Corporate Board Profile
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| Filing Date | Source Excerpt |
|---|---|
| 2019-07-29 | Richard Dayan (76) - Owner of Cactus Trading. Compensation: $4,167. |
| 2020-09-21 | Richard Dayan (77) -- 1 Year; Since 2018 Owner of Cactus Trading. Compensation: $25,000 |
| 2021-11-02 | Mr. Dayan has been a Trustee of the Fund since 2018. Mr. Dayan has been the President and owner of Cactus Trading, an importer and exporter of clothing and accessories since 1990. Mr. Dayan formerly served for fifteen years as controller for Biltmore Textiles, a major textile company. Prior to that, he was an auditor for a public accounting firm. The Audit & Valuation Committee currently consists of Messrs. Hellerman, Sell and Dayan. Mr. Dayan is an “audit committee financial expert” as such term is defined by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 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. Richard Dayan 2018 $26,500. |
| 2022-10-28 | Mr. Dayan has been a Trustee of the Fund since 2018. Mr. Dayan is the owner of Cactus Trading. The Audit & Valuation Committee currently consists of Messrs. Hellerman, Sell and Dayan. Mr. Dayan is an audit committee financial expert. Mr. Dayan received $37,750 in total compensation for the year ended August 31, 2022. |
| 2023-11-17 | Richard Dayan (80) - Independent Trustee - Owner of Cactus Trading; Compensation: $41,500. Audit & Valuation Committee and 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 | Richard Dayan (81) - Independent Trustee - Owner of Cactus Trading. Includes compensation for service on the Strategic Planning Committee ($7,500 stipend). |
| Filing Date | Source Excerpt |
|---|---|
| 2019-08-20 | Richard Dayan Age: 76 Director; Member of the Audit Committee; Member of the Governance / Nominating Committee Since 2018. Term to expire 2020. The Fund paid Richard Dayan $25,785 in aggregate compensation from the Fund. |
| 2020-07-24 | Richard Dayan Age: 77 Director (2018); Member of the Audit Committee (2018); Member of the Governance/ Nominating Committee (2018) |
| 2021-07-26 | Richard Dayan Age: 78 Director (2018); Member of the Audit Committee (2018); Member of the Governance/Nominating Committee (2018) ...Mr. Dayan is a member of the Fund’s Audit Committee and its Governance / Nominating Committee. ...During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Directors and officers received from the Fund individual compensation for their services as directors (exclusive of reimbursed expenses) and officers, as set forth below. ...Richard Dayan $58,250... |
| 2022-07-27 | Richard Dayan Age: 79 Director (2018); Member of the Audit Committee (2018); Member of the Governance/ Nominating Committee (2018) President and owner of Cactus Trading since 1990 Trustee of High Income Securities Fund since 2018; Director of Emergent Capital, Inc. until 2016 Shares and Dollar Range of Common Stock Beneficially Owned 0 $0 |
| 2023-07-25 | Richard Dayan Age: 79 Director (2018); Member of the Audit Committee (2018); Member of the Governance/Nominating Committee (2018) President and owner of Cactus Trading since 1990 Trustee of High Income Securities Fund since 2018 Aggregate Compensation from the Fund $58,250. |
| 2024-09-16 | Richard Dayan; Director (2018); Member of the Audit Committee (2018); Member of the Governance/ Nominating Committee (2018); Aggregate Compensation from the Fund: $57,500 |
| 2025-01-27 | Richard Dayan Director (2018); Member of the Audit Committee (2018); Member of the Governance/ Nominating Committee (2018) |
Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2026-02-03