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HomeMy WebLinkAbout840712.tiff_ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ORDINANCE NO. #128 AR1962486 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT REVENUE BONDS UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE COLORADO COUNTY AND MUNICIPALITY DEVELOPMENT REVENUE BOND ACT; PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF WELD COUNTY, COLORADO, INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT REVENUE REFUNDING BONDS (PLATTE RIVER STEEL CO. , INC. PROJECT) SERIES 1984, IN THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $2, 000 , 000 FOR THE PURPOSE OF REFUNDING BONDS ISSUED AS OF JUNE 1 , 1982, FOR THE LOANING OF FUNDS TO PLATTE RIVER STEEL CO. , INC. TO FINANCE THE ACQUISITON, IMPROVING AND EQUIPPING OF A STEEL FABRICATION PLANT IN WELD COUNTY, COLORADO; APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND THE COUNTY AND A SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE OF TRUST BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND A TRUSTEE; AND AUTHORIZING THE PREPARATION AND EXECUTION OF CERTAIN RELATED DOCUMENTS AND INSTRUMENTS . BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF WELD COUNTY, COLORADO: Section 1 . Recitals . A. The County of Weld, Colorado (the "County") , desires to provide, promote and stimulate industry and develop trade and other economic activity within the County; and B. Pursuant to the provisions of the Colorado County and Municipality Development Revenue Bond Act, 529-3-101 , et seq. , the County has issued its Industrial Development Revenue Bonds (Platte River Steel Co. , Inc . Project) Series 1982 (the "Series 1982 Bonds" ) in the principal amount of $2,000 , 000 pursuant to an Indenture of Trust dated as June 1 , 1982 (the "Indenture" ) , by and between the County and First Commercial Bank, National Associaton (formerly named Commercial National Bank of Little Rock) , as trustee (the "Trustee" ) , and the proceeds therefrom B 1026 REC 01962486 04/10/84 15: 51 $0. 00 1/047 F 1346 MARY ANN FEUERSTEIN CLERK & RECORDER WELD CO, CO 840712 h 1 have been loaned to Platte River Steel Co. , Inc . (the "Company" ) , a Colorado corporation, pursuant to a Loan Agreement dated as of June 1, 1982 (the "Loan Agreement" ) , by and between the County and the Company for the purposes of acquiring, constructing, improving and equipping a steel fabrication plant located within the boundaries of the County (the "Project" ) ; and C. The Company has advised the County and the Trustee that substantial savings in interest can be achieved for the benefit of the County and the Company if the Series 1982 Bonds can be refinanced and refunded by the issuance of Additional Bonds (as defined in the Indenture) as permitted by the terms of the Indenture and the Loan Agreement; and D. Arrangements have been made for the purchase of the Additional Bonds by Worthen Bank & Trust Company, N.A. , of Little Rock, Arkansas, at a rate of interest which will achieve the interest savings contemplated; and E. Prior to the consideration of this Ordinance an open public hearing, advertised by notice published in the Greeley Tribune on March 21 , 1984, was held and all interested persons were invited to comment on the proposed issuance by the County of its $2, 000,000 of Industrial Development Revenue Refunding Bonds (Platte River Steel Co . , Inc . Project) Series 1984 (the "Series 1984 Bonds" ) ; and B 1026 REC 01962486 04/10/84 15 : 51 $0 . 00 2/047 F 1347 MARY ANN FEUERSTEIN CLERK & RECORDER WELD CO, CO -2- F. It is hereby found and determinied that the County will issue the Series 1984 Bonds in the principal amount of $2, 000 , 000 pursuant to a Supplemental Indenture of Trust dated as of April 1, 1984 (the "Supplemental Indenture" ) , by and between the County and the Trustee, and that the proceeds therefrom will be used to retire the Series 1982 Bonds; and G. It is hereby found and determined that refinancing the Project and refunding the Series 1982 Bonds will promote the public health, welfare, safety, convenience and prosperity of the County and its inhabitants by providing, promoting and stimulating industry and developing trade and other economic activity within the County at a lower cost; and H. It is necessary to provide for the issuance and sale of the Series 1984 Bonds and to authorize the execution and preparation of all documents, instruments and acts necessary in connection therewith. Section 2 . Findings and Determination. The Board of County Commissioners hereby finds and determines that (a) the amounts necessary to pay the principal of and interest on the Series 1984 Bonds in each year are as set forth in Exhibit A hereto and incorporated herein by reference; (b) it is not deemed necessary or advisable to establish any reserve funds in connection with the retirement of the Series 1984 Bonds or the maintenance of the Project; (c) since the Loan Agreement B 1026 REC 01962486 04/10/84 15 : 51 $0. 00 3/047 F 1348 MARY ANN FEUERSTEIN CLERK & RECORDER WELD CO, CO -3- provides that the Company shall maintain the Project and carry all property insurance with respect thereto, no determination of the estimated cost of maintaining the Project in good repair and keeping it properly insured needs to be made; (d) the revenues of the Company from the operation of the Project are sufficient to pay any taxes or amounts, if any, in lieu of taxes required of the Company by §29-3-120, C.R. S . 1973 , as amended; and (e) this is an emergency Ordinance which shall be effective immediately upon its passage and adoption, as provided in Article III , Sec . 3-14 of the County' s Home Rule Charter . Public notice of this Ordinance shall be given forthwith. Without such a procedure, the referendum period following the approval by the County of the refinancing of the Project would not expire until approximately the end of April . Such a late date would render the refinancing impossible because of the uncertainties of the financial markets and fluctuation of interest rates . Section 3 . Approval of an Authorization for Issuance of the Series 1984 Bonds . The issuance of the County' s Industrial Development Revenue Refunding Bonds (Platte River Steel Co . , Inc. Project) Series 1984 , to be dated when issued, in the principal amount of $2, 000 , 000 , with a stated rate of 9 . 5% per annum, in substantially the form and with substantially the content set forth in the Supplemental Indenture, is in all B 1026 REC 01962486 04/10/84 15: 51 $0. 00 4/047 F 1349 MARY ANN FEUERSTEIN CLERK & RECORDER WELD CO, CO -4- respects approved, authorized and confirmed, and the Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners and the County Clerk are hereby authorized and directed to execute and seal the Series 1984 Bonds in the manner provided in the Supplemental Indenture and to deliver them to the purchaser hereinafter designated for and on behalf of the County, and upon receipt of the purchase price, to deposit the proceeds thereof with the Trustee in the manner provided by the Supplemental Indenture . The Series 1984 Bonds shall be issuable as fully registered bonds without coupons in the denomination of $5, 000 or any integral multiple thereof, and the Series 1984 Bonds shall be issued originally as a single fully-registered Bond in the denomination of $2, 000 , 000 and numbered R-1 . The principal of the Series 1984 Bonds shall be paid as set forth in Exhibit A hereto, and principal and interest shall be payable at the place and be subject to the terms of redemption and executed as set forth in the Supplemental Indenture. The Series 1984 Bonds shall never constitute an indebtedness of the County within the meaning of any provision or limitation of the Colorado Constitution or statutes or the County' s Home Rule Charter , and shall not constitute or give rise to a pecuniary liability of the County or a charge against its general credit or taxing powers . The Series 1984 Bonds are not general obligations, but are special , limited obligations of the County, payable solely out of the B 1026 REC 01962486 04/10/84 15 : 51 $0. 00 5/047 F 1350 MARY ANN FEUERSTEIN CLERK & RECORDER WELD CO, CO -5- revenues derived under the Loan Agreement, as amended, the Indenture, as supplemented, the Mortgage and Security Agreement dated as of June 1 , 1982 (the "Mortgage" ) , between the Company and the Trustee and the Guaranty Agreement dated as of June 1 , 1982, as amended, (the "Guaranty" ) between AFCO Steel , Inc . (formerly Arkansas Foundry Company) , an Arkansas corporation (the "Guarantor" ) and the Trustee. Section 4 . Authorization of the Sale of the Series 1984 Bonds and Approval of the Bond Purchase Agreement . The Bond Purchase Agreement among the County, the Company, the Guarantor and Worthen Bank & Trust Company, N.A. , of Little Rock, Arkansas (the "Purchaser" ) , in substantially the same form as attached hereto as Exhibit B, is in all respects approved, authorized and confirmed and the Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners and the County Clerk are authorized and directed to execute and deliver the Bond Purchase Agreement for and on behalf of the County. The sale and delivery of the Series 1984 Bonds to the Purchaser on the terms and conditions and at the prices set forth in the Bond Purchase Agreement is approved. Section 5 . Approval and Authorization of Amendment to Loan Agreement . The Amendment to Loan Agreement dated as of April 1 , 1984 , between the Company as Borrower and the County as Lender, in substantially the same form as attached hereto as B 1026 REC 01962486 04/10/84 15: 51 $0. 00 6/047 F 1351 MARY ANN FEUERSTEIN CLERK & RECORDER WELD CO, CO -6- Exhibit C, is in all respects approved, authorized and confirmed and the Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners and the County Clerk are authorized and directed to execute and deliver the Amendment to Loan Agreement in substantially the form and with substantially the same content as Exhibit C for and on behalf of the County. Section 6 . Approval and Authorization of Indenture of Trust . The Supplemental Indenture between the County and the Trustee, in substantially the same form as Exhibit D as attached hereto, is in all respects approved, authorized and confirmed, and the Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners and the County Clerk are authorized and directed to execute and deliver the Supplemental Indenture in substantially the form and with substantially the same content as Exhibit D for and on behalf of the County. Section 7 . Authority to Correct Errors, Etc . The Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners and County Clerk are hereby authorized and directed to make or agree to any alterations, changes or additions in the instruments hereby approved as the Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners and the County Attorney deem necessary or proper to accomplish the purposes of this Ordinance; provided, however , no alteration, change or addition shall be made which shall alter, following the establishment thereof in this Ordiance, the maximum net effective interest rate, denomination, date, B 1026 REC 01962486 04/10/84 15: 51 $0. 