YUTAKA ITABASHI - Corporate Board Profile

JAPAN SMALLER CAPITALIZATION FUND INC

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2013-10-11	Mr. Itabashi is an “interested person,” as defined in the Investment Company Act, of the Fund based on his positions with NAM. Mr. Itabashi is also a director of Korea Equity Fund, Inc. for which NAM-U.S.A. acts as manager and for which NAM acts as investment adviser.
2014-10-17	Yutaka Itabashi (49)* ... President and Class II Director ... President and Director since 2013 ... The following table sets forth for the periods indicated compensation (not including expense reimbursements) paid by the Fund to its Directors ... Yutaka Itabashi** ... 0 ... Mr. Itabashi was appointed to serve as a Director of the Fund effective October 2, 2013.
2015-10-15	Yutaka Itabashi (50)* c/o Nomura Asset Management U.S.A. Inc. Worldwide Plaza 309 West 49th Street New York, New York 10019-7316 President and Class II Director President and Director since 2013 Senior Managing Director of NAM since April 2015; President and Chief Executive Officer of NAM-U.S.A. and President of Nomura Global Alpha LLC ("NGA") since 2013; Managing Director of NAM from 2012 to 2013; Senior Managing Director of Nomura Funds Research and Technologies Co., Ltd. from 2009 to 2012. NAM‑U.S.A. pays all of the compensation of the Fund’s Interested Director.
2016-10-13	Yutaka Itabashi (51)* c/o Nomura Asset Management U.S.A. Inc. President and Class II Director President and Director since 2013 Senior Managing Director of NAM since April 2015; President and Chief Executive Officer of NAM-U.S.A. and President of Nomura Global Alpha LLC ("NGA") since 2013; Managing Director of NAM from 2012 to 2013; Senior Managing Director of Nomura Funds Research and Technologies Co., Ltd. from 2009 to 2012. Mr. Itabashi is an "interested person," as defined in the Investment Company Act, of the Fund based on his positions with NAM-U.S.A. and NAM.
2017-10-13	Yutaka Itabashi has been nominated by the Board to serve as a Class II Director for a term expiring at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held in 2020 and until his successor is duly elected and qualifies. Mr. Itabashi has served as an interested Director of the Fund since 2013. Mr. Itabashi is an “interested person” of the Fund within the meaning of the Investment Company Act. The Fund pays 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. NAM‑U.S.A. pays all of the compensation of the Fund’s Interested Director.
2018-10-05	Yutaka Itabashi (53)* c/o Nomura Asset Management U.S.A. Inc. Worldwide Plaza 309 West 49th Street New York, New York 10019-7316 President and Class II Director President and Director since 2013 Senior Managing Director of Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. ("NAM") since 2015; President and Chief Executive Officer of NAM-U.S.A. and President of Nomura Global Alpha LLC ("NGA") since 2013; Managing Director of NAM from 2012-2013; Senior Managing Director of Nomura Funds Research and Technologies Co., Ltd. ("NFRT") from 2009-2012. Mr. Itabashi is an “interested person,” as defined in the Investment Company Act, of the Fund based on his positions with NAM-U.S.A. and NAM. 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 and the Chairman of the Audit Committee was paid an additional annual fee of $2,000. 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: Yutaka Itabashi 0 None 0