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HomeMy WebLinkAboutA6200 - STIFEL NICOLAUS & CODOCUMENT TRACKING Page:1 Report: One Document Detail February 1, 2012 Condition: Document Number a6200, Document # Description Approval Date A6200 Convention Center Bond Purchase Agreement 11/1612011 Company Name: Stifel Nicolaus & Co, Inc. Address: , , Group: FINANCE Service: In Process Ins. Status: Certificate and Policies are OK Document Tracking Items: Due Completed Tracking Code Item Description Date Date Date kdh Res 23047 FA Res 37 11116/2011 kdh to Sifel for sig 02/01/2012 ******END OF REPORT****** Expiration Date Closed Date Amount Amount Added Paid Page 1 of 1 Cindy Berardi From: Jay Thompson Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 2:36 PM To: Cindy Berardi Subject: FW: Palm Springs Financing Authority - Bond Purchase Agreement Attachments: BOND DOCS Signature Page.pdf Please print this for me. J From: Jay Thompson Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 2:30 PM To: Trice, Russ'; 'Suzanne Harrell'; David Ready; Tom Wilson; John Raymond; Geoffrey Kiehl; Sara Oberlies Brown; Hunt, Donald; Jeff A. Stava; 'chris.johnson@bnymellon.com'; 'ahall@joneshall.com' Subject: RE: Palm Springs Financing Authority - Bond Purchase Agreement Attached [PDF File] is the signature page as requested. Six copies will be sent overnight via On-Trac. Please return one original to my attention when fully executed. Jay James Thompson, City Clerk City of Palm Springs, California TEL (760) 323-8204 From: Trice, Russ [mailto:rtrice@fulbright.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 12:54 PM To: 'Suzanne Harrell'; David Ready; Tom Wilson; John Raymond; Jay Thompson; Geoffrey Kiehl; Sara Oberlies Brown; Hunt, Donald; Jeff A. Stava; 'chris.johnson@bnymellon.com'; 'ahall@joneshall.com' Subject: Palm Springs Financing Authority - Bond Purchase Agreement Attached is a revised Bond Purchase Agreement, reflecting today's pricing. Please send a scan of your respective signature page to this group today and follow with 5 originals to my attention prior to preclosing. Thanks, Russ Russ Trice, Sr. Associate FULBRIGHT & Jaworski L.L.P. 555 South Flower Street • Forty -First Floor - Los Angeles, California 90071 T: 213 892 9317 • F: 213 892 9494 • rtrice@fulbright.com • www.fulbright.com/rtrice To ensure compliance with requirements imposed by the IRS, we inform you that any U.S. federal tax advice contained in this communication (including any attachments) is not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, for the purpose of (i) avoiding penalties under the Internal Revenue Code or (ii) promoting, marketing or recommending to another party any transaction or tax -related matter[s]. This email message and any attachments are for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and contain confidential and/or privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message and any attachments. To reply to our email administrator directly, send an email to postmaster@fulbright.com. Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. www.fulbright.com 2/1/2012 City Council Minutes November 16, 2011 Page 11 5.D. JOINT ITEM CITY COUNCIL AND FINANCING AUTHORITY APPROVAL OF REFINANCING OF CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS RELATING TO CONVENTION CENTER: Suzanne Harrell, City Financial Consultant, provided background information as outlined in the staff report dated November 16, 2011. Mayor Pro Tern Weigel requested staff address including other bonding issues. Councilmember Hutcheson commented on the net savings for the time period. Councilmember Foat requested the City Attorney address any issue with the ground lease, the eligibility to recall for redemption, the appraisal of the Victoria Park property and the substitution thereof, the lack of interest parameters in the proposed resolution, and requested staff address if the issuance would affect the issuance of bonds relating to Measure "J." ACTION: (CITY COUNCIL) 1) Adopt Resolution No. 23047, "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF SUPPLEMENTAL SITE LEASE NO. 2, SUPPLEMENTAL TRUST AGREEMENT NO. 4 AND OTHER LEGAL DOCUMENTS WITH RESPECT TO THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS FINANCING AUTHORITY LEASE REVENUE REFUNDING BONDS, 2011 SERIES A (CONVENTION CENTER PROJECT); and (FINANCING AUTHORITY) 2) Adopt Resolution No. 37, "A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS FINANCING AUTHORITY AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF ITS LEASE REVENUE BONDS, 2011 SERIES A (CONVENTION CENTER PROJECT), APPROVING A PRELIMINARY OFFICIAL STATEMENT, AUTHORIZING EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT, SUPPLEMENTAL SITE LEASE NO. 3, SUPPLEMENTAL TRUST AGREEMENT NO. 4, SUPPLEMENTAL LEASE AGREEMENT NO. 5, BOND PURCHASE AGREEMENT AND ESCROW DEPOSIT AGREEMENT AND PROVIDING FOR OTHER MATTERS PROPERLY RELATING PTHERETO." Motion Mayor Pro Tern Weigel, seconded by Councilmember Foat and unanimously carried 4-0 on a roll call vote. AYES: Councilmember Foat, Councilmember Hutcheson, Mayor Pro Tern Weigel, and Mayor Pougnet. NOES: None. ABSENT: Councilmember Mills. $23,980,000 CITY OF PALM SPRINGS FINANCING AUTHORITY LEASE REVENUE REFUNDING BONDS, 2012 Series A (CONVENTION CENTER PROJECT) BOND PURCHASE AGREEMENT February 1, 2012 City of Palm Springs Financing Authority c/of City of Palm Springs 3200 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way Palm Springs, California 92262 City of Palm Springs 3200 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way Palm Springs, California 92262 Ladies and Gentlemen: The undersigned Stifel, Nicolaus & Company Incorporated, dba Stone & Youngberg, a Division of Stifel Nicolaus (the "Underwriter"), acting not as a fiduciary or agent for you, but on behalf of itself, offers to enter into this Bond Purchase Agreement (which, together with Exhibit A, is referred to as the "Purchase Agreement") with the City of Palm Springs Financing Authority (the "Authority") and the City of Palm Springs, California (the "City"), which, upon the acceptance by the Authority and the City, will be binding upon the Authority, the City and the Underwriter. This offer is made subject to acceptance by the Authority and by the City by the execution of this Purchase Agreement and delivery of the same to the Underwriter prior to 11:59 P.M., Pacific time, on the date hereof, and, if not so accepted, will be subject to withdrawal by the Underwriter upon notice delivered to the Authority and the City at any time prior to the acceptance hereof by the Authority and the City. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Trust Agreement (defined herein). Section 1. Purchase and Sale. Upon the terms and conditions and upon the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements herein set forth, the Underwriter hereby agrees to purchase from the Authority and the City, and the Authority and the City hereby agree to issue, sell and deliver to the Underwriter all (but not less than all) of the City of Palm Springs Financing Authority Lease Revenue Refunding Bonds, 2012 Series A (Convention Center Project) (the "Bonds") in the aggregate principal amount of $23,980,000. The Bonds will be dated as of their date of delivery. Interest on the Bonds shall be payable semiannually on May 1 and November 1 in each year (each an "Interest Payment Date") commencing May 1, 2012 and will bear interest at the rates and on the dates as set forth in Exhibit A hereto. The purchase price for the Bonds shall be $24,519,832.15 (which represents the principal amount of the Bonds in the amount of $23,980,000, plus a net original issue premium in the amount of $699,421.35, less an Underwriter's discount of $159,589.20). 