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THE RALPH A. KRAMDEN III
REVOCABLE TRUST AGREEMENT FOR TESTAMENTARY BEQUESTS
On this _____ day of ________________, 2004, I, Ralph A. Kramden III (as Grantor), hereby transfer, assign
and convey to myself (as Trustee) the sum of One Dollar ($1.00), to be held in trust for the beneficiaries and
upon the uses and purposes hereinafter set forth. This trust shall hereafter be known as THE RALPH A.
KRAMDEN III REVOCABLE TRUST AGREEMENT FOR TESTAMENTARY BEQUESTS.
WITNESSETH:
The Grantor is desirous of creating a trust for the purposes and upon the terms and provisions hereinafter set
forth. Accordingly, the Grantor hereby transfers and delivers unto the Trustee $1.00 and, in the future, such
other assets as the Grantor (or other persons) may choose to convey. The Trustee shall hold and administer
said properties, and all subsequently acquired properties (whether contributed by the Grantor or by another
party), in trust, pursuant to the terms of this agreement as set forth below.
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
1.01 Grantor. Ralph A. Kramden III shall be referred to herein as the "Grantor".
1.02 Successor Trustees. The initial trustee of this trust shall be Ralph A. Kramden III. Upon my death,
Edward R. Norton shall serve as Successor Trustee. Any then acting Trustee shall have the power to add to
this list of successor trustees. The term "Successor Trustee" should be substituted hereinafter, where
applicable, for the term "Trustee." The pronoun "he" may be used generically herein to refer to the Trustee
regardless of the true gender of the Trustee or Successor Trustee actually referred to.
ARTICLE II
UPON GRANTOR'S DEATH
Upon the death of Grantor, the Trustee shall establish a separate trust share for each beneficiary and in the
amounts so named in the Last Will and Testament of Grantor. Grantor shall designate the beneficiaries of this
trust and amounts to be held in a separate trust for each said beneficiary by referencing "THE RALPH A.
KRAMDEN III REVOCABLE TRUST AGREEMENT FOR TESTAMENTARY BEQUESTS" in Grantor's
Last Will and Testament. Each separate trust share shall be distributed or retained in Trust as hereinafter
provided.
ARTICLE III
DISTRIBUTIONS TO BENEFICIARIES DURING TRUST LIFE
The Trustee shall pay so much or all of the principal and income of each separate trust established hereunder
as is reasonably necessary to provide for the medical care, education, support and maintenance of the
beneficiary of each separate trust. The Trustee may only make disbursements to a beneficiary from that
beneficiary's separate trust.
ARTICLE IV
TERMINATION OF EACH SEPARATE TRUST
The Separate Trust of Ralph Kramden, IV. When Ralph Kramden IV reaches the age of 40 years, the
Trustee shall distribute to Ralph Kramden, IV all of the principal and accrued income of Ralph Kramden, IV's
separate trust then remaining. Should Ralph Kramden, IV die prior to reaching 40 years of age, the Trustee
shall distribute the assets remaining in his or her separate trust as Ralph Kramden, IV shall designate in his or
her Last Will and Testament. If Ralph Kramden, IV shall not leave a valid Last Will and Testament, then the
remaining separate trust assets shall go to the children of the Ralph Kramden, IV in equal shares, per stirpes.
Should Ralph Kramden, IV fail to leave a Last Will and not be survived by lineal descendants, then the
remaining separate trust assets shall be distributed as provided under the laws of the State of Illinois in cases
of intestate succession.
ARTICLE V
TRUSTEE'S POWERS
5.01 In administration of the trust estate, the Trustee shall have all of the powers authorized by Illinois law
(which are incorporated herein by reference) and include the following powers in addition to the above−−
(a) To engage agents, including legal counsel, accountants, investment advisors, custodians, appraisers
and other experts for the proper administration of this trust, and to compensate said persons for their services
out of income or principal comprising the trust estate.
