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THIS AGREEMENT made this day of , 2014,
between LEON D. BLACK of the State of New York (hereinafter called the "Grantor"),
and LEON D. BLACK (hereinafter, along with any other person, bank or trust company
qualifying as additional or successor trustees, referred to as the "Trustees").
WITNESSETH:
The property transferred to the Trustees hereunder shall be held by the
Trustees IN TRUST subject to the following terms and conditions. This trust agreement
shall be known as the LB REVOCABLE TRUST AGREEMENT.
FIRST: DISPOSITION OF INITIAL TRUST
(A) During the life of the Grantor, the Trustees shall pay to the
Grantor so much of the income of this trust as the Trustees may deem advisable in their
sole and absolute discretion, including such amount as the Trustees may deem advisable
to enable the Grantor to pay income taxes. Any income not directed to be paid shall be
accumulated by adding such income to the principal of the trust.
(B) At any time and from time to time during the life of the
Grantor, the Trustees may, in their sole and absolute discretion, pay to him so much of
the principal of this trust as the Trustees may deem advisable, including such amount as
the Trustees may deem advisable to enable the Grantor to pay income taxes.
(C) At any time and from time to time during the life of the
Grantor, the Grantor may withdraw from the income and/or principal of this trust so
much of the income and/or principal as the Grantor shall direct by instrument in writing
signed and delivered to the Trustees during his lifetime.
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(D) At any time and from time to time during the life of the
Grantor, the Grantor, by instrument signed and delivered to the Trustees, may direct the
Trustees to pay income and/or principal to any individual or entity. Any payment made
by the Trustees pursuant to such direction shall be deemed to be a withdrawal by the
Grantor followed by a transfer to such individual or entity, it being the Grantor's desire to
avoid the multiple re-titling of assets.
(E) In addition, during any period in which the Grantor is
Incapacitated (as defined in Clause FOURTEENTH), the Independent Trustees (as
defined in Clause FOURTEENTH) are authorized to make the following distributions:
The Independent Trustees are hereby authorized
and empowered to make gifts on the Grantor's behalf of cash or property, either outright
or in trust, to or for the benefit of such one or more of (i) the Grantor's wife DEBRA R.
BLACK ("DEBRA"), (ii) the Grantor's descendants, (iii) the Grantor's sister JUDY
ELLEN BLACK ("JUDY") and (iv) Qualified Charitable Organizations (as defined in
Clause FOURTEENTH), as the Independent Trustees, in their sole, absolute and
uncontrolled discretion deem advisable, at any time and from time to time. It is the
Grantor's intent to permit the Independent Trustees to make gifts either to continue any
pattern of gift-giving that the Grantor may have established, or if the Independent
Trustees believe that such gifts will be in the best interests of the Grantor's family, taking
into consideration the tax consequences of making or refraining from making such gift.
The Trustees are further authorized and empowered to pay any gift or generation-
skipping transfer ("GST") taxes that may be payable in connection with any gift made
pursuant to this provision.
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(2) The Independent Trustees are hereby authorized
and empowered to pay on the Grantor's behalf such of the Grantor's enforceable debts as
they come due.
(F) Upon the death of the Grantor, the remaining trust property
shall be disposed of as the Grantor may appoint by his Last Will in favor of any
appointee or appointees, including his estate.
(G) Upon the death of the Grantor, any remaining trust property
which is not effectively appointed pursuant to his testamentary power of appointment,
together with any property bequeathed to this trust by the Grantor or added hereto at or
by reason of the Grantor's death, shall be disposed of as directed hereinafter under this
Agreement.
SECOND: PERSONAL PROPERTY/ART DISPOSITION
(A) If DEBRA survives the Grantor:
If the trust property includes any Individual
Collectibles (as defined in Clause FOURTEENTH) or any interest in an Art Entity (as
defined in Clause FOURTEENTH), the Grantor directs the Trustees to hold all of the
Individual Collectibles, together with all insurance covering the Individual Collectibles,
and any such interest in an Art Entity, IN TRUST, in accordance with Clause EIGHTH.
(2) If the trust property includes any other articles of
personal and household use or ornament, including, without limitation, automobiles,
jewelry, furniture and furnishings, the Grantor directs the Trustees to distribute all of the
remaining items of personal and household use or ornament, together with all insurance
covering those articles, to DEBRA, outright and free of trust.
