Exhibit 14(a)
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form N-14 of BlackRock Variable Series Funds II, Inc. of our report dated February 23, 2018, relating to the individual financial statements and financial highlights of each of the funds comprising the State Farm Variable Product Trust, which appears in the State Farm Variable Product Trust’s Annual Report on Form N-CSR for the year ended December 31, 2017. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Other Service Providers” in such Registration Statement.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Chicago, Illinois
August 13, 2018