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5.e) Dissemination AgreementLIMITED DISCLOSURE DISSEMINATION AGENT AGREEMENT THIS DISSEMINATION AGENT AGREEMENT (the "Dissemination Agreement"), is dated as of , by and between the City of Scandia, Minnesota, 14727 2091h St. N., Scandia, MN 55073 (the "Issuer") and Northland Securities, Inc., 45 - South 7th Street, Suite 2000, Minneapolis, MN 55402 ("the Dissemination Agent") in connection with bond issues of the Issuer (the "Bond Issues") identified in Exhibit A which is attached to and by reference made a part of this Dissemination Agreement: The Issuer and the Dissemination Agent covenant and agree as follows with respect to the Bond Issues: SECTION 1. Definitions. the following capitalized terms shall have the following meanings: "Annual Report" shall mean the document or documents filed by the Dissemination Agent with a National Repository or State Repository pursuant to this Dissemination Agreement, in an electronic format as prescribed by the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board ("MSRB"). "Annual Report Data" shall mean the Issuer's audited financial statements, and such other financial information and operating data for each Bond Issue as is customarily prepared by the Issuer and publicly available, as requested by the Dissemination Agent to compile the Annual Report. "Continuing Disclosure Agreement" shall mean that certain agreement or undertaking executed by the Issuer at the time of issuance of the Bond Issues listed in Exhibit A. "Disclosure Representative" shall mean the Administrator of the Issuer or his or her designee, or such other officer or employee as the Issuer shall designate in writing to the Dissemination Agent from time to time. "Listed Events" shall mean any of the events listed in Section 5(a) of this Dissemination Agreement. "National Repository" shall mean any Nationally Recognized Municipal Securities Information Repository for purposes of the Rule. Attached to and by reference made a part of this Dissemination Agreement is Exhibit B, a current list of National Repositories. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Exhibit B may be amended from time to time by the Dissemination Agent, without further action of the City Council of the Issuer, following the designation of additional National Repositories or loss of such status by an existing National Repository, by delivering a notice of amendment and an amended Exhibit B to the Issuer. Scandia, MN Page 1 "Rule" shall mean Rule 15c2 -12(b)(5) adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as the same may be amended from time to time. "SEC" shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor to its functions governing state and municipal securities disclosure. "State" shall mean the State of Minnesota. "State Repository" shall mean any public or private repository or entity designated by the State as a state repository for the purpose of the Rule. As of the date of this Dissemination Agreement, there is no State Repository. SECTION 2. Purpose of the Dissemination Agreement. This Dissemination Agreement is being entered into by the Issuer and the Dissemination Agent in order to assist the Issuer in complying with the Rule. SECTION 3. Provision of Annual Reports. (a) On an annual basis, the Issuer shall provide the Annual Report Data to the Dissemination Agent in a timely manner. The Dissemination Agent shall compile and provide to the Repository by December 31 of each year, commencing December 31, 2014, the Annual Report for each Bond Issue in a format consistent with the Rule. (b) If the Dissemination Agent has not received a copy of the Annual Report Data in a timely manner, the Dissemination Agent shall contact the Issuer to determine the status of information and whether the Issuer will remain in compliance with the Annual Report due date referenced in subsection (a). (c) The Dissemination Agent shall: (i) determine each year prior to the deadline due for the Annual Report, the name and address of each National Repository and each State Repository, if any; and (ii) file a report with the Issuer and the Trustee for any Bond Issues (if applicable) certifying that the Annual Report has been provided pursuant to this Dissemination Agreement, stating the date it was provided and listing all the Repositories to which it was provided. SECTION 4. Content of Annual Reports. The Annual Report prepared by the Dissemination Agent for each Bond Issue shall contain or incorporate by reference the financial information and operating data customarily prepared by the Issuer and publicly available, which shall be the information specified in the applicable Continuing Disclosure Agreement or Scandia, MN Page 2 continuing disclosure provisions of any applicable Resolution, Indenture, Loan Agreement or Lease Agreement, relating to Bond Issues listed in Exhibit A. SECTION 5. Reporting of Significant Events. (a) This Section 5 shall govern the giving of notices of the occurrence of any of the Listed Events below or in the Issuer's Continuing Disclosure Agreement or in the applicable Resolution, Indenture, Loan Agreement or Lease Agreement relating to Bond Issues