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Subject to the provisions described below under "-- Validity of Orders", a Bid by a Potential Holder shall <br /> constitute an irrevocable offer to purchase, in each case for settlement in same day funds on the next Auction Period. <br /> Accrual Date therefor at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof: (i) the principal amount of <br /> outstanding ARS specified in such Bid if the Auction Rate shall be higher than the rate specified in such Bid or(ii) <br /> such principal amount or a lesser principal amount of outstanding ARS as described below in "--Acceptance and <br /> Rejection of Orders", if the Auction Rate is equal to the rate specified in such Bid. <br /> If any rate specified in any Bid contains more than three figures to the right of the decimal point, the <br /> Auction Agent shall round such rate up to the next highest one-thousandth (.001) of one percent. <br /> If an Order or Orders covering all outstanding ARS held by any Existing Holder is not submitted to the <br /> Auction Agent prior to the Submission Deadline,the Auction Agent shall deem a Hold Order to have been submitted <br /> on behalf of such Existing Holder covering the principal amount of outstanding ARS held by such Existing Holder <br /> and not subject to an Order submitted to the Auction Agent. <br /> Neither the Authority, the Trustee nor the Auction Agent shall be responsible for any failure of a Broker- <br /> Dealer to submit an Order to the Auction Agent on behalf of any Existing Holder or Potential Holder, nor shall any <br /> such party be responsible for failure by the Securities Depository, to effect any transfer or to provide the Auction <br /> Agent with current information regarding registration of transfers. <br /> An Existing Holder may submit different types of Orders in an Auction with respect to ARS then held by <br /> such Existing Holder. An Existing Holder that offers to purchase additional ARS is, for purposes of such offer, <br /> treated as a Potential Holder. For information concerning the priority given to different types of Orders placed by <br /> Existing Holders, see "-- Validity of Orders" below. <br /> Any Bid specifying a rate higher than the Maximum Rate will (i) be treated as a Sell Order if submitted <br /> by an Existing Holder and (ii)not be accepted if submitted by a Potential Holder. Any Bid specifying a rate lower <br /> than the Minimum Rate will be treated as a Bid specifying the Minimum Rate. See "--Determination of Sufficient <br /> Clearing Bids and Winning Bid Rate" and "--Acceptance and Rejection of Orders" below. <br /> Validity of Orders <br /> If any Existing Holder submits through a Broker-Dealer to the Auction Agent one or more Orders covering <br /> in the aggregate more than the principal amount of outstanding ARS held by such Existing Holder,such Orders shall <br /> be considered valid as follows and in the order of priority described below. <br /> Hold Orders. All Hold Orders shall be considered, but only up to and including in the aggregate the <br /> principal amount of ARS held by such Existing Holder, and if the aggregate principal amount of ARS subject to <br /> such Hold Orders exceeds the aggregate principal amount of ARS held by such Existing Holder, the aggregate <br /> principal amount of ARS subject to each such Hold Order shall be reduced pro rata so that the aggregate principal <br /> amount of ARS subject to such Hold Order equals the aggregate principal amount of outstanding ARS held by such <br /> Existing Holder. <br /> Bids. Any Bid shall be considered valid up to and including the excess of the principal amount of <br /> outstanding ARS held by such Existing Holder over the aggregate principal amount of ARS subject to any Hold <br /> Orders referred to above. Subject to the preceding sentence, if more than one Bid with the same rate is submitted <br /> on behalf of such Existing Holder and the aggregate principal amount of outstanding ARS subject to such Bids is <br /> greater than such excess, such Bids shall be considered valid up to and including the amount of such excess. <br /> Subject to the preceding sentences, if more than one Bid with different rates is submitted on behalf of such Existing <br /> Holder, such Bids shall be considered valid first in the ascending order of their respective rates until the highest rate <br /> is reached at which such excess exists and then at such rate up to and including the amount of such excess. In any <br /> event, the aggregate principal amount of outstanding ARS, if any, subject to Bids not valid under the provisions <br /> described above shall be treated as the subject of a Bid by a Potential Holder at the rate therein specified. <br /> G-15 <br />