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REV-1500 Ex(°'-'°'
PA Department of Revenue OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Pennsylvania County Code Year File Number
Bureau of Individual Taxes DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
Po Box.2soso~ INHERITANCE TAX RETURN 21 08 00403
Harrisburg, PA 17128-0601 RESIDENT DECEDENT
ENTER DECEDENT INFORMATION BELOW
Social Security Number Date of Death Date of Birth
191 12 5055 07 10 2007 O1 05 1922
Decedent's Last Name Suffix Decedent's First Name
MI
BENNIE THELMA E
(If Applicable) Enter Surviving Spouse's Information Below
Spouse's Last Name Suffix Spouse's First Name MI
BENNIE RICHARD H
Spouse's Social Security Number
THIS RETURN MUST BE FILED IN DUPLICATE WITH THE
REGISTER OF WILLS
FILL IN APPROPRIATE OVALS BELOW
1. Original Return o 2. Supplemental Return
3. Remainder Return (date of death
prior to 12-13-82)
4. Limited Estate ~ qa Future Interest Compromise 5. Federal Estate Tax Retum Re wired
(data of death after 12-12-82) ~ q
g_ Decedent Died Testate ~ Decedept Mainta'ned a Living Trust Q
(Anach copy of wuJ ^ (Attach Gopy or 1lrusq -_ 8. Total Number of Safe Deposit Boxes
9. Litigation Proceeds Received ~ 1 D_ Spousal PovertyV Credit fdate of death
between 12-31 91 and i-1-95) ~ 11. Election to tax under Sec. 9113(A)
(Attach Sch. O)
CORRESPONDENT -THIS SECTION MUST BE COMPLETED. ALL CORRESPONDENCE AND CONFIDENTIAL TAX INFORMATION SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO:
Name
Daytime Telephone Number
AMY M MOYA 717 652 7323
First line of address
LO OF SUSAN E LEDERER
Second line of address
5011 LOCUST T.ANF
City or Post Office
HARRISBURG
State ZIP Code
PA 17109
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Correspondent's a-mail address: Arrly@LedererlaW.COM
Under penalties of perjury, I declare that I have examined this return, including accompanying schedules and statements, and to the best of my knowledge and belief,
it is true, correct and complete. Declaration of preparer other than the personal representative is based on all information of which preparer has any knowledge.
SIGNATURE OF PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR FILING RETURN
/ DATE
~ ~ ~G~~e~fyi Richard H Bennie `~ ,ta,~/~
ADDRESS
410 Deerfield Road Camp Hill PA 17011
NATURE O ~ PREPAF~ER OTHER THAN REPRESENTATIVE
Amy M. Moya
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LO of Susan E. Lederer, Harrisburg, PA 17109
Side 1
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1505610243
REV-1500 EX
Decedent's Social Security Number
Decedent's Name: Bennie, Thelma E. 191 12 5055
RECAPITULATION
1. Real Estate (Schedule A) .................................................................
......................
1.
2. Stocks and Bonds (Schedule B) ............................................................................. 2.
3. Closely Held Corporation, Partnership or Sole-Proprietorship (Schedule C)......... 3.
4. Mortgages & Notes Receivable (Schedule D) ........................................................ 4.
5• Cash, Bank Deposits & Miscellaneous Personal Property (Schedule E) ............... 5. 4 , 083.73
6. Jointly Owned Property (Schedule F) ^ Separate Billing Requested............ 6.
7. Inter-Vivos Transfers & Miscellaneous I~nq Probate Property
(Schedule G)
S
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eparate Billing Requested............ 7.
8. Total Gross Assets (total Lines 1-7) ............................................................... 8
...... . 4 , 083.73
9. Funeral Expenses & Administrative Costs (Schedule H) ....................................... 9. 2 , 64 3.3 7
10. Debts of Decedent, Mortgage Liabilities, & Liens (Schedule I) .............................. 10.
11. Total Deductions (total Lines 9 8~ 10) ..............
.....................................................
11. 2 , 643.37
12. Net Value of Estate (Line 8 minus Line 11) .........
13. ........................
.. .......................
Charitable and Governmental Bequests/Sec 9113 Trusts for which
12. 1 , 440.36
an election to tax has not been made (Schedule J) .......................... 13
..................... . 1 , 4 4 0.3 6
14. Net Value Subject to Tax (Line 12 minus Line 13) ..
....................
.........................
1a.
0.00
TAX COMPUTATION -SEE INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPLICABLE RATES
15. Amount of Line 14 taxable
at the spousal tax rate, or
transfers under Sec. 9116
(a)(1.2) x .o0 0.00 15. 0.00
16. Amount of Line 14 taxable
at lineal rate X .045 0.00 16. 0.00
17. Amount of Line 14 taxable
at sibling rate X .12 0.00 17. 0.00
18. Amount of Line 14 taxable
at collateral rate X .15 0. 0 0 18. 0. 0 0
19. Tax Due .................................................................................................................. 19. 0 . 0 0
20. FILL IN THE OVAL IF YOU ARE REQUESTING A REFUND OF AN OVERPAYMENT. ^
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150561D243 1505610243 J
REV-1500 EX Page 3 File Number 21-08-00403
Decedent's Complete Address:
DECEDENT'S NAME
Bennie, Thelma E.
STREET ADDRESS _
410 Deertield Road
CITY
Camp Hill STATE ZIP
PA 17011
Tax Payments and Credits:
1. Tax Due (Page 2, Line 19)
(1) 0.00
2. Credits/Payments - -
A. Prior Payments
B. Discount
Total Credits (A + B) (2)
3. Interest
(3)
4. If Line 2 is greater than Line 1 + Line 3, enter the difference. This is the OVERPAYMENT.
Check box on Page 2 Line 20 to request a refund (4) -
5. If Line 1 + Line 3 is greater than Line 2, enter the difference. This is the TAX DUE.
(5) 0.~~
Make Check Payable to: REGISTER OF WILLS, AGENT.
PLEASE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS BY PLACING AN "X" IN THE APPROPRIATE BLOCKS
1. Did decedent make a transfer and:
a. retain the use or income of the property transferred :........................................................................ Yes No
b. retain the right to designate who shall use the property transferred or its income :..................................
c. retain a reversionary interest; or ...............................................................................................................
d. receive the promise for life of either payments, benefits or care? ............................................................ g
2. If death occurred after December 12, 1982, did decedent transfer property within one year of death without
receiving adequate consideration?........ ^ ^
...........................................................................
.. .
..............................
Did decedent own an "in trust fob' or payable upon death bank account or security at his or her death?.......
4. Did decedent own an Individual Retirement Account, annuity, or other non-probate property which
contains a beneficiary designation? ............. ^ ^
.....................................................................................................
IF THE ANSWER TO ANY OF THE ABOVE QUESTIONS IS YES, YOU MUST COMPLETE SCHEDULE G AND FILE IT AS PART OF THE RETURN.
For dates of death on or after July 1, 1994 and before Jan. 1, 1995, the tax rate imposed on the net value of transfers to or for the use of the surviving
spouse is 3 percent [72 P.S. §9116 (a) (1.1) (i)],
For dates of death on or after January 1, 1995, the tax rate imposed on the net value of transfers to or for the use of the surviving spouse is 0 percent
[72 P.S. §9116 (a) (1.1) (ii)]. The statute does not exempt a transfer to a surviving spouse from tax, and the statutory requirements for disclosure of
assets and filing a tax return are still applicable even if the surviving spouse is the only beneficiary.
For dates of death on or after July 1, 2000:
• The tax rate imposed on the net value of transfers from a deceased child 21 years of age or younger at death to or for the use of a natural parent, an
adoptive parent, or a stepparent of the child is 0 percent [72 P.S. §9116 (a) (1.2)].
. The tax rate imposed on the net value of transfers to or for the use of the decedent's lineal beneficiaries is 4.5 percent, except as noted in
72 P.S. §9116 1.2) [72 P.S. §9116 (a) (1)].
. The tax rate imposed on the net value of transfers to or for the use of the decedent's siblings is 12 percent [72 P.S. §9116 (a) (1.3)]. A
sibling is defined under Section 9102, as an individual who has at least one parent in common with the decedent, whether by blood or adoption.
Rev1508 EX+ (6-98)
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
INHERITANCE TAX RETURN
RESIDENT DECEDENT
SCHEDULE E
CASH, BANK DEPOSITS, & MISC.
PERSONAL PROPERTY
ESTATE OF
Bennie, Thelma E.
Include the proceeds of litigation and the date the proceeds were received by the estate.
All property jointly-owned with the right of survivorship must be disclosed on schedule F.
FILE NUMBER
21-08-00403
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Form PA-1500 Schedule E (Rev. 6-98)
REV-1151 EX+ (10-06)
COMINO~VVEAE TEDECEDEN~R~VANIA
SCHEDULE H
FUNERAL EXPENSES &
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
tJIA1~ pF
Bennie, Thelma E.
FILE NUMBER
21-OS-nnan~
Debts of decedent must be reported on Schedule I.
ITEM
N MBE DESCRIPTION
A. FUNERAL EXPENSES:
B. ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS:
1. Personal Representative's Commissions
Name of Personal Representative(s)
Street Address
City State
Zio
Year(sl Commission paid
2. Attorney's Fees Law Offices of Susan E. Lederer
3. Family Exemption: (If decedent's address is not the same as claimant's, attach explanation)
Claimant Richard H. Bennie
Street Address 410 Deerfield Road
City Camp Hill State PA Zip 17011
Relationship of Claimant to Decedent SpOUSe
4• Probate Fees Cumberland County Register of Wills
5• Accountant's Fees
6• Tax Return Preparer's Fees
~• Other Administrative Costs
900.00
1,659.37
54.00
30.00
TOTAL (Also enter on line 9, Recapitulation)
AMOUNT
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COM INONWEATANCE TAX RETURNVANIA
RE IDEN DECEDENT
SCHEDULE J
BENEFICIARIES
ESTATE OF
Bennie, Thelma E.
NUMBER NAME AND ADDRESS OF
PERSON(S) RECEIVING PROPERTY
I~ TAXABLE DISTRIBUTIONS [include outright spousal
distributions, and transfers
under Sec. 9116(al(1.211
FILE NUMBER
21-08-00403
RELATIONSHIP TO SHARE OF ESTATE AMOUNT OF ESTATE
DECEDENT
Do ' t Trus (WofdS) ($$$)
Enter dollar amounts for distributions shown above on lines 15 throw h 18 on Rev 1500 cooveasheet, as a to
NON-TAXABLE DISTRIBUTIONS:
II. A. SPOUSAL DISTRIBUTIONS UNDER SECTION 9113 FOR WHICH AN ELECTION TO TAX IS NOT TAKEN
See continuation schedule(s) attached
B. CHARITABLE AND GOVERNMENTAL DISTRIBUTIONS
1,440.36
TOTAL OF PART II -ENTER TOTAL NON-TAXABLE DISTRIBUTIONS ON LINE 13 OF REV 1500 COVER SHEET 1,440 36
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Form PA-1500 Schedule J (Rev. 11-08)
SCHEDULE J-IIA
SPOUSAL DISTRIBUTIONS UNDER
SECTION 9113 FOR WHICH AN
ELECTION TO TAX IS NOT BEING MADE
continued
ESTATE OF --
Bennie, Thelma E. FILE NUMBER
21-08-00403
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Form PA-1500 Schedule J-IIA (Rev. 6-98)
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THELMA BENNIE v. MERCK & CO., INC n~~_ wl
RECAPITULATION AND DISTRIBUTION SCHEDULE
TOTAL GROSS AMOUNT AWARDED:
(100% Award Value at $1,833.32 per Point)
Total Attorney fee pursuant to PTO 50 at 32%
less 8% common benefit fee = 24%
Attorney fee previously recovered
ATTORNEY FEE DUE
Prior Interim Payment to Client
Prior Attorney Fee on Interim Payment
Prior Costs on Interim Payment
Medicare Reimbursement
Medicaid Reimbursement
Government Liens
Private Lien Resolution Program Holdback*
Common Benefit Fee (8%)
Common Benefit Cost (1%)
TOTAL OF ALL DEDUCTIONS:
SUBTOTAL:
(Total Gross Amount Awarded minus Total of All Deductions.
This is the amount aisbursed by the Claims Administrator
to Handler, Henning, & Rosenberg, LLP., on your behalf)
Less Out of Pocket Case Costs:
COSTS TOTAL
(To Handler, Henning & Rosenberg, LLP)
NET SUBTOTAL OF FINAL PAYMENT:
$ 714.87
-----------------
$ 714.87
NET AMOUNT CLIENT PREVIOUSLY RECIEVED~
NET AMOUNT DUE TO CLIENT:
TOTAL FINAL NET:
$17,691.54
$ 4, 245.97
-$0.00
-$4,245,97
-$0.00
-$0.00
-$0.00
-$4,251.00
-$0.00
-$0.00
-$2,803.73
-$1,415.32
-$176.92
-$12,892.94
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$ 4, 798.60
$4,083.73
$ 0.00
$ 4,083.73
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$ 4, 083.73
* This subtotal reflects 15~/ of the total settlement award that was withheld under Judge Fallon's order until the negotiations
are complete on the Private Lien Resolution Program. Upon resolution of this issue, you may be issued additional payment
which would reflect any balance owed to you on the amount withheld to satisfy any private liens.