00 7/047 F 1352 MARY ANN FEUERSTEIN CLERK & RECORDER WELD CO, CO -7- maturities, form, interest rate, registration privileges, manner of execution, place of payment or terms or redemption of the Series 1984 Bonds or which shall increase the aggregate principal amount of Series 1984 Bonds authorized or in any way give rise to a pecuniary liability of the County or a charge against its general credit or taxing powers with respect to the Series 1984 Bonds . Section 8 . Severability. If any provision of this Ordinance shall be held invalid, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect any of the other provisions of this Ordinance . Section 9 . Further Authority. The Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners and County Clerk and other proper County officials, and each of them, are hereby authorized to execute and deliver for and on behalf of the County any and all additional certificates, documents and other papers and to perform all other acts they may deen necessary or appropriate in order to implement and carry out the matters herein authorized. Section 10 . Declaration of Emergency. The Board of County Commissioners of Weld County Colorado, pursuant to Article III , Sec . 3-14(6) of the Weld County Home Rule Charter, does hereby declare, for the reasons given in the body of this Ordinance, this to be an emergency ordinance under said provisions of the Weld County Home Rule Charter . B 1026 REC 01962486 04/10/84 15 : 51 $0. 00 8/047 F 1353 MARY ANN FEUERSTEIN CLERK & RECORDER WELD CO, CO -8- The above and foregoing Ordinance No. 128 was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 4th day of April , A.D. , 1984 . BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WELD COUNTY, COLORADO EXCUSED lilrit rt % / lead Y"2 ATT1E$J" Weld pof Clerk and Recorder, sand lek't4-_the Board Bt•c Co� f'pierlc B 1026 REC 01962486 04/10/84 15: 51 $0. 00 9/047 F 1354 MARY ANN FEUERSTEIN CLERK & RECORDER WELD CO, CO -9- A• • ' • ' AS TO F • Coun y Attorney DATE PRESENTED: April 4 , 1984 PUBLISHED: April 12 , 1984 in TaSa11e Leader B 1026 REC 01962486 04/10/84 15: 51 $0 . 00 10/047 F 1355 MARY ANN FEUERSTEIN CLERK & RECORDER WELD CO, CO -10- EXHIBIT A Debt Service Schedule Date Interest Principal 10/1/84 $92,412 . 12" ) 4/1/85 95,000 . 00 $ 30, 000 10/1/85 93, 575 . 00 4/1/86 93, 575 . 00 35, 000 10/1/86 91, 912 . 50 4/1/87 91, 912 . 50 40, 000 10/1/87 90 , 012 . 50 4/1/88 90, 012 . 50 45, 000 10/1/88 87, 875 . 00 4/1/89 87, 875 . 00 50, 000 10/1/89 85, 500 . 00 4/1/90 85, 500 . 00 50, 000 10/1/90 83, 125 . 00 4/1/91 83, 125 . 00 55, 000 10/1/91 80, 512 . 50 4/1/92 80, 512 . 50 65, 000 10/1/92 77 ,425 . 00 4/1/93 77,425 . 00 70, 000 10/1/93 74 , 100 . 00 4/1/94 74, 100 . 00 75, 000 10/1/94 70 , 537 . 50 4/1/95 70,537 . 50 80, 000 10/1/95 66, 737 . 50 4/1/96 66, 737, 50 1 ,405, 000 " ) Interest at October 1 , 1984 assumes delivery of Series 1984 Bonds on April 5, 1984 . B 1026 REC 01962486 04/10/84 15: 51 $0. 00 11/047 F 1356 MARY ANN FEUERSTEIN CLERK & RECORDER WELD CO, CO -11- EXHIBIT "B" COUNTY OF WELD, COLORADO and WORTHEN BANK & TRUST COMPANY, N.A. LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS BOND PURCHASE AGREEMENT Dated as of April 4 , 1984 $2 ,000, 000 Industrial Development Revenue Refunding Bonds (Platte River Steel Co. , Inc . Project) , Series 1984 B 1026 REC 01962486 04/10/84 15: 51 $0. 00 12/047 F 1357 MARY ANN FEUERSTEIN CLERK & RECORDER WELD CO, CO Affidavit of Publication S7ATc Cr CCLORADO. 1 ss. County at Weld. ) L ��/. LiY{' U of said County ci Weld. being duly swore say that I am pub er of that the same is a weekly newspaper of general crasafwn and wined ,a_nd published in the town to of . CL ,a`-."� i in said county and slate: that the notice or adver• twrnent. of which the annexed is a true ropy. has been published in said weekly newspaper for consecutive weeks: that the nonce was published in the regular and entire issue of every number at said newspaper dung the period and time of publi- cation al said notice and in the newspaper proper and not in a suppleitent thereat: that the lint publication of said nonce was contained In the issue at said, newspaper bearine date. the IL day of A _A.D.. 19 tit and the last publirammn thereat. in rTh�issue ai said newspaper being date, tthhe/ J� day al .f7 19=x: that the said has been published continuously and uninterrupt• edly during the period of at least ittytwo eon- seeattve weeks next prior to the first issue thereof containing said notice or advertisement above referred tot and that said newspaper was at the time of each of the publications of said notice. duly qualified let that purpose within the mean. int of an act. entitled. "An Act Ceneeminq Legal Netiee& Advertisements and Publications. and the Fees of Printers and Publishers thereof. and to Repeal all Acts and Parts at Acts in Conflict with the Provision of this Act." approved April 7. 1921. and all amendments thereof, and porno. lathy as amended by an ant approved. March 30. 1923.1 an act corn:red nday 18. 1931. Publisher Subscribed on sworn to before me this day of er A.D.. 19 - � My commission expires .— Notary Public ELIZABETH MASSEY 22019 W.C.RD. 54 GREELEY, CO 80831 urr I ,- e LEGAL NOTICE al.'IliIiiiibl'tedndondtheta-- swim,e AUMerwtiaatha mined tint refinancing the Pro-. Sale of the Series 1960 Rends and ' r ORDINANCE NO.125 Intend refunding No Sales 1965- 'Approval el Me'Eons(PrWse Bends will premed* -no'WSW Apreemat TIM Nod°'.Purchase ti•aN'•'ORDINANE D ,„'RECAT- Omit,welfare,safely,.waves'.-- Agreement am/*:RN'County. .. ING TO THE ISSUANCE OF.IN- nce and prosperity of the county . Me,Company,Me Guarantor end • DUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT and its Inhabitants by providing, ;t Worthen Bank B Trust.Cempany, REVENUE BONDS UNDER promote*and stimulating Indus- N.A., of.Little Rock.:.Arkansas iTHE 'PROVISIONS OF;_THE try and developing trade and -(MC"PurchasereL in.substan• COLORADO'COUNTY AND MU. other ecen,mic activity-;within tially the same form at.attached NICIPALITY` DEVELOPMENT the county at.plower cost; and:. hereto as?Exhibit B, is in all I.REVENUE BOND ACT; PRO- H.It is necessary to provide for respects approved.'-authorized 'VIDING FOR THE-ISSUANCE the issuance and sale of the Series andcnfirmedandtheChairman AND SALE OF WELD COUNTY, 1904 Bends and to authorise the of the Board of'County-Commis- 'COLORADO,'INDUSTRIAL-DE- < esecutIon and preparation:of all sinew and the County Clerk are VELOPMENT REVENUE RE- documents,instruments and acts authorized and'directed-le **- FUNDING BONDS (PLATTE necessary in connectionthere*. `cute:and deliver the Band'Pur- 'RIVER STEEL CO., INC. PRO- with. '•• own newswire ter,*Id en JECT) SERIES 1954, IN THE behalf nth*clunt.Mee sale and PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF Section 2. Findings and De- deliver/of tho Series-1964 Bends $200,000 FOR THE PURPOSE termination.The Board of County to the Purchaser al terms and OF REFUNDING BONDS IS- . Commissioners hereby finds and conditions and at the prices set SUED AS OF JUNE 1,1n2,FOR determines that(a)the amounts forth in-the Bond Purchase THE LOANING OF FUNDS TO, necessary to pay the principal 0f. Agreement Is approved. PLATTE RIVER"STEEL.CO., !' and interest en the Series 1996 -" INC.TO FINANCE THE ACQU1- Bonds In each year:are asset Section S Approval'sod Au- SITON, IMPROVING AND I forth in Exhibit A hereto and in thoriatia• o•:Amendment to EQUIPPING OF A STEEL FAB-.: corporated herein* reference,- Loan Agreement.The'ANMmat RICATION PLANT IN WELD Ml It is not deemed necessary or to Loan Abrams*dated as of COUNTY, COLORADO; AP-. advisable 10.establish .any re- April:L 7954,between the Com: PROVING AND AUTHORIZING! serve funds inannectton With to ., pony esserrower and the Canty THE `.EXECUTION OF AN retirement of the Series' 1954 as Lender,in substantially the AMENDMENT TO LOAN Bonds or the maintenance of the same form as,ettached hereto as AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE Project; (c) since Mna Loan Exhibit C, is in all respects COMPANY AND THE COUNTY Agreement prpvldes that the approved, authorized and wit- AND A SUPPLEMENTAL' IN- .-.aSompany shalfmalpnin to Pray-,. firmed and the Chairman of the DENTURE OF TRUST BE- lest end carry all property in- Board of County Commissioners TWEEN.THE COUNTY AND A. tureen with respect thereto,no and the County Clerk are - TRUSTEE; AND AUTHORIZ- 'nation of the estimated . lied and directed to execute and ING THE PREPARATION AND cost of maintaining the Probed in deliver'the Amendment to Loan EXECUTION OF CERTAIN RE- good repair end keeping it Prop' Agreement in substantially the LATED DOCUMENTS AND IN- any insured needs to be made; form and with substantially the STRUMENTS. - ' (d)the revenues of the Company same content as Exhibit C for and from the operation ache Prelim, on behalf of to County... BE IT ORDAINED BY THE are sufficient to pay any taxes or - section se APproyai and Ad- BOARD OF COUNTY COMMIS- amounts,if env,in lieu of taxes • Moriation of indenture of Trees. . SIONERS OF WELD COUNTY, ` required of the Company by ` The Suppleme taltnde Lure his COLORADO: Statute 29-3-120, C.R.S. M73, as ' Won the County and`Me'Trlw- emended) and (e) this'.Is an lee In substantially ;the;aerie Section 1.Recitals. emergency Ordinance which . . :form-as:Exhibit D-as attached shall be effective immediately hereto;'Is in elf .respects-..op A. The County of Weld, Cols - upon its passage and adoption,as: proved,authorized end-confirm. redo (the "County"), desires to provided in Article Ill,Sec.1.14 of ed, and the,.Chairman a of the . provide,promote and stimulate the County's Hpme Rule Charter. Board of County Commissioner Industry and develop trade and Public notice of this Ordinance and•Me:County-Clerk.artautbe+ other economic activity•within' • shall be given forthwith.Without •lied and directed to-execute and the County;end such a procedure,the referendum deliver the Supplemental Inden- B.Pursuant to the provisions el, period following the approval by ture in substantially Me form and 'the Colorado County and Mimed- the County of the refinancing of with substantially the same con- Peiit' DeYeiopment -Rivenui: ' the Protect would not expire until tent Exhibit D for and on be- Bond Act,Statute 29J-101,et see.:' approximately the end of April. half of the,County. ' the County has issued Its Indus- Such a late date would render the trial Development- refinancing impossible because Section 7. Authority to Cos Bonds-(Platte River Steel CO, of the uncertainties of the fines rod Errors,Etc. The Chairman Inc. Probed)- Series 1902 (tin ' 'dal markets and fluctuation of of the Boardof County Commis- "Series 1902 Bonds")in"Ihe pris-, interest rates.. m sinew and Cant-Clerk are • ctpat amount of $,00/,000 pur-' Section J. Approval el an hereby authorized and directed to want to an Indenture of Trust• Authorization forjsuance of the make or'area to any eiteratiens,., dated as June 1, 912(the"melon- Series 1914 Boras. The Issuance , changes or additions in the is lure"), 'by and *lumen Me; of the County's Industrial Dovei- 'struments hereby'approved'as Count/ and First Commercial` oment Revenue Refunding the Chairman of the Bare of Bank,National Association:(for.. Bonds (Platte River Steel Co., County Commissioners and the merly named Commercial Na- Inc. Protect) Series 1954, to he County Attorney deem newels* Banal Bank of Little Rock), ee,;: ' dated when issued,in the prim- or proper to accomplish the trustee(the"Trustee"),and Me.: al amount of s2A0e.000,with a - -purposes of this Ordinance;Pm proceeds therefrom have been:. stated retool 9.5%per annum,in videa, however, no alteration,' loaned to Platte'River Steel G"" substamnlly the form and with change or addition shall be made Inc. (the "Company"), a Cote- substantially the content setfedt which shall alter, following the reds corporation, pursuant te a'. to the Supplemental Indenture,is- establishment Hereof in this Or- Lan Agreement dated es of Juno' in all respects approved,autiwr_ dinance,the maximum net-etln- 11902(the"Lean Agreement"),-' lied and,.confirmed, end the-,. rive interest rem,denominellen, ly and enemies the Comfy aaid,•, Chairmen of the Beard of eesata date, maturities, form,interest a SeCeMPg,. e Ike peep impem/al. Commissioners and the z edCli aadt, ran.