EMPIRE STATE MUNICIPAL EXEMPT TRUST
GUARANTEED SERIES 143
REFERENCE TRUST AGREEMENT
This Reference Trust Agreement dated November 24, 1998 among
Glickenhaus & Co. and Lebenthal & Co., Inc., as Depositors, The Bank of New
York, as Trustee and Xxxxxx Data Corporation, as Evaluator, sets forth certain
provisions in full and incorporates other provisions by reference to the
document entitled "Empire State Municipal Exempt Trust, Guaranteed Series 66,
Trust Indenture and Agreement" dated December 18, 1990 as amended in part by
this Reference Trust Agreement (herein as amended or supplemented called the
"Indenture"). This Reference Trust Agreement and the Indenture, as incorporated
by reference herein, will constitute a single instrument.
WITNESSETH THAT:
In consideration of the premises and of the mutual agreements herein
contained, the Depositors, the Trustee, and the Evaluator agree as follows:
Part I
STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF TRUST
Subject to the provisions of Part II hereof, all the provisions
contained in the Indenture are herein incorporated by reference in their
entirety and shall be deemed to be a part of this instrument as fully and to the
same extent as though said provisions had been set forth in full in this
instrument except that for all purposes of this Empire State Municipal Exempt
Trust, Guaranteed Series 143, and all subsequent Series, the following sections
of the Indenture are amended as follows:
(a) Section 1.1(8) is hereby amended in its entirety to read as
follows:
"(8) "Evaluation Time" shall mean 12:00 p.m. New
York Time on the Business Day prior to the Date of
Deposit and 2:00 p.m. New York Time thereafter."
(b) Section 1.1(9) is hereby amended by deleting the words "Standard
and Poor's Corporation" therein and substituting the words "Xxxxxx Data
Corporation" in place thereof.
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(c) Section 3.1 is hereby amended by revising it in its entirety to
read as follows:
"Section 3.1. Initial Cost. Subject to reimbursement by
Unitholders to the Depositors of the estimated per-Unit
amount set forth in the Prospectus, the cost of organizing the
Trust and sale of the Trust Units shall be borne by the
Depositors, provided, however, that the liability on the part
of the Depositors under this section shall not include any
fees or other expenses incurred in connection with the
administration of the Trust subsequent to the deposit referred
to in Section 2.1. As used herein, the Depositors'
reimbursable expenses of organizing the Trust and sale of the
Trust Units shall include the cost of the initial preparation
and typesetting of the registration statement, prospectuses
(including preliminary prospectuses), the indenture, and other
documents relating to the Trust, SEC and state blue sky
registration fees, the cost of the initial valuation of the
portfolio and audit of the Trust, the initial fees and
expenses of the Trustee, and legal and other out-of-pocket
expenses related thereto but not including the expenses
incurred in the printing of preliminary prospectuses and
prospectuses, expenses incurred in the preparation and
printing of brochures and other advertising materials and any
other selling expenses."
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Part II
SPECIAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF TRUST
The following special terms and conditions are hereby agreed to:
(a) The interest-bearing obligations listed in the Prospectus related
to Empire State Municipal Exempt Trust, Guaranteed Series 142 have been
deposited in trust under this Indenture (See "Portfolio" in Part A of the
Prospectus which for purposes of this Indenture is the Schedule of Securities or
Schedule A).
(b) For the purposes of the definition of the Unit in item (28) of
Section 1.1, the fractional undivided interest in and ownership of the Trust is
8,000.
(c) The fiscal year for the Trust shall end on July 31 of each year.
(d) All Certificateholders of record on December 15, 1998 (the "First
Monthly Record Date") who have selected the monthly distribution plan will
receive a distribution to be made on or shortly after January 1, 1999 (the
"First Distribution Date"), and thereafter distributions will be made monthly.
The first semi-annual distribution will be made on or shortly after June 1,
1999 to all Certificateholders of record on May 15, 1999 who have selected
the semi-annual distribution plan, and thereafter distributions will be made
semi-annually.
(e) The First Settlement Date shall mean November 30, 1998.
(f) The number of Units referred to in Section 2.3 is 8,000.
