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<br /> GULF INSURANCE COMPANY
<br /> HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT
<br /> POWER OF ATTORNEY
<br /> GINALS OF THiS POWER OF ATTORNEY ARE PRINTED ON BLUE SAFETY PAPER WITH TEAL INK.
<br /> KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS That the Guff Insutance Company,a corporation duly organizes under the laws of the State of Connecticut, having
<br /> Its principal office in the city of Irving. Texas, pursuant to the following resolution, adopted by the Finance & Executive Committee of the Board of Directors
<br /> of the said Company on the 10th day of August, 1993,to wit
<br /> 'RESOLVED,that the President, Executive Vice President or any Senior Vice President of the Company shall have authority to make, execute and deliver a
<br /> Power of Attorney constituting as Attorney-In-Fact,such persons,firms,or corporations as may be selected from time to time,and any such Attorney-in-Fact
<br /> may be removed and the authority granted him revoked by the President, or any Executive Vice President, or any Senior Vice President, or by the Board of
<br /> Directors or by the Finance and Executive Commates of the Board of directors
<br /> RESOLVED,that nothing in this Power of Attorney shall be construed as a grant of authority to the attornay(s)-in-fact to sigp,execute,acknowledge,deliver
<br /> or otherwise issue a policy or policies of insurance on behalf of Gulf insurance Company
<br /> RESOLVED,that the signature of the President, Executive vice President or any Senior Vice President, and the seal of the Company may be affixed to any
<br /> such Power of Attorney or any certificate relating thereto by facsimile, and any such powers so executed and certified by facsimile signature and facsimile
<br /> seal shall be valid and binding upon the Company in the f uture with respect to any bond and documents relating to such bonds to which they are attached"
<br /> Gulf Insurance Company does hereby make, constitute and appoint
<br /> Tames T. Smith John B Manus Kathy Hobbs James H. Martin Raymond M. Hundley
<br /> Brook T. Smith Jason D. Cromwell
<br /> its true and lawful attomey(s)•in-fact,with full power and authority hereby conferred in its name,place and stead,to sign, execute,acknowledge and deliver
<br /> Ieshalt, as surety,any and all bonds and undertakings of suretyship,and to bind Gulf Insurance Company thereby as fully and to the same extent as d
<br /> nds,undertakings and documents relating to such bonds and/or undertakings were slened by the duly authorized officer of the Gulf insurance Company
<br /> all the acts of said attorney(s)-in-fact, pursuant to the authority herein given,are hereby ratified and confirmed
<br /> I no obligatlan of the Company shall not exceed five million (5,000,040)dollars
<br /> IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Gulf insurance Company has caused these presents to be signed by any officer of the Company and Its Corporate Seal to
<br /> be hereto affixed. GULF INSURANCE COMPANY
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<br /> STATE OF NEW YORK SS Lawrence P.MinUcr
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<br /> COUNTY OF EWYORK I Exetutive Vice lValdeot
<br /> On this 1st day of October. AO 2001, before me came Lawrence P.Minfter,known to me personally who being by me duly sworn, did depose and say
<br /> that he resides In the County of Bergen,State of Now Jersey;that he is the Execufnre Tice President of the Gulf Insurance Company,the corporation described
<br /> in and which executed the above instrument:that he knows the seal of said corporation,that the seal gfflxed to the said Insrbyimerds Is such corporate seal,
<br /> That it was so affixed by order of the Board of Directors of said corporation and that he signed his name,thereto by like order
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<br /> QuaUded In Kings County
<br /> Comm,uuion Expircq)February 16,2007
<br /> e undersigned,Senior Vice President of tha Gulf Insurance Company,a Connecticut Corporation,DO HEREBY CERTIFY tftaf the foregoing and 813aehad
<br /> OF ATTORNEY remains in full force CE Dated the Ii th day of July .20 Q3
<br /> ed and Sealed at the city or New York
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