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Exhibit 10.37
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THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
OF THE CITY OF SHOW LOW, ARIZONA
AND
SNOWFLAKE WHITE MOUNTAIN POWER, LLC
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LOAN AGREEMENT
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Dated as of September 1, 2006
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The interest of The Industrial Development Authority of the City
of Show
Low, Arizona in this Loan Agreement and all amounts receivable
hereunder (except
the right to receive payments, if any, under Sections 4.2(c),
5.2 and 6.3
hereof) have been assigned to J.P. Morgan Trust Company,
National Association,
as Trustee under the Indenture of Trust dated as of September 1,
2006 from The
Industrial Development Authority of the City of Show Low,
Arizona.
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LOAN AGREEMENT
(This Table of Contents is not a part of
this Loan Agreement and is only for
convenience of reference)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS.......................
1
Section 1.1. Definition of
Terms................................... 1
Section 1.2. Rules of
Interpretation............................... 4
ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS....................................... 4
Section 2.1. Representations of the
Issuer......................... 4
Section 2.2. Representations of the
Company........................ 5
ARTICLE III CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT; ISSUANCE OF THE
BONDS.... 6
Section 3.1. Agreement by the Company to Construct and Equip
the
Project; Disclaimers by the Issuer................. 6
Section 3.2. Agreement to Issue Bonds; Application of Bond
Proceeds........................................... 6
Section 3.3. Disbursements from the Construction
Fund.............. 7
Section 3.4. Establishment of Completion Date; Obligation of
the
Company to Complete................................ 8
Section 3.5. Inspection of
Project................................. 9
Section 3.6. Investment of Moneys in the Construction Fund,
the
Bond Fund and the Rebate Fund...................... 9
Section 3.7. Arbitrage
Certifications.............................. 9
ARTICLE IV LOAN OF BOND PROCEEDS; COMPANY
PAYMENTS............... 10
Section 4.1. Loan of Bond
Proceeds................................. 10
Section 4.2. Loan Repayments; Other Amounts
Payable................ 10
Section 4.3. No Defense or Set-Off; Unconditional
Obligation....... 12
Section 4.4. Assignment of Issuer's
Rights......................... 12
ARTICLE V SPECIAL COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS......................
13
Section 5.1. The Company to Maintain its Existence;
Conditions
under Which Exceptions Permitted................... 13
Section 5.2. Release and Indemnification
Covenants................. 13
Section 5.3. Validity and Tax Exempt Status of the
Bonds........... 13
Section 5.4.
Insurance............................................. 13
Section 5.5. Maintenance and
Repair................................ 14
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Section 5.6. Operation of
Project.................................. 14
Section 5.7. Insurance and Condemnation
Awards..................... 14
Section 5.8. Qualification in
State................................ 14
Section 5.9. Taxation Relating to
Project.......................... 14
Section 5.10. Recordation and Other
Instruments..................... 14
Section 5.11. Compliance With Orders, Ordinances,
Etc............... 15
Section 5.12. Company Option to Elect Fixed
Rate.................... 15
Section 5.13. Credit
Facility....................................... 15
Section 5.14. Limitations on Actions and
Responsibilities........... 17
ARTICLE VI EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND
REMEDIES........................ 18
Section 6.1. Events of
Default..................................... 18
Section 6.2. Remedies of
Default................................... 19
Section 6.3. Agreement to Pay Attorneys' Fees and
Expenses......... 20
Section 6.4. No Remedy
Exclusive................................... 20
Section 6.5. No Additional Waiver Implied by One
Waiver............ 20
Section 6.6. Remedies of the
Issuer................................ 20
ARTICLE VII OPTIONAL AND MANDATORY
PREPAYMENT..................... 21
Section 7.1. Obligation to Prepay
Installments..................... 21
Section 7.2. Option to Prepay
Installments......................... 21
Section 7.3. Amount of Prepayment in Certain
Events................ 22
Section 7.4. Option to Prepay Installments for Optional
Redemption
of Bonds........................................... 23
Section 7.5. Notice of
Prepayment.................................. 23
Section 7.6. Redemption of Bonds With Prepayment
Moneys............ 23
Section 7.7. Company Option to Purchase in Lieu of Optional
Redemption......................................... 24
ARTICLE VIII
MISCELLANEOUS......................................... 24
Section 8.1.