I have read the above Schedule of Distribution and I fully understand it. I authorize my attorney's,
Handler, Henning & Rosenberg, LLP, to settle my case and disburse the monies obtained in
connection with my claim and the injuries I sustained, as set forth in the Schedule of Distribution.
Furthermore, I acknowledge that Handler, Henning & Rosenberg, LLP, is paying only those
expenses from my settlement as set forth in this Schedule of Distribution and any medical bills that
may be outstanding will be my responsibility.
DATE ~ l ' ' ; ~ ~~~
Name ~ ~ ,-
RICHARD'BENIVIE ADMINISTRATOR OF
THE ESTATE OF THELMA BENNIE
Last Will
of
THELMA E. BENNIE
I, TIB;LMA E. BENNIE, a resident of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, declare that this is my
will. I hereby revoke all my previous wills and codicils.
Article One
Introductory Provisions
Section 1. Marital Status
I am currently married to RICHARD H. BENNIE, and all references to my spouse in this will are
to him.
Section 2. Children
a. The name(s) and birth date(s) of our children are:
Name Birth date
BEVERLY I. BAIRD 01-23-43
RONALD L. BENNIE 09-26-47
RICHARD K. BENNIE 06-19-51
RHETT A. BENNIE 08-20-61
All references to our children in this instrument are to these children and any
children subsequently born to or adopted by us.
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Article Two
Appointment of My Personal Representatives
Section 1. Nomination of My Personal Representatives
I appoint the following to be my Personal Representative:
RICHARD H. BENNIE
If, for any reason, the Personal Representative(s) named above are unable or unwilling to serve,
the following successor Personal Representative(s) shall serve until the successor Personal
Representative(s) on the list have been exhausted. Unless otherwise specified, if Co-Personal
Representatives are serving, the next following named successor Personal Representative shall
serve only after all of the Co-Personal Representatives cease to act as Personal Representatives.
(1) RONALD L. BENNIE AND
(2) RHETT A. BENNIE, OR TIC SURVNOR OF TIM
Section 2. Waiver of Bond
No bond or undertaking shall be required of any Personal Representative nominated in my will.
Section 3. General Powers
My Personal Representative shall have full authority to administer my estate under the laws of
the State of Pennsylvania relating to the powers of fiduciaries. My Personal Representative shall
have the power to administer my estate under the Independent Administration of Estate Act.
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Article Three
Disposition of My Property
Section 1. Distribution to My Revocable Living Trust
I give all of my property of whatever nature and kind and wherever located to my revocable
living trust of which I am a Trustor known as:
RICHARD H. BENNIE and THELMA E. BENNIE, Trustees, or their successors in
trust, under the RICHARD H. BENNIE AND THELMA E. BENNIE LNING TRUST dated
AUG 2 3 1994 and any amendments thereto
Section 2. Alternate Disposition
If my revocable living trust is not in effect for any reason, I give all of my property to my
Personal Representative under this will as Trustee who shall hold, administer and distribute my
property as a testamentary trust the provisions of which are identical to those of my revocable
living trust on the date of execution of my will.
Article Four
Death Taxes
Section 1. Definition of Death Taxes
The term "death taxes," as used in my will, shall mean all inheritance, estate, succession and
other similar taxes that are payable by any person on account of that person's interest in the estate
of the decedent or by reason of the decedent's death including penalties and interest, but
excluding the following:
a. Any addition to the federal estate tax for any "excess retirement
accumulation" under Internal Revenue Code Section 4980A.
b. Any additional tax that may be assessed under Internal Revenue Code
Section 2032A.
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c. Any federal or state tax imposed on ageneration-skipping transfer, as
that term is defined in the federal tax laws, unless the applicable tax
statutes provide that the generation-skipping transfer tax is payable
directly out of the assets of my gross estate.
Section 2. Payment of Death Tazes
Pursuant to the terms of my revocable living trust, all death taxes whether or not attributable to
property inventoried in my probate estate shall be paid by the Trustee from that trust. However,
if that trust does not exist at the time of my death or if the assets of that trust are insufficient to
pay the death taxes in full, I direct my personal representative to pay any death taxes that cannot
be paid by the trustee from the assets of my probate estate by prorating and apportioning those
taxes among the beneficiaries of this will.
Notwithstanding any other provision in my trust, all death taxes incurred by reason of assets
transferred outside of my trust or probate estate shall be assessed against those persons receiving
such property.
Article Five
General Provisions
Section 1. No Contest Clause
If any person or entity other than me singulazly or in conjunction with any other person or entity
directly or indirectly contests in any court the validity of this will including any codicils thereto,
then the right of that person or entity to take any interest in my estate shall cease and that person
or entity shall be deemed to have predeceased me.
Section 2. Captions
The captions of Articles, Sections and Paragraphs used in this will are for convenience of
reference only and shall have no significance in the construction or interpretation of this will.
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Section 3. Severability
Should any of the provisions of my will be for any reason declared invalid, such invalidity shall
not affect any of the other provisions of this will and all invalid provisions shall be wholly
disregarded in interpreting this will.
Section 4. Governing Law
This will shall be construed, regulated and governed by and in accordance with the laws of the
State of Pennsylvania.
I signed this, my last will, on ~~~ 2 3 1994 ,
THELMA E. BENNIE
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The foregoing Will was, on the day and year written above, published and declared by THELMA
E. BENIVIE in our presence to be her Will. We, in her presence and at her request, and in the
presence of each other, have attested the same and have signed our names as attesting witnesses.
We declare that at the time of our attestation of this Will, THELMA E. BENNIE was, according
to our best knowledge and belief, of sound mind and memory and under no undue duress or
constraint.
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WITNES S
Address:
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WITNESS
Address: ~~f
STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA
SS:
COUNTY OF DAUPHIN .
We, THELMA E. BENNIE, Sys ~.~. E ~~, and ~~r~.~ ~S~estatrix
and the witnesses, respectively, whose names are signed to the foregoing Will, having been
sworn, declared to the undersigned officer that the Testatrix, in the presence of witnesses, signed
the instrument as her last Will, that she signed, and that each of the witnesses, in the presence
of the Testatrix and in the presence of each other, signed the Will as a witness.
THELMA E. BENNIE
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WITNESS
Subscribed and sworn before me by THEL BEI~INIE, the Testatrix, and by
SAM ~ ~' ~'`~~`~ and ~'~~- ~ ~~-~~"- the witnesses on
1994. '
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My Commission Expires Dec. 25, 1995
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SECOND AMENDMENT
TO THE
RICHARD H. BENNIE AND THELMA E. BENNIE
LIVING TRUST
On August 23, 1994, we, RICHARD H. BENNIE and THELMA E.
BENNIE signed the RICHARD H. BENNIE AND THELMA E. BENNIE LIVING
TRUST, as Ti-ustors, more formally lalown as
RICHARD H. BENNIE and THELMA E. BENNIE, Tilistees, or their
successors in trust, tinder the RICHARD H. BENNIE AND THELMA E.
BENNIE LNING TRUST dated August 23, 1994, and any amendments
thereto
On May 13, 1998, we signed a First Amendment and Restatement to the
RICHARD H. BENNIE AND THELMA E. BENNIE LNING TRUST.
Pursuant to the right reserved to us tinder Article Fotu of the mist agreement
refen•ed to above wluch allows me to amend our Living Trust in writing at any time,
we hereby amend that Tnist Agreement and the First Amendment and Restatement
to the Tnist Agreement in the following respects:
1. We hereby add the following new Article Eleven, Section 1. c. to our Living
Tn.ist A~•eement as follows:
Section lc. Adjustment of Shares for- Outstanding Loans
Notwithstanding the above provisions of this Section 1, if airy of our beneficiaries
have bails outstanding when our Trustee is required to divide the Tnist Estate into
shares, said beneficiaries' share shall be reduced by the outstanding balance of their
loan.
We confirm and readopt the remaining provisions of our original
Trust Agreement and the First Amendment and Restatement to our trust agreement,
reserving to ourselves the right to amend further that Trust Agreement, the First
Amendment and Restatement to the Trust Agreement and this Amendment thereto.
Dated: ~ p { ; ` ~ ~ , 2001.
RICHARD H. BENNIE, Trustor acid Trustee
THELMA E. BENNIE, Tnistor and Trustee
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA)
COUNTY OF DAUPHIN )
We, _ K21~~~ ~ Cl7(P~'r~ and ~C(1..h~,-,~ S ~
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the witnesses whose names are signed to the attached or foregoing instrument, being
duly qualified according to law do depose and say that we were present and saw the
trustors sign and execute the instrument as the Second Amendment to their
Revocable Trust; that the tnrstors signed willingly and executed it as their free and
voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed; that each subscribing witness in the
hearing and sight of the trustors signed the instrument as a witness; and that to the
best of our 1alowledge the trustors were at that time eighteen or more years of age,
of sound mind and tinder no constraint or undue influence.
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We, RICI~ARD H. BENNIE and THELMA E. BENNIE, trustors,
whose names are signed to the attached or foregoing instrument, having been duly
qualified according to law, do hereby acl~iowledge that we signed and executed the
instntment as the Second Amendment to our Revocable Trust; that we signed it
willingly; and that we signed it as our fi-ee and voluntary act for the purposes therein
expressed.
RICHARD H. BENNIE
y'~~ ~i
THELMA E. BENNIE
Subscribed and swonl to and aclaiowledged before me by
RICHARD H. BENNIE and THELMA E. BENNIE, the tnistors, and subscribed
and swoi7i to before me by
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witnesses, oil ~;~ a3 , 2001. ~
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Notary Public
Notarial Seal
Susan E. Lederer, Notary Public
Harrisburg, Dauphin County
My Gommission Expires May 3, 2004
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L1VING TRUST
prepazed for
RICHARD H. BENNIE
and
THELI~IA E. BENNIE
James, Smith, Duritin & Connelly
134 Sipe Avenue
Hummelstown, PA 17036
(7l7} 533-3280 FAX (71 l~ 533-2795
~ James, Smith, Durkin & Connelly
.all Rights Reserved
T ~
RICHARD H. BENNIE AND
THELMA E. BENNIE LIVING TRUST
Table of Contents
Article One Creation of Amendment and Restatement .................. 1-1
Article Two The Trust Estate
................................... ?-1
Article Three Appointment of Trustees .................... ;-1
..........
Article Four Trustors' Lifetime Rights . ............................ ~-1
Article Five Administration at Death of First Trustor ............. 5-1
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Article Six Specific Distributions of Trust Property ................... 6-1
Article Seven Division into Survivor's Shaze and Family Shaze . ............ 7-1
Article Eight The Survivor's Trust . ..................... 8-1
...........
Article Nine The Family Trust .................................. 9-1
Article Ten Common Pot Trust ................................ I O-1
Article Eleven Division and Distribution of Trust Property . ............... 11-1
Article Twelve Distribution If No Designated Beneficiaries . ............... 12-1
Article Thirteen Trustee Administration ............................. 13-1
Article Fourteen Trustee Powers
............ .......... 14-1
Article Fifteen General Provisions
................................. 1 ~-1
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First Amendment and Restatement
of the
RICHARD H. BENNIE AND
THELMA E. BENNIE LIVIlVG TRUST
Article One
Creation of Amendment and Restatement
Section 1. Parties to Our Trust Amendment and Restatement
This First Amendment and Restatement, dated _ mA~ ~. ~ X99$ of our Living Trust is made
between RICHARD H. BENNIE, the Husband Trustor, and THELMA E. BENNIE, the Wife Trustor,
(collectively referred to as "Trustors"), and the following Initial Trustee(s):
RICHARD H. BENNIE
THELMA E. BENNIE
Section 2. Trust Recitals
Trustors and Trustee(s) entered into a Trust Agreement dated August 23, 1994 ("Trust
Agreement"). Under Article Four, Section 3 of that Trust Agreement, Trustors reserved the
right to amend or revoke the Trust Agreement in whole or in part. By this Amendment and
Restatement, we desire to amend and restate the entire existing Trust Agreement and Trustee(s)
agree to accept the changes set forth in this Amendment and Restatement.
Section 3. Name of Our Trust
Our Trust may be referred to as the:
RICHARD H. BENNIE AND THEL:~fA E. BENNIE LIVING TRUST
dated August 23, 1994
The formal name of our Trust and the designation to be used for the transfer of title to the name
of our Trust is:
RICHARD H. BENNIE and THELMA E. BEYNIE, Trustees, or their successors in trust,
under the RICHARD H. BENNIE AND THEL~fA E. BENNIE LIVING TRUST dated
August 23, 1994, and any amendments thereto.
Section 4. Revocable Living Trust
Our Trust is a revocable trust except as specifically provided otherwise.
Section 5. Trustors as Trustees
Unless otherwise provided in our Trust Agreement, when either one of is serving as Trustee
under our Trust, that Trustee may conduct business and act on behalf of our Trust without the
consent of any other Trustee. Any Trustor acting under this Section 5 may only deal with the
other Trustor's Contributive Share in a fiduciary capacity.
Section 6. Creation of IRC Section 401(a)(9) Irrevocable Trust
Notwithstanding any other provision of our Trust Agreement, the Retirement Subtrust of any
Trust described in Article Seven is hereby deemed to be irrevocable upon execution of our Trust
Agreement. Any such irrevocable subtrust shall remain unfunded until funded pursuant to a
Beneficiary Designation.
