Exhibit 16
POWER OF ATTORNEY
James L. Roberts, whose signature appears below, does hereby constitute and appoint Thomas R. Hiller and Margaret S. Moore, each individually, his true and lawful attorneys and agents, with power of substitution or resubstitution, to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and agents, each individually, may deem necessary or advisable or which may be required to enable Sterling Capital Funds (the “Trust”), to comply with the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Acts”), and any rules, regulations or requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the initial filing and any and all amendments to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-14 relating to the proposed reorganizations of, the Stratton Mid Cap Value Fund with and into the Sterling Capital Stratton Mid Cap Value Fund, Stratton Real Estate Fund with and into the Sterling Capital Stratton Real Estate Fund, and Stratton Small Cap Value Fund with and into the Sterling Capital Stratton Small Cap Value Fund, pursuant to said Acts, including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as a trustee and/or officer of the Trust any and all such initial filings and amendments filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under said Acts, and any other instruments or documents related thereto, and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or either of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
Dated: July 23, 2015 | /s/ James L. Roberts | |
James L. Roberts |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
James T. Gillespie, whose signature appears below, does hereby constitute and appoint Thomas R. Hiller and Margaret S. Moore, each individually, his true and lawful attorneys and agents, with power of substitution or resubstitution, to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and agents, each individually, may deem necessary or advisable or which may be required to enable Sterling Capital Funds (the “Trust”), to comply with the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Acts”), and any rules, regulations or requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the initial filing and any and all amendments to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-14 relating to the proposed reorganizations of, the Stratton Mid Cap Value Fund with and into the Sterling Capital Stratton Mid Cap Value Fund, Stratton Real Estate Fund with and into the Sterling Capital Stratton Real Estate Fund, and Stratton Small Cap Value Fund with and into the Sterling Capital Stratton Small Cap Value Fund, pursuant to said Acts, including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as a trustee and/or officer of the Trust any and all such initial filings and amendments filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under said Acts, and any other instruments or documents related thereto, and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or either of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
Dated: July 23, 2015 | /s/ James T. Gillepsie | |
James T. Gillepsie |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Douglas R. Van Scoy, whose signature appears below, does hereby constitute and appoint Thomas R. Hiller and Margaret S. Moore, each individually, his true and lawful attorneys and agents, with power of substitution or resubstitution, to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and agents, each individually, may deem necessary or advisable or which may be required to enable Sterling Capital Funds (the “Trust”), to comply with the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Acts”), and any rules, regulations or requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the initial filing and any and all amendments to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-14 relating to the proposed reorganizations of, the Stratton Mid Cap Value Fund with and into the Sterling Capital Stratton Mid Cap Value Fund, Stratton Real Estate Fund with and into the Sterling Capital Stratton Real Estate Fund, and Stratton Small Cap Value Fund with and into the Sterling Capital Stratton Small Cap Value Fund, pursuant to said Acts, including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as a trustee and/or officer of the Trust any and all such initial filings and amendments filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under said Acts, and any other instruments or documents related thereto, and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or either of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
Dated: July 23, 2015 | /s/ Douglas R. Van Scoy | |
Douglas R. Van Scoy |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Drew T. Kagan, whose signature appears below, does hereby constitute and appoint Thomas R. Hiller and Margaret S. Moore, each individually, his true and lawful attorneys and agents, with power of substitution or resubstitution, to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and agents, each individually, may deem necessary or advisable or which may be required to enable Sterling Capital Funds (the “Trust”), to comply with the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Acts”), and any rules, regulations or requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the initial filing and any and all amendments to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-14 relating to the proposed reorganizations of, the Stratton Mid Cap Value Fund with and into the Sterling Capital Stratton Mid Cap Value Fund, Stratton Real Estate Fund with and into the Sterling Capital Stratton Real Estate Fund, and Stratton Small Cap Value Fund with and into the Sterling Capital Stratton Small Cap Value Fund, pursuant to said Acts, including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as a trustee and/or officer of the Trust any and all such initial filings and amendments filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under said Acts, and any other instruments or documents related thereto, and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or either of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
Dated: July 23, 2015 | /s/ Drew T. Kagan | |
