RODNEY A. BUCK - Corporate Board Profile

JAPAN SMALLER CAPITALIZATION FUND INC

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2007-10-03	Rodney A. Buck (59) ... Class III Director ... Director since 2006 ... Mr. Buck is a member of the Audit and Nominating Committees of the Fund ... Aggregate Compensation from Fund for its Fiscal Year Ended February 28, 2007: $8,342.
2008-10-10	Rodney A. Buck (60)** 1857 West County Road Calais Vermont 05648 Class III Director Director since 2006 Owner, Buck Capital Management (private investment management firm) since 2005; Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, National Life Group (insurance holding company) from 2000 to 2005; Chief Executive Officer, Sentinel Advisors Company (investment adviser) from 1996 to 2005 Mr. Buck is also a director of Korea Equity Fund Inc. for which NAM-U.S.A. acts as manager and NAM acts as investment adviser, and is a member of the Audit and Nominating Committees of Korea Equity Fund, Inc. and a member of the Audit and Nominating Committees of the Fund. Aggregate Compensation from Fund For its Fiscal Year Ended February 29, 2008: $18,000
2009-10-09	Rodney A. Buck (61)* ... Class III Director ... Director since 2006 ... Each Class III Director is also a director of Korea Equity Fund, Inc. ... and is a member of the Audit and Nominating Committees of the Fund ... Aggregate Compensation from Fund For its Fiscal Year Ended February 28, 2009: $17,000.
2010-10-21	Mr. Buck is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of both investment companies and the Chair of the Governance and Compliance Committees.
2011-10-13	Rodney A. Buck (63)* 1857 West County Road Calais, Vermont 05648 Class III Director and Chairman of the Board Director since 2006 and Chairman of the Board since 2010 Owner, Buck Capital Management (private investment management firm) since 2005; Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, National Life Group (insurance holding company) from 2000 to 2005; Chief Executive Officer, Sentinel Advisors Company (investment advisor) from 1996 to 2005. Each Class III Director is also a director of Korea Equity Fund, Inc. for which NAM-U.S.A. serves as manager and NAM acts as investment adviser, and is a member of the Audit, Nominating, and Governance and Compliance Committees of Korea Equity Fund, Inc. and of the Fund. Mr. Buck is the Chair of the Governance and Compliance Committees. The following table sets forth for the periods indicated compensation (not including expense reimbursements) paid by the Fund to its Directors and the aggregate compensation paid to the Directors by all U.S. registered investment companies managed by NAM-U.S.A. or advised by NAM: Rodney A. Buck $27,500 None $64,500
2012-10-12	Rodney A. Buck (64)* ... Class III Director and Chairman of the Board ... Director since 2006 and Chairman of the Board since 2010 ... Mr. Buck is the Chair of the Governance and Compliance Committees ... The Fund pays each Independent Director such Director’s actual out-of-pocket expenses relating to attendance at meetings. Such fees and expenses aggregated $113,650 for the fiscal year ended February 29, 2012. ... The following table sets forth for the periods indicated compensation (not including expense reimbursements) paid by the Fund to its Directors ... Rodney A. Buck $28,500.
2013-10-11	Each Class III Director is also a director of Korea Equity Fund, Inc., for which NAM-U.S.A. acts as manager and NAM acts as investment adviser, and is a member of the Audit, Nominating, and Governance and Compliance Committees of Korea Equity Fund, Inc. and of the Fund. Mr. Buck is the Chair of the Governance and Compliance Committees and Mr. Chemidlin is the Chair of the Audit Committees.
2014-10-17	Rodney A. Buck (66)* ... Class III Director and Chairman of the Board ... Director since 2006; Chairman of the Board since 2010 ... Each Class III Director is also a director of Korea Equity Fund, Inc., for which NAM-U.S.A. acts as manager and NAM acts as investment adviser, and is a member of the Audit, Nominating, and Governance and Compliance Committees of Korea Equity Fund, Inc. and of the Fund. Mr. Buck is the Chair of the Governance and Compliance Committees ... The following table sets forth for the periods indicated compensation (not including expense reimbursements) paid by the Fund to its Directors ... Rodney A. Buck ... 26,500.
2015-10-15	Rodney A. Buck (67)* Worldwide Plaza 309 West 49th Street New York, New York 10019-7316 Class III Director and Chairman of the Board Director since 2006; Chairman of the Board since 2010 Owner, Buck Capital Management (private investment management firm) since 2005; Chairman of the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health Care Investment Committee since 2011. * Each Class III Director is also a director of Korea Equity Fund, Inc., for which NAM-U.S.A. acts as manager and Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. ("NAM") acts as investment adviser, and is a member of the Audit, Nominating, and Governance and Compliance Committees of Korea Equity Fund, Inc. and the Fund. Mr. Buck is the Chair of the Governance and Compliance Committees. For the fiscal year ended February 28, 2015, the Fund paid each Independent Director an annual fee of $12,000 plus $1,500 per meeting attended or $1,000 per telephone meeting attended, together with such Director’s actual expenses related to attendance at meetings. The Chairman of the Board was paid an additional annual fee of $5,000. Such fees and expenses for Independent Directors for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2015 totaled $99,110.
2016-10-13	Rodney A. Buck (68)* Worldwide Plaza 309 West 49th Street New York, New York 10019-7316 Class III Director and Chairman of the Board Director since 2006; Chairman of the Board since 2010 Owner, Buck Capital Management (private investment management firm) since 2005; Chairman of the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health Care Investment Committee since 2011. Each Class III Director is also a Director of Korea Equity Fund, Inc., for which NAM-U.S.A. acts as manager and NAM acts as investment adviser, and is a member of the Audit, Nominating, and Governance and Compliance Committees of Korea Equity Fund, Inc. and the Fund. Mr. Buck is the Chairman of the Governance and Compliance Committees.
