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Summary of Coverage
Individual Life Insurance Coverage on Leon Black
•
Split-Dollar Entity: AIF IV Management. Inc.
•
Policy owner: Norman Brownstein, Trustee under the Leon D. Black Insurance Trust #1 dated September 13, 1999.
•
These policies' register dates arc September 1999.
Carrier
Policy Number
Amount of
Coverage
Normal Annual
Premium
Account Value
12-31-12
Net Cash
Surrender Value
12-31-12
Split-Dollar
Advance
12-31-12
Prudential
VI 016 844
$30,000,000
$502,335
$4,504,232.62
$4,504,232.62
$6,108,212
AXA Equitable
49 232 126
$15,000,000
$264,894
$2,053,540.91
$2,019,619.09
$3,172,980
Security Life of Denver
610014742
$ 5,000,000
$ 96,380
$584,170.30
$7,141,943.83
$576,482.80
$7,100,334.51
$1,180,138
$10,461,330
Total - Individual Life Insurance Coverage
$50,000,000
$863,609
Second-to-Die, Wealth Transfer Life insurance Coverage on Leon & Debra Black
•
Split-Dollar Entity: AIF IV Management. Inc.
•
Policy owner: Norman Brownstein, Trustee under the Leon D. Black Insurance Trust #2 dated September 13, 1999.
•
These policies, other than the Prudential policy, have a register date of April 28, 1999 in order to save Debra's insurance age. (Prudential utilizes
"current age" vs. "closest age", therefore backdating was not necessary and the register date for the Prudential policy is 9/13/99.)
Carrier
Policy Number
Amount of
Coverage
Normal Annual
Premium
Account Value
12-31-12
Net Cash
Surrender Value
12-31-12
Split-Dollar
Advance
12-31-12
Prudential
VO 001 958
$20,000.000
$179.595
$2,727,667.92
52.727.667.92
$ 2,304,955
New York Life
75 500 858
$20,000,000
S196.080
$3,081,046.27
$3,073,203.07
$ 2,514,929
Pacific Life
VP 6089 7390
S 5,010,000
S 33.218
$457,928.92
5457.928.92
$
424.480
John Hancock
20 039 301
$30,000,000
S359,022
$5,040,643.54
$5.040.643.54
$ 4,622,974
AXA Equitable
49 232 123
525.000.000
05 246
2,664,966.34
2 6
.
7 47
Total Second-to-Die Life Insurance Coverage
$100,010,000
S973,161
$13,972,252.99
$13,938,013.25
512,495,285
his information has been taken from sources which we believe to be reliable. but there is no guarantee as to its accuracy. It is not a replacement for any account
statement or transaction confirmation issued by the provider. Please compare this document to your custodial statement for accuracy, ar applicable.
Please refer to the prospectus and most recent annual report for further information.
Transcription errors do not affect actual policy values.
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ryant Group
INCORPORATED
Roger E. Cammon
President d Co-Chlet EXOCaltiV0 Officer
701 Market Street Suite 1200
101
December 7, 2012
PERSONAL & CONFIDENTIAL
Ms. Eileen Alexanderson
Black Family Partners
9 West 571h Street, 141h Floor
New York, NY 10019
via email
Leon Black Trust-Owned Life Insurance Coverage
2012 Reportable Income & Annual Gift
Dear Eileen:
Annually, Leon must report or contribute the economic benefit of his Split-Dollar life insurance
plans as income for income tax purposes. This same amount represents the annual value of the
gift for gift tax purposes. The following page outlines the reportable income and annual gift on a
policy by policy basis.
If you have any questions concerning this information, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Resp ctfully,
Roge
. Cammon
Enclosure
cc: Mr. Thomas Turrin
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AXA Adrian, LLC.
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INDIVIDUAL LIFE INSURANCE COVERAGE ON LEON BLACK
)
Split-Dollar Entity: All', IV Management, Inc.
