Agenda Draft
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$__________
SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
2026 TAX ALLOCATION REFUNDING BONDS
BOND PURCHASE AGREEMENT
_____, 2026
Successor Agency to the
Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa Monica
1685 Main Street
Santa Monica, California 90401
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated (the “Underwriter”) offers to enter into this Bond Purchase Agreement (this “Purchase Agreement”) with the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa Monica (the “Agency”) which will be binding upon the Agency and the Underwriter upon the acceptance hereof by the Agency. This offer is made subject to its acceptance by the Agency by execution of this Purchase Agreement and its delivery to the Underwriter on or before 11:59 p.m., California time, on the date hereof, or at such other later time as the Underwriter shall agree to in writing. All terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings given to such terms in the Indenture (as hereinafter defined).
The Agency acknowledges and agrees that: (i) the purchase and sale of the Bonds pursuant to this Purchase Agreement is an arm’s length commercial transaction between the Agency and the Underwriter; (ii) in connection with such transaction, the Underwriter is acting solely as principal and not as agent or a fiduciary of the Agency; (iii) the Underwriter has not assumed a fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Agency 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 Agency on other matters); and (iv) the Agency has consulted with its own legal and financial advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate.
1. Purchase and Sale. Upon the terms and conditions and upon the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements hereinafter set forth, the Underwriter hereby agrees to purchase from the Agency for offering to the public, and the Agency hereby agrees to sell to the Underwriter for such purpose, all (but not less than all) of the $___________ aggregate principal amount of the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa Monica 2026 Tax Allocation Refunding Bonds (the “Bonds”), at a purchase price equal to $__________ (being the aggregate principal amount thereof, less an Underwriter’s discount of $__________ and [plus/less] [net] an original issue [premium/discount] of $__________). [In addition, on behalf of the Agency, from the purchase price of the Bonds, the Underwriter shall wire the amount of $__________ to the Insurer (defined below) to pay the costs of the premiums for the 2026 Reserve Policy (defined below).] The Bonds are to be purchased by the Underwriter from the Agency. Such payment and 2 4938-0719-2701v2/200356-0693
delivery and the other actions contemplated hereby to take place at the time of such payment and delivery are herein sometimes called the “Closing.”
2. The Bonds and Related Documents. The Bonds shall be substantially in the form described in, and shall be issued and secured under the provisions of, an Indenture of Trust, dated as of _____ 1, 2026, (the “Indenture”), by and between the Agency and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”). The Bonds will be issued pursuant to Part 1 of Division 24 of the California Health and Safety Code (the “Law”), Section 34177.5 of the California Health and Safety Code, and Article 11 of Chapter 3 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the California Government Code (the “Act”) and resolutions of the Agency adopted on ______, 2026 (the “Agency Resolution”) and on ______, 2026 (the “Agency OS Resolution”). The issuance of the Bonds was approved by the Los Angeles County Third Supervisorial District Consolidated Oversight Board (the “Oversight Board”) by a resolution adopted on _____, 2026 (the “Oversight Board Resolution”). The Bonds shall be as described in the Indenture and the Official Statement dated the date hereof relating to the Bonds (which, together with all exhibits and appendices included therein or attached thereto and such amendments or supplements thereto which shall be approved by the Underwriter, is hereinafter called the “Official Statement”). [A debt service reserve insurance policy (the “2026 Reserve Policy”) shall also be purchased from __________ (the “2026 Insurer”) for the Bonds.]
The net proceeds of the Bonds will be used to refund in full (i) the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa Monica Earthquake Recovery Redevelopment Project 2006 Tax Allocation Refunding Bonds, Series A (the “2006 Bonds”); and (ii) the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa Monica Earthquake Recovery Redevelopment Project 2011 Tax Allocation Bonds (the “2011 Bonds” and, together with the 2006 Bonds, the “Prior Bonds”).
When issued, the Bonds will be secured by a pledge of Tax Revenues (defined in the Indenture) on a subordinate basis to amounts due under that certain Credit Agreement dated as of May 1, 2008, between Bank of America, N.A., and the Agency, as successor to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa Monica, as amended or otherwise modified from time to time (the “BofA Credit Agreement”).
The Agency will undertake pursuant to the provisions of a Continuing Disclosure Certificate, to be dated the date of the Closing (the “Disclosure Certificate”) and executed by the Agency, to provide certain annual information and notices of the occurrence of certain enumerated events. A description of the undertaking is set forth in the Preliminary Official Statement (as defined below) and will also be set forth in the Official Statement.
As used herein, the term the “Agency Legal Documents” means and refers to this Purchase Agreement, the Indenture, the Continuing Disclosure Certificate, the Escrow Agreement, dated as of _____ 1, 2026, by and between the Agency and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association providing for the refunding of the 2006 Bonds (the “2006 Bonds Escrow Agreement”) and the Escrow Agreement, dated as of _____ 1, 2026, by and between the Agency and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association providing for the refunding of the 2011 Bonds (the “2011 Bonds Escrow Agreement” and, together with the 2006 Bonds Escrow Agreement, the “Escrow Agreements”).
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3. Offering.
(a) It shall be a condition to the Agency’s obligations to sell and to deliver the Bonds to the Underwriter and to the Underwriter’s obligations to purchase, to accept delivery of and to pay for the Bonds that the entire aggregate principal amount of the Bonds shall be issued, sold and delivered by the Agency and purchased, accepted and paid for by the Underwriter at the Closing. The Underwriter agrees to make a bona fide public offering of all of the Bonds at the initial public offering prices or yields set forth in Exhibit A hereto and on the inside front cover page of the Official Statement. The Underwriter reserves the right to change, subsequent to the initial public offering, such initial offering prices as it shall deem necessary in connection with the marketing of the Bonds.
