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THIS AGREEMENT made as of the Z5Tit day of OCTO-fzee , 2013,
among LEON D. BLACK of the State of New York (hereinafter referred to as the
"Grantor"), and 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 Agreement shall be known as the APO1 AGREEMENT.
The Grantor hereby transfers to the Trustees the property shown on
Schedule A annexed hereto, which property shall be held by the Trustees IN TRUST in
accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. Unless otherwise directed herein, or
in the documentation directing property to be held in trust under this Agreement, property
set aside in trust in accordance with this Agreement shall be governed by 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 the Grantor's wife DEBRA
(as defined in Clause THIRTEENTH) and the Grantor's descendants 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.
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(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
use or benefit of one or more of DEBRA and the Grantor's descendants 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 Grantor's descendants, 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 FOURTH.
(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 DEBRA and all of the Grantor's descendants, and (ii) the
expiration of the period set forth in Clause SIXTH.
SECOND: SEPARATE TRUSTS FOR DESCENDANTS
All trust property directed to be held IN TRUST for a descendant of the
Grantor 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
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deem advisable from time to time. Any income of the Separate Trust not directed to be
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 of the Grantor's
descendants; provided, however, that subject to the provisions of paragraph (D) of Clause
FIFTH, 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 the Grantor or a descendant of the Grantor,
and who has then living descendants, or if there be no such descendants, such property
shall be divided, per stirpes, for the Grantor's then living descendants; provided,
however, each share set aside hereunder (other than by exercise of a power of
appointment) for a descendant of the Grantor 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
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for such descendant under this Clause SECOND, such share shall be added to such
Separate Trust.
(D) Except as set forth in paragraph (E) of Clause FOURTH
and paragraph (D) of Clause FIFTH, all trust principal set aside for a descendant of the
Grantor 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 Grantor further authorizes and empowers the Trustees,
in the Trustees' sole and absolute discretion, 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: MARITAL TRUST
Any property directed to be held in a separate trust created under this
Clause THIRD for DEBRA (the "Marital Trust") shall be disposed of in accordance with
the following provisions:
(A) During the life of DEBRA, the Trustees shall pay to her all
of the income of the Marital Trust, at least quarter-annually.
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(B) At any time and from time to time during the life of
DEBRA, the Trustees shall pay to or for the benefit of DEBRA so much, including all, of
the principal of the Marital Trust as the Trustees may deem advisable for her medical
needs and emergencies.
(C) Upon the death of DEBRA, the remaining principal of the
Marital Trust shall be disposed of in accordance with Clause FIRST of this Agreement.
(D) The Grantor confirms that his Executors have the absolute
discretion to determine whether and to what extent to make an election pursuant to
Section 2056(bX7) of the Code, or any successor thereto, and any similar statute under
state law. The Grantor's Executors may determine to make said election or elections
with respect to all or any part or none of the Marital Trust created under this Clause, all in
the Executors' complete discretion. The Grantor suggests to his Executors 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 as to whether and to what extent to make said election shall be
absolute and conclusive, regardless of the personal interest any such 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
confirmed in this Clause.
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(1) The Grantor directs that any trust principal passing
under this Clause which the Grantor's Executors do not elect to qualify for the marital
deduction shall be held in a separate trust, apart from the principal of the trust under this
Clause for which an election is made by the Grantors' Executors to qualify for the marital
deduction. The Grantor further directs that any trust principal passing under this Clause
which the Grantor's Executors 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 trusts shall be administered under this Clause 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
pursuant to paragraph (B) of this Clause, the Trustees take into account all potential
transfer taxes.
(2) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the
contrary: (a) any power, duty or discretionary authority granted to 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 any trust created under
this Clause 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), and (b) in the event that any property not productive of income shall be
held in any Marital Trust under this Clause, upon DEBRA's written request, the Trustees
shall make such property productive of income or shall convert such property to income
producing property within a reasonable period of time.
