CITY OF
FAITHFUL PERFORMANCE BOND
MENIFEE CITY OF MENIFEE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
(Government Code Section 66499.1)
FOR: Streets and Drainage $_1.436,000.00 Tract MapTM38303 Riv. Co. Flood Control $ 0.00 Other Project Ref.
Water System $ 0.00 Bond No. 30260156
Rec. Water 0.00 Premium $5,744.00
Sewer System 0.00
Total $ 1,436,000.00
Surety Continental Casualty Company Principal Minor Ranch LLC Address 151 N Franklin Street Address 3200 Park Center Drive, Suite 1000 City/State Chicago, IL City/State Costa Mesa, CA
Zip code 60606 Zip 92626
Phone 312-822-5000 Phone - 714-200-1609
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Menifee, State of California, and Minor Ranch LLC (hereinafter designated as "principal") have entered into, or are about to enter into, the attached agreements) whereby principal agrees to install and complete the above designated public improvements relating to IP24-056, which agreements), dated 12/1/2025, is/are hereby referred to and made a part hereof; and,
WHEREAS, said principal is required under the terms of said agreements) to furnish bond(s) for the faithful performance of said agreements);
NOW, THEREFORE, we the principal and Continental Casualty Company, as surety, are held and firmly bound unto the City of Menifee in the penal sum of One Million Four Hundred Thirty Six Thousand --. - 00/100 Dollars, ($1,436,000.00) lawful money of the United States, for the payment of which sum will and truly be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, successors, executors and administrators, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents.
The condition of this obligation is such that if the above bonded principal, his or its heirs, executors, administrators, successors or assigns, shall in all things stand to and abide by, and well and truly keep and perform the covenants, conditions and provisions in the said agreements) and any alteration thereof made as therein provided, on his or their part, to be kept and performed at the time and in the manner therein specified, and in all respects according to their true intent and meaning, and shall indemnify and save harmless the City of Menifee, its officers, agents and employees, as therein stipulated, then this obligation shall become null and void; otherwise, it shall remain in full force and effect.
As a part of the obligation secured hereby and in addition to the face amount specified therefore, there shall be included costs and reasonable expenses and fees, including reasonable attorney's fees, incurred by the City of Menifee in successfully enforcing such obligation, all to be taxed as costs and included in any judgment rendered.
FAITHFUL PERFORMANCE BOND
CITY OF
MENIFEE
The surety hereby stipulates and agrees that no change, extension of time, alteration or addition to the terms of the agreements) or to the work to be performed thereunder or the specifications accompanying the same shall in anywise affect its obligation on this bond, and it does hereby waive notice of any such change, extension of time, alteration or addition to the terms of the agreements) or to the work or to the specifications..
Surety further stipulates and agrees that the provisions of Section 2845 of the Civil Code and commencement of construction are not conditions precedent to surety's obligations hereunder and are hereby waived by surety.
When the work covered by the agreements) is complete, the City of Menifee will accept the work and thereupon, the amount of the obligation of this bond is reduced by 90% with the remaining 10% held as security for the one-year maintenance period provided for in the agreements).
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this instrument has been duly executed by the principal and surety above named, on 02nd December, 2025.
NAME OF PRINCIPAL: Minor Ranch LLC
AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE(S):
2 3a
By:
Name: Dave E. Bartlett
Title:
Vice President
(IF CORPORATION, AFFIX SEAL)
NAME OF SURETY: Continental Casualty Company
AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE:
Tina McEwan, A COViORATION, AFFIX SEAL)
ATTACH NOTARIAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF SIGNATURES OF PRINCIPAL AND ATTORNEY-IN-FACT.
A notary public or other officer completing this
certificate verifies only the identity of the
individual who signed the document to which
this certificate is attached, and not the
truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that
document.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
ss.
COUNTY OF _Orange.
December 4 → 2025, before me, _ _ Notary Public, personally appeared Dave E. Bartlett who proved to me on the basis of satistactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they/executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies) and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument.