Notices............................................... 24
Section 8.2.
Assignments........................................... 24
Section 8.3.
Severability.......................................... 24
Section 8.4. Execution of
Counterparts............................. 25
Section 8.5. Amounts Remaining in Any Fund With the
Trustee........ 25
Section 8.6. Amendments, Changes and
Modifications................. 25
Section 8.7. Governing
Law......................................... 25
Section 8.8. Authorized
Representatives............................ 25
Section 8.9. Term of the
Agreement................................. 25
Section 8.10. Binding
Effect........................................ 26
Section 8.11. References to Credit Facility
Provider................ 26
Section 8.12. References to Remarketing
Agent....................... 26
Section 8.13. Matters to Be Considered by the
Issuer................ 26
Section 8.14. Limited
Obligation.................................... 26
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Section 8.15. Issuer Not to Operate
Project......................... 27
Section 8.16. Notice Regarding Cancellation of
Contracts............ 27
EXHIBIT A DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT................................
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LOAN AGREEMENT
This LOAN AGREEMENT, made and entered into as of September 1,
2006 by and
between The Industrial Development Authority of the City of Show
Low, Arizona, a
nonprofit corporation designated as a political subdivision
under the
Constitution and laws of the State of Arizona (the "Issuer"),
and Snowflake
White Mountain Power, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company
(the "Company")
and a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of NZ Legacy, LLC, an
Arizona limited
liability company.
WITNESSETH:
In consideration of the respective representations and
agreements herein
contained, the parties hereto agree as follows (provided, that
in the
performance of the agreements of the Issuer herein contained,
any obligation it
may thereby incur for the payment of money shall be a limited
obligation of the
Issuer, payable solely out of the proceeds derived from this
Loan Agreement, the
sale of the Bonds, the income from the temporary investment
thereof and moneys
derived from the Credit Facility, all as herein provided);
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS
SECTION 1.1. DEFINITION OF TERMS. Certain terms used in this
Loan Agreement
are hereinafter defined in this Section 1.1. When used herein,
such terms shall
have the meanings given to them by the language employed in this
Article I
defining such terms, and the plural includes the singular and
the singular
includes the plural, unless the context clearly indicates
otherwise:
"Act" means Title 35, Chapter 5, Arizona Revised Statutes, as
supplemented
and amended.
"Agreement" means this Loan Agreement as from time to time
supplemented and
amended.
"Authorized Company Representative" means such person at the
time and from
time to time designated by written certificate furnished to the
Issuer, the
Trustee, the Remarketing Agent and the Credit Facility Provider
containing the
specimen signature of such person and signed on behalf of the
Company by the
President, the president, any vice president, the treasurer or
any assistant
treasurer of the Company to act on behalf of the Company. Such
certificate may
designate an alternate or alternates.
"Authorized Issuer Representative" means such person at the time
and from
time to time designated by written certificate furnished to the
Company, the
Remarketing Agent, the Credit Facility Provider and the Trustee
containing the
specimen signature of such person and signed on
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behalf of the Issuer by the President of its Board of Directors
to act in behalf
of the Issuer. Such certificate may designate an alternate or
alternates.
"Bond Counsel" means Chapman and Cutler LLP or such other
nationally
recognized municipal bond counsel of recognized expertise with
respect to such
matters as may be mutually satisfactory to the Issuer, the
Company (so long as
no event of default is then existing under Section 6.1 (a), (b),
(c), (d) or (e)
of this Agreement) and the Trustee.
"Bond Fund" means the Bond Fund created and established in
Section 6.2 of
the Indenture.
"Bonds" means the $39,250,000 aggregate principal amount of
Solid Waste
Disposal Revenue Bonds (Snowflake White Mountain Power, LLC
Project) Series 2006
authorized to be issued by the Issuer pursuant to the terms and
conditions of
Sections 2.1 and 2.2 of the Indenture.