50452984.6 The City and Authority acknowledge and agree that: (i) the purchase and sale of the Bonds pursuant to this Purchase Agreement is an arm's-length commercial transaction among the City, the Authority and the Underwriter; (ii) in connection therewith and with the discussions, undertakings and procedures leading up to the consummation of such transaction, the Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not acting as a Municipal Advisor (as defined in Section 15B of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), financial advisor or fiduciary; (iii) the Underwriter has not assumed an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the City or the Authority with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the discussions, undertakings and procedures leading thereto (irrespective of whether the Underwriter has provided other services or is currently providing other services to the City or the Authority on other matters); and (iv) the City and the Authority have consulted their own legal, financial and other advisors to the extent they have deemed appropriate. Section 2. The Bonds. The Bonds shall be secured by revenues consisting primarily of rental payments ("Lease Payments") to be paid by the City pursuant to the Lease Agreement Relating to Convention Center Facilities, dated as of April 1, 1991, as amended and supplemented, including as amended and supplemented by Supplemental Lease Agreement No. 5 (together, the "Lease Agreement"), each by and between the Authority and the City. The Authority's right to receive the Lease Payments due under the Lease Agreement and to exercise remedies upon default under such Lease Agreement shall be assigned to the Trustee for the benefit of the owners of the Bonds pursuant to a Fourth Amended Assignment Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2012 (the "Assignment Agreement"), by and between the Authority and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as successor trustee (the "Trustee"). The Bonds shall be as described in, and shall be secured under and pursuant to the Trust Agreement, dated as of April 1, 1991, as amended and supplemented, including as amended and supplemented by the Supplemental Trust Agreement No. 4, dated as of February 1, 2012 (together, the "Trust Agreement"), each by and among the Authority, the City and the Trustee. The proceeds of the Bonds will be applied to: (i) refinance the City of Palm Springs Financing Authority Lease Revenue Bonds, 2001 Series A (Convention Center Project) (the "Prior Bonds"), (ii) satisfy the reserve requirement for the Bonds, if necessary, and (iii) pay costs of issuance of the Bonds. Section 3. Public Offering. The Underwriter agrees to makee an initial public offering of all the Bonds at the public offering prices (or yields) set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. Subsequent to the initial public offering, the Underwriter reserves the right to change the public offering prices (or yields) as they deem necessary in connection with the marketing of the Bonds, provided that the Underwriter shall not change the interest rates set forth on Exhibit A. The Bonds may be offered and sold to certain dealers at prices lower than such initial public offering prices. Section 4. The Official Statement. By their acceptance of this Purchase Agreement, the Authority and the City ratify, confirm and approve of the use and distribution by the Underwriter prior to the date hereof of the preliminary official statement relating to the Bonds, dated January 24, 2012 (including the cover page, all appendices and all information incorporated therein and any supplements or amendments thereto and as disseminated in its printed physical form or in electronic form in all respects materially consistent with such physical form, the "Preliminary Official Statement") that authorized officers of the City deemed "final" as of its date, for purposes of Rule 15c2-12 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("Rule 15c2-12") 50452984.6 2 except for certain omissions permitted to be omitted therefrom by Rule 15c2-12. The Authority and the City hereby agree to deliver or cause to be delivered to the Underwriter, within seven (7) business days of the date hereof, copies of the final official statement, dated the date hereof, relating to the Bonds (including all information previously permitted to have been omitted by Rule 15c2-12, the cover page, all appendices, all information incorporated therein and any amendments or supplements as have been approved by the Authority, the City and the Underwriter (the "Official Statement")) in such quantity as the Underwriter shall reasonably request to comply with Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 15c2-12(b)(4) and the rules of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (the "MSRB"). The Underwriter hereby agrees that it will not request that payment be made by any purchaser of the Bonds prior to delivery by the Underwriter to the purchaser of a copy of the Official Statement. The Underwriter agrees to (i) provide the Authority and the City with final pricing information on the Bonds on a timely basis and (ii) promptly file a copy of the final Official Statement, including any supplements prepared by the Authority or the City with the MSRB, which currently can be found at http://emma.nurb.org. The Authority and the City hereby approve of the use and distribution by the Underwriter of the final Official Statement in connection with the offer and sale of the Bonds. The Authority and the City will cooperate with the Underwriter in the filing by the Underwriter of the Official Statement with the MSRB. Section 5. Closing. At 8:00 a.m., California time, on February 22, 2012, or at such other time or date as the Authority, the City and the Underwriter agree upon, the Authority shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee, and the Trustee shall deliver or cause to be delivered through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company, New York New York ("DTC"), the Bonds in definitive form, duly executed and authenticated. Concurrently with the delivery of the Bonds, the Authority and the City shall deliver the documents hereinafter mentioned at the offices of Jones Hall, A Professional Law Corporation, San Francisco, California or another place to be mutually agreed upon by the Authority, the City and the Underwriter. The Underwriter will accept such delivery and pay the purchase price of the Bonds as set forth in Section 1 hereof by wire transfer in immediately available funds. This payment for and delivery of the Bonds, together with the delivery of the aforementioned documents referenced herein, is called the "Closing." The Bonds shall be registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of DTC in denominations of five thousand dollars ($5,000) or any integral multiple thereof, and shall be made available to the Underwriter at least one (1) business day before the Closing for purposes of inspection and packaging. The Authority and the City acknowledge that the services of DTC will be used initially by the Underwriter to permit the issuance of the Bonds in book -entry form, and agree to cooperate fully with the Underwriter in employing such services. Section 6. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Authority. The Authority represents, warrants and covenants to the Underwriter and the City that: (a) The Authority is and will be at the date of Closing a joint exercise of powers authority organized and existing under the laws of the State of California, including Section 6500 et seq. of the California Government Code (the "JPA Act") with all necessary power and authority to enter into and perform its duties under Site Lease No. 3, dated as of February 1, 2012 (the "Site Lease"), by and between the City and the Authority, the Lease Agreement, the Trust Agreement, the Assignment Agreement, the 2001 Bonds Escrow Deposit and Trust Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2012 (the "Escrow Agreement"), by and among the City, the Authority and The Bank of New 50452984.6 York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (the "Escrow Bank") and this Purchase Agreement (collectively, the "Authority Documents"). (b) The Authority has complied with all filing requirements of the JPA Act. (c) By official action of the Authority prior to or concurrently with the acceptance hereof, the Authority has duly approved the distribution of the Preliminary Official Statement and the distribution of the Official Statement (including in electronic form), and has duly authorized and approved the execution and delivery of, and the performance by the Authority of the obligations on its part contained, in the Authority Documents. When executed and delivered, each Authority Document will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Authority enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws or equitable principles relating to or affecting creditors' rights generally. (d) Prior to the date hereof, the Authority has provided to the Underwriter for its review the Preliminary Official Statement that an authorized officer of the Authority has deemed final for purposes of Rule 15c2-12, has approved the distribution of the Preliminary Official Statement and the Official Statement and has duly authorized the execution and delivery of the Official Statement (including in electronic form). The Preliminary Official Statement, at the date thereof, did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein (other than the information relating to DTC and its book - entry system, as to which no view is expressed), in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. At the date hereof and on the Closing, the final Official Statement did not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein (other than the information relating to DTC and its book -entry system, as to which no view is expressed), in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. (e) To the knowledge of the undersigned officer of the Authority,.the execution and delivery by the Authority of the Authority Documents and the approval and execution by the Authority of the Official Statement and compliance with the provisions on the Authority's part contained in the Authority Documents, will not conflict with or constitute a breach of or default under any law, administrative regulation, judgment, decree, loan agreement, indenture, bond, note, resolution, agreement or other instrument to which the Authority is a party or is otherwise subject to, which conflict, breach or default has or may have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Authority to carry out its obligations under the Authority Documents, nor will any such execution, delivery, adoption or compliance result in the creation or imposition of any material lien, charge or other security interest or encumbrance of any nature whatsoever upon any of the properties or assets of the Authority under the terms of any such law, administrative regulation, judgment, decree, loan agreement, indenture, trust agreement, bond, note, resolution, agreement or other instrument, except as provided by the Authority Documents. (f) The Authority will advise the Underwriter promptly of any proposal to amend or supplement the Official Statement and will not effect or consent to any such amendment or supplement without the consent of the Underwriter, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld. The Authority will advise the Underwriter promptly of the institution of any proceedings known to it by any governmental agency prohibiting or otherwise affecting the use of the Official Statement in connection with the offering, sale or distribution of the Bonds. 50452984.6 4 (g) To the knowledge of the undersigned officer of the Authority, the Authority is not in breach of or default under any applicable law or administrative regulation of the State of California or the United States or any applicable judgment or decree or any loan agreement, indenture, trust agreement, bond, note, resolution, agreement or other instrument to which the Authority is a party or is otherwise subject, and no event has occurred and is continuing which, with the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a default or an event of default under any such instrument, in each case which breach or default has or may have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Authority to perform its obligations under the Authority Documents. (h) As of the time of acceptance hereof and as of the date of Closing, no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation, at law or in equity, before or by any court, government agency, public board or body, is pending or, to the knowledge of the officers of the Authority, threatened (i) in any way questioning the corporate existence of the Authority or the titles of the officers of the Authority to their respective offices, (ii) affecting, contesting or seeking to prohibit, restrain or enjoin the execution or delivery of any of the Bonds, or in any way contesting or affecting the validity of the Bonds or the Authority Documents or the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, or contesting the exclusion of the interest on the Bonds from gross income for federal income tax purposes or contesting the powers of the Authority to enter into the Authority Documents or (iii) contesting the completeness or accuracy of the Preliminary Official Statement or the Official Statement or any supplement or amendment thereto or asserting that the Preliminary Official Statement or the Official Statement contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and there is no basis for any action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation of the nature described in clause (i) through (iii) of this sentence. (i) Any certificate signed by any officer of the Authority authorized to execute such certificate in connection with the issuance, sale and delivery of the Bonds and delivered to the Underwriter shall be deemed a representation and warranty of the Authority to the Underwriter and the City as to the statements made therein but not of the person signing such certificate. Section 7. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the City. The City represents, warrants and covenants to the Underwriter and the Authority that: (a) The City is and will be at the date of Closing a charter city and a municipal corporation duly organized and existing pursuant to and under the Constitution and laws of the State of California and has all necessary power and authority to enter into and perform its duties under the Continuing Disclosure Certificate relating to the Bonds (the "Continuing Disclosure Certificate"), the Site Lease, the Lease Agreement, the Trust Agreement, the Escrow Agreement and this Purchase Agreement (together, the "City Documents" and, together with the Authority Documents, the "Legal Documents") and has by official action duly authorized and approved the execution and delivery of, and the performance by the City of the obligations on its part contained in the City Documents for the purpose of refinancing the Prior Bonds. (b) By official action of the City prior to or concurrently with the acceptance hereof, the City has duly approved the distribution of the Preliminary Official Statement and the distribution of the Official Statement (including in electronic form), and has duly authorized and approved the execution and delivery of, and the performance by the City of the obligations on its part contained, in the City Documents. When executed and delivered, each City Document will constitute 50452984.6 5 the legally valid and binding obligation of the City enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws or equitable principles relating to or affecting creditors' rights generally. (c) The Preliminary Official Statement heretofore delivered to the Underwriter is hereby deemed final by the City as of its date and as of the date hereof, except for the omission of such information as is permitted to be omitted in accordance with paragraph (b)(i) of Rule 15c2-12. The Preliminary Official Statement, at the date thereof, did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein (other than the information relating to DTC and its book -entry system, as to which no view is expressed), in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. At the date hereof and on the Closing, the final Official Statement did not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein (other than the information relating to DTC and its book -entry system, as to which no view is expressed), in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. (d) To the knowledge of the undersigned officer of the City, the execution and delivery by the City of the City Documents and the approval by the City of the Official Statement and compliance with the provisions on the City's part contained in the City Documents, will not conflict with or constitute a breach of or default under any law, administrative regulation, judgment, decree, loan agreement, indenture, trust agreement, bond, note, resolution, agreement or other instrument to which the City is a party or is otherwise subject to, which