As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 16, 1999
File Nos. 33-5819
811-5034
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON D.C. 20549
FORM N-1A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
POST-EFFECTIVE
AMENDMENT NO. 24
AND
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT
COMPANY ACT OF 1940
AMENDMENT NO. 25
CITIFUNDS TAX FREE INCOME TRUST
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN CHARTER)
21 MILK STREET, 5TH FLOOR, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02109
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)
REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: 617-423-1679
PHILIP W. COOLIDGE, 21 MILK STREET, 5TH FLOOR, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02109
(NAME AND ADDRESS OF AGENT FOR SERVICE)
COPY TO:
ROGER P. JOSEPH, BINGHAM DANA LLP, 150 FEDERAL STREET,
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02110
It is proposed that this filing will become effective on May 3, 1999
pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485. Pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii), the
Registrant hereby designates that the effective date for Post-Effective
Amendment No. 23 to the Registrant's Registration Statement under the
Securities Act of 1933 and Amendment No. 24 under the Investment Company Act of
1940, as filed pursuant to Rule 485(a) on February 16, 1999, also shall be
May 3, 1999.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
Part A (the Prospectuses of CitiFunds California Tax Free Income
Portfolio, CitiFunds National Tax Free Income Portfolio, and CitiFunds New York
Tax Free Income Portfolio) and Part B (the Statement of Additional Information)
filed by the Registrant in Post-Effective Amendment No. 23 to the Registration
Statement under the Securities Act of 1933 (File No. 33-5819) and Amendment No.
24 to the Registration Statement under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (File
No. 811-5034) pursuant to Rule 485(a) on February 16, 1999 (Accession No.
0000929638-99-000070) are herein incorporated by reference.
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PART C
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Item 23. Exhibits.
Exhibits
* a(1) Declaration of Trust of the Registrant
* a(2) Amendments to the Registrant's Declaration of Trust
** a(3) Establishment and Designation of Series of the Registrant
* b(1) Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Registrant
* b(2) Amendments to Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Registrant
** d(1) Management Agreement between the Registrant and Citibank, N.A., as manager
to CitiFunds New York Tax Free Income Portfolio
** d(2) Management Agreement between the Registrant and Citibank, N.A., as manager
to CitiFunds National Tax Free Income Portfolio
** d(3) Management Agreement between the Registrant and Citibank, N.A., as manager
to CitiFunds California Tax Free Income Portfolio (the "California Fund")
**** e(1) Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between the Registrant and
CFBDS, Inc. ("CFBDS"), as distributor with respect to Class A shares
**** e(2) Distribution Agreement between the Registrant and CFBDS, as distributor with
respect to Class B shares
* g(1) Custodian Contract between the Registrant and State Street Bank and Trust
Company ("State Street"), as custodian
** g(2) Letter agreement adding the California Fund to the Custodian Contract with
State Street
** h(1) Sub-Administrative Services Agreement between Citibank, N.A. and CFBDS
** h(2) Letter agreement adding the California Fund to the Sub-Administrative Services
Agreement between Citibank, N.A. and CFBDS
* h(3) Transfer Agency and Service Agreement between the Registrant and State
Street, as transfer agent
** h(4) Letter agreement adding the California Fund to the Transfer Agency and Service
Agreement with State Street
*** i Opinion and consent of counsel
**** m(1) Amended and Restated Service Plan of the Registrant for Class A shares
**** m(2) Service Plan of the Registrant for Class B shares
**** o Multiple Class Plan of the Registrant
* and filed p Powers of Attorney for the Registrant
herewith
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* Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 19 to the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-5819) as
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 20, 1998.
** Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 21 to the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-5819) as
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 30, 1998.
*** Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 to the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-5819) as
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 8, 1998.
**** Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 23 to the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No. 33-5819) as
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 16, 1999.
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Item 24. Persons Controlled by or under Common Control with Registrant.
Not applicable.
Item 25. Indemnification.
Reference is hereby made to (a) Article V of the Registrant's Declaration
of Trust, filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 19 to its
Registration Statement on Form N-1A; (b) Section 6 of the Distribution
Agreements between the Registrant and CFBDS, filed as Exhibits to
Post-Effective Amendment No. 23 to its Registration Statement on Form N-1A; and
(c) the undertaking of the Registrant regarding indemnification set forth in
its Registration Statement on Form N-1A.
