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<br />Power of Attorney
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<br />a member of Nationwide Insurance
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<br />KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS THAT Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, a corporation organized under the laws of
<br />the State of Ohio, with its principal office in the City of Columbus, Ohio, hereinafter called "Company", does hereby make, constitute
<br />and appoint Sandra S. AJItz Jennifer Benoit Pamela Berkland Dixie D. Brown Patricia Conlin
<br />Jeff A. Cose John T. Dooley Tim Foreman Grant R, Goodenow David E. Harbeck
<br />Brett E. Harman Kathy Markin Robert C. Mosher Becky Nichols Roberta A. Ratchford
<br />Karen Steward Patricia M. Vermace
<br />each in their individual capacity, its true and lawful Attomey-In-Fact with full power and authority to sign, seal, and execute on its behalf
<br />any and all bonds and undertakings and other obligatory Instruments of similar nature in penalties not exceeding the sum of
<br />FIVE MILUON AND N0I100 ($5,OOO,OOO.OO)dolJars
<br />and to bind the Company thereby, as fully and to the same extent as if such instruments were signed by the duly authorized officers
<br />of the Company; and all acts of said Attorney pursuant to the authority given are hereby ratified and confirmed.
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<br />This Power of Attomey is made and executed pursuant to and by authority of the following resolution duly adopted by the Board of
<br />Directors of the Company.
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<br />"RESOLVED, that the President, or any Senior Vice President, Vice President, Resident Vice President or Second
<br />Vice President be, and the same hereby is, authorized and empowered to appoint Attomeys-In-Fact of the Company
<br />and to authorize them to execute any and all bonds, undertakings, recognizances, contracts of indemnity, policies,
<br />contracts guaranteeing the fidelity of persons holding positions 01 public or private trust, and other writings obligatory
<br />in nature which the business of the Company may require; and to modify or revoke, with or without cause, any such
<br />appointment or authority. The authority granted hereby shall in no way limit the authority of other duly authorized
<br />agents to sign and countersign any of said documents on behalf of the Company."
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<br />"RESOLVED FURTHER, that such Attomeys-in-Fact shall have full power and authority to execute and deliver any
<br />and all such documents and to bind the Company, subject to the terms and limitations of the power of attomey issued
<br />to them, and to affix the seal of the Company thereto, provided, however, that said seal shall not be necessary for
<br />the validity of any such documents."
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<br />This Power of Attomey is signed and sealed by facsimile under and by the following By-Laws duly adopted by the Board of Directors
<br />of the Company
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<br />ARTICLE VIII
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<br />Section 10, Execution of Instruments. Any Vice President and any Assistant Secretary or Assistant Treasurer shall
<br />have the power and authority to sign or attest all approved documents, instruments, contracts or other papers in
<br />connection with the operation of the business of the company in addition to the Chairman and Chief Executive
<br />Officer, President, Treasurer and Secretary; provided, however, the signature of any of them may be printed,
<br />engraved or stamped on any approved document, contract, instrument or other papers of the company.
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<br />IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the said Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company has caused this instrument to be sealed and duly
<br />attested by the signature of its Vice President the 28th day of April, 1999.
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<br />STATE OF Iowa
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<br />By
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<br />ACKNOWLEDGMENT
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<br />On this 28th day of April, 1999, before me came the above named Vice President for Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, to me
<br />personally known to be the officer described in and who executed the preceding instrument, and he acknowledged the execution of
<br />the same, and being by me duly swom, deposes and says, that he is the officer of the Company aforesaid, thai the seal affixed thereto
<br />is the corporate seal of said Company, and the said corporate seal and his signature were duly affixed and subscribed to said
<br />instrument by the authority and direction of said Company.
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<br />COUNTY OF Polk
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<br />Vice President
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<br />Notary Public
<br />My Commission Expires March 24, 2005
<br />, CERTIFICATE
<br />I, John F. Delaloye, Assistant Secretary of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a
<br />full, true and correct copy of the original Power of Attorney issued by said Company; that the Resolution included therein is a true and
<br />correct transcript from the minutes of the meeting of the Board of Directors duly called and held on the 6th day of September, 1967,
<br />and the same has not been revoked or amended in any manner; that said Stephen S. Rasmussen was on the date of the execution
<br />of the foregoing Power of Attomey the duly elected Vice President of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company and the corporate seal
<br />and his signature as Vice President were duly affIXed and subscribed to the said instrument by the authority of said Board of Directors;
<br />and the foregoing Power of Attorney is still in full force and effect.
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<br />IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name as Assistant Secretary, and affixed the corporate seal of said
<br />Company this 8th day of October, 2002
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<br />This Power of Attorney Expires
<br />07/31/03
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