EX-99.(J) 5 v116670_ex99-j.txt ROY G. HALE Certified Public Accountant 301-870-3374 P.O Box 2634 301-934-4600 La Plata, MD 20646 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT I hereby consent to the inclusion of my independent audit report, dated April 28, 2008, in the Registration Statement being filed under the Securities Act of 1933 and in Investment Company Act of 1940 by Copley Fund, Inc., relating to the audited financial statements, as of February 29, 2008, referred to therein. I also consent to the reference of my practice as an independent certified public accountant. /s/Roy G. Hale Roy G. Hale Certified Public Accountant April 24, 2008 La Plata, Maryland