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ORD NO 18-1976 ORDINANCE NO. if 7 1 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND DELIVERY OF INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT REVENUE BEARER BONDS OF THE CITY IN THE AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $810,000.00 IN EXCHANGE FOR R2 INDUSTRIAL DEVELOP- MENT REVENUE BOND OF THE CITY, DATED DECEMBER 1, 1968, HAVING AN OUTSTANDING UNPAID PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $810,000.00, THE SAID BEARER BONDS TO BEAR THE SAME INTEREST RATE AND TO MATURE ON THE RESPEC- TIVE DATES AS PROVIDED IN THE SAID BOND R2. WHEREAS, the City of Van Buren, Arkansas 5 -1/2% R2 Industrial Development Revenue Bond, dated December 1, 1968, is a registered bond issued with the provision that the said bond, is exchangabLe at the sole expense of Cement Asbestos Products Company (CAPCO) upon ninety (90) days' notice at the request of the registered owner thereof and upon surrender thereof to the City of Van Buren, Arkansas, at the office of The First National Bank of Birmingham, Trustee under the Trust Indenture given to secure the payment of the said Bond R2, for negotiable coupon bonds, payable to bearer, of the denomination of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or multiples thereof, in an aggregate principal amount equal to the unpaid principal amount of the said Bond R2, and in the form of such coupon bonds as provided in the said Trust Indenture, with appropriate inser- tions and changes as to the principal amount and dates of maturity; and All WHEREAS, The Chase Manhattan Bank, the holder of the said Bond R2, requests that the said Bond be exchanged for negotiable coupon bonds, payable to bearer, of the denomination of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) in the aggregate principal amount of Eight Hundred Ten Thousand Dollars ($810,000.00), being the unpaid principal amounts of the said Bond R2 of Three Hundred Ninety -five Thousand Dollars ($395,000.00) maturing December 1, 1976, and Four Hundred Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($415,000.00) maturing December 1, 1977, the said bearer bonds to bear the same interest rate and like maturities, and has given notice of its request more than ninety (90) days prior to December 1, 1976; and WHEREAS, CAPCO joins in the request for the said exchange of bonds and agrees to pay all costs in connection therewith; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS: Section 1. That Industrial Development Revenue Bonds of the City (hereinafter called "Bonds be issued in the total amount of Eight Hundred Ten Thousand Dollars ($810,000.00), be dated June 1, 1976, be of the denomination of $5,000.00, bear interest at the rate of 5 -1/2% per annum, be numbered from 1 to 162, inclusive, and mature in numerical order on the first day of December, in each of the following years and the following amounts respectively, but callable as herein provided: BOND NUMBERS DENOMINATION AMOUNT MATURITY (All Inclusive) December 1, 1 79 $5,000 $395,000 1976 All 80 162 5,000 415,000 1977 Page 2 that the bonds be signed by the Mayor by his facsimile signature and by the City Clerk, and sealed with the corporate seal of the City, and that the interest coupons be signed by the Mayor by his facsimile signature; and that the bonds be issued under and secured by that certain Trust Indenture of the City dated December 1, 1968, executed and delivered to The First National Bank of Birmingham, as Trustee thereunder, and be equally and ratably secured with Bond No. R1 in the principal amount of $1,000,000.00 and be equally entitled to the protection given by the said Trust Indenture. Section 2. That said bonds and coupons be in substan- tially the following form: 0 Page 3 (FORM OF BOND) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE OF ARKANSAS COUNTY OF CRAWFORD CITY OF VAN BUREN 5 -1/2% INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT REVENUE BOND No. $5,000.00 KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the City of Van Buren (herein called "City in the State of Arkansas, for value received, promises to pay from the source and as hereinafter provided, to bearer, on December 1, 19, the principal sum of FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS and in like manner to pay interest on said sum from the date hereof at the rate of five and one -half per centum (5 -1/2 per annum, semiannually on December 1 and June 1 of each year until said principal sum is paid, except as the provisions here- inafter set forth with respect to redemption prior to maturity may be and become applicable hereto, all such interest which may accrue on and prior to maturity of this bond to be payable upon presentation and surrender of the annexed coupons as they severally become due commencing December 1, 1976. The principal of this bond and the interest hereon are payable in Lawful money of the United States of America at the principal office of The First National Bank of Birmingham, in the City of Birmingham, Alabama. Page 4 This bond is one of an authorized series of bonds numbered consecutively from 1 to 162, inclusive, aggregating Eight Hundred Ten Thousand Dollars ($810,000.00) principal 0 amount (being a part of an authorized issue in the original principal amount of Three Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($3,500,000.00), all of Like tenor and effect except as to maturity and right of prior