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This Agreement made this day of , 2013, 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 THIRTEENTH), the Independent Trustees (as
defined in Clause THIRTEENTH) 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"), (iv) the Grantor's mother SHIRLEY BLACK
("SHIRLEY"), and (v) Qualified Charitable Organizations (as defined in Clause
THIRTEENTH), 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 THIRTEENTH) or any interest in an Art Entity (as
defined in Clause THIRTEENTH), 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 to 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 THIRTEENTH),
together with all insurance covering the Grantor's Collectibles, to the LEON BLACK
FAMILY FOUNDATION (as defined in Clause THIRTEENTH), 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
THIRTEENTH) 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, 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) The Arizona Tangibles (as defined in Clause
THIRTEENTH) shall pass to SHIRLEY, if she survives the Grantor, or if she does not
survive the Grantor, the Arizona Tangibles shall be added to the property disposed of
under subparagraph (B)(3) of this Clause SECOND.
(3) (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:
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The Trustees shall distribute to DEBRA the
Manhattan Apartments (as defined in Clause THIRTEENTH).
(2) The Trustees shall hold the balance of the
Residential Property (as defined in Clause THIRTEENTH), IN TRUST, in accordance
with Clause EIGHTH.
(B) If DEBRA does not survive the Grantor:
(1) (a) The Trustees shall sell, at Fair Market Value
(as defined in Clause THIRTEENTH), 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 THIRTEENTH) and/or
the Trustees of the Legacy Trusts for the benefit of the Grantor's descendants, 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.
(C) The foregoing devises and bequests shall be subject to any
mortgage or other encumbrance on such Residential Property.
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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.
(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 (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 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.
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(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 of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) for the balance of his
life.
(2) JON shall receive the first payment under such
annuity no later than the first (PI 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:
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(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) Any trust established for either JUDY or JON
pursuant to the authority granted to the Trustees under paragraphs (B) or (B) of this
Clause FOURTH shall not be funded with an amount in excess of the sum of Ten Million
Dollars ($10,000,000).
(3) 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 THIRTEENTH), 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 THIRTEENTH), to be added to and disposed of
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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 Federal GST tax purposes, 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 THIRTEENTH), 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 THIRTEENTH), 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:
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
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paragraph (C) of this Clause SIXTH if one or more of the Grantor's descendants are then
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 disposed of as a part 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 TENTH, 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 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
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Qualified Charitable Organizations as are then in existence or as the Trustees shall create
after the Grantor's death.
EIGHTH: MARITAL TRUST
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 THIRTEENTH) 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 for which DEBRA is responsible.
(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
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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
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 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, 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
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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.
(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.
(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 (1st) 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) Any trust established for JON
pursuant to the authority granted to the Trustees under this 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 THIRTEENTH) shall be
distributed to the Trustees of the Black Family 1997 GST Exempt Trust, to be disposed
of as a part thereof.
(5) The balance of the Marital Trust property, after
the payment of taxes as provided in paragraph (D) of Clause NINTH, 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.
NINTH: MARITAL/CHARITABLE DEDUCTION PROVISIONS
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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
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 NINTH.
(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
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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
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
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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 FOURTEENTH, 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 of the Residential Property from the Marital Trust at the
Fair Market Value (as defined in Clause THIRTEENTH) as determined by the Appraised
Value (as defined in Clause THIRTEENTH). The Trustees of the Heritage Trust shall
exercise said option to purchase by delivering written notice to the Trustees within thirty
(30) days of the Trustees receiving the Appraised Value.
(b) If the Trustees of the Heritage Trust fail to
exercise the foregoing option to purchase, the Trustees of the Marital Trust, in their
discretion, may sell such property to any one or more of the Grantor's children and/or the
Trustees of the Legacy Trusts for the benefit of the Grantor's children for the Appraised
Value. If more than one of the Grantor's children and/or Trustees of the Legacy Trusts
wish to purchase such property, the Trustees of the Marital Trust (other than any child of
the Grantor) shall develop a mechanism for resolving any such dispute, which shall be
final and binding on all of the Grantor's children and Legacy Trusts. The Grantor's
children and/or the Trustees of the Legacy Trust(s) shall exercise said option to purchase
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by delivering written notice to the Trustees of the Marital Trust within thirty (30) days of
the lapse of the option granted to the Trustees of the Heritage Trust under subparagraph
(E)(1)(a) of this Clause NINTH.
(c) If, after the lapse of the foregoing options to
purchase any Residential Property under subparagraphs (E)(1)(a) and (E)(1)(b) of this
Clause NINTH, the Trustees of the Marital Trust are prepared to accept a bona fide
written offer from a third party buyer to purchase a Residential Property for the
Decreased Amount (as defined in Clause THIRTEENTH), the Trustees of the Marital
Trust shall give prompt written notice of such offer to the Trustees of the Heritage Trust,
the Trustees of the Legacy Trusts, and the Grantor's children, which notice further shall
include an option to purchase such Residential Property for the Decreased Amount (the
"Residence Option Notice"). The Trustees of the Heritage Trust, the Trustees of the
Legacy Trusts, and the Grantor's children shall exercise the option to purchase such
Residential Property by delivering written notice to the Trustees of the Marital Trust
within thirty (30) days of receiving the Residence Option Notice. If more than one of the
Trustees of the Heritage Trust, the Trustees of the Legacy Trusts, and the Grantor's
children wish to purchase a Residential Property for the Decreased Amount, (i) the
Trustees of the Heritage Trust shall have first priority in making such purchase, and (ii)
with respect to any multiple offers to purchase by the Trustees of the Legacy Trusts
and/or the Grantor's children, the Trustees of the Marital Trust (other than any child of
the Grantor) shall develop a mechanism for resolving any such dispute, which shall be
final and binding on all of the Grantor's children and the Trustees of the Legacy Trusts.