"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended,
together with
any regulations promulgated thereunder or applicable
thereto.
"Company" means (i) Snowflake White Mountain Power, LLC, and its
successors
and assigns, and (ii) any surviving, resulting or transferee
entity as permitted
by Section 5.1 hereof.
"Completion Date" means the date of completion of construction
of the
Project.
"Construction Fund" means the Construction Fund created and
established in
Section 6.6 of the Indenture.
"Construction Period" means the period between the beginning
of
construction of the Project or the date on which the Bonds are
first delivered
to the purchasers thereof, whichever is earlier, and the
Completion Date.
"Cost of the Project" means the sum of the items authorized to
be paid from
the Construction Fund pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.3
hereof.
"Event of Default" means any occurrence or event specified as
such in and
defined as such by Section 6.1 hereof.
"Indenture" means the Indenture of Trust, including any
indentures
supplemental thereto as therein permitted, between the Issuer
and the Trustee,
of even date herewith, pursuant to which certain of the Issuer's
interests in
this Agreement are pledged as security for the payment of the
principal of, and
premium, if any, and interest on, the Bonds.
"Issuer" means The Industrial Development Authority of the City
of Show
Low, Arizona, and any successor body to the duties or functions
of the Issuer.
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"Permitted Investments" means:
(a) Direct obligations of the United States of America and
Canada and
obligations fully guaranteed by any agency thereof;
(b) Direct obligations of, and obligations fully guaranteed by,
any of the
fifty states of the United States of America or the ten
provinces of Canada
rated a minimum of A1 or AA by S&P or any equivalent rating
by any equivalent
rating service (such rating requirement can be met by an
attached letter of
credit from any bank meeting the requirements stated in clause
(e) below or by
municipal bond insurance);
(c) Indebtedness of any county or other local government body
within the
United States of America rated at least A1 or AA by S&P or
any equivalent rating
by any equivalent rating service (such rating requirement can be
met by an
attached letter of credit from any bank meeting the requirements
stated in
clause (e) below or by municipal bond insurance);
(d) Indebtedness of any corporation rated Al or AA by S&P or
any equivalent
rating by any equivalent rating service;
(e) Certificates of deposit, banker's acceptances, trust
deposits, demand
deposits, including interest bearing money market accounts, or
time deposits of
any commercial bank, branch or Edge Act (12 USC 611 et seq.)
branch which is a
member of the Federal Reserve System, including the Trustee or
any of its
affiliates, has a net worth of at least $100 million and whose
short term bank
deposits have an A prefix by Moody's or S&P or any
equivalent rating by any
equivalent rating service;
(f) Repurchase agreements or reverse repurchase agreements with
financial
institutions whose commercial paper is Al or whose debt rating
is AA, or any
bank who meets the requirements as stated in clause (e) above,
provided that in
all cases the market value of the collateral used for such
transactions must be
adequate to insure safety, liquidity and preservation of
capital: AAA-102%,
AA-110%; and
(g) Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 2a-7 money market
funds with a
net asset value of one dollar and a parent company rating of Al
or better by S&P
or any equivalent rating by any equivalent rating service,
including, without
limitation, any mutual fund for which the Trustee or an
affiliate of the Trustee
serves as investment manager, administrator, shareholder
servicing agent, and/or
custodian or subcustodian, notwithstanding that (a) the Trustee
or an affiliate
of the Trustee receives fees from such funds for services
rendered, (b) the
Trustee charges and collects fees for services rendered pursuant
to the
Indenture, which fees are separate from the fees received from
such funds, and
(c) services performed for such funds and pursuant to this
Indenture may at
times duplicate those provided to such funds by the Trustee or
its affiliates.
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"Plans and Specifications" means the plans and specifications
prepared for
the Project by the Company, as amended from time to time prior
to the Completion
Date, which plans and specifications are on file at the
Principal Office of the
Company.
"Project" means those facilities and related property acquired,
constructed
and installed with proceeds from the sale of the Bonds or the
proceeds of any
payment by the Company pursuant to Section 3.4 of this
Agreement, as more
particularly described in Exhibit A hereto.