I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
S. SIX
Notary Public - California
Orange County
Commission # 2421761 Notary Public
My Comm. Expires Oct 16, 2026
POWER OF ATTORNEY APPOINTING INDIVIDUAL ATTORNEY-IN-FACT Know All Men By These Presents, That Continental Casualty Company, an Illinois insurance company, National Fire Insurance Company of Hartford, an Illinois insurance company, and American Casualty Company of Reading, Pennsylvania, a Pennsylvania insurance company (herein called "the CNA Companies"), are duly organized and existing insurance companies having their principal offices in the City of Chicago, and State of Illinois, and that they do by virtue of the signatures and seals herein affixed hereby make, constitute and appoint Don E Cornell, Robbi Morales, Kelly A Westbrook, Sophinie Hunter, Ricardo J Reyna, Tonie Petranek, Tina MeEwan, Joshua Saunders, Mikaela Peppers, Individually
of Dallas, TX, their true and lawful Attorneys)-in-Fact with full power and authority hereby conferred to sign, seal and execute for and on their behalf bonds, undertakings and other obligatory instruments of similar nature - In Unlimited Amounts -
nd to bind them thereby as fully and to the same extent as if such instruments were signed by a duly authorized officer of their insurance companies an Il the acts of said Attorney, pursuant to the authority hereby given is hereby ratified and confirme This Power of Attorney is made and executed pursuant to and by authority of the By-Law and Resolutions, printed on the reverse hereof, duly adopted, as indicated, by the Boards of Directors of the insurance companies.
In Witness Whereof, the CNA Companies have caused these presents to be signed by their Vice President and their corporate seals to be hereto affixed on this 6th day of June, 2022.
CASUALT Continental Casualty Company
INSURANCE National Fire Insurance Company of Hartford
CORPORATE INCORPORATED American alty Company of Reading, Pennsylvania SNOWYN -0 JULY 31, 14SNN 34
SEAL 1902
Palt. Byet
HARTFORD
1897]
Paul T. Bruflat President
State of South Dakota, County of Minnehaha, ss:
On this 6th day of June, 2022, before me personally came Paul T. Bruflat to me known, who, being by me duly sworn, did depose and say: that he resides in the City of Sioux Falls, State of South Dakota; that he is a Vice President of Continental Casualty Company, an Illinois insurance company, National Fire Insurance Company of Hartford, an Illinois insurance company, and American Casualty Company of Reading, Pennsylvania, a Pennsylvania insurance company described in and which executed the above instrument; that he knows the seals of said insurance companies; that the seals affixed to the said instrument are such corporate seals; that they were so affixed pursuant to authority given by the Boards of Directors of said insurance companies and that he signed his name thereto pursuant to like authority, and acknowledges same to be the act and deed of said insurance M. BENT
NOTARY PUBLIC
SAL SOUTH DAKOTA SEAL
M. Bent
My Commission Expires March 2, 2026 M. Bent Notary Public
CERTIFICATE
I. D. Johnson, Assistant Secretary of Continental Casualty Company, an Illinois insurance company, National Fire Insurance Company of Hartford. an Illinois insurance company, and American Casualty Company of Reading, Pennsylvania, a Pennsylvania insurance company do hereby certify that the Power of Attorney herein above set forth is still in force, and further certify that the By-Law and Resolution of the Board of Directors of the insurance companies printed on the reverse hereof is still in force. In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the said CASUALT Continental Casualty Company
INSURANCE National Fire Insurance Company of Hartford
CORPORATE CASURITY NICORPORATED American Casualty Company of Reading, Pennsylvania CON MATIONAL JULY 31.
1902
SEAL
HARTFORD 1. ahman
1997
D. Johnson Assistant Secretary
Form F6853-4/2012
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Authorizing By-Laws and Resolutions
ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY:
This Power of Attorney is made and executed pursuant to and by authority of the following resolution duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company at a meeting held on May 12, 1995:
"RESOLVED: That any Senior or Group Vice President may authorize an officer to sign specific documents, agreements and instruments on behalf of the Company provided that the name of such authorized officer and a description of the documents, agreements or instruments that such officer may sign will be provided in writing by the Senior or Group Vice President to the Secretary of the Company prior to such execution becoming effective." This Power of Attorney is signed by Paul T. Bruflat, Vice President, who has been authorized pursuant to the above resolution to execute power of attorneys on behalf of Continental Casualty Company.
