Estate of Richie C. Heck, Deceased , Gary Heck, Special Administrator - Page 11




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               Dr. Bajaj then applied a 35-percent discount to the value              
          derived under his discounted cashflow approach, which consisted             
          of a 25-percent marketability discount and an additional                    
          10-percent discount to reflect the negative impact of Brown-                
          Forman’s right of first refusal and what Dr. Bajaj refers to as             
          “agency problems” (the inability of a purchaser of decedent’s               
          minority interest to influence dividend distributions, which                
          would be at the discretion of the controlling shareholder, Gary             
          Heck).  Application of those discounts, totaling 35 percent,                
          resulted in Dr. Bajaj’s being of the opinion that the marketable            
          minority value of Korbel’s equity as of the valuation date was              
          $47,216,462, resulting in a value of $18,707,162 for decedent’s             
          630 shares, or $29,694 a share.                                             
                                       OPINION                                        
          I.  Introduction                                                            
               We must determine the fair market value of decedent’s 630              
          shares of Korbel on the valuation date.  The shares were included           
          in decedent’s gross estate and reported on the estate tax return            
          at a value of $26,000 a share.  Based upon the expert testimony             
          of Dr. Bajaj, petitioner now argues that the value of each share            
          on the valuation date was $29,694.  We interpret petitioner’s               
          change in position as a concession that the estate is liable for            
          a portion of the deficiency, and we accept that concession.  In             








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