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May 16,2006 <br /> Page 2 <br /> "Loan Agreement") dated as of May 1, 2006, between the Issuer and Hill School of <br /> Minnesota, Inc., a Minnesota nonprofit corporation (the "Borrower"), a form of the Notes, <br /> and such other documents as we deemed relevant and necessary in rendering this opinion. <br /> Based on such examination, and assuming the authenticity of all documents submitted <br /> to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as <br /> certified or photostatic copies and authenticity of originals of such latter documents and the <br /> accuracy of the statements contained in certificates furnished to us by the Borrower and <br /> officials of the Issuer, and based upon federal and State of Minnesota laws, regulations, <br /> rulings and decisions in effect on the date hereof,we are of the opinion that: <br /> 1. The Issuer is a municipal corporation under the laws of the State of Minnesota. <br /> Pursuant to the Act, the Issuer is authorized to issue the Notes and to loan the proceeds to the <br /> Borrower for the purpose of financing improvements to an educational facility and to <br /> refinance existing debt of the Borrower (the "Project"), and to assign and pledge to the <br /> Lenders the amounts payable by the Borrower, from which amounts the Notes are payable. <br /> 2. The Notes have been validly authorized, executed, and issued in accordance <br /> with the laws of the State of Minnesota now in force and represent valid and binding limited <br /> obligations of the Issuer. The principal of,premium, if any, and interest on the Notes shall be <br /> payable solely from amounts to be received by the Issuer pursuant to the Loan Agreement <br /> (other than certain indemnification rights and certain fees and expenses of the Issuer), which <br /> amounts have been assigned to the Lenders pursuant to the Pledge Agreement. <br /> 3. The Pledge Agreement has been duly authorized, executed, and delivered by <br /> the Issuer and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the Lenders,represents <br /> the valid and binding agreement of the Issuer enforceable in accordance with its terms. <br /> 4. The Loan Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the <br /> Issuer and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the Borrower, represents <br /> the valid and binding agreement of the Issuer enforceable in accordance with its terms. <br /> 5. Based on certain representations of the Borrower as to the application of the <br /> proceeds of the Notes, under exisring laws, regulations, rulings and decisions as of the date <br /> of issuance, (i) interest on the Notes is not includable in gross income for purposes of federal <br /> income taxation and is not includable in taxable net income of individuals, estates or trusts <br /> for purposes of State of Minnesota income taxation; (ii) interest on the Notes is subject to the <br /> State of Minnesota franchise tax measured by net income and imposed upon corporations <br /> and financial institutions; and (iii) interest on the Notes is not a specific item of tax <br /> preference for purposes of determining the federal alternative minimum tax applicable to all <br /> taxpayers or the Minnesota alternative minimum taac applicable to individuals, estates and <br /> trusts. The Issuer has designated the Notes as "qualified tax exempt obligations" for <br /> purposes of Section 265(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code relating to deduction of interest <br /> expense by financial institutions. <br />