EVERETT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO.2
SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON
UNLIMITED TAX GENERAL
OBLIGATION REFUNDING BONDS, 2008
RESOLUTION NO.
922
A Resolution
of the Board of Directors of Everett School District No.2,
Snohomish County, Washington, providing for the issuance and sale of
general obligation refunding bonds of the District in the aggregate
principal amount
of $9,545,000 for the purpose of providing the funds
necessary to refund certain outstanding unlimited tax general obligation
bonds
of the District; providing for and authorizing the purchase of certain
obligations with the proceeds
of the sale of such refunding bonds and for
the use and application
of the money to be derived from such investments;
providing for the redemption
of the outstanding bonds to be refunded;
providing the date, form, terms and maturities
of said refunding bonds and
for unlimited tax levies to pay the principal thereof and interest thereon;
and approving the sale
of such bonds.
APPROVED ON SEPTEMBER 23,2008
PREPARED BY:
K&L PRESTON GATES ELLIS LLP
Seattle, Washington
EVERETT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO.2
SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON
RESOLUTION NO. 922
TABLE
OF CONTENTS*
Page
Recitals ......................................................................................................................................... 1
Section
1.
Definitions ............................................................................................................ 2
Section
2.
Authorization of Bonds ........................................................................................ 7
Section
3.
Registration, Payment and Transfer ..................................................................... 8
Section
4.
Redemption and Purchase of Bonds ................................................................... 13
Section 5.
Form of Bonds .................................................................................................... 14
Section 6.
Execution of Bonds ............................................................................................ 16
Section 7.
Lost or Destroyed Bonds .................................................................................... 17
Section 8.
Refunding Plan; Application of Bond Proceeds ................................................. 17
Section 9.
Pledge of Taxes and Credit ................................................................................. 19
Section 10.
Defeasance .......................................................................................................... 20
Section 11.
Tax Covenant. ..................................................................................................... 20
Section 12.
Sale of the Bonds ................................................................................................ 22
Section
13.
Official Statement ............................................................................................... 22
Section
14.
Undertaking to Provide Ongoing Disclosure ...................................................... 23
Section 15.
Credit Enhancement Program .............................................................................. 27
Section 16.
General Authorization and Ratification .............................................................. 27
Section
17.
Severability ......................................................................................................... 28
Section
18.
Effective Date ..................................................................................................... 28
Exhibit A -
Fonn of Escrciw Deposit Agreement
* This Table
of Contents and the cover page are not a part of the following resolution and are
included only for the convenience
of the reader.
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RESOLUTION NO. 922
A Resolution
of the Board of Directors of Everett School District No.2,
Snohomish County, Washington, providing for the issuance and sale of
general obligation refunding bonds of the District in the aggregate
principal amount
of $9,545,000, for the purpose of providing the funds
necessary to refund certain outstanding unlimited tax general obligation
bonds
of the District; providing for and authorizing the purchase of certain
obligations with the proceeds
of the sale of such refunding bonds and for
the use and application
of the money to be derived from such investments;
providing for the redemption
of the outstanding bonds to be refunded;
providing the date, form, terms and maturities
of said refunding bonds and
for unlimited tax levies to pay the principal thereof and interest thereon;
and approving the sale
of such bonds.
WHEREAS, Everett
School District No.2, Snohomish County, Washington (the
"District") has outstanding its Unlimited Tax General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series
1998A issued as of February
1,
1998 pursuant to Resolution No. 638 adopted by the Board of
Directors of the District (the "Board") on February
11,
1998 (the "1998A Bond Resolution"),
which remain outstanding as follows:
Maturity Dates
(December
1)
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
(the "1998A Bonds"); and
Principal Amounts
$
3,310,000
4,445,000
5,095,000
8,900,000
9,545,000
Interest Rates
5.00%
5.50
5.50
5.50
4.75
WHEREAS, the 1998A Bond Resolution provides that the District may call the 1998A
Bonds maturing on December
1, 2012 (the "Refunded Bonds"), for redemption on and after
December
1, 2008, in whole or in part on any date, at the price of par plus accrued interest, if
any, to the date of redemption; and
WHEREAS, after due consideration it appears to this Board that the Refunded Bonds
may be defeased and refunded by the proceeds
of the bonds authorized herein (the "Bonds") at a
substantial savings to the District and its taxpayers; and
WHEREAS, in order to effect such refunding in the most economical manner it is
deemed necessary and advisable that the proceeds
of the sale of the Bonds and, if necessary,
other money available and required for refunding purposes be invested in obligations maturing in
such amounts and at such times
as are required to pay the interest on the Refunded Bonds as the
same become due, and to redeem and retire the Refunded Bonds on the first date on which the
Refunded Bonds may be called for redemption prior to their respective scheduled maturities; and
WHEREAS, the District has received an offer to purchase the Bonds from D.A. Davidson
&
Co., Seattle, Washington, which offer this Board finds acceptable;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
EVERETT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO.2, SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON, as
follows:
Section
1.
Definitions. As used in this resolution, the following words shall have the
following meanings:
Acquired Obligations
mean the Government Obligations acquired by the District under
the terms
of this resolution and the Escrow Agreement to effect the defeasance and refunding of
the Refunded Bonds.
Beneficial Owner
means the beneficial owner of all or a portion of a Bond while such
Bond is in fully immobilized form.
Board of Directors
or
Board
means the duly constituted Board of Directors as the
general legislative authority
of the District.
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Bond Register
means the registration records for the Bonds maintained by the Bond
Registrar.
Bond Registrar
means the fiscal agency of the state of Washington, whose duties include
registering and authenticating the Bonds, maintaining the Bond Register, transferring ownership
of the Bonds and paying the principal of and interest on the Bonds.
Bonds
mean the $9,545,000 principal amount of Everett School District No.2,
Snohomish County, Washington, Unlimited Tax General Obligation Refunding Bonds, 2008
issued pursuant to this resolution.
Bond Year
means each one-year period that ends on the date selected by the District.
The first and last Bond Years may be short periods. If no day is selected by the District before
the earlier of the final maturity date of the Bonds or the date that is five years after the date of
issuance of the Bonds, Bond Years end on each anniversary of the date of issue and on the final
maturity date
of the Bonds.
Code
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, together with
corresponding and applicable final, temporary or proposed regulations and revenue rulings
issued or amended with respect thereto by the United States Treasury Department of the Internal
Revenue Service, to the extent applicable to the Bonds.
Commission
means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Credit Enhancement Program
means the program for enl1ancing the credit of
voter-approved school district general obligation bonds established by Senate Joint Resolution
8206
of the 1999 State Legislature, codified as RCW Ch. 39.98.
Debt Service Fund
means the special fund of the District of that name created in the
office
of the Treasurer pursuant to RCW 28A.320.330.
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Designated Representative
means the Interim Superintendent or the Associate
Superintendent, Finance and Operations
of the District.
District
means Everett School District No.2, Snohomish County, Washington, a
municipal corporation duly organized and existing under and by virtue
of the laws of the state of
Washington.
DTC
means The Depository Trust Company of New York, New York, as depository for
the Bonds, or any successor depository for the Bonds.
Escrow Agent
means U.S. Bank National Association, Seattle, Washington.
Escrow Agreement
means the Escrow Deposit Agreement to be dated as of the date of
closing of the Bonds and substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A hereto.
Government Obligations
means those obligations now or hereafter defined as such in
chapter 39.53 RCW, as such chapter may be hereafter amended or restated.
Letter of Representations
means the Blanket Letter of Representations from the District
to DTC.
MSRB
means the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board or any successors to its
functions.
Net Proceeds,
when used with reference to the Bonds, means the principal amount of the
Bonds, plus accrued interest and original issue premium,
if any, and less original issue discount,
if any.
1998A Bonds
mean the Unlimited Tax General Obligation Refunding Bonds,
Series 1998A of the District, issued as of February 1, 1998, pursuant to the 1998A Bond
Resolution and presently outstanding in the principal amount
of $31,295,000.
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1998A Bond Resolution
means Resolution No.638 adopted by the Board on
February 11, 1998, authorizing the issuance
of the 1998A Bonds.
NRMSIR
means a nationally recognized municipal securities information repository.
Private Person
means any natural person engaged in a trade or business or any trust,
estate, partnership, association, company or corporation.