conflict, breach or default has or may have a material adverse effect on the ability of the City to carry out its obligations under the City Documents, nor will any such execution, delivery, adoption or compliance result in the creation or imposition of any material lien, charge or other security interest or encumbrance of any nature whatsoever upon any of the properties or assets of City under the terms of any such law, administrative regulation, judgment, decree, loan agreement, indenture, trust agreement, bond, note, resolution, agreement or other instrument, except as provided by the City Documents. (e) The City will advise the Underwriter promptly of any proposal to amend or supplement the Official Statement and will not effect or consent to any such amendment or supplement without the consent of the Underwriter, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld. The City will advise the Underwriter promptly of the institution of any proceedings known to it by any governmental Authority prohibiting or otherwise affecting the use of the Official Statement in connection with the offering, sale or distribution of the Bonds. (f) To the knowledge of the undersigned officer of the City, after reasonable inquiry, the City is not in breach of or default under any applicable law or administrative regulation of the State of California or the United States or any applicable judgment or decree or any loan agreement, indenture, bond, note, resolution, agreement or other instrument to which the City is a party or is otherwise subject, and no event has occurred and is continuing which, with the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a default or an event of default under any such instrument, in each case which breach or default has or may have a material adverse effect on the ability of the City to perform its obligations under the City Documents. (g) The financial statements relating to the receipts, expenditures and cash balances of the City as of June 30, 2011 as set forth in the Official Statement fairly represent the receipts, expenditures and cash balances of the General Fund. Except as disclosed in the Preliminary Official Statement, the Official Statement or otherwise disclosed in writing to the Underwriter, there 50452984.6 Al has not been any materially adverse change in the financial condition of the General Fund or in its operations since June 30, 2011 and, except as disclosed in the Preliminary Official Statement, the Official Statement or otherwise disclosed in writing to the Underwriter, there has been no occurrence, circumstance or combination thereof which is reasonably expected to result in any such materially adverse change. (h) As of the time of acceptance hereof and as of the date of Closing, no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation, at law or in equity, before or by any court, government agency, public board or body, is pending or, to the knowledge of the officers of the City, threatened (i) in any way questioning the corporate existence of the City or the titles of the officers of the City to their respective offices; (ii) affecting, contesting or seeking to prohibit, restrain or enjoin the execution or delivery of any of the Bonds, or in any way contesting or affecting the validity of the Bonds or the City Documents or the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, or contesting the exclusion of the interest on the Bonds from gross income for federal income tax purposes or contesting the power of the City to enter into the City Documents; (iii) which may result in any material adverse change to the financial condition of the City or to its ability to pay the Lease Payments when due; or (iv) contesting the completeness or accuracy of the Preliminary Official Statement or the Official Statement or any supplement or amendment thereto or asserting that the Preliminary Official Statement or the Official Statement contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and there is no basis for any action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation of the nature described in clause (i) through (iv) of this sentence. (i) To the extent required by law, the City will undertake, pursuant to the Continuing Disclosure Certificate, to provide annual reports and notices of certain events. A description of this undertaking is set forth in Appendix C to the Preliminary Official Statement and will also be set forth in the final Official Statement. Except as otherwise disclosed in the Official Statement, the City has never failed to comply in all material respects with any previous undertakings with regard to the Rule 15c2-12 to provide annual reports or notices of material events with respect to the last five years. (j) Any certificate signed by any officer of the City authorized to execute such certificate in connection with the issuance, sale and delivery of the Bonds and delivered to the Underwriter shall be deemed a representation and warranty of the City to the Underwriter and the Authority as to the statements made therein but not of the person signing such certificate. (k) The City has never failed to comply in all material respects with any previous undertakings with regard to Rule 15c2-12 to provide annual financial and operating data or notices of material events. (1) As of the date hereof, the City does not have any material obligations secured by payments from the General Fund of the City, except as disclosed in the Official Statement. Section 8. Conditions to the Obligations of the Underwriter. The Underwriter has entered into this Purchase Agreement in reliance upon the representations and warranties of the Authority and the City contained herein. The obligations of the Underwriter to accept delivery of and pay for the Bonds on the date of the Closing shall be subject, at the option of the Underwriter, to the accuracy in all material respects of the statements of the officers and other officials of the 50452984.6 7 Authority and of the City, as well as authorized representatives of Bond Counsel, the Trustee, Disclosure Counsel and the Financial Advisor made in any Bonds or other documents furnished pursuant to the provisions hereof; to the performance by the Authority and the City of their obligations to be performed hereunder at or prior to the date of the Closing; and to the following additional conditions: (a) The representations, warranties and covenants of the City and the Authority contained herein shall be true, complete and correct at the date hereof and at the time of the Closing, as if made on the date of the Closing; (b) At the time of Closing, the Legal Documents shall be in full force and effect as valid and binding agreements between or among the various parties thereto, and the Legal Documents and the Official Statement shall not have been amended, modified or supplemented except as may have been agreed to in writing by the Underwriter, and all such reasonable actions as, in the opinion of Bond Counsel, shall reasonably deem necessary in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby; (c) At the time of the Closing, no default shall have occurred or be existing under the Authority Documents, the City Documents, or any other agreement or document pursuant to which any of the City's financial obligations were executed and delivered, and the City shall not be in default in the payment of principal or interest with respect to any of its financial obligations, which default would adversely impact the ability of the City to make the Lease Payments; (d) In recognition of the desire of the Authority, the City and the Underwriter to effect a successful public offering of the Bonds, and in view of the potential adverse impact of any of the following events on such a public offering, this Agreement shall be subject to termination in the absolute discretion of the Underwriter by notification, in writing, to the Authority and the City prior to delivery of and payment for the Bonds, if at any time prior to such time, regardless of whether any of the following statements of fact were in existence or known of on the date of this Purchase Agreement: (i) any event shall occur which makes untrue any statement or results in an omission to state a material fact necessary to make the statements in the Official Statement, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, which