Ratings:
Fitch: "AAAꢁ
Moody's: "Aa2ꢁ
See "MISCELLANEOUS - Raꢀngsꢁ herein.
In the ꢁpiniꢁn ꢁf Hawkins Delafield & Wꢁꢁd LLP, Bꢁnd Cꢁunsel tꢁ the Distr i ct, unde r existing statutes and cꢁuꢃt decisiꢁns and assuming cꢁntinuing cꢁmpliance with ce r tain t a x cꢁve n ants descr i bed heꢃein, (i) inte r est ꢁn the Refunding Bꢁnds is excluded fꢃꢁm gꢃꢁss incꢁme fꢁꢃ Fede r al incꢁme t a x pu r p ꢁses puꢃsuant tꢁ Sectiꢁn 103 ꢁf the Intꢀal Reve n ue Cꢁde ꢁf 1986, as ame n ded (the "Cꢁde' ') , and (ii) inte r est ꢁn the Refunding Bꢁnds is nꢁt tꢃeated as a pꢃefe r ence ite m in calculating the altꢀative minimum t a x undeꢃ the Cꢁde. In additiꢁn, in the ꢁpiniꢁn ꢁf Bꢁnd Cꢁunsel tꢁ the Distr i ct, undeꢃ existing statutes, inte r est ꢁn the Refunding Bꢁnds is exe m pt fꢃꢁm pe r sꢁnal incꢁme t a xes impꢁsed by the State ꢁf Califꢁꢂia. See "TAXM ATT ERS " heꢃein.
$594,605,000
LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
(County of Los Angeles, Caliꢀꢁia)
2019 General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series A
(Dedicated Unlimited Ad Valorem Property Tax Bonds)
- Dated: Date of Delivery
- Due: As shown on inside cover
The Los Angeles Unꢂfied School Dꢂstrꢂct (County of Los Angeles, Calꢂꢃrnꢂa) 2019 General Oblꢂgatꢂon Refundꢂng
Bonds, Serꢂes A (Dedꢂcated Unlꢂmꢂted A d Valꢁꢃem Property Tax Bonds) (the "Refundꢂng Bonds") are beꢂng ꢂssued by the Los Angeles Unꢂfied School Dꢂstꢄct (the "Dꢂstrꢂct"), located ꢂn the County of Los Angeles (the "County"), to refund and defease a portꢂon of the Prꢂor Bonds (defined hereꢂn) as more fully descrꢂbed hereꢂn. A portꢂon of the proceeds of the Refundꢂng Bonds wꢂll be used to pay the costs of ꢂssuance ꢂncurred ꢂn connectꢂon wꢂth the ꢂssuance of the Refundꢂng Bonds. See "ESTIMATED SOURCES AND USES OF FUNDS" and "PLAN OF REFUNDING" hereꢂn. The Refundꢂng Bonds are beꢂng ꢂssued under the laws of the State of Calꢂꢃrnꢂa (the "State") and the applꢂcable authorꢂzatꢂons receꢂved at electꢂons held by the Dꢂstrꢂct as descrꢂbed hereꢂn, and pursuant to a resolutꢂon of the Board of Educatꢂon.
The Refundꢂng Bonds are general oblꢂgatꢂon bonds of the Dꢂstrꢂct secured by and payable from ad valꢁꢃem property taxes to be levꢂed wꢂthꢂn the Dꢂstrꢂct pursuant to the Calꢂꢃrnꢂa Constꢂtutꢂon and other State law. The Board of Supervꢂsors of the County ꢂs empowered and ꢂs oblꢂgated to levy ad valꢁꢃem taxes upon all property subject to taxatꢂon by the Dꢂstrꢂct, wꢂthout lꢂmꢂtatꢂon as to rate or amount (except as to certaꢂn personal property whꢂch ꢂs taxable at lꢂmꢂted rates), fꢅr the payment of pꢄncꢂpal of and ꢂnterest on the Refundꢂng Bonds, all as more fully descrꢂbed hereꢂn. See "SECURITY AND SOURCE OF PAYMENT FOR THE REFUNDING BONDS" hereꢂn.
Interest on the Refundꢂng Bonds ꢂs payable on each January 1 and July 1 to maturꢂty, commencꢂng July 1, 2019.
