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DECLARATION OF TRUST made as of the
day of
, 2013 by BARRY J. COHEN, RICHARD RESSLER, and JOHN J. HANNAN
(hereinafter along with any other person, bank or trust company qualifying as additional
or successor trustees, referred to as the "Trustees").
WITNESSETH:
This Declaration shall be known as the APO2 DECLARATION.
The Trustees agree to hold any property that they receive IN TRUST in
accordance with the provisions of this Declaration. Unless otherwise directed herein, or
in the documentation directing property to be held in trust under this Declaration, the
Trustees shall hold any such property in accordance with Clause FIRST.
FIRST:
DISCRETIONARY TRUST
All trust property directed to be disposed of under, or in accordance with,
this Clause FIRST shall be held by the Trustees IN TRUST (the "Discretionary Trust") in
accordance with the following provisions:
(A)
The Trustees shall pay so much of the income of the
Discretionary Trust as the Trustees may deem advisable from time to time, in equal or
unequal shares, to or for the use or benefit of one or more of DEBRA (as defined in
Clause TWELFTH) and the descendants of LEON (as defined in Clause TWELFTH)
living from time to time, in the Trustees' sole and absolute discretion. Any income not
directed to be paid for any year of the Discretionary Trust shall be accumulated by adding
such income to the principal of the Discretionary Trust.
(B)
At any time and from time to time, the Trustees may pay so
much of the principal of the Discretionary Trust, in equal or unequal shares, to or for the
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use or benefit of one or more of DEBRA and the descendants of LEON living from time
to time, in the Trustees' sole and absolute discretion.
(C)
In lieu of making a distribution of income and/or principal
directly to one or more of the descendants of LEON, as beneficiaries of the Discretionary
Trust, the Trustees may direct that such income and/or principal so distributed be
identified by the name of a particular descendant and (i) disposed of under Clause
SECOND, or (ii) paid to the Trustees of any "Other Trust" as authorized by paragraph
(D) of Clause THIRD.
(D)
Unless sooner terminated pursuant to the foregoing
provisions of this Clause FIRST, the Discretionary Trust shall terminate upon the earlier
to occur of (i) the death of LEON, DEBRA and all of the descendants of LEON, and (ii)
the expiration of the period set forth in Clause FIFTH.
SECOND:
SEPARATE TRUSTS FOR DESCENDANTS
All trust property directed to be held IN TRUST for a descendant of
LEON under or in accordance with this Clause SECOND shall be held in a separate trust
(a "Separate Trust") for the benefit of the descendant for whom such property was set
aside (each such descendant herein referred to as the "Beneficiary" with respect to his or
her Separate Trust), in accordance with the following provisions:
(A)
The Trustees shall pay to or apply for the use or benefit of
the Beneficiary and his or her descendants so much, including all, of the income of his or
her Separate Trust as the Trustees, in the Trustees' sole and absolute discretion, may
deem advisable from time to time. Any income of the Separate Trust not directed to be
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paid for any year of the trust shall be accumulated by adding such income to the principal
of the Separate Trust.
(B)
The Trustees may, in the Trustees' sole and absolute
discretion, pay to or apply for the use or benefit of the Beneficiary and his or her
descendants so much, including all, of the principal of his or her Separate Trust as the
Trustees may deem advisable.
(C)
Upon the death of the Beneficiary, the remaining property
of his or her Separate Trust shall be disposed of as the Beneficiary may appoint by his or
her last Will duly admitted to probate, in favor of any one or more individuals; provided,
however, that subject to the provisions of paragraph (D) of Clause FOURTH, the
Beneficiary may not appoint any such property in favor of himself or herself, his or her
estate, his or her creditors or the creditors of his or her estate. Any trust property not
effectively appointed by the Beneficiary pursuant to this paragraph shall be divided, per
stirpes, for the Beneficiary's then living descendants, or, if the Beneficiary has no then
living descendants, per stirpes, for the then living descendants of the Beneficiary's
nearest ancestor who is either LEON or a descendant of LEON, and who has then living
descendants, or if there be no such descendants, such property shall be divided, per
stirpes, for the then living descendants of LEON; provided, however, each share set aside
hereunder (other than by exercise of a power of appointment) for a descendant of LEON
shall not vest in or be distributed to such descendant, but instead shall be held in a
Separate Trust for such descendant in accordance with this Clause SECOND or if a
Separate Trust shall already be in existence for such descendant under this Clause
SECOND, such share shall be added to such Separate Trust.
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(D)
Except as set forth in paragraph (E) of Clause THIRD and
paragraph (D) of Clause FOURTH, all trust principal set aside for a descendant of LEON
and directed to be disposed of under or in accordance with this Clause SECOND shall be
held in a single Separate Trust for such descendant so that there shall be only one
Separate Trust for such descendant under this Clause SECOND.
(E)
The Trustees, in the Trustees' sole and absolute discretion,
are further authorized and empowered to retain the trusts under this Clause SECOND in
one fund for the purpose of investment and reinvestment, crediting each trust with its
proportionate share of income, profits and appreciation in value, and charging each trust
with its proportionate share of expenses, losses and diminution in value. This provision
is solely for the purpose of convenience in administration and nothing contained herein
shall destroy the individual character of any trust or prevent the release of principal funds
upon the termination in whole or in part of any trust or the making of discretionary
payments from the income and/or principal of such trust.
THIRD:
GUIDELINES AND LIMITATIONS
(A)
(1)
After taking into account the provisions of
paragraph (C) of this Clause THIRD, in exercising the discretionary powers granted to
the Trustees to pay principal under any trust created hereunder, the Trustees shall have
absolute discretion and plenary power to pay principal for any reason or purpose
whatever, even to the extent of terminating a trust by paying all of the principal at any
one time. In paying principal, the Trustees need not consider the other resources that
may be available from any source to the beneficiary and may pay principal without
regard to the need of the beneficiary therefor. By way of illustration and without limiting
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their plenary powers, that principal may be paid in the Trustees' discretion not only to
enable a beneficiary to meet the expenses of emergencies or illness or medical, dental or
nursing care, but also to make up deficiencies in income caused by inflation or changes in
the beneficiary's cost or style of living; because of the burdens of income or estate or gift
or generation-skipping transfer ("GST") taxation or changes in the tax laws; to enable a
beneficiary to obtain the best possible education (including graduate and professional
training), to take advantage of a business, professional or investment opportunity, to
assume and meet family responsibilities, travel, acquire a dwelling (including a seasonal
dwelling or a cooperative apartment), or for any other reason whatsoever that the
Trustees may have at any time. The interest of the remaindermen shall be secondary and
subordinate to the well-being of the income beneficiary or beneficiaries. The judgment
of the Trustees as to whether, when and to what extent to pay principal of any trust shall
be absolute and conclusive and no court shall have power under any statute to direct
payment of principal to any beneficiary or any creditor of a beneficiary.
