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The Convention Center, located in downtown St. Louis, is the largest convention facility in the St. Louis metropolitan region and the only convention facility in the region capable of competing for national and regional conventions and trade shows. When originally completed, the Convention Center was the eighth largest facility of its kind in the United States.

In order to enhance the competitiveness of the Convention Center, the City undertook a major expansion and renovation program in 1993 and completed construction of the Edward Jones Dome in 1995. As a result of the 1993 renovation program, which included the acquisition of additional land as well as the expansion of the existing facilities, the Convention Center property now contains 502,000 square feet of exhibit space in 6 halls, 84 meeting rooms, the Ferrara Theatre, and the St. Louis Executive Conference Center.

Together with the Edward Jones Dome, the Convention Center property is operated by the Convention and Visitors Commission (the “CVC”) as the 2,700,000 square foot America’s Center Convention Complex. Additionally, the CVC serves as both marketer and facility manager for the Convention Center.

The service area of the Convention Center is determined by the type of event to be held at the Convention Center. The CVC defines the current service area of the Convention Center for conferences and consumer trade shows as the region within a 300-mile radius of the City. Additionally, the ballroom and the St. Louis Executive Conference Center are considered choice sites for local corporate, civic, and social events, including meetings and banquets.

Bonds Outstanding

There are currently outstanding the following seven (7) series of Convention Center Bonds with an aggregate principal amount of $365,550,000 as follows:

Issuer	Series	New Money / Refunding	Par Outstanding	Final Maturity
St. Louis Municipal Finance Corporation	2005 A**	Both	$54,050,000*	July 15, 2030
St. Louis Municipal Finance Corporation	2005 B**	Both	$62,430,000*	July 15, 2030
St. Louis Municipal Finance Corporation	2009 A	New Money	$20,400,000*	July 15, 2030
St. Louis Municipal Finance Corporation	2010 A	New Money	$111,835,000*	July 15, 2037
St. Louis Municipal Finance Corporation	2015	Both	$17,260,000	July 15, 2030
St. Louis Municipal Finance Corporation	2017	Refunding	$25,275,000	October 1, 2038
St. Louis Municipal Finance Corporation	2020	New Money	$99,790,000	October 1, 2049

*These series of bonds are compound interest bonds for which no periodic interest is paid. All interest is paid at maturity. The par amount shown represents the future maturity value of the bonds.

** These bonds were privately placed and there is no official statement.