| LAST WILL AND
TESTAMENT OF HARRY B. HELMSLEY
I, HARRY B.
HELMSLEY, do make this Will, hereby revoking all wills and codicils
previously made by me. Any reference to my Will shall include any
codicil thereto. I direct that my remains be interred at the Helmsley
Mausoleum at Woodlawn Cemetery, The Bronx, New York. I further direct
that permission be granted as the need arises for the interment
in the Helmsley Mausoleum of the remains of my wife, LEONA M. HELMSLEY
("my wife"), her brother, ALVIN ROSENTHAL, and her brother's
wife, SUSAN ROSENTHAL, but for no other person.
ARTICLE FIRST:
TAXES AND EXPENSES
I direct that
all my funeral expenses and the expenses of my last illness be paid
from my estate. I further direct that my Executor pay as administration
expenses out of my residuary estate, without apportionment, all
estate, inheritance and similar taxes (which term shall include
interest and penalties thereon) imposed by the United States of
America or any state or subdivision thereof with respect to my property
passing under this Will and any administration expenses, fees, commissions
and expenses incurred in any ancillary proceeding (and I authorize
them in their discretion to pay any such taxes and expenses imposed
by or incurred in any foreign jurisdiction). Any such taxes imposed
on property not passing under this Will shall be paid in the manner
provided by Section 2-1.8 of the New York Estates, Powers and Trusts
Law ("EPTL"). Any such taxes imposed as a result of chapter
13 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (hereinafter
referred to as the "Code") or a corresponding provision
of state law, shall be apportioned in accordance with applicable
law.
ARTICLE SECOND:
RESIDENCES
(A) I devise
all residential real property and any interests in such real property
(including condominiums), wherever situated, which I may own and
maintain as a residence at the time of my death, together with all
insurance policies thereon, to my wife, if she shall survive me.
(B) I devise
and bequeath any interest which I may own at the time of my death
in any cooperative apartment which I maintain as a residence, including,
but without limitation, any securities of any corporation owning
the building in which such apartment is located and any lease or
other agreement with such corporation covering such apartment which
I may own or hold at the time of my death, together with all insurance
policies thereon, to my wife, if she shall survive me.
(C) If my wife
shall not survive me, I direct my Executors to sell the property
described in this Article and add the proceeds to my residuary estate.
ARTICLE THIRD:
PERSONAL EFFECTS
I bequeath all
furniture, furnishings, pictures, books, silver, linen, china, glassware,
wearing apparel, jewelry, and other personal and household effects
(including antiques, works of art and other collectibles) and all
automobiles which I may own at the time of my death to my wife,
if she shall survive me. If my wife shall not survive me, I direct
my Executors to sell such property and add the proceeds to my residuary
estate.
ARTICLE FOURTH:
GENERAL LEGACIES
(A) I leave
to my secretary, CEIL FRIED, if she shall survive me, the sum of
TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($25,000).
(B) If my wife
does not survive me, I give to each of the individuals named below
who survives me and who is employed at my death by me or by any
corporation or partnership of which I am then a substantial owner,
the sum set forth next to his name:
(1) To EDWARD
BRADY, the sum of TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($250,000).
(2) To BARBARA
EVANS, the sum of TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($250,000).
For purposes of this Section, I shall be deemed to own all property
held in any trust of which I was a settlor or of which I am a beneficiary
at my death. The determination of my Executor concerning the application
of this Section shall be conclusive on all affected persons.
ARTICLE FIFTH:
CHARITABLE PLEDGES
If my wife does
not survive me, I direct that all legally enforceable pledges and
commitments for charitable purposes or to charitable organizations
made by me and/or by my wife, to the extent outstanding at my death,
shall be paid as enforceable unsecured obligations of my estate.
ARTICLE SIXTH
RESIDUARY ESTATE
My "residuary
estate" is the balance of my estate, whether real or personal,
and wherever located (including lapsed legacies and devises). My
residuary estate shall be disposed of as provided in this Article.