(B)
In exercising the discretionary powers granted to the
Trustees with respect to the Discretionary Trust and each Separate Trust, after taking into
account the provisions of paragraph (C) of this Clause THIRD, in determining whether to
pay or accumulate income, the Trustees may pay income for any reason or purpose, and
the Trustees need not consider the other resources that may be available from any source
to a beneficiary. The Trustees may at any time, in their sole and absolute discretion, pay
income and/or principal to any one of the eligible beneficiaries, exclusively, or to any two
or more of such beneficiaries in equal or unequal shares, without regard to any prior
payments that may have been made by the Trustees. The determinations of the Trustees
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as to what extent and to whom to pay (or not pay) income and principal at any time shall
be conclusive.
(C)
In exercising the discretionary powers to pay income and/or
principal to a beneficiary of the Discretionary Trust or a Separate Trust, in addition to any
other factors the Trustees deem appropriate, the Trustees may consider the following
factors:
(1)
Whether the beneficiary has taken appropriate steps
to educate and familiarize himself or herself regarding financial matters, asset
management and estate planning, and whether the beneficiary has reasonable access to
competent professional advisors.
(2)
Whether there is a Pending Matrimonial Action (as
defined in Clause TWELFTH) or Marital Discord (as defined in Clause TWELFTH) with
respect to the beneficiary.
(3)
The extent to which the beneficiary is indebted to
creditors, including former spouses, or otherwise involved in any litigation.
(4)
Whether the beneficiary is suffering from a
psychological or medical condition that may impair the beneficiary's emotional stability,
regardless of whether the beneficiary is seeking any treatment, either inpatient or
outpatient. The Trustees may consult with medical personnel as necessary to make the
determination.
(5)
Whether the beneficiary will use the distributed
funds to perpetuate a drug or alcohol problem or other negative addictive activities, such
as gambling.
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(D)
Subject to Clause FIFTH, the Independent Trustees who
may participate in decisions with respect to distributions from a trust created under any
provision of this Declaration (the "Original Trust") are specifically authorized, in lieu of
distributing income and/or principal to a beneficiary or beneficiaries of the Original Trust
(the "Initial Class"), to pay for any reason or purpose whatsoever, so much, including all,
of such income and/or principal to one or more existing trusts or new trusts to be created
or established by any person (including the Trustees) at any time, whether with the
Trustees of the Original Trust or other trustees, for such beneficiary or beneficiaries (an
"Other Trust"), in such amounts or proportions, even to the exclusion of one or more
current or contingent beneficiaries of the Original Trust, as said Independent Trustees,
with absolute discretion, deem advisable, without notice to current or contingent
beneficiaries of the Original Trust and without court filings of any kind; provided,
however, no share of principal from an Original Trust with an inclusion ratio (as defined
in Section 2642(a)(1) of the Code) of greater than zero shall be added to an Other Trust
with an inclusion ratio of zero. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no portion of any
Original Trust that would be a "qualified subchapter S trust" (as defined in Section
136I(d)(3) of the Code) or an "electing small business trust" (as defined in Section
1361(e)(1) of the Code) from and forever after the time, if any, that such Original Trust
first holds or is first entitled to receive shares of stock of an S corporation (as defined in
Section 1361(a) of the Code) may be paid to an Other Trust unless such Other Trust also
qualifies as a qualified subchapter S trust or an electing small business trust. Such Other
Trust (i) may include a provision granting a power of appointment to a beneficiary of the
Original Trust, which power may be in favor of a broader or more limited class of
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permissible appointees than any such power granted to such beneficiary under the
Original Trust, and (ii) may permit the payment of income and/or principal to
beneficiaries who are not members of the Initial Class but only after the death of the
survivor of the members of the Initial Class.
(E)
The Trustees are directed to divide property in any trust
under this Declaration with an inclusion ratio, as defined in Section 2642(a)(1) of the
Code of neither one nor zero into two separate trusts representing two fractional shares of
the property being divided, one to have an inclusion ratio of one (the "nonexempt trust")
and the other to have an inclusion ratio of zero (the "exempt trust"). Any such separate
trust shall have provisions identical to the trust so divided.
(1)
Without in any way limiting the authority and
discretion granted to the Trustees by any other provision of this Declaration, in exercising
the discretionary powers granted to the Trustees to pay principal to a beneficiary from
each such separate trust, the Trustees may pay principal to such beneficiary exclusively
from one of such separate trusts or in equal or unequal shares from both of such separate
trusts, without regard to any prior distributions that have been made by the Trustees from
such trust, even to the extent of terminating either or both of such separate trusts.
(2)
No share of principal of any trust with an inclusion
ratio (as defined in Section 2642(a)(1) of the Code) greater than zero which is directed to
be continued in trust at the death of a beneficiary shall be added to a trust with an
inclusion ratio of zero.
(F)
The Independent Trustees (as defined in Clause
TWELFTH) shall have the power (but not the obligation), in their sole and absolute
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discretion, to pay to the United States Treasury and any state or local taxing authority,
such amounts as LEON or the legal representatives of LEON shall certify as being
required to discharge LEON's tax liability (including but not limited to Federal, state or
otherwise) in respect of income realized by the trust and not distributed to LEON. No
payment under this paragraph shall exceed the difference between (i) LEON's Federal
and state income tax liability and (ii) LEON's Federal and state income tax liability
computed as if the trust is not a grantor trust under Sections 671 et. seq. of the Code. The
Trustees confirm that there is no understanding or pre-existing arrangement, express or
implied, between LEON and the Independent Trustees regarding the Independent
Trustees' exercise of discretion pursuant to this paragraph or Section 7-1.11 of the New
York Estates, Powers and Trusts Law. The provisions of this paragraph are intended to
come within the safe harbor provisions of Revenue Ruling 2004-64. Accordingly, the
Independent Trustees' discretionary authority under this paragraph and under New York
law should not cause the value of the trust assets to be includible in LEON's gross estate.
No court shall have power under any statute to direct payment under this paragraph.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this paragraph, the Independent Trustees,
may at any time and from time to time release the power granted under this paragraph.
Such release may be for a limited period or under stated conditions or indefinitely.
(G)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Declaration:
(1)
No Trustee hereunder shall have any power or
discretion, or be deemed to be a Trustee, with respect to payments, applications or
allotments of income or principal to or for the use or benefit of any person whom such
Trustee, in his or her individual capacity, is legally obligated to support, if such payment,
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application or allotment would constitute the discharge of any part of such Trustee's legal
support obligation.