- r f e option privileges, 4•"Clere are hereby authorised ands.' manner of execution, place of In....4 1'.4.••..,..sou 1 directed to execute end seal RM,,. payment or terms or redemption . nee plant located within t :., Series 1984 Balls in the -of the Saies 1904 Bonds er which boundaries of the Count Di 'provided In ti a SuPplami I . -shall increase to aggregate Project");and dntureandt deliver then to th0;i principal amount of Series 1964 C. Tht'Cempeny has advised .' purchaser horainaftertesigaated Bonds authorized or In any way the Count and.the Trustee that for and on behalf el Me Gun* :• give rise to a pecuniary lability substantial.aga m vin interest - end upon receipt el the parehase of the county or a charge against . can be achieved for the benefit of price. le depenit the pressed5 its general credit or taxing pow. the County?ane-te Company If. . thereof WWI*TNsne•In Me.. ere wilt respect to the Series ten 'the Series'-tote:*Ode Can be re- manner provided by the Supple- Bends.. - finance and refunded by the is- • mental IndnkRe.The Series ltee. . Section S.Severablllty.If any want of Additional-Ponds (as Bands stall be Wableas hilly • provision of this Ordinance shall defined in.Me.Indenture)as par- '.,`-registered balls without coupes, be held invalid,the of mined by the terms; of; tin the denomination of Oa)or such prevision h shell not:affect Indnt l and the Lan,Agree-' 'any integral multipaMaeof.and any of the other provisions of thismat,an4 the Series 1904lends OMi shall he • nanee q,.). 1" D. Arrangements have ben . Need originally as a single fully- made for the purchase of the 'registered Band in the domains 'Section 9,Further Anther*. Additional Bonyworm er• . lion el 52,000,600 and *flawed The:-Chairman-of the Board of Bank R Trust Company,N.A.,of R.I.The principal el the Soria county commissi and Little Rock,Arkansas,et a rate of 1900 Bends shall be Mid es Set County Clerk and oilier proper Interest which will achieve the forth in Exhibit A bsrete, and- !-- County officials, and each of Interest savings contemplated; -" principal end Interest * ,,,Mem,are'herein-euMOrized t'. '''peyable et Ma'POO an he 1 execute and deliver for end en E.Prior to Moconsideratien of .,aahUct to Mit!P'Elb.M behalf of the County entre*all this Ordinance an open public. ./Mend epees Be SM.men mnr.: additional certifiates,i dew- hearing, advertised by"'.notice M gdpplasanlet IB/anlerg• mats and other papers.anq to published In the Greeley Tribune Series;ISIS Bands,shell never perform all other acts they may en March 21,1964,was held and xnstltute an Indebtedness et the ..deemuecafary'orapproprlatein- vitall Interested arsons were in- county within the ntanhi a any- order to implement and terry gar ed tocommnt on the Proposed .provision pr limitation of the the matters ere:� h(flsed. issuance by.^.Me County.of its Colorado Constitution 0r statutes - - 12,000,000 of.Industrial..Develop ."or'the County's Home_ Rule Section 10. Declaration of, moatRevenue Refunding Bads Charter,and shall,not constitute Emergency.The Board of County (Pane Rtva$teel CO.. Inc, Pro- or give rise to alpecuniary ila Commissioners:of Weld County led)Series 1914(the 'Series 004 `. 'ality of the County;or a charge Colorado,pursuant to Article Ill, Bends");end- - Jr -- . against its ganerat credit or tax- Sec. 5.14(4) of the Weld County" F.It is hereby found and deter- ,b*powers•Tne Series 1904 Bends Herne Rule Charter,does hereby mined that the County will issue are not general obligations, but • declare,ter the renew givenin the series HN Bonds In the prin. •are special,limited Obligati Of - Me&Ay of this Ordinance,this te cipal amount:of$2,001,000 put'. :the County,payable solely out of be an emergency ordinance un-. want to a Supplemental India We revenues derived-under the der said:provision.Of the.Weld nurse Trust dated as of April 1, Loan Agreement,,ies-.Amendet Count Home Rule Charter. • 1996 (the "Supplemental Indian- the Indenture,es suPplentented. -• . hire"), by and: between the - .,nth 'II.Mortgage.•and::. Security `Wee above and laregal.-Osdi• County and the Trustee,and that agreement dated as W'.June 1, . ,....Iw�w.....��--+ the precede therefrom will on 1952(the "Mortgage').between used le rain the Series 1912 the Company and the Trustee and - Batas;and.- the Guaranty Agreement dated es ofJune toy")bta amenen ded, (tin"Guaranty'meb ly Arkansas Steel, Inc. (formerly a A Foundryon (the "Guarantor") Arkansas corporation'(the. "Gu Auidavit of Publication STATE OF COLORADO ss. County of Weld, Lynne S. Longwell of said County of Weld, being duly sworn, say that I am an advertising Berk of THE GREELEY DAILY TRIBUNE, and THE GREELEY REPUBLICAN that the same is a daily newspaper of general circulation and printed and published in the City of „* r Greeley, in said county and state; that the notice or advertisement, of which the annexed is a true copy, has been published in said daily newspaper for consecutive 4 - (days) Ncti ; that the notice was published in the regular and entire issue of every number of said — r..., . newspaper during the period and time of publication of said notice, and in the newspaper proper and not in a , supplement thereof; that the first publication of said s , notice was contained in the issue of said newspaper bearing date Twenty—first day of March A.D. 19 84 .^ .r and the last publication thereof; in the issue of said newspaper bearing date the Twenty-first l day of March A.D. 19$4_; Ott+ that said The Greeley Daily Tribune and The Greeley Republican, has been published continuously and e u uninterruptedly during the period of at least six a b months next prior to the first issue thereof contained said notice or advertisement above referred to; that said *Alit p n. aie».ta N newspaper has been admitted to the United States mails as second-class matter under the provisions of the Act of March 3, 1879, or any amendments thereof; and that said newspaper is a daily newspaper duly qualified for publishing legal notices and advertisements within the meaning of the laws of the State of Colorado. March ?11984 Total Charge: $16.82 Advertising ClClellik Subscribed and sworn to before me this 91. day of Ma,-c%-, A.D. 198/i Mj Expires Jan. 14, 1936 M or mission expires C2 c /7 42o /l L (leeic otary Public ry TABLE OF CONTENTS (Not Part of Agreement) Page SECTION 1 . PURCHASE AND SALE OF BONDS 1 . 1 Issue of Bonds 1 1 .2 Guaranty; Other Collateral 2 1 . 3 Closing 2 SECTION 2 . WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS AND AGREEMENTS OF THE ISSUER 2 . 1 Organization and Authority 2 2 . 2 Pending Litigation 3 2 . 3 Sale and Other Transactions are Legal and Authorized 3 2 . 4 No Defaults 3 2 . 5 Governmental Consents 3 2 . 6 Use of Project for Public Purposes 4 2 . 7 No Waivers Under the Loan Agreement 4 2 . 8 Inspection 4 2 . 9 Offering of Bonds 4 SECTION 3 . CONDITIONS OF CLOSING 3 . 1 Opinions of Counsel 5 3 . 2 Warranties and Representations True as of the Closing Date 5 3 .3 Execution and Delivery of Documents 5 3 . 4 Filings 5 3 . 5 Taxation 5 3 . 6 Proceedings Satisfactory 5 3 . 7 No Litigation 5 3 . 8 Other Documents and Proceedings 5 3 . 9 The Bonds 7 B 1026 REC 01962486 04/10/84 15: 51 $0 . 00 13/047 F 1358 MARY ANN FEUERSTEIN CLERK & RECORDER WELD CO, CO 1 Page SECTION 4 . SPECIAL COVENANTS 4 . 1 Delivery Expenses 7 4 . 2 Special Obligations 7 SECTION 5 . DEFINITIONS 7 SECTION 6 . MISCELLANEOUS 6 . 1 Expenses 8 6 . 2 Notices 8 6 . 3 Survival of Representations and Warranties 9 6 . 4 Successors and Assigns 9 6 . 5 Responsibility of Individuals 9 6 . 6 Satisfaction Requirement 10 6 . 7 Representation of the Purchaser 10 6 . 8 Governing Law 10 6 . 9 Modifications 10 6 . 10 Descriptive Headings 10 6 . 11 Counterparts 10 SIGNATURES 11 EXHIBIT A - Form of Supplemental Trust Indenture A-1 EXHIBIT B - Form of Amendment to Loan Agreement B-1 EXHIBIT C - Form of Amendment to Guaranty Agreement C-1 B 1026 REC 01962486 04/10/84 15: 51 $0 . 00 14/047 F 1359 MARY ANN FEUERSTEIN CLERK & RECORDER WELD CO, CO ii COUNTY OF WELD, COLORADO BOND PURCHASE AGREEMENT $2 , 000 , 000 Industrial Development Revenue Refunding Bonds (Platte River Steel Co. , Inc . Project) , Series 1984 April 4, 1984 Worthen Bank & Trust Company, N.A. P.O. Box 1681 Little Rock, Arkansas 72203 Attention: H. Morgan Brookfield, III , Senior Vice President Gentlemen: Weld County, Colorado, a political subdivision organized and existing under the laws of the State of Colorado (the "County" ) , pursuant to and in accordance with the County and Municipality Development Revenue Bond Act, §29-3-101 et . seq, C.R. S . 1973, as amended (the "Act" ) , and Ordinance No. of the County (the "Authorizing Ordinance" ) , duly adopted by its Board of County Commissioners on April , 1984, under authority of the Act, hereby agrees with you as follows : SECTION 1 . PURCHASE AND SALE OF BONDS 1 . 1 Issue of Bonds . The County will authorize the issuance of its Industrial Development Revenue Refunding Bonds (Platte River Steel Co . , Inc . Project) , Series 1984 , in the aggregate principal amount of $2, 000 , 000 (the "Bonds" ) , to be dated, to bear interest and be payable in installments of principal at the times, and to be issued pursuant to the terms of a Supplemental Indenture of Trust (the "Supplemental Indenture" ) between the County and First Commercial Bank, National Association, as Trustee (the "Trustee" ) , substantially in the form of Exhibit A to this Agreement, in supplement to the Indenture of Trust dated as of June 1, 1982, between the County and the Trustee which provided for the issuance of the County' s $2, 000 , 000 "County of Weld, Colorado Industrial Development Revenue Bonds (Platte River Steel Co . , Inc . Project) Series 1982" (the "Original Bonds" ) , and which Indenture of Trust together with the Supplemental Indenture B 1026 REC 01962486 04/10/84 15: 51 $0. 00 15/047 F 1360 MARY ANN FEUERSTEIN CLERK & RECORDER WELD CO, CO herein described are collectively referred to as the "Indenture" . The proceeds from the sale of the Bonds will be utilized by the County to refinance and refund the Original Bonds and constitute Additional Bonds as described in the Indenture. Further, the Loan Agreement dated as of June 1 , 1982 , between Platte River Steel Co . , Inc . (the "Company" ) and the County will be amended, as required, in order to reflect the transaction contemplated hereby and to apply to the Bonds all other benefits appertaining thereto by execution and delivery of an Amendment to Loan Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit B to this Agreement (the "amended Loan Agreement" ) . 1 . 2 Guaranty; Other Collateral . You and the subsequent owners of the Bonds will be entitled to the benefits of the Amendment to Guaranty Agreement by and between AFCO Steel , Inc . (formerly Arkansas Foundry Company) , an Arkansas corporation (the "Guarantor" ) and the Trustee substantially in the form of Exhibit C to this Agreement (the "Amended Guaranty Agreement" ) . 