POWER OF ATTORNEY |
We, the undersigned Trustees and officers of each of the Trusts listed on Schedule A hereto, hereby severally constitute and appoint Kenneth R. Leibler, George Putnam, III, Jonathan S. Horwitz, Bryan Chegwidden and James E. Thomas, 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 Statements on Form N-14 of each of the Trusts listed on Schedule A hereto and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to said Registration Statements 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/ KENNETH R. LEIBLER | Chair of the Board and Trustee | December 19, 2019 |
Kenneth R. Leibler | ||
/s/ ROBERT L. REYNOLDS | President and Trustee | December 20, 2019 |
Robert L. Reynolds | ||
/s/ JONATHAN S. HORWITZ | Executive Vice President, | December 19, 2019 |
Jonathan S. Horwitz | Principal Executive Officer and | |
Compliance Liaison | ||
/s/ JANET C. SMITH | Vice President, Principal Financial | |
Janet C. Smith | Officer, Principal Accounting | December 23, 2019 |
Officer and Assistant Treasurer | ||
/s/ LIAQUAT AHAMED | Trustee | December 30, 2019 |
Liaquat Ahamed | ||
/s/ RAVI AKHOURY | Trustee | December 31, 2019 |
Ravi Akhoury |
/s/ BARBARA M. BAUMANN | Trustee | December 19, 2019 |
Barbara M. Baumann | ||
/s/ KATINKA DOMOTORFFY | Trustee | December 31, 2019 |
Katinka Domotorffy | ||
/s/ CATHARINE BOND HILL | Trustee | December 31, 2019 |
Catharine Bond Hill | ||
/s/ PAUL L. JOSKOW | Trustee | December 19, 2019 |
Paul L. Joskow | ||
/s/ GEORGE PUTNAM, III | Trustee | December 20, 2019 |
George Putnam, III | ||
/s/ MANOJ P. SINGH | Trustee | December 20, 2019 |
Manoj P. Singh |
Schedule A
Registration Statement of Putnam Funds Trust on Form N-14 relating to the proposed mergers of Putnam Capital Spectrum Fund and Putnam Equity Spectrum Fund with and into Putnam Focused Equity Fund.
Registration Statement of Putnam Funds Trust on Form N-14 relating to the proposed merger of Putnam International Growth Fund with and into Putnam Emerging Markets Equity Fund.