I hereby exercise the power of appointment provided to me under
Article THIRD of the trust established by me under an instrument
dated September 13, 1989 (the "Revocable Trust") to the
extent only that if my wife, LEONA M. HELMSLEY, shall survive me,
I appoint to my Executor, to be disposed of in accordance with this
Will, such amounts out of the Revocable Trust as my Executor shall
demand as being required for the satisfaction of the provisions
contained in this Will for which my estate is otherwise insufficient,
and except as so demanded, I decline to exercise such power. I do
not intend, by this Article or by any other provision of this Will,
to exercise any powers of appointment I may have except as expressly
provided herein.
(A) If my wife
survives me, I give my residuary estate to her.
(B) If my wife
does not survive me, I give my residuary estate to the trustees
of THE HARRY AND LEONA HELMSLEY CHARITABLE TRUST, and I direct the
trustees of THE HARRY AND LEONA HELMSLEY CHARITABLE TRUST to add
the same to the principal of THE HARRY AND LEONA HELMSLEY CHARITABLE
TRUST and dispose of the same for charitable purposes in accordance
with the provisions of that Trust Agreement.
ARTICLE SEVENTH:
SURVIVORSHIP
If my wife and
I die under such circumstances that it is difficult or impossible
to determine which one of us survived the other, then my wife shall
be deemed to have survived me for all purposes of this Will. If
any other beneficiary under this Will and I die under such circumstances
that it is difficult or impossible to determine which one of us
survived the other, then such person shall be deemed to have predeceased
me for all purposes of this Will.
ARTICLE EIGHTH:
TAX ELECTIONS
I authorize
my Executor (a) to elect to value my gross estate for state or Federal
estate tax purposes as of the date of my death or as of the alternate
valuation date or dates as allowed for such purposes, (b) to make
any other elections permitted under state or Federal estate tax
law with respect to valuation of assets, income tax basis of property
or deferral of payment of estate taxes, and (c) to claim as income
tax deductions expenses that would otherwise qualify as estate tax
deductions, in each case without obligation to make any adjustment
or apportionment with respect thereto; provided, however, that my
Executor shall make or refrain from making any adjustment which,
but for this provision, would be required by applicable law, in
such manner as will maximize the deductions allowable to my estate
under Sections 2055 and 2056 of the Code.
ARTICLE NINTH:
FIDUCIARY POWERS AND PROVISIONS
(A) Without
limitation of the powers conferred upon them by statute or general
rules of law, my fiduciaries are specifically authorized and empowered
with respect to any property held by them:
(1) To retain
any property owned by me at the time of my death irrespective of
the proportion of the total assets of my estate which such property
or property of a similar character, so held, may represent;
(2) To sell
(at public or private sale, without application to any court) or
otherwise dispose of any property, real or personal, for cash or
upon credit of any duration and to grant options for the purchase
of any property, with or without consideration and without any limitation
on the period of any such option, in such manner and on such terms
and conditions as they may deem best, and no person dealing with
them shall be bound to see to the application of any moneys paid;
and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if it becomes
advisable at any time in order to sell any securities held by them
to register the same under the Securities Act of 1933 or any similar
Federal law or to register or qualify any such securities for sale
under state securities law, I authorize my fiduciaries to do all
acts which they may deem advisable for that purpose, including without
limitation, to enter into any agreements with underwriters and with
the corporation securities of which are being sold, which they shall
deem advisable, to make such representations and warranties, assume
such obligations and engage in such undertakings of indemnity as
they may deem proper (or to make such other arrangements concerning
the same, including without limitation the purchase of an insurance
policy or policies, charging the cost thereof to the principal of
my estate), to create escrows, to enter into custody agreements,
and in any case in which it becomes advisable for them to enter
into any agreement containing representations or undertakings which,
but for qualifying terms of the agreement, would render them personally
liable therefor, at their option, to enter into and execute any
such agreement in their fiduciary capacities only and not individually,
in which case, if the terms of the applicable agreement so provide,
the representations and undertakings shall be binding upon my estate,
but shall not be binding upon them personally; and, further, without
limiting the generality of any of the foregoing, I expressly authorize
my Executors, if and to the extent they deem it advisable under
any provision of the Federal tax statutes, to deliver such part
of any securities which I may own at the time of my death as they
may deem advisable to the issuing company for redemption against
