X0202 SCHEDULE 13G/A 0000820027 XXXXXXXX LIVE 1 Common Stock 06/30/2026 0000009521 Bancroft Fund Ltd 059695106 One Corporate Center Rye NY 10580 Rule 13d-1(b) Ameriprise Financial, Inc. b DE 0 700 0 250913 250913 N 4.5 HC Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC b DE 0 700 0 250913 250913 N 4.5 IA Bancroft Fund Ltd One Corporate Center, Rye, NY 10580 (a) Ameriprise Financial, Inc. ("AFI") (b) Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC ("AFS") (a) 145 Ameriprise Financial Center, Minneapolis, MN 55474 (b) 5227 Ameriprise Financial Center, Minneapolis, MN 55474 (a) Delaware (b) Delaware N HC Incorporated by reference to Items (5)-(9) and (11) of the cover page pertaining to each reporting person. AFI, as the parent company of AFS, may be deemed to beneficially own the shares reported herein by AFS. Accordingly, the shares reported herein by AFI include those shares separately reported herein by AFS. Each of AFI and AFS disclaims beneficial ownership of any shares reported on this Schedule. The information required by Item 4(b) is set forth in Rows (5)-(9) and (11) of the cover page for each Reporting Person hereto and is incorporated herein by reference for each Reporting Person. The information required by Item 4(c) is set forth in Rows (5)-(9) and (11) of the cover page for each Reporting Person hereto and is incorporated herein by reference for each Reporting Person. The information required by Item 4(c) is set forth in Rows (5)-(9) and (11) of the cover page for each Reporting Person hereto and is incorporated herein by reference for each Reporting Person. The information required by Item 4(c) is set forth in Rows (5)-(9) and (11) of the cover page for each Reporting Person hereto and is incorporated herein by reference for each Reporting Person. The information required by Item 4(c) is set forth in Rows (5)-(9) and (11) of the cover page for each Reporting Person hereto and is incorporated herein by reference for each Reporting Person. N Y Y N AFI: See Exhibit I Y Y N By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under § 240.14a-11. Exhibit Index Exhibit I Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company. Exhibit II Joint Filing Agreement Ameriprise Financial, Inc. /s/ Michael G. Clarke 08/14/2026 Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC /s/ Brett Flansburg 08/14/2026 Contact Information Charles Chiesa VP Fund Treasurer Global Operations and Investor Services Telephone: 617-385-9593