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<br />POWER OF ATTORNEY
<br />KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That OLD REPUBLIC SURETY COMPANY, a Wisconsin stock Insurance corporation, does make, constitute and
<br />appoint:
<br />Randy Spohn, Matthew R. Dobyns, Hamilton Kenney, Ashley M. Spohn of Santa Ana, CA
<br />Its true and lawful Atlorney(s)-in-Fact, with full power and authority for and on behalf of the company as surety, to execute and
<br />deliver and affix the seal of the company thereto (if a seal is required), bonds, undertakings, recognizances or other written obligations In the nature thereof,
<br />(other than ball bonds, bank depository bonds, mortgage deficiency bonds, mortgage guaranty bonds, guarantees of Installment paper and note
<br />guaranty bonds, self -Insurance workers compensation bonds guaranteeing payment of benefits, or black lung bonds), as follows:
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<br />and to bind OLD REPUBLIC SURETY COMPANY thereby, and all of the acts of said Attorneys -In -Fact, pursuant to these presents, are ratified and confirmed.
<br />This appointment Is made under and by authority of the board of directors at a special meeting held on February 18, 1982.
<br />This Power of Attorney is signed and sealed by facsimile under and by the authority of the following resolutions adopted by the board of directors of the OLD
<br />REPUBLIC SURETY COMPANY on February 18,1982,
<br />RESOLVED that, the president, any vice-president or assistant vice president, in conjunction with the secretary or any assistant secretary, may appoint
<br />attorneys -in -fact or agents with authority as defined or limited In the Instrument evidencing the appointment In each case, for and on behalf of the company to
<br />execute and deliver and affix the seal of the company to bonds, undertakings, recognizances, and suretyship obligations of all kinds; and said officers may
<br />remove any such atlomey-in-fad or agent and revoke any Power of Attorney previously granted to such person.
<br />RESOLVED FURTHER, that any bond, undertaking, recognizance, or suretyship obligation shall be valid and binding upon the Company
<br />(i) when signed by the president, any vice president or assistant vice president, and attested and sealed (if a seal be required) by any secretary or assistant
<br />secretary; or
<br />(it) when signed by the president, any vice president or assistant vice president, secretary or assistant secretary, and countersigned and sealed (if a seal be
<br />required) by a duty authorized attorney -In -fact or agent; or
<br />(hit) when duly executed and sealed (if a seal be required) by one or more atomeys-in-fact or agents pursuant to and within the limits of the authority
<br />evidenced by the Power of Attorney Issued by the company to such person or persons,
<br />RESOLVED FURTHER that the signature of any authorized officer and the seal of the company may be affixed by facsimile to any Power of Attorney or
<br />certification thereof authorizing the execution and delivery of any bond, undertaking, recognizance, or other suretyship obligations of the company; and such
<br />signature and seal when so used shall have the same force and effect as though manually affixed.
<br />IN WITNESS WHEREOF, OLD REPUBLIC SURETY COMPANY has caused these presents to be signed by its proper officer, and Its corporate seal to be
<br />affixed this 11th day of August 2022
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<br />STATE OF WISCONSIN, COUNTY OF WAUKESHA- SS President
<br />On this 11th day of August 2022 , personally came before me, Alan Pavli
<br />and Karen J Haffner , to me known to be the Individuals and officers of the OLD REPUBLIC SURETY COMPANY
<br />who exewled the above Instrument, and they each acknowledged the execution of the same, and being by me duly sworn, did severally depose and say: that
<br />they are the said officers of the corporation aforesaid, and that the seal affixed to the above instrument is the seal of the corporation, and that said corporate seal
<br />and their signatures as such officers were duly affixed and subscribed to the said instrument by the authority of the board of directors of said corporation.
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<br />My Commission Expires: September 28, 2026
<br />CERTIFICATE (Expiration of notary's commission does not invalidate this instrument)
<br />I, the undersigned, assistant secretary of the OLD REPUBLIC SURETY COMPANY, a Wisconsin corporation, CERTIFY that the foregoing and attached
<br />Power of Attorney remains in full force and has not been revoked; and furthermore, that the Resolutions of the board of directors set forth in the Power of
<br />Attomey, are now in force.
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<br />747097 9'i SEAL q Signed and sealed at the City of Brookfield, WI this day of
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