Interesting reading! The Will was the subject of over 2 years of litigation involving 44 law firms. Thus, if anyone claims "We are doing what Miss Duke specified in her will", well, okay...
For example, IRS records show that the DORIS DUKE
FOUNDATION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF ENDANGERED WILDLIFE (TWO:A. 1.) and the DORIS DUKE FOUNDATION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF NEW JERSEY FARMLAND
AND FARM ANIMALS (TWO:A.2) were indeed formed within 15 months as required by IRS code. (The enclosure specified in TWO:A.1. is finally being built in 2008). But these two Foundations were then merged with the DDCFs interest in land at Duke Farms, and with the existing Duke Gardens Foundation which owned eleven acres of land (FIVE: C. 2.; established by Doris Duke in 1960; IRS records), into a new, all encompassing Duke Farms Foundation (Form 1023 filed 1998; IRS records).
There were substantial assets in the Duke Gardens Foundation when Doris Duke died (1993); these assets were largely depleted by 1998 (990-PF 1998; viewable on Guidestar.org), and the last $1,020,757 was transferred into the Duke Farms Foundation in January 1999 (990-PF 1999; viewable on Guidestar.org).
The Trustees statement that Duke Gardens had no protection in the Will is partially correct (Doris Duke did specify that existing employees should be retained to run her existing Foundations; FIVE C. 1). But why protect a Foundation that has existed for 33 years, that owned eleven acres of the property and had substantial assets to its name? Who could imagine that 6 years later Duke Gardens Foundation would be bankrupt under its new Trustees?
The Trustees say that as they were developing their plans over the last 3 years,
"[our] decisions about the future opportunities for
Duke Farms have been properly vetted and are totally within the
discretion of the boards under New York state law, as approved by the
New York Attorney General." (quoted in Star Ledger, May 14th, 2008). In other words, the Trustees have the full Authority of Eliot Spitzer behind them.
SaveDukeGardens would never endorse this opinion, but an individual writing to the press commented "Thank God Doris left money to her dogs [ONE: G. 3], or the Trustees would have killed them, too".
LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
of
DORIS DUKE
I, DORIS DUKE,
a resident of and domiciled in the State of New Jersey, do hereby make,
publish and declare this to be my Last Will and Testament, hereby
revoking all wills and codicils at any time heretofore made by me.
ONE:
A. I direct that there be no funeral service or memorial service of any
kind for me and that I be buried at sea.
B.
I give my eyes to THE EYE BANK FOR SIGHT RESTORATION INC., New York,
New York, and I hereby ratify all that anyone theretofore may have done
toward carrying out this gift.
TWO:
A. 1. I give, devise and bequeath all of my right, title and interest
in and to a certain portion of my real property located in Somerville,
New Jersey, known as the "parks area" to my Trustees hereinafter named
to be held as a new and separate wholly charitable trust which shall be
created upon my death and which shall be known as the DORIS DUKE
FOUNDATION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF ENDANGERED WILDLIFE, and such
separate wholly charitable trust shall be administered and distributed
subject to the provisions of Article NINE for the purposes hereinafter
set forth in this Paragraph 1. All references in this Will to the DORIS
DUKE FOUNDATION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF ENDANGERED WILDLIFE shall refer
to such wholly charitable trust. I direct the DORIS DUKE FOUNDATION FOR
THE PRESERVATION OF ENDANGERED WILDLIFE to use the parks area to
provide an enclosure to protect endangered species of all kinds, both
flora and fauna, from becoming extinct. The funds necessary to operate
the DORIS DUKE FOUNDATION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF ENDANGERED WILDLIFE
shall be provided by the DORIS DUKE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION as set forth
in Article EIGHT hereof.
2. I
give, devise and bequeath all of my right, title and interest in and to
a certain portion of my real property located in Somerville, New
Jersey, known as the "farmland and growing areas" to my Trustees
hereinafter named to be held as a new and separate wholly charitable
trust which shall be created upon my death and which shall be known as
the DORIS DUKE FOUNDATION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF NEW JERSEY FARMLAND
AND FARM ANIMALS, and such separate wholly charitable trust shall be
administered and distributed subject to the provisions of Article NINE
for the purposes hereinafter set forth in this Paragraph 2. All
references in this Will to the DORIS DUKE FOUNDATION FOR THE
PRESERVATION OF NEW JERSEY FARMLAND AND FARM ANIMALS shall refer to
such wholly charitable trust. The DORIS DUKE FOUNDATION FOR THE
PRESERVATION OF NEW JERSEY FARMLAND AND FARM ANIMALS shall be
authorized to lease this property at an annual rental of One Dollar
($1.00) to a college or university specializing in farming education.
In all events, I direct that this property be used solely for
agricultural and horticultural purposes, including research (provided
that no animals are used to conduct such research), and that this
property be used for the exclusive purpose of maintaining and
protecting the wildlife located on the property. I direct that the
DELAWARE VALLEY COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND AGRICULTURE, Doylestown,
Pennsylvania, be given the first right to so lease such property,
provided that such COLLEGE pay all of the expenses of operating such
property during the term of any such lease. The funds necessary for the
DORIS DUKE FOUNDATION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF NEW JERSEY FARMLAND AND
FARM ANIMALS to make required capital improvements and to purchase farm
equipment shall be provided by the DORIS DUKE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION as
set forth in Article EIGHT hereof.
3.
I give, devise and bequeath all of my right, title and interest in and
to the balance of my real property, located in Somerville, New Jersey,
and all structures and improvements located thereon, to my Trustees
hereinafter named to be held as a new and separate wholly charitable
trust which shall be created upon my death and which shall be known as
the DORIS DUKE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, and such separate wholly
charitable trust shall be administered and distributed subject to the
provisions of Article NINE for the purposes hereinafter set forth in
Subdivisions A through J of Article EIGHT and Subdivision K of this
Article. All references in this Will to the DORIS DUKE CHARITABLE
FOUNDATION shall refer to such wholly charitable trust. In no event
shall the wholly charitable trust which shall be known as the DORIS
DUKE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION be confused with "The Doris Duke
Foundation," which was incorporated in Delaware in 1934 and which was
originally known as "Independent Aid, Inc." It is my intention that The
Doris Duke Foundation receive no benefit from my estate under this Will
or the exercise of any power of appointment under this Will.
4.
I give and bequeath all of my clothing, jewelry and other personal
effects located at my residence in Somerville, New Jersey at my death
to the DORIS DUKE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.
5.
The Thai and Burmese objects of art located at my Somerville, New
Jersey residence and the Thai houses that have been dismantled and that
are presently stored on my Somerville, New Jersey property are owned by
the FOUNDATION FOR SOUTHEAST ASIAN ART AND CULTURE. It is my hope and
expectation that after my death, such property will either (i) be sold
by the FOUNDATION FOR SOUTHEAST ASIAN ART AND CULTURE, with the
proceeds thereof to be used for the general charitable purposes that I
have supported or (ii) be returned to their respective countries of
origin under appropriate conditions.
6.
I give and bequeath all of my furniture, furnishings, books, linen,
silver, china, glassware and other household effects, automobiles and
all other similar tangible personal property of whatsoever description
(hereinafter "Other Tangible Personal Property") located at my
residence in Somerville, New Jersey at my death to the DORIS DUKE
CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, to be used at its principal headquarters.
B.
I give, devise and bequeath my real property located in Montague City,
New Jersey to the Morristown, New Jersey chapter of the NATURE
CONSERVANCY INC., upon the conditions that such property be kept in its
natural state and that such property be leased for One Dollar ($1.00)
per year to the Trail Blazers Camp so long as such Camp shall be in
existence and shall use such property for its campsite. If the NATURE
CONSERVANCY INC. shall not agree to accept such property on these
conditions or if the Trustees of the DORIS DUKE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
determine in their absolute discretion that either or both of such
conditions shall have been violated at any time, I direct that such
property shall be distributed to the DORIS DUKE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION,
to be held by it upon the conditions set forth in the preceding
sentence, or if that is not feasible for any reason, then for the
general charitable purposes for which the DORIS DUKE CHARITABLE
FOUNDATION is being administered.
C.
I give, devise and bequeath my real property, Known as the Quarry, in
Whitehorse Station, New Jersey (approximately 3.83 acres) to the DORIS
DUKE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.
D. 1.
I give, devise and bequeath all of my right, title and interest in and
to my real property, and the structures and improvements thereon, known
as Rough Point, in Newport, Rhode Island,
to the NEWPORT RESTORATION FOUNDATION, which shall be charged with the
responsibility and obligation of maintaining Rough Point in accordance
with the usual standards for preserving historical properties located
in Newport, Rhode Island. I direct that the first two (2) floors of the
residence (together with the tangible personal property described in
Paragraph 3 of this Subdivision D) be set aside for public viewing
similar to the manner in which the other "summer cottages" are operated
by the Preservation Society and that the top floor of the residence be
used for the NEWPORT RESTORATION FOUNDATION's offices. (Accordingly, it
is my expectation that the house at Two Marlborough Street owned by the
NEWPORT RESTORATION FOUNDATION be used as a rental property since it
will no longer be used as office space.) Funds to maintain Rough Point
shall be provided by the DORIS DUKE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION as set forth
in Article EIGHT hereof.
2. I
give and bequeath all of my clothing, jewelry. and other personal
effects located at my residence known as Rough Point, in Newport, Rhode
Island at my death to the DORIS DUKE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.
3.
I give and bequeath all of my Other Tangible Personal Property (as
hereinbefore defined) located at my residence known as Rough Point, in
Newport, Rhode Island at my death to the NEWPORT RESTORATION
FOUNDATION, to be set aside for public viewing as explained in
Paragraph I of this Subdivision D.
E.
I give, devise and bequeath such portion of my real property in
Middletown, Rhode Island which is contiguous to the Prescott Farm
Museum (approximately four (4) acres) to the NEWPORT RESTORATION
FOUNDATION, to be used as a part of such Museum. I direct that the
balance of my Middletown, Rhode Island property be sold and the net
sales proceeds thereof be disposed of as a part of my residuary estate
in accordance with the provisions of Article EIGHT hereof.
F.
l. I give, devise and bequeath all of my right, title and interest in
and to my real property, and the structures and improvements located
thereon, known as Shangri La, in Kaalawai, Honolulu, Hawaii to a new
and separate wholly charitable trust which my Trustees hereinafter
named shall create upon my death and which shall be known as the DORIS
DUKE FOUNDATION FOR ISLAMIC ART, and such separate wholly charitable
trust shall be held, administered and distributed subject to the
provisions of Article NINE for the purposes hereinafter set forth in
this Paragraph 1. All references in this Will to the DORIS DUKE
FOUNDATION FOR ISLAMIC ART shall refer to such wholly charitable trust.
