Common use of Trustee Powers Clause in Contracts

Trustee Powers. As an extension and not a limitation of all common law and statutory authority, and except where in conflict with any other provision in the Trust, the Trustee shall have the following powers and authority: To accept and receive property, real or personal, from the Grantor, from the Grantor’s estate or from any other estate, trust or person, and to hold the same as a part of the Trust. To collect income, interest, dividends, rents and profits. To retain any part or all of the property, real or personal, received to be held in trust hereunder in the form of investments, and to invest and reinvest the property of the Trust in any investments as the Trustee may deem proper without regard for the principles of diversification or whether any form of investment would ordinarily be considered as suitable for a trustee to make or hold; and to retain any real estate or tangible personal property received to be held in trust hereunder and/or to acquire any real property and/or tangible personal property, permitting the Beneficiaries to make such use thereof as is advisable and commensurate with their beneficial interests, and to make repairs and improvements and pay taxes, insurance premiums and other charges with respect thereto as the Trustee may deem advisable. To sell any real or personal property of the Trust at public or private sale for cash or on credit or to exchange the same on terms as the Trustee may deem advisable; to lease any real or personal property of the Trust at times and on terms as the Trustee may deem advisable, whether or not the lease may extend beyond the term of any trust. To borrow for the purposes of the Trust and to mortgage or pledge any real estate or personal property as security for any such loans. To foreclose by entry or otherwise, extend, assign or give partial releases of any mortgages, to discharge mortgages or liens on real or personal property. To sign, seal, execute and deliver all proper and necessary conveyances and instruments for the purposes of the Trust. To grant options for the sale or exchange of any property. To vote in person or by proxy upon all stocks or other securities held and to exercise all conversion, subscription, voting and other rights of whatever nature pertaining to the property of the Trust and to pay any sums as may be deemed advisable in connection therewith; and to exercise stock options. To participate in any plan of reorganization, consolidation or merger, to deposit any property of the Trust under any such plan or with any protective or reorganization committee, to delegate to such committee discretionary power with respect thereto, to pay a proportionate part of the expenses of the committee and any assessments levied under any plan and to accept and retain new securities received in pursuance of any plan. To hold securities or any real or other personal property in the name of a nominee or nominees, or in any other form. To employ legal counsel, investment counsel and agents, to decide whether or not to act upon their recommendations and to pay to them reasonable compensation from the Trust Estate. To take any proceedings at law or in equity with reference to or in any matter concerning the Trust and to represent the interests of the Trust in any proceedings, with power to compromise or refer to arbitration any dispute in any way affecting the same. To take steps and to do any acts which may be deemed necessary or proper for the due care and management of the Trust. To value all property to be divided or distributed at then current fair market values, and, in the Trustee’s discretion, to convert all or any part of such property into money and to make division or distribution thereof in kind or in money To refuse to accept property as a trust asset if such property could result in liability to the Trust or otherwise impair the value of any Trust Estate. To place any portion or all of the trust funds in any custodial or agency account or other similar account administered by a banking institution or trust company and to rely upon their investment decisions, such not constituting an unauthorized delegation of the Trustee’s duties; provided that this paragraph shall not be applicable if the Trustee is a corporate Trustee. To have dealings between or among separate trusts or trust shares hereunder, including the purchase, sale or exchange of assets, or the borrowing or lending of money, on such reasonable terms as may be appropriate in the circumstances. To open and maintain checking or savings accounts in any bank or banks and to designate any one or more persons to execute checks or make withdrawals therefrom. To make loans to any person or persons upon such reasonable terms as the Trustee may determine, provided that no loan shall be made to any person who is also serving as a Trustee hereunder.

Trustee Powers. As an extension and not a limitation of all common law and statutory authority, and except where in conflict with any other provision in the this Trust, the Trustee shall have the following powers and authority: To accept and receive property, real or personal, from the Grantor, from the Grantor’s estate or from any other estate, trust or person, and to hold the same as a part of the Trust. To collect income, interest, dividends, rents and profits. To retain any part or all of the property, real or personal, received to be held in trust hereunder in the form of investments, and to invest and reinvest the property of the Trust in any investments as the Trustee may deem proper without regard for the principles of diversification or whether any form of investment would ordinarily be considered as suitable for a trustee to make or hold; and to retain any real estate or tangible personal property received to be held in trust hereunder and/or to acquire any real property and/or tangible personal property, permitting the Beneficiaries beneficiaries to make such use thereof as is advisable and commensurate with their beneficial interests, and to make repairs and improvements and pay taxes, insurance premiums and other charges with respect thereto as the Trustee may deem advisable. To sell any real or personal property of the Trust at public or private sale for cash or on credit or to exchange the same on terms as the Trustee may deem advisable; to lease any real or personal property of the Trust at times and on terms as the Trustee may deem advisable, whether or not the lease may extend beyond the term of any trust. To borrow for the purposes of the Trust and to mortgage or pledge any real estate or personal property as security for any such loans. To foreclose by entry or otherwise, extend, assign or give partial releases of any mortgages, to discharge mortgages or liens on real or personal property. To sign, seal, execute and deliver all proper and necessary conveyances and instruments for the purposes of the Trust. To grant options for the sale or exchange of any property. To vote in person or by proxy upon all stocks or other securities held and to exercise all conversion, subscription, voting and other rights of whatever nature pertaining to the property of the Trust and to pay any sums as may be deemed advisable in connection therewith; and to exercise stock options. To participate in any plan of reorganization, consolidation or merger, to deposit any property of the Trust under any such plan or with any protective or reorganization committee, to delegate to such committee discretionary power with respect thereto, to pay a proportionate part of the expenses of the committee and any assessments levied under any plan and to accept and retain new securities received in pursuance of any plan. To hold securities or any real or other personal property in the name of a nominee or nominees, or in any other form. To employ legal counsel, investment counsel and agents, to decide whether or not to act upon their recommendations and to pay to them reasonable compensation from the Trust Estate. To take any proceedings at law or in equity with reference to or in any matter concerning the Trust and to represent the interests of the Trust in any proceedings, with power to compromise or refer to arbitration any dispute in any way affecting the same. To take steps and to do any acts which may be deemed necessary or proper for the due care and management of the Trust. To to value all property to be divided or distributed at then current fair market values, and, in the Trustee’s discretion, to convert all or any part of such property into money and to make division or distribution thereof in kind or in money To refuse to accept property as a trust asset if such property could result in liability to the this Trust or otherwise impair the value of any Trust Estateproperty. To place any portion or all of the trust funds in any custodial or agency account or other similar account administered by a banking institution or trust company and to rely upon their investment decisions, such not constituting an unauthorized delegation of the Trustee’s duties; provided that this paragraph shall not be applicable if the Trustee is a corporate Trustee. To have dealings between or among separate trusts or trust shares hereunder, including the purchase, sale or exchange of assets, or the borrowing or lending of money, on such reasonable terms as may be appropriate in the circumstances. To open and maintain checking or savings accounts in any bank or banks and to designate any one or more persons to execute checks or make withdrawals therefrom. To make loans to any person or persons upon such reasonable terms as the Trustee may determine, provided that no loan shall be made to any person who is also serving as a Trustee hereunder.