(b) The Underwriter agrees to assist the Agency in establishing the issue price of the Bonds and shall execute and deliver to the Agency at Closing an “issue price” or similar certificate, together with copies of supporting pricing wires or equivalent communications, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B, with such modifications as may be appropriate or necessary, in the reasonable judgment of the Underwriter, the Agency and Bond Counsel (as defined below), to accurately reflect, as applicable, the sales price or prices or the initial offering price or prices to the public of the Bonds. All actions to be taken by the Agency under this section to establish the issue price of the Bonds may be taken on behalf of the Agency by the Agency’s municipal advisor, Urban Futures, Inc. (the “Municipal Advisor”) and any notice or report to be provided to the Agency may be provided to the Agency’s Municipal Advisor. (c) Except as otherwise set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto, the Agency will treat the first price at which 10% of each maturity of the Bonds (the “10% test”), identified under the column “10% Test Used” in Exhibit A, is sold to the public as the issue price of that maturity (if different interest rates apply within a maturity, each separate CUSIP number within that maturity will be subject to the 10% test). At or promptly after the execution of this Purchase Agreement, the Underwriter shall report to the Agency the price or prices at which it has sold to the public each maturity of Bonds for which the 10% test is used. If at that time the 10% test has not been satisfied as to any maturity of the Bonds, the Underwriter agrees to promptly report to the Agency the prices at which it sells the unsold Bonds of that maturity to the public. That reporting obligation shall continue, whether or not the Closing Date (as defined below) has occurred, until the 10% test has been satisfied as to the Bonds of that maturity or until all Bonds of that maturity have been sold to the public.
(d) The Underwriter confirms that it has offered the Bonds to the public on or before the date of this Purchase Agreement at the offering price or prices (the “initial offering price”), or at the corresponding yield or yields, set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto, except as otherwise set forth therein. Exhibit A also sets forth, identified under the column “Hold the Offering Price Used,” as of the date of this Purchase Agreement, the maturities, if any, of the Bonds for which the 10% test has not been satisfied and for which the Agency and the Underwriter agree that the restrictions set forth in the next sentence shall apply, which will allow the Agency to treat the initial offering price to the public of each such maturity as of the sale date as the issue price of that maturity (the “hold-the-offering-price rule”). So long as the hold-the-offering-price rule remains applicable to any maturity of the Bonds, the Underwriter will neither offer nor sell unsold Bonds of that maturity to any person at a price that is higher than the initial offering price to the public during the period starting on the sale date and ending on the earlier of the following. 4 4938-0719-2701v2/200356-0693
(1) the close of the fifth (5th) business day after the sale date; or (2) the date on which the Underwriter has sold at least 10% of that maturity of the Bonds to the public at a price that is no higher than the initial offering price to the public.
The Underwriter shall promptly advise the Agency when it has sold 10% of that maturity of the Bonds to the public at a price that is no higher than the initial offering price to the public, if that occurs prior to the close of the fifth (5th) business day after the sale date. (e) The Underwriter confirms that any selling group agreement and any retail distribution agreement relating to the initial sale of the Bonds to the public, together with the related pricing wires, contains or will contain language obligating each dealer who is a member of the selling group and each broker-dealer that is a party to such retail distribution agreement, as applicable, to: (1) report the prices at which it sells to the public the unsold Bonds of each maturity allotted to it until it is notified by the Underwriter that either the 10% test has been satisfied as to the Bonds of that maturity or all Bonds of that maturity have been sold to the public; and (2) comply with the hold-the-offering-price rule, if applicable, in each case if and for so long as directed by the Underwriter. The Agency acknowledges that, in making the representation set forth in this subsection, the Underwriter will rely on: (A) in the event that a selling group has been created in connection with the initial sale of the Bonds to the public, the agreement of each dealer who is a member of the selling group to comply with the hold-the-offering-price rule, if applicable, as set forth in a selling group agreement and the related pricing wires; and (B) in the event that a retail distribution agreement was employed in connection with the initial sale of the Bonds to the public, the agreement of each broker-dealer that is a party to such agreement to comply with the hold-theoffering-price rule, if applicable, as set forth in the retail distribution agreement and the related pricing wires. The Agency further acknowledges that the Underwriter shall not be liable for the failure of any dealer who is a member of a selling group, or of any broker-dealer that is a party to a retail distribution agreement, to comply with its corresponding agreement regarding the hold-theoffering-price rule as applicable to the Bonds. (f) The Underwriter acknowledges that sales of any Bonds to any person that is a related party to the Underwriter shall not constitute sales to the public for purposes of this section. Further, for purposes of this section:
(1) “public” means any person other than an underwriter or a related party;
(2) “underwriter” means (A) any person that agrees pursuant to a written contract with the Agency (or with the lead underwriter to form an underwriting syndicate) to participate in the initial sale of the Bonds to the public and (B) any person that agrees pursuant to a written contract directly or indirectly with a person described in clause (A) to participate in the initial sale of the Bonds to the public (including a member of a selling group or a party to a retail distribution agreement participating in the initial sale of the Bonds to the public); (3) a purchaser of any of the Bonds is a “related party” to an underwriter if the underwriter and the purchaser are subject, directly or indirectly, to (i) at least 50% common ownership of the voting power or the total value of their stock, if both entities are corporations (including direct ownership by one corporation of another), (ii) more than 50% common ownership 5 4938-0719-2701v2/200356-0693
of their capital interests or profits interests, if both entities are partnerships (including direct ownership by one partnership of another), or (iii) more than 50% common ownership of the value of the outstanding stock of the corporation or the capital interests or profit interests of the partnership, as applicable, if one entity is a corporation and the other entity is a partnership (including direct ownership of the applicable stock or interests by one entity of the other); and (4) “sale date” means the date of execution of this Purchase Agreement by the Agency and the Underwriter.
4. Use and Preparation of Documents. The Agency has caused to be prepared and delivered to the Underwriter prior to the execution of this Purchase Agreement copies of the Preliminary Official Statement dated _____, 2026, relating to the Bonds (the “Preliminary Official Statement”), which was approved by the Agency OS Resolution. The Agency ratifies, confirms and approves the use by the Underwriter prior to the date hereof of the Preliminary Official Statement.