listed in Exhibit A: 1. Principal and interest payment delinquencies; 2. Non-payment related defaults, if material; 3. Unscheduled draws on debt service reserves reflecting financial difficulties; 4. Unscheduled draws on credit enhancements reflecting financial difficulties; 5. Substitution of credit or liquidity providers, or their failure to perform; 6. Adverse tax opinions, the issuance by the Internal Revenue Service of proposed or final determinations of taxability, Notices of Proposed Issue (IRS Form 5701— TEB) or other material notices or determinations with respect to the tax status of the security, or other material events affecting the tax status of the security; 7. Modifications to rights of security holders, if material; 8. Bond calls, if material, and tender offers; 9. Defeasances; 10. Release, substitution, or sale of property securing repayment of the securities, if material; 11. Rating changes; 12. Bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar event of the obligated person; 13. The consummation of a merger, consolidation, or acquisition involving an obligated person or the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the obligated person, other than in the ordinary course of business, the entry into a definitive agreement to undertake such an action or the termination of a definitive agreement relating to any such actions, other than pursuant to its terms, if material; and 14. Appointment of a successor or additional trustee or the change of name of a trustee, if material. Scandia, MN Page 3 (b) The Issuer shall promptly notify the Dissemination Agent in writing of the occurrence of any of the Listed Events, and such notification must be within five (5) business days of the occurrence of the Listed Event. Such notice shall instruct the Dissemination Agent to report the occurrence pursuant to subsection (c). (c) If the Dissemination Agent has been instructed by the Issuer to report the occurrence of a Listed Event, the Dissemination Agent shall file a notice of such occurrence with the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board promptly, but within ten (10) business days of the occurrence of the Listed Event, to the extent the Issuer has met the requirements in Section 5(b). SECTION 6. Dissemination Agent. The Issuer has engaged the Dissemination Agent to assist it in carrying out its obligations under this Dissemination Agreement and may discharge any such Dissemination Agent, with or without appointing a successor Dissemination Agent. The Dissemination Agent may terminate its duties hereunder upon fifteen (15) days written notice to the Issuer. For its services hereunder, the Dissemination Agent shall be paid an annual fee of $435 for up to three Bond Issues or $645 for four or more Bond Issues listed in Exhibit A that are required by the Rule to file an Annual Report and to provide notification of Listed Events. SECTION 7. Amendment, Waiver. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Dissemination Agreement, the Issuer and the Dissemination Agent may amend this Dissemination Agreement, and any provision of this Dissemination Agreement may be waived, in writing, as agreed to by the parties thereto. SECTION 8. Additional Information. Nothing in this Dissemination Agreement shall be deemed to prevent the Issuer from disseminating any other information, using the means of dissemination set forth in this Dissemination Agreement or any other means of communication. SECTION 9. Duties, Immunities and Liabilities of Trustee and Dissemination Agent. The Dissemination Agent shall have only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Dissemination Agreement, and the Issuer agrees to indemnify and save the Dissemination Agent, its officers, directors, employees and agents, harmless against any loss, expense and liabilities which it may incur arising out of or in the exercise or performance of its powers and duties hereunder, including the costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees) of defending against any claim of liability, but excluding liabilities due to the Dissemination Agent's negligence or willful misconduct. SECTION 10. Beneficiaries. This Dissemination Agreement shall inure solely to the benefit of the Issuer and the Dissemination Agent, and shall create no rights in any other person or entity. Scandia, MN Page 4 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the CITY OF SCANDIA, MINNESOTA and NORTHLAND SECURITIES, INC. have caused this Dissemination Agreement to be executed in their respective names, all as of the date first written above. CITY OF SCANDIA, MINNESOTA M Its Administrator Scandia, MN Page 5 NORTHLAND SECURITIES, INC. By a Its Sr. Vice President EXHIBIT A BOND ISSUES SUBJECT TO LIMITED CONTINUING DISCLOSURE CITY OF SCANDIA, MINNESOTA FIRST FINAL LAST ISSUE DATED REPORT MATURE REPORT PAR ISSUE DATE DUE DATE DUE $570,000 G.O. Equipment Certificates of 07/01/13 12/31/14 07/01/23 12/31/22 Indebtedness, Series 2013A Scandia, MN Page 6 EXHIBIT B LIST OF NATIONAL REPOSITORIES Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) http://emma.msrb.org (filing only in an electronic format as prescribed by the MSRB) Scandia, MN Page 7