Item 33 - Pension Debt Refinancing and Related Bond Financing

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37 4846-5351-8811v3/200434-0005 withhold the notice to Bondholders if and so long as a committee of its Responsible Officers in good faith determines that withholding the notice is in the interests of the Bondholders. Section 12.07 Compensation of Trustee. The City shall from time to time, but only in accordance with a written agreement in effect with the Trustee, pay to the Trustee reasonable compensation for its services and shall reimburse the Trustee for all its reasonable advances and expenditures, including but not limited to advances to and fees and expenses of independent appraisers, accountants, consultants, counsel, agents and attorneys-at-law or other experts employed by it in the exercise and performance of its powers and duties hereunder. The Trustee shall not otherwise have any claims or lien for payment of compensation for its services against any other moneys held by it in the funds or accounts established hereunder, except as provided in Section 11.10, but may take whatever legal actions are lawfully available to it directly against the City. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the City agrees to indemnify and save the Trustee, its officers, employees, directors and agents, harmless against any costs, expenses, claims or liabilities whatsoever, including, without limitation, fees and expenses of its attorneys, that it may incur in the exercise and performance of its powers and duties hereunder which are not due to its negligence or willful misconduct. The agreement contained in this Section shall survive the payment of the Bonds, the discharge of this Trust Agreement and the appointment of a successor trustee. Section 12.08 Eligibility of Trustee. This Trust Agreement shall always have a Trustee that is a trust company, a bank or association having trust powers and is organized and doing business under the laws of the United States or any state or the District of Columbia, is subject to supervision or examination by United States, state or District of Columbia authority and has a combined capital and surplus of at least $100,000,000 as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition. Section 12.09 Replacement of Trustee. (a) The Trustee may resign as trustee hereunder by notifying the City in writing prior to the proposed effective date of the resignation. The Holders of a majority in Total Bond Obligation of the Bonds may remove the Trustee by notifying the removed Trustee and may appoint a successor Trustee with the City’s consent. The City may remove the Trustee, by notice in writing delivered to the Trustee 30 days prior to the proposed removal date; provided, however, that the City shall have no right to remove the Trustee during any time when an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing unless (i) the Trustee fails to comply with the foregoing Section, (ii) the Trustee is adjudged a bankrupt or an insolvent, (iii) the Trustee otherwise becomes incapable of acting or (iv) the City determines that the Trustee’s services are no longer satisfactory to the City. No resignation or removal of the Trustee under this Section shall be effective until a new Trustee has taken office. If the Trustee resigns or is removed or for any reason is unable or unwilling to perform its duties under this Trust Agreement, the City shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee. (b) A successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the City. Immediately thereafter, the retiring Trustee shall transfer all property held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee, the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall then (but only then) become effective and the successor Trustee shall have all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee under this Trust Agreement. If a Trustee is not performing its duties hereunder and a successor Trustee does not take office within 60 days after the retiring Trustee delivers notice of resignation or the City delivers notice of removal, the retiring Trustee, the City or