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Exhibit 4.2
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MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER SELECT EQUITY TRUST
MORGAN STANLEY HIGH-TECHNOLOGY 35 INDEX PORTFOLIO 2001-1
REFERENCE TRUST AGREEMENT
This Reference Trust Agreement dated , 2000 between DEAN
WITTER REYNOLDS INC., as Depositor, and The Bank of New York, as Trustee, sets
forth certain provisions in full and incorporates other provisions by reference
to the document entitled "Dean Witter Select Equity Trust, Trust Indenture and
Agreement" (the "Basic Agreement") dated September 30, 1993. Such provisions as
are incorporated by reference constitute a single instrument (the "Indenture").
WITNESSETH THAT:
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In consideration of the premises and of the mutual agreements
herein contained, the Depositor and the Trustee agree as follows:
I.
STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF TRUST
Subject to the provisions of Part II hereof, all the
provisions contained in the Basic Agreement 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 the Basic Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
A. The first sentence of Section 2.01 is amended to add the
following language at the end of such sentence: "and/or cash (or a
letter of credit in lieu of cash) with instructions to the Trustee to
purchase one or more of such Securities which cash (or cash in an
amount equal to the face amount of the letter of credit), to the extent
not used by the Trustee to purchase such Securities within the 90-day
period following the first deposit of Securities in the Trust, shall be
distributed to Unit Holders on the Distribution Date next following
such 90-day period or such earlier date as the Depositor and the
Trustee determine".
B. The first sentence of Section 2.06 is amended to add the
following language after "Securities"))": "and/or cash (or a letter of
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credit in lieu of cash) with instructions to the Trustee to purchase
one or more Additional Securities which cash (or cash in an amount
equal to the face amount of the letter of credit), to the extent not
used by the Trustee to purchase such Additional Securities within the
90-day period following the first deposit of Securities in the Trust,
shall be distributed to Unit Holders on the Distribution Date next
following such 90-day period or such earlier date as the Depositor and
the Trustee determine".
C. Article III, entitled "Administration of Trust", Section
3.01 Initial Cost shall be amended as follows:
(i) the first part of the first sentence of Section
3.01 Initial Cost shall be amended to substitute the following
language before the phrase "provided, however":
"With respect to the Trust, the cost of the
preparation, printing and execution of the
Certificates, Indenture, Registration Statement and
other documents relating to the Trust, Federal and
State registration fees and costs, the initial fees
and expenses of the Trustee, legal and auditing
expenses and other out-of-pocket organizational
expenses, to the extent not borne by the Sponsor,
shall be paid by the Trust;"
D. The third paragraph of Section 3.05 is hereby amended to
add the following sentence after the first sentence thereof: "Depositor
may direct the Trustee to invest the proceeds of any sale of Securities
not required for the redemption of Units in eligible money market
instruments selected by the Depositor which will include only
negotiable certificates of deposit or time deposits of domestic banks
which are members of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and
which have, together with their branches or subsidiaries, more than $2
billion in total assets, except that certificates of deposit or time
deposits of smaller domestic banks may be held provided the deposit
does not exceed the insurance coverage on the instrument (which
currently is $100,000), and provided further that the Trust's aggregate
holding of certificates of deposit or time deposits issued by the
Trustee may not exceed the insurance coverage of such obligations and
U.S. Treasury notes or bills (which shall be held until the maturity
thereof) each of which matures prior to the earlier of the next
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following Distribution Date or 90 days after receipt, the principal
thereof and interest thereon (to the extent such interest is not used
to pay Trust expenses) to be distributed on the earlier of the 90th day
after receipt or the next following Distribution Date."
E. The first sentence of each of Sections 3.10, 3.11 and 3.12
is amended to insert the following language at the beginning of such
sentence, "Except as otherwise provided in Section 3.13,".
F. The following new Section 3.13 is added:
Section 3.13. Extraordinary Event - Security Retention and
Voting. In the event the Trustee is notified of any action to be taken
or proposed to be taken by holders of the securities held by the Trust
in connection with any proposed merger, reorganization, spin-off,
split-off or split-up by the issuer of stock or securities held in the
Trust, the Trustee shall take such action or refrain from taking any
action, as appropriate, so as to insure that the securities are voted
as closely as possible in the same manner and in the same general
proportion as are the securities held by owners other than the Trust.
If stock or securities are received by the Trustee, with or without
cash, as a result of any merger, reorganization, spin-off, split-off or
split-up by the issuer of stock or securities held in the Trust, the
Trustee at the direction of the Depositor may retain such stock or
securities in the Trust. Neither the Depositor nor the Trustee shall be
liable to any person for any action or failure to take action with
respect to this section.
G. Section 1.01 is amended to add the following definition:
(9) "Deferred Sales Charge" shall mean any deferred sales charge
payable in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.12 hereof, as
set forth in the prospectus for a Trust. Definitions following this
definition (9) shall be renumbered.
