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.- POWER OF ATTORNEY
<br /> , . ' FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY -
<br /> ATTN: SURETY DEPARTMENT
<br /> 15 Mountain View Road, Warren, NJ 07059
<br /> Telephone: (908) 903-2000
<br /> Fax No.: (908) 903-3656
<br /> Know ell Men by these Presents, That FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, an indiana Corporation, has constituted and appointed, and does hereby
<br /> constitute and appoint William L. Power, .Donald R. Gibson, Robert L. Bruce, Sandra Parker, Lisa A. Ward,
<br /> Karen M. Kellner and Gina A. Rodriguez of Houston, Texas.
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<br /> each its true and lawful Attorney-in-Fact to execute under such designation in its name and to affix its corporate seal to and deliver for and on its behalf as surety
<br /> thereon or otherwise, bonds or obligations (other than Bail Bonds) given or executed in the course of its business, and any instruments amending or altering the same,
<br /> and consents to the modification or alteration of any instruments referred to in said bonds or obligations.
<br /> In ~V~II~ii Whlllof, the said FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY has, pursuant to its By*Laws, caused these presents to be signed by ;ts vice President and Assistant Secretary and its corporate seal to be
<br /> here,o Offised this 17th peYof December t9 96
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<br /> :aERAL,.eu.RA.CECO.P
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<br /> STATE OF NEW JERSEY
<br /> County of Somerset ,j' ss.
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<br /> o. this 17 th day of D e c emb e r 19 96 . before me personally came Kenneth C. Wendal to me known and by me known to be Assistant Secretary of FEDERAL INSURANCE
<br />COMPANY, the corporation described in and which executed the foregoing Power of Attomey, and the said Kenneth C. Wendel being by me duly sworn, did depose and say that he is Assistant Secretary of FEDERAL
<br />INSURANCE COMPANY and knows the corporate seal thereof;, that the seal affixed to the foregoing Power of Attomey is such corporate seal and was thereto affixed by authority of the By-Laws of said Company, and that
<br />he signed ~aid Power Of Attomey esAssietant Secretary of said Company by like authority; and that he is aCdUalntad with Frank E. Robertaon and knows him to he the Vice President of said Company, and that the signature
<br />of said Frank E. Rohertso~to said Power of Attomey is in the genuine handvwiting of said Frank E. RoUertson and was thereto aubscithed by authority of said By-Laws and in dedonentis preserlce.
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<br /> · Acknowledged and Swam to before me
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<br /> LINDA SAWCHAK Netery Pu~ic
<br /> CERnmCA~ION ~lOla~, Public, 8tat~ ~f New Jet, ay
<br />STATE OF NEW JERSEY SS.
<br />County of Somerset Commission E~.ires July 29, 2001
<br /> I, the undersigned, Assistant Secretary of FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, do hereby certify that the following is a title excerpt from the By-Laws Of the said Company as adopted by its Board of Directors and that
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<br /> 'ARTICLE XVIII
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<br /> :Section 2. All bonds, lundertakings, cont rects and Other instruments Other than as above for and on behalf of the Company which it is authorized by law or its charter to execute, may and shall be executed
<br /> m the n~me and on ~ehalf of the Company either by the Chain~an or the Vice Cheim~en or the President or a Vice President, jointly with the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, under their respective
<br /> designations, except Ithet any one or more officers or attorneys-In-fact bes~gneted in any resolution of the Board Of Directors or the Executive Committee, or in any power Of attorney executed as provided for
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<br /> The signature of each Of the following Officers: Chath'flan, vice Chainl~an, President, any Vice President, any Assistant Vice President, any Secretary, any Assistant Secretary and the seal Of the Company
<br /> may be affixed by facsimile to any power Of attorney or to any certificate minting thereto appointing Assistant Secretades or Attorneys-in-Fact for purposes only of executing and attaeting bonds and
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<br /> I further certify that said FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY is duly licensed to transact fidelity and suntty business in each Of the States Of the United States of America, Distitct of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and each of
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<br /> I, the under~.'gned Assistant Secretary of FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, do hereby certify ha the forego ng Power Of Attorney is in full force and effect.
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<br />e seal Of.id Cor.pany at W..o., N.J., this 23gal day of September ~9 9.~7
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<br /> IN 7HF.2ENENT YOU WISH TO NOTIFY US OF A CLAIM, VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY OF THIS BOND OR NOTIFY US OF
<br /> ANY OTHER MATTER, PLEASE WRITE TO US AT THE ADDRESS LISTED ABOVE.
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<br />Fom~ 15-104)185 (Ed, S-95) CONSENT
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