EX-99.Q 4 c60205bexv99wq.txt DIRECTORS/TRUSTEES POWER OF ATTORNEY TO SIGN AMENDMENTS TO THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT, DATED APRIL 6, 2010 DIRECTORS/TRUSTEES POWER OF ATTORNEY City of Minneapolis State of Minnesota Each of the undersigned, as directors and trustees of the below listed investment companies that previously have filed registration statements and amendments thereto pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 (the "'33 Act") and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (each, a "Registrant"):
1933 Act 1940 Act Reg. Number Reg. Number ----------- ----------- RiverSource Bond Series, Inc. 2-72174 811-3178 RiverSource California Tax-Exempt Trust 33-5103 811-4646 RiverSource Dimensions Series, Inc. 2-28529 811-1629 RiverSource Diversified Income Series, Inc. 2-51586 811-2503 RiverSource Equity Series, Inc. 2-13188 811-772 RiverSource Global Series, Inc. 33-25824 811-5696 RiverSource Government Income Series, Inc. 2-96512 811-4260 RiverSource Government Money Market Fund, Inc. 002-56805 811-02650 RiverSource High Yield Income Series, Inc. 2-86637 811-3848 RiverSource Income Series, Inc. 2-10700 811-499 RiverSource International Managers Series, Inc. 333-64010 811-10427 RiverSource International Series, Inc. 2-92309 811-4075 RiverSource Investment Series, Inc. 2-11328 811-54 RiverSource Large Cap Series, Inc. 2-38355 811-2111 RiverSource Managers Series, Inc. 333-57852 811-10321 RiverSource Market Advantage Series, Inc. 33-30770 811-5897 RiverSource Money Market Series, Inc. 2-54516 811-2591 RiverSource Sector Series, Inc. 33-20872 811-5522 RiverSource Selected Series, Inc. 2-93745 811-4132 RiverSource Series Trust 333-131683 811-21852 RiverSource Short Term Investments Series, Inc. N/A 811-21914 RiverSource Special Tax-Exempt Series Trust 33-5102 811-4647 RiverSource Strategic Allocation Series, Inc. 2-93801 811-4133 RiverSource Strategy Series, Inc. 2-89288 811-3956 RiverSource Tax-Exempt Series, Inc. 2-57328 811-2686 RiverSource Tax-Exempt Income Series, Inc. 2-63552 811-2901 RiverSource Variable Series Trust 333-146374 811-22127 Seligman Capital Fund, Inc. 002-33566 811-01886 Seligman Communications and Information Fund, Inc. 002-80168 811-03596 Seligman Frontier Fund, Inc. 002-92487 811-04078 Seligman Global Fund Series, Inc. 033-44186 811-06485 Seligman Growth Fund, Inc. 002-10836 811-00229 Seligman LaSalle Real Estate Fund Series, Inc. 333-105799 811-21365 Seligman Municipal Fund Series, Inc. 002-86008 811-03828 Seligman Municipal Series Trust 002-92569 811-04250 Seligman Portfolios, Inc. 033-15253 811-05221 Seligman TargetHorizon ETF Portfolios, Inc. 333-126647 811-21788 Seligman Value Fund Series, Inc. 333-20621 811-08031
RiverSource LaSalle International Real Estate Fund, Inc. 333-141258 811-22031 Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund, Inc. 811-22328 Tri-Continental Corporation * 811-00266 (Common, Preferred, Warrants)
* Each time additional shares are registered for Tri-Continental Corporation, the Securities and Exchange Commission assigns a new `33 Act file number. hereby constitutes and appoints Stephen R. Lewis, Jr., any other member of the Boards of Directors/Trustees of the Registrants who is not an interest person of the investment manager, and Scott R. Plummer, Christopher O. Petersen, Paul B. Goucher, Tara W. Tilbury, and Joseph L. D'Alessandro, each individually, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent (each an "Attorney-in-Fact") with power of substitution or resubstitution, in any and all capacities, including without limitation in the undersigned's capacity as director/trustee of each Registrant, in the furtherance of the business and affairs of each Registrant: (i) to execute any and all instruments which said Attorney-in-Fact may deem necessary or advisable or which may be required to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (together the "Acts") and any other applicable federal securities laws, or rules, regulations or requirements of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") in respect thereof, in connection with the filing and effectiveness of each Registrant's Registration Statement regarding the registration of each Registrant or its shares of beneficial interest, and any and all amendments thereto, including without limitation any reports, forms or other filings required by the Acts or any other applicable federal securities laws, or rules, regulations or requirements of the SEC; and (ii) to execute any and all federal, state or foreign regulatory or other required filings, including all applications with regulatory authorities, state charter or organizational documents and any amendments or supplements thereto, to be executed by, on behalf of, or for the benefit of, each Registrant. The undersigned hereby grants to each Attorney-in-Fact full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing contemplated above, as fully and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, and hereby ratifies and confirms all that said Attorneys-in-Fact, individually or collectively, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Dated the 6th day of April, 2010. /s/ Kathleen A. Blatz /s/ Stephen R. Lewis, Jr. ------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- Kathleen A. Blatz Stephen R. Lewis, Jr. /s/ Arne H. Carlson /s/ John F. Maher ------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- Arne H. Carlson John F. Maher /s/ Pamela G. Carlton /s/ Catherine James Paglia ------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- Pamela G. Carlton Catherine James Paglia /s/ Patricia M. Flynn /s/ Leroy C. Richie ------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- Patricia M. Flynn Leroy C. Richie /s/ Anne P. Jones /s/ Alison Taunton-Rigby ------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- Anne P. Jones Alison Taunton-Rigby /s/ Jeffrey Laikind /s/ William F. Truscott ------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- Jeffrey Laikind William F. Truscott