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I have an inherited investment trust account from my father, who died in 2019, which included approximately 10 shares of Lukoil stock, which has subsequently been sanctioned by the US Government. I am in the process of transferring management of that trust from Truist Bank to the Trust Management Department of Bank of America.

Today, I was informed that Bank of America's Trust Department has refused to accept the transfer of the trust because of those 10 shares of sanctioned stock. They are, as far as I can tell now, virtually worthless. Truist has offered to place them in an escrow-type account, but Bank of America contends that they will still be part of the Trust in toto, and will not accept the transfer.

Is there a process by which I can dispose of those stocks legally? I've been told I can not sell them, but can they be legally disavowed, discarded, or quarantined from the rest of the trust account?

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    – Rodrigo de Azevedo
    Jun 28 at 22:29
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    What do the trust documents allow the trustee(s) to do with assets? Writing the shares off and eliminating from the trust may well be an option. Or disburse those shares from the trust to the beneficiary as part of any required annual distributions.
    – Jon Custer
    Jun 29 at 17:59

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From comment above (Jon)

Writing the shares off and eliminating from the trust may well be an option. Or disburse those shares from the trust to the beneficiary as part of any required annual distributions.

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