DONOR NETWORK - SUMMARY LETTER.PDF
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A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION One North Central Avenue, Suite 1200 Phoenix, Arizona 85004-4417 P 602.440.4800 F 602.257.9582 Offices in Arizona & Colorado wow ww. rcalaw.com William F. Wilder Direct Line: 602-440-4802 Direct Fax: 602-257-6902 E-mail: wwilder@rcalaw.com April 4, 2018 To: Board of Supervisors Board of Directors of Maricopa County, Arizona The Industrial Development Authority of the County of Maricopa Re: Not to Exceed $25,000,000 — The Industrial Development Authority of the County of Maricopa Direct Purchase Revenue Bonds (Donor Network of Arizona, Inc. Project) Series 2018 Ladies and Gentlemen: At the meeting of The Industrial Development Authority of the County of Maricopa (the “Authority”) on April 17, 2018, the Authority Board will be asked to grant approval to the financing for the Donor Network of Arizona, Inc. Project and to adopt a resolution authorizing the issuance and sale of the bonds as described above (the “Bonds”). The purpose of this letter is to provide a summary review of the proposed transaction. THE AUTHORITY The Authority is an Arizona nonprofit corporation, formed with the permission of Maricopa County and incorporated under and pursuant to the Arizona Industrial Development Financing Act, Title 35, Chapter 5, Arizona Revised Statutes, as amended (the “Act”), and the Authority is designated by law to be a political subdivision of the State of Arizona. THE APPLICANT/BORROWER The Applicant/Borrower for financing is Donor Network of Arizona, Inc., an Arizona nonprofit corporation designated as a 501(c)(3) organization under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Donor Network of Arizona, Inc. is one of the leading and larger full-service organ, eye and tissue donation and recovery organizations in the United States and is Arizona’s federally designated nonprofit organ procurement organization Additionally, Donor Network of Arizona, Inc. operates an immunogenetics laboratory that provides histocompatibility testing services which verify a_ recipient’s compatibility with a donation from a deceased or living donor. 4368139.1 04/04/18 Board of Supervisors Maricopa County, Arizona Board of Directors of The Industrial Development Authority of the County of Maricopa April 4, 2018 Page 2 THE PROJECT The Project that will be financed with the proceeds from the sale of the Bonds will consist of the acquisition, construction and equipping of a new capital project to serve as the Donor Network of Arizona, Inc. headquarters facility and to be located at 2010 West Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe, Arizona. Additionally, a portion of the Bond proceeds will be applied to (a) fund any required reserves, (b) pay capitalized interest on the Bonds, if any, and (c) pay costs and expenses related to the issuance of the Bonds. NOTIFICATION TO ARIZONA ATTORNEY GENERAL As required by the provisions of Arizona Revised Statutes, Section 35-721.F, the Authority has notified the Arizona Attorney General of the Authority’s intention to issue the Bonds. PUBLIC HEARING A public hearing pursuant to Section 147(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, will be held on April 17, 2018, ahead of the Authority Board meeting on such date and ahead of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors meeting on April 25, 2018, and a Report of Public Hearing will be delivered to the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors. ALLOCATION FOR TAX EXEMPT FINANCING No allocation of the Arizona “volume cap” is required for the transaction since the Applicant is a nonprofit corporation designated as 501(c)(3) organization under the Code. FINANCING PARTICIPANTS The major participants in the financing are as follows: Issuer: The Industrial Development Authority of the County of Maricopa Issuer Counsel: Ryley Carlock & Applewhite, a professional corporation Applicant/Borrower: Donor Network of Arizona, Inc. Board of Supervisors Maricopa County, Arizona Board of Directors of The Industrial Development Authority of the County of Maricopa April 4, 2018 Page 3 Applicant/Borrower Counsel: Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie, LLP Bond Counsel: Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie, LLP Bond Trustee: To be determined Bond Purchaser: JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. Bond Purchaser Counsel: Kutak Rock LLP PRINCIPAL FINANCING DOCUMENTS Document Parties Indenture of Trust Issuer and Trustee Loan Agreement Issuer and Borrower Tax Certificate and Agreement Issuer and Borrower One or more Security Agreements Borrower PLAN OF FINANCING The Bonds will be issued in a principal amount, not to exceed $25,000,000, to be determined by agreement of the Borrower and the Bond Purchaser. The Bonds will be purchased by JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., or an affiliated entity, for its own investment and account and not with a view toward resale or distribution and the Bonds will be subject to specific restrictions on transfer and the Bond Purchaser will execute an agreed upon form of Investor Letter. The Bonds will be issued under and pursuant to the Indenture of Trust and the Bond proceeds will be loaned to the Borrower under the terms of the Loan Agreement. The obligations of the Borrower to make periodic loan repayments, in an amount sufficient to pay interest and principal on the Bonds, when due, will be secured by one or more Deeds of Trust, Security Agreements, Assignments of Rents and Leases and Fixture Filings. Board of Supervisors Maricopa County, Arizona Board of Directors of The Industrial Development Authority of the County of Maricopa April 4, 2018 Page 4 The Bond proceeds will be disbursed by JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. to the Borrower based upon an agreed upon disbursement schedule, as work regarding the Project progresses. Since this financing is basically structured as a tax exempt bank loan, the Bonds will not be rated. AUTHORITY APPROVAL At the Authority Board meeting on April 17, 2018, the Authority Board will be asked by the Applicant/Borrower to grant approval for financing and to adopt a resolution authorizing the issuance sale of the Bonds. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVAL If the Authority Board acts to grant approval for the financing and to adopt a resolution authorizing and approving the issuance and sale of the Bonds, the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors will be requested, at its meeting on April 25, 2018, to act as required by law to adopt a resolution approving the proceedings of the Authority for the issuance of the Bonds. NO LIABILITY ON THE COUNTY OF MARICOPA Under the provisions of the Act, specifically A.R.S. § 35-742, Maricopa County is not in any event liable for the performance by the Authority of any pledge, mortgage, obligation or agreement of any kind undertaken by the Authority or any of its agreements or obligations shall not be construed to constitute an indebtedness of Maricopa County within the meaning of any constitution or statutory provision. TRANSACTION CLOSING If the required approvals of the Authority Board and the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors are received, it is currently anticipated that the Bonds will be issued in early May 2018. LEGAL COUNSEL RECOMMENDATION As counsel to the Authority, we have reviewed drafts of principal financing documents, we have been advised that these documents are now in substantially final form, and based upon our review of such and our review of the proceedings of the Authority to date Board of Supervisors Maricopa County, Arizona Board of Directors of The Industrial Development Authority of the County of Maricopa April 4, 2018 Page 5 relating to the proposed issuance of the Bonds, we believe the financing documents and proceedings are in substantial conformance with the policies and guidelines of the Authority and are in both form and substance acceptable for the Authority Board and Maricopa County Board of Supervisors to act upon and that the Resolution presented to the Authority Board relating to authorizing the issuance and sale of the Bonds, and related matters, and the Resolution of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors will be asked to adopt are in form and substance acceptable for the adoption. Yours very truly, ; . William F. Wilder WEW:mm