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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-3521 ord254 ORDINANCE NO. 09-3521 AN ORDINANCE authorizing the issuance of "CITY OF PLAINVIEW, TEXAS, GENERAL OBLIGATION REFUNDING BONDS, SERIES 2009"; specifying the terms and features of said bonds; levying a continuing direct annual ad valorem tax for the payment of said bonds; providing for the redemption of certain outstanding obligations of the City; and resolving other matters incident and related to the issuance, sale, payment and delivery of said bonds, including the approval and execution of a Paying Agent/Registrar Agreement, a Bond Purchase Agreement and a Special Escrow Agreement and the approval and distribution of an Official Statement; and providing an effective date. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Plainview, Texas (the "City") has heretofore issued, sold, and delivered, and there is currently outstanding obligations totaling in original principal amount $6,635,000 of the following issue or series (hereinafter referred to as the "Refunded Obligations"), to wit: City of Plainview, Texas, Tax and Waterworks and Sewer System Surplus Revenue Certificates of Obligation, Series 2001, dated May I5, 2001, scheduled to mature on March 1 in each of the years 2011 through 2021; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of V.T.C.A., Government Code, Chapter 1207, the City Council is authorized to issue refunding bonds and deposit the proceeds of sale directly with the place of payment for the Refunded Obligations, or other authorized depository, and such deposit, when made in accordance with said statute, shall constitute the making of firm banking and financial arrangements for the discharge and final payment of the Refunded Obligations; and WHEREAS, the City Council hereby finds and determines that the Refunded Obligations should be refunded at this time, and such refunding will result in the City saving approximately $654,171.17 in debt service payments on such indebtedness and further provide present value savings of approximately $530,234.83; now, therefore, BE I1' ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OP THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW, TExas: SEC"PION l : Authorization -Designation -Principal Amount -Purpose. General. obligation bonds of the City shall be and are hereby authorized to be issued in the aggregate principal amount of $6,875,000 to be designated and bear the title "CITY OF PLAINVIEW, "hEXAS, GENERAL OBLIGATION REFUNDING BONDS, SERIES 2009" (hereinafter referred to as the '`Bonds"), for the purpose of providing funds for the discharge and final payment of` certain outstanding obligations of the City (identified in the preamble hereof and referred to as the "Refunded Obligations") and to pay costs of issuance, in accordance with the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, including V.'1'.C.A., Government Code, Chapter 1207, as amended. SEC'T'ION 2: Fully Registered Obligations -Bond Date -Authorized Denominations-Stated Maturities-Interest Rates. The Bonds shall be issued as fully registered obligations only, shall be dated September 15, 2009 (the "Bond Date"), shall be in 75822945.2-10909912 255 denominations of $5,000 or any integral multiple (within a Stated Maturity) thereof, and shall become due and payable semiannually on March 1 in each of the years and in principal amounts (the "Stated Maturities") in accordance with the following schedule: Year of Principal Interest Stated Maturity Amount Rate s 2010 $155,000 2.000% 2011 540,000 2.000% 2012 545,000 2.000% 2013 560,000 2.000% 2014 570,000 2.250% 2015 585,000 2.500% 2016 600,000 2.750% 2017 620,000 3.000% 2018 640,000 3.250% 2019 660,000 3.500% 2020 685,000 3.625% 2021 715,000 3.500% The Bonds shall bear interest on the unpaid principal amounts from the Bond Date at the rate(s) per annum shown above in this Section (calculated on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months). Interest on the Bonds shall be payable on March 1 and September 1 in each year, commencing March 1, 2010, until maturity or prior redemption. SECTION 3: Terms of Payment-Paying A eg, nt/Registrar. The principal of, premium, if any, and the interest on the Bonds, due and payable by reason of maturity, redemption or otherwise, shall be payable only to the registered owners or holders of the Bonds (hereinafter called the "Holders") appearing on the registration and transfer books maintained by the Paying Agent/Registrar and the payment thereof shall be in any coin or currency of the United States of America, which at the time of payment is legal tender for the payment of public and private debts, and shall be without exchange or collection charges to the Holders. The selection and appointment of 'The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., Dallas, Texas to serve as Paying Agent/Registrar for the Bonds is hereby approved and confirmed. Books and records relating to the registration, payment, transfer and exchange of the Bonds (the "Security Register") shall at all times be kept and maintained on behalf of the City by the Paying Agent/Registrar, asprovided herein and in accordance with the terms and provisions of a "Paying Agent/ Registrar Agreement", substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, and such reasonable rules and regulations as the Paying Agent/Registrar and the City may prescribe. The Mayor and City Secretary are authorized to execute and deliver such Agreement in connection with the delivery of the Bonds. The City covenants to maintain and provide a Paying Agent/Registrar at all times until the Bonds are paid and discharged, and any successor Paying Agent/Registrar shall be a commercial bank, trust company, financial institution or other entity qualified and authorized to serve in such capacity and perform the duties and services of Paying Agent/Registrar. Upon any change in the Paying Agent/Registrar for the Bonds, the City agrees to promptly cause a written notice thereof to be sent to each Holder by United States Mail, 75822945.2/10909912 2 256 first class postage prepaid, which notice shall also give the address of the new Paying Agent/Registrar. Principal of and premium, if any, on the Bonds shall be payable at the Stated Maturities or the redemption thereof, only upon presentation and surrender of the Bonds to the Paying Agent/Registrar at its designated offices initially in Dallas, Texas or, with respect to a successor Paying Agent/Registrar, at the designated offices of such successor (the "Designated Payment/Transfer Office"). Interest on the Bonds shall be paid to the Holders whose name appears in the Security Register at the close of business on the Record Date (the 15~' day of the month next preceding each interest payment date) and shall be paid by the Paying Agent/Registrar (i) by check sent United States Mail, first class postage prepaid, to the address of the Holder recorded in the Security Register or (ii) by such other method, acceptable to the Paying Agent/Registrar, requested by, and at the risk and expense of, the Holder. If the date for the payment of the principal of or interest on the Bonds shall be a Saturday, Sunday, a legal holiday, or a day when banking institutions in the city where the Designated Payment/Transfer Office of the Paying AgentlRegistrar is located are authorized by law or executive order to close, then the date for such payment shall be the next succeeding day which is not such a Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday, or day when banking institutions are authorized to close; and payment on such date shall have the same force and effect as if made on the original date payment was due. In the event of a nonpayment of interest on a scheduled payment date, and for thirty (30) days thereafter, a new record date for such interest payment (a "Special Record Date") will be established by the Paying Agent/ Registrar, if and when funds for the payment of such interest have been received from the City. Notice of the Special Record Date and of the scheduled payment date of the past due interest (which shall be 15 days after the Special Record Date) shall be sent at least five (5) business days prior to the Special Record Date by United States Mail, first class postage prepaid, to the address of each Holder appearing on the Security Register at the close of business on the last business day next preceding the date of mailing of such notice. SECTION 4: Redemption. (a) Optional Redemption. The Bonds having Stated Maturities on and after March 1, 2020, shall be subject to redemption prior to maturity, at the option of the City, in whole or in part in principal amounts of $5,000 or any integral multiple thereof (and if within a Stated Maturity by lot by the Paying Agent/Registrar), on March 1, 2019 or on any date thereafter at the redemption price of par plus accrued interest to the date of redemption. (b) Exercise of Redemption Option. At least forty-five (45) days prior to a redemption date for the Bonds (unless a shorter notification period shall be satisfactory to the Paying Agent/Registrar), the City shall notify the Paying Agent/Registrar of the decision to redeem Bonds, the principal amount of each Stated Maturity to be redeemed, and the date of redemption therefor. The decision of the City to exercise the right to redeem Bonds shall be entered in the minutes of the governing body of the City. (c) Selection of Bonds for Redemption. If less than all Outstanding Bonds of the same Stated Maturity are to be redeemed on a redemption date, the Paying Agent/Registrar shall treat such Bonds as representing the number of Bonds Outstanding which is obtained by dividing 75822945.2/10909912 257 the principal amount of such Bonds by $5,000 and shall select the Bonds, or principal amount thereof, to be redeemed within such Stated Maturity by lot. (d) Notice of Redemption. Not less than thirty (30) days prior to a redemption date for the Bonds, a notice of redemption shall be sent by United States Mail, first class postage prepaid, in the name of the City and at the City's expense, to each Holder of a Bond to be redeemed in whole or in part at the address of the Holder appearing on the Security Register at the close of business on the business day next preceding the date of mailing such notice, and any notice of redemption so mailed shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given irrespective of whether received by the Holder. All notices of redemption shall (i) specify the date of redemption for the Bonds, (ii) identify the Bonds to be redeemed and, in the case of a portion of the principal amount to be redeemed, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed, (iii) state the redemption price, (iv) state that the Bonds, or the portion of the principal amount thereof to be redeemed, shall become due and payable on the redemption date specified, and the interest thereon, or on the portion of the principal amount thereof to be redeemed, shall cease to accrue from and after the redemption date, and (v) specify that payment of the redemption price for the Bonds, or the principal amount thereof to be redeemed, shall be made at the Designated Payment/Transfer Office of the Paying Agent/Registrar only upon presentation and surrender thereof by the Holder. If a Bond is subject by its terms to prior redemption, and has been called for redemption, and notice of redemption thereof has been duly given as hereinabove provided, such Bond (or the principal amount thereof to be redeemed) shall become due and payable and interest thereon shall cease to accrue from and after the redemption date therefor; provided moneys sufficient for the payment of such Bond (or of the principal amount thereof to be redeemed) at the then applicable redemption price are held for the purpose of such payment by the Paying Agent/Registrar. (e) Conditional Notice of Redemption. With respect to any optional redemption of the Bonds, unless moneys sufficient to pay the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds to be redeemed shall have been received by the Paying Agent/Registrar prior to the giving of such notice of redemption, such notice may state that said redemption is conditional upon the receipt of such moneys by the Paying Agent/Registrar on or prior to the date fixed for such redemption, or upon the satisfaction of any prerequisites set forth in such notice of redemption; and, if sufficient moneys are not received, such notice shall be of no force and effect, the City shall not redeem such Bonds and the Paying Agent/Registrar shall give notice, in the manner in which the notice of redemption was given, to the effect that the Bonds have not been redeemed. SECTION 5: Registration -Transfer -Exchange of Bonds-Predecessor Bonds. The Paying Agent/Registrar shall obtain, record, and maintain in the Security Register the name and address of each and every owner of the Bonds issued under and pursuant to the provisions of this Ordinance, or if appropriate, the nominee thereof. Any Bond may be transferred. or exchanged for Bonds of other authorized denominations by the Holder, in person or by his duly authorized agent, upon surrender of such Bond to the Paying Agent/Registrar for cancellation, accompanied by a written instrument of transfer or request for exchange duly executed by the Holder or by his duly authorized agent, in form satisfactory to the Paying Agent/Registrar. 75822945.2/ 10909912 4' 258 Upon surrender of any Bond (other than the Initial Bond(s) referenced in Section 8 hereof) for transfer at the Designated Payment/Transfer Office of the Paying Agent/Registrar, the Paying Agent/Registrar shall register and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Bonds of authorized denominations and having the same Stated Maturity and of a like aggregate principal amount as the Bond or Bonds surrendered for transfer. At the option of the Holder, Bonds (other than the Initial Bond(s) referenced in Section 8 hereof) may be exchanged for other Bonds of authorized denominations and having the same Stated Maturity, bearing the same rate of interest and of like aggregate principal amount as the Bonds surrendered for exchange, upon surrender of the Bonds to be exchanged at the Designated Payment/Transfer Office of the Paying Agent/Registrar. Whenever any Bonds are surrendered for exchange, the Paying Agent/Registrar shall register and deliver new Bonds to the Holder requesting the exchange. All Bonds issued in any transfer or exchange of Bonds shall be delivered to the Holders at the Designated Payment/Transfer Office of the Paying Agent/Registrar or sent by United States Mail, first class, postage prepaid to the Holders, and, upon the registration and delivery thereof, the same shall be the valid obligations of the City, evidencing the same obligation to pay, and entitled to the same benefits under this Ordinance, as the Bonds surrendered in such transfer or exchange. All transfers or exchanges of Bonds pursuant to this Section shall be made without expense or service charge to the Holder, except as otherwise herein provided, and except that the Paying Agent/Registrar shall require payment by the Holder requesting such transfer or exchange of any tax or other governmental charges required to be paid with respect to such transfer or exchange. Bonds cancelled by reason of an exchange or transfer pursuant to the provisions hereof are hereby defined to be "Predecessor Bonds," evidencing all or a portion, as the case may be, of the same ,obligation to pay evidenced by the new Bond or Bonds registered and delivered in the exchange or transfer therefor. Additionally, the term "Predecessor Bonds" shall include any mutilated, lost, destroyed, or stolen Bond for which a replacement Bond has been issued, registered, and delivered in lieu thereof pursuant to the provisions of Section 11 hereof and such new replacement Bond shall be deemed to evidence the same obligation as the mutilated, lost, destroyed, or stolen Bond. Neither the City nor the Paying Agent/Registrar shall be required to issue or transfer to an assignee of a Holder any Bond called for redemption, in whole or in part, within 45 days of the date fixed for the redemption of such Bond; provided, however, such limitation on transferability shall not be applicable to an exchange by the Holder of the unredeemed balance of a Bond called for redemption in part. SECTION 6: Book-Entry Ong Transfers and Transactions. Notwithstanding the provisions contained in Sections 3, 4 and 5 hereof relating to the payment, and transfer/exchange of the Bonds, the City hereby approves and authorizes the use of "Book-Entry Only" securities clearance, settlement and transfer system provided by The Depository Trust Company (DTC), a limited purpose trust company organized under the laws of the State of New York, in accordance 75822945.2/10909912 5 259 with the operational arrangements referenced in the Blanket Issuer Letter of Representation, by and between the City and DTC (the "Depository Agreement"). Pursuant to the Depository Agreement and the rules of DTC, the Bonds shall be deposited with DTC who shall hold said Bonds for its participants (the "DTC Participants"). While the Bonds are held by DTC under the Depository Agreement, the Holder of the Bonds on the Security Register for all purposes, including payment and notices, shall be Cede & Co., as nominee of DTC, notwithstanding the ownership of each actual purchaser or owner of each Bond (the "Beneficial Owners") being recorded in the records of DTC and DTC Participants. In the event DTC determines to discontinue serving as securities depository for the Bonds or otherwise ceases to provide book-entry clearance and settlement of securities transactions in general or the City determines that DTC is incapable of properly discharging its duties as securities depository for the Bonds, the City covenants and agrees with the Holders of the Bonds to cause Bonds to be printed in definitive form and provide for the Bond certificates to be issued and delivered to DTC Participants and Beneficial Owners, as the case may be. Thereafter, the Bonds in definitive form shall be assigned, transferred and exchanged on the Security Register maintained by the Paying Agent/Registrar and payment of such Bonds shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Sections 3, 4 and 5 hereof. SECTION 7: Execution -Registration. The Bonds shall be executed on behalf of the City by the Mayor under its seal reproduced or impressed thereon and countersigned by the City Secretary. The signature of said officers on the Bonds may be manual or facsimile. Bonds bearing the manual or facsimile signatures of individuals who are or were the proper officers of the City on the Bond Date shall be deemed to be duly executed on behalf of the City, notwithstanding that such individuals or either of them shall cease to hold such offices at the time of delivery of the Bonds to the initial purchaser(s) and with respect to Bonds delivered in subsequent exchanges and transfers, all as authorized and provided in V.T.C.A., Government Code, Chapter 1201, as amended. No Bond shall be entitled to any right or benefit under this Ordinance, or be valid or obligatory for any purpose, unless there appears on such Bond either a certificate of registration substantially in the form provided in Section 9(c), manually executed by the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas, or his duly authorized agent, or a certificate of registration substantially in the form provided in Section 9(d), manually executed by an authorized officer, employee or representative of the Paying Agent/Registrar, and either such certificate duly signed upon any Bond shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such Bond has been duly certified, registered, and delivered. SECTION 8: Initial Bond(s). The Bonds herein authorized shall be initially issued either (i) as a single fully registered bond in the aggregate principal amount of the Bonds with principal installments to become due and payable as provided in Section 2 hereof and numbered T-1, or (ii) as multiple fully registered bonds, being one bond for each year of maturity in the applicable principal amount and denomination and to be numbered consecutively from T-1 and upward (hereinafter called the "Initial Bond(s)") and, in either case, the Initial Bond(s) shall be registered in the name of the initial purchaser(s) or the designee thereof. The Initial Bond(s) shall be the Bonds submitted to the Office of the Attorney General of the State of Texas for 75822945.2/] 0909912 6 260 approval, certified and registered by the Office of the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas and delivered to the initial purchaser(s). Any time after the delivery of the Initial Bond(s), the Paying AgentlRegistrar, pursuant to written instructions from the initial purchaser(s), or the designee thereof, shall cancel the Initial Bond(s) delivered hereunder and exchange therefor definitive Bonds of authorized denominations, Stated Maturities, principal amounts and bearing applicable interest rates for transfer and delivery to the Holders named at the addresses identified therefor; all pursuant to and in accordance with such written instructions from the initial purchaser(s), or the designee thereof, and such other information and documentation as the Paying Agent/Registrar may reasonably require. SECTION 9: Forms. (a) Forms Generally. The Bonds, the Registration Certificate of the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas, the Registration Certificate of Paying Agent/Registrar, and the form of Assignment to be printed on each of the Bonds, shall be substantially in the forms set forth in this Section with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions, and other variations as are permitted or required by this Ordinance and may have such letters, numbers, or other marks of identification (including identifying numbers and letters of the Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures of the American Bankers Association) and such legends and endorsements (including insurance legends in the event the Bonds, or any maturities thereof, are purchased with insurance and any reproduction of an opinion of counsel) thereon as may, consistently herewith, be established by the City or determined by the officers executing such Bonds as evidenced by their execution. Any portion of the text of any Bonds may be set forth on the reverse thereof, with an appropriate reference thereto on the face of the Bond. The definitive Bonds and the Initial Bond(s) shall be printed, lithographed, or engraved, typewritten, photocopied or otherwise reproduced in any other similar manner, all as determined by the officers executing such Bonds as evidenced by their execution thereof. (b) Form of Definitive Bond. REGISTERED NO. REGISTERED UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE OF TEXAS CITY OF PLAINVIEW, TEXAS GENERAL OBLIGATION REFUNDING BOND, SERIES 2009 Bond Date: Interest Rate: Stated Maturity CUSIP NO: September 15, 2009 March 1, 20 Registered Owner: Principal Amount: 75822945.2/10909912 7 261 The City of Plainview (hereinafter referred to as the "City"), a body corporate and political subdivision in the County of Hale, State of Texas, for value received, acknowledges itself indebted to and hereby promises to pay to the Registered Owner named above, or the registered assigns thereof, on the Stated Maturity date specified above the Principal Amount hereinabove stated (or so much thereof as shall not have been paid upon prior redemption) and to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount hereof from the interest payment date next preceding the "Registration Date" of this Bond appearing below (unless this Bond bears a "Registration Date" as of an interest payment date, in which case it shall bear interest from such date, or unless the "Registration Date" of this Bond is prior to the initial interest payment date in which case it shall bear interest from the Bond Date) at the per annum rate of interest specified above computed on the basis of a 360 day year of twelve 30 day months; such interest being payable on March 1 and September 1 in each year, commencing March 1, 2010, until maturity or prior redemption. Principal of this Bond is payable at its Stated Maturity or redemption to the registered owner hereof, upon presentation and surrender, at the Designated Payment/Transfer Office of the Paying Agent/Registrar executing the registration certificate appearing hereon, or its successor; provided, however, while this Bond is registered to Cede & Co., the payment of principal upon a partial redemption of the principal amount hereof may be accomplished without presentation and surrender of this Bond. Interest is payable to the registered owner of this Bond (or one or more Predecessor Bonds, as defined in the Ordinance hereinafter referenced) whose name appears on the "Security Register" maintained bey the Paying AgentlRegistrar at the close of business on the "Record Date", which is the 15` day of the month next preceding each interest payment date, and interest shall be paid by the Paying Agent/Registrar by check sent United States Mail, first class postage prepaid, to the address of the registered owner recorded in the Security Register or by such other method, acceptable to the Paying Agent/Registrar, requested by, and at the risk and expense of, the registered owner. If the date for the payment of the principal of or interest on the Bonds shall be a Saturday, Sunday, a legal holiday, or a day when banking institutions in the city where the Designated Payment/Transfer Office of the Paying Agent/Registrar is located are authorized by law or executive order to close, then the date for such payment shall be the next succeeding day which is not such a Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday, or day when banking institutions are authorized to close; and payment on such date shall have the same force and effect as if made on the original date payment was due. All payments of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on this Bond shall be without exchange or collection charges to the owner hereof and in any coin or currency of the United States of America which at the time of payment is legal tender for the payment of public and private debts. This Bond is one of the series specified in its title issued in the aggregate principal amount of $6,875,000 (herein referred to as the "Bonds") for the purpose of providing funds for the discharge and final payment of certain outstanding obligations of the City (identified in the preamble hereof and referred to as the "Refunded Obligations") and to pay costs of issuance, under and in strict conformity with the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas and pursuant to an Ordinance adopted by the City Council of the City (herein referred to as the "Ordinance"). The Bonds maturing on and after March 1, 2020, may be redeemed prior to their Stated Maturities, at the option of the City, in whole or in part in principal amounts of $5,000 or any integral multiple thereof (and if within a Stated Maturity by lot by the Paying Agent/Registrar), on March 1, 2019, or on any date thereafter, at the redemption price of par, together with accrued interest to the date of redemption. 