)
Policy owner: Norman Brownstein, Trustee under the Leon a Black Insurance Trust NI dated September 13,
1999.
)
These policies' register dates are September 1999.
C.\It ICIER
Prudential
All • uitable
Security Life of
Denver
POLICY
AMOUNT W.
ANNUAL
REGISTER
REPORTABLE
NI MUER
COVERAGE
PREMIUM
DATE.
INCOME & GIFT
AMOUNT
Total - Individual Life
Insurance Cavern: e
SECOND-TO-DIE, WEALTH TRANSFER LIFE INSURANCE COVERAGE ON LEON & DEBRA BLACK
$30,000,000
$15 000 000
$5.000.000
$50,000,000
$502,335
9/13/99
$264 894
$96.380
S863,609
9/13/99
9/20/99
$51,413
$25 191
$8,360
)
Split-Dollar Entity: A1F IV Management, Inc.
)
Policy owner: Norman Brownstein, Trustee under the Leon D. Black insurance Trust #2 dated September 13,
1999.
)
These policies, other than the Prudential policy, have a register date of April 28, 1999 in order to save Debra's
insurance age. (Prudential utilizes "current age" vs. "closest age", therefore backdating was not necessary.)
POLICY
AMOUNT OF
CARRIER
NUMBER
COVERAGE
--
—
—
Prudential
$20,000,000
ANNUAL
PREMIUM
$179,595
REGISTER
DATE
9/13/99
REPORTABLE
INCOME Se
GIFT AMOUNT
$3,430
Min
$20 000 000
$196,080
4/28/99
$4,456
MM.
$5,000,000
$33,218
4/28/99
$860
John Hancock
$30,000,000
$359,022
4/28/99
$5,445
AXA • • uitable
525.000.000
$205,246
4/28/99
$4 977
Total Second-to-Die Life
Insurance Covera: e
$100,000,000
$973,161
S19,168
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Leon Black
Trust-Owned, Split-Dollar Life Insurance Coverages
Annual Review Meeting
November 30, 2011
I.
Review Current Projection of Split-Dollar Life Insurance Plans
-
Summary Page (III-I from October 2011 Review)
attached.
II.
Explore using another, existing irrevocable trust or other
entity to purchase the policies and terminate the Split-
Dollar arrangement.
-
Attached Comparison: Continue Current Split-Dollar Plan
Versus
Another Trust Purchases the Policies
and Split-Dollar Plan Terminated.
•
Second-to-Die policies composite comparison.
•
Individual policies on Leon composite comparison.
III.
Issues to Consider in the above referenced transaction.
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Bryant Group
iNcor,p0RATi.
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SPLIT-DOLLAR PLANS - 2011 In Force Update
LEON and DEBRA BLACK
ORIGINAL PROJECTIONS
2010 PROJECTIONS
09.00% HypMµtical Gross Rate
of Return 8 Current Charges
2011 PROJECTIONS
1:8 10.00% Hypothetical Gees* Rate
of Return 8 Currant Chug.*
40 9.00% Hypofµlkal Grose Rate
q 8 .00% Hype:Mlles, Gross Rota
of Return & Current Charges
of Return & Current Charges
SECOND-TO-DIE SPLIT-DOLLAR PLANS
Protium
Company
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CØ
Preis."
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Warren
Conpany
9/..e Deals
Payne<
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the
Kieneoclea liefeslIc Variable lets»
Policy
30.000,000
159022
12
2011
Dent Sr
21
2020
Ots
100.
19
2018
Deem. Age
22
2021
Reel Am
Protection 98
IIMM
, Trains peernuse port la wee
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12019)
(2010
an
MA II
laba
tu
hip IL
Pc4Icy
25.000,000
205.2/6
16
2015
Leal em
9)
29
2028
0~9 09T
le
26
2025
Deem
a
33
2032
Omni* os
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(20111
(202/)
(2091)
(X01)
Policy
• Thieen oetontre ores '0 Ja.
