Exhibit 1.1
XXX XXXXXX UNIT TRUSTS, SERIES 557
TRUST AGREEMENT
Dated: February 21, 2006
This Trust Agreement among Xxx Xxxxxx Funds Inc., as Depositor, The
Bank of New York, as Trustee, Xxx Xxxxxx Asset Management, as Supervisor, sets
forth certain provisions in full and incorporates other provisions by reference
to the document entitled "Standard Terms and Conditions of Trust For Xxx Xxxxxx
Focus Portfolios, Effective for Unit Investment Trusts Established On and After
May 2, 2001 (Including Series 284 and Subsequent Series)" (the "Standard Terms
and Conditions of Trust") and such provisions as are set forth in full and such
provisions as are incorporated by reference constitute a single instrument. All
references herein to Articles and Sections are to Articles and Sections of the
Standard Terms and Conditions of Trust.
WITNESSETH THAT:
In consideration of the premises and of the mutual agreements herein
contained, the Depositor, Trustee and Supervisor 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 Standard Terms and Conditions of Trust 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.
PART II
SPECIAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF TRUST
The following special terms and conditions are hereby agreed to:
1. The Securities listed in the Schedule hereto have been deposited in
trust under this Trust Agreement.
2. The fractional undivided interest in and ownership of the Trust
represented by each Unit thereof referred to in Section 1.01(56) is initially an
amount the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is the amount
set forth under "Initial number of Units" for the Trust in the "Essential
Information" in the Prospectus.
3. The aggregate number of Units described in Section 2.03(a) for the
Trust is that number of Units set forth under "Initial number of Units" for the
Trust in the "Essential Information" in the Prospectus.
4. Section 1.01(5) is replaced in its entirety by the following:
"(5) "Business Day" shall mean any day on which the New York Stock
exchange is open for regular trading."
5. The terms "Capital Account Distribution Date" and "Income Account
Distribution Date" shall mean the "Distribution Dates" set forth in the
"Essential Information" in the Prospectus.
6. The terms "Capital Account Record Date" and "Income Account Record
Date" shall mean the "Record Dates" set forth in the "Essential Information" in
the Prospectus.
7. The term "Deferred Sales Charge Payment Date" shall mean July 10,
2006 and the 10th day of each month thereafter through November 10, 2006.
8. The term "Mandatory Termination Date" shall mean the "Mandatory
Termination Date" for the Trust set forth in the "Essential Information" in the
Prospectus.
9. The term "Supervisor" shall mean Xxx Xxxxxx Asset management and
its successors in interest, or any successor portfolio supervisor as provided in
the Standard Terms and conditions of Trust.
10. Section 3.07(a)(xiii) of the Standard Terms and Conditions of Trust
shall be replaced in its entirety with the following:
"(xiii) if the Trust has elected to be taxed as a "regulated
investment company" as defined in the United States Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended, that such sale is necessary or advisable (i)
to maintain the qualification of the Trust as a regulated investment
company or (ii) to provide funds to make any distribution for a taxable
year in order to avoid imposition of any income or excise taxes on the
Trust or on undistributed income in the Trust."
11. Section 3.11 of the Standard Terms and Conditions of Trust shall be
revised by replacing the first paragraph of such Section with the following:
"Section 3.11. Notice to Depositor. In the event that the Trustee shall
have been notified at any time of any action to be taken or proposed to be taken
with respect to the Securities (including but not limited to the making of any
demand, direction, request, giving of any notice, consent or waiver or the
voting with respect to any amendment or supplement to any indenture, resolution,
agreement or other instrument under or pursuant to which the Securities have
been issued) the Trustee shall promptly notify the Depositor and shall thereupon
take such action or refrain from taking any action, as appropriate, so as to
insure that such Securities are voted as closely as possible in the same manner
and the same general proportion, with respect to all issues, as are the shares
of such Securities held by owners other than the Trust unless the Depositor
instructs otherwise within five Business Days of the giving of such notice to
the Depositor."
12. The first two sentences in the second paragraph of Section 3.11 of
the Standard Terms and Conditions of Trust shall be replaced in their entirety
with the following:
"In the event that an offer by the issuer of any of the Securities or
any other party shall be made to issue new securities, or to exchange
securities, for Trust Securities, the Trustee shall at the direction of the
Depositor, vote for or against, or accept or reject, any offer for new or
exchanged securities or property in exchange for a Trust Security. Should any
issuance, exchange or substitution be effected, any securities, cash and/or
property received shall be deposited hereunder and shall be promptly sold, if
securities or property, by the Trustee pursuant to the Depositor's direction,
unless the Depositor advises the Trustee to keep such securities or property."
