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• the offer and sale of the Bonds are legal, either as exempt securities, as exempt transactions or as <br />a result of registration of the Bonds for sale in any such state. <br />2. Official Statement. <br />(a) The fmal Official Statement. dated December _, 2010 relating to the Bonds (the <br />"Final Official Statement") shall be provided for distribution, at the expense of the County, in <br />such quantity as may be requested by the Underwriter no later than the earlier of (i) seven <br />business days after the date of this Purchase Contract or (ii) one business day prior to the Closing <br />(defined below), in order to permit the Underwriter to comply with Rule 15c2-12 of the <br />Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Rule "), <br />and the applicable rules of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (the "MSRB"), with <br />respect to distribution of the Final Official Statement. The County shall prepare the Official <br />Statement, including any amendments thereto, in word-searchable PDF format as described in <br />the MSRB's Rule G-32 and shall provide the electronic copy of the word-searchable PDF format <br />of the Official Statement to the Underwriter no later than one business day prior to the Closing to <br />enable the Underwriter to comply with MSRB Rule G-32. <br />(b) The Company will take ail actions and provide all information reasonably <br />requested by the Underwriter to ensure that the Preliminary Official Statement, as hereinafter <br />defined, and the Final Official Statement at all times during the initial offering and distribution of <br />the Bonds do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact <br />• necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were <br />made, not misleading. The Company will not amend or supplement, or approve any amendment <br />or supplement of, either the Preliminary Official Statement or the Final Officlal Statement <br />without the prior written consent of the Lnderwriter (which consent will not be unreasonably <br />withheld); provided, however, that, if between the date of this Purchase Contract and 25 days <br />from the end of the underwriting period, as defined below, any event occurs or any fact is <br />disclosed of which event or fact the Company has actual knowledge which might cause the <br />Official Statement, as then supplemented or amended, to contain any untrue statement of a <br />material fact or to omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the <br />light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the Company will <br />promptly notify the Underwriter, and, if in the opinion of the Underwriter such event or <br />disclosure requires the preparation and publication of a supplement or amendment to the Official <br />Statement, the Company will supplement or amend the Official Statement in form and manner <br />approved by the Underwriter, and the County shall pay all expenses in association therewith, <br />including reasonable attorneys' fees. For purposes of this Purchase Contract, the "end of the <br />underwriting period "will mean the later of (i) the Closing, or (ii) the time that the Underwriter <br />no longer retain, directly or as a member of an underwriting syndicate, an unsold balance of the <br />Bonds for sale to the public. Unless otherwise notified in writing by the Underwriter, the <br />Company shall treat the Closing as the "end of the underwriting period." <br />(c) The Company agrees to use all reasonable efforts to cause the County to authorize <br />and approve the Preliminary Official Statement dated November 30, 2010 (the "Preliminary <br />Official Statement") and the Final Official Statement (the Final Official Statement, the <br />• Preliminary Official Statement and any amendments or supplements that may be authorized for <br />3025651v2 15249.00084 <br />