The Trustees and officers of the Registrant and the personnel of the
Registrant's administrator are insured under an errors and omissions liability
insurance policy. The Registrant and its officers are also insured under the
fidelity bond required by Rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Item 26. Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser.
Citibank, N.A. ("Citibank") is a commercial bank offering a wide range of
banking and investment services to customers across the United States and
around the world. Citibank is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Citicorp, which is,
in turn, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Citigroup Inc. Citibank also serves as
investment adviser to the following registered investment companies (or series
thereof): Asset Allocation Portfolios (Large Cap Value Portfolio, Small Cap
Value Portfolio, International Portfolio, Foreign Bond Portfolio, Intermediate
Income Portfolio and Short-Term Portfolio), The Premium Portfolios (U.S. Fixed
Income Portfolio, High Yield Portfolio, Growth & Income Portfolio, Balanced
Portfolio, Large Cap Growth Portfolio, International Equity Portfolio,
Government Income Portfolio and Small Cap Growth Portfolio), Tax Free Reserves
Portfolio, U.S. Treasury Reserves Portfolio, Cash Reserves Portfolio,
CitiFundsSM Multi-State Tax Free Trust (CitiFundsSM California Tax Free
Reserves, CitiFundsSM New York Tax Free Reserves and CitiFundsSM Connecticut
Tax Free Reserves), CitiFundsSM Institutional Trust (CitiFundsSM Institutional
Cash Reserves) and Variable Annuity Portfolios (CitiSelect VIP Folio 200,
CitiSelect VIP Folio 300, CitiSelect VIP Folio 400, CitiSelect VIP Folio 500
and CitiFundsSM Small Cap Growth VIP Portfolio). Citibank and its affiliates
manage assets in excess of $327 billion worldwide. The principal place of
business of Citibank is located at 399 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10043.
John S. Reed is the Chairman and a Director of Citibank. Victor J. Menezes
is the President and a Director of Citibank. William R. Rhodes and H. Onno
Ruding are Vice Chairmen and Directors of Citibank. The other Directors of
Citibank are Paul J. Collins, Vice Chairman of Citigroup Inc. and Robert I.
Lipp, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Travelers Insurance Group
Inc. and of Travelers Property Casualty Corp.
Each of the individuals named above is also a Director of Citigroup Inc.
In addition, the following persons have the affiliations indicated:
Paul J. Collins Director, Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Robert I. Lipp Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Travelers
Property Casualty Co.
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John S. Reed Director, Monsanto Company
Director, Philip Morris Companies
Incorporated
Stockholder, Tampa Tank & Welding, Inc.
William R. Rhodes Director, Private Export Funding
Corporation
H. Onno Ruding Supervisory Director, Amsterdamsch Trustees Cantoor B.V.
Director, Pechiney S.A.
Advisory Director, Unilever NV and Unilever PLC
Director, Corning Incorporated
Item 27. Principal Underwriters.
