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<page> Certificate of Trust of Household Capital Trust VII This Certificate of Trust of Household Capital Trust VII (The "Trust") Is Being Duly Executed and Filed by the Undersigned, as Trustees, to Form a Business Trust Under the Delaware Business Trust Act (12 Del. C. Section 3801 Et Seq.) (The "Act"). 1. Name. the Name of the Business Trust Formed Hereby Is Household Capital Trust VII. 2. Delaware Trustee. the Name and Business Address of the Trustee of the Trust in the State of Delaware Is the Bank of New York (Delaware), White Clay Center, Newark, Delaware 19711. 3. Effective Date. This Certificate of Trust Shall Be Effective Upon Filing. 4. Counterparts. This Certificate of Trust May Be Executed in One or More Counterparts. <page> in Witness Whereof, the Undersigned Have Executed This Certificate of Trust in Accordance With Section 3811 of the Act. Bny Midwest Trust Company, as Trustee By: /S/ C. Potter Name: C. Potter Title: Assistant Vice President the Bank of New York (Delaware), as Trustee By: /S/ William T. Lewis Name: William T. Lewis Title: Svp /S/ B. B. Moss, Jr. B. B. Moss, Jr. as Trustee /S/ Dennis J. Mickey Dennis J. Mickey as Trustee /S/ Steven L. McDonald Steven L. McDonald as Trustee
