POWER OF ATTORNEY 

We, the undersigned Trustees and officers of Putnam New Opportunities Fund and Putnam Vista Fund, hereby severally constitute and appoint John Hill, George Putnam III, Jonathan S. Horwitz, John W. Gerstmayr and Bryan Chegwidden, and each of them singly, our true and lawful attorneys, with full power to them and each of them, to sign for us, and in our names and in the capacities indicated below, the Registration Statement on Form N-14 of Putnam New Opportunities Fund (relating to its proposed acquisition of Putnam Vista Fund) and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to the Registration Statement and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto our said attorneys, and each of them acting alone, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, and hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys or any of them may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

WITNESS my hand and seal on the date set forth below.

Signature	Title	Date
/s/ John A. Hill	Chairman of the Board and Trustee	June 11, 2010
John A. Hill
/s/ Jameson A. Baxter	Vice Chairman of the Board and	June 11, 2010
	Trustee
Jameson A. Baxter
/s/ Robert L. Reynolds	President and Trustee	June 11, 2010
Robert L. Reynolds
/s/ Jonathan S. Horwitz	Executive Vice President, Treasurer,	June 11, 2010
	Compliance Liaison and Principal
Jonathan S. Horwitz	Executive Officer
/s/ Steven D. Krichmar	Vice President and Principal	June 11, 2010
	Financial Officer
Steven D. Krichmar
/s/ Janet C. Smith	Vice President, Assistant Treasurer	June 11, 2010
	and Principal Accounting Officer
Janet C. Smith

/s/ Ravi Akhoury	Trustee	June 11, 2010
Ravi Akhoury
/s/ Charles B. Curtis	Trustee	June 11, 2010
Charles B. Curtis
/s/ Robert J. Darretta	Trustee	June 11, 2010
Robert J. Darretta
/s/ Myra R. Drucker	Trustee	June 11, 2010
Myra R. Drucker
/s/ Paul L. Joskow	Trustee	June 11, 2010
Paul L. Joskow
/s/ Elizabeth T. Kennan	Trustee	June 11, 2010
Elizabeth T. Kennan
/s/ Kenneth R. Leibler	Trustee	June 11, 2010
Kenneth R. Leibler
/s/ Robert E. Patterson	Trustee	June 11, 2010
Robert E. Patterson
/s/ George Putnam, III	Trustee	June 11, 2010
George Putnam, III
/s/ W. Thomas Stephens	Trustee	June 11, 2010
W. Thomas Stephens
/s/ Richard B. Worley	Trustee	June 11, 2010
Richard B. Worley