75822945.2/10909912 262 At least thirty days prior to the date fixed for any redemption of Bonds, the City shall cause a written notice of such redemption to be sent by United States Mail, first class postage prepaid, to the registered owners of each Bond to be redeemed at the address shown on the Security Register and subject to the terms and provisions relating thereto contained in the Ordinance. If a Bond (or any portion of its principal sum) shall have been duly called for redemption and notice of such redemption duly given, then upon such redemption date such Bond (or the portion of its principal sum to be redeemed) shall become due and payable, and interest thereon shall cease to accrue from and after the redemption date therefor; provided moneys for the payment of the redemption price and the interest on the principal amount to be redeemed to the date of redemption are held for the purpose of such payment by the Paying Agent/Registrar. In the event a portion of the principal amount of a Bond is to be redeemed and the registered owner is someone other than Cede & Co., payment of the redemption price of such principal amount shall be made to the registered owner only upon presentation and surrender of such Bond to the Designated Payment/Transfer Office of the Paying Agent/Registrar, and a new Bond or Bonds of like maturity and interest rate in any authorized denominations provided by the Ordinance for the then unredeemed balance of the principal sum thereof will be issued to the registered owner, without charge. If a Bond is selected for redemption, in whole or in part, the City and the Paying Agent/Registrar shall not be required to transfer such Bond to an assignee of the registered owner within 45 days of the redemption date therefor; provided, however, such limitation on transferability shall not be applicable to an exchange by the registered owner of the unredeemed balance of a Bond redeemed in part. With respect to any optional redemption of the Bonds, unless moneys sufficient to pay the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds to be redeemed shall have been received by the Paying Agent/Registrar prior to the giving of such notice of redemption, such notice may state that said redemption is conditional upon the receipt of such moneys by the Paying Agent/Registrar on or prior to the date fixed for such redemption, or upon the satisfaction of any prerequisites set forth in such notice of redemption; and, if sufficient moneys are not received, such notice shall be of no force and effect, the City shall not redeem such Bonds and the Paying Agent/Registrar shall give notice, in the manner in which the notice of redemption was given, to the effect that the Bonds have not been redeemed. The Bonds are payable from the proceeds of an ad valorem tax levied, within the limitations prescribed by law, upon all taxable property in the City. Reference is hereby made to the Ordinance, a copy of which is on file in the Designated Payment/Transfer Office of the Paying Agent/Registrar, and to all of the provisions of which the owner or holder of this Bond by the acceptance hereof hereby assents, for definitions of terms; the description of and the nature and extent of the tax levied for the payment of the Bonds; the terms and conditions relating to the transfer or exchange of this Bond; the conditions upon which the Ordinance may be amended or supplemented with or without the consent of the Holders; the rights, duties, and obligations of the City and the Paying Agent/Registrar; the terms and provisions upon which this Bond may be discharged at or prior to its maturity or redemption, and deemed to be no longer Outstanding thereunder; and for other terms and provisions contained therein. Capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the Ordinance. 75822945.2!10909912 9 263 This Bond, subject to certain limitations contained in the Ordinance, may be transferred on the Security Register only upon its presentation and surrender at the Designated Payment/Transfer Office of the Paying Agent/Registrar, with the Assignment hereon duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Paying Agent/Registrar duly executed by, the registered owner hereof, or his duly authorized agent. When a transfer on the Security Register occurs, one or more new fully registered Bonds of the same Stated Maturity, of authorized denominations, bearing the same rate of interest, and of the same aggregate principal amount will be issued by the Paying AgentlRegistrar to the designated transferee or transferees. The City and the Paying Agent/Registrar, and any agent of either, shall treat the registered owner whose name appears on the Security Register (i) on the Record Date as the owner entitled to payment of interest hereon, (ii) on the date of surrender of this Bond as the owner entitled to payment of principal hereof at its Stated Maturity or its redemption, in whole or in part, and (iii) on any other date as the owner for all other purposes, and neither the City nor the Paying Agent/Registrar, or any agent of either, shall be affected by notice to the contrary. In the event of nonpayment of interest on a scheduled payment date and for thirty (30) days thereafter, a new record date for such interest payment (a "Special Record Date") will be established by the Paying Agent/Registrar, if and when funds for the payment of such interest have been received from the City. Notice of the Special Record Date and of the scheduled payment date of the past due interest (which shall be 15 days after the Special Record Date) shall be sent at least five (5) business days prior to the Special Record Date by United States Mail, first class postage prepaid, to the address of each Holder appearing on the Security Register at the close of business on the last business day next preceding the date of mailing of such notice. It is hereby certified, recited, represented and declared that the City is a body corporate and political subdivision duly organized and legally existing under and by virtue of the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas; that the issuance of the Bonds is duly authorized by law; that all acts, conditions and things required to exist and be done precedent to and in the issuance of the Bonds to render the same lawful and valid obligations of the City have been properly done, have happened and have been performed in regular and due time, form and manner as required by the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, and the Ordinance; that the Bonds do not exceed any Constitutional or statutory limitation; and that due provision has been made for the payment of the principal of and interest on the Bonds by the levy of a tax as aforestated. In case any provision in this Bond shall be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. The terms and provisions of this Bond and the Ordinance shall be construed in accordance with and shall be governed by the laws of the State of Texas. 75822945.2/10909912 1 264 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City Council of the City has caused this Bond to be duly executed under the official seal of the City as of the Bond Date. CITY OF PLAINVIEW, TEXAS Mayor COUNTERSIGNED: City Secretary (SEAL) (c) Form of Re ig'stration Certificate of Comptroller of Public Accounts to appear on Initial Bond(s) only. REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE OF COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS OFFICE OF THE ) COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS ) REGISTER NO. THE STATE OF TEXAS ) I I~EREBY CERTIFY that this Bond has been examined, certified as to validity and approved by the Attorney General of the State of Texas, and duly registered by the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas. WITNESS my signature and seal of office this Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas (SEAL) ~ssa29as.z~~o9o~iz 11 265 (d) Form of Certificate of Paying Agent/Registrar to appear on Definitive Bonds only. REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE OF PAYING AGENT/REGISTRAR This Bond has been duly issued and registered under the provisions of the within-mentioned Ordinance; the bond or bonds of the above entitled and designated series originally delivered having been approved by the Attorney General of the State of Texas and registered by the Comptroller of Public Accounts, as shown by the records of the Paying Agent/Registrar. The designated offices of the Paying Agent/Registrar in Dallas, Texas is the "Designated Payment/Transfer Office" for this Bond. THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., Dallas, Texas, as Paying AgentlRegistrar Registration date: (e) Form of Assi ngmen_t. By Authorized Signature ASSIGNMENT FOR VALUE RECEIVED the undersigned hereby sells, assigns, and transfers unto (Print or typewrite name, address, and zip code of transferee): (Social Security or other identifying number )the within Bond and all rights thereunder, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints attorney to transfer the within Bond on the books kept for registration thereof, with full power of substitution in the premises. DATED: NOTICE: The signature on this assignment must correspond with the Signature guaranteed: name of the registered owner as it appears on the face of the within Bond in every particular. 75822945.2/10909912 12 266 (fj The Initial Bond(s) shall be in the form set forth in para~ranh (b) of_this Section, except that the form of the single fully registered Initial Bond shall be modified as follows: REGISTERED REGISTERED NO. T-1 $6,875,000 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE OF TEXAS CITY OF PLAINVIEW, TEXAS GENERAL OBLIGATION REFUNDING BOND, SERIES 2009 Bond Date: September 15, 2009 Registered Owner: Principal Amount: SIX MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS The City of Plainview (hereinafter referred to as the "City"), a body corporate and municipal corporation in the County of Hale, State of Texas, for value received, acknowledges itself indebted to and hereby promises to pay to the Registered Owner named above, or the registered assigns thereof, the Principal Amount hereinabove stated on March 1 in each of the years and in principal installments in accordance with the following schedule: STATED MATURITY PRINCIPAL INTEREST INSTALLMENTS RATE (Information to be inserted from schedule in Section 2 hereof). (or so much principal thereof as shall not have been prepaid prior to maturity) and to pay interest on the unpaid principal installments hereof from the interest payment date next preceding the "Registration Date" of this Bond appearing below (unless this Bond bears a "Registration Date" as of an interest payment date, in which case it shall bear interest from such date, or unless the "Registration Date" of this Bond is prior to the initial interest payment date in which case it shall bear interest from the Bond Date) at the per annum rates of interest specified above computed on the basis of a 360 day year of twelve 30 day months; such interest being payable on March 1 and September 1 in each year, commencing March 1, 2010. Principal installments of this Bond are payable on the Stated Maturity dates or on a prepayment date to the registered owner hereof by The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., Dallas, Texas (the "Paying Agent/Registrar"), upon its presentation and surrender, at its designated offices in Dallas, Texas (the "Designated Payment/Transfer Office"). Interest is payable to the registered owner of this Bond whose name appears on the "Security Register" maintained by the Paying Agent/Registrar at the close of business on the "Record Date", which is the 15~' day of the month next preceding each interest payment date, and interest shall be paid by the Paying Agent/Registrar by check sent United States Mail, first class postage prepaid, to the address of the registered owner recorded in the Security Register or by such other method, acceptable to the Paying AgendRegistrar, requested by, and at the risk and expense of, the registered owner. If the date for the payment of the principal of or interest on the Bonds shall be a Saturday, Sunday, a legal 75822945.2!10909912 13 267 holiday, or a day when banking institutions in the City where the Designated Payment/Transfer Office of the Paying Agent/Registrar is located are authorized by law or executive order to close, then the date for such payment shall be the next succeeding day which is not such a Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday, or day when banking institutions are authorized to close; and payment on such date shall have the same force and effect as if made on the original date payment was due. All payments of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on this Bond shall be without exchange or collection charges to the owner hereof and in any coin or currency of the United States of America which at the time of payment is legal tender for the payment of public and private debts. SECTION 10: Levy of Taxes. To provide for the payment of the "Debt Service Requirements" of the Bonds, being (i) the interest on the Bonds and (ii) a sinking fund for their payment at maturity or redemption or a sinking fund of 2% (whichever amount is the greater), there is hereby levied, and there shall be annually assessed and collected in due time, form, and manner, a tax on all taxable property in the City, within the limitations prescribed by law, and such tax hereby levied on each one hundred dollars' valuation of taxable property in the City for the Debt Service Requirements of the Bonds shall be at a rate from year to year as will be ample and sufficient to provide funds each year to pay the principal of and interest on said Bonds while Outstanding; full allowance being made for delinquencies and costs of collection; separate books and records relating to the receipt and disbursement of taxes levied, assessed and collected for and on account of the Bonds shall be kept and maintained by the City at all times while the Bonds are Outstanding, and the taxes collected for the payment of the Debt Service Requirements on the Bonds shall be deposited to the credit of a "Special 2009 Bond Account" (the "Interest and Sinking Fund") maintained on the records of the City and deposited in a special fund maintained at an official depository of the City's funds; and such tax hereby levied, and to be assessed and collected annually, is hereby pledged to the payment of the Bonds. The Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem, City Manager, Budget Manager and City Secretary of the City, individually or jointly, are hereby authorized and directed to cause to be transferred to the Paying Agent/ Registrar for the Bonds, from funds on deposit in the Interest and Sinking Fund, amounts sufficient to fully pay and discharge promptly each installment of interest and principal of the Bonds as the same accrues or matures or comes due by reason of redemption prior to maturity; such transfers of funds to be made in such manner as will cause collected funds to be deposited with the Paying Agent/Registrar on or before each principal and interest payment date for the Bonds. SECTION 1 I: Mutilated-Destroyed-Lost and Stolen Bonds. In case any Bond shall be mutilated, or destroyed, lost or stolen, the Paying Agent/Registrar may execute and deliver a replacement Bond of like form and tenor, and in the same denomination and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding, in exchange and substitution for such mutilated Bond, or in lieu of and in substitution for such destroyed, lost or stolen Bond, only upon the approval of the City and after (i) the filing by the Holder thereof with the Paying AgentlRegistrar of evidence satisfactory to the Paying Agent/Registrar of the destruction, loss or theft of such Bond, and of the authenticity of the ownership thereof and (ii) the furnishing to the Paying Agent/Registrar of indemnification in an amount satisfactory to hold the City and the Paying Agent/Registrar harmless. All expenses and charges associated with such indemnity and with the preparation, 75822945.2/10909912 14 X68 execution and delivery of a replacement Bond shall be borne by the Holder of the Bond mutilated, or destroyed, lost or stolen. Every replacement Bond issued pursuant to this Section shall be a valid and binding obligation, and shall be entitled to all the benefits of this Ordinance equally and ratably with all other Outstanding Bonds; notwithstanding the enforceability of payment by anyone of the destroyed, lost, or stolen Bonds. The provisions of this Section are exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement and payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Bonds. SECTION 12: Satisfaction of Obligation of City. If the City shall pay or cause to be paid, or there shall otherwise be paid to the Holders, the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds, at the times and in the manner stipulated in this Ordinance, then the pledge of taxes levied under this Ordinance and all covenants, agreements, and other obligations of the City to the Holders shall thereupon cease, terminate, and be discharged and satisfied. Bonds or any principal amount(s) thereof shall be deemed to have been paid within the meaning and with the effect expressed above in this Section when (i) money sufficient to pay in full such Bonds or the principal amount(s) thereof at maturity or to the redemption date therefor, together with all interest due thereon, shall have been irrevocably deposited with and held in trust by the Paying Agent/Registrar, or an authorized escrow agent, or (ii) Government Securities shall have been irrevocably deposited in trust with the Paying Agent/Registrar, or an authorized escrow agent, which Government Securities have been certified by an independent accounting firm to mature as to principal and interest in such amounts and at such times as will insure the availability, without reinvestment, of sufficient money, together with any moneys deposited therewith, if any, to pay when due the principal of and interest on such Bonds, or the principal amount(s) thereof, on and prior to the Stated Maturity thereof or (if notice of redemption has been duly given or waived or if irrevocable arrangements therefor acceptable to the Paying Agent/Registrar have been made) the redemption date thereof. The City covenants that no deposit of moneys or Government Securities will be made under this Section and no use made of any such deposit which would cause the Bonds to be treated as "arbitrage bonds" within the meaning of Section 148 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or regulations adopted pursuant thereto. Any moneys so deposited with the Paying Agent/ Registrar, or an authorized escrow agent, and all income from Government Securities held in trust by the Paying Agent/Registrar, or an authorized escrow agent, pursuant to this Section which is not required for the payment of the Bonds, or any principal amount(s) thereof, or interest thereon with respect to which such moneys have been so deposited shall be remitted to the City or deposited as directed by the City. Furthermore, any money held by the Paying Agent/Registrar for the payment of the principal of and interest on the Bonds and remaining unclaimed for a period of three (3) years after the Stated Maturity or applicable redemption date of the Bonds (for which such moneys were deposited and are held in trust to pay) shall upon the request of the City be remitted to the City against a written receipt. therefor. Notwithstanding the above and foregoing, any remittance of funds from the 75822945.2110909912 1 5 269 Paying Agent/Registrar to the City shall be subject to any applicable unclaimed property laws of the State of Texas. The term "Government Securities" shall mean (i) direct noncallable obligations of the United States of America, including obligations the principal of and interest on which are unconditionally guaranteed by the United States of America, (ii) noncallable obligations of an agency or instrumentality of the United States, including obligations unconditionally guaranteed or insured by the agency or instrumentality and on the date of their acquisition or purchase by the City are rated as to investment quality by a nationally recognized investment rating firm not less than AAA or its equivalent and (iii) noncallable obligations of a state or an agency or a county, municipality, or other political subdivision of a state that have been refunded and on the date of their acquisition or purchase by the City, are rated as to investment quality by a nationally recognized investment rating firm not less than AAA or its equivalent. SECTION 13: Ordinance aContract - Amendments - Outstanding Bonds. This Ordinance shall constitute a contract with the Holders from time to time, be binding on the City, and shall not be amended or repealed by the City so long as any Bond remains Outstanding except as permitted in this Section and in Section 29 hereof. The City may, without the consent of or notice to any Holders, from time to time and at any time, amend this Ordinance in any manner not detrimental to the interests of the Holders, including the curing of any ambiguity, inconsistency, or formal defect or omission herein. In addition, the City may, with the consent of Holders holding a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Bonds then Outstanding, amend, add to, or rescind any of the provisions of this Ordinance; provided that, without the consent of all Holders of Outstanding Bonds, no such amendment, addition, or rescission shall (1) extend the time or times of payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds, reduce the principal amount thereof, the redemption price therefor, or the rate of interest thereon, or in any other way modify the terms of payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Bonds, (2) give any preference to any Bond over any other Bond, or (3) reduce the aggregate principal amount of Bonds required to be held by Holders for consent to any such amendment, addition, or rescission. The term "Outstanding" when used in this Ordinance with respect to Bonds means, as of the date of determination, all Bonds theretofore issued and delivered under this Ordinance, except: (1) those Bonds cancelled by the Paying Agent/Registrar or delivered to the Paying Agent/Registrar for cancellation; (2) those Bonds deemed to be duly paid by the City in accordance with the provisions of Section 12 hereof; and (3) those mutilated, destroyed, lost, or stolen Bonds which have been replaced with Bonds registered and delivered in lieu thereof as provided in Section 11 hereof. 75822945.2/10909912 16 270 SECTION 14: Covenants to Maintain Tax-Exempt Status. (a) Definitions. When used in this Section 14, the following terms have the following meanings: "Closing Date" means the date on which the Bonds are first authenticated and delivered to the initial purchasers against payment therefor. "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by all legislation, if any, effective on or before the Closing Date. "Computation Date" has the meaning set forth in Section 1.148-1(b) of the Regulations. "Gross Proceeds" means any proceeds as defined in Section 1.148-1(b) of the Regulations, and any replacement proceeds as defined in Section 1.148-1(c) of the Regulations, of the Bonds. "Investment" has the meaning set forth in Section 1.148-1(b) of the Regulations. "Nonpurpose Investment" means any investment property, as defined in section 148(b) of the Code, in which Gross Proceeds of the Bonds are invested and which is not acquired to carry out the governmental purposes of the Bonds. "Rebate Amount" has the meaning set forth in Section 1.148-1(b) of the Regulations. "Regulations" means any proposed, temporary, or final Income Tax Regulations issued pursuant to Sections 103 and 141 through 150 of the Code, and 103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, which are applicable to the Bonds. Any reference to any specific Regulation shall also mean, as appropriate, any proposed, temporary or final Income Tax Regulation designed to supplement, amend or replace the specific Regulation referenced. "Yield" of (1) any Investment has the meaning set forth in Section 1.148- of the Regulations and (2) the Bonds has the meaning set forth in Section 148-4 of the Regulations. (b) Not to Cause Interest to Become Taxable. The City shall not use, permit the use of, or omit to use Gross Proceeds or any other amounts (or any property the acquisition, construction or improvement of which is to be financed directly or indirectly with Gross Proceeds) in a manner which if made or omitted, respectively, would cause the interest on any Bond to become includable in the gross income, as defined in section 61 of the Code, of the owner thereof for federal income tax purposes. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, unless and until the City receives a written opinion of counsel nationally recognized in the field of municipal bond law to the effect that failure to comply with such covenant will not adversely 75822945.2/IO909912 1? 271 affect the exemption from federal income tax of the interest on any Bond, the City shall comply with each of the specific covenants in this Section. (c) No Private Use or Private Pa, ents. Except as permitted by section 141 of the Code and the Regulations and rulings thereunder, the City shall at all times prior to the last Stated Maturity of Bonds: (1) exclusively own, operate and possess all property the acquisition, construction or improvement of which is to be financed or refinanced directly or indirectly with Gross Proceeds of the Bonds (including property financed with Gross Proceeds of the Refunded Obligations), and not use or permit the use of such Gross Proceeds (including all contractual arrangements with terms different than those applicable to the general public) or any property acquired, constructed or improved with such Gross Proceeds in any activity carried on by any person or entity (including the United States or any agency, department and instrumentality thereof) other than a state or local government, unless such use is solely as a member of the general public; and (2} not directly or indirectly impose or accept any charge or other payment by any person or entity who is treated as using Gross Proceeds of the Bonds or any property the acquisition, construction or improvement of which is to be financed or refinanced directly or indirectly with such Gross Proceeds (including property financed with Gross Proceeds of the Refunded Obligations), other than taxes of general application within the City or interest earned on investments acquired with such Gross Proceeds pending application for their intended purposes. (d) No Private Loan. Except to the extent permitted by section 141 of the Code and the Regulations and rulings thereunder, the City shall not use Gross Proceeds of the Bonds to make or finance loans to any person or entity other than a state or local government. For purposes of the foregoing covenant, such Gross Proceeds are considered to be "loaned" to a person or entity if: (1) property acquired, constructed or improved with such Gross Proceeds is sold or leased to such person or entity in a transaction which creates a debt for federal income tax purposes; (2) capacity in or service from such property is committed to such person or entity under stake-or-pay, output or similar contract or arrangement; or (3) indirect benefits, or burdens and benefits of ownership, of such Gross Proceeds or any property acquired, constructed or improved with such Gross Proceeds are otherwise transferred in a transaction which is the economic equivalent of a loan. (e) Not to Invest at Hi er Yield. Except to the extent permitted by section 148 of the Code and the Regulations and rulings thereunder, the City shall not at any time prior to the final Stated Maturity of the Bonds directly or indirectly invest Gross Proceeds in any Investment (or use Gross Proceeds to replace money so invested), if as a result of such investment the Yield from the Closing Date of all Investments acquired with Gross Proceeds (or with money replaced thereby), whether then held or previously disposed of, exceeds the Yield of the Bonds. 75822945.2/10909912 18 272 (f) Not Federally Guaranteed. Except to the extent permitted by section 149(b) of the Code and the Regulations and rulings thereunder, the City shall not take or omit to take any action which would cause the Bonds to be federally guaranteed within the meaning of section 149(b) of the Code and the Regulations and rulings thereunder. (g) Information Report. The City shall timely file the information required by section 149(e) of the Code with the Secretary of the Treasury on Form 8038-G or such other form and in such place as the Secretary may prescribe. (h) Rebate of Arbitrage Profits. Except to the extent otherwise provided in section 148(f) of the Code and the Regulations and rulings thereunder: (1) The City shall account for all Gross Proceeds (including all receipts, expenditures and investments thereof) on its books of account separately and apart from all other funds (and receipts, expenditures and investments thereof) and shall retain all records of accounting for at least six years after the day on which the last Outstanding Bond is discharged. However, to the extent permitted by law, the City may commingle Gross Proceeds of the Bonds with other money of the City, provided that the City separately accounts for each receipt and expenditure of Gross Proceeds and the obligations acquired therewith. (2) Not less frequently than each Computation Date, the City shall calculate the Rebate Amount. in accordance with rules set forth in section 148(f) of the Code and the Regulations and rulings thereunder. The City shall maintain such calculations with its official transcript of proceedings relating to the issuance of the Bonds until six years after the final Computation Date. (3) As additional consideration for the purchase of the Bonds by the Purchasers and the loan of the money represented thereby and in order to induce such purchase by measures designed to insure the excludability of the interest thereon from the gross income of the owners thereof for federal income tax purposes, the City shall pay to the United States out of the Interest and Sinking Fund or its general fund, as permitted by applicable Texas statute, regulation or opinion of the Attorney General of the State of Texas, the amount that when added to the future value of previous rebate payments made for the Bonds equals (i) in the case of a Final Computation Date as defined in Section 1.148-3(e)(2) of the Regulations, one hundred percent (100%) of the Rebate Amount on such date; and (ii) in the case of any other Computation Date, ninety percent (90%) of the Rebate Amount on such date. In all cases, the rebate payments shall be made at the times, in the installments, to the place and in the manner as is or may be required by section 148(f) of the Code and the Regulations and rulings thereunder, and shall be accompanied by Form 8038-T or such other forms and information as is or may be required by Section 148(f) of the Code and the Regulations and rulings thereunder. (4) The City shall exercise reasonable diligence to assure that no errors are made in the calculations and payments required by paragraphs (2) and (3), and 75822945.2/10909912 19 273 if an error is made, to discover and promptly correct such error within a reasonable amount of time thereafter (and in all events within one hundred eighty (180) days after discovery of the error), including payment to the United States of any additional Rebate Amount owed to it, interest thereon, and any penalty imposed under Section 1.148 3(h) of the Regulations. (i) Not to Divert Arbitrage Profits. Except to the extent permitted by section 148 of the Code and the Regulations and rulings thereunder, the City shall not, at any time prior to the earlier of the Stated Maturity or final payment of the Bonds, enter into any transaction that reduces the amount required to be paid to the United States pursuant to Subsection (h) of this Section because such transaction results in a smaller profit or a larger loss than would have resulted if the transaction had been at arm's length and had the Yield of the Bonds not been relevant to either party. (j) Elections. The City hereby directs and authorizes the Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem City Manager, Budget Manager and City Secretary, individually or jointly, to make elections permitted or required pursuant to the provisions of the Code or the Regulations, as they deem necessary or appropriate in connection with the Bonds, in the Certificate as to Tax Exemption or similar or other appropriate certificate, form or document. (k) Bonds Not Hedge Bonds. (1) At the time the original bonds refunded by the Bonds were issued, the City reasonably expected to spend at least 85% of the spendable proceeds of such bonds within three years after such bonds were issued and (2) not more than 50% of the proceeds of the original bonds refunded by the Bonds were invested in Nonpurpose Investments having a substantially guaranteed Yield for a period of 4 years or more. (1) (qualified Advance Refunding. The Bonds are being issued to refund the Refunded Obligations and will be issued more than 90 days before the redemption of such Refunded Obligations. The City represents as follows: (1) The Bonds are the first advance refunding of the Refunded Obligations, within the meaning of section 149(d)(3) of the Code. (2) The Refunded Obligations are being called for redemption, and will be redeemed not later than the earliest date on which such bonds may be redeemed. (3) The initial temporary period under section 148(c) of the Code will end: (i) with respect to the proceeds of the Bonds not later than 30 days after the date of issue of such Bonds; and (ii) with respect to proceeds of the Refunded Obligations on the Closing Date if not ended prior thereto. (4) On and after the date of issue of the Bonds, no proceeds of the Refunded Obligations will be invested in Nonpurpose Investments having a Yield in excess of the Yield on such respective series of refunded obligations. (5) The Bonds are being issued for the purposes stated in the preamble of this Ordinance. There is a present value savings associated with the refunding. 7822945.2/10909912 20 274 In the issuance of the Bonds the City has neither: (i) overburdened the tax-exempt bond market by issuing more bonds, issuing bonds earlier or allowing bonds to remain outstanding longer than reasonably necessary to accomplish the governmental purposes for which the Bonds were issued; (ii) employed on "abusive arbitrage device" within the meaning of Section 1.148-10(a) of the Regulations; nor (iii) employed a "device" to obtain a material financial advantage based on arbitrage, within the meaning of section 149(d)(4) of the Code, apart from savings attributable to lower interest rates and reduced debt service payments in early years. (m) Qualified Tax Exempt Obli ations. In accordance with the provisions of paragraph (3) of subsection (b) of Section 265 of the Code, the City hereby designates the Bonds to be "qualified tax exempt obligations" in that the Bonds are not "private activity bonds" as defined in the Code and represents the amount of "tax exempt obligations" (excluding private activity bonds) to be issued by the City (including all subordinate entities of the City) for the calendar year 2009 will not exceed $30,000,000. SECTION 15: Sale of Bonds -Official Statement Approval. The Bonds authorized by this Ordinance are hereby sold by the City to Stifel Nicolaus & Co. and Southwest Securities, Inc. (herein collectively referred to as the "Underwriters") in accordance with the Bond Purchase Agreement, dated September 22, 2009, attached hereto as Exhibit B and incorporated herein by reference as a part of this Ordinance for all purposes. The Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to execute said Bond Purchase Agreement for and on behalf of the City and as the act and deed of this City Council, and in regard to the approval and execution of the Bond Purchase Agreement, the City Council hereby finds, determines and declares that the representations, warranties and agreements of the City contained in the Bond Purchase Agreement are true and correct in all material respects and shall be honored and performed by the City. Furthermore, the use of the Preliminary Official Statement by the Underwriters in connection with the public offering and sale of the Bonds is hereby ratified, confirmed and approved in all respects. The final Official Statement, which reflects the terms of sale (together with such changes approved by the Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem, City Manager, Budget Manager, and City Secretary, one or more of said officials), shall be and is hereby in all respects approved and the Underwriters are hereby authorized to use and distribute said final Official Statement, dated September 22, 2009, in the reoffering, sale and delivery of the Bonds to the public. The Mayor and City Secretary are further authorized and directed to manually execute and deliver for and on behalf of the City copies of said Official Statement in final form as may be required by the Underwriters, and such final Official Statement in the form and content manually executed by said officials shall be deemed to be approved by the City Council and constitute the Official Statement authorized for distribution and use by the Underwriters. SECTION 16: Special Escrow Agreement Approval and Execution. The "Special Escrow Agreement" (the "Agreement") by and between the City and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., Dallas, Texas (the "Escrow Agent"), attached hereto as Exhibit C and incorporated herein by reference as a part of this Ordinance for all purposes, is hereby approved as to form and content, and such Agreement in substantially the form and substance attached hereto, together with such changes dr revisions as may be necessary to accomplish the 75822945.2(10909912 21 275 refunding or benefit the City, is hereby authorized to be executed by the Mayor and City Secretary for and on behalf of the City and as the act and deed of this City Council; and such Agreement as executed by said officials shall be deemed approved by the City Council and constitute the Agreement herein approved. Furthermore, appropriate officials of the City in cooperation with the Escrow Agent are hereby authorized and directed to make the necessary arrangements for the purchase of the escrowed securities referenced in the Agreement and the delivery thereof to the Escrow Agent on the day of delivery of the Bonds to the Underwriters for deposit to the credit of the "SPECIAL 2009 CITY OF PLAINVIEW, TEXAS, REFUNDING BOND ESCROW FUND" (the "Escrow Fund"); all as contemplated and provided in V.T.C.A., Government Code, Chapter 1207, as amended, this Ordinance and the Agreement. SECTION 17: Control and Custody of Bonds. The Mayor of the City shall be and is hereby authorized to take and have charge of all necessary orders and records pending investigation by the Attorney General of the State of Texas, including the printing and supply of definitive Bonds, and shall take and have charge and control of the Initial Bond(s) pending the approval thereof by the Attorney General, the registration thereof by the Comptroller of Public Accounts and the delivery thereof to the Underwriters. Furthermore, the Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem, City Secretary, City Manager, and Budget Manager, any one or more of said officials, are hereby authorized and directed to furnish and execute such documents and certifications relating to the City and the issuance of the Bonds, including certifications as to facts, estimates, circumstances and reasonable expectations pertaining to the use, expenditure, and investment of the proceeds of the Bonds, as may be necessary for the approval of the Attorney General, the registration by the Comptroller of Public Accounts and the delivery of the Bonds to the Underwriters, and, together with the City's financial advisor, bond counsel and the Paying Agent/Registrar, make the necessary arrangements for the delivery of the Initial Bond(s) to the Underwriters and the initial exchange thereof for definitive Bonds. SECTION 18: Proceeds of Sale. Immediately following the delivery of the Bonds, proceeds of sale in the sum of (i) $6,792,595.99 shall be deposited to the credit of the Escrow Fund and (ii) $22,473.91 shall be deposited to the credit of the Interest and Sinking Fund. The balance of the proceeds of sale of the Bonds shall be expended to pay costs of issuance and any excess amount budgeted for such purpose shall be deposited to the credit of the Interest and Sinking Fund. SECTION 19: Redemption of Refunded Obli atg ions. (a) The certificates of obligation of that series known as "City of Plainview, Texas, Tax and Waterworks and Sewer System Surplus Revenue Certificates of Obligation, Series 2001 " dated May 15, 2001, maturing in the years 2011 through 2021, and aggregating in principal amount $6,635,000, shall be redeemed and the same are hereby called for redemption on March 1, 2010, at the price of par and accrued interest to the date of redemption. The City Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to file a copy of this Ordinance, together with a suggested form of notice of redemption to be sent to certificateholders, with The Bank of New 75822945.2/10909912 22 276 York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., Dallas, Texas (successor paying agent/registrar to The Bank of New York), in accordance with the redemption provisions applicable to such certificates; such suggested form of notice of redemption being attached hereto as Exhibit D and incorporated herein by reference as a part of this Ordinance for all purposes. The redemption of the obligations described above being associated with the advance refunding of such obligations, the approval, authorization and arrangements herein given and provided for the redemption of such obligations on the redemption date designated therefor and in the manner provided shall be irrevocable upon the issuance and delivery of the Bonds; and the City Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to make all arrangements necessary to notify the holders of such obligations of the City's decision to redeem such obligations on the dates and in the manner herein provided and in accordance with the ordinance authorizing the issuance of the obligations and this Ordinance. SECTION 20: Notices to Holders-Waiver. Wherever this Ordinance provides for notice to Holders of any event, such notice shall be sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and sent by United States Mail, first class postage prepaid, to the address of each Holder appearing in the Security Register at the close of business on the business day next preceding the mailing of such notice. In any case where notice to Holders is given by mail, neither the failure to mail such notice to any particular Holders, nor any defect in any notice so mailed, shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to all other Bonds. Where this Ordinance provides for notice in any manner, such notice may be waived in writing by the Holder entitled to receive such notice, either before or after the event with respect to which such notice is given, and such waiver shall be the equivalent of such notice. Waivers of notice by Holders-shall be filed with the Paying Agent/Registrar, but such filing shall not be a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in reliance upon such waiver. SECTION 21: Cancellation. All Bonds surrendered for payment, redemption, transfer, exchange, or replacement, if surrendered to the Paying Agent/Registrar, shall be promptly cancelled by it and, if surrendered to the City, shall be delivered to the Paying Agent/Registrar and, if not already cancelled, shall be promptly cancelled by the Paying Agent/Registrar. The City may at any time deliver to the Paying Agent/Registrar for cancellation any Bonds previously certified or registered and delivered which the City may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and all Bonds so delivered shall be promptly cancelled by the Paying Agent/Registrar. All cancelled Bonds held by the Paying Agent/Registrar shall be returned to the City. SECTION 22: Le ag~l Opinion. The obligation of the Underwriters to accept delivery of the Bonds is subject to being furnished a final legal opinion of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. approving such Bonds as to their validity, said opinion to be dated and delivered as of the date of delivery and payment for such Bonds. A true and correct reproduction of said opinion is hereby authorized to be printed on the definitive Bonds or an executed counterpart thereof shall accompany the global Bonds deposited with the Depository Trust Company. 75822945.2/10909912 23 277 SECTION 23: CUSIP Numbers. CUSIP numbers may be printed or typed on the definitive Bonds. It is expressly provided, however, that the presence or absence of CUSIP numbers on the definitive Bonds shall be of no significance or effect as regards the legality thereof and neither the City nor attorneys approving the Bonds as to legality are to be held responsible for CUSIP numbers incorrectly printed or typed on the definitive Bonds. SECTION 24: Benefits of Ordinance. Nothing in this Ordinance, expressed or implied, is intended or shall be construed to confer upon any person other than the City, the Paying Agent/Registrar and the Holders, any right, remedy, or claim, legal or equitable, under or by reason of this Ordinance or any provision hereof, this Ordinance and all its provisions being intended to be and being for the sole and exclusive benefit of the City, the Paying Agent/Registrar and the Holders. SECTION 25: Inconsistent Provisions. All ordinances, orders or resolutions, or parts thereof, which are in conflict or inconsistent with any provision of this Ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict, and the provisions of this Ordinance shall be and remain controlling as to the matters contained herein. SECTION 26: Governing Law. This Ordinance shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas and the United States of America. SECTION 27: Effect of Headings. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof. SECTION 28: Construction of Terms. If appropriate in the context of this Ordinance, words of the singular number shall be considered to include the plural, words of the plural number shall be considered to include the singular, and words of the masculine, feminine or neuter gender shall be considered to include the other genders. SECTION 29: Continuing Disclosure Undertaking. (a) Definitions. As used in this Section, the following terms have the meanings ascribed to such terms below: "MSRB" means the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board. "Rule" means SEC Rule 15c2-12, as amended from time to time. "SEC" means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. (b) Annual Reports. The City shall provide annually to the MSRB (1) within six months after the end of each fiscal year, beginning in or after 2009, financial information and operating data with respect to the City of the general type included in the final Official Statement approved in Section 15 of this Ordinance, being the information described in Exhibit E hereto, and (2) if not provided as part of such financial information and operating data, audited financial statements of the City, when and if available. Any financial statements so provided shall be prepared in accordance with the accounting principles described in Exhibit E hereto, or such other accounting principles as the City may be required to employ from time to time pursuant to 75822945.2/10909912 24 278 state law or regulation, and audited, if the City commissions an audit of such statements and the audit is completed within the period during which they must be provided. If the City changes its fiscal year, it will notify the MSRB of the change (and of the date of the new fiscal year end) prior to the next date by which the City otherwise would be required to provide financial information and operating data pursuant to this Section. The financial information and operating data to be provided pursuant to this Section may be set forth in full in one or more documents or may be included by specific reference to any document available to the public on the MSRB's Internet Web site or filed with the SEC. (c) Material Event Notices. The City shall notify the MSRB, in a timely manner, of any of the following events with respect to the Bonds, if such event is material within the meaning of the federal securities laws: 1. Principal and interest payment delinquencies; 2. Non-payment related defaults; 3. Unscheduled draws on debt service reserves reflecting financial difficulties; 4. Unscheduled draws on credit enhancements reflecting financial difficulties; 5. Substitution of credit or liquidity providers, or their failure to perform; 6. Adverse tax opinions or events affecting the tax-exempt status of the Bonds; 7. Modifications to rights of holders of the Bonds; 8. Bond calls; 9. Defeasances; 10. Release, substitution, or sale of property securing repayment of the Bonds; and l 1. Rating changes. The City shall notify the MSRB, in a timely manner, of any failure by the City to provide financial information or operating data in accordance with subsection (b) of this Section by the time required by such Section. (d) Fili~,s with the MSRB. All financial information, operating data, financial statements, notices and other documents provided to the MSRB in accordance with this Section shall be provided in an electronic format prescribed by the MSRB and shall be accompanied by identifying information as prescribed by the MSRB. (e) Limitations Disclaimers, and Amendments. The City shall be obligated to observe and perform the covenants specified in this Section while, but only while, the City remains an "obligated person" with respect to the Bonds within the meaning of the Rule, except that the City in any event will give the notice required by subsection (c) hereof of any Bond calls and defeasance that cause the City to be no longer such an "obligated person." The provisions of this Section are for the sole benefit of the Holders and beneficial owners of the Bonds, and nothing in this Section, express or implied, shall give any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy, or claim hereunder to any other person. The City undertakes to provide only the financial information, operating data, financial statements, and notices which it has expressly agreed to provide pursuant to this Section and does not hereby undertake to provide any other information that may be relevant or material to a complete 75822945.2/10909912 25 279 presentation of the City's financial results, condition, or prospects or hereby undertake to update any information provided in accordance with this Section or otherwise, except as expressly provided herein. The City does not make any representation or warranty concerning such information or its usefulness to a decision to invest in or sell Bonds at any future date. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL THE CITY BE LIABLE TO THE HOLDER OR BENEFICIAL OWNER OF ANY BOND OR ANY OTHER PERSON, IN CONTRACT OR TORT, FOR DAMAGES RESULTING IN WHOLE OR IN PART FROM ANY BREACH BY THE CITY, WHETHER NEGLIGENT OR WITHOUT FAULT ON ITS PART, OF ANY COVENANT SPECIFIED IN THIS SECTION, BUT EVERY RIGHT AND REMEDY OF ANY SUCH PERSON, IN CONTRACT OR TORT, FOR OR ON ACCOUNT OF ANY SUCH BREACH SHALL BE LIMITED TO AN ACTION FOR MANDAMUS OR SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE. No default by the City in observing or performing its obligations under this Section shall constitute a breach of or default under this Ordinance for purposes of any other provision of this Ordinance. Nothing in this Section is intended or shall act to disclaim, waive, or otherwise limit the duties of the City under federal and state securities laws. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Ordinance, the provisions of this Section may be amended by the City from time to time to adapt to changed circumstances resulting from a change in legal requirements, a change in law, or a change in the identity, nature, status, or type of operations of the City, but only if (1) the provisions of this Section, as so amended, would have permitted an underwriter to purchase or sell Bonds in the primary offering of the Bonds in compliance with the Rule, taking into account any amendments or interpretations of the Rule to the date of such amendment, as well as such changed circumstances, and (2) either (a) the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount (or any greater amount required by any other provision of this Ordinance that authorizes such an amendment) of the Outstanding Bonds consent to such amendment or (b) a Person that is unaffiliated with the City (such as nationally recognized bond counsel) determines that such amendment will not materially impair the interests of the Holders and beneficial owners of the Bonds. The provisions of this Section may also be amended from time to time or repealed by the City if the SEC amends or repeals the applicable provisions of the Rule or a court of final jurisdiction determines that such provisions are invalid, but only if and to the extent that reservation of the City's right to do so would not prevent underwriters of the initial public offering of the Bonds from lawfully purchasing or selling Bonds in such offering. If the City so amends the provisions of this Section, it shall include with any amended financial information or operating data next provided pursuant to subsection (b) hereof an explanation, in narrative form, of the reasons for the amendment and of the impact of any change in the type of financial information or operating data so provided. SECTION 30: Severability. If any provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof to any circumstance shall be held to be invalid, the remainder of this Ordinance and the application thereof to other circumstances shall nevertheless be valid, and the City Council hereby declares that this Ordinance would have been enacted without such invalid provision. 75822945.J10909912 26 280 SECTION 31: Public Meeting. It is officially found, determined, and declared that the meeting at which this Ordinance is adopted was open to the public and public notice of the time, place, and subject matter of the public business to be considered at such meeting, .including this Ordinance, was given, all as required by V.T.C.A., Government Code, .Chapter 551, as amended. SECTION 32: Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in full force from and after its final adoption on the date shown below in accordance with V.T.C.A., Government Code, Section 1201.028. [remainder of page left blank intentionally) 75822945.2/10909912 27 28~ PASSED ON FIRST READING, September 17, 2009. PASSED ON SECOND READING AND FINALLY ADOPTED, this September 22, 2009. OF PLAINVIEW, TEXAS ATTEST: ,t/ City ecretary (City Seal) 75822945.2/10909912 [signature page of Bond Ordinance] 282 75822945.210909912 EXHIBIT A PAYING AGENT/REGISTRAR AGREEMENT A-1 283 PAYING AGENT/REGISTRAR AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT is entered into as of September 22, 2009 (this "Agreement"), by and between The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., Dallas, Texas, a banking association duly organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America (the "Bank") and the City of Plainview, Texas (the "~ssuer"), RECITALS WHEREAS, the Issuer has duly authorized and provided for the issuance of its "City of Plainview, Texas, General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2009" (the "Securities"), dated September 15, 2009, such Securities scheduled to be delivered to the initial purchasers thereof on or about October 22, 2009; and WHEREAS, the Issuer has selected the Bank to serve as Paying Agent/Registrar in connection with the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on said Securities and with respect to the registration, transfer and exchange thereof by the registered owners thereof; and WHEREAS, the Bank has agreed to serve in such capacities for and on behalf of the Issuer and has full power and authority to perform and serve as Paying Agent/Registrar for the Securities; NOW, THEREFORE, it is mutually agreed as follows: ARTICLE ONE APPOINTMENT OF BANK AS PAYING AGENT AND REGISTRAR Section 1.01 Appointment. The Issuer hereby appoints the Bank to serve as Paying Agent with respect to the Securities, and, as Paying Agent for the Securities, the Bank shall be responsible for paying on behalf of the Issuer the principal, premium (if any), and interest on the Securities as the same become due and payable to the registered owners thereof; all in accordance with this Agreement and the "Authorizing Document" (hereinafter defined). The Issuer hereby appoints the Bank as Registrar with respect to the Securities and, as Registrar for the Securities, the Bank shall keep and maintain for and on behalf of the Issuer books and records as to the ownership of said Securities and with respect to the transfer and exchange thereof as provided herein and in the Authorizing Document. The Bank hereby accepts its appointment, and agrees to serve as the Paying Agent and Registrar for the Securities. Section 1.02 Compensation. As compensation for the Bank's services as Paying Agent/Registrar, the Issuer hereby agrees to pay the Bank the fees and amounts set forth in Annex A attached hereto. In addition, the Issuer agrees to reimburse the Bank upon its request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Bank in accordance with any of 75824265.110909912 284 the provisions hereof (including the reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel). ARTICLE TWO DEFINITIONS Section 2.01 Definitions. For all purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires: "Acceleration Date" on any Security means the date on and after which the principal or any or all installments of interest, or both, are due and payable on any Security which has become accelerated pursuant to the terms of the Security. "Authorizing Document" means the resolution, order, or ordinance of the governing body of the Issuer pursuant to which the Securities are issued, as the same may be amended or modified, including any pricing certificate related thereto, certified by the secretary or any other officer of the Issuer and delivered to the Bank. "Bank Office" means the designated office of the Bank at the address shown in Section 3.01 hereof. The Bank will notify the Issuer in writing of any change in location of the Bank Office. "Holder" and "Security Holder" each means the Person in whose name a Security is registered in the Security Register. "Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision of a government. "Predecessor Securities" of any particular Security means every previous Security evidencing all or a portion of the same obligation as that evidenced by such particular Security (and, for the purposes of this definition, any mutilated, lost, destroyed, or stolen Security for which a replacement Security has been registered and delivered in lieu thereof pursuant to Section 4.06 hereof and the Authorizing Document). "Redemption Date", when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed, means the date fixed for such redemption pursuant to the terms of the Authorizing Document. "Responsible Officer", when used with respect to the Bank, means the Chairman or Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chairman or Vice-Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors, the President, any Vice President, the Secretary, any Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Cashier, any Assistant Cashier, any Trust Officer or Assistant Trust Officer, or any other officer of the Bank customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated 75824265.110909912 2 285 officers and also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of his knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject. "Security Register" means a register maintained by the Bank on behalf of the Issuer providing for the registration and transfers of Securities. "Stated Maturity" means the date specified in the Authorizing Document the principal of a Security is scheduled to be due and payable. Section 2.02 Other Definitions. The terms "Bank," "Issuer," and "Securities (Security)" have the meanings assigned to them in the recital paragraphs of this Agreement. The term "Paying Agent/Registrar" refers to the Bank in the performance of the duties and functions of this Agreement. ARTICLE THREE PAYING AGENT Section 3.01 Duties of Paving Agent. As Paying Agent, the Bank shall pay, provided adequate collected funds have been provided to it for such purpose by or on behalf of the Issuer, on behalf of the Issuer the principal of each Security at its Stated Maturity, Redemption Date or Acceleration Date, to the Holder upon surrender of the Security to the Bank at the following address: First Class/ Registered/Certified The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. Global Corporate Trust P. O. Box 2320 Dallas, Texas 75221-2320 Express Delivery Only The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. Global Corporate Trust 2001 Bryan Street, 9`h Floor Dallas, Texas 75201 Hand Only The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. Global Corporate Trust Corporate Trust Window 101 Barclay Street, l5c Floor East New York, New York 10286 As Paying Agent, the Bank shall, provided adequate collected funds have been provided to it for such purpose by or on behalf of the Issuer, pay on behalf of the Issuer the interest on each Security when due, by computing the amount of interest to be paid each Holder and making payment thereof to the Holders of the Securities (or their Predecessor Securities) on the Record Date (as defined in the Authorizing Document). All payments of principal and/or interest on the Securities to the registered owners shall be accomplished (1) by the issuance of checks, payable to the registered owners, drawn on the paying agent account provided in Section 5.05 hereof, sent by United States mail, first class postage prepaid, to the address appearing on the Security Register or (2) by such other method, acceptable to the Bank, requested in writing by the Holder at the Holder's risk and expense. Section 3.02 Payment Dates. The Issuer hereby instructs the Bank to pay the principal of and interest on the Securities on the dates specified in the Authorizing Document. 75824265.110909912 286 ARTICLE FOUR REGISTRAR Section 4.01 Security Register -Transfers and Exchanges. The Bank agrees to keep and maintain for and on behalf of the Issuer at the Bank Office books and records (herein sometimes referred to as the "Security Register") for recording the names and addresses of the Holders of the Securities, the transfer, exchange and replacement of the Securities and the payment of the principal of and interest on the Securities to the Holders and containing such other information as may be reasonably required by the Issuer and subject to such reasonable regulations as the Issuer and the Bank may prescribe. All transfers, exchanges and replacements of Securities shall be noted in the Security Register. Every Security surrendered for transfer or exchange shall be duly endorsed or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer, the signature on which has been guaranteed by an officer of a federal or state bank or a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, such written instrument to be in a form satisfactory to the Bank and duly executed by the Holder thereof or his agent duly authorized in writing. The Bank may request any supporting documentation it feels necessary to effect a re-registration, transfer or exchange of the Securities. To the extent possible and under reasonable circumstances, the Bank agrees that, in relation to an exchange or transfer of Securities, the exchange or transfer by the Holders thereof will be completed and new Securities delivered to the Holder or the assignee of the Holder in not more than three (3) business days after the receipt of the Securities to be cancelled in an exchange or transfer and the written instrument of transfer or request for exchange duly executed by the Holder, or his duly authorized agent, in form and manner satisfactory to the Paying Agent/Registrar. Section 4.02 Securities. The Issuer shall provide additional Securities when needed to facilitate transfers or exchanges thereof. The Bank covenants that such additional Securities, if and when provided, will be kept in safekeeping pending their use and reasonable care will be exercised by the Bank in maintaining such Securities in safekeeping, which shall be not less than the care maintained by the Bank for debt securities of other governments or corporations for which it serves as registrar, or that is maintained for its own securities. Section 4.03 Form of Security Register. The Bank, as Registrar, will maintain the Security Register relating to the registration, payment, transfer and exchange of the Securities in accordance with the Bank's general practices and procedures in effect from time to time. The Bank shall not be obligated to maintain such Security Register in any form other than those which the Bank has currently available and currently utilizes at the time. The Security Register may be maintained in written form or in any other form capable of being converted into written form within a reasonable time. Section 4.04 List of Security Holders. The Bank will provide the Issuer at any time requested by the Issuer, upon payment of the required fee, a copy of the information contained in the Security Register. The Issuer may also inspect the information contained in the Security 75824265.110909912 4 ~~ Register at any time the Bank is customarily open for business, provided that reasonable time is allowed the Bank to provide an up-to-date listing or to convert the information into written form. The Bank will not release or disclose the contents of the Security Register to any person other than to, or at the written request of, an authorized officer or employee of the Issuer, except upon receipt of a court order or as otherwise required by law. Upon receipt of a court order and prior to the release or disclosure of the contents of the Security Register, the Bank will notify the Issuer so that the Issuer may contest the court order or such release or disclosure of the contents of the Security Register. Section 4.05 Return of Cancelled Securities. The Bank will, at such reasonable intervals as it determines, surrender to the Issuer, all Securities in lieu of which or in exchange for which other Securities have been issued, or which have been paid. Section 4.06 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Securities. The Issuer hereby instructs the Bank, subject to the provisions of the Authorizing Document, to deliver and issue Securities in exchange for or in lieu of mutilated, destroyed, lost, or stolen Securities as long as the same does not result in an overissuance. In case any Security shall be mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen, the Bank may execute and deliver a replacement Security of like form and tenor, and in the same denomination and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding, in exchange and substitution for such mutilated Security, or in lieu of and in substitution for such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security, only upon the approval of the Issuer and after (i) the filing by the Holder thereof with the Bank of evidence satisfactory to the Bank of the destruction, loss or theft of such Security, and of the authenticity of the ownership thereof and (ii) the furnishing to the Bank of indemnification in an amount satisfactory to hold the Issuer and the Bank harmless. All expenses and charges associated with .such indemnity and with the preparation, execution and delivery of a replacement Security shall be borne by the Holder of the Security mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen. Section 4.07 Transaction Information to Issuer. The Bank will, within a reasonable time after receipt of written request from the Issuer, furnish the Issuer information as to the Securities it has paid pursuant to Section 3.01, Securities it has delivered upon the transfer or exchange of any Securities pursuant to Section 4.01, and Securities it has delivered in exchange for or in lieu of mutilated, destroyed, lost, or stolen Securities pursuant to Section 4.06. ARTICLE FIVE THE BANK Section 5.01 Duties of Bank. The Bank undertakes to perform the duties set forth herein and agrees to use reasonable care in the performance thereof. Section 5.02 Reliance on Documents. Etc. (a) The Bank may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and correctness of the opinions expressed therein, on certificates or opinions furnished to the Bank. 75824265.1~1~909912 S 288 (b) The Bank shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it shall be proved that the Bank was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts. (c) No provisions of this Agreement shall require the Bank to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability for performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity satisfactory to it against such risks or liability is not assured to it. (d) The Bank may rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, note, security or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing statement, the Bank need not examine the ownership of any Securities, but is protected in acting upon receipt of Securities containing an endorsement or instruction of transfer or power of transfer which appears on its face to be signed by the Holder or an agent of the Holder. The Bank shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in a resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, note, security or other paper or document supplied by the Issuer. (e) The Bank may consult with counsel, and the written advice of such counsel or any opinion of counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection with respect to any action taken, suffered, or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon. (f) The Bank may exercise any of the powers hereunder and perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys of the Bank. (g) The Bank is also authorized to transfer funds relating to the closing and initial delivery of the Securities in the manner disclosed in the closing memorandum or letter as prepared by the Issuer, Issuer's financial advisor or other agent. The Bank may act on a facsimile or a-mail transmission of the closing memorandum or letter acknowledged by the Issuer, the Issuer's financial advisor or other agent as the final closing memorandum or letter. The Bank shall not be liable for any losses, costs or expenses arising directly or indirectly from the Bank's reliance upon and compliance with such instructions. Section 5.03 Recitals of Issuer. The recitals contained herein with respect to the Issuer and in the Securities shall be taken as the statements of the Issuer, and the Bank assumes no responsibility for their correctness. The Bank shall in no event be liable to the Issuer, any Holder or Holders of any Security, or any other Person for any amount due on any Security from its own funds. Section 5.04 May Hold Securities. The Bank, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and may otherwise deal with the Issuer with the same rights it would have if it were not the Paying AgentlRegistrar, or any other agent. 75824265.110909912 6 289 Section 5.05 Moneys Held by Bank - Paving Agent Account/Collateralization. A paying agent account shall at all times be kept and maintained by the Bank for the receipt, safekeeping, and disbursement of moneys received from the Issuer under this Agreement for the payment of the Securities, and money deposited to the credit of such account until paid to the Holders of the Securities shall be continuously collateralized by securities or obligations which qualify and are eligible under both the laws of the State of Texas and the laws of the United States of America to secure and be pledged as collateral for paying agent accounts to the extent such money is not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Payments made from such paying agent account shall be made by check drawn on such account unless the owner of the Securities shall, at its own expense and risk, request an alternative method of payment. Subject to the applicable unclaimed property laws of the State of Texas, any money deposited with the Bank for the payment of the principal of, premium (if any), or interest on any Security and remaining unclaimed for three years after final maturity of the Security has become due and payable will be held by the Bank and disposed of only in accordance with Title 6 of the Texas Property Code, as amended. The Bank shall have no liability by virtue of actions taken in compliance with this provision. The Bank is not obligated to pay interest on any money received by it under this Agreement. This Agreement relates solely to money deposited for the purposes described herein, and the parties agree that the Bank may serve as depository for other funds of the Issuer, act as trustee under indentures authorizing other bond transactions of the Issuer, or act in any other capacity not in conflict with its duties hereunder. Section 5.06 Indemnification. To the extent permitted by law, the Issuer agrees to indemnify the Bank for, and hold it harmless against, any loss, liability, or expense incurred without negligence or bad faith on its part, arising out of or in connection with its acceptance or administration of its duties hereunder, including. the cost and expense against any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties under this Agreement. Section 5.07 Interpleader. The Issuer and the Bank agree that the Bank may seek adjudication of any adverse claim, demand, or controversy over its person as well as funds on deposit, in either a Federal or State District Court located in the State and County where the administrative offices of the Issuer are located, and agree that service of process by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, to the address referred to in Section 6.03 of this Agreement shall constitute adequate service. The Issuer and the Bank further agree that the Bank has the right to file a Bill of Interpleader in any court of competent jurisdiction in the State of Texas to determine the rights of any Person claiming any interest herein. In the event the Bank becomes involved in litigation in connection with this Section, the Issuer, to the extent permitted by law, agrees to indemnify and save the Bank harmless from all loss, cost, damages, expenses, and attorney fees suffered or incurred by the Bank as a result. The obligations of the Bank under this Agreement shall be performable at the principal corporate office of the Bank in the City of Dallas, Texas. 75824265.110909912 ~ 290 Section 5.08 DTC Services. It is hereby represented and warranted that, in the event the Securities are otherwise qualified and accepted for "Depository Trust Company" services or equivalent depository trust services by other organizations, the Bank has the capability and, to the extent within its control, will comply with the "Operational Arrangements", which establishes requirements for securities to be eligible for such type depository trust services, including, but not limited to, requirements for the timeliness of payments and funds availability, transfer turnaround time, and notification of redemptions and calls. ARTICLE SIX MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Section 6.01 Amendment. This Agreement may be amended only by an agreement in writing signed by both of the parties hereto. Section 6.02 Assignment. This Agreement may not be assigned by either party without the prior written consent of the other. Section 6.03 Notices. Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver, or other document provided or permitted hereby to be given or furnished to the Issuer or the Bank shall be mailed or delivered to the Issuer or the Bank, respectively, at the addresses shown on the signature page hereof. Section 6.04 Effect of Headings. The Article and Section headings herein are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction hereof. Section 6.05 Successors and Assigns. All covenants and agreements herein by the Issuer shall bind its successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not. Section 6.Ob Severability. In case any provision herein shall be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. Section 6.07 Merger, Conversion, Consolidation, or Succession. Any corporation or association into which the Bank may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation or association resulting from any merger, conversion, or consolidation to which the Bank shall be a party, or any corporation or association succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of the Bank shall be the successor of the Bank as Paying Agent under this Agreement without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of either parties hereto. Section 6.08 Benefits of Agreement. Nothing herein, express or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the parties hereto and their successors hereunder, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy, or claim hereunder. Section 6.09 Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Authorizing Document constitute the entire agreement between the parties hereto relative to the Bank acting as Paying Agent/Registrar and if any conflict exists between this Agreement and the Authorizing Document, the Authorizing Document shall govern. 75824265.1/10909912 g 291 Section 6.10 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which shall constitute one and the same Agreement. Section 6.11 Termination. This Agreement will terminate (i) on the date of final payment of the principal of and interest on the Securities to the Holders thereof or (ii) may be earlier terminated by either party upon sixty (60) days written notice; provided, however, an early termination of this Agreement by either party shall not be effective until (a) a successor Paying Agent/Registrar has been appointed by the Issuer and such appointment accepted and (b) notice has been given to the Holders of the Securities of the appointment of a successor Paying AgentlRegistrar. However, if the Issuer fails to appoint a successor Paying Agent/Registrar within a reasonable time, the Bank may petition a court of competent jurisdiction within the State of Texas to appoint a successor. Furthermore, the Bank and the Issuer mutually agree that the effective date of an early termination of this Agreement shall not occur at any time which would disrupt, delay or otherwise adversely affect the payment of the Securities. Upon an early termination of this Agreement, the Bank agrees to promptly transfer and deliver the Security Register (or a copy thereof), together with the other pertinent books and records relating to the Securities, to the successor Paying AgentlRegistrar designated and appointed by the Issuer. The provisions of Section 1.02 and of Article Five shall survive and remain in full force and effect following the termination of this Agreement. Section 6.12 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Texas. [remainder of page left blank intentionally) 75824265.I~10909912 9 292 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written. THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., Dallas, Texas BY: Title: Address: 2001 Bryan Street, 11th Floor Dallas, Texas 75201 Attest: Title: BY: Attest: City Secretary CITY OF PLAINVIEW, TEXAS Mayor Address: 901 Broadway Plainview, Texas 79072 7~824265.II08009902 [signature page of Paying Agent/Registrar Agreement] 293 'i'I-lE BANK OF NF:W YO12I~ MF'1_I~ON The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Comisany, N.A. Fee Schedule City of Plainview General Obligation Refunding Bonds, .S'eries 2009 Acceptance Fee None A one-time charge covering the Bank Officer's review of governing documents, communication with members of the closing party, inchiding representatives of the issuer, investment banker(s) and attorney(s), establishment of procedures and controls, set-up of trust accounts and tickler suspense items and. the receipt and disbursement/investment of bond proceeds. This fee is payable on the closing date. Annual Paying Agent Administration Fee. $501) An annual charge covering the normal paying agent duties related to account administration and bondholder services. Our pricing is based on the assumption that the bonds are DTC-eligible/book-entry only. If the bonds are certificated or physical, then we will have to charge an additional $1000 per year as a paying agent. This fee is payable annually, in advance. OR One-time, upfront Paying Agent.. Administration Fee $4,500 A one-time charge covering the normal duties and responsibilities related to account administration. This fee is payable on the closing date. Pricing for Ca11 or Redemptions of Bonds X300 Call Pricing includes distribution of the call notice to holders of record., redemption processing, and notification to NRMSIRs. Any publication expenses (i.e. Bond Buyer, regional periodical, financial periodicals, etc.) for the call notice will be billed to the Issuer at cost. Escrow Agent Fee: $750 The Escrow Agent Fee covers the consideration of documents and the normal administrative duties of the escrow agent according to the governing documents. This fee is payable on the closing date and assumes maturity March 1, 2010. Extraordinary Services/Mist Fees:. i4t Appraisal The charges for performing extraordinary or other services not contemplated at the time of the execution of the transaction or not specifically covered elsewhere in this schedule will be commensurate with the service to be provided and may be charged in BNYMTC's sole discretion. If it is contemplated that the Trustee hold and/or value collateral or enter into any investment contract, forward purchase or similar or other agreement, additional acceptance, administration and counsel review fees will be applicable to the agreement governing such services. If the bonds are converted to certificated form, additional annual fees will be charged for any applicable tender agent and/or registrar/paying agent services. Additional information will be provided at such 2001 Bryan - 1 l °i Floor Dallas, TX 75201 294 ~r.1--11; 1~ANxv1~ Nln~ Your. MELON The Bank. of New York Meilon Tnast Company, N.A. time. Should this transaction terminate prior to closing, all out-of-pocket expenses incurred, including legal fees, will be billed at cost. If all outstanding bonds of a series are defeased or called in full prior to their maturity, a termination fee. maybe assessed at that time. These extraordinary services may include, but are not limited to, supplemental agreements, consent operations, unusual releases, tender processing, sinking fund redemptions, failed remarketing processing, the preparation of special or interim reports, custody of collateral, cone-time fee to be charged upon termination of an engagement. Counsel, accountants, special agents and others will be charged at the actual amount of fees and expenses billed, UCC filing fees, money market sweep fees, auditor confirmation fees, wire transfer fees, transaction fees to settle third-party trades and reconcilement fees to balance trust account balances to third- party investment provider statements Annual fees include one standard audit confirmation per year without charge. Standard audit confirmations include the final maturity date, principal paid, principal outstanding, interest cycle, interest paid, cash and asset information, interest rate, and. asset statement information. Non-standard audit confirmation requests may be assessed an additional fee. Periodic tenders, sinking fiord, optional or extraordinary tali redemptions will be assessed at $300 per event. The fee for non-interest bearing balances left uninvested with the Bank will be 10 basis points for the quarter, based on quarter-end spot balance levels, in excess of $250,000 (held in the U.S. offices of the Bank). Terms and Disclosures Terms of Proposal Final acceptance of the appointment under the Indenture is subject to approval of authorized officers of BNYM and full review and execution of all documentation related hereto. Please note that if this transaction does not close, you will be responsible for paying any expenses incurred, including Counsel Fees. We reserve the right to terminate this offer if we do not enter into final written docuuments within three months from the date this document is first transmitted to you. Fees may be subject to adjustment during the life of the engagement. Customer Notice Required by the USA Patriot Act To help the US government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, US Federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person (whether an individual or organization) for which a relationship is established.. What this means to you: When you establish a relationship with BNYM, we will ask you to provide certain information (and documents) that will help us to identify you. We will ask for your organization's name, physical address, tax identification or other govermnent registration number and other information that will help us to identify you. We may also ask for a Certificate of Incorporation or similar document or other pertinent identifying documentation for your type of organization. We thank you for your assistance. 2001 Bryan - 11~' Floor DAIIAS, TX 75201 295 EXHIBIT B BOND PURCHASE AGREEMENT 75822945.2 10909912 B- I 296 CITY OF PLAINVIEW, TEXAS (A municipal corporation located within Hale County) $6,875,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION REFUNDING BONDS SERIES 2009 PURCHASE AGREEMENT September 22, 2009 Honorable Mayor and City Council City of Plainview, Texas 901 Broadway Plainview, Texas 79072 Ladies and Gentlemen: The undersigned, Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated (the "Representative "), acting on its own behalf and on behalf of the other underwriter listed on Schedule I hereto (collectively, the "Underwriters ") and not acting as a fiduciary or agent for the City of Plainview, Texas (the "Issuer"), offers to enter into the following agreement (this "Agreement") with the Issuer which, upon the Issuer's written acceptance of this offer, will be binding upon the Issuer and upon the Underwriters. This offer is made subject to the Issuer's written acceptance hereof on or before 10:00 p.m., Plainview, Texas Time, on September 22, 2009, and, if not so accepted, will be subject to withdrawal by the Underwriters upon written notice delivered to the Issuer at any time prior to the acceptance hereof by the Issuer. Terms not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have the same meanings set forth in the Ordinance (as defined herein) or in the Official Statement (as defined herein). 1. Purchase and Sale of the Bonds. Subject to the terms and conditions and in reliance upon the representations, warranties and agreements set forth herein, the Underwriters hereby agree, jointly and severally, to purchase from the Issuer, and the Issuer hereby agrees to sell and deliver to the Underwriters, all, but not less than all, of the Issuer's $6,875,000 General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2009 (the "Bonds"). Inasmuch as this purchase and sale represents a negotiated transaction, the Issuer understands, and hereby confirms, that the Underwriters are not acting as fiduciaries of the Issuer, but rather are acting solely in their capacity as Underwriters for their own accounts. The Representative has been duly authorized to execute this Agreement and to act hereunder. The principal amount of the Bonds to be issued, the dated date therefor, the maturities and redemption provisions and interest rates per annum are set forth in Schedule II hereto. The Bonds shall be as described in, and shall be issued and secured under and pursuant to the provisions of an ordinance adopted by the Issuer on September 22, 2009 (the "Ordinance "). HOU:2956024.2 297 The purchase price for the Bonds shall be $6,885,305.09 (the "Purchase Price ") (representing the par amount of the Bonds, plus a net original issue premium of $54,050.65 and less an underwriting discount of $43,745.56), plus interest accrued on the Bonds calculated on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months, from the dated date of the Bonds to the Closing (as hereinafter defined). Delivered to the Issuer herewith is the Representative's good faith corporate check payable to the order of the Issuer in the amount of $69,250.00 (the "Check"). In the event that the Issuer accepts this Agreement, the Check shall be held uncashed by the Issuer until the time of Closing, at which time the Check shall be returned uncashed to the Representative. In the event that the Issuer does not accept this Agreement, the Check shall be immediately returned to the Representative. Should the Issuer fail to deliver the Bonds at the Closing, or should the Issuer be unable to satisfy the conditions of the obligations of the Underwriters to purchase, accept delivery of and pay for the Bonds, as set forth in this Agreement (unless waived by the Representative), or should such obligations of the Underwriters be terminated for any reason permitted by this Agreement, the Check shall immediately be returned to the Representative. In the event that the Underwriters fail (other than for a reason permitted hereunder) to purchase, accept delivery of and pay for the Bonds at the Closing as herein provided, the Check shall be cashed and the amount thereof retained by the Issuer as and for fully liquidated damages for such failure of the Underwriters, and, except as set forth in Sections 8 and 10 hereof, no party shall have any further rights against the other hereunder. The Underwriters and the Issuer understand that in such event the Issuer's actual damages may be greater or may be less than such amount. Accordingly, the Underwriters hereby waive any right to claim that the Issuer's actual damages are less than such amount, and the Issuer's acceptance of this Agreement shall constitute a waiver of any right the Issuer may have to additional damages from the Underwriters. The Underwriters hereby agree not to stop or cause payment on the Check to be stopped unless the Issuer has breached any material terms of this Agreement. 2. Public Offering. The Underwriters agree to make a bona ide public offering of all of the Bonds at prices not to exceed the public offering prices set forth on page 2 of the Official Statement and may subsequently change such offering prices without any requirement of prior notice. The Underwriters may offer and sell Bonds to certain dealers (including dealers depositing Bonds into investment trusts) and others at prices lower than the public offering prices stated on page 2 of the Official Statement. On or before Closing, the Representative shall execute an issue price certificate prepared by Bond Counsel (defined herein) verifying the initial offering prices at which the Underwriters reasonably expect to sell or in fact sold a substantial amount of each stated maturity of the Bonds to the public. 3. The Official Statement. (a) The Issuer previously has delivered copies of the Preliminary Official Statement dated September 15, 2009 (the "Preliminary Official Statement") to the Underwriters. The Issuer will prepare a final Official Statement relating to the Bonds, which will be (i) dated the date of this Agreement, (ii) complete within the meaning of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission's Rule 15c2-12, as amended (the "Rule"), and (iii) substantially in the form of the most recent version of the Preliminary Official Statement provided to the Underwriters before the execution hereof. Such final HOU:2956024.2 298 Official Statement, including the cover page thereto, all exhibits, appendices, maps, charts, pictures, diagrams, reports, and statements included or incorporated therein or attached thereto, and all amendments and supplements thereto that may be authorized for use with respect to the Bonds, is herein referred to as the "Official Statement." Until the Official Statement has been prepared and is available for distribution, the Issuer shall provide to the Underwriters sufficient quantities (which may be in electronic form) of the Preliminary Official Statement as the Representative reasonably deems necessary to satisfy the obligation of the Underwriters under the Rule with respect to distribution to each potential customer, upon request, of a copy of the Preliminary Official Statement. (b) The Preliminary Official Statement has been prepared for use by the Underwriters in connection with the public offering, sale and distribution of the Bonds. The Issuer hereby represents and warrants that the Preliminary OfFcial Statement has been deemed final by the Issuer as of its date, except for the omission of such information which is dependent upon the final pricing of the Bonds for completion, all as permitted to be excluded by Section (b}(1) of the Rule. (c) The Issuer hereby authorizes the Official Statement and the information therein contained to be used by the Underwriters in connection with the public offering and the sale of the Bonds. The Issuer consents to the use by the Underwriters prior to the date hereof of the Preliminary Official Statement in connection with the public offering of the Bonds. The Issuer shall provide, or cause to be provided, to the Underwriters as soon as practicable after the date of the Issuer's acceptance of this Agreement (but, in any event, not later than within seven (7) business days after the Issuer's acceptance of this Agreement and in sufficient time to accompany any confirmation that requests payment from any customer) copies of the Official Statement which is complete as of the date of its delivery to the Underwriters in such quantity as the Representative reasonably shall request in order for the Underwriters to comply with Section (b)(4) of the Rule and the rules of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (the "MSRB"). (d) If, after the date of this Agreement to and including the date the Underwriters are no longer required to provide an Official Statement to potential customers who request the same pursuant to the Rule (the earlier of (i) ninety (90) days from the "end of the underwriting period" (as defined in the Rule) and (ii) the time when the Official Statement is available to any person from the MSRB, but in no case less than twenty-five (25) days after the "end of the underwriting period" for the Bonds), the Issuer becomes aware of any fact or event which might or would cause the Official Statement, as then supplemented or amended, to contain any untrue statement of a material fact or to omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or if it is necessary to amend or supplement the Official Statement to comply with law, the Issuer will notify the Representative (and for the purposes of this clause provide the Representative with such information as the Representative may from time to time reasonably request), and if, in the reasonable judgment of the Representative, such fact or event requires preparation and publication of a supplement or amendment to the Official Statement, the Issuer will forthwith prepare and furnish, at the Issuer's own expense (in a form and manner approved by the Representative), areasonable number of copies of either an amendment or a supplement 3 HOU:2956024.2 300 delivered andlor received by the Issuer in order to carry out, give effect to, and consummate the transactions described herein and in the Official Statement; (c) The Issuer Documents constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Issuer, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws and principles of equity relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights; the Bonds when issued, delivered and paid for, in accordance with the Ordinance and this Agreement, will constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Issuer payable from and secured by the sources described in the Official Statement, entitled to the benefits of the Ordinance and enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws and principles of equity relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights; and upon the issuance, authentication and delivery of the Bonds. as aforesaid, the Ordinance will provide, for the benefit of the holders, from time to time, of the Bonds, the legally valid and binding pledge of and lien it purports to create as set forth in the Ordinance; (d) To the best of its knowledge, on the date hereof and on the date of Closing, the Issuer is not in material breach of or default in any material respect under any applicable constitutional provision, law or administrative regulation of the State or the United States or any applicable judgment or decree that would have a material adverse effect upon the operations or financial condition of the Issuer or any loan agreement, indenture, bond, note, resolution, agreement or other instrument, to which the Issuer is a party or to which the Issuer is (or any of its property or assets are) otherwise subject, and no event has occurred and is continuing which constitutes or with the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a default or event of default by the Issuer under any of the foregoing; and the execution and delivery of the Bonds, the Issuer Documents and the adoption of the Ordinance and compliance with the provisions on the Issuer's part contained therein, will not conflict with or constitute a material breach of or default under any constitutional provision, law or administrative regulation, judgment, decree, loan agreement, indenture, bond, note, resolution, agreement or other instrument to which the Issuer is a party or to which the Issuer is or to which any of its property or assets are otherwise subject,. or under the terms of any such, law, regulation or instrument, except as provided by the Bonds and the Ordinance; (e) All authorizations, approvals, licenses, permits, consents and orders of any governmental authority, legislative body, board, agency or commission having jurisdiction of the matters which are required for the due authorization of, which would constitute a condition precedent to, or the absence of which would materially adversely affect the due performance by the Issuer of its obligations under the Issuer Documents and the Bonds have been duly obtained or will be obtained prior to Closing, except for such approvals, consents and orders as may be required under the Blue Sky or securities laws of any jurisdiction in connection with the offering and sale of the Bonds; (f) The Bonds and the Ordinance conform to the descriptions thereof contained in the Official Statement under the caption "THE BONDS"; the proceeds of the sale of the Bonds will be applied generally as described in the Official Statement HOU:2956024.2 299 to the Official Statement so that the statements in the Official Statement as so amended and supplemented will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or so that the Official Statement will comply with law; provided, however, that for all purposes of this Agreement and any certificate delivered by the Issuer in accordance herewith, the Issuer makes no representations with respect to the descriptions in the Preliminary Official Statement or the Official Statement of The Depository Trust Company, New York, New York ("DTC"), or its book-entry-only system. If such notification shall be subsequent to the Closing, the Issuer shall furnish such legal opinions, certificates, instruments and other documents as the Representative may reasonably deem necessary to evidence the truth and accuracy of such supplement or amendment to the Official Statement. (e) The Representative hereby agrees to promptly file the Official Statement with the MSRB. Unless otherwise notified in writing by the Representative, the Issuer can assume that the "end of the underwriting period" for purposes of the Rule is the date of the Closing. 