Prꢂncꢂpal of the Refundꢂng Bonds ꢂs payable on January 1 or July 1 ꢂn each of the years and ꢂn the amounts set fꢅrth on the ꢂnsꢂde front cover hereof.
The Refundꢂng Bonds wꢂll be ꢂssued ꢂn book-entry fꢅꢆ only, ꢂn denomꢂnatꢂons of $5,000 prꢂncꢂpal amount, or
ꢂntegral multꢂples thereof, and wꢂll be ꢂnꢂtꢂally ꢂssued and regꢂstered ꢂn the name of Cede & Co., as nomꢂnee ꢃr The Deposꢂtoꢇ Trust Company ("DTC"). DTC wꢂll act as secuꢄtꢂes deposꢂtory ꢃr the Refundꢂng Bonds. Owners wꢂll not receꢂve certꢂficates representꢂng theꢂr ꢂnterests ꢂn the Refundꢂng Bonds. Payments of prꢂncꢂpal of, premꢂum, ꢂf any, and ꢂnterest on the Refundꢂng Bonds wꢂll be made by U.S. Bank Natꢂonal Assocꢂatꢂon, as agent to the Treasurer and Tax Collector of the County, as the ꢂnꢂtꢂal payꢂng agent, to DTC, whꢂch ꢂs oblꢂgated to remꢂt such payments to ꢂts DTC Partꢂcꢂpants ꢃr subsequent dꢂsbursement to the beneficꢂal owners of the Refundꢂng Bonds. See APPENDIX C - "BOOK- ENTRY ONLY SYSTEM" attached hereto.
The Refundꢂng Bonds are subject to redemptꢂon prꢂor to theꢂr respectꢂve stated matuꢄty dates as descrꢂbed hereꢂn.
See "THE REFUNDING BONDS - Redemptꢂon" hereꢂn.
THIS COVER PAGE CONTAINS CERTAIN INFORMATION FOR GENERAL REFERENCE ONLY. IT IS NOT
INTENDED TO BE A SUMMARY OF THE SECURITY OR TERMS OF THIS ISSUE. INVESTORS ARE ADVISED TO READ THE ENTIRE OFFICIAL STATEMENT TO OBTAIN INFORMATION ESSENTIAL TO THE MAKING OF AN INFORMED INVESTMENT DECISION.
e Refunding Bꢁnds weꢃe awaꢃded t ꢁ Bꢁf A Secur it ies, Inc. puꢃsuan t t ꢁ cꢁmpe t i t ive bidding which was held
ꢁn May 7, 2019, as se t fꢁꢃ t h in t he Nꢁ t ice Invi t ing Bids, da t ed A pr i l 23, 2019. e Refunding Bꢁnds will be ꢁffeꢃed when, as and if issued by t he Dis t r i c t , subjec t t ꢁ t he appꢃꢁval ꢁf legali t y by Hawkins Delafield & Wꢁꢁd LLP, Lꢁs A ngeles, Califꢁꢂia, Bꢁnd Cꢁunsel t ꢁ t he Dis t r i c t . Ceꢃ t ain legal ma tt eꢃs will be passed upꢁn fꢁꢃ t he Dis t r i c t by Oꢃꢄck, Heꢃ r ing t ꢁn & Su t cliffe LLP, I r v ine, Califꢁꢂia, as Disclꢁsuꢃe Cꢁunsel t ꢁ t he Dis t ꢃic t . I t is an t icipa t ed t ha t t he Refunding Bꢁnds, in de fi ni t ive fꢁr m , will be available fꢁꢃ delive r y t hꢃꢁugh t he facili t ies ꢁf D T C ꢁn ꢁꢃ abꢁu t May 29, 2019.
Dated: May 7, 2019, as amended on May 13, 2019.