"Project Certificate" means the Project Certificate delivered by
the
Company concurrently with the issuance of the Bonds.
"Rebate Fund" means the Rebate Fund described in Section 4.2 of
the Tax
Agreement.
"Tax Agreement" means the Tax Exemption Certificate and
Agreement, dated
the Issue Date, between and among the Issuer, the Trustee and
the Company, as it
may be amended in accordance with its terms, relating to the
Bonds.
"Trustee" means the Trustee and/or co-trustee at the time
serving as such
under the Indenture.
Terms defined in the Indenture and used herein shall have the
same meanings
herein as set forth in the Indenture.
SECTION 1.2. RULES OF INTERPRETATION. The words "hereof,"
"herein,"
"hereunder" and other words of similar import refer to this
Agreement as a
whole.
Unless otherwise specified, references to Articles, Sections,
and other
subdivisions of this Agreement are to the designated Articles,
Sections, and
other subdivisions of this Agreement as originally executed.
The headings of this Agreement are for convenience only and
shall not
define or limit the provisions hereof.
ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS
SECTION 2.1. REPRESENTATIONS OF THE ISSUER. The Issuer makes the
following
representations as the basis for the undertakings on its part
herein contained:
(a) The Issuer is a nonprofit corporation designated as a
political
subdivision under the Constitution and laws of the State. The
Issuer has
the power, pursuant to the provisions of the Act, to enter into
the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and to carry out
its
obligations hereunder.
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(b) To finance a portion of the Cost of the Project, the Issuer
will
issue its Bonds, which will mature, bear interest and be subject
to
redemption as set forth in the Indenture.
(c) The Bonds are to be issued under and secured by the
Indenture,
pursuant to which certain of the Issuer's interests in this
Agreement will
be pledged to the Trustee as security for payment of the
principal of,
premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds.
(d) The Issuer has not and will not pledge or otherwise transfer
its
interest in this Agreement other than to the Trustee to secure
the Bonds.
(e) The Issuer has not been notified of any listing or
proposed
listing of it by the Internal Revenue Service as a bond issuer
whose
arbitrage certifications may not be relied upon.
(f) The issuance of the Bonds for the purpose of financing the
Cost of
the Project will further the public purposes of the Act.
SECTION 2.2. REPRESENTATIONS OF THE COMPANY. The Company makes
the
following representations as the basis for the undertakings on
its part herein
contained:
(a) The Company is a limited liability company duly organized
and
validly existing under the laws of the State of Arizona, and has
power to
enter into and by proper action has been duly authorized to
execute and
deliver this Agreement and the Tax Agreement.
(b) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the
Tax
Agreement, the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby or
thereby, nor the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and
conditions
of this Agreement and the Tax Agreement conflicts with or
results in a
breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the
Company's
articles of organization or any other organizational restriction
or any
agreement or instrument to which the Company is now a party or
by which it
is bound, or (with or without the giving of notice or the lapse
of time, or
both) constitutes a default under any of the foregoing, or
results in the
creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance
prohibited by the
terms of any instrument or agreement to which the Company is now
a party or
by which it is bound.
(c) The statements, information and descriptions contained in
the
Project Certificate, as of the date hereof and at the time of
delivery of
the Bonds, are and will be true and correct.
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ARTICLE III
CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT; ISSUANCE OF THE BONDS
SECTION 3.1. AGREEMENT BY THE COMPANY TO CONSTRUCT AND EQUIP THE
PROJECT;
DISCLAIMERS BY THE ISSUER. The Company agrees that it will
acquire or construct,
or complete the acquisition and construction of, the Project in
Navajo County,
Arizona, substantially in accordance with the Plans and
Specifications. Since
the Project has been or will be acquired, constructed and
equipped by the
Company and by contractors and suppliers selected by the
Company, THE ISSUER
MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH
RESPECT TO THE
MERCHANTABILITY, CONDITION OR WORKMANSHIP OF ANY PART OF THE
PROJECT OR ITS
SUITABILITY FOR THE COMPANY'S PURPOSES OR THE EXTENT TO WHICH
PROCEEDS DERIVED
FROM THE SALE OF THE BONDS WILL PAY THE COSTS TO BE INCURRED IN
CONNECTION
THEREWITH OR THE ACTUAL OR DESIGNED CAPACITY OF THE PROJECT, OR
THE FITNESS OF
THE PROJECT FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OF THE COMPANY.
