Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Trust of Zenith National Insurance Capital Trust I
This document amends the Certificate of Trust for Zenith National Insurance Capital Trust I, a Delaware business trust. Effective August 1, 2006, Kari L. Van Gundy replaces William J. Owen as a Regular Trustee. All other terms of the original Certificate of Trust remain unchanged. The amendment is executed by Wilmington Trust Company, Wells Fargo Bank, and the involved trustees.
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Exhibit 4.3
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT TO CERTIFICATE OF TRUST
OF
ZENITH NATIONAL INSURANCE CAPITAL TRUST I
On June 30, 1998, a Certificate of Trust (the "Certificate of Trust"), forming Zenith National Insurance Capital Trust I (the "Trust") as a business trust under the Delaware Business Trust Act (12 Del. C. section 3801 et. seq.), was filed with the Secretary of State, State of Delaware.
This Certificate of Amendment constitutes notice of a change in the Regular Trustees of the Trust, namely, that effective August 1, 2006, William J. Owen ceased being a Regular Trustee and Kari L. Van Gundy was appointed to replace him. In all other respects, the Certificate of Trust remains unchanged and is expressly reaffirmed.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Certificate of Amendment as of August 1, 2006.
| WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, | WELLS FARGO BANK, N. A., | |||||||||
| not in its individual capacity but solely as Delaware Trustee | not in its individual capacity but solely as Property Trustee | |||||||||
By: | /s/ MICHAEL G. OLLER, JR. | By: | /s/ TIMOTHY P. MOWDY | |||||||
| Name: | Michael G. Oller, Jr. | Name: | Timothy P. Mowdy | |||||||
| Title: | Senior Financial Services Officer | Title: | Vice President | |||||||
/s/ STANLEY R. ZAX STANLEY R. ZAX, | /s/ KARI L. VAN GUNDY KARI L. VAN GUNDY, | |||||||||
| not in his individual capacity but solely as Regular Trustee | not in her individual capacity but solely as Regular Trustee | |||||||||
/s/ WILLIAM J. OWEN WILLIAM J. OWEN | ||||||||||
| not in his individual capacity but solely as withdrawing Regular Trustee | ||||||||||
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