Exhibit 16(a)
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, Susan J. Carter, Collette Chilton, Neil A. Cotty, Rodney D. Johnson, Cynthia A. Montgomery, Joseph P. Platt, Robert C. Robb, Jr., Mark Stalnecker, Kenneth L. Urish, Claire A. Walton, Frederick W. Winter, Robert Fairbairn and John M. Perlowski, Trustees of BlackRock Funds IV, BlackRock Funds VI and Master Investment Portfolio II, hereby authorize Benjamin Archibald, John M. Perlowski, Neal J. Andrews, Jay M. Fife, Jennifer McGovern, Scott Hilton, and Janey Ahn, or any of them, as attorney-in-fact, to sign on his or her behalf in the capacities indicated (and not in such person’s personal individual capacity for personal financial or estate planning), the Registration Statement on Form N-14, filed for BlackRock Funds IV and/or BlackRock Funds VI or any amendment thereto (including any pre-effective or post-effective amendments) for or on behalf of BlackRock Funds IV, BlackRock Funds VI and Master Investment Portfolio II, or any current or future series thereof, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
This Power of Attorney may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but which taken together shall constitute one instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Power of Attorney as of the 18th day of May, 2018.
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/S/ SUSAN J. CARTER Susan J. Carter | | | | Trustee | | | | /S/ MARK STALNECKER Mark Stalnecker | | | | Trustee |
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/S/ COLLETTE CHILTON Collette Chilton | | | | Trustee | | | | /S/ KENNETH L. URISH Kenneth L. Urish | | | | Trustee |
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/S/ NEIL A. COTTY Neil A. Cotty | | | | Trustee | | | | /S/ CLAIRE A. WALTON Claire A. Walton | | | | Trustee |
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/S/ RODNEY D. JOHNSON Rodney D. Johnson | | | | Trustee | | | | /S/ FREDERICK W. WINTER Frederick W. Winter | | | | Trustee |
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/S/ CYNTHIA A. MONTGOMERY Cynthia A. Montgomery | | | | Trustee | | | | /S/ ROBERT FAIRBAIRN Robert Fairbairn | | | | Trustee |
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/S/ JOSEPH P. PLATT Joseph P. Platt | | | | Trustee | | | | /S/ JOHN M. PERLOWSKI John M. Perlowski | | | | Trustee |
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/S/ ROBERT C. ROBB, JR. Robert C. Robb, Jr. | | | | Trustee | | | | | | | | |
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