EX-1 2 cert13f2009-browne.txt Exhibit 1 to Form 13F Filed by Northern Trust Corporation CERTIFIED RESOLUTION The undersigned certifies that the undersigned is the duly appointed, qualified and acting Secretary or Assistant Secretary of Northern Trust Corporation, as indicated below, and that the following resolution was duly adopted by the Board of Directors of Northern Trust Corporation on February 17, 2009 and remains in full force and effect except that Mr. Dudley recently has retired from Northern Trust Corporation, and is no longer authorized to sign Statements on Form 13F: RESOLVED, that each of the 'Executive Officers' of Northern Trust Corporation (the 'Corporation'), as that term is defined in Rule 3b-7 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and each of the following other officers of the Corporation or its subsidiaries, is hereby authorized to sign, on behalf of the Corporation, any Statements on Form 13F, and any amendments to such Statements, required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by the Corporation with respect to any securities beneficially owned by the Corporation and any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries: Robert P. Browne Peter J. Flood James D. McDonald IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this certificate on May 13, 2009. /s/ Rose A. Ellis Rose A. Ellis Secretary Northern Trust Corporation