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(3) If any part of DEBRA's gross estate for Federal tax
purposes consists of property which is includible by reason of Section 2044 of the Code,
relating to certain property for which the marital deduction was allowed in the Grantor's
estate, the Executors of DEBRA's estate shall be entitled to recover from the Trustees of
the Marital Trust created under this Clause 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 which is not included in DEBRA's gross estate for Federal estate tax purposes.
FOURTH: GUIDELINES AND LIMITATIONS
(A) (1) After taking into account the provisions of
paragraph (B) of Clause THIRD and paragraph (C) of this Clause FOURTH, 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. The Grantor
suggests to the Trustees, but only by way of illustration and without limiting 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
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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 Grantor wishes to stress that 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 FOURTH, 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 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
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other factors the Trustees deem appropriate, the Grantor requests, but does not direct or
require, that the Trustees 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 THIRTEENTH) or Marital Discord (as defined in Clause
THIRTEENTH) 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.
(D) Subject to Clause SIXTH, the Grantor specifically
authorizes the Independent Trustees who may participate in decisions with respect to
distributions from a trust created under any provision of this Agreement (the "Original
Trust"), in lieu of distributing income and/or principal to a beneficiary or beneficiaries of
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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, (i) no portion
of any Original Trust created for the benefit of DEBRA under Clause THIRD may be
paid to any Other Trust, and (ii) no portion of any Original Trust that would be a
"qualified subchapter S trust" (as defined in Section 1361(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 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
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Initial Class but only after the death of the last survivor of the members of the Initial
Class.
(E) The Trustees are directed to divide property in any trust
under this Agreement 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 Agreement, the Grantor
wishes to confirm that in exercising the discretionary powers granted to the Trustees to
pay principal to a beneficiary from each such separate trust, that 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
THIRTEENTH) shall have the power (but not the obligation), in their sole and absolute
discretion, to pay to the United States Treasury and any state or local taxing authority,
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such amounts as the Grantor or the Grantor's legal representatives shall certify as being
required to discharge the Grantor's tax liability (including but not limited to Federal, state
or otherwise) in respect of income realized by the trust and not distributed to the Grantor.
The Grantor confirms that no payment under this paragraph shall exceed the difference
between (i) the Grantor's Federal and state income tax liability and (ii) the Grantor'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 Grantor further confirms that there is no
understanding or pre-existing arrangement, express or implied, between the Grantor 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 discretionary authority granted
to the Independent Trustees under this paragraph and under New York law should not
cause the value of the trust assets to be includible in the Grantor's gross estate. The
Grantor directs that 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 indefuntely.
(G) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the
Grantor directs that:
(1) No Trustee hereunder shall have any power or
discretion, or be deemed to be a Trustee, with respect to payments, applications or
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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,
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 Agreement 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 Agreement 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.
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(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
the life of a Trustee-beneficiary, the Independent Trustees shall exercise all such rights,
powers, control and incidents of ownership over such policy.
(H) The Grantor hereby confirms that 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.
FIFTH: POWERS OF APPOINTMENT
(A) No testamentary powcr of appointment granted by the
provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been exercised unless the donee of
the power specifically identifies the power in his or her Will 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 SIXTH.
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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 Agreement
or such other and different management and investment powers that the donee may grant;
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
Agreement: 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
Agreement: 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
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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
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.
SIXTH: RULE AGAINST PERPETUITIES
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement: With respect to
each trust created under this Agreement and any Other Trust to which property of any
Original Trust is distributed pursuant to paragraph (I)) of Clause FOURTH of this
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Agreement, 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 DEBRA and the Grantor's children
BENJAMIN ELI BLACK, 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 the Grantor. 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.
SEVENTH: POWER TO REACOUIRE
Except as otherwise provided below, the Grantor 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 Agreement, the Grantor may exercise this
power without the consent of the Trustees. Although this power is exercisable by the
Grantor in a non-fiduciary capacity without the consent of any of the Trustees, the
Independent Trustees, if they believe that the property the Grantor 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 the Grantor, the Trustees shall appoint an Independent Trustee in accordance
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with subparagraph (C)(I) of Clause EIGHTH. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Grantor 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 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). The Grantor may at any time and from time to time
release, in whole or in part, the powers retained by him under this Clause SEVENTH
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 the Grantor and delivered to the Trustees of the trust with respect to which the
release applies.
