Form U-2 Form U-2 Uniform Consent to Service of Process Know all men by these presents: That the undersigned ___________________________________ (a corporation ), (a partnership), a ( ) organized under the laws of ___________________________ or (an individual), [strike out inapplicable nomenclature] for purposes of complying with the laws of the States indi cated hereunder relating to either the registration or sale of securities, hereby irrevocably appoints the offi cers of the States so designated hereunder and their successors in such offices, its attorney in those States so design ated upon whom may be served any notice, process or pleading in any action or proceeding against it arising out o f, or in connection with, the sale of securities or out of violation of the aforesaid laws of the States so designated; and the undersign ed does hereby consent that any such action or proceeding against it may be commenced in any court o f competent jurisdiction and proper venue within the States so designated hereunder by service of process upon the officers so designated with the same effe ct as if the undersigned was organized or created under the laws of that St ate and have been served lawfully with process in that State. It is requested that a copy of any notice, process or pleading served hereunder be mailed to: ________________________________________________________________________ _________________ (Name) ________________________________________________________________________ _________________ (Address) Place an "X" before the names of all the States for which the person executing th is form is appointing the designated Officer of each State as its attorney in that State for receipt of servi ce of process: ___AL Secretary of State __FL Dept. of Banking and Finance ___AK Commissioner Department of Community and __GA Commissioner of Securities Economic Development ___AZ The Corporation Commission ___GUAM Administrator, Department of Revenue and Taxation. ___AR Commissioner Securities Department ___HI Commissioner of Securities ___CA Commissioner of Corporations ___ID Director of Department of Finance and his successors in office. ___CO Securities Commissioner ___IL Secretary of State ___CT Banking Commissioner ___IN Secretary of State ___DE Securities Commissioner ___IA Commissioner of Insurance ___DC Each member of Public Service Commission Or ___KS Secretary of State Commissioners successor in office. ___KY Commissioner, Department of Financial ___OH Secretary of State Institutions. ___LA Commissioner of Securities ___OR Director, Department of Consumer and Business Services. ___ME Securities Administrator. ___OK Securities Administrator ___MD Securities Commissioner of the Division of ___PA Pennsylvania does not require Securities. filing of a Consent to Service of Process Commissioner of Financial ___MA Secretary of State ___PR Institutions ___MI Commissioner, Office of Financial and ___RI Director of Department of Insurance Services Business Regulation. ___MN Commissioner of Commerce ___SC Attorney General (ex officio Securities Commissioner) ___MS Secretary of State ___SD Director of the Division of Securities ___MO Securities Commissioner ___TN Commissioner of Commerce American LegalNet, Inc. www.USCourtForms.com>>>> 2 and Insurance ___MT Securities Commissioner and his successors in ___TX Securities Commissioner office. ___NE Director of Department of Banking and Finance. ___UT Director, Division of Securities ___NV Administrator of the Securities Division of the ___VT Commissioner of Banking, Office of the Secretary of State. Insurance, Securities, and Health Care Administration. ___NH Secretary of State. ___VA Clerk, State Corporation Commission ___NJ Chief, Bureau of Securities in the Division of ___WA Director of the Department of Consumer Affairs of the Department of Law and Financial Institutions. Public Safety. Director, Securities Division of the Regulation ___WV Commissioner (Auditor of ___NM and Licensing Department. State). ___NY Secretary of State ___WI Division of Securities, Department of Financial Institutions. ___NC Secretary of State ___WY Secretary of State ___ND Securities Commissioner Dated this___________________________________ day of ___________________ ______, 20___ (SEAL) _____________________________________________________ By __________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ Title CORPORATE ACKNOWLEDGMENT State or Province of______________) County of _______________________) ss. On this______day of _____________, 20_____before me ____________________ the undersigned officer, personally appeared________________________________ _____known personally to me to be the___________________of the above named corporation and (Title) acknowledged that he, as an officer being authorized so to do, executed the foregoing instrument for the purposes therein contained, by signing the name of the corporation b y himself as an officer. IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and official seal. ____________________________________________ Notary Public/Commissioner of Oath My Commission Expires_________________ (SEAL) INDIVIDUAL OR PARTNERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGMENT State or Province of ____________) County of _____________________) ss. On this _______day of ______________, 20______, before me, _____________ __, the undersigned officer, personally appeared____________________________ to me personally known and known to me to be the same person(s) whose name(s) is (are) signed to the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged the execution thereof for the uses and purp oses therein set forth. In WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and official seal. ____________________________________________ Notary Public/Commissioner of Oaths My Commission Expires______________ (SEAL) American LegalNet, Inc. www.USCourtForms.com