4. Representations. Warranties, and Covenants of the Issuer. The Issuer hereby represents and warrants to and covenants with the Underwriters that: (a) The Issuer is a home rule city duly created and existing under the laws of the State of Texas (the "State"), and the Issuer's Home Rule Charter and is issuing the Bonds pursuant to the laws of the State, particularly Chapter 1207, Texas Government Code, as amended (the "Act "), and has full legal right, power and authority and at the date of the Closing will have full legal right, power and authority under the laws of the State and the Act (i) to enter into, execute and deliver this Agreement, the Ordinance, the Continuing Disclosure Undertaking (as defined in Section 6(h)(ii) hereof), the escrow agreement described in the Ordinance for the Bonds (the "Escrow Agreement ") and all documents required hereunder and thereunder to be executed and delivered by the Issuer (this Agreement, the Ordinance, the Continuing Disclosure Undertaking and all other documents referred to in this clause (i) (excluding the Official Statement) are hereinafter referred to as the "Issuer Documents"), (ii) to sell, issue and deliver the Bonds to the Underwriters as provided herein, and (iii) to carry out and consummate the transactions described in the Issuer Documents and the Official Statement, and the Issuer has complied, and will at the Closing be in compliance in all material respects, with applicable State law (including the Act) and the Issuer Documents as they pertain to such transactions; (b) By all necessary official action of the Issuer prior to or concurrently with the acceptance hereof, the Issuer has duly authorized all necessary action to be taken by it for (i) the adoption of the Ordinance and the issuance and sale of the Bonds, (ii) the approval, execution and delivery of, and the performance by the Issuer of the obligations on its part, contained in the Bonds and the Issuer Documents, and (iii) the consummation by it of all other transactions described in the Official Statement, the Issuer Documents and any and all such other agreements and documents as may be required to be executed, 4 HOU:2956024.2 301 under the caption "PLAN OF FINANCING -Sources and Uses of Proceeds"; and the Continuing Disclosure Undertaking conforms to the description thereof contained in the Official Statement under the caption "CONTINUING DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION"; (g) During the last five (5) years the Issuer has complied in all material respects with its Continuing Disclosure Undertakings made by it in accordance with the Rule; (h) On the date hereof and on the date of Closing, there is no litigation, action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation, at law or in equity, before or by any court, government agency, public board or body, pending or, to the best knowledge of the Issuer threatened against the Issuer, affecting the corporate existence of the Issuer or the titles of its officers to their respective offices, or affecting or seeking to prohibit, restrain or enjoin the sale, issuance or delivery of the Bonds or the pledge or collection of ad valorem taxes pledged to the payment of the principal of and interest on the Bonds pursuant to the Ordinance or in any way contesting or affecting the validity or enforceability of the Bonds or the Issuer Documents, or contesting the exclusion from gross income of interest on the Bonds for federal income tax purposes, or contesting in any way the completeness or accuracy of the Preliminary Official Statement or the Official Statement or any supplement or amendment thereto, or contesting the powers of the Issuer or any authority for the issuance of the Bonds, the adoption of the Ordinance or the execution and delivery of the Issuer Documents wherein an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding would materially adversely affect the validity or enforceability of the Bonds (including the security therefor) or the Issuer Documents; (i) As of the date thereof, the Preliminary Official Statement did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; (j) At the time of the Issuer's acceptance hereof and (unless the Official Statement is amended or supplemented pursuant to paragraph (d) of Section 3 of this Agreement) at all times subsequent thereto during the period up to and including twenty- five (25) days subsequent to the "end of the underwriting period," the Official Statement does not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; (k) If the Official Statement is supplemented or amended pursuant to paragraph (d) of Section 3 of this Agreement, at the time of each supplement or amendment thereto and (unless subsequently again supplemented or amended pursuant to such paragraph) at all times subsequent thereto during the period up to and including twenty-five (25) days subsequent to the "end of the underwriting period," the Official Statement as so supplemented or amended will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to HOU:2956024.2 302 make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which made, not misleading; (1) The Issuer will apply, or cause to be applied, the proceeds from the sale of the Bonds as provided in and subject to all of the terms and provisions of the Ordinance and agrees not to take or omit to take any action which action or omission will adversely affect the exclusion from gross income for federal income tax purposes of the interest on the Bonds; (m) The Issuer will furnish such information and execute such instruments and take such action in cooperation with the Representative as the Representative may reasonably request, at no expense to the Issuer, (i) to (A) qualify the Bonds for offer and sale under the Blue Sky or other securities laws and regulations of such states and other jurisdictions in the United States as the Representative may designate and (B) determine the eligibility of the Bonds for investment under the laws of such states and other jurisdictions and (ii) to continue such qualifications in effect so long as required for the initial distribution of the Bonds by the Underwriters (provided, however that the Issuer will not be required to qualify as a foreign corporation or to file any general or special consents to service of process under the laws of any jurisdiction) and will advise the Representative immediately of receipt by the Issuer of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Bonds for sale in any jurisdiction or, to the extent the Issuer has actual knowledge thereof, the initiation or threat of any proceeding for that purpose; (n) The Issuer's financial statements and the other information regarding the Issuer's financial condition and operations set forth in the Official Statement fairly present the financial position, results of operations and condition of the Issuer as of the dates and for the periods therein set forth, and there has been no adverse change of a material nature in the financial position, results of operations or condition, financial or otherwise, of the Issuer since the dates of such statements and information; (o) The Issuer is not a party to any litigation or other proceeding pending or, to its knowledge, threatened which, if decided adversely to the Issuer, would have a materially adverse effect on the Issuer's financial condition or operations; (p) The Issuer, to the extent heretofore requested by the Representative, has delivered to the Underwriters true, correct, complete, and legible copies of all information, applications, reports, or other documents submitted to any rating agency for the purpose of obtaining a rating for the Bonds and true, correct, complete, and legible copies of all correspondence or other communications relating, directly or indirectly, thereto; (q) Prior to the Closing the Issuer will not offer or issue any bonds, notes or other obligations for borrowed money or (except in the ordinary course of business) incur any material liabilities, direct or contingent, payable from or secured by any of the ad valorem taxes, which will secure the Bonds without the prior approval of the Representative, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld; 7 HOU:2956024.2 303 (r) Any certificate, signed by any official of the Issuer authorized to do so in connection with the transactions described in this Agreement, shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the Issuer to the Underwriters as to the statements made therein; and (s) The Tssuer covenants that between the date hereof and the Closing it will take no actions which will cause the representations and warranties made in this Section to be untrue as of the Closing. By delivering the Official Statement to the Representative, the Issuer shall be deemed to have reaffirmed, with respect to the Official Statement, the representations, warranties and covenants set forth above with respect to the Preliminary Official Statement. 5. Closin . (a) At or before 10:00 a.m., Dallas, Texas time, on October 22, 2009, or at such other time and date as shall have been mutually agreed upon by the Issuer and the Representative, the Issuer will, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, deliver to the Representative the initial Bond registered in the name of the Representative, in temporary form, together with the other documents hereinafter mentioned, and will have available for immediate exchange definitive Bonds deposited with DTC, or deposited with the Paying Agent/Registrar (hereinafter defined), if the Bonds are to be held in safekeeping for DTC by the Paying Agent/Registrar pursuant to DTC's FAST system and the Ordinance, duly executed and authenticated in the form and manner described below, together with the other documents hereinafter mentioned, and the Underwriters will, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, accept such delivery and pay the purchase price of the Bonds as set forth in Paragraph 1 hereof in immediately available funds (such events being referred to herein as the "Closing "). Payment for the Bonds as aforesaid shall be made at the offices of The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., Dallas, Texas (the "Paying Agent/Registrar ") or such other place as shall have been mutually agreed upon by the Issuer and the Representative. (b) Delivery of the definitive Bonds in exchange for the initial Bond shall be made through DTC, utilizing the book-entry only form of issuance. The definitive Bonds shall be delivered in fully registered form bearing CUSIP numbers without coupons with one certificate for each maturity of Bonds, registered in the name of Cede & Co. and shall be made available to the Underwriters at least one business day before the Closing for purposes of inspection. 6. Closing Conditions. The Underwriters have entered into this Agreement in reliance upon the representations, warranties and agreements of the Issuer contained herein, and in reliance upon the representations, warranties and agreements to be contained in the documents and instruments to be delivered at the Closing and upon the performance by the Issuer of its obligations hereunder, both as of the date hereof and as of the date of the Closing. Accordingly, the Underwriters' obligations under this Agreement to purchase, to accept delivery of and to pay for the Bonds shall be conditioned upon the performance by the Issuer of its obligations to be performed hereunder and under such documents and instruments at or prior to the Closing, and 8 HOU:2956024.2 304 shall also be subject to the following additional conditions, including the delivery by the Issuer of such documents as are enumerated herein, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representative: (a) The representations and warranties of the Issuer contained herein shall be true, complete and correct in all material respects on the date hereof and on and as of the date of the Closing, as if made on the date of the Closing; (b) The Issuer shall have performed and complied with all agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it prior to or at the Closing; (c) At the time of the Closing, (i) the Issuer Documents and the Bonds shall be in full force and effect and shall not have been amended, modified or supplemented, and the Official Statement shall not have been supplemented or amended, except in any such case as may have been agreed to by the Representative and (ii) all actions of the Issuer required to be taken by the Issuer shall be performed in order for Bond Counsel and counsel to the Underwriters to deliver their respective opinions referred to hereafter; (d) At the time of the Closing, all official action of the Issuer relating to the Bonds and the Issuer Documents shall be in full force and effect and shall not have been amended, modified or supplemented, except as may have been agreed to by the Representative; (e) At or prior to the Closing, the Ordinance shall have been duly executed and delivered by the Issuer and the Issuer shall have duly executed and delivered and the Paying Agent/Registrar shall have duly authenticated the definitive Bonds; (f) The Issuer shall not have failed to pay principal or interest when due on any of its outstanding obligations for borrowed money; (g) All steps to be taken and all instruments and other documents to be executed, and all other legal matters in connection with the transactions described in this Agreement shall be reasonably satisfactory in legal form and effect to the Representative and counsel to the Underwriters; (h) At or prior to the Closing, the Representative shall have received one copy of each of the following documents: (i) The Official Statement, and each supplement or amendment thereto, if any, as may have been agreed to by the Representative; (ii) The Ordinance, certified by the Issuer as having been duly adopted, with such supplements or amendments thereto as may have been agreed to by the Representative, which shall include the undertaking of the Issuer which satisfies the requirements of section (b)(5)(i) of the Rule (the "Continuing Disclosure Undertaking"); HOU:2956024.2 305 (iii) The fully executed Escrow Agreement; (iv) The opinion of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P., Dallas, Texas ("Bond Counsel"), with respect to the Bonds in substantially the form attached to the Official Statement; (v) A supplemental opinion of Bond Counsel addressed to the Issuer and the Underwriters, substantially to the effect that: (A) the Bonds are exempted securities under Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act "), and the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the "Trust Indenture Act "), and it is not necessary, in connection with the offering and sale of the Bonds to register the Bonds under the 1933 Act or to qualify the Ordinance under the Trust Indenture Act; and (B) the statements and information describing the Bonds and the Ordinance contained in the Official Statement under the captions and subcaptions "PLAN OF FINANCING -Refunded Obligations," "THE BONDS" (except for the subcaptions "Book-Entry-Only System" and "Remedies"), "TAX MATTERS," "CONTINUING DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION" (except for the subcaption "Compliance with Prior Undertakings"), "OTHER INFORMATION -Legal Opinions" (except for the last sentence of the first paragraph thereof), "OTHER INFORMATION -Registration and Qualification of Bonds for Sale" and "OTHER INFORMATION -Legal Investments and Eligibility to Secure Public Funds in Texas" is an accurate and fair description of the laws and legal issues addressed therein and, with respect to the Bonds, such information conforms to the Ordinance; (vi) An opinion, dated the date of the Closing and addressed to the Underwriters, of counsel for the Underwriters, to the effect that: (A) the Bonds are exempted securities that do not require registration under the 1933 Act and the Trust Indenture Act and it is not necessary, in connection with the offering and sale of the Bonds to register any securities under the 1933 Act and the Ordinance need not be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act; and (B) based upon their participation in the preparation of the Official Statement as counsel for the Underwriters and their participation at conferences at which the Official Statement was discussed, but without having undertaken to determine independently the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the statements contained in the Official Statement, such counsel has no reason to believe that the Official Statement contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances 10 HOU:2956024.2 306 under which they were made, not misleading (except for any financial, forecast, technical and statistical statements acid data included in the Official Statement, the information regarding DTC and its book-entry- only system and the information regarding the Bond Insurer, in each case as to which no view need be expressed); (vii) A certificate, dated the date of Closing, of an appropriate official of the Issuer to the effect that (A) all official actions of the Issuer relating to the Bonds, the Issuer Documents and the Official Statement have been duly taken and adopted by the Issuer, are in full force and effect, and have not been modified, amended, supplemented or repealed; (B) the representations and warranties of the Issuer contained herein or in any certificate or document delivered by the Issuer pursuant to the provisions hereof are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of Closing as if made on the date of Closing; (C) no litigation or proceeding against the Issuer is pending or, to his or her knowledge, threatened in any court or administrative body which would (1) contest the right of the City Council members, officers or officials of the Issuer to hold and exercise their respective positions, (2) contest the due organization and valid existence of the Issuer, (3) attempt to restrain or enjoin the issuance or delivery of the Bonds or contest the validity, due authorization and execution of the Bonds or the Issuer Documents or (4) attempt to limit, enjoin or otherwise restrict or prevent the Issuer from functioning and collecting ad valorem taxes pursuant to the Ordinance, or the levy or collection of the ad valorem taxes pledged or to be pledged to pay the principal of and interest on the Bonds or the pledge thereof; (D) to the best of his or her knowledge, rio event affecting the Issuer has occurred since the date of the Official Statement which should be disclosed in the Official Statement for the purpose for which it is to be used or which it is necessary to disclose therein in order to make the statements and information therein, in light of the circumstances under which made, not misleading in any material respect as of the time of Closing, and the information contained in the Official Statement is correct in all material respects and, as of the date of the Official Statement did not, and as of the date of the Closing does not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under _ which they were made, not misleading; and (E) there has not been any material adverse change in the financial condition of the Issuer since September 30, 2008, the latest date as of which audited financial information is available; (viii) A certificate of the Issuer, dated the date of the Closing, of an appropriate official of the Issuer, in form and substance satisfactory to Bond Counsel and counsel to the Underwriters setting forth the facts, estimates and circumstances in existence on the date of the Closing, which establish that it is not expected that the proceeds of the Bonds will be used in a manner that would cause the Bonds to be "arbitrage bonds" within the meaning of Section 148 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), and any applicable regulations (whether final, temporary or proposed), issued pursuant to the Code; HOU 2956024.2 307 (ix) The approving opinion of the Attorney General of the State of Texas and the registration certificate of the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas in respect of the Bonds; (x) Evidence of a rating assigned to the Bonds of "AA-" by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and that such rating is in effect as of the date of the Closing; (xi) A copy of a special report prepared by Grant Thornton LLP, independent certified public accountants (the "Verification Agent"), addressed to the Issuer, Bond Counsel and the Underwriters, verifying (i) the arithmetical computations of the adequacy of the maturing principal and interest on the Federal Securities and uninvested cash on hand under the Escrow Agreement to pay, when due, the principal of and interest on the Refunded Obligations, and (ii) the computation of the yield with respect to the Federal Securities and the Bonds; and (xii) Such additional legal opinions, certificates, instruments and other documents as Bond Counsel, the Representative or counsel to the Underwriters may reasonably request to evidence the truth and accuracy, as of the date hereof and as of the date of the Closing, of the Issuer's representations and warranties contained herein and of the statements and information contained in the Official Statement and the due performance or satisfaction by the Issuer on or prior to the date of the Closing of all the respective agreements then to be performed and conditions then to be satisfied by the Issuer. If the Issuer shall be unable to satisfy the conditions to the obligations of the Underwriters to purchase, to accept delivery of and to pay for the Bonds contained in this Agreement, or if the obligations of the Underwriters to purchase, to accept delivery of and to pay for the Bonds shall be terminated for any reason permitted by this Agreement, this Agreement shall terminate and neither the Underwriters nor the Issuer shall be under any further obligation hereunder, except that the respective obligations of the Issuer and the Underwriters set forth in Sections 4 and 8 hereof shall continue in full force and effect. 7. Termination. The Underwriters shall have the right to cancel their obligations to purchase the Bonds if, between the date of this Agreement and the Closing, the market price or marketability of the Bonds shall be materially adversely affected, in the sole judgment of the Representative, reasonably exercised (as evidenced by a written notice to the Issuer terminating the obligation of the Underwriters to accept delivery of and pay for the Bonds), by the occurrence of any of the following; (a) legislation shall be enacted by or introduced in the Congress of the United States or recommended to the Congress for passage by the President of the United States, or the Treasury Department of the United States or the Internal Revenue Service or favorably reported for passage to either House of the Congress by any committee of such House to which such legislation has been referred for consideration, a decision by a court of the United States or of the State or the United States Tax Court shall be rendered, or an 12 HOU:2956024.2 308 order, ruling, regulation (final, temporary or proposed), press release, statement or other form of notice by or on behalf of the Treasury Department of the United States, the Internal Revenue Service or other governmental agency shall be made or proposed, the effect of any or all of which would be to impose, directly or indirectly, federal income taxation upon interest received on bonds or obligations of the general character of the Bonds, of the interest on the Bonds as described in the Official Statement, or other action or events shall have transpired which may have the purpose or effect, directly or indirectly, of changing the federal income tax consequences of any of the transactions described herein; (b) legislation introduced in or enacted (or resolution passed) by the Congress or an order, decree, or injunction issued by any court of competent jurisdiction, or an order, ruling, regulation (final, temporary, or proposed), press release or other form of notice issued or made by or on behalf of the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any other governmental agency having jurisdiction of the subject matter, to the effect that obligations of the general character of the Bonds, including any or all underlying arrangements, are not exempt from xegistration under or other requirements. of the 1933 Act, or that the Ordinance is not exempt from qualification under or other requirements of the Trust Indenture Act, or that the issuance, offering, or sale of bonds or obligations of the general character of the Bonds, including any or all underlying arrangements, as described herein or in the Official Statement or otherwise, is or would be in violation of the federal securities laws as amended and then in effect; (c) any state blue sky or securities commission or other governmental agency or body in any state in which more than 1 S% of the Bonds have been offered and sold shall have withheld registration, exemption or clearance of the offering of the Bonds as described herein, or issued a stop order or similar ruling relating thereto, provided that such withholding or stop order is not due to the malfeasance, misfeasance or nonfeasance of the Underwriters; (d) a general suspension of trading in securities on the New York Stock Exchange or the American Stock Exchange, the establishment of minimum prices on either such exchange, the establishment of material restrictions (not in force as of the date hereof) upon trading securities generally by any governmental authority or any national securities exchange, a general banking moratorium declared by federal, State of New York, or State officials authorized to do so; (e) the New York Stock Exchange or other national securities exchange or any governmental authority shall impose, as to the Bonds or as to obligations of the general character of the Bonds, any material restrictions not now in force, or incxease materially those now in force, with respect to the extension of credit by, or the charge to the net capital requirements of, the Underwriters which change shall occur subsequent to the date hereof and shall not be due to the malfeasance, misfeasance or nonfeasance of the Underwriters; (f) any amendment to the federal or Texas Constitution or action by any federal or Texas court, legislative body, regulatory body, or other authority materially 13 HOU:2956024.2 309 adversely affecting the tax status of the Issuer, its property, income, securities (or interest thereon), or the validity or enforceability of the levy of ad valorem taxes to pay principal of and interest on the Bonds; (g) any event occurring, or information becoming known which, in the reasonable judgment of the Representative, makes untrue in any material respect any material statement or information contained in the Official Statement, or has the effect that the Official Statement contains any untrue statement of material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; (h) there shall have occurred since the date of this Agreement any materially adverse change in the affairs or financial condition of the Issuer; (i) Since the date of this Agreement, the United States shall have become engaged in hostilities which have resulted in a declaration of war or a national emergency or there shall have occurred any other new material outbreak or escalation of hostilities or a national or international calamity or crisis, financial or otherwise, the effect of such outbreak, calamity or crisis on the financial markets of the United States being such as, in the reasonable opinion of the Representative, would materially or adversely affect the ability of the Underwriters to market or sell the Bonds on the terms and in the manner described in the Official Statement; (j) any fact or event shall exist or have existed that, in the Representative's reasonable judgment, requires or has required an amendment of or supplement to the Official Statement; (k) there shall have occurred any downgrading, or any notice shall have been given of (i) any intended or potential downgrading or (ii) any review or possible change that does not indicate a possible upgrade, in the rating accorded any of the Issuer's obligations that are secured, in whole or in part, in a like manner as the Bonds (including the rating to be accorded the Bonds); and (1} the purchase of and payment for the Bonds by the Underwriters, or the resale of the Bonds by the Underwriters, on the terms and conditions herein provided shall be prohibited by any applicable law, governmental authority, board, agency or commission which prohibition shall occur subsequent to the date hereof and shall not be due to the malfeasance, misfeasance or nonfeasance of the Underwriters. With respect to the condition described in subparagraph (1) above, the Underwriters are not aware of any current, pending or proposed law or government inquiry or investigation as of the date of execution of this Agreement which would permit the Underwriters to invoke their termination rights hereunder. 