In the event that Exhibit A hereto is to be amended or
supplemented in
accordance with the provisions of Section 12.1 of the Indenture,
the Issuer will
enter into, and will instruct the Trustee to consent to, an
amendment of or
supplement to Exhibit A hereto upon receipt of:
(i) a certificate of an Authorized Company Representative
describing
in detail the proposed changes; and
(ii) a copy of the proposed form of amendment or supplement to
Exhibit
A hereto and such other documents, certificates and showings as
may be
required by counsel rendering the opinion in clause (iii) of
this
paragraph; and
(iii) an opinion of Bond Counsel to the effect that such
amendment
complies with the requirements of this Section 3.1, is in proper
form for
execution and delivery by the Issuer and will not adversely
affect the
validity of the Bonds or the exemption from federal income taxes
of the
interest thereon.
SECTION 3.2. AGREEMENT TO ISSUE BONDS; APPLICATION OF BOND
PROCEEDS. In
order to provide funds to finance the Cost of the Project, the
Issuer agrees
that it will issue under the Indenture, sell and cause to be
delivered to the
Underwriter, the Bonds, bearing interest and maturing as set
forth in the
Indenture. There will be no accrued interest received upon the
delivery of the
Bonds, and, therefore, the Issuer will cause all of the proceeds
(net of
underwriting discount, if any) received from the sale of the
Bonds to be
deposited in the Construction Fund.
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SECTION 3.3. DISBURSEMENTS FROM THE CONSTRUCTION FUND. The
Issuer hereby
authorizes and directs the Trustee, upon compliance with Section
6.7 of the
Indenture, to disburse the moneys in the Construction Fund to or
on behalf of
the Company for the following purposes (but, subject to the
provisions of
Sections 3.4 and 3.5 hereof, for no other purpose):
(a) Payment to the Company of such amounts, if any, as shall
be
necessary to reimburse the Company in full for all advances and
payments
made by it at any time prior to or after the delivery of the
Bonds for
expenditures in connection with the preparation of the Plans
and
Specifications (including any preliminary study or planning of
the Project
or any aspect thereof) and the construction and acquisition of
the Project.
(b) Payment of the initial or acceptance fee of the Trustee,
legal,
financial and accounting fees and expenses, the Issuer's fees
and expenses,
Rating Agency fees, printing and engraving costs incurred in
connection
with the authorization, issuance and sale of the Bonds, the
execution and
filing of the Indenture and the preparation and recording or
filing of all
other documents in connection therewith, and payment of all
fees, costs and
expenses for the preparation of this Agreement, the Tax
Agreement, the
Indenture and all other documents in connection with the
authorization,
issuance and sale of the Bonds.
(c) Payment for labor, services, materials and supplies used
or
furnished in the construction and acquisition of the Project,
and payment
of amounts due under contracts for the acquisition, construction
and
installation of the Project, all as provided in the plans,
specifications
and work orders therefor.
(d) Payment of the fees, if any, for architectural,
engineering,
legal, underwriting and supervisory services with respect to the
Project.
(e) To the extent not paid by a contractor for construction
or
installation with respect to any part of the Project, payment of
the
premiums on all insurance required to be taken out and
maintained during
the Construction Period.
(f) Payment of the taxes, assessments and other charges, if any,
that
may become payable during the Construction Period with respect
to the
Project, or reimbursement thereof if paid by the Company.
(g) Payment of expenses incurred in seeking to enforce any
remedy
against any contractor or subcontractor in respect of any
default under a
contract relating to the Project.
(h) Interest on the Bonds and payment of certain fees (as
identified
in the Tax Agreement) due and payable during the Construction
Period.
(i) Payment of any other costs which constitute part of the Cost
of
the Project in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles and
which are permitted by
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the Act and will not affect the exemption from federal income
taxes of
interest on any of the Bonds.
