Exhibit 16(a)
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned Bruce R. Bond, Susan J. Carter, Collette Chilton, Neil A. Cotty, Lena G. Goldberg, Robert M. Hernandez, Henry R. Keizer, Cynthia A. Montgomery, Donald C. Opatrny, Joseph P. Platt, Mark Stalnecker, Kenneth L. Urish, Claire A. Walton, Robert Fairbairn and John M. Perlowski, Directors/Trustees of BlackRock Funds II, BlackRock Funds III, Master Investment Portfolio, BlackRock Series, Inc., BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund, Inc. and BlackRock Equity Dividend Fund 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 II, BlackRock Funds III, BlackRock Series, Inc., BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund, Inc. and/or BlackRock Equity Dividend Fund or any amendment thereto (including any pre-effective or post-effective amendments) for or on behalf of BlackRock Funds II, BlackRock Funds III, Master Investment Portfolio, BlackRock Series, Inc., BlackRock Capital Appreciation Fund, Inc. and BlackRock Equity Dividend Fund, 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 15th day of May, 2019.
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/S/ BRUCE R. BOND Bruce R. Bond | | Director/ Trustee | | /S/ DONALD C. OPATRNY Donald C. Opatrny | | Director/ Trustee |
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/S/ SUSAN J. CARTER Susan J. Carter | | Director/ Trustee | | /S/ JOSEPH P. PLATT Joseph P. Platt | | Director/ Trustee |
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/S/ COLLETTE CHILTON Collette Chilton | | Director/ Trustee | | /S/ MARK STALNECKER Mark Stalnecker | | Director/ Trustee |
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/S/ NEIL A. COTTY Neil A. Cotty | | Director/ Trustee | | /S/ KENNETH L. URISH Kenneth L. Urish | | Director/ Trustee |
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/S/ LENA G. GOLDBERG Lena G. Goldberg | | Director/ Trustee | | /S/ CLAIRE A. WALTON Claire A. Walton | | Director/ Trustee |
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/S/ ROBERT M. HERNANDEZ Robert M. Hernandez | | Director/ Trustee | | /S/ ROBERT FAIRBAIRN Robert Fairbairn | | Director/ Trustee |
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/S/ HENRY R. KEIZER Henry R. Keizer | | Director/ Trustee | | /S/ JOHN M. PERLOWSKI John M. Perlowski | | Director/ Trustee |
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/S/ CYNTHIA A. MONTGOMERY Cynthia A. Montgomery | | Director/ Trustee | | | | |
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