1 .3 Closing. The County hereby agrees to sell to you and, subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, you hereby agree to purchase from the County, the Bonds at 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued interest to date of delivery, unless by the terms thereof interest accrues from the date of delivery. The closing of the purchase of the Bonds shall be at 10 : 00 A.M. , local time, on April 5, 1984 (the "Closing Date" ) , at the office of Rose Law Firm, a Professional Association, Little Rock, Arkansas, or such other time and place as shall be subsequently agreed upon by the parties . At the closing, the County will deliver the Bonds to you in the form of a single, fully registered typewritten bond (subject to exchange for similar fully registered bonds at no expense to you when requested as provided in the Indenture) , against payment of the purchase price therefor to Trustee on behalf of the County, in immediately available funds , payable at the times and in the principal amounts specified in the Indenture. SECTION 2 . WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS AND AGREEMENTS OF THE ISSUER. The County warrants, represents and agrees that : 2 . 1 Organization and Authority. The County is a duly organized and validly existing political subdivision of the State of Colorado and has all requisite power and authority under the Act to issue, sell and deliver the Bonds as provided herein and to consummate all other transactions involving the County contemplated by this Agreement . -2- B 1026 AEC 01962486 04/10/84 15: 51 $0. 00 16/047 F 1361 MARY ANN FEUERSTEIN CLERK & RECORDER WELD CO, CO 2 . 2 Pending Litigation. There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or threatened against or affecting the County, or , to the best knowledge of the County, any basis therefor, wherein an unfavorable decision or finding would adversely affect the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or which in any way would adversely affect the validity or enforceability of the Bonds , this Agreement, the amended Loan Agreement, the amended Guaranty Agreement or the Supplemental Indenture, or which would impose Federal or Colorado state or local income taxation upon interest payable on the Bonds . 2 .3 Sale and Other Transactions are Legal and Authorized. The sale of the Bonds and the execution, delivery and due performance of this Agreement, the amended Loan Agreement and the Supplemental Indenture, and all transactions contemplated by this Agreement are within the purposes, powers and authority of the County, and have been done in full compliance with the provisions of the Authorizing Ordinance, the Act and all other applicable laws of the State of Colorado . When delivered to you in accordance with this Agreement, the Bonds being purchased by you hereunder will be duly authorized, executed, issued and delivered and will constitute legal , valid and binding obligations of the County payable solely from the revenues and other funds of the County pledged therefor and the owners of the bonds, and their assigns , will be entitled to the benefits of this Agreement, the amended Loan Agreement and the Supplemental Indenture. 2 . 4 No Defaults . No event has occurred and no condition exists which, upon the issuance of the Bonds, would constitute a Default; and the County is not in default in any material respect under any term of any agreement, or constituent instrument or other instrument to which it is a party or by which it may be bound. The County is not and has never been in default under any general obligation indebtedness . The County will promptly notify each holder of Bonds of any Default of which the County has knowledge. 2 . 5 Governmental Consents . All consents, approvals, authorizations and orders of, or filings, registrations , or qualifications with, any governmental or regulatory authorities which are required to be obtained by the County for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and to qualify the Bonds for the exclusion of interest thereon from Federal income taxation or such taxation by Colorado or any local jurisdiction or instrumentality therein or thereof have been duly and validly obtained or performed and are in full force and effect . $0 . 00 17/047 B 1026 REC 01962486 04/10/84 15: 51 F 1362 MARY ANN FEUERSTEIN CLERK & RECORDER WELD CO, CO -3- 2 . 6 Use of Project for Public Purposes . The County has determined that the Project and the use of the proceeds from the sale of the Bonds therefor will accomplish the public purposes set forth in the Act . 2. 7 No Waivers Under the Loan Agreement . The County will not waive or consent to the violation or amendment of any agreement of, or other provision binding upon, the Company under the Loan Agreement, as amended, without your prior written consent . 2 . 8 Inspection. The County will permit any representative of an institutional holder of 10% or more of the then outstanding principal amount of the Bonds, at the expense of such holder, to visit and inspect the Project, to examine the books of account and all other financial records, reports and other papers of the County relating to the Project, to make copies thereof or extracts therefrom, and to discuss the affairs , finances and accounts of the County relating to the Project with its officials and employees and independent public accountants , all at such reasonable times and as often as such persons may reasonably request . 2 . 9 Offering of Bonds . Neither the County nor any agent acting on its behalf has offered the Bonds or any similar or related Security for sale to, or solicited any offers to buy the Bonds or any similar or related Security from, or otherwise approached or negotiated with respect thereto with, any Person or Persons other than yourselves , and neither the County nor any agent acting on its behalf has taken or will take any action which would subject the issuance or sale of the Bonds to the provisions of Section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or to the provisions of any securities or Blue Sky law of any applicable jurisdiction. SECTION 3 . CONDITIONS OF CLOSING. Your obligation to purchase and pay for the Bonds to be delivered to you on the Closing Date shall be subject to the following conditions precedent : 3 . 1 Opinions of Counsel . You should receive from Rose Law Firm, a Professional Association, bond counsel , of Little Rock, Arkansas, favorable opinions satisfactory to you together with an arbitrage opinion by such counsel , favorable opinions satisfactory to you from counsel to the County, the Company, and the Guarantor with respect to the transaction, and favorable opinions satisfactory to you from such other counsel as you may select in your behalf . B 1026 REC 01962486 04/10/84 15: 51 $0 . 00 18/047 F 1363 MARY ANN FEUERSTEIN CLERK & RECORDER WELD CO, CO -4- 3 . 2 Warranties and Representations True as of the Closing Date. The warranties and representations of the County contained in Section 2 hereof, and the warranties and representations of the Company and the Guarantor contained in the amended Loan Agreement and the amended Guaranty Agreement, shall be true in all material respects on the Closing Date with the same effect as though made on and as of that date; there shall exist no Default on such date; and you shall have received certificates of the Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners and the President or any Vice President of the Company and the Guarantor to such effect . 3 .3 Execution and Delivery of Documents . The Loan Agreement, the Indenture, and the Guaranty Agreement, each as supplemented and amended, shall each have been duly executed and delivered by the respective parties thereto, and each shall be in full force and effect on the Closing Date. 3 . 4 Filings . All recordations and filings appropriate or required by law in order fully to perfect, preserve and protect the assignment of the Loan Agreement, as amended, and the lien of the Indenture as supplemented and the security interests created by the Loan Agreement, as amended, and the Indenture as supplemented and the rights of the Trustee thereunder shall have been performed. 3 . 5 Taxation. No action shall have been taken by either House of the Congress, the United States Tax Court or any court established under Article III of the United States Constitution, the Treasury Department or the Internal Revenue Service, which action ( in your opinion) may have the effect , directly or indirectly, of imposing Federal income taxation upon such revenues or other income as would be derived by the County under the Loan Agreement, or such interest on the Bonds as would be received by the owners thereof, other than a person who, within the meaning of Section 103(b) ( 13) of the Code, is a "substantial user" or "related person" or other than under Section 291(a) and (e) of the Code. 3 . 6 Proceedings Satisfactory. All corporate and other proceedings taken or to be taken in connection with the transactions relating hereto and all documents incident thereto shall be satisfactory in substance and form to you and your counsel and you and your counsel shall have received such counterpart originals or certified or other copies of such documents as you or they may reasonably request . 3 . 7 . No Litigation. No litigation or proceeding shall be threatened or pending in any court or other official body ( i) to restrain or enjoin the issuance or delivery of any of the B 1026 REC 01962486 04/10/84 15 : 51 $0. 00 19/047 F 1364 MARY ANN FEUERSTEIN CLERK & RECORDER WELD CO, CO -5- Bonds, (ii) which in any way questions or affects the validity of any of the Bonds, any provisions thereof, any provisions of the Authorizing Ordinance, this Agreement, the Loan Agreement, the Guaranty Agreement or the Trust Indenture, or any proceedings taken with respect to the foregoing or ( iii) which questions the County' s creation, organization or existence or the titles to office of any of its officers, or its powers to acquire, finance and lease the Project . 3 . 8 . Other Documents and Proceedings . You shall have received all other documents and opinions as you may have requested relating to ( i ) the existence of the Company, the Guarantor and the County, ( ii) the corporate and governmental authority for and validity of this Agreement, the Trust Indenture, as supplemented, the Loan Agreement , as amended, and the Bonds, and ( iii) other matters relevant hereto including, but not limited to : ( 1) Certified copies of the proceedings of the Company and Guarantor authorizing the execution and delivery of the amended Loan Agreement and the amended Guaranty Agreement and authorizing the approval of the Indenture and the issuance of the Bonds . (2) The consent of the Trustee to the execution and delivery of the Amended Loan Agreement . (3) Evidence satisfactory to the Trustee and to you that the Project and its construction and operation are in compliance with all applicable federal , state and municipal laws, rules, regulations and ordinances of every nature and description, including, without limitation, zoning, building and fire codes, subdivision control and environmental laws , and rules and regulations . (4) A certificate of a person acceptable to you and the Trustee reciting that all policies of insurance required by this Agreement or the Loan Agreement to be effective on the delivery of the Bonds, are in full force and effect and that such policies and the insurance evidenced thereby comply and satisfy all of the requirements of the above mentioned documents, together with certificates of insurance with respect thereto acceptable to the Trustee and the Purchaser . (5) Such additional certificates, instruments and other documents, dated as of the Closing Date, as you may request to make your investment decision with respect to the Bonds as you and bond counsel shall reasonably require to evidence the truth and accuracy as of the Closing Date B 1026 REC 01962486 04/10/84 15 . 51 $0. 0 20/047 F 1365 MARY ANN FEUERSTEIN CLERK & RECORDER WELD CO, CO -6- of the representations herein contained and the due performance and satisfaction by the Issuer, the Guarantor and the Company at or prior to such time of all agreements to be performed and all conditions then to be satisfied by any of them. 3 . 