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Trust
Deed
of
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Irrevocable
Discretionary Trust
Professional Trust
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INDEX
Preamble |
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Art.1 |
Applicable Law, Jurisdiction, Forum of Administration |
Art.2 |
Duration of Trust |
Art.3 |
Definitions |
Art.4 |
Trusts, Power of Appointment, Discretions |
Art.5 |
Power to appoint Additional Beneficiaries and to exclude Beneficiaries |
Art.6 |
Release of Powers |
Art.7 |
Power of Trustees in relation to the Management of the Trust
Fund |
Art.8 |
Accounts |
Art.9 |
Power to delegate |
Art.10 |
Reimbursement, Indemnity and Remuneration of Trustees |
Art.11 |
Number of Trustees, Duty to Act Unanimously, Termination of
Trusteeship, Appointment of Successor and/or Additional Trustees,
Removal of Trustees
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Art.12 |
Duty of Trustees to act with ordinary care and prudence and
liability of Trustees |
Art.13 |
Protector, Powers of Protector, Nomination of Successor-Protector |
Art.14 |
Amendment and Revocation of this Trust |
Art.15 |
Change of Applicable Law and Forum of Administration |
THIS TRUST is
made on:
between
Mr. / Mrs.
domiciled at:
(hereinafter
called "the Settlor")
and
Professional
Trust
represented
by:
(hereinafter called "the Original Trustee")
THIS TRUST MAY BE REFERRED TO AS:
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DISCRETIONARY IRREVOCABLE TRUST
WHEREAS:
1. Applicable
Law, Jurisdiction, Forum of Administration
The English
trust law is applicable. It is expressly declared that the English
Courts shall have complete jurisdiction as to all matters arising
under this trust.
The forum of
administration of this trust shall be the domicile of Trustee.
2. Duration
of Trust
The period of
duration applicable to this trust shall be the period of eighty
years from the date of the execution of this Trust Instrument.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing the Trustees have the power
- to terminate
this trust by means of a written instrument at any earlier date,
- to prolong
the period of duration of this trust for any period of time they
shall think fit,
if they in their
absolute and unfettered discretion shall consider it in the best
interest of all the beneficiaries and the trust property.
3. Definitions
In this Trust
Instrument and the Schedules hereto the following expressions shall
have the following meanings that is to say:
(a) "the
Trustees" means the Original Trustee or other the trustees
or trustee for the time being of this trust;
(b) subject
to any and every exercise of the powers conferred by clause 5 hereof
"the Specified Class" has the meaning attributed to it
in the First Schedule hereto;
(c) "the
Appointed Day" means the day on which
- the trust
period of eighty years from the execution of this Trust Instrument
shall expire,
- any prolonged
trust period in exercise of the power
vested in the Trustees by clause 2 shall expire,
- this trust
is terminated in exercise of the powers vested in the Trustees by
clause 2;
(d) "the
Trust Fund" means and includes:
(i) the said
assets specified in the Second Schedule hereto;
(ii) all assets
paid or transferred to or into the control of and accepted by the
Trustees as additions to the Trust Fund; and
(iii)the assets from time to time representing the said assets specified
in the Second Schedule hereto and the said additions to the Trust
Fund or any part or parts thereof respectively.
(e) "The
Protector" means the original Protector or other the person
for the time being being the Protector of this trust.
4. Trusts, Power of Appointment, Discretions
(a) The Trustees
shall stand possessed of the Trust Fund and the income thereof upon
trust for all or such one or more exclusively of the others or other
of the members of the Specified Class if more than one in such shares
and either absolutely or at such age or time or respective ages
or times upon and with such limitations, conditions and restrictions
and such trusts and powers (including discretionary trusts and powers
over income and capital whether similar to the discretionary trusts
and powers herein contained or otherwise) and with such provisions
(including provisions for maintenance and advancement and the accumulation
of income and provisions for the investment and management of any
nature whatsoever and provisions for the appointment of separate
trustees of any appointed fund) and generally in such manner as
the Trustees shall in their absolute discretion from time to time
by written instrument revocable or irrevocable appoint provided
that:
(i) No such
appointment shall invalidate any payment or application of capital
or income previously made under the trusts or powers herein elsewhere
contained, and
(ii) Every appointment
shall be made and every interest limited thereunder shall vest in
interest (if at all) not later than the Appointed Day and no appointment
shall be revoked later than the Appointed Day.