EIGHTH: TRUSTEE PROVISIONS
(A) (I) BARRY J. COHEN, RICHARD RESSLER, and
JOHN J. HANNAN shall serve as Trustees of the Discretionary Trust and each Separate
Trust
(2) BARRY J. COHEN, RICHARD RESSLER, and
DEBRA R. BLACK shall serve as Trustees of the Marital Trust
(3) Upon the Grantor'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.
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(4) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Grantor
confirms that 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 the Grantor to serve as additional Trustees of the Discretionary Trust, and (i) a
child of the Grantor to serve as an additional Trustee of his or her Separate Trust, at such
earlier time as they deem advisable, whether during the Grantor's life or after his death.
(B) (1) If RICHARD RESSLER ceases to serve as Trustee
of any trust hereunder, ANTONY RESSLER shall serve as Trustee of such trust in his
place.
(2) With respect to the Marital Trust, if BARRY J.
COHEN ceases to serve as Trustee, JOHN J. IIANNAN shall serve as Trustee 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 the Grantor or any other 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 the Grantor or any other 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 or the Marital Trust shall serve at any time; no appointment of a bank or trust
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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 the Grantor or any other 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 the Grantor, 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 designation by the Grantor under this paragraph shall only be effective so long
as the designated successor Trustee is not related or subordinate to the Grantor 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 of 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,
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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
Agreement.
(G) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement,
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 the Grantor are acting as Trustees, the children of the Grantor
who are 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 Agreement. If at any time only one
child of the Grantor 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
Agreement.
(II) 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 Agreement to the Trustees, provided, however, that no
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discretionary power may be delegated to a Trustee who is specifically precluded by law
or by the provisions of this Agreement from participating in the exercise of such power.
All management and investment powers shall remain
exercisable until distribution of every trust has been completed.
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
be in office, then by the Trustee who may succeed such resigning Trustee pursuant to the
foregoing provisions of this Agreement.
(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.
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(N) Parties dealing with the Trustees may rely upon a copy of
this Agreement that is certified by a Notary Public to be a true copy.
(0) In any proceeding relating to any trust created under this
Agreement, 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) The Grantor shall have the power to remove a
Trustee, 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, the Grantor appoints a successor Trustee (other than himself) who is not related or
subordinate to the Grantor 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, the Grantor 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 the Grantor,
would result in any portion of the trust being included in the Grantor's gross estate for
Federal estate tax purposes. The Grantor may at any time release the powers granted
under this subparagraph (Q)(1).
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(2) Upon the Grantor's death, Incapacity (as defined in
Clause THIRTEENTH) or release of the power referred to in subparagraph (QXI) above,
each Beneficiary, upon attaining the age of forty (40) years, shall have the power to
remove a Trustee of his or her Separate Trust, 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).
(R) (1) Subject to subparagraph (R)(2) of this Clause
EIGHTH, no individual may receive compensation for his or her services as Trustee of
the Discretionary Trust, the Marital Trust and/or any Separate Trust (but shall
nevertheless be entitled to reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred in connection
with the administration of any trust created hereunder).
(2) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, within thirty (30)
days of a trust's fiscal year end, an individual (other than any beneficiary hereunder)
serving as Trustee hereunder files with the Grantor, or if the Grantor is Incapacitated or is
not living, with the other acting Trustees, a written notice whereby such individual elects
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to receive compensation for his services as Trustee for the trust's forthcoming fiscal year,
such individual shall be compensated in the following manner:
(a) Any individual (other than any beneficiary
hereunder) serving as Trustee of the Discretionary Trust, the Marital Trust and/or any
Separate Trust, for his or her collective services as Trustee of such trusts and of any other
trusts created by the Grantor, shall be entitled to receive, in the aggregate, compensation
equal to the lesser of (i) one-third (1/3) of the annual statutory commissions to which a
sole individual 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 Four
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400,000) per year, as prorated for any partial y
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