9 . The Bonds . You shall have received the Bonds in compliance with the provisions of Section 1 hereof . SECTION 4 . SPECIAL COVENANTS . 4 . 1 Delivery Expenses . Payment of all costs of issuance in connection with the preparation, execution, printing and delivery of the Bonds to the place of closing and all fees and expenses of bond counsel , and your counsel , shall be paid, or caused to be paid, from the proceeds of the Bonds or otherwise at the election of the Company. 4 . 2 Special Obligations . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, all covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement on behalf of the County shall be subject to the provisions of this Section 4 . 2 . The Bonds shall be limited obligations of the County as provided in the Act, the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on, which (except as provided in the Guaranty Agreement) are payable solely from revenues or other receipts, funds, monies and property pledged or mortgaged therefor under the Indenture and any amounts payable by the County under this Agreement are payable solely therefrom. Neither the State of Colorado nor any political subdivision thereof shall in any event be liable for the payment of the principal of, or premium, if any, or interest on, any of the Bonds . SECTION 5 . DEFINITIONS. For the purposes of this Agreement, in addition to terms defined elsewhere herein or in the Indenture, the following words and terms shall have the respective meanings set forth as follows : "Default" shall have the meanings specified in the Guaranty Agreement . "Person" shall mean and include an individual, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization and a government or any department or agency thereof . B 1026 REC 01962486 04/10/84 15 : 51 $0. 00 21/047 F 1366 MARY ANN FEUERSTEIN CLERK & RECORDER WELD CO, CO -7- "Security" shall have the same meaning as in Section 2( 1) of the Securities Act of 1933 , as amended. SECTION 6 . MISCELLANEOUS . 6 . 1 Expenses . The Company by its execution of this Agreement confirms its agreement with you and the County to pay the following expenses relating to the transactions contemplated hereby: (a) The cost of prepaying and reproducing this Agreement, the amended Loan Agreement, the supplemental Indenture, the amended Guaranty Agreement, the Bonds and the other documents referred to herein; (b) The reasonable fees and the disbursements of bond counsel , your counsel and counsel to the County (if any outside counsel is employed by it in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby) , and the fees and charges of the Trustee; (c) All costs of publication of notices and all recording and filing fees and stamp and similar taxes and charges, if any, in connection with the creation, issuance and delivery of the Bonds , the execution, delivery and recordation of the amended Loan Agreement , supplemental Indenture, amended Guaranty Agreement and financing statements, or similar filings required in connection therewith and the costs and any title or mortgage insurance policies or abstracts and title opinions and any surveys; (d) All expenses relating to any futher amendements, waivers or consents requested by the Company pursuant to the provisions hereof or of any of the other documents referred to in foregoing clause (a) hereof, whether or not any such amendment, waiver or consent is in fact entered into . The expenses referred to in this Section may be paid as costs of the Project to the extent provided in the Loan Agreement . 6 .2 Notices . (a) All communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be mailed by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested: B 1026 REC 01962486 04/10/84 15 : 51 $0. 00 22/047 F 1367 MARY ANN FEUERSTEIN CLERK & RECORDER WELD CO, CO -8- ( 1) if to you, at your address first above written, marked for attention as therein indicated, or at such other address as you may have furnished in writing to the Company and the County; (2) if to the Company, at Platte River Steel Co . , Inc . , P.O. Box 231, Little Rock, Arkansas 72203 , or at such other address as it may have furnished in writing to the County and you; (3) if to the County, at the office of the Chairman, Board of County Commissioners, County of Weld, 915 10th Street, P.O. Box 459 , Greeley, Colorado, or at such other address as it may have furnished in writing to the Company and you; and (4) if to the Guarantor, at AFC() Steel, Inc . , P.O. Box 231 , Little Rock, Arkansas 72203 , or at such other address as it may have furnished in writing to the Company and you. (b) Any notice so addressed and deposited in the United States mail by registered or certified mail , return receipt requested, shall be deemed to have been received on the third business day following the mailing thereof . 6 .3 Survival of Representations and Warranties . All representations and warranties contained herein or made in writing by the County in connection herewith shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and of the Bonds , regardless of any investigation made by you or on your behalf . 6 . 4 Successors and Assigns . All covenants and agreements in this Agreement contained by or on behalf of any of the parties hereto shall bind and inure to the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto whether so expressed or not . The provisions of this Agreement are intended to be for the benefit of all holders from time to time of the Bonds , and shall be enforceable by any such holder , whether or not an express assignment to such holder of rights under this Agreement has been made by you or your successors or assigns . 6 . 5 Responsibility of Individuals . All covenants, stipulations , promises, agreements and obligations of the County contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to be covenants, stipulations, promises, agreements and obligations of the County and not of any member, director, officer, employee or agent of the County in his individual capacity. B 1026 REC 01962486 04/10/84 15 : 51 $0 . 00 23/047 F 1368 MARY ANN FEUERSTEIN CLERK & RECORDER WELD CO, CO -9- 6 . 6 Satisfaction Requirement . If any agreement, certificate or other writing, or any action taken or to be taken, is by the terms of this Agreement required to be satisfactory to you, the determination of such satisfaction shall be made by you in your sole and exclusive judgment exercised in good faith. 6 . 7 Representation of the Purchaser . You represent and in making this sale to you it is specifically understood and agreed that you are acquiring the Bonds for the purpose of investment and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution thereof , provided that the disposition of your property shall at all times be and remain within your control . You further represent that as an experienced institutional lender you have made such inquiry into the financial condition and operations of the Company as you have deemed necessary and are not relying on any representations of the County or bond counsel in such matters except as the same may be expressly set forth in any opinion of such counsel delivered in connection with the purchase of the Bonds or by the County in any instrument delivered in connection therewith, and have waived the delivery of any official statement of the County with respect to the Bonds . 6 . 8 Governing Law. This Agreement is being delivered and is intended to be performed in the State of Colorado, and shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of such State. 6 . 9 Modifications . This Agreement may not be changed orally, but only by an agreement in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of any waiver, change, modification or discharge is sought . 6 . 10 Descriptive Headings . The descriptive headings of the several Sections of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a part of this Agreement . 6 . 11 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original , and it shall not be necessary in making proof of this Agreement to produce or account for more than one such counterpart . B 1026 REC 01962486 04/10/84 15 : 51 $0. 00 24/047 F 1369 MARY ANN FEUERSTEIN CLERK & RECORDER WELD CO, CO -10- If you are in agreement with the foregoing, please sign the form of acceptance on the enclosed counterpart of this letter and return the same to the undersigned, whereupon this letter shall become a binding agreement between you and the undersigned. Very truly yours, COUNTY OF WELD, COLORADO By Chairman, Board of County Commissioners ACCEPTED: WORTHEN BANK & TRUST COMPANY, N.A. By: Title: APPROVED: PLATTE RIVER STEEL CO. , INC. By: Vice President AFC() STEEL, INC. By: President B 1026 REC 01962486 04/10/84 15: 51 $0. 00 25/047 F 1370 MARY ANN FEUERSTEIN CLERK & RECORDER WELD CO, CO -11- EXHIBIT "C" THE COUNTY OF WELD, COLORADO AND PLATTE RIVER STEEL CO. , INC. AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT Dated as of April 1 , 1984 The interest of the County of Weld, Colorado in this Loan Agreement, as amended, has been assigned (except for amounts payable under Section 4 .2(b) , 7 . 2 and 8 . 4 hereof) pursuant to the Supplemental Indenture of Trust dated as of the date hereof from the County of Weld, Colorado to First Commercial Bank, National Association (formerly named Commercial National Bank of Little Rock) , of Little Rock, as Trustee, and is subject to the security interest of First Commercial Bank, National Association, of Little Rock, as Trustee. Prepared by: ROSE LAW FIRM, a Professional Association 120 East Fourth Street Little Rock, Arkansas B 1026 AEC 01962486 04/10/84 15 : 51 $0. 00 26/047 F 1371 MARY ANN FEUERSTEIN CLERK & RECORDER WELD CO, CO THIS AMENDEMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT is dated as of April 1 , 1984, between THE COUNTY OF WELD, COLORADO ( "Issuer" ) , a political subdivision organized and existing under the laws and within the State of Colorado, and PLATTE RIVER STEEL CO. , INC. ( "Company" ) , a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Colorado . WITNESSET H: WHEREAS, pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of the County and Municipality Development Revenue Bond Act, §29-3-101 et . seq. , C.R. S . 1973, as amended (the "Act" ) , by written Resolution of the Board of County Commissioners of Issuer, Issuer has previously authorized and issued its $2, 000 , 000 Industrial Development Revenue Bonds (Platte River Steel Co . , Inc . Project) Series 1982, dated as of June 1 , 1982 (the "Series 1982 Bonds" ) , and has entered into a Loan Agreement with Platte River Steel Co . , Inc . (the "Company" ) under date of June 1, 1982 , under the terms of which the proceeds of the Series 1982 Bonds have been loaned to the Company to accomplish the purposes stated in the Loan Agreement; and WHEREAS, the Issuer and the Company have determined that substantial savings in interest can be obtained by the refinancing and refunding of the Series 1982 Bonds , and, at the request of the Company, the Issuer has authorized the issuance and delivery of its Industrial Development Revenue Refunding Bonds (Platte River Steel Co . , Inc . Project) Series 1984, pursuant to provisions of a Supplemental Indenture of Trust dated as of April 1 , 1984; and WHEREAS, the Issuer and the Company desire to amend the Loan Agreement to reflect those matters made necessary by the refunding of the indebtedness represented by the Series 1982 Bonds and to extend to the Trustee and holders of the Series 1984 Bonds the benefits and protection of the Loan Agreement; NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants hereinafter contained, and as originally set forth in the Loan Agreement, the parties hereto agree as follows : Section 1 . The Series 1984 Bonds are "Additional Bonds" as defined in Article I of the Loan Agreement and all references contained in the Loan Agreement to the word "Bonds" , as defined therein, shall include the Series 1984 Bonds . Section 2. The definition of the word "Guaranty" means the Guaranty as defined in the Loan Agreement, and as amended by the Amendment to Guaranty Agreement dated as of April 1, 1984 . B 1026 REC 01962486 04/10/84 15 : 51 $0. 