20,000,000
106.060
17
<2015/
2016
Clatre,
16
32
(030)
2031
0~2 Am
28
12020)
2027
De. asPea
40
(2038)
2039
Ølro.
"M.
Prudential'
Preferred
Polley
20.000.000
179.595
19
2018
Dittos -
lø
36
203S
~se Are
32
2031
Men em
co-
43
AI Clealh
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Ø.
• Tree, peMsere ~bee/
(017)
0034)
(2020)
(2041/
Pacific tifo's Sate Estate
Pretense Peaty
5.010.000
33.218
18
2017
0Ø'e Pee
07
29
2028
Denis Am.
27
2506
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35
2034
Deemer
00
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(2018)
(2027)
(3329
(2CO3)
Sep limn July MI 1 Pee( Vases
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TOTALS:
, 100.010,000 1
I
9rJ.161J
INDIVIDUAL SPLIT-DOLLAR PLANS (Leone 009)
1Nsley
Pc4Icy
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MAE
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TOTALS:
GRAND TOTAL:
MOM Path
erve
Boroa: Canner
Peewee,
30,000,000
502,335
15,000000
284.894
5,000,000
03.390
60,000,000f
150,010,000
MAN
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2023
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29
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Poky tapes
Tasse.
Wt
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tase.
(202?)
Peen"
Payne&
Years
33
(2001)
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~Turn
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Recovery
Yen
AA 0401h 1 I.:air*.
I
38
MO)
CoeMe
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29
Al Death
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1;
91
I
(2039)
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29
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8.00% Gross Rate of Return
Assuring 800% I/too/to:cal Gross Rat. of Return 6 Comm, Poky Charges
SECOND-TO-DIE SPLIT-DOLLAR PLAN
MR. & MRS. LEON BLACK
5100.010.000 COMBINED Second-To-Die Death Benefit Coverage - 5 SVUL Policies
Based Upon a $973,161 Normal Annual Premium Payment
HIS
lien
Year
Age
Age
1999
48
44
2000
49
45
2001
50
46
2002
51
47
2003
52
44
2001
63
49
2005
54
50
2006
55
51
2007
56
52
2086
57
63
2009
58
54
2010
69
65
2011
60
56
2012
6i
57
2013
62
58
2014
63
59
2015
64
60
2016
65
61
2017
66
62
2016
67
63
2019
68
64
2020
69
65
2021
70
66
2022
71
67
2023
72
68
2024
73
69
2025
74
70
2026
75
71
2027
76
72
2028
77
73
2029
78
74
2030
79
75
2031
80
76
2032
81
77
2033
82
78
2034
63
79
2036
84
80
2036
85
81
2037
86
62
2038
87
83
2039
88
84
2040
89
85
2041
90
86
2042
91
87
2043
92
88
2044
93
89
2045
94
NPV of Corporate Cash
Flow 0 6.00'.:
CONTINUE CURRENT SPLIT-DOLLAR PLAN
A ION
Anus' Prerrium •
Recovery
968.500
967.740
966.850
965.777
964.535
963.035
963.035
959,427
957,201
955.429
953.867
955.300
954.468
953.784
953.073
952,297
951,602
950.488
949.482
948.267
946.983
945.170
(7.I98.970)
592.632
590,820
589.661
587.076
586,630
584.266
581,303
577.348
573.363
568,546
(6.173.393)
370.368
(774.052)
330,903
324.539
317.024
305.471
(7.409.648)
129.587
121.122
-
-
17,219,807)
•
Taal Death Benefit
Coverage
EXECUTIVE
Annuli: Gift •
Incorrusg Gus:
Death Proceofts
99,889.018
4,661
99,699,252
5.421
99.443.309
6.311
99.179.897
7.384
99.617.969
8,626
99.668.704
10,126
100.780.647
10,126
101.714.915
13734
100927.298
15,960
98.531.757
17.732
99.570.544
19.294
101.213.274
17,861
101.415,687
18,693
101,867,381
19,377
102.369,722
20.088
102930.414
20,864
103.556.668
21.559
104.267,144
22,673
105.045.370
23,679
105.891.419
24.894
106.825,414
26.178
107,828.121
27.991
108,286,697
20.561
108.781.288
21,507
108.743.502
23.319
108.187,059
24,478
107.632.300
26,163
107,078,888
27.509
106.527,841
29.873
105.979.755
32.836
105,435,624
36,791
104.895.480
40.776
104,362.152
47.594
104.019.842
33.365
103,682.692
38.525
103.345.751
38.735
103.014.848
44,772
102.690.309
51,136
102,373,285
58.651
102.067.814
70.204
101.935.862
47.643
101,806.275
50.008
101.685.153
58.473
101.685.153
68,456
101.685.153
79,866
•
(101.685,153)
9.408.104
Leon's GM Amocnl
2012 8 Triodafter.
