BEN H. HARRIS

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HIGH INCOME SECURITIES FUND

Filing Date Source Excerpt
2019-07-29 Ben H. Harris (50) - Chief Executive Officer of HHI, LLC; Principal of NBC Bancshares, LLC; Chief Executive Officer of Crossroads Capital, Inc.; Administrator of Crossroads Liquidating Trust. Compensation: $4,167.
2020-09-21 Ben H. Harris (51) -- 1 Year; Since 2018 Chief Executive Officer of HHI, LLC; Principal of NBC Bancshares, LLC; Chief Executive Officer of Crossroads Capital, Inc.; Administrator of Crossroads Liquidating Trust. Compensation: $25,000
2021-11-02 Mr. Harris has been a Trustee of the Fund since 2018. He has extensive experience in the management of private and public entities, highly regulated entities and corporate restructurings. In addition to the Fund, Mr. Harris is currently a director of ten private companies and one other closed-end fund. The Investment Search Committee was responsible for, among other things, exploring potential acquisitions of controlling stakes in operating companies and other investments that are not securities. Prior to its dissolution, the Investment Search Committee consisted of Messrs. Sell, Harris, Dakos and Goldstein. Mr. Sell was the Chairman of the Investment Search Committee. Each Trustee receives an annual retainer equal to $25,000 for serving as a Trustee and attending the quarterly meetings of the Board, paid quarterly in advance. The table below details the amount of compensation the Fund’s Trustees received from the Fund during the year ended August 31, 2021. Ben H. Harris 2018 $25,000.
2022-10-28 Mr. Harris has been a Trustee of the Fund since 2018. He has extensive experience in management of private and public entities. Mr. Harris received $36,250 in total compensation for the year ended August 31, 2022.
2023-11-17 Ben H. Harris (54) - Independent Trustee - CEO of Hormel Harris Investments, LLC; Compensation: $40,000. Strategic Planning Committee member.
2024-09-13 Each of Gerald Hellerman, Moritz Sell, Richard Dayan, and Ben H. Harris was nominated for election to the Board by Bulldog in its proxy contest at the Fund’s 2018 annual meeting. They are not “interested” (as such term is defined in the 1940 Act) in either Bulldog or the Fund. None of these individuals is or was employed by Bulldog, receives any compensation from Bulldog, or is otherwise affiliated with Bulldog. They serve on the Strategic Planning Committee and are the trustees that make up the Unaffiliated Board.
2024-12-16 Ben H. Harris (55) - Independent Trustee - Chief Executive Officer of Hormel Harris Investments, LLC; Principal of NBC Bancshares, LLC; Chief Executive Officer of Crossroads Capital, Inc.; Administrator of Crossroads Liquidating Trust. Includes compensation for service on the Strategic Planning Committee ($7,500 stipend).

SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, INC.

Filing Date Source Excerpt
2012-10-30 Mr. Harris has been a Director of the Fund since 2009. He has extensive experience in the management of private and public entities, highly regulated entities and corporate restructurings.
2014-02-18 Mr. Harris has been a Director of SPE since 2009. He has extensive experience in the management of private and public entities, highly regulated entities and corporate restructurings.
2014-11-26 Mr. Harris has extensive experience in the management of private and public entities, highly regulated entities and corporate restructurings.
2015-10-30 Mr. Harris has extensive experience in the management of private and public entities, highly regulated entities and corporate restructurings.
2016-10-31 Mr. Harris has extensive experience in the management of private and public entities, highly regulated entities and corporate restructurings.
2017-10-31 Mr. Harris has extensive experience in the management of private and public entities, highly regulated entities and corporate restructurings.
2018-10-31 Mr. Harris has extensive experience in the management of private and public entities, highly regulated entities and corporate restructurings.
2019-10-31 Mr. Harris has extensive experience in the management of private and public entities, highly regulated entities and corporate restructurings.
2020-10-30 He has extensive experience in the management of private and public entities, highly regulated entities and corporate restructurings.
2021-11-09 Mr. Harris has extensive experience in the management of private and public entities, highly regulated entities and corporate restructurings. In addition to the Funds, Mr. Harris is currently a director of ten private companies and one other closed-end fund.
2022-11-09 Chief Executive Officer of Hormel Harris Investments, LLC; Principal of NBC Bancshares, LLC; Chief Executive Officer of Crossroads Capital, Inc.; Administrator of Crossroads Liquidating Trust.
2023-10-26 Mr. Harris has extensive experience in the management of private and public entities, highly regulated entities and corporate restructurings. In addition to the Funds, Mr. Harris is currently a director of ten private companies and one other closed-end fund.
2024-10-31 Mr. Harris has extensive experience in the management of private and public entities, highly regulated entities and corporate restructurings.

Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2025-12-06