(a) CFBDS, the Registrant's Distributor, is also the distributor for
CitiFundsSM International Growth & Income Portfolio, CitiFundsSM International
Growth Portfolio, CitiFundsSM U.S. Treasury Reserves, CitiFundsSM Cash
Reserves, CitiFundsSM Premium U.S. Treasury Reserves, CitiFundsSM Premium
Liquid Reserves, CitiFundsSM Institutional U.S. Treasury Reserves, CitiFundsSM
Institutional Liquid Reserves, CitiFundsSM Institutional Cash Reserves,
CitiFundsSM Tax Free Reserves, CitiFundsSM Institutional Tax Free Reserves,
CitiFundsSM California Tax Free Reserves, CitiFundsSM Connecticut Tax Free
Reserves, CitiFundsSM New York Tax Free Reserves, CitiFundsSM Intermediate
Income Portfolio, CitiFundsSM Short-Term U.S. Government Income Portfolio,
CitiFundsSM Balanced Portfolio, CitiFundsSM Small Cap Value Portfolio,
CitiFundsSM Growth & Income Portfolio, CitiFundsSM Large Cap Growth Portfolio,
CitiFundsSM Small Cap Growth Portfolio, CitiSelect VIP Folio 200, CitiSelect
VIP Folio 300, CitiSelect VIP Folio 400, CitiSelect VIP Folio 500, CitiFundsSM
Small Cap Growth VIP Portfolio, CitiSelect Folio 100, CitiSelect Folio 200,
CitiSelect Folio 300, CitiSelect Folio 400, and CitiSelect Folio 500. CFBDS is
also the placement agent for Large Cap Value Portfolio, Small Cap Value
Portfolio, International Portfolio, Foreign Bond Portfolio, Intermediate
Income Portfolio, Short-Term Portfolio, U.S. Fixed Income Portfolio, High
Yield Portfolio, Growth & Income Portfolio, Large Cap Growth Portfolio, Small
Cap Growth Portfolio, International Equity Portfolio, Balanced Portfolio,
Government Income Portfolio, Tax Free Reserves Portfolio, Cash Reserves
Portfolio and U.S. Treasury Reserves Portfolio. CFBDS also serves as the
distributor for the following funds: The Travelers Fund U for Variable
Annuities, The Travelers Fund VA for Variable Annuities, The Travelers Fund BD
for Variable Annuities, The Travelers Fund BD II for Variable Annuities, The
Travelers Fund BD III for Variable Annuities, The Travelers Fund BD IV for
Variable Annuities, The Travelers Fund ABD for Variable Annuities, The
Travelers Fund ABD II for Variable Annuities, The Travelers Separate Account PF
for Variable Annuities, The Travelers Separate Account PF II for Variable
Annuities, The Travelers Separate Account QP for Variable Annuities, The
Travelers Separate Account TM for Variable Annuities, The Travelers Separate
Account TM II for Variable Annuities, The Travelers Separate Account Five for
Variable Annuities, The Travelers Separate Account Six for Variable Annuities,
The Travelers Separate Account Seven for Variable Annuities, The Travelers
Separate Account Eight for Variable Annuities, The Travelers Fund UL for
Variable Life Insurance, The Travelers Fund UL II for Variable Life Insurance,
The Travelers Fund UL III for Variable Life Insurance, The Travelers Variable
Life Insurance Separate Account One, The Travelers Variable Life Insurance
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Separate Account Two, The Travelers Variable Life Insurance Separate Account
Three, The Travelers Variable Life Insurance Separate Account Four, The
Travelers Separate Account MGA, The Travelers Separate Account MGA II, The
Travelers Growth and Income Stock Account for Variable Annuities, The Travelers
Quality Bond Account for Variable Annuities, The Travelers Money Market Account
for Variable Annuities, The Travelers Timed Growth and Income Stock Account for
Variable Annuities, The Travelers Timed Short-Term Bond Account for Variable
Annuities, The Travelers Timed Aggressive Stock Account for Variable Annuities,
The Travelers Timed Bond Account for Variable Annuities, Emerging Growth Fund,
Government Fund, Growth and Income Fund, International Equity Fund, Municipal
Fund, Balanced Investments, Emerging Markets Equity Investments, Government
Money Investments, High Yield Investments, Intermediate Fixed Income
Investments, International Equity Investments, International Fixed Income
Investments, Large Capitalization Growth Investments, Large Capitalization
Value Equity Investments, Long-Term Bond Investments, Mortgage Backed
Investments, Municipal Bond Investments, Small Capitalization Growth
Investments, Small Capitalization Value Equity Investments, Appreciation
Portfolio, Diversified Strategic Income Portfolio, Emerging Growth Portfolio,
Equity Income Portfolio, Equity Index Portfolio, Growth & Income Portfolio,
Intermediate High Grade Portfolio, International Equity Portfolio, Money Market
Portfolio, Total Return Portfolio, Smith Barney Adjustable Rate Government
Income Fund, Smith Barney Aggressive Growth Fund Inc., Smith Barney
Appreciation Fund, Smith Barney Arizona Municipals Fund Inc., Smith Barney
