THE SELECT SECTOR SPDR® TRUST
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each of the undersigned Trustees and Officers of The Select Sector SPDR® Trust (the Trust) hereby constitutes and appoints Ann M. Carpenter, Bruce S. Rosenberg, Chad C. Hallett, Darlene Anderson-Vasquez, Arthur A. Jensen, David Lancaster, Sean OMalley, Esq., Timothy R. Collins, Esq., David Urman, Esq., David Barr, Esq., Gino Malaspina, Esq. and Sandra Madden, Esq., and each of them singly and with full powers of substitution and resubstitution, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, to execute in his or her name and on his or her behalf, and in any and all capacities indicated below, the Registration Statements on Form N-1A, and any and all amendments thereto, and all other documents, filed by the Trust or its affiliates with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and (as applicable) the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any and all instruments which such attorneys and agents, or any of them, deem necessary or advisable to enable the Trust or its affiliates to comply with such Acts, the rules, regulations and requirements of the SEC, the securities, Blue Sky and/or corporate/trust laws of any state or other jurisdiction, including all documents necessary to ensure the Trust has insurance and fidelity bond coverage, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the SEC and such other jurisdictions, and the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms as his or her own act and deed any and all acts that such attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Any one of such attorneys and agents has, and may exercise, all of the powers hereby conferred. The undersigned hereby revokes any Powers of Attorney previously granted with respect to the Trust concerning the filings and actions described herein. This Power of Attorney shall become invalid with respect to any Trustee or Officer of the Trust upon such Trustees or Officers retirement, resignation or removal as a Trustee or Officer of such Trust.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have hereunto set their hands as of the 14th day of January, 2022.
SIGNATURE |
TITLE | |
/s/ Ashley T. Rabun |
Trustee | |
Ashley T. Rabun | ||
/s/ Cheryl Burgermeister |
Trustee | |
Cheryl Burgermeister | ||
/s/ Allison Grant Williams |
Trustee | |
Allison Grant Williams | ||
/s/ Sheila Hartnett-Devlin |
Trustee | |
Sheila Hartnett-Devlin | ||
/s/ James Jessee |
Trustee |
James Jessee
/s/ Teresa Polley |
Trustee | |
Teresa Polley | ||
/s/ R. Charles Tschampion |
Trustee | |
R. Charles Tschampion | ||
/s/ James E. Ross |
Trustee | |
James E. Ross | ||
/s/ Rory Tobin |
Trustee | |
Rory Tobin | ||
/s/ Ellen M. Needham |
President and Principal Executive Officer | |
Ellen M. Needham | ||
/s/ Chad C. Hallett |
Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer | |
Chad C. Hallett |