We, the undersigned Trustees and officers of Putnam New Opportunities Fund and Putnam Vista Fund, hereby severally constitute and appoint John Hill, George Putnam III, Jonathan S. Horwitz, John W. Gerstmayr and Bryan Chegwidden, 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 Statement on Form N-14 of Putnam New Opportunities Fund (relating to its proposed acquisition of Putnam Vista Fund) and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to the Registration Statement 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.
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| /s/ John A. Hill | | Chairman of the Board and Trustee | June 11, 2010 |
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| John A. Hill | | | |
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| /s/ Jameson A. Baxter | | Vice Chairman of the Board and | June 11, 2010 |
| | Trustee |
| Jameson A. Baxter | | | |
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| /s/ Robert L. Reynolds | | President and Trustee | June 11, 2010 |
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| Robert L. Reynolds | | | |
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| /s/ Jonathan S. Horwitz | | Executive Vice President, Treasurer, | June 11, 2010 |
| | Compliance Liaison and Principal |
| Jonathan S. Horwitz | | Executive Officer | |
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| /s/ Steven D. Krichmar | | Vice President and Principal | June 11, 2010 |
| | Financial Officer |
| Steven D. Krichmar | | | |
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| /s/ Janet C. Smith | | Vice President, Assistant Treasurer | June 11, 2010 |
| | and Principal Accounting Officer |
| Janet C. Smith | | | |
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| /s/ Ravi Akhoury | | Trustee | June 11, 2010 |
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| Ravi Akhoury | | | |
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| /s/ Charles B. Curtis | | Trustee | June 11, 2010 |
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| Charles B. Curtis | | | |
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| /s/ Robert J. Darretta | | Trustee | June 11, 2010 |
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| Robert J. Darretta | | | |
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| /s/ Myra R. Drucker | | Trustee | June 11, 2010 |
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| Myra R. Drucker | | | |
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| /s/ Paul L. Joskow | | Trustee | June 11, 2010 |
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| Paul L. Joskow | | | |
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| /s/ Elizabeth T. Kennan | | Trustee | June 11, 2010 |
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| Elizabeth T. Kennan | | | |
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| /s/ Kenneth R. Leibler | | Trustee | June 11, 2010 |
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| Kenneth R. Leibler | | | |
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| /s/ Robert E. Patterson | | Trustee | June 11, 2010 |
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| Robert E. Patterson | | | |
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| /s/ George Putnam, III | | Trustee | June 11, 2010 |
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| George Putnam, III | | | |
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| /s/ W. Thomas Stephens | | Trustee | June 11, 2010 |
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| W. Thomas Stephens | | | |
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| /s/ Richard B. Worley | | Trustee | June 11, 2010 |
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| Richard B. Worley | | | |
