POWER OF ATTORNEY
WHEREAS, the undersigned is a trustee of Countrywide Strategic Trust (the
"Trust"); and
WHEREAS, the Trust proposes to file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, pursuant to the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, a Registration Statement on Form N-14 (the "Registration Statement");
and
NOW THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Jill T.
McGruder and Edward S. Heenan, each of them individually and with full powers of
substitution, as his true and lawful attorney in fact and agent to execute and
file, in his name and on his behalf in any and all capacities, the Registration
Statement (and the prospectuses, statements of additional information and
exhibits included therein and any supplement to any of the foregoing) and
thereafter to execute and file any post-effective amendment or amendments,
amended prospectus or prospectuses, amended statement or statements of
additional information, amended exhibits or any supplements to any of the
foregoing (collectively, the "N-14 Filings"). The undersigned hereby gives and
grants to said attorneys full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in and about
the premises as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do if
personally present at the doing thereof. The undersigned hereby ratifies and
confirms as his own act and deed all that said attorneys may or shall lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Each attorney in fact and agent has,
and may exercise, all of the powers conferred hereby.
The authority hereby granted is limited to the execution and filing of the
N-14 Filings and, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned or expressly
extended by the undersigned in writing, shall remain in force and effective only
until the N-14 Filings shall have become effective.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 7th day
of January, 2000.
/s/ Joseph S. Stern, Jr.
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Joseph S. Stern, Jr.
POWER OF ATTORNEY
WHEREAS, the undersigned is a trustee of Countrywide Strategic Trust (the
"Trust"); and
WHEREAS, the Trust proposes to file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, pursuant to the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, a Registration Statement on Form N-14 (the "Registration Statement");
and
NOW THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Jill T.
McGruder and Edward S. Heenan, each of them individually and with full powers of
substitution, as his true and lawful attorney in fact and agent to execute and
file, in his name and on his behalf in any and all capacities, the Registration
Statement (and the prospectuses, statements of additional information and
exhibits included therein and any supplement to any of the foregoing) and
thereafter to execute and file any post-effective amendment or amendments,
amended prospectus or prospectuses, amended statement or statements of
additional information, amended exhibits or any supplements to any of the
foregoing (collectively, the "N-14 Filings"). The undersigned hereby gives and
grants to said attorneys full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in and about
the premises as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do if
personally present at the doing thereof. The undersigned hereby ratifies and
confirms as his own act and deed all that said attorneys may or shall lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Each attorney in fact and agent has,
and may exercise, all of the powers conferred hereby.
The authority hereby granted is limited to the execution and filing of the
N-14 Filings and, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned or expressly
extended by the undersigned in writing, shall remain in force and effective only
until the N-14 Filings shall have become effective.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 7th day
of January, 2000.
/s/ William O. Coleman
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William O. Coleman
POWER OF ATTORNEY
WHEREAS, the undersigned is a trustee of Countrywide Strategic Trust (the
"Trust"); and
WHEREAS, the Trust proposes to file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, pursuant to the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, a Registration Statement on Form N-14 (the "Registration Statement");
and
NOW THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Jill T.
McGruder and Edward S. Heenan, each of them individually and with full powers of
substitution, as his true and lawful attorney in fact and agent to execute and
file, in his name and on his behalf in any and all capacities, the Registration
Statement (and the prospectuses, statements of additional information and
exhibits included therein and any supplement to any of the foregoing) and
thereafter to execute and file any post-effective amendment or amendments,
amended prospectus or prospectuses, amended statement or statements of
additional information, amended exhibits or any supplements to any of the
foregoing (collectively, the "N-14 Filings"). The undersigned hereby gives and
grants to said attorneys full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in and about
the premises as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do if
personally present at the doing thereof. The undersigned hereby ratifies and
confirms as his own act and deed all that said attorneys may or shall lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Each attorney in fact and agent has,
and may exercise, all of the powers conferred hereby.
The authority hereby granted is limited to the execution and filing of the
N-14 Filings and, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned or expressly
extended by the undersigned in writing, shall remain in force and effective only
until the N-14 Filings shall have become effective.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 7th day
of January, 2000.
/s/ Robert E. Stautberg
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Robert E. Stautberg
POWER OF ATTORNEY
WHEREAS, the undersigned is a trustee of Countrywide Strategic Trust (the
"Trust"); and
WHEREAS, the Trust proposes to file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, pursuant to the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, a Registration Statement on Form N-14 (the "Registration Statement");
and
NOW THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Jill T.
McGruder and Edward S. Heenan, each of them individually and with full powers of
substitution, as his true and lawful attorney in fact and agent to execute and
file, in his name and on his behalf in any and all capacities, the Registration
Statement (and the prospectuses, statements of additional information and
exhibits included therein and any supplement to any of the foregoing) and
thereafter to execute and file any post-effective amendment or amendments,
amended prospectus or prospectuses, amended statement or statements of
additional information, amended exhibits or any supplements to any of the
foregoing (collectively, the "N-14 Filings"). The undersigned hereby gives and
grants to said attorneys full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in and about
the premises as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do if
personally present at the doing thereof. The undersigned hereby ratifies and
confirms as his own act and deed all that said attorneys may or shall lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Each attorney in fact and agent has,
and may exercise, all of the powers conferred hereby.
The authority hereby granted is limited to the execution and filing of the
N-14 Filings and, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned or expressly
extended by the undersigned in writing, shall remain in force and effective only
until the N-14 Filings shall have become effective.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 7th day
of January, 2000.
/s/ Nelson Schwab, Jr.
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Nelson Schwab, Jr.
