Peter D. Goldstein

The Gabelli Convertible & Income Securities Fund, Inc. operates as a closed-end, diversified management investment company whose investment objective is to seek a high level of total return on its assets. The company was founded on December 19, 1988 and is headquartered in Rye, NY.

Gabelli Utility Trust is a closed-end diversified investment management company, which seeks long term growth of capital and income. It invests in companies that provide products, services, or equipment for the generation of electricity, gas, and water. The company was founded on July 9, 1999 and is headquartered in Rye, NY.

The Gabelli Healthcare & WellnessRx Trust is a closed-end investment company. Its investment objective is long-term growth of capital. The fund invests its assets in equity securities and income producing securities of domestic and foreign companies in the healthcare and wellness industries. The company was founded on February 20, 2007 and is headquartered in Rye, NY.

The Gabelli Multimedia Trust, Inc. operates as a closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is for long term growth of capital, with income as a secondary. The Fund seeks opportunities for long-term growth presented in the global telecommunications, media, publishing and entertainment industries. It also invests in companies participating in emerging technological advances in interactive services and products. Gabelli Multimedia Trust was founded on March 31, 1994 and is headquartered in Rye, NY.

Gabelli Natural Resources Gold & Income Trust is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. Its primary investment objective is to provide a high level of current income from interest, dividends and option premiums. The Fund intends to invest at least 80% of its assets in income producing securities, such as equity, convertible and other securities of companies, which are engaged in the natural resources and gold industries. It intends to invest at least 25% of its assets in the securities of companies, which are engaged in the exploration, production or distribution of natural resources as well as related transportation companies and equipment manufacturers and at least 25% of investments in the securities of companies principally engaged in the exploration, mining, fabrication, processing, distribution or trading of gold or gold-related activities. The company was founded on June 26, 2008 and is headquartered in Rye, NY.

The GDL Fund is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The company's primary investment objective is to achieve absolute returns in various market conditions without excessive risk of capital. It invests in securities of companies involved in publicly announced mergers, takeovers, tender offers and leveraged buyouts and to a lesser extent in corporate reorganizations involving stubs, spin-offs, and liquidations to achieve its objective. The company was founded on October 17, 2006 and is headquartered in Rye, NY.

Buckingham Capital Management, Inc. (BCM) is a privately-held investment management firm headquartered in New York City. In 2016, the firm spun-off from The Buckingham Research Group to become an independent entity. BCM was founded in 1985 by David Keidan and they provide discretionary investment advisory services to high net-worth individuals, corporations, charitable organizations, pension and profit sharing plans, and other clients, primarily through their private commingled investment vehicles. They also offer investment management services to separately managed accounts on an individual basis.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management LP (GSAMLP) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is a wholly owned subsidiary of GSAM Holdings LLC, and their ultimate parent is Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). Founded in 1988, GSAMLP provides investment solutions to a range of individual and institutional investors worldwide.

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.

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.

The Gabelli Global Small & Mid Cap Value Trust is a closed-end management investment trust. Its investment objective is long term capital growth. The company was founded on August 19, 2013 and is headquartered in Rye, NY.

Gamco Natural Resources, Gold & Income Trust operates as a closed-end management investment company. The firm intends to provide current income from interest, dividends and option premiums. It also intends to provide capital appreciation consistent with the Fund's strategy and its primary objective. The company was founded on June 26, 2008 and is headquartered in Rye, NY.

Founded in 1982, Buckingham Research Group, Inc. is an institutional brokerage firm located in New York City. The firm provides services to portfolio managers and research analysts for mutual funds, hedge funds, pension funds, foundations and other institutional investors. The employ fundamental, bottom-up research with a focus on U.S. small- to mid-cap emerging growth companies in the retail, consumer non-durables, finance and technology sectors

GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust is a closed-end management company, which invests on companies engaged in the gold and natural resources industries. It aims to provide a high level of current income and to seek capital appreciation. The company was founded on January 4, 2005 and is headquartered in Rye, NY.