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<br />THE GUARANTEE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA USA
<br />Southfield, Michigan
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<br />POWER OF ATfORNEY
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<br />KNOW ALL BY TIfESE PRESENTS: That THE GUARANTEE COMPANY OF NORlH AMERICA USA, a corporation organized
<br />and existing under the laws of the State of Michigan, having its principal office in Southfield, Michigan, does hereby constitute and appoint
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<br />Robert W. Babcock, Daniel Law, Lynne M. Ludwig, Jenny Hon, Aubri Lee
<br />R. W. Babcock InBUrance Brokerage, Inc.
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<br />its true and lawful Bttomey(s)-in-fact to execute, seal and deliver for and on -its behalf as surety, any and all bonds and undertakings,
<br />contracts of indemnity and other writings obligatory in the nature thereof, which are or may be BJlowed, required or permitted by law,
<br />statute, rule, regulation, contract or otherwise.
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<br />The execution of such instrument(s} in pursuance of tbese presents, shall be as binding upon TIlE GUARANTEE COMPANY OF
<br />NORm AMERICA USA as fully and amply, to all intents and purposes, as if the same had been duly executed and acknowledged by its
<br />regularly elected officers at the principal office.
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<br />The Power of Attorney is executed and may be certified so, and may be revoked. pursuant to and by authority of Article IX, Section 9.03 of
<br />the By-Laws adopted by the Board of Directors of THE GUARANTEE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA USA at a meeting held on
<br />the 31st day of December, 2003. The President, or any Vice President, acting with any Secretary or Assistant Secretary, shall bave power
<br />and authority:
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<br />1. To appoint Attorney(s )-in-fact, and to authorize them to execute on behalf of the Company, and attach the Seal of the Company
<br />thereto, bonds and undertakings, contracts of indemnity and otber writings obligatory io the nature thereof; and
<br />2. To revoke, at any time, any such Attorney-in-fact and revoke the authority given.
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<br />Further, this Power of Attorney is signed and sealed by facsimile pursuant to resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company adopted
<br />at a meeting duly called and held on the 31" day of December 2003, of which the following is a true excerpt:
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<br />RESOL YED that the signature of any authorized officer and the seal of the Company may be affixed by facsimile to any Power of Attorney
<br />or certification thereof authorizing the execution and delivery of any bond, undertaking, contracts of indemnity and other writings
<br />obligatory in the nature thereof, and such signature and seal when so used shall have the same force and effect as though manually affixed.
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<br />IN WITNESS WHEREOF, THE GUARANTEE COMPANY OF NORTI-I AMERICA USA
<br />has caused this instrument to be signed and its corporate seal to be affixed by its autborized
<br />officer. this 2nd day of June, 2006.
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<br />TIlE GUARANTEE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA USA
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<br />Stale of Michigan
<br />County ofOaldand Stephen DuII~ Vice President
<br />On this 2md day of June, 2006 before me came the individual who executed the preceding instrument, to me personally known, and being
<br />by me duly sworn, said that he is the herein described and authorized officer of The Guarantee Company of North America USA; that the
<br />seal affixed to said instrument is the Corporate Seal of said Company; that the Corporate Seal and his signature were duly affu.ed by order
<br />of the Board of Directors of said Company.
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<br />Cynthia A. Takai
<br />Notary Public, State of Michigan
<br />County of Oakland
<br />My Commission Expires February 27, 2012
<br />Acting in Oakland County
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<br />IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my band at The Guarantee
<br />Company of North America USA offices tbe day and year above written.
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<br />I, Randall Musselman, Secretary ofmE GUARANTEB COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA USA, do hereby certify that the above and
<br />foregoing is a true and correct copy of a Power of Attorney executed by THE GUARANTEE COMPANY OF NORTII AMERICA USA,
<br />which is still in full force and effect.
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<br />IN WITNESS WHEREOF, 1 bave thereunto set my hand and attached the seal of said Company this 20th day of August 20 DB
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<br />RandaD Musselman, Secretary
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