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(2) (a) The Grantor's children and the Trustees of
the Legacy Trusts for the benefit of the Grantor's children shall have the first option to
purchase any of the Grantor's Collectibles from the Marital Trust at the Fair Market
Value as determined by the Appraised Value. The Grantor's children and the Trustees of
the Legacy Trusts for the benefit of the Grantor's children shall exercise said option to
purchase by delivering written notice to the Trustees of the Marital Trust within thirty
(30) days of the Trustees receiving the Appraised Value. If more than one of the
Grantor's children and the Trustees of the Legacy Trusts wish to purchase a Collectible,
the Trustees of the Marital Trust (other than any child of the Grantor) shall develop a
mechanism for resolving any such dispute, which shall be final and binding on all of the
Grantor's children and the Trustees of the Legacy Trusts. Without imposing any legal
obligation, it is the Grantor's wish that the Trustees of the Marital Trust, in developing
such mechanism, 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.
(b) If, after the lapse of the foregoing option to
purchase a Collectible under subparagraph (E)(2)(a) of this Clause NINTH, the Trustees
of the Marital Trust are prepared to accept a bona fide written offer from a third party
buyer to purchase such Collectible for the Decreased Amount, the Trustees of the Marital
Trust shall give prompt written notice of such offer to the Grantor's children and the
Trustees of the Legacy Trusts, which notice further shall include an option to purchase
such Collectible for the Decreased Amount (the "Collectible Option Notice"). The
Grantor's children and/or Trustees of the Legacy Trusts shall exercise the option to
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purchase such Collectible by delivering written notice to the Trustees of the Marital Trust
within thirty (30) days of receiving the Collectible Option Notice. If more than one of
the Grantor's children and/or Trustees of the Legacy Trusts wish to purchase a
Residential Property for the Decreased Amount, the Trustees of the Marital Trust (other
than any child of the Grantor) shall develop a mechanism for resolving any such dispute,
which shall be final and binding on all of the Grantor's children and the Trustees of the
Legacy Trusts.
(F) The Grantor confirms that the Trustees acting hereunder
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 herein so long as such
transactions comply with the exception to the indirect self-dealing rules for private
foundations that is provided under Treasury Regulation Section 53.4941(d)-1(b)(3).
TENTH: DEBTS. EXPENSES AND DEATH TAXES
Following the Grantor's death, the Trustees shall make the following
payments when directed to do so by the Executors of the Grantor's estate by written
instrument delivered to the Trustees:
(A) The Trustees shall pay all funeral expenses, claims against
the Grantor's estate, debts and expenses of administration which are due and payable and
approved for payment by the Executor of the Grantor's estate. All such payments shall
be made without requiring reimbursement from any person and without apportionment.
(B) Except as otherwise provided in the Grantor's Will, the
Trustees shall pay all inheritance, succession, transfer and estate taxes (including foreign
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taxes and any interest and penalties) payable by reason of the death of the Grantor in
respect of (i) property passing under this Agreement, (ii) property passing under the
Grantor's Last Will, (iii) any gift tax included in the Grantor's gross estate under
applicable local law that was paid by the Grantor or by the Grantor's estate or the trust
hereunder with respect to gifts made by the Grantor (or by the Grantor's spouse) during
the three-year period ending on the date of the Grantor's death, (iv) any contributions to
qualified state tuition programs included in the Grantor's gross estate under Section
529(c) of the Code and (v) any property includible in the Grantor's gross estate by reason
of Section 2044 of the Code (or any similar statute under state law relating to certain
property for which the marital deduction was previously allowed) which has an inclusion
ratio of zero for GST tax purposes, as follows:
(1) If DEBRA survives the Grantor:
(a) All such taxes, other than state estate taxes
that are allowed as deductions in computing the Federal estate tax for the Grantor's
estate, shall be paid out of the property set aside under Clause FIFTH, without
apportionment or reimbursement from any beneficiary. If such sum is insufficient, the
balance of such taxes shall be paid as a general administration expense out of the residue
of the initial trust passing under Clause SEVENTH without apportionment or
reimbursement from any beneficiary.
(b) The Grantor confirms that if DEBRA
survives the Grantor, any state estate taxes that are allowed as deductions in computing
the Federal estate tax shall be paid as general administration expenses out of the property
passing under subparagraph (A)(1) of Clause SEVENTH.
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(2) If DEBRA does not survive the Grantor, such
taxes shall be paid out of the residue of the initial trust passing under Clause SEVENTH
as if such taxes were expenses of administration, without apportionment or
reimbursement from any beneficiary.
(3) The Grantor confirms his understanding that the
foregoing directions will reduce the estate tax charitable deduction available to his and
DEBRA's estates under Section 2055(a) of the Code, thereby increasing the resulting
estate tax (further reducing the charitable deduction).
(C) Except as otherwise provided in the Grantor's Will, all
inheritance, succession, transfer and estate taxes that are payable by reason of the
Grantor's death with respect to property passing outside the Grantor's Will, other than
(i) property passing under this Agreement (ii) any contributions to qualified state tuition
programs included in the Grantor's gross estate under Section 529(c) of the Code and (iii)
any property includible in the Grantor's gross estate by reason of Section 2044 of the
Code (or any similar statute under state law relating to certain property for which the
marital deduction was previously allowed) which has an inclusion ratio of zero for GST
tax purposes, shall be charged to and apportioned in accordance with New York law.
(D) Any GST tax on direc
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