(j) For transfer to the Rebate Fund in order to comply with
the
provisions of the Tax Agreement.
All moneys remaining in the Construction Fund after the
Completion Date and
after payment or provision for payment of all other items
provided for in the
preceding subsections (a) to (j), inclusive, of this Section,
shall at the
direction of the Company be used in accordance with Section 3.4
hereof.
SECTION 3.4. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMPLETION DATE; OBLIGATION OF THE
COMPANY TO
COMPLETE. As soon as practicable after the completion of
construction of the
Project, and in any event not more than ninety (90) days
thereafter, the Company
shall furnish to the Trustee a certificate signed by an
Authorized Company
Representative stating (i) that construction of the Project has
been completed
substantially in accordance with the Plans and Specifications,
(ii) the
Completion Date, (iii) the Cost of the Project, (iv) the portion
of the Cost of
the Project which has then been paid and (v) the portion of the
Cost of the
Project which has not yet then been paid. Such certificate may
state that it is
given without prejudice to any rights against third parties
which exist at the
date of such certificate or which may subsequently come into
being.
Moneys (including investment proceeds) remaining in the
Construction Fund
on the date of such certificate may be used, at the direction of
an Authorized
Company Representative, to the extent indicated, for the
payment, in accordance
with the provisions of this Agreement, of any Cost of the
Project not then paid
as specified in the above-mentioned certificate. Any moneys
(including
investment proceeds) remaining in the Construction Fund on the
date of the
aforesaid certificate and not so set aside for the payment of
such Cost of the
Project shall be transferred or disbursed in accordance with
Section 1.142-2 of
the Regulations (as defined in the Tax Agreement) or any
successor thereto. The
Company acknowledges that these provisions generally require
that a portion of
the Bonds be redeemed, or defeased to the first call date (with
appropriate
notice to the Internal Revenue Service), within 90 days of the
earlier of (i)
the date on which the Company determines that the Project will
not be completed
or (ii) the date on which the Project is Placed-in-Service (as
defined in the
Tax Agreement).
In the event the moneys in the Construction Fund available for
payment of
the Cost of the Project should not be sufficient to pay the
costs thereof in
full, the Company agrees to pay or to deposit in the
Construction Fund moneys
sufficient to pay, the costs of completing the Project as may be
in excess of
the moneys available therefor in the Construction Fund. The
Issuer does not make
any warranty, either express or implied, that the moneys which
will be paid into
the Construction Fund and which, under the provisions of this
Agreement, will be
available for payment of the Cost of the Project, will be
sufficient to pay all
the costs which will be incurred in that connection. The Company
agrees that if
after exhaustion of the moneys in the Construction Fund the
Company should pay,
or deposit moneys in the Construction Fund for the payment of,
any portion of
the Cost of the Project pursuant to the provisions of this
Section, the Company
shall not be entitled to any reimbursement therefor from the
Issuer or from the
Trustee or from
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the owners of any of the Bonds, nor shall the Company be
entitled to any
diminution of the loan repayment installments or other amounts
payable under
Section 4.2 hereof.
SECTION 3.5. INSPECTION OF PROJECT. The Company agrees that the
Issuer, the
Trustee and their duly authorized agents shall have the right at
all reasonable
times during business hours, subject to the Company's usual
safety and security
requirements and reasonable confidentiality agreements with
respect to
proprietary information, to examine and inspect the Project
without interference
or prejudice to the Company's operations.
SECTION 3.6. INVESTMENT OF MONEYS IN THE CONSTRUCTION FUND, THE
BOND FUND
AND THE REBATE FUND. Subject to the next succeeding paragraph,
any moneys held
as a part of the Construction Fund, the Bond Fund or the Rebate
Fund shall at
the written direction (or the oral direction confirmed in
writing) of an
Authorized Company Representative be invested or reinvested by
the Trustee as
provided in Article VII of the Indenture and in the Tax
Agreement, to the extent
permitted by law, in Permitted Investments. Any such direction
shall certify
that any investment so directed to be made constitutes a
Permitted Investment
and that such investment is permitted to be made under the
Indenture, the Tax
Agreement and this Agreement. The Trustee may make any and all
such investments
through its own trust investment department or the trust
investment department
of any of its affiliates.