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Section 7. Our Family
Unless specifically provided otherwise elsewhere in our Trust Agreement and in expansion of the
provisions of Section 14.b of Article Fifteen, all references to "our children" are to all of the
children later identified in this Section 7, but only to those children and any children born to o:r
adopted by us subsequent to the execution of our Trust Agreement.
a- Mutual Children
The names and birth dates of our mutual children are as follows:
Name Birth Date
BEVERLY I. BAIRD January 23, 1943
RONALD L. BENNIE September 26, 1947
RICHARD K. BENNIE June 19, 1951
RHETT A. BENNIE August 20, 1961
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Article Two
The Trust Estate
Section 1. Initial Transfer of Property
Wet hereby assign, convey, transfer and deliver to our Trustee all property set forth on Schedules
A , B and C ,attached hereto, and made part of our Trust Estate. Our Trustee acknowledges
receipt of all assets listed on the attached Schedules.
All assets titled in the name of our Trust or in the name of our Trustee, but not listed on
Schedules "A", "B" or "C", shall be considered a part of our Trust Estate as if they had been set
forth on the attached Schedules.
Each Trustor acknowledges and understands the nature of each Trustor's property as community
property, quasi-community property, tenancy in common property or sepazate property.
Section 2. Additional Transfers to Trust
- We, or any other person or entity, may transfer or devise to our Trustee additional assets, real
or personal, and may name our Trustee as the beneficiary of life insurance policies, annuities,
retirement plans or similar contracts. Such assets, policies and proceeds, upon acceptance by our
Trustee, shall be a part of our Trust Estate, subject to all the terms of our Trust Agreement.
Section 3. Character of Trust Assets
All community property, quasi-community property, tenancy in common property and separate
property transferred by a Trustor into our Trust shall retain its character as community property,
quasi-community property, tenancy in common property, or separate property. All such property
transferred by a Trustor, and income thereon or withdrawals thereof, shall be such Trustor's
separate Contributive Shaze of our Trust Estate.
Section 4. Acceptance of Trust Property
All property transferred to our Trust and accepted by our Trustee shall be held, administered and
distributed according to the terms of our Trust Agreement.
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Section ~. Trust Property Schedule
The trust property transferred to our Trust is set forth on the following Schedules:
Schedule "A" Tenancy in Common Property, Community Property and Quasi-Community
Property of Husband and Wife
Schedule "B" Sepazate Property of Husband
Schedule "C" Separate Property of Wife
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Article Three
Appointment of Trustees
Section 1. Definition of Trustee
All uses of the word "Trustee" in our Trust Agreement shall be deemed a reference to the person
or entity then serving as Trustee and shall include alternate or Successor Trustees or Co-Trustees,
unless the context requires otherwise.
Section 2. Resignation of a Trustee
Any Trustee may resign at any time without court approval by ;wing written notice to each then
living and competent Trustor. If neither of us is then living and competent, written notice shall
be given to our next Successor Trustee; or if there is no next Successor Trustee, to the
beneficiaries then entitled to receive income or principal distributions under our Trust Agreement,
to their respective Personal Representatives, or if any of such beneficiaries then be a minor, to
the persons having the caze or custody of any such minor. Such resignation shall be effective
upon the appointment of a Successor Trustee.
Section 3. Removal of a Trustee
Any Trustee may be removed under our Trust Agreement as follows:
a. While We Are Both Alive and Competent
While we aze both alive and competent, and if we both agree, we shall have the
right to remove or replace any other Trustee appointed under our Trust Agreement
at any time without cause.
b. While One of Us Is Alive and Competent
<=~fter the death or incapacity of one of us, the surviving competent Trustor may
add a Trustee or remove or replace any other Trustee appointed under our Trust
Agreement at any time without cause.
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c. Removal by Others
After the death or incapacity of both of us, any Trustee may be removed at any
time for cause by a majority vote of the beneficiaries then entitled to receive
income or principal distributions under our Trust Agreement or their respective
Personal Representatives.
d. Notice to Removed Trustee
Written notice of removal under our Trust Agreement shall be effective
immediately when signed by the person or persons authorized to make the removal
and delivered to our Trustee personally or three business days after mailing by
certified mail, return receipt requested. The written notice removing a Trustee
shall identify the Successor Trustee.
e. Transfer of Trust Property
The Trustee so removed shall promptly transfer and deliver to the Successor
Trustee all property of our Trust under the removed Trustee's possession and
control.
Section 4. Designated Successor Trustees
Subject to the provisions of Section 3 of this Article, whenever a Trustee is removed, dies,
resigns, becomes incapacitated, or is otherwise unable or unwilling to serve, the vacant Trustee
position shall be filled as follows:
a. Vacancy in Position of Trustee While We :ire Both Alive and
Competent
We may serve as the only Trustees, or we may name any number of `l~usiees to
serve with us. If any of these other Trustees subsequently fails or ceases to serve
as a Trustee for any reason, we may or may not appoint another to till tl~c: ~~ ~~.~i~cy
as we both agree.
b. Vacancy in Position of Trustee While One of Us Is Aiiwe and
Competent
If only one of us is living and competent and a Trustee position becomes vacant,
then that one of us may or may not appoint another to fill the vacancy.
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c• Incapacity Trustees of RICHARD H. BENNIE
If RICHARD H. BENNIE becomes incapacitated while serving as an Initial Trustee,
he shall be replaced by the following Incapacity Trustee(s):
THELMA E. BENNIE
If, for any reason, any Incapacity Trustee named above is unable or unwilling to
serve, the following Successor Incapacity Trustee(s) shall serve in the priority
listed until the list has been exhausted. Unless otherwise specified, if
Co-Incapacity Trustees are serving, the next following named Successor Incapacity
Trustee(s) shall serve only after all of the Co-Incapacity Trustees cease to act as
Trustees:
RONALD L. BENNIE AND
RHETT A. BENNIE,
OR THE SURVIVOR OF THEM
d. Incapacity Trustees of THELMA E. BENNIE
If THELMA E. BENNIE becomes incapacitated while serving as an Initial 'Trustee,
she shall be replaced by the following Incapacity Trustee(s):
RICHARD H. BENNIE
If, for any reason, any Incapacity Trustee named above is unable or unwilling to
serve, the following Successor Incapacity Trustee(s) shall serve in the priority
listed until the list has been exhausted. Unless otherwise specified, if
Co-Incapacity Trustees are serving, the ne.~ct following named Successor Incapacity
Trustee(s) shall serve only after all of the Co-Incapacity Trustees cease to act as
Trustees:
RONALD L. BENNIE AND
RHETT A. BENNIE,
OR THE SURVIVOR OF THEM
e. Death Trustees of RICHARD H. BENNIE
Upon the death of RICHARD H. BENNIE, he or his Incapacity Trustee, if either is
then serving as Trustee, shall be replaced by the following Death Trustee(s):
THELMA E. BENNIE
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If, for any reason, any Death Trustee named above is unable or unwilling to serve,
the following Successor Death Trustee(s) shall serve in the priority listed until the
list has been exhausted. Unless otherwise specified, if Co-Death Trustees are
serving, the next following named Successor Death Trustee(s) shall serve only
after alI of the Co-Death Trustees cease to act as Trustees:
RONALD L. BENME AND
RHETT A. BENME,
OR THE SURVIVOR OF THEM
f. Death Trustees of THELMA E. BENME
Upon the death of THELMA E. BENME, she or her Incapacity Trustee, if either is
serving as Trustee, shall be replaced by the following Death Trustee(s):
RICHARD H. BENME
If, for any reason, any Death Trustee named above is unable or unwilling to serve,
the following Successor Death Trustee(s) shall serve in the priority listed until the
list has been exhausted. Unless otherwise specified, if Co-Death Trustees are
serving, the next following named Successor Death Trustee(s) shall serve only
after all of the Co-Death Trustees cease to act as Trustees:
RONALD L. BENME AND
RHETT A. BENME,
OR THE SURVIVOR OF THEM
Section ~. Definition of Incapacity
A Trustee shall be considered incapacitated in the event that such Trustee has been determined
to be legally incompetent by a court of competent jurisdiction; has been certified by two licensed
physicians to be unable to properly handle his or her own affairs by reason of physical illness or
mental illness; or otherwise is unable freely to communicate for a period of 90 days.
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Section 6. No Designated Successor Trustees
If at any time there is no Trustee acting under our Trust Agreement and there is no person or
institution designated and qualified as a Successor Trustee, a majority of the beneficiaries then
eligible to receive distributions of income or principal under our Trust Agreement, or their
Personal Representatives, shall appoint a Successor Trustee. If any trust existing under our Trust
Agreement lacks a Trustee and no successor is appointed pursuant to this Article, the vacancy
shall be filled by a court of competent jurisdiction.
Section 7. Responsibility of Successor Trustees
Other than amending or revoking our Trust, a Successor Trustee shall have the same rights,
powers, duties, discretions and immunities as if named as Initial Trustee under our Trust
Agreement. No Successor Trustee shall be personally liable for any act, or failure to act, of any
predecessor Trustee or shall have any duty to examine the records of any predecessor Trustee.
A Successor Trustee may accept the account rendered and the property delivered by, or on behalf
of, a predecessor Trustee as a full and complete discharge of the duties of the predecessor Trustee
without incurring any responsibility or liability for doing so.
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Article Four
Trustors' Lifetime Rights
Section 1. income and Principal
a. Right to Trust Income and Principal
During our joint lifetimes, our Trustee shall pay to, or apply for, the benefit of
a Trustor all or part of the income and principal of such Trustor's respective
Contributive Share as such Trustor may direct.
b. Trustee Liability
Upon any distribution of the income or principal of a Trustor's Contributive
Share of our Trust Estate authorized or directed by such Trustor, our Trustee
shall incur no liability to the other Trustor in respect of such distribution; shall
be under no obligation to seek the approval, verification or concurrence of the
other Trustor to such distribution; and shall have no responsibility for the
application of any distribution made in the name of a Trustor.
c. Accounting
Our Trustee shall retain reasonable records sufficient under the circumstances to
prevent commingling of Contributive Shares.
Section 2. Trustors' Rights During Incapacity
a. Definition of Incapacity
A Trustor shall be considered incapacitated in the event that such Trustor has
been determined to be legally incompetent by a court of competent jurisdiction;
has been certified by two licensed physicians to be unable to properly handle his
or her own affairs by reason of physical illness or mental illness; or otherwise is
unable freely to communicate for a period of 90 days.
Notwithstanding any other provision of our Trust Agreement, if a Trustor
becomes incapacitated it is nevertheless conclusively presumed that such Trustor
intends to return home.
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b. Income and Principal Distributions
Our Trustee, during the period of a Trustor's incapacity, shall pay to, or apply
for, such Trustor's benefit as much of the net income and principal of such
Truster's Contributive Share as our Trustee, in our Trustee's discretion, shall
deem necessary or advisable.
c. Income and Principal Distribution for Non-incapacitated Trustor
If directed by an incapacitated Trustor's Attorney-in-Fact, after making payments
authorized under Section 2.b of this Article, during the period of such a Trustor's
incapacity our Trustee shall pay to, or apply for, the benefit of the other Trustor
as much of the incapacitated Trustor's Contributive Share as our Trustee, in our
Trustee's discretion, shall deem necessary or advisable, from time to time, for the
other Trustor's health, education, maintenance and support, taking into
consideration such Trustor's other income or resources.
d. Tax and Government Benefits Planning
During our joint lives, should either or both of us become incapacitated, our
Trustee shall cooperate in tax and government benefits planning with the
incapacitated Trustor's Attorney-in-Fact appointed under a durable power of
attorney, but the primary concern of our Trustee shall be for our welfare and
secondarily for such planning.
Section 3. Right to Amend or Revoke Our Trust
a. Power to Revoke and Amend While Both of Us Are Living
Except as to any irrevocable Retirement Subtrust, while both of us are alive, we
may at any time or times, by written notice filed with our Trustee, amend any
provision hereof or revoke our Trust in whole or in part, provided, however, that
each of us shall only hold the powers to amend or revoke as to each Trustor's
respective Contributive Share in our Trust Estate; and each Trustor shall have the
power to partition our Trust into separate trusts consisting of each Trustoe's
respective Contributive Share.
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b. Power to Revoke and Amend After Death of First Trustor
Except as to any irrevocable Retirement Subtrust, after the death of the first of
us, the Surviving Trustor may at any time amend, revoke or terminate, in whole
or in part, the Survivor's Trust in which the Surviving Trustor has a general
power of appointment. All other trusts shall become irrevocable and shall not be
subject to amendment after the death of the first of us.
c. Method to Revoke or Amend
Any amendment or revocation of our Trust Agreement which affects a Trustor's
Contributive Share of our Trust Estate shall be by a written instrument signed by
the Trustor making the revocation or amendment and delivered to our Trustee.
A copy of the instrument making the amendment or revocation as to a Trustor's
Contributive Share shall also be delivered to the other Trustor. An exercise of
the power of amendment substantially affecting the duties, rights and liabilities
of our Trustee shall be effective upon our Trustee only if agreed to by our
Trustee in writing.
d. Delivery of Property After Revocation
After any revocation with respect to a Trustor's Contributive Share, our Trustee
shall promptly deliver the trust property to the Trustor or Trustors to the extent
of each Trustor's Contributive Share of our Trust Estate.
e. Trustee's Retention of Assets Upon Revocation
In the event of a revocation of all or a part of a Trustor's respective Contributive
Share, our Trustee shall be entitled to retain sufficient assets from such Trustor's
Contributive Share to reasonably secure the payment of liabilities our Trustee has
lawfully incurred in administering the revoking Trustor's Contributive Share of
our Trust unless either of us indemnify our Trustee against loss or expense.