Private Person Use
means the use of property in a trade or business by a Private Person
if such use is other than as a member of the general public. Private Person Use includes
ownership
of the property by the Private Person as well as other arrangements that transfer to the
Private Person the actual or beneficial use of the property (such as a lease, management or
incentive payment contract or other special arrangement) in such a manner as to set the
Private
Person
apart from the general public. Use of property as a member ofthe general public includes
attendance by the
Private Person at municipal meetings or business rental of property to the
Private Person on a day-to-day basis if the rental paid by such Private Person is the same as the
rental paid by any
Private Person who desires to rent the property. Use of property by nonprofit
community groups or community recreational groups is not treated as
Private Person Use if such
use is incidental to the governmental uses
of property, the property is made available for such
use by all such community groups on an equal basis and such community groups are charged
only a
de minimis
fee to cover custodial expenses.
Purchase Contract
means the bond purchase contract between the District and the
Underwriter provided for in
Section 12 of this resolution.
Refunded Bonds
means the $9,545,000 principal amount of the outstanding 1998A
Bonds maturing on December
1, 2012.
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Registered Owner
means the person in whose name a Bond is registered on the Bond
Register. For
so long as District utilizes the book-entry system for the Bonds, DTC shall be
deemed to be the Registered
Owner.
Rule
means the Commission's Rule 15c2-12 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended from time to time.
SID
means a state information depository for the state of Washington (if one is created).
State Treasurer
means the Treasurer of the state of Washington, or any successor to the
functions thereof.
Treasurer
means the Snohomish County Treasurer, as ex officio treasurer of the District,
or any successor to the functions
of the Treasurer.
Underwriter
means D.A. Davidson
&
Co., Seattle, Washington.
Rules
of Interpretation. In this resolution, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a)
The terms
"hereby," "hereof," "hereto," "herein, "hereunder" and any similar
terms, as used in this resolution, refer to this resolution
as a whole and not to any particular
article, section, subdivision or clause hereof, and the term
"hereafter" shall mean after, and the
term
"heretofore" shall mean before, the date of this resolution;
(b)
Words
of the masculine gender shall mean and include correlative words of the
feminine and neuter genders and words importing the singular number shall mean and include
the plural number and vice versa;
(c)
Words importing persons shall include firms, associations, partnerships (including
limited partnerships), trusts, corporations and other legal entities, including public bodies,
as well
as natural persons;
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(d)
Any headings preceding the text of the several articles and sections of this
resolution, and any table
of contents or marginal notes appended to copies hereof, shall be solely
for convenience
of reference and shall not constitute a part of this resolution, nor shall they affect
its meaning, construction or effect; and
(e)
All references herein to
"articles," "sections" and other subdivisions or clauses are
to the corresponding articles, sections, subdivisions or clauses hereof.
Section
2.
Authorization of Bonds. For the purpose of the refunding of the Refunded
Bonds and thereby effecting a substantial savings to the District and its taxpayers, the District
shall now issue and sell unlimited tax general obligation refunding bonds in the aggregate
principal amount
of $9,545,000 (the "Bonds"). The Bonds shall be designated as the Everett
School District No.2, Snohomish County, Washington Unlimited Tax General Obligation
Refunding Bonds,
2008. The Bonds shall be dated as of the date of their initial delivery to the
Underwriter, shall be fully registered as to both principal and interest, shall be in the
denomination
of $5,000 each or any integral multiple thereof, provided that no Bond shall
represent more than one maturity, shall be numbered separately in such manner and with any
additional designation
as the Bond Registrar deems necessary for purposes of identification and
shall bear interest from their date payable on the first days
of each December and June,
commencing on December
1, 2008. The Bonds shall mature in the following years and in the
following principal amounts and shall bear interest at the following per annum rates:
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Maturity Years
(December
1)
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2012
Principal
Amounts
$
170,000
85,000
85,000
90,000
1,000,000
8,115,000
Section
3.
Registration, Payment and Transfer.
Interest
Rates
3.00%
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.50
4.00
(a)
Bond Registrar/Bond Register.
The District hereby requests that the Treasurer
specify and adopt the system
of registration and transfer for the Bonds approved by the
Washington State Finance Committee from time to time through the appointment
of a state fiscal
agency. The District shall cause a bond register to be maintained by the Bond Registrar.
So long
as
any Bonds remain outstanding, the Bond Registrar shall make all necessary provisions to
pennit the exchange or registration
of transfer of Bonds at its principal corporate trust office.
The Bond Registrar may be removed at any time at the option
of the Treasurer upon prior notice
to the Bond Registrar, DTC, each entity entitled to receive notice pursuant to Section
14 of this
resolution, and a successor Bond Registrar appointed by the Treasurer. No resignation or
removal
of the Bond Registrar shall be effective until a successor shall have been appointed and
until the successor Bond Registrar shall have accepted the duties
of the Bond Registrar
hereunder. The Bond Registrar is authorized, on behalf
of the District, to authenticate and
deliver Bonds transferred or exchanged in accordance with the provisions
of such Bonds and this
resolution and to carry out all
of the Bond Registrar's powers and duties under this resolution.
The Bond Registrar shall be responsible for its representations contained in the Certificate
of
Authentication on the Bonds.
(b)
Registered Ownership.
The District and the Bond Registrar, each in its discretion,
may deem and treat the Registered
Owner of each Bond as the absolute owner thereof for all
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purposes (except as provided in Section 14 of this resolution), and neither the District nor the
Bond Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.
Payment of any such Bond shall
be made only as described in Section 3(h) hereof, but such Bond may be transferred
as herein
provided. All such payments made
as described
in
Section 3(h) shall be valid and shall satisfy
and discharge the liability
of the District upon such Bond to the extent of the amount or amounts
so paid.
(c)
DTC Acceptance/Letter of Representations.
To induce DTC to accept the Bonds
as eligible for deposit at DTC, the District has executed and delivered
to DTC a Letter of
Representations.
Neither the District nor the Bond Registrar will have any responsibility or obligation to
DTC participants or the persons for whom they act
as nominees (or any successor depository)
with respect to the Bonds in respect
of the accuracy of any records maintained by DTC (or any
successor depository) or any DTC participant, the payment by DTC (or any successor
depository) or any DTC participant
of any amount in respect of the principal of or interest on
Bonds, any notice which is pennitted or required to be given to Registered
Owners under this
resolution (except such notices
as shall be required to be given by the District to the Bond
Registrar or to DTC (or any successor depository), or any consent given or other action taken by
DTC (or any successor depository)
as the Registered Owner. For so long as any Bonds are held
in fully-immobilized form hereunder, DTC or its successor depository shall be deemed to be the
Registered
Owner for all purposes hereunder (except as provided in Section 14 of this
resolution), and all references herein
to the Registered Owners shall mean DTC (or any
successor depository) or its nominee and shall not mean the owners
of any beneficial interest in
such Bonds.
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If any Bond shall be duly presented for payment and funds have not been duly provided
by the District on such applicable date, then interest shall continue to accrue thereafter on the
unpaid principal thereof at the rate stated on such Bond until such
Bond is paid.
(d)
Use of Depository.
(1)
The Bonds shall be registered initially in the name of "Cede
&
Co.", as
nominee
of DTC, with one Bond maturing on each of the maturity dates for the Bonds in a
denomination corresponding to the total principal therein designated to mature on such date.
Registered ownership of such immobilized Bonds, or any portions thereof, may not thereafter be
transferred except (A) to any successor
of DTC or its nominee, provided that any such successor
shall be qualified under any applicable laws to provide the service proposed to be provided by it;
(B) to any substitute depository appointed by the Designated Representative pursuant to
subsection (2) below or such substitute depository's successor; or (C) to any person
as provided
in subsection (4) below.
(2)
Upon the resignation
of DTC or its successor (or any substitute depository
or its successor) from its functions as depository or a determination by the Designated
Representative to discontinue the system of book-entry transfers through DTC or its successor
(or any substitute depository or its successor), the Designated Representative may hereafter
appoint a substitute depository. Any such substitute depository shall be qualified under any
applicable laws to provide the services proposed to be provided by it.
(3)
In the case
of any transfer pursuant to clause (A) or (B) of subsection (1)
above, the Bond Registrar shall, upon receipt of all outstanding Bonds, together with a written
request from the Designated Representative, issue a single new Bond for each maturity then
outstanding, registered in the name
of such successor or such substitute depository, or their
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nominees, as the case may be, all as specified
In
such written request of the Designated
Representative.