00 27/047 F 1372 MARY ANN FEUERSTEIN CLERK & RECORDER WELD CO, CO Section 3 . There shall be added to the definitions stated in Article I of the Loan Agreement the following definitions : "Purchaser of Series 1984 Bonds" means Worthen Bank & Trust Company, N.A. , of Little Rock, Arkansas . " "Series 1984 Bonds" means the $2, 000 , 000 aggregate principal amount of Issuer ' s Industrial Development Revenue Refunding Bonds (Platte River Steel Co . , Inc . Project) Series 1984 , issued by Issuer pursuant to the Indenture, as supplemented by a Supplemental Indenture of Trust dated as of April 1 , 1984 . " Section 4 . The Company and the Issuer shall continue to perform in each and every obligation of the Loan Agreement with respect to the construction and operation of the Project notwithstanding that the Series 1982 Bonds will be retired from the proceeds of the Series 1984 Bonds . Section 5 . It is specifically recognized that as provided in the Loan Agreement all expenses in connection with the issuance of the Series 1984 Bonds shall be included within the defined term "Cost of Construction" . Section 6 . Section 4 . 2 of the Loan Agreement shall be amended in each respect where required by substituting the words "Series 1984 Bonds" for the words "Series 1982 Bonds" in order to express the intent of the parties hereto that from and after the issuance and delivery of the Series 1984 Bonds and the retirement of the Series 1982 Bonds there shall be paid as and when specified all amounts necessary and due to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Series 1984 Bonds as the same shall become due and payable. Section 7 . Section 11 . 2 of the Loan Agreement is amended to substitute for the mailing address of the Purchaser as stated therein the following: " . . ; if to Purchaser , Worthen Bank & Trust Co . , N.A. , P.O. Box 1681, Little Rock, Arkansas 72203, Attention: H. Morgan Brookfield, III , Senior Vice President; " Section 8 . By the execution and delivery hereof, the Issuer and the Company confirm and acknowledge that neither is in default under any term or provision of the Loan Agreement, and that no "Event of Default" or "Default" within the meaning of Section 8 . 1 of the Loan Agreement has occurred, or with the giving of notice or the passage of time would occur, and that all obligations and duties of the parties to each other , to the Trustee, and to the holders of the Series 1982 Bonds have been duly performed as and when required. B 1026 REC 01962486 04/10/84 15: 51 $0 . 00 28/047 F 1373 MARY ANN FEUERSTEIN CLERK & RECORDER WELD CO, CO -2- Section 9 . The parties hereto acknowledge that the Trustee has by execution and acceptance of the Supplemental Indenture of Trust has consented to the execution and delivery of this Amendment to Loan Agreement, pursuant to Section 11 . 6 of the Loan Agreement, and that no further notice to, or consent by, any other person is required to effect this Amendment to Loan Agreement . THE COUNTY OF WELD, COLORADO By: Chairman, Board of County Commissioners ATTEST: By: County Clerk (S E A L) PLATTE RIVER STEEL CO. , INC. By: President ATTEST : By: Secretary (S E A L) B 1026 REC 01962486 04/10/84 15: 51 $0 . 00 29/047 F 1374 MARY ANN FEUERSTEIN CLERK & RECORDER WELD CO, CO -3- STATE OF COLORADO ) ) ss . COUNTY OF WELD ) The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this day of April , 1984 by , as Chairman, Board of County Commissioners and , as Clerk, respectively of the County of Weld, Colorado, a political subdivision of the State of Colorado . WITNESS my hand and official seal . (S E A L) Notary Public My Commission Expires : Address of Notary Public : STATE OF ARKANSS ) ) ss . COUNTY OF PULASKI ) The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this day of April , 1984 by and as and , respectively, of Platte River Steel Co. , Inc . , a Colorado corporation. WITNESS my hand and official seal . (S E A L) Notary Public My Commission Expires : Address of Notary Public : B 1026 REC 01962486 04/10/84 15: 51 $0. 00 30/047 F 1375 MARY ANN FEUERSTEIN CLERK & RECORDER WELD CO, CO -4- EXHIBIT "D" THE COUNTY OF WELD, COLORADO TO FIRST COMMERCIAL BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Little Rock, Arkansas SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE OF TRUST Dated as of April 1 , 1984 Providing For $2, 000 ,000 Industrial Development Revenue Refunding Bonds (Platte River Steel Co. , Inc . Project) Series 1984 This Supplemental Indenture of Trust supplements and amends an Indenture of Trust dated as of June 1 , 1982, given by the Issuer to the Trustee (formerly named Commercial National Bank of Little Rock) . Prepared by: ROSE LAW FIRM, a Professional Association 120 East Fourth Street Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 B 1026 REC 01962486 04/10/84 15: 51 $0. 00 31/047 F 1376 MARY ANN FEUERSTEIN CLERK & RECORDER WELD CO, CO SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE OF TRUST This SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE OF TRUST executed as of the first day of April , 1984 , by and between the COUNTY OF WELD, COLORADO, a political subdivision organized and existing under the laws of the State of Colorado (the "Issuer" ) , as party of the first part, and FIRST COMMERCIAL BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, successor by merger to Commercial National Bank of Little Rock, a banking institution organized under and existing by virtue of the laws of the United States of America, with its principal office and domicile in Little Rock, Arkansas (the "Trustee" ) , as party of the second part; WITNESSET H: WHEREAS, the Issuer has previously issued $2 , 000, 000 principal amount of its Industrial Development Revenue Bonds (Platte River Steel Co. , Inc . Project) Series 1982 , dated June 1 , 1982 (the "Series 1982 Bonds) , pursuant to the County and Municipality Development Revenue Bond Act, §29-3-101 et . seq. C.R. S . 1973 , as amended (the "Act" ) and under the terms of an Indenture of Trust dated as of June 1 , 1982 (the "Indenture" ) between the Issuer and the Trustee, for the purpose of assisting Platte River Steel Co . , Inc . (the "Company" ) a Colorado corporation, in acquiring, constructing, equipping and improving an industrial facility located within the boundaries of the Issuer (hereinafter called the "Project" ) , and the proceeds of the Series 1982 Bonds were loaned by the Issuer to the Company pursuant to the terms of a Loan Agreement dated as of June 1, 1982 (the "Agreement" ) between the Issuer and the Company; and WHEREAS, the Issuer and the Company have determined and agreed that substantial savings of interest may be achieved by refinancing and refunding the Series 1982 Bonds by the issuance of Additional Bonds (as defined in the Indenture) and have determined to accomplish such refinancing by the issuance of Bonds by the Issuer as provided for herein in the principal amount of Two Million Dollars ($2, 000, 000) to be designated the Issuer ' s Industrial Development Revenue Refunding Bonds (Platte River Steel Co . , Inc . Project) , Series 1984 (the "Series 1984 Bonds" ) ; and WHEREAS, the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture of Trust (the "Supplemental Indenture" ) and the issuance of the Series 1984 Bonds have been in all respects duly and validly authorized by Ordinance of the Board of County Commissioners of the Issuer, pursuant to the Act; and B 1026 REC 01962486 04/10/84 15 : 51 $0 . 00 32/047 F 1377 MARY ANN FEUERSTEIN CLERK & RECORDER WELD CO, CO WHEREAS, the Series 1984 Bonds shall be secured by the Indenture, as supplemented by this Supplemental Indenture, and the Mortgage (as defined in the "Agreement" ) , and shall be equally and ratably payable under the Indenture, as supplemented by this Supplemental Indenture; and WHEREAS, the Series 1984 Bonds ( in registered form) and the provisions for transfer of such registration thereon, and the Trustee ' s certificate of authentication to be endorsed on such bonds , are all to be in substantially the following form with necessary and appropriate variations , omissions and insertions as permitted or required by this Supplemental Indenture, to-wit : B 1026 REC 01962486 04/10/84 15: 51 $0. 00 33/047 F 1378 MARY ANN FEUERSTEIN CLERK & RECORDER WELD CO, CO -2- (FORM OF FULLY REGISTERED BOND) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA THE COUNTY OF WELD, COLORADO INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT REVENUE REFUNDING BOND (Platte River Steel Co . , Inc . Project) SERIES 1984 No. R- $2, 000 , 000 ( 1) KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the County of Weld, Colorado ( "Issuer" ) , a political subdivision organized and existing under the laws and within the State of Colorado, for value received, promises to pay from the source and as hereinafter provided, to the order of Worthen Bank & Trust Company, N.A. , or registered assigns , the principal sum of Two Million Dollars in annual installments of principal on April 1 of each year, commencing April 1 , 1985, as set forth in the Indenture (as defined hereinafter) , and in like manner to pay interest on said sum from the date hereof at the rate of nine and one-half percent (9-1/2%) per annum semiannually on October 1 and April 1 of each year, commencing October 1 , 1984, until said principal sum is paid, except as the provisions hereinafter set forth with respect to redemption of this Bond prior to maturity may become applicable hereto . Both principal of and interest on this Bond are payable in lawful money of the United States of America at the principal corporate trust office of First Commercial Bank, National Association of Little Rock, in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, as trustee, or its successor in trust ( "Trustee" ) or at the duly designated office of any successor Trustee or paying agents appointed under the Indenture (as defined hereinafter) . Payment of interest on this Bond shall be made to the registered owner thereof and shall be paid by check or draft mailed to the registered owner at his address as it appears on the registration books of Issuer or at such other address as is furnished to Trustee in writing by such registered owner . (2) This Series 1984 Bond is in the principal amount of $2,000, 000 , and is issued for the purpose of providing funds to refund the outstanding $2, 000 , 000 principal amount of the Issuer ' s Industrial Development Revenue Bonds (Platte River Steel Co. , Inc . , Project) Series 1982, dated June 1, 1982 (the "Series 1982 Bonds" ) , which were issued to finance the acquisition, construction, improving and equipping of certain B 1026 REC 01962486 04/10/84 15: 51 $0 . 