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This document prepared by: Bruce I. Smith: #13884 Leininger, Smith, Johnson, Baack, Placzek & Allen 104 N. Wheeler Street P.O. Box 790 Grand Island, NE 68802 Telephone: (308) 382-1930 Email: bsmith@gilawfirm.com IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR AGENT Agent's Duties 202403605 When you accept the authority granted under this Power of Attorney, a special legal relationship is created between you and the principal. This relationship imposes upon you legal duties that continue until you resign or the Power of Attorney is terminated or revoked. You must: 1. Do what you know the principal reasonably expects you to do with the principal's property or, if you do not know the principal's expectations, act in the principal's best interest; 2. Act in good faith; 3. Do nothing beyond the authority granted in this Power of Attorney; and 4. Disclose your identity as an agent whenever you act for the principal by writing or printing the name of the principal and signing your own name as "agent" in the following manner: Gwendolyn L. Hassler by Cheryl L. Hassler Jones , Coagent Gwendolyn L. Hassler by Amy M. Hassler Holyfield, Coagent Gwendolyn L. Hassler by Lonnie Berger, Coagent Unless the Special Instructions in this Power of Attorney state otherwise, you must also: 1. Act loyally for the principal's benefit; 2. Avoid conflicts that would impair your ability to act in the principal's best interest; 3. Act with care, competence, and diligence; 4. Keep a record of all receipts, disbursements, and transactions made on behalf of the principal; 5. Cooperate with any person that has authority to make health care decisions for the principal to do what you know the principal reasonably expects or, if you do not know the principal's expectations, to act in the principal's best interest; and 6. Attempt to preserve the principal's estate plan if you know the plan and preserving the plan is consistent with the principal's best interest. 5 of 6