(2)
Discretionary powers granted to the Trustees
hereunder with respect to payments, applications or allotments of the income and/or
principal of any trust hereunder ("the trust hereunder") to or for the use or benefit of any
beneficiary thereof shall be exercisable solely by the Trustees other than any Trustee (i)
who has a current beneficial interest in such trust, (ii) who has a beneficial interest in the
remainder of such trust hereunder that would cause the exercise of such power to be
treated as a gift by such Trustee for Federal gift tax purposes, (iii) whose disclaimer, in
his or her individual capacity, resulted in the funding, in whole or in part, of such trust
hereunder, or (iv) who is a permissible beneficiary of the income and/or principal of any
other trust, whether created under this Declaration or otherwise ("such other trust"), if
any Trustee of such other trust is a permissible beneficiary of the trust hereunder.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if at any time there is no Trustee qualified and acting for
the purpose of exercising such discretionary powers other than a Trustee described in (i),
(ii), (iii) or (iv) of the preceding sentence, such powers shall nonetheless be exercisable
by all the Trustees (subject to any other provision of this Declaration restricting the
exercise of such powers), in their discretion, but solely for the support and maintenance
of such beneficiary in his or her accustomed standard of living and for his or her health
and education.
(3)
No person who may be serving at any time as a
Trustee shall have any right, power, control or incidents of ownership over any insurance
policy on such individual's life; if a trust acquires an interest in an insurance policy on
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the life of a Trustee-beneficiary, the Independent Trustees shall exercise all such rights,
powers, control and incidents of ownership over such policy.
(H)
If any trust owns an interest in a limited liability company,
partnership, corporation or other business arrangement, the Trustees shall be bound by
the provisions of any operating agreement, partnership agreement, shareholders'
agreement or other agreement governing or otherwise effecting such limited liability
company, partnership, corporation other business arrangement.
FOURTH:
POWERS OF APPOINTMENT
(A)
No testamentary power of appointment granted by the
provisions of this Declaration shall be deemed to have been exercised unless the donee of
the power specifically identifies the power in his or her Will duly admitted to probate and
expressly exercises the power. In the absence of such identification of the power and
express exercise, the power of appointment shall not be deemed to be exercised.
(B)
The donee of any power of appointment may appoint in
favor of one beneficiary exclusively, or in favor of two or more beneficiaries in equal or
unequal shares. In exercising the power, the donee may appoint outright or in trust and
may grant further powers to appoint, but no such further power of appointment may be
exercised to postpone the vesting of any interest or to suspend the power of alienation for
a period beyond that which is permitted by law as described in Clause FIFTH.
Appointments in trust shall be administered by such Trustees or Trustee as the donee may
designate, subject to the management and investment powers granted by this Declaration
or such other and different management and investment powers that the donee may grant;
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and the donee may direct that an appointed trust shall have a situs outside of New York
and shall be governed by the law of the appointed situs.
(C)
Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in this
Declaration: No donee of a power of appointment shall have the right to direct the
disposition of any trust property consisting of an insurance policy on the life of the donee.
(D)
Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in this
Declaration: the Independent Trustees are authorized and empowered to expand the
power of appointment granted under Clause SECOND as provided in this paragraph.
Such power of appointment, in the sole discretion of the Independent Trustees, may be
expanded so that such beneficiary may exercise a testamentary general power of
appointment (within the meaning of Section 2041 of the Code) over all or a part of the
trust to which the power relates (including a pecuniary sum). The scope of any such
expanded power of appointment may be as expansive or limited as the Independent
Trustees, in their sole and absolute discretion, may determine. Any power thus expanded
may be made exercisable by such beneficiary solely under his or her last Will duly
admitted to probate. If the Independent Trustees so expand any such power, the
Independent Trustees may revoke such expanded (general) power, may again expand the
power after a revocation, and in expanding any power, may make the exercise of such
expanded (general) power require the consent of the Independent Trustees then in office.
Without limiting the Independent Trustees' absolute discretion hereunder, it is anticipated
that the Independent Trustees' authority under this paragraph will be used only if doing
so will reduce GST taxes more than it increases estate taxes, and otherwise does not
create an adverse result for the beneficiary's estate. If a power over a portion of any such
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trust is expanded, such trust shall be divided into corresponding fractional shares
constituting separate trusts of which one shall be subject to the expanded (general) power
and the other not. The Independent Trustees are authorized to release irrevocably the
right to expand a power of appointment or revoke an expanded (general) power of
appointment and consent to the exercise of an expanded power by an acknowledged
instrument in writing. Nothing herein shall be construed as requiring the Independent
Trustees to expand the power of appointment granted to the beneficiary so he or she has a
general power of appointment. In the event that the Independent Trustees expand any
such power of appointment so that such beneficiary may exercise a general power of
appointment, that power shall be deemed to have been exercised only if such beneficiary
specifically identifies the power in his or her last Will duly admitted to probate and
expressly exercises the power, and in the absence of such identification of the power and
express exercise, said power of appointment (if any) shall be deemed to be unexercised.
Nothing herein shall be construed as granting the Independent Trustees the authority to
revoke any special (limited) power of appointment granted to the beneficiary of any trust
hereunder.
FIFTH:
RULE AGAINST PERPETUITIES
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Declaration: With respect to
each trust created under this Declaration and any Other Trust to which property of any
Original Trust is distributed pursuant to paragraph (D) of Clause THIRD of this
Declaration, unless such trust shall earlier terminate pursuant to the provisions governing
the disposition of such trust, it shall terminate upon the expiration of twenty-one (21)
years after the death of the last survivor of LEON, DEBRA, BENJAMIN ELI BLACK,
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JOSHUA MAX BLACK, ALEXANDER SAMUEL BLACK, and VICTORIA RACHEL
BLACK. With respect to any trust created under Clause FIRST, upon such termination
the remaining principal of such trust shall pass, per stirpes, to the then living descendants
of LEON. With respect to any trust under Clause SECOND, upon such termination the
remaining principal of such trust shall pass to the Beneficiary thereof. With respect to
any Other Trust, upon such termination the remaining principal of such trust shall be
disposed of in accordance with the provisions of the instrument governing such Other
Trust.
SIXTH:
POWER TO ACOUIRE
Except as otherwise provided below, LEON at any time or from time to
time may acquire or reacquire any portion of any trust hereunder by substituting therefor
other property of an equivalent value, valued on the date of substitution.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Declaration, LEON may exercise this power
without the consent of the Trustees. Although this power is exercisable by LEON in a
non-fiduciary capacity without the consent of any of the Trustees, the Independent
Trustees, if they believe that the property LEON seeks to substitute for trust property is
not in fact property of equivalent value, shall seek a determination by a court of
competent jurisdiction to assure that the equivalent value requirement of this Clause is
satisfied. If no Independent Trustee is then serving, upon the exercise of this power by
LEON, the Trustees shall appoint an Independent Trustee in accordance with
subparagraph (C)(I) of Clause SEVENTH. Notwithstanding the foregoing, LEON may
not exercise his power under this Clause in such a manner that may shift benefits among
the trust beneficiaries within the meaning of Revenue Ruling 2008-22 and Revenue
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Ruling 2011-28, and further may not exercise this power to acquire or reacquire shares of
voting stock of a controlled corporation (within the meaning of Section 2036(b) of the
Code). LEON may at any time and from time to time release, in whole or in part, the
powers retained by him under this Clause SIXTH with respect to any trust hereunder.