8. Expenses. (a) The Underwriters shall be under no obligation to pay, and the Issuer shall pay, any expenses incident to the performance of the Issuer's obligations hereunder, 14 HOU:2956024.2 310 including, but not limited to (i) the cost of preparation and printing of the Bonds; (ii) the fees and disbursements of Bond Counsel and the Issuer's Financial Advisor; (iii) the fees and disbursements of any other engineers, accountants, and other experts, consultants or advisers retained by the Issuer; (iv) the fees and disbursements of the Verification Agent; (v) the fees, if any, for bond ratings; (vi) the costs of preparing, printing and mailing the Preliminary Official Statement and the Official Statement; (vii) the fees and expenses of the Paying Agent/Registrar, the Escrow Agent and any other paying agents for the Refunded Obligations; (viii) the out-of-pocket, miscellaneous and closing expenses, including the cost of travel, of the officers and officials of the Issuer; (ix) the Attorney General's review fee; and (x) any other expenses mutually agreed to by the Issuer and the Representative to be reasonably considered expenses of the Issuer which are incident to the transactions described herein. (b) The Underwriters shall pay (i) the cost of preparation and printing of this Agreement, the Blue Sky Survey and Legal Investment Memorandum, if any; (ii) .all advertising expenses in connection with the public offering of the Bonds; and (iii) all other expenses incurred by it in connection with the public offering of the Bonds including the fees and disbursements of counsel retained by the Underwriters. 9. Notices. Any notice or other communication to be given to the Issuer under this Agreement may be given by delivering the same in writing to City of Plainview, Texas, 901 Broadway, Plainview, Texas 79072, Attention: City Manager and any notice or other communication to be given to the Underwriters under this Agreement may be given by delivering the same in writing to Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, 9901 IH-10, Suite 800, San Antonio, Texas 78230, Attention: Mario Carrasco. 10. Parties in Interest. This Agreement as heretofore specified shall constitute the entire agreement between us and is made solely for the benefit of the Issuer and the Underwriters (including successors or assigns of the Underwriters) and no other person shall acquire or have any right hereunder or by virtue hereof. This Agreement may not be assigned by the Issuer. All of the Issuer's representations and warranties contained in this Agreement shall remain operative and in full force and effect, regardless of (i) any investigations made by or on behalf of the Underwriters; (ii) delivery of and payment for the Bonds pursuant to this Agreement; and (iii) any termination of this Agreement. 11. Effectiveness. This Agreement shall become effective upon the acceptance hereof by the Issuer and shall be valid and enforceable at the time of such acceptance. 12. Choice of Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State. 13. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held or deemed to be or shall, in fact, be invalid, inoperative or unenforceable as applied in any particular case in any jurisdiction or jurisdictions, or in all jurisdictions because it conflicts with any provision of any Constitution, statute, rule of public policy, or any other reason, such circumstances shall not have the effect of rendering the provision in question invalid, inoperative or unenforceable in any 15 HOU:29560242 311 other case or circumstance, or of rendering any other provision or provisions of this Agreement invalid, inoperative or unenforceable to any extent whatever. 14. Business Dav. For purposes of this Agreement, "business day" means any day on which the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading. 15. Section Headings. Section headings have been inserted in this Agreement as a matter of convenience of reference only, and it is agreed that such section headings are not a part of this Agreement and will not be used in the interpretation of any provisions of this Agreement. 16. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts each of which shall be regarded as an original (with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same document) and all of which shall constitute one and the same document. 17. No Personal Liability. None of the members of the City Council, nor any officer, agent or employee of the Issuer, shall be charged personally by the Underwriters with any liability, or be held liable to the Underwriters under any term or provision of this Agreement, or because of execution or attempted execution, or because of any breach or attempted or alleged breach of this Agreement. [The remainder of this page intentionally left blank] 16 HOU:2956024.2 312 Respectfully submitted, STIFEL, NICOLAUS & COMPANY, INCORPORATED By: _ Name: Title: APPROVED AND ACCEPTED this ,day of , 2009 at _a.m./p.m: CITY OF PLAINVIEW, TEXAS If you agree with the foregoing, please sign the enclosed counterpart of this Agreement and return it to the Representative. This Agreement shall become a binding agreement between the Issuer and the Underwriters when at least the counterpart of this letter shall have been signed by or on behalf of each of the parties hereto. Schedule I -List of Underwriters Schedule II -Schedule of Terms By: _ Name: Title: -Execution Page- City of Plainview, Texas, General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2009 HOU:2956024.2 313 SCHEDULEI List of Underwriters Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated Southwest Securities, Inc. Schedule I HOU:2956024.2 314 Schedule II $6,875,000 City of Plainview, Texas General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2009 Interest Accrues From: September 15, 2009 Maturity Date Principal Interest Price or 3i /~ Amount Rate Yield 2010 $155,000 2.000% 0.700% 2011 540,000 2.000% 0.950% 2012 545,000 2.000% 1.360% 2013 560,000 2.000% 1.700% 2014 570,000 2.250% 1.930% 2015 585,000 2.500% 2.330% 2016 600,000 2.750% 2.640% 2017 620,000 3.000% 2.930% 2018 640,000 3.250% 3.150% 2019 660,000 3.500% 3.350% 2020~a~ 685,000 3.625% 3.470% 2021~8~ 715,000 3.500% 3.620% A The Bonds maturing on and after March 1, 2020, are subject to redemption, in whole or in part, at the option of the Issuer, at the par value thereof plus accrued interest on March 1, 2019, or any date thereafter. Schedule II HOU 295b024 2 315 EXHIBIT C SPECIAL ESCROW AGREEMENT 75822945.210909912 C'I 3~6 SPECIAL ESCROW AGREEMENT THIS SPECIAL ESCROW AGREEMENT (the "Agreement"), made and entered into as of September 22, 2009, by and between the City of Plainview, Texas, a duly incorporated municipal corporation in Hale County, Texas (the "City") acting by and through the Mayor and City Secretary, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., Dallas, Texas, a banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, or its successors or assigns hereunder (the "Bank"), WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Plainview, Texas (the "City") has heretofore issued, sold, and delivered, and there is currently outstanding, obligations totaling in principal amount $6,635,000 (the "Refunded Obligations") more particularly described as follows: City of Plainview, Texas, Tax and Waterworks and Sewer System Surplus Revenue Certificates of Obligation, Series 2001, dated May 15, 2001, scheduled to mature on March 1 in each of the years 2011 through 2021; and WHEREAS, in accordance with the provisions of V.T.C.A., Government Code, Chapter 1207, as amended (the "Act"), the City is authorized to sell refunding bonds in an amount sufficient to provide for the payment of obligations to be refunded, deposit the proceeds of such refunding bonds with any place of payment for the obligations being refunded, or other authorized depository, and enter into an escrow or similar agreement with such depository for the safekeeping, investment, reinvestment, administration and disposition of such deposit, upon such terms and conditions as the parties may agree, provided such deposits may be invested only in (i) direct noncallable obligations of the United States of America, including obligations the principal of and interest on which are unconditionally guaranteed by the United States of America, (ii) noncallable obligations of an agency or instrumentality of the United States, including obligations unconditionally guaranteed or insured by the agency or instrumentality and on the date of their acquisition or purchase by the City are rated as to investment quality by a nationally recognized investment rating firm not less than AAA or its equivalent and (iii) noncallable obligations of a state or an agency or a county, municipality, or other political subdivision of a state that have been refunded and on the date of their acquisition or purchase by the City, are rated as to investment quality by a nationally recognized investment rating firm not less than AAA or its equivalent (hereinafter called the "Governmental Securities") that mature and/or bear interest payable at such times and in such amounts as will be sufficient to provide for the scheduled payment of the Refunded Obligations; and WHEREAS, the Refunded Obligations are scheduled to mature, or be redeemed, and interest thereon is payable on the dates and in the manner set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference as a part of this Agreement for all purposes; and WHEREAS, the City on the 22"d day of September, 2009, pursuant to an ordinance (the "Bond Ordinance") finally passed and adopted by .the City Council, authorized the issuance of bonds known as "City of Plainview, Texas, General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2009" 75824278.110909912 317 (the "Bonds"), and such Bonds are being issued to refund, discharge and make final payment of the principal of and interest on the Refunded Obligations; and WHEREAS, upon the delivery of the Bonds, the proceeds of sale, together with other available funds of the City to be deposited with the Bank, are to be used in part to purchase the Governmental Securities listed and identified in Exhibit B attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference as a part of this Agreement for all purposes (together with substituted securities therefor in accordance with the provisions of Section 11 hereof hereinafter referred to as the "Escrowed Securities") ;and WHEREAS, the Escrowed Securities shall be held and deposited to the credit of the "Escrow Fund" to be established and maintained by the Bank in accordance with this Agreement; and WHEREAS, the Escrowed Securities, together with the beginning cash balance in the Escrow Fund, shall mature and the interest thereon shall be payable at such times to insure the existence of monies sufficient to pay the principal amount of the Refunded Obligations and the accrued interest thereon, as the same shall become due in accordance with the terms of the ordinances authorizing the issuance of the Refunded Obligations and as set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto; and WHEREAS, the City has completed all arrangements for the purchase of the Escrowed Securities listed in Exhibit B and the deposit and credit of the same to the Escrow Fund as provided herein; and WHEREAS, the Bank is a banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, possessing trust powers and is fully qualified and empowered to enter into this Agreement and authorized to do business in the State of Texas; and WHEREAS, in Section 16 of the Bond Ordinance, the City Council duly approved and authorized the execution of this Agreement; and WHEREAS, the City and the Escrow Agent, as the case may be, shall take all. action necessary to call, pay, redeem and retire said Refunded Obligations in accordance with the provisions thereof, including, without limitation, all actions required by the ordinance authorizing the Refunded Obligations, the Act, the Bond Ordinance and this Agreement; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, and to secure the payment of the principal of and the interest on the Refunded Obligations as the same shall become due, the City and the Bank hereby mutually undertake, promise and agree as follows: SECTION 1: Receipt of Refunded Bond Ordinance. Receipt of a copy of the ordinance authorizing the issuance of the Refunded Obligations and the Bond Ordinance are hereby acknowledged by the Bank. Reference herein to or citation herein of any provision of said documents shall be deemed an incorporation of such provision as a part hereof in the same manner and with the same effect as if it were fully set forth herein. 75824278.110909912 2 318 SECTION 2: Escrow Fund Creation/Fundin~. There is hereby created by the City with the Bank a special segregated and irrevocable trust fund designated "SPECIAL 2009 CITY OF PLAINVEW, TEXAS, REFUNDING BOND ESCROW FUND" (hereinafter called the "Escrow Fund") for the benefit of the holders of the Refunded Obligations, and, immediately following the delivery of the Bonds, the City agrees and covenants to cause to be deposited with the Bank the following amounts: $6,792,594.00 For the purchase of Escrowed Securities identified in Exhibit B to be held for the account of the Escrow Fund $ 1.99 For deposit in the Escrow Fund as a beginning cash balance. The Bank hereby accepts the Escrow Fund and further agrees to receive said moneys, apply the same as set forth herein, and to hold the cash and Escrowed Securities deposited and credited to the Escrow Fund for application and disbursement for the purposes and in the manner provided in this Agreement. SECTION 3: Escrow Fund Sufficienc~Warranty. The City hereby represents that the cash and Escrowed Securities, together with the interest to be earned thereon, deposited to the credit of the Escrow Fund will be sufficient to pay the principal of and premium and interest on the Refunded Obligations as the same shall become due and payable, and such Refunded Obligations, and the interest thereon, are to mature or be redeemed and shall be paid at the times and in the amounts set forth and identified in Exhibit A attached hereto. FURTHERMORE, the Bank acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Bond Ordinance which also provides for the redemption of the Refunded Obligations on March 15, 2010 at the redemption price of par plus accrued interest; all in accordance with the provisions of the notice requirements applicable to said Refunded Obligations and the notice requirements contained in the ordinance authorizing such Refunded Obligations. The Bank agrees to cause a notice of redemption pertaining to the Refunded Obligations to be sent to the registered owners thereof appearing on the registration books at least thirty (30) days prior to the redemption date therefor. SECTION 4: Pledge of Escrow. The Bank agrees that all cash and Escrowed Securities, together with any income or interest earned thereon, held in the Escrow Fund shall be and is hereby irrevocably pledged to the payment of the principal of and interest on the Refunded Obligations which will mature and become due on and after the date of this Agreement, and such funds initially deposited and to be received from maturing principal and interest on the Escrowed Securities in the Escrow Fund shall be applied solely in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. SECTION 5: Escrow Insufficiency -City Warranty to Cure. If, for any reason, the funds on hand in the Escrow Fund shall be insufficient to make the payments set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto, as the same becomes due and payable, the City shall make timely deposits to the Escrow Fund, from lawfully available funds, of additional funds in the amounts required to make such payments. Notice of any such insufficiency shall be immediately given by the Bank 7s82a278.1/10909912 319 to the City by the fastest means possible, but the Bank shall in no manner be responsible for the City's failure to make such deposits. SECTION 6: Escrow Fund Securities/Segre>;ation. The Bank shall hold said Escrowed Securities and moneys in the Escrow Fund at all times as a special and separate trust fund for the benefit of the holders of the Refunded Obligations, wholly segregated from other moneys and securities on deposit with the Bank; shall never commingle said Escrowed Securities and moneys with other moneys or securities of the Bank; and shall hold and dispose of the assets therein only as set forth herein. Nothing herein contained shall be construed as requiring the Bank to keep the identical moneys, or any part thereof, in said Escrow Fund, if it is impractical, but moneys of an equal amount, except to the extent such are represented by the Escrowed Securities, shall always be maintained on deposit in the Escrow Fund by the Bank, as escrow agent; and a special account evidencing such facts shall at all times be maintained on the books of the Bank. SECTION 7: Escrow Fund Collections/Payments. The Bank shall from time to time collect and receive the principal of and interest on the Escrowed Securities as they respectively mature and become due and credit the same to the Escrow Fund. On or before each principal and/or interest payment date or redemption date, as the case may be, for the Refunded Obligations shown in Exhibit A attached hereto, the Bank, without further direction from anyone, including the City, shall cause to be withdrawn from the Escrow Fund the amount required to pay the accrued interest on the Refunded Obligations due and payable on said payment date and the principal of the Refunded Obligations due and payable on said payment date or redemption date, as the case may be, and the amount withdrawn from the Escrow Fund shall be immediately transmitted and deposited with the paying agent for the Refunded Obligations to be paid with such amount. The paying agent for the Refunded Obligations is the Bank. If any Refunded Obligation thereon shall not be presented for payment when the principal thereof or interest thereon shall have become due, and if cash shall at such times be held by the Bank in trust for that purpose sufficient and available to pay the principal of such Refunded Obligation and interest thereon it shall be the duty of the Bank to hold said cash without liability to the holder of such Refunded Obligation for interest thereon after such maturity or redemption date, in trust for the benefit of the holder of such Refunded Obligation, who shall thereafter be restricted exclusively to said cash for any claim of whatever nature on his part on or with respect to said Refunded Obligation, including for any claim for the payment thereof and interest thereon. All cash required by the provisions hereof to be set aside or held in trust for the payment of the Refunded Obligations, including interest thereon, shall be applied to and used solely for the payment of the Refunded Obligations and interest thereon with respect to which such cash has been so set aside in trust. Subject to the provisions of the last sentence of Section 25 hereof, cash held by the Bank in trust for the payment and discharge of any of the Refunded Obligations and interest thereon which remains unclaimed for a period of three (3) years after the stated maturity date or redemption date of such Refunded Obligations shall be returned to the City. Notwithstanding the above and foregoing, any remittance of funds from the Bank to the City shall be subject to any applicable unclaimed property laws of the State of Texas. 75824278.1/]0909912 4 320 SECTION 8: Disposal of Refunded Obli atg ions. All Refunded Obligations cancelled on account of payment by the Bank shall be disposed of or otherwise destroyed by the Bank, and an appropriate certificate of destruction furnished the City. SECTION 9: Escrow Fund Encumbrance. The escrow created hereby shall be irrevocable and the holders of the Refunded Obligations shall have an express lien on all moneys and Escrowed Securities in the Escrow Fund until paid out, used and applied in accordance with this Agreement. Unless disbursed in payment of the Refunded Obligations, all funds and the Escrowed Securities received by the Bank for the account of the City hereunder shall be and remain the property of the Escrow Fund and the City and the owners of the Refunded Obligations shall be entitled to a preferred claim and shall have a first lien upon such funds and Escrowed Securities enjoyed by a trust beneficiary. The funds and Escrowed Securities received by the Bank under this Agreement shall not be considered as a banking deposit by the City and the Bank and the City shall have no right or title with respect thereto, except as otherwise provided herein. Such funds and Escrowed Securities shall not be subject to checks or drafts drawn by the City. SECTION 10: Absence of Bank Claim/Lien on Escrow Fund. The Bank shall have no lien whatsoever upon any of the moneys or Escrowed Securities in the Escrow Fund for payment of services rendered hereunder, services rendered as paying agent/registrar for the Refunded Obligations, or for any costs or expenses incurred hereunder and reimbursable from the City. SECTION 11: Substitution of Investments/Reinvestments. (a) The Bank shall be authorized to accept initially and temporarily cash and/or substituted Escrowed Securities pending the delivery of the Escrowed Securities identified in the Exhibit B attached hereto, or shall be authorized to redeem the Escrowed Securities and reinvest the proceeds thereof, together with other moneys held in the Escrow Fund in noncallable direct obligations of the United States of America provided such early redemption and reinvestment of proceeds does not change the repayment schedule of the Refunded Obligations appearing in Exhibit A and the Bank receives the following: (1) an opinion by an independent certified public accountant to the effect that (i) the initial and/or temporary substitution of cash and/or securities for one or more of the Escrowed Securities identified in Exhibit B pending the receipt and delivery thereof to the Escrow Agent or (ii) the redemption of one or more of the Escrowed Securities and the reinvestment of such funds in one or more substituted Governmental Securities, together with the interest thereon and other available moneys then held in the Escrow Fund, will, in either case, be sufficient, without reinvestment, to pay, as the same become due in accordance with Exhibit A, the principal of, and interest on, the Refunded Obligations which have not previously been paid, and (2) with respect to an early redemption of Escrowed Securities and the reinvestment of the proceeds thereof, an unqualified opinion of nationally recognized municipal bond counsel to the effect that (a) such investment will not 75824278.1/10909912 5 321 cause interest on the Bonds or Refunded Obligations to be included in the gross income for federal income tax purposes, under the Code and related regulations as in effect on the date of such investment, or otherwise make the interest on the Bonds or the Refunded Obligations subject to Federal income taxation and (b) such reinvestment complies with the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas and with all relevant documents relating to the issuance of the Refunded Obligations and the Bonds. (b) If on the date and in the amount shown in Exhibit C attached hereto there exists cash in the Escrow Fund, the Bank and the City agree at least fifteen (15) days prior to such date, to subscribe for the purchase of United States Treasury Securities -State and Local Government Series (BEGS) bearing zero interest (0%) and on such date, in the amount and scheduled to mature as provided in Exhibit C and subscription forms prepared therefor as may be then required by the United States Department of the Treasury; provided that the then existing rules and regulations and policy of United States Department of the Treasury permit and authorize such investments. Should the policy, rules and regulations of the United States Department of Treasury not permit or authorize the purchase of such SLGS at such time or times, such cash balance or balances shall remain uninvested and held in