EMPIRE STATE MUNICIPAL EXEMPT TRUST
GUARANTEED SERIES 150
REFERENCE TRUST AGREEMENT
This Reference Trust Agreement dated January 26, 2000 among
Glickenhaus & Co. and Lebenthal & Co., Inc., as Depositors, The Bank of New
York, as Trustee and ▇▇▇▇▇▇ 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 150, 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 "▇▇▇▇▇▇ 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."
(d) Section 3.1.1 is hereby added, to read as follows:
"Section 3.1.1 Update Cost. To the extent permitted by an opinion
of independent counsel or in reliance on No-Action letters issued
by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Trust
shall bear the expenses associated with updating the Trusts'
registration statements and maintaining registration or
qualification of the Units and/or a Trust under Federal or state
securities laws subsequent to initial registration. Such expenses
shall include legal fees, accounting fees, typesetting fees,
electronic filing expenses and regulatory filing fees. However, all
direct distribution expenses of the Trusts (including the costs of
maintaining the secondary market for the Trusts), such as printing
and distributing prospectuses, and preparing, printing and
distributing any advertisements or sales literature will be paid at
no cost to the Trusts. Any payments received by the Sponsor
reimbursing it for payments made to update Trusts' registration
statements will not exceed the costs incurred by the Sponsors. The
Trusts shall further incur expenses associated with all taxes and
other governmental charges imposed upon the Bonds or any part of a
Trust (no such taxes or charges are being levied or made or, to the
knowledge of the Sponsor, contemplated). The above expenses,
including the Trustee's fees, when paid by or owing to the Trustee,
are secured by a lien on the Trust. In addition, the Trustee is
empowered to sell Bonds in order to make funds available to pay all
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 150 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
5,000.
(c) The fiscal year for the Trust shall end on September 30 of each
year.
(d) All Certificateholders of record on February 15, 2000 (the "First
Monthly Record Date") who have selected the monthly distribution plan, will
receive a distribution to be made on or shortly after March 1, 2000 (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, 2000
to all Certificateholders of record on May 15, 2000 who have selected the
semi-annual distribution plan, and thereafter distributions will be made
semi-annually.
(e) The First Settlement Date shall mean January 31, 2000.
(f) The number of Units referred to in Section 2.3 is 5,000.
(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
$.95 per $1,000 principal amount of Bonds for that portion of the Trust under
the monthly distribution plan and $.55 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.
(j) For purposes of Section 9.2, the Mandatory Termination Date for the
Trust is August 1, 2029.
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(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/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
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Attorney-in-Fact
for each of the
General Partners
STATE OF NEW YORK )
) ss.:
COUNTY OF NEW YORK )
I, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, a Notary Public in and for the said County in the State
aforesaid, do hereby certify that ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, 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 25th day of January, 2000.
/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
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Notary Public
[SEAL]
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Notary Public, State of New York
No. ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Qualified in Bronx County
Commission Expires November 1, 2001
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Lebenthal & Co., Inc.
By: /s/▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Authorized Officer
ATTEST:
By: /s/D. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Secretary
[CORPORATE SEAL]
STATE OF NEW YORK )
) ss.:
COUNTY OF NEW YORK )
I, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, a Notary Public in and for the said County in the State
aforesaid, do hereby certify that ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and D. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ 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 25th day of January, 2000.
/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
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Notary Public
[SEAL]
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Notary Public, State of New York
No. ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Qualified in Bronx County
Commission Expires November 1, 2001
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THE BANK OF NEW YORK, Trustee
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Vice President
ATTEST:
By: /s/▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
(CORPORATE SEAL)
STATE OF NEW YORK )
) ss.:
COUNTY OF NEW YORK )
I, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇., a Notary Public in and for the said County in
the State aforesaid, do hereby certify that ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇,
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
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 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 14th day of January, 2000.
/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
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Notary Public
[SEAL]
My commission expires: April 30, 2001
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▇▇▇▇▇▇ DATA CORPORATION, Evaluator
By: /s/Art ▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Vice President
[Seal]
ATTEST:
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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