The Agency has previously deemed the Preliminary Official Statement to be final as of its date for purposes of Rule 15c2-12 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Rule 15c2-12”), except for information permitted to be omitted therefrom by Rule 15c2-12. The Agency hereby agrees to deliver or cause to be delivered to the Underwriter, within seven (7) business days of the date hereof, but not less than one (1) business day prior to Closing a sufficient number of copies of the final Official Statement relating to the Bonds, dated the date hereof, which includes all information permitted to be omitted by Rule 15c2-12 and any amendments or supplements to such Official Statement as have been approved by the Agency and the Underwriter (the “Official Statement”) to enable the Underwriter to distribute a single copy of each Official Statement to any potential customer of the Underwriter requesting an Official Statement during the time period beginning when the Official Statement becomes available and ending 25 days after the End of the Underwriting Period (defined below). The Agency hereby approves of the use and distribution (including the electronic distribution) by the Underwriter of the Preliminary Official Statement and the Official Statement in connection with the offer and sale of the Bonds. The Agency shall have executed and delivered to the Underwriter a certification to such effect in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B. The Underwriter agrees that it will not confirm the sale of any Bonds unless the confirmation of sale is accompanied or preceded by the delivery of a copy of the Official Statement.
5. Representations, Warranties and Agreements of the Agency. The Agency hereby represents, warrants and agrees as follows:
(a) The Agency is a public entity existing under the laws of the State of California, including the Law.
(b) The Agency has full legal right, power and authority to enter into the Agency Legal Documents and carry out and consummate the transactions contemplated by the Agency Legal Documents.
(c) By all necessary official action of the Agency prior to or concurrently with the acceptance hereof, the Agency has duly authorized and approved the preparation and use of the Preliminary Official Statement and the Official Statement, the execution and delivery of the Official Statement and the Agency Legal Documents, and the performance by the Agency of all transactions contemplated by the Agency Legal Documents; and the Agency Legal Documents will constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Agency, enforceable in accordance with their 6 4938-0719-2701v2/200356-0693
respective terms, except as enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws or equitable principles relating to or limiting creditors’ rights generally. (d) The Agency is not in any material respect in breach of or default under any applicable constitutional provision, law or administrative regulation to which it is subject or any applicable judgment or decree or any loan agreement, indenture, bond, note, resolution, agreement (including, without limitation, the Indenture) or other instrument to which the Agency is a party or to which the Agency or any of its property or assets 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 such a default or event of default under any such instrument; and the execution and delivery of the Agency Legal Documents, and compliance with the provisions on the Agency’s part contained therein, will not conflict with or constitute a material breach of or a material default under any constitutional provision, law, administrative regulation, judgment, decree, loan agreement, indenture, bond, note, resolution, agreement or other instrument to which the Agency is a party or to which the Agency or any of its property or assets is otherwise subject, nor will any such execution, delivery, adoption or compliance result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or other security interest or encumbrance of any nature whatsoever upon any of the property or assets of the Agency or under the terms of any such constitutional provision, law, regulation or instrument, except as provided by the Indenture.
(e) Except as described in or contemplated by the Official Statement, as of the date of the Closing, all authorizations, approvals, licenses, permits, consents and orders of any governmental authority, board, agency or commission having jurisdiction of the matter which are required for the due authorization by, or which would constitute a condition precedent to or the absence of which would materially adversely affect the due performance by, the Agency of its obligations under the Agency Legal Documents have been or will be duly obtained. (f) Between the date of this Purchase Agreement and the date of the Closing, the Agency will not, without the prior written consent of the Underwriter, offer or issue any bonds, notes or other obligations for borrowed money, or incur any material liabilities, direct or contingent, payable from Tax Revenues (as defined in the Indenture), nor will there be any adverse change of a material nature in the financial position, results of operations or condition, financial or otherwise, of the Agency.
(g) To the best knowledge of the officer of the Agency executing this Purchase Agreement, after due inquiry, as of the date hereof, there is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation, at law or in equity before or by any court, government agency, public board or body, pending or threatened against the Agency, affecting the existence of the Agency or the titles of its officers to their respective offices, or affecting or seeking to prohibit, restrain or enjoin the execution and delivery of the Indenture or the collection of the Tax Revenues or contesting or affecting, as to the Agency, the validity or enforceability of the Agency Legal Documents or contesting the exclusion from gross income of interest on the Bonds for federal income tax purposes, or contesting the completeness or accuracy of the Preliminary Official Statement or the Official Statement, or contesting the powers of the Agency, or in any way contesting or challenging the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, or which might result in a material adverse change in the financial condition of the Agency or which might materially adversely affect the Tax Revenues of the Agency; nor, to the best knowledge of the officer of the Agency executing this Purchase Agreement, is there any known basis for any such action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation, wherein an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding would materially adversely affect 7 4938-0719-2701v2/200356-0693
the validity of the authorization, execution, delivery or performance by the Agency of the Agency Legal Documents.
