Prepared by, recording requested by
and return to:
Name: ____________________
Company: _________________
Address: __________________
City: ____________________
State: _____ Zip: ________
Phone: ____________________
Fax: ____________________
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The information above is provided in the event this form is to be recorded.
NOTICE
THE PURPOSE OF THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY IS TO GIVE THE PERSON YOU
DESIGNATE (YOUR "AGENT") BROAD POWERS TO HANDLE YOUR PROPERTY,
WHICH MAY INCLUDE POWERS TO SELL OR OTHERWISE DISPOSE OF ANY REAL
OR PERSONAL PROPERTY WITHOUT ADVANCE NOTICE TO YOU OR APPROVAL BY YOU. THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY DOES NOT IMPOSE A DUTY ON YOUR AGENT TO
EXERCISE GRANTED POWERS, BUT, WHEN POWERS ARE EXERCISED, YOUR
AGENT MUST USE DUE CARE TO ACT FOR YOUR BENEFIT AND IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY.
YOUR AGENT MAY EXERCISE THE POWERS GIVEN HERE THROUGHOUT
YOUR LIFETIME, EVEN AFTER YOU BECOME INCAPACITATED, UNLESS YOU
EXPRESSLY LIMIT THE DURATION OF THESE POWERS OR YOU REVOKE THESE
POWERS OR A COURT ACTING ON YOUR BEHALF TERMINATES YOUR AGENT'S
AUTHORITY. YOUR AGENT MUST ACT IN ACCORDANCE WITH YOUR REASONABLE
EXPECTATIONS TO THE EXTENT ACTUALLY KNOWN BY YOUR AGENT AND,
OTHERWISE, IN YOUR BEST INTEREST, ACT IN GOOD FAITH AND ACT ONLY
WITHIN THE SCOPE OF AUTHORITY GRANTED BY YOU IN THE POWER OF
ATTORNEY. THE LAW PERMITS YOU, IF YOU CHOOSE, TO GRANT BROAD AUTHORITY TO
AN AGENT UNDER POWER OF ATTORNEY, INCLUDING THE ABILITY TO GIVE
AWAY ALL OF YOUR PROPERTY WHILE YOU ARE ALIVE OR TO SUBSTANTIALLY
CHANGE HOW YOUR PROPERTY IS DISTRIBUTED AT YOUR DEATH. BEFORE
SIGNING THIS DOCUMENT, YOU SHOULD SEEK THE ADVICE OF AN ATTORNEY AT
LAW TO MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND IT.
A COURT CAN TAKE AWAY THE POWERS OF YOUR AGENT IF IT FINDS YOUR
AGENT IS NOT ACTING PROPERLY. THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF AN AGENT UNDER A POWER OF ATTORNEY
ARE EXPLAINED MORE FULLY IN 20 PA.C.S. CH. 56. IF THERE IS ANYTHING ABOUT THIS FORM THAT YOU DO NOT
UNDERSTAND, YOU SHOULD ASK A LAWYER OF YOUR OWN CHOOSING TO
EXPLAIN IT TO YOU.
I HAVE READ OR HAD EXPLAINED TO ME THIS NOTICE AND I UNDERSTAND
ITS CONTENTS.
Date: _________________
_________________________________________Principal
_______________________________________ Print Name
AGENT’S ACKNOWLEDGMENT
I, __________________________, have read the attached power of attorney and am the person
identified as the agent for the principal. I hereby acknowledge that when I act as agent:
I shall act in accordance with the principal's reasonable expectations to the extent actually known
by me and, otherwise, in the principal's best interest, act in good faith and act only within the
scope of authority granted to me by the principal in the power of attorney.
Date: _________________ _________________________________________Agent
_______________________________________ Print Name
LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR STOCK TRANSACTIONS AND OTHER CORPORATE POWERS
STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA
COUNTY OF ____________________
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENT, THAT I ________________________________,
whose address is _______________________________________, ____________________
(City), Pennsylvania, __________ (Zip), have made, constituted and appointed, and by these
presents do make, constitute and appoint, ________________________________ my true and
lawful agent-in-fact to act with the following limited powers, to wit:Exercising stock options and voting all of my shares of stock in
_______________________________________________, a Corporation incorporated in
the State of __________________________, hereinafter "Corporation", without the
necessity of a proxy and the right to appoint proxies therefor, and possessing all powers
that I possess as granted to me by the Bylaws of said corporation, to incorporate,
reorganize, merge, consolidate, recapitalize, sell, liquidate or dissolve any business; elect
or employ officers, directors and agents; carry out the provisions of any agreement for the
sale of any business interest or the stock therein. These powers include, but are not
limited to, the following:
A. Receive, hold, transfer, sell and convey any stock certificates of the
Corporation and all documents of title in connection therewith;
B. Make, execute and deliver, in my name and on my behalf, for any
consideration whatsoever, for cash, instruments of conveyance covering the stock
of the Corporation, containing such terms, covenants and conditions deemed
necessary or advisable by my agent;
C. Execute, in my name and on my behalf, such contracts or other assurances as
may be requested or required by any bank or other institution or individual when
carrying out the powers granted herein; and
D. Acquire, exchange, buy or sell my stock in the corporation, or any interest
therein, on such terms and conditions as my agent shall deem proper. Execute
and deliver, in my name and on my behalf, conveyances of said stock.
FURTHER, I do authorize my aforesaid attorney to execute, acknowledge and deliver
any instrument under seal or otherwise, and to do all things necessary to carry out the i ntent
hereof, hereby granting unto my said attorney full power and authority to act in and conc erning
the premises as fully and effectually as I may do if personally present, limited, howeve r, to the
purpose for which this limited power of attorney is executed.
