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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000950172-99-000601.txt : 19990521
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950172-99-000601
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-A12B
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		19990520

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GABELLI UTILITY FUND
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001080720
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	 []

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-A12B
		SEC ACT:		
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-15017
		FILM NUMBER:		99631028

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1 CORPORATE CENTER
		CITY:			RYE
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10580
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9149215083

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1 CORPORATE CENTER
		CITY:			RYE
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10580
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 
                            WASHINGTON, DC 20549 
  
                              _______________ 
  
                                  FORM 8-A 
  
  
             FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES 
                 PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) or 12(g) OF THE  
                      SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 
  
  
                           The Gabelli Utility Fund
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)  
  
    
                      Delaware                          13-4046522  
      ----------------------------------------       -------------------
      (State of Incorporation or Organization)       (I.R.S. Employer 
                                                     Identification no.) 
  
                One Corporate Center 
                  Rye, New York                           10580-1434     
      -----------------------------------------      -------------------
       (Address of principal executive offices)           (zip code)      
                                  
       
      Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: 
  
                                               Name of each exchange 
          Title of each class                  on which each class is 
          to be so registered                  to be registered       
          -------------------                  ----------------------
          Common Stock                         New York Stock Exchange 
  
  
       Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: 
    
                                     None
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                               (Title of Class)



 ITEM 1.  DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED. 
  
 The section captioned "The Transaction" in the Registrant's Registration
 Statement on Form N-14, dated February 26, 1999 (File No. 333-72983) and
 Amendment No. 1 thereto, dated March 30, 1999, is incorporated herein by
 reference. 
  
 ITEM 2. EXHIBITS. 
  
 Exhibits are a part of the Fund's Registration Statement on Form N-14,
 dated February 26, 1999 (File no. 333-72983)and Amendment No. 1 thereto,
 dated March 30, 1999. 


      Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange
 Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to
 be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized. 
  
  
                                    The Gabelli Utility Fund 
                                    ------------------------
                                         (Registrant) 

  

 Date: May 20, 1999                 By: /s/ Bruce N. Alpert   
       ---------------                 ---------------------------
                                       Name:  Bruce N. Alpert 
                                       Title: Vice President 
                                              and Treasurer 



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