1,178,543
Total GO Arnow/.
1.334,473
ExeCutve8 Internal Rate of Return:
17.43%
ANOTHER TRUST PURCHASES THE POLICIES &
TERMINATES THE SPLIT-DOLLAR PLAN
A ION
Areval Pritornitill •
Recovery
Trust Death Bens:
Coverage
968.500
99.889.018
967.740
99.699.252
966.850
99.443.309
965.777
99,179.897
964.535
99,617.969
963,035
99.668,704
963,035
100,780647
950.427
101,71-1.915
957.201
100.927.298
955.429
98,531.757
953.867
99,570.544
955,300
101,213,274
954.468
101.415,687
(11.677,665)
100010,000
100.010.000
100.010.000
100.010,000
100.010,000
100.010,000
100010.000
103,010,000
103,010.000
100.010.000
100.010.000
100,010.000
190,010,000
100010.000
100.010,000
100.010.000
100.010.000
100.010.000
100.010.000
100.010.000
100,010.000
100,010.003
100.010.000
100,010.000
100.010.000
100.010,000
101,063,258
102,614.407
104,254.279
106.984,401
107.805.796
109,717.955
•
009.717.065
EXECUTIVE
Arnual
Incoming Trust
Dealt Proceeds
4,661
5.421
6.311
7,384
8.626
10.126
10,126
13,734
15.960
17,732
19.294
17.861
18.693
614,139
614.139
814.139
570.567
289.313
207.695
80.500
3,554.801
Leon's Gill Amount
Firma Prangwn Payments
2,990.492
Total GM Amon,
3,146.422
Executive-, Interne, Rom of Fleipm•
12.26°.
Company recovers 811.677.665 of the $12495235 Soll.Doear Advance.