(g) For the purposes of Section 4.3, the Evaluator shall receive for
each evaluation of the Bonds in the Trust $.55 per Bond for each valuation.
(h) For purposes of Section 6.4, the Trustee shall be paid per annum
$1.13 per $1,000 principal amount of Bonds for that portion of the Trust under
the monthly distribution plan and $.73 per $1,000 principal amount of Bonds for
that portion of the Trust under the semi-annual distribution plan.
(i) For purposes of Section 8.6, the Depositors' maximum annual fee is
hereby specified to be $.25 per $1,000 principal amount of Bonds in the Trust.
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(j) For purposes of Section 9.2, the Mandatory Termination Date for the
Trust is December 31, 2047.
(k) For purposes of this Series of Empire State Municipal Exempt Trust,
the form of Certificate set forth in this Indenture shall be appropriately
modified to reflect the title of this Series as set forth above.
(l) For purposes of this Series of Empire State Municipal Exempt Trust,
the execution date of this Indenture shall be the date first written above.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Reference Trust
Agreement to be duly executed on the date first above written.
[Signatures on separate pages]
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GLICKENHAUS & CO.
By /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
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Attorney-in-Fact
for each of the
General Partners
STATE OF NEW YORK )
) ss.:
COUNTY OF NEW YORK )
I, Xxxxx Xxxxx, a Notary Public in and for the said County in the State
aforesaid, do hereby certify that Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, personally known to me to be
the same whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument, appeared before
me this day in person, and acknowledged that he signed and delivered the said
instrument as his free and voluntary act as Attorney-in-Fact for each of the
General Partners, and as the free and voluntary act of said GLICKENHAUS & CO.,
for the uses and purposes therein set forth.
GIVEN, under my hand and notarial seal this 23rd day of November, 1998.
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
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Notary Public
XXXXX XXXXX
Notary Public, State of New York
No. 02V05019906
Qualified in Bronx County
Commission Expires November 1, 1999
[SEAL]
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Lebenthal & Co., Inc.
By: /s/Xxxxx XxXxxxx
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Authorized Officer
ATTEST:
By: /s/D. Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Secretary
[CORPORATE SEAL]
STATE OF NEW YORK )
) ss.:
COUNTY OF NEW YORK )
I, Xxxxx Xxxxx, a Notary Public in and for the said County in the State
aforesaid, do hereby certify that Xxxxx XxXxxxx and D. Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx personally
known to me to be the same persons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing
instrument and personally known to me to be the Authorized Officer and
Secretary, respectively, of LEBENTHAL & CO., INC., appeared before me this day
in person, and acknowledged that they signed, sealed with the corporate seal of
LEBENTHAL & CO., INC., and delivered the said instrument as their free and
voluntary act as such Authorized Officer and Secretary, respectively, and as the
free and voluntary act of said LEBENTHAL & CO., INC., for the uses and purposes
therein set forth.
GIVEN, under my hand and notarial seal this 23rd day of November, 1998.
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
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Notary Public
XXXXX XXXXX
Notary Public, State of New York
No. 02V05019906
Qualified in Bronx County
Commission Expires November 1, 1999
[SEAL]
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THE BANK OF NEW YORK, Trustee
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Vice President
ATTEST:
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx
(CORPORATE SEAL)
STATE OF NEW YORK )
) ss.:
COUNTY OF NEW YORK )
I, Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx., a Notary Public in and for the said County in
the State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx and Xxxxx Xxxxxx,
personally known to me to be the same persons whose names are subscribed to the
foregoing instrument and personally known to me to be a Vice President and
Assistant Vice President, respectively, of The Bank of New York, appeared before
me this day in person, and acknowledge that they signed, sealed with the
corporate seal of The Bank of New York and delivered the said instrument as
their free and voluntary act as such Vice President and Assistant Vice
President, respectively, and as the free and voluntary act of said The Bank of
New York for the uses and purposes therein set forth.
GIVEN, under my hand and notarial seal this 20th day of November, 1998.
/s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx.
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Notary Public
[SEAL]
My commission expires: April 30, 1999
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XXXXXX DATA CORPORATION, Evaluator
By: /s/Art Xxxxxx
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Vice President
[Seal]
ATTEST:
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Vice President
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