The DORIS DUKE FOUNDATION FOR ISLAMIC ART shall promote the study and
understanding of Middle Eastern art and culture. I direct that the
DORIS DUKE FOUNDATION FOR ISLAMIC ART make this property available to
scholars, students and others interested in the furtherance and
preservation of Islamic art and make the premises open to the public
subject to the payment of a reasonable fee to be fixed by the Trustees
of the DORIS DUKE FOUNDATION FOR ISLAMIC ART. In addition, I direct
that the Honolulu Academy of Arts be permitted to use the premises for
display of its collection of Middle Eastern art without any charge to
the Academy. In the event that the funds derived from admission fees
charged to the public are inadequate to staff and maintain properly the
land, grounds, buildings, furniture, furnishings and art held by the
DORIS DUKE FOUNDATION FOR ISLAMIC ART, supplemental funds for such
purposes shall be provided by the DORIS DUKE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION as
set forth in Article EIGHT hereof.
2.
I give and bequeath all of my clothing, jewelry and other personal
effects located at my residence known as Shangri La, in Kaalawai,
Honolulu, Hawaii at my death to the DORIS DUKE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.
3.
I give and bequeath all of my other Tangible Personal Property located
at my residence known as Shangri La, in Kaalawai, Honolulu, Hawaii at
my death to the DORIS DUKE FOUNDATION FOR ISLAMIC-ART.
G.
1. I give, devise and bequeath all of my right, title and interest in
and to my real property, and the structures and improvements thereon,
known as Falcon's Lair, in Beverly Hills, California to the DORIS DUKE
CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.
2. I give
and bequeath all of my clothing, jewelry, other personal effects and
Other Tangible Personal Property located at my residence known as
Falcon's Lair, in Beverly Hills. California at my death to the DORIS
DUKE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.
3. If
I shall be survived by a dog owned by me and residing at my death at my
residence known as Falcon's Lair, in Beverly Hills, California, I give
such dog to the caretaker of such property at my death or, if such
caretaker is at any time unwilling or unable to care for such dog, to
one of the foundations created under this Will or of which I was a
member, director, trustee or officer at my death which is caring for
other dogs of mine. If I shall be survived by a dog owned by me and
located at my death at Falcon's Lair, I give and bequeath the sum of
One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) to my Trustees, to be held by
them in a separate trust for the benefit of such dog, with the income
and principal thereof to be disposed of as follows:
a.
My Trustees, at any time and from time to time, shall apply such part
or all or none of the net income and principal of the trust for the
benefit of such dog, at such times and in such amounts as my Trustees,
in their absolute discretion, shall deem necessary for the care,
feeding, comfort, maintenance and medical treatment of such dog, even
though any such application or applications may result in the
termination of the trust. At the end of each year of the trust, my
Trustees shall accumulate and add to principal any net income not so
applied, any such capitalized income thereafter to be disposed of as a
part of such principal.
b. Upon
the earlier to occur of (i) the death of such dog and (ii) twenty-one
(21) years after my death, the trust shall terminate. Upon such
termination, the principal of the trust remaining at that time, and any
accrued and undistributed income, shall be added to my residuary estate
and disposed of in accordance with the provisions of Article EIGHT
hereof.
H. 1. I give and bequeath
all of my right, title and interest in and to my cooperative apartment,
known as Penthouse B, located at 475 Park Avenue, New York, New York,
including the proprietary lease and shares of stock relating thereto,
to the DORIS DUKE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.
2.
I give and bequeath all of my clothing, jewelry, other personal effects
and Other Tangible Personal Property located at my New York City
cooperative apartment at my death to the DORIS DUKE CHARITABLE
FOUNDATION.
I. To the extent, if
any, that my Other Tangible Personal Property, as hereinbefore defined,
or any of my clothing, jewelry, personal effects or real property shall
not otherwise be effectively disposed of in the preceding provisions of
this Article, I give and bequeath such property to the DORIS DUKE
CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.
J. I give
and bequeath my two (2) camels, two (2) horses and donkey to the DORIS
DUKE FOUNDATION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF ENDANGERED WILDLIFE.
K.
If, upon semi-annual investigation into the expenditures and needs of
the NEWPORT GARDENS FOUNDATION, INC., the Trustees of the DORIS DUKE
CHARITABLE FOUNDATION determine that the NEWPORT GARDENS FOUNDATION,
INC. is operating at a deficit, and if they determine that the deficit
is not created by substantial waste or mismanagement, they shall pay
over to the NEWPORT GARDENS FOUNDATION, INC. from the DORIS DUKE
CHARITABLE FOUNDATION sufficient monies to offset any justified
operating deficit and in addition shall supply the NEWPORT GARDENS
FOUNDATION, INC. with operating funds sufficient for a period not in
excess of sixty (60) days from the date of payment if the NEWPORT
GARDENS FOUNDATION, INC. is then a tax-exempt organization, as
hereinafter defined. In the event that the NEWPORT GARDENS FOUNDATION,
INC. reports that funds are required for capital improvements or major
repairs, the Trustees of the DORIS DUKE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION shall
retain the services of a qualified engineer and, to the extent that the
engineer confirms the need for such funds, the Trustees of the DORIS
DUKE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION shall pay over such funds to the NEWPORT
GARDENS FOUNDATION, INC., which shall promptly render a full and
complete accounting of the funds disbursed for such purposes.
L.
Any expenses which may be incurred by my Executors in selling, storing,
packing, shipping and insuring any of my tangible personal property,
including any expenses which may be incurred in delivering such
property to the designated beneficiary or beneficiaries thereof, shall
be charged against the principal of my residuary estate and treated as
an expense of administering my estate.
M.
I direct that (i) my Executors, in their absolute discretion, shall be
authorized to determine what property, if any, shall be disposed of
under each provision of this Will, and (ii) all such determinations by
my Executors shall be binding and conclusive upon all interested
persons.
THREE: I direct that my
Executors sell the airplane owned by Newport Farms, Inc., a New Jersey
corporation of which I own one hundred percent (100%) of the stock, and
then liquidate such corporation and add the net sales proceeds thereof
to my residuary estate to be disposed of in accordance with the
provisions of Article EIGHT hereof.
FOUR: A. The following loans were owed to me as of August, 1991:
1. DR. ROBERT NIXON: Fifty-Eight Thousand Dollars ($58,000)
2. ELEANOR LAWSON: Sixteen Thousand Five Hundred Dollars (516,500).
3. FRANCO ROSSELLINI: One Hundred Fifty-Eight Thousand Dollars ($158,000).
4. VERA CYCKMAN: Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000).
5. EDWARD LEIATO: Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000).
6 RAPHAEL RECTO: One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000).
I
direct that, to the extent that these loans shall be outstanding at the
time of my death, such loans shall be forgiven.
B. I direct that my Executors make reasonable arrangements with IMELDA MARCOS
(or the legal representatives of her estate, if she shall not survive
me) for the repayment of the Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000), plus
accrued interest, that I loaned to her pursuant to a demand note dated
March 6, 1990, such repayment to be made when Mrs. Marcos and the
Philippines government settle their financial dispute or at such other
time as my Executors shall deem appropriate in their absolute
discretion.
C. I have made a loan
in the current principal amount of Six Hundred Thousand Dollars
($600,000), plus accruing interest, to HEALTH MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS,
INC., which loan is convertible to common stock in such corporation. I
direct my Executors to convert such loan (as the same shall be
outstanding at my death) into common stock and to add such stock to my
residuary estate to be disposed of in accordance with the provisions of
Article EIGHT hereof.
D. I direct
my Executors not to seek a refund for the relinquishment of my
memberships at the Newport Country Club and the Spouting Rock Beach
Association.
FIVE: A. I give and bequeath the following sums to the following organizations:
1. Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000) to DUKE UNIVERSITY, Durham, North Carolina.
2. Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) to the SELF -REALIZATION
FELLOWSHIP, Los Angeles, California.
3 . Ten Million Dollars ($ 10,000,000) to the METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, New York, New York.
4.
One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) to the NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL PARK
operated by the New York Zoological Society, Bronx, New York.
B. I give and bequeath the following sums to such of the following persons as shall survive me:
1. Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000) to ELEANOR JOHNSON LAWSON.
2 . One Million Dollars ($ 1,000,000) to DOROTHY MCCAWLEY.
3. One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) to ROSEANNA TODD.
4. Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) to ANNA LUNDY LEWIS.
5.
One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) to REVEREND LAWRENCE ROBERTS, in his
individual capacity, whether or not he is, at the date of my death,
affiliated with the First Baptist Church of Nutley, New Jersey.
6. Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) to CONSTANCE PITTS SPEED.
7. Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000) to JOHN GOMEZ.
8. One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) to ANNA KENNESAY.
C.
1. The bequests to my employees under this Subdivision C are in
gratitude for their past services rendered to me and my foundations. It
is my hope and expectation that my Executors and Trustees
and the foundations in which I am a member, director, trustee or
officer at my death or which are to be created under this Will shall
employ as many of these persons as reasonably possible in order to
maintain my various properties and to operate these foundations after
my death. The determination of my Executors as to the persons to
receive a bequest under this Subdivision C and the amount of each such
bequest shall be binding and conclusive on all interested persons.
2.
If BERNARD LAFFERTY shall survive me and shall at my death be in my
employ or in the employ of The Doris Duke Foundation, the Foundation
for Southeast Asian Art and Culture, the Duke Gardens Foundation, Inc.,
the Newport Restoration Foundation (such foundations being hereinafter
collectively referred to as the "Applicable Foundations") or of any
other foundation of which I am a member, director, trustee or officer
at my death, I give and bequeath to my Trustees the sum of Ten Million
Dollars ($10,000,000). Such sum shall be held by my Trustees in a
separate charitable remainder annuity trust, with the income and
principal thereof to be disposed of in accordance with the provisions
of Paragraph 6 of this Subdivision C.
3.
