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distribution of the Official Statement. The County agrees to prepare the Official Statement, <br />including any amendments thereto, in word-searchable PDF format as described in the MSRB's • <br />Rule G-32 and to provide the electronic copy of the word-searchable PDF format of the Official <br />Statement to the Underwriter no later than one business day prior to the Closing to enable the <br />Underwriter to comply with MSRB Rule G-32. <br />The County will take all actions and provide all information reasonably requested by the <br />Underwriter to ensure that the Official Statement at all times during the initial offering and <br />distribution of the Bonds does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state <br />a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under <br />which they were made, not misleading. Neither the Company nor the County will amend or <br />supplement, or approve any amendment or supplement of, the Official Statement without the <br />prior written consent of the Underwriter (which consent will not be unreasonably withheld); <br />provided, however, that, if between the date of this Purchase Contract and 25 days from the end <br />of the underwriting period, as defined below, any event occurs or any fact is disclosed which <br />might cause the Official Statement, as then supplemented or amended, to contain any untrue <br />statement of a material fact or to omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements <br />therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the <br />County will promptly notify the Underwriter, and, if in the opinion of the Underwriter, .such <br />event or disclosure requires the preparation and publication of a supplement or amendment to the <br />Official Statement, the County will supplement or amend the Official Statement in the form and <br />manner approved by the Underwriter. For purposes of this Letter of Representation, the "end of <br />the underwriting period" will mean the later of (i) the Closing, or (ii) the time that the <br />Underwriter no longer retain, directly or as a member of an underwriting syndicate, an unsold • <br />balance of the Bonds for sale to the public. Unless otherwise notified in writing by the <br />Underwriter and the County shall treat the Closing as the "end of the underwriting period." <br />The County represents and warrants that (a) it deems the Preliminary Official Statement <br />final as of its date except for omitted information permitted under paragraph (b)(1) of the Rule, <br />and (b) the Official Statement constitutes as of this date a final official statement within the <br />meaning of paragraph (e)(3) of the Rule. <br />2. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of County. The County represents <br />and warrants to and agrees with the Underwriter that: <br />(a) the County is a political subdivision, validly organized and existing under the <br />laws of the State of North Carolina; <br />(b) on the date hereof and at the Closing Date, the statements and information <br />contained in the Official Statement, except for the information contained under the captions <br />"INTRODUCTION-Book-Entry-Only," "THE COMPANY," and "UNDERWRITING" <br />and in Appendices D and E thereto, are and will be true, correct and complete in all material <br />respects and do not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a <br />material fact necessary to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances <br />under which they were made, not misleading; <br /> <br />3025651v2 15249.00084 <br />