within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 and employees and each of them (each
an “Indemnified Party”) from and against, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities
and expenses (including attorneys’ fees and expenses), taxes, causes of action, suits and
judgments of any nature, joint or several, by or on behalf of any person arising out of:
(a) the approval of financing for the Mortgaged Property or the
making of the Loan;
(b) the issuance and sale, resale or remarketing of any Bonds or any
certifications or representations made by any person other than the party seeking
indemnification in connection therewith, including, but not limited to, any
(i) statement or information made by the Borrower with respect to the Borrower
or the Mortgaged Property in any offering document or materials regarding the
Bonds, the Mortgaged Property or the Borrower or in the Tax Certificate of the
Borrower or in any other certificate executed by the Borrower which, at the time
made, is misleading, untrue or incorrect in any material respect, (ii) untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact relating to the Borrower or
the Mortgaged Property contained in any offering material relating to the sale of
the Bonds, as from time to time amended or supplemented, or arising out of or
based upon the omission or alleged omission to state in such offering material a
material fact relating to the Borrower or the Mortgaged Property required to be
stated in such offering material or necessary in order to make the statements in
such offering material not misleading, (iii) failure to properly register or otherwise
qualify the sale of the Bonds or failure to comply with any licensing or other law
or regulation which would affect the manner in which or to whom the Bonds
could be sold;
(c) the interpretation, performance, enforcement, breach, default or
amendment of the Bond Documents, the Loan Documents or any other documents
relating to the Mortgaged Property or the Bonds or in connection with any federal
or state tax audit, or any questions or other matters arising under such documents;
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(d) the Borrower’s failure to comply with any requirement of this
Agreement, the Regulatory Agreement, the Ground Sub-lease or the Disposition
and Development Agreement;
(e) the condition of the Mortgaged Property (environmental or
otherwise), including any violation of any law, ordinance, court order or
regulation affecting the Mortgaged Property or any part of it, provided such
condition or violation results from events arising during the period in which the
Borrower occupies or possesses the Mortgaged Property pursuant to the Ground
Sub-lease;
(f) during the period in which the Borrower occupies or possesses the
Mortgaged Property pursuant to the Ground Sub-lease, any damage or injury,
actual or claimed, of whatsoever kind, cause or character, to property (including
loss of use of property) or persons, occurring or allegedly occurring in, on or
about the Mortgaged Property or arising out of any action or inaction of the
Borrower or any of its agents, servants, employees or licensees, whether or not
related to the Mortgaged Property, or resulting from the acquisition, construction,
design, rehabilitation, repair, operation, use or management of all or any part of
the Mortgaged Property;
(g) the Trustee’s acceptance or administration of the trusts created by,
and the exercise of its powers or duties under, the Indenture or under this
Agreement, the Regulatory Agreement, the Credit Facility or any other
agreements in connection with such agreements to which it is a party; and
(h) solely with respect to the Trustee and with respect to the County in
its capacity as the issuer of the Bonds, to the extent not mentioned in any of the
preceding subsections, any cause whatsoever in connection with transactions
provided for in this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents or otherwise
in connection with the Mortgaged Property, the Bonds or the execution or
amendment of any document relating to the Bonds or the Mortgaged Property.
This indemnification shall extend to and include, without limitation, all reasonable costs,
counsel fees, expenses and liabilities incurred in connection with any such claim, or
proceeding brought with respect to such claim, except (i) in the case of the foregoing
indemnification of the Trustee or any of the Indemnified Parties, to the extent such
damages are caused by the negligence or willful misconduct of such Person, and (ii) in
the case of the foregoing indemnification of the Issuer or any of the Indemnified Parties,
to the extent such damages are caused by the willful misconduct of such Person.
The provisions of this Section 6.01 are not intended to and shall not negate,
nullify, change, modify or limit any limitations of Borrower’s liability set forth in the
Loan Documents.
Section 6.02. Defense of Claims. In the event that any action or proceeding is
brought against any Indemnified Party with respect to which indemnity may be sought
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under Section 6.01 hereof, the Borrower, upon written notice from the Indemnified Party,
will assume the investigation and defense of the action or proceeding, including the
engagement of counsel selected by the Borrower, subject to the approval of the
Indemnified Party in such party’s sole discretion, and shall assume the payment of all
expenses related to the action or proceeding, with full power to litigate, compromise or
settle the same in its sole discretion; provided, however, that the Indemnified Party shall
have the right to review and approve or disapprove any such compromise or settlement.
