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Company Executives

Officer Age In this role Joined Pay Source
John C. Ball
President, Treasurer, and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer
Not stated Since 2017
9 years
Not stated Not reported
Peter Goldstein
Secretary and Vice President
Not stated Since 2020
6 years
Not stated Not reported
Richard J. Walz
Chief Compliance Officer
Not stated Since 2013
13 years
Not stated Not reported
Carter W. Austin
Vice President
Not stated Since 2006
20 years
Not stated Not reported
David I. Schachter
Vice President
Not stated Since 2006
20 years
Not stated Not reported
Laurissa M. Martire
Vice President and Ombudsman
Not stated Since 2018
8 years
Not stated Not reported
Priscilla De Vargas
Vice President and Ombudsman
Not stated Since 2026
this year
Not stated Not reported
J Christopher Jackson
Secretary
Title from the Form 3 dated Aug 12, 2026
Not stated Not stated Not stated Not reported
Mario J. Gabelli Also a director
Executive officer
Not stated Not stated Not stated Not reported

Each officer opens the passage of the filing that names them. A title that changed since the list comes from the officer's latest Form 3, 4 or 5, and its start year is not stated there. "Not stated" means the filing does not say. Pay is the proxy's Summary Compensation Table, which reports only the named executive officers.

Directors
8
serving now
Independent
6 of 6
stated in the proxy; 2 not stated
Average tenure
12.9 years
from year joined
CEO also chairs the board
Not stated
no chair stated
Director Age On board Independent Committees Other public boards Pay Source
Mario J. Gabelli
Not stated 2006
20 years
Not stated None stated LICT Corporation, CIBL, Inc., Associated Capital Group, Inc. Not stated
Agnes Mullady
Not stated 2021
5 years
Not stated None stated GAMCO Investors, Inc. Not stated
Anthony S. Colavita
Not stated 2018
8 years
Independent None stated None stated Not stated
James P. Conn
Not stated 2006
20 years
Independent
ad hoc Proxy Voting Committee ad hoc Pricing Committee
None stated Not stated
Leslie F. Foley
Not stated 2017
9 years
Independent None stated None stated Not stated
Colin J. Kilrain
Not stated 2025
1 year
Independent None stated LGL Group, Inc. Not stated
Michael J. Melarkey
Not stated 2006
20 years
Independent None stated None stated Not stated
Salvatore J. Zizza
Not stated 2006
20 years
Independent None stated Trans-Lux Corporation, Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. Not stated

Each director opens the passage of the proxy that names them. "Not stated" means the proxy does not say; it never means "no". Pay is the proxy's Director Compensation table; the CEO is paid as an executive.

The latest proxy has no related-party section

The proxy filed Mar 19, 2026 does not include one, and no earlier proxy on record does.

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