Public Records Request – Itemized Costs of Issuance for Township of Mantua, New Jersey General Obligation Bonds, Series 2024, dated 06-18-2024

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Minseo Park
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Dear Mantua Township,

Please accept this electronic request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form or use a particular software platform to submit my request per NJSA 47:1A-6(f), which states that an email from a requestor including all of the information required on the adopted form shall suffice in place of a completed form as a valid government record request.

I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New Jersey, any other state, or the United States.

I WILL NOT use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.

I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.

Records requested:

I respectfully request public records related to the issuance of the Township’s General Obligation Bonds, Series 2024, dated 06-18-2024.

According to the official offering document, available at:
🔗 https://emma.msrb.org/IssueView/Details/...

The Township issued $4,765,000 in Tax-Exempt General Obligation Bonds, identified by CUSIP base 564665, with the following full CUSIP numbers: GG6, GH4, GJ0, GK7, GL5, GM3, GN1, GP6, GQ4, GR2

The official statement does not appear to include an itemized breakdown of the issuance costs.

Accordingly, I respectfully request a detailed itemized breakdown of the total cost of issuance for this bond issue, including (but not limited to) the following categories:

- Bond Counsel Fee
- Financial / Municipal Advisor Fee
- Rating Agency Fee
- Underwriter’s Discount
 - (including subcomponents such as Underwriter Management Fee, Underwriter Counsel Fee, Selling Concessions, etc.)
- Disclosure Counsel Fee
- Paying Agent / Trustee Fee
- Printing & Distribution Costs
- CUSIP Fee
- Other Fees / Expenses (please specify)

My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail as attachments. Please confirm you have received this request. If you are not the custodian of records, please forward my request to that person and provide their email address to me for future reference.

Yours faithfully,

Minseo Park

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