Section 4. Exercise of Trustors' Rights and Powers by Others
Any rijht or power that a Trustor could exercise under the terms of our Trust Agreement over
such Trustor's respective Contributive Share may be exercised for and on behalf of such Trustor
by any Attorney-in-Fact who, at the time of the exercise, is duly appointed and acting for such
Trustor under a valid and enforceable power of attorney executed by that Trustor.
Other than as provided in this Section =1, the powers of any Trustor under our Trust Agreement
are personal to such Trustor and may not be exercised by any other person or entity.
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Section ~. Property Held as Nominee
Subject at all times to the principle of our Trust Agreement that each Trustor's Contributive
Share represents a segregated share of our Trust Estate, for administrative convenience it is
contemplated that certain assets may be added to our Trust Estate from time to time with the
possession and control thereof retained by or redelivered to us. Notwithstanding such control or
redelivery, such assets shall be assets of our Trust Estate and held by us as the nominee of our
Trustee. During the period such assets are in our possession, they shall be subject to the
following terms and conditions:
a. We may receive directly and devote to our own use and benefit any
dividends, interest, income, or proceeds or distributions from or upon such
assets and neither we nor our Trustee shall have any duty of accounting to
the other or to any other person with regard thereto.
b. Any sale, exchange or other transfer of such assets by us shall constitute
a withdrawal of such assets from our Trust Estate and our Trustee shall
have no further interest therein or duties with regard thereto. Though not
a condition precedent to any such withdrawal, we agree to notify our
Trustee of all such withdrawals.
c. We shall be responsible for reporting the income from such assets to the
appropriate taxing authorities and our Trustee shall have no responsibility
for including such income on any fiduciary returns prepared by our Trustee
or for the preparation of any other government filing with respect thereto
unless we duly notify our Trustee of such income items and a full and
adequate accounting thereof is made and presented to our Trustee.
d- We shall protect and indemnify our Trustee against all losses, liabilities
and expenses that may result directly or indirectly from our use,
possession, management or control of such assets.
e- Upon the death or incapacity of either of us, our Trustee shall remain
entitled to the possession thereof and shall continue to have all the rights,
powers and duties with respect to such assets that are granted to our
Trustee herein. Our Trustee is not responsible for assets held by us as
nominee. However, it is also understood that our Trustee shall use any
reasonable and prudent means to secure possession of any trust assets of
which our Trustee has knowledge. Our Trustee shall have no duty
accountability or responsibility to us or to any other person with respect to
any assets of which our Trustee has no knowledge or of which our Trustee
is unable to obtain possession and control.
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Article Five
Administration at Death of First Trustor
Section 1. Trustee's Discretion to Pay Debts and Tazes
After the death of the first of us, unless other provision for payment has been made, our Trustee
shall pay the Deceased Trustor's following expenses, debts, claims and taxes from the Deceased
Trustor's Contributive Share:
a. Final medical expenses and all funeral costs;
b. Legally enforceable claims against the Deceased Trustor;
c. Reasonable expenses of administration of our Trust attributable to the
Deceased Trustor's Contributive Share and the Deceased Trustor's probate
estate;
d. Any allowances mandated by a court of competent jurisdiction to those
dependent upon the Deceased Trustor;
e. Any estate, inheritance, succession, generation skipping transfer, or similar
taxes payable by reason of the death of the first of us; and
f. Any penalties or interest on any of the above expenses, claims, debts or
taxes owed by the Deceased Trustor or the Deceased Trustor's probate
estate.
Section 2. Payment by Our Trustee or Personal Representative
Our Trustee, in our Trustee's discretion, may make distributions authorized under this Article
either directly to the person or entities to whom payment is owed or to the Personal
Representative of the Deceased Trustor's probate estate. Written statements by the Deceased
Trustor's Personal Representative that such sums are due and payable by the estate shall be
sufficient evidence of their amount and propriety for the protection of our Trustee. Our Trustee
shall be under no duty to see to the application of any such payments made to the Deceased
Trustor's Personal Representative.
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Section 3. Tax Elections
If no Personal Representative has been appointed, with regard to the payment of any income tax,
gift tax, estate tax, inheritance tax, generation skipping transfer tax or any other tax due because
of the death of the first of us, our Trustee shall have the right to make any available elections
allowed under the law or to sign and file any tax return required because of the death of the first
of us. If a Personal Representative has been appointed, the Personal Representative shall have
the foregoing rights and duties.
Section 4. Payment of Death Taxes, Claims and Expenses
a. Payment Out of Trust Property
All death taxes, claims and expenses payable under the provisions of this Article
shall be paid by our Trustee out of the Deceased Trustor's Contributive Share
except as specifically provided for elsewhere in our Trust Agreement.
b. Exception for Property Passing Outside of Our Trust
Notwithstanding Section 4. a of this Article, unless specifically directed otherwise
by another separate provision herein, all death taxes, claims and expenses
attributable to assets passing outside of our Trust or the Deceased Trustor's
probate estate shall be assessed against those persons receiving such property;
provided, however, that under no circumstances shall any transfer to any
beneficiary that qualifies for the federal estate tax marital or charitable deduction
cause the property transferred or such beneficiary to bear any such taxes.
c. Payment from Surviving Trustor's Contributive Share
Notwithstanding any other provision in our Trust Agreement or any other
instrument, no death taxes, claims and expenses payable under the provisions of
this Article shall be paid from the Contributive Share of the Surviving Trustor.
Section ~. Apportionment of Expenses, Claims and Taxes
Notwithstanding Section 4. a of this Article, unless specifically directed otherwise by another
separate provision herein, all expenses, claims and taxes attributable to any specifically
distributed property shall be apportioned to the beneficiaries of such specific distributions. Any
distribution of specutc trust property under our Trust Agreement shall pass subject to all liens,
mortgages or encumbrances attributable thereto.
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Section 6. Exception to Apportionment of Death Taxes
Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, it is our intent, and we hereby direct, that
to the extent practicable no death taxes shall be apportioned to or against any part of our estates
or the trusts or shares created by our Trust Agreement, or any beneficiary thereof, which
qualifies for the federal estate tax marital deduction or charitable deduction.
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Article Si~~
Specific Distributions of Trust Property
Section 1. Fractional Gift of Income in Respect of a Decedent
After the death of the illst of us, our Trustee shall distribute a fraction of all items of income
in respect of a decedent attributable to the Deceased Trustor's Contributive Share of our Trust
Estate to the Family Trust. Any income in respect of a decedent not distributed to the Family
Trust shall be distributed to the Survivor's Trust. The fraction to be distributed to the Family
Trust shall be determined by dividing the Deceased Trustor's Unused Unified Credit Equivalent,
after taking account of all property passing that is includable in the Deceased Trustor's gross
estate, other than by any form of Beneficiary Designation, by the value of all items of income
in respect of a decedent in the Deceased Trustor's Contributive Share of our Trust Estate or
otherwise received by our Trustee due to the death of the Deceased Trustor.
Section ~. Estate Plarming Letter or Memorandum
To the extent permitted by state law and not necessary to fully utilize a Deceased Trustor's
Unused Unified Credit Equivalent, our Trustee shall distribute personal or household items from
a Deceased Trustor's Contributive Share of our Trust Estate to such persons as the Deceased
Trustor may direct by a written instrument signed by the Trustor and delivered to our Trustee.
Section 3. Specific Distribution Not a Part of Our Trust Estate
If the property making up any specific distribution set forth in this Article is not part of our
Trust Estate at the time such specific distribution is to be made and will not become a part of
our Trust Estate within a reasonable time, our Trustee shall disregard that specific distribution.
Section 4. Other Specific Distributions
Our Trustee shall make no other specific distributions of trust property to any betleiciaries under
our Trust Agreement. All other distributions of trust property shall be made in accordance with
the Articles that follow.
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Article Seven
Division into Survivor's Share and Family Share
Section 1. Division of Our Trust Estate
Upon the death of the first of us, our Trustee shall allocate and distribute our remaining Trust
Estate, including any property that becomes distributable or payable to our Trustee at the
Deceased Trustor's death, into two sepazate shares to be identified as the Survivor's Share and
the Family Share.
a. Surviving Trustor's Property Transferred to the Survivor's Share
The Survivor's Share shall consist of the Surviving Trustor's Contributive Share
of our Trust Estate held by our Trustee.
b. Deceased Trustor's Property Transferred to the Survivor's Share
The Survivor's Share shall also consist of all assets of the Deceased Trustor's
Contributive Share not distributed to the Family Shaze.
c. Survivor's Share to Be Administered as Survivor's Trust
The Survivor's Share shall be held, administered and distributed according to the
provisions of the Survivor's Trust as set forth in Article Eight of our Trust
Agreement. Our Trustee, however, shall allocate to a separate irrevocable subtrust
of the Survivor's Trust, hereby created and to be known as the Survivor's
Retirement Subtrust, all assets to be received by reason of any Beneficiary
Designation. Except for the irrevocability of the Survivor's Retirement Subtrust
(and that if the Survivor's Trust is divided into two shares that the Retirement
Subtrust shall be made part of the Survivor's Share that does not hold the
Surviving Trustor's Contributive Share), our Trustee shall administer the
Survivor's Trust and the Survivor's Retirement Subttust with like effect as if
each, sepazately, were the Survivor's Trust.
d. Property Transferred to the Family Share
The Family Share shall consist of an amount of the Deceased Trustor's
Contributive Share equal to the Deceased Trustor's Unused Unified Credit
Equivalent.
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e. Family Share to Be Administered as Family Trust
The Family Share shall be held, administered and distributed according to the
provisions of the Family Trust as set forth in Article Nine of our Trust
Agreement. Our Trustee, however, shall allocate to a separate irrevocable
subtrust of the Family Trust, hereby created and to be known as the Family
Retirement Subtrust, all assets to be received by reason of any Beneficiary
Designation. Except for the irrevocability of the Family Retirement Subtrust, our
Trustee shall administer the Family Trust and the Family Retirement Subtrust with
like effect as if each, separately, were the Family Trust.
Section 2. Allocation and Valuation of Assets
In allocating assets between the Survivor's Share and the Family Share, our Trustee shall
allocate the trust assets between the Survivor's Share and the Family Share in cash or in kind,
or partly in each, on a pro rata or non pro rata basis, and in undivided interests or not; subject,
however, to the following:
a. Qualification for Marital Deduction
Our Trustee shall allocate from the Deceased Trustor's Contributive Share to the
Survivor's Share only those assets that qualify for the marital deduction.
b. Valuations of Allocations in Kind
Assets allocated in kind shall be valued on the basis of their values as finally
determined for federal estate tax purposes; provided, however, that our Trustee
shall act impartially, consistent with equitable principles requiring impartiality
among beneficiaries, in allocating assets so that any distribution of assets shall be
made of assets, including cash, fairly representative of appreciation or
depreciation in the value of all property thus available for distribution.
c. Income
The Survivor's Share shall be entitled to a pro rata share of the income earned on
the Deceased Trustor's Contributive Share and probate estate from the date of the
Deceased Trustor's death, including a share of income earned on assets used to
discharge liabilities.
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d. Foreign Death Tax Credit
Our Trustee shall not allocate assets that qualify for the foreign death tax credit
to the Survivor's Share unless all other assets or interests available for allocation
have been so allocated.
e. Insurance Policies
Any policy of insurance on the life of any person shall be allocated to the Family
Share unless such allocation would cause an estate tax to be due. Notwithstanding
any other provisions to the contrary, the Surviving Trustor shall not have the
right, either individually or in a fiduciary capacity, to hold or control any incident
of ownership in, or exercise any power over, any such policy which insures the
life of the Surviving Trustor.
Section 3. Intention That Survivor's Share Qualify for Marital Deduction
We intend that the Survivor's Share qualify for the federal estate tax marital deduction and our
Trust Agreement shall be construed accordingly. All other provisions of our Trust Agreement
shall be subordinate to that intent. If the granting of any right, power, privilege, authority or
immunity to our Trustee or another person and the imposition of any duty upon our Trustee or
another person by any provision of our Trust Agreement would disqualify any share or interest
of a Surviving Trustor hereunder from qualifying for the federal estate tax marital deduction
provided by Section 2056 of the Code, such provision shall be ineffective if and to the extent
that the same, if effective, would so disqualify such share or interest. Notwithstanding any other
provision in our Trust Agreement to the contrary, the Surviving Trustor at any time shall have
the right to direct our Trustee, in writing, to convert within a reasonable time any
underproductive trust property held in the Survivor's Trust to reasonably productive property.
Section 4. Disclaimer of Property
Any property or portion of property that is disclaimed by the Surviving Trustor shall be held,
administered or distributed according to the following terms:
a. Property Disclaimed
The Surviving Trustor may disclaim any property held for or to be distributed to
or for the benefit of the Surviving Trustor under our Trust Agreement.