If NUKU MAKASIALE shall survive me and shall at my death be in my
employ or in the employ of any of the Applicable Foundations or of any
other foundation of which I am a member, director, trustee or officer
at my death, I give and bequeath to my Trustees a sum which my
Executors, in their absolute discretion, determine shall be necessary,
assuming that such sum will generate interest at a rate of five percent
(5%) per annum, to produce income on an annual basis which shall equal
the sum of (i) the annual salary that NUKU MAKASIALE received from me
or such foundation, as the case may be, for the twelve (12) month
period immediately preceding my death plus (ii) Fifty-Eight Thousand
Dollars ($58,000). Such sum shall be held by my Trustees in a separate
charitable remainder annuity trust, with the income and principal of
such trust to be disposed of in accordance with the provisions of
Paragraph 6 of this Subdivision C.
4.
If JINADASA DESILVA shall survive me and shall at my death be in my
employ or in the employ of any of the Applicable Foundations or of any
other foundation of which I am a member, director, trustee or officer
at my death, I give and bequeath to my Trustees a sum which my
Executors, in their absolute discretion, determine shall be necessary,
assuming that such sum will generate interest at a rate of five percent
(5%) per annum, to produce income on an annual basis which shall equal
the sum of (i) the annual salary that JINADASA DESILVA received from me
or such foundation, as the case may be, for the twelve (12) month
period immediately preceding my death plus (ii) Eighteen Thousand
Dollars ($18,000). Such sum shall be held by my Trustees in a separate
charitable remainder annuity trust, with the income and principal of
such trust to be disposed of in accordance with the provisions of
Paragraph 6 of this Subdivision C.
5.
With respect to each of NILZA MOORE, SHIZUE HAMAMOTO, GEORGE REED and
BENJAMIN REED who shall survive me and shall at my death be in my
employ or in the employ of any of the Applicable Foundations or of any
other foundation of which I am a member, director, trustee or officer
at my death, I give and bequeath to my Trustees a sum which my
Executors, in their absolute discretion, determine shall be necessary,
assuming that such sum will generate interest at a rate of five percent
(5%) per annum, to produce income on an annual basis which shall equal
such person's annual salary from me or such foundation, as the case may
be, for the twelve (12) month period immediately preceding my death.
With respect to each such person, such sum shall be held by my Trustees
in a separate charitable remainder annuity trust, with the income and
principal of each such trust to be disposed of in accordance with the
provisions of Paragraph 6 of this Subdivision C.
6.
Pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Subdivision C, certain
property is to be held by my Trustees in a separate charitable
remainder annuity trust for the benefit of a certain person. I direct
that the income and principal of each such trust shall be disposed of
as follows:
a. Commencing as of
the date of my death and continuing during the lifetime of the person
for whose benefit the trust has been established (the "Beneficiary"),
my Trustees shall, in each taxable year of the trust, pay to the
Beneficiary an annuity amount
equal to five percent (5%) of the initial net fair market value of the
property which constitutes the principal of the trust (the "Annuity
Amount"), provided, however, that the payout percentage (as adjusted to
reflect the time and frequency of the annuity payments) shall not
exceed the percentage that would result in a five percent (5 %)
probability that the principal of the trust shall be exhausted before
the death of the Beneficiary, determined as of the date of my death (or
the alternate valuation date, if applicable).
b.
Upon the death of the Beneficiary, the principal and income of the
trust remaining at that time, other than any such principal and income
which may be required to be distributed to the Beneficiary or the
Beneficiary's estate in satisfaction of the final Annuity Amount
payment, shall be distributed outright to the DORIS DUKE CHARITABLE
FOUNDATION. If the DORIS DUKE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION is not a tax-exempt
organization, as hereinafter defined, at the time when any principal or
income of the trust is to be distributed to it, then my Trustees shall
distribute such principal and income to such one or more tax -exempt
organizations as my Trustees shall determine in their absolute
discretion.
c. The trusts held
pursuant to this Paragraph 6 of Subdivision C shall be administered in
accordance with the provisions of Subdivision D of this Article.
7.
I give and bequeath to each other person who shall survive me and who
my Executors shall determine in their absolute discretion shall be on
my payroll or the payroll of any of the Applicable Foundations or of
any other foundation of which I am a member, director, trustee or
officer at my death on a salaried (but not an hourly) basis, other than
a person who is a beneficiary under another provision of this Will, a
sum equal to one (l) month's salary for each full year of such
employment prior to my death (rounded to the nearest Five Hundred
Dollars ($500)), but in no case less than One Thousand Five Hundred
Dollars ($1,500).
8. I give and
bequeath to each other person who shall survive me and who my Executors
shall determine in their absolute discretion shall be on my payroll or
the payroll of any of the Applicable Foundations or of any other
foundation of which I am a member, director, trustee or officer at my
death on an hourly basis, other than a person who is a beneficiary
under another provision of this Will, a sum equal to one (1) month's
salary for each full year of such employment prior to my death (rounded
to the nearest Five Hundred Dollars ($500)), but in no case less than
One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500). For purposes of this
Paragraph 8, one month's salary shall be deemed to equal one-twelfth
(1/12) of the income such person received from me or such foundation,
as the case may be, in the year prior to my death based on such
person's Form W-2 for such year.
9.
Notwithstanding anything herein which might suggest a contrary result,
I hereby specifically state that I do not intend by the provisions of
Paragraph 7 or 8 of this Subdivision C to make any gift or bequest to
any person or entity that I, any of the Applicable Foundations or any
other foundation retain as an independent contractor to perform
services, including lawyers, accountants, physicians, nurses and others
who are not my employees, the employees of an Applicable Foundation or
the employees of any other foundation of which I am a member, director,
trustee or officer at my death.
10.
I request that each of NILZA MOORE, GEORGE REED and BENJAMIN REED who
are at my death in the employ of any of the Applicable Foundations or
of any other foundation of which I am a member, director, trustee or
officer at my death have a residence provided for them by one of such
foundations after my death. If possible, I expect that the DORIS DUKE
CHARITABLE FOUNDATION shall provide such a residence for each of NILZA
MOORE and GEORGE REED and that the NEWPORT RESTORATION FOUNDATION shall
provide such a residence for BENJAMIN REED.
D.
Each trust created pursuant to the provisions of Paragraphs 2, 3, 4 and
5 of Subdivision C of this Article and the provisions of Article SIX of
this Will shall be administered as follows:
1.
The obligation to pay the Annuity Amount shall commence on the date of
my death, but payment of the Annuity Amount may be deferred during a
period from the date of my death to the end of the taxable year of the
trust in which occurs the complete funding of the trust. Within a
reasonable time after the end of the taxable year in which occurs the
complete funding of the trust, my Trustees shall pay to the person for
whose benefit the trust was created (the "Recipient"), in the case of
an underpayment, or shall receive from the Recipient, in the case of an
overpayment, the difference between (a) the total of any amounts in
respect of the Annuity Amount actually paid to the Recipient, plus
interest on such amounts, compounded annually, computed for any period
at the rate of interest that the federal income tax regulations under
Section 664 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time
to time (the "Code"), prescribe for the trust for such computation for
such period, and (b) the total of such amounts in respect of the
Annuity Amount that are properly payable, plus interest on such
amounts, compounded annually, computed for any period at the rate of
interest that the federal income tax regulations under Section 664 of
the Code prescribe for the trust for such computation for such period.
2.
The Annuity Amount shall be distributed to the Recipient in equal
quarterly installments from income and, to the extent that income is
not sufficient, from principal in accordance with the following
provisions of this Paragraph 2. The Annuity Amount shall be paid from
the ordinary net income (including short-term capital gain) of the
trust other than "unrelated business income" as defined in Section 681
of the Code. To the extent that such ordinary net income is
insufficient to pay the Annuity Amount, the Annuity Amount shall be
paid from the long-term capital gain of the trust or, if insufficient,
from the unrelated business income of the trust or, if insufficient,
from income of the trust which is exempt from income taxes or, if
insufficient, from the principal of the trust. As used in this
Paragraph 2, the terms "short-term capital gain" and "long-term capital
gain" are defined as in Section 1222 of the Code.
3.
Any income of the trust for a taxable year which shall exceed the
Annuity Amount shall be accumulated and added to principal, any such
capitalized income thereafter to be disposed of as a part of the
principal of the trust.
4. If the
first or the last taxable year of the trust or both such years shall
have fewer than 365 days, the Annuity Amount for such short taxable
year or years shall be prorated on a daily basis, in accordance with
Section 1.664-2 of the federal income tax regulations, or any successor
provision thereto. The taxable year of the trust shall be the calendar
year.
5. No additional
contributions may be made to the trust. The initial contribution to the
trust shall be deemed to consist of all property passing to the trust
by reason of my death.
6. The
computation of the value of the assets transferred to the trust shall
be controlled by the valuations as finally determined in the federal
estate tax proceeding relating to my estate. If the initial net fair
market value of the assets constituting the trust is determined
incorrectly by my Trustees, then within a reasonable period after the
final determination of the correct value, my Trustees shall pay to the
Recipient, in the case of an undervaluation, or shall receive from the
Recipient, in the case of an overvaluation, an amount equal to the
difference between the total sums in respect of the Annuity Amount that
my Trustees should have paid if the correct value were used and the
total of such sums that my Trustees actually paid.
7. Notwithstanding any provision of this Will:
a.
The income and principal of the trust for each taxable year shall be
distributed at such time and in such manner as not to subject the trust
to any tax under Section 4942 of the Code;
b.
Except for the payment of the Annuity Amount to the Recipient, my
Trustees shall not engage in any act of self dealing, as defined in
Section 4941(d) of the Code, and shall not make any taxable
expenditures, as defined in Section 4945(d) of the Code;
c.
My Trustees shall not make any investments that jeopardize the
charitable purpose of the trust, within the meaning of Section 4944 of
the Code and the federal income tax regulations thereunder, or retain
any excess business holdings, within the meaning of Section 4943(c) of
the Code;
d. The Annuity Amount
shall not be reduced by any expenses of the trust including, but not
limited to, trustees' commissions;
e.
Nothing in this Will shall be construed so as to restrict my Trustees
from investing the assets of the trust in a manner that could result in
the annual realization of a reasonable amount of income or gain from
the sale or disposition of trust assets:
f.
It is my intention that the trust shall qualify as a charitable
remainder annuity trust within the meaning of Section 6 of Rev. Proc.
