PRUDENTIAL RETIREMENT INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY (2)

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previously approved, written directions from the Investment Manager may be provided through any mutually agreed upon electronic or facsimile communication device, and the trustee may fully rely upon the validity and authenticity thereof. (f) If an Investment Manager resigns or is removed by the Employer, the Employer shall promptly notify the Trustee and that portion of the Trust funds shall again be invested pursuant to the instructions of the Employer until another Investment Manager has been appointed with respect to that portion of the Trust funds. Section 4: General Duties of Trustee. (a) The Trustee shall receive, hold, manage, invest and reinvest the Trust Fund pursuant to the provisions of this Section and Section 5 in accordance with the directions of the Employer. The Trustee shall take no action except pursuant to directions received by it from the Employer, and shall have no duty to determine any facts or the propriety of any action taken or omitted by it in good faith pursuant to instructions from such persons. (b) The Trustee shall be responsible, pursuant to client direction, only for such assets as are actually received by it as Trustee hereunder. The Trustee shall have no duty or authority to ascertain whether any contributions should be made to it pursuant to the Plan, nor shall it have any responsibility concerning the amount of any contribution or the application of the Plan's contribution formula. The Trustee shall be obligated to take actions to enforce the Plan's claims for delinquent contributions solely upon the direction of either (i) the Employer or (ii) another named fiduciary for contributions who has been designated in accordance with the Plan. (c) The duties and obligations of the Trustee hereunder shall be limited to those expressly imposed upon it by this Trust Agreement notwithstanding any reference herein to the Plan, and no further duties or obligations of the Trustee, such as a duty to value Plan investments, determine the prudence of any Plan investment, or diversify Plan investments, shall be implied. The Trustee shall not be liable in discharging its duties hereunder if it acts in good faith and in accordance with the terms of this Trust Agreement and in accordance with applicable Federal or state laws, rules and regulations. The Trustee shall have no responsibilities, duties and obligations with respect to any assets not held under this Trust and not identified in Exhibit A, even if those assets are held as assets of the Plan under a separate trust agreement. Any duties and obligations arising from such assets shall be solely those of the trustees named in such separate trust agreement, or, in the event no such separate trust exists, the plan sponsor. Section 5: Power and Duties of Trustee with Respect to Trust Fund. The Trustee shall have the following powers and duties regarding the Trust Fund: (a) To hold title to the assets of the Trust Fund, which may include entering into depository arrangements for the safekeeping of records relevant to the ownership of such assets with any bank or banks as the Trustee may choose. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Employer specifically directs the Trustee to appoint, and the Trustee hereby appoints the Employer or its delegate to act as custodian with respect to promissory notes, mortgages and related documents given in connection with Plan loans, if any. (b) To invest the assets of the Trust Fund in such investment vehicles as directed by the Employer, including Plan loans made to participants, and annuity or insurance contracts issued by affiliates of the Trustee, in accordance with directions received from the Employer, and to agree to amendments to such annuity or insurance contracts, as directed by the Employer. The Trustee shall have no duty or responsibility to determine the appropriateness of any plan investment, or to cause such investments to be changed. Notwithstanding any other provision