MATURITY DATES, PRINCIPAL AMOUNTS, INTEREST RATES, INITIAL PUBLIC
OFFERING YIELDS, PRICES AND CUSIP NUMBERS
$594,605,000
LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
(County of Los Angeles, Caliꢀrnia)
2019 General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series A
(Dedicated Unlimited Ad Valorem Property Tax Bonds)
Base CUSIPt Number: 544647
Principal Amount
Interest Rate
Initial Public Offering Yield
cusIPt
- Suffix
- Maturity
- Price
July 1, 2019 July 1, 2020 July 1, 2021 July 1, 2022 July 1, 2023 July 1, 2024 July 1, 2025 July 1, 2026 July 1, 2027 July 1, 2028 July 1, 2029 July 1, 2030 July 1, 2031 July 1, 2032 July 1, 2033
January 1, 2034
$12,240,000
37,070,000 29,250,000 30,705,000 32,240,000 33,860,000 35,540,000 37,320,000 39,190,000 41,140,000 43,205,000 45,360,000 47,635,000 50,015,000 52,520,000 27,315,000
5.000% 5.000 5.000 5.000 5.000 5.000 5.000 5.000 5.000 5.000 5.000 5.000 5.000 5.000 4.000 3.000
1.350% 1.350 1.370 1.420 1.500 1.630 1.670 1.680 1.700 1.790 1.900 2.030 2.100 2.150 2.400 2.930
100.321% 103.930 107.448 110.780 113.829 116.392 119.201 122.098 124.839 126.813 128.337 126.969c 126.240c 125.723c 114.259c 100.605c
AL4 AM2 ANO AP5 AQ3 ARI AS9 AT7 AU4 AV2 AWO AX8 AY6 AZ3 BA7
BBS
t CUSIP® is a registered trademark of The American Bꢀkers Association. CUSꢁ Global Services (CGS) is managed on behalf of The American Bankers Association by S&P Capital IQ. Copyright(c) 2019 CUSIP Global Services. All rights reserved. CUSꢁ® data herein is provided by CUSIP Global Services. This data is not intended to create a database and does not serve in any way as a substitute for the CGS database. CUSIP® numbers are provided for convenience of reference only. None ofthe District, the Underwriter or their respective agents or counsel assume responsibility for the accuracy ofsuch numbers. c Priced to call at par on July I, 2029.
LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
BOARD OF EDUCATION
- District
- Member
- Term Ending
2
413567
Monica Garcia, President Nick Melvoin, Vice President George McKenna Scott Schmerelson (Vacant)t
December 11, 2022 December 11, 2022 December 13, 2020 December 13, 2020 December 13, 2020 December 11, 2022 December 13, 2020
Kelly Gonez Richard Vladovic
DISTRICT OFFICIALS
Austin Beutner, Superintendent David Holmquist, General Counsel Dr. Scott Price, ChiefFinancial Officer
V. Luis Buendia, Controller
Timothy S. Rosnick, Deputy Controller
BOND COUNSEL
Hawkins Delafield & Wood LLP
Los Angeles, Caliꢀꢁia
DISCLOSURE COUNSEL
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Los Angeles, Caliꢀꢁia
MUNICIPAL ADVISOR
Fieldman, Rolapp & Associates, Inc.
Irvine, Caliꢀꢁia
PAYING AGENT
U.S. Bank National Association, as agent of the Treasurer and Tax Collector ofthe County ofLos Angeles, Los Angeles, Caliꢀꢁia
ESCROW AGENT
U.S. Bank National Association
Los Angeles, Caliꢀꢁia
VERIFICATION AGENT
Causey Demgen & Moore P.C.
Denver, Colorado
t On March 5, 2019, the District conducted a special election for a board member to represent District 5. Since no candidate received a majority of the vote at such special election, a runoff election will be held on May 14, 2019 between Jackie Goldberg and Heather Repenning, the two candidates who received the most votes at such special election. See APPENDIX A- "DISTRICT FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND REGIONAL ECONOMIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION- DISTRICT GENERAL INFORMATION - District Goveꢀance; Senior Management."
No dealer, broker, salesperson or other person has been authorized by the District to give any inꢀrmation or to make any representations, other than those contained in this Official Statement, and if given or made, such other inꢀrmation or representation must not be relied upon as having been authorized by any of the ꢀregoing.
The inꢀrmation contained herein has been obtained ꢁom sources that are believed to be reliable. The inꢀrmation and expressions of opinion herein are subject to change without notice, and neither the delivery of this Official Statement nor any sale made hereunder shall, under any circumstances, give rise to any implication that there has been no change in the affairs of the District since the date hereof.