(b) To claim expenses as either income tax deductions or to permit the claiming thereof as estate tax
deductions when an election is permitted by law, without thereafter making any adjustment between income
and principal on account of any such determination.
(c) To enter into transactions with any other decedent's estate or any living or testamentary trust in
which any of the beneficiaries of this trust shall have a beneficial interest, even though any fiduciary under
such other estate or trust is also a fiduciary under this trust.
(d) To make allocations of charges and credits between principal and income of the trust estate with the
Trustee's determination thereof to be final and binding upon all parties.
(e) To make apportionment between principal or income any revenue or expenditure in connection with
said trust estate as the Trustee deems just and equitable with the Trustee's determination thereof to be final
and binding upon all parties.
(f) To allocation expenses that are common to one or more separate trust between each trust as the
Trustee deems just and equitable with the Trustee's determination thereof to be final and binding upon all
parties.
5.02 In the exercise of the powers of management, control and investment herein conferred upon the
Trustee, all decisions of the Trustee made in good faith shall be conclusive and binding upon all parties in
interest.
ARTICLE VIGENERAL PROVISIONS
6.01 Spendthrift Clause. No beneficiary of this trust shall have the power to transfer, sell, assign, or
otherwise encumber any rights to distribution of assets under this trust agreement. Furthermore, the right of
distribution under this trust agreement held by any beneficiary shall not be subject to judicial attachment or
process prior to the time distribution is actually made by the Trustee.
6.02 Rule Against Perpetuities. Despite any provisions in this trust agreement to the contrary, this trust
shall terminate no later than twenty−one (21) years after the death of the last survivor of the beneficiaries
hereunder who are living at the date of creation of this trust agreement. Upon termination pursuant to this
paragraph, the corpus of the trust estate shall be distributed free of trust to the then income beneficiaries, each
receiving the trust assets from which he or she derives the income or a proportionate share thereof based upon
the proportion said beneficiary is currently entitled to income therefrom.
6.03 Trustee Compensation. The Trustee shall be entitled to reasonable compensation for his services
rendered hereunder. A corporate trustee shall be entitled to compensation in accordance with its published
schedule of fees in effect at the time such services are rendered.
6.04 The Grantor declares that this agreement and the trust created hereby shall be construed under and be
regulated by the laws of the State of Illinois, and the validity and effect of this agreement shall be determined
in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois. The Grantor reserves the right to alter, amend, or revoke
this trust at any time prior to his or her death.

6.05 Trustee's Bond. Should the laws of Illinois allow it, then Trustee shall not be required to furnish a
bond for the faithful performance of his or her duties as Trustee.
6.06 If herein a distribution from this trust is made "per stirpes" in equal shares to a group of beneficiaries
and one of said beneficiaries is deceased at the time of the distribution without being survived by at least one
lineal descendant, then, and only then, shall his or her share be divided among the remaining beneficiaries for
this gift (including shares for deceased beneficiaries who are deceased at the time of distribution but are
survived by at least one lineal descendant) in equal shares and completely omitting a share for the deceased
beneficiary who is not survived by at least one lineal descendant at the time of the distribution. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereby affix my signature to this trust agreement as the GRANTOR and
TRUSTEE on this _____ day of _____________, 2004 and declare that this is my free and voluntary act and
that I am over 18 years of age.
_______________________________________
RALPH A. KRAMDEN III
Grantor / Trustee
STATE OF ILLINOIS )
) SS.
COUNTY OF ______________ )
I, the undersigned, a Notary Public authorized to administer oaths in the State of Illinois, certify that Ralph A. Kramden III, the
Grantor / Trustee, personally known to me (or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence) to be the person so listed,
personally appeared before me and having been first duly sworn, executed this document and declared to me that he willingly
signed this trust agreement as his voluntary act for the purposes herein expressed.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my official seal this ____ day of November, 2004.
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Notary Public My Commission Expires: _________________