Such release may be for a limited period or under stated conditions or indefinitely. Such
release shall be made by an instrument in writing signed by LEON and delivered to the
Trustees of the trust with respect to which the release applies.
SEVENTH:
TRUSTEE PROVISIONS
(A)
(1)
BARRY J. COHEN, RICHARD RESSLER, and
JOHN J. HANNAN shall serve as Trustees of the Discretionary Trust and each Separate
Trust
(2)
Upon LEON's death:
(a) DEBRA R. BLACK shall serve as an additional
Trustee of the Discretionary Trust.
(b) If a Separate Trust has been created for a
Beneficiary, such Beneficiary, upon attaining the age of thirty-five (35) years, shall serve
as a co-Trustee of his or her Separate Trust.
(3)
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the acting Trustees
of the Discretionary Trust and/or a Separate Trust, pursuant to subparagraph (C)(1) of
this Clause, are authorized to appoint (i) one or more children of LEON to serve as
additional Trustees of the Discretionary Trust, and (i) a child of LEON to serve as an
additional Trustee of his or her Separate Trust, at such earlier time as they deem
advisable, whether during LEON's life or after his death.
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(B)
If RICHARD RESSLER ceases to serve as Trustee of any
trust hereunder, ANTONY RESSLER shall serve as Trustee of such trust in his place.
(C)
(1)
Subject to the successors named in paragraph (B) of
this Clause, each individual serving from time to time as a Trustee (including each
individual who may be appointed pursuant to this paragraph) may appoint any person
(other than LEON or any donor to the trust) or bank or trust company to serve as his or
her successor Trustee of any trust. In addition, the individual or individuals serving at
any time as Trustees, acting unanimously if more than one is serving, may appoint any
person (other than LEON or any donor to the trust) or bank or trust company to serve as
an additional Trustee. Appointments shall be by instrument filed with the Trustees then
in office. Notwithstanding the foregoing: No more than eight (8) Trustees of the
Discretionary Trust and no more than five (5) Trustees of any Separate Trust shall serve
at any time; no appointment of a bank or trust company shall be effective if a corporate
fiduciary is already serving as a Trustee; and there always must be act least one (1)
Independent Trustee in office.
(2)
If a vacancy in the office of Trustee occurs which is
not filled in accordance with the preceding provisions of this paragraph (C) of this
Clause, such individual (other than LEON or any donor to the trust), or bank, or trust
company (or such series of individuals, or banks, or trust companies) shall become
Trustee as is or was designated (i) by LEON, or, if he is not living or is unable to make
and has not theretofore made such designation, (ii) by a majority of the adult current
permissible beneficiaries of such trust, or, if no beneficiary is an adult, (iii) by a majority
of the guardians of any minor beneficiaries then living; provided, however, that such
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designation by LEON under this paragraph shall only be effective so long as the
designated successor Trustee is not related or subordinate to LEON or any beneficiary
hereunder within the meaning of Section 672(c) of the Code.
(D)
Any designation made under the provisions of paragraphs
(C) or (Q) of this Clause shall be made by a signed instrument mailed or delivered to any
Trustee hereunder or to the Trustee designated therein. At any time before any such
designation becomes effective, it may be revoked in similar manner by the individual or
individuals who made it. Any designation hereunder shall become effective at the time
specified in the instrument of designation.
(E)
No Trustee, including any who is appointed under the
provisions of this Clause, and regardless of the State of residence of such Trustee, shall
be required to give any bond or other security for any purpose in any jurisdiction,
including any bond that would otherwise be required for the return of any commissions of
a Trustee.
(F)
Any Trustee of any trust may resign, by instrument in
writing filed with the other Trustees then in office or if no co-Trustee be in office, to the
Trustee who succeeds such resigning Trustee pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this
Declaration.
(G)
(1)
Except as otherwise provided in this Declaration,
decisions of the Trustees of each trust hereunder shall be made by majority vote of the
Trustees of such trust (or by unanimous vote if only two Trustees are acting).
(2)
With respect to the Discretionary Trust, so long as
two (2) or more children of LEON are acting as Trustees, the children of LEON who are
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then acting as Trustees, collectively, shall be deemed to have two (2) votes (so that each
such child individually may exercise an equal fractional portion thereof) with regard to
all decisions and actions that they, as Trustees of the Discretionary Trust, are authorized
to undertake pursuant to the terms of this Declaration. If at any time only one child of
LEON is acting as a Trustee of the Discretionary Trust, such child shall have one (1) vote
with regard to all decisions and actions that such child, as Trustee of the Discretionary
Trust, is authorized to undertake pursuant to the terms of this Declaration.
(H)
Any Trustee may, by revocable power of attorney, delegate
to one or more of the co-Trustees then in office the full exercise of all or any powers
granted by any provision of this Declaration to the Trustees, provided, however, that no
discretionary power may be delegated to a Trustee who is specifically precluded by law
or by the provisions of this Declaration from participating in the exercise of such power.
(I)
All management and investment powers shall remain
exercisable until distribution of every trust has been completed.
(J)
The Trustees, by written unanimous consent if more than
one Trustee is serving, may authorize any individual, including, but not limited, to any of
the Trustees serving at any time, to perform ministerial acts on behalf of any trust created
hereunder once the Trustees have reached a decision, including signing checks or
instruments of transfer or giving instructions for the purchase or sale of securities or
performing other ministerial acts on behalf of all of the Trustees.
(K)
The account of a resigning Trustee and the account of a
deceased Trustee may be settled by the other Trustees then in office, or if no co-Trustee
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be in office, then by the Trustee who may succeed such resigning Trustee pursuant to the
foregoing provisions of this Declaration.
(L)
No Trustee shall be required to render in court annual or
periodic accounts.
(M)
Persons dealing with the Trustees need not inquire
concerning the validity of anything done by the Trustees or anything the Trustees purport
to do or the application of any money paid or property transferred to or upon the order of
the Trustees, but may act without further inquiry in accordance with the writings signed
by the Trustees. All persons dealing with the Trustees may act on the assumption that a
trust is still in existence until they receive actual notice of its termination.
(N)
Parties dealing with the Trustees may rely upon a copy of
this Declaration that is certified by a Notary Public to be a true copy.
