NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
ARLINGTON HIGHER EDUCATION FINANCE
CORPORATION
LOAN(MERIDIAN WORLD SCHOOL, LLC)SERIES 2021
Notice is hereby given of a public hearing to be held with respect to the captioned Loan (the "Loan") on September 15, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. Central Standard Time, at the below toll-free teleconference number. The Loan is to be issued by the Arlington Higher Education Finance Corporation (the "Issuer") as qualified 501(c)(3) bonds under Section 145 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $27,240,000 in connection with the conversion of interest on the Loan from a taxable rate to a tax-exempt rate. The proceeds of the Loan were used pursuant to a plan and loaned to Meridian World School, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (the "Borrower"), for the following purposes:
(A) refunding and refinancing certain outstanding indebtedness issued for the benefit of the Borrower and denominated as La Vernia Higher Education Finance Corporation Education Revenue Bonds (Meridian World School) Series 2015A, the proceeds of which were used to finance and refinance capital projects with respect to the Borrower's campuses identified at the following locations (collectively, the "Project"):
(1) 2555 North IH 35, Round Rock, Texas 78664;
(2) 2550 N. Mays Street, Round Rock, Texas 78664; and
(B) paying costs of issuing the Loan.
The Project is owned and operated by the Borrower and used in an integrated operation of the Borrower. The Loan is not payable out of taxes and is secured by and payable solely from funds provided by the Borrower.
The public hearing will be conducted in a manner that provides a reasonable opportunity for interested individuals with differing views on both the conversion of the Loan and the refinancing of the Project to be heard and to present their oral and written comments, and will be conducted by Justin Hicks, or his designee (the "Hearing Officer"). Pursuant to IRS Revenue Procedure 2022-20, the public hearing will be available to the public via a telephonic hearing at the following toll-free telephone number:
Telephonic Hearing Dial-in Number: (877) 853-5257
Meeting ID: 923 2354 9458 Passcode: 261447
Questions or requests for additional information may be directed to the Hearing Officer (telephone: 713.220.3630). Any interested persons unable to attend the hearing may submit their views in writing to the Hearing Officer prior to the date scheduled for the hearing at JHicks@Hunton.com. This notice is published and the hearing is to be held in satisfaction of the requirements of Section 147(f) of the Code.
September 7 2025
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