THE TOVELERS INDEMNITY CONONY
<br /> HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT
<br /> If necessary,validation of this power of attorney is available at(860)954-0134
<br /> POWER OF ATTORNEY
<br /> KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
<br /> That THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY,a corporation of the State of Connecticut,does hereby
<br /> make,constitute and appoint
<br /> Brian J. Steele,Deborah W.Kapushinski,Eileen M.Lagasse,Cindy Rising,Marilyn Sobol or
<br /> Kathy L.Fay of Hartford, CT
<br /> its true and lawful Attorney(s)-in-Fact, with full power and authority, for and on behalf of the Company as surety, to
<br /> execute and deliver and affix the seal of the Company thereto, if a seal is required, bonds, undertakings, recognizances,
<br /> consents of surety or other written obligations in the nature thereof,as follows:
<br /> Any and all bonds, undertakings, recognizances,consents of surety or other written obligation
<br /> in the nature thereof...
<br /> and to bind THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY thereby, and all of the acts of said Attomey(s)-in-Fact,
<br /> pursuant to these presents,are hereby ratified and confirmed.
<br /> This appointment is made under and by authority of the following Resolutions adopted by the Board of
<br /> Directors of THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY at a meeting duly called and held on the 1st day of
<br /> November, 1985 which Resolutions are now in full force and effect:
<br /> VOTED: That the Chairman of the Board,the President,any Executive Vice President,any Senior Vice President,any Vice President
<br /> any Second Vice President the Corporate Secretary or any Department Secretary may appoint attorneys-in-fact or agents with power and
<br /> authority,m defined or limited in their respective powers of attorney,for and on behalf of the Company to execute and deliver,and affix
<br /> the seal of the Company thereto,bonds,undertakings,recognizances,consents of surety or other written obligations in the nature thereof
<br /> and any of said officers may remove any such armmcy-in-fact or agent and revoke the power and authority given to him.
<br /> VOTED: That any bond, undertaking, recognizance, consent of surety or written obligation in the nature thereof shall be valid and
<br /> binding upon the Company when signed by the Chairman of the Board, the President any Executive Vice President any Senior Via
<br /> President any Vice President or any Second Via President and duly attested and sealed,if a seal is required,by the Corporate Secretary
<br /> or any Department Secretary or any Assistant Corporate Secretary or any Assistant Department Secretary,or shall be valid and binding
<br /> upon the Company when duly executed and sealed, if a seal is required,by a duly authorized atomey-in-fact or agent pursuant to and
<br /> within the limits of the authority granted by his or her power of attorney.
<br /> This power of attorney is signed and sealed by facsimile trader and by the authority of the following Resolution adopted
<br /> by the Board of Directors of THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY at a meeting duly called and held on the Ist
<br /> day of November, 1985:
<br /> VOTED: That the signature of any officer authorized by Resolutions of this board and the Company seal may be affixed by facsimile to
<br /> any power of attorney or special power of attorney or certification of either given for the execution of any bond,undertaking,recognizance
<br /> or other written obligation in the nature thereof, such signature and seal, when so used being hereby adopted by the Company as the
<br /> original signature of such officer and the original seal of the Company,to be valid and binding upon the Company with the same fora and
<br /> effect as though manually affixed.
<br /> IN WITNESS WHEREOF, THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY has caused these presents to be
<br /> signed by its proper officer and its corporate seal to be hereunto affixed this 6th day of June
<br /> in the year 1997
<br /> % tHDF*.!h�' THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY
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<br /> SEAL
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<br /> By
<br /> Senior Vice President, Bond
<br /> S-2242 Rev.(8.96)Printed in U.S.A.
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