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THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY IS NOT VALID UNLESS IT IS PRINTED ON RED BACKGROUND.
<br /> CERTIFIED COPY OF POWER OF ATTORNEY
<br /> THE OHIO CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
<br /> WEST AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
<br /> No.43-135
<br /> Know All Men by These Presents: That THE OHIO CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, an Ohio Corporation, and WEST
<br /> AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY,an Indiana Corporation,pursuant to the authority granted by Article III,Section 9 of the Code of
<br /> Regulations and By-Laws of The Ohio Casualty Insurance Company and West American Insurance Company,do hereby nominate, constitute and
<br /> appoint: Gretchen G.LaNier or William Scott LaNier of Hillsborough,North Carolina its true and lawful agent(s)and attorney(s)-in-fact, to
<br /> make, execute, seal and deliver for and on its behalf as surety, and as its act and deed any and all BONDS, UNDERTAKINGS, and
<br /> RECOGNIZANCES,not exceeding in any single instance FOUR MILLION ($4,000,000.00) DOLLARS, excluding, however, any bond(s) or
<br /> undertaking(s)guaranteeing the payment of notes and interest thereon
<br /> And the execution of such bonds or undertakings in pursuance of these presents,shall be as binding upon said Companies,as fully and amply,to all
<br /> intents and purposes,as if they had been duly executed and acknowledged by the regularly elected officers of the Companies at their administrative
<br /> offices in Fairfield,Ohio,in their own proper persons.
<br /> The authority granted hereunder supersedes any previous authority heretofore granted the above named attorney(s)-in-fact.
<br /> In WITNESS WHEREOF,the undersigned officer of the said The Ohio Casualty Insurance Company and West American Insurance Company has
<br /> hereunto subscribed his name and affixed the Corporate Seal of each Company this 15th day of January,2010.
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<br /> J.Timothy D'Errico,Assistant Secretary d
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<br /> C On this 15th day of January,2010 before the subscriber,a Notary Public of the State of Ohio in and for the County of Butler,duly commissioned A
<br /> C and qualified, came J.Timothy D'Errico,Assistant Secretary of THE OHIO CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY and WEST AMERICAN cc
<br /> INSURANCE COMPANY,to me personally known to be the individual and officer described in,and who executed the preceding instrument and he =
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<br /> acknowledged the execution of the same,and being by me duly sworn deposes and says that he is the officer of the Companies aforesaid,and that the — p
<br /> L seals affixed to the preceding instrument are the Corporate Seals of said Companies,and the said Corporate Seals and his signature as officer were 0I__
<br /> 3 duly affixed and subscribed to the said instrument by the authority and direction of the said Corporations. d W
<br /> IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF,Lhaue hereunto set my hand and affixed my Official Seal at the City of Hamilton,State of Ohio,the day and year first Q
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<br /> « This power of attomey is granted under and by authority of Article III Section9 of the Code of Regulations and By-Laws of The Ohio Casualty m C
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<br /> Insurance Company and West American Insurance Company,extracts from which read:
<br /> pt w Article III,Section 9. Appointment of Attorneys-in-Fact. The Chairman of the Board,the President any Vice-President,the Secretary or any C
<br /> L Assistant Secretary of the corporation shall be and is hereby vested with full power and authority to appoint attorneys-in-fact for the purpose of
<br /> L+: signing the name of the corporation as surety to,and to execute,attach the seal of the corporation to, acknowledge and deliver any and all bonds, 3
<br /> G C recognizances,stipulations,undertakings or other instruments of suretyship and policies of insurance to be given in favor of any individual, firm,
<br /> y corporation,partnership,limited liability company or other entity,or the official representative thereof or to any county or state,or any official board >D
<br /> �0 c or boards of any county or state,or the United States of America or any agency thereof,or to any other political subdivision thereof
<br /> .a v This instrument is signed and sealed as authorized by the following resolution adopted by the Boards of Directors of the Companies on October 21, M
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<br /> L RESOLVED,That the signature of any officer of the Company authorized under Article III,Section 9 of its Code of Regulations and By-laws W
<br /> z v and the Company seal may be affixed by facsimile to any power of attorneY or copy thereof issued on behalf of he Company to make;execute, seal
<br /> and deliver for and on its behalf as surety any and all bonds, undertakings of other written obligations in the nature thereof, to prescribe their v r
<br /> respective duties and the respective limits of their authority;and to revoke any such appointment. Such signatures and seal are hereby adopted by the o T
<br /> Company as original signatures and seal and shall,with respect to any bond,undertaking or other written obligations in the nature thereof to which it
<br /> is attached,be valid and binding upon the Company with the same force and effect as though manually affixed.
<br /> CERTIFICATE
<br /> 1,the undersigned Assistant Secretary of The Ohio Casualty Insurance Company and West American Insurance Company,do hereby certify that the
<br /> foregoing power of attorney,the referenced By-Laws of the Companies and the above resolution of their Boards of Directors are true and correct
<br /> copies and are in full force and effect on this date.
<br /> IN WITNESS WHEREOF,I have hereunto set my hand and the seals of the Companies this day of
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<br /> Assistant Secretary
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