00 34/047 F 1379 MARY ANN FEUERSTEIN CLERK & RECORDER WELD CO, CO -3- industrial development facilities (which facilities together with the land on which they are located are hereinafter referred to as the "Project" ) owned by the Company, and paying necessary expenses incidental thereto . The proceeds from the sale of the Series 1982 Bonds have been loaned by Issuer to Platte River Steel Co . , Inc . , a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Colorado (the "Company" ) , under the terms of a Loan Agreement, dated as of June 1 , 1982 (which agreement, as amended by an Amendment to Loan Agreement dated as of April 1, 1984 , and as from time to time amended and supplemented, is hereinafter referred to as the "Agreement" ) , under which Company is obligated to pay amounts which are sufficient to pay ( 1) the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on the Series 1984 Bonds as the same shall become due in accordance with their terms and provisions and the terms and provisions of the Indenture (as hereinafter defined) , and (2) the fees and expenses of Trustee and any paying agents properly payable under the Indenture (as defined hereinafter) and certain expenses of Issuer related to the Project . (3) The Series 1984 Bonds are all issued under and are equally and ratably secured by and entitled to the protection of an Indenture of Trust, dated as of June 1, 1982 , by and between Issuer and Trustee (which Indenture of Trust, as supplemented by a Supplemental Indenture of Trust dated as of April 1 , 1984 , and as from time to time amended and supplemented, is hereinafter referred to as the "Indenture" ) , duly executed and delivered by Issuer to Trustee and pursuant to which all payments due from Company to Issuer under the Agreement (other than payments of certain expenses of Issuer related to the Project) are assigned to Trustee to secure the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Series 1984 Bonds . The Series 1984 Bonds are further secured by a Mortgage and Security Agreement dated as of June 1 , 1982 (the "Mortgage" ) , between Company and Trustee, wherein Company grants to Trustee a mortgage and security interest in the Project . The Series 1984 Bonds are also secured by a Guaranty Agreement dated as of June 1 , 1982 (which Guaranty Agreement, as amended by an Amendment to Guaranty Agreement dated as of April 1, 1984 , is hereby referred to as the "Guaranty" ) , from AFCO Steel , Inc . (formerly Arkansas Foundry Company) , an Arkansas corporation (the "Guarantor" ) to Trustee, pursuant to which Guarantor unconditionally promises to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Series 1984 Bonds when the same become due and payable. The Indenture provides that Issuer may hereafter issue Additional Bonds from time to time under certain terms and conditions contained in the Indenture and, if issued, such Additional Bonds will rank pari passu with this issue of Series 1984 Bonds and be equally and ratably secured by and entitled to the protection of the Indenture. Reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a B 1026 REC 01962486 04/10/84 15: 51 $0. 00 35/047 F 1380 MARY ANN FEUERSTEIN CLERK & RECORDER WELD CO, CO -4- description of the property pledged and assigned, the provisions, among others, with respect to the nature and extent of the security, the rights, duties, and obligations of Issuer, Trustee, and the holders of the Series 1984 Bonds , the issuance of Additional Bonds and the terms upon which the Series 1984 Bonds are issued and secured. (4) This Series 1984 Bond is transferable by the registered holder hereof in person or by his attorney duly authorized in writing at the principal corporate trust office of Trustee in Little Rock, Arkansas, but only in the manner, subject to the limitations and upon payment of the charges provided in the Indenture, and upon surrender and cancellation of this Series 1984 Bond. Upon such transfer , a new registered Series 1984 Bond or Series 1984 Bonds of the same series and the same maturity and of authorized denomination or denominations for the same aggregate principal amount will be issued to the transferee in exchange therefor . Issuer and Trustee and any paying agents may deem and treat the registered holder hereof as the absolute owner hereof (whether or not this Bond shall be overdue) for the purpose of receiving payment of or on account of principal hereof and premium, if any, and interest due hereon and for all other purposes, and neither Issuer nor Trustee shall be affected by any notice to the contrary. (5) The Series 1984 Bonds are issuable as fully registered Bonds without coupons in denominations of $5, 000 and any integral multiple thereof . Subject to the limitations and upon payment of the charges provided in the Indenture, registered Series 1984 Bonds without coupons may be exchanged for a like aggregate principal amount of registered Series 1984 Bonds without coupons of other authorized denominations of the same series and the same maturity. (6) This Series 1984 Bond shall be subject to prepayment, in whole or in part, prior to maturity, (a) on any interest payment date, at the option of the Company, upon payment of a prepayment price equal to the outstanding principal amount being prepaid plus accrued interest on such principal amount to the prepayment date, or (b) at any time, upon a Determination of Taxability as defined in Article X of the Loan Agreement . Any partial prepayment hereof shall be applied to the payment of installments of principal in the inverse order of maturity. (7) The Series 1984 Bonds are issued pursuant to and in full compliance with the Constitution and laws of the State of Colorado, particularly the County and Municipality Development Revenue Bond Act, § 29-3-101 et . seq. C.R. S. 1973 , as amended (the "Act" ) , and pursuant to an Ordinance adopted by the Board B 1026 REC 01962486 04/10/84 15 : 51 $0. 00 36/047 F 1381 MARY ANN FEUERSTEIN CLERK & RECORDER WELD CO, CO -5- of County Commissioners of Issuer which authorizes the execution and delivery of the Amendment to Loan Agreement and the Supplemental Indenture of Trust . Payments sufficient for the prompt payment, when due, of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on the Series 1984 Bonds are to be paid to Trustee for the account of Issuer and deposited in a special account created by Issuer and designated "County of Weld, Colorado, Industrial Development Revenue Bond Fund, Platte River Steel Co . , Inc . , Project . " and such payments have been duly pledged and assigned for that purpose, and in addition, the rights of Issuer (other than certain indemnification rights and the payment of certain expenses of Issuer related to the Project) under the Agreement have been assigned to Trustee to secure payment of such principal and premium, if any, and interest under the Indenture . (8) The Series 1984 Bonds shall never constitute the debt or indebtedness of Issuer within the meaning of any provision or limitation of the state constitution, statutes or any home rule charter, and shall not constitute nor give rise to a pecuniary liability of Issuer or a charge against its general credit or taxing powers . Neither the faith and credit nor the taxing power of the State of Colorado, or any political subdivision thereof, is pledged to the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Series 1984 Bonds or other costs incidental thereto . (9) The holder of this bond shall have no right to enforce the provisions of the Indenture or to institute action to enforce the covenants therein, or to take any action with respect to any event of default under the Indenture, or to institute, appear in or defend any suit or other proceedings wth respect thereto, unless an event of default as defined in the Indenture shall have occurred. In certain events, on the conditions, in the manner and with the effect set forth in the Indenture, the principal of all the Series 1984 Bonds issued under the Indenture and then outstanding may become or may be declared due and payable before the stated maturity thereof , together wih interest accrued thereon. ( 10) The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of Issuer and the rights of the holders of the Bonds (defined in the Indenture to include the Series 1984 Bonds and any Additional Bonds) at any time by Issuer with the consent of the holders of two-thirds (2/3) in aggregate principal amount of the Bonds at the time outstanding as defined in the Indenture. Any such consent or waiver by the holders of two-thirds (2/3) of the Bonds shall be conclusive and binding upon such holder and upon all future holders of this Series 1984 Bond and of any Series 1984 Bond issued in B 1026 REC 01962486 04/10/84 15 : 51 $0 . 00 37/047 F 1382 MARY ANN FEUERSTEIN CLERK & RECORDER WELD CO, CO -6- replacement thereof whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Bond. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting Trustee to waive certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences . (ii) It is hereby certified, recited and declared that all acts , conditions, and things required to exist, happen and be performed precedent to and in the execution and delivery of the Indenture and the issuance of this Series 1984 Bond do exist, have happened and have been performed in due time, form and manner as required by law; that the issuance of this Series 1984 Bond and the issue of which it forms a part, together with all other obligations of Issuer , does not exceed or violate any constitutional or statutory limitation; and that the amounts payable under the Agreement and pledged to the payment of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on this Series 1984 Bond and the issue of which it forms a part, as the same become due, will be sufficient in amount for that purpose . ( 12) This Series 1984 Bond shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose or be entitled to any security or benefit under the Indenture until the certificate of authentication hereon shall have been signed by Trustee . ( 13) IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the County of Weld, Colorado, has caused this Series 1984 Bond to be executed in its name by the manual signature of its Chairman, Board of County Commissioners and its corporate seal to be hereunto impressed hereon and attested by the manual signature of its County Clerk, all as of , 19_ THE COUNTY OF WELD, COLORADO By: Chairman, Board of County Commissioners Attest : By: County Clerk [SEAL] B 1026 REC 01962486 04/10/84 15: 51 $0 . 00 38 CO047 F 1383 MARY ANN FEUERSTEIN CLERK & RECORDER WELD , CO -7- [Form of Trustee ' s Certificate of Authentication] TRUSTEE ' S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION This Bond is one of the Series 1984 Bonds of the issue described in the within-mentioned Indenture. FIRST COMMERCIAL BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee By: Authorized Officer [Form for Transfer] FOR VALUE RECEIVED, , the undersigned, hereby sells, assigns, and transfers unto (Tax Identification or Social Security No . ) the within Bond and all rights thereunder , and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints attorney to transfer the within Bond on the books kept for registration thereof, with full power of subsitution in the premises . Dated: NOTICE : The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as it appears upon the face of the within Bond in every particular , without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever . B 1026 RFC 01962486 04/10/84 15: 51 $0 . 