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SIGNATURES
City of: Greensboro State of: North Carolina Date: March 3, 1997
Name of Registrant, Depositor, or Trustee:
JP Investment Grade Bond Fund, Inc.
By: /s/ J. Gregory Poole Witness: /s/ Jeffery L. Smith
Secretary Assistant Secretary
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