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<br />RelLtANeè,su~tiTv COMPANY
<br />UNITED PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY
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<br />RELIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY
<br />RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY
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<br />ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
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<br />POWER OF ATTORNEY
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<br />KNC>WAlL:MeN,~øY THESE PRESENTS, that RELIANCE; SURETY COMPANY .is a colJI'Qfation duly °1J~l'Iiz,d under the laws of the State of Delaware,
<br />andthafREUANCE INSURANCE COMPANY and.UNI:tSDPACIFIÇ INSURANCE CO.MPAN'i", artcol'()Oratior'ls duly organized under the laws of the
<br />Commonw$.lthofPeI'lASylvaniaand that RELIANce NATIONAL INOEMNITYèOMPANY isacorporåtion dulyÇltganized under the laws of the State of
<br />Wisco~sin (herein C()1î~ively ~11$d "the Companies") and that the Companie$ by vjrtueofsi9natureant:l~~"$ do hereby make, constitute and appoint
<br />Laura L. Plaisant, ~~Kathleen Earle, Maria L SaSal, Tyler J. Kannon, Stevén N. PåSs.rír\e, of San Francisco, California their true and lawful
<br />Attomey(s)-in-Fact, to make, execute, seal and deliver for and on their behalf, and as their act and deed any and all bonds and undertakings of
<br />suretyship and to bind the Companies thereby as fully and to the same extent as if such bonds and undertakings and other writings obligatory in the
<br />nature thereof were signed by an I;xecutive Officer of the Cørnpanies and sealed and attested by one other of such officers, and hereby ratifies and
<br />confirms all that their said Attomey(s)-in-Fáctmaydoin pursual1ce hereof.
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<br />This Power of Attorney is granted under and by the authority of Article VII of the By-Laws of RELIANCE SURETY COMPANY, RELIANCE
<br />INSURANCE COMPANY, UNITED PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY, and RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY which provisions are now in
<br />full force and effect, reading as follows:
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<br />ARTICLE VlI- EXECUTION OF BONDS AND UNoERTAI<Ij\jGS
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<br />I. T\í<I~~ BoIoiiI~ <jf Ðini<;lors, the President, the Cbainnan <jf the Board. any Senior Vice President. any Vice Pres~n ", ~~~ Vita Pm~ or \IdteI' offlcel deaignated by the Boord of Direeton sIII1l have
<br />pøwel'~aulJlo i/l)'.1D (iI)lIpj>oilrt Attorney(s)-in-flCt aad to luthorize them to eucule on behalf of the CompallY. bonds aad ~ndertakiÛì, rccognianC$,~- <jf indemnity and other writings obligarory in the naI\IJ'e
<br />thereof. and (b) to femme ...y such A-..ey(s)-in.fact at any time and revoke the power and audIOrity given to them. . .
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<br />2. ,AtI\InIeY\s)-in-Fact shall hay; power aad authority, subject to the rerms and limitations of the Power of Attorney iISued to them, to ...ecule and deliver on behalf of the Company, bonds and undertakings,
<br />l' IÇIIgrnz.-s. 0ÔIÜI'actS of in4ê llllity and other wrilÙl8$ obligatory in the naI\IJ'e thereof. The corporale seal is not neœssary for the validity of any bonds and under1akìog.s rooognizances, COI\I1'IICIS of indemnity and other
<br />wrilinPO\>ljgaøyln the _'thereof. '
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<br />3. ~!,<tI\)rne)\s)~i....PilCt shall have power and authority to exeéVIe affldavltsrequlred to be attached to bonds. recognizances, comracts of indemIIity or other condltimll or obI~ undertakings snd they shall
<br />aIlII>...rê power'åIId aWÞ!tjry IOtcrtify the finaQcial s-meIIIof the <;øß1P8DY and to OO iiesof the By.Laws of the Company or any article or section theRof.
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<br />This Power <jf Attorney is signed and sealed by facsimile under and by authority of the following resolution adopIed by the Executive and finance Committees of the Boards <jf Ditectors <jf Reliance Insurance Company,
<br />Uni ¡:d PacifIC Insuruce Company and ReliaDce NaIionaIlndenmÌly Company by Unanimous Consent dated IS of febnlary 28, 1994 and by the Execuûve and Financial Commitlee of the Board of Dlrecton of Reliance
<br />Sln'ety <;ompanYbYVDllllÎ180US Consent dated as of March 31, 1994.
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<br />'Resolved thst,lhe sjØhaIUreS of sucb cIirectors aad officers and the seal of the Company may be aff1Xedib any such Power ~øf A~y 01' ""Y œI'Û(tcales relating thereto by facsimile, and any such
<br />I'oWer'o ' AItO :'ßi\I)' ..~ œrtiftcab: beacing such facsimile signatures or facsimile seal sIII1l be valid aad blll!liilg upon the ComjJaóy 1I!Id'1i1\y such Pow« ... executed and certified by facsimile sigllatUleS
<br />and facsimile"'" sbaU be valid and binding IIpoD the Company, in the futUre with respect to any bond or undertakiilg to which iI is aIIIIC:IIW."
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<br />IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Companies have caused these presents to be signed and their corporate seals to be hereto affixed, this April 7, 1999.
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<br />STATE OF ~Washingto" }
<br />COUNTY OF~ King } ss.
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<br />RELIANCE SURETY COMPANY
<br />RELIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY
<br />UNITED PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY
<br />RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY
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<br />On this, April 7,1999, before me, Laura L. Wadsworth, personally appeared Mark W, Alsup, who acknowledged himself to be the Vice President of
<br />the Reliance Surety Company~, ReliaÎ'lce Ins.urance Company, United Pacific Insurance Company, and Reliance National Indemnity Company and that as
<br />such, being authorized to do so, $Xeél!ted the foregOing instrument for the purpose therein contained by signing the name of the corporation by himself as
<br />its duly authorized officer.
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<br />In witness whereof, I hereunto set my hand and official seal.
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<br />I,ROÞyn Layng,A:sSistant Secretary of RELIANCE SURETY COMPANY, RELIANCE INSLJ$ÅNCJ:.~c::oMpANY, UNITED PACIFIC INSURANCE COMP-
<br />ANY, and RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of the Power of
<br />Attorney executed by said Companies~lwhicl:l ìsstill in fuJ(force and effect.
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<br />IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I haVe~.hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal,s of said companiel..tbill:2ndday of
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<br />November
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<br />yearof 199~
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