90-32, and any successor revenue procedures thereto, and Section
664(d)(1) of the Code, and the federal income tax regulations
thereunder, and that the remainder interest which is to be distributed
shall qualify for the estate tax charitable deduction under the
provisions of Section 2055 of the Code. Accordingly, I hereby direct
that (i) no authorization, direction or other provision contained in
this Will which would prevent the trust and such remainder interest
from so qualifying shall apply, (ii) the trust shall be interpreted,
valued, managed and invested in a manner consistent with that intent,
(iii) no distribution shall be made to the trust of any property which
does not qualify for such charitable deduction and (iv) it is my
further intention that any court having jurisdiction over this Will
shall construe and interpret and, if necessary, modify and limit the
terms and provisions of this Will so as to permit such remainder
interest so to qualify;
g. My
Trustees are authorized, acting alone, to amend the trust in any manner
required for the sole purpose of ensuring that the trust qualifies and
continues to qualify as a charitable remainder annuity trust within the
meaning of Section 664(d)(1) of the Code and the federal income tax
regulations thereunder: and
h.
The operation of the trust shall be governed by the laws of the State
of New York. My Trustees, however, are prohibited-from exercising any
power or discretion granted under such laws that would be inconsistent
with the qualification of the trust under Section 664(d)(1) of the Code
and the corresponding regulations.
SIX:
If WALKER P. INMAN, JR. shall survive me, I give and bequeath to my
Trustees the sum of Seven Million Dollars ($7,000,000), to be held by
my Trustees in a separate charitable remainder annuity trust for the
benefit of WALKER P. INMAN, JR., with the income and principal thereof
to be disposed of as follows:
A.
Commencing as of the date of my death and continuing during the
lifetime of WALKER P. INMAN, JR., my Trustees shall, in each taxable
year of the trust, pay to WALKER P. INMAN, JR. an annuity amount equal
to five percent (5%) of the initial net fair market value of the
property which constitutes the principal of the trust (the "Annuity
Amount") provided, however, that the payout percentage (as adjusted to
reflect the time and frequency of the annuity payments) shall not
exceed the percentage that would result in a five percent (5%)
probability that the principal of the trust shall be exhausted before
the death of WALKER P. INMAN, JR., determined as of the date of my
death (or the alternate valuation date, if applicable).
B.
Upon the death of WALKER P. INMAN, JR., the principal and income of the
trust remaining at that time, other than any such principal and income
which may be required to be distributed in satisfaction of the final
Annuity Amount payment, shall be distributed outright to the DORIS DUKE
CHARITABLE FOUNDATION. If the DORIS DUKE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION is not a
tax- exempt organization, as hereinafter defined, at the time when any
principal or income of the trust is to be distributed to it, then my
Trustees shall distribute such principal and income to such one or more
tax-exempt organizations as my Trustees shall determine in their
absolute discretion.
C. The trust
created in this Article SIX shall be administered in accordance with
the provisions of Subdivision D of Article FIVE of this Will.
SEVEN:
A.
I expressly exercise the general testamentary power of appointment
granted to me by subparagraph (2) of Paragraph C of the Indenture of
Trust, dated May 2, 1917 made by my father, J.B. Duke, as Grantor and
Trustee, with the Farmers' Loan and Trust Company
(now Citibank, N. A., by merger and succession) as successor Trustee,
by directing that the principal, and any remaining income, of the trust
created pursuant to such Indenture at my death be distributed to the
DORIS DUKE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION which is the wholly charitable trust
held pursuant to the provisions of Article NINE of this Will, to be
administered and distributed as a part thereof.
B.
I declare that, despite my 1988 adoption of Chandi Heffner(who was 35
years old at that time), it is my intention that she not be deemed to
be my child for the purposes of disposing of the trust property
described in Subdivision A of this Article SEVEN, or for any other
purpose of this Will, or otherwise, and that this Will and all trusts
and other entities in which I have an interest be administered
accordingly. I am confident that my father, who created certain trusts
for my lifetime benefit, would not want Chandi Heffner to have any
interest in any such trust, even if I had wanted her to have such an
interest (which I do not).
EIGHT:
I give, devise and bequeath all the rest, residue and remainder of my
estate, real, persona] or mixed, of whatsoever nature and wheresoever
situate, of which I shall die seized or possessed, or to which I shall
be in any way entitled at the time of my death, including all property
over which I shall have a power of appointment or other power of
disposal at the time of my death, and including any legacies or devises
which may lapse or be invalid or for any reason fail to take effect
(herein referred to as my "residuary estate"), after the payment of all
taxes of whatsoever kind and all debts and expenses properly chargeable
against my residuary estate, to my Trustees, IN TRUST, NEVERTHELESS, to
hold manage, invest and reinvest the same, to collect the income
thereof, and to dispose of the net income thereof for the educational,
charitable, scientific, literary and artistic purposes for which this
wholly charitable trust is created and which shall be known as the
DORIS DUKE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, and such trust shall be held,
administered and disposed of subject to the provisions of Article NINE
of this Will and for the purposes described in the following
Subdivisions A through
A. The
Trustees shall pay over from time to time to (i) the DORIS DUKE
FOUNDATION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF ENDANGERED WILDLIFE, (ii) the DORIS
DUKE FOUNDATION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF NEW JERSEY FARMLAND AND FARM
ANIMALS, (iii) the NEWPORT RESTORATION FOUNDATION, (iv) the DORIS DUKE
FOUNDATION FOR ISLAMIC ART, and (v) the NEWPORT GARDENS FOUNDATION,
INC. (the "Charitable Entities") such funds as may be required by the
Charitable Entities to carry out the purposes expressed in the
provisions of this Will with respect to the Charitable Entities. Such
funds shall be disbursed only after the Trustees make appropriate
inquiries into the claimed costs and determine that the funds paid over
shall be utilized solely for the purposes expressed. Anything to the
contrary above notwithstanding, my Trustees shall distribute such funds
to each of the above-named Charitable Entities pursuant to the
foregoing provisions of this Subdivision A or pursuant to any other
provision of this Will only if, at the time any funds are to be
distributed, the Charitable Entity qualifies as a tax-exempt
organization, as hereinafter defined.
B.
The Trustees may make contributions to tax exempt organizations that
have as their purposes the assistance of actors, dancers, singers,
musicians and other artists of the entertainment world in fulfilling
their ambitions and providing opportunities for the public presentation
of their arts and talents.
C. I
have a special interest in the preservation of wildlife, both flora and
fauna, in the United States and elsewhere, and also a special interest
in the prevention of cruelty to children or to animals. The Trustees
may make contributions to tax-exempt organizations that they are
satisfied are actively and efficiently promoting these goals.
D.
The Trustees may make contributions to tax-exempt organizations that
they are satisfied are actively and efficiently promoting medical
research designed to effectuate cures of major diseases such as cancer
and heart disease, and other diseases, including sickle cell anemia,
provided that no animals are used to conduct such research.
E.
The Trustees may make contributions to tax-exempt organizations that
they are satisfied are actively and efficiently promoting
anti-vivisectionism.
F. The
Trustees may make contributions to tax-exempt organizations that they
are satisfied are actively and efficiently promoting ecological
endeavors.
G. If the DORIS DUKE
CHARITABLE FOUNDATION has income during any year that is not disbursed
pursuant to the preceding Subdivisions of this Article EIGHT, the
Trustees may make contributions to various universities and colleges in
the United States that they are satisfied are actively and efficiently
promoting agricultural programs that are for the benefit of the public
or of wildlife or of animals.
H.
Whenever the Trustees, in the course of any of the investigations that
I recognize will be required, need expert, clerical or other types of
assistance in conducting such investigations, they are hereby
authorized to retain such assistance and to pay the reasonable rates
required therefor. These costs shall be charged against income in the
year in which such charges or costs are incurred.
I.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Trustees may give
to any tax-exempt charitable organization any item of tangible personal
property they may find impossible or inappropriate to sell or retain.
J.
Unless otherwise provided, in the event that the income derived by the
DORIS DUKE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION is insufficient in any year to supply
the funds that the Trustees deem appropriate to be disbursed pursuant
to the foregoing provisions of this Article EIGHT, the Trustees are
authorized to invade the principal of the DORIS DUKE CHARITABLE
FOUNDATION to supply those funds.
NINE:
Each separate wholly charitable trust created pursuant to the
provisions of this Will shall be held, administered and distributed by
my Trustees for the educational, charitable. scientific, literary and
artistic purposes for which it was created subject to the following
provisions:
A. The Trustees are
hereby authorized, in their sole discretion, at any time and from time
to time, to distribute all or any part of the net income and/or
principal of the trust to or for the use of such one (1) or more
entities, including any organization formed, organized and/or
incorporated by the Trustees, qualifying as exempt from Federal income
taxes as an organization described in and meeting the requirements of
Section 501(c)(3) of the Code, and transfers to which are deductible
for income tax and estate tax purposes under the provisions of Section
170(c) and Section 2055 of the Code and, to the extent not inconsistent
with the foregoing provisions of the Code, the income tax and estate
tax laws of the state of my domicile in effect at the time of my death
and in effect at the time of payment or application (herein sometimes
referred to as a "tax-exempt organization" or "tax-exempt
organizations") as the Trustees, in their sole discretion, shall select
in such amounts or proportions, equal or unequal, as the Trustees in
their sole discretion, shall determine.
B.
The Trustees are hereby authorized, in their sole discretion, to
terminate the trust at any time, if the Trustees feel that by so doing
the best charitable use will be made of the trust estate of the trust.
Upon termination of the trust, the Trustees shall transfer, convey and
pay over the principal thereof, as it is then constituted, to such one
(I) or more tax-exempt organizations at the time of such termination as
the Trustees in their sole discretion, shall select, in such amounts or
proportions, equal or unequal, as the Trustees in their sole
discretion, shall determine.
C .
The administration and distribution of the trust shall be subject to
the following restrictions: (i) the trust shall be operated exclusively
for purposes allowed for tax-exempt organizations, (ii) no part of the
net earnings of the trust shall inure to the benefit of any private
individual, except that the Trustees of the trust shall be authorized
and empowered to pay reasonable compensation for services rendered and
to make payments and distributions in furtherance of the trust's
general charitable purposes, (iii) no substantial part of the
activities of the trust shall be carrying on propaganda or otherwise
attempting to influence legislation, (iv) the trust shall not
participate in, or intervene in (including the publishing or
distributing of statements), any political campaign on behalf of (or in
opposition to) any candidate for public office, and (v) upon the
termination of the trust, the assets of the trust shall be distributed
for one or more exempt purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3)
of the Code or the corresponding section of any future federal tax
code, or shall be distributed to the federal government, or to a state
or local government, for a public purpose.
D.
Notwithstanding the broad nature of the powers and authority granted to
the Trustees by this Article or by any other Article of this Will, the
following provisions shall apply to the trust:
1
The Trustees shall distribute the income of the trust for each taxable
year at such time or times and in such manner as not to subject the
trust to tax under Section 4942 of the Code:
2.
