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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1427 3 bow. 230 ~a~; 085 (i) To settle, compromise, or submit to arbitration any claims, debts, or damages due or owing from the Plan, to commence or defend suits or legal or administrative proceedings, and to represent the Plan in all suits and legal and administrative proceedings; (j) To employ suitable agents and counsel and to pay their reasonable expenses and compensation; (k) To do all such acts and exercise all such rights and privileges, although not specifically mentioned herein, as the Trustee may deem necessary to carry out the purposes of the Plan; (1) to apply for and procure from responsible insurance companies, to be selected by the Administrator, as an investment of the Trust Fund, such endowment, annuity, or other Contracts on the life of any Participant as the Administrator shall deem proper; to exercise, at any time or from time to time, whatever rights and privileges may be granted under such endowment, annuity, - or other contracts; to collect, receive and settle for the proceeds of all such endowment, annuity, or other contracts as and when entitled to do so under the provisions thereof; (m) To invest funds of the Trust in time deposits or savings accounts bearing a reasonable rate of interest in the Trustee's bank. (n) To invest in Treasury Bills and other forms of United States government obligations. (o) To deposit monies in federally insured savings accounts or certificates of deposit in banks or savings and loan associa- tions; (p) To pool all or any of the Trust Fund, from time to time,. with assets belonging to any other qualified employee pension benefit trust created by the Employer, and to commingle such assets and make joint or common investments and carry joint accounts on behalf of this Plan and such other trust or trusts, allocating f undivided shares or interests in such investments or accounts or any pooled assets of the two or more trusts in accordance with their respective interests. (q) To make loans to Participants and Beneficiaries under the following circumstances: (1) loans shall be made available to all Participants and Beneficiaries on a reasonably equivalent basis; (2) loans shall not be made available to highly compensated employees, officers, or shareholders in an amount greater than the amount made available to .other Participants and Beneficiaries; (3) loans shall bear a reasonable rate of interest; (4) loans shall be adequately secured; and (S) shall provide for periodic repayment over a reasonable period of time. 7.4 DUTIES OF THE TRUSTEE REGARDING PAYMENTS FROM THE TRUST FUND. The Trustee shall, from time to time, in accordance with the terms of the Plan, make payments out of the Trust Fund. The Trustee shall not be responsible in any way for the appli- cation of such payments. 7.5 TRUSTEE'S COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES AND TAXES. The Trustee shall be paid suc reasona le compensation as shall from -27- ~ n,~x~15 PAGE~.425 t"; 230 ~:c. 085