Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAbout850073 ORDINANCE NO.� AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING A FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL TRUST INDENTURE IN CONNECTION WITH THE CITY'S INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT REVENUE BONDS - GENERAL TIRE PROJECT, DATED APRIL 1, 1975; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. WHEREAS, the City has issued bonds designated "City of Batesville, Arkansas Industrial I-evelopment Revenue Bonds - General Tire Project, dated April 1, 1975 (the "bonds"), which bonds are secured by a Trust Indenture between the City and Union Planters National Bank of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee, dated as of April 1, 1975 (the "Original Indenture"); and WHEREAS, all of the bonds are held by a single holder, and the bondholder has requested that a single Fully Registered Bond (that is a bond registered as to both principal and interest) be issued in exchange for the bonds now issued and outstanding; and WHEREAS, the execution and delivery of a First Supplemental Trust Indenture is necessary for the issuance and delivery of the single Fully Registered Bond. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Batesville, Arkansas: Section 1. That there is hereby authorized the exchange and delivery of the Fully Registered Bond and in connection therewith there is hereby authorized a First Supplemental Trust Indenture, in substantially the contents hereinafter set forth, which shall be executed and acknowledged by the Mayor and City Clerk for and on behalf of the City, with the seal of the City affixed thereto, and which form of First Supplemental Trust Indenture is hereby made a part hereof: FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL TRUST INDENTURE This FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL TRUST INDENTURE dated as of the first day of April, 1975, by and between the City of Batesville, Arkansas, a City of the first class under the laws of the State of Arkansas (the '!City") and Union Planters National Bank of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee, a banking institution organized and existing under the laws of the United States and having its principal office in the City of Memphis, Tennessee (the "Trustee"): WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, the City has issued bonds and they are secured by a Trust Indenture between the City and the Trustee dated as of April 1, 1975 ("Original Indenture"); and WHEREAS, all of the bonds are held by a single holder, and the bondholder has requested that a single Fully Registered (that is, registered as to both principal and interest)'Bond be issued in exchange for the bonds now issued and outstanding; and WHEREAS, the execution and delivery of this First Supplemental Trust Indenture is necessary to the issuance and delivery of the single Fully Registered Bond; and WHEREAS, the single Fully Registered Bond shall be in substantially the following form, to -wit: M v... UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE OF ARKANSAS COUNTY OF INDEPENDENCE CITY OF BATESVILLE 7-3/40/. INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT REVENUE BOND GENERAL TIRE PROJECT No. R-1 KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: $1,000,000 That the City of Batesville, Independence County, Arkansas, a munici- pality under the laws of the State of Arkansas (the "City"), for value received, promises to pay to or to registered assigns, on April 1, 1995, the principal sum of ONE MILLION DOLLARS in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment shall be legal tender for the payment of public and private debts, and to pay in like coin or currency interest on said principal amount from the date hereof until paid at the rate of seven and three fourths per cent (7-3/4%) per annum, such interest to be payable semiannually on April 1 and October 1 of each year, commencing October 1, 1975. Principal and interest shall be payable at the principal office of Union Planters. National Bank of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee (the "Trustee" and the "Paying Agent"). Payments of interest and prepayments of principal Es hereinafter provided, may be by check or draft to the registered owner without presentation of this bond, and each such payment shall fully discharge the obligation of the City to the extent of the payment so made. Upon final payment of principal and interest, this bond shall be submitted to the Trustee for cancellation and surrender to the City. This bond, designated "City of Batesville, Arkansas Industrial I- evelopment Revenue Bond - General Tire Project," is one of an issue of bonds in the principal amount of One Million L`ollars ($1,000,000) (the "bonds"). Though the bands are being issued as a single bond, registered as to both principal and interest, certain references herein will be to "bonds . " �irr rr�° The bonds are issued under and are equally and ratably secured and entitled to the protection given by a Trust Indenture dated as of April 1, 1975 , as supple- mented by a First Supplemental Trust Indenture dated as of April 1 , 1975 (the 'Indenture") duly executed and delivered by the City to the