California Municipals Fund Inc., Balanced Portfolio, Conservative Portfolio,
Growth Portfolio, High Growth Portfolio, Income Portfolio, Global Portfolio,
Select Balanced Portfolio, Select Conservative Portfolio, Select Growth
Portfolio, Select High Growth Portfolio, Select Income Portfolio, Concert
Social Awareness Fund, Smith Barney Large Cap Blend Fund, Smith Barney
Fundamental Value Fund Inc., Large Cap Value Fund, Short-Term High Grade Bond
Fund, U.S. Government Securities Fund, Smith Barney Balanced Fund, Smith Barney
Convertible Fund, Smith Barney Diversified Strategic Income Fund, Smith Barney
Exchange Reserve Fund, Smith Barney High Income Fund, Smith Barney Municipal
High Income Fund, Smith Barney Premium Total Return Fund, Smith Barney Total
Return Bond Fund, Cash Portfolio, Government Portfolio, Municipal Portfolio,
Concert Peachtree Growth Fund, Smith Barney Contrarian Fund, Smith Barney
Government Securities Fund, Smith Barney Hansberger Global Small Cap Value
Fund, Smith Barney Hansberger Global Value Fund, Smith Barney Investment Grade
Bond Fund, Smith Barney Special Equities Fund, Smith Barney Intermediate
Maturity California Municipals Fund, Smith Barney Intermediate Maturity New
York Municipals Fund, Smith Barney Large Capitalization Growth Fund, Smith
Barney S&P 500 Index Fund, Smith Barney Mid Cap Blend Fund, Smith Barney
Managed Governments Fund Inc., Smith Barney Managed Municipals Fund Inc., Smith
Barney Massachusetts Municipals Fund, Cash Portfolio, Government Portfolio,
Retirement Portfolio, California Money Market Portfolio, Florida Portfolio,
Georgia Portfolio, Limited Term Portfolio, New York Money Market Portfolio, New
York Portfolio, Pennsylvania Portfolio, Smith Barney Municipal Money Market
Fund, Inc., Smith Barney Natural Resources Fund Inc., Smith Barney New Jersey
Municipals Fund Inc., Smith Barney Oregon Municipals Fund, Zeros Plus Emerging
Growth Series 2000, Smith Barney Security and Growth Fund, Smith Barney Small
Cap Blend Fund, Inc., Smith Barney Telecommunications Income Fund, Income and
Growth Portfolio, Reserve Account Portfolio, U.S. Government/High Quality
Securities Portfolio, Emerging Markets Portfolio, European Portfolio, Global
Government Bond Portfolio, International Balanced Portfolio, International
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Equity Portfolio, Pacific Portfolio, AIM Capital Appreciation Portfolio,
Alliance Growth Portfolio, GT Global Strategic Income Portfolio, MFS Total
Return Portfolio, Putnam Diversified Income Portfolio, Smith Barney High Income
Portfolio, Smith Barney Large Cap Value Portfolio, Smith Barney International
Equity Portfolio, Smith Barney Large Capitalization Growth Portfolio, Smith
Barney Money Market Portfolio, Smith Barney Pacific Basin Portfolio, TBC
Managed Income Portfolio, Van Kampen American Capital Enterprise Portfolio,
Centurion Tax-Managed U.S. Equity Fund, Centurion Tax-Managed International
Equity Fund, Centurion U.S. Protection Fund, Centurion International Protection
Fund, Global High-Yield Bond Fund, International Equity Fund, Emerging
Opportunities Fund, Core Equity Fund, Long-Term Bond Fund, Global Dimensions
Fund L.P., Citicorp Private Equity L.P., AIM V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund,
AIM V.I. Government Series Fund, AIM V.I. Growth Fund, AIM V.I. International
Equity Fund, AIM V.I. Value Fund, Fidelity VIP Growth Portfolio, Fidelity VIP
High Income Portfolio, Fidelity VIP Equity Income Portfolio, Fidelity VIP
Overseas Portfolio, Fidelity VIP II Contrafund Portfolio, Fidelity VIP II Index
500 Portfolio, MFS World Government Series, MFS Money Market Series, MFS Bond
Series, MFS Total Return Series, MFS Research Series, MFS Emerging Growth
Series, Salomon Brothers Institutional Money Market Fund, Salomon Brothers Cash
Management Fund, Salomon Brothers New York Municipal Money Market Fund, Salomon
Brothers National Intermediate Municipal Fund, Salomon Brothers U.S. Government
Income Fund, Salomon Brothers High Yield Bond Fund, Salomon Brothers Strategic
Bond Fund, Salomon Brothers Total Return Fund, Salomon Brothers Asia Growth
Fund, Salomon Brothers Capital Fund Inc, Salomon Brothers Investors Fund Inc,
Salomon Brothers Opportunity Fund Inc, Salomon Brothers Institutional High
Yield Bond Fund, Salomon Brothers Institutional Emerging Markets Debt Fund,
Salomon Brothers Variable Investors Fund, Salomon Brothers Variable Capital
Fund, Salomon Brothers Variable Total Return Fund, Salomon Brothers Variable
High Yield Bond Fund, Salomon Brothers Variable Strategic Bond Fund, Salomon
Brothers Variable U.S. Government Income Fund, and Salomon Brothers Variable
Asia Growth Fund.