mo men' the trio! has ',Melon, cash ea meet me premium payments, adaltiOrial 9,81 may NOT be reed.,
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8.00% Gross Rate of Return
Assummg 850% Hypothetcal Gross Rau) of Return & Current Poky Charges
INDIVIDUAL SPLIT-DOLLAR PLAN
MR. LEON BLACK
S50,000,000 COMBINED Individual Death Benefit Coverage - 3 VUL Policies
Based Upon a $863.609 Normal Annual Premium Payment
Year
His
Age
1999
4B
2000
49
2001
50
2002
51
2003
52
2004
53
2005
54
2006
55
2007
56
2008
57
2009
58
2010
59
2011
60
2012
61
2013
62
2014
63
2015
64
2016
65
2017
66
2018
67
2019
68
2020
69
2021
70
2022
71
2023
72
2024
73
2025
74
2026
75
2027
76
2028
77
2029
78
2030
79
2031
80
2037
81
2033
82
2034
83
2035
84
2036
85
2037
86
2038
87
2039
88
NPV of Corporate
Cash Flow
COO::
CONTINUE CURRENT SPLIT-DOLLAR PLAN
CORPORATION
EXECUTIVE
Annual G414
Incoming Trust
Death Proceed
Trust Death Sena
Annual Premom
Coverage
Recovery
821,004
50,014.178
42,605
819.621
48.961.588
43,988
818.242
48,466,260
45,367
816.807
48,529.954
46.802
814.613
48,342.621
48.996
811.444
48,318.209
52,165
811.444
48,283.943
52.165
801.954
48.696.486
61.655
797.040
47,238.285
66.569
790.702
46,399.128
72.907
783.973
47.129.584
79.636
789.957
46.932.191
73.652
783.131
46.897,480
80,478
777.169
46.872.328
86,440
770,687
46,851.150
92,922
762.118
46,851.734
101,491
752.889
46,869.569
110,720
742.214
46.936.950
121,395
730.594
47,019.778
133,015
717,818
47,118.029
145,791
704.233
47,221.657
159,376
689.262
47,296.829
174,347
672.846
47.328.701
190,763
648.085
47,306.100
215,524
621,140
47,210.548
242.469
590.917
47.043.260
272.692
556.699
46,849.180
306,910
518.663
46.679.170
344.946
489.574
46,189.596
374,035
393,344
42,540.144
373.885
362.999
42.177.146
404230
229.364
41.947.781
438,479
204.926
41.742.855
476.152
177,132
41.565.723
517,941
145,114
41,420.609
563.498
108,752
41.311,857
613.095
68.658
41.243.199
692.588
24.882
41,218,337
843.782
(20.460.853)
(41.218.337)
9.101.879
ANOTHER TRUST PURCHASES THE POLICIES 8
TERMINATES THE SPLIT-DOLLAR PLAN
CORPORATION
EXECUTIVE
Annual Gift +
hcomng Tryst
Death Proceeds
Annual Premium .
Recovery
821,004
819,621
818,242
816,807
814.613
811.444
811.444
801,954
797,040
790.702
783.973
789.957
783.131
(6.718.901)
Trust Death Benefit
Coverage
50,014,178
48.961.588
48,466,260
48.529,954
48.342.621
48.318,209
48283.943
48,696,486
47,238.285
46.399.128
47,129,584
46.932.191
46.897,480
52.175.103
52.405.417
52,638,439
52.873.112
53.147,660
53.424.398
53,713.743
54,033,057
54.356,256
54.681.898
55.1307.819
55.007.819
55.007.819
55.007,819
55.1307,819
55,007,819
55.007.819
55.007,819
55.007,819
55.007,819
55.007,819
55.007,819
55.007,819
55.007.819
55,007,819
42.605
43.988
45.367
46.802
48,996
52.165
52,165
61.655
66.569
72,907
79.636
73,652
80.478
871,885
871.885
871.885
871.885
871.885
871.885
871.885
871.885
871.885
871.885
795,142
369.550
104,656
104,656
104,656
104.656
104.656
104,656
104,656
104.656
104,656
104.656
104,656
104,656
104,656
(55 007.819
4,426,369
2012 & Thereafter
Leon's GUI Amount
Future Premium Payments'
Leon's Gift Amount 9 Li
7,996,488
11244,063
Total Gdt Amount:
8,763,473
Total Gift Amount.
12,011,048
Executvos Internal Rate ot Return:
Executive's Internal Rate of Return.
10.38%
7.73%
' Company recovers 56.718.901 of the 310.459.932 Spit-Golar Advance.