Trustee, which Indenture is recorded in the office of the Circuit Clerk and Ex Officio Recorder of Independence County, Arkansas, and reference is hereby made to the Indenture and 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 the holders and registered owners of the bonds, and the terms upon which the bonds are issued and secured. The bonds are being issued for the purpose of financing a Project, consisting of machinery, equipment and facilities described in the Indenture, situated in and in connection with an Industrial Plant and paying expenses of authorizing and issuing the bonds. The bonds are issued pursuant to and in full compliance with the Constitution and laws of the State of Arkansas, particularly Act No. 9 of the First Extraordinary Session of the Sixty -Second General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, approved January 21, 1960, as amended ("Act No. 9"), and pursuant to ordinances of the City duly adopted and approved, which ordinances authorize the execution and delivery of the Indenture. The bonds are not general obligations of the City, but are special obligations payable solely from purchase payments and revenues derived from the Project. A Sale Agreement has been executed between the City and The General Tire & Rubber Company, an Ohio corporation ("General Tire"), which provides for purchase payments sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds as the same become due. Provision ha s been made in the Sale Agreement for the purchase payments to be paid directly to the Trustee and deposited in a special account of the City designated "Batesville, Arkansas Industrial Develop- ment Revenue Bond Fund - General Tire Project." Project revenues (including purchase payments under the Sale Agreement) have been duly pledged by the D 0 Indenture to the payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds, and the bonds are secured by a security interest in the Project. The bonds do not constitute an indebtedness of the City within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory limitation. The holder of this bond shall have no right to enforce the provisions of the Indenture or to institute action to enforce the covenants therein, or to take any action with respect to any event of default under the Indenture, or to institute , appear in and defend any suit or other proceeding with respect thereto, except as provided in the Indenture. In certain events, on the conditions, in the mariner and with the effect set forth in the Indenture, the principal of all the bonds issued under the Indenture and then outstanding may be declared and may become due and payable before the stated maturity thereof, together with accrued interest thereon. Modifications or alterations of the Indenture, or of any indenture supplemental thereto, may be made only to the extent and in the circumstances permitted by the Indenture . As provided in the Indenture , this bond is subject to one exchange privilege at any time, upon fifteen days notice, at the request of the registered owner hereof, and upon surrender of this bond to the City at the office of the Trustee, for negotiable coupon bonds, in the denomination of $5,000 each, payable to bearer but registrable as to principal or as to principal and interest, in an aggregate principal amount equal to the unpaid principal amount of this bond, in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture. The principal of this bond is subject to redemption prior to maturity as follows: (1) The principal of this bond shall be redeemed from the proceeds of condemnation of all or substantially all of the Project or the Industrial Plant or from General Tire exercising an option to accelerate purchase of the Project pursuant to the provisions of Section 2002A of the Sale Pgreement, in whole but not in part, at any time, at a redemption price equal to the principal amount '+r.r In being redeemed plus accrued interest to the redemption date. (2) The principal of this bond is subject to mandatory redemption prior to maturity according to the provisions of Section 504 of the Indenture pertaining to Sinking Fund redemption on April 1 in each of the years 1986 to 1994, inclusive at a redemption price of the principal amount being redeemed plus accrued interest to the redemption date. (3) The principal of this bond is also subject to redemption prior to maturity, at the option of the City, from funds from any other source, on any interest payment date on and after April 1, 1985, at a redemption price of the principal amount of bonds being redeemed plus accrued interest to the redemption date and plus a premium of the principal amount of bonds being redeemed as follows: 30/,, if redeemed April 1, 1985 to October 1, 1986, inclusve; 2% if redeemed April 1, 1987 to October 1, 1988, inclusve; 1% if redeemed April 1, 1989 to October 1, 1990, inclusve; No premium if redeemed after October 1, 1990. Partial redemption, including Sinking Fund redemption, of the principal of this bond shall be in multiples of $5,000 identified to correspond to the coupon bonds (which are numbered consecutively from 1 to 200, inclusive), and handled by lot in such manner as the Trustee shall determine, to the end of identifying the corresponding coupon