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Guardian Ad Litem for the issue of Fr ISA ZAFFARONI who may later be born or adopted
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by her; David Packardappeared on behalf of VERA SPRINKEL, the Conservator of the
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Estate of ELISA ZAFFARONI; and Michael Bumstein appeared on behalf of
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ALEJANDRO PETER ZAFFARONI and CHARLES ALEJANDRO ZAFFARONI. There
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were no objections to the petition.
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Through their verified petition, the Trustees seek the following orders: (1) the
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division of the Trust into separate GST Exempt and GST Non-Exempt Trusts; (2) the
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clarification and modification of the distribution standard during ELISA ZAFFARONI's
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lifetime; (3) the ratification of the one-time principal distribution of the Tiburon house
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purchase price to ELISA ZAFFARONI; (4) a determination of the identity of the remainder
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beneficiaries of the Trust; (5) the modification of the Trust to require that a corporate
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Trustee serve at all times as a Co-Trustee, to appoint J.P. MORGAN TRUST COMPANY,
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N.A. as the initial corporate and third Co-Trustee to serve with Petitioners, and to clarify
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the procedure for appointing future successor Trustees; (6) the modification of the Trust to
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permit retention of a limited partnership interest without liability; (7) the confirmation of
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the waiver of accounting by the Trustees, if filed by the beneficiaries; and (8) the release of
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the current Co-Trustees from liability in connection with the Trust, if approved by the
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beneficiaries. Having considered the papers and evidence submitted by the parties and the
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arguments of counsel, and for good cause appearing, the Petition is GRANTED,. as set forth
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FINDINGS
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Jurisdiction and Venue. The Court has jurisdiction over this matter
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pursuant to California Probate Code §§15409, 15412, 16464, 16465 and 17000,
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17200(bX1), (b)(10), (b)(13), and (bX14), providing for the Court's jurisdiction over the
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internal affairs of the Trust, determining questions of construction of the Trust, approving
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the modification of the Trust and dividing the Trust, and approving waivers of accounting
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and releases of Trustee liability. Venue is proper in this Court under California Probate
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Code section 17005(a)(2) because San Mateo County is the principal place of the Trust's
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Notice. The Court finds that Notice has been given in the manner prescribed
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Allegations are True and Correct. All allegations in the Petition are true
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Specific Finding re Trustees' Intent with Respect to Distributions. The
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amount of the income beneficiary's distributions:
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Because the Trust is an ideal candidate for adjusting principal and income, the
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Trustees intend to determine the amount of annual distributions to ELISA using the
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Each year, Petitioners and the institutional Trustee (e.g., J.P.
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MORGAN TRUST COMPANY, N.A.) shall determine the amount of "aggregate income
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of the Trusts" available to fund discretionary distributions to ELISA from either the GST
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Exempt Trust or the.GST Non-Exempt Trust. They intend to do so by multiplying the
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mean average of the fair market value of aggregate assets of the Trusts (as determined in
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accordance with general standards used for gift and estate tax valuation purposes without
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regard for any possible discounts that may be allowed for fractional interests or lack of
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marketability) as of December 31 for each of the three preceding calendar years by the
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percentage of annual asset value that J.P. MORGAN CHASE BANK (the corporate parent
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of J.P. MORGAN TRUST COMPANY, N.A.), or other institutional Trustee then serving,
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determines that it should use under principal and income adjustment powers available when
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acting as trustee of taxable mists subject to the Uniform Principal and Income Act or
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comparable statues (the "Adjustment Percentage"). Pi
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The resulting product (which may be pure income only, or may be income
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augmented by principal which is "adjusted" into income), which may also be referred to as
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the "Adjusted Distribution Ceiling," shall be the maximum amount of fluids the Trustees
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may distribute to ELISA that calendar year from both Trusts. The parties have agreed that
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in no event shall the Adjusted Distribution Ceiling drop below 3.0 percent. The product
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shall be pro-rated for the initial year of this procedure. For the information of the Court,
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J.P. MORGAN CHASE BANK set the Adjustment Percentage at 3.0% for 2008, with no
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trustee's fees being charged against that 3.0% payout. In other words, for taxable trusts
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invested under the Prudent Investor Rule and CUPIA for total maximum return, in selected
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circumstances J.P. MORGAN CHASE BANK as trustee adjusted principal and income so
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that "income" beneficiaries would receive 3.0% of the aggregate fair market value of the
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GST Exempt Trust and the GST Non-Exempt Trust; and in those situations, J.P. MORGAN
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CHASE BANK charged trustee's fees entirely toprincipal, so the 3% payout to the
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beneficiary was not reduced by trustee's fees.