Each Indemnified Party shall have the right to engage separate counsel in any action or
proceeding and participate in the investigation and defense of such action or proceeding,
and the Borrower shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such separate counsel if
(i) the Indemnified Party determines that a conflict exists between the interests of the
Indemnified Party and the interests of the Borrower or (ii) such separate counsel is
engaged with the approval of the Borrower, which approval shall not be unreasonably
withheld, conditioned or delayed.
Section 6.03. Borrower’s Continuing Obligations. Notwithstanding any
transfer of the Mortgaged Property to another owner in accordance with the Regulatory
Agreement, the Borrower shall remain obligated to indemnify each Indemnified Party
pursuant to this Article VI for all matters arising prior to such transfer, and, as a condition
to the release of the transferor on and after the transfer date, the transferee must assume
the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement and the other Borrower Documents
on and after the transfer date. Each Indemnified Party’s rights under this Article VI shall
survive the termination of this Agreement, the payment of the Loan and the payment or
defeasance of the Bonds and with regard to the Trustee, the resignation or removal of the
Trustee.
ARTICLE VII
EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
Section 7.01. Events of Default. The occurrence of any one or more of the
following events shall constitute an Event of Default under this Agreement:
(a) The Borrower fails to pay when due any amount payable by the
Borrower under this Agreement.
(b) The Borrower fails to observe or perform any covenant or
obligation in this Agreement on its part to be observed or performed for a period
of 30 days after receipt of written notice from the Trustee specifying su ch failure
and requesting that it be remedied, provided, however, that if the failure cannot be
corrected within such period, it shall not constitute an Event of Default if the
failure is correctable without material adverse effect on the validity or
enforceability of the Bonds or on the exclusion from gross income, for federal
income tax purposes, of the interest on the Tax-Exempt Bonds, and if corrective
action is instituted by the Borrower within such period and diligently pursued
until the failure is corrected, and provided further that any such failure is cured
within 90 days of receipt of notice of such failure; provided further, failure by the
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Borrower to comply with the requirements of Section 8 of the Regulatory
Agreement shall not in and of itself, constitute an Event of Default under this
Agreement.
(c) The Credit Provider provides written notice to the Trustee of an
Event of Default under this Agreement by reason of the occurrence of an Event of
Default under the Reimbursement Agreement. No Event of Default under the
Reimbursement Agreement shall constitute a default under this Agreement unless
specifically declared to be so by the Credit Provider. The Credit Provider shall
make such declaration by written notice to the Trustee.
(d) So long as the Bonds bear interest at a Bank Rate, the
Administrative Agent provides written notice to the Trustee of the occurrence of
an Event of Default under the Guaranty Agreement.
Section 7.02. Remedies Upon an Event of Default. Subject to the Assignment,
whenever any Event of Default occurs and is continuing under this Agreement, the Issuer
may take one or any combination of the following remedial steps:
(a) by written notice to the Borrower, declare all amounts then due and
payable on the Note to be immediately due and payable;
(b) exercise any of the rights and remedies provided in the Loan
Documents; and
(c) take whatever action at law or in equity may appear necessary or
desirable to collect the amounts then due and afterward to become due, or to
enforce performance and observance of any obli gation, agreement or covenant of
the Borrower under this Agreement.
Section 7.03. No Levy or Other Execution Against Mortgaged Property.
Neither the Issuer nor the Trustee shall have any right to levy, execute or enforce any
judgment in respect of the Borrower’s obligations under this Agreement, including the
Reserved Rights, against the Mortgaged Property or any other property of the Borrower
which secures the obligations of the Borrower under the Loan or to the Credit Provider
under any of the Credit Facility Documents.
Section 7.04. Waiver and Annulment. Unless the Credit Provider otherwise
consents in writing, neither the Issuer nor the Trustee may waive or annul any Event of
Default under this Agreement unless (i) all amounts which would then be payable under
this Agreement by the Borrower if such Event of Default had not occurred and was not
continuing are paid by or on behalf of the Borrower, and (ii) the Borrower also performs
all other obligations in respect of which it is then in default under this Agreement and
pays the reasonable charges and expenses of the Issuer and the Trustee, including
reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses paid or incurred in connection with such default.