The Trustees shall not engage in any act of self-dealing [as defined in
Section 4941(d) of the Code];
3.
The Trustees shall not retain any excess business holdings [as defined
in Section 4943(c) of the Code] which would subject the trust to tax
under Section 4943 of the Code;
4.
The Trustees shall not make any investments which would subject the
trust to tax under Section 4944 of the Code;
5.
The Trustees shall not make any taxable expenditures [as defined in
Section 4945(d) of the Code]; and
6.
None of the powers and authorities granted to the Trustees under any
provision of this Will shall be exercised in such a manner as to
disqualify the trust from tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) or
to disqualify the interests in the trust given to charity from the
charitable deduction allowable in determining the Federal estate tax on
my estate.
E. I specifically
authorize the Trustees of the trust to form, organize and/or
incorporate any tax-exempt organization as more completely set forth in
Article TEN of this Will. It would not be inconsistent with my wishes
if the Trustees completed the necessary work to bring such foundations
into existence as tax.exempt organizations. Furthermore, it would not
be inconsistent with my intention if the trust eventually were to
terminate in favor of one or more tax-exempt organizations. However, I
leave the decision as to how these matters are handled to the sole
discretion of my Trustees.
F. It is my intention by this Article to create a trust conferring a charitable
interest which qualifies for a Federal estate tax charitable deduction
and which qualifies as an entity exempt from Federal income tax.
Accordingly, my Executors or the Trustees are hereby authorized, in
their sole discretion, to apply to qualify the trust for tax-exempt
status under Section 501(c)(3). In addition, I hereby direct that the
provisions of my Will applying to this trust shall be construed in a
manner consistent with Sections 2055, 170(c) and 501(c)(3) of the Code
and with the regulations and rulings which from time to time may be
promulgated thereunder, and that my estate and the trust shall be
administered solely in conformity with said sections and the
regulations and rulings thereunder. Notwithstanding any provision in
this Will which might otherwise suggest or direct a contrary result,
should any provision of this Will applying to the trust be inconsistent
or in conflict with said Code sections, or the regulations or rulings
thereunder, then said Code sections, regulations or rulings shall be
deemed to override and supersede such inconsistent or conflicting
provisions of this Will. If said Code sections, regulations or rulings
at any time require that instruments creating tax-exempt trusts which
are intended to be private charitable foundations to which the
aforesaid Code sections, regulations and rulings relate contain
provisions which are not expressly set forth in this Will, then such
provisions shall be specifically incorporated herein by this reference,
and shall be deemed to be a pan hereof to the same extent as though
they had been expressly set forth herein. To those ends, the Trustees
may amend the terms of the trust for the sole purpose of complying with
the requirements of said Code sections, regulations and rulings.
TEN:
A. In addition to the powers and authority granted to my Trustees of
each separate wholly charitable trust created pursuant to the
provisions of this Will, I grant the Trustees of each such trust the
power and authority to create under New York law or the law of any
other state a corporation or a trust which will be operated exclusively
for the purposes allowed for tax -exempt organizations as described in
Subdivision A of Article NINE of this Will, and for the specific
charitable purposes for which such wholly charitable trust was created.
Such corporations or trusts are hereinafter sometimes referred to as a
"foundation" or "foundations".
It
is my intention that each of the foundations created hereunder shall be
an organization qualifying under Sections 501(c)(3) and 170(c) of the
Code, gifts or bequests to which are deductible for federal estate and
gift tax purposes under the provisions of Sections 2055(a) and 2522(a),
respectively, of the Code. I direct my Trustees to take or cause to be
taken such action as may be necessary to qualify these corporations or
trusts for exemption from tax under the Code or other applicable law
including. without limitation, establishing procedures for selecting
recipients of the funds of these foundations which will comply with
requirements existing at that time for obtaining and maintaining their
tax-exempt status.
The
Certificate of Incorporation, trust agreement or similar document
creating each of these foundations shall include provisions (among such
other provisions as shall be necessary to create a corporation or
trust, gifts and bequests to which are deductible for federal estate
and gift tax purposes under the provisions of the Code referred to in
the preceding paragraph) providing that (i) these foundations shall be
organized and operated exclusively for purposes allowed for tax-exempt
organizations, (ii) no part of the net earnings of these foundations
shall inure to the benefit of any private individual, except that these
foundations shall be authorized and empowered to pay reasonable
compensation for services rendered and to make payments and
distributions in furtherance of their general charitable purposes,
(iii) no substantial part of the activities of the foundations shall be
carrying on propaganda or otherwise attempting to influence
legislation, (iv) the foundations shall not participate in, or
intervene in (including the publishing or distributing of statements),
any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate
for public office, and (v) upon the termination of each foundation, the
assets of the foundation shall be distributed for one or more exempt
purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Code or the
corresponding section of any future federal tax code, or shall be
distributed to the federal government, or to a state or local
government for a public purpose.
Those
foundations shall not engage in any act of self-dealing, retain any
excess business holdings, make any investment, or make any taxable
expenditures, so as to subject these foundations to any tax under
Sections 4941, 4943, 4944 and 4945, respectively, of the Code. These
foundations shall make distributions for each taxable year at such time
and in such manner as not to subject these foundations to the tax on
undistributed income imposed by Section 4942 of the Code, and shall not
otherwise engage in any act which would prevent any transfer under this
Will to any of these foundations from qualifying for a deduction in my
estate under the applicable sections of the Code, or any similar
provision of the law of any state.
B.
I direct that the initial directors or trustees of these foundations
shall be BERNARD LAFFERTY, MARIAN OATES CHARLES and such three (3)
additional persons as BERNARD LAFFERTY (or failing the exercise of such
power by Bernard Lafferty, as MARIAN OATES CHARLES) shall designate in
writing, signed and acknowledged. BERNARD LAFFERTY (or failing the
exercise of such power by Bernard Lafferty, then the initial directors
or trustees) shall select the member(s), if any, of these foundations
and determine the procedures for (i) the selection and removal of
additional and successor members, directors or trustees, (ii) the
selection of officers and (iii) the length of term of each member,
director, trustee or officer.
C.
Each of the directors or trustees of each foundation shall receive
reasonable compensation for serving in such capacity as provided by
applicable law; and each director or trustee shall also be entitled to
reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred by him or her in the
performance of his or her duties as a director or trustee.
D.
No bond or other security shall be required of any director or trustee.
In addition to all powers given the directors or trustees by law, the
certificate of incorporation creating these corporations or the trust
agreements creating these trusts, as the case may be, shall give the
directors or trustees all powers necessary and appropriate to carrying
out my charitable intentions.
ELEVEN:
A. 1. I nominate and appoint BERNARD LAFFERTY as my individual Executor
hereunder, but only if he shall agree to accept a maximum commission of
Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000) for the performance of his duties as
Executor.
2. I direct BERNARD
LAFFERTY to appoint as a co-Executor such bank or trust company (the
"corporate Executor") as he, in his absolute discretion, shall select.
Such appointment shall be made by an instrument in writing filed with
the clerk of the appropriate court. BERNARD LAFFERTY shall have the
authority to make such arrangement with a bank or trust company
concerning its compensation for acting as corporate Executor hereunder,
and the acceptance of such fixed compensation shall be a condition for
the appointment of such bank or trust company as co-Executor hereunder.
Any bank or trust company appointed pursuant to this authority shall
have its principal place of business in the City, County and State of
New York and shall be acting as Trustee of personal trusts having
aggregate assets of not less than Three Billion Five Hundred Million
Dollars ($3,500,000,000). However, if BERNARD LAFFERTY shall fail to
effectively appoint a corporate Executor, then I hereby nominate and
appoint UNITED STATES TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK, New York, New York, to
serve as the sole Executor hereunder, conditioned only upon its
willingness to accept a maximum commission of Seven Million Five
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($7,500,000).
3.
I authorize, but do not direct, BERNARD LAFFERTY at any time to appoint
such one (1) or more individuals as he, in his absolute discretion,
shall select as additional or successor individual Executors, provided,
however, that BERNARD LAFFERTY may appoint additional individual
Executor(s) only of all individual Executors shall agree to accept
maximum commissions of Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars
($7,500,000) for the performance of their duties as Executors, such
amount to be divided among them as BERNARD LAFFERTY shall determine,
and any such additional or successor Executor(s) shall serve for such
term and subject to such conditions (including, but not limited to, the
right of BERNARD LAFFERTY or some other person selected by BERNARD
LAFFERTY to remove any person so appointed) as BERNARD LAFFERTY shall
designate in an instrument in writing filed with the clerk of the
appropriate court.
4. I authorize
BERNARD LAFFERTY, or if he is not serving as an Executor of my Will,
then any other person who may then be serving as an Executor [or if
there shall be more than one (1) person serving in such capacity, then
all such persons, jointly], in his [their] absolute discretion to
remove the corporate Executor at any time and, in the event such
corporate Executor is removed, I direct the person(s) with such removal
power to appoint such bank or trust company as he [they], in his
[their] absolute discretion, shall select to act in its place. Any
removal and appointment shall be evidenced by an instrument in writing
delivered to the corporate Executor and to the bank or trust company
being appointed in its place, and shall be filed with the clerk of the
appropriate court. The person(s) with such removal power shall have the
authority to make such arrangement with such bank or trust company
concerning its compensation for acting as successor corporate Executor
hereunder, and the acceptance of such fixed compensation shall be a
condition for the appointment of such bank or trust company as
co-Executor hereunder. Any bank or trust company appointed pursuant to
this authority shall have its principal place of business in the City,
County and State of New York and shall be acting as Trustee of personal
trusts having aggregate assets of not less than Three Billion Five
Hundred Million Dollars ($3,500,000,000).
B.
1. I nominate and appoint BERNARD LAFFERTY as Trustee of each trust
created hereunder other than any wholly charitable trust held pursuant
to the provisions of Article NINE of this Will.
2.
There shall always be at least five (5) Trustees of each wholly
charitable trust held pursuant to the provisions of Article NINE of
this Will. I nominate and appoint BERNARD LAFFERTY, MARIAN OATES
CHARLES and such three (3) additional persons as BERNARD LAFFERTY shall
designate and appoint as the initial Trustees of each of the wholly
charitable trusts created hereunder and held pursuant to the provisions
of Article NINE of this Will. Each person so appointed by BERNARD
LAFFERTY shall serve for such term and subject to such other conditions
(including, but not limited to, limitations on commissions and the
right of BERNARD LAFFERTY or some other person selected by BERNARD
LAFFERTY to remove any person so appointed) as BERNARD LAFFERTY in his
sole discretion shall designate in an instrument in writing filed with
the clerk of the appropriate court.