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It is anticipated that the funding of discretionary distributions of aggregate net
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income of the Trusts pursuant to the standard set forth above will be made first from the
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GST Non-Exempt Trust to the extent practical and then from the GST Exempt Trust. In no
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event will aggregate discretionary distributions from the Trusts exceed the Adjusted
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J.P. MORGAN CHASE BANK determines the Adjustment Percentage early each
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calendar year for which an adjustment is to be made. The Trustees therefore intend to give
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notice to the trust beneficiaries of the amount of the Adjusted Distribution Ceiling by
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March 1 of each calendar year for which an income and principal adjustment is to be made,
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under the procedure described for giving Notice of Proposed Action under ralifomia
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2006, 2007 and 2008. They will then multiply that average dollar value by the percentage
of annual asset value that J.P. MORGAN CHASE BANK (or other institutional Trustee
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then serving) determines that it should use for calendar year 2009 under principal and
income adjustment powers available when acting as trustee of taxable trusts subject to the
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Probate Code Section 16337. Until the time for objecting to such Notice has lapsed, the
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Trustees will use the Adjusted Distribution Ceiling from the prior calendar year, and
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subsequently credit (or charge) the beneficiary for any underpayments (or overpayments)
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made that year before the new Adjusted Distribution Ceiling is determined.
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Prior to January 1st of each year, ELISA's conservator will submit to
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the Co-Trustees an annual estimate of her anticipated general maintenance, support, health
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and educational needs, detailed on a monthly basis. If no conservator is then serving, the
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The Trustees will review ELISA's budget to determine the amount of cash
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necessary or advisable for her general maintenance, support, health or education, including
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college, graduate and professional education, taking into consideration the factors described
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in Article SECOND as modified by this Court and also retaining an appropriate reserve for
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extraordinary medical or other unanticipated expenses falling within the standard for
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distributions set forth above. The Trustees shall then distribute to ELISA's conservator or
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expend directly. for her benefit the amount so determined in monthly or other convenient
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installments from the GST Non-Exempt Trust and then the GST Exempt Trust as described
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above. If such distributions are less than net accounting income, the Trustees shall add the
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excess to principal of the Trust no less than annually. If the amount determined to be
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necessary or advisable for the maintenance, support, health or education of ELISA and her
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unanticipated. expenses exceeds the Adjusted Distribution Ceiling established by the
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Trustees for that calendar year, then the Trustees shall distribute no more than the Adjusted
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Distribution Ceiling, with ELISA making up any shortfall from her personal assets.
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FOR GOOD CAUSE APPEARING, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
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Modifications to Trost Probate Code Section 15409 empowers the Court
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"owing to circumstances not known to the senior and not anticipated by the senior, the
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continuation of the trust under its terms would defeat or substantially impair the
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accomplishment of the purposes of the trust" The enormous increase in the value of the
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Trust since its inception, coupled with intervening changes in the tax and trust law, justify
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modifying the terms of the Trust without jeopardizing the Trust's ability to accomplish its
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primary goal of providing significant benefits for the lifetime of ELISA ZAFFARONL For
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good cause appearing for the reasons set forth in the verified petition of the Trustees, the
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Irrevocable Trust Agreement dated April 15, 1989 for the benefit of ELISA ZAFFARONI
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Division into GST Exempt and GST Non-Exempt Trusts. The
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Trustees shall divide the Trust into a GST Exempt Trust and a GST Non-Exempt Trust in
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accordance with the applicable fraction (as defined in IRC Section 2642(aX2)) of the
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original trust as it is finally determined. Each such resulting trust will have terms identical
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tathe original Trust, as modified pursuant to the terms of this Order.