This Power of Attorney is signed and sealed by facsimile under and by the authority of the following Resolution adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company by unanimous written consent dated the 25' day of April, 2012:
"Whereas, the bylaws of the Company or specific resolution of the Board of Directors has authorized various officers (the "Authorized Officers") to execute various policies, bonds, undertakings and other obligatory instruments of like nature; and Whereas, from time to time, the signature of the Authorized Officers, in addition to being provided in original, hard copy format, may be provided via facsimile or otherwise in an electronic format (collectively, "Electronic Signatures"); Now therefore be it resolved: that the Electronic Signature of any Authorized Officer shall be valid and binding on the Company.
ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD:
This Power of Attorney is made and executed pursuant to and by authority of the following resolution duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company by unanimous written consent dated May 10, 1995:
"RESOLVED: That any Senior or Group Vice President may authorize an officer to sign specific documents, agreements and instruments on behalf of the Company provided that the name of such authorized officer and a description of the documents, agreements or instruments that such officer may sign will be provided in writing by the Senior or Group Vice President to the Secretary of the Company prior to such execution becoming effective." This Power of Attorney is signed by Paul T. Bruflat, Vice President, who has been authorized pursuant to the above resolution to execute power of attomeys on behalf of National Fire Insurance Company of Hartford.
This Power of Attorney is signed and sealed by facsimile under and by the authority of the following Resolution adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company by unanimous written consent dated the 25' day of April, 2012:
"Whereas, the bylaws of the Company or specific resolution of the Board of Directors has authorized various officers (the "Authorized Officers")to execute various policies, bonds, undertakings and other obligatory instruments of like nature; and shall be valid and binding on the Company.
ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA:
This Power of Attorney is made and executed pursuant to and by authority of the following resolution duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company by unanimous written consent dated May 10, 1995:
"RESOLVED: That any Senior or Group Vice President may authorize an officer to sign specific documents, agreements and instruments on behalf of the Company provided that the name of such authorized officer and a description of the documents, agreements or instruments that such officer may sign will be provided in writing by the Senior or Group Vice President to the Secretary of the Company prior to such execution becoming effective." This Power of Attorney is signed by Paul T. Bruflat, Vice President, who has been authorized pursuant to the above resolution to execute power of attorneys on behalf of American Casualty Company of Reading, Pennsylvania.
This Power of Attorney is signed and sealed by facsimile under and by the authority of the following Resolution adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company by unanimous written consent dated the 25' day of April, 2012:
"Whereas, the bylaws of the Company or specific resolution of the Board of Directors has authorized various officers (the "Authorized Officers")to execute various policies, bonds, undertakings and other obligatory instruments of like nature; and Whereas, from time to time, the signature of the Authorized Officers, in addition to being provided in original, hard copy format, may be provided via facsimile or otherwise in an electronic format (collectively, "Electronic Signatures"); Now therefore be it resolved: that the Electronic Signature of any Authorized Officer shall be valid and binding on the Company. "
State of Texas
County of Dallas
December 2nd 2025 before me, Tonie G. Petranek, Notary Public, personally appeared Tina McEwan who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that she executed the same in her authorized capacity, and that by her signature on the instrument the person, or the entity upon behalf of which the person acted, executed this instrument. and day of December
WITNESS, my hand and seal on this
2025
John @Petron
Signature
Signature of Notary Public Tonie G. Petranek
TONIE G. PETRANEK
NOTARY PUBLIC