2017-10-13	Rodney A. Buck is a Class III Director and Chairman of the Board since 2010. Each Class III Director is a member of the Audit, Nominating, and Governance and Compliance Committees of the Fund. Mr. Buck is the Chairman of the Governance and Compliance Committee.
2018-10-05	Rodney A. Buck (70)* Worldwide Plaza 309 West 49th Street New York, New York 10019-7316 Class III Director and Chairman of the Board Director since 2006; Chairman of the Board since 2010 Owner, Buck Capital Management (private investment management firm) since 2005; Chairman of the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health Care Investment Committee since 2011. Each Class III Director is a member of the Audit, Nominating, and Governance and Compliance Committees of the Fund. Mr. Buck is the Chairman of the Governance and Compliance Committee. For the fiscal year ended February 28, 2018, the Fund paid each Independent Director an annual fee of $17,000 plus $2,000 per in-person meeting attended, together with such Director’s actual expenses related to attendance at meetings. In addition, the Fund paid each Independent Director $1,000 per telephone meeting attended. The Chairman of the Board was paid an additional annual fee of $5,000. Such fees and expenses for Independent Directors for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2018 totaled $130,525. The following table sets forth for the periods indicated compensation (not including expense reimbursements) paid by the Fund to its Directors and the aggregate compensation paid to the Directors by all U.S. registered investment companies managed by NAM-U.S.A. or advised by NAM: Rodney A. Buck $32,000 None $49,500
2019-10-11	Rodney A. Buck (71)* Worldwide Plaza 309 West 49th Street New York, New York 10019-7316 Director and Chairman of the Board 2006 2010 Owner, Buck Capital Management (private investment management firm) since 2005; Chairman of the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health Care Investment Committee since 2011. Each Director is a member of the Audit, Nominating, and Governance and Compliance Committees of the Fund. Mr. Buck is the Chairman of the Board and the Chairman of the Governance and Compliance Committee.
2020-10-13	Rodney A. Buck (72)* Worldwide Plaza 309 West 49th Street New York, New York 10019-7316 Director and Chairman of the Board 2006 Owner, Buck Capital Management (private investment management firm) since 2005; Chairman of the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health Care Investment Committee since 2011. One registered investment company consisting of one portfolio None * Each Director is a member of the Audit, Nominating, and Governance and Compliance Committees of the Fund. Mr. Buck is the Chairman of the Board and the Chairman of the Governance and Compliance Committee.
2021-10-08	Rodney A. Buck (73)*** Director and Chairman of the Board 2006 2010 Owner, Buck Capital Management (private investment management firm) since 2005; Chairman of the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health Care Investment Committee since 2011. Each Director is a member of the Audit, Nominating, and Governance and Compliance Committees of the Fund. Ms. MacHarg is the Chairperson of the Nominating Committee. The Fund pays each Independent Director an annual fee of $30,000. In addition, the Fund pays each Independent Director $3,000 per in-person or virtually held meeting attended, $2,000 per telephonic meeting attended, and Director expenses related to attendance at meetings. The Chairman of the Board is paid an additional annual fee of $8,000 and the Chairman of the Audit Committee is paid an additional annual fee of $4,000. Such fees and expenses for Independent Directors for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2021 totaled $210,513. The following table sets forth the aggregate compensation from the Fund (not including expense reimbursements) paid to each Director during the fiscal year ended February 28, 2021. Rodney A. Buck $56,000.
2022-11-07	Rodney A. Buck (74)*** Director and Chairman of the Board Director since 2006 Chairman since 2010 Owner, Buck Capital Management (private investment management firm) since 2005; Chairman of the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health Care Investment Committee since 2011. Each Independent Director (as defined below) is a member of the Audit, Nominating, and Governance and Compliance Committees of the Fund, in addition to the recently established Special Committee of the Fund, as discussed below under “Board Committees.” The Fund pays each Independent Director an annual fee of $30,000. In addition, the Fund pays each Independent Director $3,000 per in-person or virtually held meeting attended, $2,000 per telephonic meeting attended, and Director expenses related to attendance at meetings. The Chairman of the Board is paid an additional annual fee of $8,000 and the Chairman of the Audit Committee is paid an additional annual fee of $4,000. Such fees and expenses for Independent Directors for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2022 totaled $222,644. The following table sets forth the aggregate compensation from the Fund (not including expense reimbursements) paid to each Director during the fiscal year ended February 28, 2022. Rodney A. Buck $58,000
2023-10-10	Rodney A. Buck (75)*** Director and Chairman of the Board Director since 2006 Chairman since 2010 Owner, Buck Capital Management (private investment management firm) since 2005; Chairman of the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health Care Investment Committee since 2011. Each Independent Director (as defined below) is a member of the Audit, Nominating, and Governance and Compliance Committees of the Fund. The Fund pays each Independent Director an annual fee of $30,000. In addition, the Fund pays each Independent Director $3,000 per in-person or virtually held meeting attended, $2,000 per telephonic meeting attended, and Director expenses related to attendance at meetings. The Chairman of the Board is paid an additional annual fee of $8,000. Such fees and expenses for Independent Directors for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2023 totaled $247,864. The following table sets forth the aggregate compensation from the Fund (not including expense reimbursements) paid to each Director during the fiscal year ended February 28, 2023. Rodney A. Buck $64,000.