Any moneys held as part of the Bond Purchase Fund or the Bond
Fund-Credit
Facility Account, any moneys held for the payment of a
particular Bond and any
moneys being held by the Trustee pursuant to clause (a)(ii) of
the definition of
Available Moneys in Article I of the Indenture shall only be
invested by the
Trustee overnight in Governmental Obligations or securities
rated AAA or Aaa by
each Rating Agency then rating the Bonds.
The investments purchased pursuant to this Section 3.6 and
Article VII of
the Indenture shall be held by the Trustee and shall be deemed
at all times a
part of the Construction Fund or the Bond Fund or the Rebate
Fund, and any
account or subaccount of any of the foregoing, as the case may
be, and the
interest accruing thereon and any profit realized therefrom
shall be credited to
such fund, and any account or subaccount therein, and any net
losses resulting
from such investment shall be charged to such fund, and any
account or
subaccount therein.
The Company covenants that any funds (including investment
proceeds) on
deposit in the Construction Fund more than three years after the
date of
delivery of the Bonds will not be invested to produce a yield
greater than the
yield on the Bonds, all as such terms are used in and determined
in accordance
with the regulations promulgated or proposed under relevant
provisions of the
Code and shall be treated as provided in the Tax Agreement.
SECTION 3.7. ARBITRAGE CERTIFICATIONS. The Company reasonably
expects,
based on its knowledge, information and belief, and hereby
certifies and
represents to the Issuer, and the Issuer hereby certifies that
it reasonably
expects, based solely on the certifications and representations
of the Company,
that the proceeds of the Bonds will not be used in a manner that
would cause the
Bonds to be classified as "arbitrage bonds" under Section 148 of
the Code and
regulations prescribed under that Section. The Company certifies
and covenants
with all purchasers and owners of the Bonds from time to time
outstanding that,
so long as any of the
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Bonds remain outstanding, moneys on deposit in any fund or
account in connection
with the Bonds, whether or not such moneys were derived from the
proceeds of the
sale of the Bonds or from any other sources, will not be used in
a manner which
will cause the Bonds to be "arbitrage bonds" within the meaning
of the Code, and
any lawful regulations promulgated or proposed thereunder.
ARTICLE IV
LOAN OF BOND PROCEEDS; COMPANY PAYMENTS
SECTION 4.1. LOAN OF BOND PROCEEDS. The Issuer hereby agrees,
upon the
terms and conditions in this Agreement, to lend to the Company
the proceeds
(there being no accrued interest) received by the Issuer from
the sale of the
Bonds.
SECTION 4.2. LOAN REPAYMENTS; OTHER AMOUNTS PAYABLE. (a) On or
before each
date provided in or pursuant to the Indenture for the payment of
principal of,
premium, if any, and/or interest on the Bonds, including Pledged
Bonds and
Company Bonds, until the principal of, premium, if any, and
interest on the
Bonds shall have been fully paid or provision for the payment
thereof shall have
been made in accordance with the Indenture, the Company
covenants and agrees to
pay to the Trustee in federal or other immediately available
funds at the
Principal Office of the Trustee for deposit in the Bond Fund, as
a loan
repayment installment pursuant to Section 4.1 hereof, a sum
equal to the amount
payable on such date as principal (whether at maturity, or upon
redemption or
acceleration), premium, if any, and interest upon the Bonds,
including Pledged
Bonds and Company Bonds, as provided in the Indenture; provided,
however, that
the obligation of the Company to make any such payment shall be
reduced by the
amount of moneys on deposit in the Bond Fund on any such date
and available to
pay the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on the
Bonds on such date
(excluding moneys on deposit in the Bond Fund for the payment of
past due
principal of or premium, if any, or interest on Bonds in cases
where Bonds have
not been presented for payment or interest checks have not been
cashed);
provided further, that in any event the payments under this
Section 4.2(a) shall
at all times be sufficient to pay the principal of and premium,
if any, and
interest on the Bonds, and if on any date on which the payment
of the principal
of, or premium, if any, or interest on, Bonds is due, the
Trustee shall not have
sufficient moneys on deposit in the Bond Fund and available
therefor to make
each such payment in full, the Company shall immediately pay to
the Trustee in
immediately available funds an amount equal to such deficiency.
