| 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
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
)
: ss.
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
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. |