EX-99.16 3 a2044769zex-99_16.txt EXHIBIT 99.16 Exhibit 16 MUTUAL FUND GROUP MUTUAL FUND TRUST MUTUAL FUND VARIABLE ANNUITY TRUST MUTUAL FUND SELECT GROUP MUTUAL FUND SELECT TRUST MUTUAL FUND INVESTMENT TRUST MUTUAL FUND MASTER INVESTMENT TRUST CAPITAL GROWTH PORTFOLIO GROWTH AND INCOME PORTFOLIO INTERNATIONAL EQUITY PORTFOLIO POWER OF ATTORNEY Fergus Reid, III, whose signature appears below, hereby constitutes and appoints Martin R. Dean, Peter B. Eldridge and H. Richard Vartabedian, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys and agents, with full power and authority of substitution and resubstitution, to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and agents, or any of them, may deem necessary or advisable or which may be required to enable any of the investment companies listed above (each, a "Company") to comply with the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (collectively, the "Acts"), and any rules, regulations or requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the filing and effectiveness of any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to a Company's Registration Statement on Form N-1A and any other registration statements pursuant to said Acts, including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as a trustee and/or officer of a Company any and all such amendments and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under said Acts, and any other instruments or documents related thereto, and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. /s/ Fergus Reid III ------------------- Fergus Reid, III Date: April 3, 2001 Exhibit 16 MUTUAL FUND GROUP MUTUAL FUND TRUST MUTUAL FUND VARIABLE ANNUITY TRUST MUTUAL FUND SELECT GROUP MUTUAL FUND SELECT TRUST MUTUAL FUND INVESTMENT TRUST MUTUAL FUND MASTER INVESTMENT TRUST CAPITAL GROWTH PORTFOLIO GROWTH AND INCOME PORTFOLIO INTERNATIONAL EQUITY PORTFOLIO POWER OF ATTORNEY William J. Armstrong, whose signature appears below, hereby constitutes and appoints Martin D. Dean, Peter B. Eldridge and H. Richard Vartabedian, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys and agents, with full power and authority of substitution and resubstitution, to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and agents, or any of them, may deem necessary or advisable or which may be required to enable any of the investment companies listed above (each, a "Company") to comply with the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (collectively, the "Acts"), and any rules, regulations or requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the filing and effectiveness of any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to a Company's Registration Statement on Form N-1A and any other registration statements pursuant to said Acts, including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as a trustee and/or officer of a Company any and all such amendments and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under said Acts, and any other instruments or documents related thereto, and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. /s/ William J. Armstrong ------------------------ William J. Armstrong Date: April 3, 2001 Exhibit 16 MUTUAL FUND GROUP MUTUAL FUND TRUST MUTUAL FUND VARIABLE ANNUITY TRUST MUTUAL FUND SELECT GROUP MUTUAL FUND SELECT TRUST MUTUAL FUND INVESTMENT TRUST MUTUAL FUND MASTER INVESTMENT TRUST CAPITAL GROWTH PORTFOLIO GROWTH AND INCOME PORTFOLIO INTERNATIONAL EQUITY PORTFOLIO POWER OF ATTORNEY John R. H. Blum, whose signature appears below, hereby constitutes and appoints Martin R. Dean, Peter B. Eldridge and H. Richard Vartabedian, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys and agents, with full power and authority of substitution and resubstitution, to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and agents, or any of them, may deem necessary or advisable or which may be required to enable any of the investment companies listed above (each, a "Company") to comply with the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (collectively, the "Acts"), and any rules, regulations or requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the filing and effectiveness of any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to a Company's Registration Statement on Form N-1A and any other registration statements pursuant to said Acts, including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as a trustee and/or officer of a Company any and all such amendments and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under said Acts, and any other instruments or documents related thereto, and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. /s/ John R. H. Blum -------------------------- John R. H. Blum Date: April 3, 2001 Exhibit 16 MUTUAL FUND GROUP MUTUAL FUND TRUST MUTUAL FUND VARIABLE ANNUITY TRUST MUTUAL FUND SELECT GROUP MUTUAL FUND SELECT TRUST MUTUAL FUND INVESTMENT TRUST MUTUAL FUND MASTER INVESTMENT TRUST CAPITAL GROWTH PORTFOLIO GROWTH AND INCOME PORTFOLIO INTERNATIONAL EQUITY PORTFOLIO POWER OF ATTORNEY Stuart W. Cragin, Jr., whose signature appears below, hereby constitutes and appoints Martin R. Dean, Peter B. Eldridge and H. Richard Vartabedian, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys and agents, with full power and authority of substitution and resubstitution, to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and agents, or any of them, may deem necessary or advisable or which may be required to enable any of the