2 In me event the trust has sufficient cash to meet the premium payments. additional gifts may NOT be needed.
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Review of $150 mil Life Insurance purchased through Bryant Group
Rationale for the $50mil life insurance policy on Leon:
Proceeds would be available at time of death to pay off some of indebtedness related to
your art collection
Rationale for the second-to-die policy on Debra and Leon:
Proceeds would be available at time of death to pay estate taxes
These policies are owned in irrevocable life insurance trusts (the Leon D Black Insurance
Trusts #1 and #2). The policies purchased were set up in a split-dollar structure to
minimize gift tax. The split-dollar entity, AIF W Management Inc (now part of BFP),
advances the annual premiums (in lieu of compensation to Leon). Fortunately, these
variable universal life policies were purchased from top carriers who have fared relatively
well in the recent financial crisis. Investments in various mutual funds were elected at the
time of the purchase of the policies by John Hannan. The goal in a structure like this is to
have the policy assets invested in a way that they will appreciate enough to have
sufficient equity to allow for a cash withdrawal to both repay premiums previously
advanced by the split dollar entity(at which point the split $ arrangement is terminated)
and cover premiums going forward. The death benefit, when ultimately paid to the Trust,
is income tax-free and estate tax free. In 2009, you paid gift tax on a reportable income
and gift of $90,639 compared with the MI amount of $1.8 mil of premiums paid annually
which would otherwise have been considered gifts to the trusts.
These policies were initiated in September 1999. You have paid in $19.5 mil in premiums
(shown in the `split-dollar advance' column on the attached 12/31/09 Summary of
Coverage). The cash surrender value (which is tied to the underlying value of the assets
invested) was valued at $142 mil at 12/31/09. This reflects a difficult decade for stocks
generally. Also, the investment options chosen were heavily growth oriented. Think back
to 1999 in the midst of the tech bubble in the making. At that time growth was the only
thing working and the only thing people wanted to own. The other side of the bubble
ie.2000-2002 was quite painful. In the period 1/1/00-12/31/09 the Russell 1000 Growth
index declined 33% cumulatively. The original options have not been revised or
rebalanced along the way. While in the currently slow growing economy growth style
portfolios are likely to do well, I have a review of the funds owned on my to-do list and
will work to add some international options and rebalance a bit from the existing funds.
Whereas the original plan called for an equity build in the underlying assets that
would have allowed premium recovery to begin next year, it looks as though we face
another decade of premium payments before we begin that process. Assuming an
average return of 9%, it will be 2020 before we get to the point of the premium advances
being covered. The death benefits are fully intact at the $150 mil face value of the
policies and will service their intended purposes. The terms of the structure stipulate that
if the needed equity appreciation is not achieved before the death of the insured, the
repayment of premiums advanced by the split-dollar entity is paid from the death benefit.
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Additional planning suggestion from Roger Cammon for consideration:
Make an additional gift to the trust of a 'lowly valued, likely to appreciate' asset which,
once contributed and appreciated, could be used to accelerate the process of terminating
the split $ arrangement. I will give this idea additional consideration.
We also spoke about insurance as asset protection. There is definite appeal. For
instance, let's use an example of a $25mi1 life insurance policy purchased for asset
protection purposes: Contrary to a purchase of insurance for the normal purpose of
the death benefit, in this case, the death benefit is just the tax shield for the assets
inside the policy. You want to buy as little death benefit as life insurance tax law will
allow. Premiums would then be extremely small and, from the start, the cash value
is accessible via a loan from the policy. Under NY State law, the cash value of life
insurance is exempt from the claims of creditors. If housed in a trust as Weil
Gotahal has suggested, there would be even greater surety of asset protection but
you would have to pay the gift tax on the $25mi1 or cost of the policy. The assets in
the policy would grow tax free and can be invested in a choice from the carrier
menu of investment options or it is possible to buy a customized policy allowing a
hedge fund or any other alternative asset.
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Eackaround
Original intention: build up enough cash in the policy to unwind the split dollar
arrangement and have enough value left over to maintain the policy with no further
premiums. Investment returns have been disappointing. Current projections imply a need
to continue with premium payments for another 10 years (@ $1.8mil/yr)
AIF IV is a LP of Black Family Partners LP and Leon is the sole shareholder of AIF IV Mgmt
I began with the question of what's the appropriate amount of insurance for Leon &
Debra to have but this is a bit of a moot point since amt already held is in line with max
available. Est at $165mil-lower than historically due to consolidation of reinsurers.