(b) In default of and subject to and until any or every exercise
of the powers conferred on the Trustees by the preceding clause
hereof the Trustees shall until the Appointed Day hold the income
of the Trust Fund upon the trusts and with and subject to the powers
and provisions following namely:
(i) During the
trust period the Trustees shall have power to pay or apply the whole
or any part or parts of such income as it arises to or for the maintenance
and support or otherwise for the benefit (which term is used in
its widest possible sense and shall not be construed so as to contain
any limitation) of all or such one or more exclusively of the others
or other of the members of the Specified Class, if more than one
in such shares and in such manner as the Trustees shall in their
absolute discretion without being liable to account for the exercise
of such discretion think fit;
(ii) Subject
to any and every exercise of the last mentioned power the Trustees
shall during the trust period accumulate the whole or the balance
(as the case may be) of the said income by in the same in any manner
hereby authorised and shall hold the accumulations so made as an
accretion to the capital of the Trust Fund for all purposes.
(c) In default of and subject to any or every exercise of the said
powers conferred on the Trustees by the preceding clause hereof
the Trustees shall stand possessed of the Trust Fund on the Appointed
Day upon trust for such persons as shall be then living and members
of the Specified Class if more than one in equal shares per capita
absolutely.
(d) Any income or capital of the Trust Fund which but for this present
subclause would be undisposed of by this Deed shall be held by the
Trustees upon trust for the Setlors absolutely and in the event
of the failure of this present trust then for charitable purposes
generally.
5. Power to appoint Additional Beneficiaries and to exclude Beneficiaries
The Trustees
may from time to time and at any time before the Appointed Day by
any written instrument or instruments:
(a) declare
that any person or class or description of person shall cease to
be a member of the Specified Class and thereupon such person or
class or description of persons shall cease to be a member or members
of the Specified Class in the same manner as if he/she or they had
originally been expressly excluded therefrom but without prejudice
to any previous payment of capital or income to such person or any
member of such class or description of person or application thereof
for his/her or their benefit provided that the removal of any such
person or class or description of person as aforesaid shall not
prejudice modify or affect any appointment of capital or income
then already made and provided also that the removal of any such
person or class or description of person as aforesaid shall not
prejudice modify or affect the trust in favour of beneficiaries
contained in sub-clause (d) of the last preceding clause hereof;
(b) declare
that any person or persons nominated by the Trustees shall thenceforth
be included in the Specified Class and thereupon such person or
persons shall become a member or members of the Specified Class
for all the purposes hereof provided that any addition of any such
person or persons to the Specified Class shall not prejudice modify
or affect any appointment of capital or income then already made.
6. Release of Powers
The Trustees
may from time to time and at any time before the Appointed Day by
any written instrument or instruments wholly or partially release
or restrict all or any of the powers and discretions conferred upon
them (including this present power) by the preceding clauses 4 and
5 whether in relation to the whole Trust Fund or any part or parts
thereof or the income thereof respectively.
7. Power of Trustees in relation to the Management of the Trust
Fund
The Trustees
shall have power as to so much of the Trust Fund as shall at any
time consist of money to retain the same or any part thereof uninvested
for so long as they may think fit or at any time or times in their
discretion to invest the same or any part thereof in any manner
hereinafter authorised as to property other than money to allow
the same or any part thereof to remain in its actual condition or
state of investment for so long as they may think fit or at any
time or times in their discretion to sell, call in, or convert into
money the same or any part thereof.
The Trustees
shall not be bound (in exercising the powers conferred on them by
the last foregoing Class or otherwise) to have regard to any statutory
or other requirement as to diversification of investments belonging
to a trust nor shall any beneficiary hereunder be entitled to compel
the sale or other realisation of any property not producing income
or in investment of any part of the Trust Fund in property producing
income.
Money forming
part of the Trust Fund may be invested in the purchase or other
acquisition of any property of whatsoever nature and wheresoever
situate and whether or not subject to encumbrances or involving
liability of any kind (including the lending or deposit of money
with or without any personal or other security to any person and
upon any terms and conditions whatsoever) to the intent that the
Trustees shall have the same full free and unrestricted powers of
investment and of changing investments as if they were absolutely
entitled to the Trust Fund beneficially and the generality of this
provision shall not in any way be limited or restricted or read
down by reference to or implication from any of the more specific
powers and provisions herein contained.