H. Section 3.05 is hereby amended to add the following
paragraph after the end thereof: On each Deferred Sales Charge payment
date set forth in the prospectus for a Trust, the Trustee shall pay the
account created pursuant to Section 3.12 the amount of the Deferred
Sales Charge payable on each such date as stated in the prospectus for
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a Trust. Such amount shall be withdrawn from the Principal Account from
the amounts therein designated for such purpose.
I. Section 3.06B(3) shall be amended by adding the following:
"and any Deferred Sales Charge paid".
J. Section 3.08 shall be amended by adding the following at
the end thereof: "In order to pay the Deferred Sales Charge, the
Trustee shall sell or liquidate an amount of Securities at such time
and from time to time and in such manner as the Depositor shall direct
such that the proceeds of such sale or liquidation shall equal the
amount required to be paid to the Depositor pursuant to the Deferred
Sales Charge program as set forth in the prospectus for a Trust.
K. Section 3.12 shall be added as follows:
Section 3.12. Deferred Sales Charge. If the prospectus for a
Trust specifies a Deferred Sales Charge, the Trustee shall, on the
dates specified in and as permitted by the prospectus, withdraw from
the Income Account if such account is designated in the prospectus as
the source of the payments of the Deferred Sales Charge, or to the
extent funds are not available in that account or if such account is
not so designated, from the Principal Account, an amount per Unit
specified in the prospectus and credit such amount to a special,
non-Trust account maintained at the Trustee out of which the Deferred
Sales Charge will be distributed to the Depositor. If the Income
Account is not designated as the source of the Deferred Sales Charge
payment or if the balances in the Income and Principal Accounts are
insufficient to make any such withdrawal, the Trustee shall, as
directed by the Depositor, either advance funds, if so agreed to by the
Trustee, in an amount equal to the proposed withdrawal and be entitled
to reimbursement of such advance upon the deposit of additional monies
in the Income Account or the Principal Account, sell Securities and
credit the proceeds thereof to such special Depositor's account or
credit Securities in kind to such special Depositor's Account. Such
directions shall identify the Securities, if any, to be sold or
distributed in kind and shall contain, if the Trustee is directed by
the Depositor to sell a Security, instructions as to execution of such
sales. If a Unit Holder redeems Units prior to full payment of the
Deferred Sales Charge, the Trustee shall, if so provided in the
prospectus, on the Redemption Date, withhold from the Redemption Price
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payment to such Unit Holder an amount equal to the unpaid portion of
the Deferred Sales Charge and distribute such amount to such special
Depositor's account or, if the Depositor shall purchase such Unit
pursuant to the terms of Section 5.02 hereof, the Depositor shall pay
the Redemption Price for such Unit less the unpaid portion of the
Deferred Sales Charge. The Depositor may at any time instruct the
Trustee to distribute to the Depositor cash or Securities previously
credited to the special Depositor's account.
L. Reference to "Dean Witter Select Equity Trust" is replaced
by "Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Select Equity Trust".
II.
SPECIAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF TRUST
The following special terms and conditions are hereby agreed
to:
A. The Trust is denominated Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Select
Equity Trust Morgan Stanley High-Technology 35 Index Portfolio 2001-1
(the "High-Tech Trust").
B. The publicly traded stocks listed in Schedule A hereto are
those which, subject to the terms of this Indenture, have been or are
to be deposited in trust under this Indenture.
C. The term, "Depositor" shall mean Dean Witter Reynolds Inc.
D. The aggregate number of Units referred to in Sections 2.03 and
9.01 of the Basic Agreement is for the High-Tech Trust.
E. A Unit is hereby declared initially equal to 1/ th for the
High-Tech Trust.
F. The term "In-Kind Distribution Date" shall mean , .
G. The term "Record Dates" shall mean , ,
, , , and , and such
other date as the Depositor may direct.
H. The term "Distribution Dates shall mean , ,
, , , and , and
such other date as the Depositor may direct.
I. The term "Termination Date" shall mean , .
J. The Depositor's Annual Portfolio Supervision Fee shall be a
maximum of $0.25 per 100 Units.
K. The Trustee's Annual Fee as defined in Section 6.04 of the
Indenture shall be $ per 100 Units.
L. For a Unit Holder to receive "in-kind" distribution during the
life of the Trust other than in connection with a rollover, such Unit
Holder must tender at least 25,000 Units for redemption. On the
In-Kind Date there is no minimum amount of Units that a Unit Holder
must tender in order to receive an "in-kind" distribution.
M. The Indenture is amended to provide that the period during
which the Trustee shall liquidate the Trust Securities shall not
exceed 14 business days commencing on the first business day following
the In-Kind Date.
(Signatures and acknowledgments on separate pages)