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b. Time to Disclaim
The Surviving Trustor may disclaim within the time limits and under the
conditions permitted by the laws regulating disclaimers.
c. Delivery of Disclaimer to Our Trustee
A disclaimer by the Surviving Trustor may be exercised by the delivery to our
Trustee of an irrevocable and unconditional refusal to accept any or all property
interests passing to the Surviving Trustor or the Survivor's Share.
d. Disclaimer of Survivor's Share
If the Surviving Trustor exercises a disclaimer with respect to any or all property
set aside as the Survivor's Share, such disclaimed interest shall be added to the
Family Share. Notwithstanding any other provisions of our Trust Agreement to
the contrary, any such disclaimed property and income thereon shall not be
subject to any power of appointment held by the Surviving Trustor other than a
limited power of appointment relating to an ascertainable standard regarding the
Surviving Trustor's health, education, maintenance and support.
e. Disclaimer of Family Share
If the Surviving Trustor exercises a disclaimer with respect to any or all property
set aside as the Family Share, such disclaimed interest shall be distributed under
the relevant terms of the Family Trust.
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Article Eight
Survivor's Trust
Section 1. Rights of Surviving Trustor in the Survivor's Trust
Our Trustee shall hold, administer and distribute the assets of the Survivor's Trust as follows:
a. Payment of Income
Our Trustee shall pay to, or apply for, the benefit of the Surviving Trustor, so
long as the Surviving Trustor lives, the entire net income of the Survivor's Trust
in monthly or other convenient installments agreed upon by the Surviving Trustor
and our Trustee, but not less often than annually.
If our Trustee is entitled to payments from any Retirement Account, our Trustee
shall allocate to income from payments received in any calendar year an amount
equal to the income earned by the account in such year, and any excess shall be
allocated to principal, and if the payments in such year are less than the amount
equal to the income earned by the account in such year, the Surviving Trustor
shall have the continuing right to require our Trustee to withdraw from the
account and pay to the Surviving Trustor as income an additional amount so that
the Surviving Trustor can be paid an amount equal to such income.
b. Discretionary Payment of Principal
At any time or times during the Surviving Trustor's life, our Trustee shall pay to,
or apply for, the benefit of the Surviving Trustor so much of the principal of the
Survivor's Trust as our Trustee deems proper for the Surviving Trustor's comfort,
welfare, and happiness. In exercising discretion, our Trustee shall jive
consideration to all other income and resources then lmown to be readily available
to the Surviving Trustor for use for these purposes.
c. Right of Surviving Trustor to Withdraw Principal
Our Trustee shall pay to the Surviving Trustor as much of the principal of the
Survivor's Trust as the Surviving Trustor may from time to time demand in a
signed writing delivered to our Trustee.
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d. General Power of Appointment
Subject to any payments required under Section 2 of this Article, upon the death
of the Surviving Trustor, our Trustee shall distribute all of the Trust Estate of the
Survivor's Trust, including the trust principal and accrued and undistributed
income, to any person or entity and upon any trust terms and conditions, or to or
in favor of the estate of the Surviving Trustor as the Surviving Trustor may direct
by the Surviving Trustor's last will. No exercise of this power of appointment
shall be effective unless it refers to our Trust Agreement and expressly indicates
an intention to exercise this power of appointment. Our Trustee may rely upon
any instrument that our Trustee in good faith believes to be the last will of the
Surviving Trustor in carrying out the terms of this power of appointment and shall
not be liable for any good faith act in reliance upon that will even if for any
reason it is later deteruuned to be invalid with respect to its purported exercise
of this power of appointment. If our Trustee receives no notice of the existence
of a will of the Surviving Trustor within six (6) months after the death of the
Surviving Trustor, our Trustee may distribute the Trust Estate of the Survivor's
Trust as though this power of appointment had not been exercised and shall be
conclusively presumed to have acted in good faith even if a valid will is thereafter
discovered.
Section 2. Termination Upon the Death of the Surviving Trustor
The Survivor's Trust shall terminate upon the death of the Surviving Trustor. Our Trustee shall
then hold and administer the balance of the Survivor's Trust as follows:
a. Surviving Trustor's Debts and Taxes
Our Trustee shall pay all of the Surviving Trustor's following expenses, debts,
claims and taxes becoming due or payable by reason of the Surviving Trustor's
death:
1. Final medical expenses and all funeral costs;
2. Legally enforceable claims against the Survivor's Trust or
the Surviving Trustor's probate estate;
3. Reasonable expenses of administration of the Survivor's
Trust and the Surviving Trustor's probate estate;
4. Any allowances mandated by a court of competent
jurisdiction to those dependent upon the Surviving Trustor;
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payable by reason of the death of the Surviving Trustor;
and
6. Any penalties or interest on any of the above expenses,
claims, debts or taxes owed by the Surviving Trustor or the
Surviving Trustor's estate.
Section 3. Administration of Remainder of Survivor's Trust
After making all payments authorized in the preceding provisions of this Article, our Trustee
shall hold and administer the Trust Estate of the Survivor's Trust as provided in the Articles that
follow.
Section 4. Payment by Our Trustee or Personal Representative
Our Trustee, in our Trustee's discretion, may make distributions authorized under this Article
either directly to the person or entities to whom payment is owed or to the Personal
Representative of the Surviving Trustor's probate estate. Written statements by the Surviving
Trustor's Personal Representative that such sums are due and payable by the estate shall be
sufficient evidence of their amount and propriety for the protection of our Trustee. Our Trustee
shall be under no duty to see to the application of any such payments made to the Surviving
Trustor's Personal Representative.
Section ~. Tax Elections
With regard to the payment of any incame tax, ;ift tax, estate tax, inheritance tax, generation
skipping tax or any other tax required because of the death of the Surviving Trustor, if there is
no Personal Representative, our Trustee shall have the right to make any available elections
allowed under the law and shall be authorized to sign and file any tax return required because
of the death of the Surviving Trustor. If there is a Personal Representative, the Personal
Representative shall have the foregoing rights and duties.
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Section 6. Generation Skipping Trust
a. Creation of GST Shares One and Two
Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this Article, if the value of the
Surviving Trustor's taxable estate (inclusive of the Survivor's Share) exceeds the
Surviving Trustor's Unused Generation Skipping Tax Exemption Equivalent, the
Deceased Trustor's assets allocated to the Survivor's Share, from whatsoever
source, shall be segregated into separate shares identified as GST Share One and
GST Share Two.
b. Allocation to GST Share One and Share Two
Our Trustee shall allocate to GST Share One that fraction of the Deceased
Trustor's assets allocated to the Survivor's Share determined by dividing the
Deceased Trustor's Unused Generation Skipping Tax Exemption Equivalent by
the value of the Deceased Trustor's assets aIlocated to the Survivor's Share. Any
assets not allocated to GST Share One shall be allocated to GST Share Two.
c. Administration of GST Share One
Our Trustee shall hold, administer and distribute the assets of GST Share One as
follows:
1. Payment of Income
Our Trustee shall pay to, or apply for, the benefit of the Surviving
Trustor, so long as the Surviving Ttustor lives, the entire net
income of GST Share One in monthly or other convenient
installments agreed upon by the Surviving Trustor and our Trustee,
but not less often than annually.
2. General Power of Appointment Over Undistributed Net
Income
Upon the death of the Surviving Trustor, our Trustee shall
distribute all of the accrued but undistributed net income of GST
Share One to any person or entity and upon any trust terms and
conditions, or to, or in favor of, the estate of the Surviving
Trustor, as the Surviving Trustor may direct by the Surviving
Trustor's last will. No exercise of this power of appointment shall
be effective unless it refers to our Trust Agreement and expressly
indicates an intention to exercise this power of appointment. Our
Trustee may rely upon any instrument that our Trustee in good
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faith believes to be the last will of the Surviving Trustor in
carrying out the terms of this power of appointment and shall not
be liable for any good-faith act in reliance upon that will, even if
for any reason it is later determined to be invalid with respect to
its purported exercise of this power of appointment. If our Trustee
receives no notice of the existence of a will of the Surviving
Trustor within six (6) months after the death of the Surviving
Trustor, our Trustee may distribute the accrued but undistributed
net income as though this power of appointment had not been
exercised and shall be conclusively presumed to have acted in good
faith even if a valid will is thereafter discovered.
3. Discretionary Payment of Principal
At any time or times during the Surviving Trustor's life, our
Trustee shall pay to, or apply for, the benefit of the Surviving
Trustor so much of the principal of GST Share One as our Trustee
deems proper for the Surviving Trustor's health, education,
maintenance and support. In exercising discretion, our Trustee
shall give consideration to all other income and resources then
known to be readily available to the Surviving Trustor for use for
these purposes.
4. Limitation on Discretionary Payment of Principal by
Trustee
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section b.c.3 of this Article, we
recommend, but do not require, that our Trustee shall first exhaust
the principal from GST Share Two before making discretionary
payments of principal from GST Share One.
5. Limited Power of Appointment
By a last will, the Surviving Trustor shall have the limited
testamentary power to appoint to, or for the benefit of, our joint
descendants some or all of the principal, including unappointed
income of GST Share One, as it exists at the date of death of the
Surviving Trustor after payment of expenses, debts, claims and
taxes pursuant to Section 6.c.7 of this Article. The Surviving
Trustor may appoint trust assets under this limited testamentary
power among our joint descendants in equal or unequal amounts,
either directly or in trust, as the Surviving Trustor directs.
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This limited testamentary power of appointment shall not be
exercised in favor of the Surviving Trustor's estate, the creditors
of the Surviving Trustor, the creditors of the Surviving Trustor's
estate, or in any way that would result in any economic benefit to
the Surviving Trustor.
6. Termination Upon the Death of the Surviving Trustor
GST Share One shall terminate upon the death of the Surviving
Trustor. Our Trustee shall then hold and administer the balance of
GST Share One in accordance with the following provisions of this
Section 6.c.
7. Surviving Trustor's Debts and Taxes
Taking into consideration any waiver pursuant to section 2207A of
the Code in the last will of the Surviving Trustor, our Trustee
shall pay all of the Surviving Trustor's following expenses, debts,
claims and taxes becoming due or payable by reason of the
Surviving Trustor's death; but from GST Share One only to the
extent not paid from GST Share Two:
(a) Final medical expenses and all funeral costs;
(b) Legally enforceable claims against the
Survivor's Trust or the Surviving Trustor's
probate estate;
(c) Reasonable expenses of administration of the
Survivor's trust and the Surviving Trustor's
probate estate;
(d) Any allowances mandated by a court of
competent jurisdiction to those dependent
upon the Surviving Trustor;
(e) Any estate, inheritance, succession, death or
similar taxes payable by reason of the death
of the Surviving Trustor; and
(f) Any penalties or interest on any of the
above expenses, claims, debts or taxes
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S. Payment by Our Trustee or Personal Representative
Our Trustee, in our Trustee's discretion, may make distributions
authorized under this Section either directly to the person or
entities to whom payment is owed, or to the Personal
Representative of the Surviving Trustor's probate estate. Written
statements by the Surviving Trustor's Personal Representative that
such sums are due and payable by the estate shall be sufficient
evidence of their amount and propriety for, the protection of our
Trustee. Our Trustee shall be under no duty to see to the
application of any such payments made to the Surviving Trustor's
Personal Representative.
9. Tax Elections
With regard to the payment of any income tax, gift tax, estate tax,
inheritance tax, generation skipping tax or any other tax required
because of the death of the Surviving Trustor, if there is no
Personal Representative, our Trustee shall have the right to make
any available elections allowed under the law and shall be
authorized to sign and file any tax return required because of the
death of the Surviving Trustor. If there is a Personal
Representative, the Personal Representative shall have the
foregoing rights and duties.
10. Administration of Remainder of GST Share One
After making all payments authorized above in this Article Eight,
our Trustee shall hold and administer GST Share One as provided
in the Articles that follow.
d. Administration of GST Share Two
Our Trustee shall hold, administer and distribute the assets of GST Share Two
pursuant to the terms of Sections 1 through ~, inclusively, of this Article, and
after making all payments authorized in said Sections, our Trustee shall hold and
administer GST Share Two as provided in the Articles that follow.
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Article Nine
Family Trust
Section 1. Rights of The Surviving Trustor in the Family Trust
Our Trustee shall hold, administer and distribute the assets of the Family Trust as follows.
a. Payment of Income
Our Trustee shall pay to, or apply for, the benefit of the Surviving Trustor, so
long as the Surviving Trustor lives, the entire net income of the Family Trust in
monthly or other convenient installments as agreed upon by the Surviving Trustor
and our Trustee, but not less often than annually.
b. Discretionary Payment of Principal
At any time or times during the Surviving Trustor's life, our Trustee shall pay to,
or apply for, the benefit of the Surviving Trustor so much of the principal of the
Family Trust as our Trustee in our Trustee's discretion deems proper for the
Surviving Trustoe's health, education, maintenance and support_
c. Guidelines for Trustee's Discretion
In exercising discretion, our Trustee shall give consideration to all other income
and resources then known to be available to the Surviving Trustor. Our Trustee
shall accumulate and add to principal any net income not distributed.
d. Limitation on Discretionary Payment of Principal by Trustee
We recommend, but do not require, that our Trustee shall first exhaust the
principal from the Survivor's Trust before making discretionary payments of
principal to the Surviving Trustor from the Family Trust.
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e. The Surviving Trustor's Right to Withdraw Principal
The Surviving Trustor shall have the power to withdraw from the Family Trust
principal each calendar year those amounts that shall not exceed the greater of five
thousand dollars ($5,000) or five percent (5%) of the assets of the Family Trust,
valued as of the end of the preceding calendar year. The Surviving Trustor shall
exercise this power by a written instrument signed by the Surviving Tnistor and
delivered to our Trustee. This power is noncumulative and it shall lapse to the
extent it is not exercised by January ;1 of each calendar year. This power shall
exist each year until the death of the Surviving Trustor.