(b) The information required by this Item 27 with respect to each director
and officer of CFBDS is incorporated by reference to Schedule A of Form BD
filed by CFBDS pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (File No.
8-32417).
(c) Not applicable.
Item 28. Location of Accounts and Records.
The accounts and records of the Registrant are located, in whole or in
part, at the office of the Registrant and the following locations:
NAME ADDRESS
CFBDS, Inc. 21 Milk Street, 5th Floor
(administrator and distributor) Boston, MA 02109
State Street Bank and Trust Company 1776 Heritage Drive
(custodian and transfer agent) North Quincy, MA 02171
Citibank, N.A. 153 East 53rd Street
(investment manager) New York, NY 10043
Item 29. Management Services.
Not applicable.
Item 30. Undertakings.
Not applicable.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the
Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all
requirements for effectiveness of this Post-Effective Amendment to the
Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933
and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Boston and
Commonwealth of Massachusetts on the 16th day of April, 1999.
CITIFUNDS TAX FREE INCOME TRUST
By: Philip W. Coolidge
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Philip W. Coolidge, President
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Post-Effective Amendment to this Registration Statement has been signed below
by the following persons in the capacities indicated below on April 16, 1999.
Signature Title
Philip W. Coolidge President, Principal Executive Officer and Trustee
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Philip W. Coolidge
John R. Elder Principal Financial Officer and Principal
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John R. Elder
Elliott J. Berv* Trustee
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Elliott J. Berv
Mark T. Finn* Trustee
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Mark T. Finn
Riley C. Gilley* Trustee
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Riley C. Gilley
Diana R. Harrington* Trustee
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Diana R. Harrington
Susan B. Kerley* Trustee
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Susan B. Kerley
Heath B. McLendon* Trustee
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Heath B. McLendon
C. Oscar Morong, Jr.* Trustee
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C. Oscar Morong, Jr.
Walter E. Robb, III* Trustee
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Walter E. Robb, III
E. Kirby Warren* Trustee
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E. Kirby Warren
William S. Woods, Jr.* Trustee
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William S. Woods, Jr.
*By: Philip W. Coolidge
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Philip W. Coolidge
Executed by Philip W. Coolidge on behalf of
those indicated pursuant to Powers of
Attorney.
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
No.: Description:
p Power of Attorney for the Registrant
Exhibit p
CITIFUNDS TAX FREE INCOME TRUST
The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Philip W. Coolidge, John R.
Elder, Susan Jakuboski, Molly S. Mugler and Linda T. Gibson, and each of them,
with full powers of substitution as his true and lawful attorneys and agents to
execute in his name and on his behalf in any and all capacities the
Registration Statements on Form N-1A, and any and all amendments thereto, filed
by CitiFunds Tax Free Income Trust (on behalf of each of its series now or
hereinafter created) (the "Registrant") with the Securities and Exchange
Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and any and all other instruments
which such attorneys and agents, or any of them, deem necessary or advisable to
enable the Registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the rules, regulations and
requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the securities or
Blue Sky laws of any state or other jurisdiction; and the undersigned hereby
ratifies and confirms as his own act and deed any and all that such attorneys
and agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Any
one of such attorneys and agents shall have, and may exercise, all of the
powers hereby conferred.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand as of the 5th day
of February, 1999.
/s/ Heath B. McLendon
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Heath B. McLendon