PROVIDED, however, that all business transacted hereunder for me or for my account
shall be transacted in my name, and that all endorsements and instruments execute d by my said
attorney for the purpose of carrying out the foregoing powers shall contain my name, followed
by that of my said agent and the designation "agent-in-fact".
This Power of Attorney shall be:
( ) Non-Durable
( ) Durable and shall not be affected by any subsequent disability or incompetence.
I further declare that any act or thing lawfully done hereunder and within the powers
herein stated by my said attorney shall be binding on myself and my heirs, legal and personal
representatives and assigns, whether the same shall have been done either before or after m y
death, or other revocation of this instrument, unless and until reliable intelligence or notice
thereof shall have been received by my said attorney.
Third parties may rely upon the representations of the agents as to all matters rel ating to
any power granted to them hereunder, and no person who may act in reliance upon the
representations of the agent or the authority granted to it shall incur any liabilit y to the principal
or his estate as result of permitting the agent to exercise any power.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this the _____ day of
_________________, 20____.
______________________________________________ PRINCIPAL
ATTESTATION OF WITNESSES
The hereinafter named Witnesses, each declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of
the State of Pennsylvania, that the principal is personally known to us, that the principa l signed
and acknowledged this special power of attorney in our presence, that the principal appears to be
of sound mind and under no duress, fraud or undue influence, that we are not the person
appointed as attorney-in-fact by this document and that we witnessed this power of attorney in
the presence of the principal. We are 18 years of age or older and not the individuals who signed
the power of attorney on behalf of and at the direction of the principal, or the notary public , or
other person authorized by law to take acknowledgments before whom the power of attorney is
acknowledged We are not related to the principal by blood, marriage or adoption, and to the best
of our knowledge, are not entitled to any part of the estate of the principal upon the de ath of the
principal under a will now existing or by operation of law. _________________________________________
Signature_________________________________________
Printed Name _________________________________________
Address _________________________________________
Signature
_________________________________________
Printed Name_________________________________________
Address
State of __________________________ County of _________________
This record was acknowledged before me on _________________ (date) by
__________________________________________ (name(s) of attorney) Supreme Court
identification number __________________________ as a member of the bar of the
Pennsylvania Supreme Court certified that he/ she was personally present when
__________________________________________ (name(s) of individual(s) executed the
record and that __________________________________________ (name(s) of individual(s))
executed the record for the purposes contained therein.
StampSignature of notarial officer _______________________
Title of Officer
My commission expires: ______________
Principal Name and Address Attorney-in-Fact Name and Address
Name: Name:
Address: Address:
City: City:
State: Zip: State: Zip:
Phone: Phone:
NOTICE: THESE ARE SAMPLE POWERS. Collection of Debts. To demand, collect, recover, sue for, receive and give recei pt or
release for any monies, debts, dividends, interests, royalties, legacies, annuities, demands,
discounts, income, rents, profits, securities or other property of any sort, now or hereafter
due or becoming due to me or to which I may be or hereafter become entitled.
Endorsements.
a) To endorse and negotiate for any and all purposes all promissory notes, bills of exchange, checks, drafts or other negotiable or
non-negotiable paper payable to me or to my order;
b) To endorse for transfer all certificates of stock, bond or other securities;
c) To endorse and cash United States Savings Bonds and notes.
Executing Government Vouchers. To execute vouchers in my behalf for any and all
allowances, compensation and reimbursements properly payable to me by the
Government of the United States or any agency or department thereof.
Depositing Money and Other Property. To deposit in my attorney's or my name, or
jointly in both our names, in any banking institution, funds or property, and to withdraw
any part or all of my deposits at any time made by me in my behalf.
Borrowing Money. To borrow money in my name when deemed necessary to my said
attorney upon such terms as to my said attorney appear proper and to execute such
instruments as may be requisite for such purpose.
Acquisition of Property. To buy, receive, lease, accept or otherwise acquire in my name
and for my account property, real, personal or mixed, upon such terms, considerations
and conditions as my said attorney shall think proper.
Recovering Possession of Property. To eject, remove or relieve tenants or other persons
from, and recover possession of, any property, real, personal or mixed in which I now or
hereafter may have an interest.
Litigation. To institute, maintain, defend, compromise, arbitrate or otherwise dispose of,
any and all actions, suits, attachments or other legal proceedings for or against me.
Tax Returns. To prepare and execute any tax returns, including, but not limited to,
Federal income tax returns, State income tax returns, Social Security tax returns, and
Federal and State information and estimated returns; to execute any claims for re fund,
protests, applications for abatement, petitions to the United States Board of Tax Appea ls
or any other Board or Court, Federal or State, consents and waivers to determination and
assessment of taxes and consents and waivers agreeing to a later determination and
assessment of taxes than is provided by statute of limitations; to receive and e ndorse and
collect any checks in settlement of any refund of taxes; to examine and to re quest and
receive copies of any tax returns, reports and other information from the United States
Treasury Department or any other taxing authority, Federal or State, in connection with
any of the foregoing matters.
Automobiles. To execute and deliver to the proper persons and authority any and all
documents, instruments and papers necessary to effect proper registration of any
automobile in which I now or may hereafter have an interest, or the sale thereof and
transfer of legal title thereto as required by law, and to collect and receipt for all monies
paid in consideration of such sale and transfer.
Disposition of Property. To sell, assign, transfer, convey, exchange, deed, mortgage,
pledge, lease, let, license, demise, remise, quitclaim, bargain or otherwise dispose of any
or all of my real estate, stocks, bonds, evidences of indebtedness and other securities and
other personal tangible and intangible or mixed property, or any custody, possession,
interest or right therein at public or private sale, upon such terms, consideration, and
conditions as my said attorney shall deem advisable and to execute, acknowledge and
deliver such instruments and writings of whatsoever kind and nature as may be necessary,
convenient or proper in the premises.