event, in the reasonable opinion of the Underwriter would materially or adversely affect the ability of the Underwriter to market the Bonds; or (ii) the marketability of the Bonds or the market price thereof, in the opinion of the Underwriter, has been materially adversely affected by an amendment to the Constitution of the United States or by any legislation in or by the Congress of the United States or by the State of California, or the amendment of legislation pending as of the date of this Purchase Agreement in the Congress of the United States, or the recommendation to Congress or endorsement for passage (by press release, other form of notice or otherwise) of legislation by the President of the United States, the Treasury Department of the United States, the Internal Revenue Service or the Chairman or ranking minority member of the Committee on Finance of the United States Senate or the Committee on Ways and Means of the United States House of Representatives, or the proposal for consideration of legislation by either such Committee or by any member thereof, or the presentment of legislation for 50452984.6 8 consideration as an option by either such Committee, or by the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation of the Congress of the United States, or the favorable reporting for passage of legislation to either House of the Congress of the United States by a Committee of such House to which such legislation has been referred for consideration, or any decision of any federal or state court or any ruling or regulation (final, temporary or proposed) or official statement on behalf of the United States Treasury Department, the Internal Revenue Service or other federal or State authority affecting the federal or State tax status of the Authority or the City, or the interest on or with respect to bonds or notes (including the Bonds); or (iii) any legislation, ordinance, rule or regulation shall be introduced in, or be enacted by any governmental body, department or agency of the State, or a decision by any court of competent jurisdiction within the State shall be rendered which materially adversely affects the market price of the Bonds; or (iv) an order, decree or injunction issued by any court of competent jurisdiction, or order, ruling, regulation (final, temporary or proposed), official statement or other form of notice or communication issued or made by or on behalf of the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any other governmental agency having jurisdiction of the subject matter, to the effect that: (i) obligations of the general character of the Bonds, or the Bonds, including any or all underlying arrangements, are not exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or that the Trust Agreement is not exempt from qualification under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended; or (ii) the issuance, offering or sale of obligations of the general character of the Bonds, or the issuance, offering or sale of the Bonds, including any or all underlying obligations, as contemplated hereby or by the Official Statement, is or would be in violation of the federal securities laws as amended and then in effect; or (v) legislation shall be enacted by the Congress of the United States, or a decision by a court of the United States shall be rendered, to the effect that obligations of the general character of the Bonds, or the Bonds are not exempt from registration under or other requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and as then in effect, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and as then in effect, or that the Trust Agreement is not exempt from qualification under or other requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended and as then in effect; or (vi) additional material restrictions not in force as of the date hereof shall have been imposed upon trading in securities generally by any domestic governmental authority or by any domestic national securities exchange, which are material to the marketability of the Bonds; or (vii) a general banking moratorium shall have been declared by federal, State or New York authorities, or the general suspension of trading on any national securities exchange; or (viii) there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation of hostilities, declaration by the United States of a national emergency or war or other calamity or crisis the effect of which on financial markets is materially adverse such as to make 50452984.6 9 it, in the sole judgment of the Underwriter, impractical to proceed with the purchase or delivery of the Bonds as contemplated by the final Official Statement (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto); or (ix) any rating of the Bonds or the rating of any obligations of the City secured by the City's general fund shall have been downgraded or withdrawn by a national rating service, which, in the opinion of the Underwriter, materially adversely affects the market price of the Bonds; or (x) the commencement of any action, suit or proceeding described in Section 6(g) or Section 7(h); (e) at or prior to the Closing, the Underwriter shall receive the following documents, in each case to the reasonable satisfaction in form and substance of the Underwriter: (i) all resolutions relating to the Bonds adopted by the Authority and certified by an authorized official of the Authority authorizing the execution and delivery of the Bonds, the Authority Documents and the Official Statement; (ii) all resolutions relating to the Bonds adopted by the City and certified by an authorized official of the City authorizing the execution and delivery of the City Documents and the delivery of the Bonds and the Official Statement; (iii) the Legal Documents duly executed and delivered by the respective parties thereto, with only such amendments, modifications or supplements as may have been agreed to in writing by the Underwriter; (iv) the approving opinion of Jones Hall, A Professional Law Corporation, Bond Counsel, dated the date of Closing and addressed to the Authority and the City, in substantially the form attached as Appendix D to the Official Statement, and a reliance letter thereon addressed to the Underwriter; (v) a supplemental opinion of Bond Counsel dated the date of Closing and addressed to the Underwriter, to the effect that: (A) the statements on the cover of the Official Statement and in the Official Statement under the captions "INTRODUCTION," "THE BONDS," "SOURCES OF PAYMENT FOR THE BONDS", "THE FINANCING PLAN," and "LEGAL MATTERS — Tax Exemption," and in "APPENDIX A — SUMMARY OF PRINCIPAL LEGAL DOCUMENTS" and "APPENDIX D —FORM OF BOND COUNSEL'S OPINION," excluding any material that may be treated as included under such captions and appendices by any cross-reference, insofar as such statements expressly summarize provisions of the Bonds, the Site Lease, the Lease Agreement, the Assignment Agreement, the Trust Agreement, the Escrow Agreement and Bond Counsel's final opinion concerning certain federal tax matters relating to the Bonds, are accurate in all material respects as of the date of Closing; provided, that Bond Counsel need not express any opinion with respect to any 50452984.6 10 City; financial or statistical data contained therein or with respect to DTC or the book -entry system in which the Bonds are initially delivered; (B) The Purchase Agreement and the Escrow Agreement have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the City and the Authority and are the valid, legal and binding agreements of the City and the Authority enforceable in accordance with their terms, except that the rights and obligations under the Purchase Agreement and the Escrow Agreement are subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance and other similar laws affecting creditors' rights, to the application of equitable principles if equitable remedies are sought, to the exercise of judicial discretion in appropriate cases and to limitations on legal remedies against public agencies in the State, and provided that no opinion is expressed with respect to any indemnification or contribution provisions contained therein. (C) The Bonds are not subject to the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Trust Agreement is exempt from qualification