(4)
In the event that (A) DTC or its successor (or substitute depository or its
successor) resigns from its functions as depository, and no substitute depository can be obtained,
or (B) the Designated Representative determines that it is in the best interest of the beneficial
owners
of the Bonds that such owners be able to obtain such Bonds in the form of Bond
certificates, the ownership
of such Bonds may then be transferred to any person or entity as
herein provided, and shall no longer be held in fully-immobilized form. The Designated
Representative shall deliver a written request to the Bond Registrar, together with a supply
of
definitive Bonds, to issue Bonds as herein provided in any authorized denomination. Upon
receipt by the Bond Registrar of all then outstanding Bonds together with a written request on
behalf
of the Board to the Bond Registrar, new Bonds shall be issued in the appropriate
denominations and registered in the names of such persons as are requested in such written
request.
(e)
Registration of Transfer of Ownership or Exchange; Change in Denominations.
The transfer of any Bond may be registered and Bonds may be exchanged, but no transfer of any
such Bond shall be valid unless such Bond is surrendered to the
Bond Registrar with the
assigmnent fom1 appearing on such Bond duly executed by the Registered
Owner or such
Registered Owner's duly authorized agent in a manner satisfactory to the Bond Registrar. Upon
such surrender, the Bond Registrar shall cancel the surrendered Bond and shall authenticate and
deliver, without charge to the Registered Owner or transferee therefor, a new Bond (or Bonds at
the option
of the new Registered Owner) of the same date, maturity, redemption provisions and
interest rate and for the same aggregate principal amount in any authorized denomination,
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naming as Registered Owner the person or persons listed as the assignee on the assigmnent form
appearing on the surrendered Bond, in exchange for such surrendered and cancelled Bond. Any
Bond may be surrendered to the Bond Registrar and exchanged, without charge, for an equal
aggregate principal amount
of Bonds of the same date, maturity, redemption provisions and
interest rate, in any authorized denomination. The Bond Registrar shall not be obligated to
register the transfer or to exchange any Bond during the
15 days preceding the date any such
Bond is to be redeemed.
(f)
Bond Registrar's Ownership of Bonds.
The Bond Registrar may become the
Registered
Owner of any Bond with the same rights it would have if it were not the Bond
Registrar, and to the extent permitted by law, may act as depository for and pemlit any
of its
officers
or directors to act as member of, or in any other capacity with respect to, any committee
formed to protect the right
of the Registered Owners of the Bonds.
(g)
Registration Covenant.
The District covenants that, until all Bonds have been
surrendered and cancelled, it will maintain a system for recording the ownership
of each Bond
that complies with the provisions
of Section 149 of the Code.
(h)
Place and Medium of Payment.
Both principal of and interest on the Bonds shall
be payable in lawful money of the United States of America. Interest on the Bonds shall be
calculated on the basis
of a 360-day year and twelve 30-day months. For so long as all Bonds
are in fully immobilized form, payments
of principal and interest shall be made as provided in
accordance with the operational arrangements
of DTC referred to in the Letter of
Representations.
In the event that the Bonds are no longer in fully immobilized fonn, interest on the Bonds
shall be paid by check or draft mailed to the Registered
Owners at the addresses for such
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Registered Owners appearing on the Bond Register on the 15th day of the month preceding each
interest payment date, and principal
of the Bonds shall be payable upon presentation and
surrender
of such Bonds by the Registered Owners at the principal office of the Bond Registrar;
provided, however, that
ifso requested in writing by the Registered Owner of at least $1,000,000
principal amount of Bonds, interest will be paid by wire transfer on the date due to an account
with a bank located within the United
States.
Section
4.
Redemption and Purchase of Bonds.
(a)
No Redemption.
The Bonds are not subject
to redemption prior to their scheduled
maturities.
(b)
Purchase
of Bonds.
The District reserves the right to purchase any of the Bonds
offered to the District at any time at a price deemed reasonable by the District.
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Section 5.
Form of Bonds. The Bonds shall be in substantially the following form:
WASHINGTON STATE SCHOOL DISTRICT CREDIT ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM
Payment of principal of and interest on this bond, when due, is guaranteed by the full faith,
credit and taxing power
of the
STATE OF WASHINGTON
under the provisions of the Washington
State School District Credit Enhancement Program.
NO. __ _
UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA
STATE
OF WASHINGTON
EVERETT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO.2
SNOHOMISH COUNTY
$_-----
UNLIMITED TAX GENERAL OBLIGATION REFUNDING BOND, 2008
INTEREST RATE:
MATURITY DATE:
REGISTERED
OWNER: CEDE
&
CO.
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT:
CUSIPNO.:
Everett School District No.2, Snohomish County, Washington, (the "District"), hereby
aclmowledges itself to owe and for value received promises to pay to the Registered
Owner
identified above, or registered assigns, on the Maturity Date identified above, the Principal
Amount indicated above and to pay interest thereon from
October 7, 2008, or the most recent
date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for until payment
of this bond at the
Interest Rate set forth above, payable on December
1, 2008, and semiannually thereafter on the
first day
of each succeeding June and December. Both principal of and interest on this bond are
payable in lawful money of the United States of America. For so long as the bonds of this issue
are held in fully immobilized form, payments
of principal and interest thereon shall be made as
provided in accordance with the operational arrangements
of The Depository Trust Company
("DTC") referred to in the Blanket Issuer Letter of Representations (the "Letter of
Representations") from the District to DTC. The fiscal agency of the state of Washington is
acting as the registrar, authenticating agent and paying agent for the bond
of this issue (the
"Bond Registrar").
This bond shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose or be entitled to any
security or benefit under Resolution No. 922
of the District (the "Bond Resolution") until the
Certificate of Authentication hereon shall have been manually signed by the Bond Registrar.
This bond is one
of an authorized issue of bonds of like date, tenor and redemption
provisions, except as to number, amount, rate
of interest and date of maturity in the aggregate
principal amount
of $9,545,000, and is issued for the purpose of refunding certain outstanding
general obligation bonds
of the District.
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The bonds of this issue are issued under and in accordance with the provisions of the
Constitution and applicable statutes
of the state of Washington and resolutions duly adopted by
the Board
of Directors.
The bonds ofthis issue are not subject
to redemption prior to their stated maturities.
The bonds
of this issue are not "private activity bonds" as such term is defined in the
Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). The District has designated the bonds
as
"qualified tax-exempt obligations" under Section 265(b) of the Code for banks, thrift
institutions and other financial institutions.
The District has irrevocably covenanted that it will levy taxes annually upon all the
taxable property in the District without limitation
as to rate or amount and in amounts sufficient,
with other monies legally available therefor,
to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds of
this issue as the same shall become due. The full faith, credit and resources of the District are
hereby irrevocably pledged for the annual levy and collection
of such taxes and the prompt
payment
of such principal and interest. The pledge of tax levies may be discharged prior to
maturity
of the bonds by making provision for the payment thereof on the terms and conditions
set forth in the Bond Resolution authorizing their issuance.
It
is hereby certified that all acts, conditions and things required by the Constitution and
statutes
of the state of Washington to exist, to have happened, been done and performed
precedent to and in the issuance
of this bond have happened, been done and performed and that
the issuance
of this bond and the bonds of this issue does not violate any constitutional, statutory
or other limitation upon the amount
of bonded indebtedness that the District may incur.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, Everett School District No.2, Snohomish County,
Washington has caused this bond to be executed by the manual or facsimile signatures
of the
President and Secretary of its Board of Directors and a facsimile of the seal of the District to be
reproduced, imprinted or impressed hereon as
of this 7th day of October, 2008.
ATTEST:
/s/ manual or facsimile
Secretary, Board
of Directors
EVERETT
SCHOOL DISTRICT NO.2,
SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON
By
/s/ manual or facsimile
President, Board of Directors
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The Bond Registrar's Certificate of Authentication on the Bonds shall be in substantially
the following form:
DATE
OF AUTHENTICATION: _____ _
CERTIFICATE
OF AUTHENTICATION
This bond
is one of the bonds described in the within-mentioned Bond Resolution and is
one of the Unlimited Tax General Obligation Refunding Bonds, 2008 of the District, dated
October
7,2008.
Section 6.