(O)
In any proceeding relating to any trust created under this
Declaration, where a party to such proceeding has the same interest as a person under a
disability, it shall not be necessary to serve with process the person who is under a
disability.
(P)
The Trustees hereunder may enter into transactions with the
Executors of an estate or the Trustees of another trust and purchase or in any other
manner acquire property from such estate or such other trust, even though a Trustee
hereunder may also be acting as the Executor of such estate or Trustee of such other trust,
provided that any such purchase is for full fair market value in money or money's worth.
(Q)
(1)
LEON shall have the power to remove a Trustee,
with or without cause, by delivering notice to the Trustee and appointing a successor
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Trustee; provided, however, that such authority shall be effective if, and only if, LEON
appoints a successor Trustee (other than himself) who is not related or subordinate to
LEON within the meaning of Section 672(c) of the Code, and such designated successor
so qualifies as Trustee. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this paragraph,
LEON may not exercise the power to remove a Trustee because of such Trustee's
exercise or failure to exercise a power which, if held by LEON, would result in any
portion of the trust being included in LEON's gross estate for Federal estate tax purposes.
LEON may at any time release the powers granted under this subparagraph (Q)(1).
(2)
Upon LEON's death, Incapacity (as defined in
Clause TWELFTH) or release of the power referred to in subparagraph (Q)(1) above:
(a) DEBRA shall have the power to remove a
Trustee of the Discretionary Trust, with or without cause, by delivering notice to the
Trustee and appointing a successor Trustee; provided, however, that such authority shall
be effective if, and only if, DEBRA appoints a successor Trustee (other than herself) who
is not related or subordinate to DEBRA within the meaning of Section 672(c) of the
Code, and such designated successor so qualifies as Trustee. Notwithstanding the
foregoing provisions of this paragraph, DEBRA may not exercise the power to remove a
Trustee because of such Trustee's exercise or failure to exercise a power which, if held
by DEBRA, would result in any portion of the trust being included in DEBRA's gross
estate for Federal estate tax purposes. DEBRA may at any time release the powers
granted under this subparagraph (Q)(2)(a).
(b) Each Beneficiary, upon attaining the age of
forty (40) years, shall have the power to remove a Trustee of his or her Separate Trust,
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with or without cause, by delivering a signed written instrument to the Trustee being so
removed and appointing a successor Trustee; provided, however, that such authority shall
be effective only if: (i) such Beneficiary appoints a successor Trustee (other than himself)
who is not related or subordinate to him or her within the meaning of Section 672(c) of
the Code (as amended from time to time) and (ii) such successor qualifies as Trustee.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Beneficiary shall exercise his or her power to remove
a Trustee because of such Trustee's exercise or failure to exercise a power which, if held
by such Beneficiary, would result in any portion of the trust being included in his or her
gross estate for Federal estate tax purposes. Each Beneficiary may at any time release the
powers granted to him or her under this subparagraph (Q)(2)(b).
(R)
(1)
DEBRA may not receive compensation for her
services as Trustee of the Discretionary Trust and/or any Separate Trust.
(2)
The annual commissions payable to any individual
or entity that is acting as Trustee of the Discretionary Trust, for his, her, or its services as
Trustee, shall be equal to the lesser of (i) the annual statutory commissions to which a
Trustee would be entitled to receive under New York law as compensation for services
rendered in acting as a Trustee, and (ii) the sum of Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand
Dollars ($250,000) per year, as prorated for any partial year.
(3)
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Trustee shall
nevertheless be entitled to reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred in connection
with the administration of any trust created hereunder.
(4)
The qualification of any individual as Trustee shall
be deemed an acceptance of the foregoing provisions.
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EIGHTH:
TRUSTEE POWERS
In addition to the powers granted by law and by any other provision of this
Declaration, the Trustees shall have full power to do everything in administering the
trusts that they deem advisable, to the full extent that an individual owning property
would have and without prior court authority, including the power:
(A)
To retain so long as the Trustees may deem advisable, and
to acquire by purchase or in any other manner, any kind of real property and personal
property, or undivided interests therein, including (without limitation) mortgages, bonds,
notes, debentures, certificates of deposit, options, puts, calls, futures, forwards and other
derivative investments, warrants, partnerships, common and preferred stocks, and shares
or interests in investment trusts, mutual funds (including without limitation trusts or
funds for which any corporate Trustee hereunder or any affiliate thereof acts as
investment advisor or performs custody or any other services, in which case such
corporate Trustee or affiliate may be compensated for such services in addition to the
compensation of such corporate Trustee as a fiduciary hereunder), common trust funds,
and property which is outside of New York or the United States -- all without
diversification as to kind or amount, and without being limited to investments authorized
by law for the investment of trust funds. The Trustees may, in their sole and absolute
discretion, make different investments for the trusts under this Declaration. The Trustees
are specifically authorized to retain, or to purchase and retain, any real property or
personal property in any trust hereunder, for the use, possession or enjoyment of any
beneficiary of such trust and to utilize the income and principal of any such trust for
purposes of maintaining the same, including without limitation, for payment of all taxes,
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assessments, expense of fuel, gas and electricity, water rents and all expenses of
maintenance, cleaning, framing, restoration and repair. The Trustees shall not incur any
liability or accountability for the loss, destruction, impairment, deterioration, waste,
damage or injury to any such property. The Trustees are specifically authorized to
continue to hold such property even though such property shall fail to appreciate or shall
depreciate in value.
(B)
To hold any property of any kind, whether real or personal,
at any time held hereunder in the name of nominee or nominees, or in the name of any
corporate Trustee without disclosing any fiduciary capacity, and to hold any such
personal property in any State; and to receive and keep any stocks, bonds or other
securities unregistered or in such condition that title thereto will pass by delivery.
(C)
To exercise any and all of the powers, authorities and
discretions conferred hereunder in respect of any securities of any corporate Trustee
acting hereunder, or in respect of any securities of any holding company or corporation
owning securities of any corporate Trustee acting hereunder.
(D)
To sell for cash or on credit (at public or private sale),
exchange, mortgage, lease for any period (either as landlord or tenant and including
renewals of the term) and modify, extend or cancel leases, grant options, or otherwise
dispose of or deal with any real or personal property, all regardless of statutory
restrictions or the probable duration of any trust, in such manner and upon such terms and
conditions as the Trustees may deem advisable and without first obtaining a court order;
to erect, renovate or alter buildings or otherwise improve and manage buildings and
property; demolish buildings; make ordinary and extraordinary repairs; grant easements
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and make party wall contracts; dedicate roads; subdivide; adjust boundary lines and
partition; and to do everything with respect to interests in any property that any individual
owner may do.
(E)
To distribute in kind or in money, or partly in each, even if
distributed shares be composed differently, and for such purposes the Trustees'
allocations and determinations shall be given effect if reasonably made.