trust for the benefit of the holders of the Refunded Obligations and used for the payment of the Refunded Obligations on the dates and in the amount such moneys would have been expended had such SLGS been acquired and matured. SECTION 12: Restriction on Escrow Fund Investments -Reinvestment. Except as provided in Section 11 hereof, moneys in the Escrow Fund will be invested only in the Escrowed Securities listed in Exhibit B and neither the City nor the Bank shall reinvest any moneys deposited in the Escrow Fund except as specifically provided by this Agreement. SECTION 13: Excess Funds. If at any time through redemption or cancellation of the Refunded Obligations there exists or will exist excesses of interest on or maturing principal of the Escrowed Securities in excess of the amounts necessary hereunder for the Refunded Obligations, the Bank may transfer such excess amounts to or on the order of the City, provided that the City delivers to the Bank the following: (1) an opinion by an independent certified public accountant that after the transfer of such excess, the principal amount of securities in the Escrow Fund, together with the interest thereon, and other available monies then held in the Escrow Fund, will be sufficient to pay, as the same become due and without reinvestment, in accordance with Exhibit A, the principal of, and interest on, the Refunded Obligations which have not previously been paid, and (2) an unqualified opinion of nationally recognized municipal bond counsel to the effect that (a) such transfer will not cause interest on the Bonds or the Refunded Obligations to be included in gross income for federal income tax purposes, under the Code and related regulations as in effect on the date of such transfer, or otherwise make the interest on the Bonds or the Refunded Obligations subject to Federal income taxation, and (b) such transfer complies with the 75824278.110909912 6 322 Constitution and laws of the State of Texas and with all relevant documents relating to the issuance of the Refunded Obligations or the Bonds. SECTION 14: Collateralization. The Bank shall continuously secure the monies in the Escrow Fund not invested in Escrowed Securities by a pledge of direct obligations of the United States of America, in the par or face amount at least equal to the principal amount of said uninvested monies to the extent such money is not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. SECTION 15: Absence of Bank's Liability for Investments. The Bank shall not be liable or responsible for any loss resulting from any investment made in the Escrowed Securities or substitute securities as provided in Section 11 hereof. SECTION 16: Bank's Compensation -Escrow Administration/Settlement of Paving Agent's Charges. The City agrees to pay the Bank for the performance of services hereunder and as reimbursement for anticipated expenses to be incurred hereunder the amount of $750.00 and, except for reimbursement of costs and expenses incurred by the Bank pursuant to Sections 3, 11 and 19 hereof, the Bank hereby agrees said amount is full and complete payment for the administration of this Agreement. The City also agrees to deposit with the Bank on the effective date of this Agreement, the sum of $300.00, which represents the total charge due the Bank as paying agent for the Refunded Obligations and the Bank acknowledges and agrees that above amount is and represents the total amount of compensation due the Bank for services rendered as paying agent for the Refunded Obligations. The Bank hereby agrees to pay, assume and be fully responsible for any additional charges that it may incur in the performance of its duties and responsibilities as paying agent for the Refunded Obligations. SECTION 17: Escrow A.gent's Duties / Responsibilities/Liability. The Bank shall not be responsible for any recital herein, except with respect to its organization and its powers and authority. As to the existence or nonexistence of any fact relating to the City or as to the sufficiency or validity of any instrument, paper or proceedings relating to the City, the Bank. shall be entitled to rely upon a certificate signed on behalf of the City by its City Secretary or Mayor and/or City Secretary of the City as sufficient evidence of the facts therein contained. The Bank may accept a certificate of the City Secretary under the City's seal, to the effect that a resolution or other instrument in the form therein set forth has been adopted by the City Council of the City, as conclusive evidence that such resolution or other instrument has been duly adopted and is in full force and effect. The duties and obligations of the Bank shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Agreement and the Bank shall not be liable except for the performance of such duties and obligations as are specifically set forth in this Agreement, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Agreement against the Bank. In the absence of bad faith on the part of the Bank, the Bank may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon any certificate or opinion furnished to the Bank, conforming to the requirements of this Agreement; 75824278.1/10909912 7 323 but notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, in the case of any such certificate or opinion or any evidence which by any provision hereof is specifically required to be furnished to the Bank, the Bank shall be under a duty to examine the same to determine whether it conforms to the requirements of this Agreement. The Bank shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer or Officers of the Bank unless it shall be proved that the Bank was negligent in ascertaining or acting upon the pertinent facts. The Bank shall not be liable with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of the holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of all said Refunded Obligations at the time outstanding relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Bank not in conflict with the intent and purpose of this Agreement. For the purposes of determining whether the holders of the required principal amount of said Refunded Obligations have concurred in any such direction, Refunded Obligations owned by any obligor upon the Refunded Obligations, or by any person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such obligor, shall be disregarded, except that for the purposes of determining whether the Bank shall be protected in relying on any such direction only Refunded Obligations which the Bank knows are so owned shall be so disregarded. The term "Responsible Officers" of the Bank, as used in this Agreement, shall mean and include the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the President, any Vice President and any Second Vice President, the Secretary and any Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer and any Assistant Treasurer, and every other officer and assistant officer of the Bank customarily performing functions similar to those performed by the persons who at the time shall be officers, respectively, or to whom any corporate trust matter is referred, because of his knowledge of and familiarity with a particular subject; and the term "Responsible Officer" of the Bank, as used in this Agreement, shall mean and include any of said officers or persons. SECTION 18: Limitation Re: Bank's Duties/Responsibilities/Liabilities to Third Parties. The Bank shall not be responsible or liable to any person in any manner whatever for the sufficiency, correctness, genuineness, effectiveness, or validity of this Agreement with respect to the City, or for the identity or authority of any person making or executing this Agreement for and on behalf of the City. The Bank is authorized by the City to rely upon the representations of the City with respect to this Agreement and the deposits made pursuant hereto and as to the City's right and power to execute and deliver this Agreement, and the Bank shall not be liable in any manner as a result of such reliance. The duty of the Bank hereunder shall only be to the City and the holders of the Refunded Obligations. Neither the City nor the Bank shall assign or attempt to assign or transfer any interest hereunder or any portion of any such interest. Any such assignment or attempted assignment shall be in direct conflict with this Agreement and be without effect. SECTION 19: Interpleader. In the event conflicting demands or notices are made upon the Bank growing out of or relating to this Agreement or the Bank in good faith is in doubt as to what action should be taken hereunder, the Bank shall have the right at its election to: 75824278.1/10909912 324 (1) Withhold and stop all further proceedings in, and performance of, this Agreement with respect to the issue in question and of all instructions received hereunder in regard to such issue; and (2) File a suit in interpleader and obtain an order from a court of appropriate jurisdiction requiring all persons involved to interplead and litigate in such court their several claims and rights among themselves. In the event the Bank becomes involved in litigation in connection with this Section, the City, to the extent permitted by law, agrees to indemnify and save the Bank harmless from all loss, cost, damages, expenses and attorney fees suffered or incurred by the Bank as a result thereof. The obligations of the Bank under this Agreement shall be performable at the corporate office of the Bank in the City of Dallas, Texas. The Bank may advise with legal counsel in the event of any dispute or question regarding the construction of any of the provisions hereof or its duties hereunder, and in the absence of negligence or bad faith on the part of the Bank, no liability shall be incurred by the Bank for any action taken pursuant to this Section and the Bank shall be fully protected in acting in accordance with the opinion and instructions of legal counsel that is knowledgeable and has expertise in the field of law addressed in any such legal opinion or with respect to the instructions given. SECTION 20: Accounting -Annual Report. Promptly after September 30th of each year, commencing with the year 2010, while the Escrow Fund is maintained under this Agreement, the Bank shall forward to the City, to the attention of the Budget Manager, or other designated official of the City, a statement in detail of the Escrowed Securities and monies held, and the current income and maturities thereof, and the withdrawals of money from the Escrow Fund for the preceding 12 month period ending September 30th of each year. SECTION 21: Notices. Any notice, authorization, request or demand required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when mailed by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid addressed as follows: CITY OF PLAINVEW, TEXAS 901 Broadway Plainview, Texas 79072 Attention: Budget Manager THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A. 2001 Bryan Tower, 11th Floor Dallas, Texas 75201 Attention: Corporate Trust Department 75824278.110909912 9 325 The United States Post Office registered or certified mail receipt showing delivery of the aforesaid shall be conclusive evidence of the date and fact of delivery. Any party hereto may change the address to which notices are to be delivered by giving to the other parties not less than ten (10) days prior notice thereof. SECTION 22: Performance Date. Whenever under the terms of this Agreement the performance date of any provision hereof, including the date of maturity of interest on or principal of the Refunded Obligations, shall be a Sunday or a legal holiday or a day on which the Bank is authorized by law to close, then the performance thereof, including the payment of principal of and interest on the Refunded Obligations, need not be made on such date but may be performed or paid, as the case may be, on the next succeeding business day of the Bank with the same force and effect as if made on the date of performance or payment and with respect to a payment, no interest shall accrue for the period after such date. SECTION 23: Warranty of Parties Re: Power to Execute and Deliver Escrow Agreement. The City covenants that it will faithfully perform at all times any and all covenants, undertakings, stipulations and provisions contained in this Agreement, in any and every said Refunded Obligation as executed, authenticated and delivered and in all proceedings pertaining thereto as said Refunded Obligations shall have been modified as provided in this Agreement. The City covenants that it is duly authorized under the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas to execute and deliver this Agreement, that all actions on its part for the payment of said Refunded Obligations as provided herein and the execution and delivery of this Agreement have been duly and effectively taken and that said Refunded Obligations and coupons in the hands of the holders and owners thereof are and will be valid and enforceable obligations of the City according to the import thereof as provided in this Agreement. SECTION 24: Severability. If any one or more of the covenants or agreements provided in this Agreement on the part of the parties to be performed should be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be contrary to law, such covenant or agreement shall be deemed and construed to be severable from the remaining covenants and agreements herein contained and shall in no way affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this Agreement. In the event any covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement is declared to be severable from the other provisions of this Agreement, written notice of such event shall immediately be given to each national rating service (Moody's Investors Service, Standard & Poor's Corporation or Fitch Investors Service) which has rated the Refunded Obligations on the basis of this Agreement. SECTION 25: Termination. This Agreement shall terminate when the Refunded Obligations, including interest due thereon, have been paid and discharged in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. If any Refunded Obligations are not presented for payment when due and payable, the nonpayment thereof shall not prevent the termination of this Agreement. Funds for the payment of any nonpresented Refunded Obligations and accrued interest thereon shall upon termination of this Agreement be held by the Bank for such purpose in accordance with Section 7 hereof. Any moneys or Escrowed Securities held in the Escrow Fund at termination and not needed for the payment of the principal of or interest on any of the Refunded Obligations shall be paid or transferred to the City. 75824278,1~1U909912 1 0 326 SECTION 26: Time of the Essence. Time shall be of the essence in the performance of obligations from time to time imposed upon the Bank by this Agreement. SECTION 27: Successors/Assigns. (a) Should the Bank not be able to legally serve or perform the duties and obligations under this Agreement, or should the Bank be declared to be insolvent or closed for any reason by federal or state regulatory authorities or a court of competent jurisdiction, the City, upon being notified or discovering the Bank's inability or disqualification to serve hereunder, shall forthwith appoint a successor to replace the Bank, and upon being notified of such appointment, the Bank shall (i) transfer all funds and securities held hereunder, together with all books, records and. accounts relating to the Escrow Fund and the Refunded Obligations, to such successor and (ii) assign all rights, duties and obligations under this Agreement to such successor. If the City should fail to appoint such a successor within ninety (90) days from the date the City discovers, or is notified of, the event or circumstance causing the Bank's inability or disqualification to serve hereunder, the Bank, or a bondholder of the Refunded Obligations, may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint a successor or assigns of the Bank and such court, upon determining the Bank is unable to continue to serve, shall appoint a successor to serve under this Agreement and the amount of compensation, if any, to be paid to such successor for the remainder of the term of this Agreement for services to be rendered both for administering the Escrow Fund and for paying agent duties and responsibilities for the Refunded Obligations. (b) Furthermore, the Bank may resign and be discharged from performing its duties and responsibilities under this Agreement upon notifying the City in writing of its intention to resign and requesting the City to appoint a successor. No such resignation shall take effect until a successor has been appointed by the City and such successor has accepted such appointment and agreed to perform all duties and obligations hereunder for a total compensation equal to the unearned proportional amount paid the Bank under Section 16 hereof for the administration of this Agreement and the unearned proportional amount of the paying agents fees for the Refunded Obligations due the Bank. Any successor to the Bank shall be a bank, trust company or other financial institution that is duly qualified under applicable law (the Act or other appropriate statute) to serve as escrow agent hereunder and authorized and empowered to perform the duties and obligations contemplated by this Agreement and organized and doing business under the laws of the United States or the State of Texas, having its principal office and place of business in the State of Texas, having a combined capital and surplus of at least $5,000,000 and be subject to the supervision or examination by Federal or State authority. Any successor or assigns to the Bank shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the City and the Bank, or its successor or assigns, an instrument accepting such appointment hereunder, and the Bank shall execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor, subject to the terms of this Agreement, all the rights, powers and trusts created and established and to be performed under this Agreement. Upon the request of any such successor Bank, the City shall execute any and all instruments in writing for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming 75824278.1/10909912 1 1 327 to such successor Bank all such rights, powers and duties. The term "Bank" as used herein shall be the Bank and its legal assigns and successor hereunder. SECTION 28: Escrow Agreement - Amendment/Modification. This Agreement shall be binding upon the City and the Bank and their respective successors and legal representatives and shall inure solely to the benefit of the holders of the Refunded Obligations, the City, the Bank and their respective successors and legal representatives. Furthermore, no alteration, amendment or modification of any provision of this Agreement shall (1) alter the firm financial arrangements made for the payment of the Refunded Obligations or (2) be effective unless (i) prior written consent of such alteration, amendment or modification shall have been obtained from the holders of all Refunded Obligations outstanding at the time of such alteration, amendment or modification and (ii) such alteration, amendment or modification is in writing and signed by the parties hereto; provided, however, the City and the Bank may, without the consent of the holders of the Refunded Obligations, amend or modify the terms and provisions of this Agreement to cure in a manner not adverse to the holders of the Refunded Obligations any ambiguity, formal defect or omission in this Agreement. If the parties hereto agree to any amendment or modification to this Agreement, prior written notice of such amendment or proposed modification, together with the legal documents amending or modifying this Agreement, shall be furnished to each national rating service (Standard & Poor's Corporation, Moody's Investors Service or Fitch Investors Service) which has rated the Refunded Obligations on the basis of this Agreement, prior to such amendment or modification being executed. SECTION 29: Effect of Headin>;s. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof. SECTION 30: Executed Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, all or any of which shall be regarded for all purposes as one original and shall constitute and be but one and the same instrument. SECTION 31: Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Texas and shall be effective as of the date of the delivery of the Bonds. [remainder of page left blank intentionally) 75824278.1 ~ 10909912 12 328 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have each caused this Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized officers and their corporate seals to be hereunto affixed and attested as of the date first above written. CITY OF PLAINVEW, TEXAS Mayor ATTEST: City Secretary (City Seal) THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., Dallas, Texas, as Escrow Agent Title: ATTEST: Authorized Signer (Bank Seal) 75824278.1/08009902 [signature page of Special Escrow Agreement] 329 EXHIBIT A REFUNDED OBLIGATIONS Debt Service To Maturity And To Call Refunded Refunded Refunded - Date Bonds Interest D/S To Call Principal Coupon Interest D/S 03/01/2010 6,635,000.00 160,498.13 6,795,498.13 - 4.500% 160,498.13 160,498.13 09/01/2010 - - - - - 160,498.13 160,498.13 03/0]/2011 - - - 470,000.00 4,500% 160,498.13 630,498.13 09/01/2011 - - - - - 149,923.13 149,923.13 03/0]/2012 - - - 490 000.00 4.550% 149,923 13 639,923.13 09/01/2012 - - - - - 138,775.63 138,775.63 03!01/2013 - - - 515,000.00 4.625% 138,775.63 653,775.63 09/01/2013 - - - - - 126,866,25 126,866.25 03/01/2014 - - - 540,000.00 4.700% 126,866,25 666,866.25 09/01/2014 - - - - - ] 14,176.25 114,176.25 03/01/2015 - - - 565,000.00 4.800% 114,176.25 679,176.25 09!01/2015 - - - - - 100,616.25 100,6]6,25 03!01/2016 - - - 595,000.00 4.850% 100,616.25 695,616.25 09/01/2016 - - - - - 86,187,50 86,187.50 03!01/2017 - - - 625,000.00 4.900% 86187.50 711187.50 09/01/2017 - - - - - 70,875.00 70,875.00 03/01/2018 - - - 655,000.00 5.000% 70,875.00 725,875.00 09/01/2018 - - - - - 54,500.00 54,500.00 03/0]/2019 - - - 690,000.00 5.000% 54,500.00 744,500.00 09/01!2019 _~___ _ - _ 37,250.00 37,250.00 03/01/2020 - - - 725,000.00 5.000% 37,250.00 762,250.00 09/01/2020 - - - - - 19,125.00 19,125.00 03/01/2021 - - - 765,000.00 5.000% 19,125.00 784,125.00 Total $6,635,000.00 $]60,498.13 $6,795,498.13 56,635,000.00 - $2,278,084.41 58,913,084.41 7~824278.1~08009902 A-1 330 EXHIBIT B ESCROWED SECURITIES Par Principal +Accrued Maturity Tvpe Coupon Yield Price Amount Cost Interest =Total Cost Escrow 03/01/20]0 SLGS-CI 0.120% 0.120% 100-.000000 6,792594 6.792,594.00 - 6.792,594.00 Subtotal - - - $6,792,594 $6,792,594.00 - $6,792,594.00 Total - - - 56,792,594 $6,792,594.00 - $6,792,594.00 Escrow Cash Deaosit 1•~ Cost of ]nvestments Purchased with Bond Proceeds 6,792,594.00 Total Cost of Investments $6,792,595.99 Deliverv Date 10/2212009 75824278 1~U8009902 B-~ 331 EXHIBIT C ZERO REINVESTMENTS [NOT APPLICABLE] 75824278.108009902 C'1 332 EXHIBIT D NOTICE OF REDEMPTION CITY OF PLAINVIEW, TEXAS TAX AND WATERWORKS AND SEWER SYSTEM SURPLUS REVENUE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION SERIES 2001 DATED MAY 15, 2001 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the certificates of obligation of the above series maturing on and after March 1, 2011, and aggregating in principal amount $6,635,000 have been called for redemption on March 1, 2010 at the redemption price of par and accrued interest to the date of redemption, such certificates being identified as follows: Year of CUSIP Maturity Principal Amount Number 2011 $470,000 2012 $490,000 2013 $515,000 2014 $540,000 2015 $565,000 2016 $595,000 Year of CUSIP Maturi Principal Amount Number 2017 $625,000 2018 $655,000 2019 $690,000 2020 $725,000 2021 $765,000 ALL SUCH CERTIFICATES shall become due and payable on March 1, 2010, and interest thereon shall cease to accrue from and after said redemption .date and payment of the redemption price of said certificates shall be paid to the registered owners of the certificates only upon presentation and surrender thereof to The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., Dallas, Texas (successor paying agent/registrar to The Bank of New York) at its designated offices at the following addresses: First Class/Registered/Certified The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. Institutional Trust Services P. O. Box 2320 Dallas, Texas 75221-2320 Express Delivery/Courier The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. Institutional Trust Services 2001 Bryan Street, 9th Floor Dallas, Texas 75201 By Hand Only The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. Room 234-North Building Institutional Trust Securities Window 55 Water Street New York, New York 10041 THIS NOTICE is issued and given pursuant to the terms and conditions prescribed for the redemption of said certificates of obligation and pursuant to an ordinance by the City Council of the City of Plainview, Texas. THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., Dallas, Texas Address: 2001 Bryan Street, 1 I th Floor Dallas, Texas 75201 75822945.2/10909912 D-1 333 Exhibit E to Ordinance DESCRIPTION OF ANNUAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION The following information is referred to in Section 29 of this Ordinance. Annual Financial Statements and OAerating Data The financial information and operating data with respect to the City to be provided annually in accordance with such Section are as specified (and included in the Appendix or under the headings of the Official Statement referred to) below: Annual audited financial statements Accounting Principles The accounting principles referred to in such Section are the accounting principles described in the notes to the financial statements attached to the Official Statement as Appendix B. 75822945.2 10909912 E-1