under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended. (D) The Prior Bonds have been defeased pursuant to the terms of the Trust Agreement. (vi) the Official Statement, executed on behalf of the Authority and the (vii) evidence that the Bonds have been rated "A" by Standard &Poor's; (viii) a certificate, dated the date of Closing, signed by a duly authorized officer of the Authority satisfactory in form and substance to the Underwriter to the effect that: (i) the representations, warranties and covenants of the Authority contained in this Purchase Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of Closing with the same effect as if made on the date of the Closing by the Authority, and the Authority has complied with all of the terms and conditions of this Purchase Agreement required to be complied with by the Authority at or prior to the date of Closing; (ii) to such officer's knowledge, no event affecting the Authority has occurred since the date of the Official Statement which should be disclosed in the Official Statement for the purposes for which it is to be used or which is necessary to disclose therein in order to make the statements and information therein not misleading in any material respect; (iii) the information and statements contained in the Official Statement (other than information relating to DTC and its book -entry system) did not as of its date and do not as of the Closing contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading in any material respect; and (iv) to its knowledge, the Authority is not in breach of or default under any applicable law or administrative regulation of the State of California or the United States or any applicable judgment or decree or any loan agreement, indenture, bond, note, resolution, agreement or other instrument to which the Authority is a party or is 50452984.6 11 otherwise subject, which would have a material adverse impact on the Authority's ability to perform its obligations under the Authority Documents, and no event has occurred and is continuing which, with the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a default or an event of default under any such instrument; (ix) a certificate, dated the date of Closing, signed by a duly authorized officer of the City satisfactory in form and substance to the Underwriter to the effect that: (i) the representations, warranties and covenants of the City contained in this Purchase Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of Closing with the same effect as if made on the date of the Closing by the City, and the City has complied with all of the terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement required to be complied with by the City at or prior to the date of Closing; (ii) to such officer's knowledge, no event affecting the City has occurred since the date of the Official Statement which should be disclosed in the Official Statement for the purposes for which it is to be used or which is necessary to disclose therein in order to make the statements and information therein not misleading in any material respect; (iii) the information and statements contained in the Official Statement (other than information relating to DTC and its book -entry system) did not as of its date and do not as of the Closing contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading in any material respect; (iv) to its knowledge after reasonable investigation, the City is not in breach of or default under any applicable law or administrative regulation of the State of California or the United States or any applicable judgment or decree or any loan agreement, indenture, bond, note, resolution, agreement (including but not limited to the Lease Agreement) or other instrument to which the City is a party or is otherwise subject, which would have a material adverse impact on the City's ability to perform its obligations under the City Documents, and no event has occurred and is continuing which, with the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a default or an event of default under any such instrument; and (v) no further consent is required for inclusion of its audited financial statements in the Official Statement; (x) an opinion dated the date of Closing and addressed to the Underwriter, the Trustee and Bond Counsel, of the Office of the City Attorney of the City of Palm Springs, as Counsel to the Authority, to the effect that: (A) the Authority is a joint exercise of powers authority organized and existing under the laws of the State of California; (B) the resolution of the Authority approving and authorizing the execution and delivery of the Authority Documents, the Bonds and the Official Statement and other actions of the Authority was duly adopted at a meeting of the governing body of the Authority which was called and held pursuant to law and with all public notice required by law and at which a quorum was present and acting throughout, and the resolution is now in full force and effect and has not been amended or superseded in any way; 50452984.6 12 (C) the Authority Documents are valid, legal and binding agreements of the Authority enforceable against the Authority (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by and validity against the other parties thereto); (D) to the knowledge of such counsel there is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation at law or in equity before or by any court or public body pending with respect to which the Authority has been served or, to the such counsel's knowledge, threatened against or affecting the Authority, except as may be disclosed in the Official Statement, which would materially adversely impact the Authority's ability to complete the transactions contemplated by the Authority Documents, the Official Statement or any other document or certificate related to such transactions, restrain or enjoin the collection of Lease Payments with respect to the Lease Agreement, or in any way contesting or affecting the validity of the Bonds, the Official Statement, the Authority Documents or the transactions described in and contemplated thereby wherein an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding would materially adversely affect the validity and enforceability of the Bonds or the Authority Documents or in which a final adverse decision could materially adversely affect the operations of the Authority; (E) the execution and delivery of the Authority Documents and the issuance of the Bonds and compliance with the provisions thereof, do not and will not in any material respect conflict with or constitute on the part of the Authority a breach of or default under any agreement or other instrument to which the Authority is a party or by which it is bound or any existing law, regulation, court order or consent decree to which the Authority is subject, which breach or default has or may have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Authority to perform. its obligations under the Authority Documents; (F) no authorization, approval, consent, or other order of the State of California or any other governmental body within the State of California is required for the valid authorization, execution and delivery of the Authority Documents or the Official Statement by the Authority or the consummation by the Authority of the transactions on its part contemplated therein, except such as have been obtained and except such as may be required under state securities or blue sky laws in connection with the purchase and distribution of the Bonds by the Underwriter; and (G) based on the information made available to such counsel in its role as counsel to the Authority, and without having undertaken to determine independently or assume any responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the statements contained in the Official Statement under the caption entitled "INTRODUCTION — The Authority," nothing has come to its attention which would lead it to believe that the statements contained in the above -referenced caption as of the date of the Official Statement and as of the date of Closing contained or contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the 50452984.6 13 statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; (xi) an opinion dated the date of Closing and addressed to the Underwriter, the Trustee and the Bond Counsel, of the Office of