Possible Solutions:
Switch to guaranteed insurance plan
Trust gets stated DB, gives up opportunity for equity growth
?material modification, premiums required going forward?
Pay back the split dollar amt using GRAT or CLAT with favorable gift tax implications
Per Ada will take too long
Any change in carriers-considered a `material modification'-would eliminate SD benefit
Per Gail Brannock and Jay Rabinowitz UST, Roger Cammon
amend current split $ agreement to be a non equity split dollar where trust owes the
company the greater of the CSV or premiums paid at termination or death
Split $ entity has to stay in place until Leon's Death
Trust gets the death benefit less premium advances that go to All'
Any equity policy growth above DB goes to AIF
Per memo from Carlyn: if the split $ arrangement is terminated, AIF would receive only
the current cash value now
AIF IV Mgmt under the split $ agreements pays the premiums but Black Family Partners
does now. Resulting question-is AIF owned by BFP or Leon?Per Lindsey Cei email AIF
IVis an LP of Black Family Partners. Leon is the sole shareholder of AIF IV Mgmt
Since BFP did not become a party to the split $ agreement but was just advancing funds
to AIF for premiums then, perhaps, does AIF have to repay BFP the full amount of its
outlays even if the it gets a cash surrender value less than premiums paid.
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If we unwind the split $ arrangement we will have a more palatable number years of
premium payments and then the policies should at least be self sustaining.
Bad news, underlying investments dramatically underperformed expectations and so the
original plan to repay AIF for the premium advances, unwind the split $, and have
$150mi1 of policies which are self sustaining and require no additional premiums has
failed. The good news is that if we proceed with the proposal from Carlyn to unwind the
split $ arrangement with resources already outside Leon's estate, these policies with
substantial death benefits will be owned by trusts to benefit his children.
Unwinding the split $ arrangement eliminates the reportable income and gifts of approx
$100,000/yr we have been incurring
Once unwound, the second to die policies require premium payments for a manageable
number of years. Individual policies are in less good shape, may need to liquidate or
exchange these policies.
Normally you would want to wait to terminate the SD until there is enough equity to
repay advances and eliminate premiums
It has been suggested we should liquidate the Security of Denver policy or exchange for a
new policy since even assuming a 9% return the policy only holds up until Leon is 77 yrs
old
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McDermott
Will&Emery
New York
December 5, 2011
MEMORANDUM
cc:
Eileen Alexanderson
Ada Clapp
Tom Turrin
To:
Leon Black
From:
Carlyn McCaffrey
Elyse G. Kirschner
Re:
Split Dollar Insurance Proposal
This memorandum explains a proposal regarding the split-dollar insurance
arrangements among you, ATE IV Management Inc., an S corporation wholly owned by you
("AIF"), and Norman Brownstein, the trustee of your 1999 Life Insurance Trusts (the "Trustee")
We discussed this proposal with Eileen Alexanderson, Ada Clapp and Tom Turrin at a meeting
last week.
Background
In 1999, the Trustee purchased $50 million of insurance on your life (three
separate policies), and $100 million of insurance on the joint lives of you and Debra (five
separate policies). The Trustee entered into two split-dollar agreements with you and AIF, one
for the policies on your life, which are held in the 1999 Life Insurance Trust #1, and one for the
policies on your and Debra's lives, which are held in the 1999 Life Insurance Trust #2. Each
split-dollar agreement obligates AIF to pay the full amount of the Planned Periodic Premium (as
defined in the policy contract) on each policy. Each agreement also obligates you or the Trustee
to make annual payments to AIF of the annual value of the current life insurance protection
offered by the policies.
The Trustee has the right to terminate each split-dollar agreement at any time.