STATE OF TEXAS
MY COMM. EXP. 02/26/26
STATE OF TEND NOTARY ID 12519720-4
CATT OF
MATERIAL AND LABOR BOND
MENIFEE
CITY OF MENIFEE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
(Government Code Section 66499.2)
FOR: Streets and Drainage $_1.436.000.00 Tract/Parcel Map TM38303 Water System $ 0.00 Bond No. 30260156
Sewer System GA 0.00 Premium $5.744.00
Surety Continental Casualty Company Principal Minor Ranch LLC Address 151 N Franklin Street Address 3200 Park Center Drive, Suite 1000 City/State Chicago, IL City/State Costa Mesa, CA
Zip 60606 Zip_92626
Phone 312-822-5000 Phone 714-200-1609
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Menifee, State of California, and Minor Ranch LLC, (hereinafter designated as "principal") have entered into, or are about to enter into, the attached agreements) whereby principal agrees to install and complete the above designated public improvements relating to IP24-056, which agreements), dated 12/1/2025, is/are hereby referred to and made a part hereof; and,
WHEREAS, under the terms of said agreements), principal is required, before entering upon the performance of the work, to file a good and sufficient payment bond with the City of Menifee to secure the claims to which reference is made in Title 3 (commencing with Section 9000) of Part 6 of Division 4 of the Civil Code of the State of California; NOW, THEREFORE, said principal and the undersigned, as corporate surety, are firmly bound unto the City of Menifee and all contractors, subcontractors, laborers, material suppliers, and other persons employed in the performance of the agreements) and referred to Title 3 (commencing with Section 9000) of Part 6 of Division 4 of the Civil Code in the sum of One Million Four Hundred Thirty Six Thousand -- 00/100 Dollars, ($1,436,000.00) for materials furnished or labor thereon of any kind, or for amounts due under the Unemployment Insurance Act with respect to such work or labor, that said surety will pay the same in an amount not exceeding the amount hereinabove set forth, and also in case suit is brought upon this bond, will pay, in addition to the face amount thereof, costs and reasonable expenses and fees, including reasonable attorney's fees, incurred by the City of Menifee in successfully enforcing such obligation, to be awarded and fixed by the court, and to be taxed as costs and to be included in the judgment therein rendered.
It is hereby expressly stipulated and agreed upon that this bond shall inure to the benefit of any and all persons, companies and corporations entitled to file claims under Title 3 (commencing with Section 9000) of Part 6 of Division 4 of the Civil Code, so as to give a right of action to them or their assigns in any suit brought upon this bond.
Should the condition of this bond be fully performed, then this obligation shall become null and void; otherwise, it shall be and remain in full force and effect.
MATERIAL AND LABOR BOND
The surety hereby stipulates and agrees that no change, extension of time, alteration, or addition to the terms of the agreements) or to the specifications accompanying the same shall in anywise affect its obligation on this bond, and it does hereby waive notice of any such change, extension of time, alteration, or addition.
Surety further stipulates and agrees that the provisions of Section 2845 of the Civil Code are not a condition precedent to surety's obligations hereunder and are hereby waived by surety.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this instrument has been duly executed by the principal and surety above named, on 02nd December, 2025.
NAME OF PRINCIPAL: Minor Ranch LLC
AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE(S):
By:
Name: Dave E. Bartlett
Title: Vice President
(IF CORPORATION, AFFIX SEAL)
NAME OF SURETY: Continental Casualty Company
AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE:
Tina McEwan, Attorney-in-Fact
(IF CORPORATION, AFFIX SEAL)
ATTACH NOTARIAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF SIGNATURES OF PRINCIPAL AND ATTORNEY-IN-FACT.
A notary public or other officer completing this
certificate verifies only the identity of the
individual who signed the document to which
this certificate is attached, and not the
truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
ss.
COUNTY OF_Orange
On_ December 4 _, 2025, before me,. S. Six _ Notary Public, personally appeared Dave E. Bartlett _, who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they/executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies) and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument.