Section 2. Termination of the Family Trust
On the death of the Surviving Trustor, the Family Trust shall terminate. All unappointed and
undistributed trust assets, including any accrued and undistributed net income, shall be held,
administered and distributed pursuant to the Articles that follow.
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Article Ten
Common Pot Trust
At the death of the Surviving Trustor, our Trustee shall not create a Common Pot Trust. All of
our Trust Estate that has not been distributed under prior Articles of our Trust Agreement shall
be held, administered, divided and distributed according to the provisions of the Articles that
follow.
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Article Eleven
Division and Distribution of Trust Property
Section 1. Division of Trust Property Into Shares
While, to the extent practical, maintaining any previously established Generation Skipping
Transfer Tax ratios relative to Trust property, our Trustee shall divide our Trust Estate not
previously distributed into separate shares of equal value as follows:
a. One Share for Each Living Child
Our Trustee shall create one share for each of our then living children.
b. One Share for Each Deceased Child
Our Trustee shall create one share for each of our deceased children who has then
living descendants.
Section 2. Distribution of Trust Shares for Our Living Children
Unless distributions from a trust shaze are withheld pursuant to Section 1 of Article Fifteen or
as otherwise provided in Section 4 of this Article, our Trustee shall promptly distribute the trust
share set aside for each of our living children to such children free of trust.
Section 3. Distribution of Trust Share for Descendant of Deceased Child
Unless distributions from a trust share are withheld pursuant to Section 1 of Arricle Fifteen or
as otherwise provided in Section 4 of this Article, our Trustee shall promptly distribute, free of
trust, the trust share set aside for our deceased children to their surviving spouse, so long as not
remarried.
If my deceased child has no surviving spouse, or such surviving spouse has remarried, our
Trustee shall distribute the balance of the trust share to their surviving issue, per stirpes.
If the surviving issue have already attained the age of ? 1 years, such trust shaze shall be
distributed free of the trust. If the surviving issue have not reached the age of 21 years, our
Trustee shall hold the balance of such trust share and distribute it when such grandchild has
reached the age of 21 years.
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If my deceased child has no surviving spouse or surviving issue, our Trustee shall distribute the
balance of the trust share, in equal shares, to my surviving children.
Section 4. Distributions to Underage or Incapacitated Beneficiaries
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in our Trust Agreement other than Section ? of
Article Fifteen, if any beneficiary otherwise entitled to receive a distribution of trust property is
under the age of 21 years or is incapacitated, as defined in Article Fifteen, our Trustee shall retain
and administer such beneficiary's trust share for such beneficiary's benefit as follows:
a. Our Trustee's Discretion
Our Trustee may pay to, or apply for, the benefit of such beneficiary so much of
the net income and principal of such beneficiary's trust share as our Trustee, in our
Trustee's discretion, deems proper considering all other resources then known to
be available to such beneficiary.
b. Payments Made to Beneficiary or Personal Representative
Our Trustee is authorized to make payments under this Section 4 directly to the
beneficiary, to the beneficiary's Personal Representative or to any other person our
Trustee may deem proper to be used for the benefit of the beneficiary.
c. Trustee's Decisions Are Final
All decisions by our Trustee as to whom our Trustee makes payments, the
purposes for which payments are made and the amounts to be paid out of any trust
share are within our Trustee's discretion.
d. Undistributed Net Income
All undistributed net income shall be accumulated and added to the principal of
the trust share.
e. Termination and Distribution
Unless distributions from a trust share are withheld pursuant to Section 1 of
Article Fifteen, our Trustee shall distribute the trust share to the respective
beneficiary of the share under this Section 4 on the later to occur of (i) the date
upon which such beneficiary reaches the age of 21 years or (ii) when such
beneficiary is no longer incapacitated, as determined by a court of competent
jurisdiction or upon certification by two licensed physicians that such beneficiary
is properly able to care for such beneficiary's property and person.
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f. Death of Incapacitated or Underage Beneficiary
Subject to the other provisions of this Section 4, if any beneficiary whose trust
share is being held in trust under this Section 4 dies before the complete
distribution of such beneficiary's trust share, the beneficiary's interest in such trust
share shall lapse and our Trustee shall distribute such beneficiary's trust share to
such beneficiary's then living descendants, per stirpes; or, if none, to our then
living descendants, per stirpes. If we have no then living descendants, our Trustee
shall distribute such beneficiary's trust share as provided in the Articles that
follow.
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Article Twelve
Distribution If No Designated Beneficiaries
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Article Thirteen
Trustee Administration
Section 1. Required Vote for Co-Trustees
a. Trustors Serving as Co-Trustees
Unless otherwise provided in our Trust Agreement, if either one of us is serving
as a Trustee under our Trust Agreement, that Trustee may make decisions and
bind our Trust in the exercise of all powers and discretions granted to us as
Trustees without the consent of any other Trustee. Any Trustor acting under this
Section l.a may only deal with the other Trustor's Contributive Share in a
fiduciary capacity.
b. Unanimous Vote for Two Trustees
Other than as provided in Section l.a of this Article, if only two Trustees are
serving, they shall act unanimously in the exercise of all powers and discretions
granted to them under our Trust Agreement.
c. Majority Vote for More Than Two Trustees
Other than as provided in Section l.a of this Article, if more than two Trustees are
serving under our Trust Agreement, they shall act by majority vote and any
exercise of a power or discretion by a majority of the Trustees shall have the same
effect as an exercise by all of them.
d. Court Order Resolves Disputes
Other than as provided in Section l.a of this Article, if the Trustees are not able
to reach agreement on any decision as set forth in this Section 1, they shall
petition a court of competent jurisdiction for instructions and shall take no action
on the disputed matter until a court order deciding the issue has been rendered.
Section 2. Power to Delegate
notwithstanding any other provision of our Trust Agreement, any one or more of the Co-Trustees
serving under our Trust Agreement may from time to time delegate to another Co-Trustee or
Co-Trustees routine acts of trust administration.
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Section 3. No Bond Required
No Trustee specifically named under our Trust Agreement shall be required to post any bond for
the faithful performance of such Trustee's responsibilities.
Section =t. Trustee Compensation
Other than when either of us is serving as Trustee, our Trustee shall be entitled to reasonable
compensation for services rendered. Such compensation is payable without the need of a court
order. In calculating the amount of compensation, customary charges for similar services in the
same geographic area for the same time period shall be used as guidelines.
Our Trustee shall also be entitled to reimbursement for reasonable costs and expenses incurred
during the exercise of our Trustee's duties under our Trust Agreement.
Any corporate fiduciary shall be entitled to receive compensation for its services in accordance
with its published fee schedule in effect from time to time.
Section ~. Change in Corporate Trustee
Any corporate successor to the trust business of any corporate trustee named under our Trust
Agreement or acting hereunder shall succeed to the capacity of its predecessor without re-
conveyance or transfer of trust property.
Section 6. Written Notice to Trustee
Until our Trustee receives written notice of any death or other event which triggers the right to
payments from any trust or trust shares created under our Trust Agreement, our Trustee shall
incur no liability for distributions made in good faith to persons whose interests may have been
affected by such event.
Section 7. Duty to Account
Our Trustee shall render accounts, upon request, to the income beneficiaries under our Trust
Agreement at least annually, at the termination of a trust created hereunder and upon a change
in the Trustees in the manner required by law.
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Section 8. No Court Supervision
No trust or trust share created under our Trust Agreement shall require the active supervision of
any state or federal court.
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Article Fourteen
Trustee Powers
Section 1. Powers
In addition to any power hereinafter specifically granted to our Trustee, it is our intention that
our Trustee have the power respecting our Trust Estate that an absolute owner of such property
would have. In accordance with such intention, any power our Trustee needs to administer our
Trust Estate, which is not hereinafter listed, shall be considered as provided for herein.
a. Retention of Property
Our Trustee shall have the power to retain any property received into our Trust
at its inception, or later added to our Trust without regard to whether our Trust
investments are diversified, as long as our Trustee considers that retention is in the
best interests of our Trust or is in flu therance of our goals in creating our Trust.
Subject to any power of the Surviving Trustor to require underproductive property
to be made reasonably productive, our Trustee shall have the power to invest and
reinvest in any property that may be considered by applicable state law to be
underproductive or unproductive in nature and, specifically to be exempt from any
minimum income requirements called for under local law.
b. Additions
Our Trustee shall have the power to receive additions to the assets of the various
trusts created under our Trust Agreement from any source.
c. Business Participation
Our Trustee shall have the power to form, terminate, continue or participate in the
operation of any business enterprise including a corporation, a sole proprietorship,
a general or limited partnership or a limited liability company and to effect any
form of incorporation, dissolution, liquidation or reorganization, including, but not
limited to, recapitalization and reallocation of classes of shares or other changes
in the form of the business enterprise or to lend money or make a capital
contribution to any such business enterprise.
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d. Make Investments
Our Trustee shall have the power to invest and reinvest the assets of our Trust as
our Trustee may determine to be in the best interests of our Trust without
limitation by any law applicable to investments by fiduciaries. The permitted
investments and reinvestments may include securities such as common or preferred
stock, mortgages, notes, subordinated debentures and warrants of any corporation,
any common trust fund administered by a corporate fiduciary, other property real
or personal, including savings accounts and deposits, interests in mutual or money
market funds or investment trusts, annuities and insurance whether or not such
investments are unsecured or of a wasting nature.
e. Life Insurance
Our Trustee shall have the power to obtain, by purchase or by gift or by
conversion, reissue, consolidation or by any other means, and hold as an asset of
our Trust, policies of insurance on either or both of our lives or the life of any
other beneficiary of our Trust. Our Trustee is authorized and empowered to
exercise, either before or after our death, all of the rights, options, elections or
privileges exercisable in connection with such policies. These rights and options
should include, but not be limited to, incapacity benefits, the right to borrow
money with which to pay premiums (or other charges) on any policy owned by
our Trust (including any automatic premium loan feature) or for any other trust
purpose, the right to elect among settlement options offered by the insurance
company that issued such policy, the right to convert such policy to paid-up
insurance, extended term insurance or to any different form of insurance, and the
right to arrange for the automatic application of dividends in reduction of premium
payments (or other charges) with regard to any policy of in~~rance held in the
Trust Estate. Regarding any such policies:
We represent that any policies of life insurance currently
transferred into our trust, or that will be transferred to our
trust hereinafter or purchased at our direction, have been
selected (or will be selected) solely by us based on our
study and evaluation of (a) the sufficiency of the policy to
meet the goals of our Trust, (b) whether or not available
policy elections should be made, and (c) the current and
projected financial strength and viability of the company
issuing the policy.
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2. Our Trustee has made no representations to us concerning
these policies and none of our study and evaluation of the
policy or policies has been based on any representation by
our Trustee. Furthermore, our Trustee is under no
obligation to examine such policies upon receipt or to make
subsequent or periodic evaluations of same. The obligations
to examine and evaluate shall remain exclusively with us.
3. In the event that we or any beneficiary hereunder shall at
any time (1) question the sufficiency of any life insurance
policy, (2) determine that available policy elections should
be made, or (3) question the continued financial strength or
viability of the carrier, it shall be their absolute obligation
to inform our Trustee of those facts in writing. Our Trustee
shall be indemnified and held harmless for any actions
taken pertaining to policies held by our Trust except for the
payment of policy premiums from available assets.
f. Dealing With Property
Our Trustee shall have the power to acquire, grant, hold in a safe deposit box or
dispose of property including puts, calls and options (including options on stock
owned by the estate), for cash or on credit, including maintaining margin accounts
with brokers, at public or private sale, upon such terms and conditions as our
Trustee may deem advisable, and to manage, develop, improve, exchange,
partition, change the character of, or abandon property, or any interest therein, or
otherwise deal with property.
Specifically, our Trustee shall have the power to use and expend our Trust income
and principal to conduct environmental assessments, audits, and site monitoring
to determine compliance with any environmental law or regulation thereunder; to
take all appropriate remedial action to contain, clean up or remove any
environmental hazard, including a spill, release, dischazge or contamination, either
on our Trustee's own accord or in response to an actual or threatened violation of
any environmental law or regulation thereunder; to institute Legal proceedings
concerning environmental hazards or contest or settle any such legal proceedings
brought by any local, state or federal agencies concerned with environmental
compliance, or by a private litigant; to comply with any local, state or federal
agency order, or court order directing an assessment, abatement or cleanup of any
environmental hazards; to employ agents, consultants and legal counsel to assist
in or perform the above undertakings or actions; and, in jeneral, to take all
appropriate actions to prevent, identify, or respond to any actual or threatened
violations of any environmental law or regulation thereunder.
