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<br />REUANCE: SURETY COMPANY
<br />UNITED PACIFIC tNSURANCI; COMPANY
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<br />RELIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY
<br />RELIANCE NATIONAL INDeMNITY COMPANY
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<br />ADMIN~tAATIVEOFFICE, PHIlADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
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<br />POWER OF. ATTORNEY
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<br />KNOW ALL MEN $Y THESEP~ESE\I:'rS, tbliJRELlANÇJ¡; S\JRETY COMPANy llil a corpj)l'eijon d\lly org~nized under the laws of the State of Delaware,
<br />and thatR~..IAWCE f.J~IJRA~þl! c~PAf'tÍ~ ana.\JNrt:'ê[)'P~CIF:IÇINS;RAf:'C'E qQ~ÞAt,r'f, iiI'8 co,rporatións duly organized under the laws of the
<br />Commonwealth ,of Penollylvani.,â;Od tþt R~t:IAN<;¡¡:: NA1:IÖ~L!,NOEMNITY' COMP~Ny is ,a corporatiol'l duly organized under the laws of the State of
<br />Wisco,nsin (herelh co~ctiVely c.I~';Ìhe COOIp8P,s")'.hd t~!iith~Compaoi~$ by vlituÊtof$l$nature an(Î$ejJl$ do hereby make, constitute and appoint
<br />Donald P. Sharp,Janle Carmen,Betty Jo PUêock. ofYlsalia¡Callfornlattleir true åhdlaWfuI Attol'ney(s}-ín-Fact, to make, execute, seal and deliver
<br />for and on their behalf, and as their act and deed any and all bonds and undertakings of suretyship and to bind the Companies thereby as fully and to
<br />the same extent as if such bondlil and undertakings and qther writings obligatory in the nature thereof were signed by an Executive Officer of the
<br />Companies and sealed and attested..þy one tither ofsuC\hQ(fIcers, and hereby ratifies and confirms all that their said Attomey(s)-in-Fact may do in
<br />pursuance hereof. ' .
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<br />This Power of Attorney!s grantl¡t(j under anclby.lhelluthority 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 VII - EXECUTION OF80NC!$AND UI'/OERTN(INGS
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<br />I. ThIì '~<If DireIotort, the Plesi<lent. the Chairman or !he 1Ioard. any Senior Vice I're$ident.any Vu.. Plesid~ ,or Au~- Vice I're$jdent, III" oIhet offICer dosigll8led by the Board of Din:cton shall have
<br />power 8IId authÔritf,O 00 \!PIIO;Þ! Attomc)'($)-I&-1'act aJ1(i1o authorize the... 10 ~ 01\ bdIaIf of the cDßIP8IIY,kjftds and IiÎjlÏ'Iaklnp, recogni~. ~ of iodenmity aDd oIber writings obliplOfy ÌD the nature
<br />Ihe(cof, and (b) 10 remove IDY such Attorney(s}.íÞ.Fact at any Unte and revqkethe power and authority given 10 thent. .
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<br />2. Attorney(!>-in-FacI shall have power ~~uthority;.~jli!d 10 the~ &DII,limitatiollS of the Power of Attorney issued 10 them. 10 execute and dcliv... on behalf of the Company, boods and undertakings.
<br />recognlJilCe5, C\itItIaCIS 0( iI\dÞJÞÍ!)' and other "writl... 6\11igatqrjindtii o;tture ~;The ~ seal is IlOl ocœssary for !be validùy of any boods and underIakinø recognitttlC:eí. - of indenmity and oIber
<br />w<ilingsobliplol'y in the _e.íîereof. ' .' . .
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<br />3. AlI<Irney(s)-In-Fllì::t",,*" have.poWCl'I!Jid autilol',iIy,1O ~~~ ~~.ilstelq.¡!rec1í>1. anached 10 boods. recogni%ances. - of indemnity or other condi!ioØll or obligMøy undenaItings aod they shall
<br />also ba'illpower lIIdauthodl)' Ø,9ìni/y the finåncialslalemenl.!If~ ~;ÞiIÞI cøPíø øI'.ílîcBy-Laws of the ConIpallY or any article or section thereof.
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<br />This Power of Attorney is signed and sealed by I"acsimUtundel' and by authority of dté following resolution adopted by the Execulive and Finance Commi- of Ibe Boards of Direc:Iors of Relianœ Insurance Company.
<br />United PacifIC Insurance Compaøy and RtIÎlllél\ "'-'ionaIll!dernnity Company by UIUIIIÌIBoIIs Consem daIed as of Februaty 28, 1994 and by Ihe Executive and Financial Committee of the Board of Direc:Iors of Reliance
<br />SuI'CCYCo¡npany~y Unaß!ntllll$ Consent dad as ofMarclt 31. 1994. .'
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<br />.R*~ ~dte siglO1U'e$ of...... din:<:tors and officerS and the seal of die Company may ..attlX""ID,InyS~ÇIt "~ ,of AIllÍ:I1IIIÝ or ÌßycertifJalIeS 1'C1ating thereto by facsimUt, and any such
<br />I'oWl\fof¡\lwr..y or ~fu:ate bearing such làcsimUt signatuRs or fae$Ímileseal $ball be yalidjijOblPd'ha upo~JIIe Co/l1lilJly and'IIJY s\1dJPowerilo executed and certifted by l"acsimile signallUeS
<br />and làcsimi1c ,..1'1"",1 be valid and binding \IjIòø duo Company, in die futnre will> respect 10 ..,y bøl\,;f~tllJdertakiog I) wilichil is alQÎo:;h!!d. .
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<br />IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Companies have caused these presents to be signed and their corporate seals to be hereto affIXed. this August 5, 1999.
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<br />RELIANCE SURETY COMPANY
<br />RELIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY
<br />UNITED PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY
<br />RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY
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<br />STATE OF Washingto!1 }
<br />COUNTY OF King } ss.
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<br />On this, August 5, 1999, before me, LauraL. Salttos. personally appeared Mark W. Alsup, who acknowledged himself to be the Vice President of the
<br />Reliance Surety Company. Reliance!,",ura,,~ Gotnþany, United PacifIC Insurance Company. and Reliance National ,Indemnity Company and that as
<br />such, being authorized to do só;exeê¡¡~d ~.fOreg~ln9.instrul"nøntl'Ot the purpose therein contained by signing the name of the corporation by himself as
<br />its duly authorized officer.. ..
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<br />Nø88ty PImIc
<br />S18te 01 WIIhIngIDn
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<br />Laura L, Santos
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<br />tit ~t~Expire$ ()$ùS.OJ
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<br />ot~ryPubllc in and for the State of Washington
<br />Residing atpuyallup
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<br />In witness whereof, 1 hereunto setrnyhand and official se.1.
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<br />I. Robyn Layng,A.lsIÍ/stant Secretary Of RELIANCE SURETY COMPANY, REL~NCE INSU~NCE COMPAt4¥, 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 Companåelil,)N\1ich is .still in fullJo~ and effect.
<br />..,'..'",',', '..", ",,'., , ' ,'. " ,,13TH DECEMBER 1999
<br />IN WlTNE 55 WHEREOF. I h"",~... ""my """" ,~... """'" III> sea", .,..~ .,..,.,.... his ~ ,.., of -
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<br />Assistant Secretary
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<br />THE BACK OF THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS AN ARTIFICIAL WATERMARK - HOLD AT AN ANGLE TO VIEW
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