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(B) If DEBRA does not survive the Grantor and one or more of
the Grantor's children survive the Grantor:
(1) (a) Subject to the power of appropriation
granted in subparagraph (B)(1)(b) of this Clause SECOND, if the trust property includes
any Individual Collectibles or any interest in an Art Entity, the Grantor directs the
Trustees to distribute the Grantor's Collectibles (as defined in Clause FOURTEENTH),
together with all insurance covering the Grantor's Collectibles, to the LEON BLACK
FAMILY FOUNDATION (as defined in Clause FOURTEENTH), if it is then in
existence and is then a Qualified Charitable Organization, or if it not then in existence
and then a Qualified Charitable Organization, to such one or more other Qualified
Charitable Organizations as the Trustees, in their discretion, shall select, including any
Qualified Charitable Organizations as are then in existence or as the Trustees shall create
after the Grantor's death.
(b) The Grantor gives the Trustees the power to
appropriate such of the Grantor's Collectibles (together with all insurance covering such
Collectibles) as they shall select, in their absolute discretion, and to distribute such
selected Collectibles among the Trustees of the Legacy Trusts (as defined in Clause
FOURTEENTH) created for the Grantor's descendants. Without imposing any legal
obligation, it is the Grantor's wish that the Trustees, in exercising the foregoing power to
appropriate, take into account any requests regarding the disposition of such Collectibles
as set forth in any writing signed by the Grantor that is in existence at his death.
(c) The foregoing power of appropriation shall
be exercised, if at all, by acknowledged, written instrument signed at least one day prior
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to the expiration of nine (9) months from the date of the Grantor's death, a copy of which
shall be delivered contemporaneously to the Trustees of such Legacy Trust that shall
receive a selected Collectible, and shall terminate completely if and to the extent it is not
validly exercised within such time period. The Grantor confirms that this power of
appropriation is intended to be, and shall be treated as, a power described in the flush
language following Section 2055(a)(5) of the Code to consume, invade or appropriate
property for the benefit of an individual, the complete termination of which before the
date prescribed for the filing of the estate tax return for the Grantor's estate shall be
considered and deemed to be a qualified disclaimer with the same full force and effect as
though a qualified disclaimer of said power had been filed.
(d) The Trustees may exercise the foregoing
power of appropriation to any extent, or not exercise said power, in their complete
discretion. Nevertheless, the Trustees shall be guided by the Grantor's wishes made
known to them. Their decision as to whether or not, and the extent to which, to exercise
said power shall be final and binding on all persons and entities interested hereunder, and
they shall not be liable to any person or entity interested hereunder for any failure to
exercise said power.
(e) To the extent that the Trustees select any
Collectibles that are held by an Art Entity, the Trustees shall instruct the manager of such
Art Entity to distribute such Collectible to the Trustees of such Legacy Trust. The
Grantor confirms that the Trustees have the further authority to direct the liquidation of
any such Art Entity as is necessary in order to effect the disposition of the Collectibles
pursuant to this Clause SECOND.
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(2) (a) The remaining articles of personal and
household use or ornament, including, without limitation, automobiles, jewelry, furniture
and furnishings, together with all insurance covering those articles, shall pass to such of
the Grantor's children as survive the Grantor, in shares of substantially equal value, to be
divided among them as they agree, or all to the survivor of them if only one of the
Grantor's children survives the Grantor. If the Grantor's children fail to agree, the
division of such personal property shall be made as the Trustees (other than any child of
the Grantor) determine and such determination shall be conclusive and binding on all of
the Grantor's children.
(b) The Trustees are authorized to sell such of
the remaining items of personal and household use or ornament for purposes of division
or otherwise to facilitate distributions.
(C) The Trustees may pay, and charge as a general
administration expense, without apportionment or reimbursement from any beneficiary,
the expenses of selling, storing, packing, insuring, and mailing or delivering the tangible
personal property hereinabove disposed of.
THIRD: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
(A) If DEBRA survives the Grantor:
(1) The Trustees shall distribute to DEBRA the
Manhattan Apartments (as defined in Clause FOURTEENTH).
(2) The Trustees shall hold the balance of the
Residential Property (as defined in Clause FOURTEENTH), IN TRUST, in accordance
with Clause EIGHTH.
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(B) If DEBRA does not survive the Grantor:
(1) (a) The Trustees shall sell, at Fair Market Value
(as defined in Clause FOURTEENTH), the Manhattan Apartments, and the net proceeds
of any such sale shall be added to the trust, to be disposed of as a part hereof.
