NEW ISSUE – BOOK-ENTRY ONLY RATINGS: Standard & Poor’s: “AA+” Fitch: “AA+” See “RATINGS” herein. In the opinion of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Bond Counsel to the District, based upon an analysis of existing laws, regulations, rulings and court decisions and assuming, among other matters, the accuracy of certain representations and compliance with certain covenants, interest on the Series 2017A Bonds is excluded from gross income for federal income tax purposes under Section 103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. In the further opinion of Bond Counsel, interest on the Series 2017A Bonds is not a specific preference item for purposes of the federal individual or corporate alternative minimum taxes, although Bond Counsel observes that such interest is included in adjusted current earnings when calculating corporate alternative minimum taxable income. Bond Counsel is also of the opinion that interest on the Series 2017 Bonds is exempt from State of California personal income taxes. Bond Counsel further observes that interest on the Series 2017B Bonds is not excluded from gross income for federal income tax purposes under Section 103 of the Code. Bond Counsel expresses no opinion regarding any other tax consequences related to the ownership or disposition of, or the amount, accrual or receipt of interest on, the Series 2017 Bonds. See “TAX MATTERS” herein. $185,505,000 SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT SALES TAX REVENUE BONDS $118,260,000 $67,245,000 2017 REFUNDING SERIES A 2017 REFUNDING SERIES B (FEDERALLY TAXABLE) (GREEN BONDS) (GREEN BONDS) Dated: Date of Delivery Due: July 1, as shown on the inside cover The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, 2017 Refunding Series A (Green Bonds) (the “Series 2017A Bonds”) and 2017 Refunding Series B (Federally Taxable) (Green Bonds) (the “Series 2017B Bonds” and, together with the Series 2017A Bonds, the “Series 2017 Bonds”) are being issued by the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (the “District”) to, along with other District funds, provide sufficient funds to (i) refund all or a portion of the District’s Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Refunding Series 2010, the District’s Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, 2012 Series A, and the District’s Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, 2012 Series B (Federally Taxable) and (ii) fund costs of issuance associated with the Series 2017 Bonds. See “PLAN OF REFUNDING” herein. The Series 2017 Bonds are deliverable in fully registered form and, when issued, will be registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of The Depository Trust Company, New York, New York (“DTC”). Individual purchases of the Series 2017 Bonds will be made in principal amounts of $5,000 and integral multiples thereof and will be in book-entry-only form. Purchasers of the Series 2017 Bonds will not receive bonds representing their beneficial ownership in the Series 2017 Bonds but will receive a credit balance on the books of their respective DTC Direct Participants or DTC Indirect Participants. Interest on the Series 2017 Bonds is payable on January 1 and July 1 of each year, commencing July 1, 2018, and the principal of the Series 2017 Bonds is payable July 1 in the amounts and the years set forth on the inside cover by U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, to Cede & Co., and such interest and principal payments are to be disbursed to the beneficial owners of the Series 2017 Bonds through their respective DTC Direct Participants or DTC Indirect Participants. The Series 2017 Bonds are subject to redemption prior to maturity as described herein. See “DESCRIPTION OF THE SERIES 2017 BONDS” herein. The Series 2017 Bonds are special obligations of the District, payable from and secured by a pledge of Sales Tax Revenues derived from a transaction and use tax levied by the District in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties and the City and County of San Francisco, as more fully described herein. The Series 2017 Bonds are issued on a parity with certain other bonds issued by the District and currently outstanding. See “SECURITY FOR THE SERIES 2017 BONDS” herein. This cover page contains certain information for reference only. It is not a summary of this issue. Investors must read the entire Official Statement to obtain information essential to the making of an informed investment decision. The Series 2017 Bonds will be offered when, as and if issued by the District and received by the Underwriters, subject to the approval of validity by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, San Francisco, California, Bond Counsel to the