I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
S. SIX A six
Notary Public - California
Orange County Notary Public
Commission #2421761
My Comm. Expires Oct 16, 2026
POWER OF ATTORNEY APPOINTING INDIVIDUAL ATTORNEY-IN-FACT Know All Men By These Presents, That Continental Casualty Company, an Illinois insurance company, National Fire Insurance Company of Hartford, an Illinois insurance company, and American Casualty Company of Reading, Pennsylvania, a Pennsylvania insurance company (herein called a ca any co one eating in, "the CNA Companies"), are duly organized and existing insurance companies having their principal offices in the City of Chicago, and State of Illinois, and that they do by virtue of the signatures and seals herein affixed hereby make, constitute and appoint Don E Cornell, Robbi Morales, Kelly A Westbrook, Sophinie Hunter, Ricardo J Reyna, Tonie Petranek, Tina McEwan, Joshua Saunders, Mikaela Peppers, Individually
of Dallas, TX, their true and lawful Attorney(s)-in-Fact with full power and authority hereby conferred to sign, seal and execute for and on their behalf bonds, undertakings and other obligatory instruments of similar nature - In Unlimited Amounts -
and to bind them thereby as fully and to the same extent as if such instruments were signed by a duly authorized officer of their insurance companies and all the acts of said Attorney, pursuant to the authority hereby given is hereby ratified and confirmed.
This Power of Attorney is made and executed pursuant to and by authority of the By-Law and Resolutions, printed on the reverse hereof, duly adopted, as indicated, by the Boards of Directors of the insurance companies.
In Witness Whereof, the CNA Companies have caused these presents to be signed by their Vice President and their corporate seals to be hereto affixed on this 6th day of June, 2022.
Continental Casualty Company
CASUALTY INSURANCE
National Fire Insurance Company of Hartford
COI INCORPORATED American alty Company of Reading, Pennsylvania • MATIONAL JULY 31.
1902
SEAL
HARTFORD
1897
State of South Dakota, County of Minnehaha, ss:
On this 6th day of June, 2022, before me personally came Paul T. Bruflat to me known, who, being by me duly sworn, did depose and say: that he resides in the City of Sioux Falls, State of South Dakota; that he is a Vice President of Continental Casualty Company, an Illinois insurance company, National Fire Insurance Company of Hartford, an Illinois insurance company, and American Casualty Company of Reading, Pennsylvania, a Pennsylvania insurance company described in and which executed the above instrument; that he knows the seals of said insurance companies; that the seals affixed to the said instrument are such corporate seals; that they were so affixed pursuant to authority given by the Boards of Directors of said insurance companies and that he signed his name thereto pursuant to like authority, and acknowledges same to be the act and deed of said insurance M. BENT
NOTARY PUBLIC
SEAL SOUTH DAKOTA SEAL
M. Bent.
My Commission Expires March 2, 2026 M. Bent Notary Public
CERTIFICATE
I, D. Johnson, Assistant Secretary of Continental Casualty Company, an Illinois insurance company, National Fire Insurance Company of Hartford, an Illinois insurance company, and American Casualty Company of Reading, Pennsylvania, a Pennsylvania insurance company do hereby certify that the Power of Attorney herein above set forth is still in force, and further certify that the By-Law and Resolution of the Board of Directors of the insurance companies printed on the reverse hereof is still in force. In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the said insurance companies this 2nd day of December, 2025.
CASUALTY Continental Casualty Company
INSURANCE National Fire Insurance Company of Hartford
CORPORATE HHCORPORATED American Casualty Company of Reading, Pennsylvania NATIOMAL APANY JULY 3I.
cOr SEAL 1982
HARTFORD . Jahnson
1897
D. Johnson Assistant Secretary
Form F6853-4/2012
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Authorizing By-Laws and Resolutions
ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY:
This Power of Attorney is made and executed pursuant to and by authority of the following resolution duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company at a meeting held on May 12, 1995:
"RESOLVED: That any Senior or Group Vice President may authorize an officer to sign specific documents, agreements and instruments on behalf of the Company provided that the name of such authorized officer and a description of the documents, agreements or instruments that such officer may sign will be provided in writing by the Senior or Group Vice President to the Secretary of the Company prior to such execution becoming effective." This Power of Attorney is signed by Paul T. Bruflat, Vice President, who has been authorized pursuant to the above resolution to execute power of attorneys on behalf of Continental Casualty Company.
