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<br /> <br /> <br />City of Hugo, Minnesota <br />Pre-Sale Summary for Issuance of Bonds <br /> <br />$8,380,000 General Obligation Tax Abatement Bonds, Series 2021A <br />The Council has under consideration the issuance of bonds to fund improvements to the City’s Lions Park and <br />related public infrastructure projects (the “Bonds”). This document provides information relative to the proposed <br />issuance. <br />KEY EVENTS: The following summary schedule includes the timing of key events that will occur relative <br />to the bond issuance: <br /> <br />August 2, 2021 Council sets sale date and terms <br />Week of August 23, 2021 Rating conference is conducted <br />September 7, 2021, 11:00 a.m. Competitive proposals are received <br />September 7, 2021, 7:00 p.m. Council considers award of the Bonds <br />October 7, 2021 Proceeds are received <br /> <br />RATING: An application will be made to S&P Global Ratings (S&P) for a rating on the Bonds. The <br />City’s general obligation debt is currently rated “AA+” by S&P. <br />THE MARKET: Performance of the tax-exempt market is often measured by the Bond Buyer’s Index (“BBI”) <br />which measures the yield of high grade municipal bonds in the 20th year for general <br />obligation bonds rated Aa2 by Moody’s or AA by S&P (the BBI 20-Bond GO Index) and the <br />30th year for revenue bonds rated A1 by Moody’s or A+ by S&P (the BBI 25-Bond Revenue <br />Index). The following chart illustrates these two indices over the past five years: <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Study No.: 2083.114_ 1751915 July 28, 2021 1.5% <br />2.5% <br />3.5% <br />4.5% <br />5.5%Index RateBBI 20-Bond (GO) and 25-Bond (Revenue) Indices for 5 Years <br />Ending 7/22/2021 <br />Revenue <br />GO <br />7/22/2021 <br />Revenue: 2.39% <br />GO: 2.03% <br />Data Source: The Bond Buyer