the City Attorney of the City of Palm Springs, to the effect that: (A) the City is a chartered city and a municipal corporation duly organized and validly existing under the Constitution and laws of the State of California; (B) the resolution of the City approving and authorizing the execution and delivery of the City Documents and approving and authorizing the issuance of the Bonds and the delivery of the Official Statement and other actions of the City was duly adopted at a meeting of the governing body of the City which was called and held pursuant to law and with all public notice required by law and at which a quorum was present and acting throughout, and the resolution is now in full force and effect and has not been amended or superseded in any way; (C) the City Documents are valid, legal and binding agreements of the City enforceable against the City (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by and validity against the other parties thereto); (D) there is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation at law or in equity before or by any court or public body pending with respect to which the City has been served or, to such City Attorney's knowledge, threatened against or affecting the City, except as may be disclosed in the Official Statement, which would materially adversely impact the City's ability to complete the transactions contemplated by the City Documents, the Official Statement or any other document or certificate related to such transactions, restrain or enjoin the collection of Lease Payments with respect to the Lease Agreement, or in any way contesting or affecting the validity of the Bonds, the Official Statement or the City Documents; (E) the execution and delivery of the City Documents and compliance with the provisions thereof, do not and will not in any material respect conflict with or constitute on the part of the City a breach of or default under any agreement or other instrument to which the City is a party or by which it is bound or any existing law, regulation, court order or consent decree to which the City is subject, which breach or default has or may have a material adverse effect on the ability of the City to perform its obligations under the City Documents; (F) no authorization, approval, consent, or other order of the State of California or any other governmental body within the State of California is required for the valid authorization, execution and delivery of the City Documents or the consummation by the City of the transactions on its part contemplated therein, except such as have been obtained and except such as 50452984.6 14 may be required under state securities or blue sky laws in connection with the purchase and distribution of the Bonds by the Underwriter; and (G) based on the information made available to City Attorney, and without having undertaken to determine independently or assume any responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the statements contained in the Official Statement, nothing has come to its attention which would lead it to believe that the Official Statement as of its date and as of the date of Closing (excluding therefrom the financial and statistical data and forecasts included therein, as to which no opinion is expressed and information relating to the Authority and DTC and its book entry system) contained or contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; (xii) an opinion of Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, Disclosure Counsel to the Authority and the City dated the date of Closing and addressed to the Authority, the City, the Underwriter and the Financial Advisor; (xiii) an opinion of counsel to the Trustee, addressed to the Underwriter and the Authority, dated the date of the Closing, to the effect that: (A) the Trustee is a national banking association duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States, having full corporate power to undertake the trust created under the Trust Agreement; (B) the Trust Agreement and the Assignment Agreement (collectively, the "Trustee Documents") have each been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Trustee and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties thereto, the Trustee Documents constitute the valid, legal and binding obligations of the Trustee enforceable in accordance with their terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally and by the application of equitable principles, if equitable remedies are sought; (C) the Trustee has duly authenticated the Bonds upon the order of Authority; (D) the Trustee's actions in executing and delivering the Trustee Documents are in full compliance with, and do not conflict with any applicable law or governmental regulation and, to the best of such counsel's knowledge, after reasonable inquiry with respect thereto, do not conflict with or violate any contract to which the Trustee is a party or any administrative or judicial decision by which the Trustee is bound; and (E) no consent, approval, authorization or other action by any governmental or regulatory authority having jurisdiction over the banking or trust powers of the Trustee that has not been obtained is or will be required 50452984.6 15 for the execution and delivery of the Bonds or the consummation by the Trustee of its obligations under the Trustee Documents. (xiv) a certificate, dated the date of Closing, signed by a duly authorized officer of the Trustee satisfactory in form and substance to the Underwriter, to the effect that: (A) the Trustee is duly organized and existing as a national banking association under the laws of the United States of America, having the full corporate power and authority to enter into and perform its duties under the Trustee Documents; (B) the Trustee is duly authorized to enter into the Trustee Documents and has duly executed and delivered the Trustee Documents, and assuming due authorization and execution by the other parties thereto, the Trustee Documents are legal, valid and binding upon the Trustee and enforceable against such party in accordance with its terms; (C) the Trustee has duly authenticated the Bonds under the Trust Agreement and delivered the Bonds to or upon the order of the Underwriter; and (D) no consent, approval, authorization or other action by any governmental or regulatory authority having jurisdiction over the banking or trust powers of the Trustee that has not been obtained is required for the execution and delivery of the Bonds or the consummation by the Trustee of its obligations under the Trustee Documents. (xv) an opinion of counsel to the Escrow Bank, addressed to the Underwriter and the Authority, dated the date of the Closing, to the effect that: (A) the Escrow Bank is a national banking association duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States of America, having full corporate power to undertake the duties created under the Escrow Agreement; (B) the Escrow Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Escrow Bank and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties thereto, the Escrow Agreement constitutes the valid, legal and binding obligation of the Escrow Bank enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally and by the application of equitable principles, if equitable remedies are sought; (C) the Trustee's actions in executing and delivering the Escrow Agreement are in full compliance with, and do not conflict with any applicable law or governmental regulation and, to the best of such counsel's knowledge, after reasonable inquiry with respect thereto, do not conflict with 50452984.6 16 or violate any contract to which the Escrow Bank is a party or any administrative or judicial decision by which the Escrow Bank is bound; and (D) no consent, approval, authorization or other action by any governmental or regulatory authority having jurisdiction over the banking or trust powers of the Trustee that has not been obtained is or will be required for the execution and delivery of the Bonds or the consummation by the Escrow Bank of its obligations under the Escrow Agreement. (xvi) a certificate, dated the date of Closing, signed by a duly authorized official of the Escrow Bank satisfactory in form and substance to the Underwriter, to the effect that: (A) the Escrow Bank is duly organized and existing as a national