No waiver or annulment shall extend to or affect any subsequent Event of Default or
impair any right or remedy consequent on such Event of Default.
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Section 7.05. No Remedy Exclusive. All rights and remedies provided in this
Agreement are cumulative, nonexclusive and in addition to any and all rights and
remedies that the Issuer and the Trustee may have or may be given by reason of any law,
statute, ordinance or otherwise.
Section 7.06. No Waiver. No delay or omission to exercise any right or power
accruing upon any Event of Default under this Agreement shall impair any such right or
power or shall be construed to be a waiver of such Event of Default, but any such right or
power may be exercised from time to time and as often as may be deemed expedient.
Section 7.07. No Notices. In order to entitle the Issuer to exercise any remedy
reserved to it in this Article, it shall not be necessary to give any notice, other than such
notice as may be expressly required in this Article or by any Bond Document.
Section 7.08. Expenses. In the event the Borrower should default under this
Agreement and the Issuer employs attorneys or incurs other expenses for the collection of
payments under, or the enforcement of performance or observance of any obligation or
agreement on the part of the Borrower contained in, this Agreement, the Borrower agrees
that it will pay, on demand, to the Issuer the reasonable fees of such attorneys and such
other expenses so incurred by the Issuer.
ARTICLE VIII
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 8.01. Notices. All notices, certificates or other communications
provided in this Agreement shall be given in writing, and shall be sufficiently given and
shall be deemed given if given in the manner provided in Section 13.04 of the Indenture.
Copies of each notice, certificate or other communication given under this Agreement by
any party shall be given to the other parties. By notice given under this Agreement, any
party may designate further or different addresses to which subsequent notices,
certificates or other communications are to be sent. A duplicate copy of each notice,
certificate, request or other communication given under this Agreement to the Issuer, the
Borrower or the Trustee shall also be given to the Credit Provider or, if applicable, an
Alternate Credit Provider.
Section 8.02. Amendment. No amendment to this Agreement shall be binding
upon the parties to this Agreement until such amendment is reduced to writing and
executed by such parties; provided, however, that no amendment, supplement or other
modification to this Agreement or any other Bond Document shall be effective without
the prior written consent of the Credit Provider or, if an Alternate Credit Facility is in
effect, the Alternate Credit Provider, subject in each case to the provisions of
Section 8.12.
Section 8.03. Entire Agreement. This Agreement is one agreement in a set of
agreements, documents and instruments representing an integrated transaction. The
agreements, documents and instruments are the Transaction Documents. The Transaction
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Documents contain all agreements between the parties to the integrated transaction, and
there are no other representations, warranties, promises, agreements or understandings,
oral, written or implied, among them, unless reference is made in a Transaction
Document. Nothing in this Agreement shall relieve the Borrower of its obligations under
the Loan Documents and the Credit Facility Documents.
Section 8.04. Binding Effect. This Agreement is a continuing obligation and
shall (i) be binding upon each of the parties to this Agreement and their successors and
assigns and (ii) inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by such parties and their
respective successors, transferees and assigns; provided, however, that the Borrower may
not assign all or any part of this Agreement without the prior written consent of the
Issuer, which consent may be conditioned upon compliance with the requirements of the
Regulatory Agreement but shall not otherwise be unreasonably withheld.
Section 8.05. Further Assurances and Corrective Instruments. The parties
agree that they will, from time to time, execute, acknowledge and deliver, or cause to be
executed, acknowledged and delivered, such amendments to this Agreement and to the
other Transaction Documents contemplated by this Agreement as reasonably may be
required to carry out the intention of, or to facilitate the performance of this Agreement,
or to perfect or give further assurances of any of the rights granted or provided for in this
Agreement.
Section 8.06. Severability. Should one or more of the provisions of this
Agreement be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such
provision shall be severable from the remainder as to such jurisdiction and the validity,
legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions will not in any way be affected or
impaired in any jurisdiction.
Section 8.07. Execution in Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in
several counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which shall constitute
but one and the same instrument.
