Thomas Dinsmore

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.

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 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.

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.