(h) As of the time of acceptance hereof and as of the date of the Closing, the Agency does not and will not have outstanding any indebtedness which indebtedness is secured by a lien on the Tax Revenues of the Agency superior to or on a parity with the lien provided for in the Indenture on the Tax Revenues, other than as disclosed in the Official Statement. (i) As of the time of acceptance hereof and as of the date of the Closing, the Agency has or will have complied with the filing requirements of the Law, including, without limitation, the filing of all Recognized Obligation Payment Schedules, as required by the Law. (j) As of the date thereof, the Preliminary Official Statement did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (except that this representation does not include information relating to The Depository Trust Company or the book-entry-only system, the Insurer or the 2026 Reserve Policy). (k) As of the date thereof and at all times subsequent thereto to and including the date which is 25 days following the End of the Underwriting Period (as such term is hereinafter defined) for the Bonds, the Official Statement did not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made not misleading (except that this representation does not include information relating to The Depository Trust Company or the book-entry-only system, the Insurer or the 2026 Reserve Policy). (l) If between the date hereof and the date which is 25 days after the End of the Underwriting Period for the Bonds, an event occurs which would cause the information contained in the Official Statement, as then supplemented or amended, to contain an untrue statement of a material fact or to omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make such information herein, in the light of the circumstances under which it was presented, not misleading, the Agency will notify the Underwriter, and, if in the opinion of the Underwriter or the Agency, or respective counsel, such event requires the preparation and publication of a supplement or amendment to the Official Statement, the Agency will cooperate in the preparation of an amendment or supplement to the Official Statement in a form and manner approved by the Underwriter, and shall pay all expenses thereby incurred. For the purposes of this subsection, between the date hereof and the date which is 25 days of the End of the Underwriting Period for the Bonds, the Agency will furnish such information with respect to itself as the Underwriter may from time to time reasonably request. As used herein, the term “End of the Underwriting Period” means the later of such time as: (i) the Agency delivers the Bonds to the Underwriter; or (ii) the Underwriter does not retain, directly or as members of an underwriting syndicate, an unsold balance of the Bonds for sale to the public. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless the Underwriter gives notice to the contrary, the “End of the Underwriting Period” shall be the date of Closing. (m) If the information contained in the Official Statement is amended or supplemented pursuant to paragraph (l) hereof, at the time of each supplement or amendment thereto and (unless subsequently again supplemented or amended pursuant to such subparagraph) at all times subsequent thereto up to and including the date which is 25 days after the End of the Underwriting Period for the Bonds, the portions of the Official Statement so supplemented or amended (including 8 4938-0719-2701v2/200356-0693
any financial and statistical data contained therein) will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make such information therein in the light of the circumstances under which it was presented, not misleading (except that this representation does not include information relating to The Depository Trust Company or the book-entry-only system, the Insurer or the 2026 Reserve Policy).
(n) After the Closing, the Agency will not participate in the issuance of any amendment of or supplement to the Official Statement to which, after being furnished with a copy, the Underwriter shall reasonably object in writing or which shall be disapproved by counsel for the Underwriter.
(o) Any certificate signed by any officer of the Agency and delivered to the Underwriter shall be deemed a representation by the Agency to the Underwriter as to the statements made therein.
(p) The Agency will apply the proceeds from the sale of the Bonds for the purposes specified in the Official Statement.
(q) The Agency has not been notified of any listing or proposed listing by the Internal Revenue Service to the effect that the Agency is not a bond issuer whose arbitrage certifications may not be relied upon.
(r) The Agency will furnish such information, execute such instruments and take such other action in cooperation with the Underwriter, at the expense of the Underwriter, as it may reasonably request in order to qualify the Bonds for offer and sale under the “blue sky” or other securities laws and regulations of such states and other jurisdictions of the United States of America as the Underwriter may designate; provided, however, that the Agency will not be required to execute a special or general consent to service of process or qualify as a foreign corporation in connection with any such qualification in any jurisdiction. (s) The Agency will refrain from taking any action with regard to which the Agency may exercise control that results in the inclusion in gross income for federal income tax purposes of the interest on the Bonds or State of California income tax purposes of the interest on the Bonds.
(t) Except as disclosed in the Official Statement, the Agency has not defaulted in any material respect under any prior continuing disclosure undertaking within the previous five years.
(u) The Oversight Board has duly adopted the Oversight Board Resolution approving the issuance of the Bonds and no further Oversight Board approval or consent is required for the issuing of the Bonds or the consummation of the transactions described in the Preliminary Official Statement.
(v) The Department of Finance of the State of California (the “Department of Finance”) has issued a letter, dated _____, 2026, approving the issuance of the Bonds (the “Department of Finance Letter”). No further Department of Finance approval or consent is required for the issuance of the Bonds or the consummation of the transactions described in the Preliminary Official Statement. Except as disclosed in the Preliminary Official Statement, the 9 4938-0719-2701v2/200356-0693
Agency is not aware of the Department of Finance directing or having any basis to direct the County Auditor-Controller to deduct unpaid unencumbered funds from future allocations of property tax to the Agency pursuant to Section 34183 of the Dissolution Act.
6. Closing. At 8:00 A.M., California time, on _____, 2026 (the “Closing Date”), or on such other date as may be mutually agreed upon by the Agency and the Underwriter, the Agency will, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, sell and deliver the Bonds to the Underwriter, duly executed and authenticated, together with the other documents hereinafter mentioned, and, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Underwriter will accept such delivery and pay the purchase price of the Bonds as set forth in Section 1 hereof in federal funds. Sale, delivery and payment as aforesaid shall be made at the offices of Anzel Galvan, LLP, San Francisco, California (“Bond Counsel”), or such other place as shall have been mutually agreed upon by the Agency and the Underwriter, except that the Bonds (with one certificate for each maturity and otherwise in a form suitable for the book-entry system) shall be delivered to the Underwriter in New York, New York, through the book-entry system of The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”).
Unless the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer (“FAST”) is utilized, the Bonds will be made available for inspection by DTC at least one business day prior to the Closing.