(b) The Grantor confirms that the Trustees, in
their discretion, may sell the Manhattan Apartments to any one or more of the Grantor's
children, the Trustees of the Heritage Trust (as defined in Clause FOURTEENTH) and/or
the Trustees of the Legacy Trusts, provided such sale is for Fair Market Value.
(c) The Trustees shall pay any such expenses
that they deem reasonable in connection with selling the Manhattan Apartments, such as
brokerage commissions and legal fees, and/or maintaining the Manhattan Apartments
prior to a sale, including, without limitation, monthly maintenance charges, repairs,
painting, telephone bills, electricity bills, and advertising costs.
(2) The balance of the Residential Property shall be
distributed to the Trustees of the Heritage Trust, to be added to and disposed of as part of
the principal thereof.
(C) The foregoing devises and bequests shall be subject to any
mortgage or other encumbrance on such Residential Property.
FOURTH: CASH LEGACIES
(A) The Trustees shall pay the sum of Three Million Dollars
($3,000,000) to MELANIE SPINELLA, if she survives the Grantor.
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(B) (1) The Trustees shall purchase an annuity that shall
pay to JUDY the fixed annual sum of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) for the
balance of her life.
(2) JUDY shall receive the first payment under such
annuity no later than the first (Pt) anniversary of the Grantor's death.
(3) The Trustees shall have discretion in selecting the
company issuing the annuity and negotiating the proper terms, including cost, associated
with the purchase of the annuity.
(4) If the Trustees, in their discretion, determine that
the purchase of such an annuity is impractical, the Trustees may make other comparable
arrangements for JUDY, including (without limitation) making payments to JUDY
during the administration of the Grantor's estate and/or creating and funding a separate
trust for JUDY's lifetime that shall provide that, upon JUDY's death, the remaining trust
property be paid to the LEON BLACK FAMILY FOUNDATION, if it is then in
existence and is then a Qualified Charitable Organization, or if it not then in existence
and then a Qualified Charitable Organization, to such one or more other Qualified
Charitable Organizations as the Trustees, in their discretion, shall select, including any
Qualified Charitable Organizations as are then in existence or as the Trustees shall create
after the Grantor's death.
(C) (1) If, and only if, DEBRA does not survive the
Grantor, the Trustees shall purchase an annuity that shall pay to JON RESSLER ("JON")
the fixed annual sum ofFive Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) for the balance of his
life.
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(2) JON shall receive the first payment under such
annuity no later than the first (P9 anniversary of the Grantor's death.
(3) The Trustees shall have discretion in selecting the
company issuing the annuity and negotiating the proper terms, including cost, associated
with the purchase of the annuity.
(4) If the Trustees, in their discretion, determine that
the purchase of such an annuity is impractical, the Trustees may make other comparable
arrangements for JON, including (without limitation) making payments to JON during
the administration of the Grantor's estate and/or creating and funding a separate trust for
JON's lifetime that shall provide that, upon JON's death, the remaining trust property be
paid to the LEON BLACK FAMILY FOUNDATION, if it is then in existence and is
then a Qualified Charitable Organization, or if it not then in existence and then a
Qualified Charitable Organization, to such one or more other Qualified Charitable
Organizations as the Trustees, in their discretion, shall select, including any Qualified
Charitable Organizations as are then in existence or as the Trustees shall create after the
Grantor's death.
(D) In connection with carrying out the foregoing bequests to
JUDY and JON, the following restrictions shall apply:
(1) The arrangements made by the Trustees for each
of JUDY and JON shall be finally determined within nine (9) months of the Grantor's
death.
(2) The purchase price of any annuity for either
JUDY or JON shall not exceed the sum of Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000). Similarly,
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any trust established for either JUDY or JON pursuant to the authority granted to the
Trustees under paragraphs (B) or (C) of this Clause FOURTH shall not be funded with an
amount in excess of the sum of Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000).
(3) If DEBRA does not survive the Grantor, the
foregoing power of the Trustees to determine how to make payments to JUDY and JON
shall be deemed a power of appropriation that shall be exercised by acknowledged,
written instrument signed at least one day prior to the expiration of nine (9) months from
the date of the Grantor's death. The Grantor confirms that this power of appropriation is
intended to be, and shall be treated as, a power described in the flush language following
Section 2055(a)(5) of the Code to consume, invade or appropriate property for the benefit
of an individual, the complete termination of which before the date prescribed for the
filing of the estate tax return for the Grantor's estate shall be considered and deemed to
be a qualified disclaimer with the same full force and effect as though a qualified
disclaimer of said power had been filed.