IN CONNECTION WITH THIS OFFERING, THE UNDERWRITER OF THE REFUNDING
BONDS (THE "UNDERWRITER") MAY OVERALLOT OR EFFECT TRANSACTIONS WHICH STABILIZE OR MAINTAIN THE MARKET PRICES OF THE REFUNDING BONDS AT LEVELS ABOVE THAT WHICH MIGHT OTHERWISE PREVAIL IN THE OPEN MARKET. SUCH STABILIZING, IF COMMENCED, MAY BE DISCONTINUED AT ANY TIME. THE UNDERWRITER MAY OFFER AND SELL THE REFUNDING BONDS TO CERTAIN SECURITIES DEALERS AND DEALER BANKS AND BANKS ACTING AS AGENT AT PRICES LOWER THAN THE PUBLIC OFFERING PRICES STATED ON THE INSIDE FRONT COVER PAGE HEREOF AND SAID PUBLIC OFFERING PRICES MAY BE CHANGED FROM TIME TO TIME BY THE UNDERWRITER.
When used in this Official Statement or in any continuing disclosure by the District, in any press release by the District or in any oral statement made with the approval of an authorized officer of the District, the words or phrases "will likely result,ꢂ "are expected to,ꢂ "will continue,ꢂ "is anticipated,ꢂ "estimate,ꢂ "project,ꢂ "ꢀrecast,ꢂ "expect,ꢂ "intendꢂ and similar expressions identify "ꢀrward-looking statements.ꢂ Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially ꢁom those contemplated in such ꢀrward-looking statements. Any ꢀrecast is subject to such uncertainties. Inevitably, some assumptions used to develop the ꢀrecasts will not be realized and unanticipated events and circumstances may occur. Thereꢀre, there are likely to be differences between ꢀrecasts and actual results, and those differences may be material.
The District maintains a website at www.lausd.net. However, reꢃrence to such website address is ꢀr inꢀrmational purposes only. Unless specified otherwise, such website and the inꢀrmation or links contained therein are not incorporated by reꢃrence herein, should not be relied upon in making an investment decision with respect to the Reꢄnding Bonds, and are not part of this Official Statement ꢀr purposes of and as that term is defined in Rule 15c2-12 adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
CUSIP is a registered trademark of The American Bankers Association. CUSIP data in this Official
Statement is provided by CUSIP Global Services, managed by Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC on behalf of The American Bankers Association. CUSIP data herein is set ꢀrth ꢀr convenience of reꢃrence only. The District and the Underwriter assume no responsibility ꢀr the selection or uses of the CUSIP data or ꢀr the accuracy or correctness of such data. The CUSIP numbers ꢀr the Reꢄnding Bonds are subject to being changed aſter the delivery of the Reꢄnding Bonds as a result of various subsequent actions.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................... 1
General............................................................................................................................... 1 Changes from the Preliminary Official Statement............................................................. 1 The District........................................................................................................................ 2 The District's General Obligation Bond Program............................................................. 2 Authority and Purpose fꢁr Issuance of the Refunding Bonds............................................ 4 Security and Source of Payment fꢁr the Reꢀnding Bonds ............................................... 4 Other Information.............................................................................................................. 5
PLAN OF REFUNDING............................................................................................................... 6
ESTIMATED SOURCES AND USES OF FUNDS..................................................................... 8 THE REFUNDING BONDS......................................................................................................... 8
General Provisions............................................................................................................. 8 Redemption........................................................................................................................ 9 Defeasance and Unclaimed Moneys................................................................................ 10
SECURITY AND SOURCE OF PAYMENT FOR THE REFUNDING BONDS..................... 12
General Description......................................................................................................... 12 Statꢄtory Lien on Taxes (Senate Bill 222)....................................................................... 12 Pledge of Tax Revenues................................................................................................... 13 Califꢁꢂia Constitutional and Statutory Provisions Relating to Ad Valorem
Property Taxes............................................................................................................. 14
Assessed Valuation of Property Within the District........................................................ 15 Tax Rates, Levies and Collections................................................................................... 21 Debt Service..................................................................................................................... 25 Aggregate Fiscal Year Debt Service................................................................................ 25 The District's General Obligation Bond Program and Bonding Capacity ...................... 27 Overlapping Debt Obligations......................................................................................... 27