7. Closing Conditions. The Underwriter has entered into this Purchase Agreement in reliance upon the representations and warranties of the Agency contained herein, and in reliance upon the representations and warranties to be contained in the documents and instruments to be delivered at the Closing and upon the performance by the Agency of its obligations hereunder, both as of the date hereof and as of the date of the Closing. Accordingly, the Underwriter’s obligations under this Purchase Agreement to purchase, to accept delivery of and to pay for the Bonds shall be conditioned upon the performance by the Agency of its obligations to be performed hereunder and under such documents and instruments at or prior to the Closing, and shall also be subject to the following additional conditions:
(a) The Underwriter shall receive, within seven (7) business days of the date hereof, but in no event less than 1 day prior to Closing, copies of the Official Statement (including all information previously permitted to have been omitted from the Preliminary Official Statement by Rule 15c2-12 and any amendments or supplements as have been approved by the Underwriter), in such reasonable quantity as the Underwriter shall have requested; (b) The representations and warranties of the Agency contained herein shall be true, complete and correct on the date hereof and on and as of the date of the Closing, as if made on the date of the Closing and the statements of the officers and other officials of the Agency and the Trustee made in any certificate or other document furnished pursuant to the provisions hereof are accurate;
(c) At the time of the Closing, the Agency Legal Documents shall have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the respective parties thereto, and the Official Statement shall have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Agency, all in substantially the forms heretofore submitted to the Underwriter, with only such changes as shall have been agreed to in writing by the Underwriter, and shall be in full force and effect; and there shall be in full force and effect such resolution or resolutions of the governing body of the Agency as, in the opinion of Bond Counsel, shall be necessary or appropriate in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby;
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(d) At the time of the Closing, all necessary official action of the Agency relating to the Official Statement and the Agency Legal Documents shall have been taken and shall be in full force and effect and shall not have been amended, modified or supplemented in any material respect;
(e) At or prior to the Closing, the Underwriter shall have received copies of each of the following documents:
(1) Bond Counsel Opinion. The approving opinion of Bond Counsel to the Agency, dated the date of the Closing and substantially in the form included as Appendix F to the Official Statement;
(2) Supplemental Opinion of Bond Counsel. A supplemental opinion or opinions of Bond Counsel addressed to the Underwriter, in form and substance acceptable to the Underwriter, and dated the date of the Closing, stating that the Underwriter may rely on the opinions of Bond Counsel described in paragraph (1) above as if such opinions were addressed to the Underwriter and to the following effect:
(i) the Purchase Agreement and the Escrow Agreements
have been duly executed and delivered by the Agency and (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by and validity against the other parties thereto, as applicable) constitute the valid and binding agreements of the Agency, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other laws affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights and by the application of equitable principles;
(ii) the statements contained in the Official Statement under the captions [“INTRODUCTION,” “THE BONDS,” “REFUNDING PLAN,” “SECURITY FOR THE BONDS,” “TAX MATTERS,”] and in Appendices __ and __ insofar as such statements expressly summarize certain provisions of the Indenture or the opinion of Bond Counsel, are accurate in all material respects; and
(iii) the Bonds are not subject to the registration
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Indenture is exempt from qualification pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended. (3) Fiscal Consultant’s Certificate. A certificate of Urban Futures, Inc. (the “Fiscal Consultant”), dated the date of the Closing, addressed to the Agency and the Underwriter, in form and substance acceptable to the Underwriter, (i) certifying as to the accuracy of (A) the information contained in [APPENDIX __—“FISCAL CONSULTANT’S REPORT,”] and the information in the Official Statement under the captions [“THE PROJECT AREA” and “SECURITY FOR THE BONDS—Pass-Through Payments,”] (ii) consenting to the inclusion of such firm’s Fiscal Consultant’s Report in the Preliminary Official Statement and the Official Statement, and (iii) stating that, to the best of such firm’s knowledge, but without having conducted any investigation with respect thereto, nothing has come to such firm’s attention between the date of such report and the date hereof which would materially alter any of the conclusions set forth in such report.
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(4) Agency Counsel Opinion. An opinion of Counsel to the Agency, dated the date of the Closing and addressed to the Underwriter, in form and substance acceptable to the Underwriter to the following effect:
(i) the Agency is a public entity duly organized and
existing under the Constitution and laws of the State, with full right, power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Agency Legal Documents; (ii) the Agency Resolution and the Agency OS Resolution were duly adopted at meetings of the Agency, called and held pursuant to law, with all public notice required by law and at which quorums were present and acting throughout; and the Agency Resolution and the Agency OS Resolution are in full force and effect and have not been modified, amended or rescinded since their respective adoption dates; (iii) The Agency Legal Documents and the Official
Statement have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Agency and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties thereto, the Agency Legal Documents constitute the valid, legal and binding obligations of the Agency enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other laws affecting enforcement of creditors rights and by the application of equitable principles if equitable remedies are sought;
(iv) The execution and delivery of the Agency Legal
Documents and compliance with the provisions of the Agency Legal Documents, under the circumstances contemplated thereby, (1) do not and will not in any material respect conflict with or constitute on the part of the Agency a breach of or default under any agreement or other instrument to which the Agency is a party or by which it is bound, and (2) do not and will not in any material respect constitute on the part of the Agency a violation, breach of or default under any existing law, regulation, court order or consent decree to which the Agency is subject; (v) to the best of such counsel’s knowledge, except as
otherwise disclosed in the Official Statement, there is no litigation or proceeding, pending and served, or threatened against the Agency for which it has received service, challenging the creation, organization or existence of the Agency, or the validity of the Bonds or the Agency Legal Documents or seeking to restrain or enjoin any of the transactions referred to therein or contemplated thereby, or under which a determination adverse to the Agency would have a material adverse effect upon the financial condition or the revenues of the Agency, or which, in any manner, questions the right of the Agency to issue, sell and deliver the Bonds, to enter into the Indenture and the Escrow Agreements or to use the Tax Revenues for repayment of the Bonds or affects in any manner the right or ability of the Agency to collect or pledge the Tax Revenues; and
(5) Trustee Counsel Opinion. The opinion of counsel to the Trustee, dated the date of the Closing, addressed to the Underwriter, to the effect that:
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(ii) The Indenture and the Escrow Agreements have been
duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Trustee and the Indenture and the Escrow Agreements constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Trustee, enforceable in accordance with their respective 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; and
(iii) Except as may be required under Blue Sky or other securities laws of any state, no consent, approval, authorization or other action by any governmental or regulatory authority having jurisdiction over the Trustee that has not been obtained is or will be required for the execution and delivery of the Indenture or the Escrow Agreements, or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Indenture and the Escrow Agreements. (6) Agency Certificate. A certificate of the Agency, dated the date of the Closing, signed on behalf of the Agency by a duly authorized officer of the Agency, to the effect that:
(i) the representations and warranties of the Agency
contained herein are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of the Closing as if made on the date of the Closing;
(ii) no event affecting the Agency has occurred since the date of the Official Statement which has not been disclosed therein or in any supplement or amendment thereto which event should be disclosed in the Official Statement in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and
(iii) no further consent is required to be obtained for the inclusion of the Agency’s audited financial statements, including the accompanying accountant’s letter for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025 in the Preliminary Official Statement and the Official Statement.