WASHINGTON STATE FISCAL
AGENCY,
as Bond Registrar
By
__________________________ __
Authorized Signatory
Execution
of Bonds. The Bonds shall be executed on behalf of the District
with the facsimile or manual signatures
of the President and Secretary of its Board and the seal
of the District shall be impressed, imprinted or otherwise reproduced thereon. In case either or
both
of the officers who have signed or attested any of the Bonds cease to be such officer before
such Bonds have been actually issued and delivered, such Bonds shall be valid nevertheless and
may be issued by the District with the same effect
as though the persons who had signed or
attested such Bonds had not ceased
to be such officers, and any Bond may be signed or attested
on behalf
of the District by officers who at the date of actual execution of such Bond are the
proper officers, although at the nominal date
of execution of such Bond such officer was not an
officer
of the District.
Only Bonds that bear a Certificate of Authentication in the form set forth in Section 5 of
this resolution, manually executed by the Bond Registrar, shall be valid or obligatory for any
purpose or entitled to the benefits
of this resolution. Such Certificate of Authentication shall be
conclusive evidence that the Bonds
so authenticated have been duly executed, authenticated and
delivered and are
entitled to the benefits of this resolution.
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Section 7.
Lost or Destroyed Bonds.
If
any Bonds are lost, stolen or destroyed, the
Bond Registrar may authenticate and deliver a new Bond or Bonds
of like amount, maturity and
tenor to the Registered
Owner upon the owner's paying the expenses and charges of the Bond
Registrar and the District in connection with preparation and authentication
of the replacement
Bond or Bonds and upon his or her filing with the Bond Registrar and the District evidence
satisfactory
to both that such Bond or Bonds were actually lost, stolen or destroyed and of his or
her ownership, and upon furnishing the District and the Bond Registrar with indemnity
satisfactory to both.
Section
8.
Refunding Plan; Application of Bond Proceeds.
(a)
Refunding Plan.
For the purpose of. realizing a debt serVIce savmgs and
benefiting the taxpayers
of the District, the Board shall issue the Bonds. Proceeds of the Bonds
shall provide for the payment
of the principal of and interest on and the redemption price (or
principal due at maturity)
of the $9,545,000 principal amount of the outstanding 1998A Bonds
maturing on December
1, 2012.
The Refunded Bonds shall be called for redemption at 100% of par on December 1, 2008.
(b)
Refunding Proceeds.
The net proceeds of sale of the Bonds in the dollar amount
certified by the District to the Escrow Agent shall be delivered to the Escrow Agent for the
purpose
of defeasing the Refunded Bonds and paying related costs of issuance.
Money received by the Escrow Agent from the Bond proceeds and other money provided
by the District shall be used immediately by the Escrow Agent upon receipt thereof in
accordance with the terms
of the Escrow Agreement to defease the Refunded Bonds as
authorized by the 1998A Bond Resolution, and to pay costs of issuance of the Bonds. The
District shall defease the Refunded Bonds and discharge such obligations by the use
of money
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deposited with the Escrow Agent to purchase certain Government Obligations (which obligations
so purchased, are herein called
"Acquired Obligations"), bearing such interest and maturing as to
principal and interest in such amounts and at such times which, together with any necessary
beginning cash balance, will provide for the payment:
(1)
interest on the Refunded Bonds coming due on December
1,2008;
(2)
the redemption price of the Refunded Bonds (100% of the principal
amount thereof)
on December 1, 2008;
Such
Acquired Obligations shall be purchased at a yield not greater than the yield
permitted
by the Code and regulations relating to acquired obligations in connection with
refunding bond issues.
(c)
Escrow Agent/Escrow Agreement.
The District hereby appoints U.S. Banlc
National Association, Seattle, Washington as the Escrow Agent for the Refunded Bonds (the
"Escrow Agent"). A beginning cash balance, if any, and the Acquired Obligations shall be
deposited irrevocably with the Escrow Agent in an amount sufficient to defease the Refunded
Bonds. The proceeds
of the Bonds remaining after acquisition of the Acquired Obligations and
provision for the necessary begilming cash balance shall be utilized to pay expenses of the
acquisition and safekeeping of the Acquired Obligations and expenses of the issuance of the
Bonds.
In order to carry out the purposes
of this Section 8, the President or the Secretary of the
Board are authorized and directed to execute and deliver to the Escrow Agent, an Escrow
Deposit Agreement, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
A.
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(d)
Call for Redemption of Refunded Bonds.
The District hereby irrevocably sets
aside sufficient funds out
of the purchase of Acquired Obligations from proceeds of the Bonds to
make the payments described in Subsections (b)(l) through (4)
of this Section 8.
The District hereby irrevocably calls the Refunded Bonds for redemption on December 1,
2008 in accordance with the provisions of the 1998A Bond Resolution.
Said defeasance and call for redemption
of the Refunded Bonds shall be irrevocable after
the final establishment
of the escrow account and delivery of the Acquired Obligations to the
Escrow Agent.
The Escrow Agent is hereby authorized and directed to provide for the giving
of notices
of the redemption of the Refunded Bonds in accordance with the applicable provisions of the
1998A Bond Resolution. The Treasurer
is authorized and requested to provide whatever
assistance
is necessary to accomplish such redemption and the giving of notices therefor. The
costs
of pUblication of such notices shall be an expense of the District.
The District will take such actions
as are found necessary to ensure that all necessary and
proper fees, compensation and expenses
of the Escrow Agent shall be paid when due.
Section
9.
Pledge of Taxes and Credit. The District hereby irrevocably covenants
that, unless the principal
of and interest on the Bonds are paid from other sources, it will make
annual levies
of taxes without limitation as to rate or amount upon all of the property in the
District subject to taxation in amounts sufficient to pay such principal and interest as the same
shall become due and will pay the same into the Debt Service Fund. The full faith, credit and
resources
of the District are hereby irrevocably pledged for the annual levy and collection of
such taxes and for the prompt payment of such principal and interest.
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Section 10.
Defeasance. In the event that money and/or Government Obligations
maturing at such time or times and bearing interest to be earned thereon in amounts (together
with such money,
if necessary) sufficient to redeem and retire part or all of the Bonds in
accordance with their terms, are set aside in a special account
of the District to effect such
redemption and retirement, and such moneys and the principal
of and interest on such
Government
Obligations are irrevocably set aside and pledged for such purpose, then no further
payments need be made into the Debt Service Fund for the payment
of the principal of and
interest on the Bonds
so provided for, and such Bonds shall cease to be entitled to any lien,
benefit or security
of this resolution except the right to receive the moneys so set aside and
pledged, and such Bonds shall be deemed not
to be outstanding hereunder.
Within
60 days of any defeasance of Bonds the Bond Registrar shall provide notice of
defeasance of Bonds to Registered Owners and to each party entitled to receive notice in
accordance with Section
14 of this resolution.
Section
11.
Tax Covenant.
(a)
Arbitrage Covenant.
The District hereby covenants that it will not make any use
of the proceeds of sale of the Bonds or any other funds of the District which may be deemed to
be proceeds
of such Bonds pursuant to Section 148 of the Code which will cause the Bonds to be
"arbitrage bonds" within the meaning of said section and the Regulations promulgated
thereunder. The District will comply with the requirements
of Section 148 of the Code (or any
successor provision thereof applicable
to the Bonds) and the applicable Regulations thereunder
throughout the term
of the Bonds.
(b)
Private Person Use Limitation/or Bonds.
The District covenants that for as long
as the Bonds are outstanding, it will not permit:
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date except for the omission of information dependent upon the pricing of the Bonds and the
completion
of the Purchase Contract. The District authorizes the Underwriter to use the Official
Statement, substantially in the
fom1 of the preliminary Official Statement, in connection with the
sale
of the Bonds. The Secretary of the Board and/or the Associate Superintendent, Finance and
Operations are hereby authorized to review and approve on
behalf of the District the final
Official Statement relative to the Bonds with such additions and changes as may be deemed
necessary or advisable.
Section 14.
Undertaking to Provide Ongoing Disclosure.
(a)
Contract/Undertaking.
This Section 14 constitutes the District's written
undertaking for the benefit
of the owners (including Beneficial Owners) of the Bonds as required
by
Section (b)(5) of the Rule.
(b)
Financial Statements/Operating Data.
The District agrees to provide or cause to
be provided to each
NRMSIR and to the SID, if any, in each case as designated by the
Commission in accordance with the Rule, the following annual financial information and
operating data for the prior fiscal year (commencing in
2009 for the fiscal year ended
August 31,
2008):
1.
