Stadium STAR Bond OS
NEW ISSUE RATING: Moody’s – Aa3 BOOK-ENTRY ONLY See “RATING” herein In the opinion of Gilmore & Bell, P.C., Bond Counsel to the City, under existing law and assuming continued compliance with certain requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, the interest on the Series 2018 Bonds (including any original issue discount properly allocable to an owner thereof) is excludable from gross income for federal income tax purposes, except as described in this Official Statement, and is not an item of tax preference for purposes of the federal alternative minimum tax. The interest on the Series 2018 Bonds is exempt from income taxation by the State of Kansas. The Series 2018 Bonds have not been designated as “qualified tax-exempt obligations” within the meaning of Section 265(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Bond Counsel expresses no other opinion as to any other federal or state tax law consequences pertaining to the Series 2018 Bonds. See “TAX MATTERS” herein and the form of opinion of Bond Counsel attached hereto as Appendix E. $42,140,000 CITY OF WICHITA, KANSAS SALES TAX SPECIAL OBLIGATION REVENUE BONDS (RIVER DISTRICT STADIUM STAR BOND PROJECT) SERIES 2018 Dated: Date of Delivery Due: As shown on inside cover page The Series 2018 Bonds are being issued by the City of Wichita, Kansas (the “City”) pursuant to a Bond Trust Indenture dated as of November 1, 2018 (the “Indenture”), by and between the City and Security Bank of Kansas City, Kansas City, Kansas, as trustee (the “Trustee”) to (i) pay a portion of the costs of the 2018 Projects (as defined herein); (ii) fund a deposit to the Capitalized Interest Fund established under the Indenture for the Series 2018 Bonds to pay interest on the Series 2018 Bonds through September 1, 2020, and (iii) pay certain costs related to the issuance of the Series 2018 Bonds.
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