POWER OF ATTORNEY
WHEREAS, the undersigned is a trustee of Countrywide Strategic Trust (the
"Trust"); and
WHEREAS, the Trust proposes to file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, pursuant to the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, a Registration Statement on Form N-14 (the "Registration Statement");
and
NOW THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Jill T.
McGruder and Edward S. Heenan, each of them individually and with full powers of
substitution, as his true and lawful attorney in fact and agent to execute and
file, in his name and on his behalf in any and all capacities, the Registration
Statement (and the prospectuses, statements of additional information and
exhibits included therein and any supplement to any of the foregoing) and
thereafter to execute and file any post-effective amendment or amendments,
amended prospectus or prospectuses, amended statement or statements of
additional information, amended exhibits or any supplements to any of the
foregoing (collectively, the "N-14 Filings"). The undersigned hereby gives and
grants to said attorneys full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in and about
the premises as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do if
personally present at the doing thereof. The undersigned hereby ratifies and
confirms as his own act and deed all that said attorneys may or shall lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Each attorney in fact and agent has,
and may exercise, all of the powers conferred hereby.
The authority hereby granted is limited to the execution and filing of the
N-14 Filings and, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned or expressly
extended by the undersigned in writing, shall remain in force and effective only
until the N-14 Filings shall have become effective.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 7th day
of January, 2000.
/s/ Phillip R. Cox
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Phillip R. Cox
POWER OF ATTORNEY
WHEREAS, the undersigned is a trustee of Countrywide Strategic Trust (the
"Trust"); and
WHEREAS, the Trust proposes to file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, pursuant to the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, a Registration Statement on Form N-14 (the "Registration Statement");
and
NOW THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Jill T.
McGruder and Edward S. Heenan, each of them individually and with full powers of
substitution, as his true and lawful attorney in fact and agent to execute and
file, in his name and on his behalf in any and all capacities, the Registration
Statement (and the prospectuses, statements of additional information and
exhibits included therein and any supplement to any of the foregoing) and
thereafter to execute and file any post-effective amendment or amendments,
amended prospectus or prospectuses, amended statement or statements of
additional information, amended exhibits or any supplements to any of the
foregoing (collectively, the "N-14 Filings"). The undersigned hereby gives and
grants to said attorneys full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in and about
the premises as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do if
personally present at the doing thereof. The undersigned hereby ratifies and
confirms as his own act and deed all that said attorneys may or shall lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Each attorney in fact and agent has,
and may exercise, all of the powers conferred hereby.
The authority hereby granted is limited to the execution and filing of the
N-14 Filings and, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned or expressly
extended by the undersigned in writing, shall remain in force and effective only
until the N-14 Filings shall have become effective.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 7th day
of January, 2000.
/s/ H. Jerome Lerner
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H. Jerome Lerner
POWER OF ATTORNEY
WHEREAS, the undersigned is a trustee of Countrywide Strategic Trust (the
"Trust"); and
WHEREAS, the Trust proposes to file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, pursuant to the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, a Registration Statement on Form N-14 (the "Registration Statement");
and
NOW THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Jill T.
McGruder and Edward S. Heenan, each of them individually and with full powers of
substitution, as his true and lawful attorney in fact and agent to execute and
file, in his name and on his behalf in any and all capacities, the Registration
Statement (and the prospectuses, statements of additional information and
exhibits included therein and any supplement to any of the foregoing) and
thereafter to execute and file any post-effective amendment or amendments,
amended prospectus or prospectuses, amended statement or statements of
additional information, amended exhibits or any supplements to any of the
foregoing (collectively, the "N-14 Filings"). The undersigned hereby gives and
grants to said attorneys full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in and about
the premises as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do if
personally present at the doing thereof. The undersigned hereby ratifies and
confirms as his own act and deed all that said attorneys may or shall lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Each attorney in fact and agent has,
and may exercise, all of the powers conferred hereby.
The authority hereby granted is limited to the execution and filing of the
N-14 Filings and, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned or expressly
extended by the undersigned in writing, shall remain in force and effective only
until the N-14 Filings shall have become effective.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 7th day
of January, 2000.
/s/ Robert H. Leshner
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Robert H. Leshner
POWER OF ATTORNEY
WHEREAS, the undersigned is a trustee of Countrywide Strategic Trust (the
"Trust"); and
WHEREAS, the Trust proposes to file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, pursuant to the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, a Registration Statement on Form N-14 (the "Registration Statement");
and
NOW THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Jill T.
McGruder and Edward S. Heenan, each of them individually and with full powers of
substitution, as his true and lawful attorney in fact and agent to execute and
file, in his name and on his behalf in any and all capacities, the Registration
Statement (and the prospectuses, statements of additional information and
exhibits included therein and any supplement to any of the foregoing) and
thereafter to execute and file any post-effective amendment or amendments,
amended prospectus or prospectuses, amended statement or statements of
additional information, amended exhibits or any supplements to any of the
foregoing (collectively, the "N-14 Filings"). The undersigned hereby gives and
grants to said attorneys full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in and about
the premises as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do if
personally present at the doing thereof. The undersigned hereby ratifies and
confirms as his own act and deed all that said attorneys may or shall lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Each attorney in fact and agent has,
and may exercise, all of the powers conferred hereby.
The authority hereby granted is limited to the execution and filing of the
N-14 Filings and, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned or expressly
extended by the undersigned in writing, shall remain in force and effective only
until the N-14 Filings shall have become effective.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 7th day
of January, 2000.
/s/ Oscar P. Robertson
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Oscar P. Robertson