AIIDual financial statements showing ending fund balances prepared in
accordance with regulations prescribed by the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the State
Auditor pursuant to RCW 28A.505.020, RCW 28A.505.090, RCW 28A.505.l40 and
RCW 43.09.200 (or any successor statutes) from time to time and generally of the type included
in the final Official Statement for the Bonds under the headings
"Statement of Revenues,
Expenditures and Changes in General Fund Balance" and "Statement of Revenues, Expenditures
and Changes in Debt
Service Fund Balance";
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2.
The assessed valuation of taxable property in the District;
3.
Property taxes due and property taxes collected;
4.
Property tax levy rates per $1,000 of assessed valuation; and
S.
Outstanding general obligation debt of the District.
Such annual information and operating data described above shall be so provided on or
before the expiration
of nine months after the end of the District's fiscal year. The District may
adjust such date
if the District changes its fiscal year by providing written notice of the change of
fiscal year and the new reporting date to each then existing NRMSIR and the SID, if any. In lieu
of providing such annual financial information and operating data, the District may
cross-reference to other documents provided
to the NRMSIR's, the SID or to the Commission
and,
if such document is a final official statement within the meaning of the Rule, available from
the
MSRB.
If not provided as part of the annual financial information discussed above, the District
shall provide the District's audited annual financial statement prepared in accordance with
regulations prescribed by the Superintendent
of Public Instruction and the State Auditor pursuant
to RCW
28A.SOS.020,
RCW
28A.SOS.090,
RCW
28A.SOS.140
and RCW 43.09.200 (or any
successor statutes), when and
if available, to each then existing NRMSIR and the SID, if any.
(c)
Material Events.
The District agrees to provide or cause to be provided, in a
timely manner, to the
SID, if any, and to each NRMSIR notice of the occurrence of any of the
following events with respect to the Bonds, ifmaterial:
• Principal and interest payment delinquencies;
• Non-payment related defaults;
• Unscheduled draws on debt service reserves reflecting financial difficulties;
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• Unscheduled draws on credit enhancements reflecting financial difficulties;
• Substitution of credit or liquidity providers, or their failure to perform;
• Adverse tax opinions or events affecting the tax-exempt status of the Bonds;
• Modifications to rights of owners;
• Optional, contingent or unscheduled Bond calls other than scheduled sinking
fund redemptions for which notice is given pursuant to Exchange Act Release
34-23856;
• Defeasances;
• Release, substitution or sale of property securing the repayment of the Bonds;
and
• Rating changes.
Solely for purposes
of disclosure, and not intending to modify this undertaking, the
District advises that there is
no property securing repayment of the Bonds, and there is no debt
service reserve fund or account for the Bonds, as the District lacks legal authority for either
measure.
If further changes in the law permit such measures, and if the District subsequently
chooses to establish such reserves or provide such property as security for the Bonds, the District
will provide notice of such establishment or provision and undertake to provide notices of
material events relating thereto, should such events occur.
(d)
Notification Upon Failure to Provide Financial Data.
The District agrees to
provide or cause to be provided, in a timely manner, to each NRMSIR and to the SID, if any,
notice
of its failure to provide the annual financial infonnation described in subsection (b) above
on or prior to the date set forth in subsection (b) above.
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(e)
Termination/Modification.
The District's obligations to provide annual financial
information and notices
of material events shall terminate upon the defeasance, prior redemption
or payment in full
of all of the Bonds. This Section 14, or any provision hereof, shall be null and
void
if the District (1) obtains an opinion of nationally recognized bond counsel to the effect that
those portions
of the Rule which require this Section 14, or any such provision, are invalid, have
been repealed retroactively or otherwise
do not apply to the Bonds; and (2) notifies each then
existing NRMSIR and the
SID, if any, of such opinion and the cancellation of this Section 14.
Notwithstanding any other provision
of this resolution, the District may amend this Section 14
and any provision
of this Section 14 may be waived with an approving opinion of nationally
recognized bond counsel.
In the event
of any amendment of or waiver of a provision of this Section 14, the District
shall describe such amendment in the next annual report, and shall include, as applicable, a
narrative explanation
of the reason for the amendment or waiver and its impact on the type (or in
the case
of a change of accounting principles, on the presentation) of financial information or
operating data being presented by the District. In addition,
if the amendment relates to the
accounting principles to be followed in preparing financial statements, (1) notice
of such change
shall be given in the same manner as for a material event under Subsection (c), and (2) the
annual report for the year in which the change is made should present a comparison (in narrative
form and also,
if practical, in quantitative form) between the financial statements as prepared on
the basis
of the new accounting principles and those prepared on the basis of the former
accounting principles.
(f)
Bond Owner's Remedies Under This Section.
A Bond owner's right to enforce
the provisions
of this Section 14 shall be limited to a right to obtain specific enforcement of the
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District's obligations hereunder, and any failme by the District to comply with the provisions of
this undertaking shall not be an event of default with respect to the Bonds under this resolution.
(g)
No Default.
The District is not and has not been in default in the perfonnance of
its obligations of any prior undertaking for ongoing disclosme with respect to its bond
obligations.
(h)
Disclosure USA.
The District may elect to submit the infonnation required by this
Section 14 to be filed with the NRMSIRs and the SID, if any, directly to DisclosmeUSA.org
unless or until the SEC withdraws its approval of this submission process.
Section
15.
Credit Enhancement Program. The Board of Directors by Resolution
No.
913 has requested that the State Treasmer issue a certificate of eligibility in favor of the
District for participation by the District in the Credit Enhancement
Program with respect to the
Bonds, and has authorized and directed the Designated Representative
to submit such
applications, resolutions and certifications as shall be required by the
State Treasmer in review
of the District's request for participation. The State Treasmer has issued a certificate of
eligibility in favor of the District for participation by the District in the Credit Enhancement
Program with respect to the Bonds.
Section 16.
General Authorization and Ratification. The President and Secretary of
the Board of Directors and other appropriate officers of the District are authorized to take any
actions and to execute documents
as in their judgment may be necessary or desirable in order to
carry out the tenns of, and complete the transactions contemplated by, this resolution. All acts
taken pmsuant to the authority
of this resolution but prior to its effective date are hereby ratified.
Section 17.
Severability. If any provision in this resolution is declared by any court of
competent jmisdiction to be contrary to law, then such provision shall be null and void and shall
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be deemed separable from the remaining provision of this resolution and shall in no way affect
the validity
of the other provisions of this resolution or of the Bonds.
Section
18.
Effective Date. This resolution shall become effective immediately upon
its adoption.
ADOPTED by the Board of Directors of Everett School District No.2, Snohomish
County, Washington,
at a regular meeting thereof held this 23rd day of September, 2008.
Secretary, Board of Directors
EVERETT
SCHOOL DISTRICT NO.2,
SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON
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President and Director
M/}§;
Director
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Director
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EXHIBIT A
ESCROW DEPOSIT AGREEMENT
EVERETT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO.2
SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON
UNLIMITED TAX GENERAL OBLIGATION REFUNDING BONDS, 2008
THIS ESCROW AGREEMENT, dated as of October 7, 2008, (herein, together
with any amendments or supplements hereto, called the
"Agreement"), is entered into by and
between the EVERETT
SCHOOL DISTRICT NO.2, Snohomish County, WASHINGTON
(herein called the "District") and U.S. Bank National Association, Seattle, Washington, as
Escrow Agent (herein, together with any successor in such capacity, called the "Escrow Agent").
The notice addresses of the District, the District Treasurer and the Escrow Agent are shown on
Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part hereof.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the District has issued and there presently remain outstanding the
obligations described in Exhibit B (the
"Refunded Bonds"); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 922 adopted on September 23,2008 (the
"Bond Resolution"), the District has determined to issue its Unlimited Tax General Obligation
Refunding Bonds,
2008 (the "Bonds") for the purpose of providing funds to pay the costs of
refunding the Refunded Bonds; and
WHEREAS, the Escrow Agent has reviewed this Agreement and the Bond
Resolution, and is willing to serve
as Escrow Agent; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Bond Resolution, the Refunded Bonds have been
designated for redemption prior to their scheduled maturity date and, after provision
is made for
such redemption, the Refunded Bonds will come due in the amount and at the time set forth in
Exhibit
C; and
WHEREAS, when Escrowed Securities have been deposited with the Escrow
Agent for the payment
of all principal and interest of the Refunded Bonds when due, then the
Refunded Bonds shall no longer be regarded
as outstanding except for the purpose of receiving
payment from the funds provided for such purpose; and
WHEREAS, the Bonds have been duly authorized to be issued, sold, and
delivered for the purpose
of obtaining the funds required to provide for the payment of the
redemption price
of the Refunded Bonds as shown on Exhibit C; and
WHEREAS, the District desires that, concurrently with the delivery of the Bonds
to the purchasers, the proceeds
of the Bonds, together with certain other available funds of the
District, shall be applied to purchase certain direct obligations
of the United States of America
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hereinafter defined as (the "Escrowed Securities") for deposit to the credit of the Refunding
Account and
to establish a beginning cash balance (if needed) in the Refunding Account; and
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual undertakings, promises and
agreements herein contained, the sufficiency
of which hereby are acknowledged, and to secure
the full and timely payment
of principal of and the interest on the Refunded Bonds, the District
and the Escrow Agent mutually undertake, promise and agree for themselves and their respective
representatives and successors,
as follows:
Article 1. Definitions
Section 1.1. Definitions.
Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following terms shall have the
meanings assigned to them below when they are used in this Agreement:
District Treasurer
means the Snohomish County Treasurer, as
ex officio
treasurer
of the District, or any successor to the functions of the Treasurer.
Escrowed Securities
means the noncallable Government Obligations described in
Exhibit D, or cash or other noncallable obligations substituted therefor pursuant to Section 4.2
of
this Agreement.
Government Obligations
means direct, noncallable (a) United States Treasury
Obligations, (b) United States Treasury Obligations -
State and Local Government Series,
(c) non-prepayable obligations which are unconditionally guaranteed
as to full and timely
payment
of principal and interest by the United States of America or (d) REFCORP debt
obligations unconditionally guaranteed by the United States.
Paying Agent
means the fiscal agency of the state of Washington, as the paying
agent for the Refunded Bonds.
Refunding Account
means the fund created by this Agreement to be established,
held and administered by the Escrow Agent pursuant to the provisions
of this Agreement.
Section 1.2. Other Definitions.
The terms "Agreement," "Bonds," "District," "Escrow Agent," "Bond
Resolution"
and "Refunded Bonds" when they are used in this Agreement, shall have the
meanings assigned to them in the preamble to this Agreement.
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Section 1.3. Interpretations.
The titles and headings
of the articles and sections of this Agreement have been
inserted for convenience and reference only and are not
to be considered a part hereof and shall
not in any way modify or restrict the terms hereof. This Agreement and all
of the terms and
provisions hereof shall be liberally construed
to effectuate the purposes set forth herein and to
achieve the intended purpose
of providing for the refunding of the Refunded Bonds in
accordance with applicable law.
Article 2. Deposit of Funds and Escrowed Securities
Section 2.1. Deposits in the Refunding Account.
Concurrently with the sale and delivery
of the Bonds, the District shall deposit, or
cause
to be deposited, with the Escrow Agent, for deposit in the Refunding Account, the funds
sufficient to purchase the Escrowed Securities and pay costs
of issuance described in Exhibit D,
and the Escrow Agent shall, upon the receipt thereof, acknowledge such receipt
to the District in
writing.
Article 3. Creation and Operation of Refunding Account
Section 3.1. Refunding Account.
The Escrow Agent has created on its books a special trust fund and irrevocable
escrow to be known as the Refunding Account. The Escrow Agent agrees that upon receipt it
will deposit to the credit
of the Refunding Account the funds and the Escrowed Securities
described in Exhibit D. Such deposit, all proceeds therefrom, and all cash balances on deposit
therein (a) shall be the property
of the Refunding Account, (b) shall be applied only in strict
conformity with the terms and conditions
of this Agreement, and (c) are hereby irrevocably
pledged to the payment
of the principal of and interest on the Refunded Bonds, which payment
shall be made by timely transfers
of such amounts at such times as are provided for in
Section 3.2. When the final transfers have been made for the payment of such principal of and
interest on the Refunded Bonds, any balance then remaining in the Refunding Account shall be
transferred to the District, and the Escrow Agent shall thereupon be discharged from any further
duties hereunder.
Section 3.2.
Payment of Principal and Interest.
The Escrow Agent is hereby irrevocably instructed to transfer to the
Paying Agent
from the cash balances on deposit in the Refunding Account, the amounts required to pay the
principal
of the Refunded Bonds at their redemption date and interest thereon to such redemption
date in the amounts and at the times shown in Exhibit
C.
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Section 3.3. Sufficiency of Refunding Account.
The District represents that, based upon the information provided by D.A.
Davidson
&
Co., the receipts of the principal of and interest on the Escrowed Securities will
assure that the cash balance on deposit from in the Refunding Account will be
at all times
sufficient
to provide money for transfer to the Paying Agent at the time and in the amount
required to pay the interest on the Refunded Bonds and the principal
of the Refunded Bonds on
the redemption date, all
as more fully set forth in Exhibit
E.
If, for any reason, at any time, the
cash balances on deposit or scheduled to be on deposit in the Refunding Account shall be
insufficient to transfer the amounts required by the Paying Agent
to make the payments set forth
in
Section 3.2, the District shall timely deposit in the Refunding Account, from any funds that
are lawfully available therefor, additional funds in the amounts required to make such payments.
Notice
of any such insufficiency shall be given promptly as hereinafter provided, but the Escrow
Agent shall not in any manner be responsible for any insufficiency
of funds in the Refunding
Account or the District's failure to make additional deposits.
Section 3.4. Trust Fund.
The Escrow Agent shall hold at all times the Refunding Account, the Escrowed
Securities and all other assets
of the Refunding Account, wholly segregated from all other funds
and securities on deposit with the Escrow Agent; it shall never allow the Escrowed Securities or
any other assets
of the Refunding Account to be commingled with any other funds or securities
of the Escrow Agent; and it shall hold and dispose of the assets of the Refunding Account only
as set forth herein. The Escrowed Securities and other assets
of the Refunding Account shall
always be maintained by the Escrow Agent
as trust funds for the benefit of the owners of the
Refunded Bonds; and a special account shall at all times
be maintained on the books of the
Escrow Agent. The amounts received by the Escrow Agent under this Agreement shall not be
considered
as a banking deposit by the District, and the Escrow Agent shall have no right to title
with respect thereto except as an agent and Escrow Agent under the terms
of this Agreement.
Article 4. Limitation on Investments
Section 4.1. Investments.
Except for the initial investment in the Escrowed Securities, and except as
provided in
Section 4.2, the Escrow Agent shall not have any power or duty to invest or reinvest
any money held hereunder, or to make substitutions
of the Escrowed Securities, or to sell,
transfer, or otherwise dispose
of the Escrowed Securities.
Section 4.2. Substitution of Securities.
At the written request of the District, and upon compliance with the conditions
hereinafter stated, the Escrow Agent shall utilize cash balances in the Refunding Account, or
sell, transfer, otherwise dispose
of or request the redemption of the Escrowed Securities and
apply the proceeds therefrom to purchase Refunded Bonds or Government Obligations which
do
not permit the redemption thereof at the option of the obligor. Any such transaction may be
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effected by the Escrow Agent only if (a) the Escrow Agent shall have received a written opinion
from a firm
of certified public accountants that such transaction will not cause the amount of
money and securities in the Refunding Account to be reduced below an amount sufficient to
provide for the full and timely payment
of principal of and interest on all of the remaining
Refunded Bonds as they become due, taking into account any optional redemption thereof
exercised by the District in connection with such transaction; and (b) the Escrow Agent shall
have received the unqualified written legal opinion
of its bond counsel or tax counsel to the
effect that such transaction will not cause any
of the Bonds or Refunded Bonds to be an
"arbitrage bond" within the meaning of Section 148 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.
Article 5. Application of Cash Balances
Section 5.1. In General.
Except as provided in Section 2.1, 3.2 and 4.2 hereof, no withdrawals, transfers or
reinvestment shall be made
of cash balances in the Refunding Account.
Article 6. Redemption of Refunded Bonds
Section 6.1. Call for Redemption.
The District hereby irrevocably calls the Refunded Bonds for redemption on their
earliest redemption date, as shown on Appendix A attached hereto.
Section 6.2. Notice of Redemption/Notice of Defeasance.
The Escrow Agent agrees to give a notice
of defeasance and a notice of the
redemption
of the Refunded Bonds to the Paying Agent for dissemination in accordance with the
terms
of Resolution No. 638 of the Board of Directors of the District and in substantially the
forms attached hereto as Appendices A and B to the
Paying Agent for distribution as described
therein. The notice
of defeasance shall be given immediately following the execution of this
Agreement, and the notice
of redemption shall be given in accordance with the ordinance or
resolution authorizing the Refunded Bonds. The Escrow Agent hereby certifies that provision
satisfactory and acceptable to the Escrow Agent has been made for the giving
of notice of
redemption of the Refunded Bonds.