FIFTH: ESTATE TAX EXEMPTION DISPOSITION
(A) If, and only if, DEBRA survives the Grantor and one or
more of the Grantor's descendants survive the Grantor, the Trustees shall distribute the
Exemption Amount (as defined in Clause FOURTEENTH), together with any other
property herein directed to be disposed of as provided in this paragraph, to the Trustees of
the Heritage Trust (as defined in Clause FOURTEENTH), to be added to and disposed of
as a part of the principal thereof; provided, however, that to the extent that the Exemption
Amount has an inclusion ratio of zero (0) for purposes of the Federal generation-skipping
transfer tax under Chapter 13 of the Code (the "GST Tax"), whether as a result of the
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allocation of LB's GST Exemption Amount (as defined in Clause FOURTEENTH) or
otherwise, such portion of the Exemption Amount instead shall be distributed to the
Trustees of the Black Family 1997 GST Exempt Trust (as defined in Clause
FOURTEENTH), to be added to and disposed of as a part of the principal thereof.
(B) In allocating cash or other property to the legacy under
paragraph (A) of this Clause FIFTH, the Trustees are directed to include therein, to the
extent possible, all property or interest in property (or the proceeds of sale or other
disposition thereof) in respect of which the Federal marital deduction is not allowable.
SIXTH: GST TAX EXEMPTION DISPOSITION
(A) If one or more of the Grantor's descendants survive the Grantor,
the Grantor directs the Trustees to set aside LB's GST Exemption Amount (as defined in
Clause FOURTEENTH), to be disposed of in accordance with the provisions of
paragraph (B) of this Clause SIXTH, if DEBRA survives the Grantor, or, if DEBRA does
not survive the Grantor, in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (C) of this Clause
SIXTH.
(B) If DEBRA survives the Grantor, the amount set aside in
paragraph (A) of this Clause SIXTH shall be held by the Trustees IN TRUST (the "GST
Marital Trust"), as follows:
(1) During the life of DEBRA, the Trustees shall pay
to her all of the net income of the GST Marital Trust, at least quarter-annually.
(2) Upon the death of DEBRA, the remaining GST
Marital Trust property shall be disposed of in accordance with the provisions of
paragraph (C) of this Clause SIXTH if one or more of the Grantor's descendants are then
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living. If no descendant of the Grantor is then living, the remaining trust property shall
be paid to the LEON BLACK FAMILY FOUNDATION, if it is then in existence and is
then a Qualified Charitable Organization, or if it not then in existence and then a
Qualified Charitable Organization, to such one or more other Qualified Charitable
Organizations as the Trustees, in their discretion, shall select, including any Qualified
Charitable Organizations as are then in existence or as the Trustees shall create after
DEBRA's death.
(C) Any trust property directed to be disposed of in accordance
with the provisions of this paragraph (C) shall be distributed to the Trustees of the Black
Family 1997 GST Exempt Trust, to be added to and disposed of as a part of the principal
thereof.
SEVENTH: RESIDUARY TRUST FUND
The balance of the trust property, real and personal and wherever situated,
after payment of debts, expenses and taxes as provided in Clause ELEVENTH, shall be
disposed of as follows:
(A) If DEBRA survives the Grantor, the balance of the trust
property shall be held IN TRUST in accordance with the provisions of Clause EIGHTH
hereof.
(B) If DEBRA does not survive the Grantor, the balance of the
trust property shall be held IN TRUST in accordance with the provisions of Clause
NINTH hereof.
EIGHTH: MARITAL TRUST
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All trust property set aside for DEBRA and directed to be disposed of
under, or in accordance with, this Clause EIGHTH shall be held by the Trustees IN
TRUST (the "Marital Trust") in accordance with the following provisions:
(A) During the life of DEBRA, the Trustees shall pay to her all
of the net income of the Marital Trust, at least quarter-annually.
(B) (1) At any time and from time to time during the life
of DEBRA, the Trustees, in their sole and absolute discretion, may pay to DEBRA so
much of the principal of the Marital Trust as shall not exceed the Principal Invasion Cap
(as defined in Clause FOURTEENTH) for any purpose they deem advisable.
(2) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trustees, in
their sole and absolute discretion, may pay to DEBRA so much of the principal of the
Marital Trust as the Trustees may deem advisable for DEBRA's medical needs and
emergencies, and to satisfy any pledges to Qualified Charitable Organizations that are in
existence at the Grantor's death and which are legally enforceable against DEBRA.