Each payment
made pursuant to this Section 4.2(a) shall be made during normal
banking hours.
In the event the Company should fail to make any of the payments
required in
this Section 4.2(a), the item or installment so in default shall
continue as an
obligation of the Company until the amount in default shall have
been fully
paid, and the Company agrees to pay the same with interest
thereon to the extent
permitted by law at the rate of interest then borne by the Bonds
from the due
date thereof until paid. To secure its obligation to make the
payments required
under this Section 4.2(a), the Company agrees to cause the
Initial Credit
Facility to be issued and delivered to the Trustee on or prior
to the date of
the delivery of the Bonds to, and payment for the Bonds by, the
Underwriter. The
Company may at its option supply an Alternate Credit Facility in
accordance with
Section 5.13(b) hereof. The obligation of the Company to make
payments under
this Section 4.2(a) shall be fully or partially, as the case may
be, satisfied
and discharged to the extent
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that, at the time any such payments shall be due or owing,
payment of the
principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds which
would have been
paid with such payments shall be paid (or provision for such
payment shall be
made as set forth in the Indenture) with amounts received by the
Trustee from
(i) moneys drawn under the Credit Facility or (ii) any other
source under the
Indenture so long as the amounts are available for such
purpose.
(b) The Company agrees to pay the Trustee (1) the reasonable
costs and
expenses of the Trustee, including reasonable attorneys' fees
and expenses,
incurred by the Trustee in entering into and executing the
Indenture and (2) (i)
an amount equal to the reasonable annual fee of the Trustee for
the ordinary
services of the Trustee, as trustee, rendered and its reasonable
ordinary
expenses incurred under the Indenture, as and when the same
become due, (ii) the
reasonable fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee, as paying
agent, as tender
agent and as bond registrar, as and when the same become due and
(iii) the
reasonable fees, charges and expenses (including reasonable
attorneys' fees and
expenses) of the Trustee for any reasonable extraordinary
services rendered by
it and extraordinary expenses incurred by it under the
Indenture, as and when
the same become due. The Company further agrees to indemnify,
defend and save
harmless the Trustee from any and all claims, liabilities,
losses, damages,
fines, penalties and expenses (including out-of pocket and
incidental expenses
and fees and expenses of in-house or outside counsel) ("Losses")
arising out of
or in connection with (i) its execution and performance of the
Indenture and
this Agreement, except to the extent that such Losses are due to
the negligence
or willful misconduct of the Trustee, or (ii) its following any
instructions or
other directions from the Company, except to the extent that its
following any
such instruction or direction is expressly forbidden by the
terms of the
Indenture or this Agreement. Such indemnifications are intended
to and shall be
enforceable by the Trustee or any of its officers, directors,
agents or
employees, respectively. In the event the Company should fail to
make any of the
payments required in this Section 4.2(b), the item or
installment so in default
shall continue as an obligation of the Company until the amount
in default shall
have been fully paid, and the Company agrees to pay the same
with interest
thereon to the extent permitted by law at the prime rate of the
Trustee or of
the largest bank with which it is affiliated, if it has no such
rate, at the
time of such failure from the due date thereof until paid. The
Trustee's rights
to immunities and protection from liability hereunder and its
right to payment
of its fees, expenses and indemnities shall survive its
resignation or removal
and the final payment or defeasance of the Bonds.
(c) The Company also agrees to pay when due, upon written
request, or to
promptly reimburse the Issuer for (i) the Issuer's initial fee
in the amount of
$5,000, (ii) all costs incurred by the Issuer in connection with
the financing
of the Project, except as may be paid out of the proceeds of the
Bonds,
including without limitation, any necessary expenses incurred or
advances
reasonably made by the Board of Directors or any officer of the
Issuer while
engaged in the performance of their duties as such directors
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