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Article 7. Records and Reports
Section 7.1. Records.
The Escrow Agent will keep books of record and account in which complete and
accurate entries shall be made
of all transactions relating to the receipts, disbursements,
allocations and application
of the money and Escrowed Securities deposited to the Refunding
Account and all proceeds thereof, and such books shall be available for inspection during
business hours and after reasonable notice.
Section 7.2. Reports.
While this Agreement remains in effect, the Escrow Agent annually shall prepare
and send to the District a written report summarizing all transactions relating to the Refunding
Account during the preceding year, including, without limitation, credits to the Refunding
Account as a result
of interest payments on or maturities of the Escrowed Securities and transfers
from the Refunding Account for payments on the Refunded Bonds or otherwise, together with a
detailed statement of all Escrowed Securities and the cash balance on deposit in the Refunding
Account as
of the end of such period.
Article 8. Concerning the Paying Agent and Escrow Agent
Section 8.1. Representations.
The Escrow Agent hereby represents that it has all necessary power and authority
to enter into this Agreement and undertake the obligations and responsibilities imposed upon it
herein, and that it will carry out all
of its obligations hereunder.
Section 8.2. Limitation on Liability.
The liability of the Escrow Agent to transfer funds for the payment of the
principal
of and interest on the Refunded Bonds shall be limited to the proceeds of the Escrowed
Securities and the cash balances from time to time on deposit in the Refunding Account.
Notwithstanding any provision contained herein to the contrary, the Escrow
Agent shall have no
liability whatsoever for the insufficiency
of funds from time to time in the Refunding Account or
any failure
of the obligors of the Escrowed Securities to make timely payment thereon, except
for the obligation to notify the District promptly
of any such occurrence.
The recitals herein and
in the proceedings authorizing the Bonds shall be taken as
the statements
of the District and shall not be considered as made by, or imposing any obligation
or liability upon, the Escrow Agent.
It
is the intention of the parties that the Escrow Agent shall never be required to
use or advance its own funds or otherwise incur personal financial liability in the performance
of
any of its duties or the exercise of any of its rights and powers hereunder.
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The Escrow Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or neglected to be taken
by it in good faith in any exercise
of reasonable care and believed by it to be within the
discretion or power conferred upon it by this Agreement, nor shall the Escrow Agent be
responsible for the consequences
of any error of judgment; and the Escrow Agent shall not be
answerable except for its own action, neglect or default, nor for any loss unless the same shall
have been through its negligence or want
of good faith.
Unless it
is specifically otherwise provided herein, the Escrow Agent has no duty
to determine or inquire into the happening or occurrence
of any event or contingency or the
performance or failure
of performance of the District with respect to arrangements or contracts
with others, with the Escrow Agent's sole duty hereunder being to safeguard the Refunding
Account, to dispose
of and deliver the same in accordance with this Agreement. If, however, the
Escrow Agent is called upon by the terms
of this Agreement to determine the occurrence of any
event or contingency, the Escrow Agent shall be obligated, in making such determination, only
to exercise reasonable care and diligence, and in event
of error in making such determination the
Escrow Agent shall be liable only for its own misconduct or its negligence. In determining the
occurrence
of any such event or contingency the Escrow Agent may request from the District or
any other person such reasonable additional evidence
as the Escrow Agent in its discretion may
deem necessary to determine any fact relating to the occurrence
of such event or contingency,
and in this connection may make inquiries of, and consult with, among others, the District at any
time.
Section 8.3. Compensation.
The District shall pay to the Escrow Agent fees for performing the services
hereunder and for the expenses incurred or to be incurred by the Escrow Agent in the
administration
of this Agreement pursuant to the terms of the Fee Schedule attached as
Appendix C. The Escrow Agent hereby agrees that in no event shall it ever assert any claim or
lien against the Refunding Account for any fees for its services, whether regular or extraordinary,
as Escrow Agent, or in any other capacity, or for reimbursement for any
of its expenses as
Escrow Agent or in any other capacity.
Section 8.4. Successor Escrow Agents.
If at any time the Escrow Agent or its legal successor or successors should
become unable, through operation or law or otherwise, to act as Escrow Agent hereunder, or
if
its property and affairs shall be taken under the control of any state or federal court or
administrative body because
of insolvency or bankruptcy or for any other reason, a vacancy shall
forthwith exist in the office
of Escrow Agent hereunder. In such event the District, by
appropriate action, promptly shall appoint an Escrow Agent to fill such vacancy.
If no successor
Escrow Agent shall have been appointed by the District within
60 days, a successor may be
appointed by the owners
of a majority in principal amount of the Refunded Bonds then
outstanding by an instrument or instruments in writing filed with the District, signed by such
owners or by their duly authorized attorneys-in-fact. If, in a proper case, no appointment
of a
successor Escrow Agent shall be made pursuant to the foregoing provisions
of this Section
within three months after a vacancy shall have occurred, the owner of any Refunded Bond may
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apply to any court of competent jurisdiction to appoint a successor Escrow Agent. Such court
may thereupon, after such notice,
if any, as it may deem proper, prescribe and appoint a
successor Escrow Agent.
Any successor Escrow Agent shall
be a corporation organized and doing business
under the laws
of the United States or any state, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate
trust powers, having a combined capital and surplus
of at least $100,000,000 and subject to the
supervision or examination by federal or state authority.
Any successor Escrow Agent shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the
District and the Escrow Agent an instrument accepting such appointment hereunder, and the
Escrow Agent shall execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor Escrow
Agent, subject
to the terms of this Agreement, all the rights, powers and trusts of the Escrow
Agent hereunder.
Upon the request of any such successor Escrow Agent, the District shall
execute any and all instruments in writing for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming
to such successor Escrow Agent all such rights, powers and duties.
The obligations assumed by the Escrow Agent pursuant to this Agreement may be
transferred by the Escrow Agent to a successor Escrow Agent
if (a) the requirements of this
Section 8.4 are satisfied; (b) the successor Escrow Agent has assumed all the obligations of the
Escrow Agent under this Agreement; and (c) all
of the Escrowed Securities and money held by
the Escrow Agent pursuant to this Agreement have been duly transferred to such successor
Escrow Agent.
Article 9. Miscellaneous
Section 9.1. Notice.
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 to the District, the District Treasurer or the
Escrow Agent at the address shown on Exhibit A attached hereto. 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 days prior notice thereof.
Section 9.2. Termination of Responsibilities.
Upon the taking of all the actions as described herein by the Escrow Agent, the
Escrow Agent shall have no further obligations or responsibilities hereunder
to the District, the
owners
of the Refunded Bonds or to any other person or persons in connection with this
Agreement.
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Section 9.3. Binding Agreement.
This Agreement shall be binding upon the District and the Escrow Agent and their
respective successors and legal representatives, and shall inure solely to the benefit
of the owners
of the Refunded Bonds, the District, the Escrow Agent and their respective successors and legal
representati ves.
Section 9.4. Severability.
In case anyone or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall for
any reason be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality
or unenforceability shall not affect any other provisions of this Agreement, but this Agreement
shall be construed as
if such invalid or illegal or unenforceable provision had never been
contained herein.
Section 9.5. Washington Law Governs.
This Agreement shall be governed exclusively by the provisions hereof and by the
applicable laws
of the state of Washington.
Section 9.6. Time of the Essence.
Time shall be of the essence in the performance of obligations from time to time
imposed upon the Escrow Agent
by this Agreement.
Section 9.7. Notice to Moody's and Standard
&
Poor's.
In the event that this agreement or any provision thereof is severed, amended or
revoked, the District shall provide written notice
of such severance, amendment or revocation to
Moody's Investors Service at 7 World Trade Center at 250 Greenwich Street, New York,
New York, 10007, Attention: Public Finance Rating Desk! Refunded Bonds and to Standard and
Poor's Ratings Services, a Division of The McGraw Hill Companies, 55 Water Street,
New York, NY, 10041, Attention: Public Finance Rating Desk/Refunded Bonds.
Section 9.8. Amendments.