(C) Upon the death of DEBRA, the remaining Marital Trust
property shall be disposed of as follows:
(1) If the trust property includes any Individual
Collectibles or any interest in an Art Entity:
(a) Subject to the power of appropriation
granted in subparagraph (C)(1)(b) of this Clause EIGHTH, the Grantor directs the
Trustees to distribute the Grantor's Collectibles to the LEON BLACK FAMILY
FOUNDATION, if it is then in existence and is then a Qualified Charitable Organization,
or if it not then in existence and then a Qualified Charitable Organization, to such one or
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more other Qualified Charitable Organizations as the Trustees, in their discretion, shall
select, including any Qualified Charitable Organizations as are then in existence or as the
Trustees shall create after DEBRA's death.
(b) The Grantor gives the Trustees of the
Marital Trust the power to appropriate such of the Grantor's Collectibles (together with
all insurance covering such Collectibles) as they shall select, in their absolute discretion,
and to distribute such selected Collectibles among the Trustees of the Legacy Trusts
created for the Grantor's descendants. Without imposing any legal obligation, it is the
Grantor's wish that the Trustees of the Marital Trust, in exercising the foregoing power to
appropriate, take into account any requests regarding the disposition of such Collectibles
as set forth in any writing signed by the Grantor that is in existence at his death.
(c) The foregoing power of appropriation shall
be exercised, if at all, by acknowledged, written instrument signed at least one day prior
to the expiration of nine (9) months from the date of DEBRA's death, a copy of which
shall be delivered contemporaneously to the Trustees of such Legacy Trust that shall
receive a selected Collectible, and shall terminate completely if and to the extent it is not
validly exercised within such time period. The Grantor confirms that this power of
appropriation is intended to be, and shall be treated as, a power described in the flush
language following Section 2055(a)(5) of the Code to consume, invade or appropriate
property for the benefit of an individual, the complete termination of which before the
date prescribed for the filing of the estate tax return for DEBRA's estate shall be
considered and deemed to be a qualified disclaimer with the same full force and effect as
though a qualified disclaimer of said power had been filed.
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(d) The Trustees of the Marital Trust may
exercise the foregoing power of appropriation to any extent, or not exercise said power,
in their complete discretion. Nevertheless, the Trustees shall be guided by the Grantor's
wishes made known to them. Their decision as to whether or not, and the extent to
which, to exercise said power shall be final and binding on all persons and entities
interested hereunder, and they shall not be liable to any person or entity interested
hereunder for any failure to exercise said power.
(e) To the extent that the Trustees of the Marital
Trust select any Collectibles that are held by an Art Entity, the Trustees shall instruct the
manager of such Art Entity to distribute such Collectible to such Legacy Trust. The
Grantor confirms that the Trustees have the further authority to direct the liquidation of
any such Art Entity as is necessary in order to effect the disposition of the Collectibles
pursuant to this Clause EIGHTH.
(2) If the trust property includes any Residential
Property, the Residential Property shall be distributed to the Trustees of the Heritage
Trust to be added to and disposed of as a part of the principal thereof.
(3) (a) The Trustees shall purchase an annuity that
shall pay to JON the fixed annual sum of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) for
the balance of his life.
(b) JON shall receive the first payment under
such annuity no later than the first (Is') anniversary of DEBRA's death.
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(c) The Trustees shall have discretion in
selecting the company issuing the annuity and negotiating the proper terms, including
cost, associated with the purchase of the annuity.
(d) If the Trustees, in their discretion,
determine that the purchase of such an annuity is impractical, the Trustees may make
other comparable arrangements for JON, including (without limitation) making payments
to JON during the administration of the Grantor's estate and/or creating and funding a
separate trust for JON's lifetime that shall provide that, upon JON's death, the remaining
trust property be paid to the LEON BLACK FAMILY FOUNDATION, if it is then in
existence and is then a Qualified Charitable Organization, or if it not then in existence
and then a Qualified Charitable Organization, to such one or more other Qualified
Charitable Organizations as the Trustees, in their discretion, shall select, including any
Qualified Charitable Organizations as are then in existence or as the Trustees shall create
after DEBRA's death.
(e) In connection with carrying out the
foregoing provision for JON, the following restrictions shall apply:
(i) The arrangements made by the
Trustees for JON shall be finally determined within nine (9) months of DEBRA's death.
(ii) The purchase price of any annuity
for JON shall not exceed the sum of Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000). Similarly, any
trust established for JON pursuant to the authority granted to the Trustees under
subparagraph (C)(3)(d) of this Clause EIGHTH shall not be funded with an amount in
excess of the sum of Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000).
