Kentucky Public Service Commission

Graves County Water District Proof of Publication and Copies of the Public Notices

Order Entered: 1. The proposed merger between Hickory District and Graves District is approved as of the date of this Order. 2. Within 90 days of the date of this Order, Joint Applicants shall execute all documents and perform all other actions necessary to effect the merger. 3. Any material revisions to the Joint Applicants’ merger agreement shall be approved by the Commission before the merger agreement as amended may occur. 4. Within 10 days of the completion of the proposed merger, the merged water district shall: a. Advise the Commission in writing of the merger‘s completion. b. File a signed and dated adoption notice in accordance with 807 KAR 5:011, Section 11, adopting, ratifying, and making its own the rates, rules, classifications, and administrative regulations of the Joint Applicants in effect at the time of the merger. c. File the journal entries that will be used to record the merger. 5. Within 10 days of the filing of its adoption notice, the merged water district shall issue and file, in its own name, each utility’s tariff that it proposes to place into effect in lieu of its present tariff in the form prescribed in 807 KAR 5:011 , Section 11. 6. Beginning on 11/1/12, and every month thereafter until the proposed merger has been completed, the Joint Applicants shall advise the Commission of the status of the merger. 7. The merged water district shall retire bonded obligations secured by the revenue from either Hickory District or Graves District.

Letter to Leonard and Neely Filing Documents into the Record

Acknowledge Receipt of Filing

Joint Application of Hickory Water District and Graves County Water District for Approval of Proposed Merger