redemption, and issued for the pur- pose of acquiring Lands and constructing and equipping an industrial plant for the manufacture of pipe and other products, and paying necessary expenses incidental thereto so as to secure and develop industry within the City (hereinafter called the "Project Said bonds together with Rl IndustriaL Develop- ment Revenue Bond of the City dated December L, 1968, are all issued under and are all equaLLy and ratably secured and entitled to the protection given by a Trust Indenture (herein called the "Indenture dated as of December 1, 1968, duly executed and delivered by the City to The First National Bank of Birmingham, Birmingham Alabama, as Trustee (the term "Trustee" where used herein referring to said Trustee or its respective successors in said trust), which Indenture is recorded in the office of the Circuit Clerk and Ex- officio Recorder of Crawford County, Arkansas, and reference is hereby made to the Indenture and to all indentures supplemental thereto for the provisions, among others, with respect to the nature and extent of the security, the rights, duties and obligations of the City, the Trustee, and a the holders of the bonds and the terms upon which the bonds are issued and secured. This bond and the series of which it forms a part as may be outstanding from time to time, are issued under and Page 5 pursuant to andin full compliance with the Constitution and laws of the State of Arkansas, including particularly Act No. 9 of the special session of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas for the year 1960, as amended (hereinafter sometimes referred to as "Act No. 9 as amended and pursuant to ordinances and proceedings of the City Council of the City of Van Buren, Arkansas duly passed. This bond and the series of which it forms a part are not general obligations of the City nor an in- debtedness of the City within any constitutional or statutory limitation, but are special obligations payable solely from revenues derived from the Project which has been leased to CEMENT ASBESTOS PRODUCTS COMPANY, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Alabama, but authorized to do business in the State of Arkansas (herein referred to as "CAPCO for a rental at least sufficient to pay the prin- cipal of, interest on and paying agent's and Trustee's fees in connection with the bonds as the same become due and payable. Rental payments sufficient for the prompt payment when due of the interest on and principal of said bonds are to be paid directly to the Trustee for the account of the City and deposited in a special account created by the City and designated "Indus- trial Development Revenue Bond Fund CAPCO Project', and have been and are hereby duly pledged for that purpose. In addition, the bonds are secured by a first mortgage on the Project acquired 0 or constructed with the proceeds of the said bonds. The holder of this bond shall have no right to enforce the provisions of the Indenture or to institute action to enforce Page 6 the covenants therein, or to take any action with respect to any event of default under the Indenture, or to institute, appear in or defend any suit or other proceedings with respect thereto, except as provided in this Indenture. In certain events, on the conditions, in the manner and with the effect set forth in the Indenture, the principal of all the bonds issued under the Indenture and then outstanding may become or may be declared due and payable before the stated maturity thereof, together with interest accrued thereon. Modifications or alterations of the Indenture, or of any indenture supple- mental thereto, may be made only to the extent and in the cir- cumstances permitted by the Indenture. As declared in Act No. 9, this bond shall be deemed to be a negotiable instrument under the laws of the State of Arkansas, and this bond is issued with the intent that the laws of the State of. Arkansas will govern its construction. The bonds of this issue will be subject to redemption prior to maturity by the City (a) as a whole, on any interest payment date at par and accrued interest to the date of redemp- tion, without premium or penalty, in the event of termination of the Lease Agreement under ARTICLE XV thereof, or in the event CAPCO exercises its option to purchase the Project under the provisions of Section 2502 of the Lease Agreement; (b) as to the bonds maturing after December 1, 1978, in whole or in part, 0 in the inverse order of their maturities, on any interest pay- ment date on or after December 1, 1978, at the principal amount thereof plus accrued interest to the date of redemption and a prn mium for each bond so redeemed in accordance with the following schedule: Page 7 3% if redeemed on December 1, 1978 and before December 1, 1982; 2% if redeemed on December 1, 1982 and before December 1, 1985; 1% if redeemed on December 1, 1983 and before June 1, 1988; 0% if redeemed on June 1, 1988, or thereafter; and (c) at any time from the proceeds of the purchase by CAPCO pursuant to the provisions of Section 2501 of the Lease Agreement at a price of the principal amount being redeemed plus accrued interest to the redemption date and plus a premium of the prin- cipal amount being redeemed calculated on the basis of 1 -1/2% of such principal amount for each twelve -month period that inter- est on the bonds being redeemed is taxable, and as specified in detail in Section 2501 of the Lease Agreement. Notice of the call for any