00 39/047 F 1384 MARY ANN FEUERSTEIN CLERK & RECORDER WELD CO, CO -8- ; and WHEREAS all things necessary to make the Series 1984 Bonds, when authenticated by the Trustee and issued as in this Supplemental Indenture provided, the valid, binding and legal obligations of the Issuer according to the import thereof, and to constitute the Indenture and the Supplemental Indenture a valid pledge of the instruments and revenues therein and herein described to the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on said bonds, have been done and performed, and the creation, execution and delivery of the Indenture and this Supplemental Indenture and the creation, execution and issuance of said bonds, subject to the terms hereof , have in all respects been duly authorized; NOW, THEREFORE, KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE OF TRUST WITNESSETH: That the Issuer in consideration of the premises and the acceptance by the Trustee of the trusts hereby created and of the purchase and acceptance of the Series 1984 Bonds by the holders and owners thereof, and the sum of One Dollar ($1 . 00) , lawful money of the United States of America, to it duly paid by the Trustee, at or before the execution and delivery of these presents, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, and in order to secure the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Series 1984 Bonds according to their tenor and effect and the performance and observance by the City of all the covenants expressed or implied herein and in the Series 1984 Bonds , subject to Permitted Encumbrances, does hereby supplement and amend the Indenture as set forth herein: Section 1 . The Granting Clauses of the Indenture and hereby amended to restate the first granting clause as follows : "GRANTING CLAUSE FIRST The Agreement (as amended by the Amendment to Loan Agreement dated as of April 1 , 1984) including all extensions and renewals of the term thereof, if any, together with all right, title and interest of Issuer in and to the Agreement, including, but not limited to, the present and continuing right to make claim for, collect, receive and receipt for any of the sums , amounts, income, revenues, issues and profits and any other sums of money payable or receivable under the Agreement (except for amounts payable to Issuer under Section 4 . 2(b) , 7 . 2 and 8 . 4 thereof) , to bring actions and proceedings thereunder or for the enforcement thereof, and to do any and all things which Issuer under the Agreement is or may become entitled to . " B 1026 REC 01962486 04/10/84 15 : 51 $0 . 00 40/047 F 1385 MARY ANN FEUERSTEIN CLERK & RECORDER WELD CO, CO -9- Section 2 . Article I of the Indenture is hereby supplemented by adding thereto the following definitions : "Purchaser of the Series 1984 Bonds" - Worthen Bank & Trust Company, N.A. , of Little Rock, Arkansas . "Series 1984 Bonds" - The second series of Bonds to be issued under and secured by this Indenture in the principal amount of $2, 000, 000 and styled Weld County, Colorado Industrial Development Revenue Refunding Bonds (Platte River Steel Co . , Inc . Project) , Series 1984 . Section 3 . Article II of the Indenture is hereby supplemented by designating the existing Section 2 . 02 as "2 . 02 A" and adding thereto the following Section 2 . 02 B: Section 2 . 02 . B. The Additional Bonds authorized by this Section 2 . 02 B shall be issued as the second series of Bonds , shall be designated "County of Weld, Colorado Industrial Development Revenue Refunding Bonds (Platte River Steel Co . , Inc. Project) , Series 1984 , " and shall be in the principal amount of $2, 000 , 000 . The Series 1984 Bonds shall be issued in fully registered form without interest coupons , and shall be dated as of the April 1 or October 1 to which interest was last paid, except that upon the initial delivery thereof to the Purchaser the bonds shall be dated the date of their delivery, and interest thereon shall be payable semiannually on April 1 and October 1 of each year, commencing October 1, 1984 . The Series 1984 Bonds shall be numbered consecutively from R-1 upwards as issued, shall be in the denomination of $5, 000 or any multiple thereof, as selected by the Purchaser, and the principal thereof shall mature in installments, unless sooner redeemed in the manner in this Indenture set forth, on April 1 in each of the years set forth in and in the amount set opposite each year in the following schedule: Year Amount 1985 $ 30 , 000 1986 35, 000 1987 40 ,000 1988 45,000 1989 50, 000 1990 50 , 000 1991 55, 000 1992 65, 000 1993 70 ,000 1994 75,000 1995 80 ,000 1996 1,405, 000 B 1026 REC 01962486 04/10/84 15 : 51 $0. 00 41/047 F 1386 MARY ANN FEUERSTEIN CLERK & RECORDER WELD CO, CO -10- The Series 1984 Bonds shall bear interest from the date thereof until paid at the rate of nine and one-half percent (9-1/2%) per annum. The principal of and interest on the Series 1984 Bonds shall be payable in lawful money of the United States of America at the principal corporate trust office of Trustee in Little Rock, Arkansas, or of its successor in trust, or at the duly designated office of any Paying Agents . Payment of interest on any Series 1984 Bond shall be made to the registered owner thereof and may be paid by check or draft mailed to the registered owner at his address as its appears on the registration books of Issuer or at such other address as is furnished to Trustee in writing by such registered owner . Section 4 . Article III of the Indenture is hereby amended by adding following the first paragraph of Section 3 . 01 an additional paragraph as follows : "Principal due on the Series 1984 Bonds shall be subject to prepayment prior to maturity as described in the form of the Series 1984 Bonds set forth in the Supplemental Indenture of Trust dated as of April 1, 1984 . " Section 5 . The proceeds of the Series 1984 Bonds shall be deposited into the Bond Fund and shall (together with any other monies therein) be immediately applied to the payment in full of the principal of and interest on the Series 1982 Bonds . Pursuant to Article VIII of the Indenture the Series 1982 Bonds shall be deemed paid for all purposes of this Indenture if the amount on deposit in the Bond Fund shall be sufficient to comply with the terms of said Article VIII . Section 6 . After issuance and delivery of the Series 1984 Bonds, and the payment in full of the Series 1982 Bonds , all references in the Indenture to the Series 1982 Bonds, unless their context shall clearly indicate to the contrary, shall be deemed to be references to Series 1984 Bonds . Section 7 . The Issuer hereby ratifies and confirms each and every other provision of the Indenture, and consents and agrees to be bound thereby with respect to the Series 1984 Bonds . The holders of the Series 1984 Bonds shall be subrogated to and entitled to all rights and benefits arising under the Agreement, the Indenture, the Mortgage, the Guaranty, or any other document or instrument pertaining to the issuance of the Series 1982 Bonds as if such documents and instruments had been delivered solely for the purpose of securing and benefiting the holders of the Series 1984 Bonds . Section 8 . Pursuant to the requirements of Section 11 . 6 of the Agreement the Trustee by its execution hereof does hereby consent to the amendment of the Agreement in the form and to the -11- B 1026 REC 01962486 04/10/84 15: 51 $0. 00 42/047 F 1387 MARY ANN FEUERSTEIN CLERK & RECORDER WELD CO, CO extent provided in the Amendment to Loan Agreement dated as of April 1, 1984, delivered in connection with the issuance of the Series 1984 Bonds, and as required by Section 2 . 10 of the Indenture. Section 9 . The parties hereby specifically acknowledge that the consent of the holders of the Series 1982 Bonds is not required to the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture as provided in Section 11 . 01(e) of the Indenture as the same relates to the issuance of Additional Bonds . IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Issuer has caused these presents to be executed in its corporate name and with its official seal hereunto affixed and attested by its duly authorized officials; and to evidence its acceptance of the trusts hereby created, Trustee has caused these presents to be executed in its corporate name and with its corporate seal hereunto affixed and attested by its duly authorized officers, as of the date first above written. THE COUNTY OF WELD, COLORADO By: (S E A L) Chairman, Board of County Commissioners ATTEST: By: County Clerk FIRST COMMERCIAL BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION By: Title: ATTEST: By: Title: B 1026 REC 01962486 04/10/84 15: 51 $0. 00 43/047 F 1388 MARY ANN FEUERSTEIN CLERK & RECORDER WELD CO, CO -12- Accepted with respect to the provisions applicable to it . AFCO STEEL, INC. By: (S E A L) President ATTEST: Secretary Accepted with respect to the provisions applicable to it . PLATTE RIVER STEEL CO. , INC. By: (S E A L) President ATTEST: Secretary B 1026 REC 01962486 04/10/84 15: 51 $0 . 00 44/047 F 1389 MARY ANN FEUERSTEIN CLERK & RECORDER WELD CO, CO -13- STATE OF COLORADO ) ) ss . COUNTY OF WELD ) The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this day of April, 1984 by , as Chairman, Board of County Commissioners and , as Clerk, respectively of the County of Weld, Colorado, a political subdivision. WITNESS my hand and official seal . (S E A L) Notary Public My Commission Expires : Address of Notary Public : STATE OF ARKANSAS ) ) ss . COUNTY OF PULASKI ) The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this day of April, 1984 by and as and , respectively, of First Commercial Bank, National Association, of Little Rock, Arkansas, a national banking association. WITNESS my hand and official seal . (S E A L) Notary Public My Commission Expires : Address of Notary Public : B 1026 REC 01962486 04/10/84 15 : 51 $0 . 00 45/047 F 1390 MARY ANN FEUERSTEIN CLERK & RECORDER WELD CO, CO -14- (S E A L) Notary Public My Commission Expires : Address of Notary Public : B 1026 REC 01962486 04/10/84 15: 51 $0. 00 46/047 F 1391 MARY ANN FEUERSTEIN CLERK & RECORDER WELD CO, CO NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that a hearing will be held before the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado (the "Board" ) on the question of the issuance of $2, 000 , 000 in Industrial Development Revenue Refunding Bonds (the "1984 Bonds" ) by Weld County, Colorado (the "County" ) . The 1984 Bonds will be issued to provide funds to refund and repay the $2, 000, 000 Weld County, Colorado, Industrial Development Revenue Bonds (Platte River Steel Company, Inc . Project) Series 1982 (the "1982 Bonds" ) . The 1982 Bonds were issued to provide funds for the acquisition, construction, and equipping, of facilities (the "Facilities" ) for Platte River Steel Company, Inc . , a Colorado corporation (the "Company" ) for use in its steel fabrication business . The Facilities are or will be located at 31455 Weld County Road, #39 1/2, Greeley, Colorado. The 1984 Bonds are to be issued pursuant to a Loan Agreement, as amended, and a Trust Indenture, as supplemented, providing for payments sufficient for the payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the 1984 Bonds . Any person interested may express their views, both orally and in writing, on the proposed issuance of the 1984 Bonds and the location and nature of the Facilities financed with the proceeds of the 1982 Bonds, before the Board on the 4th day of April , 1984, at 9 : 00 a.m. , in the first floor meeting room of the Weld County Centennial Center, , in the City of Greeley, Colorado, and be heard for or against the issuance of the 1984 Bonds . At such hearing, all objections and suggestions will be heard and considered and the Board will take such action as is deemed proper in the premises . 1L7-2A1 Mar Feuerstein County lerk and Recorder, and Clerk to the Board of County Commissioners , Weld County, Colorado B 1026 REC 01962486 04/10/84 15: 51 $0. 00 47/047 F 1392 MARY ANN FEUERSTEIN CLERK & RECORDER WELD CO, CO Hello