banking association under the laws of the United States, having the full corporate power and authority to enter into and perform its duties under the Escrow Agreement; (B) the Escrow Bank is duly authorized to enter into the Escrow Agreement and has duly executed and delivered the Escrow Agreement, and assuming due authorization and execution by the other parties thereto, the Escrow Agreement is legal, valid and binding upon the Escrow Bank and enforceable against such party in accordance with its terms; and (C) no consent, approval, authorization or other action by any governmental or regulatory authority having jurisdiction over the banking or trust powers of the Trustee that has not been obtained is required for the execution and delivery of the Escrow Agreement or the consummation by the Trustee of its obligations under the Escrow Agreement. (xvii) the preliminary and final Statement of Sale required to be delivered to the California Debt and Investment Advisory Commission pursuant to Section 53583 of the California Government Code and Section 8855(g) of the Government Code; (xviii) a copy of the executed Blanket Issuer Letter of Representations by and between the City and DTC relating to the book -entry system; (xix) the tax and nonarbitrage certificate by the Authority and the City in form and substance to the reasonable satisfaction of Bond Counsel and the Underwriter; (xx) a title policy in form and substance acceptable to Bond Counsel, the Underwriter and Underwriter's Counsel; (xxi) reserved; (xxii) an opinion Nossaman LLP ("Underwriter's Counsel") in form and substance acceptable to the Underwriter; 50452984.6 17 (xxiii) a certificate, dated the date of the Preliminary Official Statement, of the City, as required under Rule 15c2-12; (xxiv) a certificate, dated the date of the Preliminary Official Statement, of the Authority, as required under Rule 15c2-12; (xxv) a certificate, dated the date of the Official Statement, of Harrell & Company Advisors, LLC regarding the Official Statement in form and substance acceptable to the Underwriter; and (xxvi) such additional legal opinions, Bonds, proceedings, instruments or other documents as the Underwriter or Underwriter's Counsel may reasonably request. Section 9. Changes in Official Statement. Within 90 days after the Closing or within 25 days following the "end of the underwriting period" (as defined in Rule 15c2-12), whichever occurs first, if any event relating to or affecting the Bonds, the Trustee, the City or the Authority shall occur as a result of which it is necessary, in the opinion of the Underwriter, to amend or supplement the Official Statement in order to make the Official Statement not misleading in any material respect in the light of the circumstances existing at the time it is delivered to a purchaser, the Authority will forthwith prepare and furnish to the Underwriter an amendment or supplement that will amend or supplement the Official Statement so that it will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing at the time the Official Statement is delivered to purchaser, not misleading. The City and the Authority shall cooperate with the Underwriter in the filing by the Underwriter of such amendment or supplement to the Official Statement with the MSRB. The Underwriter acknowledges that the "end of the underwriting period" will be the date of Closing unless the Underwriter otherwise notifies the City in writing that it still owns some or all of the Bonds. Section 10. Expenses. Whether or not the transactions contemplated by this Purchase Agreement are consummated, the Underwriter shall be under no obligation to pay, and the Authority shall pay only from the proceeds of the Bonds, but only as the Authority and such other party providing such services may agree, all expenses and costs of the Authority and the City incident to the performance of their obligations in connection with the authorization, issuance, sale and delivery of the Bonds to the Underwriter, including, without limitation, printing costs, rating agency fees and charges, initial fees of the Trustee and Escrow Bank, including fees and disbursements of its counsel, if any, fees and disbursements of Bond Counsel, Disclosure Counsel and other professional advisors employed by the Authority or the City, costs of preparation, printing, signing, transportation, delivery and safekeeping of the Bonds and for expenses (included in the expense component of the spread) incurred by the Underwriter. The Underwriter shall pay all out-of-pocket expenses of the Underwriter, including, without limitation, the fees and expenses of its counsel, advertising expenses, the California Debt and Investment Advisory Commission fee, CUSIP Services Bureau charges, regulatory fees imposed on new securities issuers and any and all other expenses incurred by the Underwriter in connection with the public offering and distribution of the Bonds. Section 11.. Notices. Any notice or other communication to be given to the Underwriter under this Purchase Agreement may be given by delivering the same in writing to Stone & Youngberg, a Division of Stifel Nicolaus, 515 South Figueroa Street, Suite 1800, Los Angeles, California 90071, Attention: Sara Brown, Managing Director. All notices or communications 50452984.6 18 hereunder by any party shall be given and served upon each other party. Any notice or communication to be given the Authority under this Purchase Agreement may be given by delivering the same in writing to the City of Palm Springs Financing Authority, c/of City of Palm Springs, 3200 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, California 92262, Attention: Executive Director. Any notice or communication to be given the City under this Purchase Agreement may be given by delivering the same in writing to the City of Palm Springs, 3200 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, California 92262, Attention: Assistant City Manager, with a copy to the Finance Director. Section 12. Parties in Interest. This Purchase Agreement is made solely for the benefit of the Authority, the City and the Underwriter (including the successors or assigns thereof) and no other person shall acquire or have any right hereunder or by virtue hereof. All representations, warranties and agreements of the Authority and the City in this Purchase Agreement shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Underwriter and shall survive the delivery of and payment for the Bonds. Section 13. Counterparts. This Purchase Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. [Remainder of page intentionally left blank.] 50452984.6 19 Section 14. the State of California. Governing Law. This Purchase Agreement shall be governed by the laws of STIFEL NICOLAUS & CO., INCORPORATED dba Stone & Youngberg, a Division of Stifel Nicolaus Accepted: CITY OF PALM SPRINGS FINANCING AUTHORITY By. Executive Director Time of Execution: � .d e //.;2- ATTEST: ames Thompson, Secretary Accepted: CITY OF PALM SPRINGS By: City Manager Time of Execution:�—-? ATTEST: Res Thompson, City Clerk 50452984.6 20 Managing Director APPROVE TO FORM Authorio Counsel APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL i i / s co% 2011 Azso44 fiAr e-ff-5. 3-1 Section 14. Governing Law. This Purchase Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California. Accepted: CITY OF PALM SPRINGS FINANCING AUTHORITY By: Executive Director Time of Execution: Accepted: CITY OF PALM SPRINGS By: City Manager Time of Execution: 50452984.6 STIFEL NICOLAUS & CO., INCORPORATED dba Stone & Youngberg, a Division of Stifel Nicolaus By: )V& 4&0 n ging erector 20 APPROVED AS TO FORM Authority Counsel APPROVED AS TO FORM City Attorney EXHIBIT A MATURITY SCHEDULE Maturity Date Principal Interest (November 1) Amount Rate Yield Price 2012 $1,180,000 2.000% 0.650% 100.929 2013 1,205,000 2.000 0.920 101.808 2014 1,200,000 2.000 1.300 101.844 2015 1,255,000 3.000 1.680 104.704 2016 1,305,000 3.000 2.000 104.455 2017 1,280,000 3.000 2.240 104.038 2018 1,370,000 3.000 2.530 102.874 2019 1,420,000 3.000 2.830 101.165 2020 1,460,000 3.000 3.030 99.769 2021 1,000,000 4.000 3.170 106.875 2021 505,000 3.000 3.170 98.588 2022 2,050,000 4.000 3.320 106.074 2022 500,000 3.125 3.320 98.253 2023 2,645,000 3.250 3.450 98.085 2024 2,740,000 3.375 3.540 98.321 2025 2,865,000 5.000 3.640 111.951 50452984.6 A-1