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1 PIERCE ATWOQDj BRIAN M. RAYBACK Merrill's Wharf 254 Commercial Street Portland, ME March 29, 2016 VIA OVERNIGHT DELIVERY p F c brayback@pierceatwood.com pierceatwood.com Admitted in: MA, ME Beverly Caparco, Chair Richard K. Mason, Jr. Richard Snow Board of Selectmen 62 East Main Street Denmark, ME Re: Poland Spring Bottling Company; Indemnity Bond Renewal Dear Selectmen: On behalf of Poland Spring Bottling Company, we are writing to provide for your files a renewed bond that is required for its water extraction site. As you may know, on December 6, 2011, the Board of Selectmen renewed Poland Spring's permit for water extraction from Cold Spring. Condition 10 of that renewal provides that Poland Spring must maintain an indemnity bond in the amount of $225,000. The existing indemnity bond expires on March 31, Enclosed please find a copy of an indemnity bond that will take the place of the current indemnity bond. This new bond is effective as of April 1, 2016, and will remain in effect until March 31, While we don't believe any formal action by the Board of Selectmen is necessary, we ask that you place this new bond in the record to continue our compliance with Condition 10 of the existing permit. Thank you very much. If you have any questions at all, please let me know. Sincerely, f? :~ Brian M. Rayback Enclosure cc: Mike Lee, CEO (w/o enclosure) PORTLAND, ME BOSTON, MA PORTSMOUTH, NH PROVIDENCE, RI AUGUSTA, ME STOCKHOLM, SE WASHINGTON, DC

2 Bond No. LPM INDEMNITY BOND KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That we Poland Spring Bottling Company, A Division of Nestle Waters North America Inc. (hereinafter called Principal), as Principal and Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland, a corporation of the State of Maryland, with its Home Office in the City of Schaumburg, IL, and duly authorized and licensed to do business in the State of Maine (hereinafter called Surety), as Surety, are held and firmly bound unto Town of Denmark, Maine, a Municipal Corporation (hereinafter called Obligee), in the full and just sum of Two Hundred Twenty Five Thousand and N0/100 Dollars ($225,000.00) to the payment of which sum, well and truly to be made the Principal and Surety bind themselves, their and each of their heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents. WHEREAS, the Principal has received a permit from the Obligee entitled the Renewal of Permit for Water Extraction from Cold Spring in Denmark, Maine, (hereinafte1 called Permit), dated the 6th day of December, WHEREAS, the aforesaid agreement provides that the Principal shall secure ce11ain of its obligations under the Permit through this Indemnity Bond to pay recoverable costs incurred by the owners of p.-ivate domestic ground water wells for any and all liability for loss, interruption, degradation or interference with the pre-existing beneficial use of ground water, caused by applicant's withdrawal or extraction of water. WHEREAS, the oblige has requested security to guarantee payment of the aforesaid in an amount equal to Two Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand and N0/100 Dollars ($225,000.00). NOW, THEREFORE, THE CONDITION OF THIS OBLIGATION IS SUCH, That, ifthe principal shall well and truly perfom1 and carry out the covenants, terms and conditions of said Penn it, then this obligation to be void; otherwise, to remain in full force and effect. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that this bond is executed by the Surety and accepted by the Obligee upon the following express conditions and limitations: I. This bond is for fixed tenn beginning the 1 51 day of. April, and ending the 31st day of March, Regardless of the number of years that this bond shall continue or be continued in force and the number of premiums that shall be payable or paid, the Surety shall not be liable hereunder for a larger amount in the aggregate than the penal sum of the bond. 3. The Surety may cancel this bond at any time by giving thirty (30) days notice in writing to the Obligee. The notice of cancellation shall be deemed to be effective when received by the Obligee and delivered in a manner set forth in paragraph 4 below. Upon receipt of the notice of cancellation, the surety is discharged and released of any further liability. It being understood and agreed, however, that the Surety shall not be discharged of any liability already accrued under this bond for which shall accrue hereunder before the expiration of the thirty (30) day period. (Wl 67)

3 4. The cancellation notice shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered registered or certified mail addressed to: Town of Denmark, Maine, a Municipal Corporation, PO Box 109, Denmark, ME and to Nestle Waters North America Inc., 900 Long Ridge Road - Building 2, Stamford, CT 06902, Attn: Charles Broll, General Counsel. 5. Signed, sealed and dated this 13th day of January, WITNESS: WITNESS: ~i&jtitlt~i~ ') I Poland Spring Bottling Company, A Division of 1 1 Nestle Waters North America, Inc. By:,~= L...~--- PRINCIPAL Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland Vicki Nobinger, Atta~~., I l!w167h42 :!}

4 State bf Tennessee County of Knox } ss: On Januaiy 13, 2016, before me, a Nota1y Public in and for said County and State, residing therein, duly commissioned and sworn, personally appeared Vicki Nobinger known to me to be Attorney-in-Fact of Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maiyland the corporation described in and that executed the within and foregoing instrument, and known to me to be the person who executed the said instrument in behalf of the said corporation, and he duly acknowledged to me that such corporation executed the same. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal, the day and yeai stated in this ce1ti:ficate above. My Commission Expires September 30, \ \ ''",,,, 1, Sandra Ward 1,, ~QAA W..q 1,,,'' e;,'?' -.. ~o "....::-.. s ::: STATE -::, - OF - = : TEN!'ESSEE = - NOTARY :: ~ PUBLIC, ~ ',.. '......,...,, tv,. A,, 1 1,1 oxco~~,,, Notruy Public

