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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
A Offering N o. 1 7
[ T VOctober
18, 1966

Invitation for Bids on $50,000,000 of 119-Day
TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY POWER NOTES
Due February 2 3 , 196 7

D a ted O c to b e r 2 7 , 1 9 6 6

T o 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 enn essee 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

dated O ctober 27, 1966, due F ebru­

be informed by the Federal Reserve Bank of N e w Y o r k of the

ary 23, 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 without 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 Bank of N e w Y ork .

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

( “ N o te s ” )

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

Federal R eserve Bank of N e w Y o rk .

T h o se subm itting successful bids will

Settlem ent for accepted bids m ust be made at the Federal
Reserve Bank of N e w Y o r k on O ctober 27, 1966, in cash or
other im m ediately available funds.
T h e N o tes will 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 Reserve Bank of N e w Y o r k up to
the

closing hour,

1 :30 p.m .,

T uesday, O ctob er 25, 1966.

Eastern

D a yligh t

Savin g time,

N o bids will be accepted

face am ount of N o tes less than $1,000,000.

for

a

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 program 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 Proceeds are defined in, and required to

be applied according to, the Basic T ennessee V a lle y A u th ority
P ow er Bond R esolution ( “ Basic R esolution” ).

T h e N o tes will

not be obligations of, nor will paym ent thereof be guaranteed
by, the U nited States of A m erica.

lopes which w ill 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 of the General Counsel for

Invitations for bids are being issued to certain com m ercial

TVA,

under present law s and

decisions,

the

N o tes

will

be

banks, trust com panies, and dealers in investm ent securities.

exem pt from personal property taxes and the incom e therefrom

O ther com m ercial banks, trust com panies, or recognized dealers

will be exem pt from income taxes, now or hereafter imposed,

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 r k .

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 otes issued by it, as well as copies of the Basic Resolution
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 rk , follow ing which public

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

This Bank will receive bids in accordance with the foregoing invitation up to 1 :30 p.m., Eastern Daylight Saving
time, Tuesday, October 25, 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, October 27, 1966.




A

lfred

H

ayes,

President.

( over)

Bid for 119-Day
Tennessee Valley Authority Power Notes
D a ted O c to b e r 2 7 , 1 9 6 6

N o ................

D u e F e b ru a ry 2 3 , 1 9 6 7

Dated a t ................................
1966
T o F ed er al R eserve 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 b elow :
Pieces

M aturity V alu e

D enom inations

$

1.

□

u 2.
u 3.

5,000

10,000

□

4.

D eliver over the counter to the
undersigned
Ship to the undersigned
H o ld in safekeeping (fo r account
of m em ber bank o n ly )*
Special instructions:

100,000
1,000,000
T o ta l
* If this item is checked, the undersigned hereby certifies that the N o tes 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 Reserve Bank or Branch

N a m 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.

Submit all bids in a sealed envelope marked “ Bid for T V A Pow er N o te s.”

2. N o bid tor 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 A uthority, is material, the bid m ay be disregarded.