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and familiar with such matters would use in the conduct of an enterprise of a like character and <br /> with like aims. <br /> ARTICLE III <br /> ESTABLISHMENT OF THE TRUST <br /> 3.1 Establishment of Trust. Upon execution of this Trust document, the Employer <br /> shall contribute no less than $100.00 to the Trust, and the Trustee shall establish and maintain <br /> the Trust to hold that contribution and all future contributions made under the Trust, together <br /> with any income, gains, or profits and taking account of any losses. All custodial accounts and <br /> annuity contracts and other investments held under the Trust will be titled in the name of the <br /> Trust and deemed part of the Trust. The Trust and all amounts held under the Trust, including <br /> but not limited to contributions and transfers to, and earnings under, the Trust, are intended to <br /> be tax exempt to the maximum extent permitted under section 115 of the Code and other <br /> applicable tax law. <br /> 3.2 Exclusive Benefit of Participants. Trust assets will be maintained for the <br /> exclusive benefit of Participants and in accordance with the terms of the Trust and governing <br /> law. Except as provided in Section 5.3, no part of the Trust will be used for, or diverted to, <br /> purposes other than for the exclusive benefit of Participants and for payment of (i) administrative <br /> expenses of the Trust and (ii) taxes due and payable with respect to any portion of the Trust. <br /> 3.3 No Reversion to the Employer. Except as provided in Section 5.3, it will be <br /> impossible, at any time, for any part of the Trust assets, except as required to pay taxes and <br /> administrative expenses, to be returned to, or revert to, the Employer, to be recoverable by the <br /> Employer, or to be used for, or diverted to, purposes other than for the exclusive benefit of <br /> Participants. <br /> 3.4 Contributions. All contributions to the Trust will be made solely by the <br /> Employer, and once made, will be irrevocable. No Participant or other person or entity may <br /> make contributions to the Trust through salary reductions or otherwise. The Trustee shall <br /> receive all contributions made under the Trust. <br /> 3.5 Distributions. Trust assets will be used solely for the purposes of payment of <br /> OPEBs for the benefit of eligible retirees, spouses, domestic partners, and dependents, and for <br /> the payment of any taxes imposed on the Trust and reasonable expenses of administering the <br /> Trust. The Trustee will make distributions from the Trust only to such persons, in such manner, <br /> at such times, and in such amounts as the Committee shall direct in writing from time to time. <br /> 3.6 Transfers. The Employer may at any time direct that all or any portion of the <br /> Trust assets be transferred to another Employer- sponsored trust that meets the requirements of <br /> section 115 of the Code, or a similar vehicle. The Trustee must follow any such Employer <br /> direction to transfer Trust assets, and will not have any discretion to do otherwise. <br /> 3.7 Pooled Fund. All assets under the Trust will be held in a pooled fund. The <br /> Trust's segregated for investment purposes, and also may be segregated in subaccounts under <br /> the Trust; however, all Trust assets will at all times be held under the Trust's name. No <br /> individual account for any Participant will be maintained at any time under the Trust, and no <br /> Participant will have any right or title with respect to any specific assets of the Trust. <br /> 3 <br />