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CURRENT BOND OFFERINGS    
The information set forth below is preliminary and subject to change. A review of the entire preliminary official statement is essential to understanding the terms of the bonds and the sources of repayment and security for the bonds.

                                                     $54,435,000
                                                District of Columbia
                                                    (Washington, D.C.)

             $23,935,000
  Deed Tax Revenue Bonds
             Series 2010A
               $27,040,000
  Deed Tax Revenue Bonds
               Series 2010B
                 $3,460,000
 Taxable Deed Tax Revenue Bonds
                 Series 2010C

Overview

Preliminary Official Statement: Click here to view
Final Official Statement: Not available as of yet. Scheduled to be available shortly after the bond sale (see below for the expected sale date)
Participating Brokerage Firm: Senior Manager                  Co-Senior Manager
M.R. Beal & Company          Rice Financial Products Company
(800) 451-9702                    (888) 740-7423

Co-Manager                       Co-Manager
Cabrera Capital Markets      Prager, Sealy & Co. LLC
(800) 291-2388                    (800) 336-4020
Estimated Aggregate Amount: $54,435,000 (bonds may be purchased in denominations of $5,000 and integral multiples thereof)
Use of Bond Proceeds: (i) Finance a portion of the District’s New Communities Initiative to provide housing infrastructure, with a special focus on public housing, for neighborhoods where crime, unemployment, and truancy converge to create intractable physical and social conditions, (ii) fund a portion of the debt service reserve account requirement, and (iii) pay certain costs of issuance of the bonds
Source of Repayment and Security: That portion of the District’s Allocated Fund Deposit that is required to be deposited with the trustee for the bonds (see below for more information). Currently, the Allocated Fund Deposit is 15% of the District’s real property transfer tax collections and deed recordation tax collections.
Expected Structure: Fixed rate bonds
Principal Payment (Maturity) Date: Dates of maturity for each Series of bonds will be determined on the sale date
Interest Payment Dates: Each June 1 and December 1, commencing December 1, 2010
Interest Rates: A fixed rate of interest for each maturity of the bonds will be determined on the sale date
Expected Ratings: A1/A (Moody's/Fitch). See “RATINGS” in the preliminary official statement or the final official statement, as applicable
Expected Redemption Terms: The Series 2010C bonds are not subject to redemption prior to maturity

Optional Redemption of Series 2010A bonds and Series 2010B bonds: The Series 2010A bonds and the Series 2010B bonds maturing on or after June 1, 2021 are subject to redemption prior to maturity, in whole or in part, on any date on and after June 1, 2020, at the option of the District, at a redemption price of 100% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued interest, if any, to the redemption date

Mandatory Redemption of Series 2010A bonds and Series 2010B bonds: To be determined upon the sale of the bonds
Insurance: To be determined
Tax Status: Under existing law, (i) the interest on the Series 2010A bonds and the Series 2010B bonds is excluded from gross income for federal income tax purposes, except interest on any Series 2010B bond for any period during which it is held by a “substantial user” or a “related person,” as those terms are used in Section 147(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, (ii) interest on the Series 2010C bonds will not be excluded from gross income for purposes of federal income taxation, and (iii) the bonds and the interest thereon are exempt from District taxation, except estate, inheritance and gift taxes


Summary of Source of Repayment and Security

The principal of and interest on the bonds are payable from and secured by that portion of the District’s Allocated Fund Deposit that is required to be deposited with the trustee for the bonds, as described more fully in the preliminary or final official statement, as applicable, for the bonds. Currently, the Allocated Fund Deposit is 15% of the District’s real property transfer tax collections and deed recordation tax collections.

Investors should note that the bonds are special obligations of the District. The bonds are without recourse to the District, are not a pledge of, and do not involve the faith and credit or the taxing power of the District (other than that portion of the District’s real property transfer tax collections and deed recordation tax collections that is required to be deposited with the trustee for the bonds, as described more fully in the preliminary or final official statement, as applicable) and do not constitute a debt of the District.


Expected Schedule

Investor Presentation: July 28, 2010 (click here to view)
Sale Date: August 10, 2010
Expected Date of Delivery (Closing): August 24, 2010
 



UPCOMING BOND OFFERINGS   
The following is a list of certain upcoming bond offerings in the remainder of Fiscal Year 2010 (ending September 30, 2010)

  • Washington Convention and Sports Authority Senior Lien Dedicated Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2010, for the purpose of financing a hotel in connection with the Washington Convention Center