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(f) The foregoing power of the Trustees to
determine how to satisfy the payments to JON shall be deemed a power of appropriation
that shall be exercised, if at all, by acknowledged, written instrument signed at least one
day prior to the expiration of nine (9) months from the date of DEBRA's death. The
Grantor confirms that this power of appropriation is intended to be, and shall be treated
as, a power described in the flush language following Section 2055(a)(5) of the Code to
consume, invade or appropriate property for the benefit of an individual, the complete
termination of which before the date prescribed for the filing of the estate tax return for
DEBRA's estate shall be considered and deemed to be a qualified disclaimer with the
same full force and effect as though a qualified disclaimer of said power had been filed.
(4) If one or more of the Grantor's descendant is then
living, Debra's GST Exemption Amount (as defined in Clause FOURTEENTH) shall be
distributed to the Trustees of the Black Family 1997 GST Exempt Trust, to be added to
and disposed of as a part of the principal thereof.
(5) The balance of the Marital Trust property, after
the payment of taxes as provided in paragraph (D) of Clause TENTH, shall be held IN
TRUST in accordance with the provisions of Clause NINTH hereof.
NINTH: CHARITABLE LEAD ANNUITY TRUST
The trust property directed to be disposed of in accordance with the
provisions of this Clause NINTH at the death of the survivor of the Grantor and DEBRA
shall be held by the Trustees IN TRUST as follows:
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(A) The Grantor intends that the trust created under this Clause
NINTH shall be a charitable lead annuity trust within the meaning of Revenue Procedure
2007-46.
(B) (1) Until the day preceding the twentieth (20th)
anniversary of the date of the Grantor's death or DEBRA's death (if DEBRA survives the
Grantor), as the case may be (the "Annuity Period"), the Trustees shall pay annually on
the last day of each taxable year of the trust, the "Annuity Amount" (as defined in
subparagraph (C)(1) below) to the LEON BLACK FAMILY FOUNDATION, if it is then
in existence and is then a Qualified Charitable Organization, or if it not then in existence
and then a Qualified Charitable Organization, to such one or more other Qualified
Charitable Organizations as the Trustees, in their discretion, shall select, including any
Qualified Charitable Organizations as are then in existence or as the Trustees shall create
after the Grantor's death or DEBRA's death (if DEBRA survives the Grantor), as the
case may be (the "Annuity Recipients").
(2) Payment of the Annuity Amount shall be made out
of the income of the trust and to the extent that income is not sufficient, then from
principal. Any income for a taxable year in excess of the Annuity Amount shall be
accumulated and added to the principal of the trust.
(C) For purposes of this Clause NINTH:
The "Annuity Amount" shall mean an amount equal
to the product of (i) the "Treasury Department Interest Rate" (as defined in subparagraph
(C)(2) below) and (ii) the value, as finally determined in the Federal estate tax proceeding
with respect to the Grantor's estate or DEBRA's estate (if DEBRA survives the Grantor),
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as the case may be (whether by agreement, uncontested return, litigation or otherwise), of
the property passing under this Clause NINTH (the "Trust Value").
(2) The "Treasury Department Interest Rate" shall
mean the smallest percentage figure (rounded upward to the nearest ten thousandth of one
percent) which, determined under the Treasure Department Regulations promulgated
pursuant to Sections 7520 and 2031 of the Code, will result in a fair market value of the
aggregate annuity payments directed to be paid under paragraph (B) of this Clause
NINTH equal to at least One Hundred Percent (100%) of the value of the Trust Value.
For purposes of this subparagraph (C)(2), the Trustees are directed to make applicable to
the Trust Value the lowest Treasury Department Interest Rate available to the Grantor's
estate or DEBRA's estate (if DEBRA survives the Grantor), as the case may be, for
purposes of this Clause NINTH.
(D) (1) The obligation to pay the Annuity Amount shall
commence with the date of the Grantor's death or DEBRA's death (if DEBRA survives
the Grantor), as the case may be, but payment of the Annuity Amount may be deferred
from such date until the end of the taxable year in which the trust created hereunder is
completely funded. Within a reasonable time after the end of the taxable year in which
the trust is completely funded, the Trustees shall pay to the Annuity Recipients, on a pro
rata basis, the difference between the Annuity Amount actually paid and the Annuity
Amount payable, plus interest. The interest for any period shall be computed at the
Section 7520 rate of interest in effect for the date of the Grantor's death or DEBRA's
death (if DEBRA survives the Grantor), as the case may be, compounded annually.