(F)
To apply any income or principal of any trust hereunder
that is payable to a minor or any person who in the judgment of the Trustees is incapable
of making proper disposition thereof, by payments on behalf of the beneficiary to anyone
with whom the beneficiary resides (other than LEON or a donor of such trust) and/or by
payments in discharge of the beneficiary's bills — all without regard to other resources of
the beneficiary, without the intervention of any guardian or committee or like fiduciary,
and without obligation to see to the further application thereof.
(G)
To employ (either directly or indirectly through an
investment in any mutual fund or other management type investment company or trust)
investment counsel, accountants, depositories, custodians, brokers, consultants, agents,
attorneys and other employees, irrespective of whether any person, firm or entity so
employed shall be a Trustee hereunder or shall be an affiliate of a Trustee hereunder and
irrespective of whether any firm or entity so employed shall be one in which a Trustee
hereunder shall be a partner, stockholder, director, officer, member or affiliate or shall
have any interest (and in the case of any affiliated securities broker, such broker is hereby
authorized to act as the counterparty in riskless principal transactions with any trust
hereunder and, if such affiliated broker is a specialist or market-maker with respect to one
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or more particular securities, otherwise to purchase from or sell to any trust hereunder
any of such securities at the then prevailing market price), to delegate to investment
counsel the power to make investment determinations hereunder, including without
limitation determinations as to the acquisition, retention or disposition of any asset or
assets, by purchase, sale or otherwise, and to pay the usual compensation for any of the
foregoing services out of principal or income as may be deemed advisable; and such
compensation (including without limitation any fees charged or compensation paid by
any mutual fund or other management type investment company or trust for services
rendered by any Trustee or affiliate of a Trustee hereunder acting as investment advisor,
custodian, transfer agent, registrar, sponsor, distributor, manager or other provider of
services to such entity) may be paid without diminution of or charging the same against
the commissions or compensation of any Trustee hereunder; and any Trustee who shall
be a partner, stockholder, director, officer, member or affiliate in any such firm or entity
shall nevertheless be entitled as partner, stockholder, director, officer, member or affiliate
to receive such Trustee's share of the compensation paid to such firm or entity.
(H)
To renew, assign, modify, extend, compromise, abandon or
release, with or without consideration, or submit to arbitration, obligations or claims held
by or asserted against the Trustees or which affect trust assets, all as the Trustees may
deem advisable.
(1)
To borrow, with sole and absolute discretion and without
the order or approval of any court, such sums of money at any time and from time to time
for such periods of time upon such terms and conditions from such persons or
corporations (including any Trustee hereunder or any affiliate thereof) for such purposes
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as may be deemed advisable, and to secure such loans by the pledge or hypothecation of
any property held hereunder; and the lender shall have no obligation to inquire as to the
application of the sums loaned or as to the necessity, expediency or propriety of the loan.
To make loans to any beneficiary who is currently eligible
to receive income from a trust and to entities in which a trust hereunder has an interest for
any purpose which in the opinion of the Trustees will benefit the beneficiaries or
facilitate the administration of any trust hereunder, in such amounts, for such periods and
upon such terms, with or without interest (but only if the loan is to a beneficiary), with or
without security, or to pledge trust property for loans made to such beneficiaries and
entities from any source, all as the Trustees may determine in the Trustees' sole and
absolute discretion; provided, however, that only those Trustees who may participate in
decisions with respect to distributions shall have the right to participate in any decision to
make such loans.
(K)
To exercise any options, privileges or rights of any nature
which may be granted to or exercisable by the holders of any property which forms a part
of any trust hereunder.
(L)
To invest, maintain and continue an interest or investment
in any business or venture or entity for such period as the Trustees may deem advisable,
in the most advantageous form, as the Trustees may determine from time to time.
Without limiting the scope of their authority and only by way of illustration: The
Trustees are authorized to invest additional trust assets in, and lend trust assets to, and to
guarantee the obligations of, and to pledge trust assets to secure the obligations of, any
such business or venture or entity, upon such terms as the Trustees deem advisable. The
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Trustees are authorized to incorporate any business or venture, to reorganize and
recapitalize any incorporated business and issue new shares of stock, upon such terms
and conditions as the Trustees deem advisable; to liquidate any such corporation in whole
or in part; to organize subsidiaries and parent holding companies of any such corporation;
and to merge or consolidate any such corporation with any other corporation. The
Trustees are authorized to conduct any such business or venture in partnership form (as
general or limited partners) or as a limited liability company (whether as managers or
members), upon such terms and conditions as they may deem advisable. The Trustees
are authorized to serve as officers, directors, employees or agents of any such business or
venture or entity and to receive compensation for their services, in addition to their
commissions as Trustees under this Declaration. The Trustees are authorized to engage
others to serve as officers, directors, employees and agents of any such business, venture
or entity upon such terms as the Trustees may deem advisable. In general the Trustees
are authorized to do everything in respect of the conduct of any such business or venture
or entity that any individual could do. If any such Trustee is personally interested in the
business or venture or entity, such Trustee shall not be bound or responsible under the
usual rules concerning divided loyalty and self-dealing. In their accounting the Trustees
need not show in detail the transactions of any such business or venture or entity but may
merely show the investment which any trust has in any such business or venture or entity
at relevant times and dates.
(M)
To remove, transfer or deposit any of the personal property
forming part of any of the trusts to any place in the world as the Trustees may deem
advisable for safekeeping thereof, for the investment thereof, or for any other reason that
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the Trustees may deem advisable, without bond and without prior court approval,
including the power to shift the situs of any trust to another state or country (or a sub-
division thereof) in accordance with the provisions of Clause THIRTEENTH of this
Declaration, if; in the judgment of the Trustees, such shift in situs would benefit the
beneficiaries.
(N)
To acquire and exercise any options, privileges or rights of
any nature which may be granted to or exercisable by the holders of any property which
forms a part of the trust or sell any subscription or other rights or allow any such rights to
expire or lapse.
(O)
To enter into voting trusts and use and rely on proxies and
committees in respect of corporate matters; to assent to or participate in any
reorganization, readjustment, consolidation, merger, dissolution, sale or purchase of
assets, or similar proceedings, by any corporation whose securities or obligations or
rights shall be held hereunder; to consent to any contract, mortgage or other action by any
corporation; to deposit securities or evidences of rights or interests or obligations under
any agreement or plan for the protection of holders of securities and become a party to
any such agreement or plan; and to participate in the reorganization of any corporation
and pay any assessment or other expenses.