5 ... EXTRACT FROM BY-LAWS OF THE COMPANIES "Article V, Section 8, Attorneys-in-Fact. The Chief Executive Officer, the President, or any Executive Vice President or Vice President may, by written instrument under the attested corporate seal, appoint attorneys-in-fact with authority to execute bonds, policies, recognizances, stipulations, undertakings, or other like instruments on behalf of the Company, and may authorize any officer or any such attorney-in-fact to affix the corporate seal thereto; and may with or without cause modify ofrevoke any such appointment or authority at any time." CERTIFICATE I, the undersigned, Vice President of the ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMP ANY, the COLONIAL AMERICAN CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY, and the FIDELITY AND DEPOSIT COMPANY OF MARYLAND, do hereby certify that the foregoing Power of Attorney is still in full force and effect on the date of this certificate; and I do further certify that Article V, Section 8, of the By-Laws of the Companies is still in force. This Power of Attorney and Certificate may be signed by facsimile under and by authority of the following resolution of the Board of Directors of the ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMP ANY at a meeting duly called and held on the 15th day of December RESOLVED: "That the signature of the President or a Vice President and the attesting signature of a Secretary or an Assistant Secretary and the Seal of the Company may be affixed by facsimile on any Power of Attorney... Any such Power or any certificate thereof bearing such facsimile signature and seal shall be valid and binding on the Company." This Power of Attorney and Certificate may be signed by facsimile under and by authority of the following resolution of the Board of Directors of the COLONIAL AMERICAN CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY at a meeting duly called and held on the 5th day of May, 1994, and the following resolution of the Board of Directors of the FIDELITY AND DEPOSIT COMP ANY OF MARYLAND at a meeting duly called and held on the I 0th day of May, RESOLVED: "That the facsimile or mechanically reproduced seal of the company and facsimile or mechanically reproduced signature of any Vice-President, Secretary, or Assistant Secretary of the Company, whether made heretofore or hereafter, wherever appearing upon a certified copy of any power of attorney issued by the Company, shall be valid and binding upon the Company with the same force and effect as though manually affixed. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the corporate seals of the said Companies, this IJJ{ day of :Jc.11c)Q rt/, 20~. Michael Bond, Vice President

6 .. ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY COLONIAL AMERICAN CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY FIDELITY AND DEPOSIT COMPANY OF MARYLAND POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, a corporation of the State of New York, the COLONIAL AMERICAN CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY, a corporation of the State of Maryland, and the FIDELITY AND DEPOSIT COMP ANY OF MARYLAND a corporation of the State of Maryland (herein collectively called the "Companies"), by THOMAS 0. MCCLELLAN, Vice President, in pursuance of authority granted by Article V, Section 8, of the By-Laws of said Companies, which are set forth on the reverse side hereof and are hereby certified to be in full force and effect on the date hereof, do hereby nominate, constitute, and appoint Mary Y. VOLMAR, Vicki NOBINGER, Sandra WARD, Loretta M. JONES, Carolyn E. WHEELER, Novetta M. ANDERSON, Kellie A. TURNER and Tara W. MEALER, all of Knoxville, Tennessee, EACH its true and lawful agent and Attorney-in-Fact, to make, execute, seal and deliver, for, and on its behalf as surety, and as its act and deed: any and all bonds and undertakings, and the execution of such bonds or undertakings in pursuance of these presents, shall be as binding upon said Companies, as fully and amply, to all intents and purposes, as if they had been duly executed and acknowledged by the regularly elected officers of the ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMP ANY at its office in New York, New York., the regularly elected officers of the COLONIAL AMERICAN CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY at its office in Owings Mills, Maryland., and the regularly elected officers of the FIDELITY AND DEPOSIT COMPANY OF MARYLAND at its office in Owings Mills, Maryland., in their own proper persons. The said Vice President does hereby certify that the extract set forth on the reverse side hereof is a true copy of Article V, Section 8, of the By-Laws of said Companies, and is now in force. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the said Vice-President has hereunto subscribed his/her names and affixed the Corporate Seals of the said ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, COLONIAL AMERICAN CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY, and FIDELITY AND DEPOSIT COMPANY OF MARYLAND, this 23rd day of October, A.D ATTEST: ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY COLONIAL AMERICAN CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY FIDELITY AND DEPOSIT COMPANY OF MARYLAND By: J~ V\/{f)/2 SecretG1y /~ Michael McKibben Vice President Thomas 0. McClellan State of Maryland County of Baltimore On this 23rd day of October, AD. 2014, before the subscriber, a Notary Public of the State of Maryland, duly commissioned and qualified, THOMAS 0. MCCLELLAN, Vice President, and MICHAEL MCKIBBEN, Secretary, of the Companies, to me personally known to be the individuals and officers described in and who executed the preceding instrument, and acknowledged the execution of same, and being by me duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that he/she is the said officer of the Company aforesaid, and that the seals affixed to the preceding instrument are the Corporate Seals of said Companies, and that the said Corporate Seals and the signature as such officer were duly affixed and subscribed to the said instrument by the authority and direction of the said Corporations. Maria D. Adamski, Notary Public My Commission Expires: July 8, 2019 POA-F A