This Power of Attorney is signed and sealed by facsimile under and by the authority of the following Resolution adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company by unanimous written consent dated the 25" day of April, 2012:
Whereas, the bylaws of the Company or specific resolution of the Board of Directors has authorized various officers (the "Authorized Officers"")to execute various policies, bonds, undertakings and other obligatory instruments of like nature; and Whereas, from time to time, the signature of the Authorized Officers, in addition to being provided in original, hard copy format, may be provided via facsimile or otherwise in an clectronic format (collectively, "Electronic Signatures"); Now therefore be it resolved: that the Electronic Signature of any Authorized Officer shall be valid and binding on the Company. "
ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD:
This Power of Attorney is made and executed pursuant to and by authority of the following resolution duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company by unanimous written consent dated May 10, 1995:
"RESOLVED: That any Senior or Group Vice President may authorize an officer to sign specific documents, agreements and instruments on behalf of the Company provided that the name of such authorized officer and a description of the documents, agreements or instruments that such officer may sign will be provided in writing by the Senior or Group Vice President to the Secretary of the Company prior to such execution becoming effective." This Power of Attorney is signed by Paul T. Bruflat, Vice President, who has been authorized pursuant to the above resolution to execute power of attorneys on behalf of National Fire Insurance Company of Hartford.
This Power of Attorney is signed and sealed by facsimile under and by the authority of the following Resolution adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company by unanimous written consent dated the 25" day of April, 2012:
"Whereas, the bylaws of the Company or specific resolution of the Board of Directors has authorized various officers (the "Authorized Officers")to execute various policies, bonds, undertakings and other obligatory instruments of like nature; and Whereas, from time to time, the signature of the Authorized Officers, in addition to being provided in original, hard copy format, may be provided via facsimile or otherwise in an electronic format (collectively, "Electronic Signatures"); Now therefore be it resolved: that the Electronic Signature of any Authorized Officer shall be valid and binding on the Company. "
ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA:
This Power of Attorney is made and executed pursuant to and by authority of the following resolution duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company by unanimous written consent dated May 10, 1995:
"RESOLVED: That any Senior or Group Vice President may authorize an officer to sign specific documents, agreements and instruments on behalf of the Company provided that the name of such authorized officer and a description of the documents, agreements or instruments that such officer may sign will be provided in writing by the Senior or Group Vice President to the Secretary of the Company prior to such execution becoming effective." This Power of Attorney is signed by Paul T. Bruflat, Vice President, who has been authorized pursuant to the above resolution to execute power of attorneys on behalf of American Casualty Company of Reading, Pennsylvania.
This Power of Attorney is signed and sealed by facsimile under and by the authority of the following Resolution adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company by unanimous written consent dated the 25' day of April, 2012: ( "Whereas, the bylaws of the Company or specific resolution of the Board of Directors has authorized various officers (the "Authorized Officers") to execute various policies, bonds, undertakings and other obligatory instruments of like nature; and Whereas, from time to time, the signature of the Authorized Officers, in addition to being provided in original, hard copy format, may be provided via facsimile or otherwise in an electronic format (collectively, "Electronic Signatures"); Now therefore be it resolved: that the Electronic Signature of any Authorized Officer shall be valid and binding on the Company. "
State of Texas
County of Dallas
On December 2nd 2025 before me, Tonie G. Petranek, Notary Public, personally appeared Tina McEwan who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that she executed the same in her authorized capacity, and that by her signature on the instrument the person, or the entity upon behalf of which the person acted, executed this instrument. 2nd December
WITNESS, my hand and seal on this day of
L025
Signature
Signature of Notary Public Tonie G. Petranek
TONIE G. PETRANEK
GIAS NOTARY PUBLIC
STATE OF TEXAS
MY COMM. EXP. 02/26/26
STATE OF TELE NOTARY ID 12519720-4