EX-99.16.a

   

POWER OF ATTORNEY

I, the undersigned President/Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Trustees of Delaware Group^® Equity Funds II, hereby constitute and appoint David F. Connor, Brian L. Murray, Jr. and Richard Salus, and each of them singly, my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, and with full power to each of them, to sign for me and in my name in the appropriate capacity the Delaware Group Equity Funds II’s Registration Statement on Form N-14 with respect to the proposed reorganization listed on Exhibit A, attached hereto, and generally to do all such things in my name and on my behalf in connection therewith as said attorneys-in-fact deem necessary or appropriate, to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and all related requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission. I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact or their substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this instrument as of this 28th day of May, 2021.

/s/ Shawn Lytle

Shawn K. Lytle

   

POWER OF ATTORNEY

I, the undersigned member of the Board of Trustees of Delaware Group Equity Funds II, hereby constitute and appoint David F. Connor, Brian L. Murray, Jr. and Richard Salus, and each of them singly, my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, and with full power to each of them, to sign for me and in my name in the appropriate capacity the Delaware Group Equity Funds II’s Registration Statement on Form N-14 with respect to the proposed reorganization listed on Exhibit A, attached hereto, and generally to do all such things in my name and on my behalf in connection therewith as said attorneys-in-fact deem necessary or appropriate, to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and all related requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission. I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact or their substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this instrument as of this 28th day of May, 2021.

/s/ Jerome D. Abernathy

Jerome D. Abernathy

   

POWER OF ATTORNEY

I, the undersigned member of the Board of Trustees of Delaware Group Equity Funds II, hereby constitute and appoint David F. Connor, Brian L. Murray, Jr. and Richard Salus, and each of them singly, my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, and with full power to each of them, to sign for me and in my name in the appropriate capacity the Delaware Group Equity Funds II’s Registration Statement on Form N-14 with respect to the proposed reorganization listed on Exhibit A, attached hereto, and generally to do all such things in my name and on my behalf in connection therewith as said attorneys-in-fact deem necessary or appropriate, to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and all related requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission. I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact or their substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this instrument as of this 28 day of May, 2021.

/s/ Thomas L. Bennett

Thomas L. Bennett

   

POWER OF ATTORNEY

I, the undersigned member of the Board of Trustees of Delaware Group Equity Funds II, hereby constitute and appoint David F. Connor, Brian L. Murray, Jr. and Richard Salus, and each of them singly, my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, and with full power to each of them, to sign for me and in my name in the appropriate capacity the Delaware Group Equity Funds II’s Registration Statement on Form N-14 with respect to the proposed reorganization listed on Exhibit A, attached hereto, and generally to do all such things in my name and on my behalf in connection therewith as said attorneys-in-fact deem necessary or appropriate, to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and all related requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission. I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact or their substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this instrument as of this 1st day of June, 2021.

/s/ Ann D. Borowiec

Ann D. Borowiec

   

POWER OF ATTORNEY

I, the undersigned member of the Board of Trustees of Delaware Group Equity Funds II, hereby constitute and appoint David F. Connor, Brian L. Murray, Jr. and Richard Salus, and each of them singly, my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, and with full power to each of them, to sign for me and in my name in the appropriate capacity the Delaware Group Equity Funds II’s Registration Statement on Form N-14 with respect to the proposed reorganization listed on Exhibit A, attached hereto, and generally to do all such things in my name and on my behalf in connection therewith as said attorneys-in-fact deem necessary or appropriate, to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and all related requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission. I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact or their substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this instrument as of this 8th day of June, 2021.

/s/ Joseph W. Chow

Joseph W. Chow

   

POWER OF ATTORNEY

I, the undersigned member of the Board of Trustees of Delaware Group Equity Funds II, hereby constitute and appoint David F. Connor, Brian L. Murray, Jr. and Richard Salus, and each of them singly, my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, and with full power to each of them, to sign for me and in my name in the appropriate capacity the Delaware Group Equity Funds II’s Registration Statement on Form N-14 with respect to the proposed reorganization listed on Exhibit A, attached hereto, and generally to do all such things in my name and on my behalf in connection therewith as said attorneys-in-fact deem necessary or appropriate, to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and all related requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission. I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact or their substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this instrument as of this 28 day of May, 2021.

/s/ John A. Fry

John A. Fry

   

POWER OF ATTORNEY

I, the undersigned member of the Board of Trustees of Delaware Group Equity Funds II, hereby constitute and appoint David F. Connor, Brian L. Murray, Jr. and Richard Salus, and each of them singly, my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, and with full power to each of them, to sign for me and in my name in the appropriate capacity the Delaware Group Equity Funds II’s Registration Statement on Form N-14 with respect to the proposed reorganization listed on Exhibit A, attached hereto, and generally to do all such things in my name and on my behalf in connection therewith as said attorneys-in-fact deem necessary or appropriate, to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and all related requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission. I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact or their substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this instrument as of this 28th day of May, 2021.

/s/ Frances A. Sevilla-Sacasa

Frances A. Sevilla-Sacasa

   

POWER OF ATTORNEY

I, the undersigned member of the Board of Trustees of Delaware Group Equity Funds II, hereby constitute and appoint David F. Connor, Brian L. Murray, Jr. and Richard Salus, and each of them singly, my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, and with full power to each of them, to sign for me and in my name in the appropriate capacity the Delaware Group Equity Funds II’s Registration Statement on Form N-14 with respect to the proposed reorganization listed on Exhibit A, attached hereto, and generally to do all such things in my name and on my behalf in connection therewith as said attorneys-in-fact deem necessary or appropriate, to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and all related requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission. I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact or their substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this instrument as of this 3rd day of June, 2021.

/s/ Thomas K. Whitford

Thomas K. Whitford

   

POWER OF ATTORNEY

I, the undersigned member of the Board of Trustees of Delaware Group Equity Funds II, hereby constitute and appoint David F. Connor, Brian L. Murray, Jr. and Richard Salus, and each of them singly, my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, and with full power to each of them, to sign for me and in my name in the appropriate capacity the Delaware Group Equity Funds II’s Registration Statement on Form N-14 with respect to the proposed reorganization listed on Exhibit A, attached hereto, and generally to do all such things in my name and on my behalf in connection therewith as said attorneys-in-fact deem necessary or appropriate, to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and all related requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission. I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact or their substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this instrument as of this 28th day of May, 2021.

/s/ Christianna Wood

Christianna Wood

   

POWER OF ATTORNEY

I, the undersigned member of the Board of Trustees of Delaware Group Equity Funds II, hereby constitute and appoint David F. Connor, Brian L. Murray, Jr. and Richard Salus, and each of them singly, my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, and with full power to each of them, to sign for me and in my name in the appropriate capacity the Delaware Group Equity Funds II’s Registration Statement on Form N-14 with respect to the proposed reorganization listed on Exhibit A, attached hereto, and generally to do all such things in my name and on my behalf in connection therewith as said attorneys-in-fact deem necessary or appropriate, to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and all related requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission. I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact or their substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this instrument as of this 29th day of May, 2021.

/s/ Janet L. Yeomans

Janet L. Yeomans

Exhibit A

PROPOSED REORGANIZATION
ACQUIRED FUND	ACQUIRING FUND
Macquarie Large Cap Value Portfolio, a series of Delaware Pooled® Trust	Delaware Value® Fund, a series of Delaware Group Equity Funds II