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(2) The Trustees shall prorate the Annuity Amount on a
daily basis for any short taxable year. In the taxable year in which the Annuity Period
ends, the Trustees shall prorate the Annuity Amount on a daily basis for the number of
days of the Annuity Period in that taxable year.
(3) If the value assigned to the property passing under
this Clause NINTH is incorrectly determined, then within a reasonable period after the
value finally is determined in the Federal estate tax proceeding with respect to the
Grantor's estate or DEBRA's estate (if DEBRA survives the Grantor), as the case may
be, the Trustees shall pay to the Annuity Recipients receiving property pursuant to
paragraph (B) of this Clause NINTH (in the case of undervaluation) or receive from such
Annuity Recipients (in the case of overvaluation) a proportionate share of the amount
equal to the difference between the annuity amount(s) properly payable and the annuity
amount(s) actually paid.
(E) The Grantor confirms the following:
(1) No additional contributions shall be made to the
trust under this Clause NINTH after the initial contribution. The initial contribution,
however, shall be deemed to consist of all property passing to the trust under this Clause
NINTH by reason of the Grantor's death or DEBRA's death (if DEBRA survives the
Grantor), as the case may be.
(2) The charitable interest under this Clause NINTH
shall not be commuted.
(3) The Trustees shall not do any of the following acts:
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(a) Subject to subparagraph (E)(9) below:
Engage in any act of self-dealing within the meaning of Section 4941(d) of the Code, as
modified by Section 4947(a)(2) of the Code or make any taxable expenditures within the
meaning of Section 4945(d) of the Code, as modified by Section 4947(a)(2) of the Code;
(b) Retain any excess business holdings that
would subject the trust to tax under Section 4943 of the Code, as modified by Sections
4947(a)(2) and 4947(b)(3); or
(c) Acquire any assets that would subject the
trust to tax under Section 4944 of the Code, as modified by Sections 4947(a)(2) and
4947(b)(3) of the Code, or retain assets which, if acquired by the Trustees, would subject
the Trustees to tax under Section 4944, as modified by Sections 4947(a)(2) and
4947(b)(3).
(4) The taxable year of the trust under this Clause
NINTH shall be the calendar year.
(5) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this
Clause NINTH: The Trustees are prohibited from exercising any power or discretion
granted under state law or any other provisions of this Trust Agreement that would be
inconsistent with the requirements for the charitable deductions available to a charitable
lead annuity trust or for contributions to a charitable lead annuity trust.
(6) The trust created under this Clause NINTH is
irrevocable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trustees shall have the power, acting
alone, to amend the trust from time to time in any manner required for the sole purpose of
ensuring that the annuity interest passing to the Annuity Recipients is a guaranteed
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annuity interest under Section 2055(e)(2)(B) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations
thereunder and that payments of the annuity amount to the Annuity Recipients hereunder
will be deductible from the gross income of the trust to the extent provided by Section
642(c)(1) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder.
(7) Except as provided in subparagraph (E)(3) above,
nothing contained in the foregoing provisions of this Clause NINTH shall be construed to
restrict the Trustees from investing the trust assets in a manner that could result in the
annual realization of a reasonable amount of income or gain from the sale or disposition
of trust assets.
(8) During the Annuity Period, no payment shall be
made to any person other than the Annuity Recipients.
(9) The Grantor confirms that, subject to the provisions
of paragraph (F) of Clause TENTH, the Trustees acting under this Trust Agreement and
the Executors of the Grantor's estate may engage in transactions with respect to the
property directed to be disposed of pursuant to the provisions of this Clause NINTH so
long as such transactions comply with the exception to the self-dealing rules for
charitable lead annuity trusts that is provided under Treasury Regulation Section
53.4941(d)-1(b)(3).
(F) Upon the termination of the Annuity Period, the Trustees
shall distribute all of the then principal and income of the trust (other than any amount
due to the Annuity Recipients under the provisions above) to the Trustees of the Heritage
Trust (as defined in Clause FOURTEENTH), to be added to and disposed of as part of
the principal thereof.
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(G) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the
Grantor recognizes that, at the death of the survivor of the Grantor and DEBRA, because
the balance of the trust property ultimately will pass to a charitable lead annuity trust to
be created under this Clause NINTH, sales to disqualified persons (as defined in Section
4946(a) of the Code) are permitted only to the extent such sales conform to the
requirements of Treasury Regulation Section 53.4941(d)-1(b)(3) ("Permissible Sales").