3.
BERNARD LAFFERTY shall be empowered to establish such procedures and
other terms and conditions as he in his sole discretion shall deem
appropriate for the appointment of co -Trustees and/or successor
Trustees of each separate wholly charitable trust and each other trust
held pursuant to the provisions of this Will. Such procedures, terms
and other conditions may include, but are not limited to, limitations
on commissions and the right of BERNARD LAFFERTY or some other person
designated by BERNARD LAFFERTY to remove any person so appointed. If
there shall be a vacancy in the trusteeship of any separate trust
[which with respect to any wholly charitable trust shall mean that
there shall be less than five (5) Trustees serving with respect to such
trust], and if BERNARD LAFFERTY shall not have established a procedure
for the appointment of a successor Trustee to fill such vacancy, then
the then acting Trustee (or all then acting Trustees, jointly) of such
trust shall appoint a successor Trustee to fill such vacancy, and to
the extent necessary to avoid any such further vacancy, shall establish
procedures, terms and conditions for the appointment of further
co-Trustees and successor Trustees; provided, however, that such
procedure may not be inconsistent with or contravene any procedure,
term or condition previously established by BERNARD LAFFERTY. The
establishment of any procedure for the appointment of co-Trustees and
successor Trustees pursuant to this Paragraph 3, and any appointment of
a co-Trustee or successor Trustee pursuant to this Paragraph 3 shall be
made by an instrument in writing filed with the clerk of the
appropriate court.
4. If there
shall be a vacancy in the trusteeship of any separate trust held
hereunder which shall not be filed pursuant to the foregoing provisions
of this Subdivision B, then I hereby nominate and appoint UNITED STATES
TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK, New York, New York, to serve as a Trustee of
each such trust to fill such vacancy and to establish procedures for
the appointment of co-Trustees and successor Trustees as contemplated
by Paragraph 3 of this Subdivision B. Any such appointment shall be
made by an instrument in writing filed with the clerk of the
appropriate court.
5. The
Trustees of each trust, other than the DORIS DUKE CHARITABLE
FOUNDATION, shall be entitled to receive the annual commissions
provided by law in the State of New York from time to time for acting
as Trustees hereunder, such commissions to be divided among such
Trustees as BERNARD LAFFERTY shall direct pursuant to the powers vested
in him under Paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Subdivision, or if he shall
fail to so direct, then as may otherwise be provided in any other
procedures, terms and conditions duly established by any other person
pursuant to Paragraph 3 of this Subdivision, or if there shall be no
such direction, then equally among the then acting Trustees. However,
with respect to the DORIS DUKE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, the maximum
annual commissions to be paid to all Trustees of that wholly charitable
trust shall be one-half (1/2) of the commissions provided by law in the
State of New York from time to time for serving as Trustees of such
trust. The commissions so payable to the Trustees of the DORIS DUKE
CHARITABLE FOUNDATION shall be divided among such Trustees as BERNARD
LAFFERTY shall direct pursuant to the powers vested in him under
Paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Subdivision, or if he shall fail to so
direct, then as may otherwise be provided in any other procedures,
terms and conditions duly established by any other person pursuant to
Paragraph 3 of this Subdivision, or if there shall be no such
direction, then equally among the then acting Trustees. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if all but not less than all of the then acting Trustees
of the DORIS DUKE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION shall petition the court having
jurisdiction over such wholly charitable trust for additional
commissions based on extraordinary service or for some other compelling
reason, then such court may set the amount of any such additional
commissions and the allocation thereof among such Trustees if it finds
such petition to be meritorious.
C.
I hereby confirm that my Executors' commissions and my Trustees'
commissions are not to be reduced for the other costs and expenses of
administering my estate or of the various trusts created under this
Will, including but not limited to the compensation of such employees,
agents, accountants, custodians, experts and counsel, legal or
investment, as they shall deem advisable to employ, except that if a
bank or a trust company shall be serving as an Executor or as a Trustee
hereunder, no payment shall be made to such bank or trust company for
its custodian or investment counsel services.
D.
I authorize any Executor and Trustee, at any time in office, to resign
by an instrument in writing, signed and acknowledged in duplicate, one
counterpart of which shall be filed in the court in which this Will
shall be admitted to probate, and one counterpart of which shall be
delivered to the remaining or successor Executors or Trustees or both,
as the case may be.
E. Any
Executor or Trustee may, at any time and from time to time, by an
instrument in writing, delegate any or all of his or her rights,
powers, duties, authority and privileges, whether or not discretionary,
to any other Executor or Trustee, as the case may be, for such period
or periods of time as may be specified in such written instrument,
provided, however, that any such instrument shall be revocable at any
time and that any Executor or Trustee who is granted any discretionary
power hereunder may not delegate such discretionary power to any
Executor or Trustee who is not granted such discretionary power.
F.
The terms "Executor" and "Executors" wherever used in this Will shall
be taken to mean the executor, executrix, executors or administrators
for the time being in office, and the terms "Trustee" and "Trustees"
wherever used in this Will shall be taken to mean the trustee or
trustees for the time being in office and each such Executor and
Trustee shall have the same rights, powers, duties, authority and
privileges, whether or not discretionary, as if originally appointed
hereunder.
G. I direct that no
bond or other security shall be required of any Executor (including.
without limitation, any preliminary Executor) or Trustee appointed
herein or pursuant to the power granted herein for the faithful
performance of his her or its duties, any law of any state or
jurisdiction to the contrary notwithstanding. To the extent permitted
by law, any court of competent jurisdiction shall grant an order for
the advance payment of commissions without requiring the posting of a
bond by any individual Executor acting hereunder.
H.
No beneficiary eligible to receive income or principal from any trust
created hereunder by exercise of my Trustees' discretionary power to
distribute such income or principal, if such beneficiary shall be
acting as a Trustee hereunder, shall exercise or participate in the
exercise of such discretionary power to distribute the income or
principal to himself or herself.
1.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, each Executor and
Trustee hereunder shall be entitled to reimbursement for reasonable
expenses incurred by him, her or it in connection with the performance
of his, her or its duties as an Executor or Trustee or both hereunder,
as the case may be.
J.
Ministerial duties of my Executors and my Trustees (such as opening of
safe deposit boxes, signing of checks, execution of brokerage
transactions relating to securities or commodities, and the like) may
be executed by any one Executor or any one Trustee.
K.
Although I am a resident of the State of New Jersey, some of my assets
are located in the State of New York and it is my desire that my estate
shall be administered primarily in the State of New York and shall, to
the extent possible, be governed by its laws. It is my desire that this
Will be admitted to original probate in the Surrogate's Court in the
City, County and State of New York pursuant to the provisions of
Section 1605 of the Surrogate's Court Procedure Act of the State of New
York, as now in effect and as amended from time to time.
L.
I hereby elect, pursuant to Section 3-S.1(h) of the Estates, Powers and
Trusts Law of the State of New York, as now in effect and as amended
from time to time, that, as to all of my property except any real
property or tangible personal property located outside of the State of
New York at the time of my death, this Will and the testamentary
dispositions herein contained shall be construed and regulated in all
respects, not only as to administration but also as to validity and
effect, by the laws of the State of New York, and I direct that my
fiduciaries shall be deemed to possess all discretionary and other
powers granted to them by said laws.
M.
Should it be necessary for a representative of my estate to qualify in
any fiduciary capacity, whether as executor, administrator or
otherwise, in any jurisdiction other than New York or such other state
in which the principal administration of my estate shall be pending, my
Executors shall appoint such persons(s) and/or a bank or trust company
to act as such fiduciary in any such other jurisdiction without giving
any security, and to have thereinafter the rights, powers, privileges,
discretion and duties conferred or imposed upon my Executors by the
provisions of this Will.
N. Any
corporation which shall, by merger, consolidation, purchase or
otherwise, succeed to all or substantially all the personal trust
business of any corporation then in office as a fiduciary hereunder
shall, thereupon and without any appointment, assignment or other
action by anyone, succeed to office hereunder.
TWELVE:
Subject to the provisions of Subparagraph f of Paragraph 7 of
Subdivision D of Article FIVE hereof, I authorize my Executors and my
Trustees, in their absolute discretion, in any case in which they are
authorized or directed by any provision of this Will to pay or
distribute income or principal to any beneficiary, to apply the whole
or any part of such income, and, in case such beneficiary shall be
incompetent or otherwise under a legal disability, or by reason of
advanced age, illness or other physical or mental incapacity, incapable
of handling and disposing of his or her property, as determined by my
Executors or my Trustees (other than such beneficiary), as the case may
be, in their absolute discretion, the whole or any part of such
principal, directly to the care, comfort, maintenance, support,
education or use of such beneficiary instead of paying or distributing
the same to such beneficiary, or to pay or distribute the whole or any
part of such income or principal payable or distributable to any such
beneficiary to (i) the guardian, committee, conservator or other legal
representative, wherever appointed, of such beneficiary, (ii) the
person with whom such beneficiary shall reside, (iii) any other person
having the care and control of such beneficiary, or (iv) such
beneficiary personally, the receipt of the person to whom any such
payment or distribution is so made being a sufficient discharge
therefor even though one of my Executors or one of my Trustees may be
such person.
THIRTEEN: A .
Subject to the provisions of Subparagraph f of Paragraph 7 of
Subdivision D of Article FIVE hereof and the provisions of Subdivision
F of Article NINE hereof, I authorize my Executors and also my
Trustees, in their absolute discretion, with respect to any property,
real or personal, left by me or at any time held or acquired by my
Executors or Trustees (including accumulated income), and without
authorization by any court and in addition to all powers granted to my
Executors and Trustees by law:
1.
To retain the same for such periods of time as they shall deem
advisable without any liability therefore;
2.
To sell, exchange or otherwise dispose of the same at such times, in
such manner, for cash or on credit, and upon such terms and conditions,
as they shall deem advisable;
3. To hold all or any part uninvested for such periods of time as they shall deem advisable;
4.
To acquire by purchase or otherwise, and retain so long as may seem
advisable, any kind of real or personal property, or undivided
interests therein, including, but not limited to, such common or
preferred stocks, unsecured obligations, interests in investment
companies or investment trusts, interests in discretionary common trust
funds, maintained by any corporate fiduciary, whether acting as an
Executor or Trustee hereunder or not, and securities, foreign or
domestic, or to hold cash uninvested, as may seem advisable, all
without diversification as to kind or amount and without being limited
to investments authorized by law for the investment of trust funds, it
being my intention to give the same power of investment and
reinvestment in real and personal property which I might myself possess
and exercise as absolute owner of such property;
5.