investment companies listed above (each a "Company") to comply with the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (collectively, the "Acts"), and any rules, regulations or requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the filing and effectiveness of any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to a Company's Registration Statement on Form N-1A and any other registration statements pursuant to said Acts, including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as a trustee and/or officer of a Company any and all such amendments and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under said Acts, and any other instruments or documents related thereto, and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. /s/ Stuart W. Cragin, Jr. ------------------------- Stuart W. Cragin, Jr. Date: April 3, 2001 Exhibit 16 MUTUAL FUND GROUP MUTUAL FUND TRUST MUTUAL FUND VARIABLE ANNUITY TRUST MUTUAL FUND SELECT GROUP MUTUAL FUND SELECT TRUST MUTUAL FUND INVESTMENT TRUST MUTUAL FUND MASTER INVESTMENT TRUST CAPITAL GROWTH PORTFOLIO GROWTH AND INCOME PORTFOLIO INTERNATIONAL EQUITY PORTFOLIO POWER OF ATTORNEY Roland R. Eppley, Jr., whose signature appears below, hereby constitutes and appoints Martin R. Dean, Peter B. Eldridge and H. Richard Vartabdian, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys and agents, with full power and authority of substitution and resubstitution, to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and agents, or any of them, may deem necessary or advisable or which may be required to enable any of the investment companies listed above (each, a "Company") to comply with the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (collectively, the "Acts"), and any rules, regulations or requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the filing and effectiveness of any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to a Company's Registration Statement on Form N-1A and any other registration statements pursuant to said Acts, including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as a trustee and/or officer of a Company any and all such amendments and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under said Acts, and any other instruments or documents related thereto, and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. /s/ Roland R. Eppley, Jr. ------------------------- Roland R. Eppley, Jr. Date: April 3, 2001 Exhibit 16 MUTUAL FUND GROUP MUTUAL FUND TRUST MUTUAL FUND VARIABLE ANNUITY TRUST MUTUAL FUND SELECT GROUP MUTUAL FUND SELECT TRUST MUTUAL FUND INVESTMENT TRUST MUTUAL FUND MASTER INVESTMENT TRUST CAPITAL GROWTH PORTFOLIO GROWTH AND INCOME PORTFOLIO INTERNATIONAL EQUITY PORTFOLIO POWER OF ATTORNEY Joseph J. Harkins, whose signature appears below, hereby constitutes and appoints Martin R. Dean, Peter B. Eldridge and H. Richard Vartabedian, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys and agents, with full power and authority of substitution and resubstitution, to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and agents, or any of them, may deem necessary or advisable or which may be required to enable any of the investment companies listed above (each, a "Company") to comply with the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (collectively, the "Acts"), and any rules, regulations or requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the filing and effectiveness of any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to a Company's Registration Statement on Form N-1A and any other registration statements pursuant to said Acts, including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as a trustee and/or officer of a Company any and all such amendments and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under said Acts, and any other instruments or documents related thereto, and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. /s/ Joseph J. Harkins --------------------- Joseph J. Harkins Date: April 3, 2001 Exhibit 16 MUTUAL FUND GROUP MUTUAL FUND TRUST MUTUAL FUND VARIABLE ANNUITY TRUST MUTUAL FUND SELECT GROUP MUTUAL FUND SELECT TRUST MUTUAL FUND INVESTMENT TRUST MUTUAL FUND MASTER INVESTMENT TRUST CAPITAL GROWTH PORTFOLIO GROWTH AND INCOME PORTFOLIO INTERNATIONAL EQUITY PORTFOLIO POWER OF ATTORNEY Sarah E. Jones, whose signature appears below, hereby constitutes and appoints Martin D. Dean, Peter B. Eldridge and H. Richard Vartabedian, and each of them, her true and lawful attorneys and agents, with full power and authority of substitution and resubstitution, to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and agents, or any of them, may deem necessary or advisable or which may be required to enable any of the investment companies listed above (each, a "Company") to comply with the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (collectively, the "Acts"), and any rules, regulations or requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the filing and effectiveness of any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to a Company's Registration Statement on Form N-1A and any other registration statements pursuant to said Acts, including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as a trustee and/or officer of a Company any and all such amendments and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under said Acts, and any other instruments or documents related thereto, and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. /s/ Sarah E. Jones ------------------ Sarah E. Jones Date: April 3, 2001 Exhibit 16 MUTUAL FUND GROUP MUTUAL FUND TRUST MUTUAL FUND VARIABLE ANNUITY TRUST MUTUAL FUND SELECT GROUP MUTUAL FUND SELECT TRUST MUTUAL FUND INVESTMENT TRUST MUTUAL FUND MASTER INVESTMENT TRUST CAPITAL GROWTH PORTFOLIO GROWTH AND INCOME PORTFOLIO INTERNATIONAL EQUITY PORTFOLIO POWER OF ATTORNEY W.D. MacCallan, whose signature appears below, hereby constitutes and appoints Martin R. Dean, Peter B. Eldridge and H. Richard Vartabedian, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys and agents, with full power and authority of substitution and resubstitution, to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and agents, or any of them, may deem necessary or advisable or which may be required to enable any of the investment companies listed above (each, a "Company") to comply with the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (collectively, the "Acts"), and any rules, regulations or requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the filing and effectiveness of any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to a Company's Registration Statement on Form N-1A and any other registration statements pursuant to said Acts, including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as a trustee and/or officer of a Company any and all such amendments and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under said Acts, and any other instruments or documents related thereto, and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. /s/ W.D. MacCallan ------------------ W.D. MacCallan Date: April 3, 2001 Exhibit 16 MUTUAL FUND GROUP MUTUAL FUND TRUST MUTUAL FUND VARIABLE ANNUITY TRUST MUTUAL FUND SELECT GROUP MUTUAL FUND SELECT TRUST MUTUAL FUND INVESTMENT TRUST MUTUAL FUND MASTER INVESTMENT TRUST CAPITAL GROWTH PORTFOLIO GROWTH AND INCOME PORTFOLIO INTERNATIONAL EQUITY PORTFOLIO POWER OF ATTORNEY W. Perry Neff, whose signature appears below, hereby constitutes and appoints Martin R. Dean, Peter B. Eldridge and H. Richard Vartabedian, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys and agents, with full power and authority of substitution and resubstitution, to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and agents, or any of them, may deem necessary or advisable or which may be required to enable any of the investment companies listed above (each a "Company") to comply with the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (collectively, the "Acts"), and any rules, regulations or requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the filing and effectiveness of any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to a Company's Registration Statement on Form N-1A and any other registration statements pursuant to said Acts, including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as a trustee and/or officer of a Company any and all such amendments and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under said Acts, and any other instruments or documents related thereto, and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. /s/ W. Perry Neff ----------------- W. Perry Neff Date: April 3, 2001 Exhibit 16 MUTUAL FUND GROUP MUTUAL FUND TRUST MUTUAL FUND VARIABLE ANNUITY TRUST MUTUAL FUND SELECT GROUP MUTUAL FUND SELECT TRUST MUTUAL FUND INVESTMENT TRUST MUTUAL FUND MASTER INVESTMENT TRUST CAPITAL GROWTH PORTFOLIO GROWTH AND INCOME PORTFOLIO INTERNATIONAL EQUITY PORTFOLIO POWER OF ATTORNEY Leonard M. Spalding, Jr., whose signature appears below, hereby constitutes and appoints Martin R. Dean, Peter B. Eldridge and H. Richard Vartabdian, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys and agents, with full power and authority of substitution and resubstitution, to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and agents, or any of them, may deem necessary or advisable or which may be required to enable any of the investment companies listed above (each, a "Company") to comply with the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (collectively, the "Acts"), and any rules, regulations or requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the filing and effectiveness of any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to a Company's Registration Statement on Form N-1A and any other registration statements pursuant to said Acts, including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as a trustee and/or officer of a Company any and all such amendments and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under said Acts, and any other instruments or documents related thereto, and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. /s/ Leonard M. Spalding, Jr. ---------------------------- Leonard M. Spalding, Jr. Date: April 3, 2001 Exhibit 16 MUTUAL FUND GROUP MUTUAL FUND TRUST MUTUAL FUND VARIABLE ANNUITY TRUST MUTUAL FUND SELECT GROUP MUTUAL FUND SELECT TRUST MUTUAL FUND INVESTMENT TRUST MUTUAL FUND MASTER INVESTMENT TRUST CAPITAL GROWTH PORTFOLIO GROWTH AND INCOME PORTFOLIO INTERNATIONAL EQUITY PORTFOLIO POWER OF ATTORNEY Irving L.Thode, whose signature appears below, hereby constitutes and appoints Martin R. Dean, Peter B. Eldridge and H. Richard Vartabedian, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys and agents, with full power and authority of substitution and resubstitution, to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and agents, or any of them, may deem necessary or advisable or which may be required to enable any of the investment companies