Drew T. Kagan |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Laura C. Bingham, whose signature appears below, does hereby constitute and appoint Thomas R. Hiller and Margaret S. Moore, each individually, her true and lawful attorneys and agents, with power of substitution or resubstitution, to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and agents, each individually, may deem necessary or advisable or which may be required to enable Sterling Capital Funds (the “Trust”), to comply with the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Acts”), and any rules, regulations or requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the initial filing and any and all amendments to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-14 relating to the proposed reorganizations of, the Stratton Mid Cap Value Fund with and into the Sterling Capital Stratton Mid Cap Value Fund, Stratton Real Estate Fund with and into the Sterling Capital Stratton Real Estate Fund, and Stratton Small Cap Value Fund with and into the Sterling Capital Stratton Small Cap Value Fund, pursuant to said Acts, including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as a trustee and/or officer of the Trust any and all such initial filings and amendments filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under said Acts, and any other instruments or documents related thereto, and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or either of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
Dated: July 23, 2015 | /s/ Laura C. Bingham | |
Laura C. Bingham |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Alexander W. McAlister, whose signature appears below, does hereby constitute and appoint Thomas R. Hiller and Margaret S. Moore, each individually, his true and lawful attorneys and agents, with power of substitution or resubstitution, to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and agents, each individually, may deem necessary or advisable or which may be required to enable Sterling Capital Funds (the “Trust”), to comply with the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Acts”), and any rules, regulations or requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the initial filing and any and all amendments to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-14 relating to the proposed reorganizations of, the Stratton Mid Cap Value Fund with and into the Sterling Capital Stratton Mid Cap Value Fund, Stratton Real Estate Fund with and into the Sterling Capital Stratton Real Estate Fund, and Stratton Small Cap Value Fund with and into the Sterling Capital Stratton Small Cap Value Fund, pursuant to said Acts, including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as a trustee and/or officer of the Trust any and all such initial filings and amendments filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under said Acts, and any other instruments or documents related thereto, and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or either of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
Dated: July 23, 2015 | /s/ Alexander W. McAlister | |
Alexander W. McAlister |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Alan G. Priest, whose signature appears below, does hereby constitute and appoint Thomas R. Hiller and Margaret S. Moore, each individually, his true and lawful attorneys and agents, with power of substitution or resubstitution, to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and agents, each individually, may deem necessary or advisable or which may be required to enable Sterling Capital Funds (the “Trust”), to comply with the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Acts”), and any rules, regulations or requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the initial filing and any and all amendments to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-14 relating to the proposed reorganizations of, the Stratton Mid Cap Value Fund with and into the Sterling Capital Stratton Mid Cap Value Fund, Stratton Real Estate Fund with and into the Sterling Capital Stratton Real Estate Fund, and Stratton Small Cap Value Fund with and into the Sterling Capital Stratton Small Cap Value Fund, pursuant to said Acts, including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as a trustee and/or officer of the Trust any and all such initial filings and amendments filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under said Acts, and any other instruments or documents related thereto, and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or either of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
Dated: July 23, 2015 | /s/ Alan G. Priest | |
Alan G. Priest | ||
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Todd M. Miller, whose signature appears below, does hereby constitute and appoint Thomas R. Hiller and Margaret S. Moore, each individually, his true and lawful attorneys and agents, with power of substitution or resubstitution, to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and agents, each individually, may deem necessary or advisable or which may be required to enable Sterling Capital Funds (the “Trust”), to comply with the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Acts”), and any rules, regulations or requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the initial filing and any and all amendments to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-14 relating to the proposed reorganizations of, the Stratton Mid Cap Value Fund with and into the Sterling Capital Stratton Mid Cap Value Fund, Stratton Real Estate Fund with and into the Sterling Capital Stratton Real Estate Fund, and Stratton Small Cap Value Fund with and into the Sterling Capital Stratton Small Cap Value Fund, pursuant to said Acts, including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as a trustee and/or officer of the Trust any and all such initial filings and amendments filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under said Acts, and any other instruments or documents related thereto, and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents, or either of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
Dated: July 23, 2015 | /s/ Todd M. Miller | |
Todd M. Miller |