such redemption identify- ing the bonds to be redeemed will be published by the City Clerk of Van Buren, Arkansas, at least one time in a newspaper pub- lished in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, and of general circulation in the State of Arkansas, not less than thirty (30) days before the date fixed for redemption. All bonds so called for redemption will cease to bear interest on the specified redemption date provided funds for their retirement are on deposit at the place of payment at that time, and, except for the purpose of payment, shall no longer be protectediby the Indenture and shall not be deemed to be outstanding under the provisions of the Indenture. IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED, RECITED AND DECLARED that all acts, conditions and things required to exist, happen and be performed precedent to and in the execution and delivery of the Indenture and the issuance of this bond do exist, have happened Page 8 and have been performed in due time, form and manner as re- quired by law; that the issuance of this bond and the series of which it forms a part, together with all other obligations of the City, does not exceed or violate any constitutional or statutory limitation; and that the above referred to revenues pledged to the payment of the principal of and interest on this bond and the series of which it forms a part, as the same become due and payable, will be sufficient in amount for that purpose. This bond shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose or be entitled to any security or benefit under the Indenture until the Certificate of Authentication hereon shall have been signed by the Trustee. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City of Van Buren, Arkansas, by its City Council has caused this bond to be executed by its Mayor by his facsimile signature and signed by the City Clerk and sealed with t he corporate seal of the said City, and has caused the interest coupons hereto attached to be executed by the facsimile signature of its Mayor, all as of the first day of June, 1976. CITY OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS B A 4 Mayor IV ATTEST: r r 7-=-I a_r City Clerk 0 (S E A L) Page 9 (FORM OF INTEREST COUPON) No. December, On the first day of 19 the City of June, Van Buren, Arkansas (unless the bond to which this coupon is attached shall have been previously called for redemption or shall have become payable as provided in the Indenture referred to in said bond and provisions for payment thereof shall have been duly made) will pay solely from the revenues pledged in said Indenture, to bearer at The First National Bank of Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, upon presentation and surrender hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirty -seven and 50 /100 Dollars ($137.50) as provided in and being semiannual interest then due on its 5 -1/2% Industrial Development Revenue Bond, dated June L, 1976, and numbered CITY OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS By: A A a' Mays (FORM OF TRUSTEE'S CERTIFICATE) TRUSTEE'S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION This bond is one of the bonds of the series designated therein and issued under the provisions of the within mentioned Indenture. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF BIRMINGHAM By: ilk Title: Birmingham, Alabama Page 10 Section 3. That when the $810,000.00 of bonds herein authorized to be issued have been executed by the Mayor and City Clerk and the seal of the City impressed, all as herein provided, that they be delivered to The First National Bank of Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, Trustee, which shall authenti- cate and deliver them to The Chase Manhattan Bank in exchange for R2 Industrial Development Revenue Bond of the City dated December 1, 1968. That upon completing the exchange, the said Trustee shall endorse on the said Bond R2 an appropriate nota- tion that the said Bond has been cancelled by the exchange of bonds, and upon the final payment of the bonds herein autho- rized to be issued shall return the said Bond R2 to the Treasurer of the City of Van Buren, Arkansas. Section 4. That the Mayor and City Clerk, for and on behalf of the City, be, and they are hereby, authorized and directed to do any and all things necessary to effect the said exchange of bonds and to execute all papers, documents, cer- tificates, and other instruments that may be required for the carrying out of the authority conferred by this Ordinance, or to evidence said authority and its exercise. Section 5. That the City Council finds in the issuance of industrial development revenue bonds to promote the economic stability and progress of the City and it inhabitants, it has provided for the exchange of bearer bonds fa registered bonds and WHEREAS the City is now called upon to provide such an exchange and the City Council further finding that the continued industrial development of the City is necessary to protect and preserve the life, health, and property of its inhabitants, and Page 11 that such exchange is a part of the program for industrial development, IT IS, THEREFORE, declared that an emergency exists, that this Ordinance is necessary for the immediate preservation 0 of the public peace, health, and safety, and that this Ordin- ance shall take effect and be in force from and after passage. PASSED: it47 C} 1976. APPROVED: May.r ATTEST: City Clerk (S E. A L) s