Jane O'Keeffe

Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund Ltd. operates as a closed-end investment fund, which engages in investing in convertible securities and common stock, with the objectives of providing income and the potential for capital appreciation. The company was founded on December 6, 1986 and is headquartered in Rye, NY.

Bancroft Fund Ltd. is a closed-end and diversified management investment company. It invests primarily in convertible securities with the objectives of providing income and the potential for capital appreciation. The company objective is to be relatively equal, over the long-term, due to the nature of the securities in which it invests. Bancroft Fund was founded on October 4, 1971 and is headquartered in Rye, NY.

Founded in 1984, Simms Capital Management, Inc. is a registered investment advisor located in Stamford, Connecticut. The firm offers global, international and domestic growth equity portfolios for institutions and high net-worth individuals. Their institutional clients include corporate plans, public pension plans, foundations, endowments and Taft-Hartley accounts.

Founded in 1971, Dinsmore Capital Management Co., formerly Davis Dinsmore Management Co., Inc. is a privately held registered investment advisor located in Morristown, New Jersey. They manage two publicly-held closed-end mutual funds, the Bancroft Convertible and the Ellsworth Convertible Growth and Income funds.

Gabelli Funds LLC is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Rye, New York. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of GAMCO Investors, Inc. (NYSE: GBL). Gabelli Funds provides discretionary investment advisory services primarily to open and closed-end investment companies.

Fiduciary Trust International LLC (FTI) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Lincoln, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by Dr. Lisette Cooper in 1931 as Athena Capital Advisors LLC and rebranded as Fiduciary Trust International LLC in 2020. They are a subsidiary of Fiduciary International Holding, Inc., ultimately held by Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN). FTI provides highly customized portfolio management, research, and related wealth management services to high- and ultra-high-net worth individuals, families, and nonprofit institutions. The firm also provides advisory services to privately offered investment funds.