(P)
To receive a substantial number of shares of one or more
corporations or a substantial interest in one or more limited liability companies or
partnerships or other unincorporated enterprises from LEON or any other source. The
Trustees may retain such stock or interest for such period as they deem advisable — all in
their sole and absolute discretion and without regard to rules concerning diversification of
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investments or theories or principles of investment for fiduciaries. In exercising their
discretion, the Trustees shall be free to act without regard to any personal holdings they
may have in said corporation, limited liability company, partnership or enterprise or the
affiliation or association of any nature which they may have to said corporation, limited
liability company, partnership or enterprise. The Trustees shall be free to exercise their
judgment without regard to the usual rules concerning divided loyalty or self-dealing.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this paragraph, in all cases, the Trustees
must exercise reasonable care, diligence and prudence.
(Q)
To deal with interests the trust may have in oil, natural gas,
minerals, and all other natural resources and rights to and interests therein (together with
all equipment pertaining thereto) including, without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, oil and gas royalties, leases, or other oil and gas interests of any character,
whether owned in fee, as lessee, lessor, licensee, concessionaire or otherwise, or alone or
jointly with others as partner, joint tenant, or joint venturer or in any other noncorporate
manner.
(R)
To allow one or more beneficiaries to use, possess, enjoy or
occupy any residential property or personal property owned by the Trust to the exclusion
of any one or more or all of the other beneficiaries, whether or not such beneficiary is
charged rent; provided, however, that only the Independent Trustees who may participate
in decisions with respect to distributions shall have the right to participate in any decision
to allow a beneficiary to use, possess, enjoy or occupy any residential property or
personal property rent-free or at a below-market rent.
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(S)
To sell any securities held by the Trustees, to register the
same under the Securities Act of 1933 or any other United States Federal securities law
or to register or qualify any such securities for sale under any state securities law, and to
do all acts which they may deem advisable for that purpose, including (without
limitation) to enter into any agreements with underwriters, and with the corporation
securities of which are being sold, which they shall deem advisable, to make such
representations and warranties, assume such obligations and engage in such undertakings
of indemnity as they may deem proper (or to make such other arrangements concerning
the same, including without limitation the purchase of an insurance policy or policies,
charging the cost thereof to the principal of the trust holding such securities), to create
escrows, to enter into custody agreements, and in any case in which it becomes advisable
for them to enter into any agreement containing representations or undertakings which,
but for qualifying terms of the agreement, would render them personally liable therefor,
at their option, to enter into and execute any such agreement in their official capacities
only and not individually, in which case, if the terms of the applicable agreement so
provide, the representations and undertakings shall be binding upon the trust, but shall
not be binding upon them personally.
NINTH:
ACCOUNTING
The Trustees may, at any time and from time to time, render an accounting
to the persons to whom trust income may be paid who have attained twenty-one (21)
years of age, and to the persons who have attained said age who would be entitled to
principal if the trust then ended and if no power of appointment is exercised. Such
accounting (but only if accompanied by notice of the provisions of this Clause NINTH)
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shall be deemed a final accounting unless within ninety (90) days from the service of
such notice one or more of the persons to whom the accounting must be presented under
this Clause NINTH shall have mailed by registered mail to the Trustees a written
statement specifying objections to such accounting. If any person entitled to an
accounting is a minor, the accounting may be rendered to such person's guardian, other
than LEON and any person who is a Trustee of the trust. If the Trustees shall comply
with the provisions of this Clause NINTH, such account shall be binding and conclusive
upon all persons who may be interested in the trust for the period covered by the
accounting, without the necessity of any proceedings in any court which might have
jurisdiction over such trust. Nothing may be done under this provision which would
enlarge or shift any beneficial interest.
TENTH:
TRUST ADDITIONS
The Trustees are empowered to receive additional property (whether real
or personal, tangible or intangible) which is transferred to the Trustees at any time or
bequeathed to the Trustees at any time by LEON or any other person, subject to such
terms and conditions as may be specified in any instrument or Will under which such
property is transferred or bequeathed or made payable to the Trustees, provided however,
that no such terms and conditions may unreasonably increase the duties of the Trustees
without their written consent. Unless otherwise specified in any instrument or Will under
which such property is transferred or bequeathed or made payable to the Trustees, all
such property shall be added to the principal of the trust created under Clause FIRST.
ELEVENTH: IRREVOCABILITY
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This Declaration is irrevocable and neither this Declaration nor the trusts
hereby created may be amended. The Independent Trustees, however, shall have the
power to amend the administrative provisions of the trust at any time. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Independent Trustees may not amend the administrative provisions of
the trust in a fashion that may shift or otherwise affect the beneficial interests of the
beneficiaries, expose the trust property to the claims of the creditors of LEON or
otherwise expose the trust property to estate tax upon the death of LEON.
TWELFTH:
DEFINITIONS
For the purposes of this Declaration:
(A)
The words "the Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended from time to time and any successor thereto.
(B)
The name "DEBRA" shall mean LEON's wife DEBRA R.
BLACK.
(C)
The word "Incapacity" or "Incapacitated" with respect to
any person shall mean a person with respect to whom the Trustees have received a
certificate signed by two (2) qualified physicians, including, if any, the physician then
primarily responsible for such person's medical care, stating that such person is unable to
act prudently with respect to financial matters because of accident, physical or mental
illness, deterioration, injury or otherwise.
(D)
The words "Independent Trustees" shall mean all Trustees
then serving other than LEON's spouse, LEON's descendants, those individuals
consisting of adverse parties within the meaning of Section 672(a) of the Code, those
individuals deemed to be related or subordinate to any of LEON's descendants within the
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meaning of 672(c) of the Code and any other persons having a present or future
beneficial interest in income or principal of such trust.
(E)
The name "LEON" shall mean LEON.
(F)
The words "Marital Discord" shall mean significant tension
or strife between spouses in their marriage that, in the determination of the Trustees
(other than the potentially affected beneficiary), may lead to divorce, separation or
annulment.
(G)
The words "Pending Matrimonial Action" shall mean:
(1)
An action, which has not been concluded pursuant
to a court order, brought by either husband or wife against the other for divorce,
separation or annulment in a court with jurisdiction to determine such action, and
(2)
An executed separation agreement between a
husband and wife which has not yet been incorporated into a court judgment, order or
decree affecting the marital status of said husband and wife.
(H)
All provisions in favor of DEBRA as a beneficiary shall be
effective for so long as she is married to and living with LEON during LEON's lifetime,
and if she is married to and living with LEON at his death, during her life thereafter.
During such time, if any, as DEBRA is no longer married to and living with LEON (other
than by reason of LEON's death during the marriage), she shall (1) be deemed to be
deceased for all purposes of this Declaration and (2) be disqualified from serving as
Trustee with respect to any trust hereunder. For purposes of this Declaration, the term
"living with" shall include periods of separation unrelated to Marital Discord.
