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FE D E R A L R ES ER V E BANK O F NEW YORK
Fiscal A gen t o f the U nited States for the Tennessee V alley A uthority
r T V A Offering No. 1 4
U
June 20, 1966
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Invitation for Bids on $40,000,000 of 119-Day
TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY POWER NOTES
Due October 27, 1966

Dated June 30, 1966
T o Certain Commercial Banks, Trust Companies,
and Dealers in Investm ent Securities:

Following is the text of an invitation authorized by the Tennessee Valley Authority to be issued today to certain
commercial banks, trust companies, and dealers in investment securities:
Tennessee V a lley A u thority ( “ T V A ” ) hereby invites bids

announcem ent will be made by T V A of the am ount and price

for the purchase to the aggregate am ount of $40,000,000 of its

range of accepted bids.

P ow er N o tes ( “ N o te s ” ), dated June 30, 1966, due O ctober 27,

be inform ed by the Federal Reserve Bank of N e w Y o r k o f the

T h ose subm itting successful bids will

N o tes will be issued on a discount basis and at

acceptance thereof. T V A expressly reserves the right to accept

m aturity their face am ount will be payable w ithout interest at

or reject any or all bids, in whole or in part, and the action

the H ead Office of the Federal R eserve Bank o f N e w Y o rk .

o f T V A in any such respect shall be final.

1966.

The

T h e y will be issued in bearer form in denom inations of $5,000,
$10,000, $100,000, and $1,000,000 (m aturity valu e).
tional exchanges m ay be effected at the H ead

D enom ina­

Office of the

im m ediately available funds.

Federal R eserve Bank of N e w Y o rk .
Bids will be received at the Securities D epartm ent of the
H ead Office of the Federal R eserve Bank of N e w Y o r k up to
the closing hour, 1:30 p.m ., Eastern D ayligh t Saving time, T u e s­
day, June 28, 1966. N o bids will be accepted for a face am ount
of N o tes less than $1,000,000. Bids m ust be for an even multiple
of $5,000 and the price offered m ust be expressed on the basis
of 100, with not m ore than three decimals, e.g., 99.925. Fractions
m ay not be used.

It is urged that bids be made on the printed

form s and forwarded in the special envelopes which will be
supplied by the Federal

R eserve

Bank

Settlem ent for accepted bids m ust be m ade at the Federal
Reserve Bank of N e w Y o r k on June 30, 1966, in cash or other

of

N ew

Y ork

upon

application therefor.

T h e N o tes will be issued to assist in providing capital for
the pow er program of T V A .

T h e y will be negotiable.

They

will be payable solely from T V A ’s N et P ow er P roceeds (but
m ay, at the option of T V A ,

be paid from

the proceeds of

refunding obligations or other funds legally available for such
p a y m en t). N e t P ow er Proceeds are defined in, and required to
be applied according to, the B asic T ennessee V a lle y A u th ority
P ow er B ond R esolution ( “ Basic R esolution” ).

T h e N o te s will

not be obligations of, nor w ill paym ent thereof be guaranteed
by, the U nited States of A m erica.
In com e derived from the N o te s will be subject to Federal
incom e taxation ; but in the opinion of the General Counsel for

Invitations for bids are being issued to certain com m ercial
banks, trust com panies, and dealers in investm ent securities.
O th er com m ercial banks, trust com panies, or recognized dealers
in investm ent securities desiring to bid m ay do so on bid form s
obtained from the Federal R eserve Bank of N e w Y ork .

TVA,

under present law s and

decisions, the

N o te s

will be

exem pt from personal property taxes and the incom e therefrom
will be exem pt from income taxes, now or hereafter im posed,
by any State or local taxing authority.

Bids

submitted hereunder m ust be for the principal account of the
bidder and not for the account of others.

Circulars describing T ennessee V a lle y A uthority and P ow er
N o te s issued by it, as w ell as copies of the Basic Resolution
and periodic financial reports, m ay be obtained upon request

Im m ediately after the closing hour, bids w ill be opened at
the Federal Reserve Bank of N e w Y o rk , follow ing which public

directed to T V A ’s D irector of Inform ation, K n ox ville, T e n ­
nessee, or to the Federal Reserve Bank o f N e w Y o r k .

1 his Bank will receive bids in accordance with the foregoing invitation, up to 1 :30 p.m., Eastern Daylight Saving
time, I uesday, June 28, 1966, at the Securities Department of its Head Office. Please use the form on the reverse
side of this notice to submit bids and return them sealed in the enclosed envelope marked “ Bid for T V A Power Notes.”
Bids may be submitted by telegraph, subject to written confirmation; they may not be submitted by telephone. Settle­
ment must be made in immediately available funds at this Bank on Thursday, June 30, 1966.




A

lfred

H

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,

President.

(over)

Bid for 119-Day
Tennessee Valley Authority Power Notes
Dated June 30, 1966

No.............

Due October 27, 1966

Dated at
1966
To F e d e r a l R e s e r v e B a n k o f N e w Y o r k ,
Fiscal Agent of the United States for the Tennessee Valley Authority:
Pursuant to the provisions of the Invitation for Bids issued by Tennessee Valley Authority inviting bids
for the above-described Power Notes and printed on the reverse side hereof, the undersigned hereby offers
to purchase such Power Notes in the amount indicated below, and agrees to make payment therefor at your
Bank on or before the issue date at the price indicated b elow :
$ ........................................................(maturity value)
or any lesser amount that may be awarded.
P r ic e .........................................per 100
(Price must be expressed with not more than three decimal places, for example, 99.925)

Subject to allotment, please issue, deliver, and accept payment for the Notes as indicated below:
Pieces

M aturity V alue

D enom inations

$

□

1.

D eliver over the counter to the
undersigned

□

2.

Ship to the undersigned

5,000

□

3.

H o ld in safekeeping (fo r account
of m em ber bank o n ly )*

10,000

□

4.

Special instructions:

100,000
1,000,000
T o ta l
*
If this item is checked, the undersigned hereby certifies that the N otes to be held in safekeeping will be owned
solely by the undersigned.
P aym en t will be m ade as fo llo w s:
□

B y check in im m ediately available funds

□

B y charge to our reserve account

□

B y wire transfer from another Federal R eserve Bank or Branch

N a m e of subscriber
(Please print)
By

...................................
(Authorized corporation officer or partner)

T itle

...............................

A d d ress

........................

IN S T R U C T IO N S :
1. Subm it all bids in a sealed envelope marked “ Bid for T V A Pow er N o te s.”
2. N o bid for less than $1,000,000 will
m aturity value.

be considered and each bid must be for an even

multiple of $5,000

3. If the language of a bid is changed from the foregoing in any respect, which, in the opinion of the Power
Financing Officer of T ennessee V a lley A uthority, is material, the bid m ay be disregarded.