To make such purchases or exchanges at such time, in such manner and
upon such terms and conditions as they seem advisable;
6.
To manage, maintain, improve, lease (for any term whether or not
extending beyond the term of the trusts created by this Will or the
term fixed by any law), mortgage, partition or otherwise dispose of any
real or personal property or any interest therein, to make repairs and
alterations in any buildings now or hereafter located on any such
property or to demolish the same, and to construct new buildings, all
in such manner and upon such terms and conditions as they shall deem
advisable;
7. To foreclose
mortgages and bid on property under foreclosure or to take title to
property by conveyance in lieu of foreclosure, either with or without
payment of consideration; and to continue mortgage investments after
maturity, either with or without renewal or extension, upon such terms
and conditions as they shall deem advisable; to consent to the
modification, renewal or extension of any note, whether or not secured,
or any bond or mortgage, or of any term or provision thereof, or of any
guarantee thereof, or to the release of such guarantee; to release
obligors on bonds secured by mortgages or to refrain from instituting
suits or actions against such obligors for deficiencies; to use such
part of the property held under this Will as they shall deem advisable
for the protection of any investment in real property or in any
mortgage on real property;
8. To
abandon any property, real or personal, which they shall deem to be
worthless or not of sufficient value to warrant keeping or protecting;
to abstain from the payment of taxes. water rents, assessments,
repairs, maintenance and upkeep of any such property; to permit any
such property to be lost by tax sale or other proceedings, or to convey
any such property for a nominal consideration or without consideration.
9. To exercise or dispose of any
or all options, privileges, or rights, whether to vote, by
discretionary proxy or otherwise, or to assent, subscribe or convert,
or of any other nature; or to become a party to, or deposit securities
or other property under, or accept securities issued under, any voting
trust agreement;
10. To assent to
or participate in any reorganization, readjustment, recapitalization,
consolidation, merger, dissolution, sale or purchase of assets, lease,
mortgage, contract or other action or proceeding by any corporation; to
deposit securities or other property under, or become a party to, any
agreement or plan for any such action or proceeding or for the
protection of holders of securities; to subscribe to new securities
issued pursuant to any such action or proceeding; to delegate
discretionary powers to any reorganization, protective or similar
committee; to exchange any property for any other property in
connection with any of the foregoing; and to pay any assessments or
other expenses in connection with any of the foregoing;
11.
To carry on any business or partnership owned by me for such period of
time as they shall deem advisable, or to sell or liquidate the same;
12.
To adjust, compromise and settle or refer to arbitration any claim in
favor of or against my estate or any trust created by this Will, and to
institute, prosecute or defend such legal proceedings as they shall
deem advisable;
13. To borrow
money from themselves or from any other party, whether for the purpose
of raising funds to pay taxes or otherwise, and to give or not to give
security therefor, all upon such terms and for such periods as they
shall deem advisable;
14. To make
any loans, either secured or unsecured, in such amounts, upon such
terms and to such persons (including any beneficiary of any trust
created herein), trusts, partnerships, corporations or other entities
as they may determine;
15. To
employ and to pay the compensation of such agents, accountants,
custodians, experts and counsel, legal or investment, as they shall
deem advisable and to delegate discretionary powers to, and rely upon
information or advice furnished by such agents, accountants,
custodians, experts, or counsel, provided, however, that if a bank or
trust company shall be acting as an Executor or Trustee hereunder, no
payment shall be made to such bank or trust company for its custodian
or investment counsel services;
16.
To pay any and all expenses, costs, fees, taxes, penalties or other
charges, including the reasonable travel and similar expenses incurred
by my Executors and my Trustees in connection with their duties in
administering my estate and any trust created herein;
17.
To set up reserves for taxes, assessments, insurance, repairs,
depreciation, obsolescence and general maintenance on any buildings or
other property held by them out of rents, profits or other income
received on such buildings or other property;
18.
To hold property in their names as Executors or Trustees or, to the
extent permitted by law, in their names without designation of any
fiduciary capacity or in the name of a nominee or unregistered or in
such form as will pass by delivery;
19.
To form such corporations or partnerships as they shall deem advisable
in connection with the administration or distribution of my estate or
any trust, part, fund or share thereof, and to transfer to any such
corporation or partnership such property as they shall deem advisable;
20.
To drill, test, explore, mine, develop and otherwise exploit any oil,
gas, mineral or other interests of any kind in natural resources
(including interests commonly known as working interests in oil, gas or
any other mineral), and to enter into pooling, unitization,
repressurization and any other type of agreements relating to the
development, operation and conservation of mineral properties, which,
in their discretion, is for the best interests of my estate or of any
trust created hereunder;
21. To
enter into contracts or grant options at such times, in such manner and
upon such terms and conditions as they shall deem advisable, in
connection with the exercise of any of the rights, powers, duties,
authority and privileges given to them by this Will;
22.
To make any payment or distribution required or authorized under this
Will either wholly or partly in kind and to cause any share to be
composed of cash, property or undivided fractional interests in
property different in kind from any other share, pro rata or non pro
rata, without regard to differences in the tax bases of any such
property;
23. To continue to
operate or participate in the operation of any business in which I
shall have been engaged, retaining my interest in any such business, as
sole proprietor, majority stockholder, general or limited partner or
otherwise, as long as may seem advisable, and without liability for any
loss suffered by reason of the continued operation of any such
business;
24. To comply with all
the terms and provisions of every real estate partnership and joint
venture agreement to which I may be a party at the time of my death and
which evidences any interest which shall become a part of my estate or
of the principal of any trust herein created; to succeed me as a member
of any such partnership or joint venture, and in connection therewith
to execute any consents and to take such other action as in their
absolute discretion may seem advisable;
25.
To the extent necessary to preserve the value of the interest of my
estate or of any trust in any partnership in which I shall have been a
participant or to maintain my proportionate interest in any such
partnership, to make such loans to or further investments in any such
partnership, upon such terms as may seem advisable, without liability
for any loss suffered;
26. To pay
any and all expenses, costs, fees, taxes, penalties or other charges
(including the commissions of my Executors and Trustees) and to charge
the same against principal or income. or partly against the principal
and partly against the income of the whole or any part of my estate or
of any of the trusts, parts, funds or shares created by this Will,
except as otherwise expressly provided in Article EIGHTEEN hereof with
reference to estate, transfer, succession or other inheritance taxes;
and
27. Generally, to exercise
all such rights and powers, and to do all such acts, and to enter into
all such agreements, as persons owning similar property in their own
right might lawfully exercise. do or enter into.
B.
In any case in which my Executors or Trustees are required or permitted
to divide my estate or any part thereof into trusts, parts, funds or
shares, they shall not be required physically to divide any of the
investments or other property held hereunder but may assign undivided
interests therein to the various trusts, parts, funds or shares.
C.
No person dealing with my Executors or Trustees shall be bound to see
to the application or disposition of cash or other property transferred
to my Executors or Trustees, or to inquire into the authority for or
propriety of any action by my Executors or Trustees.
D.
I authorize my Executors, in their absolute discretion, to allocate any
portion of my exemption under Section 2631 (a) of the Code to any
property as to which I am the transferor within the meaning of Chapter
13 of the Code, including any property transferred by me during life as
to which I did not make an allocation prior to my death.
E.
In connection with valuing my estate for federal estate tax purposes, I
authorize my Executors to value my estate as of the date of my death or
as of such other date as may be permitted by any alternative method of
valuation available under the provisions of the Code, whichever they
reasonably believe, at the time of filing the federal estate tax return
for my estate, will result in the lowest federal estate tax liability
for my estate. Where deductions can be taken, at the option of my
Executors, either as income tax deductions or as estate tax deductions,
I authorize my Executors to make the election which they reasonably
believe may result in the lowest possible federal tax liability for my
estate on an overall basis. However, I authorize (but do not direct) my
Executors to make an equitable adjustment between the income and
principal accounts to eliminate any detriment to either account which
may be sustained by reason of their election with respect to any such
deduction.
FOURTEEN: A.
Dividends, interest, rents, royalties and other similar payments,
received in cash by my Executors or Trustees, as the case may be, shall
normally be dealt with as income, whether such payments were ordinary
or extraordinary and whether or not they were in the nature of
liquidating payments or payments on mining stocks or other assets of a
wasting nature (and irrespective of any statement any corporation,
other organization or person declaring or making such payments may make
with reference thereto), and whether or not the investments to which
such payments relate shall have been purchased at a premium and
irrespective of the character of the assets or accounts out of which
they were paid or the time when they accrued or accumulated or were
earned, declared or payable, or the time for the determination of the
persons entitled thereto, but my Executors or my Trustees, as the case
may be, are authorized, in their absolute discretion, to allocate the
whole or any part of such payments to principal if they shall deem such
action advisable for any reason.
B.
Dividends paid in, or distributions of, or rights to subscribe to (i)
securities, whether or not of the same class or issuer and without
regard to the rate or percentage thereof or the characterization or
accounting treatment thereof by the issuer, or (ii) other property
(excluding cash) shall normally be dealt with as principal, but my
Executors or my Trustees, as the case may be, are authorized, in their
absolute discretion, to allocate to income the whole or any part of any
such dividends, distributions or rights if they shall deem such action
advisable for any reason.
C. The
proceeds from the sale, redemption, or other disposition (whether at a
profit or loss) of, and any securities or other property received
(whether in a merger, reorganization, consolidation or otherwise) in
exchange for, any property constituting principal (including mortgages
and real estate acquired through foreclosure of mortgages or
otherwise), shall normally be dealt with as principal, but my Executors
or my Trustees, as the case may be, are authorized, in their absolute
discretion, to allocate to income a portion of any such proceeds,
securities or other property if the property disposed of produced no
current income or produced current income at a rate which, in their
opinion, was substantially less than an appropriate rate for trust
investments under the circumstances then prevailing.
D.
No part of any income received by my Executors or Trustees, as the case
may be, shall be deemed to be principal by reason of the fact that such
income was earned or accrued or, in the case of dividends, such
dividends were declared prior to the time of death. All such income
shall be held and disposed of in all respects as though earned and
accrued during the period of administration of my estate.
E.