Section 8.08. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed, and the
obligations, rights and remedies of the parties under this Agreement shall be determined,
in accordance with the laws of the State without regard to conflicts of laws principles,
except to the extent that the laws of the United States of America may prevail.
Section 8.09. Waiver of Jury Trial. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY
LAW, THE BORROWER, THE ISSUER AND THE TRUSTEE (A) COVENANT AND
AGREE NOT TO ELECT A TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY ISSUE
ARISING UNDER THIS AGREEMENT TRIABLE BY A JURY AND (B) WAIVE
ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY TO THE EXTENT THAT ANY SUCH RIGHT
NOW EXISTS OR SHALL LATER EXIST. THIS WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL
BY JURY IS SEPARATELY GIVEN, KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WITH
THE BENEFIT OF COMPETENT LEGAL COUNSEL BY THE BORROWER, THE
ISSUER AND THE TRUSTEE AND THIS WAIVER IS INTENDED TO
ENCOMPASS INDIVIDUALLY EACH INSTANCE AND EACH ISSUE AS TO
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WHICH THE RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL WOULD OTHERWISE ACCRUE.
FURTHER, THE BORROWER CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE OR
AGENT OF THE ISSUER (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE ISSUER’S
COUNSEL) HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, TO THE
BORROWER THAT THE ISSUER WILL NOT SEEK TO ENFORCE THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
Section 8.10. Limited Liability of the Issuer. All obligations of the Issuer
under this Agreement, the Regulatory Agreement and the Indenture shall be limited
obligations of the Issuer, payable solely and only from the Trust Estate. No owner or
owners of any of the Bonds shall ever have the right to compel any exercise of the taxing
power of the State or any political subdivision or other public body for the payment of the
Bonds, nor to enforce the payment of the Bonds against any property of the State or any
such political subdivision or other public body, including the Issuer, except as provided
in the Indenture. No member, officer, agent, employee or attorney of the Issuer,
including any person executing this Agreement on behalf of the Issuer, shall be liable
personally under this Agreement. No recourse shall be had for the payment of the
principal of or the interest on the Bonds, for any claim based on or in respect of the
Bonds or based on or in respect of this Agreement, against any member, officer,
employee or agent, as such, of the Issuer or any successor whether by virtue of any
constitution, statute or rule of law, or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty or
otherwise, all such liability being, by the acceptance of this Agreement and as part of the
consideration for the issuance of the Bonds, expressly waived and released.
Section 8.11. Term of This Agreement. This Agreement shall be in full force
and effect from its date to and including such date as all of the Bonds are fully paid or
retired (or provision for such payment shall have been made as provided in the
Indenture); provided, however, that Sections 2.05 and 5.05 and Articles III and VI hereof
shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
Section 8.12. References to the Credit Provider. All provisions in this
Agreement regarding consents, approvals, directions, waivers, appointments, requests or
other actions by the Credit Provider shall be deemed not to require or permit such
consents, approvals, directions, waivers, appointments, requests or other actions and shall
be read as if the Credit Provider were not mentioned (i) if a Wrongful Dishonor has
occurred and is continuing, or (ii) from and after the date on which the Credit Facility is
declared to be null and void by final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction;
provided, however, that the payment of any amounts due to the Credit Provider pursuant
to this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect. The foregoing shall not affect
any other rights of the Credit Provider. All provisions in this Agreement relating to the
rights of the Credit Provider shall be of no force and effect if the Credit Facility has
terminated or expired in accordance with its terms and there are no Pledged Bonds or
Bonds in which the Credit Provider has a security interest and all amounts owing to the
Credit Provider under the Reimbursement Agreement have been paid; provided, during
any Bank Rate Period, for purposes of the approval and consent rights of the Credit
Provider, the Administrative Agent shall be considered to be the Credit Provider.
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Section 8.13. Amendment of Original Financing Agreement. This Agreement
amends the Original Financing Agreement as of the Closing Date.
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The parties to this Agreement have caused this Agreement to be executed by their
duly authorized representatives as of the date set forth above.
COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA
By _________________________________
PHVP I, LP,
a Delaware limited partnership
By: PHVP I GP, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability
company, its general partner
By: _____________________________
Name: Joanne M. Lockridge
Title: Authorized Signatory
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
TRUST COMPANY, N.A.,
as Trustee
By _________________________________
Authorized Officer