District. Certain legal matters will be passed upon for the District by its General Counsel, Matthew Burrows, Esq., and by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Disclosure Counsel to the District. Certain legal matters will be passed upon for the Underwriters by their counsel, Curls Bartling P.C. The Series 2017 Bonds in book-entry-only form are expected to be delivered through the facilities of DTC on or about December 28, 2017. Barclays Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC Fidelity Capital Markets J.P. Morgan The date of this Official Statement is December 14, 2017. $118,260,000 SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT SALES TAX REVENUE BONDS 2017 REFUNDING SERIES A (GREEN BONDS) MATURITY SCHEDULE Maturity CUSIP† Date Principal Interest (Base: (July 1) Amount Rate Yield 797669) 2023 $9,185,000 5.000% 1.590% XD5 2024 12,065,000 5.000 1.670 XE3 2025 12,520,000 5.000 1.730 XF0 2026 13,105,000 5.000 1.830 XG8 2027 13,665,000 5.000 1.900 XH6 2028 14,250,000 5.000 2.000* XJ2 2029 7,215,000 5.000 2.090* XK9 2030 7,465,000 5.000 2.170* XL7 2031 7,715,000 5.000 2.240* XM5 2032 7,945,000 4.000 2.610* XN3 2033 8,145,000 4.000 2.650* XP8 2034 4,985,000 3.000 3.078 XQ6 $67,245,000 SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT SALES TAX REVENUE BONDS 2017 REFUNDING SERIES B (FEDERALLY TAXABLE) (GREEN BONDS) MATURITY SCHEDULE Maturity CUSIP† Date Principal Interest (Base: (July 1) Amount Rate Price 797669) 2018 $1,200,000 1.911% 100.000 XR4 2019 8,200,000 2.011 100.000 XS2 2020 8,795,000 2.169 100.000 XT0 2021 15,995,000 2.387 100.000 XU7 2022 17,995,000 2.537 100.000 XV5 2023 15,060,000 2.621 100.000 XW3 * Yield to the par call date of July 1, 2027. † CUSIP® is a registered trademark of the American Bankers Association. CUSIP Global Services (CGS) is managed on behalf of the American Bankers Association by S&P Capital IQ. Copyright © 2017 CUSIP Global Services. All rights reserved. CUSIP® 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 only and neither the District nor the Underwriters takes any responsibility for the accuracy thereof. The CUSIP numbers are subject to being changed after the issuance of the Series 2017 Bonds as a result of various subsequent actions, including, but not limited to, a refunding, in whole or in part of the Series 2017 Bonds. This Official Statement does not constitute an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy, nor will there be any offer or solicitation or sale of the Series 2017 Bonds by any person in any jurisdiction in which it is unlawful for such person to make such offer, solicitation or sale. No dealer, broker, salesman or other person has been authorized by the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (the “District”) or the underwriters identified on the cover page of this Official Statement (the “Underwriters”) to give any information or to make any representation other than that contained herein and, if given or made, such other information or representation must not be relied upon as having been authorized. Neither the delivery of this Official Statement nor the sale of any of the Series 2017 Bonds implies that the information herein is correct as of any time subsequent to the date hereof. The information and expressions of opinion herein are subject to change without notice, and neither the delivery of this Official Statement nor any sale made hereunder will, under any circumstances, create the implication that there has been no change in the matters described herein since the date hereof. This Official Statement is not to be construed as a contract with the purchasers of the Series 2017 Bonds. Statements contained in this Official Statement which involve estimates, forecasts or matters of opinion, whether or not expressly so described herein, are intended solely as such and are not to be construed as representations of facts. All summaries of statutes and documents are made subject to the provisions of such statutes and documents, respectively, and do not purport to be complete statements of any or all of such provisions. The information set forth herein has been obtained from sources that are believed to be reliable, but it is not guaranteed as to accuracy or completeness and is not to be construed as a representation by the Underwriters. The Underwriters have provided the following sentence for inclusion in this Official Statement: The Underwriters have reviewed the information in this Official Statement in accordance with, and as part of, their responsibilities to investors under the federal securities laws as applied to the facts and circumstances of this transaction, but the Underwriters do not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of such information.