Neither the preceding provisions of this Article nor any other
provision of this Will shall be deemed to authorize any act by my
Executors or Trustees which may be a violation of any law prohibiting
the accumulation of income.
FIFTEEN:
A. My Executors may, at any time and from time to time, render an
account of their transactions as Executors with respect to my estate to
the Trustees of the DORIS DUKE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.
B.
The Trustees of any trust may, at any time and from time to time,
render an account of their transactions as Trustees with respect to
such trust to the Recipient of such trust and to the DORIS DUKE
CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.
C. Such
designated person or persons and the DORIS DUKE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
shall have full power to settle finally any such account and on the
basis of such account to release the Executors, individually and as
Executors, or the Trustees, individually and as Trustees, as the case
may be, from all liability, responsibility or accountability for their
acts or omissions as Executors or Trustees, as the case may be. In the
event that any one or more of such designated persons shall be an
infant or under other legal disability, then his or her guardian or
committee in any jurisdiction or, in the case of an infant without a
guardian, his or her parents or either of them shall have full power to
act with respect to any such settlement and release. Any such
settlement and release shall be binding and shall have the force and
effect of a final decree, judgment or order of a court of competent
jurisdiction rendered in an appropriate action or proceeding for the
settlement of such an account in which jurisdiction was obtained of all
necessary and proper parties.
D.
The foregoing provisions shall not preclude the Executors and Trustees
from having their accounts judicially settled if they shall so desire.
SIXTEEN:
A. No disposition, charge or encumbrance on the income or principal of
any trust, or any part thereof, by any beneficiary under this Will by
way of anticipation shall be valid or in any way binding upon my
Trustees, and no beneficiary shall have the right to assign, transfer,
encumber or otherwise dispose of such income or principal, or any part
thereof, until the same shall be paid to such beneficiary by my
Trustees, and no income or principal or any part thereof shall in any
way be liable to any claim of any creditor of any such beneficiary.
B.
Unless the context otherwise requires, words in the singular number
include the plural, words in the plural number include the singular,
words of the masculine gender include the feminine and words of the
feminine gender include the masculine.
C.
It is my wish that all legacies under this Will shall be satisfied by
my Executors as soon as may be practicable after my death, but 1 direct
that the legacies under Subdivisions A and B of article FIVE hereof
shall bear interest if not paid within the time specified by law and my
Executors shall not be required to take any discount on account of the
early payment of any legacy.
D.
Notwithstanding any provision of this Will to the contrary, no separate
trust, nor any share or portion thereof, shall be held in trust for
longer than, nor shall any estate or trust created by the exercise of
any limited power of appointment hereunder terminate later than
twenty-one (21) years after the date of death of the last survivor of a
group consisting of the descendants of my grandfather, Washington Duke,
who are living at the date of my death, all natural persons who are
mentioned by name in this Will, and all descendants of all such persons
who are living at the date of my death. If at the expiration of such
period, any separate trust, or any share or portion thereof, is still
held in trust, or any estate has not terminated, the Trustees shall
cease to accumulate the net income thereof, and such separate trust, or
share or portion thereof, or such estate, shall vest in and immediately
be distributed to the beneficiary of said income, or if there shall be
more than one (l) such beneficiary, then to all such beneficiaries in
equal shares; provided, however, that no trust or estate shall
terminate pursuant to the provisions of this Subdivision D, if such
trust or estate would otherwise be legally valid without the
application of the provisions of this Subdivision D.
SEVENTEEN:
In the event that any beneficiary under this Will and I or any other
person upon whose death such beneficiary shall become entitled to
receive either income or principal hereunder shall die in a common
accident or disaster or under such circumstances that it is difficult
or impracticable to determine who survived the other, then I direct
that for the purposes of this Will such beneficiary shall be deemed to
have predeceased me or such other person, as the case may be.
EIGHTEEN:
A. I direct that all estate, transfer, succession or other inheritance
taxes including the supplemental estate tax on certain qualified
benefits, or any interest or penalty thereon imposed by the United
States or any state thereof or any foreign country or any subdivision
thereof, insofar as such taxes and interest and penalty are imposed
with respect to any property or interest passing under this Will, shall
be paid out of my entire residuary estate and treated as an expense of
administration. All such taxes, interest or penalty imposed with
respect to any other property shall be apportioned against and paid out
of such property.
B. My Executors
may compromise any death taxes, including, without limitation, any such
taxes the assessment, computation or payment of which may be required
by law to be delayed or postponed, and may pay any such compromised tax
at any time without notice to or the consent of and without liability
to any person who may be or become a beneficiary under this Will,
whether or not any such person shall be a minor or under any other
legal disability or not in being.
NINETEEN:
If any legatee, devisee or beneficiary under this Will shall in any way
directly or indirectly contest or object to the probate of this Will,
or dispute any clause or provision hereof, or exercise or attempt to
exercise any right of election or other right to take any part or share
of my estate against the provisions of this Will, or institute or
prosecute, or be in any way directly or indirectly interested in or
instrumental in the institution or prosecution of, any action,
proceeding, contest or objection, or give any notice for the purpose of
setting aside or invalidating this Will, or any clause or provision
hereof, then and in each such case all provisions for such legatee,
devisee or beneficiary above contained in this Will or any other
benefit to which such legatee, devisee or beneficiary might become
entitled including, without limitation, any benefit which may pass
pursuant to the rules governing intestate succession, shall be wholly
void and ineffectual, and my estate shall be disposed of in like manner
as though such legatee, devisee or beneficiary, if an individual, had
predeceased me or, if a corporation or other entity, had ceased to
exist prior to my death.
TWENTY:
In any judicial proceeding relating to this Will, my estate or any
trust or other fund created hereunder, where a party to the proceeding
has the same interest as a person under a disability, it shall not be
necessary to serve the person under the disability.
TWENTY-ONE:
As indicated in Article SEVEN, it is my intention that Chandi Heffner
not be deemed to be my child for purposes of disposing of property
under this my Will (or any Codicil thereto). Furthermore, it is not my
intention, nor do I believe that it was ever my father's intention,
that Chandi Heffner be deemed to be a child or lineal descendant of
mine for purposes of disposing of the trust estate of the May 2, 1917
trust which my father established for my benefit or the Doris Duke
Trust, dated December 11, 1924, which my father established for the
benefit of me, certain other members of the Duke family and ultimately
for charity.
I am extremely
troubled by the realization that Chandi Heffner may use my 1988
adoption of her (when she was 35 years old) to attempt to benefit
financially under the terms of either of the trusts created by my
father. After giving the matter prolonged and serious consideration, I
am convinced that I should not have adopted Chandi Heffner. I have come
to the realization that her primary motive was financial gain. I firmly
believe that, like me, my father would not have wanted her to have
benefited under the trusts which he created, and similarly, I do not
wish her to benefit from my estate. Accordingly, I specifically
authorize and direct my Executors to steadfastly take any and all
actions and to expend such funds as my Executors in their sole
discretion deem appropriate in order to prove the validity of this my
Will for the purpose of having it admitted to probate. I also
specifically authorize and direct my Executors to steadfastly take any
and all actions and to expend such funds as my Executors in their sole
discretion shall deem advisable in order to prove the effective
exercise of the power of appointment described in Article SEVEN of this
my Will over the principal and income of.the trust created by my
father, J.B. Duke, as Grantor and Trustee, dated May 2, 1917.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affix my seal to this
my Last Will and Testament on this 5th day of April, 1993.
Doris Duke (seal)
On
the date last above written, the Testatrix, Doris Duke, declared to us,
the undersigned, that the foregoing instrument was her Last Will and
Testament, and requested us to act as witnesses to it. The Testatrix
thereupon signed this Will in our presence, all of us being present at
the same time, and we now, at the Testatrix's request, in the
Testatrix's presence, and in the presence of each other, subscribe our
names as witnesses.
Each of us
observed the signing of this Will by the Testatrix and by each other
subscribing witness and knows that each signature is the true signature
of the person whose name was signed. Each of us is now more than
eighteen (18) years of age and a competent witness and resides at the
address set forth after our name.
We
are acquainted with the Testatrix. At this time, the Testatrix is over
the age of eighteen (18) years, and to the best of our knowledge, is of
sound mind and is not acting under duress, menace, fraud,
misrepresentation or undue influence.
We
declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and
correct, and that this declaration was executed at Los Angeles,
California, this 5th day of April, 1993.
/s/CHARLES KIVOWITX residing at 630 Warner Ave, Los Angeles CA 90029
/s/JEROLD FEDERMANRI residing at 530 Loring Ave., Los Angeles CA 90024
/s/LIDIA RIVES residing at 12420 Archwood St #5, North Hollywood, CA 91606
/s/MARGARET UNDERWOOD residing at 1969 S. Beverly Glen #102, Los Angeles CA 90025
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I,
DORIS DUKE, the testatrix, sign my name to this instrument this 5th day
of April, 1993, and being first duly sworn, do hereby declare to the
undersigned authority that I sign and execute this instrument as my
Last Will and Testament, and that I sign it willingly, that I execute
it as my free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed, and
that I am 18 years of age or older, of sound mind and under no
constraint or undue influence.
/s/Doris
Duke Each of the undersigned, individually and severally being duly
sworn, deposes and says:
The
within Will was subscribed in our presence and sight at the end thereof
by Doris Duke, the within-named Testatrix, on the 5th day of April,
1993, at Cedars- Sinai Hospital, in the City and County of Los Angeles,
State of California.
Said
Testatrix at the time of making such subscription declared the
instrument so subscribed to be her Last Will and Testament.
Each
of the undersigned thereupon signed his or her name as a witness at the
end of said Will at the request of said Testatrix and in her presence
and sight and in the presence and sight of each other.
Said
Testatrix was, at the time of so executing said Will, over the age of
18 years and, in the respective opinions of the undersigned, of sound
mind, memory and understanding and not under any restraint or in any
respect incompetent to make a will.
The
Testatrix, in the respective opinions of the undersigned, could read,
write and converse in the English language and was suffering from no
defect of sight, hearing or speech or from any other physical or mental
impairment which would affect her capacity to make a valid will. The
will was executed as a single, original instrument and was not executed
in counterparts.
Each of the
undersigned was acquainted with said Testatrix at said time and makes
this affidavit at her request.
The
within Will was shown to the undersigned at the time this affidavit was
made, and was examined by each of them as to the signature of said
Testatrix and of the undersigned.
The
foregoing instrument was executed by the Testatrix and witnessed by
each of the undersigned affiants under the supervision of Michael E.S.
McCarthy, attorney-at-law.