AIF does not have any right to terminate either split-dollar agreement.
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In exchange for AIF's agreement to pay the Planned Periodic Premiums, the
Trustee agreed that when a policy matured by reason of the death of the insured or insureds he
would pay AIF an amount equal to the sum of all the premiums paid by it on such policy less the
amounts previously paid to it with respect to such policy (the "Net Aggregate Premiums"). The
Trustee also agreed that if he terminated a split-dollar agreement before the death of the insured
or insureds he would either pay AIF an amount equal to the Net Aggregate Premiums for the
policies subject to the terminated agreement or would transfer the policies to AIF To secure his
obligations under the split-dollar agreements, the Trustee assigned the insurance policies to AIF
as collateral.
The total Planned Periodic Premiums with respect to all of the policies held in the
trusts is approximately $1.8 million each year. For each year that the split dollar arrangement is
in effect you have been treated as having received compensation equal to the cost of the current
life insurance protection offered by each policy and as having made a gift of this amount to the
1999 Life Insurance Trusts. Tom Turrin has been properly reporting these amounts on your
annual income and gift tax returns.
For 2011, the amount of compensation/gift was
approximately $97,652. However, as the premiums continue to increase over the term of the
policies, the amount of taxable income you will be deemed to have received and the size of your
taxable gifts to the insurance trusts will increase.
Since 1999, when the parties initiated the split-dollar arrangements, AIF has paid
about $20.1 million in premiums. In recent years AIF had been borrowing from the Black
Family Partners in order to make these premium payments. In 1999, at the commencement of
the split-dollar arrangements, it was estimated that by 2010 the cash surrender value of the
policies would be about $22 million. However, because of poor market performance, as of
March 31, 2010, the cash surrender value of the policies together was about $15 million.
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Given the poor performance of the policies over the past decade and the fact that
the $150 million death benefit will not come close to fully covering your anticipated estate taxes,
it makes sense to evaluate whether it is appropriate for the insurance trusts to continue to
maintain the existing policies. Eileen is analyzing whether to continue the existing policies. In
the interim, we think it is important to restructure the split-dollar arrangements in order to
minimize the ongoing tax consequences to you. To that end, we have proposed the transaction
described below.
Proposed Transaction
Acquisition of Rights Under Split-Dollar Agreements by The Black 2006
Family Trust. The Black 2006 Family Trust (the "2006 Trust") will purchase AIF's rights under
the split-dollar agreements from AIF for cash. The purchase price will be based on an appraisal
of the value of such rights to be obtained by the trustees of the 2006 Trust and by AIF. Because
the rights of AIF under the split-dollar agreements are limited to the right to receive the Net
Aggregate Premiums on your death or on the death of the survivor of you and Debra (unless the
owners of the policies elect to terminate the split-dollar agreements), the appraised value is likely
to be substantially less than the current cash value of the policies. Eileen will arrange for the
appraisals.
Once this step has been completed, you will no longer have any income or gift tax
liability on account of the annual cost of the current life insurance protection offered by each
policy.
Repayment of Loans to Black Family Partners.
AIF will use the funds it
receives from the trustees of the 2006 Trust to repay any outstanding loans to Black Family
Partners. It will then liquidate. AIF's remaining cash, if any, will be distributed to you.
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Termination of Split-Dollar Aareements. The Trustee of the 1999 Life Insurance
Trusts may then decide to terminate the split-dollar agreements in order to avoid any further
potential liability for the annual cost of the current life insurance protection offered by the
policies. Upon termination, because the Trustee lacks sufficient resources to pay the trustees of
the 2006 Trust an amount equal to the Net Aggregate Premiums, he will transfer his interests in
the policies to the trustees of the 2006 Trust.
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If you have any questions, please call Carlyn at (212) 547-5324 or Elyse at (212)
547-5327.
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Code or (ii) promoting, marketing or recommending to another party any transaction or matter
addressed herein.
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