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ZAFFARONI's Lifetime. Article SECOND is hereby modified as follows:
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"During the lifetime of ELISA ZAFFARONI, the Trustees shall pay to
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(as defined in the following paragraph) so much of the "aggregate
income of the Trusts" as the Trustees shall determine nre•Rcary or
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advisable for the maintenance, support, health or education, including
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college, graduate and professional education, of ELISA ZAFFARONI
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that no payments shall be made so as to relieve anyone of the legal
obligation to support a beneficiary of either the GST Exempt Trust or
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the GST Non-Exempt Trust "Aggregate income of the Trusts" as
used in the preceding sentence shall mean combined trust income of
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the GST Non-Exempt Trust and the GST Exempt Trust determined on
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an aggregate basis by the corporate Trustee after applying the CUPIA
adjustment powers under Probate Code Sections 16335-16339. The
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determination as to the necessity and amount of any payment under the
foregoing standard, and the GST Exempt or GST Non-Exempt.source
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of such payment shall be made in the sole and absolute discretion of
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the Trustees and in light of the needs and best interests of the
beneficiaries and all of the circumstances existing at the time of the
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trust estate, the probable future needs of the beneficiaries, other
resources available to the beneficiaries as actually known to the
Trustees and the immediate and long-term tax impact of any
distribution. The corporate Trustee's adjustment power shall continue
in the event California law changes as it relates to the general
provisions and fiduciary duties under the California Uniform Principal
and Income Act (Probate Code Sections 16335-16339, inclusive and
such provisions are incorporated herein by reference). Implicit in the
foregoing, and intended by the Trustors, is the authority of the
Trustees to vary the amount of income to be paid to or for the benefit
of any of the beneficiaries, and to withhold payments from all of them
or from one or more of them. Any income not distributed may be
accumulated and from time to time added to the principal of each
Trust, in the Trustees' sole and absolute discretion. In no event shall
total distributions from the GST Exempt Trust and the GST Non-
Exempt Trust in any year exceed Aggregate Income of the Trusts (as
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For purposes of this Agreement, references to a person's "child" or
"children" shall include only (I) such person's natural children and (2)
children adopted by such person where all of the following conditions
are satisfied: (a) the adoption occurred under the laws of the State of
California; (b) the child was under eighteen (18) years of age at the
time of the adoption; (c) a California court issued an order approving
the adoption; and (d) the child lived while a minor as a regular
member of the household of such adoptive parent. References to a
person's "grandchild" or "grandchildren" shall refer only to children
of a child of suchperson as defined in this paragraph and references to
a person's great-grandchild or great-grandchildren shall refer only to
children ofa grandchild as defined in this paragraph. References to a
person's "issue" shall include only persons who qualify as such
person's children, grandchildren or great-grandchildren as defined in
this paragraph, and more remote descendants."
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Order Ratifying Trustees' One-Time Principal Distribution to
ELISA ZAFFARONI. For good cause appearing, the Trustees' one-time distribution in
December, 2000, of $4.1 million in principal to enable ELISA ZAFFARONI to purchase a
residence in Tiburon, California, is hereby ratified; allowed and approved. R is further
ordered that Article Third of the trust is modified so that Paragraph A, prior to the
enumerated sub-paragraphs 1.3, reads as follows:
"A. The Trustees shall first distribute in trust, collectively to the
surviving issue of FLISA ZAFFARONI's brother ALEIANDRO A.
ZAFFARONI, if any, by right of representation, the lesser of (1) the
sum of $4,100,000.00 as adjusted for the cost of living (using the
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from December 5, 2000 until the date of death of ELISA
ZAFFARONI, and (2) the entire trust estate, and shall hold, administer
and distribute such in trust according to the terms set forth below in
this Article THIRD (A) and following, except that whenever the name
of ELISA ZAFFARONI appears, the name of ALEJANDRO A.