Without prejudice
to the generality of the foregoing and without prejudice to any
powers conferred by law the Trustees shall have the following additional
powers:
(a) to apply
and invest any monies at any time forming part of the Trust Fund
in any investments and even if of a wasting reversionary or speculative
nature and whether involving liabilities or not or upon personal
credit with or without security and upon such terns and conditions
as the Trustees shall think fit and either alone or jointly or in
common or in partnership with other including without diminishing
the generality of the foregoing the subscription for the taking
up an allotment and the purchase of any shares stocks bonds mortgages
debentures obligations or securities of any government authority
or company incorporated in any part of the world and the taking
and the purchase of the whole of or any part or share of interest
(including a minority part or share or interest) in any business
or partnership and the goodwill and assets thereof and the purchase
of any real or personal property wheresoever situate and to exercise
all rights and privileges and perform all duties and obligations
appertaining or incidental thereto and to make or purchase any such
investments for cash or in consideration of any annuity or otherwise
and upon terms and conditions as the Trustees shall think fit and
to make or purchase any such investments for a sum greater than
the amount of the Trust Fund for the time being and to agree to
pay for any such investments wholly or in part from any future monies
which may come into its hands including dividends profits interest
or other income paid or payable in respect of any such investments;
(b) to sell
or convert into money all or any of the property comprising the
Trust Fund which is not in money to invest any of the monies in
the Trust Fund including any monies arising from such sale and conversion
in any of the investments herein authorized and to vary or transpose
any investments into or for any other or others of any nature whatsoever
and to vary the terms of property comprised in any security;
(c) to advance
and lend monies to and to borrow and raise monies from and secure
by mortgage or otherwise howsoever (including a floating charge)
over all or any of the assets comprising the Trust Fund the payment
of money to any persons (including a member of the Appointed Class)
firms companies corporation or government or municipal bodies and
upon such terms with or without security or interest as the Trustees
shall think fit;
(d) to give
any guarantee and to charge all or any of the assets comprising
the Trust Fund to secure performance of such guarantee for payment
of money or the performance of any contract obligation or undertaking
by any person, firm, company, corporation or association;
(e) to hold
use purchase construct demolish maintain repair renovate reconstruct
develop improve sell transfer convey surrender let lease exchange
take and grant options or rights alienate mortgage charge pledge
recovery release or discharge or otherwise deal with any real or
personal property;
(f) to allow
the beneficiaries or any of them to occupy have custody of or use
any immovable property or chattels for the time being forming part
of the Trust Fund on such terms and conditions as to inventories
repair replacement insurance outgoings or otherwise at all as the
Trustees shall think fit and so that no Trustees shall be liable
for any loss or damage which may occur to any property so forming
part of the Trust Fund during or by reason of any such occupation
custody or use except insofar as such or damage shall be occasioned
by the conscious and wilful default or neglect of such Trustees;
(g) to purchase
acquire or effect any reversionary or deferred property or rights
of any description or any life or live-endowment or sinking fund
or terms or other policy or policies of insurance of whatsoever
nature and at or subject to any premium or premiums whether single
or payable periodically and with or subject to any options rights
benefits conditions or provisions whatsoever and the Trustees shall
have power to play out of the income or capital of the Trust Fund
as the Trustees shall think fit all sums payable from time to time
for premiums or otherwise for the effecting or maintenance of such
policy or policies or for the exercise or enjoyment of any option
right or benefit thereunder and any surrender of any such policy
or policies shall for all the purposes of this trust be deemed to
be a sale thereof;
(h) to pay all
income tax or other tax or duties payable hereon or in respect of
the trusts hereby created;
(i) to pay calls
on any share acquired by the Trustees or to permit any such shares
to be forfeited, to exercise all or any powers and rights contained
in the Articles of Association of any Company, to vote at any meeting
of any Company or the directors, thereof, and to agree to or concur
in any amendment or variation of the Articles of Association of
any Company or any scheme or arrangement or agreement among shareholders
