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F E D E R A L R E S E R V E BA N K O F N E W Y O R K
Fiscal Agent of the United States for the Tennessee Valley Authority
r TVA Offering No. 16 1
U September 19, 1966 J

Invitation for Bids on $50,000,000 of 119-Day
TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY POWER NOTES
Due January 26, 1967

Dated September 29, 1966
To Certain Commercial Banks, Trust Companies,
and Dealers in Investment 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:
T ennessee V a lley A u th ority ( “ 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 $50,000,000 of its

range of accepted bids.

P ow er N o tes ( “ N o te s ” ) dated Septem ber 29, 1966, due Janu­

be informed by the Federal Reserve B ank of N e w Y o r k o f the

T h o se subm itting successful bids will

ary 26, 1967. T h e N o tes will be issued on a discount basis and

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

at maturity their face am ount will be payable w ithout interest

or reject any or all bids, in w hole or in part, and the action

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

of T V A in any such respect shall be final.

T h e y will be issued in bearer form in denominations 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 en om in a­

Office of the

Settlem ent for accepted bids m ust be made at the Federal
R eserve Bank of N e w Y o r k on Septem ber 29, 1966, in cash or
other im m ediately available funds.

Federal R eserve Bank of N e w Y ork .

T h e N o tes w ill be issued to assist in providing capital for
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 .,

T uesday, Septem ber 27, 1966.

Eastern

D a yligh t

Savin g time,

N o bids will be accepted for a

face am ount of N o te s 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 forw arded in the special enve­

the power p rogram of T V A .

T h e y will be negotiable.

They

will be payable solely from T V A ’ s N e t P ow er Proceeds (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 aym en t).

N et P ow er P roceeds are defined in, and required to

be applied according to, the Basic Tennessee V a lley 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 will paym ent thereof be guaranteed
by, the U nited States of A m erica.

lopes which will be supplied by the Federal Reserve Bank of
N e w Y o r k upon application therefor.

Incom e derived from the N o te s will be subject to Federal
income taxation ; but in the opinion o f 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.

TVA,

under present law s and

decisions,

the

N o tes

will

be

exem pt from personal property taxes and the incom e therefrom

Other com m ercial banks, trust com panies, or recognized dealers

will be exem pt from incom e taxes, now or hereafter im posed,

in investm ent securities desiring to bid m ay do so on bid form s

by any State or local taxing authority.

obtained from the Federal Reserve Bank of N e w Y o rk .

Bids

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

Circulars describing Tennessee V a lle y A uthority and P ow er
N o te s issued by it, as well as copies of the B asic R esolution
and periodic financial reports, m ay be obtained upon request

Im m ediately after the closing hour, bids will be opened at
the Federal Reserve Bank of N e w Y o r k , 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 R eserve Bank of N e w Y o rk .

This Bank will receive bids in accordance with the foregoing invitation up to 1 :30 p.m., Eastern Daylight Saving
time, Tuesday, September 27, 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 N otes.'’
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, September 29, 1966.




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Bid for 119-Day
Tennessee Valley Authority Power Notes
Dated September 29, 1966

No..........

Due January 26, 1967
Dated a t ..................................
1966

To F e d e r a l R e serv 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 below :
$

(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

3.

H o ld in safekeeping (for account
o f m em ber bank o n ly )*

4.

Special instructions:

u

5,000

10,000

□

100,000

1,000,000
T otal
* If this item is checked, the undersigned hereby certifies that the N otes to be held in safekeeping w ill be owned
solely by the undersigned.
P aym ent will be made as follow s:
□

B y check in im m ediately available funds

□

B y charge to our reserve account

□

B y wire transfer from another Federal Reserve Bank or Branch

N am e of subscriber
(Please print)
By

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

T itle

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

A dd 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 tes.”

2. N o bid for less than $1,000,000 will be considered
maturity value.

and each bid must be for an

even multiple of $5,000

3. If the language o f a bid is changed from the foregoing in any respect, which, in the opinion of the Pow er
Financing Officer of Tennessee V a lley Authority, is material, the bid m ay be disregarded.