ZAFFARONI, her brother, shall appears so that, in effect, his issue
shall be the beneficiaries of such trusts. If there are no such surviving
issue, then this first distribution shall lapse. The Trustees shall divide
the remaining trust estate (or all of the trust estate if there are then no
surviving issue of ALEJANDRO A. ZAFFARONI) into as many equal
shams as there are children of ELISA ZAFFARONI then living and
children of ELISA ZAFFARONI then deceased who have leR issue
then living, and shall hold, apply and distribute said shares as
follows:"
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Order Appointing Corporate Co-Trustee and Modifying Trust to
Add Corporate Trustee as Third Co-Trustee. For good cause appearing, J.P. MORGAN
TRUST COMPANY, N.A. is appointed to serve as Co-Trustee with Petitioners. Petitioners
will retain exclusive authority to make distretionary distribution decisions, and J.P.
MORGAN TRUST COMPANY, N.A. will have exclusive authority with regard to
administrative matters (including the CUPIA adjustment powers) and all investment
decisions. It is further ordered that Article NINTH of the Trust is hereby amended in full
as follows:
"NINTH: The Trusteeship shall be subject to the following
provisions:
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A corporate fiduciary and two individuals shall at all times
serve as Co-Trustees of this Trust. A Court of competent
jurisdiction shall initially appoint the corporate fiduciary
authorized by law to act as such in the State of California to
serve as a third Co-Trustee of the Trust. Any successor
corporate fiduciary serving as Co-Trustee of the Trust shall be
a company of comparable standing and adequate capitalization
and security as the original corporate Co-Trustee.
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Any successor individual Trustee shall have the right to
appoint his or her successor (including a series of alternative
successors) with the power to revoke any such appointment
prior to the qualification of his or her successor and to make a
new appointment' Thereafter, upon the failure of the
appointing individual Trustee to act, the appointed individual
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shall become a successor Trustee. Upon the failure of any
individual Co-Trustee to act without appointing a successor
who agrees to act, a successor Trustee thereto may be
appointed by the remaining individual Co
-Trustee, or jointly by
remaining individual Co-Trustees if more than one Co-Trustee
then remains. Upon failure of the individual Co-Trustees to act
without a successor Trustee having been appointed pursuant to
the foregoing provisions, a majority of the beneficiaries then
entitled to receive income from the trust estate (including the
guardian(s) or conservator(s) of any minor or incapacitated
beneficiaries) shall have the right to appoint a successor
Trustee. Any appointment of a successor trustee by a majority
of beneficiaries shall require the approval of the Court
If two successors have been appointed to fill the same vacancy
(because, for example, one individual Trustee appoints a first
and a second successor to herself; then ceases to serve; her first
successor appoints a different person to serve as successor to
the first successor; and the first successor ceases to serve, so
there is a conflict between the original trustee's "second
successor" and the first successor's own successor), then the
appointment which is later in time shall take precedence over
earlier appointments.
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The individual Co-Trustees, acting jointly, shall alone have the
right to appoint a successor corporate Co-Trustee should a
vacancy in the office of corporate Co-Trustee exist fix any
reason. At that time, the individual Co-Trustees shall designate
a company of comparable standing and adequate capitalization
and security as J.P. MORGAN TRUST COMPANY, N.A.,
now has. ELISA ZAFFARONI shall be given thirty (30) days
from the date of such designation to consent to such
designation. Should she do so in writing delivered to the
individual Co-Trustees, such designated successor corporate
Trustee shall serve upon the effective date of removal or
resignation of the prior corporate Trustee in office. Should
ELISA ZAFFARONI fail for any reason to consent to such
designation within thirty (30) days, the individual Co-Trustees
shall, within thirty (30) days thereafter, petition the appropriate
Court for appointment of a successor corporate Trustee.
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Any Trusts may at any time resign from any trust hereby
established by depositing in the United States mail, postage
prepaid, a notice of such resignation addressed to any other
Trustee then acting and to the persons or person then entitled to
receive payments hereunder at the addresses of such persons or
person last known to the Trustee. The resignation of an
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the following: (1) the acceptance by the remaining Trustees of
such resignation; (ii) the appointment and qualification of a
successor individual Trustee; or (iii) the expiration of sixty (60)
days from the date of mailing such notice. The resignation of
the corporate Co-Trustee shall take effect upon the effective
appointment of a successor corporate Co-Trustee.
