David Schachter

GAMCO Asset Management, Inc. (GAMCO) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Rye, New York. The firm was founded by Mario Gabelli in 1977 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of GAMCO Investors, Inc. (NYSE: GBL). GAMCO offers investment management services to employee benefit plans, endowments, foundations, corporations, limited partnerships, trusts, estates, domestic and offshore investment companies (generally as sub-advisor) and private investors. They also act as manager for third-party wrap programs.

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.

Gabelli Global Utility & Income Trust is a non-diversified closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to seek consistent level of after-tax total return for its investors with an emphasis on qualified dividends by investing its assets in equity securities and income producing securities of domestic and foreign companies involved in the utilities industry and other industries that are expected to pay dividends periodically. The company was founded on March 8, 2004 and is headquartered in Rye, NY.

G.research (formerly known as Gabelli & Co., Inc.) is a registered institutional research and brokerage firm headquartered in Rye, New York and was founded in 1976. The firm is a subsidiary of Gabelli Securities, Inc. and their ultimate parent is GAMCO Investors, Inc. (NYSE: GBL). G.research has an emphasis on small and mid-cap ideas. Their core competencies include aerospace and defense, automotive aftermarket, food and beverage, gaming and lodging, industrials, media, specialty chemicals, telecom and utilities. They publish daily research notes and full reports utilizing their proprietary Private Market Value (PMV) with a Catalyst methodology.

Gabelli Global Deal Fund operates as a Closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust. It invests primarily in securities of companies (both domestic and foreign) 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. The fund was founded on January 26, 2007 and is headquartered in Rye, New York.

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.