SEC Info - Golden West Financial Corp/DE - ‘S-3ASR’ on 12/1/05

Golden West Financial Corp/DE – ‘S-3ASR’ on 12/1/05 – EX-24.1

On: Thursday, 12/1/05, at 9:35am ET · Effective: 12/1/05 · Accession #: 950134-5-22450 · File #: 333-130037

As Of Filer Filing For·On·As Docs:Size Issuer Agent 12/01/05 Golden West Financial Corp/DE S-3ASR 12/01/05 12:1.6M RR Donnelley

Document/Exhibit Description Pages Size 1: S-3ASR Form S-3 HTML 167K 2: EX-1.1 Underwriting Agreement HTML 22K 3: EX-1.2 Underwriting Agreement HTML 86K 4: EX-4.3 Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders HTML 440K 5: EX-4.4 Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders HTML 463K 6: EX-4.5 Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders HTML 127K 7: EX-4.6 Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders HTML 59K 8: EX-5.1 Opinion re: Legality HTML 14K 9: EX-12.1 Statement re: Computation of Ratios HTML 15K 10: EX-23.1 Consent of Experts or Counsel HTML 7K 11: EX-24.1 Power of Attorney HTML 15K 12: EX-25.1 Statement re: Eligibility of Trustee HTML 201K

EXHIBIT 24.1

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each of the undersigned hereby appoints Russell W. Kettell, Michael Roster and William C. Nunan as his or her attorney-in-fact, each acting alone, with full powers of substitution and resubstitution, to execute for each of the undersigned and in his or her name and capacity with Golden West Financial Corporation as listed below, and to file any of the documents hereinafter described relating to the issuance and offering of the Company’s debt securities and preferred stock, such documents being: Registration Statements to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, any and all other documents required to be filed with respect thereto with any regulatory authority, and all amendments to any of the foregoing, with all exhibits and documents required to be filed in connection therewith. The undersigned further grants unto said attorney, each acting alone, with full powers of substitution and resubstitution, full power and authority to accomplish the foregoing registration as fully as the undersigned might do.

Dated as of this 24^th day of October, 2005.


Signature		Title

/s/ *Herbert M. Sandler*		Director, Chief Executive Officer
Herbert M. Sandler

/s/ *Marion O. Sandler*		Director, Chief Executive Officer
Marion O. Sandler

/s/ *Russell W. Kettell*		President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer
Russell W. Kettell

/s/ *William C. Nunan*		Chief Accounting Officer
William C. Nunan

/s/ *Jerry Gitt*		Director
Jerry Gitt


Signature		Title

/s/ *Antonia Hernandez*		Director
Antonia Hernandez

/s/ *Maryellen C. Herringer*		Director
Maryellen C. Herringer

/s/ *Patricia A. King*		Director
Patricia A. King

/s/ *Bernard A. Osher*		Director
Bernard A. Osher

/s/ *Kenneth T. Rosen*		Director
Kenneth T. Rosen

/s/ *Leslie Tang Schilling*		Director
Leslie Tang Schilling

Golden West Financial Corp/DE – ‘S-3ASR’ on 12/1/05 – EX-24.1

On: Thursday, 12/1/05, at 9:35am ET · Effective: 12/1/05 · Accession #: 950134-5-22450 · File #: 333-130037

Automatic Shelf Registration Statement for Securities of a Well-Known Seasoned Issuer — Form S-3
Filing Table of Contents

EX-24.1 — Power of Attorney

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Golden West Financial Corp/DE – ‘S-3ASR’ on 12/1/05 – EX-24.1

On: Thursday, 12/1/05, at 9:35am ET · Effective: 12/1/05 · Accession #: 950134-5-22450 · File #: 333-130037

Automatic Shelf Registration Statement for Securities of a Well-Known Seasoned Issuer — Form S-3Filing Table of Contents

EX-24.1 — Power of Attorney

This exhibit is an HTML Document rendered as filed. [ Alternative Formats ]

Automatic Shelf Registration Statement for Securities of a Well-Known Seasoned Issuer — Form S-3
Filing Table of Contents