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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000804116-17-000001
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	NSAR-B
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		5
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20161231
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170228
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170228
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20170228

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ROYCE VALUE TRUST INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000804116
		IRS NUMBER:				133356097
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		NSAR-B
		SEC ACT:		1940 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-04875
		FILM NUMBER:		17647520

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		745 FIFTH AVENUE
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10151
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2123557311

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		STREET 1:		745 FIFTH AVENUE
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10151
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<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt" align="justify"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; DISPLAY: inline">Amended and Restated Agreement made this 1<font style="FONT-SIZE: 70%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: text-top; DISPLAY: inline">st</font> day of July, 2016, by and between ROYCE VALUE TRUST, INC., a Maryland corporation (the &#8220;Fund&#8221;), and ROYCE &amp; ASSOCIATES, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (formerly Royce &amp; Associates, Inc. and Royce &amp; Associates, LLC) (the &#8220;Adviser&#8221;).</font></div>

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<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; DISPLAY: inline">1.</font><font id="TAB2" style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;</font><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; DISPLAY: inline"><font style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline; DISPLAY: inline">Duties of the Adviser</font>.&#160;&#160;The Adviser shall, during the term and subject to the provisions of this Agreement, (a) determine the composition of the portfolio of the Fund, the nature and timing of the changes therein and the manner of implementing such changes, and (b) provide the Fund with such investment advisory, research and related services as the Fund may, from time to time, reasonably require for the investment of its assets. The Adviser shall perform such duties in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Fund&#8217;s Articles of Incorporation, By-Laws and stated investment objectives, policies and restrictions and any directions it may receive from the Fund&#8217;s Board of Directors.</font></div>

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<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 72pt"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; DISPLAY: inline">(a)</font><font id="TAB2" style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;</font><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; DISPLAY: inline">The Fund agrees to pay to the Adviser, and the Adviser agrees to accept, as compensation for the services provided by the Adviser hereunder, a fee comprised of a basic fee (the &#8220;Basic Fee&#8221;) and an adjustment to the Basic Fee based on the investment performance of the Fund in relation to the investment record of the Standard &amp; Poor&#8217;s SmallCap 600 Stock Price Index (as the same may be constituted from time to time, the &#8220;Index&#8221;).&#160;&#160;Such fee shall be calculated and payable as follows:</font></div>

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<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; DISPLAY: inline">AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT made as of July 1, 2016, by and between ROYCE VALUE TRUST, INC., a Maryland corporation (the "Fund") and ROYCE &amp; ASSOCIATES, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (formerly Royce &amp; Associates, LLC) (the "Administrator").</font></div>

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<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; DISPLAY: inline">WHEREAS, the Fund is engaged in business as an closed-end management investment company and is registered as such under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Investment Company Act"); and</font></div>

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