Exhibit 24
Power of Attorney
I hereby appoint Ellen Oran Kaden and John J. Furey, together and separately, to be my attorneys-in-fact. This means they may, in my name and place:
| | • | | Sign the registration statement on Form S-8 for the Campbell Soup Company Deferred Compensation Plan II and any and all amendments to that registration statement; |
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| | • | | File the registration statement mentioned above on Form S-8 and any amendments and supplements thereto, with all exhibits and other related documents, with the Securities and Exchange Commission; |
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| | • | | Perform the acts that need to be done concerning these filings; and |
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| | • | | Name others to take their place. |
I am responsible for everything my attorneys-in-fact do when acting lawfully in the scope of this Power of Attorney.
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| Signature | | Dated as of June 25, 2009 |
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| /s/ Edmund M. Carpenter | | /s/ David C. Patterson |
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| Edmund M. Carpenter | | David C. Patterson |
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| /s/ Paul R. Charron | | /s/ William D. Perez |
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| Paul R. Charron | | William D. Perez |
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| /s/ Douglas R. Conant | | /s/ Charles R. Perrin |
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| Douglas R. Conant | | Charles R. Perrin |
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| /s/ Bennett Dorrance | | /s/ A. Barry Rand |
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| Bennett Dorrance | | A. Barry Rand |
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| /s/ Harvey Golub | | /s/ George Strawbridge, Jr. |
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| Harvey Golub | | George Strawbridge, Jr. |
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| /s/ Randall W. Larrimore | | /s/ Les C. Vinney |
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| Randall W. Larrimore | | Les C. Vinney |
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/s/ Mary Alice D. Malone
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| Mary Alice D. Malone | | Charlotte B. Weber |
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/s/ Sara Mathew
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| Sara Mathew | | |
