Richard Walz

Rivus Bond Fund is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. It invests in various sectors, including automotive, chemicals, diversified financial services, energy, healthcare, home builders, industrial, insurance, real estate investment trusts, mining, media and telecommunications. The fund was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Armonk, NY.

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 Equity Trust, Inc. is a non-diversified closed-end management investment company. Its primary objective is long term growth of capital with income as a secondary objective. The fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in equity securities under normal market conditions. The company was founded on May 20, 1986 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.

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.

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.

Founded in 1990, Cutwater Investor Services Corp. is a registered investment advisor located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Cutwater Holdings LLC and their ultimate parent is MBIA, Inc. (NYSE: MBI). They manage fixed-income institutional funds, including MBIA's insurance-related investment portfolio, as well as those held by state and local government entities, school districts, municipalities, insurance companies, unions and corporations.

The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. It invests in sectors, such as financial services, energy and utilities, food and beverage, telecommunications, consumer products and healthcare. The company was founded on November 18, 2003 and is headquartered in Rye, NY.