The Grantor confirms that the Trustees expressly are authorized to arrange for
Permissible Sales. To the extent any property is sold to one or more disqualified persons
in connection with a Permissible Sale, the Grantor confirms that such sale or sales shall
be subject, among other requirements, to the approval of the probate court having
jurisdiction over the Grantor's estate and this Trust Agreement.
TENTH: MARITAL/CHARITABLE DEDUCTION PROVISIONS
The following provisions shall apply to the GST Marital Trust created
under paragraph (B) of Clause SIXTH and the Marital Trust created under Clause
EIGHTH (each a "Marital Trust" and collectively, the "Marital Trusts"):
(A) The Grantor confirms that the Grantor's Executors (other
than DEBRA) have the absolute discretion to determine whether and to what extent to
make an election pursuant to Section 2056(b)(7) of the Code, or any successor thereto,
and any similar statute under state law. The Grantor's Executors (other than DEBRA)
may determine to make said election or elections with respect to all or any part or none of
the Marital Trusts, all in the Executors' complete discretion. The Grantor suggests to his
Executors (other than DEBRA) by way of illustration and without limiting such
Executors' absolute authority, that the Grantor's Executors consider in making said
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election not only the Federal and state estate tax consequences for the Grantor's estate but
also the Federal and state estate and gift tax consequences for DEBRA which result from
said election. The determination of the Grantor's Executors (other than DEBRA) as to
whether and to what extent to make said election shall be absolute and conclusive,
regardless of the personal interest any Executor may have in the consequences of such
election. The Grantor's Executors shall not be held liable, responsible or accountable, in
court or otherwise, to any beneficiary, for the consequences of the exercise, the manner
of exercise or failure to exercise the power granted under this Clause TENTH.
(B) The Grantor directs that any trust principal passing to a
Marital Trust which the Grantor's Executors (other than DEBRA) do not elect to qualify
for the marital deduction shall be held in a separate trust, apart from the principal of the
Marital Trust for which an election is made by the Grantor's Executors to qualify for the
marital deduction. The Grantor further directs that any trust principal passing to a
Marital Trust for which the Grantor's Executors (other than DEBRA) elect to qualify for
the marital deduction for either state estate tax purposes or Federal estate tax purposes,
but not both, also shall be held in a separate trust. All such Marital Trusts shall be
administered under paragraph (B) of Clause SIXTH and Clause EIGHTH, as the case
may be, in accordance with the terms above set forth. Without imposing any legal
obligation upon the Trustees, the Grantor recommends that, in making discretionary
principal payments to DEBRA, the Trustees take into account all potential transfer taxes.
(C) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the
contrary, any power, duty or discretionary authority granted to the Executors of the
Grantor's estate or any Trustee hereunder (other than the power to make elections under
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any tax law) shall be absolutely void to the extent that the right to exercise such power,
duty or authority or the exercise thereof would in any way affect, jeopardize or cause the
disallowance to the Marital Trusts of all or any part of the tax benefit afforded by the
marital deduction provisions of Section 2056 of the Code (to the extent so elected by the
Executors of the Grantor's estate).
(D) If any part of DEBRA's gross estate for Federal estate tax
purposes consists of property which is includible by reason of Section 2044 of the
Internal Revenue Code, relating to certain property for which the marital deduction was
allowed in the Grantor's estate, the Executor of DEBRA's estate shall be entitled to
recover from the Trustees of the Marital Trusts the estate taxes payable by DEBRA's
estate by reason of such inclusion, in accordance with the Code and the law of DEBRA's
domicile at the time of her death; provided that none of the payments shall be made from
property of any Marital Trust which is not included in DEBRA's gross estate for Federal
estate tax purposes; and provided further, however, that all such taxes, to the extent
possible, shall be paid first from the property passing under subparagraph (C)(5) of
Clause EIGHTH, thereby preserving (to the extent possible) the GST Marital Trust and
the property passing under subparagraphs (C)(1) through (C)(4) of Clause EIGHTH.
(E) If DEBRA, pursuant to the authority granted to her under
paragraph (A) of Clause FIFTEENTH, at any time directs the Trustees to sell any of the
Grantor's Collectibles or any of the Residential Property held by the Marital Trust:
(a) The Trustees of Heritage Trust shall have
the first option to purchase any or all of the Residential Property from the Marital Trust at
the Fair Market Value (as defined in Clause FOURTEENTH) as determined by the
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