payment of a redemption price satisfactory to my Executors and upon
terms approved by them;
(3) To invest
in and to retain and hold (including the retention of any such property
owned, beneficially or of record, by me at the time of my death)
securities of HELMSLEY ENTERPRISES, INC. (such corporation being
herein called the "Corporation") or of any corporation
or other business entity (hereinafter referred to as a "Successor
Corporation") into or with which the Corporation or any Successor
Corporation shall be merged or consolidated or to which part or
all of the assets of the Corporation or any Successor Corporation
may be transferred, or of any corporation or other business entity
(hereinafter referred to as a "Related Corporation") which
controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with the
Corporation or any Successor Corporation irrespective of the proportion
of the total assets of my estate which such investment may represent
and irrespective of the fact that one or more of my fiduciaries
may be a director or an officer of or otherwise connected with any
of such corporations; and my fiduciaries shall not be liable or
responsible for any loss, either of income or of capital value,
incurred by reason of their retention of securities of the Corporation
or of any Successor or Related Corporation, and shall have no duty
to investigate the underlying assets of any of such corporations
or to seek other information regarding any of such corporations;
(4) To continue
or to permit the continuation of any business, incorporated or unincorporated,
which I may own or in which I may have any interest at the time
of my death, for such period as they shall deem advisable including,
without limitation, the power to organize a corporation (or a partnership)
to carry on such business, by themselves or with others, to contribute
all or part of the property of said business as capital to such
corporation (or partnership) and to accept stock in such corporation
(or an interest in such partnership) in payment thereof, and to
hold such stock (or partnership interest) for such period as they
shall deem advisable; and without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, my fiduciaries are authorized to invest additional sums
in any such business (notwithstanding that my estate may be invested
largely in such business), to act as or to select other persons
to act as directors, officers or other employees for partners) of
any such business, and to make such other arrangements and exercise
such powers in respect thereof as they shall deem advisable; and,
if they shall deem it advisable, to liquidate all or any part of
any such business in such manner and upon such terms as they in
their discretion shall determine, all without application to any
court; and I designate my wife, if living, or otherwise my Executors,
or an individual designated by my Executors, as successor to me
as a member of any partnership in which I have an interest at my
death;
(5) To manage
any real property at any time forming part of my estate in the same
manner as if they were the absolute owners thereof, including without
limitation, the power from time to time to lease the same, without
application to any court, for any term of ten years or more or less,
although such term may extend beyond the period of the administration
of my estate, with options for renewals and the purchase or disposal
of buildings thereon or to be placed thereon; to make ordinary and
extraordinary repairs and alterations to any building, to raze old
buildings and to erect new buildings and make other improvements;
to insure against loss by fire or other casualties; to subdivide
and plot any such property; to refrain from paying taxes and maintenance
charges thereon and to convey any such property for nominal consideration
or to abandon same, all as they shall deem advisable; to partition
any such property held by them or in which they hold an interest,
even though one or more of them may hold an interest in the same
property in his own right or in some other capacity; to give or
receive money for equality of partition; to extend any existing
mortgage or mortgages; to borrow upon the security of any such property,
and to execute a mortgage or mortgages as security therefor; and
to determine whether or not to establish any reasonable reserves
for depreciation of any buildings or improvements thereon;
(6) To vote
on any securities by discretionary proxy or otherwise; to deposit
any property with voting trustees or protective or similar committees,
to delegate to them discretionary power, to pay a share of their
expense and compensation, and to pay any assessment levied with
respect to any such property or securities; and to consent, or to
decline to consent, to the election (including any that is in effect
at my death) by any corporation to be taxed under subchapter S of
the Code;
(7) To retain
as an investment any interest which I may have in any partnership,
and to perform each and every condition, provision or agreement
affecting my estate contained in any partnership agreement existing
at the time of my death to which I am party; to enter into new partnership
agreements and to retain an interest whether as a general partner,
