NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Clark, Ohio (the “County”) on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, at or about 10:00 AM at 3130 East Main Street, Room 151 First Floor, Springfield, Ohio 45503, as a joint undertaking with the County of Allen, Ohio, to discuss the possible issuance by the County of Allen, Ohio (the “Issuer”), for itself and in cooperation with certain counties including the County, of the County of Allen, Ohio Hospital Facilities Revenue Bonds, Series 2025 (Bon Secours Mercy Health, Inc.), in one or more series (the “Series 2025 Bonds”) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $942,000,000 pursuant to Chapter 140, Ohio Revised Code (the “Act”). It is anticipated that the proceeds of the Series 2025 Bonds will be made available to Bon Secours Mercy Health, Inc. (the “Corporation”), a Maryland nonprofit nonstock membership corporation, and certain of its nonprofit affiliates. The Series 2025 Bonds will be issued as qualified 501(c)(3) bonds as defined in Section 145 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), to (i) finance and refinance, including reimbursement, “Hospital Facilities” as defined in Section 140.01 of the Ohio Revised Code; (ii) refund all or a portion of the outstanding principal amount of the following bonds, collectively the “Refunded Bonds,” whose proceeds were utilized to finance or refinance Hospital Facilities at the locations listed below: (A) the Issuer’s $300,000,000 Adjustable Rate Hospital Facilities Revenue Bonds, Series 2008 (Catholic Healthcare Partners) designated as Series 2008A Bonds, (B) the Issuer’s $159,205,000 Hospital Facilities Revenue Refunding and Improvement Bonds, Series 2015A (Mercy Health) and (C) the Corporation’s $650,000,000 Bon Secours Mercy Health, Inc. Taxable Bonds, Series 2020-2, the proceeds of which refunded a portion of the outstanding principal amount of the Issuer’s $273,620,000 Hospital Facilities Revenue Refunding and Improvement Bonds, Series 2012A (Catholic Health Partners); and (iii) finance certain costs associated with the issuance of the Series 2025 Bonds. The projects to be financed or refinanced by the Series 2025 Bonds are located, or anticipated to be located, at the following locations in the County: (A) 1343 North Fountain Boulevard, Springfield, known as Springfield Regional Imaging Center and Hospice, (B) 2600 and 2610 North Limestone Street, Springfield, known as Community Mercy Rehab Center and Springfield Regional Outpatient Center, (C) 2055 South Limestone Street, Springfield, known as South Springfield Family Medicine, (D) 2105 East High Street, Springfield, known as East Springfield Internal Medicine, (E) 30 West McCreight Avenue, Springfield, known as Mercy Crest Medical Arts Building, North Family Medicine, (F) 100 West McCreight Avenue, Springfield, known as Mitchell Thomas Center fka Mercy St. John's Center, (G) 211 Northparke Road, Springfield, known as Clark County Gastroenterology and Northparke Internal Medicine, (H) 148 West North Street, Springfield, known as Springfield Regional Cancer Center, (I) 200, 206, 216, 218, 296 O'Connor Lane, Springfield, (J) 1310, 1316, 1320 Pythian Avenue, Springfield and (K) 100 Medical Center Drive, Springfield, known as Mercy Health Springfield Regional Medical Center (each, a “project” and collectively, the “projects”), the initial legal owner or principal user of each project being Community Mercy Health Partners or Mercy Health Physicians LLC, each an Ohio nonprofit corporation or limited liability company, or the Corporation, or a related party thereof. The Corporation and its nonprofit affiliates operate a healthcare system on several campus sites. The projects are and will be used by the Corporation in an integrated operation for the delivery of healthcare, education, scientific research and administrative activities supporting those activities on several campuses. Not more than $20,000,000 of the stated principal amount of the new money portion of the Series 2025 Bonds will be spent at any one new project listed in this notice. Not more than $25,000,000 of the stated principal amount of the current refunding portion of the Series 2025 Bonds will be spent refinancing the projects in the aggregate, and not more than $24,000,000 will be spent refinancing any one project listed in this notice. THE SERIES 2025 BONDS SHALL NOT REPRESENT OR CONSTITUTE A DEBT OR PLEDGE OF THE FAITH AND CREDIT OR THE TAXING POWER OF THE COUNTY OF CLARK, THE ISSUER OR ANY OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE OF OHIO. Interested persons are invited to attend this public hearing and will be given an opportunity to express their views concerning the proposed issuance of the Series 2025 Bonds. Written comments may also be given by submitting them to Angela Wheeler, Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners, 3130 East Main Street, Springfield, Ohio 45503, prior to the public hearing. /s/Angela Wheeler Clerk, Board of County CommissionersCounty of Clark, Ohio
