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Statement of Additional Info - Gabelli

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Trustee and Officer Compensation<br />

All <strong>of</strong> the Trustees were elected at a meeting <strong>of</strong> shareholders held on September 30, 1994, except Mr. Zizza, who was<br />

elected by the Board and began serving on the Board on February 24, 2004. Ordinarily, there will be no further meetings<br />

<strong>of</strong> shareholders for the purpose <strong>of</strong> electing Trustees unless and until such time as less than a majority <strong>of</strong> the Trustees<br />

holding <strong>of</strong>fice have been elected by shareholders, at which time the Trustees then in <strong>of</strong>fice will call a shareholders'<br />

meeting for the election <strong>of</strong> Trustees. Under the 1940 Act, shareholders <strong>of</strong> record <strong>of</strong> not less than two-thirds <strong>of</strong> the Trust’s<br />

outstanding shares may remove a Trustee through a declaration in writing or by vote cast in person or by proxy at a<br />

meeting called for that purpose. In accordance with the 1940 Act and the Trust's Amended and Restated Declaration <strong>of</strong><br />

Trust, the Trustees are required to call a meeting <strong>of</strong> shareholders for the purpose <strong>of</strong> voting upon the question <strong>of</strong> removal<br />

<strong>of</strong> any such Trustee when requested in writing to do so by the shareholders <strong>of</strong> record <strong>of</strong> not less than 10% <strong>of</strong> the Trust's<br />

outstanding shares.<br />

The Trust does not pay any remuneration to its <strong>of</strong>ficers and Trustees other than fees and expenses to Trustees who are not<br />

affiliated with the Adviser, Sub-Adviser or G.distributors, LLC. (the "Distributor” or “G.distributors”). Each Trustee is<br />

paid an annual fee <strong>of</strong> $9,000 and $2,000 for each meeting attended in person and by telephone, including Committee<br />

meetings. The Lead Independent Trustee receives an additional $2,000 per annum.<br />

COMPENSATION TABLE<br />

Aggregate Compensation<br />

from Registrant<br />

(Fiscal Year)<br />

The following table sets forth certain information regarding the compensation <strong>of</strong> the Trust’s Trustees. No executive<br />

<strong>of</strong>ficer or person affiliated with the Trust received compensation in excess <strong>of</strong> $60,000 from the Trust for the fiscal year<br />

ended September 30, 2013.<br />

Name <strong>of</strong> Person and<br />

Position<br />

Aggregate Compensation From<br />

the Funds<br />

Aggregate<br />

Compensation<br />

From the Trust and<br />

Fund Complex*<br />

Anthony J. Colavita<br />

Trustee $22,000 $399,500 (35)<br />

James P. Conn<br />

Trustee $19,000 $225,500 (18)<br />

Werner J. Roeder<br />

Trustee $19,000 $188,500 (23)<br />

Salvatore J. Zizza<br />

Trustee 21,000 $325,000 (29)<br />

Code <strong>of</strong> Ethics<br />

* Represents the total compensation paid to such persons for the calendar year ended December 31, 2013. The parenthetical<br />

number represents the number <strong>of</strong> investment companies (including the Funds or portfolios there<strong>of</strong>) from which such person<br />

receives compensation and which are considered part <strong>of</strong> the same “fund complex” as the Trust because they have common or<br />

affiliated investment advisers.<br />

The Trust, its Adviser, its Sub-Adviser and Distributor have adopted codes <strong>of</strong> ethics (the “Codes <strong>of</strong> Ethics”) under Rule<br />

17j-1 <strong>of</strong> the 1940 Act. The Codes <strong>of</strong> Ethics permit personnel, subject to the Codes <strong>of</strong> Ethics and their restrictive<br />

provisions, to invest in securities, including securities that may be purchased or held by the Trust.<br />

Proxy Voting Policies<br />

The Adviser<br />

The Trust, on behalf <strong>of</strong> the Mighty Mites Fund, SmallCap Equity Fund, Mid-Cap Equity Fund, and Income Fund, has<br />

delegated the voting <strong>of</strong> portfolio securities to the Adviser. The Adviser has adopted proxy voting policies and procedures<br />

(the “Proxy Voting Policy”) for the voting <strong>of</strong> proxies on behalf <strong>of</strong> client accounts for which the Adviser has voting<br />

discretion, including the Funds. Under the Proxy Voting Policy, portfolio securities held by the Funds are to be voted in<br />

30

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