EX-99.(O)(1) 7 d291165dex99o1.htm POWERS OF ATTORNEY OF JANE E TRUST AND CHRISTOPHER BERARDUCCI DATED MAY 19, 2022 Powers of Attorney of Jane E Trust and Christopher Berarducci dated May 19, 2022

Exhibit (o)(1)

POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned, Jane E. Trust, hereby constitutes and appoints Christopher Berarducci, Marc De Oliveira, Rosemary Emmens, Tara E. Gormel, Thomas C. Mandia and Bryan Sutherland, and each of them, her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power and authority of substitution and resubstitution, to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, may deem necessary or advisable or which may be required to enable each trust listed in Schedule A hereto (each a “Trust”) to comply with the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (collectively, the “Acts”), and any rules, regulations or requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the filing and effectiveness of any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to the registration statement of such Trust specified in Schedule A hereto, 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 in her capacity as a Trustee and/or as an officer of such Trust, any and all such amendments and registration statements 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-in-fact and agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

All past acts of such attorneys-in-fact and agents in furtherance of the foregoing are hereby ratified and confirmed.

This Power of Attorney shall be valid from the date hereof until revoked by me.

WITNESS my hand on the date set forth below.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Power of Attorney has been signed below by the undersigned as of the date indicated.

 

/s/ Jane E. Trust

                              May 19, 2022
Jane E. Trust     


Schedule A

to

Power of Attorney

 

Name of Trust    Registration Statement
Legg Mason Global Asset Management Trust    Securities Act File No. 333-162441
Legg Mason Partners Investment Trust    Securities Act File No. 33-43446
Legg Mason Partners Variable Equity Trust    Securities Act File No. 333-91278


POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned, Christopher Berarducci, hereby constitutes and appoints Robert DuCharme and Lisa Carucci, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power and authority of substitution and resubstitution, to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or either of them, may deem necessary or advisable or which may be required to enable each trust listed in Schedule A hereto (each a “Trust”) to comply with the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (collectively, the “Acts”), and any rules, regulations or requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the filing and effectiveness of any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to the registration statement of such Trust specified in Schedule A hereto, 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 in his capacity as Principal Financial Officer and/or as any other officer of such Trust, any and all such amendments and registration statements 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-in-fact and agents, or either of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

All past acts of such attorneys-in-fact and agents in furtherance of the foregoing are hereby ratified and confirmed.

This Power of Attorney shall be valid from the date hereof until revoked by me.

WITNESS my hand on the date set forth below.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Power of Attorney has been signed below by the undersigned as of the date indicated.

 

/s/ Christopher Berarducci

                          May 19, 2022
Christopher Berarducci     


Schedule A

to

Power of Attorney

 

Name of Trust    Registration Statement
Legg Mason Global Asset Management Trust    Securities Act File No. 333-162441
Legg Mason Partners Investment Trust    Securities Act File No. 33-43446
Legg Mason Partners Variable Equity Trust    Securities Act File No. 333-91278