(iv) the Agency is not, in any material respect, in breach of or default under any applicable law or administrative regulation of the State 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 Agency is a party or is otherwise subject, which would have a material adverse impact on the Agency’s ability to perform its obligations under the Agency Legal 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 event of default under any such instrument. (7) Trustee’s Certificate. A Certificate, dated the date of Closing, to the effect that:
(i) the Trustee is a national banking association duly
organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States of America; (ii) the Trustee has full power, authority and legal right to comply with the terms of the Indenture and the Escrow Agreements and to perform its obligations stated therein; and
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(iii) the Indenture and the Escrow Agreements have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Trustee and (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the Agency) constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Trustee in accordance with their respective terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws or equitable principles relating to or limiting creditors’ rights generally.
(8) Legal Documents. Executed copies of this Purchase
Agreement, the Official Statement, and the other Agency Legal Documents. (9) Rating Letter. A letter from S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”) to the effect that the Insured Bonds have been assigned a rating of “_____”, which rating shall be in effect as of the Closing Date.
(10) Agency Resolutions. A copy of the Agency Resolution and the Agency OS Resolution.
(11) Oversight Board Resolution. A copy of the Oversight Board Resolution.
(12) Department of Finance Letter. A copy of the Department of Finance Letter.
(13) Agency Board Certificate. A certificate of the Clerk of the Agency to the effect that the Agency Resolution and the Agency OS Resolution were validly adopted, remain in full force and effect, and have not been amended, rescinded or otherwise modified since their respective date of adoption.
(14) Oversight Board Certificate. A certificate of the Clerk of the Oversight Board to the effect that the Oversight Board Resolution was validly adopted, remains in full force and effect, and has not been amended, rescinded or otherwise modified since its date of adoption.
(15) Defeasance Opinions. An opinion or opinions of Bond Counsel with respect to the defeasance of the Prior Bonds. (16) Verification Report. A report, dated the date of the Closing, of ___________, independent certified public accountants (the “Verification Agent”), to the effect that the Verification Agent has verified the accuracy of the mathematical computations of the adequacy of the deposits in the redemption funds for the Prior Bonds for the full and timely payment of all principal (including premium, if any) and interest due with respect to the Prior Bonds to be defeased with the funds referenced in the Escrow Agreements, as are then outstanding on the dates specified in the Official Statement at the then applicable redemption price. (17) 2026 Reserve Policy. The executed 2026 Reserve Policy issued by the Insurer.
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incorporated and is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of its incorporation; and (ii) the 2026 Reserve Policy constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Insurer enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject, as to enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, rehabilitation and other similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ and/or claimants’ rights against insurance companies and to general equity principles.
(19) Additional Documents. Such additional certificates, instruments and other documents as Bond Counsel, the Agency or the Underwriter may reasonably deem necessary.
All the opinions, letters, certificates, instruments and other documents mentioned above or elsewhere in this Purchase Agreement shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions hereof if, but only if, they are in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriter.
If the Agency or the Trustee shall be unable to satisfy the conditions to the obligations of the Underwriter to purchase, to accept delivery of and to pay for the Bonds contained in this Purchase Agreement, if the Agency shall determine in good faith (and provide written notice to the Underwriter) that legislation has been introduced or proposals made by the Governor of the State which if enacted and effective would impose additional limitations or burdens on the Agency or the City of Santa Monica (the “City”) by reason of the issuance of the Bonds or which purport to prohibit the issuance of the Bonds, or if the obligations of the Underwriter to purchase, to accept delivery of and to pay for the Bonds shall be terminated for any reason permitted by this Purchase Agreement, this Purchase Agreement shall terminate and the Underwriter shall be under no further obligation hereunder.
8. Termination. The Underwriter shall have the right to terminate this Purchase Agreement, without liability therefor, by notification to the Agency if at any time between the date hereof and prior to the Closing:
(a) any event shall occur which causes any statement contained in the Official Statement to be materially misleading or results in a failure of the Official Statement 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; or (b) 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, 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 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 15 4938-0719-2701v2/200356-0693
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 materially adversely affecting the federal or State tax status of the Agency, or the interest on bonds or notes or obligations of the general character of the Bonds; or (c) 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 or any court of the United States shall be rendered which, in the reasonable opinion of the Underwriter, materially adversely affects the market price of the Bonds; or
(d) legislation shall be enacted by the Congress of the United States, or a decision by a court of the United States shall be rendered, or a stop order, ruling, regulation or official statement by, or on behalf of, the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other governmental agency having jurisdiction of the subject matter shall be issued or made to the effect that the issuance, offering or sale of obligations of the general character of the Bonds, or the issuance, offering or sale of the Bonds, including all underlying obligations, as contemplated hereby or by the Official Statement, is in violation or would be in violation of, or that obligations of the general character of the Bonds, or the Bonds, are not exempt from registration under, any provision of the federal securities laws, including the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and as then in effect, or that the Indenture needs to be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended and as then in effect; or
(e) additional material restrictions not in force as of the date hereof shall have been imposed upon trading in securities generally by any governmental authority or by any national securities exchange which restrictions materially adversely affect the Underwriter’s ability to trade the Bonds; or
(f) a general banking moratorium shall have been established by federal or State authorities; or
(g) the United States has become engaged in hostilities which have resulted in a declaration of war or a national emergency or there has occurred any other outbreak of hostilities or a national or international calamity or crisis, or there has occurred any escalation of existing hostilities, calamity or crisis, financial or otherwise, the effect of which on the financial markets of the United States being such as, in the reasonable opinion of the Underwriter, would affect materially and adversely the ability of the Underwriter to market the Bonds; or (h) any rating of the Bonds shall have been downgraded, suspended or withdrawn by a national rating service, which, in the Underwriter’s reasonable opinion, materially adversely affects the marketability or market price of the Bonds; or (i) the commencement of any action, suit or proceeding described in Section 5(g) hereof which, in the judgment of the Underwriter, materially adversely affects the market price of the Bonds; or
(j) there shall be in force a general suspension of trading on the New York Stock Exchange.