bonds to be cancelled as a result of such redemption. Notice of redemption shall be mailed by registered or certified mail to the registered owner of this bond addressed to such registered owner at his registered address and placed in the mails not less than thirty (30) days prior to the date fixed for redemption. Each notice shall specify the amount of the principal being redeemed and the redemption date. After the date specified, the amount of principal being redeemed will cease to bear interest provided funds for payment have been deposited with the Trustee, and, except for the purpose of =A rn payment, shall no longer be protected by the Indenture and shall not be deemed to be outstanding under the provisions of the Indenture. This bond may be assigned, and upon such assignment the assignor shall promptly notify the City at the office of the Trustee by registered mail, and the assignee shall surrender the same to the Trustee for transfer on the bond registration book and verification of the endorsement made on the payment record attached hereto of the portion of the principal amount hereof and interest hereon paid or redeemed; and every such assignee shall take this bond subject to such condition. This bond is issued with the intent that the laws of the ` State of Arkansas will govern its construction. 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. 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 issuance of the bonds do exist, have happened and have been performed in due time, form and manner as required by law; that the indebtedness represented by the bonds, together with all obligations of the City, does not exceed any constitutional or statutory limitation, and that the above referred to revenues pledged to the payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds as the same become due and payable will be sufficient in amount for that purpose". IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City of Batesville, Arkansas, has caused this bond to be executed in its name by its Mayor and Clerk, thereunto duly authorized, with the facsimile signature of the Mayor and the manual signature of the Clerk, and its corporate seal to be affixed, all as of the first day of April, 1975. ATTEST: U City Clerk (SEAL) CITY OF BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS ByZ;�mil��" Ma yor %r NOW ..rK (Form of Trustee's Certificate) TRUSTEE'S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION This bond is one of the bonds issued under the provisions of the within mentioned Indenture. UNION PLANTERS NATIONAL BANK OF MEMPHIS, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE TRUSTEE Authorized Signature (Form of Assignment) ASSIGNMENT For value received, the registered owner last listed below sells, conveys, transfers, assigns and delivers this bond to the assignee last listed below: REGISTERED OWNER ASSIGNEE W9 NEM C'7 *400, PAYMENT RECORD Principal Principal Signature of Payment Balance Interest Appropriate Due Date (Redemption) Due Pavmen t Date Paid Official and Title October 1, 1975 April 1, 1976 October I, 1976 April 1, 1977 October 1, 1977 April 1, 1978. October 1, 1974 April 1, 1979 October I, 1979 April I, 1 9 4.1 October 1, 1980 April 1 , 1981 October 1, 1981 April 1, 19S2 Qctober 1, 1982 April 1 , 19 83 October I, 1983 *4w Principal Principal Signature of Payment Balance Interest Appropriate Due Date (Redemption) Due Payment Date Paid Official and Title April 1 , 1984 October I, 1984 April 1, 1985 October 1, 1985 April 1, 1986 October I, 1986 April 1, 1987 October 1, 1987 April 1, 1988 October I, 1983 April 1, 1985 October 1 , 1989 April I, 1990 October I, 1990 April 1, 1991 October 1, 1991 April 1, 1992 on Principal Principal Signature of Payment Balance Interest Appropriate Due Date (Redemption) Due Payment Date Paid Official and Title October 1, 1992 April 1, 1993 October 1, 1993 April 1, 1994 October 1, 1994 April 1, 1995 D OEM NOW, THEREFORE, KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH: The City in consideration of the premises and of the acceptance by the Trustee of the trusts set forth in the Original Indenture and in this First Supplemental Trust Indenture, does hereby stipulate, covenant and agree with the Trustee and with the respective holders and registered owners, from time to time, of the bonds or coupons or any part thereof, as follows: 009 mcm *4WW ARTICLE I 0 AMENDMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTS TO ORIGINAL INDENTURE Section 101. Section 101 of the Original Indenture is supplemented by inserting the following: ; "Registered bond" - Bonds issued under the provisions of this Indenture which are registered as to principal and interest, including, without limitation, the single Fully Registered Bond authorized by Section 202 B of the Original Indenture, as amended and supplemented by the First Supplemental Trust Indenture . Section 102. Section 202 of the Original Indenture is amended to read as follows: Section 202. A. The bonds shall be designated "City of Batesville, Arkansas Industrial Eevelopment Revenue Bonds - General Tire Project" (the "bonds"), and shall be in the principal amount of $1,000,000. The bonds shall be dated April 1, 1975, and interest thereon shall be payable