limited partner or otherwise in any successor partnership for such
period of time as they shall deem advisable; to purchase any property,
real or personal, or an undivided interest in any property from
any such partnership as an investment; to determine the manner and
degree of their participation in the business of such partnership;
to contribute to the capital of such partnership; to make loans
to such partnership; to assume obligations arising from or in connection
with such partnership; and to pledge assets of my estate as collateral
for any borrowing of such partnership; and in receiving any payment
in liquidation or partial liquidation of my interest in any partnership,
to accept cash, securities or other property, including an undivided
interest in any property;
(8) To abandon
such property, real or personal, as they shall deem advisable, or
to dispose of same without consideration or for nominal consideration;
to extend the time for, or modify the terms of, payment of any claim
or obligation, and to abandon, compromise, settle, renew, release,
adjust or submit to arbitration upon such terms as they shall deem
advisable any claim or obligation, in each case without application
to any court;
(9) To lend
or borrow such amounts, to or from such persons, upon such terms
and conditions and for such purposes as they may deem advisable
and to pledge assets of my estate to secure the repayment of any
amounts so borrowed; provided that all loans shall be made at a
reasonable rate of interest and further provided, that my fiduciaries
shall be prohibited from making any loans to any beneficiary of
my estate (other than my wife);
(10) Except
to the extent prohibited by law, to delegate in whole or in part,
to any agent or agents (who may be one or more of my fiduciaries),
any of the powers granted to my fiduciaries, including but not limited
to the authority and power to (a) sign checks, drafts or orders
for the payment or withdrawal of funds from any account in which
funds of my estate shall be deposited, (b) endorse for sale, transfer
or delivery, or sell, transfer or deliver, or purchase or otherwise
acquire, any and all stocks, bonds or other securities or any other
property whatsoever and (c) gain access to any safe deposit box
or boxes in which assets of my estate may be located or which may
be in the names of my fiduciaries and remove part or all of the
contents of any such safe deposit box or boxes and release and surrender
the same;
(11) Except
to the extent prohibited by law, to cause any securities to be registered
in the names of their nominees, or to hold any securities in such
condition that they will pass by delivery;
(12) To employ
such attorneys, accountants, custodians, investment counsel, real
estate consultants and other persons as they may deem advisable
in the administration of my estate, and to pay them reasonable compensation,
without any diminution of or offset against the commissions to which
my fiduciaries may be entitled by law and this Will, notwithstanding
that one or more of my fiduciaries may be members of, or otherwise
connected with, any of such firms;
(13) To use
any securities or brokerage firm or bank or trust company in the
purchase (but only as authorized herein) or sale of securities or
property for the account of my estate and to pay such organization
such brokerage commissions or other compensation in connection therewith
as they may deem proper, without any diminution of or offset against
the commissions to which my fiduciaries may be entitled by law and
this Will, notwithstanding that one or more of my fiduciaries may
be members of, or otherwise connected with, such organization;
(14) To distribute
any part of my estate in cash or in kind, or partly in cash and
partly in kind, and in making any such distribution to take into
account such considerations as they shall deem appropriate, including
without limitation the effect of any relevant tax laws, it being
my intention that my fiduciaries not be under any obligation to
make pro rata distributions of the assets of my estate. Any assets
distributed in kind shall be valued in good faith by my fiduciaries
for the purposes of such distribution as of the date or dates of
any such distribution (or as near thereto as may be practicable),
and the appreciation or depreciation in the value of assets selected
for distribution in kind from my estate to any beneficiary shall
be fairly representative of the appreciation or depreciation in
the value of all assets in my estate between the date of my death
and the date or dates of any such distribution or distributions;
(15) In general,
to exercise all powers in the management of my estate which any
individual could exercise in the management of similar property
owned in his own right, upon such terms as to them may seem best,
and to execute and deliver all instruments and to do all acts which
they may deem necessary or advisable to carry out the purposes of
my Will, and my fiduciaries shall have no liability by reason of
any action, inaction, determination or exercise of discretion taken
or made in good faith nor by reason of any loss sustained as a result
of the purchase, retention, sale, exchange or other disposition
of any property made in good faith.