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9. Expenses. The Agency will pay or cause to be paid the approved expenses incident to the performance of its obligations hereunder and certain expenses relating to the sale of the Bonds, including, but not limited to, (a) the cost of the preparation and printing or other reproduction of the Agency Legal Documents (other than this Purchase Agreement); (b) the fees and disbursements of Bond Counsel, the Municipal Advisor, Fiscal Consultant and any other experts or other consultants retained by the Agency; (c) the costs and fees of the credit rating agencies; (d) the cost of preparing and delivering the definitive Bonds; (e) the cost of providing immediately available funds on the Closing Date; (f) the cost of the printing or other reproduction of the Preliminary Official Statement and Official Statement and any amendment or supplement thereto, including a reasonable number of certified or conformed copies thereof; (g) the Underwriter’s out-of-pocket expenses incurred with the financing; (h) the fees of a third party consultant for a continuing disclosure undertaking compliance review; and (i) expenses (included in the expense component of the spread) incurred on behalf of the City’s or the Agency’s employees which are incidental to implementing this Purchase Agreement. The Underwriter will pay the expenses of the preparation of this Purchase Agreement and all other expenses incurred by the Underwriter in connection with the public offering and distribution of the Bonds, and the fee and disbursements of Underwriter’s Counsel. The Underwriter is required to pay the fees of the California Debt and Investment Advisory Commission in connection with the offering of the Bonds. The Agency acknowledges that it has had an opportunity, in consultation with such advisors as it may deem appropriate, if any, to evaluate and consider such fees. Notwithstanding that such fees are solely the legal obligation of the Underwriter, the Agency agrees to reimburse the Underwriter for such fees.
The Underwriter shall pay, and the Agency shall be under no obligation to pay, all expenses incurred by the Underwriter in connection with the public offering and distribution of the Bonds.
10. Notices. Any notice or other communication to be given to the Agency under this Purchase Agreement may be given by delivering the same in writing at the Agency’s address set forth above; Attention: Executive Director, and to the Underwriter under this Purchase Agreement may be given by delivering the same in writing to Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, 2121 Avenue of the Stars, 21st Floor, Los Angeles, California 90067, Attention: Sara Oberlies Brown, Managing Director.
11. Parties in Interest. This Purchase Agreement is made solely for the benefit of the Agency and the Underwriter and no other person shall acquire or have any right hereunder or by virtue hereof. All of the representations, warranties and agreements of the Agency contained in this Purchase Agreement shall remain operative and in full force and effect, regardless of: (i) any investigations made by or on behalf of the Underwriter; (ii) delivery of and payment for the Bonds pursuant to this Purchase Agreement; and (iii) any termination of this Purchase Agreement.
12. Effectiveness and Counterpart Signatures. This Purchase Agreement shall become effective upon the execution of the acceptance by an authorized officer of the Agency and shall be valid and enforceable at the time of such acceptance and approval. This Purchase Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto by facsimile transmission and in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered (including delivery by facsimile transmission) shall be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
13. Headings. The headings of the sections of this Purchase Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to be a part hereof.
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14. Governing Law. This Purchase Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California.
Very truly yours,
STIFEL, NICOLAUS & COMPANY,
INCORPORATED
By:
Its: Managing Director
Accepted:
SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA
By:
Executive Director
Time: ____________ p.m.
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EXHIBIT A
$__________
SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
2026 TAX ALLOCATION REFUNDING BONDS
MATURITY SCHEDULE
Maturity Date
Principal
Amount Interest Rate Price
10% Test
Used
Hold the
Offering Price
Used
C Priced to the optional redemption date of August 1, 20__, at _____. T Term Bonds.
REDEMPTION PROVISIONS
Optional Redemption of Bonds. The Bonds are subject to optional redemption prior to their respective maturity dates as a whole, or in part by lot, on any date on or after [August 1, 20__], by such maturity or maturities as shall be directed by the Agency (or in absence of such direction, pro rata by maturity and by lot within a maturity), from any source of available funds. Such optional redemption shall be at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount to be redeemed, plus accrued but unpaid interest to the date fixed for redemption, without premium.
Mandatory Sinking Fund Redemption of Bonds. The Bonds maturing August 1, 20__ and August 1, 20__ (the “Term Bonds”) shall also be subject to mandatory redemption in whole, or in part by lot, on July 1 in each year, commencing August 1, 20__ and August 1, 20__, respectively, as set forth below, from sinking fund payments made by the Successor Agency to the Principal Account pursuant to the Indenture, at a redemption price equal to the principal amount thereof to be redeemed, without premium, in the aggregate respective principal amounts and on August 1 in the respective years as set forth in the following tables; provided however, that (y) in lieu of redemption thereof such 2026 Term Bonds may be purchased by the Agency pursuant to the Indenture, and (z) if some but not all of such Term Bonds have been redeemed pursuant to subsection (a) above, the total amount of all future sinking fund payments shall be reduced by the aggregate principal amount of such Term Bonds so redeemed, to be allocated among such sinking fund payments in integral multiples of $5,000 as determined by the Agency (written notice of which determination shall be given by the Agency to the Trustee and shall include a revised sinking fund schedule).
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Term Bonds of 20__
August 1 Principal Amount
(Maturity)
Term Bonds of 20__
August 1 Principal Amount
(Maturity)
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF ISSUE PRICE CERTIFICATE
$__________
SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
2026 TAX ALLOCATION REFUNDING BONDS
The undersigned, on behalf of Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated (“Stifel”) hereby certifies as set forth below with respect to the sale and issuance of the above-captioned bonds (the “Bonds”).