13. Section 3.12(a) of the Standard Terms and Conditions of Trust shall
be replaced in its entirety with the following:
"(a) The Replacement Securities shall be Zero Coupon
Obligations or Equity Securities as originally selected for deposit in
the Trust or securities which the Depositor determines to be similar in
character as Securities originally selected for deposit in the Trust,
and any Replacement Securities which are Zero Coupon Obligations must
have the same maturity value as the Failed Contract Security and, as
close as is reasonably practical, the same maturity date, which must be
on or prior to the Mandatory Termination Date;"
14. The Standard Terms and Conditions of Trust shall be amended to
include the following section:
"Section 3.19. Regulated Investment Company Election. If the Prospectus
for a Trust states that such Trust intends to elect to be treated and to qualify
as a "regulated investment company" as defined in the United States Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, the Trustee is hereby directed to make such
elections and take all actions, including any appropriate election to be taxed
as a corporation, as shall be necessary to effect such qualification."
15. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Standard Terms and
Conditions of Trust, the Supervisor shall not be entitled to receive the
compensation set forth in Section 4.01 with respect to the Trust.
16. Sections 5.01(b) and (c) are replaced in their entirety by the
following:
"(b) During the initial offering period of a Trust (as determined by
the Depositor), the Evaluation for each Security shall be made in the following
manner: (i) with respect to Securities for which market quotations are readily
available, such Evaluation shall be made on the basis of the market value of
such Securities; and (ii) with respect to other Securities' such Evaluation
shall be made on the basis of the fair value of such Securities as determined in
good faith by the Trustee. If the Securities are listed on a national or foreign
securities exchange or traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. and market
quotations of such Securities are readily available, the market value of such
Securities shall generally be based on the last available closing sale price on
or immediately prior to the Evaluation Time on the exchange or market which is
the principal market therefor, which shall be deemed to be the New York Stock
Exchange if the Securities are listed thereon. In the case of Zero Coupon
Obligations, such Evaluation shall be made on the basis of current offer side
prices for the Zero Coupon Obligations as obtained from investment dealers or
brokers who customarily deal in securities comparable to those held by the Trust
and, if offer side prices are not available for the Zero Coupon Obligations, on
the basis of offer side price for comparable securities, by determining the
valuation of the Zero Coupon Obligations on the offer side of the market by
appraisal or by any combination of the above. If the Trust holds Securities
denominated in a currency other than U.S. dollars, the Evaluation of such
Security shall be converted to U.S. dollars based on current offering side
exchange rates (unless the Trustee deems such prices inappropriate as a basis
for valuation). For each Evaluation, the Trustee shall also confirm and furnish
to the Depositor the calculation of the Trust Evaluation to be computed pursuant
to Section 6.01.
(c) After the initial offering period of Units of a Trust (as
determined by the Depositor), Evaluation of the Securities shall be made in the
manner described in Section 5.01(b) on the basis of current bid side prices for
Zero Coupon Obligations and the bid side value of any relevant currency exchange
rate expressed in U.S. dollars."
17. The second sentence of Section 7.01(e)(2)(E) shall be replaced in
its entirety by "Such Prospectus shall also contain disclosure concerning the
Depositor's responsibilities described in (D) above."
18. The Trustee's annual compensation rate described in Section 7.04
shall be that amount set forth under "Trustee's fee and operating expenses" in
the "Fee Table" in the Prospectus.
19. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Standard Terms and
Conditions of Trust, the Trustee shall waive or offset fees otherwise payable by
the Trust pursuant to Section 3.05 in an amount equal to any compensation
(including, but not limited to, fees paid pursuant to a plan adopted by the
issuer of a Security under Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940)
received by the Depositor, the Trustee or any Affiliated Person of the Depositor
or Trustee from the issuer of a Security in connection with the Trust's
investment in such Security. The term "Affiliated Person" shall mean "affiliated
person" as that term is defined in section 2 of the Investment Company Act of
1940 and rules promulgated thereunder.
20. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Standard Terms and
Conditions of Trust, if the Trustee sells, redeems or otherwise liquidates
Securities pursuant to Section 6.02 to satisfy Unit redemptions or pursuant to
Section 7.04 to pay Trust expenses, the Trustee shall do so, as nearly as
practicable, on a pro rata basis among all Securities held by the Trust.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Trust Agreement to
be executed; all as of the day, month and year first above written.
XXX XXXXXX FUNDS INC.
By /s/ XXXX X. XXXXXXX
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Executive Director
XXX XXXXXX ASSET MANAGEMENT
By /s/ XXXX X. XXXXXXX
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Executive Director
THE BANK OF NEW YORK
By /s/ XXXXXXX X'XXXXX
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Vice President
SCHEDULE A TO TRUST AGREEMENT
SECURITIES INITIALLY DEPOSITED
IN
XXX XXXXXX UNIT TRUSTS, SERIES 557
[Incorporated herein by this reference and made a part hereof is the
"Portfolio" schedule as set forth in the Prospectus.]
