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C Debt Issuance Services Rating: The City's most recent bond issue was rated AA+ by Standard & Poor's. The City will request a new rating for the Bonds. If the winning bidder on the Bonds elects to purchase bond insurance, the rating for the issue may be higher than the City's bond rating in the event that the bond rating of the insurer is higher than that of the City. Method of Sale/Placement: In order to obtain the lowest interest cost to the City, we will solicit competitive bids for purchase of the Bonds from local banks in your area and regional and national underwriters. We have included an allowance for discount bidding equal to 1% of the principal amount of the issue. The discount is treated as an interest item and provides the underwriter with all or a portion of its compensation in the transaction. If the Bonds are purchased at a price greater than the minimum bid amount (maximum discount), the unused allowance may be used to lower your borrowing amount. Continuing Disclosure: Because the City has more than $10,000,000 in outstanding debt (including this issue) and this issue is over $1,000,000, the City will be agreeing to provide certain updated Annual Financial Information and its Audited Financial Statement annually as well as providing notices of the occurrence of certain "material events" to the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (the "MSRB"), as required by rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The City is already obligated to provide such reports for its existing bonds, and has contracted with Northland Securities to prepare and file the reports. Arbitrage Monitoring: The Bonds are taxable obligations and are therefore not subject to IRS arbitrage and yield restriction requirements. Presale Report City of Ramsey, Minnesota February 28 Page 2