Amended Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3/a)

Exhibit 24

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

FOR

EXECUTING FORMS 3, 4 and 5

and Filing Form ID

 

 

 

The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints TIM BEASTROM and LINDA COLMAN the undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all Forms 3, Forms 4 or Forms 5 relating to beneficial ownership securities of The Valspar Corporation (the "Issuer"), to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange and to deliver a copy of the same to the Issuer, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all said attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

This power of attorney shall remain in effect until such time as the undersigned is no longer subject to the provisions of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 with respect to securities of The Valspar Corporation.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 18th day of February, 2015.

 

 

	/s/ Howard C. Heckes
	Howard C. Heckes