E
The corporate fiduciary may be removed at any time, with or
without cause, by written notice, signed by both non-corporate
Trustees, delivered to the corporate fiduciary at least thirty (30)
days from the effective date of the removal. At the time of
delivering notice of removal, the non-corporate Trustees then
in office shall designate a company of comparable standing and
adequate capitalization and security as the successor corporate
Trustee, using the procedure described in Paragraph C above
(including seeking the consent of ELISA ZAFFARONI to the
appointment).
F
Any appointment of successor trustee shall be by written
instrument executed by the person or persons entitled to make
such appointment and delivered at the time of the actual
appointment to the person appointed and to the remaining
Trustee or Trustees then acting.
G.
Any successor Trustee shall serve without bond unless the
terms of the appointment require bond.
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Any successor Trustee, however appointed, shall be
responsible only for those trust assets actually received, and
shall have no duty or responsibility to inquire into the acts or
omissions of any predecessor Trustee. All powers exercisable
by the Trustees are exercisable by any successor Trustee or
Trustees.
I.
In no event shall the Trustors or any beneficiary of a trust
established hereunder be appointed to serve as a Trustee of any
trust established hereunder.
At all times when a corporate Co-Trustee is serving, the
corporate Co-Trustee shall account annually, in its usual
accounting format, to any person then entitled to distributions
of income from the Trust, and to any person who would then
be a remainder beneficiary if the income beneficiary were then
deceased.
K.
The corporate Co-Trustee shall be responsible for
administrative and investment matters, and shall have exclusive
authority with respect to the determination of income under the
CUPIA adjustment powers. The individual Co-Trustees shall
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have responsibility for making discretionary distributions to the
beneficiaries. Nothing in this paragraph, however, shall allow
the individual Co-Trustees to distribute sums during ELISA
ZAFFARONI's lifetime which exceed in any. calendar year, the
"Adjusted Distribution Ceiling" for that year. As used here,
the "Adjusted Distribution Ceiling" shall mean the amount of
"aggregate income of the Trusts" available to fluid
discretionary distributions to ELISA ZAFFARONI from either
the GST Exempt Trust or the GST Non-Exempt Trust,
determined by mtfitiplying the mean average of the fair market
value of aggregate assets of the Trusts (as determined in
accordance with general standards used for gift and estate tax
valuation purposes without regard for any possible discounts
that may be allowed for fractional interests or lack of '
marketability) as of December 31 fix each of the three
preceding calendar years by the percentage of annual asset
value that the institutional Trustee then serving determines that
it should use under principal and income adjustment powers
available when acting as trustee of taxable trusts subject to the
Uniform Principal and Income Act or comparable statutes.
L.
The Co-Trustees may invest without regard to any generally-
applicable restriction on self-dealing or violation of any rule
against divided loyalty or other conflict of interest.
M.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, upon the
death of ELISA ZAFFARONI, the majority of the legally
competent beneficiaries then entitled to receive income front
the trust estate, or the guardian or guardians of the
beneficiaries, if they be minors, or the conservator or
conservators of the estate of the beneficiaries if they be
incapacitated, shall have the right to remove and appoint the
Trustee."
e.
Order Modifying Trust to Permit Retention of Family
Javestments Without Liability. For good cause appearing, Article TENTH of the Trust is
hereby modified to add a new Paragraph L (setting forth trustee powers) as follows:
"L. The Trustees shall have no liability for implementing the Trustors'
intent by retaining any interests in the Family Investments (as
hereinafter defined) regardless of the investment performance,
productivity, distribution policy or history, or investment policy or
history. Furthermore, the Trustees shall have no liability for retaining
any one or more of the Family Investments regardless of the lack of
diversification resulting from such retention or whether any one or
more of the Family Investments constitutes a prudent investment for
the Trust There shall be no duty to diversify, nor any duty of making
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