(B) No power
or discretion granted to my Executors by this Will or by law, including,
without limitation, any investment power, shall apply to any disposition
of property hereunder to my wife or to any charitable organization
(including THE HARRY AND LEONA HELMSLEY CHARITABLE TRUST) if the
authority to exercise such power or discretion would affect the
availability to my estate of a Federal estate tax marital or charitable
deduction for such dispositions. All powers or discretion conferred
on my Executors may be exercised only in such manner as is consistent
with the allowance of such deductions. This Section (B) shall be
construed as a precedent (and not as a subsequent) limitation or
condition.
(C) To the extent
not prohibited by law, my Executors shall have the right to maintain
physical possession of any tangible and intangible property in my
estate in any jurisdiction, notwithstanding that my Will may have
been probated in another jurisdiction or that my Executors may have
qualified pursuant to the laws of such other jurisdiction.
(D) As to each
and any corporation, partnership or other business entity, public
or private, in which my Executors hold any equity interest exceeding
one percent (1%) of the net value of such corporation, partnership
or other business entity (each such corporation, partnership or
other business entity being hereafter referred to as the "Entity"),
my Executors are hereby authorized to retain the shares thereof
or interest therein for as long as they deem to be in the best interests
of my estate, regardless of any duty to diversify investments, and
notwithstanding any other fiduciary obligation which might require
them to dispose of such shares or interest, other than the obligation
to act with reasonable care.
In addition,
I authorize and empower my Executors, to the extent permitted by
law, to exercise their rights and powers as holders of such shares
or interest, to effect the continued operation of the Entity, or
the sale or other disposition of its assets or business or, in their
sole discretion, to sell, exchange, offer for redemption or otherwise
dispose of the shares of or interest in the Entity owned by my estate,
or to effect the liquidation or dissolution of the Entity, at such
time or times and upon such terms and conditions as shall, in the
opinion of my Executors, be in the best interests of my estate.
So long as my
Executors continue to hold any interest in the Entity, I authorize
and empower them to participate in the management of the Entity
to the extent that their interest therein enables them to do so,
without liability or responsibility for any loss resulting from
the exercise of the powers hereby granted, or to delegate their
managerial authority to others, whether by means of employment agreements
or other arrangements, and they may enter into voting trusts and
grant irrevocable proxies, as they deem advisable.
Subject to the
overriding provisions of the last paragraph of this Section (D),
I expressly authorize my Executors to select, vote for and remove
directors of the Entity (if the Entity is a corporation), to take
part in the management of the Entity and, to the extent permitted
by law, in their managerial capacity to fix, determine or change
the policy thereof; to name or change officers, the managing personnel
and/or the operating personnel; to employ new management; to reduce,
expand, limit or otherwise change the business or type of merchandise
dealt in or property invested in and investments held by or product
manufactured by or service rendered by the Entity; to require the
employees and/or the officers of the Entity to file bonds for the
faithful performance of their duties; to determine the amount of
the bond or bonds to be secured; to select the bonding company;
to employ expert outside and disinterested accountants or engineers
to make a full and complete survey or appraisal of the Entity's
business and its prospects in the trade; to employ investment or
legal counsel (including any firm with which an Executor hereunder
may be associated) whenever my Executors shall deem it advisable;
to charge the cost of all such services against the interest in
the Entity held by my Executors or to vote or take other action
to require the Entity owning said business to pay such expense;
to contribute additional working capital or to subscribe to additional
stock as they may see fit; and to take all steps and perform all
acts which they shall deem necessary or advisable in connection
therewith.