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No Trustee under our Trust Agreement shall be liable for any loss or depreciation
in value sustained by our Trust as a result of our Trustee retaining any property
upon which there is later discovered to be hazardous materials or substances
requiring remedial action pursuant to any federal, state or local environmental law
unless our Trustee contributed to the loss or depreciation in value through wilIfal.
default, willful misconduct, or gross negligence. Moreover, our Trustee shall not
be obligated to accept any property on behalf of our Trust without our Trustee
first having the opportunity to determine, in our Trustee's discretion, that such
property is not contaminated by any hazardous or toxic materials or substances,
and that such property is not being used and has never been used for any activities
directly or indirectly involving the generation, use, treatment, storage, disposal,
release, or discharge of any hazardous or toxic materials or substances. Finally,
our Trustee shall have the power to disclaim any power that, in our Trustee's
discretion, will or may cause our Trustee to be considered an "owner" or
"operator" of property held in our Trust Estate under the provisions of the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
(CERCLA), as amended from time to time. This power to disclaim, as contained
herein, shall apply to any such power, whether actually set forth under our Trust
Agreement, incorporated by reference herein, or granted or implied by any statute
or rule of law.
g. Borrowing Authority
Our Trustee shall have the power to borrow funds from any person, including our
Trustee; to guarantee indebtedness or indemnify others in the name of our Trust
and to secure any such obligation by mortgage, pledge, security interest or other
encumbrance; and to renew, extend or modify any such obligation for a term
within or extending beyond the administration of the term of our Trust. No lender
shall be bound to see to, or be liable for, the application of the proceeds of any
obligation and our Trustee shall not be personally liable for any obligation.
h. Leasing Authority
Our Trustee shall have the power, with respect to real or personal property, to
make, renew or amend for any purpose a Lease, as lessor or Lessee, for a term
within or beyond the term of our Trust with or without option to purchase.
i. Natural Resources
Our Trustee shall have the power to enter into any arrangement or agreement,
including a lease, pooling or unitization agreement for exploration, development,
operation, conservation and removal of minerals or other natural resources.
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j. voting Rights
Our Trustee shall have the power to vote a security in person or by general or
limited proxy; to participate in or consent to any voting trust,. reorganization,
dissolution,. liquidation or other action affecting any securities; and to deposit
securities with, and .transfer title to, a protective or other committee.
k. Title to assets
Our Trustee shall have the power to hold securities and other property in
negotiable form or in the name of a nominee (including "street name" of a broker)
or by deposit to a clearing corporation, with or without disclosure of the Trustee
relationship, but our Trustee shall be responsible for the acts of any nominee in
the scope of the nominee's authorized actions with respect to such property or
clearing corporation in connection with the property.
1. Insurance
Our Trustee shall have the power to insure the assets of our Trust against any risk,
and our Trustee against liability, with respect to third persons.
m. Settlement of Disputes
Our Trustee shall have the power to pay or contest any debt or claim; to
compromise, release and adjust any debt or claim; and to submit any matter to
arbitration.
n. Payment of Expenses
Our Trustee shall have the power to pay any taxes, assessments, reasonable
compensation of our Trustee and other expenses incurred in the collection,
management, care, protection and conservation of our Trust Estate.
o. Principal and Income
Our Trustee shall have the power to allocate items of income or expenditure to
either income or principal and to create reserves out of the income as our Trustee,
in our Trustee's discretion, deems appropriate and our Trustee's decision, made
in food faith with respect thereto, shall be binding and conclusive on all persons.
This power of allocation shall also apply to income during administration of our
Trust after the death of the first of us.
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Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, if the Survivor's Trust (or a share
thereunder) is the beneficiary of a Retirement Account, income earned after the
participant's death in the account shall be income of such mist or share, and if our
Trustee is required to pay all of the trust income to a beneficiary, our Trustee shall
collect and pay the income of the account to the beneficiary at least quarterly (and
to the extent that all of the income cannot be collected from the account, the
deficiency shall be paid from the principal of such trust or share).
p. Distribution of Trust Property
Our Trustee shall have the power to make any distribution or payment in kind or
in cash, or partly in kind and partly in cash, and to cause any share to be
composed of cash, property or undivided interests in property different in kind
from any other shaze, either pro rata or non pro rata, without regazd to differences
in the tax basis of such property and without the requirement of making any
adjustment of the shazes by reason of any action taken pursuant. hereto.
Any division, allocation, apportionment or valuation of the property to distribute
the assets to or among any of the trusts, shares or beneficiaries shall be made by
our Trustee, and the good faith determination of our Trustee shall be binding and
conclusive on all parties.
q. Litigation
Our Trustee shall have the power to prosecute or defend actions, suits, claims or
proceedings for the protection or benefit of our Trust and our Trustee in the
performance of our Trustee's duties.
r. Employment of Agents
Our Trustee shall have the power to employ agents, including attorneys,
accountants, investment advisors, custodians, appraisers or others, including any
firm of which our Trustee is a member, to advise or assist our Trustee, to delegate
to them fiduciary powers and to indemnify them against liability for positions
taken in good faith and with reasonable basis.
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s. Corporate Fiduciary
If any stock of a corporate trustee, or of any affiliate or successor of a corporate
trustee, shall be included in the assets of our Trust, our Trustee shall have full
authority, in our Trustee's discretion, and notwithstanding any regulation or rule
of law to the contrary to retain the stock and any increases resulting from stock
dividends and stock splits and from the exercise of purchase rights and the
purchase of fractional shares needed to round out fractional share holdings that
may arise concerning the stock. Our Trustee shall vote the stock either directly
or by proxy, except to the e.Ytent our Trustee is prohibited by Iaw from voting the
stock, in accordance with the written instructions of a majority of the then living
bene#iciaries then entitled to current distributions of income or their Personal
Representatives. In the event no instruction is given, our Trustee is authorized to
vote the stock in the best interests of the beneficiaries in view of the purposes for
which our Trust was created.
t. Investment Transactions
With regard to record keeping for investment transactions, our Trustee need not
provide copies of confirmations or similar notifications each time a trade or
investment transaction occurs, but investment transactions shall be set forth in our
Trustee's periodic accounting.
u. Repairs and Improvements
Our Trustee shall have the power to make ordinary or extraordinary repairs or
alterations in buildings or other structures, to demolish any improvements, and to
raze existing or erect new party walls or buildings.
v. Business Personnel
Our Trustee shall have the power to elect or employ directors, officers, employees,
partners or agents of any business and to compensate such persons, whethc~~ ~~r not
any such person is a Trustee, director, officer, partner or agent of our Trustee or
a beneficiary of our Trust.
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w. Farm or Ranch Property
With respect to farm or ranch property, our Trustee shall have all necessary
powers to participate in and operate any farming (including tree farming) or ranch
operation personally or with hired labor, tenants or sharecroppers, to lease any
farm for cash or a share of crops under a lease that permits or precludes .the
material participation of our Trustee to fertilize and improve the soil; to employ
conservation practices; to participate in government programs; and to perform any
other acts deemed by our Trustee necessary or desirable to operate the property.
In making a decision whether to materially participate in farming or ranch
operations, our Trustee shall consider whether an election should be made or has
been made under Code Section 2032A to qualify for special farm-use valuation.
s. A.ncillarv Trustees
If, for any reason, our Trustee deems it advantageous to act through an ancillary
Trustee, our Trustee may designate an ancillary Personal Representative or Trustee
qualified to serve in the jurisdiction where such ancillary Trustee is to act and may
delegate to such ancillary Trustee such of the powers granted under our Trust
Agreement as our Trustee deems advisable without being chargeable with loss, if
any, arising out of such designation or delegation. Our Trustee may specify
whether any corporate Trustee, or any person or persons acting in azl ancillary
capacity hereunder, shall serve with or without bond. Except as may be otherwise
specifically provided, no ancillary Trustee need comply with the provisions of any
Uniform Trustee's Accounting Act, the Uniform Trust Act or similar acts in force
in any state where the fiduciary may be acting.
y. Retention of Closely Held Interest
Our Trustee shall have the power to retain any real estate interests, closely held
securities or affiliated companies or business interests, and to sell or dispose of
such interests only after careful consideration and after determining that sale or
disposition is under the existing circumstances in the best interests of our Trust or
its beneficiaries.
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If at any time our Trust holds any stock in an S corporation, and our Trustee
deems it appropriate for such corporation to maintain its Subchapter S election, or
if our Trustee deems a Subchapter S election advisable for any corporation the
stock of which is held in our Trust, our Trustee may take all of the necessary
actions to segregate the S corporation stock, or other corporation stock for which
a Subchapter S election is to be made, from the other assets of our Trust, and in
our Trustee's discretion, and otherwise consistent with the terms of our Trust to
the greatest extent possible, may form new trusts and may amend the terms of our
Trust Agreement as would be necessary to establish Qualified Subchapter S Trusts
to hold the said S corporation stock and assets in compliance with Code Sections
li61(b) and 1361(d)(3).
z. Exercise of Authority
Except as otherwise provided in our Trust Agreement, our Trustee shall have the
power to do all acts that might legally be done by an individual in absolute
ownership and control of property.
aa. Power to Divide or Combine Trusts
Our Trustee shall have the power to divide a single trust into separate shares, each
to be administered in accordance with the terms and conditions of the single trust
from which they were created when our Trustee, in our Trustee's discretion,
determines that division is desirable or advisable in view of tax considerations,
including considerations related to income tax, gift tax, inheritance tax or
generation skipping transfer tax or other objectives of the trusts and their
beneficiaries.
Our Trustee shall not be required to make a physical segregation or division of the
various mist shares created under our Trust Agreement except as segregation or
division may be required by reason of the termination and distribution of any of
the trust shazes, but our Trustee shall keep separate accounts and records for
different undivided interests.
Our Trustee, in our Trustee's discretion, shall have the further power to combine
two or more mists or trust shares having substantially the same terms into a single
trust for purposes of administration when tax or other factors iric~ir.~.ie ilj.~St s2~.ch
combination would be desirable or advisable.
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In deciding whether to combine trusts or trust shares, our Trustee shall consider
the generation skipping "inclusion ratio" of the trusts or trust shares to be
combined. Trusts or trust shares having the same inclusion ratios may be
combined. Trusts or trust shazes having different inclusion ratios should generally
not be combined unless their inclusion ratios are maintained unchanged through
substantially separate and independent shares of different beneficiaries within the
meaning of Code Section 26~4(b) and the applicable regulations thereunder.
Specifically, unless there is a Personal Representative, our Trustee has the
authority to allocate any portion of our respective exemptions under Code Section
2631(a) to property as to which we are the respective transferor, including any
property transferred by us during our lifetime as to which we did not make an
allocation prior to our death. Our Trustee also has the authority to make the
special election under Code Section 2652(a)(3). If Code Section 2631(a) or
26~2(a)(3) is not interpreted as to allow a Trustee to exercise such election, then
a Personal Representative shall be appointed and is authorized to allocate our
respective exemptions and to exercise the said special election.
If our Trustee considers that any distribution from a trust or trust share hereunder,
other than pursuant to a power to withdraw or appoint, is a taxable distribution
subject to the federal generation skipping transfer tax payable by the distribute,
our Trustee may increase the distribution by an amount that our Trustee would
estimate to be sufficient to pay that tax and any additional tax thereon, and shall
chazge the same against the trust or trust shaze to which the tax relates.
If our Trustee considers that any termination of an interest in our Trust or a trust
share hereunder is a taxable termination subject to the federal generation skipping
transfer tax, our Trustee may pay that tax from the portion of the property to
which the tax relates without any adjustment of the relative interests of the
beneficiaries.
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bb. Termination of SmaII Trust
If at any time after the death of either of us' the costs of administration of our
Trust (or any share thereof) are of such an amount in relation to the then principal
and undistributed income of our Trust (or any share thereof) that our Trustee, in
our Trustee's discretion, determines that our purposes in establishing our Trust
would no longer be served, and if our Trustee deems it advisable to distribute the
then principal and undistributed income of our Trust (or any share thereof) to the
then living beneficiary or beneficiaries, our Trustee (other than either of us or any
then current beneficiary of our Trust who, if then serving as a Trustee, may
appoint an independent Trustee to serve only for the purpose of determ;n;ng the
advisability of termination in such independent Trustee's sole discretion) array do
so without responsibility on the part of our Trustee. Such a distribution on behalf
of a beneficiary under a disability, in the Trustee's discretion, may be made to the
Persona.! Representative of the person of such beneficiary, or to the parent of such
beneficiary if such beneficiary is a minor, or may be applied by our Trustee for
such beneficiary's benefit.
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Article Fifteen
General Provisions
Section 1. Spendthrift Protection
Neither the principal nor the income of any trust created or contained under our Trust Agreement
shall be liable for the debts of a beneficiary nor shall the same be subject to seizure by any
creditor of any beneficiary under any lien or proceeding at law or equity. Except to the extent
otherwise expressly provided in our Trust Agreement, no beneficiary shall have the authority or
power to sell, assign, transfer, encumber or in any manner to dispose of a beneficial interest,
whether income or principal. The limitations herein shall not restrict the exercise of any power
of appointment or the right to disclaim by any beneficiary.
In addition, except as to any Survivor's Trust, if a Trustee, at a time that distribution to any
beneficiary is directed to be made under the provisions of our Trust Agreement, in such Trustee's
sole discretion, determines that reliance on government benefits, illness, substance dependency,
bankruptcy, litigation or any factor tending to diminish the ability of a beneficiary to fully benefit
from a distribution or to handle financial .affairs exists, our Trustee may withhold any such
directed distribution and may extend the term of our Trust as to any portion of our Trust Estate
otherwise allotted for any so affected beneficiary. Thereafter our Trustee may continue to
distribute income or principal to such beneficiary as our Trustee may determine in our Trustee's
sole discretion.
Section 2. The Rule Against Perpetuities
Unless sooner terminated or vested in accordance with other provisions of our Trust Agreement,
all interests not otherwise vested, including, but not limited to, all trusts and powers of
appointment created hereunder, shall terminate one day prior to twenty-one (21) years after the
death of the last survivor of the group composed of us and our lineal descendants living on the
date of the death of the first of us to die. At that time, distribution of all principal and all
accrued, accumulated and undistributed income shall be made to the persons then entitled to
distributions of income or principal and in the manner and proportions herein stated irrespective
of their then attained ages.