listed above (each a "Company") to comply with the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (collectively, the "Acts"), and any rules, regulations or requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the filing and effectiveness of any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to a Company's Registration Statement on Form N-1A and any other registration statements pursuant to said Acts, including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as a trustee and/or officer of a Company any and all such amendments and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under said Acts, and any other instruments or documents related thereto, and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. /s/ Irving L. Thode ------------------- Irving L. Thode Date: April 3, 2001 Exhibit 16 MUTUAL FUND GROUP MUTUAL FUND TRUST MUTUAL FUND VARIABLE ANNUITY TRUST MUTUAL FUND SELECT GROUP MUTUAL FUND SELECT TRUST MUTUAL FUND INVESTMENT TRUST MUTUAL FUND MASTER INVESTMENT TRUST CAPITAL GROWTH PORTFOLIO GROWTH AND INCOME PORTFOLIO INTERNATIONAL EQUITY PORTFOLIO POWER OF ATTORNEY Richard E. Ten Haken, whose signature appears below, hereby constitutes and appoints Martin R. Dean, Peter B. Eldridge and H. Richard Vartabdian, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys and agents, with full power and authority of substitution and resubstitution, to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and agents, or any of them, may deem necessary or advisable or which may be required to enable any of the investment companies listed above (each, a "Company") to comply with the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (collectively, the "Acts"), and any rules, regulations or requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the filing and effectiveness of any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to a Company's Registration Statement on Form N-1A and any other registration statements pursuant to said Acts, including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as a trustee and/or officer of a Company any and all such amendments and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under said Acts, and any other instruments or documents related thereto, and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. /s/ Richard E. Ten Haken ------------------------ Richard E. Ten Haken Date: April 3, 2001 Exhibit 16 MUTUAL FUND GROUP MUTUAL FUND TRUST MUTUAL FUND VARIABLE ANNUITY TRUST MUTUAL FUND SELECT GROUP MUTUAL FUND SELECT TRUST MUTUAL FUND INVESTMENT TRUST MUTUAL FUND MASTER INVESTMENT TRUST CAPITAL GROWTH PORTFOLIO GROWTH AND INCOME PORTFOLIO INTERNATIONAL EQUITY PORTFOLIO POWER OF ATTORNEY H. Richard Vartabedian, whose signature appears below, hereby constitutes and appoints Martin R. Dean and Peter B. Eldridge, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys and agents, with full power and authority of substitution and resubstitution, to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and agents, or any of them, may deem necessary or advisable or which may be required to enable any of the investment companies listed above (each, a "Company") to comply with the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (collectively, the "Acts"), and any rules, regulations or requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the filing and effectiveness of any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to a Company's Registration Statement on Form N-1A and any other registration statements pursuant to said Acts, including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as a trustee and/or officer of a Company any and all such amendments and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under said Acts, and any other instruments or documents related thereto, and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. /s/ H. Richard Vartabedian -------------------------- H. Richard Vartabedian Date: April 3, 2001 Exhibit 16 MUTUAL FUND GROUP MUTUAL FUND TRUST MUTUAL FUND VARIABLE ANNUITY TRUST MUTUAL FUND SELECT GROUP MUTUAL FUND SELECT TRUST MUTUAL FUND INVESTMENT TRUST MUTUAL FUND MASTER INVESTMENT TRUST CAPITAL GROWTH PORTFOLIO GROWTH AND INCOME PORTFOLIO INTERNATIONAL EQUITY PORTFOLIO POWER OF ATTORNEY George E. McDavid, whose signature appears below, hereby constitutes and appoints Martin R. Dean and Peter B. Eldridge, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys and agents, with full power and authority of substitution and resubstitution, to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and agents, or any of them, may deem necessary or advisable or which may be required to enable any of the investment companies listed above (each, a "Company") to comply with the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (collectively, the "Acts"), and any rules, regulations or requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the filing and effectiveness of any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to a Company's Registration Statement on Form N-1A and any other registration statements pursuant to said Acts, including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as a trustee and/or officer of a Company any and all such amendments and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under said Acts, and any other instruments or documents related thereto, and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. /s/ George E. McDavid --------------------- George E. McDavid Date: April 3, 2001