Any one or more
of my Executors may act as officer, partner, director, manager or
employee of the Entity, and the Executors are specifically authorized
to exercise their rights inhering in their ownership as Executors
for the election or appointment of any person or persons, including
themselves, as directors, officers, managers or the like. Any Executor
who serves as officer, partner, director, manager or employee of
the Entity shall be entitled to receive compensation for such services
notwithstanding that my Executors may themselves (whether individually
and/or as Executors hereunder) be in a position to determine, or
control the determination of, the amount of such compensation, and
I direct that no such person shall be required to furnish any bond
in connection with any such employment.
I am aware that
conflicts of interest may arise by reason of service on the part
of my Executors as such and as officer, partner, director, manager
or employee of the Entity and by reason of my Executors owning an
interest in the Entity in their own right. I intend that my Executors
shall, in all respects, be free to exercise the powers and discretion
herein conferred as fully and unrestrictedly as if there were no
such conflicting interests. With this thought in mind, I expressly
exempt my Executors from the adverse operation of any rule of law
which might otherwise apply to them in the performance of their
fiduciary duties by reason of conflict of interest. Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, I specifically direct that my Executors
shall not have any greater burden of justification in respect of
their acts as Executors by reason of conflict of interest than they
would have in the absence of any such conflict.
(E) Notwithstanding
anything in this Article NINTH to the contrary, my fiduciaries shall
be limited, in the investment of funds held in my estate, to prerefunded
municipal bonds, if and to the extent they are readily available,
and, to the extent that they are not readily available, to United
States Treasury obligations, including Bills, Notes and Bonds, with
any maturity date. These investments shall be held by a financial
institution, preferably one which does not charge for such service.
This restriction shall not affect the power of my fiduciaries to
retain and deal with any assets which I may own at my death or which
my fiduciaries may receive by reason of my death.
ARTICLE TENTH:
FIDUCIARIES
(A) I appoint
my wife, LEONA M. HELMSLEY, as the Executor of this Will. If my
wife fails to qualify or ceases to act as Executor for any reason,
the Executor shall be any one or more individuals or corporate fiduciaries,
acting together or in succession, as my wife shall have appointed,
whether before or after my death. Any such appointment shall be
made by a written instrument signed by my wife in accordance with
Section (C) of this Article or by my wife's Last Will and Testament.
If my wife fails to qualify or ceases to act as Executor for any
reason and no Executor shall have been effectively appointed in
accordance with this Section (A), then RAY ACQUADRO, HAROLD M. HOFFMAN
("HAROLD"), HOWARD W. MUCHNICK ("HOWARD") and
SILVANA NANDIN, or such of them who qualify, shall be the Executors;
provided, however, that as a condition to HAROLD or HOWARD serving
as Executor, each of them must agree, in writing, that he will not
retain his legal firm to act as counsel to my Executors.
(B) I authorize
my wife to revoke or amend, by instrument in writing, any designation
as to any designee who has not commenced serving. I further authorize
my wife to direct the immediate resignation of any Executor who
shall have commenced serving and to appoint successor Executors
as provided in Sections (A) and (C) of this Article. Any such resignation
directed by my wife shall be effective on the date stated in the
instrument signed by my wife which shall direct such resignation,
and shall have the effect of a resignation under Section (F) of
this Article, whether or not such resignation is acknowledged in
writing by such Executor.
Subject to the
foregoing paragraph, I authorize any Executor serving hereunder
from time to time to designate successors to serve in such office,
in the manner provided in Section (C) of this Article and to revoke
or amend, by instrument in writing, any designation as to any designee
who has not commenced serving. Any designation made by my wife shall
take precedence over a designation made by an Executor other than
my wife.