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Section 3. Incapacity
A person shall be considered incapacitated in the event such person has been determined to be
legally incompetent by a court of competent jurisdiction; has been certified by two licensed
physicians to be unable to properly handle his or her own affairs by reason of physical illness or
mental illness; or otherwise is unable freely to communicate for a period of 90 days.
Section 4. Income and Principal Payments
All payments of income or principal shall be made in such of the following ways as our Trustee
determines appropriate:
a. To each respective beneficiary in person upon his or her personal receipt;
b. Deposited in any bank to the credit of such beneficiary in any account
carried in his or her name or jointly with another or others;
c. To the parent or legal representative of the beneficiary;
d. To a Custodian under a Uniform Transfers to Minors Act or Uniform Gifts
to Minors Act selected by our Trustee for such period of time under
applicable law as our Trustee determines appropriate;
e. To some near relative, friend or institution having primary responsibility
for the care and custody of the beneficiary;
f. By our Trustee using such payment directly for the benefit of such
beneficiary; or
g. To the Trustee of any revocable trust of which the beneficiary is the
Trustor.
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Section 5. Limit on Trustee's Discretion
Notwithstanding any other provision in our Trust Agreement, other than a Surviving Trustor with
respect to a Survivor's Trust, no individual Trustee who is also a beneficiary hereunder ("Trustee-
beneficiary") shall have any right, power, duty or discretion concerning our Trust Estate if such
right, power, duty or discretion conferred upon such Trustee under our Trust Agreement amounts
to a general power of appointment under Code Section 2041 or 2514 that would cause any assets
of our Trust Estate to be included in the estate of such Trustee-beneficiary. Any such right,
power, duty or discretion with such effect shall be null and void with respect to such
Trustee-beneficiary. No Trustee who is under a legal obligation to any beneficiary of our Trust
Agreement or other person shall under any circumstances partake in any decisions relating to any
discretionary distributions of income or principal of our Trust Estate that can be used to discharge
any such legal obligation of such Trustee.
Section 6. No-Contest Clause
If any person or entity, other than us, singularly or in conjunction with any other person or entity,
directly or indirectly, contests in any court the validity of our Trust Agreement, including any
amendments thereto, then the right of that person or entity to take any interest in the Trust Estate
or to act in any fiduciary capacity shall cease, and that person (and his or her descendants) or
entity shall be deemed to have predeceased us.
Section 7. Disclaimer by Beneficiary
No beneficiary shall be entitled to accelerate any distribution to the beneficiary or to terminate
his or her trust interest and thereafter receive outright distribution by use of a disclaimer.
Section 8. Captions
The captions of Articles, Sections and Paragraphs used in our Trust Agreement are for
convenience of reference only and shall have no significance in the construction or interpretation
of our Trust Agreement.
Section 9. Severability
Should any of the provisions of our Trust Agreement be for any reason declared invalid, such
invalidity shall not affect any of the other provisions of our Trust Agreement, and all invalid
provisions shall be wholly disregarded in interpreting our Trust Agreement.
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Section 10. Statutory References
Unless the context clearly requires another construction, each statutory reference in our Trust
Agreement shall be construed to refer to the statutory section mentioned, related successor
sections, and corresponding provisions of any subsequent law, including alI amendments.
Section 11. Simultaneous Deaths
For purposes of our Trust Agreement, if we die under circumstances in which the order of our
deaths cannot be established, the Trustor with the smaller taxable estate shall be deemed to have
survived the Trustor with the larger taxable estate. If both of our taxable estates are equal, the
Husband Trustor shall be deemed to be the survivor.
If any beneficiary under our Trust Agreement and either or both Trustors die under
circumstances in which the order of deaths cannot be established, the Trustors or Trustor shall
be deemed to have survived the beneficiary, and our Trust Agreement shall be construed
accordingly.
Section 12. Gender and Number
In our Trust Agreement, where appropriate, .except where the context otherwise requires, the
singular includes the plural and vice versa, and words of any gender shall not be limited to that
gender.
Section 13. Governing Commonwealth Law
Our Trust Agreement and the trusts created under it shall be construed, regulated and governed
by and in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
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Section 14. Definitions
The following terms as used in our Trust Agreement are defined as indicated:
a. Beneficiary Designation
The term "Beneficiary Designation" means any document executed by a Trustor
that affects the manner of payment of amounts held in a plan (of whatever type)
subject to the distribution rules of section 401(a)(9) of the Code or any
commercial annuity or any similar deferred payment arrangement.
b. Child, Children, Issue and Descendants
The terms "child" or "children" mean lawful blood descendants in the first degree
of the parent designated; and "issue" and "descendants" mean the lawful blood
descendants in any degree of the. ancestor designated; provided, however, that if
a person has been adopted, that person shall be considered a child of such
adopting parent, and such adopted child and his or her issue shall be considered
issue of the adopting pazent or parents and of anyone who is by blood or adoption
an ancestor of the adopting parent or either of the adopting parents. The terms
"child, " "children, " "issue, " "descendant" and "descendants" or those terms
preceded by the teams "living" or "then living" shall include the lawful blood
descendant in the appropriate degree of the ancestor designated even though such
descendant is born after the death of a pazent.
c. Code
The term "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from
time to time. The terms "gross estate, " "adjusted moss estate, " "taxable estate, "
"unified credit, " "state death tax credit, " "maximum marital deduction, " "marital
deduction, " and any other terms that, from the context in which they are used,
refer to the Code shall have the same meaning as such terms have for the
purposes of applying the Code to our Trust Agreement.
d. Contributive Share
Contributive Share shall refer to property transferred to our Trust Estate by such
Trustor during life or at death.
e. Deceased Trustor
The term "Deceased Trustor" means a Trustor who has died.
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f. Death Taxes
The term "death taxes" means alI inheritance, estate, succession and other similar
taxes that are payable by any person on account of that person's interest in the
estate of the decedent or by reason of the decedent's death, including penalties
and interest but excluding the following:
1. Any addition to the federal estate tax for any "excess
retirement accumulation" under Code Section 4980A;
2. Any additional tax that may be assessed under Internal
Revenue Code Section 2032A; and
3. Any federal or state tax imposed on a generation skipping
transfer, as that term is defined in the federal tax laws,
unless that generation skipping transfer tax is payable
directly out of the assets of a trust created by our Trust
Agreement.
g. Education
The term "education" shall be given broad interpretation and may include but not
be limited to:
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1. High School
Education at public or private elementary or high schools, including
boarding schools.
2. College
Undergraduate and graduate study in any and all f elds whatsoever,
whether of a professional character in colleges or other institutions
of higher learning.
3. Specialized Training
Specialized formal or informal training in music, the stage,
handicrafts, the arts, or vocational or trade schools, whether by
private instruction or otherwise.
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4. Other Educational Activities
Any other activity including foreign or domestic travel that shall.
tend to develop frilly the talents and potentialities of each
beneficiary regardless of age.
h. Heirs at Law
References to someone's "heirs at law" mean individuals who are living at the
event when property is directed to be distributed to them. Those individuals'
identities and the shares of the distributable property that they each receive shall
be determined under the intestacy laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
which then govern the distribution of the personal property of a resident dying
then, without creditors, owning only the distributable assets.
i. Personal Representative
The term "Personal Representative" means trustee, executor, executrix,
administrator, administratrix, conservator, guazdian, custodian or any other type
of personal representation.
j. Per Stirpes
~ In every case in which a disposition of an interest is to be made to the issue of a
person "per stirpes," it is intended that such disposition shall be made in
accordance with the principle of representation. This principle in relation to our
Trust Agreement means that whenever property is to be distributed to the issue of
a person, such property shall be divided into as many shares as there are, at the
time of disposition, living issue in the nearest degree of kinship to such person and
then deceased issue in the same degree who left issue who are then living; each
then living issue in the nearest degree receiving one share, and the share of each
then deceased issue in the same degree being divided among his or her issue in the
same manner.
k. Retirement Account
The term "Retirement Account" means any deferred payment account, whet}~e~° ar
not considered a qualified plan under sections 401, 403, 408 or any otbe~ section
of the Code, under which by reason of fiduciary accounting princilrie.~ ii~~ ;~ Eat. is
considered earned but not immediately payable.
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1. Retirement Account Trustee
The term "Retirement Account Trustee" means the Trustee(s) of the Family
Retirement Subtrust and Survivor's Retirement Subtrust created under our
Trust Agreement. If there is more than one Trustee serving as Trustee of
either or both the Family Retirement Subtrust and the Survivor's
Retirement Subtrust, then for purposes of our Trust Agreement, all such
Trustees shall be included in the term "Retirement Account T rustee". This
definition of Retirement Account Trustee is intended to provide an efficient
means to utilize a Beneficiary Designation to indicate the beneficiary of
any Retirement Account benefits.
2. The Trustees of the Family Retirement Subtrust and the Survivor's
Retirement Subtrust (collectively known, and previously referred to, as the
"Retirement Account Trustee") shall divide all Retirement Account
balances (the "Balance"), or rights thereto, between the Family Retirement
Subtrust and the Survivor's Retirement Subtrust in accordance with the
fractional formula division of income in respect of a decedent set out in
Article Six; however, relative to such formula: (i) only property affected
by a Beneficiary Designation shall comprise the denominator of the
fraction; (ii) references to the Family Trust and Survivor's Trust shall be
deemed to mean to the Retirement Subtrusts of each of those Trusts; and,
(iii) any such division of the Balance shall be determined only after taking
into account the other fractional formula allocations directed under Article
Six.
This Retirement Account Trustee arrangement is intended, and shall be
interpreted for all purposes, to comply with the applicable requirements of
the Code and Treasury Regulations, to obtain treatment of trusts and trust
beneficiaries as designated beneficiaries under Code section 401 (a)(9), as
amended.
m. Surviving Trustor
The term "Surviving Trustor" means a Trustor who survives a Deceased 1'rustor.
n. Trust Estate
The term "Trust Estate" mean's all of the property, real and personal, i~f~,«~;i:C'.;c:
and tangible, that has been transferred to our Trustee, whether or not listed. on any
Schedules.
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o. Trustee's Discretion
The term "discretion" with regazd to a Trustee means such Trustee's sole but
reasonable judgment. In exercising any discretionary power with respect to our
Trust, our Trustee shall at all times act in accordance with fiduciary principles and
shall act reasonably under the circumstances and not in bad faith or in disregazd
of the purposes of our Trust.
p. Unused Generation Skipping Tan Exemption Equivalent
The term "Unused Generation Skipping Tax Exemption Equivalent" means the
generation skipping transfer tax exemption provided in section 2631 of the Code
in effect at the time of death of a Trustor, reduced by the aggregate of (1) the
amount, if any, of such exemption allocated by such Trustor or by operation of
law to such Trustor's lifetime transfers and (2) the amount, if any, such Trustor
or such Trustor's Personal Representative or Trustee has specifically allocated to
property other than property to which such exemption is directed to be allocated
by any applicable provision of our Trust Agreement.
For purposes of our Trust Agreement, if at the time of death of a Trustor such
Trustor has made lifetime transfers of property to which an inclusion ratio of
greater than zero would be applicable and for which the gift tax return due date
has not expired (including extensions) and a return has not yet been filed, it shall
be deemed that the generation skipping transfer exemption has been allocated to
such transfers to the extent necessary and possible to exempt such transfers from
generation skipping transfer tax.
q. Unused Unified Credit Equivalent
The term "Unused Unified Credit Equivalent" means that value of a Deceased
Trustor's taxable estate determined without regard to the marital deduction that can
be transferred at death without causing any federal estate tax liability because of
Any available Unified Credit,
?. The Credit for State Death Tax to the extent
it does not increase the amount of death
taxes payable to any state,
3. The Credit for Prior Transfers,
4. Allowable exclusions from the Taxable
Estate,
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and that is in excess of the net value of all property includable in the taxable
estate of a Deceased Trustor that does not qualify for the marital deduction or any
other deduction; whether that value passes outside of our Trust (by way of joint
tenancy, life insurance contract, will, or otherwise) or under other provisions of
our Trust.
We have executed our Trust Agreement on the date set forth on the first page of our Trust
Agreement.
We certify that we understand our Trust Agreement and that it correctly states the terms and
conditions under which our Trust Estate is to be held, managed and disposed of by our Trustee.
We approve this revocable living trust in all particulars and request our Trustee to execute it.
Trustors:
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RICHARD H. BENNIE
A E. BENNIE
Trustees:
RICHARD H. BENNIE
THELMA E. BENNIE
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA )
SS
COUNTY OF DAUPHIN )
On this mAY 13 1998 ,before me, ~ i,uo ~ ~ - L`j~~' yal~ ,the undersigned
officer, personally appeared RICHARD H. BENNIE and THELMA E. BENNIE, Trustors and Trustees,
known to me (or satisfactorily proven) to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the
within instrument and acknowledged that they executed the same for the purposes therein
contained.
In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and official seal.
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No Public
Title of Officer
Niltflrlal 5881
u nmrry 1~1,wp~r~aupnin Couniync
My C~mmisslnn Ex~ltee Nov. 8, 1999
~ empar, annay vania ssoo at on o otarlea
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