or stockholders of any such company notwithstanding that such concurrence
may vary increase or diminish the rights or obligations of the Trustees
as members or directors of and in such Company;
(j) to establish
conduct acquire carry on subsidise assist finance contribute to
arrange or take part in takeover wholly or in part or be concerned
engaged or interested whether directly or indirectly in any business
trade industry occupation transaction undertaking enterprise or
pursuit whatsoever whether manufacturing trading industrial financial
commercial or otherwise and to undertake and carry on all such business
operations and transactions as an individual may lawfully undertake
and carry on;
(k) any property
subject to the trust hereof may at any time in the discretion of
the Trustees be or remain deposited with or vested in any person
(whether or not being one or more of the Trustees) in any part of
the world as nominee or nominees for the Trustees and the Trustees
may delegate to such person or persons such of the administrative
trusts powers and discretions hereby or by law vested in the Trustees
as the Trustees may in their discretion think fit without being
responsible for loss;
(l) at any time
or times to enter into any compromise or arrangement with respect
to all or any of their rights as debenture holders, debenture stockholders,
creditors, stockholders or shareholders of or participators in any
company or association or partnership (whether in connection with
a scheme of reconstruction or amalgamation or otherwise) and to
accept in or towards satisfaction of all or any of such rights such
consideration as they shall in their discretion think fit;
(m) in any case
where the Trustees are hereby or by any appointment made hereunder
or by law directed or empowered to apply any income or capital of
the Trust Fund for the benefit of any infant, instead of themselves
so applying the same, to pay or transfer the same to any parent
or guardian of such infant (whose receipt shall be a good discharge
to them) without being liable to see to the due application thereof
by such parent or guardian;
(n) at any time
or times to appropriate any property subject to the trusts hereof
in its actual condition or state of investment at the time of appropriation
in or towards satisfaction of any share or interest in the Trust
Fund as to them may seem just and reasonable and for the purposive
items of property so subject as aforesaid in such manner in all
respects as they shall think fit and every appropriation and valuation
made pursuant to this clause shall be binding on all person or persons
thereafter interested hereunder.
8. Accounts
The Trustees
shall keep complete and accurate records of all transactions relevant
to the Trust Fund. These records shall be opened to the inspection
by all of the members of the Specified Class or their legal or duly
authorised representatives within reasonable notice but in any case
not later than thirty days after such notice has been given.
9. Power to delegate
The Trustees
shall not be bound in any case to act personally but shall be at
full liberty to act personally or to employ any contractors managers
solicitors accountants clerks workmen employees or servants or any
other agents to transact all or any business of whatever nature
required to be done including the receipt and payment of money.
This power of
delegation does not only cover the delegation of certain acts to
be done but does also entitle the Trustees to delegate the exercise
of any or all powers and discretions vested in the Trustees under
this trust. The trustees shall not be liable for damages resulting
from breach or neglect of duty of those persons.
10. Reimbursement, Indemnity and Remuneration of Trustees
The Trustees
are entitled to reimburse themselves out of the Trust Fund (whether
income or capital) for all expenses costs etc. properly incurred
in the execution and management of this trust and all liabilities
properly incurred (including liabilities to pay damages) may be
paid directly out of the Trust Fund.
The Trustees
are entitled to such remuneration as at or prior to their appointment
may have been agreed upon in writing between the Trustees and the
person or persons making such appointment.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing any trustee engaged in any profession or business
shall be entitled to be paid all usual professional or proper charges
for business transacted time expended and acts done by him or his
firm in connection with the trusts powers and provisions hereof
including acts which a trustee not being in any profession or business
could have done personally.
The rights of
the Trustees to be reimbursed and properly remunerated are secured
by a charge on the whole of the Trust Property.
11. Number of Trustees, Duty to Act Unanimously, Termination of
Trusteeship, Appointment of Successor and/or Additional Trustees,
Removal of Trustees
The minimum
number of Trustees of this trust shall be one and the maximum number
shall be five Trustees.