semiannually on April 1 and October 1 of each year, commencing October 1 , 1975. The bonds shall be issued as term bonds and shall bear interest at the rate of 7-3/4% per annum. The bonds shall mature on April 1, 1995. The bonds are being initially issued as coupon bonds, in substantially the form set forth hereinabove, in the denomination of $5,000 each, numbered from 1 to 200, inclusive. B. The bonds initially issued as coupon bonds may be exchanged for a single Fully Registered Bond , in the principal amount of One Million Dollars ($1 ,000, 000) , in substantially the form set forth hereinabove . The Fully Registered Bond shall be numbered R-1, shall be dated April 1, 1975, interest shall be payable semiannually on April 1 and October 1 of each year commencing October 1, 1975, and the principal shall be due (except as redeemed in the manner provided for) on April 1, 1995. 0 Payments of interest and redemptions of principal may be made by check or draft to the registered owner without presentation of the Fully Registered Bond and each such payment shall fully discharge the obligations of the City herein to the extent of the payment so made. Payment of principal and interest shall be in any coin or currency of the United States of America which, on the respective dates of payment is legal tender for the payment of public and private debts. C. The bonds initially issued as coupon bonds under subsection A above may be exchanged for the Fully Registered Bond provided for in subsection B above, in which event the Fully Registered Bond shall be executed on behalf of the City as provided in Section 203 hereof. Thereafter the Fully Registered Bond shall be delivered to the Trustee for authentication. After authentication the Trustee shall deliver the Fully Registered Bond to the holder of all outstanding coupon bonds in exchange for, and upon receipt by the Trustee of, all outstanding coupon bonds. The outstanding coupon bonds so received by the Trustee shall not be cancelled and shall be held by the Trustee in safe keeping for the sole purpose of cancellation upon payment of the corresponding principal amount of the Fully Registered Bond or for delivery (to the extent not cancelled as aforesaid) in exchange for the Fully Registered Bond. In this regard, the owner of the Fully Registered Bond shall have one exchange privilege for all, or the uncancelled portion, of the coupon bonds which are held by the Trustee as aforesaid. As and when the Fully Registered Bond is tendered to the Trustee for exchange as aforesaid the Trustee shall verify the principal that has been paid, shall cancel (if not theretofore cancelled) that portion of coupon bonds corresponding to the principal of the Fully Registered Bond that has been redeemed, and shall deliver to the registered owner of the Fully Registered Bond the coupon bonds corresponding to the principal of the Fully Registered Bond that has not been paid and thereupon shall cancel the Fully Registered Bond. In order to SM n3 proceed in accordance with the above provisions, the Trustee shall identify $5,000 multiples of the principal of the Fully Registered Bond to correspond to the coupon bonds (which are in the denomination of $5,000 each and which are numbered from 1 to 200, inclusive). Section 103. Section 209 of the Original Indenture is supplemented by inserting at the end thereof the following paragraph: The provision of this Section 209 set forth above are in the case of the Fully Registered Bond subject to and governed by the provisions included in Section 202 hereof and in the form of Fully Registered Bond (hereinabove) pertaining to payment of principal of and interest on and transfer of the Fully Registered Bond, to the extent inconsistent therewith. Section 104. Article III of the Original Indenture is supplemented by inserting a new Section 304 as follows: Section 304. The redemption (or prepayment) provisions applicable to the principal of the Fully Registered Bond provided for in Section 202 B of the Original Indenture, as amended and supplemented by the First Supplemental Trust Indenture , are set forth in the form of Fully Registered Bond hereinabove "br ARTICLE II MISCELLANEOUS Section 201. The provisions of the Original Indenture, as amended and supplemented by this First Supplemental Trust Indenture,, shall continue in full force and effect and shall be fully applicable to the Fully Registered Bond, including, without limitation, the execution, authentication and delivery thereof and security tl»refor. Section 202. This First Supplemental Trust Indenture may be _ simultaneously executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which shall constitute but one and the same instrument. Em IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City of Batesville, Arkansas, has caused these presents to be signed in its name and behalf by its Mayor and its corporate seal to be hereunto affixed and attested by its City Clerk, and, to evidence its acceptance of the trust hereby created, Union Planters National Bank of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee, has caused these presents to be signed in its name and behalf by its and its corporate seal to be hereto affixed and attested by its ATTEST: City Clerk (SEAL) ATTEST: Title: (SEAL) Irm CITY OF BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS By c ti✓ Ma yor UNION PLANTERS NATIONAL BANK OF MEMPHIS, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE By Title: En rn ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF NOTICE OF AND CONSENT TO FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL TRUST INDENTURE The General Tire & Rubber Company hereby accepts notice of the execution and delivery of the foregoing First Supplemental Trust Indenture, acknowledges that the same is authorized by, and is in accordance with the provisions of, the Sale Agreement between the City of Batesville, Arkansas and the Company dated as of April 1, 1975, and consents to the execution and delivery of the First Supplemental Trust Indenture. ATTEST: Title: (SEAL) THE GENERAL TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY By Title: ACKNOWLEDGMENT STATE OF ARKANSAS ) COUNTY OF ) rm On this day of 1975, before me, a Notary Public duly commissioned, qualified and acting, within and for the County and State aforesaid, appeared in person the within named and Mayor and City Clerk, respectively, of the City of Batesville, Arkansas, a municipality of the State of Arkansas, to me personally known, who stated v., that they were duly authorized in their respective capacities to execute the foregoing. instrument for and in the name of the City, and further stated and acknowledged that they had signed, executed and delivered the foregoing instrument for the consideration, uses and purposes therein mentioned and set forth. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and official seal this day of , 1975. D My commission expires: (SEAL) Notary Public e 0-M r5 ACKNOWLEDGMENT STATE OF ) COUNTY OF )' L�n On this day of 1975, before me, a Notary Public, duly commissioned, qualified and acting within and for the State and County aforesaid, appeared in person the within named and , and , respectively, of Union Planters National Bank of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee, to me personally known, who stated that they were duly authorized in their respective capacities to execute the foregoing instrument for and in the name and behalf of the Bank, and further stated and acknowledged that they had so signed, executed and delivered the foregoing instrument for the consideration, uses and purposes therein mentioned and set forth. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and official seal this day of 1975. My commission expires: (SEAL) Notary Public ACKNOWLEDGMENT STATE OF COUNTY OF �r✓ On this day of 1975, before me, a Notary Public duly commissioned, qualified and acting within and for the State and County aforesaid, appeared in person the within named a nd and respectively, of The General Tire & Rubber Company, an Ohio corporation, .,, authorized to do business in the State of Arkansas, to me personally known, who stated that they were duly authorized in their respective capacities to execute the Acknowledgment of Notice of and Consent to First Supplemental Trust Indenture , for and in the name and behalf of the corporation, and further stated and acknowledged that they had so signed, executed and delivered the foregoing instrument for the consideration, uses and purposes therein mentioned. and set forth. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and official seal this day of , 1975. Notary Public My commission expires: (SEAL) 4NOW *Aso" Section 2. That the Mayor and City Clerk be., and they are hereby, authorized and directed for and on behalf of the City to do all things, take all action and execute all documents necessary to carry out the authority, enforce the rights and discharge the obligations of the City set forth in this Ordinance, in the single Fully Registered Bond and in the First Supplemental Trust Indenture` authorized hereby. Section 3. That the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby declared to be separable, and if any section, phrase or provision shall for any reason be declared to be invalid, such declaration shall not affect the validity of the remainder of the sections, phrases or provisions. Section 4. That it is hereby found and declared that it is necessary to the continued economic and industrial growth and development of the City that the reasonable and proper requests of holders of bonds issued by the City be satisfied when the City can satisfy such requests without cost to or liability on the part of the City and that the formalities attendant upon such requests be carried out with reasonable promptness. Therefore, an emergency is declared to exist and this Ordinance, being immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety, shall be in force upon its passage and approval. PASSED: ATTEST: City Clerk (SEAL) 1975. APPROVED: Mayor CERTIFICATE The undersigned, City Clerk of Batesville, Arkansas, hereby certifies that the foregoing pages are a true and correct copy of Ordinance No. passed at a session of the City Council held at its regular meeting place at__. m. , on the day of 1975, and that the Ordinance is of record in Ordinance Record Book Page now in my possession. GIVEN under my hand and the seal of the City this _day of , 1975. EM (SEA L) ftw. City Clerk