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(I)
All references to children and other descendants, when
used with respect to any individual ("Such Individual"), (1) shall mean (a) any child born
of Such Individual's marriage, including any child born by surrogacy, (b) any nonmarital
child born of Such Individual if Such Individual later marries said child's father or
mother, as the case may be, (c) any adopted child of Such Individual, provided said child
was adopted prior to attaining age ten (10), (d) if, and only if, Such Individual is female,
any nonmarital child of Such Individual, whether born naturally or by surrogacy, (e) if
Such Individual is male, any nonmarital child that Such Individual has acknowledged as
his own and as a permissible beneficiary and/or appointee hereunder, by specific
reference to such nonmarital child's name, in a signed written instrument filed with the
Trustees, and (0 the descendants of any child so defined, provided that, at each
subsequent generational level, the foregoing premises set forth in clauses (a), (b), (c), (d),
and (e) have been satisfied; and (2) shall not mean any nonmarital child that is not
otherwise described in clauses (b),(c),(d), and (e) or such nonmarital child's descendants.
For the purposes of this paragraph (I), no child born by surrogacy shall be considered the
child of Such Individual unless Such Individual has acknowledged said child as his or her
own and as a permissible beneficiary and/or appointee hereunder in a signed written
instrument filed with the Trustees.
THIRTEENTH:
SITUS/GOVERNING LAW
The validity and construction of this Declaration and the trusts hereby
created shall be governed by the laws of New York. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a
majority of the Trustees may, at any time and from time to time, by written instrument,
declare that the trust or trusts hereunder shall from the date of such declaration, or from a
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date stated in such declaration, take effect in accordance with the law of such other
jurisdiction as they, in their sole and absolute discretion, determine, and thereafter the law
of such other jurisdiction shall govern the validity and construction of the trust or trusts
hereunder; provided, however, that if the Trustees exercise the discretionary power under
this Clause THIRTEENTH to change the situs and governing jurisdiction of a trust or
trusts under this Declaration, they may initiate such judicial proceedings (if any) as they
deem necessary or desirable to accomplish such change, whether or not such proceeding
is required by the law of the new governing jurisdiction.
FOURTEENTH:
PROVISIONS FOR MINORS
Notwithstanding any of the foregoing provisions of this Declaration: A
share of principal which becomes distributable to a minor at the termination of trust shall
vest in the minor, but the Trustees may, in the Trustees' sole and absolute discretion,
retain the share for as long as the Trustees deem advisable during such minority for the
minor's benefit, without giving bond. The provisions of this Clause are intended to
create a power during minority to manage property vested in an infant and shall not
impair the absolute vesting of principal in such minor. The donees of this power may
pay, apply and/or accumulate so much of the income of such share and may pay or apply
so much of the principal of such share, as the donees may deem advisable from time to
time for the minor. The donees of this power shall have all the powers granted by law
and all the powers granted by this Declaration to the Trustees. When such minor attains
twenty-one (21) years, the then remaining principal (including accumulated income) of
such share shall be delivered to such minor or if such minor dies before attaining twenty-
one (21) years, such principal shall be delivered on the minor's death to his or her
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Executor or Administrator. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing provisions of this
Clause, the donees of this power may, at any time and from time to time, distribute any
part or all of the minor's share, on behalf of the minor, to any person with whom the
minor may reside, or a parent of the minor, or a custodian for the minor under the
Uniform Gifts to Minors Act, the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act or similar Act. Such
distribution shall be made without bond, without the intervention of a guardian of the
minor and without having to see to the application of the distribution, and the receipt of
the person to whom distribution is so made shall be a complete discharge of the donee of
the power in respect of such share. If the donees of the power determine to make
distribution to a custodian for the minor, the donees may select any eligible person or
trust company to serve as the custodian, including one or more of the donees. As used in
this Clause, the term "minor" shall refer to an individual who is under the age of twenty-
one (21) years, notwithstanding any statute or rule of law to the contrary.
FIFTEENTH: EXONERATION AND EXCULPATION PROVISIONS
(A)
In the event a legal action is brought against any individual
serving as the Trustee of any trust under this Declaration, all legal fees and related
expenses incurred in connection with the defense of such legal action shall be paid by
such trust without court authorization; provided, however, that (a) no such payment shall
(or shall continue to) be made if a court enters an order prohibiting such payment, and (b)
such Trustee shall refund to the trust any such payments that previously had been made if
a court enters an order directing that such payments be refunded, or if a court concludes
that such Trustee failed to exercise reasonable care, diligence and prudence.
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(B)
No individual who is serving as Trustee shall be liable for
any loss or damage relating to trust funds (including without limitation, any failure,
depreciation or loss of investments by reason of any mistake or omission), so long as
such Trustee exercised reasonable care, diligence and prudence. The individuals who are
serving as Trustees and each individual who is a former Trustee shall be entitled to be
indemnified out of the trust assets against all expenses, liabilities, damages or losses,
including (but not limited to) reasonable attorneys' fees and disbursements, claims, costs,
judgments or any other type of loss or expenditure which they may incur as a result of
their qualification as Trustee, and for serving as director or officer of any company,
partnership or other entity whose shares or other equity interests are held, directly or
indirectly, by the trust created hereunder, notwithstanding that such expenses, liabilities,
damages or losses may result from a breach of duty by any Trustee, unless such expense,
liability, damage or loss was brought about by the conduct of such Trustee and such
Trustee failed to exercise reasonable care, diligence and prudence.
SIXTEENTH: COUNTERPARTS AND EFFECTIVE DATE
This Declaration may be signed in counterparts, which, taken together,
may constitute an original instrument, and facsimile transmitted copies may be acceptable
as originals, and shall be effective upon the signing of one Trustee.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have hereunto signed and sealed
this instrument as of the date first above written in this Declaration.
BARRY J. COHEN, Trustee
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JOHN J. HANNAN, Trustee
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STATE OF NEW YORK
)
ss.:
COUNTY OF NEW YORK )
On the
day of
in the year 2013, before me, the
undersigned, personally appeared BARRY J. COHEN, personally known to me or proved
to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the individual whose name is subscribed
to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same in his
capacity, and that by his signature on the instrument, the individual, or the person upon
behalf of which the individual acted, executed the instrument.
Notary Public
STATE OF
SS.:
COUNTY OF
On the
day of
in the year 2013, before me, the
undersigned, personally appeared RICHARD RESSLER, personally known to me or
proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the individual whose name is
subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same in
his capacity, and that by his signature on the instrument, the individual, or the person
upon behalf of which the individual acted, executed the instrument.
Notary Public
STATE OF NEW YORK
)
COUNTY OF NEW YORK )
SS.:
On the
day of
in the year 2013, before me, the
undersigned, personally appeared JOHN J. HANNAN, personally known to me or proved
to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the individual whose name is subscribed
to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same in his
capacity, and that by his signature on the instrument, the individual, or the person upon
behalf of which the individual acted, executed the instrument.
Notary Public
39
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