(C) Any designation
authorized by this Article shall: (1) be in writing, (2) state the
time at which or the event upon which it is to be effective, and
(3) if more than one successor is designated, state the order of
succession. If there are inconsistent instruments of designation,
the instrument that bears the most recent date and that makes an
unrevoked designation shall govern.
(D) Each Executor
shall be entitled to commissions for receiving and paying out all
sums constituting principal and income of my estate at the rates
provided under the laws of the State of New York in effect at the
time of payment; provided that the amount payable to each Executor
other than my wife for administering my estate shall not exceed
the sum of $250,000, and he or she shall not be entitled to any
other commissions or additional compensation.
(E) Each instrument
that designates a fiduciary, that revokes or amends a designation
or that signifies a fiduciary's acceptance of office shall be filed
with the records maintained by the fiduciaries of my estate and
a copy of it shall be mailed or personally delivered to the next
successor fiduciary, if any.
(F) Any fiduciary
at any time in office may resign as such by mailing or delivering
a written notice of resignation to the next successor fiduciary.
The resignation shall take effect upon the date stated in the notice
or, if court approval is required for such resignation, upon the
granting of such approval, whereupon all duties of the resigning
fiduciary shall cease, other than the duty to account.
Any resigning
fiduciary shall take all steps necessary to effect and perfect the
delivery and transfer of all property then held by such fiduciary
to each successor to the resigning fiduciary. No successor fiduciary
shall be obliged to examine the accounts, records, and acts of any
previous fiduciary or any allocations of receipts or disbursements
as between principal and income made by any previous fiduciary.
(G) All powers,
authority and discretion herein conferred upon my fiduciaries shall
pass to and be exercisable by each successor fiduciary.
(H) I direct
that no fiduciary serving under this Will at any time shall be required
to file or furnish any bond or other security, any provision of
law to the contrary notwithstanding.
(I) If any beneficiary
of my estate is or becomes incapacitated (whether by reason of illness
or other cause) in the sole judgment of my Executor, then payment
to or for the benefit of such beneficiary may be effected ti) by
making payment to a legally appointed guardian, committee or conservator
of such beneficiary; (ii) by making payment, on behalf of such beneficiary,
to such beneficiary's attorney-in-fact under a durable power of
attorney, or to any person with whom such beneficiary resides or
who has charge of his custody or care; or (iii) by application thereof
directly for the use or benefit of such beneficiary. Any such payment
or application may be made without requiring any bond, and the receipt
of any person receiving such payment or application shall be a full
discharge to my fiduciaries who shall not be bound to see to the
further application of any such payment.
ARTICLE ELEVENTH:
IN TERROREM
If any beneficiary
under this Will or any Codicil hereto shall, directly or indirectly,
institute or become an acting party to any proceeding to set aside,
interfere with, or make null any provision of such Will or Codicil,
or to offer any objections to the probate thereof, or shall in any
manner, directly or indirectly, contest the probate thereof, I direct
that any property or interest that such beneficiary might otherwise
have had or received under this Will or any Codicil hereto, outright
or in trust, shall thereupon terminate, any provision of law, whether
in the form of any anti-lapse statute or otherwise, to the contrary
notwithstanding, and such property or interest shall be added to
my residuary estate.
ARTICLE TWELFTH:
TITLES
The title to
each Article in this Will is used to aid in identification of each
Article. However, the titles shall not be deemed to be part of this
Will for purposes of ascertaining the meaning of any provision contained
in this Will or for any other reason.
ARTICLE THIRTEENTH:
CONSTRUCTION
Whenever the
masculine or feminine gender is used in this Will, it shall be deemed,
when appropriate to the context, to include the opposite gender
as well. Whenever appropriate, the singular shall include the plural
and the plural shall include the singular, as the context may require.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
I have signed my name to this Will on this 25th day of January 1994.
/s/ Harry B.
Helmsley |