All of the Trustees
are required to act unanimously. Notwithstanding the foregoing the
Trustees are, however, entitled to delegate all business acts exercise
of powers and discretions etc. to one or more of the Co-Trustees
which they can properly delegate in accordance with the provisions
in clause 9 if and so far they think such delegation under the circumstances
and in their absolute discretion advisable. Any Trustee who wishes
to resign and be discharged shall give written notice of such wish
to the person or persons entitled to appoint new Trustees and to
his Co-Trustee or Co-Trustees (if any) and having given such notice
shall be discharged at the expiration of one month from the date
when such notices shall have been given or of such shorter period
as the said person or persons entitled to appoint new Trustees may
agree in writing provided that such discharge shall not take effect
unless and until immediately after such discharge there will be
(whether by virtue of continuance in office or of an appointment
taking effect forthwith upon such discharge) at least one trustee.
If a Trustee
hereof whether original additional or substituted shall die or being
a corporation be dissolved or shall desire to resign and to be discharged
from all or any of the trusts or powers hereof or shall refuse or
become unfit to act therein or become incapable of acting therein
then the following persons, namely
(a) the Protector
or if he shall be dead (or being a corporate entity shall be dissolved)
or unable or unwilling to act,
(b) the member
or members of the Specified Class (if more than one then unanimously
and collectively) being sui juris or if he/she/they shall be unwilling
or unable to act or unable to agree,
(c) the Trustees
for the time being, or if there be no surviving or continuing Trustees,
(d) the competent English Court,
may by instrument
in writing appoint one or more other persons or corporations whether
or not being or including the persons exercising the power) to be
a Trustee or Trustees in the place of the Trustee so deceased dissolved
desiring to be discharged refusing or being unfit or being incapable
as aforesaid.
The persons just mentioned in the foregoing paragraph in the same
order of succession may by instrument in writing appoint one or
more other persons or corporations (whether or not being or including
the person exercising the power) to be an additional Trustee or
additional Trustees hereof provided that the maximum number of the
Trustees shall not be increased.
The persons
entitled to appoint Trustees mentioned under (a), (b) and (d) shall
have the power to remove one or more of the Trustees without being
obliged to give any reason for exercising this power.
12. Duty of Trustees to act with ordinary care and prudence and
liability of Trustees
In carrying
out their duties and exercising their powers and discretions the
Trustees shall act with the honesty, prudence and diligence of the
ordinary honest, prudent and diligent man of business.
13. Protector, Powers of Protector, Nomination of Successor-Protector
The Protector
has all powers conferred upon him by the relevant clauses of this
Trust Instrument.
The Original
Protector is:
Mr./ Mrs.
domiciled at:
The Original
Protector as well as any Successor-Protector may by notice in writing
to the Trustees
- resign as
Protector
- nominate any
person or corporation entity as Protector to succeed him and may
also revocable or irrevocably nominate a series of further Protectors
to take office as Protector on the death (in case of a corporate
body the dissolution) or retirement of such Protector or further
Protectors.
The protector
may be resident anywhere in the world.
14. Amendment and Revocation of this Trust
The Settlor
hereby divests himself of any right or power to revoke alter or
amend in any respect whatsoever this trust and it is expressly declared
that none of the powers and discretions vested in the Trustees may
be exercised so as to confer any benefit on the Settlor and that
any resulting trust to the Settlor (if any) is excluded.
The Trustees
may, however, amend alter or vary any of the terms of this trust.
15. Change of Applicable Law and Forum of Administration
The Trustees may at any time during the trust period by any written
instrument or instruments declare that the forum of administration
of this trust shall be in some country other than the domicile of
the Trustees and thereafter the competent Court of this other country
shall have complete jurisdiction as to all matters concerning this
trust. Upon such declaration the Trustees shall consider the desirability
or necessity of changing also the applicable law and, if considered
desirable or necessary, declare by written instrument that the aforementioned
law shall cease to be the law applicable to this trust and that
the law of the country to which the forum of administration has
been moved shall henceforth be the law applicable to this trust.
In the event of any such declaration made the Trustees may by instrument
in writing make such consequential alterations or additions (if
any) to this trust instrument as they may consider necessary or
desirable so that the trusts powers and provisions hereof shall
then (mutatis mutandis) be as valid and effective as they now are.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF
the parties
hereto have hereunto set their respective hands and seals the day
and year first before written.
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| The Settlor |
The Trustee |
The Protector |
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First Schedule:
| Specified
Class of Beneficiaries: |
not
defined |
Second Schedule:
| Trust
Fund: |
see
enclosure |
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