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One definitive 2015 Bond of each maturity shall be delivered to the Clearing Agency (or <br /> its agent) and held in its custody. The City and Registrar may, in connection herewith, do or <br /> perform or cause to be done or performed any acts or things not adverse to the rights of the <br /> holders of the 2015 Bonds as are necessary or appropriate to accomplish or recognize such <br /> book-entry form 2015 Bonds. <br /> During any time that the 2015 Bonds are held in book-entry form on the books of a <br /> Clearing Agency, (1) any such 2015 Bond may be registered upon Registration Record in the <br /> name of such Clearing Agency, or any nominee thereof, including Cede & Co.; (2) the Clearing <br /> Agency in whose name such 2015 Bond is so registered shall be, and the City and the Registrar <br /> and Paying Agent may deem and treat such Clearing Agency as, the absolute owner and holder <br /> of such 2015 Bond for all purposes of this Ordinance, including, without limitation, the receiving <br /> of payment of the principal of and interest and premium, if any, on such 2015 Bond, the <br /> receiving of notice and the giving of consent; (3) neither the City nor the Registrar or Paying <br /> Agent shall have any responsibility or obligation hereunder to any direct or indirect participant, <br /> within the meaning of Section 17A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, of such <br /> Clearing Agency, or any person on behalf of which, or otherwise in respect of which, any such <br /> participant holds any interest in any 2015 Bond, including, without limitation, any responsibility <br /> or obligation hereunder to maintain accurate records of any interest in any 2015 Bond or any <br /> responsibility or obligation hereunder with respect to the receiving of payment of principal of or <br /> interest or premium, if any, on any 2015 Bond, the receiving of notice or the giving of consent; <br /> and (4) the Clearing Agency is not required to present any 2015 Bond called for partial <br /> redemption, if any, prior to receiving payment so long as the Registrar and Paying Agent and the <br /> Clearing Agency have agreed to the method for noting such partial redemption. <br /> If either the City receives notice from the Clearing Agency which is currently the <br /> registered owner of the 2015 Bonds to the effect that such Clearing Agency is unable or <br /> unwilling to discharge its responsibility as a Clearing Agency for the 2015 Bonds, or the City <br /> elects to discontinue its use of such Clearing Agency as a Clearing Agency for the 2015 Bonds, <br /> then the City and the Registrar and Paying Agent each shall do or perform or cause to be done or <br /> performed all acts or things, not adverse to the rights of the holders of the 2015 Bonds, as are <br /> necessary or appropriate to discontinue use of such Clearing Agency as a Clearing Agency for <br /> the 2015 Bonds and to transfer the ownership of each of the 2015 Bonds to such person or <br /> persons, including any other Clearing Agency, as the holder of the 2015 Bonds may direct in <br /> accordance with this Ordinance. Any expenses of such discontinuance and transfer, including <br /> expenses of printing new certificates to evidence the 2015 Bonds, shall be paid by the City. <br /> During any time that the 2015 Bonds are held in book-entry form on the books of a <br /> Clearing Agency, the Registrar shall be entitled to request and rely upon a certificate or other <br /> written representation from the Clearing Agency or any participant or indirect participant with <br /> respect to the identity of any beneficial owner of the 2015 Bonds as of a record date selected by <br /> the Registrar. For purposes of determining whether the consent, advice, direction or demand of a <br /> registered owner of a 2015 Bond has been obtained, the Registrar shall be entitled to treat the <br /> beneficial owners of the 2015 Bonds as the bondholders and any consent, request, direction, <br /> approval, objection or other instrument of such beneficial owner may be obtained in the fashion <br /> described in this Ordinance. <br /> 8 <br />