1. Sale of the General Rule Maturities. As of the date of this certificate, for each Maturity of the General Rule Maturities, the first price at which at least 10% of such Maturity was sold to the Public is the respective price listed in Schedule A.
2. Initial Offering Price of the Hold-the-Offering-Price Maturities. (a) Stifel offered the Hold-the-Offering-Price Maturities to the Public for purchase at the respective initial offering prices listed in Schedule A (the “Initial Offering Prices”) on or before the Sale Date. A copy of the pricing wire or equivalent communication for the Bonds is attached to this certificate as Schedule B.
(b) As set forth in the Bond Purchase Agreement, dated _____, 2026, by and between Stifel and the Issuer, Stifel has agreed in writing that, (i) for each Maturity of the Hold-theOffering-Price Maturities, it would neither offer nor sell any of the Bonds of such Maturity to any person at a price that is higher than the Initial Offering Price for such Maturity during the Holding Period for such Maturity (the “hold-the-offering-price rule”), and (ii) any selling group agreement shall contain the agreement of each dealer who is a member of the selling group, and any retail distribution agreement shall contain the agreement of each broker-dealer who is a party to the retail distribution agreement, to comply with the hold-the-offering-price rule. Pursuant to such agreement, no Underwriter (as defined below) has offered or sold any Maturity of the Hold-the-Offering-Price Maturities at a price that is higher than the respective Initial Offering Price for that Maturity of the Bonds during the Holding Period.
3. Defined Terms.
(a) General Rule Maturities means those Maturities of the Bonds listed in Schedule A hereto as the “General Rule Maturities.”
(b) Hold-the-Offering-Price Maturities means those Maturities of the Bonds listed in Schedule A hereto as the “Hold-the-Offering-Price Maturities.” (c) Holding Period means, with respect to a Hold-the-Offering-Price Maturity, the period starting on the Sale Date and ending on the earlier of (i) the close of the fifth business day after the Sale Date (_____, 2026), or (ii) the date on which Stifel has sold at least 10% of such Holdthe-Offering-Price Maturity to the Public at prices that are no higher than the Initial Offering Price for such Hold-the-Offering-Price Maturity.
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(d) Issuer means the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa Monica.
(e) Maturity means Bonds with the same credit and payment terms. Bonds with different maturity dates, or Bonds with the same maturity date but different stated interest rates, are treated as separate maturities.
(f) Public means any person (including an individual, trust, estate, partnership, association, company, or corporation) other than an Underwriter or a related party to an Underwriter.
The term “related party” for purposes of this certificate generally means any two or more persons who have greater than 50 percent common ownership, directly or indirectly. (g) Sale Date means the first day on which there is a binding contract in writing for the sale of a Maturity of the Bonds. The Sale Date of the Bonds is _____, 2026. (h) Underwriter means (i) any person that agrees pursuant to a written contract with the Issuer (or with the lead underwriter to form an underwriting syndicate) to participate in the initial sale of the Bonds to the Public, and (ii) any person that agrees pursuant to a written contract directly or indirectly with a person described in clause (i) of this paragraph to participate in the initial sale of the Bonds to the Public (including a member of a selling group or a party to a retail distribution agreement participating in the initial sale of the Bonds to the Public).
The representations set forth in this certificate are limited to factual matters only. Nothing in this certificate represents Stifel’s interpretation of any laws, including specifically Sections 103 and 148 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the Treasury Regulations thereunder.
The undersigned understands that the foregoing information will be relied upon by the Issuer with respect to certain of the representations set forth in the Tax Certificate and with respect to compliance with the federal income tax rules affecting the Bonds, and by Anzel Galvan LLP, in connection with rendering its opinion that the interest on the Bonds is excluded from gross income for federal income tax purposes, the preparation of the Internal Revenue Service Form 8038-G, and other federal income tax advice that it may give to the Issuer from time to time relating to the Bonds.
STIFEL, NICOLAUS & COMPANY,
INCORPORATED
By:
Name:
By:
Name:
Dated: ________, 2026
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SCHEDULE A
SALE PRICES OF THE GENERAL RULE MATURITIES AND INITIAL OFFERING
PRICES OF THE HOLD-THE-OFFERING-PRICE MATURITIES
(Attached)
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SCHEDULE B
PRICING WIRE OR EQUIVALENT COMMUNICATION
(Attached)
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EXHIBIT C
RULE 15c2-12 CERTIFICATE
The undersigned hereby certifies and represents to Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated (the “Underwriter”) that [he/she] is a duly appointed and acting officer of the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa Monica authorized to execute this Certificate, and as such is to execute and deliver this Certificate and further hereby certify and reconfirm on behalf of the Agency to the Underwriter as follows:
(1) This Certificate is delivered to enable the Underwriter to comply with Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 15c2-12 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Rule”) in connection with the offering and sale of the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa Monica 2026 Tax Allocation Refunding Bonds (the “Bonds”).
(2) In connection with the offering and sale of the Bonds, there has been prepared a Preliminary Official Statement, dated as of _____, 2026, setting forth information concerning the Bonds and the Agency, as issuer of the Bonds (the “Preliminary Official Statement”).
(3) As used herein, “Permitted Omissions” shall mean the offering price(s), interest rate(s), selling compensation, aggregate principal amount, principal amount per maturity, delivery dates, ratings and other terms of the Bonds depending on such matters and the identity of the underwriter(s), all with respect to the Bonds. (4) The Preliminary Official Statement is, except for the Permitted Omissions, deemed final within the meaning of the Rule and has been, and the information therein is accurate and complete in all material respects except for the Permitted Omissions. (5) If, at any time prior to the execution of the final contract of purchase, any event occurs as a result of which the Preliminary Official Statement might include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the Agency shall promptly notify the Underwriter thereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand as of the ______ day of ______, 2026.
SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
By
Authorized Officer