This Agreement shall not be amended except to cure any ambiguity or formal
defect or omission in this Agreement. No amendment shall be effective unless the same shall be
in writing and signed by the parties thereto. No such amendment shall adversely affect the rights
of the holders of the Refunded Bonds. No such amendment shall be made without first receiving
written confirmation from the rating agencies,
(if any) which have rated the Refunded Bonds that
such administrative changes will not result
in a withdrawal or reduction of its rating then
assigned to the Refunded Bonds.
If this Agreement is amended, prior written notice and copies
of the proposed changes shall be given to the rating agencies which have rated the Refunded
Bonds.
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EXECUTED as of the date first written above.
Exhibit A
Exhibit B
Exhibit C
Exhibit D
Exhibit E
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
EVERETT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO.2,
SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Secretary, Board of Directors
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
Authorized Signatory
Addresses
of the District, the District Treasurer and the Escrow Agent
Description
of the Refunded Bonds
Schedule
of Debt Service on Refunded Bonds
Description
of Beginning Cash Deposit (if any) and Escrowed Securities
Escrow Fund Cash Flow
Notice
of Redemption for the 1998 Bonds
Notice
of Defeasance for the 1998 Bonds
Fee Schedule
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EXHIBIT A
Addresses
of the District, the District Treasurer and Escrow Agent
District:
Everett School District No.2
4730 Colby Avenue
Everett, W A
98203
Attention:
Robert Collard, Associate Superintendent, Finance and
Operations
District Treasurer: Snohomish County Treasurer
3000 Rockefeller Avenue, MS501
Everett, WA 98201-4046
Attention: Kirke Sievers, Treasurer
Escrow Agent:
U.S. Bank National Association
Corporate Trust Services
PD-W A-T7CT
1420 Fifth Avenue, 7th Floor
Seattle, WA
98101
Attention: Carolyn Morrison, Vice President
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EXHIBITB
Description of the Refunded Bonds
Everett School District
No.2
Snohomish County, Washington
Unlimited Tax General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 1998A
Maturity Date
Principal Amount
Interest Rate
December
1,2012
$9,545,000
4.75%
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EXHIBIT C
Schedule of Debt Service on Refunded Bonds
Date
Interest
12/0112008
$
226,693.75
TOTAL
$
226,693.75
Principal/
Redemption Price
$
9,545,000.00
$
9,545,000.00
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Total
$ 9,771,693.75
$ 9,771,693.75
EXHIBITD
Escrow Deposit
I.
Cash $0.19
II.
Other Obligations
Description
SLGS-Cert.
Totals
Maturity Date
12/0112008
Principal
Amount
$
9,764,925
$
9,764,925
Yield
0.460%
III.
Costs of Issuance
Escrow Agent Fee (US. Bank) .................. " $
275.00
Bond Counsel Fee (K&L POE) ................... "
20,000.00
Rating Agency Fee (Moody's) .................... "
5,250.00
Rating Agency Fee (S&P)
6,750.00
Total: ....................................................... " $
32,275.00
Total Cost
$
9,764,925.00
$
9,764,925.00
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Date
10107/2008
12/01/2008
$
$
EXHIBITE
Refunding Account Cash Flow
Escrow
Net Escrow
Excess
Requirement
Receipts
Receipts
$
0.19
$
0.19
9,771,693.75
9,771.693.56
(0.19}
9,771,693.75
$ 9,771,693.75
0.00
A-E-l
Cash
Balance
$
0.19
0.00
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APPENDIX A
Notice
of Redemption*
Everett School District No.2
Snohomish County, Washington
Unlimited Tax General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 1998A
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Everett School District No.2, Snohomish
County, Washington has called for redemption on December
1, 2008, its then outstanding
Unlimited Tax General Obligation Refunding Bonds,
Series 1998 (the "1998A Bonds").
The 1998A Bonds will be redeemed at a price of one hundred percent (100%) of
their principal amount, plus interest accrued to December 1, 2008. The redemption price of the
1998A Bonds is payable on presentation and surrender
of the 1998A Bonds at the office of:
The Bank
of New York
Mellon
Worldwide Securities
Processing
2001
Bryan Street, 9th Floor
Dallas, TX 75201
-or-
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
Corporate Trust Department
14th Floor -
MIS 257
999 Third Avenue
Seattle, W A 98104
Interest on all 1998A Bonds or portions thereof which are redeemed shall cease to
accrue on December
1, 2008.
The following 1998A Bonds are being redeemed:
Maturity Date
Principal Amount
Interest Rate
CUSIPNo.
December 1, 2012
$ 9,545,000
4.75%
833119QL7
By Order of Everett School District No.2, Snohomish County, Washington
The Bank of New York Mellon, as Paying Agent
Dated:
_____________ _
Withholding
of 28% of gross redemption proceeds of any payment made within the
United States may be required by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003
(the "Act") unless the Paying Agent has the correct taxpayer identification number (social
security or employer identification number) or exemption certificate
of the payee. Please furnish
*
This notice shall be given not more than 60 nor less than 30 days prior to December 1, 2008, by first-class
mail to each registered owner
of the Refunded Bonds. In addition notice shall be mailed at least 30 days prior to
December
1, 2008, to The Depository Trust Company of New York, New York; BancAmerica ROBERTSON
STEPHENS,
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.; MBIA Insurance Corporation; The Bank of New York Mellon, as
Fiscal Agent; Moody's Investors Service, New York, New York; and Standard
&
Poor's Ratings Services, a
Division
of the McGraw-HiIl Companies, Inc., New York, New York, and to Disc1osureUSA.
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a
properly completed Form W-9 or exemption certificate or equivalent when presenting your
Bonds.
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APPENDIXB*
Notice of Defeasance*
Everett School District No.2, Snohomish County, Washington
Unlimited Tax General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 1998A
NOTICE
IS HEREBY GIVEN to the owners of that portion of the above-captioned
bonds with respect to which, pursuant
to an Escrow Agreement dated October 7, 2008, by and
between Everett
School District No.2, Snohomish County, Washington (the "District") and U.S.
Bank National Association (the "Escrow Agent"), the District has deposited into an escrow
account, held by the Escrow Agent, cash and non-callable direct obligations
of the United States
of America, the principal of and interest on which, when due, will provide money sufficient to
pay each year, to and including the respective maturity or redemption dates of such bonds so
provided for, the principal thereof and interest thereon (the
"Defeased Bonds"). Such Defeased
Bonds are therefore deemed to be no longer outstanding pursuant to the provisions
of Resolution
No.638 of the District, authorizing the issuance of the Defeased Bonds, but will be paid by
application
of the assets of such escrow account.
The Defeased Bonds are described
as follows:
Unlimited Tax General Obligation Refunding Bonds,
Series 1998A (dated February 1,
1998)
Maturity
Par Amount
Call Date
Interest
Defeased
(At 100%)
Rate
CUSIPNo.
December 1, 2012
$
9,545,000
12/01/2008
4.75%
833119QL7
Information for Individual Registered
Owner
The addressee of this notice is the registered owner of Bond Certificate No. __ of the
Defeased Bonds described above, which certificate is in the principal amount
of $ __ _
_____ ,2008
*
This notice shall be given immediately by first-class mail to each registered owner of the Defeased Bonds.
In addition notice shall
be mailed to The Depository Trust Company of New York, New York; BancAmerica
ROBERTSON STEPHENS, Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.; MBIA Insurance Corporation; The Bank of New York
Mellon,
as Fiscal Agent; Moody's Investors Service, New York, New York; and Standard
&
Poor's Ratings
Services, a Division
of the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., New York, New York, and to DisclosureUSA.
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Appendix C
APPENDIXC
Fee Schedule
Escrow Agent Fee: See Attached
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CERTIFICATE
I, the undersigned, Secretary of the Board of Directors of Everett School District No.2,
Snohomish County, Washington, (the "District"), and keeper of the records of the Board of
Directors (herein called the "Board"), DO HEREBY CERTIFY:
1.
That the attached resolution is a true and correct copy of Resolution No. 922 of
the Board (herein called the "Resolution"), duly adopted at a regular meeting thereof held on the
23rd day
of September, 2008.
2.
That said meeting was duly convened and held in all respects in accordance with
law, and to the extent required by law, due and proper notice
of such meeting was given; that a
legal quorum was present throughout the meeting and a legally sufficient number
of members of
the Board voted in the proper manner for the adoption of the Resolution; that all other
requirements and proceedings incident
to the proper adoption of the Resolution have been duly
fulfilled, carried out and otherwise observed; and that I am authorized to execute this certificate.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 23rd day of September,
2008.
Secretary, Board of Directors
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