CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form N-1A
of our report dated February 15, 2008, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights
which appears in the December 31, 2007 Annual Report to Shareholders of Sentinel Variable
Products Trust which is also incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement. We also
consent to the references to us under the headings “Financial Highlights”, ”Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm” and “General Information” in such Registration Statement.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
April 28, 2008